0001193125-17-355320.txt : 20171129 0001193125-17-355320.hdr.sgml : 20171129 20171129125759 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-17-355320 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20171129 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20171129 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20171129 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Natixis Funds Trust II CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000052136 IRS NUMBER: 041990692 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-00242 FILM NUMBER: 171227654 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 888 BOYLSTON STREET STREET 2: 8TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02199 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-283-1155 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 888 BOYLSTON STREET STREET 2: 8TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02199 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: IXIS Advisor Funds Trust II DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050502 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CDC NVEST FUNDS TRUST II DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010503 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NVEST FUNDS TRUST II DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000202 0000052136 S000008033 Natixis Oakmark Fund C000021802 Class A NEFOX C000021804 Class C NECOX C000021805 Class Y NEOYX C000190720 Class N NOANX 0000052136 S000023548 ASG Global Alternatives Fund C000069269 Class A GAFAX C000069270 Class C GAFCX C000069271 Class Y GAFYX C000128763 Class N GAFNX 0000052136 S000023783 Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund C000069913 Class A VNVAX C000069914 Class C VNVCX C000069915 Class Y VNVYX C000128764 Class N VNVNX 0000052136 S000029564 ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund C000090725 Class A AMFAX C000090726 Class C ASFCX C000090727 Class Y ASFYX C000190721 Class N AMFNX 0000052136 S000030600 Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund C000094853 Class A LABAX C000094854 Class C LABCX C000094855 Class Y LASYX C000190722 Class N LASNX 0000052136 S000039535 McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund C000121922 Class A MIMAX C000121923 Class C MIMCX C000121924 Class Y MIMYX 0000052136 S000042166 ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund C000130927 Class A USMAX C000130928 Class C USMCX C000130929 Class Y USMYX 0000052136 S000051707 ASG Dynamic Allocation Fund C000162711 Class A DAAFX C000162712 Class C DACFX C000162713 Class Y DAYFX N-Q 1 d492434dnq.htm NATIXIS FUNDS TRUST II Natixis Funds Trust II

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-00242

 

 

Natixis Funds Trust II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, Massachusetts 02199-8197

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Russell L. Kane, Esq.

Natixis Distribution, L.P.

888 Boylston Street, Suite 800

Boston, Massachusetts 02199-8197

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 449-2822

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2017

 

 

 


ITEM 1 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

ASG Dynamic Allocation Fund

 

Shares

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Exchange-Traded Funds – 49.5%

 

19,964

    

iShares® Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

   $ 2,187,855  

10,114

    

iShares® Edge MSCI Min Vol Emerging Markets ETF

     587,623  

11,186

    

iShares® JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

     1,302,274  

45,247

    

SPDR® Bloomberg Barclays International Treasury Bond ETF

     1,270,988  

7,854

    

Vanguard FTSE All World ex-U.S. Small-Cap ETF

     902,660  

20,419

    

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

     886,389  

13,494

    

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

     587,934  

15,645

    

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

     912,573  

12,676

    

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

     864,503  

24,915

    

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

     2,192,769  

11,247

    

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF

     1,653,309  

21,882

    

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

     1,194,538  

12,842

    

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

     1,663,296  

18,025

    

Vanguard Value ETF

     1,799,256  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Exchange-Traded Funds

(Identified Cost $16,568,095)

     18,005,967  
       

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

 

Short-Term Investments – 48.9%

 

    

Certificates of Deposit – 37.8%

 

$    700,000

    

Mizuho Bank Ltd. (NY),

1.250%, 10/04/2017

     700,009  

900,000

    

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (NY),

1.180%, 10/05/2017

     900,003  

900,000

    

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.160%, 1.395%, 10/10/2017(a)

     900,063  

500,000

    

Norinchukin Bank (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.270%, 1.505%, 10/10/2017(a)

     500,052  

500,000

    

Landesbank Hessen (NY),

1.300%, 10/12/2017

     500,020  

900,000

    

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (NY),

1.250%, 11/21/2017

     899,998  

1,000,000

    

Sumitomo Mitsui Bank (NY),

1.250%, 11/21/2017

     1,000,013  

500,000

    

Svenska Handelsbanken (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.090%, 1.322%, 12/06/2017(a)(b)

     500,053  

900,000

    

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (NY),

1.300%, 12/08/2017

     900,123  

500,000

    

Bank of Nova Scotia (TX),

1.330%, 12/15/2017

     500,061  

800,000

    

Banco Del Estado de Chile (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.160%, 1.392%, 1/08/2018(a)(b)

     800,210  

500,000

    

Westpac Banking Corp. (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.520%, 1.755%, 1/10/2018(a)(b)

     500,638  

500,000

    

Norinchukin Bank (NY),

1.340%, 1/22/2018

     499,987  

750,000

    

Dexia Credit Local S.A. (NY), (Credit Support: Belgium/France/Luxembourg),

1-month LIBOR + 0.480%, 1.715%, 1/29/2018(a)

     750,968  

500,000

    

DZ Bank (NY),

1.350%, 1/31/2018

     499,974  


Principal

Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

$    1,000,000

    

Wells Fargo Bank NA,

1.410%, 2/02/2018

   $ 1,000,454  

500,000

    

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.390%, 1.627%, 2/23/2018(a)(b)

     500,621  

500,000

    

Westpac Banking Corp. (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.320%, 1.552%, 3/08/2018(a)(b)

     500,470  

900,000

    

Bank of Montreal (IL),

1-month LIBOR + 0.280%, 1.512%, 5/08/2018(a)(b)

     900,682  

500,000

    

Royal Bank of Canada (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.180%, 1.416%, 6/12/2018(a)

     500,002  
       

 

 

 
          13,754,401  
       

 

 

 
    

Time Deposits – 5.1%

 

850,000

    

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,

1.050%, 10/02/2017

     850,000  

1,000,000

    

National Bank of Kuwait,

1.080%, 10/02/2017(e)

     1,000,000  
       

 

 

 
          1,850,000  
       

 

 

 
    

Commercial Paper – 3.5%

 

800,000

    

Cofco Capital Corp., (Credit Support: Australian & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.),

1.301%, 10/10/2017(c)

     799,703  

500,000

    

Swedbank,

1.337%, 11/28/2017(c)

     499,009  
       

 

 

 
          1,298,712  
       

 

 

 
    

Treasuries – 2.5%

 

500,000

    

U.S. Treasury Bills,

1.095%, 10/05/2017(c)(d)

     499,970  

400,000

    

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.977%, 11/02/2017(c)(d)

     399,669  
       

 

 

 
          899,639  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Short-Term Investments

(Identified Cost $17,798,553)

     17,802,752  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments – 98.4%

(Identified Cost $34,366,648)

     35,808,719  
    

Other assets less liabilities – 1.6%

     573,723  
       

 

 

 
    

Net Assets – 100.0%

   $ 36,382,442  
       

 

 

 


(†) Fund securities and other investments are valued at market value based on market quotations obtained or determined by independent pricing services recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows:

Listed equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security.

Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price on the exchange on which the adviser believes that, over time, they are traded most extensively.

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

As of September 30, 2017, futures contracts were fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as events occurring after the close of the foreign market were believed to materially affect the value of the contracts, as follows:

 

Value

   Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation*
     Unrealized as a
Percentage of
Net Assets
 

$  11,916,614

   $  244,349        0.67

 

* Amounts represent gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) at absolute value.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

 

(a) Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2017 is disclosed.
(b) Security (or a portion thereof) has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open derivative contracts.
(c) Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.
(d) Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open derivative contracts.
(e) Variable rate security. The interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates. Rate as of September 30, 2017 is disclosed.

 

ETF    Exchange-Traded Fund
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
SPDR    Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt


Futures Contracts

The Fund and the Subsidiary may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular commodity, instrument or index for a specified price on a specified future date.

When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker an amount of cash or short-term high-quality securities as “initial margin.” As the value of the contract changes, the value of the futures contract position increases or declines. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund or the Subsidiary, depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of the contract and the value of cash or securities on deposit with the broker. Realized gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, minus brokerage commissions. When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise, such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit the Fund’s or the Subsidiary’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities, commodities or interest rates.

Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures contracts are standardized and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment supported by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Fund and the Subsidiary are reduced; however, in the event that a counterparty enters into bankruptcy, the Fund’s claim against initial/variation margin on deposit with the counterparty may be subject to terms of a final settlement in bankruptcy court.

At September 30, 2017, open long futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

10 Year Australia Government Bond

     12/15/2017        8        811,073      $ 797,213      $ (13,860

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/19/2017        15        1,897,524        1,879,688        (17,836

30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond

     12/19/2017        12        1,859,563        1,833,750        (25,813

5 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/29/2017        16        1,893,180        1,880,000        (13,180

ASX SPI 200™

     12/21/2017        16        1,794,922        1,783,449        (11,473

CAC 40®

     10/20/2017        28        1,687,021        1,763,445        76,424  

E-mini Dow

     12/15/2017        31        3,375,550        3,463,630        88,080  

E-mini NASDAQ 100

     12/15/2017        29        3,457,225        3,469,850        12,625  

E-mini S&P 500®

     12/15/2017        28        3,464,100        3,522,540        58,440  

EURO STOXX 50®

     12/15/2017        42        1,703,071        1,776,387        73,316  

FTSE 100 Index

     12/15/2017        18        1,774,314        1,769,602        (4,712

FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index

     12/21/2017        17        631,713        629,921        (1,792

German Euro Bund

     12/07/2017        4        766,581        761,192        (5,389

Hang Seng Index®

     10/30/2017        3        530,320        530,054        (266

Mini-Russell 2000

     12/15/2017        47        3,289,805        3,508,315        218,510  

MSCI Singapore

     10/30/2017        23        611,551        611,423        (128

MSCI Taiwan Index

     10/30/2017        16        617,840        616,964        (876

S&P CNX Nifty Futures Index

     10/26/2017        33        652,546        647,903        (4,643

TOPIX

     12/07/2017        12        1,716,747        1,787,466        70,719  

UK Long Gilt

     12/27/2017        5        852,534        829,995        (22,539
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ 475,607  
              

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

  Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

  Level 2 - prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); and


  Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2017, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 18,005,967      $ —        $ —        $ 18,005,967  

Short-Term Investments*

     —          17,802,752        —          17,802,752  

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     377,655        220,459        —          598,114  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 18,383,622      $ 18,023,211      $ —        $ 36,406,833  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

   $ (98,617    $ (23,890    $ —        $ (122,507
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

For the period ended September 30, 2017, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Derivatives

Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include futures contracts.

The Fund tactically allocates its investments across a range of asset classes and global markets. The Fund will typically use a variety of derivative instruments, in particular long positions in futures and forward contracts, to achieve exposures to global equity and fixed income securities. The Fund may also hold short positions in derivatives for hedging purposes. During the period ended September 30, 2017, the Fund used long contracts on U.S. and foreign equity market indices and U.S. and foreign government bonds to gain investment exposures in accordance with its objectives.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of September 30, 2017:

 

Assets

   Unrealized
appreciation on
futures contracts
 

Exchange-traded assets derivatives Equity contracts

   $ 598,114  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

   Unrealized
depreciation on
futures contracts
 

Exchange-traded liability derivatives

  

Interest rate contracts

   $ (98,617

Equity contracts

     (23,890
  

 

 

 

Total liability derivatives

   $ (122,507
  

 

 

 

The Fund’s derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of this disclosure.

Counterparty risk is managed based on policies and procedures established by the Fund’s adviser. Such policies and procedures may include, but are not limited to, minimum counterparty credit rating requirements, monitoring of counterparty credit default swap spreads and posting of collateral. With exchange-traded derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because theexchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to these instruments, stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract. Credit risk still exists in exchange-traded derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate


amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro rata basis across all of the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. The following table shows the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the Fund would incur if parties to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the Fund:

 

     Maximum Amount of
Loss - Gross
     Maximum Amount of
Loss - Net
 

Exchange-traded counterparty credit risk

     

Futures contracts

   $ 598,114      $ 598,114  

Margin with brokers

     1,130,676        1,130,676  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded counterparty credit risk

   $ 1,728,790      $ 1,728,790  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment Summary at September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Exchange-Traded Funds

     49.5

Certificates of Deposit

     37.8  

Time Deposits

     5.1  

Commercial Paper

     3.5  

Treasuries

     2.5  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     98.4  

Other assets less liabilities (including futures contracts)

     1.6  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

ASG Global Alternatives Fund

 

Principal

Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Short-Term Investments – 94.8% of Net Assets

  
    

Certificates of Deposit – 72.6%

 

$    12,500,000

    

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (NY),

1.300%, 10/02/2017

   $ 12,500,131  

16,400,000

    

Abbey National Treasury Services PLC,

1.170%, 10/03/2017

     16,399,992  

50,000,000

    

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (NY),

1.180%, 10/05/2017

     50,000,143  

55,000,000

    

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (NY),

1.240%, 10/05/2017

     55,000,925  

38,500,000

    

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.160%, 1.395%, 10/10/2017(a)

     38,502,695  

55,000,000

    

Landesbank Hessen (NY),

1.300%, 10/12/2017

     55,002,254  

25,000,000

    

Svenska Handelsbanken (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.090%, 1.322%, 11/06/2017(a)

     25,003,025  

50,000,000

    

DZ Bank (NY),

1.320%, 11/20/2017

     50,003,483  

55,000,000

    

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (NY),

1.250%, 11/21/2017

     54,999,894  

25,000,000

    

Sumitomo Mitsui Bank (NY),

1.250%, 11/21/2017

     25,000,318  

9,000,000

    

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (NY),

1.300%, 11/30/2017

     8,999,947  

25,000,000

    

Svenska Handelsbanken (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.090%, 1.322%, 12/06/2017(a)

     25,002,675  

50,000,000

    

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.120%, 1.351%, 12/07/2017(a)

     50,004,350  

50,000,000

    

Bank of Nova Scotia (TX),

1.330%, 12/15/2017

     50,006,083  

55,000,000

    

Credit Industriel et Commercial (NY),

1.250%, 12/20/2017

     55,000,081  

50,000,000

    

Banco Del Estado de Chile (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.160%, 1.392%, 1/08/2018(a)

     50,013,100  

25,000,000

    

Westpac Banking Corp. (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.520%, 1.755%, 1/10/2018(a)(b)

     25,031,925  

35,000,000

    

Sumitomo Mitsui Bank (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.190%, 1.427%, 1/19/2018(a)

     35,005,670  

16,000,000

    

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NY),

1.330%, 1/22/2018

     16,002,252  

25,000,000

    

Norinchukin Bank (NY),

1.340%, 1/22/2018

     24,999,328  

12,750,000

    

Dexia Credit Local S.A. (NY), (Credit Support: Belgium/France/Luxembourg),

1-month LIBOR + 0.480%, 1.715%, 1/29/2018(a)

     12,766,460  

10,000,000

    

DZ Bank (NY),

1.350%, 1/31/2018

     9,999,479  

50,000,000

    

Wells Fargo Bank NA,

1.410%, 2/02/2018(b)

     50,022,719  

40,000,000

    

Dexia Credit Local S.A. (NY), (Credit Support: Belgium/France/Luxembourg),

1-month LIBOR + 0.220%, 1.452%, 2/02/2018, 144A(a)(b)

     40,016,760  

50,000,000

    

Mizuho Bank Ltd. (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.180%, 1.414%, 2/15/2018(a)

     50,002,300  


Principal

Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Certificates of Deposit – continued

  

$    15,000,000

    

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NY),

1.410%, 2/21/2018(b)

   $ 15,005,107  

35,000,000

    

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.390%, 1.627%, 2/23/2018(a)(b)

     35,043,470  

24,500,000

    

Westpac Banking Corp. (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.320%, 1.552%, 3/08/2018(a)(b)

     24,523,030  

25,000,000

    

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.340%, 1.576%, 3/13/2018(a)(b)

     25,028,825  

50,000,000

    

Bank of Montreal (IL),

1-month LIBOR + 0.280%, 1.512%, 5/08/2018(a)(b)

     50,037,900  

25,000,000

    

Royal Bank of Canada (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.180%, 1.416%, 6/12/2018(a)

     25,000,075  
       

 

 

 
          1,059,924,396  
       

 

 

 
    

Time Deposits – 8.3%

  

53,000,000

    

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,

1.050%, 10/02/2017

     53,000,000  

68,300,000

    

National Bank of Kuwait,

1.080%, 10/02/2017(f)

     68,300,000  
       

 

 

 
          121,300,000  
       

 

 

 
    

Commercial Paper – 7.5%

  

46,400,000

    

Cofco Capital Corp., (Credit Support: Australian & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.),

1.301%, 10/10/2017(c)

     46,382,774  

13,600,000

    

Cofco Capital Corp., (Credit Support: Australian & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.),

1.301%, 10/17/2017(c)

     13,591,650  

25,000,000

    

ING (U.S.) Funding LLC, (Credit Support: ING Bank NV),

1.284%, 11/17/2017(c)

     24,957,703  

25,000,000

    

Swedbank,

1.337%, 11/28/2017(c)

     24,950,417  
       

 

 

 
          109,882,544  
       

 

 

 
    

Other Notes – 3.4%

  

50,000,000

    

Bank of America N.A.,

1.136%, 10/17/2017(f)

     49,999,792  
    

Treasuries – 3.0%

  

5,325,000

    

U.S. Treasury Bills,

1.013%-1.095%, 10/05/2017(c)(d)(e)

     5,324,678  

20,500,000

    

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.978%-1.053%, 11/02/2017(c)(d)(e)

     20,483,059  

18,000,000

    

U.S. Treasury Bills,

1.020%-1.023%, 12/07/2017(c)(d)(e)

     17,967,495  
       

 

 

 
          43,775,232  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Short-Term Investments

(Identified Cost $1,384,612,150)

     1,384,881,964  
       

 

 

 


Shares

             
    

Exchange-Traded Funds – 3.4%

  

    556,035

    

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Identified Cost $47,649,851)

     49,353,667  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments – 98.2%

(Identified Cost $1,432,262,001)

     1,434,235,631  
    

Other assets less liabilities – 1.8%

     26,482,295  
       

 

 

 
    

Net Assets – 100.0%

   $ 1,460,717,926  
       

 

 

 

Consolidation

The Fund invests in commodity-related derivatives through its investment in the ASG Global Alternatives Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”). Investments of the Subsidiary have been consolidated with those of the Fund for reporting purposes. As of September 30, 2017, the value of the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary was $12,167,465, representing 0.8% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(†) Fund securities and other investments are valued at market value based on market quotations obtained or determined by independent pricing services recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows:

Listed equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security.

Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing interpolated rates determined based on information provided by an independent pricing service.

Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price on the exchange on which the adviser or subadviser believes that, over time, they are traded most extensively.

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

As of September 30, 2017 futures contracts were fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as events occurring after the close of the foreign market were believed to materially affect the value of the contracts, as follows:

 

Value

   Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation*
     Unrealized as a
Percentage of
Net Assets
 

$    253,851,637

   $ 7,294,474        0.50

 

* Amounts represent gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) at absolute value.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

 

(a) Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2017 is disclosed.
(b) Security (or a portion thereof) has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open derivative contracts.
(c) Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.
(d) Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open derivative contracts.


(e)    The Fund’s investment in U.S. Treasury Bills is comprised of various lots with differing discount rates. These separate investments, which have the same maturity date, have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.
(f)    Variable rate security. The interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates. Rate as of September 30, 2017 is disclosed.
ETF    Exchange-Traded Fund

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts including forward foreign cross currency contracts, to acquire exposure to foreign currencies or to hedge the Fund’s investments against currency fluctuation. A contract can also be used to offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies the Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Contracts are traded over-the-counter directly with a counterparty. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. When the Fund enters into a forward foreign currency contract, it is required to pledge cash or high-quality securities equal to a percentage of the notional amount of the contract to the counterparty as an independent amount of collateral. The Fund may pledge additional collateral to the counterparty to the extent of mark-to-market losses on open contracts.

At September 30, 2017, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Counterparty

   Delivery
Date
     Currency
Bought/

Sold (B/S)
     Units
of
Currency
     In Exchange for      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

UBS AG

     12/20/2017        SEK      B        2,000,000      $ 251,739      $ 246,681      $ (5,058

UBS AG

     12/20/2017        CHF      B        23,000,000        24,144,421        23,877,465        (266,956
                    

 

 

 

Total

                     $ (272,014
                    

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

The Fund and the Subsidiary may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular commodity, instrument or index for a specified price on a specified future date.

When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker an amount of cash or short-term high-quality securities as “initial margin.” As the value of the contract changes, the value of the futures contract position increases or declines. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund or the Subsidiary, depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of the contract and the value of cash or securities on deposit with the broker. Realized gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, minus brokerage commissions. When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise, such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit the Fund’s or the Subsidiary’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities, commodities or interest rates.

Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures contracts are standardized and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment supported by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Fund and the Subsidiary are reduced; however, in the event that a counterparty enters into bankruptcy, the Fund’s claim against initial/variation margin on deposit with the counterparty may be subject to terms of a final settlement in bankruptcy court.

At September 30, 2017, open long futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/19/2017        554      $ 70,174,570      $ 69,423,125      $ (751,445

Australian Dollar

     12/18/2017        850        68,044,930        66,606,000        (1,438,930

British Pound

     12/18/2017        459        38,128,119        38,553,131        425,012  

DAX

     12/15/2017        262        95,117,008        99,182,254        4,065,246  


Futures Contracts Purchased – continued

 

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     12/15/2017        295      $ 16,024,590      $ 16,067,175      $ 42,585  

E-mini S&P 500®

     12/15/2017        3,950        488,274,032        496,929,749        8,655,717  

Euro-BTP

     12/07/2017        454        72,609,660        72,417,211        (192,449

FTSE 100 Index

     12/15/2017        509        50,274,124        50,040,407        (233,717

German Euro Bund

     12/07/2017        1,322        253,296,214        251,573,665        (1,722,549

Hang Seng Index®

     10/30/2017        201        35,531,249        35,513,626        (17,623

Japanese Yen

     12/18/2017        344        39,131,781        38,356,000        (775,781

Mini-Russell 2000

     12/15/2017        735        51,477,235        54,864,075        3,386,840  

TOPIX

     12/07/2017        464        66,137,463        69,115,351        2,977,888  

UK Long Gilt

     12/27/2017        59        10,087,930        9,793,948        (293,982
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ 14,126,812  
              

 

 

 

Commodity Futures1

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Aluminum LME

     12/20/2017        142      $ 7,393,762      $ 7,453,225      $ 59,463  

Brent Crude Oil

     10/31/2017        107        5,811,550        6,076,530        264,980  

Copper LME

     12/20/2017        485        80,522,856        78,560,906        (1,961,950

Gold

     12/27/2017        361        47,459,030        46,381,280        (1,077,750

Low Sulfur Gasoil

     11/10/2017        99        5,075,850        5,368,275        292,425  

Natural Gas

     10/27/2017        114        3,516,900        3,427,980        (88,920

New York Harbor ULSD

     10/31/2017        70        5,143,631        5,321,400        177,769  

Nickel LME

     12/20/2017        83        5,687,658        5,223,771        (463,887

Zinc LME

     12/20/2017        77        6,031,025        6,094,550        63,525  
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ (2,734,345
              

 

 

 

At September 30, 2017, open short futures contracts were as follows:

 

  

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

2 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/29/2017        1,008      $ 217,853,984      $ 217,428,751      $ 425,233  

10 Year Australia Government Bond

     12/15/2017        336        34,036,620        33,482,946        553,674  

10 Year Canada Government Bond

     12/18/2017        899        99,412,454        97,483,229        1,929,225  

Euro

     12/18/2017        51        7,625,931        7,563,618        62,313  

Eurodollar

     3/19/2018        5,881        1,447,961,038        1,446,873,026        1,088,012  
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ 4,058,457  
              

 

 

 

Commodity Futures1

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

WTI Crude Oil

     10/20/2017        467      $ 22,705,540      $ 24,129,890      $ (1,424,350
              

 

 

 

 

1  Commodity futures are held by ASG Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary.


Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

  Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

  Level 2 - prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); and

 

  Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2017, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Short-Term Investments

   $ —        $ 1,384,881,964      $ —        $ 1,384,881,964  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     49,353,667        —          —          49,353,667  

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     17,426,773        7,043,134        —          24,469,907  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 66,780,440      $ 1,391,925,098      $ —        $ 1,458,705,538  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

   $ —        $ (272,014    $ —        $ (272,014

Futures Contracts Purchased (unrealized depreciation)

     (10,191,993      (251,340      —          (10,443,333
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (10,191,993    $ (523,354    $ —        $ (10,715,347
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments.

For the period ended September 30, 2017, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Derivatives

Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts.

The Fund seeks to generate positive absolute returns over time. The Fund uses a set of proprietary quantitative models to identify price trends in equity, fixed income, currency and commodity instruments, and may have both short and long exposures within an asset class based on an analysis of asset price trends. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will make extensive use of derivative instruments, in particular futures and forward contracts, to capture the exposures suggested by its absolute return strategy while also adding value through volatility management. These market exposures, which are expected to change over time, may include exposures to global equity and fixed income securities, securities indices, currencies, commodities and other instruments. During the period ended September 30, 2017, the Fund used long and short contracts on U.S. and foreign government bonds, foreign currencies, and commodities (through investments in the Subsidiary), long contracts on U.S. and foreign equity market indices, and short contracts on short-term interest rates in accordance with these objectives.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of September 30, 2017:

 

Assets

   Unrealized appreciation
on futures
contracts
 

Exchange-traded asset derivatives

  

Interest rate contracts

   $ 3,996,144  

Foreign exchange contracts

     487,325  

Equity contracts

     19,128,276  

Commodity contracts

     858,162  


Assets

     Unrealized appreciation
on futures
contracts
 

Total exchange-traded asset derivatives

 

   $ 24,469,907  
  

 

 

 

Total asset derivatives

 

   $ 24,469,907  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

   Unrealized depreciation
on forward foreign
currency contracts
     Unrealized depreciation
on futures
contracts
 

Over-the-counter liability derivatives

     

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ (272,014    $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded liability derivatives

     

Interest rate contracts

   $ —        $ (2,960,425

Foreign exchange contracts

     —          (2,214,711

Equity contracts

     —          (251,340

Commodity contracts

     —          (5,016,857
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded liability derivatives

   $ —        $ (10,443,333
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liability derivatives

   $ (272,014    $ (10,443,333
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Fund’s derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of this disclosure.

Over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts, are entered into pursuant to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) agreements negotiated between the Fund and its counterparties. ISDA agreements typically contain, among other things, terms for the posting of collateral and master netting provisions in the event of a default or other termination event. Master netting provisions allow the Fund and the counterparty, in the event of a default or other termination event, to offset amounts owed by each related to derivative contracts, including any posted collateral, to one net amount payable by either the Fund or the counterparty. The Fund’s ISDA agreements typically contain provisions that allow a counterparty to terminate open contracts early if the NAV of the Fund declines beyond a certain threshold. As of September 30, 2017, the fair value of derivative positions subject to these provisions that are in a net liability position by counterparty, and the value of collateral pledged to counterparties for such contracts is as follows:

 

Counterparty

   Derivatives      Collateral Pledged  

UBS AG

   $ (272,014    $ 1,878,729  

Counterparty risk is managed based on policies and procedures established by the Fund’s adviser. Such policies and procedures may include, but are not limited to, minimum counterparty credit rating requirements, monitoring of counterparty credit default swap spreads and posting of collateral. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the Fund’s aggregated unrealized gains and the amount of any collateral pledged to the counterparty, which may be offset by any collateral posted to the Fund by the counterparty. ISDA master agreements can help to manage counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under these ISDA agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure in respect of certain transactions, net of existing collateral already in place, exceeds a specified amount (typically $250,000, depending on the counterparty). With exchange-traded derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to these instruments, stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract. Credit risk still exists in exchange-traded derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro rata basis across all of the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. The following table shows (i) the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the Fund would incur if parties (including OTC derivative counterparties and brokers holding margin for exchange-traded derivatives) to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for


the amount due proved to be of no value to the Fund, and (ii) the amount of loss that the Fund would incur after taking into account master netting provisions pursuant to ISDA agreements, as of September 30, 2017:

 

     Maximum Amount
of Loss - Gross
     Maximum Amount
of Loss - Net
 

Over-the-counter counterparty credit risk

     

Collateral pledged to UBS AG

   $ 1,878,729      $ 1,878,729  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded counterparty credit risk

     

Futures contracts

     24,469,907        24,469,907  

Margin with brokers

     53,981,123        53,981,123  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded counterparty credit risk

     78,451,030        78,451,030  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total counterparty credit risk

   $ 80,329,759      $ 80,329,759  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment Summary at September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Certificates of Deposit

     72.6

Time Deposits

     8.3  

Commercial Paper

     7.5  

Other Notes

     3.4  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     3.4  

Treasuries

     3.0  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     98.2  

Other assets less liabilities (including forward foreign currency and futures contracts)

     1.8  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund

 

Principal

Amount

    

Description

  Value (†)  

Short-Term Investments – 90.7% of Net Assets

 
    

Certificates of Deposit – 66.1%

 

$    27,000,000

    

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (NY),

1.300%, 10/02/2017

  $ 27,000,283  

25,000,000

    

Abbey National Treasury Services PLC,

1.170%, 10/03/2017

    24,999,989  

75,000,000

    

Mizuho Bank Ltd. (NY),

1.250%, 10/04/2017

    75,000,933  

100,000,000

    

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (NY),

1.180%, 10/05/2017

    100,000,285  

50,000,000

    

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (NY),

1.240%, 10/05/2017

    50,000,841  

25,000,000

    

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.160%, 1.395%, 10/10/2017(a)

    25,001,750  

50,000,000

    

Norinchukin Bank (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.270%, 1.505%, 10/10/2017(a)

    50,005,150  

100,000,000

    

Landesbank Hessen (NY),

1.300%, 10/12/2017

    100,004,098  

100,000,000

    

KBC Bank NV (NY),

1.230%, 10/23/2017

    100,002,219  

90,000,000

    

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (NY),

1.400%, 10/31/2017

    90,013,551  

25,000,000

    

Svenska Handelsbanken (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.090%, 1.322%, 11/06/2017(a)

    25,003,025  

90,000,000

    

DZ Bank (NY),

1.320%, 11/20/2017

    90,006,268  

40,000,000

    

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (NY),

1.250%, 11/21/2017

    39,999,923  

26,500,000

    

Sumitomo Mitsui Bank (NY),

1.250%, 11/21/2017

    26,500,337  

38,600,000

    

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (NY),

1.300%, 11/30/2017

    38,599,773  

25,000,000

    

Svenska Handelsbanken (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.090%, 1.322%, 12/06/2017(a)

    25,002,675  

75,000,000

    

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.120%, 1.351%, 12/07/2017(a)

    75,006,525  

75,000,000

    

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (NY),

1.300%, 12/08/2017

    75,010,285  

75,000,000

    

Bank of Nova Scotia (TX),

1.330%, 12/15/2017

    75,009,124  

125,000,000

    

Credit Industriel et Commercial (NY),

1.250%, 12/20/2017

    125,000,185  

45,000,000

    

Swedbank (NY),

1.340%, 1/08/2018

    45,008,088  

100,000,000

    

Banco Del Estado de Chile (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.160%, 1.392%, 1/08/2018(a)

    100,026,200  

50,000,000

    

Westpac Banking Corp. (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.520%, 1.755%, 1/10/2018(a)(b)

    50,063,850  

50,000,000

    

Sumitomo Mitsui Bank (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.190%, 1.427%, 1/19/2018(a)

    50,008,100  

30,000,000

    

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NY),

1.330%, 1/22/2018

    30,004,223  


Principal

Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Certificates of Deposit – continued

  

$    50,000,000

    

Norinchukin Bank (NY),

1.340%, 1/22/2018

   $ 49,998,656  

40,000,000

    

DZ Bank (NY),

1.350%, 1/31/2018

     39,997,915  

50,000,000

    

Wells Fargo Bank NA,

1.410%, 2/02/2018(b)

     50,022,719  

50,000,000

    

Dexia Credit Local S.A. (NY), (Credit Support: Belgium/France/Luxembourg),

1-month LIBOR + 0.220%, 1.452%, 2/02/2018(a)

     50,020,950  

50,000,000

    

Mizuho Bank Ltd. (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.180%, 1.414%, 2/15/2018(a)

     50,002,300  

23,000,000

    

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NY),

1.410%, 2/21/2018

     23,007,831  

60,000,000

    

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.390%, 1.627%, 2/23/2018(a)(b)

     60,074,520  

25,000,000

    

Westpac Banking Corp. (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.320%, 1.552%, 3/08/2018(a)(b)

     25,023,500  

50,000,000

    

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.340%, 1.576%, 3/13/2018(a)(b)

     50,057,650  

120,000,000

    

Bank of Montreal (IL),

1-month LIBOR + 0.280%, 1.512%, 5/08/2018(a)(b)

     120,090,960  

25,000,000

    

Royal Bank of Canada (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.180%, 1.416%, 6/12/2018(a)

     25,000,075  
       

 

 

 
          2,055,574,756  
       

 

 

 
    

Commercial Paper – 8.7%

  

22,000,000

    

BNP Paribas Fortis S.A. (NY),

1.130%, 10/04/2017(c)

     21,996,504  

46,650,000

    

Cofco Capital Corp., (Credit Support: Australian & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.),

1.301%, 10/12/2017(c)

     46,629,482  

35,000,000

    

Cofco Capital Corp., (Credit Support: Australian & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.),

1.301%, 10/17/2017(c)

     34,978,510  

41,600,000

    

Cofco Capital Corp., (Credit Support: Australian & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.),

1.301%, 10/19/2017(c)

     41,571,504  

75,000,000

    

ING (U.S.) Funding LLC, (Credit Support: ING Bank NV),

1.284%, 11/17/2017(c)

     74,873,110  

50,000,000

    

Swedbank,

1.337%, 11/28/2017(c)

     49,900,834  
       

 

 

 
          269,949,944  
       

 

 

 
    

Time Deposits – 7.3%

  

81,000,000

    

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,

1.050%, 10/02/2017

     81,000,000  

146,550,000

    

National Bank of Kuwait,

1.080%, 10/02/2017(f)

     146,550,000  
       

 

 

 
          227,550,000  
       

 

 

 
    

Treasuries – 6.4%

  

90,350,000

    

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.880%-1.013%, 10/05/2017(c)(d)(e)

     90,344,533  

63,400,000

    

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.978%-1.033%, 11/02/2017(c)(d)(e)

     63,347,608  


Principal

Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Treasuries – continued

  

$    44,250,000

    

U.S. Treasury Bills,

1.020%-1.023%, 12/07/2017(c)(d)(e)

   $ 44,170,092  
       

 

 

 
          197,862,233  
       

 

 

 
    

Other Notes – 2.2%

 

69,000,000

    

Bank of America N.A.,

1.136%, 10/17/2017(f)

     68,999,714  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Short-Term Investments

(Identified Cost $2,819,457,242)

     2,819,936,647  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments – 90.7%

(Identified Cost $2,819,457,242)

     2,819,936,647  
    

Other assets less liabilities – 9.3%

     288,400,077  
       

 

 

 
    

Net Assets – 100.0%

   $ 3,108,336,724  
       

 

 

 

Consolidation

The Fund invests in commodity-related derivatives through its investment in the ASG Managed Futures Strategy Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”). Investments of the Subsidiary have been consolidated with those of the Fund for reporting purposes. As of September 30, 2017, the value of the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary was $127,271,616, representing 4.1% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(†) Fund securities and other investments are valued at market value based on market quotations obtained or determined by independent pricing services recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows:

Debt securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security.

Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing interpolated rates determined based on information provided by an independent pricing service.

Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price on the exchange on which the adviser or subadviser believes that, over time, they are traded most extensively.

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

As of September 30, 2017, futures contracts were fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as events occurring after the close of the foreign market were believed to materially affect the value of the contracts, as follows:

 

Value

   Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation*
     Unrealized as a
Percentage of
Net Assets
 

$    1,808,579,346

   $ 35,281,185        1.14

 

* Amounts represent gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) at absolute value.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.


(a) Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2017 is disclosed.
(b) Security (or a portion thereof) has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open derivative contracts.
(c) Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.
(d) Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open derivative contracts.
(e) The Fund’s investment in U.S. Treasury Bills is comprised of various lots with differing discount rates. These separate investments, which have the same maturity date, have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.
(f) Variable rate security. The interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates. Rate as of September 30, 2017 is disclosed.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts including forward foreign cross currency contracts, to acquire exposure to foreign currencies or to hedge the Fund’s investments against currency fluctuation. A contract can also be used to offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies the Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Contracts are traded over-the-counter directly with a counterparty. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. When the Fund enters into a forward foreign currency contract, it is required to pledge cash or high-quality securities equal to a percentage of the notional amount of the contract to the counterparty as an independent amount of collateral. The Fund may pledge additional collateral to the counterparty to the extent of mark-to-market losses on open contracts.

At September 30, 2017, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Counterparty

   Delivery
Date
    

Currency

Bought/

Sold (B/
S)

   Units
of
Currency
     In Exchange for      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      MXN      B        4,100,500,000      $ 226,742,687      $ 222,404,383      $ (4,338,304

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      MXN      S        400,000,000        21,747,565        21,695,343        52,222  

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      NZD      B        222,800,000        161,853,728        160,685,016        (1,168,712

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      NZD      S        33,100,000        23,853,339        23,871,966        (18,627

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      NOK      B        2,892,000,000        368,965,180        363,755,191        (5,209,989

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      NOK      S        1,388,000,000        176,827,042        174,582,367        2,244,675  

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      NOK      S        174,000,000        21,828,246        21,885,686        (57,440

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      PLN      B        1,113,000,000        311,676,005        305,070,864        (6,605,141

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      PLN      S        125,500,000        35,008,456        34,399,275        609,181  

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      PLN      S        192,500,000        52,484,769        52,763,829        (279,060

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      SGD      B        641,375,000        476,583,770        473,240,295        (3,343,475

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      SGD      S        105,500,000        77,697,083        77,843,463        (146,380

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      ZAR      B        2,176,500,000        164,647,463        158,775,357        (5,872,106

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      ZAR      S        802,000,000        59,198,539        58,505,783        692,756  

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      ZAR      S        209,000,000        15,075,315        15,246,519        (171,204

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      SEK      B        3,086,000,000        388,432,661        380,628,485        (7,804,176

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      SEK      S        1,066,000,000        133,349,948        131,480,870        1,869,078  

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      SEK      S        190,000,000        23,368,802        23,434,677        (65,875

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      CHF      B        107,500,000        112,848,926        111,601,195        (1,247,731

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      CHF      S        130,125,000        134,584,997        135,089,354        (504,357

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      TRY      B        507,900,000        143,582,222        139,347,786        (4,234,436

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      TRY      S        119,100,000        32,932,819        32,676,356        256,463  

UBS AG

     12/20/2017      TRY      S        67,500,000        18,418,272        18,519,345        (101,073
                    

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ (35,443,711
                    

 

 

 


Futures Contracts

The Fund and the Subsidiary may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular commodity, instrument or index for a specified price on a specified future date.

When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker an amount of cash or short-term high-quality securities as “initial margin.” As the value of the contract changes, the value of the futures contract position increases or declines. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund or the Subsidiary, depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of the contract and the value of cash or securities on deposit with the broker. Realized gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, minus brokerage commissions. When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise, such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit the Fund’s or the Subsidiary’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities, commodities or interest rates.

Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures contracts are standardized and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment supported by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Fund and the Subsidiary are reduced; however, in the event that a counterparty enters into bankruptcy, the Fund’s claim against initial/variation margin on deposit with the counterparty may be subject to terms of a final settlement in bankruptcy court.

At September 30, 2017, open long futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

AEX-Index®

     10/20/2017        1,035        127,857,983      $ 131,385,556      $ 3,527,573  

ASX SPI 200™

     12/21/2017        1,081        121,343,500        120,494,291        (849,209

Australian Dollar

     12/18/2017        2,985        238,966,415        233,904,600        (5,061,815

British Pound

     12/18/2017        3,054        256,132,869        256,516,913        384,044  

CAC 40®

     10/20/2017        1,222        73,452,585        76,961,767        3,509,182  

Canadian Dollar

     12/19/2017        3,202        263,871,265        256,976,510        (6,894,755

DAX

     12/15/2017        284        103,594,410        107,510,535        3,916,125  

E-mini Dow

     12/15/2017        1,894        206,235,600        211,616,620        5,381,020  

E-mini MSCI EAFE Index

     12/15/2017        1,757        171,138,325        173,802,440        2,664,115  

E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     12/15/2017        3,285        178,653,935        178,917,525        263,590  

E-mini NASDAQ 100

     12/15/2017        1,286        153,350,700        153,869,900        519,200  

E-mini S&P 500®

     12/15/2017        1,250        154,433,547        157,256,250        2,822,703  

E-mini S&P MidCap 400®

     12/15/2017        798        137,585,190        143,296,860        5,711,670  

Euribor

     12/18/2017        5,087        1,507,515,896        1,507,966,821        450,925  

Euro

     12/18/2017        1,913        287,432,169        283,709,856        (3,722,313

Euro Schatz

     12/07/2017        9,152        1,213,504,393        1,212,882,430        (621,963

EURO STOXX 50®

     12/15/2017        2,172        88,176,056        91,864,598        3,688,542  

Euro-BTP

     12/07/2017        447        72,132,680        71,300,646        (832,034

Euro-OAT

     12/07/2017        206        38,113,675        37,772,165        (341,510

FTSE 100 Index

     12/15/2017        890        87,904,529        87,496,978        (407,551

FTSE MIB

     12/15/2017        767        99,241,013        102,681,752        3,440,739  

FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index

     12/21/2017        2,807        104,307,051        104,011,132        (295,919

German Euro BOBL

     12/07/2017        4,420        687,467,448        685,284,277        (2,183,171

German Euro Bund

     12/07/2017        1,089        209,143,465        207,234,282        (1,909,183

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index®

     10/30/2017        1,225        86,278,035        86,076,694        (201,341

Hang Seng Index®

     10/30/2017        812        143,539,614        143,467,979        (71,635

IBEX 35

     10/20/2017        574        69,403,123        70,161,229        758,106  

Mini-Russell 2000

     12/15/2017        2,720        193,384,610        203,034,400        9,649,790  

MSCI Singapore

     10/30/2017        2,480        65,941,126        65,927,363        (13,763

MSCI Taiwan Index

     10/30/2017        2,868        110,747,820        110,590,755        (157,065

Nikkei 225™

     12/07/2017        585        102,380,804        105,919,365        3,538,561  


Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Futures Contracts Purchased – continued

 

OMXS30®

     10/20/2017        5,065        97,650,511        101,961,470        4,310,959  

S&P CNX Nifty Futures Index

     10/26/2017        6,046        119,668,329        118,703,663        (964,666

S&P/TSX 60 Index

     12/14/2017        1,350        193,181,089        198,797,034        5,615,945  

Short-Term Euro-BTP

     12/07/2017        4,721        628,627,471        629,284,395        656,924  

Sterling

     12/20/2017        6,437        1,074,431,941        1,072,482,560        (1,949,381

TOPIX

     12/07/2017        1,231        177,733,970        183,364,219        5,630,249  

UK Long Gilt

     12/27/2017        85        14,094,770        14,109,925        15,155  
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ 39,977,843  
              

 

 

 

Commodity Futures1

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Aluminum LME

     12/20/2017        1,566        81,539,662      $ 82,195,425      $ 655,763  

Brent Crude Oil

     10/31/2017        1,895        105,010,660        107,617,050        2,606,390  

Copper

     12/27/2017        1,257        93,439,413        92,860,875        (578,538

Copper LME

     12/20/2017        672        111,115,200        108,851,400        (2,263,800

Cotton

     12/06/2017        1,411        51,507,245        48,291,475        (3,215,770

Gasoline

     10/31/2017        918        60,937,758        61,342,596        404,838  

Gold

     12/27/2017        701        94,186,710        90,064,480        (4,122,230

Live Cattle

     12/29/2017        480        21,492,160        22,128,000        635,840  

Low Sulfur Gasoil

     11/10/2017        3,181        163,516,500        172,489,725        8,973,225  

New York Harbor ULSD

     10/31/2017        1,539        114,585,765        116,994,780        2,409,015  

Nickel LME

     12/20/2017        464        31,796,064        29,202,768        (2,593,296

WTI Crude Oil

     10/20/2017        459        23,327,110        23,716,530        389,420  

Zinc LME

     12/20/2017        841        65,871,325        66,565,150        693,825  
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ 3,994,682  
              

 

 

 

At September 30, 2017, open short futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

2 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/29/2017        5,585        1,205,382,219      $ 1,204,701,958      $ 680,261  

3 Year Australia Government Bond

     12/15/2017        14,104        1,229,938,774        1,228,401,911        1,536,863  

5 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/29/2017        2,549        300,147,766        299,507,500        640,266  

10 Year Australia Government Bond

     12/15/2017        2,451        247,666,514        244,246,132        3,420,382  

10 Year Canada Government Bond

     12/18/2017        2,589        283,566,692        280,738,690        2,828,002  

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/19/2017        1,190        149,737,953        149,121,875        616,078  

30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond

     12/19/2017        351        54,136,594        53,637,188        499,406  

Euro-Buxl 30 Year Bond® 30 Year Bond

     12/07/2017        492        95,055,141        94,934,871        120,270  

Eurodollar

     3/19/2018        21,505        5,291,429,075        5,290,767,625        661,450  

Japanese Yen

     12/18/2017        5,268        601,021,794        587,382,000        13,639,794  

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond

     12/19/2017        193        32,243,094        31,869,125        373,969  
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ 25,016,741  
              

 

 

 


Commodity Futures1

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Cocoa

     12/13/2017        1,881        37,155,220      $ 38,428,830      $ (1,273,610

Coffee

     12/18/2017        739        36,574,087        35,485,856        1,088,231  

Copper LME

     12/20/2017        107        18,481,040        17,331,994        1,149,046  

Corn

     12/14/2017        4,589        81,070,338        81,512,113        (441,775

Natural Gas

     10/27/2017        601        18,672,090        18,072,070        600,020  

Silver

     12/27/2017        138        11,620,600        11,506,440        114,160  

Soybean

     11/14/2017        868        40,354,438        42,022,050        (1,667,612

Soybean Meal

     12/14/2017        233        7,246,290        7,358,140        (111,850

Soybean Oil

     12/14/2017        1,123        22,169,568        22,114,116        55,452  

Sugar

     2/28/2018        2,279        37,469,891        35,989,968        1,479,923  

Wheat

     12/14/2017        2,534        55,273,000        56,793,275        (1,520,275

Zinc LME

     12/20/2017        102        7,891,740        8,073,300        (181,560
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ (709,850
              

 

 

 

 

1  Commodity futures are held by ASG Managed Futures Strategy Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Fair Value Measurements. In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

    Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

    Level 2 – prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); and

 

    Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.


The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2017, at value:

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

 

Description

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Short-Term Investments*

   $ —       $ 2,819,936,647     $ —        $ 2,819,936,647  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     —         5,724,375       —          5,724,375  

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     80,406,970       32,320,036       —          112,727,006  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 80,406,970     $ 2,857,981,058     $ —        $ 2,938,388,028  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

 

Description

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

   $ —       $ (41,168,086   $ —        $ (41,168,086

Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

     (41,486,441     (2,961,149     —          (44,447,590
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (41,486,441   $ (44,129,235   $ —        $ (85,615,676
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments.

For the period ended September 30, 2017, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.


Derivatives

Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts.

The Fund seeks to generate positive absolute returns over time. The Fund uses a set of proprietary quantitative models to identify price trends in equity, fixed income, currency and commodity instruments, and may have both short and long exposures within an asset class based on an analysis of asset price trends. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will make extensive use of derivative instruments, in particular futures and forward contracts, to capture the exposures suggested by its absolute return strategy while also adding value through volatility management. These market exposures, which are expected to change over time, may include exposures to global equity and fixed income securities, securities indices, currencies, commodities and other instruments. During the period ended September 30, 2017, the Fund used long and short contracts on U.S. and foreign government bonds, U.S. and foreign equity market indices, foreign currencies, commodities (through investments in the Subsidiary) and short-term interest rates to capture the exposures suggested by the quantitative investment models.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of September 30, 2017:

 

Assets

   Unrealized appreciation
on forward foreign
currency contracts
     Unrealized appreciation
on futures
contracts
 

Over-the-counter asset derivatives

     

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ 5,724,375      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded asset derivatives

     

Interest rate contracts

   $ —        $ 12,499,951  

Foreign exchange contracts

     —          14,023,838  

Equity contracts

     —          64,948,069  

Commodity contracts

     —          21,255,148  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded asset derivatives

   $ —        $ 112,727,006  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total asset derivatives

   $ 5,724,375      $ 112,727,006  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

   Unrealized depreciation
on forward foreign
currency contracts
     Unrealized depreciation
on futures
contracts
 

Over-the-counter liability derivatives

     

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ (41,168,086    $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded liability derivatives

     

Interest rate contracts

   $ —        $ (7,837,242

Foreign exchange contracts

     —          (15,678,883

Equity contracts

     —          (2,961,149

Commodity contracts

     —          (17,970,316
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded liability derivatives

   $ —        $ (44,447,590
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liability derivatives

   $ (41,168,086    $ (44,447,590
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Fund’s derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of this disclosure.

Over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts, are entered into pursuant to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) agreements negotiated between the Fund and its counterparties. ISDA agreements typically contain, among other things, terms for the posting of collateral and master netting provisions in the event of a default or other termination event. Master netting provisions allow the Fund and the counterparty, in the event of a default or other termination event, to offset amounts owed by each related to derivative contracts, including any posted collateral, to one net amount payable by either the Fund or the counterparty. The Fund’s ISDA agreements typically contain provisions that allow a counterparty to terminate open


contracts early if the NAV of the Fund declines beyond a certain threshold. As of September 30, 2017, the fair value of derivative positions subject to these provisions that are in a net liability position by counterparty, and the value of collateral pledged to counterparties for such contracts is as follows:

 

Counterparty

   Derivatives      Collateral Pledged  

UBS AG

   $ (35,443,711    $ 122,828,607  

Counterparty risk is managed based on policies and procedures established by the Fund’s adviser. Such policies and procedures may include, but are not limited to, minimum counterparty credit rating requirements, monitoring of counterparty credit default swap spreads and posting of collateral. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the Fund’s aggregated unrealized gains and the amount of any collateral pledged to the counterparty, which may be offset by any collateral posted to the Fund by the counterparty. ISDA master agreements can help to manage counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under these ISDA agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure in respect of certain transactions, net of existing collateral already in place, exceeds a specified amount (typically $250,000, depending on the counterparty). With exchange-traded derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to these instruments, stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract. Credit risk still exists in exchange-traded derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro rata basis across all of the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. The following table shows (i) the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the Fund would incur if parties (including OTC derivative counterparties and brokers holding margin for exchange-traded derivatives) to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the Fund, and (ii) the amount of loss that the Fund would incur after taking into account master netting provisions pursuant to ISDA agreements, as of September 30, 2017:

 

     Maximum Amount
of Loss - Gross
     Maximum Amount
of Loss - Net
 

Over-the-counter counterparty credit risk

     

Forward foreign currency contracts

   $ 5,724,375      $ —    

Collateral pledged to UBS AG

     122,828,607        122,828,607  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total over-the-counter counterparty credit risk

     128,552,982        122,828,607  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded counterparty credit risk

     

Futures contracts

     112,727,006        112,727,006  

Margin with brokers

     285,986,088        285,986,088  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded counterparty credit risk

     398,713,094        398,713,094  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total counterparty credit risk

   $ 527,266,076      $ 521,541,701  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment Summary at September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Certificates of Deposit

     66.1

Commercial Paper

     8.7  

Time Deposits

     7.3  

Treasuries

     6.4  

Other Notes

     2.2  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     90.7  

Other assets less liabilities (including forward foreign currency and futures contracts)

     9.3  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund

 

Shares

    

Description

   Value (†)  
 

Common Stocks – 52.4% of Net Assets

  
  

Aerospace & Defense – 1.2%

  
          1,492     

Boeing Co. (The)

   $ 379,282  
  701     

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     217,513  
  626     

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     180,113  
  2,128     

United Technologies Corp.

     247,018  
     

 

 

 
        1,023,926  
     

 

 

 
  

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.6%

  
  808     

FedEx Corp.

     182,268  
  2,364     

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     283,893  
     

 

 

 
        466,161  
     

 

 

 
  

Airlines – 0.1%

  
  1,237     

Southwest Airlines Co.

     69,247  
     

 

 

 
  

Auto Components – 0.1%

  
  1,474     

BorgWarner, Inc.

     75,513  
     

 

 

 
  

Automobiles – 0.2%

  
  3,892     

General Motors Co.

     157,159  
     

 

 

 
  

Banks – 3.4%

  
  24,223     

Bank of America Corp.

     613,811  
  6,361     

Fifth Third Bancorp

     177,981  
  8,088     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     772,485  
  684     

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     92,183  
  11,433     

Regions Financial Corp.

     174,125  
  1,103     

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     65,926  
  5,477     

U.S. Bancorp

     293,512  
  10,983     

Wells Fargo & Co.

     605,712  
     

 

 

 
        2,795,735  
     

 

 

 
  

Beverages – 1.3%

  
  10,559     

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     475,261  
  1,790     

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     158,361  
  3,985     

PepsiCo, Inc.

     444,048  
     

 

 

 
        1,077,670  
     

 

 

 
  

Biotechnology – 1.0%

  
  571     

AbbVie, Inc.

     50,739  
  1,780     

Amgen, Inc.

     331,881  
  223     

Biogen, Inc.(a)

     69,826  
  1,866     

Celgene Corp.(a)

     272,100  
  576     

Incyte Corp.(a)

     67,242  
     

 

 

 
        791,788  
     

 

 

 
  

Capital Markets – 1.9%

  
  4,680     

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     248,133  
  1,620     

BlackRock, Inc.

     724,286  
  1,863     

CME Group, Inc.

     252,772  


Shares

    

Description

   Value (†)  
 

Common Stocks – continued

  
  

Capital Markets – continued

  
  491     

Moody’s Corp.

   $ 68,352  
          1,764     

S&P Global, Inc.

     275,731  
     

 

 

 
        1,569,274  
     

 

 

 
  

Chemicals – 1.3%

  
  943     

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     142,600  
  5,565     

DowDuPont, Inc.

     385,265  
  508     

Ecolab, Inc.

     65,334  
  1,556     

Monsanto Co.

     186,440  
  1,333     

PPG Industries, Inc.

     144,844  
  418     

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     149,661  
     

 

 

 
        1,074,144  
     

 

 

 
  

Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.1%

  
  771     

Cintas Corp.

     111,240  
     

 

 

 
  

Communications Equipment – 0.5%

  
  8,211     

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     276,136  
  1,107     

Harris Corp.

     145,770  
     

 

 

 
        421,906  
     

 

 

 
  

Construction & Engineering – 0.1%

  
  1,954     

Fluor Corp.

     82,263  
     

 

 

 
  

Containers & Packaging – 0.1%

  
  1,305     

Sealed Air Corp.

     55,750  
     

 

 

 
  

Distributors – 0.1%

  
  1,599     

LKQ Corp.(a)

     57,548  
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1%

  
  2,272     

H&R Block, Inc.

     60,163  
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Financial Services – 0.9%

  
  4,241     

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)

     777,460  
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.4%

  
  18,671     

AT&T, Inc.

     731,343  
  8,304     

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     410,965  
     

 

 

 
        1,142,308  
     

 

 

 
  

Electric Utilities – 0.8%

  
  1,514     

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     106,343  
  1,583     

Duke Energy Corp.

     132,845  
  679     

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     99,508  
  1,585     

PG&E Corp.

     107,923  
  2,672     

PPL Corp.

     101,402  
  2,361     

Southern Co. (The)

     116,020  
     

 

 

 
        664,041  
     

 

 

 
  

Electrical Equipment – 0.2%

  
  2,973     

Emerson Electric Co.

     186,823  
     

 

 

 


Shares

    

Description

   Value (†)  
 

Common Stocks – continued

  
  

Energy Equipment & Services – 0.1%

  
  2,773     

Halliburton Co.

   $ 127,641  
     

 

 

 
  

Food & Staples Retailing – 0.7%

  
          3,498     

CVS Health Corp.

     284,457  
  3,311     

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     255,676  
     

 

 

 
        540,133  
     

 

 

 
  

Food Products – 0.7%

  
  3,504     

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     148,955  
  1,258     

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

     132,002  
  6,505     

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     264,493  
     

 

 

 
        545,450  
     

 

 

 
  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.5%

  
  2,135     

CR Bard, Inc.

     684,268  
  2,836     

Danaher Corp.

     243,272  
  3,626     

Medtronic PLC

     281,994  
     

 

 

 
        1,209,534  
     

 

 

 
  

Health Care Providers & Services – 1.8%

  
  2,334     

Aetna, Inc.

     371,129  
  1,117     

Centene Corp.(a)

     108,092  
  714     

McKesson Corp.

     109,678  
  4,547     

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     890,530  
     

 

 

 
        1,479,429  
     

 

 

 
  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.9%

  
  1,260     

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

     138,928  
  2,036     

McDonald’s Corp.

     319,000  
  575     

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     68,161  
  3,658     

Starbucks Corp.

     196,471  
     

 

 

 
        722,560  
     

 

 

 
  

Household Durables – 0.1%

  
  1,718     

Lennar Corp., Class A

     90,710  
     

 

 

 
  

Household Products – 1.0%

  
  8,886     

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     808,448  
     

 

 

 
  

Industrial Conglomerates – 1.1%

  
  1,475     

3M Co.

     309,603  
  13,968     

General Electric Co.

     337,746  
  1,973     

Honeywell International, Inc.

     279,653  
     

 

 

 
        927,002  
     

 

 

 
  

Insurance – 1.3%

  
  1,663     

Aon PLC

     242,964  
  1,555     

Assurant, Inc.

     148,534  
  2,125     

Chubb Ltd.

     302,919  
  2,487     

Lincoln National Corp.

     182,745  
  2,017     

Torchmark Corp.

     161,541  
     

 

 

 
        1,038,703  
     

 

 

 


Shares

    

Description

   Value (†)  
 

Common Stocks – continued

  
  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 1.4%

  
  778     

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

   $ 747,930  
  810     

Netflix, Inc.(a)

     146,894  
  127     

Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(a)

     232,514  
     

 

 

 
        1,127,338  
     

 

 

 
  

Internet Software & Services – 2.9%

  
  679     

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)

     661,156  
  705     

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a)

     676,173  
        4,953     

eBay, Inc.(a)

     190,492  
  5,202     

Facebook, Inc., Class A(a)

     888,866  
     

 

 

 
        2,416,687  
     

 

 

 
  

IT Services – 1.8%

  
  1,837     

Accenture PLC, Class A

     248,124  
  1,781     

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     194,699  
  2,065     

International Business Machines Corp.

     299,590  
  3,853     

Paychex, Inc.

     231,026  
  4,739     

Visa, Inc., Class A

     498,732  
     

 

 

 
        1,472,171  
     

 

 

 
  

Leisure Products – 0.1%

  
  696     

Hasbro, Inc.

     67,978  
     

 

 

 
  

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.1%

  
  495     

Waters Corp.(a)

     88,862  
     

 

 

 
  

Machinery – 1.4%

  
  1,305     

Caterpillar, Inc.

     162,747  
  910     

Cummins, Inc.

     152,907  
  2,367     

Deere & Co.

     297,271  
  1,418     

Fortive Corp.

     100,380  
  1,153     

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     170,598  
  1,721     

PACCAR, Inc.

     124,497  
  2,158     

Xylem, Inc.

     135,156  
     

 

 

 
        1,143,556  
     

 

 

 
  

Media – 1.5%

  
  1,453     

CBS Corp., Class B

     84,274  
  532     

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a)

     193,339  
  10,474     

Comcast Corp., Class A

     403,040  
  2,022     

Time Warner, Inc.

     207,154  
  3,343     

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     329,519  
     

 

 

 
        1,217,326  
     

 

 

 
  

Metals & Mining – 0.5%

  
  10,064     

Newmont Mining Corp.

     377,501  
     

 

 

 
  

Multi-Utilities – 0.9%

  
  1,829     

CMS Energy Corp.

     84,719  
  7,422     

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     598,807  
  797     

Sempra Energy

     90,962  
     

 

 

 
        774,488  
     

 

 

 


Shares

    

Description

   Value (†)  
 

Common Stocks – continued

  
  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.0%

  
          3,761     

Apache Corp.

   $ 172,254  
  5,592     

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     149,586  
  6,702     

Chevron Corp.

     787,485  
  729     

Concho Resources, Inc.(a)

     96,024  
  3,141     

EOG Resources, Inc.

     303,860  
  3,430     

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     281,191  
  3,970     

Hess Corp.

     186,153  
  2,959     

Phillips 66

     271,074  
  3,420     

Valero Energy Corp.

     263,101  
     

 

 

 
        2,510,728  
     

 

 

 
  

Pharmaceuticals – 3.1%

  
  662     

Allergan PLC

     135,677  
  1,594     

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     101,602  
  1,915     

Eli Lilly & Co.

     163,809  
  7,521     

Johnson & Johnson

     977,805  
  7,541     

Merck & Co., Inc.

     482,850  
  16,878     

Pfizer, Inc.

     602,545  
  1,070     

Zoetis, Inc.

     68,223  
     

 

 

 
        2,532,511  
     

 

 

 
  

Professional Services – 0.1%

  
  849     

Equifax, Inc.

     89,985  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Apartments – 0.2%

  
  582     

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     103,840  
  629     

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     67,228  
     

 

 

 
        171,068  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Diversified – 0.5%

  
  1,328     

American Tower Corp.

     181,511  
  1,003     

Crown Castle International Corp.

     100,280  
  216     

Equinix, Inc.

     96,401  
  850     

Vornado Realty Trust

     65,348  
     

 

 

 
        443,540  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Health Care – 0.2%

  
  1,202     

Ventas, Inc.

     78,286  
  1,154     

Welltower, Inc.

     81,103  
     

 

 

 
        159,389  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Regional Malls – 0.1%

  
  359     

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     57,803  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Shopping Centers – 0.1%

  
  965     

Regency Centers Corp.

     59,869  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Storage – 0.4%

  
  1,563     

Public Storage

     334,466  
     

 

 

 
  

Road & Rail – 0.3%

  
  2,168     

Union Pacific Corp.

     251,423  
     

 

 

 


Shares

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – continued

  
  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.5%

  

        1,946

  

Analog Devices, Inc.

   $ 167,687  

1,255

  

Broadcom Ltd.

     304,388  

26,699

  

Intel Corp.

     1,016,698  

1,181

  

Lam Research Corp.

     218,532  

1,948

  

NVIDIA Corp.

     348,244  
     

 

 

 
        2,055,549  
     

 

 

 
  

Software – 2.1%

  

1,762

  

Adobe Systems, Inc.(a)

     262,855  

16,245

  

Microsoft Corp.

     1,210,090  

905

  

Oracle Corp.

     43,757  

2,434

  

salesforce.com, Inc.(a)

     227,384  
     

 

 

 
        1,744,086  
     

 

 

 
  

Specialty Retail – 1.4%

  

82

  

AutoZone, Inc.(a)

     48,799  

4,418

  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     722,608  

2,431

  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     194,334  

1,928

  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     142,152  

331

  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.(a)

     74,826  
     

 

 

 
        1,182,719  
     

 

 

 
  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 2.2%

  

10,933

  

Apple, Inc.

     1,684,994  

7,509

  

HP, Inc.

     149,880  
     

 

 

 
        1,834,874  
     

 

 

 
  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.4%

  

3,568

  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     185,001  

3,321

  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C(a)

     49,881  

1,119

  

VF Corp.

     71,135  
     

 

 

 
        306,017  
     

 

 

 
  

Tobacco – 0.6%

  

886

  

Altria Group, Inc.

     56,190  

4,222

  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     468,684  
     

 

 

 
        524,874  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $33,603,065)

     43,094,537  
     

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Funds – 9.4%

  

30,556

  

SPDR® S&P 500 ETF® Trust

(Identified Cost $6,900,981)

     7,676,584  
     

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

      

Short-Term Investments – 36.6%

  
  

Certificates of Deposit – 24.3%

  

$    1,000,000

  

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (NY),

1.180%, 10/05/2017

     1,000,003  


Principal

Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

$    1,500,000

    

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.160%, 1.395%, 10/10/2017(b)(c)

   $ 1,500,105  

1,000,000

    

Norinchukin Bank (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.270%, 1.505%, 10/10/2017(b)(c)

     1,000,103  

1,500,000

    

Landesbank Hessen (NY),

1.300%, 10/12/2017(c)

     1,500,061  

1,000,000

    

KBC Bank NV (NY),

1.230%, 10/23/2017

     1,000,022  

1,000,000

    

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (NY),

1.250%, 11/21/2017

     999,998  

1,500,000

    

Sumitomo Mitsui Bank (NY),

1.250%, 11/21/2017

     1,500,019  

1,000,000

    

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.120%, 1.351%, 12/07/2017(b)

     1,000,087  

1,000,000

    

Bank of Nova Scotia (TX),

1.330%, 12/15/2017

     1,000,122  

1,500,000

    

Credit Industriel et Commercial (NY),

1.250%, 12/20/2017

     1,500,002  

1,000,000

    

Banco Del Estado de Chile (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.160%, 1.392%, 1/08/2018(b)

     1,000,262  

1,000,000

    

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NY),

1.330%, 1/22/2018

     1,000,141  

1,000,000

    

DZ Bank (NY),

1.350%, 1/31/2018

     999,948  

1,000,000

    

Wells Fargo Bank NA,

1.410%, 2/02/2018(c)

     1,000,454  

1,000,000

    

Mizuho Bank Ltd. (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.180%, 1.414%, 2/15/2018(b)

     1,000,046  

1,000,000

    

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (NY),

1-month LIBOR + 0.390%, 1.627%, 2/23/2018(b)(c)

     1,001,242  

2,000,000

    

Bank of Montreal (IL),

1-month LIBOR + 0.280%, 1.512%, 5/08/2018(b)(c)

     2,001,516  
       

 

 

 
          20,004,131  
       

 

 

 
    

Time Deposits – 6.8%

 

2,550,000

    

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,

1.050%, 10/02/2017

     2,550,000  

3,000,000

    

National Bank of Kuwait,

1.080%, 10/02/2017 (g)

     3,000,000  
       

 

 

 
          5,550,000  
       

 

 

 
    

Commercial Paper – 2.4%

 

1,000,000

    

Cofco Capital Corp., (Credit Support: Australian & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.),

1.301%, 10/17/2017 (d)

     999,386  

1,000,000

    

ING (U.S.) Funding LLC, (Credit Support: ING Bank NV),

1.284%, 11/17/2017 (d)

     998,308  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Commercial Paper

     1,997,694  
       

 

 

 
    

Treasuries – 1.9%

 

900,000

    

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.978%, 11/02/2017 (d)(e)

     899,256  

650,000

    

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.970%-1.095%, 10/05/2017 (d)(e)(f)

     649,961  
       

 

 

 
          1,549,217  
       

 

 

 


Principal

Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  
     Other Notes – 1.2%  

$    1,000,000

    

Bank of America N.A.,

1.136%, 10/17/2017 (c)(g)

   $ 999,996  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Short-Term Investments

(Identified Cost $30,097,006)

     30,101,038  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments – 98.4%

(Identified Cost $70,601,052)

     80,872,159  
     Other assets less liabilities – 1.6%      1,352,854  
       

 

 

 
     Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 82,225,013  
       

 

 

 

 

  (†) Fund securities and other investments are valued at market value based on market quotations obtained or determined by independent pricing services recommended by the adviser and subadvisers and approved by the Board of Trustees. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser or subadviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows:

Listed equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security.

Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price on the exchange on which the adviser or subadviser believes that, over time, they are traded most extensively.

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser or subadviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

 

  (a) Non-income producing security.
  (b) Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2017 is disclosed.
  (c) Security (or a portion thereof) has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open derivative contracts.
  (d) Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.
  (e) Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open derivative contracts.
  (f) The Fund’s investment in U.S. Treasury Bills is comprised of various lots with differing discount rates. These separate investments, which have the same maturity date, have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.
  (g) Variable rate security. The interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates. Rate as of September 30, 2017 is disclosed.

 

ETF    Exchange-Traded Fund
REITs    Real Estate Investment Trusts
SPDR    Standard and Poor’s Depositary Receipt


Futures Contracts

The Fund may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular instrument or index for a specified price on a specified future date.

When the Fund enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker an amount of cash or short-term high-quality securities as “initial margin.” As the value of the contract changes, the value of the futures contract position increases or declines. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund, depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of the contract and the value of cash or securities on deposit with the broker. Realized gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, minus brokerage commissions. When the Fund enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise, such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit the Fund’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities or interest rates.

Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures contracts are standardized and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment supported by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Fund are reduced; however, in the event that a counterparty enters into bankruptcy, the Fund’s claim against initial/variation margin on deposit with the counterparty may be subject to terms of a final settlement in bankruptcy court.

At September 30, 2017, open long futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

E-mini S&P 500®

     12/15/2017        432      $ 53,436,937      $ 54,347,760      $ 910,823  
              

 

 

 


Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

    Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

    Level 2 – prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); and

 

    Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2017, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 43,094,537      $ —        $ —        $ 43,094,537  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     7,676,584        —          —          7,676,584  

Short-Term Investments

     —          30,101,038        —          30,101,038  

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     910,823        —          —          910,823  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 51,681,944      $ 30,101,038      $ —        $ 81,782,982  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

For the period ended September 30, 2017, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.


Derivatives

Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include futures contracts.

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation, with emphasis on the protection of capital during unfavorable market conditions. The Fund uses long futures contracts on U.S. equity indices to increase exposure to the U.S. equity market to up to130% of the Fund’s total assets and short futures on U.S. equity indices to decrease exposure to the U.S. equity market to as low as 0% of the Fund’s total assets (to limit the effects of extreme market drawdowns). For the period ended September 30, 2017, the Fund used long contracts on U.S. equity market indices to increase exposure to the U.S. equity market.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of September 30, 2017:

 

Liability

   Unrealized
appreciation on
futures contracts
 

Exchange-traded asset derivatives Equity contracts

   $ 910,823  

The Fund’s derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of this disclosure.

Counterparty risk is managed based on policies and procedures established by the Fund’s adviser. Such policies and procedures may include, but are not limited to, minimum counterparty credit rating requirements, monitoring of counterparty credit default swap spreads and posting of collateral. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the Fund’s aggregated unrealized gains and the amount of any collateral pledged to the counterparty, which may be offset by any collateral posted to the Fund by the counterparty. ISDA master agreements can help to manage counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under these ISDA agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure in respect of certain transactions, net of existing collateral already in place, exceeds a specified amount (typically $250,000, depending on the counterparty). With exchange-traded derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to these instruments, stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract. Credit risk still exists in exchange-traded derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro rata basis across all of the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. The following table shows (i) the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the Fund would incur if parties (including OTC derivative counterparties and brokers holding margin for exchange-traded derivatives) to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the Fund, and (ii) the amount of loss that the Fund would incur after taking into account master netting provisions pursuant to ISDA agreements, as of September 30, 2017:

 

     Maximum Amount
of Loss - Gross
     Maximum Amount
of Loss - Net
 

Exchange-traded counterparty credit risk

     

Futures contracts

   $ 910,823      $ 910,823  

Margin with brokers

     1,549,217        1,549,217  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded counterparty credit risk

   $ 2,460,040      $ 2,460,040  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


Industry Summary at September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Exchange-Traded Funds

     9.4

Banks

     3.4  

Pharmaceuticals

     3.1  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     3.0  

Internet Software & Services

     2.9  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.5  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     2.2  

Software

     2.1  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     33.2  

Short-Term Investments

     36.6  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     98.4  

Other assets less liabilities (including futures contracts)

     1.6  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

Natixis Oakmark Fund

 

Shares

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – 94.8% of Net Assets

  
    

Air Freight & Logistics – 1.7%

  
22,265     

FedEx Corp.

   $ 5,022,539  
       

 

 

 
    

Auto Components – 1.2%

  
34,400     

Delphi Automotive PLC

     3,384,960  
       

 

 

 
    

Automobiles – 4.6%

  
364,300     

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV(a)

     6,524,613  
109,000     

General Motors Co.

     4,401,420  
54,600     

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     2,632,266  
       

 

 

 
          13,558,299  
       

 

 

 
    

Banks – 10.3%

  
303,200     

Bank of America Corp.

     7,683,088  
152,100     

Citigroup, Inc.

     11,063,754  
57,700     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     5,510,927  
110,845     

Wells Fargo & Co.

     6,113,102  
       

 

 

 
          30,370,871  
       

 

 

 
    

Beverages – 2.2%

  
48,170     

Diageo PLC, Sponsored ADR

     6,364,702  
       

 

 

 
    

Capital Markets – 6.7%

  
100,400     

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     5,323,208  
17,540     

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     4,160,313  
22,945     

Moody’s Corp.

     3,194,173  
74,000     

State Street Corp.

     7,069,960  
       

 

 

 
          19,747,654  
       

 

 

 
    

Consumer Finance – 4.5%

  
275,100     

Ally Financial, Inc.

     6,673,926  
78,665     

Capital One Financial Corp.

     6,659,779  
       

 

 

 
          13,333,705  
       

 

 

 
    

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 2.2%

  
77,300     

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     6,420,538  
       

 

 

 
    

Energy Equipment & Services – 1.1%

  
86,100     

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     3,076,353  
       

 

 

 
    

Food Products – 2.0%

  
71,290     

Nestle S.A., Sponsored ADR

     5,989,073  
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 2.8%

  
82,300     

Baxter International, Inc.

     5,164,325  
37,730     

Medtronic PLC

     2,934,262  
       

 

 

 
          8,098,587  
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Providers & Services – 2.8%

  
45,300     

HCA Healthcare, Inc.(a)

     3,605,427  


Shares

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – continued

  
    

Health Care Providers & Services – continued

  
24,095     

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   $ 4,719,006  
       

 

 

 
          8,324,433  
       

 

 

 
    

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.4%

  
130,300     

MGM Resorts International

     4,246,477  
       

 

 

 
    

Household Durables – 1.7%

  
27,340     

Whirlpool Corp.

     5,042,589  
       

 

 

 
    

Industrial Conglomerates – 2.6%

  
311,700     

General Electric Co.

     7,536,906  
       

 

 

 
    

Insurance – 6.6%

  
70,200     

Aflac, Inc.

     5,713,578  
127,145     

American International Group, Inc.

     7,805,432  
40,375     

Aon PLC

     5,898,787  
       

 

 

 
          19,417,797  
       

 

 

 
    

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 2.8%

  
188,300     

Liberty Interactive Corp./QVC Group, Class A(a)

     4,438,231  
20,900     

Netflix, Inc.(a)

     3,790,215  
       

 

 

 
          8,228,446  
       

 

 

 
    

Internet Software & Services – 3.3%

  
10,000     

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)

     9,737,200  
       

 

 

 
    

IT Services – 6.2%

  
48,400     

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     5,291,088  
48,375     

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

     6,830,550  
58,200     

Visa, Inc., Class A

     6,124,968  
       

 

 

 
          18,246,606  
       

 

 

 
    

Machinery – 6.1%

  
47,410     

Caterpillar, Inc.

     5,912,501  
32,100     

Cummins, Inc.

     5,393,763  
37,820     

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     6,619,256  
       

 

 

 
          17,925,520  
       

 

 

 
    

Media – 3.8%

  
9,300     

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a)

     3,379,806  
112,300     

Comcast Corp., Class A

     4,321,304  
262,800     

News Corp., Class A

     3,484,728  
       

 

 

 
          11,185,838  
       

 

 

 
    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.7%

  
81,000     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     3,956,850  
120,200     

Apache Corp.

     5,505,160  
315,100     

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(a)

     1,354,930  
       

 

 

 
          10,816,940  
       

 

 

 
    

Personal Products – 2.1%

  
107,075     

Unilever PLC, Sponsored ADR

     6,206,067  
       

 

 

 


Shares

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – continued

  
    

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 5.7%

  
158,900     

Intel Corp.

   $ 6,050,912  
67,800     

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     3,514,752  
79,900     

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     7,162,236  
       

 

 

 
          16,727,900  
       

 

 

 
    

Software – 3.2%

  
36,300     

Microsoft Corp.

     2,703,987  
139,200     

Oracle Corp.

     6,730,320  
       

 

 

 
          9,434,307  
       

 

 

 
    

Specialty Retail – 1.1%

  
66,500     

AutoNation, Inc.(a)

     3,156,090  
       

 

 

 
    

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 2.4%

  
46,550     

Apple, Inc.

     7,174,286  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $211,880,861)

     278,774,683  
       

 

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

      

Short-Term Investments – 5.3%

  
$    15,578,148   

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/29/2017 at 0.340% to be repurchased at $15,578,589 on 10/02/2017 collateralized by $15,885,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.250% due 10/02/2019 valued at $15,894,690 including accrued interest(b)

(Identified Cost $15,578,148)

     15,578,148  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments – 100.1%
(Identified Cost $227,459,009)
     294,352,831  
   Other assets less liabilities – (0.1)%      (280,041
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 294,072,790  
     

 

 

 


(†) Fund securities and other investments are valued at market value based on market quotations obtained or determined by independent pricing services recommended by the adviser and subadviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser or subadviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows:

Listed equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used.

Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security.

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser or subadviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of September 30, 2017, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.

 

ADR An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.


Fair Value Measurements.

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

  Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

  Level 2 - prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); and

 

  Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2017, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 278,774,683      $ —        $ —        $ 278,774,683  

Short-Term Investments

     —          15,578,148        —          15,578,148  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 278,774,683      $ 15,578,148      $ —        $ 294,352,831  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

For the period ended September 30, 2017 there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Industry Summary at September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Banks

     10.3

Capital Markets

     6.7  

Insurance

     6.6  

IT Services

     6.2  

Machinery

     6.1  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     5.7  

Automobiles

     4.6  

Consumer Finance

     4.5  

Media

     3.8  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     3.7  

Internet Software & Services

     3.3  

Software

     3.2  

Health Care Providers & Services

     2.8  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     2.8  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2.8  

Industrial Conglomerates

     2.6  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     2.4  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     2.2  

Beverages

     2.2  

Personal Products

     2.1  

Food Products

     2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     8.2  

Short-Term Investments

     5.3  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.1  

Other assets less liabilities

     (0.1
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund

 

Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – 76.0% of Net Assets

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – 73.5%

  
     ABS Car Loan – 5.7%   
$    2,135,000     

Ally Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2016-3, Class A3,

1.440%, 8/17/2020(a)

   $ 2,132,403  
1,455,000     

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2015-4, Class D,

3.720%, 12/08/2021(a)

     1,485,416  
295,000     

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2016-2, Class D,

3.650%, 5/09/2022(a)

     301,586  
600,000     

CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-D, Class C,

4.350%, 11/16/2020, 144A(a)

     614,013  
3,065,000     

CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2016-B, Class E,

8.140%, 5/15/2023, 144A

     3,276,261  
2,175,000     

Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2016-CA, Class C,

3.020%, 11/15/2021, 144A(a)

     2,202,025  
655,000     

DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2014-3A, Class D,

4.470%, 11/15/2021, 144A(a)

     667,273  
1,070,000     

DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2015-2A, Class D,

4.250%, 2/15/2022, 144A(a)

     1,089,327  
4,075,000     

DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class D,

4.660%, 12/15/2022, 144A(a)

     4,165,418  
3,045,000     

DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2016-2A, Class D,

5.430%, 11/15/2022, 144A(a)

     3,162,729  
270,000     

First Investors Auto Owner Trust, Series 2014-1A, Class D,

3.280%, 4/15/2021, 144A(a)

     271,506  
440,000     

First Investors Auto Owner Trust, Series 2014-2A, Class D,

3.470%, 2/15/2021, 144A(a)

     442,928  
345,000     

First Investors Auto Owner Trust, Series 2015-1A, Class D,

3.590%, 1/18/2022, 144A(a)

     348,060  
1,710,000     

First Investors Auto Owner Trust, Series 2015-2A, Class D,

4.220%, 12/15/2021, 144A(a)

     1,743,550  
220,000     

First Investors Auto Owner Trust, Series 2016-2A, Class D,

3.350%, 11/15/2022, 144A(a)

     219,503  
605,000     

Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Series 2015-1, Class C,

3.760%, 6/15/2021, 144A(a)

     615,250  
650,000     

Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Series 2016-3, Class D,

3.890%, 11/15/2022, 144A(a)

     654,896  
439,925     

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2014-C, Class A3,

1.060%, 5/15/2019(a)

     439,631  
1,034,270     

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2015-A, Class A3,

1.280%, 9/15/2019(a)

     1,033,593  
937,764     

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2015-B, Class A3,

1.160%, 11/15/2019(a)

     936,605  
2,484,471     

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2015-C, Class A3,

1.410%, 2/15/2020(a)

     2,483,454  
272,602     

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2016-B, Class A2B,

1-month LIBOR + 0.310%, 1.544%, 3/15/2019(a)(b)

     272,709  
7,076,326     

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2016-C, Class A2B,

1-month LIBOR + 0.140%, 1.374%, 9/15/2019(a)(b)

     7,076,050  
3,839,465     

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2017-A, Class A2B,

1-month LIBOR + 0.120%, 1.354%, 12/15/2019(a)(b)

     3,841,201  
1,362,000     

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Series 2017-2A, Class A,

3.290%, 10/25/2023, 144A(a)

     1,352,881  


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
    

ABS Car Loan – continued

  
$    275,000     

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2014-4, Class A3,

0.990%, 9/17/2018(a)

   $ 274,857  
1,640,385     

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2015-3, Class A3,

1.270%, 4/18/2019(a)

     1,639,465  
2,135,000     

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2016-2, Class A3,

1.390%, 4/15/2020(a)

     2,130,968  
5,570,000     

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2016-4, Class A3,

1.210%, 12/18/2020(a)

     5,530,593  
1,290,000     

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2017-1, Class A3,

1.720%, 7/21/2021(a)

     1,289,285  
3,045,000     

NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class A1,

1-month LIBOR + 0.850%, 2.077%, 4/18/2022, 144A(a)(b)

     3,062,040  
970,000     

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2016-C, Class A3,

1.180%, 1/15/2021(a)

     963,016  
950,000     

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2017-A, Class A2B,

1-month LIBOR + 0.060%, 1.294%, 1/15/2020(a)(b)

     950,000  
1,525,000     

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2017-A, Class A3,

1.740%, 8/16/2021(a)

     1,524,063  
3,045,000     

Prestige Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class D,

5.150%, 11/15/2021, 144A(a)

     3,155,255  
1,868,278     

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2015-C, Class A3,

1.340%, 6/17/2019(a)

     1,867,443  
795,000     

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2016-C, Class A3,

1.140%, 8/17/2020(a)

     791,103  
1,335,062     

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2016-D, Class A2B,

1-month LIBOR + 0.130%, 1.364%, 5/15/2019(a)(b)

     1,335,453  
2,940,000     

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2017-B, Class A2B,

1-month LIBOR + 0.060%, 1.294%, 1/15/2020(a)(b)

     2,939,472  
1,345,000     

USAA Auto Owner Trust, Series 2016-1, Class A3,

1.200%, 6/15/2020(a)

     1,340,972  
595,000     

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class D,

3.460%, 10/17/2022, 144A(a)

     598,376  
       

 

 

 
          70,220,629  
       

 

 

 
     ABS Credit Card – 7.4%   
3,145,000     

American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2013-1, Class A,

1-month LIBOR + 0.420%, 1.654%, 2/16/2021(a)(b)

     3,154,961  
2,695,000     

American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2014-4, Class A,

1.430%, 6/15/2020(a)

     2,695,291  
2,295,000     

American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2014-5, Class A,

1-month LIBOR + 0.290%, 1.524%, 5/15/2020(a)(b)

     2,295,277  
4,050,000     

American Express Credit Account Secured Note Trust, Series 2012-4, Class A,

1-month LIBOR + 0.240%, 1.474%, 5/15/2020(a)(b)

     4,050,443  
2,765,000     

American Express Issuance Trust II, Series 2013-2, Class A,

1-month LIBOR + 0.430%, 1.664%, 8/15/2019(a)(b)

     2,774,865  
2,050,000     

BA Credit Card Trust, Series 2014-A1, Class A,

1-month LIBOR + 0.380%, 1.614%, 6/15/2021(a)(b)

     2,057,367  
5,865,000     

BA Credit Card Trust, Series 2015-A1, Class A,

1-month LIBOR + 0.330%, 1.564%, 6/15/2020(a)(b)

     5,870,155  
995,000     

Bank of America Credit Card Trust, Series 2016-A1, Class A,

1-month LIBOR + 0.390%, 1.624%, 10/15/2021(a)(b)

     999,271  


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
    

ABS Credit Card – continued

  
$    4,385,000     

Bank of America Credit Card Trust, Series 2017-A1, Class A1,

1.950%, 8/15/2022(a)

   $ 4,391,311  
3,600,000     

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2004-A7, Class A7,

1.450%, 8/16/2021(a)

     3,593,163  
2,585,000     

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2017-A1, Class A1,

2.000%, 1/17/2023(a)

     2,592,443  
6,640,000     

Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2014-A7, Class A,

1.380%, 11/15/2019(a)

     6,640,479  
3,560,000     

Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2015-A1, Class A,

1-month LIBOR + 0.320%, 1.554%, 2/18/2020(a)(b)

     3,563,888  
3,500,000     

Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2015-A4, Class A,

1.840%, 4/15/2022(a)

     3,497,425  
6,090,000     

Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2016-A1, Class A,

1-month LIBOR + 0.410%, 1.644%, 5/17/2021(a)(b)

     6,121,615  
3,120,000     

Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2016-A2, Class A,

1.370%, 6/15/2021(a)

     3,099,586  
5,990,000     

Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2017-A1, Class A,

1-month LIBOR + 0.300%, 1.534%, 1/18/2022(a)(b)

     6,012,712  
5,825,000     

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2013-A7, Class A7,

1-month LIBOR + 0.430%, 1.665%, 9/10/2020(a)(b)

     5,847,134  
3,045,000     

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2014-A8, Class A8,

1.730%, 4/09/2020(a)

     3,048,728  
5,800,000     

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2016-A1, Class A1,

1.750%, 11/19/2021(a)

     5,791,314  
5,995,000     

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2017-A1, Class A1,

1-month LIBOR + 0.250%, 1.484%, 1/19/2021(a)(b)

     6,007,208  
5,520,000     

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2017-A8, Class A8,

1.860%, 8/08/2022(a)

     5,507,454  
2,405,000     

Discover Card Execution Note Trust, Series 2013-A1, Class A1,

1-month LIBOR + 0.300%, 1.534%, 8/17/2020(a)(b)

     2,407,518  
       

 

 

 
          92,019,608  
       

 

 

 
     ABS Home Equity – 10.5%   
590,194     

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-4, Class 3A1,

3.397%, 3/25/2035(a)(s)

     578,773  
1,237,371     

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-1, Class 3A1,

3.313%, 5/25/2035(s)

     1,248,086  
1,892,728     

Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2016-B, Class A,

4.000%, 9/25/2065, 144A(a)(s)

     1,889,847  
1,364,263     

Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2016-C, Class A,

4.000%, 10/25/2057, 144A(a)(s)

     1,360,363  
428,824     

Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2017-A, Class A,

3.470%, 4/25/2057, 144A(a)(s)

     431,687  
509,264     

Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-9T1, Class A7,

5.500%, 7/25/2033

     518,122  
523,416     

Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-16CB, Class 1A1,

5.500%, 7/25/2034(a)

     533,449  
593,390     

Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-16CB, Class 3A1,

5.500%, 8/25/2034(a)

     609,387  
386,261     

Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-28CB, Class 5A1,

5.750%, 1/25/2035

     386,640  


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
    

ABS Home Equity – continued

  
$    1,155,680     

Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-J1, Class 2A1,

5.500%, 2/25/2025

   $ 1,174,863  
300,000     

American Homes 4 Rent, Series 2014-SFR2, Class D,

5.149%, 10/17/2036, 144A(a)

     327,935  
2,170,000     

American Homes 4 Rent, Series 2014-SFR2, Class E,

6.231%, 10/17/2036, 144A(a)

     2,424,979  
1,200,000     

American Homes 4 Rent, Series 2014-SFR3, Class E,

6.418%, 12/17/2036, 144A(a)

     1,360,974  
740,836     

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-8, Class 1CB1,

5.500%, 10/25/2033(a)

     754,925  
1,424,112     

Banc of America Funding Trust, Series 2004-B, Class 4A2,

3.378%, 11/20/2034(a)(s)

     1,421,143  
421,439     

Banc of America Funding Trust, Series 2005-5, Class A1,

5.500%, 9/25/2035(a)

     440,949  
838,775     

Banc of America Funding Trust, Series 2005-7, Class 3A1,

5.750%, 11/25/2035

     882,543  
645,746     

Banc of America Funding Trust, Series 2007-4, Class 5A1,

5.500%, 11/25/2034

     660,086  
1,745,000     

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IIIa Trust, Series 2017-RN7, Class A1,

3.105%, 9/28/2032, 144A(a)(c)(s)

     1,745,000  
326,396     

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IIIb Trust, Series 2017-RN2, Class A1,

3.475%, 4/28/2032, 144A(a)(s)

     328,402  
604,360     

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IIIb Trust, Series 2017-RN3, Class A1,

3.228%, 5/28/2032, 144A(a)(s)

     604,853  
895,751     

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVb Trust, Series 2017-NPL1, Class A1,

3.598%, 1/28/2032, 144A(a)(s)

     893,436  
805,865     

BCAP LLC Trust, Series 2007-AA2, Class 22A1,

6.000%, 3/25/2022

     800,024  
50,401     

CAM Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-1, Class A,

4.000%, 1/15/2056, 144A(a)(s)

     50,487  
2,055,000     

CAM Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-1, Class M,

5.000%, 1/15/2056, 144A(s)

     2,019,535  
2,006,795     

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2005-3, Class 2A3,

3.462%, 8/25/2035(s)

     2,005,981  
2,200,000     

Colony American Finance Ltd., Series 2015-1, Class D,

5.649%, 10/15/2047, 144A(a)

     2,325,582  
1,065,000     

Colony American Finance Ltd., Series 2016-1, Class C,

4.638%, 6/15/2048, 144A(a)(s)

     1,085,049  
2,105,000     

Colony American Homes, Series 2014-1A, Class E,

1-month LIBOR + 2.800%, 4.034%, 5/17/2031, 144A(a)(b)

     2,117,259  
326,016     

Colony American Homes, Series 2014-2A, Class E,

1-month LIBOR + 3.200%, 4.440%, 7/17/2031, 144A(b)

     327,158  
3,190,000     

Colony American Homes, Series 2015-1A, Class D,

1-month LIBOR + 2.150%, 3.384%, 7/17/2032, 144A(a)(b)

     3,203,931  
743,429     

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-22CB, Class 1A1,

5.750%, 12/25/2033(a)

     762,436  
631,340     

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-14T2, Class A11,

5.500%, 8/25/2034

     657,609  
1,173,465     

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-J10, Class 2CB1,

6.000%, 9/25/2034

     1,214,655  
639,085     

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-J3, Class 1A1,

5.500%, 4/25/2034(a)

     648,543  


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
    

ABS Home Equity – continued

  
$        851     

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-J7, Class 1A5,

5.062%, 8/25/2034(a)(c)(d)(s)

   $ 847  
752,800     

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-14, Class 2A1,

1-month LIBOR + 0.210%, 1.447%, 5/25/2035(b)

     706,705  
597,472     

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust, Series 2004-12, Class 8A1,

3.703%, 8/25/2034(s)

     587,563  
100,557     

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust, Series 2004-HYB4, Class 2A1,

3.512%, 9/20/2034(a)(s)

     97,775  
783,340     

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust, Series 2005-21, Class A17,

5.500%, 10/25/2035

     748,657  
606,046     

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2003-AR26, Class 7A1,

3.322%, 11/25/2033(a)(s)

     609,845  
395,694     

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2003-AR28, Class 4A1,

3.332%, 12/25/2033(a)(s)

     396,671  
253,793     

CSFB Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-27, Class 4A4,

5.750%, 11/25/2033(a)

     262,146  
988,222     

Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2004-4, Class 7AR1,

1-month LIBOR + 0.350%, 1.587%, 6/25/2034(a)(b)

     929,025  
707,682     

DSLA Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR5, Class 2A1A,

1-month LIBOR + 0.330%, 1.567%, 9/19/2045(b)

     578,996  
1,894,680     

Dukinfield 2 PLC, Series 2, Class A,

GBP 3-month LIBOR + 1.250%, 1.583%, 12/20/2052, (GBP)(a)(b)

     2,564,649  
691,490     

Eurosail PLC, Series 2007-2X, Class A3C,

GBP 3-month LIBOR + 0.150%, 0.452%, 3/13/2045, (GBP)(a)(b)

     903,077  
500,000     

Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2013-DN2, Class M2,

1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.487%, 11/25/2023(b)

     550,002  
1,834,442     

Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2014-DN1, Class M2,

1-month LIBOR + 2.200%, 3.437%, 2/25/2024(a)(b)

     1,893,351  
1,182,069     

Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2014-DN2, Class M2,

1-month LIBOR + 1.650%, 2.887%, 4/25/2024(a)(b)

     1,197,163  
2,585,000     

Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2015-DNA1, Class M2,

1-month LIBOR + 1.850%, 3.087%, 10/25/2027(a)(b)

     2,640,794  
1,460,529     

GCAT LLC, Series 2017-2, Class A1,

3.500%, 4/25/2047, 144A(a)(s)

     1,451,822  
890,562     

GCAT LLC, Series 2017-3, Class A1,

3.352%, 4/25/2047, 144A(a)(s)

     889,241  
183,589     

GCAT LLC, Series 2017-4, Class A1,

3.228%, 5/25/2022, 144A(a)(s)

     184,176  
1,204,072     

GCAT LLC, Series 2017-5, Class A1,

3.228%, 7/25/2047, 144A(a)(s)

     1,204,130  
422,963     

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR4, Class 3A1,

4.002%, 7/19/2035(s)

     409,729  
387,145     

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR4, Class 4A1,

3.709%, 7/25/2035(s)

     381,619  
2,653,815     

IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR12, Class A1,

1-month LIBOR + 0.780%, 2.017%, 12/25/2034(b)

     2,440,726  
862,471     

IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR7, Class A5,

1-month LIBOR + 1.220%, 2.457%, 9/25/2034(b)

     785,755  


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
    

ABS Home Equity – continued

  
$    1,710,323     

IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-16IP, Class A1,

1-month LIBOR + 0.640%, 1.877%, 7/25/2045(b)

   $ 1,646,963  
3,670,326     

IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR2, Class 2A1,

1-month LIBOR + 0.210%, 1.447%, 2/25/2046(b)

     3,277,510  
2,985,000     

Invitation Homes Trust, Series 2015-SFR1, Class E,

1-month LIBOR + 4.200%, 5.434%, 3/17/2032, 144A(b)

     3,032,671  
1,430,000     

Invitation Homes Trust, Series 2015-SFR3, Class E,

1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 4.984%, 8/17/2032, 144A(a)(b)

     1,455,770  
562,010     

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2003-A2, Class 3A1,

2.996%, 11/25/2033(a)(s)

     539,804  
1,853,941     

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-S1, Class 2A1,

6.000%, 9/25/2034(a)

     1,872,496  
1,430,403     

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class 3A2,

3.469%, 4/25/2035(a)(s)

     1,425,351  
370,759     

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-A3, Class 4A1,

3.337%, 6/25/2035(a)(s)

     374,374  
1,191,515     

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-A1, Class 1A2,

3.457%, 2/25/2036(s)

     1,108,175  
603,782     

Lehman XS Trust, Series 2005-7N, Class 3A1,

1-month LIBOR + 0.280%, 1.517%, 12/25/2035(b)

     512,736  
163     

Lehman XS Trust, Series 2006-12N, Class A2A1,

1-month LIBOR + 0.150%, 1.387%, 8/25/2046(b)(c)(d)

     162  
705,165     

Lehman XS Trust, Series 2006-2N, Class 1A1,

1-month LIBOR + 0.260%, 1.497%, 2/25/2046(b)

     622,420  
542,417     

Ludgate Funding PLC, Series 2007-1, Class A2B,

3-month EURIBOR + 0.160%, Zero Coupon, 1/01/2061, (EUR)(a)(b)

     612,781  
2,041,338     

Ludgate Funding PLC, Series 2008-W1X, Class A1,

GBP 3-month LIBOR + 0.600%, 0.904%, 1/01/2061, (GBP)(a)(b)

     2,662,543  
360,755     

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-4, Class 5A1,

3.618%, 5/25/2034(a)(s)

     356,649  
1,521,631     

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-7, Class 3A1,

3.311%, 7/25/2034(a)(s)

     1,486,272  
349,706     

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2006-2, Class 1A1,

3.651%, 4/25/2036(s)

     347,593  
494,160     

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-9, Class 4A1,

5.250%, 11/25/2033(a)

     510,602  
553,084     

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-5, Class 1A1,

5.500%, 6/25/2034(a)

     566,707  
663,704     

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-5, Class 2A1,

6.000%, 6/25/2034(a)

     687,438  
1,743,203     

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-8, Class 2A1,

6.000%, 9/25/2034

     1,851,630  
200,287     

MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc., Series 2006-2, Class 2A,

3.120%, 5/25/2036(a)(s)

     200,107  
660,558     

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-7, Class 4A2,

5.500%, 11/25/2035

     632,407  
1,277,200     

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-7, Class 7A5,

5.500%, 11/25/2035

     1,314,443  
791,866     

Newgate Funding, Series 2007-3X, Class A2B,

3-month EURIBOR + 0.600%, 0.271%, 12/15/2050, (EUR)(a)(b)

     925,957  
417,403     

NYMT Residential LLC, Series 2016-RP1A, Class A,

4.000%, 3/25/2021, 144A(a)(s)

     418,877  


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
    

ABS Home Equity – continued

  
$    1,277,337     

Oak Hill Advisors Residential Loan Trust, Series 2017-NPL1, Class A1,

3.000%, 6/25/2057, 144A(a)(s)

   $ 1,277,999  
633,860     

OWS Structured Asset Trust, Series 2016-NPL1, Class A1,

3.750%, 7/25/2056, 144A(a)(s)

     638,791  
4,320,000     

Preston Ridge Partners Mortgage LLC, Series 2017-2A, Class A1,

3.470%, 9/25/2022, 144A(c)(s)

     4,320,000  
1,165,000     

Preston Ridge Partners Mortgage LLC, Series 2017-2A, Class A2,

5.000%, 9/25/2022, 144A(c)(s)

     1,124,225  
2,863,080     

RCO Mortgage LLC, Series 2017-1, Class A1,

3.375%, 8/25/2022, 144A(a)(s)

     2,866,820  
1,013,868     

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust, Series 2006-QO4, Class 2A1,

1-month LIBOR + 0.190%, 1.427%, 4/25/2046(b)

     950,363  
1,532,393     

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2005-A8CB, Class A9,

5.375%, 7/25/2035

     1,323,310  
498,725     

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities, Series 2006-S1, Class 1A3,

5.750%, 1/25/2036

     499,392  
250,919     

RMAC PLC, Series 2005-NS3X, Class A2C,

3-month EURIBOR + 0.360%, 0.029%, 6/12/2043, (EUR)(a)(b)

     289,116  
444,337     

RMAC Securities No. 1 PLC, Series 2006-NS1X, Class A2C,

3-month EURIBOR + 0.150%, Zero Coupon, 6/12/2044, (EUR)(a)(b)

     509,488  
344,223     

RMAC Securities No. 1 PLC, Series 2007-NS1X, Class A2A,

GBP 3-month LIBOR + 0.150%, 0.442%, 6/12/2044, (GBP)(a)(b)

     440,141  
1,819,000     

Starwood Waypoint Homes, Series 2015-1A, Class E,

1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.234%, 7/17/2032, 144A(a)(b)

     1,841,207  
771,124     

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-6, Class 1A,

3.307%, 6/25/2034(a)(s)

     762,541  
3,732,702     

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-14, Class A1,

1-month LIBOR + 0.310%, 1.547%, 7/25/2035(b)

     3,129,692  
667,282     

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2004-20, Class 8A7,

5.750%, 11/25/2034(a)

     674,750  
385,657     

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Trust, Series 2005-1, Class 7A7,

5.500%, 2/25/2035

     396,574  
1,200,000     

Towd Point Mortgage Funding PLC, Series 16-GR1X, Class B,

GBP 3-month LIBOR + 1.400%, 1.688%, 7/20/2046, (GBP)(a)(b)

     1,619,467  
1,251,085     

VOLT LIV LLC, Series 2017-NPL1, Class A1,

3.500%, 2/25/2047, 144A(a)(s)

     1,258,774  
2,400,000     

VOLT LIV LLC, Series 2017-NPL1, Class A2,

6.000%, 2/25/2047, 144A(s)

     2,419,814  
1,130,804     

VOLT LV LLC, Series 2017-NPL2, Class A1,

3.500%, 3/25/2047, 144A(a)(s)

     1,139,148  
2,295,827     

VOLT LVI LLC, Series 2017-NPL3, Class A1,

3.500%, 3/25/2047, 144A(a)(s)

     2,313,435  
1,755,000     

VOLT LVI LLC, Series 2017-NPL3, Class A2,

5.875%, 3/25/2047, 144A(s)

     1,767,985  
682,255     

VOLT LVII LLC, Series 2017-NPL4, Class A1,

3.375%, 4/25/2047, 144A(a)(s)

     685,974  
1,021,253     

VOLT LXI LLC, Series 2017-NPL8, Class A1,

3.125%, 6/25/2047, 144A(a)(s)

     1,023,868  
47,820     

VOLT XIX LLC, Series 2014-NP11, Class A1,

3.875%, 4/25/2055, 144A(s)

     47,836  
1,565,000     

VOLT XL LLC, Series 2015-NP14, Class A2,

4.875%, 11/27/2045, 144A(s)

     1,568,567  


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
    

ABS Home Equity – continued

  
$    397,697     

VOLT XXII LLC, Series 2015-NPL4, Class A1,

3.500%, 2/25/2055, 144A(a)(s)

   $ 398,982  
199,384     

VOLT XXII LLC, Series 2015-NPL4, Class A2,

4.250%, 2/25/2055, 144A(a)(s)

     200,327  
129,902     

VOLT XXIV LLC, Series 2015-NPL6, Class A1,

3.500%, 2/25/2055, 144A(a)(s)

     130,634  
771,467     

VOLT XXIV LLC, Series 2015-NPL6, Class A2,

4.250%, 2/25/2055, 144A(s)

     771,248  
2,162,003     

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2004-I, Class 2A1,

3.444%, 7/25/2034(a)(s)

     2,193,529  
328,754     

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2004-O, Class A1,

3.528%, 8/25/2034(a)(s)

     336,503  
185,007     

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-11, Class 2A3,

5.500%, 11/25/2035(a)

     191,256  
856,832     

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-16, Class A18,

6.000%, 1/25/2036

     862,487  
466,626     

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-AR10, Class 2A4,

3.296%, 5/01/2035(a)(s)

     477,681  
604,053     

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-AR12, Class 2A5,

3.263%, 6/25/2035(a)(s)

     611,206  
       

 

 

 
            129,714,723  
       

 

 

 
    

ABS Other – 3.9%

  
899,116     

AASET Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class A,

3.967%, 5/16/2042, 144A(a)

     905,165  
3,975,446     

AIM Aviation Finance Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class B1,

5.072%, 2/15/2040, 144A(a)(s)

     3,920,274  
1,264,465     

AIM Aviation Finance Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class C1,

4.750%, 2/15/2040, 144A(a)

     1,163,051  
1,188,333     

Blackbird Capital Aircraft Lease Securitization Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class A,

4.213%, 12/16/2041, 144A(a)(s)

     1,235,206  
1,356,042     

Blackbird Capital Aircraft Lease Securitization Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class B,

5.682%, 12/16/2041, 144A(a)(s)

     1,365,854  
1,430,000     

CLUB Credit Trust, Series 2017-P1, Class A,

2.420%, 9/15/2023, 144A(a)(c)

     1,429,857  
2,500,926     

Cronos Containers Program I Ltd.,

3.270%, 11/18/2029, 144A(a)

     2,497,104  
2,039,048     

GCA2014 Holdings Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class C,

6.000%, 1/05/2030, 144A(c)(d)(e)

     1,406,943  
805,796     

GCA2014 Holdings Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class D,

7.500%, 1/05/2030, 144A(c)(d)(e)

     232,230  
3,410,000     

GCA2014 Holdings Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class E,

Zero Coupon, 1/05/2030, 144A(c)(d)(e)(f)

     —    
1,317,885     

Global Container Assets Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class B,

4.500%, 2/05/2030, 144A(e)(g)

     1,270,641  
3,120,000     

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust,

4.160%, 11/20/2028, 144A(a)

     3,182,646  
445     

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2014-1A, Class A,

2.430%, 6/18/2024, 144A(a)

     445  
97,631     

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2014-2A, Class A,

2.470%, 9/18/2024, 144A(a)

     97,742  


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
    

ABS Other – continued

  
$    745,000     

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2014-2A, Class B,

3.020%, 9/18/2024, 144A(a)

   $ 746,827  
6,475,000     

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2014-2A, Class D,

5.310%, 9/18/2024, 144A(a)

     6,527,514  
1,265,000     

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2015-1A, Class A,

3.190%, 3/18/2026, 144A(a)

     1,277,377  
3,100,000     

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class C,

6.000%, 2/20/2029, 144A(a)

     3,209,964  
2,685,000     

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2016-2A, Class B,

5.940%, 3/20/2028, 144A(a)

     2,790,296  
3,753,014     

Shenton Aircraft Investment I Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class A,

4.750%, 10/15/2042, 144A(a)

     3,929,745  
436,418     

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2013-1A, Class A,

1.590%, 11/20/2029, 144A(a)

     436,077  
841,103     

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2013-3A, Class A,

2.200%, 10/20/2030, 144A(a)

     840,623  
879,974     

SpringCastle America Funding LLC, Series 2016-AA, Class A,

3.050%, 4/25/2029, 144A(a)

     885,972  
2,287,833     

TAL Advantage V LLC, Series 2013-2A, Class A,

3.550%, 11/20/2038, 144A(a)

     2,285,207  
1,710,000     

Tidewater Sales Finance Master Trust, Series 2017-AA, Class A,

4.550%, 4/15/2021, 144A(e)(g)

     1,708,903  
5,700,000     

Working Capital Solutions Funding LLC,

1-month LIBOR + 6.950%, 7.711%, 8/30/2018, 144A(b)(c)(d)(e)

     5,700,000  
       

 

 

 
          49,045,663  
       

 

 

 
    

ABS Student Loan – 0.7%

  
1,460,000     

SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust, Series 2003-A, Class A3,

28-day ARS, 3.790%, 6/15/2032(a)(b)(c)

     1,459,416  
3,550,000     

SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust, Series 2003-B, Class A3,

28-day ARS, 3.320%, 3/15/2033(a)(b)(c)

     3,548,580  
216,677     

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC, Series 2014-B, Class A1,

1-month LIBOR + 1.250%, 2.482%, 8/25/2032, 144A(a)(b)

     219,237  
1,087,445     

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC, Series 2015-A, Class A1,

1-month LIBOR + 1.200%, 2.432%, 3/25/2033, 144A(a)(b)

     1,104,301  
2,217,792     

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC, Series 2016-A, Class B,

3.570%, 1/26/2038, 144A(a)

     2,226,790  
       

 

 

 
          8,558,324  
       

 

 

 
    

ABS Whole Business – 0.3%

  
3,107,213     

Coinstar Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A2,

5.216%, 4/25/2047, 144A(a)

     3,230,204  
960,000     

Five Guys Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A2,

4.600%, 7/25/2047, 144A(a)

     983,527  
       

 

 

 
          4,213,731  
       

 

 

 
    

Aerospace & Defense – 0.9%

  
1,135,000     

Embraer Netherlands Finance BV,

5.050%, 6/15/2025(a)

     1,204,519  
1,605,000     

Embraer Netherlands Finance BV,

5.400%, 2/01/2027(a)

     1,738,215  


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
    

Aerospace & Defense – continued

  
$    1,195,000     

Embraer Overseas Ltd.,

5.696%, 9/16/2023, 144A(a)

   $ 1,310,018  
6,003,000     

Meccanica Holdings USA, Inc.,

6.250%, 1/15/2040, 144A(a)

     6,783,390  
       

 

 

 
          11,036,142  
       

 

 

 
    

Airlines – 1.3%

  
7,697,579     

Air Canada Pass Through Trust, Series 2015-2, Class B,

5.000%, 6/15/2025, 144A(a)

     8,071,604  
3,150,000     

American Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2017-1B, Class B,

4.950%, 8/15/2026(a)

     3,295,530  
5,118,995     

Latam Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2015-1, Class B,

4.500%, 8/15/2025(a)

     5,139,471  
       

 

 

 
          16,506,605  
       

 

 

 
    

Automotive – 3.6%

  
5,875,000     

American Honda Finance Corp., MTN,

3-month LIBOR + 0.280%, 1.596%, 11/19/2018(a)(b)

     5,888,512  
6,045,000     

BMW U.S. Capital LLC,

3-month LIBOR + 0.380%, 1.682%, 4/06/2020, 144A(a)(b)

     6,075,199  
5,785,000     

BMW U.S. Capital LLC,

3-month LIBOR + 0.410%, 1.730%, 9/13/2019, 144A(a)(b)

     5,816,861  
5,980,000     

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,

3-month LIBOR + 1.000%, 2.304%, 1/09/2020(a)(b)

     6,029,718  
6,125,000     

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.,

3-month LIBOR + 0.390%, 1.694%, 7/13/2020, 144A(a)(b)

     6,128,614  
5,955,000     

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.,

3-month LIBOR + 0.580%, 1.884%, 1/13/2020, 144A(a)(b)

     5,991,366  
5,980,000     

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., MTN,

3-month LIBOR + 0.260%, 1.564%, 1/09/2019(a)(b)

     5,993,219  
2,955,000     

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., MTN,

3-month LIBOR + 0.440%, 1.744%, 10/18/2019(a)(b)

     2,974,601  
       

 

 

 
          44,898,090  
       

 

 

 
    

Banking – 3.6%

  
44,895,000     

Banco Hipotecario S.A.,

Argentina Deposit Rates Badlar Private Banks + 2.500%, 22.479%, 1/12/2020, 144A, (ARS)(b)

     2,547,533  
21,970,000     

Banco Macro S.A.,

17.500%, 5/08/2022, 144A, (ARS)

     1,207,265  
46,000,000     

Banco Supervielle S.A.,

Argentina Deposit Rates Badlar Private Banks + 4.500%, 25.042%, 8/09/2020, 144A, (ARS)(b)

     2,690,221  
6,100,000     

Citibank NA,

3-month LIBOR + 0.230%, 1.541%, 11/09/2018(a)(b)

     6,106,754  
4,603,000     

Citigroup, Inc.,

3-month LIBOR + 0.700%, 2.017%, 11/24/2017(a)(b)

     4,607,005  
5,980,000     

Citigroup, Inc.,

3-month LIBOR + 0.790%, 2.094%, 1/10/2020(a)(b)

     6,024,595  
6,240,000     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

3-month LIBOR + 0.680%, 1.996%, 6/01/2021(a)(b)

     6,265,522  


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
    

Banking – continued

  
$    5,800,000     

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA,

3-month LIBOR + 0.590%, 1.918%, 9/23/2019(a)(b)

   $ 5,841,468  
6,000,000     

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.,

3-month LIBOR + 0.540%, 1.845%, 1/11/2019(a)(b)

     6,025,224  
3,000,000     

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), MTN,

3-month LIBOR + 0.420%, 1.724%, 1/18/2019(a)(b)

     3,009,450  
       

 

 

 
          44,325,037  
       

 

 

 
    

Building Materials – 0.2%

  
2,755,000     

Cemex SAB de CV,

6.125%, 5/05/2025, 144A(a)

     2,965,069  
       

 

 

 
    

Cable Satellite – 0.8%

  
2,865,000     

Cox Communications, Inc.,

4.500%, 6/30/2043, 144A(a)

     2,637,360  
1,575,000     

Cox Communications, Inc.,

4.700%, 12/15/2042, 144A(a)

     1,476,169  
1,740,000     

DISH DBS Corp.,

5.875%, 11/15/2024

     1,823,737  
1,475,000     

DISH DBS Corp.,

7.750%, 7/01/2026

     1,693,551  
2,065,000     

Time Warner Cable LLC,

4.500%, 9/15/2042(a)

     1,957,096  
       

 

 

 
          9,587,913  
       

 

 

 
    

Chemicals – 0.1%

  
1,490,000     

Mexichem SAB de CV,

4.000%, 10/04/2027, 144A

     1,487,616  
       

 

 

 
    

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.4%

  
1,726,070     

GMACM Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR1, Class 3A,

3.904%, 3/18/2035(s)

     1,745,674  
53,949,770     

Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-135, Class IO,

0.602%, 1/16/2053(a)(h)(s)

     1,967,904  
1,057,654     

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR5, Class 4A1,

3.548%, 10/25/2035(s)

     1,051,116  
       

 

 

 
          4,764,694  
       

 

 

 
    

Construction Machinery – 1.2%

  
3,050,000     

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., GMTN,

3-month LIBOR + 0.290%, 1.607%, 9/04/2020(a)(b)

     3,054,977  
5,810,000     

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., GMTN,

3-month LIBOR + 0.700%, 2.014%, 2/23/2018(a)(b)

     5,825,463  
6,000,000     

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., MTN,

3-month LIBOR + 0.510%, 1.814%, 1/10/2020(a)(b)

     6,034,276  
       

 

 

 
          14,914,716  
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified Manufacturing – 0.5%

  
5,915,000     

United Technologies Corp.,

3-month LIBOR + 0.350%, 1.661%, 11/01/2019(a)(b)

     5,942,327  
       

 

 

 


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
    

Electric – 1.7%

  
$        12,170,000     

Enel SpA, (fixed rate to 9/24/2023, variable rate thereafter),

8.750%, 9/24/2073, 144A(a)

   $ 14,740,913  
1,695,000     

Minejesa Capital BV,

4.625%, 8/10/2030, 144A(a)

     1,730,612  
4,800,000     

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.,

3-month LIBOR + 0.200%, 1.518%, 11/30/2017(a)(b)

     4,799,597  
       

 

 

 
          21,271,122  
       

 

 

 
    

Finance Companies – 0.8%

  
3,225,000     

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp.,

5.875%, 8/01/2021, 144A(a)

     3,297,562  
6,100,000     

USAA Capital Corp.,

3-month LIBOR + 0.230%, 1.541%, 2/01/2019, 144A(a)(b)

     6,106,222  
       

 

 

 
          9,403,784  
       

 

 

 
    

Financial Other – 0.7%

  
1,815,000     

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.,

6.750%, 2/01/2024(a)

     1,914,825  
6,780,000     

Rialto Holdings LLC/Rialto Corp.,

7.000%, 12/01/2018, 144A

     6,830,850  
       

 

 

 
          8,745,675  
       

 

 

 
    

Food & Beverage – 1.4%

  
3,850,000     

BRF GmbH,

4.350%, 9/29/2026, 144A(a)

     3,773,192  
10,800,000     

BRF S.A.,

7.750%, 5/22/2018, 144A, (BRL)(a)

     3,367,381  
1,680,000     

Cosan Luxembourg S.A.,

7.000%, 1/20/2027, 144A(a)

     1,823,573  
2,300,000     

Cosan Luxembourg S.A.,

9.500%, 3/14/2018, 144A, (BRL)(a)

     721,848  
2,300,000     

JBS USA LUX S.A./JBS USA Finance, Inc.,

5.750%, 6/15/2025, 144A

     2,291,375  
2,695,000     

JBS USA LUX S.A./JBS USA Finance, Inc.,

7.250%, 6/01/2021, 144A(a)

     2,748,900  
2,900,000     

PepsiCo, Inc.,

3-month LIBOR + 0.270%, 1.571%, 10/04/2019(a)(b)

     2,910,913  
       

 

 

 
          17,637,182  
       

 

 

 
    

Government Owned - No Guarantee – 2.7%

  
18,670,000,000     

Financiera de Desarrollo Territorial S.A. Findeter,

7.875%, 8/12/2024, 144A, (COP)(a)

     6,469,529  
2,820,001     

Petrobras Global Finance BV,

5.299%, 1/27/2025, 144A(a)

     2,815,771  
4,640,000     

Petrobras Global Finance BV,

5.625%, 5/20/2043(a)

     4,141,200  
9,050,000     

Petrobras Global Finance BV,

5.999%, 1/27/2028, 144A(a)

     9,043,212  
2,045,000     

Petrobras Global Finance BV,

7.250%, 3/17/2044(a)

     2,129,356  
700,000(††)     

Petroleos Mexicanos,

7.650%, 11/24/2021, 144A, (MXN)(a)

     3,760,745  


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
    

Government Owned - No Guarantee – continued

  
$      2,695,000     

YPF S.A.,

6.950%, 7/21/2027, 144A

   $ 2,856,700  
1,930,000     

YPF S.A.,

Argentina Deposit Rates Badlar Private Banks + 4.000%, 24.104%, 7/07/2020, 144A(b)

     1,824,076  
       

 

 

 
          33,040,589  
       

 

 

 
    

Health Insurance – 0.5%

  
5,665,000     

Aetna, Inc.,

3-month LIBOR + 0.650%, 1.967%, 12/08/2017(a)(b)

     5,671,050  
       

 

 

 
    

Healthcare – 0.5%

  
2,850,000     

Grifols S.A.,

3.200%, 5/01/2025, 144A, (EUR)

     3,425,679  
2,800,000     

Quintiles IMS, Inc.,

3.250%, 3/15/2025, 144A, (EUR)(a)

     3,365,348  
       

 

 

 
          6,791,027  
       

 

 

 
    

Independent Energy – 1.9%

  
2,965,000     

Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.,

8.500%, 5/15/2020, 144A

     2,708,142  
74,000     

California Resources Corp.,

5.500%, 9/15/2021

     39,405  
448,000     

California Resources Corp.,

6.000%, 11/15/2024

     203,840  
1,095,000     

California Resources Corp.,

8.000%, 12/15/2022, 144A

     711,750  
3,635,000     

Continental Resources, Inc.,

3.800%, 6/01/2024(a)

     3,507,775  
560,000     

Continental Resources, Inc.,

4.500%, 4/15/2023(a)

     561,400  
3,080,000     

Gulfport Energy Corp.,

6.375%, 5/15/2025

     3,118,500  
3,650,000     

Halcon Resources Corp.,

6.750%, 2/15/2025, 144A

     3,777,750  
1,265,000     

MEG Energy Corp.,

6.375%, 1/30/2023, 144A

     1,103,712  
2,055,000     

MEG Energy Corp.,

7.000%, 3/31/2024, 144A

     1,762,162  
7,460,000     

OGX Austria GmbH,

8.375%, 4/01/2022, 144A(c)(d)(e)(i)

     —    
4,420,000     

OGX Austria GmbH,

8.500%, 6/01/2018, 144A(c)(d)(e)(i)

     —    
1,055,000     

SM Energy Co.,

5.000%, 1/15/2024

     994,338  
1,750,000     

SM Energy Co.,

6.125%, 11/15/2022

     1,754,375  
165,000     

SM Energy Co.,

6.500%, 1/01/2023

     166,238  
535,000     

SM Energy Co.,

6.750%, 9/15/2026

     535,000  


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
    

Independent Energy – continued

  
$      3,110,000     

Southwestern Energy Co.,

6.700%, 1/23/2025(a)

   $ 3,156,650  
       

 

 

 
          24,101,037  
       

 

 

 
    

Integrated Energy – 1.4%

  
1,225,000     

BP Capital Markets PLC,

3-month LIBOR + 0.425%, 1.734%, 2/13/2018(a)(b)

     1,226,625  
3,040,000     

Cenovus Energy, Inc.,

5.400%, 6/15/2047, 144A(a)

     3,019,700  
6,595,000     

Chevron Corp.,

3-month LIBOR + 0.170%, 1.485%, 11/15/2017(a)(b)

     6,596,635  
950,000     

Geopark Ltd.,

6.500%, 9/21/2024, 144A

     952,223  
5,795,000     

Shell International Finance BV,

3-month LIBOR + 0.350%, 1.660%, 9/12/2019(a)(b)

     5,827,832  
       

 

 

 
          17,623,015  
       

 

 

 
    

Leisure – 0.1%

  
885,000     

Constellation Merger Sub, Inc.,

8.500%, 9/15/2025, 144A

     869,513  
       

 

 

 
    

Life Insurance – 0.5%

  
5,785,000     

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I,

3-month LIBOR + 0.340%, 1.659%, 9/14/2018, 144A(a)(b)

     5,799,058  
       

 

 

 
    

Local Authorities – 1.6%

  
2,900,000     

Provincia de Buenos Aires,

5.750%, 6/15/2019, 144A

     3,001,500  
2,280,000     

Provincia de Buenos Aires,

6.500%, 2/15/2023, 144A

     2,402,185  
2,015,000     

Provincia de Buenos Aires,

7.875%, 6/15/2027, 144A

     2,183,857  
200,805,000     

Provincia de Buenos Aires,

Argentina Deposit Rates Badlar Private Banks + 3.830%, 25.330%, 5/31/2022, (ARS)(b)

     11,965,245  
       

 

 

 
          19,552,787  
       

 

 

 
    

Media Entertainment – 0.8%

  
4,735,000     

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.,

7.625%, 3/15/2020

     4,675,812  
27,290,000     

Grupo Televisa SAB, EMTN,

7.250%, 5/14/2043, (MXN)(a)

     1,181,070  
2,670,000     

Netflix, Inc.,

3.625%, 5/15/2027, 144A, (EUR)

     3,203,325  
725,000     

Viacom, Inc., (fixed rate to 2/28/2027, variable rate thereafter),

6.250%, 2/28/2057(a)

     729,531  
       

 

 

 
          9,789,738  
       

 

 

 
    

Metals & Mining – 0.4%

  
3,085,000     

Stillwater Mining Co.,

6.125%, 6/27/2022, 144A(a)

     3,126,030  


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
    

Metals & Mining – continued

  

$    1,900,000

    

Vale Overseas Ltd.,

6.250%, 8/10/2026(a)

   $ 2,155,930  
       

 

 

 
          5,281,960  
       

 

 

 
    

Midstream – 1.9%

  

5,465,000

    

EnLink Midstream Partners LP, Series C, (fixed rate to 12/15/2022, variable rate thereafter),

6.000%(a)(j)

     5,469,387  

2,690,000

    

NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp.,

5.125%, 7/15/2019

     2,687,875  

2,265,000

    

NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp.,

6.125%, 3/01/2025

     2,106,450  

435,000

    

NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp.,

6.875%, 10/15/2021

     435,000  

3,400,000

    

NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp.,

7.500%, 11/01/2023

     3,383,000  

580,000

    

NGPL PipeCo LLC,

4.375%, 8/15/2022, 144A(a)

     601,750  

970,000

    

NGPL PipeCo LLC,

4.875%, 8/15/2027, 144A(a)

     1,016,414  

1,160,000

    

NGPL PipeCo LLC,

7.768%, 12/15/2037, 144A(a)

     1,444,200  

800,000

    

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC,

7.000%, 3/15/2027(a)

     947,452  

6,005,000

    

TransCanada Trust, (fixed rate to 3/15/2027, variable rate thereafter),

5.300%, 3/15/2077(a)

     6,147,619  
       

 

 

 
          24,239,147  
       

 

 

 
    

Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 3.8%

  

4,967,048

    

BXHTL Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-DRMZ, Class M,

1-month LIBOR + 8.200%, 9.433%, 5/15/2020, 144A(b)(c)(e)(g)

     4,991,883  

4,565,000

    

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-C1, Class D,

6.281%, 4/15/2044, 144A(a)(s)

     4,720,879  

1,900,000

    

Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-SAVA, Class C,

1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.235%, 10/15/2034, 144A(a)(b)

     1,920,178  

3,700,000

    

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2015-TOWN, Class A,

1-month LIBOR + 1.250%, 2.484%, 3/15/2028, 144A(a)(b)

     3,704,642  

3,635,000

    

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-USA, Class E,

4.373%, 9/15/2037, 144A

     3,239,574  

2,552,340

    

DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-LC1A, Class E,

5.685%, 11/10/2046, 144A(a)(s)

     2,687,346  

2,134,225

    

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2007-GG10, Class AM,

5.780%, 8/10/2045(s)

     2,179,693  

466,841

    

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2007-LDPX, Class AM,

5.464%, 1/15/2049(a)(s)

     466,458  

3,090,000

    

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2015-SGP, Class D,

1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.727%, 7/15/2036, 144A(a)(s)

     3,124,710  

1,570,000

    

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2011-C2, Class D,

5.666%, 6/15/2044, 144A(a)(s)

     1,625,174  

2,125,000

    

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2011-C2, Class E,

5.666%, 6/15/2044, 144A(a)(s)

     2,018,279  


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
    

Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – continued

  

$    6,060,000

    

Motel 6 Trust, Series 2017-M6MZ, Class M,

8.160%, 8/15/2019, 144A(s)

   $ 6,071,336  

2,280,000

    

SCG Trust, Series 2013-SRP1, Class B,

1-month LIBOR + 2.500%, 3.977%, 11/15/2026, 144A(a)(b)

     2,245,432  

2,200,000

    

SCG Trust, Series 2013-SRP1, Class C,

1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.727%, 11/15/2026, 144A(a)(b)

     2,179,675  

3,165,000

    

SCG Trust, Series 2013-SRP1, Class D,

1-month LIBOR + 3.344%, 4.578%, 11/15/2026, 144A(a)(b)

     3,023,182  

2,587,500

    

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-C2, Class D,

5.788%, 2/15/2044, 144A(a)(s)

     2,622,908  
       

 

 

 
          46,821,349  
       

 

 

 
    

Paper – 0.2%

  

1,915,000

    

Suzano Austria GmbH,

5.750%, 7/14/2026, 144A(a)

     2,057,285  
       

 

 

 
    

Pharmaceuticals – 0.8%

  

6,640,000

    

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV,

3.150%, 10/01/2026(a)

     6,120,064  

3,175,000

    

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.,

5.500%, 3/01/2023, 144A

     2,786,063  

1,400,000

    

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.,

6.125%, 4/15/2025, 144A

     1,226,750  
       

 

 

 
          10,132,877  
       

 

 

 
    

Property & Casualty Insurance – 0.9%

  

2,890,000

    

Ardonagh Midco 3 PLC,

8.375%, 7/15/2023, 144A, (GBP)

     4,012,128  

600,000

    

Ardonagh Midco 3 PLC,

8.625%, 7/15/2023, 144A

     630,030  

6,000,000

    

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.,

3-month LIBOR + 0.320%, 1.624%, 1/10/2020(a)(b)

     6,025,890  
       

 

 

 
          10,668,048  
       

 

 

 
    

Retailers – 0.3%

  

4,080,000

    

Cencosud S.A.,

4.375%, 7/17/2027, 144A(a)

     4,098,360  
       

 

 

 
    

Sovereigns – 0.1%

  

29,460,000

    

Argentina Politica Monetaria,

Argentina Central Bank 7-day Repo Reference Rate, 26.250%, 6/21/2020, (ARS)(b)

     1,800,352  
       

 

 

 
    

Technology – 2.6%

  

6,045,000

    

Apple, Inc.,

3-month LIBOR + 0.070%, 1.379%, 5/11/2020(a)(b)

     6,048,262  

6,955,000

    

Cisco Systems, Inc.,

3-month LIBOR + 0.340%, 1.665%, 9/20/2019(a)(b)

     6,995,978  

11,255,000

    

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.,

6.020%, 6/15/2026, 144A(a)

     12,499,240  

540,000

    

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.,

8.250%, 10/15/2024

     577,800  


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
    

Technology – continued

  

$     6,000,000

    

International Business Machines Corp., Series 3FRN,

3-month LIBOR + 0.230%, 1.547%, 1/27/2020(a)(b)

   $ 6,011,561  
       

 

 

 
          32,132,841  
       

 

 

 
    

Treasuries – 6.7%

  

51,470,000

    

Malaysia Government Bond, Series 0517,

3.441%, 2/15/2021, (MYR)(a)

     12,207,014  

1,115,000(††)

    

Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M,

5.750%, 3/05/2026, (MXN)(a)

     5,709,278  

164,370,000

    

Poland Government International Bond, Series 0727,

2.500%, 7/25/2027, (PLN)(a)

     41,783,944  

254,200,000

    

South Africa Government International Bond,

8.750%, 1/31/2044, (ZAR)(a)

     16,949,251  

100,300,000

    

South Africa Government International Bond,

8.750%, 2/28/2048, (ZAR)(a)

     6,699,829  
       

 

 

 
          83,349,316  
       

 

 

 
    

Wirelines – 0.1%

  

10,085,000

    

Oi S.A.,

9.750%, 9/15/2016, 144A, (BRL)(i)

     859,748  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

(Identified Cost $918,516,208)

     911,937,747  
       

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds – 2.5%

 

    

Building Materials – 0.0%

  

425,000

    

Tutor Perini Corp.,

2.875%, 6/15/2021

     494,859  
       

 

 

 
    

Cable Satellite – 0.1%

  

1,495,000

    

Dish Network Corp.,

2.375%, 3/15/2024, 144A

     1,485,656  
       

 

 

 
    

Consumer Cyclical Services – 0.2%

  

2,975,000

    

Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.,

2.000%, 10/01/2023(a)

     2,882,031  
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified Operations – 0.1%

  

775,000

    

RWT Holdings, Inc.,

5.625%, 11/15/2019

     798,250  
       

 

 

 
    

Healthcare – 0.1%

  

615,000

    

Evolent Health, Inc.,

2.000%, 12/01/2021, 144A

     691,106  

275,000

    

Teladoc, Inc.,

3.000%, 12/15/2022, 144A

     298,547  
       

 

 

 
          989,653  
       

 

 

 
    

Leisure – 0.1%

  

650,000

    

Rovi Corp.,

0.500%, 3/01/2020

     657,761  
       

 

 

 


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Convertible Bonds – continued

  
    

Media Entertainment – 0.1%

  

$    885,000

    

Liberty Media Corp.,

2.250%, 9/30/2046

   $ 940,313  
       

 

 

 
    

Midstream – 0.2%

  

1,280,000

    

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,

5.500%, 9/15/2026, 144A

     1,174,400  

385,000

    

SM Energy Co.,

1.500%, 7/01/2021

     361,419  

1,075,000

    

Whiting Petroleum Corp.,

1.250%, 4/01/2020

     958,094  
       

 

 

 
          2,493,913  
       

 

 

 
    

Oil Field Services – 0.2%

  

970,000

    

Hercules Capital, Inc.,

4.375%, 2/01/2022, 144A(a)

     985,156  

1,760,000

    

Nabors Industries, Inc.,

0.750%, 1/15/2024, 144A(a)

     1,431,100  
       

 

 

 
          2,416,256  
       

 

 

 
    

Pharmaceuticals – 0.7%

  

910,000

    

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.,

0.599%, 8/01/2024

     921,944  

1,680,000

    

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.,

1.500%, 10/15/2020

     2,010,750  

1,550,000

    

Horizon Pharma Investment Ltd.,

2.500%, 3/15/2022

     1,399,844  

460,000

    

Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,

3.250%, 7/01/2023

     355,350  

1,080,000

    

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,

1.000%, 11/15/2021

     1,140,750  

3,100,000

    

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.,

2.250%, 5/15/2024, 144A

     3,528,187  
       

 

 

 
          9,356,825  
       

 

 

 
    

Railroads – 0.2%

  

910,000

    

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.,

2.500%, 5/01/2020

     875,306  

935,000

    

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The),

2.875%, 2/01/2024, 144A(a)

     1,050,707  
       

 

 

 
          1,926,013  
       

 

 

 
    

REITs - Mortgage – 0.1%

  

1,845,000

    

iStar, Inc.,

3.125%, 9/15/2022, 144A(a)

     1,861,144  
       

 

 

 
    

Technology – 0.4%

  

3,250,000

    

Finisar Corp.,

0.500%, 12/15/2036, 144A

     3,046,875  


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

Convertible Bonds – continued

  
    

Technology – continued

  

$    1,500,000

    

Verint Systems, Inc.,

1.500%, 6/01/2021

   $ 1,466,250  
       

 

 

 
          4,513,125  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Convertible Bonds

(Identified Cost $30,346,480)

     30,815,799  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Bonds and Notes

(Identified Cost $948,862,688)

     942,753,546  
       

 

 

 

Senior Loans – 9.3%

  
    

Aerospace & Defense – 0.4%

  

1,069,543

    

Engility Corp., Term Loan B2,

1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.485%, 8/12/2023(b)

     1,080,913  

333,009

    

TransDigm, Inc., 2015 Term Loan E,

1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.268%, 5/14/2022(k)

     333,691  

2,380,144

    

TransDigm, Inc., 2016 Extended Term Loan F,

1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.269%, 6/09/2023(k)

     2,385,857  

668,325

    

TransDigm, Inc., 2017 Term Loan G,

1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.257%, 8/22/2024(k)

     669,080  
       

 

 

 
          4,469,541  
       

 

 

 
    

Automotive – 0.3%

  

1,161,098

    

Gates Global LLC, 2017 USD Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.583%, 4/01/2024(b)

     1,165,453  

2,777,093

    

Truck Hero, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.326%, 4/21/2024(b)

     2,772,455  
       

 

 

 
          3,937,908  
       

 

 

 
    

Building Materials – 0.5%

  

1,588,000

    

HD Supply, Inc., Term Loan B4,

3-month LIBOR + 2.500%, 3.833%, 10/17/2023(b)

     1,595,940  

855,179

    

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.333%, 2/01/2021(b)

     863,731  

3,660,634

    

Quikrete Holdings, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 2.750%, 3.985%, 11/15/2023(b)

     3,657,705  
       

 

 

 
          6,117,376  
       

 

 

 
    

Cable Satellite – 0.9%

  

282,003

    

Altice U.S. Finance I Corp., 2017 Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 2.250%, 3.485%, 7/28/2025(b)

     280,523  

203,976

    

CSC Holdings LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 2.250%, 3.484%, 7/17/2025(b)

     202,665  

1,250,409

    

Unitymedia Finance LLC,

9/30/2025(l)

     1,246,345  

3,100,000

    

Unitymedia Finance LLC, Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 2.250%, 3.487%, 9/30/2025(b)

     3,089,925  

2,575,000

    

Virgin Media Bristol LLC, USD Term Loan I,

1-month LIBOR + 2.750%, 3.984%, 1/31/2025(b)

     2,583,703  

3,090,760

    

Ziggo Secured Finance Partnership, USD Term Loan E,

1-month LIBOR + 2.500%, 3.734%, 4/15/2025(b)

     3,088,071  
       

 

 

 
          10,491,232  
       

 

 

 


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

  
    

Chemicals – 0.1%

  

$    365,000

    

Ashland, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

LIBOR + 2.000%, 3.292%, 5/17/2024(m)

   $ 366,277  

764,329

    

Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 2.000%, 3.333%, 6/01/2024(b)

     767,754  
       

 

 

 
          1,134,031  
       

 

 

 
    

Consumer Products – 0.3%

  

3,703,696

    

Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.802%, 11/08/2023(k)

     3,590,214  
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified Manufacturing – 0.1%

  

29,151

    

Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan,

7/19/2024(n)

     29,151  

97,174

    

Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.275%, 7/19/2024(k)

     97,174  

971,729

    

Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc., USD 1st Lien Term Loan,

2-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.556%, 7/19/2024(b)

     971,729  
       

 

 

 
          1,098,054  
       

 

 

 
    

Electric – 0.3%

  

4,223,046

    

AES Corp., 2017 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 2.000%, 3.317%, 5/24/2022(b)

     4,224,820  
       

 

 

 
    

Environmental – 0.1%

  

747,450

    

GFL Environmental, Inc., USD Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 2.750%, 4.083%, 9/29/2023(b)

     750,021  

210,000

    

USS Ultimate Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-week LIBOR + 3.750%, 4.985%, 8/25/2024(b)

     212,100  
       

 

 

 
          962,121  
       

 

 

 
    

Finance Companies – 0.4%

  

2,140,000

    

Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l., 2017 Term Loan B2,

4/03/2022(l)

     2,144,002  

2,134,650

    

Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l., Term Loan B2,

1-month LIBOR + 2.750%, 3.986%, 4/03/2022(b)

     2,138,642  
       

 

 

 
          4,282,644  
       

 

 

 
    

Food & Beverage – 0.1%

  

1,441,388

    

Post Holdings, Inc., 2017 Series A Incremental Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 2.250%, 3.490%, 5/24/2024(b)

     1,444,184  
       

 

 

 
    

Gaming – 0.1%

  

720,712

    

Boyd Gaming Corp., Term Loan B3,

1-week LIBOR + 2.500%, 3.694%, 9/15/2023(b)

     722,694  
       

 

 

 
    

Healthcare – 0.7%

  

898,213

    

Envision Healthcare Corp., 2016 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.240%, 12/01/2023(b)

     899,901  

1,140,000

    

Quintiles IMS, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B2,

3-month LIBOR + 2.000%, 3.321%, 1/18/2025(b)

     1,145,290  

2,945,000

    

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.490%, 9/02/2024(b)

     2,919,231  


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

  
     Healthcare – continued   

$    4,338,454

    

Team Health Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 2.750%, 3.985%, 2/06/2024(b)

   $ 4,254,418  
       

 

 

 
          9,218,840  
       

 

 

 
    

Independent Energy – 0.3%

  

3,385,000

    

California Resources Corp., Second Out Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 10.375%, 11.609%, 12/31/2021(b)

     3,603,332  
       

 

 

 
    

Internet & Data – 0.1%

  

388,050

    

Gartner, Inc., Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 2.000%, 3.235%, 4/05/2024(b)

     390,960  

1,355,000

    

NeuStar, Inc., Term Loan B2,

3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.062%, 8/08/2024(b)

     1,364,594  
       

 

 

 
          1,755,554  
       

 

 

 
    

Leisure – 0.1%

  

308,450

    

AMC Entertainment, Inc., New Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 2.250%, 3.484%, 12/15/2023(b)

     306,908  

1,215,000

    

ClubCorp Club Operations, Inc., 2017 Incremental Term Loan,

8/15/2024(l)

     1,206,798  
       

 

 

 
          1,513,706  
       

 

 

 
    

Media Entertainment – 0.3%

  

1,501,205

    

Camelot UK Holdco Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.735%, 10/03/2023(b)

     1,506,129  

1,044,766

    

CBS Radio, Inc., Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.737%, 10/17/2023(b)

     1,051,954  

728,571

    

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

9/29/2023(l)

     731,762  

728,571

    

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B,

Prime + 3.000%, 7.250%, 9/30/2023(b)

     731,763  
       

 

 

 
          4,021,608  
       

 

 

 
    

Midstream – 0.1%

  

1,700,738

    

BCP Raptor LLC, Term Loan B,

1-week LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.522%, 6/24/2024(b)

     1,711,894  
       

 

 

 
    

Natural Gas – 0.1%

  

946,062

    

Southcross Energy Partners LP, 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.583%, 8/04/2021(b)

     819,923  
       

 

 

 
    

Packaging – 0.5%

  

3,027,413

    

BWAY Holding Co., 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.481%, 4/03/2024(b)

     3,034,436  

3,100,000

    

Klockner-Pentaplast of America, Inc., USD 2017 Term Loan B2,

3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.583%, 6/30/2022(b)

     3,103,875  

252,938

    

Signode Industrial Group U.S., Inc., USD Term Loan B,

LIBOR + 2.750%, 4.031%, 5/04/2021(m)

     253,464  
       

 

 

 
          6,391,775  
       

 

 

 
    

Pharmaceuticals – 0.2%

  

1,947,984

    

Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 2.750%, 3.985%, 3/01/2024(b)

     1,952,367  
       

 

 

 


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

  
    

Property & Casualty Insurance – 0.4%

  

$    1,374,152

    

Hyperion Insurance Group Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.250%, 4/29/2022(b)

   $ 1,390,642  

3,267,065

    

USI, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.314%, 5/16/2024(b)

     3,254,813  
       

 

 

 
          4,645,455  
       

 

 

 
    

Restaurants – 0.3%

  

3,636,687

    

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Co., Term Loan B3,

LIBOR + 2.250%, 3.523%, 2/16/2024(m)

     3,630,323  
       

 

 

 
    

Retailers – 0.3%

  

3,000,000

    

Bass Pro Group LLC, Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.235%, 12/16/2023(b)

     2,822,490  

1,333,279

    

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.485%, 8/18/2023(b)

     1,338,279  
       

 

 

 
          4,160,769  
       

 

 

 
    

Supermarkets – 0.3%

  

3,301,615

    

Albertsons LLC, USD 2017 Term Loan B4,

1-month LIBOR + 2.750%, 3.985%, 8/25/2021(b)

     3,180,380  
       

 

 

 
    

Technology – 1.0%

  

1,865,000

    

Almonde, Inc., USD 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.817%, 6/13/2024(b)

     1,872,665  

752,193

    

Cavium, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 2.250%, 3.487%, 8/16/2022(b)

     754,073  

471,405

    

First Data Corp., 2022 USD Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 2.250%, 3.487%, 7/08/2022(b)

     472,060  

100,101

    

MA FinanceCo. LLC, USD Term Loan B3,

1-month LIBOR + 2.750%, 3.987%, 6/21/2024(b)

     100,226  

2,985,000

    

McAfee LLC, 2017 Term Loan B,

9/21/2024(l)

     2,998,433  

985,056

    

Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan,

3-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.311%, 11/03/2023(b)

     982,347  

676,009

    

Seattle Spinco, Inc., USD Term Loan B3,

1-month LIBOR + 2.750%, 3.987%, 6/21/2024(b)

     676,854  

4,963,013

    

Veritas Bermuda Ltd., USD Repriced Term Loan B,

3-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.833%, 1/27/2023(b)

     5,006,440  
       

 

 

 
          12,863,098  
       

 

 

 
    

Transportation Services – 0.3%

  

4,246,776

    

Uber Technologies, Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.237%, 7/13/2023(b)

     4,265,377  
       

 

 

 
    

Wireless – 0.3%

  

627,260

    

GTT Communications, Inc., 2017 Add on Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.500%, 1/09/2024(b)

     629,612  

2,810,875

    

Sprint Communications, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 2.500%, 3.750%, 2/02/2024(b)

     2,812,646  
       

 

 

 
          3,442,258  
       

 

 

 
    

Wirelines – 0.4%

  

3,120,000

    

CenturyLink, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,

2.750%, 1/31/2025

     3,021,720  


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

  
     Wirelines – continued   

$    1,158,572

    

Consolidated Communications, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B,

1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.240%, 10/04/2023(b)

   $ 1,126,063  

1,304,804

    

Zayo Group LLC, 2017 Incremental Term Loan,

1-month LIBOR + 2.250%, 3.487%, 1/19/2024(b)

     1,305,848  
       

 

 

 
          5,453,631  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Senior Loans

(Identified Cost $115,082,296)

     115,105,109  
       

 

 

 

Loan Participations – 0.1%

  
    

ABS Other – 0.1%

  

1,893,540

    

Rise Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class A,

4.750%, 2/15/2039 (a)(c)(s)

(Identified Cost $1,907,741)

     1,903,008  
       

 

 

 

Shares

             

Preferred Stocks – 0.7%

  

Non-Convertible Preferred Stock – 0.4%

  
    

Cable Satellite – 0.4%

  

4,040,000

    

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.,

5.250%, 144A(a)

(Identified Cost $4,040,000)

     4,312,700  
       

 

 

 

Convertible Preferred Stocks – 0.3%

  
    

Food & Beverage – 0.2%

  

29,348

    

Bunge Ltd.,

4.875%(a)

     3,046,689  
       

 

 

 
    

Midstream – 0.1%

  

1,714

    

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,

5.750%

     1,045,540  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks

(Identified Cost $3,833,202)

     4,092,229  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Preferred Stocks

(Identified Cost $7,873,202)

     8,404,929  
       

 

 

 

Common Stocks – 5.2%

  
    

Aerospace & Defense – 0.1%

  

3,119

    

Boeing Co. (The)

     792,881  

8,093

    

United Technologies Corp.

     939,435  
       

 

 

 
          1,732,316  
       

 

 

 
    

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.0%

  

1,295

    

FedEx Corp.

     292,126  
       

 

 

 
    

Auto Components – 0.0%

  

3,092

    

Delphi Automotive PLC

     304,253  
       

 

 

 
    

Automobiles – 0.0%

  

10,620

    

General Motors Co.

     428,836  
       

 

 

 


Shares

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – continued

  
    

Banks – 0.3%

  

        11,770

    

BB&T Corp.

   $ 552,484  

16,585

    

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1,584,033  

5,047

    

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     680,184  

10,051

    

Wells Fargo & Co.

     554,313  
       

 

 

 
          3,371,014  
       

 

 

 
    

Beverages – 0.1%

  

1,816

    

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     362,201  

11,633

    

PepsiCo, Inc.

     1,296,265  
       

 

 

 
          1,658,466  
       

 

 

 
    

Chemicals – 0.1%

  

6,459

    

DowDuPont, Inc.

     447,157  

10,298

    

Huntsman Corp.

     282,371  

4,247

    

Monsanto Co.

     508,875  
       

 

 

 
          1,238,403  
       

 

 

 
    

Containers & Packaging – 0.0%

  

4,724

    

WestRock Co.

     267,993  
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.1%

  

30,918

    

CenturyLink, Inc.

     584,350  

14,723

    

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     728,641  
       

 

 

 
          1,312,991  
       

 

 

 
    

Electric Utilities – 0.1%

  

13,953

    

Exelon Corp.

     525,610  

5,505

    

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     806,758  

5,659

    

PG&E Corp.

     385,321  
       

 

 

 
          1,717,689  
       

 

 

 
    

Energy Equipment & Services – 0.2%

  

45,024

    

Halliburton Co.

     2,072,455  
       

 

 

 
    

Food & Staples Retailing – 0.0%

  

1,451

    

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     238,385  
       

 

 

 
    

Food Products – 0.1%

  

15,338

    

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     623,643  
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.1%

  

8,768

    

Medtronic PLC

     681,887  
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Providers & Services – 0.1%

  

3,406

    

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     667,065  
       

 

 

 
    

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.1%

  

12,595

    

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     874,723  

5,599

    

McDonald’s Corp.

     877,251  
       

 

 

 
          1,751,974  
       

 

 

 
    

Household Products – 0.1%

  

11,363

    

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     1,033,806  
       

 

 

 


Shares

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – continued

  
    

Industrial Conglomerates – 0.1%

  

        21,922

    

General Electric Co.

   $ 530,074  

6,664

    

Honeywell International, Inc.

     944,555  
       

 

 

 
          1,474,629  
       

 

 

 
    

Insurance – 0.1%

  

5,366

    

Chubb Ltd.

     764,923  

9,863

    

MetLife, Inc.

     512,383  
       

 

 

 
          1,277,306  
       

 

 

 
    

IT Services – 0.1%

  

6,734

    

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     736,161  
       

 

 

 
    

Machinery – 0.1%

  

1,937

    

Cummins, Inc.

     325,474  

5,590

    

Dover Corp.

     510,870  
       

 

 

 
          836,344  
       

 

 

 
    

Media – 0.1%

  

12,882

    

Comcast Corp., Class A

     495,699  

3,206

    

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     316,016  
       

 

 

 
          811,715  
       

 

 

 
    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 1.9%

  

50,387

    

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     2,461,405  

14,810

    

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

     495,987  

19,900

    

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

     666,497  

7,854

    

Chevron Corp.

     922,845  

188,463

    

Dommo Energia S.A., Sponsored ADR(f)

     76,516  

102,407

    

Encana Corp.

     1,206,354  

1,986

    

EQT Corp.

     129,567  

5,898

    

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     483,518  

13,058

    

Golar LNG Ltd.

     295,241  

186,324

    

Jagged Peak Energy, Inc.(f)

     2,545,186  

187,897

    

Marathon Oil Corp.

     2,547,883  

84,906

    

Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A(f)

     2,236,424  

52,222

    

PDC Energy, Inc.(f)

     2,560,445  

1,826

    

Valero Energy Corp.

     140,474  

1,172,927

    

Whiting Petroleum Corp.(f)

     6,404,181  

12,161

    

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     364,952  
       

 

 

 
          23,537,475  
       

 

 

 
    

Personal Products – 0.0%

  

1,132

    

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

     122,075  
       

 

 

 
    

Pharmaceuticals – 0.4%

  

10,245

    

Allergan PLC

     2,099,712  

9,804

    

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     624,907  

7,398

    

Eli Lilly & Co.

     632,825  

46,104

    

Pfizer, Inc.

     1,645,913  
       

 

 

 
          5,003,357  
       

 

 

 


Shares

    

Description

   Value (†)  
Common Stocks – continued  
     Road & Rail – 0.0%  
11,414      CSX Corp.    $ 619,324  
       

 

 

 
     Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.1%  
8,803      Cypress Semiconductor Corp.      132,221  
19,116      QUALCOMM, Inc.      990,973  
19,412      Teradyne, Inc.      723,874  
       

 

 

 
          1,847,068  
       

 

 

 
     Software – 0.2%  
14,762      Microsoft Corp.      1,099,622  
25,286      Oracle Corp.      1,222,578  
       

 

 

 
          2,322,200  
       

 

 

 
     Specialty Retail – 0.3%  
19,922      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      3,258,442  
       

 

 

 
     Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.2%  
15,401      Apple, Inc.      2,373,602  
       

 

 

 
     Tobacco – 0.1%  
14,595      Altria Group, Inc.      925,615  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $68,062,197)

     64,538,615  
       

 

 

 
Exchange-Traded Funds – 0.3%  
128,943     

Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund

(Identified Cost $3,091,808)

     3,334,466  
       

 

 

 
Other Investments – 1.2%  
     Aircraft ABS – 1.2%  
58,545      Aergen LLC(c)(d)(e)      6,005,894  
900      ECAF I Blocker Ltd.(c)(d)(e)      8,912,709  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Aircraft ABS

(Identified Cost $14,854,500)

     14,918,603  
       

 

 

 

Total Purchased Options – 0.3%

(Identified Cost $4,351,578) (see detail below)

     3,529,606  
       

 

 

 

Principal

Amount (‡)

             
Short-Term Investments – 5.9%  
$55,448,132      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/29/2017 at 0.340% to be repurchased at $55,449,703 on 10/02/2017 collateralized by $53,745,000 U.S. Treasury Inflation Note, 0.125% due 4/15/2020 valued at $56,562,152 including accrued interest(o)      55,448,132  
5,400,000      U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.116%, 01/11/2018(p)(q)      5,384,661  
12,410,000      U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.180%, 06/21/2018(a)(p)      12,302,522  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Short-Term Investments

(Identified Cost $73,133,888)

     73,135,315  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments – 99.0%

(Identified Cost $1,237,219,898)

     1,227,623,197  
     Other assets less liabilities – 1.0%      12,674,993  
       

 

 

 
     Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 1,240,298,190  
       

 

 

 


Purchased Options – 0.3%

 

Description

  Expiration
Date
    Exercise
Price
    Shares/Units of
currency (†††)
    Notional
Amount
    Cost     Value (†)  

Options on Securities – 0.2%

 

Comcast Corp., Call(f)

    01/19/2018       36       180,000     $ 6,926,400     $ 422,931     $ 558,000  

Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund, Put(f)

    10/20/2017       24       811,600       20,987,976       383,818       24,348  

iShares® Russell 2000 Value Index ETF, Put(f)

    11/17/2017       138       110,300       16,344,254       358,796       66,180  

QUALCOMM, Inc., Call(f)

    01/19/2018       53       300,000       15,552,000       1,026,819       657,000  

SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust, Put(f)

    11/17/2017       244       86,500       21,731,395       347,117       108,558  

SPDR® S&P® Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF, Call(f)

    12/15/2017       32       367,000       12,511,030       870,866       1,106,505  
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
            3,410,347       2,520,591  
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Options on Currency – (0.1%)

 

PHP Put(f)(r)

    05/18/2018       51       37,450,000       37,638,358       941,231       1,009,015  
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

          $ 4,351,578     $ 3,529,606  
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

Written Options – (0.1%)

 

Description

  Expiration
Date
    Exercise
Price
    Shares     Notional
Amount
    Premiums
Received
    Value (†)  

Options on Securities – (0.1%)

 

Comcast Corp., Call

    01/19/2018       41       (180,000   $ (6,926,400   $ (75,613   $ (117,000

Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund, Call

    10/20/2017       26       (96,700     (2,500,662     (15,190     (25,625

Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund, Put

    10/20/2017       23       (811,600     (20,987,976     (168,066     (12,174

Home Depot, Inc. (The), Call

    10/20/2017       165       (19,700     (3,222,132     (15,702     (28,171

iShares® Russell 2000 Value Index ETF, Put

    11/17/2017       130       (110,300     (16,344,254     (147,477     (27,024

Pfizer, Inc., Call

    11/17/2017       37       (23,000     (821,100     (5,453     (5,175

QUALCOMM, Inc., Call

    01/19/2018       60       (300,000     (15,552,000     (293,114     (129,000

SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust, Put

    11/17/2017       236       (86,500     (21,731,395     (198,503     (54,928

SPDR® S&P® Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF, Call

    12/15/2017       36       (367,000     (12,511,030     (332,887     (335,805
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

          $ (1,252,005   $ (734,902
         

 

 

   

 

 

 


(†) Fund securities and other investments are valued at market value based on market quotations obtained or determined by independent pricing services recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows: Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Senior loans are valued at bid prices supplied by an independent pricing service, if available.

Listed equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities and senior loans where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing interpolated rates determined based on information provided by an independent pricing service.

Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price on the exchange on which the adviser believes that, over time, they are traded most extensively.

Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued at settlement prices of the clearinghouse on which the contracts were traded or prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Bilateral credit default swaps are valued based on mid prices (between the bid price and the ask price) supplied by an independent pricing service.

Bilateral interest rate swaps are valued based on prices supplied by an independent pricing source.

Domestic exchange-traded single equity option contracts are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations. Options on futures contracts are valued using the current settlement price on the exchange on which, over time, they are traded most extensively.

Other exchange-traded options are valued at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations on the exchange on which, over time, they are traded most extensively.

Over-the-counter (“OTC”) currency options and swaptions are valued at mid prices (between the bid and the ask price) supplied by an independent pricing service, if available.

Other OTC option contracts (including currency options and swaptions not priced through an independent pricing service) are valued based on quotations obtained from broker-dealers.

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

Illiquid securities for which market quotations are readily available and have been evaluated by the adviser are considered and classified as fair valued securities pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures.

As of September 30, 2017, securities held by the Fund were fair valued as follows:

 

Securities classified

as fair valued

   Percentage of
Net Assets
    Securities fair
valued by the
Fund’s adviser
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

$ 7,971,427

     0.6   $ 22,258,785        1.8

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.


(‡)      Principal Amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
(††)      Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.
(†††)      Options on securities are expressed as shares. Options on currency are expressed as units of currency.
(a)      Security (or a portion thereof) has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open derivative contracts.
(b)      Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2017 is disclosed.
(c)      Level 3 security. Value has been determined using significant unobservable inputs.
(d)      Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser. At September 30, 2017, the value of these securities amounted to $22,258,785 or 1.8% of net assets.
(e)      Illiquid security.
(f)      Non-income producing security.
(g)      Securities classified as fair valued pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures. At September 30, 2017, the value of these securities amounted to $7,971,427 or 0.6% of net assets.
(h)      Security represents right to receive monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgages. Principal shown is the outstanding par amount of the pool held as of the end of the period.
(i)      The issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. Income is not being accrued.
(j)      Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date.
(k)      Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate of underlying contracts at September 30, 2017.
(l)      Position is unsettled. Contract rate was not determined at September 30, 2017 and does not take effect until settlement date. Maturity date is not finalized until settlement date.
(m)      Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate of underlying contracts at September 30, 2017. Interest rates on contracts are primarily redetermined either weekly, monthly or quarterly by reference to the indicated base lending rate and spread and the reset period.
(n)      Unfunded loan commitment. An unfunded loan commitment is a contractual obligation for future funding at the option of the Borrower. The Fund receives a stated coupon rate until the borrower draws on the loan commitment, at which time the rate will become the stated rate in the loan agreement.
(o)      The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of September 30, 2017, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.
(p)      Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.
(q)      Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open derivative contracts.
(r)      Counterparty is Bank of America, N.A.
(s)      Variable rate security. The interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. Rate as of September 30, 2017 is disclosed.
144A      All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2017, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $407,455,235 or 32.9% of net assets.
ABS      Asset-Backed Securities
ADR      An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.
ARS      Auction Rate Security
CDOR      Canadian Dollar Offered Rate
EMTN      Euro Medium Term Note
ETF      Exchange-Traded Fund
EURIBOR      Euro Interbank Offered Rate
GMTN      Global Medium Term Note
JIBAR      Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate
LIBOR      London Interbank Offered Rate
MTN      Medium Term Note
SAFEX      South African Futures Exchange
SLM      Sallie Mae
ARS      Argentine Peso
BRL      Brazilian Real
CAD      Canadian Dollar
COP      Colombian Peso
EUR      Euro
GBP      British Pound
MXN      Mexican Peso
MYR      Malaysian Ringgit
NOK      Norwegian Krone
PHP      Philippine Peso
PLN      Polish Zloty
RUB      New Russian Ruble
TRY      Turkish Lira
USD      U.S. Dollar
ZAR      South African Rand


Swap Agreements

 

The Fund may enter into credit default and interest rate swaps. A credit default swap is an agreement between two parties (the “protection buyer” and “protection seller”) to exchange the credit risk of an issuer (“reference obligation”) for a specified time period. The reference obligation may be one or more debt securities or an index of such securities. The Fund may be either the protection buyer or the protection seller. As a protection buyer, the Fund has the ability to hedge the downside risk of an issuer or group of issuers. As a protection seller, the Fund has the ability to gain exposure to an issuer or group of issuers whose bonds are unavailable or in short supply in the cash bond market, as well as realize additional income in the form of fees paid by the protection buyer. The protection buyer is obligated to pay the protection seller a stream of payments (“fees”) over the term of the contract, provided that no credit event, such as a default or a downgrade in credit rating, occurs on the reference obligation. The Fund may also pay or receive upfront premiums. If a credit event occurs, the protection seller must pay the protection buyer the difference between the agreed upon notional value and market value of the reference obligation. Market value in this case is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the value. The maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments that a Fund as the protection seller could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement.

 

An interest rate swap is an agreement with another party to receive or pay interest (e.g., an exchange of fixed rate payments for floating rate payments) to protect themselves from interest rate fluctuations. This type of swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to a specified interest rate(s) for a specified notional amount. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other.

 

Swap agreements are valued daily and fluctuations in the value are recorded as change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Fees are accrued in accordance with the terms of the agreement and are recorded as receivable or payable. When received or paid, fees are recorded as realized gain or loss. Upfront premiums paid or received by the Fund are recorded as an asset or liability, respectively, and are amortized or accreted over the term of the agreement and recorded as realized gain or loss. Payments made or received by the Fund as a result of a credit event or termination of the agreement are recorded as realized gain or loss.

 

Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). Bilateral swap agreements are traded between counterparties and, as such, are subject to the risk that a party to the agreement will not be able to meet its obligations. In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the Fund faces the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund based on the daily change in the value of the centrally cleared swap agreement. For centrally cleared swaps, the Fund’s counterparty credit risk is reduced as the CCP stands between the Fund and the counterparty. The Fund covers its net obligations under outstanding swap agreements by segregating or earmarking cash or securities.

 

At September 30, 2017, the Fund had the following open bilateral credit default swap agreements:

 

Buy Protection

 

Counterparty

   Reference
Obligation
   (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed Rate2
    Expiration
Date
     Notional
Value(‡)
    Unamortized
Up Front
Premium
Paid/(Received)
    Market
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Barclays Bank PLC

   Enel SpA      (1.00 %)      12/20/2022        5,500,000  EUR    $ (96,768   $ (110,815   $ (14,047

Goldman Sachs International

   CDX.EM Series 28,
5-Year
     (1.00 %)      12/20/2022        15,185,000       655,447       613,635       (41,812

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

   Enel SpA      (1.00 %)      12/20/2022       
5,500,000
 
EUR 
    (99,500     (115,444     (15,944

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

   Intesa Sanpaolo SpA      (1.00 %)      12/20/2022        11,000,000  EUR      (113,208     (152,786     (39,578

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   CDX.EM Series 28, 5-
Year
     (1.00 %)      12/20/2022        3,100,000       125,550       125,550       —    

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   China Government
International Bond
     (1.00 %)      12/20/2022        5,900,000       (111,962     (109,203     2,759  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   Markit
iTraxx Asia ex-

Japan Index Series 25, 5-
Year

     (1.00 %)      12/20/2022        13,280,000       (132,829     (114,356     18,473  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   Republic of Korea      (1.00 %)      12/20/2022        11,950,000       (156,249     (152,359     3,890  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   Republic of Turkey      (1.00 %)      12/20/2022        6,500,000       245,835       265,952       20,117  
                

 

 

 

Total

               $ 250,174     $ (66,142
                

 

 

 


At September 30, 2017, the Fund had the following open centrally cleared interest rate swap agreements:

 

   

Notional
Value

   Currency      Expiration
Date
     Fund Pays3     Fund Receives3     Market Value1  
  16,700,000      CAD        9/14/2027        2.351     3-month CDOR     $ 49,874  
  39,700,000      CAD        9/15/2027        2.365     3-month CDOR       78,676  
  97,600,000      CAD        9/18/2021        3-month CDOR       2.120     134,348  
  76,460,000      CAD        9/19/2021        3-month CDOR       2.070     (10,876
  97,600,000      CAD        9/15/2021        3-month CDOR       2.110     105,540  
  97,600,000      CAD        9/15/2021        3-month CDOR       2.115     120,497  
  39,700,000      CAD        9/18/2027        2.386     3-month CDOR       19,804  
  41,000,000      CAD        9/14/2021        3-month CDOR       2.095     25,778  
  30,950,000      CAD        9/19/2027        2.363     3-month CDOR       67,755  
  39,700,000      CAD        9/15/2027        2.360     3-month CDOR       93,093  
  19,195,200      USD        7/18/2026        1.410     3-month LIBOR       1,308,162  
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ 1,992,651  
              

 

 

 

At September 30, 2017, the Fund had the following open bilateral interest rate swap agreements:

 

Counterparty

   Notional
Value
     Currency      Expiration
Date
     Fund Pays3     Fund Receives3      Market Value1  

Bank of America, N.A.

     36,000,000        ZAR        5/8/2025        7.950     3-month SAFEX-JIBAR      $ (53,753

Barclays Bank PLC

     291,000,000        ZAR        5/5/2025        7.950     3-month SAFEX-JIBAR        (435,270

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

     57,120,000        ZAR        4/17/2025        7.720     3-month SAFEX-JIBAR        (30,069
                

 

 

 

Total

                 $ (519,092
                

 

 

 

 

(‡) Notional value stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
1  There are no up front payments on interest rate swap agreements: therefore unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is equal to market value.
2  Payments are made quarterly.
3  Payments are made semiannually.


Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts including forward foreign cross currency contracts, to acquire exposure to foreign currencies or to hedge the Fund’s investments against currency fluctuation. A contract can also be used to offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies the Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Contracts are traded over-the-counter directly with a counterparty. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. When the Fund enters into a forward foreign currency contract, it is required to pledge cash or high-quality securities equal to a percentage of the notional amount of the contract to the counterparty as an independent amount of collateral. The Fund may pledge additional collateral to the counterparty to the extent of mark-to-market losses on open contracts.

At September 30, 2017, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Counterparty

   Delivery
Date
   Currency
Bought/

Sold (B/S)
   Units
of
Currency
     In Exchange for      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Bank of America, N.A.

   10/18/2017    BRL    S 23,300,000      $ 7,398,704      $ 7,341,010      $ 57,694  

Bank of America, N.A.

   10/10/2017    GBP    S 2,730,000        3,566,969        3,659,072        (92,103

Bank of America, N.A.

   10/11/2017    EUR    S 2,850,000        3,427,644        3,369,877        57,767  

Bank of America, N.A.

   10/30/2017    EUR    S 33,850,000        39,794,060        40,064,864        (270,804

Bank of America, N.A.

   10/23/2017    MXN    S 92,400,000        5,174,876        5,057,368        117,508  

Bank of America, N.A.

   5/21/2018    PHP    B 1,845,925,000        36,230,128        35,909,890        (320,238

Citibank N.A.

   12/5/2017    EUR    S 10,120,000        12,069,669        12,000,896        68,773  

Citibank N.A.

   12/5/2017    RUB    B 698,505,000        11,917,847        12,004,808        86,961  

Credit Suisse International

   10/30/2017    COP    S 18,400,000,000        6,255,844        6,243,497        12,347  

Deutsche Bank AG

   10/18/2017    GBP    S 5,095,000        6,832,410        6,830,675        1,735  

Deutsche Bank AG

   10/23/2017    EUR    S 2,000,000        2,398,140        2,366,325        31,815  

Deutsche Bank AG

   10/25/2017    EUR    S 2,800,000        3,344,124        3,313,205        30,919  

Morgan Stanley & Co.

   10/3/2017    BRL    B 40,300,000        12,651,472        12,724,373        72,901  

Morgan Stanley & Co.

   10/3/2017    BRL    S 40,300,000        12,651,472        12,724,373        (72,901

Morgan Stanley & Co.

   11/3/2017    BRL    S 40,300,000        12,599,656        12,669,171        (69,515

Morgan Stanley & Co.

   10/16/2017    GBP    S 1,225,000        1,627,155        1,642,206        (15,051

Morgan Stanley & Co.

   12/12/2017    EUR    S 10,050,000        12,143,164        11,923,435        219,729  

Morgan Stanley & Co.

   10/5/2017    MXN    B 236,150,000        13,211,780        12,963,664        (248,116

Morgan Stanley & Co.

   11/24/2017    RUB    B 695,000,000        11,795,755        11,967,144        171,389  

Morgan Stanley & Co.

   11/24/2017    RUB    S 695,000,000        11,573,689        11,967,144        (393,455

Morgan Stanley & Co.

   10/30/2017    NOK    B 154,915,000        19,481,998        19,462,311        (19,687

Morgan Stanley & Co.

   10/5/2017    PLN    S 157,705,000        43,951,374        43,218,182        733,192  

Morgan Stanley & Co.

   10/5/2017    ZAR    S 161,645,000        12,353,269        11,935,504        417,765  

Morgan Stanley & Co.

   10/23/2017    ZAR    S 336,005,000        25,200,438        24,737,460        462,978  

Morgan Stanley & Co.

   10/23/2017    SEK    B 161,100,000        20,259,756        19,801,115        (458,641

Morgan Stanley & Co.

   10/5/2017    TRY    B 43,195,000        12,386,409        12,112,507        (273,902

Morgan Stanley & Co.

   11/24/2017    TRY    B 42,700,000        11,892,163        11,801,326        (90,837

Morgan Stanley & Co.

   11/24/2017    TRY    S 42,700,000        12,063,510        11,801,326        262,184  

UBS AG

   10/13/2017    EUR    S 2,730,000        3,278,457        3,228,328        50,129  
                 

 

 

 

Total

                  $ 530,536  
                 

 

 

 


At September 30, 2017, the Fund had the following open forward cross currency contracts:

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Deliver/Units of Currency      Receive/Units of Currency      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

UBS AG

     12/05/2017        EUR        10,120,000        GBP        9,279,635      $ 12,457,709      $ 456,814  

Deutsche Bank AG

     12/06/2017        EUR        10,120,000        MXN        217,965,572        11,846,487        (155,206

UBS AG

     12/05/2017        EUR        9,901,994        TRY        41,525,000        11,440,608        (301,762
                    

 

 

 

Total

                     $ (154
                    

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

The Fund may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular instrument or index for a specified price on a specified future date.

When the Fund enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker an amount of cash or short-term high-quality securities as “initial margin.” As the value of the contract changes, the value of the futures contract position increases or declines. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund, depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of the contract and the value of cash or securities on deposit with the broker. Realized gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, minus brokerage commissions. When the Fund enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise, such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit the Fund’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities or interest rates.

Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures contracts are standardized and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment supported by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Fund are reduced; however, in the event that a counterparty enters into bankruptcy, the Fund’s claim against initial/variation margin on deposit with the counterparty may be subject to terms of a final settlement in bankruptcy court.

At September 30, 2017, open long futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/19/2017        28      $ 3,514,472      $ 3,508,750      $ (5,722

CBOE SPX Volatility Index

     10/18/2017        98        1,230,164        1,144,150        (86,014
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (91,736
              

 

 

 


At September 30, 2017, open short futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
   Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

E-mini S&P 500®

   12/15/2017      198      $ 24,695,568      $ 24,909,390      $ (213,822

Eurodollar

   3/18/2019      2,440        597,427,729        598,349,000        (921,271

Financial Futures – continued

              

German Euro Bund

   12/07/2017      209        39,989,273        39,772,236        217,037  

UK Long Gilt

   12/27/2017      216        36,958,244        35,855,811        1,102,433  

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond

   12/19/2017      213        35,138,963        35,171,625        (32,662
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ 151,715  
              

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements. In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

    Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

    Level 2 – prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); and

 

    Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.


The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2017, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Bonds and Notes

       

Non-Convertible Bonds

       

ABS Home Equity

  $ —       $ 122,524,489     $ 7,190,234 (a)    $ 129,714,723  

ABS Other

    —         40,276,633       8,769,030 (b)(d)      49,045,663  

ABS Student Loan

    —         3,550,328       5,007,996 (c)      8,558,324  

Independent Energy

    —         24,101,037       —   (d)(e)      24,101,037  

Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    —         41,829,466       4,991,883 (c)      46,821,349  

All Other Non-Convertible Bonds*

    —         653,696,651       —         653,696,651  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

    —         885,978,604       25,959,143       911,937,747  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds*

    —         30,815,799       —         30,815,799  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Bonds and Notes

    —         916,794,403       25,959,143       942,753,546  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Senior Loans*

    —         115,105,109       —         115,105,109  

Loan Participations*

    —         —         1,903,008 (c)      1,903,008  

Preferred Stocks*

    —         8,404,929       —         8,404,929  

Common Stocks*

    64,538,615       —         —         64,538,615  

Exchange-Traded Funds*

    3,334,466       —         —         3,334,466  

Other Investments*

    —         —         14,918,603 (f)      14,918,603  

Purchased Options*

    2,520,591       1,009,015       —         3,529,606  

Short-Term Investments

    —         73,135,315       —         73,135,315  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    70,393,672       1,114,448,771       42,780,754       1,227,623,197  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Bilateral Credit Default Swap Agreements (unrealized appreciation)

    —         45,239       —         45,239  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (unrealized appreciation)

    —         2,003,527       —         2,003,527  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

    —         3,312,600       —         3,312,600  

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

    1,319,470       —         —         1,319,470  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 71,713,142     $ 1,119,810,137     $ 42,780,754     $ 1,234,304,033  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Written Options

  $ (734,902   $ —       $ —       $ (734,902

Bilateral Credit Default Swap Agreements (unrealized depreciation)

    —         (111,381     —         (111,381

Bilateral Interest Rate Swap Agreements (unrealized depreciation)

    —         (519,092     —         (519,092

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (unrealized depreciation)

    —         (10,876     —         (10,876

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

    —         (2,782,218     —         (2,782,218

Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

    (1,259,491     —         —         (1,259,491
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (1,994,393   $ (3,423,567   $ —       $ (5,417,960
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.
(a) Valued using broker-dealer bid prices ($7,189,225) or fair valued by the Fund’s adviser ($1,009).
(b) Valued using broker-dealer bid prices ($1,429,857) or fair valued by the Fund’s adviser using broker dealer bid prices for which inputs are unobservable to the Fund ($7,339,173).
(c) Valued using broker-dealer bid prices.
(d) Includes a security fair valued at zero using level 3 inputs.
(e) Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser.
(f) Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser using broker dealer bid prices for which inputs are unobservable to the Fund.

A preferred stock valued at $2,616,058 was transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 during the period ended September 30, 2017. At December 31, 2016, this security was valued at the last sale price in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. At September 30, 2017, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service as a market price was not available.


The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value as of December 31, 2016 and/or September 30, 2017:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
December 31,
2016
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers out
of Level 3
    Balance as
of
September
30, 2017
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
September 30,
2017
 

Bonds and Notes

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds

                   

ABS Home Equity

  $ 3,187,399     $ —       $ 90,964     $ (13,232   $ 7,188,811     $ (790,613   $ —       $ (2,473,095   $ 7,190,234     $ 437  

ABS Other

    11,836,146       —         3,794       (7,419     1,563,402       (549,159     —         (4,077,734     8,769,030       (3,293

ABS Student Loan

    —         —         —         3,340       5,004,656       —         —         —         5,007,996       3,340  

Banking

    2,704,314       —         —         —         —         —         —         (2,704,314     —         —    

Government Owned - No Guarantee

    2,180,900       —         —         —         —         —         —         (2,180,900     —         —    

Independent Energy

    —   (a)      264,306       —         (264,306     —         —         —         —         —   (a)      (264,306

Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    3,349,021       —         —         107,377       1,535,485       —         —         —         4,991,883       107,377  

Senior Loans

                   

Wirelines

    1,165,800       —         —         —         —         —         —         (1,165,800     —         —    

Loan Participations

    2,256,710       —         (3,069     58,593       —         (409,226     —         —         1,903,008       47,339  

Other Investments

                   

Aircraft ABS

    8,840,043       —         —         224,060       5,854,500       —         —         —         14,918,603       224,060  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 35,520,333     $ 264,306     $ 91,689     $ 108,413     $ 21,146,854     $ (1,748,998   $ —       $ (12,601,843   $ 42,780,754     $ 114,954  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Fair valued at zero.

Debt securities valued at $2,473,095 were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 during the period ended September 30, 2017. At December 31, 2016, these securities were valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s investment adviser as an independent pricing service did not provide a reliable price for the securities. At September 30, 2017, these securities were valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies.

Debt securities valued at $8,962,948 were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 during the period ended September 30, 2017. At December 31, 2016, these securities were valued using broker-dealer bid prices based on inputs unobservable to the Fund as an independent pricing service did not provide a reliable price for the securities. At September 30, 2017, these securities were valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies.

All transfers are recognized as of the beginning of the reporting period.

Derivatives

Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts, option contracts and swap agreements.

The Fund seeks to achieve positive total returns over a full market cycle. The Fund pursues its objective by utilizing a flexible investment approach that allocates investments across a global range of investment opportunities related to credit, currencies and interest rates, while employing risk management techniques to mitigate downside risk. At times, the Fund expects to gain its investment exposure substantially through the use of derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts, futures and option contracts, interest rate swaptions and swap agreements. During the period ended September 30, 2017, the Fund used futures, forward foreign currency and option contracts and interest rate swap agreements to gain investment exposures in accordance with its objective.

The Fund is subject to the risk that changes in foreign currency exchange rates will have an unfavorable effect on the value of Fund assets denominated in foreign currencies. The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts and option contracts for hedging purposes to protect the value of the Fund’s holdings of foreign securities. During the period ended September 30, 2017, the Fund engaged in forward foreign currency and option contracts for hedging purposes.

The Fund is subject to the risk that companies in which the Fund invests will fail financially or otherwise be unwilling or unable to meet their obligations to the Fund. The Fund may use credit default swaps, as a protection buyer, to hedge its credit exposure to issuers of bonds it holds without having to sell the bonds. During the period ended September 30, 2017, the Fund engaged in credit default swap transactions (as a protection buyer) to hedge its credit exposure.


The Fund is subject to the risk of unpredictable declines in the value of individual equity securities and periods of below-average performance in individual securities or in the equity market as a whole. The Fund may use futures contracts, purchased put options and written call options to hedge against a decline in value of an equity security that it owns. The Fund may also write put options to offset the cost of options used for hedging purposes. During the period ended September 30, 2017, the Fund engaged in futures for hedging purposes.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund as of September 30, 2017:

 

Assets

   Investments
at value1
    Unrealized
appreciation
on forward
foreign
currency
contracts
    Unrealized
appreciation
on futures
contracts
    Swap
agreements
at value
    Total  

Over-the-counter asset derivatives

 

Credit contracts

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 1,005,137     $ 1,005,137  

Foreign exchange contracts

     1,009,015       3,312,600       —         —         4,321,615  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total over-the-counter asset derivatives

   $ 1,009,015     $ 3,312,600     $ —       $ 1,005,137     $ 5,326,752  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Exchange-traded/cleared asset derivatives

 

Equity contracts

   $ 2,520,591     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 2,520,591  

Interest rate contracts

     —         —         1,319,470       2,003,527       3,322,997  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded/cleared asset derivatives

   $ 2,520,591     $ —       $ 1,319,470     $ 2,003,527     $ 5,843,588  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total asset derivatives

   $ 3,529,606     $ 3,312,600     $ 1,319,470     $ 3,008,664     $ 11,170,340  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

   Options
written at
value
    Unrealized
depreciation
on forward
foreign
currency
contracts
    Unrealized
depreciation
on futures
contracts
    Swap
agreements
at value
    Total  

Over-the-counter liability derivatives

 

Credit contracts

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ (754,963   $ (754,963

Foreign exchange contracts

     —         (2,782,218     —         —         (2,782,218

Interest rate contracts

     —         —         —         (519,092     (519,092
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total over-the-counter liability derivatives

   $ —       $ (2,782,218   $ —       $ (1,274,055   $ (4,056,273
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Exchange-traded/cleared liability derivatives

 

Equity contracts

   $ (734,902   $ —       $ (299,836   $ —       $ (1,034,738

Interest rate contracts

     —         —         (959,655     (10,876     (970,531
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded/cleared liability derivatives

   $ (734,902   $ —       $ (1,259,491   $ (10,876   $ (2,005,269
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liability derivatives

   $ (734,902   $ (2,782,218   $ (1,259,491   $ (1,284,931   $ (6,061,542
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1 Represents purchased options, at value.

The Fund’s derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of this disclosure.

OTC derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts, options and swap agreements, are entered into pursuant to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) agreements negotiated between the Fund and its counterparties. ISDA agreements typically contain, among other things, terms for the posting of collateral and master netting provisions in the event of a default or other termination event. Collateral is posted by the Fund or the counterparty to the extent of the net mark-to-market exposure to the other party of all open contracts under the agreement, subject to minimum transfer requirements. Master netting provisions allow the Fund and the counterparty, in the event of a default or other termination event, to offset amounts owed by each related to derivative contracts, including any posted collateral, to one net amount payable by either the Fund or the counterparty. The Fund’s ISDA agreements typically contain provisions that allow a counterparty to terminate open contracts early if the NAV of the


Fund declines beyond a certain threshold. As of September 30, 2017, the fair value of derivative positions subject to these provisions that are in a net liability position by counterparty, and the value of collateral pledged to counterparties for such contracts is as follows:

 

Counterparty:

   Derivatives      Collateral Pledged  

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ (546,085    $ 580,000  

Deutsche Bank AG

     (90,737      —    

JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

     (298,299      260,000  

Counterparty risk is managed based on policies and procedures established by the Fund’s adviser. Such policies and procedures may include, but are not limited to, minimum counterparty credit rating requirements, monitoring of counterparty credit default swap spreads and posting of collateral. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter derivatives is generally limited to the Fund’s aggregated unrealized gains and the amount of any collateral pledged to the counterparty, which may be offset by any collateral posted to the Fund by the counterparty. ISDA master agreements can help to manage counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under these ISDA agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure in respect of certain transactions, net of existing collateral already in place, exceeds a specified amount (typically $250,000, depending on the counterparty). With exchange-traded derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to these instruments, stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract. Credit risk still exists in exchange-traded derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro rata basis across all of the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. The following table shows (i) the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the Fund would incur if parties (including OTC derivative counterparties and brokers holding margin for exchange-traded derivatives) to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the Fund, and (ii) the amount of loss that the Fund would incur after taking into account master netting provisions pursuant to ISDA agreements, as of September 30, 2017:

 

Maximum Amount

of Loss - Gross

   Maximum Amount
of Loss - Net
 

$    21,828,027

   $ 16,624,846  

These amounts include cash received as collateral of $2,205,677.

Industry Summary at September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

ABS Home Equity

     10.5

ABS Credit Card

     7.4  

Treasuries

     6.7  

ABS Car Loan

     5.7  

ABS Other

     4.0  

Technology

     4.0  

Automotive

     3.9  

Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     3.8  

Banking

     3.6  

Government Owned - No Guarantee

     2.7  

Midstream

     2.3  

Independent Energy

     2.2  

Cable Satellite

     2.2  

Pharmaceuticals

     2.1  

Electric

     2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     30.0  

Short-Term Investments

     5.9  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     99.0  

Other assets less liabilities (including open written options, swap agreements, forward foreign currency and futures contracts)

     1.0  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

 

Principal

Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Bonds and Notes – 91.9% of Net Assets

  

Municipals – 91.9%

  
    

Alabama – 1.2%

  

$    500,000

    

UAB Medicine Finance Authority Revenue, UAB Medicine Obligated Group, Series B-2,

3.500%, 9/01/2035

   $ 502,785  
       

 

 

 
    

California – 13.2%

  

250,000

    

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority Revenue, Senior Lien, Refunding, Series A,

5.000%, 10/01/2024

     295,735  

380,000

    

Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency Revenue, Series A,

5.000%, 10/01/2024

     446,823  

1,000,000

    

California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue, University of La Verne, Series A,

3.750%, 6/01/2037

     1,015,380  

485,000

    

California School Finance Authority Revenue, Aspire Public Schools Obligated Group, Refunding,

5.000%, 8/01/2027

     551,983  

250,000

    

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue, Beverly Community Hospital Association,

4.000%, 11/01/2032

     257,013  

700,000

    

Garden Grove Unified School District, 2010 Election, GO, Series C,

5.000%, 8/01/2035

     821,268  

1,000,000

    

Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport Revenue, Refunding, Series A, AMT, (BAM Insured),

4.000%, 3/01/2042

     1,026,030  

760,000

    

San Gorgonio Memorial Health Care District, GO, Refunding,

5.000%, 8/01/2024

     900,554  
       

 

 

 
          5,314,786  
       

 

 

 
    

Colorado – 7.6%

  

1,000,000

    

Adams & Weld Counties School District No. 27J Brighton, GO, (State Aid Withholding),

5.000%, 12/01/2028

     1,210,590  

260,000

    

Colorado Springs Utilities System Revenue, Series B-2,

5.000%, 11/15/2033

     302,091  

400,000

    

Colorado State Health Facilities Authority Revenue, Craig Hospital Project,

5.000%, 12/01/2028

     445,460  

400,000

    

Denver City & County School District No. 1, GO, Prerefunded 12/01/2022@100, Series B, (State Aid Withholding),

5.000%, 12/01/2026

     470,360  

500,000

    

Regional Transportation District Sales Tax Revenue, Fastracks Project, Refunding, Series A,

5.000%, 11/01/2028

     631,345  
       

 

 

 
          3,059,846  
       

 

 

 
    

Florida – 13.3%

  

245,000

    

City of Cape Coral FL Utility Improvement Assessment, Various Areas, Water & Sewer Revenue, (AGM Insured),

3.000%, 9/01/2027

     249,638  

100,000

    

City of Cape Coral FL Utility Improvement Assessment, Various Areas, Water & Sewer Revenue, (AGM Insured),

3.000%, 9/01/2028

     100,928  


Principal

Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Municipals – continued

  
    

Florida – continued

  

$    500,000

    

Fernandina Beach Utility System Revenue, Refunding, Series A,

5.000%, 9/01/2027

   $ 575,695  

400,000

    

Orlando & Orange County Expressway Authority Revenue, Refunding,

5.000%, 7/01/2023

     464,072  

1,000,000

    

Orlando & Orange County Expressway Authority, Refunding, (AGM Insured),

5.000%, 7/01/2024

     1,157,200  

1,000,000

    

Osceola County Sales Tax Revenue, Refunding, Series A,

5.000%, 10/01/2033

     1,155,060  

600,000

    

Sarasota County Infrastructure Sales Surtax Revenue, Refunding,

5.000%, 10/01/2022

     691,938  

400,000

    

Sarasota County Utility System Revenue,

5.000%, 10/01/2023

     476,432  

400,000

    

Volusia County Educational Facility Authority Revenue, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc., Series B,

5.000%, 10/15/2025

     479,508  
       

 

 

 
          5,350,471  
       

 

 

 
    

Georgia – 0.7%

  

250,000

    

Savannah Hospital Authority Revenue, St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System Obligated Group,
Series A,

5.500%, 7/01/2027

     294,430  
       

 

 

 
    

Illinois – 3.7%

  

540,000

    

Chicago Midway International Airport Revenue, Second Lien, Refunding, Series A, AMT,

5.000%, 1/01/2031

     610,249  

210,000

    

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, General Revenue, Refunding, Series C, AMT,

5.000%, 1/01/2022

     237,703  

500,000

    

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue, Loyola University Chicago, Series B,

5.000%, 7/01/2020

     547,860  

100,000

    

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue, Loyola University Chicago, Series B,

5.000%, 7/01/2021

     112,268  
       

 

 

 
          1,508,080  
       

 

 

 
    

Iowa – 2.2%

  

335,000

    

Xenia Rural Water District Revenue, Capital Loan Notes, Refunding,

5.000%, 12/01/2022

     379,120  

450,000

    

Xenia Rural Water District Revenue, Capital Loan Notes, Refunding,

5.000%, 12/01/2023

     516,069  
       

 

 

 
          895,189  
       

 

 

 
    

Kansas – 2.0%

  

720,000

    

Sedgwick County Unified School District No. 265 Goddard, GO, Refunding, Series B,

4.000%, 10/01/2022

     801,533  
       

 

 

 
    

Louisiana – 1.3%

  

200,000

    

New Orleans Aviation Board, General Airport Revenue, North Terminal Project, Series B, AMT,

5.000%, 1/01/2035

     230,678  

250,000

    

New Orleans Aviation Board, General Airport Revenue, North Terminal Project, Series B, AMT,

5.000%, 1/01/2036

     287,265  
       

 

 

 
          517,943  
       

 

 

 


Principal

Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Municipals – continued

  
    

Massachusetts – 3.7%

  

$    1,000,000

    

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Refunding, Assessment, Series A, Prerefunded 07/01/2018@100,

5.250%, 7/01/2034

   $ 1,032,040  

400,000

    

Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency Revenue, Emerson College, Series A,

5.000%, 1/01/2023

     463,992  
       

 

 

 
          1,496,032  
       

 

 

 
    

Minnesota – 2.8%

  

1,000,000

    

State of Minnesota, Trunk Highway, GO, Series B,

5.000%, 8/01/2021

     1,138,910  
       

 

 

 
    

Missouri – 2.0%

  

700,000

    

Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission Power Project Revenue, Refunding,

5.000%, 1/01/2024

     818,643  
       

 

 

 
    

Nebraska – 2.9%

  

1,000,000

    

Metropolitan Utilities District of Omaha Revenue, System Improvements, Refunding,

5.000%, 12/01/2022

     1,167,220  
       

 

 

 
    

Nevada – 1.5%

  

500,000

    

City of Henderson, GO, Various Purpose, Refunding,

5.000%, 6/01/2026

     594,470  
       

 

 

 
    

New Jersey – 3.7%

  

265,000

    

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority Revenue, Refunding, Virtual Health, Inc.,

5.000%, 7/01/2023

     309,342  

500,000

    

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority Revenue, Series A,

5.000%, 1/01/2032

     580,825  

500,000

    

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Refunding, Series J,

5.000%, 5/01/2024

     585,990  
       

 

 

 
          1,476,157  
       

 

 

 
    

New Mexico – 1.4%

  

500,000

    

New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council Revenue, Presbyterian Healthcare Services Obligated Group, Refunding,

5.000%, 8/01/2031

     581,785  
       

 

 

 
    

New York – 5.2%

  

1,000,000

    

New York State Transportation Development Corp. Special Facility Revenue, LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Series A, AMT, (AGM Insured),

4.000%, 7/01/2037

     1,036,460  

1,000,000

    

Suffolk County, NY, GO, Series C,

5.000%, 5/01/2019

     1,059,210  
       

 

 

 
          2,095,670  
       

 

 

 
    

Ohio – 3.6%

  

250,000

    

American Municipal Power, Inc. Revenue, Meldahl Hydroelectric Project, Green Bond, Series A,

5.000%, 2/15/2022

     285,367  


Principal

Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Municipals – continued

  
  

Ohio – continued

  

$    500,000

  

Columbus, GO, Various Purpose, Series A,

5.000%, 8/15/2023

   $ 596,680  

500,000

  

Hamilton County Hospital Facilities Revenue, UC Health Obligated Group,

5.000%, 2/01/2024

     582,265  
     

 

 

 
        1,464,312  
     

 

 

 
  

Pennsylvania – 0.8%

  

285,000

  

Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission Revenue, Refunding, Series A,

4.000%, 7/01/2027

     305,326  
     

 

 

 
  

Rhode Island – 1.5%

  

500,000

  

Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency Pollution Control Agency Revolving Fund-Pooled Loan, Series A,

5.000%, 10/01/2024

     597,435  
     

 

 

 
  

South Dakota – 2.3%

  

305,000

  

Flandreau School District No. 50-3, Limited Tax-Certificate, GO, Prerefunded 12/05/2018@100,

3.550%, 6/01/2027

     314,074  

500,000

  

South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Regional Health System Obligated Group,

5.000%, 9/01/2028

     599,885  
     

 

 

 
        913,959  
     

 

 

 
  

Tennessee – 3.2%

  

500,000

  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board Revenue, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Obligated Group, Series A,

5.000%, 7/01/2030

     581,825  

615,000

  

Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (The) Revenue, Series B, AMT,

5.000%, 7/01/2023

     708,142  
     

 

 

 
        1,289,967  
     

 

 

 
  

Texas – 2.1%

  

350,000

  

State of Texas Water Financial Assistance, GO, Series B,

5.000%, 8/01/2022

     398,762  

400,000

  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Revenue, Methodist Hospitals of Dallas,

5.000%, 10/01/2024

     467,964  
     

 

 

 
        866,726  
     

 

 

 
  

Utah – 0.7%

  

250,000

  

Utah State Transit Authority Sales Tax Revenue, Refunding,

5.000%, 6/15/2024

     284,683  
     

 

 

 
  

Washington – 8.7%

  

1,140,000

  

Grant County Public Utility District No. 2, Refunding, Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project, Series B, AMT,

5.000%, 1/01/2025

     1,353,476  

500,000

  

King County Public Hospital District No. 2, GO, Evergreen Healthcare, Series B,

5.000%, 12/01/2032

     581,480  

500,000

  

Port of Seattle Revenue, AMT,

5.000%, 7/01/2029

     563,915  

400,000

  

Port of Seattle Special Facility Revenue, Refunding, AMT, SEATAC Fuel Facility LLC,

5.000%, 6/01/2020

     437,700  


Principal

Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Municipals – continued

  
     Washington – continued   

$    500,000

    

Snohomish County School District No. 15 Edmonds, GO,

5.000%, 12/01/2031

   $ 586,290  
       

 

 

 
          3,522,861  
       

 

 

 
     Wisconsin – 0.6%  

225,000

    

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, Aspirus, Inc. Obligated Group, Refunding, Series A,

5.000%, 8/15/2031

     249,050  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Bonds and Notes

(Identified Cost $35,812,803)

     37,108,269  
       

 

 

 

Shares

 

Exchange-Traded Funds – 1.3%

 

5,000

     SPDR® Nuveen S&P High Yield Municipal Bond ETF      285,500  

10,000

     VanEck Vectors Short High-Yield Municipal Index ETF      244,600  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Exchange-Traded Funds

(Identified Cost $532,053)

     530,100  
       

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

 

Short-Term Investments – 5.7%

 

$    2,293,007

    

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/29/2017 at 0.340% to be repurchased at $2,293,072 on 10/02/2017 collateralized by $2,325,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.625% due 10/25/2019 valued at $2,341,768 including accrued interest(a)

(Identified Cost $2,293,007)

     2,293,007  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments – 98.9%

(Identified Cost $38,637,863)

     39,931,376  
     Other assets less liabilities – 1.1%      424,146  
       

 

 

 
     Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 40,355,522  
       

 

 

 


  (†) Fund securities and other investments are valued at market value based on market quotations obtained or determined by independent pricing services recommended by the adviser and subadviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser or subadviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows:

Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Listed equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security.

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser or subadviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

 

  (a) The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of September 30, 2017, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.

 

AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMT    Alternative Minimum Tax
BAM    Build America Mutual
ETF    Exchange-Traded Fund
GO    General Obligation
SPDR    Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

  Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

  Level 2 - prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); and


  Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2017, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Bonds and Notes*

   $ —        $ 37,108,269      $ —        $ 37,108,269  

Exchange-Traded Funds*

     530,100        —          —          530,100  

Short-Term Investments

     —          2,293,007        —          2,293,007  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 530,100      $ 39,401,276      $ —        $ 39,931,376  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

For the period ended September 30, 2017 there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Holdings Summary at September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

General Obligation

     13.0

Medical

     11.9  

Water

     11.2  

General

     10.9  

School District

     10.4  

Airport

     10.4  

Transportation

     8.0  

Higher Education

     7.9  

Utilities

     4.1  

Power

     2.7  

Education

     1.4  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     1.3  

Short-Term Investments

     5.7  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     98.9  

Other assets less liabilities

     1.1  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund

 

Shares

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – 96.1% of Net Assets

  
     Banks – 8.1%   
432,875      Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. (The)    $ 15,860,540  
314,225      Chemical Financial Corp.      16,421,398  
916,625      Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      12,796,085  
1,564,075      Investors Bancorp, Inc.      21,333,983  
323,225      PacWest Bancorp      16,326,095  
       

 

 

 
          82,738,101  
       

 

 

 
     Building Products – 1.2%   
426,300      Caesarstone Ltd.(a)      12,703,740  
       

 

 

 
     Capital Markets – 3.1%   
185,125      Nasdaq, Inc.      14,360,146  
294,200      SEI Investments Co.      17,963,852  
       

 

 

 
          32,323,998  
       

 

 

 
     Chemicals – 1.7%   
443,300      PolyOne Corp.      17,745,299  
       

 

 

 
     Commercial Services & Supplies – 1.7%   
367,250      KAR Auction Services, Inc.      17,532,515  
       

 

 

 
     Communications Equipment – 1.5%   
455,325      CommScope Holding Co., Inc.(a)      15,121,343  
       

 

 

 
     Consumer Finance – 1.5%   
501,350      Synchrony Financial      15,566,918  
       

 

 

 
     Containers & Packaging – 4.6%   
182,125      Avery Dennison Corp.      17,910,172  
359,250      Crown Holdings, Inc.(a)      21,454,410  
68,050      Packaging Corp. of America      7,803,974  
       

 

 

 
          47,168,556  
       

 

 

 
     Diversified Consumer Services – 3.3%   
122,075      Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a)      11,086,851  
521,350      Laureate Education, Inc., Class A(a)      7,585,643  
328,850      ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.(a)      15,367,160  
       

 

 

 
          34,039,654  
       

 

 

 
     Electrical Equipment – 1.3%   
117,075      Hubbell, Inc.      13,583,042  
       

 

 

 
     Energy Equipment & Services – 2.3%   
213,150      Baker Hughes, a GE Co.      7,805,553  
989,675      Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.(a)      15,735,832  
       

 

 

 
          23,541,385  
       

 

 

 
     Health Care Providers & Services – 3.2%   
212,150      Centene Corp.(a)      20,529,756  


Shares

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – continued

  
    

Health Care Providers & Services – continued

  
265,175     

Envision Healthcare Corp.(a)

   $ 11,919,616  
       

 

 

 
          32,449,372  
       

 

 

 
    

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 4.7%

  
497,375     

Aramark

     20,198,399  
994,700     

Extended Stay America, Inc.

     19,894,000  
133,925     

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.

     8,161,389  
       

 

 

 
          48,253,788  
       

 

 

 
    

Household Durables – 4.4%

  
110,075     

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(a)

     27,244,663  
409,910     

Newell Brands, Inc.

     17,490,860  
       

 

 

 
          44,735,523  
       

 

 

 
    

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers – 2.0%

  
1,063,725     

Abengoa Yield PLC

     20,955,383  
       

 

 

 
    

Insurance – 9.6%

  
370,900     

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

     22,828,895  
327,225     

Athene Holding Ltd., Class A(a)

     17,617,794  
440,300     

First American Financial Corp.

     22,001,791  
289,200     

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     16,030,356  
142,100     

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., Class A

     19,827,213  
       

 

 

 
          98,306,049  
       

 

 

 
    

IT Services – 8.1%

  
57,050     

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     12,639,427  
135,100     

CACI International, Inc., Class A(a)

     18,826,185  
267,175     

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     24,951,473  
68,050     

Fiserv, Inc.(a)

     8,775,728  
190,125     

Global Payments, Inc.

     18,067,579  
       

 

 

 
          83,260,392  
       

 

 

 
    

Leisure Products – 1.3%

  
229,150     

Brunswick Corp.

     12,825,526  
       

 

 

 
    

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 1.1%

  
119,312     

Quintiles IMS Holdings, Inc.(a)

     11,342,992  
       

 

 

 
    

Machinery – 5.4%

  
1,052,775     

Milacron Holdings Corp.(a)

     17,749,786  
291,200     

Pentair PLC

     19,789,952  
119,075     

Snap-on, Inc.

     17,743,366  
       

 

 

 
          55,283,104  
       

 

 

 
    

Media – 2.9%

  
628,425     

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     13,064,956  
272,200     

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

     16,958,060  
       

 

 

 
          30,023,016  
       

 

 

 
    

Metals & Mining – 3.4%

  
1,735,200     

Constellium NV, Class A(a)

     17,785,800  


Shares

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – continued

  
    

Metals & Mining – continued

  
230,150     

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

   $ 17,530,525  
       

 

 

 
          35,316,325  
       

 

 

 
    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 5.2%

  
454,325     

Continental Resources, Inc.(a)

     17,541,488  
1,508,375     

QEP Resources, Inc.(a)

     12,926,774  
1,994,375     

WPX Energy, Inc.(a)

     22,935,312  
       

 

 

 
          53,403,574  
       

 

 

 
    

Pharmaceuticals – 0.4%

  
505,350     

Endo International PLC(a)

     4,328,323  
       

 

 

 
    

REITs - Diversified – 2.6%

  
1,576,100     

New Residential Investment Corp.

     26,368,153  
       

 

 

 
    

REITs - Warehouse/Industrials – 0.9%

  
161,050     

CyrusOne, Inc.

     9,490,677  
       

 

 

 
    

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.1%

  
147,850     

Analog Devices, Inc.

     12,740,234  
211,150     

Micron Technology, Inc.(a)

     8,304,530  
       

 

 

 
          21,044,764  
       

 

 

 
    

Software – 2.8%

  
158,100     

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)

     18,026,562  
258,175     

RingCentral, Inc., Class A(a)

     10,778,806  
       

 

 

 
          28,805,368  
       

 

 

 
    

Specialty Retail – 0.8%

  
129,100     

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     8,591,605  
       

 

 

 
    

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 2.0%

  
556,375     

NCR Corp.(a)

     20,875,190  
       

 

 

 
    

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.6%

  
130,100     

PVH Corp.

     16,400,406  
       

 

 

 
    

Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.3%

  
369,250     

HD Supply Holdings, Inc.(a)

     13,318,848  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $888,588,833)

     987,442,929  
       

 

 

 
Closed-End Investment Companies – 2.5%   
1,587,100     

Ares Capital Corp.

(Identified Cost $24,511,721)

     26,012,569  
       

 

 

 


Principal

Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

Short-Term Investments – 2.0%

  
$20,828,548     

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/29/2017 at 0.340% to be repurchased at $20,829,138 on 10/02/2017 collateralized by $20,190,000 U.S. Treasury Inflation Note, 0.125% due 4/15/2020 valued at $21,248,299 including accrued interest(b)

(Identified Cost $20,828,548)

   $ 20,828,548  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments – 100.6%

(Identified Cost $933,929,102)

     1,034,284,046  
     Other assets less liabilities – (0.6)%      (6,378,170
       

 

 

 
     Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 1,027,905,876  
       

 

 

 

 

(†) Fund securities and other investments are valued at market value based on market quotations obtained or determined by independent pricing services recommended by the adviser and subadviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser or subadviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows:

Listed equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used.

Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security.

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser or subadviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of September 30, 2017, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.

REITs     Real Estate Investment Trusts


Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

    Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

    Level 2 – prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); and

 

    Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2017, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 987,442,929      $ —        $ —        $ 987,442,929  

Closed-End Investment Companies

     26,012,569        —          —          26,012,569  

Short-Term Investments

     —          20,828,548        —          20,828,548  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,013,455,498      $ 20,828,548      $ —        $ 1,034,284,046  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

For the period ended September 30, 2017, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Industry Summary at September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Insurance

     9.6

IT Services

     8.1  

Banks

     8.1  

Capital Markets

     5.6  

Machinery

     5.4  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     5.2  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     4.7  

Containers & Packaging

     4.6  

Household Durables

     4.4  

Metals & Mining

     3.4  

Diversified Consumer Services

     3.3  

Health Care Providers & Services

     3.2  

Media

     2.9  

Software

     2.8  

REITs - Diversified

     2.6  

Energy Equipment & Services

     2.3  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.1  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

     2.0  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     16.3  

Short-Term Investments

     2.0  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.6  

Other assets less liabilities

     (0.6
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, based upon such officers’ evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report.

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS

 

(a)(1)   Certification for the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), filed herewith.
(a)(2)   Certification for the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), filed herewith.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Natixis Funds Trust II
By:  

/s/ David L. Giunta

Name:   David L. Giunta
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   November 21, 2017

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ David L. Giunta

Name:   David L. Giunta
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   November 21, 2017
By:  

/s/ Michael C. Kardok

Name:   Michael C. Kardok
Title:   Treasurer
Date:   November 21, 2017
EX-99.CERT 2 d492434dex99cert.htm SECTION 302 CERTIFICATIONS Section 302 Certifications

Exhibit (a)(1)

Natixis Funds Trust II

Exhibit to SEC Form N-Q

Section 302 Certification

I, David L. Giunta, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Natixis Funds Trust II;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

  4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

  a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of such disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing of this report, based on such evaluation; and

 

  d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and


  b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 21, 2017

 

/s/ David L. Giunta

David L. Giunta
President and Chief Executive Officer


Exhibit (a)(2)

Natixis Funds Trust II

Exhibit to SEC Form N-Q

Section 302 Certification

I, Michael C. Kardok, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Natixis Funds Trust II;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

  4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

  a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of such disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing of this report, based on such evaluation; and

 

  d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and


  b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 21, 2017

 

/s/ Michael C. Kardok

Michael C. Kardok
Treasurer