Consolidated Portfolio of Investments as of March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)
AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Fund
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Common Stocks 47.1% of Net Assets |
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Aerospace & Defense 0.4% |
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20,664 |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.(a) | $ | 663,934 | |||
3,552 |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1,312,464 | ||||
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Air Freight & Logistics 0.5% |
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8,685 |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 828,810 | ||||
16,996 |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 1,830,299 | ||||
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Auto Components 0.2% |
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22,561 |
Gentex Corp. | 804,751 | ||||
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Automobiles 0.2% |
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3,454 |
Ferrari NV | 722,853 | ||||
299 |
Tesla, Inc.(a) | 199,711 | ||||
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922,564 | ||||||
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Banks 1.8% |
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41,280 |
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. | 1,878,653 | ||||
11,198 |
Citigroup, Inc. | 814,654 | ||||
143,124 |
Peoples United Financial, Inc. | 2,561,920 | ||||
63,691 |
TCF Financial Corp. | 2,959,084 | ||||
17,335 |
Westamerica BanCorp. | 1,088,291 | ||||
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Beverages 0.9% |
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5,413 |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | 373,335 | ||||
10,458 |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 551,241 | ||||
26,028 |
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. | 894,582 | ||||
13,417 |
PepsiCo, Inc. | 1,897,835 | ||||
50,849 |
Primo Water Corp. | 826,805 | ||||
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Biotechnology 0.5% |
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14,399 |
AbbVie, Inc. | 1,558,260 | ||||
1,508 |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 212,914 | ||||
992 |
Amgen, Inc. | 246,819 | ||||
447 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 211,494 | ||||
1,280 |
Seagen, Inc.(a) | 177,741 | ||||
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Building Products 0.6% |
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8,565 |
Allegion PLC | 1,075,935 | ||||
16,712 |
Johnson Controls International PLC | 997,205 | ||||
6,345 |
Masonite International Corp.(a) | 731,198 | ||||
17,039 |
Resideo Technologies, Inc.(a) | 481,352 | ||||
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Capital Markets 2.1% |
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142,831 |
GCM Grosvenor, Inc., Class A | $ | 1,699,689 | |||
31,814 |
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | 2,115,949 | ||||
3,745 |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 418,242 | ||||
27,936 |
Invesco Ltd. | 704,546 | ||||
28,106 |
Janus Henderson Group PLC | 875,502 | ||||
1,846 |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 919,160 | ||||
4,623 |
Morningstar, Inc. | 1,040,360 | ||||
8,918 |
Nasdaq, Inc. | 1,315,048 | ||||
22,313 |
Open Lending Corp., Class A(a) | 790,326 | ||||
17,750 |
SEI Investments Co. | 1,081,508 | ||||
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Chemicals 0.7% |
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22,138 |
Corteva, Inc. | 1,032,073 | ||||
13,224 |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | 1,021,951 | ||||
31,189 |
GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.(a) | 765,378 | ||||
2,705 |
NewMarket Corp. | 1,028,333 | ||||
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Commercial Services & Supplies 0.8% |
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2,809 |
Cintas Corp. | 958,740 | ||||
7,317 |
Copart, Inc.(a) | 794,699 | ||||
11,258 |
IAA, Inc.(a) | 620,766 | ||||
12,303 |
Republic Services, Inc. | 1,222,303 | ||||
3,342 |
Waste Management, Inc. | 431,185 | ||||
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4,027,693 | ||||||
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Communications Equipment 0.3% |
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59,933 |
Radware Ltd.(a) | 1,563,053 | ||||
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Construction & Engineering 0.2% |
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17,934 |
AECOM(a) | 1,149,749 | ||||
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Consumer Finance 0.9% |
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2,605 |
Credit Acceptance Corp.(a) | 938,399 | ||||
15,178 |
FirstCash, Inc. | 996,739 | ||||
15,381 |
Green Dot Corp., Class A(a) | 704,296 | ||||
16,249 |
Nelnet, Inc., Class A | 1,181,952 | ||||
10,048 |
PROG Holdings, Inc. | 434,978 | ||||
12,927 |
Synchrony Financial | 525,612 | ||||
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Containers & Packaging 0.4% |
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2,851 |
AptarGroup, Inc. | 403,901 | ||||
5,150 |
Avery Dennison Corp. | 945,798 | ||||
19,808 |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | 832,530 | ||||
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Distributors 0.2% |
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19,992 |
LKQ Corp.(a) | 846,261 | ||||
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Diversified Consumer Services 0.1% |
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14,723 |
Service Corp. International | $ | 751,609 | |||
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Diversified Financial Services 0.5% |
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Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A(a) | 2,314,212 | ||||
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Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.3% |
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26,329 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 1,531,031 | ||||
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Electric Utilities 1.2% |
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7,797 |
Alliant Energy Corp. | 422,285 | ||||
14,960 |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 1,267,112 | ||||
8,953 |
Avangrid, Inc. | 445,949 | ||||
4,897 |
Duke Energy Corp. | 472,707 | ||||
4,924 |
Eversource Energy | 426,369 | ||||
19,432 |
Exelon Corp. | 849,956 | ||||
9,585 |
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. | 425,862 | ||||
4,903 |
IDACORP, Inc. | 490,153 | ||||
4,692 |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 354,762 | ||||
5,537 |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 450,435 | ||||
5,589 |
Southern Co. (The) | 347,412 | ||||
6,833 |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 454,463 | ||||
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6,407,465 | ||||||
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Electrical Equipment 0.4% |
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6,159 |
AMETEK, Inc. | 786,689 | ||||
875 |
Generac Holdings, Inc.(a) | 286,519 | ||||
5,497 |
Plug Power, Inc.(a) | 197,013 | ||||
66,759 |
Romeo Power, Inc.(a) | 556,102 | ||||
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 1.1% |
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14,720 |
Amphenol Corp., Class A | 971,078 | ||||
5,874 |
CDW Corp. | 973,616 | ||||
8,419 |
Coherent, Inc.(a) | 2,129,081 | ||||
8,642 |
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A | 853,138 | ||||
37,090 |
Flex Ltd.(a) | 679,118 | ||||
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5,606,031 | ||||||
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Entertainment 0.8% |
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11,896 |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 1,106,328 | ||||
49,321 |
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A(a) | 737,349 | ||||
4,307 |
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.(a) | 772,934 | ||||
699 |
Roku, Inc.(a) | 227,713 | ||||
5,647 |
Walt Disney Co. (The)(a) | 1,041,985 | ||||
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3,886,309 | ||||||
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Food & Staples Retailing 0.2% |
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2,117 |
Sysco Corp. | 166,693 | ||||
1,306 |
U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a) | 49,785 | ||||
7,297 |
Walmart, Inc. | 991,151 | ||||
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Food Products 2.4% |
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7,398 |
Campbell Soup Co. | $ | 371,897 | |||
40,177 |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | 1,510,655 | ||||
16,078 |
Flowers Foods, Inc. | 382,656 | ||||
5,892 |
General Mills, Inc. | 361,297 | ||||
23,786 |
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(a) | 1,037,070 | ||||
2,326 |
Hershey Co. (The) | 367,880 | ||||
8,716 |
Hormel Foods Corp. | 416,451 | ||||
54,408 |
Hostess Brands, Inc.(a) | 780,211 | ||||
3,728 |
J.M. Smucker Co. (The) | 471,704 | ||||
7,364 |
Kellogg Co. | 466,141 | ||||
3,822 |
McCormick & Co., Inc. | 340,770 | ||||
32,555 |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | 1,905,444 | ||||
30,756 |
Nomad Foods Ltd.(a) | 844,560 | ||||
7,790 |
Post Holdings, Inc.(a) | 823,559 | ||||
49,696 |
SunOpta, Inc.(a) | 734,010 | ||||
68,810 |
Utz Brands, Inc. | 1,705,800 | ||||
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Gas Utilities 0.3% |
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12,982 |
Atmos Energy Corp. | 1,283,271 | ||||
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.1% |
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3,533 |
Abbott Laboratories | 423,395 | ||||
10,945 |
Danaher Corp. | 2,463,501 | ||||
665 |
DexCom, Inc.(a) | 238,994 | ||||
6,648 |
Medtronic PLC | 785,328 | ||||
14,818 |
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(a) | 887,302 | ||||
1,435 |
Quidel Corp.(a) | 183,579 | ||||
2,252 |
STERIS PLC | 428,961 | ||||
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Health Care Providers & Services 1.2% |
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8,542 |
DaVita, Inc.(a) | 920,571 | ||||
13,240 |
Encompass Health Corp. | 1,084,356 | ||||
3,728 |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a) | 950,752 | ||||
22,282 |
MEDNAX, Inc.(a) | 567,523 | ||||
12,028 |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 1,543,673 | ||||
2,802 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 1,042,540 | ||||
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6,109,415 | ||||||
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Health Care Technology 0.6% |
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29,497 |
Cerner Corp. | 2,120,244 | ||||
30,178 |
Evolent Health, Inc., Class A(a) | 609,596 | ||||
883 |
Teladoc Health, Inc.(a) | 160,485 | ||||
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2,890,325 | ||||||
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.0% |
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19,015 |
Bloomin Brands, Inc.(a) | 514,356 | ||||
70 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a) | 99,457 | ||||
3,314 |
DraftKings, Inc., Class A(a) | 203,248 | ||||
8,247 |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(a) | 997,227 |
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6,421 |
McDonalds Corp. | $ | 1,439,203 | |||
10,169 |
Starbucks Corp. | 1,111,167 | ||||
7,083 |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | 766,239 | ||||
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5,130,897 | ||||||
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Household Durables 0.5% |
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12,263 |
Garmin Ltd. | 1,616,877 | ||||
8,774 |
Installed Building Products, Inc. | 972,861 | ||||
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2,589,738 | ||||||
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Household Products 0.9% |
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9,244 |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 807,463 | ||||
2,265 |
Clorox Co. (The) | 436,873 | ||||
5,954 |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 469,354 | ||||
2,592 |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 360,418 | ||||
19,827 |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 2,685,171 | ||||
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Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers 0.2% |
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31,185 |
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC | 1,142,307 | ||||
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Industrial Conglomerates 0.3% |
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4,375 |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | 1,764,613 | ||||
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Insurance 1.5% |
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3,653 |
Aon PLC, Class A | 840,592 | ||||
3,129 |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | 390,405 | ||||
46,155 |
Athene Holding Ltd., Class A(a) | 2,326,212 | ||||
7,606 |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | 347,670 | ||||
683 |
Erie Indemnity Co., Class A | 150,881 | ||||
7,208 |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The) | 933,148 | ||||
6,705 |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 816,669 | ||||
10,593 |
Progressive Corp. (The) | 1,012,797 | ||||
754 |
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. | 840,635 | ||||
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Interactive Media & Services 0.3% |
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450 |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | 928,134 | ||||
2,315 |
Pinterest, Inc., Class A(a) | 171,379 | ||||
4,769 |
Snap, Inc., Class A(a) | 249,371 | ||||
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1,348,884 | ||||||
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 0.4% |
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661 |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | 2,045,187 | ||||
125 |
MercadoLibre, Inc.(a) | 184,017 | ||||
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2,229,204 | ||||||
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IT Services 1.9% |
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7,313 |
Accenture PLC, Class A | 2,020,216 | ||||
11,240 |
Amdocs Ltd. | 788,486 | ||||
6,928 |
Black Knight, Inc.(a) | 512,603 | ||||
11,258 |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 1,723,600 |
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3,856 |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | $ | 585,032 | |||
8,412 |
MAXIMUS, Inc. | 749,004 | ||||
114,719 |
Paya Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | 1,257,320 | ||||
10,082 |
Paychex, Inc. | 988,238 | ||||
1,174 |
Square, Inc., Class A(a) | 266,557 | ||||
606 |
Twilio, Inc., Class A(a) | 206,501 | ||||
2,337 |
Wix.com Ltd.(a) | 652,537 | ||||
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9,750,094 | ||||||
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Leisure Products 0.1% |
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18,446 |
Acushnet Holdings Corp. | 762,373 | ||||
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Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.9% |
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15,751 |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 2,002,582 | ||||
17,666 |
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.(a) | 2,708,728 | ||||
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Machinery 1.1% |
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40,330 |
Desktop Metal, Inc., Class A(a) | 600,917 | ||||
15,349 |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | 892,698 | ||||
7,834 |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 963,112 | ||||
9,116 |
PACCAR, Inc. | 847,058 | ||||
14,627 |
Toro Co. (The) | 1,508,629 | ||||
28,396 |
Trinity Industries, Inc. | 809,002 | ||||
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Media 1.1% |
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83,204 |
Advantage Solutions, Inc.(a) | 982,639 | ||||
29,224 |
Altice USA, Inc., Class A(a) | 950,657 | ||||
3,652 |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a) | 2,253,357 | ||||
28,645 |
Comcast Corp., Class A | 1,549,981 | ||||
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Metals & Mining 0.2% |
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6,417 |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | 977,245 | ||||
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Multi-Utilities 0.8% |
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5,794 |
Ameren Corp. | 471,400 | ||||
7,646 |
CMS Energy Corp. | 468,088 | ||||
17,543 |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 1,312,216 | ||||
5,481 |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | 416,337 | ||||
3,623 |
DTE Energy Co. | 482,366 | ||||
5,868 |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 353,312 | ||||
4,945 |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 462,803 | ||||
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Multiline Retail 0.3% |
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7,017 |
Dollar General Corp. | 1,421,785 | ||||
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.6% |
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15,974 |
Cheniere Energy, Inc.(a) | 1,150,288 | ||||
3,694 |
CVR Energy, Inc. | 70,851 |
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32,727 |
Enviva Partners LP | $ | 1,581,696 | |||
4,017 |
Magellan Midstream Partners LP | 174,177 | ||||
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Personal Products 0.2% |
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3,324 |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | 966,785 | ||||
2,689 |
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.(a) | 119,284 | ||||
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Pharmaceuticals 1.0% |
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12,156 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 767,408 | ||||
29,076 |
Elanco Animal Health, Inc.(a) | 856,288 | ||||
3,301 |
Horizon Therapeutics PLC(a) | 303,824 | ||||
7,460 |
Johnson & Johnson | 1,226,051 | ||||
5,376 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 414,436 | ||||
19,649 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 711,883 | ||||
4,424 |
Zoetis, Inc. | 696,692 | ||||
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Professional Services 1.2% |
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14,698 |
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | 1,183,630 | ||||
1,793 |
Exponent, Inc. | 174,728 | ||||
7,034 |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | 909,285 | ||||
25,006 |
KBR, Inc. | 959,980 | ||||
34,498 |
Nielsen Holdings PLC | 867,625 | ||||
11,118 |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 1,964,439 | ||||
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Real Estate Management & Development 0.2% |
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10,828 |
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a) | 856,603 | ||||
3,276 |
Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(a) | 311,646 | ||||
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REITs - Diversified 0.2% |
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3,838 |
CoreSite Realty Corp. | 459,984 | ||||
53,001 |
Uniti Group, Inc. | 584,601 | ||||
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REITs - Mortgage 0.5% |
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103,262 |
AGNC Investment Corp. | 1,730,671 | ||||
98,415 |
Broadmark Realty Capital, Inc. | 1,029,421 | ||||
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REITs - Office Property 0.4% |
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2,161 |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 355,053 | ||||
21,666 |
Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | 449,136 | ||||
47,889 |
Equity Commonwealth | 1,331,314 | ||||
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2,135,503 | ||||||
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REITs - Storage 0.3% |
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10,601 |
CubeSmart | 401,036 | ||||
3,027 |
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | 401,229 |
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4,674 |
Life Storage, Inc. | $ | 401,730 | |||
1,514 |
Public Storage | 373,595 | ||||
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REITs - Warehouse/Industrials 0.1% |
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5,865 |
Terreno Realty Corp. | 338,821 | ||||
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Road & Rail 0.8% |
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41,669 |
Heartland Express, Inc. | 815,879 | ||||
5,698 |
Landstar System, Inc. | 940,512 | ||||
5,851 |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | 1,406,639 | ||||
4,416 |
Union Pacific Corp. | 973,330 | ||||
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4,136,360 | ||||||
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1.9% |
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16,548 |
Inphi Corp.(a) | 2,952,329 | ||||
26,865 |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 2,454,655 | ||||
14,839 |
ON Semiconductor Corp.(a) | 617,451 | ||||
817 |
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(a) | 234,838 | ||||
4,818 |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 910,554 | ||||
18,850 |
Xilinx, Inc. | 2,335,515 | ||||
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9,505,342 | ||||||
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Software 3.6% |
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20,488 |
ACI Worldwide, Inc.(a) | 779,568 | ||||
39,685 |
Box, Inc., Class A(a) | 911,168 | ||||
18,419 |
BTRS Holdings, Inc.(a) | 266,523 | ||||
19,949 |
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a) | 2,233,690 | ||||
5,418 |
Citrix Systems, Inc. | 760,471 | ||||
18,321 |
CommVault Systems, Inc.(a) | 1,181,705 | ||||
1,038 |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | 189,445 | ||||
3,092 |
Datadog, Inc., Class A(a) | 257,687 | ||||
994 |
DocuSign, Inc.(a) | 201,235 | ||||
61,312 |
NortonLifeLock, Inc. | 1,303,493 | ||||
23,246 |
Nuance Communications, Inc.(a) | 1,014,455 | ||||
18,066 |
Open Text Corp. | 861,929 | ||||
12,295 |
Oracle Corp. | 862,740 | ||||
7,164 |
Pegasystems, Inc. | 819,132 | ||||
7,174 |
PTC, Inc.(a) | 987,501 | ||||
582 |
RingCentral, Inc., Class A(a) | 173,366 | ||||
1,414 |
ServiceNow, Inc.(a) | 707,156 | ||||
51,981 |
Slack Technologies, Inc., Class A(a) | 2,111,988 | ||||
251 |
Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A(a) | 163,567 | ||||
4,746 |
Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a) | 2,014,819 | ||||
1,113 |
Workiva, Inc.(a) | 98,233 | ||||
503 |
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A(a) | 161,609 | ||||
1,449 |
Zscaler, Inc.(a) | 248,750 | ||||
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18,310,230 | ||||||
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Specialty Retail 1.4% |
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167,451 |
Arko Corp.(a) | 1,664,463 |
Shares |
Description |
Value () | ||||
Common Stocks continued |
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Specialty Retail continued |
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769 |
AutoZone, Inc.(a) | $ | 1,079,907 | |||
9,167 |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 1,052,463 | ||||
81,010 |
CarLotz, Inc.(a) | 577,601 | ||||
3,364 |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 1,026,861 | ||||
4,697 |
Lowes Cos., Inc. | 893,275 | ||||
13,822 |
Rent-A-Center, Inc. | 796,977 | ||||
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7,091,547 | ||||||
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 0.4% |
| |||||
15,784 |
NCR Corp.(a) | 599,003 | ||||
17,602 |
Seagate Technology PLC | 1,350,953 | ||||
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1,949,956 | ||||||
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.1% |
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5,612 |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | 745,779 | ||||
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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.4% |
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114,928 |
Columbia Financial, Inc.(a) | 2,008,941 | ||||
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Tobacco 0.2% |
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9,364 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 830,961 | ||||
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Trading Companies & Distributors 0.7% |
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2,024 |
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | 182,544 | ||||
3,122 |
United Rentals, Inc.(a) | 1,028,106 | ||||
2,042 |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 818,699 | ||||
5,556 |
Watsco, Inc. | 1,448,727 | ||||
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3,478,076 | ||||||
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Water Utilities 0.2% |
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6,465 |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | 969,233 | ||||
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Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.3% |
| |||||
12,966 |
T-Mobile US, Inc.(a) | 1,624,510 | ||||
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Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $215,528,675) |
241,352,386 | |||||
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Closed-End Investment Companies 0.2% |
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71,261 |
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (Identified Cost $1,026,364) |
1,041,836 | ||||
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Principal Amount |
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Short-Term Investments 39.5% |
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Certificates of Deposit 33.9% |
| |||||
$15,000,000 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NY), 0.080%, 4/23/2021 |
14,999,866 | ||||
19,000,000 |
DNB Nor Bank ASA (NY), 0.120%, 4/27/2021 |
19,000,570 | ||||
10,000,000 |
Nordea Bank ABP (NY), 0.150%, 5/07/2021(b) |
10,000,596 |
Principal Amount |
Description |
Value () | ||||
Certificates of Deposit continued |
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$19,000,000 |
Mizuho Bank Ltd. (NY), 0.170%, 5/18/2021 |
$ | 19,001,265 | |||
5,000,000 |
DZ Bank (NY), 0.140%, 6/03/2021 |
4,999,991 | ||||
15,000,000 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. (NY), 0.160%, 6/04/2021 |
15,001,299 | ||||
5,000,000 |
Royal Bank of Canada (NY), 3-month LIBOR + 0.110%, 0.287%, 6/11/2021(b)(c) |
5,001,116 | ||||
10,000,000 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust (NY), 0.150%, 6/21/2021 |
9,999,954 | ||||
10,000,000 |
Bank of Montreal (IL), 0.240%, 6/23/2021(b) |
10,002,424 | ||||
8,000,000 |
Nordea Bank ABP (NY), 0.190%, 7/14/2021(b) |
8,001,632 | ||||
18,000,000 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (NY), 0.180%, 7/15/2021(b) |
18,001,321 | ||||
10,000,000 |
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, 0.230%, 7/20/2021(b) |
10,002,461 | ||||
15,000,000 |
Svenska Handelsbanken (NY), 0.150%, 8/17/2021 |
15,000,230 | ||||
15,000,000 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (NY), 0.180%, 8/17/2021 |
15,000,229 | ||||
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|
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174,012,954 | ||||||
|
|
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Treasuries 2.1% |
| |||||
5,500,000 |
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.033%, 4/08/2021(d)(e)(f) |
5,499,995 | ||||
5,500,000 |
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.029%, 5/06/2021(d)(e)(f) |
5,499,933 | ||||
|
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10,999,928 | ||||||
|
|
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Repurchase Agreements 3.5% |
| |||||
17,827,727 |
Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2021 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $17,827,727 on 4/01/2021 collateralized by $18,190,700 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.125% due 3/31/2023 valued at $18,184,297 including accrued interest(g) | 17,827,727 | ||||
|
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Total Short-Term Investments (Identified Cost $202,828,672) |
202,840,609 | |||||
|
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Total Investments 86.8% (Identified Cost $419,383,711) |
445,234,831 | |||||
Other assets less liabilities 13.2% | 67,725,822 | |||||
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Net Assets 100.0% | $ | 512,960,653 | ||||
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Consolidation
The Fund invests in commodity-related derivatives through its investment in the AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives 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 March 31, 2021, the value of the Funds investment in the Subsidiary was $19,535,799, representing 3.81% of the Funds 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.
Equity basket total return swaps are valued based on the value of the underlying listed equity securities as reported by an independent pricing service. If prices from an independent pricing service are not available, prices from a broker-dealer may be used.
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. This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuers 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 Funds 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 Funds 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 March 31, 2021, 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:
Unrealized Appreciation/ | Unrealized as a Percentage | |||
Notional Value |
Depreciation* |
of Net Assets | ||
$60,864,963 | $1,203,180 | 0.23% |
* | Amount represents 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) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security (or a portion thereof) has been designated to cover the Funds obligations under open derivative contracts. |
(c) | Variable rate security. Rate as of March 31, 2021 is disclosed. |
(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) A portion of the security is held by AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary.
(g) | 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 Funds 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 Funds ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of March 31, 2021, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement. |
LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate | |
REITs | Real Estate Investment Trusts | |
CHF | Swiss Franc | |
NOK | Norwegian Krone | |
NZD | New Zealand Dollar | |
SEK | Swedish Krona | |
SGD | Singapore Dollar | |
ZAR | South African Rand |
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 Funds 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 appreciation (depreciation). 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 March 31, 2021, 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) |
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UBS AG |
6/16/2021 | CHF | B | 81,750,000 | $ | 88,105,408 | $ | 86,661,559 | $ | (1,443,849 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
UBS AG |
6/16/2021 | CHF | S | 18,375,000 | 19,690,697 | 19,478,974 | 211,723 | |||||||||||||||||||||
UBS AG |
6/16/2021 | NOK | B | 10,000,000 | 1,153,289 | 1,169,115 | 15,826 | |||||||||||||||||||||
UBS AG |
6/16/2021 | NOK | B | 164,000,000 | 19,311,016 | 19,173,483 | (137,533 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
UBS AG |
6/16/2021 | NOK | S | 8,000,000 | 945,538 | 935,292 | 10,246 | |||||||||||||||||||||
UBS AG |
6/16/2021 | NZD | B | 7,100,000 | 4,950,404 | 4,957,809 | 7,405 | |||||||||||||||||||||
UBS AG |
6/16/2021 | NZD | B | 34,700,000 | 24,744,906 | 24,230,419 | (514,487 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
UBS AG |
6/16/2021 | NZD | S | 59,700,000 | 42,741,622 | 41,687,493 | 1,054,129 | |||||||||||||||||||||
UBS AG |
6/16/2021 | SEK | B | 416,000,000 | 48,791,029 | 47,664,002 | (1,127,027 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
UBS AG |
6/16/2021 | SEK | S | 66,000,000 | 7,778,420 | 7,562,077 | 216,343 | |||||||||||||||||||||
UBS AG |
6/16/2021 | SGD | B | 5,250,000 | 3,898,873 | 3,901,457 | 2,584 | |||||||||||||||||||||
UBS AG |
6/17/2021 | ZAR | B | 10,500,000 | 674,731 | 704,624 | 29,893 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Total |
|
$ | (1,674,747 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
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 Funds or the Subsidiarys 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 Funds claim against initial/variation margin on deposit with the counterparty may be subject to terms of a final settlement in bankruptcy court.
At March 31, 2021, open long futures contracts were as follows:
Financial and Currency Futures |
Expiration Date |
Contracts | Notional Amount |
Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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2 Year U.S. Treasury Note |
6/30/2021 | 4,078 | $ | 900,784,630 | $ | 900,122,919 | $ | (661,711 | ) | |||||||||||
3 Year Australia Government Bond |
6/15/2021 | 156 | 13,860,673 | 13,868,448 | 7,775 | |||||||||||||||
5 Year U.S. Treasury Note |
6/30/2021 | 578 | 72,281,609 | 71,324,297 | (957,312 | ) | ||||||||||||||
10 Year Australia Government Bond |
6/15/2021 | 366 | 38,595,618 | 38,395,144 | (200,474 | ) | ||||||||||||||
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note |
6/21/2021 | 909 | 119,881,188 | 119,022,188 | (859,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||
AEX-Index® |
4/16/2021 | 7 | 1,114,358 | 1,147,834 | 33,476 | |||||||||||||||
ASX SPI 200 |
6/17/2021 | 5 | 639,958 | 642,389 | 2,431 | |||||||||||||||
Australian Dollar |
6/14/2021 | 346 | 26,546,310 | 26,301,190 | (245,120 | ) | ||||||||||||||
CAC 40® |
4/16/2021 | 8 | 566,180 | 569,088 | 2,908 | |||||||||||||||
Canadian Dollar |
6/15/2021 | 236 | 18,744,130 | 18,778,520 | 34,390 | |||||||||||||||
DAX |
6/18/2021 | 38 | 16,191,821 | 16,743,283 | 551,462 | |||||||||||||||
E-mini NASDAQ 100 |
6/18/2021 | 5 | 1,274,049 | 1,308,975 | 34,926 | |||||||||||||||
E-mini Russell 2000 |
6/18/2021 | 669 | 77,946,335 | 74,342,625 | (3,603,710 | ) | ||||||||||||||
E-mini S&P MidCap 400® |
6/18/2021 | 4 | 1,046,430 | 1,042,120 | (4,310 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Euribor |
9/13/2021 | 49 | 14,440,994 | 14,443,149 | 2,155 | |||||||||||||||
Euro Schatz |
6/08/2021 | 97 | 12,751,019 | 12,751,588 | 569 | |||||||||||||||
EURO STOXX 50® |
6/18/2021 | 120 | 5,328,514 | 5,440,390 | 111,876 | |||||||||||||||
FTSE 100 Index |
6/18/2021 | 212 | 19,648,843 | 19,521,709 | (127,134 | ) | ||||||||||||||
FTSE MIB |
6/18/2021 | 4 | 563,717 | 572,137 | 8,420 | |||||||||||||||
FTSE Taiwan Index |
4/28/2021 | 24 | 1,353,360 | 1,390,560 | 37,200 | |||||||||||||||
FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index |
6/17/2021 | 26 | 1,089,040 | 1,077,696 | (11,344 | ) | ||||||||||||||
German Euro BOBL |
6/08/2021 | 50 | 7,916,311 | 7,920,415 | 4,104 | |||||||||||||||
Hang Seng Index® |
4/29/2021 | 16 | 2,898,959 | 2,913,880 | 14,921 | |||||||||||||||
IBEX 35 |
4/16/2021 | 6 | 611,352 | 604,177 | (7,175 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Indian Rupee |
4/28/2021 | 136 | 3,719,328 | 3,701,920 | (17,408 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Japanese Yen |
6/14/2021 | 160 | 18,388,600 | 18,071,000 | (317,600 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Mexican Peso |
6/14/2021 | 94 | 2,265,805 | 2,281,380 | 15,575 | |||||||||||||||
MSCI EAFE Index |
6/18/2021 | 8 | 879,480 | 876,800 | (2,680 | ) | ||||||||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Index |
6/18/2021 | 113 | 7,613,375 | 7,472,125 | (141,250 | ) | ||||||||||||||
MSCI Singapore |
4/29/2021 | 25 | 660,847 | 665,236 | 4,389 | |||||||||||||||
Nikkei 225 |
6/10/2021 | 6 | 1,543,825 | 1,581,215 | 37,390 |
Financial and Currency Futures |
Expiration Date |
Contracts | Notional Amount |
Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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OMXS30® |
4/16/2021 | 80 | $ | 1,976,694 | $ | 2,003,561 | $ | 26,867 | ||||||||||||
S&P/TSX 60 Index |
6/17/2021 | 9 | 1,593,602 | 1,591,454 | (2,148 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Short Sterling |
9/15/2021 | 79 | 13,603,457 | 13,600,734 | (2,723 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Short-Term Euro-BTP |
6/08/2021 | 50 | 6,628,980 | 6,635,137 | 6,157 | |||||||||||||||
TOPIX |
6/10/2021 | 47 | 8,030,855 | 8,294,242 | 263,387 | |||||||||||||||
U.S. Dollar Index |
6/14/2021 | 419 | 38,682,188 | 39,065,884 | 383,696 | |||||||||||||||
UK Long Gilt |
6/28/2021 | 165 | 29,035,159 | 29,022,752 | (12,407 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Total |
|
$ | (5,589,432) | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
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Commodity Futures1 |
Expiration Date |
Contracts | Notional Amount |
Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
|||||||||||||||
Aluminum LME |
6/16/2021 | 41 | $ | 2,274,009 | $ | 2,263,969 | $ | (10,040 | ) | |||||||||||
Brent Crude Oil |
4/20/2021 | 14 | 911,330 | 828,240 | (83,090 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Brent Crude Oil |
5/20/2021 | 22 | 1,318,760 | 1,301,960 | (16,800 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Brent Crude Oil |
5/28/2021 | 123 | 7,737,340 | 7,664,130 | (73,210 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Cocoa |
7/15/2021 | 177 | 4,355,970 | 4,221,450 | (134,520 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Coffee |
5/18/2021 | 13 | 624,450 | 602,062 | (22,388 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Copper |
5/26/2021 | 4 | 414,200 | 399,550 | (14,650 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Copper LME |
6/16/2021 | 191 | 38,906,465 | 41,961,506 | 3,055,041 | |||||||||||||||
Corn |
7/14/2021 | 58 | 1,554,075 | 1,587,750 | 33,675 | |||||||||||||||
Cotton |
5/06/2021 | 303 | 12,972,320 | 12,253,320 | (719,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Gasoline |
5/28/2021 | 23 | 1,923,302 | 1,887,178 | (36,124 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Gold |
6/28/2021 | 119 | 20,570,460 | 20,415,640 | (154,820 | ) | ||||||||||||||
New York Harbor ULSD |
4/30/2021 | 85 | 6,899,861 | 6,318,186 | (581,675 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Nickel LME |
6/16/2021 | 19 | 2,004,276 | 1,830,954 | (173,322 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Silver |
5/26/2021 | 21 | 2,619,825 | 2,575,860 | (43,965 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Soybean |
7/14/2021 | 127 | 8,586,038 | 9,066,213 | 480,175 | |||||||||||||||
Soybean Oil |
7/14/2021 | 281 | 8,497,188 | 8,558,136 | 60,948 | |||||||||||||||
Sugar |
6/30/2021 | 797 | 13,270,466 | 13,184,293 | (86,173 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Wheat |
7/14/2021 | 86 | 2,664,400 | 2,647,725 | (16,675 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Zinc LME |
6/16/2021 | 52 | 3,669,767 | 3,661,775 | (7,992 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Total |
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$ | 1,455,395 | |||||||||||||||||
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At March 31, 2021, open short futures contracts were as follows:
Financial and Currency Futures |
Expiration Date |
Contracts | Notional Amount |
Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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10 Year Canada Government Bond |
6/21/2021 | 282 | $ | 31,227,524 | $ | 31,139,604 | $ | 87,920 | ||||||||||||
30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond |
6/21/2021 | 319 | 51,751,625 | 49,315,406 | 2,436,219 | |||||||||||||||
Brazilian Real |
4/30/2021 | 52 | 913,950 | 919,880 | (5,930 | ) | ||||||||||||||
British Pound |
6/14/2021 | 106 | 9,129,438 | 9,129,913 | (475 | ) | ||||||||||||||
E-mini S&P 500® |
6/18/2021 | 431 | 83,271,790 | 85,497,470 | (2,225,680 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Euro |
6/14/2021 | 358 | 53,264,238 | 52,545,450 | 718,788 | |||||||||||||||
Euro-BTP |
6/08/2021 | 262 | 45,832,541 | 45,875,110 | (42,569 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Euro-OAT |
6/08/2021 | 399 | 76,202,199 | 75,777,588 | 424,611 | |||||||||||||||
Eurodollar |
9/13/2021 | 378 | 94,344,075 | 94,320,450 | 23,625 | |||||||||||||||
German Euro Bund |
6/08/2021 | 157 | 31,752,530 | 31,535,029 | 217,501 | |||||||||||||||
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Total |
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$ | 1,634,010 | |||||||||||||||||
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Commodity Futures1 |
Expiration Date |
Contracts | Notional Amount |
Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Aluminum LME |
6/16/2021 | 101 | $ | 5,330,451 | $ | 5,577,094 | $ | (246,643 | ) | |||||||||||
Copper LME |
6/16/2021 | 51 | 11,407,780 | 11,204,381 | 203,399 | |||||||||||||||
Live Cattle |
6/30/2021 | 195 | 9,273,640 | 9,586,200 | (312,560 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Low Sulfur Gasoil |
5/12/2021 | 259 | 14,003,900 | 13,144,250 | 859,650 | |||||||||||||||
Natural Gas |
4/28/2021 | 18 | 474,240 | 469,440 | 4,800 | |||||||||||||||
Nickel LME |
6/16/2021 | 5 | 563,085 | 481,830 | 81,255 | |||||||||||||||
Soybean Meal |
7/14/2021 | 122 | 4,873,160 | 5,182,560 | (309,400 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Zinc LME |
6/16/2021 | 122 | 8,259,095 | 8,591,087 | (331,992 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Total |
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$ | (51,491 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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1 Commodity futures are held by AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary.
Swap Agreements
The Fund may enter into equity basket total return swap agreements. An equity basket total return swap is an agreement between two parties to exchange, for a specified period and based on the notional amount, the total return on an underlying basket of equity securities for, typically, fixed or floating interest payments. When a Fund pays interest in exchange for the total return of an underlying asset and the value of the underlying asset decreases, the Fund may be required to pay the change in value to the counterparty in addition to the interest payment; conversely, when a Fund receives interest in exchange for the total return of an underlying asset and the value of the underlying asset decreases, the Fund may receive the change in value in addition to the interest payment. The Fund receives net interest or pays net total return depending on whether the values of the underlying assets decrease or increase. Dividends declared on short reference entity common stocks are accrued and paid to the counterparty. Equity basket total return swap agreements typically reset on a monthly basis.
Equity basket total return swap agreements are valued daily, and fluctuations in value are recorded as change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Fees are accrued in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Payments made or received by the Fund as a result of a reset or termination of the agreement are recorded as realized gain or loss.
Equity basket total return swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market and are entered into as bilateral contracts. 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. Bilateral swap agreements may require the movement of cash and/or securities as collateral for the Funds or counterpartys net obligations under the contracts. The Fund covers its net obligations under outstanding equity basket total return swap agreements by segregating or earmarking cash or securities.
At March 31, 2021, the Fund had the following open swap agreements:
Bilateral Equity Basket Total Return Swaps (a)
Reference Entity |
Counterparty | Expiration Date |
Notional Amount |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Value of Reference Entities |
Notional Amount Net Asset Percentage |
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Equity Securities Short |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC |
5/19/2021 | $ | (111,048,509 | ) | $ | | $ | (111,048,509 | ) | (21.6 | %) | ||||||||||
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(a) | The Fund receives or pays, on a monthly basis, the total return on a portfolio of short equity positions net of one day U.S. Federal Funds Effective Rate minus a spread of 0.45%-1.17% as calculated on the notional amount. |
The following table represents the reference entities underlying the total return swap with Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC as of March 31, 2021:
Common Stocks Short |
Shares | Value | % of Basket Value | |||||||||
Aerospace & Defense |
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Axon Enterprise, Inc. |
(2,779 | ) | $ | (395,785 | ) | (0.4 | %) | |||||
Boeing Co. (The) |
(1,106 | ) | (281,720 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
Hexcel Corp. |
(4,482 | ) | (250,992 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
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(928,497 | ) | |||||||||||
Airlines |
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Alaska Air Group, Inc. |
(12,226 | ) | (846,161 | ) | (0.8 | %) | ||||||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. |
(19,241 | ) | (928,956 | ) | (0.8 | %) | ||||||
JetBlue Airways Corp. |
(81,308 | ) | (1,653,805 | ) | (1.5 | %) | ||||||
Southwest Airlines Co. |
(14,923 | ) | (911,198 | ) | (0.8 | %) | ||||||
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. |
(14,867 | ) | (855,447 | ) | (0.8 | %) | ||||||
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(5,195,567 | ) | |||||||||||
Automobiles |
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Harley-Davidson, Inc. |
(11,971 | ) | (480,037 | ) | (0.4 | %) | ||||||
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Banks |
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Great Western Bancorp, Inc. |
(9,286 | ) | (281,273 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. |
(190,516 | ) | (2,994,911 | ) | (2.7 | %) | ||||||
M & T Bank Corp. |
(16,888 | ) | (2,560,390 | ) | (2.3 | %) | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. |
(6,937 | ) | (271,029 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
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(6,107,603 | ) | |||||||||||
Biotechnology |
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Allakos, Inc. |
(3,008 | ) | (345,258 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
Biogen, Inc. |
(1,498 | ) | (419,065 | ) | (0.4 | %) | ||||||
Insmed, Inc. |
(17,359 | ) | (591,247 | ) | (0.5 | %) | ||||||
Moderna, Inc. |
(3,468 | ) | (454,135 | ) | (0.4 | %) | ||||||
TG Therapeutics, Inc. |
(15,283 | ) | (736,641 | ) | (0.7 | %) | ||||||
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(2,546,346 | ) | |||||||||||
Building Products |
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Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. |
(10,181 | ) | (1,052,614 | ) | (0.9 | %) | ||||||
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Capital Markets |
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Ameriprise Financial, Inc. |
(2,277 | ) | (529,288 | ) | (0.5 | %) | ||||||
Apollo Global Management, Inc. |
(54,188 | ) | (2,547,378 | ) | (2.3 | %) | ||||||
Ares Management Corp., Class A |
(18,961 | ) | (1,062,385 | ) | (1.0 | %) | ||||||
BGC Partners, Inc., Class A |
(54,431 | ) | (262,902 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Carlyle Group, Inc. (The) |
(28,854 | ) | (1,060,673 | ) | (1.0 | %) | ||||||
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(5,462,626 | ) | |||||||||||
Chemicals |
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Chemours Co. (The) |
(28,150 | ) | (785,666 | ) | (0.7 | %) | ||||||
Mosaic Co. (The) |
(14,887 | ) | (470,578 | ) | (0.4 | %) | ||||||
Olin Corp. |
(503 | ) | (19,099 | ) | (0.0 | %) | ||||||
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) |
(3,473 | ) | (850,781 | ) | (0.8 | %) | ||||||
Trinseo S.A. |
(15,522 | ) | (988,286 | ) | (0.9 | %) | ||||||
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(3,114,410 | ) | |||||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies |
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ADT, Inc. |
(49,839 | ) | (420,641 | ) | (0.4 | %) | ||||||
Brinks Co. (The) |
(4,148 | ) | (328,646 | ) | (0.3 | %) |
Common Stocks Short |
Shares | Value | % of Basket Value | |||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies continued |
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Deluxe Corp. |
(8,117 | ) | (340,590 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
KAR Auction Services, Inc. |
(13,632 | ) | (204,480 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
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(1,294,357 | ) | |||||||||||
Communications Equipment |
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Lumentum Holdings, Inc. |
(5,611 | ) | (512,565 | ) | (0.5 | %) | ||||||
ViaSat, Inc. |
(4,396 | ) | (211,316 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
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(723,881 | ) | |||||||||||
Construction & Engineering |
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APi Group Corp. |
(53,089 | ) | (1,097,881 | ) | (1.0 | %) | ||||||
Granite Construction, Inc. |
(28,137 | ) | (1,132,514 | ) | (1.0 | %) | ||||||
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(2,230,395 | ) | |||||||||||
Consumer Finance |
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Capital One Financial Corp. |
(6,848 | ) | (871,271 | ) | (0.8 | %) | ||||||
Discover Financial Services |
(4,026 | ) | (382,430 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
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(1,253,701 | ) | |||||||||||
Diversified Consumer Services |
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H&R Block, Inc. |
(12,938 | ) | (282,048 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
Strategic Education, Inc. |
(2,613 | ) | (240,161 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
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(522,209 | ) | |||||||||||
Diversified Financial Services |
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Cannae Holdings, Inc. |
(23,799 | ) | (942,916 | ) | (0.8 | %) | ||||||
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Electric Utilities |
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FirstEnergy Corp. |
(236 | ) | (8,187 | ) | (0.0 | %) | ||||||
PG&E Corp. |
(23,425 | ) | (274,307 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Portland General Electric Co. |
(6,578 | ) | (312,257 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
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(594,751 | ) | |||||||||||
Electrical Equipment |
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Bloom Energy Corp., Class A |
(17,442 | ) | (471,806 | ) | (0.4 | %) | ||||||
GrafTech International Ltd. |
(19,227 | ) | (235,146 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Sunrun, Inc. |
(15,852 | ) | (958,729 | ) | (0.9 | %) | ||||||
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(1,665,681 | ) | |||||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services |
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Helmerich & Payne, Inc. |
(9,425 | ) | (254,098 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
NOV, Inc. |
(18,587 | ) | (255,014 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Schlumberger Ltd. |
(11,704 | ) | (318,232 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
TechnipFMC PLC |
(70,227 | ) | (542,152 | ) | (0.5 | %) | ||||||
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(1,369,496 | ) | |||||||||||
Entertainment |
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Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, Class A |
(1,069 | ) | (40,857 | ) | (0.0 | %) | ||||||
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. |
(9,907 | ) | (838,628 | ) | (0.8 | %) | ||||||
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(879,485 | ) | |||||||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts |
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Boston Properties, Inc. |
(2,404 | ) | (243,429 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Colony Capital, Inc. |
(158,014 | ) | (1,023,931 | ) | (0.9 | %) | ||||||
Cousins Properties, Inc. |
(28,901 | ) | (1,021,650 | ) | (0.9 | %) | ||||||
Douglas Emmett, Inc. |
(7,702 | ) | (241,843 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A |
(21,857 | ) | (243,268 | ) | (0.2 | %) |
Common Stocks Short |
Shares | Value | % of Basket Value | |||||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts continued |
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iStar, Inc. |
(55,444 | ) | (985,794 | ) | (0.9 | %) | ||||||
Kilroy Realty Corp. |
(3,684 | ) | (241,781 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. |
(28,995 | ) | (625,712 | ) | (0.6 | %) | ||||||
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust |
(12,382 | ) | (300,759 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A |
(18,259 | ) | (317,159 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
RLJ Lodging Trust |
(32,297 | ) | (499,958 | ) | (0.5 | %) | ||||||
SITE Centers Corp. |
(24,371 | ) | (330,471 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
SL Green Realty Corp. |
(3,853 | ) | (269,671 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Vornado Realty Trust |
(6,607 | ) | (299,892 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
Welltower, Inc. |
(4,297 | ) | (307,794 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. |
(32,162 | ) | (627,159 | ) | (0.6 | %) | ||||||
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(7,580,271 | ) | |||||||||||
Food Products |
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Pilgrims Pride Corp. |
(11,954 | ) | (284,386 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies |
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Align Technology, Inc. |
(1,324 | ) | (716,986 | ) | (0.6 | %) | ||||||
NuVasive, Inc. |
(3,836 | ) | (251,488 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
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(968,474 | ) | |||||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services |
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Tenet Healthcare Corp. |
(8,676 | ) | (451,152 | ) | (0.4 | %) | ||||||
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B |
(5,750 | ) | (766,992 | ) | (0.7 | %) | ||||||
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(1,218,144 | ) | |||||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
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Carnival Corp. |
(36,591 | ) | (971,125 | ) | (0.9 | %) | ||||||
Darden Restaurants, Inc. |
(3,146 | ) | (446,732 | ) | (0.4 | %) | ||||||
Golden Entertainment, Inc. |
(7,933 | ) | (200,388 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A |
(12,070 | ) | (998,189 | ) | (0.9 | %) | ||||||
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. |
(3,209 | ) | (558,944 | ) | (0.5 | %) | ||||||
MGM Resorts International |
(38,902 | ) | (1,477,887 | ) | (1.3 | %) | ||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
(8,317 | ) | (712,018 | ) | (0.6 | %) | ||||||
Scientific Games Corp. |
(17,536 | ) | (675,487 | ) | (0.6 | %) | ||||||
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. |
(4,818 | ) | (239,310 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Shake Shack, Inc., Class A |
(2,455 | ) | (276,850 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Wendys Co. (The) |
(7,199 | ) | (145,852 | ) | (0.1 | %) | ||||||
Wynn Resorts Ltd. |
(5,935 | ) | (744,071 | ) | (0.7 | %) | ||||||
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(7,446,853 | ) | |||||||||||
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers |
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AES Corp. (The) |
(29,784 | ) | (798,509 | ) | (0.7 | %) | ||||||
Sunnova Energy International, Inc. |
(20,228 | ) | (825,707 | ) | (0.7 | %) | ||||||
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(1,624,216 | ) | |||||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates |
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General Electric Co. |
(1,727 | ) | (22,675 | ) | (0.0 | %) | ||||||
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Insurance |
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American International Group, Inc. |
(5,257 | ) | (242,926 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Arch Captial Group Ltd. |
(6,988 | ) | (268,129 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. |
(4,779 | ) | (240,479 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Assured Guaranty Ltd. |
(6,142 | ) | (259,684 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. |
(14,240 | ) | (630,120 | ) | (0.6 | %) |
Common Stocks Short |
Shares | Value | % of Basket Value | |||||||||
Insurance continued |
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BRP Group, Inc., Class A |
(35,059 | ) | (955,358 | ) | (0.9 | %) | ||||||
Cincinnati Financial Corp. |
(2,553 | ) | (263,189 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
First American Financial Corp. |
(14,568 | ) | (825,277 | ) | (0.7 | %) | ||||||
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. |
(1,698 | ) | (214,033 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
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(3,899,195 | ) | |||||||||||
Interactive Media & Entertainment |
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Eventbrite, Inc., Class A |
(13,349 | ) | (295,814 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
TripAdvisor, Inc. |
(5,142 | ) | (276,588 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Twitter, Inc. |
(15,572 | ) | (990,846 | ) | (0.9 | %) | ||||||
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(1,563,248 | ) | |||||||||||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail |
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Etsy, Inc. |
(439 | ) | (88,533 | ) | (0.1 | %) | ||||||
Expedia Group, Inc. |
(5,443 | ) | (936,849 | ) | (0.8 | %) | ||||||
Farfetch Ltd., Class A |
(11,114 | ) | (589,264 | ) | (0.5 | %) | ||||||
Overstock.com, Inc. |
(10,432 | ) | (691,225 | ) | (0.6 | %) | ||||||
Wayfair, Inc., Class A |
(2,807 | ) | (883,503 | ) | (0.8 | %) | ||||||
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(3,189,374 | ) | |||||||||||
IT Services |
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DXC Technology Co. |
(15,065 | ) | (470,932 | ) | (0.4 | %) | ||||||
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. |
(1,685 | ) | (233,035 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
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(703,967 | ) | |||||||||||
Leisure Products |
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Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A |
(7,093 | ) | (797,537 | ) | (0.7 | %) | ||||||
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Life Sciences Tools & Services |
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ICON PLC |
(7,251 | ) | (1,423,879 | ) | (1.3 | %) | ||||||
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Machinery |
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Kornit Digital Ltd. |
(10,362 | ) | (1,027,081 | ) | (0.9 | %) | ||||||
Welbilt, Inc |
(15,435 | ) | (250,819 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
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(1,277,900 | ) | |||||||||||
Marine |
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Kirby Corp. |
(4,275 | ) | (257,697 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
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Media |
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Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A |
(52 | ) | (7,548 | ) | (0.0 | %) | ||||||
ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B |
(14,895 | ) | (671,764 | ) | (0.6 | %) | ||||||
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(679,312 | ) | |||||||||||
Metals & Mining |
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Alcoa Corp. |
(9,531 | ) | (309,662 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. |
(11,982 | ) | (252,341 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Barrick Gold Corp. |
(23,522 | ) | (465,736 | ) | (0.4 | %) | ||||||
Carpenter Technology Corp. |
(6,499 | ) | (267,434 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Hecla Mining Co. |
(66,531 | ) | (378,561 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
Kinross Gold Corp. |
(47,245 | ) | (315,124 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
Newmont Corp. |
(11,706 | ) | (705,521 | ) | (0.6 | %) | ||||||
Pan American Silver Corp. |
(11,271 | ) | (338,468 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
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(3,032,847 | ) |
Common Stocks Short |
Shares | Value | % of Basket Value | |||||||||
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
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Capstead Mortgage Corp. |
(172,505 | ) | (1,074,706 | ) | (1.0 | %) | ||||||
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Multi-Utilities |
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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. |
(9,857 | ) | (223,261 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
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Multiline Retail |
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Dollar Tree, Inc. |
(6,701 | ) | (766,997 | ) | (0.7 | %) | ||||||
Kohls Corp. |
(11,258 | ) | (671,089 | ) | (0.6 | %) | ||||||
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(1,438,086 | ) | |||||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
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Antero Resources Corp. |
(61,660 | ) | (628,932 | ) | (0.6 | %) | ||||||
APA Corp. |
(21,988 | ) | (393,585 | ) | (0.4 | %) | ||||||
Chevron Corp. |
(9,551 | ) | (1,000,849 | ) | (0.9 | %) | ||||||
CNX Resources Corp. |
(67,165 | ) | (987,326 | ) | (0.9 | %) | ||||||
ConocoPhillips |
(855 | ) | (45,289 | ) | (0.0 | %) | ||||||
Devon Energy Corp. |
(50,662 | ) | (1,106,965 | ) | (1.0 | %) | ||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. |
(6,780 | ) | (491,753 | ) | (0.4 | %) | ||||||
EQT Corp. |
(79,777 | ) | (1,482,257 | ) | (1.3 | %) | ||||||
Equitrans Midstream Corp. |
(40,208 | ) | (328,097 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp |
(4,706 | ) | (262,736 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
HollyFrontier Corp. |
(6,251 | ) | (223,661 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A |
(26,989 | ) | (309,834 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
Marathon Oil Corp. |
(51,677 | ) | (551,910 | ) | (0.5 | %) | ||||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp. |
(898 | ) | (48,034 | ) | (0.0 | %) | ||||||
MPLX LP |
(16,123 | ) | (413,233 | ) | (0.4 | %) | ||||||
New Fortress Energy, Inc. |
(18,362 | ) | (842,999 | ) | (0.8 | %) | ||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. |
(14,235 | ) | (378,936 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
PDC Energy, Inc. |
(6,372 | ) | (219,197 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Phillips 66 |
(4,013 | ) | (327,220 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. |
(2,831 | ) | (449,620 | ) | (0.4 | %) | ||||||
Plains All American Pipeline LP |
(42,281 | ) | (384,757 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
Range Resources Corp. |
(57,689 | ) | (595,927 | ) | (0.5 | %) | ||||||
Valero Energy Corp. |
(13,489 | ) | (965,812 | ) | (0.9 | %) | ||||||
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(12,438,929 | ) | |||||||||||
Personal Products |
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Coty, Inc., Class A |
(77,584 | ) | (699,032 | ) | (0.6 | %) | ||||||
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Professional Services |
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Huron Consulting Group, Inc. |
(3,657 | ) | (184,240 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
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Road & Rail |
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Lyft, Inc., Class A |
(15,939 | ) | (1,007,026 | ) | (0.9 | %) | ||||||
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment |
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
(28,769 | ) | (2,258,367 | ) | (2.0 | %) | ||||||
Analog Devices, Inc. |
(16,716 | ) | (2,592,317 | ) | (2.3 | %) | ||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. |
(6,403 | ) | (855,441 | ) | (0.8 | %) | ||||||
Enphase Energy, Inc. |
(1,924 | ) | (311,996 | ) | (0.3 | %) | ||||||
Lam Research Corp. |
(329 | ) | (195,834 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. |
(38,441 | ) | (1,882,840 | ) | (1.7 | %) | ||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc. |
(831 | ) | (128,988 | ) | (0.1 | %) |
Common Stocks Short |
Shares | Value | % of Basket Value | |||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - continued |
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MKS Instruments, Inc. |
(1,447 | ) | (268,303 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. |
(430 | ) | (151,880 | ) | (0.1 | %) | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. |
(777 | ) | (414,864 | ) | (0.4 | %) | ||||||
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. |
(3,180 | ) | (184,567 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Veeco Instruments, Inc. |
(27,885 | ) | (578,335 | ) | (0.5 | %) | ||||||
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(9,823,732 | ) | |||||||||||
Software |
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Blackbaud, Inc. |
(12,609 | ) | (896,248 | ) | (0.8 | %) | ||||||
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A |
(2,887 | ) | (202,841 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
PROS Holdings, Inc. |
(4,575 | ) | (194,437 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
salesforce.com, Inc. |
(3,843 | ) | (814,216 | ) | (0.7 | %) | ||||||
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(2,107,742 | ) | |||||||||||
Specialty Retail |
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At Home Group, Inc. |
(5,642 | ) | (161,925 | ) | (0.1 | %) | ||||||
Carvana Co. |
(3,453 | ) | (906,067 | ) | (0.9 | %) | ||||||
Gap, Inc. (The) |
(33,439 | ) | (995,813 | ) | (0.9 | %) | ||||||
L Brands, Inc. |
(8,537 | ) | (528,099 | ) | (0.6 | %) | ||||||
Monro, Inc. |
(3,865 | ) | (254,317 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
RH |
(836 | ) | (498,758 | ) | (0.5 | %) | ||||||
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(3,344,979 | ) | |||||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals |
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Western Digital Corp. |
(4,152 | ) | (277,146 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Xerox Holdings Corp. |
(10,902 | ) | (264,592 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
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(541,738 | ) | |||||||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods |
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PVH Corp. |
(9,130 | ) | (965,041 | ) | (1.0 | %) | ||||||
Ralph Lauren Corp. |
(6,873 | ) | (846,479 | ) | (0.9 | %) | ||||||
Steven Madden Ltd. |
(7,200 | ) | (268,272 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
Tapestry, Inc. |
(13,343 | ) | (549,865 | ) | (0.6 | %) | ||||||
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(2,629,657 | ) | |||||||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance |
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Mr. Cooper Group, Inc. |
(31,235 | ) | (1,085,729 | ) | (1.1 | %) | ||||||
WSFS Financial Corp. |
(37,150 | ) | (1,849,698 | ) | (1.8 | %) | ||||||
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(2,935,427 | ) | |||||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services |
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Millicom International Cellular S.A. |
(6,946 | ) | (265,407 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
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Total Common Stocks - Short |
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$ | (111,048,509 | ) | ||||||||
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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 Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds investments as of March 31, 2021, at value:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks* |
$ | 241,352,386 | $ | | $ | | $ | 241,352,386 | ||||||||
Closed-End Investment Companies |
1,041,836 | | | 1,041,836 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments* |
| 202,840,609 | | 202,840,609 | ||||||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation) |
| 1,548,149 | | 1,548,149 | ||||||||||||
Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation) |
9,214,154 | 1,057,527 | | 10,271,681 | ||||||||||||
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Total |
$ | 251,608,376 | $ | 205,446,285 | $ | | $ | 457,054,661 | ||||||||
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Liability Valuation Inputs |
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Description |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Equity Basket Total Return Swap |
$ | | (a) | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation) |
| (3,222,896 | ) | | (3,222,896 | ) | ||||||||||
Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation) |
(12,677,546 | ) | (145,653 | ) | | (12,823,199 | ) | |||||||||
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Total |
$ | (12,677,546 | ) | $ | (3,368,549 | ) | $ | | $ | (16,046,095 | ) | |||||
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* | Details of the major categories of the Funds investments are reflected within the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. |
(a) | Represents net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of $0, as reflected within the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. |
Derivatives
Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of and underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts and swap agreements.
The Fund seeks to achieve long and short exposure to global equity, bond, currency and commodity markets through a wide range of derivative instruments and direct investments. These investments are intended to provide the Fund with risk and return characteristics similar to those of a diversified portfolio of hedge funds. The Fund uses quantitative models to estimate the market exposures that drive the aggregate returns of a diverse set of hedge funds, and seeks to use a variety of derivative instruments to capture such exposures in the aggregate. The Fund may also use various strategies commonly used by hedge funds that seek to profit from underlying risk factors, such as merger arbitrage. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will make extensive use of derivative instruments, in particular futures and forward contracts on global equity and fixed income securities, securities indices, currencies, commodities and other instruments and equity basket total return swap agreements. During the period ended March 31, 2021, the Fund used long and short contracts on U.S. and foreign government bonds, U.S. equity market indices, foreign currencies, short term interest rates, and commodities (through investments in the Subsidiary), long contracts on foreign equity market indices, and short contracts on equity basket total return swaps in accordance with these objectives.
The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of March 31, 2021:
Assets |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts |
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts |
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Over-the-counter asset derivatives |
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Foreign exchange contracts |
$ | 1,548,149 | $ | | ||||
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Exchange-traded asset derivatives |
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Interest rate contracts |
$ | | $ | 3,210,636 | ||||
Foreign exchange contracts |
| 1,152,449 | ||||||
Commodity contracts |
| 4,778,943 | ||||||
Equity contracts |
| 1,129,653 | ||||||
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|
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Total exchange-traded asset derivatives |
$ | | $ | 10,271,681 | ||||
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Total asset derivatives |
$ | 1,548,149 | $ | 10,271,681 | ||||
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|
|
Liabilities |
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts |
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts |
Swap agreements at value1 |
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Over-the-counter liability derivatives |
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Foreign exchange contracts |
$ | (3,222,896 | ) | $ | | $ | | |||||
Equity contracts |
| | (111,048,509 | ) | ||||||||
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|
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Total over-the-counter liability derivatives |
$ | (3,222,896 | ) | $ | | $ | (111,048,509 | ) | ||||
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|
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Exchange-traded liability derivatives |
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Interest rate contracts |
$ | | $ | (2,736,196 | ) | $ | | |||||
Foreign exchange contracts |
| (586,533 | ) | | ||||||||
Commodity contracts |
| (3,375,039 | ) | | ||||||||
Equity contracts |
| (6,125,431 | ) | | ||||||||
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|
|
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Total exchange-traded liability derivatives |
$ | | $ | (12,823,199 | ) | $ | | |||||
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|
|
|
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Total liability derivatives |
$ | (3,222,896 | ) | $ | (12,823,199 | ) | $ | (111,048,509 | ) | |||
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|
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1 | Represents swap agreements, at value. Market value of swap agreements is reported in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. |
The Funds derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Funds 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 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 Funds 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 March 31, 2021, 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 |
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UBS AG |
$ | (1,674,747 | ) | $ | 9,048,155 |
Counterparty risk is managed based on policies and procedures established by the Funds 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 Funds risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the Funds 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 exchanges clearing house, 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 brokers 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 brokers 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 March 31, 2021:
Maximum Amount of Loss - Gross |
Maximum Amount of Loss - Net |
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Over-the-counter counterparty credit risk |
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Forward foreign currency contracts |
$ | 1,548,149 | $ | | ||||
Collateral pledged to UBS AG |
9,048,155 | 9,048,155 | ||||||
Collateral pledged to Morgan Stanley |
29,150,352 | 29,150,352 | ||||||
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|
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Total over-the-counter counterparty credit risk |
39,746,656 | 38,198,507 | ||||||
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|
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Exchange-traded counterparty credit risk |
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Futures contracts |
10,271,681 | 10,271,681 | ||||||
Margin with brokers |
39,789,829 | 39,789,829 | ||||||
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|
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Total exchange-traded counterparty credit risk |
50,061,510 | 50,061,510 | ||||||
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|
|
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Total counterparty credit risk |
$ | 89,808,166 | $ | 88,260,017 | ||||
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Investment Summary at March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)
Common Stocks |
47.1 | % | ||
Certificates of Deposit |
33.9 | |||
Repurchase Agreements |
3.5 | |||
Treasuries |
2.1 | |||
Closed-End Investment Companies |
0.2 | |||
|
|
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Total Investments |
86.8 | |||
Other assets less liabilities (including swap agreements, forward foreign currency and futures contracts) |
13.2 | |||
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|
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Net Assets |
100.0 | % | ||
|
|