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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments – as of March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

AlphaSimplex Managed Futures Strategy Fund

 

Principal

Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  
             

Short-Term Investments – 93.2% of Net Assets

 

  

Certificates of Deposit – 51.8%

 

$      35,000,000   

DNB Nor Bank ASA (NY),

0.130%, 4/08/2022

   $ 34,998,981  
35,000,000   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust (NY),

0.230%, 4/12/2022

     34,998,434  
20,000,000   

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. (NY),

0.250%, 4/13/2022

     19,999,146  
9,000,000   

Westpac Banking Corp. (NY),

0.150%, 4/14/2022

     8,999,142  
30,000,000   

Bank of Nova Scotia (NY),

0.220%, 4/14/2022

     29,998,498  
25,000,000   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (NY),

0.160%, 4/22/2022

     24,996,254  
25,000,000   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (NY),

0.370%, 5/13/2022

     24,994,591  
35,000,000   

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

0.470%, 5/13/2022

     34,993,343  
20,000,000   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust (NY),

0.250%, 5/16/2022

     19,990,357  
65,000,000   

Mizuho Bank Ltd. (NY),

0.260%, 5/16/2022

     64,966,918  
30,000,000   

Nordea Bank ABP (NY),

0.380%, 5/17/2022

     29,990,597  
5,000,000   

Mizuho Bank Ltd. (NY),

0.290%, 5/18/2022

     4,997,506  
20,000,000   

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NY),

0.450%, 5/18/2022

     19,998,234  
36,000,000   

DNB Nor Bank ASA (NY),

0.430%, 5/24/2022

     35,998,055  
31,000,000   

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. (NY),

0.710%, 5/26/2022

     31,001,443  
30,000,000   

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. (NY),

0.320%, 6/06/2022(a)

     29,974,420  
30,000,000   

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

0.730%, 6/06/2022

     29,993,675  
25,000,000   

Royal Bank of Canada (NY),

0.180%, 6/08/2022

     24,969,671  
20,000,000   

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (NY),

0.310%, 6/16/2022(a)

     19,976,663  
50,000,000   

Bank of Montreal (IL),

0.200%, 6/23/2022

     49,931,150  
25,000,000   

Nordea Bank ABP (NY),

0.330%, 6/23/2022(a)

     24,973,072  
36,000,000   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NY),

0.690%, 6/24/2022

     36,016,380  
30,000,000   

Westpac Banking Corp. (NY),

0.940%, 7/08/2022

     29,997,401  
50,000,000   

Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A.,

0.950%, 7/11/2022

     50,013,218  
25,000,000   

Bank of America N.A.,

0.330%, 7/13/2022(a)

     24,959,236  


Principal

Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  
             

Certificates of Deposit – continued

 

$      30,000,000   

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NY),

0.460%, 7/20/2022(a)

   $ 29,951,042  
51,000,000   

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (NY),

1.100%, 7/22/2022

     51,014,956  
40,000,000   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NY),

0.500%, 7/26/2022(a)

     39,948,307  
50,000,000   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (NY),

1.060%, 7/29/2022

     49,996,668  
40,000,000   

Royal Bank of Canada (NY),

0.650%, 8/08/2022(a)

     39,932,668  
60,000,000   

Svenska Handelsbanken (NY),

1.200%, 9/22/2022

     59,942,605  
     

 

 

 
        1,012,512,631  
     

 

 

 
  

Treasuries – 37.6%

  
65,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.070%-0.140%, 4/05/2022(b)(c)

     64,999,061  
58,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.050%-0.085%, 4/07/2022(b)(c)(d)(e)

     57,998,598  
30,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.120%-0.150%, 4/12/2022(b)(c)

     29,998,717  
40,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.120%-0.150%, 4/14/2022(b)(c)

     39,997,960  
30,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.110%-0.155%, 4/19/2022(b)(c)

     29,997,919  
16,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.055%, 4/28/2022(b)

     15,998,725  
15,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.180%, 5/03/2022(b)

     14,998,233  
69,500,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.060%-0.199%, 5/05/2022(b)(c)(d)(e)

     69,490,318  
15,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.230%, 5/10/2022(b)

     14,997,014  
26,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.060%-0.300%, 5/12/2022(b)(c)

     25,994,329  
10,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.255%, 5/17/2022(b)

     9,997,125  
40,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.055%, 5/19/2022(b)

     39,986,711  
75,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.270%-0.290%, 5/24/2022(b)(c)

     74,967,427  
20,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.085%, 5/26/2022(b)

     19,991,215  
25,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.325%, 5/31/2022(b)

     24,985,938  
20,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.085%, 6/02/2022(b)

     19,988,754  
25,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.340%, 6/07/2022(b)

     24,983,180  
26,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.304%, 6/09/2022(b)(d)(e)

     25,981,313  
70,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.155%-0.475%, 6/23/2022(b)(c)

     69,924,752  
40,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.470%, 6/28/2022(b)

     39,949,351  


Principal

Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  
             

Treasuries – continued

 

$      20,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Bills,

0.300%, 7/07/2022(b)

   $ 19,969,011  
     

 

 

 
        735,195,651  
     

 

 

 
   Repurchase Agreements – 3.8%

 

73,601,501   

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2022 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $73,601,501 on 4/01/2022 collateralized by $59,360,800 U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.000% due 8/15/2051 valued at $53,411,360; $17,375,500 U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.250% due 11/15/2040 valued at $21,662,366 including accrued interest(e)(f)

(Identified Cost $73,601,501)

     73,601,501  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Short-Term Investments

(Identified Cost $1,821,864,531)

     1,821,309,783  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 93.2%

(Identified Cost $1,821,864,531)

     1,821,309,783  
   Other assets less liabilities – 6.8%      133,498,283  
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 1,954,808,066  
     

 

 

 

Consolidation

The Fund invests in commodity-related derivatives through its investment in the AlphaSimplex 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 March 31, 2022, the value of the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary was $87,598,082, representing 4.48% 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. 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 March 31, 2022, 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:

 

Notional Value

 

Unrealized Appreciation/

Depreciation*

 

Unrealized as a Percentage

of Net Assets

$194,165,918

  $7,982,688   0.41%

 

*

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)

Security (or a portion thereof) has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open derivative contracts.

(b)

Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.

(c)

The Fund’s investment in U.S. Government/Agency securities 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.

(d)

Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open derivative contracts.

(e)

A portion of the security is held by AlphaSimplex Managed Futures Strategy Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary.

(f)

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 March 31, 2022, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.

 

CHF

Swiss Franc

CNH

Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore

MXN

Mexican Peso

NOK

Norwegian Krone

NZD

New Zealand Dollar

PLN

Polish Zloty

SEK

Swedish Krona

SGD

Singapore Dollar

TRY

Turkish Lira

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 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 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, 2022, 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

     6/15/2022      CHF      S        92,375,000      $ 99,302,997      $ 100,266,613      $ (963,616

UBS AG

     6/15/2022      CNH      B        58,000,000        9,057,361        9,089,277        31,916  

UBS AG

     6/15/2022      CNH      B        781,000,000        122,806,248        122,391,818        (414,430

UBS AG

     6/15/2022      MXN      B        2,161,000,000        102,717,980        107,269,375        4,551,395  

UBS AG

     6/15/2022      MXN      S        441,500,000        20,597,201        21,915,516        (1,318,315

UBS AG

     6/15/2022      NOK      B        272,000,000        31,384,197        30,880,717        (503,480

UBS AG

     6/15/2022      NOK      S        406,000,000        45,195,944        46,094,011        (898,067

UBS AG

     6/15/2022      NZD      B        122,000,000        83,620,895        84,449,844        828,949  

UBS AG

     6/15/2022      NZD      B        82,400,000        57,315,627        57,038,256        (277,371

UBS AG

     6/15/2022      NZD      S        175,200,000        119,481,144        121,275,514        (1,794,370

UBS AG

     6/15/2022      PLN      B        24,000,000        5,485,934        5,671,760        185,826  

UBS AG

     6/15/2022      PLN      B        15,500,000        3,702,682        3,663,011        (39,671

UBS AG

     6/15/2022      PLN      S        361,500,000        79,300,871        85,430,878        (6,130,007

UBS AG

     6/15/2022      SEK      B        282,000,000        29,206,093        30,045,274        839,181  

UBS AG

     6/15/2022      SEK      B        164,000,000        17,650,252        17,473,138        (177,114

UBS AG

     6/15/2022      SEK      S        1,382,000,000        139,037,688        147,243,150        (8,205,462

UBS AG

     6/15/2022      SGD      S        64,250,000        47,035,623        47,403,457        (367,834

UBS AG

     6/15/2022      TRY      S        67,200,000        4,130,862        4,324,658        (193,796

UBS AG

     6/15/2022      ZAR      B        378,500,000        25,083,901        25,667,857        583,956  

UBS AG

     6/15/2022      ZAR      B        219,000,000        14,980,344        14,851,415        (128,929
                    

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ (14,391,239
                    

 

 

 


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 March 31, 2022, open long futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial and Currency Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

ASX SPI 200

     6/16/2022        190      $ 25,967,290      $ 26,583,553      $ 616,263  

Australian Dollar

     6/13/2022        671        50,413,660        50,301,515        (112,145

Brazilian Real

     4/29/2022        598        12,326,275        12,471,290        145,015  

CAC 40®

     4/14/2022        30        2,214,092        2,209,457        (4,635

E-mini Dow

     6/17/2022        27        4,739,978        4,673,430        (66,548

E-mini S&P 500®

     6/17/2022        121        27,012,728        27,411,038        398,310  

E-mini S&P MidCap 400®

     6/17/2022        13        3,586,373        3,495,960        (90,413

FTSE 100 Index

     6/17/2022        265        24,779,084        26,060,049        1,280,965  

FTSE Taiwan Index

     4/28/2022        241        14,874,620        14,884,160        9,540  

FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index

     6/15/2022        216        9,742,284        10,181,896        439,612  

S&P/TSX 60 Index

     6/16/2022        335        69,611,426        70,588,090        976,664  
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ 3,592,628  
              

 

 

 

Commodity Futures1

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Aluminum LME

     6/15/2022        611      $ 47,301,656      $ 53,332,662      $ 6,031,006  

Brent Crude Oil

     4/29/2022        505        54,354,970        52,878,550        (1,476,420

Coffee

     5/18/2022        181        16,193,081        15,366,900        (826,181

Copper

     5/26/2022        365        43,090,050        43,352,875        262,825  

Copper LME

     6/15/2022        103        25,530,517        26,722,063        1,191,546  

Corn

     7/14/2022        1,013        32,887,933        37,126,450        4,238,517  

Cotton

     7/07/2022        407        27,120,595        26,876,245        (244,350

EUA Emissions

     12/19/2022        103        8,631,082        8,714,416        83,334  

Gasoline

     4/29/2022        289        38,999,904        38,245,624        (754,280

Gold

     6/28/2022        540        105,380,526        105,516,000        135,474  

Iron Ore

     5/31/2022        346        5,619,040        5,523,544        (95,496

Lean Hog

     6/14/2022        428        20,067,540        20,651,000        583,460  

Low Sulfur Gasoil

     5/12/2022        345        34,693,475        34,776,000        82,525  

Natural Gas

     4/27/2022        285        13,970,434        16,079,700        2,109,266  

New York Harbor ULSD

     4/29/2022        228        31,465,996        32,183,978        717,982  

Nickel LME

     6/15/2022        217        29,364,006        41,794,200        12,430,194  

Palladium

     6/28/2022        10        2,694,688        2,255,600        (439,088


Commodity Futures1

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Platinum

     7/27/2022        19      $ 999,756      $ 946,010      $ (53,746

Silver

     5/26/2022        101        12,968,574        12,692,165        (276,409

Soybean

     7/14/2022        609        48,559,464        48,659,100        99,636  

Soybean Meal

     7/14/2022        629        28,267,060        28,896,260        629,200  

Soybean Oil

     7/14/2022        677        27,482,711        27,881,568        398,857  

Sugar

     4/29/2022        659        14,199,107        14,385,179        186,072  

Wheat

     7/14/2022        330        14,723,732        16,533,000        1,809,268  

WTI Crude Oil

     4/20/2022        463        47,207,683        46,429,640        (778,043

Zinc LME

     6/15/2022        339        30,536,767        35,497,538        4,960,771  
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ 31,005,920  
              

 

 

 

At March 31, 2022, open short futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial and Currency Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

2 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     6/30/2022        6,273      $  1,346,356,381      $ 1,329,385,928      $ 16,970,453  

3 Year Australia Government Bond

     6/15/2022        7,075        590,445,921        581,772,764        8,673,157  

3-month SONIA Index

     9/20/2022        1,196        388,127,941        387,243,017        884,924  

3-month SOFR Index

     12/20/2022        1,293        317,018,435        316,833,488        184,947  

5 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     6/30/2022        4,463        521,603,733        511,850,313        9,753,420  

10 Year Australia Government Bond

     6/15/2022        2,579        252,477,522        244,597,103        7,880,419  

10 Year Canada Government Bond

     6/21/2022        2,108        223,880,206        220,149,966        3,730,240  

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     6/21/2022        2,598        323,999,851        319,229,250        4,770,601  

30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond

     6/21/2022        597        89,940,113        89,587,313        352,800  

AEX-Index®

     4/14/2022        25        3,662,239        4,004,679        (342,440

British Pound

     6/13/2022        2,295        187,360,021        188,347,781        (987,760

DAX

     6/17/2022        34        12,853,599        13,571,527        (717,928

E-mini Russell 2000

     6/17/2022        196        19,668,338        20,250,720        (582,382

Euribor

     6/13/2022        3,707        1,029,155,696        1,028,651,440        504,256  

Euro

     6/13/2022        2,121        289,174,146        294,262,238        (5,088,092

Euro Schatz

     6/08/2022        7,357        905,368,951        901,236,671        4,132,280  

EURO STOXX 50®

     6/17/2022        92        3,646,851        3,890,857        (244,006

Euro-BTP

     6/08/2022        632        100,471,383        96,699,415        3,771,968  

Euro-Buxl® 30 Year Bond

     6/08/2022        292        62,310,665        60,147,241        2,163,424  

Euro-OAT

     6/08/2022        1,615        281,556,992        270,686,759        10,870,233  

Eurodollar

     9/19/2022        7,540        1,843,120,301        1,843,907,000        (786,699

FTSE China A50 Index

     4/28/2022        2,223        29,669,749        30,564,027        (894,278

FTSE MIB

     6/17/2022        18        2,234,680        2,429,922        (195,242

German Euro BOBL

     6/08/2022        2,367        345,393,032        337,419,031        7,974,001  

German Euro Bund

     6/08/2022        1,034        188,295,144        181,485,184        6,809,960  

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index

     4/28/2022        397        18,327,544        19,058,615        (731,071

Hang Seng Index®

     4/28/2022        161        21,931,376        22,598,330        (666,954

IBEX 35

     4/14/2022        52        4,654,523        4,841,245        (186,722

Indian Rupee

     4/27/2022        491        12,788,095        12,936,868        (148,773

Japanese Yen

     6/13/2022        3,370        361,223,006        347,004,687        14,218,319  

MSCI EAFE Index

     6/17/2022        317        32,063,904        33,988,740        (1,924,836

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     6/17/2022        900        48,042,698        50,647,500        (2,604,802

MSCI Singapore

     4/28/2022        523        12,906,702        12,921,131        (14,429

Nikkei 225

     6/09/2022        56        11,453,364        12,801,709        (1,348,345

OMXS30®

     4/13/2022        470        10,122,541        10,422,339        (299,798


Financial and Currency Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Short-Term Euro-BTP

     6/08/2022        1,984      $  245,743,417      $ 243,556,903      $ 2,186,514  

UK Long Gilt

     6/28/2022        1,356        217,293,333        215,948,074        1,345,259  

Ultra 10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     6/21/2022        1,102        151,626,600        149,286,562        2,340,038  

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond

     6/21/2022        345        61,272,322        61,108,125        164,197  
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ 91,916,853  
              

 

 

 

Commodity Futures1

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Aluminum LME

     6/15/2022      238$          19,863,917      $ 20,774,425      $ (910,508

Cocoa

     7/14/2022        56        1,425,090        1,504,720        (79,630

Copper LME

     6/15/2022        9        2,235,330        2,334,938        (99,608

Live Cattle

     6/30/2022        267        14,274,218        14,644,950        (370,732

Nickel LME

     6/15/2022        80        17,678,522        15,408,000        2,270,522  

Zinc LME

     6/15/2022        112        10,887,118        11,727,800        (840,682
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ (30,638
              

 

 

 

 

1

Commodity futures are held by AlphaSimplex 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 March 31, 2022, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Short-Term Investments*

   $ —        $ 1,821,309,783      $ —        $ 1,821,309,783  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     —          7,021,223        —          7,021,223  

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     149,431,394        2,336,840        —          151,768,234  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 149,431,394      $ 1,830,667,846      $ —        $ 1,980,099,240  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

   $ —        $ (21,412,462    $ —        $     (21,412,462

Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

     (19,637,623      (5,645,848      —          (25,283,471
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (19,637,623    $ (27,058,310    $ —        $ (46,695,933
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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


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 at period end 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. As of March 31, 2022, the Fund used long and short contracts on U.S. and foreign government bonds, short-term interest rates, foreign currencies, and commodities (through investments in the Subsidiary), and long contracts on U.S. and foreign equity market indices to capture the exposures suggested by the quantitative investment models.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of March 31, 2022:

 

Assets

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

Over-the-counter asset derivatives

     

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ 7,021,223      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded asset derivatives

     

Interest rate contracts

   $ —        $ 95,463,091  

Foreign exchange contracts

     —          14,363,334  

Commodity contracts

     —          38,220,455  

Equity contracts

     —          3,721,354  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded asset derivatives

   $ —        $  151,768,234  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total asset derivatives

   $  7,021,223      $ 151,768,234  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

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

Over-the-counter liability derivatives

     

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ (21,412,462    $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded liability derivatives

     

Interest rate contracts

   $ —        $ (786,699

Foreign exchange contracts

     —          (6,336,770

Commodity contracts

     —          (7,245,173

Equity contracts

     —          (10,914,829
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded liability derivatives

   $ —        $ (25,283,471
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liability derivatives

   $ (21,412,462    $ (25,283,471
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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. 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 March 31, 2022, 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

  $ (14,391,239)   $ 38,137,528


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 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 broker’s customer accounts. While brokers typically are required to segregate customer margin for exchange-traded derivatives 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 customers, 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 March 31, 2022:

 

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

Over-the-counter counterparty credit risk

     

Forward foreign currency contracts

   $ 7,021,223      $ —    

Collateral pledged to UBS AG

     38,137,528        38,137,528  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total over-the-counter counterparty credit risk

     45,158,751        38,137,528  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded counterparty credit risk

     

Futures contracts

     151,768,234        151,768,234  

Margin with brokers

     112,041,141        112,041,141  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded counterparty credit risk

     263,809,375        263,809,375  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total counterparty credit risk

   $  308,968,126      $  301,946,903  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


Investment Summary at March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Certificates of Deposit

     51.8

Treasuries

     37.6  

Repurchase Agreements

     3.8  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     93.2  

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

     6.8  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

Net Exposures by Asset Class as a Percentage of Net Assets at March 31, 20221

 

Equity

     (2.9 )% 

Fixed Income

     (297.4

Short-Term Interest Rate

     (183.0

Commodity

     37.2  

Currency

     (43.2

 

1 

The Fund gains its investment exposures primarily through the use of futures contracts and forward contracts and may have net exposure that is materially less than or greater than its net asset value. Portfolio exposures presented above are intended to illustrate the Fund’s exposure to certain asset classes. The portfolio exposure percentage represents the notional contract value in U.S. dollars of the Fund’s futures and/or forward positions divided by the Fund’s total net assets. Notional contract values represent the aggregate exposure that a futures or forward currency contract provides to the underlying reference asset or currency, respectively.