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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

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COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD. COM 008474108 1,368 32,400 SH   DFND   32,400 0 0
ALPHABET, INC. CAP STK CL A 02079K305 4,151 43,400 SH   DFND   43,400 0 0
ALPHABET, INC. CAP STK CL A 02079K305 4,783 50,000 SH   DFND 1 50,000 0 0
AMERCO COM 023586100 1,085 2,130 SH   DFND   2,130 0 0
AMERCO COM 023586100 7,027 13,800 SH   DFND 1 13,800 0 0
AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. COM 001744101 278 2,620 SH   DFND   2,620 0 0
AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. COM 001744101 4,344 41,000 SH   DFND 1 41,000 0 0
AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP NEW COM 03212B103 17 2,615 SH   DFND   2,615 0 0
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. COM 043436104 206 1,360 SH   DFND   1,360 0 0
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. COM 043436104 4,457 29,500 SH   DFND 1 29,500 0 0
AUTOZONE, INC. COM 053332102 2,099 980 SH   DFND   980 0 0
AUTOZONE, INC. COM 053332102 12,959 6,050 SH   DFND 1 6,050 0 0
B2GOLD CORP. COM 11777Q209 886 275,000 SH   DFND   275,000 0 0
BARCLAYS PLC ADR 06738E204 186 29,000 SH   DFND   29,000 0 0
BARCLAYS PLC ADR 06738E204 3,936 615,000 SH   DFND 1 615,000 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP. COM 067901108 324 20,900 SH   DFND   20,900 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY, INC. CL B NEW 084670702 1,631 6,110 SH   DFND   6,110 0 0
BEST BUY CO, INC. COM 086516101 146 2,300 SH   DFND   2,300 0 0
BEST BUY CO, INC. COM 086516101 3,135 49,500 SH   DFND 1 49,500 0 0
BHP GROUP LIMITED SPONSORED ADS 088606108 170 3,400 SH   DFND   3,400 0 0
BHP GROUP LIMITED SPONSORED ADS 088606108 3,703 74,000 SH   DFND 1 74,000 0 0
BLACKROCK, INC. COM 09247X101 220 400 SH   DFND   400 0 0
BLACKROCK, INC. COM 09247X101 2,586 4,700 SH   DFND 1 4,700 0 0
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC SPONSORED ADR 110448107 10,650 300,000 SH   DFND 1 300,000 0 0
CELANESE CORP. COM 150870103 136 1,500 SH   DFND   1,500 0 0
CELANESE CORP. COM 150870103 2,033 22,500 SH   DFND 1 22,500 0 0
CITIGROUP, INC. COM NEW 172967424 83 2,000 SH   DFND   2,000 0 0
CITIGROUP, INC. COM NEW 172967424 4,271 102,500 SH   DFND 1 102,500 0 0
COMCAST CORP. CL A 20030N101 2,933 100,000 SH   DFND 1 100,000 0 0
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP. COM 225310101 1,073 2,450 SH   DFND   2,450 0 0
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP. COM 225310101 10,074 23,000 SH   DFND 1 23,000 0 0
CUBESMART COM 229663109 561 14,000 SH   DFND   14,000 0 0
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES COM 254709108 209 2,300 SH   DFND   2,300 0 0
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES COM 254709108 4,546 50,000 SH   DFND 1 50,000 0 0
DOLLAR GENERAL CORP. COM 256677105 4,941 20,600 SH   DFND 1 20,600 0 0
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. COM 281479105 55 22,925 SH   DFND   22,925 0 0
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. COM 036752103 541 1,190 SH   DFND   1,190 0 0
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. COM 036752103 4,361 9,600 SH   DFND 1 9,600 0 0
ENOVA INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 29357K103 363 12,400 SH   DFND   12,400 0 0
ENOVA INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 29357K103 2,810 96,000 SH   DFND 1 96,000 0 0
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP COM 293792107 951 40,000 SH   DFND 1 40,000 0 0
ESSENT GROUP LTD. COM G3198U102 1,203 34,500 SH   DFND   34,500 0 0
ESSENT GROUP LTD. COM G3198U102 6,974 200,000 SH   DFND 1 200,000 0 0
EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC COM 30225T102 1,036 6,000 SH   DFND   6,000 0 0
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC. FNF GROUP COM 31620R303 1,991 55,000 SH   DFND 1 55,000 0 0
FRANCO-NEVADA CORP. COM 351858105 308 2,580 SH   DFND   2,580 0 0
GENWORTH FINL INC COM CL A 37247D106 175 50,000 SH   DFND   50,000 0 0
GLOBAL SELF STORAGE INC COM 37955N106 792 135,101 SH   DFND   135,101 0 0
GLOBAL SELF STORAGE INC COM 37955N106 567 96,775 SH   DFND   96,775 0 0
GLOBAL SELF STORAGE INC COM 37955N106 1,188 202,703 SH   DFND   202,703 0 0
GLOBAL SELF STORAGE INC COM 37955N106 30 5,087 SH   SOLE   5,087 0 0
GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC. COM 38526M106 329 4,000 SH   DFND   4,000 0 0
GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC. COM 38526M106 6,580 80,000 SH   DFND 1 80,000 0 0
HAVERTY FURNITURE COS, INC. COM 419596101 281 11,300 SH   DFND   11,300 0 0
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND SHS BEN INT 42968F108 45 6,480 SH   DFND 1 6,480 0 0
HOME DEPOT, INC./THE COM 437076102 662 2,400 SH   DFND   2,400 0 0
HOME DEPOT, INC./THE COM 437076102 4,139 15,000 SH   DFND 1 15,000 0 0
ISHARES SILVER TRUST ISHARES 46428Q109 403 23,000 SH   DFND   23,000 0 0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. COM 46625H100 711 6,800 SH   DFND   6,800 0 0
KFORCE, INC. COM 493732101 270 4,600 SH   DFND   4,600 0 0
KFORCE, INC. COM 493732101 2,933 50,000 SH   DFND 1 50,000 0 0
LAM RESEARCH CORP. COM 512807108 439 1,200 SH   DFND   1,200 0 0
LAM RESEARCH CORP. COM 512807108 3,550 9,700 SH   DFND 1 9,700 0 0
LCI INDUSTRIES COM 50189K103 475 4,680 SH   DFND   4,680 0 0
LCI INDUSTRIES COM 50189K103 3,324 32,764 SH   DFND 1 32,764 0 0
LIFE STORAGE INC COM 53223X107 498 4,500 SH   DFND   4,500 0 0
LITHIA MOTORS, INC. COM 536797103 649 3,025 SH   DFND   3,025 0 0
LITHIA MOTORS, INC. COM 536797103 4,956 23,100 SH   DFND 1 23,100 0 0
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV SHS - A - N53745100 2,635 35,000 SH   DFND 1 35,000 0 0
MARINEMAX, INC. COM 567908108 703 23,600 SH   DFND   23,600 0 0
MASTERCARD, INC. CL A 57636Q104 2,843 10,000 SH   DFND   10,000 0 0
MEDIFAST, INC. COM 58470H101 450 4,150 SH   DFND   4,150 0 0
MEDIFAST, INC. COM 58470H101 3,793 35,000 SH   DFND 1 35,000 0 0
META PLATFORMS, INC. CL A 30303M102 563 4,150 SH   DFND   4,150 0 0
META PLATFORMS, INC. CL A 30303M102 3,324 24,500 SH   DFND 1 24,500 0 0
MEXICO EQUITY & INCOME FD COM 592834105 45 6,000 SH   DFND 1 6,000 0 0
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. COM 60855R100 5,640 17,100 SH   DFND 1 17,100 0 0
NEW AMER HIGH INCOME FD INC COM NEW 641876800 2 300 SH   DFND 1 300 0 0
NEWMONT GOLDCORP CORP. COM 651639106 401 9,550 SH   DFND   9,550 0 0
NEWMONT GOLDCORP CORP. COM 651639106 1,996 47,500 SH   DFND 1 47,500 0 0
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. COMMON STOCK 65336K103 434 2,600 SH   DFND   2,600 0 0
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. COMMON STOCK 65336K103 4,171 25,000 SH   DFND 1 25,000 0 0
OLIN CORP. COM PAR $1 680665205 314 7,330 SH   DFND   7,330 0 0
OLIN CORP. COM PAR $1 680665205 1,758 41,000 SH   DFND 1 41,000 0 0
PUBLIC STORAGE COM 74460D109 498 1,700 SH   DFND   1,700 0 0
RIO TINTO PLC SPONSORED ADR 767204100 4,047 73,500 SH   DFND 1 73,500 0 0
ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 770323103 887 11,600 SH   DFND   11,600 0 0
ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 770323103 4,973 65,000 SH   DFND 1 65,000 0 0
ROYAL GOLD, INC. COM 780287108 497 5,300 SH   DFND   5,300 0 0
SABA CAPITAL INCOME & OPRNT SHS NEW 78518H202 28 3,600 SH   DFND 1 3,600 0 0
SANDSTORM GOLD, LTD. COM NEW 80013R206 140 27,000 SH   DFND   27,000 0 0
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. COM 83088M102 3,837 45,000 SH   DFND 1 45,000 0 0
SPDR GOLD SHARES ETF GOLD SHS 78463V107 928 6,000 SH   DFND   6,000 0 0
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FD INC 2.75% CNV PFD C A 84741T401 5 200 SH   DFND 1 200 0 0
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FD INC COM 84741T104 22 2,000 SH   DFND 1 2,000 0 0
SSR MINING, INC. COM 784730103 1,177 80,000 SH   DFND   80,000 0 0
STEEL DYNAMICS, INC. COM 858119100 561 7,900 SH   DFND   7,900 0 0
STEEL DYNAMICS, INC. COM 858119100 11,352 160,000 SH   DFND 1 160,000 0 0
SWISS HELVETIA FUND INC COM 870875101 22 3,270 SH   DFND 1 3,270 0 0
T. ROWE PRICE GROUP, INC. COM 74144T108 727 6,920 SH   DFND   6,920 0 0
T. ROWE PRICE GROUP, INC. COM 74144T108 5,839 55,600 SH   DFND 1 55,600 0 0
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO. COM 892356106 335 1,800 SH   DFND   1,800 0 0
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO. COM 892356106 7,900 42,500 SH   DFND 1 42,500 0 0
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, INC. COM 91324P102 1,502 2,975 SH   DFND   2,975 0 0
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, INC. COM 91324P102 6,818 13,500 SH   DFND 1 13,500 0 0
VALVOLINE, INC. COM 92047W101 203 8,000 SH   DFND   8,000 0 0
VALVOLINE, INC. COM 92047W101 3,041 120,000 SH   DFND 1 120,000 0 0
WESTLAKE CORP. COM 960413102 6,082 70,000 SH   DFND 1 70,000 0 0
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP. COM 962879102 194 6,000 SH   DFND   6,000 0 0
WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. COM 969904101 884 7,500 SH   DFND   7,500 0 0
WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. COM 969904101 5,657 48,000 SH   DFND 1 48,000 0 0
WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD. SPONSORED ADR 980228308 25 1,228 SH   DFND   1,228 0 0
WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD. SPONSORED ADR 980228308 539 26,743 SH   DFND 1 26,743 0 0