ADR | – American Depositary Receipt |
CDI | – CREST Depository Interest |
Rts. | – Rights |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Restricted security. The aggregate value of these securities at January 31, 2022 was $13,458,594, which represented less than 1% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(c) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), defines “affiliated person” to include an issuer of which a fund holds 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. The Fund has not owned enough of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer to have control (as defined in the 1940 Act) of that issuer. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the nine months ended January 31, 2022. |
Value April 30, 2021 | Purchases at Cost | Proceeds from Sales | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Realized Gain (Loss) | Value January 31, 2022 | Dividend Income | |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | |||||||
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | $1,863,720 | $80,556,387 | $(73,374,454) | $- | $- | $9,045,653 | $1,137 |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | 1,326,952 | 57,432,385 | (52,319,874) | (572) | (1,549) | 6,437,342 | 422 |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | 2,129,966 | 92,064,443 | (83,856,519) | - | - | 10,337,890 | 511 |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | |||||||
Invesco Private Government Fund | - | 5,443,411 | (5,443,411) | - | - | - | 41* |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | - | 12,669,357 | (12,669,357) | - | - | - | 568* |
Value April 30, 2021 | Purchases at Cost | Proceeds from Sales | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Realized Gain (Loss) | Value January 31, 2022 | Dividend Income | |
Investments in Other Affiliates: | |||||||
Karora Resources, Inc. | $21,629,037 | $8,925,073 | $- | $766,553 | $- | $31,320,663 | $- |
Osino Resources Corp. | 7,981,388 | 131,446 | - | (937,558) | - | 7,175,276 | - |
Pure Gold Mining, Inc. | 21,564,406 | 2,080,176 | - | (12,626,459) | - | 11,018,123 | - |
Westgold Resources Ltd. | 35,381,358 | 2,012,723 | - | (7,798,993) | - | 29,595,088 | 266,864 |
Total | $91,876,827 | $261,315,401 | $(227,663,615) | $(20,597,029) | $(1,549) | $104,930,035 | $269,543 |
* | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(d) | All or a portion of the value pledged and/or designated as collateral to cover margin requirements for open options contracts. |
(e) | Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). See Note 1. |
(f) | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at January 31, 2022 was $28,014,848, which represented 1.36% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(g) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of January 31, 2022. |
Open Exchange-Traded Equity Options Written | ||||||||
Description | Type of Contract | Expiration Date | Number of Contracts | Exercise Price | Notional Value* | Value | ||
Equity Risk | ||||||||
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | Call | 02/18/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 60.00 | USD | 6,000,000 | $(7,500) |
Alamos Gold, Inc. | Call | 06/17/2022 | 3,000 | USD | 7.50 | USD | 2,250,000 | (150,000) |
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. | Call | 04/14/2022 | 15,000 | USD | 21.00 | USD | 31,500,000 | (975,000) |
Cameco Corp. | Call | 03/18/2022 | 2,000 | USD | 34.00 | USD | 6,800,000 | (9,000) |
Century Aluminum Co. | Call | 03/18/2022 | 11,000 | USD | 18.00 | USD | 19,800,000 | (687,500) |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. | Call | 04/14/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 29.00 | USD | 2,900,000 | (11,500) |
Danimer Scientific, Inc. | Call | 02/18/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 30.00 | USD | 3,000,000 | (2,500) |
Equinox Gold Corp. | Call | 04/14/2022 | 2,000 | USD | 10.00 | USD | 2,000,000 | (15,000) |
Gatos Silver, Inc. | Call | 08/19/2022 | 2,000 | USD | 15.00 | USD | 3,000,000 | (15,000) |
Hudbay Minerals, Inc. | Call | 07/15/2022 | 2,000 | USD | 10.00 | USD | 2,000,000 | (50,000) |
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. | Call | 09/16/2022 | 1,000 | CAD | 13.00 | CAD | 1,300,000 | (66,868) |
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. | Call | 05/20/2022 | 2,000 | CAD | 62.00 | CAD | 12,400,000 | (134,524) |
Lithium Americas Corp. | Call | 05/20/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 50.00 | USD | 5,000,000 | (65,000) |
MAG Silver Corp. | Call | 04/14/2022 | 2,000 | USD | 20.00 | USD | 4,000,000 | (30,000) |
MP Materials Corp. | Call | 06/17/2022 | 500 | USD | 55.00 | USD | 2,750,000 | (102,054) |
Newmont Corp. | Call | 03/18/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 70.00 | USD | 7,000,000 | (52,000) |
Pan American Silver Corp. | Call | 07/15/2022 | 2,000 | USD | 31.00 | USD | 6,200,000 | (101,000) |
Piedmont Lithium, Inc. | Call | 05/20/2022 | 770 | USD | 80.00 | USD | 6,160,000 | (63,525) |
Royal Gold, Inc. | Call | 07/15/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 130.00 | USD | 13,000,000 | (140,000) |
Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. | Call | 07/15/2022 | 2,000 | USD | 20.00 | USD | 4,000,000 | (125,000) |
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | Call | 06/17/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 50.00 | USD | 5,000,000 | (86,500) |
Subtotal – Equity Call Options Written | (2,889,471) | |||||||
Equity Risk | ||||||||
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | Put | 02/18/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 45.00 | USD | 4,500,000 | (82,500) |
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. | Put | 04/14/2022 | 2,500 | USD | 17.00 | USD | 4,250,000 | (231,250) |
Barrick Gold Corp. | Put | 06/17/2022 | 2,000 | USD | 17.00 | USD | 3,400,000 | (132,000) |
Cameco Corp. | Put | 03/18/2022 | 2,000 | USD | 19.00 | USD | 3,800,000 | (300,000) |
Centerra Gold, Inc. | Put | 03/18/2022 | 2,000 | CAD | 8.00 | CAD | 1,600,000 | (22,027) |
Century Aluminum Co. | Put | 03/18/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 12.00 | USD | 1,200,000 | (42,500) |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. | Put | 02/18/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 17.00 | USD | 1,700,000 | (105,500) |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. | Put | 04/14/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 14.00 | USD | 1,400,000 | (69,000) |
Coeur Mining, Inc. | Put | 03/18/2022 | 2,000 | USD | 5.00 | USD | 1,000,000 | (120,000) |
Danimer Scientific, Inc. | Put | 02/18/2022 | 1,100 | USD | 12.50 | USD | 1,375,000 | (830,500) |
Endeavour Mining PLC | Put | 04/14/2022 | 2,000 | CAD | 28.00 | CAD | 5,600,000 | (255,674) |
Open Exchange-Traded Equity Options Written—(continued) | ||||||||
Description | Type of Contract | Expiration Date | Number of Contracts | Exercise Price | Notional Value* | Value | ||
Equinox Gold Corp. | Put | 04/14/2022 | 2,000 | USD | 7.50 | USD | 1,500,000 | $(380,000) |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | Put | 04/14/2022 | 2,000 | CAD | 22.50 | CAD | 4,500,000 | (46,415) |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | Put | 04/14/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 30.00 | USD | 3,000,000 | (78,000) |
Gatos Silver, Inc. | Put | 08/19/2022 | 3,000 | USD | 7.50 | USD | 2,250,000 | (1,380,000) |
Hudbay Minerals, Inc. | Put | 07/15/2022 | 3,000 | USD | 7.50 | USD | 2,250,000 | (330,000) |
Kinross Gold Corp. | Put | 08/19/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 7.00 | USD | 700,000 | (188,000) |
Lithium Americas Corp. | Put | 05/20/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 22.50 | USD | 2,250,000 | (290,000) |
MAG Silver Corp. | Put | 04/14/2022 | 2,000 | USD | 15.00 | USD | 3,000,000 | (435,000) |
MP Materials Corp. | Put | 03/18/2022 | 3,000 | USD | 30.00 | USD | 9,000,000 | (277,500) |
Newmont Corp. | Put | 03/18/2022 | 2,000 | USD | 50.00 | USD | 10,000,000 | (62,000) |
Pan American Silver Corp. | Put | 07/15/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 19.00 | USD | 1,900,000 | (152,500) |
Piedmont Lithium, Inc. | Put | 05/20/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 40.00 | USD | 4,000,000 | (312,500) |
Royal Gold, Inc. | Put | 07/15/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 80.00 | USD | 8,000,000 | (160,000) |
Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. | Put | 07/15/2022 | 2,000 | USD | 12.50 | USD | 2,500,000 | (220,000) |
SSR Mining, Inc. | Put | 06/17/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 15.00 | USD | 1,500,000 | (110,000) |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | Put | 05/20/2022 | 1,300 | USD | 50.00 | USD | 6,500,000 | (429,000) |
Tronox Holdings PLC | Put | 05/20/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 23.00 | USD | 2,300,000 | (222,500) |
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | Put | 06/17/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 34.00 | USD | 3,400,000 | (103,000) |
Yamana Gold, Inc. | Put | 04/14/2022 | 1,000 | USD | 4.00 | USD | 400,000 | (27,500) |
Subtotal – Equity Put Options Written | (7,394,866) | |||||||
Total Open Exchange-Traded Equity Options Written | $(10,284,337) |
* | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
Abbreviations: | |
CAD | —Canadian Dollar |
USD | —U.S. Dollar |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |
Investments in Securities | ||||
Australia | $21,495,356 | $475,596,751 | $— | $497,092,107 |
Bosnia Hercegovina | — | 2,468,862 | — | 2,468,862 |
Brazil | 37,982,851 | — | — | 37,982,851 |
Burkina Faso | 31,256,734 | — | — | 31,256,734 |
Canada | 1,001,337,403 | — | 1,438,395 | 1,002,775,798 |
China | — | 72,364,700 | — | 72,364,700 |
Colombia | 4,476,104 | — | — | 4,476,104 |
Indonesia | — | 16,279,602 | — | 16,279,602 |
Mongolia | 548,503 | — | — | 548,503 |
Netherlands | 1,475,472 | — | — | 1,475,472 |
South Africa | 67,979,034 | — | — | 67,979,034 |
Tanzania | 68,710,698 | — | — | 68,710,698 |
Turkey | 24,513,142 | — | — | 24,513,142 |
United States | 220,668,867 | — | — | 220,668,867 |
Zambia | 1,896,604 | — | — | 1,896,604 |
Money Market Funds | 25,820,885 | — | — | 25,820,885 |
Total Investments in Securities | 1,508,161,653 | 566,709,915 | 1,438,395 | 2,076,309,963 |
Other Investments - Liabilities* | ||||
Options Written | (10,284,337) | — | — | (10,284,337) |
Total Investments | $1,497,877,316 | $566,709,915 | $1,438,395 | $2,066,025,626 |
* | Options written are shown at value. |