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Focused Appreciation Portfolio

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

Common Stocks
(96.1%)
   Shares/
Par +
    

Value

$ (000’s)

 

Communication Services (21.9%)

 

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A *

     368,300        55,588  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C *

     177,661        27,051  

Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A

     217,899        105,807  

Netflix, Inc. *

     110,690        67,225  

The Walt Disney Co.

     396,411        48,505  
     

 

 

 

Total

        304,176  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (14.0%)

 

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd., ADR

     129,296        9,356  

Amazon.com, Inc. *

     446,172        80,480  

Starbucks Corp.

     220,363        20,139  

Tesla, Inc. *

     368,907        64,850  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

     126,407        5,030  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     108,033        14,979  
     

 

 

 

Total

        194,834  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (2.8%)

 

Monster Beverage Corp. *

     650,757        38,577  
     

 

 

 

Total

        38,577  
     

 

 

 
Common Stocks
(96.1%)
   Shares/
Par +
    

Value

$ (000’s)

 

Financials (9.9%)

 

Block, Inc. - Class A *

     198,449        16,785  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     41,131        18,689  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. *

     179,977        12,057  

SEI Investments Co.

     234,301        16,846  

Visa, Inc. - Class A

     261,254        72,911  
     

 

 

 

Total

        137,288  
     

 

 

 

Health Care (12.6%)

 

Illumina, Inc. *

     115,996        15,928  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. *

     47,658        19,020  

Novartis AG, ADR

     156,115        15,101  

Novo Nordisk A/S, ADR

     234,679        30,133  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

     30,800        29,645  

Roche Holding AG, ADR

     355,132        11,336  

Thermo Fisher

     

Scientific, Inc.

     32,203        18,717  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

     82,813        34,616  
     

 

 

 

Total

        174,496  
     

 

 

 
Common Stocks
(96.1%)
   Shares/
Par +
    

Value

$ (000’s)

 

Industrials (6.8%)

 

The Boeing Co. *

     348,739        67,303  

Deere & Co.

     19,250        7,907  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     156,104        18,977  
     

 

 

 

Total

        94,187  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology (28.1%)

 

Autodesk, Inc. *

     157,430        40,998  

Microsoft Corp.

     167,779        70,588  

NVIDIA Corp.

     116,922        105,646  

Oracle Corp.

     472,624        59,366  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     151,113        25,584  

Salesforce, Inc.

     157,823        47,533  

Shopify, Inc. - Class A *

     329,001        25,389  

Workday, Inc. - Class A *

     54,853        14,961  
     

 

 

 

Total

        390,065  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $699,070)

 

     1,333,623  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments (96.1%)
(Cost: $699,070)@

 

     1,333,623  
     

 

 

 

Other Assets, Less
Liabilities (3.9%)

 

     54,127  
     

 

 

 

Net Assets (100.0%)

 

     1,387,750  
     

 

 

 
 

 

+

All par is stated in U.S. Dollar unless otherwise noted.

*

Non income producing

@

At March 31, 2024, the aggregate cost of investments, including derivatives, for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $699,070 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $634,553 which is comprised of $678,142 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $43,589 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation. Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, these amounts do not reflect tax adjustments. For the previous fiscal year’s federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to the Financial Statements section in the Portfolio’s most recent annual report.

 

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Focused Appreciation Portfolio

 

The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification defines fair value as the price that a Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. It establishes and requires disclosure of a fair value hierarchy, separately for each major category of asset and liability, which segregates fair value measurements into levels. A summary of the fair value hierarchy is described below:

Level 1 - fair value is determined by unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities or derivatives

Level 2 - fair value is determined by other significant observable inputs

Level 3 - fair value is determined by significant unobservable inputs

The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Portfolio’s perceived risk of that instrument.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s Investments at March 31, 2024.

 

          Valuation Inputs         
  

 

 
Description          Level 1 - Quoted
Prices
    

Level 2 - Other

Significant

Observable Inputs

    

Level 3

- Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

 
       

(Amounts in thousands)  

 

Assets:

           

Common Stocks

       $ 1,333,623      $ —       $ —   
     

 

 

 

Total Assets:

       $ 1,333,623      $ —       $ —   
     

 

 

 

 

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Abbreviations (unaudited)

 

Abbreviations that may be used in the preceding statements

 

ADR

   American Depositary Receipt

AFC

   Available Funds Cap security - Security accrues interest at an assumed or uncapped rate. If the interest rate on the underlying loans is lower than the uncapped rate, then the security will pay at the lower rate.

CSTR

   Collateral Strip Rate security - interest is based on the weighted net interest rate of the collateral.

IO

   Interest Only Security

PO

   Principal Only Security

GDR

   Global Depositary Receipt

GO

   General Obligation

RB

   Revenue Bond

CPURNSA

   U.S. Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers - Not Seasonally Adjusted

IBOR

   Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR

   London Interbank Offered Rate

SOFR

   Secured Overnight Financing Rate

ICE

   Intercontinental Exchange

FTSE

   Financial Times Stock Exchange

SONIA

   Sterling Overnight Index Average Rate

SONIO

   Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate

MUTKCALM

   Bank of Japan Unsecured Overnight Call Rate

DAC

   Designated Activity Company

TBA

   To Be Announced

CMT

   Constant Maturity Treasury

OIS

   Overnight Index Swaps

BBR

   Bank Bill Rate

BBSW

   Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate

BONCER

   National Treasury Bond in Pesos with Adjustment for CER

DIFC

   Dubai International Financial Centre

EURIBOR

   Euro Interbank Offered Rate

SDR

   Swedish Depository Receipt

ETF

   Exchange Traded Fund

Currency Abbreviations

ARS

   Argentine Peso

AUD

   Australian Dollar

BRL

   Brazilian Real

CAD

   Canadian Dollar

CHF

   Swiss Franc

CNH

   Chinese Yuan Renminbi - Offshore

CNY

   Chinese Yuan Renminbi

DKK

   Danish Krone

EUR

   Euro

GBP

   British Pound

HKD

   Hong Kong Dollar

IDR

   Indonesian Rupiah

INR

   Indian Rupee

JPY

   Japanese Yen

KRW

   South Korean Won

MXN

   Mexican New Peso

NOK

   Norwegian Krone

PEN

   Peruvian Sol

RUB

   Russian Ruble

SAR

   Saudi Riyal

SEK

   Swedish Krona

SGD

   Singapore Dollar

THB

   Thai Baht

TRY

   Turkish Lira

TWD

   Taiwan Dollar

USD

   United States Dollar

ZAR

   South African Rand

 

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