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Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks          
             
  Information Technology—32.6%          
* Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.   43,931   $4,517 
* Dynatrace, Inc.   57,845    2,703 
  Microsoft Corp.   68,717    21,697 
* MongoDB, Inc.   5,333    1,845 
* Nice Ltd.—ADR   12,941    2,200 
  NVIDIA Corp.   25,234    10,977 
* Palo Alto Networks, Inc.   27,698    6,494 
  Power Integrations, Inc.   18,619    1,421 
* Pure Storage, Inc.   84,229    3,000 
* ServiceNow, Inc.   7,466    4,173 
  Texas Instruments, Inc.   25,680    4,083 
* Tyler Technologies, Inc.   7,466    2,883 
* Vertex, Inc.   85,671    1,979 
* Workday, Inc.   10,981    2,359 
* Workiva, Inc.   17,939    1,818 
           72,149 
             
  Health Care—15.4%          
  Abbott Laboratories   43,694    4,232 
* HealthEquity, Inc.   23,547    1,720 
* Intuitive Surgical, Inc.   18,331    5,358 
* Repligen Corp.   13,865    2,204 
* Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.   127,362    1,670 
  UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   19,051    9,605 
* Veeva Systems, Inc.   27,096    5,513 
  Zoetis, Inc.   22,686    3,947 
           34,249 
             
  Consumer Discretionary—11.4%          
* Amazon.com, Inc.   119,570    15,200 
* Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.   27,928    2,275 
* Etsy, Inc.   10,174    657 
* Five Below, Inc.   14,096    2,268 
  NIKE, Inc.   34,688    3,317 
* Skyline Champion Corp.   23,720    1,511 
           25,228 
             
  Communication Services—9.0%          
* Alphabet, Inc.   125,243    16,389 
  Warner Music Group Corp.   89,850    2,821 
* ZipRecruiter, Inc.   68,797    825 
           20,035 
             
  Financials—8.2%          
  Aon PLC†   8,272    2,682 
  Apollo Global Management, Inc.   35,941    3,226 
  Carlyle Group, Inc.   47,759    1,441 
  Mastercard, Inc.   27,274    10,798 
           18,147 
             
  Industrials—7.8%          
* ACV Auctions, Inc.   190,290    2,888 
  Brink’s Co.   50,202    3,647 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares or
Principal
Amount
   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Industrials — (continued)          
* Chart Industries, Inc.   13,173   $2,228 
* Copart, Inc.   107,261    4,622 
* Energy Recovery, Inc.   55,980    1,187 
* Kornit Digital Ltd.†   19,194    363 
* Verra Mobility Corp.   122,625    2,293 
           17,228 
             
  Consumer Staples—5.8%          
  Coca-Cola Co.   84,604    4,736 
  Estee Lauder Cos., Inc.   10,001    1,445 
  Lancaster Colony Corp.   15,912    2,626 
* Performance Food Group Co.   47,447    2,793 
* Vital Farms, Inc.   104,478    1,210 
           12,810 
             
  Energy—4.4%          
  Cameco Corp.   94,234    3,736 
* Green Plains, Inc.   60,805    1,830 
  New Fortress Energy, Inc.   67,644    2,217 
  Whitecap Resources, Inc.   228,037    1,925 
           9,708 
             
  Real Estate—1.5%          
* CoStar Group, Inc.   43,931    3,378 
             
  Materials—1.1%          
  Crown Holdings, Inc.   26,520    2,347 
             
  Total Common Stocks—97.2%
(cost $125,382)
        215,279 
             
  Repurchase Agreement          
  Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 2.300% dated 09/29/23, due 10/02/23, repurchase price $5,553, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375%, due 01/15/27, valued at $5,663  $5,552    5,552 
             
  Total Repurchase Agreement—2.5%
(cost $5,552)
        5,552 
             
  Total Investments—99.7%
(cost $130,934)
        220,831 
             
  Cash and other assets, less liabilities—0.3%        756 
             
  Net assets—100.0%       $221,587 

 

 

ADR = American Depository Receipt

* = Non-income producing security

† = U.S. listed foreign security

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Large Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks          
             
  Information Technology—38.3%          
  Accenture PLC†   173,680   $53,339 
* Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.   252,868    26,000 
  Intuit, Inc.   90,800    46,393 
  Lam Research Corp.   44,750    28,048 
  Microsoft Corp.   645,020    203,665 
  NVIDIA Corp.   183,200    79,690 
* Palo Alto Networks, Inc.   143,870    33,729 
* Salesforce, Inc.   200,260    40,609 
* ServiceNow, Inc.   63,550    35,522 
  Texas Instruments, Inc.   100,180    15,930 
           562,925 
             
  Consumer Discretionary—15.3%          
* Amazon.com, Inc.   937,380    119,160 
* Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.   20,120    36,856 
  NIKE, Inc.   167,760    16,041 
* O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.   34,950    31,765 
  Starbucks Corp.   238,350    21,754 
           225,576 
             
  Communication Services—11.6%          
* Alphabet, Inc.   1,129,540    147,812 
* Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.   280,842    23,321 
           171,133 
             
  Health Care—11.5%          
* Intuitive Surgical, Inc.   119,280    34,864 
  UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   147,830    74,534 
* Veeva Systems, Inc.   125,520    25,537 
  Zoetis, Inc.   196,060    34,111 
           169,046 
             
  Financials—8.7%          
  Apollo Global Management, Inc.   363,171    32,598 
  Carlyle Group, Inc.   574,980    17,341 
  Mastercard, Inc.   199,140    78,842 
           128,781 
             
  Consumer Staples—5.4%          
  Costco Wholesale Corp.   86,080    48,632 
* Monster Beverage Corp.   589,000    31,187 
           79,819 
             
  Materials—3.4%          
  Linde PLC†   90,040    33,527 
  Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.   39,980    16,411 
           49,938 
             
  Industrials—2.2%          
* Copart, Inc.   739,680    31,873 
             
  Real Estate—1.6%          
* CoStar Group, Inc.   300,340    23,093 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Large Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares or
Principal
Amount
   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Energy—1.4%          
  Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   87,250   $20,028 
             
  Total Common Stocks—99.4%
(cost $1,182,387)
        1,462,212 
             
  Repurchase Agreement          
  Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 2.300% dated 09/29/23, due 10/02/23, repurchase price $8,495, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375%, due 01/15/27, valued at $8,663  $8,493    8,493 
             
  Total Repurchase Agreement—0.6%
(cost $8,493)
        8,493 
             
  Total Investments—100.0%
(cost $1,190,880)
        1,470,705 
             
  Liabilities, plus cash and other assets—(0.0)%        (472)
             
  Net assets—100.0%       $1,470,233 

 

 

† = U.S. listed foreign security

* = Non-income producing security

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares    Value
         
  Common Stocks          
             
  Industrials—15.8%          
  Acuity Brands, Inc.   171   $29 
  AGCO Corp.   254    30 
* Alaska Air Group, Inc.   619    23 
  Flowserve Corp.   810    32 
  ITT, Inc.   359    35 
  Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.   621    31 
  Snap-on, Inc.   142    36 
  Timken Co.   440    33 
           249 
             
  Information Technology—14.7%          
* Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.†   217    29 
  Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.   433    29 
* DXC Technology Co.   1,074    22 
* F5, Inc.   193    31 
* Flex Ltd.†   1,072    29 
  Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.   1,766    31 
  Jabil, Inc.   258    33 
  Skyworks Solutions, Inc.   267    26 
           230 
             
  Financials—12.3%          
* Arch Capital Group Ltd.†   457    36 
  East West Bancorp, Inc.   418    22 
  Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.   390    28 
  Huntington Bancshares, Inc.   1,891    20 
  Invesco Ltd.†   1,704    25 
  KKR & Co., Inc.   536    33 
  Willis Towers Watson PLC†   140    29 
           193 
             
  Health Care—12.0%          
  Cencora, Inc.   161    29 
* Centene Corp.   397    27 
  Encompass Health Corp.   428    29 
* Envista Holdings Corp.   953    27 
* Henry Schein, Inc.   228    17 
* Hologic, Inc.   161    11 
  Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings   134    27 
  Viatris, Inc.   2,117    21 
           188 
             
  Consumer Discretionary—10.9%          
  Advance Auto Parts, Inc.   408    23 
  Brunswick Corp.   315    25 
  LKQ Corp.   604    30 
  Ralph Lauren Corp.   269    31 
  Toll Brothers, Inc.   503    37 
  Whirlpool Corp.   193    26 
           172 
             
  Energy—7.4%          
  APA Corp.   752    31 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares or
Principal
Amount
   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Energy—(continued)          
  Coterra Energy, Inc.   824   $22 
  Diamondback Energy, Inc.   194    30 
  Phillips 66   279    34 
           117 
             
  Materials—7.0%          
* Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.†   978    26 
  Crown Holdings, Inc.   352    31 
  Huntsman Corp.   1,035    25 
  PPG Industries, Inc.   211    28 
           110 
             
  Real Estate—5.6%          
  Camden Property Trust   216    21 
  Highwoods Properties, Inc.   982    20 
  Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   1,756    28 
  VICI Properties, Inc.   652    19 
           88 
             
  Consumer Staples—4.5%          
  Ingredion, Inc.   311    30 
  Molson Coors Beverage Co.   248    16 
  Tyson Foods, Inc.   478    24 
           70 
             
  Utilities—3.1%          
  Entergy Corp.   283    26 
  PPL Corp.   989    23 
           49 
             
  Communication Services—1.0%          
* Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.   1,211    15 
             
  Total Common Stocks—94.3%
(cost $1,557)
        1,481 
             
  Repurchase Agreement          
  Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 2.300% dated 09/29/23, due 10/02/23, repurchase price $106, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 1.250%, due 12/31/26, valued at $108  $106    106 
             
  Total Repurchase Agreement—6.7%
(cost $106)
        106 
             
  Total Investments—101.0%
(cost $1,663)
        1,587 
             
  Liabilities, plus cash and other assets—(1.0)%        (15)
             
  Net assets—100.0%       $1,572 

 

 

* = Non-income producing security

† = U.S. listed foreign security

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Small-Mid Cap Core Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
   
  Common Stocks
   
  Industrials—22.8%          
* ACV Auctions, Inc.   133,222   $2,022 
* Atkore, Inc.   6,028    899 
* Axon Enterprise, Inc.   14,433    2,872 
  Brink’s Co.   33,541    2,436 
* Builders FirstSource, Inc.   21,152    2,633 
  BWX Technologies, Inc.   54,988    4,123 
* Casella Waste Systems, Inc.   41,856    3,194 
* Chart Industries, Inc.   21,994    3,720 
* Energy Recovery, Inc.   32,977    699 
* GXO Logistics, Inc.   41,966    2,461 
  Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.   5,926    1,077 
* Mercury Systems, Inc.   81,601    3,027 
* Shoals Technologies Group, Inc.   60,537    1,105 
* Trex Co., Inc.   19,917    1,228 
* Verra Mobility Corp.   136,984    2,562 
* WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.   55,167    2,294 
           36,352 
             
  Health Care—14.4%          
* Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.   24,348    1,712 
* Avantor, Inc.   44,729    943 
  Bio-Techne Corp.   20,422    1,390 
* Certara, Inc.   77,579    1,128 
  Chemed Corp.   5,553    2,886 
  Encompass Health Corp.   54,878    3,686 
* Globus Medical, Inc.   30,187    1,499 
* Insulet Corp.   7,685    1,226 
* Merit Medical Systems, Inc.   46,696    3,223 
* Neogen Corp.   72,136    1,337 
* Repligen Corp.   6,493    1,032 
* Sotera Health Co.   75,714    1,134 
* Veradigm, Inc.   134,088    1,762 
           22,958 
             
  Financials—11.7%          
  Carlyle Group, Inc.   76,346    2,303 
  Columbia Banking System, Inc.   83,669    1,699 
  East West Bancorp, Inc.   39,879    2,102 
* Euronet Worldwide, Inc.   13,866    1,101 
  Everest Group Ltd.†   3,369    1,252 
* Goosehead Insurance, Inc.   14,671    1,093 
  Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.   55,753    1,182 
  Tradeweb Markets, Inc.   25,323    2,031 
  Virtu Financial, Inc.   105,931    1,829 
  Western Alliance Bancorp   50,267    2,311 
  Wintrust Financial Corp.   23,168    1,749 
           18,652 
             
  Consumer Discretionary—10.4%          
  ADT, Inc.   207,397    1,244 
* Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.   12,091    982 
* Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.   39,637    3,229 
* Fox Factory Holding Corp.   6,768    670 
* Grand Canyon Education, Inc.   12,796    1,496 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Small-Mid Cap Core Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
   
  Common Stocks—(continued)
   
  Consumer Discretionary—(continued)          
  Installed Building Products, Inc.   8,304   $1,037 
* National Vision Holdings, Inc.   98,256    1,590 
  Pool Corp.   6,285    2,238 
* Revolve Group, Inc.   36,057    491 
  Signet Jewelers Ltd.†   17,831    1,280 
* Skyline Champion Corp.   36,613    2,333 
           16,590 
             
  Materials—8.6%          
  Berry Global Group, Inc.   42,494    2,631 
  CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   26,134    2,241 
  Crown Holdings, Inc.   33,060    2,925 
  Eagle Materials, Inc.   11,051    1,840 
  FMC Corp.   15,306    1,025 
  Sylvamo Corp.   68,352    3,003 
           13,665 
             
  Information Technology—8.5%          
* Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.   18,798    1,149 
* Ambarella, Inc.†   14,141    750 
  Cognex Corp.   26,444    1,122 
* Dynatrace, Inc.   43,112    2,015 
  Entegris, Inc.   13,124    1,232 
* JFrog Ltd.†   42,972    1,090 
* Lattice Semiconductor Corp.   14,921    1,282 
* Nice Ltd.—ADR   11,529    1,960 
* Onto Innovation, Inc.   7,545    962 
* Pure Storage, Inc.   29,932    1,066 
* Wolfspeed, Inc.   25,349    966 
           13,594 
             
  Energy—6.7%          
  Cameco Corp.   63,446    2,515 
* Green Plains, Inc.   45,007    1,355 
  New Fortress Energy, Inc.   69,901    2,291 
  TechnipFMC PLC†   128,413    2,612 
  Whitecap Resources, Inc.   218,910    1,848 
           10,621 
             
  Real Estate—6.4%          
  Agree Realty Corp.   31,258    1,727 
  Americold Realty Trust, Inc.   93,343    2,838 
  Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.   38,897    2,478 
  Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.   129,971    1,985 
  Pebblebrook Hotel Trust   80,545    1,095 
           10,123 
             
  Consumer Staples—4.6%          
  Inter Parfums, Inc.   13,542    1,819 
  Lancaster Colony Corp.   11,167    1,843 
* Performance Food Group Co.   26,934    1,586 
  Primo Water Corp.   150,809    2,081 
           7,329 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Small-Mid Cap Core Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares or
Principal
Amount
   Value
   
  Common Stocks—(continued)
   
  Utilities—1.5%          
  IDACORP, Inc.   25,936   $2,429 
             
  Communication Services—0.9%          
* Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.   9,742    809 
* ZipRecruiter, Inc.   57,301    687 
           1,496 
             
  Total Common Stocks—96.5%
(cost $155,412)
        153,809 
             
  Repurchase Agreement          
  Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 2.300% dated 09/29/23, due 10/02/23, repurchase price $5,594, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375%, due 01/15/27, valued at $5,705  $5,593    5,593 
             
  Total Repurchase Agreement—3.5%
(cost $5,593)
        5,593 
             
  Total Investments—100.0%
(cost $161,005)
        159,402 
             
  Cash and other assets, less liabilities—0.0%        61 
             
  Net assets—100.0%       $159,463 

 

 

ADR = American Depository Receipt

* = Non-income producing security

† = U.S. listed foreign security

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
   
  Common Stocks
   
  Health Care—23.5%
* Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.   450,180   $31,652 
* Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.   1,589,700    19,331 
  Bio-Techne Corp.   385,400    26,234 
* Blueprint Medicines Corp.   240,204    12,063 
* Certara, Inc.   893,283    12,988 
* Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.   76,437    14,980 
  Chemed Corp.   85,384    44,374 
  Encompass Health Corp.   799,466    53,692 
* Evolent Health, Inc.   518,400    14,116 
* Globus Medical, Inc.   252,695    12,546 
* HealthEquity, Inc.   435,108    31,785 
* Insmed, Inc.   661,151    16,694 
* Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.   97,442    19,336 
* Insulet Corp.   118,246    18,859 
* Merit Medical Systems, Inc.   511,926    35,333 
* Neogen Corp.   692,000    12,830 
* Penumbra, Inc.   129,886    31,421 
* Repligen Corp.   159,600    25,378 
* Twist Bioscience Corp.   592,973    12,014 
           445,626 
             
  Industrials—22.0%          
  Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.   286,300    32,590 
* Axon Enterprise, Inc.   218,948    43,568 
  Brink’s Co.   431,237    31,325 
* Builders FirstSource, Inc.   267,056    33,246 
  BWX Technologies, Inc.   838,552    62,875 
* Casella Waste Systems, Inc.   334,161    25,497 
* Chart Industries, Inc.   223,687    37,830 
  HEICO Corp.   265,156    34,263 
* Mercury Systems, Inc.   917,692    34,037 
  Regal Rexnord Corp.   99,600    14,231 
* Shoals Technologies Group, Inc.   802,930    14,653 
* SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.   107,600    17,587 
* Trex Co., Inc.   348,221    21,461 
* WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.   327,000    13,600 
           416,763 
             
  Information Technology—17.9%          
* Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.   353,041    21,585 
* Ambarella, Inc.†   229,300    12,160 
  Cognex Corp.   453,247    19,236 
* Dynatrace, Inc.   584,986    27,336 
  Entegris, Inc.   157,076    14,751 
* Guidewire Software, Inc.   405,155    36,464 
* Lattice Semiconductor Corp.   229,200    19,695 
  National Instruments Corp.   259,451    15,468 
* Nice Ltd.—ADR   119,868    20,378 
* Novanta, Inc.†   159,554    22,886 
* SPS Commerce, Inc.   90,800    15,491 
* Super Micro Computer, Inc.   90,800    24,899 
* Tenable Holdings, Inc.   599,188    26,844 
* Tyler Technologies, Inc.   83,800    32,359 
* Varonis Systems, Inc.   516,332    15,769 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

10 

Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Information Technology — (continued)          
* Wolfspeed, Inc.   359,213   $13,686 
           339,007 
             
  Consumer Discretionary—8.3%          
* Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.   227,100    18,500 
* Burlington Stores, Inc.   70,461    9,533 
* Five Below, Inc.   200,600    32,276 
* Fox Factory Holding Corp.   91,106    9,027 
* National Vision Holdings, Inc.   1,386,376    22,432 
  Pool Corp.   98,000    34,898 
* Revolve Group, Inc.   875,092    11,910 
* TopBuild Corp.   75,100    18,895 
           157,471 
             
  Financials—7.2%          
  Carlyle Group, Inc.   890,300    26,851 
* Euronet Worldwide, Inc.   158,374    12,572 
  Everest Group Ltd.†   40,500    15,053 
* Flywire Corp.   527,303    16,816 
  Tradeweb Markets, Inc.   360,400    28,904 
  Virtu Financial, Inc.   1,040,036    17,961 
  Western Alliance Bancorp   399,416    18,361 
           136,518 
             
  Energy—7.1%          
  Cameco Corp.   710,462    28,163 
* Kosmos Energy Ltd.   2,521,500    20,626 
  New Fortress Energy, Inc.   846,612    27,752 
  Noble Corp. PLC†   319,900    16,203 
  TechnipFMC PLC†   800,400    16,280 
  Whitecap Resources, Inc.   3,122,100    26,350 
           135,374 
             
  Consumer Staples—6.2%          
* elf Beauty, Inc.   237,600    26,096 
* Freshpet, Inc.   542,279    35,725 
  Lancaster Colony Corp.   213,330    35,206 
* Performance Food Group Co.   348,095    20,489 
           117,516 
             
  Materials—4.9%           
  CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   479,231    41,089 
  Crown Holdings, Inc.   409,887    36,267 
  Eagle Materials, Inc.   92,500    15,403 
           92,759 
             
  Real Estate—1.0%          
  FirstService Corp.   138,468    20,153 
             
  Communication Services—0.9%          
* Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.   213,312    17,713 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

11 

Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares or
Principal
Amount
   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Total Common Stocks—99.0%
(cost $1,785,077)
       $1,878,900 
             
  Rights          
             
  Health Care—0.0%          
* Abiomed, Inc. CVR**   80,133     
             
  Total Rights—0.0%
(cost $81)
         
             
 

Repurchase Agreement

          
  Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 2.300% dated 09/29/23, due 10/02/23, repurchase price $11,285, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 1.500% - 4.125%, due 01/31/27 - 09/30/27, valued at $11,508  $11,283    11,283 
             
  Total Repurchase Agreement—0.6%
(cost $11,283)
        11,283 
             
  Total Investments—99.6%
(cost $1,796,441)
        1,890,183 
             
  Cash and other assets, less liabilities—0.4%        6,838 
             
  Net assets—100.0%       $1,897,021 

 

 

ADR = American Depository Receipt

CVR = Contingent Value Right

* = Non-income producing security

** = Fair valued pursuant to the Fund’s Valuation Procedures. This holding represents 0.00% of the Fund’s net assets at September 30, 2023.

† = U.S. listed foreign security

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

12 

Small-Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
   
  Common Stocks
   
  Industrials—20.7%          
  ABM Industries, Inc.   556   $22 
  Acuity Brands, Inc.   134    23 
  AGCO Corp.   196    23 
* Alaska Air Group, Inc.   477    18 
  Armstrong World Industries, Inc.   263    19 
  Flowserve Corp.   688    27 
  GrafTech International Ltd.   2,395    9 
* Hub Group, Inc.   356    28 
  ITT, Inc.   225    22 
  Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.   411    21 
  Korn Ferry   264    12 
  Maximus, Inc.   308    23 
  MillerKnoll, Inc.   716    17 
* OPENLANE, Inc.   1,067    16 
  Snap-on, Inc.   90    23 
  Terex Corp.   359    21 
  Timken Co.   282    21 
           345 
             
  Information Technology—14.5%          
* Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.†   171    23 
* DXC Technology Co.   865    18 
* F5, Inc.   151    24 
  Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.   1,305    23 
* IPG Photonics Corp.   230    23 
  Jabil, Inc.   203    26 
  Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.   405    20 
  Methode Electronics, Inc.   679    15 
* NetScout Systems, Inc.   593    17 
* Perficient, Inc.   303    17 
* Qorvo, Inc.   217    21 
* Verint Systems, Inc.   665    15 
           242 
             
  Consumer Discretionary—13.2%          
* Adient PLC†   536    20 
  Advance Auto Parts, Inc.   318    18 
  Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.   844    21 
  Brunswick Corp.   237    19 
  Carter’s, Inc.   346    24 
  Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.   205    14 
  LKQ Corp.   469    23 
  Ralph Lauren Corp.   212    24 
* Taylor Morrison Home Corp.   529    22 
  Whirlpool Corp.   150    20 
  Winnebago Industries, Inc.   253    15 
           220 
             
  Financials—11.5%          
  Ameris Bancorp   474    18 
* Arch Capital Group Ltd.†   344    27 
  Eastern Bankshares, Inc.   1,410    18 
  Invesco Ltd.†   1,322    19 
  Old National Bancorp   1,070    16 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

13 

Small-Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Financials — (continued)          
  Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.   728   $16 
  Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.   301    20 
* PRA Group, Inc.   508    10 
  Synovus Financial Corp.   519    14 
* Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.   277    16 
  Webster Financial Corp.   408    17 
           191 
             
  Real Estate—9.2%          
  Camden Property Trust   147    14 
  Elme Communities   1,036    14 
  Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.   2,263    18 
  Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.   802    18 
  Highwoods Properties, Inc.   588    12 
  Kite Realty Group Trust   1,073    23 
  Pebblebrook Hotel Trust   1,197    16 
  STAG Industrial, Inc.   634    22 
  Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.   1,793    17 
           154 
             
  Materials—7.4%          
* Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.†   920    25 
  Crown Holdings, Inc.   277    25 
  Greif, Inc.   301    20 
  Huntsman Corp.   799    19 
  Minerals Technologies, Inc.   293    16 
  Orion SA†   885    19 
           124 
             
  Health Care—6.2%          
  Encompass Health Corp.   365    24 
* Envista Holdings Corp.   737    21 
  Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings   105    21 
* QuidelOrtho Corp.   293    21 
  Viatris, Inc.   1,727    17 
           104 
             
  Energy—6.2%          
* Expro Group Holdings NV†   1,177    27 
  Matador Resources Co.   485    29 
  PBF Energy, Inc.   390    21 
  SM Energy Co.   676    27 
           104 
             
  Consumer Staples—3.5%          
  Ingredion, Inc.   242    24 
  Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.   205    16 
* TreeHouse Foods, Inc.   407    18 
           58 
             
  Utilities—2.2%          
  Northwestern Energy Group, Inc.   333    16 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

14 

Small-Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Utilities — (continued)          
  Spire, Inc.   353   $20 
           36 
             
  Communication Services—1.1%          
  John Wiley & Sons, Inc.   503    19 
             
  Total Common Stocks—95.7%
(cost $1,653)
        1,597 
             
  Total Investments—95.7%
(cost $1,653)
        1,597 
             
  Cash and other assets, less liabilities—4.3%        71 
             
  Net assets—100.0%       $1,668 

 

 

* = Non-income producing security

† = U.S. listed foreign security

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

15 

Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks
   
  Health Care—22.3%
* Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.   115,159   $8,097 
* Alignment Healthcare, Inc.   634,588    4,404 
* Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.   774,140    9,413 
* BioLife Solutions, Inc.   224,587    3,101 
* Blueprint Medicines Corp.   80,660    4,051 
* Certara, Inc.   411,533    5,984 
  Encompass Health Corp.   213,630    14,347 
* Globus Medical, Inc.   165,310    8,208 
* HealthEquity, Inc.   130,815    9,556 
* Insmed, Inc.   299,080    7,552 
* Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.   44,320    8,795 
* Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   53,070    3,180 
* Merit Medical Systems, Inc.   160,920    11,107 
* Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   177,290    5,602 
* OmniAb, Inc.   950,479    4,933 
* OmniAb, Inc. 12.50 Earnout (Acquired 11/02/22, Cost $0)**#   23,037     
* OmniAb, Inc. 15.00 Earnout (Acquired 11/02/22, Cost $0)**#   23,037     
* Sotera Health Co.   250,370    3,750 
* Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.   517,510    6,785 
* Twist Bioscience Corp.   192,146    3,893 
* Veracyte, Inc.   209,240    4,672 
* Veradigm, Inc.   651,878    8,566 
* Vericel Corp.   284,310    9,530 
           145,526 
             
  Industrials—20.7%          
* ACV Auctions, Inc.   551,450    8,371 
  Albany International Corp.   113,005    9,750 
* Atkore, Inc.   58,300    8,698 
  Brink’s Co.   201,056    14,604 
  BWX Technologies, Inc.   192,587    14,440 
* Casella Waste Systems, Inc.   200,850    15,325 
* Chart Industries, Inc.   47,753    8,076 
  Douglas Dynamics, Inc.   239,623    7,232 
* Ducommun, Inc.   159,042    6,920 
* Energy Recovery, Inc.   133,196    2,825 
* Kornit Digital Ltd.†   288,300    5,452 
* Mercury Systems, Inc.   253,406    9,399 
* Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.   166,548    4,873 
* Shoals Technologies Group, Inc.   252,760    4,613 
* Verra Mobility Corp.   455,019    8,509 
* WNS Holdings Ltd.—ADR   96,830    6,629 
           135,716 
             
  Information Technology—17.7%          
* Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.   136,960    8,374 
* Ambarella, Inc.†   84,250    4,468 
* Applied Digital Corp.   382,940    2,390 
* Calix, Inc.   124,190    5,693 
* Guidewire Software, Inc.   100,230    9,021 
* JFrog Ltd.†   339,810    8,618 
* Novanta, Inc.†   54,710    7,848 
* Onto Innovation, Inc.   72,670    9,267 
* PDF Solutions, Inc.   184,641    5,982 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

16 

Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Information Technology — (continued)          
  Power Integrations, Inc.   69,080   $5,271 
* PROS Holdings, Inc.   224,621    7,776 
* SiTime Corp.   23,085    2,637 
* SPS Commerce, Inc.   36,740    6,268 
* Super Micro Computer, Inc.   18,370    5,037 
* Varonis Systems, Inc.   212,310    6,484 
* Vertex, Inc.   424,193    9,799 
* Workiva, Inc.   104,220    10,562 
           115,495 
             
  Consumer Discretionary—10.2%          
* Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.   71,714    5,822 
  Cheesecake Factory, Inc.   214,430    6,497 
* Fox Factory Holding Corp.   30,750    3,047 
  Golden Entertainment, Inc.   150,940    5,159 
* Grand Canyon Education, Inc.   66,330    7,753 
* National Vision Holdings, Inc.   429,502    6,949 
* OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.†   440,440    4,942 
* Revolve Group, Inc.   137,927    1,877 
  Signet Jewelers Ltd.†   87,850    6,309 
* Skyline Champion Corp.   136,960    8,727 
  Winmark Corp.   25,560    9,537 
           66,619 
             
  Financials—6.7%          
* Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.   173,300    9,753 
* Euronet Worldwide, Inc.   75,870    6,023 
* Flywire Corp.   160,120    5,106 
* Goosehead Insurance, Inc.   53,910    4,018 
  StepStone Group, Inc.   138,160    4,363 
  Virtu Financial, Inc.   392,120    6,772 
  Western Alliance Bancorp   172,825    7,945 
           43,980 
             
  Energy—6.0%          
  ChampionX Corp.   274,330    9,772 
* Green Plains, Inc.   261,512    7,871 
  New Fortress Energy, Inc.   214,830    7,042 
  TechnipFMC PLC†   288,300    5,864 
  Whitecap Resources, Inc.   1,037,810    8,759 
           39,308 
             
  Consumer Staples—4.4%          
* elf Beauty, Inc.   75,630    8,306 
* Performance Food Group Co.   123,390    7,263 
* Vita Coco Co., Inc.   249,570    6,499 
* Vital Farms, Inc.   607,350    7,033 
           29,101 
             
  Materials—3.2%          
  Balchem Corp.   61,090    7,578 
  Orion SA†   254,437    5,414 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

17 

Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares or
Principal
Amount
   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Materials — (continued)          
  Sylvamo Corp.   176,100   $7,738 
           20,730 
             
  Communication Services—2.7%          
* Gogo, Inc.   542,660    6,474 
* QuinStreet, Inc.   724,755    6,501 
* ZipRecruiter, Inc.   395,720    4,745 
           17,720 
             
  Real Estate—2.1%          
  Colliers International Group, Inc.   54,028    5,146 
  FirstService Corp.   58,177    8,467 
           13,613 
             
  Total Common Stocks—96.0%
(cost $591,978)
        627,808 
             
  Exchange-Traded Fund          
             
  Exchange-Traded Fund—0.9%          
  iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF   26,280    5,890 
             
  Total Exchange-Traded Fund—0.9%
(cost $5,993)
        5,890 
             
  Repurchase Agreement          
  Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 2.300% dated 09/29/23, due 10/02/23, repurchase price $25,272, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375%, due 01/15/27, valued at $25,772  $25,267    25,267 
             
  Total Repurchase Agreement—3.9%
(cost $25,267)
        25,267 
             
  Total Investments—100.8%
(cost $623,238)
        658,965 
             
  Liabilities, plus cash and other assets—(0.8)%        (5,076)
             
  Net assets—100.0%       $653,889 

 

 

ADR = American Depository Receipt

* = Non-income producing security

** = Fair valued pursuant to the Fund’s Valuation Procedures. This holding represents 0.00% of the Fund’s net assets at September 30, 2023.

# = Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding securities acquired pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S). The value of such restricted securities represents 0.00% of the Fund’s net assets at September 30, 2023.

† = U.S. listed foreign security

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

18 

Small Cap Value Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer   Shares       Value
               
  Common Stocks                
                   
  Industrials—22.8%                
  ABM Industries, Inc.     328,548     $ 13,145  
  Albany International Corp.     153,153       13,214  
  Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     179,637       12,934  
  Astec Industries, Inc.     83,192       3,919  
  Brady Corp.     273,916       15,043  
* CBIZ, Inc.     231,184       11,998  
* Conduent, Inc.     2,559,628       8,908  
  CSG Systems International, Inc.     247,686       12,662  
  Deluxe Corp.     516,501       9,757  
  GrafTech International Ltd.     1,815,113       6,952  
  Granite Construction, Inc.     416,785       15,846  
* Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.     978,865       7,802  
  Hillenbrand, Inc.     318,422       13,472  
* Hub Group, Inc.     167,537       13,158  
  Korn Ferry     125,568       5,957  
  Marten Transport Ltd.     604,073       11,906  
  Maximus, Inc.     175,466       13,104  
  MillerKnoll, Inc.     449,355       10,987  
* OPENLANE, Inc.     606,395       9,047  
* PGT Innovations, Inc.     643,518       17,858  
* SP Plus Corp.     348,205       12,570  
  Tennant Co.     8,443       626  
  Terex Corp.     207,977       11,984  
* Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.     284,604       7,818  
* Titan Machinery, Inc.     168,498       4,479  
  Werner Enterprises, Inc.     297,757       11,598  
                276,744  
                   
  Financials—15.9%                
  Ameris Bancorp     316,753       12,160  
  Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.     276,628       7,961  
  Banc of California, Inc.     726,391       8,993  
  Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.     481,521       9,337  
  Compass Diversified Holdings     688,674       12,926  
  Eastern Bankshares, Inc.     1,001,480       12,559  
  Enterprise Financial Services Corp.     280,191       10,507  
  First Bancorp     273,165       7,687  
  First Merchants Corp.     331,182       9,213  
  Hancock Whitney Corp.     240,042       8,879  
  MGIC Investment Corp.     729,000       12,167  
  Old National Bancorp     834,882       12,139  
  Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.     337,214       7,338  
  Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.     174,545       11,702  
* PRA Group, Inc.     425,235       8,169  
  Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida     377,921       8,299  
  Simmons First National Corp.     427,475       7,250  
  Stellar Bancorp, Inc.     34,187       729  
* Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.     253,428       14,927  
  Washington Federal, Inc.     375,170       9,612  
                192,554  
                   
  Consumer Discretionary—13.0%                
* Adient PLC†     272,611       10,005  
  Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.     633,084       15,567  

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Small Cap Value Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer   Shares       Value
                   
  Common Stocks—(continued)                
                   
  Consumer Discretionary — (continued)                
  Carter’s, Inc.     215,750     $ 14,919  
  Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.     123,064       8,270  
  Designer Brands, Inc.     1,048,825       13,278  
  El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.     567,223       5,077  
  La-Z-Boy, Inc.     486,376       15,019  
  Oxford Industries, Inc.     125,229       12,038  
  Standard Motor Products, Inc.     376,599       12,661  
  Steven Madden Ltd.     363,196       11,539  
* Taylor Morrison Home Corp.     310,818       13,244  
* Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.     455,635       12,462  
* Universal Electronics, Inc.     213,215       1,930  
  Winnebago Industries, Inc.     199,047       11,833  
                157,842  
                   
  Information Technology—10.1%                
  ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.     936,932       7,711  
  AudioCodes Ltd.†     560,373       5,665  
  Belden, Inc.     153,483       14,819  
* Cognyte Software Ltd.†     1,106,118       5,320  
* Diodes, Inc.     62,607       4,936  
* Knowles Corp.     898,243       13,303  
  Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.     285,009       13,860  
  Methode Electronics, Inc.     422,057       9,644  
* NetScout Systems, Inc.     449,994       12,609  
* Perficient, Inc.     219,184       12,682  
* Plexus Corp.     9,218       857  
  Progress Software Corp.     218,160       11,471  
* Verint Systems, Inc.     400,003       9,196  
                122,073  
                   
  Real Estate—8.9%                
  Brandywine Realty Trust     642,784       2,918  
  CareTrust REIT, Inc.     625,875       12,830  
  Elme Communities     665,097       9,072  
  Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.     1,500,806       12,067  
  Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.     442,577       9,821  
  Kite Realty Group Trust     782,128       16,753  
  Pebblebrook Hotel Trust     867,241       11,786  
  STAG Industrial, Inc.     377,337       13,022  
  Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.     963,025       9,004  
  UMH Properties, Inc.     804,335       11,277  
                108,550  
                   
  Energy—7.8%                
* Dril-Quip, Inc.     496,873       13,997  
* Earthstone Energy, Inc.     923,271       18,687  
* Expro Group Holdings NV†     749,836       17,419  
  Matador Resources Co.     219,555       13,059  
  PBF Energy, Inc.     284,790       15,245  
  SM Energy Co.     404,101       16,022  
                94,429  
                   
  Materials—6.8%                
* Ecovyst, Inc.     1,317,267       12,962  

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Small Cap Value Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer   Shares or
Principal
Amount
      Value
                   
  Common Stocks—(continued)                
                   
  Materials — (continued)                
  Greif, Inc.     182,766     $ 12,210  
  Kaiser Aluminum Corp.     170,180       12,808  
  Minerals Technologies, Inc.     220,866       12,095  
  Myers Industries, Inc.     649,027       11,637  
  Orion SA†     577,893       12,297  
  Ryerson Holding Corp.     315,501       9,178  
                83,187  
                   
  Health Care—5.4%                
* ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     196,404       11,403  
* Avanos Medical, Inc.     428,206       8,658  
* Integer Holdings Corp.     185,305       14,534  
* Lantheus Holdings, Inc.     133,923       9,305  
* ModivCare, Inc.     103,295       3,255  
* NextGen Healthcare, Inc.     535,508       12,708  
* Owens & Minor, Inc.     354,592       5,730  
                65,593  
                   
  Consumer Staples—5.3%                
  Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.     266,960       12,926  
* Central Garden & Pet Co.     348,019       13,952  
  Edgewell Personal Care Co.     244,042       9,020  
  Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.     108,734       8,519  
* Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.     203,569       8,713  
* TreeHouse Foods, Inc.     246,083       10,724  
                63,854  
                   
  Utilities—1.7%                
  Northwestern Energy Group, Inc.     221,163       10,629  
  Spire, Inc.     184,349       10,431  
                21,060  
                   
  Communication Services—0.9%                
  John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     289,226       10,750  
                   
  Total Common Stocks—98.6%
(cost $1,235,072)
            1,196,636  
                   
  Repurchase Agreement                
  Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 2.300% dated 09/29/23, due 10/02/23, repurchase price $15,354, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 1.250%, due 06/30/28, valued at $15,658   $ 15,351       15,351  
                   
  Total Repurchase Agreement—1.3%
(cost $15,351)
            15,351  
                   
  Total Investments—99.9%
(cost $1,250,423)
            1,211,987  
                   
  Cash and other assets, less liabilities—0.1%             1,119  
                   
  Net assets—100.0%           $ 1,213,106  

 

 
REIT = Real Estate Investment Trust  
* = Non-income producing security  
† = U.S. listed foreign security  

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Global Leaders Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer   Shares       Value
                   
  Common Stocks  
     
  Western Hemisphere—52.1%  
     
  Canada—3.2%  
  Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (Ground transportation)     27,083     $ 2,015  
* Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)     2,516       970  
                2,985  
                   
  United States—48.9%  
* Alphabet, Inc. (Interactive media & services)     26,070       3,412  
* Amazon.com, Inc. (Broadline retail)     20,147       2,561  
* Autodesk, Inc. (Software)     5,825       1,205  
  Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. (Professional services)     11,959       1,307  
  Chevron Corp. (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)     9,742       1,643  
  Crown Holdings, Inc. (Containers & packaging)     16,675       1,475  
* Enphase Energy, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)     2,130       256  
* IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (Health care equipment & supplies)     2,598       1,136  
* Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (Health care equipment & supplies)     2,715       539  
  Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (Capital markets)     12,162       1,338  
* Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Health care equipment & supplies)     4,714       1,378  
  Mastercard, Inc. (Financial services)     8,482       3,358  
* Meta Platforms, Inc. (Interactive media & services)     7,142       2,144  
  Microsoft Corp. (Software)     16,350       5,162  
* Monster Beverage Corp. (Beverages)     18,184       963  
  NIKE, Inc. (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)     11,911       1,139  
  Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (Ground transportation)     4,602       1,883  
  Prologis, Inc. (Industrial REITs)     5,216       585  
  Roper Technologies, Inc. (Software)     2,205       1,068  
* Salesforce, Inc. (Software)     7,379       1,496  
* Synopsys, Inc. (Software)     4,626       2,123  
  Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Life sciences tools & services)     3,174       1,607  
* Ulta Beauty, Inc. (Specialty retail)     2,794       1,116  
  UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (Health care providers & services)     4,869       2,455  
  Vulcan Materials Co. (Construction materials)     4,974       1,005  
  Watsco, Inc. (Trading companies & distributors)     2,465       931  
* Workday, Inc. (Software)     6,359       1,366  
  Zoetis, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)     7,257       1,263  
        45,914  
           
  Europe—26.8%  
     
  Denmark—4.5%  
  DSV AS (Air freight & logistics)     10,051       1,879  
  Novo Nordisk AS (Pharmaceuticals)     25,222       2,302  
        4,181  
           
  France—7.5%  
  Airbus SE (Aerospace & defense)     21,379       2,870  
  Dassault Systemes SE (Software)     37,116       1,385  
  Hermes International SCA (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)     261       477  
  LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)     2,142       1,622  
  Vinci SA (Construction & engineering)     6,527       725  
        7,079  

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Global Leaders Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer   Shares       Value
                   
  Common Stocks—(continued)  
     
  Europe—(continued)  
     
  Germany—2.4%  
  Infineon Technologies AG (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)     32,213     $ 1,068  
  MTU Aero Engines AG (Aerospace & defense)     6,659       1,209  
                2,277  
                   
  Ireland—4.4%                
  Linde PLC (Chemicals)†     4,365       1,625  
* Ryanair Holdings PLC—ADR (Passenger airlines)     11,358       1,104  
  Trane Technologies PLC (Building products)†     6,783       1,377  
        4,106  
           
  Italy—0.6%  
  Ferrari NV (Automobiles)†     1,811       535  
                   
  Netherlands—0.9%  
  ASML Holding NV (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)     1,426       843  
                   
  Sweden—3.5%  
  Atlas Copco AB (Machinery)     131,992       1,779  
  Evolution AB (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)     7,990       809  
  Hexagon AB (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)     13,009       111  
  Indutrade AB (Machinery)     34,160       634  
        3,333  
           
  Switzerland—3.0%  
  Lonza Group AG (Life sciences tools & services)     2,287       1,064  
  Partners Group Holding AG (Capital markets)     829       937  
  Zurich Insurance Group AG (Insurance)     1,746       801  
        2,802  
           
  United Kingdom—8.9%  
  Ashtead Group PLC (Trading companies & distributors)     20,622       1,259  
  Compass Group PLC (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)     72,828       1,777  
  Diageo PLC (Beverages)     25,317       937  
  Experian PLC (Professional services)     33,848       1,111  
  Halma PLC (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)     43,472       1,028  
  Rentokil Initial PLC (Commercial services & supplies)     206,827       1,540  
  Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (Machinery)     6,520       758  
        8,410  
           
  Emerging Asia—4.8%  
     
  India—3.1%  
  HDFC Bank Ltd.—ADR (Banks)     26,756       1,579  
  Reliance Industries Ltd. (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)     48,227       1,360  
        2,939  
  Taiwan—1.7%  
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.—ADR (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)     17,820       1,549  

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Global Leaders Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer   Shares or
Principal
Amount
      Value
     
  Common Stocks—(continued)  
     
  Asia—2.2%  
     
  Australia—0.9%  
  CSL Ltd. (Biotechnology)     5,230     $ 843  
                   
  Hong Kong—1.3%  
  AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)     154,000       1,256  
                   
  Japan—1.8%  
  Daikin Industries Ltd. (Building products)     4,400       691  
  Keyence Corp. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)     2,800       1,040  
        1,731  
           
  Emerging Latin America—0.9%  
     
  Brazil—0.9%  
* MercadoLibre, Inc. (Broadline retail)     652       827  
                   
  Total Common Stocks—97.5%
(cost $62,460)
      91,610  
             
  Repurchase Agreement  
  Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 2.300% dated 09/29/23, due 10/02/23, repurchase price $1,960, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 4.125%, due 09/30/27, valued at $1,999   $ 1,959       1,959  
                   
  Total Repurchase Agreement—2.1%
(cost $1,959)
      1,959  
             
  Total Investments—99.6%
(cost $64,419)
      93,569  
             
  Cash and other assets, less liabilities—0.4%       346  
             
  Net assets—100.0%     $ 93,915  

 

 
ADR = American Depository Receipt
REIT = Real Estate Investment Trust
* = Non-income producing security
† = U.S. listed foreign security

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Global Leaders Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following industry categories (as a percentage of long-term investments):
     
Industrials   25.2%
Information Technology   21.5%
Health Care   13.7%
Consumer Discretionary   12.9%
Financials   10.1%
Communication Services   6.1%
Materials   4.5%
Energy   3.3%
Consumer Staples   2.1%
Real Estate   0.6%
Total   100.0%
      
At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following currency categories (as a percentage of long-term investments):
      
U.S. Dollar   62.8%
Euro   11.1%
British Pound Sterling   9.2%
Danish Krone   4.6%
Swedish Krona   3.6%
Swiss Franc   3.0%
Japanese Yen   1.9%
Indian Rupee   1.5%
Hong Kong Dollar   1.4%
All Other Currencies   0.9%
Total   100.0%

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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International Leaders Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer   Shares       Value
     
  Common Stocks  
     
  Europe—43.6%  
     
  Denmark—4.9%  
  DSV AS (Air freight & logistics)     86,806     $ 16,230  
  Novo Nordisk AS (Pharmaceuticals)     357,256       32,609  
        48,839  
           
  France—13.8%  
  Airbus SE (Aerospace & defense)     139,404       18,715  
  Dassault Systemes SE (Software)     406,467       15,168  
  L’Oreal SA (Personal care products)     46,242       19,223  
  LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)     32,552       24,655  
  Safran SA (Aerospace & defense)     106,705       16,769  
  Sartorius Stedim Biotech (Life sciences tools & services)     27,788       6,640  
  Schneider Electric SE (Electrical equipment)     94,385       15,665  
  Vinci SA (Construction & engineering)     186,436       20,700  
        137,535  
           
  Germany—1.6%  
  Infineon Technologies AG (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)     475,206       15,753  
                   
  Ireland—4.9%  
* ICON PLC (Life sciences tools & services)†     71,883       17,701  
  Kingspan Group PLC (Building products)     165,906       12,447  
  Linde PLC (Chemicals)†     49,537       18,445  
        48,593  
           
  Italy—2.3%  
  Ferrari NV (Automobiles)†     42,876       12,672  
  Moncler SpA (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)     184,088       10,720  
        23,392  
           
  Netherlands—3.9%  
  ASML Holding NV (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)     46,773       27,648  
  BE Semiconductor Industries NV (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)     110,901       10,904  
        38,552  
           
  Norway—1.4%  
  Equinor ASA (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)     419,032       13,756  
                   
  Spain—2.6%  
  Amadeus IT Group SA (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)     312,816       18,944  
  Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Specialty retail)     193,365       7,214  
        26,158  
           
  Sweden—3.5%  
  Atlas Copco AB (Machinery)     1,155,337       15,571  
  Evolution AB (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)     132,866       13,455  
  Hexagon AB (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)     138,207       1,181  
  Indutrade AB (Machinery)     242,585       4,501  
        34,708  
           
  Switzerland—4.7%  
  Lonza Group AG (Life sciences tools & services)     19,534       9,083  
  Partners Group Holding AG (Capital markets)     9,014       10,187  

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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International Leaders Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer   Shares       Value
                   
  Common Stocks—(continued)  
     
  Europe—(continued)  
     
  Switzerland — (continued)  
  Straumann Holding AG (Health care equipment & supplies)     101,151     $ 12,951  
  Zurich Insurance Group AG (Insurance)     32,805       15,056  
        47,277  
           
  United Kingdom—15.7%  
  Ashtead Group PLC (Trading companies & distributors)     248,655       15,175  
  AstraZeneca PLC (Pharmaceuticals)     227,944       30,876  
  Compass Group PLC (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)     858,978       20,961  
  Diageo PLC (Beverages)     426,410       15,785  
  Experian PLC (Professional services)     453,529       14,891  
  Halma PLC (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)     387,463       9,164  
  London Stock Exchange Group PLC (Capital markets)     213,684       21,467  
  Rentokil Initial PLC (Commercial services & supplies)     2,636,804       19,631  
  Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (Machinery)     77,683       9,029  
        156,979  
           
  Emerging Asia—15.3%  
     
  China—5.2%  
* Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (Broadline retail)     1,927,300       21,067  
  Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (Electrical equipment)     530,035       14,747  
  Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. (Beverages)     64,071       15,792  
        51,606  
           
  India—6.0%  
  HDFC Bank Ltd. (Banks)     1,095,362       20,127  
  Infosys Ltd. (IT services)     769,055       13,240  
  Reliance Industries Ltd. (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)     923,625       26,049  
        59,416  
           
  South Korea—1.0%  
  Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)     26,710       10,135  
                   
  Taiwan—3.1%  
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)     1,928,000       31,237  
                   
  Canada—10.4%  
  Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (Ground transportation)     373,176       27,768  
  Dollarama, Inc. (Broadline retail)     366,936       25,281  
  Intact Financial Corp. (Insurance)     127,770       18,628  
* Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)     49,396       19,048  
  Toronto-Dominion Bank (Banks)     210,292       12,669  
        103,394  
           
  Japan—6.9%  
  Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals)     300,500       8,256  
  Daikin Industries Ltd. (Building products)     50,900       7,996  
  Hoya Corp. (Health care equipment & supplies)     165,200       16,941  
  Keyence Corp. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)     48,700       18,087  

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

27 

International Leaders Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer   Shares or
Principal
Amount
      Value
                   
  Common Stocks—(continued)  
     
  Japan—(continued)  
  Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (Chemicals)     595,300     $ 17,300  
        68,580  
  Emerging Latin America—2.8%  
     
  Argentina—0.6%  
* Globant SA (IT services)†     27,700       5,481  
                   
  Brazil—2.2%  
  B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao (Capital markets)     2,880,000       7,042  
* MercadoLibre, Inc. (Broadline retail)     12,026       15,247  
        22,289  
  Asia—2.4%  
     
  Australia—1.2%  
  CSL Ltd. (Biotechnology)     73,665       11,879  
                   
  Hong Kong—1.2%  
  AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)     1,477,889       12,048  
                   
  Total Common Stocks—97.1%
(cost $877,030)
      967,607  
             
  Repurchase Agreement  
  Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 2.300% dated 09/29/23, due 10/02/23, repurchase price $24,044, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375%, due 01/15/27, valued at $24,520   $ 24,039       24,039  
                   
  Total Repurchase Agreement—2.4%
(cost $24,039)
      24,039  
             
  Total Investments—99.5%
(cost $901,069)
      991,646  
             
  Cash and other assets, less liabilities—0.5%       4,598  
             
  Net assets—100.0%     $ 996,244  

 

 
* = Non-income producing security
† = U.S. listed foreign security

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

28 

International Leaders Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following industry categories (as a percentage of long-term investments):
     
Industrials   23.7%
Consumer Discretionary   19.6%
Information Technology   16.3%
Health Care   15.2%
Financials   12.1%
Consumer Staples   5.3%
Energy   4.1%
Materials   3.7%
Total   100.0%
      
At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following currency categories (as a percentage of long-term investments):
      
Euro   24.9%
British Pound Sterling   16.2%
U.S. Dollar   12.0%
Japanese Yen   7.1%
Indian Rupee   6.1%
Canadian Dollar   5.9%
Danish Krone   5.1%
Swiss Franc   4.9%
Swedish Krona   3.6%
Hong Kong Dollar   3.4%
New Taiwan Dollar   3.2%
Chinese Yuan Renminbi   3.2%
Norwegian Krone   1.4%
Australian Dollar   1.2%
South Korean Won   1.1%
All Other Currencies   0.7%
Total   100.0%

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

29 

International Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
           
  Common Stocks          
             
  Europe, Mid-East—40.6%          
             
  Belgium—0.1%          
  Warehouses De Pauw CVA (Industrial REITs)   81,849   $2,028 
             
  Denmark—4.7%          
  Coloplast AS (Health care equipment & supplies)   36,438    3,862 
  DSV AS (Air freight & logistics)   112,152    20,970 
* Genmab AS (Biotechnology)   29,268    10,405 
  Novo Nordisk AS (Pharmaceuticals)   322,260    29,414 
           64,651 
             
  Finland—0.3%          
  Metso Oyj (Machinery)   252,544    2,658 
  Valmet Oyj (Machinery)   80,755    1,849 
           4,507 
             
  France—11.9%          
  Airbus SE (Aerospace & defense)   144,231    19,363 
  Capgemini SE (IT services)   49,214    8,627 
  Dassault Systemes SE (Software)   449,590    16,777 
  Hermes International SCA (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)   6,890    12,601 
  L’Oreal SA (Personal care products)   33,231    13,815 
  LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)   21,133    16,006 
  Remy Cointreau SA (Beverages)   17,978    2,198 
  Safran SA (Aerospace & defense)   117,877    18,524 
  Sartorius Stedim Biotech (Life sciences tools & services)   18,410    4,399 
  SEB SA (Household durables)   20,388    1,911 
* SES-imagotag SA (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   18,086    2,111 
  Thales SA (Aerospace & defense)   101,664    14,306 
  TotalEnergies SE (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)   316,794    20,870 
  Vinci SA (Construction & engineering)   107,441    11,929 
           163,437 
             
  Germany—3.1%          
  CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA (Entertainment)   93,900    5,346 
  Hannover Rueck SE (Insurance)   62,662    13,773 
  Infineon Technologies AG (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   272,803    9,044 
  MTU Aero Engines AG (Aerospace & defense)   58,049    10,541 
  Nemetschek SE (Software)   39,257    2,402 
  Siltronic AG (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   23,895    2,045 
           43,151 
             
  Ireland—4.6%          
* ICON PLC (Life sciences tools & services)†   63,369    15,605 
  Kingspan Group PLC (Building products)   204,511    15,343 
  Linde PLC (Chemicals)†   59,021    21,976 
* Ryanair Holdings PLC—ADR (Passenger airlines)   101,503    9,867 
           62,791 
             
  Israel—0.8%          
* Inmode Ltd. (Health care equipment & supplies)†   98,197    2,991 
  Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. (Banks)   88,162    3,192 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

30 

International Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Europe, Mid-East—(continued)          
             
  Israel—(continued)          
* Nice Ltd.—ADR (Software)   27,557   $4,685 
           10,868 
             
  Italy—1.9%          
  Amplifon SpA (Health care providers & services)   100,263    2,981 
  Azimut Holding SpA (Capital markets)   90,940    1,988 
  Brembo SpA (Automobile components)   141,623    1,761 
  Brunello Cucinelli SpA (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)   58,916    4,488 
  Ferrari NV (Automobiles)†   29,028    8,579 
  Moncler SpA (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)   84,233    4,905 
  Stevanato Group SpA (Life sciences tools & services)†   68,940    2,049 
           26,751 
             
  Netherlands—2.7%          
  ASML Holding NV (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   40,801    24,118 
  BE Semiconductor Industries NV (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   64,071    6,300 
  IMCD NV (Trading companies & distributors)   31,313    3,972 
  JDE Peet’s NV (Food products)   105,151    2,937 
           37,327 
             
  Norway—0.3%          
* AutoStore Holdings Ltd. (Machinery)   1,519,464    2,150 
  Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (Insurance)   145,899    2,148 
           4,298 
             
  Spain—1.3%          
  Amadeus IT Group SA (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   171,682    10,397 
  Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Specialty retail)   186,793    6,969 
           17,366 
             
  Sweden—3.3%          
  Atlas Copco AB (Machinery)   898,305    12,107 
  Beijer Ref AB (Trading companies & distributors)   399,747    4,226 
  Evolution AB (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   79,556    8,056 
  Fortnox AB (Software)   443,439    2,370 
  Hemnet Group AB (Interactive media & services)   137,978    2,436 
  Hexagon AB (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   878,506    7,509 
  Indutrade AB (Machinery)   200,490    3,720 
  Lifco AB (Industrial conglomerates)   230,743    4,054 
  Sweco AB (Construction & engineering)   175,074    1,638 
           46,116 
             
  Switzerland—5.6%          
  Belimo Holding AG (Building products)   7,435    3,540 
  Galenica AG (Health care providers & services)   49,273    3,647 
  Lonza Group AG (Life sciences tools & services)   17,736    8,246 
  Partners Group Holding AG (Capital markets)   8,223    9,293 
  Siegfried Holding AG (Life sciences tools & services)   4,013    3,439 
  SIG Group AG (Containers & packaging)   273,997    6,777 
  Sika AG (Chemicals)   53,765    13,692 
  Straumann Holding AG (Health care equipment & supplies)   43,250    5,538 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

31 

International Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Europe, Mid-East—(continued)          
             
  Switzerland — (continued)          
  Tecan Group AG (Life sciences tools & services)   13,348   $4,509 
  VAT Group AG (Machinery)   18,623    6,693 
  Zurich Insurance Group AG (Insurance)   24,638    11,308 
           76,682 
             
  Emerging Asia—15.6%          
             
  China—2.2%          
  Airtac International Group (Machinery)   103,713    3,145 
  Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   114,760    3,193 
  Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. (Beverages)   41,599    10,253 
  Proya Cosmetics Co. Ltd. (Personal care products)   115,189    1,604 
  Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Interactive media & services)   321,400    12,567 
           30,762 
             
  India—6.5%          
  Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. (Health care providers & services)   49,493    3,066 
  Asian Paints Ltd. (Chemicals)   151,601    5,780 
  Britannia Industries Ltd. (Food products)   51,940    2,833 
  Havells India Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   234,327    3,910 
  HDFC Bank Ltd. (Banks)   905,897    16,646 
  Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Personal care products)   237,480    7,061 
  Infosys Ltd. (IT services)   384,316    6,616 
* InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Passenger airlines)   179,731    5,151 
  Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Automobiles)   180,143    3,375 
  Max Healthcare Institute Ltd. (Health care providers & services)   359,109    2,453 
  Nestle India Ltd. (Food products)   8,246    2,230 
  Petronet LNG Ltd. (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)   1,051,189    3,044 
  Reliance Industries Ltd. (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)   659,406    18,598 
  Titan Co. Ltd. (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)   100,981    3,829 
  Varun Beverages Ltd. (Beverages)   231,197    2,645 
  Voltas Ltd. (Construction & engineering)   252,828    2,619 
           89,856 
             
  Indonesia—1.9%          
  Bank Central Asia Tbk PT (Banks)   32,210,700    18,393 
  Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Diversified telecommunication services)   30,713,500    7,452 
           25,845 
             
  South Korea—2.0%          
  Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Technology hardware, storage & peripherals)   277,413    14,062 
  Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   7,458    2,830 
  SK Hynix, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   120,350    10,230 
           27,122 
             
  Taiwan—3.0%          
  Alchip Technologies Ltd. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   26,000    2,167 
  Global Unichip Corp. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   70,000    2,960 
  Globalwafers Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   112,000    1,573 
  MediaTek, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   362,000    8,242 
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.—ADR (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   285,317    24,794 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

32 

International Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Emerging Asia—(continued)          
             
  Taiwan — (continued)          
  Unimicron Technology Corp. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   397,000   $2,134 
           41,870 
             
  United Kingdom—15.2%          
  3i Group PLC (Capital markets)   576,519    14,582 
  Ashtead Group PLC (Trading companies & distributors)   279,934    17,084 
  AstraZeneca PLC (Pharmaceuticals)   163,558    22,155 
  Beazley PLC (Insurance)   523,358    3,534 
  Big Yellow Group PLC (Specialized REITs)   203,807    2,334 
  Compass Group PLC (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   803,283    19,602 
  ConvaTec Group PLC (Health care equipment & supplies)   2,545,177    6,763 
  Diageo PLC (Beverages)   364,676    13,499 
  Diploma PLC (Trading companies & distributors)   147,210    5,395 
  Experian PLC (Professional services)   206,852    6,792 
  Greggs PLC (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   129,054    3,855 
  Halma PLC (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   392,356    9,280 
  Intermediate Capital Group PLC (Capital markets)   292,978    4,944 
  London Stock Exchange Group PLC (Capital markets)   197,862    19,878 
  RELX PLC (Professional services)   414,694    14,041 
  Renishaw PLC (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   43,849    1,884 
  Rentokil Initial PLC (Commercial services & supplies)   2,153,311    16,031 
  Rotork PLC (Machinery)   1,061,306    4,048 
  Segro PLC (Industrial REITs)   355,956    3,124 
  Softcat PLC (IT services)   148,414    2,642 
  Spectris PLC (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   95,062    3,936 
  Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (Machinery)   62,529    7,268 
  SSE PLC (Electric utilities)   180,407    3,544 
  Weir Group PLC (Machinery)   129,475    3,004 
           209,219 
             
  Japan—12.4%          
  Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Food products)   242,500    9,353 
  BayCurrent Consulting, Inc. (Professional services)   88,600    2,963 
  Benefit One, Inc. (Professional services)   222,300    1,609 
  Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals)   259,600    7,133 
  Daikin Industries Ltd. (Building products)   42,800    6,723 
  Disco Corp. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   34,800    6,423 
  Food & Life Cos. Ltd. (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   104,100    1,751 
  Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc. (Machinery)   58,300    1,295 
  Hoya Corp. (Health care equipment & supplies)   133,700    13,711 
  Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd. (Commercial services & supplies)   146,600    2,153 
  Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (Capital markets)   199,400    3,701 
  Keyence Corp. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   48,800    18,124 
  MatsukiyoCocokara & Co. (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   187,200    3,358 
  MonotaRO Co. Ltd. (Trading companies & distributors)   408,000    4,370 
  Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp. (Broadline retail)   508,700    10,682 
  Rakus Co. Ltd. (Software)   154,700    2,135 
* SHIFT, Inc. (IT services)   15,700    2,869 
  Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (Chemicals)   522,400    15,182 
  SMS Co. Ltd. (Professional services)   71,100    1,211 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Banks)   346,000    17,011 
  Sundrug Co. Ltd. (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   99,500    2,700 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

33 

International Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Japan—(continued)          
  TechnoPro Holdings, Inc. (Professional services)   182,600   $3,975 
  TIS, Inc. (IT services)   165,200    3,640 
  Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (Insurance)   586,800    13,606 
  Tokyo Electron Ltd. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   81,900    11,202 
  Tsuruha Holdings, Inc. (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   50,200    3,374 
           170,254 
             
  Canada—8.7%          
  Boyd Group Services, Inc. (Commercial services & supplies)   14,139    2,514 
  Canadian National Railway Co. (Ground transportation)   112,254    12,156 
  Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (Ground transportation)   274,446    20,422 
  CCL Industries, Inc. (Containers & packaging)   149,594    6,279 
  Dollarama, Inc. (Broadline retail)   254,712    17,549 
  Intact Financial Corp. (Insurance)   82,946    12,093 
* Kinaxis, Inc. (Software)   25,290    2,852 
* Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)   30,075    11,597 
  Metro, Inc. (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   209,801    10,896 
  Parkland Corp. (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)   151,942    4,444 
  Toromont Industries Ltd. (Trading companies & distributors)   95,324    7,764 
  Toronto-Dominion Bank (Banks)   180,333    10,864 
           119,430 
             
  Emerging Latin America—3.4%          
             
  Argentina—0.3%          
* Globant SA (IT services)†   22,260    4,404 
             
  Brazil—2.0%          
  B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao (Capital markets)   2,467,800    6,034 
  Locaweb Servicos de Internet SA (IT services)   1,186,993    1,509 
* MercadoLibre, Inc. (Broadline retail)   7,453    9,449 
  Raia Drogasil SA (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   759,364    4,173 
  Rumo SA (Ground transportation)   674,300    3,061 
  WEG SA (Electrical equipment)   450,500    3,251 
           27,477 
             
  Mexico—0.9%          
  Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV—ADR (Transportation infrastructure)   10,809    2,656 
  Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   2,735,400    10,324 
           12,980 
             
  Peru—0.2%          
  Credicorp Ltd. (Banks)†   20,373    2,607 
             
  Asia—2.3%          
             
  Australia—0.6%          
  Pro Medicus Ltd. (Health care technology)   78,216    4,194 
  Steadfast Group Ltd. (Insurance)   1,119,067    4,058 
           8,252 
             
  Hong Kong—1.0%          
  AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)   876,200    7,144 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

34 

International Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Asia—(continued)          
             
  Hong Kong — (continued)          
  Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (Machinery)   593,000   $5,755 
           12,899 
             
  Singapore—0.7%          
  DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (Banks)   402,700    9,910 
             
  Emerging Africa—0.4%          
             
  South Africa—0.4%          
  Bid Corp. Ltd. (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   242,038    5,398 
             
  Total Common Stocks—98.6%
(cost $1,130,029)
        1,358,258 
             
  Rights          
             
  Europe—0.0%          
             
  Italy – 0.00%          
  Brembo SpA, Expiring 10/3/23 (Automobile components)   141,623     
             
  Total Rights—0.0%
(cost $0)
         
             
  Repurchase Agreement          
  Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 2.300% dated 09/29/23, due 10/02/23, repurchase price $18,715, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 1.500%, due 01/31/27, valued at $19,086  $18,712    18,712 
             
  Total Repurchase Agreement—1.3%
(cost $18,712)
        18,712 
             
  Total Investments—99.9%
(cost $1,148,741)
        1,376,970 
             
  Cash and other assets, less liabilities—0.1%        1,071 
             
  Net assets—100.0%       $1,378,041 

 

 
ADR = American Depository Receipt
REIT = Real Estate Investment Trust
* = Non-income producing security
† = U.S. listed foreign security

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

35 

International Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following industry categories (as a percentage of long-term investments):
     
Industrials   25.1%
Information Technology   17.1%
Financials   15.2%
Consumer Discretionary   11.6%
Health Care   11.5%
Consumer Staples   8.0%
Materials   5.1%
Energy   3.5%
Communication Services   2.0%
Real Estate   0.6%
Utilities   0.3%
Total   100.0%
      
At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following currency categories (as a percentage of long-term investments):
      
Euro   22.0%
British Pound Sterling   15.4%
Japanese Yen   12.5%
U.S. Dollar   10.4%
Indian Rupee   6.6%
Canadian Dollar   6.4%
Swiss Franc   5.7%
Danish Krone   4.8%
Swedish Krona   3.4%
South Korean Won   2.0%
Indonesian Rupiah   1.9%
Hong Kong Dollar   1.9%
New Taiwan Dollar   1.5%
Brazilian Real   1.3%
Chinese Yuan Renminbi   1.1%
All Other Currencies   3.1%
Total   100.0%

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

36 

Institutional International Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer   Shares       Value
     
  Common Stocks  
     
  Europe, Mid-East—40.6%  
     
  Belgium—0.1%  
  Warehouses De Pauw CVA (Industrial REITs)     48,306     $ 1,197  
                   
  Denmark—4.7%  
  Coloplast AS (Health care equipment & supplies)     21,505       2,279  
  DSV AS (Air freight & logistics)     66,190       12,376  
* Genmab AS (Biotechnology)     17,273       6,141  
  Novo Nordisk AS (Pharmaceuticals)     190,193       17,360  
        38,156  
           
  Finland—0.3%  
  Metso Oyj (Machinery)     149,047       1,569  
  Valmet Oyj (Machinery)     47,660       1,091  
        2,660  
           
  France—11.9%  
  Airbus SE (Aerospace & defense)     85,123       11,428  
  Capgemini SE (IT services)     29,045       5,091  
  Dassault Systemes SE (Software)     265,341       9,901  
  Hermes International SCA (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)     4,060       7,425  
  L’Oreal SA (Personal care products)     19,612       8,153  
  LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)     12,472       9,446  
  Remy Cointreau SA (Beverages)     10,611       1,297  
  Safran SA (Aerospace & defense)     69,569       10,933  
  Sartorius Stedim Biotech (Life sciences tools & services)     10,984       2,625  
  SEB SA (Household durables)     12,033       1,128  
* SES-imagotag SA (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)     10,674       1,246  
  Thales SA (Aerospace & defense)     60,001       8,443  
  TotalEnergies SE (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)     186,625       12,294  
  Vinci SA (Construction & engineering)     63,410       7,041  
        96,451  
           
  Germany—3.1%  
  CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA (Entertainment)     55,418       3,155  
  Hannover Rueck SE (Insurance)     36,915       8,114  
  Infineon Technologies AG (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)     161,004       5,337  
  MTU Aero Engines AG (Aerospace & defense)     34,188       6,208  
  Nemetschek SE (Software)     23,169       1,418  
  Siltronic AG (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)     14,102       1,207  
        25,439  
           
  Ireland—4.6%  
* ICON PLC (Life sciences tools & services)†     37,400       9,210  
  Kingspan Group PLC (Building products)     120,699       9,055  
  Linde PLC (Chemicals)†     34,833       12,970  
* Ryanair Holdings PLC—ADR (Passenger airlines)     59,808       5,814  
        37,049  
           
  Israel—0.8%  
* Inmode Ltd. (Health care equipment & supplies)†     57,954       1,765  
  Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. (Banks)     52,600       1,904  

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

37 

Institutional International Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer   Shares       Value
                   
  Common Stocks—(continued)  
     
  Europe, Mid-East—(continued)  
     
  Israel—(continued)  
* Nice Ltd.—ADR (Software)     16,264     $ 2,765  
        6,434  
           
  Italy—1.9%  
  Amplifon SpA (Health care providers & services)     59,174       1,759  
  Azimut Holding SpA (Capital markets)     53,671       1,174  
  Brembo SpA (Automobile components)     83,584       1,039  
  Brunello Cucinelli SpA (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)     34,771       2,649  
  Ferrari NV (Automobiles)†     17,104       5,055  
  Moncler SpA (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)     49,633       2,890  
  Stevanato Group SpA (Life sciences tools & services)†     40,687       1,209  
        15,775  
           
  Netherlands—2.7%  
  ASML Holding NV (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)     24,080       14,234  
  BE Semiconductor Industries NV (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)     37,814       3,718  
  IMCD NV (Trading companies & distributors)     18,480       2,345  
  JDE Peet’s NV (Food products)     62,059       1,733  
        22,030  
           
  Norway—0.3%  
* AutoStore Holdings Ltd. (Machinery)     896,763       1,269  
  Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (Insurance)     86,107       1,268  
        2,537  
           
  Spain—1.3%  
  Amadeus IT Group SA (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)     101,184       6,128  
  Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Specialty retail)     109,932       4,101  
        10,229  
           
  Sweden—3.3%  
  Atlas Copco AB (Machinery)     530,166       7,145  
  Beijer Ref AB (Trading companies & distributors)     235,924       2,494  
  Evolution AB (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)     46,953       4,755  
  Fortnox AB (Software)     261,710       1,399  
  Hemnet Group AB (Interactive media & services)     81,432       1,438  
  Hexagon AB (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)     517,823       4,426  
  Indutrade AB (Machinery)     118,326       2,195  
  Lifco AB (Industrial conglomerates)     136,181       2,393  
  Sweco AB (Construction & engineering)     103,326       966  
        27,211  
           
  Switzerland—5.6%  
  Belimo Holding AG (Building products)     4,388       2,089  
  Galenica AG (Health care providers & services)     29,080       2,152  
  Lonza Group AG (Life sciences tools & services)     10,448       4,858  
  Partners Group Holding AG (Capital markets)     4,853       5,485  
  Siegfried Holding AG (Life sciences tools & services)     2,368       2,029  
  SIG Group AG (Containers & packaging)     161,709       4,000  
  Sika AG (Chemicals)     31,731       8,081  
  Straumann Holding AG (Health care equipment & supplies)     25,498       3,265  
  Tecan Group AG (Life sciences tools & services)     7,878       2,661  

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

38 

Institutional International Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer   Shares       Value
                   
  Common Stocks—(continued)  
     
  Europe, Mid-East—(continued)  
     
  Switzerland — (continued)  
  VAT Group AG (Machinery)     10,991     $ 3,950  
  Zurich Insurance Group AG (Insurance)     14,541       6,674  
        45,244  
           
  Emerging Asia—15.6%  
     
  China—2.2%  
  Airtac International Group (Machinery)     61,204       1,856  
  Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (Electrical equipment)     67,700       1,884  
  Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. (Beverages)     24,600       6,063  
  Proya Cosmetics Co. Ltd. (Personal care products)     69,076       962  
  Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Interactive media & services)     189,700       7,417  
        18,182  
           
  India—6.5%  
  Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. (Health care providers & services)     29,210       1,810  
  Asian Paints Ltd. (Chemicals)     89,473       3,411  
  Britannia Industries Ltd. (Food products)     30,654       1,672  
  Havells India Ltd. (Electrical equipment)     138,296       2,307  
  HDFC Bank Ltd. (Banks)     534,646       9,824  
  Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Personal care products)     140,157       4,167  
  Infosys Ltd. (IT services)     226,817       3,905  
* InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Passenger airlines)     106,075       3,040  
  Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Automobiles)     106,146       1,988  
  Max Healthcare Institute Ltd. (Health care providers & services)     211,940       1,448  
  Nestle India Ltd. (Food products)     4,867       1,316  
  Petronet LNG Ltd. (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)     620,394       1,797  
  Reliance Industries Ltd. (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)     389,171       10,976  
  Titan Co. Ltd. (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)     59,597       2,260  
  Varun Beverages Ltd. (Beverages)     136,449       1,561  
  Voltas Ltd. (Construction & engineering)     149,215       1,546  
        53,028  
           
  Indonesia—1.9%  
  Bank Central Asia Tbk PT (Banks)     19,010,230       10,855  
  Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Diversified telecommunication services)     18,126,600       4,399  
        15,254  
           
  South Korea—2.0%  
  Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Technology hardware, storage & peripherals)     163,725       8,299  
  Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)     4,401       1,670  
  SK Hynix, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)     71,027       6,037  
        16,006  
           
  Taiwan—3.0%  
  Alchip Technologies Ltd. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)     15,000       1,250  
  Global Unichip Corp. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)     41,000       1,734  
  Globalwafers Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)     66,000       927  
  MediaTek, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)     213,000       4,850  
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.—ADR (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)     168,390       14,633  

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

39 

Institutional International Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer   Shares       Value
                   
  Common Stocks—(continued)  
     
  Emerging Asia—(continued)  
     
  Taiwan — (continued)  
  Unimicron Technology Corp. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)     234,000     $ 1,258  
        24,652  
           
  United Kingdom—15.2%  
  3i Group PLC (Capital markets)     339,781       8,594  
  Ashtead Group PLC (Trading companies & distributors)     165,212       10,083  
  AstraZeneca PLC (Pharmaceuticals)     96,529       13,075  
  Beazley PLC (Insurance)     308,450       2,083  
  Big Yellow Group PLC (Specialized REITs)     120,284       1,377  
  Compass Group PLC (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)     474,085       11,569  
  ConvaTec Group PLC (Health care equipment & supplies)     1,502,197       3,992  
  Diageo PLC (Beverages)     215,226       7,967  
  Diploma PLC (Trading companies & distributors)     86,881       3,184  
  Experian PLC (Professional services)     121,911       4,003  
  Greggs PLC (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)     76,166       2,275  
  Halma PLC (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)     231,562       5,477  
  Intermediate Capital Group PLC (Capital markets)     172,911       2,918  
  London Stock Exchange Group PLC (Capital markets)     116,775       11,732  
  RELX PLC (Professional services)     244,299       8,271  
  Renishaw PLC (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)     25,820       1,110  
  Rentokil Initial PLC (Commercial services & supplies)     1,270,850       9,462  
  Rotork PLC (Machinery)     626,366       2,389  
  Segro PLC (Industrial REITs)     210,079       1,844  
  Softcat PLC (IT services)     87,591       1,559  
  Spectris PLC (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)     56,104       2,323  
  Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (Machinery)     36,904       4,289  
  SSE PLC (Electric utilities)     106,474       2,091  
  Weir Group PLC (Machinery)     76,414       1,773  
        123,440  
           
  Japan—12.3%  
  Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Food products)     143,100       5,519  
  BayCurrent Consulting, Inc. (Professional services)     52,300       1,749  
  Benefit One, Inc. (Professional services)     131,200       950  
  Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals)     152,900       4,201  
  Daikin Industries Ltd. (Building products)     25,200       3,959  
  Disco Corp. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)     20,500       3,783  
  Food & Life Cos. Ltd. (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)     61,400       1,033  
  Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc. (Machinery)     34,400       764  
  Hoya Corp. (Health care equipment & supplies)     78,900       8,091  
  Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd. (Commercial services & supplies)     86,500       1,271  
  Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (Capital markets)     117,600       2,183  
  Keyence Corp. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)     28,800       10,696  
  MatsukiyoCocokara & Co. (Consumer staples distribution & retail)     110,400       1,980  
  MonotaRO Co. Ltd. (Trading companies & distributors)     240,800       2,579  
  Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp. (Broadline retail)     299,700       6,293  
  Rakus Co. Ltd. (Software)     91,300       1,260  
* SHIFT, Inc. (IT services)     9,200       1,681  
  Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (Chemicals)     308,300       8,960  
  SMS Co. Ltd. (Professional services)     42,000       715  
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Banks)     203,800       10,020  
  Sundrug Co. Ltd. (Consumer staples distribution & retail)     58,600       1,590  

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

40 

Institutional International Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer   Shares       Value
                   
  Common Stocks—(continued)  
     
  Japan—(continued)  
  TechnoPro Holdings, Inc. (Professional services)     107,800     $ 2,347  
  TIS, Inc. (IT services)     97,500       2,148  
  Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (Insurance)     345,700       8,016  
  Tokyo Electron Ltd. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)     48,300       6,606  
  Tsuruha Holdings, Inc. (Consumer staples distribution & retail)     29,600       1,990  
        100,384  
           
  Canada—8.7%  
  Boyd Group Services, Inc. (Commercial services & supplies)     8,344       1,484  
  Canadian National Railway Co. (Ground transportation)     66,144       7,163  
  Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (Ground transportation)     161,973       12,052  
  CCL Industries, Inc. (Containers & packaging)     88,288       3,706  
  Dollarama, Inc. (Broadline retail)     150,327       10,357  
  Intact Financial Corp. (Insurance)     48,953       7,137  
* Kinaxis, Inc. (Software)     14,926       1,683  
* Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)     17,750       6,844  
  Metro, Inc. (Consumer staples distribution & retail)     123,821       6,431  
  Parkland Corp. (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)     89,674       2,623  
  Toromont Industries Ltd. (Trading companies & distributors)     56,258       4,582  
  Toronto-Dominion Bank (Banks)     106,430       6,412  
        70,474  
           
  Emerging Latin America—3.5%  
     
  Argentina—0.3%  
* Globant SA (IT services)†     13,138       2,600  
                   
  Brazil—2.0%  
  B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao (Capital markets)     1,456,400       3,561  
  Locaweb Servicos de Internet SA (IT services)     700,586       890  
* MercadoLibre, Inc. (Broadline retail)     4,399       5,577  
  Raia Drogasil SA (Consumer staples distribution & retail)     448,200       2,463  
  Rumo SA (Ground transportation)     398,000       1,807  
  WEG SA (Electrical equipment)     265,900       1,919  
        16,217  
           
  Mexico—1.0%  
  Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV—ADR (Transportation infrastructure)     6,693       1,644  
  Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Consumer staples distribution & retail)     1,611,800       6,084  
        7,728  
           
  Peru—0.2%  
  Credicorp Ltd. (Banks)†     12,024       1,539  
                   
  Asia—2.2%  
     
  Australia—0.6%  
  Pro Medicus Ltd. (Health care technology)     46,162       2,475  
  Steadfast Group Ltd. (Insurance)     660,455       2,395  
        4,870  
           
  Hong Kong—0.9%  
  AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)     516,263       4,209  

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

41 

Institutional International Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer   Shares or
Principal
Amount
      Value
     
  Common Stocks—(continued)  
     
  Asia—(continued)  
     
  Hong Kong — (continued)  
  Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (Machinery)     349,500     $ 3,392  
        7,601  
           
  Singapore—0.7%  
  DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (Banks)     237,600       5,847  
                   
  Emerging Africa—0.4%  
     
  South Africa—0.4%  
  Bid Corp. Ltd. (Consumer staples distribution & retail)     142,847       3,186  
                   
  Total Common Stocks—98.5%
(cost $671,881)
      801,420  
             
  Rights  
     
  Europe—0.0%  
     
  Italy—0.0%  
* Brembo SpA , Expiring 10/3/23 (Automobile components)     85,072        
                   
  Total Rights—0.0%
(cost $0)
       
             
  Repurchase Agreement  
  Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 2.300% dated 09/29/23, due 10/02/23, repurchase price $11,084, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375%, due 01/15/27, valued at $11,303   $ 11,082       11,082  
                   
  Total Repurchase Agreement—1.4%
(cost $11,082)
      11,082  
             
  Total Investments—99.9%
(cost $682,963)
      812,502  
             
  Cash and other assets, less liabilities—0.1%       938  
             
  Net assets—100.0%     $ 813,440  

 

 
ADR = American Depository Receipt
REIT = Real Estate Investment Trust
* = Non-income producing security
† = U.S. listed foreign security

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

42 

Institutional International Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following industry categories (as a percentage of long-term investments):
     
Industrials   25.1%
Information Technology   17.1%
Financials   15.2%
Consumer Discretionary   11.6%
Health Care   11.5%
Consumer Staples   8.0%
Materials   5.1%
Energy   3.5%
Communication Services   2.0%
Real Estate   0.6%
Utilities   0.3%
Total   100.0%
      
At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following currency categories (as a percentage of long-term investments):
      
Euro   22.0%
British Pound Sterling   15.4%
Japanese Yen   12.5%
U.S. Dollar   10.4%
Indian Rupee   6.6%
Canadian Dollar   6.4%
Swiss Franc   5.7%
Danish Krone   4.8%
Swedish Krona   3.4%
South Korean Won   2.0%
Indonesian Rupiah   1.9%
Hong Kong Dollar   1.9%
New Taiwan Dollar   1.5%
Brazilian Real   1.3%
Chinese Yuan Renminbi   1.1%
All Other Currencies   3.1%
Total   100.0%

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

43 

International Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks          
            
  Europe, Mid-East—33.0%          
             
  Belgium—1.9%          
  D’ieteren Group (Distributors)   15,091   $2,551 
  Melexis NV (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   17,599    1,520 
           4,071 
             
  Finland—1.1%          
* Musti Group Oyj (Specialty retail)   52,801    1,005 
  Valmet Oyj (Machinery)   59,843    1,370 
           2,375 
             
  France—3.3%          
  Dassault Aviation SA (Aerospace & defense)   14,764    2,785 
  Remy Cointreau SA (Beverages)   6,990    854 
  SEB SA (Household durables)   10,720    1,005 
* SES-imagotag SA (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   19,947    2,328 
           6,972 
             
  Germany—3.0%          
  CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA (Entertainment)   57,598    3,279 
  Siltronic AG (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   37,167    3,181 
           6,460 
             
  Israel—2.1%          
  First International Bank Of Israel Ltd. (Banks)   31,883    1,368 
* Inmode Ltd. (Health care equipment & supplies)†   91,805    2,796 
  Maytronics Ltd. (Household durables)   36,569    384 
           4,548 
             
  Italy—5.1%          
  Ariston Holding NV (Household durables)   368,517    2,402 
  Azimut Holding SpA (Capital markets)   61,174    1,338 
  Brembo SpA (Automobile components)   120,299    1,496 
  Brunello Cucinelli SpA (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)   32,697    2,491 
  Carel Industries SpA (Building products)   72,890    1,749 
  Stevanato Group SpA (Life sciences tools & services)†   49,274    1,464 
           10,940 
             
  Netherlands—2.7%          
  BE Semiconductor Industries NV (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   44,690    4,394 
  JDE Peet’s NV (Food products)   51,892    1,450 
           5,844 
             
  Norway—1.6%          
* AutoStore Holdings Ltd. (Machinery)   592,077    838 
  Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (Insurance)   127,856    1,882 
  TOMRA Systems ASA (Machinery)   70,208    802 
           3,522 
             
  Sweden—8.8%          
  AddTech AB (Trading companies & distributors)   139,138    2,231 
  Beijer Ref AB (Trading companies & distributors)   189,103    1,999 
  Bravida Holding AB (Commercial services & supplies)   107,116    790 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

44 

International Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Europe, Mid-East—(continued)          
             
  Sweden — (continued)          
  Bufab AB (Trading companies & distributors)   58,797   $1,484 
  Fortnox AB (Software)   467,247    2,498 
  Hemnet Group AB (Interactive media & services)   82,494    1,456 
  Lagercrantz Group AB (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   183,150    1,861 
  Lifco AB (Industrial conglomerates)   118,140    2,076 
  MIPS AB (Leisure products)   33,066    1,122 
* Sdiptech AB (Commercial services & supplies)   60,048    1,217 
  Sweco AB (Construction & engineering)   138,320    1,294 
  Vitec Software Group AB (Software)   16,992    799 
           18,827 
             
  Switzerland—3.4%          
  Galenica AG (Health care providers & services)   23,218    1,718 
  Kardex Holding AG (Machinery)   14,333    3,140 
* Siegfried Holding AG (Life sciences tools & services)   2,715    2,327 
           7,185 
             
  Japan—16.1%          
  AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings, Inc. (Air freight & logistics)   130,100    1,853 
  BayCurrent Consulting, Inc. (Professional services)   102,400    3,425 
  Benefit One, Inc. (Professional services)   114,100    826 
  Food & Life Cos. Ltd. (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   75,200    1,265 
  Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (Banks)   84,700    2,028 
  Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd. (Commercial services & supplies)   216,700    3,183 
  Kotobuki Spirits Co. Ltd. (Food products)   103,000    1,666 
  MEITEC Group Holdings, Inc. (Professional services)   170,700    3,089 
  Prestige International, Inc. (Commercial services & supplies)   172,000    712 
  Rakus Co. Ltd. (Software)   102,800    1,419 
* SHIFT, Inc. (IT services)   12,300    2,248 
  SIGMAXYZ Holdings, Inc. (Professional services)   91,600    964 
  SMS Co. Ltd. (Professional services)   171,800    2,926 
  Socionext, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   14,100    1,394 
  Sundrug Co. Ltd. (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   83,400    2,263 
  TechnoPro Holdings, Inc. (Professional services)   159,500    3,472 
  TIS, Inc. (IT services)   84,100    1,853 
           34,586 
             
  Emerging Asia—15.2%          
             
  China—1.0%          
  Proya Cosmetics Co. Ltd. (Personal care products)   155,091    2,159 
             
  India—9.8%          
* Aavas Financiers Ltd. (Financial services)   92,508    1,932 
  AU Small Finance Bank Ltd. (Banks)   509,768    4,388 
  Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd. (Consumer finance)   123,669    1,817 
  Max Healthcare Institute Ltd. (Health care providers & services)   237,444    1,622 
  Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd. (Automobile components)   2,644,869    2,043 
  Polycab India Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   49,210    3,167 
  Tube Investments of India Ltd. (Automobile components)   52,681    1,894 
  Varun Beverages Ltd. (Beverages)   368,845    4,219 
           21,082 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

45 

International Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Emerging Asia—(continued)          
             
  Indonesia—0.6%          
  Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Banks)   1,850,000   $1,236 
             
  South Korea—0.6%          
  Koh Young Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   131,302    1,205 
             
  Taiwan—2.7%          
  ASPEED Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   22,600    1,936 
  Global Unichip Corp. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   46,000    1,945 
  Voltronic Power Technology Corp. (Electrical equipment)   37,451    1,839 
           5,720 
             
  Thailand—0.5%          
  Tisco Financial Group PCL (Banks)   417,400    1,132 
             
  United Kingdom—10.4%          
  Beazley PLC (Insurance)   503,688    3,402 
  Burford Capital Ltd. (Financial services)   164,137    2,265 
  Diploma PLC (Trading companies & distributors)   113,463    4,159 
  Greggs PLC (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   77,288    2,308 
  Pets at Home Group PLC (Specialty retail)   387,847    1,584 
  Renishaw PLC (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   50,069    2,152 
  Rotork PLC (Machinery)   1,004,168    3,830 
  Softcat PLC (IT services)   145,900    2,597 
           22,297 
             
  Emerging Latin America—8.3%          
             
  Brazil—3.2%          
  Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA (Real estate management & development)   302,900    1,481 
  Rumo SA (Ground transportation)   405,300    1,840 
  TOTVS SA (Software)   372,700    2,002 
  Vivara Participacoes SA (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)   279,800    1,495 
           6,818 
             
  Mexico—5.1%          
  Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV (Real estate management & development)   761,200    2,505 
  Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV—ADR (Real estate management & development)   6,230    205 
  Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV (Transportation infrastructure)   354,200    3,850 
  Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV (Transportation infrastructure)   84,345    2,067 
  Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV (Insurance)   169,900    1,279 
  Regional SAB de CV (Banks)   149,300    1,071 
           10,977 
             
  Canada—6.7%          
  Boyd Group Services, Inc. (Commercial services & supplies)   14,169    2,520 
  EQB, Inc. (Banks)   27,273    1,514 
* Kinaxis, Inc. (Software)   25,519    2,878 
  North West Co., Inc. (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   124,318    3,130 
  Parkland Corp. (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)   109,406    3,200 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

46 

International Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares or
Principal
Amount
   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Canada—(continued)          
  Richelieu Hardware Ltd. (Trading companies & distributors)   38,656   $1,132 
           14,374 
             
  Asia—4.3%          
             
  Australia—3.0%          
  Pro Medicus Ltd. (Health care technology)   59,316    3,180 
  Steadfast Group Ltd. (Insurance)   863,647    3,132 
           6,312 
             
  New Zealand—1.3%          
  Mainfreight Ltd. (Air freight & logistics)   71,903    2,809 
             
  Emerging Europe, Africa—2.8%          
             
  Greece—1.2%          
  JUMBO SA (Specialty retail)   93,399    2,567 
             
  Poland—0.5%          
* Dino Polska SA (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   12,223    993 
             
  South Africa—1.1%          
  Bidvest Group Ltd. (Industrial conglomerates)   84,987    1,225 
  Clicks Group Ltd. (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   81,695    1,116 
           2,341 
             
  Total Common Stocks—96.8%
(cost $198,228)
        207,352 
             
  Rights          
             
  Europe—0.0%          
             
  Italy—0.0%          
* Brembo SpA, Expiring 10/3/23
(Automobile components)
   121,434     
             
  Total Rights—0.0%
(cost $0)
         
             
  Repurchase Agreement          
  Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 2.300% dated 09/29/23, due 10/02/23, repurchase price $7,367, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375%, due 01/15/27, valued at $7,513  $7,366    7,366 
             
  Total Repurchase Agreement—3.4%
(cost $7,366)
        7,366 
             
  Total Investments—100.2%
(cost $205,594)
        214,718 
             
  Liabilities, plus cash and other assets—(0.2)%        (416)
             
  Net assets—100.0%       $214,302 

 

 
ADR = American Depository Receipt
* = Non-income producing security
† = U.S. listed foreign security

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

47 

International Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following industry categories (as a percentage of long-term investments):
 
Industrials    34.1%
Information Technology    18.4%
Financials    14.4%
Consumer Discretionary    12.4%
Consumer Staples    8.6%
Health Care    6.3%
Communication Services    2.3%
Real Estate    2.0%
Energy    1.5%
Total    100.0%
 
At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following currency categories (as a percentage of long-term investments):
 
Euro    18.2%
Japanese Yen    16.7%
British Pound Sterling    10.7%
Indian Rupee    10.2%
Swedish Krona    9.1%
Canadian Dollar    6.9%
Mexican Peso    5.2%
Swiss Franc    3.5%
Brazilian Real    3.3%
Australian Dollar    3.0%
New Taiwan Dollar    2.8%
U.S. Dollar    2.2%
Norwegian Krone    1.7%
New Zealand Dollar    1.4%
South African Rand    1.1%
Chinese Yuan Renminbi    1.0%
All Other Currencies    3.0%
Total    100.0%

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

48 

Emerging Markets Leaders Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks          
             
  Emerging Asia—71.1%          
             
  China—22.3%          
  Airtac International Group (Machinery)   116,000   $3,518 
* Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (Broadline retail)   630,928    6,897 
  ANTA Sports Products Ltd. (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)   356,000    4,007 
  Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   123,320    3,431 
  Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. (Beverages)   41,359    10,194 
  Midea Group Co. Ltd. (Household durables)   583,100    4,433 
  Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd. (Machinery)   335,700    3,059 
  Silergy Corp. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   73,000    689 
  Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Interactive media & services)   368,300    14,401 
  Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals)   96,000    3,620 
           54,249 
             
  India—19.8%          
  Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. (Health care providers & services)   32,469    2,012 
  Asian Paints Ltd. (Chemicals)   54,033    2,060 
  Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Consumer finance)   14,150    1,331 
  Britannia Industries Ltd. (Food products)   34,850    1,901 
  Havells India Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   135,831    2,267 
  HDFC Bank Ltd. (Banks)   566,030    10,401 
  Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Personal care products)   75,202    2,236 
  Infosys Ltd. (IT services)   212,556    3,659 
* InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Passenger airlines)   194,356    5,570 
  Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Banks)   171,329    3,582 
  Pidilite Industries Ltd. (Chemicals)   79,385    2,337 
  Reliance Industries Ltd. (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)   277,319    7,821 
  Titan Co. Ltd. (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)   37,580    1,425 
  Varun Beverages Ltd. (Beverages)   127,793    1,462 
           48,064 
             
  Indonesia—7.3%          
  Bank Central Asia Tbk PT (Banks)   18,491,000    10,559 
  Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Banks)   14,520,100    4,909 
  Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Diversified telecommunication services)   9,223,700    2,238 
           17,706 
             
  South Korea—8.2%          
  Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Technology hardware, storage & peripherals)   225,732    11,442 
  Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   9,789    3,715 
  SK Hynix, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   56,354    4,790 
           19,947 
             
  Taiwan—10.6%          
  ASPEED Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   17,000    1,456 
  eMemory Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   32,000    1,997 
  MediaTek, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   148,000    3,370 
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.—ADR (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   206,335    17,931 
  Voltronic Power Technology Corp. (Electrical equipment)   21,000    1,031 
           25,785 
             
  Thailand—2.9%          
* Airports of Thailand PCL (Transportation infrastructure)   1,923,500    3,684 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

49 

Emerging Markets Leaders Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
           
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Emerging Asia—(continued)          
             
  Thailand — (continued)          
  Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL (Health care providers & services)   4,519,100   $3,320 
           7,004 
             
  Emerging Latin America—21.7%          
             
  Argentina—1.8%          
* Globant SA (IT services)†   21,624    4,278 
             
  Brazil—15.1%          
  B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao (Capital markets)   1,949,700    4,767 
  Banco BTG Pactual SA (Capital markets)   661,500    4,089 
  Locaweb Servicos de Internet SA (IT services)   1,818,300    2,312 
* MercadoLibre, Inc. (Broadline retail)   6,664    8,449 
  Raia Drogasil SA (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   522,784    2,873 
  Rumo SA (Ground transportation)   857,700    3,894 
  TOTVS SA (Software)   741,400    3,982 
  WEG SA (Electrical equipment)   882,700    6,369 
           36,735 
             
  Mexico—4.5%          
  Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV (Transportation infrastructure)   179,100    2,941 
  Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   2,093,800    7,903 
           10,844 
             
  Peru—0.3%          
  Credicorp Ltd. (Banks)†   5,950    761 
             
  Emerging Mid-East, Africa—3.7%          
             
  Saudi Arabia—2.3%          
  Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)   601,415    5,612 
             
  South Africa—0.7%          
  Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd. (Banks)   17,957    1,628 
             
  United Arab Emirates—0.7%          
  Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. for Distribution PJSC (Specialty retail)   1,746,512    1,783 
             
  Asia—1.3%          
             
  Hong Kong—1.3%          
  AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)   394,800    3,219 
             
  Total Common Stocks—97.8%
(cost $222,030)
        237,615 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

50 

Emerging Markets Leaders Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

Issuer   Principal
Amount
   Value
            
Repurchase Agreement           
  Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 2.300% dated 09/29/23, due 10/02/23, repurchase price $6,771, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 1.250% - 4.125%, due 09/30/27 - 06/30/28, valued at $6,905   $6,770   $6,770 
              
  Total Repurchase Agreement—2.8%
(cost $6,770)
        6,770 
              
  Total Investments—100.6%
(cost $228,800)
        244,385 
              
  Liabilities, plus cash and other assets—(0.6)%         (1,499)
              
  Net assets—100.0%        $242,886 

 

 
ADR = American Depository Receipt
* = Non-income producing security
† = U.S. listed foreign security

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

51 

Emerging Markets Leaders Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following industry categories (as a percentage of long-term investments):
 
Information Technology   24.9%
Financials   19.0%
Industrials   15.1%
Consumer Discretionary   11.4%
Consumer Staples   11.2%
Communication Services   7.0%
Energy   5.7%
Health Care   3.8%
Materials   1.9%
Total   100.0%
      
At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following currency categories (as a percentage of long-term investments):     
      
Indian Rupee   20.2%
U.S. Dollar   13.2%
Hong Kong Dollar   12.0%
Brazilian Real   11.9%
Chinese Yuan Renminbi   10.4%
South Korean Won   8.4%
Indonesian Rupiah   7.5%
New Taiwan Dollar   5.1%
Mexican Peso   4.6%
South African Rand   3.0%
Thai Baht   2.9%
All Other Currencies   0.8%
Total   100.0%

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

52 

Emerging Markets Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares    Value
             
  Common Stocks          
             
  Emerging Asia—75.9%          
             
  China—15.5%          
  Airtac International Group (Machinery)   177,852   $5,394 
* Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (Broadline retail)   1,904,100    20,814 
  ANTA Sports Products Ltd. (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)   519,000    5,842 
  Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. (Beverages)   65,674    16,187 
  Li Ning Co. Ltd. (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)   1,015,500    4,273 
* Meituan (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   273,836    4,007 
  NetEase, Inc. (Entertainment)   579,600    11,805 
  Proya Cosmetics Co. Ltd. (Personal care products)   285,788    3,979 
  Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd. (Machinery)   241,163    2,197 
  Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Interactive media & services)   776,060    30,345 
  Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd. (Beverages)   359,599    7,692 
  Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals)   83,906    3,165 
           115,700 
             
  India—24.9%          
  ABB India Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   111,395    5,499 
  APL Apollo Tubes Ltd. (Metals & mining)   186,026    3,656 
  Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. (Health care providers & services)   76,069    4,713 
  Asian Paints Ltd. (Chemicals)   98,550    3,757 
  Astral Ltd. (Building products)   95,267    2,198 
  Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Consumer finance)   103,332    9,718 
  Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Aerospace & defense)   2,633,877    4,374 
  Britannia Industries Ltd. (Food products)   49,867    2,720 
  CG Power & Industrial Solutions Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   661,455    3,538 
  Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd. (Consumer finance)   309,357    4,545 
  Coforge Ltd. (IT services)   52,604    3,230 
  Cummins India Ltd. (Machinery)   122,752    2,514 
* Devyani International Ltd. (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   676,362    1,742 
  Dixon Technologies India Ltd. (Household durables)   52,265    3,314 
  Escorts Kubota Ltd. (Machinery)   59,060    2,264 
  Havells India Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   122,214    2,039 
  HDFC Bank Ltd. (Banks)   1,214,381    22,314 
  HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Insurance)   245,312    1,889 
  Indian Hotels Co. Ltd. (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   834,118    4,138 
* InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Passenger airlines)   79,411    2,276 
* Jio Financial Services Ltd. (Financial services)   592,978    1,650 
  Kajaria Ceramics Ltd. (Building products)   140,235    2,237 
* Kaynes Technology India Ltd. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   16,741    461 
  KEI Industries Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   124,693    3,982 
  KPIT Technologies Ltd. (Software)   331,268    4,582 
  Macrotech Developers Ltd. (Real estate management & development)   304,712    2,918 
  Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Automobiles)   193,558    3,626 
  Max Healthcare Institute Ltd. (Health care providers & services)   486,422    3,323 
  Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd. (Automobile components)   3,385,575    2,615 
  Nestle India Ltd. (Food products)   12,992    3,513 
  NTPC Ltd. (Independent power & renewable electricity producers)   2,198,636    6,513 
  Oberoi Realty Ltd. (Real estate management & development)   150,033    2,076 
  PI Industries Ltd. (Chemicals)   54,288    2,259 
  Pidilite Industries Ltd. (Chemicals)   85,898    2,529 
  Polycab India Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   70,586    4,543 
  Reliance Industries Ltd. (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)   637,611    17,983 
  Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (IT services)   49,635    2,107 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares    Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Emerging Asia—(continued)          
             
  India — (continued)          
  Tata Consumer Products Ltd. (Food products)   267,861   $2,831 
  Titan Co. Ltd. (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)   168,650    6,395 
  Trent Ltd. (Specialty retail)   162,160    4,067 
  Tube Investments of India Ltd. (Automobile components)   87,200    3,134 
  UNO Minda Ltd. (Automobile components)   555,706    4,022 
  Varun Beverages Ltd. (Beverages)   666,432    7,624 
           185,428 
             
  Indonesia—5.7%          
  Bank Central Asia Tbk PT (Banks)   41,572,695    23,739 
  Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Banks)   50,396,651    17,038 
  Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk PT (Broadline retail)   15,305,900    1,802 
           42,579 
             
  Philippines—1.2%          
  BDO Unibank, Inc. (Banks)   2,163,084    5,425 
  International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (Transportation infrastructure)   842,120    3,084 
           8,509 
             
  South Korea—8.3%          
  JYP Entertainment Corp. (Entertainment)   42,830    3,565 
* LG Energy Solution Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   5,271    1,861 
  Orion Corp. (Food products)   22,213    2,112 
* Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd. (Life sciences tools & services)   3,498    1,765 
  Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Technology hardware, storage & peripherals)   774,812    39,275 
  Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   4,815    1,827 
  SK Hynix, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   133,142    11,317 
           61,722 
             
  Taiwan—18.3%          
  Accton Technology Corp. (Communications equipment)   359,000    5,483 
  Advantech Co. Ltd. (Technology hardware, storage & peripherals)   320,409    3,424 
  Alchip Technologies Ltd. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   117,000    9,750 
  ASPEED Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   63,300    5,422 
  Chroma ATE, Inc. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   376,000    3,215 
  Delta Electronics, Inc. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   865,000    8,695 
  E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Banks)   3,519,723    2,644 
  Elite Material Co. Ltd. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   535,000    7,093 
  eMemory Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   58,000    3,620 
  Global Unichip Corp. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   94,000    3,975 
  Innodisk Corp. (Technology hardware, storage & peripherals)   189,000    1,736 
  Lotes Co. Ltd. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   150,132    3,828 
  Sinbon Electronics Co. Ltd. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   381,000    3,818 
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   590,000    9,559 
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.—ADR (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   556,670    48,375 
  Tripod Technology Corp. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   362,000    2,159 
  Unimicron Technology Corp. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   966,000    5,192 
  Voltronic Power Technology Corp. (Electrical equipment)   78,586    3,859 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Emerging Markets Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Emerging Asia—(continued)          
             
  Taiwan — (continued)          
  Wiwynn Corp. (Technology hardware, storage & peripherals)   101,000   $4,678 
           136,525 
             
  Thailand—2.0%          
* Airports of Thailand PCL (Transportation infrastructure)   1,112,800    2,132 
  Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL (Health care providers & services)   6,483,200    4,763 
  Bumrungrad Hospital PCL (Health care providers & services)   609,500    4,486 
  Central Pattana PCL (Real estate management & development)   1,973,700    3,428 
           14,809 
             
  Emerging Latin America—13.9%          
             
  Argentina—0.4%          
* Globant SA (IT services)†   15,774    3,121 
             
  Brazil—8.0%          
  B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao (Capital markets)   932,100    2,279 
  Banco BTG Pactual SA (Capital markets)   720,200    4,452 
  Hypera SA (Pharmaceuticals)   294,900    2,179 
  Itau Unibanco Holding SA—ADR (Banks)   1,064,575    5,717 
  Localiza Rent a Car SA (Ground transportation)   257,900    3,004 
* MercadoLibre, Inc. (Broadline retail)   14,801    18,766 
  Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA (Real estate management & development)   421,200    2,059 
  Patria Investments Ltd. (Capital markets)†   120,472    1,756 
  Raia Drogasil SA (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   889,388    4,887 
  Rumo SA (Ground transportation)   795,300    3,611 
  TOTVS SA (Software)   703,500    3,779 
  Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. (Capital markets)†   155,512    1,586 
  WEG SA (Electrical equipment)   775,641    5,597 
           59,672 
             
  Mexico—5.1%          
* Alsea SAB de CV (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   234,000    854 
  Arca Continental SAB de CV (Beverages)   649,400    5,916 
  Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV (Real estate management & development)   839,800    2,764 
  Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV—ADR (Real estate management & development)   11,640    383 
  Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV—ADR (Beverages)   71,452    7,799 
  Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV (Transportation infrastructure)   186,700    2,030 
  Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV (Transportation infrastructure)   219,100    3,597 
  Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV—ADR (Transportation infrastructure)   10,160    2,496 
  Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV (Industrial REITs)   989,700    3,411 
  Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   2,328,600    8,789 
           38,039 
             
  Peru—0.4%          
  Credicorp Ltd. (Banks)†   19,428    2,486 
             
  Emerging Europe, Mid-East, Africa—6.5%          
             
  Poland—0.3%          
* Dino Polska SA (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   25,893    2,104 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Emerging Markets Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Emerging Europe, Mid-East, Africa—(continued)          
             
  Qatar—0.2%          
  Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd. (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)   1,609,428   $1,645 
             
  Saudi Arabia—2.9%          
  Aldrees Petroleum & Transport Services Co. (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)   62,563    2,342 
  Alinma Bank (Banks)   248,209    2,210 
  Arabian Internet & Communications Services Co. (IT services)   32,245    2,748 
  Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co. (Insurance)   46,760    2,593 
  Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co. (Health care providers & services)   37,785    2,374 
  Elm Co. (IT services)   25,123    5,225 
  Leejam Sports Co. JSC (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   57,424    2,177 
  Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff Co. (Food products)   21,717    1,865 
           21,534 
             
  South Africa—1.3%          
  Bid Corp. Ltd. (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   260,494    5,810 
  Bidvest Group Ltd. (Industrial conglomerates)   150,711    2,171 
  Clicks Group Ltd. (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   127,165    1,737 
           9,718 
             
  United Arab Emirates—1.8%          
  Americana Restaurants International PLC (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   2,640,899    2,948 
  Emaar Properties PJSC (Real estate management & development)   2,576,634    5,640 
  Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corp. (Water utilities)   3,853,988    1,983 
  Salik Co. PJSC (Transportation infrastructure)   3,074,024    2,770 
           13,341 
             
  Asia—2.0%          
             
  Hong Kong—2.0%          
  AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)   1,873,800    15,278 
             
  Total Common Stocks—98.3%
(cost $664,961)
        732,210 
             
  Rights          
             
  Emerging Latin America—0.0%          
             
  Brazil—0.0%          
* Localiza Rent a Car SA, Expiring 11/10/23 (Ground transportation)   1,891    6 
             
  Total Rights—0.0%
(cost $0)
        6 
             
  Repurchase Agreement          
  Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 2.300% dated 09/29/23, due 10/02/23, repurchase price $10,307, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375%, due 01/15/27, valued at $10,511  $10,305    10,305 
             
  Total Repurchase Agreement—1.4%
(cost $10,305)
        10,305 
                
  Total Investments—99.7%
(cost $675,266)
          742,521 
                
  Cash and other assets, less liabilities—0.3%           2,245 
                
  Net assets—100.0%          $744,766 

 

 

ADR = American Depository Receipt

REIT = Real Estate Investment Trust

* = Non-income producing security

† = U.S. listed foreign security

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Emerging Markets Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following industry categories (as a percentage of long-term investments): 
      
Information Technology   28.3%
Financials   17.4%
Consumer Discretionary   12.9%
Consumer Staples   11.7%
Industrials   10.8%
Communication Services   6.2%
Health Care   3.7%
Real Estate   3.1%
Energy   3.0%
Materials   1.7%
Utilities   1.2%
Total   100.0%
      
At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following currency categories (as a percentage of long-term investments): 
      
Indian Rupee   25.3%
New Taiwan Dollar   12.8%
U.S. Dollar   12.6%
Hong Kong Dollar   12.6%
South Korean Won   8.4%
Indonesian Rupiah   5.8%
Chinese Yuan Renminbi   4.6%
Brazilian Real   4.4%
South African Rand   4.3%
Mexican Peso   3.7%
Thai Baht   2.0%
UAE Dirham   1.8%
Philippine Peso   1.2%
All Other Currencies   0.5%
Total   100.0%

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Emerging Markets ex China Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks          
             
  Emerging Asia—72.1%          
             
  India—27.5%          
  ABB India Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   3,360   $166 
  APL Apollo Tubes Ltd. (Metals & mining)   5,413    106 
  Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. (Health care providers & services)   2,409    149 
  Asian Paints Ltd. (Chemicals)   2,659    101 
  AU Small Finance Bank Ltd. (Banks)   13,666    118 
  Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Consumer finance)   1,418    133 
  Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Aerospace & defense)   64,385    107 
  Cera Sanitaryware Ltd. (Building products)   615    63 
  CG Power & Industrial Solutions Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   19,654    105 
  Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd. (Consumer finance)   9,634    142 
  Coforge Ltd. (IT services)   1,129    69 
  Cummins India Ltd. (Machinery)   4,265    87 
  Dixon Technologies India Ltd. (Household durables)   1,592    101 
  Havells India Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   5,716    95 
  HDFC Bank Ltd. (Banks)   28,946    532 
  HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Insurance)   8,581    66 
  Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Personal care products)   4,540    135 
  Indian Hotels Co. Ltd. (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   19,925    99 
* InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Passenger airlines)   4,471    128 
  Jindal Stainless Ltd. (Metals & mining)   18,488    106 
  KEI Industries Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   5,738    183 
  Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Banks)   3,139    66 
  KPIT Technologies Ltd. (Software)   11,969    166 
  Macrotech Developers Ltd. (Real estate management & development)   9,263    89 
  Max Healthcare Institute Ltd. (Health care providers & services)   17,740    121 
  Nestle India Ltd. (Food products)   515    139 
  NTPC Ltd. (Independent power & renewable electricity producers)   36,879    109 
  PI Industries Ltd. (Chemicals)   1,583    66 
  Polycab India Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   2,255    145 
  Reliance Industries Ltd. (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)   7,898    223 
  Tata Elxsi Ltd. (Software)   1,149    100 
  Titagarh Rail System Ltd. (Machinery)   12,044    113 
  Titan Co. Ltd. (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)   3,749    142 
  Trent Ltd. (Specialty retail)   6,536    164 
* Triveni Turbine Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   19,329    102 
  Tube Investments of India Ltd. (Automobile components)   2,695    97 
  UNO Minda Ltd. (Automobile components)   17,090    124 
  Varun Beverages Ltd. (Beverages)   22,796    261 
  Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd. (Metals & mining)   3,564    56 
            5,074 
             
  Indonesia—6.5%          
  Astra International Tbk PT (Industrial conglomerates)   157,500    63 
  Bank Central Asia Tbk PT (Banks)   1,150,100    657 
  Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Banks)   1,147,200    388 
  Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk PT (Broadline retail)   779,000    92 
            1,200 
             
  Philippines—1.4%          
  BDO Unibank, Inc. (Banks)   65,228    163 
  International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (Transportation infrastructure)   28,350    104 
            267 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Emerging Markets ex China Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Emerging Asia—(continued)          
             
  South Korea—10.0%          
  JYP Entertainment Corp. (Entertainment)   1,451   $121 
  NAVER Corp. (Interactive media & services)   873    130 
  Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Technology hardware, storage & peripherals)   23,802    1,207 
  Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   321    122 
  SK Hynix, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   3,228    274 
            1,854 
             
  Taiwan—25.4%          
  Accton Technology Corp. (Communications equipment)   18,000    275 
  Alchip Technologies Ltd. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   2,500    208 
  ASMedia Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   2,000    71 
  ASPEED Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   2,100    180 
  Chailease Holding Co. Ltd. (Financial services)   10,200    57 
  Chroma ATE, Inc. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   18,000    154 
  Delta Electronics, Inc. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   14,000    141 
  E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Banks)   152,491    114 
  Elite Material Co. Ltd. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   10,000    133 
  eMemory Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   2,300    144 
  Global Unichip Corp. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   3,100    131 
  Innodisk Corp. (Technology hardware, storage & peripherals)   7,900    73 
  Lotes Co. Ltd. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   4,103    105 
  MediaTek, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   5,000    114 
  Parade Technologies Ltd. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   3,000    91 
  Sinbon Electronics Co. Ltd. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   12,000    120 
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   129,000    2,090 
  Tripod Technology Corp. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   18,400    110 
  Unimicron Technology Corp. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   23,500    126 
  Voltronic Power Technology Corp. (Electrical equipment)   2,600    128 
  Wiwynn Corp. (Technology hardware, storage & peripherals)   3,000    139 
            4,704 
             
  Thailand—1.3%          
  Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL (Health care providers & services)   116,800    86 
  Bumrungrad Hospital PCL (Health care providers & services)   19,900    146 
            232 
             
  Emerging Latin America—16.9%          
             
  Argentina—1.2%          
  Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc. (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)†   9,348    88 
* Globant SA (IT services)†   624    124 
            212 
             
  Brazil—9.8%          
  B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao (Capital markets)   42,000    103 
  Banco BTG Pactual SA (Capital markets)   22,100    137 
  Itau Unibanco Holding SA—ADR (Banks)   34,448    185 
  Localiza Rent a Car SA (Ground transportation)   8,800    103 
* MercadoLibre, Inc. (Broadline retail)   393    498 
  Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA (Real estate management & development)   16,800    82 
  Patria Investments Ltd. (Capital markets)†   6,367    93 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Emerging Latin America—(continued)          
             
  Brazil — (continued)          
  Raia Drogasil SA (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   29,016   $159 
  Rumo SA (Ground transportation)   31,600    143 
  TOTVS SA (Software)   27,200    146 
  WEG SA (Electrical equipment)   23,500    170 
            1,819 
             
  Mexico—5.4%          
* Alsea SAB de CV (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   27,600    101 
  Arca Continental SAB de CV (Beverages)   10,300    94 
  Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV (Real estate management & development)   69,800    230 
  Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV—ADR (Beverages)   1,296    141 
  Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV (Transportation infrastructure)   9,100    99 
  Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV (Insurance)   20,700    156 
  Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   48,300    182 
            1,003 
             
  Peru—0.5%          
  Credicorp Ltd. (Banks)†   676    86 
             
  Emerging Europe, Mid-East, Africa—10.2%          
             
  Greece—0.4%          
  JUMBO SA (Specialty retail)   2,965    82 
             
  Poland—0.7%          
* Dino Polska SA (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   1,564    127 
             
  Saudi Arabia—4.0%          
  Aldrees Petroleum & Transport Services Co. (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)   3,403    128 
  Arabian Internet & Communications Services Co. (IT services)   921    79 
  Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co. (Insurance)   1,893    105 
  Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co. (Health care providers & services)   2,186    137 
  Elm Co. (IT services)   659    137 
  Leejam Sports Co. JSC (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   1,921    73 
  Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff Co. (Food products)   913    78 
            737 
             
  South Africa—1.9%          
  Bidvest Group Ltd. (Industrial conglomerates)   12,546    181 
  Naspers Ltd. (Broadline retail)   1,080    172 
            353 
             
  United Arab Emirates—3.2%          
  Air Arabia PJSC (Passenger airlines)   120,747    92 
  Americana Restaurants International PLC (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   122,779    137 
  Emaar Properties PJSC (Real estate management & development)   73,155    160 
  Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corp. (Water utilities)   128,903    66 
  Salik Co. PJSC (Transportation infrastructure)   146,898    133 
            588 
             
  Total Common Stocks—99.2%
(cost $16,748)
        18,338 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Emerging Markets ex China Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares or
Principal
Amount
   Value
             
  Rights          
             
  Emerging Latin America—0.0%          
             
  Brazil—0.0%          
* Localiza Rent a Car SA, Expiring 11/10/23 (Ground transportation)   64   $ 
             
  Total Rights—0.0%
(cost $0)
         
             
  Repurchase Agreement          
  Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 2.300% dated 09/29/23, due 10/02/23, repurchase price $238, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375%, due 01/15/27, valued at $243  $238    238 
             
  Total Repurchase Agreement—1.3%
(cost $238)
        238 
             
  Total Investments—100.5%
(cost $16,986)
        18,576 
             
  Liabilities, plus cash and other assets—(0.5)%        (94)
             
  Net assets—100.0%       $18,482 

 

 

ADR = American Depository Receipt

* = Non-income producing security

† = U.S. listed foreign security

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Emerging Markets ex China Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following industry categories (as a percentage of long-term investments):
      
Information Technology   37.1%
Financials   18.0%
Industrials   13.7%
Consumer Discretionary   10.7%
Consumer Staples   7.2%
Health Care   3.5%
Real Estate   3.1%
Materials   2.4%
Energy   1.9%
Communication Services   1.4%
Utilities   1.0%
Total   100.0%
      
At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following currency categories (as a percentage of long-term investments):    
      
Indian Rupee   27.7%
New Taiwan Dollar   25.7%
South Korean Won   10.1%
U.S. Dollar   6.6%
Indonesian Rupiah   6.5%
South African Rand   5.9%
Brazilian Real   5.7%
Mexican Peso   4.7%
UAE Dirham   3.2%
Philippine Peso   1.5%
Thai Baht   1.3%
All Other Currencies   1.1%
Total          100.0%

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

62 

Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks          
             
  Emerging Asia—72.2%          
             
  China—8.3%          
  Airtac International Group (Machinery)   12,158   $369 
  Centre Testing International Group Co. Ltd. (Professional services)   693,405    1,775 
  Estun Automation Co. Ltd. (Machinery)   158,100    478 
  Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower, Inc. (Independent power & renewable electricity producers)   6,020,612    6,122 
  Jiumaojiu International Holdings Ltd. (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   1,770,000    2,409 
  MINISO Group Holding Ltd. (Broadline retail)   328,200    2,181 
  Proya Cosmetics Co. Ltd. (Personal care products)   389,688    5,426 
  Shenzhen Envicool Technology Co. Ltd. (Machinery)   689,700    2,484 
  Sichuan Swellfun Co. Ltd. (Beverages)   41,800    345 
  Sunresin New Materials Co. Ltd. (Chemicals)   179,850    1,439 
  Topsports International Holdings Ltd. (Specialty retail)   1,949,000    1,481 
  Yankershop Food Co. Ltd. (Food products)   160,500    1,636 
  Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co. Ltd. (Machinery)   236,078    1,707 
  Zhejiang Shuanghuan Driveline Co. Ltd. (Automobile components)   573,100    2,237 
            30,089 
             
  India—41.3%          
  ABB India Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   112,114    5,534 
* Amber Enterprises India Ltd. (Household durables)   91,981    3,310 
  APL Apollo Tubes Ltd. (Metals & mining)   324,135    6,370 
  Astral Ltd. (Building products)   203,517    4,696 
  AU Small Finance Bank Ltd. (Banks)   257,534    2,217 
  Berger Paints India Ltd. (Chemicals)   134,549    920 
* Berger Paints India Ltd. (Chemicals)   26,910    184 
  Cera Sanitaryware Ltd. (Building products)   17,396    1,785 
  CG Power & Industrial Solutions Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   1,004,198    5,372 
  Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd. (Consumer finance)   353,771    5,197 
  Coforge Ltd. (IT services)   68,649    4,216 
  Craftsman Automation Ltd. (Machinery)   32,027    1,787 
* Devyani International Ltd. (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   486,795    1,254 
  Dixon Technologies India Ltd. (Household durables)   94,273    5,977 
  Escorts, Ltd. (Machinery)   94,342    3,616 
* Godrej Properties Ltd. (Real estate management & development)   224,247    4,199 
  Home First Finance Co. India Ltd. (Financial services)   156,545    1,523 
  IndiaMart InterMesh Ltd. (Trading companies & distributors)   57,278    1,975 
  JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals)   76,662    1,367 
  Jindal Stainless Ltd. (Metals & mining)   636,917    3,650 
  Kajaria Ceramics Ltd. (Building products)   138,535    2,210 
  KEC International Ltd. (Construction & engineering)   319,318    2,560 
  KEI Industries Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   299,037    9,550 
  KPIT Technologies Ltd. (Software)   341,673    4,726 
* Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd. (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   1,480,777    2,036 
  Macrotech Developers Ltd. (Real estate management & development)   617,420    5,912 
  Max Healthcare Institute Ltd. (Health care providers & services)   390,289    2,666 
  Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd. (Health care providers & services)   75,431    986 
  Oberoi Realty Ltd. (Real estate management & development)   234,823    3,249 
  Polycab India Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   157,061    10,109 
  Radico Khaitan Ltd. (Beverages)   155,302    2,255 
  Ramkrishna Forgings Ltd. (Metals & mining)   421,652    3,260 
  Sundram Fasteners Ltd. (Automobile components)   205,693    3,111 
  Titagarh Rail System Ltd. (Machinery)   429,728    4,031 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

63 

Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Emerging Asia—(continued)          
             
  India — (continued)          
  Trent Ltd. (Specialty retail)   284,426   $7,133 
* Triveni Turbine Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   726,046    3,830 
  Tube Investments of India Ltd. (Automobile components)   97,850    3,517 
  UNO Minda Ltd. (Automobile components)   299,906    2,171 
  Varun Beverages Ltd. (Beverages)   813,014    9,300 
  Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd. (Metals & mining)   129,137    2,040 
            149,801 
             
  Indonesia—3.3%          
  Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Banks)   9,269,400    6,192 
  Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk PT (Broadline retail)   47,568,200    5,602 
            11,794 
             
  Philippines—0.1%          
  International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (Transportation infrastructure)   100,300    367 
             
  South Korea—2.4%          
  JYP Entertainment Corp. (Entertainment)   28,350    2,359 
  LEENO Industrial, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   24,091    2,746 
  Orion Corp. (Food products)   39,668    3,772 
            8,877 
             
  Taiwan—16.3%          
  Alchip Technologies Ltd. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   87,000    7,250 
  ASMedia Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   13,000    465 
  ASPEED Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   33,900    2,904 
  Chroma ATE, Inc. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   382,000    3,266 
  Elite Material Co. Ltd. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   372,000    4,932 
  eMemory Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   44,000    2,747 
  Faraday Technology Corp. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   258,000    2,446 
  Global Unichip Corporation (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   85,000    3,594 
  Great Tree Pharmacy Co. Ltd. (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   243,160    2,636 
  Innodisk Corp. (Technology hardware, storage & peripherals)   219,000    2,012 
  Kaori Heat Treatment Co. Ltd. (Machinery)   209,000    1,920 
  Lotes Co. Ltd. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   49,669    1,266 
  Nanya Technology Corp. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   2,374,000    4,824 
  Parade Technologies Ltd. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   43,000    1,311 
  Sinbon Electronics Co. Ltd. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   571,000    5,722 
  Tripod Technology Corp. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   312,000    1,861 
  Voltronic Power Technology Corp. (Electrical equipment)   100,507    4,935 
  Wiwynn Corp. (Technology hardware, storage & peripherals)   106,000    4,909 
            59,000 
             
  Thailand—0.5%          
  Bumrungrad Hospital PCL (Health care providers & services)   151,600    1,116 
* Central Plaza Hotel PCL (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   304,400    393 
  Com7 PCL (Specialty retail)   442,000    379 
            1,888 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

64 

Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Emerging Latin America—16.2%          
             
  Argentina—1.1%          
  Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc. (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)†   399,257   $3,777 
             
  Brazil—7.5%          
  Cury Construtora e Incorporadora SA (Household durables)   589,900    1,908 
  Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes (Household durables)   1,584,500    6,390 
  Hypera SA (Pharmaceuticals)   145,200    1,073 
  Iguatemi SA (Real estate management & development)   489,700    1,973 
  Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA (Real estate management & development)   1,397,500    6,831 
  TOTVS SA (Software)   1,067,200    5,732 
  Vivara Participacoes SA (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)   615,000    3,286 
            27,193 
             
  Mexico—7.6%          
* Alsea SAB de CV (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   1,462,700    5,338 
  Banco del Bajio SA (Banks)   563,300    1,765 
  Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV (Real estate management & development)   1,629,300    5,363 
  Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV—ADR (Real estate management & development)   15,420    507 
  Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV (Transportation infrastructure)   547,499    5,952 
  Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV (Transportation infrastructure)   72,825    1,784 
  Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV (Industrial REITs)   1,316,800    4,538 
  Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV (Insurance)   262,700    1,978 
  Regional SAB de CV (Banks)   51,500    369 
            27,594 
             
  Emerging Europe, Mid-East—11.5%          
             
  Greece—0.6%          
  JUMBO SA (Specialty retail)   76,270    2,096 
             
  Kazakhstan—1.3%          
  Kaspi.KZ JSC—GDR (Consumer finance)   50,058    4,846 
             
  Poland—0.7%          
* Dino Polska SA (Consumer staples distribution & retail)   32,607    2,650 
             
  Qatar—0.1%          
  Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd. (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)   337,748    345 
             
  Saudi Arabia—4.7%          
  Aldrees Petroleum & Transport Services Co. (Oil, gas & consumable fuels)   111,229    4,164 
  Arabian Internet & Communications Services Co. (IT services)   11,169    952 
  Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co. (Insurance)   49,195    2,728 
  Dallah Healthcare Co. (Health care providers & services)   10,080    383 
  Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co. (Health care providers & services)   5,658    356 
  Elm Co. (IT services)   19,739    4,105 
  Leejam Sports Co. JSC (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   31,384    1,190 
  Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff Co. (Food products)   36,270    3,114 
            16,992 
             
  United Arab Emirates—4.1%          
  Air Arabia PJSC (Passenger airlines)   4,609,876    3,527 
  Americana Restaurants International PLC (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   3,380,362    3,773 
  Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corp. (Water utilities)   5,467,622    2,814 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

65 

Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares or
Principal
Amount
   Value
             
  Common Stocks—(continued)          
             
  Emerging Europe, Mid-East—(continued)          
             
  United Arab Emirates—(continued)          
  Salik Co. PJSC (Transportation infrastructure)   5,084,979   $4,582 
            14,696 
             
  Total Common Stocks—99.9%
(cost $306,927)
        362,005 
             
  Repurchase Agreement          
  Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 2.300% dated 09/29/23, due 10/02/23, repurchase price $4,839, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375%, due 01/15/27, valued at $4,935  $4,838    4,838 
             
  Total Repurchase Agreement—1.3%
(cost $4,838)
        4,838 
             
  Total Investments—101.2%
(cost $311,765)
        366,843 
             
  Liabilities, plus cash and other assets—(1.2)%        (4,437)
             
  Net assets—100.0%       $362,406 

 

 

ADR = American Depository Receipt

GDR = Global Depository Receipt

REIT = Real Estate Investment Trust

* = Non-income producing security

† = U.S. listed foreign security

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

66 

Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following industry categories (as a percentage of long-term investments):
      
Industrials   24.0%
Information Technology   19.9%
Consumer Discretionary   19.6%
Real Estate   9.0%
Consumer Staples   8.6%
Financials   7.4%
Materials   4.9%
Utilities   2.5%
Health Care   2.2%
Energy   1.2%
Communication Services   0.7%
Total   100.0%
      
At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following currency categories (as a percentage of long-term investments):    
      
Indian Rupee   41.4%
New Taiwan Dollar   16.4%
Brazilian Real   7.5%
Mexican Peso   7.5%
Chinese Yuan Renminbi   6.5%
South African Rand   4.7%
UAE Dirham   4.1%
Indonesian Rupiah   3.3%
U.S. Dollar   2.5%
South Korean Won   2.4%
Hong Kong Dollar   1.7%
All Other Currencies   2.0%
Total          100.0%

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

67 

China Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares    Value
             
  Common Stocks          
             
  Emerging Asia—106.2%          
             
  China—106.2%          
  Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd. (Health care providers & services)   12,848   $32 
  Airtac International Group (Machinery)   1,000    30 
  AK Medical Holdings Ltd. (Health care equipment & supplies)   10,000    8 
* Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (Broadline retail)   9,400    103 
  Bank of Chengdu Co. Ltd. (Banks)   7,800    15 
  Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd. (Banks)   5,890    22 
  Beijing Kingsoft Office Software, Inc. (Software)   629    32 
  BYD Co. Ltd. (Automobiles)   1,400    43 
  China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp. Ltd. (Specialty retail)   900    13 
  Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (Electrical equipment)   1,240    35 
  East Money Information Co. Ltd. (Capital markets)   15,544    32 
  Eastroc Beverage Group Co. Ltd. (Beverages)   600    15 
  Estun Automation Co. Ltd. (Machinery)   4,300    13 
  Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co. Ltd. (Food products)   1,772    9 
* Giant Biogene Holding Co. Ltd. (Personal care products)   2,200    10 
  Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd. (Life sciences tools & services)   1,217    11 
  Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower, Inc. (Independent power & renewable electricity producers)   18,200    19 
  Hundsun Technologies, Inc. (Software)   2,700    12 
  Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd. (Food products)   2,600    9 
  JD.com, Inc. (Broadline retail)   802    12 
  Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co. Ltd. (Machinery)   2,500    22 
* Kuaishou Technology (Interactive media & services)   2,100    17 
  Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. (Beverages)   400    99 
  Li Ning Co. Ltd. (Textiles, apparel & luxury goods)   3,500    15 
  Maxscend Microelectronics Co. Ltd. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   600    10 
* Meituan (Hotels, restaurants & leisure)   2,810    41 
  Midea Group Co. Ltd. (Household durables)   2,000    15 
  NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   1,100    36 
  NetEase, Inc. (Entertainment)   3,900    79 
  Proya Cosmetics Co. Ltd. (Personal care products)   2,188    30 
  Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd. (Machinery)   2,400    22 
  Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd. (Health care equipment & supplies)   500    18 
  Silergy Corp. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   1,100    10 
  Sunresin New Materials Co. Ltd. (Chemicals)   1,500    12 
  SUPCON Technology Co. Ltd. (Electronic equipment, instruments & components)   2,743    18 
  Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Interactive media & services)   3,500    137 
  Topsports International Holdings Ltd. (Specialty retail)   12,000    9 
  Weichai Power Co. Ltd. (Machinery)   9,000    12 
  Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd. Shanghai (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   1,000    13 
  Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd. (Beverages)   1,300    28 
  WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd. (Life sciences tools & services)   1,400    17 
  Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals)   900    34 
  Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical & Electrical Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment)   2,800    18 
            1,187 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

68 

China Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Shares    Value
             
  Asia—4.3%          
             
  Hong Kong—4.3%          
  AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)   4,000   $33 
  Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Capital markets)   400    15 
            48 
             
  Total Common Stocks—110.5%
(cost $1,613)
        1,235 
             
  Total Investments—110.5%
(cost $1,613)
        1,235 
             
  Liabilities, plus cash and other assets—(10.5)%        (117)
             
  Net assets—100.0%       $1,118 
 

* = Non-income producing security

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

69 

China Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following industry categories (as a percentage of long-term investments):
      
Consumer Discretionary   20.4%
Communication Services   18.9%
Consumer Staples   16.2%
Information Technology   12.1%
Industrials   10.8%
Health Care   9.7%
Financials   9.4%
Utilities   1.5%
Materials   1.0%
Total   100.0%
      
At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following currency categories (as a percentage of long-term investments):     
      
Chinese Yuan Renminbi   52.2%
Hong Kong Dollar   44.6%
New Taiwan Dollar   3.2%
Total   100.0%

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

70 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Principal
Amount
   Value
           
  Foreign Government Bonds—62.6%        
           
  Angola—2.3%        
  Angolan Government International Bond,          
  8.000%, due 11/26/29  $300   $246 
  9.125%, due 11/26/49   1,200    858 
           1,104 
             
  Argentina—2.0%          
  Argentine Government International Bond,          
  0.750%, due 7/9/30 (a)   650    185 
  3.500%, due 7/9/41 (a)   2,715    699 
  3.750%, due 1/9/38 (a)  EUR

320

    85 
           969 
             
  Armenia—1.1%          
  Republic of Armenia International Bond,
3.600%, due 2/2/31
  $700    526 
             
  Bahrain—2.3%          
  Bahrain Government International Bond,          
  5.250%, due 1/25/33   200    170 
  6.250%, due 1/25/51   300    229 
  7.000%, due 1/26/26   200    201 
  7.000%, due 10/12/28   500    506 
           1,106 
             
  Bermuda—0.6%          
  Bermuda Government International Bond,
 3.375%, due 8/20/50
   460    286 
             
  Brazil—1.4%          
  Brazilian Government International Bond,
 4.750%, due 1/14/50
   680    470 
  Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F,          
  10.000%, due 1/1/25  BRL

560

    110 
  10.000%, due 1/1/33  BRL

610

    111 
           691 
             
  Chile—0.8%          
  Chile Government International Bond,          
  3.250%, due 9/21/71  $400    226 
  4.340%, due 3/7/42   200    161 
           387 
             
  Colombia—2.9%          
  Colombia Government International Bond,          
  3.250%, due 4/22/32   550    395 
  4.125%, due 2/22/42   330    199 
  4.125%, due 5/15/51   300    167 
  4.500%, due 1/28/26   250    239 
  5.000%, due 6/15/45   450    295 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Principal
Amount
   Value
           
  Foreign Government Bonds—(continued)        
           
  Colombia — (continued)        
  5.200%, due 5/15/49  $200   $131 
           1,426 
             
  Costa Rica—0.7%          
  Costa Rica Government International Bond,
4.375%, due 4/30/25
   340    329 
             
  Dominican Republic—2.4%          
  Dominican Republic International Bond,          
  5.300%, due 1/21/41   250    183 
  5.875%, due 1/30/60   910    649 
  11.250%, due 9/15/35 (b)  DOP

18,000

    324 
           1,156 
             
  Ecuador—1.4%          
  Ecuador Government International Bond,  $      
  0.000%, due 7/31/30   480    142 
  2.500%, due 7/31/40 (a)   830    272 
  3.500%, due 7/31/35 (a)   280    103 
  6.000%, due 7/31/30 (a)   360    183 
           700 
             
  Egypt—2.4%          
  Egypt Government International Bond,          
  7.300%, due 9/30/33 (b)   250    139 
  7.500%, due 2/16/61   250    125 
  8.150%, due 11/20/59   200    103 
  8.750%, due 9/30/51   250    134 
  8.750%, due 9/30/51 (b)   250    134 
  8.875%, due 5/29/50   1,025    553 
           1,188 
             
  El Salvador—1.2%          
  El Salvador Government International Bond,
7.625%, due 2/1/41
   850    579 
             
  Gabon—0.7%          
  Gabon Government International Bond,          
  6.950%, due 6/16/25   200    178 
  7.000%, due 11/24/31   250    185 
           363 
             
  Ghana—1.9%          
  Ghana Government International Bond,          
  0.000%, due 4/7/25 (c)   350    139 
  6.375%, due 2/11/27 (c)   600    265 
  7.750%, due 4/7/29 (c)   500    220 
  8.625%, due 4/7/34 (c)   400    177 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

72 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Principal
Amount
   Value
           
  Foreign Government Bonds—(continued)        
           
  Ghana — (continued)        
  8.950%, due 3/26/51 (c)  $350   $148 
           949 
             
  Guatemala—2.1%          
  Guatemala Government Bond,          
  3.700%, due 10/7/33   1,090    834 
  7.050%, due 10/4/32 (b)   200    201 
           1,035 
             
  Hungary—1.5%          
  Hungary Government International Bond,          
  3.125%, due 9/21/51   600    332 
  6.750%, due 9/25/52 (b)   400    379 
           711 
             
  Indonesia—1.4%          
  Indonesia Government International Bond,           
  5.650%, due 1/11/53   500    476 
  6.500%, due 6/15/25  IDR 3,500,000    227 
           703 
             
  Iraq—0.3%          
  Iraq International Bond,
5.800%, due 1/15/28
  $141    130 
             
  Ivory Coast—0.9%          
  Ivory Coast Government International Bond,
6.625%, due 3/22/48
  EUR 600    436 
             
  Kenya—1.6%          
  Kenya Government International Bond,          
  6.875%, due 6/24/24  $700    646 
  8.250%, due 2/28/48   200    136 
           782 
             
  Lebanon—0.7%          
  Lebanon Government International Bond,          
  5.800%, due 4/14/20 (c)   1,400    112 
  6.650%, due 4/22/24 (c)   268    21 
  6.750%, due 11/29/27 (c)   341    27 
  6.850%, due 3/23/27 (c)   600    47 
  6.850%, due 5/25/29 (c)   600    48 
  7.150%, due 11/20/31 (c)   1,200    95 
           350 
             
  Mexico—1.6%          
  Mexico Government International Bond,
3.750%, due 4/19/71
   310    175 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

73 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Principal
Amount
   Value
           
  Foreign Government Bonds—(continued)        
           
  Mexico — (continued)        
  6.350%, due 2/9/35  $600   $586 
           761 
             
  Mongolia—0.4%          
  Mongolia Government International Bond,
8.650%, due 1/19/28 (b)
   200    199 
             
  Morocco—0.3%          
  Morocco Government International Bond,
4.000%, due 12/15/50
   200    123 
             
  Mozambique—0.6%          
  Mozambique International Bond,
9.000%, due 9/15/31 (a)
   400    313 
             
  Nigeria—0.9%          
  Nigeria Government International Bond,          
  6.500%, due 11/28/27   200    166 
  7.625%, due 11/21/25   250    239 
  8.250%, due 9/28/51   75    52 
           457 
             
  Oman—1.6%          
  Oman Government International Bond,          
  5.625%, due 1/17/28   600    584 
  6.750%, due 1/17/48   200    183 
           767 
             
  Pakistan—1.2%          
  Pakistan Government International Bond,          
  6.000%, due 4/8/26   300    154 
  6.875%, due 12/5/27   400    202 
  8.875%, due 4/8/51   550    252 
           608 
             
  Panama—2.0%          
  Panama Government International Bond,          
  3.870%, due 7/23/60   710    407 
  4.500%, due 4/1/56   200    131 
  4.500%, due 1/19/63   400    259 
  Panama Bonos del Tesoro,
6.375%, due 7/25/33 (b)
   200    190 
           987 
             
  Paraguay—1.6%          
  Paraguay Government International Bond,
2.739%, due 1/29/33
   1,060    803 
             
  Peru—1.3%          
  Peruvian Government International Bond,          

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

74 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Principal
Amount
   Value
           
  Foreign Government Bonds—(continued)        
           
  Peru— (continued)        
  2.783%, due 1/23/31  $400   $327 
  3.230%, due 7/28/2121   230    119 
  3.600%, due 1/15/72   300    178 
           624 
             
  Philippines—1.2%          
  Philippines Government International Bond,          
  3.700%, due 2/2/42   500    372 
  5.609%, due 4/13/33   200    200 
           572 
             
  Poland—0.4%          
  Poland Government International Bond,
 5.500%, due 4/4/53
   200    181 
             
  Qatar—2.0%          
  Qatar Government International Bond,          
  4.400%, due 4/16/50   1,000    813 
  5.103%, due 4/23/48   200    181 
           994 
             
  Romania—1.1%          
  Romania Government International Bond,          
  2.875%, due 4/13/42  EUR 100    62 
  3.375%, due 1/28/50  EUR 430    267 
  7.625%, due 1/17/53 (b)  $200    204 
           533 
             
  Saudi Arabia—2.1%          
  Saudi Government International Bond,          
  3.250%, due 11/17/51   200    122 
  3.450%, due 2/2/61   1,000    611 
  3.750%, due 1/21/55   200    132 
  5.000%, due 1/18/53 (b)   200    166 
           1,031 
             
  Senegal—0.3%          
  Senegal Government International Bond,
5.375%, due 6/8/37
  EUR 200    135 
             
  Serbia—0.3%          
  Serbia International Bond,
 2.050%, due 9/23/36
  EUR 200    125 
             
  South Africa—2.5%          
  South Africa Government International Bond,          
  4.300%, due 10/12/28  $400    346 
  5.750%, due 9/30/49   1,000    662 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

75 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Principal
Amount
   Value
           
  Foreign Government Bonds—(continued)        
           
  South Africa — (continued)        
  8.750%, due 2/28/48  ZAR 5,400   $198 
           1,206 
             
  Sri Lanka—1.5%          
  Sri Lanka Government International Bond,          
  5.750%, due 4/18/23 (c)  $400    190 
  6.350%, due 6/28/24 (c)   400    189 
  6.850%, due 11/3/25 (c)   400    192 
  7.850%, due 3/14/29 (c)   400    184 
           755 
             
  Trinidad And Tobago—0.4%          
  Trinidad and Tobago Government International Bond,
 5.950%, due 1/14/31 (b)
   200    197 
             
  Tunisia—0.6%          
  Tunisian Republic,          
  6.375%, due 7/15/26  EUR 300    191 
  6.750%, due 10/31/23  EUR 100    102 
           293 
             
  Turkey—2.5%          
  Turkey Government International Bond,          
  4.250%, due 4/14/26  $250    229 
  4.875%, due 10/9/26   200    183 
  4.875%, due 4/16/43   700    443 
  6.000%, due 3/25/27   200    186 
  9.375%, due 1/19/33   200    203 
           1,244 
             
  Ukraine—1.0%          
  Ukraine Government International Bond,          
  7.253%, due 3/15/35 (c)   1,300    340 
  7.750%, due 8/1/41 (a) (c)   290    133 
           473 
             
  United Arab Emirates—0.7%          
  Abu Dhabi Government International Bond,          
  2.700%, due 9/2/70   450    238 
  3.000%, due 9/15/51   200    125 
           363 
             
  Uruguay—0.6%          
  Uruguay Government International Bond,          
  9.750%, due 7/20/33  UYU 3,788    99 
  3.875%, due 7/2/40  UYU 6,205    169 
           268 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

76 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Principal
Amount
   Value
           
  Foreign Government Bonds—(continued)        
           
  Vietnam—0.4%        
  Vietnam Government International Bond,
4.800%, due 11/19/24
  $200   $196 
             
  Zambia—0.9%          
  Zambia Government International Bond,          
  5.375%, due 9/20/22   250    124 
  8.500%, due 4/14/24  200   109 
  8.970%, due 7/30/27   400    217 
           450 
             
  Total Foreign Government Bonds—62.6%
(cost $34,017)
        30,564 
             
  Foreign Corporate Bonds—30.1%          
             
  Brazil—2.5%          
  Aegea Finance Sarl,
9.000%, due 1/20/31 (b)
   200    201 
  Azul Secured Finance LLP,
10.875%, due 5/28/30 (b)
   175    143 
  Banco do Brasil SA,
10 year CMT + 4.398%, 6.250%, due 4/15/24 (d)(e)
   200    185 
  ERO Copper Corp.,
6.500%, due 2/15/30
   200    173 
  Hidrovias International Finance Sarl,
4.950%, due 2/8/31
   200    159 
  Minerva Luxembourg SA,
4.375%, due 3/18/31
   200    155 
  Petrorio Luxembourg Trading Sarl,
6.125%, due 6/9/26
   200    192 
           1,208 
             
  Chile—1.6%          
  CAP SA,
3.900%, due 4/27/31
   250    184 
  Empresa Nacional del Petroleo,
5.250%, due 11/6/29
   450    420 
  Inversiones CMPC SA,
3.000%, due 4/6/31
   200    158 
           762 
             
  China—2.2%          
  China Evergrande Group,
9.500%, due 3/29/24 (c)
   300    7 
  China Hongqiao Group Ltd.,
6.250%, due 6/8/24
   200    195 
  China Oil & Gas Group Ltd.,
4.700%, due 6/30/26
   200    159 
  ENN Clean Energy International Investment Ltd.,
3.375%, due 5/12/26
   200    182 
  Sinochem Offshore Capital Co. Ltd.,
2.375%, due 9/23/31
   500    381 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

77 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Principal
Amount
   Value
          
  Foreign Corporate Bonds—(continued)        
           
  China — (continued)        
  Standard Chartered PLC,
5 year CMT + 3.135%, 4.300%, due 2/19/49 (d)(e)
  $200   $145 
  Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd.,
7.850%, due 8/12/26 (c)
   200    12 
           1,081 
             
  Colombia—0.6%          
  Canacol Energy Ltd.,
5.750%, due 11/24/28 (b)
   200    159 
  SierraCol Energy Andina LLC,
6.000%, due 6/15/28
   200    159 
           318 
             
  Costa Rica—0.4%          
  Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad,
6.375%, due 5/15/43
   250    204 
             
  Dominican Republic—0.4%          
  Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina SA,
5.625%, due 11/8/28 (b)
   250    220 
             
  Georgia—0.4%          
  Energo-Pro AS,
8.500%, due 2/4/27
   200    196 
             
  Guatemala—0.4%          
  Banco Industrial SA,
5 year CMT + 4.442%, 4.875%, due 1/29/31 (e)
   200    184 
             
  Hungary—0.8%          
  Magyar Export-Import Bank Zrt,
6.125%, due 12/4/27
   200    196 
  OTP Bank Nyrt,
5 year CMT + 5.060%, 8.750%, due 5/15/33 (e)
   200    198 
           394 
             
  India—1.6%          
  European Bank for Reconstruction & Development,
6.300%, due 10/26/27
  INR 20,000    231 
  Export-Import Bank of India,
2.250%, due 1/13/31
  $200    155 
  International Bank for Reconstruction & Development,
6.850%, due 4/24/28
  INR 20,000    235 
  ReNew Wind Energy AP2/ReNew Power Pvt Ltd.,
4.500%, due 7/14/28
   200    167 
           788 
             
  Indonesia—2.6%          
  Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT,
2.000%, due 4/19/26
  $200    180 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

78 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Principal
Amount
   Value
          
  Foreign Corporate Bonds—(continued)        
           
  Indonesia — (continued)        
  European Bank for Reconstruction & Development,
6.000%, due 1/17/30
  IDR 3,500,000   $223 
  Pertamina Persero PT,          
  6.000%, due 5/3/42  $200    182 
  2.300%, due 2/9/31   200    155 
  3.100%, due 8/27/30   400    333 
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III,
4.700%, due 6/6/32 (b)
   200    189 
           1,262 
             
  Kazakhstan—1.2%          
  KazMunayGas National Co. JSC,
3.500%, due 4/14/33
   800    598 
             
  Kuwait—0.4%          
  NBK Tier 1 Ltd.,
6 year CMT + 2.875%, 3.625%, due 8/24/26 (d)(e)
   200    173 
             
  Malaysia—1.3%          
  Dua Capital Ltd.,
2.780%, due 5/11/31
   550    450 
  Petronas Capital Ltd.,
4.550%, due 4/21/50
   200    161 
           611 
             
  Mexico—5.7%          
  Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior SNC,
5 year CMT + 2.000%, 2.720%, due 8/11/31 (e)
   220    180 
  Banco Santander Mexico SA Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Santand,
5.375%, due 4/17/25
   200    196 
  BBVA Bancomer SA,
5 year CMT + 2.650%, 5.125%, due 1/18/33 (e)
   200    172 
  Credito Real SAB de CV SOFOM ER,
5.000%, due 2/1/27 (c)
  EUR 200    22 
  Grupo Axo SAPI de CV,
5.750%, due 6/8/26
  $200    176 
  Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV,
1.875%, due 5/11/26
   200    178 
  Petroleos Mexicanos,          
  6.700%, due 2/16/32   230    170 
  5.950%, due 1/28/31   1,000    712 
  6.490%, due 1/23/27   200    176 
  7.690%, due 1/23/50   250    160 
  6.750%, due 9/21/47   808    473 
  4.750%, due 2/26/29  EUR 200    160 
           2,775 
             
  Mongolia—0.4%          
  Development Bank of Mongolia LLC,
7.250%, due 10/23/23
  $200    199 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

79 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Principal
Amount
   Value
           
  Foreign Corporate Bonds—(continued)        
           
  Nigeria—0.3%        
  SEPLAT Energy PLC,
7.750%, due 4/1/26
  $200   $170 
             
  Peru—1.5%          
  Banco Internacional del Peru SAA Interbank,
5 year CMT + 3.711%, 4.000%, due 7/8/30 (e)
   200    184 
  Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA,
2.400%, due 9/28/27
   420    360 
  InRetail Consumer,
3.250%, due 3/22/28
   200    169 
           713 
             
  Saudi Arabia—0.5%          
  Gaci First Investment Co.,
5.125%, due 2/14/53
   300    243 
             
  South Africa—0.4%          
  Stillwater Mining Co.,
4.000%, due 11/16/26
   200    173 
             
  Supranational—1.0%          
  Gabon Blue Bond Master Trust,
6.097%, due 8/1/38 (b)
   500    488 
             
  Thailand—0.3%          
  Bangkok Bank PCL,
5 year CMT + 2.150%, 3.466%, due 9/23/36 (e)
   200    155 
             
  Trinidad And Tobago—0.8%          
  Heritage Petroleum Co. Ltd.,          
  9.000%, due 8/12/29 (b)   200    207 
  9.000%, due 8/12/29   200    207 
           414 
             
  Turkey—1.6%          
  Turkiye Ihracat Kredi Bankasi AS,          
  5.750%, due 7/6/26   200    187 
  9.375%, due 1/31/26 (b)   200    203 
  Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO,
9.000%, due 10/12/28 (b)
   200    198 
  WE Soda Investments Holding PLC,
9.500%, due 10/6/28 (b)
   200    201 
           789 
             
  United Arab Emirates—1.2%          
  GEMS MENASA Cayman Ltd./GEMS Education Delaware LLC,
7.125%, due 7/31/26
   200    194 
  MAF Global Securities Ltd.,
5 year CMT + 3.539%, 6.375%, due 3/20/26 (d)(e)
   200    193 

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Emerging Markets Debt Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

  Issuer  Principal
Amount
   Value
          
  Foreign Corporate Bonds—(continued)        
           
  United Arab Emirates — (continued)        
  Sobha Sukuk Ltd.,
8.750%, due 7/17/28
  $200   $195 
           582 
             
  Total Foreign Corporate Bonds—30.1%
(cost $16,033)
        14,700 
             
  Foreign Municipal Bonds—0.5%          
             
  Argentina—0.5%          
  Provincia de Buenos Aires,          
  6.375%, due 9/1/37 (a)(b)   50    16 
  5.500%, due 9/1/37 (a)(b)   200    53 
  6.375%, due 9/1/37 (a)   170    55 
  Provincia de Cordoba,
6.875%, due 12/10/25 (a)
   167    137 
           261 
             
  Total Foreign Municipal Bonds—0.5%
(cost $331)
        261 
             
  Repurchase Agreement          
  Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 2.300% dated 09/29/23, due 10/02/23, repurchase price $1,534, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 1.500%, due 01/31/27, valued at $1,564   1,534    1,534 
             
  Total Repurchase Agreement—3.1%
(cost $1,534)
        1,534 
             
  U.S. Government—3.4%          
  U.S. Treasury Bill,          
  5.278%, due 11/24/23 (f)   520    516 
  5.452%, due 12/12/23   630    623 
  5.385%, due 1/4/24   250    247 
  5.488%, due 1/23/24   250    246 
             
  Total U.S. Government—3.4%
(cost $1,632)
        1,632 
             
  Total Investments in Securities—99.7%
(cost $53,547)
        48,691 
             
  Total Investments—99.7%
(cost $53,547)
        48,691 
             
  Cash and other assets, less liabilities—0.3%        161 
             
  Net assets—100.0%       $48,852 

 

 

(a) Variable/Floating interest rate security. Certain variable/floating interest rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. Rate presented is as of September 30, 2023.

(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Emerging Markets Debt Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

(c) Security is currently in default and/or non-income producing.

(d) Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity.

(e) Floating Rate Bond. Rate shown is as of September 30, 2023.

(f) Security, or portion of security, is segregated as collateral to cover initial margin requirements on centrally cleared swaps aggregating a total value of $516.

 

CMT = Constant Maturity Treasury

EURIBOR = Euro Interbank Offered Rate

SOFR = Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

Settlement
Date
  Deliver/Receive  Counterparty  Local Currency
(in thousands)
  USD (Base)
Purchased
or Sold
  Current
Value
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
                           
Purchased                          
12/20/23  Euro  Citibank N.A.   149   $159   $158   $(1)
                           
Sold                          
12/20/23  Euro  Citibank N.A.   1,741    1,877    1,847    30 
Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts    $29 

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

Floating
Rate
Reference
  Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
  Fixed Rate  Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
  Cleared Exchange  Notional
Amount
(in thousands)
  Upfront
Payment
Paid
(Received)
  Value  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
1-Day USD SOFR  Receive   3.500%     1Y  Jun 2063  LCH  $227   $1   $15   $14 
1-Day USD SOFR  Receive   3.750%  1Y  Jun 2048  LCH   856    14    53    39 
EUR 6M EURIBOR  Receive   3.500%  1Y  Sep 2028  LCH  EUR 649    (4)   (3)   1 
EUR 6M EURIBOR  Receive   3.250%  1Y  Sep 2033  LCH  EUR 116        1    1 
EUR 6M EURIBOR  Receive   3.250%  1Y  Sep 2038  LCH  EUR 525    3    12    9 
EUR 6M EURIBOR  Receive   3.000%  1Y  Sep 2048  LCH  EUR 192    2    7    5 
1-Day USD SOFR  Pay   4.500%  1Y  Jun 2026  LCH  $3,643    (20)   (28)   (8)
1-Day USD SOFR  Pay   4.250%  1Y  Jun 2028  LCH   5,349    (14)   (49)   (35)
1-Day USD SOFR  Pay   4.000%  1Y  Jun 2030  LCH   738    (7)   (16)   (9)
1-Day USD SOFR  Pay   4.000%  1Y  Jun 2033  LCH   1,224    (5)   (31)   (26)
1-Day USD SOFR  Pay   4.000%  1Y  Jun 2043  LCH   495    3    (17)   (20)
                                   $(29)

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

82 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

Reference
Entity
  Buy/Sell
Protection
  Fixed Rate  Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
  Cleared
Exchange
  Notional
Amount
(in thousands)
  Upfront
Payment
Paid
(Received)
  Value  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  Buy   1.000%     3M  Jun 2026  ICE  $400   $(8)  $(7)  $1 
Argentine Republic  Buy   1.000%  3M  Dec 2025  ICE   500    304    330    26 
Argentine Republic  Buy   1.000%  3M  Jun 2027  ICE   250    205    185    (20)
Argentine Republic  Buy   5.000%  3M  Jun 2033  ICE   250    186    180    (6)
Republic of South Africa  Buy   1.000%  3M  Jun 2028  ICE   450    30    29    (1)
Argentine Republic  Buy   5.000%  3M  Jun 2026  ICE   300    168    194    26 
Argentine Republic  Sell   5.000%  3M  Dec 2031  ICE   500    (293)   (359)   (66)
Argentine Republic  Sell   5.000%  3M  Jun 2032  ICE   100    (63)   (72)   (9)
Argentine Republic  Sell   5.000%  3M  Jun 2027  ICE   250    (190)   (171)   19 
Republic of Colombia  Sell   1.000%  3M  Jun 2033  ICE   100    (20)   (16)   4 
Argentine Republic  Sell   5.000%  3M  Jun 2025  ICE   150    (68)   (82)   (14)
Argentine Republic  Sell   5.000%  3M  Jun 2028  ICE   150    (96)   (106)   (10)
                                   $(50)
Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swaps         $(79)

 

Currency Legend

BRL Brazilian Real

DOP Dominican Peso

EUR Euro

IDR Indonesian Rupiah

INR Indian Rupee

USD U.S. Dollar

UYU Uruguayan Peso

ZAR South African Rand

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Emerging Markets Debt Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments, September 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following currency categories (as a percentage of long-term investments):

      
U.S. Dollar   92.3%
Euro   3.5%
Indian Rupee   1.0%
Indonesian Rupiah   1.0%
All Other Currencies   2.2%
Total   100.0%

 

At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments includes the following industry categories (as a percentage of long-term investments):

      
Sovereign   68.4%
Corporate     
Financials   5.3%
Materials   2.8%
Utilities   2.0%
Energy   1.5%
Consumer Discretionary   1.1%
Consumer Staples   0.7%
Industrials   0.4%
Quasi-Sovereign   14.6%
Sub Sovereign   0.6%
Supranational   2.6%
Total   100.0%

 

See accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

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Notes to Portfolios of Investments

(1) Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Description of the Trust

William Blair Funds (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“the 1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. As of September 30, 2023, the Trust had the following funds (the “Funds”) available for sale, each with its own investment objective and policies. For each Fund, the number of shares authorized is unlimited.

 

U.S. Equity Funds   International Equity Funds   Emerging Markets Debt Fund
Growth   International Leaders   Emerging Markets Debt
Large Cap Growth   International Growth    
Mid Cap Value   Institutional International Growth    
Small-Mid Cap Core   International Small Cap Growth    
Small-Mid Cap Growth   Emerging Markets Leaders    
Small-Mid Cap Value1   Emerging Markets Growth    
Small Cap Growth   Emerging Markets ex China Growth    
Small Cap Value   Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth    
    China Growth    
         
Global Equity Fund        
Global Leaders        

The investment objectives of the Funds are as follows:

 

U.S. Equity Funds   

  

Long-term capital appreciation.

Global Equity Fund 

  

Long-term capital appreciation.

International Equity Funds

  

Long-term capital appreciation.

Emerging Markets Debt Fund   Provide attractive risk-adjusted returns relative to the Fund’s benchmark.
 
1 Effective August 17, 2023 (Commencement of Operations).

 

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(b) Repurchase Agreements

 

In a repurchase agreement, a Fund buys a security at one price and at the time of sale, the seller agrees to repurchase the security at a mutually agreed upon time and price (usually within seven days). The repurchase agreement thereby determines the yield during the purchaser’s holding period, while the seller’s obligation to repurchase is secured by the value of the underlying collateral. William Blair Investment Management, LLC (“the Adviser”) monitors, on an ongoing basis, the value of the underlying collateral to ensure that the value always equals or exceeds the repurchase price plus accrued interest. Repurchase agreements may involve certain risks in the event of a default or insolvency of the other party to the agreement, including possible delays or restrictions upon a Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying collateral. The risk to a Fund is limited to the ability of the seller to pay the agreed upon sum on the delivery date. In the event of default, a repurchase agreement provides that a Fund is entitled to sell the underlying collateral. The loss, if any, to a Fund will be the difference between the proceeds from the sale and the repurchase price. However, if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, disposition of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. The Funds have master repurchase agreements which allow the Funds to offset amounts owed to a counterparty with amounts owed from the same counterparty, including any collateral, in the event the counterparty defaults. Each Fund’s outstanding repurchase agreements, if any, and related collateral, are shown on the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. Although no definitive creditworthiness criteria are used, the Adviser reviews the creditworthiness of the banks and non-bank dealers with which a Fund enters into repurchase agreements to evaluate those risks. A Fund may, for tax purposes, deem repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government securities to be investments in U.S. Government securities.

 

(2) Valuation

 

(a) Investment Valuation

 

The value of U.S. equity securities, including exchange-traded funds, is determined by valuing securities traded on national securities markets or in the over-the-counter markets at the last sale price or, if applicable, the official closing price or, in the absence of a recent sale on the date of determination, at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices.

 

The value of foreign equity securities is generally determined based upon the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which it is primarily traded and in the currency of that market as of the close of the appropriate exchange or, if there have been no sales during that day, at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices. The Adviser has determined that the passage of time between when the foreign exchanges or markets close and when the Funds compute their net asset values could cause the value of foreign equity securities to no longer be representative or accurate and, as a result, may necessitate that such securities be fair valued. Accordingly, for foreign equity securities, the Funds may use an independent pricing service to fair value price the security as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE. As a result, a Fund’s value for a foreign security may be different from the last sale price (or the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices). As of September 30, 2023, fair valuation estimates for foreign equity securities were not obtained.

 

Fixed income securities are generally valued using evaluated prices provided by an independent pricing service. The evaluated prices are formed using various market inputs that the pricing service believes accurately represent the market value of a security at a particular point in time. The pricing service determines evaluated prices for fixed income securities using inputs including, but not limited to, recent transaction prices for such securities, dealer quotes, transaction prices for other securities with similar characteristics, collateral characteristics, credit quality, payment history, liquidity and market conditions.

 

Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.

 

Forward foreign currency contracts are valued on the basis of the value of the underlying currencies at the prevailing currency exchange rate as supplied by an independent pricing service.

 

Swaps that are centrally cleared through an exchange are valued at the most recent settlement price provided by the exchange on which they are cleared. Total return swaps on equities, equity baskets, indices and other financial instruments are valued by an independent pricing service, or if unavailable, based on the security’s or instrument’s underlying reference asset.

 

Securities, and other assets, for which a market quotation is not available or is deemed unreliable (e.g., securities affected by unusual or extraordinary events, such as natural disasters or securities affected by market or economic events, such as bankruptcy filings), or the value of which is affected by a significant valuation event, are valued at a fair value. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board of Trustees has designated the Adviser as the valuation designee to perform fair value determinations for the Funds. The value of these fair valued securities may be different from the last sale price (or the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices), and there is no guarantee that a fair valued security will be sold at the price at which a Fund is carrying the security.

 

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(b) Fair Value Measurements

 

Fair value is defined as the price that a Fund would receive upon selling a security in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. Various inputs are used in determining the value of a Fund’s investments. A three-tier hierarchy of inputs is used to classify fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

  Level 1—Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for an identical security.
     
  Level 2—Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants would use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, and others. In addition, other observable inputs such as foreign exchange rates, benchmark securities indices and foreign futures contracts may be utilized in the valuation of certain foreign securities when significant events occur between the last sale on the foreign securities exchange and the time at which the net asset value of the Fund is calculated.
     
  Level 3—Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment, and are based on the best information available.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing an investment are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

A description of the valuation methodologies applied to the Funds’ major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows:

 

Exchange-Traded Securities

 

Securities traded on a national securities exchange (or reported on the NASDAQ national market), including exchange-traded funds, are stated at the last reported sales price on the day of valuation. Other securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed securities for which no sale was reported on that date are stated at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Securities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are generally categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Fixed Income Securities

 

Fixed income securities are generally valued using evaluated prices provided by an independent pricing service. The evaluated prices are formed using various market inputs that the pricing service believes accurately represent the fair value of a security at a particular point in time. The pricing service determines evaluated prices for fixed income securities using inputs including, but not limited to, recent transaction prices for such securities, dealer quotes, transaction prices for other securities with similar characteristics, collateral characteristics, credit quality, payment history, liquidity and market conditions. Securities that use similar valuation techniques and observable inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Repurchase Agreements

 

Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. Repurchase agreements are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Derivative Instruments

 

Forward foreign currency contracts and swaps are valued using pricing inputs observed from actively quoted markets and are categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

As of September 30, 2023, the value of investments in securities and other financial instruments, segregated by their hierarchical input levels used in determining fair value and by security class or other financial instruments, are shown below (in thousands).

 

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Investments in securities  Growth   Large Cap
Growth
   Mid Cap
Value
   Small-Mid
Cap Core
 
Level 1                    
Common Stocks  $215,279   $1,462,212   $1,481   $153,809 
Level 2                    
Repurchase Agreements   5,552    8,493    106    5,593 
Level 3                    
None                
Total investments in securities  $220,831   $1,470,705   $1,587   $159,402 
                     
Investments in securities  Small-Mid
Cap Growth
   Small-Mid
Cap Value
   Small Cap
Growth
   Small Cap
Value
 
Level 1                    
Common Stocks  $1,878,900   $1,597   $627,808   $1,196,636 
Exchange-Traded Funds           5,890     
Level 2                    
Repurchase Agreements   11,283        25,267    15,351 
Level 3                    
Common Stocks                
Rights                
Total investments in securities  $1,890,183   $1,597   $658,965   $1,211,987 
                     
Investments in securities  Global
Leaders
   International
Leaders
   International
Growth
   Institutional
International
Growth
 
Level 1                    
Common Stocks  $91,610   $967,607   $1,358,258   $801,420 
Rights                
Level 2                    
Repurchase Agreements   1,959    24,039    18,712    11,082 
Level 3                    
None                
Total investments in securities  $93,569   $991,646   $1,376,970   $812,502 
                     
Investments in securities  International
Small Cap
Growth
   Emerging
Markets
Leaders
   Emerging
Markets
Growth
   Emerging
Markets
ex China
Growth
 
Level 1                    
Common Stocks  $206,220   $230,611   $717,401   $18,106 
Rights           6     
Level 2                    
Common Stocks   1,132    7,004    14,809    232 
Repurchase Agreements   7,366    6,770    10,305    238 
Level 3                    
None                
Total investments in securities  $214,718   $244,385   $742,521   $18,576 

 

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Investments in securities  Emerging
Markets
Small Cap
Growth
   China
Growth
   Emerging
Markets Debt
 
Assets               
Level 1               
Common Stocks  $359,933   $1,235   $ 
Level 2               
Common Stocks   2,072         
Foreign Corporate Bonds           14,700 
Foreign Government Bonds           30,564 
Foreign Municipal Bonds           261 
Repurchase Agreements   4,838        1,534 
U.S. Government           1,632 
Level 3               
None            
Liabilities               
Level 1               
None            
Level 2               
None            
Level 3               
None            
Total investments in securities  $366,843   $1,235   $48,691 
Other financial instruments               
Assets               
Level 1               
None  $   $   $ 
Level 2               
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts           30 
Swaps           145 
Level 3               
None            
Liabilities               
Level 1               
None            
Level 2               
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts           (1)
Swaps           (224)
Level 3               
None            
Total other financial instruments  $   $   $(50)

 

See Portfolio of Investments for Sector Classification.

 

The fair value estimates for the Level 3 securities in the Small-Mid Cap Growth and Small Cap Growth Funds were determined in good faith by the Adviser pursuant to the Valuation Procedures. There were various factors considered in reaching the fair value determination, including, but not limited to, the following: the type of security, the extent of public trading of the security, information obtained for the security, and analysis of the company’s performance and market trends that influence its performance. The Level 3 securities represented 0.00% and 0.00% as a percentage of net assets in the Small-Mid Cap Growth and Small Cap Growth Funds, respectively.

 

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(3) Financial Derivative Instruments

 

Each Fund may use derivative instruments to maintain liquidity, to provide hedging, or in anticipation of changes in the composition of its portfolio holdings or as otherwise provided in each Fund’s prospectus.

 

Derivative transactions carry counterparty risk as they are based on contracts between a Fund and the applicable counterparty. For exchange-traded or cleared derivative contracts, such counterparty risk is limited due to the role of the exchange or clearinghouse. OTC derivative contracts, however, are exposed to counterparty risk in the amount of unrealized gains, net of collateral held, for the duration of the contract.

 

The Emerging Markets Debt Fund is subject to certain netting arrangements through International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements and Credit Support Annexes (“ISDAs”). The ISDAs maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral and events of default or termination. The ISDAs cover certain OTC derivative securities entered into by the Emerging Markets Debt Fund with various counterparties and allow the Emerging Markets Debt Fund to close out and net its total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a default.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

The Global Equity, International Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds may enter into forward foreign currency contracts. When entering into a forward foreign currency contract, a Fund agrees to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of foreign currency for an agreed-upon price on an agreed future date. A Fund’s net equity therein, representing unrealized gain or loss on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date. These instruments may involve market risk, credit risk, or both kinds of risks in excess of the amount recognized in the Portfolio of Investments. Risks arise from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from the price movements in currencies.

 

90 

Swap Contracts

 

Swap agreements may include total return, interest rate, securities index, commodity, security, currency exchange rate, credit default index, volatility and variance swaps. Cleared swaps are transacted through futures commission merchants that are members of central clearing houses with the clearing house serving as a central counterparty similar to transactions in futures contracts. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e., the change in the value of a particular dollar amount invested, for example, at a particular interest rate, in a particular foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index). Swap agreements are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the swap will default on its obligation to pay a Fund and the risk that a Fund will not be able to meet its obligations to pay the counterparty to the swap. Swap agreements may also involve fees, commissions or other costs that may reduce a Fund’s gains from a swap agreement or may cause a Fund to lose money. To the extent permitted by its investment policies and restrictions, a Fund may invest in the following types of swaps:

 

Credit Default Swaps—A Fund may invest in credit default swaps as a means of “buying” credit protection (i.e., attempting to mitigate the risk of default or credit quality deterioration in some portion of a Fund’s holdings) or “selling” credit protection (i.e., attempting to gain exposure to an underlying issuer’s credit quality characteristics without directly investing in that issuer). A credit default swap is a contract between a buyer and a seller of protection against a pre-defined credit event (e.g., a ratings downgrade or default) on an underlying reference obligation, which may be a single debt instrument or baskets or indices of securities. Under current regulatory requirements, a Fund may be a buyer or seller of a credit default swap. As a seller of protection on credit default swap agreements, a Fund will generally receive from the buyer of protection a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. A Fund adds leverage to its portfolio because the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The maximum potential amount of future payments that a Fund as a seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement equals the notional amount of the agreement. Notional amounts of each individual credit default swap agreement outstanding as of the period end for which a Fund is the seller of protection are disclosed in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by the same Fund for the same referenced entity or entities. For credit default swap contracts on credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting values serve as an indicator of the payment performance risk. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, typically represent deterioration of the referenced entities’ credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the swap.

 

Interest Rate Swap—A Fund may invest in interest rate swaps to gain or mitigate exposure to changes in interest rates. Interest rate swap agreements involve a commitment between parties to pay either a fixed interest rate or a floating interest rate based on a notional amount of principal. The parties make payments at predetermined intervals throughout the life of the swap. As a payer, a Fund would make the fixed payment and receive the floating payment. As a receiver, a Fund would make the floating payment and receive the fixed payment.

 

Total Return Swap—A Fund may invest in total return swaps to gain or mitigate exposure to an underlying security, or securities. Total return swap agreements may involve commitments to pay interest in exchange for the return on the underlying security, or securities. At maturity, a net cash flow is exchanged between the parties based on the total return of the underlying security, or securities, less a financing rate. As a receiver in the transaction, a Fund would receive a payment for a positive return and would make a payment for a negative return. As a payer in the transaction, a Fund would make a payment for a positive return and would receive a payment for a negative return.

 

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