NPORT-EX 2 fp0085223-1_nportex.htm RYDEX SERIES FUNDS (12/31 FYE) NQ
Commodities Strategy Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

   Shares   Value 
MUTUAL FUNDS - 13.9%          
Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class1   141,704   $1,381,614 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II1   56,518    1,371,700 
Total Mutual Funds          
(Cost $2,822,291)        2,753,314 

 

   Face
Amount
      
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES†† - 12.6%          
United States Treasury Floating Rate Note          
5.44% (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Rate + 0.04%, Rate Floor: 0.00%) due 10/31/23  $2,500,000    2,500,031 
Total U.S. Government Securities          
(Cost $2,500,100)        2,500,031 
           
U.S. TREASURY BILLS†† - 1.0%           
U.S. Treasury Bills          
4.65% due 10/05/232,3  200,000   199,912 
Total U.S. Treasury Bills          
(Cost $199,883)        199,912 
           
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS††,4 - 64.6%          
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
issued 09/29/23 at 5.30%
due 10/02/23
   7,215,399    7,215,399 
Barclays Capital, Inc.
issued 09/29/23 at 5.29%
due 10/02/23
   2,802,834    2,802,834 
BofA Securities, Inc.
issued 09/29/23 at 5.30%
due 10/02/23
   2,775,153    2,775,153 
Total Repurchase Agreements          
(Cost $12,793,386)        12,793,386 
Total Investments - 92.1%          
(Cost $18,315,660)       $18,246,643 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - 7.9%        1,561,090 
Total Net Assets - 100.0%       $19,807,733 

 

Futures Contracts    
Description 

Number of

Contracts

   Expiration Date  Notional Amount  

Value and

Unrealized
Depreciation**

 
Commodity Futures Contracts Purchased                  
Goldman Sachs Commodity Index Futures Contracts   132   Oct 2023  $20,105,250   $(89,522)

 

** Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation).
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 3.
†† Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 3.
Variable rate security. Rate indicated is the rate effective at September 30, 2023. In some instances, the effective rate is limited by a minimum rate floor or a maximum rate cap established by the issuer. The settlement status of a position may also impact the effective rate indicated. In some cases, a position may be unsettled at period end and may not have a stated effective rate. In instances where multiple underlying reference rates and spread amounts are shown, the effective rate is based on a weighted average.
1 Affiliated issuer.
2 All or a portion of this security is pledged as futures collateral at September 30, 2023.
3 Rate indicated is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
4 Repurchase Agreements — See Note 4.

 

See Sector Classification in Other Information section.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at September 30, 2023 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments):

 

Investments in Securities (Assets) 

Level 1 Quoted

Prices

  

Level 2

Significant

Observable

Inputs

  

Level 3

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

   Total 
Mutual Funds  $2,753,314   $   $       —   $2,753,314 
U.S. Government Securities       2,500,031        2,500,031 
U.S. Treasury Bills       199,912        199,912 
Repurchase Agreements       12,793,386        12,793,386 
Total Assets  $2,753,314   $15,493,329   $   $18,246,643 

 

 

Commodities Strategy Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

Investments in Securities (Liabilities) 

Level 1 Quoted

Prices

  

Level 2

Significant

Observable

Inputs

  

Level 3

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

   Total 
Commodity Futures Contracts**  $89,522   $   $   $89,522 

 

** This derivative is reported as unrealized appreciation/depreciation at period end.

 

Affiliated Transactions

 

Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a company, or control of or by, or common control under Guggenheim Investments ("GI"), result in that company being considered an affiliated issuer, as defined in the 1940 Act.

 

The Fund may invest in certain of the underlying series of Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust, including Guggenheim Strategy Fund II and Guggenheim Strategy Fund III, (collectively, the “Short Term Investment Vehicles”), each of which are open-end management investment companies managed by GI. The Short Term Investment Vehicles, which launched on March 11, 2014, are offered as short term investment options only to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by GI and/or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. The Short Term Investment Vehicles pay no investment management fees. The Short Term Investment Vehicles' annual report on Form N-CSR dated September 30, 2022, is available publicly or upon request. This information is available from the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601445/000182126822000340/gug84768.htm. The Fund may invest in certain of the underlying series of Guggenheim Funds Trust, which are open-end management investment companies managed by GI, are available to the public and whose most recent annual report on Form N-CSR is available publicly or upon request.

 

Transactions during the period ended September 30, 2023, in which the company is an affiliated issuer, were as follows:

 

Security Name 

Value

12/31/22

   Additions   Reductions  

Realized Gain

(Loss)

  

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

  

Value

09/30/23

  

Shares

09/30/23

  

Investment

Income

 
Mutual Funds                                        
  Guggenheim Strategy Fund II  $1,358,701   $   $   $   $12,999   $1,371,700    56,518   $54,733 
  Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class   1,366,026                15,588    1,381,614    141,704    53,116 
   $2,724,727   $   $   $   $28,587   $2,753,314        $107,849 

 

 

 

Managed Futures Strategy Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

   Shares   Value 
MUTUAL FUNDS - 13.7%          
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III1   235,195   $5,712,892 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II1   166,856    4,049,592 
Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class1   257,497    2,510,593 
Total Mutual Funds          
(Cost $12,548,781)        12,273,077 

 

    Face
Amount
     
U.S. TREASURY BILLS†† - 13.7%           
U.S. Treasury Bills          
4.66% due 10/05/232,3  $12,260,000   12,254,616 
Total U.S. Treasury Bills          
(Cost $12,252,815)        12,254,616 
           
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS††,4 - 69.7%          
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
issued 09/29/23 at 5.30%
due 10/02/23
   35,096,857    35,096,857 
Barclays Capital, Inc.
issued 09/29/23 at 5.29%
due 10/02/23
   13,633,435    13,633,435 
BofA Securities, Inc.
issued 09/29/23 at 5.30%
due 10/02/23
   13,498,791    13,498,791 
Total Repurchase Agreements          
(Cost $62,229,083)        62,229,083 
Total Investments - 97.1%          
(Cost $87,030,679)       $86,756,776 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - 2.9%        2,549,553 
Total Net Assets - 100.0%       $89,306,329 

 

Futures Contracts        

 

Description 

Number of

Contracts

   Expiration Date  Notional Amount  

Value and

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)**

 
Interest Rate Futures Contracts Purchased                  
Euro - BTP Italian Government Bond Futures Contracts††   15   Dec 2023  $1,737,919   $8,006 
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures Contracts   9   Dec 2023   1,024,875    3,170 
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note Futures Contracts   23   Dec 2023   2,484,359    563 
Australian Government 10 Year Bond Futures Contracts   12   Dec 2023   864,858    (2,349)
           $6,112,011   $9,390 
                   
Currency Futures Contracts Purchased                  
New Zealand Dollar Futures Contracts   41   Dec 2023  $2,456,925   $31,443 
Canadian Dollar Futures Contracts   8   Dec 2023   589,640    (4,499)
Mexican Peso Futures Contracts   98   Dec 2023   2,774,870    (9,662)
British Pound Futures Contracts   34   Dec 2023   2,593,350    (59,213)
Japanese Yen Futures Contracts   40   Dec 2023   3,387,750    (73,445)
           $11,802,535   $(115,376)
                   
Equity Futures Contracts Purchased                  
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts   106   Oct 2023  $1,881,500   $83,192 
IBEX 35 Index Futures Contracts††   10   Oct 2023   996,150    6,436 
FTSE MIB Index Futures Contracts   2   Dec 2023   298,033    201 
OMX Stockholm 30 Index Futures Contracts††   3   Oct 2023   58,918    (572)
Euro STOXX 50 Index Futures Contracts   9   Dec 2023   398,562    (4,942)
Nikkei 225 (OSE) Index Futures Contracts   3   Dec 2023   638,789    (6,560)
SPI 200 Index Futures Contracts   5   Dec 2023   566,494    (10,588)
FTSE 100 Index Futures Contracts   30   Dec 2023   2,793,971    (11,118)
FTSE Taiwan Index Futures Contracts   19   Oct 2023   1,075,400    (15,127)
Russell 2000 Index Mini Futures Contracts   10   Dec 2023   899,050    (19,072)
Dow Jones Industrial Average Index Mini Futures Contracts   25   Dec 2023   4,216,500    (29,019)

 

 

 

Managed Futures Strategy Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

Description 

Number of

Contracts

   Expiration Date  Notional Amount  

Value and

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)**

 
Equity Futures Contracts Purchased (continued)     
Tokyo Stock Price Index Futures Contracts   22   Dec 2023  $3,416,177   $(29,814)
NASDAQ-100 Index Mini Futures Contracts   11   Dec 2023   3,270,795    (32,347)
DAX Index Futures Contracts   6   Dec 2023   2,455,165    (48,515)
S&P 500 Index Mini Futures Contracts   13   Dec 2023   2,812,063    (56,469)
           $25,777,567   $(174,314)
                   
Commodity Futures Contracts Purchased     
LME Primary Aluminum Futures Contracts   81   Nov 2023  $4,751,662   $181,314 
Low Sulphur Gas Oil Futures Contracts   15   Nov 2023   1,439,625    35,271 
WTI Crude Futures Contracts   8   Oct 2023   726,960    30,705 
LME Zinc Futures Contracts   35   Nov 2023   2,318,094    29,375 
SGX Iron Ore 62% Futures Contracts   65   Nov 2023   764,725    24,348 
Brent Crude Futures Contracts   35   Oct 2023   3,228,750    22,283 
Copper Futures Contracts   15   Dec 2023   1,398,750    21,657 
NY Harbor ULSD Futures Contracts   21   Nov 2023   2,789,766    10,396 
Cotton #2 Futures Contracts   15   Dec 2023   653,925    983 
Cattle Feeder Futures Contracts   10   Jan 2024   1,290,125    961 
CME Nonfat Dry Milk Futures Contracts   1   Oct 2023   50,622    (421)
NY Harbor ULSD Futures Contracts   3   Oct 2023   416,165    (642)
LME Lead Futures Contracts   1   Nov 2023   54,200    (1,522)
Sugar #11 Futures Contracts   118   Jun 2024   3,215,453    (2,465)
Soybean Oil Futures Contracts   3   Dec 2023   100,530    (4,340)
Sugar #11 Futures Contracts   16   Feb 2024   475,059    (5,426)
Live Cattle Futures Contracts   4   Dec 2023   300,720    (5,733)
UK Natural Gas Futures Contracts   5   Nov 2023   223,809    (7,173)
Low Sulphur Gas Oil Futures Contracts   32   Jan 2024   2,865,600    (12,431)
Silver Futures Contracts   22   Dec 2023   2,462,350    (13,104)
ECX Emission Futures Contracts   5   Dec 2023   431,797    (15,408)
Soybean Meal Futures Contracts   16   Dec 2023   610,880    (21,015)
Soybean Futures Contracts   4   Nov 2023   255,000    (25,338)
Cocoa Futures Contracts   44   Dec 2023   1,505,680    (25,552)
Natural Gas Futures Contracts   19   Oct 2023   558,410    (29,393)
WTI Crude Futures Contracts   22   Dec 2023   1,915,760    (29,536)
Coffee 'C' Futures Contracts   34   Dec 2023   1,851,300    (48,549)
Gasoline RBOB Futures Contracts   5   Oct 2023   504,399    (51,004)
Gasoline RBOB Futures Contracts   28   Nov 2023   2,765,364    (104,043)
Lean Hogs Futures Contracts   234   Dec 2023   6,718,140    (169,469)
           $46,643,620   $(215,271)
                   
Interest Rate Futures Contracts Sold Short                  
Euro - Bund Futures Contracts   58   Dec 2023  $7,874,189   $171,988 
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures Contracts   87   Dec 2023   9,907,125    156,126 
U.S. Treasury Ultra Long Bond Futures Contracts   56   Dec 2023   6,660,500    127,117 
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Note Futures Contracts   266   Dec 2023   53,916,953    107,656 
Euro - Schatz Futures Contracts   456   Dec 2023   50,619,520    66,811 
Euro - Bobl Futures Contracts   61   Dec 2023   7,459,712    65,947 
Australian Government 10 Year Bond Futures Contracts   32   Dec 2023   2,306,288    64,364 
Long Gilt Futures Contracts††   44   Dec 2023   5,032,697    49,240 
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note Futures Contracts   86   Dec 2023   9,057,547    19,778 
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note Futures Contracts   10   Dec 2023   1,080,156    19,434 
Canadian Government 10 Year Bond Futures Contracts   16   Dec 2023   1,356,979    15,939 
Australian Government 3 Year Bond Futures Contracts   24   Dec 2023   1,626,334    9,875 
Euro - 30 year Bond Futures Contracts   2   Dec 2023   257,460    1,340 
           $157,155,460   $875,615 
                   
Commodity Futures Contracts Sold Short                  
Red Spring Wheat Futures Contracts   57   Dec 2023  $2,018,513   $205,651 
LME Nickel Futures Contracts   18   Nov 2023   2,006,640    161,209 

 

 

 

Managed Futures Strategy Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

Description 

Number of

Contracts

   Expiration Date  Notional Amount  

Value and

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)**

 
Commodity Futures Contracts Sold Short (continued)                  
Wheat Futures Contracts   31   Dec 2023  $837,775   $118,887 
Gasoline RBOB Futures Contracts   12   Oct 2023   1,210,558    96,855 
Gold 100 oz. Futures Contracts   18   Dec 2023   3,355,740    65,464 
Corn Futures Contracts   321   Dec 2023   7,639,800    45,006 
Coffee 'C' Futures Contracts   9   Dec 2023   490,050    32,000 
WTI Crude Futures Contracts   8   Oct 2023   726,960    22,460 
Phelix DE Base Q Futures Contracts   1   Dec 2023   280,487    15,260 
Canadian Canola (WCE) Futures Contracts   93   Nov 2023   968,465    15,067 
Sugar #11 Futures Contracts   47   Feb 2024   1,395,486    13,302 
Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures Contracts   11   Dec 2023   364,100    13,128 
Silver Futures Contracts   3   Dec 2023   335,775    11,856 
NY Harbor ULSD Futures Contracts   13   Oct 2023   1,803,383    10,344 
Natural Gas Futures Contracts   50   Oct 2023   1,469,500    8,781 
Platinum Futures Contracts   14   Jan 2024   639,940    6,520 
Soybean Futures Contracts   10   Nov 2023   637,500    4,842 
Natural Gas Futures Contracts   54   Nov 2023   1,791,180    4,717 
Euro - Mill Wheat Futures Contracts   15   Dec 2023   186,766    4,667 
Soybean Oil Futures Contracts   44   Dec 2023   1,474,440    4,183 
Copper Futures Contracts   5   Dec 2023   466,250    3,175 
Live Cattle Futures Contracts   3   Dec 2023   225,540    961 
LME Tin Futures Contracts   7   Nov 2023   833,438    (31)
Euro - Rapeseed Futures Contracts   19   Oct 2023   444,512    (1,836)
LME Zinc Futures Contracts   1   Nov 2023   66,231    (4,672)
Low Sulphur Gas Oil Futures Contracts   12   Nov 2023   1,151,700    (6,795)
LME Primary Aluminum Futures Contracts   2   Nov 2023   117,325    (7,576)
Palladium Futures Contracts   7   Dec 2023   877,800    (16,729)
           $33,815,854   $826,696 
                   
Currency Futures Contracts Sold Short                  
Japanese Yen Futures Contracts   193   Dec 2023  $16,345,894   $282,543 
Swiss Franc Futures Contracts   90   Dec 2023   12,391,875    223,358 
Euro FX Futures Contracts   49   Dec 2023   6,497,093    48,893 
Australian Dollar Futures Contracts   175   Dec 2023   11,279,625    17,776 
British Pound Futures Contracts   86   Dec 2023   6,559,650    17,557 
Canadian Dollar Futures Contracts   47   Dec 2023   3,464,135    8,459 
           $56,538,272   $598,586 
                   
Equity Futures Contracts Sold Short                  
FTSE/JSE TOP 40 Index Futures Contracts††   42   Dec 2023  $1,488,489   $35,566 
S&P MidCap 400 Index Mini Futures Contracts   20   Dec 2023   5,040,000    13,860 
Russell 2000 Index Mini Futures Contracts   23   Dec 2023   2,067,815    12,478 
S&P/TSX 60 IX Index Futures Contracts   16   Dec 2023   2,773,582    10,762 
FTSE 100 Index Futures Contracts   3   Dec 2023   279,397    2,740 
MSCI EAFE Index Futures Contracts   6   Dec 2023   612,540    1,360 
CAC 40 10 Euro Index Futures Contracts   6   Oct 2023   452,585    414 
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts   97   Feb 2024   1,872,100    (15,845)
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts   134   Jan 2024   2,559,400    (61,459)
           $17,145,908   $(124)

 

** Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation).
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, unless otherwise noted — See Note 3.
†† Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 3.
1 Affiliated issuer.
2 All or a portion of this security is pledged as futures collateral at September 30, 2023.
3 Rate indicated is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
4 Repurchase Agreements — See Note 4.

 

 

 

Managed Futures Strategy Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

CME — Chicago Mercantile Exchange

 

See Sector Classification in Other Information section.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at September 30, 2023 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments):

 

Investments in Securities (Assets) 

Level 1 Quoted

Prices

  

Level 2

Significant

Observable

Inputs

  

Level 3

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

   Total 
Mutual Funds  $12,273,077   $   $   $12,273,077 
U.S. Treasury Bills       12,254,616        12,254,616 
Repurchase Agreements       62,229,083        62,229,083 
Commodity Futures Contracts**   1,221,628            1,221,628 
Interest Rate Futures Contracts**   830,108    57,246        887,354 
Currency Futures Contracts**   630,029            630,029 
Equity Futures Contracts**   125,007    42,002        167,009 
Total Assets  $15,079,849   $74,582,947   $   $89,662,796 

 

Investments in Securities (Liabilities) 

Level 1 Quoted

Prices

  

Level 2

Significant

Observable

Inputs

  

Level 3

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

   Total 
Commodity Futures Contracts**  $610,203   $   $   $610,203 
Equity Futures Contracts**   340,875    572        341,447 
Currency Futures Contracts**   146,819            146,819 
Interest Rate Futures Contracts**   2,349            2,349 
Total Liabilities  $1,100,246   $572   $   $1,100,818 

 

**This derivative is reported as unrealized appreciation/depreciation at period end.

 

Affiliated Transactions

 

Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a company, or control of or by, or common control under Guggenheim Investments ("GI"), result in that company being considered an affiliated issuer, as defined in the 1940 Act.

 

The Fund may invest in certain of the underlying series of Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust, including Guggenheim Strategy Fund II and Guggenheim Strategy Fund III, (collectively, the “Short Term Investment Vehicles”), each of which are open-end management investment companies managed by GI. The Short Term Investment Vehicles, which launched on March 11, 2014, are offered as short term investment options only to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by GI and/or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. The Short Term Investment Vehicles pay no investment management fees. The Short Term Investment Vehicles' annual report on Form N-CSR dated September 30, 2022, is available publicly or upon request. This information is available from the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601445/000182126822000340/gug84768.htm. The Fund may invest in certain of the underlying series of Guggenheim Funds Trust, which are open-end management investment companies managed by GI, are available to the public and whose most recent annual report on Form N-CSR is available publicly or upon request.

 

Transactions during the period ended September 30, 2023, in which the company is an affiliated issuer, were as follows:  

 

Security Name 

Value

12/31/22

   Additions   Reductions  

Realized Gain

(Loss)

  

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

  

Value

09/30/23

  

Shares

09/30/23

  

Investment

Income

 
Mutual Funds                                
  Guggenheim Strategy Fund II  $4,011,215   $   $   $   $38,377   $4,049,592    166,856   $161,586 
  Guggenheim Strategy Fund III   5,658,797                54,095    5,712,892    235,195    227,416 
  Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class   2,482,268                28,325    2,510,593    257,497    96,518 
   $12,152,280   $   $   $   $120,797   $12,273,077        $485,520 

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS - 25.2%
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 6.5%
Horizon Therapeutics plc*,1   14,874   $1,720,773 
Abcam plc ADR*   45,304    1,025,230 
Amedisys, Inc.*,1   10,905    1,018,527 
Seagen, Inc.*,1   4,755    1,008,773 
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   41,449    768,464 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical        5,541,767 
Technology - 5.8%          
VMware, Inc. — Class A*,1   12,600    2,097,653 
New Relic, Inc.*,1   11,976    1,025,385 
Arco Platform Ltd. — Class A*   51,923    715,499 
Activision Blizzard, Inc.1   6,659    623,482 
Splunk, Inc.*   3,526    515,677 
Total Technology        4,977,696 
Consumer, Cyclical - 5.8%          
Sovos Brands, Inc.*   57,776    1,302,849 
Capri Holdings Ltd.*,1   24,474    1,287,577 
Veritiv Corp.   6,071    1,025,392 
NEOGAMES S.A.*   19,035    513,945 
iRobot Corp.*,1   12,316    466,776 
Spirit Airlines, Inc.1   21,083    347,870 
Total Consumer, Cyclical        4,944,409 
Financial - 3.2%          
Avantax, Inc.*   21,542    551,044 
Greenhill & Company, Inc.   32,619    482,761 
Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.   36,286    457,929 
Sculptor Capital Management, Inc.   21,718    251,929 
Cambridge Bancorp   3,642    226,860 
RPT Realty REIT   20,895    220,651 
Great Ajax Corp. REIT   33,337    214,690 
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.   5,511    164,448 
Hersha Hospitality Trust — Class A REIT   15,639    154,201 
Global Net Lease, Inc. REIT   14    135 
Total Financial        2,724,648 
Industrial - 2.7%          
National Instruments Corp.1   14,539    866,815 
CIRCOR International, Inc.*   14,025    781,894 
Chase Corp.   5,116    650,909 
Total Industrial        2,299,618 
Energy - 1.2%          
Denbury, Inc.*   10,342    1,013,631 
Total Common Stocks          
(Cost $20,636,247)        21,501,769 
RIGHTS††† - 0.0%          
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 0.0%          
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*          
Novartis AG*   34,843     
Johnson & Johnson*   9,562    
   3,841     
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical         
Total Rights          
(Cost $3,729)         
           
MUTUAL FUNDS - 17.6%          
Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class2   674,462    6,576,008 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II2   269,618    6,543,631 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III2   79,031    1,919,669 
Total Mutual Funds          
(Cost $15,386,814)        15,039,308 
           
CLOSED-END FUNDS - 6.3%          
Tekla Life Sciences Investors   11,715    146,086 
Tekla Healthcare Investors   9,297    144,568 
Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund   14,808    142,897 
General American Investors Company, Inc.   3,467    142,632 
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund   13,816    142,443 
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc.3   14,833    141,803 
Nuveen New Jersey Quality Municipal Income Fund   13,173    139,370 
SRH Total Return Fund, Inc.   10,720    139,146 
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust   6,941    134,933 
Pioneer Municipal High Income Fund Trust   17,861    129,135 
Clough Global Equity Fund   16,960    92,941 
Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund   11,218    92,324 
DWS Municipal Income Trust   11,572    89,104 
Nuveen Real Asset Income and Growth Fund   8,257    87,689 
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc.   5,167    85,979 
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund   8,746    84,661 
BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust   9,146    83,229 
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund, Inc.   8,935    79,790 
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.   14,719    73,153 
Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust   8,020    71,779 
Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund   6,968    70,865 
Mexico Fund, Inc.   4,232    69,701 
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc.   7,740    68,576 
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.   7,537    62,557 
BNY Mellon Municipal Income, Inc.   10,605    60,130 
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc.   5,761    57,207 
Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust   6,556   56,250 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

   Shares   Value 
CLOSED-END FUNDS - 6.3% (continued)          
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc.   5,607    51,192 
abrdn National Municipal Income Fund   5,926    51,023 
Neuberger Berman Municipal Fund, Inc.3   4,880    44,945 
GAMCO Natural Resources Gold & Income Trust   8,627    42,618 
Voya Infrastructure Industrials and Materials Fund   3,946    37,211 
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade New York Municipals   4,006    36,495 
Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc.   4,650    35,526 
Neuberger Berman California Municipal Fund, Inc.   3,227    31,592 
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.3   4,456    28,919 
LMP Capital and Income Fund, Inc.   2,268    28,350 
Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund   2,980    28,250 
Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund   2,573    24,778 
Neuberger Berman New York Municipal Fund, Inc.   2,828    24,773 
Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund   2,268    18,824 
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund   3,580    18,115 
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc.   2,186    18,056 
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust   2,365    17,998 
Blackstone Strategic Credit Fund   1,637    17,991 
Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Write Income Fund   1,421    17,990 
Nuveen Dow 30sm Dynamic Overwrite Fund   1,309    17,933 
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust   1,937    17,840 
Allspring Income Opportunities   2,924    17,836 
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund, Inc.   1,373    17,808 
BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust   913    17,721 
BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust   1,164    17,646 
Nuveen New York AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund   1,867    17,643 
Virtus Convertible & Income Fund   5,667    17,624 
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund   2,390    17,614 
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund   830    17,579 
Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II   6,362   17,559 
Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund   1,731    17,552 
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund   2,316    17,509 
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund   1,814    17,451 
Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund   1,879    17,437 
PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.   1,615    17,410 
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.   1,712    17,377 
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund   1,664    17,356 
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund   1,128    17,349 
New Germany Fund, Inc.   2,122    17,337 
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund   1,934    17,329 
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.   1,692    17,309 
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc.   1,803    17,219 
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc.   1,667    17,187 
Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund   1,011    17,167 
Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.   1,984    17,102 
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund   958    17,014 
Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust   2,064    16,987 
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust   1,906    16,906 
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc.   3,157    16,827 
Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc.   1,660    16,799 
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd.3   2,074    16,696 
Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund, Inc.   2,322    16,626 
PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc.   1,395    16,433 
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust   1,742    16,427 
Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund   2,115    16,243 
BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust   3,202    15,978 
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals   1,860    15,810 
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc.   1,547    15,656 
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust   1,264    15,560 
Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust   1,830    15,354 
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc.   1,656    15,202 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

   Shares   Value 
CLOSED-END FUNDS - 6.3% (continued)          
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc.   4,167   $15,168 
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II   1,656    15,136 
Nuveen S&P 500 Dynamic Overwrite Fund   1,017    15,072 
Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund   1,463    15,010 
Invesco Municipal Trust   1,789    14,920 
Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust   1,430    14,872 
Gabelli Global Small and Mid Capital Value Trust   1,425    14,763 
BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc.   1,661    14,584 
Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.   1,080    14,515 
BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust   1,404    14,447 
Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust   1,705    14,373 
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund   673    14,369 
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund, Inc.   1,249    14,351 
Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc.   4,280    14,294 
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust   1,164    14,096 
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund   1,114    14,047 
Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II   1,859    13,775 
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund   1,428    13,666 
Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust   1,476    13,579 
Eaton Vance Municipal Income 2028 Term Trust   795    13,483 
Blackstone Long-Short Credit Income Fund   1,155    13,456 
RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc.   1,274    13,390 
BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust   1,336    13,173 
Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust   2,404    13,150 
PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III   2,013    13,024 
Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund   1,928    12,918 
BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.   2,119    12,841 
Nuveen New York Quality Municipal Income Fund   1,304    12,610 
Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund, Inc.   916    12,540 
MFS Intermediate Income Trust   4,672    12,521 
MFS Multimarket Income Trust   2,860    12,184 
MFS Charter Income Trust   2,053    12,010 
Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund, Inc.   1,159   11,845 
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.   1,314    11,813 
Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund   1,502    11,746 
Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund   1,209    11,582 
PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund   1,380    11,509 
PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II   2,282    11,456 
Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund, Inc.   4,087    11,403 
Nuveen New York Municipal Value Fund   1,414    11,326 
John Hancock Investors Trust   908    11,032 
Miller/Howard High Dividend Fund   1,111    11,021 
Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund   1,156    10,982 
Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund   2,704    10,897 
Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund, Inc.   1,778    10,828 
Principal Real Estate Income Fund   1,181    10,664 
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund   1,257    10,647 
Franklin Universal Trust   1,674    10,630 
European Equity Fund, Inc.   1,327    10,550 
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund, Inc.   1,411    10,498 
abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc.   2,648    10,460 
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund, Inc.   928    10,440 
Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc.   769    10,274 
Nuveen Municipal Income Fund, Inc.   1,188    10,217 
BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund   981    10,173 
Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund, Inc.   957    10,125 
Sprott Focus Trust, Inc.   1,347    10,116 
John Hancock Income Securities Trust   977    10,024 
MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust   1,408    9,955 
Invesco High Income Trust II3   1,000    9,940 
Nuveen Minnesota Quality Municipal Income Fund   1,013    9,877 
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund   2,234    9,830 
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund   1,194    9,803 
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.   771    9,730 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

   Shares   Value 
CLOSED-END FUNDS - 6.3% (continued)          
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.   946   $9,716 
First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund   2,876    9,692 
Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund   5,139    9,661 
PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund II   1,492    9,579 
abrdn Japan Equity Fund, Inc.   1,787    9,560 
Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund   1,087    9,500 
Source Capital, Inc.   246    9,493 
Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund   1,638    9,484 
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust   242    9,474 
First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II   947    9,470 
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund, Inc.   887    9,464 
Invesco Bond Fund   654    9,463 
Insight Select Income Fund   628    9,439 
Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund   1,898    9,357 
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund/United States   825    9,331 
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund   867    9,294 
Tri-Continental Corp.   349    9,280 
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund   4,333    9,273 
Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust   685    9,254 
Eaton Vance Tax Managed Global Buy Write Opportunities Fund   1,209    9,237 
Royce Global Value Trust, Inc.   1,055    9,190 
Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio   752    9,152 
MFS Intermediate High Income Fund   5,821    9,139 
Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust   992    9,087 
abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund, Inc.   1,048    9,076 
Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund   1,117    9,070 
PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III   1,707    9,064 
MFS High Yield Municipal Trust   2,893    9,055 
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred & Income Fund, Inc.   990    9,039 
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust   1,011    9,008 
Bancroft Fund Ltd.   571    9,005 
abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc.   1,880    8,968 
Royce Value Trust, Inc.   695    8,945 
Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.   646    8,941 
DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust   1,186   8,931 
Royce Micro-Capital Trust, Inc.   1,076    8,909 
MFS Municipal Income Trust   1,952    8,882 
MFS High Income Municipal Trust   2,842    8,867 
Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend & Income Fund   1,263    8,765 
Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund   390    8,763 
AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.   928    8,667 
Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund   1,397    8,619 
Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund   1,358    8,596 
Eaton Vance New York Municipal Bond Fund   1,032    8,555 
Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.   500    8,535 
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust   878    8,499 
CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund   1,865    8,392 
Virtus Total Return Fund, Inc.   1,719    8,251 
Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc.   416    8,145 
PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund   1,113    8,025 
Neuberger Berman Energy Infrastructure and Income Fund, Inc.   1,133    7,795 
Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.   596    7,688 
Templeton Global Income Fund   1,950    7,527 
Nuveen New York Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio   647    7,466 
Apollo Tactical Income Fund, Inc.   528    7,059 
Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund   1,508    6,952 
Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund   612    6,805 
Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.   399    6,691 
Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund   1,184    6,642 
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund   826    6,344 
Clough Global Opportunities Fund   1,336    5,918 
BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust   427    5,598 
First Trust Mortgage Income Fund   486    5,426 
Nuveen Preferred & Income Term Fund   309    5,306 
Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust   820    4,994 

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

   Shares   Value 
CLOSED-END FUNDS - 6.3% (continued)          
Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund   376   $4,775 
Nuveen Missouri Quality Municipal Income Fund   516    4,752 
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust   507    4,548 
Pioneer High Income Fund, Inc.   649    4,355 
Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund, Inc.   520    4,269 
Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund, Inc.   365    3,909 
Highland Global Allocation Fund   448    3,584 
Putnam Premier Income Trust   1,051    3,521 
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.   307    3,494 
Nuveen Global High Income Fund   279    3,192 
Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.   152    2,750 
Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc.   302    2,721 
BrandywineGLOBAL Global Income Opportunities Fund, Inc.   353    2,651 
Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund   409    2,033 
New America High Income Fund, Inc.   313    2,028 
Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund, Inc.   157    1,860 
Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust   391    1,181 
RiverNorth Capital and Income Fund   73    1,112 
MFS Government Markets Income Trust   298    912 
Special Opportunities Fund, Inc.   56    612 
Nuveen Intermediate Duration Municipal Term Fund   955     
Total Closed-End Funds          
(Cost $5,597,536)        5,372,367 

 

    Face
Amount
      
U.S. TREASURY BILLS†† - 13.9%          
U.S. Treasury Bills          
4.66% due 10/05/234,5  $6,570,000    6,567,114 
5.17% due 11/02/235   5,400,000    5,375,402 
Total U.S. Treasury Bills          
(Cost $11,940,841)        11,942,516 
           
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS††,6 - 26.6%          
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
issued 09/29/23 at 5.30%
due 10/02/231
   12,799,999    12,799,999 
Barclays Capital, Inc.
issued 09/29/23 at 5.29%
due 10/02/231
   4,972,182    4,972,182 
BofA Securities, Inc.
issued 09/29/23 at 5.30%
due 10/02/231
   4,923,077    4,923,077 
Total Repurchase Agreements          
(Cost $22,695,258)        22,695,258 

 

    Shares      
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,7 - 0.2%          
Money Market Fund          
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.26%8   141,370    141,370 
Total Securities Lending Collateral          
(Cost $141,370)        141,370 
Total Investments - 89.8%          
(Cost $76,401,795)        76,692,588 
           
COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT - (4.0)%          
Energy - (1.2)%          
Exxon Mobil Corp.   8,687    (1,021,417)
Financial - (1.3)%          
Ellington Financial, Inc.   17,695    (220,657)
Eastern Bankshares, Inc.   17,725    (222,271)
Kimco Realty Corp.   12,639    (222,320)
Provident Financial Services, Inc.   30,186    (461,544)
Total Financial        (1,126,792)
Technology - (1.5)%          
Broadcom, Inc.   1,588    (1,318,961)
Total Common Stocks Sold Short          
(Proceeds $2,899,763)        (3,467,170)
           
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS SOLD SHORT - (6.0)%          
SPDR Gold Shares — Class D   8    (1,372)
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund   100    (3,317)
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund   39    (3,525)
iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF   200    (4,468)
iShares Agency Bond ETF   52    (5,502)
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF   73    (6,686)
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF   116    (7,366)
VanEck Gold Miners ETF   425    (11,437)
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF   476    (18,064)
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund   233    (18,302)
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund   384    (22,629)
iShares Latin America 40 ETF   1,084    (27,707)
iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF   1,212    (36,542)

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

    Shares    Value 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS SOLD SHORT - (6.0)% (continued)          
iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF   477   $(37,273)
SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF   623    (42,239)
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF   423    (43,155)
Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF   1,061    (46,928)
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF   215    (57,188)
iShares MBS ETF   804    (71,395)
SPDR S&P Biotech ETF   1,394    (101,790)
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF   2,062    (104,935)
iShares Core High Dividend ETF   1,212    (119,855)
iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF   684    (120,890)
iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF   1,691   (139,541)
iShares TIPS Bond ETF   1,536    (159,314)
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund   1,528    (196,715)
Invesco Senior Loan ETF   9,555    (200,559)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust   729    (311,633)
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF   4,631    (319,169)
VanEck High Yield Muni ETF   6,631    (325,383)
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF   2,179    (330,816)
SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg High Yield Municipal Bond ETF   14,634    (348,582)
iShares National Muni Bond ETF   3,697    (379,090)
SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg Municipal Bond ETF   16,253   (710,256)
iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF   10,470    (771,848)
Total Exchange-Traded Funds Sold Short          
(Proceeds $5,659,684)        (5,105,471)
Total Securities Sold Short - (10.0)%          
(Proceeds $8,559,447)       $(8,572,641)
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - 20.2%        17,318,026 
Total Net Assets - 100.0%       $85,437,973 

 

Futures Contracts           
Description 

Number of

Contracts

   Expiration Date  Notional Amount  

Value and

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)**

 
Interest Rate Futures Contracts Purchased    
Euro - BTP Italian Government Bond Futures Contracts††   31   Dec 2023  $3,591,699   $22,866 
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note Futures Contracts   58   Dec 2023   6,264,906    19,070 
Australian Government 10 Year Bond Futures Contracts   75   Dec 2023   5,405,362    (19,184)
           $15,261,967   $22,752 
                   
Equity Futures Contracts Purchased                  
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts   224   Oct 2023  $3,976,000   $175,293 
IBEX 35 Index Futures Contracts††   16   Oct 2023   1,593,840    7,602 
Tokyo Stock Price Index Futures Contracts   16   Dec 2023   2,484,492    5,249 
Dow Jones Industrial Average Index Mini Futures Contracts   38   Dec 2023   6,409,080    1,549 
Euro STOXX 50 Index Futures Contracts   3   Dec 2023   132,854    1,020 
OMX Stockholm 30 Index Futures Contracts††   9   Oct 2023   176,755    (1,478)
CAC 40 10 Euro Index Futures Contracts   2   Oct 2023   150,862    (1,829)
FTSE MIB Index Futures Contracts   8   Dec 2023   1,192,133    (2,094)
FTSE 100 Index Futures Contracts   7   Dec 2023   651,926    (3,237)
Nikkei 225 (OSE) Index Futures Contracts   9   Dec 2023   1,916,367    (19,370)
SPI 200 Index Futures Contracts   16   Dec 2023   1,812,781    (31,874)
Russell 2000 Index Mini Futures Contracts   33   Dec 2023   2,966,865    (43,232)
NASDAQ-100 Index Mini Futures Contracts   15   Dec 2023   4,460,175    (111,730)
S&P 500 Index Mini Futures Contracts   27   Dec 2023   5,840,438    (155,079)
           $33,764,568   $(179,210)
                   
Currency Futures Contracts Purchased                  
New Zealand Dollar Futures Contracts   45   Dec 2023  $2,696,625   $28,206 
Canadian Dollar Futures Contracts   20   Dec 2023   1,474,100    (10,603)
British Pound Futures Contracts   88   Dec 2023   6,712,200    (159,150)
Japanese Yen Futures Contracts   93   Dec 2023   7,876,519    (170,314)
           $18,759,444   $(311,861)
Commodity Futures Contracts Purchased                  
NY Harbor ULSD Futures Contracts   39   Nov 2023  $5,180,994   $23,979 
Sugar #11 Futures Contracts   222   Jun 2024   6,049,411    22,518 
Soybean Oil Futures Contracts   26   Dec 2023   871,260    15,053 
Brent Crude Futures Contracts   21   Oct 2023   1,937,250    11,518 
Cotton #2 Futures Contracts   13   Dec 2023   566,735    (5,290)
LME Lead Futures Contracts   5   Nov 2023   271,000    (6,510)

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

Description 

Number of

Contracts

   Expiration Date  Notional Amount  

Value and

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)**

 
Commodity Futures Contracts Purchased (continued)                  
Cocoa Futures Contracts   25   Dec 2023  $855,500   $(6,834)
Low Sulphur Gas Oil Futures Contracts   60   Jan 2024   5,373,000    (7,599)
Lean Hogs Futures Contracts   9   Dec 2023   258,390    (10,032)
Natural Gas Futures Contracts   44   Oct 2023   1,293,160    (11,052)
Live Cattle Futures Contracts   21   Dec 2023   1,578,780    (30,096)
Soybean Meal Futures Contracts   32   Dec 2023   1,221,760    (88,141)
WTI Crude Futures Contracts   40   Dec 2023   3,483,200    (88,902)
Soybean Futures Contracts   27   Nov 2023   1,721,250    (169,738)
Gasoline RBOB Futures Contracts   52   Nov 2023   5,135,676    (292,192)
           $35,797,366   $(643,318)
                   
Commodity Futures Contracts Sold Short                  
Gasoline RBOB Futures Contracts   30   Oct 2023  $3,026,394   $215,252 
Coffee 'C' Futures Contracts   35   Dec 2023   1,905,750    177,995 
Wheat Futures Contracts   39   Dec 2023   1,053,975    154,698 
Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures Contracts   41   Dec 2023   1,357,100    66,496 
LME Nickel Futures Contracts   5   Nov 2023   557,400    50,040 
WTI Crude Futures Contracts   15   Oct 2023   1,363,050    42,112 
Sugar #11 Futures Contracts   101   Feb 2024   2,998,811    38,417 
NY Harbor ULSD Futures Contracts   24   Oct 2023   3,329,323    29,473 
Corn Futures Contracts   64   Dec 2023   1,523,200    19,386 
Natural Gas Futures Contracts   101   Nov 2023   3,350,170    6,412 
Gold 100 oz. Futures Contracts   5   Dec 2023   932,150    884 
Copper Futures Contracts   5   Dec 2023   466,250    (4,328)
LME Zinc Futures Contracts   3   Nov 2023   198,694    (14,016)
Low Sulphur Gas Oil Futures Contracts   30   Nov 2023   2,879,250    (16,550)
LME Primary Aluminum Futures Contracts   11   Nov 2023   645,288    (44,599)
           $25,586,805   $721,672 
                   
Currency Futures Contracts Sold Short                  
Swiss Franc Futures Contracts   185   Dec 2023  $25,472,188   $642,749 
Euro FX Futures Contracts   11   Dec 2023   1,458,531    11,587 
Australian Dollar Futures Contracts   71   Dec 2023   4,576,305    9,843 
           $31,507,024   $664,179 
                   
Interest Rate Futures Contracts Sold Short                  
Long Gilt Futures Contracts††   67   Dec 2023  $7,663,425   $85,600 
Euro - Bund Futures Contracts   28   Dec 2023   3,801,332    7,514 
Euro - OATS Futures Contracts   19   Dec 2023   2,468,975    6,182 
Euro - 30 year Bond Futures Contracts   6   Dec 2023   772,380    4,021 
Canadian Government 10 Year Bond Futures Contracts   4   Dec 2023   339,245    (93)
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures Contracts   9   Dec 2023   1,024,875    (1,046)
U.S. Treasury Ultra Long Bond Futures Contracts   7   Dec 2023   832,563    (1,944)
           $16,902,795   $100,234 
                   
Equity Futures Contracts Sold Short                  
S&P/TSX 60 IX Index Futures Contracts   10   Dec 2023  $1,733,488   $(6,764)
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts   205   Feb 2024   3,956,500    (27,937)
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts   285   Jan 2024   5,443,500    (124,435)
           $11,133,488   $(159,136)

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

Custom Basket Swap Agreements              
Counterparty 

Reference

Obligation

  Type  Financing Rate 

Payment

Frequency

  Maturity Date  Notional Amount  

Value and

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
OTC Custom Basket Swap Agreements††       
Goldman Sachs International  GS Long/Short Equity Custom Basket  Pay  5.78% (Federal Funds Rate + 0.45%)  At Maturity  05/06/24  $15,367,286   $50,106 
                          
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  MS Long/Short Equity Custom Basket  Pay  5.73% (Federal Funds Rate + 0.40%)  At Maturity  08/31/28   15,367,318    (464,667)
                          
Goldman Sachs International  GS Equity Market Neutral Custom Basket  Pay  5.78% (Federal Funds Rate + 0.45%)  At Maturity  05/06/24   13,204,440    (645,927)
                          
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  MS Equity Market Neutral Custom Basket  Pay  5.73% (Federal Funds Rate + 0.40%)  At Maturity  08/31/28   13,204,433    (851,392)
                  $57,143,477   $(1,911,880)
OTC Custom Basket Swap Agreements Sold Short††          
Goldman Sachs International  GS Equity Market Neutral Custom Basket  Receive  5.13% (Federal Funds Rate - 0.20%)  At Maturity  05/06/24  $13,556,862   $2,569,089 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  MS Equity Market Neutral Custom Basket  Receive  5.03% (Federal Funds Rate - 0.30%)  At Maturity  08/31/28   13,556,854    915,266 
Goldman Sachs International  GS Long/Short Equity Custom Basket  Receive  5.13% (Federal Funds Rate - 0.20%)  At Maturity  05/06/24   11,178,611    675,805 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  MS Long/Short Equity Custom Basket  Receive  5.03% (Federal Funds Rate - 0.30%)  At Maturity  08/31/28   11,271,610    649,569 
                  $49,563,937   $4,809,729 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

GS LONG/SHORT EQUITY LONG CUSTOM BASKET    

   Shares  

Percentage

Notional

Amount

  

Value and

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Communications               
Cisco Systems, Inc.   1,540    0.54%  $11,361 
Booking Holdings, Inc.   29    0.58%   5,575 
A10 Networks, Inc.   6,195    0.61%   1,368 
eBay, Inc.   1,172    0.34%   300 
GoDaddy, Inc. — Class A   495    0.24%   (457)
F5, Inc.   867    0.91%   (843)
AT&T, Inc.   7,477    0.73%   (2,131)
New York Times Co. — Class A   811    0.22%   (2,578)
Ziff Davis, Inc.   1,121    0.46%   (2,701)
Ooma, Inc.   2,831    0.24%   (4,884)
Juniper Networks, Inc.   3,884    0.70%   (4,896)
InterDigital, Inc.   1,126    0.59%   (5,150)
IDT Corp. — Class B   3,576    0.51%   (5,336)
Yelp, Inc. — Class A   3,179    0.86%   (7,844)
VeriSign, Inc.   717    0.94%   (14,153)
Verizon Communications, Inc.   4,790    1.01%   (16,482)
Gogo, Inc.   3,544    0.28%   (17,132)
Total Communications             (65,983)
Industrial               
Boise Cascade Co.   1,464    0.98%   34,364 
UFP Industries, Inc.   1,586    1.06%   23,267 
Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc.   817    0.80%   21,571 
Snap-on, Inc.   575    0.95%   19,748 
ITT, Inc.   1,623    1.03%   18,095 
Mueller Industries, Inc.   1,711    0.84%   14,335 
International Seaways, Inc.   1,129    0.33%   9,667 
Argan, Inc.   1,853    0.55%   9,560 
Scorpio Tankers, Inc.   965    0.34%   7,615 
Encore Wire Corp.   371    0.44%   6,144 
Builders FirstSource, Inc.   325    0.26%   4,552 
Ardmore Shipping Corp.   4,239    0.36%   3,153 
Teekay Tankers Ltd. — Class A   838    0.23%   2,062 
Northrop Grumman Corp.   116    0.33%   1,720 
Sanmina Corp.   835    0.29%   203 
Acuity Brands, Inc.   763    0.85%   (184)
Landstar System, Inc.   255    0.29%   (313)
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.   526    0.39%   (342)
Donaldson Company, Inc.   2,569    1.00%   (759)
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.   866    0.49%   (1,305)
Teekay Corp.   10,752    0.43%   (1,550)
Owens Corning   400    0.36%   (1,991)
Schneider National, Inc. — Class B   5,817    1.05%   (2,177)
Insteel Industries, Inc.   1,788    0.38%   (2,768)
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.   3,314    1.02%   (3,385)
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.   552    0.22%   (4,252)
Valmont Industries, Inc.   417    0.65%   (5,029)
Masco Corp.   2,167    0.75%   (5,889)
TE Connectivity Ltd.   1,001    0.80%   (6,558)
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.   527    0.79%   (6,643)
Lindsay Corp.   265    0.20%   (7,324)
Sturm Ruger & Company, Inc.   2,387    0.81%  (7,796)
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. — Class A   891    1.00%   (9,569)
Hub Group, Inc. — Class A   1,841    0.94%   (10,151)
Keysight Technologies, Inc.   411    0.35%   (11,152)
Total Industrial             86,919 
Technology               
NextGen Healthcare, Inc.   2,834    0.44%   20,290 
NetApp, Inc.   984    0.49%   15,705 
Akamai Technologies, Inc.   313    0.22%   5,059 
Diodes, Inc.   414    0.21%   4,147 
Veradigm, Inc.   4,407    0.38%   2,034 
Synaptics, Inc.   591    0.34%   780 
Autodesk, Inc.   149    0.20%   474 
Dropbox, Inc. — Class A   4,218    0.75%   (1,279)
QUALCOMM, Inc.   607    0.44%   (1,916)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.   7,389    0.84%   (2,161)
Immersion Corp.   5,422    0.23%   (2,226)
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. — Class A   750    0.34%   (2,708)
Intuit, Inc.   99    0.33%   (3,779)
International Business Machines Corp.   957    0.87%   (4,377)
Photronics, Inc.   2,795    0.37%   (4,392)
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.   2,360    0.75%   (6,691)
Box, Inc. — Class A   1,385    0.22%   (8,511)
Progress Software Corp.   1,831    0.63%   (8,586)
Total Technology             1,863 
Consumer, Non-cyclical               
H&R Block, Inc.   3,998    1.12%   45,076 
Perdoceo Education Corp.   6,814    0.76%   43,551 
Exelixis, Inc.   7,376    1.05%   25,080 
Amgen, Inc.   656    1.15%   23,241 
Dynavax Technologies Corp.   5,971    0.57%   17,068 
Hackett Group, Inc.   1,933    0.30%   8,447 
Innoviva, Inc.   11,427    0.97%   6,918 
Humana, Inc.   351    1.11%   5,887 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.   317    0.68%   4,742 
United Therapeutics Corp.   732    1.08%   2,059 
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.   563    0.22%   1,581 
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.   308    0.23%   801 
Alkermes plc   1,127    0.21%   360 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   581    0.35%   (508)
Procter & Gamble Co.   328    0.31%   (2,021)
John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.   427    0.27%   (2,094)
PayPal Holdings, Inc.   865    0.33%   (2,380)
Elevance Health, Inc.   146    0.41%   (2,466)
Altria Group, Inc.   2,496    0.68%   (3,960)
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.   1,955    0.32%   (4,230)
Envista Holdings Corp.   1,537    0.28%   (5,564)
Organon & Co.   2,353    0.27%   (6,539)
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.   4,141    0.21%   (6,773)

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

   Shares  

Percentage

Notional

Amount

  

Value and

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   2,228    1.09%  $(7,861)
Pfizer, Inc.   4,727    1.02%   (8,585)
Merck & Company, Inc.   1,550    1.04%   (14,329)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   2,733    1.03%   (16,688)
Hologic, Inc.   2,213    1.00%   (17,613)
Incyte Corp.   2,460    0.92%   (30,008)
Royalty Pharma plc — Class A   5,571    0.98%   (48,409)
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical             4,783 
Consumer, Cyclical               
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.   2,369    0.91%   36,882 
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. — Class A   1,673    1.07%   16,002 
Murphy USA, Inc.   211    0.47%   7,952 
Brunswick Corp.   945    0.49%   5,563 
Taylor Morrison Home Corp. — Class A   1,590    0.44%   4,972 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.   229    0.23%   3,170 
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.   2,174    0.42%   1,289 
Boyd Gaming Corp.   2,031    0.80%   1,026 
Cavco Industries, Inc.   119    0.21%   (265)
BorgWarner, Inc.   1,801    0.47%   (418)
Ulta Beauty, Inc.   215    0.56%   (2,162)
DR Horton, Inc.   286    0.20%   (2,242)
Everi Holdings, Inc.   2,469    0.21%   (3,372)
Steven Madden Ltd.   2,241    0.46%   (4,269)
Meritage Homes Corp.   489    0.39%   (5,153)
PulteGroup, Inc.   1,115    0.54%   (5,364)
Lennar Corp. — Class A   1,132    0.83%   (6,581)
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.   1,196    0.48%   (6,756)
Malibu Boats, Inc. — Class A   1,201    0.38%   (7,379)
KB Home   2,369    0.71%   (7,420)
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.   4,050    0.72%   (8,022)
MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.   1,945    0.28%   (8,506)
M/I Homes, Inc.   1,064    0.58%   (10,599)
Home Depot, Inc.   500    0.98%   (12,376)
Polaris, Inc.   1,495    1.01%   (21,981)
Total Consumer, Cyclical             (36,009)
Utilities               
ONE Gas, Inc.   783    0.35%   (3,575)
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.   2,779    1.03%   (6,028)
National Fuel Gas Co.   3,160    1.07%   (8,532)
Clearway Energy, Inc. — Class C   2,145    0.30%   (8,660)
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.   697    0.44%   (11,858)
Atmos Energy Corp.   1,460    1.01%   (12,494)
OGE Energy Corp.   4,925    1.07%   (22,288)
Total Utilities             (73,435)
Basic Materials               
NewMarket Corp.   353    1.05%   32,824 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   564    0.31%   9,629 
Olin Corp.   3,088    1.00%   (17,539)
Total Basic Materials             24,914 
Energy               
Exxon Mobil Corp.   1,436    1.10%   25,607 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.   444    0.44%   23,829 
Valero Energy Corp.   777    0.72%  21,313 
PBF Energy, Inc. — Class A   890    0.31%   14,993 
Cheniere Energy, Inc.   476    0.51%   10,377 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.   1,891    0.80%   921 
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.   1,964    0.46%   894 
CNX Resources Corp.   4,393    0.65%   867 
Range Resources Corp.   1,074    0.23%   384 
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. — Class A   3,646    0.54%   (725)
Equities Corp.   838    0.22%   (1,627)
Chesapeake Energy Corp.   1,848    1.04%   (1,759)
SandRidge Energy, Inc.   3,163    0.32%   (1,831)
Chord Energy Corp.   996    1.05%   (1,942)
Coterra Energy, Inc. — Class A   2,503    0.44%   (2,261)
Southwestern Energy Co.   11,611    0.49%   (2,295)
Total Energy             86,745 
Financial               
MGIC Investment Corp.   9,458    1.03%   19,381 
Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA   1,987    0.80%   18,561 
NMI Holdings, Inc. — Class A   2,008    0.35%   13,828 
Essent Group Ltd.   3,294    1.01%   10,147 
Mr Cooper Group, Inc.   2,070    0.72%   8,036 
Western Union Co.   8,043    0.69%   7,799 
SouthState Corp.   853    0.37%   2,242 
M&T Bank Corp.   434    0.36%   1,940 
Raymond James Financial, Inc.   1    0.00%   7 
East West Bancorp, Inc.   645    0.22%   (549)
International Bancshares Corp.   1,039    0.29%   (909)
Capital One Financial Corp.   436    0.28%   (1,485)
Enova International, Inc.   906    0.30%   (1,602)
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.   1,875    0.33%   (1,692)
Enact Holdings, Inc.   2,303    0.41%   (1,803)
Globe Life, Inc.   490    0.35%   (2,655)
S&T Bancorp, Inc.   1,940    0.34%   (2,664)
Independent Bank Corp.   724    0.23%   (7,229)
FB Financial Corp.   1,427    0.26%   (9,521)
Fulton Financial Corp.   6,605    0.52%   (13,905)
Equity Commonwealth   8,602    1.02%   (17,618)
Total Financial             20,309 
Total GS Long/Short Equity Long Custom Basket            $50,106 

 

GS LONG/SHORT EQUITY SHORT CUSTOM BASKET    
Consumer, Non-cyclical             
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.   2,622   (0.50)%   21,278 
Cooper Companies, Inc.   400   (1.14)%   16,513 
Utz Brands, Inc.   6,018   (0.72)%   15,953 
Equifax, Inc.   541   (0.89)%   12,097 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.   3,209   (1.25)%   11,635 
ICU Medical, Inc.   415   (0.44)%   8,110 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

   Shares   Percentage
Notional
Amount
   Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.   732    (0.53)%  $7,712 
Pilgrim's Pride Corp.   4,506    (0.92)%   5,619 
ABM Industries, Inc.   953    (0.34)%   5,194 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   434    (0.93)%   4,483 
Cintas Corp.   254    (1.09)%   4,024 
Tyson Foods, Inc. — Class A   1,942    (0.88)%   2,157 
CBIZ, Inc.   1,034    (0.48)%   1,634 
TransUnion   1,337    (0.86)%   (989)
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.   1,068    (1.04)%   (1,337)
Neogen Corp.   2,678    (0.44)%   (2,978)
RB Global, Inc.   2,547    (1.42)%   (3,938)
ICF International, Inc.   785    (0.85)%   (11,527)
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical             95,640 
Financial               
Sun Communities, Inc.   1,366    (1.45)%   51,660 
American Tower Corp. — Class A   919    (1.35)%   44,583 
Outfront Media, Inc.   7,409    (0.67)%   41,763 
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.   10,122    (1.33)%   28,002 
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.   2,357    (1.04)%   26,259 
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.   4,152    (0.57)%   23,568 
Raymond James Financial, Inc.   1,554    (1.40)%   16,447 
UMH Properties, Inc.   10,562    (1.32)%   14,739 
TFS Financial Corp.   11,247    (1.19)%   13,577 
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.   820    (1.04)%   11,855 
Americold Realty Trust, Inc.   4,301    (1.17)%   10,636 
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.   5,513    (0.83)%   10,287 
Equinix, Inc.   209    (1.36)%   9,167 
SLM Corp.   4,154    (0.51)%   8,514 
Rayonier, Inc.   1,576    (0.40)%   8,307 
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.   9,981    (0.76)%   7,397 
Pathward Financial, Inc.   1,520    (0.63)%   7,177 
Northern Trust Corp.   1,102    (0.68)%   6,101 
NU Holdings Limited/Cayman Islands — Class A   11,451    (0.74)%   5,908 
Stellar Bancorp, Inc.   2,655    (0.51)%   5,292 
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.   5,331    (0.92)%   4,966 
Popular, Inc.   2,113    (1.19)%   4,716 
Crown Castle, Inc.   506    (0.42)%   3,451 
BOK Financial Corp.   1,193    (0.85)%   2,676 
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.   3,365    (0.57)%   2,434 
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.   913    (0.91)%   1,673 
PotlatchDeltic Corp.   2,322    (0.94)%   1,494 
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.   779    (0.44)%   1,333 
Assured Guaranty Ltd.   1,123    (0.61)%   1,232 
AGNC Investment Corp.   9,083    (0.77)%   889 
Progressive Corp.   369    (0.46)%   (356)
Ventas, Inc.   3,358    (1.27)%   (594)
Carlyle Group, Inc.   3,730    (1.01)%   (1,534)
Apollo Global Management, Inc.   716    (0.57)%   (1,798)
Allstate Corp.   1,226    (1.22)%   (4,455)
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.   1,811    (1.08)%   (5,314)
Welltower, Inc.   1,724    (1.26)%   (8,238)
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.   3,131    (1.37)%   (8,968)
Iron Mountain, Inc.   2,575    (1.37)%   (13,082)
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.   560    (0.61)%   (13,828)
KKR & Company, Inc. — Class A   2,664    (1.47)%   (14,742)
Total Financial             303,194 
Utilities               
AES Corp.   9,458    (1.29)%   49,468 
Avista Corp.   4,332    (1.25)%   37,394 
Portland General Electric Co.   3,808    (1.38)%   22,719 
PG&E Corp.   10,004    (1.43)%   11,145 
Edison International   2,420    (1.37)%   10,646 
Exelon Corp.   2,332    (0.79)%   4,459 
Spire, Inc.   1,948    (0.99)%   3,210 
FirstEnergy Corp.   3,270    (1.00)%   2,531 
Duke Energy Corp.   1,868    (1.46)%   (2,895)
Total Utilities             138,677 
Basic Materials               
Hecla Mining Co.   20,740    (0.73)%   30,329 
Piedmont Lithium, Inc.   1,690    (0.60)%   24,676 
Alcoa Corp.   3,738    (0.97)%   14,387 
Royal Gold, Inc.   672    (0.64)%   10,095 
Avient Corp.   1,649    (0.52)%   7,251 
Ecolab, Inc.   500    (0.76)%   6,095 
Novagold Resources, Inc.   23,863    (0.82)%   5,885 
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.   1,469    (0.99)%   2,367 
Century Aluminum Co.   6,934    (0.45)%   1,496 
Mercer International, Inc.   8,084    (0.62)%   (471)
Carpenter Technology Corp.   1,841    (1.11)%   (39,958)
Total Basic Materials             62,152 
Energy               
Baker Hughes Co.   2,167    (0.68)%   1,473 
Halliburton Co.   3,229    (1.17)%   (581)
Archrock, Inc.   5,769    (0.65)%   (684)
Expro Group Holdings N.V.   2,783    (0.58)%   (1,000)
NOV, Inc.   6,198    (1.16)%   (2,002)
Noble Corporation plc   1,098    (0.50)%   (4,717)
TechnipFMC plc   5,096    (0.93)%   (5,442)
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.   5,260    (0.53)%   (8,336)
Valaris Ltd.   862    (0.58)%   (10,991)
Hess Corp.   1,035    (1.41)%   (15,698)
Total Energy             (47,978)
Consumer, Cyclical               
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.   5,772    (1.14)%   25,894 
UniFirst Corp.   650    (0.95)%   20,086 
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.   5,644    (0.70)%   16,880 
Shake Shack, Inc. — Class A   1,044    (0.54)%   10,440 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

   Shares   Percentage
Notional
Amount
   Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. — Class A   990    (0.80)%  $5,674 
Life Time Group Holdings, Inc.   3,360    (0.46)%   5,495 
VF Corp.   5,733    (0.91)%   2,580 
OPENLANE, Inc.   5,290    (0.71)%   1,085 
Newell Brands, Inc.   5,446    (0.44)%   (661)
Tesla, Inc.   133    (0.30)%   (3,728)
Total Consumer, Cyclical             83,745 
Industrial               
MasTec, Inc.   721    (0.46)%   15,737 
3M Co.   1,025    (0.86)%   12,604 
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. — Class A   1,220    (0.83)%   8,578 
GATX Corp.   797    (0.78)%   4,009 
Tetra Tech, Inc.   427    (0.58)%   2,481 
Republic Services, Inc. — Class A   227    (0.29)%   1,596 
Stericycle, Inc.   1,498    (0.60)%   156 
General Electric Co.   1    0.00%   (23)
Jacobs Solutions, Inc.   247    (0.30)%   (1,077)
Trinity Industries, Inc.   3,375    (0.74)%   (1,686)
MSA Safety, Inc.   647    (0.91)%   (11,002)
Total Industrial             31,373 
Technology               
Science Applications International Corp.   1,390    (1.30)%   12,736 
Evolent Health, Inc. — Class A   2,259    (0.55)%   10,585 
KBR, Inc.   2,231    (1.18)%   5,285 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.   579    (0.73)%   (149)
Paycor HCM, Inc.   5,289    (1.08)%   (258)
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.   1,550    (0.94)%   (11,685)
Total Technology             16,514 
Communications               
DoorDash, Inc. — Class A   811    (0.58)%   (7,512)
Total GS Long/Short Equity Short Custom Basket            $675,805 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

MS LONG/SHORT EQUITY LONG CUSTOM BASKET

 

   Shares  

Percentage

Notional

Amount

  

Value and

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Communications            
AT&T, Inc.   7,477    0.73%  $2,228 
Gogo, Inc.   3,544    0.28%   2,056 
A10 Networks, Inc.   6,195    0.61%   1,092 
GoDaddy, Inc. — Class A   495    0.24%   887 
eBay, Inc.   1,172    0.34%   (809)
Booking Holdings, Inc.   29    0.58%   (815)
F5, Inc.   867    0.91%   (2,185)
New York Times Co. — Class A   811    0.22%   (2,646)
Ziff Davis, Inc.   1,121    0.46%   (2,753)
Ooma, Inc.   2,831    0.24%   (2,940)
VeriSign, Inc.   717    0.94%   (3,771)
IDT Corp. — Class B   3,576    0.51%   (5,258)
Cisco Systems, Inc.   1,540    0.54%   (5,529)
Juniper Networks, Inc.   3,884    0.70%   (5,558)
InterDigital, Inc.   1,126    0.59%   (6,155)
Yelp, Inc. — Class A   3,179    0.86%   (7,584)
Verizon Communications, Inc.   4,790    1.01%   (11,085)
Total Communications             (50,825)
Industrial               
Acuity Brands, Inc.   763    0.85%   6,881 
Encore Wire Corp.   371    0.44%   6,253 
Argan, Inc.   1,853    0.55%   5,938 
Scorpio Tankers, Inc.   965    0.34%   3,484 
Ardmore Shipping Corp.   4,239    0.36%   2,394 
International Seaways, Inc.   1,129    0.33%   2,303 
Sturm Ruger & Company, Inc.   2,387    0.81%   2,205 
Teekay Tankers Ltd. — Class A   838    0.23%   2,124 
Northrop Grumman Corp.   116    0.33%   1,729 
Hub Group, Inc. — Class A   1,841    0.94%   568 
Sanmina Corp.   835    0.29%   153 
Keysight Technologies, Inc.   411    0.35%   (407)
Teekay Corp.   10,752    0.43%   (651)
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.   526    0.39%   (1,094)
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.   866    0.49%   (1,329)
Lindsay Corp.   265    0.20%   (1,652)
Mueller Industries, Inc.   1,711    0.84%   (2,165)
Owens Corning   400    0.36%   (2,201)
Schneider National, Inc. — Class B   5,817    1.05%   (2,323)
Insteel Industries, Inc.   1,788    0.38%   (2,645)
UFP Industries, Inc.   1,586    1.06%   (2,942)
Landstar System, Inc.   255    0.29%   (3,282)
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.   552    0.22%   (3,787)
Valmont Industries, Inc.   417    0.65%   (4,441)
TE Connectivity Ltd.   1,001    0.80%   (6,475)
Builders FirstSource, Inc.   325    0.26%   (6,679)
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.   527    0.79%   (6,894)
ITT, Inc.   1,623    1.03%   (6,959)
Snap-on, Inc.   575    0.95%   (7,232)
Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc.   817    0.80%   (8,129)
Boise Cascade Co.   1,464    0.98%  (8,277)
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. — Class A   891    1.00%   (9,636)
Donaldson Company, Inc.   2,569    1.00%   (10,408)
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.   3,314    1.02%   (10,886)
Masco Corp.   2,167    0.75%   (12,048)
Total Industrial             (88,510)
Technology               
NextGen Healthcare, Inc.   2,834    0.44%   15,644 
Synaptics, Inc.   591    0.34%   710 
Akamai Technologies, Inc.   313    0.22%   454 
NetApp, Inc.   984    0.49%   (807)
Veradigm, Inc.   4,407    0.38%   (1,000)
Dropbox, Inc. — Class A   4,218    0.75%   (1,198)
Diodes, Inc.   414    0.21%   (1,210)
QUALCOMM, Inc.   607    0.44%   (1,898)
Immersion Corp.   5,422    0.23%   (2,217)
Autodesk, Inc.   149    0.20%   (2,239)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.   7,389    0.84%   (2,466)
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. — Class A   750    0.34%   (2,686)
Box, Inc. — Class A   1,385    0.22%   (3,144)
Intuit, Inc.   99    0.33%   (3,698)
International Business Machines Corp.   957    0.87%   (6,249)
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.   2,360    0.75%   (7,264)
Photronics, Inc.   2,795    0.37%   (8,529)
Progress Software Corp.   1,831    0.63%   (14,643)
Total Technology             (42,440)
Consumer, Non-cyclical               
H&R Block, Inc.   3,998    1.12%   12,634 
Amgen, Inc.   656    1.15%   9,439 
Humana, Inc.   351    1.11%   6,781 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.   317    0.68%   5,035 
Perdoceo Education Corp.   6,814    0.76%   3,611 
Innoviva, Inc.   11,427    0.97%   2,887 
Dynavax Technologies Corp.   5,971    0.57%   2,448 
United Therapeutics Corp.   732    1.08%   1,778 
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.   563    0.22%   1,567 
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.   308    0.23%   703 
Hackett Group, Inc.   1,933    0.30%   39 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   2,228    1.09%   (456)
Philip Morris International, Inc.   581    0.35%   (601)
Alkermes plc   1,127    0.21%   (1,330)
Procter & Gamble Co.   328    0.31%   (2,038)
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.   1,955    0.32%   (2,122)
Elevance Health, Inc.   146    0.41%   (2,291)
John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.   427    0.27%   (2,296)
PayPal Holdings, Inc.   865    0.33%   (3,650)
Exelixis, Inc.   7,376    1.05%   (3,983)
Altria Group, Inc.   2,496    0.68%   (4,049)
Envista Holdings Corp.   1,537    0.28%   (5,502)
Organon & Co.   2,353    0.27%   (6,277)
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.   4,141    0.21%   (9,059)

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

   Shares  

Percentage

Notional

Amount

  

Value and

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Merck & Company, Inc.   1,550    1.04%  $(9,113)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   2,733    1.03%   (9,483)
Pfizer, Inc.   4,727    1.02%   (9,952)
Hologic, Inc.   2,213    1.00%   (11,695)
Royalty Pharma plc — Class A   5,571    0.98%   (14,628)
Incyte Corp.   2,460    0.92%   (16,509)
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical             (68,112)
Consumer, Cyclical               
Murphy USA, Inc.   211    0.47%   5,223 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.   229    0.23%   3,311 
MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.   1,945    0.28%   1,324 
Malibu Boats, Inc. — Class A   1,201    0.38%   539 
Brunswick Corp.   945    0.49%   (39)
BorgWarner, Inc.   1,801    0.47%   (275)
Cavco Industries, Inc.   119    0.21%   (1,649)
Ulta Beauty, Inc.   215    0.56%   (2,152)
DR Horton, Inc.   286    0.20%   (2,268)
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.   2,369    0.91%   (2,468)
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.   2,174    0.42%   (2,608)
Everi Holdings, Inc.   2,469    0.21%   (3,062)
Steven Madden Ltd.   2,242    0.46%   (4,307)
Meritage Homes Corp.   489    0.39%   (5,386)
PulteGroup, Inc.   1,115    0.54%   (5,579)
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. — Class A   1,673    1.07%   (5,947)
Lennar Corp. — Class A   1,132    0.83%   (5,962)
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.   1,196    0.48%   (5,997)
Taylor Morrison Home Corp. — Class A   1,590    0.44%   (6,769)
Polaris, Inc.   1,495    1.01%   (10,288)
KB Home   2,369    0.71%   (10,525)
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.   4,050    0.72%   (11,082)
Boyd Gaming Corp.   2,031    0.80%   (11,792)
Home Depot, Inc.   500    0.98%   (12,314)
M/I Homes, Inc.   1,064    0.58%   (13,510)
Total Consumer, Cyclical             (113,582)
Utilities               
OGE Energy Corp.   4,925    1.07%   (3,005)
ONE Gas, Inc.   783    0.35%   (3,729)
National Fuel Gas Co.   3,160    1.07%   (4,933)
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.   2,779    1.03%   (6,263)
Clearway Energy, Inc. — Class C   2,145    0.30%   (7,743)
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.   697    0.44%   (8,459)
Atmos Energy Corp.   1,460    1.01%   (13,946)
Total Utilities             (48,078)
Basic Materials               
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   564    0.31%   4,890 
Livent Corp.   1    0.00%   17 
NewMarket Corp.   353    1.05%   (4,885)
Olin Corp.   3,088    1.00%   (20,702)
Total Basic Materials             (20,680)
Energy               
Exxon Mobil Corp.   1,436    1.10%   9,176 
Valero Energy Corp.   777    0.72%   8,514 
PBF Energy, Inc. — Class A   890    0.31%  5,910 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.   444    0.44%   3,805 
CNX Resources Corp.   4,393    0.65%   1,317 
Cheniere Energy, Inc.   476    0.51%   1,314 
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.   1,964    0.46%   800 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.   1,891    0.80%   641 
Range Resources Corp.   1,074    0.23%   451 
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. — Class A   3,646    0.54%   401 
Equities Corp.   838    0.22%   (1,434)
Chord Energy Corp.   996    1.05%   (1,728)
SandRidge Energy, Inc.   3,163    0.32%   (1,869)
Southwestern Energy Co.   11,611    0.49%   (1,880)
Coterra Energy, Inc. — Class A   2,503    0.44%   (2,284)
Chesapeake Energy Corp.   1,848    1.04%   (3,771)
Total Energy             19,363 
Financial               
Western Union Co.   8,043    0.69%   5,517 
M&T Bank Corp.   434    0.36%   1,930 
Enova International, Inc.   906    0.30%   489 
Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA   1,987    0.80%   278 
Raymond James Financial, Inc.   1    0.00%   7 
East West Bancorp, Inc.   645    0.22%   (571)
Globe Life, Inc.   490    0.35%   (1,392)
International Bancshares Corp.   1,039    0.29%   (1,527)
Capital One Financial Corp.   436    0.28%   (1,535)
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.   1,875    0.33%   (1,765)
Enact Holdings, Inc.   2,303    0.41%   (1,805)
S&T Bancorp, Inc.   1,940    0.34%   (2,363)
FB Financial Corp.   1,427    0.26%   (2,883)
NMI Holdings, Inc. — Class A   2,008    0.35%   (2,985)
Independent Bank Corp.   724    0.23%   (3,527)
SouthState Corp.   853    0.37%   (4,214)
Equity Commonwealth   8,602    1.03%   (5,690)
Mr Cooper Group, Inc.   2,070    0.72%   (5,839)
Fulton Financial Corp.   6,605    0.52%   (7,491)
MGIC Investment Corp.   9,458    1.02%   (7,785)
Essent Group Ltd.   3,294    1.01%   (8,652)
Total Financial             (51,803)
Total MS Long/Short Equity Long Custom Basket            $(464,667)

 

MS LONG/SHORT EQUITY SHORT CUSTOM BASKET

Consumer, Non-cyclical            
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.   2,622    (0.50)%   18,199 
Cooper Companies, Inc.   400    (1.14)%   16,197 
TransUnion   1,337    (0.85)%   12,685 
Neogen Corp.   2,678    (0.44)%   12,265 
Equifax, Inc.   541    (0.88)%   11,639 
ICF International, Inc.   785    (0.84)%   11,186 
Utz Brands, Inc.   6,018    (0.72)%   10,315 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

   Shares  

Percentage

Notional

Amount

  

Value and

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
ICU Medical, Inc.   415    (0.44)%  $8,796 
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.   732    (0.53)%   8,333 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.   3,209    (1.24)%   7,081 
Pilgrim's Pride Corp.   4,506    (0.91)%   5,704 
ABM Industries, Inc.   953    (0.34)%   5,156 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   434    (0.93)%   4,367 
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.   1,068    (1.04)%   4,315 
Cintas Corp.   254    (1.08)%   3,901 
Tyson Foods, Inc. — Class A   1,942    (0.87)%   1,917 
CBIZ, Inc.   1,034    (0.48)%   1,719 
RB Global, Inc.   2,547    (1.41)%   703 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical             144,478 
Financial               
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.   820    (1.03)%   25,927 
TFS Financial Corp.   11,247    (1.18)%   19,967 
American Tower Corp. — Class A   919    (1.34)%   15,124 
Americold Realty Trust, Inc.   4,301    (1.16)%   13,935 
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.   10,122    (1.32)%   12,558 
Equinix, Inc.   209    (1.35)%   10,949 
Iron Mountain, Inc.   2,575    (1.36)%   10,530 
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.   2,357    (1.03)%   9,711 
UMH Properties, Inc.   10,562    (1.31)%   9,706 
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.   4,152    (0.56)%   9,342 
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.   1,811    (1.07)%   9,177 
Outfront Media, Inc.   7,409    (0.66)%   8,377 
Carlyle Group, Inc.   3,730    (1.00)%   8,066 
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.   9,981    (0.75)%   7,470 
Northern Trust Corp.   1,102    (0.68)%   7,296 
Raymond James Financial, Inc.   1,554    (1.38)%   6,451 
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.   5,513    (0.82)%   6,217 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.   560    (0.60)%   5,967 
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.   5,331    (0.92)%   5,104 
Sun Communities, Inc.   1,366    (1.43)%   5,084 
Popular, Inc.   2,113    (1.18)%   4,943 
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.   3,365    (0.56)%   4,913 
Pathward Financial, Inc.   1,520    (0.62)%   4,672 
AGNC Investment Corp.   9,083    (0.76)%   4,123 
Crown Castle, Inc.   506    (0.41)%   3,459 
KKR & Company, Inc. — Class A   2,664    (1.46)%   3,189 
BOK Financial Corp.   1,193    (0.85)%   2,617 
SLM Corp.   4,154    (0.50)%   2,594 
Rayonier, Inc.   1,576    (0.40)%   2,269 
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.   3,131    (1.36)%   2,122 
Welltower, Inc.   1,724    (1.25)%   1,655 
PotlatchDeltic Corp.   2,322    (0.94)%   1,508 
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.   779    (0.44)%  1,329 
Ventas, Inc.   3,358    (1.26)%   223 
Stellar Bancorp, Inc.   2,655    (0.50)%   (133)
Apollo Global Management, Inc.   716    (0.57)%   (1,861)
Assured Guaranty Ltd.   1,123    (0.60)%   (1,887)
Progressive Corp.   369    (0.46)%   (2,151)
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.   913    (0.90)%   (3,889)
Allstate Corp.   1,226    (1.21)%   (4,285)
34450 NU Holdings Limited/Cayman Islands — Class A   11,451    (0.74)%   (4,580)
Total Financial             227,788 
Utilities               
AES Corp.   9,458    (1.28)%   24,567 
Edison International   2,420    (1.36)%   13,146 
Portland General Electric Co.   3,808    (1.37)%   12,466 
Exelon Corp.   2,332    (0.78)%   4,527 
Avista Corp.   4,332    (1.24)%   3,904 
Spire, Inc.   1,948    (0.98)%   3,266 
FirstEnergy Corp.   3,270    (0.99)%   2,632 
PG&E Corp.   10,004    (1.43)%   1,771 
Duke Energy Corp.   1,868    (1.46)%   (2,397)
Total Utilities             63,882 
Basic Materials               
Hecla Mining Co.   20,740    (0.72)%   8,617 
Piedmont Lithium, Inc.   1,690    (0.60)%   8,603 
Avient Corp.   1,649    (0.52)%   7,899 
Ecolab, Inc.   500    (0.75)%   6,088 
Novagold Resources, Inc.   23,863    (0.81)%   3,964 
Alcoa Corp.   3,738    (0.96)%   3,804 
Royal Gold, Inc.   672    (0.63)%   3,395 
Century Aluminum Co.   6,934    (0.44)%   1,795 
Livent Corp.   1    0.00%   (6)
Mercer International, Inc.   8,084    (0.62)%   (547)
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.   1,469    (0.98)%   (558)
Carpenter Technology Corp.   1,841    (1.10)%   (8,604)
Total Basic Materials             34,450 
Energy               
Noble Corporation plc   1,098    (0.49)%   2,295 
Hess Corp.   1,035    (1.40)%   2,034 
Baker Hughes Co.   2,167    (0.68)%   1,885 
NOV, Inc.   6,198    (1.15)%   1,536 
Expro Group Holdings N.V.   2,783    (0.57)%   1,063 
Valaris Ltd.   862    (0.57)%   120 
Archrock, Inc.   5,769    (0.64)%   (455)
Halliburton Co.   3,229    (1.16)%   (2,645)
TechnipFMC plc   5,096    (0.92)%   (3,391)
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.   5,260    (0.52)%   (5,417)
Total Energy             (2,975)
Consumer, Cyclical               
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.   5,644    (0.69)%   17,158 
VF Corp.   5,733    (0.90)%   11,737 
Shake Shack, Inc. — Class A   1,044    (0.54)%   11,486 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.   5,772    (1.14)%   10,978 

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

   Shares  

Percentage

Notional

Amount

  

Value and

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
UniFirst Corp.   650    (0.94)%  $8,528 
Newell Brands, Inc.   5,446    (0.44)%   7,968 
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. — Class A   990    (0.79)%   5,802 
Life Time Group Holdings, Inc.   3,360    (0.45)%   5,659 
OPENLANE, Inc.   5,290    (0.70)%   3,650 
Tesla, Inc.   133    (0.30)%   945 
Steven Madden Ltd.   1    0.00%   3 
Total Consumer, Cyclical             83,914 
Industrial               
MSA Safety, Inc.   647    (0.90)%   16,195 
MasTec, Inc.   721    (0.46)%   15,630 
3M Co.   1,025    (0.85)%   12,828 
GATX Corp.   797    (0.77)%   4,141 
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. — Class A   1,220    (0.83)%   3,169 
Tetra Tech, Inc.   427    (0.58)%   2,568 
Stericycle, Inc.   1,498    (0.59)%   373 
Republic Services, Inc. — Class A   227    (0.29)%   368 
General Electric Co.   1    0.00%   (23)
Jacobs Solutions, Inc.   247    (0.30)%   (1,078)
Trinity Industries, Inc.   3,375    (0.73)%   (1,694)
Total Industrial             52,477 
Technology               
Science Applications International Corp.   1,390    (1.30)%   16,704 
Privia Health Group, Inc.   4,042    (0.82)%   13,049 
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.   1,550    (0.93)%   7,239 
KBR, Inc.   2,231    (1.17)%   5,756 
Paycor HCM, Inc.   5,289    (1.07)%   3,131 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.   579    (0.72)%   (112)
Evolent Health, Inc. — Class A   2,259    (0.55)%   (3,672)
Total Technology             42,095 
Communications               
DoorDash, Inc. — Class A   811    (0.57)%   3,460 
Total MS Long/Short Equity Short Custom Basket            $649,569 

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

MS EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL  LONG CUSTOM BASKET  

 

   Shares  

Percentage

Notional

Amount

  

Value and

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Financial            
CareTrust REIT, Inc.   52,141    8.09%  $18,477 
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.   16,968    1.97%   5,276 
VICI Properties, Inc.   1    0.00%   5 
InvenTrust Properties Corp.   29,967    5.40%   (3,113)
Extra Space Storage, Inc.   4,087    3.76%   (20,636)
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.   12,855    8.11%   (22,812)
Ventas, Inc.   15,297    4.88%   (23,433)
NETSTREIT Corp.   18,230    2.15%   (24,581)
Simon Property Group, Inc.   4,703    3.85%   (25,790)
Boston Properties, Inc.   4,474    2.02%   (32,564)
Kite Realty Group Trust   29,173    4.73%   (33,411)
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.   19,196    6.62%   (35,699)
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. — Class A   33,905    1.44%   (42,385)
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.   35,784    5.63%   (42,883)
Invitation Homes, Inc.   19,406    4.66%   (46,531)
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.   24,300    3.38%   (53,885)
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.   4,583    5.96%   (55,005)
Equity Residential   12,123    5.39%   (73,928)
Agree Realty Corp.   11,727    4.91%   (76,855)
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.   27,213    4.57%   (80,473)
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.   21,986    8.23%   (90,093)
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.   5,610    4.25%   (91,073)
Total Financial             (851,392)
Total MS Equity Market Neutral  Long Custom Basket            $(851,392)

 

MS EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL  SHORT CUSTOM BASKET

Financial               
Realty Income Corp.   21,066    (7.76)%   128,289 
Essex Property Trust, Inc.   4,042    (6.32)%   106,214 
Global Net Lease, Inc.   63,617    (4.51)%   96,722 
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.   4,791    (4.55)%   79,240 
STAG Industrial, Inc.   37,109    (9.45)%   74,904 
Federal Realty Investment Trust   8,840    (5.91)%   64,559 
Douglas Emmett, Inc.   69,240    (6.52)%   63,208 
JBG SMITH Properties   50,077    (5.34)%   61,414 
Camden Property Trust   3,720    (2.60)%   48,405 
Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.   22,444    (2.37)%   41,956 
Apartment Income REIT Corp.   11,718    (2.65)%   39,254 
Macerich Co.   46,306    (3.73)%   36,246 
Service Properties Trust   62,354    (3.54)%   35,363 
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust   34,369    (3.45)%   30,344 
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.   41,207    (10.18)%   13,915 
Welltower, Inc.   9,804    (5.92)%   9,328 
LTC Properties, Inc.   7,608    (1.80)%   5,483 
National Health Investors, Inc.   4,830    (1.83)%   (1,134)
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.   16,723    (4.09)%   (22,470)
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.   71,588    (4.94)%   (26,527)
Total Financial             884,713 
Exchange-Traded Funds               
Vanguard Real Estate ETF   4,553    (2.54)%   30,553 
Total MS Equity Market Neutral  Short Custom Basket            $915,266 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

GS EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL  LONG CUSTOM BASKET 
   Shares  

Percentage

Notional

Amount

  

Value and

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Financial            
CareTrust REIT, Inc.   52,141    8.10%  $127,263 
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.   12,855    8.11%   69,733 
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.   19,196    6.62%   38,683 
InvenTrust Properties Corp.   29,967    5.40%   24,842 
Kite Realty Group Trust   29,173    4.73%   17,456 
Ventas, Inc.   15,297    4.88%   15,921 
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.   35,784    5.63%   8,207 
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.   16,968    1.97%   6,910 
VICI Properties, Inc.   1    0.00%   5 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.   4,583    5.96%   (18,604)
Simon Property Group, Inc.   4,703    3.85%   (20,053)
Extra Space Storage, Inc.   4,087    3.76%   (20,066)
Boston Properties, Inc.   4,474    2.02%   (38,829)
NETSTREIT Corp.   18,230    2.15%   (43,094)
Invitation Homes, Inc.   19,406    4.66%   (49,532)
Equity Residential   12,123    5.39%   (63,813)
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.   24,300    3.38%   (70,849)
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.   27,213    4.57%   (80,166)
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.   21,986    8.22%   (103,763)
Agree Realty Corp.   11,727    4.91%   (118,088)
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. — Class A   33,905    1.44%   (130,226)
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.   5,610    4.25%   (197,864)
Total Financial             (645,927)
Total GS Equity Market Neutral  Long Custom Basket            $(645,927)

 

GS EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL  SHORT CUSTOM BASKET        
Financial            
Douglas Emmett, Inc.   69,240    (6.52)%   657,715 
Realty Income Corp.   21,066    (7.76)%   366,377 
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.   4,791    (4.55)%   279,692 
Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.   22,444    (2.37)%   251,489 
Essex Property Trust, Inc.   4,042    (6.32)%   219,732 
Camden Property Trust   3,720    (2.60)%   194,097 
Apartment Income REIT Corp.   11,718    (2.65)%   175,969 
JBG SMITH Properties   50,077    (5.34)%   167,404 
Global Net Lease, Inc.   63,617    (4.51)%   119,989 
Federal Realty Investment Trust   8,840    (5.91)%   84,483 
Service Properties Trust   62,354    (3.54)%   75,617 
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.   71,588    (4.94)%   26,516 
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust   34,369    (3.45)%   22,433 
Macerich Co.   46,306    (3.73)%   18,271 
LTC Properties, Inc.   7,608    (1.80)%   14,228 
National Health Investors, Inc.   4,830    (1.83)%   9,526 
STAG Industrial, Inc.   37,109    (9.45)%   2,462 
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.   41,207    (10.18)%   (23,952)
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.   16,723    (4.09)%   (88,163)
Welltower, Inc.   9,804    (5.92)%   (170,404)
Total Financial             2,403,481 
Exchange-Traded Funds               
Vanguard Real Estate ETF   4,553    (2.54)%   165,608 
Total GS Equity Market Neutral  Short Custom Basket            $2,569,089 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

* Non-income producing security.
** Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation).
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, unless otherwise noted — See Note 3.
†† Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 3.
††† Value determined based on Level 3 inputs — See Note 3.
1 All or a portion of this security is pledged as short security and equity custom basket collateral at September 30, 2023.
2 Affiliated issuer.
3 All or a portion of this security is on loan at September 30, 2023 — See Note 5.
4 All or a portion of this security is pledged as futures collateral at September 30, 2023.
5 Rate indicated is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
6 Repurchase Agreements — See Note 4.
7 Securities lending collateral — See Note 5.
8 Rate indicated is the 7-day yield as of September 30, 2023.

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

GS — Goldman Sachs International

MS — Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

plc — Public Limited Company

REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust

See Sector Classification in Other Information section.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at September 30, 2023 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments):

Investments in Securities (Assets) 

Level 1
Quoted

Prices

  

Level 2

Significant

Observable

Inputs

  

Level 3

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

   Total 
Common Stocks  $21,501,769   $   $   $21,501,769 
Rights           *    
Mutual Funds   15,039,308            15,039,308 
Closed-End Funds   5,372,367            5,372,367 
U.S. Treasury Bills       11,942,516        11,942,516 
Repurchase Agreements       22,695,258        22,695,258 
Securities Lending Collateral   141,370            141,370 
Commodity Futures Contracts**   874,233            874,233 
Currency Futures Contracts**   692,385            692,385 
Equity Futures Contracts**   183,111    7,602        190,713 
Interest Rate Futures Contracts**   36,787    108,466        145,253 
Equity Custom Basket Swap Agreements**       4,859,835        4,859,835 
Total Assets  $43,841,330   $39,613,677   $     —   $83,455,007 

 

Investments in Securities (Liabilities) 

Level 1
Quoted

Prices

  

Level 2

Significant

Observable

Inputs

  

Level 3

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

   Total 
Common Stocks Sold Short  $3,467,170   $   $      —   $3,467,170 
Exchange-Traded Funds Sold Short   5,105,471            5,105,471 
Commodity Futures Contracts**   795,879            795,879 
Equity Futures Contracts**   527,581    1,478        529,059 
Currency Futures Contracts**   340,067            340,067 
Interest Rate Futures Contracts**   22,267            22,267 
Equity Custom Basket Swap Agreements**       1,961,986        1,961,986 
Total Liabilities  $10,258,435   $1,963,464   $   $12,221,899 

 

*Security has a market value of $0.
**This derivative is reported as unrealized appreciation/depreciation at period end.

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023
   

 

Affiliated Transactions

 

Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a company, or control of or by, or common control under Guggenheim Investments ("GI"), result in that company being considered an affiliated issuer, as defined in the 1940 Act.

 

The Fund may invest in certain of the underlying series of Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust, including Guggenheim Strategy Fund II and Guggenheim Strategy Fund III, (collectively, the “Short Term Investment Vehicles”), each of which are open-end management investment companies managed by GI. The Short Term Investment Vehicles, which launched on March 11, 2014, are offered as short term investment options only to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by GI and/or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. The Short Term Investment Vehicles pay no investment management fees. The Short Term Investment Vehicles' annual report on Form N-CSR dated September 30, 2022, is available publicly or upon request. This information is available from the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601445/000182126822000340/gug84768.htm. The Fund may invest in certain of the underlying series of Guggenheim Funds Trust, which are open-end management investment companies managed by GI, are available to the public and whose most recent annual report on Form N-CSR is available publicly or upon request.

 

Transactions during the period ended September 30, 2023, in which the company is an affiliated issuer, were as follows:

 

Security Name 

Value

12/31/22

   Additions   Reductions  

Realized Gain

(Loss)

  

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

  

Value

09/30/23

  

Shares

09/30/23

  

Investment

Income

 
Mutual Funds                                
  Guggenheim Strategy Fund II  $6,481,618   $   $   $   $62,013   $6,543,631    269,618   $261,103 
  Guggenheim Strategy Fund III   1,901,492                18,177    1,919,669    79,031    76,417 
  Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class   6,501,817                74,191    6,576,008    674,462    252,812 
   $14,884,927   $   $   $   $154,381   $15,039,308        $590,332 

 

 

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

 

Note 1 – Organization, Consolidation of Subsidiaries and Significant Accounting Policies

 

Organization

The Rydex Series Funds (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is registered with the U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ”1940 Act”), as an open-ended investment company of the series type. Each series, in effect, is representing a separate fund (each, a "Fund"). The Trust may issue an unlimited number of authorized shares. The Trust accounts for the assets of each Fund separately.

 

This report covers the following funds (collectively, the “Funds”):

 

Fund Name

Investment

Company Type

Commodities Strategy Fund Non-diversified
Managed Futures Strategy Fund Diversified
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund Diversified

 

For information on the Funds' policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Funds' most recent semi-annual or annual shareholder report.

 

Consolidation of Subsidiaries 

The consolidated schedules of investments of the Funds include the accounts of a wholly-owned and controlled Cayman Islands subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”). Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation for the Funds.

 

Each Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in its Subsidiary, which acts as an investment vehicle in order to effect certain investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

The Funds operate as investment companies and, accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies. 

 

The following significant accounting policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and are consistently followed by the Trust. This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. All time references are based on Eastern Time.

 

(a) Valuation of Investments 

The Board of Trustees of the Funds (the “Board”) has adopted policies and procedures for the valuation of the Funds’ investments (the “Fund Valuation Procedures”). The SEC adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act (“Rule 2a-5”) which establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith. Rule 2a-5 also defines “readily available market quotations” for purposes of the 1940 Act and establishes requirements for determining whether a fund must fair value a security in good faith.

 

Pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Board has designated the Adviser as the valuation designee to perform fair valuation determinations for the Funds with respect to all Fund investments and other assets. As the Funds’ valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Adviser has adopted separate procedures (the “Valuation Designee Procedures” and collectively with the Fund Valuation Procedures, the "Valuation Procedures") reasonably designed to prevent violations of the requirements of Rule 2a-5 and Rule 31a-4. The Adviser, in its role as valuation designee, utilizes the assistance of a valuation committee, consisting of representatives from Guggenheim’s investment management, fund administration, legal and compliance departments (the “Valuation Committee”), in determining the fair value of the Funds’ securities and other assets.

 

Valuations of the Funds’ securities and other assets are supplied primarily by pricing service providers appointed pursuant to the processes set forth in the Valuation Procedures. The Adviser, with the assistance of the Valuation Committee, convenes monthly, or more frequently as needed, to review the valuation of all assets which have been fair valued. The Adviser, consistent with the monitoring and review responsibilities set forth in the Valuation Procedures, regularly reviews the appropriateness of the inputs, methods, models and assumptions employed by the pricing service provider. If the pricing service provider cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular investment or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is fair valued by the Adviser.

 

Equity securities listed or traded on a recognized U.S. securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (“NASDAQ”) National Market System will generally be valued on the basis of the last sale price on the primary U.S. exchange or market on which the security is listed or traded; provided, however, that securities listed on NASDAQ will be valued at the NASDAQ official closing price, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. 

 

 

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)        

 

Open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value as of the close of business, on the valuation date. Exchange-traded funds and closed-end investment companies are generally valued at the last quoted sale price.

 

U.S. Government securities are valued by pricing service providers, the last traded fill price, or at the reported bid price at the close of business.

 

Commercial paper and discount notes with a maturity of greater than 60 days at acquisition are valued at prices that reflect broker-dealer supplied valuations or are obtained from pricing service providers, which may consider the trade activity, treasury spreads, yields or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type, as well as prices quoted by dealers who make markets in such securities. Commercial paper and discount notes with a maturity of 60 days or less at acquisition are valued at amortized cost, unless the Adviser concludes that amortized cost does not represent the fair value of the applicable asset in which case it will be valued using an independent pricing service.

 

Repurchase agreements are generally valued at amortized cost, provided such amounts approximate market value.

 

Futures contracts are valued on the basis of the last sale price at the 4:00 p.m. price on the valuation date. In the event that the exchange for a specific futures contract closes earlier than 4:00 p.m., the futures contract is valued at the official settlement price of the exchange. However, the underlying securities from which the futures contract value is derived are monitored until 4:00 p.m. to determine if fair valuation would provide a more accurate valuation.

 

Swap agreements entered into by a Fund are generally valued using an evaluated price provided by a pricing service provider.

 

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined in good faith by the Adviser. Valuations in accordance with these methods are intended to reflect each security’s (or asset’s or liability’s) “fair value". Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. Examples of such factors may include, but are not limited to market prices; sale prices; broker quotes; and models which derive prices based on inputs such as anticipated cash flows or collateral, spread over U.S. Treasury securities, and other information analysis. In connection with futures contracts and other derivative investments, such factors may include obtaining information as to how (a) these contracts and other derivative investments trade in the futures or other derivative markets, respectively, and (b) the securities underlying these contracts and other derivative investments trade in the cash market.

 

Note 2 – Financial Instruments and Derivatives

As part of their investment strategy, the Funds utilize short sales and a variety of derivative instruments. These investments involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk. Valuation and accounting treatment of these instruments can be found under Significant Accounting Policies in Note 1 of these Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

Short Sales

A short sale is a transaction in which a Fund sells a security it does not own. If the security sold short decreases in price between the time the Fund sells the security and closes its short position, the Fund will realize a gain on the transaction. Conversely, if the security increases in price during the period, the Fund will realize a loss on the transaction. The risk of such price increases is the principal risk of engaging in short sales.

 

Derivatives

Derivatives are instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, in whole or in part, the value of one or more other assets, such as securities, currencies, commodities or indices. Derivative instruments may be used to increase investment flexibility (including to maintain cash reserves while maintaining exposure to certain other assets), for risk management (hedging) purposes, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs and to pursue higher investment returns. Derivative instruments may also be used to mitigate certain investment risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. U.S. GAAP requires disclosures to enable investors to better understand how and why a Fund uses derivative instruments, how these derivative instruments are accounted for and their effects on the Fund’s financial position and results of operations.

 

The Funds may utilize derivatives for the following purposes:

 

Duration: the use of an instrument to manage the interest rate risk of a portfolio.

 

 

 

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

 

Hedge: an investment made in order to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in a security, by taking an offsetting position to protect against broad market moves.

 

Index Exposure: the use of an instrument to obtain exposure to a listed or other type of index.

 

Leverage: gaining total exposure to equities or other assets on the long and short sides at greater than 100% of invested capital.

 

Liquidity: the ability to buy or sell exposure with little price/market impact.

 

Speculation: the use of an instrument to express macro-economic and other investment views. 

 

For any Fund whose investment strategy consistently involves applying leverage, the value of the Fund’s shares will tend to increase or decrease more than the value of any increase or decrease in the underlying index or other asset. In addition, because an investment in derivative instruments generally requires a small investment relative to the amount of investment exposure assumed, an opportunity for increased net income is created; but, at the same time, leverage risk will increase. The Fund’s use of leverage, through borrowings or instruments such as derivatives, may cause an investment in the Fund to be more volatile and riskier than if the Fund had not been leveraged.

 

Futures Contracts 

A futures contract is an agreement to purchase (long) or sell (short) an agreed amount of securities or other instruments at a set price for delivery at a future date. There are significant risks associated with a Fund's use of futures contracts, including (i) there may be an imperfect or no correlation between the changes in market value of the underlying asset and the prices of futures contracts; (ii) there may not be a liquid secondary market for a futures contract; (iii) trading restrictions or limitations may be imposed by an exchange; and (iv) government regulations may restrict trading in futures contracts. When investing in futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to a Fund because futures are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees against default. Securities held as collateral are noted on the Funds' Consolidated Schedules of Investments.

 

Swap Agreements

A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset. When utilizing over-the-counter swaps, a Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty or if the underlying asset declines in value. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing and are executed on a multi-lateral or other trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange. There is limited counterparty credit risk with respect to centrally-cleared swaps as the transaction is facilitated through a central clearinghouse, much like exchange-traded futures contracts. For a Fund utilizing centrally-cleared swaps, the exchange bears the risk of loss resulting from a counterparty not being able to pay. There is no guarantee that a Fund or an underlying fund could eliminate its exposure under an outstanding swap agreement by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same or another party.

 

Custom basket swaps involve commitments where single or multiple cash flows are exchanged based on the price of an underlying reference asset (such as a custom basket of securities) or a fixed or variable interest rate. Custom basket swaps will usually be computed based on the current index value as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE or other exchange, with the swap value being adjusted to include dividends accrued, financing charges and/or interest associated with the swap agreement. When utilizing custom basket swaps, a Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty or if the underlying index declines in value.

 

In conjunction with short sales and the use of derivative instruments, the Funds are required to maintain collateral in various forms. Depending on the financial instrument utilized and the broker involved, the Funds use margin deposits at the broker, cash and/or securities segregated at the custodian bank, discount notes or repurchase agreements allocated to the Funds as collateral.

 

The Trust has established counterparty credit guidelines and enters into transactions only with financial institutions rated/identified as investment grade or better. The Trust monitors the counterparty credit risk associated with each such financial institution.

 

 

 

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

 

Note 3 – Fair Value Measurement  

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy based on the types of inputs used to value assets and liabilities and requires corresponding disclosure. The hierarchy and the corresponding inputs are summarized below:

 

Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 — significant other observable inputs (for example quoted prices for securities that are similar based on characteristics such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available under the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions.

 

Rule 2a-5 sets forth a definition of “readily available market quotations,” which is consistent with the definition of a Level 1 input under U.S. GAAP. Rule 2a-5 provides that “a market quotation is readily available only when that quotation is a quoted price (unadjusted) in active markets for identical investments that the fund can access at the measurement date, provided that a quotation will not be readily available if it is not reliable.”

 

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available must be valued at fair value as determined in good faith. Accordingly, any security priced using inputs other than Level 1 inputs will be subject to fair value requirements. The types of inputs available depend on a variety of factors, such as the type of security and the characteristics of the markets in which it trades, if any. Fair valuation determinations that rely on fewer or no observable inputs require greater judgment. Accordingly, fair value determinations for Level 3 securities require the greatest amount of judgment.

 

The inputs or methodologies selected and applied for valuing securities or other assets are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The suitability, appropriateness and accuracy of the techniques, methodologies and sources employed to determine fair valuation are periodically reviewed and subject to change.

 

Note 4 – Repurchase Agreements

The Funds transfer uninvested cash balances into a single joint account, the daily aggregate balance of which is invested in one or more repurchase agreements collateralized by obligations of the U.S. Treasury and U.S. government agencies. The joint account includes other Funds in the Guggenheim complex not covered in this report. The collateral is in the possession of the Funds’ custodian and is evaluated to ensure that its market value exceeds, at a minimum, 102% of the original face amount of the repurchase agreements. Each Fund holds a pro rata share of the collateral based on the dollar amount of the repurchase agreement entered into by each Fund.

 

At September 30, 2023, the repurchase agreements in the joint account were as follows:

 

Counterparty and Terms of Agreement  Face Value   Repurchase Price   Collateral  Par Value   Fair Value 
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
5.30%
Due 10/02/23
  $161,453,419   $161,524,727   U.S. Treasury Bills
0.00%
Due 10/10/23 - 09/05/24
  $97,237,600   $96,132,508 
                        
             U.S. Treasury Notes
0.38% - 3.25%
Due 10/31/23 - 09/15/24
   46,833,200    45,451,839 
                        
             U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes
5.39% - 5.44%
Due 10/31/23 - 01/31/24
   22,892,900    23,098,149 
                 166,963,700    164,682,496 
                        
Barclays Capital, Inc.
5.29%
Due 10/02/23
   62,716,858    62,744,506   U.S. Treasury Notes
1.50% - 5.00%
Due 08/31/25 - 01/31/27
   69,304,600    63,971,272 
                        
BofA Securities, Inc.
5.30%
Due 10/02/23
   62,097,469    62,124,895   U.S. Treasury Note
3.88%
Due 04/30/25
   63,651,000    63,339,456 

 

In the event of counterparty default, the Funds have the right to collect the collateral to offset losses incurred. There is potential loss to the Funds in the event the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their rights to dispose of the collateral securities, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Funds seek to assert their rights. GI, acting under the supervision of the Board, reviews the value of the collateral and the creditworthiness of those banks and dealers with which the Funds enter into repurchase agreements to evaluate potential risks.

 

Note 5 – Portfolio Securities Loaned

The Funds may lend their securities to approved brokers to earn additional income. Security lending income is net of rebates paid to the borrowers and earnings on cash collateral investments shared with the lending agent. Within this arrangement, the Funds act as the lender, U.S. Bank acts as the lending agent, and other approved registered broker dealers act as the borrowers. The Funds receive cash collateral, valued at 102% of the value of the securities on loan. Under the terms of the Funds’ securities lending agreement with U.S. Bank, cash collateral and proceeds are invested in the First American Government Obligations Fund – Class X. The Funds bear the risk of loss on cash collateral investments. Collateral is maintained over the life of the loan in an amount not less than the value of loaned securities, as determined at the close of fund business each day; any additional collateral required due to changes in security values is delivered to the Funds the next business day. Although the collateral mitigates the risk, the Funds could experience a delay in recovering its securities and a possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the securities. The Funds have the right under the securities lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. Securities lending transactions are accounted for as secured borrowings. The remaining contractual maturity of the securities lending agreement is overnight and continuous.

 

 

 

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

 

At September 30, 2023, the Funds participated in securities lending transactions, which are subject to enforceable netting arrangements, as follows:

 

Fund  Value of
Securities Loaned
   Collateral Received 
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  $135,831   $141,370 

 

In the event of counterparty default, the Funds have the right to collect the collateral to offset losses incurred. There is potential loss to the Funds in the event the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their rights to dispose of the collateral securities, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Funds seek to assert their rights. GI, acting under the supervision of the Board, reviews the value of the collateral and the creditworthiness of those banks and dealers to evaluate potential risks.

 

Note 6 – Federal Income Tax Information

The Funds intend to comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and will distribute substantially all taxable net investment income and capital gains sufficient to relieve the Funds from all, or substantially all, federal income, excise and state income taxes. Therefore, no provision for federal or state income tax or federal excise tax is required.

 

Tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds' tax returns are evaluated to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Funds' tax positions taken, or to be taken, on U.S. federal income tax returns for all open tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds' financial statements. The Funds' U.S. federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for a period of three years after they are filed.

 

The Funds intend to invest up to 25% of their assets in the respective Subsidiary which is expected to provide the Funds with exposure to the commodities markets within the limitations of the U.S. federal income tax requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. The Funds have received a private letter ruling from the IRS that concludes that the income the Funds receive from the Subsidiary will constitute qualifying income for purposes of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. The Subsidiary will be classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A foreign corporation, such as the Subsidiary, will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income taxation unless it is deemed to be engaged in a U.S. trade or business. If, during a taxable year, the Subsidiary’s taxable losses (and other deductible items) exceed its income and gains, the net loss will not pass through to the Fund as a deductible amount for U.S. federal income tax purposes and cannot be carried forward to reduce future income from the Subsidiary in subsequent years.

 

At September 30, 2023, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of value over tax cost, and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of tax cost over value, were as follows:

 

Fund  Tax Cost   Tax
Unrealized Appreciation
   Tax
Unrealized Depreciation
   Net Tax
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
Commodities Strategy Fund  $18,722,621   $-   $(565,500)  $(565,500)
Managed Futures Strategy Fund   87,156,410    2,907,006    (1,501,438)   1,405,568 
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund   68,028,949    8,586,209    (5,382,050)   3,204,159 

  

Note 7 – Market Risks

The value of, or income generated by, the investments held by the Funds are subject to the possibility of rapid and unpredictable fluctuation, and loss that may result from various factors. These factors include, among others, developments affecting individual companies, or from broader influences, including real or perceived changes in prevailing interest rates (which have since risen and may continue to rise), changes in inflation rates or expectations about inflation rates (which are currently elevated relative to normal conditions), adverse investor confidence or sentiment, changing economic, political (including geopolitical), social or financial market conditions, increased instability or general uncertainty, environmental disasters, governmental actions, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics), debt crises, actual or threatened wars or other armed conflicts (such as the current Russia-Ukraine conflict and its risk of expansion or collateral economic and other effects) or ratings downgrades, and other similar events, each of which may be temporary or last for extended periods. Moreover, changing economic, political, geopolitical, social, financial market or other conditions in one country or geographic region could adversely affect the value, yield and return of the investments held by the Funds in a different country or geographic region, economy, and market because of the increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. The duration and extent of the foregoing types of factors or conditions are highly uncertain and difficult to predict and have in the past, and may in the future, cause volatility and distress in economies and financial markets or other adverse circumstances, which may negatively affect the value of the Funds’ investments and performance of the Funds.

 

 

 

OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)     

 

Sector Classification

Information in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments is categorized by sectors using sector-level classifications defined by the Bloomberg Industry Classification System, a widely recognized industry classification system provider. Each Fund’s registration statement has investment policies relating to concentration in specific sectors/industries. For purposes of these investment policies, the Funds usually classify sectors/industries based on industry-level Classifications used by widely recognized industry classification system providers such as Bloomberg Industry Classification System, Global Industry Classification Standards and Barclays Global Classification Scheme.