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 Schedule of Investments January 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

COMMON STOCKS—96.1%  SHARES   VALUE 
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—2.6%          
Lockheed Martin Corp.   6,932   $2,967,728 
Raytheon Co.   104,723    23,137,500 
The Boeing Co.   52,739    16,785,242 
TransDigm Group, Inc.   72,058    46,353,469 
United Technologies Corp.   23,581    3,541,866 
         92,785,805 
APPAREL ACCESSORIES & LUXURY GOODS—0.7%          
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*   56,556    13,538,941 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE   24,116    10,501,850 
         24,040,791 
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—9.0%          
Adobe, Inc.*   335,828    117,922,644 
Autodesk, Inc.*   138,622    27,287,741 
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. A*,@,(a)   239,030    1,374,423 
salesforce.com, Inc.*   890,090    162,272,307 
Workday, Inc., Cl. A*   55,765    10,295,892 
         319,153,007 
AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT—0.8%          
Aptiv PLC   341,762    28,978,000 
AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL—0.3%          
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.*   24,663    10,015,644 
BIOTECHNOLOGY—2.6%          
AbbVie, Inc.   110,756    8,973,451 
Biogen, Inc.*   42,001    11,291,969 
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*   128,569    14,908,861 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   252,090    57,237,035 
         92,411,316 
DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—9.3%          
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   481,850    69,222,571 
Fiserv, Inc.*   168,154    19,944,746 
PayPal Holdings, Inc.*   580,478    66,110,639 
Visa, Inc., Cl. A   867,292    172,565,090 
         327,843,046 
DIVERSIFIED BANKS—0.7%          
Bank of America Corp.   216,129    7,095,515 
Citigroup, Inc.   68,287    5,081,236 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   92,814    12,284,861 
         24,461,612 
DIVERSIFIED SUPPORT SERVICES—0.9%          
Cintas Corp.   118,033    32,927,666 
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT—0.1%          
Rockwell Automation, Inc.   18,970    3,635,790 
ENVIRONMENTAL & FACILITIES SERVICES—0.4%          
Waste Management, Inc.   113,411    13,802,119 

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COMMON STOCKS—96.1% (CONT.)  SHARES   VALUE 
FINANCIAL EXCHANGES & DATA—2.5%          
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   483,091   $48,183,496 
S&P Global, Inc.   141,338    41,515,211 
         89,698,707 
FOOTWEAR—1.0%          
NIKE, Inc., Cl. B   353,734    34,064,584 
HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT—5.8%          
Abbott Laboratories   372,539    32,463,048 
Boston Scientific Corp.*   1,299,403    54,406,004 
Danaher Corp.   572,545    92,105,315 
DexCom, Inc.*   81,919    19,721,999 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*   11,181    6,258,900 
         204,955,266 
HEALTHCARE SERVICES—0.4%          
Cigna Corp.   78,908    15,180,321 
HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAIL—0.4%          
Lowe's Cos., Inc.   108,588    12,622,269 
HYPERMARKETS & SUPER CENTERS—0.2%          
Walmart, Inc.   77,173    8,835,537 
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES—0.8%          
Honeywell International, Inc.   158,564    27,466,456 
INDUSTRIAL GASES—1.1%          
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.   158,799    37,906,909 
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES—9.6%          
Alphabet, Inc., Cl. C*   119,621    171,564,027 
Facebook, Inc., Cl. A*   794,273    160,371,661 
Pinterest, Inc., Cl. A*   379,456    8,359,416 
         340,295,104 
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—12.2%          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.#,*   685,773    141,673,844 
Altaba, Inc.*,@,(a)   342,659    7,168,426 
Amazon.com, Inc.*   130,334    261,804,513 
MercadoLibre, Inc.*   28,983    19,215,729 
         429,862,512 
INTERNET SERVICES & INFRASTRUCTURE—0.7%          
Twilio, Inc., Cl. A*   55,078    6,848,399 
VeriSign, Inc.*   81,872    17,040,838 
         23,889,237 
INVESTMENT BANKING & BROKERAGE—0.8%          
Morgan Stanley   499,253    26,090,961 
The Charles Schwab Corp.   71,581    3,260,515 
         29,351,476 
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—0.7%          
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   76,497    23,958,095 

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Schedule of Investments January 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

COMMON STOCKS—96.1% (CONT.)  SHARES   VALUE 
MANAGED HEALTHCARE—2.0%          
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   265,137   $72,236,576 
METAL & GLASS CONTAINERS—0.9%          
Ball Corp.   421,653    30,434,914 
MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT—1.4%          
Netflix, Inc.*   90,786    31,329,341 
The Walt Disney Co.   131,068    18,128,015 
         49,457,356 
PHARMACEUTICALS—1.4%          
GW Pharmaceuticals PLC#,*   87,915    10,156,820 
Novartis AG#   192,958    18,236,461 
Zoetis, Inc., Cl. A   159,732    21,437,631 
         49,830,912 
PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE—1.2%          
The Progressive Corp.   535,415    43,202,636 
RAILROADS—0.5%          
Union Pacific Corp.   103,049    18,489,052 
RESTAURANTS—0.2%          
Starbucks Corp.   93,135    7,900,642 
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—1.1%          
ASML Holding NV   30,121    8,453,760 
Lam Research Corp.   105,882    31,575,071 
         40,028,831 
SEMICONDUCTORS—3.5%          
Micron Technology, Inc.*   386,752    20,532,664 
NVIDIA Corp.   155,439    36,750,443 
NXP Semiconductors NV   420,222    53,309,362 
QUALCOMM, Inc.   118,444    10,104,458 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.#   62,379    3,364,723 
         124,061,650 
SOFT DRINKS—0.6%          
The Coca-Cola Co.   352,960    20,612,864 
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS—1.1%          
The Sherwin-Williams Co.   70,081    39,034,416 
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—10.5%          
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Cl. A*   332,337    20,302,467 
Microsoft Corp.   1,967,891    334,994,086 
ServiceNow, Inc.*   46,915    15,868,060 
         371,164,613 
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—6.8%          
Apple, Inc.   626,409    193,879,849 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   741,257    34,218,924 
Western Digital Corp.   183,711    12,033,071 
         240,131,844 

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Schedule of Investments January 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

COMMON STOCKS—96.1% (CONT.)  SHARES   VALUE 
TRUCKING—0.5%          
Uber Technologies, Inc.*   495,728   $17,989,969 
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—0.8%          
T-Mobile US, Inc.*   352,315    27,899,825 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
   (Cost $2,122,304,307)
        3,400,617,369 
PREFERRED STOCKS—0.2%   SHARES    VALUE 
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—0.2%          
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. B*,@,(a)   974,841    5,605,336 
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. D*,@,(a)   127,007    730,290 
         6,335,626 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
   (Cost $7,275,902)
        6,335,626 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST—1.0%   SHARES    VALUE 
SPECIALIZED—1.0%          
Crown Castle International Corp.   245,249    36,748,110 
(Cost $29,112,910)        36,748,110 
Total Investments          
   (Cost $2,158,693,119)   97.3%   $3,443,701,105 
Unaffiliated Securities (Cost $2,158,693,119)        3,443,701,105 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities   2.7%    96,401,643 
NET ASSETS   100.0%   $3,540,102,748 

#American Depositary Receipts.
(a)Security is valued in good faith at fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs pursuant to procedures established by the Board.
*Non-income producing security.
@Restricted security - Investment in security not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. Sales or transfers of the investment may be restricted only to qualified buyers.
      % of net assets   % of net assets
  Acquisition Acquisition (Acquisition Market as of
Security Date(s) Cost Date) Value 1/31/2020
Altaba, Inc. 10/24/18 $986,137 0.03% $1,173,507 0.03%
Altaba, Inc. 10/25/18 1,506,214 0.04% 1,783,911 0.05%
Altaba, Inc. 10/29/18 1,458,917 0.04% 1,799,245 0.05%
Altaba, Inc. 10/30/18 1,034,749 0.03% 1,300,157 0.04%
Altaba, Inc. 10/31/18 767,835 0.02% 918,410 0.03%
Altaba, Inc. 11/6/18 165,940 0.00% 193,196 0.01%
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. A 10/7/14 1,555,368 0.05% 1,374,423 0.04%
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. B 10/7/14 6,437,297 0.22% 5,605,336 0.16%
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. D 10/14/14 838,605 0.03% 730,290 0.02%
Total       $14,878,475 0.42%

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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COMMON STOCKS—94.9%  SHARES   VALUE 
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—2.6%          
The Boeing Co.   7,455   $2,372,703 
TransDigm Group, Inc.   23,166    14,902,224 
         17,274,927 
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—9.5%          
Adobe, Inc.*   68,331    23,993,747 
Avalara, Inc.*   77,236    6,575,873 
salesforce.com, Inc.*   185,015    33,730,085 
         64,299,705 
AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT—1.1%          
Aptiv PLC   85,351    7,236,911 
BIOTECHNOLOGY—1.9%          
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*   20,703    2,400,720 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   45,177    10,257,438 
         12,658,158 
DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—10.1%          
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   92,085    13,228,931 
Fiserv, Inc.*   37,981    4,504,927 
PayPal Holdings, Inc.*   154,715    17,620,491 
Visa, Inc., Cl. A   164,986    32,827,265 
         68,181,614 
DIVERSIFIED SUPPORT SERVICES—1.0%          
Cintas Corp.   23,688    6,608,241 
EDUCATION SERVICES—0.6%          
Arco Platform Ltd., Cl. A*   77,363    4,013,592 
FINANCIAL EXCHANGES & DATA—2.3%          
S&P Global, Inc.   53,633    15,753,621 
HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT—5.2%          
Abbott Laboratories   40,033    3,488,476 
Boston Scientific Corp.*   244,073    10,219,336 
Danaher Corp.   106,926    17,201,185 
DexCom, Inc.*   17,874    4,303,166 
         35,212,163 
HEALTHCARE SERVICES—0.5%          
1Life Healthcare, Inc.*   9,864    217,698 
Guardant Health, Inc.*   43,728    3,325,078 
         3,542,776 
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES—0.7%          
Honeywell International, Inc.   25,421    4,403,426 
INDUSTRIAL GASES—1.1%          
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.   31,163    7,438,920 
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES—10.1%          
Alphabet, Inc., Cl. C*   22,609    32,426,506 
Facebook, Inc., Cl. A*   151,750    30,639,843 
Pinterest, Inc., Cl. A*   229,235    5,050,047 
         68,116,396 

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COMMON STOCKS—94.9% (CONT.)  SHARES   VALUE 
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—12.3%          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.#,*   147,503   $30,472,645 
Amazon.com, Inc.*   26,647    53,526,363 
         83,999,008 
INVESTMENT BANKING & BROKERAGE—1.6%          
Morgan Stanley   203,515    10,635,694 
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—0.5%          
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   10,344    3,239,637 
MANAGED HEALTHCARE—2.1%          
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   53,185    14,490,253 
METAL & GLASS CONTAINERS—0.8%          
Ball Corp.   73,152    5,280,111 
MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT—3.1%          
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*   228,899    15,601,756 
Netflix, Inc.*   14,712    5,076,964 
         20,678,720 
PHARMACEUTICALS—0.5%          
GW Pharmaceuticals PLC#,*   27,184    3,140,568 
PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE—1.6%          
The Progressive Corp.   136,735    11,033,147 
RAILROADS—0.6%          
Union Pacific Corp.   22,696    4,072,116 
RESTAURANTS—0.6%          
Luckin Coffee, Inc.#,*   116,209    3,775,630 
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—1.5%          
Applied Materials, Inc.   162,704    9,435,205 
ASML Holding NV   3,140    881,272 
         10,316,477 
SEMICONDUCTORS—3.9%          
NVIDIA Corp.   31,261    7,391,038 
NXP Semiconductors NV   126,599    16,060,349 
QUALCOMM, Inc.   32,331    2,758,158 
         26,209,545 
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS—1.9%          
The Sherwin-Williams Co.   23,297    12,976,196 
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—10.2%          
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Cl. A*   92,744    5,665,731 
Microsoft Corp.   372,537    63,416,974 
         69,082,705 
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—7.0%          
Apple, Inc.   119,684    37,043,394 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   219,157    10,117,027 
         47,160,421 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
   (Cost $505,935,056)
        640,830,678 

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PREFERRED STOCKS—0.0%  SHARES   VALUE 
BIOTECHNOLOGY—0.0%          
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D*,@,(a),(b)   76,825   $81,434 
(Cost $345,713)        81,434 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST—1.4%   SHARES    VALUE 
SPECIALIZED—1.4%          
Crown Castle International Corp.   64,318    9,637,409 
(Cost $8,446,539)        9,637,409 
Total Investments
   (Cost $514,727,308)
   96.3%   $650,549,521 
Affiliated Securities (Cost $345,713)        81,434 
Unaffiliated Securities (Cost $514,381,595)        650,468,087 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities   3.7%    24,992,157 
NET ASSETS   100.0%   $675,541,678 

#American Depositary Receipts.
(a)Deemed an affiliate of the Fund in accordance with Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. See Note 5 - Affiliated Securities.
(b)Security is valued in good faith at fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs pursuant to procedures established by the Board.
*Non-income producing security.
@Restricted security - Investment in security not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. Sales or transfers of the investment may be restricted only to qualified buyers.
          % of net assets       % of net assets 
   Acquisition  Acquisition   (Acquisition   Market   as of 
Security  Date(s)  Cost   Date)   Value   1/31/2020 
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D  2/6/15  $345,713    0.80%   $81,434    0.01% 
Total               $81,434    0.01% 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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COMMON STOCKS—95.1%  SHARES   VALUE 
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—5.2%          
HEICO Corp.   4,966   $607,987 
HEICO Corp., Cl. A   9,721    934,674 
Hexcel Corp.   6,362    472,188 
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.   2,081    460,588 
Mercury Systems, Inc.*   7,810    599,418 
TransDigm Group, Inc.   2,680    1,723,990 
         4,798,845 
APPAREL ACCESSORIES & LUXURY GOODS—1.5%          
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*   5,810    1,390,856 
APPAREL RETAIL—1.0%          
Burlington Stores, Inc.*   4,279    930,554 
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—15.0%          
Anaplan, Inc.*   14,135    814,035 
ANSYS, Inc.*   5,195    1,425,144 
Aspen Technology, Inc.*   4,326    514,707 
Atlassian Corp., PLC, Cl. A*   6,796    999,012 
Avalara, Inc.*,(a)   21,164    1,801,902 
Benefitfocus, Inc.*   36,998    684,463 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*   12,843    926,109 
Coupa Software, Inc.*   2,094    337,448 
Datadog, Inc., Cl. A*   16,694    771,430 
Fair Isaac Corp.*   3,597    1,447,361 
Five9, Inc.*   6,414    460,076 
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. A*,@,(b)   12,426    71,450 
Paycom Software, Inc.*   4,161    1,323,864 
PTC, Inc.*   11,766    977,990 
RealPage, Inc.*   8,262    482,088 
Splunk, Inc.*   2,965    460,346 
The Trade Desk, Inc., Cl. A*   1,014    272,949 
         13,770,374 
ASSET MANAGEMENT & CUSTODY BANKS—0.5%          
The Carlyle Group, Inc.   14,421    468,394 
AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT—0.7%          
Aptiv PLC   7,852    665,771 
AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS—0.6%          
Thor Industries, Inc.   6,625    533,445 
AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL—0.8%          
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.*   1,816    737,478 
BIOTECHNOLOGY—3.8%          
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   5,953    237,763 
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   1,694    168,367 
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   3,116    357,686 
Bluebird Bio, Inc.*   2,720    216,757 
Genmab AS#,*   23,264    539,957 
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*   5,296    530,024 
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*   7,275    843,608 

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Schedule of Investments January 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

COMMON STOCKS—95.1% (CONT.)  SHARES   VALUE 
BIOTECHNOLOGY—3.8% (CONT.)          
Seattle Genetics, Inc.*   5,810   $629,746 
         3,523,908 
CASINOS & GAMING—1.0%          
Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp., Cl. A*   65,401    950,277 
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—1.0%          
Motorola Solutions, Inc.   5,083    899,691 
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS—0.4%          
Vulcan Materials Co.   2,644    374,470 
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS—0.8%          
Garmin Ltd.   7,442    721,502 
DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—4.3%          
Fiserv, Inc.*   15,648    1,856,010 
Global Payments, Inc.   8,176    1,597,999 
Square, Inc., Cl. A*   6,848    511,477 
         3,965,486 
DIVERSIFIED SUPPORT SERVICES—2.1%          
Cintas Corp.   5,237    1,460,966 
IAA, Inc.*   9,942    469,859 
         1,930,825 
EDUCATION SERVICES—1.0%          
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*   5,714    935,553 
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT—2.2%          
AMETEK, Inc.   5,204    505,569 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.   2,579    494,291 
Sunrun, Inc.*   60,152    1,024,388 
         2,024,248 
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS—1.9%          
Cognex Corp.   17,901    912,414 
Trimble, Inc.*   19,091    811,749 
         1,724,163 
ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING SERVICES—0.5%          
Flex Ltd.*   36,521    480,251 
ENVIRONMENTAL & FACILITIES SERVICES—1.5%          
Waste Connections, Inc.   14,522    1,398,614 
FINANCIAL EXCHANGES & DATA—1.5%          
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.   1,264    447,684 
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Cl. A   19,939    920,783 
         1,368,467 
FOOD DISTRIBUTORS—0.9%          
US Foods Holding Corp.*   21,497    863,534 
HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT—5.5%          
ABIOMED, Inc.*   1,628    303,280 
DexCom, Inc.*   8,904    2,143,638 
Insulet Corp.*   6,450    1,251,558 
Masimo Corp.*   3,610    615,866 

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COMMON STOCKS—95.1% (CONT.)  SHARES   VALUE 
HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT—5.5% (CONT.)          
Nevro Corp.*   5,149   $684,354 
         4,998,696 
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES—0.6%          
HCA Healthcare, Inc.   3,770    523,276 
HEALTHCARE SERVICES—1.4%          
1Life Healthcare, Inc.*   5,096    112,469 
Amedisys, Inc.*   1,040    183,550 
Guardant Health, Inc.*   12,616    959,320 
         1,255,339 
HEALTHCARE SUPPLIES—0.6%          
Align Technology, Inc.*   2,269    583,360 
HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY—2.4%          
Phreesia, Inc.*   18,296    567,176 
Teladoc Health, Inc.*   5,898    599,886 
Veeva Systems, Inc., Cl. A*   7,207    1,056,618 
         2,223,680 
HOMEFURNISHING RETAIL—1.2%          
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.   80,734    1,150,460 
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY—1.3%          
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.   8,131    725,122 
The Middleby Corp.*   4,130    463,221 
         1,188,343 
INSURANCE BROKERS—1.0%          
eHealth, Inc.*   8,853    930,981 
INTERACTIVE HOME ENTERTAINMENT—0.4%          
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*   2,624    327,055 
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES—1.5%          
IAC/InterActiveCorp.*   1,822    443,821 
Pinterest, Inc., Cl. A*   41,149    906,512 
         1,350,333 
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—1.2%          
Grubhub, Inc.*   5,104    276,382 
MercadoLibre, Inc.*   1,214    804,882 
         1,081,264 
INTERNET SERVICES & INFRASTRUCTURE—2.5%          
Akamai Technologies, Inc.*   4,117    384,322 
Shopify, Inc., Cl. A*   1,609    749,247 
VeriSign, Inc.*   5,815    1,210,334 
         2,343,903 
LEISURE FACILITIES—0.4%          
Planet Fitness, Inc., Cl. A*   4,794    387,307 
LEISURE PRODUCTS—0.7%          
Peloton Interactive, Inc., Cl. A*   20,677    669,108 
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—2.6%          
10X Genomics, Inc., Cl. A*   3,083    281,755 

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COMMON STOCKS—95.1% (CONT.)  SHARES   VALUE 
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—2.6% (CONT.)          
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Cl. A*   710   $256,253 
Bio-Techne Corp.   4,261    894,683 
Lonza Group AG*   537    220,563 
Repligen Corp.*   7,334    736,260 
         2,389,514 
METAL & GLASS CONTAINERS—1.0%          
Ball Corp.   12,345    891,062 
MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT—1.6%          
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*   19,560    1,333,209 
Roku, Inc., Cl. A*   1,303    157,598 
         1,490,807 
PHARMACEUTICALS—2.9%          
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   23,747    486,339 
Canopy Growth Corp.*   19,270    434,539 
GW Pharmaceuticals PLC#,*   8,280    956,588 
Zoetis, Inc., Cl. A   5,820    781,102 
         2,658,568 
PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE—1.1%          
The Progressive Corp.   12,205    984,821 
REGIONAL BANKS—1.2%          
SVB Financial Group*   4,507    1,083,167 
RESEARCH & CONSULTING SERVICES—4.7%          
CoStar Group, Inc.*   2,889    1,886,488 
IHS Markit Ltd.*   12,489    984,883 
Verisk Analytics, Inc., Cl. A   8,792    1,428,436 
         4,299,807 
RESTAURANTS—1.2%          
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Cl. A*   761    659,605 
Luckin Coffee, Inc.#,*   14,578    473,639 
         1,133,244 
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—2.0%          
KLA Corp.   4,636    768,370 
Lam Research Corp.   1,500    447,315 
MKS Instruments, Inc.   1,983    207,858 
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.*   4,488    439,196 
         1,862,739 
SEMICONDUCTORS—3.3%          
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*,(a)   37,092    1,743,323 
Micron Technology, Inc.*   12,406    658,635 
Xilinx, Inc.   8,056    680,571 
         3,082,529 
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—2.2%          
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Cl. A*   22,313    1,363,102 
Proofpoint, Inc.*   5,503    675,823 
         2,038,925 

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COMMON STOCKS—95.1% (CONT.)  SHARES   VALUE 
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—1.5%          
Western Digital Corp.   21,164   $1,386,242 
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS—0.4%          
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Cl. A   6,073    413,389 
TRUCKING—0.5%          
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.   2,207    433,080 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
   (Cost $75,256,492)
        87,617,705 
PREFERRED STOCKS—0.5%   SHARES    VALUE 
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—0.3%          
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. B*,@,(b)   50,675    291,381 
BIOTECHNOLOGY—0.2%          
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D*,@,(b),(c)   166,009    175,970 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
   (Cost $1,081,669)
        467,351 
RIGHTS—1.5%   SHARES    VALUE 
BIOTECHNOLOGY—1.5%          
Tolero CDR*,@,(b),(d)   422,928    1,366,057 
(Cost $226,186)        1,366,057 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST—2.7%   SHARES    VALUE 
INDUSTRIAL—0.2%          
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc., Cl. A   2,539    227,241 
RESIDENTIAL—0.4%          
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.   5,063    368,333 
SPECIALIZED—2.1%          
Crown Castle International Corp.   12,772    1,913,756 
TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
   (Cost $2,070,984)
        2,509,330 
Total Investments
   (Cost $78,635,331)
   99.8%   $91,960,443 
Affiliated Securities (Cost $747,040)        175,970 
Unaffiliated Securities (Cost $77,888,291)        91,784,473 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities   0.2%    170,022 
NET ASSETS   100.0%   $92,130,465 

#American Depositary Receipts.
(a)All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for repayment of the payable for interfund loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of the application and order of exemption that was granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission dated August 11, 2009.
(b)Security is valued in good faith at fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs pursuant to procedures established by the Board.
(c)Deemed an affiliate of the Fund in accordance with Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. See Note 5 - Affiliated Securities.
(d)Contingent Deferred Rights.
*Non-income producing security.

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@Restricted security - Investment in security not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. Sales or transfers of the investment may be restricted only to qualified buyers.

 

          % of net assets       % of net assets 
   Acquisition  Acquisition   (Acquisition   Market   as of 
Security  Date(s)  Cost   Date)   Value   1/31/2020 
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. A  10/7/14  $80,856    0.05%   $71,450    0.08% 
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. B  10/7/14   334,629    0.22%    291,381    0.32% 
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D  2/6/15   747,040    0.50%    175,970    0.19% 
Tolero CDR  2/6/17   226,186    0.23%    1,366,057    1.48% 
Total               $1,904,858    2.07% 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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COMMON STOCKS—98.3%  SHARES   VALUE 
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—2.1%          
Hexcel Corp.   10,889   $808,182 
Mercury Systems, Inc.*   33,573    2,576,727 
         3,384,909 
APPAREL ACCESSORIES & LUXURY GOODS—0.5%          
Canada Goose Holdings, Inc.*   28,243    847,290 
APPAREL RETAIL—2.0%          
Burlington Stores, Inc.*   14,864    3,232,474 
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—22.6%          
ACI Worldwide, Inc.*   97,206    3,348,747 
Avalara, Inc.*   61,549    5,240,283 
Blackbaud, Inc.   30,182    2,364,156 
Blackline, Inc.*   17,698    1,082,587 
Coupa Software, Inc.*   10,182    1,640,829 
Everbridge, Inc.*   26,836    2,432,415 
Guidewire Software, Inc.*   18,362    2,065,725 
HubSpot, Inc.*   19,849    3,591,479 
Manhattan Associates, Inc.*   20,283    1,733,385 
Medallia, Inc.*   1,999    56,412 
Paycom Software, Inc.*   11,146    3,546,211 
Q2 Holdings, Inc.*   33,968    2,961,670 
Smartsheet, Inc., Cl. A*   27,051    1,311,432 
SPS Commerce, Inc.*   28,186    1,601,810 
Tyler Technologies, Inc.*   8,580    2,777,174 
         35,754,315 
ASSET MANAGEMENT & CUSTODY BANKS—1.4%          
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.   9,404    750,909 
Ares Management Corp., Cl. A   11,347    409,173 
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.   263,481    1,109,255 
         2,269,337 
BIOTECHNOLOGY—2.5%          
CareDx, Inc.*   99,820    2,411,652 
Exact Sciences Corp.*   14,114    1,316,554 
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   22,736    290,793 
         4,018,999 
CASINOS & GAMING—0.5%          
Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp., Cl. A*   54,625    793,701 
DIVERSIFIED SUPPORT SERVICES—0.6%          
IAA, Inc.*   18,543    876,342 
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT—0.3%          
Sunrun, Inc.*   27,131    462,041 
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS—0.9%          
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Cl. A   19,841    1,375,775 
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS—1.7%          
Cognex Corp.   52,792    2,690,808 

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COMMON STOCKS—98.3% (CONT.)  SHARES   VALUE 
FINANCIAL EXCHANGES & DATA—1.1%          
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Cl. A   36,923   $1,705,104 
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES—0.3%          
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*   10,163    539,046 
HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT—14.8%          
ABIOMED, Inc.*   11,292    2,103,587 
Cantel Medical Corp.   47,137    3,066,733 
CryoPort, Inc.*   51,235    917,619 
DexCom, Inc.*   16,556    3,985,857 
Inmode Ltd.*   13,071    566,366 
Inogen, Inc.*   19,406    859,104 
Insulet Corp.*   42,979    8,339,646 
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.*   46,011    3,498,676 
         23,337,588 
HEALTHCARE SERVICES—0.7%          
1Life Healthcare, Inc.*   8,507    187,749 
Guardant Health, Inc.*   11,266    856,667 
         1,044,416 
HEALTHCARE SUPPLIES—7.5%          
Neogen Corp.*   66,075    4,444,865 
Quidel Corp.*   92,794    7,126,579 
SmileDirectClub, Inc., Cl. A*   23,566    315,549 
         11,886,993 
HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY—6.7%          
Teladoc Health, Inc.*   17,855    1,816,032 
Veeva Systems, Inc., Cl. A*   45,649    6,692,600 
Vocera Communications, Inc.*   90,679    1,997,658 
         10,506,290 
HOMEFURNISHING RETAIL—0.5%          
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.   55,981    797,729 
HYPERMARKETS & SUPER CENTERS—0.8%          
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*   62,064    1,273,553 
INSURANCE BROKERS—0.7%          
eHealth, Inc.*   10,124    1,064,640 
INTERACTIVE HOME ENTERTAINMENT—0.4%          
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*   4,484    558,886 
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES—1.1%          
Pinterest, Inc., Cl. A*   81,861    1,803,398 
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—0.5%          
Grubhub, Inc.*   14,173    767,468 
INTERNET SERVICES & INFRASTRUCTURE—2.9%          
Shopify, Inc., Cl. A*   9,843    4,583,491 
INVESTMENT BANKING & BROKERAGE—0.3%          
Moelis & Co., Cl. A   11,669    420,084 
IT CONSULTING & OTHER SERVICES—3.0%          
InterXion Holding NV*   53,583    4,663,328 

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COMMON STOCKS—98.3% (CONT.)  SHARES   VALUE 
LEISURE FACILITIES—1.0%          
Planet Fitness, Inc., Cl. A*   19,538   $1,578,475 
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—8.9%          
Bio-Techne Corp.   30,506    6,405,346 
NanoString Technologies, Inc.*   72,710    1,975,531 
NeoGenomics, Inc.*   62,410    2,011,474 
Personalis, Inc.*   19,544    213,420 
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.*   18,835    1,908,174 
Repligen Corp.*   15,441    1,550,122 
         14,064,067 
MANAGED HEALTHCARE—1.1%          
HealthEquity, Inc.*   25,085    1,657,115 
MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT—1.9%          
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*   44,575    3,038,232 
OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES—0.7%          
DMC Global, Inc.   26,178    1,095,026 
OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION—0.7%          
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Cl. A*   105,333    1,108,103 
PHARMACEUTICALS—0.3%          
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   24,398    499,671 
RESTAURANTS—1.4%          
Shake Shack, Inc., Cl. A*   11,366    766,637 
Wingstop, Inc.   15,586    1,445,913 
         2,212,550 
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—0.3%          
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.*   4,104    401,617 
SEMICONDUCTORS—0.7%          
Universal Display Corp.   6,402    1,127,840 
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS—1.9%          
Balchem Corp.   27,741    2,996,583 
SPECIALTY STORES—0.8%          
Five Below, Inc.*   10,837    1,226,965 
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—2.2%          
Proofpoint, Inc.*   27,683    3,399,749 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
   (Cost $79,097,924)
        155,063,998 
PREFERRED STOCKS—0.1%   SHARES    VALUE 
BIOTECHNOLOGY—0.1%          
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D*,@,(a),(b)   133,263    141,259 
(Cost $599,684)        141,259 
RIGHTS—1.1%   SHARES    VALUE 
BIOTECHNOLOGY—1.1%          
Tolero CDR*,@,(b),(c)   528,559    1,707,246 
(Cost $285,725)        1,707,246 

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       VALUE 
Total Investments
   (Cost $79,983,333)
   99.5%   $156,912,503 
Affiliated Securities (Cost $599,684)        141,259 
Unaffiliated Securities (Cost $79,383,649)        156,771,244 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities   0.5%    810,072 
NET ASSETS   100.0%   $157,722,575 

(a)Deemed an affiliate of the Fund in accordance with Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. See Note 5 - Affiliated Securities.
(b)Security is valued in good faith at fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs pursuant to procedures established by the Board.
(c)Contingent Deferred Rights.
*Non-income producing security.
@Restricted security - Investment in security not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. Sales or transfers of the investment may be restricted only to qualified buyers.

           % of net assets       % of net assets 
   Acquisition   Acquisition   (Acquisition   Market   as of 
Security  Date(s)   Cost   Date)   Value   1/31/2020 
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D   2/6/15   $599,684    0.10%   $141,259    0.09% 
Tolero CDR   2/6/17    285,725    0.16%    1,707,246    1.08% 
Total                 $1,848,505    1.17% 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

NOTE 1 — General:

The Alger Institutional Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-end registered investment company organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Trust qualifies as an investment company as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 946-Financial Services – Investment Companies. The Trust operates as a series company currently offering an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest in four funds — Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund, Alger Focus Equity Fund, Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund and Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund (collectively, the “Funds” or individually, each a “Fund”). The Funds normally invest primarily in equity securities and each has an investment objective of long-term capital appreciation.

Each Fund offers one or more of the following share classes: Class A, C, I, R, Y, Z and Z-2. Class A shares are generally subject to an initial sales charge while Class C shares are generally subject to a deferred sales charge. Class I, R, Y, Z and Z-2 shares are sold to institutional investors without an initial or deferred sales charge. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on the fifth business day of the month following the tenth anniversary of the purchase date of a shareholder’s Class C shares, without the imposition of any sales load, fee or other charge. Class C shares held at certain dealers may convert to Class A shares earlier. At conversion, a proportionate amount of shares representing reinvested dividends and distributions will also be converted into Class A shares. Each class has identical rights to assets and earnings, except that each share class bears the pro rata allocation of the Fund’s expenses other than a class expense (not including advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the Fund’s assets).

NOTE 2 — Significant Accounting Policies:

(a) Investment Valuation: The Funds value their financial instruments at fair value using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Board”). Investments held by the Funds are valued on each day the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open, as of the close of the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time).

Equity securities, including traded rights, warrants and option contracts for which valuation information is readily available are valued at the last quoted sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded as reported by an independent pricing service. In the absence of quoted sales, such securities are valued at the bid price or, in the absence of a recent bid price, the equivalent as obtained from one or more of the major market makers for the securities to be valued.

Debt securities generally trade in the over-the-counter market. Debt securities with remaining maturities of more than sixty days at the time of acquisition are valued on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various

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relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures based on valuation technology commonly employed in the market for such investments. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are valued by independent pricing services using models that consider estimated cash flows of each tranche of the security, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche-specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. Debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost which approximates market value.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith pursuant to procedures established by the Board.

Securities in which the Funds invest may be traded in foreign markets that close before the close of the NYSE. Developments that occur between the close of the foreign markets and the close of the NYSE may result in adjustments to the closing foreign prices to reflect what the Trust’s investment adviser, pursuant to policies established by the Board, believes to be the fair value of these securities as of the close of the NYSE. The Funds may also fair value securities in other situations, for example, when a particular foreign market is closed but the Funds are open.

Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 820 – Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”) defines fair value as the price that the Funds would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. ASC 820 established a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Funds’ own assumptions based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 – significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The Funds’ valuation techniques are generally consistent with either the market or the income approach to fair value. The market approach considers prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets to measure fair value. The income approach converts future amounts to a current, or discounted, single amount. These fair value measurements are determined on the basis of the value indicated by current market expectations about such future events. Inputs for Level 1 include exchange-listed prices and broker quotes in an active market. Inputs for Level 2 include the last trade price in the case of a halted security, an exchange-listed price which

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has been adjusted for fair value factors, and prices of closely related securities. Additional Level 2 inputs include an evaluated price which is based upon a compilation of observable market information such as spreads for fixed income and preferred securities. Inputs for Level 3 include, but are not limited to, revenue multiples, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) multiples, discount rates, and the probabilities of success of certain outcomes. Such unobservable market information may be obtained from a company’s financial statements and from industry studies, market data, and market indicators such as benchmarks and indexes. Because of the inherent uncertainty and often limited markets for restricted securities, the values may significantly differ from the values if there was an active market.

Valuation processes are determined by a Valuation Committee (“Committee”) established by the Board and comprised of representatives of the Trust’s investment adviser and officers of the Trust. The Committee reports its fair valuation determinations and related valuation information to the Board. The Board is responsible for approving valuation policy and procedures.

While the Committee meets on an as-needed basis, the Committee generally meets quarterly to review and evaluate the effectiveness of the procedures for making fair value determinations. The Committee considers, among other things, the results of quarterly back testing of the fair value model for foreign securities, pricing comparisons between primary and secondary price sources, the outcome of price challenges put to the Funds’ pricing vendor, and variances between transactional prices and the previous day’s price.

The Funds will record a change to a security’s fair value level if new inputs are available or it becomes evident that inputs previously considered for leveling have changed or are no longer relevant. Transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

(b) Cash, Foreign Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash, foreign cash and cash equivalents include U.S. dollars and overnight time deposits.

NOTE 3 — Fair Value Measurements:

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of January 31, 2020 in valuing the Funds’ investments carried at fair value on a recurring basis. Based upon the nature, characteristics, and risks associated with their investments, the Funds have determined that presenting them by security type and sector is appropriate.

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Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund  TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3 
COMMON STOCKS                    
Communication Services   $417,652,285   $417,652,285   $   $ 
Consumer Discretionary   547,484,442    529,814,166    10,501,850    7,168,426 
Consumer Staples   29,448,401    29,448,401         
Financials   186,714,431    186,714,431         
Healthcare   458,572,486    458,572,486         
Industrials   207,096,857    207,096,857         
Information Technology   1,446,272,228    1,410,678,881    34,218,924    1,374,423 
Materials   107,376,239    107,376,239         
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $3,400,617,369   $3,347,353,746   $44,720,774   $8,542,849 
PREFERRED STOCKS                    
Information Technology   6,335,626            6,335,626 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST                    
Real Estate   36,748,110    36,748,110         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES   $3,443,701,105   $3,384,101,856   $44,720,774   $14,878,475 
Alger Focus Equity Fund  TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3 
COMMON STOCKS                    
Communication Services   $88,795,116   $88,795,116   $   $ 
Consumer Discretionary   99,025,141    99,025,141         
Financials   37,422,462    37,422,462         
Healthcare   72,283,555    72,283,555         
Industrials   32,358,710    32,358,710         
Information Technology   285,250,467    275,133,440    10,117,027     
Materials   25,695,227    25,695,227         
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $640,830,678   $630,713,651   $10,117,027   $ 
PREFERRED STOCKS                    
Healthcare   81,434            81,434 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST                    
Real Estate   9,637,409    9,637,409         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES  $650,549,521   $640,351,060   $10,117,027   $81,434 

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Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund  TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3 
COMMON STOCKS                    
Communication Services   $3,168,195   $3,168,195   $   $ 
Consumer Discretionary   11,286,819    11,286,819         
Consumer Staples   863,534    863,534         
Financials   4,835,830    4,835,830         
Healthcare   18,156,341    17,935,778    220,563     
Industrials   16,487,151    16,487,151         
Information Technology   31,554,303    31,482,853        71,450 
Materials   1,265,532    1,265,532         
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $87,617,705   $87,325,692   $220,563   $71,450 
PREFERRED STOCKS                    
Healthcare   175,970            175,970 
Information Technology   291,381            291,381 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS   $467,351   $   $   $467,351 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST                    
Real Estate   2,509,330    2,509,330         
RIGHTS                    
Healthcare   1,366,057            1,366,057 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES   $91,960,443   $89,835,022   $220,563   $1,904,858 

 

Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund  TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3 
COMMON STOCKS                    
Communication Services  $5,400,516   $5,400,516   $   $ 
Consumer Discretionary   11,995,698    11,995,698         
Consumer Staples   1,273,553    1,273,553         
Energy   2,203,129    2,203,129         
Financials   5,459,165    5,459,165         
Healthcare   67,015,139    67,015,139         
Industrials   4,723,292    4,723,292         
Information Technology   53,996,923    53,996,923         
Materials   2,996,583    2,996,583         
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  $155,063,998   $155,063,998   $   $ 
PREFERRED STOCKS                    
Healthcare   141,259            141,259 
RIGHTS                    
Healthcare   1,707,246            1,707,246 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES  $156,912,503   $155,063,998   $   $1,848,505 

 

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   FAIR VALUE 
   MEASUREMENTS 
   USING SIGNIFICANT 
   UNOBSERVABLE 
   INPUTS (LEVEL 3) 
Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund  Common Stocks 
Opening balance at November 1, 2019  $8,128,232 
Transfers into Level 3    
Transfers out of Level 3    
Total gains or losses     
Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments    
Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   414,617 
Purchases and sales     
Purchases    
Sales    
Closing balance at January 31, 2020   8,542,849 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at January 31, 2020  $414,617 
      
Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund   Preferred Stocks 
Opening balance at November 1, 2019  $6,335,626 
Transfers into Level 3    
Transfers out of Level 3    
Total gains or losses     
Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments    
Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments    
Purchases and sales     
Purchases    
Sales    
Closing balance at January 31, 2020   6,335,626 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at January 31, 2020  $ 

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   FAIR VALUE 
   MEASUREMENTS 
   USING SIGNIFICANT 
   UNOBSERVABLE 
   INPUTS (LEVEL 3) 
Alger Focus Equity Fund  Preferred Stocks 
Opening balance at November 1, 2019  $81,434 
Transfers into Level 3    
Transfers out of Level 3    
Total gains or losses     
Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments    
Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments    
Purchases and sales     
Purchases    
Sales    
Closing balance at January 31, 2020   81,434 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at January 31, 2020  $ 
   FAIR VALUE 
   MEASUREMENTS 
   USING SIGNIFICANT 
   UNOBSERVABLE 
   INPUTS (LEVEL 3) 
Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund  Common Stocks 
Opening balance at November 1, 2019  $71,450 
Transfers into Level 3    
Transfers out of Level 3    
Total gains or losses     
Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments    
Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments    
Purchases and sales     
Purchases    
Sales    
Closing balance at January 31, 2020   71,450 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at January 31, 2020  $ 

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   FAIR VALUE 
   MEASUREMENTS 
   USING SIGNIFICANT 
   INPUTS (LEVEL 3)UNOBSERVABLE 
Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund  Preferred Stocks 
Opening balance at November 1, 2019  $467,351 
Transfers into Level 3    
Transfers out of Level 3    
Total gains or losses     
Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments    
Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments    
Purchases and sales     
Purchases    
Sales    
Closing balance at January 31, 2020   467,351 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at January 31, 2020  $ 
      
Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund   Rights 
Opening balance at November 1, 2019  $1,366,057 
Transfers into Level 3    
Transfers out of Level 3    
Total gains or losses     
Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments    
Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments    
Purchases and sales     
Purchases    
Sales    
Closing balance at January 31, 2020   1,366,057 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at January 31, 2020  $ 

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   FAIR VALUE 
   MEASUREMENTS 
   USING SIGNIFICANT 
   UNOBSERVABLE 
   INPUTS (LEVEL 3) 
Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund  Preferred Stocks 
Opening balance at November 1, 2019  $141,259 
Transfers into Level 3    
Transfers out of Level 3    
Total gains or losses     
Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments    
Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments    
Purchases and sales     
Purchases    
Sales    
Closing balance at January 31, 2020   141,259 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at January 31, 2020  $ 
      
Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund   Rights 
Opening balance at November 1, 2019  $1,707,246 
Transfers into Level 3    
Transfers out of Level 3    
Total gains or losses     
Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments    
Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments    
Purchases and sales     
Purchases    
Sales    
Closing balance at January 31, 2020   1,707,246 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at January 31, 2020  $ 

The following table provides quantitative information about our Level 3 fair value measurements of our investments as of January 31, 2020. In addition to the methodologies and inputs noted in the table below, according to our valuation policy we may also use other valuation methodologies and inputs when determining our fair value measurements. The table below is not intended to be all-inclusive, but rather provides information on the Level 3 inputs as they relate to our fair value measurements.

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   Fair Value
January 31, 2020
   Valuation
Methodology
  Unobservable
Input
  Input/Range  Weighted
Average
Inputs
Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund                 
Common Stocks  $7,168,426   Income Approach  Discount Rate  2.40%-11.30%  N/A
Common Stocks   1,374,423   Market Approach  Transaction Price  N/A  N/A
Preferred Stocks   6,335,626   Market Approach  Transaction Price  N/A  N/A
Alger Focus Equity Fund                 
Preferred Stocks  $81,434   Income Approach  Discount Rate  55.00%-60.00%  N/A
Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund                 
Common Stocks  $71,450   Market Approach  Transaction Price  N/A  N/A
Preferred Stocks   175,970   Income Approach  Discount Rate  55.00%-60.00%  N/A
Preferred Stocks   291,381   Market Approach  Transaction Price  N/A  N/A
Rights   1,366,057   Income Approach  Discount Rate  4.82%-5.22%  N/A
Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund                 
Preferred Stocks  $141,259   Income Approach  Discount Rate  55.00%-60.00%  N/A
Rights   1,707,246   Income Approach  Discount Rate  4.82%-5.22%  N/A

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s securities are revenue and EBITDA multiples, discount rates, and the probabilities of success of certain outcomes. Significant increases and decreases in these inputs in isolation and interrelationships between those inputs could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements than those noted in the table above. Generally, increases in revenue and EBITA multiples, decreases in discount rates, and increases in the probabilities of success result in higher fair value measurements, whereas decreases in revenues and EBITA multiples, increases in discount rates, and decreases in the probabilities of success result in lower fair value measurements.

As of January 31, 2020, there were no transfers of securities between Level 1 and Level 2.

Certain of the Funds’ assets and liabilities are held at carrying amount or face value, which approximates fair value for financial statements purposes. As of January 31, 2020, such assets were categorized within the ASC 820 disclosure hierarchy as follows:

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   TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3 
Cash, foreign cash and cash equivalents:                    
Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund  $86,492,912   $   $86,492,912   $ 
Bank overdraft   (141)   (141)        
Alger Focus Equity Fund   19,140,067        19,140,067     
Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund   1,058        1,058     
Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund   107,275        107,275     

NOTE 4 — Derivatives:

Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 815 – Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements.

Options — The Funds seek to capture the majority of the returns associated with equity market investments. To meet this investment goal, the Funds invest in a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks, while also buying and selling call and put options on equities and equity indexes. The Funds purchase call options to increase their exposure to the stock market and also provide diversification of risk. The Funds purchase put options in order to protect from significant market declines that may occur over a short period of time. The Funds will write covered call and cash secured put options to generate cash flows while reducing the volatility of the Funds’ portfolios. The cash flows may be an important source of the Funds’ returns, although written call options may reduce the Funds’ ability to profit from increases in the value of the underlying security or equity portfolio. The value of a call option generally increases as the price of the underlying stock increases and decreases as the stock decreases in price. Conversely, the value of a put option generally increases as the price of the underlying stock decreases and decreases as the stock increases in price. The combination of the diversified stock portfolio and the purchase and sale of options is intended to provide the Funds with the majority of the returns associated with equity market investments but with reduced volatility and returns that are augmented with the cash flows from the sale of options.

The Funds’ option contracts were not subject to any rights of offset with any counterparty. All of the Funds’ options were exchange traded which utilize a clearinghouse that acts as an intermediary between buyer and seller, receiving initial and maintenance margin from both, and guaranteeing performance of the option contract.

NOTE 5 — Affiliated Securities:

The issuers of the securities listed below are deemed to be affiliates of the Funds because the Funds or their affiliates owned 5% or more of the issuer’s voting securities during all or part of the period ended January 31, 2020. Purchase and sale transactions, interest income and dividend income earned during the period were as follows:

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                           Net Increase     
   Shares/           Shares/           (Decrease)     
   Par at           Par at   Dividend/       in   Value at 
   October 31,   Purchases/   Sales/   January 31,   Interest   Realized   Unrealized   January 31, 
Security  2019   Conversion   Conversion   2020   Income   Gain (Loss)   App(Dep)   2020 
Alger Focus Equity Fund                                        
Preferred Stocks                                        
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D   76,825            76,825   $   $   $   $81,434 
Total                      $   $   $   $81,434 

 

                           Net Increase     
   Shares/           Shares/           (Decrease)     
   Par at           Par at   Dividend/       in   Value at 
   October 31,   Purchases/   Sales/   January 31,   Interest   Realized   Unrealized   January 31, 
Security  2019   Conversion   Conversion   2020   Income   Gain (Loss)   App(Dep)   2020 
Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund                                        
Preferred Stocks                                        
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D   166,009            166,009   $   $   $   $175,970 
Total                      $   $   $   $175,970 

 

                           Net Increase     
   Shares/           Shares/           (Decrease)     
   Par at           Par at   Dividend/       in   Value at 
   October 31,   Purchases/   Sales/   January 31,   Interest   Realized   Unrealized   January 31, 
Security  2019   Conversion   Conversion   2020   Income   Gain (Loss)   App(Dep)   2020 
Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund                                        
Preferred Stocks                                        
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D   133,263            133,263   $   $   $   $141,259 
Total                      $   $   $   $141,259 

 

NOTE 6 — Subsequent Events:

 

An outbreak of an infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019, and has now been detected globally. The General Partner continues to closely monitor the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the Fund, however the duration and severity of the outbreak and its effects on the Fund cannot be determined with certainty. The effect of the impact of COVID-19 has not been reflected in these financial statements; such impact may affect the future results of the Fund.

 

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