Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund
|
||||||||
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||
July 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
|
||||||||
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
COMMON STOCKS 69.02%
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary 10.43%
|
||||||||
DR Horton, Inc.(a)(b)
|
76,026
|
$
|
2,713,368
|
|||||
Lennar Corp. - Class A(a)(b)
|
18,100
|
949,164
|
||||||
Liberty Broadband Corp. - Class C(a)(b)(c)
|
27,948
|
2,771,883
|
||||||
Liberty Ventures - Series A(a)(b)(c)
|
89,243
|
5,406,341
|
||||||
Man Wah Holdings, Ltd.
|
368,800
|
318,712
|
||||||
PulteGroup, Inc.(a)(b)
|
65,600
|
1,601,952
|
||||||
Service Corp. International(a)(b)
|
29,100
|
1,010,643
|
||||||
Sony Corp.
|
27,700
|
1,140,714
|
||||||
|
15,912,777
|
|||||||
Consumer Staples 1.15%
|
||||||||
Japan Tobacco, Inc.
|
50,700
|
1,763,198
|
||||||
Energy 0.72%
|
||||||||
Fairway Energy LP(c)(d)(e)(f)
|
130,700
|
1,099,187
|
||||||
Financials 28.20%
|
||||||||
Ares Capital Corp.(a)
|
290,200
|
4,756,378
|
||||||
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.(a)
|
70,300
|
899,840
|
||||||
Bank of America Corp.(a)(b)
|
218,091
|
5,260,355
|
||||||
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. - Class A(a)
|
100,300
|
3,096,261
|
||||||
Citigroup, Inc.(a)(b)
|
83,530
|
5,717,629
|
||||||
Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.(a)
|
108,100
|
2,742,497
|
||||||
Franklin Resources, Inc.(a)
|
20,800
|
931,424
|
||||||
Global Medical REIT, Inc.(a)
|
77,000
|
716,100
|
||||||
Golub Capital BDC, Inc.(a)
|
128,400
|
2,511,504
|
||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)(b)
|
29,800
|
2,735,640
|
||||||
Ladder Capital Corp.(a)
|
55,518
|
730,617
|
||||||
MTGE Investment Corp.(a)
|
24,000
|
446,400
|
||||||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust(a)
|
116,614
|
2,052,406
|
||||||
Solar Capital, Ltd.
|
99,600
|
2,176,260
|
||||||
Solar Senior Capital, Ltd.(a)
|
66,900
|
1,179,447
|
||||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(a)
|
241,200
|
5,316,048
|
||||||
Welltower, Inc.(a)(b)
|
24,000
|
1,761,360
|
||||||
|
43,030,166
|
|||||||
Health Care 6.22%
|
||||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(a)(b)
|
28,287
|
1,609,530
|
||||||
Cardiome Pharma Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
149,200
|
628,132
|
||||||
Merck & Co., Inc.(a)(b)
|
49,700
|
3,174,836
|
||||||
Pfizer, Inc.(a)(b)
|
122,900
|
4,075,364
|
||||||
|
9,487,862
|
|||||||
Industrials 1.69%
|
||||||||
AMERCO(a)(b)
|
6,630
|
2,576,153
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Information Technology 20.10%
|
||||||||
Apple, Inc.(a)(b)
|
43,310
|
$
|
6,441,496
|
|||||
Broadcom, Ltd.(a)(b)
|
17,645
|
4,352,316
|
||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A(a)(b)
|
21,100
|
1,462,652
|
||||||
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.(a)
|
126,900
|
1,801,980
|
||||||
Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
|
316,000
|
950,234
|
||||||
Lam Research Corp.(a)
|
15,300
|
2,439,738
|
||||||
Microsoft Corp.(a)(b)
|
46,300
|
3,366,010
|
||||||
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
|
1,800
|
611,946
|
||||||
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
|
2,552
|
5,496,019
|
||||||
Ulvac, Inc.
|
16,300
|
875,287
|
||||||
ViaSat, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
25,749
|
1,701,752
|
||||||
Western Digital Corp.(a)(b)
|
13,700
|
1,166,144
|
||||||
|
30,665,574
|
|||||||
Materials 0.51%
|
||||||||
Chr Hansen Holding A/S
|
9,622
|
774,998
|
||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $91,488,799)
|
|
105,309,915
|
||||||
CLOSED-END FUNDS 1.97%
|
||||||||
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc.(a)
|
132,430
|
1,957,315
|
||||||
Alpine Global Premier Properties Fund(a)
|
46,300
|
300,487
|
||||||
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund(a)
|
70,600
|
403,832
|
||||||
Pioneer High Income Trust
|
35,100
|
351,351
|
||||||
|
3,012,985
|
|||||||
TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS | ||||||||
(Cost $2,503,346)
|
|
3,012,985
|
||||||
PARTICIPATION NOTES 1.18%
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary 0.77%
|
||||||||
Midea Group Co., Ltd. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 05/13/2019(d)
|
192,800
|
1,180,484
|
||||||
Consumer Staples 0.41%
|
||||||||
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 11/09/2017(d)
|
8,717
|
623,400
|
||||||
TOTAL PARTICIPATION NOTES | ||||||||
(Cost $1,358,211)
|
|
1,803,884
|
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS 2.81%
|
||||||||
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.(a)
|
||||||||
Series E, 7.625%
|
47,542
|
$
|
1,214,222
|
|||||
Ares Management LP(a)
|
||||||||
Series A, 7.000%
|
35,000
|
943,950
|
||||||
Hercules Capital, Inc., 6.250%
|
7,700
|
196,350
|
||||||
MTGE Investment Corp.(a)
|
||||||||
Series A, 8.125%
|
10,640
|
275,257
|
||||||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
|
||||||||
Series A, 8.125%(a)
|
22,000
|
560,780
|
||||||
Series B, 8.000%
|
10,000
|
250,500
|
||||||
Solar Capital, Ltd., 6.750%
|
3,478
|
87,889
|
||||||
Two Harbors Investment Corp.(a)
|
||||||||
Series A, 8.125%
|
28,500
|
756,105
|
||||||
4,285,053 | ||||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
|
||||||||
(Cost $4,077,167)
|
|
4,285,053
|
||||||
WARRANTS 0.00%(c)(g)
|
||||||||
Atlas Mara, Ltd., Strike price 11.50, Expires 12/17/2017(d)
|
116,958
|
322
|
||||||
TOTAL WARRANTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $1,170)
|
|
322 | ||||||
Description and
Maturity Date |
Principal
Amount |
Value
|
||||||
CORPORATE BONDS 35.59%
|
||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.
|
||||||||
11/29/2022, 2.500%(a)(b)
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
1,014,054
|
|||||
Ares Capital Corp.
|
||||||||
11/30/2018, 4.875%(a)(b)
|
1,000,000
|
1,036,172
|
||||||
01/19/2022, 3.625%(a)
|
1,402,000
|
1,426,936
|
||||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
|
||||||||
09/15/2022, 2.950%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,017,950
|
||||||
Bank of America Corp.
|
||||||||
Series L, 01/15/2019, 2.600%(a)(b)
|
|
1,000,000
|
1,010,624
|
|||||
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.
|
||||||||
11/15/2018, 2.000%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,003,834
|
||||||
BMW US Capital LLC
|
||||||||
09/15/2021, 1.850%(h)
|
500,000
|
493,048
|
||||||
09/15/2021, 1.850%(a)(d)
|
1,000,000
|
986,063
|
||||||
Boston Properties LP
|
||||||||
05/15/2021, 4.125%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,061,739
|
||||||
BP Capital Markets PLC
|
||||||||
05/10/2019, 2.237%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,009,226
|
||||||
Chubb INA Holdings, Inc.
|
||||||||
11/03/2020, 2.300%(a)(b)
|
1,000,000
|
1,011,836
|
||||||
Citizens Bank National Association
|
||||||||
03/14/2019, 2.500%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,008,645
|
||||||
05/13/2021, 2.550%(a)(b)
|
2,000,000
|
2,008,844
|
||||||
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
|
||||||||
11/15/2021, 2.530%(a)
|
965,000
|
976,053
|
||||||
EMC Corp.
|
||||||||
06/01/2020, 2.650%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
987,246
|
||||||
06/01/2023, 3.375%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
971,144
|
Description and
Maturity Date
|
Principal
Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)
|
||||||||
Exelon Generation Co. LLC
|
||||||||
10/01/2017, 6.200%(a)(b)
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
$
|
1,006,975
|
||||
01/15/2020, 2.950%(a)
|
750,000
|
766,233
|
||||||
First Republic Bank
|
||||||||
06/17/2019, 2.375%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,007,091
|
||||||
02/13/2047, 4.625%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,019,454
|
||||||
Five Corners Funding Trust
|
||||||||
11/15/2023, 4.419%(a)(b)(d)
|
2,000,000
|
2,177,402
|
||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
|
||||||||
03/12/2019, 2.375%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,006,657
|
||||||
03/18/2021, 3.336%(a)(b)
|
1,000,000
|
1,024,650
|
||||||
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
|
||||||||
04/10/2018, 2.400%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,004,600
|
||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
||||||||
04/25/2019, 2.000%(a)(b)
|
1,000,000
|
1,003,050
|
||||||
09/15/2020, 2.750%(a)(b)
|
1,000,000
|
1,015,003
|
||||||
11/15/2021, 2.350%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
992,161
|
||||||
Jackson National Life Global Funding
|
||||||||
04/29/2021, 2.250%(a)(d)
|
1,000,000
|
993,730
|
||||||
Jersey Central Power & Light Co.
|
||||||||
06/15/2018, 4.800%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,022,800
|
||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
|
||||||||
06/07/2021, 2.400%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,003,566
|
||||||
09/23/2022, 3.250%
|
1,000,000
|
1,033,273
|
||||||
Lear Corp.
|
||||||||
01/15/2023, 4.750%(a)
|
1,497,000
|
1,549,742
|
||||||
01/15/2025, 5.250%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,071,965
|
||||||
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
|
||||||||
03/15/2037, 4.151%(a)(b)(d)(i)
|
1,500,000
|
1,473,750
|
||||||
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
|
||||||||
02/06/2020, 2.100%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,004,865
|
||||||
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I
|
||||||||
09/15/2021, 1.950%(a)(d)
|
1,000,000
|
985,124
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
||||||||
01/24/2019, 2.500%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,009,715
|
||||||
06/16/2020, 2.800%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,018,718
|
||||||
New York Life Global Funding
|
||||||||
04/09/2020, 2.000%(a)(d)
|
1,000,000
|
1,001,506
|
||||||
ONE Gas, Inc.
|
||||||||
02/01/2019, 2.070%(a)
|
1,114,000
|
1,117,159
|
||||||
PNC Bank National Association
|
||||||||
11/05/2020, 2.450%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,013,900
|
||||||
Pricoa Global Funding I
|
||||||||
05/16/2019, 2.200%(a)(d)
|
1,000,000
|
1,007,670
|
||||||
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.
|
||||||||
06/15/2022, 3.500%(a)(b)
|
800,000
|
819,280
|
||||||
Sempra Energy
|
||||||||
10/07/2019, 1.625%(a)(b)
|
1,000,000
|
995,755
|
||||||
VF Corp.
|
||||||||
09/01/2021, 3.500%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,044,527
|
||||||
Voya Financial, Inc.
|
||||||||
02/15/2018, 2.900%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,006,357
|
||||||
Wells Fargo & Co.
|
||||||||
12/07/2020, 2.550%(a)(b)
|
2,000,000
|
2,027,616
|
||||||
Welltower, Inc.
|
||||||||
04/01/2019, 4.125%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,031,948
|
Description and
Maturity Date
|
Principal
Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)
|
||||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc.
|
||||||||
03/15/2021, 2.400%(a)(b)
|
$
|
2,000,000
|
$
|
2,016,668
|
||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
|
||||||||
(Cost $54,014,153)
|
54,296,324
|
|||||||
ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES 7.83%
|
||||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association - REMICS
|
||||||||
Series 2017-60, Class C, 08/25/2047, 3.500%(f)
|
1,000,000
|
990,000
|
||||||
Government National Mortgage Association - REMICS
|
||||||||
Series 2014-67, Class AE, 05/16/2039, 2.150%
|
1,100,856
|
1,113,801
|
||||||
Series 2012-83, Class A, 07/16/2041, 1.368%
|
770,776
|
748,628
|
||||||
Series 2014-172, Class AC, 09/16/2041, 1.900%
|
525,430
|
525,067
|
||||||
Series 2011-47, Class C, 02/16/2042, 3.844%(i)
|
539,673
|
551,895
|
||||||
Series 2013-68, Class AC, 02/16/2046, 1.300%
|
826,881
|
789,089
|
||||||
Series 2015-130, Class AB, 08/16/2047, 2.550%
|
786,028
|
788,192
|
||||||
Series 2016-92, Class AB, 04/16/2050, 2.100%
|
490,654
|
486,657
|
||||||
Series 2014-166, Class PJ, 07/16/2051, 2.500%
|
678,962
|
681,537
|
||||||
Series 2012-111, Class A, 09/16/2052, 2.387%
|
1,291,951
|
1,290,964
|
||||||
Series 2012-125, Class AB, 02/16/2053, 2.111%(i)
|
665,914
|
648,930
|
||||||
Series 2013-101, Class AD, 12/16/2053, 2.623%(i)
|
745,140
|
732,942
|
||||||
Series 2017-29, Class A, 01/16/2058, 2.400%
|
2,486,726
|
2,456,572
|
||||||
United States Small Business Administration
|
||||||||
Series 2008-20L, Class 1, 12/01/2028, 6.220%
|
130,265
|
144,585
|
||||||
TOTAL ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES
|
||||||||
(Cost $12,088,238)
|
11,948,859 | |||||||
GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 8.62%
|
||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds
|
||||||||
11/15/2026, 6.500%(a)
|
1,600,000
|
2,171,062
|
||||||
08/15/2029, 6.125%(a)
|
1,250,000
|
1,740,356
|
||||||
05/15/2030, 6.250%
|
1,000,000
|
1,423,711
|
||||||
02/15/2038, 4.375%
|
1,000,000
|
1,266,699
|
||||||
05/15/2040, 4.375%
|
500,000
|
634,434
|
||||||
11/15/2040, 4.250%
|
3,000,000
|
3,747,246
|
||||||
02/15/2044, 3.625%
|
1,000,000
|
1,143,398
|
||||||
02/15/2047, 3.000%
|
1,000,000
|
1,021,328
|
||||||
TOTAL GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
|
||||||||
(Cost $13,165,331)
|
13,148,234
|
Description and
Maturity Date
|
Principal
Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS 6.30%
|
||||||||
Colorado State Housing & Finance Authority Revenue Bonds, Series A
|
||||||||
08/01/2047, 3.000%
|
$
|
1,625,000
|
$
|
1,627,470
|
||||
Florida State Board of Administration Finance Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series A
|
||||||||
07/01/2021, 2.638%(a)
|
2,000,000
|
2,020,260
|
||||||
Memphis-Shelby County, Tennessee Industrial Development Board Revenue Bonds, Series C
|
||||||||
11/01/2022, 2.608%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,010,080
|
||||||
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Revenue Bonds, Series E-2
|
||||||||
02/01/2026, 3.080%
|
1,000,000
|
1,003,960
|
||||||
New York State Transportation Development Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series B
|
||||||||
07/01/2024, 3.023%
|
1,000,000
|
974,050
|
||||||
New York State Urban Development Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series B
|
||||||||
03/15/2023, 2.670%
|
1,000,000
|
1,007,940
|
||||||
Wisconsin State General Fund Annual Appropriation Revenue Bonds, Series A
|
||||||||
05/01/2022, 1.899%
|
1,000,000
|
988,060
|
||||||
05/01/2023, 2.049%(a)
|
1,000,000
|
981,480
|
||||||
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
|
||||||||
(Cost $9,600,937)
|
|
9,613,300 |
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 4.44%
|
||||||||
Money Market Fund 4.44%
|
||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund Portfolio - Institutional Class (0.887% 7-day yield)
|
6,772,040
|
6,772,040
|
||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $6,772,040)
|
|
6,772,040 | ||||||
Total Investments - 137.76%
|
||||||||
(Cost $195,069,392)
|
|
210,190,916 | ||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (37.76%)(j)
|
|
(57,614,288 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
|
|
|
$ |
152,576,628
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (c)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
COMMON STOCKS (7.18%)
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary (1.42%)
|
||||||||
Viacom, Inc. - Class B
|
(33,700
|
)
|
(1,176,804
|
)
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (c) (continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Consumer Discretionary (continued)
|
||||||||
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
|
(21,300
|
)
|
$
|
(988,959
|
)
|
|||
(2,165,763
|
)
|
|||||||
Financials (1.17%)
|
||||||||
Ally Financial, Inc.
|
(52,700
|
)
|
(1,193,128
|
)
|
||||
Deutsche Bank AG
|
(31,300
|
)
|
(558,392
|
)
|
||||
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.
|
(2,100
|
)
|
(26,901
|
)
|
||||
|
(1,778,421 | ) | ||||||
Health Care (1.73%)
|
||||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
|
(9,200
|
)
|
(863,144
|
)
|
||||
McKesson Corp.
|
(5,500
|
)
|
(890,285
|
)
|
||||
Owens & Minor, Inc.
|
(27,400
|
)
|
(883,102
|
)
|
||||
|
(2,636,531
|
)
|
||||||
Information Technology (2.86%)
|
||||||||
Amkor Technology, Inc.
|
(72,700
|
)
|
(753,899
|
)
|
||||
AU Optronics Corp. - Sponsored ADR
|
(76,300
|
)
|
(306,726
|
)
|
||||
Ingenico Group SA
|
(6,543
|
)
|
(686,416
|
)
|
||||
International Business Machines Corp.
|
(12,200
|
)
|
(1,764,974
|
)
|
||||
LINE Corp. - Sponsored ADR
|
(19,700
|
)
|
(724,172
|
)
|
||||
Manhattan Associates, Inc.
|
(3,000
|
)
|
(132,600
|
)
|
||||
|
(4,368,787
|
)
|
||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $10,855,487)
|
(10,949,502
|
)
|
||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (0.61%)
|
||||||||
United States Natural Gas Fund LP
|
(147,200
|
)
|
(930,304
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $1,161,828)
|
(930,304
|
)
|
||||||
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $12,017,315)
|
$
|
(11,879,806
|
)
|
(a)
|
Pledged security; a portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for securities sold short or borrowings. As of July 31, 2017, the aggregate value of those securities was $150,369,573, representing 98.55% of net assets. (See Note 1 and Note 3)
|
(b)
|
Loaned security; a portion or all of the security is on loan as of July 31, 2017.
|
(c)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(d)
|
Security exempt from registration of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 144A, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of July 31, 2017, these securities had an aggregate value of $11,528,638 or 7.56% of net assets.
|
(e)
|
Private Placement; these securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. As of July 31, 2017, these securities had a total value of $1,099,187 or 0.72% of net assets and have been deemed illiquid by the Adviser based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. (See Note 1)
|
(f)
|
Fair valued security; valued by management in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees. As of July 31, 2017, these securities had an aggregate market value of $2,089,187 or 1.37% of total net assets.
|
(g)
|
Less than 0.005% or (0.005%) of net assets.
|
(h)
|
Securities were purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. These securities have been deemed liquid under guidelines approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees. As of July 31, 2017, the aggregate value of those securities was $493,048, representing 0.32% of net assets.
|
(i)
|
Floating or variable rate security - rate disclosed as of July 31, 2017.
|
(j)
|
Includes cash which is being held as collateral for total return swap contracts, securities sold short or futures contracts.
|
FUTURES CONTRACTS
|
|||||||||||||
Description
|
Position
|
Contracts
|
Expiration
Date |
Underlying Face
Amount at Value |
Unrealized
Depreciation |
||||||||
Foreign Currency Contracts
|
|||||||||||||
Japanese Yen Currency Futures
|
Short
|
8
|
09/18/2017
|
$
|
(909,100
|
)
|
$
|
(3,636
|
)
|
||||
$
|
(909,100
|
)
|
$
|
(3,636
|
)
|
TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS
|
||||||||||||
Counter Party
|
Reference
Entity/Obligation |
Notional
Amount |
Floating Rate
Paid by the Fund |
Floating
Rate Index |
Termination
Date |
Net Unrealized
Appreciation |
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.
|
$
|
1,169,385
|
125 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
12/31/2020
|
$
|
206,096
|
||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.
|
699,924
|
225 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
07/12/2018
|
81,018
|
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Housing Development Finance Corp.
|
2,349,638
|
125 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
12/31/2020
|
1,054,752
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Housing Development Finance Corp.
|
2,020,030
|
225 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
07/12/2018
|
595,208
|
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Indiabulls Housing Finance
|
1,233,808
|
125 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
12/31/2020
|
590,863
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
ITC, Ltd.
|
1,200,826
|
225 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
07/12/2018
|
173,834
|
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.
|
2,331,966
|
125 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
12/31/2020
|
627,000
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.
|
568,919
|
225 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
07/12/2018
|
112,001
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.
|
1,862,982
|
225 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
07/12/2018
|
298,933
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
State Bank of India
|
1,099,981
|
225 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
07/25/2019
|
38,836
|
||||||
$
|
14,537,459
|
$
|
3,778,541
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
COMMON STOCKS 117.10%
|
|||||||
Consumer Discretionary 18.12%
|
|||||||
Altice USA, Inc. - Class A(a)
|
60,000
|
$
|
2,006,400
|
||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(a)
|
1,911
|
1,887,648
|
|||||
Carvana Co.(a)
|
44,000
|
858,880
|
|||||
DR Horton, Inc.(b)(c)
|
138,321
|
4,936,676
|
|||||
Lennar Corp. - Class A(b)(c)
|
35,800
|
1,877,352
|
|||||
Liberty Broadband Corp. - Class C(a)(b)(c)
|
83,566
|
8,288,076
|
|||||
Liberty Ventures - Series A(a)(b)(c)
|
208,821
|
12,650,376
|
|||||
Man Wah Holdings, Ltd.
|
596,800
|
515,747
|
|||||
PulteGroup, Inc.(b)(c)
|
121,500
|
2,967,030
|
|||||
Service Corp. International(b)(c)
|
40,900
|
1,420,457
|
|||||
Sony Corp.
|
44,600
|
1,836,673
|
|||||
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.(a)
|
85,500
|
1,137,150
|
|||||
Vipshop Holdings, Ltd. - ADR(a)(b)(c)
|
206,900
|
2,544,870
|
|||||
Wayfair, Inc. - Class A(a)
|
17,500
|
1,336,125
|
|||||
zooplus AG(a)
|
5,548
|
1,059,375
|
|||||
45,322,835
|
|||||||
Consumer Staples 1.14%
|
|||||||
Japan Tobacco, Inc.
|
81,700
|
2,841,288
|
|||||
Energy 0.73%
|
|||||||
Fairway Energy LP(a)(d)(e)(f)
|
217,600
|
1,830,016
|
|||||
Financials 34.97%
|
|||||||
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.
|
172,300
|
1,421,475
|
|||||
Ares Capital Corp.(b)
|
522,400
|
8,562,136
|
|||||
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.(b)
|
278,900
|
3,569,920
|
|||||
Bank of America Corp.(b)(c)
|
368,605
|
8,890,753
|
|||||
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. - Class A(b)
|
257,500
|
7,949,025
|
|||||
Citigroup, Inc.(b)(c)
|
139,419
|
9,543,230
|
|||||
Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.
|
45,800
|
1,161,946
|
|||||
Credit Acceptance Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
18,862
|
4,698,524
|
|||||
Franklin Resources, Inc.
|
33,200
|
1,486,696
|
|||||
Global Medical REIT, Inc.(b)
|
121,000
|
1,125,300
|
|||||
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.(b)
|
53,000
|
1,194,620
|
|||||
Golub Capital BDC, Inc.(b)
|
262,109
|
5,126,852
|
|||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(b)
|
47,600
|
4,369,680
|
|||||
Ladder Capital Corp.(b)
|
268,379
|
3,531,868
|
|||||
MTGE Investment Corp.(b)
|
61,100
|
1,136,460
|
|||||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust(b)
|
249,988
|
4,399,789
|
|||||
Physicians Realty Trust(b)
|
136,000
|
2,532,320
|
|||||
Solar Capital, Ltd.
|
127,000
|
2,774,950
|
|||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(b)
|
429,600
|
9,468,384
|
|||||
TPG Specialty Lending, Inc.(b)
|
49,500
|
1,027,620
|
|||||
Welltower, Inc.(b)
|
47,800
|
3,508,042
|
|||||
87,479,590
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Health Care 18.13%
|
|||||||
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)
|
17,200
|
$
|
2,362,248
|
||||
Align Technology, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
19,300
|
3,227,539
|
|||||
Biogen, Inc.(a)
|
8,440
|
2,444,140
|
|||||
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
11,100
|
973,803
|
|||||
Bioverativ, Inc.(a)(b)
|
38,000
|
2,354,860
|
|||||
Boston Scientific Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
127,500
|
3,394,050
|
|||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(b)(c)
|
67,016
|
3,813,210
|
|||||
Cardiome Pharma Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
418,200
|
1,760,622
|
|||||
Celgene Corp.(a)(b)
|
11,400
|
1,543,674
|
|||||
CRISPR Therapeutics AG(a)
|
132,467
|
2,316,848
|
|||||
Dermira, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
15,500
|
426,715
|
|||||
Envision Healthcare Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
9,700
|
547,371
|
|||||
Galapagos NV - Sponsored ADR(a)(b)
|
28,700
|
2,277,345
|
|||||
GW Pharmaceuticals PLC - ADR(a)(b)(c)
|
10,700
|
1,196,046
|
|||||
Hologic, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
39,800
|
1,759,558
|
|||||
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.(a)(b)
|
63,100
|
730,067
|
|||||
Kura Oncology, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
21,100
|
190,955
|
|||||
Merck & Co., Inc.(b)(c)
|
70,400
|
4,497,152
|
|||||
NuVasive, Inc.(a)
|
19,800
|
1,302,642
|
|||||
NxStage Medical, Inc.(a)
|
59,600
|
1,403,580
|
|||||
Pfizer, Inc.(b)(c)
|
81,600
|
2,705,856
|
|||||
Sienna Biopharmaceuticals - Series B(a)(d)(e)(f)
|
76,575
|
1,490,126
|
|||||
Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)
|
52,400
|
1,072,104
|
|||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)
|
10,300
|
1,563,746
|
|||||
45,354,257
|
|||||||
Industrials 1.64%
|
|||||||
AMERCO(b)
|
10,535
|
4,093,480
|
|||||
Information Technology 34.79%
|
|||||||
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. - Sponsored ADR(a)(b)(c)
|
22,300
|
3,455,385
|
|||||
ams AG
|
25,029
|
1,805,443
|
|||||
Apple, Inc.(b)
|
75,630
|
11,248,450
|
|||||
Baidu, Inc. - Sponsored ADR(a)(b)(c)
|
4,450
|
1,007,257
|
|||||
Baozun, Inc. - Sponsored ADR(a)
|
28,300
|
918,618
|
|||||
Broadcom, Ltd.(b)(c)
|
37,962
|
9,363,707
|
|||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A(b)(c)
|
44,400
|
3,077,808
|
|||||
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.(b)
|
203,600
|
2,891,120
|
|||||
Dialog Semiconductor PLC(a)
|
52,954
|
2,313,464
|
|||||
Ellie Mae, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
19,100
|
1,665,902
|
|||||
Facebook, Inc. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
37,800
|
6,397,650
|
|||||
Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
|
503,000
|
1,512,557
|
|||||
Lam Research Corp.
|
24,400
|
3,890,824
|
|||||
LogMeIn, Inc.(b)(c)
|
27,510
|
3,203,539
|
|||||
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
38,300
|
2,397,580
|
|||||
Microsemi Corp.(a)
|
37,800
|
1,968,624
|
|||||
Microsoft Corp.(b)(c)
|
48,100
|
3,496,870
|
|||||
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
|
5,700
|
1,937,829
|
|||||
salesforce.com, Inc.(a)
|
10,800
|
980,640
|
|||||
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
|
4,065
|
8,754,435
|
|||||
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.(a)
|
780,000
|
858,811
|
|||||
Ulvac, Inc.
|
24,400
|
1,310,245
|
|||||
ViaSat, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
68,042
|
4,496,896
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Information Technology (continued)
|
|||||||
Western Digital Corp.(b)(c)
|
21,700
|
$
|
1,847,104
|
||||
Yelp, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
191,500
|
6,229,495
|
|||||
87,030,253
|
|||||||
Materials 0.50%
|
|||||||
Chr Hansen Holding A/S
|
15,704
|
1,264,869
|
|||||
Utilities 7.08%
|
|||||||
Dominion Energy, Inc.(b)(c)
|
64,000
|
4,939,520
|
|||||
Duke Energy Corp.(b)(c)
|
59,900
|
5,098,688
|
|||||
Eversource Energy(b)(c)
|
82,900
|
5,039,491
|
|||||
National Grid PLC - Sponsored ADR - ADR(b)(c)
|
41,983
|
2,624,357
|
|||||
17,702,056
|
|||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
|||||||
(Cost $259,275,323)
|
292,918,644
|
||||||
PARTICIPATION NOTES 1.18%
|
|||||||
Consumer Discretionary 0.76%
|
|||||||
Midea Group Co., Ltd. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 05/13/2019(d)
|
311,400
|
1,906,653
|
|||||
Consumer Staples 0.42%
|
|||||||
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 11/09/2017(d)
|
14,542
|
1,039,977
|
|||||
TOTAL PARTICIPATION NOTES
|
|||||||
(Cost $2,208,639)
|
2,946,630
|
||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS 3.46%
|
|||||||
AGNC Investment Corp.
|
|||||||
Series B, 7.750%
|
500
|
12,995
|
|||||
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.(b)
|
|||||||
Series E, 7.625%
|
144,431
|
3,688,768
|
|||||
Ares Management LP(b)
|
|||||||
Series A, 7.000%
|
71,000
|
1,914,870
|
|||||
Hercules Capital, Inc., 6.250%(b)
|
12,300
|
313,650
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS (continued)
|
|||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
|||||||
Series K, 5.850%
|
15,400
|
$
|
419,804
|
||||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
|
|||||||
Series A, 8.125%
|
28,000
|
713,720
|
|||||
Series B, 8.000%
|
10,000
|
250,500
|
|||||
Two Harbors Investment Corp.
|
|||||||
Series A, 8.125%
|
51,000
|
1,353,030
|
|||||
8,667,337
|
|||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
|
|||||||
(Cost $8,192,065)
|
8,667,337
|
||||||
WARRANTS 0.00%(a)(g)
|
|||||||
Atlas Mara, Ltd., Strike price 11.50, Expires 12/17/2017(d)
|
195,720
|
538
|
|||||
TOTAL WARRANTS
|
|||||||
(Cost $1,957)
|
538
|
Description and
|
Principal
|
||||||
Maturity Date
|
Amount
|
Value
|
|||||
ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES 0.50%
|
|||||||
Government National Mortgage Association - REMICS
|
|||||||
Series 2011-142, Class A, 10/16/2040, 2.337%(b)
|
1,237,905
|
1,242,508
|
|||||
TOTAL ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES
|
|||||||
(Cost $1,257,117)
|
1,242,508
|
||||||
GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 8.99%
|
|||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds
|
|||||||
08/15/2017, 4.750%(b)
|
10,000,000
|
10,014,650
|
|||||
02/15/2018, 3.500%(b)
|
4,000,000
|
4,050,536
|
|||||
11/15/2026, 6.500%(b)
|
1,600,000
|
2,171,062
|
|||||
08/15/2029, 6.125%(b)
|
4,500,000
|
6,265,283
|
|||||
TOTAL GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
|
|||||||
(Cost $22,819,233)
|
22,501,531
|
||||||
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 3.35%
|
|||||||
Money Market Fund 3.35%
|
|||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund Portfolio - Institutional Class (0.887% 7-day yield)
|
8,369,498
|
8,369,498
|
|||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
|
|||||||
(Cost $8,369,498)
|
8,369,498
|
Value
|
||||
Total Investments - 134.58%
|
||||
(Cost $302,123,832)
|
$
|
336,646,686
|
||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (34.58%)(h)
|
(86,507,992
|
)
|
||
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
|
$
|
250,138,694
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (a)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
COMMON STOCKS (8.23%)
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary (1.39%)
|
||||||||
Viacom, Inc. - Class B
|
(53,900
|
)
|
(1,882,188
|
)
|
||||
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
|
(34,400
|
)
|
(1,597,192
|
)
|
||||
(3,479,380
|
)
|
|||||||
Financials (1.16%)
|
||||||||
Ally Financial, Inc.
|
(86,200
|
)
|
(1,951,568
|
)
|
||||
Deutsche Bank AG
|
(50,000
|
)
|
(892,000
|
)
|
||||
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.
|
(3,500
|
)
|
(44,835
|
)
|
||||
(2,888,403
|
)
|
|||||||
Health Care (1.68%)
|
||||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
|
(14,700
|
)
|
(1,379,154
|
)
|
||||
McKesson Corp.
|
(8,700
|
)
|
(1,408,269
|
)
|
||||
Owens & Minor, Inc.
|
(44,000
|
)
|
(1,418,120
|
)
|
||||
(4,205,543
|
)
|
|||||||
Information Technology (4.00%)
|
||||||||
Amkor Technology, Inc.
|
(116,400
|
)
|
(1,207,068
|
)
|
||||
AU Optronics Corp. - Sponsored ADR
|
(174,600
|
)
|
(701,892
|
)
|
||||
Electronics For Imaging, Inc.
|
(19,700
|
)
|
(957,026
|
)
|
||||
Ingenico Group SA
|
(10,625
|
)
|
(1,114,652
|
)
|
||||
International Business Machines Corp.
|
(20,000
|
)
|
(2,893,400
|
)
|
||||
Knowles Corp.
|
(62,400
|
)
|
(945,360
|
)
|
||||
LINE Corp. - Sponsored ADR
|
(32,300
|
)
|
(1,187,348
|
)
|
||||
Manhattan Associates, Inc.
|
(22,400
|
)
|
(990,080
|
)
|
||||
(9,996,826
|
)
|
|||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $20,660,685)
|
(20,570,152
|
)
|
||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (0.59%)
|
||||||||
United States Natural Gas Fund LP
|
(234,800
|
)
|
(1,483,936
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $1,853,081)
|
(1,483,936
|
)
|
||||||
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $22,513,766)
|
$
|
(22,054,088
|
)
|
(a)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(b)
|
Pledged security; a portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for securities sold short or borrowings. As of July 31, 2017, the aggregate value of those securities was $222,701,236, representing 89.03% of net assets. (See Note 1 and Note 3)
|
(c)
|
Loaned security; a portion or all of the security is on loan as of July 31, 2017.
|
(d)
|
Security exempt from registration of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 144A, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of July 31, 2017, these securities had an aggregate value of $6,267,310 or 2.51% of net assets.
|
(e)
|
Private Placement; these securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. As of July 31, 2017, these securities had a total value of $3,320,142 or 1.33% of net assets and have been deemed illiquid by the Adviser based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. (See Note 1)
|
(f)
|
Fair valued security; valued by management in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees. As of July 31, 2017, these securities had an aggregate market value of $3,320,142 or 1.33% of total net assets.
|
(g)
|
Less than 0.005% or (0.005%) of net assets.
|
(h)
|
Includes cash which is being held as collateral for total return swap contracts, securities sold short or futures contracts.
|
FUTURES CONTRACTS
|
|||||||||||||
Expiration
|
Underlying Face
|
Unrealized
|
|||||||||||
Description
|
Position
|
Contracts
|
Date
|
Amount at Value
|
Depreciation
|
||||||||
Foreign Currency Contracts
|
|||||||||||||
Japanese Yen Currency Futures
|
Short
|
15
|
09/18/2017
|
$
|
(1,704,563
|
)
|
$
|
(6,818
|
)
|
||||
$
|
(1,704,563
|
)
|
$
|
(6,818
|
)
|
TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS
|
||||||||||||
Counter Party
|
Reference
Entity/Obligation |
Notional
Amount |
Floating Rate
Paid by the Fund |
Floating
Rate Index |
Termination
Date |
Net Unrealized
Appreciation |
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.
|
$
|
3,531,574
|
125 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
12/31/2020
|
$
|
651,856
|
||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.
|
1,115,874
|
225 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
07/12/2018
|
129,165
|
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Housing Development Finance Corp.
|
3,713,827
|
125 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
12/31/2020
|
1,667,178
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Housing Development Finance Corp.
|
3,254,547
|
225 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
07/12/2018
|
958,964
|
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Indiabulls Housing Finance
|
1,868,055
|
125 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
12/31/2020
|
894,599
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
ITC, Ltd.
|
1,925,274
|
225 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
07/12/2018
|
277,894
|
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.
|
3,675,362
|
125 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
12/31/2020
|
987,429
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.
|
906,980
|
225 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
07/12/2018
|
178,554
|
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.
|
1,374,538
|
125 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
12/31/2020
|
16,704
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.
|
2,747,948
|
225 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
07/12/2018
|
396,848
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
State Bank of India
|
1,802,073
|
225 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
07/25/2019
|
63,625
|
||||||
$
|
25,916,052
|
$
|
6,222,816
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
COMMON STOCKS 85.81%
|
|||||||
Consumer Discretionary 13.62%
|
|||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(a)(b)
|
4,711
|
$
|
4,653,431
|
||||
DR Horton, Inc.(b)(c)
|
317,901
|
11,345,887
|
|||||
Lennar Corp. - Class A(b)(c)
|
78,600
|
4,121,784
|
|||||
Liberty Broadband Corp. - Class C(a)(b)(c)
|
198,067
|
19,644,285
|
|||||
Liberty Ventures - Series A(a)(b)(c)
|
479,862
|
29,070,040
|
|||||
Man Wah Holdings, Ltd.
|
1,474,000
|
1,273,813
|
|||||
PulteGroup, Inc.(b)(c)
|
266,900
|
6,517,698
|
|||||
Sony Corp.
|
113,000
|
4,653,454
|
|||||
Vipshop Holdings, Ltd. - ADR(a)(b)(c)
|
195,400
|
2,403,420
|
|||||
83,683,812
|
|||||||
Consumer Staples 1.15%
|
|||||||
Japan Tobacco, Inc.
|
203,100
|
7,063,226
|
|||||
Energy 0.73%
|
|||||||
Fairway Energy LP(a)(d)(e)(f)
|
536,000
|
4,507,760
|
|||||
Financials 25.56%
|
|||||||
Ares Capital Corp.(b)
|
1,062,500
|
17,414,375
|
|||||
Bank of America Corp.(b)(c)
|
890,810
|
21,486,337
|
|||||
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. - Class A(b)
|
406,700
|
12,554,829
|
|||||
Citigroup, Inc.(b)(c)
|
340,527
|
23,309,073
|
|||||
Credit Acceptance Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
47,612
|
11,860,149
|
|||||
Franklin Resources, Inc.(b)
|
82,800
|
3,707,784
|
|||||
Global Medical REIT, Inc.(b)
|
310,000
|
2,883,000
|
|||||
Golub Capital BDC, Inc.(b)
|
454,457
|
8,889,179
|
|||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(b)(c)
|
118,500
|
10,878,300
|
|||||
Ladder Capital Corp.(b)
|
230,242
|
3,029,985
|
|||||
MTGE Investment Corp.
|
26,161
|
486,595
|
|||||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust(b)
|
481,214
|
8,469,366
|
|||||
Solar Capital, Ltd.(b)
|
293,731
|
6,418,022
|
|||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(b)
|
982,586
|
21,656,196
|
|||||
Welltower, Inc.(b)
|
55,000
|
4,036,450
|
|||||
157,079,640
|
|||||||
Health Care 14.34%
|
|||||||
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
43,100
|
5,919,354
|
|||||
Align Technology, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
49,000
|
8,194,270
|
|||||
Biogen, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
12,640
|
3,660,417
|
|||||
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
13,700
|
1,201,901
|
|||||
Bioverativ, Inc.(a)(b)
|
94,300
|
5,843,771
|
|||||
Boston Scientific Corp.(a)(b)
|
129,900
|
3,457,938
|
|||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(b)
|
107,200
|
6,099,680
|
|||||
Cardiome Pharma Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
1,042,181
|
4,387,582
|
|||||
Celgene Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
28,500
|
3,859,185
|
|||||
CRISPR Therapeutics AG(a)
|
338,610
|
5,922,289
|
|||||
Envision Healthcare Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
21,200
|
1,196,316
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Health Care (continued)
|
|||||||
GW Pharmaceuticals PLC - ADR(a)(b)(c)
|
25,800
|
$
|
2,883,924
|
||||
Hologic, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
100,800
|
4,456,368
|
|||||
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.(a)(b)
|
161,100
|
1,863,927
|
|||||
Kura Oncology, Inc.(a)
|
51,636
|
467,306
|
|||||
Merck & Co., Inc.(b)(c)
|
156,700
|
10,009,996
|
|||||
NuVasive, Inc.(a)(b)
|
49,000
|
3,223,710
|
|||||
Pfizer, Inc.(b)(c)
|
157,200
|
5,212,752
|
|||||
Sienna Biopharmaceuticals -
Series B(a)(d)(e)(f) |
190,624
|
3,709,486
|
|||||
Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)
|
128,600
|
2,631,156
|
|||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
25,800
|
3,916,956
|
|||||
88,118,284
|
|||||||
Industrials 1.67%
|
|||||||
AMERCO(b)(c)
|
26,340
|
10,234,670
|
|||||
Information Technology 28.23%
|
|||||||
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. - Sponsored ADR(a)(b)(c)
|
35,200
|
5,454,240
|
|||||
Apple, Inc.(b)(c)
|
173,090
|
25,743,676
|
|||||
Baidu, Inc. - Sponsored ADR(a)(b)
|
8,450
|
1,912,657
|
|||||
Broadcom, Ltd.(b)(c)
|
67,954
|
16,761,534
|
|||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A(b)(c)
|
124,800
|
8,651,136
|
|||||
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.(b)
|
505,600
|
7,179,520
|
|||||
Dialog Semiconductor PLC(a)
|
131,599
|
5,749,321
|
|||||
Ellie Mae, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
47,900
|
4,177,838
|
|||||
Facebook, Inc. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
94,300
|
15,960,275
|
|||||
Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
|
1,264,000
|
3,800,937
|
|||||
Lam Research Corp.(b)
|
60,800
|
9,695,168
|
|||||
Microsoft Corp.(b)(c)
|
89,600
|
6,513,920
|
|||||
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
|
14,800
|
5,031,557
|
|||||
salesforce.com, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
33,000
|
2,996,400
|
|||||
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
|
10,197
|
21,960,386
|
|||||
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.(a)
|
1,960,000
|
2,158,038
|
|||||
Ulvac, Inc.
|
62,700
|
3,366,901
|
|||||
ViaSat, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
157,835
|
10,431,315
|
|||||
Western Digital Corp.(b)(c)
|
54,400
|
4,630,528
|
|||||
Yelp, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
347,700
|
11,310,681
|
|||||
173,486,028
|
|||||||
Materials 0.51%
|
|||||||
Chr Hansen Holding A/S
|
39,001
|
3,141,312
|
|||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
|||||||
(Cost $457,998,931)
|
527,314,732
|
||||||
PARTICIPATION NOTES 1.18%
|
|||||||
Consumer Discretionary 0.76%
|
|||||||
Midea Group Co., Ltd. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 05/13/2019(d)
|
770,300
|
4,716,426
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Consumer Staples 0.42%
|
||||||||
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 11/09/2017(d)
|
36,007
|
$
|
2,575,055
|
|||||
TOTAL PARTICIPATION NOTES
|
||||||||
(Cost $5,464,668)
|
7,291,481
|
|||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS 1.61%
|
||||||||
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.(b)
|
||||||||
Series E, 7.625%
|
162,911
|
4,160,747
|
||||||
Ares Management LP(b)
|
||||||||
Series A, 7.000%
|
147,000
|
3,964,590
|
||||||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
|
||||||||
Series B, 8.000%
|
70,000
|
1,753,500
|
||||||
9,878,837
|
||||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
|
||||||||
(Cost $9,364,164)
|
9,878,837
|
|||||||
WARRANTS 0.00%(a)(g)
|
||||||||
Atlas Mara, Ltd., Strike price 11.50, Expires 12/17/2017(d)
|
487,322
|
1,340
|
||||||
TOTAL WARRANTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $4,873)
|
1,340
|
Description and
|
Principal
|
|||||||
Maturity Date
|
Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
CORPORATE BONDS 27.40%
|
||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.
|
||||||||
11/29/2022, 2.500%(b)
|
$
|
4,000,000
|
4,056,216
|
|||||
Ares Capital Corp.
|
||||||||
01/15/2020, 3.875%(b)(c)
|
7,383,000
|
7,549,657
|
||||||
01/19/2022, 3.625%(b)
|
6,012,000
|
6,118,929
|
||||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
|
||||||||
09/15/2022, 2.950%
|
5,200,000
|
5,293,340
|
||||||
Bank of America Corp.
|
||||||||
10/21/2022, 2.503%
|
1,000,000
|
992,575
|
||||||
Biogen, Inc.
|
||||||||
09/15/2020, 2.900%
|
20,000
|
20,540
|
||||||
BMW US Capital LLC
|
||||||||
09/15/2021, 1.850%(h)
|
3,890,000
|
3,835,910
|
||||||
Boston Properties LP
|
||||||||
05/15/2021, 4.125%(b)(c)
|
4,000,000
|
4,246,956
|
||||||
Chubb INA Holdings, Inc.
|
||||||||
11/03/2020, 2.300%(b)
|
3,500,000
|
3,541,426
|
||||||
Citizens Bank National Association
|
||||||||
12/04/2019, 2.450%(b)
|
2,802,000
|
2,828,709
|
||||||
05/13/2021, 2.550%(b)
|
4,910,000
|
4,931,712
|
||||||
EMC Corp.
|
||||||||
06/01/2020, 2.650%(b)
|
3,000,000
|
2,961,738
|
||||||
06/01/2023, 3.375%(b)
|
4,000,000
|
3,884,576
|
Description and
|
Principal
|
|||||||
Maturity Date
|
Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)
|
||||||||
Exelon Generation Co. LLC
|
||||||||
01/15/2020, 2.950%(b)
|
$
|
3,510,000
|
$
|
3,585,970
|
||||
First Republic Bank
|
||||||||
06/17/2019, 2.375%(b)
|
3,000,000
|
3,021,273
|
||||||
02/13/2047, 4.625%(b)
|
4,000,000
|
4,077,816
|
||||||
Five Corners Funding Trust
|
||||||||
11/15/2023, 4.419%(b)(d)
|
3,000,000
|
3,266,103
|
||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
|
||||||||
03/18/2021, 3.336%(b)(c)
|
6,000,000
|
6,147,900
|
||||||
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
|
||||||||
07/06/2021, 3.200%(b)
|
5,000,000
|
5,085,875
|
||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
||||||||
09/15/2020, 2.750%(b)(c)
|
4,000,000
|
4,060,012
|
||||||
11/15/2021, 2.350%(b)
|
4,500,000
|
4,464,724
|
||||||
Jackson National Life Global Funding
|
||||||||
04/29/2021, 2.250%(b)(d)
|
4,160,000
|
4,133,917
|
||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
|
||||||||
06/07/2021, 2.400%(b)
|
4,000,000
|
4,014,264
|
||||||
09/23/2022, 3.250%
|
4,000,000
|
4,133,092
|
||||||
Lear Corp.
|
||||||||
01/15/2023, 4.750%(b)
|
6,500,000
|
6,729,008
|
||||||
01/15/2025, 5.250%(b)
|
4,000,000
|
4,287,860
|
||||||
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
|
||||||||
03/15/2037, 4.151%(b)(d)(i)
|
7,500,000
|
7,368,750
|
||||||
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
|
||||||||
02/06/2020, 2.100%(b)
|
4,000,000
|
4,019,460
|
||||||
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I
|
||||||||
09/15/2021, 1.950%(b)(d)
|
6,000,000
|
5,910,744
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
||||||||
06/16/2020, 2.800%(b)(c)
|
5,000,000
|
5,093,590
|
||||||
New York Life Global Funding
|
||||||||
04/09/2020, 2.000%(b)(d)
|
4,000,000
|
4,006,024
|
||||||
PNC Bank National Association
|
||||||||
11/05/2020, 2.450%(b)
|
4,000,000
|
4,055,600
|
||||||
Royal Bank of Canada
|
||||||||
02/05/2020, 1.875%(b)(c)
|
5,000,000
|
5,000,305
|
||||||
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.
|
||||||||
06/15/2022, 3.500%
|
2,700,000
|
2,765,070
|
||||||
Toronto-Dominion Bank
|
||||||||
12/14/2020, 2.500%(b)
|
3,332,000
|
3,385,169
|
||||||
VF Corp.
|
||||||||
09/01/2021, 3.500%
|
4,000,000
|
4,178,108
|
||||||
Wells Fargo & Co.
|
||||||||
12/07/2020, 2.550%(b)
|
10,000,000
|
10,138,080
|
||||||
Welltower, Inc.
|
||||||||
04/01/2019, 4.125%(b)
|
5,033,000
|
5,193,794
|
||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
|
||||||||
(Cost $167,269,359)
|
168,384,792
|
|||||||
ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES 6.58%
|
||||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association - REMICS
|
||||||||
Series 2017-60, Class C,
08/25/2047, 3.500%(f) |
4,000,000
|
3,960,000
|
Description and
|
Principal
|
|||||||
Maturity Date
|
Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (continued)
|
||||||||
Government National Mortgage Association - REMICS
|
||||||||
Series 2014-67, Class AE,
05/16/2039, 2.150% |
$
|
7,806,069
|
$
|
7,897,863
|
||||
Series 2012-83, Class A,
07/16/2041, 1.368% |
3,853,879
|
3,743,142
|
||||||
Series 2014-172, Class AC,
09/16/2041, 1.900% |
4,203,439
|
4,200,538
|
||||||
Series 2013-68, Class AC,
02/16/2046, 1.300% |
3,596,932
|
3,432,537
|
||||||
Series 2015-130, Class AB,
08/16/2047, 2.550% |
3,144,111
|
3,152,769
|
||||||
Series 2014-166, Class PJ,
07/16/2051, 2.500% |
4,073,772
|
4,089,224
|
||||||
Series 2012-111, Class A,
09/16/2052, 2.387% |
2,576,582
|
2,574,613
|
||||||
Series 2013-101, Class AD,
12/16/2053, 2.623%(i) |
2,980,559
|
2,931,768
|
||||||
Series 2017-29, Class A,
01/16/2058, 2.400% |
4,476,106
|
4,421,829
|
||||||
TOTAL ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES
|
||||||||
(Cost $40,939,448)
|
40,404,283
|
|||||||
GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 7.94%
|
||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds
|
||||||||
11/15/2026, 6.500%(b)
|
6,300,000
|
8,548,558
|
||||||
08/15/2029, 6.125%(b)
|
6,750,000
|
9,397,924
|
||||||
02/15/2038, 4.375%
|
4,000,000
|
5,066,796
|
||||||
05/15/2040, 4.375%
|
4,500,000
|
5,709,901
|
||||||
11/15/2040, 4.250%
|
12,000,000
|
14,988,984
|
||||||
02/15/2047, 3.000%
|
5,000,000
|
5,106,640
|
||||||
TOTAL GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
|
||||||||
(Cost $49,169,282)
|
48,818,803
|
|||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS 3.43%
|
||||||||
Florida State Board of Administration
Finance Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series A |
||||||||
07/01/2021, 2.638%(b)(c)
|
7,000,000
|
7,070,910
|
||||||
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Revenue Bonds, Series E-2
|
||||||||
02/01/2026, 3.080%
|
4,000,000
|
4,015,840
|
||||||
New York State Transportation Development Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series B
|
||||||||
07/01/2024, 3.023%
|
3,150,000
|
3,068,258
|
||||||
New York State Urban Development Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series B
|
||||||||
03/15/2023, 2.670%
|
3,000,000
|
3,023,820
|
Description and
|
Principal
|
|||||||
Maturity Date
|
Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS (continued)
|
||||||||
Wisconsin State General Fund Annual
Appropriation Revenue Bonds, Series A |
||||||||
05/01/2023, 2.049%
|
$
|
4,000,000
|
$
|
3,925,920
|
||||
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
|
||||||||
(Cost $21,081,846)
|
21,104,748
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 5.06%
|
||||||||
Money Market Fund 5.06%
|
||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund Portfolio - Institutional Class (0.887% 7-day yield)
|
31,074,496
|
31,074,496
|
||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $31,074,496)
|
31,074,496
|
|||||||
Total Investments - 139.01%
|
||||||||
(Cost $782,367,067)
|
854,273,512
|
|||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (39.01%)(j)
|
(239,736,816
|
)
|
||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
|
$
|
614,536,696
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (a)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
COMMON STOCKS (7.14%)
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary (1.41%)
|
||||||||
Viacom, Inc. - Class B
|
(134,100
|
)
|
(4,682,772
|
)
|
||||
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
|
(85,700
|
)
|
(3,979,051
|
)
|
||||
(8,661,823
|
)
|
|||||||
Financials (1.17%)
|
||||||||
Ally Financial, Inc.
|
(212,500
|
)
|
(4,811,000
|
)
|
||||
Deutsche Bank AG
|
(124,800
|
)
|
(2,226,432
|
)
|
||||
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.
|
(8,507
|
)
|
(108,975
|
)
|
||||
(7,146,407
|
)
|
|||||||
Health Care (1.70%)
|
||||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
|
(36,500
|
)
|
(3,424,430
|
)
|
||||
McKesson Corp.
|
(21,600
|
)
|
(3,496,392
|
)
|
||||
Owens & Minor, Inc.
|
(109,427
|
)
|
(3,526,832
|
)
|
||||
(10,447,654
|
)
|
|||||||
Information Technology (2.86%)
|
||||||||
Amkor Technology, Inc.
|
(290,100
|
)
|
(3,008,337
|
)
|
||||
AU Optronics Corp. - Sponsored ADR
|
(305,512
|
)
|
(1,228,158
|
)
|
||||
Ingenico Group SA
|
(26,190
|
)
|
(2,747,553
|
)
|
||||
International Business Machines Corp.
|
(49,400
|
)
|
(7,146,698
|
)
|
||||
LINE Corp. - Sponsored ADR
|
(79,500
|
)
|
(2,922,420
|
)
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (a) (continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Information Technology (continued)
|
||||||||
Manhattan Associates, Inc.
|
(12,200
|
)
|
$
|
(539,240
|
)
|
|||
(17,592,406
|
)
|
|||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $43,471,241)
|
(43,848,290
|
)
|
||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (0.60%)
|
||||||||
United States Natural Gas Fund LP
|
(588,000
|
)
|
(3,716,160
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $4,643,995)
|
(3,716,160
|
)
|
||||||
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $48,115,236)
|
$
|
(47,564,450
|
)
|
(a)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(b)
|
Pledged security; a portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for securities sold short or borrowings. As of July 31, 2017, the aggregate value of those securities was $596,940,055, representing 97.14% of net assets. (See Note 1 and Note 3)
|
(c)
|
Loaned security; a portion or all of the security is on loan as of July 31, 2017.
|
(d)
|
Security exempt from registration of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 144A, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of July 31, 2017, these securities had an aggregate value of $40,195,605 or 6.54% of net assets.
|
(e)
|
Private Placement; these securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. As of July 31, 2017, these securities had a total value of $8,217,246 or 1.33% of net assets and have been deemed illiquid by the Adviser based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. (See Note 1)
|
(f)
|
Fair valued security; valued by management in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees. As of July 31, 2017, these securities had an aggregate market value of $12,177,246 or 1.98% of total net assets.
|
(g)
|
Less than 0.005% or (0.005%) of net assets.
|
(h)
|
Securities were purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. These securities have been deemed liquid under guidelines approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees. As of July 31, 2017, the aggregate value of those securities was $3,835,910, representing 0.62% of net assets.
|
(i)
|
Floating or variable rate security - rate disclosed as of July 31, 2017.
|
(j)
|
Includes cash which is being held as collateral for total return swap contracts, securities sold short or futures contracts.
|
FUTURES CONTRACTS
|
|||||||||||||
Expiration
|
Underlying Face
|
Unrealized
|
|||||||||||
Description
|
Position
|
Contracts
|
Date
|
Amount at Value
|
Depreciation
|
||||||||
Foreign Currency Contracts
|
|||||||||||||
Japanese Yen Currency Futures
|
Short
|
40
|
09/18/2017
|
$
|
(4,545,500
|
)
|
$
|
(18,180
|
)
|
||||
$
|
(4,545,500
|
)
|
$
|
(18,180
|
)
|
TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS
|
||||||||||||
Counter Party
|
Reference
Entity/Obligation |
Notional
Amount |
Floating Rate
Paid by the Fund |
Floating
Rate Index |
Termination
Date |
Net Unrealized
Appreciation |
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.
|
$
|
6,691,280
|
125 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
12/31/2020
|
$
|
1,253,994
|
||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.
|
2,789,428
|
225 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
07/12/2018
|
322,885
|
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Housing Development Finance Corp.
|
9,409,145
|
125 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
12/31/2020
|
4,225,288
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Housing Development Finance Corp.
|
8,000,581
|
225 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
07/12/2018
|
2,357,399
|
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Indiabulls Housing Finance
|
4,891,873
|
125 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
12/31/2020
|
2,342,689
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
ITC, Ltd.
|
4,878,884
|
225 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
07/12/2018
|
708,710
|
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.
|
7,078,221
|
125 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
12/31/2020
|
1,914,848
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.
|
2,267,279
|
225 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
07/12/2018
|
446,350
|
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.
|
3,470,932
|
125 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
12/31/2020
|
42,172
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.
|
6,934,657
|
225 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
07/12/2018
|
1,003,907
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
State Bank of India
|
4,436,355
|
225 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
07/25/2019
|
156,633
|
||||||
$
|
60,848,635
|
$
|
14,774,875
|
Level 1 –
|
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;
|
Level 2 –
|
Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and
|
Level 3 –
|
Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.
|
Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
Investments in Securities at Value*
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
||||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary
|
$
|
15,912,777
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
15,912,777
|
||||||||
Consumer Staples
|
1,763,198
|
–
|
–
|
1,763,198
|
||||||||||||
Energy
|
–
|
–
|
1,099,187
|
1,099,187
|
||||||||||||
Financials
|
43,030,166
|
–
|
–
|
43,030,166
|
||||||||||||
Health Care
|
9,487,862
|
–
|
–
|
9,487,862
|
||||||||||||
Industrials
|
2,576,153
|
–
|
–
|
2,576,153
|
||||||||||||
Information Technology
|
30,665,574
|
–
|
–
|
30,665,574
|
||||||||||||
Materials
|
774,998
|
–
|
–
|
774,998
|
||||||||||||
Closed-End Funds
|
3,012,985
|
–
|
–
|
3,012,985
|
||||||||||||
Participation Notes
|
–
|
1,803,884
|
–
|
1,803,884
|
||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks
|
4,285,053
|
–
|
–
|
4,285,053
|
||||||||||||
Warrants
|
322
|
–
|
–
|
322
|
||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds
|
–
|
54,296,324
|
–
|
54,296,324
|
||||||||||||
Asset/Mortgage Backed Securities
|
–
|
11,948,859
|
–
|
11,948,859
|
||||||||||||
Government & Agency Obligations
|
–
|
13,148,234
|
–
|
13,148,234
|
||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds
|
–
|
9,613,300
|
–
|
9,613,300
|
||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments
|
||||||||||||||||
Money Market Fund
|
6,772,040
|
–
|
–
|
6,772,040
|
||||||||||||
TOTAL
|
$
|
118,281,128
|
$
|
90,810,601
|
$
|
1,099,187
|
$
|
210,190,916
|
||||||||
Other Financial Instruments
|
Level 1 |
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts**
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
3,778,541
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
3,778,541
|
||||||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Securities Sold Short
|
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
(10,949,502
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(10,949,502
|
)
|
||||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds
|
(930,304
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(930,304
|
)
|
||||||||||
Futures Contracts**
|
(3,636
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(3,636
|
)
|
||||||||||
TOTAL
|
$
|
(11,883,442
|
)
|
$
|
3,778,541
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
(8,104,901
|
)
|
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
Investments in Securities at Value*
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
||||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary
|
$
|
45,322,835
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
45,322,835
|
||||||||
Consumer Staples
|
2,841,288
|
–
|
–
|
2,841,288
|
||||||||||||
Energy
|
–
|
–
|
1,830,016
|
1,830,016
|
||||||||||||
Financials
|
87,479,590
|
–
|
–
|
87,479,590
|
||||||||||||
Health Care
|
43,864,131
|
1,490,126
|
–
|
45,354,257
|
||||||||||||
Industrials
|
4,093,480
|
–
|
–
|
4,093,480
|
||||||||||||
Information Technology
|
87,030,253
|
–
|
–
|
87,030,253
|
||||||||||||
Materials
|
1,264,869
|
–
|
–
|
1,264,869
|
||||||||||||
Utilities
|
17,702,056
|
–
|
–
|
17,702,056
|
||||||||||||
Participation Notes
|
–
|
2,946,630
|
–
|
2,946,630
|
||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks
|
8,667,337
|
–
|
–
|
8,667,337
|
||||||||||||
Warrants
|
538
|
–
|
–
|
538
|
||||||||||||
Asset/Mortgage Backed Securities
|
–
|
1,242,508
|
–
|
1,242,508
|
||||||||||||
Government & Agency Obligations
|
–
|
22,501,531
|
–
|
22,501,531
|
||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments
|
||||||||||||||||
Money Market Fund
|
8,369,498
|
–
|
–
|
8,369,498
|
||||||||||||
TOTAL
|
$
|
306,635,875
|
$
|
28,180,795
|
$
|
1,830,016
|
$
|
336,646,686
|
Other Financial Instruments
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts**
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
6,222,816
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
6,222,816
|
||||||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Securities Sold Short
|
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
(20,570,152
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(20,570,152
|
)
|
||||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds
|
(1,483,936
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(1,483,936
|
)
|
||||||||||
Futures Contracts**
|
(6,818
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(6,818
|
)
|
||||||||||
TOTAL
|
$
|
(22,060,906
|
)
|
$
|
6,222,816
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
(15,838,090
|
)
|
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
Investments in Securities at Value*
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
||||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary
|
$
|
83,683,812
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
83,683,812
|
||||||||
Consumer Staples
|
7,063,226
|
–
|
–
|
7,063,226
|
||||||||||||
Energy
|
–
|
–
|
4,507,760
|
4,507,760
|
||||||||||||
Financials
|
157,079,640
|
–
|
–
|
157,079,640
|
||||||||||||
Health Care
|
84,408,798
|
3,709,486
|
–
|
88,118,284
|
||||||||||||
Industrials
|
10,234,670
|
–
|
–
|
10,234,670
|
||||||||||||
Information Technology
|
173,486,028
|
–
|
–
|
173,486,028
|
||||||||||||
Materials
|
3,141,312
|
–
|
–
|
3,141,312
|
||||||||||||
Participation Notes
|
–
|
7,291,481
|
–
|
7,291,481
|
||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks
|
9,878,837
|
–
|
–
|
9,878,837
|
||||||||||||
Warrants
|
1,340
|
–
|
–
|
1,340
|
||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds
|
–
|
168,384,792
|
–
|
168,384,792
|
||||||||||||
Asset/Mortgage Backed Securities
|
–
|
40,404,283
|
–
|
40,404,283
|
||||||||||||
Government & Agency Obligations
|
–
|
48,818,803
|
–
|
48,818,803
|
||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds
|
–
|
21,104,748
|
–
|
21,104,748
|
||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments
|
||||||||||||||||
Money Market Fund
|
31,074,496
|
–
|
–
|
31,074,496
|
||||||||||||
TOTAL
|
$
|
560,052,159
|
$
|
289,713,593
|
$
|
4,507,760
|
$
|
854,273,512
|
||||||||
Other Financial Instruments
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts**
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
14,774,875
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
14,774,875
|
||||||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Securities Sold Short
|
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
(43,848,290
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(43,848,290
|
)
|
||||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds
|
(3,716,160
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(3,716,160
|
)
|
||||||||||
Futures Contracts**
|
(18,180
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(18,180
|
)
|
||||||||||
TOTAL
|
$
|
(47,582,630
|
)
|
$
|
14,774,875
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
(32,807,755
|
)
|
*
|
For detailed sector descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.
|
**
|
Swap contracts and futures contracts are reported at their unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract's value from trade date.
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
|||||||||||||||
Transfers In
|
Transfers (Out)
|
Transfers In
|
Transfers (Out)
|
|||||||||||||
Common Stock
|
$
|
1,218,476
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(1,218,476
|
)
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
1,218,476
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(1,218,476
|
)
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
|||||||||||||||
Transfers In
|
Transfers (Out)
|
Transfers In
|
Transfers (Out)
|
|||||||||||||
Common Stock
|
$
|
3,115,144
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(3,115,144
|
)
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
3,115,144
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(3,115,144
|
)
|
Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in Securities
|
Balance as of October 31, 2016
|
Realized
Gain/(Loss) |
Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
Purchases
|
Sales Proceeds
|
Transfer
into Level 3 |
Transfer
out of Level 3 |
Balance as of July 31, 2017
|
Net change in unrealized
appreciation/ (depreciation) attributable to Level 3 investments held at July 31, 2017 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
1,099,187
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
1,099,187
|
$
|
(207,813
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
1,099,187
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
1,099,187
|
$
|
(207,813
|
)
|
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in Securities
|
Balance as of October 31, 2016
|
Realized
Gain/(Loss) |
Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
Purchases
|
Sales Proceeds
|
Transfer
into Level 3 |
Transfer
out of Level 3 |
Balance as of July 31, 2017
|
Net change in unrealized
appreciation/ (depreciation) attributable to Level 3 investments held at July 31, 2017 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
1,830,016
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
1,830,016
|
$
|
(345,984
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
1,830,016
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
1,830,016
|
$
|
(345,984
|
)
|
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in Securities
|
Balance as of October 31, 2016
|
Realized
Gain/(Loss) |
Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
Purchases
|
Sales Proceeds
|
Transfer
into Level 3 |
Transfer
out of Level 3 |
Balance as of July 31, 2017
|
Net change in unrealized
appreciation/ (depreciation) attributable to Level 3 investments held at July 31, 2017 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
4,507,760
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
4,507,760
|
$
|
(852,240
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
4,507,760
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
4,507,760
|
$
|
(852,240
|
)
|
Fund
|
Sector
|
Fair Value
|
Valuation Technique
|
Unobservable Input(a)
|
Range | |||||
Clough Global Dividend Income Fund
|
Energy
|
$
|
1,099,187
|
Comparable Company Approach
|
Comparable Company Multiples
|
0.96x - 1.04x
|
||||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
Energy
|
$
|
1,830,016
|
Comparable Company Approach
|
Comparable Company Multiples
|
0.96x - 1.04x
|
||||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
Energy
|
$
|
4,507,760
|
Comparable Company Approach
|
Comparable Company Multiples
|
0.96x - 1.04x
|
(a)
|
A change to the unobservable input may result in a significant change to the value of the investment as follows:
|
Unobservable Input
|
Impact to Value if Input Increases
|
Impact to Value if Input Decreases
|
Comparable Company Multiples
|
Increase
|
Decrease
|
Fund
|
Security
|
% of Net Assets |
Acquisition Date |
Shares
|
Cost
|
Fair Value
|
|||||
Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund
|
Fairway Energy LP
|
0.72%
|
6/30/2015
|
130,700
|
$
|
1,307,000
|
$
|
1,099,187
|
|||
Total
|
0.72%
|
$
|
1,307,000
|
$
|
1,099,187
|
||||||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
Fairway Energy LP
|
0.73%
|
6/30/2015
|
217,600
|
$
|
2,176,000
|
$
|
1,830,016
|
|||
|
Sienna Biopharmaceuticals ‐ Series B
|
0.60%
|
4/12/2017
|
76,575
|
937,021
|
1,490,126
|
|||||
Total
|
1.33%
|
$
|
3,113,021
|
$
|
3,320,142
|
||||||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
Fairway Energy LP
|
0.73%
|
6/30/2015
|
536,000
|
$
|
5,360,000
|
$
|
4,507,760
|
|||
|
Sienna Biopharmaceuticals ‐ Series B
|
0.60%
|
4/12/2017
|
190,624
|
2,332,592
|
3,709,486
|
|||||
Total
|
1.33%
|
$
|
7,692,592
|
$
|
8,217,246
|
Clough Global
Dividend and Income
Fund
|
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
Clough Global
Opportunities Fund
|
||||||||||
Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)
|
$
|
49,072,996
|
$
|
98,336,708
|
$
|
79,680,911
|
||||||
Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)
|
(34,911,228
|
)
|
(65,582,471
|
)
|
(12,775,669
|
)
|
||||||
Net unrealized appreciation
|
$
|
14,161,768
|
$
|
32,754,237
|
$
|
66,905,242
|
||||||
Cost of investments for income tax purposes
|
$
|
196,029,148
|
$
|
303,892,449
|
$
|
787,368,270
|
(a) |
The registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have evaluated the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date.
|
(b) |
There was no change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
|
(a) |
Separate certifications for the registrant's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached as Ex99.CERT.
|
CLOUGH GLOBAL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Edmund J. Burke | ||
|
Edmund J. Burke
|
||
|
President (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
Date:
|
September 26, 2017
|
By:
|
/s/ Edmund J. Burke | ||
|
Edmund J. Burke
|
||
|
President (Principal Executive Officer)
|
||
Date:
|
September 26, 2017
|
||
By:
|
/s/ Jeremy O. May
|
||
|
Jeremy O. May
|
||
|
Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
|
||
Date:
|
September 26, 2017
|