Clough Global Funds
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Table of Contents
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Shareholder Letter
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2
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Portfolio Allocation
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Global Allocation Fund
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5
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Global Equity Fund
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6
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Global Opportunities Fund
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7
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Statement of Investments
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Global Allocation Fund
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8
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Global Equity Fund
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14
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Global Opportunities Fund
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20
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
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27
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Statements of Operations
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28
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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29
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Statements of Cash Flows
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32
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Financial Highlights
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Global Allocation Fund
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33
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Global Equity Fund
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34
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Global Opportunities Fund
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35
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Notes to Financial Statements
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36
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Dividend Reinvestment Plan
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51
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Additional Information
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Fund Proxy Voting Policies & Procedures
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52
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Portfolio Holdings
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52
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Notice
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52
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Section 19(A) Notices
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52
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Investment Advisory Agreement Approval
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53
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Clough Global Funds
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Shareholder Letter
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Clough Global Funds
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Shareholder Letter
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Sincerely,
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Charles I. Clough, Jr.
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Robert M. Zdunczyk
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Semi-Annual Report | April 30, 2016
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Shareholder Letter
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CLOUGH GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND
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Top 10 Equity Holdings*
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% of Total Portfolio
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1. BP PLC ‐ Sponsored ADR
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3.42%
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2. Bank of America Corp.
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3.42%
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3. Citigroup, Inc.
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3.14%
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4. Liberty Ventures ‐ Series A
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2.83%
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5. American International Group, Inc.
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1.87%
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6. Ares Capital Corp.
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1.86%
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7. Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
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1.73%
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8. Viasat, Inc.
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1.67%
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9. American Capital Agency Corp.
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1.63%
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10. Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
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1.57%
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CLOUGH GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
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Top 10 Equity Holdings*
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% of Total Portfolio
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1. Bank of America Corp.
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3.49%
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2. BP PLC ‐ Sponsored ADR
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3.39%
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3. Liberty Ventures ‐ Series A
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3.37%
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4. Citigroup, Inc.
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3.22%
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5. American International Group, Inc.
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2.00%
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6. IMAX Corp.
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1.99%
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7. TransDigm Group, Inc.
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1.99%
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8. Viasat, Inc.
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1.89%
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9. Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
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1.77%
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10. Liberty Broadband Corp. ‐ Class C
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1.65%
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CLOUGH GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
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Top 10 Equity Holdings*
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% of Total Portfolio
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1. Bank of America Corp.
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3.43%
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2. BP PLC ‐ Sponsored ADR
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3.38%
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3. Citigroup, Inc.
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3.20%
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4. Liberty Ventures ‐ Series A
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2.89%
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5. American International Group, Inc.
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2.00%
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6. TransDigm Group, Inc.
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1.98%
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7. Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
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1.73%
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8. Viasat, Inc.
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1.71%
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9. American Capital Agency Corp.
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1.63%
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10. Liberty Broadband Corp. ‐ Class C
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1.58%
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*
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Only long positions are listed.
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Clough Global Allocation Fund
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Portfolio Allocation
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Asset Allocation*
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Common Stock ‐ US
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59.05%
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Common Stock ‐ Foreign
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9.11%
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Exchange Traded Funds
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‐8.99%
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Closed‐End Funds
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2.72%
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Participation Notes
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1.35%
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Total Equities
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63.24%
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Government L/T
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18.10%
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Corporate Debt
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15.19%
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Asset/Mortgage Backed
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0.14%
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Total Fixed Income
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33.43%
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Short‐Term Investments
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3.89%
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Warrant
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0.01%
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Other (Foreign Cash)
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‐0.53%
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Total Return Swap Contracts
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‐0.04%
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Total Other
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3.33%
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS
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100.00%
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Global Securities Holdings^
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United States
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81.41%
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U.S. Multinationals†
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8.68%
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United Kingdom
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4.08%
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China
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3.69%
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Canada
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1.64%
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France
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1.12%
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Singapore
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0.69%
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Norway
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0.63%
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Argentina
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0.52%
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Japan
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0.45%
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Other
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‐2.91%
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS
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100.00%
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* | Percentages are based on total investments, including securities sold short. Holdings are subject to change. |
^ | Includes securities sold short and foreign cash balances. |
† | US Multinational Corporations – has more than 50% of revenues derived outside of the U.S. |
Semi-Annual Report | April 30, 2016
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Clough Global Equity Fund
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Portfolio Allocation
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Asset Allocation*
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Common Stock ‐ US
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62.86%
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Common Stock ‐ Foreign
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10.11%
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Exchange Traded Funds
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-8.94%
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Participation Notes
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1.39%
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Total Equities
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65.42%
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Government L/T
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27.13%
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Corporate Debt
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4.40%
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Total Fixed Income
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31.53%
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Short‐Term Investments
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3.61%
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Warrant
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0.01%
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Other (Foreign Cash)
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-0.53%
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Total Return Swap Contracts
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-0.04%
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Total Other
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3.05%
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS
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100.00%
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Global Securities Holdings^
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United States
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82.08%
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U.S. Multinationals†
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6.98%
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China
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4.23%
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United Kingdom
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4.06%
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Canada
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2.18%
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France
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1.12%
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Singapore
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0.68%
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Norway
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0.63%
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Argentina
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0.52%
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Japan
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0.47%
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Other
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-2.95%
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS
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100.00%
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* | Percentages are based on total investments, including securities sold short. Holdings are subject to change. |
^ | Includes securities sold short and foreign cash balances. |
† | US Multinational Corporations – has more than 50% of revenues derived outside of the U.S. |
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Clough Global Opportunities Fund
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Portfolio Allocation
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Asset Allocation*
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Common Stock ‐ US
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59.58%
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Common Stock ‐ Foreign
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9.55%
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Exchange Traded Funds
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-8.96%
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Participation Notes
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1.35%
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Total Equities
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61.52%
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Government L/T
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25.82%
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Corporate Debt
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10.45%
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Total Fixed Income
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36.27%
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Short‐Term Investments
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2.77%
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Warrant
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0.01%
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Other (Foreign Cash)
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-0.53%
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Total Return Swap Contracts
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-0.04%
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Total Other
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2.21%
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS
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100.00%
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Global Securities Holdings^
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United States
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81.26%
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U.S. Multinationals†
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8.40%
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China
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4.17%
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United Kingdom
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4.04%
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Canada
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1.64%
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France
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1.11%
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Singapore
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0.69%
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Norway
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0.63%
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Argentina
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0.52%
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Japan
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0.46%
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Other
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-2.92%
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS
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100.00%
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* | Percentages are based on total investments, including securities sold short. Holdings are subject to change. |
^ | Includes securities sold short and foreign cash balances. |
† | US Multinational Corporations – has more than 50% of revenues derived outside of the U.S. |
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Statement of Investments
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Shares
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Value
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COMMON STOCKS 106.48%
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Consumer Discretionary 20.59%
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Diversified Consumer Services 1.01%
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Service Corp. International(a)(b)
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54,800
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$
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1,461,516
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Household Durables 4.24%
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||||||||
DR Horton, Inc.(a)(b)
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50,226
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1,509,794
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Lennar Corp. ‐ Class A(a)(b)
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57,200
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2,591,732
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||||||
PulteGroup, Inc.(a)(b)
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61,000
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1,121,790
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||||||
Sony Corp. ‐ Sponsored ADR(a)
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900
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21,690
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||||||
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.(a)(c)
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22,700
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263,320
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||||||
William Lyon Homes ‐ Class A(a)(b)(c)
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43,700
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616,170
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||||||
6,124,496
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||||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail 4.73%
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||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(c)
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2,419
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1,595,548
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JD.com, Inc. ‐ ADR(a)(c)
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14,000
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357,840
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||||||
Liberty Ventures ‐ Series A(a)(b)(c)
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122,172
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4,886,880
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||||||
6,840,268
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Media 8.47%
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||||||||
Cable One, Inc.(a)(b)
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3,400
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1,560,464
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||||||
Comcast Corp. ‐ Class A(a)(b)
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37,700
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2,290,652
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IMAX Corp.(a)(b)(c)
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78,700
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2,518,400
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||||||
Liberty Braves Group ‐ Class A(a)(b)(c)
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3,011
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47,095
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||||||
Liberty Braves Group ‐ Class C(a)(b)(c)
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3,482
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51,958
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||||||
Liberty Broadband Corp. ‐
Class A(a)(b)(c) |
12,528
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718,105
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||||||
Liberty Broadband Corp. ‐
Class C(a)(b)(c)
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46,348
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2,653,423
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||||||
Liberty Media Corp. ‐ Class A(a)(b)(c)
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7,528
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137,762
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||||||
Liberty Media Group ‐ Class C(a)(b)(c)
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8,706
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156,708
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||||||
Liberty SiriusXM Group ‐ Class A(a)(b)(c)
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30,112
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986,770
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||||||
Liberty SiriusXM Group ‐ Class C(a)(c)
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34,824
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1,115,065
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12,236,402
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Specialty Retail 1.57%
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||||||||
Signet Jewelers, Ltd.(a)(b)
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20,850
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2,263,476
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Textiles 0.57%
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||||||||
Anta Sports Products, Ltd.
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320,000
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818,471
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TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
29,744,629
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Consumer Staples 0.63%
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||||||||
CVS Health Corp.(a)(b)
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9,100
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914,550
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Shares
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Value
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|||||||
Energy 27.35%
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||||||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.(a)
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31,300
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$
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1,651,388
|
|||||
Antero Resources Corp.(c)
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26,900
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761,270
|
||||||
Apache Corp.(a)(b)
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45,500
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2,475,200
|
||||||
BP PLC ‐ Sponsored ADR(a)(b)
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175,900
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5,906,722
|
||||||
Concho Resources, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
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21,500
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2,497,655
|
||||||
Continental Resources, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
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68,700
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2,559,762
|
||||||
Devon Energy Corp.
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39,500
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1,369,860
|
||||||
Energen Corp.(a)
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22,500
|
956,025
|
||||||
Fairway Energy Partners LLC(c)(d)(e)
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130,700
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1,323,338
|
||||||
Hess Corp.(a)
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38,600
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2,301,332
|
||||||
Marathon Oil Corp.(a)
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123,800
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1,744,342
|
||||||
Newfield Exploration Co.(a)(c)
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29,900
|
1,083,875
|
||||||
Noble Energy, Inc.(a)
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25,200
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909,972
|
||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp.(a)
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14,900
|
1,142,085
|
||||||
Parsley Energy, Inc. ‐ Class A(a)(c)
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59,700
|
1,398,174
|
||||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(a)(b)
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16,300
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2,707,430
|
||||||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ‐ Class A
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17,029
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442,774
|
||||||
Sanchez Energy Corp.(a)(c)
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125,100
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1,124,649
|
||||||
Schlumberger, Ltd.
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7,600
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610,584
|
||||||
Statoil ASA ‐ Sponsored ADR
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61,900
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1,088,821
|
||||||
Total S.A. ‐ Sponsored ADR
|
40,900
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2,075,675
|
||||||
Whiting Petroleum Corp.(c)
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16,900
|
202,800
|
||||||
WPX Energy, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
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236,000
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2,279,760
|
||||||
YPF S.A. ‐ Sponsored ADR
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44,700
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900,705
|
||||||
39,514,198
|
||||||||
Financials 25.21%
|
||||||||
Business Development Corporations 3.89%
|
||||||||
Ares Capital Corp.(a)
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211,100
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3,206,609
|
||||||
Golub Capital BDC, Inc.(a)
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111,300
|
1,953,315
|
||||||
Hercules Capital, Inc.
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37,900
|
465,033
|
||||||
5,624,957
|
||||||||
Capital Markets 1.12%
|
||||||||
Atlas Mara, Ltd.(c)(e)
|
183,658
|
791,566
|
||||||
CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. ‐ Class H
|
376,500
|
831,931
|
||||||
1,623,497
|
||||||||
Diversified Financials 8.52%
|
||||||||
Bank of America Corp.(a)(b)
|
405,191
|
5,899,581
|
||||||
Citigroup, Inc.(a)(b)
|
117,230
|
5,425,404
|
||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)(b)
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15,500
|
979,600
|
||||||
12,304,585
|
||||||||
Insurance 2.23%
|
||||||||
American International Group, Inc.(a)(b)
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57,800
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3,226,396
|
||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts 8.33%
|
||||||||
American Capital Agency Corp.(a)(b)
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153,500
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2,819,795
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Financials (continued)
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Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.(a)
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108,100
|
$
|
1,967,420
|
|||||
Ladder Capital Corp.(a)
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55,102
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656,265
|
||||||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment
Trust(a)(b) |
79,514
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1,080,595
|
||||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(a)(b)
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154,400
|
2,989,184
|
||||||
Two Harbors Investment Corp.(a)(b)
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321,191
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2,514,926
|
||||||
12,028,185
|
||||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 1.12%
|
||||||||
MGIC Investment Corp.(a)(b)(c)
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224,034
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1,619,766
|
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TOTAL FINANCIALS
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36,427,386
|
|||||||
Health Care 12.05%
|
||||||||
Actelion, Ltd.
|
5,910
|
954,915
|
||||||
Akorn, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
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28,900
|
735,505
|
||||||
Albany Molecular Research, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
59,500
|
895,475
|
||||||
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(c)
|
1,900
|
264,632
|
||||||
Allergan PLC(a)(b)(c)
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6,300
|
1,364,328
|
||||||
Amsurg Corp.(a)(b)(c)
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8,800
|
712,624
|
||||||
Becton Dickinson and Co.(a)(b)
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2,000
|
322,520
|
||||||
Boston Scientific Corp.(a)(c)
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16,300
|
357,296
|
||||||
Bristol‐Meyers Squibb Co.(a)(b)
|
13,887
|
1,002,363
|
||||||
Cardiome Pharma Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
153,700
|
688,576
|
||||||
Cerner Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
14,900
|
836,486
|
||||||
Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc.(a)(c)
|
146,900
|
154,245
|
||||||
Dynavax Technologies Corp.(a)(c)
|
27,300
|
447,993
|
||||||
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)(c)
|
3,400
|
361,114
|
||||||
HCA Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
4,377
|
352,874
|
||||||
Healthways, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
114,749
|
1,336,826
|
||||||
Intra‐Cellular Therapies, Inc.(a)(c)
|
18,200
|
624,624
|
||||||
Intrexon Corp.(a)(c)
|
8,104
|
216,620
|
||||||
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(c)
|
3,137
|
472,746
|
||||||
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(c)
|
84,600
|
460,224
|
||||||
Kura Oncology, Inc.(a)(c)
|
69,700
|
232,798
|
||||||
Medtronic PLC
|
3,800
|
300,770
|
||||||
Perrigo Co., PLC(a)
|
1,560
|
150,805
|
||||||
Shire PLC ‐ ADR(a)(b)
|
3,700
|
693,454
|
||||||
Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd. ‐ Class H
|
142,400
|
611,316
|
||||||
Team Health Holdings, Inc.(a)(c)
|
6,600
|
276,078
|
||||||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,
Inc.(c)
|
45,000
|
1,501,200
|
||||||
Veracyte, Inc.(a)(c)
|
59,856
|
347,165
|
||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(c)
|
8,700
|
733,758
|
||||||
17,409,330
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Industrials 7.09%
|
||||||||
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.(a)(e)
|
61,041
|
$
|
1,758,591
|
|||||
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.(a)(c)
|
27,400
|
1,118,194
|
||||||
Kansas City Southern(a)(b)
|
19,900
|
1,885,525
|
||||||
TransDigm Group, Inc.(a)(c)
|
11,400
|
2,597,718
|
||||||
ViaSat, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
37,649
|
2,887,679
|
||||||
10,247,707
|
||||||||
Information Technology 10.42%
|
||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. ‐ Sponsored ADR(a)(c)
|
7,800
|
600,132
|
||||||
Alphabet, Inc. ‐ Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
2,250
|
1,592,730
|
||||||
Alphabet, Inc. ‐ Class C(a)(b)(c)
|
1,881
|
1,303,552
|
||||||
Broadcom, Ltd.(a)(b)
|
10,600
|
1,544,950
|
||||||
Crown Castle International Corp.(a)(b)
|
18,900
|
1,642,032
|
||||||
Facebook, Inc. ‐ Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
16,500
|
1,940,070
|
||||||
Lam Research Corp.(a)(b)
|
21,700
|
1,657,880
|
||||||
Microsoft Corp.(a)(b)
|
20,900
|
1,042,283
|
||||||
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.(a)
|
13,700
|
855,154
|
||||||
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
|
6,200
|
883,092
|
||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)(c)
|
5,800
|
875,046
|
||||||
salesforce.com, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
14,700
|
1,114,260
|
||||||
15,051,181
|
||||||||
Materials 1.93%
|
||||||||
Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.(a)(b)(c)
|
63,000
|
1,793,610
|
||||||
Chr Hansen Holding A/S
|
8,352
|
519,775
|
||||||
GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
21,100
|
466,943
|
||||||
2,780,328
|
||||||||
Telecommunication Services 1.21%
|
||||||||
China Mobile, Ltd.
|
76,500
|
877,242
|
||||||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
|
19,000
|
868,571
|
||||||
1,745,813
|
||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $151,735,921) |
153,835,122
|
Semi-Annual Report | April 30, 2016
|
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|
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|
Statement of Investments
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
CLOSED-END FUNDS 3.24%
|
||||||||
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc.(a)(b)
|
132,430
|
$
|
1,675,239
|
|||||
Avenue Income Credit Strategies
Fund(a)
|
25,200
|
292,824
|
||||||
Calamos Strategic Total Return
Fund(a)(b)
|
88,800
|
876,456
|
||||||
Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred Income Fund, Inc.(a)
|
23,400
|
439,920
|
||||||
Gabelli Equity Trust, Inc.(a)
|
60,300
|
334,062
|
||||||
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund(a)
|
146,700
|
732,033
|
||||||
PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II(a)
|
37,700
|
338,169
|
||||||
4,688,703
|
||||||||
TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS
(Cost $4,524,002) |
4,688,703
|
|||||||
PARTICIPATION NOTES 1.62%
|
||||||||
Consumer Staples 0.88%
|
||||||||
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 11/09/2017
|
32,617
|
1,263,535
|
||||||
Industrials 0.74%
|
||||||||
Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co., Ltd. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 10/27/2017
|
339,450
|
1,073,655
|
||||||
TOTAL PARTICIPATION NOTES
(Cost $2,252,416) |
2,337,190
|
|||||||
WARRANTS 0.01%(c)
|
||||||||
Atlas Mara, Ltd., Strike price $11.50, Expires 12/17/2017(e)
|
116,958
|
11,696
|
||||||
TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $1,170) |
11,696
|
Description and
Maturity Date
|
Principal Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
CORPORATE BONDS 18.14%
|
||||||||
Ares Capital Corp. | ||||||||
11/30/2018, 4.875%
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
1,033,300
|
Description and
Maturity Date
|
Principal Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)
|
||||||||
AT&T, Inc.
|
||||||||
12/15/2042, 4.300%
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
$
|
951,722
|
||||
Autodesk, Inc.
|
||||||||
12/15/2022, 3.600%
|
1,400,000
|
1,406,793
|
||||||
Bank of America Corp.
|
||||||||
Series K, Perpetual Maturity,
8.000%(f)(g)
|
1,200,000
|
1,171,500
|
||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
|
||||||||
Series D, Perpetual Maturity,
4.500%(a)(f)(g)
|
700,000
|
661,150
|
||||||
BankUnited, Inc.
|
||||||||
11/17/2025, 4.875%
|
1,300,000
|
1,310,310
|
||||||
Citigroup, Inc.
|
||||||||
Series N, Perpetual Maturity,
5.800%(a)(f)(g)
|
1,300,000
|
1,259,375
|
||||||
Series P, Perpetual Maturity,
5.950%(a)(f)(g)
|
1,400,000
|
1,357,125
|
||||||
Citizens Bank National Association
|
||||||||
12/04/2019, 2.450% (a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,008,165
|
||||||
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
|
||||||||
Perpetual Maturity, 5.500% (a)(e)(f)(g)
|
1,600,000
|
1,532,000
|
||||||
Exelon Generation Co., LLC
|
||||||||
10/01/2017, 6.200% (a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,062,432
|
||||||
General Motors Co.
|
||||||||
04/01/2035, 5.000%
|
750,000
|
749,154
|
||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
||||||||
Series M, Perpetual Maturity,
5.375%(a)(f)(g)
|
1,000,000
|
966,250
|
||||||
Jersey Central Power & Light Co.
|
||||||||
06/15/2018, 4.800% (a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,048,381
|
||||||
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
|
||||||||
08/01/2044, 4.850% (e)
|
1,000,000
|
965,546
|
||||||
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
|
||||||||
12/01/2021, 5.629% (a)(f)
|
1,750,000
|
1,697,500
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
||||||||
Series J, Perpetual Maturity, 5.550%(f)(g)
|
600,000
|
594,750
|
||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.,
|
||||||||
Series R, Perpetual Maturity,
4.850%(f)(g) |
1,000,000
|
960,000
|
||||||
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
|
||||||||
Perpetual Maturity, 5.625% (a)(f)(g)
|
1,900,000
|
1,885,750
|
||||||
Textron Financial Corp.
|
||||||||
02/15/2067, 6.000% (a)(e)(f)
|
1,910,000
|
1,341,775
|
||||||
U.S. Bancorp
|
||||||||
Series I, Perpetual Maturity,
5.125%(a)(f)(g) |
1,000,000
|
1,023,750
|
||||||
Western Digital Corp.
|
||||||||
04/01/2024, 10.500% (e)
|
1,236,000
|
1,205,100
|
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|
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|
Description and
Maturity Date
|
Principal Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)
|
||||||||
The Western Union Co. | ||||||||
06/21/2040, 6.200%
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
$
|
1,011,246
|
||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $26,693,091) |
26,203,074
|
|||||||
ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES 0.16%
|
||||||||
United States Small Business
|
||||||||
Administration
|
||||||||
Series 2008-20L, Class 1, 12/01/2028, 6.220%
|
205,839
|
236,624
|
||||||
TOTAL ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES | ||||||||
(Cost $205,839)
|
236,624
|
|||||||
GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 21.62%
|
||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds
|
||||||||
08/15/2026, 6.750% (a)
|
700,000
|
1,023,599
|
||||||
11/15/2026, 6.500% (a)
|
1,600,000
|
2,313,656
|
||||||
08/15/2029, 6.125% (a)
|
6,250,000
|
9,239,988
|
||||||
02/15/2031, 5.375% (a)
|
5,700,000
|
8,110,701
|
||||||
02/15/2041, 4.750%
|
1,300,000
|
1,833,736
|
||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes
|
||||||||
05/15/2017, 4.500% (a)
|
1,300,000
|
1,351,949
|
||||||
08/15/2017, 4.750% (a)
|
5,000,000
|
5,263,185
|
||||||
02/15/2018, 3.500% (a)
|
2,000,000
|
2,097,812
|
||||||
TOTAL GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS | ||||||||
(Cost $30,925,788)
|
31,234,626
|
|||||||
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 4.64%
|
||||||||
Money Market Fund 4.64%
|
||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund Portfolio - Institutional Class (0.200% 7-day yield)
|
6,706,131
|
6,706,131
|
||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $6,706,131)
|
6,706,131
|
|||||||
Total Investments - 155.91%
(Cost $223,044,358)
|
225,253,166
|
|||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (55.91%)(h)
|
(80,780,427
|
)
|
||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
|
$
|
144,472,739
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES
SOLD SHORT(c)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
COMMON STOCKS (25.07%)
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary (1.17%)
|
||||||||
Auto Components (0.42%)
|
||||||||
Bridgestone Corp.
|
(15,600
|
)
|
$
|
(603,474
|
)
|
|||
Specialty Retail (0.75%)
|
||||||||
Tiffany & Co.
|
(6,300
|
)
|
(449,505
|
)
|
||||
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
|
(10,900
|
)
|
(640,702
|
)
|
||||
(1,090,207
|
)
|
|||||||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
(1,693,681
|
)
|
||||||
Consumer Staples (5.12%)
|
||||||||
Campbell Soup Co.
|
(9,900
|
)
|
(610,929
|
)
|
||||
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
|
(13,500
|
)
|
(601,560
|
)
|
||||
General Mills, Inc.
|
(9,900
|
)
|
(607,266
|
)
|
||||
Hormel Foods Corp.
|
(16,400
|
)
|
(632,220
|
)
|
||||
Kellogg Co.
|
(8,000
|
)
|
(614,480
|
)
|
||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
|
(4,500
|
)
|
(563,355
|
)
|
||||
Monster Beverage Corp.
|
(6,100
|
)
|
(879,742
|
)
|
||||
PepsiCo, Inc.
|
(6,000
|
)
|
(617,760
|
)
|
||||
Philip Morris International, Inc.
|
(6,200
|
)
|
(608,344
|
)
|
||||
The Procter & Gamble Co.
|
(9,000
|
)
|
(721,080
|
)
|
||||
Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A
|
(9,400
|
)
|
(618,708
|
)
|
||||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
|
(4,700
|
)
|
(314,289
|
)
|
||||
(7,389,733
|
)
|
|||||||
Energy (3.40%)
|
||||||||
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.
|
(89,700
|
)
|
(866,502
|
)
|
||||
Inpex Corp.
|
(46,200
|
)
|
(385,666
|
)
|
||||
Noble Corp., PLC(a)
|
(125,000
|
)
|
(1,403,750
|
)
|
||||
Rowan Cos., PLC - Class A
|
(65,000
|
)
|
(1,222,650
|
)
|
||||
Transocean, Ltd.
|
(93,600
|
)
|
(1,037,088
|
)
|
||||
(4,915,656
|
)
|
|||||||
Financials (4.81%)
|
||||||||
Capital Markets (1.03%)
|
||||||||
Credit Suisse Group AG - Sponsored ADR
|
(29,900
|
)
|
(454,779
|
)
|
||||
Deutsche Bank AG
|
(54,700
|
)
|
(1,037,112
|
)
|
||||
(1,491,891
|
)
|
|||||||
Commercial Banks (1.67%)
|
||||||||
ABN AMRO Group NV
|
(21,465
|
)
|
(458,880
|
)
|
||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
|
(160,797
|
)
|
(445,572
|
)
|
||||
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. -
|
||||||||
Preference Shares, Sponsored ADR
|
(120,300
|
)
|
(1,146,459
|
)
|
||||
United Overseas Bank, Ltd.
|
(25,700
|
)
|
(355,445
|
)
|
||||
(2,406,356
|
)
|
|||||||
Consumer Finance (1.76%)
|
||||||||
Ally Financial, Inc.
|
(31,100
|
)
|
(553,891
|
)
|
||||
American Express Co.
|
(15,100
|
)
|
(987,993
|
)
|
Semi-Annual Report | April 30, 2016
|
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|
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|
Statement of Investments
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES
SOLD SHORT (c) (continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Financials (continued)
|
||||||||
Synchrony Financial
|
(33,000
|
)
|
$
|
(1,008,810
|
)
|
|||
(2,550,694
|
)
|
|||||||
Real Estate Management & Development (0.35%)
|
||||||||
Swire Pacific, Ltd. - Class A
|
(46,000
|
)
|
(500,213
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL FINANCIALS
|
(6,949,154
|
)
|
||||||
Health Care (2.08%)
|
||||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
|
(9,800
|
)
|
(833,980
|
)
|
||||
Celgene Corp.
|
(1,700
|
)
|
(175,797
|
)
|
||||
Eli Lilly & Co.
|
(8,200
|
)
|
(619,346
|
)
|
||||
Mallinckrodt PLC
|
(4,300
|
)
|
(268,836
|
)
|
||||
Merck & Co., Inc.
|
(6,600
|
)
|
(361,944
|
)
|
||||
United Therapeutics Corp.
|
(3,100
|
)
|
(326,120
|
)
|
||||
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
|
(5,200
|
)
|
(422,136
|
)
|
||||
(3,008,159
|
)
|
|||||||
Industrials (5.24%)
|
||||||||
Air France-KLM
|
(16,447
|
)
|
(147,497
|
)
|
||||
The Boeing Co.
|
(8,500
|
)
|
(1,145,800
|
)
|
||||
Caterpillar, Inc.
|
(14,100
|
)
|
(1,095,852
|
)
|
||||
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
|
(54,794
|
)
|
(850,780
|
)
|
||||
International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.
|
(138,598
|
)
|
(1,063,191
|
)
|
||||
Metso OYJ
|
(37,471
|
)
|
(900,601
|
)
|
||||
Petrofac, Ltd.
|
(34,200
|
)
|
(422,258
|
)
|
||||
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC - Class C(d)
|
(10
|
)
|
–
|
|||||
Sandvik AB
|
(135,147
|
)
|
(1,386,736
|
)
|
||||
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. - Class A
|
(11,800
|
)
|
(556,370
|
)
|
||||
(7,569,085
|
)
|
|||||||
Information Technology (2.99%)
|
||||||||
Analog Devices, Inc.
|
(12,500
|
)
|
(704,000
|
)
|
||||
International Business Machines Corp.
|
(24,745
|
)
|
(3,611,285
|
)
|
||||
(4,315,285
|
)
|
|||||||
Materials (0.26%)
|
||||||||
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.
|
(21,200
|
)
|
(375,664
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Proceeds $34,765,259)
|
(36,216,417
|
)
|
||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (10.73%)
|
||||||||
iShares® Russell 2000® ETF
|
(10,600
|
)
|
(1,191,016
|
)
|
||||
Market Vectors® Semiconductor ETF
|
(49,600
|
)
|
(2,602,016
|
)
|
||||
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust
|
(39,200
|
)
|
(8,086,960
|
)
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES
SOLD SHORT (c) (continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Materials (continued)
|
||||||||
SPDR® S&P Retail ETF
|
(42,000
|
)
|
$
|
(1,856,400
|
)
|
|||
Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund
|
(42,100
|
)
|
(1,773,673
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(Proceeds $14,901,801)
|
(15,510,065
|
)
|
||||||
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $49,667,060)
|
$
|
(51,726,482
|
)
|
(a) | Pledged security; a portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for securities sold short or borrowings. As of April 30, 2016, the aggregate market value of those securities was $165,946,101, representing 114.86% of net assets. (See Note 1 and Note 6) |
(b) | Loaned security; a portion or all of the security is on loan as of April 30, 2016. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | Fair valued security; valued by management in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees. As of April 30, 2016, these securities had an aggregate market value of $1,323,338 or 0.92% of total net assets. |
(e) | 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 April 30, 2016, these securities had an aggregate market value of $8,929,612 or 6.18% of net assets. |
(f) | Floating or variable rate security - rate disclosed as of April 30, 2016. |
(g) | This security has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest. |
(h) | Includes cash which is being held as collateral for total return swap contracts. |
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|
Statement of Investments
|
Counter Party
|
Reference Entity/Obligation
|
Notional
Amount
|
Floating Rate
Paid by the Fund
|
Floating Rate Index
|
Termination
Date
|
Net Unrealized Appreciation
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co., Ltd.
|
$
|
108,978
|
55 bps +
1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
01/05/2017
|
$
|
2,040
|
||||
$
|
108,978
|
$
|
2,040
|
|||||||||
Counter Party
|
Reference Entity/Obligation
|
Notional
Amount
|
Floating Rate
Paid by the Fund
|
Floating Rate Index
|
Termination
Date
|
Net Unrealized Depreciation
|
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd. - Class A
|
$
|
675,878
|
75 bps +
1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
05/26/2017
|
$
|
(63,599
|
)
|
|||
$
|
675,878
|
$
|
(63,599
|
)
|
||||||||
$
|
784,856
|
$
|
(61,559
|
)
|
Semi-Annual Report | April 30, 2016
|
13
|
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|
Statement of Investments
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
COMMON STOCKS 115.17%
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary 25.19%
|
||||||||
Distributors 0.70%
|
||||||||
Pool Corp.(a)
|
18,500
|
$
|
1,617,085
|
|||||
Diversified Consumer Services 1.07%
|
||||||||
Service Corp. International(a)(b)
|
91,800
|
2,448,306
|
||||||
Household Durables 4.47%
|
||||||||
DR Horton, Inc.(a)(b)
|
84,521
|
2,540,701
|
||||||
Lennar Corp. - Class A(a)(b)
|
96,600
|
4,376,946
|
||||||
PulteGroup, Inc.(a)(b)
|
100,800
|
1,853,712
|
||||||
Sony Corp. - Sponsored ADR(a)
|
1,500
|
36,150
|
||||||
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.(c)
|
37,000
|
429,200
|
||||||
William Lyon Homes - Class A(a)(c)
|
71,200
|
1,003,920
|
||||||
10,240,629
|
||||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail 6.24%
|
||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(c)
|
3,921
|
2,586,253
|
||||||
JD.com, Inc. - ADR(a)(c)
|
22,700
|
580,212
|
||||||
Liberty Ventures - Series A(a)(b)(c)
|
236,403
|
9,456,120
|
||||||
Wayfair, Inc. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
44,900
|
1,694,975
|
||||||
14,317,560
|
||||||||
Media 9.86%
|
||||||||
Cable One, Inc.(a)
|
5,600
|
2,570,176
|
||||||
Comcast Corp. - Class A(a)(b)
|
62,700
|
3,809,652
|
||||||
IMAX Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
174,795
|
5,593,440
|
||||||
Liberty Braves Group - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
5,487
|
85,814
|
||||||
Liberty Braves Group - Class C(a)(b)(c)
|
6,804
|
101,510
|
||||||
Liberty Broadband Corp. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
22,092
|
1,266,313
|
||||||
Liberty Broadband Corp. - Class C(a)(b)(c)
|
81,166
|
4,646,753
|
||||||
Liberty Media Corp. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
13,717
|
251,021
|
||||||
Liberty Media Group - Class C(a)(b)(c)
|
17,009
|
306,162
|
||||||
Liberty SiriusXM Group - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
54,868
|
1,798,024
|
||||||
Liberty SiriusXM Group - Class C(a)(c)
|
68,036
|
2,178,513
|
||||||
22,607,378
|
||||||||
Specialty Retail 2.27%
|
||||||||
CarMax, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
28,200
|
1,493,190
|
||||||
Signet Jewelers, Ltd.(a)(b)
|
34,246
|
3,717,746
|
||||||
5,210,936
|
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Consumer Discretionary (continued)
|
||||||||
Textiles 0.58%
|
||||||||
Anta Sports Products, Ltd.
|
522,000
|
$
|
1,335,131
|
|||||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
57,777,025
|
|||||||
Consumer Staples 0.66%
|
||||||||
CVS Health Corp.(a)(b)
|
15,000
|
1,507,500
|
||||||
Energy 28.13%
|
||||||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.(a)
|
50,900
|
2,685,484
|
||||||
Antero Resources Corp.(c)
|
43,600
|
1,233,880
|
||||||
Apache Corp.(a)(b)
|
74,000
|
4,025,600
|
||||||
BP PLC - Sponsored ADR(a)(b)
|
283,400
|
9,516,572
|
||||||
Concho Resources, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
35,700
|
4,147,269
|
||||||
Continental Resources, Inc.(a)(c)
|
111,400
|
4,150,764
|
||||||
Devon Energy Corp.
|
64,200
|
2,226,456
|
||||||
Energen Corp.
|
36,600
|
1,555,134
|
||||||
Fairway Energy Partners LLC(c)(d)(e)
|
217,600
|
2,203,200
|
||||||
Hess Corp.(a)
|
63,000
|
3,756,060
|
||||||
Marathon Oil Corp.(a)
|
200,700
|
2,827,863
|
||||||
Newfield Exploration Co.(a)(c)
|
48,700
|
1,765,375
|
||||||
Noble Energy, Inc.(a)
|
41,000
|
1,480,510
|
||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp.(a)
|
24,000
|
1,839,600
|
||||||
Pacific Coast Oil Trust(a)(e)
|
95,800
|
168,608
|
||||||
Parsley Energy, Inc. - Class A(a)(c)
|
96,900
|
2,269,398
|
||||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(a)(b)
|
26,900
|
4,468,090
|
||||||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Class A
|
27,741
|
721,299
|
||||||
Sanchez Energy Corp.(a)(c)
|
203,400
|
1,828,566
|
||||||
Schlumberger, Ltd.
|
12,400
|
996,216
|
||||||
Statoil ASA - Sponsored ADR
|
100,500
|
1,767,795
|
||||||
Total S.A. - Sponsored ADR
|
66,500
|
3,374,875
|
||||||
Whiting Petroleum Corp.(c)
|
27,600
|
331,200
|
||||||
WPX Energy, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
383,700
|
3,706,542
|
||||||
YPF S.A. - Sponsored ADR
|
72,400
|
1,458,860
|
||||||
64,505,216
|
||||||||
Financials 24.24%
|
||||||||
Business Development Corporations 1.69%
|
||||||||
Ares Capital Corp.(a)
|
204,700
|
3,109,393
|
||||||
Hercules Capital, Inc.
|
61,900
|
759,513
|
||||||
3,868,906
|
||||||||
Capital Markets 1.62%
|
||||||||
Atlas Mara, Ltd.(c)(e)
|
306,320
|
1,320,239
|
||||||
CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. - Class H
|
610,000
|
1,347,884
|
||||||
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.(a)
|
53,000
|
1,041,450
|
||||||
3,709,573
|
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|
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|
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|
Value
|
|||||||
Financials (continued)
|
||||||||
Diversified Financials 8.93%
|
||||||||
Bank of America Corp.(a)(b)
|
673,905
|
$
|
9,812,057
|
|||||
Citigroup, Inc.(a)(b)
|
195,319
|
9,039,363
|
||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)(b)
|
25,800
|
1,630,560
|
||||||
20,481,980
|
||||||||
Insurance 2.45%
|
||||||||
American International Group, Inc.(a)(b)
|
100,500
|
5,609,910
|
||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts 7.47%
|
||||||||
American Capital Agency Corp.(a)(b)
|
252,000
|
4,629,240
|
||||||
Ladder Capital Corp.(a)
|
130,392
|
1,552,969
|
||||||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust(a)(b)
|
134,088
|
1,822,256
|
||||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(a)(b)
|
257,400
|
4,983,264
|
||||||
Two Harbors Investment Corp.(a)(b)
|
530,557
|
4,154,261
|
||||||
17,141,990
|
||||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 2.08%
|
||||||||
Essent Group, Ltd.(a)(c)
|
48,400
|
988,328
|
||||||
MGIC Investment Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
369,765
|
2,673,401
|
||||||
NMI Holdings, Inc. - Class A(a)(c)
|
177,200
|
1,114,588
|
||||||
4,776,317
|
||||||||
TOTAL FINANCIALS
|
55,588,676
|
|||||||
Health Care 12.92%
|
||||||||
Actelion, Ltd.
|
9,644
|
1,558,240
|
||||||
Akorn, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
54,400
|
1,384,480
|
||||||
Albany Molecular Research, Inc.(a)(c)
|
98,800
|
1,486,940
|
||||||
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(c)
|
3,000
|
417,840
|
||||||
Allergan PLC(a)(b)(c)
|
10,400
|
2,252,224
|
||||||
Amsurg Corp.(a)(c)
|
14,300
|
1,158,014
|
||||||
Becton Dickinson and Co.
|
3,200
|
516,032
|
||||||
Boston Scientific Corp.(c)
|
26,700
|
585,264
|
||||||
Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co.(a)(b)
|
23,116
|
1,668,513
|
||||||
Cardiome Pharma Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
257,200
|
1,152,256
|
||||||
Cerner Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
24,500
|
1,375,430
|
||||||
Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc.(a)(c)
|
245,000
|
257,250
|
||||||
Dynavax Technologies Corp.(a)(c)
|
45,200
|
741,732
|
||||||
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)(c)
|
5,500
|
584,155
|
||||||
HCA Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
7,315
|
589,735
|
||||||
Healthways, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
191,311
|
2,228,773
|
||||||
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.(a)(c)
|
30,200
|
1,036,464
|
||||||
Intrexon Corp.(a)(c)
|
13,659
|
365,105
|
||||||
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b)(c)
|
5,434
|
818,904
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Health Care (continued)
|
||||||||
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
141,500
|
$
|
769,760
|
|||||
Kura Oncology, Inc.(a)(c)
|
116,800
|
390,112
|
||||||
s Realty Trust, Inc.(d)(e)
|
51,100
|
651,525
|
||||||
MedEquitie Medtronic LC
|
6,200
|
490,730
|
||||||
Perrigo Co. PLC(a)(b)
|
2,650
|
256,176
|
||||||
Shire PLC - DR(a)
|
6,000
|
1,124,520
|
||||||
Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd. - Class H
|
236,800
|
1,016,571
|
||||||
Team Health Holdings, Inc.(a)(c)
|
11,000
|
460,130
|
||||||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.(c)
|
73,000
|
2,435,280
|
||||||
Veracyte, Inc.(a)(c)
|
112,935
|
655,023
|
||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(c)
|
14,200
|
1,197,628
|
||||||
29,624,806
|
||||||||
Industrials 8.18%
|
||||||||
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.(a)(e)
|
101,477
|
2,923,552
|
||||||
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.(a)(c)
|
45,200
|
1,844,612
|
||||||
Kansas City Southern(a)(b)
|
32,700
|
3,098,325
|
||||||
TransDigm Group, Inc.(a)(c)
|
24,520
|
5,587,373
|
||||||
ViaSat, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
69,242
|
5,310,861
|
||||||
18,764,723
|
||||||||
Information Technology 12.32%
|
||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. - Sponsored ADR(a)(c)
|
12,700
|
977,138
|
||||||
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
3,683
|
2,607,122
|
||||||
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C(a)(b)(c)
|
3,128
|
2,167,735
|
||||||
Broadcom, Ltd.(a)
|
17,200
|
2,506,900
|
||||||
Crown Castle International Corp.(a)
|
31,100
|
2,701,968
|
||||||
Electronics For Imaging, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
39,300
|
1,565,712
|
||||||
Facebook, Inc. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
27,400
|
3,221,692
|
||||||
Lam Research Corp.(a)(b)
|
43,300
|
3,308,120
|
||||||
Microsoft Corp.(a)(b)
|
30,700
|
1,531,009
|
||||||
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.(a)
|
22,500
|
1,404,450
|
||||||
NetEase, Inc. - ADR(a)
|
9,900
|
1,392,930
|
||||||
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
|
10,100
|
1,438,586
|
||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)(c)
|
9,500
|
1,433,265
|
||||||
salesforce.com, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
26,500
|
2,008,700
|
||||||
28,265,327
|
||||||||
Materials 2.27%
|
||||||||
Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.(a)(b)(c)
|
122,700
|
3,493,269
|
||||||
Chr Hansen Holding A/S
|
13,639
|
848,805
|
Semi-Annual Report | April 30, 2016
|
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|
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|
Statement of Investments
|
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Materials (continued)
|
||||||||
GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
38,600
|
$
|
854,218
|
|||||
5,196,292
|
||||||||
Telecommunication Services 1.26%
|
||||||||
China Mobile, Ltd.
|
124,500
|
1,427,668
|
||||||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
|
31,800
|
1,453,714
|
||||||
2,881,382
|
||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
||||||||
(Cost $261,939,004)
|
264,110,947
|
|||||||
PARTICIPATION NOTES 1.70%
|
||||||||
Consumer Staples 0.92%
|
||||||||
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 11/09/2017
|
54,442
|
2,109,003
|
||||||
Industrials 0.78%
|
||||||||
Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co., Ltd. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 10/27/2017
|
566,600
|
1,792,114
|
||||||
TOTAL PARTICIPATION NOTES
|
||||||||
(Cost $3,760,596)
|
3,901,117
|
|||||||
WARRANTS 0.01%(c)
|
||||||||
Atlas Mara, Ltd., Strike price $11.50, Expires 12/17/2017(e)
|
195,720
|
19,572
|
||||||
TOTAL WARRANTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $1,957)
|
19,572 |
Description and
Maturity Date
|
Principal Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
CORPORATE BONDS 5.38%
|
||||||||
AT&T, Inc.
|
||||||||
12/15/2042, 4.300%
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
951,722
|
Description and
Maturity Date
|
Principal Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)
|
||||||||
Bank of America Corp.
|
||||||||
Series K, Perpetual Maturity, 8.000%(f)(g)
|
1,200,000
|
$
|
1,171,500
|
|||||
Citigroup, Inc.
|
||||||||
Series N, Perpetual Maturity, 5.800%(f)(g)
|
1,900,000
|
1,840,625
|
||||||
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
|
||||||||
Perpetual Maturity, 5.500% (e)(f)(g)
|
1,900,000
|
1,819,250
|
||||||
General Motors Co.
|
||||||||
04/01/2035, 5.000%
|
1,150,000
|
1,148,703
|
||||||
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
|
||||||||
08/01/2044, 4.850%(e)
|
1,000,000
|
965,546
|
||||||
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
|
||||||||
Perpetual Maturity, 5.625%(a)(f)(g)
|
2,500,000
|
2,481,250
|
||||||
Western Digital Corp.
|
||||||||
04/01/2024, 10.500%(e)
|
2,007,000
|
1,956,825
|
||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
|
||||||||
(Cost $12,531,257)
|
12,335,421 | |||||||
GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 33.24%
|
||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds
|
||||||||
11/15/2026, 6.500%
|
1,600,000
|
2,313,656
|
||||||
08/15/2029, 6.125%(a)
|
9,500,000
|
14,044,781
|
||||||
02/15/2031, 5.375%(a)
|
7,200,000
|
10,245,096
|
||||||
02/15/2041, 4.750%
|
1,100,000
|
1,551,623
|
||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes
|
||||||||
01/31/2017, 0.500%(a)
|
2,000,000
|
1,999,804
|
||||||
01/31/2017, 3.125%(a)
|
10,000,000
|
10,191,800
|
||||||
05/15/2017, 4.500%(a)
|
5,000,000
|
5,199,805
|
||||||
07/31/2017, 0.625%(a)
|
5,700,000
|
5,698,774
|
||||||
08/15/2017, 4.750%(a)
|
15,000,000
|
15,789,555
|
||||||
09/15/2017, 1.000%(a)
|
3,000,000
|
3,013,476
|
||||||
09/30/2017, 0.625%
|
2,000,000
|
1,998,554
|
||||||
02/15/2018, 3.500%(a)
|
4,000,000
|
4,195,624
|
||||||
TOTAL GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
|
||||||||
(Cost $75,809,752)
|
76,242,548
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 4.43%
|
||||||||
Money Market Fund 4.43%
|
||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund Portfolio - Institutional Class (0.200% 7-day yield)
|
10,152,889
|
10,152,889
|
||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $10,152,889)
|
10,152,889
|
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|
Statement of Investments
|
|
Value
|
|||
Total Investments - 159.93%
|
||||
(Cost $364,195,455)
|
$
|
366,762,494
|
||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (59.93%)(h)
|
(137,428,735
|
)
|
||
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
|
$
|
229,333,759
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES
SOLD SHORT (c)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
COMMON STOCKS (25.78%)
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary (1.21%)
|
||||||||
Auto Components (0.43%)
|
||||||||
Bridgestone Corp.
|
(25,400
|
)
|
$
|
(982,579
|
)
|
|||
Specialty Retail (0.78%)
|
||||||||
Tiffany & Co.
|
(10,300
|
)
|
(734,905
|
)
|
||||
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
|
(17,800
|
)
|
(1,046,284
|
)
|
||||
(1,781,189
|
)
|
|||||||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
(2,763,768
|
)
|
||||||
Consumer Staples (5.21%)
|
||||||||
Campbell Soup Co.
|
(16,000
|
)
|
(987,360
|
)
|
||||
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
|
(21,900
|
)
|
(975,864
|
)
|
||||
General Mills, Inc.
|
(16,000
|
)
|
(981,440
|
)
|
||||
Hormel Foods Corp.
|
(26,500
|
)
|
(1,021,575
|
)
|
||||
Kellogg Co.
|
(13,000
|
)
|
(998,530
|
)
|
||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
|
(7,400
|
)
|
(926,406
|
)
|
||||
Monster Beverage Corp.
|
(9,800
|
)
|
(1,413,356
|
)
|
||||
PepsiCo, Inc.
|
(9,600
|
)
|
(988,416
|
)
|
||||
Philip Morris International, Inc.
|
(10,000
|
)
|
(981,200
|
)
|
||||
The Procter & Gamble Co.
|
(14,500
|
)
|
(1,161,740
|
)
|
||||
Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A
|
(15,300
|
)
|
(1,007,046
|
)
|
||||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
|
(7,700
|
)
|
(514,899
|
)
|
||||
(11,957,832
|
)
|
|||||||
Energy (3.50%)
|
||||||||
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.
|
(146,200
|
)
|
(1,412,292
|
)
|
||||
Inpex Corp.
|
(75,100
|
)
|
(626,916
|
)
|
||||
Noble Corp., PLC
|
(203,300
|
)
|
(2,283,059
|
)
|
||||
Rowan Cos., PLC - Class A
|
(105,600
|
)
|
(1,986,336
|
)
|
||||
Transocean, Ltd.
|
(154,800
|
)
|
(1,715,184
|
)
|
||||
(8,023,787
|
)
|
|||||||
Financials (4.96%)
|
||||||||
Capital Markets (1.06%)
|
||||||||
Credit Suisse Group AG -Sponsored ADR
|
(48,600
|
)
|
(739,206
|
)
|
||||
Deutsche Bank AG
|
(88,700
|
)
|
(1,681,752
|
)
|
||||
(2,420,958
|
)
|
|||||||
Commercial Banks (1.73%)
|
||||||||
ABN AMRO Group NV
|
(35,165
|
)
|
(751,760
|
)
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES
SOLD SHORT (c) (continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Financials (continued)
|
||||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
|
(261,816
|
)
|
$
|
(725,498
|
)
|
|||
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. - Preference Shares,Sponsored ADR
|
(199,700
|
)
|
(1,903,141
|
)
|
||||
United Overseas Bank, Ltd.
|
(42,500
|
)
|
(587,798
|
)
|
||||
(3,968,197
|
)
|
|||||||
Consumer Finance (1.82%)
|
||||||||
Ally Financial, Inc.
|
(50,800
|
)
|
(904,748
|
)
|
||||
American Express Co.
|
(24,700
|
)
|
(1,616,121
|
)
|
||||
Synchrony Financial
|
(53,900
|
)
|
(1,647,723
|
)
|
||||
(4,168,592
|
)
|
|||||||
Real Estate Management & Development (0.35%)
|
||||||||
Swire Pacific, Ltd. - Class A
|
(74,500
|
)
|
(810,127
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL FINANCIALS
|
(11,367,874
|
)
|
||||||
Health Care (2.16%)
|
||||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
|
(16,200
|
)
|
(1,378,620
|
)
|
||||
Celgene Corp.
|
(2,850
|
)
|
(294,718
|
)
|
||||
Eli Lilly & Co.
|
(13,400
|
)
|
(1,012,102
|
)
|
||||
Mallinckrodt PLC
|
(7,300
|
)
|
(456,396
|
)
|
||||
Merck & Co., Inc.
|
(10,800
|
)
|
(592,272
|
)
|
||||
United Therapeutics Corp.
|
(5,000
|
)
|
(526,000
|
)
|
||||
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
|
(8,600
|
)
|
(698,148
|
)
|
||||
(4,958,256
|
)
|
|||||||
Industrials (5.41%)
|
||||||||
Air France-KLM
|
(26,747
|
)
|
(239,868
|
)
|
||||
The Boeing Co.
|
(13,800
|
)
|
(1,860,240
|
)
|
||||
Caterpillar, Inc.
|
(23,000
|
)
|
(1,787,560
|
)
|
||||
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
|
(90,311
|
)
|
(1,402,248
|
)
|
||||
International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.
|
(228,245
|
)
|
(1,750,877
|
)
|
||||
Metso OYJ
|
(60,903
|
)
|
(1,463,780
|
)
|
||||
Petrofac, Ltd.
|
(55,900
|
)
|
(690,182
|
)
|
||||
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC - Class C(d)
|
(15
|
)
|
–
|
|||||
Sandvik AB
|
(223,728
|
)
|
(2,295,661
|
)
|
||||
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. -Class A
|
(19,400
|
)
|
(914,710
|
)
|
||||
(12,405,126
|
)
|
|||||||
Information Technology (3.06%)
|
||||||||
Analog Devices, Inc.
|
(20,400
|
)
|
(1,148,928
|
)
|
||||
International Business Machines Corp.
|
(40,235
|
)
|
(5,871,896
|
)
|
||||
(7,020,824
|
)
|
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|
Statement of Investments
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES
SOLD SHORT (c) (continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Materials (0.27%)
|
||||||||
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.
|
(34,300
|
)
|
$
|
(607,796
|
)
|
|||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $56,742,081)
|
(59,105,263 | ) | ||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (10.95%)
|
||||||||
iShares® Russell 2000® ETF
|
(17,200
|
)
|
(1,932,592
|
)
|
||||
Market Vectors® Semiconductor ETF
|
(80,600
|
)
|
(4,228,276
|
)
|
||||
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust
|
(63,250
|
)
|
(13,048,475
|
)
|
||||
SPDR® S&P Retail ETF
|
(68,300
|
)
|
(3,018,860
|
)
|
||||
Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund
|
(68,500
|
)
|
(2,885,905
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $24,134,223)
|
(25,114,108
|
)
|
||||||
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $80,876,304)
|
$
|
(84,219,371
|
)
|
(a)
|
Pledged security; a portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for securities sold short or borrowings. As of April 30, 2016, the aggregate market value of those securities was $266,280,502, representing 116.11% of net assets. (See Note 1 and Note 6)
|
(b)
|
Loaned security; a portion or all of the security is on loan as of April 30, 2016.
|
(c)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(d)
|
Fair valued security; valued by management in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees. As of April 30, 2016, these securities had an aggregate market value of $2,854,725 or 1.24% of total net assets.
|
(e)
|
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 April 30, 2016, these securities had an aggregate market value of $12,028,317 or 5.24% of net assets.
|
(f)
|
Floating or variable rate security - rate disclosed as of April 30, 2016.
|
(g)
|
This security has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest.
|
(h)
|
Includes cash which is being held as collateral for total return swap contracts.
|
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|
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|
Counter Party
|
Reference Entity/Obligation
|
Notional
Amount
|
Floating Rate
Paid by the Fund
|
Floating Rate
Index
|
Termination
Date
|
Net Unrealized Appreciation
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co., Ltd.
|
$
|
182,252
|
55 bps +
1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
01/05/2017
|
$
|
3,412
|
||||
$
|
182,252
|
$
|
3,412
|
Counter Party
|
Reference Entity/Obligation
|
Notional
Amount
|
Floating Rate
Paid by the Fund
|
Floating Rate
Index
|
Termination
Date
|
Net Unrealized Depreciation
|
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd. - Class A
|
$
|
1,132,234
|
75 bps +
1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
05/26/2016
|
$
|
(106,541
|
)
|
|||
$
|
1,132,234
|
$
|
(106,541
|
)
|
||||||||
$
|
1,314,486
|
$
|
(103,129
|
)
|
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|
Statement of Investments
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
COMMON STOCKS 109.71%
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary 22.61%
|
||||||||
Diversified Consumer Services 1.06%
|
||||||||
Service Corp. International(a)(b)
|
232,400
|
$
|
6,198,108
|
|||||
Household Durables 4.36%
|
||||||||
DR Horton, Inc.(a)(b)
|
210,301
|
6,321,648
|
||||||
Lennar Corp. - Class A(a)(b)
|
240,200
|
10,883,462
|
||||||
PulteGroup, Inc.(a)(b)
|
250,200
|
4,601,178
|
||||||
Sony Corp. - Sponsored ADR
|
3,666
|
88,350
|
||||||
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.(c)
|
93,202
|
1,081,143
|
||||||
William Lyon Homes - Class A(c)
|
179,676
|
2,533,432
|
||||||
25,509,213
|
||||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail 5.63%
|
||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(a)(c)
|
9,924
|
6,545,771
|
||||||
JD.com, Inc. - ADR(a)(c)
|
57,600
|
1,472,256
|
||||||
Liberty Ventures - Series A(a)(b)(c)
|
515,671
|
20,626,840
|
||||||
Wayfair, Inc. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
113,300
|
4,277,075
|
||||||
32,921,942
|
||||||||
Media 8.74%
|
||||||||
Cable One, Inc.(a)(b)
|
14,200
|
6,517,232
|
||||||
Comcast Corp. - Class A(a)(b)
|
156,800
|
9,527,168
|
||||||
IMAX Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
324,600
|
10,387,200
|
||||||
Liberty Braves Group - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
12,546
|
196,213
|
||||||
Liberty Braves Group - Class C(a)(b)(c)
|
14,551
|
217,104
|
||||||
Liberty Broadband Corp. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
52,014
|
2,981,443
|
||||||
Liberty Broadband Corp. - Class C(a)(b)(c)
|
197,067
|
11,282,086
|
||||||
Liberty Media Corp. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
31,364
|
573,961
|
||||||
Liberty Media Group - Class C(a)(b)(c)
|
36,378
|
654,804
|
||||||
Liberty SiriusXM Group - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
125,456
|
4,111,193
|
||||||
Liberty SiriusXM Group - Class C(a)(c)
|
145,512
|
4,659,294
|
||||||
51,107,698
|
||||||||
Specialty Retail 2.24%
|
||||||||
CarMax, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
72,200
|
3,822,990
|
||||||
Signet Jewelers, Ltd.(a)(b)
|
85,746
|
9,308,586
|
||||||
13,131,576
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Consumer Discretionary (continued)
|
||||||||
Textiles 0.58%
|
||||||||
Anta Sports Products, Ltd.
|
1,317,000
|
$
|
3,368,521
|
|||||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
132,237,058
|
|||||||
Consumer Staples 0.64%
|
||||||||
CVS Health Corp.(a)(b)
|
37,400
|
3,758,700
|
||||||
Energy 27.75%
|
||||||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.(a)
|
128,500
|
6,779,660
|
||||||
Antero Resources Corp.(c)
|
110,400
|
3,124,320
|
||||||
Apache Corp.(a)
|
187,000
|
10,172,800
|
||||||
BP PLC - Sponsored ADR(a)(b)
|
717,000
|
24,076,860
|
||||||
Concho Resources, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
89,500
|
10,397,215
|
||||||
Continental Resources, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
282,000
|
10,507,320
|
||||||
Devon Energy Corp.
|
162,600
|
5,638,968
|
||||||
Energen Corp.(a)
|
92,500
|
3,930,325
|
||||||
Fairway Energy Partners LLC(c)(d)(e)
|
536,000
|
5,427,000
|
||||||
Hess Corp.(a)(b)
|
159,200
|
9,491,504
|
||||||
Marathon Oil Corp.(a)
|
508,200
|
7,160,538
|
||||||
Newfield Exploration Co.(a)(c)
|
123,000
|
4,458,750
|
||||||
Noble Energy, Inc.(a)
|
103,700
|
3,744,607
|
||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
|
60,900
|
4,667,985
|
||||||
Parsley Energy, Inc. - Class A(c)
|
245,300
|
5,744,926
|
||||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(a)(b)
|
66,930
|
11,117,073
|
||||||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Class A
|
70,191
|
1,825,049
|
||||||
Sanchez Energy Corp.(a)(c)
|
514,500
|
4,625,355
|
||||||
Schlumberger, Ltd.
|
31,200
|
2,506,608
|
||||||
Statoil ASA - Sponsored ADR
|
254,100
|
4,469,619
|
||||||
Total S.A. - Sponsored ADR
|
168,200
|
8,536,150
|
||||||
Whiting Petroleum Corp.(c)
|
69,900
|
838,800
|
||||||
WPX Energy, Inc.(a)(c)
|
970,300
|
9,373,098
|
||||||
YPF S.A. - Sponsored ADR
|
183,200
|
3,691,480
|
||||||
162,306,010
|
||||||||
Financials 23.63%
|
||||||||
Business Development Corporations 3.02%
|
||||||||
Ares Capital Corp.(a)
|
716,700
|
10,886,673
|
||||||
Golub Capital BDC, Inc.(a)
|
384,357
|
6,745,466
|
||||||
17,632,139
|
||||||||
Capital Markets 1.15%
|
||||||||
Atlas Mara, Ltd.(c)(e)
|
764,522
|
3,295,090
|
||||||
CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. - Class H
|
1,546,000
|
3,416,112
|
||||||
6,711,202
|
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|
Statement of Investments
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Financials (continued)
|
||||||||
Diversified Financials 8.77%
|
||||||||
Bank of America Corp.(a)(b)
|
1,680,710
|
$
|
24,471,138
|
|||||
Citigroup, Inc.(a)(b)
|
492,427
|
22,789,521
|
||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)(b)
|
63,900
|
4,038,480
|
||||||
51,299,139
|
||||||||
Insurance 2.44%
|
||||||||
American International Group, Inc.(a)(b)
|
255,900
|
14,284,338
|
||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts 7.11%
|
||||||||
American Capital Agency Corp.(a)(b)
|
633,600
|
11,639,232
|
||||||
Ladder Capital Corp.(a)
|
228,511
|
2,721,566
|
||||||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust(a)(b)
|
332,291
|
4,515,835
|
||||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(a)(b)
|
638,000
|
12,351,680
|
||||||
Two Harbors Investment Corp.(a)(b)
|
1,326,122
|
10,383,535
|
||||||
41,611,848
|
||||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 1.14%
|
||||||||
MGIC Investment Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
924,913
|
6,687,121
|
||||||
TOTAL FINANCIALS
|
138,225,787
|
|||||||
Health Care 12.31%
|
||||||||
Actelion, Ltd.
|
24,375
|
3,938,419
|
||||||
Akorn, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
121,200
|
3,084,540
|
||||||
Albany Molecular Research, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
247,360
|
3,722,768
|
||||||
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(c)
|
7,700
|
1,072,456
|
||||||
Allergan PLC(a)(b)(c)
|
25,800
|
5,587,248
|
||||||
Amsurg Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
36,200
|
2,931,476
|
||||||
Becton Dickinson and Co.(a)
|
8,100
|
1,306,206
|
||||||
Boston Scientific Corp.(a)(c)
|
67,400
|
1,477,408
|
||||||
Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co.(a)(b)
|
57,600
|
4,157,568
|
||||||
Cardiome Pharma Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
635,070
|
2,845,114
|
||||||
Cerner Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
61,600
|
3,458,224
|
||||||
Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
606,800
|
637,140
|
||||||
Dynavax Technologies Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
112,999
|
1,854,314
|
||||||
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)(c)
|
14,000
|
1,486,940
|
||||||
HCA Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
18,247
|
1,471,073
|
||||||
Healthways, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
482,133
|
5,616,849
|
||||||
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.(a)(c)
|
75,162
|
2,579,560
|
||||||
Intrexon Corp.(a)(c)
|
33,672
|
900,052
|
||||||
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b)(c)
|
13,423
|
2,022,846
|
||||||
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
350,200
|
1,905,088
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Health Care (continued)
|
||||||||
Kura Oncology, Inc.(a)(c)
|
288,200
|
$
|
962,588
|
|||||
Medtronic PLC
|
15,700
|
1,242,655
|
||||||
Perrigo Co., PLC(a)(b)
|
6,514
|
629,708
|
||||||
Shire PLC - ADR
|
15,100
|
2,830,042
|
||||||
Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd. - Class H
|
583,600
|
2,505,367
|
||||||
Team Health Holdings, Inc.(a)(c)
|
27,000
|
1,129,410
|
||||||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.(c)
|
184,600
|
6,158,256
|
||||||
Veracyte, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
250,082
|
1,450,476
|
||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(c)
|
35,900
|
3,027,806
|
||||||
71,991,597
|
||||||||
Industrials 7.86%
|
||||||||
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.(a)(e)
|
253,110
|
7,292,099
|
||||||
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.(c)
|
113,400
|
4,627,854
|
||||||
Kansas City Southern(a)(b)
|
82,500
|
7,816,875
|
||||||
TransDigm Group, Inc.(a)(c)
|
61,836
|
14,090,569
|
||||||
ViaSat, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
158,435
|
12,151,965
|
||||||
45,979,362
|
||||||||
Information Technology 11.43%
|
||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. - Sponsored ADR(a)(c)
|
32,100
|
2,469,774
|
||||||
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
9,367
|
6,630,712
|
||||||
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C(a)(b)(c)
|
7,880
|
5,460,919
|
||||||
Broadcom, Ltd.(a)
|
43,800
|
6,383,850
|
||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. (a)(b)
|
78,200
|
6,794,016
|
||||||
Facebook, Inc. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
67,870
|
7,980,154
|
||||||
Lam Research Corp. (a)(b)
|
106,300
|
8,121,320
|
||||||
Microsoft Corp. (a)(b)
|
75,500
|
3,765,185
|
||||||
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.(a)(b)
|
56,600
|
3,532,972
|
||||||
NetEase, Inc. - ADR
|
24,900
|
3,503,430
|
||||||
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
|
25,400
|
3,617,829
|
||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(c)
|
23,900
|
3,605,793
|
||||||
salesforce.com, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
66,000
|
5,002,800
|
||||||
66,868,754
|
||||||||
Materials 2.23%
|
||||||||
Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.(a)(b)(c)
|
307,100
|
8,743,137
|
||||||
Chr Hansen Holding A/S
|
34,443
|
2,143,513
|
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April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Materials (continued)
|
||||||||
GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
96,300
|
$
|
2,131,119
|
|||||
13,017,769
|
||||||||
Telecommunication Services 1.25%
|
||||||||
China Mobile, Ltd.
|
314,500
|
3,606,437
|
||||||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
|
80,200
|
3,666,286
|
||||||
7,272,723
|
||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $640,114,780) |
641,657,760
|
|||||||
PARTICIPATION NOTES 1.64%
|
||||||||
Consumer Staples 0.89%
|
||||||||
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 11/09/2017
|
134,407
|
5,206,730
|
||||||
Industrials 0.75%
|
||||||||
Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co., Ltd. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 10/27/2017
|
1,394,211
|
4,409,788
|
||||||
TOTAL PARTICIPATION NOTES
(Cost $9,265,660)
|
9,616,518
|
|||||||
WARRANTS 0.01%(c)
|
||||||||
Atlas Mara, Ltd., Strike price $11.50, Expires 12/17/2017(e)
|
487,322
|
48,732
|
||||||
TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $4,873)
|
48,732
|
Description and
Maturity Date
|
Principal Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
CORPORATE BONDS 12.73%
|
||||||||
AT&T, Inc.
|
||||||||
12/15/2042, 4.300%
|
$
|
3,000,000
|
2,855,166
|
|||||
Autodesk, Inc.
|
||||||||
12/15/2022, 3.600%
|
5,600,000
|
5,627,171
|
Description and
Maturity Date
|
Principal Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)
|
||||||||
Bank of America Corp.
|
||||||||
Series K, Perpetual Maturity, 8.000%(f)(g)
|
600,000
|
$
|
585,750
|
|||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
|
||||||||
Series D, Perpetual Maturity, 4.500%(f)(g)
|
2,800,000
|
2,644,600
|
||||||
BankUnited, Inc.
|
||||||||
11/17/2025, 4.875%
|
5,500,000
|
5,543,621
|
||||||
Citigroup, Inc.
|
||||||||
Series N, Perpetual Maturity, 5.800%(f)(g)
|
4,800,000
|
4,650,000
|
||||||
Series P, Perpetual Maturity, 5.950%(f)(g)
|
5,600,000
|
5,428,500
|
||||||
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
|
||||||||
Perpetual Maturity, 5.500% (a)(e)(f)(g)
|
6,250,000
|
5,984,375
|
||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
|
||||||||
10/01/2018, 2.875%(a)(b)
|
5,000,000
|
5,127,380
|
||||||
General Motors Co.
|
||||||||
04/01/2035, 5.000%
|
3,100,000
|
3,096,503
|
||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
||||||||
Series M, Perpetual Maturity, 5.375%(a)(f)(g)
|
2,750,000
|
2,657,188
|
||||||
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
|
||||||||
08/01/2044, 4.850%(e)
|
3,000,000
|
2,896,638
|
||||||
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
|
||||||||
12/01/2021, 5.629%(a)(b)(f)
|
5,250,000
|
5,092,500
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
||||||||
Series J, Perpetual Maturity, 5.550%(f)(g)
|
2,200,000
|
2,180,750
|
||||||
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.
|
||||||||
09/15/2019, 2.700%
|
2,000,000
|
2,041,052
|
||||||
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
|
||||||||
Perpetual Maturity, 5.625%(a)(b)(f)(g)
|
7,300,000
|
7,245,250
|
||||||
Textron Financial Corp.
|
||||||||
02/15/2067, 6.000%(a)(e)(f)
|
8,200,000
|
5,760,500
|
||||||
Western Digital Corp.
|
||||||||
04/01/2024, 10.500%(e)
|
5,169,000
|
5,039,775
|
||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $76,537,098)
|
74,456,719
|
|||||||
GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 31.47%
|
||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds
|
||||||||
08/15/2026, 6.750%(a)
|
2,800,000
|
4,094,398
|
||||||
11/15/2026, 6.500%(a)
|
6,300,000
|
9,110,020
|
||||||
08/15/2029, 6.125%(a)
|
22,750,000
|
33,633,554
|
||||||
02/15/2031, 5.375%(a)
|
25,300,000
|
36,000,129
|
||||||
02/15/2041, 4.750%
|
4,600,000
|
6,488,604
|
||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes
|
||||||||
01/31/2017, 0.500%(a)
|
2,000,000
|
1,999,804
|
||||||
01/31/2017, 3.125%(a)
|
20,000,000
|
20,383,600
|
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|
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Description and
Maturity Date
|
Principal Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)
|
||||||||
05/15/2017, 4.500% (a)
|
$
|
20,000,000
|
$
|
20,799,220
|
||||
07/31/2017, 0.625% (a)
|
10,800,000
|
10,797,678
|
||||||
08/15/2017, 4.750% (a)
|
20,000,000
|
21,052,740
|
||||||
09/15/2017, 1.000% (a)
|
5,000,000
|
5,022,460
|
||||||
02/15/2018, 3.500% (a)
|
14,000,000
|
14,684,684
|
||||||
TOTAL GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS | ||||||||
(Cost $182,696,551)
|
184,066,891
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 3.37%
|
||||||||
Money Market Fund 3.37%
|
||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund Portfolio - Institutional Class (0.200% 7-day yield)
|
19,715,100
|
19,715,100
|
||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $19,715,100)
|
19,715,100
|
|||||||
Total Investments - 158.93%
(Cost $928,334,062)
|
929,561,720
|
|||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (58.93%)(h)
|
(344,669,684
|
)
|
||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
|
$
|
584,892,036
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES
SOLD SHORT (c)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
COMMON STOCKS (25.50%)
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary (1.20%)
|
||||||||
Auto Components (0.43%)
|
||||||||
Bridgestone Corp.
|
(64,200
|
)
|
$
|
(2,483,526
|
)
|
|||
Specialty Retail (0.77%)
|
||||||||
Tiffany & Co.
|
(26,000
|
)
|
(1,855,100
|
)
|
||||
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
|
(45,200
|
)
|
(2,656,856
|
)
|
||||
(4,511,956
|
)
|
|||||||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
(6,995,482
|
)
|
||||||
Consumer Staples (5.18%)
|
||||||||
Campbell Soup Co.
|
(40,700
|
)
|
(2,511,597
|
)
|
||||
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
|
(55,500
|
)
|
(2,473,080
|
)
|
||||
General Mills, Inc.
|
(40,700
|
)
|
(2,496,538
|
)
|
||||
Hormel Foods Corp.
|
(67,100
|
)
|
(2,586,705
|
)
|
||||
Kellogg Co.
|
(32,900
|
)
|
(2,527,049
|
)
|
||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
|
(18,600
|
)
|
(2,328,534
|
)
|
||||
Monster Beverage Corp.
|
(25,000
|
)
|
(3,605,500
|
)
|
||||
PepsiCo, Inc.
|
(24,400
|
)
|
(2,512,224
|
)
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES
SOLD SHORT (c) (continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Consumer Staples (continued)
|
||||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc.
|
(25,300
|
)
|
$
|
(2,482,436
|
)
|
|||
The Procter & Gamble Co.
|
(36,800
|
)
|
(2,948,416
|
)
|
||||
Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A
|
(38,600
|
)
|
(2,540,652
|
)
|
||||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
|
(19,600
|
)
|
(1,310,652
|
)
|
||||
(30,323,383
|
)
|
|||||||
Energy (3.46%)
|
||||||||
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.
|
(369,700
|
)
|
(3,571,302
|
)
|
||||
Inpex Corp.
|
(190,000
|
)
|
(1,586,071
|
)
|
||||
Noble Corp., PLC
|
(514,600
|
)
|
(5,778,958
|
)
|
||||
Rowan Cos., PLC - Class A
|
(267,300
|
)
|
(5,027,913
|
)
|
||||
Transocean, Ltd.
|
(387,344
|
)
|
(4,291,772
|
)
|
||||
(20,256,016
|
)
|
|||||||
Financials (4.90%)
|
||||||||
Capital Markets (1.05%)
|
||||||||
Credit Suisse Group AG - Sponsored ADR
|
(123,300
|
)
|
(1,875,393
|
)
|
||||
Deutsche Bank AG
|
(224,600
|
)
|
(4,258,416
|
)
|
||||
(6,133,809
|
)
|
|||||||
Commercial Banks (1.70%)
|
||||||||
ABN AMRO Group NV
|
(89,015
|
)
|
(1,902,971
|
)
|
||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
|
(662,421
|
)
|
(1,835,583
|
)
|
||||
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. - Preference Shares, Sponsored ADR
|
(495,421
|
)
|
(4,721,362
|
)
|
||||
United Overseas Bank, Ltd.
|
(105,500
|
)
|
(1,459,122
|
)
|
||||
(9,919,038
|
)
|
|||||||
Consumer Finance (1.80%)
|
||||||||
Ally Financial, Inc.
|
(128,400
|
)
|
(2,286,804
|
)
|
||||
American Express Co.
|
(62,400
|
)
|
(4,082,832
|
)
|
||||
Synchrony Financial
|
(136,400
|
)
|
(4,169,748
|
)
|
||||
(10,539,384
|
)
|
|||||||
Real Estate Management & Development (0.35%)
|
||||||||
Swire Pacific, Ltd. - Class A
|
(189,000
|
)
|
(2,055,222
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL FINANCIALS
|
(28,647,453
|
)
|
||||||
Health Care (2.12%)
|
||||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
|
(40,300
|
)
|
(3,429,530
|
)
|
||||
Celgene Corp.
|
(7,150
|
)
|
(739,381
|
)
|
||||
Eli Lilly & Co.
|
(33,800
|
)
|
(2,552,914
|
)
|
||||
Mallinckrodt PLC
|
(17,900
|
)
|
(1,119,108
|
)
|
||||
Merck & Co., Inc.
|
(27,200
|
)
|
(1,491,648
|
)
|
||||
United Therapeutics Corp.
|
(12,700
|
)
|
(1,336,040
|
)
|
||||
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
|
(21,400
|
)
|
(1,737,252
|
)
|
||||
(12,405,873
|
)
|
|||||||
Industrials (5.34%)
|
||||||||
Air France-KLM
|
(67,450
|
)
|
(604,894
|
)
|
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|
Statement of Investments
|
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (c) (continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Industrials (continued)
|
||||||||
The Boeing Co.
|
(34,900
|
)
|
$
|
(4,704,520
|
)
|
|||
Caterpillar, Inc.
|
(58,100
|
)
|
(4,515,532
|
)
|
||||
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
|
(225,986
|
)
|
(3,508,859
|
)
|
||||
International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.
|
(571,456
|
)
|
(4,383,663
|
)
|
||||
Metso OYJ
|
(154,363
|
)
|
(3,710,054
|
)
|
||||
Petrofac, Ltd.
|
(141,300
|
)
|
(1,744,592
|
)
|
||||
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC - Class C(d)
|
(41
|
)
|
–
|
|||||
Sandvik AB
|
(558,808
|
)
|
(5,733,898
|
)
|
||||
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. - Class A
|
(48,800
|
)
|
(2,300,920
|
)
|
||||
(31,206,932
|
)
|
|||||||
Information Technology (3.04%)
|
||||||||
Analog Devices, Inc.
|
(51,700
|
)
|
(2,911,744
|
)
|
||||
International Business Machines Corp.
|
(101,750
|
)
|
(14,849,395
|
)
|
||||
(17,761,139
|
)
|
|||||||
Materials (0.26%)
|
||||||||
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.
|
(86,900
|
)
|
(1,539,868
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Proceeds $143,168,292)
|
(149,136,146
|
)
|
||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (10.92%)
|
||||||||
iShares® Russell 2000® ETF
|
(43,300
|
)
|
(4,865,188
|
)
|
||||
Market Vectors® Semiconductor ETF
|
(203,900
|
)
|
(10,696,594
|
)
|
||||
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust
|
(161,850
|
)
|
(33,389,655
|
)
|
||||
SPDR® S&P Retail ETF
|
(172,500
|
)
|
(7,624,500
|
)
|
||||
Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund
|
(172,700
|
)
|
(7,275,851
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(Proceeds $61,340,359)
|
(63,851,788
|
)
|
||||||
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $204,508,651)
|
$
|
(212,987,934
|
)
|
(a) | Pledged security; a portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for securities sold short or borrowings. As of April 30, 2016, the aggregate market value of those securities was $657,471,890, representing 112.41% of net assets. (See Note 1 and Note 6) |
(b) | Loaned security; a portion or all of the security is on loan as of April 30, 2016. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | Fair valued security; valued by management in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees. As of April 30, 2016, these securities had an aggregate market value of $5,427,000 or 0.93% of total net assets. |
(e) | 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 April 30, 2016, these securities had an aggregate market value of $35,744,209 or 6.11% of net assets. |
(f) | Floating or variable rate security - rate disclosed as of April 30, 2016. |
(g) | This security has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest. |
(h) | Includes cash which is being held as collateral for total return swap contracts. |
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|
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
|
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
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co., Ltd.
|
$
|
450,817
|
55 bps +
1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
01/05/2017
|
$
|
8,440
|
||||
$
|
450,817
|
$
|
8,440
|
Counter Party
|
Reference Entity/Obligation
|
Notional
Amount
|
Floating Rate
Paid by the Fund
|
Floating Rate
Index
|
Termination
Date
|
Net Unrealized Depreciation
|
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd. - Class A
|
$
|
2,792,702
|
75 bps +
1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
05/26/2017
|
$
|
(262,788
|
)
|
|||
$
|
2,792,702
|
$
|
(262,788
|
)
|
||||||||
$
|
3,243,519
|
$
|
(254,348
|
)
|
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|
Statement of Investments
|
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
|
See Notes to the Financial Statements.
|
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
|
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
|
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
||||||||||
ASSETS:
|
||||||||||||
Investments, at value (Cost - see below)*
|
$
|
225,253,166
|
$
|
366,762,494
|
$
|
929,561,720
|
||||||
Cash
|
1,907,731
|
1,777,357
|
5,671,108
|
|||||||||
Deposit with broker for futures contracts
|
9,535
|
15,892
|
41,319
|
|||||||||
Deposit with broker for securities sold short
|
52,621,934
|
84,725,977
|
214,487,612
|
|||||||||
Deposit with brokers for total return swap contracts
|
3,775,754
|
6,922,890
|
15,562,454
|
|||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on total return swap contracts
|
2,040
|
3,412
|
8,440
|
|||||||||
Dividends receivable
|
131,039
|
188,857
|
459,414
|
|||||||||
Interest receivable
|
765,092
|
819,302
|
2,946,049
|
|||||||||
Receivable for investments sold
|
17,424,601
|
27,280,669
|
68,450,750
|
|||||||||
Total Assets
|
301,890,892
|
488,496,850
|
1,237,188,866
|
|||||||||
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Foreign currency due to custodian (Cost $15,426, $25,076 and $63,372)
|
15,428
|
25,080
|
63,381
|
|||||||||
Loan payable
|
93,300,000
|
156,000,000
|
388,900,000
|
|||||||||
Interest due on loan payable
|
10,392
|
17,376
|
43,317
|
|||||||||
Securities sold short (Proceeds $49,667,060, $80,876,304 and $204,508,651)
|
51,726,482
|
84,219,371
|
212,987,934
|
|||||||||
Payable for investments purchased
|
11,898,897
|
18,007,080
|
48,037,297
|
|||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on total return swap contracts
|
63,599
|
106,541
|
262,788
|
|||||||||
Dividends payable - short sales
|
134,833
|
221,695
|
556,816
|
|||||||||
Interest payable - margin account
|
22,773
|
37,236
|
93,823
|
|||||||||
Accrued investment advisory fee
|
174,495
|
364,059
|
1,023,685
|
|||||||||
Accrued administration fee
|
71,044
|
129,443
|
327,579
|
|||||||||
Other payables and accrued expenses
|
210
|
35,210
|
210
|
|||||||||
Total Liabilities
|
157,418,153
|
259,163,091
|
652,296,830
|
|||||||||
Net Assets
|
$
|
144,472,739
|
$
|
229,333,759
|
$
|
584,892,036
|
||||||
Cost of Investments
|
$
|
223,044,358
|
$
|
364,195,455
|
$
|
928,334,062
|
||||||
COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||||||
Paid-in capital
|
$
|
165,478,928
|
$
|
263,692,992
|
$
|
712,547,900
|
||||||
Overdistributed net investment loss
|
(10,320,720
|
)
|
(22,025,612
|
)
|
(52,411,322
|
)
|
||||||
Accumulated net realized loss on investment securities, futures contracts, securities sold short, written options, total return swap contracts and foreign currency transactions
|
(10,772,227
|
)
|
(11,453,336
|
)
|
(67,734,142
|
)
|
||||||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in value of investment securities, securities sold short, total return swap contracts and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency
|
86,758
|
(880,285
|
)
|
(7,510,400
|
)
|
|||||||
Net Assets
|
$
|
144,472,739
|
$
|
229,333,759
|
$
|
584,892,036
|
||||||
Shares of common stock outstanding of no par value, unlimited shares authorized
|
10,392,606
|
17,653,305
|
51,574,059
|
|||||||||
Net asset value per share
|
$
|
13.90
|
$
|
12.99
|
$
|
11.34
|
||||||
* Securities Loaned, at value
|
$
|
78,191,277
|
$
|
133,264,090
|
$
|
342,698,874
|
See Notes to the Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations
|
For the six months ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
|
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME:
|
||||||||||||
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $2,956, $4,895 and $12,263)
|
$
|
1,685,973
|
$
|
2,151,258
|
$
|
5,246,578
|
||||||
Interest on investment securities
|
977,271
|
680,086
|
3,369,160
|
|||||||||
Hypothecated securities income (See Note 6)
|
42,881
|
82,484
|
247,484
|
|||||||||
Total Income
|
2,706,125
|
2,913,828
|
8,863,222
|
|||||||||
EXPENSES:
|
||||||||||||
Investment advisory fee
|
1,103,738
|
2,332,248
|
6,494,434
|
|||||||||
Administration fee
|
449,822
|
830,071
|
2,080,265
|
|||||||||
Interest on loan
|
598,791
|
1,001,194
|
2,495,924
|
|||||||||
Interest expense - margin account
|
167,417
|
299,369
|
685,560
|
|||||||||
Trustees fee
|
69,193
|
69,193
|
69,193
|
|||||||||
Dividend expense - short sales
|
593,997
|
972,379
|
2,450,962
|
|||||||||
Other expenses
|
1,085
|
1,085
|
1,085
|
|||||||||
Total Expenses
|
2,984,043
|
5,505,539
|
14,277,423
|
|||||||||
Net Investment Loss
|
(277,918
|
)
|
(2,591,711
|
)
|
(5,414,201
|
)
|
||||||
NET REALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON:
|
||||||||||||
Investment securities
|
(11,297,078
|
)
|
(18,291,708
|
)
|
(53,435,265
|
)
|
||||||
Futures contracts
|
(420,652
|
)
|
(689,063
|
)
|
(1,752,233
|
)
|
||||||
Securities sold short
|
(2,960,088
|
)
|
(3,990,612
|
)
|
(12,180,158
|
)
|
||||||
Total return swap contracts
|
(691,258
|
)
|
(2,119,698
|
)
|
(2,811,097
|
)
|
||||||
Foreign currency transactions
|
(5,355
|
)
|
(89,070
|
)
|
(286,046
|
)
|
||||||
NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION/(DEPRECIATION) ON:
|
||||||||||||
Investment securities
|
1,985,986
|
(1,927,887
|
)
|
12,674,795
|
||||||||
Futures contracts
|
(10,225
|
)
|
(17,108
|
)
|
(43,457
|
)
|
||||||
Securities sold short
|
2,801,095
|
4,168,035
|
11,790,241
|
|||||||||
Total return swap contracts
|
179,838
|
486,548
|
704,437
|
|||||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
|
164
|
1,166
|
1,101
|
|||||||||
Net loss on investment securities, futures contracts, securities sold short, total return swap contracts and foreign currency transactions
|
(10,417,573
|
)
|
(22,469,397
|
)
|
(45,337,682
|
)
|
||||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shares from Operations
|
$
|
(10,695,491
|
)
|
$
|
(25,061,108
|
)
|
$
|
(50,751,883
|
)
|
See Notes to the Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
|
For the Year Ended October 31, 2015
|
|||||||
COMMON SHAREHOLDERS OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(277,918
|
)
|
$
|
(2,781,006
|
)
|
||
Net realized gain/(loss) from:
|
||||||||
Investment securities
|
(11,297,078
|
)
|
15,967,179
|
|||||
Futures contracts
|
(420,652
|
)
|
(230,550
|
)
|
||||
Securities sold short
|
(2,960,088
|
)
|
875,223
|
|||||
Written options
|
–
|
(64,853
|
)
|
|||||
Total return swap contracts
|
(691,258
|
)
|
492,704
|
|||||
Foreign currency transactions
|
(5,355
|
)
|
(171,689
|
)
|
||||
Long-term capital gains distributions from other investment companies
|
–
|
134,798
|
||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
|
||||||||
Investment securities
|
1,985,986
|
(12,030,047
|
)
|
|||||
Futures contracts
|
(10,225
|
)
|
10,225
|
|||||
Securities sold short
|
2,801,095
|
(672,541
|
)
|
|||||
Written options
|
–
|
24,188
|
||||||
Total return swap contracts
|
179,838
|
(587,780
|
)
|
|||||
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
|
164
|
22,010
|
||||||
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations
|
(10,695,491
|
)
|
987,861
|
|||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
(7,482,677
|
)
|
(678,815
|
)
|
||||
Net realized gains
|
–
|
(14,017,538
|
)
|
|||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions
|
(7,482,677
|
)
|
(14,696,353
|
)
|
||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
||||||||
Repurchase of fund shares
|
–
|
(609,034
|
)
|
|||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets From Share Transactions
|
–
|
(609,034
|
)
|
|||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shares
|
(18,178,168
|
)
|
(14,317,526
|
)
|
||||
NET ASSETS ATTRIBUABLE TO COMMON SHARES:
|
||||||||
Beginning of period
|
162,650,907
|
176,968,433
|
||||||
End of period*
|
$
|
144,472,739
|
$
|
162,650,907
|
||||
*Includes overdistributed net investment loss of:
|
$
|
(10,320,720
|
)
|
$
|
(2,560,125
|
)
|
See Notes to the Financial Statements.
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|
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
|
For the Year Ended October 31, 2015
|
|||||||
COMMON SHAREHOLDERS OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(2,591,711
|
)
|
$
|
(7,967,081
|
)
|
||
Net realized gain/(loss) from:
|
||||||||
Investment securities
|
(18,291,708
|
)
|
25,881,488
|
|||||
Futures contracts
|
(689,063
|
)
|
(365,111
|
)
|
||||
Securities sold short
|
(3,990,612
|
)
|
510,269
|
|||||
Written options
|
–
|
(89,508
|
)
|
|||||
Total return swap contracts
|
(2,119,698
|
)
|
809,544
|
|||||
Foreign currency transactions
|
(89,070
|
)
|
(309,402
|
)
|
||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
|
||||||||
Investment securities
|
(1,927,887
|
)
|
(17,087,295
|
)
|
||||
Futures contracts
|
(17,108
|
)
|
17,108
|
|||||
Securities sold short
|
4,168,035
|
(666,023
|
)
|
|||||
Written options
|
–
|
30,195
|
||||||
Total return swap contracts
|
486,548
|
(1,152,988
|
)
|
|||||
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
|
1,166
|
47,769
|
||||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets From Operations
|
(25,061,108
|
)
|
(341,035
|
)
|
||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
(12,180,780
|
)
|
(728,765
|
)
|
||||
Net realized gains
|
–
|
(23,457,129
|
)
|
|||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions
|
(12,180,780
|
)
|
(24,185,894
|
)
|
||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
||||||||
Repurchase of fund shares
|
–
|
(2,726,913
|
)
|
|||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets From Share Transactions
|
–
|
(2,726,913
|
)
|
|||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shares
|
(37,241,888
|
)
|
(27,253,842
|
)
|
||||
NET ASSETS ATTRIBUABLE TO COMMON SHARES:
|
||||||||
Beginning of period
|
266,575,647
|
293,829,489
|
||||||
End of period*
|
$
|
229,333,759
|
$
|
266,575,647
|
||||
*Includes overdistributed net investment loss of:
|
$
|
(22,025,612
|
)
|
$
|
(7,253,121
|
)
|
See Notes to the Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
|
For the Year Ended October 31, 2015
|
|||||||
COMMON SHAREHOLDERS OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(5,414,201
|
)
|
$
|
(17,854,276
|
)
|
||
Net realized gain/(loss) from:
|
||||||||
Investment securities
|
(53,435,265
|
)
|
73,407,994
|
|||||
Futures contracts
|
(1,752,233
|
)
|
(943,537
|
)
|
||||
Securities sold short
|
(12,180,158
|
)
|
3,220,497
|
|||||
Written options
|
–
|
(273,567
|
)
|
|||||
Total return swap contracts
|
(2,811,097
|
)
|
2,052,697
|
|||||
Foreign currency transactions
|
(286,046
|
)
|
(796,416
|
)
|
||||
Long-term capital gains distributions from other investment companies
|
–
|
6,811
|
||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
|
||||||||
Investment securities
|
12,674,795
|
(53,855,662
|
)
|
|||||
Futures contracts
|
(43,457
|
)
|
43,457
|
|||||
Securities sold short
|
11,790,241
|
(2,637,957
|
)
|
|||||
Written options
|
–
|
106,238
|
||||||
Total return swap contracts
|
704,437
|
(2,415,201
|
)
|
|||||
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
|
1,101
|
121,062
|
||||||
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations
|
(50,751,883
|
)
|
182,140
|
|||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
(30,944,436
|
)
|
–
|
|||||
Net realized gains
|
–
|
(61,512,262
|
)
|
|||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions
|
(30,944,436
|
)
|
(61,512,262
|
)
|
||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
||||||||
Repurchase of fund shares
|
–
|
(1,936,592
|
)
|
|||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets From Share Transactions
|
–
|
(1,936,592
|
)
|
|||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shares
|
(81,696,319
|
)
|
(63,266,714
|
)
|
||||
NET ASSETS ATTRIBUABLE TO COMMON SHARES:
|
||||||||
Beginning of period
|
666,588,355
|
729,855,069
|
||||||
End of period*
|
$
|
584,892,036
|
$
|
666,588,355
|
||||
*Includes overdistributed net investment loss of:
|
$
|
(52,411,322
|
)
|
$
|
(16,052,685
|
)
|
See Notes to the Financial Statements.
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Statements of Cash Flows
|
For the six months ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
|
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
||||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Net decrease in net assets from operations
|
$
|
(10,695,491
|
)
|
$
|
(25,061,108
|
)
|
$
|
(50,751,883
|
)
|
|||
Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
Purchase of investment securities
|
(254,050,514
|
)
|
(357,089,464
|
)
|
(942,419,366
|
)
|
||||||
Proceeds from disposition of investment securities
|
252,193,104
|
337,937,842
|
911,012,319
|
|||||||||
Proceeds from securities sold short transactions
|
166,678,559
|
273,518,382
|
687,077,977
|
|||||||||
Cover securities sold short transactions
|
(211,845,465
|
)
|
(357,309,853
|
)
|
(876,527,399
|
)
|
||||||
Net proceeds from short-term investment securities
|
7,900,623
|
29,878,770
|
60,832,664
|
|||||||||
Net realized loss from investment securities
|
11,297,078
|
18,291,708
|
53,435,265
|
|||||||||
Net realized loss on securities sold short
|
2,960,088
|
3,990,612
|
12,180,158
|
|||||||||
Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions
|
(10
|
)
|
0
|
(11
|
)
|
|||||||
Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on investment securities
|
(1,985,986
|
)
|
1,927,887
|
(12,674,795
|
)
|
|||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on securities sold short
|
(2,801,095
|
)
|
(4,168,035
|
)
|
(11,790,241
|
)
|
||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on total return swap contracts
|
(179,838
|
)
|
(486,548
|
)
|
(704,437
|
)
|
||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
|
(164
|
)
|
(1,166
|
)
|
(1,101
|
)
|
||||||
Net amortization/(accretion) of premiums/discounts
|
212,330
|
351,125
|
877,630
|
|||||||||
Decrease in deposits with broker for futures contracts
|
146,465
|
245,108
|
621,681
|
|||||||||
Decrease in deposits with broker for securities sold short
|
44,920,892
|
84,527,438
|
186,273,892
|
|||||||||
Decrease in deposits with brokers for total return swap contracts
|
2,227,883
|
3,632,317
|
9,258,996
|
|||||||||
Decrease in dividends receivable
|
39,032
|
54,683
|
79,302
|
|||||||||
Increase in interest receivable
|
(457,888
|
)
|
(577,625
|
)
|
(1,707,617
|
)
|
||||||
Increase in interest due on loan payable
|
2,366
|
3,955
|
9,860
|
|||||||||
Decrease in variation margin payable
|
(18,525
|
)
|
(30,994
|
)
|
(78,731
|
)
|
||||||
Increase in dividends payable - short sales
|
55,260
|
89,279
|
227,094
|
|||||||||
Decrease in interest payable - margin account
|
(38,962
|
)
|
(81,790
|
)
|
(161,271
|
)
|
||||||
Decrease in accrued investment advisory fee
|
(40,537
|
)
|
(100,281
|
)
|
(244,601
|
)
|
||||||
Decrease in accrued administration fee
|
(16,505
|
)
|
(35,656
|
)
|
(78,273
|
)
|
||||||
Decrease in accrued trustees fee
|
(148
|
)
|
(148
|
)
|
(148
|
)
|
||||||
Decrease in other payables and accrued expenses
|
(265
|
)
|
(29,999
|
)
|
(265
|
)
|
||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
6,502,287
|
9,476,439
|
24,746,699
|
|||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Cash distributions paid
|
(7,482,677
|
)
|
(12,180,780
|
)
|
(30,944,436
|
)
|
||||||
Net cash used in financing activities
|
(7,482,677
|
)
|
(12,180,780
|
)
|
(30,944,436
|
)
|
||||||
Effect of exchange rates on cash
|
164
|
1,166
|
1,101
|
|||||||||
Net Change in Cash and Foreign Rates on Cash and Foreign Currency
|
(980,226
|
)
|
(2,703,175
|
)
|
(6,196,636
|
)
|
||||||
Cash and foreign currency, beginning of period
|
$
|
2,872,529
|
$
|
4,455,452
|
$
|
11,804,363
|
||||||
Cash and foreign currency, end of period
|
$
|
1,892,303
|
$
|
1,752,277
|
$
|
5,607,727
|
||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
||||||||||||
Cash paid during the period for interest from bank borrowing:
|
$
|
596,425
|
$
|
997,239
|
$
|
2,486,064
|
See Notes to the Financial Statements.
|
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Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
Financial Highlights
|
For the
Six Months Ended
April 30,
2016 (Unaudited)
|
For the
Year Ended October 31,
2015
|
For the
Period
Ended
October 31,
2014(1)
|
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2014
|
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2013
|
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2012
|
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2011
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
PER COMMON SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value ‐ beginning of period
|
$
|
15.65
|
$
|
16.96
|
$
|
17.51
|
$
|
17.38
|
$
|
16.30
|
$
|
18.35
|
$
|
16.90
|
||||||||||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income/(loss)*
|
(0.03
|
)
|
(0.27
|
)
|
(0.12
|
)
|
(0.26
|
)
|
(0.01
|
)
|
0.26
|
0.38
|
||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
|
(1.00
|
)
|
0.38
|
0.31
|
1.90
|
2.29
|
(1.11
|
)
|
2.27
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Total Income/(Loss) from Investment Operations
|
(1.03
|
)
|
0.11
|
0.19
|
1.64
|
2.28
|
(0.85
|
)
|
2.65
|
|||||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
(0.72
|
)
|
(0.07
|
)
|
(0.14
|
)
|
(0.24
|
)
|
(0.90
|
)
|
(1.20
|
)
|
(1.20
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Net realized gains
|
–
|
(1.34
|
)
|
(0.60
|
)
|
(1.27
|
)
|
(0.30
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total Distributions to Common Shareholders
|
(0.72
|
)
|
(1.41
|
)
|
(0.74
|
)
|
(1.51
|
)
|
(1.20
|
)
|
(1.20
|
)
|
(1.20
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dilutive impact of capital share transactions*
|
–
|
(0.01
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total Capital Share Transactions
|
–
|
(0.01
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value ‐ end of period
|
$
|
13.90
|
$
|
15.65
|
$
|
16.96
|
$
|
17.51
|
$
|
17.38
|
$
|
16.30
|
$
|
18.35
|
||||||||||||||
Market price ‐ end of period
|
$
|
11.68
|
$
|
13.60
|
$
|
14.60
|
$
|
15.18
|
$
|
15.07
|
$
|
13.94
|
$
|
16.24
|
||||||||||||||
Total Investment Return ‐ Net Asset Value:(2)
|
(5.78
|
)%
|
1.61
|
%
|
1.68
|
%
|
11.14
|
%
|
16.19
|
%
|
(3.48
|
)%
|
17.30
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Total Investment Return ‐ Market Price:(2)
|
(8.89
|
)%
|
2.57
|
%
|
0.97
|
%
|
11.12
|
%
|
17.81
|
%
|
(6.73
|
)%
|
10.20
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets attributable to common shares, end of period (000s)
|
$
|
144,473
|
$
|
162,651
|
$
|
176,968
|
$
|
182,737
|
$
|
181,309
|
$
|
170,120
|
$
|
191,502
|
||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets attributable to common shareholders:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses
|
4.03
|
%(3)
|
3.95
|
%
|
3.25
|
%(3)
|
3.34
|
%
|
3.24
|
%
|
3.05
|
%
|
2.87
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Total expenses excluding interest expense and dividends on short sales expense
|
2.19
|
%(3)
|
2.17
|
%
|
2.00
|
%(3)
|
1.94
|
%
|
1.93
|
%
|
1.80
|
%
|
1.74
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Net investment income/(loss)
|
(0.38
|
)(3)
|
(1.58
|
)
|
(1.15
|
)(3)
|
(1.47
|
)
|
(0.04
|
)
|
1.61
|
2.28
|
||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(4)
|
113
|
%
|
172
|
%
|
110
|
%
|
179
|
%
|
250
|
%
|
192
|
%
|
172
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Borrowings at End of Period
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aggregate Amount Outstanding (000s)
|
$
|
93,300
|
$
|
93,300
|
$
|
93,300
|
$
|
93,300
|
$
|
89,800
|
$
|
89,800
|
$
|
89,800
|
||||||||||||||
Asset Coverage Per $1,000 (000s)
|
$
|
2,548
|
$
|
2,743
|
$
|
2,897
|
$
|
2,959
|
$
|
3,019
|
$
|
2,894
|
$
|
3,133
|
*
|
Based on average shares outstanding.
|
(1)
|
The Board announced, on September 12, 2014, approval to change the fiscal year-end of the Fund from March 31 to October 31 (See Note 1).
|
(2)
|
Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a common share at the opening on the first day and a sale at the closing on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at price obtained under the Fund's dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage commissions on the purchase or sale of the Fund's common shares. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Total returns for the period indicated are not annualized.
|
(3)
|
Annualized.
|
(4)
|
Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.
|
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|
33
|
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
Financial Highlights
|
For the
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2016
(Unaudited)
|
For the Year Ended October 31,
2015
|
For the
Period
Ended
October 31,
2014(1)
|
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2014
|
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2013
|
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2012
|
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2011
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
PER COMMON SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value ‐ beginning of period
|
$
|
15.10
|
$
|
16.47
|
$
|
17.15
|
$
|
16.63
|
$
|
15.53
|
$
|
17.62
|
$
|
16.29
|
||||||||||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income/(loss)*
|
(0.15
|
)
|
(0.45
|
)
|
(0.17
|
)
|
(0.33
|
)
|
(0.06
|
)
|
0.21
|
0.30
|
||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
|
(1.27
|
)
|
0.46
|
0.23
|
2.33
|
2.32
|
(1.14
|
)
|
2.19
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Total Income/(Loss) from Investment Operations
|
(1.42
|
)
|
0.01
|
0.06
|
2.00
|
2.26
|
(0.93
|
)
|
2.49
|
|||||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
(0.69
|
)
|
(0.04
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
(0.38
|
)
|
(0.87
|
)
|
(1.14
|
)
|
(1.16
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Net realized gains
|
–
|
(1.32
|
)
|
(0.66
|
)
|
(1.10
|
)
|
(0.29
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
|||||||||||||||||
Tax return of capital
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
(0.02
|
)
|
–
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total Distributions to Common Shareholders
|
(0.69
|
)
|
(1.36
|
)
|
(0.74
|
)
|
(1.48
|
)
|
(1.16
|
)
|
(1.16
|
)
|
(1.16
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dilutive impact of capital share transactions*
|
–
|
(0.02
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total Capital Share Transactions
|
–
|
(0.02
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value ‐ end of period
|
$
|
12.99
|
$
|
15.10
|
$
|
16.47
|
$
|
17.15
|
$
|
16.63
|
$
|
15.53
|
$
|
17.62
|
||||||||||||||
Market price ‐ end of period
|
$
|
10.83
|
$
|
12.92
|
$
|
14.34
|
$
|
15.42
|
$
|
14.70
|
$
|
13.09
|
$
|
15.37
|
||||||||||||||
Total Investment Return ‐ Net Asset Value:(2)
|
(8.63
|
)%
|
0.76
|
%
|
0.86
|
%
|
13.57
|
%
|
16.90
|
%
|
(4.08
|
)%
|
17.05
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Total Investment Return ‐ Market Price:(2)
|
(10.97
|
)%
|
(0.98
|
)%
|
(2.33
|
)%
|
15.52
|
%
|
22.60
|
%
|
(7.32
|
)%
|
16.07
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets attributable to common shares, end of period (000s)
|
$
|
229,334
|
$
|
266,576
|
$
|
293,829
|
$
|
305,958
|
$
|
296,710
|
$
|
277,061
|
$
|
314,355
|
||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets attributable to common shareholders:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses
|
4.61
|
%(3)
|
4.56
|
%
|
3.68
|
%(3)
|
3.76
|
%
|
3.67
|
%
|
3.43
|
%
|
3.23
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Total expenses excluding interest expense and dividends on short sales expense
|
2.71
|
%(3)
|
2.77
|
%
|
2.42
|
%(3)
|
2.36
|
%
|
2.35
|
%
|
2.18
|
%
|
2.10
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Net investment income/(loss)
|
(2.17
|
)%(3)
|
(2.73
|
)%
|
(1.68
|
)%(3)
|
(1.95
|
)%
|
(0.37
|
)%
|
1.34
|
%
|
1.87
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(4)
|
98
|
%
|
154
|
%
|
102
|
%
|
166
|
%
|
250
|
%
|
183
|
%
|
173
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Borrowings at End of Period
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aggregate Amount Outstanding (000s)
|
$
|
156,000
|
$
|
156,000
|
$
|
156,000
|
$
|
156,000
|
$
|
147,000
|
$
|
147,000
|
$
|
147,000
|
||||||||||||||
Asset Coverage Per $1,000 (000s)
|
$
|
2,470
|
$
|
2,709
|
$
|
2,884
|
$
|
2,961
|
$
|
3,018
|
$
|
2,885
|
$
|
3,138
|
*
|
Based on average shares outstanding.
|
(1)
|
The Board announced, on September 12, 2014, approval to change the fiscal year-end of the Fund from March 31 to October 31 (See Note 1).
|
(2)
|
Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a common share at the opening on the first day and a sale at the closing on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at price obtained under the Fund's dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage commissions on the purchase or sale of the Fund's common shares. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Total returns for the period indicated are not annualized.
|
(3)
|
Annualized.
|
(4)
|
Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.
|
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Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
Financial Highlights
|
For the
Six Months Ended
April 30,
2016
(Unaudited)
|
For the
Year Ended
October 31,
2015
|
For the
Period
Ended
October 31,
2014(1)
|
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2014
|
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2013
|
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2012
|
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2011
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
PER COMMON SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value ‐ beginning of period
|
$
|
12.92
|
$
|
14.11
|
$
|
14.67
|
$
|
14.64
|
$
|
13.84
|
$
|
15.72
|
$
|
14.68
|
||||||||||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income/(loss)*
|
(0.10
|
)
|
(0.35
|
)
|
(0.15
|
)
|
(0.32
|
)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
0.14
|
0.25
|
||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
|
(0.88
|
)
|
0.36
|
0.26
|
1.72
|
1.97
|
(0.94
|
)
|
1.87
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Total Income/(Loss) from Investment Operations
|
(0.98
|
)
|
0.01
|
0.11
|
1.40
|
1.88
|
(0.80
|
)
|
2.12
|
|||||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
(0.60
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(0.11
|
)
|
(1.08
|
)
|
(1.05
|
)
|
(1.08
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Net realized gains
|
–
|
(1.19
|
)
|
(0.67
|
)
|
(1.26
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
||||||||||||||||||
Tax return of capital
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
(0.03
|
)
|
–
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total Distributions to Common Shareholders
|
(0.60
|
)
|
(1.19
|
)
|
(0.67
|
)
|
(1.37
|
)
|
(1.08
|
)
|
(1.08
|
)
|
(1.08
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dilutive impact of capital share transactions*
|
–
|
(0.01
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total Capital Share Transactions
|
–
|
(0.01
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value ‐ end of period
|
$
|
11.34
|
$
|
12.92
|
$
|
14.11
|
$
|
14.67
|
$
|
14.64
|
$
|
13.84
|
$
|
15.72
|
||||||||||||||
Market price ‐ end of period
|
$
|
9.47
|
$
|
11.25
|
$
|
12.18
|
$
|
12.75
|
$
|
12.87
|
$
|
11.78
|
$
|
13.85
|
||||||||||||||
Total Investment Return ‐ Net Asset Value:(2)
|
(6.74
|
)%
|
1.13
|
%
|
1.39
|
%
|
11.26
|
%
|
15.87
|
%
|
(3.88
|
)%
|
16.21
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Total Investment Return ‐ Market Price:(2)
|
(10.56
|
)%
|
1.93
|
%
|
0.70
|
%
|
9.99
|
%
|
19.67
|
%
|
(7.14
|
)%
|
15.27
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets attributable to common shares, end of period (000s)
|
$
|
584,892
|
$
|
666,588
|
$
|
729,855
|
$
|
759,084
|
$
|
757,452
|
$
|
716,213
|
$
|
813,178
|
||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets attributable to common shareholders:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses
|
4.72
|
%(3)
|
4.62
|
%
|
3.86
|
%(3)
|
3.97
|
%
|
3.86
|
%
|
3.61
|
%
|
3.40
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Total expenses excluding interest expense and dividends on short sales expense
|
2.86
|
%(3)
|
2.82
|
%
|
2.60
|
%(3)
|
2.55
|
%
|
2.52
|
%
|
2.35
|
%
|
2.25
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Net investment income/(loss)
|
(1.79
|
)%(3)
|
(2.47
|
)%
|
(1.76
|
)%(3)
|
(2.15
|
)%
|
(0.64
|
)%
|
1.04
|
%
|
1.74
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(4)
|
103
|
%
|
176
|
%
|
111
|
%
|
178
|
%
|
241
|
%
|
193
|
%
|
171
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Borrowings at End of Period
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aggregate Amount Outstanding (000s)
|
$
|
388,900
|
$
|
388,900
|
$
|
388,900
|
$
|
388,900
|
$
|
388,900
|
$
|
388,900
|
$
|
388,900
|
||||||||||||||
Asset Coverage Per $1,000 (000s)
|
$
|
2,504
|
$
|
2,714
|
$
|
2,877
|
$
|
2,952
|
$
|
2,948
|
$
|
2,842
|
$
|
3,091
|
*
|
Based on average shares outstanding.
|
(1)
|
The Board announced, on September 12, 2014, approval to change the fiscal year-end of the Fund from March 31 to October 31 (See Note 1).
|
(2)
|
Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a common share at the opening on the first day and a sale at the closing on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at price obtained under the Fund's dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage commissions on the purchase or sale of the Fund's common shares. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Total returns for the period indicated are not annualized.
|
(3)
|
Annualized.
|
(4)
|
Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.
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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.
|
Investments in Securities at Value*
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
||||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary
|
$
|
29,744,629
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
29,744,629
|
||||||||
Consumer Staples
|
914,550
|
–
|
–
|
914,550
|
||||||||||||
Energy
|
38,190,860
|
1,323,338
|
–
|
39,514,198
|
||||||||||||
Financials
|
36,427,386
|
–
|
–
|
36,427,386
|
||||||||||||
Health Care
|
17,409,330
|
–
|
–
|
17,409,330
|
||||||||||||
Industrials
|
10,247,707
|
–
|
–
|
10,247,707
|
||||||||||||
Information Technology
|
15,051,181
|
–
|
–
|
15,051,181
|
||||||||||||
Materials
|
2,780,328
|
–
|
–
|
2,780,328
|
||||||||||||
Telecommunication Services
|
1,745,813
|
–
|
–
|
1,745,813
|
||||||||||||
Closed‐End Funds
|
4,688,703
|
–
|
–
|
4,688,703
|
||||||||||||
Participation Notes
|
–
|
2,337,190
|
–
|
2,337,190
|
||||||||||||
Warrants
|
11,696
|
–
|
–
|
11,696
|
||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds
|
–
|
26,203,074
|
–
|
26,203,074
|
||||||||||||
Asset/Mortgage Backed Securities
|
–
|
236,624
|
–
|
236,624
|
||||||||||||
Government & Agency Obligations
|
–
|
31,234,626
|
–
|
31,234,626
|
||||||||||||
Short‐Term Investments
|
||||||||||||||||
Money Market Fund
|
6,706,131
|
–
|
–
|
6,706,131
|
||||||||||||
TOTAL
|
$
|
163,918,314
|
$
|
61,334,852
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
225,253,166
|
||||||||
Other Financial Instruments
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts**
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
2,040
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
2,040
|
||||||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Securities Sold Short*
|
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
(36,216,417
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(36,216,417
|
)
|
||||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds
|
(15,510,065
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(15,510,065
|
)
|
||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts**
|
–
|
(63,599
|
)
|
–
|
(63,599
|
)
|
||||||||||
TOTAL
|
$
|
(51,726,482
|
)
|
$
|
(61,559
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
(51,788,041
|
)
|
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Investments in Securities at Value*
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
||||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary
|
$
|
57,777,025
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
57,777,025
|
||||||||
Consumer Staples
|
1,507,500
|
–
|
–
|
1,507,500
|
||||||||||||
Energy
|
62,302,016
|
2,203,200
|
–
|
64,505,216
|
||||||||||||
Financials
|
55,588,676
|
–
|
–
|
55,588,676
|
||||||||||||
Health Care
|
28,973,281
|
651,525
|
–
|
29,624,806
|
||||||||||||
Industrials
|
18,764,723
|
–
|
–
|
18,764,723
|
||||||||||||
Information Technology
|
28,265,327
|
–
|
–
|
28,265,327
|
||||||||||||
Materials
|
5,196,292
|
–
|
–
|
5,196,292
|
||||||||||||
Telecommunication Services
|
2,881,382
|
–
|
–
|
2,881,382
|
||||||||||||
Participation Notes
|
–
|
3,901,117
|
–
|
3,901,117
|
||||||||||||
Warrants
|
19,572
|
–
|
–
|
19,572
|
||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds
|
–
|
12,335,421
|
–
|
12,335,421
|
||||||||||||
Government & Agency Obligations
|
–
|
76,242,548
|
–
|
76,242,548
|
||||||||||||
Short‐Term Investments
|
||||||||||||||||
Money Market Fund
|
10,152,889
|
–
|
–
|
10,152,889
|
||||||||||||
TOTAL
|
$
|
271,428,683
|
$
|
95,333,811
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
366,762,494
|
||||||||
Other Financial Instruments
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts**
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
3,412
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
3,412
|
||||||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Securities Sold Short*
|
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
(59,105,263
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(59,105,263
|
)
|
||||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds
|
(25,114,108
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(25,114,108
|
)
|
||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts**
|
–
|
(106,541
|
)
|
–
|
(106,541
|
)
|
||||||||||
TOTAL
|
$
|
(84,219,371
|
)
|
$
|
(103,129
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
(84,322,500
|
)
|
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Investments in Securities at Value*
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
||||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary
|
$
|
132,237,058
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
132,237,058
|
||||||||
Consumer Staples
|
3,758,700
|
–
|
–
|
3,758,700
|
||||||||||||
Energy
|
156,879,010
|
5,427,000
|
–
|
162,306,010
|
||||||||||||
Financials
|
138,225,787
|
–
|
–
|
138,225,787
|
||||||||||||
Health Care
|
71,991,597
|
–
|
–
|
71,991,597
|
||||||||||||
Industrials
|
45,979,362
|
–
|
–
|
45,979,362
|
||||||||||||
Information Technology
|
66,868,754
|
–
|
–
|
66,868,754
|
||||||||||||
Materials
|
13,017,769
|
–
|
–
|
13,017,769
|
||||||||||||
Telecommunication Services
|
7,272,723
|
–
|
–
|
7,272,723
|
||||||||||||
Participation Notes
|
–
|
9,616,518
|
–
|
9,616,518
|
||||||||||||
Warrants
|
48,732
|
–
|
–
|
48,732
|
||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds
|
–
|
74,456,719
|
–
|
74,456,719
|
||||||||||||
Government & Agency Obligations
|
–
|
184,066,891
|
–
|
184,066,891
|
||||||||||||
Short‐Term Investments
|
||||||||||||||||
Money Market Fund
|
19,715,100
|
–
|
–
|
19,715,100
|
||||||||||||
TOTAL
|
$
|
655,994,592
|
$
|
273,567,128
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
929,561,720
|
||||||||
Other Financial Instruments
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts**
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
8,440
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
8,440
|
||||||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Securities Sold Short*
|
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
(149,136,146
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(149,136,146
|
)
|
||||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds
|
(63,851,788
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(63,851,788
|
)
|
||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts**
|
–
|
(262,788
|
)
|
–
|
(262,788
|
)
|
||||||||||
TOTAL
|
$
|
(212,987,934
|
)
|
$
|
(254,348
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
(213,242,282
|
)
|
*
|
For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.
|
**
|
Swap contracts are reported at their unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract's value from trade date.
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40
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|
42
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|
Notes to Financial Statements
|
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
|
Asset Derivatives
|
|||||
Risk Exposure
|
Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location
|
Fair Value
|
|||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
|||||
Equity Contracts (Total Return Swap Contracts)
|
Unrealized appreciation on total return swap contracts
|
$
|
2,040
|
||
Equity Contracts (Warrants)
|
Investments, at value
|
11,696
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
13,736
|
|||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
|||||
Equity Contracts (Total Return Swap Contracts)
|
Unrealized appreciation on total return swap contracts
|
$
|
3,412
|
||
Equity Contracts (Warrants)
|
Investments, at value
|
19,572
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
22,984
|
|||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
|||||
Equity Contracts (Total Return Swap Contracts)
|
Unrealized appreciation on total return swap contracts
|
$
|
8,440
|
||
Equity Contracts (Warrants)
|
Investments, at value
|
48,732
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
57,172
|
|||
Liability Derivatives
|
|||||
Risk Exposure
|
Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location
|
Fair Value
|
|||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
|||||
Equity Contracts (Total Return Swap Contracts)
|
Unrealized depreciation on total return swap contracts
|
$
|
63,599
|
||
Total
|
$
|
63,599
|
|||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
|||||
Equity Contracts (Total Return Swap Contracts)
|
Unrealized depreciation on total return swap contracts
|
$
|
106,541
|
||
Total
|
$
|
106,541
|
|||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
|||||
Equity Contracts (Total Return Swap Contracts)
|
Unrealized depreciation on total return swap contracts
|
$
|
262,788
|
||
Total
|
$
|
262,788
|
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|
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
|
Risk Exposure
|
Statements of Operations Location
|
Realized Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
|
||||||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
|||||||||
Foreign Currency Contracts
(Futures Contracts) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on futures contracts/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts
|
$
|
(420,652
|
)
|
$
|
(10,225
|
)
|
||
Equity Contracts
(Total Return Swap Contracts) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on total return swap contracts/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on total return swap contracts
|
(691,258
|
)
|
179,838
|
|||||
Equity Contracts
(Warrants) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on investment securities/ Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investment securities
|
–
|
(2,924
|
)
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
(1,111,910
|
)
|
$
|
166,689
|
||||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
|||||||||
Foreign Currency Contracts
(Futures Contracts) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on futures contracts/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts
|
$
|
(689,063
|
)
|
$
|
(17,108
|
)
|
||
Equity Contracts
(Total Return Swap Contracts) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on total return swap contracts/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on total return swap contracts
|
(2,119,698
|
)
|
486,548
|
|||||
Equity Contracts
(Warrants) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on investment securities/ Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investment securities
|
–
|
(4,893
|
)
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
(2,808,761
|
)
|
$
|
464,547
|
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|
Risk Exposure
|
Statements of Operations Location
|
Realized Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
|
||||||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
|||||||||
Foreign Currency Contracts
(Futures Contracts) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on futures contracts/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts
|
$
|
(1,752,233
|
)
|
$
|
(43,457
|
)
|
||
Equity Contracts
(Total Return Swap Contracts) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on total return swap contracts/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on total return swap contracts
|
(2,811,097
|
)
|
704,437
|
|||||
Equity Contracts
(Warrants) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on investment securities/ Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investment securities
|
–
|
(12,184
|
)
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
(4,563,330
|
)
|
$
|
648,796
|
Fund
|
Average Swap Contract Notional Amount
|
|||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
$
|
2,764,454
|
||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
5,789,434
|
|||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
11,397,015
|
Fund
|
Average Warrant Market Value
|
|||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
$
|
13,158
|
||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
22,019
|
|||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
54,824
|
Fund
|
Average Futures Contract Volume
|
|||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
31
|
|||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
50
|
|||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
129
|
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Notes to Financial Statements
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April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
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Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description
|
Gross
Amounts of
Recognized Assets
|
Gross Amounts Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities
|
Net Amounts
Presented
in the
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
|
Financial Instruments(a)
|
Cash Collateral Received(a)
|
Net
Amount
|
||||||||||||||||||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts
|
$
|
2,040
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
2,040
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
2,040
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
2,040
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
2,040
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
2,040
|
||||||||||||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts
|
$
|
3,412
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
3,412
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
3,412
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
3,412
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
3,412
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
3,412
|
||||||||||||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts
|
$
|
8,440
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
8,440
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
8,440
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
8,440
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
8,440
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
8,440
|
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description
|
Gross
Amounts of Recognized Liabilities
|
Gross Amounts Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities
|
Net Amounts
Presented
in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities
|
Financial Instruments(a)
|
Cash Collateral Pledged(a)
|
Net
Amount
|
||||||||||||||||||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts
|
$
|
63,599
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
63,599
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
(63,599
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
|||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
63,599
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
63,599
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
(63,599
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
|||||||||||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts
|
$
|
106,541
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
106,541
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
(106,541
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
|||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
106,541
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
106,541
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
(106,541
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
|||||||||||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts
|
$
|
262,788
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
262,788
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
(262,788
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
|||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
262,788
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
262,788
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
(262,788
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
(a) | These amounts are limited to the derivative asset/liability balance and, accordingly, do not include excess collateral received/pledged, which is disclosed in the Statement of Investments. |
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Notes to Financial Statements
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Clough Global Funds
|
Notes to Financial Statements
|
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
|
Long-Term Capital
|
||||||||||||
Ordinary Income
|
Gains
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
||||||||||||
October 31, 2015
|
$
|
1,688,646
|
$
|
13,007,707
|
$
|
14,696,353
|
||||||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
||||||||||||
October 31, 2015
|
$
|
1,958,287
|
$
|
22,227,607
|
$
|
24,185,894
|
||||||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
||||||||||||
October 31, 2015
|
$
|
6,132,133
|
$
|
55,380,129
|
$
|
61,512,262
|
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
||||||||||
Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)
|
$
|
8,880,002
|
$
|
15,582,155
|
$
|
29,600,865
|
||||||
Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)
|
(10,360,415
|
)
|
(18,886,487
|
)
|
(46,670,249
|
)
|
||||||
Net unrealized depreciation
|
$
|
(1,480,413
|
)
|
$
|
(3,304,332
|
)
|
$
|
(17,069,384
|
)
|
|||
Cost of investments for income tax purposes
|
$
|
226,733,579
|
$
|
370,066,826
|
$
|
946,631,104
|
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
||||||||
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016
|
For the Year Ended October 31, 2015
|
|||||||
Common Shares Outstanding - beginning of period
|
10,392,606
|
10,434,606
|
||||||
Repurchase of Fund Shares
|
–
|
(42,000
|
)
|
|||||
Common Shares Outstanding - end of period
|
10,392,606
|
10,392,606
|
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
||||||||
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016
|
For the Year Ended October 31, 2015
|
|||||||
Common Shares Outstanding - beginning of period
|
17,653,305
|
17,840,705
|
||||||
Repurchase of Fund Shares
|
–
|
(187,400
|
)
|
|||||
Common Shares Outstanding - end of period
|
17,653,305
|
17,653,305
|
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Clough Global Opportunities Fund | ||||||||
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016
|
For the Year Ended October 31, 2015
|
|||||||
Common Shares Outstanding - beginning of period
|
51,574,059
|
51,736,859
|
||||||
Repurchase of Fund Shares
|
–
|
(162,800
|
)
|
|||||
Common Shares Outstanding - end of period
|
51,574,059
|
51,574,059
|
4. | PORTFOLIO SECURITIES |
Fund
|
Cost of Investments
Purchased
|
Proceeds
From
Investments Sold
|
Purchases of
Long-Term U.S. Government
Obligations
|
Proceeds from Sales of
Long-Term U.S.
Government Obligations
|
||||||||||||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
$
|
184,003,677
|
$
|
195,026,857
|
$
|
72,877,018
|
$
|
62,120,397
|
||||||||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
253,215,362
|
289,137,815
|
106,723,166
|
56,061,754
|
||||||||||||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
671,452,314
|
745,499,024
|
279,842,348
|
183,890,613
|
5. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTS |
6. | COMMITTED FACILITY AGREEMENT AND LENDING AGREEMENT |
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|
7. | OTHER |
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Dividend Reinvestment Plan
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|
Additional Information
|
Total Cumulative Distributions for
the period ended April 30, 2016
|
% Breakdown of the Total Cumulative Distributions
for the period ended April 30, 2016
|
|||||||
Net Investment Income
|
Net
Realized Capital Gains
|
Return of Capital
|
Total Per Common Share
|
Net Investment Income
|
Net
Realized Capital Gains
|
Return of Capital
|
Total Per Common Share
|
|
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
$0.00000
|
$0.59270
|
$0.12730
|
$0.72000
|
0.00%
|
82.32%
|
17.68%
|
100.00%
|
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
$0.00000
|
$0.57500
|
$0.11500
|
$0.69000
|
0.00%
|
83.33%
|
16.67%
|
100.00%
|
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
$0.00000
|
$0.18010
|
$0.41990
|
$0.60000
|
0.00%
|
30.02%
|
69.98%
|
100.00%
|
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|
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|
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|
Investment Advisory Agreement Approval
|
• | For GLV, the annual net total return performance data for GLV’s Expense Group ranged from a high of -6.38% to a low of -30.76% with a median of -12.90%. GLV’s performance was -16.35%. |
• | For GLQ, the annual net total return performance data for GLQ’s Expense Group ranged from a high of -9.98% to a low of -25.30% with a median of -17.30%. GLQ’s performance was -18.75%. |
• | For GLO, the annual net total return performance data for GLO’s Expense Group ranged from a high of -6.38% to a low of -30.76% with a median of -12.90%. GLO’s performance was -16.84%. |
• | For GLV, the annual net total return performance data for GLV’s Expense Group ranged from a high of 0.91% to a low of -23.09% with a median of -4.34%. GLV’s performance was -4.13%. |
• | For GLQ, the annual net total return performance data for GLQ’s Expense Group ranged from a high of 3.01% to a low of -19.43% with a median of -4.79%. GLQ’s performance was -4.79%. |
• | For GLO, the annual net total return performance data for GLO’s Expense Group ranged from a high of 0.91% to a low of -23.09% with a median of -4.59%. GLO’s performance was -4.62%. |
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a. | Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form. |
b. | Not applicable to the Registrant. |
a. | Not applicable to semi-annual report. |
b. | Not applicable. |
(a) | The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document. |
(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, as amended) during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |
(b) | A certification for the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as Ex-99.906Cert. |
(c) | Pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Order granting relief from Section 19(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 dated September 21, 2009, the form of 19(a) Notices to Beneficial Owners are attached hereto as Exhibit 12(c). |
By:
|
/s/ Edmund J. Burke
|
|
Edmund J. Burke
|
||
President/Principal Executive Officer
|
||
Date: |
July 8, 2016
|
By:
|
/s/ Edmund J. Burke
|
|
Edmund J. Burke
|
||
President/Principal Executive Officer
|
||
Date:
|
July 8, 2016
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Jeremy O. May
|
|
Jeremy O. May
|
||
Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer
|
||
Date:
|
July 8, 2016
|