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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001821268-21-000028
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	424B5
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210202
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210201

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GUGGENHEIM STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001380936
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0531

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		424B5
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-230474
		FILM NUMBER:		21578694

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		227 WEST MONROE STREET
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606
		BUSINESS PHONE:		312-827-0100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		227 WEST MONROE STREET
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CLAYMORE/GUGGENHEIM STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20090630

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Claymore/Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20070605

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Claymore Strategic Opportunities Fund
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20061113
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            <div style="font-weight: bold;">PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT<br>
              (to Prospectus dated October 2, 2020)</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund</div>
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      <div>Common Shares of Beneficial Interests</div>
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      <div>Having an Aggregate Initial Offering Price of Up to $159,724,117</div>
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    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (the &#8220;Fund&#8221;) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund&#8217;s investment objective is to maximize
      total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The Fund pursues a relative value-based investment philosophy, which utilizes quantitative and qualitative analysis to seek to identify securities or spreads between
      securities that deviate from their perceived fair value and/or historical norms. The Fund&#8217;s sub-adviser seeks to combine a credit-managed fixed-income portfolio with access to a diversified pool of alternative investments and equity strategies. The
      Fund&#8217;s investment philosophy is predicated upon the belief that thorough research and independent thought are rewarded with performance that has the potential to outperform benchmark indexes with both lower volatility and lower correlation of returns
      as compared to such benchmark indexes. The Fund cannot ensure investors that it will achieve its investment objective.</div>
    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a wide range of fixed-income and other debt and senior equity securities (&#8220;Income Securities&#8221;)
      selected from a variety of sectors and credit qualities, including, but not limited to, corporate bonds, loans and loan participations, structured finance investments, U.S. government and agency securities, mezzanine and preferred securities and
      convertible securities, and in common stocks, limited liability company interests, trust certificates and other equity investments (&#8220;Common Equity Securities&#8221;) that the Fund&#8217;s sub-adviser believes offer attractive yield and/or capital appreciation
      potential, including employing a strategy of writing (selling) covered call and put options on such equities.</div>
    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Fund has entered into a Controlled Equity Offering<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">SM</sup> Sales Agreement, dated July 1, 2019, as amended by First Amendment to Controlled Equity
      Offering<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">SM</sup> Sales Agreement, dated February 1, 2021 (as amended, the &#8220;Sales Agreement&#8221;), among the Fund, the Fund&#8217;s investment advisor, Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (the &#8220;Investment Adviser&#8221;), and Cantor Fitzgerald &amp; Co.
      (&#8220;Cantor Fitzgerald&#8221;) relating to the Fund&#8217;s common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (the &#8220;Common Shares&#8221;), offered by this Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus. In accordance with the terms of the Sales
      Agreement, the Fund may offer and sell Common Shares having an aggregate initial offering price of up to $159,724,117, from time to time, through Cantor Fitzgerald as agent for the Fund for the offer and sale of Common Shares.</div>
    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Cantor Fitzgerald will be entitled to compensation of up to 2.00% of the gross proceeds of the sale of any Common Shares under the Sales Agreement, with the exact
      amount of such compensation to be mutually agreed upon by the Fund and Cantor Fitzgerald from time to time. In connection with the sale of the Common Shares on behalf of the Fund, Cantor Fitzgerald may be deemed to be an &#8220;underwriter&#8221; within the
      meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;1933 Act&#8221;) and the compensation of Cantor Fitzgerald may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts.</div>
    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sales of Common Shares, if any, under this Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus may be made in negotiated transactions or by any method permitted
      by law deemed to be an &#8220;at the market offering&#8221; as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the 1933 Act.</div>
    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Fund&#8217;s currently outstanding Common Shares are, and the Common Shares offered by this Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus will be, listed on
      the New York Stock Exchange (&#8220;NYSE&#8221;) under the symbol &#8220;GOF.&#8221; As of January 25, 2021, the net asset value per share of the Fund&#8217;s Common Shares was $17.06 and the last reported sale price for the Fund&#8217;s Common Shares on the NYSE was $20.36 per share,
      representing a premium to net asset value of 19.34%. To the extent that the market price per Common Share, less any distributing commission or discount, is less than the then current net asset value per Common Share on any given day, the Fund will
      instruct Cantor Fitzgerald not to make any sales on such day.</div>
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    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;This Prospectus Supplement, together with the accompanying Prospectus, dated October 2, 2020, sets forth concisely the information that you should know before
      investing in the Fund&#8217;s Common Shares. You should read this Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus, which contain important information about the Fund, before deciding whether to invest, and you should retain them for future reference.
      A Statement of Additional Information, dated&#160;October 2, 2020, (the &#8220;SAI&#8221;), as supplemented from time to time, containing additional information about the Fund, has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#8220;SEC&#8221;) and is incorporated by
      reference in its entirety into this Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus. This Prospectus Supplement, the accompanying Prospectus and the SAI are part of a &#8220;shelf&#8221; registration statement filed with the SEC. This Prospectus Supplement
      describes the specific details regarding this offering, including the method of distribution. If information in this Prospectus Supplement is inconsistent with the accompanying Prospectus or the SAI, you should rely on this Prospectus Supplement. You
      may request a free copy of the SAI or request other information about the Fund (including the Fund&#8217;s annual and semi-annual reports) or make shareholder inquiries by calling (800) 345-7999 or by writing the Fund, or you may obtain a copy (and other
      information regarding the Fund) from the SEC&#8217;s web site (http://www.sec.gov). Free copies of the Fund&#8217;s reports and the SAI also are available from the Fund&#8217;s website at www.guggenheiminvestments.com/gof.</div>
    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Fund&#8217;s Common Shares do not represent a deposit or obligation of, and are not guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank or other insured depository institution and
      are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.</div>
    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the accompanying Prospectus.</div>
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    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-weight: bold;">Investing in the Fund&#8217;s Common Shares involves certain risks. See &#8220;Risks&#8221; beginning on page 64 of the accompanying Prospectus. You
        should consider carefully these risks together with all of the other information contained in this Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus before making a decision to purchase Common Shares.</font></div>
    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-weight: bold;">Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities
        or determined if this Prospectus Supplement or the accompanying Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This Prospectus Supplement is dated February 1, 2021.</div>
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    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">*&#160;&#160;&#160; *&#160;&#160;&#160; *</div>
    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">CAUTIONARY NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</div>
    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;This Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus contain or incorporate by reference forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the federal
      securities laws, that involve risks and uncertainties. These </div>
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    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">statements describe the Fund&#8217;s plans, strategies, and goals and our beliefs and assumptions concerning future economic and other conditions and the outlook for the
      Fund, based on currently available information. In this Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus, words such as &#8220;anticipates,&#8221; &#8220;believes,&#8221; &#8220;expects,&#8221; &#8220;objectives,&#8221; &#8220;goals,&#8221; &#8220;future,&#8221; &#8220;intends,&#8221; &#8220;seeks,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;could,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221;
      and similar expressions are used in an effort to identify forward-looking statements, although some forward-looking statements may be expressed differently. The Fund is not entitled to the safe harbor for forward-looking statements pursuant to
      Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">TABLE OF CONTENTS</div>
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              <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY</div>
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              <div style="text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>1</u></div>
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              <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">SUMMARY OF FUND EXPENSES</div>
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              <div style="text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>2</u></div>
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              <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">CAPITALIZATION</div>
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              <div style="text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>4</u></div>
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              <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">USE OF PROCEEDS</div>
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              <div style="text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>5</u></div>
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              <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION</div>
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              <div style="text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>5</u></div>
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              <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">LEGAL MATTERS</div>
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              <div style="text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>6</u></div>
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              <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</div>
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              <div style="text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>6</u></div>
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    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus in making your
      investment decisions. The Fund has not and Cantor Fitzgerald has not authorized any other person to provide you with different or inconsistent information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it.
      The Fund and Cantor Fitzgerald take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus do not constitute an offer to
      sell or solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. The information appearing in this Prospectus Supplement and in the accompanying Prospectus is accurate only as of the respective
      dates on their front covers. The Fund&#8217;s business, financial condition and prospects may have changed since such dates. The Fund will advise investors of any material changes to the extent required by applicable law.</div>
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    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-style: italic;">This is only a summary of information contained elsewhere in this Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus. This
        summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in the Fund&#8217;s Common Shares. You should carefully read the more detailed information contained in this Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus,
        dated October 2, 2020, especially the information set forth under the headings &#8220;Investment Objective and Policies&#8221; and &#8220;Risks&#8221; prior to making an investment in the Fund</font><font style="font-style: italic;"></font><font style="font-style: italic;"><font style="font-style: italic;">.</font> You may also wish to request a copy of the Fund&#8217;s Statement of Additional Information, dated October <font style="font-style: italic;">2, 2020 (the &#8220;SAI&#8221;), which contains additional information
          about the Fund</font></font><font style="font-style: italic;"> and is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus</font><font style="font-style: italic;"><font style="font-style: italic;">. Ca</font>pitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the accompanying Prospectus.</font></div>
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            <div style="font-weight: bold;">The Fund</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (the &#8220;Fund&#8221;) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company that commenced operations on July 26, 2007. The Fund&#8217;s objective is to maximize total
              return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The Fund pursues a relative value-based investment philosophy, which utilizes quantitative and qualitative analysis to seek to identify securities or spreads between
              securities that deviate from their perceived fair value and/or historical norms.</div>
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            </div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, are called &#8220;Common Shares&#8221; and the holders of Common Shares are called &#8220;Common Shareholders&#8221; throughout this Prospectus
              Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus.</div>
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            <div style="font-weight: bold;">Management of the Fund</div>
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            <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (the &#8220;Investment Adviser&#8221;) serves as the Fund&#8217;s investment adviser and is responsible for the management of the Fund. Guggenheim Partners Investment
                Management, Inc. (the &#8220;Sub-Adviser&#8221;) is responsible for the management of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio of securities. Each of the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Guggenheim Partners, LLC (&#8220;Guggenheim
                Partners&#8221;). Guggenheim Partners is a diversified financial services firm with wealth management, capital markets, investment management and proprietary investing businesses, whose clients are a mix of individuals, family offices,
                endowments, foundation insurance companies and other institutions that have entrusted Guggenheim Partners with the supervision of more than </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">$270 billion of assets as of June 30, 2020.
                Guggenheim Partners is headquartered in Chicago and New York with a global network of offices throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.</font></div>
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            <div style="font-weight: bold;">Listing and Symbol&#160;</div>
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            <div>The Fund&#8217;s currently outstanding Common Shares are and the Common Shares offered by this Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus will be, subject to notice of issuance, listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the &#8220;NYSE&#8221;) under
              the symbol &#8220;GOF.&#8221; As of January 25, 2021, the net asset value per share of the Fund&#8217;s Common Shares was $17.06 and the last reported sale price for the Fund&#8217;s Common Shares was $20.36, representing a premium to net asset value of 19.34%.</div>
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            <div style="font-weight: bold;">Distributions</div>
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            <div>The Fund has paid distributions to Common Shareholders monthly since inception. Payment of future distributions is subject to approval by the Fund&#8217;s Board of Trustees, as well as meeting the covenants of any outstanding borrowings and the
              asset coverage requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#8220;1940 Act&#8221;).</div>
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            <div style="font-weight: bold;">The Offering</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund has entered into a Controlled Equity Offering<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">SM</sup>&#160;Sales Agreement, dated July 1, 2019, as amended by First Amendment to Controlled Equity Offering<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">SM</sup>&#160;Sales Agreement,
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              terms of the Sales Agreement, the Fund may offer and sell Common Shares having an aggregate initial offering price of up to $159,724,117, from time to time, through Cantor Fitzgerald as the Fund&#8217;s agent for the offer and sale of the Common
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            <div>Sales of Common Shares, if any, under this Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus may be made in negotiated transactions or by any method permitted by law deemed to be an &#8220;at the market offering&#8221; as defined in Rule 415(a)(4)
              under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;1933 Act&#8221;). See &#8220;Plan of Distribution&#8221; in this Prospectus Supplement.</div>
            <div> <br>
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            <div>The Common Shares may not be sold through agents, underwriters or dealers without delivery or deemed delivery of the Prospectus and this Prospectus Supplement describing the method and terms of the offering of Common Shares.</div>
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            <div>Under the 1940 Act, the Fund may not sell Common Shares at a price below the then current net asset value per Common Share, after taking into account any commission or discount.</div>
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            <div style="font-weight: bold;">Risks</div>
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            <div>See &#8220;Risks&#8221; beginning on page 64 of the accompanying Prospectus for a discussion of factors you should consider carefully before deciding to invest in the Fund&#8217;s Common Shares.</div>
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            <div>&#160;</div>
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            <div style="font-weight: bold;">Use of Proceeds</div>
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            <div>The Fund intends to invest the net proceeds of the offering in accordance with its investment objective and policies as stated in the accompanying Prospectus. It is currently anticipated that the Fund will be able to invest substantially
              all of the net proceeds of the offering in accordance with its investment objective and policies within three months after receipt of such proceeds. Pending such investment, it is anticipated that the proceeds will be invested in U.S.
              government securities or high quality, short-term money market securities. The Fund may also use the proceeds for working capital purposes, including the payment of distributions, interest and operating expenses, although the Fund currently
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    <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">SUMMARY OF FUND EXPENSES</div>
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            <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Shareholder Transaction Expenses</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;</font></div>
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            <div>&#160;</div>
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            <div>(1)</div>
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            <div>Represents the estimated commission with respect to the Common Shares being sold in this offering. Cantor Fitzgerald will be entitled to compensation of up to 2.00% of the gross proceeds of the sale of any Common Shares under the Sales
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            <div>The Investment Adviser has incurred on behalf of the Fund all costs associated with the Fund&#8217;s registration statement and any offerings pursuant to such registration statement. The Fund has agreed, in connection with offerings under this
              registration statement, to reimburse the Investment Adviser for offering expenses incurred by the Investment Adviser on the Fund&#8217;s behalf in an amount up to the lesser of the Fund&#8217;s actual offering costs or 0.60% of the total offering price
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            <div>You will pay brokerage charges if you direct the Plan Agent to sell your Common Shares held in a dividend reinvestment account. See &#8220;Dividend Reinvestment Plan&#8221; in the accompanying Prospectus.</div>
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            <div>Based upon average net assets applicable to Common Shares during the period ended May 31, 2020 after giving effect to the anticipated net proceeds of the Common Shares offered by this Prospectus Supplement based on an assumed price per
              share of $20.36 (the last reported sale price of the Fund&#8217;s Common Shares on the NYSE as of January 25, 2021). The price per share of any sale of Common Shares may be greater or less than the price assumed herein, depending on the market
              price of the Common Shares at the time of any sale. There is no guarantee that there will be any sales of Common Shares pursuant to this Prospectus Supplement. The number of Common Shares actually sold pursuant to this Prospectus Supplement
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            <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund pays an investment advisory fee to the Investment Adviser in an annual amount equal to 1.00% of the Fund&#8217;s average daily Managed Assets. Common Shareholders bear the portion of the
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            <div>Includes interest payments on borrowed funds and interest expense on reverse repurchase agreements. Interest payments on borrowed funds is based upon the Fund&#8217;s outstanding Borrowings as of May 31, 2020, which included Borrowings under the
              Fund&#8217;s committed facility agreement in an amount equal to 2.7% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets, at an average interest rate of 1.80%. Interest expenses on reverse repurchase agreements is based on the Fund&#8217;s outstanding reverse repurchase
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            <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year, reflecting the fees and expenses borne by the Fund as an investor in other investment companies during the
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            <div>Other expenses are estimated based upon those incurred during the fiscal period ended May 31, 2020.</div>
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            <div>(9)</div>
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            <div>The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in this fee table may not correlate to the expense ratios in the Fund&#8217;s financial highlights and financial statements because the financial highlights and financial statements reflect only the
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          <td style="width: 10.32%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
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          <td style="width: 10.32%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
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          <td style="width: 9.36%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
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    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;In accordance with the terms of the Sales Agreement, the Fund may offer and sell Common Shares having an aggregate initial offering price of up to $159,724,117,
      from time to time, through Cantor Fitzgerald as the Fund&#8217;s agent for the offer and sale of Common Shares. The price per share of any Common Share sold hereunder may be greater or less than the price of $20.36 (the last reported sale price for the
      Fund&#8217;s Common Shares on the NYSE as of January 25, 2021) assumed herein, depending on the market price of the Common Shares at the time of such sale. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that the Fund will sell all of the Common Shares available for
      sale hereunder or that there will be any sales of Common Shares hereunder. To the extent that the market price per Common Share, less any distributing commission or discount, is less than the then current net asset value per Common Share on any given
      day, the Fund will instruct Cantor Fitzgerald not to make any sales on such day.</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">on an actual basis;</div>
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            <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">on an as adjusted basis, as of January 25, 2021, to reflect the issuance of an aggregate of 353,779 Common Shares pursuant to the Fund&#8217;s Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and the
                application of the net proceeds from such issuances of Common Shares; and the issuance and sale of 4,647,112 Common Shares issued and sold after May 31, 2020, but prior to the date of this Prospectus Supplement (less the commission paid and
                offering expenses payable by the Fund in connection with the issuance and sale of such Common Shares); </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">and an increase in outstanding Reverse Repurchase Agreements of $249,825,766 and an
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">on an as further adjusted basis to reflect the assumed sale of 8,133,775 Common Shares at a price of $20.36 per share (the last reported sale price for the Fund&#8217;s Common Shares on the NYSE as of
              January 25 , 2021), in an offering under this Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus less the assumed commission of $3,312,073 (representing an estimated commission paid to Cantor Fitzgerald of 2.00% of the gross proceeds of
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          <td style="width: 16%; vertical-align: bottom;">
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          <td style="width: 52%; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
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          </td>
          <td style="width: 16%; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
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          <td style="width: 16%; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
            <div>
              <div style="text-align: right;">&#160;</div>
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          </td>
          <td style="width: 16%; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
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          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 52%; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
            <div>
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          <td style="width: 16%; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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          </td>
          <td style="width: 16%; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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          <td style="width: 16%; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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        </tr>
        <tr>
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          </td>
          <td style="width: 16%; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
            <div>
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          </td>
          <td style="width: 16%; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
            <div>
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          </td>
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        </tr>
        <tr>
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          <td style="width: 16%; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); text-align: right;">&#160;</td>
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        <tr>
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    <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">USE OF PROCEEDS</div>
    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sales of Common Shares, if any, under this Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus may be made in negotiated transactions or by any method permitted
      by law deemed to be an &#8220;at the market offering&#8221; as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the 1933 Act. Assuming the sale of 8,133,775 Common Shares under this Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus, the net proceeds to the Fund from this
      offering will be approximately $161,297,964, after deducting the estimated commission and estimated offering expenses. There is no guarantee that there will be any sales of Common Shares pursuant to the Prospectus Supplement. The price per share of
      any Common Share sold hereunder may be greater or less than the price assumed herein, depending on the market price of the Common Shares at the time of such sale. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that the Fund will sell all of the Common Shares
      available for sale hereunder or that there will be any sales of Common Shares hereunder. To the extent that the market price per Common Share, less any distributing commission or discount, is less than the then current net asset value per Common
      Share on any given day, the Fund will instruct Cantor Fitzgerald not to make any sales on such day. As a result, the actual net proceeds received by the Fund may be less than the amount of net proceeds estimated in this paragraph.</div>
    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Fund intends to invest the net proceeds of the offering in accordance with its investment objective and policies as stated in the accompanying Prospectus. It
      is currently anticipated that the Fund will be able to invest substantially all of the net proceeds of the offering in accordance with its investment objective and policies within three months after receipt of such proceeds. Pending such investment,
      it is anticipated that the proceeds will be invested in U.S. government securities or high quality, short-term money market securities. The Fund may also use the proceeds for working capital purposes, including the payment of distributions, interest
      and operating expenses, although the Fund currently has no intent to issue Common Shares primarily for these purposes.</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION</div>
    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Under the Sales Agreement among the Fund, the Investment Adviser and Cantor Fitzgerald, upon written instructions from the Fund, Cantor Fitzgerald will use its
      commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its sales and trading practices, to solicit offers to purchase the Common Shares under the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sales Agreement. Cantor Fitzgerald&#8217;s solicitation will
      continue until the Fund instructs Cantor Fitzgerald to suspend the solicitations and offers. The Fund will instruct Cantor Fitzgerald as to the amount of Common Shares to be sold by Cantor Fitzgerald. The Fund may instruct Cantor Fitzgerald not to
      sell Common Shares if the sales cannot be effected at or above the price designated by the Fund in any instruction. The Fund or Cantor Fitzgerald may suspend the offering of Common Shares upon proper notice and subject to other conditions.</div>
    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Cantor Fitzgerald will provide written confirmation to the Fund not later than the opening of the trading day on the NYSE following any trading day on which Common
      Shares are sold under the Sales Agreement. Each confirmation will include the number of Common Shares sold on the preceding day, the net proceeds to the Fund and the compensation payable by the Fund to Cantor Fitzgerald in connection with the sales.</div>
    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Fund will pay Cantor Fitzgerald commissions for its services in acting as agent for the sale of Common Shares. Cantor Fitzgerald will be entitled to
      compensation of up to 2.00% of the gross proceeds of the sale of any Common Shares under the Sales Agreement, with the exact amount of such compensation to be mutually agreed upon by the Fund and Cantor Fitzgerald from time to time. There is no
      guarantee that there will be any sales of Common Shares pursuant to this Prospectus Supplement.</div>
    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Settlement for sales of Common Shares will occur on the second trading day following the date on which such sales are made, or on some other date that is agreed
      upon by the Fund and Cantor Fitzgerald in connection with a particular transaction, in return for payment of the net proceeds to the Fund. There is no arrangement for funds to be deposited in escrow, trust or similar arrangement.</div>
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    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;In connection with the sale of Common Shares on behalf of the Fund, Cantor Fitzgerald may be deemed to be an &#8220;underwriter&#8221; within the meaning of the 1933 Act, and
      the compensation paid to Cantor Fitzgerald may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. The Fund and the Investment Adviser have agreed to provide indemnification and contribution to Cantor Fitzgerald against certain civil liabilities,
      including liabilities under the 1933 Act. The Fund and the Investment Adviser have also agreed to reimburse Cantor Fitzgerald for other specified expenses.</div>
    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The offering of Common Shares pursuant to the Sales Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (1) the sale of all Common Shares subject to the Sales Agreement
      or (2) the termination of the Sales Agreement. The Sales Agreement may be terminated by the Fund in its sole discretion at any time by giving 10 days&#8217; notice to Cantor Fitzgerald. The Sales Agreement may be terminated by the Investment Adviser in its
      sole discretion in the event the Investment Adviser ceases to act as investment adviser to the Fund. In addition, Cantor Fitzgerald may terminate the Sales Agreement under the circumstances specified in the Sales Agreement and in its sole discretion
      at any time following a period of 30 days from the date of the Sales Agreement by giving 10 days&#8217; notice to the Fund.</div>
    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Under the 1940 Act, the Fund may not sell Common Shares at a price below the then current net asset value per Common Share, after taking into account any
      commission or discount. To the extent that the market price per share of the Fund&#8217;s Common Shares is less than the then current net asset value per Common Share, after taking into account any commission or discount, on any given day, the Fund will
      instruct Cantor Fitzgerald not to make any sales on such day.</div>
    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;In accordance with the terms of the Sales Agreement, the Fund may offer and sell Common Shares having an aggregate initial offering price of up to $159,724,117,
      from time to time, through Cantor Fitzgerald as agent for the Fund for the offer and sale of Common Shares.</div>
    <div style="text-indent: 9pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The principal business address of Cantor Fitzgerald is 499 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022.</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">LEGAL MATTERS</div>
    <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Certain legal matters will be passed on by Dechert LLP, Washington, D.C., as counsel to the Fund in connection with the offering of Common Shares. Certain legal
      matters will be passed on by Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, New York, New York and Houston, Texas, as special counsel to Cantor Fitzgerald in connection with the offering of Common Shares.</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</div>
    <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;This Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus constitute part of a Registration Statement filed by the Fund with the SEC under the Securities Act and the 1940 Act. This Prospectus
        Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus omit certain of the information contained in the Registration Statement, and reference is hereby made to the Registration Statement and related exhibits for further information with respect to the Fund and
        the Common Shares offered hereby. Any statements contained herein concerning the provisions of any document are not necessarily complete, and, in each instance, reference is made to the copy of such document filed as an exhibit to the Registration
        Statement or otherwise filed with the SEC. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference. The complete Registration Statement may be obtained from the SEC upon payment of the fee prescribed by its rules and regulations or free
        of charge through the SEC&#8217;s web site (http://www.sec.gov).</font>
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          <div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">PROSPECTUS</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><img src="guglogo.jpg"></font> </div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> $350,000,000<br>
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          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Common Shares<br>
            ________________</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Investment Objective and Philosophy. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities
              Fund (the &#8220;Fund&#8221;) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund&#8217;s investment objective is to maximize total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The Fund will pursue a relative
              value-based investment philosophy, which utilizes quantitative and qualitative analysis to seek to identify securities or spreads between securities that deviate from their perceived fair value and/or historical norms. The Fund&#8217;s sub-adviser
              seeks to combine a credit-managed fixed-income portfolio with access to a diversified pool of alternative investments and equity strategies. The Fund&#8217;s investment philosophy is predicated upon the belief that thorough research and independent
              thought are rewarded with performance that has the potential to outperform benchmark indexes with both lower volatility and lower correlation of returns as compared to such benchmark indexes. The Fund cannot ensure investors that it will
              achieve its investment objective.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Investment Portfolio. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund will seek to achieve its investment
              objective by investing in a wide range of fixed-income and other debt and senior equity securities (&#8220;Income Securities&#8221;) selected from a variety of sectors and credit qualities, including, but not limited to, corporate bonds, loans and loan
              participations, structured finance investments, U.S. government and agency securities, mezzanine and preferred securities and convertible securities, and in common stocks, limited liability company interests, trust certificates and other
              equity investments (&#8220;Common Equity Securities&#8221;) that the Fund&#8217;s sub-adviser believes offer attractive yield and/or capital appreciation potential, including employing a strategy of writing (selling) covered call and put options on such
              equities.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Offering. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may offer, from time to time, up to $350,000,000
              aggregate initial offering price of common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (&#8220;Common Shares&#8221;), in one or more offerings in amounts, at prices and on terms set forth in one or more supplements to this Prospectus (each a
              &#8220;Prospectus Supplement&#8221;). As of September 10, 2020, the Fund had sold 6,986,379 Common Shares in an at-the-market offering at an aggregate offering price of $126,435,045. As a result, up to $223,564,955 aggregate offering price of Common
              Shares remained available for subsequent offerings under this Prospectus. You should read this Prospectus and any related Prospectus Supplement carefully before you decide to invest in the Common Shares.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may offer Common Shares (1) directly to one or more purchasers, (2) through agents that the Fund may designate from time to time or (3) to or through
            underwriters or dealers. The Prospectus Supplement relating to a particular offering of Common Shares will identify any agents or underwriters involved in the sale of Common Shares, and will set forth any applicable purchase price, fee,
            commission or discount arrangement between the Fund and agents or underwriters or among underwriters or the basis upon which such amount may be calculated. The Fund may not sell Common Shares through agents, underwriters or dealers without
            delivery of this Prospectus and a Prospectus Supplement. See &#8220;Plan of Distribution.&#8221;</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">________________</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Investing in the Fund&#8217;s Common Shares involves certain risks. See &#8220;Risks&#8221; on page 64 of this Prospectus.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or
            determined if this Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">________________</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Prospectus dated October 2, 2020</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">i<br>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors,
              LLC (the &#8220;Investment Adviser&#8221;) serves as the Fund&#8217;s investment adviser and is responsible for the management of the Fund. Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (the &#8220;Sub-Adviser&#8221;) will be responsible for the management of the Fund&#8217;s
              portfolio of securities. Each of the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, LLC (&#8220;Guggenheim Partners&#8221;). Guggenheim Partners is a diversified financial services firm with wealth management,
              capital markets, investment management and proprietary investing businesses, whose clients are a mix of individuals, family offices, endowments, foundation insurance companies and other institutions that have entrusted Guggenheim Partners
              with the supervision of more than $270 billion of assets as of<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>June 30, 2020. Guggenheim Partners is headquartered in Chicago and New York with a global network of offices throughout the United States,
              Europe, and Asia. The Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are referred to herein collectively as the &#8220;Adviser.&#8221;</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Investment Parameters. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may allocate its assets among a wide
              variety of Income Securities and Common Equity Securities. The Fund may invest without limitation in below-investment grade securities (e.g., securities rated below Baa3 by Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, Inc., below BBB- by Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s
              Ratings Group or Fitch Ratings or comparably rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, determined by the Sub-Adviser to be of comparable quality). Below investment grade securities are commonly
              referred to as &#8220;high-yield&#8221; or &#8220;junk&#8221; bonds and are considered speculative with respect to the issuer&#8217;s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. The Fund&#8217;s investments in any of the sectors and types of Income Securities in which the
              Fund may invest may include, without limitation, below-investment grade securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will not invest more than: 50% of its total assets in Common Equity Securities consisting of common stock; 30% of its
              total assets in other investment companies, including registered investment companies, private investment funds and/or other pooled investment vehicles; 20% of its total assets in non-U.S. dollar-denominated Income Securities; and 10% of its
              total assets in Income Securities of issuers in emerging markets.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Common Shares. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s currently outstanding Common Shares are, and the
              Common Shares offered in this Prospectus will be, listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the &#8220;NYSE&#8221;) under the symbol &#8220;GOF.&#8221; The net asset value of the Common Shares at the close of business on September 10, 2020 was $16.24 per share and the
              last sale price of the Common Shares on the NYSE on such date was $18.17, representing a premium to net asset value of 11.88%. See &#8220;Market and Net Asset Value Information.&#8221;</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Financial Leverage. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may seek to enhance the level of its current
              distributions by utilizing financial leverage through the issuance of preferred shares (&#8220;Preferred Shares&#8221;), through borrowing or the issuance of commercial paper or other forms of debt (&#8220;Borrowings&#8221;), through reverse repurchase agreements,
              dollar rolls or similar transactions or through a combination of the foregoing (collectively &#8220;Financial Leverage&#8221;). The Fund may utilize Financial Leverage up to the limits imposed by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; however,
              the aggregate amount of Financial Leverage is not currently expected to exceed 331/3% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets (as defined herein) after such issuance and/or borrowing. As of May 31, 2020, outstanding Borrowings under the committed
              facility agreement were $19.3 million, which represented approximately 2.7% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets as of such date. In addition, as of May 31, 2020, the Fund had reverse repurchase agreements outstanding representing Financial Leverage
              equal to approximately 6.0% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets. As of May 31, 2020, the Fund&#8217;s total Financial Leverage represented approximately 8.7% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s total Financial Leverage may vary significantly over time based on the Sub-Adviser&#8217;s assessment of market conditions, available investment
            opportunities and cost of Financial Leverage. The Fund has at times used significantly greater levels of Financial Leverage than on May 31, 2020, including at times using Financial Leverage to the maximum extent permitted under the 1940 Act and
            the parameters set forth herein. The Fund may in the future increase Financial Leverage up to the parameters set forth herein. The Fund maintains a committed facility agreement with BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage International, Ltd. pursuant to
            which the Fund may borrow up to $80 million. On May 31, 2020, the Fund had $19.3 million in outstanding Borrowings under the committed facility agreement. Although the use of Financial Leverage by the Fund may create an opportunity for
            increased total return for the Common Shares, it also results in additional risks and can magnify the effect of any losses. Financial Leverage involves risks and special considerations for shareholders, including the likelihood of greater
            volatility of net asset value and market price of and dividends on the Common Shares. To the extent the Fund increases its amount of Financial Leverage outstanding, it will be more exposed to these risks. The cost of Financial Leverage,
            including the portion of the investment advisory fee attributable to the assets purchased with the proceeds of Financial Leverage, is borne by Common Shareholders. To the extent the Fund increases its amount of </div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ii<br>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Financial Leverage outstanding, the Fund&#8217;s annual expenses as a percentage of net assets attributable to Common Shares will increase. See &#8220;Use of Financial Leverage.&#8221;</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">You should read this Prospectus, which contains important information about the Fund, together with any Prospectus Supplement, before deciding whether to invest,
            and retain it for future reference. A Statement of Additional Information (File No. 811-21982), dated October 2, 2020, containing additional information about the Fund, has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) and
            is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Prospectus. The SEC maintains an internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC
            (http://www.sec.gov). You may request a free copy of the Statement of Additional Information by calling (800) 345-7999 or by writing to the Investment Adviser at Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC, 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago,
            Illinois 60606, or you may obtain a copy (and other information regarding the Fund) from the SEC&#8217;s web site (http://www.sec.gov). Free copies of the Fund&#8217;s reports and its Statement of Additional Information will also be available from the
            Fund&#8217;s web site at www.guggenheiminvestments.com/gof. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, the Fund&#8217;s website is not part of this Prospectus.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s Common Shares do not represent a deposit or obligation of, and are not guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank or other insured depository institution and
            are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">*&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;*&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;*</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Beginning on January 1, 2021, paper copies of the Fund&#8217;s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you
            specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change, and you need not take any
            action. At any time, you may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically by contacting your financial intermediary or, if you are a registered shareholder and your shares are held with the Fund&#8217;s
            transfer agent, Computershare, you may log into your Investor Center account at www.computershare.com/investor and go to &#8220;Communication Preferences&#8221; or call 1-866-488-3559.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">You may elect to receive paper copies of all future shareholder reports free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can
            contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports; if you invest directly with the Fund, you may call Computershare at 1-866-488-3559. Your election to receive reports in paper
            form will apply to all funds held in your account with your financial intermediary or, if you invest directly, to all closed-end funds you hold.</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and any accompanying Prospectus Supplement. The Fund has not
            authorized anyone to provide you with different information. The Fund is not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">________________</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">TABLE OF CONTENTS</div>
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            </font> </div>
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                    <div style="text-align: right; font-weight: bold;">Page</div>
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                  <td style="width: 90%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                    <div>Prospectus Summary</div>
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                  <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">1</div>
                  </td>
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                  <td style="width: 90%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                    <div>Summary of Fund Expenses</div>
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                  <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">40</div>
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                  <td style="width: 90%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                    <div>Financial Highlights</div>
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                  <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">42</div>
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                    <div>Senior Securities and Other Financial Leverage</div>
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                  <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">44</div>
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                    <div>The Fund</div>
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                  <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">45</div>
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                    <div>Use of Proceeds</div>
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                  <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">45</div>
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                    <div>Market and Net Asset Value Information</div>
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                  <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">45</div>
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                    <div>Investment Objective and Policies</div>
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                  <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">46</div>
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                    <div>The Fund&#8217;s Investments</div>
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                  <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">48</div>
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                  <td style="width: 90%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                    <div>Use of Financial Leverage</div>
                  </td>
                  <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">60</div>
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                    <div>Risks</div>
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                  <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">64</div>
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                    <div>Management of the Fund</div>
                  </td>
                  <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">95</div>
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                  <td style="width: 90%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                    <div>Net Asset Value</div>
                  </td>
                  <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">97</div>
                  </td>
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                  <td style="width: 90%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                    <div>Distributions</div>
                  </td>
                  <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">100</div>
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                  <td style="width: 90%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                    <div>Dividend Reinvestment Plan</div>
                  </td>
                  <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">101</div>
                  </td>
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                  <td style="width: 90%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                    <div>Description of Capital Structure</div>
                  </td>
                  <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">102</div>
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                  <td style="width: 90%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                    <div>Anti-Takeover and Other Provisions in the Fund&#8217;s Governing Documents</div>
                  </td>
                  <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">103</div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
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                    <div>U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations</div>
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                    <div style="text-align: right;">109</div>
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                    <div>Custodian, Administrator, Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent</div>
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                    <div>Additional Information</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This Prospectus contains or incorporates by reference forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the federal securities laws, that involve risks and
            uncertainties. These statements describe the Fund&#8217;s plans, strategies, and goals and the Fund&#8217;s beliefs and assumptions concerning future economic and other conditions and the outlook for the Fund, based on currently available information. In
            this Prospectus, words such as &#8220;anticipates,&#8221; &#8220;believes,&#8221; &#8220;expects,&#8221; &#8220;objectives,&#8221; &#8220;goals,&#8221; &#8220;future,&#8221; &#8220;intends,&#8221; &#8220;seeks,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;could,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221; and similar expressions are used in an effort to identify forward-looking statements,
            although some forward-looking statements may be expressed differently. The Fund is not entitled to the safe harbor for forward-looking statements pursuant to Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This is only a summary of information contained elsewhere in this Prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the
              information that you should consider before investing in the Fund&#8217;s Common Shares. You should carefully read the more detailed information contained elsewhere in this Prospectus and any related Prospectus Supplement prior to making an
              investment in the Fund, especially the information set forth under the headings &#8220;Investment Objective and Policies&#8221; and &#8220;Risks.&#8221; You may also wish to request a copy of the Fund&#8217;s Statement of Additional Information, date<font style="font-style: italic;">d</font></font><font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </font><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">October 2, 2020 </font><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-style: italic;">(the </font>&#8220;SAI&#8221;), which contains additional information about the Fund.</font></div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">The Fund</div>
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                  <div>Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (the &#8220;Fund&#8221;) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company that commenced operations on July 26, 2007. The Fund&#8217;s objective is to maximize total return through a combination of
                    current income and capital appreciation.</div>
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                  <div>The Fund&#8217;s common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, are called &#8220;Common Shares&#8221; and the holders of Common Shares are called &#8220;Common Shareholders&#8221; throughout this Prospectus.</div>
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                  <div>Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (the &#8220;Investment Adviser&#8221;) serves as the Fund&#8217;s investment adviser and is responsible for the management of the Fund. Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (the &#8220;Sub-Adviser&#8221;) is
                    responsible for the management of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio of securities. Each of the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Guggenheim Partners, LLC (&#8220;Guggenheim Partners&#8221;).</div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">The Offering</div>
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                  <div>The Fund may offer, from time to time, up to $350,000,000 aggregate initial offering price of Common Shares, on terms to be determined at the time of the offering. The Fund will offer Common Shares at prices and on terms to be set
                    forth in one or more supplements to this Prospectus (each a &#8220;Prospectus Supplement&#8221;).&#160;As of September 10, 2020, the Fund had sold 6,986,379 Common Shares in an at-the-market offering at an aggregate offering price of $126,435,045. As a
                    result, up to $223,564,955<font style="font-weight: bold;"> </font>aggregate offering price of Common Shares remained available for subsequent offerings under this Prospectus.</div>
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                  <div>The Fund may offer Common Shares (1) directly to one or more purchasers, (2) through agents that the Fund may designate from time to time, or (3) to or through underwriters or dealers. The Prospectus Supplement relating to a
                    particular offering will identify any agents or underwriters involved in the sale of Common Shares, and will set forth any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangement between the Fund and agents or underwriters or
                    among underwriters or the basis upon which such amount may be calculated. The Fund may not sell Common Shares through agents, underwriters or dealers without delivery of this Prospectus and a Prospectus Supplement describing the method
                    and terms of the offering of Common Shares. See &#8220;Plan of Distribution.&#8221;</div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Use of Proceeds</div>
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                  <div>Unless otherwise specified in a Prospectus Supplement, the Fund intends to invest the net proceeds of an offering of Common Shares in accordance with its investment objective and policies as stated herein. It is currently anticipated
                    that the Fund will be able to invest substantially all of the net proceeds of an offering of Common Shares in accordance with its investment objective and policies within three months after the completion of such offering. Pending such
                    investment, it is anticipated that the proceeds will be invested in U.S. government securities or high quality, short-term money market securities. The Fund may also use the proceeds for working capital purposes, including the payment
                    of distributions, interest and operating expenses, although the Fund currently has no intent to issue Common Shares primarily for this purpose.</div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Investment Objective</div>
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                  <div>The Fund&#8217;s investment objective is to maximize total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The Fund cannot ensure investors that it will achieve its investment objective. The Fund&#8217;s investment
                    objective is considered fundamental and may not be changed without the approval of Common Shareholders. See &#8220;Investment Objective and Policies&#8212;Investment Philosophy and Investment Process.&#8221;</div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Investment Philosophy Process</div>
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                  <div>The Fund will pursue a relative value-based investment philosophy, which utilizes quantitative and qualitative analysis to seek to identify securities or spreads between securities that deviate from their perceived fair value and/or
                    historical norms. The Sub-Adviser seeks to combine a credit managed fixed income portfolio with access to a diversified pool of alternative investments and equity strategies. The Fund&#8217;s investment philosophy is predicated upon the
                    belief that thorough research and independent thought are rewarded with performance that has the potential to outperform benchmark indexes with both lower volatility and lower correlation of returns as compared to such benchmark
                    indexes.</div>
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                  <div>The Sub-Adviser&#8217;s process for determining whether to buy a security is a collaborative effort between various groups including: (i) economic research, which focus on key economic themes and trends, regional and country-specific
                    analysis, and assessments of event-risk and policy impacts on asset prices, (ii) the Portfolio Construction Group, which utilize proprietary portfolio construction and risk modeling tools to determine allocation of assets among a
                    variety of sectors, (iii) its Sector Specialists, who are responsible for identifying investment opportunities in particular securities within these sectors, including the structuring of certain securities directly with the issuers or
                    with investment banks and dealers involved in the origination of such securities, and (iv) portfolio managers, who determine which securities best fit the Fund based on the Fund&#8217;s investment objective and top-down sector allocations. In
                    managing the Fund, the Sub- Adviser uses a process for selecting securities for purchase and sale that is based on intensive credit research and involves extensive due diligence on each issuer, region and sector. The Sub-Adviser also
                    considers macroeconomic outlook and geopolitical issues.</div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Investment Portfolio</div>
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                  <div>The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective by investing in:</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Income Securities. </font>The Fund may invest in a wide range of fixed- income and other debt and senior equity securities (&#8220;Income Securities&#8221;) selected from a variety of sectors and credit
                    qualities. The Fund may invest in Income Securities of any credit quality, including, without limitation, Income Securities rated below-investment grade (commonly referred to as &#8220;high-yield&#8221; or &#8220;junk&#8221; bonds), which are considered
                    speculative with respect to the issuer&#8217;s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. The sectors and types of Income Securities in which the Fund may invest, include, but are not limited to:</div>
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                  <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">&#8226;<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 9pt">&#160;</font>Corporate bonds;</div>
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                  <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">&#8226;<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 9pt">&#160;</font>Loans and loan participations (including senior secured&#160;floating rate loans, &#8220;second lien&#8221;
                    secured floating rate loans, and other types of secured and unsecured loans with fixed and variable interest rates) (collectively, &#8220;Loans&#8221;);</div>
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                  <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">&#8226;<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 9pt">&#160;</font>Structured finance investments (including residential&#160;and commercial mortgage-related
                    securities, asset- backed securities, collateralized debt obligations and risk-linked securities);</div>
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                  <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">&#8226;<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 9pt">&#160;</font>U.S. government and agency securities;</div>
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                  <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">&#8226;<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 9pt">&#160;</font>Convertible securities.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Common Equity Securities and Covered Call Option Strategy. </font>The Fund may invest in common stocks, limited liability company interests, trust certificates and other equity investments (&#8220;Common
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">yield and/or capital appreciation potential. As part of its Common Equity Securities strategy, the Fund currently intends to employ a strategy of writing (selling) covered call
                  options and may, from time to time, buy or sell put options on individual Common Equity Securities and, to a lesser extent, on indices of securities and sectors of securities. This covered call option strategy is intended to generate
                  current gains from option premiums as a means to enhance distributions payable to the Fund&#8217;s Common Shareholders.</td>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Structured Finance Investments. </font>The Fund may invest in structured finance investments, which are Income Securities and Common Equity Securities typically issued by special purpose vehicles
                    that hold income-producing securities (e.g., mortgage loans, consumer debt payment obligations and other receivables) and other financial assets. Structured finance investments are tailored, or packaged, to meet certain financial goals
                    of investors. Typically, these investments provide investors with capital protection, income generation and/or the opportunity to generate capital growth. The Sub-Adviser believes that structured finance investments provide attractive
                    risk-adjusted returns, frequent sector rotation opportunities and prospects for adding value through security selection. Structured finance investments include:</div>
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                  <div><u>Mortgage-Related Securities</u>. Mortgage-related securities are a form of derivative collateralized by pools of commercial or residential mortgages. Pools of mortgage loans are assembled as securities for sale to investors by
                    various governmental, government-related and private organizations. These securities may include complex instruments such as collateralized mortgage obligations, real estate investment trusts (&#8220;REITs&#8221;) (including debt and preferred
                    stock issued by REITs), and other real estate-related securities. The mortgage- related securities in which the Fund may invest include those with fixed, floating or variable interest rates, those with interest rates that change based
                    on multiples of changes in a specified index of interest rates, and those with interest rates that change inversely to changes in interest rates, as well as those that do not bear interest. The Fund may invest in residential and
                    commercial mortgage-related securities issued by governmental entities and private issuers, including subordinated mortgage-related securities. The underlying assets of certain mortgage-related securities may be subject to prepayments,
                    which shorten the weighted average maturity and may lower the return of such securities.</div>
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                  <div><u>Asset-Backed Securities</u>. Asset-backed securities (&#8220;ABS&#8221;) are a form of structured debt obligation. ABS are payment claims that are securitized in the form of negotiable paper that is issued by a financing company (generally
                    called a special purpose vehicle). Collateral assets brought into a pool according to specific diversification rules. A special purpose vehicle is founded for the purpose of securitizing these payment claims and the assets of the
                    special purpose vehicle are the diversified pool of collateral assets. The special purpose vehicle issues marketable securities which are intended to represent a lower level or risk than an underlying collateral asset individually, due
                    to the diversification in the pool. The redemption of the securities issued by the special purpose vehicle takes place out of the cash flow generated by the collected assets. A special purpose vehicle may issue multiple securities with
                    different priorities to the cash flows generated and the collateral assets. The collateral for ABS may include home equity loans, automobile and credit card receivables, boat loans, computer leases, airplane leases, mobile home loans,
                    recreational vehicle loans and hospital account receivables. The Fund may invest in these and other types of ABS that may be developed in the future. There is the possibility that recoveries on the underlying collateral may not, in some
                    cases, be available to support payments on these securities.</div>
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                  <div><u>Collateralized Debt Obligations</u>. A collateralized debt obligation (&#8220;CDO&#8221;) is an asset-backed security whose underlying collateral is typically a portfolio of bonds, bank loans, other structured finance securities and/or
                    synthetic instruments. Where the underlying collateral is a portfolio of bonds, a CDO is referred to as a collateralized bond obligation (&#8220;CBO&#8221;). Where the underlying collateral is a portfolio of bank loans, a CDO is referred <br>
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                  investors various maturity and credit risk characteristics. Tranches are categorized as senior, mezzanine, and subordinated/equity, according to their degree of risk. If there are defaults or the CLO&#8217;s collateral otherwise underperforms,
                  scheduled payments to senior tranches take precedence over those of mezzanine tranches, and scheduled payments to mezzanine tranches take precedence over those to subordinated/equity tranches. This prioritization of the cash flows from a
                  pool of securities among the several tranches of the CLO is a key feature of the CLO structure. If there are funds remaining after each tranche of debt receives its contractual interest rate and the CLO meets or exceeds required
                  collateral coverage levels (or other similar covenants), the remaining funds may be paid to the subordinated (or residual) tranche (often referred to as the &#8220;equity&#8221; tranche). CLOs are subject to the same risk of prepayment described with
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                  <div>The Fund may invest in senior, rated tranches as well as mezzanine and subordinated tranches of CLOs. Investment in the subordinated tranche is subject to special risks. The subordinated tranche does not receive ratings and is
                    considered the riskiest portion of the capital structure of a CLO because it bears the bulk of defaults from the loans in the CLO and serves to protect the other, more senior tranches from default in all but the most severe
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                  <div><u>Risk-Linked Securities.</u> Risk-linked securities (&#8220;RLS&#8221;) are a form of derivative issued by insurance companies and insurance-related special purpose vehicles that apply securitization techniques to catastrophic property and
                    casualty damages. RLS are typically debt obligations for which the return of principal and the payment of interest are contingent on the non-occurrence of a pre-defined &#8220;trigger event.&#8221; Depending on the specific terms and structure of
                    the RLS, this trigger could be the result of a hurricane, earthquake or some other catastrophic event.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Real Property Asset Companies. </font>The Fund may invest in Income Securities and Common Equity Securities issued by companies that own, produce, refine, process, transport and market &#8220;real
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Personal Property Asset Companies. </font>The Fund may invest in Income Securities and Common Equity Securities issued by companies that seek to profit primarily from the ownership, rental, leasing,
                    financing or disposition of personal (as opposed to real) property assets (&#8220;Personal Property Asset Companies&#8221;). Personal (as opposed to real) property includes any tangible, movable property or asset. The Fund will typically seek to
                    invest in Income Securities and Common Equity Securities of Personal Property Asset Companies the investment performance of which is not expected to be highly correlated with traditional market indexes because the personal property
                    asset held by such company is non-correlated with traditional debt or equity markets. Such personal property assets include special situation transportation assets (e.g., railcars, airplanes and ships) and collectibles (e.g., antiques,
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Private Securities. </font>The Fund may invest in privately issued Income Securities and Common Equity Securities of both public and private companies (&#8220;Private Securities&#8221;). Private Securities have
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Investment Funds. </font>As an alternative to holding investments directly, the Fund may also obtain investment exposure to Income Securities and Common Equity Securities by investing in other
                    investment companies, including registered investment companies, private investment funds and/or other pooled investment vehicles (collectively, &#8220;Investment Funds&#8221;). The Fund may invest up to 30% of its total assets in Investment Funds
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                  exemptions set forth in rules and regulations promulgated under the 1940 Act, the Fund may invest in excess of this limitation provided that the conditions of such exemptions are met. In addition, the Fund may invest in certain ETFs in
                  excess of the 10% limitation in reliance upon and in accordance with exemptive relief obtained by such ETFs. The Fund will invest in private investment funds, commonly referred to as &#8220;hedge funds,&#8221; only to the extent permitted by
                  applicable rules, regulations and interpretations of the SEC and NYSE. The Fund has no current intention to invest in private investment funds. Investments in other Investment Funds involve operating expenses and fees at the Investment
                  Fund level that are in addition to the expenses and fees borne by the Fund and are borne indirectly by holders of the Fund&#8217;s Common Shares. Further, on December 19, 2018, the SEC published a proposed rule that, if adopted, would change
                  the regulation of investments in other investment companies. Such regulations could permit closed-end funds to invest in other investment companies in excess of the limits of the 1940 Act.</td>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Synthetic Investments. </font>As an alternative to holding investments directly, the Fund may also obtain investment exposure to Income Securities and Common Equity Securities through the use of
                    customized derivative instruments (including swaps, options, forwards, notional principal contracts or other financial instruments) to replicate, modify or replace the economic attributes associated with an investment in Income
                    Securities and Common Equity Securities (including interests in Investment Funds.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Derivative Transactions. </font>The Fund may purchase and sell derivative instruments (which derive their value by reference to another instrument, security or index) for investment purposes, such
                    as obtaining investment exposure to an investment category; risk management purposes, such as hedging against fluctuations in securities prices or interest rates; diversification purposes; or to change the duration of the Fund. In order
                    to help protect the soundness of derivative transactions and outstanding derivative positions, the Sub-Adviser generally requires derivative counterparties to have a minimum credit rating of A from Moody&#8217;s Investors Service (or a
                    comparable rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (&#8220;NRSRO&#8221;)) and monitors such rating on an ongoing basis. In addition, the Sub-Adviser seeks to allocate derivative transactions to limit exposure to
                    any single counterparty. The Fund has not adopted a maximum percentage limit with respect to derivative investments. However, the maximum level of and types of derivative transactions used by the Fund will be approved by the Board of
                    Trustees and the Board of Trustees will receive regular reports from the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser regarding the Fund&#8217;s use of derivative instruments and the effect of derivative transactions on the management of the Fund&#8217;s
                    portfolio and the performance of the Fund. See &#8220;The Fund&#8217;s Investments&#8212;Derivative Transactions.&#8221;</div>
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                  <div>The Fund may allocate its assets among a wide variety of Income Securities and Common Equity Securities.</div>
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                  <div>The Fund may invest without limitation in below-investment grade securities (e.g., securities rated below Baa3 by Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, Inc., below BBB- by Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s Ratings Group or Fitch Ratings or comparably rated
                    by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, determined by the Sub- Adviser to be of comparable quality). Below-investment grade securities are commonly referred to as &#8220;high-yield&#8221; or &#8220;junk&#8221; bonds and
                    are considered speculative with respect to the issuer&#8217;s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. The Fund&#8217;s investments in any of the sectors and types of Income Securities in which the Fund may invest may include, without
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                  <div>Under normal market conditions, the Fund will not invest more than:</div>
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                  <div>The percentage of the Fund&#8217;s total assets allocated to any category of investment may at any given time be significantly less than the maximum percentage permitted pursuant to the above referenced investment policies.</div>
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                  <div>Unless otherwise stated in this Prospectus or the SAI, the Fund&#8217;s investment policies are considered non-fundamental and may be changed by the Board of Trustees of the Fund (the &#8220;Board of Trustees&#8221;) without Common Shareholder
                    approval. The Fund will provide investors with at least 60 days&#8217; prior written notice of any change in the Fund&#8217;s investment policies. See &#8220;Investment Objective and Policies&#8221; in this Prospectus and in the SAI.</div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Financial Leverage</div>
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                  <div>The Fund may seek to enhance the level of its current distributions by utilizing financial leverage through the issuance of preferred shares (&#8220;Preferred Shares&#8221;), through borrowing or the issuance of commercial paper or other forms
                    of debt (&#8220;Borrowings&#8221;), through reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls or similar transactions or through a combination of the foregoing (collectively &#8220;Financial Leverage&#8221;). The Fund may utilize Financial Leverage up to the limits
                    imposed by the 1940 Act; however, the aggregate amount of Financial Leverage is not currently expected to exceed 331/3% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets (as defined herein) after such issuance and/or borrowing.</div>
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                  <div>As of May 31, 2020, outstanding Borrowings under the committed facility agreement were $19.3 million, which represented approximately 2.7% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets as of such date. In addition, as of May 31, 2020, the Fund had
                    reverse repurchase agreements outstanding representing Financial Leverage equal to approximately 6.0% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets. As of May 31, 2020, the Fund&#8217;s total Financial Leverage represented approximately 8.7% of the Fund&#8217;s
                    Managed Assets. The Fund&#8217;s total Financial Leverage may vary significantly over time based on the Sub-Adviser&#8217;s assessment of market conditions, available investment opportunities and cost of Financial Leverage. The Fund has at times
                    used significantly greater levels of Financial Leverage than on May 31, 2020, including at times using Financial Leverage to the maximum extent permitted under the 1940 Act and the parameters set forth herein. The Fund may in the future
                    increase Financial Leverage up to the parameters set forth herein. The Fund maintains a committed facility agreement with BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage International, Ltd. (&#8220;BNP Paribas&#8221;) pursuant to which the Fund may borrow up to $80
                    million. On May 31, 2020, the Fund had $19.3 million in outstanding Borrowings under the committed facility agreement.</div>
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                  <div>Although the use of Financial Leverage by the Fund may create an opportunity for increased total return for the Common Shares, it also results in additional risks and can magnify the effect of any losses. Financial Leverage involves
                    risks and special considerations for shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of and dividends on the Common Share. To the extent the Fund increases its amount of Financial
                    Leverage outstanding, it will be more exposed to these risks. The cost of Financial Leverage, including the portion of the investment advisory fee attributable to the assets purchased with the proceeds of Financial Leverage, is borne by
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">Leverage outstanding, the Fund&#8217;s annual expenses as a percentage of net assets attributable to Common Shares will increase.</td>
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                  <div>Under the 1940 Act the Fund may not utilize Borrowings if, immediately after incurring such Borrowing, the Fund would have asset coverage (as defined in the 1940 Act) of less than 300% (i.e., for every dollar of Borrowings
                    outstanding, the Fund is required to have at least three dollars of assets). Under the 1940 Act, the Fund may not issue Preferred Shares if, immediately after issuance, the Fund would have asset coverage (as defined in the 1940 Act) of
                    less than 200% (i.e., for every dollar of Preferred Shares outstanding, the Fund is required to have at least two dollars of assets). The Fund has no present intention to issue Preferred Shares. The Fund may also borrow in excess of
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                  <div>With respect to leverage incurred through investments in reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls and similar transactions, the Fund intends to earmark or segregate cash or liquid securities in accordance with applicable
                    interpretations of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;). As a result of such segregation, the Fund&#8217;s obligations under such transactions will not be considered indebtedness for purposes of the 1940 Act and the
                    Fund&#8217;s use of leverage through reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls and similar transactions will not be limited by the 1940 Act. However, the Fund&#8217;s use of leverage through reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls and similar
                    transactions will be included when calculating the Fund&#8217;s Financial Leverage, and therefore is not currently expected to exceed 331/3% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets, and may be further limited by the availability of cash or liquid
                    securities to earmark or segregate in connection with such transactions.</div>
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                  <div>In addition, the Fund may engage in certain derivatives transactions that have economic characteristics similar to leverage. To the extent the terms of such transactions obligate the Fund to make payments, the Fund intends to earmark
                    or segregate cash or liquid securities in an amount at least equal to the current value of the amount then payable by the Fund under the terms of such transactions or otherwise cover such transactions in accordance with applicable
                    interpretations of the staff of the SEC. As a result of such segregation or cover, the Fund&#8217;s obligations under such transactions will not be considered indebtedness for purposes of the 1940 Act and will not be included in calculating
                    the aggregate amount of the Fund&#8217;s Financial Leverage. To the extent that the Fund&#8217;s obligations under such transactions are not so segregated or covered, such obligations may be considered &#8220;senior securities representing indebtedness&#8221;
                    under the 1940 Act and therefore subject to the 300% asset coverage requirement described above.</div>
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                  <div>So long as the net rate of return on the Fund&#8217;s investments purchased with the proceeds of Financial Leverage exceeds the cost of such Financial Leverage, such excess amounts will be available to pay higher distributions to holders
                    of the Fund&#8217;s Common Shares. In connection with the Fund&#8217;s use of Financial Leverage, the Fund may seek to hedge the interest rate risks associated with the Financial Leverage through interest rate swaps, caps or other derivative
                    transactions. There can be no assurance that the Fund&#8217;s Financial Leverage strategy will be successful during any period during which it is employed. The costs associated with the issuance of Financial Leverage will be borne by Common
                    Shareholders, which will result in a reduction of net asset value of the Common Shares. The fee paid to the Investment Adviser will be calculated on the basis of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets, including proceeds from Financial Leverage, so
                    the fees paid to the Investment Adviser will be higher when Financial Leverage is utilized. Common Shareholders bear the portion of the investment advisory fee attributable to the assets purchased with the proceeds of Financial
                    Leverage, which means that Common Shareholders effectively bear the entire advisory fee. See &#8220;Use of Financial Leverage&#8221; and &#8220;Risks&#8212; Financial Leverage Risk.&#8221;</div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Other Investment Practices</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Temporary Defensive Investments. </font>At any time when a temporary defensive posture is believed by the Sub-Adviser to be warranted (a &#8220;temporary defensive period&#8221;), the Fund <br>
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                  <div>Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC acts as the Fund&#8217;s Investment Adviser pursuant to an advisory agreement with the Fund (the &#8220;Advisory Agreement&#8221;). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Investment Adviser is responsible for
                    the management of the Fund and administers the affairs of the Fund to the extent requested by the Board of Trustees. As compensation for its services, the Fund pays the Investment Adviser a fee, payable monthly in arrears at an annual
                    rate equal to 1.00% of the Fund&#8217;s average daily Managed Assets. &#8220;Managed Assets&#8221; for purposes of the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements (as defined herein) means the total assets of the Fund (other than assets attributable to any
                    investments by the Fund in Affiliated Investment Funds), including the assets attributable to the proceeds from any borrowings or other forms of financial leverage, minus liabilities, other than liabilities related to any financial
                    leverage. &#8220;Affiliated Investment Funds&#8221; means investment companies, including registered investment companies, private investment funds and/or other pooled investment vehicles, advised or managed by the Fund&#8217;s investment Sub-Adviser or
                    any of its affiliates.&#8220;Managed Assets&#8221; for all other purposes means the total assets of the Fund, including the assets attributable to the proceeds from any borrowings or other forms of Financial Leverage, minus liabilities, other than
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                  <div>Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC acts as the Fund&#8217;s Sub-Adviser pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement with the Fund and the Investment Adviser (the &#8220;Sub-Advisory Agreement&#8221;). Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the
                    Sub-Adviser is responsible for the management of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio of securities. As compensation for its services, the Investment Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a fee, payable monthly in arrears at an annual rate equal to 0.50% of the
                    Fund&#8217;s average daily Managed Assets, less 0.50% of the Fund&#8217;s average daily assets attributable to any investments by the Fund in Affiliated Investment Funds.</div>
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                  <div>Each of the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Guggenheim Partners.</div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Distributions</div>
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                  <div>The Fund intends to pay substantially all of its net investment income to Common Shareholders through monthly distributions. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute any net long-term capital gains to Common Shareholders as
                    long-term capital gain dividends at least annually. The Fund expects that distributions paid on the Common Shares will consist of (i) investment company taxable income, which includes, among other things, ordinary income, short-term
                    capital gain and income from certain hedging and interest rate transactions, (ii) qualified dividend income and (iii) long-term capital gain (gain from the sale of a capital asset held longer than one year). Distributions may be paid by
                    the Fund from any permitted source and, from time to time, all or a portion of a distribution may be a return of capital. To the extent the Fund receives dividends with respect to its investments in Common Equity Securities that consist
                    of qualified dividend income (income from domestic and certain foreign corporations), a portion of the Fund&#8217;s distributions to its Common Shareholders may consist of qualified dividend income. The Fund cannot assure you, however, as to
                    what percentage of the dividends paid on the Common Shares, if any, will consist of qualified dividend income or long-term capital gains, which are taxed at lower rates for individuals than ordinary income. In certain circumstances, the
                    Fund may elect to retain income or capital gain and pay income or excise tax on such undistributed amount, to the extent that the Board of Trustees, in consultation with Fund management, determines it to be in the best interest of
                    shareholders to do so. Alternatively, the distributions paid by the Fund for any particular month may be more than the amount of net investment income from that monthly period. As a result, all or a portion of a distribution may be a
                    return of capital, which is in effect a partial return of the amount a Common Shareholder invested in the Fund, up to the amount of the Common Shareholder&#8217;s tax basis in their Common Shares, which would reduce such tax basis. Although a
                    return of capital may not be taxable, it will generally increase the Common Shareholder&#8217;s potential gain, or reduce the Common Shareholder&#8217;s <br>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">potential loss, on any subsequent sale or other disposition of Common Shares. Shareholders who periodically receive the payment of a distribution consisting of a return of capital
                  may be under the impression that they are receiving net income or profits when they are not. Shareholders should not assume that the source of a distribution from the Fund is net income or profit. See &#8220;Distributions.&#8221;</td>
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                  <div>If you hold your Common Shares in your own name or if you hold your Common Shares with a brokerage firm that participates in the Fund&#8217;s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;), unless you elect to receive cash, all dividends and
                    distributions that are declared by the Fund will be automatically reinvested in additional Common Shares of the Fund pursuant to the Plan. If you hold your Common Shares with a brokerage firm that does not participate in the Plan, you
                    will not be able to participate in the Plan and any dividend reinvestment may be effected on different terms than those described above. Consult your financial adviser for more information. See &#8220;Dividend Reinvestment Plan.&#8221;</div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Listing and Symbol</div>
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                  <div>The Fund&#8217;s currently outstanding Common Shares are, and the Common Shares offered in this Prospectus will be, listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the &#8220;NYSE&#8221;) under the symbol &#8220;GOF.&#8221; The net asset value of the Common Shares at the
                    close of business on September 10, 2020 was $16.24 per share and the last sale price of the Common Shares on the NYSE on such date was $18.17, representing a premium to net asset value of 11.88%.</div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Special Risk Considerations</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Not a Complete Investment Program. </font>An investment in the Common Shares of the Fund should not be considered a complete investment program. The Fund is intended for long-term investors seeking
                    current income and capital appreciation. The Fund is not meant to provide a vehicle for those who wish to play short-term swings in the stock market. Each Common Shareholder should take into account the Fund&#8217;s investment objective as
                    well as the Common Shareholder&#8217;s other investments when considering an investment in the Fund.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Investment and Market Risk. </font>An investment in Common Shares of the Fund is subject to investment risk, particularly under current economic, financial, labor and health conditions, including
                    the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest. An investment in the Common Shares of the Fund represents an indirect investment in the securities owned by the Fund. The value of, or income generated by, the
                    investments held by the Fund are subject to the possibility of rapid and unpredictable fluctuation. These movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, or from broader influences, including real or perceived changes
                    in prevailing interest rates, changes in inflation or expectations about inflation, investor confidence or economic, political, social or financial market conditions, environmental disasters, governmental actions, public health
                    emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics) and other similar events, that each of which may be temporary or last for extended periods. For example, the risks of a borrower&#8217;s default or bankruptcy or
                    non-payment of scheduled interest or principal payments from senior floating rate interests held by the Fund are especially acute under these conditions. Furthermore, interest rates and bond yields may fall as a result of types of
                    events, including responses by governmental entities to such events, which would magnify the Fund&#8217;s fixed-income instruments&#8217; susceptibility to interest rate risk and diminish their yield and performance. Moreover, the Fund&#8217;s
                    investments in asset-backed securities are subject to many of the same risks that are applicable to investments in securities generally, including interest rate risk, credit risk, foreign currency risk, below-investment grade securities
                    risk, financial leverage risk, prepayment and regulatory risk, which would be elevated under the foregoing circumstances.</div>
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                  <div>Different sectors, industries and security types may react differently to such developments and, when the market performs well, there is no assurance that the Fund&#8217;s investments will increase in value along with the broader markets.&#160;
                    Volatility of financial markets, including potentially extreme volatility caused by the events described above, <br>
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                  <div>can expose the Fund to greater market risk than normal, possibly resulting in greatly reduced liquidity. Moreover, changing economic, political, social or financial market conditions in one country or geographic region could
                    adversely affect the value, yield and return of the investments held by the Fund in a different country or geographic region because of the increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. The Adviser potentially
                    could be prevented from considering, managing and executing investment decisions at an advantageous time or price or at all as a result of any domestic or global market or other disruptions, particularly disruptions causing heightened
                    market volatility and reduced market liquidity, such as the current conditions, which have also resulted in impediments to the normal functioning of workforces, including personnel and systems of the Fund&#8217;s service providers and market
                    intermediaries.</div>
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                  <div>At any point in time, your Common Shares may be worth less than your original investment, including the reinvestment of Fund dividends and distributions.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk. </font>The Fund is subject to management risk because it has an actively managed portfolio. The Sub-Adviser will apply investment techniques and risk analysis in making investment
                    decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these will produce the desired results. The Fund&#8217;s allocation of its investments across various asset classes and sectors may vary significantly over time based on the Adviser&#8217;s
                    analysis and judgment. As a result, the particular risks most relevant to an investment in the Fund, as well as the overall risk profile of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio, may vary over time.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk. </font>The income investors receive from the Fund is based primarily on the interest it earns from its investments in Income Securities, which can vary widely over the short-and
                    long-term. If prevailing market interest rates drop, investors&#8217; income from the Fund could drop as well. The Fund&#8217;s income could also be affected adversely when prevailing short-term interest rates increase and the Fund is utilizing
                    leverage, although this risk is mitigated to the extent the Fund invests in floating-rate obligations.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Dividend Risk. </font>Dividends on common stock and other Common Equity Securities which the Fund may hold are not fixed but are declared at the discretion of an issuer&#8217;s board of directors. There
                    is no guarantee that the issuers of the Common Equity Securities in which the Fund invests will declare dividends in the future or that, if declared, they will remain at current levels or increase over time. These circumstances may
                    result from issuer-specific events, adverse economic or market developments, or legislative or regulatory changes or other developments that limit an issuer&#8217;s ability to declare and pay dividends, which would affect the Fund&#8217;s
                    performance and ability to generate income. The dividend income from the Fund&#8217;s investment in Common Equity Securities will be influenced by both general economic activity and issuer-specific factors. In the event of adverse changes in
                    economic conditions or adverse events effecting a specific industry or issuer, the issuers of the Common Equity Securities held by the Fund may reduce the dividend paid on such securities.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Income Securities Risk. </font>In addition to the risks discussed above, Income Securities, including high-yield bonds, are subject to certain risks, including:</div>
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                  <div><u>Issuer Risk</u>. The value of Income Securities may decline for a number of reasons which directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage, reduced demand for the issuer&#8217;s goods and services,
                    historical and projected earnings, and the value of its assets.</div>
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                  <div><u>Spread Risk</u>. Spread risk is the risk that the market price can change due to broad based movements in spreads, which is particularly relevant in the current low spread environment.</div>
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                  <div><u>Credit Risk</u>. The Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument or a counterparty to a derivatives transaction or other transaction (such as a repurchase agreement or a loan of portfolio securities or
                    other instruments) is unable or unwilling, or perceived to be unable or unwilling, to pay interest or repay principal on time or defaults. If an issuer fails to pay interest, the Fund&#8217;s income would likely be reduced, and if an issuer
                    fails to repay principal, the value of the instrument likely would fall and the Fund could lose money. This risk is especially acute with respect to below investment grade debt instruments (commonly referred to as &#8220;high-yield&#8221; or &#8220;junk&#8221;
                    bonds) and unrated high risk debt instruments, whose issuers are particularly susceptible to fail to meet principal or interest obligations under current conditions. Also, the issuer, guarantor or counterparty may suffer adverse changes
                    in its financial condition or be adversely affected by economic, political or social conditions that could lower the credit quality (or the market&#8217;s perception of the credit quality) of the issuer or instrument, leading to greater
                    volatility in the price of the instrument and in shares of the Fund. Although credit quality may not accurately reflect the true credit risk of an instrument, a change in the credit quality rating of an instrument or an issuer can have
                    a rapid, adverse effect on the instrument&#8217;s liquidity and make it more difficult for the Fund to sell at an advantageous price or time. The risk of the occurrence of these types of events is heightened under current conditions.</div>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;">The degree of credit risk depends on the particular instrument and the financial condition of the issuer, guarantor or counterparty, which are often reflected in its credit quality. Credit
                  quality is a measure of the issuer&#8217;s expected ability to make all required interest and principal payments in a timely manner. An issuer with the highest credit rating has a very strong capacity with respect to making all payments. An
                  issuer with the second-highest credit rating has a strong capacity to make all payments, but the degree of safety is somewhat less. An issuer with the lowest credit quality rating may be in default or have extremely poor prospects of
                  making timely payment of interest and principal. Credit ratings assigned by rating agencies are based on a number of factors and subjective judgments and therefore do not necessarily represent an issuer&#8217;s actual financial condition or the
                  volatility or liquidity of the security. Although higher-rated securities generally present lower credit risk as compared to lower-rated or unrated securities, an issuer with a high credit rating may in fact be exposed to heightened
                  levels of credit or liquidity risk.</td>
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                  <div><u>Interest Rate Risk</u>. Fixed-income and other debt instruments are subject to the possibility that interest rates could change (or are expected to change). Changes in interest rates, including changes in reference rates used in
                    fixed-income and other debt instruments (such as the London Interbank Offer Rate), may adversely affect the Fund&#8217;s investments in these instruments, such as the value or liquidity of, and income generated by, the investments. In
                    addition, changes in interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, can have unpredictable effects on markets and can adversely affect the Fund&#8217;s yield, income and performance.</div>
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                  <div>The value of a debt instrument with a longer duration will generally be more sensitive to interest rate changes than a similar instrument with a shorter duration. Similarly, the longer the average duration (whether positive or
                    negative) of these instruments held by the Fund or to which the Fund is exposed (<font style="font-style: italic;">i.e.</font>, the longer the average portfolio duration of the Fund), the more the Fund&#8217;s NAV will likely fluctuate in
                    response to interest rate changes. Duration is a measure used to determine the sensitivity of a security&#8217;s price to changes in interest rates that incorporates a security&#8217;s yield, coupon, final maturity and call features, among other
                    characteristics. For example, the NAV per share of a bond fund with an average duration of eight years would be expected to fall approximately 8% if interest rates rose by one percentage point.</div>
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                  <div>However, measures such as duration may not accurately reflect the true interest rate sensitivity of instruments held by the Fund and, in turn, the Fund&#8217;s susceptibility to changes in interest rates. Certain fixed-income and debt
                    instruments are subject to the risk <br>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">that the issuer may exercise its right to redeem (or call) the instrument earlier than anticipated. Although an issuer may call an instrument for a variety of reasons, if an issuer
                  does so during a time of declining interest rates, the Fund might have to reinvest the proceeds in an investment offering a lower yield or other less favorable features, and therefore might not benefit from any increase in value as a
                  result of declining interest rates. Interest only or principal only securities and inverse floaters are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates, which may impact the income generated by the security and other features of the
                  security.</td>
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                  <div>Adjustable rate securities also react to interest rate changes in a similar manner as fixed-rate securities but generally to a lesser degree depending on the characteristics of the security, in particular its reset terms (<font style="font-style: italic;">i.e.</font>, the index chosen, frequency of reset and reset caps or floors). During periods of rising interest rates, because changes in interest rates on adjustable rate securities may lag behind changes
                    in market rates, the value of such securities may decline until their interest rates reset to market rates. These securities also may be subject to limits on the maximum increase in interest rates. During periods of declining interest
                    rates, because the interest rates on adjustable rate securities generally reset downward, their market value is unlikely to rise to the same extent as the value of comparable fixed rate securities. These securities may not be subject to
                    limits on downward adjustments of interest rates.</div>
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                  <div>During periods of rising interest rates, issuers of debt securities or asset-backed securities may pay principal later or more slowly than expected, which may reduce the value of a Fund&#8217;s investment in such securities and may prevent
                    the Fund from receiving higher interest rates on proceeds reinvested in other instruments. During periods of falling interest rates, issuers of debt securities or asset-backed securities may pay off debts more quickly or earlier than
                    expected, which could cause the Fund to be unable to recoup the full amount of its initial investment and/or cause the Fund to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, thereby reducing the Fund&#8217;s yield or otherwise adversely impacting the
                    Fund.</div>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;">Certain debt instruments, such as instruments with a negative duration or inverse instruments, are also subject to interest rate risk, although such instruments generally react differently to
                  changes in interest rates than instruments with positive durations. The Fund&#8217;s investments in these instruments also may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates. For example, the value of instruments with negative durations,
                  such as inverse floaters, generally decrease if interest rates decline.</td>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;">The Fund&#8217;s use of leverage will tend to increase Common Share interest rate risk. The Fund may utilize certain strategies, including taking positions in futures or interest rate swaps, for the
                  purpose of reducing the interest rate sensitivity of credit securities held by the Fund and decreasing the Fund&#8217;s exposure to interest rate risk. The Fund is not required to hedge its exposure to interest rate risk and may choose not to
                  do so. In addition, there is no assurance that any attempts by the Fund to reduce interest rate risk will be successful or that any hedges that the Fund may establish will perfectly correlate with movements in interest rates.</td>
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                  <div><u>Current Fixed-Income and Debt Market Conditions</u>. Fixed-income and debt market conditions are highly unpredictable and some parts of the market are subject to dislocations. In response to the crisis initially caused by the
                    outbreak of COVID-19, as with other serious economic disruptions, governmental authorities and regulators have enacted or are enacting significant fiscal and monetary policy changes, including providing direct capital infusions into
                    companies, creating new monetary programs and lowering interest rates considerably. These actions present heightened risks to fixed-income and debt instruments, and such risks could be even further heightened if these actions are
                    unexpectedly or suddenly reversed or are ineffective in achieving their desired outcomes. In light of these actions and current conditions, interest rates and bond yields in the United States and many other countries are at or near
                    historic lows, and in some cases, such rates and yields are negative. The current very low or negative interest rates are magnifying the Fund&#8217;s susceptibility to interest rate risk and diminishing yield and performance. In addition, the
                    current environment is exposing fixed-income and debt markets to significant volatility and reduced liquidity for Fund investments.</div>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;"><u>Reinvestment Risk</u>. Reinvestment risk is the risk that income from the Fund&#8217;s portfolio will decline if the Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called Income Securities at
                  market interest rates that are below the Fund portfolio&#8217;s current earnings rate. A decline in income could affect the Common Shares&#8217; market price or the overall return of the Fund.</td>
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                  <div><u>Prepayment Risk</u>. Certain debt instruments, including loans and mortgage- and other asset-backed securities, are subject to the risk that payments on principal may occur more quickly or earlier than expected (or an investment
                    is converted or redeemed prior to maturity).&#160;For example, an issuer may exercise its right to redeem outstanding debt securities prior to their maturity (known as a &#8220;call&#8221;) or otherwise pay principal earlier than expected for a number
                    of reasons (<font style="font-style: italic;">e.g.</font>, declining interest rates, changes in credit spreads and improvements in the issuer&#8217;s credit quality). If an issuer calls or &#8220;prepays&#8221; a security in which the Fund has invested,
                    the Fund may not recoup the full amount of its initial investment and may be required to reinvest in generally lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features or terms
                    than the security in which the Fund initially invested, thus potentially reducing the Fund&#8217;s yield.&#160;Income Securities frequently have call features that allow the issuer to repurchase the security prior to its stated maturity. Loans and
                    mortgage- and other asset-backed securities are particularly subject to prepayment risk, and offer less potential for gains, during periods of declining interest rates (or narrower spreads) as issuers of higher interest rate debt
                    instruments pay off debts earlier than expected.&#160; In addition, the Fund may lose any premiums paid to acquire the investment. Other factors, such as excess cash flows, may also contribute to prepayment risk.&#160;Thus, changes in interest
                    rates may cause volatility in the value of and income received from these types of debt instruments.</div>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;">Variable or floating rate investments may be less vulnerable to prepayment risk. Most floating rate loans and fixed-income securities allow for prepayment of principal without penalty.
                  Accordingly, the potential for the value of a floating rate loan or security to increase in response to interest rate declines is limited. Corporate loans or fixed-income securities purchased to replace a prepaid corporate loan or
                  security may have lower yields than the yield on the prepaid corporate loan or security.</td>
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                  <div><u>Liquidity Risk</u>. The Fund may invest without limitation in Income Securities for which there is no readily available trading market or which are otherwise illiquid, including certain high-yield bonds. The Fund may not be able
                    to readily dispose of illiquid securities and obligations at prices that approximate those at which the Fund could sell such securities and obligations if they were more widely traded and, as a result of such illiquidity, the Fund may
                    have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions if necessary to raise cash to meet its obligations. In addition, limited liquidity could affect the market price of Income Securities, thereby adversely affecting the
                    Fund&#8217;s net asset value and ability to make distributions. Dislocations in certain parts of markets <br>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">are resulting in reduced liquidity for certain investments. It is uncertain when financial markets will improve. Liquidity of financial markets may also be affected by government
                  intervention.</td>
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                  <div><u>Valuation of Certain Income Securities Risk</u>. The Sub-Adviser may use the fair value method to value investments if market quotations for them are not readily available or are deemed unreliable, or if events occurring after the
                    close of a securities market and before the Fund values its assets would materially affect net asset value. Because the secondary markets for certain investments may be limited, they may be difficult to value. Where market quotations
                    are not readily available, valuation may require more research than for more liquid investments. In addition, elements of judgment may play a greater role in valuation in such cases than for investments with a more active secondary
                    market because there is less reliable objective data available. A security that is fair valued may be valued at a price higher or lower than the value determined by other funds using their own fair valuation procedures. Prices obtained
                    by the Fund upon the sale of such securities may not equal the value at which the Fund carried the investment on its books, which would adversely affect the net asset value of the Fund.</div>
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                  <div><u>Duration and Maturity Risk</u>. The Fund has no set policy regarding portfolio maturity or duration. Holding long duration and long maturity investments will expose the Fund to certain magnified risks. These risks include interest
                    rate risk, credit risk and liquidity risks as discussed above. Generally speaking, the longer the duration of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio, the more exposure the Fund will have to interest rate risk described above.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Below-Investment Grade Securities Risk. </font>The Fund may invest in Income Securities rated below-investment grade or, if unrated, determined by the Sub-Adviser to be of comparable credit quality,
                    which are commonly referred to as &#8220;high-yield&#8221; or &#8220;junk&#8221; bonds. Investment in securities of below-investment grade quality involves substantial risk of loss, the risk of which is particularly acute under current conditions. Income
                    Securities of below-investment grade quality are predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer&#8217;s capacity to pay interest and repay principal when due and therefore involve a greater risk of default or decline in market value due
                    to adverse economic and issuer-specific developments. Securities of below investment grade quality may involve a greater risk of default or decline in market value due to adverse economic and issuer- specific developments. Issuers of
                    below investment grade securities are not perceived to be as strong financially as those with higher credit ratings. These issuers are more vulnerable to financial setbacks and recession than more creditworthy issuers, which may impair
                    their ability to make interest and principal payments. Income Securities of below-investment grade quality display increased price sensitivity to changing interest rates and to a deteriorating economic environment. The market values,
                    total return and yield for securities of below investment grade quality tend to be more volatile than the market values, total return and yield for higher quality bonds. Securities of below investment grade quality tend to be less
                    liquid than investment grade debt securities and therefore more difficult to value accurately and sell at an advantageous price or time and may involve greater transactions costs and wider bid/ask spreads, than higher-quality bonds. To
                    the extent that a secondary market does exist for certain below investment grade securities, the market for them may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. Because of the
                    substantial risks associated with investments in below investment grade securities, you could have an increased risk of losing money on your investment in Common Shares, both in the short-term and the long-term. To the extent that the
                    Fund invests in securities that have not been rated by an NRSRO, the Fund&#8217;s ability to achieve its investment objectives will be more dependent on the Adviser&#8217;s credit analysis than would be the case when the Fund invests in rated
                    securities.</div>
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                  <div>Successful investment in lower-medium and lower-rated debt securities may involve greater investment risk and is highly dependent on the Adviser&#8217;s credit analysis. The value of securities of below investment grade quality is
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">in interest rates and a real or perceived economic downturn or higher interest rates could cause a decline in prices of such securities by lessening the ability of issuers to make
                  principal and interest payments. These securities are often thinly traded or subject to irregular trading and can be more difficult to sell and value accurately than higher-quality bonds because there tends to be less public information
                  available about these securities. Because objective pricing data may be less available, judgment may play a greater role in the valuation process. In addition, the entire below investment grade market can experience sudden and sharp price
                  swings due to a variety of factors, including changes in economic forecasts, stock market activity, large or sustained sales by major investors, a high- profile default, or a change in the market&#8217;s psychology. Adverse conditions could
                  make it difficult at times for the Fund to sell certain securities or could result in lower prices than those used in calculating the Fund&#8217;s net asset value.</td>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Structured Finance Investments Risk. </font>The Fund&#8217;s structured finance investments may include residential and commercial mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities issued by governmental
                    entities and private issuers. Holders of structured finance investments bear risks of the underlying investments, index or reference obligation and are subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only
                    from the structured product, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. While certain structured finance investments enable the investor to acquire interests in a
                    pool of securities without the brokerage and other expenses associated with directly holding the same securities, investors in structured finance investments generally pay their share of the structured product&#8217;s administrative and other
                    expenses. Although it is difficult to predict whether the prices of indices and securities underlying structured finance investments will rise or fall, these prices (and, therefore, the prices of structured finance investments) will be
                    influenced by the same types of political and economic events that affect issuers of securities and capital markets generally. If the issuer of a structured product uses shorter term financing to purchase longer term securities, the
                    issuer may be forced to sell its securities at below market prices if it experiences difficulty in obtaining short-term financing, which may adversely affect the value of the structured finance investment owned by the Fund.</div>
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                  <div>The Fund may invest in structured finance products collateralized by low grade or defaulted loans or securities. Investments in such structured finance products are subject to the risks associated with below investment grade
                    securities. Such securities are characterized by high risk. It is likely that an economic recession could severely disrupt the market for such securities and may have an adverse impact on the value of such securities.</div>
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                  <div>The Fund may invest in senior and subordinated classes issued by structured finance vehicles. The payment of cash flows from the underlying assets to senior classes take precedence over those of subordinated classes, and therefore
                    subordinated classes are subject to greater risk. Furthermore, the leveraged nature of subordinated classes may magnify the adverse impact on such class of changes in the value of the assets, changes in the distributions on the assets,
                    defaults and recoveries on the assets, capital gains and losses on the assets, prepayment on assets and availability, price and interest rates of assets.</div>
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                  <div>Structured finance securities are typically privately offered and sold, and thus are not registered under the securities laws. As a result, investments in structured finance securities may be characterized by the Fund as illiquid
                    securities; however, an active dealer market may exist which would allow such securities to be considered liquid in some circumstances.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk. </font>Mortgage-backed securities represent an interest in a pool of mortgages. The risks associated with mortgage-backed securities include: (1) credit risk
                    associated with the performance of the underlying mortgage properties and of <br>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">the borrowers owning these properties; (2) adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances, which are more likely to have an adverse impact on mortgage-backed securities
                  secured by loans on certain types of commercial properties than on those secured by loans on residential properties; (3) prepayment risk, which can lead to significant fluctuations in the value of the mortgage-backed security; (4) loss of
                  all or part of the premium, if any, paid; and (5) decline in the market value of the security, whether resulting from changes in interest rates, prepayments on the underlying mortgage collateral or perceptions of the credit risk
                  associated with the underlying mortgage collateral. The value of mortgage-backed securities may be substantially dependent on the servicing of the underlying pool of mortgages.</td>
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                  <div>When market interest rates decline, more mortgages are refinanced and the securities are paid off earlier than expected. Prepayments may also occur on a scheduled basis or due to foreclosure. When market interest rates increase, the
                    market values of mortgage-backed securities decline. At the same time, however, mortgage refinancings and prepayments slow, which lengthens the effective maturities of these securities. As a result, the negative effect of the rate
                    increase on the market value of mortgage-backed securities is usually more pronounced than it is for other types of debt securities. In addition, due to increased instability in the credit markets, the market for some mortgage-backed
                    securities has experienced reduced liquidity and greater volatility with respect to the value of such securities, making it more difficult to value such securities. The Fund may invest in sub- prime mortgages or mortgage-backed
                    securities that are backed by sub-prime mortgages.</div>
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                  <div>Moreover, the relationship between prepayments and interest rates may give some high-yielding mortgage-related and asset-backed securities less potential for growth in value than conventional bonds with comparable maturities. In
                    addition, in periods of falling interest rates, the rate of prepayments tends to increase. During such periods, the reinvestment of prepayment proceeds by the Fund will generally be at lower rates than the rates that were carried by the
                    obligations that have been prepaid. Because of these and other reasons, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities&#8217; total return and maturity may be difficult to predict precisely. To the extent that the Fund purchases
                    mortgage-related and asset-backed securities at a premium, prepayments (which may be made without penalty) may result in loss of the Fund&#8217;s principal investment to the extent of premium paid.</div>
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                  <div>Mortgage-backed securities generally are classified as either commercial mortgage-backed securities (&#8220;CMBS&#8221;) or residential mortgage-backed securities (&#8220;RMBS&#8221;), each of which are subject to certain specific risks.</div>
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                  <div><u>Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk</u>. The market for CMBS developed more recently and, in terms of total outstanding principal amount of issues, is relatively small compared to the market for residential single-family
                    mortgage-related securities. CMBS are subject to particular risks, including lack of standardized terms, have shorter maturities than residential mortgage loans and provide for payment of all or substantially all of the principal only
                    at maturity rather than regular amortization of principal. In addition, commercial lending generally is viewed as exposing the lender to a greater risk of loss than one-to-four family residential lending. Commercial lending typically
                    involves larger loans to single borrowers or groups of related borrowers than residential one-to-four family mortgage loans. In addition, the repayment of loans secured by income producing properties typically is dependent upon the
                    successful operation of the related real estate project and the cash flow generated therefrom. Net operating income of an income-producing property can be affected by, among other things: tenant mix, success of tenant businesses,
                    property management decisions, property location and condition, competition from comparable types of properties, changes in laws that increase operating expense or limit rents that may be charged, any need to address environmental
                    contamination at the property, the occurrence of any uninsured casualty at the property, changes in national, regional or local economic conditions and/or specific industry segments, declines in regional or local real estate values,
                    declines in regional or local <br>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">rental or occupancy rates, increases in interest rates, real estate tax rates and other operating expenses, change in governmental rules, regulations and fiscal policies, including
                  environmental legislation, acts of God, terrorism, social unrest and civil disturbances. Consequently, adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances are more likely to have an adverse impact on mortgage-related securities
                  secured by loans on commercial properties than on those secured by loans on residential properties. Economic downturns and other events that limit the activities of and demand for commercial retail and office spaces (such as the current
                  crisis) adversely impact the value of such securities. Additional risks may be presented by the type and use of a particular commercial property. Special risks are presented by hospitals, nursing homes, hospitality properties and certain
                  other property types. Commercial property values and net operating income are subject to volatility, which may result in net operating income becoming insufficient to cover debt service on the related mortgage loan. The exercise of
                  remedies and successful realization of liquidation proceeds relating to CMBS may be highly dependent on the performance of the servicer or special servicer. There may be a limited number of special servicers available, particularly those
                  that do not have conflicts of interest.</td>
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                  <div><u>Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk</u>. Credit-related risk on RMBS arises from losses due to delinquencies and defaults by the borrowers in payments on the underlying mortgage loans and breaches by originators and
                    servicers of their obligations under the underlying documentation pursuant to which the RMBS are issued. The rate of delinquencies and defaults on residential mortgage loans and the aggregate amount of the resulting losses will be
                    affected by a number of factors, including general economic conditions, particularly those in the area where the related mortgaged property is located, the level of the borrower&#8217;s equity in the mortgaged property and the individual
                    financial circumstances of the borrower. If a residential mortgage loan is in default, foreclosure on the related residential property may be a lengthy and difficult process involving significant legal and other expenses. The net
                    proceeds obtained by the holder on a residential mortgage loan following the foreclosure on the related property may be less than the total amount that remains due on the loan. The prospect of incurring a loss upon the foreclosure of
                    the related property may lead the holder of the residential mortgage loan to restructure the residential mortgage loan or otherwise delay the foreclosure process. These risks are elevated given the current distressed economic, market,
                    health and labor conditions, notably, increased levels of unemployment, delays and delinquencies in payments of mortgage and rent obligations, and uncertainty regarding the effects and extent of government intervention with respect to
                    mortgage payments and other economic matters.</div>
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                  <div><u>Sub-Prime Mortgage Market Risk</u>. The residential mortgage market in the United States has experienced difficulties that may adversely affect the performance and market value of certain mortgages and mortgage-related securities.
                    Delinquencies and losses on residential mortgage loans (especially sub-prime and second-line mortgage loans) generally have increased recently and may continue to increase, and a decline in or flattening of housing values (as has
                    recently been experienced and may continue to be experienced in many housing markets) may exacerbate such delinquencies and losses. Borrowers with adjustable rate mortgage loans are more sensitive to changes in interest rates, which
                    affect their monthly mortgage payments, and may be unable to secure replacement mortgages at comparably low interest rates. Also, a number of residential mortgage loan originators have experienced serious financial difficulties or
                    bankruptcy. Largely due to the foregoing, reduced investor demand for mortgage loans and mortgage-related securities and increased investor yield requirements have caused limited liquidity in the secondary market for mortgage-related
                    securities, which can adversely affect the market value of mortgage-related securities. It is possible that such limited liquidity in such secondary markets could continue or worsen. If the economy of the United States deteriorates
                    further, the incidence of mortgage foreclosures, especially sub-prime <br>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">mortgages, may increase, which may adversely affect the value of any mortgage-backed securities owned by the Fund.</td>
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                  <div>The significance of the mortgage crisis and loan defaults in residential mortgage loan sectors led to the enactment of numerous pieces of legislation relating to the mortgage and housing markets. These actions, along with future
                    legislation or regulation, may have significant impacts on the mortgage market generally and may result in a reduction of available transactional opportunities for the Fund or an increase in the cost associated with such transactions
                    and may adversely impact the value of RMBS.</div>
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                  <div>During the mortgage crisis, a number of originators and servicers of residential and commercial mortgage loans, including some of the largest originators and servicers in the residential and commercial mortgage loan market,
                    experienced serious financial difficulties. Such difficulties may affect the performance of non-agency RMBS and CMBS. There can be no assurance that originators and servicers of mortgage loans will not continue to experience serious
                    financial difficulties or experience such difficulties in the future, including becoming subject to bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, or that underwriting procedures and policies and protections against fraud will be sufficient in
                    the future to prevent such financial difficulties or significant levels of default or delinquency on mortgage loans.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Asset-Backed Securities Risk. </font>In addition to the general risks associated with credit securities discussed herein and the risks discussed under &#8220;Structured Finance Investments Risks,&#8221; ABS are
                    subject to additional risks. ABS involve certain risks in addition to those presented by MBS. ABS do not have the benefit of the same security interest in the underlying collateral as MBS and are more dependent on the borrower&#8217;s ability
                    to pay and may provide the Fund with a less effective security interest in the related collateral than do MBS. There is the possibility that recoveries on the underlying collateral may not, in some cases, be available to support
                    payments on these securities. The collateral underlying ABS may constitute assets related to a wide range of industries and sectors, such as credit card and automobile receivables or other assets derived from consumer, commercial or
                    corporate sectors.</div>
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                  <div>For example, ABS can be collateralized with credit card and automobile receivables. Credit card receivables are generally unsecured, and the debtors are entitled to the protection of a number of state and federal consumer credit
                    laws, many of which give debtors the right to set off certain amounts owed on the credit cards, thereby reducing the balance due. These risks are elevated given the currently distressed economic, market, labor and health conditions.</div>
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                  <div>Most issuers of automobile receivables permit the servicers to retain possession of the underlying obligations. If the servicer were to sell these obligations to another party, there is a risk that the purchaser would acquire an
                    interest superior to that of the holders of the related automobile receivables. In addition, because of the large number of vehicles involved in a typical issuance and technical requirements under state laws, the trustee for the holders
                    of the automobile receivables may not have an effective security interest in all of the obligations backing such receivables. If the economy of the United States deteriorates, defaults on securities backed by credit card, automobile and
                    other receivables may increase, which may adversely affect the value of any ABS owned by the Fund. In recent years, certain automobile manufacturers have been granted access to emergency loans from the U.S. Government and have
                    experienced bankruptcy. As a result of these events, the value of securities backed by receivables from the sale or lease of automobiles may be adversely affected.</div>
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                  <div>If the economy of the United States deteriorates, defaults on securities backed by credit card, automobile and other receivables may increase, which may adversely affect the value of any ABS owned by the Fund. In addition, these
                    securities may provide the Fund with a less effective security interest in the related collateral than do mortgage- related <br>
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                  <div>ABS collateralized by other types of assets are subject to risks associated with the underlying collateral.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">CLO, CDO and CBO Risk. </font>In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, CLOs, collateralized debt obligations (&#8220;CDOs&#8221;), and collateralized bond obligations
                    (&#8220;CBOs&#8221;) are subject to additional risks. CLOs, CDOs and CBOs are subject to risks associated with the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the
                    collateral may decline in value or default; and the complex structure of the security may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected investment results. The credit quality of
                    CLOs, CDOs and CBOs depends primarily upon the quality of the underlying assets and the level of credit support and/or enhancement provided. The underlying assets (e.g., debt obligations) of CLOs, CDOs and CBOs are subject to
                    prepayments, which shorten the weighted average maturity and may lower the return of the securities issued by the CLOs, CDOs and CBOs. If the credit support or enhancement is exhausted, losses or delays in payment may result if the
                    required payments of principal and interest are not made. The value of securities issued by CLOs, CDOs and CBOs also may change because of changes in market value; changes in the market&#8217;s perception of the creditworthiness of the
                    servicing agent for the pool, the originator of the pool, or the financial institution or fund providing the credit support or enhancement; loan performance and prices; broader sentiment and standing in the economic cycle, including
                    expectations regarding future loan defaults; liquidity conditions; and supply and demand at the various tranche levels. Finally, CLOs, CDOs and CBOs are limited recourse and may not be paid in full and may be subject to up to 100% loss.
                    See &#8220;Risks&#8212;CLO, CDO and CBO Risk.&#8221;</div>
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                  <div>The Fund may invest in any portion of the capital structure of CLOs (including the subordinated, residual and deep mezzanine debt tranches). Investment in the subordinated tranche is subject to special risks. The subordinated tranche
                    does not receive ratings and is considered the riskiest portion of the capital structure of a CLO. The subordinated tranche is junior in priority of payment to the more senior tranches of the CLO and is subject to certain payment
                    restrictions. As a result, the subordinated tranche bears the bulk of defaults from the loans in the CLO. In addition, the subordinated tranche generally has only limited voting rights and generally does not benefit from any creditors&#8217;
                    rights or ability to exercise remedies under the indenture governing the CLO notes. Certain mezzanine tranches in which the Fund may invest may also be subject to certain risks similar to risks associated with investment in the
                    subordinated tranche.</div>
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                  <div>The subordinated tranche is unsecured and ranks behind all of the secured creditors, known or unknown, of the CLO issuer, including the holders of the secured notes it has issued. Consequently, to the extent that the value of the
                    issuer&#8217;s portfolio of loan investments has been reduced as a result of conditions in the credit markets, defaulted loans, capital gains and losses on the underlying assets, prepayment or changes in interest rates, the value of the
                    subordinated tranche realized at redemption could be reduced. Accordingly, the subordinated tranche may not be paid in full and may be subject to up to 100% loss. The leveraged nature of subordinated notes may magnify the adverse impact
                    on the subordinated notes of changes in the market value of the investments held by the issuer, changes in the distributions on those investments, defaults and recoveries on those investments, capital gains and losses on those
                    investments, prepayments on those investments and availability, prices and interest rates of those investments. Investments in the subordinated tranche of a CLO are generally less liquid than CLO debt tranches and subject to extensive
                    transfer restrictions, and there may be no market for subordinated notes. Certain mezzanine tranches in which the Fund may invest may also be subject to <br>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Risks Associated with Risk-Linked Securities. </font>RLS are a form of derivative issued by insurance companies and insurance-related special purpose vehicles that apply securitization techniques to
                    catastrophic property and casualty damages. Unlike other insurable low-severity, high-probability events (such as auto collision coverage), the insurance risk of which can be diversified by writing large numbers of similar policies, the
                    holders of a typical RLS are exposed to the risks from high-severity, low-probability events such as that posed by major earthquakes or hurricanes. RLS represent a method of reinsurance, by which insurance companies transfer their own
                    portfolio risk to other reinsurance companies and, in the case of RLS, to the capital markets. A typical RLS provides for income and return of capital similar to other fixed-income investments, but involves full or partial default if
                    losses resulting from a certain catastrophe exceeded a predetermined amount. In essence, investors invest funds in RLS and if a catastrophe occurs that &#8220;triggers&#8221; the RLS, investors may lose some or all of the capital invested. In the
                    case of an event, the funds are paid to the bond sponsor&#8212;an insurer, reinsurer or corporation&#8212;to cover losses. In return, the bond sponsors pay interest to investors for this catastrophe protection. RLS can be structured to pay-off on
                    three types of variables&#8212;insurance-industry catastrophe loss indices, insure-specific catastrophe losses and parametric indices based on the physical characteristics of catastrophic events. Such variables are difficult to predict or
                    model, and the risk and potential return profiles of RLS may be difficult to assess. Catastrophe-related RLS have been in use since the 1990s, and the securitization and risk-transfer aspects of such RLS are beginning to be employed in
                    other insurance and risk-related areas. No active trading market may exist for certain RLS, which may impair the ability of the Fund to realize full value in the event of the need to liquidate such assets.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Risks Associated with Structured Notes. </font>Investments in structured notes involve risks associated with the issuer of the note and the reference instrument. Where the Fund&#8217;s investments in
                    structured notes are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, referenced bonds and stock indices, depending on the factor used and the use of multipliers or deflators, changes in
                    interest rates and movement of the factor may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured note to be reduced to zero, and any further
                    changes in the reference instrument may then reduce the principal amount payable on maturity. Structured notes may be less liquid than other types of securities and more volatile than the reference instrument or security underlying the
                    note.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Senior Loans Risk. </font>The Fund may invest in senior secured floating rate Loans made to corporations and other non-governmental entities and issuers (&#8220;Senior Loans&#8221;). Senior Loans typically hold
                    the most senior position in the capital structure of the issuing entity, are typically secured with specific collateral and typically have a claim on the assets and/or stock of the borrower that is senior to that held by subordinated
                    debt holders and stockholders of the borrower. The Fund&#8217;s investments in Senior Loans are typically below-investment grade and are considered speculative because of the credit risk of their issuers. The risks associated with Senior
                    Loans of below-investment grade quality are similar to the risks of other lower grade Income Securities, although Senior Loans are typically senior and secured in contrast to subordinated and unsecured Income Securities. Senior Loans&#8217;
                    higher standing has historically resulted in generally higher recoveries in the event of a corporate reorganization. In addition, because their interest payments are adjusted for changes in short-term interest rates, investments in
                    Senior Loans generally have less interest rate risk than other lower grade Income Securities, which may have fixed interest rates. See &#8220;Risks&#8212;Senior Loans Risk.&#8221;</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Second Lien Loans Risk. </font>The Fund may invest in &#8220;second lien&#8221; secured floating rate Loans made by public and private corporations and other non-governmental entities and <br>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">issuers for a variety of purposes (&#8220;Second Lien Loans&#8221;). Second Lien Loans are second in right of payment to one or more Senior Loans of the related borrower. Second Lien Loans are
                  subject to the same risks associated with investment in Senior Loans and other lower grade Income Securities. However, Second Lien Loans are second in right of payment to Senior Loans and therefore are subject to the additional risk that
                  the cash flow of the borrower and any property securing the Loan may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments after giving effect to the senior secured obligations of the borrower. Second Lien Loans are expected to have greater price
                  volatility and exposure to losses upon default than Senior Loans and may be less liquid. There is also a possibility that originators will not be able to sell participations in Second Lien Loans, which would create greater credit risk
                  exposure.</td>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Subordinated Secured Loans Risk. </font>Subordinated secured Loans generally are subject to similar risks as those associated with investment in Senior Loans, Second Lien Loans and below investment
                    grade securities. However, such loans may rank lower in right of payment than any outstanding Senior Loans, Second Lien Loans or other debt instruments with higher priority of the Borrower and therefore are subject to additional risk
                    that the cash flow of the Borrower and any property securing the loan may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments and repayment of principal in the event of default or bankruptcy after giving effect to the higher ranking secured
                    obligations of the Borrower. Subordinated secured Loans are expected to have greater price volatility than Senior Loans and Second Lien Loans and may be less liquid.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Unsecured Loans Risk. </font>Unsecured Loans generally are subject to similar risks as those associated with investment in Senior Loans, Second Lien Loans, subordinated secured Loans and below
                    investment grade securities. However, because unsecured Loans have lower priority in right of payment to any higher ranking obligations of the Borrower and are not backed by a security interest in any specific collateral, they are
                    subject to additional risk that the cash flow of the Borrower and available assets may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments and repayment of principal after giving effect to any higher ranking obligations of the Borrower.
                    Unsecured Loans are expected to have greater price volatility than Senior Loans, Second Lien Loans and subordinated secured Loans and may be less liquid.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Loans and Loan Participations and Assignments Risk. </font><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Fund may invest in loans directly or through participations or assignments. </font>The






                    Fund may purchase Loans on a direct assignment basis from a participant in the original syndicate of lenders or from subsequent assignees of such interests. The Fund may also purchase, without limitation, participations in Loans. The
                    purchaser of an assignment typically succeeds to all the rights and obligations of the assigning institution and becomes a lender under the credit agreement with respect to the debt obligation; however, the purchaser&#8217;s rights can be
                    more restricted than those of the assigning institution, and, in any event, the Fund may not be able to unilaterally enforce all rights and remedies under the loan and with regard to any associated collateral. A participation typically
                    results in a contractual relationship only with the institution participating out the interest, not with the Borrower. In purchasing participations, the Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the Borrower with the
                    terms of the loan agreement against the Borrower, and the Fund may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the debt obligation in which it has purchased the participation. As a result, the Fund will be exposed to the credit
                    risk of both the Borrower and the institution selling the participation. Further, in purchasing participations in lending syndicates, the Fund may not be able to conduct the same due diligence on the Borrower with respect to a Senior
                    Loan that the Fund would otherwise conduct. In addition, as a holder of the participations, the Fund may not have voting rights or inspection rights that the Fund would otherwise have if it were investing directly in the Senior Loan,
                    which may result in the Fund being exposed to greater credit or fraud risk with respect to the Borrower or the Senior Loan. Lenders selling a participation and other persons inter-positioned between the lender and the Fund with respect
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                  Fund may be more susceptible to economic, political or regulatory occurrences affecting such industries.</td>
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                  <div>Certain of the loan participations or assignments acquired by the Fund may involve unfunded commitments of the lenders, revolving credit facilities, delayed draw credit facilities or other investments under which a borrower may from
                    time to time borrow and repay amounts up to the maximum amount of the facility. In such cases, the Fund would have an obligation to advance its portion of such additional borrowings upon the terms specified in the loan documentation.
                    Such an obligation may have the effect of requiring the Fund to increase its investment in a company at a time when it might not be desirable to do so (including at a time when the company&#8217;s financial condition makes it unlikely that
                    such amounts will be repaid). These commitments are generally subject to the borrowers meeting certain criteria such as compliance with covenants and certain operational metrics. The terms of the borrowings and financings subject to
                    commitment are comparable to the terms of other loans and related investments in the Fund&#8217;s portfolio.</div>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;">The Fund invests in or is exposed to loans and other similar debt obligations that are sometimes referred to as &#8220;covenant-lite&#8221; loans or obligations, which are generally subject to more risk
                  than investments that contain traditional financial maintenance covenants and financial reporting requirements.</td>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Mezzanine Investments Risk. </font>The Fund may invest in certain lower grade securities known as &#8220;Mezzanine Investments,&#8221; which are subordinated debt securities that are generally issued in private
                    placements in connection with an equity security (e.g., with attached warrants) or may be convertible into equity securities. Mezzanine Investments are subject to the same risks associated with investment in Senior Loans, Second Lien
                    Loans and other lower grade Income Securities. However, Mezzanine Investments may rank lower in right of payment than any outstanding Senior Loans and Second Lien Loans of the borrower, or may be unsecured (i.e., not backed by a
                    security interest in any specific collateral), and are subject to the additional risk that the cash flow of the borrower and available assets may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments after giving effect to any higher ranking
                    obligations of the borrower. Mezzanine Investments are expected to have greater price volatility and exposure to losses upon default than Senior Loans and Second Lien Loans and may be less liquid.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Distressed and Defaulted Securities Risk. </font>Investments in the securities of financially distressed issuers involve substantial risks. These securities may present a substantial risk of default
                    or may be in default at the time of investment. The Fund may incur additional expenses to the extent it is required to seek recovery upon a default in the payment of principal or interest on its portfolio holdings. In any reorganization
                    or liquidation proceeding relating to a portfolio company, the Fund may lose its entire investment or may be required to accept cash or securities with a value less than its original investment. Among the risks inherent in investments
                    in a troubled entity is the fact that it frequently may be difficult to obtain information as to the true financial condition of such issuer. The Adviser&#8217;s judgment about the credit quality of the issuer and the relative value and
                    liquidity of its securities may prove to be wrong.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Convertible Securities Risk. </font>Convertible securities, debt or preferred equity securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, equity securities, are generally preferred stocks and other
                    securities, including fixed-income securities and warrants that are convertible into or exercisable for common stock. Convertible securities generally participate in the appreciation or depreciation of the underlying stock into which
                    they are convertible, but to a lesser degree and are subject to the risks associated with debt and equity securities, including interest rate, market and issuer risks. For example, if market interest rates rise, the value of a
                    convertible security usually falls. Certain convertible securities may <br>
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                  <div>combine higher or lower current income with options and other features. Warrants are options to buy a stated number of shares of common stock at a specified price anytime during the life of the warrants (generally, two or more
                    years). Convertible securities may be lower-rated securities subject to greater levels of credit risk. A convertible security may be converted before it would otherwise be most appropriate, which may have an adverse effect on the Fund&#8217;s
                    ability to achieve its investment objective.</div>
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                  <div>&#8220;Synthetic&#8221; convertible securities are selected based on the similarity of their economic characteristics to those of a traditional convertible security due to the combination of separate securities that possess the two principal
                    characteristics of a traditional convertible security, <font style="font-style: italic;">i.e.</font>, an income-producing security (&#8220;income-producing component&#8221;) and the right to acquire an equity security (&#8220;convertible component&#8221;).
                    The income-producing component is achieved by investing in non-convertible, income-producing securities such as bonds, preferred stocks and money market instruments, which may be represented by derivative instruments.</div>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;">The convertible component is achieved by investing in securities or instruments such as warrants or options to buy common stock at a certain exercise price, or options on a stock index. A
                  simple example of a synthetic convertible security is the combination of a traditional corporate bond with a warrant to purchase equity securities of the issuer of the bond. The income-producing and convertible components of a synthetic
                  convertible security may be issued separately by different issuers and at different times.</td>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Stock Risks. </font>The Fund may invest in preferred stock. Preferred stock represents an equity interest in a company that generally entitles the holder to receive, in preference to the
                    holders of other stocks such as common stocks, dividends and a fixed share of the proceeds resulting from a liquidation of the company. Preferred stocks may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred stock is subject to
                    issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company&#8217;s preferred stock generally pays dividends (if declared) only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other
                    debt. For this reason, the value of preferred stock will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company&#8217;s financial condition or prospects.</div>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;">Preferred stock has properties of both an equity and a debt instrument and is generally considered a hybrid instrument. Preferred stock is senior to common stock, but is subordinate to bonds
                  in terms of claims or rights to their share of the assets of the company. Preferred stocks may be significantly less liquid than many other securities, such as U.S. Government securities, corporate debt and common stock. See
                  &#8220;Risks&#8212;Preferred Stock Risk.&#8221;</td>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk. </font>The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in non-U.S. dollar-denominated Income Securities of foreign issuers. Investing in foreign issuers may involve
                    certain risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers due to increased exposure to foreign economic, political and legal developments, including favorable or unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates,
                    exchange control regulations (including currency blockage), expropriation or nationalization of assets, imposition of withholding taxes on payments, and possible difficulty in obtaining and enforcing judgments against foreign entities.
                    Furthermore, issuers of foreign securities and obligations are subject to different, often less comprehensive, accounting, reporting and disclosure requirements than domestic issuers. The securities and obligations of some foreign
                    companies and foreign markets are less liquid and at times more volatile than comparable U.S. securities, obligations and markets. These risks may be more pronounced to the extent that the Fund invests a significant amount of its assets
                    in companies located in one region and to the extent that the Fund invests in securities of issuers in emerging markets. The Fund may also invest in U.S. dollar- denominated Income Securities of foreign issuers, which are subject to
                    many of the risks described above regarding Income Securities of foreign issuers denominated in foreign currencies. <br>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">See &#8220;Risks&#8212; Foreign Securities Risk.&#8221; These risks are heightened under the current conditions.</td>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk. </font>The Fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in Income Securities the issuers of which are located in countries considered to be emerging markets. Investing in
                    securities in emerging countries generally entails greater risks than investing in securities in developed countries. Securities issued by governments or issuers in emerging market countries are more likely to have greater exposure to
                    the risks of investing in foreign securities. These risks are elevated under current conditions and include: (1)&#160;less social, political and economic stability; (2)&#160;the small size of the markets for such securities, limited access to
                    investments in the event of market closures and the low or nonexistent volume of trading, which result in a lack of liquidity, greater price volatility, and higher risk of failed trades or other trading issues; (3)&#160;certain national
                    policies that may restrict the Fund&#8217;s investment opportunities, including restrictions on investment in issuers or industries deemed sensitive to national interests; (4)&#160;foreign taxation; (5)&#160;inflation and rapid fluctuations in interest
                    rates; (6) currency devaluations; (7) dependence on a few key trading partners; and (8) the absence of developed structures governing private or foreign investment or allowing for judicial redress for investment losses or injury to
                    private property. Sovereign debt of emerging countries may be in default or present a greater risk of default, the risk of which is heightened given the current conditions. These risks are heightened for investments in frontier markets.</div>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;">The Sub-Adviser has broad discretion to identify countries that it considers to qualify as &#8220;emerging markets.&#8221;&#160; In determining whether a country is an emerging market, the Sub-Adviser may take
                  into account specific or general factors that the Sub-Adviser deems to be relevant, including interest rates, inflation rates, exchange rates, monetary and fiscal policies, trade and current account balances and/or legal, social and
                  political developments, as well as whether the country is considered to be emerging or developing by supranational organizations such as the World Bank, the United Nations or other similar entities.&#160; Emerging market countries generally
                  will include countries with low gross national product per capita and the potential for rapid economic growth and are likely to be located in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern and Central Europe and Central and South America. See
                  &#8220;Risks&#8212;Emerging Markets Risk.&#8221;</td>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Currency Risk. </font>The value of securities denominated or quoted in foreign currencies may be adversely affected by fluctuations in the relative currency exchange rates and by exchange
                    control regulations. The Fund&#8217;s investment performance may be negatively affected by a devaluation of a currency in which the Fund&#8217;s investments are denominated or quoted. Further, the Fund&#8217;s investment performance may be significantly
                    affected, either positively or negatively, by currency exchange rates because the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated or quoted in another currency will increase or decrease in response to changes in the value of such currency
                    in relation to the U.S. dollar. See &#8220;Risks&#8212;Foreign Currency Risk.&#8221;</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk. </font>Investments in sovereign debt involve special risks. Foreign governmental issuers of debt or the governmental authorities that control the repayment of the debt may be
                    unable or unwilling to repay principal or pay interest when due. In the event of default, there may be limited or no legal recourse in that, generally, remedies for defaults must be pursued in the courts of the defaulting party.
                    Political conditions, especially a sovereign entity&#8217;s willingness to meet the terms of its debt obligations, are of considerable significance. The ability of a foreign sovereign issuer, especially an emerging market country, to make
                    timely payments on its debt obligations will also be strongly influenced by the sovereign issuer&#8217;s balance of payments, including export performance, its access to international credit facilities and investments, fluctuations of
                    interest rates and the extent of its foreign reserves. See &#8220;Risks&#8212;Sovereign Debt Risk.&#8221;</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Common Equity Securities Risk. </font>The Fund may invest up to 50% of its total assets in Common Equity Securities. Common Equity Securities&#8217; prices fluctuate for a number of <br>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">reasons, including changes in investors&#8217; perceptions of the financial condition of an issuer, the general condition of the relevant stock market and broader domestic and
                  international political and economic events. The prices of Common Equity Securities are also sensitive to general movements in the stock market, so a drop in the stock market may depress the prices of Common Equity Securities to which the
                  Fund has exposure. While broad market measures of Common Equity Securities have historically generated higher average returns than Income Securities, Common Equity Securities have also experienced significantly more volatility in those
                  returns. Equity securities are currently experiencing heightened volatility and therefore, the Fund&#8217;s investments in equity securities are subject to heightened risks related to volatility. Common Equity Securities in which the Fund may
                  invest are structurally subordinated to preferred stock, bonds and other debt instruments in a company&#8217;s capital structure in terms of priority to corporate income and are therefore inherently more risky than preferred stock or debt
                  instruments of such issuers.</td>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Risks Associated with the Fund&#8217;s Covered Call Option Strategy. </font>The ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective is partially dependent on the successful implementation of its
                    covered call option strategy. There are significant differences between the securities and options markets that could result in an imperfect correlation between these markets, causing a given transaction not to achieve its objectives. A
                    decision as to whether, when and how to use options involves the exercise of skill and judgment, and even a well-conceived transaction may be unsuccessful to some degree because of market behavior or unexpected events.</div>
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                  <div>The Fund may write call options on individual securities, securities indices, exchange-traded funds (&#8220;ETFs&#8221;) and baskets of securities. The buyer of an option acquires the right to buy (a call option) or sell (a put option) a certain
                    quantity of a security (the underlying security) or instrument, at a certain price up to a specified point in time or on expiration, depending on the terms. The seller or writer of an option is obligated to sell (a call option) or buy
                    (a put option) the underlying instrument. A call option is &#8220;covered&#8221; if the Fund owns the instrument underlying the call or has an absolute right to acquire the instrument without additional cash consideration (or, if additional cash
                    consideration is required, cash or cash equivalents in such amount are segregated by the Fund&#8217;s custodian). As a seller of covered call options, the Fund faces the risk that it will forgo the opportunity to profit from increases in the
                    market value of the security covering the call option during an option&#8217;s life. As the Fund writes covered calls over more of its portfolio, its ability to benefit from capital appreciation becomes more limited. For certain types of
                    options, the writer of the option will have no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligation under the option. There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist if and when the Fund seeks to close out
                    an option position. Once an option writer has received an exercise notice, it cannot effect a closing purchase transaction in order to terminate its obligation under the option and must deliver the underlying security at the exercise
                    price.</div>
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                  <div>The Fund may write exchange-listed and over-the-counter (&#8220;OTC&#8221;) options. Options written by the Fund with respect to non-U.S. securities, indices or sectors generally will be OTC options. OTC options differ from exchange-listed
                    options in that they are entered into directly with the buyer of the option and not through an exchange or clearing organization that is interposed between the Fund and the counterparty. In an OTC option transaction exercise price,
                    premium and other terms are negotiated between buyer and seller. OTC options are subject to heightened counterparty, credit, liquidity and valuation risks.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Risks of Real Property Asset Companies. </font>The Fund may invest in Income Securities and Common Equity Securities issued by Real Property Asset Companies. Because of the Fund&#8217;s ability to make
                    indirect investments in real estate and in the securities of companies in the real estate industry, it is subject to risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including declines in the value of real estate; general and
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">economic conditions; increased competition; and changes in interest rates. Because of the Fund&#8217;s ability to make indirect investments in natural resources and physical commodities,
                  and in Real Property Asset Companies engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, gold and other precious metals, steel and iron ore production, energy services, forest products, chemicals, coal, alternative energy sources and
                  environmental services, as well as related transportation companies and equipment manufacturers, the Fund is subject to risks associated with such real property assets, including supply and demand risk, depletion risk, regulatory risk and
                  commodity pricing risk. See &#8220;Risks&#8212;Risks of Real Property Asset Companies.&#8221;</td>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Risks of Personal Property Asset Companies. </font>The Fund may invest in Income Securities and Common Equity Securities issued by Personal Property Asset Companies which invest in personal property
                    such as special situation transportation assets (e.g., railcars, airplanes and ships) and collectibles (e.g., antiques, wine and fine art). The risks of special situation transportation assets include cyclicality of supply and demand
                    for transportation assets and risk of decline in the value of transportation assets and rental values. The risks of collectible assets include the difficulty in valuing collectible assets, the relative illiquidity of collectible assets,
                    the prospects of forgery or the inability to assess the authenticity of collectible assets and the high transaction and related costs of purchasing, selling and safekeeping collectible assets. See &#8220;Risks&#8212;Risks of Personal Property Asset
                    Companies.&#8221;</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Private Securities Risk. </font>The Fund may invest in privately issued Income Securities and Common Equity Securities of both public and private companies. Private Securities have additional risk
                    considerations than investments in comparable public investments. Whenever the Fund invests in companies that do not publicly report financial and other material information, it assumes a greater degree of investment risk and reliance
                    upon the Sub-Adviser&#8217;s ability to obtain and evaluate applicable information concerning such companies&#8217; creditworthiness and other investment considerations. Certain Private Securities may be illiquid. Because there is often no readily
                    available trading market for Private Securities, the Fund may not be able to readily dispose of such investments at prices that approximate those at which the Fund could sell them if they were more widely traded. Private Securities are
                    also more difficult to value. Private Securities that are debt securities generally are of below- investment grade quality, frequently are unrated and present many of the same risks as investing in below-investment grade public debt
                    securities.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Investment Funds Risk. </font>As an alternative to holding investments directly, the Fund may also obtain investment exposure to Income Securities and Common Equity Securities by investing up to 30%
                    of its total assets in Investment Funds. Investments in Investment Funds present certain special considerations and risks not present in making direct investments in Income Securities and Common Equity Securities. Investments in
                    Investment Funds involve operating expenses and fees that are in addition to the expenses and fees borne by the Fund. Such expenses and fees attributable to the Fund&#8217;s investment in another Investment Fund are borne indirectly by Common
                    Shareholders. Accordingly, investment in such entities involves expense and fee layering. To the extent management fees of Investment Funds are based on total gross assets, it may create an incentive for such entities&#8217; managers to
                    employ financial leverage, thereby adding additional expense and increasing volatility and risk. A performance-based fee arrangement may create incentives for an adviser or manager to take greater investment risks in the hope of earning
                    a higher profit participation. Investments in Investment Funds frequently expose the Fund to an additional layer of financial leverage. See &#8220;Risks&#8212;Investment Funds Risk.&#8221;</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Synthetic Investments Risk. </font>The Fund may be exposed to certain additional risks to the extent the Sub-Adviser uses derivatives as a means to synthetically implement the Fund&#8217;s investment
                    strategies. If the Fund enters into a derivative instrument whereby it agrees to receive the return of a security or financial instrument or a basket of securities or <br>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">financial instruments, it will typically contract to receive such returns for a predetermined period of time. During such period, the Fund may not have the ability to increase or
                  decrease its exposure. In addition, such customized derivative instruments will likely be highly illiquid, and it is possible that the Fund will not be able to terminate such derivative instruments prior to their expiration date or that
                  the penalties associated with such a termination might impact the Fund&#8217;s performance in a material adverse manner. Furthermore, certain derivative instruments contain provisions giving the counterparty the right to terminate the contract
                  upon the occurrence of certain events. If a termination were to occur, the Fund&#8217;s return could be adversely affected as it would lose the benefit of the indirect exposure to the reference securities and it may incur significant
                  termination expenses. See &#8220;Risks&#8212;Synthetic Investments Risk.&#8221;</td>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Inflation/Deflation Risk. </font>Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As
                    inflation increases, the real value of the Common Shares and distributions can decline. In addition, during any periods of rising inflation, the dividend rates or borrowing costs associated with the Fund&#8217;s use of Financial Leverage
                    would likely increase, which would tend to further reduce returns to Common Shareholders. Deflation risk is the risk that prices throughout the economy decline over time&#8212;the opposite of inflation. Deflation may have an adverse effect on
                    the creditworthiness of issuers and may make issuer default more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Market Discount Risk. </font>The Fund&#8217;s Common Shares have traded both at a premium and at a discount in relation to net asset value. The Fund cannot predict whether the Common Shares will trade in
                    the future at a premium or discount to net asset value. The Fund&#8217;s Common Shares have recently traded at a premium<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>to net asset value per share, which may not be sustainable. If the Common Shares
                    are trading at a premium to net asset value at the time you purchase Common Shares, the net asset value per share of the Common Shares purchased will be less than the purchase price paid. Shares of closed-end investment companies
                    frequently trade at a discount from net asset value, but in some cases have traded above net asset value. The risk of the Common Shares trading at a discount is a risk separate from the risk of a decline in the Fund&#8217;s net asset value as
                    a result of the Fund&#8217;s investment activities. The Fund&#8217;s net asset value will be reduced immediately following an offering of the Common Shares due to the costs of such offering, which will be borne entirely by the Fund. The sale of
                    Common Shares by the Fund (or the perception that such sales may occur) may have an adverse effect on prices of Common Shares in the secondary market. An increase in the number of Common Shares available may put downward pressure on the
                    market price for Common Shares. The Fund may, from time to time, seek the consent of Common Shareholders to permit the issuance and sale by the Fund of Common Shares at a price below the Fund&#8217;s then current net asset value, subject to
                    certain conditions, and such sales of Common Shares at price below net asset value, if any, may increase downward pressure on the market price for Common Shares. These sales, if any, also might make it more difficult for the Fund to
                    sell additional Common Shares in the future at a time and price it deems appropriate.</div>
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                  <div>Whether a Common Shareholder will realize a gain or loss upon the sale of Common Shares depends upon whether the market value of the Common Shares at the time of sale is above or below the price the Common Shareholder paid, taking
                    into account transaction costs for the Common Shares, and is not directly dependent upon the Fund&#8217;s net asset value. Because the market value of the Common Shares will be determined by factors such as the relative demand for and supply
                    of the shares in the market, general market conditions and other factors outside the Fund&#8217;s control, the Fund cannot predict whether the Common Shares will trade at, below or above net asset value, or at, below or above the public
                    offering price for the Common Shares. Common Shares of the Fund are designed primarily for long-term investors; investors in Common Shares should not view the Fund as a vehicle for trading purposes.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Dilution Risk. </font>The voting power of current Common Shareholders will be diluted to the extent that current Common Shareholders do not purchase Common Shares in any future offerings of Common
                    Shares or do not purchase sufficient Common Shares to maintain their percentage interest. If the Fund is unable to invest the proceeds of such offering as intended, the Fund&#8217;s per Common Share distribution may decrease and the Fund may
                    not participate in market advances to the same extent as if such proceeds were fully invested as planned. If the Fund sells Common Shares at a price below net asset value pursuant to the consent of Common Shareholders, shareholders will
                    experience a dilution of the aggregate net asset value per Common Share because the sale price will be less than the Fund&#8217;s then-current net asset value per Common Share. Similarly, were the expenses of the offering to exceed the amount
                    by which the sale price exceeded the Fund&#8217;s then current net asset value per Common Share, shareholders would experience a dilution of the aggregate net asset value per Common Share. This dilution will be experienced by all
                    shareholders, irrespective of whether they purchase Common Shares in any such offering. See &#8220;Description of Capital Structure&#8212; Common Shares&#8212; Issuance of Additional Common Shares.&#8221;</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Financial Leverage Risk. </font>Although the use of Financial Leverage by the Fund may create an opportunity for increased after-tax total return for the Common Shares, it also results in additional
                    risks and can magnify the effect of any losses. If the income and gains earned on securities purchased with Financial Leverage proceeds are greater than the cost of Financial Leverage, the Fund&#8217;s return will be greater than if Financial
                    Leverage had not been used. Conversely, if the income or gains from the securities purchased with such proceeds does not cover the cost of Financial Leverage, the return to the Fund will be less than if Financial Leverage had not been
                    used. There can be no assurance that a leveraging strategy will be implemented or that it will be successful during any period during which it is employed.</div>
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                  <div>Financial Leverage involves risks and special considerations for shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of and dividends on the Common Shares than a comparable portfolio
                    without leverage; the risk that fluctuations in interest rates on Borrowings or in the dividend rate on any Preferred Shares that the Fund must pay will reduce the return to the Common Shareholders; and the effect of Financial Leverage
                    in a declining market, which is likely to cause a greater decline in the net asset value of the Common Shares than if the Fund were not leveraged, which may result in a greater decline in the market price of the Common Shares.</div>
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                  <div>Because the fees received by the Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser are based on the Managed Assets of the Fund (including the proceeds of any Financial Leverage), the Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser have a financial incentive for
                    the Fund to utilize Financial Leverage, which may create a conflict of interest between the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser on the one hand and the Common Shareholders on the other. Common Shareholders bear the portion of the
                    investment advisory fee attributable to the assets purchased with the proceeds of Financial Leverage, which means that Common Shareholders effectively bear the entire advisory fee. In order to manage this conflict of interest, the Board
                    of Trustees will receive regular reports from the Adviser regarding the Fund&#8217;s use of Financial Leverage and the effect of Financial Leverage on the management of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio and the performance of the Fund.</div>
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                  <div>Borrowings may subject the Fund to covenants in credit agreements relating to asset coverage and portfolio composition requirements. Borrowings by the Fund also may subject the Fund to certain restrictions on investments imposed by
                    guidelines of one or more rating agencies, which may issue ratings for such Indebtedness. Such guidelines may impose asset coverage or portfolio composition requirements that are more stringent than those imposed by the 1940 Act.</div>
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                  <div>Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risks that the interest income earned on the investment of the proceeds will be less than the interest expense and Fund expenses <br>
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                  securities and that the securities may not be returned to the Fund. There is no assurance that reverse repurchase agreements can be successfully employed. Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities
                  the Fund is required to purchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities. Successful use of dollar rolls may depend upon the Adviser&#8217;s ability to correctly predict interest rates and prepayments. There is no
                  assurance that dollar rolls can be successfully employed. In connection with reverse repurchase agreements and dollar rolls, the Fund will also be subject to counterparty risk with respect to the purchaser of the securities. If the
                  broker/dealer to whom the Fund sells securities becomes insolvent, the Fund&#8217;s right to purchase or repurchase securities may be restricted.</td>
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                  <div>The Fund may engage in certain derivatives transactions that have economic characteristics similar to leverage. To the extent the terms of any such transaction obligate the Fund to make payments, the Fund intends to earmark or
                    segregate cash or liquid securities in an amount at least equal to the current value of the amount then payable by the Fund under the terms of such transaction or otherwise cover such transaction in accordance with applicable
                    interpretations of the staff of the SEC. To the extent the terms of any such transaction obligate the Fund to deliver particular securities to extinguish the Fund&#8217;s obligations under such transactions, the Fund may &#8220;cover&#8221; its
                    obligations under such transaction by either (i) owning the securities or collateral underlying such transactions or (ii) having an absolute and immediate right to acquire such securities or collateral without additional cash
                    consideration (or, if additional cash consideration is required, having earmarked or segregated cash or liquid securities). Securities so segregated or designated as &#8220;cover&#8221; will be unavailable for sale by the Adviser (unless replaced
                    by other securities qualifying for segregation or cover requirements), which may adversely affect the ability of the Fund to pursue its investment objective.</div>
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                  <div>Recent economic and market events have contributed to severe market volatility and caused severe liquidity strains in the credit markets. If dislocations in the credit markets continue, the Fund&#8217;s leverage costs may increase and
                    there is a risk that the Fund may not be able to renew or replace existing leverage on favorable terms or at all. If the cost of leverage is no longer favorable, or if the Fund is otherwise required to reduce its leverage, the Fund may
                    not be able to maintain distributions on Common Shares at historical levels and Common Shareholders will bear any costs associated with selling portfolio securities.</div>
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                  <div>The Fund&#8217;s total Financial Leverage may vary significantly over time. To the extent the Fund increases its amount of Financial Leverage outstanding, it will be more exposed to these risks. See &#8220;Risks&#8212; Leverage Risk.&#8221;</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Transactions Risk. </font>The Fund may engage in various derivatives transactions for hedging and risk management purposes, to facilitate portfolio management and to earn income or
                    enhance total return. The use of derivatives transactions to earn income or enhance total return may be particularly speculative. Derivatives transactions involve risks. There may be imperfect correlation between the value of derivative
                    instruments and the underlying assets. Derivatives transactions may be subject to risks associated with the possible default of the other party to the transaction. Derivative instruments may be illiquid. Certain derivatives transactions
                    may have economic characteristics similar to leverage, in that relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of an investment. Certain derivatives transactions that involve leverage can result in losses that
                    greatly exceed the amount originally invested. Furthermore, the Fund&#8217;s ability to successfully use derivatives transactions depends on the Adviser&#8217;s ability to predict pertinent securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates
                    and other economic factors, which cannot be assured. The use of derivatives transactions may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require the Fund to sell or purchase portfolio <br>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">securities at inopportune times or for prices other than current market values, may limit the amount of appreciation the Fund can realize on an investment or may cause the Fund to
                  hold a security that it might otherwise sell. Derivatives transactions involve risks of mispricing or improper valuation. The documentation governing a derivative instrument or transaction may be unfavorable or ambiguous. Derivatives
                  transactions may involve commissions and other costs, which may increase the Fund&#8217;s expenses and reduce its return.</td>
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                  <div>Various legislative and regulatory initiatives may impact the availability, liquidity and cost of derivative instruments, limit or restrict the ability of the Fund to use certain derivative instruments or transact with certain
                    counterparties as a part of its investment strategy, increase the costs of using derivative instruments or make derivative instruments less effective. In connection with certain derivatives transactions, the Fund may be required to
                    segregate liquid assets or otherwise cover such transactions. The Fund may earn a lower return on its portfolio than it might otherwise earn if it did not have to segregate assets in respect of, or otherwise cover, its derivatives
                    transactions positions. Segregating assets and covering positions will not limit or offset losses on related positions.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Swap Risk. </font>The Fund may enter into swap transactions, including credit default swaps, total return swaps, index swaps, currency swaps, commodity swaps and interest rate swaps, as well as
                    options thereon, and may purchase or sell interest rate caps, floors and collars. If the Adviser is incorrect in its forecasts of market values, interest rates or currency exchange rates, the investment performance of the Fund may be
                    less favorable than it would have been if these investment techniques were not used. Such transactions are subject to market risk, risk of default by the other party to the transaction and risk of imperfect correlation between the value
                    of such instruments and the underlying assets and may involve commissions or other costs. Swaps generally do not involve the delivery of securities, other underlying assets or principal. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to
                    swaps generally is limited to the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually obligated to make, or in the case of the other party to a swap defaulting, the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to
                    receive. Swaps may effectively add leverage to the Fund&#8217;s portfolio because the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the full notional amount of the swap.</div>
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                  <div>When the Fund acts as a seller of a credit default swap agreement with respect to a debt security, it is subject to the risk that an adverse credit event may occur with respect to the issuer of the debt security and the Fund may be
                    required to pay the buyer the full notional value of the debt security under the swap net of any amounts owed to the Fund by the buyer under the swap (such as the buyer&#8217;s obligation to deliver the debt security to the Fund). As a
                    result, the Fund bears the entire risk of loss due to a decline in value of a referenced debt security on a credit default swap it has sold if there is a credit event with respect to the issuer of the security. If the Fund is a buyer of
                    a credit default swap and no credit event occurs, the Fund may recover nothing if the swap is held through its termination date. However, if a credit event occurs, the Fund generally may elect to receive the full notional value of the
                    swap in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable obligations of the reference entity whose value may have significantly decreased.</div>
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                  <div>The swap market has become more standardized in recent years with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents utilizing standardized swap documentation.</div>
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                  <div>As a result, some swaps have become relatively liquid. Although the swap market has become liquid, certain types of derivatives products, such as caps, floors and collars may be less liquid than swaps in general. Further regulatory
                    developments in the swap market may adversely impact the swap market generally or the Fund&#8217;s ability to use swaps.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk. </font>Counterparty risk is the risk that a counterparty to a Fund transaction (<font style="font-style: italic;">e.g.</font>, prime brokerage or securities lending arrangement or
                    derivatives transaction) will be unable or unwilling to perform its contractual obligation to the Fund. The Fund is exposed to credit risks that the counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments or otherwise meet its
                    contractual obligations. If the counterparty becomes bankrupt or defaults on (or otherwise becomes unable or unwilling to perform, the risk of which is particularly acute under current conditions) its payment or other obligations to the
                    Fund, the Fund may not receive the full amount that it is entitled to receive or may experience delays in recovering the collateral or other assets held by, or on behalf of, the counterparty.</div>
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                  <div>The Fund bears the risk that counterparties may be adversely affected by legislative or regulatory changes, adverse market conditions (such as the current conditions), increased competition, and/or wide scale credit losses resulting
                    from financial difficulties of the counterparties&#8217; other trading partners or borrowers.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Portfolio Turnover Risk. </font>The Fund&#8217;s annual portfolio turnover rate may vary greatly from year to year. Portfolio turnover rate is not considered a limiting factor in the execution of
                    investment decisions for the Fund. A higher portfolio turnover rate results in correspondingly greater brokerage commissions and other transactional expenses that are borne by the Fund. High portfolio turnover may result in an increased
                    realization of net short-term capital gains by the Fund which, when distributed to Common Shareholders, will be taxable as ordinary income. Additionally, in a declining market, portfolio turnover may create realized capital losses.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Securities Risk. </font>Different types of U.S. government securities have different relative levels of credit risk depending on the nature of the particular government support for
                    that security. U.S. government securities may be supported by: (i)&#160;the full faith and credit of the United States government; (ii)&#160;the ability of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury; (iii)&#160;the credit of the issuing agency,
                    instrumentality or government-sponsored entity (&#8220;GSE&#8221;); (iv)&#160;pools of assets (<font style="font-style: italic;">e.g.</font>, mortgage-backed securities); or (v)&#160;the United States in some other way. The U.S. government and its agencies
                    and instrumentalities do not guarantee the market value of their securities, which may fluctuate in value and are subject to investment risks, and certain U.S. government securities may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the
                    United States government. Any downgrades of the U.S. credit rating could increase volatility in both stock and bond markets, result in higher interest rates and higher Treasury yields and increase the costs of all debt generally. The
                    value of U.S. government obligations may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates. It is possible that the issuers of some U.S. government securities will not have the funds to timely meet their payment obligations in the
                    future and there is a risk of default. For certain agency and GSE issued securities, there is no guarantee the U.S. government will support the agency or GSE if it is unable to meet its obligations.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">UK Departure from EU (&#8220;Brexit&#8221;) Risk. </font>On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom officially withdrew from the European Union (&#8220;EU&#8221;) and the two sides entered into a transition phase, scheduled
                    to conclude on December 31, 2020, where the United Kingdom effectively remains in the EU from an economic perspective, but no longer has any political representation in the EU parliament. During this transition phase, which could be
                    extended beyond December of 2020, the United Kingdom is expected to negotiate a new trade deal with the EU. Due to political uncertainty, it is not possible to anticipate whether the United Kingdom and the EU will be able to agree and
                    implement a new trade agreement or what the nature of such trade arrangement will be. Throughout the withdrawal process and afterward, the impact on the United Kingdom and Economic and Monetary Union and the broader global economy is
                    unknown but could be significant and could result in increased volatility and illiquidity and potentially lower economic growth. The political divisions surrounding Brexit within the United Kingdom, as well as those between the UK and
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">economy and currency of the United Kingdom and the EU. Any further exits from member states of the EU, or the possibility of such exits, would likely cause additional market
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                  <div>In addition to the effects on the Fund&#8217;s investments in European issuers, the unavoidable uncertainties and events related to Brexit could negatively affect the value and liquidity of the Fund&#8217;s other investments, increase taxes and
                    costs of business and cause volatility in currency exchange rates and interest rates. Brexit could adversely affect the performance of contracts in existence at the date of Brexit and European, UK or worldwide political, regulatory,
                    economic or market conditions and could contribute to instability in political institutions, regulatory agencies and financial markets. Brexit could also lead to legal uncertainty and politically divergent national laws and regulations
                    as a new relationship between the UK and EU is defined and as the UK determines which EU laws to replace or replicate. In addition, Brexit could lead to further disintegration of the EU and related political stresses (including those
                    related to sentiment against cross border capital movements and activities of investors like the Fund), prejudice to financial services businesses that are conducting business in the EU and which are based in the UK, legal uncertainty
                    regarding achievement of compliance with applicable financial and commercial laws and regulations in view of the expected steps to be taken pursuant to or in contemplation of Brexit. Any of these effects of Brexit, and others that
                    cannot be anticipated, could adversely affect the Fund&#8217;s business, results of operations and financial condition.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Redenomination Risk. </font>The result of Brexit, the progression of the European debt crisis and the possibility of one or more Eurozone countries exiting the European Monetary Union (&#8220;EMU&#8221;), or
                    even the collapse of the euro as a common currency, has created significant volatility in currency and financial markets generally. The effects of the collapse of the euro, or of the exit of one or more countries from the EMU, on the
                    U.S. and global economies and securities markets are impossible to predict and any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value and risk profile of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio. Any partial or complete dissolution of the EMU
                    could have significant adverse effects on currency and financial markets, and on the values of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio investments. If one or more EMU countries were to stop using the euro as its primary currency, the Fund&#8217;s investments in
                    such countries may be redenominated into a different or newly adopted currency. As a result, the value of those investments could decline significantly and unpredictably. In addition, securities or other investments that are
                    redenominated may be subject to foreign currency risk, liquidity risk and valuation risk to a greater extent than similar investments currently denominated in euros. To the extent a currency used for redenomination purposes is not
                    specified in respect of certain EMU- related investments, or should the euro cease to be used entirely, the currency in which such investments are denominated may be unclear, making such investments particularly difficult to value or
                    dispose of. The Fund may incur additional expenses to the extent it is required to seek judicial or other clarification of the denomination or value of such securities.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Legislation and Regulation Risk.</font> At any time after the date hereof, legislation may be enacted that could negatively affect the issuers in which the Fund invests. Changing approaches to
                    regulation may also have a negative impact on issuers in which the Fund invests. In addition, legislation or regulation may change the way in which the Fund&#160;is regulated. There can be no assurance that future legislation, regulation or
                    deregulation will not have a material adverse effect on the Fund&#160;or will not impair the ability of the Fund&#160;to achieve its investment objective.</div>
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                  <div>The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the &#8220;Dodd-Frank Act&#8221;), which was signed into law in July 2010, has resulted in significant revisions to the U.S. financial regulatory framework. The Dodd-Frank Act covers
                    a broad range of topics, including, among many others: a reorganization of federal financial regulators; the creation of a process designed to ensure financial system stability and the resolution of <br>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">potentially insolvent financial firms; the enactment of new rules for derivatives trading; the creation of a consumer financial protection watchdog; the registration and regulation
                  of managers of private funds; the regulation of rating agencies; and the enactment of new federal requirements for residential mortgage loans. The regulation of various types of derivative instruments pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act may
                  adversely affect the Fund&#160;or its counterparties.</td>
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                  <div>In late November 2019, the SEC published a proposed rulemaking related to the use of derivatives and certain other transactions by registered investment companies that would, if adopted, for the most part rescind the SEC&#8217;s asset
                    segregation and coverage rules and guidance.&#160; Instead of complying with current requirements, funds would need to trade derivatives and other transactions that potentially create senior securities (except reverse repurchase agreements)
                    subject to a value-at-risk (&#8220;VaR&#8221;) leverage limit, certain other testing requirements and requirements related to board reporting. These new requirements would apply unless a fund qualified as a &#8220;limited derivatives user,&#8221; as defined in
                    the SEC&#8217;s proposal. Reverse repurchase agreements would be subject to asset coverage requirements, and a fund trading reverse repurchase agreements would need to aggregate the amount of indebtedness associated with the reverse
                    repurchase agreements or similar financing transactions with the aggregate amount of any other senior securities representing indebtedness when calculating the fund&#8217;s asset coverage ratio. Reverse repurchase agreements would not be
                    included in the calculation of whether a fund is a limited derivatives user, but for funds subject to the VaR testing, reverse repurchase agreements and similar financing transactions would be included for purposes of such testing. The
                    Adviser cannot predict the effects of these regulations on the Fund&#8217;s portfolio. The Adviser intends to monitor developments and seeks to manage the Fund&#8217;s portfolio in a manner consistent with achieving the Fund&#8217;s investment objective,
                    but there can be no assurance that it will be successful in doing so.</div>
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                  <div>The current presidential administration has called for, and in certain instances has begun to implement, significant changes to U.S. fiscal, tax, trade, healthcare, immigration, foreign, and government regulatory policy. In this
                    regard, there is significant uncertainty with respect to legislation, regulation and government policy at the federal level, as well as the state and local levels. Recent events have created a climate of heightened uncertainty and
                    introduced new and difficult-to-quantify macroeconomic and political risks with potentially far-reaching implications. There has been a corresponding meaningful increase in the uncertainty surrounding interest rates, inflation, foreign
                    exchange rates, trade volumes and fiscal and monetary policy. To the extent the U.S. Congress or the current presidential administration implements changes to U.S. policy, those changes may impact, among other things, the U.S. and
                    global economy, international trade and relations, unemployment, immigration, corporate taxes, healthcare, the U.S. regulatory environment, inflation and other areas. Some particular areas identified as subject to potential change,
                    amendment or repeal include the Dodd-Frank Act, including the Volcker Rule and various swaps and derivatives regulations, credit risk retention requirements and the authorities of the Federal Reserve, the Financial Stability Oversight
                    Council and the SEC. Although the Fund cannot predict the impact, if any, of these changes to the Fund&#8217;s business, they could adversely affect the Fund&#8217;s&#160;business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows. Until the Fund
                    knows what policy changes are made and how those changes impact the Fund&#8217;s business and the business of the Fund&#8217;s competitors over the long term, the Fund will not know if, overall, the Fund will benefit from them or be negatively
                    affected by them.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">LIBOR Risk. </font>The Fund&#8217;s investments and payment obligations may be based on floating rates, such as London Interbank Offer Rate (&#8220;LIBOR&#8221;), Euro Interbank Offered Rate and other similar types
                    of reference rates (each, a &#8220;Reference Rate&#8221;). On July 27, 2017, the Chief Executive of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (&#8220;FCA&#8221;), which regulates LIBOR, announced that the FCA will no longer persuade nor require banks to submit rates
                    for the calculation of LIBOR and certain other Reference Rates after 2021. Such <br>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">announcement indicates that the continuation of LIBOR and other Reference Rates on the current basis cannot and will not be guaranteed after 2021. This announcement and any
                  additional regulatory or market changes may have an adverse impact on a&#160;Fund or its investments.</td>
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                  <div>In advance of 2021, regulators and market participants are expected to work together to identify or develop successor Reference Rates. Additionally, prior to 2021, it is expected that market participants will focus on the transition
                    mechanisms by which the Reference Rates in existing contracts or instruments may be amended, whether through market wide protocols, fallback contractual provisions, bespoke negotiations or amendments or otherwise. Nonetheless, the
                    termination of certain Reference Rates presents risks to the Fund. At this time, it is not possible to completely identify or predict the effect of any such changes, any establishment of alternative Reference Rates or any other reforms
                    to Reference Rates that may be enacted in the UK or elsewhere. The elimination of a Reference Rate or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of Reference Rates could have an adverse impact on the market for or
                    value of any securities or payments linked to those Reference Rates and other financial obligations held by the Fund or on its overall financial condition or results of operations. In addition, any substitute Reference Rate and any
                    pricing adjustments imposed by a regulator or by counterparties or otherwise may adversely affect the Fund&#8217;s performance and/or NAV.</div>
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                  <div>The transition process might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for instruments with terms tied to LIBOR. It could also lead to a reduction in the interest rates on, and the value of, some LIBOR-based investments
                    and reduce the effectiveness of hedges mitigating risk in connection with LIBOR-based investments. Although some LIBOR-based instruments may contemplate a scenario where LIBOR is no longer available by providing for an alternative
                    rate-setting methodology and/or increased costs for certain LIBOR-related instruments or financing transactions, others may not have such provisions and there may be significant uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of any such
                    alternative methodologies. Additionally, because such provisions may differ across instruments (e.g., hedges versus cash positions hedged), LIBOR&#8217;s cessation may give rise to basis risk and render hedges less effective.&#160; As the
                    usefulness of LIBOR as a benchmark could deteriorate during the transition period, these effects and related adverse conditions could occur prior to the end of 2021. There also remains uncertainty and risk regarding the willingness and
                    ability of issuers to include enhanced provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments, notwithstanding significant efforts by the industry to develop robust LIBOR replacement clauses. The effect of any changes to, or
                    discontinuation of, LIBOR on the Fund will vary depending, among other things, on (1) existing fallback or termination provisions in individual contracts and the possible renegotiation of existing contracts and (2) whether, how, and
                    when industry participants develop and adopt new reference rates and fallbacks for both legacy and new products and instruments.&#160; Fund investments may also be tied to other interbank offered rates and currencies, which also will face
                    similar issues.</div>
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                  <div>Certain classes of instruments invested in by the Fund may be more sensitive to LIBOR cessation than others. For example, certain asset classes such as floating rate notes may not contemplate a LIBOR cessation and/or might freeze a
                    last-published or last-used LIBOR rate for all future payment dates upon a discontinuation of LIBOR. Also, for example, syndicated and other business loans tied to LIBOR may not provide a clear roadmap for LIBOR&#8217;s replacement, leaving
                    any future adjustments to the determination of a quantum of lenders. Securitizations and other asset-backed transactions may experience disruption as a result of inconsistencies between when collateral assets shift from LIBOR and what
                    rate those assets replace LIBOR with, on the one hand, and when the securitization notes shift from LIBOR and what rate the securitization notes replace LIBOR with.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Recent Market Developments Risk. </font>Periods of market volatility remain, and may continue to occur in the future, in response to various political, social and economic events both <br>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">within and outside of the United States. These conditions have resulted in, and in many cases continue to result in, greater price volatility, less liquidity, widening credit
                  spreads and a lack of price transparency, with many securities remaining illiquid and of uncertain value. Such market conditions may adversely affect the Fund, including by making valuation of some of the Fund&#8217;s securities uncertain
                  and/or result in sudden and significant valuation increases or declines in the Fund&#8217;s holdings. If there is a significant decline in the value of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio, this may impact the asset coverage levels for the Fund&#8217;s outstanding
                  leverage.</td>
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                  <div>Risks resulting from any future debt or other economic crisis could also have a detrimental impact on the global economic recovery, the financial condition of financial institutions and the Fund&#8217;s business, financial condition and
                    results of operation. Market and economic disruptions have affected, and may in the future affect, consumer confidence levels and spending, personal bankruptcy rates, levels of incurrence and default on consumer debt and home prices,
                    among other factors. To the extent uncertainty regarding the U.S. or global economy negatively impacts consumer confidence and consumer credit factors, the Fund&#8217;s business, financial condition and results of operations could be
                    significantly and adversely affected. Downgrades to the credit ratings of major banks could result in increased borrowing costs for such banks and negatively affect the broader economy. Moreover, Federal Reserve policy, including with
                    respect to certain interest rates, may also adversely affect the value, volatility and liquidity of dividend- and interest-paying securities. Market volatility, rising interest rates and/or unfavorable economic conditions could impair
                    the Fund&#8217;s ability to achieve its investment objective.</div>
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                  <div>The outbreak of COVID-19 is causing materially reduced consumer demand and economic output, disrupting supply chains, resulting in market closures, travel restrictions and quarantines, and adversely impacting local and global
                    economies. As with other serious economic disruptions, governmental authorities and regulators are responding to this crisis with significant fiscal and monetary policy changes, including by providing direct capital infusions into
                    companies, introducing new monetary programs and considerably lowering interest rates, which, in some cases resulted in negative interest rates. These actions, including their possible unexpected or sudden reversal or potential
                    ineffectiveness, could further increase volatility in securities and other financial markets, reduce market liquidity, heighten investor uncertainty and adversely affect the value of the Fund&#8217;s investments and the performance of the
                    Fund.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Increasing Government and other Public Debt Risk.</font> Government and other public debt, including municipal obligations in which the Fund invests, can be adversely affected by large and sudden
                    changes in local and global economic conditions that result in increased debt levels. Although high levels of government and other public debt do not necessarily indicate or cause economic problems, high levels of debt may create
                    certain systemic risks if sound debt management practices are not implemented. A high debt level may increase market pressures to meet an issuer&#8217;s funding needs, which may increase borrowing costs and cause a government or public or
                    municipal entity to issue additional debt, thereby increasing the risk of refinancing. A high debt level also raises concerns that the issuer may be unable or unwilling to repay the principal or interest on its debt, which may adversely
                    impact instruments held by the Fund that rely on such payments. Governmental and quasigovernmental responses to the current economic situation are increasing government and other public debt, which heighten these risks. Unsustainable
                    debt levels can decline the valuation of currencies, and can prevent a government from implementing effective counter-cyclical fiscal policy during economic downturns or can generate or contribute to an economic downturn.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions Risk. </font>Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis may expose the Fund to counterparty risk of default as well as the risk
                    that securities may experience fluctuations in value prior to their actual <br>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">delivery. The Fund generally will not accrue income with respect to a when-issued or delayed delivery security prior to its stated delivery date.</td>
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                  <div>Purchasing securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis can involve the additional risk that the price or yield available in the market when the delivery takes place may not be as favorable as that obtained in the
                    transaction itself.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Short Sales Risk. </font>The Fund may make short sales of securities. A short sale is a transaction in which the Fund sells a security it does not own. If the price of the security sold short
                    increases between the time of the short sale and the time the Fund replaces the borrowed security, the Fund will incur a loss; conversely, if the price declines, the Fund will realize a capital gain. Any gain will be decreased, and any
                    loss will be increased, by the transaction costs incurred by the Fund, including the costs associated with providing collateral to the broker-dealer (usually cash and liquid securities) and the maintenance of collateral with its
                    custodian. Although the Fund&#8217;s gain is limited to the price at which it sold the security short, its potential loss is theoretically unlimited. The Fund may have to pay a premium to borrow the securities and must pay any dividends or
                    interest payable on the securities until they are replaced, which will be expenses of the Fund.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreement Risk. </font>A repurchase agreement exposes the Fund to the risk that the party that sells the security may default on its obligation to repurchase it. The Fund may lose money
                    because it cannot sell the security at the agreed-upon time and price or the security loses value before it can be sold. The Fund may accept a wide variety of underlying securities as collateral for repurchase agreements entered into by
                    the Fund. Rule 5b-3 under the 1940 Act, stipulates that if a repurchase agreement entered into by a fund is &#8220;collateralized fully,&#8221; the repurchase agreement is deemed a transaction in the underlying securities and not a separate
                    security issued to the fund by the selling institution. In order for the repurchase agreement to qualify as &#8220;collateralized fully,&#8221; the collateral must consist solely of cash items, government securities, securities that are rated in
                    the highest rating category by at least two NRSROs (or one NRSRO, if that is the only such NRSRO which has issued a rating on the security) or unrated securities which the Adviser deems to be of comparable quality. However, the Fund may
                    accept collateral in respect of repurchase agreements which do not meet the above criteria, and in such event the repurchase agreement will not be considered &#8220;collateralized fully&#8221; for purposes of Rule 5b-3. Accepting collateral beyond
                    the criteria of Rule 5b-3 exposes the Fund to two categories of risks. First, because the Fund&#8217;s repurchase agreements which are secured by such collateral are not &#8220;collateralized fully&#8221; under Rule 5b-3, the repurchase agreement is
                    considered a separate security issued by the selling institution to the Fund. Accordingly, in addition to the risks of a default or bankruptcy of the selling institution, the Fund must include repurchase agreements that are not
                    &#8220;collateralized fully&#8221; under Rule 5b-3 in its calculations of securities issued by the selling institution held by the Fund for purposes of various diversification and concentration requirements applicable to the Fund. In particular, to
                    the extent a selling institution is a &#8220;securities related business&#8221; for purposes of Section 12(d)(3) of the 1940 Act and Rule 12d3-1 thereunder, the Fund would not be permitted to hold more than 5% of its total assets in securities
                    issued by the selling institution, including repurchase agreements that are not &#8220;collateralized fully&#8221; under Rule 5b-3. While this limitation (as well as other applicable limitations arising under concentration and diversification
                    requirements) limits the Fund&#8217;s exposure to each such selling institution, the Fund will be required to monitor its holdings of such securities and ensure that it complies with the applicable limitations. Second, the collateral
                    underlying a repurchase agreement that is not &#8220;collateralized fully&#8221; under Rule 5b-3 may not qualify as permitted or appropriate investments for the Fund under the Fund&#8217;s investment strategies and limitations. Accordingly, if a selling
                    institution defaults and the Fund takes possession of such collateral, the Fund may need to promptly dispose of such collateral (or other securities held by the Fund, if the Fund exceeds a limitation on a permitted investment by virtue
                    of taking possession of the collateral). In cases of market turmoil (which may be associated with a default or bankruptcy of a selling <br>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">institution), the Fund may have more difficulty than anticipated in selling such securities and/or in avoiding a loss on the sale of such securities. This risk may be more acute in
                  the case of a selling institution&#8217;s insolvency or bankruptcy, which may restrict the Fund&#8217;s ability to dispose of collateral received from the selling institution. The Adviser follows various procedures to monitor the liquidity and
                  quality of any collateral received under a repurchase agreement (as well as the credit quality of each selling institution) designed to minimize these risks, but there can be no assurance that the procedures will be successful in doing
                  so.</td>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Securities Lending Risk. </font>The Fund may lend its portfolio securities to banks or dealers which meet the creditworthiness standards established by the Board of Trustees. Securities lending is
                    subject to the risk that loaned securities may not be available to the Fund on a timely basis and the Fund may therefore lose the opportunity to sell the securities at a desirable price. Any loss in the market price of securities loaned
                    by the Fund that occurs during the term of the loan would be borne by the Fund and would adversely affect the Fund&#8217;s performance. Also, there may be delays in recovery, or no recovery, of securities loaned or even a loss of rights in
                    the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially while the loan is outstanding.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Failure to Qualify as a RIC. </font>To qualify for the favorable U.S. federal income tax treatment generally accorded to RICs, the Fund must, among other things, derive in each taxable year
                    at least 90% of its gross income from certain prescribed sources, meet certain asset diversification tests and distribute for each taxable year at least 90% of its &#8220;investment company taxable income&#8221; (generally, ordinary income plus the
                    excess, if any, of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss). If for any taxable year the Fund does not qualify as a RIC, all of its taxable income for that year (including its net capital gain) would be subject to
                    tax at regular corporate rates without any deduction for distributions to shareholders, and such distributions would be taxable as ordinary dividends to the extent of the Fund&#8217;s current and accumulated earnings and profits.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Conflicts of Interest Risk. </font>Guggenheim Partners is a global asset management and investment advisory organization. Guggenheim Partners and its affiliates advise clients in various markets and
                    transactions and purchase, sell, hold and recommend a broad array of investments for their own accounts and the accounts of clients and of their personnel and the relationships and products they sponsor, manage and advise. Accordingly,
                    Guggenheim Partners and its affiliates may have direct and indirect interests in a variety of global markets and the securities of issuers in which the Fund may directly or indirectly invest. These interests may cause the Fund to be
                    subject to regulatory limits, and in certain circumstances, these various activities may prevent the Fund from participating in an investment decision. As a result, activities and dealings of Guggenheim Partners and its affiliates may
                    affect the Fund in ways that may disadvantage or restrict the Fund or be deemed to benefit Guggenheim Partners and its affiliates. From time to time, conflicts of interest may arise between a portfolio manager&#8217;s management of the
                    investments of the Fund on the one hand and the management of other registered investment companies, pooled investment vehicles and other accounts (collectively, &#8220;other accounts&#8221;) on the other. The other accounts might have similar
                    investment objectives or strategies as the Fund or otherwise hold, purchase, or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the Fund. In certain circumstances, and subject to its fiduciary obligations under the
                    Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the &#8220;Advisers Act&#8221;) and the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Adviser may have to allocate a limited investment opportunity among its clients. The other accounts might also have different investment
                    objectives or strategies than the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be limited in its ability to invest in, or hold securities of, any companies that the Adviser or its affiliates (or other accounts managed by the Adviser or its
                    affiliates) control, or companies in which the Adviser or its affiliates have interests or with whom they do business. For example, affiliates of the Adviser may act as underwriter, lead agent or administrative agent for loans or
                    otherwise participate in the market for loans. <br>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1">Because of limitations imposed by applicable law, the presence of the Adviser&#8217;s affiliates in the markets for loans may restrict the Fund&#8217;s ability to acquire some loans or affect
                  the timing or price of such acquisitions. To address these conflicts, the Fund and Guggenheim Partners and its affiliates have established various policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to detect and prevent such conflicts
                  and prevent the Fund from being disadvantaged. For additional information about potential conflicts of interest, and the way in which the Adviser and its affiliates address such conflicts, please see &#8220;Management of the Fund&#8212;Potential
                  Conflicts of Interest&#8221; in the SAI.</td>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk. </font>The aftermath of the war in Iraq, instability in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Russia, Ukraine and the Middle East, possible terrorist
                    attacks in the United States and around the world, growing social and political discord in the United States, the European debt crisis, the response of the international community&#8212;through economic sanctions and otherwise&#8212;to Russia&#8217;s
                    annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine and posture vis-a-vis Ukraine, increasingly strained relations between the United States and a number of foreign countries, including traditional allies, such as certain European countries, and
                    historical adversaries, such as North Korea, Iran, China and Russia, and the international community generally, new and continued political unrest in various countries, such as Venezuela and Spain, the United Kingdom&#8217;s pending
                    withdrawal from the EU and the resulting profound and uncertain impacts on the economic and political future of the United Kingdom, the exit or potential exit of one or more countries from the EU or the EMU, the EU and global financial
                    markets, further downgrade of U.S. Government securities, the change in the U.S. president and the new administration and other similar events, may have long-term effects on the United States and worldwide financial markets and may
                    cause further economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide. The Fund does not know and cannot predict how long the securities markets may be affected by these events and the effects of these and similar events in the future
                    on the U.S. economy and securities markets. The Fund may be adversely affected by abrogation of international agreements and national laws which have created the market instruments in which the Fund may invest, failure of the designated
                    national and international authorities to enforce compliance with the same laws and agreements, failure of local, national and international organization to carry out their duties prescribed to them under the relevant agreements,
                    revisions of these laws and agreements which dilute their effectiveness or conflicting interpretation of provisions of the same laws and agreements. The Fund may be adversely affected by uncertainties such as terrorism, international
                    political developments, and changes in government policies, taxation, restrictions on foreign investment and currency repatriation, currency fluctuations and other developments in the laws and regulations of the countries in which it is
                    invested and the risks associated with financial, economic, health, labor and other global market developments and disruptions.</div>
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                <td style="width: 77.47%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div>The Fund and its service providers are currently impacted by quarantines and similar measures being enacted by governments in response to COVID-19, which are obstructing the regular functioning of business workforces (including
                    requiring employees to work from external locations and their homes). Accordingly, certain risks described above are heightened under current conditions.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Technology Risk. </font>As the use of Internet technology has become more prevalent, the Fund and its service providers and markets generally have become more susceptible to potential operational
                    risks related to intentional and unintentional events that may cause the Fund or a service provider to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption or lose operational capacity. There can be no guarantee that any risk management
                    systems established by the Fund, its service providers, or issuers of the securities in which the Fund invests to reduce technology and cyber security risks will succeed, and the Fund cannot control such systems put in place by service
                    providers, issuers or other third parties whose operations may affect the Fund.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-style: italic;">Cyber Security Risk. </font>The Fund and its service providers are susceptible to cyber security risks that include, among other things, theft, unauthorized monitoring, release, misuse, loss,
                    destruction or corruption of confidential and highly restricted data; denial of service attacks; unauthorized access to relevant systems, compromises to networks or devices that the Fund and its service providers use to service the
                    Fund&#8217;s operations; or operational disruption or failures in the physical infrastructure or operating systems that support the Fund and its service providers. Cyber attacks against or security breakdowns of the Fund or its service
                    providers may adversely impact the Fund and its stockholders, potentially resulting in, among other things, financial losses; the inability of Fund stockholders to transact business and the Fund to process transactions; inability to
                    calculate the Fund&#8217;s NAV; violations of applicable privacy and other laws; regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs; and/or additional compliance costs. The Fund may incur additional
                    costs for cyber security risk management and remediation purposes. In addition, cyber security risks may also impact issuers of securities in which the Fund invests, which may cause the Fund&#8217;s investment in such issuers to lose value.
                    There can be no assurance that the Fund or its service providers will not suffer losses relating to cyber attacks or other information security breaches in the future.</div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Anti-Takeover Provisions in the Fund&#8217;s Governing Documents</div>
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                  <div>The Fund&#8217;s Agreement and Declaration of Trust and Bylaws (collectively, the &#8220;Governing Documents&#8221;) include provisions that could limit the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of the Fund or convert the Fund to an
                    open-end fund. These provisions could have the effect of depriving the Common Shareholders of opportunities to sell their Common Shares at a premium over the then-current market price of the Common Shares. See &#8220;Anti-Takeover and Other
                    Provisions in the Fund&#8217;s Governing Documents&#8221; and &#8220;Risks&#8212;Anti- Takeover Provisions.&#8221;</div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Administrator, Custodian, Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent</div>
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                  <div>The Bank of New York Mellon serves as the custodian of the Fund&#8217;s assets pursuant to a custody agreement. Under the custody agreement, the custodian holds the Fund&#8217;s assets in compliance with the 1940 Act. For its services, the
                    custodian will receive a monthly fee based upon, among other things, the average value of the total assets of the Fund, plus certain charges for securities transactions.</div>
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                  <div>Computershare Inc. serves as the Fund&#8217;s dividend disbursing agent, transfer agent and registrar with respect to the Common Shares of the Fund, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. serves as agent under the Fund&#8217;s Dividend
                    Reinvestment Plan (the &#8220;Plan Agent&#8221;).</div>
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                  <div>MUFG Investor Services (US) LLC (formerly Rydex Fund Services, LLC) (&#8220;MUFG&#8221;) serves as the Fund&#8217;s administrator. Pursuant to an administration agreement with the Fund, MUFG provides certain administrative, bookkeeping and accounting
                    services to the Fund. MUFG also provides certain fund accounting services to the Fund pursuant to a fund accounting agreement.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">SUMMARY OF FUND EXPENSES</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The following table contains information about the costs and expenses that Common Shareholders will bear directly or indirectly. The table is based on the capital
            structure of the Fund as of May 31, 2020<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>(except as noted below).&#160; The purpose of the table and the example below is to help you understand the fees and expenses that you, as a Common Shareholder, would
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Shareholder Transaction Expenses</div>
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                    <div style="text-indent: 9pt;">Sales load (as a percentage of offering price)</div>
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                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;"><font style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#8212;</font><sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;"><font style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">(</font></sup><sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">1)</sup> </div>
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                    <div style="text-indent: 9pt;">Offering expenses borne by the Fund (as a percentage of offering price)</div>
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                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
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                    <div style="text-indent: 9pt;">Dividend Reinvestment Plan fees<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(3)</sup></div>
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                    <div style="text-indent: 0.5pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>None</div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Annual Expenses</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Percentage of Average Net Assets Attributable to Common Shares<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(4)</sup></div>
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                  <div>Management fee<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(5)</sup></div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center;">1.00%</div>
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                  <div>Interest expense<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(6)</sup></div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center;">0.04%</div>
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                  <div>Acquired fund fees and expenses<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(7)</sup></div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center;">0.08%</div>
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                  <div>Other expenses<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(8)</sup></div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center;">0.17%</div>
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                  <div>Total annual expenses<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(9)</sup></div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center;">1.29%</div>
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                  <div>If Common Shares to which this Prospectus relates are sold to or through underwriters, the Prospectus Supplement will set forth any applicable sales load and the estimated offering expenses borne by the Fund.</div>
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                  <div>The Adviser has incurred on behalf of the Fund all costs associated with the Fund&#8217;s registration statement and any offerings pursuant to such registration statement. The Fund has agreed, in connection with offerings under this
                    registration statement, to reimburse the Adviser for offering expenses incurred by the Adviser on the Fund&#8217;s behalf in an amount up to the lesser of the Fund&#8217;s actual offering costs or 0.60% of the total offering price of the Common
                    Shares sold in such offerings. Amounts in excess of 0.60% of the total offering price of shares sold pursuant to this registration statement will not be subject to recoupment from the Fund. The expense limitation agreement will be in
                    effect for the life of the registration statement with respect to all Common Shares sold pursuant to the registration statement and may only be terminated by the Board of Trustees of the Fund.</div>
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                  <div>You will pay brokerage charges if you direct the Plan Agent to sell your Common Shares held in a dividend reinvestment account. See &#8220;Dividend Reinvestment Plan.&#8221;</div>
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                  <div>Based upon average net assets applicable to Common Shares during the year ended May 31, 2020.</div>
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                <td style="width: 28.8pt; vertical-align: top;">(5)</td>
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                  <div>The Fund pays the Investment Adviser a fee, payable monthly in arrears at an annual rate equal to 1.00% of the Fund&#8217;s average daily Managed Assets (as defined herein). <font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">The fee shown above is
                      based upon outstanding Financial Leverage of 8.7% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets. If Financial Leverage of more than 8.7% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets is used, the management fees shown would be higher.</font></div>
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                <td style="width: 28.8pt; vertical-align: top;">(6)</td>
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                  <div><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Includes interest expense on borrowings under the Fund&#8217;s committed facility agreement and reverse repurchase agreements, based on the Fund&#8217;s outstanding Financial Leverage as of May
                      31, 2020.</font> The Fund has entered into a committed facility agreement pursuant to which it may borrow up to $80 million. As of May 31, 2020, outstanding Borrowings under the committed facility agreement were $19.3 million, which
                    represented approximately 2.7% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets as of such date. In addition, as of May 31, 2020, the Fund had reverse repurchase agreements outstanding representing Financial Leverage equal to approximately 6.0% of the
                    Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets. As of May 31, 2020, the Fund&#8217;s total Financial Leverage represented approximately 8.7% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets. The cost of Financial Leverage, including the portion of the investment advisory fee
                    attributable to the assets purchased with the proceeds of Financial Leverage, is borne by Common Shareholders. The actual amount of interest payments on borrowed funds and interest expense on reverse repurchase agreements borne by the
                    Fund will vary over time in accordance with the level of the Fund&#8217;s use of Borrowings and reverse repurchase agreements and variations in market interest rates.</div>
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                <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div>Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year, reflecting the fees and expenses borne by the Fund as an investor in other investment companies during the most recently completed fiscal
                    year and the expected investment of the proceeds of this offering.</div>
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                  <div>Other expenses are estimated based upon those incurred during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020.</div>
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                <td style="width: 28.8pt; vertical-align: top; align: right;">(9)<br>
                </td>
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                  <div>The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in this fee table may not correlate to the expense ratios in the Fund&#8217;s financial highlights and financial statements because the financial highlights and financial statements reflect only the
                    operating expenses of the Fund and do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, which are fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investments in certain underlying investment companies.</div>
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          <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Example</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As required by relevant SEC regulations, the following Example illustrates the expenses that you would pay on a $1,000 investment in Common Shares, assuming (1)
            &#8220;Total annual expenses&#8221; of 1.29% of net assets attributable to Common Shares and (2) a 5% annual return*:</div>
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                <td style="width: 53.85%; vertical-align: top;">&#160;</td>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">1 Year</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">3 Years</div>
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                <td style="width: 11.54%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">5 Years</div>
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                <td style="width: 11.54%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">10 Years</div>
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                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div>Total Expenses Incurred<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(1)</sup></div>
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                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$13</div>
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                <td style="width: 11.54%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$41</div>
                  </div>
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                <td style="width: 11.54%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$71</div>
                  </div>
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                <td style="width: 11.54%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$156</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">______________________</div>
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                <td style="width: 28.8pt; vertical-align: top;">*</td>
                <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div><font style="font-weight: bold;">The Example should not be considered a representation of future expenses or returns. Actual expenses may be higher or lower than those assumed. Moreover, the Fund&#8217;s actual rate of return may be higher
                      or lower than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the Example.</font> The Example assumes that all dividends and distributions are reinvested at net asset value.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 28.8pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Assuming the Fund does not utilize Financial Leverage, the estimated total expenses incurred for the 1, 3, 5 and 10 year period would be $13,
            $40, $68 and $151, respectively.</div>
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                <td style="width: 28.8pt; vertical-align: top;">(1)</td>
                <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div>The example above does not include sales loads or estimated offering costs. In connection with an offering of Common Shares, the Prospectus Supplement will set forth an Example including sales load and estimated offering costs.</div>
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            </font> </div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the Fund&#8217;s financial performance. The information in this table for the fiscal year ended 2020,
            2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016 is derived from the Fund&#8217;s financial statements and has been audited by Ernst &amp; Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund. The Fund&#8217;s audited financial statements appearing in the Fund&#8217;s
            annual report to shareholders for the year ended<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>May 31, 2020, including the report of<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>Ernst &amp; Young LLP<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>thereon,
            including accompanying notes thereto, are incorporated by reference in the SAI.</div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Per share data</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">For the Year Ended</div>
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"> May 31, 2020</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">For the Year Ended</div>
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"> May 31, 2019</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">For the Year Ended <br>
                    May 31, 2018</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">For the Year Ended</div>
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"> May 31, 2017</div>
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                <td style="width: 47.69%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>Net asset value, beginning of period</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">$17.91</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">$19.12</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">$19.78</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">$17.50</div>
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                <td style="width: 47.69%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Income from investment operations</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
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                  <div style="margin-left: 10pt;">Net investment income<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(a)</sup></div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">0.89 </div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">0.97</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">1.23</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">1.61</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 47.69%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="margin-left: 10pt;">Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">(1.32) </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">0.01</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">0.30</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">2.86</div>
                </td>
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              <tr>
                <td style="width: 47.69%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="margin-left: 20pt;">Total from investment operations</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">(0.43) </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">0.98</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">1.53</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">4.47</div>
                </td>
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              <tr>
                <td style="width: 47.69%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Distributions to Common Shareholders</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 47.69%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="margin-left: 10pt;">From and in excess of net investment income</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">(0.86)</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">(1.12)</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">(2.01)</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">(2.18)</div>
                </td>
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              <tr>
                <td style="width: 47.69%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="margin-left: 10pt;">Return of capital</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">(1.33)</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">(0.91)</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">&#8212;</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">&#8212;</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 47.69%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="margin-left: 10pt;">Capital gains</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">(0.16)</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">(0.18)</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">(0.01)</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 47.69%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="margin-left: 20.15pt;">Total distributions</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">(2.19)</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">(2.19)</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">(2.19)</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">(2.19)</div>
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              <tr>
                <td style="width: 47.69%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); padding-bottom: 2px;">
                  <div>Net asset value, end of period</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">$15.29</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">17.91</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">19.12</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">19.78</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 47.69%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-bottom: 2px;">
                  <div>Market value, end of period</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">$16.20</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">19.96</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">21.29</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-bottom: 2px;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">20.94</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 47.69%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Total investment return<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(b)</sup></div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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              <tr>
                <td style="width: 47.69%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
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                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">(7.96)%</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">4.94%</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">13.31%</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">33.33%</div>
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                <td style="width: 47.69%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">1.21%</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">1.17%</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">1.52%</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">2.35%</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">5.29%</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">5.26%</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">6.27%</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">8.55%</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">41%</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">38%</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">48%</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">41%</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">$19,300</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">N/A</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">N/A</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">$16,705</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">$34,621</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">N/A</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">N/A</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.08%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">$25,571</div>
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                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
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                  <div style="text-align: center;">1.40</div>
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                  <div style="margin-left: 20pt;">Total from investment operations</div>
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                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
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                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">(1.78)</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">(1.85)</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">2.69%</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center;">116%</div>
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                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">86%</div>
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                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">95%</div>
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                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">165%</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">112%</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">64%</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center;">$9,355</div>
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                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">$45,489</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">$60,789</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">$56,099</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">$30,599</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">$22,433</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 28%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);" colspan="1">
                  <div style="margin-left: 10pt;">Asset coverage per $1,000 of borrowings<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(e)</sup></div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">$34,164</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">$8,540</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">$6,231</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">$6,107</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">$7,776</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 7.2pt;">$9,351</div>
                </td>
              </tr>

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                <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div>Based on average shares outstanding.</div>
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                <td style="width: 28.8pt; vertical-align: top;">(b)</td>
                <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div>Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a Common Share at the beginning of the period and a sale on the last day of the period reported either at net asset value or market price per share. Dividends and
                    distributions are assumed to be reinvested at net asset value for net asset value returns or the prices obtained under the Fund&#8217;s Dividend Reinvestment Plan for market value returns. Total investment return does not reflect brokerage
                    commissions. A return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.</div>
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                <td style="width: 28.8pt; vertical-align: top;">(c)</td>
                <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div>The ratios of total expenses to average net assets applicable to common shares do not reflect fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund as a result of its investment in shares of other investment companies. If these fees were
                    included in the expense ratios, the expense ratios would increase by 0.08%, 0.00%*, 0.00%*, 0.00%*, 0.02%, 0.03%, 0.03%, 0.05%, 0.04%, 0.03% and 0.05% for the years ended May 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and
                    2011, respectively.</div>
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                <td style="width: 28.8pt; vertical-align: top;">(d)</td>
                <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div>Excluding interest expense, the operating expense ratios for the periods ended May 31 would be:</div>
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                  <div style="font-style: italic;">2020</div>
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                <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="font-style: italic;">2019</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="font-style: italic;">2018</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="font-style: italic;">2017</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="font-style: italic;">2016</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="font-style: italic;">2015</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="font-style: italic;">2014</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="font-style: italic;">2013</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="font-style: italic;">2012</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="font-style: italic;">2011</div>
                </td>
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                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="font-style: italic;">1.17%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="font-style: italic;">1.15%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="font-style: italic;">1.33%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="font-style: italic;">1.62%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="font-style: italic;">1.74%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="font-style: italic;">1.72%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="font-style: italic;">1.78%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="font-style: italic;">1.81%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="font-style: italic;">1.78%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="font-style: italic;">1.85%</div>
                  </div>
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                <td style="width: 28.8pt; vertical-align: top;">(e)</td>
                <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div>Calculated by subtracting the Fund&#8217;s total liabilities (not including the borrowings) from the Fund&#8217;s total assets and dividing by the borrowings.</div>
                </td>
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                <td style="width: 28.8pt; vertical-align: top;">*</td>
                <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">Less than 0.01%</font></div>
                </td>
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            <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" id="DSPFPageNumberArea"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="DSPFPageNumber">43</font></div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">SENIOR SECURITIES AND OTHER FINANCIAL LEVERAGE</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
            </font> </div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The following table sets forth information about the Fund&#8217;s outstanding Financial Leverage as of the end of the last ten fiscal years. The information in this
            table for the fiscal years ended 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016 has been audited by Ernst &amp; Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. The Fund&#8217;s audited financial statements appearing in the Fund&#8217;s annual report to
            shareholders for the year ended<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>May 31, 2020, including the report of<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>Ernst &amp; Young LLP<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>thereon, including accompanying
            notes thereto, are incorporated by reference in the SAI.</div>
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                <td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Class and Fiscal </div>
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Period End</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Total Principal </div>
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Amount Outstanding</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Asset Coverage Per </div>
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Preferred Share/</div>
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">$1,000 of Borrowings</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
                  <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Involuntary </font></div>
                  <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Liquidating</font>&#160;</div>
                  <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Preference Per </font></div>
                  <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Unit</font></div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Average </div>
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Market Value </div>
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Per Unit</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);" colspan="5">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="font-weight: bold;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">Borrowings &#8211; Committed Facility Agreement</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 19.5%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2020</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$19,300,000</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$34,621</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2019</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$&#8212;</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$&#8212;</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2018</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$&#8212;</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$&#8212;</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2017</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$16,704,955</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$25,571</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2016</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$ 9,354,955</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$34,164</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2015</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$45,488,955</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$8,540</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2014</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$60,788,955</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$6,231</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2013</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$56,098,955</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$6,107</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2012</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$30,598,955</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$7,776</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2011</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$22,432,914</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$9,351</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" colspan="5">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="font-weight: bold;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">Reverse Repurchase Agreements(1)</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2020</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$42,445,822</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">&#160;N/A(1)</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">&#160;N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">&#160;N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2019</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$&#8212;</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A(1)</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2018</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$1,610,022</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A(1)</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2017</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$91,424,819</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A(1)</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2016</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$130,570,046</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A(1)</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2015</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$114,758,163</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A(1)</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2014</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$75,641,024</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A(1)</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2013</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$59,473,742</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A(1)</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2012</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$53,243,041</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A(1)</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2011</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$47,618,513</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A(1)</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);" colspan="5">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="font-weight: bold;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">TALF Program(1)</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">May 31, 2011</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.66%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">$10,618,934</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.69%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A(1)</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.58%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 16.49%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">N/A</font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>

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                <td style="width: 28.8pt; vertical-align: top;">(1)</td>
                <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div>As a result of the Fund having earmarked or segregated cash or liquid securities to collateralize the transactions or otherwise having covered the transactions, in accordance with releases and interpretive letters issued by the SEC,
                    the Fund does not treat its obligations under such transactions as senior securities representing indebtedness for purposes of the 1940 Act.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">THE FUND</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (the &#8220;Fund&#8221;) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of
            1940, as amended (the &#8220;1940 Act&#8221;) that commenced operations on July 26, 2007. The Fund was organized as a statutory trust on November 13, 2006, pursuant to a Certificate of Trust, and is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. Its
            principal office is located at 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606, and its telephone number is (312) 827-0100.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (the &#8220;Investment Adviser&#8221;) serves as the Fund&#8217;s investment adviser and is responsible for the management of the Fund.
            Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (the &#8220;Sub-Adviser&#8221;) is responsible for the management of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio of securities. Each of the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Guggenheim Partners,
            LLC (&#8220;Guggenheim Partners&#8221;).</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Except as otherwise noted, all percentage limitations set forth in this Prospectus apply immediately after a purchase or initial investment and any subsequent
            change in any applicable percentage resulting from market fluctuations does not require any action.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">USE OF PROCEEDS</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Unless otherwise specified in a supplement to this Prospectus (each a &#8220;Prospectus Supplement&#8221;), the Fund intends to invest the net proceeds of an offering of
            Common Shares in accordance with its investment objective and policies as stated herein. It is currently anticipated that the Fund will be able to invest substantially all of the net proceeds of an offering of Common Shares in accordance with
            its investment objective and policies within three months after the completion of such offering. Pending such investment, it is anticipated that the proceeds will be invested in U.S. government securities or high quality, short-term money
            market securities. The Fund may also use the proceeds for working capital purposes, including the payment of distributions, interest and operating expenses, although the Fund currently has no intent to issue Common Shares primarily for this
            purpose.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As of September 10, 2020, the Fund had sold 6,986,379 Common Shares in an at-the-market offering at an aggregate offering price of $126,435,045. As a result, up
            to $223,564,955 aggregate offering price of Common Shares remained available for subsequent offerings under this Prospectus.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">MARKET AND NET ASSET VALUE INFORMATION</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s currently outstanding Common Shares are, and the Common Shares offered by this Prospectus, will be, subject to notice of issuance, listed on the New
            York Stock Exchange (the &#8220;NYSE&#8221;). The Fund&#8217;s Common Shares commenced trading on the NYSE on July 27, 2007.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Common Shares have traded both at a premium and at a discount in relation to the Fund&#8217;s net asset value per share. Although the Common Shares recently have
            traded at a premium<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>to net asset value, there can be no assurance that this will continue after the offering nor that the Common Shares will not trade at a discount in the future. Shares of closed-end
            investment companies frequently trade at a discount to net asset value. The Fund&#8217;s net asset value may be reduced immediately following an offering of the Common Shares due to the costs of such offering, which will be borne entirely by the
            Fund. The sale of Common Shares by the Fund (or the perception that such sales may occur) may have an adverse effect on prices of Common Shares in the secondary market. An increase in the number of Common Shares available may put downward
            pressure on the market price for Common Shares. See &#8220;Risks&#8212;Market Discount Risk.&#8221;</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The following table sets forth, for each of the periods indicated, the high and low closing market prices for the Common Shares on the NYSE, as well as the net
            asset value per Common Share and the premium or discount to net asset value per Common Share at which the Common Shares were trading on the date of the high and low closing prices. The Fund calculates its net asset value as of the close of
            business, usually 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, every day on which the NYSE is open. See &#8220;Net Asset Value&#8221; for information as to the determination of the Fund&#8217;s net asset value.</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" id="DSPFPageNumberArea"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="DSPFPageNumber">45</font></div>
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                <td style="width: 22%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;" rowspan="2">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">During Quarter Ended</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 26%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;" colspan="2">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Market Price</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 26.4%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;" colspan="2">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">NAV per Common<br>
                    Share on Date of Market<br>
                    Price High and Low<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(1)</sup></div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 25.6%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;" colspan="2">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Premium/(Discount) on<br>
                    Date of Market Price<br>
                    High and Low<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(2)</sup></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: bottom; border-top: #000000 2px solid; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">High</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: bottom; border-top: #000000 2px solid; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Low</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: bottom; border-top: #000000 2px solid; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">High</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.4%; vertical-align: bottom; border-top: #000000 2px solid; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Low</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: bottom; border-top: #000000 2px solid; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">High</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.6%; vertical-align: bottom; border-top: #000000 2px solid; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Low</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 22%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div>August 31, 2020</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$18.46</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$16.48</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$16.15</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.4%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$15.44</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">14.30%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.6%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">6.74%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 22%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div>May 31, 2020</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$18.01</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$11.82</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$17.00</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.4%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$15.25</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">5.94%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.6%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">(22.49)%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 22%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div>February 29, 2020</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$19.47</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$17.08</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$17.14</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.4%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$16.91</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">13.59%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.6%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">1.01%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 22%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div>November 30, 2019</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$19.77</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$18.56</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$17.63</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.4%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$17.46</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">12.14%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.6%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">6.30%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 22%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div>August 31, 2019</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$20.88</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$19.51</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$17.81</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.4%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$17.60</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">17.24%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.6%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">10.85%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 22%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div>May 31, 2019</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$20.26</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$19.18</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$17.95</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.4%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$17.88</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">12.87%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.6%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">7.27%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 22%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div>February 28, 2019</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$20.46</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$17.31</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$18.02</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.4%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$17.83</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">13.54%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.6%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">(2.92%)</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 22%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div>November 30, 2018</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$22.21</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$18.94</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$19.09</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.4%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$18.38</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">16.34%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.6%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">3.05%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 22%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div>August 31, 2018</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$22.31</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$21.10</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$19.14</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.4%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$19.01</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">16.56%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.6%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">10.99%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 22%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div>May 31, 2018</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$21.30</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$19.91</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$19.10</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.4%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$19.39</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">11.52%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.6%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">2.68%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>

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                <td style="width: 28.8pt; vertical-align: top;">(1)</td>
                <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div>Based on the Fund&#8217;s computations.</div>
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                <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div>Calculated based on the information presented. Percentages are rounded.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The last reported sale price, net asset value per Common Share and percentage<font style="font-weight: bold;"> <font style="font-weight: normal;">premium </font></font>to






            net asset value per Common Share on September 10, 2020<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>was $18.17,<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>$16.24 and 11.88%, respectively. The Fund cannot predict whether its Common Shares will trade in
            the future at a premium to or discount from net asset value, or the level of any premium or discount. Shares of closed-end investment companies frequently trade at a discount from net asset value. The Fund&#8217;s Common Shares have in the past
            traded below their net asset value. As of September 10, 2020, 44,225,691 Common Shares of the Fund were outstanding.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Investment Objective</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s investment objective is to maximize total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The Fund&#8217;s investment objective is
            considered fundamental and may not be changed without the approval of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund. The Fund cannot ensure investors that it will achieve its investment objective.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Investment Philosophy and Investment Process</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund will pursue a relative value-based investment philosophy, which utilizes quantitative and qualitative analysis to seek to identify securities or spreads
            between securities that deviate from their perceived fair value and/or historical norms. The Sub-Adviser seeks to combine a credit managed fixed-income portfolio with access to a diversified pool of alternative investments and equity
            strategies. The Fund&#8217;s investment philosophy is predicated upon the belief that thorough research and independent thought are rewarded with performance that has the potential to outperform benchmark indexes with both lower volatility and lower
            correlation of returns as compared to such benchmark indexes.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Sub-Adviser&#8217;s analysis of a fixed-income security&#8217;s credit quality is comprised of multiple elements, including, but not limited to: (i) sector analysis,
            including regulatory developments and sector health, (ii) collateral, business, and counterparty risk, which includes payment history, collateral performance, and borrower credit profile, (iii) structural analysis, which includes securitization
            structure review and forms of credit enhancement, and (iv) stress analysis, including historical collateral performance during extreme market stress and identifying tail risks. This analysis is applied against the macroeconomic outlook,
            geopolitical issues as well as considerations that more directly affect the company&#8217;s industry to determine the Sub-Adviser&#8217;s internal judgment as to the security&#8217;s credit quality. In addition to the process described above, the Sub-Adviser
            selects securities using a rigorous portfolio construction approach to tightly control independent risk exposures such as fixed income sector weights, sector specific yield curves, credit spreads, prepayment risks, and other risk exposures the
            Sub-Adviser deems relevant. Within those risk constraints, the Sub-Adviser estimates the relative value of different securities to select individual securities that, in the Sub-Adviser&#8217;s judgment, may provide risk-adjusted outperformance.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Sub-Adviser&#8217;s process for determining whether to buy a security is a collaborative effort between various groups including: (i) economic research, which focus
            on key economic themes and trends, regional and </div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" id="DSPFPageNumberArea"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="DSPFPageNumber">46</font></div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
            </font> </div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">country-specific analysis, and assessments of event-risk and policy impacts on asset prices, (ii) the Portfolio Construction Group, which utilize proprietary portfolio construction
            and risk modeling tools to determine allocation of assets among a variety of sectors, (iii) its Sector Specialists, who are responsible for identifying investment opportunities in particular securities within these sectors, including the
            structuring of certain securities directly with the issuers or with investment banks and dealers involved in the origination of such securities, and (iv) portfolio managers, who determine which securities best fit the Fund based on the Fund&#8217;s
            investment objective and top-down sector allocations. In managing the Fund, the Sub-Adviser uses a process for selecting securities for purchase and sale that is based on intensive credit research and involves extensive due diligence on each
            issuer, region and sector. The Sub-Adviser also considers macroeconomic outlook and geopolitical issues.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Sub-Adviser generally decides which securities to sell for the Fund based on one of three factors:</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">&#8226;</div>
                  </td>
                  <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">In the Sub-Adviser&#8217;s judgment, the relative value measure of the instrument no longer indicates that the instrument is cheap relative to similar instruments and a substitution of the instrument with a
                      similar but cheaper instrument enhances the risk-adjusted return potential of the portfolio.</div>
                  </td>
                </tr>

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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">&#8226;</div>
                  </td>
                  <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">The Sub-Adviser&#8217;s fundamental analysis suggests that the embedded credit risk in an instrument has increased and the instrument no longer properly compensates the holder for this increased risk.</div>
                  </td>
                </tr>

            </table>
          </div>
          <div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">&#8226;</div>
                  </td>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">The Sub-Adviser&#8217;s fundamental sector allocation decisions result in the rebalancing of existing positions to achieve the Sub-Adviser&#8217;s desired sector exposures.</div>
                  </td>
                </tr>

            </table>
          </div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Investment Policies</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective by investing in a wide range of fixed-income and other debt and senior equity securities (&#8220;Income
            Securities&#8221;) selected from a variety of sectors, including, but not limited to, U.S. government and agency securities, corporate bonds, loans and loan participations, structured finance investments (including residential and commercial
            mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations and risk-linked securities), mezzanine and preferred securities and convertible securities. The Fund may invest in non-U.S. dollar-denominated Income
            Securities issued by sovereign entities and corporations, including Income Securities of issuers in emerging market countries. The Fund may invest in Income Securities of any credit quality, including, without limitation, Income Securities
            rated below-investment grade (commonly referred to as &#8220;high-yield&#8221; or &#8220;junk&#8221; bonds), which are considered speculative with respect to the issuer&#8217;s capacity to pay interest and repay principal.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may also invest in common stocks, limited liability company interests, trust certificates and other equity investments (&#8220;Common Equity Securities&#8221;) that
            the Sub-Adviser believes offer attractive yield and/or capital appreciation potential. As part of its Common Equity Securities strategy, the Fund currently intends to employ a strategy of writing (selling) covered call options and may, from
            time to time, buy or sell put options on individual Common Equity Securities. In addition to its covered call option strategy, the Fund may, to a lesser extent, pursue a strategy that includes the sale (writing) of both covered call and put
            options on indices of securities and sectors of securities.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may allocate its assets among a wide variety of Income Securities and Common Equity Securities, provided that, under normal market conditions, the Fund
            will not invest more than:</div>
          <div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">&#8226;</div>
                  </td>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">50% of its total assets in Common Equity Securities consisting of common stock;</div>
                  </td>
                </tr>

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          </div>
          <div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">&#8226;</div>
                  </td>
                  <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">30% of its total assets in other investment companies, including registered investment companies, private investment funds and/or other pooled investment vehicles;</div>
                  </td>
                </tr>

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          </div>
          <div>
            <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="zf1a8a78f284141de8dd70f938feafc19" class="DSPFListTable" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; width: 100%; text-align: left; color: #000000;">

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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">&#8226;</div>
                  </td>
                  <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">20% of its total assets in non-U.S. dollar-denominated Income Securities of corporate and governmental issuers located outside the United States; and</div>
                  </td>
                </tr>

            </table>
          </div>
          <div>
            <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="z303bc5ba9c2d418daad5fdca142db3e5" class="DSPFListTable" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; width: 100%; text-align: left; color: #000000;">

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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">&#8226;</div>
                  </td>
                  <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">10% of its total assets in Income Securities of issuers in emerging markets.</div>
                  </td>
                </tr>

            </table>
          </div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The percentage of the Fund&#8217;s total assets allocated to any category of investment may at any given time be significantly less than the percentage permitted
            pursuant to the above referenced investment policies.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">These policies may be changed by the Board of Trustees, but no change is anticipated. If the Fund&#8217;s policies change, the Fund will provide shareholders at least
            60 days&#8217; prior written notice before implementation of the change.</div>
          <div style="clear: both; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;" id="DSPFPageBreakArea">
            <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" id="DSPFPageNumberArea"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="DSPFPageNumber">47</font></div>
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          </div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"> </div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
            </font> </div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Percentage limitations described in this Prospectus are as of the time of investment by the Fund and could thereafter be exceeded as a result of market value
            fluctuations of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Credit Quality. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest without limitation in securities rated
              below-investment grade (e.g., securities rated below Baa3 by Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, Inc. (&#8220;Moody&#8217;s&#8221;), below BBB- by Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s Ratings Group (&#8220;S&amp;P&#8221;) or Fitch Ratings (&#8220;Fitch&#8221;) or comparably rated by another nationally
              recognized statistical rating organization) or, if unrated, determined by the Sub-Adviser to be of comparable quality. Securities rated below-investment grade are commonly referred to as &#8220;high-yield&#8221; or &#8220;junk bonds&#8221; and are considered
              speculative with respect to the issuer&#8217;s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. The Fund&#8217;s investments in any of the sectors and types of Income Securities in which the Fund may invest may include, without limitation, below investment
              grade securities. Lower grade securities may be particularly susceptible to economic downturns. It is likely that an economic recession could severely disrupt the market for such securities and may have an adverse effect on the value of such
              securities. In addition, it is likely that any such economic downturn could adversely affect the ability of the issuers of such securities to repay principal and pay interest thereon and increase the incidence of default for such securities.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund is not required to dispose of a security if an NRSRO or the Sub-Adviser downgrades its assessment of that security. In determining whether to retain or
            sell a security that an NRSRO or the Sub-Adviser has downgraded, the Sub-Adviser may consider such factors as its assessment of the credit quality of the security, the price at which the security could be sold, and the rating, if any, assigned
            to the security by other ratings agencies. When the Sub-Adviser believes it to be in the best interests of the Fund&#8217;s shareholders, the Fund will reduce its investment in lower grade securities and, in certain market conditions, the Fund may
            invest none of its assets in lower grade securities.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Rating agencies, such as Moody&#8217;s or S&amp;P, are private services that provide ratings of the credit quality of debt obligations. Ratings assigned by an NRSRO are
            not absolute standards of credit quality but represent the opinion of the NRSRO as to the quality of the obligation. Ratings do not evaluate market risks or the liquidity of securities. Rating agencies may fail to make timely changes in credit
            ratings and an issuer&#8217;s current financial condition may be better or worse than a rating indicates. To the extent that the issuer of a security pays an NRSRO for the analysis of its security, an inherent conflict of interest may exist that
            could affect the reliability of the rating. Ratings are relative and subjective and, although ratings may be useful in evaluating the safety of interest and principal payments, they do not evaluate the market value risk of such obligations.
            Although these ratings may be an initial criterion for selection of portfolio investments, the Sub-Adviser also will independently evaluate these securities and the ability of the issuers of such securities to pay interest and principal. To the
            extent that the Fund invests in unrated lower grade securities, the Fund&#8217;s ability to achieve its investment objective will be more dependent on the Sub-Adviser&#8217;s credit analysis than would be the case when the Fund invests in rated securities.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Please refer to Appendix A to the SAI for more information regarding Moody&#8217;s and S&amp;P&#8217;s ratings of fixed-income securities.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">THE FUND&#8217;S INVESTMENTS</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective by investing in the following categories of securities:</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Income Securities. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in a wide range of Income
              Securities selected from a variety of sectors, including, but not limited to, corporate bonds, loans and loan participations (including senior secured floating rate loans (&#8220;Senior Loans&#8221;), &#8220;second lien&#8221; secured floating rate loans (&#8220;Second
              Lien Loans&#8221;), and other types of secured and unsecured loans with fixed and variable interest rates) (collectively, &#8220;Loans&#8221;), structured finance investments (including residential and commercial mortgage-related securities, asset-backed
              securities, collateralized debt obligations and risk-linked securities), U.S. government and agency securities, mezzanine and preferred securities and convertible securities. The Fund may invest in non-U.S. dollar-denominated Income
              Securities issued by sovereign entities and corporations, including Income Securities of issuers in emerging market countries. The Fund may invest in Income Securities of any credit quality, including Income Securities rated below-investment
              grade (commonly referred to as &#8220;high-yield&#8221; or &#8220;junk&#8221; bonds), which are considered speculative with respect to the issuer&#8217;s capacity to pay interest and repay principal.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Common Equity Securities and Covered Call Option Strategy. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may
              invest in Common Equity Securities that the Sub-Adviser believes offer attractive yield and/or capital appreciation potential. As part of its Common Equity Securities strategy, the Fund currently intends to employ a strategy of writing
              (selling) covered call </font></div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">options and may, from time to time, buy or sell put options on individual Common Equity Securities. In addition to its covered call option strategy, the Fund may, to a lesser
            extent, pursue a strategy that includes the sale (writing) of both covered call and put options on indices of securities and sectors of securities. This option strategy is intended to generate current gains from option premiums as a means to
            enhance distributions payable to the Fund&#8217;s Common Shareholders. As the Fund writes covered calls over more of its portfolio, its ability to benefit from capital appreciation becomes more limited. A substantial portion of the options written by
            the Fund may be over-the-counter options (&#8220;OTC options&#8221;). Under current market conditions, the Fund implements its covered call writing strategy primarily by investing in exchange-traded funds (&#8220;ETFs&#8221;) which provide exposure to Common Equity
            Securities and writing covered call options on those ETFs.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Real Property Asset Companies. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in Income Securities
              and Common Equity Securities issued by companies that own, produce, refine, process, transport and market &#8220;real property assets,&#8221; such as real estate and the natural resources upon or within real estate (&#8220;Real Property Asset Companies&#8221;).
              These Real Property Asset Companies include:</font></div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">Companies engaged in the ownership, construction, financing, management and/or sale of commercial, industrial and/or residential real estate (or that have assets primarily invested in such real estate),
                      including real estate investment trusts (&#8220;REITs&#8221;); and</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">Companies engaged in energy, natural resources and basic materials businesses and companies engaged in associated businesses. These companies include, but are not limited to, those engaged in businesses
                      such as oil and gas exploration and production, gold and other precious metals, steel and iron ore production, energy services, forest products, chemicals, coal, alternative energy sources and environmental services, as well as
                      related transportation companies and equipment manufacturers.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Personal Property Asset Companies. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in Income
              Securities and Common Equity Securities issued by companies that seek to profit primarily from the ownership, rental, leasing, financing or disposition of &#8220;personal property assets&#8221; (&#8220;Personal Property Asset Companies&#8221;). Personal (as opposed
              to real) property assets include any tangible, movable property or asset. The Fund will typically seek to invest in Income Securities and Common Equity Securities of Personal Property Asset Companies with investment performance that is not
              highly correlated with traditional market indexes because the personal property asset held by such company is non-correlated with traditional debt or equity markets. Such personal property assets include special situation transportation
              assets (e.g., railcars, airplanes and ships) and collectibles (e.g., antiques, wine and fine art).</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Private Securities. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Income Securities and Common Equity Securities in
              which the Fund may invest include privately issued securities of both public and private companies (&#8220;Private Securities&#8221;). Private Securities have additional risk considerations than comparable public securities, including availability of
              financial information about the issuer and valuation and liquidity issues.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Investment Funds. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As an alternative to holding investments directly, the
              Fund may also obtain investment exposure to Income Securities and Common Equity Securities by investing in other investment companies, including registered investment companies, private investment funds and/or other pooled investment vehicles
              (collectively, &#8220;Investment Funds&#8221;). The Fund may invest up to 30% of its total assets in Investment Funds that primarily hold (directly or indirectly) investments in which the Fund may invest directly. The 1940 Act generally limits a
              registered investment company&#8217;s investments in other investment companies to 10% of its total assets. However, pursuant to exemptions set forth in rules and regulations promulgated under the 1940 Act, the Fund may invest in excess of this
              limitation provided that the conditions of such exemptions are met. In addition, the Fund may invest in certain ETFs in excess of the 10% limitation in reliance upon and in accordance with exemptive relief obtained by such ETFs. The Fund will
              invest in private investment funds, commonly referred to as &#8220;hedge funds,&#8221; only to the extent permitted by applicable rules, regulations and interpretations of the SEC and NYSE. The Fund has no current intention to invest in private
              investment funds. Investments in other Investment Funds involve operating expenses and fees at the Investment Fund level that are in addition to the expenses and fees borne by the Fund and are borne indirectly by holders of the Fund&#8217;s Common
              Shares. Further, on December 19, 2018, the SEC published a proposed rule that, if adopted, would change the regulation of investments in other investment companies. Such regulations could permit closed-end funds to invest in other investment
              companies in excess of the limits of the 1940 Act.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Synthetic Investments. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As an alternative to holding investments directly,
              the Fund may also obtain investment exposure to Income Securities and Common Equity Securities through the use of customized derivative instruments (including swaps, options, forwards, notional principal contracts or other financial
              instruments) to </font></div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">replicate, modify or replace the economic attributes associated with an investment in Income Securities and Common Equity Securities (including interests in Investment Funds). The
            Fund may be exposed to certain additional risks should the Sub-Adviser use derivatives as a means to synthetically implement the Fund&#8217;s investment strategies, including a lack of liquidity in such derivative instruments and additional expenses
            associated with using such derivative instruments.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Portfolio Contents</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s investment portfolio consists of investments in the following types of securities:</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Corporate Bonds. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Corporate bonds are debt obligations issued by
              corporations and other business entities. Corporate bonds may be either secured or unsecured. Collateral used for secured debt includes, but is not limited to, real property, machinery, equipment, accounts receivable, stocks, bonds or notes.
              If a bond is unsecured, it is known as a debenture. Bondholders, as creditors, have a prior legal claim over common and preferred stockholders as to both income and assets of the corporation for the principal and interest due them and may
              have a prior claim over other creditors if liens or mortgages are involved. Interest on corporate bonds may be fixed or floating, or the bonds may be zero coupons. Interest on corporate bonds is typically paid semi-annually and is fully
              taxable to the bondholder. Corporate bonds contain elements of both interest-rate risk and credit risk. The market value of a corporate bond generally may be expected to rise and fall inversely with interest rates and may also be affected by
              the credit rating of the corporation, the corporation&#8217;s performance and perceptions of the corporation in the marketplace. Corporate bonds usually yield more than government or agency bonds due to the presence of credit risk.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Investment Grade Bonds. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in a wide variety of
              fixed-income securities rated or determined by the Sub-Adviser to be investment grade quality that are issued by corporations and other non-governmental entities and issuers (&#8220;Investment Grade Bonds&#8221;). Investment Grade Bonds are subject to
              market and credit risk. Market risk relates to changes in a security&#8217;s value. Investment Grade Bonds have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates and varying degrees of credit quality. In general, bond prices rise when
              interest rates fall, and fall when interest rates rise. Longer-term and zero coupon bonds are generally more sensitive to interest rate changes. Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer to make payments of principal and interest. The
              values of Investment Grade Bonds, like those of other fixed-income securities, may be affected by changes in the credit rating or financial condition of an issuer. Investment Grade Bonds are generally considered medium- and high-quality
              securities. Some, however, may possess speculative characteristics, and may be more sensitive to economic changes and changes in the financial condition of issuers. The market prices of Investment Grade Bonds in the lowest investment grade
              categories may fluctuate more than higher-quality securities and may decline significantly in periods of general or regional economic difficulty. Investment Grade Bonds in the lowest investment grade categories may be thinly traded, making
              them difficult to sell promptly at an acceptable price. Investment Grade Bonds include certain investment grade quality mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, and other hybrid securities and instruments that are treated as debt
              obligations for U.S. federal income tax purposes.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Below-Investment Grade Bonds. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest without limitation in a
              wide variety of fixed-income securities that are rated or determined by the Sub-Adviser to be below-investment grade quality (&#8220;Below-Investment Grade Bonds&#8221;). The credit quality of most Below-Investment Grade Bonds reflects a greater than
              average possibility that adverse changes in the financial condition of an issuer, or in general economic conditions, or both, may impair the ability of the issuer to make payments of interest and principal. The inability (or perceived
              inability) of issuers to make timely payment of interest and principal would likely make the values of Below-Investment Grade Bonds held by the Fund more volatile and could limit the Fund&#8217;s ability to sell such Bonds at favorable prices. In
              the absence of a liquid trading market for its Below-Investment Grade Bonds, the Fund may have difficulties determining the fair market value of such investments. Below-Investment Grade Bonds include certain investment grade quality
              mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, and other hybrid securities and instruments that are treated as debt obligations for U.S. federal income tax purposes.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In addition to pre-existing outstanding debt obligations of below-investment grade issuers, the Fund may also invest in &#8220;debtor-in-possession&#8221; or &#8220;DIP&#8221; financings
            newly issued in connection with &#8220;special situation&#8221; restructuring and refinancing transactions. DIP financings are Loans to a debtor-in-possession in a proceeding under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code that have been approved by the bankruptcy court.
            DIP financings are typically fully secured by a lien on the debtor&#8217;s otherwise unencumbered assets or secured by a junior lien on the debtor&#8217;s encumbered assets (so long as the Loan is fully secured based on the most recent current valuation or
            appraisal report of the debtor). The bankruptcy court can authorize the debtor to grant the DIP lender a claim with super-</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">priority over administrative expenses incurred during bankruptcy and of other claims, thus a DIP financing may constitute senior debt even if not secured. DIP financings are often
            required to close with certainty and in a rapid manner in order to satisfy existing creditors and to enable the issuer to emerge from bankruptcy or to avoid a bankruptcy proceeding. These financings allow the entity to continue its business
            operations while reorganizing under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Distressed and Defaulted Securities. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in the securities
              of financially distressed and bankrupt issuers. Such debt obligations may be in covenant or payment default. Such investments generally trade significantly below par and are considered speculative. The repayment of defaulted obligations is
              subject to significant uncertainties. Defaulted obligations might be repaid only after lengthy workout or bankruptcy proceedings, during which the issuer might not make any interest or other payments. Typically such workout or bankruptcy
              proceedings result in only partial recovery of cash payments or an exchange of the defaulted obligation for other debt or equity securities of the issuer or its affiliates, which may in turn be illiquid or speculative.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Structured Finance Investments. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in structured finance
              investments, which are Income Securities and Common Equity Securities typically issued by special purpose vehicles that hold income-producing securities (e.g., mortgage loans, consumer debt payment obligations and other receivables) and other
              financial assets. Structured finance investments are tailored, or packaged, to meet certain financial goals of investors. Typically, these investments provide investors with capital protection, income generation and/or the opportunity to
              generate capital growth. The Sub-Adviser believes that structured finance investments provide attractive risk-adjusted returns, frequent sector rotation opportunities and prospects for adding value through security selection. Structured
              finance investments include:</font></div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Mortgage-Related Securities</u>. Mortgage-related securities are a form of derivative collateralized by pools of commercial or residential mortgages. Pools of
            mortgage loans are assembled as securities for sale to investors by various governmental, government-related and private organizations. These securities may include complex instruments such as collateralized mortgage obligations, REITs
            (including debt and preferred stock issued by REITs), and other real estate-related securities. The mortgage-related securities in which the Fund may invest include those with fixed, floating or variable interest rates, those with interest
            rates that change based on multiples of changes in a specified index of interest rates, and those with interest rates that change inversely to changes in interest rates, as well as those that do not bear interest. The Fund may invest in
            residential and commercial mortgage-related securities issued by governmental entities and private issuers, including subordinated mortgage-related securities. The underlying assets of certain mortgage-related securities may be subject to
            prepayments, which shorten the weighted average maturity and may lower the return of such securities. See &#8220;Investment Objective and Policies &#8211; Additional Investment Policies &#8211; Mortgage Related Securities&#8221; in the Fund&#8217;s SAI for additional
            information regarding various types of mortgage-related securities.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Asset-Backed Securities</u>. Asset-backed securities (&#8220;ABS&#8221;) are a form of structured debt obligation. ABS are payment claims that are securitized in the form
            of negotiable paper that is issued by a financing company (generally called a special purpose vehicle). Collateral assets brought into a pool according to specific diversification rules. A special purpose vehicle is founded for the purpose of
            securitizing these payment claims and the assets of the special purpose vehicle are the diversified pool of collateral assets. The special purpose vehicle issues marketable securities which are intended to represent a lower level or risk than
            an underlying collateral asset individually, due to the diversification in the pool. The redemption of the securities issued by the special purpose vehicle takes place out of the cash flow generated by the collected assets. A special purpose
            vehicle may issue multiple securities with different priorities to the cash flows generated and the collateral assets. The collateral for ABS may include home equity loans, automobile and credit card receivables, boat loans, computer leases,
            airplane leases, mobile home loans, recreational vehicle loans and hospital account receivables. The Fund may invest in these and other types of ABS that may be developed in the future. There is the possibility that recoveries on the underlying
            collateral may not, in some cases, be available to support payments on these securities.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Collateralized Debt Obligations</u>. A collateralized debt obligation (&#8220;CDO&#8221;) is an asset-backed security whose underlying collateral is typically a portfolio
            of bonds, bank loans, other structured finance securities and/or synthetic instruments. Where the underlying collateral is a portfolio of bonds, a CDO is referred to as a collateralized bond obligation (&#8220;CBO&#8221;). Where the underlying collateral
            is a portfolio of bank loans, a CDO is referred to as a collateralized loan obligation (&#8220;CLO&#8221;). Investors in CLOs bear the credit risk of the </div>
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          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">underlying collateral. Multiple tranches of securities are issued by the CLO, offering investors various maturity and credit risk characteristics. Tranches are
            categorized as senior, mezzanine, and subordinated/equity, according to their degree of risk. If there are defaults or the CLO&#8217;s collateral otherwise underperforms, scheduled payments to senior tranches take precedence over those of mezzanine
            tranches, and scheduled payments to mezzanine tranches take precedence over those to subordinated/equity tranches. This prioritization of the cash flows from a pool of securities among the several tranches of the CLO is a key feature of the CLO
            structure. If there are funds remaining after each tranche of debt receives its contractual interest rate and the CLO meets or exceeds required collateral coverage levels (or other similar covenants), the remaining funds may be paid to the
            subordinated (or residual) tranche (often referred to as the &#8220;equity&#8221; tranche). The contractual provisions setting out this order of payments are set out in detail in the relevant CLO&#8217;s indenture. These provisions are referred to as the
            &#8220;priority of payments&#8221; or the &#8220;waterfall&#8221; and determine the terms of payment of any other obligations that may be required to be paid ahead of payments of interest and principal on the securities issued by a CLO. In addition, for payments to be
            made to each tranche, after the most senior tranche of debt, there are various tests that must be complied with, which are different for each CLO. If a CLO breaches one of these tests excess cash flow that would otherwise be available for
            distribution to the subordinated tranche investors is diverted to prepay CLO debt investors in order of seniority until such time as the covenant breach is cured. If the covenant breach is not or cannot be cured, the subordinated tranche
            investors (and potentially other investors in lower priority rated tranches) may experience a partial or total loss of their investment.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">CLOs are subject to the same risk of prepayment described with respect to certain mortgage-related and asset-backed securities. The value of CLOs may be affected
            by changes in the market&#8217;s perception of the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the pool, the originator of the pool, or the financial institution or fund providing the credit support or enhancement.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in senior, rated tranches as well as subordinated tranches of CLOs. Investment in the subordinated tranche is subject to special risks. The
            subordinated tranche does not receive ratings and is considered the riskiest portion of the capital structure of a CLO because it bears the bulk of defaults from the loans in the CLO and serves to protect the other, more senior tranches from
            default in all but the most severe circumstances.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Risk-Linked Securities</u>. Risk-linked securities (&#8220;RLS&#8221;) are a form of derivative issued by insurance companies and insurance-related special purpose
            vehicles that apply securitization techniques to catastrophic property and casualty damages. RLS are typically debt obligations for which the return of principal and the payment of interest are contingent on the non-occurrence of a pre-defined
            &#8220;trigger event.&#8221; Depending on the specific terms and structure of the RLS, this trigger could be the result of a hurricane, earthquake or some other catastrophic event. Insurance companies securitize this risk to transfer to the capital markets
            the truly catastrophic part of the risk exposure. A typical RLS provides for income and return of capital similar to other fixed-income investments, but would involve full or partial default if losses resulting from a certain catastrophe
            exceeded a predetermined amount. RLS typically have relatively high yields compared with similarly rated fixed-income securities, and also have low correlation with the returns of traditional securities. The Sub-Adviser believes that inclusion
            of RLS in the Fund&#8217;s portfolio could lead to significant improvement in its overall risk-return profile. Investments in RLS may be linked to a broad range of insurance risks, which can be broken down into three major categories: natural risks
            (such as hurricanes and earthquakes), weather risks (such as insurance based on a regional average temperature) and non-natural events (such as aerospace and shipping catastrophes). Although property-casualty RLS have been in existence for over
            a decade, significant developments have started to occur in securitizations done by life insurance companies. In general, life insurance industry securitizations could fall into a number of categories. Some are driven primarily by the desire to
            transfer risk to the capital markets, such as the transfer of extreme mortality risk (mortality bonds). Others, while also including the element of risk transfer, are driven by other considerations. For example, a securitization could be
            undertaken to relieve the capital strain on life insurance companies caused by the regulatory requirements of establishing very conservative reserves for some types of products. Another example is the securitization of the stream of future cash
            flows from a particular block of business, including the securitization of embedded values of life insurance business or securitization for the purpose of funding acquisition costs.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Senior Loans. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Senior Loans are floating rate Loans made to corporations
              and other non-governmental entities and issuers. Senior Loans typically hold the most senior position in the capital structure of the issuing entity, </font></div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">are typically secured with specific collateral and typically have a claim on the assets and/or stock of the borrower that is senior to that held by subordinated debt holders and
            stockholders of the borrower. The proceeds of Senior Loans primarily are used to finance leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, mergers, acquisitions, stock repurchases, dividends, and, to a lesser extent, to finance internal growth and for
            other corporate purposes. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest that are redetermined daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium or credit spread. Base lending rates in common usage
            today are primarily the London-Interbank Offered Rate (&#8220;LIBOR&#8221;), and secondarily the prime rate offered by one or more major U.S. banks (the &#8220;Prime Rate&#8221;) and the certificate of deposit (&#8220;CD&#8221;) rate or other base lending rates used by commercial
            lenders.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Second Lien Loans. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Second Lien Loans are Loans made by public and private
              corporations and other nongovernmental entities and issuers for a variety of purposes. Second Lien Loans are second in right of payment to one or more Senior Loans of the related borrower. Second Lien Loans typically are secured by a second
              priority security interest or lien to or on specified collateral securing the borrower&#8217;s obligation under the Loan and typically have similar protections and rights as Senior Loans. Second Lien Loans are not (and by their terms cannot) become
              subordinate in right of payment to any obligation of the related borrower other than Senior Loans of such borrower. Second Lien Loans, like Senior Loans, typically have floating rate interest payments. Because Second Lien Loans are second to
              Senior Loans, they present a greater degree of investment risk but often pay interest at higher rates reflecting this additional risk. Such investments generally are of below-investment grade quality. Other than their subordinated status,
              Second Lien Loans have many characteristics and risks similar to Senior Loans discussed above. In addition, Second Lien Loans and debt securities of below-investment grade quality share many of the risk characteristics of Non-Investment Grade
              Bonds.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Subordinated Secured Loans. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Subordinated secured Loans are made by public
              and private corporations and other nongovernmental entities and issuers for a variety of purposes. Subordinated secured Loans may rank lower in right of payment to one or more Senior Loans and Second Lien Loans of the Borrower. Subordinated
              secured Loans typically are secured by a lower priority security interest or lien to or on specified collateral securing the Borrower&#8217;s obligation under the Loan, and typically have more subordinated protections and rights than Senior Loans
              and Second Lien Loans. Subordinated secured Loans may become subordinated in right of payment to more senior obligations of the Borrower issued in the future. Subordinated secured Loans may have fixed or floating rate interest payments.
              Because Subordinated secured Loans may rank lower as to right of payment than Senior Loans and Second Lien Loans of the Borrower, they may present a greater degree of investment risk than Senior Loans and Second Lien Loans but often pay
              interest at higher rates reflecting this additional risk. Such investments generally are of below investment grade quality. Other than their more subordinated status, such investments have many characteristics and risks similar to Senior
              Loans and Second Lien Loans discussed above.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Unsecured Loans. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Unsecured Loans are loans made by public and private
              corporations and other nongovernmental entities and issuers for a variety of purposes. Unsecured Loans generally have lower priority in right of payment compared to holders of secured debt of the Borrower. Unsecured Loans are not secured by a
              security interest or lien to or on specified collateral securing the Borrower&#8217;s obligation under the loan. Unsecured Loans by their terms may be or may become subordinate in right of payment to other obligations of the borrower, including
              Senior Loans, Second Lien Loans and Subordinated Secured Loans. Unsecured Loans may have fixed or floating rate interest payments. Because unsecured Loans are subordinate to the secured debt of the borrower, they present a greater degree of
              investment risk but often pay interest at higher rates reflecting this additional risk. Such investments generally are of below investment grade quality. Other than their subordinated and unsecured status, such investments have many
              characteristics and risks similar to Senior Loans, Second Lien Loans and Subordinated Secured Loans discussed above.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mezzanine Investments. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in certain lower grade
              securities known as &#8220;Mezzanine Investments,&#8221; which are subordinated debt securities that are generally issued in private placements in connection with an equity security (e.g., with attached warrants) or may be convertible into equity
              securities. Mezzanine Investments may be issued with or without registration rights. Similar to other lower grade securities, maturities of Mezzanine Investments are typically seven to ten years, but the expected average life is significantly
              shorter at three to five years. Mezzanine Investments are usually unsecured and subordinated to other obligations of the issuer.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Convertible Securities. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Convertible securities include bonds, debentures,
              notes, preferred stocks and other securities that entitle the holder to acquire common stock or other equity securities of the issuer. Convertible securities have general characteristics similar to both debt and equity securities. A
              convertible security generally entitles the holder to receive interest or preferred dividends paid or accrued until the convertible security matures or </font></div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">is redeemed, converted or exchanged. Before conversion, convertible securities have characteristics similar to non-convertible debt obligations. Convertible securities rank senior
            to common stock in a corporation&#8217;s capital structure and, therefore, generally entail less risk than the corporation&#8217;s common stock, although the extent to which such risk is reduced depends in large measure upon the degree to which the
            convertible security sells above its value as a debt obligation. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a predetermined price. If a convertible security held by the Fund is called for redemption, the
            Fund would be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security and convert it to underlying common stock, or would sell the convertible security to a third party, which may have an adverse effect on the Fund&#8217;s ability to achieve its
            investment objectives. The price of a convertible security often reflects variations in the price of the underlying common stock in a way that non-convertible debt may not. The value of a convertible security is a function of (i) its yield in
            comparison to the yields of other securities of comparable maturity and quality that do not have a conversion privilege and (ii) its worth if converted into the underlying common stock.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Preferred Stocks. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Preferred stocks represent the senior residual interest
              in the assets of an issuer after meeting all claims, with priority to corporate income and liquidation payments over the issuer&#8217;s common stock. As such, preferred stock is inherently more risky than the bonds and loans of the issuer, but less
              risky than its common stock. Preferred stocks often contain provisions that allow for redemption in the event of certain tax or legal changes or at the issuers&#8217; call. Preferred stocks typically do not provide any voting rights, except in
              cases when dividends are in arrears beyond a certain time period. Preferred stock in some instances is convertible into common stock.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Although they are equity securities, preferred stocks have certain characteristics of both debt and common stock. They are debt-like in that their promised income
            is contractually fixed. They are common stock-like in that they do not have rights to precipitate bankruptcy proceedings or collection activities in the event of missed payments. Furthermore, they have many of the key characteristics of equity
            due to their subordinated position in an issuer&#8217;s capital structure and because their quality and value are heavily dependent on the profitability of the issuer rather than on any legal claims to specific assets or cash flows. In order to be
            payable, dividends on preferred stock must be declared by the issuer&#8217;s board of directors. In addition, distributions on preferred stock may be subject to deferral and thus may not be automatically payable. Income payments on some preferred
            stocks are cumulative, causing dividends and distributions to accrue even if not declared by the board of directors or otherwise made payable. Other preferred stocks are non-cumulative, meaning that skipped dividends and distributions do not
            continue to accrue. There is no assurance that dividends on preferred stocks in which the Fund invests will be declared or otherwise made payable. If the Fund owns preferred stock that is deferring its distributions, the Fund may be required to
            report income for U.S. federal income tax purposes while it is not receiving cash payments corresponding to such income. When interest rates fall below the rate payable on an issue of preferred stock or for other reasons, the issuer may redeem
            the preferred stock, generally after an initial period of call protection in which the stock is not redeemable. Preferred stocks may be significantly less liquid than many other securities, such as U.S. Government securities, corporate bonds
            and common stock.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">U.S. Government Securities. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in debt securities issued
              or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities including: (1) U.S. Treasury obligations, which differ in their interest rates, maturities and times of issuance, such as U.S. Treasury bills (maturity of one year or
              less), U.S. Treasury notes (maturity of one to ten years), and U.S. Treasury bonds (generally maturities of greater than ten years), including the principal components or the interest components issued by the U.S. government under the
              separate trading of registered interest and principal securities program (i.e., &#8220;STRIPS&#8221;), all of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States; and (2) obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or
              instrumentalities, including government guaranteed mortgage-related securities, some of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury, some of which are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S.
              government, and some of which are backed only by the credit of the issuer itself.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Foreign Securities. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">While the Fund invests primarily in securities of U.S.
              issuers, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in non-U.S. dollar-denominated fixed-income securities of corporate and governmental issuers located outside the United States, including up to 10% in emerging markets. Foreign
              securities include securities issued or guaranteed by companies organized under the laws of countries other than the United States and securities issued or guaranteed by foreign governments, their agencies or instrumentalities and
              supra-national governmental entities, such as the World Bank. Foreign securities also may be traded on foreign securities exchanges or in over-the-counter capital markets. The value of foreign securities and obligations is affected by changes
              in currency rates, foreign tax laws (including withholding tax), government policies (in this country or abroad), relations between nations and trading, settlement, custodial and other operational risks. In addition, the </font></div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">costs of investing abroad are generally higher than in the United States, and foreign securities markets may be less liquid, more volatile and less subject to governmental
            supervision than markets in the United States. Foreign investments also could be affected by other factors not present in the United States, including expropriation, armed conflict, confiscatory taxation, lack of uniform accounting and auditing
            standards, less publicly available financial and other information and potential difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Since the Fund may invest in securities and obligations that are denominated or quoted in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, the Fund may be affected by
            changes in foreign currency exchange rates (and exchange control regulations) which affect the value of investments in the Fund and the accrued income and appreciation or depreciation of the investments in U.S. dollars. Changes in foreign
            currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar will affect the U.S. dollar value of the Fund&#8217;s assets denominated in that currency and the Fund&#8217;s return on such assets as well as any temporary uninvested reserves in bank deposits in
            foreign currencies. In addition, the Fund will incur costs in connection with conversions between various currencies. The Fund may seek to fully hedge its exposures to foreign currencies but may, at the discretion of the Sub-Adviser, at any
            time limit or eliminate foreign currency hedging activity. See &#8220;&#8212;Derivative Transactions&#8212;Foreign Currency Transactions.&#8221;</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Sovereign and Supranational Obligations. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in sovereign
              debt securities, which are debt securities issued or guaranteed by foreign governmental entities, such as foreign government debt or foreign treasury bills. Investments in sovereign debt securities involve special risks in addition to those
              risks usually associated with investments in debt securities, including risks associated with economic or political uncertainty and the risk that the governmental authority that controls the repayment of sovereign debt may be unwilling or
              unable to repay the principal and/or interest when due. The Fund may also invest in securities or other obligations issued or backed by supranational organizations, which are international organizations that are designated or supported by
              government entities or banking institutions typically to promote economic reconstruction or development. These obligations are subject to the risk that the government(s) on whose support the organization depends may be unable or unwilling to
              provide the necessary support. With respect to both sovereign and supranational obligations, the Fund may have little recourse against the foreign government or supranational organization that issues or backs the obligation in the event of
              default. These obligations may be denominated in foreign currencies and the prices of these obligations may be more volatile than corporate debt obligations.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Sovereign debt instruments in which the Fund may invest may involve great risk and may be deemed to be the equivalent in terms of credit quality to securities
            rated below investment grade by Moody&#8217;s and S&amp;P. Governmental entities may depend on expected disbursements from foreign governments, multilateral agencies and international organizations to reduce principal and interest arrearages on their
            debt obligations. The commitment on the part of these governments, agencies and others to make such disbursements may be conditioned on a governmental entity&#8217;s implementation of economic or other reforms and/or economic performance and the
            timely service of the governmental entity&#8217;s obligations. Failure to implement such reforms, achieve such levels of economic performance or repay principal or interest when due may result in the cancellation of the commitments to lend funds or
            other aid to the governmental entity, which may further impair the governmental entity&#8217;s ability or willingness to service its debts in a timely manner. Some of the countries in which the Fund may invest have encountered difficulties in
            servicing their sovereign debt obligations and have withheld payments of interest and/or principal of sovereign debt. These difficulties have also led to agreements to restructure external debt obligations, which may result in costs to the
            holders of the sovereign debt. Consequently, a government obligor may default on its obligations and/or the values of its obligations may decline significantly.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Common Stocks and Other Common Equity Securities. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may also invest
              in common stocks and other Common Equity Securities that the Sub-Adviser believes offer attractive yield and/or capital appreciation potential. Common stock represents the residual ownership interest in the issuer. Holders of common stocks
              and other Common Equity Securities are entitled to the income and increase in the value of the assets and business of the issuer after all of its debt obligations and obligations to preferred stockholders are satisfied. The Fund may invest in
              companies of any market capitalization.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Options. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As part of its Common Equity Securities strategy, the Fund
              currently intends to employ a strategy of writing (selling) covered call options and may, from time to time, buy or sell put options on individual Common Equity Securities. In addition to its covered call option strategy, the Fund may, to a
              lesser extent, pursue a strategy that includes the sale (writing) of both covered call and put options on indices of securities and sectors of securities. This option strategy is intended to generate current gains from option premiums as a
              means to enhance distributions payable to the Fund&#8217;s Common Shareholders. An option on a security is a contract that gives the holder of the </font></div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">option, in return for a premium, the right to buy from (in the case of a call) or sell to (in the case of a put) the writer of the option the security underlying the option at a
            specified exercise or &#8220;strike&#8221; price. The writer of an option on a security has the obligation upon exercise of the option to deliver the underlying security upon payment of the exercise price or to pay the exercise price upon delivery of the
            underlying security. Certain options, known as &#8220;American style&#8221; options may be exercised at any time during the term of the option. Other options, known as &#8220;European style&#8221; options, may be exercised only on the expiration date of the option.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If an option written by the Fund expires unexercised, the Fund realizes on the expiration date a capital gain equal to the premium received by the Fund at the
            time the option was written. If an option purchased by the Fund expires unexercised, the Fund realizes a capital loss equal to the premium paid. Prior to the earlier of exercise or expiration, an exchange-traded option may be closed out by an
            offsetting purchase or sale of an option of the same series (type, underlying security, exercise price and expiration). There can be no assurance, however, that a closing purchase or sale transaction can be effected when the Fund desires. The
            Fund may sell put or call options it has previously purchased, which could result in a net gain or loss depending on whether the amount realized on the sale is more or less than the premium and other transaction costs paid on the put or call
            option when purchased. The Fund will realize a capital gain from a closing purchase transaction if the cost of the closing option is less than the premium received from writing the option, or, if it is more, the Fund will realize a capital
            loss. If the premium received from a closing sale transaction is more than the premium paid to purchase the option, the Fund will realize a capital gain or, if it is less, the Fund will realize a capital loss. Net gains from the Fund&#8217;s option
            strategy will be short-term capital gains which, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, will constitute net investment company taxable income.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund will follow a strategy known as &#8220;covered call option writing,&#8221; which is a strategy designed to generate current gains from option premiums as a means to
            enhance distributions payable to the Fund&#8217;s Common Shareholders. As the Fund writes covered calls over more of its portfolio, its ability to benefit from capital appreciation becomes more limited.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As part of its strategy, the Fund may not sell &#8220;naked&#8221; call options on individual securities, (i.e., options representing more shares of the stock than are held
            in the portfolio). A call option written by the Fund on a security is &#8220;covered&#8221; if the Fund owns the security underlying the call or has an absolute and immediate right to acquire that security without additional cash consideration (or, if
            additional cash consideration is required, cash or other assets determined to be liquid by the Sub-Adviser (in accordance with procedures established by the board of trustees) in such amount are segregated by the Fund&#8217;s custodian) upon
            conversion or exchange of other securities held by the Fund. A call option is also covered if the Fund holds a call on the same security as the call written where the exercise price of the call held is (i) equal to or less than the exercise
            price of the call written, or (ii) greater than the exercise price of the call written, provided the difference is maintained by the Fund in segregated assets determined to be liquid by the Sub-Adviser as described above.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Put options are contracts that give the holder of the option, in return for a premium, the right to sell to the writer of the option the security underlying the
            option at a specified exercise price at a specific time or times during the term of the option. These strategies may produce a considerably higher return than the Fund&#8217;s primary strategy of covered call writing, but involve a higher degree of
            risk and potential volatility.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund will write (sell) put options on individual securities only if the put option is &#8220;covered.&#8221; A put option written by the Fund on a security is &#8220;covered&#8221;
            if the Fund segregates or earmarks assets determined to be liquid by the Sub-Adviser, as described above, equal to the exercise price. A put option is also covered if the Fund holds a put on the same security as the put written where the
            exercise price of the put held is (i) equal to or greater than the exercise price of the put written, or (ii) less than the exercise price of the put written, provided the difference is maintained by the Fund in segregated or earmarked assets
            determined to be liquid by the Sub-Adviser, as described above.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may sell put and call options on indices of securities. Options on an index differ from options on securities because (i) the exercise of an index option
            requires cash payments and does not involve the actual purchase or sale of securities, (ii) the holder of an index option has the right to receive cash upon exercise of the option if the level of the index upon which the option is based is
            greater, in the case of a call, or less, in the case of a put, than the exercise price of the option and (iii) index options reflect price-fluctuations in a group of securities or segments of the securities market rather than price fluctuations
            in a single security.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Restricted and Illiquid Securities. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in securities for
              which there is no readily available trading market or that are otherwise illiquid. Illiquid securities include securities legally restricted as to resale, such as commercial paper issued pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933,
              as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), and securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A thereunder. Section 4(2) and Rule 144A securities may, however, be treated as liquid by the Investment Adviser pursuant to procedures adopted by the
              Fund&#8217;s Board of Trustees, which require consideration of factors such as trading activity, availability of market quotations and number of dealers willing to purchase the security. If the Fund invests in Rule 144A securities, the level of
              portfolio illiquidity may be increased to the extent that eligible buyers become uninterested in purchasing such securities.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">It may be difficult to sell such securities at a price representing the fair value until such time as such securities may be sold publicly. Where registration is
            required, a considerable period may elapse between a decision to sell the securities and the time when it would be permitted to sell. Thus, the Fund may not be able to obtain as favorable a price as that prevailing at the time of the decision
            to sell. The Fund may also acquire securities through private placements under which it may agree to contractual restrictions on the resale of such securities. Such restrictions might prevent their sale at a time when such sale would otherwise
            be desirable.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Government Sponsored Investment Programs</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">From time to time, the Fund may seek to invest in credit securities through one or more programs that may from time to time be sponsored, established or operated
            by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and other governmental agencies.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Derivative Transactions</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may, but is not required to, use various strategic transactions in swaps, futures, options and other derivative contracts in order to earn income,
            facilitate portfolio management and mitigate risks. These strategies may be executed through the use of derivative contracts. In the course of pursuing these investment strategies, the Fund may purchase and sell exchange-listed and OTC put and
            call options on securities, equity and fixed-income indices and other instruments, purchase and sell futures contracts and options thereon, and enter into various transactions such as swaps, caps, floors or collars. In addition, derivative
            transactions may also include new techniques, instruments or strategies that are permitted as regulatory changes occur. In order to protect the soundness of derivative transactions and outstanding derivative positions, the Sub-Adviser generally
            requires derivative counterparties to have a minimum credit rating of A from Moody&#8217;s (or a comparable rating from another NRSRO) and monitors such rating on an ongoing basis. In addition, the Sub-Adviser seeks to allocate derivative
            transactions to limit exposure to any single counterparty. The Fund has not adopted a maximum percentage limit with respect to derivative investments. However, the maximum level of and types of derivative transactions used by the Fund will be
            approved by the Board of Trustees and the Board of Trustees will receive regular reports from the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser regarding the Fund&#8217;s use of derivative instruments and the effect of derivative transactions on the
            management of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio and the performance of the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Credit Derivatives. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may engage in credit derivatives
              transactions, which generally take one of three forms: swaps (specifically, credit default swaps), options and structured instruments. The Fund may use credit default swaps, among other things, to transfer credit exposure. The Fund may be
              either the buyer or seller in a credit default swap transaction and generally will be a net buyer of protection. The &#8220;buyer&#8221; in a credit default contract is obligated to pay the &#8220;seller&#8221; a periodic stream of payments over the term of the
              contract provided that no specified credit event with respect to a reference issuer has occurred. The Fund may enter in to cleared credit default swaps (including index credit default swaps) and bilaterally-traded, OTC credit default swaps.
              In a physically-settled credit default swap, if a credit event occurs, the seller must pay the buyer the full notional value, or &#8220;par value&#8221;, of the reference obligation in exchange for a deliverable reference obligation. Many credit default
              swaps are not physically-settled but rather auction-settled. In an auction-settled credit default swap, if a credit event occurs, the seller must pay the difference between the full notional value, or &#8220;par value&#8221;, and the auction-recognized
              settlement price.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Where the Fund is a buyer, if no credit event occurs, the Fund would have spent the stream of payments and received no benefit from the contract. However, if a
            credit event occurs, the Fund (if the buyer) will either receive the full notional value of the reference obligation, less the value, if any, of the delivery reference obligation, that may have little or no value or the difference between the
            full notional value and the auction-recognized settlement price. As a seller, the Fund receives a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the contract, which typically is between six months and five years, provided that there is no credit
            event during the pendency of the </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">trade. If a credit event occurs, the Fund as seller generally must pay the buyer the full notional value, or &#8220;par value&#8221; of the swap in exchange for an equal face amount of the
            reference obligations of the entity described in the swap, or the Fund may be required to deliver the related net cash amount, depending on the settlement methodology of the swap. &#8220;&#8221;Unless and until the Fund actually receives the defaulted
            reference obligation, it will not be a holder of record of such obligation and will not have any rights as a creditor against the relevant issuer.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund would earmark and reserve assets necessary to meet any accrued payment obligations when it is the buyer of a credit default swap. In cases where the Fund
            is the seller of a credit default swap, if the credit default swap provides for physical settlement, the Fund would be required to earmark and reserve the full notional amount of the credit default swap. Where the Fund sells protection, it
            effectively adds the equivalent of leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Foreign Currency Transactions. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may (but is not required to) hedge
              some or all of its exposure to non-U.S. currencies through the use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts, options on foreign currencies, foreign currency futures contracts and swaps and other derivatives transactions. Suitable
              hedging transactions may not be available in all circumstances and there can be no assurance that the Fund will engage in such transactions at any given time or from time to time when they would be beneficial. Although the Fund has the
              flexibility to engage in such transactions, the Investment Adviser or Sub-Adviser may determine not to do so or to do so only in unusual circumstances or market conditions. These transactions may not be successful and may eliminate any chance
              for the Fund to benefit from favorable fluctuations in relevant foreign currencies. The Fund may also use derivatives transactions for purposes of increasing exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations
              from one currency to another.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">For a more complete discussion of the Fund&#8217;s investment practices involving transactions in derivatives and certain other investment techniques, see &#8220;Investment
            Objective and Policies&#8212;Derivative Instruments&#8221; in the Fund&#8217;s SAI.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Temporary Defensive Investments</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">At any time when a temporary defensive posture is believed by the Investment Adviser to be warranted (a &#8220;temporary defensive period&#8221;), the Fund may, without
            limitation, hold cash or invest its assets in money market instruments and repurchase agreements in respect of those instruments. The money market instruments in which the Fund may invest are obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies or
            instrumentalities; commercial paper rated A-1 or higher by S&amp;P or Prime-1 by Moody&#8217;s; and certificates of deposit and bankers&#8217; acceptances issued by domestic branches of U.S. banks that are members of the Federal Deposit Insurance
            Corporation. During a temporary defensive period, the Fund may also invest in shares of money market mutual funds. Money market mutual funds are investment companies, and the investments in those companies by the Fund are in some cases subject
            to the 1940 Act&#8217;s limitations on investments in other investment companies. See &#8220;Investment Restrictions&#8221; in the Fund&#8217;s SAI. As a shareholder in a mutual fund, the Fund will bear its ratable share of its expenses, including management fees, and
            will remain subject to payment of the fees to the Investment Adviser, with respect to assets so invested. See &#8220;Management of the Fund.&#8221; The Fund may not achieve its investment objective during a temporary defensive period or be able to sustain
            its historical distribution levels.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Certain Other Investment Practices</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">When Issued, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund
              may enter into forward commitments for the purchase or sale of securities, including on a &#8220;when issued&#8221; or &#8220;delayed delivery&#8221; basis, in excess of customary settlement periods for the type of security involved. In some cases, a forward
              commitment may be conditioned upon the occurrence of a subsequent event, such as approval and consummation of a merger, corporate reorganization or debt restructuring (i.e., a when, as and if issued security). When such transactions are
              negotiated, the price is fixed at the time of the commitment, with payment and delivery taking place in the future, generally a month or more after the date of the commitment. While it will only enter into a forward commitment with the
              intention of actually acquiring the security, the Fund may sell the security before the settlement date if it is deemed advisable. Securities purchased under a forward commitment are subject to market fluctuation, and no interest (or
              dividends) accrues to the Fund prior to the settlement date. The Fund will segregate with its custodian cash or liquid securities in an aggregate amount at least equal to the amount of its outstanding forward commitments.</font></div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Loans of Portfolio Securities. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">To increase income, the Fund may lend its
              portfolio securities to securities broker-dealers or financial institutions if (i) the loan is collateralized in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements and (ii) no loan will cause the value of all loaned securities to exceed
              331/3% of the value of the Fund&#8217;s total assets. If the borrower fails to maintain the requisite amount of collateral, the loan automatically terminates and the Fund could use the collateral to replace the securities while holding the borrower
              liable for any excess of replacement cost over the value of the collateral. As with any extension of credit, there are risks of delay in recovery and in some cases even loss of rights in collateral should the borrower of the securities fail
              financially. There can be no assurance that borrowers will not fail financially. On termination of the loan, the borrower is required to return the securities to the Fund, and any gain or loss in the market price during the period of the loan
              would inure to the Fund. If the other party to the loan petitions for bankruptcy or becomes subject to the United States Bankruptcy Code, the law regarding the rights of the Fund is unsettled. As a result, under extreme circumstances, there
              may be a restriction on the Fund&#8217;s ability to sell the collateral and the Fund would suffer a loss. See &#8220;Investment Objective and Policies Loans of Portfolio Securities&#8221; in the Fund&#8217;s SAI.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Repurchase Agreements. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Repurchase agreements may be seen as loans by the
              Fund collateralized by underlying debt securities. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, the Fund would acquire an underlying debt obligation for a relatively short period (usually not more than one week) subject to an obligation
              of the seller to repurchase, and the Fund to resell, the obligation at an agreed price and time. This arrangement results in a fixed rate of return to the Fund that is not subject to market fluctuations during the holding period. The Fund
              bears a risk of loss in the event that the other party to a repurchase agreement defaults on its obligations and the Fund is delayed in or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral securities, including the risk of a
              possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period in which it seeks to assert these rights. The Sub-Adviser, acting under the supervision of the Board of Trustees of the Fund, reviews the creditworthiness of those
              banks and dealers with which the Fund enters into repurchase agreements to evaluate these risks and monitors on an ongoing basis the value of the securities subject to repurchase agreements to ensure that the value is maintained at the
              required level. The Fund will not enter into repurchase agreements with the Investment Adviser, the Sub-Adviser or their affiliates. The Fund will segregate or earmark cash or liquid securities in an amount at least equal to the dollar amount
              of the Fund&#8217;s obligation to repurchase securities or other assets (plus any accrued interest, if applicable). Assets may be segregated with the Fund&#8217;s custodian or on the Fund&#8217;s books.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Reverse Repurchase Agreements. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase
              agreements. Under a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund temporarily transfers possession of a portfolio instrument to another party, such as a bank or broker-dealer, in return for cash. At the same time, the Fund agrees to repurchase the
              instrument at an agreed upon time (normally within seven days) and price, which reflects an interest payment. The Fund may enter into such agreements when it is able to invest the cash acquired at a rate higher than the cost of the agreement,
              which would increase earned income. When the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, any fluctuations in the market value of either the instruments transferred to another party or the instruments in which the proceeds may be invested
              would affect the market value of the Fund&#8217;s assets. As a result, such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of the Fund&#8217;s assets. While there is a risk that large fluctuations in the market value of the Fund&#8217;s assets
              could affect net asset value, this risk is not significantly increased by entering into reverse repurchase agreements, in the opinion of the Sub-Adviser. Because reverse repurchase agreements may be considered to be the practical equivalent
              of borrowing funds, they constitute a form of leverage. Such agreements will be treated as subject to investment restrictions regarding &#8220;borrowings.&#8221; If the Fund reinvests the proceeds of a reverse repurchase agreement at a rate lower than
              the cost of the agreement, entering into the agreement will lower the Fund&#8217;s cash available for distribution. The Sub-Adviser generally requires counterparties to reverse repurchase transactions to have a minimum credit rating of A from
              Moody&#8217;s (or a comparable rating from another NRSRO) and monitors such rating on an ongoing basis.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Portfolio Turnover</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund will buy and sell securities to seek to accomplish its investment objective. Portfolio turnover generally involves some expense to the Fund, including
            brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestment in other securities. The portfolio turnover rate is computed by dividing the lesser of the amount of the securities purchased or
            securities sold by the average monthly value of securities owned during the year (excluding securities whose maturities at acquisition were one year or less). The Fund&#8217;s portfolio turnover rate may vary greatly from year to year. Higher
            portfolio turnover may decrease the after-tax return to individual investors in the Fund to the extent it results in a decrease of the long-term capital </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">gains portion of distributions to shareholders. For the fiscal years ended May 31, 2020<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>and May 31, 2019, the Fund&#8217;s portfolio turnover rate
            was 41% and 38%, respectively.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Investment Restrictions</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund has adopted certain other investment limitations designed to limit investment risk. These limitations are fundamental and may not be changed without the
            approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Shares, as defined in the 1940 Act (and preferred shares, if any, voting together as a single class). See &#8220;Investment Restrictions&#8221; in the SAI for a complete list of the
            fundamental investment policies of the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">USE OF FINANCIAL LEVERAGE</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may seek to enhance the level of its current distributions by utilizing financial leverage through the issuance of preferred shares (&#8220;Preferred Shares&#8221;),
            through borrowing or the issuance of commercial paper or other forms of debt (&#8220;Borrowings&#8221;), through reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls or similar transactions or through a combination of the foregoing (collectively &#8220;Financial
            Leverage&#8221;). The Fund may utilize Financial Leverage up to the limits imposed by the 1940 Act; however, the aggregate amount of Financial Leverage is not currently expected to exceed 331/3% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets after such issuance and/or
            borrowing. So long as the net rate of return on the Fund&#8217;s investments purchased with the proceeds of Financial Leverage exceeds the cost of such Financial Leverage, such excess amounts will be available to pay higher distributions to holders
            of the Fund&#8217;s Common Shares. There can be no assurance that a leveraging strategy will be implemented or that it will be successful during any period during which it is employed.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As of May 31, 2020, outstanding Borrowings under the committed facility agreement were $19.3 million, which represented approximately 2.7% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed
            Assets as of such date. In addition, as of May 31, 2020, the Fund had reverse repurchase agreements outstanding representing Financial Leverage equal to approximately 6.0% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets. As of May 31, 2020, the Fund&#8217;s total
            Financial Leverage represented approximately 8.7% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s total Financial Leverage may vary significantly over time based on the Sub-Adviser&#8217;s assessment of market conditions, available investment
            opportunities and cost of leverage. The Fund has at times used significantly greater levels of leverage than on May 31, 2020,<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>and may in the future increase leverage up to the parameters set forth herein.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Borrowing</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund is authorized to borrow or issue debt securities for financial leveraging purposes and for temporary purposes such as the settlement of transactions. The
            Fund may utilize Indebtedness to the maximum extent permitted under the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, the Fund generally is not permitted to issue commercial paper or notes or engage in other Borrowings unless, immediately after the Borrowing,
            the Fund would have asset coverage (as defined in the 1940 Act) of less than 300%, i.e., the value of the Fund&#8217;s total assets less liabilities other than the principal amount represented by commercial paper, notes or other Borrowings, is at
            least 300% of such principal amount. In addition, other than with respect to privately arranged Borrowings, the Fund is not permitted to declare any cash dividend or other distribution on the Common Shares unless, at the time of such
            declaration, the value of the Fund&#8217;s total assets, less liabilities other than the principal amount represented by Borrowings, is at least 300% of such principal amount after deducting the amount of such dividend or other distribution. If the
            Fund borrows, the Fund intends, to the extent possible, to prepay all or a portion of the principal amount of any outstanding commercial paper, notes or other Borrowings to the extent necessary to maintain the required asset coverage.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The terms of any such Borrowings may require the Fund to pay a fee to maintain a line of credit, such as a commitment fee, or to maintain minimum average balances
            with a lender. Any such requirements would increase the cost of such Borrowings over the stated interest rate. Such lenders would have the right to receive interest on and repayment of principal of any such Borrowings, which right will be
            senior to those of the Common Shareholders. Any such Borrowings may contain provisions limiting certain activities of the Fund, including the payment of dividends to Common Shareholders in certain circumstances. Any Borrowings will likely be
            ranked senior or equal to all other existing and future Borrowings of the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Certain types of Borrowings subject the Fund to covenants in credit agreements relating to asset coverage and portfolio composition requirements. Certain
            Borrowings issued by the Fund also may subject the Fund to certain </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">restrictions on investments imposed by guidelines of one or more rating agencies, which may issue ratings for such Borrowings. Such guidelines may impose asset coverage or portfolio
            composition requirements that are more stringent than those imposed by the 1940 Act. It is not anticipated that these covenants or guidelines will impede the Sub-Adviser from managing the Fund&#8217;s portfolio in accordance with the Fund&#8217;s
            investment objective and policies.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The 1940 Act grants to the holders of senior securities representing indebtedness issued by the Fund, other than with respect to privately arranged Borrowings,
            certain voting rights in the event of default in the payment of interest on or repayment of principal. Failure to maintain certain asset coverage requirements under the 1940 Act could result in an event of default and entitle the debt holders
            to elect a majority of the Board of Trustees.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund has entered into a committed facility agreement with BNP Paribas, dated as of November 20, 2008, and amended through the date hereof, pursuant to which
            the Fund may borrow up to $80 million. Interest payable by the Fund on Borrowings under the committed facility agreement is based on the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 85<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>basis
            points. An unused commitment fee of 0.75% may be charged on the difference between the maximum committed amount and the actual amount borrowed. On May 31, 2020, outstanding Borrowings under the committed facility agreement were $19.3 million.
            The Fund&#8217;s Borrowings under the committed facility are collateralized by portfolio assets which are maintained by the Fund in a separate account with the Fund&#8217;s custodian for the benefit of the lender, which collateral exceeds the amount
            borrowed. Securities deposited in the collateral account may, subject to certain conditions, be rehypothecated by BNP Paribas up to the amount of the loan balance outstanding. The Fund continues to receive dividends and interest on
            rehypothecated securities. The Fund also has the right to recall rehypothecated securities on demand and such securities shall be returned to the collateral account within the ordinary settlement cycle. In the event a recalled security is not
            returned by the lender, the loan balance outstanding will be reduced by the amount of the recalled security failed to be returned. The Fund receives a portion of the fees earned by BNP Paribas in connection with the rehypothecation of portfolio
            securities. Rehypothecation of the Fund&#8217;s pledged portfolio securities entails risks, including the risk that the lender will be unable or unwilling to return rehypothecated securities which could result in, among other things, the Fund&#8217;s
            inability to find suitable investments to replace the unreturned securities, thereby impairing the Fund&#8217;s ability to achieve its investment objectives. In the event of a default by the Fund under the committed facility, the lender has the right
            to sell such collateral assets to satisfy the Fund&#8217;s obligation to the lender. The amounts drawn under the committed facility may vary over time and such amounts will be reported in the Fund&#8217;s audited and unaudited financial statements
            contained in the Fund&#8217;s annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Reverse Repurchase Agreements and Dollar Roll Transactions</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Borrowings may be made by the Fund through reverse repurchase agreements under which the Fund sells portfolio securities to financial institutions such as banks
            and broker-dealers and agrees to repurchase them at a particular date and price. Such agreements are considered to be borrowings under the 1940 Act. The Fund may utilize reverse repurchase agreements when it is anticipated that the interest
            income to be earned from the investment of the proceeds of the transaction is greater than the interest expense of the transaction.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Borrowings may be made by the Fund through dollar roll transactions. A dollar roll transaction involves a sale by the Fund of a mortgage-backed or other security
            concurrently with an agreement by the Fund to repurchase a similar security at a later date at an agreed-upon price. The securities that are repurchased will bear the same interest rate and stated maturity as those sold, but pools of mortgages
            collateralizing those securities may have different prepayment histories than those sold. During the period between the sale and repurchase, the Fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold.
            Proceeds of the sale will be invested in additional instruments for the Fund, and the income from these investments will generate income for the Fund. If such income does not exceed the income, capital appreciation and gain or loss that would
            have been realized on the securities sold as part of the dollar roll, the use of this technique will diminish the investment performance of the Fund compared with what the performance would have been without the use of dollar rolls.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">With respect to any reverse repurchase agreement, dollar roll or similar transaction, the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets shall include any proceeds from the sale of an
            asset of the Fund to a counterparty in such a transaction, in addition to the value of the underlying asset as of the relevant measuring date.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">With respect to Financial Leverage incurred through investments in reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls and economically similar transactions, the Fund
            intends to earmark or segregate cash or liquid securities in accordance with applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC. As a result of such segregation, the Fund&#8217;s obligations under such transactions will not be considered senior
            securities representing indebtedness for purposes </div>
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            </font> </div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">of the 1940 Act and the Fund&#8217;s use of leverage through reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls and economically similar transactions will not be limited by the 1940 Act.
            However, the Fund&#8217;s use of leverage through reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls and economically similar transactions will be included when calculating the Fund&#8217;s Financial Leverage and therefore will be limited by the Fund&#8217;s maximum
            overall leverage levels approved by the Board of Trustees (currently 331/3% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets) and may be further limited by the availability of cash or liquid securities to earmark or segregate in connection with such transactions.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Preferred Shares</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s Governing Documents provide that the Board of Trustees may authorize and issue Preferred Shares with rights as determined by the Board of Trustees, by
            action of the Board of Trustees without prior approval of the holders of the Common Shares. Common Shareholders have no preemptive right to purchase any Preferred Shares that might be issued. Any such Preferred Share offering would be subject
            to the limits imposed by the 1940 Act. Although the Fund has no present intention to issue Preferred Shares, it may in the future utilize Preferred Shares to the maximum extent permitted by the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, the Fund may not
            issue Preferred Shares if, immediately after issuance, the Fund would have asset coverage (as defined in the 1940 Act) of less than 200% (i.e., for every dollar of Preferred Shares outstanding, the Fund is required to have at least two dollars
            of assets). The Fund has no present intention to issue Preferred Shares. See &#8220;Description of Capital Structure-Preferred Shares.&#8221;</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Certain Portfolio Transactions</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In addition the Fund may engage in certain derivatives transactions that have economic characteristics similar to leverage. To the extent the terms of such
            transactions obligate the Fund to make payments, the Fund intends to earmark or segregate cash or liquid securities in an amount at least equal to the current value of the amount then payable by the Fund under the terms of such transactions or
            otherwise cover such transactions in accordance with applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC. To the extent the terms of such transactions obligate the Fund to deliver particular securities to extinguish the Fund&#8217;s obligations under
            such transactions the Fund may &#8220;cover&#8221; its obligations under such transactions by either (i) owning the securities or collateral underlying such transactions or (ii) having an absolute and immediate right to acquire such securities or
            collateral without additional cash consideration (or, if additional cash consideration is required, having earmarked or segregated cash or liquid securities). Such segregation or cover is intended to provide the Fund with available assets to
            satisfy its obligations under such transactions. As a result of such segregation or cover, the Fund&#8217;s obligations under such transactions will not be considered senior securities representing indebtedness for purposes of the 1940 Act, or
            included in calculating the aggregate amount of the Fund&#8217;s Financial Leverage. To the extent that the Fund&#8217;s obligations under such transactions are not so segregated or covered, such obligations may be considered &#8220;senior securities
            representing indebtedness&#8221; under the 1940 Act and therefore subject to the 300% asset coverage requirement.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Effects of Financial Leverage</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As of May 31, 2020, outstanding Borrowings under the committed facility agreement were $19.3 million, which represented approximately 2.7% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed
            Assets as of such date. In addition, as of May 31, 2020, the Fund had reverse repurchase agreements outstanding representing Financial Leverage equal to approximately 6.0% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets. As of May 31, 2020, the Fund&#8217;s total
            Financial Leverage represented approximately 8.7% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets. Assuming the Fund&#8217;s total Financial Leverage represented approximately 331/3% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets and interest costs to the Fund at a combined average
            annual rate of 2.04% with respect to such Financial Leverage, then the incremental income generated by the Fund&#8217;s portfolio (net of estimated expenses including expenses related to the Financial Leverage) must exceed approximately 0.68% to
            cover such interest expense. Of course, these numbers are merely estimates used for illustration. The amount of Financial Leverage used by the Fund as well as actual interest expenses on such Financial Leverage will vary.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The following table is furnished pursuant to requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;). It is designed to illustrate the effect of
            leverage on Common Share total return, assuming investment portfolio total returns (comprised of income, net expenses and changes in the value of investments held in the Fund&#8217;s portfolio) of -10%, -5%, 0%, 5% and 10%. These assumed investment
            portfolio returns are hypothetical figures and are not necessarily indicative of what the Fund&#8217;s investment portfolio returns will be. The table further </div>
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            </font> </div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">assumes Financial Leverage representing approximately 331/3% of the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets and interest costs to the Fund at a combined average annual rate of 2.04% with respect to
            such Financial Leverage.</div>
          <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="zee3882305b0e44979760ab4bad457b15" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left; color: #000000;">

              <tr>
                <td style="width: 46.15%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div>Assumed portfolio total return (net of expenses)</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10.77%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">(10.00)%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10.77%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">(5.00)%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10.77%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">0.00%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10.77%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">5.00%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10.77%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">10.00%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 46.15%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div>Common Share total return</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10.77%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">13.98%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10.77%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">6.48%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10.77%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">(1.02)%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10.77%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">(8.52)%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 10.77%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">(16.02)%</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>

          </table>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Common Share total return is composed of two elements&#8212;the Common Share dividends paid by the Fund (the amount of which is largely determined by
            the Fund&#8217;s net investment income after paying the carrying cost of Financial Leverage) and realized and unrealized gains or losses on the value of the securities the Fund owns. As required by SEC rules, the table assumes that the Fund is more
            likely to suffer capital loss than to enjoy capital appreciation. For example, to assume a total return of 0%, the Fund must assume that the net investment income it receives on its investments is entirely offset by losses on the value of those
            investments. This table reflects the hypothetical performance of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio and not the performance of the Fund&#8217;s Common Shares, the value of which will be determined by market and other factors.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">During the time in which the Fund is utilizing Financial Leverage, the amount of the fees paid to the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser for investment
            advisory services will be higher than if the Fund did not utilize Financial Leverage because the fees paid will be calculated based on the Fund&#8217;s Managed Assets, which may create a conflict of interest between the Investment Adviser and the
            Sub-Adviser and the Common Shareholders. In order to manage this conflict of interest, the Board of Trustees will receive regular reports from the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser regarding the Fund&#8217;s use of Financial Leverage and the
            effect of Financial Leverage on the management of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio and the performance of the Fund. Because the Financial Leverage costs will be borne by the Fund at a specified rate, only the Fund&#8217;s Common Shareholders will bear the cost
            of the Fund&#8217;s fees and expenses.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Interest Rate Transactions</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In connection with the Fund&#8217;s use of Financial Leverage, the Fund may enter into interest rate swap or cap transactions. Interest rate swaps involve the Fund&#8217;s
            agreement with the swap counterparty to pay a fixed-rate payment in exchange for the counterparty&#8217;s paying the Fund a variable rate payment that is intended to approximate all or a portion of the Fund&#8217;s variable-rate payment obligation on the
            Fund&#8217;s Financial Leverage. The payment obligation would be based on the notional amount of the swap, which will not exceed the amount of the Fund&#8217;s Financial Leverage.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may use an interest rate cap, which would require it to pay a premium to the cap counterparty and would entitle it, to the extent that a specified
            variable-rate index exceeds a predetermined fixed rate, to receive payment from the counterparty of the difference based on the notional amount. The Fund would use interest rate swaps or caps only with the intent to reduce or eliminate the risk
            that an increase in short-term interest rates could have on Common Share net earnings as a result of leverage.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund will usually enter into swaps or caps on a net basis; that is, the two payment streams will be netted out in a cash settlement on the payment date or
            dates specified in the instrument, with the Fund&#8217;s receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. The Fund intends to segregate cash or liquid securities having a value at least equal to the Fund&#8217;s net payment
            obligations under any swap transaction, marked-to-market daily. The Fund will treat such amounts as illiquid.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The use of interest rate swaps and caps is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with
            ordinary portfolio security transactions. Depending on the state of interest rates in general, the Fund&#8217;s use of interest rate instruments could enhance or harm the overall performance of the Common Shares. To the extent there is a decline in
            interest rates, the net amount receivable by the Fund under the interest rate swap or cap could decline and could thus result in a decline in the net asset value of the Common Shares. In addition, if short-term interest rates are lower than the
            Fund&#8217;s fixed rate of payment on the interest rate swap, the swap will reduce Common Share net earnings if the Fund must make net payments to the counterparty. If, on the other hand, short-term interest rates are higher than the fixed rate of
            payment on the interest rate swap, the swap will enhance Common Share net earnings if the Fund receives net payments from the counterparty. Buying interest rate caps could enhance the performance of the Common Shares by limiting the Fund&#8217;s
            maximum leverage expense.</div>
          <div style="clear: both; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;" id="DSPFPageBreakArea">
            <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" id="DSPFPageNumberArea"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="DSPFPageNumber">63</font></div>
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            </font> </div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Buying interest rate caps could also decrease the net earnings of the Common Shares if the premium paid by the Fund to the counterparty exceeds the additional
            cost of the Financial Leverage that the Fund would have been required to pay had it not entered into the cap agreement.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Interest rate swaps and caps do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets or principal. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to
            interest rate swaps is limited to the net amount of interest payments that the Fund is contractually obligated to make. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund would not be able to use the anticipated net receipts under the swap or cap to offset
            the costs of the Financial Leverage. Depending on whether the Fund would be entitled to receive net payments from the counterparty on the swap or cap, which in turn would depend on the general state of short-term interest rates at that point in
            time, such a default could negatively impact the performance of the Common Shares.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Although this will not guarantee that the counterparty does not default, the Fund will not enter into an interest rate swap or cap transaction with any
            counterparty that the Sub-Adviser believes does not have the financial resources to honor its obligation under the interest rate swap or cap transaction. In order to help protect the soundness of derivative transactions and outstanding
            derivative positions, the Sub-Adviser generally requires derivative counterparties to have a minimum credit rating of A from Moody&#8217;s Investors Service (or a comparable rating from another NRSRO) and monitors such rating on an ongoing basis.
            Further, the Sub-Adviser will regularly monitor the financial stability of a counterparty to an interest rate swap or cap transaction in an effort to proactively protect the Fund&#8217;s investments.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In addition, at the time the interest rate swap or cap transaction reaches its scheduled termination date, there is a risk that the Fund will not be able to
            obtain a replacement transaction or that the terms of the replacement will not be as favorable as on the expiring transaction. If this occurs, it could have a negative impact on the performance of the Common Shares.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may choose or be required to redeem some or all Fund Preferred Shares or prepay any Borrowings. Such a redemption or prepayment would likely result in
            the Fund&#8217;s seeking to terminate early all or a portion of any swap or cap transaction. Such early termination of a swap could result in a termination payment by or to the Fund. An early termination of a cap could result in a termination payment
            to the Fund. There may also be penalties associated with early termination.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">RISKS</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Investors should consider the following risk factors and special considerations associated with investing in the Fund. Investors should be
            aware that in light of the current uncertainty, volatility and distress in economies, financial markets, and labor and health conditions over the world, the risks below are heightened significantly compared to normal conditions and therefore
            subject the Fund&#8217;s investments and a shareholder&#8217;s investment in the Fund to elevated investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount invested.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Not a Complete Investment Program</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">An investment in the Common Shares of the Fund should not be considered a complete investment program. The Fund is intended for long-term investors seeking
            current income and capital appreciation. The Fund is not meant to provide a vehicle for those who wish to play short-term swings in the stock market. Each Common Shareholder should take into account the Fund&#8217;s investment objective as well as
            the Common Shareholder&#8217;s other investments when considering an investment in the Fund.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Investment and Market Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">An investment in Common Shares of the Fund is subject to investment risk, particularly under current economic, financial, labor and health conditions, including
            the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest. An investment in the Common Shares of the Fund represents an indirect investment in the securities owned by the Fund. The value of, or income generated by, the investments held
            by the Fund are subject to the possibility of rapid and unpredictable fluctuation. These movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, or from broader influences, including real or perceived changes in prevailing interest
            rates, changes in inflation or expectations about inflation, investor confidence or economic, political, social or financial market conditions, environmental disasters, governmental actions, public health emergencies (such as the spread of
            infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics) and other similar events, that each of which may be temporary or last for extended periods. For example, the risks of a borrower&#8217;s default or bankruptcy or non-payment of scheduled interest or
            principal payments from senior floating rate interests held by the Fund are especially acute under these conditions. </div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" id="DSPFPageNumberArea"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="DSPFPageNumber">64</font></div>
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          </div>
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            </font> </div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Furthermore, interest rates and bond yields may fall as a result of types of events, including responses by governmental entities to such events, which would magnify the Fund&#8217;s
            fixed-income instruments&#8217; susceptibility to interest rate risk and diminish their yield and performance. Moreover, the Fund&#8217;s investments in asset-backed securities are subject to many of the same risks that are applicable to investments in
            securities generally, including interest rate risk, credit risk, foreign currency risk, below-investment grade securities risk, financial leverage risk, prepayment and regulatory risk, which would be elevated under the foregoing circumstances.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Different sectors, industries and security types may react differently to such developments and, when the market performs well, there is no assurance that the
            Fund&#8217;s investments will increase in value along with the broader markets.&#160; Volatility of financial markets, including potentially extreme volatility caused by the events described above, can expose the Fund to greater market risk than normal,
            possibly resulting in greatly reduced liquidity. Moreover, changing economic, political, social or financial market conditions in one country or geographic region could adversely affect the value, yield and return of the investments held by the
            Fund in a different country or geographic region because of the increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. The Adviser potentially could be prevented from considering, managing and executing investment decisions at an
            advantageous time or price or at all as a result of any domestic or global market or other disruptions, particularly disruptions causing heightened market volatility and reduced market liquidity, such as the current conditions, which have also
            resulted in impediments to the normal functioning of workforces, including personnel and systems of the Fund&#8217;s service providers and market intermediaries.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">At any point in time, your Common Shares may be worth less than your original investment, including the reinvestment of Fund dividends and distributions.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Management Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund is subject to management risk because it has an actively managed portfolio. The Sub-Adviser will apply investment techniques and risk analysis in making
            investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these will produce the desired results. The Fund&#8217;s allocation of its investments across various asset classes and sectors may vary significantly over time based on the
            Adviser&#8217;s analysis and judgment. As a result, the particular risks most relevant to an investment in the Fund, as well as the overall risk profile of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio, may vary over time.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Income Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The income investors receive from the Fund is based primarily on the interest it earns from its investments in Income Securities, which can vary widely over the
            short- and long-term. If prevailing market interest rates drop, investors&#8217; income from the Fund could drop as well. The Fund&#8217;s income could also be affected adversely when prevailing short-term interest rates increase and the Fund is utilizing
            leverage, although this risk is mitigated to the extent the Fund invests in floating-rate obligations.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Dividend Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Dividends on common stock and other Common Equity Securities which the Fund may hold are not fixed but are declared at the discretion of an issuer&#8217;s board of
            directors. There is no guarantee that the issuers of the Common Equity Securities in which the Fund invests will declare dividends in the future or that, if declared, they will remain at current levels or increase over time. These circumstances
            may result from issuer-specific events, adverse economic or market developments, or legislative or regulatory changes or other developments that limit an issuer&#8217;s ability to declare and pay dividends, which would affect the Fund&#8217;s performance
            and ability to generate income. The dividend income from the Fund&#8217;s investment in Common Equity Securities will be influenced by both general economic activity and issuer-specific factors. In the event of adverse changes in economic conditions
            or adverse events effecting a specific industry or issuer, the issuers of the Common Equity Securities held by the Fund may reduce the dividends paid on such securities.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Income Securities Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In addition to the risks discussed above, Income Securities, including high-yield bonds, are subject to certain risks, including:</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Issuer Risk. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The value of Income Securities may decline for a number of
              reasons which directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage, reduced demand for the issuer&#8217;s goods and services, historical and projected earnings, and the value of its assets.</font></div>
          <div style="clear: both; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;" id="DSPFPageBreakArea">
            <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" id="DSPFPageNumberArea"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="DSPFPageNumber">65</font></div>
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          </div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
            </font> </div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Spread Risk. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Spread risk is the risk that the market price can change due
              to broad based movements in spreads, which is particularly relevant in the current low spread environment.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Credit Risk. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument or a
              counterparty to a derivatives transaction or other transaction (such as a repurchase agreement or a loan of portfolio securities or other instruments) is unable or unwilling, or perceived to be unable or unwilling, to pay interest or repay
              principal on time or defaults. If an issuer fails to pay interest, the Fund&#8217;s income would likely be reduced, and if an issuer fails to repay principal, the value of the instrument likely would fall and the Fund could lose money. This risk is
              especially acute with respect to below investment grade debt instruments (commonly referred to as &#8220;high-yield&#8221; or &#8220;junk&#8221; bonds) and unrated high risk debt instruments, whose issuers are particularly susceptible to fail to meet principal or
              interest obligations under current conditions. Also, the issuer, guarantor or counterparty may suffer adverse changes in its financial condition or be adversely affected by economic, political or social conditions that could lower the credit
              quality (or the market&#8217;s perception of the credit quality) of the issuer or instrument, leading to greater volatility in the price of the instrument and in shares of the Fund. Although credit quality may not accurately reflect the true credit
              risk of an instrument, a change in the credit quality rating of an instrument or an issuer can have a rapid, adverse effect on the instrument&#8217;s liquidity and make it more difficult for the Fund to sell at an advantageous price or time. The
              risk of the occurrence of these types of events is heightened under current conditions.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The degree of credit risk depends on the particular instrument and the financial condition of the issuer, guarantor or counterparty, which are often reflected in
            its credit quality. Credit quality is a measure of the issuer&#8217;s expected ability to make all required interest and principal payments in a timely manner. An issuer with the highest credit rating has a very strong capacity with respect to making
            all payments. An issuer with the second-highest credit rating has a strong capacity to make all payments, but the degree of safety is somewhat less. An issuer with the lowest credit quality rating may be in default or have extremely poor
            prospects of making timely payment of interest and principal. Credit ratings assigned by rating agencies are based on a number of factors and subjective judgments and therefore do not necessarily represent an issuer&#8217;s actual financial condition
            or the volatility or liquidity of the security. Although higher-rated securities generally present lower credit risk as compared to lower-rated or unrated securities, an issuer with a high credit rating may in fact be exposed to heightened
            levels of credit or liquidity risk.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Interest Rate Risk. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Fixed-income and other debt instruments are subject to
              the possibility that interest rates could change (or are expected to change). Changes in interest rates, including changes in reference rates used in fixed-income and other debt instruments (such as LIBOR), may adversely affect the Fund&#8217;s
              investments in these instruments, such as the value or liquidity of, and income generated by, the investments. In addition, changes in interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, can have unpredictable effects on markets and can
              adversely affect the Fund&#8217;s yield, income and performance.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The value of a debt instrument with a longer duration will generally be more sensitive to interest rate changes than a similar instrument with a shorter duration.
            Similarly, the longer the average duration (whether positive or negative) of these instruments held by the Fund or to which the Fund is exposed (<font style="font-style: italic;">i.e.</font>, the longer the average portfolio duration of the
            Fund), the more the Fund&#8217;s NAV will likely fluctuate in response to interest rate changes. Duration is a measure used to determine the sensitivity of a security&#8217;s price to changes in interest rates that incorporates a security&#8217;s yield, coupon,
            final maturity and call features, among other characteristics. For example, the NAV per share of a bond fund with an average duration of eight years would be expected to fall approximately 8% if interest rates rose by one percentage point.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">However, measures such as duration may not accurately reflect the true interest rate sensitivity of instruments held by the Fund and, in turn, the Fund&#8217;s
            susceptibility to changes in interest rates. Certain fixed-income and debt instruments are subject to the risk that the issuer may exercise its right to redeem (or call) the instrument earlier than anticipated. Although an issuer may call an
            instrument for a variety of reasons, if an issuer does so during a time of declining interest rates, the Fund might have to reinvest the proceeds in an investment offering a lower yield or other less favorable features, and therefore might not
            benefit from any increase in value as a result of declining interest rates. Interest only or principal only securities and inverse floaters are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates, which may impact the income generated by the
            security and other features of the security.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Adjustable rate securities also react to interest rate changes in a similar manner as fixed-rate securities but generally to a lesser degree depending on the
            characteristics of the security, in particular its reset terms (<font style="font-style: italic;">i.e.</font>, the index chosen, frequency of reset and reset caps or floors). During periods of rising interest rates, because changes in interest
            rates on adjustable rate securities may lag behind changes in market rates, the value of such securities may decline until their interest rates reset to market rates. These securities also may be subject to limits on the maximum </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">increase in interest rates. During periods of declining interest rates, because the interest rates on adjustable rate securities generally reset downward, their market value is
            unlikely to rise to the same extent as the value of comparable fixed rate securities. These securities may not be subject to limits on downward adjustments of interest rates.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">During periods of rising interest rates, issuers of debt securities or asset-backed securities may pay principal later or more slowly than expected, which may
            reduce the value of a Fund&#8217;s investment in such securities and may prevent the Fund from receiving higher interest rates on proceeds reinvested in other instruments. During periods of falling interest rates, issuers of debt securities or
            asset-backed securities may pay off debts more quickly or earlier than expected, which could cause the Fund to be unable to recoup the full amount of its initial investment and/or cause the Fund to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, thereby
            reducing the Fund&#8217;s yield or otherwise adversely impacting the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Certain debt instruments, such as instruments with a negative duration or inverse instruments, are also subject to interest rate risk, although such instruments
            generally react differently to changes in interest rates than instruments with positive durations. The Fund&#8217;s investments in these instruments also may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates. For example, the value of instruments
            with negative durations, such as inverse floaters, generally decrease if interest rates decline.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s use of leverage will tend to increase Common Share interest rate risk. The Fund may utilize certain strategies, including taking positions in futures
            or interest rate swaps, for the purpose of reducing the interest rate sensitivity of credit securities held by the Fund and decreasing the Fund&#8217;s exposure to interest rate risk. The Fund is not required to hedge its exposure to interest rate
            risk and may choose not to do so. In addition, there is no assurance that any attempts by the Fund to reduce interest rate risk will be successful or that any hedges that the Fund may establish will perfectly correlate with movements in
            interest rates.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Current Fixed-Income and Debt Market Conditions</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">. Fixed-income and debt
              market conditions are highly unpredictable and some parts of the market are subject to dislocations. In response to the crisis initially caused by the outbreak of COVID-19, as with other serious economic disruptions, governmental authorities
              and regulators have enacted or are enacting significant fiscal and monetary policy changes, including providing direct capital infusions into companies, creating new monetary programs and lowering interest rates considerably. These actions
              present heightened risks to fixed-income and debt instruments, and such risks could be even further heightened if these actions are unexpectedly or suddenly reversed or are ineffective in achieving their desired outcomes. In light of these
              actions and current conditions, interest rates and bond yields in the United States and many other countries are at or near historic lows, and in some cases, such rates and yields are negative. The current very low or negative interest rates
              are magnifying the Fund&#8217;s susceptibility to interest rate risk and diminishing yield and performance. In addition, the current environment is exposing fixed-income and debt markets to significant volatility and reduced liquidity for Fund
              investments.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Reinvestment Risk. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Reinvestment risk is the risk that income from the
              Fund&#8217;s portfolio will decline if the Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called Income Securities at market interest rates that are below the Fund portfolio&#8217;s current earnings rate. A decline in income could affect the Common
              Shares&#8217; market price or the overall return of the Fund.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Prepayment Risk. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Certain debt instruments, including loans and mortgage-
              and other asset-backed securities, are subject to the risk that payments on principal may occur more quickly or earlier than expected (or an investment is converted or redeemed prior to maturity).&#160;For example, an issuer may exercise its right
              to redeem outstanding debt securities prior to their maturity (known as a &#8220;call&#8221;) or otherwise pay principal earlier than expected for a number of reasons (<font style="font-style: italic;">e.g.</font>, declining interest rates, changes in
              credit spreads and improvements in the issuer&#8217;s credit quality).If an issuer calls or &#8220;prepays&#8221; a security in which the Fund has invested, the Fund may not recoup the full amount of its initial investment and may be required to reinvest in
              generally lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features or terms than the security in which the Fund initially invested, thus potentially reducing the Fund&#8217;s yield.&#160;Income
              Securities frequently have call features that allow the issuer to repurchase the security prior to its stated maturity. Loans and mortgage- and other asset-backed securities are particularly subject to prepayment risk, and offer less
              potential for gains, during periods of declining interest rates (or narrower spreads) as issuers of higher interest rate debt instruments pay off debts earlier than expected.&#160; In addition, the Fund may lose any premiums paid to acquire the
              investment. Other factors, such as excess cash flows, may also contribute to prepayment risk.&#160;Thus, changes in interest rates may cause volatility in the value of and income received from these types of debt instruments.</font></div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Variable or floating rate investments may be less vulnerable to prepayment risk. Most floating rate loans and fixed-income securities allow for prepayment of
            principal without penalty. Accordingly, the potential for the value of a floating rate loan or security to increase in response to interest rate declines is limited. Corporate loans or fixed-income securities purchased to replace a prepaid
            corporate loan or security may have lower yields than the yield on the prepaid corporate loan or security.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Liquidity Risk. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest without limitation in Income
              Securities for which there is no readily available trading market or which are otherwise illiquid, including certain high-yield bonds. The Fund may not be able to readily dispose of illiquid securities and obligations at prices that
              approximate those at which the Fund could sell such securities and obligations if they were more widely traded and, as a result of such illiquidity, the Fund may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions if necessary
              to raise cash to meet its obligations. In addition, limited liquidity could affect the market price of Income Securities, thereby adversely affecting the Fund&#8217;s net asset value and ability to make distributions. Dislocations in certain parts
              of markets are resulting in reduced liquidity for certain investments. It is uncertain when financial markets will improve. Liquidity of financial markets may also be affected by government intervention.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Valuation of Certain Income Securities Risk. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Sub-Adviser may use the
              fair value method to value investments if market quotations for them are not readily available or are deemed unreliable, or if events occurring after the close of a securities market and before the Fund values its assets would materially
              affect net asset value. Because the secondary markets for certain investments may be limited, they may be difficult to value. Where market quotations are not readily available, valuation may require more research than for more liquid
              investments. In addition, elements of judgment may play a greater role in valuation in such cases than for investments with a more active secondary market because there is less reliable objective data available. A security that is fair valued
              may be valued at a price higher or lower than the value determined by other funds using their own fair valuation procedures. Prices obtained by the Fund upon the sale of such securities may not equal the value at which the Fund carried the
              investment on its books, which would adversely affect the net asset value of the Fund.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Duration and Maturity Risk. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund has no set policy regarding portfolio
              maturity or duration. Holding long duration and long maturity investments will expose the Fund to certain magnified risks. These risks include interest rate risk, credit risk and liquidity risks as discussed above. Generally speaking, the
              longer the duration of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio, the more exposure the Fund will have to interest rate risk described above.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Below-Investment Grade Securities Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in Income Securities rated below-investment grade or, if unrated, determined by the Sub-Adviser to be of comparable credit quality, which are
            commonly referred to as &#8220;high-yield&#8221; or &#8220;junk&#8221; bonds. Investment in securities of below-investment grade quality involves substantial risk of loss, the risk of which is particularly acute under current conditions. Income Securities of
            below-investment grade quality are predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer&#8217;s capacity to pay interest and repay principal when due and therefore involve a greater risk of default or decline in market value due to adverse economic
            and issuer-specific developments. Securities of below investment grade quality may involve a greater risk of default or decline in market value due to adverse economic and issuer-specific developments. Issuers of below investment grade
            securities are not perceived to be as strong financially as those with higher credit ratings. These issuers are more vulnerable to financial setbacks and recession than more creditworthy issuers, which may impair their ability to make interest
            and principal payments. Income Securities of below-investment grade quality display increased price sensitivity to changing interest rates and to a deteriorating economic environment. The market values, total return and yield for securities of
            below investment grade quality tend to be more volatile than the market values, total return and yield for higher quality bonds. Securities of below investment grade quality tend to be less liquid than investment grade debt securities and
            therefore more difficult to value accurately and sell at an advantageous price or time and may involve greater transactions costs and wider bid/ask spreads, than higher-quality bonds. To the extent that a secondary market does exist for certain
            below investment grade securities, the market for them may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. Because of the substantial risks associated with investments in below investment
            grade securities, you could have an increased risk of losing money on your investment in Common Shares, both in the short-term and the long-term. To the extent that the Fund invests in securities that have not been rated by an NRSRO, the Fund&#8217;s
            ability to achieve its investment objectives will be more dependent on the Adviser&#8217;s credit analysis than would be the case when the Fund invests in rated securities.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Successful investment in lower-medium and lower-rated debt securities may involve greater investment risk and is highly dependent on the Adviser&#8217;s credit
            analysis. The value of securities of below investment grade </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">quality is particularly vulnerable to changes in interest rates and a real or perceived economic downturn or higher interest rates could cause a decline in prices of such securities
            by lessening the ability of issuers to make principal and interest payments. These securities are often thinly traded or subject to irregular trading and can be more difficult to sell and value accurately than higher-quality bonds because there
            tends to be less public information available about these securities. Because objective pricing data may be less available, judgment may play a greater role in the valuation process. In addition, the entire below investment grade market can
            experience sudden and sharp price swings due to a variety of factors, including changes in economic forecasts, stock market activity, large or sustained sales by major investors, a high- profile default, or a change in the market&#8217;s psychology.
            Adverse conditions could make it difficult at times for the Fund to sell certain securities or could result in lower prices than those used in calculating the Fund&#8217;s net asset value.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Structured Finance Investments Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s structured finance investments may include residential and commercial mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities issued by governmental
            entities and private issuers. Holders of structured finance investments bear risks of the underlying investments, index or reference obligation and are subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the
            structured product, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. While certain structured finance investments enable the investor to acquire interests in a pool of securities
            without the brokerage and other expenses associated with directly holding the same securities, investors in structured finance investments generally pay their share of the structured product&#8217;s administrative and other expenses. Although it is
            difficult to predict whether the prices of indices and securities underlying structured finance investments will rise or fall, these prices (and, therefore, the prices of structured finance investments) will be influenced by the same types of
            political and economic events that affect issuers of securities and capital markets generally. If the issuer of a structured product uses shorter term financing to purchase longer term securities, the issuer may be forced to sell its securities
            at below market prices if it experiences difficulty in obtaining short-term financing, which may adversely affect the value of the structured finance investment owned by the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in structured finance products collateralized by low grade or defaulted loans or securities. Investments in such structured finance products
            are subject to the risks associated with below investment grade securities. Such securities are characterized by high risk. It is likely that an economic recession could severely disrupt the market for such securities and may have an adverse
            impact on the value of such securities.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in senior and subordinated classes issued by structured finance vehicles. The payment of cash flows from the underlying assets to senior
            classes take precedence over those of subordinated classes, and therefore subordinated classes are subject to greater risk. Furthermore, the leveraged nature of subordinated classes may magnify the adverse impact on such class of changes in the
            value of the assets, changes in the distributions on the assets, defaults and recoveries on the assets, capital gains and losses on the assets, prepayment on assets and availability, price and interest rates of assets.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Structured finance securities are typically privately offered and sold, and thus are not registered under the securities laws. As a result, investments in
            structured finance securities may be characterized by the Fund as illiquid securities; however, an active dealer market may exist which would allow such securities to be considered liquid in some circumstances.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mortgage-backed securities represent an interest in a pool of mortgages. The risks associated with mortgage-backed securities include: (1) credit risk associated
            with the performance of the underlying mortgage properties and of the borrowers owning these properties; (2) adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances, which are more likely to have an adverse impact on mortgage-backed securities
            secured by loans on certain types of commercial properties than on those secured by loans on residential properties; (3) prepayment risk, which can lead to significant fluctuations in the value of the mortgage-backed security; (4) loss of all
            or part of the premium, if any, paid; and (5) decline in the market value of the security, whether resulting from changes in interest rates, prepayments on the underlying mortgage collateral or perceptions of the credit risk associated with the
            underlying mortgage collateral. The value of mortgage-backed securities may be substantially dependent on the servicing of the underlying pool of mortgages.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">When market interest rates decline, more mortgages are refinanced and the securities are paid off earlier than expected. Prepayments may also occur on a scheduled
            basis or due to foreclosure. When market interest rates</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> increase, the market values of mortgage-backed securities decline. At the same time, however, mortgage refinancings and prepayments slow, which lengthens the effective maturities
            of these securities. As a result, the negative effect of the rate increase on the market value of mortgage-backed securities is usually more pronounced than it is for other types of debt securities. In addition, due to increased instability in
            the credit markets, the market for some mortgage-backed securities has experienced reduced liquidity and greater volatility with respect to the value of such securities, making it more difficult to value such securities. The Fund may invest in
            sub-prime mortgages or mortgage-backed securities that are backed by sub-prime mortgages.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Moreover, the relationship between prepayments and interest rates may give some high-yielding mortgage-related and asset-backed securities less potential for
            growth in value than conventional bonds with comparable maturities. In addition, in periods of falling interest rates, the rate of prepayments tends to increase. During such periods, the reinvestment of prepayment proceeds by the Fund will
            generally be at lower rates than the rates that were carried by the obligations that have been prepaid. Because of these and other reasons, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities&#8217; total return and maturity may be difficult to predict
            precisely. To the extent that the Fund purchases mortgage-related and asset-backed securities at a premium, prepayments (which may be made without penalty) may result in loss of the Fund&#8217;s principal investment to the extent of premium paid.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mortgage-backed securities generally are classified as either commercial mortgage-backed securities (&#8220;CMBS&#8221;) or residential mortgage-backed securities (&#8220;RMBS&#8221;),
            each of which are subject to certain specific risks.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The market for CMBS developed
              more recently and, in terms of total outstanding principal amount of issues, is relatively small compared to the market for residential single-family mortgage-related securities. CMBS are subject to particular risks, including lack of
              standardized terms, have shorter maturities than residential mortgage loans and provide for payment of all or substantially all of the principal only at maturity rather than regular amortization of principal. In addition, commercial lending
              generally is viewed as exposing the lender to a greater risk of loss than one-to-four family residential lending. Commercial lending typically involves larger loans to single borrowers or groups of related borrowers than residential
              one-to-four family mortgage loans. In addition, the repayment of loans secured by income producing properties typically is dependent upon the successful operation of the related real estate project and the cash flow generated therefrom. Net
              operating income of an income-producing property can be affected by, among other things: tenant mix, success of tenant businesses, property management decisions, property location and condition, competition from comparable types of
              properties, changes in laws that increase operating expense or limit rents that may be charged, any need to address environmental contamination at the property, the occurrence of any uninsured casualty at the property, changes in national,
              regional or local economic conditions and/or specific industry segments, declines in regional or local real estate values, declines in regional or local rental or occupancy rates, increases in interest rates, real estate tax rates and other
              operating expenses, change in governmental rules, regulations and fiscal policies, including environmental legislation, acts of God, terrorism, social unrest and civil disturbances. Consequently, adverse changes in economic conditions and
              circumstances are more likely to have an adverse impact on mortgage-related securities secured by loans on commercial properties than on those secured by loans on residential properties. Economic downturns and other events that limit the
              activities of and demand for commercial retail and office spaces (such as the current crisis) adversely impact the value of such securities. Additional risks may be presented by the type and use of a particular commercial property. Special
              risks are presented by hospitals, nursing homes, hospitality properties and certain other property types. Commercial property values and net operating income are subject to volatility, which may result in net operating income becoming
              insufficient to cover debt service on the related mortgage loan. The exercise of remedies and successful realization of liquidation proceeds relating to CMBS may be highly dependent on the performance of the servicer or special servicer.
              There may be a limited number of special servicers available, particularly those that do not have conflicts of interest.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Credit-related risk on RMBS
              arises from losses due to delinquencies and defaults by the borrowers in payments on the underlying mortgage loans and breaches by originators and servicers of their obligations under the underlying documentation pursuant to which the RMBS
              are issued. The rate of delinquencies and defaults on residential mortgage loans and the aggregate amount of the resulting losses will be affected by a number of factors, including general economic conditions, particularly those in the area
              where the related mortgaged property is located, the level of the borrower&#8217;s equity in the mortgaged property and the individual financial circumstances of the borrower. If a residential mortgage loan is in default, foreclosure on the related
              residential property may be a lengthy and difficult process involving significant legal and other expenses. The net proceeds obtained by the holder on a residential mortgage loan following the foreclosure on the related property may be less
              than the total amount that remains due on the loan. The prospect of incurring a loss </font></div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">upon the foreclosure of the related property may lead the holder of the residential mortgage loan to restructure the residential mortgage loan or otherwise delay the foreclosure
            process. These risks are elevated given the current distressed economic, market, health and labor conditions, notably, increased levels of unemployment, delays and delinquencies in payments of mortgage and rent obligations, and uncertainty
            regarding the effects and extent of government intervention with respect to mortgage payments and other economic matters.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Sub-Prime Mortgage Market Risk. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The residential mortgage market in the
              United States has experienced difficulties that may adversely affect the performance and market value of certain mortgages and mortgage-related securities. Delinquencies and losses on residential mortgage loans (especially sub-prime and
              second-line mortgage loans) generally have increased recently and may continue to increase, and a decline in or flattening of housing values (as has recently been experienced and may continue to be experienced in many housing markets) may
              exacerbate such delinquencies and losses. Borrowers with adjustable rate mortgage loans are more sensitive to changes in interest rates, which affect their monthly mortgage payments, and may be unable to secure replacement mortgages at
              comparably low interest rates. Also, a number of residential mortgage loan originators have experienced serious financial difficulties or bankruptcy. Largely due to the foregoing, reduced investor demand for mortgage loans and
              mortgage-related securities and increased investor yield requirements have caused limited liquidity in the secondary market for mortgage-related securities, which can adversely affect the market value of mortgage-related securities. It is
              possible that such limited liquidity in such secondary markets could continue or worsen. If the economy of the United States deteriorates further, the incidence of mortgage foreclosures, especially sub-prime mortgages, may increase, which may
              adversely affect the value of any mortgage-backed securities owned by the Fund.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The significance of the mortgage crisis and loan defaults in residential mortgage loan sectors led to the enactment of numerous pieces of legislation relating to
            the mortgage and housing markets. These actions, along with future legislation or regulation, may have significant impacts on the mortgage market generally and may result in a reduction of available transactional opportunities for the Fund or
            an increase in the cost associated with such transactions and may adversely impact the value of RMBS.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">During the mortgage crisis, a number of originators and servicers of residential and commercial mortgage loans, including some of the largest originators and
            servicers in the residential and commercial mortgage loan market, experienced serious financial difficulties. Such difficulties may affect the performance of non-agency RMBS and CMBS. There can be no assurance that originators and servicers of
            mortgage loans will not continue to experience serious financial difficulties or experience such difficulties in the future, including becoming subject to bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, or that underwriting procedures and policies and
            protections against fraud will be sufficient in the future to prevent such financial difficulties or significant levels of default or delinquency on mortgage loans.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Asset-Backed Securities Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In addition to the general risks associated with credit securities discussed herein and the risks discussed under &#8220;Structured Finance Investments Risks,&#8221; ABS are
            subject to additional risks. ABS involve certain risks in addition to those presented by MBS. ABS do not have the benefit of the same security interest in the underlying collateral as MBS and are more dependent on the borrower&#8217;s ability to pay
            and may provide the Fund with a less effective security interest in the related collateral than do MBS. There is the possibility that recoveries on the underlying collateral may not, in some cases, be available to support payments on these
            securities. The collateral underlying ABS may constitute assets related to a wide range of industries and sectors, such as credit card and automobile receivables or other assets derived from consumer, commercial or corporate sectors.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">For example, ABS can be collateralized with credit card and automobile receivables. Credit card receivables are generally unsecured, and the debtors are entitled
            to the protection of a number of state and federal consumer credit laws, many of which give debtors the right to set off certain amounts owed on the credit cards, thereby reducing the balance due. These risks are elevated given the currently
            distressed economic, market, labor and health conditions.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Most issuers of automobile receivables permit the servicers to retain possession of the underlying obligations. If the servicer were to sell these obligations to
            another party, there is a risk that the purchaser would acquire an interest superior to that of the holders of the related automobile receivables. In addition, because of the large number of vehicles involved in a typical issuance and technical
            requirements under state laws, the trustee for the holders of the automobile receivables may not have an effective security interest in all of the obligations backing </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">such receivables. If the economy of the United States deteriorates, defaults on securities backed by credit card, automobile and other receivables may increase, which may adversely
            affect the value of any ABS owned by the Fund. In recent years, certain automobile manufacturers have been granted access to emergency loans from the U.S. Government and have experienced bankruptcy. As a result of these events, the value of
            securities backed by receivables from the sale or lease of automobiles may be adversely affected.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If the economy of the United States deteriorates, defaults on securities backed by credit card, automobile and other receivables may increase, which may adversely
            affect the value of any ABS owned by the Fund. In addition, these securities may provide the Fund with a less effective security interest in the related collateral than do mortgage-related securities. Therefore, there is the possibility that
            recoveries on the underlying collateral may not, in some cases, be available to support payments on these securities.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ABS collateralized by other types of assets are subject to risks associated with the underlying collateral.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">CLO, CDO and CBO Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein and the risks discussed under &#8220;Structured Finance Investments Risks,&#8221; CLOs, CDOs
            and CBOs are subject to additional risks. CLOs, CDOs and CBOs are subject to risks associated with the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the
            collateral may decline in value or default; and the complex structure of the security may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected investment results.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The credit quality of CLOs, CDOs and CBOs depends primarily upon the quality of the underlying assets and the level of credit support and/or enhancement provided.
            The underlying assets (e.g., debt obligations) of CLOs, CDOs and CBOs are subject to prepayments, which shorten the weighted average maturity and may lower the return of the securities issued by the CLOs, CDOs and CBOs. If the credit support or
            enhancement is exhausted, losses or delays in payment may result if the required payments of principal and interest are not made. The transaction documents relating to the issuance of CLOs, CDOs and CBOs may impose eligibility criteria on the
            assets of the issuing SPV, restrict the ability of the investment manager to trade investments and impose certain portfolio-wide asset quality requirements. These criteria, restrictions and requirements may limit the ability of the SPV&#8217;s
            investment manager to maximize returns on the CLOs, CDOs and CBOs. In addition, other parties involved in CLOs, CDOs and CBOs, such as third party credit enhancers and investors in the rated tranches, may impose requirements that have an
            adverse effect on the returns of the various tranches of CLOs, CDOs and CBOs. Furthermore, CLO, CDO and CBO transaction documents generally contain provisions that, in the event that certain tests are not met (generally interest coverage and
            over-collateralization tests at varying levels in the capital structure), proceeds that would otherwise be distributed to holders of a junior tranche must be diverted to pay down the senior tranches until such tests are satisfied. Failure (or
            increased likelihood of failure) of a CLO, CDO or CBO to make timely payments on a particular tranche will have an adverse effect on the liquidity and market value of such tranche.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Payments to holders of CLOs, CDOs and CBOs may be subject to deferral. If cashflows generated by the underlying assets are insufficient to make all current and,
            if applicable, deferred payments on the CLOs, CDOs and CBOs, no other assets will be available for payment of the deficiency and, following realization of the underlying assets, the obligations of the issuer to pay such deficiency will be
            extinguished.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The value of securities issued by CLOs, CDOs and CBOs also may change because of changes in market value: changes in the market&#8217;s perception of the
            creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the pool, the originator of the pool, or the financial institution or fund providing the credit support or enhancement; loan performance and prices; broader sentiment and standing in the economic
            cycle, including expectations regarding future loan defaults; liquidity conditions; and supply and demand at the various tranche levels. Finally, CLOs, CDOs and CBOs are limited recourse and may not be paid in full and may be subject to up to
            100% loss.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, often referred to as the &#8220;Volcker Rule,&#8221; imposes restrictions on banking entities&#8217; ability to sponsor or
            invest in certain CLOs, CDOs and CBOs. These restrictions may have an adverse effect on the CLO, CDO and CBO market generally, including the availability, liquidity and value of certain CLOs, CDOs and CBOs.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in any portion of the capital structure of CLOs (including the subordinated, residual and deep mezzanine debt tranches). As a result, the CLOs
            in which the Fund invests may have issued and sold debt</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> tranches that will rank senior to the tranches in which the Fund invests. By their terms, such more senior tranches may entitle the holders to receive payment of interest or
            principal on or before the dates on which the Fund is entitled to receive payments with respect to the tranches in which the Fund invests. Also, in the event of insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of a CLO,
            holders of more senior tranches would typically be entitled to receive payment in full before the Fund receives any distribution. After repaying such senior creditors, such CLO may not have any remaining assets to use for repaying its
            obligation to the Fund. In the case of tranches ranking equally with the tranches in which the Fund invests, the Fund would have to share on an equal basis any distributions with other creditors holding such securities in the event of an
            insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of the relevant CLO. Therefore, the Fund may not receive back the full amount of its investment in a CLO.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">CLO Subordinated Notes Risk. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in any portion of the
              capital structure of CLOs (including the subordinated, residual and deep mezzanine debt tranches). Investment in the subordinated tranche is subject to special risks. The subordinated tranche does not receive ratings and is considered the
              riskiest portion of the capital structure of a CLO. The subordinated tranche is junior in priority of payment to the more senior tranches of the CLO and is subject to certain payment restrictions. As a result, the subordinated tranche bears
              the bulk of defaults from the loans in the CLO. In addition, the subordinated tranche generally has only limited voting rights and generally does not benefit from any creditors&#8217; rights or ability to exercise remedies under the indenture
              governing the CLO notes. Certain mezzanine tranches in which the Fund may invest may also be subject to certain risks similar to risks associated with investment in the subordinated tranche.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The subordinated tranche is unsecured and ranks behind all of the secured creditors, known or unknown, of the CLO issuer, including the holders of the secured
            notes it has issued. Consequently, to the extent that the value of the issuer&#8217;s portfolio of loan investments has been reduced as a result of conditions in the credit markets, defaulted loans, capital gains and losses on the underlying assets,
            prepayment or changes in interest rates, the value of the subordinated tranche realized at redemption could be reduced. If a CLO breaches certain tests set forth in the CLO&#8217;s indenture, excess cash flow that would otherwise be available for
            distribution to the subordinated tranche investors is diverted to prepay CLO debt investors in order of seniority until such time as the covenant breach is cured. If the covenant breach is not or cannot be cured, the subordinated tranche
            investors (and potentially other investors in lower priority rated tranches) may experience a partial or total loss of their investment. Accordingly, the subordinated tranche may not be paid in full and may be subject to up to 100% loss. At the
            time of issuance, the subordinated tranche of a CLO is typically under-collateralized in that the liabilities of a CLO at inception exceed its total assets.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The leveraged nature of subordinated notes may magnify the adverse impact on the subordinated notes of changes in the market value of the investments held by the
            issuer, changes in the distributions on those investments, defaults and recoveries on those investments, capital gains and losses on those investments, prepayments on those investments and availability, prices and interest rates of those
            investments.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Subordinated notes are not guaranteed by another party. There can be no assurance that distributions on the assets held by the CLO will be sufficient to make any
            distributions or that the yield on the subordinated notes will meet the Fund&#8217;s expectations. Investments in the subordinated tranche of a CLO are generally less liquid than CLO debt tranches and subject to extensive transfer restrictions, and
            there may be no market for subordinated notes. Therefore Fund may be required to hold subordinated notes for an indefinite period of time or until their stated maturity. Certain mezzanine tranches in which the Fund may invest may also be
            subject to certain risks similar to risks associated with investment in the subordinated tranche.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Risks Associated with Risk-Linked Securities</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">RLS are a form of derivative issued by insurance companies and insurance-related special purpose vehicles that apply securitization techniques to catastrophic
            property and casualty damages. Unlike other insurable low-severity, high-probability events (such as auto collision coverage), the insurance risk of which can be diversified by writing large numbers of similar policies, the holders of a typical
            RLS are exposed to the risks from high-severity, low-probability events such as that posed by major earthquakes or hurricanes. RLS represent a method of reinsurance, by which insurance companies transfer their own portfolio risk to other
            reinsurance companies and, in the case of RLS, to the capital markets. A typical RLS provides for income and return of capital similar to other fixed-income investments, but involves full or partial default if losses resulting from a certain
            catastrophe exceeded a predetermined amount. In essence, investors invest funds in RLS and if a catastrophe occurs that &#8220;triggers&#8221; the RLS, investors may lose some or all of the capital invested. In the case of an event, the funds are paid to
            the bond </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">sponsor &#8212; an insurer, reinsurer or corporation &#8212; to cover losses. In return, the bond sponsors pay interest to investors for this catastrophe protection. RLS can be structured to
            pay-off on three types of variables&#8212;insurance-industry catastrophe loss indices, insure-specific catastrophe losses and parametric indices based on the physical characteristics of catastrophic events. Such variables are difficult to predict or
            model, and the risk and potential return profiles of RLS may be difficult to assess. Catastrophe-related RLS have been in use since the 1990s, and the securitization and risk-transfer aspects of such RLS are beginning to be employed in other
            insurance and risk-related areas. No active trading market may exist for certain RLS, which may impair the ability of the Fund to realize full value in the event of the need to liquidate such assets.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Risks Associated with Structured Notes</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Investments in structured notes involve risks associated with the issuer of the note and the reference instrument. Where the Fund&#8217;s investments in structured
            notes are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, referenced bonds and stock indices, depending on the factor used and the use of multipliers or deflators, changes in interest rates and
            movement of the factor may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured note to be reduced to zero, and any further changes in the reference
            instrument may then reduce the principal amount payable on maturity. Structured notes may be less liquid than other types of securities and more volatile than the reference instrument or security underlying the note.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Senior Loans Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in senior secured floating rate Loans made to corporations and other non-governmental entities and issuers (&#8220;Senior Loans&#8221;). Senior Loans
            typically hold the most senior position in the capital structure of the issuing entity, are typically secured with specific collateral and typically have a claim on the assets and/or stock of the borrower that is senior to that held by
            subordinated debt holders and stockholders of the borrower. The Fund&#8217;s investments in Senior Loans are typically below-investment grade and are considered speculative because of the credit risk of their issuers The risks associated with Senior
            Loans of below-investment grade quality are similar to the risks of other lower grade Income Securities, although Senior Loans are typically senior and secured in contrast to subordinated and unsecured Income Securities. Senior Loans&#8217; higher
            standing has historically resulted in generally higher recoveries in the event of a corporate reorganization. In addition, because their interest payments are adjusted for changes in short-term interest rates, investments in Senior Loans
            generally have less interest rate risk than other lower grade Income Securities, which may have fixed interest rates. The Fund&#8217;s investments in Senior Loans are typically below-investment grade and are considered speculative because of the
            credit risk of their issuers. Such companies are more likely to default on their payments of interest and principal owed to the Fund, and such defaults could reduce the Fund&#8217;s net asset value and income distributions. An economic downturn
            generally leads to a higher non-payment rate, and a debt obligation may lose significant value before a default occurs. Moreover, any specific collateral used to secure a Senior Loan may decline in value or become illiquid, which would
            adversely affect the Senior Loan&#8217;s value.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Economic and other events (whether real or perceived) can reduce the demand for certain Senior Loans or Senior Loans generally, which may reduce market prices and
            cause the Fund&#8217;s net asset value per share to fall. The frequency and magnitude of such changes cannot be predicted.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Loans and other debt instruments are also subject to the risk of price declines due to increases in prevailing interest rates, although floating-rate debt
            instruments are substantially less exposed to this risk than fixed-rate debt instruments. Interest rate changes may also increase prepayments of debt obligations and require the Fund to invest assets at lower yields. No active trading market
            may exist for certain Senior Loans, which may impair the ability of the Fund to realize full value in the event of the need to liquidate such assets. Adverse market conditions may impair the liquidity of some actively traded Senior Loans.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Second Lien Loans Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in &#8220;second lien&#8221; secured floating rate Loans made by public and private corporations and other non-governmental entities and issuers for a
            variety of purposes (&#8220;Second Lien Loans&#8221;). Second Lien Loans are second in right of payment to one or more Senior Loans of the related borrower. Second Lien Loans are subject to the same risks associated with investment in Senior Loans and
            other lower grade Income Securities. However, Second Lien Loans are second in right of payment to Senior Loans and therefore are subject to the additional risk that the cash flow of the borrower and any property securing the Loan may be
            insufficient to meet scheduled payments after giving effect to the senior secured obligations of the borrower. Second Lien Loans are </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">expected to have greater price volatility and exposure to losses upon default than Senior Loans and may be less liquid. There is also a possibility that originators will not be able
            to sell participations in Second Lien Loans, which would create greater credit risk exposure.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Subordinated Secured Loans Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Subordinated secured Loans generally are subject to similar risks as those associated with investment in Senior Loans, Second Lien Loans and below investment
            grade securities. However, such loans may rank lower in right of payment than any outstanding Senior Loans, Second Lien Loans or other debt instruments with higher priority of the Borrower and therefore are subject to additional risk that the
            cash flow of the Borrower and any property securing the loan may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments and repayment of principal in the event of default or bankruptcy after giving effect to the higher ranking secured obligations of the
            Borrower. Subordinated secured Loans are expected to have greater price volatility than Senior Loans and Second Lien Loans and may be less liquid.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Unsecured Loans Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Unsecured Loans generally are subject to similar risks as those associated with investment in Senior Loans, Second Lien Loans, subordinated secured Loans and
            below investment grade securities. However, because unsecured Loans have lower priority in right of payment to any higher ranking obligations of the Borrower and are not backed by a security interest in any specific collateral, they are subject
            to additional risk that the cash flow of the Borrower and available assets may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments and repayment of principal after giving effect to any higher ranking obligations of the Borrower. Unsecured Loans are
            expected to have greater price volatility than Senior Loans, Second Lien Loans and subordinated secured Loans and may be less liquid.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Loans and Loan Participations and Assignments Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in loans directly or through participations or assignments. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may purchase Loans on a direct assignment basis from a participant in the original syndicate of lenders or from subsequent assignees of such interests. The Fund may also purchase, without
              limitation, participations in Loans. The purchaser of an assignment typically succeeds to all the rights and obligations of the assigning institution and becomes a lender under the credit agreement with respect to the debt obligation;
              however, the purchaser&#8217;s rights can be more restricted than those of the assigning institution, and, in any event, the Fund may not be able to unilaterally enforce all rights and remedies under the loan and with regard to any associated
              collateral. A participation typically results in a contractual relationship only with the institution participating out the interest, not with the Borrower. In purchasing participations, the Fund generally will have no right to enforce
              compliance by the Borrower with the terms of the loan agreement against the Borrower, and the Fund may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the debt obligation in which it has purchased the participation. As a result, the Fund
              will be exposed to the credit risk of both the Borrower and the institution selling the participation. Further, in purchasing participations in lending syndicates, the Fund may not be able to conduct the same due diligence on the Borrower
              with respect to a Senior Loan that the Fund would otherwise conduct. In addition, as a holder of the participations, the Fund may not have voting rights or inspection rights that the Fund would otherwise have if it were investing directly in
              the Senior Loan, which may result in the Fund being exposed to greater credit or fraud risk with respect to the Borrower or the Senior Loan. Lenders selling a participation and other persons interpositioned between the lender and the Fund
              with respect to a participation will likely conduct their principal business activities in the banking, finance and financial services industries. Because the Fund may invest in participations, the Fund may be more susceptible to economic,
              political or regulatory occurrences affecting such industries.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund invests in or is exposed to loans and other similar debt obligations that are sometimes referred to as &#8220;covenant-lite&#8221; loans or obligations, which are
            generally subject to more risk than investments that contain traditional financial maintenance covenants and financial reporting requirements.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Unfunded Commitments Risk. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Certain of the loan participations or
              assignments acquired by the Fund may involve unfunded commitments of the lenders, revolving credit facilities, delayed draw credit facilities or other investments under which a borrower may from time to time borrow and repay amounts up to the
              maximum amount of the facility. In such cases, the Fund would have an obligation to advance its portion of such additional borrowings upon the terms specified in the loan documentation. Such an obligation may have the effect of requiring the
              Fund to increase its investment in a company at a time when it might not be desirable to do so (including at a time when the company&#8217;s financial condition makes it unlikely that such amounts will be repaid). These commitments are generally
              subject to the borrowers meeting certain criteria such as compliance with covenants and certain</font></div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> operational metrics. The terms of the borrowings and financings subject to commitment are comparable to the terms of other loans and related investments in the Fund&#8217;s portfolio.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mezzanine Investments Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in certain lower grade securities known as &#8220;Mezzanine Investments,&#8221; which are subordinated debt securities that are generally issued in
            private placements in connection with an equity security (<font style="font-style: italic;">e.g., </font>with attached warrants) or may be convertible into equity securities. Mezzanine Investments are subject to the same risks associated with
            investment in Senior Loans, Second Lien Loans and other lower grade Income Securities. However, Mezzanine Investments may rank lower in right of payment than any outstanding Senior Loans and Second Lien Loans of the borrower, or may be
            unsecured (i.e., not backed by a security interest in any specific collateral), and are subject to the additional risk that the cash flow of the borrower and available assets may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments after giving effect to
            any higher ranking obligations of the borrower. Mezzanine Investments are expected to have greater price volatility and exposure to losses upon default than Senior Loans and Second Lien Loans and may be less liquid.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Distressed and Defaulted Securities Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Investments in the securities of financially distressed issuers involve substantial risks. These securities may present a substantial risk of default or may be in
            default at the time of investment. The Fund may incur additional expenses to the extent it is required to seek recovery upon a default in the payment of principal or interest on its portfolio holdings. In any reorganization or liquidation
            proceeding relating to a portfolio company, the Fund may lose its entire investment or may be required to accept cash or securities with a value less than its original investment. Among the risks inherent in investments in a troubled entity is
            the fact that it frequently may be difficult to obtain information as to the true financial condition of such issuer. The Adviser&#8217;s judgment about the credit quality of the issuer and the relative value and liquidity of its securities may prove
            to be wrong.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Convertible Securities Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Convertible securities, debt or preferred equity securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, equity securities, are generally preferred stocks and other
            securities, including fixed-income securities and warrants that are convertible into or exercisable for common stock. Convertible securities generally participate in the appreciation or depreciation of the underlying stock into which they are
            convertible, but to a lesser degree and are subject to the risks associated with debt and equity securities, including interest rate, market and issuer risks. For example, if market interest rates rise, the value of a convertible security
            usually falls. Certain convertible securities may combine higher or lower current income with options and other features. Warrants are options to buy a stated number of shares of common stock at a specified price anytime during the life of the
            warrants (generally, two or more years). Convertible securities may be lower-rated securities subject to greater levels of credit risk. A convertible security may be converted before it would otherwise be most appropriate, which may have an
            adverse effect on the Fund&#8217;s ability to achieve its investment objective.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#8220;Synthetic&#8221; convertible securities are selected based on the similarity of their economic characteristics to those of a traditional convertible security due to
            the combination of separate securities that possess the two principal characteristics of a traditional convertible security, <font style="font-style: italic;">i.e.</font>, an income-producing security (&#8220;income-producing component&#8221;) and the
            right to acquire an equity security (&#8220;convertible component&#8221;). The income-producing component is achieved by investing in non-convertible, income-producing securities such as bonds, preferred stocks and money market instruments, which may be
            represented by derivative instruments.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The convertible component is achieved by investing in securities or instruments such as warrants or options to buy common stock at a certain exercise price, or
            options on a stock index. A simple example of a synthetic convertible security is the combination of a traditional corporate bond with a warrant to purchase equity securities of the issuer of the bond. The income-producing and convertible
            components of a synthetic convertible security may be issued separately by different issuers and at different times.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Preferred Stock Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in preferred stock, which represents the senior residual interest in the assets of an issuer after meeting all claims, with priority to
            corporate income and liquidation payments over the issuer&#8217;s common stock. As such, preferred stock is inherently more risky than the bonds and other debt instruments of the issuer, but less risky than its common stock. Preferred stocks may pay
            fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred stock is subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. Certain preferred stocks contain </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">provisions that allow an issuer under certain conditions to skip (in the case of &#8220;non-cumulative&#8221; preferred stocks) or defer (in the case of &#8220;cumulative&#8221; preferred stocks) dividend
            payments. Preferred stocks often contain provisions that allow for redemption in the event of certain tax or legal changes or at the issuer&#8217;s call.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Preferred stocks typically do not provide any voting rights, except in cases when dividends are in arrears beyond a certain time period. There is no assurance
            that dividends on preferred stocks in which the Fund invests will be declared or otherwise made payable. If the Fund owns preferred stock that is deferring its distributions, the Fund may be required to report income for U.S. federal income tax
            purposes while it is not receiving cash payments corresponding to such income. When interest rates fall below the rate payable on an issue of preferred stock or for other reasons, the issuer may redeem the preferred stock, generally after an
            initial period of call protection in which the stock is not redeemable.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Preferred stocks may be significantly less liquid than many other securities, such as U.S. Government securities, corporate debt and common stock. Preferred stock
            has properties of both an equity and a debt instrument and is generally considered a hybrid instrument.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Foreign Securities Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in non-U.S. dollar denominated Income Securities of foreign issuers. Investing in foreign issuers may involve
            certain risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers due to increased exposure to foreign economic, political and legal developments, including favorable or unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates, exchange
            control regulations (including currency blockage), expropriation or nationalization of assets, imposition of withholding taxes on payments, and possible difficulty in obtaining and enforcing judgments against foreign entities. Furthermore,
            issuers of foreign securities and obligations are subject to different, often less comprehensive, accounting, reporting and disclosure requirements than domestic issuers. The securities and obligations of some foreign companies and foreign
            markets are less liquid and at times more volatile than comparable U.S. securities, obligations and markets. These risks may be more pronounced to the extent that the Fund invests a significant amount of its assets in companies located in one
            region and to the extent that the Fund invests in securities of issuers in emerging markets. The Fund may also invest in U.S. dollar- denominated Income Securities of foreign issuers, which are subject to many of the risks described above
            regarding Income Securities of foreign issuers denominated in foreign currencies. These risks are heightened under the current conditions.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">There may be less publicly available information about a foreign company than a U.S. company. Foreign securities markets may have substantially less volume than
            U.S. securities markets and some foreign company securities are less liquid than securities of otherwise comparable U.S. companies. Foreign markets also have different clearance and settlement procedures that could cause the Fund to encounter
            difficulties in purchasing and selling securities on such markets and may result in the Fund missing attractive investment opportunities or experiencing a loss. In addition, a portfolio that includes foreign securities can expect to have a
            higher expense ratio because of the increased transaction costs on non-U.S. securities markets and the increased costs of maintaining the custody of foreign securities.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ADRs are receipts issued by United States banks or trust companies in respect of securities of foreign issuers held on deposit for use in the United States
            securities markets. While ADRs may not necessarily be denominated in the same currency as the securities into which they may be converted, many of the risks associated with foreign securities may also apply to ADRs. In addition, the underlying
            issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts, are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts, or to pass through to them any voting rights
            with respect to the deposited securities.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Emerging Markets Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in Income Securities the issuers of which are located in countries considered to be emerging markets. Investing
            in securities in emerging countries generally entails greater risks than investing in securities in developed countries. Securities issued by governments or issuers in emerging market countries are more likely to have greater exposure to the
            risks of investing in foreign securities. These risks are elevated under current conditions and include: (1)&#160;less social, political and economic stability; (2)&#160;the small size of the markets for such securities, limited access to investments in
            the event of market closures and the low or nonexistent volume of trading, which result in a lack of liquidity, greater price volatility, and higher risk of failed trades or other trading issues; (3)&#160;certain national policies that may restrict
            the Fund&#8217;s investment opportunities,</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> including restrictions on investment in issuers or industries deemed sensitive to national interests; (4)&#160;foreign taxation; (5)&#160;inflation and rapid fluctuations in interest rates;
            (6) currency devaluations; (7) dependence on a few key trading partners; and (8) the absence of developed structures governing private or foreign investment or allowing for judicial redress for investment losses or injury to private property.
            Furthermore, foreign investors may be required to register the proceeds of sales and future economic or political crises could lead to price controls, forced mergers, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, seizure, nationalization or creation
            of government monopolies. The currencies of emerging market countries may experience significant declines against the U.S. dollar, and devaluation may occur subsequent to investments in these currencies by the Fund. Inflation and rapid
            fluctuations in inflation rates have had, and may continue to have, negative effects on the economies and securities markets of certain emerging market countries. Sovereign debt of emerging countries may be in default or present a greater risk
            of default, the risk of which is heightened given the current conditions. These risks are heightened for investments in frontier markets.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Sub-Adviser has broad discretion to identify countries that it considers to qualify as &#8220;emerging markets.&#8221;&#160; In determining whether a country is an emerging
            market, the Sub-Adviser may take into account specific or general factors that the Sub-Adviser deems to be relevant, including interest rates, inflation rates, exchange rates, monetary and fiscal policies, trade and current account balances
            and/or legal, social and political developments, as well as whether the country is considered to be emerging or developing by supranational organizations such as the World Bank, the United Nations or other similar entities.&#160; Emerging market
            countries generally will include countries with low gross national product per capita and the potential for rapid economic growth and are likely to be located in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern and Central Europe and Central and South
            America.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Foreign Currency Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The value of securities denominated or quoted in foreign currencies may be adversely affected by fluctuations in the relative currency exchange rates and by
            exchange control regulations. The Fund&#8217;s investment performance may be negatively affected by a devaluation of a currency in which the Fund&#8217;s investments are denominated or quoted. Further, the Fund&#8217;s investment performance may be significantly
            affected, either positively or negatively, by currency exchange rates because the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated or quoted in another currency will increase or decrease in response to changes in the value of such currency in
            relation to the U.S. dollar. Finally, the Fund&#8217;s distributions are paid in U.S. dollars, and to the extent the Fund&#8217;s assets are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, there is a risk that the value of any distribution from such
            assets may decrease if the currency in which such assets or distributions are denominated falls in relation to the value of the U.S. dollar. The Fund currently intends to seek to hedge its exposures to foreign currencies but may, at the
            discretion of the Investment Adviser, at any time limit or eliminate foreign currency hedging activity. To the extent the Fund does not hedge (or is unsuccessful in seeking to hedge) its foreign currency risk, the value of the Fund&#8217;s assets and
            income could be adversely affected by currency exchange rate movements.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Sovereign Debt Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Investments in sovereign debt securities, such as foreign government debt or foreign treasury bills, involve special risks, including the availability of
            sufficient foreign exchange on the date a payment is due, the relative size of the debt service burden to the economy as a whole, the government debtor&#8217;s policy towards the International Monetary Fund or international lenders, the political
            constraints to which the debtor may be subject and other political considerations. Periods of economic and political uncertainty may result in the illiquidity and increased price volatility of sovereign debt securities held by the Fund. The
            governmental authority that controls the repayment of sovereign debt may be unwilling or unable to repay the principal and/or interest when due in accordance with the terms of such securities due to the extent of its foreign reserves. If an
            issuer of sovereign debt defaults on payments of principal and/or interest, the Fund may have limited or no legal recourse against the issuer and/or guarantor. In certain cases, remedies must be pursued in the courts of the defaulting party
            itself. For example, there may be no bankruptcy or similar proceedings through which all or part of the sovereign debt that a governmental entity has not repaid may be collected. There can be no assurance that the holders of commercial bank
            loans to the same sovereign entity may not contest payments to the holders of sovereign debt in the event of default under commercial bank loan agreements.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Certain issuers of sovereign debt may be dependent on disbursements from foreign governments, multilateral agencies and others abroad to reduce principal and
            interest arrearages on their debt. Such disbursements may be conditioned upon a debtor&#8217;s implementation of economic reforms and/or economic performance and the timely service of such debtor&#8217;s obligations. A failure on the part of the debtor to
            implement such reforms, achieve </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">such levels of economic performance or repay principal or interest when due may result in the cancellation of such third parties&#8217; commitments to lend funds to the debtor, which may
            impair the debtor&#8217;s ability to service its debts on a timely basis. Foreign investment in certain sovereign debt is restricted or controlled to varying degrees, including requiring governmental approval for the repatriation of income, capital
            or proceeds of sales by foreign investors. These restrictions or controls may at times limit or preclude foreign investment in certain sovereign debt and increase the costs and expenses of the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As a holder of sovereign debt, the Fund may be requested to participate in the restructuring of such sovereign indebtedness, including the rescheduling of
            payments and the extension of further loans to debtors, which may adversely affect the Fund. There can be no assurance that such restructuring will result in the repayment of all or part of the debt. Sovereign debt risk is increased for
            emerging market issuers and certain emerging market countries have declared moratoria on the payment of principal and interest on external debt. Certain emerging market countries have experienced difficulty in servicing their sovereign debt on
            a timely basis, which has led to defaults and the restructuring of certain indebtedness.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">UK Departure from EU (&#8220;Brexit&#8221;) Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom officially withdrew from the European Union (&#8220;EU&#8221;) and the two sides entered into a transition phase, scheduled to
            conclude on December 31, 2020, where the United Kingdom effectively remains in the EU from an economic perspective, but no longer has any political representation in the EU parliament. During this transition phase, which could be extended
            beyond December of 2020, the United Kingdom is expected to negotiate a new trade deal with the EU. Due to political uncertainty, it is not possible to anticipate whether the United Kingdom and the EU will be able to agree and implement a new
            trade agreement or what the nature of such trade arrangement will be. Throughout the withdrawal process and afterward, the impact on the United Kingdom and Economic and Monetary Union and the broader global economy is unknown but could be
            significant and could result in increased volatility and illiquidity and potentially lower economic growth. The political divisions surrounding Brexit within the United Kingdom, as well as those between the UK and the EU, may also have a
            destabilizing impact on the economy and currency of the United Kingdom and the EU. Any further exits from member states of the EU, or the possibility of such exits, would likely cause additional market disruption globally and introduce new
            legal and regulatory uncertainties.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In addition to the effects on the Fund&#8217;s investments in European issuers, the unavoidable uncertainties and events related to Brexit could negatively affect the
            value and liquidity of the Fund&#8217;s other investments, increase taxes and costs of business and cause volatility in currency exchange rates and interest rates. Brexit could adversely affect the performance of contracts in existence at the date of
            Brexit and European, UK or worldwide political, regulatory, economic or market conditions and could contribute to instability in political institutions, regulatory agencies and financial markets. Brexit could also lead to legal uncertainty and
            politically divergent national laws and regulations as a new relationship between the UK and EU is defined and as the UK determines which EU laws to replace or replicate. In addition, Brexit could lead to further disintegration of the EU and
            related political stresses (including those related to sentiment against cross border capital movements and activities of investors like the Fund), prejudice to financial services businesses that are conducting business in the EU and which are
            based in the UK, legal uncertainty regarding achievement of compliance with applicable financial and commercial laws and regulations in view of the expected steps to be taken pursuant to or in contemplation of Brexit. Any of these effects of
            Brexit, and others that cannot be anticipated, could adversely affect the Fund&#8217;s business, results of operations and financial condition.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Redenomination Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The result of Brexit, the progression of the European debt crisis and the possibility of one or more Eurozone countries exiting the European Monetary Union
            (&#8220;EMU&#8221;), or even the collapse of the euro as a common currency, has created significant volatility in currency and financial markets generally. The effects of the collapse of the euro, or of the exit of one or more countries from the EMU, on
            the U.S. and global economies and securities markets are impossible to predict and any such events could have a significant adverse impact on the value and risk profile of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio. Any partial or complete dissolution of the EMU
            could have significant adverse effects on currency and financial markets, and on the values of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio investments. If one or more EMU countries were to stop using the euro as its primary currency, the Fund&#8217;s investments in such
            countries may be redenominated into a different or newly adopted currency. As a result, the value of those investments could decline significantly and unpredictably. In addition, securities or other investments that are redenominated may be
            subject to foreign currency risk, liquidity risk and valuation risk to a greater extent than similar investments currently </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">denominated in euros. To the extent a currency used for redenomination purposes is not specified in respect of certain EMU-related investments, or should the euro cease to be used
            entirely, the currency in which such investments are denominated may be unclear, making such investments particularly difficult to value or dispose of. The Fund may incur additional expenses to the extent it is required to seek judicial or
            other clarification of the denomination or value of such securities.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Common Equity Securities Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest up to 50% of its total assets in Common Equity Securities. An adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of
            a particular common stock held by the Fund. Also, the prices of equity securities are sensitive to general movements in the stock market, so a drop in the stock market may depress the prices of equity securities to which the Fund has exposure.
            Common Equity Securities&#8217; prices fluctuate for a number of reasons, including changes in investors&#8217; perceptions of the financial condition of an issuer, the general condition of the relevant stock market, and broader domestic and international
            political and economic events. The prices of Common Equity Securities are also sensitive to general movements in the stock market, so a drop in the stock market may depress the prices of Common Equity Securities to which the Fund has exposure.
            While broad market measures of Common Equity Securities have historically generated higher average returns than Income Securities, Common Equity Securities have also experienced significantly more volatility in those returns. Equity securities
            are currently experiencing heightened volatility and therefore, the Fund&#8217;s investments in equity securities are subject to heightened risks related to volatility. Common Equity Securities in which the Fund may invest are structurally
            subordinated to preferred stock, bonds and other debt instruments in a company&#8217;s capital structure in terms of priority to corporate income and are therefore inherently more risky than preferred stock or debt instruments of such issuers.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Risks Associated with the Fund&#8217;s Covered Call Option Strategy</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective is partially dependent on the successful implementation of its covered call option strategy. There are
            significant differences between the securities and options markets that could result in an imperfect correlation between these markets, causing a given transaction not to achieve its objectives. A decision as to whether, when and how to use
            options involves the exercise of skill and judgment, and even a well-conceived transaction may be unsuccessful to some degree because of market behavior or unexpected events.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may write call options on individual securities, securities indices, exchange-traded funds (&#8220;ETFs&#8221;) and baskets of securities. The buyer of an option
            acquires the right to buy (a call option) or sell (a put option) a certain quantity of a security (the underlying security) or instrument, at a certain price up to a specified point in time or on expiration, depending on the terms. The seller
            or writer of an option is obligated to sell (a call option) or buy (a put option) the underlying instrument. A call option is &#8220;covered&#8221; if the Fund owns the security underlying the call or has an absolute right to acquire the security without
            additional cash consideration (or, if additional cash consideration is required, cash or cash equivalents in such amount are segregated by the Fund&#8217;s custodian). As a seller of covered call options, the Fund faces the risk that it will forgo
            the opportunity to profit from increases in the market value of the security covering the call option during an option&#8217;s life. As the Fund writes covered calls over more of its portfolio, its ability to benefit from capital appreciation becomes
            more limited. For certain types of options, the writer of the option will have no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligation under the option. There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist if and when
            the Fund seeks to close out an option position. Once an option writer has received an exercise notice, it cannot effect a closing purchase transaction in order to terminate its obligation under the option and must deliver the underlying
            security at the exercise price.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may write exchange-listed and OTC options. Options written by the Fund with respect to non-U.S. securities, indices or sectors generally will be OTC
            options. OTC options differ from exchange-listed options in that they are entered into directly with the buyer of the option and not through an exchange or clearing organization that is interposed between the Fund and the counterparty. In an
            OTC option transaction exercise price, premium and other terms are negotiated between buyer and seller. OTC options are subject to heightened counterparty, credit, liquidity and valuation risks.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Risks of Real Property Asset Companies</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in Income Securities and Common Equity Securities issued by Real Property Asset Companies.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Real Estate Risks. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Because of the Fund&#8217;s ability to make indirect
              investments in real estate and in the securities of companies in the real estate industry, it is subject to risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. These risks include:</font></div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">declines in the value of real estate;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">general and local economic conditions;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">unavailability of mortgage funds;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">overbuilding;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">extended vacancies of properties;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">increased competition;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">increases in property taxes and operating expenses;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">changes in zoning laws;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">losses due to costs of cleaning up environmental problems and contamination;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">limitations on, or unavailability of, insurance on economic terms;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">liability to third parties for damages resulting from environmental problems;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">casualty or condemnation losses;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">limitations on rents;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">changes in neighborhood values and the appeal of properties to tenants;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">changes in valuation due to the impact of terrorist incidents on a particular property or area, or on a segment of the economy; and</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">&#8226;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">changes in interest rates.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">National Resources and Commodities Risks. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Because of the Fund&#8217;s ability to
              make indirect investments in natural resources and physical commodities, and in Real Property Asset Companies engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, gold and other precious metals, steel and iron ore production, energy services,
              forest products, chemicals, coal, alternative energy sources and environmental services, as well as related transportation companies and equipment manufacturers, the Fund is subject to risks associated with special risks, which include:</font></div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Supply and Demand Risk</u>. A decrease in the production of a physical commodity or a decrease in the volume of such commodity available for transportation,
            mining, processing, storage or distribution may adversely impact the financial performance of an energy, natural resources, basic materials or an associated company that devotes a portion of its business to that commodity. Production declines
            and volume decreases could be caused by various factors, including catastrophic events affecting production, depletion of resources, labor difficulties, environmental proceedings, increased regulations, equipment failures and unexpected
            maintenance problems, import supply disruption, governmental expropriation, political upheaval or conflicts or increased competition from alternative energy sources or commodity prices. Alternatively, a sustained decline in demand for such
            commodities could also adversely affect the financial performance of energy, natural resources, basic materials or associated companies. Factors that could lead to a decline in demand include economic recession or other adverse economic
            conditions, higher taxes on commodities or increased governmental regulations, increases in fuel economy, consumer shifts to the use of alternative commodities or fuel sources, changes in commodity prices, or weather.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Depletion and Exploration Risk</u>. Many energy, natural resources, basic materials and associated companies are engaged in the production of one or more
            physical commodities or are engaged in transporting, storing, distributing and processing these items on behalf of shippers. To maintain or grow their revenues, these companies or their customers need to maintain or expand their reserves
            through exploration of new sources of supply, through the development of existing sources, through acquisitions or through long-term contracts to acquire reserves. The financial performance of energy, natural resources, basic materials and
            associated </div>
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            </font> </div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">companies may be adversely affected if they, or the companies to whom they provide the service, are unable to cost-effectively acquire additional reserves
            sufficient to replace the natural decline.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Operational and Geological Risk</u>. Energy, natural resources, basic materials companies and associated companies are subject to specific operational and
            geological risks in addition to normal business and management risks. Some examples of operational risks include mine rock falls, underground explosions and pit wall failures. Geological risk would include faulting of the ore body and
            misinterpretation of geotechnical data.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Regulatory Risk</u>. Energy, natural resources, basic materials and associated companies are subject to significant federal, state and local government
            regulation in virtually every aspect of their operations, including how facilities are constructed, maintained and operated, environmental and safety controls, and the prices they may charge for the products and services they provide. Various
            governmental authorities have the power to enforce compliance with these regulations and the permits issued under them, and violators are subject to administrative, civil and criminal penalties, including civil fines, injunctions or both.
            Stricter laws, regulations or enforcement policies could be enacted in the future which would likely increase compliance costs and may adversely affect the operations and financial performance of energy, natural resources and basic materials
            companies.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Commodity Pricing Risk</u>. The operations and financial performance of energy, natural resources and basic materials companies may be directly affected by
            commodity prices, especially those energy, natural resources, basic materials and associated companies that own the underlying commodity. Commodity prices fluctuate for several reasons, including changes in market and economic conditions, the
            impact of weather on demand, levels of domestic production and imported commodities, energy conservation, domestic and foreign governmental regulation and taxation, the availability of local, intrastate and interstate transportation systems,
            governmental expropriation and political upheaval and conflicts. Volatility of commodity prices, which may lead to a reduction in production or supply, may also negatively impact the performance of energy, natural resources, basic materials and
            associated companies that are solely involved in the transportation, processing, storing, distribution or marketing of commodities. Volatility of commodity prices may also make it more difficult for energy, natural resources, basic materials
            and associated companies to raise capital to the extent the market perceives that their performance may be directly or indirectly tied to commodity prices.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Precious Metals Pricing Risk</u>. The Fund may invest in companies that have a material exposure to precious metals, such as gold, silver and platinum and
            precious metals related instruments and securities. The price of precious metals can fluctuate widely and is affected by numerous factors beyond the Fund&#8217;s control including: global or regional political, economic or financial events and
            situations; investors&#8217; expectations with respect to the future rates of inflation and movements in world equity, financial and property markets; global supply and demand for specific precious metals, which is influenced by such factors as mine
            production and net forward selling activities by precious metals producers, central bank purchases and sales, jewelry demand and the supply of recycled jewelry, net investment demand and industrial demand, net of recycling; interest rates and
            currency exchange rates, particularly the strength of and confidence in the U.S. dollar; and investment and trading activities of hedge funds, commodity funds and other speculators. The Fund does not intend to hold physical precious metals.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Risks of Personal Property Asset Companies</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in Income Securities and Common Equity Securities issued by Personal Property Asset Companies. Personal (as opposed to real) property includes
            any tangible, movable property or asset. The Fund will typically seek to invest in Income Securities and Common Equity Securities of Personal Property Asset Companies that are associated with personal property assets with investment performance
            that is not highly correlated with traditional market indexes, such as special situation transportation assets (e.g., railcars, airplanes and ships) and collectibles (e.g., antiques, wine and fine art).</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Special Situation Transportation Assets Risks. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The risks of special
              situation transportation assets include:</font></div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Cyclicality of Supply and Demand for Transportation Assets Risk</u>. The transportation asset leasing and sales industry has periodically experienced cycles of
            oversupply and undersupply of railcars, aircraft and ships. The oversupply of a specific type of transportation asset in the market is likely to depress the values of that type of transportation asset. The supply and demand of transportation
            assets is affected by various </div>
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            </font> </div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">cyclical factors that are not under the Fund&#8217;s control, including: (i) passenger and cargo demand; (ii) commercial demand for certain types of transportation
            assets, (iii) fuel costs and general economic conditions affecting lessees&#8217; operations; (iv) government regulation, including operating restrictions; (v) interest rates; (vi) the availability of credit; (vii) manufacturer production level;
            (viii) retirement and obsolescence of certain classes of transportation assets; (ix) re-introduction into service of transportation assets previously in storage; and (x) traffic control infrastructure constraints.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Risk of Decline in Value of Transportation Assets and Rental Values</u>. In addition to factors linked to the railway, aviation and shipping industries, other
            factors that may affect the value of transportation assets, and thus of the Personal Property Asset Companies in which the Fund invests, include: (i) manufacturers merging or exiting the industry or ceasing to produce specific types of
            transportation asset; (ii) the particular maintenance and operating history of the transportation assets; (iii) the number of operators using that type of transportation asset; (iv) whether the railcar, aircraft or ship is subject to a lease;
            (v) any regulatory and legal requirements that must be satisfied before the transportation asset can be operated, sold or re-leased, (vi) compatibility of parts and layout of the transportation asset among operators of particular asset; and
            (vii) any renegotiation of a lease on less favorable terms.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Technological Risks</u>. The availability for sale or lease of new, technologically advanced transportation assets and the imposition of stringent noise,
            emissions or environmental regulations may make certain types of transportation assets less desirable in the marketplace and therefore may adversely affect the owners&#8217; ability to lease or sell such transportation assets. Consequently, the owner
            will have to lease or sell many of the transportation assets close to the end of their useful economic life. The owners&#8217; ability to manage these technological risks by modifying or selling transportation assets will likely be limited.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Risks Relating to Leases of Transportation Assets</u>. Owner/lessors of transportation assets will typically require lessees of assets to maintain customary
            and appropriate insurance. There can be no assurance that the lessees&#8217; insurance will cover all types of claims that may be asserted against the owner, which could adversely affect the value of the Fund&#8217;s investment in the Personal Property
            Asset Company owning such transportation asset. Personal Property Asset Companies will be subject to credit risk of the lessees&#8217; ability to the provisions of the lease of the transportation asset. The Personal Property Asset Company will need
            to release or sell transportation assets as the current leases expire in order to continue to generate revenues. The ability to re-lease or sell transportation assets will depend on general market and competitive conditions. Some of the
            competitors of the Personal Property Asset Company may have greater access to financial resources and may have greater operational flexibility. If the Personal Property Asset Company is not able to re-lease a transportation asset, it may need
            to attempt to sell the aircraft to provide funds for its investors, including the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Collectible Assets Risks. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The risks of collectible assets include:</font></div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Valuation of Collectible Assets Risk</u>. The market for collectible assets as a financial investment is in the early stages of development. Collectible assets
            are typically bought and sold through auction houses, and estimates of prices of collectible assets at auction are imprecise. Accordingly, collectible assets are difficult to value.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Liquidity of Collectible Assets Risk</u>. There are relatively few auction houses in comparison to brokers and dealers of traditional financial assets. The
            ability to sell collectible assets is dependent on the demand for particular classes of collectible assets, which demand has been volatile and erratic in the past. There is no assurance that collectible assets can be sold within a particular
            timeframe or at the price at which such collectible assets are valued, which may impair the ability of the Fund to realize full value of Personal Property Asset Companies in the event of the need to liquidate such assets.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Authenticity of Collectible Assets Risk</u>. The value of collectible assets often depends on its rarity or scarcity, or of its attribution as the product of a
            particular artisan. Collectible Assets are subject to forgery and to the inabilities to assess the authenticity of the collectible asset, which may significantly impair the value of the collectible asset.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>High Transaction and Related Costs Risk</u>. Collectible assets are typically bought and sold through auction houses, which typically charge commissions to the
            purchaser and to the seller which may exceed 20% of the sale price of the collectible asset. In addition, holding collectible assets entails storage and insurance costs, which may be substantial.</div>
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            </font> </div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Private Securities Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in privately issued Income Securities and Common Equity Securities of both public and private companies. Private Securities have additional
            risk considerations than investments in comparable public investments. Whenever the Fund invests in companies that do not publicly report financial and other material information, it assumes a greater degree of investment risk and reliance upon
            the Sub-Adviser&#8217;s ability to obtain and evaluate applicable information concerning such companies&#8217; creditworthiness and other investment considerations. Certain Private Securities may be illiquid. Because there is often no readily available
            trading market for Private Securities, the Fund may not be able to readily dispose of such investments at prices that approximate those at which the Fund could sell them if they were more widely traded. Private Securities are also more
            difficult to value. Valuation may require more research, and elements of judgment may play a greater role in the valuation of Private Securities as compared to public securities because there is less reliable objective data available. Private
            Securities that are debt securities generally are of below-investment grade quality, frequently are unrated and present many of the same risks as investing in below-investment grade public debt securities. Investing in private debt instruments
            is a highly specialized investment practice that depends more heavily on independent credit analysis than investments in other types of obligations.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Investment Funds Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As an alternative to holding investments directly, the Fund may also obtain investment exposure to Income Securities and Common Equity Securities by investing up
            to 30% of its total assets in Investment Funds. Investments in Investment Funds present certain special considerations and risks not present in making direct investments in Income Securities and Common Equity Securities. Investments in
            Investment Funds involve operating expenses and fees that are in addition to the expenses and fees borne by the Fund. Such expenses and fees attributable to the Fund&#8217;s investment in another Investment Fund are borne indirectly by Common
            Shareholders. Accordingly, investment in such entities involves expense and fee layering. Fees charged by other Investment Funds in which the Fund invests may be similar to the fees charged by the Fund and can include asset-based management
            fees and administrative fees payable to such entities&#8217; advisers and managers, thus resulting in duplicative fees. To the extent management fees of Investment Funds are based on total gross assets, it may create an incentive for such entities&#8217;
            managers to employ financial leverage, thereby adding additional expense and increasing volatility and risk. Fees payable to advisers and managers of Investment Funds may include performance-based incentive fees calculated as a percentage of
            profits. Such incentive fees directly reduce the return that otherwise would have been earned by investors over the applicable period. A performance-based fee arrangement may create incentives for an adviser or manager to take greater
            investment risks in the hope of earning a higher profit participation. Investments in Investment Funds frequently expose the Fund to an additional layer of financial leverage. Investments in Investment Funds expose the Fund to additional
            management risk. The success of the Fund&#8217;s investments in Investment Funds will depend in large part on the investment skills and implementation abilities of the advisers or managers of such entities. Decisions made by the advisers or managers
            of such entities may cause the Fund to incur losses or to miss profit opportunities. While the Sub-Adviser will seek to evaluate managers of Investment Funds and where possible independently evaluate the underlying assets, a substantial degree
            of reliance on such entities&#8217; managers is nevertheless present with such investments.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">On December 19, 2018, the SEC published a proposed rule that, if adopted, would change the regulation of investments in other investment companies. Such
            regulations could permit closed-end funds to invest in other investment companies in excess of the limits of section 12(d)(1). The Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser cannot predict the effects of these regulations on the Fund&#8217;s portfolio. The
            Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser intend to monitor developments and seeks to manage the Fund&#8217;s portfolio in a manner consistent with achieving the Fund&#8217;s investment objective, but there can be no assurance that they will be successful in
            doing so.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Synthetic Investments Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As an alternative to holding investments directly, the Fund may also obtain investment exposure to Income Securities and Common Equity Securities through the use
            of customized derivative instruments (including swaps, options, forwards, notional principal contracts or other financial instruments) to replicate, modify or replace the economic attributes associated with an investment in Income Securities
            and Common Equity Securities (including interests in Investment Funds). The Fund may be exposed to certain additional risks to the extent the Sub-Adviser use derivatives as a means to synthetically implement the Fund&#8217;s investment strategies. If
            the Fund enters into a derivative instrument whereby it agrees to receive the return of a security or financial instrument or a basket of securities or financial instruments, it will typically contract to receive such returns for a
            predetermined period of </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">time. During such period, the Fund may not have the ability to increase or decrease its exposure. In addition, such customized derivative instruments will likely be highly illiquid,
            and it is possible that the Fund will not be able to terminate such derivative instruments prior to their expiration date or that the penalties associated with such a termination might impact the Fund&#8217;s performance in a material adverse manner.
            Furthermore, certain derivative instruments contain provisions giving the counterparty the right to terminate the contract upon the occurrence of certain events. Such events may include a decline in the value of the reference securities and
            material violations of the terms of the contract or the portfolio guidelines as well as other events determined by the counterparty. If a termination were to occur, the Fund&#8217;s return could be adversely affected as it would lose the benefit of
            the indirect exposure to the reference securities and it may incur significant termination expenses.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In the event the Fund seeks to participate in Investment Funds (including Private Investment Funds) through the use of such synthetic derivative instruments, the
            Fund will not acquire any voting interests or other shareholder rights that would be acquired with a direct investment in the underlying Investment Fund. Accordingly, the Fund will not participate in matters submitted to a vote of the
            shareholders. In addition, the Fund may not receive all of the information and reports to shareholders that the Fund would receive with a direct investment in such Investment Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Further, the Fund will pay the counterparty to any such customized derivative instrument structuring fees and ongoing transaction fees, which will reduce the
            investment performance of the Fund. Finally, certain tax aspects of such customized derivative instruments are uncertain and a Common Shareholder&#8217;s return could be adversely affected by an adverse tax ruling.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Inflation/Deflation Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As
            inflation increases, the real value of the Common Shares and distributions can decline. In addition, during any periods of rising inflation, the dividend rates or borrowing costs associated with the Fund&#8217;s use of Financial Leverage would likely
            increase, which would tend to further reduce returns to Common Shareholders. Deflation risk is the risk that prices throughout the economy decline over time&#8212;the opposite of inflation. Deflation may have an adverse affect on the creditworthiness
            of issuers and may make issuer default more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Market Discount Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s Common Shares have traded both at a premium and at a discount in relation to net asset value. The Fund cannot predict whether the Common Shares will
            trade in the future at a premium or discount to net asset value. The Fund&#8217;s Common Shares have recently traded at a premium<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>to net asset value per share, which may not be sustainable. If the Common Shares
            are trading at a premium to net asset value at the time you purchase Common Shares, the net asset value per share of the Common Shares purchased will be less than the purchase price paid. Shares of closed-end investment companies frequently
            trade at a discount from net asset value, but in some cases have traded above net asset value. The risk of the Common Shares trading at a discount is a risk separate from the risk of a decline in the Fund&#8217;s net asset value as a result of the
            Fund&#8217;s investment activities. The Fund&#8217;s net asset value will be reduced immediately following an offering of the Common Shares due to the costs of such offering, which will be borne entirely by the Fund. The sale of Common Shares by the Fund
            (or the perception that such sales may occur) may have an adverse effect on prices of Common Shares in the secondary market. An increase in the number of Common Shares available may put downward pressure on the market price for Common Shares.
            The Fund may, from time to time, seek the consent of Common Shareholders to permit the issuance and sale by the Fund of Common Shares at a price below the Fund&#8217;s then current net asset value, subject to certain conditions, and such sales of
            Common Shares at price below net asset value, if any, may increase downward pressure on the market price for Common Shares. These sales, if any, also might make it more difficult for the Fund to sell additional Common Shares in the future at a
            time and price it deems appropriate.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Whether a Common Shareholder will realize a gain or loss upon the sale of Common Shares depends upon whether the market value of the Common Shares at the time of
            sale is above or below the price the Common Shareholder paid, taking into account transaction costs for the Common Shares, and is not directly dependent upon the Fund&#8217;s net asset value. Because the market value of the Common Shares will be
            determined by factors such as the relative demand for and supply of the shares in the market, general market conditions and other factors outside the Fund&#8217;s control, the Fund cannot predict whether the Common Shares will trade at, below or
            above net asset value, or at, below or above the public offering price for the Common Shares. Common Shares of the Fund are </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">designed primarily for long-term investors; investors in Common Shares should not view the Fund as a vehicle for trading purposes.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Dilution Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The voting power of current Common Shareholders will be diluted to the extent that current Common Shareholders do not purchase Common Shares in any future
            offerings of Common Shares or do not purchase sufficient Common Shares to maintain their percentage interest. If the Fund is unable to invest the proceeds of such offering as intended, the Fund&#8217;s per Common Share distribution may decrease and
            the Fund may not participate in market advances to the same extent as if such proceeds were fully invested as planned. If the Fund sells Common Shares at a price below net asset value pursuant to the consent of Common Shareholders, shareholders
            will experience a dilution of the aggregate net asset value per Common Share because the sale price will be less than the Fund&#8217;s then-current net asset value per Common Share. Similarly, were the expenses of the offering to exceed the amount by
            which the sale price exceeded the Fund&#8217;s then current net asset value per Common Share, shareholders would experience a dilution of the aggregate net asset value per Common Share. This dilution will be experienced by all shareholders,
            irrespective of whether they purchase Common Shares in any such offering. See &#8220;Description of Capital Structure&#8212;Common Shares&#8212;Issuance of Additional Common Shares.&#8221;</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Financial Leverage Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Although the use of Financial Leverage by the Fund may create an opportunity for increased after-tax total return for the Common Shares, it also results in
            additional risks and can magnify the effect of any losses. If the income and gains earned on securities purchased with Financial Leverage proceeds are greater than the cost of Financial Leverage, the Fund&#8217;s return will be greater than if
            Financial Leverage had not been used. Conversely, if the income or gains from the securities purchased with such proceeds does not cover the cost of Financial Leverage, the return to the Fund will be less than if Financial Leverage had not been
            used. There can be no assurance that a leveraging strategy will be implemented or that it will be successful during any period during which it is employed.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Financial Leverage involves risks and special considerations for shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price
            of and dividends on the Common Shares than a comparable portfolio without leverage; the risk that fluctuations in interest rates on Borrowings or in the dividend rate on any Preferred Shares that the Fund must pay will reduce the return to the
            Common Shareholders; and the effect of Financial Leverage in a declining market, which is likely to cause a greater decline in the net asset value of the Common Shares than if the Fund were not leveraged, which may result in a greater decline
            in the market price of the Common Shares.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Because the fees received by the Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser are based on the Managed Assets of the Fund (including the proceeds of any Financial
            Leverage), the Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser have a financial incentive for the Fund to utilize Financial Leverage, which may create a conflict of interest between the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser on the one hand and the Common
            Shareholders on the other. Common Shareholders bear the portion of the investment advisory fee attributable to the assets purchased with the proceeds of Financial Leverage, which means that Common Shareholders effectively bear the entire
            advisory fee. In order to manage this conflict of interest, the Board of Trustees will receive regular reports from the Adviser regarding the Fund&#8217;s use of Financial Leverage and the effect of Financial Leverage on the management of the Fund&#8217;s
            portfolio and the performance of the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Borrowings may subject the Fund to covenants in credit agreements relating to asset coverage and portfolio composition requirements. Borrowings by the Fund also
            may subject the Fund to certain restrictions on investments imposed by guidelines of one or more rating agencies, which may issue ratings for such Indebtedness. Such guidelines may impose asset coverage or portfolio composition requirements
            that are more stringent than those imposed by the 1940 Act.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risks that the interest income earned on the investment of the proceeds will be less than the interest expense and Fund
            expenses associated with the repurchase agreement, that the market value of the securities sold by the Fund may decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase such securities and that the securities may not be returned to
            the Fund. There is no assurance that reverse repurchase agreements can be successfully employed. Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities the Fund is required to purchase may decline below the agreed
            upon repurchase price of those securities. Successful use of dollar rolls may depend upon the Adviser&#8217;s ability to correctly predict interest rates and prepayments. There is no assurance that dollar rolls can be successfully employed. In
            connection with reverse</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> repurchase agreements and dollar rolls, the Fund will also be subject to counterparty risk with respect to the purchaser of the securities. If the broker/dealer to whom the Fund
            sells securities becomes insolvent, the Fund&#8217;s right to purchase or repurchase securities may be restricted.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may engage in certain derivatives transactions that have economic characteristics similar to leverage. To the extent the terms of any such transaction
            obligate the Fund to make payments, the Fund intends to earmark or segregate cash or liquid securities in an amount at least equal to the current value of the amount then payable by the Fund under the terms of such transaction or otherwise
            cover such transaction in accordance with applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC. To the extent the terms of any such transaction obligate the Fund to deliver particular securities to extinguish the Fund&#8217;s obligations under such
            transactions, the Fund may &#8220;cover&#8221; its obligations under such transaction by either (i) owning the securities or collateral underlying such transactions or (ii) having an absolute and immediate right to acquire such securities or collateral
            without additional cash consideration (or, if additional cash consideration is required, having earmarked or segregated cash or liquid securities). Securities so segregated or designated as &#8220;cover&#8221; will be unavailable for sale by the Adviser
            (unless replaced by other securities qualifying for segregation or cover requirements), which may adversely affect the ability of the Fund to pursue its investment objective.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Recent economic and market events have contributed to severe market volatility and caused severe liquidity strains in the credit markets. If dislocations in the
            credit markets continue, the Fund&#8217;s leverage costs may increase and there is a risk that the Fund may not be able to renew or replace existing leverage on favorable terms or at all. If the cost of leverage is no longer favorable, or if the Fund
            is otherwise required to reduce its leverage, the Fund may not be able to maintain distributions on Common Shares at historical levels and Common Shareholders will bear any costs associated with selling portfolio securities.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s total Financial Leverage may vary significantly over time. To the extent the Fund increases its amount of Financial Leverage outstanding, it will be
            more exposed to these risks.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Derivatives Transactions Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Derivatives Transactions Risk In General</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">. In addition to the covered call
              option strategy described above, the Fund may, but is not required to, utilize other derivatives, including futures contracts and other Strategic Transactions to seek to earn income, facilitate portfolio management and mitigate risks.
              Participation in derivatives markets transactions involves investment risks and transaction costs to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these strategies (other than its covered call writing strategy). If the Sub-Adviser is
              incorrect about its expectations of market conditions, the use of derivatives could also result in a loss, which in some cases may be unlimited. Risks inherent in the use of derivatives include:</font></div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">dependence on the Sub-Adviser&#8217;s ability to predict correctly movements in the direction of interest rates and securities prices;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">imperfect correlation between the price of derivatives and movements in the prices of the securities being hedged;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">the fact that skills needed to use these strategies are different from those needed to select portfolio securities;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for any particular instrument at any time;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">the possible need to defer closing out certain hedged positions to avoid adverse tax consequences;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">the possible inability of the Fund to purchase or sell a security at a time that otherwise would be favorable for it to do so, or the possible need for the Fund to sell a security at a disadvantageous
                      time due to a need for the Fund to maintain &#8220;cover&#8221; or to segregate securities in connection with the hedging techniques; and</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">the creditworthiness of counterparties.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Futures Transactions Risk. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in futures
              contracts. Futures and options on futures entail certain risks, including but not limited to the following:</font></div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">no assurance that futures contracts or options on futures can be offset at favorable prices;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">possible reduction of the return of the Fund due to their use for hedging;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">possible reduction in value of both the securities hedged and the hedging instrument;</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Counterparty Risk. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Counterparty risk is the risk that a counterparty to a
              Fund transaction (<font style="font-style: italic;">e.g.</font>, prime brokerage or securities lending arrangement or derivatives transaction) will be unable or unwilling to perform its contractual obligation to the Fund. The Fund is exposed
              to credit risks that the counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments or otherwise meet its contractual obligations. If the counterparty becomes bankrupt or defaults on (or otherwise becomes unable or unwilling to perform,
              the risk of which is particularly acute under current conditions) its payment or other obligations to the Fund, the Fund may not receive the full amount that it is entitled to receive or may experience delays in recovering the collateral or
              other assets held by, or on behalf of, the counterparty.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund bears the risk that counterparties may be adversely affected by legislative or regulatory changes, adverse market conditions (such as
            the current conditions), increased competition, and/or wide scale credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of the counterparties&#8217; other trading partners or borrowers.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The counterparty risk for cleared derivatives is generally lower than for uncleared OTC derivatives transactions since generally a clearing
            organization becomes substituted for each counterparty to a cleared derivative contract and, in effect, guarantees the parties&#8217; performance under the contract as each party to a trade looks only to the clearing organization for performance of
            financial obligations under the derivative contract. However, there can be no assurance that a clearing organization, or its members, will satisfy its obligations to the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Risks Associated with Options on Securities. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">There are significant
              differences between the securities and options markets that could result in an imperfect correlation between these markets, causing a given transaction not to achieve its objectives. A decision as to whether, when and how to use options
              involves the exercise of skill and judgment, and even a well-conceived transaction may be unsuccessful to some degree because of market behavior or unexpected events. There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist when the Fund
              seeks to close out an option position. The Fund&#8217;s ability to terminate OTC options is more limited than with exchange-traded options and may involve the risk that broker-dealers participating in such transactions will not fulfill their
              obligations. The hours of trading for options may not conform to the hours during which the underlying securities are traded. The Fund&#8217;s options transactions will be subject to limitations established by each of the exchanges, boards of trade
              or other trading facilities on which such options are traded. To the extent that the Fund writes covered put options, the Fund will bear the risk of loss if the value of the underlying stock declines below the exercise price. If the option is
              exercised, the Fund could incur a loss if it is required to purchase the stock underlying the put option at a price greater than the market price of the stock at the time of exercise. While the Fund&#8217;s potential gain in writing a covered put
              option is limited to the interest earned on the liquid assets securing the put option plus the premium received from the purchaser of the put option, the Fund risks a loss equal to the entire value of the stock. To the extent that the Fund
              writes covered call option, the Fund forgoes, during the option&#8217;s life, the opportunity to profit from increases in the market value of the security covering the call option above the sum of the premium and the strike price of the call, but
              has retained the risk of loss should the price of the underlying security decline. The writer of an option has no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligation as a writer of the option. Once an option writer has
              received an exercise notice, it cannot effect a closing purchase transaction in order to terminate its obligation under the option and must deliver the underlying security at the exercise price. Thus, the use of options may require the Fund
              to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times or for prices other than current market values, may limit the amount of appreciation the Fund can realize on an investment or may cause the Fund to hold a security that it might otherwise
              sell.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Risks Associated with Swaps</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">. The Fund may enter into swap transactions,
              including credit default swaps, total return swaps, index swaps, currency swaps, commodity swaps and interest rate swaps, as well as options thereon, and may purchase or sell interest rate caps, floors and collars. If the Adviser is incorrect
              in its forecasts of market values, interest rates or currency exchange rates, the investment performance of the Fund may be less favorable than it would have been if these investment techniques were not used. Such transactions are subject to
              market risk, risk of default by the other party to the transaction and risk of imperfect correlation between the value of such instruments and the underlying assets and may involve commissions or other costs. Swaps generally do not involve
              the delivery of securities, other underlying assets or principal. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to</font></div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> swaps generally is limited to the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually obligated to make, or in the case of the other party to a swap defaulting, the net amount of
            payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive. Swaps may effectively add leverage to the Fund&#8217;s portfolio because the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the full notional amount of the swap.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">When the Fund acts as a seller of a credit default swap agreement with respect to a debt security, it is subject to the risk that an adverse credit event may
            occur with respect to the issuer of the debt security and the Fund may be required to pay the buyer the full notional value of the debt security under the swap net of any amounts owed to the Fund by the buyer under the swap (such as the buyer&#8217;s
            obligation to deliver the debt security to the Fund). As a result, the Fund bears the entire risk of loss due to a decline in value of a referenced debt security on a credit default swap it has sold if there is a credit event with respect to
            the issuer of the security. If the Fund is a buyer of a credit default swap and no credit event occurs, the Fund may recover nothing if the swap is held through its termination date. However, if a credit event occurs, the Fund generally may
            elect to receive the full notional value of the swap in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable obligations of the reference entity whose value may have significantly decreased.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The swap market has become more standardized in recent years with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents
            utilizing standardized swap documentation. As a result, some swaps have become relatively liquid. Although the swap market has become liquid, certain types of derivatives products, such as caps, floors and collars may be less liquid than swaps
            in general.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory exchange-trading and/or central clearing. Exchange-trading and central clearing are expected to reduce
            counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity, but exchange-trading and central clearing do not make swap transactions risk-free. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the &#8220;Dodd-Frank Act&#8221;) and related regulatory
            developments require the clearing and exchange-trading of certain OTC derivative instruments that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (&#8220;CFTC&#8221;) and SEC have defined as &#8220;swaps.&#8221; Mandatory exchange-trading and clearing are occurring on a
            phased-in basis based on CFTC approval of contracts for central clearing. Depending on the Fund&#8217;s size and other factors, the margin required under the rules of the clearinghouse and by the clearing member may be in excess of the collateral
            required to be posted by the Fund to support its obligations under a similar bilateral swap. In addition, regulators have developed rules that require trading and execution of the most liquid swaps on trading facilities. Moving trading to an
            exchange-type system may increase market transparency and liquidity but may require the Fund to incur increased expenses to access the same types of cleared and uncleared swaps. In addition, the CFTC and other applicable regulators have adopted
            rules imposing certain margin requirements, including minimums, on uncleared swaps which may result in the Fund and its counterparties posting higher margin amounts for uncleared swaps. Recently adopted rules also require centralized reporting
            of detailed information about many types of cleared and uncleared swaps. Reporting of swap data may result in greater market transparency, but may subject the Fund to additional administrative burdens and the safeguards established to protect
            trader anonymity may not function as expected. The Sub-Adviser will continue to monitor developments in this area, particularly to the extent regulatory changes affect the ability of the Fund to enter into swap agreements.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Further regulatory developments in the swap market may adversely impact the swap market generally or the Fund&#8217;s ability to use swaps.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Portfolio Turnover Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s annual portfolio turnover rate may vary greatly from year to year. Portfolio turnover rate is not considered a limiting factor in the execution of
            investment decisions for the Fund. A higher portfolio turnover rate results in correspondingly greater brokerage commissions and other transactional expenses that are borne by the Fund. High portfolio turnover may result in an increased
            realization of net short-term capital gains by the Fund which, when distributed to Common Shareholders, will be taxable as ordinary income. Additionally, in a declining market, portfolio turnover may create realized capital losses. See &#8220;U.S.
            Federal Income Tax Considerations.&#8221;</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">U.S. Government Securities Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Different types of U.S. government securities have different relative levels of credit risk depending on the nature of the particular government support for that
            security. U.S. government securities may be supported by: (i)&#160;the full faith and credit of the United States government; (ii)&#160;the ability of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury; (iii)&#160;the credit of the issuing agency, instrumentality or
            government-sponsored entity (&#8220;GSE&#8221;); (iv)&#160;pools of assets (<font style="font-style: italic;">e.g.</font>, mortgage-backed securities); or (v)&#160;the United States in some other way. The U.S. government and its </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">agencies and instrumentalities do not guarantee the market value of their securities, which may fluctuate in value and are subject to investment risks, and certain U.S. government
            securities may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government. The value of U.S. government obligations may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates. It is possible that the issuers of some U.S. government
            securities will not have the funds to timely meet their payment obligations in the future and there is a risk of default. For certain agency and GSE issued securities, there is no guarantee the U.S. government will support the agency or GSE if
            it is unable to meet its obligations.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Legislation and Regulation Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">At any time after the date hereof, legislation may be enacted that could negatively affect the issuers in which the Fund invests. Changing approaches to
            regulation may also have a negative impact on issuers in which the Fund invests. In addition, legislation or regulation may change the way in which the Fund is regulated. There can be no assurance that future legislation, regulation or
            deregulation will not have a material adverse effect on the Fund or will not impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the &#8220;Dodd-Frank Act&#8221;), which was signed into law in July 2010, has resulted in significant
            revisions to the U.S. financial regulatory framework. The Dodd-Frank Act covers a broad range of topics, including, among many others: a reorganization of federal financial regulators; the creation of a process designed to ensure financial
            system stability and the resolution of potentially insolvent financial firms; the enactment of new rules for derivatives trading; the creation of a consumer financial protection watchdog; the registration and regulation of managers of private
            funds; the regulation of rating agencies; and the enactment of new federal requirements for residential mortgage loans. The regulation of various types of derivative instruments pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act may adversely affect the Fund or
            its counterparties.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In late November 2019, the SEC published a proposed rulemaking related to the use of derivatives and certain other transactions by registered investment companies
            that would, if adopted, for the most part rescind the SEC&#8217;s asset segregation and coverage rules and guidance.&#160; Instead of complying with current requirements, funds would need to trade derivatives and other transactions that potentially create
            senior securities (except reverse repurchase agreements) subject to a value-at-risk (&#8220;VaR&#8221;) leverage limit, certain other testing requirements and requirements related to board reporting. These new requirements would apply unless a fund
            qualified as a &#8220;limited derivatives user,&#8221; as defined in the SEC&#8217;s proposal. Reverse repurchase agreements would be subject to asset coverage requirements, and a fund trading reverse repurchase agreements would need to aggregate the amount of
            indebtedness associated with the reverse repurchase agreements or similar financing transactions with the aggregate amount of any other senior securities representing indebtedness when calculating the fund&#8217;s asset coverage ratio. Reverse
            repurchase agreements would not be included in the calculation of whether a fund is a limited derivatives user, but for funds subject to the VaR testing, reverse repurchase agreements and similar financing transactions would be included for
            purposes of such testing.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The current presidential administration has called for, and in certain instances has begun to implement, significant changes to U.S. fiscal, tax, trade,
            healthcare, immigration, foreign, and government regulatory policy. In this regard, there is significant uncertainty with respect to legislation, regulation and government policy at the federal level, as well as the state and local levels.
            Recent events have created a climate of heightened uncertainty and introduced new and difficult-to-quantify macroeconomic and political risks with potentially far-reaching implications. There has been a corresponding meaningful increase in the
            uncertainty surrounding interest rates, inflation, foreign exchange rates, trade volumes and fiscal and monetary policy. To the extent the U.S. Congress or the current presidential administration implements changes to U.S. policy, those changes
            may impact, among other things, the U.S. and global economy, international trade and relations, unemployment, immigration, corporate taxes, healthcare, the U.S. regulatory environment, inflation and other areas. Some particular areas identified
            as subject to potential change, amendment or repeal include the Dodd-Frank Act, including the Volcker Rule and various swaps and derivatives regulations, credit risk retention requirements and the authorities of the Federal Reserve, the
            Financial Stability Oversight Council and the SEC. Although the Fund cannot predict the impact, if any, of these changes to the Fund&#8217;s business, they could adversely affect the Fund&#8217;s business, financial condition, operating results and cash
            flows. Until the Fund knows what policy changes are made and how those changes impact the Fund&#8217;s business and the business of the Fund&#8217;s competitors over the long term, the Fund will not know if, overall, the Fund will benefit from them or be
            negatively affected by them.</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">LIBOR Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s investments and payment obligations may be based on floating rates, such as London Interbank Offer Rate (&#8220;LIBOR&#8221;), Euro Interbank Offered Rate and
            other similar types of reference rates (each, a &#8220;Reference Rate&#8221;). On July 27, 2017, the Chief Executive of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (&#8220;FCA&#8221;), which regulates LIBOR, announced that the FCA will no longer persuade nor require banks to
            submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR and certain other Reference Rates after 2021. Such announcement indicates that the continuation of LIBOR and other Reference Rates on the current basis cannot and will not be guaranteed after 2021. This
            announcement and any additional regulatory or market changes may have an adverse impact on a Fund or its investments.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In advance of 2021, regulators and market participants will work together to identify or develop successor Reference Rates. Additionally, prior to 2021, it is
            expected that market participants will focus on the transition mechanisms by which the Reference Rates in existing contracts or instruments may be amended, whether through market wide protocols, fallback contractual provisions, bespoke
            negotiations or amendments or otherwise. Nonetheless, the termination of certain Reference Rates presents risks to the Fund. At this time, it is not possible to completely identify or predict the effect of any such changes, any establishment of
            alternative Reference Rates or any other reforms to Reference Rates that may be enacted in the UK or elsewhere. The elimination of a Reference Rate or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of Reference Rates could
            have an adverse impact on the market for or value of any securities or payments linked to those Reference Rates and other financial obligations held by the Fund or on its overall financial condition or results of operations. In addition, any
            substitute Reference Rate and any pricing adjustments imposed by a regulator or by counterparties or otherwise may adversely affect the Fund&#8217;s performance and/or NAV.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The transition process might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for instruments with terms tied to LIBOR. It could also lead to a reduction
            in the interest rates on, and the value of, some LIBOR-based investments and reduce the effectiveness of hedges mitigating risk in connection with LIBOR-based investments. Although some LIBOR-based instruments may contemplate a scenario where
            LIBOR is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate-setting methodology and/or increased costs for certain LIBOR-related instruments or financing transactions, others may not have such provisions and there may be significant
            uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of any such alternative methodologies. Additionally, because such provisions may differ across instruments (e.g., hedges versus cash positions hedged), LIBOR&#8217;s cessation may give rise to basis risk and
            render hedges less effective.&#160; As the usefulness of LIBOR as a benchmark could deteriorate during the transition period, these effects and related adverse conditions could occur prior to the end of 2021. There also remains uncertainty and risk
            regarding the willingness and ability of issuers to include enhanced provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments, notwithstanding significant efforts by the industry to develop robust LIBOR replacement clauses. The effect of any
            changes to, or discontinuation of, LIBOR on the Fund will vary depending, among other things, on (1) existing fallback or termination provisions in individual contracts and the possible renegotiation of existing contracts and (2) whether, how,
            and when industry participants develop and adopt new reference rates and fallbacks for both legacy and new products and instruments.&#160; Fund investments may also be tied to other interbank offered rates and currencies, which also will face
            similar issues.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Certain classes of instruments invested in by the Fund may be more sensitive to LIBOR cessation than others. For example, certain asset classes such as floating
            rate notes may not contemplate a LIBOR cessation and/or might freeze a last-published or last-used LIBOR rate for all future payment dates upon a discontinuation of LIBOR. Also, for example, syndicated and other business loans tied to LIBOR may
            not provide a clear roadmap for LIBOR&#8217;s replacement, leaving any future adjustments to the determination of a quantum of lenders. Securitizations and other asset-backed transactions may experience disruption as a result of inconsistencies
            between when collateral assets shift from LIBOR and what rate those assets replace LIBOR with, on the one hand, and when the securitization notes shift from LIBOR and what rate the securitization notes replace LIBOR with.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Recent Market Developments Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Periods of market volatility remain, and may continue to occur in the future, in response to various political, social and economic events both within and outside
            of the United States. These conditions have resulted in, and in many cases continue to result in, greater price volatility, less liquidity, widening credit spreads and a lack of price transparency, with many securities remaining illiquid and of
            uncertain value. Such market conditions may adversely affect the Fund, including by making valuation of some of the Fund&#8217;s securities uncertain and/or result in sudden and significant valuation increases or declines in the Fund&#8217;s holdings. If
            there is a significant decline in the value of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio, this may impact the asset coverage levels for the Fund&#8217;s outstanding leverage.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Risks resulting from any future debt or other economic crisis could also have a detrimental impact on the global economic recovery, the financial condition of
            financial institutions and the Fund&#8217;s business, financial condition and results of operation. Market and economic disruptions have affected, and may in the future affect, consumer confidence levels and spending, personal bankruptcy rates,
            levels of incurrence and default on consumer debt and home prices, among other factors. To the extent uncertainty regarding the U.S. or global economy negatively impacts consumer confidence and consumer credit factors, the Fund&#8217;s business,
            financial condition and results of operations could be significantly and adversely affected. Downgrades to the credit ratings of major banks could result in increased borrowing costs for such banks and negatively affect the broader economy.
            Moreover, Federal Reserve policy, including with respect to certain interest rates, may also adversely affect the value, volatility and liquidity of dividend- and interest-paying securities. Market volatility, rising interest rates and/or
            unfavorable economic conditions could impair the Fund&#8217;s ability to achieve its investment objective.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The outbreak of COVID-19 is causing materially reduced consumer demand and economic output, disrupting supply chains, resulting in market closures, travel
            restrictions and quarantines, and adversely impacting local and global economies. As with other serious economic disruptions, governmental authorities and regulators are responding to this crisis with significant fiscal and monetary policy
            changes, including by providing direct capital infusions into companies, introducing new monetary programs and considerably lowering interest rates, which, in some cases resulted in negative interest rates. These actions, including their
            possible unexpected or sudden reversal or potential ineffectiveness, could further increase volatility in securities and other financial markets, reduce market liquidity, heighten investor uncertainty and adversely affect the value of the
            Fund&#8217;s investments and the performance of the Fund.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Increasing Government and other Public Debt Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Government and other public debt, including municipal obligations in which the Fund invests, can be adversely affected by large and sudden changes in local and
            global economic conditions that result in increased debt levels. Although high levels of government and other public debt do not necessarily indicate or cause economic problems, high levels of debt may create certain systemic risks if sound
            debt management practices are not implemented. A high debt level may increase market pressures to meet an issuer&#8217;s funding needs, which may increase borrowing costs and cause a government or public or municipal entity to issue additional debt,
            thereby increasing the risk of refinancing. A high debt level also raises concerns that the issuer may be unable or unwilling to repay the principal or interest on its debt, which may adversely impact instruments held by the Fund that rely on
            such payments. Governmental and quasigovernmental responses to the current economic situation are increasing government and other public debt, which heighten these risks. Unsustainable debt levels can decline the valuation of currencies, and
            can prevent a government from implementing effective counter-cyclical fiscal policy during economic downturns or can generate or contribute to an economic downturn.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis may expose the Fund to counterparty risk of default as well as the risk that securities may
            experience fluctuations in value prior to their actual delivery. The Fund generally will not accrue income with respect to a when-issued or delayed delivery security prior to its stated delivery date. Purchasing securities on a when-issued or
            delayed delivery basis can involve the additional risk that the price or yield available in the market when the delivery takes place may not be as favorable as that obtained in the transaction itself.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Short Sales Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may make short sales of securities. A short sale is a transaction in which the Fund sells a security it does not own. If the price of the security sold
            short increases between the time of the short sale and the time the Fund replaces the borrowed security, the Fund will incur a loss; conversely, if the price declines, the Fund will realize a capital gain. Any gain will be decreased, and any
            loss will be increased, by the transaction costs incurred by the Fund, including the costs associated with providing collateral to the broker-dealer (usually cash and liquid securities) and the maintenance of collateral with its custodian.
            Although the Fund&#8217;s gain is limited to the price at which it sold the security short, its potential loss is theoretically unlimited. The Fund may have to pay a premium to borrow the securities and must pay any dividends or interest payable on
            the securities until they are replaced, which will be expenses of the Fund.</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Repurchase Agreement Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A repurchase agreement exposes the Fund to the risk that the party that sells the security may default on its obligation to repurchase it. The Fund may lose money
            because it cannot sell the security at the agreed-upon time and price or the security loses value before it can be sold.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may accept a wide variety of underlying securities as collateral for repurchase agreements entered into by the Fund. Rule 5b-3 under the 1940 Act,
            stipulates that if a repurchase agreement entered into by a fund is &#8220;collateralized fully,&#8221; the repurchase agreement is deemed a transaction in the underlying securities and not a separate security issued to the fund by the selling institution.
            In order for the repurchase agreement to qualify as &#8220;collateralized fully,&#8221; the collateral must consist solely of cash items, government securities, securities that are rated in the highest rating category by at least two NRSROs (or one NRSRO,
            if that is the only such NRSRO which has issued a rating on the security) or unrated securities which the Adviser deems to be of comparable quality. However, the Fund may accept collateral in respect of repurchase agreements which do not meet
            the above criteria, and in such event the repurchase agreement will not be considered &#8220;collateralized fully&#8221; for purposes of Rule 5b-3. Accepting collateral beyond the criteria of Rule 5b-3 exposes the Fund to two categories of risks. First,
            because the Fund&#8217;s repurchase agreements which are secured by such collateral are not &#8220;collateralized fully&#8221; under Rule 5b-3, the repurchase agreement is considered a separate security issued by the selling institution to the Fund. Accordingly,
            in addition to the risks of a default or bankruptcy of the selling institution, the Fund must include repurchase agreements that are not &#8220;collateralized fully&#8221; under Rule 5b-3 in its calculations of securities issued by the selling institution
            held by the Fund for purposes of various diversification and concentration requirements applicable to the Fund. In particular, to the extent a selling institution is a &#8220;securities related business&#8221; for purposes of Section 12(d)(3) of the 1940
            Act and Rule 12d3-1 thereunder, the Fund would not be permitted to hold more than 5% of its total assets in securities issued by the selling institution, including repurchase agreements that are not &#8220;collateralized fully&#8221; under Rule 5b-3. While
            this limitation (as well as other applicable limitations arising under concentration and diversification requirements) limits the Fund&#8217;s exposure to each such selling institution, the Fund will be required to monitor its holdings of such
            securities and ensure that it complies with the applicable limitations. Second, the collateral underlying a repurchase agreement that is not &#8220;collateralized fully&#8221; under Rule 5b-3 may not qualify as permitted or appropriate investments for the
            Fund under the Fund&#8217;s investment strategies and limitations. Accordingly, if a selling institution defaults and the Fund takes possession of such collateral, the Fund may need to promptly dispose of such collateral (or other securities held by
            the Fund, if the Fund exceeds a limitation on a permitted investment by virtue of taking possession of the collateral). In cases of market turmoil (which may be associated with a default or bankruptcy of a selling institution), the Fund may
            have more difficulty than anticipated in selling such securities and/or in avoiding a loss on the sale of such securities. This risk may be more acute in the case of a selling institution&#8217;s insolvency or bankruptcy, which may restrict the
            Fund&#8217;s ability to dispose of collateral received from the selling institution. The Adviser follows various procedures to monitor the liquidity and quality of any collateral received under a repurchase agreement (as well as the credit quality of
            each selling institution) designed to minimize these risks, but there can be no assurance that the procedures will be successful in doing so.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Securities Lending Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may lend its portfolio securities to banks or dealers which meet the creditworthiness standards established by the Board of Trustees. Securities lending
            is subject to the risk that loaned securities may not be available to the Fund on a timely basis and the Fund may therefore lose the opportunity to sell the securities at a desirable price. Any loss in the market price of securities loaned by
            the Fund that occurs during the term of the loan would be borne by the Fund and would adversely affect the Fund&#8217;s performance. Also, there may be delays in recovery, or no recovery, of securities loaned or even a loss of rights in the
            collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially while the loan is outstanding.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Risk of Failure to Qualify as a RIC</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">To qualify for the favorable U.S. federal income tax treatment generally accorded to RICs, the Fund must, among other things, derive in each taxable year at least
            90% of its gross income from certain prescribed sources, meet certain asset diversification tests and distribute for each taxable year at least 90% of its &#8220;investment company taxable income&#8221; (generally, ordinary income plus the excess, if any,
            of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss). If for any taxable year the Fund does not qualify as a RIC, all of its taxable income for that year (including its net capital gain) would be subject to tax at regular corporate
            rates without any deduction for distributions to shareholders, and such distributions would be taxable as ordinary dividends to the extent of the Fund&#8217;s current and accumulated earnings and profits.</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Conflicts of Interest Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Guggenheim Partners is a global asset management and investment advisory organization. Guggenheim Partners and its affiliates advise clients in various markets
            and transactions and purchase, sell, hold and recommend a broad array of investments for their own accounts and the accounts of clients and of their personnel and the relationships and products they sponsor, manage and advise. Accordingly,
            Guggenheim Partners and its affiliates may have direct and indirect interests in a variety of global markets and the securities of issuers in which the Fund may directly or indirectly invest. These interests may cause the Fund to be subject to
            regulatory limits, and in certain circumstances, these various activities may prevent the Fund from participating in an investment decision. As a result, activities and dealings of Guggenheim Partners and its affiliates may affect the Fund in
            ways that may disadvantage or restrict the Fund or be deemed to benefit Guggenheim Partners and its affiliates. From time to time, conflicts of interest may arise between a portfolio manager&#8217;s management of the investments of the Fund on the
            one hand and the management of other registered investment companies, pooled investment vehicles and other accounts (collectively, &#8220;other accounts&#8221;) on the other. The other accounts might have similar investment objectives or strategies as the
            Fund or otherwise hold, purchase, or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the Fund. In certain circumstances, and subject to its fiduciary obligations under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the &#8220;Advisers Act&#8221;)
            and the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Adviser may have to allocate a limited investment opportunity among its clients. The other accounts might also have different investment objectives or strategies than the Fund. In addition, the Fund may
            be limited in its ability to invest in, or hold securities of, any companies that the Adviser or its affiliates (or other accounts managed by the Adviser or its affiliates) control, or companies in which the Adviser or its affiliates have
            interests or with whom they do business. For example, affiliates of the Adviser may act as underwriter, lead agent or administrative agent for loans or otherwise participate in the market for loans. Because of limitations imposed by applicable
            law, the presence of the Adviser&#8217;s affiliates in the markets for loans may restrict the Fund&#8217;s ability to acquire some loans or affect the timing or price of such acquisitions. To address these conflicts, the Fund and Guggenheim Partners and
            its affiliates have established various policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to detect and prevent such conflicts and prevent the Fund from being disadvantaged. For additional information about potential conflicts of interest,
            and the way in which the Adviser and its affiliates address such conflicts, please see &#8220;Management of the Fund&#8212;Potential Conflicts of Interest&#8221; in the SAI.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The aftermath of the war in Iraq, instability in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Russia, Ukraine and the Middle East, possible terrorist attacks in
            the United States and around the world, growing social and political discord in the United States, the European debt crisis, the response of the international community&#8212;through economic sanctions and otherwise&#8212;to Russia&#8217;s annexation of the
            Crimea region of Ukraine and posture vis-a-vis Ukraine, increasingly strained relations between the United States and a number of foreign countries, including traditional allies, such as certain European countries, and historical adversaries,
            such as North Korea, Iran, China and Russia, and the international community generally, new and continued political unrest in various countries, such as Venezuela and Spain, the United Kingdom&#8217;s pending withdrawal from the EU and the resulting
            profound and uncertain impacts on the economic and political future of the United Kingdom, the exit or potential exit of one or more countries from the EU or the EMU, the EU and global financial markets, further downgrade of U.S. Government
            securities, the change in the U.S. president and the new administration and other similar events, may have long-term effects on the United States and worldwide financial markets and may cause further economic uncertainties in the United States
            and worldwide. The Fund does not know and cannot predict how long the securities markets may be affected by these events and the effects of these and similar events in the future on the U.S. economy and securities markets. The Fund may be
            adversely affected by abrogation of international agreements and national laws which have created the market instruments in which the Fund may invest, failure of the designated national and international authorities to enforce compliance with
            the same laws and agreements, failure of local, national and international organization to carry out their duties prescribed to them under the relevant agreements, revisions of these laws and agreements which dilute their effectiveness or
            conflicting interpretation of provisions of the same laws and agreements. The Fund may be adversely affected by uncertainties such as terrorism, international political developments, and changes in government policies, taxation, restrictions on
            foreign investment and currency repatriation, currency fluctuations and other developments in the laws and regulations of the countries in which it is invested and the risks associated with financial, economic, health, labor and other global
            market developments and disruptions.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund and its service providers are currently impacted by quarantines and similar measures being enacted by governments in response to COVID-19, which are
            obstructing the regular functioning of business workforces (including requiring employees to work from external locations and their homes). Accordingly, certain risks described above are heightened under current conditions.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Technology Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As the use of Internet technology has become more prevalent, the Fund and its service providers and markets generally have become more susceptible to potential
            operational risks related to intentional and unintentional events that may cause the Fund or a service provider to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption or lose operational capacity. There can be no guarantee that any risk
            management systems established by the Fund, its service providers, or issuers of the securities in which the Fund invests to reduce technology and cyber security risks will succeed, and the Fund cannot control such systems put in place by
            service providers, issuers or other third parties whose operations may affect the Fund.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Cyber Security Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund and its service providers are susceptible to cyber security risks that include, among other things, theft, unauthorized monitoring, release, misuse,
            loss, destruction or corruption of confidential and highly restricted data; denial of service attacks; unauthorized access to relevant systems, compromises to networks or devices that the Fund and its service providers use to service the Fund&#8217;s
            operations; or operational disruption or failures in the physical infrastructure or operating systems that support the Fund and its service providers. Cyber attacks against or security breakdowns of the Fund or its service providers may
            adversely impact the Fund and its stockholders, potentially resulting in, among other things, financial losses; the inability of Fund stockholders to transact business and the Fund to process transactions; inability to calculate the Fund&#8217;s NAV;
            violations of applicable privacy and other laws; regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs; and/or additional compliance costs. The Fund may incur additional costs for cyber security risk
            management and remediation purposes. In addition, cyber security risks may also impact issuers of securities in which the Fund invests, which may cause the Fund&#8217;s investment in such issuers to lose value. There can be no assurance that the Fund
            or its service providers will not suffer losses relating to cyber attacks or other information security breaches in the future.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Anti-Takeover Provisions Risk</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s Agreement and Declaration of Trust and Bylaws (collectively the &#8220;Governing Documents&#8221;) include provisions that could limit the ability of other
            entities or persons to acquire control of the Fund or convert the Fund to an open-end fund. These provisions could have the effect of depriving the Common Shareholders of opportunities to sell their Common Shares at a premium over the
            then-current market price of the Common Shares. See &#8220;Anti-Takeover and Other Provisions in the Fund&#8217;s Governing Documents.&#8221;</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Trustees and Officers</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Board of Trustees is broadly responsible for the management of the Fund, including general supervision of the duties performed by the Investment Adviser. The
            names and business addresses of the Trustees and officers of the Fund and their principal occupations and other affiliations during the past five years are set forth under &#8220;Management of the Fund&#8221; in the SAI.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Investment Adviser</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, acts as the Fund&#8217;s Investment Adviser pursuant to an investment
            advisory agreement between the Fund and the Investment Adviser (the &#8220;Advisory Agreement&#8221;). The Investment Adviser is a registered investment adviser and acts as investment adviser to a number of closed-end and open-end investment companies. The
            Investment Adviser is a Delaware limited liability company, with its principal offices located at 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Guggenheim Partners is a diversified financial services firm with wealth management, capital markets, investment management and proprietary investing businesses,
            whose clients are a mix of individuals, family offices, endowments, foundation insurance companies and other institutions that have entrusted Guggenheim Partners with </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">the supervision of more than $270 billion of assets as of June 30, 2020. Guggenheim Partners is headquartered in Chicago and New York with a global network of offices throughout the
            United States, Europe, and Asia.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Investment Adviser is responsible for the management of the Fund. The Investment Adviser furnishes office facilities and
            equipment and clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services on behalf of the Fund and oversees the activities of the Fund&#8217;s Sub-Adviser. The Investment Adviser provides all services through the medium of any directors, officers or employees
            of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates as the Investment Adviser deems appropriate in order to fulfill its obligations and pays the compensation of all officers and Trustees of the Fund who are its affiliates.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As compensation for its services, the Fund pays the Investment Adviser a fee, payable monthly in arrears at an annual rate equal to 1.00% of the Fund&#8217;s average
            daily Managed Assets (from which the Investment Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser&#8217;s fee as described under &#8220;&#8212;The Sub-Adviser&#8221; below). &#8220;Managed Assets&#8221; for purposes of the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements means the total assets of the Fund (other
            than assets attributable to any investments by the Fund in Affiliated Investment Funds), including the assets attributable to the proceeds from any borrowings or other forms of financial leverage, minus liabilities, other than liabilities
            related to any financial leverage. &#8220;Affiliated Investment Funds&#8221; means investment companies, including registered investment companies, private investment funds and/or other pooled investment vehicles, advised or managed by the Fund&#8217;s
            investment Sub-Adviser or any of its affiliates. &#8220;Managed Assets&#8221; for all other purposes means the total assets of the Fund, including the assets attributable to the proceeds from any borrowings or other forms of Financial Leverage, minus
            liabilities, other than liabilities related to any Financial Leverage.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A discussion regarding the basis for the most recent approval of the Advisory Agreement by the Board of Trustees is available in the Fund&#8217;s annual report to
            shareholders for the period ending May 31, 2020.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In addition to the fees of the Investment Adviser, the Fund pays all other costs and expenses of its operations, including compensation of its Trustees (other
            than those affiliated with the Investment Adviser), custodial expenses, transfer agency and dividend disbursing expenses, legal fees, expenses of the Fund&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm, expenses of repurchasing shares, listing
            expenses, expenses of preparing, printing and distributing prospectuses, stockholder reports, notices, proxy statements and reports to governmental agencies, and taxes, if any.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Sub-Adviser</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, acts as the Fund&#8217;s Sub-Adviser pursuant to a sub-advisory
            agreement among the Fund, the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser (the &#8220;Sub-Advisory Agreement&#8221;). The Sub-Adviser is a Delaware limited liability company, with its principal offices located at 100 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, California
            90401.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Adviser, under the supervision of the Fund&#8217;s Board of Trustees, is responsible for the management of the Fund&#8217;s
            portfolio of securities and provides certain facilities and personnel related to such management. As compensation for the Sub-Adviser&#8217;s services, the Investment Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a fee, payable monthly in arrears at an annual rate
            equal to 0.50% of the Fund&#8217;s average daily Managed Assets, less 0.50% of the Fund&#8217;s average daily assets attributable to any investments by the Fund in Affiliated Investment Funds.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A discussion regarding the basis for the most recent approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement by the Board of Trustees is available in the Fund&#8217;s annual report to
            shareholders for the period ending May 31, 2020.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Portfolio Management</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Sub-Adviser&#8217;s investment process is a collaborative effort between various groups including: (i) economic research, which focus on key economic themes and
            trends, regional and country-specific analysis, and assessments of event-risk and policy impacts on asset prices, (ii) the Portfolio Construction Group, which utilize proprietary portfolio construction and risk modeling tools to determine
            allocation of assets among a variety of sectors, (iii) its Sector Specialists, who are responsible for identifying investment opportunities in particular securities within these sectors, including the structuring of certain securities directly
            with the issuers or with investment banks and dealers involved in the origination of such securities, and (iv) portfolio managers, who determine which securities best fit the Fund based on the Fund&#8217;s investment objective and top-down sector
            allocations.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Sub-Adviser&#8217;s personnel with responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio are:</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">B. Scott Minerd, Chairman, Global Chief Investment Officer, Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">. Mr. Minerd joined Guggenheim Partners (or its affiliate or predecessor) in May 1998. Mr. Minerd leads Guggenheim Partners&#8217; research on global macroeconomics and guides the firm&#8217;s investment
              strategies. Previously, Mr. Minerd was a Managing Director with Credit Suisse First Boston in charge of trading and risk management for the Fixed Income Credit Trading Group. He was responsible for the corporate bond, preferred stock, money
              markets, U.S. government agency and sovereign debt, derivatives securities, structured debt and interest rate swaps trading business units. Mr. Minerd is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York&#8217;s Investor Advisory Committee on
              Financial Markets, helping advise the NY Fed President about financial market developments, risks to the financial system and steps that can be taken to understand and mitigate these risks. He is an advisor to the Organization for Economic
              Cooperation and Development (OECD) on long-term investments and is a contributing member of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and their Global Agenda Council on the Arctic.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Anne B. Walsh, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Ms. Walsh joined Guggenheim Partners (or its affiliate or predecessor) in 2007 is also the head of the Portfolio Construction Group and Portfolio Management. She oversees more than $185 billion in
              fixed-income investments including Agencies, Credit, Municipals, and Structured Securities. She is responsible for portfolio design, strategy, sector allocation and risk management, as well as conveying Guggenheim Partners&#8217; macroeconomic
              outlook to Portfolio Managers and fixed income Sector Specialists. Ms. Walsh specializes in liability-driven portfolio management. Prior to joining Guggenheim Partners, she served as Chief Investment Officer at Reinsurance Group of America,
              and also held roles at Zurich Scudder Investments, Lincoln Investment Management and American Bankers.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 1pt; font-style: italic;">&#160;</font><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Steven H. Brown, Senior Managing
              Director and Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">. Mr. Brown joined Guggenheim Partners (or its affiliate or predecessor) in 2010 and is a Portfolio Manager for Guggenheim Partners&#8217; Active
              Fixed Income and Total Return mandates. He works with the Chief Investment Officers and other members of the Portfolio Management team to develop and execute portfolio strategy. Additionally, he works closely with the Sector Teams and
              Portfolio Construction Group. Prior to joining Portfolio Management in 2012, Brown worked in Guggenheim Partners&#8217; Asset Backed Securities group. His responsibilities on that team included trading and evaluating investment opportunities and
              monitoring credit performance. Prior to joining Guggenheim Partners in 2010, Mr. Brown held roles within structured products at ABN AMRO and Bank of America in Chicago and London. Mr. Brown earned a BS in Finance from Indiana University&#8217;s
              Kelley School of Business. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst&#174; designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Adam J. Bloch, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">.
              Mr. Bloch joined Guggenheim Partners in 2012 and is a Portfolio Manager for the firm&#8217;s Active Fixed Income and Total Return mandates. Mr. Bloch works with the Chief Investment Officers and other Portfolio Managers to develop portfolio
              strategy that is in line with the firm&#8217;s views. He oversees strategy implementation, working with research analysts and traders to generate trade ideas, hedge portfolios, and manage day-to-day risk. Prior to joining Guggenheim Partners, he
              worked in Leveraged Finance at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York where he structured high-yield bonds and leveraged loans for leveraged buyouts, restructurings, and corporate refinancings across multiple industries. Mr. Bloch
              graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers&#8217; compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio
            managers&#8217; ownership of securities of the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">NET ASSET VALUE</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The net asset value of the Common Shares is calculated by subtracting the Fund&#8217;s total liabilities (including from Borrowings) and the liquidation preference of
            any outstanding Preferred Shares from total assets (the market value of the securities the Fund holds plus cash and other assets). The per share net asset value is calculated by dividing its net asset value by the number of Common Shares
            outstanding and rounding the result to the nearest full cent. The Fund generally calculates its net asset value once each day on which there is a regular trading session on the New York Stock Exchange (&#8220;NYSE&#8221;) as of the scheduled close of
            normal trading on the &#8220;NYSE&#8221; (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). The NYSE is open Monday through Friday, except on observation of the following holidays: New Year&#8217;s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President&#8217;s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day,
            Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. If the NYSE has an earlier closing time </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(scheduled or unscheduled), such as on days in advance of holidays generally observed by the NYSE, the Fund may calculate its net asset value as of the earlier closing time or
            calculate its net asset value as of the normally scheduled close of regular trading on the NYSE for that day, so long as the Sub-Adviser believes there generally remains an adequate market to obtain reliable and accurate market quotations. The
            Fund generally does not calculate its net asset value on any day that the NYSE is not open for business. However, if the NYSE is closed for any other reason on a day it would normally be open for business, the Fund may calculate its net asset
            value as of the normally scheduled close of regular trading on the NYSE for that day, so long as the Sub-Adviser believes there generally remains an adequate market to obtain reliable and accurate market quotations. The Fund discloses its net
            asset value on a daily basis. Information that becomes known to the Fund or its agent after the Fund&#8217;s net asset value has been calculated on a particular day will not be used to retroactively adjust the price of a security or the Fund&#8217;s
            previously determined net asset value.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures for the valuation of the Fund&#8217;s investments (the &#8220;Valuation Procedures&#8221;). Pursuant to the Valuation
            Procedures, the Board has delegated to a valuation committee, consisting of representatives from investment management, fund administration, legal and compliance departments (the &#8220;Valuation Committee&#8221;), the day-to-day responsibility for
            implementing the Valuation Procedures, including, under most circumstances, the responsibility for determining the fair value of the Fund&#8217;s securities and/or other assets.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In general, portfolio securities and assets of the Fund will be valued on the basis of readily available market quotations at their current market value. With
            respect to portfolio securities and assets of the Fund for which market quotations are not readily available or are deemed not reliable, the Fund will fair value those securities and assets in good faith using methods approved by the Board of
            Trustees. The Valuation Procedures permit the Fund to use a variety of valuation methodologies in connection with valuing the Fund&#8217;s investments. The methodology used for a specific type of investment may vary based on the market data available
            or other considerations. As a general matter, valuing securities and assets accurately is difficult and can be based on inputs and assumptions which may not always be correct.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund values equity securities at the last reported sale price on the principal exchange or in the principal OTC market in which such securities are traded or
            listed, as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the day the securities are being valued or, if there are no sales, on the basis of broker quotations. Securities traded primarily on the National Association of Securities Dealers
            Automated Quotations (&#8220;NASDAQ&#8221;) National Market System are normally valued by the Fund at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (&#8220;NOCP&#8221;) provided by NASDAQ each business day, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. The NOCP is the
            most recently reported price as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, unless that price is outside the range of the &#8220;inside&#8221; bid and ask prices (i.e., the bid and ask prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that
            case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or ask price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund values exchange-traded options and other exchange-traded derivative contracts at the mean of the bid and ask prices at the close on the principal
            exchange on which they are traded. OTC options are valued using a price provided by a pricing service.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s securities that are traded primarily in foreign markets may be traded in such markets on days that the NYSE is closed. Generally, trading in foreign
            securities markets is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the NYSE. The values of foreign securities are determined as of the close of such foreign markets or the close of the NYSE, if earlier. All
            investments quoted in foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at the close of U.S. business at 4:00 p.m. As a result, the net asset value of the Fund may be significantly
            affected on days when Common Shareholders have no ability to trade the Common Shares on the NYSE. Investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. The Valuation Committee will determine the current value
            of such foreign securities by taking into consideration certain factors which may include those discussed above, as well as the following factors, among others: the value of the securities traded on other foreign markets, ADR trading,
            closed-end fund trading, foreign currency exchange activity, and the trading prices of financial products that are tied to foreign securities. In addition, under the Valuation Procedures, the Valuation Committee and the Sub-Adviser are
            authorized to use prices and other information supplied by a third party pricing vendor in valuing foreign securities.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may utilize independent third party pricing services or bid quotations provided by dealers to value certain of its securities at their market value
            appointed pursuant to the processes set forth in the Valuation</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Procedures. The Fund typically uses independent third party pricing services to value credit securities, including CLOs and certain other structured finance securities, held by the
            Fund at their market value. The Fund periodically verifies valuations provided by independent pricing services. The Fund&#8217;s officers, through the Valuation Committee and consistent with the monitoring and review responsibilities set forth in the
            Valuation Procedures, regularly review procedures used and valuations provided by the pricing services. Valuations provided by pricing services are generally based on methods that the Valuation Committee believes are reasonably designed to
            approximate the amount that the Fund would receive upon the sale of the portfolio security or asset. Pricing services face the same challenges as the Fund in valuing securities and assets and may rely on limited available information. If
            independent pricing services or dealer quotations are not available for a given security, such security will be valued in accordance with the Valuation Procedures that the Board of Trustees believes are designed to accurately reflect the fair
            value of securities valued in accordance with such guidelines. For certain credit securities, including CLOs and certain other structured finance securities, fair valuations may include input from the Sub-Adviser utilizing a wide variety of
            market data including yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity, rating, indications of value from security dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral, spread over U.S. Treasury
            obligations, and other information and analysis. The Fund may also use third party service providers to model certain securities, including CLOs and certain other structured finance securities, using cash flow models to determine fair market
            value. While the Fund&#8217;s use of fair valuation is intended to result in calculation of net asset value that fairly reflects values of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio securities as of the time of pricing, the Fund cannot guarantee that any fair valuation
            will, in fact, approximate the amount the Fund would actually realize upon the sale of the securities in question.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may also fair value securities and assets when a significant event is deemed to have occurred after the time of a market quotation including for
            securities and assets traded on foreign markets and securities and assets for which market quotations are provided by pricing services as of a time that is prior to the time when the Fund determine its net asset value. There can be no assurance
            in each case that significant events will be identified.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Proportions of the Fund&#8217;s investments that are fair valued vary from time to time and the Fund may fair value a significant amount of its portfolio securities and
            assets. The Fund&#8217;s shareholder report contain more information about the Fund&#8217;s holdings that are fair valued. Investors should consult these reports for additional information.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Fair value represents a good faith approximation of the value of a security. Fair value determinations may be based on limited inputs and involve the
            consideration of a number of subjective factors, an analysis of applicable facts and circumstances, and the exercise of judgment. As a result, it is possible that the fair value for a security determined in good faith in accordance with the
            Fund&#8217;s valuation procedures may differ from valuations for the same security determined by other funds using their own valuation procedures. Although the Fund&#8217;s valuation procedures are designed to value a portfolio security or asset at the
            price the Fund may reasonably expect to receive upon its sale in an orderly transaction, there can be no assurance that any fair value determination thereunder would, in fact, approximate the amount that the Fund would receive upon the sale of
            the portfolio security or asset or the price at which the portfolio security or asset would trade if a reliable market quotation were readily available.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Debt securities with a maturity of greater than 60 days at acquisition are valued at prices that reflect broker-dealer supplied valuations or are obtained from
            independent pricing services, which may consider the trade activity, treasury spreads, yields or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type, as well as prices quoted by dealers who make markets in such securities.
            Short-term debt securities with remaining maturities of less than 60 days at acquisition may be valued at amortized cost, provided such amount approximates market value.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined in good faith by the Sub-Adviser, subject to review and approval
            by the Valuation Committee, pursuant to methods established or ratified by the Board. The Valuation Committee convenes regularly to review the valuation of all portfolio securities and assets which have been fair valued for reasonableness.
            Valuations in accordance with these methods are intended to reflect each security&#8217;s (or asset&#8217;s or liability&#8217;s) &#8220;fair value.&#8221; Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing
            context to another. Examples of such factors may include, but are not limited to market prices; sale prices; broker quotes; and models which derive prices based on inputs such as prices of securities with comparable maturities and
            characteristics, or based on inputs such as anticipated cash flows or collateral, spread over U.S. Treasury securities, and other information analysis. The Fund values derivatives transactions in accordance with the Valuation Procedures. In
            connection with futures contracts and other derivative investments, such factors may include obtaining information </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">as to how (a) these contracts and other derivative investments trade in the futures or other derivative markets, respectively, and (b) the securities underlying these contracts and
            other derivative investments trade in the cash market. Accrued payments to the Fund under such transactions will be assets of the Fund and accrued payments by the Fund will be liabilities of the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">DISTRIBUTIONS</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund intends to pay substantially all of its net investment income, if any, to Common Shareholders through monthly distributions. In addition, the Fund
            intends to distribute any net long-term capital gains to Common Shareholders as long-term capital gain dividends at least annually. The Fund expects that distributions paid on the Common Shares will consist of (i) investment company taxable
            income taxed as ordinary income, which includes, among other things, ordinary income, short-term capital gain and income from certain hedging and interest rate transactions, (ii) qualified dividend income and (iii) long-term capital gain (gain
            from the sale of a capital asset held longer than one year). Distributions may be paid by the Fund from any permitted source and, from time to time, all or a portion of a distribution may be a return of capital. To the extent the Fund receives
            dividends with respect to its investments in Common Equity Securities that consist of qualified dividend income (income from domestic and certain foreign corporations), a portion of the Fund&#8217;s distributions to its Common Shareholders may
            consist of qualified dividend income. Qualified dividend income and long-term capital gains of certain non-corporate U.S. Common Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at reduced maximum rates. The Fund cannot assure you, however,
            as to what percentage of the dividends paid on the Common Shares, if any, will consist of qualified dividend income or long-term capital gains.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Pursuant to the requirements of the 1940 Act, in the event the Fund makes distributions from sources other than income, a notice will accompany each monthly
            distribution with respect to the estimated source of the distribution made. Such notices will describe the portion, if any, of the monthly dividend which, in the Fund&#8217;s good faith judgment, constitutes long-term capital gain, short-term capital
            gain, investment company taxable income or a return of capital. The actual character of such dividend distributions for U.S. federal income tax purposes, however, will only be determined finally by the Fund at the close of its fiscal year,
            based on the Fund&#8217;s full year performance and its actual net investment company taxable income and net capital gains for the year, which may result in a recharacterization of amounts distributed during such fiscal year from the characterization
            in the monthly estimates.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund expects that over time it will distribute all of its investment company taxable income. The investment company taxable income of the Fund will consist of
            all dividend and interest income accrued on portfolio assets, short-term capital gain and income from certain hedging and interest rate transactions, less all expenses of the Fund. Expenses of the Fund will be accrued each day.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">To permit the Fund to maintain more stable monthly distributions, the Fund may distribute more or less than the entire amount of the net investment income earned
            in a particular period. As a result, the distributions paid by the Fund for any particular monthly period may be more or less than the amount of net investment income actually earned by the Fund during the period, and the Fund may have to sell
            a portion of its investment portfolio to make a distribution at a time when independent investment judgment might not dictate such action. Any undistributed net investment income may be available to supplement future distributions.
            Undistributed net investment income is included in the Common Shares&#8217; net asset value, and, correspondingly, distributions from net investment income will reduce the Common Shares&#8217; net asset value. In certain circumstances, the Fund may elect
            to retain income or capital gain and pay income or excise tax on such undistributed amount, to the extent that the Board of Trustees, in consultation with Fund management, determines it to be in the best interest of shareholders to do so.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Alternatively, the distributions paid by the Fund for any particular month may be more than the amount of net investment income from that monthly period. As a
            result, all or a portion of a distribution may be a return of capital. If the Fund&#8217;s total distributions in any year exceed the amount of its investment company taxable income and net capital gain for the year, any such excess would generally
            be characterized as a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes, to the extent such amounts exceed the Fund&#8217;s current and accumulated earnings and profits. The amount by which the Fund&#8217;s total distributions exceed investment
            company taxable income and net capital gain would generally be treated as a return of capital up to the amount of the Common Shareholder&#8217;s tax basis in their Common Shares, which would reduce such tax basis, with any amounts exceeding such
            basis treated as a gain from the sale of their Common Shares. Consequently, although a return of capital may not be taxable, it will generally increase the Common Shareholder&#8217;s potential gain, or reduce the Common Shareholder&#8217;s potential loss,
            on any subsequent sale or other disposition of Common Shares. A return of capital distribution is in effect a partial return of the amount a Common Shareholder invested in the Fund. Shareholders who periodically receive the</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> payment of a distribution consisting of a return of capital may be under the impression that they are receiving net income or profits when they are not. Shareholders should not
            assume that the source of a distribution from the Fund is net income or profit.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If you hold your Common Shares in your own name or if you hold your Common Shares with a brokerage firm that participates in the Fund&#8217;s Dividend Reinvestment Plan
            (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;), unless you elect to receive cash, all dividends and distributions that are declared by the Fund will be automatically reinvested in additional Common Shares of the Fund pursuant to the Plan. If you hold your Common Shares with a
            brokerage firm that does not participate in the Plan, you will not be able to participate in the Plan and any dividend reinvestment may be effected on different terms than those described above. Consult your financial adviser for more
            information. See &#8220;Dividend Reinvestment Plan.&#8221;</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Under the Fund&#8217;s Dividend Reinvestment Plan, a shareholder whose Common Shares are registered in his or her own name will have all distributions reinvested
            automatically by Computershare Trust Company, N.A., which is agent under the Plan (the &#8220;Plan Agent&#8221;), unless the shareholder elects to receive cash. Distributions with respect to Common Shares registered in the name of a broker-dealer or other
            nominee (that is, in &#8220;street name&#8221;) will be reinvested by the broker or nominee in additional Common Shares under the Plan, unless the service is not provided by the broker or nominee or the shareholder elects to receive distributions in cash.
            Investors who own Common Shares registered in street name should consult their broker-dealers for details regarding reinvestment. All distributions to investors who do not participate in the Plan will be paid by check mailed directly to the
            record holder by Computershare Inc. as dividend disbursing agent.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Under the Plan, whenever the market price of the Common Shares is equal to or exceeds net asset value at the time Common Shares are valued for purposes of
            determining the number of Common Shares equivalent to the cash dividend or capital gains distribution, participants in the Plan are issued new Common Shares from the Fund, valued at the greater of (i) the net asset value as most recently
            determined or (ii) 95% of the then-current market price of the Common Shares. The valuation date is the dividend or distribution payment date or, if that date is not a NYSE trading day, the next preceding trading day. If the net asset value of
            the Common Shares at the time of valuation exceeds the market price of the Common Shares, the Plan Agent will buy the Common Shares for such Plan in the open market, on the NYSE or elsewhere, for the participants&#8217; accounts, except that the Plan
            Agent will endeavor to terminate purchases in the open market and cause the Fund to issue Common Shares at the greater of net asset value or 95% of market value if, following the commencement of such purchases, the market value of the Common
            Shares exceeds net asset value. If the Fund should declare a distribution or capital gains distribution payable only in cash, the Plan Agent will buy the Common Shares for such Plan in the open market, on the NYSE or elsewhere, for the
            participants&#8217; accounts. There is no charge from the Fund for reinvestment of dividends or distributions in Common Shares pursuant to the Plan; however, all participants will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred by the Plan
            Agent when it makes open-market purchases.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Plan Agent maintains all shareholder accounts in the Plan and furnishes written confirmations of all transactions in the account, including information needed
            by shareholders for personal and tax records. Common Shares in the account of each Plan participant will be held by the Plan Agent in noncertificated form in the name of the participant.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In the case of shareholders such as banks, brokers or nominees, which hold Common Shares for others who are the beneficial owners, the Plan Agent will administer
            the Plan on the basis of the number of Common Shares certified from time to time by the shareholder as representing the total amount registered in the shareholder&#8217;s name and held for the account of beneficial owners who participate in the Plan.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The automatic reinvestment of dividends and other distributions will not relieve participants of an income tax that may be payable or required to be withheld on
            such dividends or distributions.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Experience under the Plan may indicate that changes are desirable. Accordingly, the Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate its Plan as applied to any
            voluntary cash payments made and any dividend or distribution paid subsequent to written notice of the change sent to the members of such Plan at least 90 days before the record date for such dividend or distribution. The Plan also may be
            amended or terminated by the Plan Agent on at least 90 days written notice to the participants in such Plan. All correspondence concerning the Plan should be directed to Computershare Trust Company N.A., P.O. Box 30170, College Station, TX
            77842-3170, Attention: Shareholder</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Services Department. Participants may also contact Computershare Trust Company, N.A. online at www.computershare.com/investor or by telephone at: (866) 488-3559.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The following is a brief description of the terms of the Common Shares, Borrowings and Preferred Shares which may be issued by the Fund. This description does not
            purport to be complete and is qualified by reference to the Fund&#8217;s Governing Documents.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Common Shares</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund is an unincorporated statutory trust organized under the laws of Delaware pursuant to a Certificate of Trust, dated as of November 13, 2006. Pursuant to
            the Fund&#8217;s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated as of November 13, 2006, and as amended through the date hereof, the Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share. Each
            Common Share, when issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of this offering, will be fully paid and non-assessable, except that the Board of Trustees shall have the power to cause shareholders to pay expenses of the Fund by setting off
            charges due from shareholders from declared but unpaid dividends or distributions owed the shareholders and/or by reducing the number of Common Shares owned by each respective shareholder. All Common Shares are equal as to dividends, assets and
            voting privileges and have no conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights. The Fund will send annual and semi-annual reports, including financial statements, to all holders of its shares.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Listing and Symbol. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s Common Shares are listed on the NYSE under
              the symbol &#8220;GOF.&#8221;</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Voting Rights. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Until any Preferred Shares are issued, holders of the
              Common Shares will vote as a single class to elect the Fund&#8217;s Board of Trustees and on additional matters with respect to which the 1940 Act mandates a vote by the Fund&#8217;s shareholders. If Preferred Shares are issued, holders of Preferred
              Shares will have a right to elect two of the Fund&#8217;s Trustees, and will have certain other voting rights. See &#8220;Anti-Takeover Provisions in the Fund&#8217;s Governing Documents.&#8221;</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Issuance of Additional Common Shares. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The provisions of the 1940 Act
              generally require that the public offering price (less underwriting commissions and discounts) of common shares sold by a closed-end investment company must equal or exceed the net asset value of such company&#8217;s common shares (calculated
              within 48 hours of the pricing of such offering), unless such sale is made with the consent of a majority of its common shareholders. The Fund may, from time to time, seek the consent of Common Shareholders to permit the issuance and sale by
              the Fund of Common Shares at a price below the Fund&#8217;s then-current net asset value, subject to certain conditions. If such consent is obtained, the Fund may, contemporaneous with and in no event more than one year following the receipt of
              such consent, sell Common Shares at price below net asset value in accordance with any conditions adopted in connection with the giving of such consent. Additional information regarding any consent of Common Shareholders obtained by the Fund
              and the applicable conditions imposed on the issuance and sale by the Fund of Common Shares at a price below net asset value will be disclosed in the Prospectus Supplement relating to any such offering of Common Shares at a price below net
              asset value. Until such consent of Common Shareholders, if any, is obtained, the Fund may not sell Common Shares at a price below net asset value. Because the Fund&#8217;s advisory fee and sub-advisory fee are based upon average Managed Assets, the
              Investment Adviser&#8217;s and the Sub-Adviser&#8217;s interests in recommending the issuance and sale of Common Shares at a price below net asset value may conflict with the interests of the Fund and its Common Shareholders.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Borrowings</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund is permitted, without prior approval of the Common Shareholders, to borrow money. The Fund may issue notes or other evidence of indebtedness (including
            bank borrowings or commercial paper) and may secure any such Borrowings by mortgaging, pledging or otherwise subjecting the Fund&#8217;s assets as security. In connection with such Borrowings, the Fund may be required to maintain minimum average
            balances with the lender or to pay a commitment or other fee to maintain a line of credit. Any such requirements will increase the cost of borrowing over the stated interest rate.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Limitations. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Borrowings by the Fund are subject to certain limitations
              under the 1940 Act, including the amount of asset coverage required. In addition, agreements related to the Borrowings may also impose certain requirements, which may be more stringent than those imposed by the 1940 Act. See &#8220;Use of Financial
              Leverage&#8221; and &#8220;Risks&#8212;Financial Leverage Risk.&#8221;</font></div>
          <div style="clear: both; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;" id="DSPFPageBreakArea">
            <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" id="DSPFPageNumberArea"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="DSPFPageNumber">102</font></div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
            </font> </div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Distribution Preference. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The rights of lenders to the Fund to receive
              interest on, and repayment of, principal of any such Borrowings will be senior to those of the Common Shareholders, and the terms of any such Borrowings may contain provisions which limit certain activities of the Fund, including the payment
              of dividends to Common Shareholders in certain circumstances.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Voting Rights. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The 1940 Act does (in certain circumstances) grant to the
              lenders to the Fund certain voting rights in the event of default in the payment of interest on, or repayment of, principal. Any Borrowings will likely be ranked senior or equal to all other existing and future borrowings of the Fund.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Preferred Shares</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s Governing Documents provide that the Board of Trustees may authorize and issue preferred shares with rights as determined by the Board of Trustees, by
            action of the Board of Trustees without prior approval of the holders of the Common Shares. Common Shareholders have no preemptive right to purchase any preferred shares that might be issued. Under the 1940 Act, the Fund may not issue Preferred
            Shares if, immediately after issuance, the Fund would have asset coverage (as defined in the 1940 Act) of less than 200% (i.e., for every dollar of Preferred Shares outstanding, the Fund is required to have at least two dollars of assets). Any
            preferred shares issued by the Fund would have special voting rights and a liquidation preference over the Common Shares. If the Fund issues and has preferred shares outstanding, the Common Shareholders will not be entitled to receive any
            distributions from the Fund unless all accrued dividends on preferred shares have been paid, unless asset coverage (as defined in the 1940 Act) with respect to preferred shares would be at least 200% after giving effect to the distributions and
            unless certain other requirements imposed by any rating agencies rating the preferred shares have been met. Issuance of preferred shares would constitute financial leverage and would entail special risks to the Common Shareholders. The Fund has
            no present intention to issue preferred shares.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Capitalization</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The following table provides information about the outstanding securities of the Fund as of May 31, 2020:</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
            </font> </div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Title of Class</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.24%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Amount<br>
                    Authorized</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 24.24%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Amount Held by the<br>
                    Fund or for its Account</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.98%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Amount Outstanding</div>
                </td>
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                  <div>Common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.24%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">Unlimited</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 24.24%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">&#8212;</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 19.98%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">42,426,020</div>
                </td>
              </tr>

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          <div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ANTI-TAKEOVER AND OTHER PROVISIONS IN THE FUND&#8217;S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund presently has provisions in its Governing Documents which could have the effect of limiting, in each case, (i) the ability of other entities or persons
            to acquire control of the Fund, (ii) the Fund&#8217;s freedom to engage in certain transactions or (iii) the ability of the Fund&#8217;s Trustees or shareholders to amend the Governing Documents or effectuate changes in the Fund&#8217;s management. These
            provisions of the Governing Documents of the Fund may be regarded as &#8220;anti-takeover&#8221; provisions. The Board of Trustees is divided into two classes, with the terms of one class expiring at each annual meeting of shareholders. At each annual
            meeting, one class of Trustees is elected to a two-year term. This provision could delay for up to one year the replacement of a majority of the Board of Trustees. A Trustee may be removed from office by the action of a majority of the
            remaining Trustees followed by a vote of the holders of at least 75% of the shares then entitled to vote for the election of the respective Trustee.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In addition, the Fund&#8217;s Agreement and Declaration of Trust requires the favorable vote of a majority of the Fund&#8217;s Board of Trustees followed by the favorable
            vote of the holders of at least 75% of the outstanding shares of each affected class or series of the Fund, voting separately as a class or series, to approve, adopt or authorize certain transactions with 5% or greater holders of a class or
            series of shares and their associates, unless the transaction has been approved by at least 80% of the Trustees, in which case &#8220;a majority of the outstanding voting securities&#8221; (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund shall be required. For
            purposes of these provisions, a 5% or greater holder of a class or series of shares (a &#8220;Principal Shareholder&#8221;) refers to any person who, whether directly or indirectly and whether alone or together with its affiliates and associates,
            beneficially owns 5% or more of the outstanding shares of any class or series of shares of beneficial interest of the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The 5% holder transactions subject to these special approval requirements are:</div>
          <div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">&#8226;</div>
                  </td>
                  <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">the merger or consolidation of the Fund or any subsidiary of the Fund with or into any Principal Shareholder;</div>
                  </td>
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          </div>
          <div>
            <div>
              <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
                </font> </div>
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                <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" id="DSPFPageNumberArea"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="DSPFPageNumber">103</font></div>
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              </font> </div>
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                  <td style="width: 18pt; vertical-align: top; align: right;">
                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">&#8226;</div>
                  </td>
                  <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">the issuance of any securities of the Fund to any Principal Shareholder for cash (other than pursuant of any automatic dividend reinvestment plan);</div>
                  </td>
                </tr>

            </table>
          </div>
          <div>
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                  <td style="width: 18pt; vertical-align: top; align: right;">
                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">&#8226;</div>
                  </td>
                  <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">the sale, lease or exchange of all or any substantial part of the assets of the Fund to any Principal Shareholder, except assets having an aggregate fair market value of less than $1,000,000, aggregating
                      for the purpose of such computation all assets sold, leased or exchanged in any series of similar transactions within a twelve-month period; or</div>
                  </td>
                </tr>

            </table>
          </div>
          <div>
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                <tr>
                  <td style="width: 18pt; vertical-align: top; align: right;">
                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">&#8226;</div>
                  </td>
                  <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">the sale, lease or exchange to the Fund or any subsidiary of the Fund, in exchange for securities of the Fund, of any assets of any Principal Shareholder, except assets having an aggregate fair market
                      value of less than $1,000,000, aggregating for purposes of such computation all assets sold, leased or exchanged in any series of similar transactions within a twelve-month period.</div>
                  </td>
                </tr>

            </table>
          </div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">To convert the Fund to an open-end investment company, the Fund&#8217;s Agreement and Declaration of Trust requires the favorable vote of a majority of
            the Board of the Trustees followed by the favorable vote of the holders of at least 75% of the outstanding shares of each affected class or series of shares of the Fund, voting separately as a class or series, unless such amendment has been
            approved by at least 80% of the Trustees, in which case &#8220;a majority of the outstanding voting securities&#8221; (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund shall be required. The foregoing vote would satisfy a separate requirement in the 1940 Act that
            any conversion of the Fund to an open-end investment company be approved by the shareholders. If approved in the foregoing manner, conversion of the Fund to an open-end investment company could not occur until 90 days after the shareholders&#8217;
            meeting at which such conversion was approved and would also require at least 30 days&#8217; prior notice to all shareholders.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">To liquidate the Fund, the Fund&#8217;s Agreement and Declaration of Trust requires the favorable vote of a majority of the Board of Trustees followed by the favorable
            vote of the holders of at least 75% of the outstanding shares of each affected class or series of the Fund, voting separately as a class or series, unless such liquidation has been approved by at least 80% of Trustees, in which case &#8220;a majority
            of the outstanding voting securities&#8221; (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund shall be required.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">For the purposes of calculating &#8220;a majority of the outstanding voting securities&#8221; under the Fund&#8217;s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, each class and series of
            the Fund shall vote together as a single class, except to the extent required by the 1940 Act or the Fund&#8217;s Agreement and Declaration of Trust with respect to any class or series of shares. If a separate vote is required, the applicable
            proportion of shares of the class or series, voting as a separate class or series, also will be required.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Board of Trustees has determined that provisions with respect to the Board of Trustees and the shareholder voting requirements described above, which voting
            requirements are greater than the minimum requirements under Delaware law or the 1940 Act, are in the best interest of shareholders generally. Reference should be made to the Fund&#8217;s Agreement and Declaration of Trust on file with the SEC for
            the full text of these provisions. See &#8220;Additional Information.&#8221;</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">CLOSED-END FUND STRUCTURE</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Closed-end funds differ from open-end management investment companies (commonly referred to as mutual funds) in that closed-end funds generally list their shares
            for trading on a securities exchange and do not redeem their shares at the option of the shareholder. By comparison, mutual funds issue securities redeemable at net asset value at the option of the shareholder and typically engage in a
            continuous offering of their shares. Mutual funds are subject to continuous asset in-flows and out-flows that can complicate portfolio management, whereas closed-end funds generally can stay more fully invested in securities consistent with the
            closed-end fund&#8217;s investment objective and policies. In addition, in comparison to open-end funds, closed-end funds have greater flexibility in their ability to make certain types of investments, including investments in illiquid securities.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">However, shares of closed-end investment companies listed for trading on a securities exchange frequently trade at a discount from net asset value, but in some
            cases trade at a premium. The market price may be affected by trading volume of the shares, general market and economic conditions and other factors beyond the control of the closed-end fund. The foregoing factors may result in the market price
            of the Common Shares being greater than, less than or equal to net asset value.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund reserves the right to merge or reorganize with another fund, liquidate or convert into an open-end fund, in each case subject to applicable approvals by
            shareholders and the Fund&#8217;s Board as required by law and the </div>
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          </div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
            </font> </div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Fund&#8217;s governing documents. The Board of Trustees has reviewed the structure of the Fund in light of its investment objective and policies and has determined that the closed-end
            structure is in the best interests of the shareholders. Investors should assume that it is unlikely that the Board would vote to convert the Fund to an open-end investment company.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">REPURCHASE OF COMMON SHARES; CONVERSION TO OPEN-END FUND</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Repurchase of Common Shares</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Board of Trustees will review periodically the trading range and activity of the Fund&#8217;s shares with respect to its net asset value and the Board may take
            certain actions to seek to reduce or eliminate any such discount. Such actions may include open market repurchases or tender offers for the Common Shares at net asset value. There can be no assurance that the Board will decide to undertake any
            of these actions or that, if undertaken, such actions would result in the Common Shares trading at a price equal to or close to net asset value per Common Share.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Conversion to Open-End Fund</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">To convert the Fund to an open-end investment company, the Declaration of Trust requires the favorable vote of a majority of the Board of Trustees followed by the
            favorable vote of the holders of at least 75% of the outstanding shares of each affected class or series of shares of the Fund, voting separately as a class or series, unless such amendment has been approved by at least 80% of the Trustees, in
            which case &#8220;a majority of the outstanding voting securities&#8221; (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund shall be required. The foregoing vote would satisfy a separate requirement in the 1940 Act that any conversion of the Fund to an open-end
            investment company be approved by the shareholders. If approved in the foregoing manner, conversion of the Fund to an open-end investment company could not occur until 90 days after the shareholders&#8217; meeting at which such conversion was
            approved and would also require at least 30 days&#8217; prior notice to all shareholders.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In the event of conversion, the Common Shares would cease to be listed on the NYSE or other national securities exchange or market system. The Board of Trustees
            believes, however, that the closed-end structure is desirable, given the Fund&#8217;s investment objectives and policies. Investors should assume, therefore, that it is unlikely that the Board of Trustees would vote to convert the Fund to an open-end
            investment company. Shareholders of an open-end investment company may require the company to redeem their shares at any time (except in certain circumstances as authorized by or under the 1940 Act) at their net asset value, less such
            redemption charge, if any, as might be in effect at the time of a redemption. The Fund would expect to pay all such redemption requests in cash, but intends to reserve the right to pay redemption requests in a combination of cash or securities.
            If such partial payment in securities were made, investors may incur brokerage costs in converting such securities to cash. If the Fund were converted to an open-end fund, it is likely that new Common Shares would be sold at net asset value
            plus a sales load.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The following discussion is a brief summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations affecting the Fund and the ownership and disposition of the Fund&#8217;s
            Common Shares. A more complete discussion of the tax rules applicable to the Fund and its Common Shareholders can be found in the SAI that is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. Except as otherwise noted, this discussion assumes you
            are a taxable U.S. person and that you hold your Common Shares as capital assets for U.S. federal income tax purposes (generally, assets held for investments). This discussion is based upon current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of
            1986, as amended (the &#8220;Code&#8221;), the regulations promulgated thereunder and judicial and administrative authorities, all of which are subject to change or differing interpretations by the courts or the Internal Revenue Service (the &#8220;IRS&#8221;),
            possibly with retroactive effect. No attempt is made to present a detailed explanation of all U.S. federal tax concerns affecting the Fund and its Common Shareholders (including Common Shareholders subject to special treatment under U.S.
            federal income tax law). No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any of the tax aspects set forth below.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The discussion set forth herein does not constitute tax advice and potential investors are urged to consult their own tax advisers to determine
            the specific U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences to them of investing in the Fund.</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" id="DSPFPageNumberArea"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="DSPFPageNumber">105</font></div>
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          </div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold;"> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
            </font> </div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Taxation of the Fund</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund has elected and intends to continue to be treated and to qualify annually as a regulated investment company (a &#8220;RIC&#8221;) under Subchapter M of the Code.
            Accordingly, the Fund must, among other things, meet certain income, asset diversification and distribution requirements.</div>
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                  <div>The Fund must derive in each taxable year at least 90% of its gross income from the following sources: (a) dividends, interest (including tax-exempt interest), payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains from the
                    sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including gain from options, futures and forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or foreign
                    currencies; and (b) interests in &#8220;qualified publicly traded partnerships&#8221; (as defined in the Code). Generally, a qualified publicly traded partnership includes a partnership the interests of which are traded on an established securities
                    market or readily tradable on a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof).</div>
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                  <div>The Fund must diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of each taxable year (a) at least 50% of the market value of the Fund&#8217;s total assets is represented by cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, the
                    securities of other RICs and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect of any one issuer, to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of the Fund&#8217;s total assets and not more than 10% of the outstanding voting
                    securities of such issuer and (b) not more than 25% of the market value of the Fund&#8217;s total assets is invested in the securities (other than U.S. government securities and the securities of other RICs) of (I) any one issuer, (II) any
                    two or more issuers that the Fund controls and that are determined to be engaged in the same business or similar or related trades or businesses or (III) any one or more &#8220;qualified publicly traded partnerships&#8221; (as defined in the Code).</div>
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                <td style="width: 28.8pt; vertical-align: top;">(iii)</td>
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                  <div>The Fund must distribute in each taxable year at least 90% of its investment company taxable income (generally, its ordinary income and the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss).</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As long as the Fund qualifies as a RIC, the Fund generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax to the extent that it distributes its investment company
            taxable income and net realized capital gains. The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income each year. The Fund will be subject to income tax at regular corporate rates on any taxable income or gains
            that it does not distribute to its Common Shareholders.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund will either distribute or retain for reinvestment all or part of its net capital gain (which consists of the excess of its net long-term capital gain
            over its net short-term capital loss). If any such gain is retained, the Fund will be subject to a corporate income tax on such retained amount. In that event, the Fund expects to designate the retained amount as undistributed capital gain in a
            notice to its Common Shareholders, each of whom, if subject to U.S. federal income tax on long-term capital gains, (i) will be required to include in income for U.S. federal income tax purposes as long-term capital gain its share of such
            undistributed amounts, (ii) will be entitled to credit its proportionate share of the tax paid by the Fund against its U.S. federal income tax liability and to claim refunds to the extent that the credit exceeds such liability and (iii) will
            increase its basis in its Common Shares by the amount of undistributed capital gain included in such Common Shareholder&#8217;s gross income net of the tax deemed paid by the shareholder under clause (ii).</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Code imposes a 4% nondeductible excise tax on the Fund to the extent the Fund does not distribute by the end of any calendar year at least the sum of (i) 98%
            of its ordinary income (not taking into account any capital gain or loss) for the calendar year and (ii) 98.2% of its capital gain in excess of its capital loss (adjusted for certain ordinary losses) for a one-year period generally ending on
            October 31 of the calendar year. In addition, the minimum amounts that must be distributed in any year to avoid the excise tax will be increased or decreased to reflect any under-distribution or over-distribution, as the case may be, from the
            previous year. While the Fund intends to distribute any income and capital gain in the manner necessary to minimize imposition of the 4% nondeductible excise tax, there can be no assurance that sufficient amounts of the Fund&#8217;s taxable income
            and capital gain will be distributed to entirely avoid the imposition of the excise tax. In that event, the Fund will be liable for the excise tax only on the amount by which it does not meet the foregoing distribution requirement.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Certain of the Fund&#8217;s investment practices are subject to special and complex U.S. federal income tax provisions that may, among other things, (i) disallow,
            suspend or otherwise limit the allowance of certain losses or deductions, (ii) convert lower taxed long-term capital gains or &#8220;qualified dividend income&#8221; into higher taxed short-</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">term capital gains or ordinary income, (iii) convert an ordinary loss or a deduction into a capital loss (the deductibility of which is more limited), (iv) cause the Fund to
            recognize income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash, (v) adversely affect the time as to when a purchase or sale of stock or securities is deemed to occur, (vi) adversely alter the characterization of certain complex financial
            transactions and (vii) produce income that will not be &#8220;qualified&#8221; income for purposes of the 90% gross income requirement described above. These U.S. federal income tax provisions could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of
            distributions to Common Shareholders. The Fund intends to structure and monitor its transactions and may make certain tax elections and may be required to dispose of securities to mitigate the effect of these provisions and prevent
            disqualification of the Fund as a RIC (which may adversely affect the net after-tax return to the Fund).</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If for any taxable year the Fund does not qualify as a RIC, all of its taxable income (including its net capital gain) will be subject to tax at regular corporate
            rates without any deduction for distributions to Common Shareholders, and such distributions will be taxable to the Common Shareholders as ordinary dividends to the extent of the Fund&#8217;s current or accumulated earnings and profits. Provided that
            certain holding period and other requirements are met, such dividends, however, would generally be eligible (i) to be treated as qualified dividend income in the case of certain non-corporate U.S. Common Shareholders (including individuals) and
            (ii) for the dividends-received deduction in the case of U.S. Common Shareholders taxed as corporations. The Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay taxes and make distributions (which could be subject to interest charges)
            before requalifying for taxation as a RIC.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Taxation of Common Shareholders</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Distributions. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Distributions paid to you by the Fund from its net capital
              gain, which is the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss, if any, that the Fund properly reports as capital gains dividends (&#8220;capital gain dividends&#8221;) are taxable as long-term capital gains, regardless of how
              long you have held your Common Shares. All other dividends paid to you by the Fund (including dividends from short-term capital gains) from its current or accumulated earnings and profits (&#8220;ordinary income dividends&#8221;) are generally subject to
              tax as ordinary income.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In the case of corporate shareholders, properly reported ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund generally will be eligible for the dividends received
            deduction to the extent that the Fund&#8217;s income consists of dividend income from U.S. corporations and certain holding period requirements are satisfied. If you are a non-corporate shareholder (including a shareholder who is an individual), any
            such ordinary income dividend that you receive from the Fund generally will be eligible for taxation at reduced maximum rates to the extent that (i) the ordinary income dividend is attributable to &#8220;qualified dividend income&#8221; (i.e., generally
            dividends paid by U.S. corporations and certain foreign corporations) received by the Fund, (ii) the Fund satisfies certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the stock on which such qualified dividend income was paid and
            (iii) you satisfy certain holding period and other requirements with respect to your Common Shares. Qualified dividend income eligible for these special rules is not actually treated as capital gains, however, and thus will not be included in
            the computation of your net capital gain and generally cannot be used to offset any capital losses. In general, you may include as qualified dividend income only that portion of the dividends that may be and are so reported by the Fund as
            qualified dividend income. Dividend income from passive foreign investment companies and, in general, dividend income from REITs is not eligible for the reduced rate for qualified dividend income and is taxed as ordinary income. There can be no
            assurance as to what portion of the Fund&#8217;s distributions will qualify for favorable treatment as qualified dividend income.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Any distributions you receive that are in excess of the Fund&#8217;s current and accumulated earnings and profits will be treated as a tax-free return of capital to the
            extent of your adjusted tax basis in your Common Shares, and thereafter as capital gain from the sale of Common Shares. The amount of any Fund distribution that is treated as a tax-free return of capital will reduce your adjusted tax basis in
            your Common Shares, thereby increasing your potential gain or reducing your potential loss on any subsequent sale or other disposition of your Common Shares.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Dividends and other taxable distributions are taxable to you even if they are reinvested in additional Common Shares of the Fund. Dividends and other
            distributions paid by the Fund are generally treated as received by you at the time the dividend or distribution is made. If, however, the Fund pays you a dividend in January that was declared in the previous October, November or December and
            you were the Common Shareholder of record on a specified date in one of such months, then such dividend will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as being paid by the Fund and received by you on December 31 of the year in which the
            dividend was declared.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund will send you information after the end of each year setting forth the amount and tax status of any distributions paid to you by the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Sale of Common Shares. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The sale or other disposition of Common Shares of
              the Fund will generally result in capital gain or loss to you and will be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held such Common Shares for more than one year. Any loss upon the sale or other disposition of Common Shares held for six
              months or less will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of any capital gain dividends received (including amounts credited as an undistributed capital gain) by you with respect to such Common Shares. Any loss you recognize on a
              sale or other disposition of Common Shares will be disallowed if you acquire other Common Shares (whether through the automatic reinvestment of dividends or otherwise) within a 61-day period beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after
              your sale or exchange of the Common Shares. In such case, your tax basis in the Common Shares acquired will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Current U.S. federal income tax law taxes both long-term and short-term capital gain of corporations at the rates applicable to ordinary income. For non-corporate
            taxpayers, short-term capital gain is currently taxed at rates applicable to ordinary income while long-term capital gain generally is taxed at reduced maximum rates.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Backup Withholding. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may be required to withhold, for U.S. federal
              backup withholding tax purposes, a portion of the dividends, distributions and redemption proceeds payable to non-corporate Common Shareholders who fail to provide the Fund (or its agent) with their correct taxpayer identification number (in
              the case of individuals, generally, their social security number) or to make required certifications, or who are otherwise subject to backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax and any amount withheld may be refunded or
              credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided that you furnish the required information to the IRS.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The foregoing is a general and abbreviated summary of the provisions of the Code and the Treasury regulations in effect as they directly govern
            the taxation of the Fund and its Common Shareholders. These provisions are subject to change by legislative or administrative action, and any such change may be retroactive. A more complete discussion of the tax rules applicable to the Fund and
            its Common Shareholders can be found in the Statement of Additional Information that is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. Common Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisers regarding specific questions as to U.S. federal,
            state, local and foreign income or other taxes.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may sell up to $350,000,000 in aggregate initial offering price of Common Shares from time to time under this Prospectus and any related Prospectus
            Supplement (1) directly to one or more purchases; (2) through agents; (3) through underwriters; (4) through dealers; or (5) pursuant to the Plan. As of September 10, 2020, the Fund had sold 6,986,379 Common Shares in an at-the-market offering
            at an aggregate offering price of $126,435,045. As a result, up to $223,564,955 aggregate offering price of Common Shares remained available for subsequent offerings under this Prospectus. Each Prospectus Supplement relating to an offering of
            Common Shares will state the terms of the offering, including:</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">the names of any agents, underwriters or dealers;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">any sales loads or other items constituting underwriters&#8217; compensation;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">any discounts, commissions, or fees allowed or paid to dealers or agents;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">the public offering or purchase price of the offered Common Shares and the net proceeds the Fund will receive from the sale; and</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">any securities exchange on which the offered Common Shares may be listed.</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Direct Sales</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may sell Common Shares directly to, and solicit offers from, institutional investors or others who may be deemed to be underwriters as defined in the
            Securities Act for any resales of the securities. In this case, no underwriters or agents would be involved. The Fund may use electronic media, including the Internet, to sell offered securities directly. The Fund will describe the terms of any
            of those sales in a Prospectus Supplement.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">By Agents</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may offer Common Shares through agents that the Fund may designate. The Fund will name any agent involved in the offer and sale and describe any
            commissions payable by the Fund in the Prospectus Supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, the agents will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of their appointment.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">By Underwriters</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may offer and sell Common Shares from time to time to one or more underwriters who would purchase the Common Shares as principal for resale to the
            public, either on a firm commitment or best efforts basis. If the Fund sells Common Shares to underwriters, the Fund will execute an underwriting agreement with them at the time of the sale and will name them in the Prospectus Supplement. In
            connection with these sales, the underwriters may be deemed to have received compensation from the Fund in the form of underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriters also may receive commissions from purchasers of Common Shares for
            whom they may act as agent. Unless otherwise stated in the Prospectus Supplement, the underwriters will not be obligated to purchase the Common Shares unless the conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement are satisfied, and if the
            underwriters purchase any of the Common Shares, they will be required to purchase all of the offered Common Shares. The underwriters may sell the offered Common Shares to or through dealers, and those dealers may receive discounts, concessions
            or commissions from the underwriters as well as from the purchasers for whom they may act as agent. Any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If a Prospectus Supplement so indicates, the Fund may grant the underwriters an option to purchase additional Common Shares at the public offering price, less the
            underwriting discounts and commissions, within 45 days from the date of the Prospectus Supplement, to cover any overallotments.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">By Dealers</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may offer and sell Common Shares from time to time to one or more dealers who would purchase the securities as principal. The dealers then may resell the
            offered Common Shares to the public at fixed or varying prices to be determined by those dealers at the time of resale. The Fund will set forth the names of the dealers and the terms of the transaction in the Prospectus Supplement.</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">General Information</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Agents, underwriters, or dealers participating in an offering of Common Shares may be deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts and commission received by them
            and any profit realized by them on resale of the offered Common Shares for whom they act as agent, may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may offer to sell securities either at a fixed price or at prices that may vary, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to
            prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">To facilitate an offering of Common Shares in an underwritten transaction and in accordance with industry practice, the underwriters may engage in transactions
            that stabilize, maintain, or otherwise affect the market price of the Common Shares or any other security. Those transactions may include overallotment, entering stabilizing bids, effecting syndicate covering transactions, and reclaiming
            selling concessions allowed to an underwriter or a dealer.</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">An overallotment in connection with an offering creates a short position in the common stock for the underwriter&#8217;s own account.</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">An underwriter may place a stabilizing bid to purchase the Common Shares for the purpose of pegging, fixing, or maintaining the price of the Common Shares.</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">Underwriters may engage in syndicate covering transactions to cover overallotments or to stabilize the price of the Common Shares by bidding for, and purchasing, the Common Shares or any other securities
                      in the open market in order to reduce a short position created in connection with the offering.</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">The managing underwriter may impose a penalty bid on a syndicate member to reclaim a selling concession in connection with an offering when the Common Shares originally sold by the syndicate member is
                      purchased in syndicate covering transactions or otherwise.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Any of these activities may stabilize or maintain the market price of the Common Shares above independent market levels. The underwriters are not required to
            engage in these activities, and may end any of these activities at any time.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Any underwriters to whom the offered Common Shares are sold for offering and sale may make a market in the offered Common Shares, but the underwriters will not be
            obligated to do so and may discontinue any market-making at any time without notice. There can be no assurance that there will be a liquid trading market for the offered Common Shares.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Under agreements entered into with the Fund, underwriters and agents may be entitled to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including
            liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution for payments the underwriters or agents may be required to make.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The underwriters, agents, and their affiliates may engage in financial or other business transactions with the Fund in the ordinary course of business.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Pursuant to a requirement of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or FINRA, the maximum compensation to be received by any FINRA member or
            independent broker-dealer may not be greater than eight percent (8%) of the gross proceeds received by the Fund for the sale of any securities being registered pursuant to SEC Rule 415 under the Securities Act.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The aggregate offering price specified on the cover of this Prospectus relates to the offering of the Common Shares not yet issued as of the date of this
            Prospectus.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">To the extent permitted under the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the underwriters may from time to time act as a broker or dealer
            and receive fees in connection with the execution of portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund after the underwriters have ceased to be underwriters and, subject to certain restrictions, each may act as a broker while it is an underwriter.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A Prospectus and accompanying Prospectus Supplement in electronic form may be made available on the websites maintained by underwriters. The underwriters may
            agree to allocate a number of Common Shares for sale to their online brokerage account holders. Such allocations of Common Shares for internet distributions will be made on the same basis as other allocations. In addition, Common Shares may be
            sold by the underwriters to securities dealers who resell Common Shares to online brokerage account holders.</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Dividend Reinvestment Plan</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may issue and sell Common Shares pursuant to the Plan.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">CUSTODIAN, ADMINISTRATOR, TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Bank of New York Mellon serves as the custodian of the Fund&#8217;s assets pursuant to a custody agreement. Under the custody agreement, the custodian holds the
            Fund&#8217;s assets in compliance with the 1940 Act. For its services, the custodian will receive a monthly fee based upon, among other things, the average value of the total assets of the Fund, plus certain charges for securities transactions. The
            Bank of New York Mellon is located at 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10286.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Computershare Inc. serves as the Fund&#8217;s dividend disbursing agent, transfer agent and registrar for the Common Shares of the Fund. Computershare Inc. is located
            at 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021. Computershare Trust Company, N.A. serves as Plan Agent under the Fund&#8217;s Dividend Reinvestment Plan.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">MUFG Investor Services (US) LLC (formerly Rydex Fund Services, LLC) (&#8220;MUFG&#8221;), serves as administrator to the Fund. Pursuant to an administration agreement, MUFG
            is responsible for providing administrative services to the Fund. For the services, the Fund pays MUFG a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate equal to 0.0275% of the first $200 million in average daily Managed Assets, 0.0200%
            of the next $300 million in average daily Managed Assets, $0.0150% of the next $500 million in average daily Managed Assets, and 0.0100% of average daily Managed Assets above $1 billion.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">MUFG also serves as fund accounting agent to the Fund. Pursuant to a fund accounting agreement, MUFG performs certain accounting services. For the services, the
            Fund pays MUFG a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate equal to 0.0300% of the first $200 million in average daily Managed Assets, 0.0150% of the next $300 million in average daily Managed Assets, 0.0100% of the next $500
            million in average daily Managed Assets, and 0.0075% of average daily Managed Assets above $1 billion, subject to a minimum fee of $50,000 per year, and reimburses MUFG for certain out-of-pocket expenses.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">LEGAL MATTERS</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Certain legal matters will be passed on by Dechert LLP as counsel to the Fund in connection with the offering of the Common Shares. If certain legal matters in
            connection with an offering of Common Shares are passed upon by counsel for the underwriters of such offering, that counsel will be named in the Prospectus Supplement related to that offering.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Ernst &amp; Young LLP, 1775 Tysons Blvd, Tysons, Virginia 22102, has been engaged as the Fund&#8217;s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This Prospectus constitutes part of a Registration Statement filed by the Fund with the SEC under the Securities Act, and the 1940 Act. This Prospectus omits
            certain of the information contained in the Registration Statement, and reference is hereby made to the Registration Statement and related exhibits for further information with respect to the Fund and the Common Shares offered hereby. Any
            statements contained herein concerning the provisions of any document are not necessarily complete, and, in each instance, reference is made to the copy of such document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or otherwise filed with
            the SEC. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference. The complete Registration Statement may be obtained from the SEC upon payment of the fee prescribed by its rules and regulations or free of charge through the SEC web
            site (http://www.sec.gov).</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">PRIVACY PRINCIPLES OF THE FUND</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund is committed to maintaining the privacy of its shareholders and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is
            provided to help you understand what personal information the Fund collects, how the Fund protects that information and why, in certain cases, the Fund may share information with select other parties.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Generally, the Fund does not receive any non-public personal information relating to its shareholders, although certain non-public personal information of its
            shareholders may become available to the Fund. The Fund </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">does not disclose any non-public personal information about its shareholders or former shareholders to anyone, except as permitted by law or as is necessary in order to service
            shareholder accounts (for example, to a transfer agent or third party administrator).</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund restricts access to non-public personal information about its shareholders to employees of the Fund&#8217;s Investment Adviser and its delegates and affiliates
            with a legitimate business need for the information. The Fund maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to protect the non-public personal information of its shareholders.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As noted above, this Prospectus is part of a Registration Statement that has been filed with the SEC. Pursuant to the final rule and form amendments adopted by the SEC on April 8,
            2020 to implement certain provisions of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, the Fund may &#8220;incorporate by reference&#8221; the information that it files with the SEC, which means that the Fund can disclose important
            information by referring to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this Prospectus, and later information that the Fund files with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information.</div>
          <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund incorporates by reference any future filings (including those made after the date of the filing of the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part) it will
            make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or pursuant to Rule 30b2-1 under the 1940 Act until the termination of the offering of the securities covered by this Prospectus. To obtain
            copies of these filings, see &#8220;Additional Information.&#8221;</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold;"><font style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
              __________________________<br>
              Statement of Additional Information</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (the &#8220;Fund&#8221;) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund&#8217;s investment objective is to maximize
            total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective by investing in a wide range of fixed-income and other debt and senior
            equity securities selected from a variety of sectors and credit qualities, including, but not limited to, corporate bonds, loans and loan participations, structured finance investments, U.S. government and agency securities, mezzanine and
            preferred securities and convertible securities, and in common stocks, limited liability company interests, trust certificates and other equity investments that the Sub-Adviser believes offer attractive yield and/or capital appreciation
            potential, including employing a strategy of writing (selling) covered call and put options on such equities. There can be no assurance that the Fund&#8217;s investment objective will be achieved.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This Statement of Additional Information (&#8220;SAI&#8221;) is not a prospectus, but should be read in conjunction with the prospectus for the Fund dated October 2, 2020
            (the &#8220;Prospectus&#8221;), and any related supplement to the Prospectus (each a &#8220;Prospectus Supplement&#8221;). Investors should obtain and read the Prospectus and any related Prospectus Supplement prior to purchasing Common Shares. A copy of the Prospectus
            and any related Prospectus Supplement may be obtained without charge, by calling the Fund at (800) 345-7999.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Prospectus and this SAI omit certain of the information contained in the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#8220;SEC&#8221;),
            Washington, D.C. The registration statement may be obtained from the SEC upon payment of the fee prescribed, or inspected via its website (www.sec.gov) at no charge. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to
            them in the prospectus.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">TABLE OF CONTENTS</div>
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                    <div>The Fund</div>
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                    <div style="text-align: right;">S-2</div>
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                    <div>Investment Objective and Policies</div>
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                    <div style="text-align: right;">S-2</div>
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                    <div>Investment Restrictions</div>
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                    <div style="text-align: right;">S-16</div>
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                    <div>Management of the Fund</div>
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                    <div style="text-align: right;">S-17</div>
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                    <div>Portfolio Transactions</div>
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                    <div style="text-align: right;">S-37</div>
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                    <div>U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations</div>
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                  <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">S-38</div>
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                    <div>General Information</div>
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                  <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                    <div style="text-align: right;">S-44</div>
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                    <div>Financial Statements</div>
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                    <div style="text-align: right;">S-45</div>
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                    <div>Appendix A Description of Securities Ratings</div>
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                    <div style="text-align: right;">A-1</div>
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                    <div>Appendix B Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures<br>
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          <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Statement of Additional Information dated October 2, 2020.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">THE FUND</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Fund&#8217;s currently outstanding common
            shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 (the &#8220;Common Shares&#8221;), are, and the Common Shares offered in the Prospectus will be, listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the &#8220;NYSE&#8221;), under the symbol &#8220;GOF.&#8221; Guggenheim Funds Investment
            Advisors, LLC (the &#8220;Investment Adviser&#8221;) serves as the Fund&#8217;s investment adviser and is responsible for the management of the Fund. Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (the &#8220;Sub-Adviser&#8221;) serves as the Trust&#8217;s investment Sub-Adviser
            and is responsible for the management of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio of securities. The Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are referred to herein collectively as the &#8220;Adviser.&#8221;</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Additional Investment Policies</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The following information supplements the discussion of the Fund&#8217;s investment objective, policies and techniques that are described in the Prospectus. The Fund
            may make the following investments, among others, some of which are part of its principal investment strategies and some of which are not. The principal risks of the Fund&#8217;s principal investment strategies are discussed in the Prospectus. The
            Fund may not buy all of the types of securities or use all of the investment techniques that are described.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mortgage-Related Securities. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mortgage-related securities include
              structured debt obligations collateralized by pools of commercial or residential mortgages. Pools of mortgage loans and mortgage-related loans such as mezzanine loans are assembled as securities for sale to investors by various governmental,
              government-related and private organizations. Mortgage-related securities include complex instruments such as collateralized mortgage obligations (&#8220;CMOs&#8221;), stripped mortgage-backed securities, mortgage pass-through securities, interests in
              real estate mortgage investment conduits (&#8220;REMICs&#8221;), real estate investment trusts (&#8220;REITs&#8221;), including debt and preferred stock issued by REITs, as well as other real estate-related securities. The mortgage-related securities in which the
              Fund may invest include those with fixed, floating or variable interest rates, those with interest rates that change based on multiples of changes in a specified index of interest rates and those with interest rates that change inversely to
              changes in interest rates, as well as those that do not bear interest. The Fund may invest in residential mortgage-backed securities (&#8220;RMBS&#8221;) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (&#8220;CMBS&#8221;), including residual interests, issued by
              governmental entities and private issuers, including subordinated mortgage-related securities. The Fund may invest in sub-prime mortgages or mortgage-related securities that are backed by sub-prime mortgages. Certain mortgage-related
              securities that the Fund may invest in are described below.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities</u>. RMBS are securities the payments on which depend (except for rights or other assets designed to assure the
            servicing or timely distribution of proceeds to holders of such securities) primarily on the cash flow from residential mortgage loans made to borrowers that are secured (on a first priority basis or second priority basis, subject to permitted
            liens, easements and other encumbrances) by residential real estate (one- to four-family properties) the proceeds of which are used to purchase real estate and purchase or construct dwellings thereon (or to refinance indebtedness previously so
            used). Residential mortgage loans are obligations of the borrowers thereunder only and are not typically insured or guaranteed by any other person or entity. The ability of a borrower to repay a loan secured by residential property is dependent
            upon the income or assets of the borrower. A number of factors, including a general economic downturn, acts of God, terrorism, social unrest and civil disturbances, may impair borrowers&#8217; abilities to repay their loans.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities</u>. CMBS generally are multi-class debt or pass-through certificates secured or backed by mortgage loans on commercial
            properties. CMBS generally are structured to provide protection to the senior class investors against potential losses on the underlying mortgage loans. This protection generally is provided by having the holders of subordinated classes of
            securities (&#8220;Subordinated CMBS&#8221;) take the first loss if there are defaults on the underlying commercial mortgage loans. Other protection, which may benefit all of the classes or particular classes, may include issuer guarantees, reserve funds,
            additional Subordinated CMBS, cross-collateralization and over-collateralization.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in Subordinated CMBS issued or sponsored by commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, mortgage bankers, private mortgage insurance
            companies and other non-governmental issuers. Subordinated CMBS have no governmental guarantee and are subordinated in some manner as to the payment of principal and/or interest to the holders of more senior mortgage-related securities arising
            out of the same pool of</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">mortgages. The holders of Subordinated CMBS typically are compensated with a higher stated yield than are the holders of more senior mortgage-related securities. On the other hand,
            Subordinated CMBS typically subject the holder to greater risk than senior CMBS and tend to be rated in a lower rating category, and frequently a substantially lower rating category, than the senior CMBS issued in respect of the same mortgage
            pool. Subordinated CMBS generally are likely to be more sensitive to changes in prepayment and interest rates and the market for such securities may be less liquid than is the case for traditional income securities and senior mortgage-related
            securities.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Government Agency Securities</u>. Mortgage-related securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (&#8220;GNMA&#8221;) include GNMA Mortgage
            Pass-Through Certificates (also known as &#8220;Ginnie Maes&#8221;) which are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by GNMA and such guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. GNMA is a wholly owned U.S.
            Government corporation within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. GNMA certificates also are supported by the authority of GNMA to borrow funds from the U.S. Treasury to make payments under its guarantee.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Government-Related Securities</u>. Mortgage-related securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (&#8220;FNMA&#8221;) include FNMA Guaranteed Mortgage
            Pass-Through Certificates (also known as &#8220;Fannie Maes&#8221;) which are solely the obligations of FNMA and are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States. FNMA is a privately owned government-sponsored organization.
            Fannie Maes are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA. Mortgage-related securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (&#8220;FHLMC&#8221;) include FHLMC Mortgage Participation Certificates (also known as
            &#8220;Freddie Macs&#8221; or &#8220;PCs&#8221;). FHLMC is a corporate instrumentality of the United States created pursuant to the Emergency Home Finance Act of 1970, as amended. Freddie Macs are not guaranteed by the United States or by any Federal Home Loan Bank
            and do not constitute a debt or obligation of the United States or of any Federal Home Loan Bank. Freddie Macs entitle the holder to timely payment of interest, which is guaranteed by FHLMC. FHLMC guarantees either ultimate collection or timely
            payment of all principal payments on the underlying mortgage loans. When FHLMC does not guarantee timely payment of principal, FHLMC may remit the amount due on account of its guarantee of ultimate payment of principal at any time after default
            on an underlying mortgage, but in no event later than one year after it becomes payable. On September 7, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (&#8220;FHFA&#8221;), an independent regulatory agency, placed FNMA and FHLMC into conservatorship, a
            statutory process designed to stabilize a troubled institution with the objective of returning the entity to normal business operations. At the same time, the U.S. Treasury agreed to acquire $1 billion of senior preferred stock of each
            instrumentality and obtained warrants for the purchase of common stock of each instrumentality. Under these Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (&#8220;SPAs&#8221;), the U.S. Treasury has pledged to provide up to $100 billion per instrumentality as
            needed, including the contribution of cash capital to the instrumentalities in the event their liabilities exceed their assets. In May 2009, the U.S. Treasury increased its maximum commitment to each instrumentality under the SPAs to $200
            billion per instrumentality. In December 2009, the U.S. Treasury further amended the SPAs to allow the cap on the U.S. Treasury&#8217;s funding commitment to increase as necessary to accommodate any cumulative reduction in Fannie Mae&#8217;s and Freddie
            Mac&#8217;s net worth through the end of 2012. At the start of 2013, the unlimited support the U.S. Treasury extended to the two companies expired-Fannie Mae&#8217;s bailout is capped at $125 billion and Freddie Mac has a limit of $149 billion. On
            August&#160;17, 2012, the U.S. Treasury announced that it was again amending the Agreement to terminate the requirement that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac each pay a 10% dividend annually on all amounts received under the funding commitment. Instead,
            they will transfer to the U.S. Treasury on a quarterly basis all profits earned during a quarter that exceed a capital reserve amount of $3 billion.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Also in December 2009, the U.S. Treasury amended the SPAs to provide Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with some additional flexibility to meet the requirement to reduce
            their mortgage portfolios. The actions of the U.S. Treasury are intended to ensure that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac maintain a positive net worth and meet their financial obligations, preventing mandatory triggering of receivership. No assurance
            can be given that the U.S. Treasury initiatives will be successful. Other U.S. government securities the Fund may invest in include (but are not limited to) securities issued or guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration, Farmers Home
            Loan Administration, Export-Import Bank of the U.S., Small Business Administration, General Services Administration, Central Bank for Cooperatives, Federal Farm Credit Banks, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, Federal Land Banks, Maritime
            Administration, Tennessee Valley Authority, District of Columbia Armory Board and Student Loan Marketing Association. Because the U.S. government is not obligated by law to provide support to an instrumentality it sponsors, the Fund will invest
            in obligations issued by such an instrumentality only if the </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Investment Adviser determines that the credit risk with respect to the instrumentality does not make its securities unsuitable for investment by the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">No assurance can be given as to whether the U.S. government will continue to support Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.&#160;In addition, the future for Fannie Mae and
            Freddie Mac remains uncertain. Congress has recently considered proposals to reduce the U.S. government&#8217;s role in the mortgage market of both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, including proposals as to whether&#160;Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be
            nationalized, privatized, restructured or eliminated altogether. Should the federal government adopt any such proposal, the value of the Fund&#8217;s investments in securities issued&#160;by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac would be impacted. Fannie Mae and
            Freddie Mac are also the subject of continuing legal actions and investigations which may have an adverse effect on these entities.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Under the direction of the FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac developed a common securitization platform that in June 2019 began issuing a uniform mortgage-backed
            security (&#8220;UMBS&#8221;) (the &#8220;Single Security Initiative&#8221;) that aligned the characteristics of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac certificates. UMBS are eligible for delivery into the TBA market. The effects that the Single Security Initiative may have on
            the market for mortgage-backed securities are uncertain.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The FHFA has announced plans to consider taking Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out of conservatorship.&#160; Should Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be taken out of
            conservatorship, it is unclear whether the U.S. Treasury would continue to enforce its rights or perform its obligations under the SPAs.&#160; It also unclear how the capital structure of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would be constructed
            post-conservatorship, and what effects, if any, the privatization of the enterprises will have on their creditworthiness and guarantees of certain MBS.&#160; Accordingly, should the FHFA take the enterprises out of conservatorship, there could be an
            adverse impact on the value of their securities.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Private Entity Securities</u>. These mortgage-related securities are issued by commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, mortgage bankers, private
            mortgage insurance companies and other non-governmental issuers. Timely payment of principal and interest on mortgage-related securities backed by pools created by nongovernmental issuers often is supported partially by various forms of
            insurance or guarantees, including individual loan, title, pool and hazard insurance. The insurance and guarantees are issued by government entities, private insurers and the mortgage poolers. There can be no assurance that the private insurers
            or mortgage poolers can meet their obligations under the policies, so that if the issuers default on their obligations the holders of the security could sustain a loss. No insurance or guarantee covers the Fund or the price of the Fund&#8217;s
            shares. Mortgage-related securities issued by non-governmental issuers generally offer a higher rate of interest than government-agency and government-related securities because there are no direct or indirect government guarantees of payment.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Collateralized Mortgage Obligations</u>. A CMO is a multi-class bond backed by a pool of mortgage pass-through certificates or mortgage loans. CMOs may be
            collateralized by (a) Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac pass-through certificates, (b) unsecuritized mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans&#8217; Affairs, (c) unsecuritized
            conventional mortgages, (d) other mortgage-related securities or (e) any combination thereof. Each class of CMOs, often referred to as a &#8220;tranche,&#8221; is issued at a specific coupon rate and has a stated maturity or final distribution date.
            Principal prepayments on collateral underlying a CMO may cause it to be retired substantially earlier than the stated maturities or final distribution dates. The principal and interest on the underlying mortgages may be allocated among the
            several classes of a series of a CMO in many ways. One or more tranches of a CMO may have coupon rates which reset periodically at a specified increment over an index, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (&#8220;LIBOR&#8221;)&#160; or a replacement rate
            (or sometimes more than one index). These floating rate CMOs typically are issued with lifetime caps on the coupon rate thereon. The Fund also may invest in inverse floating rate CMOs. Inverse floating rate CMOs constitute a tranche of a CMO
            with a coupon rate that moves in the reverse direction to an applicable index such as LIBOR. Accordingly, the coupon rate thereon will increase as interest rates decrease. Inverse floating rate CMOs are typically more volatile than fixed or
            floating rate tranches of CMOs. Many inverse floating rate CMOs have coupons that move inversely to a multiple of the applicable indexes. The effect of the coupon varying inversely to a multiple of an applicable index creates a leverage factor.
            Inverse floaters based on multiples of a stated index are designed to be highly sensitive to changes in interest rates and can subject the holders thereof to extreme reductions of yield and loss of principal. The markets for inverse floating
            rate CMOs with highly leveraged characteristics at times may be very thin. The Fund&#8217;s ability to dispose of its positions in such securities will depend on the degree of liquidity in the markets for such securities. It is impossible to predict
            the amount of trading interest that may exist in such securities, and therefore the future degree of liquidity.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities</u>. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are created by segregating the cash flows from underlying mortgage loans or
            mortgage securities to create two or more new securities, each with a specified percentage of the underlying security&#8217;s principal or interest payments. Mortgage securities may be partially stripped so that each investor class receives some
            interest and some principal. When securities are completely stripped, however, all of the interest is distributed to holders of one type of security, known as an interest-only security (&#8220;IO&#8221;), and all of the principal is distributed to holders
            of another type of security known as a principal-only security (&#8220;PO&#8221;). Strips can be created in a pass-through structure or as tranches of a CMO. The yields to maturity on IOs and POs are very sensitive to the rate of principal payments
            (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may not fully recoup its initial investment in IOs. Conversely, if the
            underlying mortgage assets experience less than anticipated prepayments of principal, the yield on POs could be materially and adversely affected.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Sub-Prime Mortgages</u>. Sub-prime mortgages are mortgages rated below &#8220;A&#8221; by S&amp;P, Moody&#8217;s or Fitch. Historically, sub-prime mortgage loans have been made
            to borrowers with blemished (or non-existent) credit records, and the borrower is charged a higher interest rate to compensate for the greater risk of delinquency and the higher costs of loan servicing and collection. Sub-prime mortgages are
            subject to both state and federal anti-predatory lending statutes that carry potential liability to secondary market purchasers such as the Fund. Sub-prime mortgages have certain characteristics and associated risks similar to below investment
            grade securities, including a higher degree of credit risk, and certain characteristics and associated risks similar to mortgage-backed securities, including prepayment risk.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Mortgage REITs</u>. Mortgage REITs are pooled investment vehicles that invest the majority of their assets in real property mortgages and which generally
            derive income primarily from interest payments thereon. Mortgage REITs are generally not taxed on income timely distributed to shareholders, provided they comply with the applicable requirements of the Code. The Fund will indirectly bear its
            proportionate share of any management and other expenses paid by mortgage REITs in which it invests. Investing in mortgage REITs involves certain risks related to investing in real property mortgages. Mortgage REITs are subject to interest rate
            risk and the risk of default on payment obligations by borrowers. Mortgage REITs whose underlying assets are mortgages on real properties used by a particular industry or concentrated in a particular geographic region are subject to risks
            associated with such industry or region. Real property mortgages may be relatively illiquid, limiting the ability of mortgage REITs to vary their portfolios promptly in response to changes in economic or other conditions. Mortgage REITs may
            have limited financial resources, their securities may trade infrequently and in limited volume, and they may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than securities of larger or more broadly based companies.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Other Mortgage-Related Securities</u>. Other mortgage-related securities include securities other than those described above that directly or indirectly
            represent a participation in, or are secured by and payable from, mortgage loans on real property, including CMO residuals. Other mortgage-related securities may be equity or debt securities issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S.
            Government or by private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans, including savings and loan associations, homebuilders, mortgage banks, commercial banks, investment banks, partnerships, trusts and special purpose entities of the
            foregoing.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Loans. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in loans directly, loan
              participations and other direct claims against a borrower. The Sub-Adviser believes corporate loans to be high-yield debt instruments if the issuer has outstanding debt securities rated below-investment grade or has no rated securities. The
              corporate loans in which the Fund invests primarily consist of direct obligations of a borrower and may include debtor in possession financings pursuant to Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, obligations of a borrower issued in connection
              with a restructuring pursuant to Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, leveraged buy-out loans, leveraged recapitalization loans, receivables purchase facilities, and privately placed notes. The Fund may invest in a corporate loan at
              origination as a co-lender or by acquiring in the secondary market participations in, assignments of or novations of a corporate loan. By purchasing a participation, the Fund acquires some or all of the interest of a bank or other lending
              institution in a loan to a corporate or government borrower. The participations typically will result in the Fund having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not the borrower. The Fund will have the right to receive payments of
              principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. Many such loans are secured, although some may be unsecured. Such
              loans may be in default at the time of purchase. Loans that are fully secured offer the Fund more protection than an unsecured loan in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal. However, there is no assurance that the
              liquidation of collateral from a secured loan would satisfy the corporate borrower&#8217;s obligation, or that the collateral can be liquidated. Direct debt instruments may involve a risk </font></div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">of loss in case of default or insolvency of the borrower and may offer less legal protection to the Fund in the event of fraud or misrepresentation. In addition, loan participations
            involve a risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other financial intermediary. The markets in loans are not regulated by federal securities laws or the SEC. As in the case of other high-yield investments, such corporate loans may be rated in
            the lower rating categories of the established rating services (such as &#8220;Ba&#8221; or lower by Moody&#8217;s or &#8220;BB&#8221; or lower by S&amp;P), or may be unrated investments determined to be of comparable quality by the Sub-Adviser. As in the case of other
            high-yield investments, such corporate loans can be expected to provide higher yields than lower yielding, higher rated fixed-income securities, but may be subject to greater risk of loss of principal and income. There are, however, some
            significant differences between corporate loans and high-yield bonds. Corporate loan obligations are frequently secured by pledges of liens and security interests in the assets of the borrower, and the holders of corporate loans are frequently
            the beneficiaries of debt service subordination provisions imposed on the borrower&#8217;s bondholders. These arrangements are designed to give corporate loan investors preferential treatment over high-yield investors in the event of deterioration in
            the credit quality of the issuer. Even when these arrangements exist, however, there can be no assurance that the borrowers of the corporate loans will repay principal and/or pay interest in full. Corporate loans generally bear interest at
            rates set at a margin above a generally recognized base lending rate that may fluctuate on a day-to-day basis, in the case of the prime rate of a U.S. bank, or which may be adjusted on set dates, typically 30 days but generally not more than
            one year, in the case of the LIBOR. Consequently, the value of corporate loans held by the Fund may be expected to fluctuate significantly less than the value of other fixed rate high-yield instruments as a result of changes in the interest
            rate environment; however, the secondary dealer market for certain corporate loans may not be as well developed as the secondary dealer market for high-yield bonds and, therefore, presents increased market risk relating to liquidity and pricing
            concerns.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mezzanine Investments. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in certain lower grade
              securities known as &#8220;Mezzanine Investments,&#8221; which are subordinated debt securities that are generally issued in private placements in connection with an equity security (e.g., with attached warrants) or may be convertible into equity
              securities. Mezzanine Investments may be issued with or without registration rights. Similar to other lower grade securities, maturities of Mezzanine Investments are typically seven to ten years, but the expected average life is significantly
              shorter at three to five years. Mezzanine Investments are usually unsecured and subordinated to other obligations of the issuer.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In connection with its purchase of Mezzanine Investments, the Fund may participate in rights offerings and may purchase warrants, which are privileges issued by
            corporations enabling the owners to subscribe and purchase a specified number of shares of the corporation at a specified price during a specified period of time. Subscription rights normally have a short life span to expiration. The purchase
            of rights or warrants involves the risk that the Fund could lose the purchase value of a right or warrant if the right to subscribe to additional shares is not exercised prior to the rights&#8217; and warrants&#8217; expiration. Also, the purchase of
            rights and/or warrants involves the risk that the effective price paid for the right and/or warrant added to the subscription price of the related security may exceed the value of the subscribed security&#8217;s market price such as when there is no
            movement in the level of the underlying security.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Short Sales. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund is authorized to make short sales of securities. A
              short sale is a transaction in which the Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation that the market price of that security will decline. To the extent the Fund engages in short sales, the Fund will not make a short sale, if, after
              giving effect to such sale, the market value of all securities sold short exceeds 25% of the value of its total assets. Also, the market value of the securities sold short of any one issuer will not exceed either 10% of the Fund&#8217;s total
              assets or 5% of such issuer&#8217;s voting securities. The Fund may also make short sales &#8220;against the box&#8221; without respect to such limitations. In this type of short sale, at the time of the sale, the Fund owns, or has the immediate and
              unconditional right to acquire at no additional cost, the identical security. If the price of the security sold short increases between the time of the short sale and the time the Fund replaces the borrowed security, the Fund will incur a
              loss; conversely, if the price declines, the Fund will realize a capital gain. Any gain will be decreased, and any loss will be increased, by the transaction costs incurred by the Fund, including the costs associated with providing collateral
              to the broker-dealer (usually cash and liquid securities) and the maintenance of collateral with its custodian. Although the Fund&#8217;s gain is limited to the price at which it sold the security short, its potential loss is theoretically
              unlimited.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In the view of the SEC, a short sale involves the creation of a &#8220;senior security&#8221; as such term is defined in the 1940 Act unless the sale is &#8220;against the box&#8221; and
            the securities sold short (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such securities) are segregated or unless the Fund&#8217;s obligation to deliver the securities sold short is &#8220;covered&#8221; by earmarking or segregating cash, U.S. government
            securities or other liquid assets in an amount equal to the difference between the market value of the securities sold short and any collateral required to be deposited </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">with a broker in connection with the sale (not including the proceeds from the short sale), which difference is adjusted daily for changes in the value of the securities sold short.
            The total value of the short sale proceeds, cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid assets deposited with the broker and earmarked or segregated on its books or with the Fund&#8217;s custodian may not at any time be less than the market
            value of the securities sold short. The Fund will comply with these requirements.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Securities Subject To Reorganization. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in securities of
              companies for which a tender or exchange offer has been made or announced and in securities of companies for which a merger, consolidation, liquidation or reorganization proposal has been announced if, in the judgment of the Investment
              Adviser, there is a reasonable prospect of high total return significantly greater than the brokerage and other transaction expenses involved. In general, securities which are the subject of such an offer or proposal sell at a premium to
              their historic market price immediately prior to the announcement of the offer or may also discount what the stated or appraised value of the security would be if the contemplated transaction were approved or consummated. Such investments may
              be advantageous when the discount significantly overstates the risk of the contingencies involved; significantly undervalues the securities, assets or cash to be received by shareholders of the prospective portfolio company as a result of the
              contemplated transaction; or fails adequately to recognize the possibility that the offer or proposal may be replaced or superseded by an offer or proposal of greater value. The evaluation of such contingencies requires unusually broad
              knowledge and experience on the part of the Sub-Adviser which must appraise not only the value of the issuer and its component businesses as well as the assets or securities to be received as a result of the contemplated transaction but also
              the financial resources and business motivation of the offer and/or the dynamics and business climate when the offer or proposal is in process. Since such investments are ordinarily short-term in nature, they will tend to increase the
              turnover ratio of the Fund, thereby increasing its brokerage and other transaction expenses. The Sub-Adviser intends to select investments of the type described which, in its view, have a reasonable prospect of capital appreciation which is
              significant in relation to both the risk involved and the potential of available alternative investments.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Special Purpose Acquisition Companies. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in stock,
              warrants, and other securities of special purpose acquisition companies (&#8220;SPACs&#8221;) or similar special purpose entities. A SPAC is a publicly traded company that raises investment capital for the purpose of acquiring an existing company. Until
              an acquisition is completed, a SPAC generally invests its assets in U.S. government securities, money market securities and cash. If an acquisition that meets the requirements of the SPAC is not completed within a pre-established period of
              time, the funds invested in the SPAC are returned to its shareholders. Because SPACs and similar entities do not have an operating history or ongoing business other than seeking acquisitions, the value of their securities is particularly
              dependent on the ability of the SPAC&#8217;s management to identify and complete a profitable acquisition. Some SPACs pursue acquisitions only within certain industries or regions, which can increase the volatility of their prices. Interests in
              SPACs are typically traded in the OTC market and may be illiquid and/or be subject to restrictions on resale.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Warrants and Rights. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in warrants or rights (including
              those acquired in units or attached to other securities) that entitle the holder to buy equity securities at a specific price for a specific period of time but will do so only if such equity securities are deemed appropriate by the
              Sub-Adviser for inclusion in the Fund&#8217;s portfolio.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Derivative Instruments</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Swaps. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Swap contracts may be purchased or sold to obtain investment
              exposure and/or to hedge against fluctuations in securities prices, currencies, interest rates or market conditions, to change the duration of the overall portfolio or to mitigate default risk. In a standard &#8220;swap&#8221; transaction, two parties
              agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) on different currencies, securities, baskets of currencies or securities, indices or other instruments, which returns are calculated with respect to a &#8220;notional value,&#8221; (i.e<font style="font-style: italic;">., </font>the designated reference amount of exposure to the underlying instruments). The Fund intends to enter into swaps primarily on a net basis (i.e<font style="font-style: italic;">., </font>the two
              payment streams are netted out), with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. The Fund may use swaps for risk management purposes and as a speculative investment.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The net amount of the excess, if any, of the Fund&#8217;s swap obligations over its entitlements will be maintained in a segregated account by the Fund&#8217;s custodian. The
            Sub-Adviser generally requires counterparties to have a minimum credit rating of A from Moody&#8217;s Investors Service (or comparable rating from another rating agency) and monitors such rating on an on-going basis. If the other party to a swap
            contract defaults, the Fund&#8217;s risk of loss will consist of the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive. Under such </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">circumstances, the Fund will have contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction. The Fund may enter in to cleared and exchange-traded swaps (where
            applicable) and bilaterally-traded, OTC swaps.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Interest rate swaps</u>. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by the Fund with another party of respective commitments to pay or receive interest (e.g<font style="font-style: italic;">.</font>, an exchange of fixed rate payments for floating rate payments).</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Total return swaps</u>. Total return swaps are contracts in which one party agrees to make payments of the total return from the designated underlying
            asset(s), which may include securities, baskets of securities, or securities indices, during the specified period, in return for receiving payments equal to a fixed or floating rate of interest or the total return from the other designated
            underlying asset(s).</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Currency swaps</u>. Currency swaps involve the exchange of the two parties&#8217; respective commitments to pay or receive fluctuations with respect to a notional
            amount of two different currencies (e.g., an exchange of payments with respect to fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the Japanese yen).</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Credit default swaps</u>. The Fund may be either the buyer or seller in a credit default swap transaction. The &#8220;buyer&#8221; in a credit default contract is
            obligated to pay the &#8220;seller&#8221; a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no specified credit event with respect to a reference issuer has occurred. When the Fund acts as a seller of a credit default swap agreement
            with respect to a debt security, it is subject to the risk that an adverse credit event may occur with respect to the issuer of the debt security and the Fund may be required to pay the buyer the full notional value of the debt security under
            the swap net of any amounts owed to the Fund by the buyer under the swap (such as the buyer&#8217;s obligation to deliver the debt security to the Fund). As a result, the Fund bears the entire risk of loss due to a decline in value of a referenced
            debt security on a credit default swap it has sold if there is a credit event with respect to the issuer of the security. If the Fund is a buyer of a credit default swap and no credit event occurs, the Fund may recover nothing if the swap is
            held through its termination date. However, if a credit event occurs, the buyer generally may elect to receive the full notional value of the swap in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable obligations of the reference entity whose
            value may have significantly decreased.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund is required to cover its swaps positions in a manner consistent with the 1940 Act or the rules and SEC interpretations thereunder in order to limit the
            risk associated with the use of leverage and other related risks. The Fund&#8217;s obligations under a swap agreement settled in cash or on a net basis (other than a credit default swaps for which the Fund is the seller) would be accrued daily
            (offset against any amounts owing to the Fund) and any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed to a swap counterparty would be covered by segregating assets determined to be liquid. Obligations under swap agreements so covered would not be viewed
            as raising &#8220;senior securities&#8221; issues for purposes of the Fund&#8217;s investment restriction concerning senior securities and, accordingly, would not treat them as subject to the Fund&#8217;s borrowing restrictions. For swaps that are not settled in cash
            or on a net basis, the Fund will earmark or segregate cash or liquid assets with a value at least equal to the full notional amount of the swaps (minus any amounts owed to the Fund) or enter into offsetting transactions. For swaps that are
            settled in cash on a net basis (other than a credit default swaps for which the Fund is the seller), the Fund may designate or segregate on its records cash or liquid assets equal to the Fund&#8217;s next daily marked-to-market net obligations under
            the swaps, if any, rather than the full notional amount. Such segregation will ensure that the Fund has assets available to satisfy its obligations with respect to the transaction and will limit any potential leveraging of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio.
            By earmarking or designating assets equal to only its net obligation under cash-settled swaps, the Fund will have the ability to employ leverage to a greater extent than if the Fund were required to earmark or segregate assets equal to the full
            notional amount of such swaps. As described below, the SEC published a proposed rulemaking related to the use of derivatives and certain other transactions by registered investment companies that would, if adopted, for the most part rescind the
            SEC&#8217;s asset segregation and coverage rules and guidance.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The use of interest rate, total return, currency, credit default and other swaps is a highly specialized activity which involves investment techniques and risks
            different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. If the Sub-Adviser is incorrect in its forecasts of market values, interest rates and other applicable factors, the investment performance of the Fund would be
            unfavorably affected.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Credit-Linked Notes. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may invest in credit-linked notes (&#8220;CLN&#8221;)
              for risk management purposes, including diversification. A CLN may be viewed as a derivative instrument. It is a synthetic obligation between two or more parties where the payment of principal and/or interest is based on the performance of
              some obligation (a </font></div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">reference obligation). In addition to the credit risk of the reference obligations and interest rate risk, the buyer/seller of the CLN is subject to counterparty risk.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Futures and Options on Futures. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may purchase and sell various
              kinds of financial futures contracts and options thereon to obtain investment exposure and/or to seek to hedge against changes in interest rates or for other risk management purposes. Futures contracts may be based on various securities and
              securities indices. Such transactions involve a risk of loss or depreciation due to adverse changes in prices of the reference securities or indices, and such losses may exceed the Fund&#8217;s initial investment in these contracts. The Fund will
              only purchase or sell futures contracts or related options in compliance with the rules of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Transactions in financial futures and options on futures involve certain costs. There can be no assurance
              that the Fund&#8217;s use of futures contracts will be advantageous. Financial covenants related to future Fund borrowings may limit use of these transactions.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Options. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may purchase or sell (i.e<font style="font-style: italic;">.</font>, write) options on securities and securities indices or on currencies, which options are listed on a national securities exchange or in the OTC market, as a means of achieving additional return or of hedging the value of
              the Fund&#8217;s portfolio.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may purchase or write (sell) exchange traded and OTC options. Writing call options involves giving third parties the right to buy securities from the
            Fund for a fixed price at a future date and writing put options involves giving third parties the right to sell securities to the Fund for a fixed price at a future date. Buying an options contract gives the Fund the right to purchase
            securities from third parties or gives the Fund the right to sell securities to third parties for a fixed price at a future date. The number of call options the Fund can write is limited by the amount of Fund assets that can cover such options,
            and further limited by the fact that call options normally represent 100 share lots of the underlying common stock. In addition to options on individual securities, the Fund may buy and sell put and call options on currencies, baskets of
            securities or currencies, indices and other instruments. Options bought or sold by the Fund may be &#8220;cash settled,&#8221; meaning that the purchaser of the option has the right to receive a cash payment from the writer of the option to the extent that
            the value of the underlying position rises above (in the case of a call) or falls below (in the case of a put) the exercise price of the option. There can be no assurance that the Fund&#8217;s use of options will be successful.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In the case of a call option on a common stock or other security, the option is &#8220;covered&#8221; if the Fund owns the security underlying the call or has an absolute and
            immediate right to acquire that security without additional cash consideration (or, if additional cash consideration is required, cash or other assets determined to be liquid by the Investment Adviser (in accordance with procedures established
            by the board of trustees of the Fund (the &#8220;Board of Trustees&#8221; or the &#8220;Board&#8221;)) in such amount are segregated by the Fund&#8217;s custodian) upon conversion or exchange of other securities held by the Fund. A call option is also covered if the Fund
            holds a call on the same security as the call written where the exercise price of the call held is (i) equal to or less than the exercise price of the call written, or (ii) greater than the exercise price of the call written, provided the
            difference is maintained by the Fund in segregated assets determined to be liquid by the Investment Adviser as described above. A put option on a security is &#8220;covered&#8221; if the Fund segregates assets determined to be liquid by the Investment
            Adviser as described above equal to the exercise price. A put option is also covered if the Fund holds a put on the same security as the put written where the exercise price of the put held is (i) equal to or greater than the exercise price of
            the put written, or (ii) less than the exercise price of the put written, provided the difference is maintained by the Fund in segregated assets determined to be liquid by the Investment Adviser as described above.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If the Fund has written an option, it may terminate its obligation by effecting a closing purchase transaction. This is accomplished by purchasing an option of
            the same series as the option previously written. However, once the Fund has been assigned an exercise notice, the Fund will be unable to effect a closing purchase transaction. Similarly, if the Fund is the holder of an option it may liquidate
            its position by effecting a closing sale transaction. This is accomplished by selling an option of the same series as the option previously purchased. There can be no assurance that either a closing purchase or sale transaction can be effected
            when the Fund so desires.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">To the extent that the Fund writes covered call options, the Fund forgoes, during the option&#8217;s life, the opportunity to profit from increases in the market value
            of the security covering the call option above the sum of the premium and the strike price of the call, but has retained the risk of loss should the price of the underlying security decline. The writer of an option has no control over the time
            when it may be required to fulfill its obligation as a writer of the option. Once an option writer has received an exercise notice, it cannot effect a closing purchase transaction in order to terminate its obligation under the option and must
            deliver the underlying security at the exercise price. Thus, the use of options may require the Fund to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times or for </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">prices other than current market values, may limit the amount of appreciation the Fund can realize on an investment or may cause the Fund to hold a security that it might otherwise
            sell.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund will not write &#8220;naked&#8221; or uncovered call options. Furthermore, the Fund&#8217;s options transactions will be subject to limitations established by each of the
            exchanges, boards of trade or other trading facilities on which such options are traded. These limitations govern the maximum number of options in each class which may be written or purchased by a single investor or group of investors acting in
            concert, regardless of whether the options are written or purchased on the same or different exchanges, boards of trade or other trading facilities or are held or written in one or more accounts or through one or more brokers. Thus, the number
            of options which the Fund may write or purchase may be affected by options written or purchased by other investment advisory clients of the Investment Adviser. An exchange, board of trade or other trading facility may order the liquidation of
            positions found to be in excess of these limits, and it may impose certain other sanctions.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">To the extent that the Fund writes covered put options, the Fund will bear the risk of loss if the value of the underlying stock declines below the exercise
            price. If the option is exercised, the Fund could incur a loss if it is required to purchase the stock underlying the put option at a price greater than the market price of the stock at the time of exercise. While the Fund&#8217;s potential gain in
            writing a covered put option is limited to the interest earned on the liquid assets securing the put option plus the premium received from the purchaser of the put option, the Fund risks a loss equal to the entire value of the stock.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund will realize a profit from a closing transaction if the price of the transaction is less than the premium received from writing the option or is more
            than the premium paid to purchase the option; the Fund will realize a loss from a closing transaction if the price of the transaction is more than the premium received from writing the option or is less than the premium paid to purchase the
            option. Since call option prices generally reflect increases in the price of the underlying security or currency, any loss resulting from the repurchase of a call option may also be wholly or partially offset by unrealized appreciation of the
            underlying security or currency. Other principal factors affecting the market value of a put or a call option include supply and demand, interest rates, the current market price and price volatility of the underlying security or currency and
            the time remaining until the expiration date. Gains and losses on investments in options depend, in part, on the ability of the Investment Adviser to predict correctly the effect of these factors. The use of options cannot serve as a complete
            hedge since the price movement of securities underlying the options will not necessarily follow the price movements of the portfolio securities subject to the hedge.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">There are several risks associated with transactions in options on securities. For example, there are significant differences between the securities and options
            markets that could result in an imperfect correlation between these markets, causing a given transaction not to achieve its objectives. A decision as to whether, when and how to use options involves the exercise of skill and judgment, and even
            a well-conceived transaction may be unsuccessful to some degree because of market behavior or unexpected events.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist when the Fund seeks to close out an option position. Reasons for the absence of a liquid secondary
            market on an exchange include the following: (i) there may be insufficient trading interest in certain options; (ii) restrictions may be imposed by an exchange on opening transactions or closing transactions or both; (iii) trading halts,
            suspensions or other restrictions may be imposed with respect to particular classes or series of options; (iv) unusual or unforeseen circumstances may interrupt normal operations on an exchange; (v) the facilities of an exchange or the Options
            Clearing Corporation (the &#8220;OCC&#8221;) may not at all times be adequate to handle current trading volume; or (vi) one or more exchanges could, for economic or other reasons, decide or be compelled at some future date to discontinue the trading of
            options (or a particular class or series of options). If trading were discontinued, the secondary market on that exchange (or in that class or series of options) would cease to exist. However, outstanding options on that exchange that had been
            issued by the OCC as a result of trades on that exchange would continue to be exercisable in accordance with their terms. The Fund&#8217;s ability to terminate OTC options is more limited than with exchange-traded options and may involve the risk
            that broker-dealers participating in such transactions will not fulfill their obligations. If the Fund were unable to close out a covered call option that it had written on a security, it would not be able to sell the underlying security unless
            the option expired without exercise.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The hours of trading for options may not conform to the hours during which the underlying securities are traded. To the extent that the options markets close
            before the markets for the underlying securities, significant price and rate movements can take place in the underlying markets that cannot be reflected in the options markets. Call options are marked-to-market daily and their value will be
            affected by changes in the value of and dividend rates of </div>
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            the underlying common stocks, an increase in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived volatility of the stock market and the underlying common stocks and the remaining time to the options&#8217; expiration. Additionally, the exercise price
            of an option may be adjusted downward before the option&#8217;s expiration as a result of the occurrence of certain corporate events affecting the underlying equity security, such as extraordinary dividends, stock splits, merger or other
            extraordinary distributions or events. A reduction in the exercise price of an option would reduce the Fund&#8217;s capital appreciation potential on the underlying security.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">To the extent that the Fund purchases options, the Fund will be subject to the following additional risks. If a put or call option purchased by the Fund is not
            sold when it has remaining value, and if the market price of the underlying security remains equal to or greater than the exercise price (in the case of a put), or remains less than or equal to the exercise price (in the case of a call), the
            Fund will lose its entire investment in the option. Also, where a put or call option on a particular security is purchased to hedge against price movements in a related security, the price of the put or call option may move more or less than
            the price of the related security. If restrictions on exercise were imposed, the Fund might be unable to exercise an option it had purchased. If the Fund were unable to close out an option that it had purchased on a security, it would have to
            exercise the option in order to realize any profit or the option may expire worthless.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">An option position may be closed out only on an exchange that provides a secondary market for an option of the same series or in a private transaction. Although
            the Fund will generally purchase or write only those options for which there appears to be an active secondary market, there is no assurance that a liquid secondary market on an exchange will exist for any particular option. In such event it
            might not be possible to effect closing transactions in particular options, so that the Fund would have to exercise its options in order to realize any profit and would incur brokerage commissions upon the exercise of call options and upon the
            subsequent disposition of underlying securities for the exercise of put options. If the Fund, as a covered call option writer, is unable to effect a closing purchase transaction in a secondary market, it will not be able to sell the underlying
            security until the option expires or it delivers the underlying security upon exercise or otherwise covers the position.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Options on Securities Indices. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may purchase and sell options on
              securities indices. One effect of such transactions may be to hedge all or part of the Fund&#8217;s securities holdings against a general decline in the securities market or a segment of the securities market. Options on securities indices are
              similar to options on stocks except that, rather than the right to take or make delivery of stock at a specified price, an option on a securities index gives the holder the right to receive, upon exercise of the option, an amount of cash if
              the closing level of the securities index upon which the option is based is greater than, in the case of a call, or less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the option. All options written on securities indices must be covered.
              Often, when the Fund writes an option on a securities index, it will earmark or segregate cash or liquid securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the option and will maintain the account while the option is open or will
              otherwise cover the transaction.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s successful use of options on indices depends upon its ability to predict the direction of the market and is subject to various additional risks. The
            correlation between movements in the index and the price of the securities being hedged against is imperfect and the risk from imperfect correlation increases as the composition of the Fund diverges from the composition of the relevant index.
            Accordingly, a decrease in the value of the securities being hedged against may not be wholly offset by a gain on the exercise or sale of a securities index put option held by the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Futures Contracts and Options on Futures. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may, without limit,
              enter into futures contracts or options on futures contracts. It is anticipated that these investments, if any, will be made by the Fund primarily for the purpose of hedging against changes in the value of its portfolio securities and in the
              value of securities it intends to purchase. Such investments will only be made if they are economically appropriate to the reduction of risks involved in the management of the Fund. In this regard, the Fund may enter into futures contracts or
              options on futures for the purchase or sale of securities indices or other financial instruments including but not limited to U.S. government securities.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A &#8220;sale&#8221; of a futures contract (or a &#8220;short&#8221; futures position) means the assumption of a contractual obligation to deliver the instrument underlying the contract
            at a specified price at a specified future time. A &#8220;purchase&#8221; of a futures contract (or a &#8220;long&#8221; futures position) means the assumption of a contractual obligation to acquire the instrument underlying the contract at a specified price at a
            specified future time. Certain futures contracts, including stock and bond index futures, are settled on a net cash payment basis rather than by the sale and delivery of the instrument underlying the futures contracts.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">No consideration will be paid or received by the Fund upon the purchase or sale of a futures contract. Initially, the Fund will be required to deposit with the
            broker an amount of cash or cash equivalents equal to approximately 1% to 10% of the contract amount (this amount is subject to change by the exchange or board of trade on which the contract is traded and brokers or members of such board of
            trade may charge a higher amount). This amount is known as the &#8220;initial margin&#8221; and is in the nature of a performance bond or good faith deposit on the contract. Subsequent payments, known as &#8220;variation margin,&#8221; to and from the broker will be
            made daily as the price of the instrument underlying the futures contract fluctuates. At any time prior to the expiration of the futures contract, the Fund may elect to close the position by taking an opposite position, which will operate to
            terminate its existing position in the contract.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">An option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid, to assume a position in a futures contract at a specified exercise
            price at a specified time or times prior to the expiration of the option. Upon exercise of an option, the delivery of the futures position by the writer of the option to the holder of the option will be accompanied by delivery of the
            accumulated balance in the writer&#8217;s futures margin account attributable to that contract, which represents the amount by which the market price of the futures contract exceeds, in the case of a call, or is less than, in the case of a put, the
            exercise price of the option on the futures contract. The potential loss related to the purchase of an option on futures contracts is limited to the premium paid for the option (plus transaction costs). Because the value of the option purchased
            is fixed at the point of sale, there are no daily cash payments by the purchaser to reflect changes in the value of the underlying contract; however, the value of the option does change daily and that change would be reflected in the net assets
            of the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Futures and options on futures contracts entail certain risks, including but not limited to the following: no assurance that futures contracts or options on
            futures contracts can be offset at favorable prices, possible reduction of the yield of the Fund due to the use of hedging, possible reduction in value of both the securities hedged and the hedging instrument, possible lack of liquidity due to
            daily limits on price fluctuations, imperfect correlation between the contracts and the securities being hedged, losses from investing in futures transactions that are potentially unlimited and the segregation requirements described below.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In the event the Fund sells a put option on a futures contract or enters into long futures contracts, under current interpretations of the 1940 Act, an amount of
            cash or liquid securities equal to the market value of the contract must be deposited and maintained in a segregated account with the custodian of the Fund to collateralize the positions, in order for the Fund to avoid being treated as having
            issued a senior security in the amount of its obligations. For short positions in futures contracts and sales of call options on futures contract, the Fund may establish a segregated account (not with a futures commission merchant or broker)
            with cash or liquid securities that, when added to amounts deposited with a futures commission merchant or a broker as margin, equal the market value of the instruments underlying the futures contracts or call options on futures contracts,
            respectively (but are no less than the price of the call option or the market price at which the short positions were established).</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The purchase of a call option on a futures contract is similar in some respects to the purchase of a call option on an individual security. Depending on the
            pricing of the option compared to either the price of the futures contract upon which it is based or the price of the underlying instrument, it may or may not be less risky than ownership of the futures contract or underlying instrument. As
            with the purchase of futures contracts, when the Fund is not fully invested it may purchase a call option on a futures contract to hedge against a market advance due to declining interest rates.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The purchase of a put option on a futures contract is similar to the purchase of protective put options on portfolio securities. The Fund may purchase a put
            option on a futures contract to hedge the Fund&#8217;s portfolio against the risk of rising interest rates and consequent reduction in the value of portfolio securities.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s ability to establish and close out positions in futures contracts and options thereon will be subject to the development and maintenance of liquid
            markets. Although the Fund generally will purchase or sell only those futures contracts and options thereon for which there appears to be a liquid market, there is no assurance that a liquid market on an exchange will exist for any particular
            futures contract or option thereon at any particular time. In the event no liquid market exists for a particular futures contract or option thereon in which the Fund maintains a position, it will not be possible to effect a closing transaction
            in that contract or to do so at a satisfactory price, and the Fund would either have to make or take delivery under the futures contract or, in the case of a written option, wait to sell the underlying securities until the option expires or is
            exercised or, in the case of a purchased option, exercise the option. In the case of a futures contract or an option thereon that the Fund has written and that </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">the Fund is unable to close, the Fund would be required to maintain margin deposits on the futures contract or option thereon and to make variation margin payments until the
            contract is closed.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">When the Fund purchases or sells a futures contract, or sells an option thereon, the Fund is required to &#8220;cover&#8221; its position in order to limit the risk
            associated with the use of leverage and other related risks. To cover its position, the Fund may earmark or segregate cash or liquid securities that, when added to any amounts deposited with a futures commission merchant as initial margin, are
            equal to the market value of the futures contract or otherwise &#8220;cover&#8221; its position in a manner consistent with the 1940 Act or the rules and SEC interpretations thereunder. If the Fund continues to engage in the described securities trading
            practices and properly earmarks or segregates assets, the assets will function as a practical limit on the amount of leverage which the Fund may undertake and on the potential increase in the speculative character of the Fund. Such practices
            are intended to assure the availability of adequate funds to meet the obligations of the Fund arising from such investment activities, although there is no guarantee that they will function as intended.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">With respect to futures contracts that are not contractually required to &#8220;cash-settle,&#8221; the Fund usually must cover its open positions by earmarking or
            segregating on its records cash or liquid assets equal to the contract&#8217;s notional value. For futures contracts that are &#8220;cash-settled,&#8221; however, the Fund is permitted to earmark or segregate cash or liquid assets in an amount equal to the
            Fund&#8217;s next daily marked-to-market (net) obligation, if any (i.e., the Fund&#8217;s daily net liability) rather than the notional value. By earmarking or designating assets equal to only its net obligation under cash-settled futures, the Fund will
            have the ability to employ leverage to a greater extent than if the Fund were required to earmark or segregate assets equal to the full notional value of such contracts.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Among other ways, the Fund may also cover its long position in a futures contract by purchasing a put option on the same futures contract with a strike price
            (i.e., an exercise price) as high as or higher than the price of the futures contract. In the alternative, if the strike price of the put is less than the price of the futures contract, the Fund will also earmark or segregate cash or liquid
            securities equal in value to the difference between the strike price of the put and the price of the futures contract and that can be exercised on any date or that has the same exercise date as the expiration date of the futures contract. The
            Fund may also cover its long position in a futures contract by taking a short position in the instruments underlying the futures contract (or, in the case of an index futures contract, a portfolio with a volatility substantially similar to that
            of the index on which the futures contract is based). The Fund may cover its short position in a futures contract by taking a long position in the instruments underlying the futures contract. Among other ways, the Fund may cover its sale of a
            call option on a futures contract by taking a long position in the underlying futures contract at a price less than or equal to the strike price of the call option. In the alternative, if the long position in the underlying futures contract is
            established at a price greater than the strike price of the written (sold) call, the Fund will earmark or segregate cash or liquid securities equal in value to the difference between the strike price of the call and the price of the futures
            contract. The Fund may cover its sale of a put option on a futures contract by taking a short position in the underlying futures contract at a price greater than or equal to the strike price of the put option, or, if the short position in the
            underlying futures contract is established at a price less than the strike price of the written put, the Fund will earmark or segregate cash or liquid securities equal in value to the difference between the strike price of the put and the price
            of the futures contract.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Successful use of futures contracts and options thereon by the Fund is subject to the ability of the Investment Adviser to predict correctly movements in the
            direction of interest rates. If the Investment Adviser&#8217;s expectations are not met, the Fund will be in a worse position than if a hedging strategy had not been pursued. For example, if the Fund has hedged against the possibility of an increase
            in interest rates that would adversely affect the price of securities in its portfolio and the price of such securities increases instead, the Fund will lose part or all of the benefit of the increased value of its securities because it will
            have offsetting losses in its futures positions. In addition, in such situations, if the Fund has insufficient cash to meet daily variation margin requirements, it may have to sell securities to meet the requirements. These sales may be, but
            will not necessarily be, at increased prices which reflect the rising market. The Fund may have to sell securities at a time when it is disadvantageous to do so.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Interest Rate Futures Contracts and Options Thereon. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may purchase
              or sell interest rate futures contracts to take advantage of or to protect the Fund against fluctuations in interest rates affecting the value of securities that the Fund holds or intends to acquire. For example, if interest rates are
              expected to increase, the Fund might sell futures contracts on securities, the values of which historically have a high degree of positive correlation to the values of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio securities. Such a sale would have an effect similar
              to selling an equivalent value of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio securities. If interest rates increase, the value of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio securities will decline, but the value of the futures contracts to the Fund will increase at approximately an
              equivalent rate thereby </font></div>
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            keeping the net asset value of the Fund from declining as much as it otherwise would have. The Fund could accomplish similar results by selling securities with longer maturities and investing in securities with shorter maturities when interest
            rates are expected to increase. However, since the futures market may be more liquid than the cash market, the use of futures contracts as a risk management technique allows the Fund to maintain a defensive position without having to sell its
            portfolio securities.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Similarly, the Fund may purchase interest rate futures contracts when it is expected that interest rates may decline. The purchase of futures contracts for this
            purpose constitutes a hedge against increases in the price of securities (caused by declining interest rates) that the Fund intends to acquire. Since fluctuations in the value of appropriately selected futures contracts should approximate that
            of the securities that will be purchased, the Fund can take advantage of the anticipated rise in the cost of the securities without actually buying them. Subsequently, the Fund can make its intended purchase of the securities in the cash market
            and currently liquidate its futures position.&#8217;&#8217;</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Securities Index Futures Contracts and Options Thereon. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Purchases or sales
              of securities index futures contracts are used for hedging purposes to attempt to protect the Fund&#8217;s current or intended investments from broad fluctuations in stock or bond prices. For example, the Fund may sell securities index futures
              contracts in anticipation of or during a market decline to attempt to offset the decrease in market value of the Fund&#8217;s securities portfolio that might otherwise result. If such decline occurs, the loss in value of portfolio securities may be
              offset, in whole or part, by gains on the futures position. When the Fund is not fully invested in the securities market and anticipates a significant market advance, it may purchase securities index futures contracts in order to gain rapid
              market exposure that may, in part or entirely, offset increases in the cost of securities that the Fund intends to purchase. As such purchases are made, the corresponding positions in securities index futures contracts will be closed out. The
              Fund may write put and call options on securities index futures contracts for hedging purposes.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Additional Risks of Foreign Options, Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts and Forward Contracts. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Options, futures contracts and options thereon and forward contracts on securities may be traded on foreign exchanges. Such transactions may not be regulated as effectively as similar transactions in
              the United States, may not involve a clearing mechanism and related guarantees, and are subject to the risk of governmental actions affecting trading in, or the prices of, foreign securities. The value of such positions also could be
              adversely affected by (i) other complex foreign political, legal and economic factors, (ii) lesser availability than in the United States of data on which to make trading decisions, (iii) delays in the Fund&#8217;s ability to act upon economic
              events occurring in the foreign markets during non-business hours in the United States, (iv) the imposition of different exercise and settlement terms and procedures and margin requirements than in the United States and (v) lesser trading
              volume.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Exchanges on which options, futures and options on futures are traded may impose limits on the positions that the Fund may take in certain circumstances.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Legislation and Regulation Risk Related to Derivative Instruments. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The
              laws and regulations that apply to derivatives (e.g., swaps, futures, etc.) and persons who use them (including the Fund, Adviser and others) are rapidly changing in the U.S. and abroad. As a result, restrictions and additional regulations
              may be imposed on these parties, trading restrictions may be adopted and additional trading costs are possible. The impact of these changes on the Fund and its investment strategies is not yet fully ascertainable.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In particular, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the &#8220;Dodd-Frank Act&#8221;), was signed into law in July 2010. Title VII of the Dodd-Frank
            Act sets forth a new legislative framework for &#8220;OTC&#8221; derivatives, including financial instruments, such as swaps, in which the Fund may invest. Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act makes broad changes to the OTC derivatives market, grants
            significant new authority to the &#8220;CFTC&#8221;, the SEC and other regulators, to regulate OTC derivatives (&#8220;swaps&#8221; and &#8220;security-based swaps&#8221;) and market participants, and requires clearing and exchange trading of many OTC derivatives transactions. At
            present, most interest rate swaps and credit default index swaps are subject to mandatory clearing in the U.S. Additionally, the Funds are typically required to post, and collect, variation margin on OTC derivatives subject to uncleared margin
            regulations under the Title VII regime.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act also include new capital and margin requirements and the mandatory use of clearinghouse mechanisms for any exchange trading of
            many OTC derivative transactions. The CFTC, SEC and other federal regulators have been tasked with developing the rules and regulations enacting the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. Because there is a prescribed phase-in period during which
            most of the mandated rulemaking and regulations are being implemented, it is not possible at this time to gauge the final nature and scope of the impact of </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">the Dodd-Frank Act on the Fund. However, swap dealers, major market participants and swap counterparties are experiencing additional regulations, requirements, compliance burdens
            and associated costs, certain of which may be passed on to counterparties, such as the Fund. The Fund may also be required to comply indirectly with equivalent European regulation, the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (&#8220;EMIR&#8221;), to the
            extent that it executes derivative transactions with counterparties subject to such regulation. EMIR establishes certain requirements for OTC derivatives contracts, including mandatory clearing obligations, bilateral risk management
            requirements and reporting requirements. Although it is not yet possible to predict the final impact, if any, of EMIR on the Fund and its investment strategies the Fund may experience additional expense passed on by counterparties.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">These, and other, regulatory changes may negatively impact the Fund&#8217;s ability to meet its investment objective either through limits or requirements imposed on it
            or upon its counterparties.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Financial CHOICE Act, which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in June 2017, would, if enacted, roll back parts of the Dodd-Frank Act. There can
            be no assurance that such legislation or regulation will not have a material adverse effect on the Fund or will not impair the ability of the Fund to utilize certain derivatives transactions or achieve its investment objective.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Amended &#8220;CFTC&#8221; Rule 4.5 permits investment advisers to registered investment companies to claim an exclusion from the definition of &#8220;commodity pool operator&#8221;
            under the Commodity Exchange Act (&#8220;CEA&#8221;) with respect to a fund, provided certain requirements are met. In order to permit the Investment Adviser to claim this exclusion with respect to the Fund, the Fund will limit its transactions in futures,
            options on futures and swaps (excluding transactions entered into for &#8220;bona fide hedging purposes,&#8221; as defined under CFTC regulations) such that either: (i) the aggregate initial margin and premiums required to establish its futures, options on
            futures and swaps do not exceed 5% of the liquidation value of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio, after taking into account unrealized profits and losses on such positions; or (ii) the aggregate net notional value of its futures, options on futures and
            swaps does not exceed 100% of the liquidation value of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio, after taking into account unrealized profits and losses on such positions. Accordingly, the Fund is not subject to regulation under the CEA or otherwise regulated by
            the CFTC. If the Adviser was unable to claim the exclusion with respect to the Fund, the Adviser would become subject to registration and regulation as a commodity pool operator, which would subject the Adviser and the Fund to additional
            registration and regulatory requirements and increased operating expenses.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Regulatory requirements, even if not directly applicable to the Fund, including capital requirements, changes to the CFTC speculative position limits regime and
            mandatory clearing, exchange trading and margin requirements may increase the cost of the Fund&#8217;s investments and cost of doing business, which could adversely affect investors.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Loans of Portfolio Securities</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Consistent with applicable regulatory requirements and the Fund&#8217;s investment restrictions, the Fund may lend its portfolio securities to securities broker-dealers
            or financial institutions, provided that such loans are callable at any time by the Fund (subject to notice provisions described below), and are at all times secured by cash or cash equivalents, which are maintained in a segregated account
            pursuant to applicable regulations and that are at least equal to the market value, determined daily, of the loaned securities. The advantage of such loans is that the Fund continues to receive the income on the loaned securities while at the
            same time earns interest on the cash amounts deposited as collateral, which will be invested in short-term obligations. The Fund will not lend its portfolio securities if such loans are not permitted by the laws or regulations of any state in
            which its shares are qualified for sale. The Fund&#8217;s loans of portfolio securities will be collateralized in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements and no loan will cause the value of all loaned securities to exceed 33% of the value
            of the Fund&#8217;s total assets.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A loan may generally be terminated by the borrower on one business day notice, or by the Fund on five business days&#8217; notice. If the borrower fails to deliver the
            loaned securities within five days after receipt of notice, the Fund could use the collateral to replace the securities while holding the borrower liable for any excess of replacement cost over collateral. As with any extensions of credit,
            there are risks of delay in recovery and in some cases even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, these loans of portfolio securities will only be made to firms deemed by the Fund&#8217;s
            management to be creditworthy and when the income that can be earned from such loans justifies the attendant risks. The Board of Trustees will oversee the creditworthiness of the contracting parties on an ongoing basis. Upon termination of the
            loan, the borrower is required to return the securities to the Fund. Any gain or loss in the market price during the loan period would inure </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">to the Fund. The risks associated with loans of portfolio securities are substantially similar to those associated with repurchase agreements. Thus, if the counterparty to the loan
            petitions for bankruptcy or becomes subject to the United States Bankruptcy Code, the law regarding the rights of the Fund is unsettled. As a result, under extreme circumstances, there may be a restriction on the Fund&#8217;s ability to sell the
            collateral, and the Fund would suffer a loss. When voting or consent rights that accompany loaned securities pass to the borrower, the Fund will follow the policy of calling the loaned securities, to be delivered within one day after notice, to
            permit the exercise of such rights if the matters involved would have a material effect on the Fund&#8217;s investment in such loaned securities. The Fund will pay reasonable finder&#8217;s, administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan of
            its securities.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund operates under the following restrictions that constitute fundamental policies that, except as otherwise noted, cannot be changed without the affirmative
            vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund voting together as a single class, which is defined by the 1940 Act as the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the Fund&#8217;s voting securities present at a meeting, if the
            holders of more than 50% of the Fund&#8217;s outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of the Fund&#8217;s outstanding voting securities. Except as otherwise noted, all percentage limitations set forth below
            apply immediately after a purchase or initial investment and any subsequent change in any applicable percentage resulting from market fluctuations does not require any action. These restrictions provide that the Fund shall not:</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">1. Issue senior securities nor borrow money, except the Fund may issue senior securities or borrow money to the extent permitted by applicable law.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2. Act as an underwriter of securities issued by others, except to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities, it may be deemed
            to be an underwriter under applicable securities laws.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">3. Invest in any security if, as a result, 25% or more of the value of the Fund&#8217;s total assets, taken at market value at the time of each investment, are in the
            securities of issuers in any particular industry, except that this policy shall not apply to securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities or tax-exempt securities of state and municipal
            governments or their political subdivisions.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">4. Purchase or sell real estate except that the Fund may: (a) acquire or lease office space for its own use, (b) invest in securities of issuers that invest in
            real estate or interests therein or that are engaged in or operate in the real estate industry, (c) invest in securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein, (d) purchase and sell mortgage-related securities, (e) hold and sell
            real estate acquired by the Fund as a result of the ownership of securities and (f) as otherwise permitted by applicable law.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">5. Purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments; provided that this restriction shall not
            prohibit the Fund from purchasing or selling options, futures contracts and related options thereon, forward contracts, swaps, caps, floors, collars and any other financial instruments or from investing in securities or other instruments backed
            by physical commodities or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">6. Make loans of money or property to any person, except (a) to the extent that securities or interests in which the Fund may invest are considered to be loans,
            (b) through the loan of portfolio securities in an amount up to 33% of the Fund&#8217;s total assets, (c) by engaging in repurchase agreements or (d) as may otherwise be permitted by applicable law.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company and will not invest in a manner inconsistent with its classification as a &#8220;diversified
            company&#8221; as provided by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC under the 1940 Act or an exemption or other relief applicable to the Fund from provisions of the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, a &#8220;diversified company&#8221; may
            not with respect to 75% of its total assets, invest more than 5% of the value of its total assets in the securities of any single issuer or purchase more than 10% of the outstanding securities of any one issuer. The Fund&#8217;s classification as a
            diversified management investment company cannot be changed without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund voting together as a single class.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">For purposes of applying the limitation set forth in subparagraph (3) above to securities that have a security interest or other collateral claim on specified
            underlying collateral (such as asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt and loan obligations) the Fund will determine the industry classifications of such </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">investments based on the Sub-Adviser&#8217;s evaluation of the risks associated with the collateral underlying such investments.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Board of Trustees</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Overall responsibility for management and supervision of the Fund rests with its Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees approves all significant agreements
            between the Fund and the companies that furnish the Fund with services, including agreements with the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Trustees are divided into two classes. Trustees serve until their successors have been duly elected. The following is a list of the names, business addresses,
            dates of birth, present positions with the Fund, length of time served with the Fund, principal occupations during the past five years and other directorships held by each Trustee.</div>
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                  <div>&#160;</div>
                  <div>Randall C. Barnes</div>
                  <div>(1951)</div>
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                  <div>&#160;</div>
                  <div>Trustee and</div>
                  <div>Chair of the Valuation Oversight Committee</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.4%; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="2">
                  <div>&#160;</div>
                  <div style="text-indent: 1pt;">Since</div>
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                  <div>Current: Private Investor</div>
                  <div>(2001-present).</div>
                  <div>Former: Senior Vice President</div>
                  <div>and Treasurer, PepsiCo, Inc.</div>
                  <div>(1993-1997); President, Pizza</div>
                  <div>Hut International (1991-1993);</div>
                  <div>Senior Vice President,</div>
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                  <div>Business Development,</div>
                  <div>PepsiCo, Inc. (1987-1990).</div>
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                  <div>Current: Purpose</div>
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                  <div>(2013-present).</div>
                  &#160;
                  <div>Former: Managed Duration</div>
                  <div>Investment Grade</div>
                  <div>Municipal Fund</div>
                  <div>(2003-2016).</div>
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                  <div>Angela Brock-Kyle</div>
                  <div>(1959)</div>
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                  <div>Trustee</div>
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                  <div>Since</div>
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                  <div>Current: Found and Chief Executive Officer, B.O.A.R.D.S. (2013-present).</div>
                  <div>&#160;</div>
                  <div>Former: Senior Leader TIAA (1987-2012).</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center;">156</div>
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                  <div>Current: Hunt Companies, Inc. (2019-present).</div>
                  <div>&#160;</div>
                  <div>Former: Infinity Property &amp; Casualty Corp. (2014-2018).</div>
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                  <div>Donald A. Chubb, Jr.</div>
                  <div>&#160;</div>
                  <div>(1946)</div>
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                  <div>Current: Retired.</div>
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                  <div>Current: Midland Care,</div>
                  <div>Inc. (2011-2016).</div>
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                  <div>Jerry B. Farley</div>
                  <div>&#160;</div>
                  <div>(1946)</div>
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                  <div>Trustee</div>
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                  <div>Current: President, Washburn</div>
                  <div>University (1997-present).</div>
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                  <div>Current: CoreFirst Bank &amp; Trust (2000-present).</div>
                  <div>&#160;</div>
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                  <div>Roman Friedrich</div>
                  <div>III</div>
                  <div>&#160;</div>
                  <div>(1946)</div>
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                  <div>&#160;</div>
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                  <div>Friedrich &amp; Company</div>
                  <div>(1998-present).</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center;">156</div>
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                  <div>Former: Zincore Metals,</div>
                  <div>Inc. (2009-2019).</div>
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                  <div>Thomas F. Lydon, Jr.</div>
                  <div> <br>
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                  <div>(1960)<br>
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                  <div>Trustee and Chair of the Contracts Review Committee</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.4%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="text-indent: 1pt;">Since</div>
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                <td style="width: 22.6%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div>Current: US Global Investors, Inc. (GROW) (1995-present).</div>
                  <div>&#160;</div>
                  <div>Former: Harvest Volatility Edge Trust (3) (2017-2019).</div>
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                    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Complex</div>
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                  <div>Ronald A. Nyberg</div>
                  <div>&#160;</div>
                  <div>(1953)</div>
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                <td style="width: 11.34%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div>Trustee and</div>
                  <div>Chair&#160;of the</div>
                  <div>Nominating</div>
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                  <div>Committee</div>
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                  <div>LLC (2016-present).</div>
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                  <div>Executive Vice President,</div>
                  <div>General Counsel, and</div>
                  <div>Corporate Secretary, Van</div>
                  <div>Kampen Investments</div>
                  <div>(1982-1999)</div>
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                  <div>&#160;</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 40pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#8226; Messrs. Barnes, Chubb, Jr.+ and Friedrich+ and Ms. Lee and Brock-Kyle are Class I Trustees. Class I Trustees are expected to stand for
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                  <div>Each Trustee also serves on the boards of trustees of Guggenheim Funds Trust, Guggenheim Variable Funds Trust, Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust, Fiduciary/Claymore Energy Infrastructure Fund, Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Managed
                    Duration Trust, Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund, Guggenheim Energy &amp; Income Fund, Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund, Rydex Series Funds, Rydex Dynamic Funds, Rydex Variable Funds and Transparent Value Trust. Messrs. Barnes
                    and Nyberg also serve on the board of trustees of Advent Convertible &amp; Income Fund. Together with the Fund, these funds are referred to as the &#8220;Fund Complex.&#8221; Figures provided in parentheses after the name of a fund complex indicate
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                  <div>This Trustee is deemed to be an &#8220;interested person&#8221; of the Funds under the 1940 Act by reason of her position with the Funds&#8217; Investment Adviser and/or the parent of the Investment Adviser.</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Trustee Qualifications</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Trustees were selected to serve on the Board based upon their skills, experience, judgment, analytical ability, diligence, ability to work effectively with
            other Trustees, availability and commitment to attend meetings and perform the responsibilities of a Trustee and a willingness to take an independent and questioning view of management.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The following is a summary of the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills of each Trustee that support the conclusion, as of the date of this SAI, that
            each Trustee should serve as a Trustee in light of the Fund&#8217;s business and structure. References to the qualifications, attributes and skills of Trustees do not constitute the holding out of any Trustee as being an expert under Section 7 of the
            1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Randall C. Barnes. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mr. Barnes has served as a trustee of certain funds in
              the Fund Complex since 2004. Through his service as a Trustee of the Fund and a trustee of other funds in the Fund Complex, his service as Chair of the Valuation Oversight Committee, his service on other registered investment company boards,
              prior employment experience as President of Pizza Hut International and as Treasurer of PepsiCo, Inc. and his personal investment experience, Mr. Barnes is experienced in financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Angela Brock-Kyle. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Ms. Brock-Kyle has served as a trustee of certain funds
              in the Fund Complex since 2016. Through her service as a trustee of other funds in the Fund Complex, prior employment experience, including at TIAA where she spent 25 years in leadership roles, and her experience serving on the boards of
              public, private and non-profit organizations, including service as Audit Committee Chair and as a member of governance and nominating committees, Ms. Brock-Kyle is experienced in financial, accounting, governance and investment matters.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Donald A. Chubb, Jr. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mr. Chubb has served as a trustee of certain funds in
              the Fund Complex since 1994. Through his service as a Trustee of the Fund and a trustee of other funds in the Fund Complex, his prior experience</font></div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> in the commercial brokerage and commercial real estate market, and service as a director of a bank, Mr. Chubb is experienced in financial, regulatory and investment matters.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Dr. Jerry B. Farley. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Dr. Farley has served as a trustee of certain funds
              in the Fund Complex since 2005. Dr. Farley currently serves as President of Washburn University and previously served in various executive positions for the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University. He has also been a Certified
              Public Accountant since 1972 and, although he has not practiced public accounting, his business responsibilities at educational institutions have included all aspects of financial management and reporting. Through his service as a Trustee of
              the Fund and trustee of other funds in the Fund Complex, and his experience in the administration of the academic, business and fiscal operations of educational institutions, including currently serving as President of Washburn University,
              and service on other boards, Dr. Farley is experienced in accounting, financial, regulatory and investment matters.<br>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Roman Friedrich III. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mr. Friedrich has served as a trustee of certain
              funds in the Fund Complex since 2003. Through his service as a Trustee of the Fund and a trustee of other funds in the Fund Complex, his prior service on other public company boards, his experience as Founder and Managing Partner of Roman
              Friedrich &amp; Company, a financial advisory firm, and his prior experience as a senior executive of various financial securities firms, Mr. Friedrich is experienced in financial, investment and regulatory matters.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Amy J. Lee. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Ms. Lee has served as a trustee of certain funds in the Fund
              Complex since 2018. Through her service as a Trustee of the Funds, her service as Chief Legal Officer of the Fund Complex, her service as Senior Managing Director of Guggenheim Investments, as well as her prior experience as Associate General
              Counsel, Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Security Benefit Corporation, Ms. Lee is experienced in financial, legal, regulatory and governance matters.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Thomas F. Lydon, Jr. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mr. Lydon has served as a trustee of certain funds in
              the Fund Complex since 2005. Through his service as a trustee of other funds in the Fund Complex, his service as Chair of the Contracts Review Committee, his experience as President of Global Trends Investments, a registered investment
              adviser, his service on the board of U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (GROW), an investment adviser and transfer agent, as well as his prior service on another registered investment company board and his authorship and editorial experience
              regarding exchange-traded funds, Mr. Lydon is experienced in financial, investment and governance matters.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Ronald A. Nyberg. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mr. Nyberg has served as a trustee of certain funds in
              the Fund Complex since 2003. Through his service as a Trustee of the Fund and a trustee of other funds in the Fund Complex, as well as Chair of the Nominating &amp; Governance Committee, his service on other registered investment company
              boards, his professional training and experience as an attorney and partner of a law firm, Momkus LLC, and his prior employment experience, including as an attorney and partner of a law firm, Nyberg &amp; Cassioppi, LLC and Executive Vice
              President and General Counsel of Van Kampen Investments, an asset management firm, Mr. Nyberg is experienced in financial, regulatory and governance matters.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Sandra G. Sponem. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Ms. Sponem has served as a trustee of certain funds in
              the Fund Complex since 2016. Through her service as a trustee of other funds in the Fund Complex, her service as Chair of the Audit Committee, her service on other registered investment company boards, her prior employment experience,
              including as Chief Financial Officer of Piper Jaffray Companies, Inc. and its predecessor, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray, Inc., (now Piper Sandler Companies) and as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of M.A. Mortenson Company, a
              construction and real estate development company, her Certified Public Accountant designation and previously held securities licenses and extensive knowledge of accounting and finance and the financial services industry, Ms. Sponem is
              experienced in accounting, financial, governance and investment matters. The Board has determined that Ms. Sponem is an &#8220;audit committee financial expert&#8221; as defined by the SEC.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Ronald E. Toupin, Jr. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mr. Toupin has served as a trustee of certain funds
              in the Fund Complex since 2003. Mr. Toupin currently serves on the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) of the Investment Company Institute (ICI) and on the Board of Governors of the ICI. Through his service as a
              Trustee and a trustee of other funds in the Fund Complex, as well as the Independent Chair of the Board, his prior service on other registered investment company board, and his professional training and prior employment experience, including
              Vice President and Portfolio Manager for Nuveen Asset Management, an asset management firm, Mr. Toupin is experienced in financial, regulatory and investment matters.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Each Trustee also has considerable familiarity with the Funds, the Funds&#8217; investment advisers and other service providers, and their operations, as well as the
            special regulatory requirements governing registered</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> investment companies and the special responsibilities of investment company trustees as a result of his/her substantial prior service as a Trustee of the funds in the
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The following information relates to the executive officers of the Fund who are not Trustees. The Fund&#8217;s officers receive no compensation from the Fund but may
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                  <div>Brian E. Binder</div>
                  <div>Year of Birth: 1972</div>
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                  <div>Current: President and Chief Executive Officer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2018-present); President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Managers, Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC
                    (2018-present); President and Chief Executive Officer, Security Investors, LLC (2018-present); Board Member of Guggenheim Partners Fund Management (Europe) Limited (2018-present); Senior Managing Director and Chief Administrative
                    Officer, Guggenheim Investments (2018-present).</div>
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                  <div>Former: Managing Director and President, Deutsche Funds, and Head of US Product, Trading and Fund Administration, Deutsche Asset Management (2013-2018); Managing Director, Head of Business Management and Consulting, Invesco Ltd.
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                    Year of Birth: 1979</div>
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                  <div> <br>
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                  <div>Former: Senior Vice President, Neuberger Berman Group LLC (2009-2013); Vice President, Morgan Stanley (2002-2009).</div>
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                  <div>Joanna M. Catalucci<br>
                    Year of Birth: 1966</div>
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                  <div>Since 2012</div>
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                  <div>Current: Chief Compliance Officer, certain funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present); Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present).</div>
                  <div> <br>
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                  <div>Former: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, certain funds in the Fund Complex (2016-2020); Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary, certain <br>
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                  <div>Year of birth: 1955</div>
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                  <div>Current: CFO, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2010-present); Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2010-present).</div>
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                  <div>Former: Managing Director and CCO, each of the funds in the Van Kampen Investments fund complex (2004-2010); Managing Director and Head of Fund Accounting and Administration, Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2002-2004); CFO and
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                  <div>Year of birth: 1978</div>
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                  <div>Jon Szafran</div>
                  <div>Year of birth: 1989</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.42%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div>Assistant Treasurer</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.76%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div>Since 2017</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 38.46%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div>Current: Vice President, Guggenheim Investments (2017-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2017-present).</div>
                  <div> <br>
                  </div>
                  <div>Former: Assistant Treasurer of Henderson Global Funds and Manager of US Fund Administration, Henderson Global Investors (North America) Inc. (&#8220;HGINA&#8221;) (2017); Senior Analyst of US Fund Administration, HGINA (2014-2017); Senior
                    Associate of Fund Administration, Cortland Capital Market Services, LLC (2013-2014); Experienced Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (2012-2013).</div>
                </td>
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          <div> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
            </font> </div>
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                  <div>The business address of each officer is c/o Guggenheim Investments, 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606.</div>
                </td>
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                <td style="width: 28.8pt; vertical-align: top;">(2)</td>
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                  <div>Each officer serves at the pleasure of the Board and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified or until his or her resignation or removal.</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Board Leadership Structure</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The&#160;primary responsibility of the Board is to represent the interests of the Fund and to provide oversight of the management of the Fund. The Fund&#8217;s day-to-day
            operations are managed by the Adviser and other service providers who have been approved by the Board. The Board is currently comprised of ten Trustees, nine of whom (including the chairperson) are Independent Trustees. Generally, the Board
            acts by majority vote of all the Trustees, including a majority vote of the Independent Trustees if required by applicable law.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Board has appointed an Independent Chair, Ronald E. Toupin, Jr., who presides at Board meetings and who is responsible for, among other things,
            participating in the planning of Board meetings, setting the tone of Board meetings and seeking to encourage open dialogue and independent inquiry among the Trustees and management. In addition, the Independent Chair acts as a liaison with
            officers, counsel and other Trustees between meetings of the Board. The Independent Chair may also perform such other functions as may be delegated by the Board from time to time. The Board has established five standing committees (as described
            below) and has delegated certain responsibilities to those committees, each of which is comprised solely of Independent Trustees. The Board and its committees meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the Fund&#8217;s activities, including
            through the review of the Fund&#8217;s contractual arrangements with service providers and the Fund&#8217;s financial statements, compliance with regulatory requirements, and performance. The Board may also establish informal working groups from time to
            time to review and address the policies and practices of the Trust or the Board with </div>
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            </font> </div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">respect to certain specified matters. The Independent Trustees are advised by independent legal counsel experienced in Investment Company Act of 1940 (&#8220;1940 Act&#8221;) matters and are
            represented by such independent legal counsel at Board and committee meetings. The Board has determined that this leadership structure, including an Independent Chair, a supermajority of Independent Trustees and committee membership limited to
            Independent Trustees, is appropriate in light of the characteristics and circumstances of the Fund because it allocates responsibilities among the Committees and the Board in a manner that further enhances effective oversight. The Board
            considered, among other things: the number of portfolios that comprise the trusts in the Guggenheim Family of Funds overseen by members of the Board; the variety of asset classes those portfolios include; the net assets of each Fund and the
            Guggenheim Family of Funds; and the management, distribution and other service arrangements of each Fund and the Guggenheim Family of Funds. The Board may at any time and in its discretion change this leadership structure.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Board Committees</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 18pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Executive Committee. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Board has an Executive
              Committee, which is composed of Sandra G. Sponem and Ronald E. Toupin, Jr., each an Independent Trustee. In between meetings of the full Board, the Executive Committee generally may exercise all the powers of the full Board in the management
              of the business of the Funds. However, the Executive Committee cannot, among other things, authorize dividends or distributions on shares, amend the bylaws or recommend to the shareholders any action which requires shareholder approval.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 18pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Nominating and Governance Committee. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Board has a
              Nominating and Governance Committee, which is composed of Randall C. Barnes, Angela Brock-Kyle, Donald A. Chubb, Jr., Jerry B. Farley, Roman Friedrich III, Thomas F. Lydon, Jr., Ronald A. Nyberg, Sandra G. Sponem, and Ronald E. Toupin, Jr.,
              each of whom is an Independent Trustee and is &#8220;independent&#8221; as defined by NYSE listing standards. Mr. Nyberg serves as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 18pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Nominating and Governance Committee is governed by a written charter (the &#8220;Nominating and Governance Committee Charter&#8221;).</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 18pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The purpose of the Nominating and Governance Committee is to review matters pertaining to the composition, committees, and operations of
            the Board. The Nominating and Governance Committee is responsible for recommending qualified candidates to the Board in the event that a position is vacated or created. The Nominating and Governance Committee would consider recommendations by
            shareholders if a vacancy were to exist and shall assess shareholder recommendations in the same manner as it reviews its own candidates. The Board does not have a standing compensation committee.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 18pt; margin-right: 10.8pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Audit Committee. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Board has an
              Audit Committee, which is composed of Randall C. Barnes, Angela Brock-Kyle, Donald A. Chubb, Jr., Jerry B. Farley, Roman Friedrich III, Thomas F. Lydon, Jr., Ronald A. Nyberg, Sandra G. Sponem, and Ronald E. Toupin, Jr., each of whom is an
              Independent Trustee and is &#8220;independent&#8221; as defined by NYSE listing standards. As of June 30, 2020, Ms. Sponem serves as Chair of the Audit Committee.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 18pt; margin-right: 10.8pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Audit Committee is generally responsible for certain oversight matters, such as reviewing the Fund&#8217;s systems for
            accounting, financial reporting and internal controls and, as appropriate, the internal controls of certain service providers, overseeing the integrity of the Fund&#8217;s financial statements (and the audit thereof), as well as the qualifications,
            independence and performance of the Fund&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee is also responsible for recommending to the Board the appointment, retention and termination of the Fund&#8217;s independent registered
            public accounting firm and acting as a liaison between the Board and the Fund&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 18pt; margin-right: 3.6pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Contracts Review Committee. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The
              Board has a Contracts Review Committee, which is composed of Randall C. Barnes, Angela Brock-Kyle, Donald A. Chubb, Jr., Jerry B. Farley, Roman Friedrich III, Thomas F. Lydon, Jr., Ronald A. Nyberg, Sandra G. Sponem, and Ronald E. Toupin,
              Jr., each of whom is an Independent Trustee. As of June 30, 2020, Mr. Lydon serves as Chair of the Contracts Review Committee. The purpose of the Contracts Review Committee is to assist the Board in overseeing the evaluation of certain
              contracts to which the Fund is or is proposed to be a party to ensure that the interests of the Fund and its shareholders are served by the terms of these contracts. The Committee&#8217;s primary function is to oversee the process of evaluating
              existing investment advisory and subadvisory agreements, administration agreements and distribution agreements. In addition, at its discretion or </font></div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 18pt; margin-right: 3.6pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;"> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
            </font> </div>
          <div style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">at the request of the Board, the Committee reviews and makes recommendations to the Board with respect to any contract to which the Fund is or is proposed to be a
            party.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Valuation Oversight Committee. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Board has a Valuation Oversight
              Committee, which is composed of Randall C. Barnes, Angela Brock-Kyle, Donald A. Chubb, Jr., Roman Friedrich III, and Sandra G. Sponem, each of whom is an Independent Trustee. As of June 30, 2020, Mr. Barnes serves as Chair of the Valuation
              Oversight Committee. The Valuation Oversight Committee assists the Board in overseeing the activities of Guggenheim&#8217;s Valuation Committee and the valuation of securities and other assets held by the Fund. Duties of the Valuation Oversight
              Committee include reviewing the Fund&#8217;s valuation procedures, evaluating pricing services that are being used for the Funds, and receiving reports relating to actions taken by Guggenheim&#8217;s Valuation Committee.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Board and Committee Meetings. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">During the Fund&#8217;s fiscal year ended May 31,
              2020, the Board held 4 meetings, the Fund&#8217;s Audit Committee held 6 meetings, the Fund&#8217;s Nominating and Governance Committee held 3 meetings, the Fund&#8217;s Contracts Review Committee held 2 meetings and the Valuation Oversight Committee held 4
              meetings.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Board&#8217;s Role in Risk Oversight</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The day-to-day business of the Fund, including the day-to-day management and administration of the Fund and of the risks that arise from the Fund&#8217;s investments
            and operations, is performed by third-party service providers, primarily the Adviser or its affiliates. Consistent with its responsibility for oversight of the Fund, the Board is responsible for overseeing the service providers and thus, has
            oversight responsibility with respect to the risk management functions performed by those service providers. Risks to the Fund include, among others, investment risk, credit risk, valuation risk, compliance risk and operational risk, as well as
            the overall business risk relating to the Fund. Risk management seeks to identify and mitigate the potential effects of risks, i.e., events or circumstances that could have material adverse effects on the business, operations, investment
            performance or reputation of the Fund. Under the oversight of the Board, the service providers to the Fund employ a variety of processes, procedures and controls to seek to identify risks relevant to the operations of the Fund and to lessen the
            probability of the occurrence of such risks and/or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur. Each service provider is responsible for one or more discrete aspects of the Fund&#8217;s business and consequently, for
            managing risks associated with that activity. Each of the Adviser and other service providers has its own independent interest in risk management, and its policies and methods of carrying out risk management functions will depend, in part, on
            its analysis of the risks, functions and business models. Accordingly, Board oversight of different types of risks may be handled in different ways. As part of the Board&#8217;s periodic review of each Fund&#8217;s advisory and other service provider
            agreements, the Board may consider risk management aspects of the service providers&#8217; operations and the functions for which they are responsible.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Board oversees risk management for the Fund directly and through the committee structure it has established. The Board has established the Audit Committee,
            the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Contracts Review Committee and the Valuation Oversight Committee to assist in its oversight functions, including its oversight of the risks the Fund faces. For instance, the Audit Committee receives
            reports from the Fund&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm on internal control and financial reporting matters. In addition, the Board has established an Executive Committee to act on the Board&#8217;s behalf, to the extent permitted and
            as necessary, in between meetings of the Board. Each committee reports its activities to the Board on a regular basis. The Board also oversees the risk management of the Fund&#8217;s operations by requesting periodic reports from and otherwise
            communicating with various personnel of the Fund and its service providers, including, in particular, the Fund&#8217;s Chief Compliance Officer, their independent registered public accounting firm and Guggenheim Investments&#8217; Chief Risk Officer and
            internal auditors for the Adviser or its affiliates, as applicable. In this connection, the Board requires officers of the Fund to report a variety of matters at regular and special meetings of the Board and its committees, as applicable,
            including matters relating to risk management. On at least a quarterly basis, the Board meets with the Fund&#8217;s Chief Compliance Officer, including separate meetings with the Independent Trustees in executive session, to discuss compliance
            matters and, on at least an annual basis, receives a report from the Chief Compliance Officer regarding the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Fund and certain service providers and the effectiveness of their implementation. The
            Board, with the assistance of Fund management, reviews investment policies and risks in connection with its review of the Funds&#8217; performance. In addition, the Board receives reports from the Adviser and Sub-Adviser, as applicable, on the
            investments and securities trading of the Fund. With respect to valuation, the Valuation Oversight Committee oversees a pricing committee comprised of Fund officers and personnel of the Adviser. The Board has approved valuation procedures
            applicable to valuing the Fund&#8217;s securities and other assets, which the Valuation Oversight Committee and the Audit Committee periodically review. The Board also requires each Adviser and Sub-</div>
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            </font> </div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Adviser, as applicable, to report to the Board on other matters relating to risk management on a regular and as-needed basis.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Board recognizes that not all risks that may affect the Fund can be identified, that it may not be practical or cost-effective to eliminate or mitigate
            certain risks, that it may be necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to seek to achieve the Fund&#8217;s investment objectives, and that the processes, procedures and controls employed to address certain risks may be
            limited in their effectiveness. As part of its oversight function, the Board receives and reviews various risk management reports and assessments and discusses these matters with appropriate management and other personnel. Moreover, despite the
            periodic reports the Board receives, it may not be made aware of all of the relevant information of a particular risk. Most of the Fund&#8217;s investment management and business affairs are carried out by or through the Adviser or its affiliates and
            other service providers, most of whom employ professional personnel who have risk management responsibilities and each of whom has an independent interest in risk management, which interest could differ from or conflict with that of the other
            funds that are advised by Adviser. The role of the Board and of any individual Trustee is one of oversight and not of management of the day-to-day affairs of the Fund and its oversight role does not make the Board a guarantor of the Fund&#8217;s
            investments, operations or activities. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, the Board&#8217;s risk management oversight is subject to limitations. The Board may at any time and in its discretion change how it administers its risk oversight
            function.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Remuneration of Trustees and Officers</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Independent Trustees of the Fund receive from the Fund Complex a general annual retainer for service on covered boards. Additional annual retainer fees are
            paid to: the Independent Chair of the Board; the Chair (and Vice Chair, if any) of each of the Audit Committee, the Contracts Review Committee, and the Nominating and Governance Committee; and each member of the Valuation Oversight Committee.
            In addition, fees are paid for special Board or Committee meetings, whether telephonic or in-person. No per meeting fee applies to meetings of the Valuation Oversight Committee. The Fund also reimburses each Independent Trustee for reasonable
            travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending in-person meetings, which are not included in the compensation amounts shown below. The Fund pays proportionately its respective share of Independent Trustees&#8217; fees and expenses
            based on relative net assets.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Trustees did not accrue any pension or retirement benefits as part of Fund expenses, nor will they receive any annual benefits upon retirement. The Trustees
            also did not accrue any deferred compensation nor is any amount of deferred compensation payable by the Fund. The following table sets forth the compensation paid to each Independent Trustee by the Fund during its most recent fiscal year and
            the total compensation paid to each Independent Trustee by Funds in the Fund Complex during the most recently completed calendar year.</div>
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                <td style="width: 23.72%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 21.65%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 17.52%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 23.72%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Aggregate</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.65%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Pension or Retirement</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 17.52%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Total Compensation</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 23.72%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Estimated</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.65%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Benefits Accrued</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 17.52%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Estimated Annual</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">from the Fund and</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 23.72%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Compensation</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.65%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">as Part of</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 17.52%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Benefits Upon</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Fund Complex</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 23.72%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Name<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(1)</sup></div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">from the Fund</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.65%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Fund Expenses<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(2)</sup></div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 17.52%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Retirement<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(2)</sup></div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Paid to Trustee<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(3)</sup></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" colspan="5">&#160;</td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 23.72%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Independent Trustees:</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 21.65%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 17.52%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 23.72%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div>Randall C. Barnes</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-indent: 10.65pt;">$14,625</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.65%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 17.52%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-indent: 16.95pt;">$338,250</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 23.72%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div>Angela Brock-Kyle</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-indent: 10.65pt;">$6,684<br>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.65%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 17.52%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-indent: 16.95pt;">$225,000</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 23.72%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div>Donald A. Chubb, Jr.</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-indent: 10.65pt;">$14,625</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.65%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 17.52%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-indent: 16.95pt;">$256,000</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 23.72%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div>Dr. Jerry B. Farley</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-indent: 10.65pt;">$15,728</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.65%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 17.52%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-indent: 16.95pt;">$276,000</div>
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                <td style="width: 23.72%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div>Roman Friedrich III</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-indent: 10.65pt;">$15,176</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.65%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 17.52%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-indent: 16.95pt;">$266,000</div>
                </td>
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              <tr>
                <td style="width: 23.72%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div>Thomas Lydon, Jr.</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-indent: 10.65pt;">$6,684<br>
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                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.65%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 17.52%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-indent: 16.95pt;">$234,000</div>
                </td>
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              <tr>
                <td style="width: 23.72%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div>Ronald A. Nyberg</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-indent: 10.65pt;">$14,901</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.65%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 17.52%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-indent: 16.95pt;">$341,000</div>
                </td>
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              <tr>
                <td style="width: 23.72%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div>Maynard F. Oliverius(4)</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-indent: 10.65pt;">None<br>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.65%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 17.52%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-indent: 16.95pt;">$125,000</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 23.72%; vertical-align: bottom;">
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                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-indent: 10.65pt;">$7,355<br>
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                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.65%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 17.52%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-indent: 16.95pt;">$279,000</div>
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              <tr>
                <td style="width: 23.72%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div>Ronald E. Toupin, Jr.</div>
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                <td style="width: 18.56%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-indent: 10.65pt;">$18,626</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.65%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 17.52%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
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                  <div style="text-indent: 16.95pt;">$331,000</div>
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                  <div>As of the date of this SAI, the &#8220;Fund Complex&#8221; consists of seven closed-end funds, including the Fund, and 150 open-end funds. Because the funds in the Fund Complex have different fiscal year ends, the amounts shown in this column
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Name</div>
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                <td style="width: 36.36%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
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                <td style="width: 29.31%; vertical-align: bottom;">
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                <td style="width: 36.36%; vertical-align: bottom;">
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                    <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
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                    <div style="text-align: center;">$10,001-$50,000</div>
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                    <div>Sandra G. Sponem</div>
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                  <div style="background-color: #FFFFFF;">
                    <div>Amy J. Lee</div>
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                <td style="width: 36.36%; vertical-align: bottom;">
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Indemnification of Officers and Trustees; Limitations on Liability</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The governing documents of the Fund provide that the Fund will indemnify its Trustees and officers and may indemnify its employees or agents against liabilities
            and expenses incurred in connection with litigation in which they may be involved because of their positions with the Fund, to the fullest extent permitted by law. However, nothing in the governing documents of the Fund protects or indemnifies
            a trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Fund against any liability to which such person would otherwise be subject in the event of such person&#8217;s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved
            in the conduct of his or her position.</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">incurred by the Trustee in any proceeding arising out of or in connection with the Trustee&#8217;s service to the Fund, to the fullest extent permitted by the Declaration of Trust and
            By-Laws and the laws of the State of Delaware, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, unless it has been finally adjudicated that (i) the Trustee is subject to such expenses by reason of the
            Trustee&#8217;s not having acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action was in the best interests of the Fund or (ii) the Trustee is liable to the Fund or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
            negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office, as defined in Section 17(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Portfolio Management</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Sub-Adviser&#8217;s personnel with the responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio are B. Scott Minerd, Chief Investment Officer and Chief
            Executive Officer, Anne Bookwalter Walsh, Assistant Chief Investment Officer and Senior Managing Director, Steve Brown, Managing Director, and Adam Bloch, Director.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 26pt; margin-left: 10pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Other Accounts Managed by the Portfolio Managers.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The following table sets forth information about funds and accounts (including the Fund) for which the portfolio managers are primarily responsible for the
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                <td style="width: 20.09%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
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                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
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              <tr>
                <td style="width: 20.09%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.06%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 12.68%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 39.13%; vertical-align: bottom;" colspan="3">
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                <td style="width: 20.09%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">for Which Advisory Fee is</div>
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              <tr>
                <td style="width: 20.09%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
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                <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
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              <tr>
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                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.68%; vertical-align: bottom;">
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                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
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                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom;">
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                <td style="width: 20.09%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Pooled</div>
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                <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Registered</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Pooled</div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Name of</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.06%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Investment</div>
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                <td style="width: 12.68%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Investment</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Other</div>
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                <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom;">
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                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Investment</div>
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                <td style="width: 12.68%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
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                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
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                <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
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                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Vehicles</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Accounts</div>
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              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 20.09%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div>B. Scott Minerd</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.06%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">12</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.68%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">63</div>
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                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">130</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">0</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
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                    <div style="text-align: center;">39</div>
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                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
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                    <div style="text-align: center;">13</div>
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                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 20.09%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.06%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$25 billion</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.68%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$15.1 billion</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$0</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$10.3 billion</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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                    <div style="text-align: center;">$4.4 billion</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
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              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 20.09%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div>Anne Bookwalter Walsh</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.06%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">16</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.68%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">6</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">85</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">0</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
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                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">4</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 20.09%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.06%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$28.7 billion</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.68%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$2.9 billion</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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                    <div style="text-align: center;">$147.8 billion</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$0</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$2 billion</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$270 million</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);" colspan="8">&#160;</td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 20.09%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div>Steve Brown</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.06%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">13</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.68%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">6</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">20</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">0</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">3</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">4</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 20.09%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.06%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$27.7 billion</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.68%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$2.9 billion</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$13.5 billion</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$0</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$2 billion</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$270 million</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" colspan="8">&#160;</td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 20.09%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div>Adam Bloch</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.06%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">19</div>
                  </div>
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                <td style="width: 12.68%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">6</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">20</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">0</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">3</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">4</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 20.09%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.06%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$27.8 billion</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.68%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$2.9 billion</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$13.5 billion</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$0</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$2 billion</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.04%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$270 million</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 26pt; margin-left: 10pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Information Regarding Potential Conflicts of Interest.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Potential Conflicts Related to the Sale of Fund Shares</u>. The Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, (collectively, the &#8220;Advisers&#8221;), their affiliates and
            their respective employees may have relationships with distributors, consultants and others who recommend, or engage in transactions with or for, the Fund. The Fund and/or an Adviser or its affiliates may compensate such distributors,
            consultants and other parties in connection with such relationships. As a result of these relationships, distributors, consultants and other parties may have conflicts that create incentives for them to promote the Fund over other funds or
            financial products.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Advisers and their affiliates and the Fund may make payments to authorized dealers and other financial
            intermediaries and to salespersons to promote the Fund. These payments may be made out of the assets of an Adviser or its affiliates or amounts payable to an Adviser or its affiliates. These payments may create an incentive for such persons to
            highlight, feature or recommend the Fund over other funds or financial products.</div>
          <div style="clear: both; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;" id="DSPFPageBreakArea">
            <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" id="DSPFPageNumberArea"><font style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;" id="DSPFPageNumber">S-29</font></div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;"> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
            </font> </div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Potential Conflicts Related to Management of the Fund by the Advisers</u>. The following are descriptions of certain conflicts, financial or otherwise, that
            the Advisers and their employees may have in managing the Fund. The descriptions below are not intended to be a complete enumeration or explanation of all of the conflicts of interests that may arise from the business activities of the
            Advisers, their affiliates, or their respective clients. To address these and other actual or potential conflicts, the Advisers and the Fund have established various policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to identify and mitigate
            such conflicts and to ensure that such conflicts are appropriately resolved taking into consideration the best interest of all clients involved, consistent with the Advisers&#8217; fiduciary obligations and in accordance with applicable law. However,
            there can be no guarantee that these policies and procedures will be successful in every instance. In certain cases, transactions involving potential conflicts of interest described below may be elevated for review by a conflicts review
            committee, the members of which are senior personnel of the Advisers&#8217; affiliates and are not employees or clients of the Advisers.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Additional information about potential conflicts of interest regarding the Advisers is set forth in each Adviser&#8217;s Form ADV. A copy of Part 1 and Part 2A of
            each Adviser&#8217;s Form ADV is available on the SEC&#8217;s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>The Advisers and Their Affiliates Provide a Broad Array of Services and Have Various Investment Banking, Advisory and Other Relationships</u>. The Advisers
            are affiliates of Guggenheim Partners, LLC (&#8220;Guggenheim Partners&#8221;), which is a global, full service financial services firm. Guggenheim Partners and its affiliates, including the Advisers (collectively, &#8220;Guggenheim Entities&#8221;), provide their
            clients with a broad array of investment management, insurance, broker-dealer, investment banking and other similar services (&#8220;Other Business Activities&#8221;). These Other Business Activities create actual and potential conflicts of interest for
            the Advisers in managing the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">For example, the Other Business Activities may create conflicts between the interests of a Fund, on the one hand, and the interests of the Advisers, their
            affiliates and their respective other clients, on the other hand. The Advisers and their affiliates may act as advisers to clients in investment banking, loan arranging and structuring, financial advisory, asset management and other capacities
            related to securities and instruments that may be purchased, sold or held by a Fund, and the Advisers or an affiliate may issue, or be engaged as underwriter for the issuer of, securities and instruments that a Fund may (in accordance with
            applicable rules) purchase, sell or hold. At times, these activities may cause the Advisers and their affiliates to give advice to their clients that may cause these clients to take actions in conflict with or adverse to the interest of a Fund.
            In addition, Guggenheim Entities may take action that differs from, potentially conflicts with or is adverse to advice given or action taken for the Advisers&#8217; clients. The Guggenheim Entities and their respective officers, directors, managing
            directors, partners, employees and consultants may act in a proprietary capacity with long or short positions in securities and instruments of all types, including those that may be purchased, sold or held by a Fund. Such activities could
            affect the prices and availability of the securities and instruments that a Fund holds or that an Adviser seeks to buy or sell for a Fund&#8217;s account, which could adversely impact the financial returns of the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">These Other Business Activities may create other potential conflicts of interests in managing the Fund, may cause the Fund to be subject to additional
            regulatory limits and, in certain circumstances, may prevent a Fund from participating or limit a Fund&#8217;s participation in an investment opportunity that the Fund&#8217;s portfolio managers view to be favorable. As a result, activities and dealings of
            the Advisers and their affiliates may affect the Fund in ways that may disadvantage or restrict the Fund or be deemed to benefit an Adviser, its affiliates or other client accounts.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Advisers&#8217; and Their Affiliates&#8217; Activities on Behalf of Other Clients</u>. The Advisers and their affiliates currently manage and expect to continue to
            manage a variety of other client accounts, including (without limitation) separately managed accounts, open-end registered funds, closed-end registered funds, private funds and other collective investment vehicles, and may serve as asset or
            collateral manager or in other capacities for certain non-registered structured products (collectively, &#8220;Other Clients&#8221;). Investors in such Other Clients include insurance companies affiliated with or related to the Advisers, as described
            below. Other Clients invest pursuant to the same or different investment objectives, strategies and philosophies as those employed by the Fund and may seek to make or sell investments in the same securities, instruments, sectors or strategies
            as the Fund. There are no restrictions on the ability of an Adviser and its affiliates to manage Other Clients following the same, similar or different investment objectives, strategies and philosophies as those employed by the Fund. This
            &#8220;side-by-side&#8221; management of multiple accounts may create potential conflicts, particularly in circumstances where the availability or liquidity of investment opportunities is limited. Other Clients may also be subject to different legal
            restrictions or regulatory </div>
          <div style="clear: both; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;" id="DSPFPageBreakArea">
            <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" id="DSPFPageNumberArea"><font style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;" id="DSPFPageNumber">S-30</font></div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;"> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
            </font> </div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">regimes than the Fund. Regardless of the similarity in investment objectives and strategies between the Fund and Other Clients, the Advisers may give advice and recommend
            investments to Other Clients that may differ from advice given to, or investments bought or sold for, the Fund, and the Fund and Other Clients may vote differently on or take or refrain from taking different actions with respect to the same
            security or instrument, which may be disadvantageous to the Fund and adversely affect their performance.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The investment policies, fee arrangements and other characteristics of the Fund may also vary from those of Other Clients. In some cases, the Advisers or an
            affiliate may receive a potentially larger financial benefit from managing one or more such Other Clients as compared to the Fund (for example, some Other Clients are charged performance or incentive fees constituting a percentage of profits or
            gains), which may provide an incentive to favor such Other Clients over the Fund or to recommend favorable investments to Other Clients who pay higher fees or who have the potential to generate greater fees over the Fund. The Advisers on behalf
            of the Fund or Other Clients may, pursuant to one transaction or in a series of transactions over time, invest in different parts of an issuer&#8217;s or borrower&#8217;s capital structure (including but not limited to investments in public versus private
            securities, investments in debt versus equity, or investments in senior versus subordinated debt or when the same or similar investments have different rights or benefits), depending on the respective client&#8217;s investment objectives and
            policies. Relevant issuers or borrowers may also include special purpose issuers or borrowers in structured finance, asset backed, collateralized loan obligation, collateralized debt obligation or similar transactions. As a result of the
            foregoing, the interests of one group of clients could conflict with those of other clients with respect to the same issuer or borrower. In managing such investments, the Advisers will consider the interests of all affected clients in deciding
            what actions to take with respect to a given issuer or borrower, but at times will pursue or enforce rights on behalf of some clients in a manner that may have an adverse effect on, or result in asymmetrical financial outcomes to, other clients
            owning a different, including more senior or junior, investment in the same issuer or borrower. In these types of scenarios, the Advisers may occasionally engage and appoint an independent party to provide independent analysis or
            recommendations with respect to consents, proxy voting, or other similar shareholder or debt holder rights decision (or a series of consents, votes or similar decisions) pertaining to the Fund and other clients. These potential conflicts of
            interests between the Advisers&#8217; clients may become more pronounced in situations in which an issuer or borrower experiences financial or operational challenges, or as a result of a Fund&#8217;s use of certain investment strategies, including small
            capitalization, emerging market, distressed or less liquid strategies.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Adviser Activities on Behalf of Affiliated or Related Accounts</u>. To the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and other laws, the Advisers, from time to time,
            may initiate or recommend transactions in the loans or securities of companies in which the Advisers, their related persons, or their respective affiliates have a controlling or other material direct or indirect interest.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Sammons Enterprises, Inc. (&#8220;Sammons&#8221;), a diversified company with several insurance company subsidiaries, is the largest single equity holder in Guggenheim
            Capital, LLC (&#8220;Guggenheim Capital&#8221;), the Advisers&#8217; ultimate parent company. Sammons has relationships with the Advisers and various Guggenheim Entities. In addition, Guggenheim Capital wholly owns Guggenheim Life and Annuity Company and Clear
            Spring Life Insurance Company (together with Sammons, the &#8220;Affiliated Insurance Companies&#8221;). Certain Affiliated Insurance Companies and their subsidiaries are advisory clients of the Advisers and, accordingly, pay the Advisers a substantial
            amount of annual fees for advisory services. Sammons is the largest individual stakeholder of the Advisers and the largest individual source of annual advisory fees paid to the Advisers.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Furthermore, some officers and directors of Guggenheim Capital and its subsidiaries, including the Advisers (&#8220;Guggenheim Related Persons&#8221;), have economic
            interests or voting interests in companies, including insurance companies that are advisory clients of the Advisers. Guggenheim Related Persons from time to time enter into transactions, including loans and other financings, with these
            companies. Some Guggenheim Related Persons also may have economic interests or voting interests in issuers, which may be controlling or otherwise material interests, or may serve as a director on the board of issuers, in which the Advisers have
            invested or will invest on behalf of their clients or to which the Advisers have provided or will provide financing on behalf of their clients. Additionally, Guggenheim Related Persons may have direct or indirect investments in and/or have
            financial or other relationships with some of the Advisers&#8217; clients or other investment vehicles that may create potential conflicts of interest. Sammons and certain advisory or other clients in which Guggenheim Related Persons have interests
            have provided, and from time to time may provide, significant loans and other financing to an Adviser and its affiliates. In addition, Guggenheim Related Persons have direct or indirect proprietary or personal investments in and/or have
            financial or </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">other relationships with financial industry participants or other entities (including trading platforms) that may perform services on behalf of, or in connection with, investments
            made by the Advisers on behalf of their clients. The Advisers do not expect these transactions to be material.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The relationships described above create potential conflicts of interest for the Advisers in managing the Fund and could create an incentive for an Adviser to
            favor the interests of these companies over its clients. These incentives are more pronounced where an Adviser has multiple relationships with the client. For example, the Advisers have invested, and may in the future invest, on behalf of its
            clients in issuers or transactions in which Affiliated Insurance Companies or Guggenheim Related Persons have direct and/or indirect interests, which may include a controlling or significant beneficial interest. In addition, Guggenheim Related
            Persons and the accounts of Affiliated Insurance Companies and other Adviser clients have invested, and may in the future invest, in securities at different levels of the capital structure of the same issuer, in some cases at the same time and
            in other cases at different times as the Fund and other clients of the Advisers. The following conflicts may arise in such situations: (i) enforcement of rights or determination not to enforce rights by the Advisers on behalf of the Fund and
            other clients may have an adverse effect on the interests of its affiliates or related persons, and vice versa, (ii) the Advisers may have an incentive to invest client funds in the issuer or borrower to either facilitate or obtain preferable
            terms for a proposed investment by an affiliate or related person in such issuer or borrower, or (iii) the Advisers may have an incentive to preserve or protect the value or rights associated with an existing economic interest of an affiliate
            or related person in the issuer or borrower, which may have an adverse effect on the interests of other clients, including the Fund. In addition, the Advisers may be subject to conflicts of interest with respect to financial industry
            participants or other entities (including trading platforms) because transactions on or through such platforms may result in compensation directly being paid to these entities that indirectly benefits Guggenheim Related Persons.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Advisers mitigate potential conflicts of interest in the foregoing and similar situations, including through policies and procedures (i) designed to
            identify and mitigate conflicts of interest on a transaction-by-transaction basis and (ii) that require investment decisions for all client accounts be made independently from those of other client accounts and be made with specific reference
            to the individual needs and objectives of each client account, without consideration of the Advisers&#8217; pecuniary or investment interests (or those of their respective employees or affiliates). The Fund and the Advisers also maintain procedures
            to comply with applicable laws, notably relevant provisions of the 1940 Act that prohibit Fund transactions with affiliates (or exemptive rules thereunder).</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Allocation of Investment Opportunities</u>. As described above, the Advisers and their affiliates currently manage and expect to continue to manage Other
            Clients that may invest pursuant to the same or different strategies as those employed by the Fund, and such Other Clients could be viewed as being in competition with the Fund for appropriate investment opportunities, particularly where there
            is limited capacity with respect to such investment opportunities. The investment policies, fee arrangements and other circumstances of the Fund may vary from those of the Other Clients, and the Advisers may face potential conflicts of interest
            because the Advisers may have an incentive to favor particular client accounts (such as client accounts that pay performance-based fees) over other client accounts that may be less lucrative in the allocation of investment opportunities.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In order to minimize execution costs for clients, trades in the same security transacted on behalf of more than one client will generally be aggregated (i.e.,
            blocked or bunched) by an Adviser, unless it believes that doing so would conflict or otherwise be inconsistent with its duty to seek best execution for the clients and/or the terms of the respective investment advisory contracts and other
            agreements and understandings relating to the clients for which trades are being aggregated. When an Adviser believes that it can effectively obtain best execution for the clients by aggregating trades, it will do so for all clients
            participating in the trade for which aggregated trades are consistent with the respective investment advisory contracts, investment guidelines, and other agreements and understandings relating to the clients.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Advisers have implemented policies and procedures that govern the allocation of investment opportunities among clients in a fair and equitable manner,
            taking into account the needs and financial objectives of the clients, their specific objectives and constraints for each account, as well as prevailing market conditions. If an investment opportunity would be appropriate for more than one
            client, an Adviser may be required to choose among those clients in allocating the opportunity, or to allocate less of the opportunity to a client than it would ideally allocate if it did not have to allocate to multiple clients. In addition,
            an Adviser may determine that an investment opportunity is appropriate for a particular client account, but not for another.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Advisers allocate transactions on an objective basis and in a manner designed to assure that no participating client is favored over any other
            participating client over time. If an investment is suitable and desirable for more than one client account, an initial allocation study will be determined based upon demand ascertained from the portfolio managers. With respect to fixed income
            and private equity assets, this initial allocation study is overseen by a central allocation group and generally reflects a pro rata participation in the investment opportunity among the participating client accounts that expressed demand.
            Final allocation decisions are made or verified independently by the central allocation group. With respect to public equity securities and public equity-related securities, the allocation generally reflects a pro rata participation in the
            investment opportunity among participating client accounts. Allocations may be adjusted under specific circumstances, such as situations of scarcity where pro rata allocations would result in de minimis positions or odd lots.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The application of relevant allocation factors may result in non-pro rata allocations, and particular client accounts (including client accounts in which the
            Advisers and their affiliates or related persons, or their respective officers, directors or employees, including portfolio managers or senior managers, have an interest) may receive an allocation when other client accounts do not or receive a
            greater than pro-rata allocation. There can be no assurance that a particular investment opportunity will be allocated in any particular manner, and circumstances may occur in which an allocation could have adverse effects on a Fund with
            respect to the price or size of securities positions obtainable or saleable. All of the foregoing procedures could in certain circumstances adversely affect the price paid or received by a Fund or the size of the position purchased or sold by a
            Fund (including prohibiting a Fund from purchasing a position) or may limit the rights that a Fund may exercise with respect to an investment.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Allocation of Limited Time and Attention</u>. The portfolio managers for the Fund may devote as much time to the Fund as the Advisers deem appropriate to
            perform their duties in accordance with reasonable commercial standards and the Advisers&#8217; duties. However, as described above, these portfolio managers are presently committed to and expect to be committed in the future to providing investment
            advisory and other services for Other Clients and engage in Other Business Activities in which the Fund may have no interest. As a result of these separate business activities, an Adviser may have conflicts of interest in allocating management
            time, services and functions among the Fund and Other Business Activities or Other Clients in that the time and effort of the Fund&#8217;s portfolio managers would not be devoted exclusively to the business of the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Potential Restrictions and Issues Related to Material Non-Public Information</u>. By reason of Other Business Activities as well as services and advice
            provided to Other Clients, the Advisers and their affiliates may acquire confidential or material non-public information and may be restricted from initiating transactions in certain securities and instruments. The Advisers will not be free to
            divulge, or to act upon, any such confidential or material non-public information and, due to these restrictions, an Adviser may be unable to initiate a transaction for a Fund&#8217;s account that it otherwise might have initiated. As a result, a
            Fund may be frozen in an investment position that it otherwise might have liquidated or closed out or may not be able to acquire a position that it might otherwise have acquired.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Valuation of the Fund&#8217;s Investments</u>. Fund assets are valued in accordance with the Fund&#8217;s valuation procedures. The valuation of a security or other
            asset for the Fund may differ from the value ascribed to the same asset by affiliates of an Adviser (particularly difficult-to-value assets) or Other Clients because, among other things, they may have procedures that differ from the Fund&#8217;s
            procedures or may have access to different information or pricing vendors or use different models or techniques. The Advisers play a role in the valuation of Fund assets and may face a potential conflict with respect to such valuations.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Investments in Other Guggenheim Funds</u>. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Fund may invest in other funds sponsored, managed, advised or
            sub-advised by the Advisers. Investments by a Fund in such funds present potential conflicts of interest, including potential incentives to invest in smaller or newer funds to increase asset levels or provide greater viability and to invest in
            funds managed by the portfolio manager(s) of the Fund. As disclosed in the Prospectus and this SAI, the Advisers have agreed to waive certain fees associated with these investments. In other circumstances, the Advisers may make investments for
            clients for various portfolio management purposes in limited partnerships or similar vehicles that are managed or otherwise serviced by affiliates of the Advisers that will be compensated for such services.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Potential Conflicts Associated with the Advisers and Their Affiliates Acting in Multiple Capacities Simultaneously.</u></div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u> <br>
            </u></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Principal and Cross Transactions</u>. The Advisers may, to the extent permitted under applicable law, effect client cross transactions where an Adviser
            causes a transaction to be effected between a Fund and an Other Client; provided, that conditions set forth in SEC rules under the 1940 Act are followed. Cross transactions present an inherent conflict of interest because an Adviser represents
            the interests of both the selling account and the buying account in the same transaction, and the Adviser could seek to treat one party to the cross transaction more favorably than the other party. The Advisers have policies and procedures
            designed to mitigate these conflicts and help ensure that any cross transactions are in the best interests of, and appropriate for, all clients involved and the transactions are consistent with the Advisers&#8217; fiduciary duties and obligation to
            seek best execution and applicable rules.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Advisers and Their Affiliates May Act in Multiple Commercial Capacities</u>. Subject to applicable law and subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act and
            rules thereunder, an Adviser may cause the Fund to invest in securities, bank loans or other obligations of companies or structured product vehicles that result in commissions, initial or ongoing fees, or other remuneration paid to (and
            retained by) an Adviser or one of its affiliates. Such investments may include (i) investments that an Adviser or one of its affiliates originated, arranged or placed; (ii) investments in which the Advisers&#8217; affiliate provided investment
            banking, financial advisory or similar services to a party involved in the transaction to which the investment relates (such as acquisition financing in a transaction in which the Advisers&#8217; affiliate represented the buyer or seller); (iii)
            investments where an Adviser or its affiliates provided other services to a transaction participant or other third party; (iv) investments where an Adviser or one of its affiliates acts as the collateral agent, administrator, originator,
            manager, or other service provider; and (v) investments that are secured or otherwise backed by collateral that could include assets originated, sold or financed by an Adviser or its affiliates, investment funds or pools managed by an Adviser
            or its affiliates or assets or obligations managed by an Adviser or its affiliates. Commissions, fees, or other remuneration payable to an Adviser or its affiliates in these transactions may present a potential conflict in that the Adviser may
            be viewed as having an incentive to purchase such investments to earn, or facilitate its affiliates&#8217; ability to earn, such additional fees or compensation.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In some circumstances, and also subject to applicable law, the Advisers may cause the Fund to invest in or provide financing to issuers or borrowers, or
            otherwise participate in transactions, in which the issuer, borrower or another transaction party (such as a placement agent or arranger) is, or is a subsidiary or affiliate of or otherwise related to, (a) an Other Client or (b) a company with
            which Guggenheim Related Persons, or officers or employees of the Advisers, have investment, financial or other interests or relationships (including but not limited to directorships or equivalent roles). The financial interests of the
            Advisers&#8217; affiliates or their related persons in issuers or borrowers create potential conflict between the economic interests of these affiliates or related persons and the interests of the Advisers&#8217; clients. In addition, to the extent that a
            potential issuer or borrower (or one of its affiliates) is an advisory client of an Adviser, or an Adviser&#8217;s advisory client is a lender or financing provider to an Adviser or its affiliates (including a parent), a potential conflict may exist
            as the Adviser may have an incentive to favor the interests of those clients relative to those of its other clients.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Because of limitations imposed by applicable law, notably by provisions of the 1940 Act and rules thereunder, the involvement or presence of the Advisers&#8217;
            affiliates in the offerings described above or the financial markets more broadly may restrict a Fund&#8217;s ability to acquire some securities or loans, even if they would otherwise be desirable investments for the Fund, or affect the timing or
            price of such acquisitions or the sale of an investment, which may adversely affect Fund performance.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Subject to applicable law and regulation, personnel of the Guggenheim Entities may support the overall investment management functions of the Advisers but may
            be subject to potential conflicts of interest with respect to certain investment opportunities and, as such, may have an incentive to identify investment opportunities for, and allocate investment opportunities to, third-parties. Similarly, to
            the extent that other Guggenheim Entities sponsor and manage funds that compete with the Fund&#8217;s investment programs, these funds may reduce capacity otherwise available to the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Advisers and their affiliates may create, write, sell, issue, invest in or act as placement agent or distributor
            of derivative instruments related to the Fund, or with respect to portfolio holdings of the Fund, or which may be otherwise based on or seek to replicate or hedge the performance of the Fund. Such derivative transactions, and any associated
            hedging activity, may differ from and be adverse to the interests of the Fund.</div>
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            </font> </div>
          <div style="text-indent: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Present and future activities of the Advisers and their affiliates (and the role and relationships of the Advisers&#8217; personnel with other Guggenheim Entities),
            in addition to those described in this SAI, may give rise to additional or different conflicts of interest.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Portfolio Manager Compensation</u>. As discussed above, portfolio managers may own Fund shares and a portion of their compensation may include equity in the
            form of shares of certain funds (other than the Fund) managed by the particular portfolio manager. As a result, a potential conflict of interest may arise to the extent a portfolio manager owns or has an interest in shares of a specific fund
            that he or she manages. These personal investments may create an incentive for a portfolio manager to favor such fund(s) over other advisory clients, including the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Securities Ownership of the Portfolio Manager. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As of May 31, 2020, the
              dollar range of equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by the portfolio manager is shown below:</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">B. Scott Minerd: None </div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Anne Bookwalter Walsh: Over $100,000</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Steve Brown: None</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Adam Bloch: None </div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Investment Adviser</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (&#8220;Guggenheim Funds&#8221;), acts as the Fund&#8217;s investment adviser pursuant to an advisory agreement between the Fund and the
            Investment Adviser (the &#8220;Advisory Agreement&#8221;). The Investment Adviser is a registered investment adviser and acts as investment adviser to a number of closed-end and open-end investment companies. The Investment Adviser is a Delaware limited
            liability company with principal offices located at 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Guggenheim Funds is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, LLC (&#8220;Guggenheim Partners&#8221;). Guggenheim Partners is a diversified financial services firm
            with wealth management, capital markets, investment management and proprietary investing businesses, whose clients are a mix of individuals, family offices, endowments, foundation insurance companies and other institutions that have entrusted
            Guggenheim Partners with the supervision of more than $270 billion of assets as of June 30, 2020. Guggenheim Partners is headquartered in Chicago and New York with a global network of offices throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Advisory Agreement</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Investment Adviser is responsible for the management of the Fund. The Investment Adviser furnishes office
            facilities and equipment and clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services on behalf of the Fund and oversees the activities of the Fund&#8217;s Sub-Adviser. The Investment Adviser provides all services through the medium of any directors,
            officers or employees of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates as the Investment Adviser deems appropriate in order to fulfill its obligations and pays the compensation of all officers and Trustees of the Fund who are its affiliates. For
            services rendered by the Investment Adviser on behalf of the Fund under the Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Investment Adviser a fee, payable monthly in arrears at an annual rate equal to 1.00% of the Fund&#8217;s average daily Managed Assets.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Pursuant to its terms, the Advisory Agreement continues from year to year if approved annually (i) by a vote of a majority of the Fund&#8217;s Board of Trustees or by a
            vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund at the time outstanding and entitled to vote and (ii) by a vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Advisory Agreement or
            &#8220;interested persons&#8221; (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Advisory Agreement terminates automatically on its assignment and may be terminated without
            penalty on 60 days&#8217; written notice at the option of either party thereto. Termination by the Fund shall be directed or approved by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Fund in office at the time or by a vote of the holders of a majority
            of the voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund at the time outstanding and entitled to vote.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Advisory Agreement provides that, in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard for its obligations and duties
            thereunder, the Investment Adviser is not liable for any error or judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund (or its agents) in connection with the performance of the Advisory Agreement.</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Advisory Fee</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Fiscal Year Ended May 31,</div>
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                <td style="width: 12.98%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">2020</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.15%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">2019</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.88%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">2018</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 61%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div>The Investment Adviser received advisory fees of</div>
                  </div>
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                <td style="width: 12.98%; vertical-align: top;">
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                    <div style="text-align: center;">$6,687,147</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.15%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$5,844,005</div>
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                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.88%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$5,125,186</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>

          </table>
          <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Sub-Adviser</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC acts as the Fund&#8217;s investment Sub-Adviser pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement among the Fund, the
            Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser (the &#8220;Sub-Advisory Agreement&#8221;). The Sub-Adviser is a Delaware limited liability company with principal offices at 100 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, California 90401. The Sub-Adviser is a registered
            investment adviser.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Sub-Advisory Agreement</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Under the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Adviser manages the portfolio of the Fund in accordance with its stated investment objective and policies
            makes investment decisions for the Fund, places orders to purchase and sell securities on behalf of the Fund and manages its other business and affairs, all subject to the supervision and direction of the Fund&#8217;s Board of Trustees and the
            Investment Adviser. For services rendered by the Sub-Adviser on behalf of the Fund under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Investment Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a fee, payable monthly in arrears at an annual rate equal to 0.50% of the Fund&#8217;s
            average daily Managed Assets, less 0.50% of the Fund&#8217;s average daily assets attributable to any investments by the Fund in Affiliated Investment Funds.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Sub-Advisory Agreement continues from year to year if approved annually (i) by a vote of a majority of the Fund&#8217;s Board of Trustees or by a vote of a majority
            of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund at the time outstanding and entitled to vote and (ii) by a vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Sub-Advisory Agreement or &#8220;interested
            persons&#8221; (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Sub-Advisory Agreement terminates automatically on its assignment and may be terminated without penalty
            on 60 days&#8217; written notice at the option of either party thereto. Termination by the Fund shall be directed or approved by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Fund in office at the time or by a vote of the holders of a majority of the
            voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund at the time outstanding and entitled to vote.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Sub-Advisory Agreement provides that, in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard for its obligations and duties
            thereunder, the Sub-Adviser is not liable for any error or judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund (or its agents) in connection with the performance of the Sub-Advisory Agreement.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Pursuant to a Trademark Sublicense Agreement, Guggenheim Partners has granted to the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser the right to use the name &#8220;Guggenheim&#8221;
            in the name of the Fund, and the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser have agreed that the name &#8220;Guggenheim&#8221; is Guggenheim Partners&#8217; property. In the event the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser cease to act in such capacities for the
            Fund, the Fund will change its name to one not including &#8220;Guggenheim.&#8221;</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Sub-Advisory Fee</div>
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              <tr>
                <td style="width: 61%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 12.98%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.15%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 12.88%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 61%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 39%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;" colspan="3">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Fiscal Year Ended May 31,</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 61%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 12.98%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">2020</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.15%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">2019</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.88%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">2018</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 61%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div>The Sub-Adviser received sub-advisory fees of</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.98%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$3,343,574</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.15%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$2,922,003</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.88%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$2,562,593</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>

          </table>
          <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Other Agreements</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Administration Agreement. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">MUFG Investor Services (US) LLC (formerly Rydex
              Fund Services, LLC) (&#8220;MUFG&#8221;), serves as administrator to the Fund. Pursuant to an administration agreement, MUFG is responsible for providing administrative services to the Fund. For the services, the Fund pays MUFG a fee, accrued daily and
              paid monthly, at the annual rate equal to 0.0275% of the first $200 million in average daily Managed Assets, 0.0200% of the next $300 million in average daily Managed Assets, $0.0150% of the next $500 million in average daily Managed Assets,
              and 0.0100% of average daily Managed Assets above $1 billion.</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" id="DSPFPageNumberArea"><font style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;" id="DSPFPageNumber">S-36</font></div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
            </font> </div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Prior to October 4, 2016, MUFG (formerly Rydex Fund Services, LLC) was an affiliate of the Adviser. On October 4, 2016, Guggenheim completed a sale of Rydex Fund
            Services, LLC to MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing group of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, and Rydex Fund Services, LLC was renamed MUFG Investor Services (US) LLC.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Administration Fee.</div>
          <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="z8c34581980cb47d2bcb9fad62a7bce01" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left; color: #000000;">

              <tr>
                <td style="width: 61%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 12.98%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.15%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 12.88%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 61%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 39%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;" colspan="3">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Fiscal Year Ended May 31,</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 61%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 12.98%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">2020</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.15%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">2019</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.88%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">2018</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 61%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div>MUFG received administration fees of</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.98%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$140,307</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.15%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$127,660</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.88%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$116,697</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>

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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Fund Accounting Agreement. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">MUFG also serves as fund
              accounting agent to the Fund. Pursuant to a fund accounting agreement, MUFG performs certain accounting services. For the services, the Fund pays MUFG a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate equal to 0.0300% of the first
              $200 million in average daily Managed Assets, 0.0150% of the next $300 million in average daily Managed Assets, 0.0100% of the next $500 million in average daily Managed Assets, and 0.0075% of average daily Managed Assets above $1 billion,
              subject to a minimum fee of $50,000 per year, and reimburses MUFG for certain out-of-pocket expenses.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Fund Accounting Fee.</div>
          <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="zcbbb776fcf59466187763bbcdead9a56" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left; color: #000000;">

              <tr>
                <td style="width: 61%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 12.98%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 13.15%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 12.88%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 61%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 39%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;" colspan="3">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Fiscal Year Ended May 31,</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 61%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 12.98%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">2020</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.15%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">2019</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.88%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">2018</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 61%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div>MUFG received fund accounting fees of</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.98%; vertical-align: top;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$140,927</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 13.15%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$130,309</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 12.88%; vertical-align: bottom;">
                  <div style="background-color: #CCEEFF;">
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$122,133</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
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          <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
            </font> </div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Subject to policies established by the Board of Trustees of the Fund, the Sub-Adviser is responsible for placing purchase and sale orders and the allocation of
            brokerage on behalf of the Fund. Transactions in equity securities are in most cases effected on U.S. stock exchanges and involve the payment of negotiated brokerage commissions. In general, there may be no stated commission in the case of
            securities traded in over-the-counter markets, but the prices of those securities may include undisclosed commissions or mark-ups. Principal transactions are not entered into with affiliates of the Fund. The Fund has no obligations to deal with
            any broker or group of brokers in executing transactions in portfolio securities. In executing transactions, the Sub-Adviser seeks to obtain the best price and execution for the Fund, taking into account such factors as price, size of order,
            difficulty of execution and operational facilities of the firm involved and the firm&#8217;s risk in positioning a block of securities. While the Sub-Adviser generally seeks reasonably competitive commission rates, the Fund does not necessarily pay
            the lowest commission available.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Subject to obtaining the best price and execution, brokers who provide supplemental research, market and statistical information to the Sub-Adviser or its
            affiliates may receive orders for transactions by the Fund. The term &#8220;research, market and statistical information&#8221; includes advice as to the value of securities, and advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities, and the
            availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities, and furnishing analyses and reports concerning issues, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy and the performance of accounts. Information so
            received will be in addition to and not in lieu of the services required to be performed by the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, and the expenses of the Sub-Adviser will not necessarily be reduced as a result of the receipt of such
            supplemental information. Such information may be useful to the Sub-Adviser and its affiliates in providing services to clients other than the Fund, and not all such information is used by the Sub-Adviser in connection with the Fund.
            Conversely, such information provided to the Sub-Adviser and its affiliates by brokers and dealers through whom other clients of the Sub-Adviser and its affiliates effect securities transactions may be useful to the Sub-Adviser in providing
            services to the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Although investment decisions for the Fund are made independently from those of the other accounts managed by the Sub-Adviser and its affiliates, investments of
            the kind made by the Fund may also be made by those other accounts. When the same securities are purchased for or sold by the Fund and any of such other accounts, it is the policy of the Sub-Adviser and its affiliates to allocate such purchases
            and sales in the manner deemed fair and equitable to all of the accounts, including the Fund.</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" id="DSPFPageNumberArea"><font style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;" id="DSPFPageNumber">S-37</font></div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
            </font> </div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Commissions Paid. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Unless otherwise disclosed below, the Fund paid no
              commissions to affiliated brokers during the last three fiscal years. The Fund paid approximately the following commissions to brokers during the fiscal years shown:</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
            </font> </div>
          <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="z9dc7acaeb9194da5ad128fda08a1cb45" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left; color: #000000;">

              <tr>
                <td style="width: 56.56%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 21.22%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 22.22%; vertical-align: middle;">&#160;</td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 56.56%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Fiscal Year Ended May 31,</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.22%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">All Brokers</div>
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                <td style="width: 22.22%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Affiliated Brokers</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 25%; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div>2020<font style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
                      </font></div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 25%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">$44,886</td>
                <td style="width: 50%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">$0</td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 56.56%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div>2019</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.22%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$32,327</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.22%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$0</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 56.56%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div>2018</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.22%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$47,327</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 22.22%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">$0</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 56.56%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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                      </div>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.22%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 22.22%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">&#160;Percentages:</td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 56.56%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div>Percentage of aggregate brokerage commissions paid to</div>
                  </div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 21.22%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 22.22%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 56.56%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
                  <div>
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                  </div>
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                <td style="width: 21.22%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 22.22%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width: 56.56%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>
                    <div>Percentage of aggregate dollar amount of transactions</div>
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                <td style="width: 22.22%; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
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                  <div>
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                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center;">0%</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020, the Fund paid $0 in brokerage commissions on transactions totaling $0 to brokers selected primarily on
            the basis of research services provided to the Investment Adviser or the Sub-Adviser.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The following discussion is a brief summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations affecting the Fund and the ownership and disposition of the Fund&#8217;s
            Common Shares. Except as otherwise noted, this discussion assumes you are a taxable U.S. person and that you hold your Common Shares as capital assets for U.S. federal income tax purposes (generally, assets held for investment). This discussion
            is based upon current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#8220;Code&#8221;), the regulations promulgated thereunder and judicial and administrative authorities, all of which are subject to change or differing interpretations
            by the courts or the Internal Revenue Service (the &#8220;IRS&#8221;), possibly with retroactive effect. No attempt is made to present a detailed explanation of all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax concerns affecting the Fund and its Common
            Shareholders (including Common Shareholders subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax law). No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any of the tax
            aspects set forth below.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The discussions set forth herein and in the prospectus do not constitute tax advice and potential investors are urged to consult their own tax
            advisers to determine the specific U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences to them of investing in the Fund.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Taxation of the Fund</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund has elected and intends to continue to be treated and to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code. Accordingly,
            the Fund must, among other things, (i) derive in each taxable year at least 90% of its gross income from (a) dividends, interest (including tax-exempt interest), payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains from the sale or
            other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including gain from options, futures and forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or foreign currencies and (b)
            net income derived from interests in &#8220;qualified publicly traded partnerships&#8221; (as defined in the Code) (the &#8220;Gross Income Test&#8221;); and (ii) diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of each taxable year (a) at least 50% of the
            market value of the Fund&#8217;s total assets is represented by cash and cash items, U.S. Government securities, the securities of other regulated investment companies and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect of any one
            issuer, to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of the Fund&#8217;s total assets and not more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer and (b) not more than 25% of the market value of the Fund&#8217;s total assets is invested in
            the securities (other than U.S. government securities and the securities of other regulated investment companies) of (I) any one issuer, (II) any two or more issuers that the Fund controls and that are determined to be engaged in the same
            business or similar or related trades or businesses or (III) any one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships. Generally, a qualified publicly traded partnership includes a partnership the interests of which are traded on an established
            securities market or readily tradable on a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof).</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As long as the Fund qualifies as a regulated investment company, the Fund generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on income and gains that the
            Fund distributes to its Common Shareholders, provided that it distributes each taxable year at least 90% of the sum of (i) the Fund&#8217;s investment company taxable income (which includes, among other items, dividends, interest, the excess of any
            net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss, and other taxable income, other than any net capital gain (defined below), reduced by deductible expenses) determined without regard to the deduction for dividends and distributions
            paid and (ii) the Fund&#8217;s net tax-exempt interest (the excess of its gross tax-exempt interest over certain disallowed deductions). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of such income each year. The Fund will be subject to income tax
            at regular corporate rates on any taxable income or gains that it does not distribute to its Common Shareholders.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Code imposes a 4% nondeductible excise tax on the Fund to the extent the Fund does not distribute by the end of any calendar year at least the sum of (i) 98%
            of its ordinary income (not taking into account any capital gain or loss) for the calendar year and (ii) 98.2% of its capital gain in excess of its capital loss (adjusted for certain ordinary losses) for a one-year period generally ending on
            October 31 of the calendar year. In addition, the minimum amounts that must be distributed in any year to avoid the excise tax will be increased or decreased to reflect any under-distribution or over-distribution, as the case may be, from the
            previous year. While the Fund intends to distribute any income and capital gain in the manner necessary to minimize imposition of the 4% nondeductible excise tax, there can be no assurance that sufficient amounts of the Fund&#8217;s taxable income
            and capital gain will be distributed to avoid entirely the imposition of the excise tax. In that event, the Fund will be liable for the excise tax only on the amount by which it does not meet the foregoing distribution requirement.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If for any taxable year the Fund does not qualify as a regulated investment company, all of its taxable income (including its net capital gain, which consists of
            the excess of its net long-term capital gain over its net short-term capital loss) will be subject to tax at regular corporate rates without any deduction for distributions to Common Shareholders, and such distributions will be taxable to the
            Common Shareholders as ordinary dividends to the extent of the Fund&#8217;s current or accumulated earnings and profits. Such dividends, however, would generally be eligible (i) to be treated as qualified dividend income in the case of certain
            non-corporate U.S. Common Shareholders (including individuals) and (ii) for the dividends received deduction in the case of corporate Common Shareholders, subject, in each case, to certain holding period requirements. To qualify again to be
            taxed as a regulated investment company in a subsequent year, the Fund would be required to distribute to its Common Shareholders its earnings and profits attributable to non-regulated investment company years. If the Fund fails to qualify as a
            regulated investment company for a period greater than two taxable years, the Fund may be required to recognize and pay tax on any net built-in gains with respect to certain of its assets (i.e., the excess of the aggregate gains, including
            items of income, over aggregate losses that would have been realized with respect to such assets if the Fund had been liquidated) or, alternatively, to elect to be subject to taxation on such built-in gain recognized for a period of five years,
            in order to qualify as a regulated investment company in a subsequent year.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s Investments</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Certain of the Fund&#8217;s investment practices are subject to special and complex U.S. federal income tax provisions (including mark-to-market, constructive sale,
            straddle, wash sale, short sale and other rules) that may, among other things, (i) disallow, suspend or otherwise limit the allowance of certain losses or deductions, including the dividends received deduction, (ii) convert lower taxed
            long-term capital gains or &#8220;qualified dividend income&#8221; into higher taxed short-term capital gains or ordinary income, (iii) convert ordinary loss or a deduction into capital loss (the deductibility of which is more limited), (iv) cause the Fund
            to recognize income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash, (v) adversely affect the time as to when a purchase or sale of stock or securities is deemed to occur, (vi) adversely alter the characterization of certain complex financial
            transactions and (vii) produce income that will not be &#8220;qualified&#8221; income for purposes of the 90% annual gross income requirement described above. These U.S. federal income tax provisions could therefore affect the amount, timing and character
            of distributions to Common Shareholders. The Fund intends to monitor its transactions and may make certain tax elections and may be required to dispose of securities to mitigate the effect of these provisions and prevent disqualification of the
            Fund as a regulated investment company. Additionally, the Fund may be required to limit its activities in derivative instruments in order to enable it to maintain its regulated investment company status.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Certain debt securities acquired by the Fund may be treated as having been issued with original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Generally,
            the amount of the original issue discount is treated as interest income and is included in taxable income (and required to be distributed by the Fund in order to qualify as a regulated investment company and avoid U.S. federal income tax or the
            4% excise tax on undistributed income) </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">over the term of the security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, usually when the debt security matures. Other investments may similarly require
            the Fund to recognize taxable income without a corresponding receipt of cash.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Certain types of income received by the Fund from REITS, REMICs, taxable mortgage pools or other investments may cause the Fund to report some or all of its
            distributions as &#8220;excess inclusion income.&#8221; To Fund Common Shareholders such excess inclusion income will (i) constitute taxable income, as &#8220;unrelated business taxable income&#8221; (&#8220;UBTI&#8221;) for those Common Shareholders who would otherwise be
            tax-exempt such as individual retirement accounts, 401(k) accounts, Keogh plans, pension plans and certain charitable entities, (ii) not be offset against net operating losses for tax purposes, (iii) not be eligible for reduced U.S. withholding
            for non-U.S. Common Shareholders even from tax treaty countries and (iv) cause the Fund to be subject to tax if certain &#8220;disqualified organizations,&#8221; as defined by the Code (which includes charitable remainder trusts), are Fund Common
            Shareholders.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Gain or loss on the sales of securities by the Fund will generally be long-term capital gain or loss if the securities have been held by the Fund for more than
            one year. Gain or loss on the sale of securities held for one year or less will be short-term capital gain or loss.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities, its income from such securities may be subject to non-U.S. taxes. The Fund will not be eligible to elect to
            &#8220;pass-through&#8221; to Common Shareholders of the Fund the ability to use the foreign tax deduction or foreign tax credit for foreign taxes paid with respect to qualifying taxes.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Private Investment Funds Taxed as Partnerships. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Certain of the Private
              Investment Funds in which the Fund may invest will be treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Consequently, the Fund&#8217;s income, gains, losses, deductions and expenses will depend upon the corresponding items recognized by
              such Private Investment Funds. In addition, the Fund&#8217;s proportionate share of the assets of each such Private Investment Fund will be treated as if held directly by the Fund. In these instances, the Fund will be required to meet the
              diversification test with respect to the assets of such Private Investment Funds. The Fund generally will not invest in Private Investment Funds that are treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes unless the terms of such
              investment provide, or the managers of such Private Investment Funds agree to provide, the Fund with information on a regular basis as reasonably necessary to monitor the Fund&#8217;s qualification as a regulated investment company for U.S. federal
              income tax purposes.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Private Investment Funds Taxed as PFICs. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund anticipates that certain
              of the Private Investment Funds in which it invests will be treated as &#8220;passive foreign investment companies&#8221; (&#8220;PFICs&#8221;) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In general, a PFIC is any foreign corporation that has 75% or more of its gross
              income for the taxable year which consists of passive income or that has 50% or more of the average fair market value of its assets which consists of assets that produce, or are held for the production of, passive income.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If the Fund makes an election to treat the PFIC as a &#8220;qualified electing fund&#8221; (a &#8220;QEF Election&#8221;), the Fund would be taxed currently on the PFIC&#8217;s income without
            regard to whether the Fund received any distributions from the PFIC. If the Fund makes a QEF Election with respect to a Private Investment Fund and the Private Investment Fund complies with certain annual reporting requirements, the Fund will
            be required to include in its gross income each year its pro rata share of the Private Investment Fund&#8217;s ordinary income and net capital gains (at ordinary income and capital gain rates, respectively) for each year in which the Private
            Investment Fund is a PFIC, regardless of whether the Fund receives distributions from the Private Investment Fund. To the extent the Private Investment Fund makes actual distributions to the Fund in the applicable taxable years, such income and
            gain inclusions resulting from a QEF Election would constitute qualifying income for purposes of the income requirement applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Code. However, to the extent such inclusions exceed
            such actual distributions, the classification of such inclusions for purposes of the income requirement is uncertain, and proposed regulations would treat such inclusions as non-qualifying. By reason of such inclusions, the Fund would be deemed
            to have received net investment income, which would be subject to the 90% distribution requirement, and to have received net capital gains, possibly without a corresponding receipt of cash. The Fund&#8217;s basis in the shares it owns in the Private
            Investment Fund will be increased to reflect any such deemed distributed income. Because some of the Private Investment Funds in which the Fund may invest may defer the payment of management and/or incentive compensation fees, during the
            deferral period the Fund&#8217;s pro rata share of the Private Investment Fund&#8217;s ordinary income will be higher than it would be if the Private Investment Fund had not deferred the payment of such fees. A QEF Election is subject to a number of
            specific rules and requirements, and </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">not all of the Private Investment Funds in which the Fund may invest may provide their investors with the information required to satisfy the reporting requirements necessary for
            the Fund to make a QEF Election.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In lieu of making a QEF Election, the Fund could elect to mark-to-market its PFIC stock and include in income any resulting gain or loss (a &#8220;Mark-to-Market
            Election&#8221;). The Fund anticipates that it will make a Mark-to-Market Election with respect to the stock of any PFICs in which it invests that do not provide the Fund with the information necessary for the Fund to make a QEF Election. Unlike in
            the case of a QEF Election, under a Mark-to-Market Election the Fund will not be deemed to have received distributions of net investment income or net capital gains from the PFIC. If the Fund makes a Mark-to-Market Election with respect to a
            PFIC, the Fund will be deemed to have sold the shares of that PFIC as of the last day of the Fund&#8217;s taxable year and will be required to include in the Fund&#8217;s net investment income the positive difference, if any, between the fair market value
            of shares as of the end of the Fund&#8217;s taxable year and the adjusted basis of such shares. All of such positive difference will be treated as ordinary income and will be a dividend in the hands of the Fund. Moreover, any gain from the Fund&#8217;s
            actual sale of PFIC shares with respect to which the Fund has made a Mark-to-Market Election will be ordinary income in the Fund&#8217;s hands. Thus, unlike the case of a QEF Election, the Fund cannot generate long-term capital gains with respect to
            PFIC stock for which the Fund has made a Mark-to-Market Election. The Fund will recognize income regardless of whether the PFIC has made any distributions to the Fund and such income will constitute net investment income subject to the 90%
            distribution requirement described above. The Fund&#8217;s basis in the shares it owns in the Private Investment Fund will be increased to reflect any such recognized income. The Fund may deduct any decrease in value equal to the excess of its
            adjusted basis in the shares over the fair market value of the shares of the Private Investment Fund as of the end of the Fund&#8217;s taxable year, but only to the extent of any previously unreversed net mark-to-market gains included in the Fund&#8217;s
            income for prior taxable years.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund intends to borrow funds or to redeem a sufficient amount of its investments in Private Investment Funds that are PFICs and for which the Fund has made
            either a QEF Election or a Mark-to-Market Election so that the Fund has sufficient cash to meet the distribution requirements to maintain its qualification as a regulated investment company and minimize U.S. federal income and excise taxes.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In the event that the Fund does not make a QEF Election or a Mark-to-Market Election with respect to PFIC stock held by the Fund, the Fund would be taxed at
            ordinary income rates and pay an interest charge if it received an &#8220;excess distribution&#8221; (generally, a distribution in excess of a base amount) or if it realized gain on the sale of its PFIC stock. The amount of the excess distribution or gain
            would be allocated ratably to each day in the Fund&#8217;s holding period for the PFIC stock, and the Fund would be required to include the amount allocated to the current taxable year in its income as ordinary income for such year. The amounts
            allocated to prior taxable years generally would be taxed at the highest ordinary income tax rate in effect for each such prior taxable year and would also be subject to an interest charge computed as if such tax liability had actually been due
            with respect to each such prior taxable year. The Fund expects to make a QEF Election or a Mark-to-Market Election with respect to the PFICs in which it invests and, accordingly, does not expect to be subject to this &#8220;excess distribution&#8221;
            regime.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Risk-Linked Securities. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The treatment of risk-linked securities for U.S.
              federal income tax purposes is uncertain and will depend on the particular features of each such securities. The Fund expects that it will generally treat the risk-linked securities in which it invests as equity of the issuer for U.S. federal
              income tax purposes, whether that treatment is mandated by the terms of the applicable bond indentures or otherwise, although this determination will necessarily be made on an investment by investment basis. It is possible that the IRS will
              provide future guidance with respect to the treatment of instruments like the risk-linked securities or challenge the treatment adopted by the Fund for one or more of its risk-linked securities investments. A change in the treatment of the
              Fund&#8217;s risk-linked securities investments that is required as a result of such guidance or an IRS challenge could affect the timing, character and amount of the Fund&#8217;s income from the risk-linked securities. This, in turn, could affect
              whether the Fund has satisfied the distribution requirements necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to avoid a Fund-level tax.</font></div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Risk-linked securities that are treated as equity may be subject to special U.S. federal income tax rules applicable to equity investments in a PFIC, and will
            generally be subject to the PFIC rules described above under the caption &#8220;Private Investment Funds Taxed as PFICs.&#8221; In cases in which the Fund treats such risk-linked securities as an equity interest in a PFIC, the Fund generally expects to
            make a Mark-to-Market Election, which would require the Fund to recognized income or (subject to certain limitations) loss annually based on the difference between the fair market value of the risk-linked securities at the end of the year and
            the Fund&#8217;s adjusted basis in the risk-linked securities. Because the Mark-to-Market Election can result in recognition of income without the concurrent receipt </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> of cash, the Fund may have to borrow funds or sell portfolio securities, thereby possibly resulting in the recognition of additional income or gain to satisfy the distribution
            requirements necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to avoid a Fund-level tax. If the Fund were not able to meet such distribution requirements, the Fund would run the risk of losing its qualification as a regulated
            investment company.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Taxation of Common Shareholders</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund will either distribute or retain for reinvestment all or part of its net capital gain. If any such gain is retained, the Fund will be subject to a
            corporate income tax on such retained amount. In that event, the Fund expects to designate the retained amount as undistributed capital gain in a notice to its Common Shareholders, each of whom, if subject to U.S. federal income tax on
            long-term capital gains, (i) will be required to include in income for U.S. federal income tax purposes as long-term capital gain its share of such undistributed amounts, (ii) will be entitled to credit its proportionate share of the tax paid
            by the Fund against its U.S. federal income tax liability and to claim refunds to the extent that the credit exceeds such liability and (iii) will increase its basis in its Common Shares by the amount of undistributed capital gain included in
            such Common Shareholder&#8217;s gross income net of the tax deemed paid by the shareholder under clause (ii).</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Distributions paid to you by the Fund from its net capital gains, if any, that the Fund properly reports as capital gains dividends (&#8220;capital gain dividends&#8221;) are
            taxable as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long you have held your Common Shares. All other dividends paid to you by the Fund (including dividends from net short-term capital gains) from its current or accumulated earnings and
            profits (&#8220;ordinary income dividends&#8221;) are generally subject to tax as ordinary income. Capital gain dividends are not eligible for the dividends received deduction.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Properly reported ordinary income dividends received by corporate holders of Common Shares generally will be eligible for the dividends received deduction to the
            extent that the Fund&#8217;s income consists of dividend income from U.S. corporations and certain holding period requirements are satisfied. If you are a non-corporate shareholder (including a shareholder who is an individual), any properly reported
            ordinary income dividend that you receive from the Fund generally will be eligible for taxation at reduced maximum rates to the extent that (i) the ordinary income dividend is attributable to &#8220;qualified dividend income&#8221; (i.e<font style="font-style: italic;">., </font>generally dividends paid by U.S. corporations and certain foreign corporations) received by the Fund, (ii) the Fund satisfies certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the stock on
            which such qualified dividend income was paid and (iii) you satisfy certain holding period and other requirements with respect to your Common Shares. The reduced rates for &#8220;qualified dividend income&#8221; are not applicable to (i) dividends paid by
            a foreign corporation that is a PFIC, (ii) income inclusions from a QEF Election with respect to a PFIC and (iii) ordinary income from a Mark-to-Market Election with respect to a PFIC. Qualified dividend income eligible for these special rules
            is not actually treated as capital gains, however, and thus will not be included in the computation of your net capital gain and generally cannot be used to offset any capital losses. There can be no assurance as to what portion of the Fund&#8217;s
            distributions will qualify for favorable treatment as qualified dividend income or will be eligible for the dividends received deduction.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A dividend (whether paid in cash or reinvested in additional Fund Common Shares) will not be treated as qualified dividend income (whether received by the Fund or
            paid by the Fund to a Common Shareholder) if (1) the dividend is received with respect to any share held for fewer than 61 days during the 121-day period beginning on the date which is 60 days before the date on which such share becomes
            ex-dividend with respect to such dividend, (2) to the extent that the Common Shareholder is under an obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or
            related property, or (3) if the Common Shareholder elects to have the dividend treated as investment income for purposes of the limitation on deductibility of investment interest.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Any distributions you receive that are in excess of the Fund&#8217;s current and accumulated earnings and profits will be treated as a tax-free return of capital to the
            extent of your adjusted tax basis in your Common Shares, and thereafter as capital gain from the sale of Common Shares (assuming the Common Shares are held as a capital asset). The amount of any Fund distribution that is treated as a tax-free
            return of capital will reduce your adjusted tax basis in your Common Shares, thereby increasing your potential gain or reducing your potential loss on any subsequent sale or other disposition of your Common Shares.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Common Shareholders may be entitled to offset their capital gain dividends with capital loss. The Code contains a number of statutory provisions affecting when
            capital loss may be offset against capital gain, and limiting the use of loss from certain investments and activities. Accordingly, Common Shareholders that have capital losses are urged to consult their tax advisers.</div>
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            </font> </div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Dividends and other taxable distributions are taxable to you even though they are reinvested in additional Common Shares of the Fund. Dividends and other
            distributions paid by the Fund are generally treated under the Code as received by you at the time the dividend or distribution is made. If, however, the Fund pays you a dividend in January that was declared in the previous October, November or
            December and you were the Common Shareholder of record on a specified date in one of such months, then such dividend will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as being paid by the Fund and received by you on December 31 of the year
            in which the dividend was declared. In addition, certain other distributions made after the close of the Fund&#8217;s taxable year may be &#8220;spilled back&#8221; and treated as paid by the Fund (except for purposes of the 4% nondeductible excise tax) during
            such taxable year. In such case, you will be treated as having received such dividends in the taxable year in which the distributions were actually made.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The price of Common Shares purchased at any time may reflect the amount of a forthcoming distribution. Those purchasing Common Shares just prior to a distribution
            will receive a distribution which will be taxable to them even though it represents in part a return of invested capital.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund will send you information after the end of each year setting forth the amount and tax status of any distributions paid to you by the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Ordinary income dividends and capital gain dividends also may be subject to state and local taxes. Common Shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers
            regarding specific questions about U.S. federal (including the application of the alternative minimum tax rules), state, local or foreign tax consequences to them of investing in the Fund.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The sale or other disposition of Common Shares will generally result in capital gain or loss to you and will be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held
            such Common Shares for more than one year at the time of sale. Any loss upon the sale or other disposition of Common Shares held for six months or less will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of any capital gain dividends
            received (including amounts credited as an undistributed capital gain dividend) by you with respect to such Common Shares. Any loss you recognize on a sale or other disposition of Common Shares will be disallowed if you acquire other Common
            Shares (whether through the automatic reinvestment of dividends or otherwise) within a 61-day period beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after your sale or exchange of the Common Shares. In such case, your tax basis in the Common Shares
            acquired will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Current U.S. federal income tax law taxes both long-term and short-term capital gain of corporations at the rates applicable to ordinary income. For non-corporate
            taxpayers, short-term capital gain is currently taxed at rates applicable to ordinary income while long-term capital gain generally is taxed at preferential maximum tax rates.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Certain non-corporate U.S. Common Shareholders whose income exceeds certain thresholds will be required to pay a 3.8% Medicare tax on all or a portion of their
            &#8220;net investment income,&#8221; which includes dividends received from the Fund and capital gains from the sale or other disposition of the Fund&#8217;s Common Shares.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A Common Shareholder that is a nonresident alien individual or a foreign corporation (a &#8220;foreign investor&#8221;) generally will be subject to U.S. federal withholding
            tax at the rate of 30% (or possibly a lower rate provided by an applicable tax treaty) on ordinary income dividends (except as discussed below). In general, U.S. federal withholding tax and U.S. federal income tax will not apply to any gain or
            income realized by a foreign investor in respect of any distributions of net capital gain or upon the sale or other disposition of Common Shares of the Fund. Different tax consequences may result if the foreign investor is engaged in a trade or
            business in the United States or, in the case of an individual, is present in the United States for 183 days or more during a taxable year and certain other conditions are met. Foreign investors should consult their tax advisers regarding the
            tax consequences of investing in the Fund&#8217;s Common Shares.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Ordinary income dividends properly reported by a regulated investment company are generally exempt from U.S. federal withholding tax where they (i) are paid in
            respect of the regulated investment company&#8217;s &#8220;qualified net interest income&#8221; (generally, the regulated investment company&#8217;s U.S. source interest income, other than certain contingent interest and interest from obligations of a corporation or
            partnership in which the regulated investment company is at least a 10% shareholder, reduced by expenses that are allocable to such income) or (ii) are paid in respect of the regulated investment company&#8217;s &#8220;qualified short-term capital gains&#8221;
            (generally, the excess of the regulated investment company&#8217;s net short-term capital gain over the regulated investment company&#8217;s long-term capital loss for such taxable year). Depending on its circumstances, the Fund may report all, some or
            none of its potentially eligible dividends as such qualified net interest income or as qualified short-term capital gains, and/or </div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">treat such dividends, in whole or in part, as ineligible for this exemption from withholding. To qualify for this exemption from withholding, a foreign investor must comply with
            applicable certification requirements relating to its non-U.S. status (including, in general, furnishing an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or substitute Form). In the case of Common Shares held through an intermediary, the intermediary may withhold
            even if the Fund reports the payment as qualified net interest income or qualified short-term capital gain. Foreign investors should contact their intermediaries with respect to the application of these rules to their accounts. There can be no
            assurance as to what portion of the Fund&#8217;s distributions will qualify for favorable treatment as qualified net interest income or qualified short-term capital gains.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In addition, withholding at a rate of 30% is required on dividends in respect of Common Shares held by or through certain foreign financial institutions
            (including investment funds), unless such institution enters into an agreement with the Secretary of the Treasury to report, on an annual basis, information with respect to shares in, and accounts maintained by, the institution to the extent
            such shares or accounts are held by certain U.S. persons or by certain non-U.S. entities that are wholly or partially owned by U.S. persons and to withhold on certain payments. Accordingly, the entity through which Common Shares are held will
            affect the determination of whether such withholding is required. Similarly, dividends in respect of Common Shares held by an investor that is a non-financial non-U.S. entity will be subject to withholding at a rate of 30%, unless such entity
            either (i) certifies that such entity does not have any &#8220;substantial U.S. owners&#8221; or (ii) provides certain information regarding the entity&#8217;s &#8220;substantial U.S. owners,&#8221; which the applicable withholding agent will in turn provide to the
            Secretary of the Treasury. An intergovernmental agreement between the United States and an applicable foreign country, or future Treasury regulations or other guidance, may modify these requirements. Non-U.S. Common Shareholders are encouraged
            to consult with their tax advisers regarding the possible implications of these rules on their investment in our Common Shares.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund may be required to withhold, for U.S. federal backup withholding tax purposes, a portion of the dividends, distributions and redemption proceeds payable
            to non-corporate Common Shareholders (including individuals) who fail to provide the Fund (or its agent) with their correct taxpayer identification number (in the case of individuals, generally, their social security number) or to make required
            certifications, or who are otherwise subject to backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax and any amount withheld may be refunded or credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided that you timely
            furnish the required information to the IRS.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The foregoing is a general summary of the provisions of the Code and the Treasury regulations in effect as they directly govern the taxation of
            the Fund and its Common Shareholders. These provisions are subject to change by legislative or administrative action, and any such change may be retroactive. Ordinary income and capital gain dividends may also be subject to state and local
            taxes. Common Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisers regarding specific questions as to U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income or other taxes.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">GENERAL INFORMATION</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund has delegated the voting of proxies relating to its portfolio securities to the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser&#8217;s Proxy Voting Policy is included as
            Appendix B to this SAI.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available without charge,
            upon request, by calling (800) 851-0264. The information is also available on the SEC&#8217;s web site at www.sec.gov.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Principal Shareholders</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As of the date of this SAI, to the knowledge of the Fund, no person beneficially owned more than 5% of the voting securities of any class of equity securities of
            the Fund.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Legal Counsel</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Dechert LLP is counsel to the Fund in connection with the issuance of the Common Shares.</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Ernst &amp; Young LLP, 1775 Tysons Blvd, Tysons, Virginia 22102, has been engaged as the Fund&#8217;s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Ernst &amp; Young
            LLP<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>has audited the Fund&#8217;s financial statements and financial highlights, including the notes thereto, included in the Fund&#8217;s annual report to shareholders for the year ended May 31, 2020,<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>as set forth in their report, which is incorporated by reference in this SAI. The Fund&#8217;s financial statements and schedules are incorporated by reference in reliance on Ernst &amp; Young LLP&#8217;s report, given
            upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Codes of Ethics</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund, the Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser have each adopted a written code of ethics (the &#8220;Codes of Ethics&#8221;)
            which govern the personal securities transactions of &#8220;access persons&#8221; of the Fund. Access persons may invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund, provided that they obtain prior clearance before
            engaging in securities transactions, subject to certain de minimis exceptions. Access persons include officers and Trustees of the Fund and the Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser and employees that participate in, or obtain information
            regarding, the purchase or sale of securities by the Fund or whose job relates to the making of any recommendations with respect to such purchases or sales. All access persons must report their personal securities transactions within thirty
            days of the end of each calendar quarter. Subject to certain de minimis exceptions for access persons not involved in the fund accounting or asset management activities of the Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser, access persons will not be
            permitted to effect transactions in a security if it: (1) is being considered for purchase or sale by the Fund; (2) is being purchased or sold by the Fund; or (3) is being offered in an initial public offering. Portfolio managers, research
            analysts and traders are also prohibited from purchasing or selling a security within seven calendar days before or after any fund in the Family of Funds or any funds managed by an affiliated investment adviser trades in that security. Any
            material violation of the Codes of Ethics is reported to the Board of the Fund. The Board also reviews the administration of the Code of Ethics on an annual basis and approves any material changes to the Code of Ethics pursuant to the
            requirements of Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. The Codes of Ethics of the Fund, the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are on file with the SEC and are also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC&#8217;s Internet site at www.sec.gov, and copies
            of the Codes of Ethics may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Incorporation by Reference</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As noted above, this Statement of Additional Information is part of a Registration Statement that has been filed with the SEC. Pursuant to the final rule and form
            amendments adopted by the SEC on April 8, 2020 to implement certain provisions of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, the Fund is allowed to &#8220;incorporate by reference&#8221; the information that it files with the SEC,
            which means that the Fund can disclose important information by referring to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this Statement of Additional Information, and later information that the Fund
            files with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund incorporates by reference any future filings (including those made after the date of the filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus is
            a part) it will make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or pursuant to Rule 30b2-1 under the 1940 Act until the termination of the offering of the securities covered by this Statement
            of Additional Information. To obtain copies of these filings, see &#8220;Additional Information&#8221; in the Prospectus.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">FINANCIAL STATEMENTS</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;">
            <div style="margin-bottom: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Fund&#8217;s audited financial statements appearing in the Fund&#8217;s <a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1380936/000152862120001644/ncsr.htm">annual report to shareholders
                for the year ended May 31, 2020</a>, including accompanying notes thereto and the report of Ernst &amp; Young LLP thereon, as contained in the Fund&#8217;s Form N-CSR filed with the SEC on August 10, 2020, are incorporated by reference in this
              Statement of Additional Information. Shareholder reports are available upon request and without charge by calling (800) 345-7999 or by writing the Fund at 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. All other portions of the Fund&#8217;s
              annual report to shareholders are not incorporated herein by reference and are not part of the Fund&#8217;s registration statement, this Statement of Additional Information, the Prospectus or any prospectus supplement.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">APPENDIX A<br>
            DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES RATINGS</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">STANDARD &amp; POOR&#8217;S CORPORATION</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A brief description of the applicable S&amp;P Global Ratings and its affiliates (together, &#8220;S&amp;P&#8221;) rating symbols and their meanings (as published by S&amp;P)
            follows.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Issue Credit Ratings Definition</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">An S&amp;P issue credit rating is a forward-looking opinion about the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation, a specific
            class of financial obligations, or a specific financial program (including ratings on medium-term note programs and commercial paper programs). It takes into consideration the creditworthiness of guarantors, insurers, or other forms of credit
            enhancement on the obligation and takes into account the currency in which the obligation is denominated. The opinion reflects S&amp;P&#8217;s view of the obligor&#8217;s capacity and willingness to meet its financial commitments as they come due, and this
            opinion may assess terms, such as collateral security and subordination, which could affect ultimate payment in the event of default.</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Issue credit ratings can be either long term or short term. Short-term ratings are generally assigned to those obligations considered short-term in the relevant
            market. Short-term ratings are also used to indicate the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to put features on long-term obligations.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings*</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Issue credit ratings are based, in varying degrees, on S&amp;P&#8217;s analysis of the following considerations:</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">The likelihood of payment&#8212;the capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its financial commitments on an obligation in accordance with the terms of the obligation.</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">The nature of and provisions of the financial obligation, and the promise we impute; and</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">The protection afforded by, and relative position of, the financial obligation in the event of a bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting
                      creditors&#8217; rights.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The issue ratings is an assessment of default risk, but may incorporate an assessment of relative seniority or ultimate recovery in the event of default. Junior
            obligations are typically rated lower than senior obligations, to reflect lower priority in bankruptcy, as noted above. (Such differentiation may apply when an entity has both senior and subordinated obligations, secured and unsecured
            obligations, or operating company and holding company obligations.)</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">AAA</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> An obligation rated &#8216;AAA&#8217; has the highest rating assigned by S&amp;P. The obligor&#8217;s
              capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is extremely strong.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">AA</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> An obligation rated &#8216;AA&#8217; differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree.
              The obligor&#8217;s capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is very strong.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> An obligation rated &#8216;A&#8217; is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in
              circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor&#8217;s capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is still strong.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">BBB</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> An obligation rated &#8216;BBB&#8217; exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse
              economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to weaken the obligor&#8217;s capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">BB, B, CCC, CC, and C</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Obligations rated &#8216;BB&#8217;, &#8216;B&#8217;, &#8216;CCC&#8217;, &#8216;CC&#8217;, and &#8216;C&#8217; are regarded as having
              significant speculative characteristics. &#8216;BB&#8217; indicates the least degree of speculation and &#8216;C&#8217; the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties
              or major exposure to adverse conditions.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">BB </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">An obligation rated &#8216;BB&#8217; is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues.
              However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions that could lead to the obligor&#8217;s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.</font></div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">B </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">An obligation rated &#8216;B&#8217; is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated &#8216;BB&#8217;, but
              the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor&#8217;s capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitments on the
              obligation.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">CCC </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">An obligation rated &#8216;CCC&#8217; is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon
              favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitments on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to
              meet its financial commitments on the obligation.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">CC </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">An obligation rated &#8216;CC&#8217; is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment. The &#8216;CC&#8217; rating is
              used when a default has not yet occurred but S&amp;P expects default to be a virtual certainty, regardless of the anticipated time to default.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">C </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">An obligation rated &#8216;C&#8217; is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, and the obligation is
              expected to have lower relative seniority or lower ultimate recovery compared with obligations that are rated higher.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">D </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">An obligation rated &#8216;D&#8217; is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid
              capital instruments, the &#8216;D&#8217; rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&amp;P believes that such payments will be made within five business days in the absence of a stated grace period or
              within the earlier of the stated grace period or 30 calendar days. The &#8216;D&#8217; rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for
              example due to automatic stay provisions. An obligation&#8217;s rating is lowered to &#8216;D&#8217; if it is subject to a distressed exchange offer.</font></div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A-1 </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A short-term obligation rated &#8216;A-1&#8217; is rated in the highest category by S&amp;P. The
              obligor&#8217;s capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor&#8217;s capacity to meet its financial commitments on
              these obligations is extremely strong.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A-2 </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A short-term obligation rated &#8216;A-2&#8217; is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of
              changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor&#8217;s capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is satisfactory.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A-3 </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A short-term obligation rated &#8216;A-3&#8217; exhibits adequate protection parameters. However,
              adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to weaken the obligor&#8217;s capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">B </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A short-term obligation rated &#8216;B&#8217; is regarded as vulnerable and has significant speculative
              characteristics. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties that could lead to the obligor&#8217;s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">C </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A short-term obligation rated &#8216;C&#8217; is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent
              upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">D </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A short-term obligation rated &#8216;D&#8217; is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For
              non-hybrid capital instruments, the &#8216;D&#8217; rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&amp;P believes that such payments will be made within any stated grace period. However, any stated grace
              period longer than five business days will be treated as five business days. The &#8216;D&#8217; rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual
              certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. An obligation&#8217;s rating is lowered to &#8216;D&#8217; if it is subject to a distressed exchange offer.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">SPUR (S&amp;Ps Underlying Rating) </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A SPUR is an opinion about the stand-alone capacity of an
              obligor to pay debt service on a credit-enhanced debt issue, without giving effect to the enhancement that applies to it. These ratings are published only at the request of the debt issuer or obligor with the designation SPUR to distinguish
              them from the credit-enhanced rating that applies to the debt issue. S&amp;P maintains surveillance of an issue with a published SPUR.</font></div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Municipal Short-Term Note Ratings Definitions</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A S&amp;P&#8217;s U.S. municipal note rating reflects S&amp;P&#8217;s opinion about the liquidity factors and market access risks unique to the notes. Notes due in three
            years or less will likely receive a note rating. Notes with an original maturity of more than three years will most likely receive a long-term debt rating. In determining which type of rating, if any, to assign, S&amp;P&#8217;s analysis will review
            the following considerations:</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">Amortization schedule &#8212; the larger the final maturity relative to other maturities, the more likely it will be treated as a note; and</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">Source of payment &#8212; the more dependent the issue is on the market for its refinancing, the more likely it will be treated as a note.</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Note rating symbols are as follows:</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">SP-1 </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Strong capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue determined to possess a very
              strong capacity to pay debt service is given a plus (+) designation.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">SP-2 </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse
              financial and economic changes over the term of the notes.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">SP-3 </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">D </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#8216;D&#8217; is assigned upon failure to pay the note when due, completion of a distressed exchange
              offer, or the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Dual Ratings </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Dual ratings may be assigned to debt issues that have a put option or demand
              feature. The first component of the rating addresses the likelihood of repayment of principal and interest as due, and the second component of the rating addresses only the demand feature. The first component of the rating can relate to
              either a short-term or long-term transaction and accordingly use either short-term or long-term rating symbols. The second component of the rating relates to the put option and is assigned a short-term rating symbol (for example, &#8216;AAA/A-1+&#8217;
              or &#8216;A-1+/A-1&#8217;). With U.S. municipal short-term demand debt, the U.S. municipal short-term note rating symbols are used for the first component of the rating (for example, &#8216;SP-1+/A-1+&#8217;).</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Active Qualifiers</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">S&amp;P uses the following qualifiers that limit the scope of a rating. The structure of the transaction can require the use of a qualifier such as a &#8216;p&#8217; qualifier, which indicates
            the rating addresses the principal portion of the obligation only. A qualifier appears as a suffix and is part of the rating.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Federal deposit insurance limit: &#8216;L&#8217; qualifier </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Ratings qualified with &#8216;L&#8217; apply only to
              amounts invested up to federal deposit insurance limits.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Principal: &#8216;p&#8217; qualifier </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This suffix is used for issues in which the credit factors, the
              terms, or both that determine the likelihood of receipt of payment of principal are different from the credit factors, terms, or both that determine the likelihood of receipt of interest on the obligation. The &#8216;p&#8217; suffix indicates that the
              rating addresses the principal portion of the obligation only and that the interest is not rated.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Preliminary ratings: &#8216;prelim&#8217; qualifier </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Preliminary ratings, with the &#8216;prelim&#8217; suffix, may be
              assigned to obligors or obligations, including financial programs, in the circumstances described below. Assignment of a final rating is conditional on the receipt by S&amp;P of appropriate documentation. S&amp;P reserves the right not to
              issue a final rating. Moreover, if a final rating is issued, it may differ from the preliminary rating.</font></div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">Preliminary ratings may be assigned to obligations, most commonly structured and project finance issues, pending receipt of final documentation and legal opinions.</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">Preliminary ratings may be assigned to obligations that will likely be issued upon the obligor&#8217;s emergence from bankruptcy or similar reorganization, based on late-stage reorganization plans,
                      documentation, and discussions with the obligor. Preliminary ratings may also be assigned to the obligors. These ratings consider the anticipated general credit quality of the reorganized or post- bankruptcy issuer as well as
                      attributes of the anticipated obligation(s).</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">Preliminary ratings may be assigned to entities that are being formed or that are in the process of being independently established when, in S&amp;P&#8217;s opinion, documentation is close to final.
                      Preliminary ratings may also be assigned to the obligations of these entities.</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">Preliminary ratings may be assigned when a previously unrated entity is undergoing a well- formulated restructuring, recapitalization, significant financing, or other transformative event, generally at
                      the point that investor or lender commitments are invited. The preliminary rating may be assigned to the entity and to its proposed obligation(s). These preliminary ratings consider the anticipated general credit quality of the
                      obligor, as well as attributes of the anticipated obligation(s), assuming successful completion of the transformative event. Should the transformative event not occur, S&amp;P would likely withdraw these preliminary ratings.</div>
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                    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">A preliminary recovery rating may be assigned to an obligation that has a preliminary issue credit rating.</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Termination structures: &#8216;t&#8217; qualifier </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This symbol indicates termination structures that are
              designed to honor their contracts to full maturity or, should certain events occur, to terminate and cash settle all their contracts before their final maturity date.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Counterparty instrument rating: &#8216;cir&#8217; qualifier </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This symbol indicates a counterparty
              instrument rating (CIR), which is a forward-looking opinion about the creditworthiness of an issuer in a securitization structure with respect to a specific financial obligation to a counterparty (including interest rate swaps, currency
              swaps, and liquidity facilities). The CIR is determined on an ultimate payment basis; these opinions do not take into account timeliness of payment.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">MOODY&#8217;S INVESTORS SERVICE, INC.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A brief description of the applicable Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, Inc. (&#8220;Moody&#8217;s&#8221;) rating symbols and their meanings (as published by Moody&#8217;s) follows.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Global Rating Scales</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Ratings assigned on Moody&#8217;s global long-term and short-term rating scales are forward-looking opinions of the relative credit risks of financial obligations issued by non-financial
            corporates, financial institutions, structured finance vehicles, project finance vehicles, and public sector entities. Long-term ratings are assigned to issuers or obligations with an original maturity of one year or more and reflect both on
            the likelihood of a default on contractually promised payments and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default. Short-term ratings are assigned to obligations with an original maturity of thirteen months or less and reflect
            both on the likelihood of a default on contractually promised payments and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default. Moody&#8217;s issues ratings at the issuer level and instrument level on both the long-term scale and the
            short-term scale. Typically, ratings are made publicly available although private and unpublished ratings may also be assigned.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Moody&#8217;s differentiates structured finance ratings from fundamental ratings (i.e., ratings on nonfinancial corporate, financial institution, and public sector entities) on the global
            long-term scale by adding (sf ) to all structured finance ratings. The addition of (sf ) to structured finance ratings should eliminate any presumption that such ratings and fundamental ratings at the same letter grade level will behave the
            same. The (sf ) indicator for structured finance security ratings indicates that otherwise similarly rated structured finance and fundamental securities may have different risk characteristics. Through its current methodologies, however,
            Moody&#8217;s aspires to achieve broad expected equivalence in structured finance and fundamental rating performance when measured over a long period of time.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Global Long-Term Rating Scale</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Aaa </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, subject to the lowest level
              of credit risk.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Aa </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit
              risk.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Obligations rated A are judged to be upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Baa </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Obligations rated Baa are judged to be medium-grade and subject to moderate credit risk
              and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Ba </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Obligations rated Ba are judged to be speculative and are subject to substantial credit
              risk.</font></div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">B </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Caa </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Obligations rated Caa are judged to be speculative of poor standing and are subject to
              very high credit risk.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Ca </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with
              some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">C </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Obligations rated C are the lowest rated and are typically in default, with little prospect
              for recovery of principal or interest.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Note: </u></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Moody&#8217;s appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating
              classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of
              that generic rating category. Additionally, a &#8220;(hyb)&#8221; indicator is appended to all ratings of hybrid securities issued by banks, insurers, finance companies, and securities firms.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">By their terms, hybrid securities allow for the omission of scheduled dividends, interest, or principal payments, which can potentially result in impairment if such an omission
            occurs. Hybrid securities may also be subject to contractually allowable write-downs of principal that could result in impairment. Together with the hybrid indicator, the long-term obligation rating assigned to a hybrid security is an
            expression of the relative credit risk associated with that security.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Global Short-Term Rating Scale</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">P-1 </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-1 have a superior ability to repay
              short-term debt obligations.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">P-2 </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability to repay
              short-term debt obligations.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">P-3 </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 have an acceptable ability to repay
              short-term obligations.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">NP </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime
              rating categories.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Short-Term Obligation Ratings. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">While the global short-term &#8216;prime&#8217; rating
              scale is applied to US municipal tax-exempt commercial paper, these programs are typically backed by external letters of credit or liquidity facilities and their short-term prime ratings usually map to the long-term rating of the enhancing
              bank or financial institution and not to the municipality&#8217;s rating. Other short-term municipal obligations, which generally have different funding sources for repayment, are rated using two additional short-term rating scales (i.e., the MIG
              and VMIG scales discussed below).</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Municipal Investment Grade (MIG) scale is used to rate US municipal bond anticipation notes of up to three years maturity. Municipal notes rated on the MIG scale may be secured
            by either pledged revenues or proceeds of a take-out financing received prior to note maturity. MIG ratings expire at the maturity of the obligation, and the issuer&#8217;s long-term rating is only one consideration in assigning the MIG rating. MIG
            ratings are divided into three levels &#8212; MIG1 through MIG3 &#8212; while speculative grade short-term obligations are designated SG.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">MIG 1 </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by
              established cash flows, highly reliable liquidity support, or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">MIG 2 </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This designation denotes strong credit quality. Margins of protection are ample,
              although not as large as in the preceding group.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">MIG 3 </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Liquidity and cash-flow protection
              may be narrow, and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well-established.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">SG </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Debt instruments in this
              category may lack sufficient margins of protection.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Demand Obligation Ratings. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In the case of variable rate demand obligations
              (VRDOs), a two-component rating is assigned: a long- or short-term debt rating and a demand obligation rating. The first element represents Moody&#8217;s evaluation of risk associated with scheduled principal and interest payments. The second
              element represents Moody&#8217;s evaluation of risk associated with the ability to receive purchase price upon demand (&#8220;demand feature&#8221;). The second element uses a rating from a variation of the MIG scale called the Variable Municipal Investment
              Grade (VMIG) scale. VMIG ratings of demand obligations with unconditional liquidity support are mapped from the short-term debt rating or counterparty assessment) of the support provider, or the underlying obligor in the absence of </font></div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">third party liquidity support, with VMIG 1 corresponding to P-1, VMIG 2 to P-2, VMIG 3 to P-3 and SG to not prime. For example, the VMIG rating for an industrial revenue bond with
            Company XYZ as the underlying obligor would normally have the same numerical modifier as Company XYZ&#8217;s prime rating. Transitions of VMIG ratings of demand obligations with conditional liquidity support, as shown in the diagram below, differ
            from transitions on the Prime scale to reflect the risk that external liquidity support will terminate if the issuer&#8217;s long-term rating drops below investment grade.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">VMIG 1</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by the superior short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal
            protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">VMIG 2</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This designation denotes strong credit quality. Good protection is afforded by the strong short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections
            that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">VMIG 3</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Adequate protection is afforded by the satisfactory short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal
            protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">SG</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Demand features rated in this category may be supported by a liquidity provider that does not have an investment grade
            short-term rating or may lack the structural and/or legal protections necessary to ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><font style="font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u><font style="font-weight: bold;">Note: </font></u></font><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">For VRDBs supported with conditional liquidity support, short-term ratings transition down at higher long-term ratings to reflect the risk of termination of liquidity support as a result of a downgrade
              below investment grade. VMIG ratings of VRDBs with unconditional liquidity support reflect the short-term debt rating (or counterparty assessment) of the liquidity support provider with VMIG 1 corresponding to P-1, VMIG 2 to P-2, VMIG 3 to
              P-3 and SG to not prime. </font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Other Ratings Symbols</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">e </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Expected Ratings Indicator. To address market demand for timely information on particular
              types of credit ratings, Moody&#8217;s has licensed to certain third parties the right to generate &#8220;Expected Ratings.&#8221; Expected Ratings are designated by an &#8220;e&#8221; after the rating code, and are intended to anticipate Moody&#8217;s forthcoming rating
              assignments based on reliable information from third party sources (such as the issuer or underwriter associated with the particular securities) or established Moody&#8217;s rating practices (i.e., medium term notes are typically, but not always,
              assigned the same rating as the note&#8217;s program rating). Expected Ratings will exist only until Moody&#8217;s confirms the Expected Rating, or issues a different rating for the relevant instrument. Moody&#8217;s encourages market participants to contact
              Moody&#8217;s Ratings Desk or visit www.moodys.com if they have questions regarding Expected Ratings, or wish Moody&#8217;s to confirm an Expected Rating.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(P) </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Provisional Ratings. Moody&#8217;s will often assign a provisional rating to program ratings or
              to an issuer or an instrument when the assignment of a definitive rating is subject to the fulfilment of contingencies that are highly likely to be completed. Upon fulfillment of these contingencies, such as finalization of documents and
              issuance of the securities, the provisional notation is removed. A provisional rating is denoted by placing a (P) in front of the rating.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"># </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Refundeds. Issues that are secured by escrowed funds held in trust, reinvested in direct,
              non-callable US government obligations or non-callable obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the US Government or Resolution Funding Corporation are identified with a # (hatch mark) symbol, e.g<font style="font-style: italic;">., </font>#Aaa.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">WR </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Withdrawn. When Moody&#8217;s no longer rates an obligation on which it previously maintained a
              rating, the symbol WR is employed.</font></div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">NR </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Not Rated. NR is assigned to an unrated issuer, obligation and/or program.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">NAV </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Not Available. An issue that Moody&#8217;s has not yet rated is denoted by the NAV symbol.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">TWR </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Terminated Without Rating. The symbol TWR applies primarily to issues that mature or are
              redeemed without having been rated.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">FITCH RATINGS, INC.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A brief description of the applicable Fitch Ratings, Inc. (&#8220;Fitch&#8221;) ratings symbols and meanings (as published by Fitch) follows.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Rated entities in a number of sectors, including financial and non-financial corporations, sovereigns, insurance companies and certain sectors within public finance, are generally
            assigned Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs). IDRs are also assigned to certain entities or enterprises in global infrastructure, project finance and public finance. IDRs opine on an entity&#8217;s relative vulnerability to default (including by way of a
            distressed debt exchange) on financial obligations. The threshold default risk addressed by the IDR is generally that of the financial obligations whose non-payment would best reflect the uncured failure of that entity. As such, IDRs also
            address relative vulnerability to bankruptcy, administrative receivership or similar concepts.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In aggregate, IDRs provide an ordinal ranking of issuers based on the agency&#8217;s view of their relative vulnerability to default, rather than a prediction of a specific percentage
            likelihood of default.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Long-Term Credit Ratings Scales</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">AAA Highest credit quality. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#8216;AAA&#8217; ratings denote the lowest expectation of default risk. They
              are assigned only in cases of exceptionally strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">AA Very high credit quality. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#8216;AA&#8217; ratings denote expectations of very low default risk. They
              indicate very strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A High credit quality. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#8216;A&#8217; ratings denote expectations of low default risk. The capacity for
              payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">BBB Good credit quality. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#8216;BBB&#8217; ratings indicate that expectations of default risk are
              currently low. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered adequate but adverse business or economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">BB Speculative. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#8216;BB&#8217; ratings indicate an elevated vulnerability to default risk, particularly
              in the event of adverse changes in business or economic conditions over time; however, business or financial flexibility exists that supports the servicing of financial commitments.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">B Highly speculative. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#8216;B&#8217; ratings indicate that material default risk is present, but a
              limited margin of safety remains. Financial commitments are currently being met; however, capacity for continued payment is vulnerable to deterioration in the business and economic environment.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">CCC Substantial credit risk. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Default is a real possibility.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">CC Very high levels of credit risk. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Default of some kind appears probable.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">C Near default. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A default or default-like process has begun, or the issuer is in standstill,
              or for a closed funding vehicle, payment capacity is irrevocably impaired. Conditions that are indicative of a &#8216;C&#8217; category rating for an issuer include:</font></div>
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                  <div>the issuer has entered into a grace or cure period following non-payment of a material financial obligation;<br>
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                  <div>the issuer has entered into a temporary negotiated waiver or standstill agreement following a payment default on a material financial obligation; or</div>
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                  <div>the formal announcement by the issuer or their agent of a distressed debt exchange;</div>
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                  <div>a closed financing vehicle where payment capacity is irrevocably impaired such that it is not expected to pay interest and/or principal in full during the life of the transaction, but where no payment default is imminent</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">RD Restricted default. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#8216;RD&#8217; ratings indicate an issuer that in Fitch&#8217;s opinion has
              experienced:</font></div>
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                  <div>an uncured payment default or distressed debt exchange on a bond, loan or other material financial obligation but</div>
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                  <div>has not entered into bankruptcy filings, administration, receivership, liquidation or other formal winding-up procedure, and</div>
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                  <div>has not otherwise ceased operating.</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This would include:</div>
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                  <div>the selective payment default on a specific class or currency of debt;</div>
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                  <div>the uncured expiry of any applicable grace period, cure period or default forbearance period following a payment default on a bank loan, capital markets security or other material financial obligation;</div>
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                  <div>the extension of multiple waivers or forbearance periods upon a payment default on one or more material financial obligations, either in series or in parallel; or</div>
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                  <div>execution of a distressed debt exchange on one or more material financial obligations.</div>
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          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">D Default. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#8216;D&#8217; ratings indicate an issuer that in Fitch Ratings&#8217; opinion has entered into
              bankruptcy filings, administration, receivership, liquidation or other formal winding-up procedure or that has otherwise ceased business.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Default ratings are not assigned prospectively to entities or their obligations; within this context, non-payment on an instrument that contains a deferral feature or grace period
            will generally not be considered a default until after the expiration of the deferral or grace period, unless a default is otherwise driven by bankruptcy or other similar circumstance, or by a distressed debt exchange.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In all cases, the assignment of a default rating reflects the agency&#8217;s opinion as to the most appropriate rating category consistent with the rest of its universe of ratings, and
            may differ from the definition of default under the terms of an issuer&#8217;s financial obligations or local commercial practice.</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Short-Term Ratings Assigned to Issuers and Obligations. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A short-term
              issuer or obligation rating is based in all cases on the short-term vulnerability to default of the rated entity and relates to the capacity to meet financial obligations in accordance with the documentation governing the relevant obligation.
              Short-term deposit ratings are assigned to obligations whose initial maturity is viewed as &#8220;short term&#8221; based on market convention. Typically, this means up to 13 months for corporate, sovereign, and structured obligations, and up to 36
              months for obligations in U.S. public finance markets.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">F1: Highest Short-Term Credit Quality. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Indicates the strongest intrinsic capacity for timely
              payment of financial commitments; may have an added &#8220;+&#8221; to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">F2: Good Short-Term Credit Quality. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Good intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial
              commitments.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">F3: Fair Short-Term Credit Quality. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial
              commitments is adequate.</font></div>
          <div><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">B: Speculative Short-Term Credit quality. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus heightened
              vulnerability to near term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">C: High Short-Term Default Risk. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Default is a real possibility.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">RD: Restricted Default. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Indicates an entity that has defaulted on one or more of its financial
              commitments, although it continues to meet other financial obligations. Typically, applicable to entity ratings only.</font></div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">D: Default. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Indicates a broad-based default event for an entity, or the default of a
              short-term obligation.</font></div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">APPENDIX B<br>
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          <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">GUGGENHEIM PARTNERS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC<br>
            Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures</div>
          <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">POLICY STATEMENT</div>
          <div style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (&#8220;GPIM&#8221;) generally is responsible for voting proxies with respect to securities held in client accounts, including
            clients registered as investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (&#8220;40 Act Funds&#8221;) and clients that are pension plans (&#8220;Plans&#8221;) subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (&#8220;ERISA&#8221;). This document sets forth
            GPIM&#8217;s policies and guidelines with respect to proxy voting and its procedures to comply with SEC Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.&#160; Rule 206(4)-6 requires each registered investment adviser that exercises proxy voting
            authority with respect to client securities to:</div>
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                    <div style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;">Adopt and implement written policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the adviser votes client securities in the best interest of clients; such policies and procedures
                      must address the manner in which the adviser will resolve material conflicts of interest that can arise during the proxy voting process;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;">Disclose to clients how they may obtain information from the adviser about how the adviser voted proxies with respect to their securities; and</div>
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                    <div style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;">Describe to clients the adviser&#8217;s proxy voting procedures and, upon request, furnish a copy of the policies and procedures.</div>
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          <div style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Where GPIM has been delegated the responsibility for voting proxies, it must take reasonable steps under the circumstances to ensure that proxies are received and
            voted in the best long-term interests of its clients. This generally means voting proxies with a view to enhancing the value of the securities held in client accounts, considering all relevant factors and without giving undue weight to the
            opinions of individuals or groups who may have an economic interest in the outcome of the proxy vote. GPIM&#8217;s authority is initially established by its advisory contracts or comparable documents. Clients, however, may change their proxy voting
            direction at any time.</div>
          <div style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The financial interest of GPIM&#8217;s clients is the primary consideration in determining how proxies should be voted. Any material conflicts of interest between GPIM
            and its clients with respect to proxy voting are resolved in the best interests of the clients.</div>
          <div style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This policy covers only proxy voting.&#160; It does not cover corporate actions, such as rights offerings, tender offers, and stock splits, or actions initiated by
            holders of a security rather than the issuer (such as reset rights for a CLO).&#160; This policy also does not cover legal actions, such as bankruptcy proceedings or class action lawsuits.&#160; Corporate and legal actions involve decisions about a
            security itself, rather than decisions about the governance of the security&#8217;s issuer.&#160; As such, the investment team managing the client&#8217;s account will decide whether and how to respond to a corporate or legal action about which they are
            notified, with assistance from GPIM Compliance or Legal as needed.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">1.1.</font><font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;</font><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Proxy Voting Advisory Committee</font></div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Guggenheim Investments (&#8220;GI&#8221;) has established the Proxy Voting Advisory Committee (&#8220;PVAC&#8221;) to oversee the proxy voting activities and policies
            and procedures of certain GI registered investment advisers, including GPIM. The PVAC comprises of representatives from Investment Management, Compliance, Risk, Operations and Legal.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The PVAC&#8217;s primary responsibility will be to seek to ensure that the GI Advisors, including GPIM, fulfill their fiduciary duties in voting
            proxies in the best interests of their clients, and has certain responsibilities including, but not limited to:</div>
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                    <div style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;">Oversee GPIM&#8217;s proxy voting policies and procedures and ensure that a review of GPIM&#8217;s proxy voting policies and procedures is conducted no less frequently than annually;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;">Determine how GPIM should vote proxies on behalf of clients in certain conflict situations and evaluate recommendations, proposals and issues that may not be covered by the proxy
                      voting policies and procedures;</div>
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                    <div style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;">Review situations and documentation where Portfolio Managers/Investment Management has determined to override a voting recommendation contrary to the Guidelines; and</div>
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                    <div style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;">Oversee evaluation of GPIM&#8217;s third-party proxy advisory firm&#8217;s policies and procedures, due diligence and Guidelines on an annual basis.</div>
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          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The PVAC is authorized to meet two times annually and at such other times as the PVAC may deem necessary or appropriate under its authorities
            and responsibilities.&#160; In general, the PVAC&#8217;s two regular meetings are to be held before and after proxy season.</div>
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          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (&#8220;GPIM&#8221;) has adopted the proxy voting guidelines of an outside proxy voting firm, Institutional
            Shareholder Services Inc. (&#8220;ISS&#8221;), as GPIM&#8217;s proxy voting guidelines (&#8220;Guidelines&#8221;). GPIM has also engaged ISS to act as agent for the proxy process, to maintain records on proxy votes for its clients, and to provide independent research on
            corporate governance, proxy and corporate responsibility issues. At account inception, depending on the objective of the client account and the portfolio team managing, GPIM will assess the proxy voting guidelines in Appendix A to determine
            which Guidelines will be followed. GPIM reviews the Guidelines and conducts a due diligence assessment of ISS and the performance of its duties as agent at least annually.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">GPIM may override the Guidelines recommending a vote on a particular proposal if GPIM determines a different vote to be in the best interest of
            the client or if required to deviate under applicable rule, law or regulation. If a proposal is voted in a manner different than set forth in the Guidelines, the reasons therefore shall be documented in writing by the appropriate investment
            team(s) and retained by Operations.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">GPIM seeks to vote securities in the best interest of clients and will apply the Guidelines regardless whether the issuer, a third party, or
            both solicit GPIM&#8217;s vote.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In the absence of contrary instructions received from GPIM, ISS will vote proxies in accordance with the Guidelines, attached as Appendix A
            hereto, as such Guidelines may be revised from time to time.&#160; ISS will employ these Guidelines based on account set up instructions received from Operations.</div>
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          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">GPIM typically will vote proxies itself in two scenarios: (1) the Guidelines do not address the proposal; and (2) GPIM has decided to vote some
            or all of the shares contrary to the Guidelines.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Proposals not Addressed by Guidelines: ISS will notify Operations of all proxy proposals that do not fall within the Guidelines (i.e. proposals
            which are either not addressed in the Guidelines or proposals for which GPIM has indicated that a decision will be made on a case-by-case basis, such as fixed-income securities).&#160; Operations will forward such proposals to the investment team(s)
            responsible for the client account.<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160; </font>If the investment team(s) responsible, together with the PVAC, determines that there is no material conflict of interest, the proposal will be voted in accordance
            with the recommendation of said team(s) and approval from the PVAC. If there is a material conflicts of interest, GPIM will follow the procedure below.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Proposal to be Voted Contrary to Guidelines: When an investment team decides that a proposal should be voted contrary to the Guidelines,
            because it believes it is in the best interest of the client to do so, the team will consult with the PVAC to determine whether there is a material conflict of interest as to that proposal. If the investment team(s) responsible, together with
            the PVAC, determines that there is no material conflict </div>
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          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">of interest, the team(s) will notify Operations to override the proposal from ISS in accordance with the recommendation of said team(s) and
            approval from the PVAC. If there is a material conflicts of interest, GPIM will follow the procedure below.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In either case, the investment team(s) responsible will document the rationale for voting the proposal in a particular manner. The PVAC will
            review instances of either scenarios.</div>
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          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">GPIM may occasionally be subject to conflicts of interest in the voting of proxies due to relationships it maintains with persons having an
            interest in the outcome of certain votes.&#160;&#160; <font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>Common examples of conflicts in the voting of proxies are<font style="font-weight: bold;">:</font> (a) GPIM or a GPIM affiliate provides or is seeking to
            provide services to the company on whose behalf proxies are being solicited, (b) an employee of GPIM or its affiliate has a personal relationship with the company&#8217;s management or another proponent of a proxy issue, or (c) an immediate family
            member of the employee is a director or executive officer of the company. Senior members of the investment team responsible for voting the proxy, in consultation with GPIM Compliance, will decide whether a material conflict of interest exists.&#160;
            If a material conflict of interest exists, the investment team will consult the PVAC to determine how to resolve the conflict consistent with the procedures below. </div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If the Guidelines do not address a proposal, or GPIM wishes to vote a proposal contrary to the Guidelines, or ISS does not provide a
            recommendation on a proposal, and GPIM has a material conflict of interest as to the vote, then GPIM may resolve the conflict in any of the following ways, as recommended by the PVAC:</div>
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                    <div style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Refer Proposal to the Client</font> &#8211; GPIM may refer the proposal to the client and obtain instructions from the client on how to vote the proxy
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                    <div style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Obtain Client Ratification</font> &#8211; If GPIM is in a position to disclose the conflict to the client (<font style="font-style: italic;">i.e.</font>,
                      such information is not confidential), GPIM may determine how it proposes to vote the proposal on which it has a conflict, fully disclose the nature of the conflict to the client, and obtain the client&#8217;s consent for how GPIM will vote
                      on the proposal (or otherwise obtain instructions from the client on how the proxy on the proposal should be voted).</div>
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                    <div style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Use another Independent Third Party for All Proposals</font> &#8211; Subject to any client imposed proxy voting policies, GPIM may vote all proposals in a
                      single proxy according to the policies of an independent third party other than ISS (or have the third party vote such proxies).</div>
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                    <div style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Use another Independent Third Party to Vote Only the Specific Proposals that Involve a Conflict</font> &#8211; Subject to any client imposed proxy voting
                      policies, GPIM may use an independent third party other than ISS to recommend how the proxy for specific proposals that involve a conflict should be voted (or have the third party vote such proxies).</div>
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          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The method selected by the PVAC to resolve the conflict may vary from one instance to another depending upon the facts and circumstances of the
            situation, but in each case, consistent with its duty of loyalty and care.</div>
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          <div style="margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2.4.1.<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt">&#160;</font>Securities Subject to
            Lending Arrangements</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">For various legal or administrative reasons, GPIM is often unable to vote securities that are, at the time of such vote, on loan pursuant to a
            client&#8217;s securities lending arrangement with the client&#8217;s custodian. GPIM is usually unable to recall securities in order to vote proxies when a third party securities lending agent has arranged the loan of the client&#8217;s shares. If GPIM has
            arranged the loan, GPIM will refrain from voting such securities where the cost to the client and/or </div>
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          <div style="margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">administrative inconvenience of retrieving securities then on loan outweighs the benefit of voting, assuming retrieval under such circumstances
            is even feasible and/or possible. In certain extraordinary situations, GPIM may seek to have securities then on loan pursuant to such securities lending arrangements retrieved by the clients&#8217; custodians for voting purposes. This decision will
            generally be made on a case-by-case basis depending on whether, in the PVAC&#8217;s judgment, the matter to be voted on has critical significance to the potential value of the securities in question, the relative cost and/or administrative
            inconvenience of retrieving the securities, the significance of the holding, and whether the stock is considered a long-term holding. There can be no guarantee that any such securities can be retrieved for such purpose.</div>
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            Voting Foreign Proxies</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Voting proxies with respect to shares of foreign stocks may involve significantly greater effort and corresponding cost due to the variety of
            regulatory schemes and corporate practices in foreign countries with respect to proxy voting. Because the cost of voting on a particular proxy proposal could exceed the expected benefit to a client (including an ERISA Plan), GPIM will weigh the
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            issuer or other resolution sponsor, and may abstain from voting in those instances.&#160; Proxy materials not delivered in a timely manner may prevent analysis or entry of a vote by voting deadlines.&#160; GPIM&#8217;s practice is to abstain from voting a
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            other group members must vote, GPIM will be viewed as the beneficial owner of all of the other members&#8217; shares as well as its own shares.&#160; This will affect the number of shares that GPIM must report on a Schedule 13D or 13G.</div>
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            the proxy in a manner it believes is in its clients&#8217; best long-term interests. If voting the proxy presents GPIM with a material conflict of interest, it will follow the conflict resolution procedures in this policy.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2.5.</font><font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;</font><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Undue Influence</font></div>
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            parties with respect to a particular proposal, he or she should provide information regarding such activity to GPIM Compliance or Legal Departments.&#160; A determination will then be made regarding this information, keeping in mind GPIM&#8217;s duty of
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          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2.6.</font><font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;</font><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Recordkeeping</font></div>
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                    <div style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;">records of client requests for proxy voting information and a copy of any written response by GPIM to any client request (regardless of whether such client request was written or
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          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The foregoing records will be retained for such period of time as is required to comply with applicable laws and regulations.</div>
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            records of proxy votes cast by GPIM that are maintained with a third party, such as ISS, provided that GPIM has obtained an undertaking from the third party to provide a copy of the documents promptly upon request.</div>
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            information from GPIM on how the client&#8217;s securities were voted. GPIM will disclose in Form ADV Part 2 that clients can obtain information on how their securities were voted by submitting a written request to GPIM. Upon receipt of a written
            request from a client, GPIM Compliance Department will provide the information requested by the client within a reasonable amount of time.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Rule 206(4)-6 also requires GPIM to describe its proxy voting policies and procedures to clients, and upon request, to provide clients with a
            copy of those policies and procedures. GPIM will provide such a description in its Form ADV Part 2. Upon receipt of a written request from a client, GPIM Compliance Department will provide a copy of this policy within a reasonable amount of
            time.</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If approved by the client, this policy and any requested records may be provided electronically.</div>
          <div style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">3.</font><font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#160;</font><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">APPENDIX A</font></div>
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