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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001821268-21-000516
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	N-CSR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		11
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20211031
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211230
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211230
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20211230

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ADVENT CONVERTIBLE & INCOME FUND
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001219120
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		N-CSR
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-21309
		FILM NUMBER:		211533325

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

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

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ADVENT CLAYMORE CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES & INCOME FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030219
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STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></P>

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N-CSR </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>CERTIFIED
SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Investment
Company Act file number<U>&#9;811-21309&#9;</U></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><U>&#9;
Advent Convertible and Income Fund&#9;</U><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><BR>
<U>&#9;888 Seventh Ave, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10019&#9;</U><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Robert
White, Treasurer</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><U>&#9;888
Seventh Ave, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10019&#9;</U><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</FONT></P>

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telephone number, including area code:<U>&#9; (212) 482-1600&#9;</U></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Date
of fiscal year end: <U>October 31</U></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Date
of reporting period: <U>November 1, 2020 - October 31, 2021</U></FONT></P>

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1. Reports to Stockholders.</B></FONT></P>

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annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &ldquo;Investment
Company Act&rdquo;), is as follows:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 20pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">GUGGENHEIMINVESTMENTS.COM/AVK</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">...YOUR
BRIDGE TO THE LATEST, MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ADVENT</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">CONVERTIBLE
AND INCOME FUND</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The shareholder
report you are reading right now is just the beginning of the story.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Online
at <B>guggenheiminvestments.com/avk</B>, you will find:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&bull;
Daily, weekly and monthly data on share prices, net asset values, dividends and more</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&bull;
Portfolio overviews and performance analyses</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&bull;
Announcements, press releases and special notices</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&bull;
Fund and adviser contact information</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Advent
Capital Management and Guggenheim Investments are continually updating and expanding shareholder information services on the Fund&rsquo;s
website in an ongoing effort to provide you with the most current information about how your Fund&rsquo;s assets are managed and the
results of our efforts. It is just one more small way we are working to keep you better informed about your investment in the Fund.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 49%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>DEAR
SHAREHOLDER</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Tracy V. Maitland</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>President
and Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">We thank
you for your investment in the Advent Convertible and Income Fund (the &ldquo;Fund&rdquo; or &ldquo;AVK&rdquo;). This report covers the
Fund&rsquo;s performance for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The ongoing
economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has been faster than many expected. Consumer confidence has held up well as massive fiscal
support drove positive personal income growth and a swift monetary policy response led to gains in household net worth. However, certain
travel restrictions, quarantines and other measures remain in place, adversely impacting local and global economies. While fiscal support
and COVID-19 vaccines continue to be deployed, disruptions in the economy and markets caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may continue and
materially impact the Fund and its assets.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Advent
Capital Management, LLC (&ldquo;Advent&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Investment Adviser&rdquo;) serves as the Fund&rsquo;s Investment Adviser.
Based in New York, New York, with additional investment personnel in London, England, Advent is a credit-oriented firm specializing in
the management of global convertible, high-yield and equity securities across three lines of business&mdash;long-only strategies, alternatives
and NYSE-listed closed-end funds. As of October 31, 2021, Advent managed more than $11 billion in assets.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Guggenheim
Funds Distributors, LLC (the &ldquo;Servicing Agent&rdquo;) serves as the servicing agent to the Fund. The Servicing Agent is an affiliate
of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a global diversified financial services firm.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund&rsquo;s
investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. Under normal market
conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its managed assets in a diversified portfolio of convertible securities and non-convertible
income securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 30% of its managed assets in convertible securities
and may invest up to 70% of its managed assets in non-convertible income securities. The Fund may invest without limitation in foreign
securities. The Fund also uses a strategy of writing (selling) covered call options on up to 25% of the securities held in the portfolio,
thus generating option writing premiums.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">All AVK
returns cited&mdash;whether based on net asset value (&ldquo;NAV&rdquo;) or market price&mdash;assume the reinvestment of all distributions.
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, the Fund generated a total return based on market price of 52.60% and a total return of 34.59%
based on NAV. As of October&nbsp;31, 2021, the Fund&rsquo;s market price of $19.23 represented a discount of 4.52% to NAV of $20.14</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Past performance
is not a guarantee of future results. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses, and all other Fund
expenses. The market price of the Fund&rsquo;s shares fluctuates from time to time and may be higher or lower than the Fund&rsquo;s NAV.</FONT></P>

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    SHAREHOLDER (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
paid a distribution each month of the period. The most recent monthly distribution of $0.1172, paid on October 29, 2021, represents an
annualized distribution rate of 7.31% based upon the last closing market price of $19.23 on October 31, 2021.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">There is
no guarantee of any future distribution or that the current returns and distribution rate will be maintained. The Fund&rsquo;s distribution
rate is not constant and the amount of distributions, when declared by the Fund&rsquo;s Board of Trustees, is subject to change based
on the performance of the Fund. Please see the Management Discussion of Fund Performance section beginning on page 5 for more information
on distributions for the period.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">We encourage
shareholders to consider the opportunity to reinvest their distributions from the Fund through the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (&ldquo;DRIP&rdquo;),
which is described in detail on page 83 of this report. When shares trade at a discount to NAV, the DRIP takes advantage of the discount
by reinvesting the monthly dividend distribution in common shares of the Fund purchased in the market at a price less than NAV. Conversely,
when the market price of the Fund&rsquo;s common shares is at a premium above NAV, the DRIP reinvests participants&rsquo; dividends in
newly issued common shares at the greater of NAV per share or 95% of the market price per share. The DRIP provides a cost-effective means
to accumulate additional shares and enjoy the benefits of compounding returns over time.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
is managed by a team of experienced and seasoned professionals led by myself in my capacity as Chief Investment Officer (as well as President
and Founder) of Advent Capital Management, LLC. We encourage you to read the following Management Discussion of Fund Performance section,
which provides additional information regarding the factors that influenced the Fund&rsquo;s performance.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">We thank
you for your investment in the Fund, and we are honored that you have chosen the Advent Convertible and Income Fund as part of your investment
portfolio. For the most up-to-date information regarding your investment, including related investment risks, please visit the Fund&rsquo;s
website at guggenheiminvestments.com/avk.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Sincerely,</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><IMG SRC="image_003.gif" ALT="A picture containing insect&#10;&#10;Description automatically generated" STYLE="height: 68px; width: 229px"></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Tracy
V. Maitland<BR>
<BR>
<I>President and Chief Executive Officer of the<BR>
Advent Convertible and Income Fund</I><BR>
November 30, 2021</FONT></P>

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    DISCUSSION OF FUND</B></FONT></TD>
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    (Unaudited)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>The
individuals who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the portfolio (the &ldquo;Portfolio Managers&rdquo;) of Advent
Convertible and Income Fund (the &ldquo;Fund&rdquo; or &ldquo;AVK&rdquo;) include Tracy Maitland (President and Chief Investment Officer
of Advent), Paul Latronica (Managing Director of Advent) and Tony Huang (Director of Advent). Mr. Maitland and Mr. Latronica are portfolio
managers and Mr. Huang is an associate portfolio manager. The Portfolio Managers are supported by teams of investment professionals who
make investment decisions for the Fund&rsquo;s core portfolios of convertible bonds, the Fund&rsquo;s high yield securities investments
and the Fund&rsquo;s leverage allocation, respectively. In the following interview, the management team discusses the convertible securities
and high yield markets and Fund performance for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021.</I></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Please
describe the Fund&rsquo;s objective and management strategies.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund&rsquo;s
investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. Under normal market
conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its managed assets in a diversified portfolio of convertible securities and non-convertible
income producing securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 30% of its managed assets in convertible securities
and may invest up to 70% of its managed assets in non-convertible income securities. The Fund may invest without limitation in foreign
securities.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
also uses a strategy of writing (selling) covered call options on up to 25% of the securities held in the portfolio. The objective of
this strategy is to generate current gains from option premiums to enhance distributions payable to the holders of common shares. In
addition, the Fund may invest in other derivatives, such as options purchased and written, forward foreign currency exchange contracts,
futures contracts and swap agreements.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
uses financial leverage to finance the purchase of additional securities. Although financial leverage may create an opportunity for increased
return for shareholders, it also results in additional risks and can magnify the effect of any losses. There is no assurance that the
strategy will be successful. If income and gains earned on securities purchased with the financial leverage proceeds are greater than
the cost of the financial leverage, shareholders&rsquo; return will be greater than if financial leverage had not been used. Conversely,
if the income or gains from the securities purchased with the proceeds of financial leverage are less than the cost of the financial
leverage, shareholders&rsquo; return will be less than if financial leverage had not been used.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Discuss
Advent&rsquo;s investment approach.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Advent&rsquo;s
approach involves core portfolios of convertible bonds that are managed, subject to the Fund&rsquo;s investment policies and restrictions,
in a manner similar to that of Advent&rsquo;s Balanced Convertible Strategy and Global Balanced Convertible Strategy, which seek high
total returns by investing in a portfolio of U.S. dollar convertible securities and global convertible securities, respectively, that
provide equity-like returns while seeking to limit downside risk.</FONT></P>

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    DISCUSSION OF FUND</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 29%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">These core
portfolios are supplemented by investments in high yield securities selected in a manner similar to that of Advent&rsquo;s High Yield
Strategy, which seeks income and total return by investing primarily in high yielding corporate credit using fundamental and relative
value analysis to identify undervalued securities.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Advent
uses a separate portion of the Fund&rsquo;s portfolio to increase or decrease relative overall exposure to convertible securities, high
yield securities, and equities. This portion of the Fund&rsquo;s portfolio incorporates leverage and operates as an asset-allocation
tool reflecting Advent&rsquo;s conservative management philosophy and its views on the relative value of these three asset classes under
changing market conditions.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Please
describe the economic and market environment over the last 12 months.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Equity
and corporate bond markets followed developments on the global economy&rsquo;s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic as the year progressed.
Early in the fiscal year, the resolution of the U.S. elections as well as positive data on vaccine efficacy drove higher equity multiples
and lower corporate bond spreads as investors anticipated economic acceleration. Beginning in 2021, U.S. vaccine distribution provided
the momentum for recovery in a wide range of economic activities including travel, office work, events, and manufacturing. As the accelerated
economic activity was particularly acute in the second calendar quarter, bond markets began to forecast an eventual reduction or stop
to the U.S. Federal Reserve&rsquo;s (the &ldquo;Fed&rdquo;) buying of securities. Subsequently, long-term interest rates began rising.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The increased
cost of long-term borrowing had a negative impact on growth sectors, particularly more speculative companies, as these valuations are
heavily dependent on long-term interest rates that drive discount rate calculations. The Fed began to signal its tapering of its bond
purchases in reaction to accelerating inflation resulting in a flattening Treasury yield curve in anticipation of the breakneck economic
growth slowing. As a result, growth shares reaccelerated again later in the fiscal year. Further amplifying these trends was the circulation
of a virulent strain of COVID-19, named Delta, which slowed U.S. economic growth markedly in the third calendar quarter and illustrated
the uneven nature of both commercial and market recoveries. Other developed nations had a more muted recovery given slower vaccination
distribution and a delayed reaction to Delta at the end of the fiscal year. The impact of inflation exiting the fiscal year was front
and center with many commodities having accelerated price gains and robust demand causing supply chain shortages and more pressure on
raw materials and labor.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>How
did the Fund perform in this environment?</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">All AVK
returns cited&mdash;whether based on net asset value (&ldquo;NAV&rdquo;) or market price&mdash;assume the reinvestment of all distributions.
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, the Fund generated a total return based on market price of 52.60% and a total return of 34.59%
based on NAV. As of October 31, 2021, the Fund&rsquo;s market price of $19.23 represented a discount of 4.52% to NAV of $20.14. As of
October 31, 2020, the Fund&rsquo;s market price of $13.62 represented a discount of 15.19% to NAV of $16.06.</FONT></P>

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    DISCUSSION OF FUND</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>PERFORMANCE
    (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Past performance
is not a guarantee of future results. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses, and all other Fund
expenses. The market price of the Fund&rsquo;s shares fluctuates from time to time, and may be higher or lower than the Fund&rsquo;s
NAV.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>How
did other markets perform in this environment for the 12-month period ended October 31, 2021?</B></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 77%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Index</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 23%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Return</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bloomberg
    U.S. Aggregate Bond Index</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">-0.48%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">ICE
    Bank of America (&ldquo;BofA&rdquo;) Merrill Lynch U.S. Convertible Index</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">32.95%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">ICE
    BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Index</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">10.74%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Refinitiv
    Global Focus Convertible U.S. Dollar Hedged Index</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">15.45%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">MSCI
    World Index</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">41.08%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">MSCI
    World 100% Hedged to USD Index</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">40.79%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Standard
    &amp; Poor&rsquo;s 500 (&ldquo;S&amp;P 500&rdquo;) Index</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">42.89%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>What
contributed to Fund performance?</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Convertible
bonds continued a string of strong yearly performances with the third-straight year of over 10% returns, measured from October 2020 to
October 2021. As stated in the semiannual report, the first fiscal half saw the ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Convertible Index nearly
match the 29% return of the S&amp;P 500 Index. In the second half of the fiscal year, relative returns were more muted with the ICE BofA
Merrill Lynch U.S. Convertible Index returning 4.42% versus the S&amp;P 500 Index returning 10.91%, as issuers tied to the economic recovery
suffered with the surge of the Delta variant while the performance of the S&amp;P 500 Index was weighted more in large-capitalization
companies which are less prevalent in the convertible market. Nonetheless, the ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Convertible Index return for
the year of 32.95% was impressive on an absolute basis and near the historical averages as a ratio of the S&amp;P 500 Index.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Global
convertibles also had double-digit index returns, though not to the level of the ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Convertible Index. Compared
to the MSCI World Index, the global convertible universe is more heavily weighted to Asia, particularly outside of Japan, and less heavily
weighted to the United States. China and other Asian equity markets advanced but less so than the U.S. equity markets due to vaccine
distribution being slower and leaving Asian economies more vulnerable to variant proliferation.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">In the
high-yield corporate bond market, the Fund&rsquo;s other major asset allocation, U.S. corporate profits raced higher as the economy reopened
and the Fed continued its accommodative monetary policies. Although risk-free Treasury rates moved broadly higher during the year, high-yield
bond prices gained from compression of spreads, or the yield difference that investors demand for high-yield bonds over that of comparable-maturity
Treasuries. The index spread started the year at 525 basis points and ended the year at 315 basis points. One basis point is equal to
0.01%. This effect more than offset higher Treasury yields to lead to price gains, and, with the coupon income, the high-yield index
returned over 10% for the year.</FONT></P>

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    DISCUSSION OF FUND</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 29%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>PERFORMANCE
    (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Please
discuss the Fund&rsquo;s distributions.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
paid a distribution each month of the period. The most recent monthly distribution of $0.1172, paid on October 29, 2021, represents an
annualized distribution rate of 7.31% based upon the last closing market price of $19.23 on October 31, 2021.</FONT></P>

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  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 63%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 37%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Payable
    Date</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">November
    30, 2020</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$0.1172</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">December
    31, 2020</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$0.1172</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">January
    29, 2021</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$0.1172</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">February
    26, 2021</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$0.1172</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">March
    31, 2021</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$0.1172</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">April
    30, 2021</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$0.1172</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">May
    28, 2021</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$0.1172</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">June
    30, 2021</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$0.1172</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">July
    30, 2021</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$0.1172</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">August
    31, 2021</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$0.1172</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">September
    30, 2021</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$0.1172</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    29, 2021</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$0.1172</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>$1.4064</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Distributions
are not guaranteed and are subject to change. Distributions may be paid from sources of income other than ordinary income, such as short-term
capital gains, long term capital gains or return of capital. The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions
in a particular year will be reported to shareholders in January 2022 on form 1099-DIV.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">During
fiscal 2021, the Fund gained in net asset value in spite of the distribution rate due to market appreciation. In addition, based on the
Fund&rsquo;s income and realized capital gains, distributions were not sourced from return of capital.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">There is
no guarantee of any future distribution or that the current returns and distribution rate will be maintained. The Fund&rsquo;s distribution
rate is not constant and the amount of distributions, when and if declared by the Fund&rsquo;s Board of Trustees, is subject to change
based on the performance of the Fund.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">While the
Fund generally seeks to pay distributions that will consist primarily of investment company taxable income and net capital gain, because
of the nature of the Fund&rsquo;s investments and changes in market conditions from time to time, or in order to maintain a more stable
distribution level over time, the distributions paid by the Fund for any particular period may be more or less than the amount of net
investment income from that period. If the Fund&rsquo;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.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">A return
of capital distribution is in effect a partial return of the amount a shareholder invested in the Fund. A return of capital does not
necessarily reflect the Fund&rsquo;s investment performance and should not be confused with &ldquo;yield&rdquo; or &ldquo;income.&rdquo;
A return of capital distribution decreases the Fund&rsquo;s total</FONT></P>

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    DISCUSSION OF FUND</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 29%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>PERFORMANCE
    (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">assets
and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the Fund&rsquo;s expense ratio. Please see Note 2(h) on page 48 for more information
on distributions for the period.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>How
has the Fund&rsquo;s leverage strategy affected performance?</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">As part
of its investment strategy, the Fund utilizes leverage to finance the purchase of additional securities that provide increased income
and potentially greater appreciation potential to common shareholders than could be achieved from a portfolio that is not leveraged.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
had $324 million (approximately 32% of the Fund&rsquo;s total managed assets) in leverage outstanding as of October 31, 2021, with a
related average interest rate of the combined lines of 2.80%. $168 million was in the form of a margin loan with Soci&eacute;t&eacute;
G&eacute;n&eacute;rale and $156 million was in reverse repurchase agreements with Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale. Both
forms of leverage have tranches that expire at various times from December 2022 to December 2025, and both have a floating tranche that
varies with 3-month London Interbank Offered Rates (&ldquo;LIBOR&rdquo;). The interest rate formula for the floating tranches will automatically
switch to an alternative benchmark if LIBOR becomes unavailable or the parties elect to opt-in to an alternative benchmark early.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The average
interest rate of the combined lines at October 31, 2021 of 2.80% represented a decline from the 3.14% at October 31, 2020. The decline
was due to the maturity of a fixed-rate swap in December 2020 most of which was renewed into new fixed-rate swaps at lower rates.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">There is
no guarantee that the Fund&rsquo;s leverage strategy will be successful, and the Fund&rsquo;s use of leverage may cause the Fund&rsquo;s
NAV and market price of common shares to be more volatile. The NAV return for the Fund was positive and above the cost of leverage for
the fiscal year. Although Advent looks at funds deployed from borrowings differently than funds which use the shareholder equity base,
on this simple metric, the Fund&rsquo;s leverage was beneficial to shareholders for the fiscal period given the strong security returns
in the portfolio. The Fund&rsquo;s leverage has dropped from 37% at October 2020 to 32% at October 2021 due to the Fund&rsquo;s NAV gains
while leverage in dollars stayed unchanged.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>What
was the impact of the Fund&rsquo;s covered call strategy?</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The income
generated from writing covered call equity options depends on the volatility perceived in the markets at the time of writing the contracts.
The CBOE VIX Volatility Index (&ldquo;VIX&rdquo;), which averaged 27.5 during the 2020 fiscal year, drifted lower during the 2021 fiscal
year and closed in April at 16.3, averaging 20.3. Volatility fell as market sentiment drifted away from the crisis attitude that defined
fiscal 2020 with the world in a virus mitigation situation. With the passing of the U.S. elections and proliferation of vaccine approvals
and distribution, the Fund was reticent to cap returns on its equity holdings by writing covered calls. However, late in the fiscal year
during a period of higher volatility as the Delta variant brought more uncertainty on the smoothness of the economic recovery, the Fund
found more opportunities and began to write more options against equity positions. This has continued into the 2022 fiscal year as the
possibility of choppier markets rises as the Fed looks to reduce monetary support, and possibly raise interest rates, and corporate profits</FONT></P>

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</SUP></B>l <SUP>ADVENT CONVERTIBLE AND INCOME FUND ANNUAL REPORT </SUP>l <SUP>9</SUP></FONT></P>


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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 71%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>MANAGEMENT
    DISCUSSION OF FUND</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 29%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>PERFORMANCE
    (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">slow from
enormous growth rates coming out of the pandemic. The Fund writes options on individual equity positions as opposed to index options
and will continue to use the Adviser&rsquo;s research team to judge individual equity positions and the income possible from writing
options based on stock-specific volatility in coming to an optimal solution. The Fund&rsquo;s use of options detracted from performance
during the period, as gains in the underlying shares continued and led to options being covered at a loss or the shares being sold at
contract prices below market.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>How
were the Fund&rsquo;s total investments allocated among asset classes during the 12 months ended October 31, 2021, and what did this
mean for performance?</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">On October
31, 2021, the Fund&rsquo;s total investments were invested approximately 56.5% in convertible bonds, convertible preferred securities,
and mandatory convertibles; 28.5% in corporate bonds; 10.6% in equities; 3.8% in cash and cash equivalents; and 0.6% in senior floating
rate interests.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">On October
31, 2020, the Fund&rsquo;s total investments were invested approximately 60.3% in convertible bonds, convertible preferred securities,
and mandatory convertibles; 30.3% in corporate bonds; 4.7% in equities; 4.4% in cash and cash equivalents; and 0.3% in senior floating
rate interests.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The main
change in asset allocation for the year was an increase in equity holdings and a decline in convertible securities. The increase in equities
occurred in the first half of the fiscal year as the Fund sought to position for a global economic rebound as vaccinations accelerated.
Some cyclical sectors are not large convertible issuers and were best expressed through equity positions. Late in the fiscal year, the
Fund slightly reduced its convertible securities holdings in favor of cash in positioning for an expected stronger new issuance environment
for convertibles after growth-oriented sectors began outperforming again. The convertible securities asset class went through a mild
period of digestion during the fiscal year as the recent quarters of record issuance weighed on supply and the decline in equity volatility
also hurt valuations of the options embedded in convertibles. This period may have passed which leaves the Fund optimistic exiting the
year on using cash on new issuances which tend to have greater asymmetry characteristics than secondary market bonds which may be in-the-money.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">International
investments went from 18.0% at October 31, 2020 to 17.6% at October 31, 2021. Allocation decisions tilted slightly more toward international
opportunities given lower equity valuations in the year and a greater proportion of new issuance volume overseas versus 2020. However,
appreciation of domestic convertibles was higher than that of foreign convertibles which largely offset the first effect. The Fund entered
into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge exchange rate risk for non-U.S. dollar denominated investments. The Fund&rsquo;s
use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts contributed to performance during the period, as declines in foreign-currency denominated
holdings due to the rising U.S. dollar were offset by the forward contracts.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Which
investments had the greatest effect on the Fund&rsquo;s performance?</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">In a year
with strong equity markets, mandatory convertibles were among the strongest contributors given their characteristics closer to equities
than bonds. Private equity investment manager KKR &amp; Company, Inc. and its mandatories (1.2% of long-term investments at period end)
surged given</FONT></P>

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    DISCUSSION OF FUND</B></FONT></TD>
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    (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">rising
income from new funds raised and realization of investment gains. The market environment has remained ripe for the private equity model
with strong inflows, rising corporate earnings, and low borrowing rates. Convertibles in security software maker Palo Alto Networks,
Inc. (1.1% of long-term investments at period end) advanced throughout the year as a series of earnings beats signaled the success of
the company&rsquo;s security acquisitions and a new product cycle in the more mature firewall business. Mandatory convertibles of auto
components maker Aptiv plc (1.0% of long-term investments at period end) rose as the company consistently grew sales and backlog at rates
greater than that of the automotive market&rsquo;s units thanks to increasing content in both traditional and electric vehicles. Mandatory
convertibles in semiconductor and enterprise software provider Broadcom, Inc. (1.1% of long-term investments at period end) benefitted
from greater demand for data center and mobile phone components as these end markets enjoyed secular growth and the 5G telecommunications
cycle.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Among detractors,
convertible bonds in solar power hardware maker Enphase Energy, Inc. (not held at period end) fell after the company lowered forward
estimates citing difficulties sourcing components. Solar sector equities also fell with the growth sector correction with rising interest
rates and with a lull in news after the change of administration spurred more optimism about government support for solar. Chinese electric
vehicle maker NIO, Inc. (0.1% of long-term investments at period end) and its convertibles declined as the company fell victim to similar
component shortages as well as raw material price increases and disruptions from rising COVID-19 cases in China in the summer. In these
two cases, the Fund was cushioned from some of the equity declines by the convertibles&rsquo; bond floor, but the Fund reduced positions
as the convertibles&rsquo; delta had fallen to low levels to limit upside participation in the near future. Consumer borrowing finance
company LendingTree, Inc. (0.2% of long-term investments at period end) and its convertibles depreciated as earnings failed to rebound
with demand for consumer borrowing suppressed by excess savings, some from government stimulus programs. Finally, convertibles in health
care test company Exact Sciences Corp. (0.5% of long-term investments at period end) fell as rising COVID-19 cases limited elective procedures
at health care providers and the company&rsquo;s promising liquid biopsy initiative had a relative lack of new news. We remained positive
on Exact Sciences Corp. and the continued uptake of its colorectal tests and have added positions.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B><I>This
material is not intended as a recommendation or as investment advice of any kind, including in connection with rollovers, transfers,
and distributions. Such material is not provided in a fiduciary capacity, may not be relied upon for or in connection with the making
of investment decisions, and does not constitute a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell securities. All content has been provided
for informational or educational purposes only and is not intended to be and should not be construed as legal or tax advice and/or a
legal opinion. Always consult a financial, tax and/or legal professional regarding your specific situation.</I></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Index
Definitions</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The following
indices are referenced throughout this report. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. These indices are intended as measures
of broad market returns. The Fund&rsquo;s mandate differs materially from each of the individual indices. The Fund also maintains leverage
and incurs transaction costs, advisory fees, and other expenses, while these indices do not.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Bloomberg
U.S. Aggregate Bond Index </B>is a broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate
taxable bond market, including U.S. Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities or &ldquo;MBS&rdquo;
(agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage, or &ldquo;ARM&rdquo;, pass-throughs), asset-backed securities (&ldquo;ABS&rdquo;),
and commercial mortgage-backed securities (&ldquo;CMBS&rdquo;) (agency and non-agency).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">VIX is
the ticker symbol for the <B>Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index</B>, a popular measure of the implied volatility
of S&amp;P 500 Index options. It is a weighted blend of prices for a range of options on the S&amp;P 500 Index.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>ICE
BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Convertible Index </B>consists of convertible bonds traded in the U.S. dollar denominated investment grade and
noninvestment grade convertible securities sold into the U.S. market and publicly traded in the United States. The Index constituents
are market-value weighted based on the convertible securities prices and outstanding shares, and the underlying index is rebalanced daily.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>ICE
BofA Merrill Lynch U.S High Yield Index </B>includes USD-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate securities. Securities are classified
as high yield if the rating of Moody&rsquo;s, Fitch, or S&amp;P is Ba1/BB +/BB + or below.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Refinitiv
Global Focus Convertible U.S. Dollar Hedged Index (formerly Thomson Reuters Convertible Global Focus USD Hedged Index) </B>is a market-weighted
index with a minimum size for inclusion of $500 million (US), &euro;375 million (Europe), &yen;22 billion (Japan), and $275 million (Other)
of Convertible Bonds with an Equity Link. A rebranding earlier in 2020 resulted in a change to the name of the benchmark.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>MSCI
World Index (Net) </B>is calculated with net dividends reinvested. It is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that
is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>MSCI
World 100% Hedged to USD Index </B>represents a close estimation of the performance that can be achieved by hedging the currency exposures
of its parent index, the MSCI World Index, to the USD, the &ldquo;home&rdquo; currency for the hedged index. The index is 100% hedged
to the USD by selling each foreign currency forward at the one-month Forward weight.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>S&amp;P
500<SUP>&reg; </SUP>Index </B>is a broad-based index, the performance of which is based on the performance of 500 widely held common
stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation.</FONT></P>

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    SUMMARY (Unaudited)</B></FONT></TD>
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    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    Statistics</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Share
    Price</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$19.23</FONT></TD></TR>
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    Asset Value</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$20.14</FONT></TD></TR>
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    to NAV</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">-4.52%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    Assets ($000)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$695,323</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Cumulative
Fund Performance*</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">* The performance
data above represents past performance that is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment
in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor&rsquo;s shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns
are historical and include changes in principal and reinvested dividends and capital gains and do not reflect the effect of taxes. The
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce
its reported return. The Fund does not seek to achieve performance that is comparative to an index.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>AVERAGE
    ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>FOR
    THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2021</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>One</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Three</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Five</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Ten</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Year</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Year</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Year</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Year</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Advent
    Convertible &amp; Income Fund</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">NAV</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">34.59%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">16.79%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">13.09%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">9.07%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Market</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">52.60%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">22.14%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">16.49%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">10.54%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bloomberg
    U.S. Aggregate Bond Index</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">-0.48%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.63%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.10%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.00%</FONT></TD></TR>
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data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be lower or higher than
the figures shown. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses and all other Fund expenses. The deduction
of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares is not reflected in the total returns. For the
most recent month-end performance figures, please visit guggenheiminvestments.com/avk. The investment return and principal value of an
investment will fluctuate with changes in market conditions and other factors so that an investor&rsquo;s shares, when sold, may be worth
more or less than their original cost.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 67%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>FUND
    SUMMARY (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 33%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 43%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Portfolio
    Breakdown</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>%
    of Net Assets</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Convertible
    Bonds</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">64.4%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Corporate
    Bonds</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">41.1%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Convertible
    Preferred Stocks</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">17.3%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Common
    Stocks</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">15.4%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Money
    Market Fund</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.5%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Senior
    Floating Rate Interests</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.8%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Investments</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">144.5%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Options
    Written</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(0.1%)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Other
    Assets &amp; Liabilities, net</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(44.4%)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Net
    Assets</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">100.0%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 38%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Country
    Diversification</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Country</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>%
    of Long-Term Investments</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">United
    States</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">82.6%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Canada</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.3%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Netherlands</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.8%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Cayman
    Islands</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.5%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Liberia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.2%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">France</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.1%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Jersey</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.1%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Japan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.0%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bermuda</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.0%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Germany</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.8%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Luxembourg</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.7%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Spain</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.5%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Panama</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.5%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Virgin
    Islands (UK)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.4%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Australia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.4%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Israel</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.4%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Mauritius</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.4%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Vietnam</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.4%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.3%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">United
    Kingdom</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.2%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Hong
    Kong</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.2%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Italy</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.2%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Marshall
    Islands</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.2%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Ireland</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.2%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">India</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.1%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Taiwan,
    Province of China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.1%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Republic
    of Korea</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.1%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Switzerland</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.1%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Singapore</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.1%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">New
    Zealand</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.1%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Total
    Long-Term Investments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">100.0%</FONT></TD></TR>
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Price &amp; NAV History</U></B></FONT></P>

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to Shareholders &amp; Annualized Distribution Rate</U></B></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 62%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>PORTFOLIO
    OF INVESTMENTS</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 38%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 52%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Shares</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>COMMON
    STOCKS<SUP>&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 15.4%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Consumer,
    Cyclical &ndash; 2.8%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Caesars
    Entertainment, Inc.*<SUP>,7</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">40,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    4,378,400</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Marriott
    International, Inc. &mdash; Class A*<SUP>,7</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">25,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4,000,500</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">International
    Game Technology plc*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">125,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,686,250</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Hanesbrands,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">150,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,556,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Penn
    National Gaming, Inc.*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">35,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,506,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Cummins,
    Inc.<SUP>7</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">10,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,398,400</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Consumer, Cyclical</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">19,525,550</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Technology
    &ndash; 2.8%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">DocuSign,
    Inc.*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">28,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7,792,120</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Advanced
    Micro Devices, Inc.*<SUP>,7</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">30,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,606,900</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">ON
    Semiconductor Corp.*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">60,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,884,200</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Microchip
    Technology, Inc.<SUP>7</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">34,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,519,060</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Zynga,
    Inc. &mdash; Class A*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">310,100</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,288,538</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Technology</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">19,090,818</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Financial
    &ndash; 2.6%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Gaming
    and Leisure Properties, Inc. REIT</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">76,735</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,720,880</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Fifth
    Third Bancorp<SUP>7</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">75,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,264,750</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">PNC
    Financial Services Group, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">15,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,165,450</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">KeyCorp</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">125,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,908,750</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Ventas,
    Inc. REIT</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">45,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,401,650</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EJF
    Acquisition Corp*<SUP>,1</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">150,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,498,500</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Visa,
    Inc. &mdash; Class A<SUP>7</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,058,850</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Financial</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">18,018,830</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Communications
    &ndash; 2.0%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Amazon.com,
    Inc.*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,372,430</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Expedia
    Group, Inc.*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">18,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,959,380</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Cisco
    Systems, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">50,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,798,500</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Airbnb,
    Inc. &mdash; Class A*<SUP>,7</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">15,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,559,900</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Snap,
    Inc. &mdash; Class A*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">40,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,103,200</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Communications</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">13,793,410</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Energy
    &ndash; 1.5%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">ConocoPhillips<SUP>7</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">90,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6,704,100</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Valero
    Energy Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">50,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,866,500</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Energy</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">10,570,600</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Basic
    Materials &ndash; 1.5%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">United
    States Steel Corp.<SUP>7</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">150,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,958,500</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">LyondellBasell
    Industries N.V.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">35,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,248,700</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Alcoa
    Corp.<SUP>7</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">70,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,216,500</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Basic Materials</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">10,423,700</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 68%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>PORTFOLIO
    OF INVESTMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 56%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 28%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Shares</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>COMMON
    STOCKS<SUP>&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 15.4% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Consumer,
    Non-cyclical &ndash; 1.5%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">AbbVie,
    Inc.<SUP>7</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">40,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    4,586,800</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Humana,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,242,120</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Eli
    Lilly &amp; Co.<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">10,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,547,600</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Consumer, Non-cyclical</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">10,376,520</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Industrial
    &ndash; 0.7%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Union
    Pacific Corp.<SUP>7</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">12,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,896,800</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Honeywell
    International, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">10,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,186,200</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Industrial</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,083,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Common Stocks</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(Cost
    $89,755,121)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">106,882,428</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CONVERTIBLE
    PREFERRED STOCKS<SUP>&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 17.3%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Industrial
    &ndash; 3.1%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Fluor
    Corp., 6.50%<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,790</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6,593,794</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Colfax
    Corp., 5.75% due 01/15/22<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">30,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6,261,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">RBC
    Bearings, Inc., 5.00% due 10/15/24<SUP>*,2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">47,268</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,652,780</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Stanley
    Black &amp; Decker, Inc., 5.25% due 11/15/22<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">29,424</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,175,438</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Industrial</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">21,683,012</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Financial
    &ndash; 3.0%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">KKR
    &amp; Company, Inc., 6.00% due 09/15/23<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">111,164</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">11,120,846</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bank
    of America Corp., 7.25%<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,430</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4,912,515</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Wells
    Fargo &amp; Co., 7.50%<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4,565,148</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Financial</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">20,598,509</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Consumer,
    Non-cyclical &ndash; 2.8%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Boston
    Scientific Corp., 5.50% due 06/01/23<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">53,470</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6,258,129</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Elanco
    Animal Health, Inc., 5.00% due 02/01/23<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">118,687</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6,015,057</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Danaher
    Corp., 5.00% due 04/15/23<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,421</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4,020,676</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Avantor,
    Inc., 6.25% due 05/15/22<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">13,170</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,630,182</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Becton
    Dickinson and Co., 6.00% due 06/01/23<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">25,521</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,342,405</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Consumer, Non-cyclical</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">19,266,449</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Technology
    &ndash; 2.5%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Broadcom,
    Inc., 8.00% due 09/30/22<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6,530</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">10,953,030</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Change
    Healthcare, Inc., 6.00% due 06/30/22<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">73,037</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,219,224</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Clarivate
    plc, 5.25% due 06/01/24<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">16,346</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,499,582</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Technology</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">17,671,836</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Utilities
    &ndash; 2.0%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">NextEra
    Energy, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.28%
    due 03/01/23<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">105,823</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,764,179</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6.22%
    due 09/01/23<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">62,220</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,409,656</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">PG&amp;E
    Corp., 5.50% due 08/16/23<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">16,514</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,866,907</FONT></TD></TR>
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    OF INVESTMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 60%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 24%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Shares</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CONVERTIBLE
    PREFERRED STOCKS<SUP>&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 17.3% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Utilities
    &ndash; 2.0% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">AES
    Corp., 6.88% due 02/15/24<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">15,109</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    1,526,160</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">American
    Electric Power Company, Inc., 6.13% due 08/15/23<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">29,153</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,505,461</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Utilities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">14,072,363</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Communications
    &ndash; 1.7%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2020
    Cash Mandatory Exchangeable Trust, 5.25% due 06/01/23<SUP>*,2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7,601</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7,973,503</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">ViacomCBS,
    Inc., 5.75% due 04/01/24<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">61,787</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,746,146</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Communications</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">11,719,649</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Consumer,
    Cyclical &ndash; 1.3%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Aptiv
    plc, 5.50% due 06/15/23<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">47,995</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">9,284,633</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Basic
    Materials &ndash; 0.9%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">ArcelorMittal
    S.A., 5.50% due 05/18/23<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">76,209</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6,153,115</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Convertible Preferred Stocks</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(Cost
    $89,962,243)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">120,449,566</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>MONEY
    MARKET FUND<SUP>&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 5.5%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Morgan
    Stanley Institutional Liquidity Government Portfolio &ndash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Institutional
    Class, 0.03%<SUP>2,4</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">38,115,821</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">38,115,821</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Money Market Fund</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(Cost
    $38,115,821)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">38,115,821</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Face</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount~</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CONVERTIBLE
    BONDS<SUP>&dagger;&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 64.4%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Technology
    &ndash; 16.0%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Splunk,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.13%
    due 09/15/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,204,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6,809,446</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.13%
    due 06/15/27<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,148,125</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">RingCentral,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    03/15/26<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,500,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,378,393</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    03/01/25<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,311,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,351,149</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Coupa
    Software, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.38%
    due 06/15/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,690,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6,255,739</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Datadog,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.13%
    due 06/15/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,696,337</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Avalara,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.25%
    due 08/01/26<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,272,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,531,821</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Jamf
    Holding Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.13%
    due 09/01/26<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4,606,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,388,540</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Workday,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.25%
    due 10/01/22<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,249,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4,444,699</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Zscaler,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.13%
    due 07/01/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4,324,334</FONT></TD></TR>
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    OF INVESTMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 53%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 31%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Face</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 16%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount~</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CONVERTIBLE
    BONDS<SUP>&dagger;&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 64.4% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Technology
    &ndash; 16.0% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Pegasystems,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.75%
    due 03/01/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,445,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    3,776,753</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Akamai
    Technologies, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.38%
    due 09/01/27<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,831,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,119,408</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Zynga,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    12/15/26<SUP>2,3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,880,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,781,368</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.25%
    due 06/01/24<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">268,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">305,033</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">ON
    Semiconductor Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    05/01/27<SUP>2,3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,420,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,920,698</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bill.com
    Holdings, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    04/01/27<SUP>2,3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,696,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,895,446</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">STMicroelectronics
    N.V.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    08/04/27<SUP>5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,600,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,077,424</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    08/04/25<SUP>5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">600,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">778,509</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">CyberArk
    Software Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    11/15/24<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,193,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,846,733</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Blackline,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    03/15/26<SUP>2,3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,745,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,812,312</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Rapid7,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.25%
    due 03/15/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,756,200</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Five9,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.50%
    due 06/01/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,968,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,642,469</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">PagerDuty,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.25%
    due 07/01/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,567,326</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Microchip
    Technology, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.13%
    due 11/15/24<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,528,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,715,180</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.63%
    due 02/15/27</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">373,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">820,158</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">LivePerson,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    12/15/26<SUP>2,3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,476,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,430,767</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bentley
    Systems, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.13%
    due 01/15/26<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,098,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,391,720</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Lumentum
    Holdings, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.50%
    due 12/15/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,134,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,331,395</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">KBR,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.50%
    due 11/01/23<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,358,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,322,854</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">MongoDB,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.25%
    due 01/15/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">920,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,315,155</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Atos
    SE</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    11/06/24<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EUR
    1,700,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,113,339</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Dropbox,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    03/01/28<SUP>2,3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,769,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,934,652</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Tyler
    Technologies, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.25%
    due 03/15/26<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,534,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,876,773</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">PAR
    Technology Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.50%
    due 10/15/27<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,620,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,780,409</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 68%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>PORTFOLIO
    OF INVESTMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 53%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 31%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Face</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 16%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount~</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CONVERTIBLE
    BONDS<SUP>&dagger;&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 64.4% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Technology
    &ndash; 16.0% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Silicon
    Laboratories, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.63%
    due 06/15/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    1,614,400</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Pure
    Storage, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.13%
    due 04/15/23<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,349,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,613,943</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">BigCommerce
    Holdings, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.25%
    due 10/01/26<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,187,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,180,024</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Kingsoft
    Corporation Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.63%
    due 04/29/25</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">HKD
    6,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">915,883</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Rohm
    Company Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    12/05/24<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">JPY
    90,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">855,404</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Globalwafers
    Company Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    06/01/26<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">800,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">829,920</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Xero
    Investments Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    12/02/25<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">609,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">628,640</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Lenovo
    Group Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.38%
    due 01/24/24</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">425,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">593,300</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">United
    Microelectronics Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    07/07/26<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">400,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">399,220</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Technology</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">111,271,398</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Communications
    &ndash; 14.5%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Liberty
    Media Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.38%
    due 10/15/23</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,071,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4,454,943</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.75%
    due 12/01/49<SUP>3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,500,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,626,700</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.50%
    due 12/01/50<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,038,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,601,757</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Palo
    Alto Networks, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.38%
    due 06/01/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,958,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">10,444,970</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Etsy,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.25%
    due 06/15/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,272,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6,760,672</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Viavi
    Solutions, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.75%
    due 06/01/23<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,697,595</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.00%
    due 03/01/24<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,116,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,721,356</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">DISH
    Network Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.38%
    due 08/15/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,588,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,643,218</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.38%
    due 03/15/24<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,998,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,945,553</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    12/15/25<SUP>2,3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">934,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,076,463</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Okta,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.38%
    due 06/15/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4,360,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,474,031</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Booking
    Holdings, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.75%
    due 05/01/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,561,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,300,523</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Zillow
    Group, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.75%
    due 09/01/24<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,100,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,635,188</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.75%
    due 05/15/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,500,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,619,450</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 68%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>PORTFOLIO
    OF INVESTMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 53%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Face</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount~</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CONVERTIBLE
    BONDS<SUP>&dagger;&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 64.4% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Communications
    &ndash; 14.5% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Snap,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.75%
    due 08/01/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,187,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    2,841,952</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    05/01/27<SUP>2,3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,109,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,146,136</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Wayfair,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.63%
    due 10/01/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,254,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,221,753</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.00%
    due 08/15/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">934,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,700,168</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Uber
    Technologies, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    12/15/25<SUP>2,3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4,408,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4,262,650</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Sea
    Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.25%
    due 09/15/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,017,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,183,614</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Shopify,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.13%
    due 11/01/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,487,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,167,816</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Upwork,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.25%
    due 08/15/26<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,363,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,541,187</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Twitter,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.25%
    due 06/15/24<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,964,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,322,430</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Delivery
    Hero SE</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.88%
    due 07/15/25</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EUR
    1,300,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,525,185</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.00%
    due 04/30/26</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EUR
    600,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">644,738</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Expedia
    Group, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    02/15/26<SUP>2,3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,892,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,052,041</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Zendesk,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.63%
    due 06/15/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,493,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,764,547</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Match
    Group Financeco 2, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.88%
    due 06/15/26<SUP>3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">959,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,746,898</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Meituan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    04/27/27<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,500,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,510,500</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Lyft,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.50%
    due 05/15/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,017,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,418,011</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Just
    Eat Takeaway.com N.V.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.25%
    due 01/25/24<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EUR
    1,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,344,643</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Yandex
    N.V.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.75%
    due 03/03/25</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">800,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,141,960</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Q2
    Holdings, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.75%
    due 06/01/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,022,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,134,718</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">RealReal,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.00%
    due 06/15/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">952,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,046,010</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Xiaomi
    Best Time International Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    12/17/27<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">900,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">901,350</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bharti
    Airtel Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.50%
    due 02/17/25</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">650,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">854,750</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">MakeMyTrip
    Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    02/15/28<SUP>3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">782,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">828,753</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Kakao
    Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    04/28/23<SUP>5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">600,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">801,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 68%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>PORTFOLIO
    OF INVESTMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 53%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Face</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount~</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CONVERTIBLE
    BONDS<SUP>&dagger;&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 64.4% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Communications
    &ndash; 14.5% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Nice
    Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    09/15/25<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">589,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    694,286</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Communications</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">100,799,515</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Consumer,
    Cyclical &ndash; 10.6%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Ford
    Motor Co.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    03/15/26<SUP>2,3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">11,308,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">13,432,625</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Royal
    Caribbean Cruises Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.25%
    due 06/15/23<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6,260,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">8,474,960</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.88%
    due 11/15/23<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,722,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,414,514</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Southwest
    Airlines Co.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.25%
    due 05/01/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7,029,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">9,893,317</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Dufry
    One BV</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.75%
    due 03/30/26</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">CHF
    4,200,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4,481,946</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Tesla,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.00%
    due 05/15/24<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">154,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,763,530</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Live
    Nation Entertainment, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.00%
    due 02/15/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,446,016</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">NCL
    Corporation Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.38%
    due 08/01/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,450,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,422,482</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Copa
    Holdings S.A.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.50%
    due 04/15/25</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,500,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,409,450</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">JetBlue
    Airways Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.50%
    due 04/01/26<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,478,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,391,806</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Spirit
    Airlines, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.00%
    due 05/15/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,600,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,351,440</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Marriott
    Vacations Worldwide Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    01/15/26<SUP>2,3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,108,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,248,216</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.50%
    due 09/15/22<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">920,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,094,800</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Zhongsheng
    Group Holdings Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    05/21/25<SUP>5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">HKD
    11,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,272,032</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">LCI
    Industries</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.13%
    due 05/15/26<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,182,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,248,562</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">WH
    Smith plc</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.63%
    due 05/07/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">GBP
    900,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,208,108</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Vinpearl
    JSC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.25%
    due 09/21/26</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,200,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,195,728</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Zalando
    SE</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.05%
    due 08/06/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EUR
    700,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">953,053</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">RH</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    09/15/24<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">287,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">895,339</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">NIO,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    02/01/26<SUP>2,3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">890,788</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Cheesecake
    Factory, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.38%
    due 06/15/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">923,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">841,210</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 68%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>PORTFOLIO
    OF INVESTMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
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  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 53%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Face</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount~</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CONVERTIBLE
    BONDS<SUP>&dagger;&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 64.4% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Consumer,
    Cyclical &ndash; 10.6% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">JET2
    plc</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.63%
    due 06/10/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">GBP
    600,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    834,793</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Singapore
    Airlines Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.63%
    due 12/03/25</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">SGD
    1,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">831,665</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Cracker
    Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.63%
    due 06/15/26<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">834,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">818,744</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Harvest
    International Co.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    11/21/22<SUP>5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">HKD
    4,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">804,211</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Sony
    Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    09/30/22<SUP>5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">JPY
    34,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">790,029</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">DraftKings,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    03/15/28<SUP>2,3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">848,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">743,646</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">International
    Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.13%
    due 05/18/28<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EUR
    600,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">672,151</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">American
    Eagle Outfitters, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.75%
    due 04/15/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">224,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">639,020</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Penn
    National Gaming, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.75%
    due 05/15/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">159,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">502,190</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Winnebago
    Industries, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: left; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.50%
    due 04/01/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">356,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">457,739</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Consumer, Cyclical</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">73,424,110</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Consumer,
    Non-cyclical &ndash; 10.4%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Square,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.25%
    due 11/01/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6,359,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7,714,427</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.13%
    due 03/01/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,344,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,884,574</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    05/01/26<SUP>2,3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">490,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">576,145</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Dexcom,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.25%
    due 11/15/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,084,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6,515,409</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.75%
    due 12/01/23<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">145,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">550,003</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Jazz
    Investments I Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.00%
    due 06/15/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,182,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6,058,047</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Exact
    Sciences Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.38%
    due 03/15/27<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,336,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,652,820</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.38%
    due 03/01/28<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,273,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,443,475</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Insulet
    Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.38%
    due 09/01/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,312,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4,929,288</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Shift4
    Payments, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    12/15/25<SUP>2,3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,327,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,624,434</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.50%
    due 08/01/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,099,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,017,234</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Guardant
    Health, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    11/15/27<SUP>2,3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,284,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,633,056</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Herbalife
    Nutrition Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.63%
    due 03/15/24<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,096,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,212,071</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 20.2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Face</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount~</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CONVERTIBLE
    BONDS<SUP>&dagger;&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 64.4% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Consumer,
    Non-cyclical &ndash; 10.4% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Chegg,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    09/01/26<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,623,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    1,523,613</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.13%
    due 03/15/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">660,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">869,059</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Supernus
    Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.63%
    due 04/01/23<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,988,750</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Amadeus
    IT Group S.A.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.50%
    due 04/09/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EUR
    1,200,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,837,326</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Nexi
    SpA</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.75%
    due 04/24/27<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EUR
    800,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,059,348</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    02/24/28<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EUR
    700,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">777,319</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Fine
    Perfection Investment Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    04/17/22<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,550,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,587,588</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Sabre
    GLBL, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.00%
    due 04/15/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">840,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,324,165</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">QIAGEN
    N.V.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.00%
    due 11/13/24<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,304,182</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Omnicell,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.25%
    due 09/15/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">681,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,268,522</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Insmed,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.75%
    due 06/01/28<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,081,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,264,338</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">China
    Conch Venture</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    09/05/23<SUP>5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">HKD
    8,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,212,744</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Sarepta
    Therapeutics, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.50%
    due 11/15/24<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">858,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,162,202</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Livongo
    Health, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.88%
    due 06/01/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">779,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,135,841</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">NeoGenomics,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.25%
    due 01/15/28<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,077,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,093,157</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Shanghai
    Port Group BVI Holding Company Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    08/09/22<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">928,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,059,544</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">ADM
    Ag Holding Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    08/26/23<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,055,250</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Orpea
    S.A.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.38%
    due 05/17/27</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6,356**</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,037,347</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Teladoc
    Health, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.25%
    due 06/01/27<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">905,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">930,430</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bridgebio
    Pharma, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.50%
    due 03/15/27<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">601,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">857,708</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Afterpay
    Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    03/12/26<SUP>5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">AUD
    1,100,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">830,585</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Pharmaron
    Beijing Company Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    06/18/26<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">800,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">827,400</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Nipro
    Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    09/25/26<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">JPY
    90,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">814,953</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Consumer, Non-cyclical</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">72,632,354</FONT></TD></TR>
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notes to financial statements.</I></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>PORTFOLIO
    OF INVESTMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 53%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 31%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Face</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 16%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount~</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CONVERTIBLE
    BONDS<SUP>&dagger;&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 64.4% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Financial
    &ndash; 3.9%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Pebblebrook
    Hotel Trust</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.75%
    due 12/15/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6,004,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    6,713,083</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">SoFi
    Technologies, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    10/15/26<SUP>2,3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,025,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,551,349</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Kite
    Realty Group, LP</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.75%
    due 04/01/27<SUP>3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,977,641</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">SBI
    Holdings, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    07/25/25<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">JPY
    200,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,025,871</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">LendingTree,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.50%
    due 07/15/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,992,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,714,315</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Vingroup
    JSC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.00%
    due 04/20/26</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,600,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,707,264</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Summit
    Hotel Properties, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.50%
    due 02/15/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,518,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,630,679</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">JPMorgan
    Chase Bank North America</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    09/18/22<SUP>5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EUR
    700,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,289,076</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Realogy
    Group LLC / Realogy Company-Issuer Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.25%
    due 06/15/26<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,150,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,174,712</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Citigroup
    Global Markets Funding Luxembourg SCA</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    05/28/24<SUP>5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">HKD
    8,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,121,731</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Redfin
    Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    10/15/25<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,068,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,092,489</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">LEG
    Immobilien AG</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.88%
    due 09/01/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EUR
    600,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">865,566</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">No.
    Va Land Investment Group Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.25%
    due 07/16/26</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">800,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">785,622</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Relo
    Group, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: left; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    12/17/27<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">JPY
    40,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">358,693</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Financial</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">27,008,091</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Industrial
    &ndash; 3.7%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Middleby
    Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.00%
    due 09/01/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,223,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,352,920</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Greenbrier
    Companies, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.88%
    due 04/15/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,127,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,261,916</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Kaman
    Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.25%
    due 05/01/24</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,500,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,540,750</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Cellnex
    Telecom S.A.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.50%
    due 07/05/28<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EUR
    1,400,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,197,947</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Scorpio
    Tankers, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.00%
    due 05/15/25<SUP>3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,146,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,195,494</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Vertex
    Energy, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6.25%
    due 10/01/27<SUP>3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,900,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,922,644</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Deutsche
    Post AG</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.05%
    due 06/30/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EUR
    1,400,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,910,220</FONT></TD></TR>
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    OF INVESTMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 53%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Face</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount~</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CONVERTIBLE
    BONDS<SUP>&dagger;&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 64.4% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Industrial
    &ndash; 3.7% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Safran
    S.A.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.88%
    due 05/15/27<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">10,870**</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    1,770,587</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Itron,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    03/15/26<SUP>2,3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,701,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,605,379</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Vinci
    S.A.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.38%
    due 02/16/22<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,112,910</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">MINEBEA
    MITSUMI, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    08/03/22<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">JPY
    90,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,106,008</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Sika
    A.G.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.15%
    due 06/05/25</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">CHF
    480,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">863,338</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">DMG
    Mori Company Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    07/16/24<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">JPY
    90,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">839,382</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Chart
    Industries, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.00%
    due 11/15/24<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">212,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">644,113</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Prysmian
    SpA</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    02/02/26<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EUR
    400,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">487,160</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Industrial</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">25,810,768</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Energy
    &ndash; 2.2%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Pioneer
    Natural Resources Co.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.25%
    due 05/15/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4,352,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7,712,911</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">CNX
    Resources Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.25%
    due 05/01/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,718,164</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">SolarEdge
    Technologies, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    09/15/25<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">855,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,268,202</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">RAG-Stiftung</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    06/17/26<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EUR
    800,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,047,139</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">NextEra
    Energy Partners, LP</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    11/15/25<SUP>2,3,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">887,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,031,052</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">MBT
    Systems GmbH</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.50%
    due 07/08/27</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EUR
    700,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">813,113</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Equities
    Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.75%
    due 05/01/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">350,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">548,735</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Energy</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">15,139,316</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Basic
    Materials &ndash; 1.6%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Allegheny
    Technologies, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.50%
    due 06/15/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,919,023</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Nippon
    Steel Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    10/04/24<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">JPY
    150,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,362,201</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    10/05/26<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">JPY
    90,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">828,766</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Ivanhoe
    Mines Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.50%
    due 04/15/26<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,437,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,873,561</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Osisko
    Gold Royalties Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.00%
    due 12/31/22</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">CAD
    1,300,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,123,597</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Face</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount~</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    BONDS<SUP>&dagger;&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 64.4% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Basic
    Materials &ndash; 1.6% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Mitsubishi
    Chemical Holdings Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    03/29/24<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">JPY
    120,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    1,112,914</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Brenntag
    Finance BV</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.88%
    due 12/02/22<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">750,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">900,802</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Basic Materials</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">11,120,864</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Utilities
    &ndash; 1.5%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Electricite
    de France S.A.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    09/14/24<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">237,000**</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4,161,333</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">NRG
    Energy, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.75%
    due 06/01/48<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,558,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4,145,282</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">CenterPoint
    Energy, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.57%
    due 09/15/29</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">23,210**</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,405,598</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Iberdrola
    International BV</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: left; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    11/11/22<SUP>2,5</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EUR
    700,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,000,077</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Utilities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">10,712,290</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Convertible Bonds</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(Cost
    $392,496,681)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">447,918,706</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CORPORATE
    BONDS<SUP>&dagger;&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 41.1%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Consumer,
    Non-cyclical &ndash; 9.2%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Kraft
    Heinz Foods Co.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7.13%
    due 08/01/39<SUP>3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,617,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,970,718</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Land
    O&rsquo;Lakes Capital Trust I</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7.45%
    due 03/15/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,151,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,643,028</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Tenet
    Healthcare Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.25%
    due 06/01/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,396,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,441,948</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bausch
    Health Companies, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.88%
    due 06/01/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,316,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,407,190</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Emergent
    BioSolutions, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.88%
    due 08/15/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,116,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,995,255</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">MPH
    Acquisition Holdings LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.50%
    due 09/01/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,300,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,286,850</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.75%
    due 11/01/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">657,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">598,235</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Nielsen
    Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.63%
    due 10/01/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,750,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,862,709</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">United
    Rentals North America, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.00%
    due 07/15/30<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,716,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,774,503</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Brink&rsquo;s
    Co.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.63%
    due 10/15/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,665,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,753,078</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Organon
    &amp; Company / Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.13%
    due 04/30/31<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,336,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,379,661</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.13%
    due 04/30/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,341,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,361,115</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">HLF
    Financing SARL LLC / Herbalife International, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.88%
    due 06/01/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,683,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,705,752</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>See
notes to financial statements.</I></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 68%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>PORTFOLIO
    OF INVESTMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 59%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Face</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount~</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CORPORATE
    BONDS<SUP>&dagger;&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 41.1% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Consumer,
    Non-cyclical &ndash; 9.2% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">MEDNAX,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6.25%
    due 01/15/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,573,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    2,701,187</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">ASGN,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.63%
    due 05/15/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,608,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,696,020</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Primo
    Water Holdings, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.38%
    due 04/30/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,682,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,661,407</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Teva
    Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.80%
    due 07/21/23</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,628,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,650,469</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Edgewell
    Personal Care Co.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.13%
    due 04/01/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,650,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,607,136</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">HCA,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.88%
    due 02/01/29<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,036,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,425,813</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">ModivCare
    Escrow Issuer, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.00%
    due 10/01/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,351,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,394,305</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Horizon
    Therapeutics USA, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.50%
    due 08/01/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,223,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,345,265</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Korn
    Ferry</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.63%
    due 12/15/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,109,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,177,542</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Jazz
    Securities DAC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.38%
    due 01/15/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,011,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,068,816</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Varex
    Imaging Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7.88%
    due 10/15/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,774,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,976,147</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">APi
    Group DE, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.13%
    due 07/15/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,432,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,426,630</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">TriNet
    Group, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.50%
    due 03/01/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,354,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,359,240</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Option
    Care Health, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.38%
    due 10/31/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">658,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">662,113</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Consumer, Non-cyclical</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">64,332,132</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Communications
    &ndash; 7.0%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Twitter,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.88%
    due 12/15/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4,211,780</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Sirius
    XM Radio, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.50%
    due 07/01/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,783,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,005,640</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.00%
    due 07/15/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">682,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">687,081</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">CSC
    Holdings LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6.50%
    due 02/01/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,367,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,615,316</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">CommScope,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">8.25%
    due 03/01/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,277,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,343,687</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">DIRECTV
    Holdings LLC / DIRECTV Financing Company, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.88%
    due 08/15/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,708,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,810,633</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Midas
    OpCo Holdings LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.63%
    due 08/15/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,686,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,743,373</FONT></TD></TR>
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    OF INVESTMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 65%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Face</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount~</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CORPORATE
    BONDS<SUP>&dagger;&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 41.1% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Communications
    &ndash; 7.0% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">News
    Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.88%
    due 05/15/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,668,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    2,711,355</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Audacy
    Capital Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6.75%
    due 03/31/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,700,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,680,466</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Lumen
    Technologies, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.00%
    due 02/15/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,634,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,650,607</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Nexstar
    Media, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.75%
    due 11/01/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,586,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,645,219</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Beasley
    Mezzanine Holdings LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">8.63%
    due 02/01/26<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,608,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,627,404</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Avaya,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6.13%
    due 09/15/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,516,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,620,540</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Sprint
    Capital Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6.88%
    due 11/15/28<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,955,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,477,748</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Match
    Group Holdings II LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.63%
    due 06/01/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,249,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,339,702</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Urban
    One, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7.38%
    due 02/01/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,956,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,055,834</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Scripps
    Escrow, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.88%
    due 07/15/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,984,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,016,240</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Mav
    Acquisition Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.75%
    due 08/01/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,031,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,999,215</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Hughes
    Satellite Systems Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6.63%
    due 08/01/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">652,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">739,987</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Viavi
    Solutions, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.75%
    due 10/01/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">656,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">652,097</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Communications</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">48,633,924</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Energy
    &ndash; 6.2%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Genesis
    Energy Limited Partnership / Genesis Energy Finance Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">8.00%
    due 01/15/27<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,497,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,518,926</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Parkland
    Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.88%
    due 07/15/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,040,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,214,800</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">New
    Fortress Energy, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6.50%
    due 09/30/26<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,200,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,114,944</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">DCP
    Midstream Operating, LP</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.63%
    due 07/15/27<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,615,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,986,883</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Endeavor
    Energy Resources Limited Partnership / EER Finance, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6.63%
    due 07/15/25<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,672,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,821,063</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Tallgrass
    Energy Partners Limited Partnership / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6.00%
    due 03/01/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,672,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,772,200</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Occidental
    Petroleum Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.40%
    due 04/15/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,636,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,692,911</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Harvest
    Midstream I, LP</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7.50%
    due 09/01/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,202,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,315,689</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 71%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Face</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 16%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount~</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CORPORATE
    BONDS<SUP>&dagger;&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 41.1% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Energy
    &ndash; 6.2% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Aethon
    United BR Limited Partnership / Aethon United Finance Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">8.25%
    due 02/15/26<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,956,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    2,103,600</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Apache
    Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.88%
    due 11/15/27<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,931,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,097,587</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Southwestern
    Energy Co.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.38%
    due 02/01/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,963,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,073,419</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Hilcorp
    Energy I Limited Partnership / Hilcorp Finance Co.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6.00%
    due 02/01/31<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,990,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,045,448</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bonanza
    Creek Energy, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.00%
    due 10/15/26<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,967,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,989,522</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">PBF
    Holding Company LLC / PBF Finance Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">9.25%
    due 05/15/25<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,015,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,969,028</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Alliance
    Resource Operating Partners Limited Partnership / Alliance Resource Finance Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7.50%
    due 05/01/25<SUP>3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,757,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,786,351</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Comstock
    Resources, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6.75%
    due 03/01/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,511,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,626,214</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Calumet
    Specialty Products Partners Limited Partnership / Calumet Finance Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">11.00%
    due 04/15/25<SUP>3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,315,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,430,497</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Nabors
    Industries Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7.25%
    due 01/15/26<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,344,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,305,958</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Laredo
    Petroleum, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">9.50%
    due 01/15/25<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">987,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,016,284</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Energy</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">42,881,324</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Consumer,
    Cyclical &ndash; 5.9%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">American
    Airlines Incorporated/AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.75%
    due 04/20/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,306,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,562,215</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">QVC,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.38%
    due 09/01/28<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,033,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,105,094</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">LSF9
    Atlantis Holdings LLC / Victra Finance Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7.75%
    due 02/15/26<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,943,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,987,660</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Churchill
    Downs, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.75%
    due 01/15/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,479,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,530,765</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.50%
    due 04/01/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,376,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,424,160</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Hilton
    Domestic Operating Company, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.88%
    due 01/15/30<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,761,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,950,763</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Everi
    Holdings, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.00%
    due 07/15/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,859,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,930,475</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Boyd
    Gaming Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.75%
    due 06/15/31<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,704,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,785,167</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Hilton
    Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC / Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Esc</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.00%
    due 06/01/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,696,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,752,616</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Staples,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7.50%
    due 04/15/26<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,708,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,739,088</FONT></TD></TR>
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    OF INVESTMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 63%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 21%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 16%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Face</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount~</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CORPORATE
    BONDS<SUP>&dagger;&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 41.1% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Consumer,
    Cyclical &ndash; 5.9% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Downstream
    Development Authority of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">10.50%
    due 02/15/23<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,546,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    2,638,293</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Ford
    Motor Co.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7.45%
    due 07/16/31<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,926,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,551,950</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Carnival
    Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.00%
    due 08/01/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,356,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,358,945</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Tenneco,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.13%
    due 04/15/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,359,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,341,308</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">FirstCash,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.63%
    due 09/01/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,968,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,031,960</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">American
    Greetings Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">8.75%
    due 04/15/25<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,931,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,009,128</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Wolverine
    World Wide, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.00%
    due 08/15/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">672,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">664,312</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Consumer, Cyclical</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">41,363,899</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Basic
    Materials &ndash; 3.5%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">First
    Quantum Minerals Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6.88%
    due 10/15/27<SUP>3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,831,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,025,631</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Valvoline,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.25%
    due 02/15/30<SUP>3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,818,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,880,940</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">FMG
    Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.38%
    due 04/01/31<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,705,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,742,194</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Compass
    Minerals International, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6.75%
    due 12/01/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,141,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,269,460</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Ingevity
    Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.88%
    due 11/01/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,223,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,186,765</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Alcoa
    Nederland Holding BV</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.50%
    due 12/15/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,976,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,126,670</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">New
    Gold, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7.50%
    due 07/15/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,963,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,122,494</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Commercial
    Metals Co.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.88%
    due 05/15/23<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,078,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Century
    Aluminum Co.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7.50%
    due 04/01/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,674,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,774,055</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Chemours
    Co.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.63%
    due 11/15/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,639,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,579,586</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Novelis
    Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.88%
    due 08/15/31<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,354,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,323,603</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Basic Materials</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">24,109,398</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Technology
    &ndash; 3.4%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Amkor
    Technology, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6.63%
    due 09/15/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,194,250</FONT></TD></TR>
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    OF INVESTMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 54%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 30%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 16%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Face</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount~</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CORPORATE
    BONDS<SUP>&dagger;&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 41.1% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Technology
    &ndash; 3.4% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Unisys
    Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6.88%
    due 11/01/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,625,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    2,864,531</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Seagate
    HDD Cayman</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.75%
    due 12/01/34<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,378,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,741,204</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Ahead
    DB Holdings LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6.63%
    due 05/01/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,680,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,737,245</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Consensus
    Cloud Solutions, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6.50%
    due 10/15/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,622,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,733,435</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">CA
    Magnum Holdings</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.38%
    due 10/31/26<SUP>3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,502,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,569,021</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">NCR
    Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.13%
    due 04/15/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,983,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,030,255</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Synaptics,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.00%
    due 06/15/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,993,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,015,611</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Booz
    Allen Hamilton, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.00%
    due 07/01/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,364,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,382,755</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Alteryx,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.00%
    due 08/01/26<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,316,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,235,650</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Technology</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">23,503,957</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Industrial
    &ndash; 3.3%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EnerSys</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.38%
    due 12/15/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,913,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,062,335</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Western
    Global Airlines LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">10.38%
    due 08/15/25<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,725,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,033,593</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">VM
    Consolidated, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.50%
    due 04/15/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,988,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,032,820</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">IEA
    Energy Services LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">6.63%
    due 08/15/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,685,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,649,034</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">GFL
    Environmental, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.50%
    due 09/01/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,598,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,588,257</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Dycom
    Industries, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.50%
    due 04/15/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,328,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,365,830</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">MasTec,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.50%
    due 08/15/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,291,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,351,139</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Intertape
    Polymer Group, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.38%
    due 06/15/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,022,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,029,764</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Vertiv
    Group Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.13%
    due 11/15/28<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,974,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,971,533</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Industrial</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">23,084,305</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Financial
    &ndash; 1.8%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">NMI
    Holdings, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7.38%
    due 06/01/25<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,972,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,418,454</FONT></TD></TR>
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notes to financial statements.</I></FONT></P>

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    OF INVESTMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 69%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Face</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount~</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CORPORATE
    BONDS<SUP>&dagger;&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; 41.1% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Financial
    &ndash; 1.8% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Iron
    Mountain, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.88%
    due 09/15/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,970,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    3,068,396</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">PRA
    Group, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.00%
    due 10/01/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,957,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,925,774</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Radian
    Group, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.88%
    due 03/15/27<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,647,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,799,422</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Advisor
    Group Holdings, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">10.75%
    due 08/01/27<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,417,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,578,644</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Financial</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">12,790,690</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Utilities
    &ndash; 0.8%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">NRG
    Energy, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.25%
    due 06/15/29<SUP>2,3</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,598,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,770,118</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">AmeriGas
    Partners Limited Partnership / AmeriGas Finance Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.75%
    due 05/20/27<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,230,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,497,488</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Utilities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,267,606</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Corporate Bonds</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(Cost
    $279,656,995)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">285,967,235</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>SENIOR
    FLOATING RATE INTERESTS<SUP>&dagger;&dagger;,6 </SUP>&ndash; 0.8%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Industrial
    &ndash; 0.5%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">TransDigm,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">due
    12/09/25</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,285,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,242,913</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Consumer
    Cyclical &ndash; 0.3%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Alterra
    Mountain Co.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.00%
    (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 07/30/28</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,357,636</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,349,285</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Senior Floating Rate Interests</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(Cost
    $5,604,090)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,592,198</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Investments &ndash; 144.5%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(Cost
    $895,590,951)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$1,004,925,954</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Contracts</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>LISTED
    OPTIONS WRITTEN<SUP>&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; (0.1)%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Call
    Options on:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Equity
    Options</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Visa,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Expiring
    November 2021 with strike price of $242.50 (Notional Value $1,212,500)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">50</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(1,000)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">AbbVie,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Expiring
    November 2021 with strike price of $125.00 (Notional Value $3,750,000)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">300</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(4,500)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Microchip
    Technology, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Expiring
    November 2021 with strike price of $85.00 (Notional Value $2,890,000)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">340</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(10,200)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Fifth
    Third Bancorp</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Expiring
    November 2021 with strike price of $46.00 (Notional Value $3,450,000)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">750</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(18,750)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    OF INVESTMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 69%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 15%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 16%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Contracts</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>LISTED
    OPTIONS WRITTEN<SUP>&dagger; </SUP>&ndash; (0.1)% (continued)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">United
    States Steel Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Expiring
    November 2021 with strike price of $33.00 (Notional Value $4,950,000)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,500</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    (30,000)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Cummins,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Expiring
    December 2021 with strike price of $250.00 (Notional Value $2,500,000)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">100</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(37,000)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Union
    Pacific Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Expiring
    November 2021 with strike price of $240.00 (Notional Value $2,880,000)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">120</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(55,320)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Marriott
    International, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Expiring
    November 2021 with strike price of $165.00 (Notional Value $4,125,000)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">250</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(62,500)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Airbnb,
    Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Expiring
    November 2021 with strike price of $180.00 (Notional Value $2,700,000)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">150</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(63,450)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Caesars
    Entertainment, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Expiring
    December 2021 with strike price of $125.00 (Notional Value $5,000,000)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">400</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(83,200)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">ConocoPhillips</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Expiring
    November 2021 with strike price of $77.50 (Notional Value $6,975,000)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">900</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(103,500)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Advanced
    Micro Devices, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Expiring
    November 2021 with strike price of $120.00 (Notional Value $3,600,000)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">300</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(127,500)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Alcoa
    Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Expiring
    November 2021 with strike price of $39.00 (Notional Value $2,730,000)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">700</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(507,500)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Listed Options Written</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(Premiums
    received $1,955,933)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(1,104,420)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Other
    Assets &amp; Liabilities, net &ndash; (44.4)%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(308,498,958)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Net Assets &ndash; 100.0%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    695,322,576</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>FORWARD
    FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS<SUP>&dagger;&dagger;</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 23%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 12%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 9%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 12%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 14%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 17%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Unrealized</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Contract</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Appreciation</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Counterparty</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Currency</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Type</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Quantity</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Settlement
    Date</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>(Depreciation)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 1.45pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bank
    of New York Mellon</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EUR</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Sell</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">26,064,773</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">30,872,754
    USD</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">12/13/21</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$677,153</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 1.45pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bank
    of New York Mellon</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">JPY</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Sell</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,148,250,100</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">10,423,240
    USD</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">12/13/21</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">348,025</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 1.45pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bank
    of New York Mellon</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">GBP</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Sell</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,457,881</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,014,204
    USD</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">12/13/21</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">15,489</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 1.45pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bank
    of New York Mellon</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">CHF</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Buy</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">362,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">393,414
    USD</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">12/13/21</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,276</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 1.45pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bank
    of New York Mellon</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">SGD</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Sell</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,112,523</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">828,006
    USD</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">12/13/21</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,163</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 1.45pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bank
    of New York Mellon</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">HKD</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Sell</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">55,975,981</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7,198,602
    USD</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">12/13/21</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,005</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 1.45pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bank
    of New York Mellon</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">HKD</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Buy</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">8,874,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,140,840
    USD</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">12/13/21</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">53</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 1.45pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bank
    of New York Mellon</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">AUD</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Sell</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,119,525</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">825,879
    USD</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">12/13/21</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(15,140)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 1.45pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bank
    of New York Mellon</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">EUR</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Buy</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,253,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,634,525
    USD</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">12/13/21</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(24,461)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 1.45pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bank
    of New York Mellon</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">CAD</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Sell</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,382,467</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,089,626
    USD</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">12/13/21</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(25,754)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bank
    of New York Mellon</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">CHF</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Sell</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,158,554</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,622,758
    USD</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">12/13/21</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(30,136)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$953,673</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>~</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>The
                                            face amount is denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>*</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Non-income
                                            producing security.</I></FONT></TD>
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                                            shares.</I></FONT></TD>
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    OF INVESTMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
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    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>&dagger;</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>
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                                            determined based on Level 1 inputs &mdash; See Note 6.</I></FONT></P>
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                                                                                <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Value
                                            determined based on Level 2 inputs &mdash; See Note 6.</I></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>1</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Special
                                            Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC).</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>2</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>All
                                            or a portion of these securities have been physically segregated in connection with the borrowings
                                            and reverse repurchase agreements. As of October 31, 2021, the total value of securities
                                            segregated was $813,421,672.</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>3</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Security
                                            is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. These securities have been determined to be liquid
                                            under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of 144A or
                                            Section 4(a)(2) securities is $381,729,486 (cost $367,005,080), or 54.9% of total net assets.</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>4</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Rate
                                            indicated is the 7-day yield as of October 31, 2021.</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>5</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Zero
                                            coupon rate security.</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>6</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Variable
                                            rate security. Rate indicated is the rate effective at October 31, 2021. In some instances,
                                            the effective rate is limited by a minimum rate floor or a maximum rate cap established by
                                            the issuer. The settlement status of a position may also impact the effective rate indicated.
                                            In some cases, a position may be unsettled at period end and may not have a stated effective
                                            rate. In instances where multiple underlying reference rates and spread amounts are shown,
                                            the effective rate is based on a weighted average.</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>7</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Security
                                            represents cover for outstanding options written.</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>AUD</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>&mdash;
                                            Australian Dollar</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>CAD</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>&mdash;
                                            Canadian Dollar</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>CHF</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>&mdash;
                                            Swiss Franc</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>EUR</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>&mdash;
                                            Euro</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>GBP</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>&mdash;
                                            British Pound</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>HKD</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>&mdash;
                                            Hong Kong Dollar</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>JPY</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>&mdash;
                                            Japanese Yen</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>LIBOR</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>&mdash;
                                            London Interbank Offered Rate</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>LLC</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>&mdash;
                                            Limited Liability Company</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>plc</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>&mdash;
                                            Public Limited Company</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>REIT</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>&mdash;
                                            Real Estate Investment Trust</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>SARL</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>&mdash;
                                            Soci&eacute;t&eacute; &agrave; Responsabilit&eacute; Limit&eacute;e</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>SGD</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>&mdash;
                                            Singapore Dollar</I></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">See Sector
Classification in Other Information section.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 68%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>PORTFOLIO
    OF INVESTMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The following
table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund&rsquo;s investments at October 31, 2021 (See Note&nbsp;6 in the Notes to Financial
Statements):</FONT></P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 8pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 18%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 18%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Level
    2</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Level
    3</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Level
    1</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Significant</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Significant</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Quoted</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Observable</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Unobservable</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Investments
    in Securities (Assets)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Prices</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Inputs</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Inputs</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Common
    Stocks</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    106,882,428</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    &mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    &mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    106,882,428</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Convertible
    Preferred Stocks</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">120,449,566</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">120,449,566</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Money
    Market Fund</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">38,115,821</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">38,115,821</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Convertible
    Bonds</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">447,918,706</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">447,918,706</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Corporate
    Bonds</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">285,967,235</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">285,967,235</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Senior
    Floating Rate Interests</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,592,198</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,592,198</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Forward
    Foreign Currency</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Exchange
    Contracts**</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,049,164</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,049,164</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Total
    Assets</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    265,447,815</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    740,527,303</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    &mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    1,005,975,118</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Level
    2</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Level
    3</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Level
    1</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Significant</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Significant</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Quoted</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Observable</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Unobservable</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Investments
    in Securities (Liabilities)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Prices</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Inputs</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Inputs</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Options
    Written</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    1,104,420</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    &mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    &mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    1,104,420</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Forward
    Foreign Currency</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Exchange
    Contracts**</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">95,491</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">95,491</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Total
    Liabilities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    1,104,420</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    95,491</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    &mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    1,199,911</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">** This
derivative is reported as unrealized appreciation/depreciation at period end.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Please
refer to the detailed portfolio for the breakdown of investment type by industry category.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of the
period end, reverse repurchase agreements of $156,029,874 are categorized as Level 2 within the disclosure hierarchy &mdash; See Note
7.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
did not hold any Level 3 securities during the year ended October 31, 2021.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>See
notes to financial statements.</I></FONT></P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 68%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>STATEMENT
    OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 81%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>ASSETS:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 19%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Investments,
    at value (cost $895,590,951)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    1,004,925,954</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Cash</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">661,425</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Unrealized
    appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,049,164</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Receivables:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Investments
    sold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">31,388,328</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Interest</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4,785,146</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Dividends</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">413,258</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Tax
    reclaims</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">30,261</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Other
    assets</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">158,724</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    assets</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,043,412,260</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>LIABILITIES:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Borrowings
    (Note 8)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">168,000,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Reverse
    repurchase agreements (Note 7)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">156,029,874</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Options
    written, at value (premiums received $1,955,933)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,104,420</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Unrealized
    depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">95,491</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Interest
    due on borrowings</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">46,329</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Payable
    for:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Investments
    purchased</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">21,670,455</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Investment
    advisory fees</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">468,229</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Professional
    fees</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">372,198</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Servicing
    fees</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">182,170</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Trustees&rsquo;
    fees and expenses*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Other
    liabilities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">120,516</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    liabilities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">348,089,684</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>NET
    ASSETS</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    695,322,576</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>NET
    ASSETS CONSIST OF:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Common
    stock, $0.001 par value per share; unlimited number of shares authorized,</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">34,525,222
    shares issued and outstanding</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    34,525</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Additional
    paid-in capital</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">538,183,971</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Total
    distributable earnings (loss)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">157,104,080</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>NET
    ASSETS</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    695,322,576</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Shares
    outstanding ($0.001 par value with unlimited amount authorized)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">34,525,222</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    asset value</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    20.14</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">* Relates
to Trustees not deemed &ldquo;interested persons&rdquo; within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>See
notes to financial statements.</I></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 61%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>STATEMENT
    OF OPERATIONS</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 39%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 68%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Year
    Ended October 31, 2021</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>INVESTMENT
    INCOME:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Interest
    (net of foreign withholdings tax $7,894)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    20,723,603</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Dividends</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7,069,650</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Total
    investment income</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">27,793,253</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>EXPENSES:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Interest
    expense</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">9,307,782</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Investment
    advisory fees</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,434,775</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Servicing
    fees</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,113,524</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Professional
    fees</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">688,696</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Trustees&rsquo;
    fees and expenses*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">567,356</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Administration
    fees</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">190,185</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Fund
    accounting fees</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">185,158</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Insurance</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">143,661</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Printing
    fees</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">109,021</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Custodian
    fees</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">67,142</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Registration
    and filing fees</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">33,580</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Transfer
    agent fees</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">21,891</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Other
    expenses</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">18,954</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Total
    expenses</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">18,881,725</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    investment income</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">8,911,528</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>NET
    REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    realized gain (loss) on:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Investments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">120,083,205</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Options
    written</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(1,176,861)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Forward
    foreign currency exchange contracts</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">546,001</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 12pt; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: left; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Foreign
    currency transactions</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(86,633)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    realized gain</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">119,365,712</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Investments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">59,665,077</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Options
    written</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">851,513</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Forward
    foreign currency exchange contracts</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">768,911</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 12pt; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Foreign
    currency translations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(6,248)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">61,279,253</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    realized and unrealized gain</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">180,644,965</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Net
    increase in net assets resulting from operations</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    189,556,493</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">* Relates
to Trustees not deemed &ldquo;interested persons&rdquo; within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>See
notes to financial statements.</I></FONT></P>

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</SUP></B>l <SUP>ADVENT CONVERTIBLE AND INCOME FUND ANNUAL REPORT </SUP>l <SUP>39</SUP></FONT></P>



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    <TD STYLE="width: 69%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>STATEMENTS
    OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 61%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 21%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Year
    Ended</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 18%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Year
    Ended</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>October
    31, 2021</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>October
    31, 2020</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>INCREASE
    (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    investment income</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    8,911,528</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    11,510,050</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    realized gain on investments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">119,365,712</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,827,805</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">on
    investments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">61,279,253</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">24,392,512</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    increase in net assets resulting from operations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">189,556,493</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">38,730,367</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>DISTRIBUTIONS:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Distributions
    to shareholders</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(48,556,272)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(11,875,142)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Return
    of capital</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(36,681,130)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Total
    distributions to shareholders</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(48,556,272)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(48,556,272)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    increase (decrease) in net assets</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">141,000,221</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(9,825,905)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>NET
    ASSETS:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Beginning
    of period</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">554,322,355</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">564,148,260</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">End
    of period</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    695,322,576</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    554,322,355</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>See
notes to financial statements.</I></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 39%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>STATEMENT
    OF CASH FLOWS</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 80%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Year
    Ended October 31, 2021</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 20%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Cash
    Flows from Operating Activities:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: left; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    increase in net assets resulting from operations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    189,556,493</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Adjustments
    to Reconcile Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations to</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Net
    Cash Provided by Operating and Investing Activities:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(59,665,077)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on options written</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(851,513)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on forward</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">foreign
    currency exchange contracts</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(768,911)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    realized gain on investments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(120,083,205)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    realized loss on options written</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,176,861</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Purchase
    of long-term investments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(1,186,319,577)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Proceeds
    from sale of long-term investments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,234,614,302</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    proceeds from sale of short-term investments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">18,164,140</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    accretion of discount and amortization of premium</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(221,631)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Corporate
    actions and other payments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(48,898)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Premiums
    received on options written</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3,283,145</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Cost
    of closing options written</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(2,504,073)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Decrease
    in interest receivable</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,199,842</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Increase
    in dividends receivable</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(262,473)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Increase
    investments sold receivable</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(21,992,781)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Decrease
    in tax reclaims receivable</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,983</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Decrease
    in other assets</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">16,470</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Decrease
    in investments purchased payable</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(6,505,648)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Increase
    in interest due on borrowings</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">10,973</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Increase
    in professional fees payable</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">10,022</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Increase
    in servicing fees payable</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">21,417</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Increase
    in investment advisory fees payable</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">55,071</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;Increase
    in trustees&rsquo; fees and expenses payable*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: left; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;Decrease
    in other liabilities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(39,080)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    Cash Provided by Operating and Investing Activities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    48,847,854</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Cash
    Flows From Financing Activities:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;Distributions
    to common shareholders</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(48,556,272)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;Proceeds
    from borrowings</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">37,000,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Payments
    made on borrowings</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(37,000,000)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;Proceeds
    from reverse repurchase agreements</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">87,000,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: left; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Payments
    made on reverse repurchase agreements</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(86,998,587)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    Cash Used in Financing Activities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(48,554,859)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    increase in cash</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">292,995</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Cash
    at Beginning of Year (including foreign cash)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">368,430</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Cash
    at End of Year</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    661,425</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Supplemental
    Disclosure: Cash paid during the year for interest</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(including
    interest on reverse repurchase agreements)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    9,295,396</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">* Relates
to Trustees not deemed &ldquo;interested persons&rdquo; within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>See
notes to financial statements.</I></FONT></P>

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    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 10%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Year
    Ended</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 10%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Year
    Ended</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 10%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Year
    Ended</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 10%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Year
    Ended</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 10%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Year
    Ended</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>October
    31,</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>October
    31,</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>October
    31,</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>October
    31,</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>October
    31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>2021</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>2020</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>2019</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>2018</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>2017</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Per
    Share Data:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    asset value, beginning of period</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    16.06</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    16.34</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    16.20</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    17.63</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    16.26</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Income
    from investment operations:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    investment income<SUP>(a)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.26</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.33</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.47</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.51</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.69</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.23</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.80</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.08</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(0.54)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.86</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Total
    from investment operations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5.49</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.13</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.55</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(0.03)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.55</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Less
    distributions from:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    investment income</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(1.41)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(0.34)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(0.56)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(0.58)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(0.75)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Return
    of capital</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(1.07)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(0.85)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(0.82)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(0.49)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Total
    distributions to shareholders</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(1.41)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(1.41)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(1.41)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(1.40)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(1.24)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Increase
    resulting from tender offer and repurchase of Common Shares</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">0.06</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    asset value, end of period</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    20.14</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    16.06</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    16.34</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    16.20</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    17.63</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Market
    value, end of period</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    19.23</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    13.62</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    14.79</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    13.93</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    16.09</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Return<SUP>(b)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    asset value</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">34.59%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 21.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7.66%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">9.94%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 19.15pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(0.34%)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 18.45pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">16.55%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Market
    value</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">52.60%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 21.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.05%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 18.45pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">17.01%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 19.15pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(5.22%)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 18.45pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">24.20%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Ratios/Supplemental
    Data:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    assets, end of period (in thousands)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    695,323</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    554,322</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    564,148</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    559,440</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$353,389</FONT></TD></TR>
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notes to financial statements.</I></FONT></P>

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    Ended</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Year
    Ended</B></FONT></TD>
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    Ended</B></FONT></TD>
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    Ended</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Year
    Ended</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    31,</B></FONT></TD>
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    31,</B></FONT></TD>
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    31,</B></FONT></TD>
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    31,</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>October
    31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>2020</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>2019</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>2018</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>2017</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Ratio
    to average net assets of:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    investment income, including interest expense</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.31%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.14%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.90%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.93%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.04%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Total
    expenses, including interest expense<SUP>(c)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.77%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.98%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">4.11%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.87%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2.72%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Portfolio
    turnover rate</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">126%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">242%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">123%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">121%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">110%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Senior
    Indebtedness</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Total
    Borrowings outstanding (in thousands)<SUP>(d)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    168,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    168,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    210,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    235,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    227,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Asset
    Coverage per $1,000 of indebtedness<SUP>(e)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    5,139</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    4,300</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    3,686</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    3,381</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    2,557</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">(a)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Based
                                            on average shares outstanding.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">(b)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Total
                                            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 the net asset value (&ldquo;NAV&rdquo;)
                                            or market price per share. Dividends and distributions are assumed to be reinvested at NAV
                                            for NAV returns or the prices obtained under the Fund&rsquo;s Dividend Reinvestment Plan
                                            for market value returns. Total return does not reflect brokerage commissions.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">(c)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Excluding
                                            interest expense, the operating expense ratios for the years ended October 31 would be:</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
  <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 20%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B><U>2021</U></B></FONT></TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 20%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B><U>2020</U></B></FONT></TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 20%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B><U>2019</U></B></FONT></TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 20%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B><U>2018</U></B></FONT></TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 20%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B><U>2017</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
  <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">1.40%</FONT></TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">1.55%*</FONT></TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">1.57%</FONT></TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">1.62%</FONT></TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">1.49%</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt 120pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>&nbsp;&#8239;&#8239;</B>*
Excludes borrowings breakage fees.</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">(d)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Commencing
                                            on October 31, 2018, as a result of the Fund having earmarked or segregated cash to collateralize
                                            the reverse repurchase agreement transactions or otherwise having covered the transactions,
                                            in accordance with releases and interpretive letters issued by the Securities and Exchange
                                            Commission (the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;), the Fund does not treat its obligations under such transactions
                                            as senior securities representing indebtedness for purposes of the 1940 Act.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">(e)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Calculated
                                            by subtracting the Fund&rsquo;s total liabilities (not including the borrowings) from the
                                            Fund&rsquo;s total assets and dividing by the borrowings.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>See
notes to financial statements.</I></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>NOTES
    TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Note 1
<B>&ndash; Organization</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Advent
Convertible and Income Fund (the &ldquo;Fund&rdquo;) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on February 19, 2003. The Fund is registered
as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &ldquo;1940 Act&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund&rsquo;s
investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. The Fund pursues its
investment objective by investing at least 80% of its managed assets in a diversified portfolio of convertible securities and non-convertible
income producing securities.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Note 2
<B>&ndash; Significant Accounting Policies</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
operates as an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board (&ldquo;FASB&rdquo;) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services &ndash; Investment Companies.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The following
significant accounting policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (&ldquo;U.S. GAAP&rdquo;) and are
consistently followed by the Fund. This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets
and liabilities, contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. All time references are based on Eastern Time.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>(a)
Valuation of Investments</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Board
of Trustees of the Fund (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) has adopted policies and procedures for the valuation of the Fund&rsquo;s investments
(the &ldquo;Valuation Procedures&rdquo;). Pursuant to the Valuation Procedures, the Board has delegated to a valuation committee, consisting
of representatives from Guggenheim&rsquo;s investment management, fund administration, legal and compliance departments (the &ldquo;Valuation
Committee&rdquo;), the day-to-day responsibility for implementing the Valuation Procedures, including, under most circumstances, the
responsibility for determining the fair value of the Fund&rsquo;s securities and/or other assets.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Valuations
of the Fund&rsquo;s securities and other assets are supplied primarily by pricing services appointed pursuant to the processes set forth
in the Valuation Procedures. The Valuation Committee convenes monthly, or more frequently as needed, to review the valuation of all assets
which have been fair valued for reasonableness. The Fund&rsquo;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.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">If the
pricing service cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular investment or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment
is fair valued by the Valuation Committee.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Securities
listed on an exchange or on an over-the-counter market will be valued at the last reported sale price on the primary exchange or market
on which they are traded; provided, however, that securities listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
(&ldquo;NASDAQ&rdquo;) National Market system will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price, which may not necessarily represent
the last sale price.</FONT></P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 71%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>NOTES
    TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 29%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Equity
securities that are traded on an exchange or on the over-the-counter (&ldquo;OTC&rdquo;) market and for which there are no transactions
on a given day are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked&nbsp;prices.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Open-end
investment companies are valued at their net asset value (&ldquo;NAV&rdquo;) as of the close of business, on the valuation date.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Generally,
trading in foreign securities markets is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange
(&ldquo;NYSE&rdquo;). 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. 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 is authorized to use prices and
other information supplied by a third party pricing vendor in valuing foreign securities.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Debt securities
are valued based on prices provided by independent pricing services or, if not available or if Advent Capital Management, LLC (&ldquo;Advent&rdquo;
or the &ldquo;Investment Adviser&rdquo;) considers that price to not represent fair value, by dealers using the mean of the closing bid
and asked prices for such securities or, if such prices are not available, at prices for securities of comparable maturity, quality and
type. If sufficient market activity is limited or does not exist, the pricing services or dealers may utilize proprietary valuation models
which may, for example, consider market characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated
default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, or other unique security features in
order to estimate relevant cash flows, which are then discounted to calculate a security&rsquo;s fair value. Short-term debt securities
with remaining maturities of 60 days or less at the time of valuation are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Shortterm debt securities which have a term-to-maturity greater than 60 days from the date of purchase are valued at their current market
quotations until maturity or disposition. Convertible securities are valued in the same manner as debt securities. Repurchase agreements
are valued at amortized cost, provided such amounts approximate market value.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Typically,
loans are valued using information provided by an independent third party pricing service which uses broker quotes, among other inputs.
If the pricing service cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular loan, or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment
is valued based on a quote from a broker-dealer or is fair valued by the Valuation Committee.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Exchange-traded
options are valued at the mean of the bid and ask prices on the principal exchange on which they are traded. OTC options are valued using
a price provided by an independent pricing service.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 71%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>NOTES
    TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 29%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Forward
foreign currency exchange contracts are valued by pricing services or, if not available or if Advent considers that price to not represent
fair value, by dealers using the mid price. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily based on the applicable exchange
rate of the underlying currency. Futures contracts are valued using the settlement price established each day on the exchange on which
they are traded.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Investments
for which market quotations are not readily available are fair-valued as determined in good faith by Advent, subject to review and approval
by the Valuation Committee, pursuant to methods established or ratified by the Board. Valuations in accordance with these methods are
intended to reflect each security&rsquo;s (or asset&rsquo;s or liability&rsquo;s) &ldquo;fair value&rdquo;. 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.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>(b)
Investment Transactions and Investment Income</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Investment
transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments are determined on the identified cost basis.
Dividend income is recorded net of applicable withholding taxes on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual
basis. Discounts or premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted or amortized to interest income over the lives of the respective
securities using the effective interest method.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>(c)
Convertible Securities</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
invests in convertible securities, preferred stocks and fixed-income securities which are convertible into common stock. Convertible
securities may be converted either at a stated price or rate within a specified period of time into a specified number of shares of common
stock. Most commonly, convertible securities have paid dividends or interest greater than on the related common stocks, but less than
fixed income non-convertible securities. By investing in a convertible security, the Fund may participate in any capital appreciation
or depreciation of a company&rsquo;s stock, but to a lesser degree than if it had invested in that company&rsquo;s common stock. Convertible
securities rank senior to common stock in a corporation&rsquo;s capital structure and, therefore, entail less risk than the corporation&rsquo;s
common stock.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>(d)
Senior Floating Rate Interests and Loan Investments</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Senior
floating rate interests in which the Fund invests generally pay interest rates which are periodically adjusted by reference to a base
short-term floating rate, plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally (i) the lending rate offered by one or more major European
banks, such as the one-month or three-month London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (&ldquo;LIBOR&rdquo;), (ii) the prime rate offered by one
or more major United States banks, or (iii) the bank&rsquo;s certificate of deposit rate. Senior floating rate interests often require
repayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The rate at which the borrower repays cannot be predicted
with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities disclosed in the Fund&rsquo;s
Schedule of Investments. The interest rate indicated is the rate in effect at October 31, 2021.</FONT></P>

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    TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
invests in loans and other similar debt obligations (&ldquo;obligations&rdquo;). A portion of the Fund&rsquo;s investments in these obligations
is sometimes referred to as &ldquo;covenant lite&rdquo; loans or obligations (&ldquo;covenant lite obligations&rdquo;), which are obligations
that lack covenants or possess fewer or less restrictive covenants or constraints on borrowers than certain other types of obligations.
The Fund may also obtain exposure to covenant lite obligations through investment in securitization vehicles and other structured products.
In recent market conditions, many new or reissued obligations have not featured traditional covenants, which are intended to protect
lenders and investors by (i)&nbsp;imposing certain restrictions or other limitations on a borrower&rsquo;s operations or assets or (ii)&nbsp;providing
certain rights to lenders. The Fund may have fewer rights with respect to covenant lite obligations, including fewer protections against
the possibility of default and fewer remedies in the event of default. As a result, investments in (or exposure to) covenant lite obligations
are subject to more risk than investments in (or exposure to) certain other types of obligations. The Fund is subject to other risks
associated with investments in (or exposure to) obligations, including that obligations may not be considered &ldquo;securities&rdquo;
and, as a result, the Fund may not be entitled to rely on the antifraud protections under the federal securities laws and instead may
have to resort to state law and direct claims.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>(e)
Currency Translations</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The accounting
records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted
into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, and certain
expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Changes in the relationship
of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the Fund. Foreign
investments may also subject the Fund to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation, or other political, social
or economic developments, all of which could affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations
arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized gain or loss and unrealized
appreciation or depreciation on investments.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Reported
net realized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from sales of foreign currencies and currency gains or losses realized between the
trade and settlement dates on investment transactions. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation arise from changes in the fair values
of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at the fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>(f)
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Forward
foreign currency exchange contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell currencies at a set price on a future date. Fluctuations
in the value of open forward foreign currency exchange contracts are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized appreciation
and depreciation by the Fund until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains and losses are recorded, and
included on the Statement of Operations in forward foreign currency exchange contracts.</FONT></P>

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    TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 29%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>(g)
Foreign Taxes</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments or certain
foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that
exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Fund and reflected in its
Statement of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income and foreign taxes on capital
gains from sales of investments are included with the net realized gain (loss) on investments. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of
October 31, 2021, if any, are disclosed in the Fund&rsquo;s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>(h)
Distributions to Shareholders</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
declares and pays monthly distributions to common shareholders. These distributions consist of investment company taxable income, which
generally includes qualified dividend income, ordinary income and short-term capital gains. Any net realized long-term capital gains
are distributed annually to common shareholders. To the extent distributions exceed taxable income, the excess will be deemed a return
of capital.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Distributions
to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal
income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>(i)
Covered Call Options and Put Options</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">When an
option is written, the premium received is recorded as an asset with an equal liability and is subsequently marked to market to reflect
the current market value of the option written. These liabilities are reflected as options written on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Premiums received from writing options which expire unexercised are recorded on the expiration date as a realized gain. The difference
between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also
treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transactions, as a realized loss.
If an option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether there
has been a realized gain or loss.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">When a
call option is purchased, the Fund obtains the right (but not the obligation) to buy the underlying instrument at the strike price at
anytime during the option period. When a put option is purchased, the Fund obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the option&rsquo;s
underlying instrument at the strike price at anytime during the option period. When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to
the premium paid by the Fund is reflected as an asset and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option
purchased. Purchased options are included with Investments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>(j)
Indemnifications</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Under the
Fund&rsquo;s organizational documents, its Trustees and Officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance
of their duties to the Fund. In addition, throughout the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety
of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Fund&rsquo;s maximum</FONT></P>

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    TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">exposure
under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund and/or its affiliates that
have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>(k)
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
may acquire an interest in a special purpose acquisition company (&ldquo;SPAC&rdquo;) in an initial public offering or a secondary market
transaction. SPAC investments carry many of the same risks as investments in initial public offering securities, such as erratic price
movements, greater risk of loss, lack of information about the issuer, limited operating and little public or no trading history, and
higher transaction costs. An investment in a SPAC is typically subject to a higher risk of dilution by additional later offerings of
interests in the SPAC or by other investors exercising existing rights to purchase shares of the SPAC and interests in SPACs may be illiquid
and/or be subject to restrictions on resale. A SPAC is a publicly traded company that raises investment capital for the purpose of acquiring
the equity securities of one or more existing companies (or interests therein) via merger, combination, acquisition or other similar
transactions. Unless and until an acquisition is completed, a SPAC generally invests its assets (less a portion retained to cover expenses)
in U.S. government securities, money market securities and cash and does not typically pay dividends in respect of its common stock.
SPAC investments are also subject to the risk that a significant portion of the funds raised by the SPAC may be expended during the search
for a target acquisition or merger and that the SPAC may have limited time in which to conduct due diligence on potential business combination
targets. Because SPACs are in essence blank check companies without operating history or ongoing business other than seeking acquisitions,
the value of their securities is particularly dependent on the ability of the entity&rsquo;s management to identify and complete a profitable
acquisition. Among other conflicts of interest, the economic interests of the management, directors, officers and related parties of
a SPAC can differ from the economic interests of public shareholders, which may lead to conflicts as they evaluate, negotiate and recommend
business combination transactions to shareholders. This risk may become more acute as the deadline for the completion of a business combination
nears. There is no guarantee that the SPACs in which the Fund invests will complete an acquisition or that any acquisitions that are
completed will be profitable.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Note 3
<B>&ndash; Derivatives</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">As part
of its investment strategy, the Fund utilizes a variety of derivative instruments. These investments involve, to varying degrees, elements
of market risk and risks in excess of amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Valuation and accounting treatment
of these instruments can be found under Significant Accounting Policies in Note 2 of these Notes to Financial Statements.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Derivatives
are instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, in whole or in part, the value of one or more other assets, such as securities,
currencies, commodities or indices. Derivative instruments may be used to increase investment flexibility (including to maintain cash
reserves while maintaining exposure to certain other assets), for risk management (hedging) purposes, to facilitate trading, to reduce
transaction costs and to pursue higher investment returns. Derivative instruments may also be used to mitigate certain investment risks,
such as foreign currency</FONT></P>

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    TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">exchange
rate risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. U.S. GAAP requires disclosures to enable investors to better understand how and why a
Fund uses derivative instruments, how these derivative instruments are accounted for and their effects on the Fund&rsquo;s financial
position and results of operations.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
utilized derivatives for the following purposes:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Hedge:
</B>an investment made in order to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in a security, by taking an offsetting position to protect
against broad market moves.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Income:
</B>the use of any instrument that distributes cash flows typically based upon some rate of interest.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Options
Purchased and Written</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">A call
option on a security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer of a call option the obligation to sell, the
underlying security. The purchaser of a put option has the right to sell, and the writer of the put option the obligation to buy, the
underlying security at any time during the option period. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally&nbsp;paid.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The risk
in writing a call option is that a Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security increases and the option is exercised.
The risk in writing a put option is that a Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security decreases and the option
is exercised. In addition, there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the underlying securities
where a Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market; or, for OTC options, a Fund
may be at risk because of the counterparty&rsquo;s inability to perform.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The following
table represents the Fund&rsquo;s use and volume of call/put options written on a monthly&nbsp;basis:</FONT></P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Average
    Notional Amount</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Use</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Call</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Put</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Income</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    10,782,708</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    &mdash;</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Forward
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">A forward
foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to exchange two designated currencies at a specific time in the
future. Certain types of contracts may be cash settled, in an amount equal to the change in exchange rates during the term of the contract.
The contracts can be used to hedge or manage exposure to foreign currency risks with portfolio investments or to gain exposure to foreign
currencies.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The market
value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract changes with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Furthermore, the
Fund may be exposed to risk if the counterparties cannot meet the contract terms or if the currency value changes unfavorably as compared
to the U.S. dollar.</FONT></P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 71%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>NOTES
    TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 29%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The following
table represents the Fund&rsquo;s use and volume of forward foreign currency exchange contracts on a monthly basis:</FONT></P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Average
    Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 70%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Use</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 10%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Purchased</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 10%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 10%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Sold</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Hedge</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    4,837,476</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    54,107,869</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Derivative
Investment Holdings Categorized by Risk Exposure</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The following
is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Fund&rsquo;s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of October 31, 2021:</FONT></P>

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  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 38%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Derivative
    Investment Type</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Asset
    Derivatives</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Liability
    Derivatives</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Equity
    options contracts</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Options
    written,</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">at
    value</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Currency
    forward contracts</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Unrealized</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Unrealized</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">appreciation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">depreciation</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">on
    forward</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">on
    forward</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">foreign
    currency</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">foreign
    currency</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">exchange
    contracts</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">exchange
    contracts</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The following
tables set forth the fair value of the Fund&rsquo;s derivative investments categorized by primary risk exposure at October 31, 2021:</FONT></P>

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  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 56%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 27%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Asset
    Derivative Investments Value</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Forward
    Foreign Currency Exchange Risk</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    1,049,164</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Liability
    Derivative Investments Value</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Options</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Forward</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Written</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Foreign
    Currency</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total
    Value at</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Equity
    Risk</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Exchange
    Risk</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>October
    31, 2021</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    1,104,420</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    95,491</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    1,199,911</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The following
is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Fund&rsquo;s Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2021:</FONT></P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 8pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 69%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Derivative
    Investment Type</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Location
    of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    options contracts</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    realized gain (loss) on options written</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options written</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Currency
    forward contracts</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Net
    change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">forward
    foreign currency exchange contracts</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 29%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>NOTES
    TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The following
is a summary of the Fund&rsquo;s realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative investments
recognized on the Statement of Operations categorized by primary risk exposure for the year ended October 31, 2021:</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B><U>Realized
    Gain (Loss) on Derivative Investments Recognized on the Statement of Operations:</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center; width: 28%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 43%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Forward</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 29%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Options</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Foreign</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Written</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Currency</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Equity</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Exchange</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Risk</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Risk</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$(1,176,861)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    546,001</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    (630,860)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivative Investments Recognized on the Statement of Operations</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Forward</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 27%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Options</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Foreign</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 28%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Written</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Currency</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Equity</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Exchange</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Risk</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Risk</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    851,513</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    768,911</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$1,620,424</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">In conjunction
with the use of derivative instruments, the Fund is required to maintain collateral in various forms. Depending on the financial instrument
utilized and the broker involved, the Fund uses margin deposits at the broker, cash and/or securities segregated at the custodian bank,
discount notes or repurchase agreements allocated to the Fund as collateral.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
has established counterparty credit guidelines and enters into transactions only with financial institutions of investment grade or better.
The Fund monitors the counterparty credit risk.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Note 4
<B>&ndash; Offsetting</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">In the
normal course of business, the Fund enters into transactions subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or other similar arrangements.
Generally, the right to offset in those agreements allows the Fund to counteract the exposure to a specific counterparty with collateral
received from or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the arrangements. These arrangements provide for the right to liquidate
upon the occurrence of an event of default, credit event upon merger or additional termination event.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">In order
to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter
into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (&ldquo;ISDA Master Agreement&rdquo;) or similar agreement
with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a fund and a counterparty that
governs OTC derivatives, including foreign exchange contracts, and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and
netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a
single net payment in the event of a default (close-out netting) or similar event, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 71%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>NOTES
    TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
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    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">For derivatives
traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for
each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fund and the
counterparty. For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund and cash collateral
received from the counterparty, if any, are reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as segregated cash with broker/receivable
for variation margin, or payable for swap settlement/variation margin. Cash and/or securities pledged or received as collateral by the
Fund in connection with an OTC derivative subject to an ISDA Master Agreement generally may not be invested, sold or rehypothecated by
the counterparty or the Fund, as applicable, absent an event of default under such agreement, in which case such collateral generally
may be applied towards obligations due to and payable by such counterparty or the Fund, as applicable. Generally, the amount of collateral
due from or to a counterparty must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g., $300,000) before a transfer is required to be made.
To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears
the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. The Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with
counterparties that it believes to be of good standing and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">For financial
reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in
the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The following
tables present derivative financial instruments and secured financing transactions that are subject to enforceable netting arrangements:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Gross</B></FONT></TD>
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    Amounts</B></FONT></TD>
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    Amounts Not Offset</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amounts</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>of
    Assets</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>in
    the Statement of</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Gross</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Offset
    in the</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Presented
    on</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Assets
    and Liabilities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amounts
    of</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Statement</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>the
    Statement</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Cash</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Recognized</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>of
    Assets &amp;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>of
    Assets &amp;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Financial</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Collateral</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Net</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Instrument</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Assets<SUP>1</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Liabilities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Liabilities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Instruments</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Received</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bank
    of New York</FONT></TD>
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    foreign</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$1,049,164</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$1,049,164</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$(95,491)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$953,673</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Mellon</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">currency</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">exchange</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    Amounts</B></FONT></TD>
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    Amounts Not Offset</B></FONT></TD>
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    Liabilities</B></FONT></TD>
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    the Statement of</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Gross</B></FONT></TD>
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    in the</B></FONT></TD>
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    and Liabilities</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amounts
    of</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Statement</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>the
    Statement</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Cash</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Recognized</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>of
    Assets &amp;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>of
    Assets &amp;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Financial</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Collateral</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Net</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Counterparty</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Instrument</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Liabilities<SUP>1</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Liabilities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Liabilities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Instruments</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Pledged</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Bank
    of New York</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Forward
    foreign</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$95,491</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$95,491</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$(95,491)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$&mdash;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Mellon</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">currency</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">exchange</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">contracts</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Soci&eacute;t&eacute;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Reverse</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">156,029,874</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">156,029,874</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">(156,029,874)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">G&eacute;n&eacute;rale</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">repurchase</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">agreements</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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</SUP>Exchange-traded or centrally-cleared derivatives are excluded from these reported amounts.</FONT></P>

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    TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The table
above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty for the reverse repurchase agreement. Total additional collateral
pledged for the reverse repurchase agreement was $87,857,050.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Note 5
<B>&ndash; Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Pursuant
to an Investment Advisory Agreement between the Fund and Advent, the Investment Adviser is responsible for the daily management of the
Fund&rsquo;s portfolio of investments, which includes buying and selling securities for the Fund, as well as investment research. The
Investment Adviser receives an annual fee from the Fund based on the average value of the Fund&rsquo;s Managed Assets. In addition, subject
to the approval of the Fund&rsquo;s Board, a pro rata portion of the salaries, bonuses, health insurance, retirement benefits and similar
employment costs for the time spent on Fund operations (other than the provision of services required under the Investment Advisory Agreement)
of all personnel employed by the Investment Adviser who devote substantial time to Fund operations may be reimbursed by the Fund to the
Investment Adviser. For the year ended October 31, 2021, the Investment Adviser was not reimbursed by the Fund for these items. The annual
fee will be determined as follows:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">(a) If
the average value of the Fund&rsquo;s Managed Assets (calculated monthly) is greater than $250 million, the fee will be a maximum amount
equal to 0.54% of the average value of the Fund&rsquo;s Managed Assets.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">(b) If
the average value of the Fund&rsquo;s Managed Assets (calculated monthly) is $250 million or less, the fee will be a maximum amount equal
to 0.55% of the average value of the Fund&rsquo;s Managed Assets.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Pursuant
to a Servicing Agreement between the Fund and Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC (the &ldquo;Servicing Agent&rdquo;), the Servicing Agent
will act as servicing agent to the Fund. The Servicing Agent will receive an annual fee of 0.21% of the average value of the Fund&rsquo;s
Managed Assets.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">For purposes
of calculating the fees payable under the foregoing agreements, average daily managed assets means the average daily value of the Fund&rsquo;s
total assets minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. Total assets means all of the Fund&rsquo;s assets and is not limited to its investment
securities. Accrued liabilities means all of the Fund&rsquo;s liabilities other than borrowings for investment purposes.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Certain
officers of the Fund may also be officers, directors and/or employees of the Investment Adviser or Servicing Agent. The Fund does not
compensate its officers who are officers, directors and/or employees of the aforementioned firms.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">MUFG Investor
Services (US), LLC (&ldquo;MUIS&rdquo;) acts as the Fund&rsquo;s administrator. The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (&ldquo;BNY&rdquo;)
acts as the Fund&rsquo;s custodian and accounting agent. As custodian, BNY is responsible for the custody of the Fund&rsquo;s assets.
As accounting agent, BNY maintains the books and records of the Fund&rsquo;s securities and cash. For providing the aforementioned services,
MUIS and BNY are entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage of the Fund&rsquo;s average daily managed assets subject
to certain minimum monthly fees and out of pocket expenses.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Note 6
<B>&ndash; Fair Value Measurement</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">In accordance
with U.S. GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in
an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous
market for the investment or liability. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy based on the types of inputs used to
value assets and liabilities and requires corresponding disclosure. The hierarchy and the corresponding inputs are summarized below:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Level 1
&mdash; quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Level 2
&mdash; significant other observable inputs (for example quoted prices for securities that are similar based on characteristics such
as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Level 3
&mdash; significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available under the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs
are not available, which may include assumptions.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The types
of inputs available depend on a variety of factors, such as the type of security and the characteristics of the markets in which it trades,
if any. Fair valuation determinations that rely on fewer or no observable inputs require greater judgment. Accordingly, fair value determinations
for Level 3 securities require the greatest amount of judgment.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Independent
pricing services are used to value a majority of the Fund&rsquo;s investments. When values are not available from a pricing service,
they will be determined using a variety of sources and techniques, including: market 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 and analysis.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The inputs
or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The suitability of the techniques and sources employed to determine fair valuation are regularly monitored and subject to change.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Note 7
<B>&ndash; Reverse Repurchase Agreements</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
may enter into reverse repurchase agreements as part of its financial leverage strategy. 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 and price, which reflects an interest payment. Such
agreements have the economic effect of borrowings. 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&rsquo;s assets. As a result, such transactions may increase fluctuations in
the market value of the Fund&rsquo;s assets. For the year ended October 31, 2021, the average daily balance for which reverse</FONT></P>

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    TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">repurchase
agreements were outstanding amounted to $156,000,000, with a related weighted average interest rate of 2.42%. As of October 31, 2021,
there were $156,029,874 in reverse repurchase agreements outstanding.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 18%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 14%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Counterparty</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Interest
    Rate(s)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Maturity
    Date(s)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Face
    Value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Soci&eacute;t&eacute;
    G&eacute;n&eacute;rale</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.54%-3.83%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">12/15/22-12/15/25</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    124,026,855</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Soci&eacute;t&eacute;
    G&eacute;n&eacute;rale</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.13%
    (3 Month USD LIBOR + 1.00%)*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">11/12/21</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">32,003,019</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    156,029,874</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">* Variable
rate security. Rate indicated is the rate effective at October 31, 2021.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The following
is a summary of the remaining contractual maturities of the reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of October 31, 2021, aggregated
by asset class of the related collateral pledged by the Fund:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 38%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Up
    to</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>31
    &ndash; 90</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Greater
    than</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>30
    days</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>days</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>90
    days</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Corporate
    Bonds</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    14,830,611</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    &mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    57,475,643</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    72,306,254</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Convertible
    Bonds</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">14,504,855</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">56,213,181</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">70,718,036</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Convertible
    Preferred Stocks</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">2,667,553</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">10,338,031</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">13,005,584</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Total
    Reverse Repurchase Agreements</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    32,003,019</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    &mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    124,026,855</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    156,029,874</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Gross
    amounts of recognized liabilities for</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">reverse
    repurchase agreements</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    32,003,019</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    &mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    124,026,855</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    156,029,874</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Note 8
<B>&ndash; Borrowings</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
entered into a senior secured credit agreement dated December 15, 2017, as amended from time to time, with Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Under the
terms of the amended credit agreement, the Fund&rsquo;s credit facility was as follows through December 15, 2020:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 61%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.48%
    fixed rate 3-year maturity</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 39%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    37,000,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.89%
    fixed rate 5-year maturity</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">114,000,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3
    Month USD LIBOR+0.85% floating rate</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">50,000,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">An undrawn
commitment fee of 0.30% per annum is charged on the difference between the $50,000,000 floating rate loan commitment and the amount borrowed.
If the difference is greater than $13,000,000 the undrawn commitment fee is reduced to 0.25%. If applicable, the undrawn commitment fee
is included in interest expense on the Statement of Operations.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">On December
15, 2020, the terms of the credit agreement were amended. Under the terms of the amended credit agreement, the Fund&rsquo;s credit facility
is as follows:</FONT></P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 61%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.54%
    fixed rate 3-year maturity</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right; width: 39%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$
    6,000,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1.88%
    fixed rate 5-year maturity</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">19,000,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3.89%
    fixed rate 5-year maturity</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">114,000,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">3
    Month USD LIBOR+1.00% floating rate</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">62,000,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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    TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 29%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">An undrawn
commitment fee of 0.30% per annum is charged on the difference between the $62,000,000 floating rate loan commitment and the amount borrowed.
If applicable, the undrawn commitment fee is included in interest expense on the Statement of Operations.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">In the
event that the Fund terminates a credit agreement prior to the contractually agreed upon date, the Fund is charged a breakage fee by
the counterparty to compensate for the early termination. Such fees, if incurred, are recorded as Borrowings breakage fees on the Statement
of Operations.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">As of October
31, 2021, there was $168,000,000 outstanding in connection with the Fund&rsquo;s credit agreement. The average daily amount of borrowings
under the credit agreement during the year ended October 31, 2021, was $168,000,000, with a related weighted average interest rate of
3.16%. The maximum amount outstanding during the period was $168,000,000. As of October 31, 2021, the total value of securities segregated
as collateral in connection with borrowings under the credit agreement was $569,534,748.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The credit
agreement includes usual and customary covenants. These covenants impose on the Fund asset coverage requirements, collateral requirements,
investment strategy requirements, and certain financial obligations. These covenants place limits or restrictions on the Fund&rsquo;s
ability to (i) enter into additional indebtedness with a party other than the counterparty, (ii) change its fundamental investment policy,
or (iii) pledge to any other party, other than to the counterparty, securities owned or held by the Fund over which the counterparty
has a lien. In addition, the Fund is required to deliver financial information to the counterparty within established deadlines, maintain
an asset coverage ratio (as defined in Section 18(g) of the 1940 Act) greater than 300%, comply with the rules of the stock exchange
on which its shares are listed, and maintain its classification as a &ldquo;closed-end management investment company&rdquo; as defined
in the 1940 Act.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">There is
no guarantee that the Fund&rsquo;s leverage strategy will be successful. The Fund&rsquo;s use of leverage may cause the Fund&rsquo;s
NAV and market price of common shares to be more volatile and can magnify the effect of any losses.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Note 9
&ndash; <B>Federal Income Tax Information</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
intends to continue to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated
investment companies. Accordingly, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. In addition, by distributing substantially
all of its ordinary income and long-term capital gains, if any, during each calendar year, the Fund avoids a 4% federal excise tax that
is assessed on the amount of the under distribution.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">In order
to present paid-in capital in excess of par and total distributable earnings or losses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that
more closely represent their tax character, certain adjustments have been made to total distributable earnings or losses and paid-in
capital. For the year ended October 31, 2021, the adjustments were to decrease paid-in capital by $199,000 and increase total distributable
earnings (loss) by $199,000 due to the difference in the treatment for book and tax purposes of distributions, real estate investment
trusts, and partnerships.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 71%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 29%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>NOTES
    TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">As of October
31, 2021, the cost of securities for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities
for which there was an excess of value over tax cost, and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities for which there
was an excess of tax cost over value, were as follows:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 27%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 22%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Net</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Tax</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Tax</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Unrealized</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Tax</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Unrealized</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Unrealized</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Appreciation/</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Cost</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Appreciation</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Depreciation</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>(Depreciation)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$895,983,199</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$114,544,738</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$(6,701,183)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$107,843,555</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The differences
between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash
sales, the mark-to-market of certain derivatives, real estate investment trusts, contingent payment debt instruments and additional income
adjustments for tax purposes on certain convertible securities.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">As of October
31, 2021, tax components of distributable earnings (loss) were as follows:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 26%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 22%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Undistributed</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Undistributed</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Ordinary</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Long-Term</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Income</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Capital
    Gain</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Net
    Unrealized</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>(Accumulated</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>(Accumulated</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>(Accumulated</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Appreciation/</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Ordinary
    Loss)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Capital
    Loss)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Other
    Loss)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>(Depreciation)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$2,251,358</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$47,899,786</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$(891,485)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$107,844,421</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The components
of distributable earnings&rsquo; differences between book basis and tax basis are attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash
sales, straddle loss deferrals, and additional income adjustments on certain convertible bonds.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">At October
31, 2021, the Fund had no capital loss carryforward available to offset possible future capital gains. Under the RIC Modernization Act
of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited
period and such capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">For the
year ended October 31, 2021, the capital loss carryforward amount utilized was $29,874,457.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">For the
years ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, the tax character of distributions paid, as reflected on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets,
of $48,556,272 and $11,875,142 was ordinary income and $0 and $36,681,130 was return of capital, respectively.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">For all
open tax years and all major jurisdictions, management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions
that would require recognition in the financial statements. Uncertain tax positions are tax positions taken or expected to be taken in
the course of preparing the Fund&rsquo;s tax returns that would not meet a more-likely-than not threshold of being sustained by the applicable
tax authority and would be recorded as a tax expense in the current year. Open tax years</FONT></P>

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    TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">are those
that are open for examination by taxing authorities (i.e., generally the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then).
Furthermore, management of the Fund is also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts
of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Note 10
<B>&ndash; Securities Transactions</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">For the
year ended October 31, 2021, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments
and derivatives, were as follows:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 49%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 51%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Purchases</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Sales</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$1,186,319,577</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">$1,234,614,302</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Note 11
<B>&ndash; Capital</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Common
Shares</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
has an unlimited amount of common shares, $0.001 par value, authorized and 34,525,222 issued and outstanding. In connection with the
Fund&rsquo;s dividend reinvestment plan, the Fund did not issue shares during the year ended October 31, 2021, or the year ended October
31, 2020. As of October 31, 2021, Advent owned 153,048 shares of the Fund.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Note 12
<B>&ndash; Subsequent Events</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were available for issue and determined there were no material
events that would require adjustment to or disclosure in the Fund&rsquo;s financial statements.</FONT></P>

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    OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>To the
Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Advent Convertible and Income Fund</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Opinion
on the Financial Statements</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">We have
audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Advent Convertible and Income
Fund (the &ldquo;Fund&rdquo;) as of October 31, 2021, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year ended October
31, 2021, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021, including the related
notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the
&ldquo;financial statements&rdquo;). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of the Fund as of October 31, 2021, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in
its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the five years
in the period ended October 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Basis
for Opinion</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Fund&rsquo;s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund&rsquo;s financial
statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">We conducted
our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error
or fraud.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Our audits
included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud,
and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation
of securities owned as of October 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received
from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP<BR>
New York, New York</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">December 21, 2021</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">We have
served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Advent complex since 2003.</FONT></P>

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    OBJECTIVE,</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 30%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    AND PRINCIPAL RISKS (Unaudited)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Investment
Objective and Policies</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund&rsquo;s
investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. Under normal market
conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its managed assets in a diversified portfolio of convertible securities and non-convertible
income securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 30% of its managed assets in convertible securities
and up to 70% of its managed assets in non-convertible income securities. The Fund may invest without limitation in securities of foreign
issuers.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Principal
Risks</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>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&rsquo;s investments
and a shareholder&rsquo;s investment in the Fund to elevated investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount
invested.</I></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Investment
and Market Risk. </B>An investment in 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 (such as the current
contentious political climate in the United States following the presidential election), 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 of time. 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&rsquo;s investments will increase in value
along with the broader markets. 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. At any point in time,
your common shares may be worth less than your original investment, including the reinvestment of Fund dividends and distributions.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Market
Discount Risk. </B>Shares of closed-end management investment companies frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value, which
is a risk separate and distinct from the risk that the Fund&rsquo;s net asset value could decrease as a result of its investment activities.
Although the value of the Fund&rsquo;s net assets is generally considered by market participants in determining whether to purchase or
sell common shares, and at what price to do so, whether investors will realize gains or losses upon the sale of common shares will depend
entirely upon whether the market price of common shares at the time of sale is above or below the investor&rsquo;s purchase price for
common shares. Because the market price of common shares will be determined by factors such as net asset value, dividend and distribution
levels (which are dependent, in part, on expenses), supply of and demand for common shares, stability of dividends or distributions,
trading volume of common</FONT></P>

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    OBJECTIVE,</B></FONT></TD>
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    AND PRINCIPAL RISKS (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">shares,
general market and economic conditions and other factors beyond the control of the Fund, the Fund cannot predict whether common shares
will trade at, below or above net asset value or at, below or above an investor&rsquo;s initial purchase price for common shares.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Convertible
Securities Risk. </B>Convertible securities are hybrid securities that combine the investment characteristics of bonds and common stocks.
Convertible securities involve risks similar to those of both fixed income and equity securities. In a corporation&rsquo;s capital structure,
convertible securities are senior to common stock, but are usually subordinated to senior debt obligations of the issuer.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The market
value of a convertible security is a function of its &ldquo;investment value&rdquo; and its &ldquo;conversion value.&rdquo; A security&rsquo;s
&ldquo;investment value&rdquo; represents the value of the security without its conversion feature (i.e., a nonconvertible fixed income
security). The investment value may be determined by reference to its credit quality and the current value of its yield to maturity or
probable call date. At any given time, investment value is dependent upon such factors as the general level of interest rates, the yield
of similar nonconvertible securities, the financial strength of the issuer, and the seniority of the security in the issuer&rsquo;s capital
structure. A security&rsquo;s &ldquo;conversion value&rdquo; is determined by multiplying the number of shares the holder is entitled
to receive upon conversion or exchange by the current price of the underlying security. If the conversion value of a convertible security
is significantly below its investment value, the convertible security will trade like nonconvertible debt or preferred stock and its
market value will not be influenced greatly by fluctuations in the market price of the underlying security. In that circumstance, the
convertible security takes on the characteristics of a bond, and its price moves in the opposite direction from interest rates. Conversely,
if the conversion value of a convertible security is near or above its investment value, the market value of the convertible security
will be more heavily influenced by fluctuations in the market price of the underlying security. In that case, the convertible security&rsquo;s
price may be as volatile as that of common stock. Because both interest rates and market movements can influence its value, a convertible
security generally is not as sensitive to interest rates as a similar fixed income security, nor is it as sensitive to changes in share
price as its underlying equity security. Convertible securities are often rated below investment grade or are not rated.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Although
all markets are prone to change over time, the generally high rate at which convertible securities are retired (through mandatory or
scheduled conversions by issuers or through voluntary redemptions by holders) and replaced with newly issued convertibles may cause the
convertible securities market to change more rapidly than other markets. For example, a concentration of available convertible securities
in a few economic sectors could elevate the sensitivity of the convertible securities market to the volatility of the equity markets
and to the specific risks of those sectors. Moreover, convertible securities with innovative structures, such as mandatory-conversion
securities and equity-linked securities, have increased the sensitivity of the convertible securities market to the volatility of the
equity markets and to the special risks of those innovations, which may include risks different from, and possibly greater than, those
associated with traditional convertible securities. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at
a price set in the governing instrument of the convertible security. If a convertible security held by the Fund is subject to such redemption
option and is called for redemption, the Fund must allow the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into the underlying common stock,
or sell the security to a third party.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">As a result
of the conversion feature, convertible securities typically offer lower interest rates than if the securities were not convertible. During
periods of rising interest rates, it is possible that the</FONT></P>

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    OBJECTIVE,</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 24%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">potential
for capital gain on convertible securities may be less than that of a common stock equivalent if the yield on the convertible security
is at a level that would cause it to sell at a discount.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Also, in
the absence of adequate anti-dilution provisions in a convertible security, dilution in the value of the Fund&rsquo;s holding may occur
in the event the underlying stock is subdivided, additional securities are issued, a stock dividend is declared, or the issuer enters
into another type of corporate transaction which increases its outstanding securities.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Structured
and Synthetic Convertible Securities Risk. </B>The value of structured and synthetic convertible securities can be affected by interest
rate changes and credit risks of the issuer. Such securities may be structured in ways that limit their potential for capital appreciation
and the entire value of the security may be at a risk of loss depending on the performance of the underlying equity security. Structured
and synthetic convertible securities may be less liquid than other convertible securities. The value of a synthetic convertible security
will respond differently to market fluctuations than a convertible security because a synthetic convertible security is composed of two
or more separate securities, each with its own market value. In addition, if the value of the underlying common stock or the level of
the index involved in the convertible component falls below the exercise price of the warrant or option, the warrant or option may lose
all value.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Equity
Securities Risk. </B>Equity securities risk is the risk that the value of the securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market
and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or factors
relating to specific companies in which the Fund invests. Stock of an issuer in the Fund&rsquo;s portfolio may decline in price if the
issuer fails to make anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the issuer of the security experiences a decline in
its financial condition. Common stock in which the Fund may invest is structurally subordinated to preferred stock, bonds and other debt
instruments in a company&rsquo;s capital structure, in terms of priority to corporate income, and therefore will be subject to greater
dividend risk than preferred stock or debt instruments of such issuers. In addition, while common stock has historically generated higher
average returns than fixed income securities, common stock has also experienced significantly more volatility in those returns. An adverse
event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of common stock of an issuer held by the Fund. Common stocks are
susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions
of their issuers change. These investor perceptions are based on various and unpredictable factors including expectations regarding:
government, economic, monetary and fiscal policies; inflation and interest rates; economic expansion or contraction; and global or regional
political, economic and banking crises.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Interest
Rate Risk. </B>Convertible securities and non-convertible income-producing securities (including preferred stock and debt securities)
(collectively &ldquo;income securities&rdquo;) are subject to certain interest rate risks, including:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">If
                                            interest rates go up, the value of income securities in the Fund&rsquo;s portfolio generally
                                            will decline. These risks may be greater in the current market environment because interest
                                            rates are near historically low levels.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">During
                                            periods of declining interest rates, the issuer of an income security may exercise its option
                                            to prepay principal earlier than scheduled, forcing the Fund to reinvest in lower yielding
                                            income securities. This is known as call or prepayment risk. Lower grade income securities
                                            have</FONT></TD>
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    OBJECTIVE,</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 24%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    AND PRINCIPAL RISKS (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt 40pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">call
features that allow the issuer to repurchase the security prior to its stated maturity. An issuer may redeem a lower grade income security
if the issuer can refinance the security at a lower cost due to declining interest rates or an improvement in the credit standing of
the issuer.</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">During
                                            periods of rising interest rates, the average life of certain types of income securities
                                            may be extended because of slower than expected principal payments. This may lock in a below
                                            market interest rate, increase the security&rsquo;s duration (the estimated period until
                                            the security is paid in full) and reduce the value of the security. This is known as extension
                                            risk.</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Credit
Risk. </B>Credit risk is the risk that one or more income securities in the Fund&rsquo;s portfolio will decline in price, or fail to
pay interest or principal when due, because the issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial status. The Fund&rsquo;s
investments in income securities involve credit risk. However, in general, lower rated, lower grade and noninvestment grade income securities
carry a greater degree of risk that the issuer will lose its ability to make interest and principal payments, which could have a negative
impact on the Fund&rsquo;s net asset value or dividends.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Lower
Grade Securities Risk. </B>Investing in lower grade and non-investment grade securities involves additional risks. Securities of below
investment grade quality are commonly referred to as &ldquo;junk bonds&rdquo; or &ldquo;high yield securities.&rdquo; Investment in securities
of below investment grade quality involves substantial risk of loss. Securities of below investment grade quality are predominantly speculative
with respect to the issuer&rsquo;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. Issuers of below investment grade securities are
not perceived to be as strong financially as those with higher credit ratings. Issuers of lower grade securities may be highly leveraged
and may not have available to them more traditional methods of financing. Therefore, the risks associated with acquiring the securities
of such issuers generally are greater than is the case with higher rated securities. 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. The issuer&rsquo;s
ability to service its debt obligations also may be adversely affected by specific issuer developments, the issuer&rsquo;s inability
to meet specific projected business forecasts or the unavailability of additional financing. Therefore, there can be no assurance that
in the future there will not exist a higher default rate relative to the rates currently existing in the market for lower grade securities.
The risk of loss due to default by the issuer is significantly greater for the holders of lower grade securities because such securities
may be unsecured and may be subordinate to other creditors of the issuer. Securities of below investment grade quality display increased
price sensitivity to changing interest rates and to a deteriorating economic environment. The market values for securities of below investment
grade quality tend to be more volatile and such securities tend to be less liquid than investment grade debt securities. 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.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Debt
Securities Risk. </B>Debt securities are subject to a variety of risks, such as interest rate risk, income risk, call/prepayment risk,
inflation risk, credit risk, and (in the case of foreign securities) country risk and currency risk. The reorganization of an issuer
under the federal bankruptcy laws may result in the issuer&rsquo;s debt securities being cancelled without repayment, repaid only in
part, or repaid in part or in whole through an exchange thereof for any combination of cash, debt securities,</FONT></P>

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    OBJECTIVE,</B></FONT></TD>
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    AND PRINCIPAL RISKS (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">convertible
securities, equity securities, or other instruments or rights in respect of the same issuer or a related entity.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Preferred
Securities Risk. </B>There are special risks associated with investing in preferred securities, including:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Deferral.
</I>Preferred securities may include provisions that permit the issuer, at its discretion, to defer distributions for a stated period
without any adverse consequences to the issuer. If the Fund owns a preferred security that is deferring its distributions, the Fund may
be required to report income for tax purposes although it has not yet received such income.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Non-Cumulative
Dividends. </I>Some preferred stocks are non-cumulative, meaning that the dividends do not accumulate and need not ever be paid. A portion
of the portfolio may include investments in non-cumulative preferred securities, whereby the issuer does not have an obligation to make
up any arrearages to its shareholders. Should an issuer of a non-cumulative preferred stock held by the Fund determine not to pay dividends
on such stock, the amount of dividends the Fund pays may be adversely affected. There is no assurance that dividends or distributions
on noncumulative preferred stocks in which the Fund invests will be declared or otherwise made payable.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Subordination.
</I>Preferred securities are subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments in a company&rsquo;s capital structure in terms of priority
to corporate income and liquidation payments, and therefore will be subject to greater credit risk than more senior debt instruments.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Liquidity.
</I>Preferred securities may be substantially less liquid than many other securities, such as common stocks or U.S. government securities.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Limited
Voting Rights. </I>Generally, preferred security holders (such as the Fund) have no voting rights with respect to the issuing company
unless preferred dividends have been in arrears for a specified number of periods, at which time the preferred security holders may have
the right to elect a number of directors to the issuer&rsquo;s board. Generally, once all the arrearages have been paid, the preferred
security holders no longer have voting rights.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Special
Redemption Rights. </I>In certain varying circumstances, an issuer of preferred securities may redeem the securities prior to a specified
date. For instance, for certain types of preferred securities, a redemption may be triggered by a change in federal income tax or securities
laws. As with call provisions, a redemption by the issuer may negatively impact the return of the security held by the Fund.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Foreign
Securities Risk. </B>Investing in foreign issuers or securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies 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), confiscatory
taxation, political or social instability, illiquidity, price volatility, market manipulation, 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</FONT></P>

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    OBJECTIVE,</B></FONT></TD>
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    AND PRINCIPAL RISKS (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">times more
volatile than comparable U.S. securities, obligations and markets. Securities markets in foreign countries often are not as developed,
efficient or liquid as securities markets in the United States, and therefore, the prices of foreign securities can be more volatile.
Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers to make payments of principal and interest to investors located
outside the country. In the event of nationalization, expropriation or other confiscation, the Fund could lose its entire investment
in a foreign security. Transaction costs of investing outside the U.S. are generally higher than in the U.S. Higher costs result because
of the cost of converting a foreign currency to dollars, the payment of fixed brokerage commissions on some foreign exchanges and the
imposition of transfer taxes or transaction charges by foreign exchanges. Non-U.S. markets also have different clearance and settlement
procedures which in some markets have at times failed to keep pace with the volume of transactions, thereby creating substantial delays
and settlement failures that could adversely affect the Fund&rsquo;s performance. Foreign brokerage commissions and other fees are also
generally higher than in the United States. There are also special tax considerations which apply to securities and obligations of foreign
issuers and securities and obligations principally traded overseas. These risks may be more pronounced to the extent that the Fund invests
a significant amount of its assets in companies located in one country or geographic region, in which case the Fund may be more exposed
to regional economic risks, and to the extent that the Fund invests in securities of issuers in emerging markets.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">On January
31, 2020, the United Kingdom (&ldquo;UK&rdquo;) officially withdrew from the European Union (&ldquo;EU&rdquo;) and the two sides entered
into a transition phase, where the UK effectively remained in the EU from an economic perspective, but no longer had any political representation
in the EU parliament. The transition period concluded on December 31, 2020, and EU law no longer applies in the UK. On December 30, 2020,
the UK and the EU signed an EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (&ldquo;UK/EU Trade Agreement&rdquo;), which went into effect on January
1, 2021 and sets out the foundation of the economic and legal framework for trade between the UK and the EU. As the UK/EU Trade Agreement
is a new legal framework, the implementation of the UK/EU Trade Agreement may result in uncertainty in its application and periods of
volatility in both the UK and wider European markets. The UK&rsquo;s exit from the EU (&ldquo;Brexit&rdquo;) is expected to result in
additional trade costs and disruptions in this trading relationship. Furthermore, there is the possibility that either party may impose
tariffs on trade in the future in the event that regulatory standards between the EU and the UK diverge. The terms of the future relationship
may cause continued uncertainty in the global financial markets, and adversely affect the performance of the Fund.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">In addition
to the effects on the Fund&rsquo;s investments in European issuers, the unavoidable uncertainties and events related to Brexit could
negatively affect the value and liquidity of the Fund&rsquo;s other investments, increase taxes and costs of business and cause volatility
in currency exchange rates and interest rates. 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 the new relationship between the UK and EU is further 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</FONT></P>

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    AND PRINCIPAL RISKS (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">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&rsquo;s business, results of operations and financial condition.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Emerging
Markets Risk. </B>Investments in securities the issuers of which are located in countries considered to be emerging markets are subject
to heightened risks relative to foreign investing generally and are considered speculative. Investing in emerging market countries involves
certain risks not typically associated with investing in the United States, and it imposes risks greater than, or in addition to, risks
of investing in more developed foreign countries. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following: greater risks of nationalization
or expropriation of assets or confiscatory taxation; currency devaluations and other currency exchange rate fluctuations; greater social,
economic, and political uncertainty and instability (including amplified risk of war and terrorism); more substantial government involvement
in the economy; less government supervision and regulation of the securities markets and participants in those markets, and possible
arbitrary and unpredictable enforcement of securities regulations; controls on foreign investment and limitations on repatriation of
invested capital and on the Fund&rsquo;s ability to exchange local currencies for U.S. dollars; unavailability of currency-hedging techniques
in certain emerging market countries; the fact that companies in emerging market countries may be smaller, less seasoned, or newly organized;
the difference in, or lack of, auditing and financial reporting standards, which may result in unavailability of material information
about issuers; the risk that it may be more difficult to obtain and/or enforce a judgment in a court outside the United States; and greater
price volatility, substantially less liquidity, and significantly smaller market capitalization of securities markets. Compared to developed
countries, emerging market countries may have relatively unstable governments, economies based on only a few industries and securities
markets that trade a small number of securities. Securities issued by companies located in emerging market countries tend to be especially
volatile and may be less liquid than securities traded in developed countries. In the past, securities in these countries have been characterized
by greater potential loss than securities of companies located in developed countries. Foreign investment in certain emerging market
countries may be restricted or controlled to varying degrees. These restrictions or controls may at times limit or preclude foreign investment
in certain emerging market issuers and increase the costs and expenses of the Fund. Certain emerging market countries require governmental
approval prior to investments by foreign persons in a particular issuer, limit the amount of investment by foreign persons in a particular
issuer, limit the investment by foreign persons only to a specific class of securities of an issuer that may have less advantageous rights
than the classes available for purchase by domiciliaries of the countries and/or impose additional taxes on foreign investors.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Investments
in issuers located in emerging markets pose a greater degree of systemic risk. The inter-relatedness of institutions within a country
and among emerging market economies has increased in recent years. Institutional failures or economic difficulties may spread throughout
a country, region or emerging market countries throughout the world, which may limit the ability of the Fund to manage risk through geographic
diversification. Bankruptcy law and creditor reorganization processes may differ substantially from those in the United States, resulting
in greater uncertainty as to the rights of creditors, the enforceability of such rights, reorganization timing and the classification,
seniority and treatment of claims.</FONT></P>

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    OBJECTIVE,</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 24%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    AND PRINCIPAL RISKS (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
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    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Foreign
Currency Risk. </B>The Fund&rsquo;s investment performance may be negatively affected by a devaluation of a currency in which the Fund&rsquo;s
investments are denominated or quoted. Further, the Fund&rsquo;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. Foreign currency rates may
fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for various reasons, including changes in interest rates, inflation, balance of payments,
governmental surpluses or deficits, intervention or non-intervention by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities,
the imposition of currency controls and political developments in the U.S. and abroad. The Fund may, but is not required, to seek to
protect itself from changes in currency exchange rates through hedging transactions depending on market conditions. There can be no assurance
that such strategies will be available or will be used by the Fund or, if used, will be successful. Certain countries, particularly emerging
market countries, may impose foreign currency exchange controls or other restrictions on the repatriation, transferability or convertibility
of currency. The Fund may attempt within the parameters of currency and exchange controls that may be in effect, to obtain rights to
exchange its invested capital, dividends, interest, fees, other distributions and capital gains into convertible currencies. Further,
the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between various currencies. Foreign exchange rates have been highly volatile
in recent years. The combination of volatility and leverage gives rise to the possibility of large profit and large loss. In addition,
there is counterparty risk since currency trading is done on a principal to principal basis.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Derivatives
Transactions Risk. </B>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. Derivative transactions entered into to seek to manage the risks of the Fund&rsquo;s portfolio
of securities may have the effect of limiting the gains from favorable market movements. Losses on derivatives transactions may reduce
the Fund&rsquo;s net asset value and its ability to pay dividends if such losses are not offset by gains on portfolio positions being
hedged. Derivatives transactions involve risks. There may be imperfect correlation between the value of such 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&rsquo;s ability to successfully
use derivatives transactions depends on the manager&rsquo;s ability to predict pertinent market movements, 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 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&rsquo;s expenses and reduce its return.
Various legislative and regulatory initiatives may impact the availability, liquidity and cost of derivative instruments,</FONT></P>

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    OBJECTIVE,</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 24%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    AND PRINCIPAL RISKS (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">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.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">In connection
with certain derivatives transactions, the Fund may be required to segregate liquid assets or otherwise cover such transactions and/or
to deposit amounts as premiums or to be held in margin accounts. Such amounts may not otherwise be available to the Fund for investment
purposes. 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. To the extent the Fund&rsquo;s assets are segregated or committed as
cover, it could limit the Fund&rsquo;s investment flexibility. Segregating assets and covering positions will not limit or offset losses
on related positions.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">In late
October 2020, the SEC promulgated Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, which is related to the use of derivatives and certain other transactions
by registered investment companies and that, in part, rescinds the SEC&rsquo;s asset segregation and coverage rules and guidance. To
comply with Rule 18f-4, funds will need to trade derivatives and other transactions that potentially create senior securities subject
to a value-at-risk (&ldquo;VaR&rdquo;) leverage limit, certain other testing requirements and requirements related to board reporting.
These new requirements will apply unless a fund qualifies as a &ldquo;limited derivatives user,&rdquo; as defined in the SEC&rsquo;s
rulemaking release. Rule 18f-4 will also permit funds to elect to treat reverse repurchase agreements and similar financing transactions
as derivatives transactions under the rule, applying a consistent set of requirements to such transactions. The compliance date for Rule
18f-4 is August 19, 2022.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Risk
Associated with Covered Call Option Writing. </B>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. As the writer of a covered call option, the Fund forgoes, during the
option&rsquo;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.
As the Fund writes covered calls over more of its portfolio, its ability to benefit from capital appreciation becomes more limited.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The value
of options written by the Fund will be affected by, among other factors, changes in the value of underlying securities (including those
comprising an index), changes in the dividend rates of underlying securities, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived
volatility of the stock market and underlying securities and the remaining time to an option&rsquo;s expiration. The value of an option
also may be adversely affected if the market for the option is reduced or becomes less liquid.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">To the
extent that there is a lack of correlation between the index options written by the Fund and the Fund&rsquo;s portfolio securities, movements
in the indexes underlying the options positions may result in losses to the Fund, which may more than offset any gains received by the
Fund from options</FONT></P>

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    OBJECTIVE,</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 24%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    AND PRINCIPAL RISKS (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">premiums.
Such sales would involve transaction costs borne by the Fund and may also result in realization of taxable gains.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">With respect
to exchange-traded options, there can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist when the Fund seeks to close out an option position
on an options exchange. An absence of a liquid secondary market on an exchange may arise because: (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 &ldquo;OCC&rdquo;) 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. In the event that the Fund were unable to close out a call option that it had written on a portfolio security,
it would not be able to sell the underlying security unless the option expired without exercise.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund&rsquo;s
options transactions will be subject to limitations established by each of the exchanges, boards of trade or other trading facilities
on which the 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. 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 other sanctions.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
may also write (sell) over-the-counter options (&ldquo;OTC options&rdquo;). 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 generally do
not have as much market liquidity as exchange-listed options. The OTC options written by the Fund will not be issued, guaranteed or cleared
by the OCC. In addition, the Fund&rsquo;s ability to terminate the OTC options may be more limited than with exchange-traded options.
Banks, broker-dealers or other financial institutions participating in such transaction may fail to settle a transaction in accordance
with the terms of the option as written. In the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, the Fund may be unable to liquidate
an OTC option position.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Counterparty
Risk. </B>The Fund will be subject to credit risk with respect to the counterparties to the derivative contracts entered into by the
Fund. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations under a derivative contract due to financial difficulties,
the Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery under the derivative contract in bankruptcy or other reorganization
proceeding. The Fund may obtain only a limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. Concerns about, or a default
by, one large market participant could lead to significant liquidity problems for other participants. If a counterparty&rsquo;s credit
becomes</FONT></P>

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    OBJECTIVE,</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 24%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>POLICIES
    AND PRINCIPAL RISKS (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">significantly
impaired, multiple requests for collateral posting in a short period of time could increase the risk that the Fund may not receive adequate
collateral. The counterparty risk for cleared derivatives is generally lower than for uncleared over-the-counter derivatives transactions
since generally a clearing organization becomes substituted for each counterparty to a cleared derivative contract and, in effect, guarantees
the parties&rsquo; 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.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Leverage
Risk. </B>The use of leverage may result in higher income to common shareholders over time; however, there can be no assurance that this
expectations will be realized or that a leveraging strategy will be successful in any particular time period. Use of leverage creates
an opportunity for increased income and capital appreciation but, at the same time, creates special risks. Leverage is a speculative
technique that exposes the Fund to greater risk and increased costs than if it were not implemented. There can be no assurance that a
leveraging strategy will be utilized or will be successful.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The use
of leverage by the Fund will cause the net asset value, and possibly the market price, of the Fund&rsquo;s common shares to fluctuate
significantly in response to changes in interest rates and other economic indicators. As a result, the net asset value and market price
and dividend rate of the common shares of the Fund is likely to be more volatile than those of a closed-end management investment company
that is not exposed to leverage. In a declining market the use of leverage may result in a greater decline in the net asset value of
the common shares than if the Fund were not leveraged.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Leverage
will increase operating costs, which may reduce total return. The Fund will have to pay interest on its indebtedness, if any, which may
reduce the Fund&rsquo;s return. This interest expense may be greater than the Fund&rsquo;s return on the underlying investment, which
would negatively affect the performance of the Fund. Increases in interest rates that the Fund must pay on its indebtedness will increase
the cost of leverage and may reduce the return to common shareholders. This risk may be greater in the current market environment because
interest rates are near historically low levels.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Certain
types of indebtedness subject the Fund to covenants in credit agreements relating to asset coverage and portfolio composition requirements.
Certain indebtedness issued by the Fund also may be subject to certain restrictions on investments imposed by guidelines of one or more
rating agencies, which may issue ratings for such indebtedness. These 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 guidelines will impede the manager from
managing the Fund&rsquo;s portfolio in accordance with the Fund&rsquo;s investment objective and policies. However, particularly during
periods of adverse or volatile market conditions, the Fund may be required to sell assets in order to meet payment obligations on any
leverage or to redeem leverage in order to comply with asset coverage or portfolio composition requirements.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">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</FONT></P>

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    OBJECTIVE,</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 24%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    AND PRINCIPAL RISKS (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">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. In connection with reverse repurchase agreements, 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&rsquo;s right
to purchase or repurchase securities may be restricted</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
may have leverage outstanding during a shorter-term period during which such leverage may not be beneficial to the Fund if the Fund believes
that the long-term benefits to common shareholders of such leverage would outweigh the costs and portfolio disruptions associated with
redeeming and reissuing such leverage. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund&rsquo;s judgment in weighing such costs and benefits
will be correct.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">During
the time in which the Fund is utilizing leverage, the amount of the fees paid for investment advisory services will be higher than if
the Fund did not utilize leverage because the fees paid will be calculated based on the Fund&rsquo;s managed assets, including proceeds
of leverage. This may create a conflict of interest between the manager and the common shareholders, as common shareholders bear the
portion of the investment advisory fee attributable to the assets purchased with the proceeds of leverage, which means that common shareholders
effectively bear the entire advisory fee.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">In addition,
the Fund may engage in certain derivatives transactions that have economic characteristics similar to leverage. The Fund intends to earmark
or segregate cash or liquid securities or otherwise cover such transactions in accordance with applicable interpretations of the staff
of the SEC. Securities so segregated or designated as &ldquo;cover&rdquo; will be unavailable for sale (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.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Illiquid
Investments Risk. </B>Illiquid securities may be difficult to dispose of at a fair price at the times when the Fund believes it is desirable
to do so. The market price of illiquid securities generally is more volatile than that of more liquid securities, which may adversely
affect the price that the Fund pays for or recovers upon the sale of illiquid securities. Significant changes in the capital markets,
including recent disruption and volatility, have had, and may in the future have, a negative effect on the valuations of certain illiquid
investments. Illiquid securities are also more difficult to value and the manager&rsquo;s judgment may play a greater role in the valuation
process. Although certain illiquid investments are not publicly traded, applicable accounting standards and valuation principles require
the Fund to assume as part of its valuation process that such investments are sold in a principal market to market participants (even
if the Fund plans on holding such investments to maturity). In addition, investment of the Fund&rsquo;s assets in illiquid securities
may restrict the Fund&rsquo;s ability to take advantage of market opportunities. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be
particularly acute in situations in which the Fund&rsquo;s operations require cash and could result in the Fund borrowing to meet its
short-term needs or incurring losses on the sale of illiquid securities. Although many of the Rule 144A Securities in which the Fund
invests may be, in the view of the manager, liquid, if qualified institutional buyers are unwilling to purchase these Rule 144A Securities,
they may become illiquid.</FONT></P>

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    OBJECTIVE,</B></FONT></TD>
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    AND PRINCIPAL RISKS (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Smaller
Company Risk. </B>The general risks associated with corporate income-producing and equity securities are particularly pronounced for
securities issued by companies with smaller market capitalizations. These companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial
resources, or they may depend on a few key employees. As a result, they may be subject to greater levels of credit, market and issuer
risk. Securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in lesser volume than more widely held securities and their values
may fluctuate more sharply than other securities. Companies with medium-sized market capitalizations may have risks similar to those
of smaller companies.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>REIT
Risk. </B>To the extent that the Fund invests in REITs it will be subject to the risks associated with owning real estate and with the
real estate industry generally. REITs are subject to interest rate risks (especially mortgage REITs) and the risk of default by lessees
or borrowers. An equity REIT may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying properties owned by the REIT. A mortgage REIT
may be affected by the ability of the issuers of its portfolio mortgages to repay their obligations. REITs whose underlying assets are
concentrated in properties used by a particular industry are also subject to risks associated with such industry. REITs may have limited
financial resources, their securities trade less frequently and in a limited volume, and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price
movements than larger company securities.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Inflation
Risk/Deflation Risk. </B>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.
Inflation rates may change frequently and significantly as a result of various factors, including unexpected shifts in the U.S. or global
economy and changes in monetary or economic policies (or expectations that these policies may change), and the Fund&rsquo;s investments
may not keep pace with inflation, which would adversely affect the Fund. This risk is significantly elevated compared to normal conditions
because of recent monetary policy measures and the current low interest rate environment. In addition, during any periods of rising inflation,
the dividend rates or borrowing costs associated with the Fund&rsquo;s use of 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&mdash;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&rsquo;s portfolio.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Securities
Lending Risk. </B>The Fund may also lend the securities it owns to others, which allows the Fund the opportunity to earn additional income.
Although the Fund will require the borrower of the securities to post collateral for the loan and the terms of the loan will require
that the Fund be able to reacquire the loaned securities if certain events occur, the Fund is still subject to the risk that the borrower
of the securities may default, which could result in the Fund losing money, which would result in a decline in the Fund&rsquo;s net asset
value. The Fund may also purchase securities for delayed settlement. This means that the Fund is generally obligated to purchase the
securities at a future date for a set purchase price, regardless of whether the value of the securities is more or less than the purchase
price at the time of settlement.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Not
a Complete Investment Program. </B>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 total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The
Fund is not</FONT></P>

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    OBJECTIVE,</B></FONT></TD>
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    AND PRINCIPAL RISKS (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">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&rsquo;s investment objective as well as the common shareholder&rsquo;s other investments when considering an investment in the
Fund.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Management
Risk. </B>Management&rsquo;s judgment about the attractiveness, relative value or potential appreciation of a particular sector, security
or investment strategy may prove to be incorrect, and there can be no assurance that the investment decisions made will prove beneficial
to the Fund.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Legislation
and Regulation Risk. </B>Legislation may be enacted that could negatively affect the assets of the Fund or the issuers of such assets.
Changing approaches to regulation may have a negative impact on the Fund or entities in which the Fund invests. Legislation or regulation
may also change the way in which the Fund itself 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.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">On January
20, 2021, Mr. Joseph R. Biden was inaugurated as President of the United States. President Biden has called for significant policy changes
and the reversal of several of the prior presidential administration&rsquo;s policies, including 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. Certain of these
changes can, and have, been effectuated through executive order. For example, the current administration has taken steps to address the
COVID-19 pandemic, rejoin the Paris climate accord of 2015, cancel the Keystone XL pipeline and change immigration enforcement priorities.
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.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Although
the Fund cannot predict the impact, if any, of these changes on the Fund&rsquo;s business, they could adversely affect the Fund&rsquo;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&rsquo;s business and the business of the Fund&rsquo;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. The Investment Adviser intends to monitor developments and seek to
manage the Fund&rsquo;s portfolio in a manner consistent with achieving the Fund&rsquo;s investment objectives, but there can be no assurance
that they will be successful in doing so.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Portfolio
Turnover Risk. </B>The Fund&rsquo;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</FONT></P>

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    OBJECTIVE,</B></FONT></TD>
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    AND PRINCIPAL RISKS (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
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    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">common
shareholders, will be taxable as ordinary income. Additionally, in a declining market, portfolio turnover may result in realized capital
losses.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Recent
Market, Economic and Social Developments Risk. </B>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 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. 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&rsquo;s business,
financial condition and results of operation.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The outbreak
of infectious respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus known as &ldquo;COVID-19&rdquo; and the current recovery underway has caused
disruption to consumer demand, economic output and supply chains. Travel restrictions, quarantines and adverse impacts on local and global
economies linger despite the ongoing recovery. As with other serious economic disruptions, governmental authorities and regulators have
in the past responded to this crisis (and may in the future respond to similar crises) with significant fiscal and monetary policy changes,
including by providing direct capital infusions to companies and consumers, introducing new monetary programs and considerably lowering
interest rates, which in some cases resulted in negative interest rates and higher inflation. 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, contribute to higher inflation, heighten investor uncertainty and adversely affect the value of the Fund&rsquo;s
investments and the performance of the Fund.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The current
economic situation and the unprecedented measures taken by state, local and national governments around the world to combat the spread
of COVID-19, as well as various social, political and psychological tensions in the United States and around the world, may continue
to contribute to severe market disruptions and volatility and reduced economic activity, may have long-term negative effects on the U.S.
and worldwide financial markets and economy and may cause further economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide. The slowing
or reversal of the current U.S. and global economic recovery could adversely impact the Fund&rsquo;s portfolio. It is difficult to predict
how long the financial markets and economic activity will continue to be impacted by these events and the Fund cannot predict the effects
of these or similar events in the future on the U.S. economy and securities markets.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">In March
2020, Congress approved a $2 trillion stimulus package to offset the severity and duration of a potential COVID-19-related recession
and is currently discussing additional stimulus spending. Dozens of central banks across Europe, Asia, and elsewhere have announced similar
economic relief packages. Additionally, the U.S. Federal Reserve made two emergency interest-rate cuts, moving short-term rates to near
zero, issued forward guidance that rates will remain low until the economy weathers the COVID-19 crisis, and resumed quantitative easing.
The Federal Reserve may in the future implement increases to the Federal Funds Rate, which could adversely impact the Fund. See &ldquo;Interest
Rate Risk.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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    AND PRINCIPAL RISKS (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Vaccines
are generally available nationwide, but it remains unclear whether or when &ldquo;herd immunity&rdquo; will be achieved.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">It is virtually
impossible to determine the ultimate impact of COVID-19 at this time. Although many states have begun to lift restrictions that were
imposed to slow the spread of the virus, it is unclear when all restrictions will be lifted entirely. Further, the extent and strength
of the ongoing economic recovery is uncertain and subject to various factors and conditions. Accordingly, an investment in the Fund is
subject to an elevated degree of risk as compared to other market environments.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>LIBOR
Risk. </B>Instruments in which the Fund invests may pay interest at floating rates based on LIBOR or may be subject to interest caps
or floors based on LIBOR. The Fund and issuers of instruments in which the Fund invests may also obtain financing at floating rates based
on LIBOR. Derivative instruments utilized by the Fund and/or issuers of instruments in which the Fund may invest may also reference LIBOR.
The Fund utilizes leverage or borrowings primarily based on LIBOR. In July 2017, the head of the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority
announced the desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. On March 5, 2021, the ICE Benchmark Administration (&ldquo;IBA&rdquo;)
announced that it will cease publication of (i)&nbsp;euro, sterling, Swiss franc and yen LIBORs after December 31, 2021, (ii) one-week
and two-week U.S. dollar LIBORs after December&nbsp;31, 2021 and (iii) all other tenors of U.S. dollar LIBORs after June&nbsp;30, 2023.
At this time, no consensus exists as to what rate or rates will become accepted alternatives to LIBOR, although the U.S. Federal Reserve,
in connection with the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, a steering committee comprised of large U.S. financial institutions, is
considering replacing U.S. dollar LIBOR with the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (&ldquo;SOFR&rdquo;). Given the inherent differences
between LIBOR and SOFR, or any other alternative benchmark rate that may be established, there may be uncertainties regarding a transition
from LIBOR, including but not limited to the need to amend all contracts with LIBOR as the referenced rate and how this will impact the
cost of variable rate debt and certain derivative financial instruments. In addition, SOFR or the replacement rates may fail to gain
market acceptance. Any failure of SOFR or alternative reference rates to gain market acceptance could adversely affect the return on,
value of and market for securities linked to such rates.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The state
of New York recently adopted legislation that would require LIBOR-based contracts that do not include a fallback to a rate other than
LIBOR or an inter-bank quotation poll to use a SOFR-based rate plus a spread adjustment. Pending legislation in the U.S. Congress may
also affect the transition of LIBOR-based instruments as well by permitting trustees and calculation agents to transition instruments
with no LIBOR transition language to an alternative reference rate selected by such agents. The New York statute and the federal legislative
proposal each includes safe harbors from liability, which may limit the recourse the Fund may have if the alternative reference rate
does not fully compensate the Fund for the transition of an instrument from LIBOR. If enacted, the federal legislation may also preempt
the New York statute, which may create uncertainty to the extent a party has sought to rely on the New York statute to select a replacement
benchmark rate.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">These developments
could negatively affect financial markets in general and present heightened risks, including with respect to the Fund&rsquo;s investments.
As a result of this uncertainty and developments relating to the transition process, the Fund and its investments may be adversely affected.</FONT></P>

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    OBJECTIVE,</B></FONT></TD>
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    AND PRINCIPAL RISKS (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Cyber
Security Risk. </B>As the use of technology has become more prevalent in the course of business, the Fund has become potentially more
susceptible to operational and informational security risks resulting from breaches in cyber security. A breach in cyber security refers
to both intentional and unintentional cyber events that may, among other things, cause the Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer
data corruption and/or destruction, lose operational capacity, result in the unauthorized release or other misuse of confidential information,
or otherwise disrupt normal business operations. In addition, cyber security breaches involving the Fund&rsquo;s third party service
providers (including but not limited to advisers, administrators, transfer agents, custodians, distributors and other third parties),
trading counterparties or issuers in which the Fund invests in can also subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct
cyber security breaches. Like with operational risk in general, the Fund has established risk management systems and business continuity
plans designed to reduce the risks associated with cyber security. However, there are inherent limitations in these plans and systems,
including that certain risks may not have been identified, in large part because different or unknown threats may emerge in the future.
As such, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, especially because the Fund does not directly control the cyber security
systems of issuers in which the Fund may invest, trading counterparties or third party service providers to the Fund. There is also a
risk that cyber security breaches may not be detected. The Fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Anti-Takeover
Provisions. </B>The Fund&rsquo;s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated as of February 19, 2003, and Bylaws 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 common shareholders of opportunities to sell their common shares at a premium over the then-current
market price of the common shares.</FONT></P>

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    INFORMATION (Unaudited)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 36%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Federal
Income Tax Information</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Qualified
dividend income of as much as $4,648,682 was received by the Fund through October 31, 2021. The Fund intends to designate the maximum
amount of dividends that qualify for the reduced tax rate pursuant to the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">For corporate
shareholders $4,250,280 of investment income (dividend income plus short-term gains, if any), qualified for the dividends-received deduction.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Additionally,
of the taxable ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ending October 31, 2021, the Fund had the corresponding percentage
qualify as interest related dividends as permitted by IRC Section 871(k)(1).</FONT></P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 100pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>%
    of Qualifying Interest Income</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 100pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">28.22%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The percentage
of the ordinary dividends reported by the Fund that is treated as a Section 163(j) interest dividend and thus is eligible to be treated
as interest income for purposes of Section 163(j) and the regulations thereunder is 69.90%.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">In January
2022, you will be advised on IRS Form 1099 DIV or substitute 1099 DIV as to the federal status of the distributions received by you in
calendar year 2021.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Sector
Classification</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Information
in the &ldquo;Portfolio of Investments&rdquo; is categorized by sectors using sector-level Classifications used by Bloomberg Industry
Classification System, a widely recognized industry classification system provider. The Fund&rsquo;s registration statement has investment
policies relating to concentration in specific sectors/industries. For purposes of these investment policies, the Fund usually classifies
industries based on industry-level classifications used by widely recognized industry classification system providers such as Bloomberg
Industry Classification System, Global Industry Classification Standards and Barclays Global Classification Scheme.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Results
of Shareholder Votes</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Annual
Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund was held on September 22, 2021. Shareholders voted on the election of Trustees. With regards to the
election of the following Class III Trustees by the shareholders of the Fund:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 24%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>#
    of Shares in Favor</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>#
    of Shares Against</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>#
    of Shares Abstain</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Tracy
    M. Maitland</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">28,508,303</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">185,828</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">324,789</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Ronald
    A. Nyberg</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">23,220,810</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">5,466,642</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">331,468</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The other
Trustees of the Fund whose terms did not expire in 2021 are Randall C. Barnes, Daniel L. Black, Derek Medina, Gerald L. Seizert, Michaell
A. Smart and Nancy E. Stuebe.</FONT></P>

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    INFORMATION (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 35%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 8pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Trustees</B></FONT></P>

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Trustees of the Advent Convertible and Income Fund and their principal business occupations during the past five years:</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;
&nbsp;</FONT></P>



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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 11%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 9%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Position(s)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Term
    of Office</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 42%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 9%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Number
    of</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 21%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Held</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>and
    Length</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Portfolios
    in</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Name,
    Address</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>with</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>of
    Time</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Principal
    Occupation(s)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Fund
    Complex</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Other
    Directorships</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>and
    Year of Birth</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Trust</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Served*</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>During
    Past Five Years</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Overseen
    **</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Held
    by Trustees</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Independent
    Trustees:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Randall
    C.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Trustee
    and</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Since
    2005</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Current:
    Private Investor (2001-present).</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">158</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Current:
    Purpose Investments Funds</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Barnes++</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Chairman
    of</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(2013-present).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(1951)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">the
    Audit</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Former:
    Senior Vice President and Treasurer, PepsiCo, Inc. (1993-1997);</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Committee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">President,
    Pizza Hut International (1991-1993); Senior Vice President, Strategic</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Former:
    Managed Duration Investment</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Planning
    and New Business Development, PepsiCo, Inc. (1987-1990).</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Grade
    Municipal Fund (2006-2016).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Daniel
    L. Black+</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Since
    2005</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Current:
    Managing Partner, the Wicks Group of companies, LLC (2003-present).</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Current:
    Dartmouth College</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(1960)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(2019-present);
    Sontiq, Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Former:
    Managing Director and Co-Head of the Merchant Banking Group at</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(2016-present);
    Harlem Lacrosse &amp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">BNY
    Capital Markets, a division of BNY Mellon (1998-2003); and Co-Head of</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Leadership,
    Inc. (2014-present).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">U.S.
    Corporate Banking at BNY Mellon (1995-1998).</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Former:
    Antenna International, Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(2010-2020);
    Little Sprouts, LLC (2015-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">2018);
    Bendon Inc. (2012-2016); Bonded</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Services,
    Ltd. (2011-2016).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Derek
    Medina+</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Trustee
    and</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Since
    2003</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Current:
    Executive Vice President, ABC News (2008-present).</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Current:
    Oliver Scholars (2011-present)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(1966)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Chairman
    of</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">the
    Nominating</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Former:
    Senior Vice President, Business Affairs and News Planning at ABC News</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Former:
    Young Scholar&rsquo;s Institute</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">and
    Governance</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(2003-2008);
    Executive Director, Office of the President at ABC News</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(2005-2020).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Committee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(2000-2003);
    Associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen &amp; Hamilton (law firm)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(1995-1998);
    Associate in Corporate Finance at J.P. Morgan/Morgan Guaranty</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(1988-1990).</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    INFORMATION (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Position(s)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Term
    of Office</B></FONT></TD>
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    of</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Held</B></FONT></TD>
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    Length</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Portfolios
    in</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    Address</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>with</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>of
    Time</B></FONT></TD>
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    Occupation(s)</B></FONT></TD>
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    Complex</B></FONT></TD>
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    Directorships</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    Year of Birth</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Trust</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Served*</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>During
    Past Five Years</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Overseen
    **</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Held
    by Trustees</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Independent
    Trustees continued:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Ronald
    A. Nyberg++</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Since
    2003</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Current:
    Of Counsel, Momkus LLP (2016-present).</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">158</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Current:
    PPM Funds (2)(2018-present);</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(1953)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Edward-Elmhurst
    Healthcare System</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Former:
    Partner, Nyberg &amp; Cassioppi, LLC (2000-2016); Executive Vice President,</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(2012-present).</FONT></TD></TR>
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Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, Van Kampen Investments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt">(1982-1999).&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Former:
    Western Asset Inflation-Linked</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Opportunities
    &amp; Income Fund (2004-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">2020);
    Western Asset Inflation-Linked</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Income
    Fund (2003-2020); Managed</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    Investment Grade Municipal</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Fund
    (2003-2016).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Gerald
    L.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Since
    2003</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Current:
    Managing Partner of Heron Bay Capital Management.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Current:
    University of Toledo Foundation</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Seizert,
    CFA, CIC+</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(2013-preset);
    Beaumont Hospital</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(1952)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Former:
    Managing Partner of Seizert Capital Partners (2000-2019); Co-Chief</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(2012-present).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Executive
    (1998-1999) and a Managing Partner and Chief Investment</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Officer
    &ndash; Equities of Munder Capital Management, LLC (1995-1999); Vice</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">President
    and Portfolio Manager of Loomis, Sayles &amp; Co., L.P. (asset manager)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(1984-1995);
    Vice President and Portfolio Manager at First of America</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Bank
    (1978-1984).</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Michael
    A. Smart+</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Since
    2003</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Current:
    Partner, Dominus Capital (2003-present).</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Current:
    Investment Advisory Board,</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(1960)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Autism
    Impact Fund (2020-present);</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Former:
    Managing Partner, CSW Private Equity (2003-2021); Principal, First</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Sprint
    Industrial Holdings</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Atlantic
    Capital Ltd. (2001-2004); Managing Director, Investment Banking</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(2017-present).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Merrill
    Lynch &amp; Co. (1992-2001); Founding Partner, The Carpediem Group</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(1990-1992)
    Dillion Read and Co. (1988-1990).</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Former:
    Country Pure Foods (2001-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">2006);
    Berkshire Blanket Inc. (2006-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">2016);
    Sqwincher Corporation</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(2006-2015);
    H2O Plus Holdings (2008-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">2011);
    The Mead School (2012-2016);</FONT></TD></TR>
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    Wharton School (2000-2004).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    INFORMATION (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
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    of</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Held</B></FONT></TD>
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    Length</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Portfolios
    in</B></FONT></TD>
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    Address</B></FONT></TD>
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    Time</B></FONT></TD>
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    Occupation(s)</B></FONT></TD>
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    Complex</B></FONT></TD>
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    Directorships</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    Year of Birth</B></FONT></TD>
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    Past Five Years</B></FONT></TD>
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    **</B></FONT></TD>
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    by Trustees</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    Trustees continued:</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Nancy
    E. Stuebe+</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Since
    2020</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Current:
    Director of Investor Relations, Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">None.</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(1964)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(2016-present).</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Former:
    Senior Equity Analyst &amp; Portfolio Manager, Gabelli Asset Management</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(2015-2016);
    Senior Research Analyst &amp; Portfolio Manager, AIS Capital</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Management,
    LLC (2008-2015); Senior Equity Analyst &amp; Portfolio Manager,</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Gabelli
    Asset Management (2005-2008).</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Interested
    Trustee:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Tracy
    V. Maitland+&oslash;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Trustee,</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Since
    2003</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Current:
    President and Founder, Advent Capital Management, LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">None.</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(1960)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Chairman,</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(2001-present).</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">President
    and</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Chief
    Executive</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Officer</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>+</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Address
                                            of all Trustees noted: 888 Seventh Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10019.</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>++</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Address
                                            of all Trustees noted: 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60606.</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>*</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>After
                                            a Trustee&rsquo;s initial term, each Trustee is expected to serve a three-year term concurrent
                                            with the class of Trustees for which he serves:</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>-</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Mr.
                                            Gerald L. Seizert, Mr. Derek Medina and Mr. Randall C. Barnes are the Class I Trustees of
                                            the Fund. The term of the Class I Trustees will continue until the 2022 annual meeting of
                                            shareholders or until successors shall have been elected and qualified.</I></FONT></TD>
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                                            Daniel L. Black, Mr. Michael A. Smart and Ms. Nancy E. Stuebe are the Class II Trustees of
                                            the Fund. The term of the Class II Trustees will continue until the 2023 annual meeting of
                                            shareholders or until successors shall have been elected and qualified.</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>-</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Mr.
                                            Tracy V. Maitland and Mr. Ronald A. Nyberg are the Class III Trustees of the Fund. The term
                                            of the Class III Trustees will continue until the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders or
                                            until successors shall have been elected and qualified.</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>**</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>As
                                            of period end. The Guggenheim Investments Fund Complex consists of U.S. registered investment
                                            companies advised or serviced by Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC and/or Guggenheim
                                            Funds Distributors, LLC and/or affiliates of such entities.</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>&oslash;</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Mr.
                                            Maitland is an &ldquo;interested person&rdquo; (as defined in section 2(a)(19) of the 1940
                                            Act) of the Fund because of his position as an officer of Advent Capital Management, LLC,
                                            the Fund&rsquo;s Investment Adviser.</I></FONT></TD>
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    Officers of the Advent Convertible and Income Fund, who are not Trustees, and their principal occupations during the past five years:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    of Office</B></FONT></TD>
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    Address*</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>with
    the</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>and
    Length of</B></FONT></TD>
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    Year of Birth</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Trust</B></FONT></TD>
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    Served**</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Principal
    Occupations During Past Five Years</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Officers:</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Tony
    Huang</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Vice
    President</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Since
    2014</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Current:
    Director and Co-Portfolio Manager, Advent Capital Management, LLC (2007-present).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(1976)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">and
    Assistant</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Secretary</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Former:
    Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Analyst, Essex Investment Management (2001-2006); Vice President, Analyst, </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt">Abacus&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Investments
    (2001); Vice President, Portfolio Manager, M/C Venture Partners (2000-2001); Associate, Fidelity Investments (1996-2000).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Kathleen
    Olin</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Chief</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Since</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Current:
    General Counsel, Advent Capital Management, LLC (December 2021-present).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(1970)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Compliance</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">December
    2021</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Officer</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Former:
    General Counsel and Global Chief Compliance Officer, Aperture Investors, LLC (2019-2020); Global Chief Compliance Officer, </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-align: left">Deputy <FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">General
    Counsel and Managing Director, Indus Capital Partners, LLC (2012-2019).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Robert
    White</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Treasurer
    and</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Since
    2005</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Current:
    Chief Financial Officer, Advent Capital Management, LLC (2005-present).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">(1965)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; text-indent: 0.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Chief
    Financial</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Officer</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">Former:
    Vice President, Client Service Manager, Goldman Sachs Prime Brokerage (1997-2005).</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>*</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Address
                                            for all Officers: 888 Seventh Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10019.</I></FONT></TD>
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                                            serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees and until his or her successor is appointed
                                            and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.</I></FONT></TD>
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    REINVESTMENT PLAN</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Unless
the registered owner of common shares elects to receive cash by contacting the Plan Administrator, all dividends declared on common shares
of the Fund will be automatically reinvested by Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the &ldquo;Plan Administrator&rdquo;), Administrator
for shareholders in the Fund&rsquo;s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;), in additional common shares of the Fund. Participation
in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by notice if received and processed
by the Plan Administrator prior to the dividend record date; otherwise such termination or resumption will be effective with respect
to any subsequently declared dividend or other distribution. Some brokers may automatically elect to receive cash on your behalf and
may re-invest that cash in additional common shares of the Fund for you. If you wish for all dividends declared on your common shares
of the Fund to be automatically reinvested pursuant to the Plan, please contact your broker.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Plan
Administrator will open an account for each common shareholder under the Plan in the same name in which such common shareholder&rsquo;s
common shares are registered. Whenever the Fund declares a dividend or other distribution (together, a &ldquo;Dividend&rdquo;) payable
in cash, nonparticipants in the Plan will receive cash and participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in common shares. The
common shares will be acquired by the Plan Administrator for the participants&rsquo; accounts, depending upon the circumstances described
below, either (i) through receipt of additional unissued but authorized common shares from the Fund (&ldquo;Newly Issued Common Shares&rdquo;)
or (ii) by purchase of outstanding common shares on the open market (&ldquo;Open-Market Purchases&rdquo;) on the New York Stock Exchange
or elsewhere. If, on the payment date for any Dividend, the closing market price plus estimated brokerage commission per common share
is equal to or greater than the net asset value per common share, the Plan Administrator will invest the Dividend amount in Newly Issued
Common Shares on behalf of the participants. The number of Newly Issued Common Shares to be credited to each participant&rsquo;s account
will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the Dividend by the net asset value per common share on the payment date; provided
that, if the net asset value is less than or equal to 95% of the closing market value on the payment date, the dollar amount of the Dividend
will be divided by 95% of the closing market price per common share on the payment date. If, on the payment date for any Dividend, the
net asset value per common share is greater than the closing market value plus estimated brokerage commission, the Plan Administrator
will invest the Dividend amount in common shares acquired on behalf of the participants in Open-Market Purchases.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">If, before
the Plan Administrator has completed its Open-Market Purchases, the market price per common share exceeds the net asset value per common
share, the average per common share purchase price paid by the Plan Administrator may exceed the net asset value of the common shares,
resulting in the acquisition of fewer common shares than if the Dividend had been paid in Newly Issued Common Shares on the Dividend
payment date. Because of the foregoing difficulty with respect to Open-Market Purchases, the Plan provides that if the Plan Administrator
is unable to invest the full Dividend amount in Open-Market Purchases during the purchase period or if the market discount shifts to
a market premium during the purchase period, the Plan Administrator may cease making Open-Market Purchases and may invest the uninvested
portion of the Dividend amount in Newly Issued Common Shares at net asset value per common share at the close of business on the Last
Purchase Date provided that, if the net asset value is less than or equal to 95% of the then current market price per common share; the
dollar amount of the Dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the payment date.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>DIVIDEND
    REINVESTMENT PLAN continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Plan
Administrator maintains all shareholders&rsquo; accounts in the Plan and furnishes written confirmation of all transactions in the accounts,
including information needed by shareholders for tax records. Common shares in the account of each Plan participant will be held by the
Plan Administrator on behalf of the Plan participant, and each shareholder proxy will include those shares purchased or received pursuant
to the Plan. The Plan Administrator will forward all proxy solicitation materials to participants and vote proxies for shares held under
the Plan in accordance with the instruction of the participants.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">There will
be no brokerage charges with respect to common shares issued directly by the Fund. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share
of brokerage commission incurred in connection with Open-Market Purchases. The automatic reinvestment of Dividends will not relieve participants
of any Federal, state or local income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on such Dividends.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants with regard to purchases in the
Plan; however, the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">All correspondence
or questions concerning the Plan should be directed to the Plan Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 30170 College
Station, TX 77842-3170; Attention: Shareholder Services Department, Phone Number: (866) 488-3559 or online at www.computershare.com/investor.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; padding: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CONSIDERATIONS
    REGARDING ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>INVESTMENT
    MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">In discussing
the factors and other considerations summarized below, the Board noted that it generally receives, reviews and evaluates information
concerning the performance of the Fund and the services and personnel of Advent and its affiliates at quarterly meetings of the Board.
While emphasis might be placed on information concerning the investment performance of the Fund, its fees and expenses in comparison
with other funds&rsquo; fees and other matters at the meeting at which the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement is considered,
the process of evaluating the Fund&rsquo;s investment management arrangements is an ongoing one. The Board did not identify any one particular
factor that was controlling or of paramount importance in its deliberations and each individual Trustee may have weighed the information
provided differently. The information below represents a summary of certain aspects of the more detailed discussions held by the Board
and does not necessarily include all information considered by the Trustees.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Nature,
Extent and Quality of Services</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Independent
Trustees received and considered various data and information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund
by Advent under the Investment Management Agreement. The Independent Trustees reviewed and considered the information provided by Advent
in response to a detailed series of requests submitted on behalf of the Independent Trustees by their independent legal counsel. The
Independent Trustees were provided with, among other things, information about the background, experience and expertise of the management
and other personnel of Advent and the services provided by that organization to the Fund. The Independent Trustees discussed the quality
of the services provided. The compliance history of Advent was discussed, along with the ability of Advent to provide services to the
Fund.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Independent
Trustees evaluated the capabilities of Advent, including information regarding its resources and ability to attract and retain highly
qualified investment and other professionals. The Independent Trustees also considered the commitment of Advent to the Fund. The Independent
Trustees discussed the portfolio managers at Advent responsible for portfolio management for the Fund, including the involvement of Mr.
Maitland, and other personnel at Advent.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Based on
the above factors, together with those referenced below, the Independent Trustees concluded that they were satisfied with the nature,
extent and quality of the investment management services provided to the Fund by Advent.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Fund
Performance and Expenses</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Independent
Trustees considered the Fund&rsquo;s performance on a market price and net asset value basis over various time periods. They also considered
the performance of the Fund in comparison to the performance results of other closed-end funds that were determined to be similar to
the Fund in terms of investment strategy (the &ldquo;Peer Group&rdquo;). The Independent Trustees recognized that the number of other
funds in the Peer Group was small and that, for a variety of reasons, including exposures to types of assets that significantly vary
from those held by the Fund, the Peer Group comparison may have limited usefulness in evaluating Fund performance. The Board also was
aware that the performance benchmark indexes may not be fully probative in making comparisons due to the fact that the securities included
in the benchmarks may include convertibles, high yield or other securities with characteristics unlike those purchased by the Fund or
in amounts that vary materially from the Fund&rsquo;s typical holdings. The Board noted that the Fund ranked in the middle of its Peer
Group for the one-year period ended October 31, 2020. The Fund also performed in the middle of its</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 82%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CONSIDERATIONS
    REGARDING ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 18%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>INVESTMENT
    MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">convertible
and high yield benchmark indices during the one-year period. The Board noted that for the first six months of fiscal year October 31,
2021 the Fund outperformed all of the members of its Peer Group and outperformed both its convertible and high yield benchmark indices.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Board
noted that it had discussions with Advent about the performance of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund is managed consistent with
its stated policies and strategies and that the Fund would tend to underperform in relation to funds with high common stock exposure
in rising equity markets. The Independent Trustees considered the steps management has historically taken, and the activities it presently
undertakes, to seek to improve performance, and will continue to monitor performance on an on-going basis. The Board also reviewed information
about the discount at which each Fund&rsquo;s shares have traded as compared with its peers.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Independent
Trustees received and considered information regarding the Fund&rsquo;s total expense ratio relative to its peers, noting that the Fund
generally had a higher expense ratio (based on common assets) than funds in the Peer Group. The Independent Trustees acknowledged that
the expense ratio was often higher than the expense ratios of certain Peer Group funds because of the Fund&rsquo;s use of leverage and
longer-term borrowings and that certain funds in the Peer Group had no leverage or lower leverage and therefore reported lower expense
ratios. The costs of leverage were also considered and the potential benefits of the continued use of leverage were considered. The Independent
Trustees also noted that expense ratio comparisons with Peer Groups were difficult because the items included in other funds&rsquo; expenses
may differ from those of the Fund.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Based on
the above considerations, discussions and other factors, the Independent Trustees concluded that the overall performance results and
expense comparisons supported the re-approval of the Investment Management Agreement.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Investment
Management and Advisory Fee Rates</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Independent
Trustees reviewed and considered the contractual investment management fee rates for the Fund in comparison with those of the funds in
the Peer Group. The Independent Trustees also received and considered information about the nature, extent and quality of services and
fee rates offered by Advent to its other clients. In particular, Advent confirmed that the Fund differs from certain other accounts advised
by Advent in that they are more complex to manage, require greater resources from Advent and differ in terms of investment strategy and
use of leverage. The Independent Trustees also noted the differing services provided by Advent to the Fund in relation to those typically
provided to private funds and separate accounts. The Independent Trustees were also aware of the regulatory, reputational, compliance
and operational risks faced by Advent in providing services to the Fund, which are generally greater than presented in providing services
to clients other than registered funds. Based on the totality of the information they reviewed, the Independent Trustees concluded that
the fees were fair and reasonable.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Profitability</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Independent
Trustees received and considered estimated profitability analyses of Advent. The Independent Trustees also discussed with representatives
of Advent the methodologies used to determine profitability. The Independent Trustees considered the nature of the services provided,
their benefits to the Fund, and the extensive resources required to provide those services. In addition, the Independent Trustees considered
whether any direct or indirect collateral benefits</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 82%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>CONSIDERATIONS
    REGARDING ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 18%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>INVESTMENT
    MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">inured
to Advent as a result of its affiliation with the Fund. The Independent Trustees concluded that the profits and other ancillary benefits
that Advent received with regard to providing services to the Fund were not unreasonable.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Economies
of Scale</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Independent
Trustees received and considered information regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the
Fund and whether it has appropriately benefited from any economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further
economies of scale. It was noted that, because the Fund is a closed-end fund, any increase in asset levels generally would have to come
from material appreciation through investment performance and the Independent Trustees concluded that the opportunity to benefit from
economies of scale was diminished in the context of closed-end funds.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">After consideration
of the factors discussed above and other information considered by the Independent Trustees, the Board, including the Independent Trustees,
unanimously voted to approve the Investment Management Agreement for an additional one-year term.</FONT></P>

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    INFORMATION</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt; width: 44%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
    31, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;<P STYLE="font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Board
of Trustees</B><BR>
<BR>
Randall C. Barnes<BR>
<BR>
Daniel L. Black<BR>
<BR>
Tracy V. Maitland,*<BR>
<I>Chairman</I><BR>
<BR>
Derek Medina<BR>
<BR>
Ronald A. Nyberg<BR>
<BR>
Gerald L. Seizert<BR>
<BR>
Michael A. Smart<BR>
<BR>
Nancy E. Stuebe<BR></FONT></P>
                               <P STYLE="font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
                               <P STYLE="font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">*
                               Trustee is an &ldquo;interested person&rdquo; of the Fund<BR>
                               as defined in the Investment Company Act of<BR>
                               1940, as amended.</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><BR>
                               <BR>
                               <B>Officers</B><BR>
                               <BR>
                               Tracy V. Maitland<BR>
                               <I>President and Chief Executive Officer</I><BR>
                               <BR>
                               Robert White<BR>
                               <I>Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer</I><BR>
                               <BR>
                               Kathleen Olin<BR>
                               <I>Chief Compliance Officer</I><BR>
                               <BR>
                               Tony Huang<BR>
                               <I>Vice President and Assistant Secretary</I></FONT></P>


</TD>
  <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><B>Investment Adviser</B><BR>
  Advent Capital Management, LLC<BR>
  New York, NY<BR>
  <BR>
  <B>Servicing Agent</B><BR>
  Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC<BR>
  Chicago, IL<BR>
  <BR>
  <B>Accounting Agent and Custodian</B><BR>
  The Bank of New York Mellon<BR>
  New York, NY<BR>
  <BR>
  <B>Administrator</B><BR>
  MUFG Investor Services (US), LLC<BR>
  Rockville, MD<BR>
  <BR>
  <B>Transfer Agent</B><BR>
  Computershare Trust Company, N.A.<BR>
  Jersey City, NJ<BR>
  <BR>
  <B>Legal Counsel</B><BR>
  Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher<BR>
  &amp; Flom LLP<BR>
  New York, NY<BR>
  <BR>
  <B>Independent Registered Public</B><BR>
  Accounting Firm<BR>
  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP<BR>
  New York, NY</TD></TR>
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    INFORMATION continued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">October
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Portfolio
Managers of the Fund</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The portfolio
managers of the Fund are Tracy Maitland (President and Chief Investment Officer of Advent), Paul Latronica (Managing Director of Advent)
and Tony Huang (Director of Advent).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Privacy
Principles of the Fund</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">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.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">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 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).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
restricts access to non-public personal information about its shareholders to employees of the Fund&rsquo;s Investment Adviser and its
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.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Questions
concerning your shares of Advent Convertible and Income Fund?</B></FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">If your shares are held in a Brokerage
Account, contact your Broker.</FONT></TD>
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your shares in certificate form, contact the Fund&rsquo;s Transfer Agent: Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 30170, College
Station, TX 77842-3170; (866) 488-3559 or online at www.computershare.com/investor.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">This report
is sent to shareholders of Advent Convertible and Income Fund for their information. It is not a Prospectus, circular or representation
intended for use in the purchase or sale of shares of the Fund or of any securities mentioned in this report.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Paper copies
of the Fund&rsquo;s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports are not sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of
the reports. Instead, the reports are made available on a website, and you are notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided
with a website address to access the report.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">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 may 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 Guggenheim closed-end funds you hold.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">A description
of the Fund&rsquo;s proxy voting policies and procedures related to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by
calling the Fund at (866) 274-2227. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies for portfolio securities, if applicable, during
the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is also available, without charge and upon request by calling the Fund at (866) 274-2227,
by visiting the Fund&rsquo;s website at guggenheiminvestments.com/avk or by accessing the Fund&rsquo;s Form N-PX on the U.S. Securities
&amp; Exchange Commission&rsquo;s (&ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) website at www.sec.gov.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">The Fund
files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT, and
for the reporting periods ended prior to July 31, 2019, filed such information on Form N-Q. The Fund&rsquo;s Forms N-PORT and N-Q are
available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov or by visiting the Fund&rsquo;s website at guggenheiminvestments.com/avk.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Notice
to Shareholders</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Notice
is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended that the Fund from time to time may
purchase shares of its common stock in the open market or in private transactions.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>ABOUT
THE FUND MANAGER</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Advent
Capital Management, LLC</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Advent
Capital Management, LLC (&ldquo;Advent&rdquo;) is a registered investment adviser, based in New York, which specializes in convertible
and high-yield securities for institutional and individual investors. The firm was established by Tracy V. Maitland, a former Director
in the Convertible Securities sales and trading division of Merrill Lynch. Advent&rsquo;s investment discipline emphasizes capital structure
research, encompassing equity fundamentals as well as credit research, with a focus on cash flow and asset values while seeking to maximize
total return.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Investment
Philosophy</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Advent
believes that superior returns can be achieved while reducing risk by investing in a diversified portfolio of global equity, convertible
and high-yield securities. Advent seeks securities with attractive risk/reward characteristics. Advent employs a bottom-up security selection
process across all of the strategies it manages. Securities are chosen from those that Advent believes have stable-to-improving fundamentals
and attractive valuations.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Investment
Process</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Advent
manages securities by using a strict four-step process:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>1</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Screen the convertible and high-yield
markets for securities with attractive risk/reward characteristics and favorable cash flows;</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>2</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Analyze the quality of issues to
help manage downside risk;</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>3</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Analyze fundamentals to identify
catalysts for favorable performance; and</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>4</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Continually monitor the portfolio
for improving or deteriorating trends in the financials of each investment.</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Advent
Capital Management, LLC</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">888 Seventh
Avenue, 31st Floor</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">New York, NY 10019</FONT></P>

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Funds Distributors, LLC</B></FONT></P>

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Monroe Street</FONT></P>

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FDIC-INSURED l NOT BANK-GUARANTEED l MAY LOSE VALUE</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Item 2. Code of Ethics.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">a) The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its
principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions
(the &quot;Code of Ethics&quot;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(b) No information need be disclosed pursuant to this paragraph.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(c) The registrant has not amended its Code of Ethics during the
period covered by the report presented in Item 1 hereto.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(d) The registrant has not granted a waiver or an implicit waiver
to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar
functions from a provision of its Code of Ethics during the period covered by this report.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(e) Not applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(f) &#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;(1) The registrant's Code of Ethics is attached hereto as Exhibit
(a)(1).</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0 0 12pt 20pt; font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">(2) Not applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0 0 12pt 20pt; font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">(3) Not applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">The registrant's Board of Trustees has determined that it has six
audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee (the &ldquo;Audit Committee&rdquo;), each of whom is an &quot;independent&quot;
Trustee, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR: Randall C. Barnes, Daniel L. Black, Derek M. Medina, Ronald A. Nyberg, Gerald L. Seizert
and Michael A. Smart.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Mr. Barnes qualifies as an audit committee financial expert by virtue
of his experience obtained as a former Senior Vice President, Treasurer of PepsiCo, Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Mr. Black qualifies as an audit committee financial expert by virtue
of his experience obtained as a partner of a private equity firm, which includes review and analysis of audited and unaudited financial
statements using generally accepted accounting principles (&ldquo;GAAP&rdquo;) to show accounting estimates, accruals and reserves.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Mr. Medina qualifies as an audit committee financial expert by virtue
of his experience obtained as a Senior Vice President, Business Affairs of ABC News and as a former associate in Corporate Finance at
J.P. Morgan/Morgan Guaranty, which includes review and analysis of audited and unaudited financial statements using GAAP to show accounting
estimates, accruals and reserves.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Mr. Nyberg qualifies as an audit committee financial expert by virtue
of his experience obtained as a former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Van Kampen Investments, which included
review and analysis of offering documents and audited and unaudited financial statements using GAAP to show accounting estimates, accruals
and reserves.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Mr. Seizert qualifies as an audit committee financial expert by virtue
of his experience obtained as the chief executive officer and portfolio manager of an asset management company, which includes review
and analysis of audited and unaudited financial statements using GAAP to show accounting estimates, accruals and reserves.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Mr. Smart qualifies as an audit committee financial expert by virtue
of his experience obtained as a managing partner of a private equity firm and a former Vice President at Merrill Lynch &amp; Co, which
includes review and analysis of audited and unaudited financial statements using GAAP to show accounting estimates, accruals and reserves.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(Under applicable securities laws, a person who is determined to
be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an &quot;expert&quot; for any purpose, including without limitation for the
purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee
financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person
any duties, obligations, or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member
of the Audit Committee and Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation or identification. The designation or identification of
a person as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to this Item does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other
member of the Audit Committee or Board of Trustees.)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(a) Audit Fees: the aggregate fees billed for professional services
rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided
by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $100,000 and $100,000 for the fiscal years ended
October 31, 2021, and October 31, 2020, respectively.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(b) Audit-Related Fees: the aggregate fees billed for assurance and
related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant&rsquo;s financial
statements, and are not reported under paragraph 4(a) of this Item, were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2021, and October
31, 2020, respectively.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">The registrant's principal accountant did not bill fees for tax services
not included in Items 4(a), (b) or (c) above that required approval by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01
of Regulation S-X during the registrant's last two fiscal years.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(c) Tax Fees: the aggregate fees billed for professional services
rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning, including federal, state and local income tax return
preparation and related advice and determination of taxable income and miscellaneous tax advice were $17,510 and $17,510 for the fiscal
years ended October 31, 2021, and October 31, 2020, respectively.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">The registrant's principal accountant did not bill fees for non-audit
services that required approval by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the registrant's
last two fiscal years.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(d) All Other Fees: the aggregate fees billed for products and services
provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs 4(a), 4(b) or 4(c) of this Item were $0 and $0 for
the fiscal years ended October 31, 2021, and October 31, 2020, respectively.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">The registrant's principal accountant did not bill fees for non-audit
services that required approval by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the registrant's
last two fiscal years.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(e) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(1) In accordance with Rule 2-01(c)(7) of Regulation S-X, the Audit
Committee pre-approves all of the Audit and Tax Fees of the registrant. All of the services described in paragraphs 4(b) through 4(d)
above were approved by the Audit Committee in accordance with paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">The Audit Committee has adopted written policies relating to the
pre-approval of the audit and non-audit services performed by the registrant's independent auditors. Unless a type of service to be provided
by the independent auditors has received general pre-approval, it requires specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. Under the policies,
on an annual basis, the Audit Committee reviews and pre-approves the services to be provided by the independent auditors without having
to obtain specific pre-approval from the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has delegated pre-approval authority to the Audit Committee
Chairperson. In addition, the Audit Committee pre-approves any permitted non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditors
to the registrant's investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser if such services
relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>AUDIT COMMITTEE PRE-APPROVAL POLICY OF</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>ADVENT CONVERTIBLE AND INCOME FUND</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Statement of Principles</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">The Audit Committee (the &quot;Audit Committee&quot;) of the Board
of Trustees (the &quot;Board&quot;) of Advent Convertible and Income Fund (the &ldquo;Trust,&rdquo;) is required to pre-approve all Covered
Services (as defined in the Audit Committee Charter) in order to assure that the provision of the Covered Services does not impair the
auditors' independence. Unless a type of service to be provided by the Independent Auditor (as defined in the Audit Committee Charter)
is pre-approved in accordance with the terms of this Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policy (the &quot;Policy&quot;), it will require specific
pre-approval by the Audit Committee or by any member of the Audit Committee to which pre-approval authority has been delegated.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">This Policy and the appendices to this Policy describe the Audit,
Audit-Related, Tax and All Other services that are Covered Services and that have been pre-approved under this Policy. The appendices
hereto sometimes are referred to herein as the &quot;Service Pre-Approval Documents&quot;. The term of any such pre-approval is 12 months
from the date of pre-approval, unless the Audit Committee specifically provides for a different period. At its June meeting of each calendar
year, the Audit Committee will review and re-approve this Policy and approve or re-approve the Service Pre-Approval Documents for that
year, together with any changes deemed necessary or desirable by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee may, from time to time, modify
the nature of the services pre-approved, the aggregate level of fees pre-approved or both. The Audit Committee hereby directs that each
version of this Policy and the Service Pre-Approval Documents approved, re-approved or amended from time to time be maintained with the
books and records of the Trust.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Delegation</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">In the intervals between the scheduled meetings of the Audit Committee,
the Audit Committee delegates pre-approval authority under this Policy to the Chairman of the Audit Committee (the &quot;Chairman&quot;).
The Chairman shall report any pre-approval decisions under this Policy to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. At each scheduled
meeting, the Audit Committee will review with the Independent Auditor the Covered Services pre-approved by the Chairman pursuant to delegated
authority, if any, and the fees related thereto. Based on these reviews, the Audit Committee can modify, at its discretion, the pre-approval
originally granted by the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority. This modification can be to the nature of services pre-approved, the
aggregate level of fees approved, or both. The Audit Committee expects pre-approval of Covered Services by the Chairman pursuant to this
delegated authority to be the exception rather than the rule and may modify or withdraw this delegated authority at any time the Audit
Committee determines that it is appropriate to do so.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Pre-Approved Fee Levels</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Fee levels for all Covered Services to be provided by the Independent
Auditor and pre-approved under this Policy will be established annually by the Audit Committee and set forth in the Service Pre-Approval
Documents. Any increase in pre-approved fee levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee (or the Chairman pursuant
to delegated authority).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Audit Services</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">The terms and fees of the annual Audit services engagement for the
Trust are subject to the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee will approve, if necessary, any changes in
terms, conditions or fees resulting from changes in audit scope, Trust structure or other matters.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">In addition to the annual Audit services engagement specifically
approved by the Audit Committee, any other Audit services for the Trust not listed in the Service Pre-Approval Document for the respective
period must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee (or the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Audit-Related Services</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Audit-Related services are assurance and related services that are
not required for the audit, but are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the financial statements of the Trust
and, to the extent they are Covered Services, the other Covered Entities (as defined in the Audit Committee Charter) or that are traditionally
performed by the Independent Auditor. Audit-Related services that are Covered Services and are not listed in the Service Pre-Approval
Document for the respective period must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee (or the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Tax Services</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">The Audit Committee believes that the Independent Auditor can provide
Tax services to the Covered Entities such as tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice without impairing the auditor's independence.
However, the Audit Committee will not permit the retention of the Independent Auditor in connection with a transaction initially recommended
by the Independent Auditor, the sole business purpose of which may be tax avoidance and the tax treatment of which may not be supported
in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. Tax services that are Covered Services and are not listed in the Service Pre-Approval
Document for the respective</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"> period must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee (or the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>All Other Services</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">All Other services that are Covered Services and are not listed in
the Service Pre-Approval Document for the respective period must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee (or the Chairman
pursuant to delegated authority).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Procedures</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Requests or applications to provide Covered Services that require
approval by the Audit Committee (or the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority) must be submitted to the Audit Committee or the Chairman,
as the case may be, by both the Independent Auditor and the Chief Financial Officer of the respective Covered Entity, and must include
a joint statement as to whether, in their view, (a) the request or application is consistent with the SEC's rules on auditor independence
and (b) the requested service is or is not a non-audit service prohibited by the SEC. A request or application submitted to the Chairman
between scheduled meetings of the Audit Committee should include a discussion as to why approval is being sought prior to the next regularly
scheduled meeting of the Audit Committee.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4 (b) through
(d) were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(f) Not applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant's accountant
for services rendered to the registrant, the registrant&rsquo;s investment adviser (not including a sub-adviser whose role is primarily
portfolio management and is sub-contracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and/or any entity controlling, controlled by,
or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that directly related to the operations and
financial reporting of the registrant were $17,510 and $17,510 for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2021, and October 31, 2020, respectively.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(h) Not applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">a) The Audit Committee was established as a separately designed standing
audit committee in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended. The Audit Committee of the registrant
is composed of: Randall C. Barnes, Daniel L. Black, Derek M. Medina, Ronald A. Nyberg, Gerald L. Seizert and Michael A. Smart.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">b) Not applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Item 6. Schedule of Investments.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">The Schedule of Investments is included as part of Item 1.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for
Closed-End Management Investment Companies.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">The registrant has delegated the voting of proxies relating to its
voting securities to its investment manager, Advent Capital Management, LLC (the &quot;Manager&quot;). The Manager's Proxy Voting Policies
and Procedures are included as Exhibit (c) attached hereto.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">a) (1) The individuals who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day
management of the Fund&rsquo;s portfolio (the &ldquo;Portfolio Managers&rdquo;) include Tracy Maitland (President and Chief Investment
Officer of Advent), Paul Latronica (Managing Director of Advent) and Tony Huang (Director of Advent). Mr. Maitland and Mr. Latronica are
portfolio managers and Mr. Huang is an associate portfolio manager. The Portfolio Managers are supported by teams of investment professionals
who make investment decisions for the Fund&rsquo;s core portfolio of convertible bonds, the Fund&rsquo;s high yield securities investments
and the Fund&rsquo;s leverage allocation, respectively. The following provides information regarding the Portfolio Managers as of October
31, 2021.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; width: 19%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">Since</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; width: 55%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Professional Experience</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tracy Maitland</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">2003</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Inception)</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Founder, President and Chief Investment Officer of Advent Capital Management, LLC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Paul Latronica</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">2011</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Managing Director of Advent Capital Management, LLC. He has been associated with Advent for more than 23 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tony Huang</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">2019</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Director of Advent Capital Management, LLC. He has been associated with Advent for more than 13 years.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(a) (2) (i-iii) Other accounts managed. The following summarizes
information regarding each of the other accounts managed by them as of October 31, 2021:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><U>Tracy Maitland</U></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 27%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Type of Account </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Number of Accounts*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 19%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Total Assets in the Accounts*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 19%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Number of Accounts In Which the Advisory Fee is Based on Performance</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 19%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Total Assets in the Accounts In Which the Advisory Fee is Based on Performance </FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Registered investment companies</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;$ 1,005,745,041.42 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$0 </FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Other pooled investment vehicles</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;59,226,947.22 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$0 </FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Other accounts</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">638</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;$ 7,275,130,056.32 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">14</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;384,261,408.30 </FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt"><U>Paul Latronica</U></P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 27%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Type of Account&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 16%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Number of Accounts*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 19%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Total Assets in the Accounts*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 19%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Number of Accounts In Which the Advisory Fee is Based on Performance&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 19%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Total Assets in the Accounts In Which the Advisory Fee is Based on Performance </FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Registered investment companies&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;$ 1,005,745,041.42 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$0 </FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Other pooled investment vehicles&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;59,226,947.22 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$0 </FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Other accounts</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">577</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;$ 3,658,553,976.35 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$0 </FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><U>Tony Huang</U></P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 28%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Type of Account </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 15%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Number of Accounts*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 19%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Total Assets in the Accounts*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 19%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Number of Accounts In Which the Advisory Fee is Based on Performance</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 19%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Total Assets in the Accounts In Which the Advisory Fee is Based on Performance </FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Registered investment companies</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;$ 1,005,745,041.42 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$0 </FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Other pooled investment vehicles</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;59,226,947.22 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$0 </FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Other accounts</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">7</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;$ 2,210,417,616.53 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">$0 </FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">* Please note that amounts were calculated as of September 30, 2021, which
is the most recent date prior to October 31, 2021, for which such amounts were calculated.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt">(a) (2) (iv) Conflicts of Interest. If another account of the Portfolio
Managers has investment objectives and policies that are similar to those of the registrant, the Portfolio Managers will allocate orders
pro-rata among the registrant and such other accounts, or, if the Portfolio Managers deviate from this policy, the Portfolio Managers
will allocate orders such that all accounts (including the registrant) receive fair and equitable treatment.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(a) (3) Compensation Structure. The salaries of the Portfolio Managers
are fixed at an industry-appropriate amount and generally reviewed annually. In addition, a discretionary bonus may be awarded to the
Portfolio Managers, if appropriate. Bonuses are generally considered on an annual basis and based upon a variety of factors, including,
but not limited to, the overall success of the firm, an individual's responsibility and his/her performance versus expectations. The bonus
is determined by senior management at Advent Capital Management, LLC. Compensation is based on the entire employment relationship and
not based solely on the performance of the registrant or any other single account or type of account. In addition, all Advent Capital
Management, LLC employees are also eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(a) (4) Securities ownership. The following table discloses the dollar
range of equity securities of the registrant beneficially owned by the Portfolio Managers as of October 31, 2021:</P>

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  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%">Name of Portfolio Manager &#9;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%">Dollar Range
of Equity Securities in Fund</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
  <TD>Tracy Maitland &#9; </TD>
  <TD>More than $1,000,000</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
  <TD>Tony Huang&#9;</TD>
  <TD>$100,000-500,000</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
  <TD>Paul Latronica&#9;</TD>
  <TD>$100,000-500,000</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">b) Not applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management
Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">None.</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">The registrant has not made any material changes to the procedures
by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant&rsquo;s Board of Trustees.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Item 11. Controls and Procedures.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial
officer have evaluated the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment</P>

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as of a date within 90 days of this filing and have concluded based on such evaluation, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment
Company Act, that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required
to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified
in the Securities and Exchange Commission&rsquo;s rules and forms.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the registrant's period covered
by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End
Management Investment Companies.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(a) The registrant has not participated in securities lending activities
during the period covered by this report.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(b) Not applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Item 13. Exhibits.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><A HREF="ex99a1.htm">(a)(1) &#9;Code of Ethics for Chief Executive and Senior Financial Officers.</A></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><A HREF="ex99cert.htm">(a)(2) Certification of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) of the Investment Company Act.</A></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">(a)(3) Not applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><A HREF="ex99906cert.htm">(b) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certification of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) of the Investment Company Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.</A></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><A HREF="ex99c.htm">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures.</A></P>

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<B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><U>Advent Convertible and Income Fund</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">By: <U>/s/ Tracy V. Maitland</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Name:&#9;Tracy V. Maitland</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Title:&#9;President and Chief Executive Officer</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Date:&#9;December 30, 2021</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant
and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">By: <U>/s/ Tracy V. Maitland</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Name:&#9;Tracy V. Maitland</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Title:&#9;President and Chief Executive Officer</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Date:&#9;December 30, 2021</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">By: <U>/s/ Robert White</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Name:&#9;Robert White</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Title:&#9;Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Date:&#9;December 30, 2021</P>


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CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND SENIOR FINANCIAL OFFICERS<BR>
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AS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES<BR>
JUNE 19, 2003</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">The Advent Convertible and Income Fund (the &ldquo;<U>Fund</U>&rdquo;)
is committed to conducting business in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations and the highest standards of business ethics,
and to full and accurate disclosure -- financial and otherwise -- in compliance with applicable law. This Code of Ethics, applicable to
the Fund&rsquo;s Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (or persons performing similar functions) (together,
&ldquo;<U>Senior Officers</U>&rdquo;), sets forth policies to guide you in the performance of your duties.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">As a Senior Officer, you must comply with applicable
law. You also have a responsibility to conduct yourself in an honest and ethical manner. You have leadership responsibilities that include
creating a culture of high ethical standards and a commitment to compliance, maintaining a work environment that encourages the internal
reporting of compliance concerns and promptly addressing compliance concerns.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">This Code of Ethics recognizes that the Senior
Officers are subject to certain conflicts of interest inherent in the operation of investment companies, because the Senior Officers currently
or may in the future serve as Senior Officers of the Fund, as officers or employees of the Fund&rsquo;s investment advisor (the &ldquo;<U>Advisor</U>&rdquo;)
and investment manager (the &ldquo;<U>Investment Manager</U>&rdquo;) and as officers or trustees of other registered investment companies
and unregistered investment funds advised by the Advisor or the Investment Manager. This Code of Ethics also recognizes that certain laws
and regulations applicable to, and certain policies and procedures adopted by, the Fund or the Advisor govern your conduct in connection
with many of the conflict of interest situations that arise in connection with the operations of the Fund, including:</P>

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(the &ldquo;<U>1940 Act</U>&rdquo;);</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &ldquo;<U>Advisers Act</U>&rdquo;);</TD></TR></TABLE>

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1940 Act Code of Ethics</U>&rdquo;);</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>one or more codes of ethics adopted by the Advisor and the Investment Manager that have been reviewed and approved by those trustees
(the &ldquo;<U>Trustees</U>&rdquo;) of the Fund that are not &ldquo;interested persons&rdquo; of the Fund (the &ldquo;<U>Independent Trustees</U>&rdquo;)
within the meaning of the 1940 Act (the &ldquo;<U>Advisor&rsquo;s 1940 Act Code of Ethics</U>&rdquo; and, together with the Fund&rsquo;s
1940 Act Code of Ethics, the &ldquo;<U>1940 Act Codes of Ethics</U>&rdquo;);</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>the policies and procedures adopted by the Fund to address conflict of interest situations, such as procedures under Rule 10f-3 and
Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (collectively, the &ldquo;<U>Fund Policies</U>&rdquo;);</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>the Advisor&rsquo;s general policies and procedures to address, among other things, conflict of interest situations and related matters
(collectively, the &ldquo;<U>Advisor Policies</U>&rdquo;); and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>the Investment Manager&rsquo;s general policies and procedures to address, among other things, conflict of interest situations and
related matters (collectively, the &ldquo;<U>Investment Manager Policies</U>&rdquo;); and</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0in">The provisions of the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act,
the 1940 Act Codes of Ethics, the Fund Policies, Advisor Policies and the Investment Manager Policies are referred to herein collectively
as the &ldquo;<U>Additional Conflict Rules</U>.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">This Code of Ethics is different from, and is intended
to supplement, the Additional Conflict Rules. Accordingly, a violation of the Additional Conflict Rules by a Senior Officer is hereby
deemed not to be a violation of this Code of Ethics, unless and until the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the &ldquo;<U>Board</U>&rdquo;)
shall determine that any such violation of the Additional Conflict Rules is also a violation of this Code of Ethics.</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Senior Officers Should Act Honestly and Candidly</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">Each Senior Officer has a responsibility to the
Fund to act with integrity. Integrity requires, among other things, being honest and candid. Deceit and subordination of principle are
inconsistent with integrity.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0in">Each Senior Officer must:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>act with integrity, including being honest and candid while still maintaining the confidentiality of information where required by
law or the Additional Conflict Rules;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>comply with the laws, rules and regulations that govern the conduct of the Fund&rsquo;s operations and report any suspected violations
thereof in accordance with the section below entitled &ldquo;Compliance With Code Of Ethics&rdquo;; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>adhere to a high standard of business ethics.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: bold 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Conflicts Of Interest</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">A conflict of interest for the purpose of this
Code of Ethics occurs when your private interests interfere in any way, or even appear to interfere, with the interests of the Fund.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">Senior Officers are expected to use objective and
unbiased standards when making decisions that affect the Fund, keeping in mind that Senior Officers are subject to certain inherent conflicts
of interest because Senior Officers of a Fund also are or may be officers of other Funds, the Advisor and other funds advised or serviced
by the Advisor, and the Investment Manager and other funds advised or serviced by the Investment Manager (as a result of which it is incumbent
upon you to be familiar with and to seek to comply with the Additional Conflict Rules).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">You are required to conduct the business of the
Fund in an honest and ethical manner, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and
business relationships. When making any investment, accepting any position or benefits, participating in any transaction or business arrangement
or otherwise acting in a manner that creates or appears to create a conflict of interest with respect to the Fund where you are receiving
a personal benefit, you should act in accordance with the letter and spirit of this Code of Ethics.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">If you are in doubt as to the application or interpretation
of this Code of Ethics to you as a Senior Officer of the Fund, you should make full disclosure of all relevant facts and circumstances
to the general counsel of the Investment Manager (the &ldquo;<U>General Counsel</U>&rdquo;) and obtain the approval of the General Counsel
prior to taking action.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">Some conflict of interest situations that should
always be approved by the General Counsel, if material, include the following:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>the receipt of any entertainment or non-nominal gift by the Senior Officer, or a member of his or her family, from any company with
which the Fund has current or prospective business dealings (other than the Advisor or the Investment Manager), unless such entertainment
or gift is business related, reasonable in cost, appropriate as to time and place, and not so frequent as to raise any question of impropriety;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>any ownership interest in, or any consulting or employment relationship with, any of the Fund&rsquo;s service providers, other than
the Advisor or the Investment Manager; or</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>a direct or indirect financial interest in commissions, transaction charges or spreads paid by the Fund for effecting portfolio transactions
or for selling or redeeming shares other than an interest arising from the Senior Officer&rsquo;s employment by the Advisor or the Investment
Manager, such as compensation or equity ownership.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: bold 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Disclosures</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">It is the policy of the Fund to make full, fair,
accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations in all reports and documents that
the Fund files with, or submits to, the Securities and Exchange Commission or a national securities exchange and in all other public communications
made by the Fund. As a Senior Officer, you are required to promote compliance with this policy and to abide by the Fund&rsquo;s standards,
policies and procedures designed to promote compliance with this policy.&#9;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0in">Each Senior Officer must:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>familiarize himself or herself with the disclosure requirements applicable to the Fund as well as the business and financial operations
of the Fund; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about the Fund to others, including to the Trustees, the Fund&rsquo;s
independent auditors, the Fund&rsquo;s counsel, counsel to the Independent Trustees, governmental regulators or self-regulatory organizations.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: bold 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Compliance With Code Of Ethics</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">If you know of or suspect a violation of this Code
of Ethics or other laws, regulations, policies or procedures applicable to the Fund, you must report that information on a timely basis
to the General Counsel or report it anonymously by following the &ldquo;whistle blower&rdquo; policies adopted by the Audit Committee
of the Fund from time to time. <I>No one will be subject to retaliation because of a good faith report of a suspected violation</I>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">The Fund will follow these procedures in investigating
and enforcing this Code of Ethics, and in reporting on this Code of Ethics:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>the General Counsel will take all appropriate action to investigate any actual or potential violations reported to him or her;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>violations and potential violations will be reported to the Board after such investigation;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>if the Board determines that a violation has occurred, it will take all appropriate disciplinary or preventive action; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>appropriate disciplinary or preventive action may include a letter of censure, suspension, dismissal or, in the event of criminal
or other serious violations of law, notification of the Securities and Exchange Commission or other appropriate law enforcement authorities.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: bold 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Waivers Of Code Of Ethics</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">Except as otherwise provided in this Code of Ethics,
the General Counsel is responsible for applying this Code of Ethics to specific situations in which questions are presented to the General
Counsel and has the authority to interpret this Code of Ethics in any particular situation. The General Counsel shall take all action
he or she considers appropriate to investigate any actual or potential violations reported under this Code of Ethics.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">The General Counsel is authorized to consult, as
appropriate, with counsel to the Fund, the Advisor or the Independent Trustees, and is encouraged to do so.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">The Board is responsible for granting waivers of
this Code of Ethics, as appropriate. Any changes to or waivers of this Code of Ethics will, to the extent required, be disclosed on Form
N-CSR, or otherwise, as provided by Securities and Exchange Commission rules.</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Recordkeeping</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">The Fund will maintain and preserve for a period
of not less than six (6) years from the date an action is taken, the first two (2) years in an easily accessible place, a copy of the
information or materials supplied to the Board:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>that provided the basis for any amendment or waiver to this Code of Ethics; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>relating to any violation of this Code of Ethics and sanctions imposed for such violation, together with a written record of the approval
or action taken by the Board.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: bold 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Confidentiality</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">All reports and records prepared or maintained
pursuant to this Code of Ethics shall be considered confidential and shall be maintained and protected accordingly. Except as otherwise
required by law or this Code of Ethics, such matters shall not be disclosed to anyone other than the Independent Trustees and their counsel,
the Fund and its counsel, the Advisor and its counsel, the Investment Manager and its counsel, and any other advisors, consultants or
counsel retained by the Trustees, the Independent Trustees or any committee of the Trustees.</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Amendments</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">This Code of Ethics may not be amended except in
written form, which is specifically approved by a majority vote of the Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees.</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">No Rights Created</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">This Code of Ethics is a statement of certain fundamental
principles, policies and procedures that govern each of the Senior Officers in the conduct of the Fund&rsquo;s business. It is not intended
to and does not create any rights in any employee, investor, supplier, competitor, shareholder or any other person or entity.</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 12pt"><B>EXHIBIT (a) (2)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B><U>CERTIFICATIONS</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">I, Tracy V. Maitland, certify that:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR
of Advent Convertible and Income Fund;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements,
and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations,
changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant
as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">4. The registrant's other certifying officer
and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment
Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940)
for the registrant and have:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures,
or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to
the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this report is being prepared;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">b) Designed such internal control over financial
reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">d) Disclosed in this report any change in the
registrant&rsquo;s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant&rsquo;s internal control over financial reporting; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">5. The registrant's other certifying officer
and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing
the equivalent functions):</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">a) All significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Date: <U>December 30, 2021</U>__________________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 200pt; text-align: left"><U>/s/ Tracy V. Maitland</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 200pt; text-align: left">Tracy V. Maitland &#9;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 200pt; text-align: left">President and Chief Executive Officer</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B><U>CERTIFICATIONS</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">I, Robert White, certify that:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR
of Advent Convertible and Income Fund;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements,
and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations,
changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant
as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">4. The registrant's other certifying officer
and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment
Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940)
for the registrant and have:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures,
or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to
the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this report is being prepared;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">b) Designed such internal control over financial
reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">d) Disclosed in this report any change in the
registrant&rsquo;s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant&rsquo;s internal control over financial reporting; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">5. The registrant's other certifying officer
and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing
the equivalent functions):</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">a) All significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Date: <U>December 30, 2021</U>__________________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 5.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 3in"><U>/s/ Robert White</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 2.5in; text-indent: 0.5in">Robert White</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 2.5in; text-indent: 0.5in">Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: right"><B>EXHIBIT (b)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center">Certification of CEO and CFO Pursuant to</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center">18 U.S.C. Section 1350,</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center">as Adopted Pursuant to</P>

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2002</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR of Advent Convertible
and Income Fund (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) for the annual period ended October 31, 2021 (the &ldquo;Report&rdquo;), Tracy V. Maitland,
as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Robert White, as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each
hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. &sect; 1350, as adopted pursuant to &sect; 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the
best of his knowledge:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(1)</TD><TD>the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(2)</TD><TD>the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
of the Company.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Dated:<U>&#9;December 30, 2021&#9;</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 12pt"><U>/s/ Tracy
V. Maitland</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Name:&#9;Tracy V. Maitland</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Title: Chief Executive Officer</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><U>/s/ Robert White</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Name:&#9;Robert White</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Title: Chief Financial Officer</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: right"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: right"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Proxy
Voting</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">It is the policy of Advent that in every case
where Advent is presented with the opportunity to exercise voting authority with respect to a Client&rsquo;s Securities, Advent will
vote all Securities held by the Client in the best interest of the Client unless under the facts and circumstances the Chief Compliance
Officer determines that voting is not reasonably practicable (such as, but not limited to, where English-language translations of proxy
materials are not available).&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">Advent believes the best interest of the Client
means the Client&rsquo;s best economic interests over the long-term &ndash; that is, the interest of the Client in seeing the value of
its investment increase over time. Advent generally invests in a company only if Advent believes that the company&rsquo;s management seeks
to serve shareholders&rsquo; best interests. As a result, Advent believes that management decisions and recommendations with respect to
solicited issues generally are likely to be in the shareholders&rsquo; and Clients&rsquo; best interests.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;In the case of social issue proxy proposals,
which often range from divestment from geographical or industrial representation to environmental or other matters, it is the policy
of Advent that the merit of the social issues should not take precedence over financial ones. Advent will consider voting for issues
that have redeeming social merit that neither compromises the company&rsquo;s competitive position within an industry, nor adversely
impacts the goal of maximizing shareholder value.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 36pt">B.</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Duty to Vote Proxies</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">Advent acknowledges that it is part of its fiduciary
duty to its Clients to vote Client proxies, except in cases in which the cost of doing so, in the opinion of Advent, would exceed the
expected benefits to the Client. This may be particularly true in the case of non-U.S. Securities. While the proxy voting process is
well established in the United States and other developed markets with a number of tools and services available to assist an investment
manager, voting proxies of non-US companies located in certain jurisdictions, particularly emerging markets, may involve a number of
logistical problems that may have a detrimental effect on Advent&rsquo;s ability to vote such proxies. The logistical problems include,
but are not limited to: (1) proxy statements and ballots being written in a language other than English; (2) untimely and/or inadequate
notice of shareholder meetings; (3) restrictions on the ability of holders outside the issuer&rsquo;s jurisdiction of organization to
exercise votes; (4) requirements to vote proxies in person; (5) the imposition of restrictions on the sale of the Securities for a period
of time in proximity to the shareholder meeting; and (6) requirements to provide local agents with power of attorney to facilitate Advent&rsquo;s
voting instructions. Accordingly, Advent may conduct a cost-benefit analysis in determining whether to attempt to vote its Clients&rsquo;
shares at a non-US company&rsquo;s meeting, whereby if it is determined that the cost associated with the attempt to exercise its vote
outweighs the benefit Advent believes its Clients will derive by voting on the company&rsquo;s proposal, Advent may decide not to attempt
to vote at the meeting.<B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 36pt">C.</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Voting Procedure</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">Advent does not take investment positions outside
of the Clients it manages and therefore does not anticipate a situation where there would be a conflict between maximizing long-term investment
returns for Clients and interests of Advent. If such a situation should arise involving a Public Security, the Compliance Committee will
independently review and evaluate the proxy proposal and the circumstances surrounding the conflict to determine the vote, which will
be in the best interest of the Client. The Compliance Committee may also determine whether the conflict of interest involving the Public
Security will be disclosed to the Clients (and/or Investors) and whether to obtain consent prior to voting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;The Investment Team will identify a staff
member who is responsible for voting proxies, and in the absence of that person, the General Counsel or another individual designated
by the Chief Administrative Officer will vote proxies. In deciding how to vote a proxy, these persons are permitted but not required
to consult with appropriate members of the Investment Team. They may also consult with the Chief Financial Officer and such other Persons
as they deem advisable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;Although the proxy voting process is well
established in the United States, voting the proxies of foreign companies may involve a number of logistical problems that have a detrimental
effect on Advent&rsquo;s ability to vote such proxies. The logistical problems include language barriers, untimely or inadequate notice
of shareholder meetings, restrictions on a foreigner&rsquo;s ability to exercise votes, and requirements to vote in person. Such proxies
are voted on a best-efforts basis given the above logistical problems.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">Advent will disclose the Proxy Voting Procedures
to its Clients. Advent&rsquo;s disclosure will consist of a &ldquo;concise summary&rdquo; of its proxy voting policies and procedures.
This disclosure will also tell Clients how to get a complete copy of Advent&rsquo;s Proxy Voting Procedures. The proxy voting disclosure
will be provided to existing Clients. Advent will provide any Client, upon written request, with a tabulation of how such Client&rsquo;s
proxies were voted by Advent.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">Rule 204-2 under the Advisers Act, as amended,
requires that Advent retain the following: (1) its proxy voting policies and procedures; (2) proxy statements received regarding client
securities; (3) records of votes it cast on behalf of Clients; (4) records of Client requests for proxy voting information; and (5) any
documents prepared by Advent that were material to making a decision how to vote, or that memorialized the basis for the decision. Advent
will keep all <I>written</I> requests from Clients and any <I>written</I> response from Advent (to either a written or an oral request).
Advent may rely on proxy statements filed on the SEC&rsquo;s EDGAR system instead of keeping its own copies, and may rely on proxy statements
and records of proxy votes cast by Advent that are maintained with a third party such as a proxy voting service, provided that Advent
has obtained an undertaking from the third party to provide a copy of the documents promptly upon request.<B>&#9;</B></P>

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