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SPROTT FOCUS TRUST, INC.

Sprott Focus Trust March 31, 2020 (unaudited)

Schedule of Investments
Common Stocks - 99.2%
		SHARES				VALUE
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 5.7%
AUTO COMPONENTS - 1.5%
Gentex Corp.			110,000			$	2,437,600
AUTOMOBILES - 1.6%
Thor Industries, Inc.1			65,000				2,741,700
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES - 0.2%
Garmin Ltd.			5,000				374,800
SPECIALTY RETAIL - 2.4%
Buckle, Inc. (The)1,2			290,000				3,975,900
Total (Cost $10,052,182)							9,530,000
CONSUMER STAPLES - 8.6%
FOOD PRODUCTS - 8.6%
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.1,2			130,000				5,717,400
Industrias Bachoco SAB de CV			70,000				2,380,000
Sanderson Farms, Inc.			50,000				6,166,000
							14,263,400
Total (Cost $12,606,865)							14,263,400
ENERGY - 10.4%
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 7.2%
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.			360,000				5,634,000
Pason Systems, Inc.			1,200,000				5,329,354
Smart Sand, Inc.1,2			1,000,000				1,040,000
							12,003,354
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS - 3.2%
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.1			600,000				332,552
Exxon Mobil Corp.			130,000				4,936,100
							5,268,652
Total (Cost $41,255,312)							17,272,006
FINANCIALS - 18.8%
CAPITAL MARKETS - 13.8%
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc.			280,000				6,017,200
Ashmore Group plc1			550,000				2,425,739
Federated Investors, Inc.			250,000				4,762,500
Franklin Resources, Inc.1			380,000				6,342,200
Value Partners Group Ltd.			8,000,000				3,405,274
							22,952,913
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 5.0%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.2			45,000				8,227,350
Total (Cost $40,219,196)							31,180,263
HEALTH CARE - 7.5%
BIOTECHNOLOGY - 7.5%
Amgen, Inc.			15,000				3,040,950
Biogen, Inc.2			30,000				9,491,400
							12,532,350
Total (Cost $9,655,278)							12,532,350
INDUSTRIALS - 4.2%
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING - 2.6%
Arcosa, Inc.			110,000				4,371,400

Sprott Focus Trust March 31, 2020 (unaudited)

		SHARES				VALUE
MARINE - 1.6%
Clarkson plc2			90,000			$	2,578,752
Total (Cost $5,873,442)							6,950,152
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 9.9%
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 4.7%
Cirrus Logic, Inc.2			65,000				4,265,950
Lam Research Corp.			15,000				3,600,000
							7,865,950
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS - 5.2%
Apple, Inc.			5,000				1,271,450
Western Digital Corp.			175,000				7,283,500
							8,554,950
Total (Cost $10,836,779)							16,420,900
MATERIALS - 26.5%
CHEMICALS - 4.6%
Westlake Chemical Corp.			200,000				7,634,000
METALS & MINING - 21.9%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.			70,000				2,785,300
Barrick Gold Corp.			240,000				4,396,800
Centamin plc			1,500,000				2,206,922
Fresnillo plc			360,000				2,973,560
Gemfields Group Ltd.1,2			16,799,875				1,555,437
Hochschild Mining plc			1,650,000				2,175,284
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.			145,000				4,292,000
MAG Silver Corp.1,2			285,000				2,188,800
Major Drilling Group International, Inc.2			900,000				1,822,639
Pan American Silver Corp.1			180,000				2,579,400
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.			80,000				7,007,200
Seabridge Gold, Inc.1,2			260,000				2,431,000
							36,414,342
Total (Cost $50,428,259)							44,048,342
REAL ESTATE - 7.6%
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT - 7.6%
FRP Holdings, Inc.2			75,000				3,225,000
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.			480,000				6,441,600
Marcus & Millichap, Inc.2			110,000				2,981,000
							12,647,600
Total (Cost $11,761,861)							12,647,600
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $192,689,174)							164,845,013
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 0.9%
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.0% dated 03/31/20, due 04/01/20, maturity value $1,459,000 (collateralized by obligations of a U.S. Treasury Note, 1.375% due 10/15/22, valued at $1,489,740)							1,459,000
Total (Cost $1,459,000)							1,459,000
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL - 5.0%
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio3			8,414,016				8,414,016
Total (Cost $8,414,016)							8,414,016

Sprott Focus Trust March 31, 2020 (unaudited)

		VALUE
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 105.1% (Cost $202,562,190)			174,718,029
LIABILITIES LESS CASH AND OTHER ASSETS - (5.1)%			(8,544,194	)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%		$	166,173,835

¹ Security (or a portion of the security) is on loan. As of March 31, 2020, the market value of securities loaned was $19,686,558. The loaned securities were secured with cash collateral of $8,414,016 and non-cash collateral with a value of $12,600,460. The non-cash collateral received consists of U.S. Treasury and Government securities, and is held for the benefit of the Fund at the Fund’s custodian. The Fund cannot repledge or resell this collateral. Collateral is calculated based on prior day’s prices.

² Non-Income producing.

³ Represents an investment of securities lending cash collateral.

Sprott Focus Trust

March 31, 2020 (unaudited)

Valuation of Investments:

Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the valuation date. Securities that trade on an exchange, and securities traded on Nasdaq’s Electronic Bulletin Board, are valued at their last reported sales price or Nasdaq official closing price taken from the primary market in which each security trades or, if no sale is reported for such day, at their highest bid price. Other over-the-counter securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at their highest bid price, except in the case of some bonds and other fixed income securities which may be valued by reference to other securities with comparable ratings, interest rates and maturities, using established independent pricing services. The Fund values its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities in U.S. dollars daily at the prevailing foreign currency exchange rates as quoted by a major bank. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act, under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors and are reported as Level 3 securities. As a general principle, the fair value of a security is the amount which the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale. However, in light of the judgment involved in fair valuations, there can be no assurance that a fair value assigned to a particular security will be the amount which the Fund might be able to receive upon its current sale. In addition, if, between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and may make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. The Fund uses an independent pricing service to provide fair value estimates for relevant non-U.S. equity securities on days when the U.S. market volatility exceeds a certain threshold. This pricing service uses proprietary correlations it has developed between the movement of prices of non-U.S. equity securities and indices of U.S.-traded securities, futures contracts and other indications to estimate the fair value of relevant non-U.S. securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by the Fund may differ from quoted or published prices for the same security. Investments in money market funds are valued at their net asset value per share.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, as noted above. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels below:

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, foreign securities that may be fair valued and repurchase agreements).

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including last trade price before trading was suspended, or at a discount thereto for lack of marketability or otherwise, market price information regarding other securities, information received from the company and/or published documents, including SEC filings and financial statements, or other publicly available information).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2020 based on the inputs used to value them. For a detailed breakout of common stocks by sector classification, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.

		Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Total
Common Stocks		$	164,845,013			$	—			$	—			$	164,845,013
Cash Equivalents			—				1,459,000				—				1,459,000
Securities Lending Collateral			8,414,016				—				—				8,414,016
Total			173,259,029				1,459,000				—				174,718,029

On March 31, 2020, foreign common stocks in the Fund were valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as the Fund’s fair value pricing procedures did not require the use of the independent statistical fair value pricing service.

Sprott Focus Trust

March 31, 2020 (unaudited)

Repurchase Agreements:

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that the Fund’s investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. The Fund restricts repurchase agreements to maturities of no more than seven days. Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements, which are held until maturity of the repurchase agreements, are marked-to-market daily and maintained at a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counter-party, including possible delays or restrictions upon the ability of the Fund to dispose of its underlying securities. The maturity associated with these securities is considered continuous.

Lending of Portfolio Securities:

The Fund, using State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) as its lending agent, may loan securities to qualified brokers and dealers in exchange for negotiated lenders’ fees. The Fund receives collateral in an amount at least equal to 102% (for loans of U.S. securities) or 105% (for loans of non-U.S. securities) of the market value of the loaned securities at the inception of each loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day – cash collateral may be invested by the lending agent in short-term instruments. As of March 31, 2020, the cash collateral received by the Fund was invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, which is a 1940 Act money market fund. To the extent that advisory or other fees paid by the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio are for the same or similar services as fees paid by the Fund, there will be a layering of fees, which would increase expenses and decrease returns. Information regarding the value of the securities loaned and the value of the collateral at period end is included in the Schedule of Investments. The Fund could experience a delay in recovering its securities, a possible loss of income or value and record a realized gain or loss on securities deemed sold due to a borrower’s inability to return securities on loan. These loans involve the risk of delay in receiving additional collateral in the event that the collateral decreases below the value of the securities loaned and the risks of the loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities experience financial difficulties.

As of March 31, 2020, the Fund had the following outstanding loans of securities to certain approved brokers for which the Fund received the collateral indicated:

Market Value of Loaned Securities		Market Value of Cash Collateral		Market Value of Non Cash Collateral		Total Collateral
$19,686,558		$8,414,016		$12,600,460		$21,014,476

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Stockholders. This information is available through Sprott Asset Management’s website www.sprott.com and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov).