NPORT-EX 2 Highland_GAF_Schedule_F.htm SCHEDULE F

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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

As of December 31, 2020 Highland Global Allocation Fund

Shares						Value ($)
	U.S. Equity — 39.7%
	Communication Services — 25.1%
	169,531			TerreStar Corporation (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)			55,931,667
	Healthcare — 3.1%
	77,700			Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (e)			1,049,727
	61,625			Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (e)			272,999
	232,800			Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (e)(f)			4,927,212
	17,200			Patterson			509,636
	5,500			Surgery Partners, Inc. (e)			159,555
							6,919,129
	Materials — 1.6%
	730,484			MPM Holdings, Inc. (e)			3,652,420
	Real Estate — 9.9%
	70,700			City Office, REIT			690,739
	963,568			GAF REIT (a)(b)(c)(e)			11,180,183
	66,300			Independence Realty Trust, Inc., REIT			890,409
	121,123			NexPoint Real Estate Finance (c)			2,000,952
	161,869			NexPoint Residential Trust, REIT (c)			6,848,677
	10,241			Plymouth Industrial REIT, REIT			153,615
	44,387			RAIT Financial Trust, REIT (a)(b)(e)			—
	280,000			United Development Funding IV, REIT (a)(b)(e)			322,000
							22,086,575
				Total U.S. Equity (Cost $81,774,044)			88,589,791
	Non-U.S. Equity — 25.8%
	Communication Services — 1.8%
	77,866			Grupo Clarin, Class B (e)(g)			20,748
	189,945			Loral Space & Communications, Inc. (g)			3,986,945
							4,007,693
	Consumer Discretionary — 3.1%
	3,000			MercadoLibre, Inc. (e)(g)			5,025,660
	718			Toys ‘R’ Us (a)(b)(e)(g)			179,450
	718			Tru Kids, Inc. (a)(b)(e)(g)			1,615,050
							6,820,160
	Energy — 6.9%
	29,751			NextDecade Corp. (e)(f)(g)			62,180
	53,200			Plains GP Holdings, Class A (g)			449,540
	131,600			Targa Resources (g)			3,471,608
	121			Transocean (e)(g)			279
	566,995			Williams Cos., Inc. (g)			11,368,250
							15,351,857
	Financials — 0.2%
	188,858			Grupo Supervielle SA ADR (g)			400,379
	Industrials — 0.6%
	38,549			American Airlines Group, Inc. (g)			607,918
	65,931			GL Events (g)			809,929
							1,417,847

Shares						Value ($)
	Non-U.S. Equity (continued)
	Information Technology — 1.2%
	119,188			Avaya Holdings Corp. (e)(g)			2,282,450
	5,000			StoneCo, Class A (e)(g)			419,600
							2,702,050
	Utilities — 12.0%
	202,250			Central Puerto ADR (e)(g)			546,075
	67,700			Pampa Energia ADR (e)(f)(g)			932,906
	1,286,000			Vistra Energy Corp. (g)			25,282,760
							26,761,741
				Total Non-U.S. Equity (Cost $101,520,655)			57,461,727
	U.S. LLC Interest — 12.3%
	Real Estate — 12.3%
	100			GAF REIT Sub II, LLC (a)(b)(c)(e)			4,049,537
	523,388			NexPoint Real Estate Finance Operating Partnership, L.P. (c)			8,646,370
	124,046			NREF OP I, L.P., REIT (c)(e)			2,049,240
	6,773,494			SFR WLIF I, LLC (a)(b)(c)			5,514,640
	4,437,497			SFR WLIF II, LLC (a)(b)(c)			3,634,621
	3,789,008			SFR WLIF III, LLC (a)(b)(c)			3,427,613
				Total U.S. LLC Interest (Cost $30,874,622)			27,322,021
	U.S. Master Limited Partnerships — 10.0%
	Energy — 10.0%
	50,000			Crestwood Equity Partners (f)			949,000
	1,558,690			Energy Transfer LP			9,632,704
	385,923			MPLX LP			8,355,233
	236,900			Western Midstream Partners LP			3,273,958
				Total U.S. Master Limited Partnerships (Cost $51,121,705)			22,210,895
	Non-U.S. Registered Investment Companies — 8.6%
	10,000			BB Votorantim Highland Infrastructure LLC (a)(b)(c)			2,968,492
	578,358			NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund, Class Z (c)			11,538,242
	436,131			NexPoint Strategic Opportunities Fund (c)			4,588,098
				Total Non-U.S. Registered Investment Companies (Cost $24,521,127)			19,094,832

INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

As of December 31, 2020 Highland Global Allocation Fund

Principal Amount ($)						Value ($)
	U.S. Senior Loans (h) — 7.7%
	Communication Services — 7.4%
	16,464,708			TerreStar Corporation, Term Loan A, 11.000% PIK 02/25/22 (a)(b)(c)			16,464,708
	Energy — 0.0%
	23,743,431			Fieldwood Energy LLC, Closing Date Loan, 2nd Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.250%, 04/11/23 (i)			34,428
	Utilities — 0.3%
	471,039,553			Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Extended Escrow Loan, (j)			706,560
				Total U.S. Senior Loans (Cost $51,484,432)			17,205,696
	Non-U.S. Sovereign Bonds — 6.8%
	40,000,000			Argentine Republic Government International Bond 0.13%, 2.50%, 7/9/2021, 7/9/2041(g)(k)			15,180,000
	90,699			1.00%, 7/9/2029 (g)			39,523
				Total Non-U.S. Sovereign Bonds (Cost $20,971,400)			15,219,523
	Non-U.S. Asset-Backed Securities — 5.2%
	4,000,000			Acis CLO, Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class E VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.750%, 4.96%, 2/1/2026 (g)(l)			3,450,400
	3,500,000			Acis CLO, Ltd., Series 2014-5A, Class E1 VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.520%, 6.73%, 11/1/2026 (g)(l)			3,325,000
	4,000,000			Acis CLO, Ltd., Series 2014-4A, Class F VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.150%, 5.36%, 5/1/2026 (g)(l)			2,590,000
	2,500,000			Acis CLO, Ltd., Series 2014-4A, Class E VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.800%, 5.01%, 5/1/2026 (g)(l)			2,250,000
	311,866			Pamco Cayman, Ltd., Series 1997-1A, Class B 7.91%, 8/6/2013 (a)(b)(g)(l)			64,806
				Total Non-U.S. Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $13,069,489)			11,680,206

Units						Value ($)
	U.S. Rights — 3.9%
	Utilities — 3.9%
	7,905,143			Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (e)			8,695,657
				Total U.S. Rights (Cost $22,029,102)			8,695,657
Shares
	U.S. Preferred Stock — 3.0%
	Energy — 0.3%
	103,539			Crestwood Equity Partners (m)			773,436
	Real Estate — 2.7%
	365,838			Braemar Hotels & Resorts, REIT (e)(m)			5,943,843
				Total U.S. Preferred Stock (Cost $6,510,729)			6,717,279
	Non-U.S. Master Limited Partnership — 0.6%
	Energy — 0.6%
	64,631			Enterprise Products Partners (g)			1,266,121
				Total Non-U.S. Master Limited Partnerships (Cost $1,816,777)			1,266,121
	U.S. Exchange Traded Fund — 0.5%
	8,750			VelocityShares 3x Long Silver ETN linked to the S&P GSCI Silver Index			1,146,250
				Total U.S. Exchange Traded Fund (Cost $824,777)			1,146,250
Principal Amount ($)
	U.S. Corporate Bonds & Notes — 0.5%
	Communication Services — 0.4%
				iHeartCommunications, Inc.
	317,929			6.38%, 05/01/26			340,780
	584,493			8.38%, 05/01/27			624,984
							965,764
	Energy — 0.0%
	290			Sable Permian Resources Land 7.38%, 11/01/21 (i)(l)			3
	Real Estate — 0.1%
	400,000			CBL & Associates 5.95%, 12/15/26 (i)			159,122

INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

As of December 31, 2020 Highland Global Allocation Fund

Principal Amount ($)						Value ($)
	U.S. Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)
	Utilities — 0.0%
	3,000,000			Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC 11.50%, 10/01/20 (i)(j)			4,500
				Total U.S. Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost $2,854,002)			1,129,389
Units
	Non-U.S. Warrants — 0.2%
	Communication Services — 0.0%
	1,109			iHeartCommunications, Inc., Expires 05/01/2039(e)(g)			13,077
	Industrials — 0.1%
	1,260,362			American Airlines Group, Inc. (e)(g)			189,054
	Information Technology — 0.1%
	38,742			Avaya Holdings, Expires 12/18/2022(e)(g)			127,849
				Total Non-U.S. Warrants (Cost $77,464)			329,980
	U.S. Warrants — 0.1%
	Healthcare — 0.1%
	42,032			HLS Therapeutics, Inc., Expires 12/31/2049(a)(b)(e)			208,899
				Total U.S. Warrants (Cost $–)			208,899
Principal Amount ($)
	U.S. Asset-Backed Security — 0.1%
				CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series C8, Class D
	250,000			3.00%, 6/15/2050 (l)			226,705
				Total U.S. Asset-Backed Security (Cost $223,813)			226,705
	Non-U.S. Corporate Bonds & Notes — 0.0%
	Energy — 0.0%
	37,083,000			Ocean Rig UDW, Inc. 7.25%, 04/01/19 (a)(b)(g)(i)(l)			—
				Total Non-U.S. Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost $28,728,908)			—

Principal Amount ($)						Value ($)
	U.S. Repurchase Agreements — 0.1%
	249,000			RBC Dominion Securities 0.080%, dated 12/31/2020 to be repurchased on 01/04/2021, repurchase price $249,002 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, ranging in par value $0 - $61,842, 0.000% - 6.000%, 01/05/2021 – 12/20/2050; with total market value $253,980)(n)(o)			249,000
	64,758			Nomura Securities 0.070%, dated 12/31/2020 to be repurchased on 01/04/2021, repurchase price $64,759 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, ranging in par value $0 - $17,526, 0.000% - 8.500%, 01/31/2021 – 01/15/2056; with total market value $66,053)(n)(o)			64,758
				Total U.S. Repurchase Agreements (Cost $313,758)			313,758
Shares
	U.S. Cash Equivalent — 0.9%
	Money Market Fund (p) — 0.9%
	2,089,051			Dreyfus Treasury & Agency Cash Management, Institutional Class 0.030%			2,089,051
				Total U.S. Cash Equivalent (Cost $2,089,051)			2,089,051
	Total Investments - 126.0%						280,907,780
	(Cost $440,805,855)

INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(concluded)

As of December 31, 2020 Highland Global Allocation Fund

Shares						Value ($)
	Securities Sold Short — (10.0)%
	U.S. Exchange-Traded Fund — (4.0)%
	(48,450)			ProShares UltraPro QQQ			(8,808,210	)
				Total U.S. Exchange-Traded Fund (Proceeds $2,961,262)			(8,808,210)
	U.S. Equity — (6.0)%
	Communication Services — (4.5)%
	(18,665)			Netflix, Inc. (q)			(10,092,725	)
	Consumer Staples — (0.9)%
	(7,500)			WD-40			(1,992,600	)
	Information Technology — (0.6)%
	(4,267)			Coupa Software (q)			(1,446,129	)
				Total U.S. Equity (Proceeds $4,323,796)			(13,531,454)
				Total Securities Sold Short- (10.0)% (Proceeds $7,285,058)			(22,339,664)
	Other Assets & Liabilities, Net - (16.0)%						(35,641,444	)
	Net Assets - 100.0%						222,926,672

(a) Securities with a total aggregate value of $105,561,666, or 47.4% of net assets, were classified as Level 3 within the three-tier fair value hierarchy. Please see Notes to Investment Portfolio for an explanation of this hierarchy, as well as a list of unobservable inputs used in the valuation of these instruments.

(b) Represents fair value as determined by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), or its designee in good faith, pursuant to the policies and procedures approved by the Board. The Board considers fair valued securities to be securities for which market quotations are not readily available and these securities may be valued using a combination of observable and unobservable inputs. Securities with a total aggregate value of $105,561,666, or 47.4% of net assets, were fair valued under the Fund’s valuation procedures as of December 31, 2020. Please see Notes to Investment Portfolio.

(c) Affiliated issuer. Assets with a total aggregate market value of $138,843,040, or 62.3% of net assets, were affiliated with the Fund as of December 31, 2020.

(d) Restricted Securities. These securities are not registered and may not be sold to the public. There are legal and/or contractual restrictions on resale. The Fund does not have the right to demand that such securities be registered. The values of these securities are determined by valuations provided by pricing services, brokers, dealers, market makers, or in good faith under the procedures established by the Board. Additional Information regarding such securities follows:

Restricted Security

Security Type

Acquisition Date

Cost of Security

Fair Value at Period End

Percent of Net Assets

TerreStar Corporation

U.S. Equity

11/14/2014

$ 48,015,562

$ 55,931,667

25.1%

(e) Non-income producing security.

(f) Securities (or a portion of securities) on loan. As of December 31, 2020, the fair value of securities loaned was $863,766. The loaned securities were secured with cash and securities collateral of $885,470. Collateral is calculated based on prior day’s prices.

(g) As described in the Fund’s prospectus, a company is considered to be a non-U.S. issuer if the company’s securities principally trade on a market outside of the United States, the company derives a majority of its revenues or profits outside of the United States, the company is not organized in the United States, or the company is significantly exposed to the economic fortunes and risks of regions outside the United States.

(h) Senior loans (also called bank loans, leveraged loans, or floating rate loans) in which the Fund invests generally pay interest at rates which are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread (unless otherwise identified, all senior loans carry a variable rate of interest). These base lending rates are generally (i) the Prime Rate offered by one or more major United States banks, (ii) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or (iii) the Certificate of Deposit rate. As of December 31, 2020, the LIBOR USD 3 Month rate was 0.238%. Senior loans, while exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. Senior secured floating rate loans often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity maybe substantially less than the stated maturity shown.

(i) The issuer is, or is in danger of being, in default of its payment obligation.

(j) Represents value held in escrow pending future events. No interest is being accrued.

(k) Step Bonds - Represents the current rate, the step rate, the step date and the final maturity date.

(l) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act. These securities may only be resold in transaction exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2020, these securities amounted to $11,906,914 or 5.3% of net assets.

(m) Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(n) Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement.

(o) This security was purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as of December 31, 2020 was $313,758.

(p) Rate shown is 7 day effective yield.

(q) No dividend payable on security sold short.

NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

As of December 31, 2020 Highland Global Allocation Fund

Organization

Highland Funds II (the “Trust”) is a Massachusetts business trust organized on August 10, 1992. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. It comprises five portfolios (collectively the “Funds”) that are currently being offered. This report covers information for the period ended December 31, 2020 for Highland Global Allocation Fund (the “Fund”). Highland Socially Responsible Equity Fund, Highland Small-Cap Equity Fund, Highland Total Return Fund, and Highland Fixed Income Fund are reported separately.

Valuation of Investments

In computing the Fund’s net assets attributable to shares, securities with readily available market quotations on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) or other nationally recognized exchange, use the closing quotations on the respective exchange for valuation of those securities. Securities for which there are no readily available market quotations will be valued pursuant to policies adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Typically, such securities will be valued at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and ask prices provided by the principal market makers. If there is more than one such principal market maker, the value shall be the average of such means. Securities without a sale price or quotations from principal market makers on the valuation day may be priced by an independent pricing service. Generally, the Fund’s loan and bond positions are not traded on exchanges and consequently are valued based on a mean of the bid and ask price from the third-party pricing services or broker-dealer sources that the Investment Adviser has determined to have the capability which provide appropriate pricing services and which have been approved by the Board.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or for which the Fund has determined that the price received from a pricing service or broker-dealer is “stale” or otherwise does not represent fair value (such as when events materially affecting the value of securities occur between the time when market price is determined and calculation of the Fund’s NAV) will be valued by the Fund at fair value, as determined by the Board or its designee in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board, taking into account factors reasonably determined to be relevant including: (i) the fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; (ii) the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the securities; and (iii) an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which these securities are purchased and sold. In these cases, the Fund’s NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ fair value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to value securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent sale price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their NAVs. Determination of fair value is uncertain because it involves subjective judgments and estimates.

There can be no assurance that the Fund’s valuation of a security will not differ from the amount that it realizes upon the sale of such security. Those differences could have a material impact to the Fund. The NAV shown in the Fund’s financial statements may vary from the NAV published by the Fund as of its period end because portfolio securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date (rather than the day following the trade date) for financial statement purposes.

Fair Value Measurements

The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments and derivative instruments to determine the significance and character of inputs to their fair value determination. The levels of fair value inputs used to measure the Fund’s investments are characterized into a fair value hierarchy. Where inputs for an asset or liability fall into more than one level in the fair value hierarchy, the investment is classified in its entirety based on the lowest level input that is significant to that investment’s valuation. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

As of December 31, 2020 Highland Global Allocation Fund

Level 1 —		Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement;
Level 2 —		Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, but are valued based on executed trades; broker quotations that constitute an executable price; and alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified within Level 2. Level 2 inputs are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset in connection with market data at the measurement date; and
Level 3 —		Model derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. In certain cases, investments classified within Level 3 may include securities for which the Fund has obtained indicative quotes from broker-dealers that do not necessarily represent prices the broker may be willing to trade on, as such quotes can be subject to material management judgment. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect the Fund’s own assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.

The Investment Adviser has established policies and procedures, as described above and approved by the Board, to ensure that valuation methodologies for investments and financial instruments that are categorized within all levels of the fair value hierarchy are fair and consistent. A Pricing Committee has been established to provide oversight of the valuation policies, processes and procedures, and is comprised of personnel from the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Pricing Committee meets monthly to review the proposed valuations for investments and financial instruments and is responsible for evaluating the overall fairness and consistent application of established policies.

As of December 31, 2020, the Fund’s investments consisted of senior loans, asset-backed securities, bonds and notes, common stocks, preferred stocks, master limited partnerships, LLC interests, asset-backed securities, registered investment companies, cash equivalents, exchange-traded funds, rights, warrants, securities sold short, and repurchase agreements. The fair value of the Fund’s loans, bonds and asset-backed securities are generally based on quotes received from brokers or independent pricing services. Loans, bonds and asset-backed securities with quotes that are based on actual trades with a sufficient level of activity on or near the measurement date are classified as Level 2 assets. Senior loans, bonds and asset-backed securities that are priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids, or a limited number of actual trades are classified as Level 3 assets because the inputs used by the brokers and pricing services to derive the values are not readily observable.

The fair value of the Fund’s common stocks, exchange traded funds, rights and warrants that are not actively traded on national exchanges are generally priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids, or a limited amount of actual trades and are classified as Level 3 assets because the inputs used by the brokers and pricing services to derive the values are not readily observable. Exchange-traded options are valued based on the last trade price on the primary exchange on which they trade. If an option does not trade, the mid-price, which is the mean of the bid and ask price, is utilized to value the option.

At the end of each calendar quarter, the Investment Adviser evaluates the Level 2 and 3 assets and liabilities for changes in liquidity, including but not limited to: whether a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price, the depth and consistency of prices from third party services, and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, the Investment Adviser evaluates the Level 1 and 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges. Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

As of December 31, 2020 Highland Global Allocation Fund

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Transfers in and out of the levels are recognized at the value at the end of the period. A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s assets as of December 31, 2020 is as follows

		Total value at December 31, 2020 ($)				Level 1 Quoted Price ($)				Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs ($)				Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs ($)
Highland Global Allocation Fund
Assets
U.S. Equity
Communication Services			55,931,667				—				—				55,931,667
Healthcare			6,919,129				6,919,129				—				—
Materials			3,652,420				—				3,652,420				—
Real Estate			22,086,575				10,584,392				—				11,502,183
Non-U.S. Equity
Communication Services			4,007,693				4,007,693				—				—
Consumer Discretionary			6,820,160				5,025,660				—				1,794,500
Energy			15,351,857				15,351,857				—				—
Financials			400,379				400,379				—				—
Industrials			1,417,847				1,417,847				—				—
Information Technology			2,702,050				2,702,050				—				—
Utilities			26,761,741				26,761,741				—				—
U.S. LLC Interest			27,322,021				—				10,695,610				16,626,411
U.S. Master Limited Partnerships
Energy			22,210,895				22,210,895				—				—
Non-U.S. Registered Investment Companies			19,094,832				16,126,340				—				2,968,492
U.S. Senior Loans
Communication Services			16,464,708				—				—				16,464,708
Energy			34,428				—				34,428				—
Utilities			706,560				—				706,560				—
Non-U.S. Sovereign Bonds			15,219,523				—				15,219,523				—
Non-U.S. Asset-Backed Securities			11,680,206				—				11,615,400				64,806
U.S. Rights
Utilities			8,695,657				—				8,695,657				—
U.S. Preferred Stock
Energy			773,436				773,436				—				—
Real Estate			5,943,843				—				5,943,843				—
Non-U.S. Master Limited Partnerships
Energy			1,266,121				1,266,121				—				—
U.S. Exchange Traded Fund			1,146,250				1,146,250				—				—
U.S. Corporate Bonds & Notes
Communication Services			965,764				—				965,764				—
Energy			3				—				3				—
Real Estate			159,122				—				159,122				—
Utilities			4,500				—				4,500				—
Non-U.S. Warrants
Communication Services			13,077				—				13,077				—
Industrials			189,054				—				189,054				—
Information Technology			127,849				—				127,849				—

NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

As of December 31, 2020 Highland Global Allocation Fund

		Total value at December 31, 2020 ($)				Level 1 Quoted Price ($)				Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs ($)				Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs ($)
U.S. Warrants
Healthcare			208,899				—				—				208,899
U.S. Asset-Backed Security			226,705				—				226,705				—
Non-U.S. Corporate Bonds & Notes
Energy			—				—				—				—	(1)
U.S. Repurchase Agreements			313,758				—				313,758				—
U.S. Cash Equivalent			2,089,051				2,089,051				—				—
Total Assets			280,907,780				116,782,841				58,563,273				105,561,666
Liabilities
Securities Sold Short
U.S. Exchange-Traded Fund			(8,808,210	)			(8,808,210	)			—				—
U.S. Equity
Communication Services			(10,092,725	)			(10,092,725	)			—				—
Consumer Staples			(1,992,600	)			(1,992,600	)			—				—
Information Technology			(1,446,129	)			(1,446,129	)			—				—
Total Liabilities			(22,339,664	)			(22,339,664	)			—				—
Total			258,568,116				94,443,177				58,563,273				105,561,666

⁽¹⁾  This Category includes securities with a value of zero.

The tables below set forth a summary of changes in the Fund’s assets measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the period ended December 31, 2020.

		Balance as of September 30, 2020 $				Transfers Into Level 3 $				Transfers Out of Level 3 $				Accrued Discounts (Premiums) $				Distribution to Return Capital $				Realized Gain (Loss) $				Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) $				Net Purchases $				Net Sales $				Balance as of December 31, 2020 $				Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) from Investments held at December 31, 2020 $
U.S. Equity
Communication Services			56,831,877				—				—				—				—				—				(900,210	)			—				—				55,931,667				(900,210	)
Real Estate			7,823,137				—				—				—				(36,400	)			—				715,446				3,000,000				—				11,502,183				715,446
Non-U.S. Equity
Consumer Discretionary			—				1,794,500				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				1,794,500				—
U.S. LLC Interest			11,552,327				—				—				—				—				—				1,274,084				3,800,000				—				16,626,411				1,274,084
Non-U.S. Registered Investment Company			2,868,778				—				—				—				—				—				99,714				—				—				2,968,492				99,714
U.S. Senior Loans
Communication Services			15,999,243				—				—				13				—				—				16,002				449,450				—				16,464,708				16,002
Non-U.S. Asset-Backed Securities			36,925				—				—				—				—				—				27,881				—				—				64,806				27,881
U.S. Warrants
Healthcare			122,313				—				—				—				—				—				86,586				—				—				208,899				86,586
Total			95,234,600				1,794,500				—				13				(36,400	)			—				1,319,503				7,249,450				—				105,561,666				1,319,503

Investments designated as Level 3 may include assets valued using quotes or indications furnished by brokers which are based on models or estimates and may not be executable prices. In light of the developing market conditions, the Investment Adviser continues to search for observable data points and evaluate broker quotes and indications received for portfolio investments.

The Fund uses end of period market value in the determination of the amount associated with any transfers between levels.

NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

As of December 31, 2020 Highland Global Allocation Fund

The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuations of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

Category		Fair Value at 12/31/2020 $				Valuation Technique		Unobservable Inputs		Input Value(s)
U.S. Equity			67,433,850			Multiples Analysis		Unadjusted Price/MHz-PoP		$	0.09 - $0.95
						Discounted Cash Flow		Discount Rate			10.0% - 16.5%
						Transaction Indication of Value		Enterprise Value ($mm)		$	771.00
								Transaction % of Par			87.5% - 103.0%
								Tender Offer		$	1.10
						Net Asset Value		N/A			N/A
Non-U.S. Equity			1,794,500					Cash Offer per Share		$	2,500.00
U.S. LLC Interest			16,626,411			Discounted Cash Flow		Discount Rate			1.28% - 5.93%
						Net Asset Value		N/A			N/A
Non-U.S. Registered Investment Companies			2,968,492			Net Asset Value		N/A			N/A
U.S. Senior Loans			16,464,708			Discounted Cash Flow		Discount Rate			11.00	%
								Spread Adjustment			0.35	%
Non-U.S. Asset-Backed Securities			64,806			Discounted Cash Flow		Discount Rate			21.0	%
U.S. Warrants			208,899			Black-Sholes Model		Annualized Volatility			66.3	%
Total			105,561,666

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s bank loan securities are: adjusted yield, swap rate, discount rate and spread adjustment. Significant increases (decreases) in any of those inputs in isolation could result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s common equity securities are: multiple of EBITDA, price/MHz-PoP multiple, risk discount, illiquidity discount, discount rate and size adjustment. Significant increases (decreases) in any of those inputs in isolation could result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement. Generally, a change in the assumption used for the risk discount is accompanied by a directionally opposite change in the assumption for the price/MHz-PoP multiple.

In addition to the unobservable inputs utilized for various valuation methodologies, the Investment Adviser frequently uses a combination of two or more valuation methodologies to determine fair value for a single holding. In such instances, the Investment Adviser assesses the methodologies and ascribes weightings to each methodology. The weightings ascribed to any individual methodology ranged from as low as 20% to as high as 80% as of December 31, 2020. The selection of weightings is an inherently subjective process, dependent on professional judgment. These selections may have a material impact to the concluded fair value for such holdings.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains/(losses) on investments sold are recorded on the basis of the specific identification method for both financial statement and U.S. federal income tax purposes taking into account any foreign taxes withheld.

Cash & Cash Equivalents

The Fund considers liquid assets deposited with a bank and certain short-term debt instruments of sufficient credit quality with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Fund also considers money market instruments that invest in cash equivalents to be cash equivalents. These investments represent amounts held with financial institutions that are readily accessible to pay Fund expenses or purchase investments. Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value. The value of cash equivalents denominated in foreign currencies is determined by converting to U.S. dollars on the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

As of December 31, 2020 Highland Global Allocation Fund

Securities Sold Short

The Fund may sell securities short. A security sold short is a transaction in which the Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation that the market price of that security will decline. When the Fund sells a security short, it must borrow the security sold short from a broker-dealer and deliver it to the buyer upon conclusion of the transaction. A Fund may have to pay a fee to borrow particular securities and is often obligated to pay over any dividends or other payments received on such borrowed securities. In some circumstances, a Fund may be allowed by its prime broker to utilize proceeds from securities sold short to purchase additional investments, resulting in leverage. Securities and cash held as collateral for securities sold short are shown on the Investment Portfolio. Cash held as collateral for securities sold short is classified as restricted cash on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as applicable. Restricted cash in the amount of $21,987,903 was due to the broker for the Fund.

Derivative Transactions

The Fund is subject to equity securities risk, interest rate risk and currency risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund enters into derivative transactions for the purpose of hedging against the effects of changes in the value of portfolio securities due to anticipated changes in market conditions, to gain market exposure for residual and accumulating cash positions and for managing the duration of fixed income investments.

Futures Contracts

A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. The Fund may invest in interest rate, financial and stock or bond index futures contracts subject to certain limitations. The Fund invests in futures contracts to manage its exposure to the stock and bond markets and fluctuations in currency values. Buying futures tends to increase the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument while selling futures tends to decrease the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument, or economically hedge other Fund investments. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. A Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of the underlying instruments, non-performance of the counterparties under the contracts’ terms and changes in the liquidity of the secondary market for the contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they principally trade.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount, known as initial margin deposit. Subsequent payments, known as variation margins, are made or can be received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund records an unrealized gain/(loss) equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may incur a loss. The Fund recognizes a realized gain/(loss) on the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

At December 31, 2020, the Fund did not hold futures contracts.

Options

The Fund may utilize options on securities or indices to varying degrees as part of its principal investment strategy. An option on a security is a contract that gives the holder of the option, in return for a premium, the right to buy from (in the case of a call) or sell to (in the case of a put) the writer of the option the security underlying the option at a specified exercise or “strike” price. The writer of an option on a security has the obligation upon exercise of the option to deliver the underlying security upon payment of the exercise price or to pay the exercise price upon delivery of the underlying security. The Fund may hold options, write option contracts, or both. If an option written by the Fund expires unexercised, the Fund realizes on the expiration date a capital gain equal to the premium received by the Fund at the time the option was written.

NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(concluded)

As of December 31, 2020 Highland Global Allocation Fund

If an option purchased by the Fund expires unexercised, the Fund realizes a capital loss equal to the premium paid. Prior to the earlier of exercise or expiration, an exchange-traded option may be closed out by an offsetting purchase or sale of an option of the same series (type, underlying security, exercise price and expiration). There can be no assurance, however, that a closing purchase or sale transaction can be effected when the Fund desires. The Fund will realize a capital gain from a closing purchase transaction if the cost of the closing option is less than the premium received from writing the option, or a capital loss if the cost of the closing option is more than the premium received from writing the option. A Fund will realize a capital gain from a closing sale transaction if the premium received from the sale is more than the original premium paid when the option position was opened or a capital loss if the premium received from a sale is less than the original premium paid. The Fund had transactions in written options for the period ended December 31, 2020.

Affiliated Issuers

Under Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, a portfolio company is defined as “affiliated” if a fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting securities or if the portfolio company is under common control. The table below shows affiliated issuers of each Fund as of December 31, 2020:

Issuer		Shares at September 30, 2020				Beginning Value as of September 30, 2020 $				Purchases at Cost $				Proceeds from Sales $				Net Amortization (Accretion) of Premium/ (Discount) $				Net Realized Loss on Sales of Affiliated Issuers $				Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) $				Ending Value as of December 31, 2020 $				Shares at December 31, 2020				Affiliated Income $
Majority Owned, Not Consolidated
None
Other Affiliates
Terrestar Corporation (U.S. Equity)			169,531				56,831,877				—				—				—				—				(900,210	)			55,931,667				169,531				—
GAF REIT (U.S. Equity)			688,714				7,449,337				3,000,000				—				—				—				730,846				11,180,183				963,568				—
NexPoint Real Estate Finance (U.S. Equity)			121,123				1,778,086				—				—				—				—				222,866				2,000,952				121,123				48,449
NexPoint Residential Trust (U.S. Equity)			160,553				7,120,526				55,614				(45,628	)			—				—				(281,835	)			6,848,677				161,869				9,458
GAF REIT Sub II, LLC (U.S. LLC Interest)			—				—				3,800,000				—				—				—				249,537				4,049,537				100				—
NexPoint Real Estate Finance Operating Partnership, L.P. (U.S. LLC Interest)			523,388				7,683,336				—				—				—				—				963,034				8,646,370				523,388				—
NREF OP I, L.P. (U.S. LLC Interest)			124,046				1,820,995				—				—				—				—				228,245				2,049,240				124,046				—
SFR WLIF I, LLC (U.S. LLC Interest)			6,773,494				4,900,420				—				—				—				—				614,220				5,514,640				6,773,494				133,527
SFR WLIF II, LLC (U.S. LLC Interest)			4,437,497				3,229,788				—				—				—				—				404,833				3,634,621				4,437,497				88,005
SFR WLIF III, LLC (U.S. LLC Interest)			3,789,008				3,422,119				—				—				—				—				5,494				3,427,613				3,789,008				41,890
BB Votorantim Highland Infrastructure LLC (Non-U.S. Registered Investment Company)			10,000				2,868,778				—				—				—				—				99,714				2,968,492				10,000				—
NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund (U.S. Registered Investment Company)			546,382				11,184,445				639,195				—				—				—				(285,398	)			11,538,242				578,358				618,188
NexPoint Strategic Opportunities Fund (U.S. Registered Investment Company)			436,131				3,776,894				—				—				—				—				811,204				4,588,098				436,131				70,420
Terrestar Corporation (U.S. Senior Loan)			16,015,258				15,999,243				449,450				—				13				—				16,002				16,464,708				16,464,708				458,599
Other Controlled
None
Total			33,795,125				128,065,844				7,944,259				(45,628	)			13				—				2,878,552				138,843,040				34,552,821				1,468,536