NPORT-EX 2 highincomesecurities-nport.htm NPORT-EX
High Income Securities Fund
           
Portfolio of Investments
           
November 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
           
 
           
 
 
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 39.54%
           
Closed-End Funds - 23.96%
           
Apollo Tactical Income Fund
   
66,865
   
$
1,038,413
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend Fund
   
337,792
     
3,303,606
 
First Eagle Senior Loan Fund (a)(b)
   
222,367
     
233,485
 
Highland Income Fund
   
396,557
     
4,449,370
 
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund
   
227,714
     
2,044,872
 
New America High Income Fund
   
31,246
     
294,650
 
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund
   
156,740
     
1,608,152
 
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunities Fund
   
83,820
     
840,715
 
Nuveen Short Duration Credit Opportunities Fund
   
245,792
     
3,674,590
 
PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
   
176,072
     
2,644,601
 
Rivernorth Specialty Finance Corp.
   
264,870
     
4,463,059
 
Saba Capital Income and Opportunities Fund
   
309,325
     
1,404,335
 
Templeton Global Income Fund
   
703,504
     
3,777,816
 
Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc.
   
55,315
     
1,230,206
 
Tortoise Power & Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc.
   
206,153
     
2,663,497
 
Vertical Capital Income Fund
   
310,942
     
3,215,140
 
 
           
36,886,507
 
Business Development Companies - 15.58%
               
Barings BDC, Inc.
   
189,082
     
2,040,195
 
CION Investment Corp. (a)
   
87,669
     
1,250,160
 
Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.
   
110,385
     
2,060,888
 
First Eagle Alternative Capital BDC, Inc.
   
19,841
     
93,253
 
FS KKR Capital Corp. II
   
288,969
     
6,045,231
 
Logan Ridge Finance Corp. (a)
   
48,175
     
1,194,692
 
PennantPark Investment Corp.
   
400,933
     
2,738,372
 
Phenixfin Corp. (a)
   
19,193
     
785,378
 
Portman Ridge Finance Corp.
   
96,811
     
2,393,168
 
Runway Growth Finance Corp.
   
160,814
     
2,238,531
 
Suro Capital Corp.
   
105,341
     
1,303,068
 
Whitehorse Finance, Inc.
   
118,752
     
1,840,656
 
 
           
23,983,592
 
Total Investment Companies (Cost $56,629,891)
           
60,870,099
 
 
               
OTHER COMMON STOCKS - 0.00%
               
Energy - 0.00%
               
Nine Point Energy (a)(b)
   
138,566
     
0
 
Total Other Common Stocks (Cost $29,498)
           
0
 

PREFERRED STOCKS - 17.52%
               
Apparel Manufacturers - 1.39%
               
Fossil Group, Inc. (a)
   
85,000
     
2,138,600
 
 
               
Closed-End Funds - 1.35%
               
Xai Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Fund
   
80,000
     
2,085,600
 
 
               
Coal - 1.05%
               
Ramaco Resources, Inc. (a)
   
60,000
     
1,613,232
 
 
               
Internet Content - Information and Networking - 0.20%
               
LifeMD, Inc. (a)
   
15,000
     
315,000
 
 
               
Investment Management & Advisory Services - 0.20%
               
B Riley Financial, Inc.
   
12,000
     
311,280
 
 
               
Machinery - Electric Utilities - 0.34%
               
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.
   
20,000
     
521,600
 
 
               
Medical - Drugs - 0.55%
               
Harrow Health, Inc.
   
32,000
     
851,200
 
 
               
Metal Processors & Fabrication - 3.45%
               
Steel Partners Holdings LP
   
224,472
     
5,299,784
 
 
               
Motion Pictures & Services - 0.77%
               
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. (a)
   
46,566
     
1,191,624
 
 
               
Real Estate Operations and Development - 5.80%
               
Harbor Custom Development, Inc.
   
135,000
     
2,172,150
 
Modiv, Inc. (a)
   
25,000
     
652,500
 
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Trust
   
170,000
     
4,251,700
 
Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust
   
86,554
     
1,850,524
 
 
           
8,926,874
 
Remediation Services - 0.70%
               
Charah Solutions, Inc.
   
44,603
     
1,079,393
 
 
               
Retail - Catalog Shopping - 0.94%
               
iMedia Brands, Inc. (a)
   
60,000
     
1,440,000
 
 
               
Transactional Software - 0.78%
               
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.
   
50,000
     
1,200,000
 
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $26,287,200)
           
26,974,187
 
 
               
SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION VEHICLES - 15.82%
 
Shares/Units
         
ALTC Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
   
50,000
     
497,500
 
Arbor Rapha Capital Bioholdings Corp. I Units (a)
   
67,200
     
687,456
 
Ares Acquisition Corp. (a)
   
50,000
     
489,500
 
Austerlitz Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
   
50,000
     
488,500
 
B Riley Principal 150 Merger Corp. - Class A (a)
   
26,245
     
271,373
 
B Riley Principal 250 Merger Corp. - Class A (a)
   
49,998
     
487,481
 
CF Finance Acquisition Corp. VI - Class A (a)
   
50,000
     
488,500
 
Churchill Capital Corp. VI - Class A (a)
   
34,700
     
342,489
 
Churchill Capital Corp. VII - Class A (a)
   
58,805
     
577,465
 
Clarim Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
   
9,999
     
97,990
 
Colombier Acquisition Corp. Units (a)
   
40,500
     
398,925
 
Digital Health Acquisition Corp. Units (a)
   
84,000
     
856,061
 
ExcelFin Acquisition Corp. Units (a)
   
50,000
     
506,005
 
Fast Acquisition Corp. II - Class A (a)
   
30,000
     
294,600
 

Figure Acquisition Corp. I - Class A (a)
   
7,500
     
74,100
 
Finnovate Acquisition Corp. Units (a)
   
100,000
     
1,018,000
 
Fintech Acquisition Corp. VI Units (a)
   
25,000
     
258,250
 
Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. IV - Class A (a)
   
25,000
     
245,750
 
Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. Units (a)
   
11,000
     
110,000
 
FTAC Hera Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
   
61,000
     
599,020
 
Go Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
   
49,998
     
492,980
 
Gores Holdings VII, Inc. - Class A (a)
   
15,000
     
147,750
 
Gores Technology Partners II Units (a)
   
5,000
     
50,050
 
Gores Technology Partners, Inc. Units (a)
   
5,000
     
50,050
 
GX Acquisition Corp. II - Class A (a)
   
60,000
     
582,000
 
Haymaker Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
   
145,464
     
1,415,365
 
Healthcor Catalio Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
   
20,000
     
199,600
 
Independence Holdings Corp. Units (a)
   
10,000
     
99,800
 
Industrial Human Capital, Inc. Units (a)
   
47,700
     
485,109
 
Intelligent Medicine Acquisition Corp. Units (a)
   
48,300
     
489,279
 
Isleworth Healthcare Acquisition Corp. (a)
   
14,700
     
144,942
 
LAMF Global Ventures Corp. I Units (a)
   
50,000
     
502,000
 
Landcadia Holdings IV, Inc. - Class A (a)
   
93,145
     
914,684
 
LEO Holdings Corp. II Units (a)
   
21,000
     
208,950
 
Longview Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
   
39,584
     
392,673
 
M3-Brigade Acquisition Corp. II - Class A (a)
   
24,849
     
246,751
 
M3-Brigade Acquisition Corp. III Units (a)
   
100,000
     
1,001,820
 
Marlin Technology Corp. Units (a)
   
50,000
     
499,500
 
Medicus Sciences Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
   
10,000
     
97,000
 
Newcourt Acquisition Corp. Units (a)
   
60,000
     
605,400
 
Northern Star Investment Corp. - Class A (a)
   
45,996
     
449,841
 
Omnilit Acquisition Corp. Units (a)
   
90,000
     
908,100
 
Opy Acquisition Corp. I Units (a)
   
100,000
     
1,000,000
 
Periphas Capital Partnering Corp. Units (a)
   
20,000
     
498,000
 
PWP Forward Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
   
105,000
     
1,026,900
 
Roman DBDR Tech Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
   
25,000
     
254,250
 
Sandbridge X2 Corp. Units (a)
   
15,000
     
148,500
 
Seaport Global Acquisition Corp. I Units (a)
   
100,000
     
1,006,970
 
Software Acquisition Group - Class A (a)
   
17,029
     
168,246
 
Spartan Acquisition Corp. III - Class A (a)
   
17,700
     
175,761
 
Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
   
23,748
     
234,868
 
Tekkorp Digital Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
   
700
     
6,895
 
TG Venture Acquisition Corp. Units (a)
   
74,000
     
762,940
 
Z-Work Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
   
30,999
     
302,240
 
Total Special Purpose Acquisition Vehicles (Cost $24,169,240)
           
24,358,179
 
 
               
 
 
Shares
         
RIGHTS - 0.01%
               
Agba Acquisition Ltd. (Expiration: May 10, 2024) (a)
   
9,250
     
2,223
 
Nocturne Acquisition Corp. (Expiration: December 26, 2025) (a)
   
40,000
     
16,804
 
Total Rights (Cost $17,138)
           
19,027
 

WARRANTS - 0.25%
               
Agba Acquisition Ltd. (a)
               
Expiration: May 2024
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
36,750
     
10,290
 
Ares Acquisition Corp. (a)
               
Expiration: January 2026
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
10,000
     
10,500
 
B Riley Principal 150 Merger Corp. (a)
               
Expiration: March 2028
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
9,000
     
20,610
 
B Riley Principal 250 Merger Corp. (a)
               
Expiration: April 2028
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
16,666
     
18,999
 
CF Acquisition Corp. VI - Class A (a)
               
Expiration: February 2028
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
12,500
     
13,250
 
Churchill Capital Corp. VI - Class A (a)
               
Expiration: February 2026
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
6,940
     
7,634
 
Churchill Capital Corp. VII (a)
               
Expiration: February 2028
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
11,761
     
13,174
 
Clarim Acquisition Corp. (a)
               
Expiration: January 2026
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
3,333
     
2,233
 
Fast Acquisition Corp. II - Class A (a)
               
Expiration: March 2026
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
7,500
     
8,400
 
Figure Acquisition Corp. I - Class A (a)
               
Expiration: March 2028
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
1,875
     
2,269
 
Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. IV - Class A (a)
               
Expiration: March 2028
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
3,125
     
3,057
 
FTAC Hera Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
               
Expiration: February 2026
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
15,250
     
15,858
 
GigCapital4, Inc. (a)
               
Expiration: February 2026
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
8,666
     
12,046
 
Gladstone Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
               
Expiration: August 2026
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
25,200
     
13,752
 
Go Acquisition Corp. (a)
               
Expiration: August 2027
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
16,666
     
13,999
 
Gores Holdings VII, Inc. - Class A (a)
               
Expiration: February 2028
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
1,875
     
2,794
 
GX Acquisition Corp. II - Class A (a)
               
Expiration: March 2026
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
20,000
     
12,604
 
Haymaker Acquisition Corp. (a)
               
Expiration: March 2026
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
11,366
     
9,661
 
IG Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
               
Expiration: October 2027
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
25,000
     
21,253
 

Isleworth Healthcare Acquisition Corp. (a)
               
Expiration: August 2027
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
7,350
     
4,043
 
Landcadia Holdings IV, Inc. (a)
               
Expiration: March 2028
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
12,500
     
19,375
 
Longview Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
               
Expiration: May 2026
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
10,000
     
11,500
 
M3-Brigade Acquisition Corp. II - Class A (a)
               
Expiration: September 2026
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
8,283
     
10,768
 
Medicus Sciences Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
               
Expiration: February 2026
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
1,112
     
845
 
Northern Star Investment Corp. - Class A (a)
               
Expiration: February 2028
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
7,666
     
7,743
 
Oncology Institute, Inc. (a)
               
Expiration: November 2026
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
10,500
     
8,398
 
PWP Forward Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
               
Expiration: March 2026
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
21,000
     
16,800
 
Quantum Fintech Acquisition Corp. (a)
               
Expiration: January 2026
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
33,000
     
18,810
 
Roman DBDR Tech Acquisition Corp. (a)
               
Expiration: October 2025
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
3,600
     
6,696
 
Spartan Acquisition Corp. III - Class A (a)
               
Expiration: February 2026
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
4,425
     
6,770
 
Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
               
Expiration: March 2028
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
7,916
     
8,945
 
Yellowstone Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
               
Expiration: October 2025
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
12,500
     
12,379
 
Yucaipa Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
               
Expiration: August 2025
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
20,800
     
28,706
 
Z-Work Acquisition Corp. - Class A (a)
               
Expiration: January 2026
               
Exercise Price: $11.50
   
10,333
     
7,336
 
Total Warrants (Cost $373,212)
           
381,497
 
 
               
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 28.16%
               
Fidelity Institutional Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.010% (c)
   
21,681,836
     
21,681,836
 
Invesco Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.010% (c)
   
21,681,836
     
21,681,836
 
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $43,363,672)
           
43,363,672
 
 
               
Total Investments (Cost $150,869,851) - 101.30%
           
155,966,661
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - (1.30)%
           
(2,003,651
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
         
$
153,963,010
 
                 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
 
 
 

(a)
 
Non-income producing security.
(b)
 
Fair valued securities. The total market value of these securities was $233,485, representing 0.15% of net assets. Value determined
 
 
using significant unobservable inputs.
 
 
 
(c)
 
The rate shown represents the 7-day yield at November 30, 2021.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
 

Security valuation - Portfolio securities and other investments are valued using policies and procedures adopted by the Trustees. The Trustees have formed a Valuation
Committee to oversee the implementation of these procedures.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last reported sales price on their principal exchange, or official closing price for certain markets, and
are classified as Level 1 securities under Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC 820). If no sales are reported, as in the case of some
securities that are traded OTC, a security is valued at its last reported bid price and is generally categorized as a Level 2 security.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments in open-end investment companies (excluding exchange-traded funds), if any, which can be classified as Level 1 or Level 2 securities, are valued based on their net asset
value. The net asset value of such investment companies equals the total value of their assets less their liabilities and divided by the number of their outstanding shares.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Market quotations are not considered to be readily available for certain debt obligations (including short-term investments with remaining maturities of 60 days or less) and other
investments; such investments are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees. Such services or dealers determine
valuations for normal institutional size trading units of such securities using methods based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships, generally
recognized by institutional traders, between securities (which consider such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings). These securities will generally be categorized
as Level 2.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the scheduled close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore the closing prices for securities in such
markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the scheduled close of the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, on certain days,
the Fund will fair value certain foreign equity securities taking into account multiple factors including movements in the U.S. securities markets, currency valuations and comparisons
to the valuation of American Depository Receipts, exchange-traded funds and futures contracts. The foreign equity securities, which would generally be classified as Level 1 securities,
will be transferred to Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy when they are valued at fair value. The number of days on which fair value prices will be used will depend on market activity
and it is possible that fair value prices will be used by the Fund to a significant extent. Securities quoted in foreign currencies, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at the current
exchange rate.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
To the extent a pricing service or dealer is unable to value a security, the security will be valued at fair value in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Trustees.
Certain investments, including certain restricted and illiquid securities and derivatives, are also valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. These valuations
consider such factors as significant market or specific security events such as interest rate or credit quality changes, various relationships with other securities, discount rates, U.S.
Treasury, U.S. swap and credit yields, index levels, convexity exposures, recovery rates, sales and other multiples and resale restrictions. These securities are classified as Level 2 or
as Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
To assess the continuing appropriateness of fair valuations, the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms the reasonableness of such valuations on a regular basis after considering all
relevant information that is reasonably available. Such valuations and procedures are reviewed periodically by the Trustees. The fair value of securities is generally determined as the
amount that the Fund could reasonably expect to realize from an orderly disposition of such securities over a reasonable period of time. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith
estimate of the value of a security in a current sale and does not reflect an actual market price, which may be different by a material amount.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund has adopted fair valuation accounting standards that establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require
additional disclosures about the various input and valuation techniques used in measuring fair value. Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1—Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 2—Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
 
These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates,
 
prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 3—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own
 
assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information
 
available.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of November 30, 2021 in valuing the Fund's investments:
 
 

 
 
Quoted Prices in Active
   
Significant Other
             
 
 
Markets for Identical
   
Observable Inputs
   
Unobservable Inputs
       
 
 
Investments (Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
   
Total
 
Investment Companies
                       
Closed-End Funds
 
$
36,653,022
   
$
-
   
$
233,485
   
$
36,886,507
 
Business Development Companies
   
23,983,592
     
-
     
-
     
23,983,592
 
Other Common Stocks
   
-
     
-
     
0
     
0
 
Preferred Stocks
             
                 
Apparel Manufacturers
   
2,138,600
      -
      -
     
2,138,600
 
Closed-End Funds
   
2,085,600
     
-
     
-
     
2,085,600
 
Coal
   
1,613,232
      -
      -
     
1,613,232
 
Internet Content - Information and Networking
   
315,000
      -
      -
     
315,000
 
Investment Management & Advisor Services
   
311,280
     
-
     
-
     
311,280
 
Machinery - Electric Utilities
   
521,600
     
-
     
-
     
521,600
 
Medical - Drugs
   
851,200
     
-
     
-
     
851,200
 
Metal Processors & Fabrication
   
5,299,784
     
-
     
-
     
5,299,784
 
Motion Pictures & Services
   
1,191,624
     
-
     
-
     
1,191,624
 
Real Estate Operations and Development
   
8,926,874
      -
      -
     
8,926,874
 
Remediation Sevices
   
1,079,393
      -
      -
     
1,079,393
 
Retail - Catalog Shopping
   
1,440,000
      -
      -
     
1,440,000
 
Transactional Software
   
1,200,000
      -
      -
     
1,200,000
 
Special Purpose Acquisition Vehicles
   
20,068,159
     
4,290,020
     
-
     
24,358,179
 
Rights
   
19,027
     
-
     
-
     
19,027
 
Warrants
   
351,248
     
30,249
     
-
     
381,497
 
Money Market Funds
   
43,363,672
     
-
     
-
     
43,363,672
 
Total
 
$
151,412,907
   
$
4,320,269
   
$
233,485
   
$
155,966,661
 

At the start and close of the reporting period, Level 3 investments in securities represented less than 1% of the fund’s net assets and were not considered a significant portion of the
fund’s portfolio.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The fair value of derivative instruments as reported within the Schedule of Investments as of November 30, 2021:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments
 
 
Statement of Assets & Liabilities Location
 
Value
 
Equity Contracts - Warrants
 
 
Investments, at value
 
 $               381,497
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended November 30, 2021:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amount of Realized Gain on Derivatives Recognized in Income
 
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments
 
 
Statement of Operations Location
 
Value
 
Equity Contracts - Warrants
 
 
Net Realized Gain
 
 $               218,475
 
 
 
 
on Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
 
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments
 
 
Statement of Operations Location
 
Total
 
Equity Contracts - Warrants
 
 
Net change in unrealized
 
 $                 61,859
 
 
 
 
depreciation of investments