| Open written options contracts as of April 30, 2025 were as follows: | |||||
| Description of Options | Number of Contracts | Contract Notional Amount | Strike Price(1) | Expiration Date | Value |
| Call Options(2) | |||||
| 3M Co. | (24) | $(360) | $150.00 | 05/16/25 | $(1) |
| AbbVie, Inc. | (21) | (420) | 200.00 | 05/16/25 | (5) |
| Alphabet, Inc. | (19) | (352) | 185.00 | 05/16/25 | (—) (3) |
| Alphabet, Inc. | (53) | (1,007) | 190.00 | 05/16/25 | (—) (3) |
| Bank of America Corp. | (94) | (395) | 42.00 | 05/16/25 | (2) |
| Boston Scientific Corp. | (55) | (588) | 107.00 | 05/16/25 | (4) |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | (5) | (165) | 330.00 | 05/16/25 | (—) (3) |
| CBRE Group, Inc. | (17) | (230) | 135.00 | 05/16/25 | (—) (3) |
| Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | (51) | (433) | 85.00 | 05/16/25 | (3) |
| Citigroup, Inc. | (50) | (375) | 75.00 | 05/16/25 | (—) (3) |
| Coca-Cola Co. (The) | (48) | (365) | 76.00 | 05/16/25 | (1) |
| Discover Financial Services | (14) | (287) | 205.00 | 05/16/25 | (—) (3) |
| Ecolab, Inc. | (8) | (216) | 270.00 | 06/20/25 | (1) |
| General Electric Co. | (33) | (693) | 210.00 | 05/16/25 | (6) |
| Home Depot, Inc. (The) | (11) | (451) | 410.00 | 05/16/25 | (—) (3) |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | (8) | (464) | 580.00 | 05/16/25 | (1) |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | (29) | (768) | 265.00 | 05/16/25 | (1) |
| Moody’s Corp. | (6) | (282) | 470.00 | 05/16/25 | (2) |
| Morgan Stanley | (18) | (225) | 125.00 | 05/16/25 | (1) |
| Netflix, Inc. | (5) | (565) | 1,130.00 | 05/16/25 | (17) |
| O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. | (2) | (292) | 1,460.00 | 05/16/25 | (2) |
| Roper Technologies, Inc. | (5) | (295) | 590.00 | 05/16/25 | (1) |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | (3) | (324) | 1,080.00 | 05/16/25 | (1) |
| Tesla, Inc. | (22) | (792) | 360.00 | 05/16/25 | (2) |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | (13) | (741) | 570.00 | 05/16/25 | (—) (3) |
| Open written options contracts as of April 30, 2025 were as follows (continued): | |||||
| Description of Options | Number of Contracts | Contract Notional Amount | Strike Price(1) | Expiration Date | Value |
| Call Options(2) (continued) | |||||
| Waste Management, Inc. | (14) | $(336) | $240.00 | 05/16/25 | $(2) |
| Total Written Options | $(53) | ||||
| Footnote Legend: | |
| (1) Strike price not reported in thousands. | |
| (2) Exchange-traded options. | |
| (3) Amount is less than $500 (not in thousands). | |
| Total Value at April 30, 2025 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | ||||
| Assets: | |||||||
| Debt Instruments: | |||||||
| Convertible Bonds and Notes | $152,212 | $— | $152,212 | $— | |||
| Corporate Bonds and Notes | 52,603 | — | 52,603 | — | |||
| Equity Securities: | |||||||
| Convertible Preferred Stocks | 23,681 | 23,681 | — | — | |||
| Preferred Stock | 63 | — | — | 63 | |||
| Common Stocks | 70,744 | 70,681 | — | 63(1) | |||
| Warrant | 7 | — | — | 7 | |||
| Money Market Mutual Fund | 14,048 | 14,048 | — | — | |||
| Total Assets | 313,358 | 108,410 | 204,815 | 133 | |||
| Liabilities: | |||||||
| Other Financial Instruments: | |||||||
| Written Options | (53) | (49) | (4) | — | |||
| Total Liabilities | (53) | (49) | (4) | — | |||
| Total Investments, Net of Written Options | $313,305 | $108,361 | $204,811 | $133 |
| (1) | Includes internally fair valued securities currently priced at zero ($0). |
| • | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (security types generally include listed equities). |
| • | Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). |
| • | Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). |