UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-23179
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The Relative Value Fund
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
c/o UMB Fund Services, Inc.
235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Terrance P. Gallagher
235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
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(Name and address of agent for service)
registrant's telephone number, including area code: (414) 299-2270
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Date of fiscal year end: March 31
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Date of reporting period: September 30, 2018
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Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.
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Principal
Amount |
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Value
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| | Asset-Backed Securities – 6.4% | | | | |||||||||||||
| | $ | 209,329 | | | |
DSLA Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2006-AR2, Class 1A1A, 2.472% (LIBOR 1 Month+19 basis points) 10/19/20361,2 |
| | | $ | 185,518 | | | | | ||||
| | | 250,000 | | | |
Magnetite XVI Ltd.
Series 2015-16A, Class F, 8.833% (LIBOR 3 Month+650 basis points), 1/18/20281,2,3 |
| | | | 242,516 | | | | | ||||
| | | 229,160 | | | |
RBSSP Resecuritization Trust
Series 2009-10, Class 2A2, 2.000%, 1/26/20372,3,4 |
| | | | 153,881 | | | | | ||||
| | | 100,000 | | | |
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2014-C24, Class C, 4.290%, 11/15/20472,4 |
| | | | 94,836 | | | | | ||||
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Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $673,378) |
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676,751
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Number
of Shares |
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| | Closed-End Funds – 21.0% | | | | | | | | |||||||||
| | | 2,441 | | | | Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc. | | | | | 16,745 | | | | | ||||
| | | 12,376 | | | | Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund5 | | | | | 108,661 | | | | | ||||
| | | 1,578 | | | | Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund5 | | | | | 24,727 | | | | | ||||
| | | 5,917 | | | | AllianzGI Convertible & Income 2024 Target5 | | | | | 54,436 | | | | | ||||
| | | 3,771 | | | | AllianzGI NFJ Dividend Interest & Premium Strategy Fund5 | | | | | 49,400 | | | | | ||||
| | | 307 | | | | BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust | | | | | 6,358 | | | | | ||||
| | | 4,594 | | | | BrandywineGLOBAL Global Income Opportunities Fund, Inc.5 | | | | | 49,983 | | | | | ||||
| | | 8,107 | | | | Clough Global Opportunities Fund5 | | | | | 87,880 | | | | | ||||
| | | 4,932 | | | | Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc.5 | | | | | 69,048 | | | | | ||||
| | | 1,860 | | | | Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc.5 | | | | | 25,817 | | | | | ||||
| | | 13,652 | | | | Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend & Income Fund5 | | | | | 152,902 | | | | | ||||
| | | 3,976 | | | | Eagle Growth & Income Opportunities Fund5 | | | | | 60,550 | | | | | ||||
| | | 244 | | | | Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund5 | | | | | 3,094 | | | | | ||||
| | | 3 | | | | Franklin Ltd. Duration Income Trust | | | | | 31 | | | | | ||||
| | | 3 | | | | Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund, Inc.5 | | | | | 17 | | | | | ||||
| | | 10,135 | | | | Garrison Capital, Inc.5 | | | | | 83,918 | | | | | ||||
| | | 1,973 | | | | High Income Securities Fund | | | | | 18,704 | | | | | ||||
| | | 6,462 | | | | Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund5 | | | | | 99,644 | | | | | ||||
| | | 8,591 | | | | Invesco High Income Trust II5 | | | | | 117,783 | | | | | ||||
| | | 11,035 | | | | Invesco Senior Income Trust5 | | | | | 47,450 | | | | | ||||
| | | 3,414 | | | | Kayne Anderson MLP/Midstream Investment Co.5 | | | | | 60,940 | | | | | ||||
| | | 3,922 | | | | Lazard World Dividend & Income Fund, Inc.5 | | | | | 40,946 | | | | | ||||
| | | 5,543 | | | | Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund5 | | | | | 42,626 | | | | | ||||
| | | 15,500 | | | | Managed Duration Investment Grade Municipal Fund5 | | | | | 47,275 | | | | | ||||
| | | 5,972 | | | | Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.5 | | | | | 51,777 | | | | | ||||
| | | 3,987 | | | | Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.5 | | | | | 62,197 | | | | | ||||
| | | 3,227 | | | | NexPoint Strategic Opportunities Fund5 | | | | | 72,285 | | | | |
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Number
of Shares |
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Value
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| | | | | | | Closed-End Funds (Continued) | | | | | | | |
| | | 2,792 | | | | Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund5 | | | | $ | 22,252 | | |
| | | 1,882 | | | | Nuveen Emerging Markets Debt 2022 Target Term Fund5 | | | | | 15,395 | | |
| | | 1,812 | | | | Nuveen Intermediate Duration Quality Municipal Term Fund5 | | | | | 22,306 | | |
| | | 2,027 | | | | Nuveen Mortgage Opportunity Term Fund5 | | | | | 48,648 | | |
| | | 6,106 | | | | Nuveen Mortgage Opportunity Term Fund 25 | | | | | 140,438 | | |
| | | 9,121 | | | | PGIM Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc.5 | | | | | 126,508 | | |
| | | 697 | | | | PGIM Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc.5 | | | | | 9,856 | | |
| | | 1,312 | | | | Special Opportunities Fund, Inc.5 | | | | | 19,706 | | |
| | | 4,605 | | | | Sprott Focus Trust, Inc.5 | | | | | 33,985 | | |
| | | 7,869 | | | | Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund5 | | | | | 78,690 | | |
| | | 9,486 | | | | Templeton Global Income Fund5 | | | | | 58,054 | | |
| | | 624 | | | | The China Fund, Inc.5 | | | | | 12,230 | | |
| | | 1,060 | | | | The India Fund, Inc.5 | | | | | 23,458 | | |
| | | 4,584 | | | | Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc.5 | | | | | 73,711 | | |
| | | 3,165 | | | | Virtus Total Return Fund, Inc. | | | | | 33,296 | | |
| | | 5,311 | | | | Voya Prime Rate Trust5 | | | | | 26,449 | | |
| | | 1,543 | | | | Western Asset Global High Income Fund, Inc.5 | | | | | 14,057 | | |
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Total Closed-End Funds
(Cost $2,261,351) |
| | | | 2,214,233 | | |
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Principal
Amount |
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| | | | | | | Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 11.7% | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 1,464,381 | | | |
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust
Series 2004-29, Class 1X, 0.935%, 2/25/20352,4 |
| | | | 21,572 | | |
| | | 131,000 | | | |
COMM Mortgage Trust
Series 2017-PANW, Class E, 4.127%, 10/10/20293,4 |
| | | | 121,226 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | |
Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities
Series 2018-C02, Class 2M2, 4.416% (LIBOR 1 Month+220 basis points), 8/25/20301,2 |
| | | | 151,935 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | |
Series 2018-C03, Class 1M2, 4.366% (LIBOR 1 Month+215 basis
points), 10/25/20301,2 |
| | | | 101,288 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2014-GC22, Class C, 4.846%, 6/10/20472,4 |
| | | | 199,120 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | |
Home Partners of America Trust
Series 2018-1, Class F, 4.508% (LIBOR 1 Month+235 basis points), 7/17/20371,3 |
| | | | 100,700 | | |
| | | 257,774 | | | |
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2006-13AX, Class A2, 2.556% (LIBOR 1 Month+34 basis points), 10/25/20361,2 |
| | | | 133,396 | | |
| | | 383,516 | | | |
Series 2007-7AX, Class 2A1, 2.336% (LIBOR 1 Month+12 basis
points), 4/25/20371,2 |
| | | | 188,595 | | |
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Principal
Amount |
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Value
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| | | | | | | Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Continued) | | | | |||||||
| | $ | 100,000 | | | |
STACR Trust
Series 2018-DNA2, Class M2, 4.366% (LIBOR 1 Month+215 basis points), 12/25/20301,2,3 |
| | | $ | 100,904 | | | | ||
| | | 115,000 | | | |
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-C8, Class C, 4.862%, 2/15/20512,4 |
| | | | 115,095 | | | | ||
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Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(Cost $1,237,509) |
| | | | 1,233,831 | | | | ||
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Number of Shares
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| | | | | | | Common Stocks – 37.5% | | | | |||||||
| | | | | | | Communications – 1.8% | | | | |||||||
| | | 3,668 | | | | Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. - Class A5 | | | | | 169,938 | | | | ||
| | | 540 | | | | Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. - Class B5 | | | | | 24,743 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 194,681 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | Consumer Discretionary – 2.7% | | | | |||||||
| | | 3,561 | | | | Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.*,5 | | | | | 119,970 | | | | ||
| | | 1,131 | | | | SodaStream International Ltd.*,5,6 | | | | | 161,824 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 281,794 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | Consumer Staples – 2.3% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 3,808 | | | | Pinnacle Foods, Inc.5 | | | |
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246,796
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| | | | | | | Energy – 8.7% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 3,504 | | | | Andeavor5 | | | | | 537,864 | | | | ||
| | | 119 | | | | Dominion Energy Midstream Partners LP | | | | | 2,130 | | | | ||
| | | 1,617 | | | | Energen Corp.* | | | | | 139,337 | | | | ||
| | | 1,008 | | | | Ocean Rig UDW, Inc. - Class A*,6 | | | | | 34,897 | | | | ||
| | | 5,667 | | | | Spectra Energy Partners LP5 | | | | | 202,369 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 916,597 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | Financials – 6.8% | | | | |||||||
| | | 9,888 | | | | Barings BDC, Inc.5 | | | | | 98,979 | | | | ||
| | | 1,246 | | | | Big Rock Partners Acquisition Corp.*,5 | | | | | 12,460 | | | | ||
| | | 849 | | | | Black Ridge Acquisition Corp.*,5 | | | | | 8,278 | | | | ||
| | | 1,554 | | | | BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust5 | | | | | 14,095 | | | | ||
| | | 1,386 | | | | CM Seven Star Acquisition Corp.*,5,6 | | | | | 13,943 | | | | ||
| | | 2,511 | | | | CoBiz Financial, Inc.5 | | | | | 55,593 | | | | ||
| | | 265 | | | | Constellation Alpha Capital Corp.*,5,6 | | | | | 2,682 | | | | ||
| | | 462 | | | | Draper Oakwood Technology Acquisition, Inc. - Class A*,5 | | | | | 4,338 | | | | ||
| | | 1,359 | | | | Far Point Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,5 | | | | | 13,060 | | | | ||
| | | 427 | | | | Fifth Third Bancorp | | | | | 11,922 | | | | ||
| | | 5,278 | | | | Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. - REIT5 | | | | | 132,425 | | | | ||
| | | 3,918 | | | | Gramercy Property Trust - REIT5 | | | | | 107,510 | | | | ||
| | | 2,044 | | | | Haymaker Acquisition Corp.*,5 | | | | | 19,949 | | | |
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Number
of Shares |
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Value
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| | | | | | | Common Stocks (Continued) | | | |||||
| | | | | | | Financials (Continued) | | | |||||
| | | 500 | | | | Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. III*,5 | | | | $ | 5,095 | | |
| | | 490 | | | | Industrea Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,5 | | | | | 4,998 | | |
| | | 3,535 | | | | LaSalle Hotel Properties - REIT5 | | | | | 122,276 | | |
| | | 1,038 | | | | Legacy Acquisition Corp.*,5 | | | | | 10,100 | | |
| | | 2,374 | | | | Leisure Acquisition Corp.*,5 | | | | | 23,004 | | |
| | | 3,004 | | | | One Madison Corp.*,5,6 | | | | | 29,199 | | |
| | | 1,142 | | | | Pensare Acquisition Corp.*,5 | | | | | 11,374 | | |
| | | 754 | | | | Pure Acquisition Corp.*,5 | | | | | 7,318 | | |
| | | 276 | | | | Select Income REIT5 | | | | | 6,055 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 714,653 | | |
| | | | | | | Health Care – 5.7% | | | |||||
| | | 2,332 | | | | Aetna, Inc.5 | | | | | 473,046 | | |
| | | 505 | | | | Express Scripts Holding Co.*,5 | | | | | 47,980 | | |
| | | 2,755 | | | | K2M Group Holdings, Inc.*,5 | | | | | 75,405 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 596,431 | | |
| | | | | | | Industrials – 5.0% | | | |||||
| | | 3,750 | | | | Rockwell Collins, Inc.5 | | | |
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526,763
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| | | | | | | Materials – 0.1% | | | |||||
| | | 183 | | | | KMG Chemicals, Inc. | | | |
|
13,827
|
| |
| | | | | | | Technology – 3.7% | | | |||||
| | | 2,930 | | | | CA, Inc.5 | | | | | 129,359 | | |
| | | 2,971 | | | | Convergys Corp.5 | | | | | 70,532 | | |
| | | 537 | | | | Dell Technologies, Inc. - Class V*,5 | | | | | 52,153 | | |
| | | 431 | | | | Dun & Bradstreet Corp.5 | | | | | 61,422 | | |
| | | 1,132 | | | | Engility Holdings, Inc.*,5 | | | | | 40,741 | | |
| | | 1,468 | | | | Reis, Inc.5 | | | | | 33,764 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 387,971 | | |
| | | | | | | Utilities – 0.7% | | | |||||
| | | 968 | | | | Vectren Corp.5 | | | |
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69,202
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Total Common Stocks
(Cost $3,842,622) |
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3,948,715
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| | | | | | | Exchange-Traded Debt Securities – 1.5% | | | |||||
| | | | | | | Financials1.5% | | | |||||
| | | 1,144 | | | |
Capital Southwest Corp.
5.950%, 12/15/20222 |
| | | | 29,172 | | |
| | | 791 | | | |
KCAP Financial, Inc.
6.125%, 9/30/20222 |
| | | | 19,933 | | |
| | | 894 | | | |
Monroe Capital Corp.
5.750%, 10/31/20232 |
| | | | 22,279 | | |
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Number
of Shares |
| | | | |
Value
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| | | | | | | Exchange-Traded Debt Securities (Continued) | | | |||||
| | | | | | | Financials (Continued) | | | |||||
| | | 1,554 | | | |
Oxford Square Capital Corp.
6.500%, 3/30/20242 |
| | | $ | 38,998 | | |
| | | 433 | | | |
Stellus Capital Investment Corp.
5.750%, 9/15/20222 |
| | | | 10,868 | | |
| | | 1,145 | | | |
THL Credit, Inc.
6.750%, 12/30/20222 |
| | | | 28,854 | | |
| | | 396 | | | |
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.
5.750%, 7/15/20222 |
| | | | 9,904 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 160,008 | | |
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Total Exchange-Traded Debt Securities
(Cost $160,092) |
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160,008
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Number of Contracts
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| | Purchased Options Contracts – 0.0% | | | ||||||||
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| | Put Options – 0.0% | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | Aetna, Inc. | | | |||||
| | | 2 | | | |
Exercise Price: $180.00, Notional Amount: $36,000,
Expiration Date: January 18, 2019* |
| | | | 154 | | |
| | | 11 | | | |
Exercise Price: $180.00, Notional Amount: $198,000,
Expiration Date: October 19, 2018* |
| | | | 797 | | |
| | | | | | | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | | | |||||
| | | 11 | | | |
Exercise Price: $130.00, Notional Amount: $143,000,
Expiration Date: October 19, 2018 |
| | | | 880 | | |
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Total Put Options
(Cost $2,112) |
| | | | 1,831 | | |
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Total Purchased Options Contracts
(Cost $2,112) |
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1,831
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Number of Shares
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| | Rights – 0.0% | | | ||||||||
| | | 1,246 | | | | Big Rock Partners Acquisition Corp., Expiration Date: July 3, 2019*,5 | | | | | 511 | | |
| | | 425 | | | | Black Ridge Acquisition Corp., Expiration Date: July 3, 2019*,5 | | | | | 137 | | |
| | | 1,386 | | | | CM Seven Star Acquisition Corp., Expiration Date: April 25, 2019*,5,6 | | | | | 693 | | |
| | | 265 | | | |
Constellation Alpha Capital Corp.,
Expiration Date: March 18, 2019*,5,6 |
| | | | 106 | | |
| | | 462 | | | |
Draper Oakwood Technology Acquisition, Inc.,
Expiration Date: March 13, 2019*,5 |
| | | | 226 | | |
| | | 3 | | | |
Franklin Ltd. Duration Income Trust,
Expiration Date: October 18, 2018*,8 |
| | | | — | | |
| | | 3 | | | |
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.,
Expiration Date: October 23, 2018*,8 |
| | | | — | | |
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Number
of Shares |
| | | | |
Value
|
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|
| | Rights (Continued) | | | ||||||||
| | | 1,142 | | | |
Pensare Acquisition Corp.,
Expiration Date: January 26, 2019*,5 |
| | | $ | 514 | | |
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TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost $0) |
| | | | 2,187 | | |
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| | Units – 0.0% | | | ||||||||
| | | 1 | | | | Far Point Acquisition Corp.*,5 | | | | | 10 | | |
| | | 1 | | | | Leisure Acquisition Corp.*,5 | | | | | 10 | | |
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TOTAL UNITS
(Cost $20) |
| | | | 20 | | |
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Principal
Amount |
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| | U.S. Treasury Notes – 2.2% | | | ||||||||
| | $ | 235,000 | | | |
United States Treasury Note
0.750%, 10/31/20185 |
| | | | 234,750 | | |
| | | | | | |
Total U.S. Treasury Notes
(Cost $234,767) |
| | |
|
234,750
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Number
of Shares |
| | | | | | | | | | |||
|
|
| | Warrants – 0.1% | | | ||||||||
| | | 623 | | | |
Big Rock Partners Acquisition Corp.,
Expiration Date: November 30, 2022*,5 |
| | | | 194 | | |
| | | 1,386 | | | |
Black Ridge Acquisition Corp.,
Expiration Date: October 25, 2022*,5 |
| | | | 596 | | |
| | | 693 | | | |
CM Seven Star Acquisition Corp.,
Expiration Date: November 5, 2018*,5,6 |
| | | | 326 | | |
| | | 265 | | | |
Constellation Alpha Capital Corp.,
Expiration Date: March 22, 2024*,5,6 |
| | | | 58 | | |
| | | 231 | | | |
Draper Oakwood Technology Acquisition, Inc.,
Expiration Date: September 29, 2024*,5 |
| | | | 136 | | |
| | | 286 | | | | Falcon Minerals Corp., Expiration Date: August 15, 2022*,5 | | | | | 492 | | |
| | | 453 | | | | Far Point Acquisition Corp., Expiration Date: May 31, 2025*,5 | | | | | 747 | | |
| | | 3 | | | |
Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund, Inc.,
Expiration Date: October 16, 2018*,5 |
| | | | — | | |
| | | 1,022 | | | | Haymaker Acquisition Corp., Expiration Date: November 15, 2022*,5 | | | | | 1,226 | | |
| | | 375 | | | |
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. III,
Expiration Date: June 15, 2024* |
| | | | 563 | | |
| | | 501 | | | | I-AM Capital Acquisition Co., Expiration Date: October 8, 2022*,5 | | | | | 175 | | |
| | | 490 | | | | Industrea Acquisition Corp., Expiration Date: July 31, 2024*,5 | | | | | 485 | | |
| | | 1,038 | | | | Legacy Acquisition Corp., Expiration Date: November 29, 2022*,5 | | | | | 426 | | |
| | | 1,187 | | | | Leisure Acquisition Corp., Expiration Date: December 27, 2022*,5 | | | | | 1,128 | | |
| | | 1,502 | | | | One Madison Corp., Expiration Date: February 21, 2023*,5,6 | | | | | 1,667 | | |
| | | 571 | | | | Pensare Acquisition Corp., Expiration Date: August 8, 2022*,5 | | | | | 263 | | |
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Number
of Shares |
| | | | |
Value
|
| ||||||
|
|
| | Warrants (Continued) | | | ||||||||
| | | 377 | | | | Pure Acquisition Corp., Expiration Date: April 16, 2023*,5 | | | | $ | 509 | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Warrants
(Cost $0) |
| | |
|
8,991
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| |
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| | Short-Term Investments – 20.7% | | | ||||||||
| | | 2,181,044 | | | |
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Fund – Government Portfolio –
Institutional Class, 1.86%5,7 |
| | | | 2,181,044 | | |
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Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $2,181,044) |
| | | | 2,181,044 | | |
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Total Investments – 101.1%
(Cost $10,592,895) |
| | |
|
10,662,361
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| |
| | | | | | | Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (1.1)% | | | | | (113,766) | | |
| | | | | | | Total Net Assets – 100.0% | | | | $ | 10,548,595 | | |
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| | Securities Sold Short – (15.9)% | | | ||||||||
|
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| | Common Stocks – (14.9)% | | | ||||||||
|
|
| | Consumer Discretionary – (0.8)% | | | ||||||||
| | | (1,494) | | | | Penn National Gaming, Inc.* | | | | | (49,182) | | |
| | | (2,314) | | | | Rent-A-Center, Inc.* | | | | | (33,275) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | (82,457) | | |
|
|
| | Consumer Staples – (0.8)% | | | ||||||||
| | | (2,474) | | | | Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | |
|
(84,042)
|
| |
|
|
| | Energy (7.8)% | | | ||||||||
| | | (1,042) | | | | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | | | (140,868) | | |
| | | (6,295) | | | | Enbridge, Inc.6 | | | | | (203,266) | | |
| | | (5,722) | | | | Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | | | (457,588) | | |
| | | (1,628) | | | | Transocean Ltd.*,6 | | | | | (22,711) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | (824,433) | | |
|
|
| | Financials – (1.3)% | | | ||||||||
| | | (427) | | | | BOK Financial Corp. | | | | | (41,539) | | |
| | | (287) | | | | Government Properties Income Trust – REIT | | | | | (3,240) | | |
| | | (128) | | | | Industrial Logistics Properties Trust – REIT | | | | | (2,945) | | |
| | | (294) | | | | MB Financial, Inc. | | | | | (13,556) | | |
| | | (2,172) | | | | Pebblebrook Hotel Trust – REIT | | | | | (78,996) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | (140,276) | | |
|
|
| | Health Care – (1.7)% | | | ||||||||
| | | (123) | | | | Cigna Corp. | | | | | (25,615) | | |
| | | (1,954) | | | | CVS Health Corp. | | | | | (153,819) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | (179,434) | | |
|
|
| | Industrials – (1.9)% | | | ||||||||
| | | (1,407) | | | | United Technologies Corp. | | | |
|
(196,713)
|
| |
|
|
Number
of Shares |
| | | | |
Value
|
| ||||||
|
|
| | Securities Sold Short (Continued) | | | ||||||||
|
|
| | Common Stocks (Continued) | | | ||||||||
|
|
| | Technology – (0.6)% | | | ||||||||
| | | (37) | | | | Cabot Microelectronics Corp. | | | | $ | (3,817) | | |
| | | (128) | | | | Science Applications International Corp. | | | | | (10,317) | | |
| | | (287) | | | | SYNNEX Corp. | | | | | (24,309) | | |
| | | (163) | | | | VMware, Inc. – Class A* | | | | | (25,438) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | (63,881) | | |
|
|
| | Utilities – 0.0% | | | ||||||||
| | | (29) | | | | Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | |
|
(2,038)
|
| |
| | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks
(Proceeds $1,544,356) |
| | |
|
(1,573,274)
|
| |
|
|
| | Exchange-Traded Funds – (1.0)% | | | ||||||||
| | | (4,546) | | | | Alerian MLP ETF | | | | | (48,551) | | |
| | | (1,400) | | | | SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF | | | | | (50,470) | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Proceeds $99,316) |
| | |
|
(99,021)
|
| |
| | | | | | |
Total Securities Sold Short
(Proceeds $1,643,672) |
| | |
$
|
(1,672,295)
|
| |
|
Number of Contracts
|
| | | | | | | | | | |||
|
|
| | WRITTEN Options Contracts – 0.0% | | | ||||||||
|
|
| | Call Options – 0.0% | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. – Class A | | | |||||
| | | (1) | | | |
Exercise Price: $45.00, Notional Amount: $(4,500),
Expiration Date: October 12, 2018* |
| | | | (220) | | |
| | | (9) | | | |
Exercise Price: $45.00, Notional Amount: $(40,500),
Expiration Date: October 19, 2018* |
| | | | (1,305) | | |
| | | (1) | | | |
Exercise Price: $55.00, Notional Amount: $(5,500),
Expiration Date: October 19, 2018* |
| | | | (3) | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Call Options
(Proceeds $739) |
| | |
|
(1,528)
|
| |
| | | | | | | Put Options – 0.0% | | | |||||
| | | | | | | Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. – Class A | | | |||||
| | | (1) | | | |
Exercise Price: $47.00, Notional Amount: $(4,700),
Expiration Date: October 19, 2018 |
| | |
|
(120)
|
| |
| | | | | | |
Total Put Options
(Proceeds $100) |
| | | | (120) | | |
| | | | | | |
Total WRITTEN Options Contracts
(Proceeds $839) |
| | |
$
|
(1,648)
|
| |
|
Security Type/Sector
|
| |
Percent of
Total Net Assets |
| |||
Asset-Backed Securities
|
| | | | 6.4% | | |
Closed-End Funds
|
| | | | 21.0% | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
|
| | | | 11.7% | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | |
Energy
|
| | | | 8.7% | | |
Financials
|
| | | | 6.8% | | |
Health Care
|
| | | | 5.7% | | |
Industrials
|
| | | | 5.0% | | |
Technology
|
| | | | 3.7% | | |
Consumer Discretionary
|
| | | | 2.7% | | |
Consumer Staples
|
| | | | 2.3% | | |
Communications
|
| | | | 1.8% | | |
Utilities
|
| | | | 0.7% | | |
Materials
|
| | | | 0.1% | | |
Total Common Stocks
|
| | | | 37.5% | | |
Exchange-Traded Debt Securities
|
| | | | 1.5% | | |
Purchased Options Contracts | | | | | | | |
Put Options
|
| | | | 0.0% | | |
Total Purchased Options Contracts
|
| | | | 0.0% | | |
Rights
|
| | | | 0.0% | | |
Units
|
| | | | 0.0% | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes
|
| | | | 2.2% | | |
Warrants
|
| | | | 0.1% | | |
Short-Term Investments
|
| | | | 20.7% | | |
Total Investments
|
| | | | 101.1% | | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
|
| | | | (1.1)% | | |
Total Net Assets
|
| | | | 100.0% | | |
|
| Assets: | | | | | | | |
|
Investments, at value (cost $10,590,783)
|
| | | $ | 10,660,530 | | |
|
Purchased options contracts, at value (cost $2,112)
|
| | | | 1,831 | | |
|
Cash deposited with brokers for securities sold short
|
| | | | 155,377 | | |
|
Receivables:
|
| | | | | | |
|
Investment securities sold
|
| | | | 198,189 | | |
|
Dividends and interest
|
| | | | 23,881 | | |
|
Investments purchased in advance
|
| | | | 1,625,000 | | |
|
Due from Investment Manager
|
| | | | 112,153 | | |
|
Prepaid expenses
|
| | | | 29,175 | | |
|
Prepaid organization and offering costs
|
| | | | 210 | | |
|
Total assets
|
| | | | 12,806,346 | | |
| Liabilities: | | | | | | | |
|
Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $1,643,672)
|
| | | | 1,672,295 | | |
|
Written options contracts, at value (proceeds $839)
|
| | | | 1,648 | | |
|
Payables:
|
| | | | | | |
|
Investment securities purchased
|
| | | | 211,586 | | |
|
Fund shares redeemed
|
| | | | 335,848 | | |
|
Auditing fees
|
| | | | 26,825 | | |
|
Transfer agent fees and expenses
|
| | | | 7,102 | | |
|
Diviends and interest on securities sold short
|
| | | | 854 | | |
|
Fund administration fees
|
| | | | 573 | | |
|
Fund accounting fees
|
| | | | 500 | | |
|
Chief Compliance Officer fees
|
| | | | 180 | | |
|
Trustees’ fees and expenses
|
| | | | 141 | | |
|
Accrued other expenses
|
| | | | 199 | | |
|
Total liabilities
|
| | | | 2,257,751 | | |
|
Net Assets
|
| | | $ | 10,548,595 | | |
|
| Components of Net Assets: | | | | | | | |
|
Paid-in capital (par value of $0.01 per share with an unlimited number of shares authorized)
|
| | | $ | 10,497,418 | | |
|
Total distributable earnings
|
| | | | 51,177 | | |
|
Net Assets
|
| | | $ | 10,548,595 | | |
| Maximum Offering Price per Share: | | | | | | | |
|
CIA Class Shares:
|
| | | | | | |
|
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
|
| | | $ | 10,548,595 | | |
|
Shares of common stock issued and outstanding
|
| | | | 416,756 | | |
|
Net asset value per share
|
| | | $ | 25.31 | | |
|
| Investment Income: | | | | | | | |
|
Dividends (net of witholding tax of $272)
|
| | | $ | 566,459 | | |
|
Interest
|
| | | | 44,214 | | |
|
Total investment income
|
| | | | 610,673 | | |
| Expenses: | | | | | | | |
|
Advisory fees
|
| | | | 89,008 | | |
|
Offering costs
|
| | | | 29,446 | | |
|
Dividends on securities sold short
|
| | | | 22,617 | | |
|
Auditing fees
|
| | | | 18,476 | | |
|
Custody fees
|
| | | | 16,080 | | |
|
Interest on securities sold short
|
| | | | 15,339 | | |
|
Trustees’ fees and expenses
|
| | | | 15,141 | | |
|
Legal fees
|
| | | | 14,981 | | |
|
Registration fees
|
| | | | 14,799 | | |
|
Transfer agent fees and expenses
|
| | | | 14,187 | | |
|
Miscellaneous
|
| | | | 11,136 | | |
|
Chief Compliance Officer fees
|
| | | | 7,594 | | |
|
Insurance fees
|
| | | | 7,186 | | |
|
Broker expenses
|
| | | | 5,587 | | |
|
Shareholder reporting fees
|
| | | | 5,185 | | |
|
Fund administration fees
|
| | | | 4,021 | | |
|
Fund accounting fees
|
| | | | 3,565 | | |
|
Total expenses
|
| | | | 294,348 | | |
|
Advisory fees waived and other expenses absorbed
|
| | | | (134,847) | | |
|
Net expenses
|
| | | | 159,501 | | |
|
Net investment income
|
| | | | 451,172 | | |
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Purchased Options Contracts,
Securities Sold Short, Warrants, Written Options Contracts and Foreign Currency |
| | | | | | |
|
Net realized gain (loss) on:
|
| | | | | | |
|
Investments
|
| | | | (65,342) | | |
|
Purchased options contracts
|
| | | | (39,075) | | |
|
Securities sold short
|
| | | | (354,607) | | |
|
Written options contracts
|
| | | | (21,780) | | |
|
Foreign currency transactions
|
| | | | 16,943 | | |
|
Net realized loss
|
| | | | (463,861) | | |
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:
|
| | | | | | |
|
Investments
|
| | | | 237,789 | | |
|
Purchased options contracts
|
| | | | 7,399 | | |
|
Securities sold short
|
| | | | 28,395 | | |
|
Written options contracts
|
| | | | 8,585 | | |
|
Foreign currency translations
|
| | | | (919) | | |
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
|
| | | | 281,249 | | |
|
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and securities sold short
|
| | | | 182,612 | | |
|
Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations
|
| | | $ | 268,560 | | |
|
| | |
For the
Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) |
| |
For the Period
June 12, 2017 Through March 31, 2018* |
| ||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
|
| | | $ | 451,172 | | | | | $ | 33,255 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, purchased options contracts, securities sold short, written options contracts, and foreign currency
|
| | | | (463,861) | | | | | | 46,050 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on
investments, purchased option contracts, securities sold short, written options contracts, and foreign currency |
| | | | 281,249 | | | | | | (241,215) | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
| | | | 268,560 | | | | | | (161,910) | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions:1
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CIA Class
|
| | | | — | | | | | | | | |
Total
|
| | | | — | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CIA Class
|
| | | | | | | | | | (28,307) | | |
Total
|
| | | | | | | | | | (28,307) | | |
From net realized gains:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CIA Class
|
| | | | | | | | | | (29,528) | | |
Total
|
| | | | | | | | | | (29,528) | | |
Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares sold:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CIA Class
|
| | | | 168,728 | | | | | | 15,073,953 | | |
Reinvestment of distributions:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CIA Class
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 41,642 | | |
Cost of shares redeemed:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CIA Class
|
| | | | (2,483,251) | | | | | | (2,301,292) | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions
|
| | | | (2,314,523) | | | | | | 12,814,303 | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
|
| | | | (2,045,963) | | | | | | 12,594,558 | | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period
|
| | | | 12,594,558 | | | | | | — | | |
End of period2
|
| | | $ | 10,548,595 | | | | | $ | 12,594,558 | | |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CIA Class
|
| | | | 6,723 | | | | | | 597,986 | | |
Shares reinvested:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CIA Class
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 1,627 | | |
Shares redeemed:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CIA Class
|
| | | | (98,517) | | | | | | (91,063) | | |
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions
|
| | | | (91,794) | | | | | | 508,550 | | |
|
| Increase (Decrease) in Cash: | | | | | | | |
|
Cash flows provided by (used for) operating activities:
|
| | | | | | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
| | | $ | 268,560 | | |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash used for operating activities:
|
| | | | | | |
|
Purchases of long-term portfolio investments
|
| | | | (22,957,222) | | |
|
Sales of long-term portfolio investments
|
| | | | 24,204,207 | | |
|
Proceeds from securities sold short
|
| | | | 6,766,857 | | |
|
Cover short securities
|
| | | | (7,672,499) | | |
|
Proceeds from written options
|
| | | | 65,058 | | |
|
Closed written options
|
| | | | (114,701) | | |
|
Purchases of short-term investments, net
|
| | | | (134,387) | | |
|
Return of capital dividends received
|
| | | | 225,509 | | |
|
Decrease in foreign currency
|
| | | | 24,985 | | |
|
Decrease in cash deposited with broker for securities sold short
|
| | | | 2,239,111 | | |
|
Increase in dividends and interest receivable
|
| | | | (6,577) | | |
|
Increase in due from Investment Manager
|
| | | | (61,939) | | |
|
Increase in prepaid expenses
|
| | | | (15,067) | | |
|
Decrease in prepaid organization and offering costs
|
| | | | 29,446 | | |
|
Decrease in foreign currency due to custodian
|
| | | | (223,473) | | |
|
Decrease in dividends and interest on securities sold short
|
| | | | (2,183) | | |
|
Decrease in accrued expenses
|
| | | | (25,764) | | |
|
Net amortization on investments
|
| | | | (2,267) | | |
|
Net realized loss
|
| | | | 478,433 | | |
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
|
| | | | 282,168 | | |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
| | | | 2,803,919 | | |
|
Cash flows provided by (used for) financing activities:
|
| | | | | | |
|
Proceeds from shares sold
|
| | | | 168,728 | | |
|
Cost of shares redeemed
|
| | | | (2,975,752) | | |
|
Dividends paid to shareholders, net of reinvestments
|
| | | | — | | |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
| | | | (2,807,024) | | |
|
Net decrease in cash
|
| | | | (3,105) | | |
|
Cash:
|
| | | | | | |
|
Beginning of period
|
| | | | 3,105 | | |
|
End of period
|
| | | $ | — | | |
|
| | |
For the
Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) |
| |
For the Period
June 12, 2017* Through March 31, 2018 |
| ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
| | | $ | 24.77 | | | | | $ | 25.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income1
|
| | | | 0.96 | | | | | | 0.08 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
|
| | | | (0.42) | | | | | | (0.20) | | |
Total from investment operations
|
| | | | 0.54 | | | | | | (0.12) | | |
Less Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income
|
| | | | — | | | | | | (0.05) | | |
From net realized gains
|
| | | | — | | | | | | (0.06) | | |
Total distributions
|
| | | | — | | | | | | (0.11) | | |
Redemption fee proceeds1
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Net asset value, end of period
|
| | | $ | 25.31 | | | | | $ | 24.77 | | |
Total return
|
| | | | 2.18%2 | | | | | | (0.50)%2 | | |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
|
| | | $ | 10,549 | | | | | $ | 12,595 | | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(including interest expense and interest on securities sold short)
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Before fees waived
|
| | | | 4.96%3,4 | | | | | | 6.89%3,4 | | |
After fees waived
|
| | | | 2.69%3,4 | | | | | | 2.45%3,4 | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(including interest expense and interest on securities sold short)
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Before fees waived
|
| | | | 5.33%3 | | | | | | (4.05)%3 | | |
After fees waived
|
| | | | 7.60%3 | | | | | | 0.39%3 | | |
Portfolio turnover rate
|
| | | | 217%2 | | | | | | 264%2 | | |
|
2021
|
| | | $ | 375,201 |
|
2022
|
| | | $ | 134,847 |
|
Total
|
| | | $ | 510,048 |
|
|
Cost of investments
|
| | | $ | 8,951,560 | | |
|
Gross unrealized appreciation
|
| | | $ | 217,440 | | |
|
Gross unrealized depreciation
|
| | | | (180,582) | | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
|
| | | $ | 36,858 | | |
|
|
Undistributed ordinary income
|
| | | $ | 60,007 | | |
|
Undistributed long-term capital gains
|
| | | | 10,823 | | |
|
Accumulated earnings
|
| | | | 70,830 | | |
|
Accumulated capital and other losses
|
| | | | — | | |
|
Unrealized depreciation on investments
|
| | | | (245,515) | | |
|
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency
|
| | | | — | | |
|
Total accumulated deficit
|
| | | $ | (174,685) | | |
|
| | |
2017
|
| |||
Distribution paid from: | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income
|
| | | $ | 53,633 | | |
Net long-term capital gains
|
| | | | 4,201 | | |
Total taxable distributions
|
| | | $ | 57,834 | | |
|
| | |
Level 1
|
| |
Level 2
|
| |
Level 3
|
| |
Total
|
| ||||||||||||
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities
|
| | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 676,751 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 676,751 | | |
Closed-End Funds
|
| | | | 2,166,958 | | | | | | 47,275 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,214,233 | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 1,233,831 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,233,831 | | |
Common Stocks*
|
| | | | 3,948,715 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,948,715 | | |
Exchange-Traded Debt Securities*
|
| | | | 160,008 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 160,008 | | |
Purchased Options Contracts
|
| | | | 154 | | | | | | 1,677 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,831 | | |
Rights
|
| | | | 2,187 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,187 | | |
Units
|
| | | | 20 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 20 | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 234,750 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 234,750 | | |
Warrants
|
| | | | 8,991 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8,991 | | |
Short-Term Investments
|
| | | | 2,181,044 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,181,044 | | |
Total Investments
|
| | | $ | 8,468,077 | | | | | $ | 2,194,284 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 10,662,361 | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Sold Short | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks*
|
| | | $ | 1,573,274 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,573,274 | | |
Exchange-Traded Funds
|
| | | | 99,021 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 99,021 | | |
Written Options Contracts
|
| | | | 1,305 | | | | | | 343 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,648 | | |
Total Investments
|
| | | $ | 1,673,600 | | | | | $ | 343 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,673,943 | | |
|
| | | | |||||
|
Transfers into Level 1
|
| | | $ | — | | |
|
Transfers out of Level 1
|
| | | | (47,275) | | |
|
Net transfers in (out) of Level 1
|
| | | $ | (47,275) | | |
| | | | |||||
|
Transfers into Level 2
|
| | | $ | 47,275 | | |
|
Transfers out of Level 2
|
| | | | — | | |
|
Net transfers in (out) of Level 2
|
| | | $ | 47,275 | | |
|
| | |
Asset Derivatives
|
| |
Liability Derivatives
|
| ||||||||||||
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |
| |
Statement of Asset
and Liabilities Location |
| |
Value
|
| |
Statement of Asset
and Liabilities Location |
| |
Value
|
| ||||||
Equity Price Risk | | |
Purchased options contracts, at value
|
| | | $ | 1,831 | | | |
Written options
contracts, at value |
| | | $ | 1,648 | | |
Total | | | | | | | $ | 1,831 | | | | | | | | $ | 1,648 | | |
|
Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
|
|||||||||||||||||
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
|
| |
Purchased
Options Contracts |
| |
Written
Options Contracts |
| |
Futures
Contracts |
||||||||
Equity Price Risk
|
| | | $ | (39,075) | | | | | $ | (21,780) | | | | | $ | — |
Total
|
| | | $ | (39,075) | | | | | $ | (21,780) | | | | | $ | — |
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Derivatives Recognized in Income
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
|
| |
Futures
Contracts |
| |
Purchased
Options Contracts |
| |
Written
Options Contracts |
| |
Total
|
| ||||||||||||
Equity Price Risk
|
| | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 7,399 | | | | | $ | 8,585 | | | | | $ | 15,984 | | |
Total
|
| | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 7,399 | | | | | $ | 8,585 | | | | | $ | 15,984 | | |
|
Derivative
|
| |
Quarterly Average
|
| |
Amount
|
| |||
Options Contracts — Purchased
|
| |
Average Notional Value
|
| | | | 684,567 | | |
Options Contracts — Written
|
| |
Average Notional Value
|
| | | | (745,983) | | |
| | |
TICKER
|
| |
CUSIP
|
| ||||||
The Relative Value Fund – Advisor Class Shares
|
| | | | VFLAX | | | | | | 75943J209 | | |
The Relative Value Fund – CIA Class Shares | | | |
|
VFLEX
|
| | | |
|
75943J100
|
| |
ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
Not applicable to semi-annual reports.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
Not applicable to semi-annual reports.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
Not applicable to semi-annual reports.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable to semi-annual reports.
ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable to semi-annual reports.
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant's board of trustees, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17CFR 229.407), or this Item.
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) The registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).
(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant's second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 13. EXHIBITS.
(a)(1) Not applicable to semi-annual reports.
(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(a)(4) Not applicable.
(b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.
SIGNATURES
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.
(registrant) The Relative Value Fund
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Michael Peck
Michael Peck, President
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date December 7, 2018
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Michael Peck
Michael Peck, President
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date December 7, 2018
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Chad Eisenberg
Chad Eisenberg, Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Date December 7, 2018
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.