Section 19(b) Disclosure
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April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
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Clough Global Funds
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Table of Contents
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Shareholder Letter
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Portfolio Allocation
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Global Allocation Fund
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5
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Global Equity Fund
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6
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Global Opportunities Fund
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7
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Statement of Investments
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Global Allocation Fund
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8
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Global Equity Fund
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15
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Global Opportunities Fund
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21
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
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29
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Statements of Operations
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30
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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Global Allocation Fund
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31
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Global Equity Fund
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32
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Global Opportunities Fund
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33
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Statements of Cash Flows
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34
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Financial Highlights
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Global Allocation Fund
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35
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Global Equity Fund
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36
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Global Opportunities Fund
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37
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Notes to Financial Statements
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38
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Dividend Reinvestment Plan
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54
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Additional Information
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Fund Proxy Voting Policies & Procedures
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55
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Portfolio Holdings
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55
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Notice
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55
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Section 19(A) Notices
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55
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Investment Advisory Agreement Approval
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56
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Shareholder Letter
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Shareholder Letter
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Semi-Annual Report | April 30, 2015
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Shareholder Letter
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CLOUGH GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND
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Top 10 Equity Holdings*
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% of Total Portfolio
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1. Citigroup, Inc.
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3.73
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%
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2. Bank of America Corp.
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3.38
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%
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3. Lam Research Corp.
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2.97
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%
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4. Time Warner Cable, Inc.
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2.52
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%
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5. DR Horton, Inc.
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2.42
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%
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6. American International Group, Inc.
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2.41
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%
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7. Two Harbors Investment Corp.
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2.23
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%
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8. WR Grace & Co.
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2.21
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%
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9. MGIC Investment Corp.
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2.12
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%
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10. Lennar Corp. ‐ Class A
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2.09
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%
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CLOUGH GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
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Top 10 Equity Holdings*
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% of Total Portfolio
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1. Citigroup, Inc.
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3.87
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%
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2. Bank of America Corp.
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3.50
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%
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3. Lam Research Corp.
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3.39
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%
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4. Essent Group, Ltd.
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2.80
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%
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5. Time Warner Cable, Inc.
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2.58
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%
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6. DR Horton, Inc.
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2.50
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%
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7. American International Group, Inc.
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2.47
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%
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8. Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
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2.43
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%
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9. IMAX Corp.
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2.33
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%
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10. Liberty Ventures ‐ Series A
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2.32
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%
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CLOUGH GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
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Top 10 Equity Holdings*
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% of Total Portfolio
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1. Citigroup, Inc.
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3.78
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%
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2. Bank of America Corp.
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3.43
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%
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3. Lam Research Corp.
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3.00
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%
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4. Time Warner Cable, Inc.
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2.54
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%
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5. DR Horton, Inc.
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2.46
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%
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6. American International Group, Inc.
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2.44
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%
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7. Two Harbors Investment Corp.
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2.27
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%
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8. WR Grace & Co.
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2.18
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%
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9. MGIC Investment Corp.
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2.13
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%
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10. Lennar Corp. ‐ Class A
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2.13
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%
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Only long positions are listed.
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Clough Global Allocation Fund
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Portfolio Allocation
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April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
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Asset Allocation*
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Common Stock - US
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80.29%
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Common Stock - Foreign
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16.17%
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Closed-End Funds
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6.48%
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Exchange Traded Funds
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-25.53%
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Total Equities
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77.41%
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Corporate Debt
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7.78%
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Government L/T
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2.39%
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Asset/Mortgage Backed
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5.62%
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Participation Notes
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1.98%
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Total Fixed Income
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17.77%
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Short-Term Investments
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3.10%
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Other (Foreign Cash)
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1.63%
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Total Return Swap Contracts
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0.08%
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Warrants
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0.03%
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Futures Contracts
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-0.02%
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Total Other
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4.82%
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS
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100.00%
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Global Securities Holdings^
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United States
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69.88%
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U.S. Multinationals†
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12.29%
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Japan
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8.48%
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China
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7.33%
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United Kingdom
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2.96%
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Canada
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1.46%
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South Korea
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1.05%
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France
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0.97%
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Netherlands
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0.55%
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Other
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-4.97%
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS
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100.00%
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*
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Percentages are based on total investments, including options written and securities sold short. Holdings are subject to change.
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^
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Includes securities sold short and foreign cash balances.
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†
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US Multinational Corporations – has more than 50% of revenues derived outside of the U.S.
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Semi-Annual Report | April 30, 2015
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Portfolio Allocation
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Clough Global Equity Fund
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April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
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Asset Allocation*
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Common Stock - US
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93.77%
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Common Stock - Foreign
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18.04%
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Exchange Traded Funds
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-25.90%
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Total Equities
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85.91%
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Government L/T
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1.79%
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Asset/Mortgage Backed
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0.69%
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Participation Notes
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2.35%
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Corporate Debt
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0.68%
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Total Fixed Income
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5.51%
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Short-Term Investments
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6.69%
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Other (Foreign Cash)
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1.80%
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Total Return Swap Contracts
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0.08%
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Warrants
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0.04%
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Futures Contracts
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-0.03%
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Total Other
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8.58%
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS
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100.00%
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Global Securities Holdings^
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United States
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68.45%
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U.S. Multinationals†
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11.33%
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Japan
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9.08%
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China
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8.07%
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United Kingdom
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3.04%
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Canada
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2.33%
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South Korea
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1.08%
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France
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0.99%
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Hong Kong
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0.57%
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Other
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-4.94%
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS
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100.00%
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*
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Percentages are based on total investments, including options written and securities sold short. Holdings are subject to change.
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^
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Includes securities sold short and foreign cash balances.
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†
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US Multinational Corporations – has more than 50% of revenues derived outside of the U.S.
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Portfolio Allocation
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April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
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Asset Allocation*
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Common Stock - US
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81.77%
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Common Stock - Foreign
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16.39%
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Exchange Traded Funds
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-25.83%
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Total Equities
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72.33%
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Corporate Debt
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7.77%
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Government L/T
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2.36%
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Asset/Mortgage Backed
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6.97%
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Participation Notes
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1.99%
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Total Fixed Income
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19.09%
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Short-Term Investments
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6.83%
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Other (Foreign Cash)
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1.65%
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Total Return Swap Contracts
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0.09%
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Warrants
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0.03%
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Futures Contracts
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-0.02%
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Total Other
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8.58%
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS
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100.00%
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Global Securities Holdings^
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United States
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69.37%
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U.S. Multinationals†
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12.55%
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Japan
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8.58%
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China
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7.39%
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United Kingdom
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2.98%
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Canada
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1.49%
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South Korea
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1.06%
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France
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0.98%
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Netherlands
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0.57%
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Other
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-4.97%
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS
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100.00%
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*
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Percentages are based on total investments, including options written and securities sold short. Holdings are subject to change.
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^
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Includes securities sold short and foreign cash balances.
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†
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US Multinational Corporations – has more than 50% of revenues derived outside of the U.S.
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Statement of Investments |
Clough Global Allocation Fund
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Shares
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COMMON STOCKS 121.52%
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Consumer Discretionary 28.59%
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Automobiles 0.21%
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Ford Motor Co.
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23,300
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$
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368,140
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Consumer Services 1.21%
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Starbucks Corp.(a)
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43,200
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2,141,856
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Diversified Consumer Services 0.93%
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Service Corp. International(a)
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59,400
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1,644,192
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Hotels 1.77%
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SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.(a)
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89,000
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1,886,800
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Wyndham Worldwide Corp.(a)(b)
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14,780
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1,262,212
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3,149,012
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Household Durables 7.82%
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DR Horton, Inc.(a)(b)
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162,526
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4,128,160
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Lennar Corp. - Class A(a)(b)
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77,700
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3,558,660
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Man Wah Holdings, Ltd.
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634,130
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824,720
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PulteGroup, Inc.(a)(b)
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60,449
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1,166,666
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Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(a)(c)
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31,000
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1,888,210
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Whirlpool Corp.(a)
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13,130
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2,305,628
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13,872,044
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Internet & Catalog Retail 3.36%
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Liberty Interactive Corp. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
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62,612
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1,800,721
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Liberty Ventures - Series A(a)(b)(c)
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79,772
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3,324,897
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Netflix, Inc.(a)(c)
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1,500
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834,750
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5,960,368
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Media 8.17%
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IMAX Corp.(a)(b)(c)
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66,800
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2,495,648
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Liberty Broadband Corp. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
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12,528
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679,519
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Liberty Broadband Corp. - Class C(a)(b)(c)
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60,248
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3,269,056
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Liberty Media Corp. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
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50,112
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1,923,299
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Liberty Media Corp. - Class C(a)(b)(c)
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48,424
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1,837,691
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Time Warner Cable, Inc.(a)(b)
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27,600
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4,292,352
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14,497,565
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Multiline Retailing 0.30%
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Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.
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7,000
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534,673
|
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Specialty Retail 2.56%
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AutoNation, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
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19,836
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1,220,906
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Signet Jewelers, Ltd.(a)(b)
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24,750
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3,319,717
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4,540,623
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Value
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Consumer Discretionary (continued)
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Textiles 2.26%
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Carter’s, Inc.
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9,600
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$
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958,656
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Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.(a)(b)(c)
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36,700
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2,270,262
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Samsonite International S.A.
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210,900
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771,431
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4,000,349
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TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
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50,708,822
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Consumer Staples 0.63%
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Suntory Beverage & Food, Ltd.
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10,600
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453,651
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Vinda International Holdings, Ltd.
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294,498
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659,629
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1,113,280
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Energy 5.80%
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Cheniere Energy, Inc.(a)(c)
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32,100
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2,455,329
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Halliburton Co.(a)
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19,800
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969,210
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HollyFrontier Corp.(a)
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37,500
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1,454,250
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Marathon Petroleum Corp.(a)
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10,300
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1,015,271
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PetroChina Co., Ltd. - Class H
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804,000
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1,033,196
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Phillips 66(a)(b)
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18,800
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1,491,028
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Tesoro Corp.(a)
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9,600
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823,968
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Valero Energy Corp.
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8,400
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477,960
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Western Refining, Inc.(a)
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12,700
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559,435
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10,279,647
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Financials 26.50%
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Business Development Corporations 1.75%
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Ares Capital Corp.(a)
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117,000
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1,991,340
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Golub Capital BDC, Inc.(a)
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63,100
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1,108,036
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3,099,376
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Capital Markets 3.69%
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Atlas Mara, Ltd.(c)(d)
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183,658
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1,267,240
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China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd. - Class H(c)
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1,187,000
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707,555
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Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.
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138,000
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1,155,779
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Morgan Stanley(a)(b)
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91,287
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3,405,918
|
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6,536,492
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Commercial Banks 3.19%
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BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.
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145,000
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564,057
|
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First Republic Bank(a)(b)
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32,300
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1,882,767
|
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
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109,800
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787,084
|
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Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
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385,200
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737,816
|
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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
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38,600
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1,694,650
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5,666,374
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Financials (continued)
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Diversified Financials 6.95%
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Bank of America Corp.(a)(b)
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361,291
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$
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5,755,366
|
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Citigroup, Inc.(a)(b)
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119,330
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6,362,675
|
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)
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3,200
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202,432
|
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12,320,473
|
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Insurance 2.31%
|
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American International Group, Inc.(a)(b)
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72,900
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4,103,541
|
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Real Estate Investment Trusts 4.59%
|
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Ladder Capital Corp.(a)
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50,204
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880,578
|
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PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust(a)
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106,414
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2,229,373
|
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Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(a)
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51,500
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1,236,515
|
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Two Harbors Investment Corp.(a)
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362,100
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3,802,050
|
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8,148,516
|
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Real Estate Management & Development 0.45%
|
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Leopalace21 Corp.(c)
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136,300
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792,230
|
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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 3.57%
|
||||||||
MGIC Investment Corp.(a)(b)(c)
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346,570
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3,611,259
|
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Radian Group, Inc.(a)
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152,100
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2,716,506
|
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6,327,765
|
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TOTAL FINANCIALS
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46,994,767
|
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Health Care 25.76%
|
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AbbVie, Inc.(a)
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6,800
|
439,688
|
||||||
Acceleron Pharma, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
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25,300
|
699,545
|
||||||
Accuray, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
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141,200
|
1,147,956
|
||||||
Actavis PLC(a)(c)
|
6,900
|
1,951,734
|
||||||
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
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22,400
|
521,024
|
||||||
Akorn, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
47,400
|
1,973,736
|
||||||
Biogen, Inc.(a)(c)
|
2,800
|
1,047,004
|
||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(a)(b)
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27,387
|
1,745,373
|
||||||
Cerner Corp.(a)(c)
|
11,400
|
818,634
|
||||||
Community Health Systems, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
39,400
|
2,114,992
|
||||||
Dynavax Technologies Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
55,000
|
1,106,325
|
||||||
Endo International PLC(a)(b)(c)
|
19,607
|
1,648,262
|
||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
16,600
|
1,668,466
|
||||||
GW Pharmaceuticals PLC - ADR(a)(b)(c)
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23,400
|
2,448,810
|
||||||
HCA Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
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29,477
|
2,181,593
|
||||||
Healthways, Inc.(a)(c)
|
55,229
|
960,985
|
||||||
Hologic, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
59,900
|
2,021,026
|
||||||
Illumina, Inc.(a)(c)
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9,700
|
1,787,225
|
||||||
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.(c)
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19,700
|
402,865
|
Shares
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Value
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Health Care (continued)
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Intrexon Corp.(a)(c)
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44,004
|
$
|
1,708,675
|
|||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
4,555
|
2,259,189
|
||||||
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b)(c)
|
10,277
|
1,836,500
|
||||||
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(a)(c)
|
24,427
|
1,829,094
|
||||||
PAREXEL International Corp.(a)(c)
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23,800
|
1,513,085
|
||||||
Perrigo Co. PLC(a)
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3,460
|
634,149
|
||||||
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.(a)(c)
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6,400
|
1,155,712
|
||||||
Sanofi - ADR(a)(b)
|
32,753
|
1,655,664
|
||||||
Select Medical Holdings Corp.(a)
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74,400
|
1,082,520
|
||||||
Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd. - Class H
|
161,200
|
767,466
|
||||||
Team Health Holdings, Inc.(a)(c)
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27,234
|
1,622,329
|
||||||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.(a)(c)
|
5,400
|
1,171,422
|
||||||
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(a)(c)
|
12,400
|
1,101,740
|
||||||
Veracyte, Inc.(a)(c)
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73,056
|
668,462
|
||||||
45,691,250
|
||||||||
Industrials 10.00%
|
||||||||
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(d)
|
104,441
|
3,204,250
|
||||||
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
44,400
|
2,430,456
|
||||||
Colfax Corp.(a)(c)
|
39,900
|
1,978,641
|
||||||
Esterline Technologies Corp.(a)(c)
|
8,200
|
912,578
|
||||||
FANUC Corp.
|
8,560
|
1,901,625
|
||||||
IHI Corp.
|
112,000
|
517,789
|
||||||
Kansas City Southern(a)
|
12,300
|
1,260,627
|
||||||
Kirby Corp.(a)(c)
|
5,400
|
424,062
|
||||||
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
|
182,000
|
1,017,767
|
||||||
ViaSat, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
37,649
|
2,263,458
|
||||||
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
116,000
|
1,818,880
|
||||||
17,730,133
|
||||||||
Information Technology 16.73%
|
||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. - Sponsored ADR(a)(c)
|
8,700
|
707,223
|
||||||
Autodesk, Inc.(a)(c)
|
18,300
|
1,039,989
|
||||||
Baidu, Inc. - Sponsored ADR(a)(b)(c)
|
10,353
|
2,073,499
|
||||||
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
|
122,446
|
1,630,981
|
||||||
EMC Corp.(a)(b)
|
68,000
|
1,829,880
|
||||||
Facebook, Inc. - Class A(a)(c)
|
29,300
|
2,307,961
|
||||||
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.
|
23,400
|
888,769
|
||||||
Hoya Corp.
|
15,000
|
583,040
|
||||||
Lam Research Corp.(a)(b)
|
67,100
|
5,071,418
|
||||||
Micron Technology, Inc.(a)(c)
|
77,600
|
2,182,888
|
||||||
Microsoft Corp.
|
9,700
|
471,808
|
||||||
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
|
3,300
|
561,608
|
||||||
NXP Semiconductors NV(a)(c)
|
9,683
|
930,730
|
||||||
Omron Corp.
|
12,900
|
596,382
|
Semi-Annual Report | April 30, 2015
|
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Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Information Technology (continued)
|
||||||||
Rohm Co., Ltd.(c)
|
8,400
|
$
|
586,734
|
|||||
Salesforce.com, Inc.(a)(c)
|
26,400
|
1,922,448
|
||||||
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
|
1,360
|
1,788,806
|
||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(a)
|
7,400
|
682,650
|
||||||
Western Digital Corp.(a)
|
15,600
|
1,524,744
|
||||||
Western Union Co.(a)(b)
|
112,855
|
2,288,699
|
||||||
29,670,257
|
||||||||
Materials 4.46%
|
||||||||
Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.(a)(c)
|
45,500
|
1,395,940
|
||||||
Berry Plastics Group, Inc.(a)(c)
|
39,746
|
1,360,108
|
||||||
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.(a)
|
97,905
|
1,380,461
|
||||||
WR Grace & Co.(a)(c)
|
39,000
|
3,772,080
|
||||||
7,908,589
|
||||||||
Telecommunication Services 2.03%
|
||||||||
China Mobile, Ltd.
|
45,000
|
642,729
|
||||||
China Unicom Hong Kong, Ltd.
|
604,000
|
1,134,660
|
||||||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
|
9,500
|
643,199
|
||||||
SoftBank Corp.
|
18,800
|
1,181,692
|
||||||
3,602,280
|
||||||||
Utilities 1.02%
|
||||||||
Calpine Corp.(a)(c)
|
83,100
|
1,812,411
|
||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
||||||||
(Cost $198,883,859)
|
215,511,436
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
CLOSED-END FUNDS 6.23%
|
||||||||
Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund II(a)
|
167,200
|
$
|
1,135,288
|
|||||
AllianzGI NFJ Dividend Interest & Premium Strategy Fund(a)
|
69,400
|
1,127,056
|
||||||
Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc.
|
90,200
|
1,072,478
|
||||||
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund(a)
|
78,200
|
1,140,156
|
||||||
Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund
|
102,100
|
1,102,680
|
||||||
Gabelli Equity Trust, Inc.
|
171,400
|
1,108,958
|
||||||
Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund
|
65,800
|
556,668
|
||||||
Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Strategy Fund
|
30,000
|
532,800
|
||||||
Liberty All Star Equity Fund(a)
|
191,000
|
1,115,440
|
||||||
Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund(a)
|
96,500
|
1,104,925
|
||||||
Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund
|
50,636
|
1,043,608
|
||||||
11,040,057
|
||||||||
TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS
|
||||||||
(Cost $11,101,578)
|
11,040,057
|
|||||||
PARTICIPATION NOTES 1.90%
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary 0.60%
|
||||||||
Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co., Ltd - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 11/18/2015
|
216,500
|
1,068,752
|
||||||
Consumer Staples 0.43%
|
||||||||
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 12/09/2015
|
18,600
|
756,349
|
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|
Statement of Investments
|
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Fixed Income 0.45%
|
||||||||
Huayi Brothers Media Corp. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 04/10/2017
|
141,800
|
$
|
799,894
|
|||||
Industrials 0.42%
|
||||||||
Shanghai Mechanical & Electrical Industry Co., Ltd. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 02/16/2016
|
141,300
|
747,406
|
||||||
TOTAL PARTICIPATION NOTES
|
||||||||
(Cost $2,578,496)
|
3,372,401
|
|||||||
WARRANTS 0.04%(c)
|
||||||||
Atlas Mara, Ltd., Strike price $11.50, Expires 12/17/2017(d)
|
116,958
|
58,479
|
||||||
TOTAL WARRANTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $1,170)
|
58,479
|
|||||||
Description and
|
Principal
|
|||||||
Maturity Date
|
Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
CORPORATE BONDS 7.48%
|
||||||||
American Express Co.
|
||||||||
Series C, Perpetual Maturity, 4.900%(e)(f)
|
$
|
1,800,000
|
1,779,750
|
|||||
Bank of America Corp.
|
||||||||
Series AA, Perpetual Maturity, 6.100%(e)(f)
|
1,200,000
|
1,227,000
|
||||||
Citigroup, Inc.
|
||||||||
Series P, Perpetual Maturity, 5.950%(e)(f)
|
1,400,000
|
1,394,312
|
||||||
Discover Bank
|
||||||||
08/09/2021, 3.200%
|
1,000,000
|
1,002,723
|
||||||
FedEx Corp.
|
||||||||
08/01/2042, 3.875%
|
1,500,000
|
1,402,093
|
||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp
|
||||||||
Series J, Perpetual Maturity, 4.900%(e)(f)
|
1,300,000
|
1,268,085
|
||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
||||||||
Series M, Perpetual Maturity, 5.375%(e)(f)
|
1,450,000
|
1,450,363
|
||||||
NIKE, Inc.
|
||||||||
05/01/2043, 3.625%
|
1,000,000
|
985,626
|
Description and
|
Principal
|
|||||||
Maturity Date
|
Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)
|
||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc.
|
||||||||
03/15/2044, 5.200% (e)
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
$
|
1,031,250
|
||||
Textron Financial Corp.
|
||||||||
02/15/2067, 6.000% (d)(e)
|
1,910,000
|
1,728,550
|
||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
|
||||||||
(Cost $13,319,092)
|
13,269,752
|
|||||||
ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES 5.40%
|
||||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICS
|
||||||||
Series 2013-4185, Class PB, 03/15/2043, 3.000%
|
594,481
|
598,382
|
||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association REMICS
|
||||||||
Series 2013-100, Class MS, 06/25/2043, 3.819%(a)(e)
|
479,489
|
484,343
|
||||||
Series 2013-67, Class BP, 07/25/2043, 3.000%(a)
|
1,244,555
|
1,259,809
|
||||||
Series 2013-132, Class LB, 01/25/2044, 3.000%
|
758,409
|
766,878
|
||||||
Government National Mortgage Association
|
||||||||
Series 2014-155, Class VA, 03/16/2037, 3.000%
|
982,177
|
1,016,379
|
||||||
Series 2014-86, Class A, 11/16/2040, 2.650%
|
843,860
|
862,658
|
||||||
Series 2014-112, Class AB, 12/16/2040, 2.350%
|
1,175,945
|
1,209,785
|
||||||
Series 2014-81, Class EC, 12/20/2042, 2.000%
|
687,797
|
692,371
|
||||||
Series 2015-22, Class A, 08/16/2047, 2.400%
|
997,357
|
1,006,256
|
||||||
Series 2015-2, Class VA, 12/16/2049, 2.500%
|
1,384,426
|
1,373,123
|
||||||
Small Business Administration Participation Certificates
|
||||||||
Series 2008-20L, Class 1, 12/01/2028, 6.220%
|
268,142
|
304,952
|
||||||
TOTAL ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES
|
||||||||
(Cost $9,361,278)
|
9,574,936
|
|||||||
GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 0.91%
|
||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds
|
||||||||
11/15/2041, 3.125%
|
1,500,000
|
1,615,546
|
||||||
TOTAL GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
|
||||||||
(Cost $1,537,433)
|
1,615,546
|
Semi-Annual Report | April 30, 2015
|
11 |
Statement of Investments
|
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
|
Description and
|
Principal
|
|||||||
Maturity Date
|
Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS 1.39%
|
||||||||
New York 1.39%
|
||||||||
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue Bonds
|
||||||||
02/01/2026, 3.000%
|
$
|
2,500,000
|
$
|
2,465,975
|
||||
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
|
||||||||
(Cost $2,484,992)
|
2,465,975
|
|||||||
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 2.98%
|
||||||||
Money Market Fund 2.98%
|
||||||||
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Prime Portfolio (0.077% 7-day yield)
|
5,280,615
|
5,280,615
|
||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $5,280,615)
|
5,280,615
|
|||||||
Total Investments - 147.85%
|
||||||||
(Cost $244,548,513)
|
262,189,197
|
|||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (47.85%)(g)
|
(84,848,610
|
)
|
||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
|
$
|
177,340,587
|
||||||
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (c)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
COMMON STOCKS (26.70%)
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary (2.21%)
|
||||||||
Hotels (0.66%)
|
||||||||
MGM Resorts International
|
(54,900
|
)
|
$
|
(1,161,135
|
)
|
|||
Internet & Catalog Retail (0.48%)
|
||||||||
Expedia, Inc.
|
(9,100
|
)
|
(857,493
|
)
|
||||
Media (0.50%)
|
||||||||
Cablevision Systems Corp. - New York Group A Shares
|
(44,400
|
)
|
(887,112
|
)
|
||||
Textiles (0.57%)
|
||||||||
Coach, Inc.
|
(26,300
|
)
|
(1,004,923
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
(3,910,663
|
)
|
||||||
Consumer Staples (0.25%)
|
||||||||
Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A
|
(11,600
|
)
|
(445,092
|
)
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (c) (continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Energy (0.67%)
|
||||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Sponsored ADR
|
(125,000
|
)
|
$
|
(1,187,500
|
)
|
|||
Financials (1.61%)
|
||||||||
Commercial Banks (0.57%)
|
||||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC
|
(48,782
|
)
|
(484,324
|
)
|
||||
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. - Sponsored Preferred ADR
|
(40,300
|
)
|
(516,646
|
)
|
||||
(1,000,970
|
)
|
|||||||
Consumer Finance (0.73%)
|
||||||||
American Express Co.
|
(16,800
|
)
|
(1,301,160
|
)
|
||||
Diversified Financials (0.31%)
|
||||||||
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
|
(11,400
|
)
|
(554,382
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL FINANCIALS
|
(2,856,512
|
)
|
||||||
Health Care (7.07%)
|
||||||||
Amgen, Inc.
|
(2,720
|
)
|
(429,515
|
)
|
||||
Cigna Corp.
|
(17,200
|
)
|
(2,143,808
|
)
|
||||
Express Scripts Holding Co.
|
(9,000
|
)
|
(777,600
|
)
|
||||
Merck & Co., Inc.
|
(48,200
|
)
|
(2,870,792
|
)
|
||||
PerkinElmer, Inc.
|
(23,100
|
)
|
(1,184,106
|
)
|
||||
Stryker Corp.
|
(7,300
|
)
|
(673,352
|
)
|
||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
|
(1,200
|
)
|
(150,816
|
)
|
||||
United Therapeutics Corp.
|
(5,550
|
)
|
(886,280
|
)
|
||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
|
(21,300
|
)
|
(2,372,820
|
)
|
||||
Waters Corp.
|
(8,400
|
)
|
(1,051,596
|
)
|
||||
(12,540,685
|
)
|
|||||||
Industrials (9.28%)
|
||||||||
Caterpillar, Inc.
|
(16,500
|
)
|
(1,433,520
|
)
|
||||
Cummins, Inc.
|
(6,900
|
)
|
(953,994
|
)
|
||||
Dover Corp.
|
(12,800
|
)
|
(969,216
|
)
|
||||
Emerson Electric Co., Inc.
|
(32,700
|
)
|
(1,923,741
|
)
|
||||
Flowserve Corp.
|
(27,500
|
)
|
(1,609,575
|
)
|
||||
Joy Global, Inc.
|
(23,100
|
)
|
(984,984
|
)
|
||||
Kennametal, Inc.
|
(55,000
|
)
|
(1,947,550
|
)
|
||||
Komatsu, Ltd.
|
(23,600
|
)
|
(478,522
|
)
|
||||
Pentair PLC
|
(27,700
|
)
|
(1,721,555
|
)
|
||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
|
(5,100
|
)
|
(604,860
|
)
|
||||
Rolls-Royce Holdings Preference - C Shares(h)
|
(43,546
|
)
|
(67
|
)
|
||||
SPX Corp.
|
(7,600
|
)
|
(585,200
|
)
|
||||
Triumph Group, Inc.
|
(15,700
|
)
|
(930,068
|
)
|
||||
Wartsila OYJ Abp
|
(7,755
|
)
|
(357,016
|
)
|
||||
WW Grainger, Inc.
|
(7,900
|
)
|
(1,962,597
|
)
|
||||
(16,462,465
|
)
|
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|
Statement of Investments
|
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (c) (continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Information Technology (1.92%)
|
||||||||
Corning, Inc.
|
(52,400
|
)
|
$
|
(1,096,732
|
)
|
|||
International Business Machines Corp.
|
(11,100
|
)
|
(1,901,319
|
)
|
||||
Paychex, Inc.
|
(8,500
|
)
|
(411,315
|
)
|
||||
(3,409,366
|
)
|
|||||||
Materials (3.32%)
|
||||||||
Anglo American PLC
|
(75,019
|
)
|
(1,272,455
|
)
|
||||
BHP Billiton, Ltd.
|
(50,165
|
)
|
(1,269,148
|
)
|
||||
Rio Tinto PLC - Sponsored ADR
|
(65,100
|
)
|
(2,915,829
|
)
|
||||
United States Steel Corp.
|
(17,800
|
)
|
(427,556
|
)
|
||||
(5,884,988
|
)
|
|||||||
Utilities (0.37%)
|
||||||||
Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.
|
(273,000
|
)
|
(651,631
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $46,018,107)
|
(47,348,902
|
)
|
||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (26.64%)
|
||||||||
Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Fund
|
(63,900
|
)
|
(4,580,352
|
)
|
||||
iShares® MSCI Brazil Capped ETF
|
(53,900
|
)
|
(1,951,719
|
)
|
||||
iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
|
(148,143
|
)
|
(6,352,372
|
)
|
||||
iShares® Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF
|
(13,137
|
)
|
(4,383,291
|
)
|
||||
iShares® Russell 2000® ETF
|
(45,900
|
)
|
(5,561,244
|
)
|
||||
Market Vectors® Russia ETF
|
(80,800
|
)
|
(1,591,760
|
)
|
||||
Market Vectors® Semiconductor ETF
|
(61,500
|
)
|
(3,410,790
|
)
|
||||
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust
|
(75,200
|
)
|
(15,680,704
|
)
|
||||
Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund
|
(87,400
|
)
|
(3,721,492
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $43,808,660)
|
(47,233,724
|
)
|
||||||
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $89,826,767)
|
$
|
(94,582,626
|
)
|
(a)
|
Pledged security; a portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for written options, securities sold short, or borrowings. As of April 30, 2015, the aggregate market value of those securities was $176,497,981 representing 99.52% of net assets. (See Note 1 and Note 6)
|
(b)
|
Loaned security; a portion or all of the security is on loan as of April 30, 2015.
|
(c)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(d)
|
Security exempt from registration of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 144A, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2015, these securities had an aggregate market value of $6,258,519 or 3.53% of net assets.
|
(e)
|
Floating or variable rate security - rate disclosed as of April 30, 2015.
|
(f)
|
This security has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest.
|
(g)
|
Includes cash which is being held as collateral for total return swap contracts or futures contracts.
|
(h)
|
Fair valued security; valued by management in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. As of April 30, 2015, this security had an aggregate market value of $(67) which is less than 0.005% of total net assets.
|
Semi-Annual Report | April 30, 2015
|
13 |
Statement of Investments
|
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
|
Expiration
|
Underlying Face
|
Unrealized
|
||||||||||||
Description
|
Position
|
Contracts
|
Date
|
Amount at Value
|
Depreciation
|
|||||||||
Foreign Currency Contracts
|
||||||||||||||
Japanese Yen Currency Future
|
Short
|
25
|
06/16/2015
|
$
|
(2,618,125
|
)
|
$
|
(39,956
|
)
|
|||||
$
|
(2,618,125
|
)
|
$
|
(39,956
|
)
|
Reference
|
Notional
|
Floating Rate
|
Floating
|
Termination
|
Net Unrealized
|
||||||||
Counter Party
|
Entity/Obligation
|
Amount
|
Paid by the Fund
|
Rate Index
|
Date
|
Appreciation
|
|||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Bharti Airtel, Ltd.
|
$
|
849,948
|
75 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
07/21/2016
|
$
|
40,782
|
|||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Bharti Infratel, Ltd.
|
779,794
|
30 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
12/27/2016
|
351,827
|
|||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Housing Development Finance Corp.
|
678,042
|
30 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
12/27/2016
|
81,559
|
|||||||
$
|
2,307,784
|
$
|
474,168
|
||||||||||
Reference
|
Notional
|
Floating Rate
|
Floating
|
Termination
|
Net Unrealized
|
||||||||
Counter Party
|
Entity/Obligation
|
Amount
|
Paid by the Fund
|
Rate Index
|
Date
|
Depreciation
|
|||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Coal India, Ltd.
|
$
|
1,345,241
|
75 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
07/21/2016
|
$
|
(32,071
|
)
|
||||
Credit Suisse
|
ICICI Bank, Ltd.
|
726,927
|
75 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
07/21/2016
|
(60,815
|
)
|
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.
|
932,186
|
75 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
07/21/2015
|
(52,519
|
)
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.
|
781,871
|
30 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
12/27/2016
|
(105,851
|
)
|
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Shriram Transport Finance
|
501,391
|
75 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
07/21/2016
|
(95,311
|
)
|
||||||
$
|
4,287,616
|
$
|
(346,567
|
)
|
|||||||||
$
|
6,595,400
|
$
|
127,601
|
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|
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
Statement of Investments |
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
COMMON STOCKS 133.84%
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary 32.96%
|
||||||||
Automobiles 0.21%
|
||||||||
Ford Motor Co.(a)
|
38,300
|
$
|
605,140
|
|||||
Consumer Services 1.21%
|
||||||||
Starbucks Corp.(a)
|
71,700
|
3,554,886
|
||||||
Diversified Consumer Services 0.93%
|
||||||||
Service Corp. International(a)(b)
|
99,200
|
2,745,856
|
||||||
Hotels 2.09%
|
||||||||
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.(a)
|
148,400
|
3,146,080
|
||||||
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.(a)(b)
|
35,344
|
3,018,378
|
||||||
6,164,458
|
||||||||
Household Durables 9.08%
|
||||||||
DR Horton, Inc.(a)(b)
|
272,421
|
6,919,493
|
||||||
Lennar Corp. - Class A(a)(b)
|
130,200
|
5,963,160
|
||||||
Man Wah Holdings, Ltd.
|
1,052,420
|
1,368,728
|
||||||
PulteGroup, Inc.(a)(b)
|
101,286
|
1,954,820
|
||||||
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(a)(c)
|
110,300
|
6,718,373
|
||||||
Whirlpool Corp.(a)
|
21,660
|
3,803,496
|
||||||
26,728,070
|
||||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail 4.01%
|
||||||||
Liberty Interactive Corp. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
140,686
|
4,046,129
|
||||||
Liberty Ventures - Series A(a)(b)(c)
|
154,303
|
6,431,349
|
||||||
Netflix, Inc.(a)(c)
|
2,400
|
1,335,600
|
||||||
11,813,078
|
||||||||
Media 9.29%
|
||||||||
IMAX Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
172,495
|
6,444,413
|
||||||
Liberty Broadband Corp. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
22,092
|
1,198,270
|
||||||
Liberty Broadband Corp. - Class C(a)(b)(c)
|
105,466
|
5,722,585
|
||||||
Liberty Media Corp. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
88,368
|
3,391,564
|
||||||
Liberty Media Corp. - Class C(a)(b)(c)
|
90,936
|
3,451,021
|
||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc.(a)
|
45,900
|
7,138,368
|
||||||
27,346,221
|
||||||||
Multiline Retailing 0.30%
|
||||||||
Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.
|
11,500
|
878,392
|
||||||
Specialty Retail 2.57%
|
||||||||
AutoNation, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
33,267
|
2,047,584
|
||||||
Signet Jewelers, Ltd.(a)(b)
|
41,046
|
5,505,500
|
||||||
7,553,084
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Consumer Discretionary (continued)
|
||||||||
Textiles 3.27%
|
||||||||
Carter’s, Inc.
|
45,900
|
$
|
4,583,574
|
|||||
Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.(a)(b)(c)
|
60,900
|
3,767,274
|
||||||
Samsonite International S.A.
|
350,100
|
1,280,598
|
||||||
9,631,446
|
||||||||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
97,020,631
|
|||||||
Consumer Staples 0.85%
|
||||||||
Suntory Beverage & Food, Ltd.
|
17,500
|
748,953
|
||||||
Vinda International Holdings, Ltd.
|
789,222
|
1,767,732
|
||||||
2,516,685
|
||||||||
Energy 5.94%
|
||||||||
Cheniere Energy, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
53,300
|
4,076,917
|
||||||
Halliburton Co.(a)
|
32,800
|
1,605,560
|
||||||
HollyFrontier Corp.(a)
|
62,100
|
2,408,238
|
||||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp.(a)
|
17,200
|
1,695,404
|
||||||
Pacific Coast Oil Trust(d)
|
95,800
|
407,150
|
||||||
PetroChina Co., Ltd. - Class H
|
1,332,000
|
1,711,713
|
||||||
Phillips 66(a)
|
31,200
|
2,474,472
|
||||||
Tesoro Corp.(a)
|
16,000
|
1,373,280
|
||||||
Valero Energy Corp.
|
13,900
|
790,910
|
||||||
Western Refining, Inc.(a)
|
21,100
|
929,455
|
||||||
17,473,099
|
||||||||
Financials 30.02%
|
||||||||
Business Development Corporations 1.13%
|
||||||||
Ares Capital Corp.(a)
|
194,800
|
3,315,496
|
||||||
Capital Markets 4.07%
|
||||||||
Atlas Mara, Ltd.(c)(d)
|
306,320
|
2,113,608
|
||||||
China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd. - Class H(c)
|
1,967,000
|
1,172,502
|
||||||
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.
|
229,000
|
1,917,923
|
||||||
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.
|
53,000
|
1,105,050
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley(a)(b)
|
151,696
|
5,659,778
|
||||||
11,968,861
|
||||||||
Commercial Banks 3.19%
|
||||||||
BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.
|
241,500
|
939,446
|
||||||
First Republic Bank(a)(b)
|
53,600
|
3,124,344
|
||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
|
181,900
|
1,303,922
|
||||||
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
|
638,000
|
1,222,032
|
||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
|
64,000
|
2,809,782
|
||||||
9,399,526
|
Semi-Annual Report | April 30, 2015
|
15 |
Statement of Investments
|
Clough Global Equity Fund |
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Financials (continued)
|
||||||||
Diversified Financials 7.05%
|
||||||||
Bank of America Corp.(a)
|
608,605
|
$
|
9,695,078
|
|||||
Citigroup, Inc.(a)(b)
|
200,819
|
10,707,669
|
||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)
|
5,400
|
341,604
|
||||||
20,744,351
|
||||||||
Insurance 2.32%
|
||||||||
American International Group, Inc.(a)(b)
|
121,600
|
6,844,864
|
||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts 5.25%
|
||||||||
Great Ajax Corp.(c)
|
89,000
|
1,262,020
|
||||||
Ladder Capital Corp.(a)(b)
|
118,800
|
2,083,752
|
||||||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust(a)
|
177,788
|
3,724,658
|
||||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(a)
|
85,100
|
2,043,251
|
||||||
Two Harbors Investment Corp.(a)
|
604,700
|
6,349,350
|
||||||
15,463,031
|
||||||||
Real Estate Management & Development 0.45%
|
||||||||
Leopalace21 Corp.(c)
|
227,000
|
1,319,414
|
||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 6.56%
|
||||||||
Essent Group, Ltd.(c)
|
310,800
|
7,754,460
|
||||||
MGIC Investment Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
572,753
|
5,968,086
|
||||||
NMI Holdings, Inc. - Class A(c)
|
138,900
|
1,108,422
|
||||||
Radian Group, Inc.(a)
|
251,300
|
4,488,218
|
||||||
19,319,186
|
||||||||
TOTAL FINANCIALS
|
88,374,729
|
|||||||
Health Care 26.96%
|
||||||||
AbbVie, Inc.(a)
|
16,600
|
1,073,356
|
||||||
Acceleron Pharma, Inc.(a)(c)
|
41,700
|
1,153,005
|
||||||
Accuray, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
234,200
|
1,904,046
|
||||||
Actavis PLC(a)(c)
|
11,500
|
3,252,890
|
||||||
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
37,400
|
869,924
|
||||||
Akorn, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
91,700
|
3,818,388
|
||||||
Alkermes PLC(c)
|
9,700
|
537,089
|
||||||
Biogen, Inc.(a)(c)
|
4,600
|
1,720,078
|
||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(a)(b)
|
45,516
|
2,900,735
|
||||||
Centene Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
13,398
|
830,542
|
||||||
Cerner Corp.(a)(c)
|
19,000
|
1,364,390
|
||||||
Community Health Systems, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
65,600
|
3,521,408
|
||||||
Dynavax Technologies Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
91,800
|
1,846,557
|
||||||
Endo International PLC(a)(b)(c)
|
32,574
|
2,738,333
|
||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
27,400
|
2,753,974
|
||||||
GW Pharmaceuticals PLC - ADR(a)(b)(c)
|
38,700
|
4,049,955
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Health Care (continued)
|
||||||||
HCA Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
48,915
|
$
|
3,620,199
|
|||||
Healthways, Inc.(a)(c)
|
91,241
|
1,587,594
|
||||||
Hologic, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
99,500
|
3,357,130
|
||||||
Illumina, Inc.(a)(c)
|
16,000
|
2,948,000
|
||||||
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.(c)
|
32,700
|
668,715
|
||||||
Intrexon Corp.(a)(c)
|
73,659
|
2,860,179
|
||||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
7,550
|
3,744,649
|
||||||
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b)(c)
|
17,169
|
3,068,100
|
||||||
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(a)(c)
|
39,739
|
2,975,656
|
||||||
MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc.(d)(e)
|
51,100
|
894,250
|
||||||
PAREXEL International Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
39,600
|
2,517,570
|
||||||
Perrigo Co. PLC(a)
|
5,750
|
1,053,860
|
||||||
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.(a)(c)
|
10,700
|
1,932,206
|
||||||
Sanofi - ADR(a)
|
54,398
|
2,749,819
|
||||||
Select Medical Holdings Corp.(a)(b)
|
120,900
|
1,759,095
|
||||||
Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd. - Class H
|
267,200
|
1,272,127
|
||||||
Team Health Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
45,162
|
2,690,300
|
||||||
TESARO, Inc.(c)
|
3,900
|
212,433
|
||||||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.(a)(c)
|
9,000
|
1,952,370
|
||||||
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(a)(c)
|
20,500
|
1,821,425
|
||||||
Veracyte, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
145,535
|
1,331,645
|
||||||
79,351,992
|
||||||||
Industrials 10.52%
|
||||||||
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(d)
|
173,477
|
5,322,274
|
||||||
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.(a)(c)
|
73,500
|
4,023,390
|
||||||
Colfax Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
66,000
|
3,272,940
|
||||||
Esterline Technologies Corp.(a)(c)
|
13,500
|
1,502,415
|
||||||
FANUC Corp.
|
14,320
|
3,181,223
|
||||||
IHI Corp.
|
431,044
|
1,992,766
|
||||||
Kansas City Southern(a)
|
20,500
|
2,101,045
|
||||||
Kirby Corp.(a)(c)
|
9,000
|
706,770
|
||||||
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
|
302,000
|
1,688,823
|
||||||
ViaSat, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
69,242
|
4,162,829
|
||||||
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
193,200
|
3,029,376
|
||||||
30,983,851
|
||||||||
Information Technology 19.15%
|
||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. - Sponsored ADR(a)(c)
|
14,500
|
1,178,705
|
||||||
Autodesk, Inc.(a)(c)
|
30,400
|
1,727,632
|
||||||
Baidu, Inc. - Sponsored ADR(a)(b)(c)
|
17,206
|
3,446,018
|
||||||
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
|
203,704
|
2,713,337
|
||||||
Electronics For Imaging, Inc.(c)
|
55,100
|
2,299,323
|
||||||
EMC Corp.(a)
|
112,900
|
3,038,139
|
16 |
www.cloughglobal.com
|
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
Statement of Investments |
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Information Technology (continued)
|
||||||||
Facebook, Inc. - Class A(a)(c)
|
48,300
|
$
|
3,804,591
|
|||||
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.
|
38,500
|
1,462,291
|
||||||
Hoya Corp.
|
25,000
|
971,734
|
||||||
Lam Research Corp.(a)(b)
|
124,100
|
9,379,478
|
||||||
Micron Technology, Inc.(a)(c)
|
129,000
|
3,628,770
|
||||||
Microsoft Corp.
|
16,100
|
783,104
|
||||||
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
|
5,400
|
918,995
|
||||||
NXP Semiconductors NV(a)(c)
|
15,616
|
1,501,010
|
||||||
Omron Corp.
|
21,500
|
993,970
|
||||||
Pandora Media, Inc.(c)
|
216,700
|
3,865,928
|
||||||
Rohm Co., Ltd.
|
14,000
|
977,889
|
||||||
Salesforce.com, Inc.(a)(c)
|
43,800
|
3,189,516
|
||||||
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
|
2,265
|
2,979,151
|
||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
|
12,200
|
1,125,450
|
||||||
Western Digital Corp.(a)
|
25,900
|
2,531,466
|
||||||
Western Union Co.(a)(b)
|
189,439
|
3,841,823
|
||||||
56,358,320
|
||||||||
Materials 4.39%
|
||||||||
Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.(a)(c)
|
75,300
|
2,310,204
|
||||||
Berry Plastics Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
65,747
|
2,249,862
|
||||||
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.
|
159,087
|
2,243,127
|
||||||
WR Grace & Co.(a)(b)(c)
|
63,200
|
6,112,704
|
||||||
12,915,897
|
||||||||
Telecommunication Services 2.03%
|
||||||||
China Mobile, Ltd.
|
75,500
|
1,078,356
|
||||||
China Unicom Hong Kong, Ltd.
|
1,002,000
|
1,882,333
|
||||||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
|
15,900
|
1,076,513
|
||||||
SoftBank Corp.
|
31,100
|
1,954,820
|
||||||
5,992,022
|
||||||||
Utilities 1.02%
|
||||||||
Calpine Corp.(a)(c)
|
137,400
|
2,996,694
|
||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
||||||||
(Cost $364,340,950)
|
393,983,920
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
PARTICIPATION NOTES 2.22%
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary 0.92%
|
||||||||
Zhejiang Semir Garment Co., Ltd. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 03/20/2017
|
210,000
|
$
|
918,834
|
|||||
Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co., Ltd - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 11/18/2015
|
360,000
|
1,777,140
|
||||||
2,695,974
|
||||||||
Consumer Staples 0.43%
|
||||||||
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 12/09/2015
|
31,000
|
1,260,581
|
||||||
Fixed Income 0.45%
|
||||||||
Huayi Brothers Media Corp. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 04/10/2017
|
234,700
|
1,323,942
|
||||||
Industrials 0.42%
|
||||||||
Shanghai Mechanical & Electrical Industry Co., Ltd. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 02/16/2016
|
234,200
|
1,238,801
|
||||||
TOTAL PARTICIPATION NOTES
|
||||||||
(Cost $5,240,687)
|
6,519,298
|
|||||||
WARRANTS 0.03%(c)
|
||||||||
Atlas Mara, Ltd., Strike price $11.50, Expires 12/17/2017(d)
|
195,720
|
97,860
|
||||||
TOTAL WARRANTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $1,957)
|
97,860
|
Semi-Annual Report | April 30, 2015
|
17 |
Statement of Investments
|
Clough Global Equity Fund |
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Description and
|
Principal
|
|||||||
Maturity Date
|
Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
CORPORATE BONDS 0.64%
|
||||||||
Discover Bank
|
||||||||
08/09/2021, 3.200%
|
$
|
1,400,000
|
$
|
1,403,812
|
||||
Fifth Third Bancorp
|
||||||||
Series J, Perpetual Maturity, 4.900%(f)(g)
|
$
|
500,000
|
487,725
|
|||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
|
||||||||
(Cost $1,911,195)
|
1,891,537
|
|||||||
ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES 0.65%
|
||||||||
Government National Mortgage Association
|
||||||||
Series 2014-112, Class AB, 12/16/2040, 2.350%
|
1,861,914
|
1,915,493
|
||||||
TOTAL ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES
|
||||||||
(Cost $1,906,931)
|
1,915,493
|
|||||||
GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 0.88%
|
||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds
|
||||||||
11/15/2041, 3.125% (a)
|
2,400,000
|
2,584,875
|
||||||
TOTAL GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
|
||||||||
(Cost $2,459,893)
|
2,584,875
|
|||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS 0.81%
|
||||||||
New York 0.81%
|
||||||||
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue Bonds
|
||||||||
02/01/2026, 3.000%
|
2,400,000
|
2,367,336
|
||||||
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
|
||||||||
(Cost $2,384,194)
|
2,367,336
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 6.29%
|
||||||||
Money Market Fund 6.29%
|
||||||||
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Prime Portfolio (0.077% 7-day yield)
|
18,520,146
|
18,520,146
|
||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $18,520,146)
|
18,520,146
|
Value
|
||||
Total Investments - 145.36%
|
||||
(Cost $396,765,953)
|
$
|
427,880,465
|
||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (45.36%)(h)
|
(133,520,303
|
)
|
||
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
|
$
|
294,360,162
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (c)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
COMMON STOCKS (26.59%)
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary (2.22%)
|
||||||||
Hotels (0.65%)
|
||||||||
MGM Resorts International
|
(90,900
|
)
|
$
|
(1,922,535
|
)
|
|||
Internet & Catalog Retail (0.50%)
|
||||||||
Expedia, Inc.
|
(15,700
|
)
|
(1,479,411
|
)
|
||||
Media (0.50%)
|
||||||||
Cablevision Systems Corp. - New York Group A Shares
|
(73,700
|
)
|
(1,472,526
|
)
|
||||
Textiles (0.57%)
|
||||||||
Coach, Inc.
|
(43,500
|
)
|
(1,662,135
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
(6,536,607
|
)
|
||||||
Consumer Staples (0.25%)
|
||||||||
Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A
|
(19,300
|
)
|
(740,541
|
)
|
||||
Energy (0.67%)
|
||||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Sponsored ADR
|
(207,700
|
)
|
(1,973,150
|
)
|
||||
Financials (1.61%)
|
||||||||
Commercial Banks (0.56%)
|
||||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC
|
(81,023
|
)
|
(804,423
|
)
|
||||
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. - Sponsored Preferred ADR
|
(66,500
|
)
|
(852,530
|
)
|
||||
(1,656,953
|
)
|
|||||||
Consumer Finance (0.73%)
|
||||||||
American Express Co.
|
(27,800
|
)
|
(2,153,110
|
)
|
||||
Diversified Financials (0.32%)
|
||||||||
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
|
(19,000
|
)
|
(923,970
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL FINANCIALS
|
(4,734,033
|
)
|
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|
Statement of Investments |
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (c) (continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Health Care (7.03%)
|
||||||||
Amgen, Inc.
|
(4,530
|
)
|
$
|
(715,332
|
)
|
|||
Cigna Corp.
|
(28,600
|
)
|
(3,564,704
|
)
|
||||
Express Scripts Holding Co.
|
(14,600
|
)
|
(1,261,440
|
)
|
||||
Merck & Co., Inc.
|
(79,100
|
)
|
(4,711,196
|
)
|
||||
PerkinElmer, Inc.
|
(38,400
|
)
|
(1,968,384
|
)
|
||||
Stryker Corp.
|
(12,100
|
)
|
(1,116,104
|
)
|
||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
|
(2,000
|
)
|
(251,360
|
)
|
||||
United Therapeutics Corp.
|
(9,060
|
)
|
(1,446,792
|
)
|
||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
|
(35,400
|
)
|
(3,943,560
|
)
|
||||
Waters Corp.
|
(13,700
|
)
|
(1,715,103
|
)
|
||||
(20,693,975
|
)
|
|||||||
Industrials (9.24%)
|
||||||||
Caterpillar, Inc.
|
(27,300
|
)
|
(2,371,824
|
)
|
||||
Cummins, Inc.
|
(11,500
|
)
|
(1,589,990
|
)
|
||||
Dover Corp.
|
(21,100
|
)
|
(1,597,692
|
)
|
||||
Emerson Electric Co., Inc.
|
(54,000
|
)
|
(3,176,820
|
)
|
||||
Flowserve Corp.
|
(45,600
|
)
|
(2,668,968
|
)
|
||||
Joy Global, Inc.
|
(37,500
|
)
|
(1,599,000
|
)
|
||||
Kennametal, Inc.
|
(90,300
|
)
|
(3,197,523
|
)
|
||||
Komatsu, Ltd.
|
(39,200
|
)
|
(794,834
|
)
|
||||
Pentair PLC
|
(46,100
|
)
|
(2,865,115
|
)
|
||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
|
(8,400
|
)
|
(996,240
|
)
|
||||
Rolls-Royce Holdings Preference - C Shares(e)
|
(72,861
|
)
|
(112
|
)
|
||||
SPX Corp.
|
(12,700
|
)
|
(977,900
|
)
|
||||
Triumph Group, Inc.
|
(26,000
|
)
|
(1,540,240
|
)
|
||||
Wartsila OYJ Abp
|
(12,926
|
)
|
(595,072
|
)
|
||||
WW Grainger, Inc.
|
(13,000
|
)
|
(3,229,590
|
)
|
||||
(27,200,920
|
)
|
|||||||
Information Technology (1.92%)
|
||||||||
Corning, Inc.
|
(86,400
|
)
|
(1,808,352
|
)
|
||||
International Business Machines Corp.
|
(18,400
|
)
|
(3,151,736
|
)
|
||||
Paychex, Inc.
|
(14,200
|
)
|
(687,138
|
)
|
||||
(5,647,226
|
)
|
|||||||
Materials (3.28%)
|
||||||||
Anglo American PLC
|
(123,349
|
)
|
(2,092,217
|
)
|
||||
BHP Billiton, Ltd.
|
(83,280
|
)
|
(2,106,940
|
)
|
||||
Rio Tinto PLC - Sponsored ADR
|
(105,900
|
)
|
(4,743,261
|
)
|
||||
United States Steel Corp.
|
(29,700
|
)
|
(713,394
|
)
|
||||
(9,655,812
|
)
|
|||||||
Utilities (0.37%)
|
||||||||
Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.
|
(453,000
|
)
|
(1,081,278
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $76,047,113)
|
(78,263,542
|
)
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (c) (continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (26.45%)
|
||||||||
Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Fund
|
(106,100
|
)
|
$
|
(7,605,248
|
)
|
|||
iShares® MSCI Brazil Capped ETF
|
(89,500
|
)
|
(3,240,795
|
)
|
||||
iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
|
(246,351
|
)
|
(10,563,531
|
)
|
||||
iShares® Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF
|
(21,788
|
)
|
(7,269,784
|
)
|
||||
iShares® Russell 2000® ETF
|
(76,100
|
)
|
(9,220,276
|
)
|
||||
Market Vectors® Russia ETF
|
(133,100
|
)
|
(2,622,070
|
)
|
||||
Market Vectors® Semiconductor ETF
|
(102,100
|
)
|
(5,662,466
|
)
|
||||
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust
|
(122,450
|
)
|
(25,533,274
|
)
|
||||
Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund
|
(144,500
|
)
|
(6,152,810
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $72,295,488)
|
(77,870,254
|
)
|
||||||
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $148,342,601)
|
$
|
(156,133,796
|
)
|
(a)
|
Pledged security; a portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for written options, securities sold short, or borrowings. As of April 30, 2015, the aggregate market value of those securities was $294,949,431 representing 100.20% of net assets. (See Note 1 and Note 6)
|
(b)
|
Loaned security; a portion or all of the security is on loan as of April 30, 2015.
|
(c)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(d)
|
Security exempt from registration of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 144A, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2015, these securities had an aggregate market value of $8,835,142 or 3.00% of net assets.
|
(e)
|
Fair valued security; valued by management in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. As of April 30, 2015, these securities had an aggregate market value of $894,138 or 0.30% of total net assets.
|
(f)
|
Floating or variable rate security - rate disclosed as of April 30, 2015.
|
(g)
|
This security has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest.
|
(h)
|
Includes cash which is being held as collateral for total return swap contracts or futures contracts.
|
Semi-Annual Report | April 30, 2015
|
19 |
Statement of Investments
|
Clough Global Equity Fund |
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
FUTURES CONTRACTS
|
||||||||||||||
Expiration
|
Underlying Face
|
Unrealized
|
||||||||||||
Description
|
Position
|
Contracts
|
Date
|
Amount at Value
|
Depreciation
|
|||||||||
Foreign Currency Contracts
|
||||||||||||||
Japanese Yen Currency Future
|
Short
|
45
|
06/16/2015
|
$
|
(4,712,625
|
)
|
$
|
(71,921
|
)
|
|||||
$
|
(4,712,625
|
)
|
$
|
(71,921
|
) |
TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS
|
||||||||||||
Reference
|
Notional
|
Floating Rate
|
Floating
|
Termination
|
Net Unrealized
|
|||||||
Counter Party
|
Entity/Obligation
|
Amount
|
Paid by the Fund
|
Rate Index
|
Date
|
Appreciation
|
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Bharti Airtel, Ltd.
|
$
|
1,408,630
|
75 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
11/30/2015
|
$
|
67,587
|
||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Bharti Infratel, Ltd.
|
1,262,455
|
30 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
12/27/2016
|
566,190
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Housing Development Finance Corp.
|
1,122,273
|
30 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
12/27/2016
|
137,525
|
||||||
$
|
3,793,358
|
|
|
|
$
|
771,302
|
||||||
Reference
|
Notional
|
Floating Rate
|
Floating
|
Termination
|
Net Unrealized
|
|||||||
Counter Party
|
Entity/Obligation
|
Amount
|
Paid by the Fund
|
Rate Index
|
Date
|
Depreciation
|
||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Coal India, Ltd.
|
$
|
2,212,921
|
75 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
11/30/2015
|
$
|
(52,757
|
)
|
|||
Credit Suisse
|
ICICI Bank, Ltd.
|
1,205,596
|
75 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
11/30/2015
|
(100,860
|
)
|
|||||
Credit Suisse
|
Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.
|
1,544,459
|
75 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
11/30/2015
|
(86,909
|
)
|
|||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.
|
1,291,778
|
30 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
12/27/2016
|
(175,065
|
)
|
|||||
Credit Suisse
|
Shriram Transport Finance
|
828,235
|
75 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
11/30/2015
|
(157,441
|
)
|
|||||
$
|
7,082,989
|
|
|
|
$
|
(573,032
|
)
|
|||||
$
|
10,876,347
|
|
|
|
$
|
198,270
|
20 |
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|
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
Statement of Investments |
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
COMMON STOCKS 123.53%
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary 29.24%
|
||||||||
Automobiles 0.21%
|
||||||||
Ford Motor Co.(a)
|
96,200
|
$
|
1,519,960
|
|||||
Consumer Services 1.22%
|
||||||||
Starbucks Corp.(a)
|
178,400
|
8,845,072
|
||||||
Diversified Consumer Services 0.94%
|
||||||||
Service Corp. International(a)(b)
|
246,900
|
6,834,192
|
||||||
Hotels 2.05%
|
||||||||
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.(a)
|
369,400
|
7,831,280
|
||||||
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.(a)(b)
|
83,120
|
7,098,448
|
||||||
14,929,728
|
||||||||
Household Durables 7.94%
|
||||||||
DR Horton, Inc.(a)(b)
|
677,862
|
17,217,695
|
||||||
Lennar Corp. - Class A(a)(b)
|
325,600
|
14,912,480
|
||||||
Man Wah Holdings, Ltd.
|
2,619,092
|
3,406,267
|
||||||
PulteGroup, Inc.(a)(b)
|
251,969
|
4,863,002
|
||||||
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(a)(c)
|
128,100
|
7,802,571
|
||||||
Whirlpool Corp.(a)
|
54,180
|
9,514,008
|
||||||
57,716,023
|
||||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail 3.43%
|
||||||||
Liberty Interactive Corp. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
261,502
|
7,520,798
|
||||||
Liberty Ventures - Series A(a)(b)(c)
|
336,671
|
14,032,447
|
||||||
Netflix, Inc.(a)(c)
|
6,100
|
3,394,650
|
||||||
24,947,895
|
||||||||
Media 8.29%
|
||||||||
IMAX Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
278,700
|
10,412,232
|
||||||
Liberty Broadband Corp. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
52,014
|
2,821,239
|
||||||
Liberty Broadband Corp. - Class C(a)(b)(c)
|
250,367
|
13,584,914
|
||||||
Liberty Media Corp. - Class A(a)(b)(c)
|
208,056
|
7,985,189
|
||||||
Liberty Media Corp. - Class C(a)(b)(c)
|
201,912
|
7,662,560
|
||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc.(a)(b)
|
114,300
|
17,775,936
|
||||||
60,242,070
|
||||||||
Multiline Retailing 0.31%
|
||||||||
Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.
|
29,000
|
2,215,075
|
||||||
Specialty Retail 2.58%
|
||||||||
AutoNation, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
82,709
|
5,090,739
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Consumer Discretionary (continued)
|
||||||||
Signet Jewelers, Ltd.(a)(b)
|
102,046
|
$
|
13,687,430
|
|||||
18,778,169
|
||||||||
Textiles 2.27%
|
||||||||
Carter’s, Inc.
|
39,700
|
3,964,442
|
||||||
Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.(a)(b)(c)
|
151,700
|
9,384,162
|
||||||
Samsonite International S.A.
|
871,200
|
3,186,680
|
||||||
16,535,284
|
||||||||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
212,563,468
|
|||||||
Consumer Staples 0.65%
|
||||||||
Suntory Beverage & Food, Ltd.
|
44,500
|
1,904,480
|
||||||
Vinda International Holdings, Ltd.
|
1,267,714
|
2,839,478
|
||||||
4,743,958
|
||||||||
Energy 5.86%
|
||||||||
Cheniere Energy, Inc.(a)(c)
|
132,900
|
10,165,521
|
||||||
Halliburton Co.(a)
|
81,800
|
4,004,110
|
||||||
HollyFrontier Corp.(a)
|
155,100
|
6,014,778
|
||||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp.(a)
|
42,700
|
4,208,939
|
||||||
PetroChina Co., Ltd. - Class H
|
3,318,000
|
4,263,863
|
||||||
Phillips 66(a)(b)
|
78,181
|
6,200,535
|
||||||
Tesoro Corp.(a)
|
39,974
|
3,430,968
|
||||||
Valero Energy Corp.
|
34,800
|
1,980,120
|
||||||
Western Refining, Inc.(a)
|
52,810
|
2,326,280
|
||||||
42,595,114
|
||||||||
Financials 26.56%
|
||||||||
Business Development Corporations 1.46%
|
||||||||
Ares Capital Corp.(a)
|
484,500
|
8,246,190
|
||||||
Golub Capital BDC, Inc.
|
133,200
|
2,338,992
|
||||||
10,585,182
|
||||||||
Capital Markets 3.75%
|
||||||||
Atlas Mara, Ltd.(c)(d)
|
764,522
|
5,275,202
|
||||||
China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd. - Class H(c)
|
4,905,000
|
2,923,806
|
||||||
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.
|
570,000
|
4,773,869
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley(a)(b)
|
383,813
|
14,320,063
|
||||||
27,292,940
|
||||||||
Commercial Banks 3.23%
|
||||||||
BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.
|
601,000
|
2,337,918
|
||||||
First Republic Bank(a)(b)
|
133,800
|
7,799,202
|
||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
|
453,900
|
3,253,710
|
||||||
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
|
1,590,600
|
3,046,652
|
|
|
Semi-Annual Report | April 30, 2015
|
21
|
Statement of Investments
|
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Financials (continued)
|
||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
|
159,900
|
$
|
7,020,065
|
|||||
23,457,547
|
||||||||
Diversified Financials 7.07%
|
||||||||
Bank of America Corp.(a)(b)
|
1,507,410
|
24,013,041
|
||||||
Citigroup, Inc.(a)(b)
|
496,925
|
26,496,041
|
||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)
|
13,700
|
866,662
|
||||||
51,375,744
|
||||||||
Insurance 2.34%
|
||||||||
American International Group, Inc.(a)(b)
|
303,000
|
17,055,870
|
||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts 4.66%
|
||||||||
Ladder Capital Corp.(a)
|
208,196
|
3,651,758
|
||||||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust(a)
|
442,791
|
9,276,471
|
||||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(a)
|
212,500
|
5,102,125
|
||||||
Two Harbors Investment Corp.(a)
|
1,511,100
|
15,866,550
|
||||||
33,896,904
|
||||||||
Real Estate Management & Development 0.45%
|
||||||||
Leopalace21 Corp.(c)
|
566,800
|
3,294,466
|
||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 3.60%
|
||||||||
MGIC Investment Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
1,432,885
|
14,930,662
|
||||||
Radian Group, Inc.(a)
|
628,800
|
11,230,368
|
||||||
26,161,030
|
||||||||
TOTAL FINANCIALS
|
193,119,683
|
|||||||
Health Care 26.59%
|
||||||||
AbbVie, Inc.(a)(b)
|
41,300
|
2,670,458
|
||||||
Acceleron Pharma, Inc.(a)(c)
|
104,196
|
2,881,019
|
||||||
Accuray, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
583,400
|
4,743,042
|
||||||
Actavis PLC(a)(c)
|
28,600
|
8,089,796
|
||||||
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
93,100
|
2,165,506
|
||||||
Akorn, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
199,400
|
8,303,016
|
||||||
Alkermes PLC(c)
|
24,200
|
1,339,954
|
||||||
Biogen, Inc.(a)(c)
|
11,400
|
4,262,802
|
||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(a)(b)
|
113,600
|
7,239,728
|
||||||
Centene Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
33,770
|
2,093,402
|
||||||
Cerner Corp.(a)(c)
|
47,400
|
3,403,794
|
||||||
Community Health Systems, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
163,600
|
8,782,048
|
||||||
Dynavax Technologies Corp.(a)(c)
|
228,311
|
4,592,476
|
||||||
Endo International PLC(a)(b)(c)
|
81,127
|
6,819,941
|
||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
68,500
|
6,884,935
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Health Care (continued)
|
||||||||
GW Pharmaceuticals PLC - ADR(a)(b)(c)
|
96,500
|
$
|
10,098,725
|
|||||
HCA Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
121,847
|
9,017,896
|
||||||
Healthways, Inc.(a)(c)
|
226,863
|
3,947,416
|
||||||
Hologic, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
248,300
|
8,377,642
|
||||||
Illumina, Inc.(a)(c)
|
39,900
|
7,351,575
|
||||||
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.(c)
|
81,400
|
1,664,630
|
||||||
Intrexon Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
183,323
|
7,118,432
|
||||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
18,699
|
9,274,330
|
||||||
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b)(c)
|
42,743
|
7,638,174
|
||||||
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
99,576
|
7,456,251
|
||||||
PAREXEL International Corp.(a)(c)
|
98,700
|
6,274,853
|
||||||
Perrigo Co. PLC(a)
|
14,314
|
2,623,470
|
||||||
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
26,700
|
4,821,486
|
||||||
Sanofi - ADR(a)
|
135,650
|
6,857,108
|
||||||
Select Medical Holdings Corp.(a)
|
302,883
|
4,406,948
|
||||||
Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd. - Class H
|
665,200
|
3,166,986
|
||||||
Team Health Holdings, Inc.(a)(c)
|
112,593
|
6,707,165
|
||||||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.(a)(c)
|
22,700
|
4,924,311
|
||||||
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(a)(c)
|
51,200
|
4,549,120
|
||||||
Veracyte, Inc.(a)(c)
|
304,868
|
2,789,542
|
||||||
193,337,977
|
||||||||
Industrials 10.15%
|
||||||||
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(d)
|
432,710
|
13,275,543
|
||||||
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
184,200
|
10,083,108
|
||||||
Colfax Corp.(a)(b)(c)
|
165,100
|
8,187,309
|
||||||
Esterline Technologies Corp.(a)(c)
|
33,800
|
3,761,602
|
||||||
FANUC Corp.
|
35,680
|
7,926,399
|
||||||
IHI Corp.
|
470,000
|
2,172,864
|
||||||
Kansas City Southern(a)
|
50,900
|
5,216,741
|
||||||
Kirby Corp.(a)(c)
|
22,600
|
1,774,778
|
||||||
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
|
768,000
|
4,294,754
|
||||||
ViaSat, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
158,435
|
9,525,112
|
||||||
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
480,900
|
7,540,512
|
||||||
73,758,722
|
||||||||
Information Technology 16.92%
|
||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. - Sponsored ADR(a)(c)
|
36,000
|
2,926,440
|
||||||
Autodesk, Inc.(a)(c)
|
75,600
|
4,296,348
|
||||||
Baidu, Inc. - Sponsored ADR(a)(b)(c)
|
42,730
|
8,557,964
|
||||||
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
|
507,642
|
6,761,791
|
||||||
EMC Corp.(a)(b)
|
281,700
|
7,580,547
|
||||||
Facebook, Inc. - Class A(a)(c)
|
121,100
|
9,539,047
|
|
|
22
|
www.cloughglobal.com
|
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
Statement of Investments |
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Information Technology (continued)
|
||||||||
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.
|
96,400
|
$
|
3,661,424
|
|||||
Hoya Corp.
|
63,300
|
2,460,430
|
||||||
Lam Research Corp.(a)(b)
|
277,800
|
20,996,124
|
||||||
Micron Technology, Inc.(a)(c)
|
321,800
|
9,052,234
|
||||||
Microsoft Corp.
|
39,900
|
1,940,736
|
||||||
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
|
13,500
|
2,297,487
|
||||||
NXP Semiconductors NV(a)(c)
|
41,263
|
3,966,200
|
||||||
Omron Corp.
|
53,800
|
2,487,236
|
||||||
Rohm Co., Ltd.
|
34,800
|
2,430,754
|
||||||
Salesforce.com, Inc.(a)(c)
|
109,300
|
7,959,226
|
||||||
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
|
5,640
|
7,418,284
|
||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(a)
|
30,618
|
2,824,511
|
||||||
Western Digital Corp.(a)
|
64,500
|
6,304,230
|
||||||
Western Union Co.(a)(b)
|
472,141
|
9,575,019
|
||||||
123,036,032
|
||||||||
Materials 4.48%
|
||||||||
Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.(a)(c)
|
187,900
|
5,764,772
|
||||||
Berry Plastics Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c)
|
167,653
|
5,737,086
|
||||||
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.(a)(b)
|
413,932
|
5,836,441
|
||||||
WR Grace & Co.(a)(c)
|
157,600
|
15,243,072
|
||||||
32,581,371
|
||||||||
Telecommunication Services 2.05%
|
||||||||
China Mobile, Ltd.
|
187,500
|
2,678,036
|
||||||
China Unicom Hong Kong, Ltd.
|
2,488,000
|
4,673,898
|
||||||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
|
40,100
|
2,714,978
|
||||||
SoftBank Corp.
|
77,400
|
4,865,050
|
||||||
14,931,962
|
||||||||
Utilities 1.03%
|
||||||||
Calpine Corp.(a)(c)
|
343,800
|
7,498,278
|
||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
||||||||
(Cost $831,325,400)
|
898,166,565
|
|||||||
PARTICIPATION NOTES 1.92%
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary 0.61%
|
||||||||
Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co., Ltd - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 11/18/2015
|
896,700
|
4,426,560
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Consumer Staples 0.43%
|
||||||||
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 12/09/2015
|
77,200
|
$
|
3,139,253
|
|||||
Fixed Income 0.45%
|
||||||||
Huayi Brothers Media Corp. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 04/10/2017
|
584,400
|
3,296,600
|
||||||
Industrials 0.43%
|
||||||||
Shanghai Mechanical & Electrical Industry Co., Ltd. - Class A (Loan Participation Notes issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Products), expiring 02/16/2016
|
584,200
|
3,090,126
|
||||||
TOTAL PARTICIPATION NOTES
|
||||||||
(Cost $10,663,857)
|
13,952,539
|
|||||||
WARRANTS 0.03%(c)
|
||||||||
Atlas Mara, Ltd., Strike price $11.50, Expires 12/17/2017(d)
|
487,322
|
243,661
|
||||||
TOTAL WARRANTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $4,873)
|
243,661
|
|||||||
Description and
|
Principal
|
|||||||
Maturity Date
|
Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
CORPORATE BONDS 7.48%
|
||||||||
American Express Co.
|
||||||||
Series C, Perpetual Maturity, 4.900%(e)(f)
|
$
|
7,200,000
|
7,119,000
|
|||||
Bank of America Corp.
|
||||||||
Series AA, Perpetual Maturity, 6.100%(e)(f)
|
4,800,000
|
4,908,000
|
||||||
Citigroup, Inc.
|
||||||||
Series P, Perpetual Maturity, 5.950%(e)(f)
|
5,600,000
|
5,577,247
|
||||||
Discover Bank
|
||||||||
08/09/2021, 3.200%
|
3,600,000
|
3,609,803
|
|
|
Semi-Annual Report | April 30, 2015
|
23
|
Statement of Investments
|
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Description and
|
Principal
|
|||||||
Maturity Date
|
Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)
|
||||||||
FedEx Corp.
|
||||||||
08/01/2042, 3.875%
|
$
|
6,500,000
|
$
|
6,075,738
|
||||
Fifth Third Bancorp
|
||||||||
Series J, Perpetual Maturity, 4.900%(e)(f)
|
5,200,000
|
5,072,340
|
||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
||||||||
Series M, Perpetual Maturity, 5.375%(e)(f)
|
6,550,000
|
6,551,638
|
||||||
NIKE, Inc.
|
||||||||
05/01/2043, 3.625%
|
4,000,000
|
3,942,504
|
||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc.
|
||||||||
03/15/2044, 5.200% (e)
|
4,000,000
|
4,125,000
|
||||||
Textron Financial Corp.
|
||||||||
02/15/2067, 6.000% (d)(e)
|
8,200,000
|
7,421,000
|
||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
|
||||||||
(Cost $54,594,257)
|
54,402,270
|
|||||||
ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES 6.72%
|
||||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICS
|
||||||||
Series 2013-4185, Class PB, 03/15/2043, 3.000%
|
2,400,000
|
2,415,749
|
||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association REMICS
|
||||||||
Series 2013-100, Class MS, 06/25/2043, 3.819%(a)(e)
|
1,917,956
|
1,937,371
|
||||||
Series 2013-67, Class BP, 07/25/2043, 3.000%(a)
|
5,170,000
|
5,233,366
|
||||||
Series 2013-132, Class LB, 01/25/2044, 3.000%
|
3,151,680
|
3,186,875
|
||||||
Series 2014-26, Class YW, 04/25/2044, 3.500%
|
1,375,538
|
1,441,794
|
||||||
Government National Mortgage Association
|
||||||||
Series 2014-155, Class VA, 03/16/2037, 3.000%
|
3,928,707
|
4,065,517
|
||||||
Series 2012-19, Class AC, 03/16/2039, 2.274%
|
4,000,000
|
3,979,900
|
||||||
Series 2014-86, Class A, 11/16/2040, 2.650%
|
3,551,041
|
3,630,146
|
||||||
Series 2014-112, Class AB, 12/16/2040, 2.350%
|
4,801,777
|
4,939,955
|
||||||
Series 2014-81, Class EC, 12/20/2042, 2.000%
|
3,438,985
|
3,461,852
|
||||||
Series 2015-22, Class A, 08/16/2047, 2.400%
|
3,989,427
|
4,025,023
|
||||||
Series 2015-2, Class VA, 12/16/2049, 2.500%
|
5,537,702
|
5,492,493
|
Description and
|
Principal
|
|||||||
Maturity Date
|
Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (continued)
|
||||||||
Series 2015-37, Class A, 12/16/2050, 2.600%
|
$
|
4,903,382
|
$
|
5,011,695
|
||||
TOTAL ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES
|
||||||||
(Cost $48,069,605)
|
48,821,736
|
|||||||
GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 0.90%
|
||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds
|
||||||||
11/15/2041, 3.125% (a)
|
6,100,000
|
6,569,889
|
||||||
TOTAL GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
|
||||||||
(Cost $6,252,229)
|
6,569,889
|
|||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS 1.37%
|
||||||||
New York 1.37%
|
||||||||
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue Bonds
|
||||||||
02/01/2026, 3.000%
|
10,100,000
|
9,962,539
|
||||||
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
|
||||||||
(Cost $10,039,307)
|
9,962,539
|
|||||||
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 6.58%
|
||||||||
Money Market Fund 6.58%
|
||||||||
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Prime Portfolio (0.077% 7-day yield)
|
47,808,597
|
47,808,597
|
||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $47,808,597)
|
47,808,597
|
|||||||
Total Investments - 148.53%
|
||||||||
(Cost $1,008,758,125)
|
1,079,927,796
|
|||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (48.53%)(g)
|
(352,843,172
|
)
|
||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
|
$
|
727,084,624
|
||||||
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (c)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
COMMON STOCKS (26.87%)
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary (2.24%)
|
||||||||
Hotels (0.66%)
|
||||||||
MGM Resorts International
|
(226,660
|
)
|
$
|
(4,793,859
|
)
|
|
|
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SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (c) (continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Consumer Discretionary (continued)
|
||||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail (0.50%)
|
||||||||
Expedia, Inc.
|
(38,800
|
)
|
$
|
(3,656,124
|
)
|
|||
Media (0.51%)
|
||||||||
Cablevision Systems Corp. - New York Group A Shares
|
(183,800
|
)
|
(3,672,324
|
)
|
||||
Textiles (0.57%)
|
||||||||
Coach, Inc.
|
(108,600
|
)
|
(4,149,606
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
(16,271,913
|
)
|
||||||
Consumer Staples (0.25%)
|
||||||||
Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A
|
(48,200
|
)
|
(1,849,434
|
)
|
||||
Energy (0.68%)
|
||||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Sponsored ADR
|
(517,400
|
)
|
(4,915,300
|
)
|
||||
Financials (1.62%)
|
||||||||
Commercial Banks (0.57%)
|
||||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC
|
(202,548
|
)
|
(2,010,963
|
)
|
||||
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. - Sponsored Preferred ADR
|
(166,900
|
)
|
(2,139,658
|
)
|
||||
(4,150,621
|
)
|
|||||||
Consumer Finance (0.74%)
|
||||||||
American Express Co.
|
(69,400
|
)
|
(5,375,030
|
)
|
||||
Diversified Financials (0.31%)
|
||||||||
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
|
(47,067
|
)
|
(2,288,868
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL FINANCIALS
|
(11,814,519
|
)
|
||||||
Health Care (7.10%)
|
||||||||
Amgen, Inc.
|
(11,250
|
)
|
(1,776,487
|
)
|
||||
Cigna Corp.
|
(71,300
|
)
|
(8,886,832
|
)
|
||||
Express Scripts Holding Co.
|
(36,500
|
)
|
(3,153,600
|
)
|
||||
Merck & Co., Inc.
|
(197,800
|
)
|
(11,780,968
|
)
|
||||
PerkinElmer, Inc.
|
(95,800
|
)
|
(4,910,708
|
)
|
||||
Stryker Corp.
|
(29,972
|
)
|
(2,764,617
|
)
|
||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
|
(5,100
|
)
|
(640,968
|
)
|
||||
United Therapeutics Corp.
|
(22,550
|
)
|
(3,601,010
|
)
|
||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
|
(88,100
|
)
|
(9,814,340
|
)
|
||||
Waters Corp.
|
(34,132
|
)
|
(4,272,985
|
)
|
||||
(51,602,515
|
)
|
|||||||
Industrials (9.35%)
|
||||||||
Caterpillar, Inc.
|
(68,200
|
)
|
(5,925,216
|
)
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (c) (continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Industrials (continued)
|
||||||||
Cummins, Inc.
|
(28,600
|
)
|
$
|
(3,954,236
|
)
|
|||
Dover Corp.
|
(52,800
|
)
|
(3,998,016
|
)
|
||||
Emerson Electric Co., Inc.
|
(135,200
|
)
|
(7,953,816
|
)
|
||||
Flowserve Corp.
|
(113,700
|
)
|
(6,654,861
|
)
|
||||
Joy Global, Inc.
|
(93,900
|
)
|
(4,003,896
|
)
|
||||
Kennametal, Inc.
|
(225,500
|
)
|
(7,984,955
|
)
|
||||
Komatsu, Ltd.
|
(97,600
|
)
|
(1,978,975
|
)
|
||||
Pentair PLC
|
(115,000
|
)
|
(7,147,250
|
)
|
||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
|
(21,200
|
)
|
(2,514,320
|
)
|
||||
Rolls-Royce Holdings Preference - C Shares(h)
|
(181,079
|
)
|
(278
|
)
|
||||
SPX Corp.
|
(31,700
|
)
|
(2,440,900
|
)
|
||||
Triumph Group, Inc.
|
(65,100
|
)
|
(3,856,524
|
)
|
||||
Wartsila OYJ Abp
|
(32,154
|
)
|
(1,480,269
|
)
|
||||
WW Grainger, Inc.
|
(32,600
|
)
|
(8,098,818
|
)
|
||||
(67,992,330
|
)
|
|||||||
Information Technology (1.94%)
|
||||||||
Corning, Inc.
|
(216,200
|
)
|
(4,525,066
|
)
|
||||
International Business Machines Corp.
|
(45,800
|
)
|
(7,845,082
|
)
|
||||
Paychex, Inc.
|
(35,400
|
)
|
(1,713,006
|
)
|
||||
(14,083,154
|
)
|
|||||||
Materials (3.32%)
|
||||||||
Anglo American PLC
|
(308,113
|
)
|
(5,226,142
|
)
|
||||
BHP Billiton, Ltd.
|
(207,851
|
)
|
(5,258,520
|
)
|
||||
Rio Tinto PLC - Sponsored ADR
|
(264,800
|
)
|
(11,860,392
|
)
|
||||
United States Steel Corp.
|
(74,000
|
)
|
(1,777,480
|
)
|
||||
(24,122,534
|
)
|
|||||||
Utilities (0.37%)
|
||||||||
Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.
|
(1,128,000
|
)
|
(2,692,454
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $189,802,325)
|
(195,344,153
|
)
|
||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (26.99%)
|
||||||||
Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Fund
|
(265,200
|
)
|
(19,009,536
|
)
|
||||
iShares® MSCI Brazil Capped ETF
|
(222,500
|
)
|
(8,056,725
|
)
|
||||
iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
|
(613,365
|
)
|
(26,301,091
|
)
|
||||
iShares® Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF
|
(54,343
|
)
|
(18,132,085
|
)
|
||||
iShares® Russell 2000® ETF
|
(189,500
|
)
|
(22,959,820
|
)
|
||||
Market Vectors® Russia ETF
|
(333,700
|
)
|
(6,573,890
|
)
|
||||
Market Vectors® Semiconductor ETF
|
(254,800
|
)
|
(14,131,208
|
)
|
||||
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust
|
(315,250
|
)
|
(65,735,930
|
)
|
|
|
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|
Statement of Investments
|
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (c) (continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (continued)
|
||||||||
Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund
|
(360,100
|
)
|
$
|
(15,333,058
|
)
|
|||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $181,788,310)
|
(196,233,343
|
)
|
||||||
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $371,590,635)
|
$
|
(391,577,496
|
)
|
(a)
|
Pledged security; a portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for written options, securities sold short, or borrowings. As of April 30, 2015, the aggregate market value of those securities was $734,000,489 representing 100.95% of net assets. (See Note 1 and Note 6)
|
(b)
|
Loaned security; a portion or all of the security is on loan as of April 30, 2015.
|
(c)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(d)
|
Security exempt from registration of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 144A, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2015, these securities had an aggregate market value of $26,215,406 or 3.61% of net assets.
|
(e)
|
Floating or variable rate security - rate disclosed as of April 30, 2015.
|
(f)
|
This security has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest.
|
(g)
|
Includes cash which is being held as collateral for total return swap contracts or futures contracts.
|
(h)
|
Fair valued security; valued by management in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. As of April 30, 2015, this security had an aggregate market value of $(278) which is less than 0.005% of total net assets.
|
|
|
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|
Statement of Investments |
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
FUTURES CONTRACTS
|
|||||||||||||||
Expiration
|
Underlying Face
|
Unrealized
|
|||||||||||||
Description
|
Position
|
Contracts
|
Date
|
Amount at Value
|
Depreciation
|
||||||||||
Foreign Currency Contracts
|
|||||||||||||||
Japanese Yen Currency Future
|
Short
|
104
|
06/16/2015
|
$
|
(10,891,400
|
)
|
$
|
(166,218
|
)
|
||||||
$
|
(10,891,400
|
)
|
$
|
(166,218
|
)
|
TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS
|
||||||||||||||
Reference
|
Notional
|
Floating Rate
|
Floating
|
Termination
|
Net Unrealized
|
|||||||||
Counter Party
|
Entity/Obligation
|
Amount
|
Paid by the Fund
|
Rate Index
|
Date
|
Appreciation
|
||||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Bharti Airtel, Ltd.
|
$
|
3,515,155
|
75 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
11/30/2015
|
$
|
168,662
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Bharti Infratel, Ltd.
|
3,273,176
|
30 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
12/27/2016
|
1,482,356
|
||||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Housing Development Finance Corp.
|
2,800,157
|
30 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
12/27/2016
|
342,044
|
||||||||
$
|
9,588,488
|
$
|
1,993,062
|
|||||||||||
Reference
|
Notional
|
Floating Rate
|
Floating
|
Termination
|
Net Unrealized
|
|||||||||
Counter Party
|
Entity/Obligation
|
Amount
|
Paid by the Fund
|
Rate Index
|
Date
|
Depreciation
|
||||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Coal India, Ltd.
|
$
|
5,563,647
|
75 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
11/30/2015
|
$
|
(132,639
|
)
|
|||||
Credit Suisse
|
ICICI Bank, Ltd.
|
3,007,018
|
75 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
11/30/2015
|
(251,567
|
)
|
|||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.
|
3,844,388
|
75 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
11/30/2015
|
(216,565
|
)
|
|||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.
|
3,220,781
|
30 bps + 1D FEDEF
|
1 D FEDEF
|
12/27/2016
|
(436,534
|
)
|
|||||||
Credit Suisse
|
Shriram Transport Finance
|
2,065,007
|
75 bps + 1M LIBOR
|
1 M LIBOR
|
11/30/2015
|
(392,542
|
)
|
|||||||
$
|
17,700,841
|
$
|
(1,429,847
|
)
|
||||||||||
$
|
27,289,329
|
$
|
563,215
|
|
|
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|
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|
Statement of Investments
|
Clough Global Funds
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Abbreviations:
|
1D FEDEF - Federal Funds Effective Rate (Daily)
|
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
|
bps - Basis Points
|
ETF - Exchange Traded Fund
|
1 M LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate (Monthly)
|
Ltd. - Limited
|
MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International
|
NV - Naamloze Vennootschap (Dutch: Limited Liability Company)
|
OYJ - Osakeyhtio is the Finnish equivalent of a public limited company.
|
PLC - Public Limited Company
|
REMICS - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
|
S.A. - Generally designates corporations in various countries, mostly those employing the civil law
|
S&P - Standard & Poor’s
|
SPDR - Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt
|
For Fund compliance purposes, each Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes, and/or as defined by each Fund’s management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are unaudited.
|
|
|
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|
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Clough Global
Allocation Fund |
Clough Global
Equity Fund |
Clough Global
Opportunities Fund |
||||||||||
ASSETS:
|
||||||||||||
Investments, at value (Cost - see below)*
|
$
|
262,189,197
|
$
|
427,880,465
|
$
|
1,079,927,796
|
||||||
Cash
|
487,542
|
529,335
|
2,053,846
|
|||||||||
Foreign Currency, at value (Cost $978,213, $2,115,203 and $4,142,209)
|
995,789
|
2,144,778
|
4,221,140
|
|||||||||
Deposit with broker for futures contracts
|
124,331
|
223,796
|
517,218
|
|||||||||
Deposit with broker for written options and securities sold short
|
97,293,442
|
160,444,929
|
402,463,129
|
|||||||||
Deposit with broker for total return swap contracts
|
4,650,755
|
7,961,899
|
20,054,653
|
|||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on total return swap contracts
|
474,168
|
771,302
|
1,993,062
|
|||||||||
Dividends receivable
|
260,921
|
418,891
|
981,024
|
|||||||||
Interest receivable
|
154,451
|
54,131
|
628,620
|
|||||||||
Receivable for investments sold
|
13,878,562
|
23,712,096
|
58,730,065
|
|||||||||
Total Assets
|
380,509,158
|
624,141,622
|
1,571,570,553
|
|||||||||
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Loan payable
|
93,300,000
|
156,000,000
|
388,900,000
|
|||||||||
Interest due on loan payable
|
5,072
|
8,480
|
21,140
|
|||||||||
Variation margin payable
|
39,956
|
71,921
|
166,218
|
|||||||||
Securities sold short (Proceeds $89,826,767, $148,342,601 and $371,590,635)
|
94,582,626
|
156,133,796
|
391,577,496
|
|||||||||
Payable for investments purchased
|
14,466,008
|
16,156,309
|
60,197,723
|
|||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on total return swap contracts
|
346,567
|
573,032
|
1,429,847
|
|||||||||
Dividends payable - short sales
|
90,808
|
150,708
|
375,677
|
|||||||||
Interest payable - margin account
|
32,766
|
54,269
|
137,289
|
|||||||||
Accrued investment advisory fee
|
215,672
|
459,725
|
1,272,160
|
|||||||||
Accrued administration fee
|
87,809
|
163,457
|
407,091
|
|||||||||
Accrued trustees fee
|
306
|
7,975
|
306
|
|||||||||
Other payables and accrued expenses
|
981
|
1,788
|
982
|
|||||||||
Total Liabilities
|
203,168,571
|
329,781,460
|
844,485,929
|
|||||||||
Net Assets
|
$
|
177,340,587
|
$
|
294,360,162
|
$
|
727,084,624
|
||||||
Cost of Investments
|
$
|
244,548,513
|
$
|
396,765,953
|
$
|
1,008,758,125
|
||||||
COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||||||
Paid-in capital
|
$
|
166,087,962
|
$
|
266,419,903
|
$
|
714,484,492
|
||||||
Overdistributed net investment income
|
(8,978,360
|
) |
(16,152,488
|
) |
(43,012,579
|
) | ||||||
Accumulated net realized gain on investment securities, futures contracts, securities sold short, written options, total return swap contracts and foreign currency transactions
|
7,246,262
|
20,622,574
|
3,976,339
|
|||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation in value of investment securities, futures contracts, securities sold short, written options, total return swap contracts and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency
|
12,984,723
|
23,470,173
|
51,636,372
|
|||||||||
Net Assets
|
$
|
177,340,587
|
$
|
294,360,162
|
$
|
727,084,624
|
||||||
Shares of common stock outstanding of no par value, unlimited shares authorized
|
10,434,606
|
17,840,705
|
51,736,859
|
|||||||||
Net asset value per share
|
$
|
17.00
|
$
|
16.50
|
$
|
14.05
|
||||||
* Securities Loaned, at value
|
$
|
84,864,496
|
$
|
141,053,996
|
$
|
354,142,832
|
See Notes to the Financial Statements.
|
|
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|
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|
Statements of Operations
|
Clough Global Funds
|
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
|
Clough Global
Allocation Fund |
Clough Global
Equity Fund |
Clough Global
Opportunities Fund |
||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME:
|
||||||||||||
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $15,772, $26,883 and $65,601)
|
$
|
1,444,051
|
$
|
2,339,665
|
$
|
5,543,983
|
||||||
Interest on investment securities
|
523,838
|
360,637
|
2,089,957
|
|||||||||
Hypothecated securities income (See Note 6)
|
25,467
|
44,168
|
124,452
|
|||||||||
Total Income
|
1,993,356
|
2,744,470
|
7,758,392
|
|||||||||
EXPENSES:
|
||||||||||||
Investment advisory fee
|
1,243,158
|
2,649,012
|
7,342,516
|
|||||||||
Administration fee
|
506,143
|
941,871
|
2,349,605
|
|||||||||
Interest on loan
|
448,444
|
749,810
|
1,869,239
|
|||||||||
Interest expense - margin account
|
176,450
|
293,215
|
735,318
|
|||||||||
Trustees fee
|
85,198
|
102,318
|
85,198
|
|||||||||
Dividend expense - short sales
|
819,238
|
1,355,876
|
3,401,226
|
|||||||||
Other expenses
|
71,546
|
162,423
|
290,509
|
|||||||||
Total Expenses
|
3,350,177
|
6,254,525
|
16,073,611
|
|||||||||
Net Investment Loss
|
(1,356,821
|
) |
(3,510,055
|
) |
(8,315,219
|
) | ||||||
NET REALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON:
|
||||||||||||
Investment securities
|
9,591,213
|
16,558,673
|
32,582,076
|
|||||||||
Futures contracts
|
84,425
|
152,540
|
350,712
|
|||||||||
Securities sold short
|
(5,255,218
|
) |
(8,707,863
|
) |
(21,832,778
|
) | ||||||
Written options
|
18,525
|
43,960
|
75,696
|
|||||||||
Total return swap contracts
|
597,905
|
983,487
|
2,486,902
|
|||||||||
Foreign currency transactions
|
(728,875
|
) |
(1,286,775
|
) |
(3,228,914
|
) | ||||||
NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION/(DEPRECIATION) ON:
|
||||||||||||
Investment securities
|
5,387,815
|
9,532,291
|
28,761,146
|
|||||||||
Futures contracts
|
(39,956
|
) |
(71,921
|
) |
(166,218
|
) | ||||||
Securities sold short
|
(567,883
|
) |
(946,116
|
(2,355,294
|
) | |||||||
Written options
|
24,188
|
30,195
|
106,238
|
|||||||||
Total return swap contracts
|
(218,782
|
) |
(365,041
|
) |
(893,201
|
) | ||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
|
35,496
|
70,570
|
183,155
|
|||||||||
Net gain on investment securities, futures contracts, securities sold short, written options, total return swap contracts and foreign currency transactions
|
8,928,853
|
15,994,000
|
36,069,520
|
|||||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shares from Operations
|
$
|
7,572,032
|
$
|
12,483,945
|
$
|
27,754,301
|
See Notes to the Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
For the Six Months
Ended April 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
For the Period
Ended October 31, 2014 (a) |
For the
Year Ended March 31, 2014
|
||||||||||
COMMON SHAREHOLDERS OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||||
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(1,356,821
|
)
|
$
|
(1,211,780
|
)
|
$
|
(2,700,749
|
)
|
|||
Net realized gain/(loss) from:
|
||||||||||||
Investment securities
|
9,591,213
|
9,263,719
|
33,757,575
|
|||||||||
Futures contracts
|
84,425
|
–
|
–
|
|||||||||
Securities sold short
|
(5,255,218
|
)
|
(4,048,850
|
)
|
(11,724,746
|
)
|
||||||
Written options
|
18,525
|
1,626,786
|
1,157,134
|
|||||||||
Total return swap contracts
|
597,905
|
127,759
|
(397,065
|
)
|
||||||||
Foreign currency transactions
|
(728,875
|
)
|
(1,107,584
|
)
|
(1,364,844
|
)
|
||||||
Net change in urealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
|
||||||||||||
Investment securities
|
5,387,815
|
(3,767,515
|
)
|
1,545,066
|
||||||||
Futures contracts
|
(39,956
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
||||||||
Securities sold short
|
(567,883
|
)
|
776,488
|
(3,663,378
|
)
|
|||||||
Written options
|
24,188
|
(262,076
|
)
|
237,888
|
||||||||
Total return swap contracts
|
(218,782
|
)
|
527,780
|
387,137
|
||||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
|
35,496
|
(23,378
|
)
|
1,667
|
||||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets From Operations
|
7,572,032
|
1,901,349
|
17,235,685
|
|||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:
|
||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
(7,199,878
|
)
|
(1,428,310
|
)
|
(2,508,129
|
)
|
||||||
Net realized gains
|
–
|
(6,241,125
|
)
|
(13,300,299
|
)
|
|||||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions
|
(7,199,878
|
)
|
(7,669,435
|
)
|
(15,808,428
|
)
|
||||||
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shares
|
372,154
|
(5,768,086
|
)
|
1,427,257
|
||||||||
NET ASSETS ATTRIBUABLE TO COMMON SHARES:
|
||||||||||||
Beginning of period
|
176,968,433
|
182,736,519
|
181,309,262
|
|||||||||
End of period*
|
$
|
177,340,587
|
$
|
176,968,433
|
$
|
182,736,519
|
||||||
*Includes Overdistributed Net Investment Income of:
|
$
|
(8,978,360
|
)
|
$
|
(421,661
|
)
|
$
|
(25,714
|
)
|
(a)
|
The Board announced, on September 12, 2014, approval to change the fiscal year-end of the Fund from March 31 to October 31 (See Note 1).
|
See Notes to the Financial Statements.
|
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|
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
For the Six Months
Ended April 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
For the Period
Ended October 31, 2014 (a) |
For the
Year Ended March 31, 2014 |
||||||||||
COMMON SHAREHOLDERS OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||||
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(3,510,055
|
)
|
$
|
(2,960,128
|
)
|
$
|
(5,959,391
|
)
|
|||
Net realized gain/(loss) from:
|
||||||||||||
Investment securities
|
16,558,673
|
21,552,419
|
59,677,261
|
|||||||||
Futures contracts
|
152,540
|
–
|
–
|
|||||||||
Securities sold short
|
(8,707,863
|
)
|
(6,922,240
|
)
|
(19,377,471
|
)
|
||||||
Written options
|
43,960
|
2,711,856
|
2,132,270
|
|||||||||
Total return swap contracts
|
983,487
|
208,335
|
(778,872
|
)
|
||||||||
Foreign currency transactions
|
(1,286,775
|
)
|
(1,873,544
|
)
|
(2,282,452
|
)
|
||||||
Net change in urealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
|
||||||||||||
Investment securities
|
9,532,291
|
(13,626,546
|
)
|
7,138,315
|
||||||||
Futures contracts
|
(71,921
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
||||||||
Securities sold short
|
(946,116
|
)
|
1,519,793
|
(6,297,210
|
)
|
|||||||
Written options
|
30,195
|
(426,675
|
)
|
396,480
|
||||||||
Total return swap contracts
|
(365,041
|
)
|
850,925
|
912,341
|
||||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
|
70,570
|
(49,915
|
)
|
2,278
|
||||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets From Operations
|
12,483,945
|
984,280
|
35,563,549
|
|||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:
|
||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
(11,953,272
|
)
|
(1,468,195
|
)
|
(6,725,986
|
)
|
||||||
Net realized gains
|
–
|
(11,644,723
|
)
|
(19,589,053
|
)
|
|||||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions
|
(11,953,272
|
)
|
(13,112,918
|
)
|
(26,315,039
|
)
|
||||||
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shares
|
530,673
|
(12,128,638
|
)
|
9,248,510
|
||||||||
NET ASSETS ATTRIBUABLE TO COMMON SHARES:
|
||||||||||||
Beginning of period
|
293,829,489
|
305,958,127
|
296,709,617
|
|||||||||
End of period*
|
$
|
294,360,162
|
$
|
293,829,489
|
$
|
305,958,127
|
||||||
*Includes Overdistributed Net Investment Income of:
|
$
|
(16,152,488
|
)
|
$
|
(689,161
|
)
|
$
|
(58,333
|
)
|
(a)
|
The Board announced, on September 12, 2014, approval to change the fiscal year-end of the Fund from March 31 to October 31 (See Note 1).
|
See Notes to the Financial Statements.
|
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|
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
For the Six Months
Ended April 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
For the Period
Ended October 31, 2014 (a) |
For the
Year Ended March 31, 2014 |
||||||||||
COMMON SHAREHOLDERS OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||||
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(8,315,219
|
)
|
$
|
(7,695,986
|
)
|
$
|
(16,433,509
|
)
|
|||
Net realized gain/(loss) from:
|
||||||||||||
Investment securities
|
32,582,076
|
56,231,878
|
154,280,979
|
|||||||||
Futures contracts
|
350,712
|
–
|
–
|
|||||||||
Securities sold short
|
(21,832,778
|
)
|
(16,856,654
|
)
|
(49,230,469
|
)
|
||||||
Written options
|
75,696
|
6,494,088
|
2,518,366
|
|||||||||
Total return swap contracts
|
2,486,902
|
536,860
|
(1,681,206
|
)
|
||||||||
Foreign currency transactions
|
(3,228,914
|
)
|
(4,657,276
|
)
|
(5,764,401
|
)
|
||||||
Net change in urealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
|
||||||||||||
Investment securities
|
28,761,146
|
(33,118,469
|
)
|
1,301,682
|
||||||||
Futures contracts
|
(166,218
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
||||||||
Securities sold short
|
(2,355,294
|
)
|
3,202,670
|
(15,331,017
|
)
|
|||||||
Written options
|
106,238
|
(1,057,790
|
)
|
951,552
|
||||||||
Total return swap contracts
|
(893,201
|
)
|
2,223,549
|
1,634,232
|
||||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
|
183,155
|
(126,915
|
)
|
6,869
|
||||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets From Operations
|
27,754,301
|
5,175,955
|
72,253,078
|
|||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:
|
||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
(30,524,746
|
)
|
–
|
(5,714,309
|
)
|
|||||||
Net realized gains
|
–
|
(34,405,011
|
)
|
(64,906,503
|
)
|
|||||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions
|
(30,524,746
|
)
|
(34,405,011
|
)
|
(70,620,812
|
)
|
||||||
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shares
|
(2,770,445
|
)
|
(29,229,056
|
)
|
1,632,266
|
|||||||
NET ASSETS ATTRIBUABLE TO COMMON SHARES:
|
||||||||||||
Beginning of period
|
729,855,069
|
759,084,125
|
757,451,859
|
|||||||||
End of period*
|
$
|
727,084,624
|
$
|
729,855,069
|
$
|
759,084,125
|
||||||
*Includes Overdistributed Net Investment Income of:
|
$
|
(43,012,579
|
)
|
$
|
(4,172,614
|
)
|
$
|
(4,669,930
|
)
|
(a)
|
The Board announced, on September 12, 2014, approval to change the fiscal year-end of the Fund from March 31 to October 31 (See Note 1).
|
See Notes to the Financial Statements.
|
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|
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|
Statements of Cash Flows
|
Clough Global Funds |
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
Clough Global
Equity Fund |
Clough Global
Opportunities Fund |
||||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Net increase in net assets from operations
|
$
|
7,572,032
|
$
|
12,483,945
|
$
|
27,754,301
|
||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
Purchase of investment securities
|
(185,910,445
|
)
|
(272,923,642
|
)
|
(730,973,891
|
)
|
||||||
Proceeds from disposition of investment securities
|
204,544,072
|
305,290,334
|
824,418,363
|
|||||||||
Proceeds from securities sold short transactions
|
144,063,851
|
238,271,643
|
594,658,610
|
|||||||||
Cover securities sold short transactions
|
(121,127,594
|
)
|
(200,971,758
|
)
|
(501,343,068
|
)
|
||||||
Premiums received from written options transactions
|
35,130
|
73,099
|
146,688
|
|||||||||
Premiums paid on closing written options transactions
|
(35,411
|
)
|
(61,669
|
)
|
(151,869
|
)
|
||||||
Purchased options transactions
|
(37,679
|
)
|
(63,100
|
)
|
(157,298
|
)
|
||||||
Net purchases of short-term investment securities
|
(1,780,717
|
)
|
(11,020,310
|
)
|
(31,809,009
|
)
|
||||||
Net realized gain from investment securities
|
(9,591,213
|
)
|
(16,558,673
|
)
|
(32,582,076
|
)
|
||||||
Net realized gain from futures contracts
|
(84,425
|
)
|
(152,540
|
)
|
(350,712
|
)
|
||||||
Net realized loss on securities sold short
|
5,255,218
|
8,707,863
|
21,832,778
|
|||||||||
Net realized gain on written options
|
(18,525
|
)
|
(43,960
|
)
|
(75,696
|
)
|
||||||
Net realized gain on total return swap contracts
|
(597,905
|
)
|
(983,487
|
)
|
(2,486,902
|
)
|
||||||
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions
|
515,636
|
916,200
|
2,254,172
|
|||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment securities
|
(5,387,815
|
)
|
(9,532,291
|
)
|
(28,761,146
|
)
|
||||||
Net change in unrealized depreciation on futures contracts
|
39,956
|
71,921
|
166,218
|
|||||||||
Net change in unrealized depreciation on securities sold short
|
567,883
|
946,116
|
2,355,294
|
|||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on written options
|
(24,188
|
)
|
(30,195
|
)
|
(106,238
|
)
|
||||||
Net change in unrealized depreciation on total return swap contracts
|
218,782
|
365,041
|
893,201
|
|||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
|
(35,496
|
)
|
(70,570
|
)
|
(183,155
|
)
|
||||||
Net receipts from total return swap contracts
|
597,905
|
983,487
|
2,486,902
|
|||||||||
Discount and premiums amortized
|
15,285
|
21,457
|
64,070
|
|||||||||
Increase in deposits with broker for futures contracts
|
(124,331
|
)
|
(223,796
|
)
|
(517,218
|
)
|
||||||
Increase in deposits with broker for written options and securities sold short
|
(32,033,703
|
)
|
(51,390,071
|
)
|
(130,637,866
|
)
|
||||||
Increase in deposits with broker for total return swap contracts
|
(2,701,398
|
)
|
(4,801,744
|
)
|
(11,852,300
|
)
|
||||||
Increase in dividends receivable
|
(123,835
|
)
|
(178,620
|
)
|
(407,210
|
)
|
||||||
Decrease in interest receivable
|
245,986
|
396,477
|
912,371
|
|||||||||
Increase in interest due on loan payable
|
240
|
401
|
999
|
|||||||||
Increase in dividends payable - short sales
|
87,296
|
144,841
|
361,053
|
|||||||||
Increase in interest payable - margin account
|
5,791
|
9,430
|
24,970
|
|||||||||
Increase in accrued investment advisory fee
|
10,057
|
20,799
|
53,761
|
|||||||||
Increase in accrued administration fee
|
4,094
|
7,394
|
17,203
|
|||||||||
Decrease in accrued trustees fee
|
(14,246
|
)
|
(6,577
|
)
|
(14,246
|
)
|
||||||
Increase in other payables and accrued expenses
|
817
|
1,598
|
817
|
|||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
4,151,105
|
(300,957
|
)
|
5,991,871
|
||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Cash distributions paid
|
(7,199,878
|
)
|
(11,953,272
|
)
|
(30,524,746
|
)
|
||||||
Net cash used in financing activities
|
(7,199,878
|
)
|
(11,953,272
|
)
|
(30,524,746
|
)
|
||||||
Effect of exchange rates on cash
|
35,496
|
70,570
|
183,155
|
|||||||||
Net Change in Cash and Foreign Rates on Cash and Foreign Currency
|
(3,013,277
|
)
|
(12,183,659
|
)
|
(24,349,720
|
)
|
||||||
Cash and foreign currency, beginning of period
|
$
|
4,496,608
|
$
|
14,857,772
|
$
|
30,624,706
|
||||||
Cash and foreign currency, end of period
|
$
|
1,483,331
|
$
|
2,674,113
|
$
|
6,274,986
|
||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
||||||||||||
Cash paid during the period for interest from bank borrowing:
|
$
|
448,204
|
$
|
749,409
|
$
|
1,868,240
|
See Notes to the Financial Statements.
|
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|
Financial Highlights
|
For a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated
|
For the Six
Months Ended April 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
For the
Period Ended October 31, 2014(1) |
For the
Year Ended March 31, 2014 |
For the
Year Ended March 31, 2013 |
For the
Year Ended March 31, 2012 |
For the
Year Ended March 31, 2011 |
|||||||||||||||||||
PER COMMON SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value - beginning of period
|
$
|
16.96
|
$
|
17.51
|
$
|
17.38
|
$
|
16.30
|
$
|
18.35
|
$
|
16.90
|
||||||||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income/(loss)*
|
(0.13
|
)
|
(0.12
|
)
|
(0.26
|
)
|
(0.01
|
)
|
0.26
|
0.38
|
||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
|
0.86
|
0.31
|
1.90
|
2.29
|
(1.11
|
)
|
2.27
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total Income from Investment Operations
|
0.73
|
0.19
|
1.64
|
2.28
|
(0.85
|
)
|
2.65
|
|||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
(0.69
|
)
|
(0.14
|
)
|
(0.24
|
)
|
(0.90
|
)
|
(1.20
|
)
|
(1.20
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net realized gains
|
–
|
(0.60
|
)
|
(1.27
|
)
|
(0.30
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
|||||||||||||||
Total Distributions to Common Shareholders
|
(0.69
|
)
|
(0.74
|
)
|
(1.51
|
)
|
(1.20
|
)
|
(1.20
|
)
|
(1.20
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net asset value - end of period
|
$
|
17.00
|
$
|
16.96
|
$
|
17.51
|
$
|
17.38
|
$
|
16.30
|
$
|
18.35
|
||||||||||||
Market price - end of period
|
$
|
15.05
|
$
|
14.60
|
$
|
15.18
|
$
|
15.07
|
$
|
13.94
|
$
|
16.24
|
||||||||||||
Total Investment Return - Net Asset Value:(2)
|
4.95
|
%
|
1.68
|
%
|
11.14
|
%
|
16.19
|
%
|
(3.48
|
)%
|
17.30
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Total Investment Return - Market Price:(2)
|
7.93
|
%
|
0.97
|
%
|
11.12
|
%
|
17.81
|
%
|
(6.73
|
)%
|
10.20
|
%
|
||||||||||||
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets attributable to common shares, end of period (000s)
|
$
|
177,341
|
$
|
176,968
|
$
|
182,737
|
$
|
181,309
|
$
|
170,120
|
$
|
191,502
|
||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets attributable to common shareholders:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses
|
3.78
|
%(3)
|
3.25
|
%(3)
|
3.34
|
%
|
3.24
|
%
|
3.05
|
%
|
2.87
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Total expenses excluding interest expense and dividends on short sales expense
|
2.15
|
%(3)
|
2.00
|
%(3)
|
1.94
|
%
|
1.93
|
%
|
1.80
|
%
|
1.74
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Net investment income/(loss)
|
(1.53
|
)(3)
|
(1.15
|
)(3)
|
(1.47
|
)
|
(0.04
|
)
|
1.61
|
2.28
|
||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(4)
|
76
|
%
|
110
|
%
|
179
|
%
|
250
|
%
|
192
|
%
|
172
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Borrowings at End of Period
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aggregate Amount Outstanding (000s)
|
$
|
93,300
|
$
|
93,300
|
$
|
93,300
|
$
|
89,800
|
$
|
89,800
|
$
|
89,800
|
||||||||||||
Asset Coverage Per $1,000 (000s)
|
$
|
2,901
|
$
|
2,897
|
$
|
2,959
|
$
|
3,019
|
$
|
2,894
|
$
|
3,133
|
*
|
Based on average shares outstanding.
|
(1)
|
The Board announced, on September 12, 2014, approval to change the fiscal year-end of the Fund from March 31 to October 31 (See Note 1).
|
(2)
|
Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a common share at the opening on the first day and a sale at the closing on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at price obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage commissions on the purchase or sale of the Fund’s common shares. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Total returns for the period indicated are not annualized.
|
(3)
|
Annualized.
|
(4)
|
Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.
|
See Notes to the Financial Statements.
|
|
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|
35 |
Financial Highlights
|
Clough Global Equity Fund |
For a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated
|
For the Six
Months Ended April 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
For the
Period Ended October 31, 2014(1) |
For the
Year Ended March 31, 2014 |
For the
Year Ended March 31, 2013 |
For the
Year Ended March 31, 2012 |
For the
Year Ended March 31, 2011 |
|||||||||||||||||||
PER COMMON SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value - beginning of period
|
$
|
16.47
|
$
|
17.15
|
$
|
16.63
|
$
|
15.53
|
$
|
17.62
|
$
|
16.29
|
||||||||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income/(loss)*
|
(0.20
|
)
|
(0.17
|
)
|
(0.33
|
)
|
(0.06
|
)
|
0.21
|
0.30
|
||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
|
0.90
|
0.23
|
2.33
|
2.32
|
(1.14
|
)
|
2.19
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total Income from Investment Operations
|
0.70
|
0.06
|
2.00
|
2.26
|
(0.93
|
)
|
2.49
|
|||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
(0.67
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
(0.38
|
)
|
(0.87
|
)
|
(1.14
|
)
|
(1.16
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net realized gains
|
–
|
(0.66
|
)
|
(1.10
|
)
|
(0.29
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
|||||||||||||||
Tax return of capital
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
(0.02
|
)
|
–
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total Distributions to Common Shareholders
|
(0.67
|
)
|
(0.74
|
)
|
(1.48
|
)
|
(1.16
|
)
|
(1.16
|
)
|
(1.16
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net asset value - end of period
|
$
|
16.50
|
$
|
16.47
|
$
|
17.15
|
$
|
16.63
|
$
|
15.53
|
$
|
17.62
|
||||||||||||
Market price - end of period
|
$
|
15.04
|
$
|
14.34
|
$
|
15.42
|
$
|
14.70
|
$
|
13.09
|
$
|
15.37
|
||||||||||||
Total Investment Return - Net Asset Value:(2)
|
4.80
|
%
|
0.86
|
%
|
13.57
|
%
|
16.90
|
%
|
(4.08
|
)%
|
17.05
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Total Investment Return - Market Price:(2)
|
9.72
|
%
|
(2.33
|
)%
|
15.52
|
%
|
22.60
|
%
|
(7.32
|
)%
|
16.07
|
%
|
||||||||||||
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets attributable to common shares, end of period (000s)
|
$
|
294,360
|
$
|
293,829
|
$
|
305,958
|
$
|
296,710
|
$
|
277,061
|
$
|
314,355
|
||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets attributable to common shareholders:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses
|
4.27
|
%(3)
|
3.68
|
%(3)
|
3.76
|
%
|
3.67
|
%
|
3.43
|
%
|
3.23
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Total expenses excluding interest expense and dividends on short sales expense
|
2.63
|
%(3)
|
2.42
|
%(3)
|
2.36
|
%
|
2.35
|
%
|
2.18
|
%
|
2.10
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Net investment income/(loss)
|
(2.39
|
)%(3)
|
(1.68
|
)%(3)
|
(1.95
|
)%
|
(0.37
|
)%
|
1.34
|
%
|
1.87
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(4)
|
67
|
%
|
102
|
%
|
166
|
%
|
250
|
%
|
183
|
%
|
173
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Borrowings at End of Period
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aggregate Amount Outstanding (000s)
|
$
|
156,000
|
$
|
156,000
|
$
|
156,000
|
$
|
147,000
|
$
|
147,000
|
$
|
147,000
|
||||||||||||
Asset Coverage Per $1,000 (000s)
|
$
|
2,887
|
$
|
2,884
|
$
|
2,961
|
$
|
3,018
|
$
|
2,885
|
$
|
3,138
|
*
|
Based on average shares outstanding.
|
(1)
|
The Board announced, on September 12, 2014, approval to change the fiscal year-end of the Fund from March 31 to October 31 (See Note 1).
|
(2)
|
Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a common share at the opening on the first day and a sale at the closing on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at price obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage commissions on the purchase or sale of the Fund’s common shares. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Total returns for the period indicated are not annualized.
|
(3)
|
Annualized.
|
(4)
|
Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.
|
See Notes to the Financial Statements.
|
|
36
|
www.cloughglobal.com |
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
Financial Highlights
|
For a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated
|
For the Six
Months Ended April 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
For the
Period Ended October 31, 2014(1) |
For the
Year Ended March 31, 2014 |
For the
Year Ended March 31, 2013 |
For the
Year Ended March 31, 2012 |
For the
Year Ended March 31, 2011 |
|||||||||||||||||||
PER COMMON SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value - beginning of period
|
$
|
14.11
|
$
|
14.67
|
$
|
14.64
|
$
|
13.84
|
$
|
15.72
|
$
|
14.68
|
||||||||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income/(loss)*
|
(0.16
|
)
|
(0.15
|
)
|
(0.32
|
)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
0.14
|
0.25
|
||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
|
0.69
|
0.26
|
1.72
|
1.97
|
(0.94
|
)
|
1.87
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total Income from Investment Operations
|
0.53
|
0.11
|
1.40
|
1.88
|
(0.80
|
)
|
2.12
|
|||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
(0.59
|
)
|
–
|
(0.11
|
)
|
(1.08
|
)
|
(1.05
|
)
|
(1.08
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Net realized gains
|
–
|
(0.67
|
)
|
(1.26
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
||||||||||||||||
Tax return of capital
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
(0.03
|
)
|
–
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total Distributions to Common Shareholders
|
(0.59
|
)
|
(0.67
|
)
|
(1.37
|
)
|
(1.08
|
)
|
(1.08
|
)
|
(1.08
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net asset value - end of period
|
$
|
14.05
|
$
|
14.11
|
$
|
14.67
|
$
|
14.64
|
$
|
13.84
|
$
|
15.72
|
||||||||||||
Market price - end of period
|
$
|
12.47
|
$
|
12.18
|
$
|
12.75
|
$
|
12.87
|
$
|
11.78
|
$
|
13.85
|
||||||||||||
Total Investment Return - Net Asset Value:(2)
|
4.39
|
%
|
1.39
|
%
|
11.26
|
%
|
15.87
|
%
|
(3.88
|
)%
|
16.21
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Total Investment Return - Market Price:(2)
|
7.34
|
%
|
0.70
|
%
|
9.99
|
%
|
19.67
|
%
|
(7.14
|
)%
|
15.27
|
%
|
||||||||||||
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets attributable to common shares, end of period (000s)
|
$
|
727,085
|
$
|
729,855
|
$
|
759,084
|
$
|
757,452
|
$
|
716,213
|
$
|
813,178
|
||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets attributable to common shareholders:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses
|
4.41
|
%(3)
|
3.86
|
%(3)
|
3.97
|
%
|
3.86
|
%
|
3.61
|
%
|
3.40
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Total expenses excluding interest expense and dividends on short sales expense
|
2.76
|
%(3)
|
2.60
|
%(3)
|
2.55
|
%
|
2.52
|
%
|
2.35
|
%
|
2.25
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Net investment income/(loss)
|
(2.28
|
)%(3)
|
(1.76
|
)%(3)
|
(2.15
|
)%
|
(0.64
|
)%
|
1.04
|
%
|
1.74
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(4)
|
73
|
%
|
111
|
%
|
178
|
%
|
241
|
%
|
193
|
%
|
171
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Borrowings at End of Period
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aggregate Amount Outstanding (000s)
|
$
|
388,900
|
$
|
388,900
|
$
|
388,900
|
$
|
388,900
|
$
|
388,900
|
$
|
388,900
|
||||||||||||
Asset Coverage Per $1,000 (000s)
|
$
|
2,870
|
$
|
2,877
|
$
|
2,952
|
$
|
2,948
|
$
|
2,842
|
$
|
3,091
|
||||||||||||
|
*
|
Based on average shares outstanding.
|
(1)
|
The Board announced, on September 12, 2014, approval to change the fiscal year-end of the Fund from March 31 to October 31 (See Note 1).
|
(2)
|
Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a common share at the opening on the first day and a sale at the closing on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at price obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage commissions on the purchase or sale of the Fund’s common shares. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Total returns for the period indicated are not annualized.
|
(3)
|
Annualized.
|
(4)
|
Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.
|
See Notes to the Financial Statements.
|
|
Semi-Annual Report | April 30, 2015
|
37 |
Notes to Financial Statements
|
Clough Global Funds |
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING AND OPERATING POLICIES
|
38
|
www.cloughglobal.com |
Clough Global Funds
|
Notes to Financial Statements |
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Level 1 – | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date; |
Level 2 – | Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and |
Level 3 – | Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. |
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
Investments in Securities at Value*
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
$
|
215,511,436
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
215,511,436
|
||||||||
Closed-End Funds
|
11,040,057
|
–
|
–
|
11,040,057
|
||||||||||||
Participation Notes
|
–
|
3,372,401
|
–
|
3,372,401
|
||||||||||||
Warrants
|
58,479
|
–
|
–
|
58,479
|
||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds
|
–
|
13,269,752
|
–
|
13,269,752
|
||||||||||||
Asset/Mortgage Backed Securities
|
–
|
9,574,936
|
–
|
9,574,936
|
||||||||||||
Government & Agency Obligations
|
–
|
1,615,546
|
–
|
1,615,546
|
||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds
|
–
|
2,465,975
|
–
|
2,465,975
|
||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments
|
||||||||||||||||
Money Market Fund
|
5,280,615
|
–
|
–
|
5,280,615
|
||||||||||||
TOTAL
|
$
|
231,890,587
|
$
|
30,298,610
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
262,189,197
|
||||||||
Other Financial Instruments
|
||||||||||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts**
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
474,168
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
474,168
|
||||||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Securities Sold Short
|
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
||||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary
|
(3,910,663
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(3,910,663
|
)
|
||||||||||
Consumer Staples
|
(445,092
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(445,092
|
)
|
||||||||||
Energy
|
(1,187,500
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(1,187,500
|
)
|
||||||||||
Financials
|
(2,856,512
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(2,856,512
|
)
|
||||||||||
Health Care
|
(12,540,685
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(12,540,685
|
)
|
||||||||||
Industrials
|
(16,462,398
|
)
|
(67
|
)
|
–
|
(16,462,465
|
)
|
|||||||||
Information Technology
|
(3,409,366
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(3,409,366
|
)
|
||||||||||
Materials
|
(5,884,988
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(5,884,988
|
)
|
||||||||||
Utilities
|
(651,631
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(651,631
|
)
|
||||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds
|
(47,233,724
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(47,233,724
|
)
|
||||||||||
Futures Contracts**
|
(39,956
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(39,956
|
)
|
||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts**
|
–
|
(346,567
|
)
|
–
|
(346,567
|
)
|
||||||||||
TOTAL
|
$
|
(94,622,515
|
)
|
$
|
127,534
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
(94,494,981
|
)
|
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Notes to Financial Statements
|
Clough Global Funds |
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
Investments in Securities at Value*
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
||||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary
|
$
|
97,020,631
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
97,020,631
|
||||||||
Consumer Staples
|
2,516,685
|
–
|
–
|
2,516,685
|
||||||||||||
Energy
|
17,473,099
|
–
|
–
|
17,473,099
|
||||||||||||
Financials
|
88,374,729
|
–
|
–
|
88,374,729
|
||||||||||||
Health Care
|
78,457,742
|
894,250
|
–
|
79,351,992
|
||||||||||||
Industrials
|
30,983,851
|
–
|
–
|
30,983,851
|
||||||||||||
Information Technology
|
56,358,320
|
–
|
–
|
56,358,320
|
||||||||||||
Materials
|
12,915,897
|
–
|
–
|
12,915,897
|
||||||||||||
Telecommunication Services
|
5,992,022
|
–
|
–
|
5,992,022
|
||||||||||||
Utilities
|
2,996,694
|
–
|
–
|
2,996,694
|
||||||||||||
Participation Notes
|
–
|
6,519,298
|
–
|
6,519,298
|
||||||||||||
Warrants
|
97,860
|
–
|
–
|
97,860
|
||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds
|
–
|
1,891,537
|
–
|
1,891,537
|
||||||||||||
Asset/Mortgage Backed Securities
|
–
|
1,915,493
|
–
|
1,915,493
|
||||||||||||
Government & Agency Obligations
|
–
|
2,584,875
|
–
|
2,584,875
|
||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds
|
–
|
2,367,336
|
–
|
2,367,336
|
||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments
|
||||||||||||||||
Money Market Fund
|
18,520,146
|
–
|
–
|
18,520,146
|
||||||||||||
TOTAL
|
$
|
411,707,676
|
$
|
16,172,789
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
427,880,465
|
||||||||
Other Financial Instruments
|
||||||||||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts**
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
771,302
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
771,302
|
||||||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Securities Sold Short
|
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
||||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary
|
(6,536,607
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(6,536,607
|
)
|
||||||||||
Consumer Staples
|
(740,541
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(740,541
|
)
|
||||||||||
Energy
|
(1,973,150
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(1,973,150
|
)
|
||||||||||
Financials
|
(4,734,033
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(4,734,033
|
)
|
||||||||||
Health Care
|
(20,693,975
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(20,693,975
|
)
|
||||||||||
Industrials
|
(27,200,808
|
)
|
(112
|
)
|
–
|
(27,200,920
|
)
|
|||||||||
Information Technology
|
(5,647,226
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(5,647,226
|
)
|
||||||||||
Materials
|
(9,655,812
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(9,655,812
|
)
|
||||||||||
Utilities
|
(1,081,278
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(1,081,278
|
)
|
||||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds
|
(77,870,254
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(77,870,254
|
)
|
||||||||||
Futures Contracts**
|
(71,921
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(71,921
|
)
|
||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts**
|
–
|
(573,032
|
)
|
–
|
(573,032
|
)
|
||||||||||
TOTAL
|
$
|
(156,205,605
|
)
|
$
|
198,158
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
(156,007,447
|
)
|
40
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|
Notes to Financial Statements |
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
Investments in Securities at Value*
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
$
|
898,166,565
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
898,166,565
|
||||||||
Participation Notes
|
–
|
13,952,539
|
–
|
13,952,539
|
||||||||||||
Warrants
|
243,661
|
–
|
–
|
243,661
|
||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds
|
–
|
54,402,270
|
–
|
54,402,270
|
||||||||||||
Asset/Mortgage Backed Securities
|
–
|
48,821,736
|
–
|
48,821,736
|
||||||||||||
Government & Agency Obligations
|
–
|
6,569,889
|
–
|
6,569,889
|
||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds
|
–
|
9,962,539
|
–
|
9,962,539
|
||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments
|
||||||||||||||||
Money Market Fund
|
47,808,597
|
–
|
–
|
47,808,597
|
||||||||||||
TOTAL
|
$
|
946,218,823
|
$
|
133,708,973
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
1,079,927,796
|
||||||||
Other Financial Instruments
|
||||||||||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts**
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
1,993,062
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
1,993,062
|
||||||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Securities Sold Short
|
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
||||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary
|
(16,271,913
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(16,271,913
|
)
|
||||||||||
Consumer Staples
|
(1,849,434
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(1,849,434
|
)
|
||||||||||
Energy
|
(4,915,300
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(4,915,300
|
)
|
||||||||||
Financials
|
(11,814,519
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(11,814,519
|
)
|
||||||||||
Health Care
|
(51,602,515
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(51,602,515
|
)
|
||||||||||
Industrials
|
(67,992,052
|
)
|
(278
|
)
|
–
|
(67,992,330
|
)
|
|||||||||
Information Technology
|
(14,083,154
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(14,083,154
|
)
|
||||||||||
Materials
|
(24,122,534
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(24,122,534
|
)
|
||||||||||
Utilities
|
(2,692,454
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(2,692,454
|
)
|
||||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds
|
(196,233,343
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(196,233,343
|
)
|
||||||||||
Futures Contracts**
|
(166,218
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
(166,218
|
)
|
||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts**
|
–
|
(1,429,847
|
)
|
–
|
(1,429,847
|
)
|
||||||||||
TOTAL
|
$
|
(391,743,436
|
)
|
$
|
562,937
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
(391,180,499
|
)
|
||||||
* For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.
|
||||||||||||||||
** Swap contracts and futures contracts are reported at their unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date.
|
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Notes to Financial Statements
|
Clough Global Funds |
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
42
|
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Clough Global Funds
|
Notes to Financial Statements |
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
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|
43 |
Notes to Financial Statements
|
Clough Global Funds |
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
|
|
||||||
|
Written Call Options
|
|||||||
|
Contracts
|
Premiums
|
||||||
Outstanding, October 31, 2014
|
(282
|
)
|
$
|
34,512
|
||||
Positions opened
|
(292
|
)
|
35,130
|
|||||
Closed
|
508
|
(53,936
|
)
|
|||||
Exercised
|
66
|
(15,706
|
)
|
|||||
Expired
|
–
|
–
|
||||||
Outstanding, April 30, 2015
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
|||||
Market Value, April 30, 2015
|
$
|
–
|
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
||||||||
|
Written Call Options
|
|||||||
|
Contracts
|
Premiums
|
||||||
Outstanding, October 31, 2014
|
(605
|
)
|
$
|
74,170
|
||||
Positions opened
|
(659
|
)
|
73,099
|
|||||
Closed
|
979
|
(105,629
|
)
|
|||||
Exercised
|
285
|
(41,640
|
)
|
|||||
Expired
|
–
|
–
|
||||||
Outstanding, April 30, 2015
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
|||||
Market Value, April 30, 2015
|
$
|
–
|
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
||||||||
|
Written Call Options
|
|||||||
|
Contracts
|
Premiums
|
||||||
Outstanding, October 31, 2014
|
(1,208
|
)
|
$
|
148,937
|
||||
Positions opened
|
(1,219
|
)
|
146,688
|
|||||
Closed
|
2,141
|
(227,564
|
)
|
|||||
Exercised
|
286
|
(68,061
|
)
|
|||||
Expired
|
–
|
–
|
||||||
Outstanding, April 30, 2015
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
|||||
Market Value, April 30, 2015
|
$
|
–
|
44
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|
Notes to Financial Statements |
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
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|
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Notes to Financial Statements
|
Clough Global Funds
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Asset Derivatives
|
||||||
Risk Exposure
|
Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location
|
Fair Value
|
||||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
||||||
Equity Contracts (Total Return Swap Contracts)
|
Unrealized appreciation on total return swap contracts
|
$
|
474,168
|
|||
Equity Contracts (Warrants)
|
Investments, at value
|
58,479
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
532,647
|
||||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
||||||
Equity Contracts (Total Return Swap Contracts)
|
Unrealized appreciation on total return swap contracts
|
$
|
771,302
|
|||
Equity Contracts (Warrants)
|
Investments, at value
|
97,860
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
869,162
|
||||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
||||||
Equity Contracts (Total Return Swap Contracts)
|
Unrealized appreciation on total return swap contracts
|
$
|
1,993,062
|
|||
Equity Contracts (Warrants)
|
Investments, at value
|
243,661
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
2,236,723
|
||||
Liability Derivatives
|
||||||
Risk Exposure
|
Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location
|
Fair Value
|
||||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
||||||
Foreign Currency Contracts (Futures Contracts)
|
Variation margin payable
|
(39,956
|
)
|
|||
Equity Contracts (Total Return Swap Contracts)
|
Unrealized depreciation on total return swap contracts
|
(346,567
|
)
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
(386,523
|
)
|
|||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
||||||
Foreign Currency Contracts (Futures Contracts)
|
Variation margin payable
|
(71,921
|
)
|
|||
Equity Contracts (Total Return Swap Contracts)
|
Unrealized depreciation on total return swap contracts
|
(573,032
|
)
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
(644,953
|
)
|
|||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
||||||
Foreign Currency Contracts (Futures Contracts)
|
Variation margin payable
|
(166,218
|
)
|
|||
Equity Contracts (Total Return Swap Contracts)
|
Unrealized depreciation on total return swap contracts
|
(1,429,847
|
)
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
(1,596,065
|
)
|
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April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Change in
|
||||||||||
Unrealized
|
||||||||||
Realized
|
Appreciation/
|
|||||||||
Gain/(Loss)
|
(Depreciation)
|
|||||||||
on Derivatives
|
on Derivatives
|
|||||||||
Recognized
|
Recognized
|
|||||||||
Risk Exposure
|
Statements of Operations Location
|
in Income
|
in Income
|
|||||||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
||||||||||
Foreign Currency Contracts
(Futures Contracts) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on futures contracts/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts
|
$
|
84,425
|
$
|
(39,956
|
)
|
||||
Equity Contracts
(Written Options) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on written options/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on written options
|
18,525
|
24,188
|
|||||||
Equity Contracts
(Total Return Swap Contracts) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on total return swap contracts/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on total return swap contracts
|
597,905
|
(218,782
|
)
|
||||||
Equity Contracts
(Purchased Options) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on investment securities/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investment securities
|
(37,679
|
)
|
–
|
||||||
Equity Contracts
(Warrants) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on investment securities/ Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investment securities
|
604
|
8,865
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
663,780
|
$
|
(225,685
|
)
|
|||||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
||||||||||
Foreign Currency Contracts
(Futures Contracts) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on futures contracts/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts
|
$
|
152,540
|
$
|
(71,921
|
)
|
||||
Equity Contracts
(Written Options) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on written options/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on written options
|
43,960
|
30,195
|
|||||||
Equity Contracts
(Total Return Swap Contracts) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on total return swap contracts/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on total return swap contracts
|
983,487
|
(365,041
|
)
|
||||||
Equity Contracts
(Purchased Options) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on investment securities/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investment securities
|
(63,100
|
)
|
–
|
||||||
Equity Contracts
(Warrants) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on investment securities/ Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investment securities
|
973
|
14,930
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
1,117,860
|
$
|
(391,837
|
)
|
|||||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
||||||||||
Foreign Currency Contracts
(Futures Contracts) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on futures contracts/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts
|
$
|
350,712
|
$
|
(166,218
|
)
|
||||
Equity Contracts
(Written Options) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on written options/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on written options
|
75,696
|
106,238
|
|||||||
Equity Contracts
(Total Return Swap Contracts) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on total return swap contracts/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on total return swap contracts
|
2,486,902
|
(893,201
|
)
|
||||||
Equity Contracts
(Purchased Options) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on investment securities/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investment securities
|
(327,502
|
)
|
102,830
|
||||||
Equity Contracts
(Warrants) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on investment securities/ Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investment securities
|
2,627
|
36,532
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
2,588,435
|
$
|
(813,819
|
)
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Notes to Financial Statements
|
Clough Global Funds
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Fund
|
Average Purchased Option Contract Volume
|
Average Written Option Contract Volume
|
||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
243
|
131
|
||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
408
|
248
|
||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
1,133
|
548
|
Fund
|
Average Swap Contract Notional Amount
|
|||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
$
|
4,216,731
|
||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
6,946,484
|
|||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
17,493,842
|
Fund
|
Average Warrant Market Value
|
|||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
$
|
55,931
|
||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
93,583
|
|||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
233,098
|
Fund
|
Average Futures Contract Volume
|
|
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
40
|
|
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
74
|
|
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
166
|
48
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Notes to Financial Statements
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Offsetting of Derivatives Assets
|
|||||||||||||
April 30, 2015
|
Gross Amounts Not | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statements of
|
Net Amounts
Presented in the
Statements of
|
Offset in the | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Statements of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross Amounts of
|
Assets and
|
Assets and
|
Financial
|
Cash Collateral
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
Recognized Assets
|
Liabilities
|
Liabilities
|
Instruments (a)
|
Pledged(a)
|
Net Amount
|
||||||||||||||||||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts
|
$
|
474,168
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
474,168
|
$
|
(146,633
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
327,535
|
|||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
474,168
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
474,168
|
$
|
(146,633
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
327,535
|
|||||||||||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts
|
$
|
771,302
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
771,302
|
$
|
(242,652
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
528,650
|
|||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
771,302
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
771,302
|
$
|
(242,652
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
528,650
|
|||||||||||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts
|
$
|
1,993,062
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
1,993,062
|
$
|
(605,196
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
1,387,866
|
|||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
1,993,062
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
1,993,062
|
$
|
(605,196
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
1,387,866
|
Offsetting of Derivatives Liabilities
|
April 30, 2015
|
Gross Amounts Not | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offset in the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross Amounts
|
Net Amounts
|
Statements of | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Offset in the
|
Presented in the
|
Assets and | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross Amounts of
|
Statements of
|
Statements of
|
Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||
Recognized
|
Assets and
|
Assets and
|
Financial
|
Cash Collateral
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Description
|
Liabilities
|
Liabilities
|
Liabilities
|
Instruments (a)
|
Pledged(a)
|
Net Amount
|
||||||||||||||||||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts
|
$
|
346,567
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
346,567
|
$
|
(146,633
|
)
|
$
|
(199,934
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
346,567
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
346,567
|
$
|
(146,633
|
)
|
$
|
(199,934
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
||||||||||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts
|
$
|
573,032
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
573,032
|
$
|
(242,652
|
)
|
$
|
(330,380
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
573,032
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
573,032
|
$
|
(242,652
|
)
|
$
|
(330,380
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
||||||||||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts
|
$
|
1,429,847
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
1,429,847
|
$
|
(605,196
|
)
|
$
|
(824,651
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
1,429,847
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
1,429,847
|
$
|
(605,196
|
)
|
$
|
(824,651
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
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Notes to Financial Statements
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Clough Global Funds
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April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
50
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Clough Global Funds
|
Notes to Financial Statements
|
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
2. TAXES
|
Long-Term Capital
|
||||||||||||
Ordinary income
|
Gains
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
||||||||||||
October 31, 2014
|
$
|
1,428,310
|
$
|
6,241,125
|
$
|
7,669,435
|
||||||
March 31, 2014
|
2,508,129
|
13,300,299
|
15,808,428
|
|||||||||
March 31, 2013
|
9,391,145
|
3,130,382
|
12,521,527
|
|||||||||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
||||||||||||
October 31, 2014
|
$
|
1,468,195
|
$
|
11,644,723
|
$
|
13,112,918
|
||||||
March 31, 2014
|
6,725,986
|
19,589,053
|
26,315,039
|
|||||||||
March 31, 2013
|
15,521,413
|
5,173,804
|
20,695,217
|
|||||||||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
||||||||||||
October 31, 2014
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
34,405,011
|
$
|
34,405,011
|
||||||
March 31, 2014
|
5,714,309
|
64,906,503
|
70,620,812
|
|||||||||
March 31, 2013
|
55,875,807
|
–
|
55,875,807
|
Clough Global
|
Clough Global Equity
|
Clough Global
|
||||||||||
Allocation Fund
|
Fund
|
Opportunities Fund
|
||||||||||
Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)
|
$
|
21,076,066
|
$
|
40,234,814
|
$
|
85,194,246
|
||||||
Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)
|
(5,690,131
|
)
|
(12,456,426
|
)
|
(23,352,873
|
)
|
||||||
Net unrealized appreciation
|
$
|
15,385,935
|
$
|
27,778,388
|
$
|
61,841,373
|
||||||
Cost of investments for income tax purposes
|
$
|
246,803,262
|
$
|
400,102,077
|
$
|
1,018,086,423
|
3. CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS
|
Clough Global Opportunities
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
Fund
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Six
|
For the Period
|
For the Six
|
For the Period
|
For the Six
|
For the Period
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Months Ended
|
Ended October
|
Months Ended
|
Ended October
|
Months Ended
|
Ended October
|
|||||||||||||||||||
April 30, 2015
|
31, 2014
|
April 30, 2015
|
31, 2014
|
April 30, 2015
|
31, 2014
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Common Shares Outstanding ‐ beginning of period
|
10,434,606
|
10,434,606
|
17,840,705
|
17,840,705
|
51,736,859
|
51,736,859
|
||||||||||||||||||
Common Shares Outstanding ‐ end of period
|
10,434,606
|
10,434,606
|
17,840,705
|
17,840,705
|
51,736,859
|
51,736,859
|
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Notes to Financial Statements
|
Clough Global Funds
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
|
4. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
|
Purchases of Long-Term
|
Proceeds from Sales of
|
|||||||||||||||
Cost of Investments
|
Proceeds From
|
U.S. Government
|
Long-Term U.S.
|
|||||||||||||
Fund
|
Purchased
|
Investments Sold
|
Obligations
|
Government Obligations
|
||||||||||||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
$
|
189,507,396
|
$
|
179,990,881
|
$
|
4,164,855
|
$
|
18,406,397
|
||||||||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
274,061,541
|
275,081,116
|
3,881,484
|
24,427,130
|
||||||||||||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
742,590,510
|
732,604,152
|
16,500,823
|
71,789,367
|
5. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTS
|
6. COMMITTED FACILITY AGREEMENT AND LENDING AGREEMENT
|
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Notes to Financial Statements
|
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
7. OTHER
|
8. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
|
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|
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Dividend Reinvestment Plan
|
Clough Global Funds
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
54 |
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|
Additional Information
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
FUND PROXY VOTING POLICIES & PROCEDURES
|
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
|
NOTICE
|
SECTION 19(A) NOTICES
|
Total Cumulative Distributions for the period
ended April 30, 2015 |
% Breakdown of the Total Cumulative Distributions
for the period ended April 30, 2015
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net
Investment
Income
|
Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
|
Return of
Capital
|
Total Per
Common
Share
|
Net
Investment
Income
|
Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
|
Return of
Capital
|
Total Per
Common
Share
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clough Global Allocation Fund
|
$
|
0.0000
|
$
|
0.5880
|
$
|
0.1020
|
$
|
0.6900
|
0.00%
|
85.22%
|
14.78%
|
100.00%
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Clough Global Equity Fund
|
$
|
0.0000
|
$
|
0.5650
|
$
|
0.1050
|
$
|
0.6700
|
0.00%
|
84.33%
|
|
15.67%
|
100.00%
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Clough Global Opportunities Fund
|
$
|
0.0000
|
$
|
0.1378
|
$
|
0.4522
|
$
|
0.5900
|
0.00%
|
23.36%
|
|
76.64%
|
100.00%
|
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|
Investment Advisory Agreement Approval
|
Clough Global Funds
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
56
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Investment Advisory Agreement Approval
|
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
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a. | Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form. |
b. | Not applicable to the Registrant. |
a. | Not applicable to semi-annual report. |
b. | Not applicable. |
Item 9.
|
Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers.
|
(a) | The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer 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) are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document. |
(b) | There was no change in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) during the 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. |
By:
|
/s/ Edmund J. Burke
|
|
Edmund J. Burke
|
||
President/Principal Executive Officer
|
||
Date:
|
July 9, 2015
|
By:
|
/s/ Edmund J. Burke
|
|
Edmund J. Burke
|
||
President/Principal Executive Officer
|
||
Date:
|
July 9, 2015
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Jeremy O. May
|
|
Jeremy O. May
|
||
Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer
|
||
Date:
|
July 9, 2015
|