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PIMCO EQUITY SERIES®

Semiannual Report

 

December 31, 2022

 

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF | MFEM | NYSE Arca

 

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF | MFDX | NYSE Arca

 

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF | MFUS | NYSE Arca

 

PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF | RAFE | NYSE Arca

 

 

 


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Chairman’s Letter

 

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Important Information About the Funds

 

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Expense Examples

 

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Financial Highlights

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

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Statements of Operations

 

     21  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     22  

Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Glossary

 

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Distribution Information

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory Contract and Other Agreements

 

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Fund    Fund
Summary
     Schedule of
Investments
 
     

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF

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PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF

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PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF

     13        46  

PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF

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This material is authorized for use only when preceded or accompanied by the current PIMCO Equity Series prospectus. The Shareholder Reports for the other series of the PIMCO Equity Series are printed separately.


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Chairman’s Letter

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

2022 was a challenging year in the financial markets. We continue to work tirelessly to navigate global markets and manage the assets that you have entrusted with us. Following this letter is the PIMCO Equity Series Semiannual Report, which covers the six-month reporting period ended December 31, 2022 (the “reporting period”). On the subsequent pages, you will find details regarding investment results and a discussion of the factors that most affected performance during the reporting period.

 

For the six-month reporting period ended December 31, 2022

 

The global economy faced significant headwinds in 2022, including those related to higher inflation, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In the U.S., second quarter 2022, prior to the beginning of the reporting period, annualized gross domestic product (“GDP”) was -0.6%. The economy then strengthened, as third quarter annualized GDP was +3.2%. The Commerce Department’s initial estimate for fourth quarter 2022 annualized GDP — released after the reporting period ended — was 2.9%.

 

The Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed” or “U.S. central bank”) took actions to combat elevated inflation. In March 2022, the Fed raised the federal funds rate 0.25% to a range between 0.25% and 0.50%, its first rate hike since 2018. The U.S. central bank then raised rates at its next six meetings, for a total increase of 4.25% in 2022. At the end of the year, the federal funds rate was in a range between 4.25% and 4.50%.

 

Economies outside the U.S. also faced several headwinds. In its October 2022 World Economic Outlook Update, the International Monetary Fund (the “IMF”) downgraded its expectation for 2022 GDP citing “turbulent challenges” including high inflation, tightening financial conditions, as well as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and COVID-19 pandemic. For 2022, the IMF included in its projections that GDP would grow 1.6% in the U.S. (from 5.7% in 2021), 3.1% in the eurozone (from 5.2% in 2021), 3.6% in the U.K. (from 7.4% in 2021), and 1.7% in Japan (the same as in 2021).

 

Several central banks tightened their respective monetary policies in recent years. For example, in December 2021, prior to the beginning of the reporting period, the Bank of England (the “BoE”) raised rates for the first time since COVID-19 began. The BoE again raised rates at its next eight meetings, for a total of 3.50% in rate hikes since its first increase. The European Central Bank raised rates four times in 2022, for a total increase of 2.50%. In contrast, the Bank of Japan (the “BoJ”) maintained its loose monetary policy for most of 2022. However, in December 2022 the BoJ announced that it would allow its 10-year government bond yield to rise to 0.5% (previously limited to 0.25%). The news sent the 10-year bond yield and Japanese yen higher, as market participants interpreted the announcement to mean that the BoJ may pivot from its previous monetary stance.

 

During the reporting period, short- and long-term U.S. Treasury yields moved higher. The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note was 3.88% on December 31, 2022, versus 2.98% on June 30, 2022. The Bloomberg Global Treasury Index (USD Hedged), which tracks fixed-rate, local currency government debt of investment grade countries, including developed and emerging markets, returned -2.97%. Meanwhile, the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Credit Index (USD Hedged), a widely used index of global investment grade credit bonds, returned -1.59%. In contrast, riskier fixed income asset classes, including high yield corporate bonds and emerging market debt, generated positive returns. The ICE BofAML Developed Markets High Yield Constrained Index (USD Hedged), a widely used index of below-investment-grade bonds, returned 3.82%, whereas emerging market external debt, as represented by the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global (USD Hedged), returned 2.93%. Emerging market local bonds, as represented by the JPMorgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index (Unhedged), returned 3.33%.

 

Amid periods of volatility, global equities generally posted mixed results during the reporting period as economic and geopolitical concerns impacted investor sentiment. U.S. equities, as represented by the S&P 500 Index, returned 2.31%. Global equities, as represented by the MSCI World Index, returned 2.97%, while emerging market equities, as

 

       
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measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, returned -2.99%. Meanwhile, Japanese equities, as represented by the Nikkei 225 Index (in Japanese yen), returned -0.06% and European equities, as represented by the MSCI Europe Index (in euro), returned 5.05%.

 

Commodity prices were volatile and generated mixed returns during the reporting period. Brent crude oil, which was approximately $119.78 a barrel at the start of the reporting period, fell to roughly $82.82 a barrel at the end of December 2022. In contrast, prices of other commodities, such as copper and gold, edged higher during the period.

 

Finally, there were also periods of volatility in the foreign exchange markets. We believe this was driven by several factors, including economic growth expectations and changing central bank monetary policies, as well as rising inflation, COVID-19 variants, and geopolitical events. The U.S. dollar was mixed against several major currencies. For example, during the reporting period, the U.S. dollar returned -2.11%, +0.78%, and -3.51% versus the euro, the British pound and the Japanese yen, respectively.

 

Thank you for the assets you have placed with us. We deeply value your trust, and we will continue to work diligently to meet your broad investment needs. For any questions regarding the funds, please contact your account manager or financial adviser, or call one of our shareholder associates at (888) 87-PIMCO. We also invite you to visit our website at www.pimco.com to learn more about our global.

 

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Sincerely,

 

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Peter G. Strelow

Chairman of the Board
PIMCO Equity Series

 

 

 

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income distributions and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

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Important Information About the Funds              

 

PIMCO Equity Series (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company that includes PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF, PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF, PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF and PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF, which are exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) that seek to provide total return that closely corresponds, before fees and expenses, to the total return of a specified index (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). Each Fund employs a representative sampling strategy in seeking to achieve its investment objective. In using this strategy, PIMCO seeks to invest in a combination of instruments such that the portfolio effectively provides exposure to the underlying index. A Fund may not track its underlying index with the same degree of accuracy as a fund that replicates the composition and weighting of the underlying index. Shares of the Funds will be listed and traded at market prices on NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”) and other secondary markets. The market price for each Fund’s shares may be different from the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). Each Fund issues and redeems shares at its NAV only in blocks of a specified number of shares (“Creation Units”). Only certain large institutional investors may purchase or redeem Creation Units directly with the Funds at NAV (“Authorized Participants”). These transactions are in exchange for certain securities similar to a Fund’s portfolio and/or cash. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of a Fund are not redeemable securities. Shareholders who are not Authorized Participants may not redeem shares from the Funds at NAV.

 

We believe that equity funds have an important role to play in a well-diversified investment portfolio. It is important to note, however, that equity funds are subject to notable risks. Among other things, equity and equity-related securities may decline in value due to both real and perceived general market, economic, and industry conditions.

 

The values of equity securities, such as common stocks and preferred securities, have historically risen and fallen in periodic cycles and may decline due to general market conditions, which are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. Equity securities may also decline due to factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages, increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. In addition, the value of an equity security may decline for a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services, as well as the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer and the value of its assets. Different types of equity securities may react differently to these developments and a change in the financial condition of a single issuer may affect securities markets as a whole.

During a general downturn in the securities markets, multiple asset classes, including equity securities, may decline in value simultaneously. The market price of equity securities owned by a Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. Equity securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities and common stocks generally have the greatest appreciation and depreciation potential of all equity securities.

 

The Funds may be subject to various risks as described in each Fund’s prospectus and in the Principal and Other Risks in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Classifications of the Funds’ portfolio holdings in this report are made according to financial reporting standards. The classification of a particular portfolio holding as shown in the Allocation Breakdown and Schedule of Investments sections of this report may differ from the classification used for the Funds’ compliance calculations, including those used in the Funds’ prospectus, investment objectives, regulatory, and other investment limitations and policies, which may be based on different asset class, sector or geographical classifications. Each Fund is separately monitored for compliance with respect to prospectus and regulatory requirements.

 

The geographical classification of foreign (non-U.S.) securities in this report, if any, are classified by the country of incorporation of a holding. In certain instances, a security’s country of incorporation may be different from its country of economic exposure.

 

Beginning in January 2020, global financial markets have experienced and may continue to experience significant volatility resulting from the spread of a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19. The outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in travel and border restrictions, quarantines, supply chain disruptions, lower consumer demand and general market uncertainty. In 2022, many countries lifted some or all restrictions related to COVID-19. However, the effects of COVID-19 have and may continue to adversely affect the global economy, the economies of certain nations and individual issuers, all of which may negatively impact the Funds’ performance. In addition, COVID-19 and governmental responses to COVID-19 may negatively impact the capabilities of the Funds’ service providers and disrupt the Funds’ operations.

 

The United States’ enforcement of restrictions on U.S. investments in certain issuers and tariffs on goods from certain other countries has contributed to and may continue to contribute to international trade tensions and may impact portfolio securities. The United States’ enforcement of sanctions or other similar measures on various Russian entities and persons, and the Russian government’s response, may also negatively impact securities and instruments that are economically tied to Russia.

 

       
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A Fund may have significant exposure to issuers in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union may impact Fund returns. The withdrawal may cause substantial volatility in foreign exchange markets, lead to weakness in the exchange rate of the British pound, result in a sustained period of market uncertainty, and destabilize some or all of the other European Union member countries and/or the Eurozone.

 

A Fund may invest in certain instruments that rely in some fashion upon the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). LIBOR is an average interest rate, determined by the ICE Benchmark Administration, that banks charge one another for the use of short-term money. The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, has announced plans to ultimately phase out the use of LIBOR. There remains uncertainty regarding future utilization of LIBOR and the nature of any replacement rate (e.g., the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, which is intended to replace U.S. dollar LIBOR and measures the cost of overnight borrowings through repurchase agreement transactions collateralized with U.S. Treasury securities). Any potential effects of the transition away from LIBOR on a Fund or on certain instruments in which a Fund invests can be difficult to ascertain, and they may vary depending on a variety of factors. Any such effects of the transition away from LIBOR, as well as other unforeseen effects, could result in losses to a Fund.

 

A Fund may invest in securities and instruments that are economically tied to Russia. Investments in Russia are subject to various risks such as, but not limited to political, economic, legal, market and currency risks. The risks include uncertain political and economic policies, short-term market volatility, poor accounting standards, corruption and crime, an inadequate regulatory system, regional armed conflict and unpredictable taxation. Investments in Russia are particularly subject to the risk that further economic sanctions and other similar measures may be imposed by the United States and/or other countries. Other similar measures may include, but are not limited to, banning Russia or certain persons or entities associated with Russia from global payment systems that facilitate cross-border payments, restricting the settlement of securities transactions by certain investors, and freezing Russian assets or those of particular countries, entities or persons with ties to Russia. Such sanctions and other similar measures — which may impact companies in many sectors, including energy, financial services and defense, among others — may negatively impact a Fund’s performance and/or ability to achieve its investment objective. For example, certain investments may be prohibited and/or existing investments may become illiquid (e.g., in the event that transacting in certain existing investments is prohibited, securities markets close, or market participants cease transacting in certain investments in light of geopolitical events, sanctions or related considerations), which could render any such securities held by a Fund

unmarketable for an indefinite period of time and/or cause the Fund to sell other portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time or price in order to meet shareholder redemptions. In addition, such sanctions or other similar measures, and the Russian government’s response, could result in a downgrade of Russia’s credit rating or of securities of issuers located in or economically tied to Russia, devaluation of Russia’s currency and/or increased volatility with respect to Russian securities and the ruble. Moreover, disruptions caused by Russian military action or other actions (including cyberattacks, espionage or other asymmetric measures) or resulting actual or threatened responses to such activity may impact Russia’s economy and Russian issuers of securities in which a Fund invests. Such resulting actual or threatened responses may include, but are not limited to, purchasing, selling and financing restrictions, withdrawal of financial intermediaries, boycotts or changes in consumer or purchaser preferences, sanctions, tariffs or cyberattacks on the Russian government, Russian companies or Russian individuals, including politicians. Sanctions and other similar measures have resulted in defaults on debt obligations by certain corporate issuers and the Russian Federation that could lead to cross-defaults or cross-accelerations on other obligations of these issuers. Default by the Russian Federation on its sovereign debt will have implications to credit default swaps in relation to the Russian Federation. A Fund’s ability to participate in any resulting credit default swap auction or physical settlement process may be limited by, among other things, sanctions or other similar measures. The Russian securities market is characterized by limited volume of trading, resulting in difficulty in obtaining accurate prices and trading. These issues can be magnified as a result of sanctions and other similar measures that may be imposed and the Russian government’s response. The Russian securities market, as compared to U.S. markets, has significant price volatility, less liquidity, a smaller market capitalization and a smaller number of traded securities. There may be little publicly available information about issuers. Settlement, clearing and registration of securities transactions are subject to risks. Prior to the implementation of the National Settlement Depository (“NSD”), a recognized central securities depository, there was no central registration system for equity share registration in Russia, and registration was carried out by either the issuers themselves or by registrars located throughout Russia. Title to Russian equities held through the NSD is now based on the records of the NSD and not the registrars. Although the implementation of the NSD has enhanced the efficiency and transparency of the Russian securities market, issues resulting in loss can still occur. Ownership of securities issued by Russian companies that are not held through depositories such as the NSD may be recorded by companies themselves and by registrars. In such cases, the risk is increased that a Fund could lose ownership rights through fraud, negligence or oversight. While applicable Russian regulations impose liability on registrars for losses resulting from their errors, it may be difficult for a Fund to enforce any rights it may have against the registrar or issuer of the securities in the event of loss of share

 

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registration. In addition, issuers and registrars are still prominent in the validation and approval of documentation requirements for corporate action processing in Russia. Because the documentation requirements and approval criteria vary between registrars and issuers, there remain unclear and inconsistent market standards in the Russian market with respect to the completion and submission of corporate action elections. To the extent that a Fund suffers a loss relating to title or corporate actions relating to its portfolio securities, it may be difficult for the Fund to enforce its rights or otherwise remedy the loss. Russian securities laws may not recognize foreign nominee accounts held with a custodian bank, and therefore the custodian may be considered the ultimate owner of securities they hold for their clients. Adverse currency exchange rates are a risk and there may be a lack of available currency hedging instruments. Investments in Russia may be subject to the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets. Oil, natural gas, metals, and timber account for a significant portion of Russia’s exports, leaving the country vulnerable to swings in world prices, and to sanctions or other actions that may be directed at the Russian economy as a whole or at Russian oil, natural gas, metals or timber industries.

 

Foreign investors also face a high degree of currency risk when investing in Russian securities and a lack of available currency hedging instruments. In addition, there is the risk that the Russian government may impose capital controls on foreign portfolio investments in the event of extreme financial or political crisis. Such capital controls may prevent the sale of a portfolio of foreign assets and the repatriation of investment income and capital.

 

Engaging in a responsible investment strategy, which may select or exclude securities of certain issuers for reasons other than performance, carries the risk that a Fund may underperform funds that do not utilize a responsible investment strategy. The application of this strategy may affect a Fund’s exposure to certain sectors or types of investments, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance. Responsible investing is qualitative and subjective by nature, and there is no guarantee that the criteria utilized or any judgment exercised in pursuing a responsible investment strategy will reflect the beliefs or values of any particular investor. In evaluating a company, the information and data obtained through voluntary or third-party reporting may be incomplete, inaccurate or unavailable, which could cause an incorrect assessment of a company’s business practices with respect to the environment, social responsibility and corporate governance (“ESG practices”). Socially responsible norms differ by region, and a company’s ESG practices or the assessment of a company’s ESG practices may change over time.

 

On each individual Fund Summary page in this Shareholder Report, the Average Annual Total Return table and the Cumulative Returns chart measure performance assuming that any dividend and capital gain

distributions were reinvested. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on: (i) Fund distributions; or (ii) the sale of Fund shares. Each Fund’s performance is measured against the performance of at least one broad-based securities market index (“benchmark index”). A Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. There is no assurance that any Fund, including any Fund that has experienced high or unusual performance for one or more periods, will experience similar levels of performance in the future. High performance is defined as a significant increase in either 1) a Fund’s total return in excess of that of the Fund’s benchmark between reporting periods or 2) a Fund’s total return in excess of the Fund’s historical returns between reporting periods. Unusual performance is defined as a significant change in a Fund’s performance as compared to one or more previous reporting periods. Historical performance for a Fund may have been positively impacted by fee waivers or expense limitations in place during some or all of the periods shown, if applicable. Future performance (including total return or yield) and distributions may be negatively impacted by the expiration or reduction of any such fee waivers or expense limitations.

 

The following table discloses the inception dates of each Fund along with each Fund’s diversification status as of period end:

 

Fund Name         Fund
Inception
    Diversification
Status
 

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF

      08/31/17       Diversified  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF

      08/31/17       Diversified  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF

      08/31/17       Diversified  

PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF

      12/18/19       Diversified  

 

An investment in a Fund is not a bank deposit and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. It is possible to lose money on investments in the Funds.

 

The Trustees are responsible generally for overseeing the management of the Trust. The Trustees authorize the Trust to enter into service

agreements with the Adviser, the Distributor, the Administrator and other service providers in order to provide, and in some cases authorize service providers to procure through other parties, necessary or desirable services on behalf of the Trust and the Funds. Shareholders are not parties to or third-party beneficiaries of such service agreements. Neither a Fund’s prospectus nor a Fund’s summary prospectus, the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), any contracts filed as exhibits to the Trust’s registration statement, nor any other communications, disclosure documents or regulatory filings (including this report) from or on behalf of the Trust or a Fund creates a contract between or among any shareholder of a Fund, on the one hand, and the Trust, a Fund, a service provider to the Trust or a Fund, and/or the Trustees or officers of the Trust, on the other hand. The Trustees (or the Trust and its officers, service providers or other

 

       
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delegates acting under authority of the Trustees) may amend the most recent prospectus or use a new prospectus, summary prospectus or SAI with respect to a Fund or the Trust, and/or amend, file and/or issue any other communications, disclosure documents or regulatory filings, and may amend or enter into any contracts to which the Trust or a Fund is a party, and interpret the investment objective(s), policies, restrictions and contractual provisions applicable to any Fund, without shareholder input or approval, except in circumstances in which shareholder approval is specifically required by law (such as changes to fundamental investment policies) or where a shareholder approval requirement is specifically disclosed in the Trust’s then-current prospectus or SAI.

 

On each business day, before commencement of trading on NYSE Arca, each Fund will disclose on www.pimcoetfs.com the identities and quantities of the Fund’s portfolio holdings. The frequency at which the daily market prices were at a discount or premium to each Fund’s NAV is disclosed on www.pimcoetfs.com. Please see “Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings” in the SAI for information about the availability of the complete schedule of each Fund’s holdings. Fund fact sheets provide additional information regarding a Fund and may be requested by calling (888) 400-4ETF and are available on the Fund’s website at www.pimcoetfs.com.

 

PIMCO has adopted written proxy voting policies and procedures (“Proxy Policy”) as required by Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. The Proxy Policy has been adopted by the Trust as the policies and procedures that PIMCO will use when voting proxies on behalf of a Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that PIMCO uses to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities of a Fund, and information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30th, are available without charge, upon request, by calling the Trust at (888) 400-4ETF, on the Fund’s website at www.pimcoetfs.com, and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at www.sec.gov.

 

The Funds file portfolio holdings information with the SEC on Form N-PORT within 60 days of the end of each fiscal quarter. The Funds’ complete schedule of securities holdings as of the end of each fiscal quarter will be made available to the public on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on PIMCO’s website at www.pimcoetfs.com, and will be made available, upon request, by calling PIMCO at (888) 400-4ETF.

 

SEC rules allow the Funds to fulfill their obligation to deliver shareholder reports to investors by providing access to such reports online free of charge and by mailing a notice that the report is electronically available. Investors may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge by contacting their financial intermediary. Any election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held in the investor’s account at the financial intermediary.

In October 2020, the SEC adopted a rule related to the use of derivatives, short sales, reverse repurchase agreements and certain other transactions by registered investment companies that rescinds and withdraws the guidance of the SEC and its staff regarding asset segregation and cover transactions. Subject to certain exceptions, the rule requires funds that trade derivatives and other transactions that create future payment or delivery obligations to comply with a value-at-risk leverage limit and a certain derivatives risk management program and reporting requirements. These requirements may limit the ability of the Funds to use derivatives and reverse repurchase agreements and similar financing transactions as part of their investment strategies and may increase the cost of the Funds’ investments and cost of doing business, which could adversely affect investors. The rule went into effect on February 19, 2021. The compliance date for the new rule and related reporting requirements was August 19, 2022.

 

In December 2020, the SEC adopted a rule addressing fair valuation of fund investments. The new rule sets forth requirements for good faith determinations of fair value as well as for the performance of fair value determinations, including related oversight and reporting obligations. The new rule also defines “readily available market quotations” for purposes of the definition of “value” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), and the SEC noted that this definition will apply in all contexts under the Act. The effective date for the rule was March 8, 2021. The compliance date for the new rule and the related reporting requirements was September 8, 2022.

 

In May 2022, the SEC proposed amendments to a current rule governing fund naming conventions. In general, the current rule requires funds with certain types of names to adopt a policy to invest at least 80% of their assets in the type of investment suggested by the name. The proposed amendments would expand the scope of the current rule in a number of ways that would result in an expansion of the types of fund names that would require the fund to adopt an 80% investment policy under the rule. Additionally, the proposed amendments would modify the circumstances under which a fund may deviate from its 80% investment policy and address the use and valuation of derivatives instruments for purposes of the rule. The proposal’s impact on the Funds will not be known unless and until any final rulemaking is adopted.

 

In May 2022, the SEC proposed a framework that would require certain registered funds (such as the Funds) to disclose their environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) investing practices. Among other things, the proposed requirements would mandate that funds meeting three pre-defined classifications (i.e., integrated, ESG focused and/or impact funds) provide prospectus and shareholder report disclosure related to the ESG factors, criteria and processes used in managing the fund. The proposal’s impact on the Funds will not be known unless and until any final rulemaking is adopted.

 

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In October 2022, the SEC adopted changes to the mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) shareholder report and registration statement disclosure requirements and the registered fund advertising rules, which will impact the disclosures provided to shareholders. The rule amendments are effective as of January 24, 2023, but the SEC is providing an 18-month compliance period following the effective date for such amendments other than those addressing fee and expense information in advertisements that might be materially misleading.

 

In November 2022, the SEC proposed rule amendments which, among other things, would require funds to adopt swing pricing in order to mitigate dilution of shareholders’ interests in a fund by requiring the adjustment of fund net asset value per share to pass on costs stemming from shareholder purchase or redemption activity. In addition the proposed rule would amend the liquidity rule framework. The proposal’s impact on the Funds will not be known unless and until any final rulemaking is adopted.

 

In November 2022, the SEC adopted amendments to Form N-PX under the act to improve the utility to investors of proxy voting information reported by mutual funds, ETFs and certain other funds. The rule amendments will expand the scope of funds’ Form N-PX reporting obligations, subject managers to Form N-PX reporting obligations for “Say on Pay” votes, enhance Form N-PX disclosures, permit joint reporting by funds, managers and affiliated managers on Form N-PX; and require website availability of fund proxy voting records. The amendments will become effective on July 1, 2024. Funds and managers will be required to file their first reports covering the period from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 on amended Form N-PX by August 31, 2024.

 

       
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PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF

 

Cumulative Returns Through December 31, 2022

 

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$10,000 invested at the end of the month when the Fund commenced operations.

 

Investment Objective and Strategy Overview

 

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF seeks to track the investment results of the RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Index (the “Underlying Index”) by investing under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the component securities (“Component Securities”) of the Underlying Index. The Fund may invest the remainder of its assets in cash, securities and instruments that are not Component Securities, but which PIMCO believes will help the Fund track its Underlying Index. The Underlying Index is designed to provide long-only exposure to multiple equity factors that seek to produce attractive long-term returns, and which may lower risk compared to less diversified strategies. Fund strategies may change from time to time. Please refer to the Fund’s current prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s strategy.

 

Average Annual Total Return for the period ended December 31, 2022  
        6 Months*     1 Year     5 Years     Fund Inception
(08/31/17)
 
LOGO   PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF (Based on Net Asset Value)     1.69%       (19.41)%       0.13%       0.92%  
LOGO   PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF (At Market Price)(1)(2)     0.45%       (19.55)%       (0.09)%       0.77%  
LOGO   RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Index±     2.39%       (18.49)%       0.86%       1.69%  
LOGO   MSCI Emerging Markets Index±±     (2.99)%       (20.09)%       (1.40)%       (0.05)%  

 

All Fund returns are net of fees and expenses and include applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower and there can be no assurance that any such waivers or limitations will continue in the future.

 

* Cumulative return.

 

Market Returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at market price and NAV, respectively.

 

(1) The market price is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated.

 

(2) The Fund was seeded on August 31, 2017, but was not listed for trading until September 6, 2017. Accordingly, there is no Market Price information for August 31, 2017 through September 5, 2017.

 

± The RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Index strategy takes time-varying exposures to four return factors; value, low volatility, quality, and momentum. The index uses recent and historical metrics to tilt toward factor portfolios which are particularly attractive on a forward looking basis. It is not possible to invest directly in the index.

 

±± The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets.

 

It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. Investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed by authorized participants. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Differences in the Fund’s performance versus the index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Fund and the index. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.pimcoetfs.com or (888) 400-4ETF.

 

The Fund’s total annual operating expense ratio in effect as of period end was 0.52%. Details regarding any changes to the Fund’s operating expenses, subsequent to period end, can be found in the Fund’s current prospectus, as supplemented.

 

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  Ticker symbol - MFEM

 

Top 10 Holdings as of December 31, 2022§

 

Vale SA

       1.7%  

Infosys Ltd.

       1.6%  

POSCO Holdings, Inc.

       1.4%  

Bank of China Ltd. ‘H’

       1.3%  

Pinduoduo, Inc. ADR

       1.2%  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

       1.1%  

America Movil SAB de CV

       1.1%  

Hyundai Motor Co.

       1.1%  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

       1.1%  

Meituan ‘B’

       1.0%  

 

Geographic Breakdown as of December 31, 2022†**

 

China

       17.3%  

India

       16.6%  

South Korea

       13.8%  

Taiwan

       13.5%  

Brazil

       6.6%  

Thailand

       6.2%  

South Africa

       4.7%  

Turkey

       4.6%  

Mexico

       3.2%  

Hong Kong

       2.8%  

Saudi Arabia

       2.8%  

Indonesia

       2.5%  

Malaysia

       1.8%  

Chile

       1.1%  

Short-Term Instruments

       0.4%  

Other

       2.1%  

 

% of Investments, at value.

 

§ Top 10 Holdings and % of Investments exclude securities sold short, financial derivative instruments and short-term instruments, if any.

 

** Geographic Breakdown and % of Investments exclude securities sold short and financial

derivative instruments, if any.

 

 

Fund Insights at NAV

 

The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period:

 

»   Overweight exposure to, and security selection in, the energy sector contributed to relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, as the sector and the Fund’s holdings outperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

»   Security selection in the industrials sector contributed to relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, as the Fund’s holdings outperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

»   Underweight exposure to, and security selection in, the consumer discretionary sector contributed to relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, as the sector underperformed the secondary benchmark index and the Fund’s holdings outperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

»   There were no material detractors for this Fund.

 

       
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PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF

 

Cumulative Returns Through December 31, 2022

 

LOGO

$10,000 invested at the end of the month when the Fund commenced operations.

 

Investment Objective and Strategy Overview

 

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF seeks to track the investment results of the RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Developed Ex-U.S. Index (the “Underlying Index”) by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the component securities (“Component Securities”) of the Underlying Index. The Fund may invest the remainder of its assets in cash, securities and instruments that are not Component Securities, but which PIMCO believes will help the Fund track its Underlying Index. The Underlying Index is designed to provide long-only exposure to multiple equity factors that seek to produce attractive long-term returns, and which may lower risk compared to less diversified strategies. Fund strategies may change from time to time. Please refer to the Fund’s current prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s strategy.

 

Average Annual Total Return for the period ended December 31, 2022  
        6 Months*     1 Year     5 Years     Fund Inception
(08/31/17)
 
LOGO   PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF (Based on Net Asset Value)     4.65%       (10.38)%       1.99%       3.19%  
LOGO   PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF (At Market Price)(1)(2)     4.31%       (10.28)%       1.91%       3.08%  
LOGO   RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Developed Ex-U.S. Index±     4.86%       (10.47)%       2.16%       3.50%  
LOGO   MSCI EAFE Index±±     6.36%       (14.45)%       1.54%       2.71%  

 

All Fund returns are net of fees and expenses and include applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower and there can be no assurance that any such waivers or limitations will continue in the future.

 

* Cumulative return.

 

Market Returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at market price and NAV, respectively.

 

(1) The market price is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated.

 

(2) The Fund was seeded on August 31, 2017, but was not listed for trading until September 6, 2017. Accordingly, there is no Market Price information for August 31, 2017 through September 5, 2017.

 

± The RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Developed Ex-U.S. Index takes time-varying exposures to five return factors; value, low volatility, quality, momentum and size. The index uses recent and historical metrics to tilt toward factor portfolios which are particularly attractive on a forward looking basis. It is not possible to invest directly in the index.

 

±± MSCI EAFE Index is an unmanaged index designed to represent the performance of large and mid-cap securities across 21 developed markets, including countries in Europe, Australasia and the Far East, excluding the U.S. and Canada.

 

It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. Investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed by authorized participants. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Differences in the Fund’s performance versus the index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Fund and the index. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.pimcoetfs.com or (888) 400-4ETF.

 

The Fund’s total annual operating expense ratio in effect as of period end was 0.40%. Details regarding any changes to the Fund’s operating expenses, subsequent to period end, can be found in the Fund’s current prospectus, as supplemented.

 

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  Ticker symbol - MFDX

 

Top 10 Holdings as of December 31, 2022§

 

AstraZeneca PLC

       1.5%  

BP PLC

       1.4%  

Novo Nordisk AS ‘B’

       1.4%  

Glencore PLC

       1.1%  

Equinor ASA

       1.0%  

Nestle SA

       1.0%  

Eni SpA

       0.9%  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

       0.8%  

Shell PLC

       0.8%  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

       0.8%  

 

Geographic Breakdown as of December 31, 2022**

 

Japan

       26.6%  

United Kingdom

       13.7%  

France

       7.9%  

Canada

       7.0%  

Switzerland

       6.9%  

Germany

       6.0%  

Australia

       5.1%  

Spain

       4.3%  

Netherlands

       4.0%  

Italy

       2.7%  

Denmark

       2.4%  

Sweden

       2.2%  

Hong Kong

       1.9%  

Norway

       1.9%  

Singapore

       1.7%  

Finland

       1.2%  

Ireland

       1.0%  

Short-Term Instruments

       0.3%  

Other

       3.2%  

 

% of Investments, at value.

 

§ Top 10 Holdings and % of Investments exclude securities sold short, financial derivative instruments and short-term instruments, if any.

 

** Geographic Breakdown and % of investments exclude securities sold short and financial derivative instruments, if any.

 

Fund Insights at NAV

 

The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period:

 

»   Underweight exposure to, and security selection in, the health care sector contributed to relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index, as the sector underperformed the secondary benchmark index and the Fund’s holdings outperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

»   Overweight exposure to, and security selection in, the materials sector contributed to relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index, as the sector and the Fund’s holdings outperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

»   Overweight exposure to the energy sector contributed to relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index, as the sector outperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

»   Overweight exposure to, and security selection in, the communication services sector detracted from relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index, as the sector and the Fund’s holdings underperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

»   Underweight exposure to, and security selection in, the consumer discretionary sector detracted from relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index, as the sector outperformed the secondary benchmark index and the Fund’s holdings underperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

»   Overweight exposure to, and security selection in, the utilities sector detracted from relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index, as the sector and the Fund’s holdings underperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

       
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PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF

 

Cumulative Returns Through December 31, 2022

 

LOGO

$10,000 invested at the end of the month when the Fund commenced operations.

 

Investment Objective and Strategy Overview

 

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF seeks to track the investment results of the RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Index (the “Underlying Index”) by investing under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the component securities (“Component Securities”) of the Underlying Index. The Fund may invest the remainder of its assets in cash, securities and instruments that are not Component Securities, but which PIMCO believes will help the Fund track its Underlying Index. The Underlying Index is designed to provide long-only exposure to multiple equity factors that seek to produce attractive long-term returns, and which may lower risk compared to less diversified strategies. Fund strategies may change from time to time. Please refer to the Fund’s current prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s strategy.

 

Average Annual Total Return for the period ended December 31, 2022  
        6 Months*     1 Year     5 Years     Fund Inception
(08/31/17)
 
LOGO   PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF (Based on Net Asset Value)     7.01%       (5.62)%       8.81%       10.39%  
LOGO   PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF (At Market Price)(1)(2)     7.07%       (5.86)%       8.76%       10.36%  
LOGO   RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Index±     7.16%       (5.41)%       9.17%       10.78%  
LOGO   S&P 500 Index±±     2.31%       (18.11)%       9.42%       10.55%  

 

All Fund returns are net of fees and expenses and include applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower and there can be no assurance that any such waivers or limitations will continue in the future.

 

* Cumulative return.

 

Market Returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at market price and NAV, respectively.

 

(1) The market price is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated.

 

(2) The Fund was seeded on August 31, 2017, but was not listed for trading until September 6, 2017. Accordingly, there is no Market Price information for August 31, 2017 through September 5, 2017.

 

± The RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. index takes time-varying exposures to five return factors; value, low volatility, quality, momentum and size. The index uses recent and historical metrics to tilt toward factor portfolios which are particularly attractive on a forward looking basis.

 

±± S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged market index generally considered representative of the stock market as a whole. The Index focuses on the largecap segment of the U.S. equities market.

 

It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. Investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed by authorized participants. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Differences in the Fund’s performance versus the index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Fund and the index. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.pimcoetfs.com or (888) 400-4ETF.

 

The Fund’s total annual operating expense ratio in effect as of period end was 0.30%. Details regarding any changes to the Fund’s operating expenses, subsequent to period end, can be found in the Fund’s current prospectus, as supplemented.

 

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  Ticker symbol - MFUS

 

Top 10 Holdings as of December 31, 2022§

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

       2.6%  

Chevron Corp.

       2.3%  

Walmart, Inc.

       2.0%  

Johnson & Johnson

       2.0%  

AT&T, Inc.

       2.0%  

Merck & Co., Inc.

       1.9%  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

       1.6%  

International Business Machines Corp.

       1.6%  

Procter & Gamble Co.

       1.6%  

Pfizer, Inc.

       1.4%  

 

Sector Breakdown as of December 31, 2022**

 

Health Care

       17.9%  

Consumer Staples

       14.5%  

Energy

       12.7%  

Financials

       11.9%  

Consumer Discretionary

       9.9%  

Industrials

       9.9%  

Information Technology

       9.5%  

Communication Services

       4.9%  

Materials

       3.9%  

Real Estate

       2.2%  

Utilities

       2.1%  

Short-Term Instruments

       0.6%  

 

% of Investments, at value.

 

§ Top 10 Holdings and % of Investments exclude securities sold short, financial derivative instruments and short-term instruments, if any.

 

** Sector Breakdown and % of investments exclude securities sold short and financial derivative instruments, if any.

 

Fund Insights at NAV

 

The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period:

 

»   Overweight exposure to, and security selection in, the energy sector contributed to relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, as the sector and the Fund’s holdings outperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

»   Underweight exposure to, and security selection in, the information technology sector contributed to relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, as the sector underperformed the secondary benchmark index and the Fund’s holdings outperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

»   Security selection in the consumer discretionary sector contributed to relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, as the Fund’s holdings outperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

»   Security selection in the financials sector detracted from relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, as the Fund’s holdings underperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

»   Security selection in the industrials sector detracted from relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, as the Fund’s holdings underperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

»   Security selection in the utilities sector detracted from relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, as the Fund’s holdings underperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

       
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PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF

 

Cumulative Returns Through December 31, 2022

 

LOGO

$10,000 invested at the end of the month when the Fund commenced operations.

 

Investment Objective and Strategy Overview

 

PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF seeks to provide total return that closely corresponds, before fees and expenses, to the total return of the RAFI ESG US Index (the “Underlying Index”) by investing under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the component securities (“Component Securities”) of the Underlying Index. The Fund may invest the remainder of its assets in cash, securities and instruments that are not Component Securities, but which PIMCO believes will help the Fund track its Underlying Index. The Underlying Index is a long-only, smart beta index that seeks to achieve the dual objectives of social responsibility and long-horizon outperformance of the broad market. Fund strategies may change from time to time. Please refer to the Fund’s current prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s strategy.

 

Average Annual Total Return for the period ended December 31, 2022  
        6 Months*     1 Year     Fund Inception
(12/18/19)
 
LOGO   PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF (Based on Net Asset Value)     3.10%       (13.84)%       6.03%  
LOGO   PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF (At Market Price)(1)(2)     3.25%       (13.80)%       5.86%  
LOGO   RAFI ESG US Index±     3.28%       (13.66)%       6.37%  
LOGO   S&P 500 Index±±     2.31%       (18.11)%       8.02%  

 

All Fund returns are net of fees and expenses and include applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower and there can be no assurance that any such waivers or limitations will continue in the future.

 

* Cumulative return.

 

Market Returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at market price and NAV, respectively.

 

(1) The market price is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated.

 

(2) The Fund was seeded on December 18, 2019, but was not listed for trading until December 19, 2019. Accordingly, there is no Market Price information for December 18, 2019.

 

± The RAFI ESG US Index is a long-only, smart beta index that seeks to achieve the dual objectives of social responsibility and long-horizon outperformance of the broad market. The Index is constructed by RAFI Indices, LLC (the “Index Provider”) using a rules-based approach within publicly traded U.S. equities to create an integrated ESG strategy which overweights companies that rate well across various ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) themes and excludes companies with a major involvement in industries such as tobacco, gaming, weapons and fossil fuels. The strategy supplements traditional ESG metrics with metrics linked to long-term value creation, specifically financial discipline and diversity, for improved return potential. It is not possible to invest directly in the index.

 

±± S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged market index generally considered representative of the stock market as a whole. The Index focuses on the largecap segment of the U.S. equities market.

 

It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. Investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed by authorized participants. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Differences in the Fund’s performance versus the index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Fund and the index. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.pimcoetfs.com or (888) 400-4ETF.

 

The Fund’s total annual operating expense ratio in effect as of period end was 0.30%. Details regarding any changes to the Fund’s operating expenses, subsequent to period end, can be found in the Fund’s current prospectus, as supplemented.

 

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  Ticker symbol - RAFE

 

Top 10 Holdings as of December 31, 2022§

 

Microsoft Corp.

       4.7%  

Apple, Inc.

       4.4%  

Johnson & Johnson

       3.4%  

AT&T, Inc.

       3.2%  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       2.9%  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

       2.7%  

Intel Corp.

       2.6%  

Pfizer, Inc.

       2.5%  

Procter & Gamble Co.

       2.4%  

Merck & Co., Inc.

       2.4%  

 

Sector Breakdown as of December 31, 2022**

 

Information Technology

       28.0%  

Health Care

       23.0%  

Financials

       15.0%  

Communication Services

       9.0%  

Consumer Staples

       7.6%  

Consumer Discretionary

       7.5%  

Industrials

       4.6%  

Materials

       3.2%  

Real Estate

       1.8%  

Utilities

       0.3%  

 

% of Investments, at value.

 

§ Top 10 Holdings and % of Investments exclude securities sold short, financial derivative instruments and short-term instruments, if any.

 

** Sector Breakdown and % of investments exclude securities sold short and financial derivative instruments, if any.

 

Fund Insights at NAV

 

The following affected performance (on a gross basis) during the reporting period:

 

»   Underweight exposure to, and security selection in, the consumer discretionary sector contributed to relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, as the sector underperformed the secondary benchmark index and the Fund’s holdings outperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

»   Overweight exposure to, and security selection in, the health care sector contributed to relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, as the sector and the Fund’s holdings outperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

»   Overweight exposure to, and security selection in, the financials sector contributed to relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, as the sector and the Fund’s holdings outperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

»   Underweight exposure to the energy sector detracted from relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, as the sector outperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

»   Underweight exposure to, and security selection in, the industrials sector detracted from relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, as the sector outperformed the secondary benchmark index and the Fund’s holdings underperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

»   Overweight exposure to, and security selection in, the information technology sector detracted from relative returns compared to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, as the sector and the Fund’s holdings underperformed the secondary benchmark index.

 

       
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Expense Examples              

 

Example

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and exchange fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period indicated, which for all Funds and share classes is from July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 unless noted otherwise in the table and footnotes below.

 

Actual Expenses

The information in the table under the heading “Actual” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the appropriate row for your share class, in the column entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The information in the table under the heading “Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and exchange fees. Therefore, the information under the heading “Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)” is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Expense ratios may vary period to period because of various factors, such as an increase in expenses not covered by the management fees (such as expenses of the independent trustees and their counsel, extraordinary expenses and interest expense).

 

          Actual           Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)
              
          Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/22)
    Ending
Account Value
(12/31/22)
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
          Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/22)
    Ending
Account Value
(12/31/22)
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
          Net Annualized
Expense Ratio**
 
PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF     $  1,000.00     $  1,016.90     $  2.52             $  1,000.00     $  1,022.98     $  2.53               0.49
PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF       1,000.00       1,046.50       2.03               1,000.00       1,023.49       2.01               0.39  
PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF       1,000.00       1,070.10       1.53               1,000.00       1,024.00       1.50               0.29  
PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF       1,000.00       1,031.00       1.50         1,000.00       1,024.00       1.50         0.29  

 

* Expenses Paid During Period are equal to the net annualized expense ratio for the fund, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 186/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

** Net Annualized Expense Ratio is reflective of any applicable contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements or voluntary fee waivers. Details regarding fee waivers, if any, can be found in Note 9, Fees and Expenses, in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights              

 

          Investment Operations     Less Distributions(c)  
                                           
Selected Per Share Data for the Year or Period Ended*:       
Net Asset
Value
Beginning
of Year
or Period(a)
    Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(b)
    Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Total     From Net
Investment
Income
    From Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
    Total  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF

             

07/01/2022 - 12/31/2022+

  $   18.33     $ 0.42     $ (0.14   $ 0.28     $ (0.53   $ (0.59   $ (1.12

06/30/2022

    31.06       1.21       (6.94     (5.73     (2.46       (4.54       (7.00

06/30/2021

    20.84       0.50         10.14         10.64         (0.42     0.00       (0.42

06/30/2020

    24.24       0.59       (3.41     (2.82     (0.58     0.00       (0.58

06/30/2019

    23.94       0.64       0.39       1.03       (0.73     0.00       (0.73

08/31/2017 - 06/30/2018

    25.00       0.42       (1.41     (0.99     (0.07     0.00       (0.07

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF

             
Institutional Class              

07/01/2022 - 12/31/2022+

  $ 25.16     $   0.31     $ 0.83     $ 1.14     $ (0.63   $ 0.00     $ (0.63

06/30/2022

    29.66       0.95       (4.57     (3.62     (0.88     0.00       (0.88

06/30/2021

    22.86       0.69       6.53       7.22       (0.42     0.00       (0.42

06/30/2020

    24.94       0.53       (1.84     (1.31     (0.77     0.00       (0.77

06/30/2019

    25.87       0.72       (0.89     (0.17     (0.76     0.00       (0.76

08/31/2017 - 06/30/2018

    25.00       0.62       0.44       1.06       (0.19     0.00       (0.19

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF

             
Institutional Class              

07/01/2022 - 12/31/2022+

  $ 36.24     $ 0.43     $ 2.08     $ 2.51     $ (0.61   $ 0.00     $ (0.61

06/30/2022

    39.00       0.75       (2.90     (2.15     (0.61     0.00       (0.61

06/30/2021

    27.74       0.52       11.28       11.80       (0.54     0.00       (0.54

06/30/2020

    29.21       0.62       (1.44     (0.82     (0.65     0.00       (0.65

06/30/2019

    28.30       0.59       0.91       1.50       (0.59     0.00       (0.59

08/31/2017 - 06/30/2018

    25.00       0.43       3.17       3.60       (0.30     0.00       (0.30

PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF

             
Institutional Class              

07/01/2022 - 12/31/2022+

  $ 27.58     $ 0.32     $ 0.52     $ 0.84     $ (0.48   $ 0.00     $ (0.48

06/30/2022

    30.72       0.60       (3.22     (2.62     (0.52     0.00       (0.52

06/30/2021

    21.40       0.51       9.32       9.83       (0.51     0.00       (0.51

12/18/2019 - 06/30/2020

    25.00       0.33       (3.72     (3.39     (0.21     0.00       (0.21

 

+ 

Unaudited

*

Annualized, except for organizational expense, if any.

(a) 

Includes adjustments required by U.S. GAAP and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Funds.

(b) 

Per share amounts based on average number of shares outstanding during the year or period.

(c) 

The tax characterization of distributions is determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations. The actual tax characterization of distributions paid is determined at the end of the fiscal year. See Note 2, Distributions to Shareholders, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information.

(d) 

Includes adjustments required by U.S. GAAP and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Funds. Additionally, excludes initial sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges.

 

       
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            Ratios/Supplemental Data  
                  Ratios to Average Net Assets        
Net Assets
End of Year
or Period(a)
    Total
Return(d)
    Net Assets
End of Year or
Period (000s)
    Expenses     Expenses
Excluding
Waivers
    Expenses
Excluding
Interest
Expense
    Expenses
Excluding
Interest
Expense
and
Waivers
    Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
               
$ 17.49       1.69   $ 72,044       0.49 %*      0.50 %*      0.49 %*      0.50 %*      4.69 %*      31
  18.33       (23.00     75,517       0.49       0.50       0.49       0.50       4.50       54  
  31.06       51.62       494,452       0.50       0.51       0.50       0.51       1.91       58  
  20.84       (11.86     619,324       0.49       0.50       0.49       0.50       2.66       59  
  24.24       4.53       477,943       0.49       0.50       0.49       0.50       2.75       43  
  23.94       (3.99     357,169       0.50     0.55     0.50     0.55     1.94     52  
               
               
$ 25.67       4.65   $ 107,810       0.39 %*      0.40 %*      0.39 %*      0.40 %*      2.46 %*      12
  25.16       (12.60     85,539       0.39       0.40       0.39       0.40       3.30       39  
  29.66       31.87       88,978       0.40       0.40       0.40       0.40       2.54       48  
  22.86       (5.37     24,231       0.40       0.41       0.40       0.41       2.21       35  
  24.94       (0.59     42,888       0.39       0.40       0.39       0.40       2.96       24  
  25.87       4.22       28,976       0.40     0.87     0.40     0.87     2.81     36  
               
               
$ 38.14       7.01   $   115,196       0.29 %*      0.30 %*      0.29 %*      0.30 %*      2.26 %*      21
  36.24       (5.66     94,954       0.29       0.30       0.29       0.30       1.88       43  
  39.00       43.02       82,677       0.29       0.30       0.29       0.30       1.53       63  
  27.74       (2.80     25,525       0.30       0.31       0.30       0.31       2.12       36  
  29.21       5.50       96,980       0.29       0.30       0.29       0.30       2.08       40  
  28.30       14.43       65,658       0.29     0.60     0.29     0.60     1.89     56  
               
               
$   27.94       3.10   $ 27,939       0.29 %*      0.30 %*      0.29 %*      0.30 %*      2.21 %*      8
  27.58       (8.73     28,615       0.29       0.30       0.29       0.30       1.94       26  
  30.72       46.63       20,584       0.30       0.31       0.30       0.31       1.91       32  
  21.40       (13.42     8,988       0.30     0.86     0.30     0.86     2.75     12  

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities          December 31, 2022   (Unaudited)

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)  

PIMCO

RAFI Dynamic
Multi-Factor
Emerging Markets
Equity ETF

   

PIMCO

RAFI Dynamic
Multi-Factor
International
Equity ETF

   

PIMCO

RAFI Dynamic
Multi-Factor
U.S. Equity ETF

   

PIMCO

RAFI ESG
U.S. ETF

 

Assets:

       

Investments, at value

                               

Investments in securities*^

  $ 71,724     $ 107,479     $ 115,515     $ 27,852  

Investments in Affiliates

    6       0       0       0  

Cash

    0       0       0       184  

Foreign currency, at value

    177       344       0       0  

Receivable for investments sold

    0       602       394       76  

Interest and/or dividends receivable

    378       411       160       24  

Reimbursement receivable from PIMCO

    1       1       1       0  

Other assets

    3       0       0       0  

Total Assets

    72,289       108,837       116,070       28,136  

Liabilities:

       

Payable for investments purchased

  $ 0     $ 107     $ 149     $ 0  

Payable upon return of securities loaned

    6       0       0       0  

Distributions payable

    206       882       694       190  

Accrued management fees

    33       38       31       7  

Total Liabilities

    245       1,027       874       197  

Net Assets

  $ 72,044     $ 107,810     $ 115,196     $ 27,939  

Net Assets Consist of:

       

Paid in capital

  $ 79,771     $ 118,769     $ 122,164     $ 31,108  

Distributable earnings (accumulated loss)

    (7,727     (10,959     (6,968     (3,169

Net Assets

  $ 72,044     $ 107,810     $ 115,196     $ 27,939  

Shares Issued and Outstanding

    4,120       4,200       3,020       1,000  

Net Asset Value Per Share Outstanding(a):

  $ 17.49     $ 25.67     $ 38.14     $ 27.94  

Cost of investments in securities

  $   73,830     $   104,448     $   102,828     $   29,239  

Cost of investments in Affiliates

  $ 6     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  

Cost of foreign currency held

  $ 173     $ 343     $ 0     $ 0  

* Includes repurchase agreements of:

  $ 257     $ 320     $ 709     $ 0  

^ Includes securities on loan of:

  $ 5     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  

 

 

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

(a) 

Includes adjustments required by U.S. GAAP and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Funds.

 

       
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Statements of Operations              

 

Six Months Ended December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)                        
(Amounts in thousands)  

PIMCO

RAFI Dynamic
Multi-Factor
Emerging Markets
Equity ETF

   

PIMCO

RAFI Dynamic

Multi-Factor
International

Equity ETF

   

PIMCO

RAFI Dynamic
Multi-Factor

U.S. Equity ETF

   

PIMCO

RAFI ESG

U.S. ETF

 

Investment Income:

       

Interest

  $ 2     $ 2     $ 3     $ 0  

Dividends, net of foreign taxes*

    2,099       1,399       1,387       357  

Securities lending income

    2       2       1       0  

Total Income

    2,103       1,403       1,391       357  

Expenses:

       

Management fees

    198       191       158       41  

Trustee fees

    3       3       3       1  

Interest expense

    2       1       0       0  

Miscellaneous expense

    2       2       3       1  

Total Expenses

    205       197       164       43  

Waiver and/or Reimbursement by PIMCO

    (3     (3     (3     (1

Net Expenses

    202       194       161       42  

Net Investment Income (Loss)

    1,901       1,209       1,230       315  

Net Realized Gain (Loss):

       

Investments in securities

      (2,402     (567     (2,463     (692

In-kind redemptions

    457       0       0       502  

Over the counter financial derivative instruments

    0       4       0       0  

Foreign currency

    (67     (6     0       0  

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

    (2,012     (569       (2,463       (190

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

       

Investments in securities

    1,181       4,595       8,639       643  

Foreign currency assets and liabilities

    (44     10       0       0  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

    1,137       4,605       8,639       643  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ 1,026     $   5,245     $ 7,406     $ 768  

* Foreign tax withholdings - Dividends

  $ 317     $ 143     $ 0     $ 0  

 

 

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets              

 

   

PIMCO

RAFI Dynamic

Multi-Factor

Emerging Markets

Equity ETF

   

PIMCO

RAFI Dynamic

Multi-Factor

International

Equity ETF

   

PIMCO

RAFI Dynamic

Multi-Factor

U.S. Equity ETF

   

PIMCO

RAFI ESG

U.S. ETF

 
(Amounts in thousands)  

Six Months Ended

December 31, 2022

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended
June 30, 2022
   

Six Months Ended

December 31, 2022

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended
June 30, 2022
   

Six Months Ended

December 31, 2022

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended
June 30, 2022
   

Six Months Ended

December 31, 2022

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended
June 30, 2022
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from:

               

Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 1,901     $ 8,155     $ 1,209     $ 3,110     $ 1,230     $ 1,638     $ 315     $ 499  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (2,012     82,414       (569     1,573       (2,463     938       (190     412  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    1,137       (124,916     4,605       (17,528     8,639       (8,348     643       (4,250

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    1,026       (34,347     5,245       (12,845     7,406       (5,772     768       (3,339

Distributions to Shareholders:

               

From net investment income and/or net realized capital gains

    (4,723     (35,613     (2,354     (2,872     (1,730     (1,311     (486     (411

Total Distributions(a)

    (4,723     (35,613     (2,354     (2,872     (1,730     (1,311     (486     (411

Fund Share Transactions:

               

Receipts for shares sold

    18,083       19,206       19,380       36,080       14,566       31,146       4,319       17,482  

Cost of shares redeemed

      (17,859       (368,181     0         (23,802     0         (11,786     (5,277     (5,701

Net increase (decrease) resulting from Fund share transactions

    224       (348,975     19,380       12,278       14,566       19,360       (958     11,781  

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (3,473     (418,935     22,271       (3,439     20,242       12,277       (676     8,031  

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of period

    75,517       494,452       85,539       88,978       94,954       82,677       28,615       20,584  

End of period

  $ 72,044     $ 75,517     $   107,810     $ 85,539     $   115,196     $ 94,954     $   27,939     $   28,615  

Shares of Beneficial Interest:

               

Shares sold

    1,000       800       800       1,200       400       800       150       550  

Shares redeemed

    (1,000     (12,600     0       (800     0       (300     (188     (182

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    0       (11,800     800       400       400       500       (38     368  

 

 

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

(a) 

The tax characterization of distributions is determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations. The actual tax characterization of distributions paid is determined at the end so the fiscal year. See Note 2, Distributions to Shareholders, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information.

 

       
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Schedule of Investments   PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity  ETF          December 31, 2022   (Unaudited)

 

(Amounts in thousands*, except number of shares, contracts, units and ounces, if any)

 

        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 99.6%

 

COMMON STOCKS 96.9%

 

BRAZIL 4.7%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.1%

 

Telefonica Brasil SA

      6,373     $     46  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.2%

 

Vibra Energia SA

      54,632         160  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.6%

 

Ambev SA

      85,279         233  

BRF SA (b)

      8,558         13  

JBS SA

      33,660         141  

Raia Drogasil SA

      17,623         79  
       

 

 

 
          466  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.3%

 

Cosan SA

      6,640         21  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

      71,988         171  
       

 

 

 
          192  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.9%

 

B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao

      67,702         169  

Banco BTG Pactual SA

      11,038         50  

Banco do Brasil SA

      50,977         330  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

      10,497         67  

Porto Seguro SA

      2,300         10  
       

 

 

 
          626  
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 0.1%

 

Hypera SA

      7,080         61  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.2%

 

CCR SA

      11,271         23  

Rumo SA

      5,100         18  

WEG SA

      14,681         107  
       

 

 

 
          148  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 1.9%

 

Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA

      13,277         36  

Klabin SA

      21,990         83  

Suzano SA

      6,992         65  

Vale SA

      72,500         1,228  
       

 

 

 
          1,412  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.4%

 

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

      8,157         65  

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

      4,455         48  

Cia Paranaense de Energia

      13,189         96  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

      2,735         20  

Equatorial Energia SA

      6,640         34  
       

 

 

 
          263  
       

 

 

 

Total Brazil

            3,374  
       

 

 

 
CHILE 0.8%

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.1%

 

Falabella SA

      30,586         60  
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.2%

 

Cencosud SA

      44,749     $     73  

Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA

      8,490         57  
       

 

 

 
          130  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.1%

 

Empresas COPEC SA

      5,050         38  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.2%

 

Banco de Chile

      1,117,437         116  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA

      998         28  

Banco Santander Chile

      569,195         23  
       

 

 

 
          167  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.0%

 

Empresas CMPC SA

      14,616         24  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.2%

 

Aguas Andinas SA ‘A’

      151,770         35  

Colbun SA

      321,144         33  

Enel Americas SA

      630,958         85  

Enel Chile SA

      418,221         19  
       

 

 

 
          172  
       

 

 

 

Total Chile

            591  
       

 

 

 
CHINA 17.2%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.2%

 

China Tower Corp. Ltd. ‘H’

      392,000         42  

China United Network Communications Ltd. ‘A’

      51,500         33  

Tencent Music Entertainment Group ADR (b)

      10,784         90  
       

 

 

 
          165  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 3.2%

 

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

      4,400         57  

BAIC Motor Corp. Ltd. ‘H’

      98,000         26  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      6,900         12  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      68,000         39  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd.

      9,600         40  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      42,000         54  

Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      5,000         12  

Meituan ‘B’ (b)

      33,600         744  

Pinduoduo, Inc. ADR (b)

      10,480         855  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd. ‘A’

      18,100         37  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

      4,400         49  

Trip.com Group Ltd. ADR (b)

      4,387         151  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd. ADR (b)

      3,205         44  

Wuchan Zhongda Group Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      21,200         15  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

      3,561         195  
       

 

 

 
            2,330  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.9%

 

Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd.

      49,000         22  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

      20,500         109  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      5,900     $     26  

Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      600         14  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      100         25  

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      3,900         27  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd.

      17,600         99  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

      72,000         127  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      6,000         59  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

      35,000         35  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

      80,000         54  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      21,700         61  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      700         18  
       

 

 

 
            676  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 2.7%

 

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      11,000         9  

China Oilfield Services Ltd. ‘H’

      16,000         19  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. ‘H’

      1,528,000         736  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      165,000         475  

PetroChina Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      922,000         421  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      5,100         14  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      86,000         262  
       

 

 

 
            1,936  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 5.4%

 

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. ‘H’

      1,216,000         416  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      107,300         67  

Bank of China Ltd. ‘H’

      2,581,000         934  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      447,000         257  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      78,500         82  

Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      31,500         47  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      297,000         41  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd. ‘H’

      392,000         173  

China Construction Bank Corp. ‘H’

      681,000         426  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      114,000         35  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      37,000         63  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. ‘H’

      102,000         35  

China Zheshang Bank Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      73,000         26  

GF Securities Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      16,034         23  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      28,800         21  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. ‘H’

      571,000         293  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      69,600         176  

People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. ‘H’

      109,000         36  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      58,000         55  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. ‘H’

      66,500         437  

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      341,000         211  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      8,700         9  
       

 

 

 
            3,863  
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 0.5%

 

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

      114,000         92  

 

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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

      107,680     $     112  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      25,200         42  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      48,800         123  
       

 

 

 
          369  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 1.9%

 

Air China Ltd. ‘H’

      46,000         41  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd. ‘H’

      56,000         20  

China Energy Engineering Corp. Ltd. ‘H’

      282,000         33  

China National Chemical Engineering Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      11,000         13  

China Railway Group Ltd. ‘H’

      484,000         254  

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd. ‘A’

      231,300         180  

CITIC Ltd.

      142,000         149  

Daqin Railway Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      24,000         23  

Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      108,000         20  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      50,000         45  

Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      9,100         21  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd.

      159,000         35  

Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd. ‘A’

      49,100         50  

Shanghai Construction Group Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      36,300         14  

Shanghai International Airport Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      2,200         18  

Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      56,500         25  

Sinotrans Ltd. ‘H’

      34,000         11  

TBEA Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      13,400         39  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      40,000         53  

Xiamen C & D, Inc. ‘A’

      12,800         25  

Xiamen ITG Group Corp. Ltd. ‘A’

      21,600         22  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

      236,100         240  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      36,000         28  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd.

      6,900         34  
       

 

 

 
            1,393  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.3%

 

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.

      5,000         11  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

      2,000         7  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

      212,000         173  
       

 

 

 
          191  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.9%

 

Angang Steel Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      84,000         23  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      26,000         91  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      18,400         15  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

      12,000         11  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      228,000         186  

China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd. «(b)

      338,800         0  

Hesteel Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      75,900         25  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      61,000         89  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd.

      22,250         41  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      148,000         25  

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      48,400         22  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      1,000     $     13  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      50,000         67  
       

 

 

 
          608  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 0.3%

 

China Evergrande Group «(b)

      116,000         12  

China Vanke Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      18,400         37  

Greentown China Holdings Ltd.

      18,500         27  

KE Holdings, Inc. ADR (b)

      9,707         135  

Poly Developments & Holdings Group Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      14,700         32  
       

 

 

 
          243  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.9%

 

CGN Power Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      157,000         37  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      26,300         79  

Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      320,000         52  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

      12,600         176  

GD Power Development Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      38,900         24  

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd. ‘H’

      286,000         118  

Huaneng Power International, Inc. ‘H’

      330,000         156  
       

 

 

 
          642  
       

 

 

 

Total China

            12,416  
       

 

 

 
GREECE 0.6%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.1%

 

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

      4,185         65  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.1%

 

OPAP SA

      3,797         54  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.0%

 

Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA

      1,423         33  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.4%

 

Alpha Services & Holdings SA (b)

      97,053         104  

Eurobank Ergasias Services & Holdings SA (b)

      77,762         87  

National Bank of Greece SA (b)

      21,171         85  
       

 

 

 
          276  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.0%

 

Mytilineos SA

      344         8  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.0%

 

Public Power Corp. SA (b)

      3,059         22  
       

 

 

 

Total Greece

          458  
       

 

 

 
HONG KONG 2.8%

 

CONSUMER STAPLES 0.1%

 

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

      8,000         56  
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
FINANCIALS 0.5%

 

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

      99,000     $     336  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

      31,000         24  
       

 

 

 
          360  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.1%

 

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

      4,500         81  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

      18,000         22  
       

 

 

 
          103  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 0.9%

 

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

      188,000         492  

China Resources Land Ltd.

      22,000         100  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

      31,400         38  
       

 

 

 
          630  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 1.2%

 

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

      10,000         32  

China Power International Development Ltd.

      440,000         185  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

      24,000         90  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

      188,000         383  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

      58,000         59  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

      130,000         93  
       

 

 

 
          842  
       

 

 

 

Total Hong Kong

            1,991  
       

 

 

 
INDIA 16.5%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.6%

 

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

      45,021         438  

Indus Towers Ltd.

      12,391         28  
       

 

 

 
          466  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 1.3%

 

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

      2,283         100  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

      1,406         15  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

      1,309         51  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

      3,776         125  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

      8,810         133  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

      978         99  

MRF Ltd.

      27         29  

Rajesh Exports Ltd.

      4,336         38  

Tata Motors Ltd. (b)

      45,902         215  

Titan Co. Ltd.

      3,898         122  

TVS Motor Co. Ltd.

      1,339         17  
       

 

 

 
          944  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 1.4%

 

Dabur India Ltd.

      2,263         15  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

      2,022         21  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

      8,795         272  

ITC Ltd.

      153,489         614  

Marico Ltd.

      5,426         34  

Nestle India Ltd.

      340         81  
       

 

 

 
          1,037  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 2.5%

 

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

      29,034         116  

Coal India Ltd.

      110,457         301  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

      41,948         119  

 

       
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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

      174,666     $     161  

Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd. (b)

      26,595         18  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

      124,249         221  

Oil India Ltd.

      11,919         30  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

      16,256         42  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

      24,634         756  
       

 

 

 
            1,764  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 3.3%

 

Axis Bank Ltd.

      20,502         231  

Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.

      462         32  

Bandhan Bank Ltd. (b)

      5,901         17  

Bank of Baroda

      18,798         42  

Canara Bank

      7,589         31  

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd.

      3,876         34  

Federal Bank Ltd.

      30,678         51  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

      35,816         702  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

      54,079         582  

IDFC First Bank Ltd. (b)

      14,726         10  

IDFC Ltd.

      48,005         47  

Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. ‘L’ (b)

      24,075         45  

IndusInd Bank Ltd.

      4,951         73  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

      9,763         215  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.

      37,256         63  

SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

      3,640         54  

State Bank of India

      24,023         178  
       

 

 

 
            2,407  
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 0.8%

 

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

      3,086         16  

Cipla Ltd.

      8,005         104  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

      260         11  

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

      2,885         147  

Lupin Ltd.

      3,252         29  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

      22,630         274  
       

 

 

 
          581  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 1.1%

 

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

      8,757         408  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

      6,322         62  

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

      10,038         17  

Bharat Electronics Ltd.

      34,785         42  

Container Corp. Of India Ltd.

      1,482         13  

Cummins India Ltd.

      1,724         29  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

      6,650         167  

Siemens Ltd. (b)

      609         21  
       

 

 

 
          759  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3.5%

 

HCL Technologies Ltd.

      21,807         273  

Infosys Ltd.

      64,761         1,181  

LTIMindtree Ltd.

      638         34  

Mphasis Ltd.

      1,069         25  

Redington Ltd.

      26,666         58  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

      14,230         560  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

      15,428         189  

Wipro Ltd.

      37,734         179  
       

 

 

 
          2,499  
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
MATERIALS 1.0%

 

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

      10,109     $     64  

Asian Paints Ltd.

      1,885         70  

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.

      25,211         177  

National Aluminium Co. Ltd.

      72,208         70  

NMDC Ltd.

      1,640         2  

NMDC Ltd. (b)

      1,800         1  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

      1,177         36  

SRF Ltd.

      1,073         30  

Steel Authority of India Ltd.

      10,916         11  

Tata Chemicals Ltd.

      1,513         17  

Tata Steel Ltd.

      24,346         33  

UPL Ltd.

      5,265         46  

Vedanta Ltd.

      41,124         153  
       

 

 

 
            710  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 1.0%

 

Adani Power Ltd. (b)

      14,765         53  

GAIL India Ltd.

      28,094         33  

Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd. (b)

      365,926         33  

NTPC Ltd.

      176,562         355  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

      76,240         197  

Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. (b)

      7,340         12  

Reliance Power Ltd. (b)

      32,716         6  
       

 

 

 
          689  
       

 

 

 

Total India

            11,856  
       

 

 

 
INDONESIA 2.5%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.4%

 

Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

      1,263,600         304  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.2%

 

Astra International Tbk PT

      436,600         160  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.2%

 

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT

      39,600         14  

Gudang Garam Tbk PT

      6,100         7  

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

      47,600         31  

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

      22,700         10  

Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT

      291,700         50  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

      108,700         33  
       

 

 

 
          145  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.5%

 

Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk PT

      733,300         182  

Bukit Asam Tbk PT

      144,700         34  

Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk PT

      41,600         104  

United Tractors Tbk PT

      42,300         71  
       

 

 

 
          391  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.9%

 

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

      767,600         421  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

      115,500         73  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

      63,800         38  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (b)

      513,800         163  
       

 

 

 
          695  
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
HEALTH CARE 0.1%

 

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

      326,700     $     44  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.1%

 

Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk PT

      49,400         28  

Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT

      37,100         23  
       

 

 

 
          51  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.1%

 

Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk PT

      415,700         47  
       

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

            1,837  
       

 

 

 
MALAYSIA 1.8%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.2%

 

Axiata Group Bhd

      36,900         26  

DiGi.Com Bhd

      21,800         20  

Maxis Bhd

      40,400         35  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

      36,900         45  
       

 

 

 
          126  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.1%

 

Genting Bhd

      38,500         39  

Genting Malaysia Bhd

      81,000         50  
       

 

 

 
          89  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.2%

 

IOI Corp. Bhd.

      23,300         21  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

      4,300         22  

PPB Group Bhd

      7,800         31  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

      60,800         64  
       

 

 

 
          138  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.1%

 

Petronas Dagangan Bhd.

      7,200         37  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.8%

 

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd.

      45,200         38  

AMMB Holdings Bhd

      28,700         27  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

      103,100         136  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

      14,400         67  

Malayan Banking Bhd

      55,300         109  

Public Bank Bhd

      150,900         148  

RHB Bank Bhd

      42,000         55  
       

 

 

 
          580  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.2%

 

CAPITAL A BHD (b)

      193,400         28  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (b)

      21,600         32  

MISC Bhd

      16,400         28  

Sime Darby Bhd

      50,600         26  
       

 

 

 
          114  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.1%

 

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

      54,600         107  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.1%

 

Petronas Gas Bhd

      6,300         25  

 

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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

      29,900     $     65  
       

 

 

 
          90  
       

 

 

 

Total Malaysia

            1,281  
       

 

 

 
MEXICO 3.2%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 1.2%

 

America Movil SAB de CV

      869,964         789  

Grupo Televisa SAB

      9,063         8  

Megacable Holdings SAB de CV

      12,334         33  
       

 

 

 
          830  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 1.3%

 

Arca Continental SAB de CV

      12,394         100  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

      21,387         145  

Gruma SAB de CV

      7,809         104  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV

      10,564         45  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV

      59,918         102  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

      132,160         465  
       

 

 

 
          961  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.2%

 

Grupo Elektra SAB de CV

      531         30  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV

      14,700         106  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV (b)

      22,688         38  
       

 

 

 
          174  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.2%

 

Alfa SAB de CV

      80,325         51  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV

      4,915         71  
       

 

 

 
          122  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.3%

 

Alpek SAB de CV

      14,165         20  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV

      48,990         172  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV (b)

      500         6  

Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV

      23,756         42  
       

 

 

 
          240  
       

 

 

 

Total Mexico

            2,327  
       

 

 

 
PHILIPPINES 0.5%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.1%

 

Globe Telecom, Inc.

      493         19  

PLDT, Inc.

      1,600         38  
       

 

 

 
          57  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.1%

 

Universal Robina Corp.

      15,030         37  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.1%

 

Bank of the Philippine Islands

      14,331         26  

BDO Unibank, Inc.

      14,040         27  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

      33,392         33  
       

 

 

 
          86  
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
INDUSTRIALS 0.1%

 

Ayala Corp.

      1,610     $     20  

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

      17,500         63  
       

 

 

 
          83  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 0.1%

 

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

      51,800         33  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.0%

 

ACEN Corp.

      3,420         0  

Manila Electric Co.

      5,720         31  
       

 

 

 
          31  
       

 

 

 

Total Philippines

          327  
       

 

 

 
POLAND 0.9%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.1%

 

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

      4,343         18  

Orange Polska SA

      26,986         41  
       

 

 

 
          59  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.4%

 

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

      20,302         298  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.2%

 

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

      16,691         135  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.1%

 

Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA (b)

      2,316         31  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

      1,834         53  
       

 

 

 
          84  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.1%

 

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (b)

      20,547         33  

Tauron Polska Energia SA (b)

      56,150         27  
       

 

 

 
          60  
       

 

 

 

Total Poland

          636  
       

 

 

 
RUSSIA 0.0%

 

CONSUMER STAPLES 0.0%

 

Magnit PJSC «

      2,673         0  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.0%

 

Gazprom Neft PJSC «

      13,620         0  

Gazprom PJSC «

      635,130         0  

LUKOIL PJSC «

      15,703         0  

Novatek PJSC «

      21,924         0  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC «

      66,050         0  

Surgutneftegas PJSC «

      701,700         0  

Tatneft PJSC «

      19,086         0  
       

 

 

 
          0  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.0%

 

Sberbank of Russia PJSC «

      117,340         0  

VTB Bank PJSC «(b)

      598,992,500         1  
       

 

 

 
          1  
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
MATERIALS 0.0%

 

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC «

      160,600     $     0  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC «

      1,269         0  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC «

      88,470         0  

Severstal PAO ^«(a)

      17,344         0  
       

 

 

 
          0  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.0%

 

Inter RAO UES PJSC «

      1,587,500         0  

Rosseti PJSC «

      3,309,000         0  
       

 

 

 
          0  
       

 

 

 

Total Russia

          1  
       

 

 

 
SAUDI ARABIA 2.8%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.4%

 

Etihad Etisalat Co.

      3,311         31  

Saudi Telecom Co.

      26,510         258  
       

 

 

 
          289  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.1%

 

Jarir Marketing Co.

      906         36  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.1%

 

Almarai Co. JSC

      3,512         50  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.6%

 

Saudi Arabian Oil Co.

      49,996         429  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.8%

 

Al Rajhi Bank (b)

      12,691         254  

Alinma Bank

      4,730         41  

Arab National Bank

      2,006         17  

Bank Al-Jazira

      5,253         26  

Bank AlBilad (b)

      2,392         28  

Banque Saudi Fransi

      2,659         29  

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.

      1,088         41  

Riyad Bank

      3,372         29  

Saudi British Bank

      5,644         58  

Saudi Investment Bank

      5,016         23  
       

 

 

 
          546  
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 0.0%

 

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

      289         17  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.8%

 

Advanced Petrochemical Co.

      1,399         16  

SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.

      3,056         119  

Saudi Arabian Mining Co. (b)

      6,065         104  

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

      11,694         280  

Saudi Industrial Investment Group

      6,355         38  

Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.

      2,880         32  
       

 

 

 
            589  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 0.0%

 

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co. (b)

      3,690         11  
       

 

 

 

 

       
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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
UTILITIES 0.0%

 

ACWA Power Co.

      566     $     23  
       

 

 

 

Total Saudi Arabia

            1,990  
       

 

 

 
SINGAPORE 0.1%

 

INDUSTRIALS 0.1%

 

BOC Aviation Ltd.

      5,300         44  
       

 

 

 

Total Singapore

          44  
       

 

 

 
SOUTH AFRICA 4.7%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.7%

 

MTN Group Ltd.

      55,301         413  

MultiChoice Group

      9,205         64  

Telkom SA SOC Ltd. (b)

      19,953         35  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

      4,808         35  
       

 

 

 
          547  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.7%

 

Foschini Group Ltd.

      3,003         18  

Motus Holdings Ltd.

      6,201         40  

Mr Price Group Ltd.

      3,963         37  

Naspers Ltd. ‘N’

      1,813         303  

Truworths International Ltd.

      13,204         42  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

      23,834         93  
       

 

 

 
          533  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.6%

 

AVI Ltd.

      6,327         28  

Bid Corp. Ltd.

      5,611         109  

Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.

      9,002         30  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

      15,322         203  

SPAR Group Ltd.

      4,284         29  

Tiger Brands Ltd.

      611         7  
       

 

 

 
          406  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.2%

 

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

      9,671         124  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.8%

 

Absa Group Ltd.

      9,109         103  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

      577         63  

FirstRand Ltd.

      45,339         165  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

      3,114         39  

Sanlam Ltd.

      8,569         25  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

      19,102         188  
       

 

 

 
          583  
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 0.1%

 

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

      20,279         20  

Netcare Ltd.

      24,639         21  
       

 

 

 
          41  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.1%

 

Barloworld Ltd.

      3,974         20  

Bidvest Group Ltd.

      1,785         23  

Zeda Ltd. (b)

      3,974         3  
       

 

 

 
          46  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 1.5%

 

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

      501         42  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

      13,920     $     271  

Gold Fields Ltd.

      21,050         219  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

      7,332         92  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

      1,795         52  

Sappi Ltd. (b)

      18,358         53  

Sasol Ltd.

      22,591         360  
       

 

 

 
          1,089  
       

 

 

 

Total South Africa

            3,369  
       

 

 

 
SOUTH KOREA 13.7%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 1.2%

 

KT Corp.

      14,720         394  

LG Uplus Corp.

      9,506         83  

NAVER Corp.

      1,069         152  

NCSoft Corp.

      167         60  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

      5,820         218  
       

 

 

 
          907  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 3.4%

 

Coway Co. Ltd.

      1,575         70  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.

      3,477         86  

Hanon Systems

      3,965         25  

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

      647         30  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

      2,235         355  

Hyundai Motor Co.

      6,479         775  

Hyundai Wia Corp.

      340         13  

Kangwon Land, Inc. (b)

      5,361         99  

Kia Corp.

      14,286         672  

LG Electronics, Inc.

      3,550         244  

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

      757         55  
       

 

 

 
            2,424  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.8%

 

Amorepacific Corp.

      295         32  

Amorepacific Group

      811         22  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

      252         76  

E-MART, Inc.

      1,143         89  

GS Retail Co. Ltd.

      711         16  

KT&G Corp.

      3,359         243  

LG H&H Co. Ltd.

      136         78  
       

 

 

 
          556  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.5%

 

HD Hyundai Co. Ltd.

      2,119         96  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd. (b)

      2,045         250  
       

 

 

 
          346  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 2.2%

 

BNK Financial Group, Inc.

      12,356         64  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

      1,773         92  

DGB Financial Group, Inc.

      7,984         44  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

      2,849         95  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (b)

      11,229         25  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

      3,604         84  

Industrial Bank of Korea

      14,827         115  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

      1,732         66  

Meritz Financial Group, Inc.

      2,335         80  

Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

      2,996         118  

Samsung Card Co. Ltd.

      558         13  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

      1,046         165  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

      2,470     $     139  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

      15,348         427  

Woori Financial Group, Inc.

      7,406         68  
       

 

 

 
            1,595  
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 0.1%

 

Celltrion, Inc.

      474         61  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 1.5%

 

CJ Corp.

      391         26  

Doosan Co. Ltd.

      526         35  

Doosan Enerbility Co. Ltd. (b)

      9,137         111  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.

      490         8  

GS Holdings Corp.

      2,287         79  

Hanwha Aerospace Co. Ltd.

      187         11  

Hanwha Corp.

      2,338         48  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

      2,474         68  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

      1,226         159  

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd.

      216         12  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd. (b)

      2,519         46  

LG Corp.

      1,722         107  

LG International Corp.

      2,391         65  

LS Corp.

      927         51  

Posco International Corp.

      4,074         73  

SK Networks Co. Ltd.

      4,965         15  

SK, Inc.

      1,308         196  
       

 

 

 
          1,110  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1.3%

 

LG Display Co. Ltd.

      18,519         183  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

      78         16  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

      725         75  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

      375         176  

SK Hynix, Inc.

      8,355         499  
       

 

 

 
            949  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 2.2%

 

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. Ltd.

      6,775         60  

Hanwha Solutions Corp. (b)

      377         13  

Hyundai Steel Co.

      4,583         112  

KCC Corp.

      47         8  

Kolon Industries, Inc.

      469         15  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

      423         189  

LG Chem Ltd.

      366         175  

POSCO Holdings, Inc.

      4,591         1,005  
       

 

 

 
          1,577  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.5%

 

Korea Electric Power Corp.

      15,079         260  

Korea Gas Corp.

      3,389         98  
       

 

 

 
          358  
       

 

 

 

Total South Korea

            9,883  
       

 

 

 
TAIWAN 13.4%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.8%

 

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

      99,000         364  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

      56,000         120  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

      29,000         90  
       

 

 

 
          574  
       

 

 

 

 

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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.6%

 

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

      30,000     $     33  

China Motor Corp.

      10,000         17  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

      3,000         48  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

      5,000         34  

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

      2,000         13  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

      3,000         57  

Kinpo Electronics

      51,000         22  

Pou Chen Corp.

      57,000         63  

Ruentex Industries Ltd.

      13,800         29  

Yulon Motor Co. Ltd.

      40,509         82  
       

 

 

 
          398  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.3%

 

Great Wall Enterprise Co. Ltd.

      11,008         17  

President Chain Store Corp.

      12,000         106  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

      55,000         119  
       

 

 

 
          242  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.1%

 

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

      17,000         44  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 3.3%

 

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

      241,200         313  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

      133,600         74  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

      450,096         184  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

      425,000         305  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

      264,348         206  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

      182,699         157  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

      182,437         334  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. ‘C’

      124,503         91  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

      202,500         199  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd.

      39,712         57  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

      97,307         28  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

      213,843         116  

Taichung Commercial Bank Co. Ltd.

      76,703         32  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

      211,656         104  

Taiwan Business Bank

      132,143         56  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

      157,996         134  
       

 

 

 
            2,390  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.9%

 

China Airlines Ltd.

      128,000         79  

CTCI Corp.

      20,000         27  

Eva Airways Corp.

      85,400         78  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

      77,000         80  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

      25,000         23  

Teco Electric & Machinery Co. Ltd.

      38,000         34  

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

      186,000         285  

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

      4,950         13  
       

 

 

 
            619  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 5.8%

 

Accton Technology Corp.

      6,000         46  

Acer, Inc.

      127,000         97  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

      7,291         78  

Asustek Computer, Inc.

      29,000         253  

AUO Corp.

      224,600         109  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

      17,000         93  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

      15,000     $     42  

Compal Electronics, Inc.

      169,000         127  

Delta Electronics, Inc.

      25,000         232  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

      17,000         29  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

      98,600         320  

HTC Corp. (b)

      10,000         18  

Innolux Corp.

      487,455         175  

Inventec Corp.

      97,000         83  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

      1,290         85  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

      58,000         120  

MediaTek, Inc.

      14,000         283  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

      25,000         97  

Mitac Holdings Corp.

      37,000         35  

Nanya Technology Corp.

      10,000         17  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

      9,000         92  

Pegatron Corp.

      63,000         130  

Powertech Technology, Inc.

      22,000         56  

Quanta Computer, Inc.

      80,000         188  

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.

      6,000         20  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

      3,000         27  

Silicon Motion Technology Corp. ADR

      180         12  

Supreme Electronics Co. Ltd.

      22,593         26  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

      42,000         81  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

      56,000         813  

TPK Holding Co. Ltd.

      11,000         11  

Tripod Technology Corp.

      8,000         24  

United Microelectronics Corp.

      78,000         102  

Wistron Corp.

      109,347         104  

Wiwynn Corp.

      1,000         26  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

      51,560         80  

WT Microelectronics Co. Ltd.

      19,000         38  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

      9,000         31  
       

 

 

 
          4,200  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 1.5%

 

Asia Cement Corp.

      71,000         95  

China Steel Corp.

      270,000         262  

Eternal Materials Co. Ltd.

      30,300         31  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

      39,000         89  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

      84,000         237  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

      75,000         173  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

      134,553         147  

Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

      10,000         17  

Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp.

      16,020         27  

YFY, Inc.

      32,000         25  
       

 

 

 
          1,103  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 0.1%

 

Farglory Land Development Co. Ltd.

      10,000         19  

Highwealth Construction Corp.

      26,906         35  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

      39,200         55  
       

 

 

 
          109  
       

 

 

 

Total Taiwan

            9,679  
       

 

 

 
THAILAND 6.2%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.5%

 

Advanced Info Service PCL

      41,500         234  

Digital Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund

      159,200         61  

Jasmine International PCL (b)

      319,200         20  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Total Access Communication PCL

      38,000     $     51  
       

 

 

 
          366  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.1%

 

Central Retail Corp. PCL

      31,300         42  

Home Product Center PCL

      67,600         30  
       

 

 

 
          72  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.9%

 

Berli Jucker PCL

      19,100         19  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL

      168,000         120  

CP ALL PCL

      155,000         305  

Thai Beverage PCL

      196,500         101  

Thai Union Group PCL ‘F’

      222,900         109  
       

 

 

 
          654  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 1.2%

 

Bangchak Corp. PCL

      88,500         80  

Esso Thailand PCL

      102,100         37  

IRPC PCL

      838,900         73  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL

      19,700         100  

PTT PCL

      488,200         469  

Star Petroleum Refining PCL

      206,100         64  

Thai Oil PCL

      34,200         55  
       

 

 

 
          878  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 1.2%

 

Bangkok Bank PCL

      74,700         319  

Kasikornbank PCL

      33,100         141  

Krung Thai Bank PCL

      401,600         205  

Thanachart Capital PCL

      79,500         98  

Tisco Financial Group PCL

      20,800         59  

TMBThanachart Bank PCL

      1,037,200         42  
       

 

 

 
          864  
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 0.4%

 

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL ‘F’

      250,800         210  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL

      15,200         93  
       

 

 

 
          303  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.5%

 

Airports of Thailand PCL

      66,700         144  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL

      7,400         177  

Jasmine Broadband Internet Infrastructure Fund

      230,200         54  
       

 

 

 
          375  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.8%

 

PTT Global Chemical PCL

      85,200         116  

Siam Cement PCL

      47,400         468  
       

 

 

 
            584  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 0.4%

 

Central Pattana PCL

      27,700         57  

Land & Houses PCL

      525,000         150  

Sansiri PCL

      483,300         24  

Supalai PCL

      54,500         38  
       

 

 

 
          269  
       

 

 

 

 

       
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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
UTILITIES 0.2%

 

Electricity Generating PCL

      7,300     $     36  

Gulf Energy Development PCL

      25,700         41  

Ratch Group PCL

      20,550         26  
       

 

 

 
          103  
       

 

 

 

Total Thailand

            4,468  
       

 

 

 
TURKEY 4.5%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.5%

 

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS

      14,474         19  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

      164,408         331  
       

 

 

 
          350  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.5%

 

Arcelik AS

      21,607         130  

Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS

      15,244         8  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

      4,061         114  

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS

      9,528         84  
       

 

 

 
            336  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.3%

 

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS

      11,121         40  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

      22,845         167  

Coca-Cola Icecek AS

      3,061         34  
       

 

 

 
          241  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.6%

 

Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (b)

      14,885         422  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 1.2%

 

Akbank TAS

      167,671         175  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

      89,249         216  

Is Yatirim Menkul Degerler AS

      24,325         85  

Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS (b)

      45,786         33  

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS ‘C’

      280,823         192  

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO ‘D’ (b)

      85,427         54  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

      127,722         81  
       

 

 

 
          836  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 1.2%

 

AG Anadolu Grubu Holding AS

      3,315         20  

Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS

      61,056         109  

KOC Holding AS

      52,657         236  

Turk Hava Yollari AO (b)

      57,069         430  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

      41,659         95  
       

 

 

 
          890  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.1%

 

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

      29,062         64  

Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS (b)

      41,560         44  
       

 

 

 
          108  
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
UTILITIES 0.1%

 

Aygaz AS

      9,215     $     47  

Enerjisa Enerji AS

      13,775         27  
       

 

 

 
          74  
       

 

 

 

Total Turkey

            3,257  
       

 

 

 
UNITED STATES 0.0%

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.0%

 

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.

      45,000         29  
       

 

 

 

Total United States

          29  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $72,270)

      69,814  
 

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS 2.2%

 

BRAZIL 1.9%

 

BANKING & FINANCE 0.4%

 

Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA

      22,248         41  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

      48,016         227  
       

 

 

 
          268  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.5%

 

Braskem SA

      5,490         25  

Gerdau SA

      34,661         190  

Metalurgica Gerdau SA

      68,792         168  
       

 

 

 
          383  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 1.0%

 

Cia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista

      14,821         65  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

      135,690         281  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

      73,998         343  
       

 

 

 
          689  
       

 

 

 

Total Brazil

            1,340  
       

 

 

 
CHILE 0.3%

 

INDUSTRIALS 0.3%

 

Embotelladora Andina SA

      6,709         17  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA

      2,430         196  
       

 

 

 
          213  
       

 

 

 

Total Chile

          213  
       

 

 

 
RUSSIA 0.0%

 

UTILITIES 0.0%

 

Bashneft PJSC «

      2,929         0  

Transneft PJSC «(d)

      22         0  
       

 

 

 
          0  
       

 

 

 

Total Russia

          0  
       

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $1,212)

      1,553  
 

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS 0.1%

 

INDIA 0.0%

 

REAL ESTATE 0.0%

 

Embassy Office Parks REIT

      7,314     $     29  
       

 

 

 

Total India

          29  
       

 

 

 
SOUTH AFRICA 0.0%

 

REAL ESTATE 0.0%

 

Growthpoint Properties Ltd.

      20,902         18  
       

 

 

 

Total South Africa

          18  
       

 

 

 
TURKEY 0.1%

 

REAL ESTATE 0.1%

 

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS

      113,556         53  
       

 

 

 

Total Turkey

          53  
       

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (Cost $91)

    100  
 

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 0.4%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (f) 0.4%

 

          257  
       

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Instruments
(Cost $257)
    257  
 

 

 

 
       
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $73,830)
      71,724  
 

 

 

 
INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES 0.0%

 

SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 0.0%

 

MUTUAL FUNDS 0.0%

 

PIMCO Government Money Market Fund 4.310% (c)(d)(e)

      6,387         6  
       

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Instruments
(Cost $6)
    6  
 

 

 

 
       
Total Investments in Affiliates
(Cost $6)
    6  
 
Total Investments 99.6%
(Cost $73,836)

 

  $       71,730  
Other Assets and Liabilities, net 0.4%     314  
 

 

 

 
Net Assets 100.0%

 

  $     72,044  
   

 

 

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:

 

*

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

^

Security is in default.

«

Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

(a)

Security is not accruing income as of the date of this report.

 

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(b)

Security did not produce income within the last twelve months.

(c)

Institutional Class Shares of each Fund.

(d)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $5 were out on loan in exchange for $6 of cash collateral as of December 31, 2022. The collateral was invested in a cash collateral reinvestment vehicle as described in Note 5 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(e)

Coupon represents a 7-Day Yield.

 

BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

 

(f)  REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS:

 

Counterparty   Lending
Rate
    Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
    Collateralized By   Collateral
(Received)
    Repurchase
Agreements,
at Value
    Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to  be
Received(1)
 
FICC     1.900     12/30/2022       01/03/2023     $     257     U.S. Treasury Bills 0.000% due 12/28/2023   $ (262   $ 257     $ 257  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

 

    $     (262   $     257     $     257  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS SUMMARY

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the market value of Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions and collateral pledged/(received) as of December 31, 2022:

 

Counterparty   Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to  be
Received(1)
    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
    Payable for
Sale-Buyback
Transactions
   

Securities

Out on loan

    Total
Borrowings and
Other Financing
Transactions
    Collateral
Pledged/(Received)
    Net Exposure(2)  

Global/Master Repurchase Agreement

 

FICC

  $ 257     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $     257     $     (262   $     (5

Master Securities lending Agreement

 

UBS

    0       0       0       5       5       (6     (1
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Total Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions

  $     257     $     0     $     0     $     5        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

CERTAIN TRANSFERS ACCOUNTED FOR AS SECURED BORROWINGS

 

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements

 

     Overnight and
Continuous
    Up to 30 days     31-90 days     Greater Than 90 days     Total  

Securities Lending Transactions(3)

 

Preferred Securities

  $ 6     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 6  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

  $     6     $     0     $     0     $     0     $ 6  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payable for securities on loan - cash collateral

 

  $     6  
 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes accrued interest.

(2)

Net Exposure represents the net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default. Exposure from borrowings and other financing transactions can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same legal entity. See Note 8, Master Netting Arrangements, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information.

(3)

Includes cash collateral as described in Note 5 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2022
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

 

Common Stocks

 

Brazil

 

Communication Services

  $     0     $ 46     $ 0     $ 46  

Consumer Discretionary

    0           160           0           160  

Consumer Staples

    0       466       0       466  

Energy

    0       192       0       192  

Financials

    0       626       0       626  

Health Care

    0       61       0       61  

Industrials

    0       148       0       148  

Category and Subcategory

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2022
 

Materials

  $ 0     $     1,412     $     0     $     1,412  

Utilities

    0       263       0       263  

Chile

 

Consumer Discretionary

    0       60       0       60  

Consumer Staples

    73       57       0       130  

Energy

    38       0       0       38  

Financials

        167       0       0       167  

Materials

    24       0       0       24  

Utilities

    172       0       0       172  

 

       
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Category and Subcategory

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2022
 

China

 

Communication Services

  $ 90     $ 75     $ 0     $ 165  

Consumer Discretionary

        1,245           1,085           0           2,330  

Consumer Staples

    0       676       0       676  

Energy

    0       1,936       0       1,936  

Financials

    26       3,837       0       3,863  

Health Care

    0       369       0       369  

Industrials

    0       1,393       0       1,393  

Information Technology

    0       191       0       191  

Materials

    0       608       0       608  

Real Estate

    135       96           12       243  

Utilities

    0       642       0       642  

Greece

 

Communication Services

    0       65       0       65  

Consumer Discretionary

    0       54       0       54  

Energy

    0       33       0       33  

Financials

    0       276       0       276  

Industrials

    0       8       0       8  

Utilities

    0       22       0       22  

Hong Kong

 

Consumer Staples

    0       56       0       56  

Financials

    0       360       0       360  

Industrials

    0       103       0       103  

Real Estate

    0       630       0       630  

Utilities

    0       842       0       842  

India

 

Communication Services

    0       466       0       466  

Consumer Discretionary

    0       944       0       944  

Consumer Staples

    0       1,037       0       1,037  

Energy

    0       1,764       0       1,764  

Financials

    0       2,407       0       2,407  

Health Care

    0       581       0       581  

Industrials

    0       759       0       759  

Information Technology

    0       2,499       0       2,499  

Materials

    0       710       0       710  

Utilities

    0       689       0       689  

Indonesia

 

Communication Services

    0       304       0       304  

Consumer Discretionary

    0       160       0       160  

Consumer Staples

    7       138       0       145  

Energy

    0       391       0       391  

Financials

    0       695       0       695  

Health Care

    0       44       0       44  

Materials

    0       51       0       51  

Utilities

    0       47       0       47  

Malaysia

 

Communication Services

    0       126       0       126  

Consumer Discretionary

    0       89       0       89  

Consumer Staples

    31       107       0       138  

Energy

    37       0       0       37  

Financials

    0       580       0       580  

Industrials

    0       114       0       114  

Materials

    0       107       0       107  

Utilities

    25       65       0       90  

Mexico

 

Communication Services

    830       0       0       830  

Consumer Staples

    961       0       0       961  

Financials

    174       0       0       174  

Industrials

    122       0       0       122  

Materials

    240       0       0       240  

Philippines

 

Communication Services

    0       57       0       57  

Consumer Staples

    0       37       0       37  

Financials

    0       86       0       86  

Industrials

    0       83       0       83  

Real Estate

    0       33       0       33  

Utilities

    0       31       0       31  

Poland

 

Communication Services

    0       59       0       59  

Energy

    0       298       0       298  

Financials

    0       135       0       135  

Materials

    0       84       0       84  

Utilities

    0       60       0       60  

Category and Subcategory

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2022
 

Russia

 

Financials

  $     0     $ 0     $ 1     $ 1  

Saudi Arabia

 

Communication Services

    0       289       0       289  

Consumer Discretionary

    0       36       0       36  

Consumer Staples

    0       50       0       50  

Energy

    0       429       0       429  

Financials

    0       546       0       546  

Health Care

    0       17       0       17  

Materials

    0       589       0       589  

Real Estate

    0       11       0       11  

Utilities

    0       23       0       23  

Singapore

 

Industrials

    0       44       0       44  

South Africa

 

Communication Services

        134           413           0           547  

Consumer Discretionary

    40       493       0       533  

Consumer Staples

    175       231       0       406  

Energy

    0       124       0       124  

Financials

    64       519       0       583  

Health Care

    0       41       0       41  

Industrials

    46       0       0       46  

Materials

    53           1,036       0           1,089  

South Korea

 

Communication Services

    0       907       0       907  

Consumer Discretionary

    0       2,424       0       2,424  

Consumer Staples

    0       556       0       556  

Energy

    0       346       0       346  

Financials

    0       1,595       0       1,595  

Health Care

    0       61       0       61  

Industrials

    0       1,110       0       1,110  

Information Technology

    0       949       0       949  

Materials

    0       1,577       0       1,577  

Utilities

    0       358       0       358  

Taiwan

 

Communication Services

    0       574       0       574  

Consumer Discretionary

    0       398       0       398  

Consumer Staples

    0       242       0       242  

Energy

    0       44       0       44  

Financials

    0       2,390       0       2,390  

Industrials

    0       619       0       619  

Information Technology

    12       4,188       0       4,200  

Materials

    0       1,103       0       1,103  

Real Estate

    0       109       0       109  

Thailand

 

Communication Services

    0       366       0       366  

Consumer Discretionary

    0       72       0       72  

Consumer Staples

    0       654       0       654  

Energy

    0       878       0       878  

Financials

    0       864       0       864  

Health Care

    0       303       0       303  

Industrials

    0       375       0       375  

Materials

    0       584       0       584  

Real Estate

    0       269       0       269  

Utilities

    0       103       0       103  

Turkey

 

Communication Services

    0       350       0       350  

Consumer Discretionary

    0       336       0       336  

Consumer Staples

    74       167       0       241  

Energy

    0       422       0       422  

Financials

    229       607       0       836  

Industrials

    0       890       0       890  

Materials

    0       108       0       108  

Utilities

    47       27       0       74  

United States

 

Consumer Discretionary

    0       29       0       29  

Preferred Stocks

 

Brazil

 

Banking & Finance

    0       268       0       268  

Industrials

    0       383       0       383  

Utilities

    0       689       0       689  

Chile

 

Industrials

    17       196       0       213  

 

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Category and Subcategory

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2022
 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

India

 

Real Estate

  $     0     $     29     $     0     $     29  

South Africa

 

Real Estate

        18       0       0       18  

Turkey

 

Real Estate

    0       53       0       53  

Category and Subcategory

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2022
 

Short-Term Instruments

 

Repurchase Agreements

  $ 0     $ 257     $ 0     $ 257  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 5,306     $ 66,405     $ 13     $ 71,724  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in Affiliates, at Value

 

Short-Term Instruments

 

Mutual Funds

    6       0       0       6  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $     5,312     $     66,405     $     13     $     71,730  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

There were no significant transfers into or out of Level 3 during the period ended December 31, 2022.

 

       
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(Amounts in thousands*, except number of shares, contracts, units and ounces, if any)

 

        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 99.7%

 

COMMON STOCKS 97.0%

 

AUSTRALIA 5.0%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.1%

 

carsales.com Ltd.

      1,666     $     24  

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.

      5,940         7  

REA Group Ltd.

      372         28  

SEEK Ltd.

      2,248         32  
       

 

 

 
          91  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.5%

 

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

      921         19  

Breville Group Ltd.

      844         10  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

      589         27  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd. (a)

      2,375         23  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

      10,608         30  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

      1,698         48  

Super Retail Group Ltd.

      4,720         34  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

      9,281         7  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

      9,448         295  
       

 

 

 
          493  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.5%

 

Blackmores Ltd.

      414         20  

Coles Group Ltd.

      11,301         128  

GrainCorp Ltd. ‘A’

      9,032         46  

Metcash Ltd.

      24,209         66  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

      13,761         314  
       

 

 

 
          574  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.6%

 

Ampol Ltd.

      3,976         76  

New Hope Corp. Ltd.

      2,643         11  

Santos Ltd.

      7,210         36  

Viva Energy Group Ltd.

      20,190         37  

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.

      12,101         77  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

      12,882         312  

WorleyParsons Ltd.

      5,467         56  
       

 

 

 
          605  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.9%

 

AMP Ltd. (a)

      62,332         55  

ASX Ltd.

      583         27  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

      6,349         30  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

      5,818         39  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

      10,504         34  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

      44,356         88  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

      12,257         249  

NIB Holdings Ltd.

      5,689         30  

Perpetual Ltd.

      854         14  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

      9,871         89  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

      24,756         202  

Westpac Banking Corp.

      6,647         105  
       

 

 

 
            962  
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 0.2%

 

Ansell Ltd.

      1,349         26  

Cochlear Ltd.

      239         33  

CSL Ltd.

      421         82  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

      2,135         44  
       

 

 

 
          185  
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
INDUSTRIALS 0.3%

 

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

      36,752     $     93  

Brambles Ltd.

      10,654         87  

Downer EDI Ltd.

      9,410         24  

Monadelphous Group Ltd.

      1,177         11  

Qantas Airways Ltd. (a)

      9,507         38  

Reece Ltd.

      1,112         11  

Transurban Group

      13,563         119  
       

 

 

 
          383  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.1%

 

Computershare Ltd.

      3,290         58  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 1.5%

 

BHP Group Ltd.

      14,681         455  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

      6,442         73  

Champion Iron Ltd.

      2,371         12  

CSR Ltd.

      11,171         36  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

      23,224         325  

IGO Ltd.

      4,775         44  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

      4,721         30  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

      31,206         79  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

      951         50  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

      4,956         69  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

      5,758         43  

Nufarm Ltd.

      2,587         11  

Orica Ltd.

      3,132         32  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

      3,786         299  

Sims Ltd.

      5,224         46  
       

 

 

 
          1,604  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 0.0%

 

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

      6,788         36  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.3%

 

AGL Energy Ltd.

      19,189         105  

APA Group

      6,343         46  

Origin Energy Ltd.

      36,401         191  
       

 

 

 
          342  
       

 

 

 

Total Australia

            5,333  
       

 

 

 
AUSTRIA 0.3%

 

ENERGY 0.1%

 

OMV AG

      1,857         95  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.0%

 

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

      4,431         33  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.1%

 

Andritz AG

      736         42  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.1%

 

Lenzing AG

      222         13  

voestalpine AG

      2,174         58  
       

 

 

 
          71  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 0.0%

 

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

      1,392         42  
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
UTILITIES 0.0%

 

Verbund AG

      355     $     30  
       

 

 

 

Total Austria

          313  
       

 

 

 
BELGIUM 0.5%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.0%

 

Proximus SADP

      3,514         34  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.0%

 

Telenet Group Holding NV

      1,323         22  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.2%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV

      1,262         76  

Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV

      1,713         39  

Lotus Bakeries NV

      5         34  
       

 

 

 
          149  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.0%

 

Euronav NV

      1,064         18  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.1%

 

Ageas SA

      1,027         46  

Gimv NV

      489         23  
       

 

 

 
          69  
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 0.1%

 

UCB SA

      958         75  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.0%

 

Ackermans & Van Haaren NV

      198         34  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.1%

 

Barco NV

      1,678         41  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.0%

 

Solvay SA

      334         34  
       

 

 

 

Total Belgium

            476  
       

 

 

 
CANADA 6.9%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.5%

 

BCE, Inc.

      4,026         177  

Cineplex, Inc. (a)

      3,577         21  

Cogeco Communications, Inc.

      435         25  

Quebecor, Inc. ‘B’

      1,672         37  

Rogers Communications, Inc. ‘B’

      2,040         95  

Shaw Communications, Inc. ‘B’

      3,432         99  

TELUS Corp.

      4,958         96  
       

 

 

 
          550  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.7%

 

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. ‘A’

      967         101  

Dollarama, Inc.

      2,151         126  

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

      1,299         36  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)

      154         49  

Magna International, Inc.

      6,002         337  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

      1,532         99  

Uni-Select, Inc. (a)

      500         16  
       

 

 

 
          764  
       

 

 

 

 

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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.7%

 

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.

      3,360     $     148  

Empire Co. Ltd. ‘A’

      3,965         104  

George Weston Ltd.

      1,043         129  

Loblaw Cos., Ltd.

      1,940         172  

Maple Leaf Foods, Inc.

      1,080         20  

Metro, Inc.

      2,118         117  

North West Co., Inc.

      1,121         29  

Premium Brands Holdings Corp.

      418         25  

Saputo, Inc.

      1,759         44  
       

 

 

 
          788  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 1.8%

 

ARC Resources Ltd.

      9,582         129  

Birchcliff Energy Ltd.

      4,779         33  

Cameco Corp.

      700         16  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

      2,680         149  

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

      32,453         232  

Enbridge, Inc.

      5,030         197  

Enerplus Corp.

      4,379         77  

Gibson Energy, Inc.

      2,932         51  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

      4,053         197  

MEG Energy Corp. (a)

      5,777         80  

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

      4,753         49  

Precision Drilling Corp. (a)

      500         38  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

      12,716         403  

TC Energy Corp.

      2,988         119  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

      110         6  

Vermilion Energy, Inc.

      1,889         34  

Whitecap Resources, Inc.

      11,698         93  
       

 

 

 
            1,903  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.6%

 

Bank of Montreal

      235         21  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    1,290         52  

CI Financial Corp.

      3,493         35  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

      315         187  

Great-West Lifeco, Inc.

      1,525         35  

Home Capital Group, Inc.

      1,489         47  

IGM Financial, Inc.

      1,099         31  

Intact Financial Corp.

      882         127  

Onex Corp.

      584         28  

Power Corp. of Canada

      3,534         83  
       

 

 

 
          646  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.8%

 

Aecon Group, Inc.

      2,837         19  

Canadian National Railway Co.

      1,308         155  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

      3,618         270  

Finning International, Inc.

      2,375         59  

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc.

      751         43  

Russel Metals, Inc.

      1,409         30  

TFI International, Inc.

      874         88  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

      1,083         124  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

      1,010         73  

Westshore Terminals Investment Corp.

      2,251         37  
       

 

 

 
          898  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.3%

 

Celestica, Inc. (a)

      4,601         52  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

CGI, Inc. (a)

      1,407     $     121  

Constellation Software, Inc.

      48         75  

Open Text Corp.

      915         27  
       

 

 

 
          275  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 1.0%

 

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

      2,036         106  

Barrick Gold Corp.

      3,005         52  

Eldorado Gold Corp. (a)

      4,473         37  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

      3,562         75  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

      816         111  

Interfor Corp. (a)

      1,558         24  

Methanex Corp.

      1,621         61  

Nutrien Ltd.

      1,534         112  

Resolute Forest Products, Inc. (a)

      1,499         32  

Stelco Holdings, Inc.

      1,315         43  

Teck Resources Ltd. ‘B’

      6,985         264  

Transcontinental, Inc. ‘A’

      2,238         25  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

      993         72  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

      1,200         47  
       

 

 

 
            1,061  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 0.1%

 

Colliers International Group, Inc.

      322         30  

FirstService Corp.

      369         45  
       

 

 

 
          75  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.4%

 

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

      1,820         12  

Atco Ltd. ‘I’

      1,773         55  

Canadian Utilities Ltd. ‘A’

      1,205         33  

Emera, Inc.

      1,897         72  

Fortis, Inc.

      2,208         88  

Hydro One Ltd.

      3,057         82  

Northland Power, Inc.

      1,646         45  

Superior Plus Corp.

      3,444         29  

TransAlta Renewables, Inc.

      2,315         19  
       

 

 

 
          435  
       

 

 

 

Total Canada

          7,395  
       

 

 

 
CHILE 0.1%

 

MATERIALS 0.1%

 

Antofagasta PLC

      3,105         58  
       

 

 

 

Total Chile

          58  
       

 

 

 
DENMARK 2.4%

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.0%

 

Pandora AS

      395         28  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.1%

 

Carlsberg AS ‘B’

      612         81  

Royal Unibrew AS

      503         36  

Scandinavian Tobacco Group AS

      2,043         36  
       

 

 

 
          153  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.1%

 

Sydbank AS

      1,180         50  

Topdanmark AS

      807         42  

Tryg AS

      1,557         37  
       

 

 

 
          129  
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
HEALTH CARE 1.4%

 

Coloplast AS ‘B’

      306     $     36  

Genmab AS (a)

      65         27  

Novo Nordisk AS ‘B’

      10,706         1,454  
       

 

 

 
          1,517  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.6%

 

AP Moller - Maersk AS ‘B’

      127         284  

D/S Norden AS

      1,503         91  

DSV AS

      617         97  

ISS AS (a)

      2,002         42  

Solar AS ‘B’

      290         26  

Vestas Wind Systems AS

      2,112         62  
       

 

 

 
          602  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.1%

 

CHR Hansen Holding AS

      464         33  

Novozymes AS ‘B’

      1,608         82  
       

 

 

 
          115  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.1%

 

Orsted AS

      672         61  
       

 

 

 

Total Denmark

            2,605  
       

 

 

 
FINLAND 1.2%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.1%

 

Elisa Oyj

      1,338         71  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.1%

 

Kesko Oyj ‘B’

      5,228         116  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.1%

 

Neste Oyj

      3,005         139  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.2%

 

Nordea Bank Abp

      7,490         80  

Sampo Oyj ‘A’

      4,773         250  
       

 

 

 
          330  
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 0.1%

 

Orion Oyj ‘B’

      1,466         80  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.1%

 

Kone Oyj ‘B’

      2,066         107  

Metso Outotec Oyj

      1,267         13  

Wartsila Oyj Abp

      1,240         10  
       

 

 

 
          130  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.1%

 

TietoEVRY Oyj

      3,066         87  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.2%

 

Kemira Oyj

      2,326         36  

Outokumpu Oyj

      8,577         43  

Stora Enso Oyj ‘R’

      4,449         63  

UPM-Kymmene Oyj

      2,687         100  
       

 

 

 
          242  
       

 

 

 

 

       
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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
REAL ESTATE 0.1%

 

Citycon Oyj

      4,812     $     32  

Kojamo Oyj

      2,138         32  
       

 

 

 
          64  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.1%

 

Fortum Oyj

      3,752         62  
       

 

 

 

Total Finland

            1,321  
       

 

 

 
FRANCE 7.8%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.8%

 

Eutelsat Communications SA

      6,790         50  

Metropole Television SA

      1,903         31  

Orange SA

      67,895         674  

Publicis Groupe SA

      1,691         108  

Television Francaise 1

      2,704         21  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA (a)

      380         11  
       

 

 

 
          895  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 1.3%

 

Accor SA (a)

      738         18  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

      2,988         83  

Faurecia SE (a)

      2,516         38  

Hermes International

      91         141  

Kering SA

      210         107  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

      539         392  

Renault SA

      15,506         518  

SEB SA

      408         34  

Sodexo SA

      621         60  

Valeo SA

      1,177         21  
       

 

 

 
          1,412  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.7%

 

Carrefour SA

      23,465         392  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (a)

      2,093         22  

Danone SA

      4,281         226  

L’Oreal SA

      139         50  

Pernod Ricard SA

      470         92  
       

 

 

 
          782  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.7%

 

TotalEnergies SE

      12,239         768  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.9%

 

AXA SA

      4,789         134  

BNP Paribas SA

      2,533         144  

SCOR SE

      1,425         33  

Societe Generale SA

      25,596         642  
       

 

 

 
          953  
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 0.6%

 

BioMerieux

      359         38  

Sanofi

      5,932         572  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

      126         41  
       

 

 

 
          651  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 1.6%

 

Airbus SE

      1,740         207  

Alstom SA

      2,517         62  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Bouygues SA

      5,476     $     164  

Bureau Veritas SA

      3,816         101  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

      2,251         110  

Dassault Aviation SA

      365         62  

Edenred

      549         30  

Elis SA

      2,325         34  

Getlink SE

      1,121         18  

Legrand SA

      533         43  

Nexans SA

      664         60  

Rexel SA

      7,786         154  

Safran SA

      1,575         197  

Societe BIC SA

      675         46  

Thales SA

      1,091         139  

Vinci SA

      3,031         302  
       

 

 

 
            1,729  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.1%

 

Alten SA

      287         36  

Worldline SA (a)

      651         25  
       

 

 

 
          61  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.2%

 

Air Liquide SA

      1,138         162  

Eramet SA

      157         14  

Vicat SA

      973         24  
       

 

 

 
          200  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.9%

 

Electricite de France SA

      14,987         192  

Engie SA

      41,552         595  

Veolia Environnement SA

      6,251         161  
       

 

 

 
          948  
       

 

 

 

Total France

            8,399  
       

 

 

 
GERMANY 5.2%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.3%

 

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA (a)

      553         35  

Deutsche Telekom AG (a)

      6,279         125  

Freenet AG

      2,897         63  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

      3,205         28  

Scout24 SE

      575         29  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

      19,438         48  
       

 

 

 
          328  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 1.6%

 

Adidas AG

      558         76  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

      9,823         870  

Continental AG

      1,442         86  

ElringKlinger AG

      2,925         22  

Fielmann AG

      627         25  

Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA

      411         33  

Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA

      506         42  

Hugo Boss AG

      1,343         78  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

      6,615         432  

Vitesco Technologies Group AG (a)

      992         57  
       

 

 

 
          1,721  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.2%

 

Beiersdorf AG

      646         74  

Metro AG

      5,414         53  

Suedzucker AG

      2,249         39  
       

 

 

 
          166  
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
FINANCIALS 1.1%

 

Allianz SE

      786     $     168  

Commerzbank AG

      37,718         353  

Deutsche Bank AG

      19,239         216  

Deutsche Boerse AG

      1,204         207  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG

      5,232         40  

Hannover Rueck SE

      373         74  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

      315         102  

Talanx AG

      928         44  
       

 

 

 
          1,204  
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 0.3%

 

Bayer AG

      1,855         95  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

      294         37  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

      865         28  

Gerresheimer AG

      413         28  

Merck KGaA

      582         112  

Siemens Healthineers AG

      1,121         56  
       

 

 

 
          356  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.6%

 

Bilfinger SE

      1,115         32  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

      26,631         219  

Deutsche Post AG

      3,527         132  

Hapag-Lloyd AG

      218         41  

Kloeckner & Co. SE

      3,220         32  

Knorr-Bremse AG

      512         28  

MTU Aero Engines AG

      285         61  

Rational AG

      34         20  

Rheinmetall AG

      144         29  

Siemens AG

      588         81  
       

 

 

 
          675  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.2%

 

SAP SE

      2,108         218  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.5%

 

Aurubis AG

      881         72  

BASF SE

      3,049         150  

Covestro AG

      2,146         83  

K&S AG

      6,473         128  

Salzgitter AG

      1,911         58  

Symrise AG

      202         22  

Wacker Chemie AG

      118         15  
       

 

 

 
          528  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 0.1%

 

LEG Immobilien SE

      993         65  

TAG Immobilien AG

      1,402         9  

Vonovia SE

      1,431         34  
       

 

 

 
          108  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.3%

 

E.ON SE

      11,311         112  

RWE AG

      4,164         184  
       

 

 

 
          296  
       

 

 

 

Total Germany

            5,600  
       

 

 

 

 

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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
HONG KONG 1.8%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.1%

 

HKBN Ltd.

      33,500     $     22  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

      48,000         59  

PCCW Ltd.

      125,295         56  
       

 

 

 
          137  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.2%

 

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.

      84,000         40  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

      25,600         52  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

      7,000         46  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. ADR (a)

      1,269         15  

SJM Holdings Ltd. (a)

      20,000         11  

Skyworth Group Ltd.

      68,000         29  
       

 

 

 
          193  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.0%

 

WH Group Ltd.

      64,000         37  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.2%

 

AIA Group Ltd.

      19,200         212  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

      1,200         52  
       

 

 

 
          264  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.5%

 

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. (a)

      48,000         52  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

      22,000         132  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust

      188,900         36  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

      1,700         86  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

      20,000         106  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

      39,000         34  

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

      70,000         23  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

      12,000         27  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

      15,000         28  
       

 

 

 
          524  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.1%

 

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

      10,200         33  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

      23,000         25  

Truly International Holdings Ltd.

      116,000         18  
       

 

 

 
          76  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 0.5%

 

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

      21,000         129  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

      14,900         69  

Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.

      27,071         26  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

      19,000         53  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

      14,500         198  

Swire Pacific Ltd. ‘A’

      8,000         70  

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

      12,000         35  
       

 

 

 
            580  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.2%

 

CLP Holdings Ltd.

      12,100         88  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd.

      28,000         19  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

      33,972         32  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

      6,000     $     33  
       

 

 

 
          172  
       

 

 

 

Total Hong Kong

            1,983  
       

 

 

 
IRELAND 1.0%

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.0%

 

Flutter Entertainment PLC (a)

      221         30  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.1%

 

Glanbia PLC

      3,992         51  

Kerry Group PLC ‘A’

      890         80  
       

 

 

 
          131  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.1%

 

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

      6,663         64  
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 0.5%

 

ICON PLC (a)

      537         104  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)

      386         62  

Medtronic PLC

      4,327         336  
       

 

 

 
          502  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.2%

 

Allegion PLC

      313         33  

DCC PLC

      457         22  

Experian PLC

      2,452         83  

Grafton Group PLC

      3,008         29  

Kingspan Group PLC

      601         33  

Trane Technologies PLC

      395         66  
       

 

 

 
          266  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.1%

 

James Hardie Industries PLC

      4,478         80  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

      889         33  
       

 

 

 
          113  
       

 

 

 

Total Ireland

            1,106  
       

 

 

 
ISRAEL 0.9%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.1%

 

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

      48,619         84  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.0%

 

Strauss Group Ltd.

      1,133         30  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.1%

 

Delek Group Ltd. (a)

      512         56  

Oil Refineries Ltd.

      161,744         57  

Paz Oil Co. Ltd. (a)

      219         27  
       

 

 

 
          140  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.3%

 

Bank Hapoalim BM

      10,557         95  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

      12,670         105  

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.

      3,279         29  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd. ‘A’

      9,678         51  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

      1,293         42  

Plus500 Ltd.

      1,262         27  
       

 

 

 
            349  
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
HEALTH CARE 0.1%

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. SP - ADR (a)

      6,884     $     63  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.1%

 

Elbit Systems Ltd.

      205         33  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.1%

 

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)

      781         99  

Nice Ltd. (a)

      169         32  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (a)

      33         9  
       

 

 

 
          140  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.1%

 

ICL Group Ltd.

      15,162         110  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 0.0%

 

Azrieli Group Ltd.

      166         11  

G City Ltd.

      5,396         17  
       

 

 

 
          28  
       

 

 

 

Total Israel

            977  
       

 

 

 
ITALY 2.7%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.2%

 

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA

      3,529         36  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV ‘A’

      30,822         12  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV ‘B’

      10,816         6  

Telecom Italia SpA

      756,967         175  
       

 

 

 
          229  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.2%

 

Brembo SpA

      3,123         35  

Ferrari NV

      334         72  

Moncler SpA

      760         40  
       

 

 

 
          147  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.0%

 

MARR SpA

      1,729         21  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.9%

 

Eni SpA

      66,249         942  

Saipem SpA (a)

      9,922         12  

Saras SpA (a)

      24,345         30  
       

 

 

 
          984  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.7%

 

Anima Holding SpA

      7,638         31  

Azimut Holding SpA

      2,661         60  

Banca Generali SpA

      839         29  

Banca IFIS SpA

      2,917         41  

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SpA

      10,327         42  

Banco BPM SpA

      25,828         92  

BPER Banca

      22,585         46  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

      2,745         46  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

      13,771         30  

UniCredit SpA

      16,947         240  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

      15,176         74  
       

 

 

 
          731  
       

 

 

 

 

       
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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
HEALTH CARE 0.1%

 

Amplifon SpA

      1,113     $     33  

DiaSorin SpA

      358         50  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

      1,261         53  
       

 

 

 
          136  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.1%

 

Enav SpA

      6,057         26  

Leonardo SpA

      9,889         85  
       

 

 

 
          111  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.5%

 

Enel SpA

      59,081         318  

ERG SpA

      1,450         45  

Iren SpA

      12,572         20  

Snam SpA

      15,262         74  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

      14,117         104  
       

 

 

 
          561  
       

 

 

 

Total Italy

            2,920  
       

 

 

 
JAPAN 25.6%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 2.4%

 

Avex, Inc.

      2,800         36  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

      2,800         89  

Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.

      4,300         35  

Internet Initiative Japan, Inc.

      2,200         41  

Kadokawa Corp.

      2,600         48  

KDDI Corp.

      22,900         695  

Konami Group Corp. (a)

      400         18  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

      1,800         40  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

      7,800         328  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

      24,700         704  

Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.

      4,700         37  

Softbank Corp.

      33,000         373  

SoftBank Group Corp.

      2,000         85  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

      600         28  

Toho Co. Ltd.

      900         35  

Yahoo Japan Corp.

      11,400         28  
       

 

 

 
          2,620  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 4.3%

 

Aisin Corp.

      3,900         103  

Arata Corp.

      100         3  

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

      1,700         107  

Bridgestone Corp.

      6,400         227  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

      3,300         34  

DCM Holdings Co. Ltd.

      6,000         55  

EDION Corp.

      3,800         37  

Exedy Corp.

      2,800         34  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. (a)

      200         122  

Food & Life Cos., Ltd.

      2,300         45  

Geo Holdings Corp. (a)

      700         12  

H2O Retailing Corp.

      1,200         12  

Haseko Corp.

      2,600         29  

Heiwa Corp. (a)

      700         13  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

      200         28  

HIS Co. Ltd. (a)

      1,400         22  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

      24,500         559  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

      2,600         40  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

      13,100         142  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

      14,900         173  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

      5,000     $     45  

JTEKT Corp.

      6,900         48  

K’s Holdings Corp.

      5,400         46  

Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd.

      2,000         52  

Mazda Motor Corp.

      25,500         191  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

      900         34  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (a)

      21,400         81  

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

      4,000         25  

Nikon Corp.

      5,400         48  

Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.

      2,900         34  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

      86,900         272  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

      300         39  

NOK Corp.

      3,800         33  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

      800         116  

Paltac Corp.

      100         4  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

      3,900         72  

Rinnai Corp.

      100         7  

Round One Corp.

      9,700         35  

Saizeriya Co. Ltd.

      1,600         36  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

      1,500         61  

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.

      1,900         29  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

      3,000         42  

Sekisui House Ltd.

      3,900         69  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

      800         80  

Shimano, Inc.

      400         63  

Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.

      2,000         23  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

      1,900         36  

Subaru Corp.

      5,000         76  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

      13,200         149  

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

      3,300         58  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

      5,900         51  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

      2,200         71  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

      3,500         49  

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

      2,100         22  

Tomy Co. Ltd.

      2,800         27  

Toyo Tire Corp.

      2,900         33  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

      2,500         39  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

      3,800         50  

Toyota Motor Corp.

      14,700         201  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

      2,700         31  

USS Co. Ltd.

      2,700         43  

Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.

      35,000         124  

Yamaha Corp.

      700         26  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

      2,300         52  

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.

      1,600         28  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

      1,500         38  
       

 

 

 
            4,586  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 2.8%

 

Aeon Co. Ltd.

      4,900         103  

Ain Holdings, Inc.

      100         5  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

      7,700         235  

Calbee, Inc.

      1,700         39  

Cawachi Ltd.

      1,900         32  

Earth Corp.

      100         4  

Fuji Oil Holdings, Inc.

      4,400         68  

House Foods Group, Inc.

      1,600         34  

Itoham Yonekyu Holdings, Inc.

      6,900         37  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

      24,600         496  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

      1,400         32  

Kao Corp.

      3,400         135  

Kewpie Corp.

      2,000         36  

Kikkoman Corp.

      700         37  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

      10,500     $     160  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

      1,300         37  

Lawson, Inc.

      800         31  

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

      1,800         34  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

      200         10  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

      2,100         108  

Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co. Ltd.

      1,600         38  

Mitsui DM Sugar Holdings Co. Ltd.

      2,400         37  

Morinaga & Co. Ltd.

      1,400         42  

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

      800         30  

NH Foods Ltd.

      2,700         75  

Nichirei Corp.

      700         15  

Nippn Corp.

      2,900         36  

Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd.

      1,400         35  

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

      2,900         36  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

      600         47  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.

      2,900         41  

Sakata Seed Corp.

      200         7  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

      10,700         459  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

      200         9  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

      1,700         50  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

      1,900         65  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

      700         27  

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

      600         46  

Unicharm Corp.

      1,900         73  

United Super Markets Holdings, Inc.

      4,200         36  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

      800         52  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

      2,800         33  

Yokorei Co. Ltd.

      5,500         45  
       

 

 

 
            3,007  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.9%

 

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

      2,800         74  

ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

      91,600         312  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

      6,712         157  

Inpex Corp.

      32,300         347  

Iwatani Corp.

      700         31  

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. (a)

      600         18  
       

 

 

 
          939  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 1.9%

 

Aozora Bank Ltd.

      2,100         41  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

      10,000         44  

Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.

      5,600         41  

Hyakujushi Bank Ltd.

      3,000         44  

Jafco Co. Ltd.

      900         15  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

      9,300         80  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

      64,400         542  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

      2,300         40  

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.

      19,800         50  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

      30,500         205  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

      14,000         197  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

      5,100         163  

Nanto Bank Ltd.

      2,900         56  

Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings, Inc.

      11,100         81  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

      10,500         58  

Senshu Ikeda Holdings, Inc.

      29,700         57  

Seven Bank Ltd.

      20,100         40  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

      600         27  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

      2,900         117  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

      2,500         87  

 

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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

      4,300     $     92  

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

      200         8  
       

 

 

 
            2,085  
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 1.8%

 

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

      3,000         38  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd. (a)

      1,000         16  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

      24,900         379  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

      1,400         36  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

      3,800         122  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

      1,400         92  

H.U. Group Holdings, Inc.

      1,600         35  

Hoya Corp.

      600         57  

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

      1,300         38  

M3, Inc.

      800         22  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

      3,700         49  

Olympus Corp.

      5,600         99  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

      1,700         40  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

      1,900         62  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (a)

      1,600         28  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

      900         45  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

      1,500         40  

Sysmex Corp.

      400         24  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

      600         26  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

      18,841         589  

Terumo Corp.

      1,900         54  

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

      2,500         42  

Tsumura & Co.

      1,400         31  
       

 

 

 
            1,964  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 6.2%

 

AGC, Inc.

      3,000         100  

ANA Holdings, Inc. (a)

      5,800         123  

Central Glass Co. Ltd.

      1,700         36  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

      1,900         33  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

      4,100         82  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

      600         91  

East Japan Railway Co.

      4,600         262  

EXEO Group, Inc.

      2,100         36  

FANUC Corp.

      400         60  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

      500         19  

Fujikura Ltd.

      8,600         65  

Fujitec Co. Ltd.

      1,700         39  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

      1,600         47  

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

      1,400         40  

Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc. (a)

      500         14  

Hazama Ando Corp.

      3,500         22  

Hino Motors Ltd.

      9,100         35  

Hitachi Ltd.

      9,500         478  

Hitachi Zosen Corp.

      7,200         45  

Hoshizaki Corp.

      200         7  

IHI Corp.

      1,900         55  

ITOCHU Corp.

      3,900         122  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. (a)

      7,100         145  

Japan Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. (a)

      1,400         54  

Kajima Corp.

      3,400         40  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

      1,700         35  

Kandenko Co. Ltd.

      5,500         36  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

      4,800         111  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

      2,600         55  

Keio Corp.

      700         26  

Kinden Corp.

      2,900         32  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd. ‘L’

      1,500         49  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Komatsu Ltd.

      1,700     $     37  

Kubota Corp.

      2,000         27  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

      800         33  

Kyushu Railway Co.

      2,000         44  

LIXIL Group Corp.

      2,000         30  

Marubeni Corp.

      38,400         440  

Meitec Corp.

      1,300         24  

Minebea Mitsumi, Inc.

      2,600         38  

MIRAIT ONE Corp.

      2,400         28  

Mitsubishi Corp.

      3,700         120  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

      10,900         431  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

      4,400         128  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

      12,900         322  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

      600         8  

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

      2,600         39  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd. (a)

      2,000         33  

Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

      1,800         39  

Nippon Steel Trading Corp.

      700         49  

Nippon Yusen KK

      22,600         533  

Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc.

      5,800         43  

NSK Ltd.

      14,300         75  

NTN Corp.

      16,600         33  

Obayashi Corp.

      7,100         54  

Park24 Co. Ltd. (a)

      1,200         20  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

      1,900         40  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

      2,700         84  

Secom Co. Ltd.

      1,400         80  

Senko Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

      5,000         37  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

      1,700         24  

Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd.

      1,600         32  

Shinmaywa Industries Ltd.

      3,900         31  

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

      200         8  

SMC Corp.

      100         42  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

      1,400         38  

Sojitz Corp.

      6,940         132  

Sotetsu Holdings, Inc.

      1,900         32  

Sumitomo Corp.

      2,700         45  

Taikisha Ltd.

      1,500         38  

Taisei Corp.

      4,000         129  

Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

      1,800         39  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

      2,200         51  

Tokyu Corp.

      5,900         74  

Toppan, Inc.

      6,000         89  

Toshiba Corp.

      6,100         212  

TOTO Ltd.

      900         31  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

      3,700         136  

West Japan Railway Co.

      3,400         148  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

      900         29  

Yuasa Trading Co. Ltd.

      1,400         38  
       

 

 

 
            6,661  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2.1%

 

Advantest Corp.

      700         45  

Alps Alpine Co. Ltd.

      4,000         36  

Azbil Corp.

      700         18  

BIPROGY, Inc.

      1,300         33  

Brother Industries Ltd.

      1,900         29  

Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.

      1,900         43  

Canon, Inc.

      18,000         390  

Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.

      9,200         41  

Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd.

      2,500         37  

Dexerials Corp.

      800         15  

Disco Corp.

      100         28  

DTS Corp.

      1,800         41  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

      2,800     $     140  

Fujitsu Ltd.

      700         93  

Horiba Ltd.

      100         4  

Hosiden Corp.

      3,000         36  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

      1,800         65  

Kanematsu Electronics Ltd. (a)

      1,100         37  

Konica Minolta, Inc.

      14,400         57  

Macnica Holdings, Inc.

      1,700         40  

Maxell Ltd.

      2,900         30  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

      2,100         104  

NEC Corp.

      5,100         179  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

      3,000         53  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

      2,400         57  

Obic Co. Ltd.

      300         44  

Omron Corp.

      900         43  

Otsuka Corp.

      400         13  

Renesas Electronics Corp. (a)

      3,700         33  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

      14,400         110  

SCSK Corp.

      300         5  

Seiko Epson Corp.

      2,700         39  

Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.

      2,400         61  

SUMCO Corp.

      2,100         28  

TIS, Inc.

      2,500         66  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

      400         117  

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

      200         6  

Toshiba TEC Corp.

      200         5  

Trend Micro, Inc.

      400         19  

Ulvac, Inc.

      500         21  
       

 

 

 
            2,261  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 1.9%

 

Asahi Holdings, Inc.

      1,900         28  

Daicel Corp.

      5,700         41  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

      200         6  

FP Corp.

      200         6  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

      21,900         254  

Kaneka Corp.

      1,300         32  

Kobe Steel Ltd.

      18,800         91  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

      28,300         146  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

      2,100         33  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

      3,000         67  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

      1,000         11  

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. ‘L’

      12,500         93  

Nippon Steel Corp.

      29,700         515  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

      600         26  

Nitto Denko Corp.

      1,800         104  

Oji Holdings Corp.

      12,100         49  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

      200         24  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

      36,400         131  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

      600         21  

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.

      1,800         44  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

      2,100         33  

Tokuyama Corp.

      2,500         34  

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

      900         41  

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

      4,100         37  

Tosoh Corp.

      2,500         30  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

      4,200         52  

UACJ Corp. (a)

      1,000         17  

UBE Corp.

      2,100         31  
       

 

 

 
            1,997  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 0.1%

 

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

      700         72  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

      2,300         30  

 

       
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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

      2,000     $     36  
       

 

 

 
          138  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 1.2%

 

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

      15,300         158  

Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

      10,000         51  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd. ‘C’

      6,800         108  

Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.

      9,600         34  

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.

      8,200         34  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

      11,700         114  

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

      10,200         58  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

      800         12  

Okinawa Electric Power Co., Inc.

      4,200         32  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

      6,200         100  

Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

      6,200         36  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

      1,700         32  

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

      8,700         46  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc. (a)

      99,300         358  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

      8,100         159  
       

 

 

 
          1,332  
       

 

 

 

Total Japan

            27,590  
       

 

 

 
LUXEMBOURG 0.6%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.1%

 

Millicom International Cellular SA (a)

      926         12  

RTL Group SA

      832         35  

SES SA

      11,244         73  
       

 

 

 
          120  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.5%

 

APERAM SA

      987         31  

ArcelorMittal SA

      19,217         507  
       

 

 

 
          538  
       

 

 

 

Total Luxembourg

          658  
       

 

 

 
MACAU 0.0%

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.0%

 

Sands China Ltd. (a)

      4,400         15  
       

 

 

 

Total Macau

          15  
       

 

 

 
NETHERLANDS 3.9%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.2%

 

Koninklijke KPN NV

      53,682         166  

Universal Music Group NV

      2,245         54  

VEON Ltd. ADR «(a)

      57,207         0  
       

 

 

 
          220  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.4%

 

Stellantis NV

      28,039         398  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.9%

 

Heineken Holding NV

      1,015         79  

Heineken NV

      1,324         125  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

      26,586         764  
       

 

 

 
          968  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.0%

 

Koninklijke Vopak NV

      1,070         32  
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
FINANCIALS 1.0%

 

ABN AMRO Bank NV

      20,858     $     289  

Aegon NV

      59,262         300  

ASR Nederland NV

      831         39  

Euronext NV

      1,028         76  

Flow Traders

      1,049         24  

ING Groep NV

      14,081         172  

NN Group NV

      4,986         204  
       

 

 

 
          1,104  
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 0.1%

 

Qiagen NV (a)

      1,220         61  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.4%

 

Arcadis NV

      1,049         41  

IMCD NV

      467         67  

Randstad NV

      1,059         65  

Signify NV

      4,459         150  

TKH Group NV

      432         17  

Wolters Kluwer NV

      1,542         162  
       

 

 

 
          502  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.5%

 

ASM International NV

      339         86  

ASML Holding NV

      477         260  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

      561         34  

NXP Semiconductors NV

      937         148  
       

 

 

 
          528  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.4%

 

Akzo Nobel NV

      2,954         198  

Corbion NV

      886         30  

Koninklijke DSM NV

      1,592         196  
       

 

 

 
          424  
       

 

 

 

Total Netherlands

            4,237  
       

 

 

 
NEW ZEALAND 0.3%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.1%

 

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

      17,219         59  
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 0.0%

 

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd. ‘C’

      2,622         38  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.1%

 

Auckland International Airport Ltd. (a)

      7,268         36  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

      11,150         33  
       

 

 

 
          69  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 0.0%

 

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.

      52,519         30  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.1%

 

Contact Energy Ltd.

      6,718         33  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

      9,489         32  
       

 

 

 
          65  
       

 

 

 

Total New Zealand

          261  
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
NORWAY 1.9%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.1%

 

Telenor ASA

      13,107     $     122  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.2%

 

Mowi ASA

      5,023         86  

Orkla ASA

      9,060         65  

Salmar ASA

      811         32  
       

 

 

 
          183  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 1.0%

 

Aker Solutions ASA

      19,803         76  

Equinor ASA

      28,894         1,039  

Frontline Ltd.

      919         11  
       

 

 

 
          1,126  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.1%

 

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

      2,116         42  

SpareBank 1 Nord Norge

      2,890         28  
       

 

 

 
          70  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.1%

 

Tomra Systems ASA

      3,396         57  

Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA

      1,133         11  
       

 

 

 
          68  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.1%

 

Atea ASA

      7,364         86  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.3%

 

Norsk Hydro ASA

      19,009         142  

Yara International ASA

      5,300         233  
       

 

 

 
          375  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 0.0%

 

Entra ASA

      2,208         24  
       

 

 

 

Total Norway

            2,054  
       

 

 

 
PORTUGAL 0.5%

 

CONSUMER STAPLES 0.1%

 

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

      2,873         62  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.0%

 

Galp Energia SGPS SA

      1,769         24  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.4%

 

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

      79,757         398  

REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA

      12,224         33  
       

 

 

 
          431  
       

 

 

 

Total Portugal

          517  
       

 

 

 
SINGAPORE 1.5%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.2%

 

NetLink NBN Trust

      44,900         28  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

      116,300         223  
       

 

 

 
          251  
       

 

 

 

 

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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.2%

 

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

      321,400     $     60  

Wilmar International Ltd.

      46,900         146  
       

 

 

 
          206  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.0%

 

BW LPG Ltd.

      5,637         44  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.6%

 

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

      7,400         187  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

      19,500         177  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

      10,600         243  
       

 

 

 
          607  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.4%

 

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

      32,300         30  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

      2,500         53  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

      11,700         64  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

      46,300         191  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

      20,400         51  
       

 

 

 
          389  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.0%

 

Venture Corp. Ltd.

      2,800         36  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.1%

 

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

      37,500         94  
       

 

 

 

Total Singapore

            1,627  
       

 

 

 
SOUTH AFRICA 0.0%

 

HEALTH CARE 0.0%

 

Mediclinic International PLC

      5,460         33  
       

 

 

 

Total South Africa

          33  
       

 

 

 
SPAIN 4.3%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.6%

 

Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA (a)

      826         3  

Telefonica SA

      165,789         600  
       

 

 

 
          603  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.1%

 

Gestamp Automocion SA

      9,312         36  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

      3,500         93  
       

 

 

 
          129  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.1%

 

Viscofan SA

      849         55  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.8%

 

Repsol SA

      50,741         808  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 1.4%

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

      34,256         206  

Banco de Sabadell SA

      214,242         202  

Banco Santander SA

      282,346         844  

Bankinter SA

      7,368         49  

CaixaBank SA

      4,531         18  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Mapfre SA

      60,295     $     117  

Unicaja Banco SA

      77,239         85  
       

 

 

 
            1,521  
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 0.0%

 

Almirall SA

      3,024         29  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.2%

 

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

      2,442         70  

Aena SME SA (a)

      352         44  

Cia de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

      1,996         50  

Ferrovial SA

      20         1  

Sacyr SA

      10,022         28  
       

 

 

 
          193  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.0%

 

Amadeus IT Group SA (a)

      1,010         52  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.0%

 

Acerinox SA

      4,161         41  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 1.1%

 

Acciona SA

      261         48  

EDP Renovaveis SA

      1,946         43  

Enagas SA

      1,422         24  

Endesa SA

      8,470         160  

Iberdrola SA

      57,360         669  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

      6,328         164  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

      6,970         121  
       

 

 

 
          1,229  
       

 

 

 

Total Spain

            4,660  
       

 

 

 
SWEDEN 2.2%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.2%

 

Tele2 AB ‘B’

      6,489         53  

Telia Co. AB

      85,903         219  
       

 

 

 
          272  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.3%

 

Autoliv, Inc.

      589         45  

Betsson AB

      1,382         11  

Bilia AB ‘A’

      2,271         25  

Electrolux AB

      6,134         83  

Evolution AB

      556         54  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB ‘B’

      3,655         40  

Scandic Hotels Group AB

      10,142         31  
       

 

 

 
          289  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.3%

 

AAK AB

      1,946         33  

Axfood AB

      1,363         37  

Cloetta AB ‘B’

      15,743         32  

Essity AB ‘B’

      7,249         190  
       

 

 

 
          292  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.1%

 

Orron Energy ab

      32,738         71  
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
FINANCIALS 0.3%

 

EQT AB

      1,221     $     26  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB ‘A’

      3,637         42  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB ‘A’

      10,821         109  

Swedbank AB ‘A’

      7,923         135  
       

 

 

 
          312  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.7%

 

Assa Abloy AB ‘B’

      1,969         42  

Atlas Copco AB ‘A’

      14,430         171  

Epiroc AB

      4,077         74  

Indutrade AB

      1,763         36  

Sandvik AB

      4,089         74  

SKF AB ‘B’

      3,297         51  

Volvo AB ‘B’

      16,238         293  
       

 

 

 
          741  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.0%

 

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ‘B’

      8,030         47  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.2%

 

Boliden AB

      1,886         71  

Hexpol AB

      2,034         22  

SSAB AB ‘A’

      29,744         163  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA. ‘B’

      904         11  
       

 

 

 
          267  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 0.1%

 

Atrium Ljungberg AB ‘B’

      2,208         36  

Hufvudstaden AB ‘A’

      2,521         36  
       

 

 

 
          72  
       

 

 

 

Total Sweden

            2,363  
       

 

 

 
SWITZERLAND 6.9%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.2%

 

Swisscom AG

      349         191  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.3%

 

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

      1,498         194  

Forbo Holding AG

      20         24  

Garmin Ltd.

      793         73  
       

 

 

 
          291  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 1.1%

 

Aryzta AG (a)

      32,655         39  

Barry Callebaut AG

      23         45  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

      8         82  

Emmi AG

      28         24  

Nestle SA

      8,840         1,021  
       

 

 

 
          1,211  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 1.6%

 

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

      512         49  

Cembra Money Bank AG

      538         45  

Partners Group Holding AG

      56         49  

St Galler Kantonalbank AG

      63         33  

Swiss Life Holding AG

      270         139  

Swiss Re AG

      2,674         250  

UBS Group AG

      9,302         173  

 

       
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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Valiant Holding AG

      453     $     49  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

      1,909         913  
       

 

 

 
          1,700  
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 1.1%

 

Galenica AG

      719         59  

Novartis AG

      4,130         374  

Roche Holding AG

      2,307         725  

Sonova Holding AG

      157         37  

Straumann Holding AG

      328         37  
       

 

 

 
          1,232  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.8%

 

ABB Ltd.

      11,665         356  

Adecco Group AG

      1,641         54  

Bucher Industries AG

      83         35  

DKSH Holding AG

      539         41  

dormakaba Holding AG

      96         35  

Flughafen Zurich AG (a)

      185         29  

Geberit AG

      168         79  

Georg Fischer AG

      520         32  

Kuehne & Nagel International AG

      539         125  

Schindler Holding AG

      351         66  

SGS SA

      22         51  
       

 

 

 
          903  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.1%

 

Landis & Gyr Group AG

      600         42  

Logitech International SA

      923         57  

Temenos AG

      162         9  
       

 

 

 
          108  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 1.5%

 

EMS-Chemie Holding AG

      43         29  

Givaudan SA

      35         107  

Glencore PLC

      181,542         1,211  

Holcim AG

      862         45  

SIG Group AG

      1,965         43  

Sika AG

      588         141  
       

 

 

 
          1,576  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 0.2%

 

Allreal Holding AG

      196         32  

PSP Swiss Property AG

      560         66  

Swiss Prime Site AG

      1,045         90  
       

 

 

 
          188  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.0%

 

BKW AG

      364         50  
       

 

 

 

Total Switzerland

            7,450  
       

 

 

 
UNITED KINGDOM 13.5%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.9%

 

BT Group PLC

      141,320         191  

Informa PLC

      2,791         21  

Pearson PLC

      13,869         156  

Vodafone Group PLC

      591,224         599  
       

 

 

 
          967  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.9%

 

B&M European Value Retail SA

      6,839         34  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Barratt Developments PLC

      2,170     $     10  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

      597         27  

Burberry Group PLC

      2,193         53  

Compass Group PLC

      11,613         268  

Frasers Group PLC (a)

      4,123         35  

Greggs PLC

      1,591         45  

Halfords Group PLC

      7,263         18  

Inchcape PLC

      3,799         38  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

      576         33  

Kingfisher PLC

      72,480         206  

Mitchells & Butlers PLC (a)

      11,448         19  

Next PLC

      1,037         73  

Persimmon PLC

      5,264         77  

Pets at Home Group PLC

      6,108         21  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

      18,604         23  
       

 

 

 
          980  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 2.6%

 

Associated British Foods PLC

      3,804         72  

British American Tobacco PLC

      10,012         396  

Cranswick PLC

      710         26  

Diageo PLC

      8,871         388  

Imperial Brands PLC

      20,295         506  

J Sainsbury PLC

      47,104         124  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC (a)

      42,583         63  

Premier Foods PLC

      24,163         32  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

      4,605         319  

Tate & Lyle PLC

      5,770         49  

Tesco PLC

      103,820         280  

Unilever PLC

      11,257         568  
       

 

 

 
            2,823  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 2.3%

 

BP PLC

      252,550         1,457  

Shell PLC

      32,103         905  

Subsea 7 SA

      8,544         99  
       

 

 

 
          2,461  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.9%

 

3i Group PLC

      3,883         63  

Admiral Group PLC

      1,965         50  

Aviva PLC

      6,864         36  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

      31,758         85  

IG Group Holdings PLC

      4,167         39  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

      1,139         98  

M&G PLC

      59,862         135  

Man Group PLC

      16,897         44  

NatWest Group PLC

      36,477         116  

Provident Financial PLC

      8,209         19  

Schroders PLC

      4,752         25  

Standard Chartered PLC

      23,337         174  

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC

      30,143         69  
       

 

 

 
          953  
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 2.0%

 

AstraZeneca PLC

      11,851         1,604  

ConvaTec Group PLC

      12,675         35  

GSK PLC

      25,748         445  

Indivior PLC (a)

      2,537         57  

Smith & Nephew PLC

      3,578         48  
       

 

 

 
          2,189  
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
INDUSTRIALS 1.8%

 

Ashtead Group PLC

      1,836     $     104  

BAE Systems PLC

      45,437         469  

Balfour Beatty PLC

      9,995         41  

Bunzl PLC

      2,045         68  

CNH Industrial NV

      7,894         127  

Diploma PLC

      1,137         38  

easyJet PLC (a)

      2,429         10  

Ferguson PLC

      895         112  

Firstgroup PLC

      30,469         37  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

      5,802         39  

IMI PLC

      2,591         41  

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA

      92,008         137  

International Distributions Services PLC

      27,095         70  

Morgan Sindall Group PLC

      1,289         24  

Pagegroup PLC

      4,727         26  

RELX PLC

      12,853         355  

Rentokil Initial PLC

      9,143         56  

RS GROUP PLC

      4,019         43  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

      464         59  

Travis Perkins PLC

      2,473         27  
       

 

 

 
            1,883  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.1%

 

Computacenter PLC

      1,047         24  

Micro Focus International PLC

      13,529         87  
       

 

 

 
          111  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 1.2%

 

Anglo American PLC

      7,363         288  

Croda International PLC

      706         56  

Johnson Matthey PLC

      3,208         82  

Mondi PLC

      2,133         36  

Rio Tinto PLC

      11,940         841  
       

 

 

 
          1,303  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 0.0%

 

Grainger PLC

      6,328         19  

Savills PLC

      2,171         22  
       

 

 

 
          41  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.8%

 

Centrica PLC

      170,001         198  

Drax Group PLC

      8,501         72  

National Grid PLC

      28,212         338  

Severn Trent PLC

      1,210         39  

SSE PLC

      7,170         147  

United Utilities Group PLC

      7,526         90  
       

 

 

 
          884  
       

 

 

 

Total United Kingdom

            14,595  
       

 

 

 
UNITED STATES 0.0%

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.0%

 

Carnival PLC (a)

      1,491         10  
       

 

 

 

Total United States

          10  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $101,004)

      104,556  
 

 

 

 

 

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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
PREFERRED STOCKS 0.8%

 

GERMANY 0.8%

 

INDUSTRIALS 0.8%

 

Fuchs Petrolub SE

      2,519     $     88  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

      2,312         160  

Sartorius AG

      70         28  

Schaeffler AG

      4,668         31  

Volkswagen AG

      4,586         569  
       

 

 

 
          876  
       

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $1,137)

      876  
 

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS 1.6%

 

AUSTRALIA 0.1%

 

REAL ESTATE 0.1%

 

GPT Group

      10,924         31  

Stockland

      12,667         31  

Vicinity Ltd.

      18,149         25  
       

 

 

 
          87  
       

 

 

 

Total Australia

          87  
       

 

 

 
BELGIUM 0.1%

 

REAL ESTATE 0.1%

 

Cofinimmo SA

      234         21  

Retail Estates REIT

      439         29  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

      1,043         30  
       

 

 

 
          80  
       

 

 

 

Total Belgium

          80  
       

 

 

 
CANADA 0.1%

 

REAL ESTATE 0.1%

 

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

      1,050         20  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

      890         28  

Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trust

      1,609         17  

Granite Real Estate Investment Trust

      645         33  
       

 

 

 
          98  
       

 

 

 

Total Canada

          98  
       

 

 

 
FRANCE 0.1%

 

REAL ESTATE 0.1%

 

Klepierre SA

      1,698         39  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (a)

      894     $     47  
       

 

 

 
          86  
       

 

 

 

Total France

          86  
       

 

 

 
HONG KONG 0.1%

 

REAL ESTATE 0.1%

 

Fortune REIT

      33,000         27  

Link REIT

      8,900         65  
       

 

 

 
          92  
       

 

 

 

Total Hong Kong

          92  
       

 

 

 
JAPAN 0.9%

 

REAL ESTATE 0.9%

 

Activia Properties, Inc.

      7         22  

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

      16         41  

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

      30         35  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

      15         33  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

      2         10  

Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp.

      47         41  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

      2         8  

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

      22         29  

GLP J-Reit

      28         32  

Hulic Reit, Inc.

      22         27  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

      22         25  

Invincible Investment Corp.

      109         42  

Japan Excellent, Inc.

      29         29  

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

      138         81  

Japan Logistics Fund, Inc.

      16         38  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

      64         51  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

      8         23  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

      7         31  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.

      11         27  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

      23         28  

Mori Trust Sogo Reit, Inc.

      29         32  

Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc.

      3         14  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

      9         40  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.

      15         35  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.

      30         37  

NTT UD REIT Investment Corp.

      34         36  

Orix JREIT, Inc.

      27         38  

Sekisui House Reit, Inc.

      56         32  

United Urban Investment Corp.

      33         38  
       

 

 

 
          955  
       

 

 

 

Total Japan

            955  
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
SINGAPORE 0.1%

 

REAL ESTATE 0.1%

 

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

      25,900     $     53  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

      21,300         32  

Keppel DC REIT

      20,900         28  

Mapletree Industrial Trust

      18,835         31  
       

 

 

 
          144  
       

 

 

 

Total Singapore

          144  
       

 

 

 
SPAIN 0.0%

 

REAL ESTATE 0.0%

 

Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA

      2,164         14  
       

 

 

 

Total Spain

          14  
       

 

 

 
UNITED KINGDOM 0.1%

 

REAL ESTATE 0.1%

 

Assura PLC

      23,889         16  

Big Yellow Group PLC

      1,857         26  

Great Portland Estates PLC

      3,166         19  

LondonMetric Property PLC

      11,622         24  

Segro PLC

      5,025         46  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

      23,830         40  
       

 

 

 
          171  
       

 

 

 

Total United Kingdom

          171  
       

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost $1,987)

    1,727  
 

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 0.3%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (b) 0.3%

 

          320  
       

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Instruments
(Cost $320)
    320  
 

 

 

 
       
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $104,448)
    107,479  
 
Total Investments 99.7%
(Cost $104,448)

 

  $     107,479  

Financial Derivative Instruments (c) 0.0%

(Cost or Premiums, net $0)

    0  
Other Assets and Liabilities, net 0.3%     331  
 

 

 

 
Net Assets 100.0%

 

  $       107,810  
   

 

 

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:    

 

*

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

«

Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

(a)

Security did not produce income within the last twelve months.

 

BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

 

(b)  REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS:

 

Counterparty   Lending
Rate
    Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
    Collateralized By   Collateral
(Received)
    Repurchase
Agreements,
at Value
    Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to  be
Received(1)
 
FICC     1.900     12/30/2022       01/03/2023     $     320     U.S. Treasury Bills 0.000% due 12/28/2023   $ (327   $ 320     $ 320  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

 

    $     (327   $     320     $     320  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

       
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BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS SUMMARY

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the market value of Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions and collateral pledged/(received) as of December 31, 2022:

 

Counterparty   Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to  be
Received(1)
    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
    Payable for
Sale-Buyback
Transactions
     Total
Borrowings and
Other Financing
Transactions
    Collateral
Pledged/(Received)
    Net Exposure(2)  

Global/Master Repurchase Agreement

 

FICC

  $ 320     $ 0     $ 0      $     320     $     (327   $     (7
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

Total Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions

  $     320     $     0     $     0         
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

(1)

Includes accrued interest.

(2)

Net Exposure represents the net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default. Exposure from borrowings and other financing transactions can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same legal entity. See Note 8, Master Netting Arrangements, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information.

 

(c)  FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: OVER THE COUNTER

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS:

 

Counterparty

  

Settlement
Month

    

Currency to
be Delivered

     Currency to
be Received
    Unrealized Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  Asset     Liability  

MBC

     01/2023      CAD     46      $     34     $ 0     $ 0  
              

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

  $     0     $     0  
              

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuation of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure. See Note 7, Principal and Other Risks, in the Notes to Financial Statements on risks of the Fund.

 

The effect of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations for the period ended December 31, 2022:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Financial Derivative Instruments

           

Over the counter

           

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $     0     $     0     $     0     $     4     $     0     $     4  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2022
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

 

Common Stocks

 

Australia

 

Communication Services

  $ 0     $ 91     $ 0     $ 91  

Consumer Discretionary

    0       493       0       493  

Consumer Staples

    0       574       0       574  

Energy

    0       605       0       605  

Financials

    0       962       0       962  

Health Care

        0       185       0       185  

Industrials

    0       383       0       383  

Information Technology

    0       58       0       58  

Materials

    0           1,604           0           1,604  

Real Estate

    0       36       0       36  

Utilities

    0       342       0       342  

Austria

 

Energy

    0       95       0       95  

Financials

    0       33       0       33  

Industrials

    0       42       0       42  
Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2022
 

Materials

  $ 0     $ 71     $ 0     $ 71  

Real Estate

    0       42       0       42  

Utilities

    0       30       0       30  

Belgium

 

Communication Services

    0       34       0       34  

Consumer Discretionary

    0       22       0       22  

Consumer Staples

    0           149           0       149  

Energy

    0       18       0       18  

Financials

    0       69       0       69  

Health Care

    0       75       0       75  

Industrials

    0       34       0       34  

Information Technology

    0       41       0       41  

Materials

    0       34       0       34  

Canada

 

Communication Services

    550       0       0       550  

Consumer Discretionary

    764       0       0       764  

Consumer Staples

    788       0       0       788  

Energy

        1,903       0       0           1,903  

 

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Schedule of Investments   PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF   (Cont.)    

 

Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2022
 

Financials

  $ 646     $ 0     $ 0     $ 646  

Industrials

    898       0       0       898  

Information Technology

    275       0       0       275  

Materials

        1,061       0       0       1,061  

Real Estate

    75       0       0       75  

Utilities

    435       0       0       435  

Chile

 

Materials

    0       58       0       58  

Denmark

 

Consumer Discretionary

    0       28       0       28  

Consumer Staples

    0       153       0       153  

Financials

    0       129       0       129  

Health Care

    0           1,517       0           1,517  

Industrials

    0       602       0       602  

Materials

    0       115       0       115  

Utilities

    0       61       0       61  

Finland

 

Communication Services

    0       71       0       71  

Consumer Staples

    0       116       0       116  

Energy

    0       139       0       139  

Financials

    0       330       0       330  

Health Care

    0       80       0       80  

Industrials

    0       130       0       130  

Information Technology

    0       87       0       87  

Materials

    0       242       0       242  

Real Estate

    0       64       0       64  

Utilities

    0       62       0       62  

France

 

Communication Services

    0       895       0       895  

Consumer Discretionary

    0       1,412       0       1,412  

Consumer Staples

    0       782       0       782  

Energy

    0       768       0       768  

Financials

    0       953       0       953  

Health Care

    0       651       0       651  

Industrials

    0           1,729           0           1,729  

Information Technology

    0       61       0       61  

Materials

    0       200       0       200  

Utilities

    0       948       0       948  

Germany

 

Communication Services

    0       328       0       328  

Consumer Discretionary

    0       1,721       0       1,721  

Consumer Staples

    0       166       0       166  

Financials

    0       1,204       0           1,204  

Health Care

    0       356       0       356  

Industrials

    0       675       0       675  

Information Technology

    0       218       0       218  

Materials

    0       528       0       528  

Real Estate

    0       108           0       108  

Utilities

    0       296       0       296  

Hong Kong

 

Communication Services

    0       137       0       137  

Consumer Discretionary

    15       178       0       193  

Consumer Staples

    0       37       0       37  

Financials

    0       264       0       264  

Industrials

    0       524       0       524  

Information Technology

    0       76       0       76  

Real Estate

    0       580       0       580  

Utilities

    0       172       0       172  

Ireland

 

Consumer Discretionary

    0       30       0       30  

Consumer Staples

    0       131       0       131  

Financials

    0       64       0       64  

Health Care

        502       0       0       502  

Industrials

    99       167       0       266  

Materials

    0       113       0       113  

Israel

 

Communication Services

    0       84       0       84  

Consumer Staples

    0       30       0       30  

Energy

    0       140       0       140  

Financials

    0       349       0       349  
Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2022
 

Health Care

  $ 63     $ 0     $ 0     $ 63  

Industrials

    0       33       0       33  

Information Technology

    108       32       0       140  

Materials

    0       110       0       110  

Real Estate

    0       28       0       28  

Italy

 

Communication Services

    0       229       0       229  

Consumer Discretionary

    0       147       0       147  

Consumer Staples

    0       21       0       21  

Energy

    0       984       0       984  

Financials

    0       731       0       731  

Health Care

    0       136       0       136  

Industrials

    0       111       0       111  

Utilities

    0       561       0       561  

Japan

 

Communication Services

    0       2,620       0       2,620  

Consumer Discretionary

    0       4,586       0       4,586  

Consumer Staples

    0       3,007       0       3,007  

Energy

    0       939       0       939  

Financials

    0       2,085       0       2,085  

Health Care

    0       1,964       0           1,964  

Industrials

    0       6,661       0       6,661  

Information Technology

    0       2,261       0       2,261  

Materials

    0       1,997       0       1,997  

Real Estate

    0       138       0       138  

Utilities

    0       1,332       0       1,332  

Luxembourg

 

Communication Services

    0       120       0       120  

Materials

    0       538       0       538  

Macau

 

Consumer Discretionary

    0       15       0       15  

Netherlands

 

Communication Services

    0       220       0       220  

Consumer Discretionary

    0       398       0       398  

Consumer Staples

    0       968       0       968  

Energy

    0       32       0       32  

Financials

    24           1,080       0       1,104  

Health Care

    61       0       0       61  

Industrials

    0       502       0       502  

Information Technology

        148       380           0       528  

Materials

    0       424       0       424  

New Zealand

 

Communication Services

    0       59       0       59  

Health Care

    0       38       0       38  

Industrials

    0       69       0       69  

Real Estate

    0       30       0       30  

Utilities

    0       65       0       65  

Norway

 

Communication Services

    0       122       0       122  

Consumer Staples

    0       183       0       183  

Energy

    11       1,115       0       1,126  

Financials

    0       70       0       70  

Industrials

    0       68       0       68  

Information Technology

    0       86       0       86  

Materials

    0       375       0       375  

Real Estate

    0       24       0       24  

Portugal

 

Consumer Staples

    0       62       0       62  

Energy

    0       24       0       24  

Utilities

    0       431       0       431  

Singapore

 

Communication Services

    0       251       0       251  

Consumer Staples

    0       206       0       206  

Energy

    0       44       0       44  

Financials

    0       607       0       607  

Industrials

    0       389       0       389  

Information Technology

    0       36       0       36  

Utilities

    0       94       0       94  

South Africa

 

Health Care

    0       33       0       33  

 

       
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Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2022
 

Spain

 

Communication Services

  $ 0     $ 603     $ 0     $ 603  

Consumer Discretionary

    0       129       0       129  

Consumer Staples

    0       55       0       55  

Energy

    0       808       0       808  

Financials

    0       1,521       0       1,521  

Health Care

    0       29       0       29  

Industrials

    0       193       0       193  

Information Technology

    0       52       0       52  

Materials

    0       41       0       41  

Utilities

    0       1,229       0       1,229  

Sweden

 

Communication Services

    0       272       0       272  

Consumer Discretionary

    45       244       0       289  

Consumer Staples

    0       292       0       292  

Energy

    0       71       0       71  

Financials

    0       312       0       312  

Industrials

    0       741       0       741  

Information Technology

    0       47       0       47  

Materials

    0       267       0       267  

Real Estate

    0       72       0       72  

Switzerland

 

Communication Services

    0       191       0       191  

Consumer Discretionary

        73       218       0       291  

Consumer Staples

    0           1,211           0           1,211  

Financials

    0       1,700       0       1,700  

Health Care

    0       1,232       0       1,232  

Industrials

    0       903       0       903  

Information Technology

    0       108       0       108  

Materials

    0       1,576       0       1,576  

Real Estate

    0       188       0       188  

Utilities

    0       50       0       50  

United Kingdom

 

Communication Services

    0       967       0       967  

Consumer Discretionary

    39       941       0       980  

Consumer Staples

    58       2,765       0       2,823  

Energy

    0       2,461       0       2,461  
Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2022
 

Financials

  $ 19     $ 934     $ 0     $ 953  

Health Care

    0       2,189       0       2,189  

Industrials

    41       1,842       0       1,883  

Information Technology

    0       111       0       111  

Materials

    0       1,303       0       1,303  

Real Estate

    19       22       0       41  

Utilities

    0       884       0       884  

United States

 

Consumer Discretionary

    0       10       0       10  

Preferred Stocks

 

Germany

 

Industrials

    0       876       0       876  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

Australia

 

Real Estate

    0       87       0       87  

Belgium

 

Real Estate

    0       80       0       80  

Canada

 

Real Estate

    98       0       0       98  

France

 

Real Estate

    0       86       0       86  

Hong Kong

 

Real Estate

    0       92       0       92  

Japan

 

Real Estate

    0       955       0       955  

Singapore

 

Real Estate

    0       144       0       144  

Spain

 

Real Estate

    0       14       0       14  

United Kingdom

 

Real Estate

    16       155       0       171  

Short-Term Instruments

 

Repurchase Agreements

    0       320       0       320  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $     8,834     $     98,645     $     0     $     107,479  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

There were no significant transfers into or out of Level 3 during the period ended December 31, 2022.

 

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(Amounts in thousands*, except number of shares, contracts, units and ounces, if any)

 

        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 100.3%

 

COMMON STOCKS 97.1%

 

IRELAND 0.1%

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.1%

 

Accenture PLC ‘A’

      523     $     139  
       

 

 

 

Total Ireland

          139  
       

 

 

 
SWITZERLAND 0.1%

 

FINANCIALS 0.1%

 

Chubb Ltd.

      371         82  
       

 

 

 

Total Switzerland

          82  
       

 

 

 
UNITED KINGDOM 0.5%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.1%

 

Liberty Global PLC ‘C’ (a)

      7,138         139  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.0%

 

Nomad Foods Ltd. (a)

      26         0  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.0%

 

TechnipFMC PLC (a)

      3,600         44  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.1%

 

Willis Towers Watson PLC

      447         109  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.1%

 

Nvent Electric PLC

      293         11  

Pentair PLC

      1,198         54  
       

 

 

 
          65  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.2%

 

Amcor PLC

      4,300         51  

Linde PLC

      461         151  
       

 

 

 
          202  
       

 

 

 

Total United Kingdom

          559  
       

 

 

 
UNITED STATES 96.4%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 4.8%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

      1,790         137  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ‘A’ (a)

      1,480         6  

AMC Networks, Inc. ‘A’ (a)

      683         11  

AT&T, Inc.

      122,899           2,263  

Cable One, Inc.

      12         9  

Charter Communications, Inc. ‘A’ (a)

      447         152  

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (a)

      1,319         11  

Comcast Corp. ‘A’

      16,438         575  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

      1,291         158  

Fox Corp. ‘A’

      1,931         59  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

      2,134         71  

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ‘A’

      354         14  

Liberty Broadband Corp. ‘C’ (a)

      218         17  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One ‘C’ (a)

      387         23  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM ‘C’ (a)

      3,327         130  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

      23,896         125  

New York Times Co. ‘A’

      333         11  

News Corp. ‘A’

      3,378         61  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. ‘A’

      285         50  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Omnicom Group, Inc.

      1,642     $     134  

Paramount Global

      5,409         91  

Pinterest, Inc. ‘A’ (a)

      1,373         33  

Scholastic Corp.

      260         10  

T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (a)

      1,635         229  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

      238         25  

TEGNA, Inc.

      3,027         64  

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

      1,641         17  

TripAdvisor, Inc. (a)

      634         11  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

      23,188         914  

Walt Disney Co. (a)

      1,346         117  

Yelp, Inc. (a)

      524         14  

Zillow Group, Inc. ‘C’ (a)

      544         17  
       

 

 

 
            5,559  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 10.0%

 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ‘A’ (a)

      1,098         25  

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.

      641         34  

Adient PLC (a)

      2,227         77  

Adtalem Global Education, Inc. (a)

      763         27  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

      101         15  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (a)

      2,121         17  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

      3,906         55  

Aramark

      580         24  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a)

      448         80  

AutoNation, Inc. (a)

      1,032         111  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

      125         308  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

      607         26  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a)

      6,886         17  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

      3,232         259  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

      683         14  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

      93         187  

BorgWarner, Inc.

      1,600         64  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)

      110         7  

Brunswick Corp.

      580         42  

Buckle, Inc.

      663         30  

Carnival Corp. (a)

      6,685         54  

Carter’s, Inc.

      1,152         86  

Cheesecake Factory, Inc.

      845         27  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

      47         65  

Churchill Downs, Inc.

      140         30  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

      413         39  

Dana, Inc.

      3,584         54  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

      226         31  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (a)

      370         13  

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)

      120         48  

Designer Brands, Inc. ’A’

      1,902         19  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

      1,141         137  

Dillard’s, Inc. ‘A’

      81         26  

Dollar General Corp.

      1,361         335  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

      1,136         161  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

      336         116  

Dorman Products, Inc. (a)

      180         15  

eBay, Inc.

      6,001         249  

Foot Locker, Inc.

      2,940         111  

Ford Motor Co.

      82,035         954  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a)

      1,427         20  

Gap, Inc.

      7,773         88  

General Motors Co.

      25,059         843  

Genesco, Inc. (a)

      249         11  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Gentex Corp.

      1,446     $     39  

Genuine Parts Co.

      390         68  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a)

      10,456         106  

Graham Holdings Co. ‘B’

      32         19  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a)

      212         22  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

      294         53  

Guess?, Inc.

      513         11  

H&R Block, Inc.

      3,575         131  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

      2,647         17  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

      851         35  

Hasbro, Inc.

      141         9  

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. (a)

      450         17  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

      383         48  

Home Depot, Inc.

      1,182         373  

International Game Technology PLC

      1,076         24  

Jack in the Box, Inc.

      656         45  

Kohl’s Corp.

      5,178         131  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

      550         22  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

      697         16  

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (a)

      1,393         67  

Lear Corp.

      710         88  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

      1,516         49  

Light & Wonder, Inc. ‘A’ (a)

      236         14  

Lithia Motors, Inc.

      80         16  

LKQ Corp.

      397         21  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

      1,237         246  

Macy’s, Inc.

      6,550         135  

Marriott International, Inc. ‘A’

      586         87  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

      149         20  

McDonald’s Corp.

      3,559         938  

MDC Holdings, Inc.

      404         13  

Meritage Homes Corp. (a)

      330         30  

MGM Resorts International

      533         18  

Murphy USA, Inc.

      786         220  

Newell Brands, Inc.

      688         9  

NIKE, Inc. ‘B’

      505         59  

Nordstrom, Inc.

      2,753         44  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)

      1,089         13  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

      405         342  

ODP Corp. (a)

      977         45  

Penn Entertainment, Inc. (a)

      512         15  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

      674         77  

Polaris, Inc.

      191         19  

Pool Corp.

      222         67  

PulteGroup, Inc.

      2,319         106  

PVH Corp.

      449         32  

Qurate Retail, Inc. (a)

      14,364         23  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

      610         64  

Ross Stores, Inc.

      355         41  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (a)

      268         13  

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a)

      3,030         38  

Service Corp. International

      1,267         88  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

      827         56  

Sonic Automotive, Inc. ‘A’

      275         14  

Steven Madden Ltd.

      475         15  

Strategic Education, Inc.

      146         11  

Target Corp.

      5,596           834  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp. ‘A’ (a)

      1,947         59  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

      1,268         44  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

      332         30  

Thor Industries, Inc.

      609         46  

TJX Cos., Inc.

      1,051         84  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

      1,393         70  

Tractor Supply Co.

      412         93  

 

       
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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (a)

      2,001     $     37  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

      289         136  

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)

      1,324         32  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

      244         58  

VF Corp.

      343         10  

Vista Outdoor, Inc. (a)

      274         7  

Visteon Corp. (a)

      505         66  

Wendy’s Co.

      3,665         83  

Whirlpool Corp.

      940         133  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

      928         107  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

      449         32  

Wynn Resorts Ltd. (a)

      282         23  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

      1,762         226  
       

 

 

 
            11,500  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 14.5%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

      17,298         791  

Andersons, Inc.

      425         15  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

      6,930         643  

B&G Foods, Inc.

      801         9  

Boston Beer Co., Inc. ‘A’ (a)

      37         12  

Brown-Forman Corp. ‘B’

      1,856         122  

Bunge Ltd.

      3,368         336  

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

      917         50  

Campbell Soup Co.

      1,126         64  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

      527         118  

Central Garden & Pet Co. ‘A’ (a)

      301         11  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

      980         79  

Clorox Co.

      620         87  

Coca-Cola Co.

      19,905         1,266  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

      4,460         351  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

      2,695         104  

Constellation Brands, Inc. ‘A’

      665         154  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

      1,388         634  

Darling Ingredients, Inc. (a)

      390         24  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

      1,080         42  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. ‘A’

      109         27  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

      2,403         69  

General Mills, Inc.

      3,820         320  

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (a)

      412         7  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. (a)

      549         8  

Hershey Co.

      535         124  

Hormel Foods Corp.

      1,518         69  

Ingles Markets, Inc. ‘A’

      200         19  

Ingredion, Inc.

      888         87  

J & J Snack Foods Corp.

      132         20  

J M Smucker Co.

      905         143  

Kellogg Co.

      1,883         134  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

      3,879         138  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

      1,984         269  

Kraft Heinz Co.

      9,599         391  

Kroger Co.

      14,450         644  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

      1,073         96  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

      222         44  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

      1,429         118  

Molson Coors Beverage Co. ‘B’

      3,523         181  

Mondelez International, Inc. ‘A’

      7,585         506  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

      697         71  

National Beverage Corp. (a)

      183         9  

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. ‘A’

      1,137         48  

PepsiCo, Inc.

      7,654         1,383  

Performance Food Group Co. (a)

      1,334         78  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

      9,842         996  

Post Holdings, Inc. (a)

      801         72  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

PriceSmart, Inc.

      182     $     11  

Procter & Gamble Co.

      11,868         1,799  

SpartanNash Co.

      540         16  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (a)

      3,698         120  

Sysco Corp.

      1,580         121  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)

      703         35  

Tyson Foods, Inc. ‘A’

      4,701         293  

U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (a)

      2,961         101  

United Natural Foods, Inc. (a)

      1,080         42  

Universal Corp.

      203         11  

Vector Group Ltd.

      1,837         22  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

      22,297         833  

Walmart, Inc.

      16,437         2,331  

Weis Markets, Inc.

      139         11  
       

 

 

 
            16,729  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 12.7%

 

Antero Resources Corp. (a)

      4,668         145  

APA Corp.

      994         46  

Arch Resources, Inc.

      66         9  

Archrock, Inc.

      1,561         14  

Baker Hughes Co.

      12,588         372  

ChampionX Corp. (a)

      548         16  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

      505         76  

Chevron Corp.

      14,919         2,678  

CNX Resources Corp. (a)

      2,782         47  

ConocoPhillips

      7,593         896  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

      3,201         79  

CVR Energy, Inc.

      628         20  

Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc.

      2,702         73  

Devon Energy Corp.

      4,553         280  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

      394         54  

Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)

      400         11  

DT Midstream, Inc.

      170         9  

EOG Resources, Inc.

      608         79  

EQT Corp.

      899         30  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

      1,510         10  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

      27,157         2,995  

Halliburton Co.

      1,354         53  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

      1,767         88  

Hess Corp.

      1,239         176  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

      7,401         134  

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (a)

      2,118         13  

Marathon Oil Corp.

      16,474         446  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

      10,479         1,220  

Matador Resources Co.

      192         11  

Murphy Oil Corp.

      2,730         117  

Nabors Industries Ltd. (a)

      84         13  

NOV, Inc.

      8,452         177  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

      8,977         565  

Oceaneering International, Inc. (a)

      2,115         37  

ONEOK, Inc.

      650         43  

Ovintiv, Inc.

      735         37  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

      5,671         95  

PBF Energy, Inc. ‘A’

      4,626         189  

PDC Energy, Inc.

      172         11  

Peabody Energy Corp. (a)

      1,837         48  

Permian Resources Corp.

      3,423         32  

Phillips 66

      9,057         943  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

      246         56  

Range Resources Corp.

      2,161         54  

Schlumberger Ltd.

      6,376         341  

SM Energy Co.

      2,546         89  

Targa Resources Corp.

      1,422         104  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Transocean Ltd. (a)

      19,865     $     91  

Valero Energy Corp.

      10,966         1,391  

Williams Cos., Inc.

      1,128         37  

World Fuel Services Corp.

      1,248         34  
       

 

 

 
            14,584  
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 11.4%

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

      327         52  

Aflac, Inc.

      1,832         132  

Allstate Corp.

      4,670         633  

Ally Financial, Inc.

      6,121         150  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

      899         41  

American Express Co.

      613         91  

American Financial Group, Inc.

      124         17  

American International Group, Inc.

      11,888         752  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

      79         25  

Aon PLC ‘A’

      657         197  

Ares Management Corp.

      581         40  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

      728         137  

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. ‘A’

      350         10  

Assurant, Inc.

      93         12  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

      5,582         254  

Bank OZK

      291         12  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. ‘B’ (a)

      1,882         581  

Blackstone, Inc.

      534         40  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (a)

      1,503         77  

Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.

      611         13  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

      1,142         65  

Cadence Bank

      552         14  

Capital One Financial Corp.

      5,625         523  

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

      932         8  

Charles Schwab Corp.

      1,573         131  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

      111         11  

Citigroup, Inc.

      34,911         1,579  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

      629         25  

CME Group, Inc.

      864         145  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

      2,031         46  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

      201         14  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

      99         13  

Discover Financial Services

      1,644         161  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

      244         16  

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

      716         21  

Erie Indemnity Co. ‘A’

      121         30  

Evercore, Inc. ‘A’

      344         37  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

      184         74  

Federated Hermes, Inc. ‘B’

      808         29  

First American Financial Corp.

      1,030         54  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc. ‘A’

      34         26  

First Horizon Corp.

      1,053         26  

FNB Corp.

      928         12  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

      4,630         122  

Genworth Financial, Inc. ‘A’ (a)

      8,372         44  

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

      220         11  

Globe Life, Inc.

      112         13  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

      1,244         427  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

      327         44  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

      263         20  

Home BancShares, Inc.

      517         12  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

      463         40  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

      1,138         16  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. ‘A’

      338         24  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

      1,452         149  

 

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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Invesco Ltd.

      6,888     $     124  

Jackson Financial, Inc.

      397         14  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

      966         33  

Kemper Corp.

      224         11  

Lincoln National Corp.

      3,358         103  

Loews Corp.

      1,969         115  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

      801         173  

M&T Bank Corp.

      285         41  

Markel Corp. (a)

      20         26  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

      53         15  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

      1,925         319  

Mercury General Corp.

      353         12  

MetLife, Inc.

      4,611         334  

MGIC Investment Corp.

      1,112         14  

Moelis & Co. ‘A’

      248         9  

Moody’s Corp.

      32         9  

Morgan Stanley

      1,417         120  

Morningstar, Inc.

      115         25  

MSCI, Inc.

      98         46  

Nasdaq, Inc.

      1,095         67  

Navient Corp.

      4,164         68  

Nelnet, Inc. ‘A’

      113         10  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

      3,710         32  

OneMain Holdings, Inc.

      1,163         39  

PacWest Bancorp

      731         17  

Primerica, Inc.

      158         22  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

      411         34  

ProAssurance Corp.

      553         10  

Progressive Corp.

      2,774         360  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

      153         11  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

      4,984         496  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

      302         32  

Regions Financial Corp.

      1,070         23  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

      118         17  

RLI Corp.

      208         27  

S&P Global, Inc.

      110         37  

SEI Investments Co.

      1,193         70  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

      133         12  

SLM Corp.

      2,735         45  

South State Corp.

      141         11  

State Street Corp.

      388         30  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

      396         17  

Stifel Financial Corp.

      176         10  

Synchrony Financial

      5,945         195  

Synovus Financial Corp.

      284         11  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

      381         42  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

      3,164         593  

United Bankshares, Inc.

      310         13  

Unum Group

      4,141         170  

Valley National Bancorp

      965         11  

Virtu Financial, Inc. ‘A’

      1,290         26  

Voya Financial, Inc.

      370         23  

Washington Federal, Inc.

      374         13  

Webster Financial Corp.

      465         22  

Wells Fargo & Co.

      38,870         1,605  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

      23         33  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

      129         11  

WR Berkley Corp.

      324         23  
       

 

 

 
            13,079  
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 17.9%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

      5,460         882  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (a)

      180         15  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

      321     $     48  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

      303         72  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

      550         91  

Amgen, Inc.

      3,907         1,026  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a)

      287         30  

Baxter International, Inc.

      2,434         124  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

      1,126         286  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. ‘A’ (a)

      53         22  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

      420         116  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

      474         49  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

      1,826         84  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

      12,352         889  

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (a)

      2,240         6  

Bruker Corp.

      237         16  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

      8,590         660  

Centene Corp. (a)

      685         56  

Chemed Corp.

      118         60  

Cigna Corp.

      354         117  

Cooper Cos., Inc.

      143         47  

CVS Health Corp.

      16,008           1,492  

Danaher Corp.

      912         242  

DaVita, Inc. (a)

      1,850         138  

Dentsply Sirona, Inc.

      1,212         39  

Elevance Health, Inc.

      1,143         586  

Eli Lilly & Co.

      2,992         1,095  

Encompass Health Corp.

      1,228         73  

Envista Holdings Corp. (a)

      282         9  

Exelixis, Inc. (a)

      554         9  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

      21,970         1,886  

Globus Medical, Inc. ‘A’ (a)

      357         27  

Haemonetics Corp. (a)

      324         25  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

      303         73  

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

      964         77  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

      2,271         170  

Humana, Inc.

      381         195  

ICU Medical, Inc. (a)

      146         23  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

      29         12  

Incyte Corp. (a)

      869         70  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

      260         10  

Johnson & Johnson

      13,016         2,299  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

      171         40  

LHC Group, Inc. (a)

      122         20  

Masimo Corp. (a)

      201         30  

McKesson Corp.

      2,490         934  

Merck & Co., Inc.

      19,553         2,169  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

      71         103  

Moderna, Inc. (a)

      82         15  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

      393         130  

Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a)

      836         12  

Organon & Co.

      6,159         172  

Owens & Minor, Inc. (a)

      1,586         31  

Patterson Cos., Inc.

      1,803         51  

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (a)

      1,143         17  

Pfizer, Inc.

      31,685         1,624  

Premier, Inc. ‘A’

      828         29  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

      901         141  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

      282         203  

ResMed, Inc.

      445         93  

Royalty Pharma PLC ‘A’

      1,521         60  

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

      240         31  

Seagen, Inc. (a)

      326         42  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

      435         11  

STERIS PLC

      341         63  

Stryker Corp.

      336         82  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Teleflex, Inc.

      78     $     19  

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)

      2,204         108  

United Therapeutics Corp. (a)

      811         226  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

      999         530  

Universal Health Services, Inc. ‘B’

      545         77  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

      314         91  

Viatris, Inc.

      13,977         156  

Waters Corp. (a)

      109         37  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

      77         18  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

      222         28  

Zoetis, Inc.

      147         22  
       

 

 

 
            20,661  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 9.9%

 

3M Co.

      1,804         216  

A O Smith Corp.

      763         44  

AAR Corp. (a)

      394         18  

ABM Industries, Inc.

      911         40  

Acuity Brands, Inc.

      259         43  

AECOM

      946         80  

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (a)

      784         44  

AGCO Corp.

      707         98  

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

      2,017         84  

American Airlines Group, Inc. (a)

      8,557         109  

AMETEK, Inc.

      170         24  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

      294         13  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

      110         14  

Arcosa, Inc.

      294         16  

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

      150         10  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a)

      446         45  

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a)

      2,175         357  

Boeing Co. (a)

      652         124  

Boise Cascade Co.

      555         38  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

      1,733         181  

BWX Technologies, Inc.

      816         47  

CACI International, Inc. ‘A’ (a)

      246         74  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

      85         20  

Carrier Global Corp.

      831         34  

Caterpillar, Inc.

      1,027         246  

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

      1,422         130  

Cintas Corp.

      159         72  

Clean Harbors, Inc. (a)

      217         25  

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

      108         12  

Copart, Inc. (a)

      1,267         77  

CoreCivic, Inc. (a)

      2,794         32  

CoStar Group, Inc. (a)

      1,032         80  

CSX Corp.

      4,951         153  

Cummins, Inc.

      448         109  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

      331         55  

Deere & Co.

      285         122  

Deluxe Corp.

      417         7  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

      778         46  

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.

      886         11  

Dycom Industries, Inc. (a)

      112         11  

Eaton Corp. PLC

      410         64  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

      100         15  

Emerson Electric Co.

      1,417         136  

Encore Wire Corp.

      267         37  

Equifax, Inc.

      310         60  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

      866         90  

Fastenal Co.

      800         38  

 

       
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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Fluor Corp. (a)

      4,426     $     153  

Fortive Corp.

      433         28  

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

      132         11  

FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)

      558         89  

GATX Corp.

      325         35  

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)

      215         22  

General Dynamics Corp.

      294         73  

General Electric Co.

      7,743         649  

GMS, Inc. (a)

      284         14  

Graco, Inc.

      379         26  

Granite Construction, Inc.

      617         22  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc.

      996         33  

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (a)

      1,401         14  

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

      1,130         14  

HEICO Corp.

      176         27  

Hexcel Corp.

      991         58  

Hillenbrand, Inc.

      283         12  

HNI Corp.

      381         11  

Honeywell International, Inc.

      673         144  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

      1,352         53  

Hub Group, Inc. ‘A’ (a)

      336         27  

Hubbell, Inc.

      209         49  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

      96         22  

IDEX Corp.

      340         78  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

      701         154  

Insperity, Inc.

      174         20  

ITT, Inc.

      399         32  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

      211         37  

JetBlue Airways Corp. (a)

      4,922         32  

KAR Auction Services, Inc. (a)

      2,186         29  

KBR, Inc.

      1,367         72  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

      1,626         85  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

      1,142         238  

Landstar System, Inc.

      433         71  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

      838         88  

Lennox International, Inc.

      299         72  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

      466         67  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

      1,611         784  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

      959         80  

Masco Corp.

      517         24  

MasTec, Inc. (a)

      151         13  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

      2,360         72  

MillerKnoll, Inc.

      463         10  

Moog, Inc. ‘A’

      252         22  

MSA Safety, Inc.

      222         32  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. ‘A’

      686         56  

Mueller Industries, Inc.

      743         44  

Nordson Corp.

      198         47  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

      249         61  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

      936         511  

NOW, Inc. (a)

      1,427         18  

Oshkosh Corp.

      646         57  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

      810         63  

Owens Corning

      579         49  

PACCAR, Inc.

      511         51  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

      157         46  

Parsons Corp. (a)

      250         12  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

      2,353         9  

Primoris Services Corp.

      452         10  

Quanta Services, Inc.

      969           138  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

      1,597         161  

Republic Services, Inc.

      964         124  

Resideo Technologies, Inc. (a)

      1,290         21  

Robert Half International, Inc.

      448         33  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Rollins, Inc.

      1,682     $     61  

Rush Enterprises, Inc. ‘A’

      486         25  

Ryder System, Inc.

      1,002         84  

Schneider National, Inc. ‘B’

      714         17  

SkyWest, Inc. (a)

      449         7  

Snap-on, Inc.

      142         32  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. ‘A’

      2,060         61  

Steelcase, Inc. ‘A’

      1,274         9  

Stericycle, Inc. (a)

      638         32  

Terex Corp.

      1,528         65  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

      92         13  

Textron, Inc.

      346         25  

Timken Co.

      713         50  

Toro Co.

      1,147         130  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

      79         50  

Trinity Industries, Inc.

      1,195         35  

U-Haul Holding Co.

      665         38  

Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)

      1,652         41  

UFP Industries, Inc.

      532         42  

UniFirst Corp.

      157         30  

Union Pacific Corp.

      1,764         365  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)

      932         35  

United Parcel Service, Inc. ‘B’

      2,957         514  

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

      82         29  

Univar Solutions, Inc. (a)

      584         19  

Valmont Industries, Inc.

      39         13  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

      810         143  

Wabtec Corp.

      310         31  

Waste Connections, Inc.

      877         116  

Waste Management, Inc.

      1,697         266  

Watsco, Inc.

      427         107  

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

      1,203         48  

WESCO International, Inc. (a)

      1,040         130  

Woodward, Inc.

      124         12  

WW Grainger, Inc.

      124         69  

Xylem, Inc.

      434         48  
       

 

 

 
            11,402  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 9.4%

 

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

      475         40  

Amdocs Ltd.

      1,100         100  

Amkor Technology, Inc.

      1,161         28  

Amphenol Corp. ‘A’

      644         49  

Analog Devices, Inc.

      455         75  

Ansys, Inc. (a)

      126         30  

Apple, Inc.

      3,553         462  

Applied Materials, Inc.

      1,090         106  

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

      567         69  

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)

      1,274         133  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

      684         128  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

      892         213  

Avnet, Inc.

      2,212         92  

Belden, Inc.

      498         36  

Black Knight, Inc. (a)

      508         31  

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

      1,747         66  

Broadcom, Inc.

      233         130  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

      787         106  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

      332         53  

CDW Corp.

      251         45  

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (a)

      292         22  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

      10,279         490  

CommScope Holding Co., Inc. (a)

      1,547         11  

Corning, Inc.

      11,496         367  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

CSG Systems International, Inc.

      290     $     17  

Dell Technologies, Inc. ‘C’

      68         3  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. ‘A’

      252         18  

Dropbox, Inc. (a)

      584         13  

DXC Technology Co. (a)

      2,840         75  

Fair Isaac Corp. (a)

      121         72  

First Solar, Inc. (a)

      263         39  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

      683         69  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

      133         24  

Flex Ltd. (a)

      3,302         71  

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

      804         39  

Gartner, Inc. (a)

      255         86  

Gen Digital, Inc.

      5,022         108  

Genpact Ltd.

      1,204         56  

Global Payments, Inc.

      274         27  

GoDaddy, Inc. ‘A’ (a)

      282         21  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

      32,459         518  

HP, Inc.

      3,846         103  

Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a)

      239         24  

International Business Machines Corp.

      12,859           1,812  

Intuit, Inc.

      60         23  

Jabil, Inc.

      1,896         129  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

      680         119  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

      8,990         287  

KLA Corp.

      287         108  

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (a)

      6,370         71  

Lam Research Corp.

      118         50  

Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)

      109         13  

Mastercard, Inc. ‘A’

      1,294         450  

MAXIMUS, Inc.

      756         55  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

      586         41  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

      359         93  

National Instruments Corp.

      656         24  

NCR Corp. (a)

      1,251         29  

NetApp, Inc.

      395         24  

NetScout Systems, Inc. (a)

      1,147         37  

ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)

      699         44  

Oracle Corp.

      11,814         966  

OSI Systems, Inc. (a)

      142         11  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

      730         102  

Paychex, Inc.

      1,129         131  

Plexus Corp. (a)

      217         22  

PTC, Inc. (a)

      250         30  

Pure Storage, Inc. ‘A’ (a)

      489         13  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

      1,838         202  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

      125         54  

Sanmina Corp. (a)

      719         41  

Science Applications International Corp.

      275         31  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

      565         30  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

      199         18  

Splunk, Inc. (a)

      424         37  

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a)

      432         35  

Synaptics, Inc. (a)

      246         23  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

      217         69  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a)

      169         68  

Teradata Corp. (a)

      658         22  

Teradyne, Inc.

      563         49  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

      1,941         321  

TTM Technologies, Inc. (a)

      748         11  

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)

      34         11  

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

      102         21  

Visa, Inc. ‘A’

      2,609         542  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

      2,774         60  

 

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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

VMware, Inc. ‘A’ (a)

      217     $     27  

Western Digital Corp. (a)

      2,760         87  

Western Union Co.

      1,693         23  

WEX, Inc. (a)

      104         17  

Wolfspeed, Inc. (a)

      239         17  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

      3,270         48  
       

 

 

 
            10,813  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 3.7%

 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

      244         75  

Albemarle Corp.

      293         64  

Alcoa Corp.

      3,104         141  

AptarGroup, Inc.

      536         59  

Arconic Corp. (a)

      1,502         32  

Ashland, Inc.

      88         9  

ATI, Inc. (a)

      636         19  

Avery Dennison Corp.

      359         65  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (a)

      1,258         32  

Ball Corp.

      902         46  

Berry Global Group, Inc.

      1,005         61  

Cabot Corp.

      673         45  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

      514         19  

Celanese Corp.

      211         22  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

      336         29  

Chemours Co.

      1,224         38  

Commercial Metals Co.

      1,674         81  

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

      272         11  

Corteva, Inc.

      1,308         77  

Crown Holdings, Inc.

      865         71  

Dow, Inc.

      634         32  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

      5,487         377  

Eastman Chemical Co.

      308         25  

Ecolab, Inc.

      199         29  

FMC Corp.

      216         27  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

      1,405         53  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

      5,554         124  

Greif, Inc. ‘A’

      414         28  

Huntsman Corp.

      298         8  

Innospec, Inc.

      141         15  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

      510         53  

International Paper Co.

      1,194         41  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

      144         11  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

      796         47  

LyondellBasell Industries NV ‘A’

      4,159         345  

Mosaic Co.

      10,116         444  

NewMarket Corp.

      51         16  

Newmont Corp.

      1,850         87  

Nucor Corp.

      1,410         186  

O-I Glass, Inc. (a)

      3,262         54  

Olin Corp.

      1,862         99  

Packaging Corp. of America

      120         15  

PPG Industries, Inc.

      345         43  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

      872         177  

Royal Gold, Inc.

      326         37  

RPM International, Inc.

      1,425         139  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.

      332         16  

Sealed Air Corp.

      2,110         105  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

      308         22  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

      333         79  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

      1,041         54  

Sonoco Products Co.

      1,288         78  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

      834         82  

Stepan Co.

      117         12  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Sylvamo Corp.

      927     $     45  

United States Steel Corp.

      2,423         61  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

      1,716         59  

WestRock Co.

      5,038         177  

Worthington Industries, Inc.

      250         12  
       

 

 

 
          4,310  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 0.0%

 

Anywhere Real Estate, Inc. (a)

      2,483         16  

DigitalBridge Group, Inc.

      2,223         24  
       

 

 

 
          40  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 2.1%

 

AES Corp.

      3,345         96  

Alliant Energy Corp.

      374         21  

Ameren Corp.

      417         37  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

      1,184         112  

Atmos Energy Corp.

      240         27  

Avista Corp.

      949         42  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

      1,023         31  

Clearway Energy, Inc. ‘C’

      820         26  

CMS Energy Corp.

      471         30  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

      428         41  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

      1,536         94  

DTE Energy Co.

      275         32  

Duke Energy Corp.

      782         81  

Edison International

      621         40  

Entergy Corp.

      702         79  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

      398         19  

Evergy, Inc.

      815         51  

Eversource Energy

      409         34  

Exelon Corp.

      12,506         541  

FirstEnergy Corp.

      931         39  

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

      611         26  

IDACORP, Inc.

      88         10  

National Fuel Gas Co.

      854         54  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

      2,127         178  

NiSource, Inc.

      661         18  

NRG Energy, Inc.

      712         23  

OGE Energy Corp.

      353         14  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

      217         19  

PG&E Corp. (a)

      2,182         35  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

      150         11  

PNM Resources, Inc.

      238         12  

PPL Corp.

      1,155         34  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

      1,794         110  

Sempra Energy

      410         63  

Southern Co.

      1,124         80  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

      215         13  

Vistra Corp.

      6,784         157  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

      367         34  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

      637         45  
       

 

 

 
          2,409  
       

 

 

 

Total United States

          111,086  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $99,057)

      111,866  
 

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS 2.6%

 

UNITED STATES 2.6%

 

FINANCIALS 0.4%

 

AGNC Investment Corp.

      4,427         46  

Annaly Capital Mangaement, Inc.

      2,510         53  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

      1,251     $     13  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. ‘A’

      1,729         36  

Chimera Investment Corp.

      6,301         35  

Ladder Capital Corp. REIT

      1,273         13  

MFA Financial, Inc.

      2,500         25  

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.

      3,555         9  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

      3,449         43  

Redwood Trust, Inc.

      1,872         13  

Rithm Capital Corp.

      9,395         77  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

      3,053         56  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

      1,866         29  
       

 

 

 
            448  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 2.2%

 

Agree Realty Corp.

      129         9  

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

      688         13  

American Homes 4 Rent ‘A’

      1,180         36  

American Tower Corp.

      328         70  

Americold Realty Trust, Inc.

      1,288         36  

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

      3,149         50  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

      523         12  

Camden Property Trust

      552         62  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

      1,221         32  

Crown Castle, Inc.

      696         94  

CubeSmart

      966         39  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

      1,763         14  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

      352         35  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

      759         12  

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

      146         22  

Elme Communities

      730         13  

Equinix, Inc.

      133         87  

Equity Commonwealth

      851         21  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

      600         39  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

      436         64  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

      557         27  

Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.

      2,149         112  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

      2,212         43  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

      3,300         53  

Invitation Homes, Inc.

      2,521         75  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

      1,410         70  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

      735         28  

Kimco Realty Corp.

      2,699         57  

Kite Realty Group Trust

      708         15  

Lamar Advertising Co. ‘A’

      453         43  

Life Storage, Inc.

      404         40  

LXP Industrial Trust

      1,903         19  

Macerich Co.

      3,744         42  

National Retail Properties, Inc.

      306         14  

Office Properties Income Trust

      599         8  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

      825         23  

Outfront Media, Inc.

      1,003         17  

Paramount Group, Inc.

      3,495         21  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

      4,803         57  

Physicians Realty Trust

      1,397         20  

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. ‘A’

      1,417         13  

Prologis, Inc.

      476         54  

Public Storage

      415         116  

Rayonier, Inc.

      923         30  

Realty Income Corp.

      691         44  

Regency Centers Corp.

      855         53  

RLJ Lodging Trust

      2,958         31  

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

      259         21  

SBA Communications Corp.

      134         38  

Service Properties Trust

      3,597         26  

 

       
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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Simon Property Group, Inc.

      452     $     53  

SITE Centers Corp.

      1,760         24  

SL Green Realty Corp.

      251         9  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

      238         10  

STORE Capital Corp.

      449         14  

Sun Communities, Inc.

      352         50  

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

      1,594         15  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

      637         11  

UDR, Inc.

      1,432         55  

Ventas, Inc.

      400         18  

Veris Residential, Inc. (a)

      893         14  

VICI Properties, Inc.

      3,820         124  

WP Carey, Inc.

      1,433         112  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

      946         13  
       

 

 

 
          2,492  
       

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost $3,062)

      2,940  
 

 

 

 
                  MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 0.6%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (b) 0.6%

 

      $     709  
       

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Instruments
(Cost $709)
    709  
 

 

 

 
       
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $102,828)
    115,515  
 
Total Investments 100.3%
(Cost $102,828)

 

  $     115,515  
Other Assets and Liabilities, net (0.3)%     (319
 

 

 

 
Net Assets 100.0%

 

  $       115,196  
   

 

 

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:    

 

*

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

(a)

Security did not produce income within the last twelve months.

 

BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

 

(b)  REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS:

 

Counterparty   Lending
Rate
    Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
    Collateralized By   Collateral
(Received)
    Repurchase
Agreements,
at Value
    Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to  be
Received(1)
 
FICC     1.900     12/30/2022       01/03/2023     $     709     U.S. Treasury Bills 0.000% due 12/28/2023   $ (724   $ 709     $ 709  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

 

    $     (724   $     709     $     709  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS SUMMARY

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the market value of Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions and collateral pledged/(received) as of December 31, 2022:

 

Counterparty

  Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to  be
Received(1)
    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
    Payable for
Sale-Buyback
Transactions
     Total
Borrowings and
Other Financing
Transactions
    Collateral
Pledged/(Received)
    Net Exposure(2)  

Global/Master Repurchase Agreement

 

FICC

  $ 709     $ 0     $ 0      $     709     $     (724   $     (15
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

Total Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions

  $     709     $     0     $     0         
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

(1)

Includes accrued interest.

(2)

Net Exposure represents the net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default. Exposure from borrowings and other financing transactions can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same legal entity. See Note 8, Master Netting Arrangements, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information.

 

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2022
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

 

Common Stocks

 

Ireland

 

Information Technology

  $     139     $     0     $     0     $     139  

Switzerland

 

Financials

    82       0       0       82  
Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2022
 

United Kingdom

 

Communication Services

  $     139     $     0     $     0     $     139  

Energy

    44       0       0       44  

Financials

    109       0       0       109  

Industrials

    65       0       0       65  

Materials

    202       0       0       202  

 

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Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2022
 

United States

 

Communication Services

  $ 5,559     $ 0     $ 0     $ 5,559  

Consumer Discretionary

    11,500       0       0       11,500  

Consumer Staples

        16,729           0           0           16,729  

Energy

    14,584       0       0       14,584  

Financials

    13,079       0       0       13,079  

Health Care

    20,661       0       0       20,661  

Industrials

    11,402       0       0       11,402  

Information Technology

    10,813       0       0       10,813  

Materials

    4,310       0       0       4,310  

Real Estate

    40       0       0       40  

Utilities

    2,409       0       0       2,409  
Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2022
 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

United States

 

Financials

  $ 448     $ 0     $ 0     $ 448  

Real Estate

    2,492       0       0       2,492  

Short-Term Instruments

 

Repurchase Agreements

    0       709       0       709  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $     114,806     $     709     $     0     $     115,515  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

There were no significant transfers into or out of Level 3 during the period ended December 31, 2022.

 

       
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(Amounts in thousands*, except number of shares, contracts, units and ounces, if any)

 

        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 99.7%

 

COMMON STOCKS 98.2%

 

IRELAND 0.6%

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.6%

 

Accenture PLC ‘A’

      609     $     162  
       

 

 

 

Total Ireland

          162  
       

 

 

 
UNITED KINGDOM 0.9%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.2%

 

Liberty Global PLC ‘C’ (a)

      1,839         36  
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.7%

 

Amcor PLC

      1,850         22  

Linde PLC

      541         176  
       

 

 

 
          198  
       

 

 

 

Total United Kingdom

          234  
       

 

 

 
UNITED STATES 96.7%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 8.9%

 

AT&T, Inc.

      47,991         884  

Comcast Corp. ‘A’

      8,012         280  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

      497         61  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

      5,370         28  

Meta Platforms, Inc. ‘A’ (a)

      2,910         350  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

      82         7  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

      16,456         648  

Walt Disney Co. (a)

      2,531         220  
       

 

 

 
          2,478  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 7.5%

 

Adient PLC (a)

      576         20  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a)

      2,159         5  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

      1,308         105  

Dollar General Corp.

      287         71  

eBay, Inc.

      2,307         96  

Foot Locker, Inc.

      490         18  

Ford Motor Co.

      18,817         219  

Gap, Inc.

      2,843         32  

General Motors Co.

      9,795         329  

Genuine Parts Co.

      111         19  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a)

      3,086         31  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

      163         21  

Home Depot, Inc.

      996         315  

Kohl’s Corp.

      343         9  

Lear Corp.

      248         31  

LKQ Corp.

      59         3  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

      905         180  

Macy’s, Inc.

      514         11  

Marriott International, Inc. ‘A’

      297         44  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

      48         5  

Newell Brands, Inc.

      874         11  

NIKE, Inc. ‘B’

      958         112  

PVH Corp.

      424         30  

Target Corp.

      1,226         183  

TJX Cos., Inc.

      1,527         122  

VF Corp.

      1,126         31  

Whirlpool Corp.

      320         45  
       

 

 

 
            2,098  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 7.6%

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

      1,625         151  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Campbell Soup Co.

      325     $     18  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

      58         5  

Clorox Co.

      239         33  

Coca-Cola Co.

      4,747         302  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

      1,294         102  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

      975         38  

General Mills, Inc.

      1,115         93  

Hershey Co.

      76         18  

Ingredion, Inc.

      256         25  

J M Smucker Co.

      271         43  

Kellogg Co.

      530         38  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

      226         8  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

      668         91  

Kraft Heinz Co.

      1,783         73  

Kroger Co.

      1,477         66  

Molson Coors Beverage Co. ‘B’

      222         11  

Mondelez International, Inc. ‘A’

      1,993         133  

PepsiCo, Inc.

      446         81  

Procter & Gamble Co.

      4,376         663  

Sysco Corp.

      984         75  

Tyson Foods, Inc. ‘A’

      683         42  
       

 

 

 
            2,109  
       

 

 

 
       
FINANCIALS 15.0%

 

Aflac, Inc.

      1,289         93  

Allstate Corp.

      787         107  

American Express Co.

      899         133  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

      219         68  

Bank of America Corp.

      17,546         581  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

      2,823         128  

BlackRock, Inc.

      166         118  

Citigroup, Inc.

      14,086         637  

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

      1,164         33  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

      659         226  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

      773         59  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

      6,007         805  

Lincoln National Corp.

      700         21  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

      17         3  

MetLife, Inc.

      1,783         129  

Moody’s Corp.

      67         19  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

      184         29  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

      497         42  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

      1,530         152  

S&P Global, Inc.

      208         70  

State Street Corp.

      827         64  

U.S. Bancorp

      912         40  

Wells Fargo & Co.

      15,304         632  
       

 

 

 
          4,189  
       

 

 

 
       
HEALTH CARE 22.9%        

Abbott Laboratories

      1,932         212  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

      267         40  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

      216         36  

Amgen, Inc.

      638         168  

Baxter International, Inc.

      1,108         56  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

      333         85  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

      570         158  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

      1,338         62  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

      4,647         334  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

      1,433         110  

Cigna Corp.

      942         312  

CVS Health Corp.

      5,156         481  

DaVita, Inc. (a)

      339         25  
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

      286     $     21  

Elevance Health, Inc.

      650         333  

Eli Lilly & Co.

      469         172  

Embecta Corp.

      66         2  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

      3,287         282  

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

      56         4  

Humana, Inc.

      377         193  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

      149         30  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

      127         34  

Johnson & Johnson

      5,424         958  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

      127         30  

McKesson Corp.

      368         138  

Merck & Co., Inc.

      5,966         662  

Pfizer, Inc.

      13,483         691  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

      340         53  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

      105         76  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

      1,137         603  

Waters Corp. (a)

      85         29  

Zimvie, Inc. (a)

      205         2  
       

 

 

 
            6,392  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 4.6%

 

3M Co.

      1,762         211  

Carrier Global Corp.

      1,000         41  

Cummins, Inc.

      560         136  

Deere & Co.

      224         96  

Dover Corp.

      204         28  

FedEx Corp.

      550         95  

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

      100         6  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

      381         84  

Johnson Controls International PLC

      1,860         119  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

      419         35  

Masterbrand, Inc. (a)

      100         1  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

      123         10  

Owens Corning

      397         34  

Republic Services, Inc.

      237         30  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

      148         38  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

      350         26  

United Parcel Service, Inc. ‘B’

      763         133  

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

      124         44  

Waste Management, Inc.

      501         79  

WW Grainger, Inc.

      78         43  
       

 

 

 
          1,289  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 27.3%

 

Adobe, Inc. (a)

      322         108  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

      62         5  

Amdocs Ltd.

      276         25  

Analog Devices, Inc.

      393         64  

Apple, Inc.

      9,508         1,235  

Applied Materials, Inc.

      1,353         132  

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)

      321         34  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

      396         95  

Avnet, Inc.

      735         31  

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

      322         12  

Broadcom, Inc.

      139         78  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

      146         23  

CDW Corp.

      164         29  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

      15,513         739  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. ‘A’

      1,039         59  

Corning, Inc.

      1,825         58  

Dell Technologies, Inc. ‘C’

      386         15  

 

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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

DXC Technology Co. (a)

      1,210     $     32  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

      676         46  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

      136         14  

Flex Ltd. (a)

      1,773         38  

Gen Digital, Inc.

      1,682         36  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

      10,706         171  

HP, Inc.

      4,305         116  

Intel Corp.

      27,696         732  

International Business Machines Corp.

      3,250         458  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

      1,431         46  

Lam Research Corp.

      150         63  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

      306         11  

Mastercard, Inc. ‘A’

      421         146  

Micron Technology, Inc.

      3,128         156  

Microsoft Corp.

      5,495         1,318  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

      173         45  

NetApp, Inc.

      776         47  

ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)

      513         32  

Oracle Corp.

      4,572         374  

Paychex, Inc.

      24         3  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

      2,305         253  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

      618         82  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

      1,068         56  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

      83         8  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

      449         52  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

      1,265         209  

Visa, Inc. ‘A’

      1,063         221  

VMware, Inc. ‘A’ (a)

      239         29  

Western Digital Corp. (a)

      1,809         57  

Western Union Co.

      917         13  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

      1,962         29  
       

 

 

 
            7,635  
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
MATERIALS 2.4%

 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

      73     $     6  

Dow, Inc.

      1,962         99  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

      2,385         164  

Eastman Chemical Co.

      463         38  

Ecolab, Inc.

      411         60  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

      172         18  

International Paper Co.

      1,359         47  

Mosaic Co.

      684         30  

Newmont Corp.

      1,719         81  

Packaging Corp. of America

      182         23  

PPG Industries, Inc.

      567         71  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

      139         33  

WestRock Co.

      346         12  
       

 

 

 
          682  
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE 0.2%

 

CBRE Group, Inc. ‘A’ (a)

      520         40  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (a)

      141         22  
       

 

 

 
          62  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.3%

 

American Water Works Co., Inc.

      239         37  

Edison International

      885         56  
       

 

 

 
          93  
       

 

 

 

Total United States

            27,027  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $28,736)

    27,423  
 

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS 1.5%

 

UNITED STATES 1.5%

 

REAL ESTATE 1.5%

 

American Tower Corp.

      181     $     38  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

      145         23  

Crown Castle, Inc.

      127         17  

Equinix, Inc.

      54         35  

Equity Residential

      452         27  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

      69         15  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

      920         23  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

      2,169         35  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

      719         36  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

      23         4  

Ventas, Inc.

      1,155         52  

Welltower, Inc.

      869         57  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

      2,161         67  
       

 

 

 
          429  
       

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost $503)

    429  
 

 

 

 
       
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $29,239)
    27,852  
       
Total Investments 99.7%
(Cost $29,239)

 

  $     27,852  
Other Assets and Liabilities, net 0.3%     87  
 

 

 

 
Net Assets 100.0%

 

  $       27,939  
   

 

 

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:

 

*

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

(a)

Security did not produce income within the last twelve months.

 

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2022
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

 

Common Stocks

 

Ireland

 

Information Technology

  $ 162     $ 0     $ 0     $ 162  

United Kingdom

 

Communication Services

    36       0       0       36  

Materials

    198       0       0       198  

United States

 

Communication Services

    2,478       0       0       2,478  

Consumer Discretionary

        2,098           0           0           2,098  

Consumer Staples

    2,109       0       0       2,109  

Financials

    4,189       0       0       4,189  
Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2022
 

Health Care

  $ 6,392     $ 0     $ 0     $ 6,392  

Industrials

    1,289       0       0       1,289  

Information Technology

    7,635       0       0       7,635  

Materials

    682       0       0       682  

Real Estate

    62       0       0       62  

Utilities

    93       0       0       93  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

United States

 

Real Estate

    429       0       0       429  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $     27,852     $     0     $     0     $     27,852  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

There were no significant transfers into or out of Level 3 during the period ended December 31, 2022.

 

       
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1. ORGANIZATION

 

PIMCO Equity Series (the “Trust”) was established as a Delaware statutory trust on March 30, 2010. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains to the funds (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) indicated on the cover of this report. Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO” or “Manager”) serves as the investment adviser for the Funds. Prior to August 12, 2022, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (“Parametric” or “Sub-Adviser”) served as the sub-adviser to each Fund.

 

Each Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). ETFs are funds that trade like other publicly-traded securities and may be designed to track an index or to be actively managed. Unlike shares of a mutual fund, which can be bought from and redeemed by the issuing fund by all shareholders at a price based on net asset value (“NAV”), shares of a Fund may be directly purchased from and redeemed by a Fund at NAV solely by certain large institutional investors. Also unlike shares of a mutual fund, shares of each Fund are listed on a national securities exchange and trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day. Each Fund offers and issues shares only in aggregations of a specified number of shares (“Creation Units”).

 

Hereinafter, the Board of Trustees of the Funds shall be collectively referred to as the “Board.”

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Each Fund is treated as an investment company under the reporting requirements of U.S. GAAP. The functional and reporting currency for the Funds is the U.S. dollar. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

(a) Securities Transactions and Investment Income  Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Securities purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis may be settled beyond a standard settlement period for the security after the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from securities sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is

recorded on the ex-dividend date, except certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as a Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income, adjusted for the accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums, is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date, with the exception of securities with a forward starting effective date, where interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from effective date. For convertible securities, premiums attributable to the conversion feature are not amortized. Estimated tax liabilities on certain foreign securities are recorded on an accrual basis and are reflected as components of interest income or net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments on the Statements of Operations, as appropriate. Tax liabilities realized as a result of such security sales are reflected as a component of net realized gain (loss) on investments on the Statements of Operations. Paydown gains (losses) on mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, if any, are recorded as components of interest income on the Statements of Operations. Income or short-term capital gain distributions received from registered investment companies, if any, are recorded as dividend income. Long-term capital gain distributions received from registered investment companies, if any, are recorded as realized gains.

 

Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivable when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is probable.

 

(b) Foreign Currency Translation  The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the current exchange rates each business day. Purchases and sales of securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. The Funds do not separately report the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments on the Statements of Operations. The Funds may invest in foreign currency-denominated securities and may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (cash) basis at the rate prevailing in the currency exchange market at the time or through a forward foreign currency contract. Realized foreign exchange gains (losses) arising from sales of spot foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes and the

 

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U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid are included in net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions on the Statements of Operations. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains (losses) arising from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency assets and liabilities on the Statements of Operations.

 

(c) Distributions to Shareholders  The following table shows the anticipated frequency of distributions from net investment income, if any, for each Fund.

 

          Distribution Frequency  
Fund Name         Declared     Distributed  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF

      Quarterly       Quarterly  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF

      Quarterly       Quarterly  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF

      Quarterly       Quarterly  

PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF

      Quarterly       Quarterly  

 

In addition, each Fund distributes any net capital gains it earns from the sale of portfolio securities to shareholders no less frequently than annually. Net short-term capital gains may be paid more frequently. The Trust does not provide an automatic dividend and/or distributions reinvestment service. A Fund may revise its distribution policy or postpone the payment of distributions at any time.

 

Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Differences between tax regulations and U.S. GAAP may cause timing differences between income and capital gain recognition. Further, the character of investment income and capital gains may be different for certain transactions under the two methods of accounting. As a result, income distributions and capital gain distributions declared during a fiscal period may differ significantly from the net investment income (loss) and realized gains (losses) reported on each Fund’s annual financial statements presented under U.S. GAAP.

 

Separately, if a Fund determines or estimates, as applicable, that a portion of a distribution may be comprised of amounts from sources other than net investment income in accordance with its policies, accounting records (if applicable), and accounting practices, the Fund will notify shareholders of the estimated composition of such distribution through a Section 19 Notice. For these purposes, a Fund determines or estimates, as applicable, the source or sources from which a distribution is paid, to the close of the period as of which it is paid, in reference to its internal accounting records and related accounting practices. If, based on such accounting records and practices, it is determined or estimated, as applicable, that a particular

distribution does not include capital gains or paid-in surplus or other capital sources, a Section 19 Notice generally would not be issued. It is important to note that differences exist between a Fund’s daily internal accounting records and practices, a Fund’s financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and recordkeeping practices under income tax regulations. For instance, a Fund’s internal accounting records and practices may take into account, among other factors, tax-related characteristics of certain sources of distributions that differ from treatment under U.S. GAAP. Examples of such differences may include but are not limited to, for certain Funds, the treatment of periodic payments under interest rate swap contracts. Accordingly, among other consequences, it is possible that a Fund may not issue a Section 19 Notice in situations where the Fund’s financial statements prepared later and in accordance with U.S. GAAP and/or the final tax character of those distributions might later report that the sources of those distributions included capital gains and/or a return of capital. Please visit www.pimco.com for the most recent Section 19 Notice, if applicable, for additional information regarding the estimated composition of distributions. Final determination of a distribution’s tax character will be provided to shareholders when such information is available.

 

Distributions classified as a tax basis return of capital at a Fund’s fiscal year end, if any, are reflected on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets and have been recorded to paid in capital on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, other amounts have been reclassified between distributable earnings (accumulated loss) and paid in capital on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities to more appropriately conform U.S. GAAP to tax characterizations of distributions.

 

(d) New Accounting Pronouncements and Regulatory Updates  In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), ASU 2020-04, which provides optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden associated with transitioning away from the London Interbank Offered Rate and other reference rates that are expected to be discontinued. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occurred during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. In March 2021, the administrator for LIBOR announced the extension of the publication of a majority of the USD LIBOR settings to June 30, 2023. In December 2022, FASB issued ASU 2022-06, which includes amendments to extend the duration of the LIBOR transition relief to December 31, 2024, after which entities will no longer be permitted to apply the reference rate reform relief. Management is continuously evaluating the potential effect a discontinuation of LIBOR could have on the Funds’ investments and has determined that it is unlikely the ASU’s adoption will have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

 

       
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In October 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted a rule related to the use of derivatives, short sales, reverse repurchase agreements and certain other transactions by registered investment companies that rescinds and withdraws the guidance of the SEC and its staff regarding asset segregation and cover transactions. Subject to certain exceptions, the rule requires funds that trade derivatives and other transactions that create future payment or delivery obligations to comply with a value-at-risk leverage limit and certain derivatives risk management program and reporting requirements. The effective date for the rule was February 19, 2021. The compliance date for the new rule and the related reporting requirements was August 19, 2022. Management has implemented changes in connection with the rule and has determined that there is no material impact to the Funds’ financial statements.

 

In December 2020, the SEC adopted a rule addressing fair valuation of fund investments. The new rule sets forth requirements for good faith determinations of fair value as well as for the performance of fair value determinations, including related oversight and reporting obligations. The new rule also defines “readily available market quotations” for purposes of the definition of “value” under the Act, and the SEC noted that this definition would apply in all contexts under the Act. The effective date for the rule was March 8, 2021. The compliance date for the new rule and the related reporting requirements was September 8, 2022. Management has implemented changes in connection with the rule and has determined that there is no material impact to the Funds’ financial statements.

 

In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), which affects all entities that have investments in equity securities measured at fair value that are subject to a contractual sale restriction. The amendments in ASU 2022-03 clarify that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring the fair value. The amendments also require additional disclosures for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions that are measured at fair value in accordance with Topic 820. The effective date for the amendments in ASU 2022-03 is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of these changes on the financial statements.

 

In October 2022, the SEC adopted changes to the mutual fund and ETF shareholder report and registration statement disclosure requirements and the registered fund advertising rules, which will change the disclosures provided to shareholders. The rule is effective as of January 24, 2023, but the SEC is providing an 18-month compliance period after the effective date other than for rule amendments addressing fee and expense information in advertisements that might be materially misleading. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of these changes on the financial statements.

3. INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

(a) Investment Valuation Policies  The NAV of the Funds’ shares, or each of their respective share classes as applicable, is determined by dividing the total value of portfolio investments and other assets attributable to the Funds or class, less any liabilities, as applicable, by the total number of shares outstanding.

 

On each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open, the Funds’ shares are ordinarily valued as of the close of regular trading (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) (“NYSE Close”). Information that becomes known to the Funds or their agents after the time as of which NAV has been calculated on a particular day will not generally be used to retroactively adjust the price of a security or the NAV determined earlier that day. If regular trading on the NYSE closes earlier than scheduled, each Fund may calculate its NAV as of the earlier closing time or calculate its NAV as of the NYSE Close for that day. Each Fund generally does not calculate its NAV on days on which the NYSE is not open for business. If the NYSE is closed on a day it would normally be open for business, each Fund may calculate its NAV as of the NYSE Close for such day or such other time that the Funds may determine.

 

For purposes of calculating NAV, portfolio securities and other assets for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. A market quotation is readily available only when that quotation is a quoted price (unadjusted) in active markets for identical investments that the Fund can access at the measurement date, provided that a quotation will not be readily available if it is not reliable. Market value is generally determined on the basis of official closing prices or the last reported sales prices. The Funds will normally use pricing data for domestic equity securities received shortly after the NYSE Close and do not normally take into account trading, clearances or settlements that take place after the NYSE Close. A foreign (non-U.S.) equity security traded on a foreign exchange or on more than one exchange is typically valued using pricing information from the exchange considered by PIMCO to be the primary exchange. If market value pricing is used, a foreign (non-U.S.) equity security will be valued as of the close of trading on the foreign exchange, or the NYSE Close, if the NYSE Close occurs before the end of trading on the foreign exchange.

 

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Act. As a general principle, the fair value of a security or other asset is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Board has designated PIMCO as the valuation designee (“Valuation Designee”) for each Fund to perform the fair value determination

 

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relating to all Fund investments. PIMCO may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through various teams and committees. The Valuation Designee’s policies and procedures govern the Valuation Designee’s selection and application of methodologies for determining and calculating the fair value of Fund investments. The Valuation Designee may value Fund portfolio securities for which market quotations are not readily available and other Fund assets utilizing inputs from pricing services, quotation reporting systems, valuation agents and other third-party sources (together, “Pricing Sources”).

 

Domestic and foreign (non-U.S.) fixed income securities, non-exchange traded derivatives, and equity options are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or Pricing Sources using data reflecting the earlier closing of the principal markets for those securities. Prices obtained from Pricing Sources may be based on, among other things, information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics. Certain fixed income securities purchased on a delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date. Exchange-traded options, except equity options, futures and options on futures are valued at the settlement price determined by the relevant exchange. Swap agreements are valued on the basis of bid quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or market-based prices supplied by Pricing Sources. With respect to any portion of a Fund’s assets that are invested in one or more open-end management investment companies (other than ETFs), the Fund’s NAV will be calculated based on the NAVs of such investments. Open-end management investment companies may include affiliated funds.

 

If a foreign (non-U.S.) equity security’s value has materially changed after the close of the security’s primary exchange or principal market but before the NYSE Close, the security may be valued at fair value. Foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities that do not trade when the NYSE is open are also valued at fair value. With respect to foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities, a Fund may determine the fair value of investments based on information provided by Pricing Sources, which may recommend fair value or adjustments with reference to other securities, indexes or assets. In considering whether fair valuation is required and in determining fair values, the Valuation Designee may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of U.S. securities or securities indexes) that occur after the close of the relevant market and before the NYSE Close. A Fund may utilize modeling tools provided by third-party vendors to determine fair values of foreign (non-U.S.) securities. For these purposes, unless otherwise determined by the Valuation Designee, any movement in the applicable reference index or instrument (“zero trigger”) between the earlier close of the applicable foreign market and the NYSE Close may

be deemed to be a significant event, prompting the application of the pricing model (effectively resulting in daily fair valuations). Foreign exchanges may permit trading in foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities on days when the Trust is not open for business, which may result in a Fund’s portfolio investments being affected when shareholders are unable to buy or sell shares.

 

Investments valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates obtained from Pricing Sources. As a result, the value of such investments and, in turn, the NAV of a Fund’s shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of investments traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the Trust is not open for business. As a result, to the extent that a Fund holds foreign (non-U.S.) investments, the value of those investments may change at times when shareholders are unable to buy or sell shares and the value of such investments will be reflected in the Fund’s next calculated NAV.

 

Fair valuation may require subjective determinations about the value of a security. While the Trust’s and Valuation Designee’s policies and procedures are intended to result in a calculation of a Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Trust cannot ensure that fair values accurately reflect the price that a Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by a Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold. The Funds’ use of fair valuation may also help to deter “stale price arbitrage” as discussed under the “Abusive Trading Practices” section in each Fund’s prospectus.

 

(b) Fair Value Hierarchy  U.S. GAAP describes fair value as the price that a Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. It establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods and requires disclosure of the fair value hierarchy, separately for each major category of assets and liabilities, that segregates fair value measurements into levels (Level 1, 2, or 3). The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Levels 1, 2, and 3 of the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

 

    Level 1 — Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets or exchanges for identical assets and liabilities.

 

   

Level 2 — Significant other observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets

 

       
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or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs.

 

    Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions made by the Valuation Designee that are used in determining the fair value of investments.

 

In accordance with the requirements of U.S. GAAP, the amounts of transfers into and out of Level 3, if material, are disclosed in the Notes to Schedule of Investments for each respective Fund.

 

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values that presents changes attributable to realized gain (loss), unrealized appreciation (depreciation), purchases and sales, accrued discounts (premiums), and transfers into and out of the Level 3 category during the period. The end of period value is used for the transfers between Levels of a Fund’s assets and liabilities. Additionally, U.S. GAAP requires quantitative information regarding the significant unobservable inputs used in the determination of fair value of assets or liabilities categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. In accordance with the requirements of U.S. GAAP, a fair value hierarchy, and if material, a Level 3 reconciliation and details of significant unobservable inputs, have been included in the Notes to Schedule of Investments for each respective Fund.

 

(c) Valuation Techniques and the Fair Value Hierarchy

Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value  The valuation methods (or “techniques”) and significant inputs used in determining the fair values of portfolio securities or other assets and liabilities categorized as Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

Common stocks, ETFs, exchange-traded notes and financial derivative instruments, such as futures contracts, rights and warrants, or options on futures that are traded on a national securities exchange, are stated at the last reported sale or settlement price on the day of valuation. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Investments in registered open-end investment companies (other than ETFs) will be valued based upon the NAVs of such investments and are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Investments in unregistered open-end investment companies will be calculated based upon the NAVs of such investments and are considered Level 1

provided that the NAVs are observable, calculated daily and are the value at which both purchases and sales will be conducted.

 

Fixed income securities including corporate, convertible and municipal bonds and notes, U.S. government agencies, U.S. treasury obligations, sovereign issues, bank loans, convertible preferred securities and non-U.S. bonds are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or Pricing Sources that use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The Pricing Sources’ internal models use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar assets. Securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Fixed income securities purchased on a delayed-delivery basis or as a repurchase commitment in a sale-buyback transaction are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date and are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are usually issued as separate tranches, or classes, of securities within each deal. These securities are also normally valued by Pricing Sources that use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The pricing models for these securities usually consider tranche-level attributes, current market data, estimated cash flows and market-based yield spreads for each tranche, and incorporate deal collateral performance, as available. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Valuation adjustments may be applied to certain securities that are solely traded on a foreign exchange to account for the market movement between the close of the foreign market and the NYSE Close. These securities are valued using Pricing Sources that consider the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments. Securities using these valuation adjustments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Preferred securities and other equities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are also categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Valuation adjustments may be applied to certain exchange traded futures and options to account for market movement between the exchange settlement and the NYSE close. These securities are valued using quotes obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers or pricing sources. Financial derivatives using these valuation adjustments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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Equity-linked securities are valued by referencing the last reported sale or settlement price of the linked referenced equity on the day of valuation. Foreign exchange adjustments are applied to the last reported price to convert the linked equity’s trading currency to the contract’s settling currency. These investments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Equity exchange-traded options and over the counter financial derivative instruments, such as forward foreign currency contracts and

options contracts derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates, and other inputs or a combination of these factors. These contracts are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers or Pricing Sources (normally determined as of the NYSE Close). Depending on the product and the terms of the transaction, financial derivative instruments can be valued by Pricing Sources using a series of techniques, including simulation pricing models. The pricing models use inputs that are observed from actively quoted markets such as quoted prices, issuer details, indices, bid/ask spreads, interest rates, implied volatilities, yield curves, dividends and exchange rates. Financial derivative instruments that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Centrally cleared swaps and over the counter swaps derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates, and other inputs

or a combination of these factors. They are valued using a broker-dealer bid quotation or on market-based prices provided by Pricing Sources (normally determined as of the NYSE Close). Centrally cleared swaps and over the counter swaps can be valued by Pricing Sources using a series of techniques, including simulation pricing models. The pricing models may use inputs that are observed from actively quoted markets such as the overnight index swap rate, LIBOR forward rate, interest rates, yield curves and credit spreads. These securities are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Short-term debt instruments (such as commercial paper) having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, so long as the amortized cost value of such short-term debt instruments is approximately the same as the fair value of the instrument as determined without the use of amortized cost valuation. These securities are categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the source of the base price.

 

When a fair valuation method is applied by the Adviser that uses significant unobservable inputs, investments will be priced by a method that the Valuation Designee believes reflects fair value and are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

4. SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

 

(a) Investments in Affiliates

Each Fund eligible to participate in securities lending may invest the cash collateral received for securities out on loan in the PIMCO Government Money Market Fund under the Securities Lending Agreement. All or a portion of Dividend Income as shown in the table below represents the income earned on the cash collateral invested in PIMCO Government Money Market Fund and is included on the Statements of Operations as a component of Securities Lending Income. PIMCO Government Money Market Fund is considered to be affiliated with the Funds. A complete schedule of portfolio holdings for each affiliate fund is filed with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT and is available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. A copy of each affiliate fund’s shareholder report is also available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, on the Funds’ website at www.pimco.com, or upon request, as applicable. The table below shows the Funds’ transactions in and earnings from investments in the affiliated Fund for the period ended December 31, 2022 (amounts in thousands):

 

Investments in PIMCO Government Money Market Fund  
Fund Name         Market Value
06/30/2022
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Market Value
12/31/2022
    Dividend
Income(1)
    Realized Net
Capital  Gain
Distributions(1)
 

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF

    $ 72     $ 86     $ (152   $ 0     $ 0     $ 6     $ 0     $ 0  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF

        1,189         3,369         (4,558       0         0         0         3         0  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF

      25       283       (308     0       0       0       0       0  

 

 

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

(1) 

The tax characterization of distributions is determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations and may contain a return of capital. The actual tax characterization of distributions received is determined at the end of the fiscal year of the affiliated fund. See Note 2, Distributions to Shareholders, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information.

 

       
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(b) Investments in Securities

The Funds may utilize the investments and strategies described below to the extent permitted by each Fund’s respective investment policies.

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts  (“REITs”) are pooled investment vehicles that own, and typically operate, income-producing real estate. If a REIT meets certain requirements, including distributing to shareholders substantially all of its taxable income (other than net capital gains), then it is not taxed on the income distributed to shareholders. Distributions received from REITs may be characterized as income, capital gain or a return of capital. A return of capital is recorded by a Fund as a reduction to the cost basis of its investment in the REIT. REITs are subject to management fees and other expenses, and so the Funds that invest in REITs will bear their proportionate share of the costs of the REITs’ operations.

 

5. BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

 

The Funds may enter into the borrowings and other financing transactions described below to the extent permitted by each Fund’s respective investment policies.

 

The following disclosures contain information on a Fund’s ability to lend or borrow cash or securities to the extent permitted under the Act, which may be viewed as borrowing or financing transactions by a Fund. The location of these instruments in each Fund’s financial statements is described below.

 

(a) Repurchase Agreements  Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, a Fund purchases an underlying debt obligation (collateral) subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and a Fund to resell, the obligation at an agreed-upon price and time. In an open maturity repurchase agreement, there is no pre-determined repurchase date and the agreement can be terminated by the Fund or counterparty at any time. The underlying securities for all repurchase agreements are held by a Fund’s custodian or designated subcustodians under tri-party repurchase agreements and in certain instances will remain in custody with the counterparty. The market value of the collateral must be equal to or exceed the total amount of the repurchase obligations, including interest. Repurchase agreements, if any, including accrued interest, are included on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Interest earned is recorded as a component of interest income on the Statements of Operations. In periods of increased demand for collateral, a Fund may pay a fee for the receipt of collateral, which may result in interest expense to the Fund.

 

(b) Securities Lending  The Funds listed below may seek to earn additional income by lending their securities to certain qualified broker-dealers and institutions on a short-term or long-term basis via a lending agent.

Fund Name

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF

PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF

 

Securities on loan are required to be secured by cash collateral at least equal to 102% of the domestic, or 105% of the foreign security’s market value. If the market value of the collateral at the close of trading on a business day is less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities at the close of trading on that day, the borrower shall be required to deliver, by the close of business on the following business day, an additional amount of collateral, so that the total amount of posted collateral is equal to at least 100% of the market value of all the loaned securities as of such preceding day. The Funds will then invest the cash collateral received in the PIMCO Government Money Market Fund and record a liability for the return of the collateral during the period the securities are on loan. Each Fund is subject to a lending limit of 33.33% of total assets (including the value of collateral).

 

The loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the lender securities identical to the loaned securities. Should the borrower of the securities fail to return loaned securities, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities using the collateral in the open market.

 

The borrower pays fees at the Funds’ direction to the lending agent. The lending agent may retain a portion of the fees and interest earned on the cash collateral invested as compensation for its services. Investments made with the cash collateral are disclosed on the Schedules of Investments, if applicable. The lending fees and the Funds’ portion of the interest income earned on cash collateral are included on the Statements of Operations as securities lending income, if applicable.

 

(c) Interfund Lending  In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the Funds of the Trust may participate in a joint lending and borrowing facility for temporary purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by each Fund’s investment policies and restrictions. The Funds are currently permitted to borrow under the Interfund Lending Program. A lending fund may lend in aggregate up to 15% of its current net assets at the time of the interfund loan, but may not lend more than 5% of its net assets to any one borrowing fund through the Interfund Lending Program. A borrowing fund may not borrow through the Interfund Lending Program or from any other source if its total outstanding borrowings immediately after the borrowing would be more than 33 1/3% of its total assets (or any lower threshold provided for by the fund’s investment restrictions). If a borrowing fund’s total outstanding borrowings exceed 10% of its total assets, each of its outstanding

 

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interfund loans will be subject to collateralization of at least 102% of the outstanding principal value of the loan. All interfund loans are for temporary or emergency purposes and the interfund loan rate to be charged will be the average of the highest current overnight repurchase agreement rate available to a lending fund and the bank loan rate, as calculated according to a formula established by the Board.

 

During the period ended December 31, 2022, the Funds did not participate in the Interfund Lending Program.

 

6. FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

 

The Funds may enter into the financial derivative instruments described below to the extent permitted by each Fund’s respective investment policies.

 

The following disclosures contain information on how and why the Funds use financial derivative instruments, and how financial derivative instruments affect the Funds’ financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The location and fair value amounts of these instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the Statements of Operations, each categorized by type of financial derivative contract and related risk exposure, are included in a table in the Notes to Schedules of Investments. The financial derivative instruments outstanding as of period end and the

amounts of net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial derivative instruments during the period, as disclosed in the Notes to Schedules of Investments, serve as indicators of the volume of financial derivative activity for the Funds.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  may be engaged, in connection with settling planned purchases or sales of securities, to hedge the currency exposure associated with some or all of a Fund’s securities or as part of an investment strategy. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward foreign currency contract fluctuates with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Forward foreign currency contracts are marked to market daily, and the change in value is recorded by a Fund as an unrealized gain (loss). Realized gains (losses) are equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed and are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain (loss) reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, a Fund could be exposed to risk if the counterparties are unable to meet the terms of the contracts or if the value of the currency changes unfavorably to the U.S. dollar. To mitigate such risk, cash or securities may be exchanged as collateral pursuant to the terms of the underlying contracts.

 

7. PRINCIPAL AND OTHER RISKS

 

(a) Principal Risks

The principal risks of investing in a Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

 

Risks        

PIMCO

RAFI Dynamic
Multi-Factor
Emerging Markets
Equity ETF

 

PIMCO

RAFI Dynamic
Multi-Factor
International
Equity ETF

 

PIMCO

RAFI Dynamic
Multi-Factor
U.S. Equity ETF

  PIMCO
RAFI ESG
U.S. ETF

Small Fund

      X   X   X

Market Trading

    X   X   X   X

Equity

    X   X   X   X

Credit

    X   X   X   X

Market

    X   X   X   X

Liquidity

    X   X   X   X

Issuer

    X   X   X   X

Derivatives

    X   X   X   X

Foreign (Non-U.S.) Investment

    X   X    

Emerging Markets

    X      

Currency

    X   X    

Model

    X   X   X   X

Leveraging

    X   X   X   X

Management and Tracking Error

    X   X   X   X

Indexing

    X   X   X   X

Environmental, Social and Governance Investing

          X

 

       
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Please see “Description of Principal Risks” in a Fund’s prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in a Fund.

 

Small Fund Risk  is the risk that a smaller Fund may not achieve investment or trading efficiencies. Additionally, a smaller Fund may be more adversely affected by large purchases or redemptions of Fund shares.

 

Market Trading Risk  is the risk that an active secondary trading market for Fund shares does not continue once developed, that a Fund may not continue to meet a listing exchange’s trading or listing requirements, or that Fund shares trade at prices other than a Fund’s net asset value particularly during times of market stress.

 

Equity Risk  is the risk that the value of equity securities, such as common stocks and preferred securities, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company or to factors affecting a particular industry or industries. Equity securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities.

 

Credit Risk  is the risk that a Fund could lose money if the counterparty to a derivative contract is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, rating agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to meet its financial obligations.

 

Market Risk  is the risk that the value of securities owned by a Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries.

 

Liquidity Risk  is the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that a Fund may be unable to sell illiquid investments at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector. The liquidity of a Fund’s shares may be constrained by the liquidity of a Fund’s portfolio holdings.

 

Issuer Risk  is the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services.

 

Derivatives Risk  is the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as forwards, futures, swaps and structured securities) and other similar investments, including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, counterparty (including credit), operational, legal and management risks, and valuation complexity. Changes in the value of a derivative or other similar investment may not correlate perfectly with, and may be more sensitive to market events than, the underlying asset, rate or index, and a Fund could lose more than the initial amount invested. Changes in the value of a derivative or other similar instrument may also create margin delivery or settlement payment obligations for a Fund. A Fund’s use of derivatives may result in losses to a Fund, a reduction in a Fund’s returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter (“OTC”)

derivatives or other similar investments are also subject to the risk that a counterparty to the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligations to the other party, as many of the protections afforded to centrally-cleared derivative transactions might not be available for OTC derivatives or other similar investments. The primary credit risk on derivatives or other similar investments that are exchange- traded or traded through a central clearing counterparty resides with a Fund’s clearing broker, or the clearinghouse. Changes in regulation relating to a registered fund’s use of derivatives and related instruments could potentially limit or impact the Fund’s ability to invest in derivatives, limit a Fund’s ability to employ certain strategies that use derivatives or other similar investments and/ or adversely affect the value of derivatives or other similar investments and a Fund’s performance.

 

Foreign (Non-U.S.) Investment Risk  is the risk that investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in a Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies, due to smaller markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes, diplomatic developments or the imposition of sanctions and other similar measures. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers.

 

Emerging Markets Risk  is the risk of investing in emerging market securities, primarily increased foreign (non-U.S.) investment risk.

 

Currency Risk  is the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect a Fund’s investments in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, or in derivatives that provide exposure to, foreign

(non-U.S.) currencies.

 

Model Risk  is the risk that a Fund’s investment models used in making investment allocation decisions, including the indexation methodologies used in constructing the Underlying Index, may not adequately take into account certain factors, may contain design flaws or faulty assumptions, and may rely on incomplete or inaccurate data, any of which may result in a decline in the value of an investment in a Fund.

 

Leveraging Risk  is the risk that certain transactions of a Fund, such as reverse repurchase agreements, loans of portfolio securities, and the use of when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment transactions, or derivative instruments, may give rise to leverage, magnifying gains and losses and causing a Fund to be more volatile than if it had not been leveraged. This means that leverage entails a heightened risk of loss.

 

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Management and Tracking Error Risk  is the risk that the portfolio manager’s investment decisions may not produce the desired results or that a Fund’s portfolio may not closely track the Underlying Index for a number of reasons. A Fund incurs operating expenses, which are not applicable to the Underlying Index, and the costs of buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing a Fund’s portfolio to reflect changes in the composition of the Underlying Index. Performance of a Fund and the Underlying Index may vary due to asset valuation differences and differences between a Fund’s portfolio and the Underlying Index due to legal restrictions, cost or liquidity restraints. The risk that performance of a Fund and the Underlying Index may vary may be heightened during periods of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions. In addition, a Fund’s use of a representative sampling approach may cause a Fund to be less correlated to the return of the Underlying Index than if a Fund held all of the securities in the Underlying Index.

 

Indexing Risk  is the risk that a Fund is negatively affected by general declines in the asset classes represented by the Underlying Index.

 

Environmental, Social and Governance Investing Risk  is the risk that, because the Underlying Index may select or exclude securities of certain issuers for reasons other than performance, a Fund’s performance will differ from funds that do not utilize an ESG investing strategy. ESG investing is qualitative and subjective by nature, and there is no guarantee that the factors utilized by the Index Provider or any judgment exercised by the Index Provider in constructing the Underlying Index will reflect the opinions of any particular investor.

 

(b) Other Risks

In general, a Fund may be subject to additional risks, including, but not limited to, risks related to government regulation and intervention in financial markets, operational risks, risks associated with financial, economic and global market disruptions, and cyber security risks. Please see a Fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in a Fund. Please see the Important Information section of this report for additional discussion of certain regulatory and market developments that may impact a Fund’s performance.

 

Market Disruption Risk  The Fund is subject to investment and operational risks associated with financial, economic and other global market developments and disruptions, including those arising from war, terrorism, market manipulation, government interventions, defaults and shutdowns, political changes or diplomatic developments, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics) and natural/environmental disasters, which can all negatively impact the securities markets and cause the Fund to lose value. These events can also impair the technology and other operational systems upon which the Fund’s service providers, including

PIMCO as the Fund’s investment adviser, rely, and could otherwise disrupt the Fund’s service providers’ ability to fulfill their obligations to the Fund. For example, the recent spread of an infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel strain of coronavirus (known as COVID-19) has caused volatility, severe market dislocations and liquidity constraints in many markets, including markets for the securities the Fund holds, and may adversely affect the Fund’s investments and operations. Additionally, to the extent the Fund invests in securities and instruments economically tied to Russia, the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine may adversely affect the Fund’s investments. Please see the Important Information section for additional discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

 

Government Intervention in Financial Markets  Federal, state, and other governments, their regulatory agencies, or self-regulatory organizations may take actions that affect the regulation of the instruments in which a Fund invests, or the issuers of such instruments, in ways that are unforeseeable. Legislation or regulation may also change the way in which a Fund itself is regulated. Such legislation or regulation could limit or preclude a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective. Furthermore, volatile financial markets can expose a Fund to greater market and liquidity risk and potential difficulty in valuing portfolio instruments held by the Fund. The value of a Fund’s holdings is also generally subject to the risk of future local, national, or global economic disturbances based on unknown weaknesses in the markets in which a Fund invests. In addition, it is not certain that the U.S. Government will intervene in response to a future market disturbance and the effect of any such future intervention cannot be predicted. It is difficult for issuers to prepare for the impact of future financial downturns, although companies can seek to identify and manage future uncertainties through risk management programs.

 

Regulatory Risk  Financial entities, such as investment companies and investment advisers, are generally subject to extensive government regulation and intervention. Government regulation and/or intervention may change the way a Fund is regulated, affect the expenses incurred directly by a Fund and the value of its investments, and limit and/or preclude a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective. Government regulation may change frequently and may have significant adverse consequences. Moreover, government regulation may have unpredictable and unintended effects.

 

Operational Risk  An investment in a Fund, like any fund, can involve operational risks arising from factors such as processing errors, human errors, inadequate or failed internal or external processes, failures in systems and technology, changes in personnel and errors caused by third-party service providers. The occurrence of any of these failures, errors or breaches could result in a loss of information, regulatory scrutiny, reputational damage or other events, any of which could have

 

       
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a material adverse effect on a Fund. While a Fund seeks to minimize such events through controls and oversight, there may still be failures that could cause losses to the Fund.

 

Cyber Security Risk  As the use of technology has become more prevalent in the course of business, the Funds have become potentially more susceptible to operational and information security risks resulting from breaches in cyber security. A breach in cyber security refers to both intentional and unintentional cyber events that may, among other things, cause a Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption and/ or destruction or lose operational capacity, result in the unauthorized release or other misuse of confidential information, or otherwise disrupt normal business operations. Cyber security failures or breaches may result in financial losses to a Fund and its shareholders. These failures or breaches may also result in disruptions to business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses; interference with a Fund’s ability to calculate its net asset value, process shareholder transactions or otherwise transact business with shareholders; impediments to trading; violations of applicable privacy and other laws; regulatory fines; penalties; third party claims in litigation; reputational damage; reimbursement or other compensation costs; additional compliance and cyber security risk management costs and other adverse consequences. In addition, substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any cyber incidents in the future. There is also a risk that cyber security breaches may not be detected. The Funds and their shareholders may suffer losses as a result of a cyber security breach related to the Funds, their service providers, trading counterparties or the issuers in which a Fund invests.

 

8. MASTER NETTING ARRANGEMENTS

 

A Fund may be subject to various netting arrangements (“Master Agreements”) with select counterparties. Master Agreements govern the terms of certain transactions, and are intended to reduce the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by specifying credit protection mechanisms and providing standardization that is intended to improve legal certainty. Each type of Master Agreement governs certain types of transactions. Different types of transactions may be traded out of different legal entities or affiliates of a particular organization, resulting in the need for multiple agreements with a single counterparty. As the Master Agreements are specific to unique operations of different asset types, they allow a Fund to close out and net its total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a default with respect to all the transactions governed under a single Master Agreement with a counterparty. For financial reporting purposes the Statements of Assets and Liabilities generally present derivative assets and liabilities on a gross basis, which reflects the full risks and exposures prior to netting.

 

Master Agreements can also help limit counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under

most Master Agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net of existing collateral already in place) governed under the relevant Master Agreement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold, which typically ranges from zero to $250,000 depending on the counterparty and the type of Master Agreement. United States Treasury Bills and U.S. dollar cash are generally the preferred forms of collateral, although other securities may be used depending on the terms outlined in the applicable Master Agreement. Securities and cash pledged as collateral are reflected as assets on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as either a component of Investments at value (securities) or Deposits with counterparty. Cash collateral received is not typically held in a segregated account and as such is reflected as a liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as Deposits from counterparty. The market value of any securities received as collateral is not reflected as a component of NAV. A Fund’s overall exposure to counterparty risk can change substantially within a short period, as it is affected by each transaction subject to the relevant Master Agreement.

 

Master Repurchase Agreements and Global Master Repurchase Agreements (individually and collectively “Master Repo Agreements”) govern repurchase, reverse repurchase, and certain sale-buyback transactions between a Fund and select counterparties. Master Repo Agreements maintain provisions for, among other things, initiation, income payments, events of default, and maintenance of collateral. The market value of transactions under the Master Repo Agreement, collateral pledged or received, and the net exposure by counterparty as of period end are disclosed in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements (“Master Forward Agreements”) govern certain forward settling transactions, such as TBA securities, delayed-delivery or certain sale-buyback transactions by and between a Fund and select counterparties. The Master Forward Agreements maintain provisions for, among other things, transaction initiation and confirmation, payment and transfer, events of default, termination, and maintenance of collateral. The market value of forward settling transactions, collateral pledged or received, and the net exposure by counterparty as of period end is disclosed in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

Customer Account Agreements and related addenda govern cleared derivatives transactions such as futures, options on futures, and cleared OTC derivatives. Such transactions require posting of initial margin as determined by each relevant clearing agency which is segregated in an account at a futures commission merchant (“FCM”) registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In the United States, counterparty risk may be reduced as creditors of an FCM cannot have a claim to Fund assets in the segregated account. Portability of exposure reduces risk to the Funds. Variation margin, which reflects changes in

 

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market value, is generally exchanged daily, but may not be netted between futures and cleared OTC derivatives unless the parties have agreed to a separate arrangement in respect of portfolio margining. The market value or accumulated unrealized appreciation (depreciation), initial margin posted, and any unsettled variation margin as of period end are disclosed in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements and Credit Support Annexes (“ISDA Master Agreements”) govern bilateral OTC derivative transactions entered into by a Fund with select counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral posting and events of default or termination. Events of termination include conditions that may entitle counterparties to elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement. Any election to terminate early could be material to the financial statements. The ISDA Master Agreement may contain additional provisions that add counterparty protection beyond coverage of existing daily exposure if the counterparty has a decline in credit quality below a predefined level or as required by regulation. Similarly, if required by regulation, the Funds may be required to post additional collateral beyond coverage of daily exposure. These amounts, if any, may (or if required by law, will) be segregated with a third-party custodian. To the extent the Funds are required by regulation to post additional collateral beyond coverage of daily exposure, they could potentially incur costs, including in procuring eligible assets to meet collateral requirements, associated with such posting. The market value of OTC financial derivative instruments, collateral received or pledged, and net exposure by counterparty as of period end are disclosed in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

9. FEES AND EXPENSES

 

(a) Management Fee  PIMCO, a majority-owned subsidiary of Allianz Asset Management of America LLC (“Allianz Asset Management”), serves as the Manager to the Trust, pursuant to an investment management agreement. Each Fund pays PIMCO fees in return for providing investment advisory, supervisory and administrative services under an all-in fee structure. Each Fund will pay monthly management fees to PIMCO at an annual rate based on average daily net assets (the “Management Fee”), at an annual rate as noted in the table below.

 

Fund Name         Management
Fee
 

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF

      0.49%  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF

      0.39%  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF

      0.29%  

PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF

      0.29%  

 

(b) Distribution and Servicing Fees  PIMCO Investments LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PIMCO, serves as the distributor (“Distributor”) of

each Fund’s Creation Units. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in shares of the Funds. During the period ended December 31, 2022 each Fund was permitted to compensate the Distributor at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of a Fund’s average daily net assets (the “12b-1 Plan Fee”). However, the Board of Trustees has determined not to authorize payment of a 12b-1 Plan Fee at this time. The 12b-1 Plan Fee may only be imposed or increased when the Board determines that it is in the best interests of shareholders to do so. Because these fees are paid out of a Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, to the extent that a fee is authorized, over time it will increase the cost of an investment in the Fund. The 12b-1 Plan Fee may cost an investor more than other types of sales charges.

 

(c) Fund Expenses  PIMCO provides or procures supervisory and administrative services for shareholders and also bears the costs of various third-party services required by the Funds, including audit, custodial, portfolio accounting, legal, transfer agency and printing costs. The Funds bear other expenses which are not covered under the Management Fee which may vary and affect the total level of expenses paid by shareholders, such as (i) salaries and other compensation of any of the Trust’s executive officers and employees who are not officers, directors, stockholders or employees of PIMCO or its subsidiaries or affiliates; (ii) taxes and governmental fees; (iii) brokerage fees and commissions and other portfolio transaction expenses; (iv) costs of borrowing money, including interest expenses; (v) securities lending fees and expenses; (vi) fees and expenses of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of PIMCO or the Trust, and any counsel retained exclusively for their benefit; (vii) extraordinary expenses, including costs of litigation and indemnification expenses; and (viii) organizational and offering expenses of the Trust and the Funds, and any other expenses which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The ratio of expenses to average net assets, as disclosed on the Financial Highlights, may differ from the annual fund operating expenses as disclosed in the prospectus.

 

The Trust pays no compensation directly to any Trustee or any other officer who is affiliated with the Manager, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the Trust from the Manager or its affiliates.

 

(d) Expense Limitation  Pursuant to the Expense Limitation Agreement, PIMCO has agreed, through October 31, 2023, to waive a portion of the Funds’ Management Fee, or reimburse each Fund, to the extent that each Fund’s organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata share of Trustee Fees exceed 0.0049%, the “Expense Limit” (calculated as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets). The Expense Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term. The waiver is reflected on the Statements of Operations as a component of Waiver and/or Reimbursement by PIMCO.

 

       
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In any month in which the investment management agreement is in effect, PIMCO is entitled to reimbursement by each Fund of any portion of the Management Fee and/or other expenses waived or reimbursed as set forth above (the “Reimbursement Amount”) within thirty-six months of the time of the waiver, provided that such amount paid to PIMCO will not: i) together with any organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata Trustee fees, exceed, for such month, the Expense Limit (or the amount of the expense limit in place at the time the amount being recouped was originally waived if lower than the Expense Limit); ii) exceed the total Reimbursement Amount; or iii) include any amounts previously reimbursed to PIMCO. The total recoverable amounts to PIMCO at December 31, 2022, were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

       Expiring within         
Fund Name          12 months      13-24 months      25-36 months      Total  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     $     38      $     38      $     9      $     85  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF

       0        3        7        10  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF

       5        4        7        16  

PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF

       76        1        2        79  

 

 

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

 

The waivers are reflected on the Statements of Operations as a component of Waiver and/or Reimbursement by PIMCO. For the period ended December 31, 2022, the amounts were (in thousands):

 

Fund Name         Waived Fees  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF

    $     3  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF

      3  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF

      3  

PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF

      1  

 

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

 

10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Manager and Distributor are related parties. Fees paid to these parties are disclosed in Note 9, Fees and Expenses, and the accrued related party fee amounts are disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

11. GUARANTEES AND INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee or officer of the Trust is indemnified and each employee or other agent of the Trust (including the Trust’s investment manager) may be indemnified, to the extent permitted by the Act, against certain liabilities that may arise out

of performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts.

 

12. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

 

The length of time a Fund has held a particular security is not generally a consideration in investment decisions. A change in the securities held by a Fund is known as “portfolio turnover.” Each Fund may engage in frequent and active trading of portfolio securities to achieve its investment objective(s), particularly during periods of volatile market movements. High portfolio turnover may involve correspondingly greater transaction costs, including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestments in other securities, which are borne by the Fund. Such sales may also result in realization of taxable capital gains, including short-term capital gains (which are generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates when distributed to shareholders). The transaction costs associated with portfolio turnover may adversely affect a Fund’s performance. The portfolio turnover rates are reported in the Financial Highlights.

 

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments) for the period ended December 31, 2022, were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

      U.S. Government/Agency     All Other  
Fund Name     Purchases     Sales     Purchases     Sales  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF

    $     0     $     0     $     27,884     $     24,659  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF

      0       0       13,375       10,940  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF

      0       0       21,886       21,814  

PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF

      0       0       2,314       4,806  
         

 

 

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

 

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13. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by a Fund only in Creation Units. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of a Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for a Fund are disclosed in detail on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a Fund generally consists of a basket of cash and/or securities that a Fund specifies each business day. Authorized Participants may be charged transaction fees as set forth below. To offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, Authorized Participants are subject to standard creation and redemption transaction fees payable directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the sub-administrator of the Funds. PIMCO may, from time to time, at its own expense, compensate purchasers of Creation Units who have purchased substantial amounts of Creation Units and other financial institutions for administrative or marketing services. Creations and redemptions for cash (when cash creations and redemptions are available or specified) may be subject to an additional variable charge up to the maximum amount shown in the table below.

 

Fund Name         Standard Creation/
Redemption
Transaction Fee*
    Maximum
Variable
Charge for
Cash Creations**
    Maximum
Variable
Charge for
Cash Redemptions**
 

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF

    $     2,250       3.00%       2.00%  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF

    $ 5,000       3.00%       2.00%  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF

    $ 2,250       3.00%       2.00%  

PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF

    $ 500       3.00%       2.00%  

 

*

Applicable to in-kind contributions or redemptions only.

**

As a percentage of the net asset value per Creation Unit purchased or redeemed, inclusive of the standard creation transaction fee (if imposed).

 

14. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

For the period ended December 31, 2022, certain Funds had in-kind contributions and in-kind redemptions as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

Fund Name         Contributions     Redemptions  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF

    $ 3,639     $   6,514  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF

        17,406       0  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF

      14,462       0  

PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF

      2,781       4,281  

 

 

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

 

The in-kind contributions and in-kind redemptions in this table may not agree with the Fund Share Transactions on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The table represents the accumulation of each Fund’s daily net shareholder transactions which were executed in kind while the Statements of Changes in Net Assets reflect gross shareholder transactions including any cash component of the transactions.

 

15. REGULATORY AND LITIGATION MATTERS

 

The Funds are not named as defendants in any material litigation or arbitration proceedings and are not aware of any material litigation or claim pending or threatened against them.

 

On May 17, 2022, Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (“AGI U.S.”) pleaded guilty in connection with the proceeding United States of America v. Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC. AGI U.S. is an indirect subsidiary of Allianz SE. The conduct resulting in the matter described

above occurred entirely within AGI U.S. and did not involve PIMCO or the Distributor, or any personnel of PIMCO or the Distributor. Nevertheless, because of the disqualifying conduct of AGI U.S., their affiliate, PIMCO would have been disqualified from serving as the investment adviser, and the Distributor would have been disqualified from serving as the principal underwriter, to the Funds in the absence of SEC exemptive relief. PIMCO and the Distributor have received exemptive relief from the SEC to permit them to continue serving as investment adviser and principal underwriter for U.S.-registered investment companies, including the Funds.

 

The foregoing speaks only as of the date of this report.

 

16. FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS

 

Each Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and distribute all of its taxable income and net realized gains, if applicable, to shareholders. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes has been made.

 

A Fund may be subject to local withholding taxes, including those imposed on realized capital gains. Any applicable foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and may be payable following the sale of any applicable investments.

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Manager has reviewed the Funds’ tax positions for all open tax years. As of December 31, 2022, the Funds have recorded no liability for net unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions they have taken or expect to take in future tax returns.

 

 

       
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The Funds file U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Funds’ tax returns are subject to examination by relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return but which can be extended to six years in certain circumstances. Tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, a fund is permitted to carry forward any new capital losses for an unlimited period. Additionally, such capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term under previous law.

As of their last fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, the Funds had the following post-effective capital losses with no expiration (amounts in thousands):

 

          Short-Term     Long-Term  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF

    $ 0     $ 0  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF

      9,112         4,178  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF

        12,871       4,215  

PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF

      1,048       115  

 

 

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

 

As of December 31, 2022, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes are as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

          Federal
Tax Cost
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(1)
 

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF

    $ 77,482      $ 8,740      $   (14,492    $ (5,752

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF

        104,542        9,528        (6,591      2,937  

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF

      102,864          16,708        (4,057        12,651  

PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF

      29,953        1,576        (3,677      (2,101

 

 

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

(1) 

Primary differences, if any, between book and tax net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable to wash sale loss deferrals for federal income tax purposes.

 

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Counterparty Abbreviations:

                
FICC   

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation

  MBC  

HSBC Bank Plc

  UBS   

UBS Securities LLC

Currency Abbreviations:

                
CAD   

Canadian Dollar

  USD (or $)  

United States Dollar

    

Other Abbreviations:

                
ADR   

American Depositary Receipt

  REIT  

Real Estate Investment Trust

  TBA   

To-Be-Announced

JSC   

Joint Stock Company

  SP - ADR  

Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

    

 

       
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For purposes of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), the Funds estimated the periodic sources of any dividends paid during the period covered by this report in accordance with good accounting practice. Pursuant to Rule 19a-1(e) under the Act, the table below sets forth the actual source information for dividends paid during the six month period ended December 31, 2022 calculated as of each distribution period pursuant to Section 19 of the Act. The information below is not provided for U.S. federal income tax reporting purposes. The tax character of all dividends and distributions is reported on Form 1099-DIV (for shareholders who receive U.S. federal tax reporting) at the end of each calendar year. See the Financial Highlights section of this report for the tax characterization of distributions determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations for the fiscal year.

 

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging
Markets Equity ETF
         Net Investment
Income*
     Net Realized
Capital Gains*
     Paid-in Surplus or
Other  Capital
Sources**
     Total (per
common share)
 

July 2022

     $ 0.1900      $ 0.0000      $ 0.0000      $ 0.1900  

October 2022

     $ 0.2900      $ 0.0000      $ 0.0000      $ 0.2900  

December 2022

     $ 0.0500      $ 0.0000      $ 0.0000      $ 0.0500  
PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International
Equity ETF
         Net Investment
Income*
     Net Realized
Capital Gains*
     Paid-in Surplus or
Other  Capital
Sources**
     Total (per
common share)
 

July 2022

     $ 0.3100      $ 0.0000      $ 0.0000      $ 0.3100  

October 2022

     $ 0.1100      $ 0.0000      $ 0.0000      $ 0.1100  

December 2022

     $ 0.2100      $ 0.0000      $ 0.0000      $ 0.2100  
PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF          Net Investment
Income*
     Net Realized
Capital Gains*
     Paid-in Surplus or
Other  Capital
Sources**
     Total (per
common share)
 

July 2022

     $ 0.1800      $ 0.0000      $ 0.0000      $ 0.1800  

October 2022

     $ 0.2000      $ 0.0000      $ 0.0000      $ 0.2000  

December 2022

     $ 0.2300      $ 0.0000      $ 0.0000      $ 0.2300  
PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF          Net Investment
Income*
     Net Realized
Capital Gains*
     Paid-in Surplus or
Other Capital
Sources**
     Total (per
common share)
 

July 2022

     $ 0.1500      $ 0.0000      $ 0.0000      $ 0.1500  

October 2022

     $ 0.1400      $ 0.0000      $ 0.0000      $ 0.1400  

December 2022

     $ 0.1900      $ 0.0000      $ 0.0000      $ 0.1900  

 

*

The source of dividends provided in the table differs, in some respects, from information presented in this report prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP. For example, net earnings from certain interest rate swap contracts are included as a source of net investment income for purposes of Section 19(a). Accordingly, the information in the table may differ from information in the accompanying financial statements that are presented on the basis of U.S. GAAP and may differ from tax information presented in the footnotes. Amounts shown may include accumulated, as well as fiscal period net income and net profits.

**

Occurs when a fund distributes an amount greater than its accumulated net income and net profits. Amounts are not reflective of a fund’s net income, yield, earnings or investment performance.

 

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Approval of Renewal of the Investment Management Agreement for PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF, PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF and PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF

 

At a meeting held on August 23-24, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of PIMCO Equity Series (the “Trust”), including the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Independent Trustees”), considered and unanimously approved the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement (the “Investment Management Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF, PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF, PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF and PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”), for an additional one-year term through August 31, 2023.

 

The information, material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval are summarized below.

 

1. INFORMATION RECEIVED

 

(a) Materials Reviewed:  During the course of the past year, the Trustees received a wide variety of materials relating to the services provided by PIMCO to the Trust. At each of its quarterly meetings, the Board reviewed the Funds’ investment performance and a significant amount of information relating to Fund operations, including shareholder services, valuation and custody, the Funds’ compliance program and other information relating to the nature, extent and quality of services provided by PIMCO to the Trust and each of the Funds. In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement, the Board reviewed additional information, including, but not limited to: comparative industry data with regard to investment performance; management fees; financial information for PIMCO; information regarding the profitability to PIMCO of its relationship with the Funds; information about the personnel providing investment management services, other advisory services and supervisory and administrative services to the Funds; and information about the fees charged and services provided to other clients with similar investment mandates as the Funds, where applicable. In addition, the Board reviewed materials provided by counsel to the Trust and the Independent Trustees (“Counsel”), which included, among other things, a memorandum outlining legal duties of the Board in considering the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement.

 

(b) Review Process:  In connection with considering the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement, the Board reviewed written materials prepared by PIMCO in response to requests from Counsel

encompassing a wide variety of topics. The Board requested and received assistance and advice regarding, among other things, applicable legal standards from Counsel, and reviewed comparative fee and performance data prepared at the Board’s request by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company performance information and fee and expense data. The Board received presentations on matters related to the Investment Management Agreement and met both as a full Board and in a separate session of the Independent Trustees, without management present, at the August 23-24, 2022 meeting. The Independent Trustees also met via video conference with Counsel on July 14, 2022, and conducted a video conference meeting on August 10, 2022 with management and Counsel to discuss the materials presented and other matters deemed relevant to their consideration of the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement. In connection with its review of the Investment Management Agreement, the Board received comparative information on the performance, the risk-adjusted performance and the fees and expenses of other peer group funds where appropriate. The Independent Trustees also requested and received supplemental information, including information regarding Broadridge peer classifications, the expense structure of certain Funds, outflows for certain Funds, Fund performance and profitability.

 

The approval determination was made on the basis of each Trustee’s business judgment after consideration and evaluation of all the information presented. Individual Trustees may have given different weights to certain factors and assigned various degrees of materiality to information received in connection with the approval process. In deciding to approve the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement, the Board did not identify any single factor or particular information that, in isolation, was controlling. The discussion below is intended to summarize the broad factors and information that figured prominently in the Board’s consideration of the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement, but is not intended to summarize all of the factors considered by the Board.

 

2. NATURE, EXTENT AND QUALITY OF SERVICES

 

(a) PIMCO, its Personnel and Resources:  The Board considered the depth and quality of PIMCO’s investment management process, including, but not limited to: the experience, capability and integrity of its senior management and other personnel; the overall financial strength and stability of its organization; and the ability of its organizational structure to address changes in the Funds’ asset levels. The Board also considered the various services in addition to portfolio management that PIMCO provides under the Investment Management Agreement. The Board noted that PIMCO makes available to its investment professionals a variety of resources and systems relating to investment management,

 

       
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compliance, trading, performance and portfolio accounting. The Board also noted PIMCO’s commitment to enhancing and investing in its global infrastructure, technology capabilities, risk management processes and the specialized talent needed to stay at the forefront of the competitive investment management industry and to strengthen its ability to deliver services under the Investment Management Agreement. The Board considered PIMCO’s policies, procedures and systems reasonably designed to assure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including new regulations impacting the Funds, and its commitment to further developing and strengthening these programs; its oversight of matters that may involve conflicts of interest between the Funds’ investments and those of other accounts managed by PIMCO; and its efforts to keep the Trustees informed about matters relevant to the Funds and their shareholders. The Board also considered PIMCO’s investment in new disciplines and talented personnel, which has enhanced PIMCO’s services to the Funds and has allowed PIMCO to introduce innovative new funds over time.

 

In addition, the Trustees considered new services and service enhancements that PIMCO has implemented, including the ongoing development of its own proprietary software and applications to support the Funds.

 

Ultimately, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided or procured by PIMCO under the Investment Management Agreement are likely to continue to benefit the Funds and their shareholders.

 

(b) Other Services:  The Board also considered the nature, extent and quality of supervisory and administrative services provided by PIMCO to the Funds under the Investment Management Agreement. The Board considered the terms of the Investment Management Agreement, under which the Trust pays for the supervisory and administrative services provided pursuant to that agreement under what is essentially an all-in fee structure (the “unified fee”). In return, PIMCO provides or procures certain supervisory and administrative services and bears the costs of various third party services required by the Funds, including, but not limited to, audit, custodial, portfolio accounting, ordinary legal, transfer agency and printing costs. The Board also noted that the scope and complexity, as well as the costs, of the supervisory and administrative services provided by PIMCO under the Agreement continue to increase. The Board considered PIMCO’s provision of supervisory and administrative services and its supervision of the Trust’s third party service providers to assure that these service providers continue to provide a high level of service relative to alternatives available in the market.

 

Ultimately, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided or procured by PIMCO has benefited, and will likely continue to benefit, the Funds and their shareholders.

3. INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE

 

The Board reviewed information from PIMCO concerning the Funds’ performance, as available, over short- and longer-term periods ended March 31, 2022 and other performance data, as available, over short- and longer-term periods ended June 30, 2022 (the “PIMCO Report”) and from Broadridge concerning the Funds’ performance, as available, over short- and longer-term periods ended March 31, 2022 (the “Broadridge Report”). The Board also noted that while historically the Broadridge Report included peer classifications from only Lipper, as part of this approval process the Broadridge Report incorporated peer classifications from Morningstar for Funds for which it was believed that Morningstar provided a materially improved comparison.

 

The Board considered information regarding both the short- and longer-term relative and absolute investment performance of each Fund relative to its peer group, and relevant benchmark index as provided to the Board in advance of each of its quarterly meetings throughout the year, including the PIMCO Report and Broadridge Report.

 

The Board reviewed materials indicating that certain Funds outperformed their peer groups during the one-year period-ended March 31, 2022. The Board reviewed materials indicating that the Funds, had underperformed in comparison to their respective benchmark indexes on a net-of-fees basis over short- and longer-term periods ended March 31, 2022. The Board considered that, according to the Broadridge Report, the Funds generally performed well versus competitors during the longer-term, but that certain Funds had underperformed in comparison to their respective peer groups or benchmark indexes, or both, on a net-of-fees basis over certain short- and longer-term periods. With respect to Funds that underperformed to a certain degree over such periods, the Board discussed with PIMCO the reasons for the underperformance of such Funds. The Board also considered actions that have been taken by PIMCO throughout the year to attempt to address underperformance. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a Fund’s performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.

 

The Board ultimately concluded, within the context of all of its considerations in connection with the Investment Management Agreement, that PIMCO’s performance record and process in managing the Funds indicates that its continued management is likely to benefit the Funds and their shareholders, and merits the approval of the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement.

 

4. MANAGEMENT FEE AND TOTAL EXPENSES

 

The Board considered that PIMCO seeks to price new funds to scale at the outset. The Board noted that PIMCO generally seeks to price new funds competitively against the median total expense ratio of the

 

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respective Broadridge peer group, if available, while acknowledging that a fee premium may be appropriate for innovative investment offerings. PIMCO reported to the Board that, in proposing fees for any Fund, it considers a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the type and complexity of the services provided, the cost of providing services, the risk assumed by PIMCO in the development of products and the provision of services and the competitive marketplace for financial products. Fees charged to or proposed for different Funds for management services may vary in light of these various factors. The Board also considered that PIMCO reviews the Funds’ fee levels and carefully considers changes where appropriate due to competitive positioning considerations, observed long-term notable underperformance and significant misalignments with the level or quality of services being provided or a change in the overall strategic positioning of the Funds.

 

The Board reviewed the management fee and total expenses of each Fund (each as a percentage of average net assets) and compared such amounts with the average and median fee and expense levels of other similar funds. With respect to the management fee, the Board reviewed data from the Broadridge Report that compared the average and median management fees of other funds in a “Peer Group” of comparable funds, where appropriate, as well as the universe of other similar funds. The Board also considered that PIMCO reviews the Funds’ fee levels and carefully considers changes where appropriate. In addition, the Board considered the expense limitation agreement in place for all of the Funds.

 

The Board also reviewed data comparing certain Funds’ management fees to the fee rates PIMCO charges to clients (both advised and sub-advised) with similar investment strategies. In cases where the fees for other clients were lower than those charged to the Funds, the Trustees noted that the differences in fees were attributable to various factors, including, but not limited to, differences in the advisory and other services provided by PIMCO to the Funds, differences in the number or extent of the services provided by PIMCO to the Funds and the manner in which similar portfolios may be managed, different requirements with respect to liquidity management and the implementation of other regulatory requirements. The Trustees also considered that PIMCO faces increased entrepreneurial, legal and regulatory risk in sponsoring and managing mutual funds and ETFs as compared to external sub-advised funds or other investment products.

 

Regarding advisory fees charged by PIMCO in its capacity as sub-adviser to third party/unaffiliated funds, the Trustees took into account that such fees may be lower than the fees charged by PIMCO to serve as adviser to the Funds. The Trustees also took into account that there are various reasons for any such differences in fees, including, but not limited to, the fact that PIMCO may be subject to

varying levels of entrepreneurial, legal and regulatory risk and different servicing requirements when PIMCO does not serve as the sponsor of a fund and is not principally responsible for all aspects of a fund’s investment program and operations as compared to when PIMCO serves as investment adviser and sponsor.

 

The Board considered the Funds’ unified fee structure, under which each Fund pays for the advisory and supervisory and administrative services it requires for one set fee. In return for this unified fee, PIMCO provides or procures such services and bears the costs of various third party services required by the Funds, including audit, custodial, portfolio accounting, ordinary legal, transfer agency and printing costs. The Board also considered that the unified fee leads to Fund fees that are fixed over the contract period, rather than variable. The Board noted that, although the unified fee structure does not have breakpoints, it inherently reflects certain economies of scale by fixing the absolute level of Fund fees at competitive levels over the contract period even if the Funds’ operating costs rise when assets remain flat or decrease. Other factors the Board considered in assessing the unified fee include PIMCO’s approach of pricing Funds at scale at inception and reinvesting in other important areas of the business that support the Funds. The Board concluded that each Fund’s fees were reasonable in relation to the value of the services provided, and that the unified fee represents, in effect, a cap on overall Fund fees during the contractual period, which is beneficial to the Funds and their shareholders.

 

The Board noted that the Funds’ total expenses continued to be generally in line with those of competitor funds. Upon comparing the Funds’ total expenses to other funds in the “Peer Groups” provided by the Broadridge Report, where appropriate, the Board found total expenses of each Fund to be reasonable.

 

Based on the information presented by PIMCO and Broadridge, members of the Board determined, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the management fees charged by PIMCO under the Investment Management Agreement and that the total expenses of each Fund, are reasonable.

 

5. ADVISER COSTS, LEVEL OF PROFITS AND ECONOMIES OF SCALE

 

The Board reviewed information regarding PIMCO’s costs of providing services to, as well as the resulting level of profits attributable to the Funds. The Board also noted that it had received information regarding the structure and manner in which PIMCO’s investment professionals were compensated, and PIMCO’s view of the relationship of such compensation to the recruitment and retention of quality personnel. The Board considered PIMCO’s investment in global infrastructure, technology capabilities, risk management processes and qualified personnel to reinforce existing services, offer new services, and accommodate changing regulatory requirements.

 

       
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The Board considered the existence of any economies of scale and noted that, to the extent that PIMCO achieves economies of scale in managing the Funds, PIMCO shares the benefits of such economies of scale, if any, with the Funds and their shareholders in a number of ways, including investing in portfolio and trade operations management, firm technology, middle and back office support, legal and compliance, and fund administration logistics; senior management supervision, governance and oversight of those services; and through fee reductions or waivers, the pricing of Funds to scale from inception and the enhancement of services provided to the Funds in return for fees paid. The Board also considered that the Funds’ unified fee rates had been set competitively and/or priced to scale from inception and continued to be competitive compared with peers. The Board also considered that the unified fee is a transparent means of informing a Fund’s shareholders of the fees associated with the Fund, and that the Fund bears certain expenses that are not covered by the management fee. The Board further considered the challenges that arise when managing large funds, which can result in certain “diseconomies” of scale and noted that PIMCO has continued to reinvest in many areas of the business to support the Funds.

 

The Trustees considered that the unified fee has provided inherent economies of scale because a Fund maintains competitive fixed fees over the annual contract period even if the particular Fund’s assets decline and/or operating costs rise. The Trustees further considered that, in contrast, breakpoints may be a proxy for charging higher fees on lower asset levels and that when a fund’s assets decline, breakpoints may reverse, which causes expense ratios to increase. The Trustees also reviewed materials indicating that, unlike the Funds’ unified fee structure, funds with “pass through” administrative fee structures may experience increased expense ratios when fixed dollar fees are charged against declining fund assets. The Trustees also considered that the unified fee protects shareholders from a rise in operating costs that may result from, among other things, PIMCO’s investments in various business enhancements and infrastructure, including those referenced above. The Trustees noted that PIMCO’s investments in these areas are extensive.

 

The Board concluded that the Funds’ cost structures were reasonable and that PIMCO is appropriately sharing economies of scale, if any, through the Funds’ unified fee structure, generally pricing Funds to scale at inception and reinvesting in its business to provide enhanced and expanded services to the Funds and their shareholders.

 

6. ANCILLARY BENEFITS

 

The Board considered other benefits realized by PIMCO and its affiliates as a result of PIMCO’s relationship with the Trust. Such benefits may include possible ancillary benefits to PIMCO’s institutional investment management business due to the reputation and market penetration of

the Trust or third party service providers’ relationship-level fee concessions, which decrease fees paid by PIMCO. The Board noted that while PIMCO has the authority to receive the benefit of research provided by broker-dealers executing portfolio transactions on behalf of the Funds, it has adopted a policy not to enter into contractual soft dollar arrangements.

 

7. CONCLUSIONS

 

Based on their review, including their comprehensive consideration and evaluation of each of the broad factors and information summarized above, the Independent Trustees and the Board as a whole concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered to the Funds by PIMCO supported the renewal of the Funds’ Investment Management Agreement. The Independent Trustees and the Board as a whole concluded that the Funds’ Investment Management Agreement continued to be fair and reasonable to the Funds and their shareholders, that the Funds’ shareholders received reasonable value in return for the fees paid to PIMCO by the Funds under the Investment Management Agreement, and that the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement was in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders.

 

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General Information

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator

Pacific Investment Management Company LLC

650 Newport Center Drive

Newport Beach, CA 92660

 

Distributor

PIMCO Investments LLC

1633 Broadway

New York, NY 10019

 

Custodian

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

 

Transfer Agent

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

 

Legal Counsel

Dechert LLP

1900 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

1100 Walnut Street, Suite 1300

Kansas City, MO 64106

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Funds listed on the Report cover.


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