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PRINCIPAL REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND
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(exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80203
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
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Denver, Colorado 80203 |
Item 1. | Reports to Shareholders. |
Performance Overview
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1
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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8
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Statement of Investments
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9
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
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15
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Statement of Operations
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16
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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17
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Statement of Cash Flows
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18
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Financial Highlights
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19
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Notes to Financial Statements
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21
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Dividend Reinvestment Plan
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31
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Trustees & Officers
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33
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Additional Information
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Portfolio Holdings
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38
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Fund Proxy Voting Policies
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38
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Section 19(A) Notices
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38
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Unaudited Tax Information
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39
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Data Privacy Policies and Procedures
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39
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Service Providers
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39
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Principal Real Estate Income Fund | Performance Overview |
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Performance Overview
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Performance Overview
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TOTAL RETURNS
(1)
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ANNUALIZED
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Fund
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1 Year
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Since Inception
(2)
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Net Asset Value (NAV)
(3)
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3.61%
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10.91%
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Market Price
(4)
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-0.54%
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3.17%
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Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
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1.96%
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3.51%
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MSCI World Index
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1.77%
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10.41%
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(1) | Total returns assume reinvestment of all distributions. |
(2) | The Fund commenced operations on June 25, 2013. |
(3) | Performance returns are net of management fees and other Fund expenses. |
(4) | Market price is the value at which the Fund trades on an exchange. This market price can be higher or lower than its NAV. |
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Performance Overview
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^ | Holdings are subject to change. |
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Performance Overview
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% of Total Investments
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United States
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83.14
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%
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Australia
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2.68
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%
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Singapore
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2.34
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%
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Netherlands
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2.27
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%
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Hong Kong
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2.18
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%
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Guernsey
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2.03
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%
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Great Britain
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1.85
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%
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France
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1.53
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%
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Finland
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0.79
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%
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Canada
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0.66
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%
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South Africa
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0.20
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%
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Jersey
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0.20
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%
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Germany
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0.13
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%
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100.00
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%
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Statement of Investments
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October 31, 2015
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Description
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Shares
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Value
(Note 2) |
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COMMON STOCKS (47.32%)
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Real Estate Management/Services (1.55%)
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Atrium European Real Estate, Ltd.
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96,100
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$
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398,400
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Citycon OYJ
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389,193
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1,025,431
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Hyprop Investments, Ltd., REIT
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19,000
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172,303
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Sponda OYJ
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125,000
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531,131
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2,127,265
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Real Estate Operating/Development (2.60%)
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Croesus Retail Trust
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2,549,726
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1,519,752
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Frasers Centrepoint, Ltd.
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442,600
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514,982
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New World Development Co., Ltd.
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820,000
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879,184
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TLG Immobilien AG
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14,000
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263,564
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Urban & Civic PLC
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63,089
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266,730
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Vukile Property Fund, Ltd., REIT
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92,000
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127,307
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3,571,519
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REITS-Apartments (0.56%)
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Equity Residential
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10,000
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773,200
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REITS-Diversified (19.69%)
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Altarea SCA
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11,400
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2,146,792
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Champion Real Estate Investment Trust
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2,830,000
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1,482,440
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Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust
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65,500
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650,692
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Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
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26,400
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1,952,544
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EPR Properties
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30,200
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1,715,662
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The Geo Group, Inc.
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55,000
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1,774,850
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Klepierre
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18,000
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854,593
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Land Securities Group PLC
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26,100
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538,758
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Liberty Property Trust
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52,200
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1,775,844
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Londonmetric Property PLC
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550,000
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1,434,615
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Mirvac Group
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1,273,000
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1,638,536
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NewRiver Retail, Ltd.
(a)
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374,000
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1,901,203
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Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust
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190,000
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645,152
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Spring Real Estate Investment Trust
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4,795,000
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1,917,852
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STAG Industrial, Inc.
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37,037
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759,999
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Stockland
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720,100
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2,079,688
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STORE Capital Corp.
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57,381
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1,300,827
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Wereldhave N.V.
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38,988
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2,434,338
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27,004,385
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REITS-Health Care (4.68%)
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Assura PLC
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749,812
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650,200
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Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
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135,500
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1,531,150
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Primary Health Properties PLC
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102,200
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679,836
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Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.
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53,500
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1,213,380
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Senior Housing Properties Trust
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80,000
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1,215,200
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Statement of Investments
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October 31, 2015
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Description
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Shares
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Value
(Note 2) |
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REITS-Health Care (4.68%) (continued)
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Ventas, Inc.
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21,000
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$
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1,128,120
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6,417,886
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REITS-Hotels (2.60%)
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Hospitality Properties Trust
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85,600
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2,297,504
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Hospitality Property Fund, Ltd., Class A
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110,000
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96,972
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LaSalle Hotel Properties
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12,000
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352,920
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Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.
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62,500
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817,500
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3,564,896
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REITS-Manufactured Homes (1.49%)
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Sun Communities, Inc.
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30,500
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2,044,110
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REITS-Mortgage (0.24%)
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CYS Investments, Inc.
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43,100
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332,732
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REITS-Office Property (4.14%)
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Brandywine Realty Trust
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71,100
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959,850
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Highwoods Properties, Inc.
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41,500
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1,803,175
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Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A
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116,000
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2,248,080
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Workspace Group PLC
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45,100
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665,714
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5,676,819
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REITS-Regional Malls (0.79%)
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Frasers Centrepoint Trust
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775,000
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1,081,537
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REITS-Shopping Centers (5.97%)
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Charter Hall Retail REIT
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514,500
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1,555,613
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Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust
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1,217,000
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1,259,301
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Hammerson PLC
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68,500
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672,142
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Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust
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73,400
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1,233,120
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Vastned Retail N.V.
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41,600
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2,024,237
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WP Glimcher, Inc.
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124,000
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1,440,880
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8,185,293
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REITS-Single Tenant (1.66%)
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Agree Realty Corp.
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70,500
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2,282,790
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REITS-Storage/Warehousing (1.18%)
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National Storage Affiliates Trust
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54,017
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812,416
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Safestore Holdings PLC
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161,000
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807,884
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1,620,300
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REITS-Warehouse/Industrials (0.17%)
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AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT
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230,000
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229,852
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $62,816,694)
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64,912,584
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Statement of Investments
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Value
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Description
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Shares
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(Note 2)
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PREFERRED STOCKS (0.36%)
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REITS-Hotels (0.23%)
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Hersha Hospitality Trust, Series B, 8.000%
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12,300
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$
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314,265
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REITS-Regional Malls (0.13%)
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Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, Series B, 7.375%
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7,200
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183,888
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TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $487,427)
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498,153
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Maturity
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Principal
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Value
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Rate
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Date
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Amount
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(Note 2)
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COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (94.22%)
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Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities-Other (59.28%)
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Bank of America Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2008-1
(b)
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6.467
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%
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01/10/18
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$
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2,500,000
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$
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2,564,670
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|||||||
CD Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-CD4
(b)
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5.398
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%
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12/11/49
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12,500,000
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10,981,374
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Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C4
(b)
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5.538
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%
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09/15/16
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10,000,000
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10,029,013
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Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C1
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5.416
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%
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02/15/40
|
10,000,000
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10,242,182
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FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series 2011-KAIV
(b)(c)
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3.615
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%
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06/25/41
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9,000,000
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1,591,906
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FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series 2012-K706
(b)(c)
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1.903
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%
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12/25/18
|
28,580,000
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1,534,743
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|||||||||
FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series 2012-K707
(b)(c)
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1.806
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%
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01/25/19
|
27,555,000
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1,430,832
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|||||||||
FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series 2012-K709
(b)(c)
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1.700
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%
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04/25/40
|
30,601,130
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1,596,788
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FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series 2012-K710
(b)(c)
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1.660
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%
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06/25/42
|
27,830,000
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1,485,273
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Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-GG9
(b)
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5.505
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%
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02/10/17
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7,500,000
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7,121,583
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Statement of Investments
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Maturity
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Principal
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Value
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Rate
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Date
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Amount
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(Note 2)
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Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities-Other (continued)
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JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2006-CIBC16
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5.623
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%
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05/12/45
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$
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2,500,000
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$
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2,464,712
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|||||||
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2006-CIBC17
(b)
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5.489
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%
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12/12/43
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3,899,000
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2,124,955
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JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2007-CIBC19
(b)
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5.695
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%
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05/12/17
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3,500,000
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3,266,285
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LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C7
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5.407
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%
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11/15/16
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5,000,000
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4,426,069
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Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2015-C20
(b)(c)(d)
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1.761
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%
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02/15/25
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23,967,000
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2,530,194
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Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C29
(b)
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5.368
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%
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11/15/48
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13,000,000
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12,911,664
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Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C30
(b)
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5.413
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%
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12/15/43
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5,000,000
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5,010,699
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|||||||||
81,312,942
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Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities-Subordinated (34.94%)
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Bank of America Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-6
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5.480
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%
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10/10/45
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3,000,000
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3,013,729
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Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-CR11
(b)(d)
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4.371
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%
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10/10/23
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5,108,000
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4,228,704
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Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-CR14
(b)(d)
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3.496
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%
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01/10/24
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2,000,000
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1,575,046
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|||||||||
Commercial Mortgage Trust. Series 2014-CCRE17
(b)(d)
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4.459
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%
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05/10/24
|
6,000,000
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4,705,018
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|||||||||
Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2013-GC13
(b)(d)
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4.205
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%
|
07/10/23
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3,000,000
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2,694,873
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Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2013-GC16
(b)(d)
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5.316
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%
|
11/10/46
|
2,342,405
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2,273,532
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|||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2006-CIBC14
(b)
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5.716
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%
|
12/12/44
|
7,560,000
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7,311,578
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|||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2013-C16
(b)(d)
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5.176
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%
|
11/15/23
|
2,117,483
|
2,015,819
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Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-CIP1
(b)
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5.369
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%
|
11/12/15
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2,741,809
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2,741,652
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Statement of Investments
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October 31, 2015
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Rate
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Maturity
Date
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Principal
Amount
|
Value
(Note 2) |
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Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities-Subordinated (continued)
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||||||||||||||||
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C1
(b)
|
5.865
|
%
|
05/12/39
|
$
|
9,000,000
|
$
|
7,621,740
|
|||||||||
Merrill Lynch
-
CFC Commercial
|
||||||||||||||||
Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-2
(b)(d)
|
5.886
|
%
|
06/12/46
|
2,000,000
|
1,921,406
|
|||||||||||
Merrill Lynch-CFC Commercial
|
||||||||||||||||
Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-3
(b)
|
5.554
|
%
|
09/12/16
|
2,500,000
|
1,817,187
|
|||||||||||
Morgan Stanley Bank of America
|
||||||||||||||||
Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2013-C8
(b)(d)
|
4.170
|
%
|
02/15/23
|
3,000,000
|
2,822,836
|
|||||||||||
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage
|
||||||||||||||||
Trust 2015-NXS1
(b)
|
4.242
|
%
|
05/15/48
|
2,500,000
|
2,082,582
|
|||||||||||
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage
|
||||||||||||||||
Trust 2015-NXS3
(d)
|
3.153
|
%
|
09/15/57
|
1,500,000
|
1,109,670
|
|||||||||||
47,935,372
|
||||||||||||||||
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $125,435,501)
|
129,248,314
|
7-Day
Yield |
Shares
|
Value
(Note 2) |
|||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.41%)
|
|||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Institutional Class
|
0.148%
|
|
1,937,358
|
1,937,358
|
|||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,937,358)
|
1,937,358
|
||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (143.31%) (Cost $190,676,980)
|
$
|
196,596,409
|
|||||||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-43.31%)
|
(59,418,168
|
)
|
|||||||||||
NET ASSETS (100.00%)
|
$
|
137,178,241
|
(a) | Securities were purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. As of October 31, 2015, the aggregate market value of those securities was $1,901,203, representing 1.39% of net assets. |
(b) | Interest rate will change at a future date. Interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at October 31, 2015. |
(c) | Interest only security. |
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(d) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may normally be sold to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. The total value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $25,877,098, which represents 18.86% of net assets as of October 31, 2015. |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
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October 31, 2015
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ASSETS:
|
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Investments, at value
|
$
|
196,596,409
|
||
Receivable for investments sold
|
198,644
|
|||
Interest receivable
|
801,107
|
|||
Dividends receivable
|
181,821
|
|||
Prepaid and other assets
|
54,680
|
|||
Total Assets
|
197,832,661
|
|||
LIABILITIES:
|
||||
Foreign cash due to custodian (Cost $184,615)
|
181,508
|
|||
Loan payable (Note 3)
|
60,000,000
|
|||
Interest due on loan payable
|
93,249
|
|||
Payable for investments purchased
|
75,123
|
|||
Payable to adviser
|
175,819
|
|||
Payable to administrator
|
31,706
|
|||
Payable to transfer agent
|
8,484
|
|||
Payable for trustee fees
|
21,877
|
|||
Other payables
|
66,654
|
|||
Total Liabilities
|
60,654,420
|
|||
Net Assets
|
$
|
137,178,241
|
||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
|
||||
Paid-in capital
|
$
|
131,370,973
|
||
Undistributed net investment income
|
212,817
|
|||
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions
|
(321,399
|
)
|
||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
|
5,915,850
|
|||
Net Assets
|
$
|
137,178,241
|
||
PRICING OF SHARES:
|
||||
Net Assets
|
$
|
137,178,241
|
||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value per share)
|
6,899,800
|
|||
Net asset value per share
|
$
|
19.88
|
||
Cost of Investments
|
$
|
190,676,980
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|
Statement of Operations
|
INVESTMENT INCOME:
|
||||
Interest
|
$
|
10,645,822
|
||
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax of $171,818)
|
3,134,452
|
|||
Total Investment Income
|
13,780,274
|
|||
EXPENSES:
|
||||
Investment advisory fees
|
2,135,040
|
|||
Interest on loan
|
731,202
|
|||
Administration fees
|
323,440
|
|||
Transfer agent fees
|
26,989
|
|||
Audit fees
|
31,000
|
|||
Legal fees
|
165,543
|
|||
Custodian fees
|
32,830
|
|||
Trustee fees
|
83,812
|
|||
Printing fees
|
20,639
|
|||
Insurance fees
|
49,717
|
|||
Excise tax
|
75,573
|
|||
Other
|
38,161
|
|||
Total Expenses
|
3,713,946
|
|||
Net Investment Income
|
10,066,328
|
|||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY:
|
||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on:
|
||||
Investments
|
883,262
|
|||
Foreign currency transactions
|
(23,941
|
)
|
||
Net realized gain
|
859,321
|
|||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
|
||||
Investments
|
(6,866,194
|
)
|
||
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
|
(2,267
|
)
|
||
Net change in unrealized depreciation
|
(6,868,461
|
)
|
||
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments and Foreign Currency
|
(6,009,140
|
)
|
||
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
|
$
|
4,057,188
|
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|
For the
Year Ended October 31, 2015 |
For the
Year Ended October 31, 2014 |
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OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
$
|
10,066,328
|
$
|
10,839,609
|
||||
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions
|
859,321
|
1,922,448
|
||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
|
(6,868,461
|
)
|
7,950,939
|
|||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
4,057,188
|
20,712,996
|
||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
|
||||||||
From net investment income
|
(11,469,338
|
)
|
(11,488,167
|
)
|
||||
From net realized gains
|
(432,817
|
)
|
–
|
|||||
Net decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders
|
(11,902,155
|
)
|
(11,488,167
|
)
|
||||
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets
|
(7,844,967
|
)
|
9,224,829
|
|||||
NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Beginning of period
|
145,023,208
|
135,798,379
|
||||||
End of period (including undistributed/(distributions in excess of) net investment income of $212,817 and $(374,591))
|
$
|
137,178,241
|
$
|
145,023,208
|
||||
OTHER INFORMATION:
|
||||||||
Share Transactions:
|
||||||||
Shares outstanding - beginning of period
|
6,899,800
|
6,899,800
|
||||||
Net increase in shares outstanding
|
–
|
–
|
||||||
Shares outstanding - end of period
|
6,899,800
|
6,899,800
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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|
Statement of Cash Flows
|
For the Year Ended October 31, 2015
|
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
$
|
4,057,188
|
||
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
||||
Purchases of investment securities
|
(45,049,196
|
)
|
||
Proceeds from disposition of investment securities
|
48,701,844
|
|||
Net proceeds from short-term investment securities
|
632,905
|
|||
Net realized (gain)/loss on:
|
||||
Investments
|
(883,262
|
)
|
||
Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on:
|
||||
Investments
|
6,866,194
|
|||
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
|
2,267
|
|||
Amortization of discounts and premiums
|
(1,110,776
|
)
|
||
Increase in interest receivable
|
(26,079
|
)
|
||
Decrease in dividends receivable
|
55,911
|
|||
Increase in prepaid and other assets
|
(18,316
|
)
|
||
Decrease in foreign cash due to custodian
|
(1,366,723
|
)
|
||
Increase in interest due on loan payable
|
27,990
|
|||
Increase in payable to transfer agent
|
6,175
|
|||
Decrease in payable to adviser
|
(4,934
|
)
|
||
Increase in payable to administrator
|
3,090
|
|||
Increase in payable for trustee fees
|
3,127
|
|||
Increase in other payables
|
7,017
|
|||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
$
|
11,904,422
|
||
CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||
Cash distributions paid
|
$
|
(11,902,155
|
)
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
$
|
(11,902,155
|
)
|
|
Effect of exchange rates on cash
|
$
|
(2,267
|
)
|
|
Net increase in cash
|
$
|
–
|
||
Cash, beginning balance
|
$
|
–
|
||
Cash, ending balance
|
$
|
–
|
||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
||||
Cash paid during the period for interest from bank borrowing
|
$
|
703,212
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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|
Financial Highlights
|
For the
Year Ended
October 31,
2015
|
For the
Year Ended
October 31,
2014
|
For the Period
June 25, 2013
(Commencement)
to
October 31, 2013
|
||||||||||
Net asset value - beginning of period
|
$
|
21.02
|
$
|
19.68
|
$
|
19.10
|
||||||
Income/(loss) from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||
Net investment income
(a)
|
1.46
|
1.57
|
0.33
|
|||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
|
(0.87
|
)
|
1.44
|
0.70
|
||||||||
Total income from investment operations
|
0.59
|
3.01
|
1.03
|
|||||||||
Less distributions to common shareholders:
|
||||||||||||
From net investment income
|
(1.67
|
)
|
(1.67
|
)
|
(0.41
|
)
|
||||||
From net realized gains
|
(0.06
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
||||||||
Total distributions
|
(1.73
|
)
|
(1.67
|
)
|
(0.41
|
)
|
||||||
Capital share transactions:
|
||||||||||||
Common share offering costs charged to paid-in capital
|
–
|
–
|
(0.04
|
)
|
||||||||
Total capital share transactions
|
–
|
–
|
(0.04
|
)
|
||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value
|
(1.14
|
)
|
1.34
|
0.58
|
||||||||
Net asset value - end of period
|
$
|
19.88
|
$
|
21.02
|
$
|
19.68
|
||||||
Market price - end of period
|
$
|
17.56
|
$
|
19.34
|
$
|
17.76
|
||||||
Total Return
(b)
|
3.61
|
%
|
16.82
|
%
|
5.40
|
%
|
||||||
Total Return - Market Price
(b)
|
(0.54
|
%)
|
19.10
|
%
|
(9.16
|
%)
|
||||||
Supplemental Data:
|
||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
|
$
|
137,178
|
$
|
145,023
|
$
|
135,798
|
||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
|
||||||||||||
Total expenses
|
2.59
|
%
|
2.59
|
%
|
2.15
|
%
(c)
|
||||||
Total expenses excluding interest expense
|
2.08
|
%
|
2.04
|
%
|
1.99
|
%
(c)
|
||||||
Net investment income
|
7.02
|
%
|
7.74
|
%
|
5.01
|
%
(c)
|
||||||
Total expenses to average managed assets
(d)
|
1.83
|
%
|
1.81
|
%
|
1.93
|
%
(c)
|
||||||
Portfolio turnover rate
|
22
|
%
|
18
|
%
|
1
|
%
(e)
|
||||||
Borrowings at End of Period
|
||||||||||||
Aggregate Amount Outstanding (in thousands)
|
$
|
60,000
|
$
|
60,000
|
$
|
60,000
|
||||||
Asset Coverage Per $1,000 (in thousands)
|
$
|
3,286
|
$
|
3,417
|
$
|
3,263
|
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|
(a) | Calculated using average shares throughout the period. |
(b) | Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common share at the opening on the first day and a sale at closing on the last day of each period reported. For purposes of this calculation, dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund's dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage commissions, if any. Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | Average managed assets represent net assets applicable to common shares plus average amount of borrowings during the period. |
(e) | Not annualized. |
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Notes to Financial Statements
|
October 31, 2015
|
1. ORGANIZATION
|
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|
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|
Notes to Financial Statements
|
October 31, 2015
|
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|
Notes to Financial Statements
|
October 31, 2015
|
Level 1 –
|
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;
|
Level 2 –
|
Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and
|
Level 3 –
|
Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.
|
Investments in Securities at Value*
|
Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
|
Level 2 -
Other Significant Observable Inputs
|
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
$
|
64,912,584
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
64,912,584
|
||||||||
Preferred Stocks
|
498,153
|
–
|
–
|
498,153
|
||||||||||||
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
|
–
|
129,248,314
|
–
|
129,248,314
|
||||||||||||
Short Term Investments
|
1,937,358
|
–
|
–
|
1,937,358
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
67,348,095
|
$
|
129,248,314
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
196,596,409
|
* | See Statement of Investments for industry classifications. |
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|
Notes to Financial Statements
|
October 31, 2015
|
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|
Notes to Financial Statements
|
October 31, 2015
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|
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|
Notes to Financial Statements
|
October 31, 2015
|
Average Interest Rate*
|
1.177%
|
||
Average Outstanding Loan Payable
|
$
|
60,000,000
|
* | Prior to September 21, 2015, the Fund was charged an interest rate of 0.90% (per annum) above the three-month LIBOR for borrowing under the previous SSB credit agreement. |
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|
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|
October 31, 2015
|
Ex-Date
|
Record Date
|
Payable Date
|
Rate (per share)
|
November 12, 2015
|
November 16, 2015
|
November 25, 2015
|
$0.145
|
December 17, 2015
|
December 21, 2015
|
December 30, 2015
|
$0.145
|
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|
Notes to Financial Statements
|
October 31, 2015
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
$ 43,834,601
|
$ 47,180,725
|
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|
October 31, 2015
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Paid-in capital
|
Undistributed net investment income
|
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions
|
||||||||||
Principal Real Estate Income Fund
|
$
|
(96,432
|
)
|
$
|
1,990,418
|
$
|
(1,893,986
|
)
|
Short-Term
|
||||
Principal Real Estate Income Fund
|
$
|
321,399
|
Principal Real Estate Income Fund
|
||||
Undistributed Ordinary Income
|
$
|
1,775,665
|
||
Accumulated Capital Loss
|
(321,399
|
)
|
||
Unrealized Appreciation
|
4,353,002
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
5,807,268
|
Principal Real Estate Income Fund
|
||||
Cost of investments for income tax purposes
|
$
|
192,239,828
|
||
Gross appreciation on investments (excess of value over tax cost)
|
$
|
10,365,610
|
||
Gross depreciation on investments (excess of tax cost over value)
|
(6,009,029
|
)
|
||
Net depreciation of foreign currency
|
(3,579
|
)
|
||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
|
$
|
4,353,002
|
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|
Notes to Financial Statements
|
October 31, 2015
|
30
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|
Dividend Reinvestment Plan
|
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|
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|
Dividend Reinvestment Plan
|
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|
Trustees & Officers
|
Name and
Year of Birth |
Position(s)
Held with Registrant |
Term of
Office and Length of Time Served |
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years |
Number of
Portfolios in Fund Complex (1) Overseen by Trustee |
Other
Directorships (2) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Rick A. Pederson (1952)
|
Trustee
|
Term expires in 2018. Has served since April 2013.
|
President, Foundation Properties, Inc. (a real estate investment management company), 1994 - present; Advisory Board member, Bow River Capital Partners (private equity management), 2003 - present; Advisor, Pauls Corporation (real estate investment management and development), 2008 - present; Chairman, Ross Consulting Group (real estate consulting services) 1983 - 2013; Advisory Board, Neenan Company (construction services) 2002 - present; Board Member, Prosci Inc. (private business services) 2013 -present; Board Member, Citywide Banks (Colorado community bank) 2014 - present; Director, National Western Stock Show (not-for-profit organization) 2010 - present; Director, Biennial of the Americas (not-for-profit- organization) 2012 - present.
|
22
|
Westcore Trust (12 funds); ALPS ETF Trust (21 funds)
|
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|
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|
Trustees & Officers
|
Name and
Year of Birth |
Position(s)
Held with Registrant |
Term of
Office and Length of Time Served |
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years |
Number of
Portfolios in Fund Complex (1) Overseen by Trustee |
Other
Directorships (2) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Jerry G. Rutledge (1944)
|
Trustee
|
Term expires in 2017. Has served since April 2013.
|
President and owner of Rutledge's Inc. (retail clothing business); Regent of the University of Colorado (1994 – 2007). Director, University of Colorado Hospital (2007 – present). Mr. Rutledge also served as a Director of the American National Bank from 1985 to 2009.
|
14
|
Clough Global Allocation Fund (1 fund); Clough Global Equity Fund (1 fund); Clough Global Opportunities Fund (1 fund); Financial Investors Trust (34 funds)
|
Ernest J. Scalberg (1945)
|
Trustee
|
Term expires in 2016. Has served since April 2013.
|
Research Professor and Retired. Formerly the Research Professor and Director of the GLOBE Center, Monterey Institute of International Studies (2009 – 2014); Associate Vice President for External Programs and Dean of Fisher Graduate School of International Business (2001 – 2009); Director, Advisor or Trustee to numerous non-profit organizations (1974 – present); and Chairman of the Board of the Foundation, International University in Geneva (IUG), Switzerland (2005 - present).
|
1
|
The Select Sector SPDR Trust (11 funds); db-X Exchange-Traded Funds, Inc. (5 funds).
|
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|
Trustees & Officers
|
Name and
Year of Birth |
Position(s)
Held with Registrant |
Term of
Office and Length of Time Served |
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years* |
Number of
Portfolios in Fund Complex (1) Overseen by Trustee |
Other
Directorships (2) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Thomas A. Carter (1966)
|
Chairman, Trustee and President
|
Term expires in 2017. Has served since August 2012.
|
Mr. Carter joined ALPS Fund Services, Inc. ("AFS") in 1994 and is currently President and Director of ALPS Advisors, Inc. ("ALPS"), ALPS Distributors, Inc. ("ADI") and FTAM Funds Distributor, Inc. ("FDI") and Executive Vice President and Director of AFS and ALPS Holdings, Inc. ("AHI"). Because of his position with AHI, AFS, ALPS, ADI, and FDI, Mr. Carter is deemed an affiliate of the Fund as defined under the 1940 Act. Before joining AFS, Mr. Carter was with Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he worked with a diverse group of clients, primarily within the financial services industry. Mr. Carter is a Certified Public Accountant and received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
|
31
|
ALPS Variable Investment Trust (9 funds) and ALPS ETF Trust (21 funds).
|
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|
Principal Real Estate Income Fund
|
Trustees & Officers
|
Name and
Year of Birth |
Position(s)
Held with Registrant |
Term of
Office and Length of Time Served |
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years* |
Number of
Portfolios in Fund Complex (1) Overseen by Trustee |
Other
Directorships (2) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Patrick D. Buchanan
(1972)
|
Treasurer
|
Has served since August 2012.
|
Mr. Buchanan is Vice President of ALPS. Mr. Buchanan joined ALPS in 2007 and because of his position with ALPS, he is deemed an affiliate of the Fund as defined under the 1940 Act. Mr. Buchanan has served as Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of ALPS ETF Trust since June 2012, ALPS Variable Investment Trust since March 2013, and of Clough Funds Trust since March 2015. Mr. Buchanan received his Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Erin D. Nelson (1977)
|
Chief Compliance Officer
|
Has served as Chief Compliance Officer since June 2015; previously served as Secretary from March 2014 to June 2015.
|
Erin Nelson became Senior Vice-President and Chief Compliance Officer of ALPS Advisors, Inc. ("AAI") on July 1, 2015 and prior to that served as Vice President and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of AAI since January 1, 2015. Prior to January 1, 2015, Ms. Nelson was Vice-President and Assistant General Counsel of ALPS Fund Services, Inc. Ms. Nelson joined AAI's parent company, ALPS Holdings, Inc. in January 2003.
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
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|
Trustees & Officers
|
Name and
Year of Birth |
Position(s)
Held with Registrant |
Term of
Office and Length of Time Served |
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years* |
Number of
Portfolios in Fund Complex (1) Overseen by Trustee |
Other
Directorships (2) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Andrea E. Kuchli (1985)
|
Secretary
|
Has served since August 2015.
|
Ms. Kuchli has been Vice President and Senior Counsel of ALPS Fund Services, Inc. and ALPS Advisors, Inc. since February 2015. Prior to that Ms. Kuchli served as an Associate Attorney with Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP from April 2014 to February 2015, and as an Associate Attorney with Dechert LLP from September 2011 to April 2014. Ms. Kuchli is also the Secretary of the Westcore Trust (May 2015 – present), Assistant Secretary of the James Advantage Funds (May 2015 – present), and a member of the Board of Directors of Family Star Montessori, a non-profit.
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
* | Except as otherwise indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. |
(1) | The term "Fund Complex" means two or more registered investment companies that: |
(a) | hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services; or |
(b) | have a common investment adviser or that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the investment adviser of any of the other registered investment companies. |
(2) | The numbers enclosed in the parentheticals represent the number of funds overseen in each respective directorship held by the Trustee. With respect to ALPS ETF Trust and ALPS Variable Investment Trust, all funds are included in the total funds in the Fund Complex column. With respect to Financial Investors Trust, 13 funds are included in the total funds in the Fund Complex column. |
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Additional Information
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Only such information received from customers, through application forms or otherwise, and information about customers' Fund transactions will be collected. |
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None of such information about customers (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). |
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Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place and designed to protect the confidentiality and properly disposal of such information. |
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The Fund does not currently obtain consumer information. If the Fund were to obtain consumer information at any time in the future, it would employ appropriate procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to protect against unauthorized access to and properly dispose of consumer information. |
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Item 2. | Code of Ethics. |
(a)
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The Registrant, as of the end of the period covered by the report, has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to the Registrant's Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer or Controller or any persons performing similar functions on behalf of the Registrant.
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(b)
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Not Applicable.
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(c)
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During the period covered, by this report, no amendments were made to the provisions of the Code of Ethics adopted in 2 (a) above.
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(d)
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During the period covered by this report, no implicit or explicit waivers to the provision of the Code of Ethics adopted in 2 (a) above were granted.
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(e)
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Not Applicable.
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(f)
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The Registrant's Code of Ethics is attached as Exhibit 12.A.1 hereto.
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Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
(a)
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Audit Fees
: The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd ("Cohen") for each of the last two fiscal years ended October 31, 2015 and October 31, 2014 for the audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $28,000 in 2015 and $28,000 in 2014.
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(b)
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Audit-Related Fees
: The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by Cohen that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant's financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 in 2015 and $0 in 2014.
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(c)
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Tax Fees
: The aggregate fees billed in
each of the last two fiscal years
for professional services rendered by Cohen for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were $3,000 in 2015 and $3,000 in 2014. These fees are comprised of fees relating income tax return preparation fees, excise tax return preparation fees and review of dividend distribution calculation fees.
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(d)
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All Other Fees
: The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by Cohen, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item were $0 in 2015 and $0 in 2014.
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(e)(1) | Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures : All services to be performed by the Registrant's principal auditors must be pre-approved by the Registrant's Audit Committee. |
(e)(2) | No services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) were approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. |
(f) | Not applicable. |
(g) | The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Registrant's accountant for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant's investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the Registrant were $0 in 2015 and $0 for 2014. |
(h) | Not applicable. |
Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
Item 6. | Schedule of Investments. |
(a) | Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form. |
(b) | Not applicable to the Registrant. |
Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Item 8. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
(a)(1) | Portfolio Managers |
Portfolio
Managers Name
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Title
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Length of Service
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Business Experience:
5 Years
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Marc Peterson, CFA
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Portfolio Manager
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Since Inception
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Managing Director, Portfolio Management – Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC ("PrinREI")
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Kelly D. Rush, CFA
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Portfolio Manager
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Since Inception
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Head of Global Real Estate Securities – PrinREI
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(a)(2) | As of October 31, 2015, the Portfolio Managers listed above are also responsible for the day-to-day management of the following: |
Portfolio
Managers Name
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Registered Investment
Companies (1) |
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles (2) |
Other Accounts
(3)
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Marc Peterson, CFA
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3 Accounts
$
2,104.2
million Total Assets
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2 Accounts
$
57.3
million
Total Assets
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13 Accounts
$
5,385.6
million Total Assets
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Kelly D. Rush, CFA
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7 Accounts
$
6,310.2
million Total Assets
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6 Accounts
$
893.4
million Total Assets
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44 Accounts
$
3,426.5
million Total Assets
(4)
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(1)
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Registered Investment Companies include all mutual funds and closed-end funds. For Registered Investment Companies, assets represent net assets of all open-end investment companies and gross assets of all closed-end investment companies.
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(2)
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Other Pooled Investment Vehicles include, but are not limited to, securities of issuers exempt from registration under Section 3(c) of the 1940 Act, such as hedge funds.
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(3)
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Other Accounts include, but are not limited to, individual managed accounts, separate accounts, institutional accounts, pension funds and collateralized bond obligations.
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(4)
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This includes one account with a value of $72.7 million which is subject to a fee based on performance, but this account has since been terminated.
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(a)(3) | Compensation of Portfolio Managers and Material Conflicts of Interest |
(a)(4) | Dollar Range of Securities Owned as of October 31, 2015. |
Portfolio Managers
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Dollar Range of the Registrant's Securities
Owned by the Portfolio Managers |
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Marc Peterson, CFA
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$1 to $10,000
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Kelly D. Rush, CFA
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None
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Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Item 10. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Item 11. | Controls and Procedures. |
(a)
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The Registrant's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.
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(b)
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There was no change in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
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Item 12. | Exhibits. |
(a)(1) | The Code of Ethics that applies to the Registrant's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer is attached hereto as exhibit EX‑99.12.A.1. |
(a)(2) | The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as exhibit EX-99.CERT. |
(a)(3) | Not applicable. |
(b) | A certification for the Registrant's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as exhibit EX-99.906CERT. |
(c) | The Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures are attached hereto as exhibit EX-99.ITEM7. |
By:
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/s/ Thomas A. Carter
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Thomas A. Carter
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President (Principal Executive Officer)
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Date:
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December 30, 2015
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By:
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/s/ Thomas A. Carter
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Thomas A. Carter
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President (Principal Executive Officer)
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Date:
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December 30, 2015
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By:
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/s/ Patrick D. Buchanan
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Patrick D. Buchanan
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Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
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Date:
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December 30, 2015
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I.
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P
urpose
of the
C
ode
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· | honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; |
· | full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Fund files with, or submits to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and in any other public communications by the Fund; |
· | compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations; |
· | the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to the appropriate persons as set forth in the Code; and |
· | accountability for adherence to the Code. |
II.
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C
overed
P
ersons
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III. | Honest and Ethical Conduct |
A. | Honesty, Diligence and Professional Responsibility |
· | with honesty, diligence, and a commitment to professional and ethical responsibility; |
· | carefully, thoroughly and in a timely manner; and |
· | in conformity with applicable professional and technical standards. |
B. | Objectivity/Avoidance of Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest |
· | use his or her personal influence or personal relationships improperly to influence investment decisions or financial reporting by the Fund whereby the Covered Officer would benefit personally to the detriment of the Fund; |
· | cause the Fund to take action, or fail to take actions, for the individual personal benefit of the Covered Officer rather than the benefit of the Fund; or |
· | use material non-public knowledge of portfolio transactions made or contemplated for the Fund to trade personally or cause others to trade personally in contemplation of the market effect of such transactions. |
C.
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Preparation of Financial Statements
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· | making, or permitting or directing another to make, materially false or misleading entries in the Fund’s financial statements or records; |
· | failing to correct the Fund’s financial statements or records that are materially false or misleading when he or she has the authority to record an entry; and |
· | signing, or permitting or directing another to sign, a document containing materially false or misleading financial information. |
· | The Covered Officer should consider whether (i) the entry or the failure to record a transaction in the records, or (ii) the financial statement presentation or the nature or omission of disclosure in the financial statements, as proposed by the supervisor, represents the use of an acceptable alternative and does not materially misrepresent the facts or result in an omission of a material fact. If, after appropriate research or consultation, the Covered Officer concludes that the matter has authoritative support and/or does not result in a material misrepresentation, the Covered Officer need do nothing further. |
· | If the Covered Officer concludes that the financial statements or records could be materially misstated as a result of the supervisor’s determination, the Covered Officer should follow the reporting procedures set forth in Section VI of this Code. |
D.
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Obligations to the Independent Auditor of the Fund
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IV. | Full, Fair, Accurate, Timely and Understandable Disclosure |
V. | Compliance with Applicable Laws, Rules and Regulations |
VI.
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Reporting and Accountability
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A. | Any Covered Officer who knows of any violation of this Code or who questions whether a situation, activity or practice is acceptable must immediately report such practice to the Fund’s Audit Committee. The Audit Committee shall take appropriate action to investigate any reported potential violations. If, after such investigation, the Audit Committee believes that no violation has occurred, the Audit Committee is not required to take any further action. Any matter that the Audit Committee believes is a violation will be reported to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees. The Audit Committee shall respond to the Covered Officer within a reasonable period of time. |
B. | If the Covered Officer is not satisfied with the response of the Audit Committee, the Covered Officer shall report the matter to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees. If the Chairman is unavailable, the Covered Officer may report the matter to any other member of the Board of Trustees. The person receiving the report shall consider the matter, refer it to the full Board of Trustees if he or she deems appropriate, and respond to the Covered Officer within a reasonable amount of time. If the Board of Trustees concurs that a violation has occurred, it will consider appropriate action, which may include review of and appropriate modifications to applicable policies and procedures or notification to appropriate personnel of the investment adviser or its board. |
C. | If the Board of Trustees determines that a Covered Officer violated this Code, failed to report a known or suspected violation of this Code, or provided intentionally false or malicious information in connection with an alleged violation of this Code, the Board of Trustees may take disciplinary action against any such Covered Officer to the extent the Board of Trustees deems appropriate. No Covered Officer will be disciplined for reporting a concern in good faith. |
VII. | Disclosure of this Code |
· | Filing a copy of this Code as an exhibit to the Fund’s annual report on Form N-CSR; |
· | Posting the text of this Code on the Fund’s Internet website and disclosing, in its most recent report on Form N-CSR, its Internet address and the fact that it has posted this Code on its Internet website; or |
· | Providing an undertaking in the Fund’s most recent report on Form N-CSR to provide a copy of this Code to any person without charge upon request, and explaining the manner in which such a request may be made. |
VIII. | Waivers |
IX. | Amendments |
X. | Confidentiality |
Officer Name (Please Print)
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Officer Signature
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Date
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1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Principal Real Estate Income Fund; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: |
a. | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b. | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c. | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and |
d. | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions); |
a. | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and |
b. | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |
By:
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/s/ Thomas A. Carter
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Thomas A. Carter
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President (Principal Executive Officer)
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Date:
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December 30, 2015
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1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Principal Real Estate Income Fund; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: |
a. | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b. | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c. | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and |
d. | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions); |
a. | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and |
b. | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |
By:
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/s/ Patrick D. Buchanan
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Patrick D. Buchanan
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Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
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Date:
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December 30, 2015
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(i) | the Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and |
(ii) | the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Dated:
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December 30, 2015
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By:
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/s/ Thomas A. Carter
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Thomas A. Carter
|
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President (Principal Executive Officer)
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(i) | the Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and |
(ii) | the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Dated:
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December 30, 2015
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By:
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/s/ Patrick D. Buchanan
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Patrick D. Buchanan
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Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
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A. | General |
B. | Delegation to the Adviser and Sub-Adviser |
C. | Conflicts |