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LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 98.71%
COMMON STOCKS 98.71%
Aerospace & Defense 0.54%
Northrop Grumman Corp. 49,916 $ 23,048,214
Banks 5.92%
Bank of America Corp. 2,497,999
115,157,754
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 527,906
139,710,323
Total
254,868,077
Beverages 1.74%
Coca-Cola Co.
1,051,068
74,846,552
Biotechnology 2.16%
AbbVie, Inc.
445,994
93,226,126
Building Products 0.69%
Allegion PLC (Ireland)
(a)
232,391
29,911,046
Capital Markets 8.51%
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 88,286 47,436,068
ARES Management Corp.
Class A
129,456 22,129,209
Charles Schwab Corp. 1,199,855 95,424,468
Evercore, Inc. Class A
94,306 22,803,191
Morgan Stanley
838,953 111,673,034
S&P Global, Inc.
125,944
67,221,350
Total
366,687,320
Chemicals 2.52%
Linde PLC
130,909 61,141,049
Sherwin-Williams Co. 130,445
47,256,310
Total
108,397,359
Construction Materials 2.09%
CRH PLC
879,017
90,116,823
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail 4.46%
Costco Wholesale Corp. 69,087 72,445,319
Walmart, Inc.
1,215,860
119,895,955
Total
192,341,274
Distributors 0.51%
Pool Corp.
63,860 $ 22,159,420
Electric: Utilities 2.15%
Entergy Corp.
503,041 43,920,510
NextEra Energy, Inc.
692,152
48,568,306
Total
92,488,816
Electrical Equipment 0.31%
Eaton Corp. PLC
45,973
13,484,800
Financial Services 2.60%
Mastercard, Inc. Class A 194,442
112,058,869
Ground Transportation 1.37%
Old Dominion Freight
Line, Inc.
334,990
59,125,735
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.36%
Abbott Laboratories
736,205
101,603,652
Health Care Providers & Services 1.87%
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 169,664
80,583,613
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.39%
McDonald’s Corp.
194,796
60,061,451
Information Technology Services 1.85%
Accenture PLC Class A
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229,217
79,882,125
Insurance 4.13%
Allstate Corp.
94,420 18,803,743
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. 281,121 94,945,806
Chubb Ltd.
(Switzerland)
(a)
224,370
64,053,148
Total
177,802,697
Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.79%
Danaher Corp.
163,095
33,884,617
Machinery 3.41%
Cummins, Inc.
115,965 42,695,994
Parker-Hannifin Corp. 156,136
104,378,477
Total
147,074,471
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Reliance, Inc.
74,471 $ 22,129,802
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
199,701
26,973,614
Total
49,103,416
Multi-Utilities 1.52%
CMS Energy Corp.
893,490
65,269,445
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 4.18%
Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)
(a)
1,447,986 61,872,442
Exxon Mobil Corp.
1,063,114
118,356,481
Total
180,228,923
Pharmaceuticals 4.30%
Eli Lilly & Co.
93,914 86,460,046
Johnson & Johnson
597,553
98,608,196
Total
185,068,242
Professional Services 0.69%
Verisk Analytics, Inc.
99,921
29,667,544
Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment 12.36%
Analog Devices, Inc.
324,746
74,711,065
Broadcom, Inc.
687,920 137,191,886
Lam Research Corp.
804,402 61,729,809
NVIDIA Corp.
1,521,272 190,037,298
Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
ADR
382,414
69,037,199
Total
532,707,257
Software 10.01%
Microsoft Corp.
791,566 314,243,786
Oracle Corp.
354,037 58,791,384
Roper Technologies, Inc. 100,075
58,493,838
Total
431,529,008
Specialty Retail 4.47%
Home Depot, Inc.
107,778 42,744,755
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
243,628 60,575,666
TJX Cos., Inc.
716,977
89,450,050
Total
192,770,471
Technology Hardware, Storage &
Peripherals 4.58%
Apple, Inc.
816,264 $ 197,405,286
Tobacco 3.19%
Philip Morris
International, Inc.
884,812 137,393,607
Trading Companies & Distributors 0.90%
Watsco, Inc.
77,253
38,961,005
Total Common Stocks
(cost $2,718,233,303)
4,253,757,261
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 1.21%
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS 1.21%
Repurchase Agreement
dated 2/28/2025, 2.050%
due 3/3/2025 with Fixed
Income Clearing Corp.
collateralized by
$52,767,300 of U.S.
Treasury Note at
4.375% due 7/31/2026;
value: $53,131,379;
proceeds: $52,098,475
(cost $52,089,576) $52,089,576
52,089,576
Total Investments in
Securities 99.92%
(cost $2,770,322,879)
4,305,846,837
Other Assets and Liabilities –
Net 0.08%
3,408,938
Net Assets 100.00%
$4,309,255,775
ADR American Depositary Receipt.
(a)
Foreign security traded in U.S. dollars.
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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 28, 2025 in valuing the Fund’s investments
carried at fair value
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Long-Term Investments
Common Stocks
$4,253,757,261 $
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$4,253,757,261
Short-Term Investments
Repurchase Agreements
–
52,089,576 –
52,089,576
Total
$4,253,757,261
$52,089,576 $ –
$4,305,846,837
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Refer to Note 2(b) for a description of fair value measurements and the three-tier hierarchy of inputs.
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See Schedule of Investments for fair values in each industry and identification of foreign issuers and/or geography.
The table above is presented by Investment Type. Countries are presented within an Investment Type should such
Investment Type include securities classified as two or more levels within the three-tier fair value hierarchy. When
applicable, each Level 3 security is identified on the Schedule of Investments along with the valuation
technique utilized.
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a material amount of Level 3
investments at the beginning or end of the period in relation to the Fund’s net assets.