1
Portfolio
of
Investments
September
30,
2024
JCE
(Unaudited)
SHARES
DESCRIPTION
VALUE
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
100.1%   
X
248,058,056
COMMON
STOCKS
-
98
.1
%
X
248,058,056
AUTOMOBILES
&
COMPONENTS
-
0.7%
7,140
(a)
Tesla
Inc
$
1,868,038
TOTAL
AUTOMOBILES
&
COMPONENTS
1,868,038
BANKS
-
3.2%
49,095
Bank
of
America
Corp
1,948,090
30,600
Citigroup
Inc
1,915,560
8,940
JPMorgan
Chase
&
Co
1,885,088
40,350
Wells
Fargo
&
Co
2,279,372
TOTAL
BANKS
8,028,110
CAPITAL
GOODS
-
4.8%
25,790
Flowserve
Corp
1,333,085
670
Fortive
Corp
52,883
3,770
Lockheed
Martin
Corp
2,203,791
3,380
Northrop
Grumman
Corp
1,784,877
2,140
Parker-Hannifin
Corp
1,352,095
17,870
RTX
Corp
2,165,129
5,290
Trane
Technologies
PLC
2,056,382
11,500
Vertiv
Holdings
Co,
Class
A
1,144,135
TOTAL
CAPITAL
GOODS
12,092,377
COMMERCIAL
&
PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES
-
1.9%
1,760
Cintas
Corp
362,349
10,580
Leidos
Holdings
Inc
1,724,540
25,540
Rollins
Inc
1,291,813
12,200
Veralto
Corp
1,364,692
TOTAL
COMMERCIAL
&
PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES
4,743,394
CONSUMER
DISCRETIONARY
DISTRIBUTION
&
RETAIL
-
5.5%
56,340
(a)
Amazon.com
Inc
10,497,832
68,720
(a)
Coupang
Inc
1,687,076
4,430
Home
Depot
Inc/The
1,795,036
TOTAL
CONSUMER
DISCRETIONARY
DISTRIBUTION
&
RETAIL
13,979,944
CONSUMER
SERVICES
-
2.7%
550
Booking
Holdings
Inc
2,316,666
29,430
(a)
Chipotle
Mexican
Grill
Inc
1,695,757
22,000
H&R
Block
Inc
1,398,100
3,280
Wingstop
Inc
1,364,742
TOTAL
CONSUMER
SERVICES
6,775,265
CONSUMER
STAPLES
DISTRIBUTION
&
RETAIL
-
2.6%
540
Costco
Wholesale
Corp
478,721
26,310
Kroger
Co/The
1,507,563
20,420
(a)
US
Foods
Holding
Corp
1,255,830
42,387
Walmart
Inc
3,422,750
TOTAL
CONSUMER
STAPLES
DISTRIBUTION
&
RETAIL
6,664,864
ENERGY
-
3.3%
119
Chevron
Corp
17,525
19,250
Civitas
Resources
Inc
975,398
17,630
ConocoPhillips
1,856,086
10,430
Exxon
Mobil
Corp
1,222,605
27,440
HF
Sinclair
Corp
1,223,001
5,350
Ovintiv
Inc
204,958
91,550
Permian
Resources
Corp
1,245,995
11,180
Phillips
66
1,469,611
TOTAL
ENERGY
8,215,179
EQUITY
REAL
ESTATE
INVESTMENT
TRUSTS
(REITS)
-
1.3%
8,720
Digital
Realty
Trust
Inc
1,411,157
28,590
Ventas
Inc
1,833,477
TOTAL
EQUITY
REAL
ESTATE
INVESTMENT
TRUSTS
(REITS)
3,244,634
Portfolio
of
Investments
September
30,
2024
(continued)
JCE
2
SHARES
DESCRIPTION  
VALUE
FINANCIAL
SERVICES
-
9.2%
13,230
(a)
Berkshire
Hathaway
Inc,
Class
B
$
6,089,240
15,220
(a)
Block
Inc
1,021,718
8,060
CME
Group
Inc
1,778,439
44,530
Corebridge
Financial
Inc
1,298,495
11,780
Intercontinental
Exchange
Inc
1,892,339
33,230
Janus
Henderson
Group
PLC
1,265,066
1,631
Mastercard
Inc,
Class
A
805,388
2,230
MSCI
Inc
1,299,934
25,670
(a)
PayPal
Holdings
Inc
2,003,030
65,210
(a)
Robinhood
Markets
Inc,
Class
A
1,527,218
1,950
S&P
Global
Inc
1,007,409
12,260
Visa
Inc,
Class
A
3,370,887
TOTAL
FINANCIAL
SERVICES
23,359,163
FOOD,
BEVERAGE
&
TOBACCO
-
0.9%
1,040
Coca-Cola
Co/The
74,734
960
Coca-Cola
Consolidated
Inc
1,263,744
1,510
PepsiCo
Inc
256,776
5,890
Philip
Morris
International
Inc
715,046
TOTAL
FOOD,
BEVERAGE
&
TOBACCO
2,310,300
HEALTH
CARE
EQUIPMENT
&
SERVICES
-
6.0%
19,690
Abbott
Laboratories
2,244,857
22,770
(a)
Boston
Scientific
Corp
1,908,126
12,940
Cardinal
Health
Inc
1,430,129
19,390
(a)
Centene
Corp
1,459,679
27,440
CVS
Health
Corp
1,725,427
4,570
Humana
Inc
1,447,502
2,890
(a)
IDEXX
Laboratories
Inc
1,460,086
22,400
Medtronic
PLC
2,016,672
2,600
UnitedHealth
Group
Inc
1,520,168
TOTAL
HEALTH
CARE
EQUIPMENT
&
SERVICES
15,212,646
HOUSEHOLD
&
PERSONAL
PRODUCTS
-
2.1%
23,710
(a)
BellRing
Brands
Inc
1,439,671
16,470
Colgate-Palmolive
Co
1,709,751
4,670
Procter
&
Gamble
Co/The
808,844
13,340
Spectrum
Brands
Holdings
Inc
1,269,167
TOTAL
HOUSEHOLD
&
PERSONAL
PRODUCTS
5,227,433
INSURANCE
-
2.6%
8,100
Allstate
Corp/The
1,536,165
8,870
Marsh
&
McLennan
Cos
Inc
1,978,808
6,290
Progressive
Corp/The
1,596,151
4,900
Willis
Towers
Watson
PLC
1,443,197
TOTAL
INSURANCE
6,554,321
MATERIALS
-
0.7%
6,390
Ecolab
Inc
1,631,559
TOTAL
MATERIALS
1,631,559
MEDIA
&
ENTERTAINMENT
-
9.7%
29,870
Alphabet
Inc,
Class
A
4,953,940
34,900
Alphabet
Inc,
Class
C
5,834,931
43,200
Comcast
Corp,
Class
A
1,804,464
13,150
Meta
Platforms
Inc
7,527,586
4,230
(a)
Netflix
Inc
3,000,212
3,950
(a)
Spotify
Technology
SA
1,455,693
TOTAL
MEDIA
&
ENTERTAINMENT
24,576,826
PHARMACEUTICALS,
BIOTECHNOLOGY
&
LIFE
SCIENCES
-
7.3%
1,830
AbbVie
Inc
361,388
1,070
(a)
Biogen
Inc
207,409
34,890
Bristol-Myers
Squibb
Co
1,805,209
2,950
Eli
Lilly
&
Co
2,613,523
47,300
(a)
Exelixis
Inc
1,227,435
24,950
Gilead
Sciences
Inc
2,091,808
3
SHARES
DESCRIPTION  
VALUE
PHARMACEUTICALS,
BIOTECHNOLOGY
&
LIFE
SCIENCES
(continued)
21,459
Johnson
&
Johnson
$
3,477,645
23,991
Merck
&
Co
Inc
2,724,418
54,670
Pfizer
Inc
1,582,150
4,003
Thermo
Fisher
Scientific
Inc
2,476,136
TOTAL
PHARMACEUTICALS,
BIOTECHNOLOGY
&
LIFE
SCIENCES
18,567,121
SEMICONDUCTORS
&
SEMICONDUCTOR
EQUIPMENT
-
9.8%
2,170
(a)
Advanced
Micro
Devices
Inc
356,054
19,190
Broadcom
Inc
3,310,275
2,280
KLA
Corp
1,765,655
139,580
NVIDIA
Corp
16,950,595
13,970
QUALCOMM
Inc
2,375,598
TOTAL
SEMICONDUCTORS
&
SEMICONDUCTOR
EQUIPMENT
24,758,177
SOFTWARE
&
SERVICES
-
12.1%
5,190
(a)
Adobe
Inc
2,687,278
20,680
(a)
Dynatrace
Inc
1,105,760
19,330
(a)
Fortinet
Inc
1,499,041
3,360
Intuit
Inc
2,086,560
1,570
(a)
Kyndryl
Holdings
Inc
36,079
41,995
Microsoft
Corp
18,070,448
5,111
Salesforce
Inc
1,398,932
19,980
(a)
Twilio
Inc,
Class
A
1,303,096
5,760
(a)
VeriSign
Inc
1,094,170
20,160
(a)
Zoom
Video
Communications
Inc,
Class
A
1,405,958
TOTAL
SOFTWARE
&
SERVICES
30,687,322
TECHNOLOGY
HARDWARE
&
EQUIPMENT
-
9.6%
82,958
Apple
Inc
19,329,214
4,830
(a)
Arista
Networks
Inc
1,853,851
11,820
Jabil
Inc
1,416,391
5,580
TD
SYNNEX
Corp
670,046
14,570
(a)
Trimble
Inc
904,651
TOTAL
TECHNOLOGY
HARDWARE
&
EQUIPMENT
24,174,153
TRANSPORTATION
-
0.6%
34,480
(a)
Alaska
Air
Group
Inc
1,558,841
TOTAL
TRANSPORTATION
1,558,841
UTILITIES
-
1.5%
8,380
Duke
Energy
Corp
966,214
23,230
Evergy
Inc
1,440,492
35,060
Exelon
Corp
1,421,683
TOTAL
UTILITIES
3,828,389
TOTAL
COMMON
STOCKS
(Cost
$172,666,601)
248,058,056
SHARES
DESCRIPTION
VALUE
X
5,081,784
EXCHANGE-TRADED
FUNDS
-
2
.0
%
X
5,081,784
8,810
iShares
Core
S&P
500
ETF
$
5,081,784
TOTAL
EXCHANGE-TRADED
FUNDS
(Cost
$4,390,501)
5,081,784
TYPE
DESCRIPTION(b)
NUMBER
OF
CONTRACTS
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
(c)
EXERCISE
PRICE
EXPIRATION
DATE
VALUE
OPTIONS
PURCHASED
-
0
.0
%
Call
Chicago
Board
Options
Exchange
SPX
Volatility
Index
25
$
100,000
$
40
12/18/24
1,863
Put
Chicago
Board
Options
Exchange
SPX
Volatility
Index
50
70,000
14
10/16/24
100
TOTAL
OPTIONS
PURCHASED
(Cost
$2,656)
75
$
170,000
1,963
TOTAL
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost
$177,059,758)
253,141,803
Portfolio
of
Investments
September
30,
2024
(continued)
JCE
4
Investments
in
Derivatives
Part
F
of
Form
N-PORT
was
prepared
in
accordance
with
U.S.
generally
accepted
accounting
principles
(“U.S.
GAAP”)
and
in
conformity
with
the
applicable
rules
and
regulations
of
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(“SEC”)
related
to
interim
filings.
Part
F
of
Form
N-PORT
does
not
include
all
information
and
footnotes
required
by
U.S.
GAAP
for
complete
financial
statements.
Certain
footnote
disclosures
normally
included
in
financial
statements
prepared
in
accordance
with
U.S.
GAAP
have
been
condensed
or
omitted
from
this
report
pursuant
to
the
rules
of
the
SEC.
For
a
full
set
of
the
Fund’s
notes
to
financial
statements,
please
refer
to
the
Fund’s
most
recently
filed
annual
or
semi-annual
report.
Fair
Value
Measurements
The
Fund’s
investments
in
securities
are
recorded
at
their
estimated
fair
value
utilizing
valuation
methods
approved
by
the
Board
of
Directors/
Trustees.
Fair
value
is
defined
as
the
price
that
would
be
received
upon
selling
an
investment
or
transferring
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
to
an
independent
buyer
in
the
principal
or
most
advantageous
market
for
the
investment.
U.S.
GAAP
establishes
the
three-tier
hierarchy
which
is
used
to
maximize
the
use
of
observable
market
data
and
minimize
the
use
of
unobservable
inputs
and
to
establish
classification
of
fair
value
measurements
for
disclosure
purposes.
Observable
inputs
reflect
the
assumptions
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability.
Observable
inputs
are
based
on
market
data
obtained
from
sources
independent
of
the
reporting
entity.
Unobservable
inputs
reflect
management’s
assumptions
about
the
assumptions
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability.
Unobservable
inputs
are
based
on
the
best
information
available
in
the
circumstances.
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
three-tiered
hierarchy
of
valuation
input
levels.
Level
1
–
Inputs
are
unadjusted
and
prices
are
determined
using
quoted
prices
in
active
markets
for
identical
securities.
Level
2
–
Prices
are
determined
using
other
significant
observable
inputs
(including
quoted
prices
for
similar
securities,
interest
rates,
credit
spreads,
etc.).
Level
3
–
Prices
are
determined
using
significant
unobservable
inputs
(including
management’s
assumptions
in
determining
the
fair
value
of
investments).
The
following
table
summarizes
the
market
value
of
the
Fund's
investments
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
based
on
the
inputs
used
to
value
them:
PRINCIPAL
DESCRIPTION
RATE
MATURITY
VALUE
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
 2.4%  
X
5,936,135
REPURCHASE
AGREEMENTS
-
2
.4
%
X
5,936,135
$
5,936,135
(d)
Fixed
Income
Clearing
Corporation
1
.520
%
10/01/24
$
5,936,135
TOTAL
REPURCHASE
AGREEMENTS
(Cost
$5,936,135)
5,936,135
TOTAL
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost
$5,936,135)
5,936,135
TOTAL
INVESTMENTS
-
102
.5
%
(Cost
$
182,995,893
)
259,077,938
OTHER
ASSETS
&
LIABILITIES,
NET
-  (2.5)%
(
6,240,570
)
NET
ASSETS
APPLICABLE
TO
COMMON
SHARES
-
100%
$
252,837,368
Options
Written
Type
Description
(b)
Number
of
Contracts
Notional
Amount
(c)
Exercise
Price
Expiration
Date
Value
Call
S&P
500
Index
(10)
$
(
5,650,000
)
$
5,650
10/18/24
$
(
148,450
)
Call
S&P
500
Index
(75)
(
42,750,000
)
5,700
10/18/24
(
821,250
)
Call
S&P
500
Index
(35)
(
20,300,000
)
5,800
10/18/24
(
163,800
)
Call
S&P
500
Index
(20)
(
11,800,000
)
5,900
10/31/24
(
54,300
)
Total
Options
Written
(premiums
received
$399,586)
(140)
$(80,500,000)
$(1,187,800)
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Long-Term
Investments:
Common
Stocks
$
248,058,056
$
–
$
–
$
248,058,056
Exchange-Traded
Funds
5,081,784
–
–
5,081,784
Options
Purchased
1,963
–
–
1,963
Short-Term
Investments:
Repurchase
Agreements
–
5,936,135
–
5,936,135
Investments
in
Derivatives:
Options
Written
(1,187,800)
–
–
(1,187,800)
Total
$
251,954,003
$
5,936,135
$
–
$
257,890,138
5
For
Fund
portfolio
compliance
purposes,
the
Fund’s
industry
classifications
refer
to
any
one
or
more
of
the
industry
sub-classifications
used
by
one
or
more
widely
recognized
market
indexes
or
ratings
group
indexes,
and/or
as
defined
by
Fund
management.
This
definition
may
not
apply
for
purposes
of
this
report,
which
may
combine
industry
sub-classifications
into
sectors
for
reporting
ease.
All
percentages
shown
in
the
Portfolio
of
Investments
are
based
on
net
assets
applicable
to
common
shares
unless
otherwise
noted.
(a)
Non-income
producing;
issuer
has
not
declared
an
ex-dividend
date
within
the
past
twelve
months.
(b)
Exchange-traded,
unless
otherwise
noted.
(c)
For
disclosure
purposes,
Notional
Amount
is
calculated
by
multiplying
the
Number
of
Contracts
by
the
Exercise
Price
by
100.
(d)
Agreement
with
Fixed
Income
Clearing
Corporation,
1.520%
dated
9/30/24
to
be
repurchased
at
$5,936,386
on
10/1/24,
collateralized
by
Government
Agency
Securities,
with
coupon
rate
3.500%
and
maturity
date
9/30/26,
valued
at
$6,055,008.
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Fund
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