11. Alternative Income Index

About the Index

All funds in index must be monthly or quarterly paying funds that have a 6%+ with 65%+ of the yield paid February to October (seeking to avoid large year-end dividends to cause inclusion in the index, and not counting special dividends in this calculation for yield). (1) 15% allocation to all the funds in the Hybrid / Balanced Index, equal weight (2) 15% allocation to all the funds in the Multisector Bond Index, equal weight. (3) 14% allocation to funds in the Equity Income Index (non MLP/Non REIT) 1/3 of funds from the index (after MLP/REIT removal) ranked by lowest daily NAV correlation over the past 6 months to the Equity Income Index NAV, equal weight. (4) 14% allocation to funds in the Taxable Bond and BDC Index (non BDC or Multisector funds) 1/4 of the funds from the index (after BDC / Multisector fund removal) ranked by lowest daily NAV correlation in the past 6 months to the Taxable Bond and BDC Index's NAV, equal weight. (5) 10% allocation to the 10 most liquid as measured by 90 day average trade volume for the BDCs in our BDC index while allowing only 1 BDC per Fund Sponsor, equal weight. (6) 10% allocation to the 10 most liquid as measured by 90 day average trade volume for the MLP funds in our MLP index while only allowing 1 MLP fund per Fund Sponsor, equal weight. (7) 8% allocation to 1/2 of the REIT / Real Asset Funds in our index with the lowest 6 month NAV correlation to the Index's NAV while allowing only 1 fund per Fund Sponsor (lowest correlation), equal weight. (8) 8% allocation to any non-BDC CEFs that report a quarterly NAV, equal weight. (9) 6% allocation to the 5 Preferred Equity funds in our Preferred Equity Index with the lowest 6 month NAV correlation to the Preferred Equity Index's NAV while allowing only 1 fund per Fund Sponsor (lowest correlation), equal weight. The index constituents will be rebalanced each quarter.

Index Performance

	Current($)	Previous Day(%)	1 Week(%)	1 Month(%)	3 Month(%)	6 Month(%)	1 Year(%)	3 Year(%)	5 Year(%)	MTD(%)	QTD(%)	YTD(%)
Price	1,257.98	-0.03	-0.34	-0.64	-1.33	2.86	11.30	8.54	6.42	-0.96	-0.96	19.48
NAV	1,214.84	0.19	-0.52	-0.49	-0.96	1.81	7.55	7.43	5.22	-0.77	-0.77	12.95
Difference		0.22	-0.19	0.15	0.38	-1.05	-3.76	-1.11	-1.20	0.19	0.19	-6.53
* Periods greater than 1 Year are annualized. ** On Inception Date (12/30/16), Index Price was $1,000 and NAV was $1,000.00

2019 - Monthly Performance (%)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Q1	Apr	May	Jun	Q2	1H	Jul	Aug	Sep	Q3	Oct	Nov	Dec	Q4	2H	2019
Price	11.63	1.90	1.41	15.34	2.21	-2.42	3.87	3.60	18.94	1.61	-2.20	2.13	1.50	-	-	-	-	-	20.44
NAV	6.70	1.40	1.92	10.27	1.10	-1.37	2.82	2.53	12.80	0.56	-0.87	1.23	0.91	-	-	-	-	-	13.71
Difference	-4.93	-0.49	0.51	-5.07	-1.11	1.05	-1.05	-1.07	-6.14	-1.06	1.33	-0.90	-0.58	-	-	-	-	-	-6.73
2018 - Monthly Performance (%)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Q1	Apr	May	Jun	Q2	1H	Jul	Aug	Sep	Q3	Oct	Nov	Dec	Q4	2H	2018
Price	1.05	-2.84	-0.61	-2.42	2.52	1.49	0.05	4.10	1.68	2.60	0.89	-1.21	2.25	-7.13	0.69	-6.11	-12.21	-9.95	-8.28
NAV	2.01	-3.24	-0.92	-2.21	1.49	1.17	-0.24	2.42	0.21	2.19	0.90	-0.15	2.95	-3.57	0.01	-3.76	-7.18	-4.23	-4.01
Difference	0.96	-0.40	-0.32	0.21	-1.03	-0.32	-0.29	-1.67	-1.46	-0.41	0.01	1.07	0.70	3.56	-0.68	2.36	5.03	5.73	4.27
2017 - Monthly Performance (%)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Q1	Apr	May	Jun	Q2	1H	Jul	Aug	Sep	Q3	Oct	Nov	Dec	Q4	2H	2017
Price	4.56	3.30	0.79	8.85	2.73	-0.23	0.44	2.95	11.80	1.97	-0.94	1.43	2.45	-0.87	-1.20	2.13	0.03	2.49	14.29
NAV	2.31	1.85	0.63	4.86	1.08	0.49	0.71	2.30	7.16	1.65	-0.02	0.61	2.24	0.15	0.35	1.71	2.22	4.46	11.62
Difference	-2.25	-1.45	-0.15	-4.00	-1.65	0.72	0.28	-0.65	-4.64	-0.32	0.92	-0.82	-0.21	1.02	1.54	-0.42	2.18	1.97	-2.67
2016 - Monthly Performance (%)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Q1	Apr	May	Jun	Q2	1H	Jul	Aug	Sep	Q3	Oct	Nov	Dec	Q4	2H	2016
Price	-5.47	0.24	7.84	2.19	4.64	0.74	3.43	9.03	11.22	4.34	2.37	-0.17	6.63	-2.74	0.72	1.93	-0.15	6.48	17.70
NAV	-3.91	-0.74	4.48	-0.34	3.57	1.33	3.17	8.27	7.93	2.75	0.80	2.01	5.65	-1.34	-0.14	2.28	0.76	6.41	14.34
Difference	1.56	-0.97	-3.35	-2.53	-1.08	0.59	-0.26	-0.77	-3.30	-1.59	-1.57	2.18	-0.98	1.40	-0.87	0.35	0.91	-0.07	-3.36
2015 - Monthly Performance (%)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Q1	Apr	May	Jun	Q2	1H	Jul	Aug	Sep	Q3	Oct	Nov	Dec	Q4	2H	2015
Price	0.55	3.10	-1.29	2.33	2.07	-0.84	-4.86	-3.70	-1.37	-1.93	-3.19	-5.42	-10.20	7.13	-2.06	-3.19	1.57	-8.62	-9.99
NAV	0.06	2.09	-0.37	1.77	1.82	-0.27	-2.32	-0.81	0.96	-0.29	-3.12	-4.35	-7.60	4.18	-1.71	-3.84	-1.54	-9.13	-8.17
Difference	-0.49	-1.01	0.92	-0.56	-0.25	0.57	2.53	2.89	2.33	1.64	0.07	1.07	2.60	-2.95	0.35	-0.65	-3.11	-0.51	1.82

Performance Chart

Discount

Characteristics

PORTFOLIO Weighted Average Data
Discount -1.60%	1Yr Disc -3.28%	3Yr Disc -2.82%	5Yr Disc -3.94%	Rel Disc Range (3yr) 60.28%
Mkt Yield 9.66%	Lev Adj NAV Yield 7.63%	After Tax Yield* 8.14%	Est Tax Friction* 1.52%	3Yr NAV Volatiliy 9.25
1 Yr RoC 30.86%	3 Yr Dest RoC 16.19%	Leverage 26.98%	Non Lev Exp Ratio 2.20%	Beta (2yr) 0.51
Equity Exposure 43.45%	Bond Exposure 54.84%	# Holdings 83	Cash Weighted Duration 1.03
Comp NAV TR 0.38%	Comp Discount 1.10%	Net Assets (M) 745	Liquidity - 90d (K) 2,666
* Based on marginal tax rates of 25% and long-term capital gains rates of 15%.

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation as reported by each fund's sponsor as of the last reporting period.

Constituents

83 Funds

Ticker	Name	Sponsor	Allocation	Discount	Market Yield	RoC(1yr)	Leverage	Net Assets	Liquidity (90d)
NIE	AG Eq & Convt Incm Fd	Allianz	1.15	-8.16	7.15	0.00	0.00	641	1,449
CSQ	Calamos Stgc Tot Rtn Fd	Calamos	1.15	-1.18	7.86	44.11	31.58	1,970	3,489
DDF	DI Div & Incm Fd	Delaware	1.17	27.33	7.90	6.40	29.38	83	296
ZTR	Virtus Glbl Div & Inc Fd	Virtus	1.18	8.55	12.14	65.12	27.48	254	878
FOF	C&S CE Opp Fd	Cohen & Steers	1.16	-0.30	7.98	44.63	0.00	357	897
NHF	NexPoint Stgc Opp Fd	Highland Capital	1.15	-16.92	13.61	56.33	21.80	977	3,380
EGIF	Eagle Gwth & Incm Opp Fd	Four Wood	1.13	-14.34	6.21	9.11	30.00	130	255
CGO	Calamos Glbl Tot Rtn Fd	Calamos	1.15	4.26	10.02	53.33	33.64	100	270
GLV	Clough Glbl Div & Incm Fd	Clough	1.17	-9.00	10.99	69.20	34.47	101	591
CHW	Calamos Glbl Dyn Incm Fd	Calamos	1.17	0.26	10.69	50.76	37.12	464	1,326
RIV	RiverNorth Opp Fd	RiverNorth	1.14	0.83	12.02	92.68	9.78	121	847
SCD	LMP Cap & Incm Fd	Legg Mason	1.19	-6.62	8.79	64.37	23.50	272	771
GLO	Clough Glbl Opp Fd	Clough	2.04	-10.43	11.51	52.67	38.29	327	1,043
MGF	MFS Govt Mkt Incm Tr	MFS	1.26	-3.96	7.58	65.00	0.00	156	604
DBL	DbLin Opportunistic Cr Fd	Doubleline	1.27	0.48	6.33	7.34	20.98	310	1,379
VGI	Virtus Glbl Mlt-Sctr Incm Fd	Virtus	1.26	-3.74	11.98	52.05	27.48	148	516
GGM	Gghm Cr Alloc Fd	Guggenheim Funds	1.27	5.12	10.81	9.77	26.32	150	592
GOF	Gghm Stgc Opp Fd	Guggenheim Funds	1.26	11.83	11.33	37.03	0.00	662	3,140
AWF	AB Glbl Hi Incm Fd	AllianceBernstein	1.24	-9.77	6.65	11.07	35.44	1,130	1,670
PFN	PIMCO Incm Stgy Fd II	PIMCO	1.28	9.13	9.23	0.00	26.71	615	1,995
PFL	PIMCO Incm Stgy Fd	PIMCO	1.29	9.54	9.31	12.09	26.01	297	1,024
DSL	DbLin Incm Solutions Fd	Doubleline	1.27	3.74	9.02	2.18	30.34	1,951	7,294
RA	Brkf Real Ast Incm Fd	Brookfield	1.28	-2.43	10.43	41.63	22.13	856	2,888
PHK	PIMCO Hi Incm Fd	PIMCO	1.27	25.77	9.55	16.96	28.71	804	2,892
BIT	BR Mlt-Sctr Incm Tr	BlackRock	1.25	-6.39	8.74	11.46	35.15	681	1,893
CRF	Cornerstone Tot Rtn Fd	Cornerstone	0.86	4.09	22.26	81.71	0.00	404	2,998
CLM	Cornerstone Stgc Val Fd	Cornerstone	0.86	4.43	22.23	85.16	0.00	788	4,603
GGN	GAMCO Glbl Gd NtrRes Incm	Gabelli	0.88	3.84	13.86	89.45	12.24	582	4,342
DNP	DNP Sel Incm Fd	Duff & Phelps	0.88	20.09	6.13	23.21	23.76	3,149	4,487
GUT	Gabelli Util Tr	Gabelli	0.89	48.12	8.02	74.70	27.18	273	1,196
UTF	C&S Infra Fd	Cohen & Steers	0.85	-3.25	7.09	0.22	27.30	2,312	5,302
ZF	Virtus Total Return Fd	Virtus	0.89	5.28	12.71	59.70	26.51	233	1,261
THW	Tekla Wld Health Fd	Tekla	0.86	-2.83	10.74	75.00	22.27	406	1,723
BTO	JH Fin Opp Fd	John Hancock	0.86	-3.08	7.00	16.13	16.88	606	1,855
GLQ	Clough Glbl Eq Fd	Clough	0.88	-9.03	11.33	0.00	34.27	166	884
HQH	Tekla Health Invstr	Tekla	0.88	-10.76	9.87	59.27	0.00	865	2,786
BGR	BR Nrg & Res Tr	BlackRock	0.88	-6.32	8.37	59.17	0.00	354	1,508
BGY	BR Enh Intl DivTr	BlackRock	0.88	-10.78	7.54	45.95	0.00	644	1,338
THQ	Tekla Health Opp Fd	Tekla	0.87	-8.87	7.87	75.00	21.79	780	1,841
IHD	Voya Emrg Mkt Hi Div Eq Fd	Voya	0.88	-9.86	10.10	67.37	0.00	151	481
PPR	Voya Prime Rt Tr	Voya	1.17	-12.03	6.28	0.00	27.46	786	1,733
ARDC	Ares Dyn Cr Alloc Fd	Ares	1.16	-12.48	8.80	0.00	30.93	384	1,158
FFC	F&C Pref Sec Incm Fd	Flaherty & Crumrine	1.18	3.14	6.39	0.00	33.20	904	2,616
HFRO	Highland Incm Fd	Highland Capital	1.07	-12.64	7.60	17.36	29.03	1,001	2,927
VVR	Invsc Sr Incm Tr	Invesco	1.16	-11.37	6.97	0.82	30.00	839	1,623
BKT	BR Incm Tr	BlackRock	1.18	-4.54	6.77	33.20	30.63	408	971
FAX	Abd Asia-Pacific Incm Fd	Aberdeen	1.19	-13.35	7.82	45.11	30.08	1,212	2,227
BGB	B/GSO Stgc Cr Fd	GSO / Blackstone	1.14	-6.89	9.47	0.00	37.23	674	2,048
EFT	EV Flt-Rt Incm Tr	Eaton Vance	1.16	-12.41	7.72	0.00	34.10	594	1,403
EFR	EV Sr Flt-Rt Tr	Eaton Vance	1.16	-12.28	7.88	0.00	34.50	537	1,386
JRO	Nuv Flt Rt Incm Opp Fd	Nuveen	1.16	-12.58	7.80	0.00	37.44	432	1,236
FRA	BR Flt Rt Incm Stgc Fd	BlackRock	1.16	-13.00	7.60	0.00	28.17	520	1,795
ARCC	Ares Capital Corp	Ares	0.99	6.31	8.71	0.00	43.51	7,369	29,352
FSK	FS KKR Capital Corp	FS/KKR	1.04	-26.52	13.13	0.00	44.56	4,086	12,115
PSEC	Prospect Capital Corp	Prospect Capital	0.99	-28.19	11.13	0.00	41.08	3,309	9,797
NMFC	New Mountain Fin Corp	New Mountain Capital	1.00	0.82	10.06	4.04	57.46	1,174	5,755
HTGC	Hercules Capital	Hercules	1.01	25.97	9.60	0.00	50.66	1,107	6,137
AINV	Apollo Inv Corp	Apollo	1.01	-18.00	11.55	0.00	50.34	1,288	4,845
CGBD	TCG BDC	Carlyle	0.98	-17.70	10.54	0.00	50.42	1,019	4,601
TSLX	TPG Specialty Lending	TSL Advisers	1.00	24.28	7.53	0.00	44.50	1,105	4,404
TPVG	TP Vntr Gwth BDC Corp	TriplePoint Capital	1.00	14.87	8.83	0.00	30.27	353	4,271
TCPC	BR TCP Capital Corp	BlackRock	1.00	-1.98	10.77	0.00	52.43	802	4,070
TYG	Tortoise Nrg Infra Corp	Tortoise	0.95	-3.01	13.56	80.68	34.70	107	3,346
CEN	Center Coast Brkf MLP & Nrg Infr	Brookfield	0.97	0.73	18.23	94.17	29.02	230	3,333
CEM	CB MLP & Midstream Fd	Legg Mason	0.97	-10.60	10.85	94.30	32.79	857	2,312
MIE	C&S MLP Incm & Nrg Opp Fd	Cohen & Steers	0.93	1.47	11.19	83.71	30.65	218	1,882
JMF	Nuv Nrg MLP Total Rtn Fd	Nuveen	0.94	-2.43	12.45	88.19	29.18	336	1,619
NML	NB MLP Incm Fd	Neuberger Berman	0.96	-12.11	9.68	71.56	24.90	440	1,526
FEN	FT Nrg Incm & Gwth Fd	First Trust	0.99	5.98	10.47	56.46	26.17	418	1,571
GER	GS MLP & Nrg Renaissance Fd	Goldman Sachs	0.98	-4.12	13.73	83.04	37.26	386	1,497
FMO	F/C Nrg Infra Fd	Guggenheim Funds	0.95	-6.52	15.55	93.43	39.75	315	1,196
SMM	Salient Midstream & MLP Fd	Salient	0.97	-14.94	9.04	94.89	29.20	158	808
PGZ	Principal Rel-Est Incm Fd	ALPS	2.00	-9.39	6.49	11.10	28.72	155	570
JRI	Nuv Rel-Ast Incm & Gwth Fd	Nuveen	2.02	-10.25	7.30	22.59	29.41	533	1,293
IGR	CBRE Clr Glbl Rel-Est Incm Fd	CBRE Clarion	2.01	-11.15	7.60	69.75	13.58	1,035	2,235
AWP	Abd Glbl Prmr Prop Fd	Aberdeen	2.03	-12.20	7.67	57.57	8.31	609	2,611
FLC	F&C Tot Rtn Fd	Flaherty & Crumrine	1.21	3.42	6.16	0.00	33.40	216	773
JPS	Nuv Pref & Incm Sec Fd	Nuveen	1.22	-0.20	6.79	0.17	35.56	2,019	4,191
PDT	JH Prm Div Fd	John Hancock	1.20	14.39	6.54	18.70	33.26	759	1,235
FPF	FT Imd Dur Pref & Incm Fd	First Trust	1.19	-3.08	6.82	1.35	30.79	1,461	3,280
LDP	C&S Ltd Dur Pref & Incm Fd	Cohen & Steers	1.20	-2.12	7.38	11.08	30.20	748	1,464
BANX	StoneCastle Fin Corp	StoneCastle	4.03	1.42	6.87	0.00	14.27	143	245
OXLC	Oxford Lane Cap Corp	Oxford Lane	4.13	18.85	17.02	0.00	32.01	341	6,597

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