SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT - First Investors
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT - First Investors
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT - First Investors
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)<br />
FLOATING RATE FUND<br />
March 31, 2014<br />
Accounting Standards Codification 820 established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to establish a<br />
classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is<br />
summarized in the three broad Levels listed below:<br />
Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Fund has<br />
the ability to access.<br />
Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable<br />
for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted<br />
prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments,<br />
interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and<br />
similar data.<br />
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs<br />
are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumption about the assumptions a<br />
market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on<br />
the best information available.<br />
The inputs methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk<br />
associated with investing in those securities. For example, amortized cost approximates the current<br />
fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market,<br />
such securities are reflected as Level 2<br />
The following is a summary, by category of Level, of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of<br />
March 31, 2014:<br />
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total<br />
Loan Participations . . . . . . . . . . . $ — $ 60,829,964 $ — $ 60,829,964<br />
Corporate Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . — 5,633,876 — 5,633,876<br />
Total Investments in Securities* . . $ — $ 66,463,840 $ — $ 66,463,840<br />
* The Portfolio of Investments provides information on the industry categorization of loan participations<br />
and corporate bonds.<br />
There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended<br />
March 31, 2014. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.<br />
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See notes to financial statements