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Investment Company Act file number: 811-21652
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Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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2455 Corporate West Drive, Lisle, IL 60532
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(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)
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Amy J. Lee
2455 Corporate West Drive, Lisle, IL 60532
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(Name and address of agent for service)
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FMO Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund
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Portfolio of Investments
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August 31, 2013 (unaudited)
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Number
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of Shares
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Description
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Value
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Long-Term Investments - 160.7%
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Master Limited Partnerships - 159.5%
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Coal - 3.4%
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217,425
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Alliance Holdings GP, LP
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$ 13,358,592
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120,840
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Alliance Resource Partners, LP
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9,096,835
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365,000
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Oxford Resource Partners, LP(a)
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843,150
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23,298,577
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Diversified Infrastructure - 41.5%
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504,954
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Enbridge Energy Partners, LP(a)
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15,057,728
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1,451,915
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Energy Transfer Equity, LP(a)
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93,401,692
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229,237
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Energy Transfer Partners, LP(a)
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11,752,981
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1,420,925
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Enterprise Products Partners, LP(a)
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84,431,363
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397,703
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Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP(a)
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32,436,657
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618,439
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Kinder Morgan Management, LLC(a) (b) (c)
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49,376,170
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286,456,591
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Gathering & Processing - 30.2%
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427,590
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Access Midstream Partners, LP
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19,502,380
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356,062
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Atlas Pipeline Partners, LP
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13,815,205
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801,654
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Crestwood Midstream Partners, LP
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20,794,905
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348,135
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Crosstex Energy, LP
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6,517,087
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945,004
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DCP Midstream Partners, LP(a)
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45,294,042
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564,325
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MarkWest Energy Partners, LP(a)
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37,691,267
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151,255
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QEP Midstream Partners, LP(g)
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3,425,926
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532,660
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Southcross Energy Partners, LP
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10,019,334
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262,530
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Targa Resources Partners, LP(a)
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12,827,216
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400,029
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Western Gas Equity Partners, LP
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15,753,142
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383,290
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Western Gas Partners, LP(a)
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22,667,771
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208,308,275
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Marine Transportation - 4.7%
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320,360
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Golar LNG Partners, LP (Marshall Islands)
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10,411,700
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29,035
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KNOT Offshore Partners, LP (Marshall Islands)
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698,292
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679,810
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Teekay Offshore Partners, LP (Marshall Islands)(a)
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21,597,564
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32,707,556
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Midstream Natural Gas - 24.4%
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17,120
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EQT Midstream Partners, LP
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819,877
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1,178,357
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Inergy Midstream, LP(a)
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27,385,016
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2,509,466
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Inergy, LP(a)
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34,480,063
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535,000
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ONEOK Partners, LP(a)
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26,530,650
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189,460
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Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP
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4,296,953
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1,525,270
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Williams Partners, LP(a)
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75,241,569
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168,754,128
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Midstream Oil - 40.7%
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493,765
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Buckeye Partners, LP
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34,563,550
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646,216
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Buckeye Partners, LP, Class B(b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
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44,523,870
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323,885
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Delek Logistics Partners, LP
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9,586,996
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671,775
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Genesis Energy, LP(a)
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32,695,289
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1,039,387
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Magellan Midstream Partners, LP(a)
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56,397,139
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88,021
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Oiltanking Partners, LP
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4,269,018
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1,471,892
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Plains All American Pipeline, LP(a)
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74,418,860
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124,430
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Rose Rock Midstream, LP
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4,065,128
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316,530
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Tesoro Logistics, LP
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16,966,008
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168,065
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World Point Terminals, LP(g)
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3,378,107
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280,863,965
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Natural Gas Pipelines & Storage - 8.0%
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750,975
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Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP
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22,574,308
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280,152
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El Paso Pipeline Partners, LP(a)
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11,690,743
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439,340
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TC PipeLines, LP(a)
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21,228,909
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55,493,960
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Other Master Limited Partnerships - 1.3%
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312,795
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Exterran Partners, LP
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8,736,364
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Upstream - 5.3%
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995,247
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EV Energy Partners, LP(a)
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36,316,563
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Total Master Limited Partnerships - 159.5%
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(Cost $568,198,080)
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1,100,935,979
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Common Stock - 1.2%
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Diversified Infrastructure - 1.2%
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220,165
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Kinder Morgan, Inc.(a)
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8,350,858
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(Cost $7,647,839)
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Principal
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Amount
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Description
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Value
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Term Loans - 0.0%*
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$489,214
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Clearwater Subordinated Note NR(b) (d) (e) (f) (h)
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102,735
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(Cost $489,214)
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Total Investments - 160.7%
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(Cost $576,335,133)
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1,109,389,572
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Liabilities in excess of Other Assets - (29.7%)
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(204,964,934)
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Borrowings - (31.0% of Net Assets or 19.3% of Total Investments)
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(214,000,000)
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Net Assets - 100.0%
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$ 690,424,638
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LLC - Limited Liability Company
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LP - Limited Partnership
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Represents less than 0.1% of net assets.
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(a)
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All or a portion of these securities have been physically segregated as collateral for borrowings outstanding. As of August 31, 2013, the total amount segregated was $494,148,050.
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(b)
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Non-income producing security.
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(c)
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While non-income producing, security makes regular in-kind distributions
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(d)
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Illiquid security.
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(e)
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Security is restricted and may be resold only in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2013, restricted securities aggregate market value amounted to $44,626,605 or 6.5% of net assets.
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(f)
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Security is valued based on observable and/or unobservable inputs in accordance with Fair Valuation procedures established in good faith by management and approved by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of such securities is $44,626,605 which represents 6.5% of net assets applicable to common shares.
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| (g) | Represents a new issue security. Security has not made an initial distribution to shareholders. | |||
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(h)
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Company has filed for protection in federal bankruptcy court.
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See previously submitted notes to financial statements for the period ended May 31, 2013
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% of Long-Term
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Sector
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Investments
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Diversified Infrastructure
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26.6%
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Midstream Oil
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25.3%
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Gathering & Processing
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18.8%
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Midstream Natural Gas
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15.2%
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Natural Gas Pipelines & Storage
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5.0%
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Upstream
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3.3%
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Marine Transportation
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2.9%
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Coal
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2.1%
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Other Master Limited Partnerships
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0.8%
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At August 31, 2013, the cost and related gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments for tax purposes are as follows:
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Cost of Investments
for Tax Purposes
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Gross Tax
Unrealized Appreciation
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Gross Tax
Unrealized Depreciation
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Net Tax Unrealized
Appreciation on Investments
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| $574,523,496 | $543,910,889 | $(9,044,813) | $534,866,076 | |||||||
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Readily marketable securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price on the primary exchange or in the principal over the counter (“OTC”) market on which they are traded. Readily marketable securities traded on an exchange or OTC for which there are no transactions on a given day are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices. Securities traded on NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Debt securities are valued by independent pricing services or dealers using the last available bid price for such securities or, if such prices are not available, at prices for securities of comparable maturity, quality and type. Short-term securities with maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
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For those securities where quotations or prices are not available, the valuations are determined in accordance with procedures established in good faith by management and approved by the Board of Trustees. A valuation committee consisting of representatives from investment management, fund administration, legal and compliance is responsible for the oversight of the valuation process of the Fund and convenes monthly, or more frequently as needed. The valuation committee reviews monthly Level 3 fair valued securities methodology, price overrides, broker quoted securities, price source changes, illiquid securities, unchanged priced securities, halted securities, price challenges, fair valued securities sold and back testing trade prices in relation to prior day closing prices. On a quarterly basis, the valuations and methodologies of all Level 3 fair valued securities are presented to the Fund’s Trustees.
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Valuations in accordance with these procedures are intended to reflect each security’s (or asset’s) “fair value”. Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. Each such determination should be based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. Examples of such factors may include, but are not limited to: (i) the type of security, (ii) the initial cost of the security, (iii) the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, (iv) the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies, (v) quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services, (vi) information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange traded securities), (vii) an analysis of the company’s financial statements, and (viii) an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold (e.g. the existence of pending merger activity, public offerings or tender offers that might affect the value of the security).
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There are three different categories for valuations. Level 1 valuations are those based upon quoted prices in active markets. Level 2 valuations are those based upon quoted prices in inactive markets or based upon significant observable inputs (e.g. yield curves; benchmark interest rates; indices). Level 3 valuations are those based upon unobservable inputs (e.g. discounted cash flow analysis; non-market based methods used to determine fair valuation).
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The Fund values Level 1 securities using readily available market quotations in active markets. The Fund values Level 2 equity securities
using various observable market inputs as described above. Money market funds are valued at net asset value. The Fund values Level 2 derivatives using independent pricing providers who employ matrix pricing models utilizing market prices, broker quotes and interest rate fluctuations. The fair value estimates for the Level 3 securities are determined in accordance with the Fund's valuation procedures.
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The valuation process involved for Level 3 measurements for the Fund is completed on a daily basis and is designed to subject the Level 3 valuations to an appropriate level of oversight and review. For Level 3 securities, the Fund utilizes a pricing committee (the "Pricing Committee"), which is comprised of employees of Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC ("GFIA" or the "Investment Adviser") or its affliates responsible for implementing the valuation procedures established by the Fund.
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Investment professionals from FAMCO MLP (the "Sub-Adviser") prepare preliminary valuations based on their evaluation of financial data, company specific developments, market valuations of comparable companies, market information and other factors. These preliminary valuations are reviewed by the Pricing Committee with subsequent deliberations until an appropriate price is determined for the Level 3 security.
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The valuation technique and significant inputs used in determining the value of the holding categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy is based on a cash flow model of the royalties on coal produced.
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Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective as of the beginning of the period.
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The following table represents the Fund's investments carried by caption and by level within the fair value hierarchy as of August 31, 2013.
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Description
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Total
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(value in $000s)
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Assets:
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Master Limited Partnerships:
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Coal
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$ | 23,298 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 23,298 | |||||||
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Diversified Infrastructures
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286,457 | - | - | 286,457 | |||||||||||
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Gathering & Processing
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208,308 | - | 208,308 | ||||||||||||
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Marine Transportation
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32,708 | - | - | 32,708 | |||||||||||
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Midstream Natural Gas
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168,754 | - | 168,754 | ||||||||||||
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Midstream Oil
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236,340 | 44,524 | - | 280,864 | |||||||||||
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Natural Gas Pipelines & Storage
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55,494 | 55,494 | |||||||||||||
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Other Master Limited Partnerships
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8,736 | - | - | 8,736 | |||||||||||
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Upstream
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36,317 | - | - | 36,317 | |||||||||||
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Common Stocks
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8,351 | - | - | 8,351 | |||||||||||
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Term Loans
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- | - | 103 | 103 | |||||||||||
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Total
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$ | 1,064,763 | $ | 44,524 | $ | 103 | $ | 1,109,390 | |||||||
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The following table presents the activity of the Fund's investments measured at fair value using significant observable inputs (Level 3 valuations) for the period ended August 31, 2013.
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Level 3 Holdings
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Beginning Balance at 11/30/12
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Term Loans
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120 | ||
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Total Realized Gain/Loss
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Term Loans
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(64 | ) | |
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Change in Unrealized Gain/Loss
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Term Loans
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64 | ||
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Purchases
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Sales
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Term Loans
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(17 | ) | |
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Transfers In
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Transfers Out
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Ending Balance 8/31/13
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Term Loans
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103 | ||
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Total Level 3 holdings
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$ | 103 | |
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The following table summarizes valuation technique and input used in determining the fair value of Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund holding categorized as Level 3 at August 31, 2013:
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Investments, at Value
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Value as of August 31, 2013
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Valuation Technique
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Unobservable Inputs
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Range of Unobservable Inputs
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Term Loan
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$102,735
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Cash flow model
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Royalties on coal produced
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21%-33%
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A significant change in unobservable inputs would have the following impact to Level 3 valuations:
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Unobservable Input
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Impact to Value if Input Increases
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Impact to Value if Input Decreases
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Royalties on coal produced
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Increase
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Decrease
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The transfers in and out of the Fund as of the report date when compared to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year are as follows:
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Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1:
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$ 48,180
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The transfer from Level 2 to Level 1 was a result of Crestwood Midstream Partners, LP and Inergy Midstream, LP restricted shares becoming registered and commencing trading on an exchange.
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(a)
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The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report and have concluded, based on such evaluation, that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
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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) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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