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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

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COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD. COM 008474108 1,984 32,400 SH   DFND   32,400 0 0
ALAMOS GOLD, INC. COM CL A 011532108 1,895 225,000 SH   DFND   225,000 0 0
ALPHABET, INC. CAP STK CL A 02079K305 6,036 2,170 SH   DFND   2,170 0 0
ALPHABET, INC. CAP STK CL A 02079K305 6,953 2,500 SH   DFND 1 2,500 0 0
ALTICE USA, INC. CL A 02156K103 543 43,500 SH   DFND   43,500 0 0
ALTICE USA, INC. CL A 02156K103 3,806 305,000 SH   DFND 1 305,000 0 0
AMERCO COM 023586100 895 1,500 SH   DFND   1,500 0 0
AMERCO COM 023586100 5,969 10,000 SH   DFND 1 10,000 0 0
AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP NEW COM 03212B103 14 2,615 SH   DFND   2,615 0 0
ANTHEM, INC. COM 036752103 585 1,190 SH   DFND   1,190 0 0
ANTHEM, INC. COM 036752103 4,716 9,600 SH   DFND 1 9,600 0 0
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. COM 043436104 218 1,360 SH   DFND   1,360 0 0
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. COM 043436104 4,726 29,500 SH   DFND 1 29,500 0 0
AUTOZONE, INC. COM 053332102 2,004 980 SH   DFND   980 0 0
AUTOZONE, INC. COM 053332102 12,370 6,050 SH   DFND 1 6,050 0 0
B2GOLD CORP. COM 11777Q209 1,262 275,000 SH   DFND   275,000 0 0
BARCLAYS PLC ADR 06738E204 229 29,000 SH   DFND   29,000 0 0
BARCLAYS PLC ADR 06738E204 4,859 615,000 SH   DFND 1 615,000 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP. COM 067901108 1,228 50,050 SH   DFND   50,050 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP. COM 067901108 6,623 270,000 SH   DFND 1 270,000 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY, INC. CL B NEW 084670702 2,156 6,110 SH   DFND   6,110 0 0
BEST BUY CO, INC. COM 086516101 209 2,300 SH   DFND   2,300 0 0
BEST BUY CO, INC. COM 086516101 4,500 49,500 SH   DFND 1 49,500 0 0
BHP BILLITON LTD. SPONSORED ADS 088606108 263 3,400 SH   DFND   3,400 0 0
BHP BILLITON LTD. SPONSORED ADS 088606108 5,717 74,000 SH   DFND 1 74,000 0 0
BLACKROCK, INC. COM 09247X101 306 400 SH   DFND   400 0 0
BLACKROCK, INC. COM 09247X101 3,592 4,700 SH   DFND 1 4,700 0 0
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC SPONSORED ADR 110448107 12,648 300,000 SH   DFND 1 300,000 0 0
CELANESE CORP. COM 150870103 214 1,500 SH   DFND   1,500 0 0
CELANESE CORP. COM 150870103 3,215 22,500 SH   DFND 1 22,500 0 0
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD. ORD M22465104 1,217 8,800 SH   DFND   8,800 0 0
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD. ORD M22465104 4,010 29,000 SH   DFND 1 29,000 0 0
CITIGROUP, INC. COM NEW 172967424 107 2,000 SH   DFND   2,000 0 0
CITIGROUP, INC. COM NEW 172967424 5,474 102,500 SH   DFND 1 102,500 0 0
COMCAST CORP. CL A 20030N101 4,682 100,000 SH   DFND 1 100,000 0 0
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP. COM 225310101 1,348 2,450 SH   DFND   2,450 0 0
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP. COM 225310101 12,659 23,000 SH   DFND 1 23,000 0 0
CUBESMART COM 229663109 728 14,000 SH   DFND   14,000 0 0
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES COM 254709108 253 2,300 SH   DFND   2,300 0 0
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES COM 254709108 5,510 50,000 SH   DFND 1 50,000 0 0
DOLLAR GENERAL CORP. COM 256677105 4,586 20,600 SH   DFND 1 20,600 0 0
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. COM 281479105 310 40,000 SH   DFND   40,000 0 0
ENOVA INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 29357K103 471 12,400 SH   DFND   12,400 0 0
ENOVA INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 29357K103 3,645 96,000 SH   DFND 1 96,000 0 0
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP COM 293792107 1,032 40,000 SH   DFND 1 40,000 0 0
ESSENT GROUP LTD. COM G3198U102 1,422 34,500 SH   DFND   34,500 0 0
ESSENT GROUP LTD. COM G3198U102 8,242 200,000 SH   DFND 1 200,000 0 0
EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC COM 30225T102 1,234 6,000 SH   DFND   6,000 0 0
GENWORTH FINL INC COM CL A 37247D106 718 190,000 SH   DFND   190,000 0 0
GLOBAL SELF STORAGE INC COM 37955N106 757 135,101 SH   DFND   135,101 0 0
GLOBAL SELF STORAGE INC COM 37955N106 28 5,087 SH   SOLE   5,087 0 0
GLOBAL SELF STORAGE INC. COM 37955N106 542 96,775 SH   DFND   96,775 0 0
GLOBAL SELF STORAGE INC. COM 37955N106 1,135 202,703 SH   DFND   202,703 0 0
GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC. COM 38526M106 388 4,000 SH   DFND   4,000 0 0
GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC. COM 38526M106 7,769 80,000 SH   DFND 1 80,000 0 0
HAVERTY FURNITURE COS, INC. COM 419596101 310 11,300 SH   DFND   11,300 0 0
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND SHS BEN INT 42968F108 51 6,480 SH   DFND 1 6,480 0 0
HIGHLAND INCOME FUND HIGHLAND INCOME FUND 43010E404 161 13,500 SH   DFND   13,500 0 0
HOME DEPOT, INC./THE COM 437076102 718 2,400 SH   DFND   2,400 0 0
HOME DEPOT, INC./THE COM 437076102 4,490 15,000 SH   DFND 1 15,000 0 0
INTEL CORP. COM 458140100 5,253 106,000 SH   DFND 1 106,000 0 0
ISHARES SILVER TRUST ISHARES 46428Q109 526 23,000 SH   DFND   23,000 0 0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. COM 46625H100 927 6,800 SH   DFND   6,800 0 0
KFORCE, INC. COM 493732101 340 4,600 SH   DFND   4,600 0 0
KFORCE, INC. COM 493732101 3,699 50,000 SH   DFND 1 50,000 0 0
LAM RESEARCH CORP. COM 512807108 645 1,200 SH   DFND   1,200 0 0
LAM RESEARCH CORP. COM 512807108 5,215 9,700 SH   DFND 1 9,700 0 0
LCI INDUSTRIES COM 50189K103 486 4,680 SH   DFND   4,680 0 0
LCI INDUSTRIES COM 50189K103 3,401 32,764 SH   DFND 1 32,764 0 0
LIFE STORAGE INC COM 53223X107 632 4,500 SH   DFND   4,500 0 0
LITHIA MOTORS, INC. CL A 536797103 908 3,025 SH   DFND   3,025 0 0
LITHIA MOTORS, INC. CL A 536797103 6,933 23,100 SH   DFND 1 23,100 0 0
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV SHS - A - N53745100 3,599 35,000 SH   DFND 1 35,000 0 0
MASTERCARD, INC. CL A 57636Q104 3,574 10,000 SH   DFND   10,000 0 0
MEDIFAST, INC. COM 58470H101 709 4,150 SH   DFND   4,150 0 0
MEDIFAST, INC. COM 58470H101 5,977 35,000 SH   DFND 1 35,000 0 0
META PLATFORMS, INC. CL A 30303M102 923 4,150 SH   DFND   4,150 0 0
META PLATFORMS, INC. CL A 30303M102 5,448 24,500 SH   DFND 1 24,500 0 0
METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. COM 591520200 3,568 82,500 SH   DFND 1 82,500 0 0
MEXICO EQUITY & INCOME FD COM 592834105 55 6,000 SH   DFND 1 6,000 0 0
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. COM 60855R100 5,704 17,100 SH   DFND 1 17,100 0 0
NEW AMER HIGH INCOME FD INC COM NEW 641876800 2 300 SH   DFND 1 300 0 0
NEWMONT GOLDCORP CORP. COM 651639106 956 12,030 SH   DFND   12,030 0 0
NEWMONT GOLDCORP CORP. COM 651639106 7,270 91,500 SH   DFND 1 91,500 0 0
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. CL A 65336K103 490 2,600 SH   DFND   2,600 0 0
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. CL A 65336K103 4,712 25,000 SH   DFND 1 25,000 0 0
OSISKO GOLD ROYALTIES LTD. COM 68827L101 231 17,500 SH   DFND   17,500 0 0
PUBLIC STORAGE COM 74460D109 663 1,700 SH   DFND   1,700 0 0
QURATE RETAIL GROUP, INC. QV GROUP COM SER A 74915M100 1,819 382,100 SH   DFND 1 382,100 0 0
RIO TINTO PLC SPONSORED ADR 767204100 5,909 73,500 SH   DFND 1 73,500 0 0
ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 770323103 1,324 11,600 SH   DFND   11,600 0 0
ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 770323103 7,422 65,000 SH   DFND 1 65,000 0 0
ROYAL GOLD, INC. COM 780287108 749 5,300 SH   DFND   5,300 0 0
SANDSTORM GOLD, LTD. COM NEW 80013R206 218 27,000 SH   DFND   27,000 0 0
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. COM 83088M102 5,998 45,000 SH   DFND 1 45,000 0 0
SPDR GOLD SHARES ETF GOLD SHS 78463V107 1,084 6,000 SH   DFND   6,000 0 0
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FD INC 2.75% CNV PFD C A 84741T401 5 200 SH   DFND 1 200 0 0
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FD INC COM 84741T104 30 2,000 SH   DFND 1 2,000 0 0
SSR MINING, INC. COM 784730103 1,740 80,000 SH   DFND   80,000 0 0
STEEL DYNAMICS, INC. COM 858119100 659 7,900 SH   DFND   7,900 0 0
STEEL DYNAMICS, INC. COM 858119100 13,349 160,000 SH   DFND 1 160,000 0 0
SWISS HELVETIA FUND INC COM 870875101 30 3,270 SH   DFND 1 3,270 0 0
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO. COM 892356106 420 1,800 SH   DFND   1,800 0 0
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO. COM 892356106 9,918 42,500 SH   DFND 1 42,500 0 0
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, INC. COM 91324P102 1,517 2,975 SH   DFND   2,975 0 0
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, INC. COM 91324P102 6,885 13,500 SH   DFND 1 13,500 0 0
VALVOLINE, INC. COM 92047W101 252 8,000 SH   DFND   8,000 0 0
VALVOLINE, INC. COM 92047W101 3,787 120,000 SH   DFND 1 120,000 0 0
VONTIER CORP. COM 928881101 89 3,500 SH   DFND   3,500 0 0
VONTIER CORP. COM 928881101 1,841 72,500 SH   DFND 1 72,500 0 0
WESTLAKE CORP. COM 960413102 8,638 70,000 SH   DFND 1 70,000 0 0
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP. COM 962879102 285 6,000 SH   DFND   6,000 0 0
WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. COM 969904101 1,088 7,500 SH   DFND   7,500 0 0
WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. COM 969904101 6,960 48,000 SH   DFND 1 48,000 0 0