UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-08690  

 

MassMutual Premier Funds
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

1295 State Street, Springfield, MA 01111
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Paul LaPiana
1295 State Street, Springfield, MA 01111
(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (413) 744-1000  

 

Date of fiscal year end: 9/30/2022  
     
Date of reporting period: 3/31/2022  

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a)The Reports to Stockholders are attached herewith.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

President’s Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited)

1

Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)

3

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

MassMutual U.S. Government Money Market Fund

17

MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund

18

MassMutual Inflation-Protected and Income Fund

31

MassMutual Core Bond Fund

40

MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund

53

MassMutual High Yield Fund

70

MassMutual Balanced Fund

78

MassMutual Disciplined Value Fund

90

MassMutual Main Street Fund

94

MassMutual Disciplined Growth Fund

97

MassMutual Small Cap Opportunities Fund

100

MassMutual Global Fund

103

MassMutual International Equity Fund

105

MassMutual Strategic Emerging Markets Fund

108

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

112

Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

120

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

128

Financial Highlights

139

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

166

Other Information (Unaudited)

209

Proxy Voting

209

Monthly Reporting

209

Quarterly Reporting

209

Liquidity Risk Management Program

209

Trustees’ Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

209

Fund Expenses

211

 

This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus (or summary prospectus, if available) for the MassMutual Premier Funds. Investors should consider a Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses carefully before investing. This and other information about the investment company is available in the prospectus (or summary prospectus, if available). Read it carefully before investing.

 

 

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MassMutual Premier Funds – President’s Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

To Our Shareholders

 

“As always, we recommend that you work with a personal financial professional, who can help you define an investment strategy that aligns with your comfort level with respect to market volatility, how long you have to save and invest, and your specific financial goals.”

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

Welcome to the MassMutual Premier Funds Semiannual Report, covering the six months ending March 31, 2022.

 

Market Highlights

For the reporting period from October 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022, the S&P 500® Index* was up nearly 6%, despite rising inflationary pressures, the Russian-Ukraine war, and the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) taking the first steps in rolling back years of accommodative monetary policy.

 

In the fourth quarter of 2021, expectations for strong economic and earnings growth in 2022 bolstered by the possibility for a $2 trillion economic stimulus and social spending plan, allowed investors to look past skyrocketing Omicron variant COVID-19 cases and heightened inflationary pressures.

 

During the first quarter of 2022 investors in both stocks and bonds were challenged by the unexpected invasion of Ukraine by Russia, a stalled economic stimulus plan, and the Fed raising interest rates for the first time since 2018.

 

Foreign stocks in both developed and emerging markets experienced losses in the reporting period, hindered by the unexpected economic impact of the Russian-Ukraine war and the strengthening of the U.S. dollar.

 

U.S. bond investors experienced negative returns as the rollback of accommodative monetary policy drove yields higher and concerns over increased default risk due to the Russian-Ukraine war drove valuations lower.

 

Market Commentary

For the six months beginning on October 1, 2021, global stock investors experienced mixed returns. U.S. stocks rose in the period, despite the Russian-Ukraine war, buoyed by rising expectations for strong economic growth with COVID-19 appearing to have peaked and strong corporate earnings growth and balance sheets.

 

The broad market S&P 500 Index delivered a gain of 5.92% for the period, while the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite® Index declined, losing 1.25% for the period. The more economically sensitive Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 3.44% for the period. During this period small-cap stocks significantly underperformed their larger cap peers while value stocks significantly outperformed their growth peers.

 

The continued economic recovery, Fed interest rate hike in March, and the unexpected invasion of Ukraine by Russia affected sectors differently. The energy, materials, and utilities sectors fared the best for this period as investors anticipated these sectors would benefit the most from higher commodity prices. The communication services and consumer discretionary sectors lagged other sectors, hurt by rising interest rates and rising inflationary pressures. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices ended the period at $100.28 per barrel, up 32% for the period.

 

Developed international stock markets, as measured by the MSCI EAFE® Index, trailed their domestic peers, falling 3.38% for the six-month period, negatively impacted by the Russian-Ukraine war and a stronger U.S. dollar. European stocks fared better than Japanese stocks, in part due to the Japanese economy’s great sensitivity to energy prices. Emerging-market stock markets, as measured in the MSCI Emerging Markets® Index, were also down, falling 8.20% for the period, with food and energy inflation affecting emerging market economies to a greater degree.

 

*

Indexes referenced, other than the MSCI Indexes, are unmanaged, do not incur fees, expenses, or taxes, and cannot be purchased directly for investment. The MSCI Indexes are unmanaged, do not incur fees or expenses, and cannot be purchased directly for investment. For more information about the Funds and the indexes mentioned, please go to https://www.massmutual.com/funds.

 

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MassMutual Premier Funds – President’s Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

The Fed has begun to unwind years of accommodative monetary policy now that the labor market has recovered and inflation pressures are higher. The economic shock of the Russian-Ukraine war and the resulting rise in commodity prices may force the Fed to raise interest rates faster than planned which increases the risk of a policy mistake that leads to a recession. The proposed tax hike in the President’s budget proposal adds to the risk of a recession.

 

Investors entered the period in the midst of rising inflationary pressures and expectations that the Fed would start rolling back years of accommodative monetary policy. In this environment bond yields rose, with the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond reaching 2.32% by the end of March. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ended the period down 5.92%, as bond prices are negatively impacted by rising yields. Investment-grade bond prices fared worse as concerns of defaults increased. The Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index, which tracks the performance of investment-grade corporate bonds, ended the period down 7.48%. Below investment grade bonds as represented by the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Index performed better, ending the period down 4.16%, aided by generally shorter maturities and investor demand for bonds in the energy sector as the sharp rise in oil prices lessened the risk of default.

 

Review and maintain your strategy

MassMutual is committed to helping people secure their long-term future and protect the ones they love. While the return of volatility and the reality of market sell-offs can test an investor’s mettle, we’d like to remind you as a retirement investor that it’s important to maintain perspective and have realistic expectations about the future performance of your investment accounts. As described in this report, financial markets can reverse suddenly with little or no notice. Our multi-managed and sub-advised mutual funds tap into the deep expertise of seasoned asset managers who are committed to helping long-term investors prepare for retirement – in all market conditions. As always, we recommend that you work with a personal financial professional, who can help you define an investment strategy that aligns with your comfort level with respect to market volatility, how long you have to save and invest, and your specific financial goals. Thank you for your confidence in MassMutual.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Paul LaPiana
President
MassMutual Premier Funds
MML Investment Advisers, LLC

 

© 2022 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual®), Springfield, MA 01111-0001. All rights reserved.
www.MassMutual.com

 

The High Yield Fund and Short-Duration Bond Fund are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. (ADI). MML Distributors, LLC (MMLD) serves as the exclusive wholesale marketing agent for these Funds, as well as the distributor for all other MassMutual Funds. MMLD Member FINRA and SIPC (www.FINRA.org and www.SIPC.org), 1295 State Street, Springfield, MA 01111-0001. Investment Advisory services are provided to all Funds by MML Investment Advisers, LLC (MML Advisers). MMLD and MML Advisers are subsidiaries of MassMutual. ADI is not affiliated with MMLD, MML Advisers, or MassMutual.

 

The information provided is the opinion of MML Advisers as of 4/1/2022 and is subject to change without notice. It is not to be construed as tax, legal, or investment advice. Of course, past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

 

MM202305-301740

 

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MassMutual U.S. Government Money Market Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)

 

What is the investment approach of MassMutual U.S. Government Money Market Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?

 

The Fund seeks current income consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity. The Fund normally invests at least 99.5% of its total assets in cash, U.S. Government securities, and/or repurchase agreements fully collateralized by cash or U.S. Government securities. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. Government securities and repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized by U.S. Government securities. The Fund’s subadviser is Barings LLC (Barings). The Fund seeks to maintain, but does not guarantee, a stable $1.00 share price. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.

 

MassMutual
U.S. Government Money Market Fund
Portfolio Characteristics
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

Discount Notes

74.0%

Repurchase Agreement

20.0%

U.S. Treasury Bill

8.9%

Total Short-Term Investments

102.9%

Other Assets & Liabilities

(2.9)%

Net Assets

100.0%

   

 

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MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)

 

What is the investment approach of MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?

 

The Fund seeks to achieve a high total rate of return primarily from current income while minimizing fluctuations in capital values by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of short-term investment grade fixed income securities. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade fixed income securities (rated Baa3 or higher by Moody’s, BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s or the equivalent by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality by the Fund’s subadviser or sub-subadviser). The Fund’s subadviser is Barings LLC (Barings). In addition, Baring International Investment Limited serves as a sub-subadviser for the Fund.

 

MassMutual
Short-Duration Bond Fund
Portfolio Characteristics
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

Corporate Debt

53.2%

Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations

42.2%

Purchased Options

0.2%

Mutual Funds

0.1%

U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities*

0.0%

Total Long-Term Investments

95.7%

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

4.3%

Net Assets

100.0%

   

 

*

May contain securities that are issued by a U.S. Government Agency, but are unsecured and are not guaranteed by a U.S. Government Agency.

 

 

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MassMutual Inflation-Protected and Income Fund– Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)

 

What is the investment approach of MassMutual Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?

 

The Fund seeks to achieve as high a total rate of real return on an annual basis as is considered consistent with prudent investment risk and the preservation of capital by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in inflation-indexed bonds and other income-producing securities. The Fund’s subadviser is Barings LLC (Barings). In addition, Baring International Investment Limited serves as a sub-subadviser for the Fund.

 

MassMutual
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund
Portfolio Characteristics
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations

52.4%

U.S. Treasury Obligations

25.8%

U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities*

11.0%

Mutual Funds

1.6%

Purchased Options

0.3%

Total Long-Term Investments

91.1%

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

8.9%

Net Assets

100.0%

   

 

*

May contain securities that are issued by a U.S. Government Agency, but are unsecured and are not guaranteed by a U.S. Government Agency.

 

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MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)

 

What is the investment approach of MassMutual Core Bond Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?

 

The Fund seeks to achieve a high total rate of return consistent with prudent investment risk and the preservation of capital by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment grade fixed income securities. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade fixed income securities (rated Baa3 or higher by Moody’s, BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s or the equivalent by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality by the Fund’s subadviser or sub-subadviser). The Fund’s portfolio dollar-weighted average duration generally matches (within 10%) the average duration of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The Fund’s subadviser is Barings LLC (Barings). In addition, Baring International Investment Limited serves as a sub-subadviser for the Fund.

 

MassMutual
Core Bond Fund
Portfolio Characteristics
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

Corporate Debt

36.2%

Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations

26.5%

U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities*

22.5%

U.S. Treasury Obligations

12.9%

Sovereign Debt Obligations

1.1%

Mutual Funds

0.5%

Purchased Options

0.4%

Total Long-Term Investments

100.1%

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

(0.1)%

Net Assets

100.0%

   

 

*

May contain securities that are issued by a U.S. Government Agency, but are unsecured and are not guaranteed by a U.S. Government Agency.

 

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MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)

 

What is the investment approach of MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?

 

The Fund seeks a superior total rate of return by investing in fixed income instruments. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. The Fund’s subadviser is Barings LLC (Barings). In addition, Baring International Investment Limited serves as a sub-subadviser for the Fund.

 

MassMutual
Diversified Bond Fund
Portfolio Characteristics
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

Corporate Debt

45.7%

Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations

28.8%

U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities*

16.0%

U.S. Treasury Obligations

2.8%

Sovereign Debt Obligations

1.0%

Mutual Funds

1.0%

Preferred Stock

0.6%

Purchased Options

0.4%

Warrants

0.0%

Total Long-Term Investments

96.3%

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

3.7%

Net Assets

100.0%

   

 

*

May contain securities that are issued by a U.S. Government Agency, but are unsecured and are not guaranteed by a U.S. Government Agency.

 

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MassMutual High Yield Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)

 

What is the investment approach of MassMutual High Yield Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?

 

The Fund seeks to achieve a high level of total return, with an emphasis on current income, by investing primarily in high yield debt and related securities. The Fund invests primarily in lower rated U.S. debt securities (“junk” or “high yield” bonds), including securities in default. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in lower rated fixed income securities (rated below Baa3 by Moody’s, below BBB- by Standard & Poor’s or the equivalent by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization (using the lower rating) or, if unrated, determined to be of below investment grade quality by the Fund’s subadviser or sub-subadviser). The Fund’s subadviser is Barings LLC (Barings). Effective February 1, 2022, Baring International Investment Limited was added as sub-subadviser for the Fund.

 

MassMutual
High Yield Fund
Portfolio Characteristics
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

Corporate Debt

91.9%

Mutual Funds

2.7%

Bank Loans

2.5%

Common Stock

0.8%

Total Long-Term Investments

97.9%

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

2.1%

Net Assets

100.0%

   

 

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MassMutual Balanced Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)

 

What is the investment approach of MassMutual Balanced Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?

 

The Fund seeks a high total return by investing across different asset classes (U.S. equity securities and fixed income securities) each represented by a different segment of the Fund’s portfolio. Under normal market conditions, the Fund’s subadviser and sub-subadviser expect that 55%-75% of the Fund’s net assets will be invested in U.S. equity securities (the “U.S. Equity Segment”) and 25%-45% of the Fund’s net assets will be invested in fixed income securities (the “Bond Segment”) that meet certain environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) criteria. The Fund will target a long term strategic allocation of 65% to the U.S. Equity Segment and 35% to the Bond Segment. The Fund’s subadviser is Invesco Advisers, Inc., and its sub-subadviser is Invesco Capital Management LLC (together with Invesco Advisers, Inc., “Invesco”).

 

MassMutual
Balanced Fund
Portfolio Characteristics
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

Common Stock

66.3%

Corporate Debt

12.5%

U.S. Treasury Obligations

12.2%

U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities*

8.3%

Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations

3.4%

Mutual Funds

3.2%

Total Long-Term Investments

105.9%

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

(5.9)%

Net Assets

100.0%

   

 

*

May contain securities that are issued by a U.S. Government Agency, but are unsecured and are not guaranteed by a U.S. Government Agency.

 

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MassMutual Disciplined Value Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)

 

What is the investment approach of MassMutual Disciplined Value Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?

 

The Fund seeks long-term total return by investing primarily in equity securities of U.S. large- and mid-cap companies. The Fund currently invests substantially all of its assets in companies represented in the Russell 1000® Value Index at the time of purchase, although the Fund is actively managed and is not an index fund or a passively managed investment. Constituents of the Russell 1000 Value Index are companies that exhibit certain value characteristics, as defined by the index providers, such as lower price-to-book ratios, lower prices relative to forecasted earnings, and higher dividend yields. The Fund’s subadviser is Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington Management).

 

MassMutual
Disciplined Value Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

3.2%

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

2.7%

Pfizer, Inc.

2.2%

Walmart, Inc.

2.0%

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

2.0%

The Procter & Gamble Co.

2.0%

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

1.9%

Danaher Corp.

1.8%

Philip Morris International, Inc.

1.7%

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

1.5%

 

21.0%

   

 

MassMutual
Disciplined Value Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

Consumer, Non-cyclical

32.2%

Financial

26.6%

Technology

11.1%

Industrial

10.7%

Consumer, Cyclical

5.6%

Energy

4.5%

Communications

4.3%

Basic Materials

2.9%

Utilities

1.5%

Mutual Funds

0.1%

Total Long-Term Investments

99.5%

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

0.5%

Net Assets

100.0%

   

 

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MassMutual Main Street Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)

 

What is the investment approach of MassMutual Main Street Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?

 

The Fund seeks a high total return by investing primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies of different capitalization ranges. The Fund’s subadviser currently focuses on “large capitalization” issuers, which are considered to be companies with market capitalizations at the time of purchase within the market capitalization range of companies included within the Russell 1000® Index, although it may purchase stocks of companies with any market capitalization. The Fund’s subadviser is Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers).

 

MassMutual
Main Street Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

Microsoft Corp.

6.7%

Amazon.com, Inc.

5.6%

Apple, Inc.

4.4%

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

3.1%

Alphabet, Inc. Class A

2.9%

Prologis, Inc.

2.8%

The Procter & Gamble Co.

2.7%

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

2.6%

QUALCOMM, Inc.

2.5%

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

2.4%

 

35.7%

   

 

MassMutual
Main Street Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

Technology

25.3%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

22.4%

Communications

14.7%

Financial

13.5%

Industrial

11.2%

Consumer, Cyclical

6.0%

Energy

3.7%

Utilities

1.8%

Basic Materials

0.7%

Mutual Funds

0.1%

Total Long-Term Investments

99.4%

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

0.6%

Net Assets

100.0%

   

 

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MassMutual Disciplined Growth Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)

 

What is the investment approach of MassMutual Disciplined Growth Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?

 

The Fund seeks long-term total return by investing primarily in equity securities of U.S. large- and mid-cap companies. The Fund currently invests substantially all of its assets in companies represented in the Russell 1000® Growth Index at the time of purchase, although the Fund is actively managed and is not an index fund or a passively managed investment. Constituents of the Russell 1000 Growth Index are companies that exhibit certain growth characteristics, as defined by the index providers, such as historical and predicted future earnings per share growth rates and trends, historical sales per share growth trends, and internal growth rate. The Fund’s subadviser is Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington Management).

 

MassMutual
Disciplined Growth Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

Microsoft Corp.

10.9%

Amazon.com, Inc.

5.5%

Apple, Inc.

4.9%

NVIDIA Corp.

4.2%

Tesla, Inc.

3.4%

Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A

3.1%

Alphabet, Inc. Class A

3.0%

Visa, Inc. Class A

2.9%

Alphabet, Inc. Class C

2.7%

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

2.7%

 

43.3%

   

 

MassMutual
Disciplined Growth Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

Technology

34.7%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

19.1%

Communications

18.5%

Consumer, Cyclical

12.2%

Financial

10.4%

Industrial

4.2%

Energy

0.7%

Basic Materials

0.6%

Mutual Funds

0.1%

Total Long-Term Investments

100.5%

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

(0.5)%

Net Assets

100.0%

   

 

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MassMutual Small Cap Opportunities Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)

 

What is the investment approach of MassMutual Small Cap Opportunities Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?

 

The Fund seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks of small-capitalization U.S. companies that the Fund’s subadviser believes have favorable business trends or prospects based on fundamental analysis. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of small-cap companies. The Fund’s subadviser is Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers).

 

MassMutual
Small Cap Opportunities Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

2.3%

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.

1.9%

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.

1.8%

Stifel Financial Corp.

1.8%

National Storage Affiliates Trust

1.7%

Ziff Davis, Inc.

1.7%

KBR, Inc.

1.7%

AutoNation, Inc.

1.7%

ASGN, Inc.

1.7%

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.

1.7%

 

18.0%

   

 

MassMutual
Small Cap Opportunities Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

Consumer, Non-cyclical

22.4%

Financial

20.2%

Industrial

15.8%

Technology

14.2%

Consumer, Cyclical

11.5%

Energy

4.4%

Utilities

3.7%

Basic Materials

2.8%

Communications

2.4%

Mutual Funds

1.3%

Total Long-Term Investments

98.7%

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

1.3%

Net Assets

100.0%

   

 

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MassMutual Global Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)

 

What is the investment approach of MassMutual Global Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?

 

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks of companies in the U.S. and foreign countries. The Fund can invest without limit in foreign securities, including American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), and can invest in any country, including developing or emerging market countries. However, the Fund currently emphasizes investments in developed markets such as the United States, Western European countries, and Japan. As a fundamental policy, the Fund normally will invest in at least three countries (one of which may be the United States). Typically, the Fund invests in a number of different countries. The Fund’s subadviser is Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers).

 

MassMutual
Global Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

Alphabet, Inc. Class A

12.1%

Intuit, Inc.

5.9%

S&P Global, Inc.

5.6%

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

5.5%

Adobe, Inc.

4.1%

Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A

4.1%

Analog Devices, Inc.

3.9%

Airbus SE

3.4%

JD.com, Inc. ADR

3.3%

DLF Ltd.

3.1%

 

51.0%

   

 

MassMutual
Global Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

Technology

22.8%

Industrial

21.7%

Communications

21.7%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

17.8%

Consumer, Cyclical

9.3%

Financial

6.1%

Mutual Funds

2.0%

Basic Materials

0.1%

Total Long-Term Investments

101.5%

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

(1.5)%

Net Assets

100.0%

   

 

14

 

 

MassMutual International Equity Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)

 

What is the investment approach of MassMutual International Equity Fund, and are is the Fund’s subadvisers?

 

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stock of foreign companies. The Fund invests primarily in the common stock of companies that are domiciled or that have their primary operations outside of the United States. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of foreign companies. The Fund may invest up to 100% of its total assets in such securities. The Fund may invest in emerging markets as well as in developed markets throughout the world. From time to time, the Fund may place greater emphasis on investing in one or more particular regions (such as Asia, Europe, or Latin America). The Fund’s subadvisers are Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington Management), which managed approximately 74% of the Fund’s portfolio; and Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC (TSW), which was responsible for approximately 26% of the Fund’s portfolio, as of March 31, 2022.

 

MassMutual
International Equity Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

Roche Holding AG

3.3%

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

3.0%

Novartis AG Registered

2.9%

Nestle SA Registered

2.8%

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

2.8%

KDDI Corp.

2.8%

National Grid PLC

2.6%

Canadian National Railway Co.

2.6%

AIA Group Ltd.

2.5%

Smith & Nephew PLC

2.5%

 

27.8%

   

 

MassMutual
International Equity Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

Consumer, Non-cyclical

39.9%

Industrial

15.9%

Financial

14.1%

Consumer, Cyclical

7.1%

Utilities

5.1%

Energy

4.3%

Basic Materials

4.1%

Technology

4.0%

Communications

3.8%

Mutual Funds

1.7%

Diversified

0.4%

Total Long-Term Investments

100.4%

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

(0.4)%

Net Assets

100.0%

   

 

15

 

 

MassMutual Strategic Emerging Markets Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)

 

MassMutual Select Funds – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

What is the investment approach of MassMutual Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?

 

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing mainly in common stocks of issuers in developing and emerging markets throughout the world and at times may invest up to 100% of its total assets in foreign securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of issuers whose principal activities are in a developing (or emerging) market, i.e., are in a developing market or are economically tied to a developing market country. The Fund will invest in at least three developing markets. In general, countries may be considered developing or emerging markets if they are included in any one of the MSCI emerging markets indexes, classified as a developing or emerging market, or classified under a similar or corresponding classification, by organizations such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, or have economies, industries, and stock markets with similar characteristics. The Fund’s subadviser is Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers).

 

MassMutual
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

9.9%

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

6.0%

AIA Group Ltd.

5.0%

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B

4.8%

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

4.5%

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

4.3%

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

3.5%

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

3.3%

NetEase, Inc. ADR ADR

3.2%

Cie Financiere Richemont SA Registered

3.1%

 

47.6%

   

 

MassMutual
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 3/31/22

Technology

23.9%

Financial

23.8%

Consumer, Cyclical

15.7%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

13.4%

Communications

9.2%

Basic Materials

7.6%

Industrial

2.2%

Energy

0.0%

Total Long-Term Investments

95.8%

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

4.2%

Net Assets

100.0%

   

 

16

 

 

MassMutual U.S. Government Money Market Fund – Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 102.9%

Discount Notes — 74.0%

Federal Farm Credit Bank

               

SOFR + .040% (0.020)% FRN 4/01/22, 8/22/22 (a)

  $ 2,500,000     $ 2,500,200  

0.112% 7/06/22, 7/06/22 (a)

    5,600,000       5,598,358  

Federal Home Loan Bank

               

SOFR + .010% (0.005)% FRN 4/01/22, 7/26/22 (a)

    16,000,000       16,000,258  

SOFR + .055% 0.000% FRN 4/01/22, 5/13/22 (a)

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

SOFR + .005% 0.000% FRN 4/01/22, 6/30/22 (a)

    8,000,000       8,000,000  

SOFR + .005% 0.000% FRN 4/01/22, 6/30/22 (a)

    13,000,000       13,000,000  

SOFR + .005% 0.000% FRN 4/01/22, 7/25/22 (a)

    8,000,000       8,000,000  

SOFR + .010% 0.000% FRN 4/01/22, 8/02/22 (a)

    6,000,000       6,000,000  

SOFR + .010% 0.000% FRN 4/01/22, 9/06/22 (a)

    12,000,000       12,000,000  

SOFR + .010% 0.000% FRN 4/01/22, 9/08/22 (a)

    20,000,000       20,000,000  

SOFR + .005% 0.000% FRN 4/01/22, 9/16/22 (a)

    8,000,000       8,000,000  

0.122% 4/13/22, 4/13/22 (a)

    12,000,000       11,999,520  

0.122% 6/10/22, 6/10/22 (a)

    6,400,000       6,398,507  

0.127% 6/10/22, 6/10/22 (a)

    4,500,000       4,498,906  

0.130% 6/10/22, 6/10/22 (a)

    2,000,000       1,999,502  

0.132% 4/08/22, 4/08/22 (a)

    3,350,000       3,349,915  

0.132% 6/08/22, 6/08/22 (a)

    5,000,000       4,998,772  

0.152% 4/27/22, 4/27/22 (a)

    3,600,000       3,599,610  

0.162% 4/04/22, 4/04/22 (a)

    5,100,000       5,099,932  

0.193% 4/20/22, 4/20/22 (a)

    2,000,000       1,999,800  

0.213% 4/13/22, 4/13/22 (a)

    500,000       499,965  
              158,543,245  

Repurchase Agreement — 20.0%

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/22, 0.000%, due 4/01/22 (b)

    7,841,412       7,841,412  

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/22, 0.290%, due 4/01/22 (c)

    35,000,000       35,000,000  
              42,841,412  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

U.S. Treasury Bill — 8.9%

U.S. Treasury Bill

               

0.081% 4/21/22 (d)

  $ 5,000,000     $ 4,999,778  

0.116% 10/06/22 (d)

    3,000,000       2,998,209  

0.117% 8/11/22 (d)

    3,000,000       2,998,735  

0.118% 4/05/22 (d)

    8,000,000       7,999,897  
              18,996,619  
                 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $220,381,276)

            220,381,276  
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.9% (Cost $220,381,276) (e)

            220,381,276  
                 

Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (2.9)%

            (6,170,800 )
                 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 214,210,476  

 

Abbreviation Legend

FRN

Floating Rate Note

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

The stated maturity dates reflect reset date and final maturity date, respectively.

(b)

Maturity value of $7,841,412. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.500%, maturity date of 4/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $7,998,284.

(c)

Maturity value of $35,000,282. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.125%, maturity date of 2/15/40, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $35,700,002.

(d)

The rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

(e)

See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

17

 

 

MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

BONDS & NOTES — 95.4%

CORPORATE DEBT — 53.2%

Aerospace & Defense — 0.3%

The Boeing Co.

               

2.196% 2/04/26

  $ 2,850,000     $ 2,697,491  

Agriculture — 2.0%

BAT Capital Corp.

               

4.700% 4/02/27

    8,270,000       8,494,029  

Imperial Brands Finance PLC

               

3.125% 7/26/24 (a)

    5,320,000       5,274,914  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd.

               

2.349% 10/29/25 (a)

    8,225,000       6,584,886  
              20,353,829  

Airlines — 0.9%

Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd.

               

4.500% 10/20/25 (a)

    8,663,000       8,720,299  

Auto Manufacturers — 3.1%

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

               

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.235% 1.741% FRN 2/15/23

    2,115,000       2,098,667  

2.300% 2/10/25

    5,470,000       5,192,220  

3.087% 1/09/23

    3,410,000       3,411,023  

General Motors Co.

               

6.125% 10/01/25

    5,107,000       5,489,082  

Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.

               

3.350% 6/08/25 (a)

    3,858,000       3,796,894  

Hyundai Capital America

               

1.500% 6/15/26 (a)

    4,960,000       4,515,460  

Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC

               

1.850% 9/16/26 (a)

    7,770,000       6,966,716  
              31,470,062  

Banks — 9.4%

ABN AMRO Bank NV

               

4.750% 7/28/25 (a)

    7,765,000       7,937,771  

Banco Santander SA

               

1.849% 3/25/26

    3,400,000       3,181,779  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

               

4.500% 12/16/25

    4,504,000       4,659,017  

Barclays PLC

               

5.200% 5/12/26

    8,740,000       9,087,502  

BPCE SA

               

4.625% 7/11/24 (a)

    1,200,000       1,222,768  

5.700% 10/22/23 (a)

    8,498,000       8,795,419  

Burgan Bank SAK 5 year CMT + 2.229%

               

2.750% VRN 12/15/31 (a)

    2,000,000       1,732,480  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Citigroup, Inc.

               

4.450% 9/29/27

  $ 3,565,000     $ 3,682,908  

Credit Suisse AG

               

6.500% 8/08/23 (a)

    6,260,000       6,416,500  

Danske Bank A/S 1 year CMT + .730%

               

1.549% VRN 9/10/27 (a)

    3,820,000       3,483,234  

Deutsche Bank AG

               

SOFR + 1.219% 2.311% VRN 11/16/27

    4,115,000       3,776,367  

SOFR + 1.318% 2.552% VRN 1/07/28

    3,670,000       3,387,285  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

               

4.250% 10/21/25

    5,480,000       5,620,051  

HSBC Holdings PLC

               

SOFR + 1.430% 2.999% VRN 3/10/26

    2,900,000       2,846,422  

4.250% 3/14/24

    343,000       348,260  

4.250% 8/18/25

    3,668,000       3,714,657  

4.375% 11/23/26

    3,264,000       3,328,574  

Macquarie Group Ltd. SOFR + 1.069%

               

1.340% VRN 1/12/27 (a)

    4,450,000       4,066,051  

Morgan Stanley

               

4.350% 9/08/26

    5,500,000       5,686,647  

Natwest Group PLC 1 year CMT + .900%

               

1.642% VRN 6/14/27

    2,565,000       2,348,031  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC SOFR + 1.220%

               

2.469% VRN 1/11/28

    3,170,000       2,952,557  

Societe Generale SA

               

1 year CMT + 1.100% 1.488% VRN 12/14/26 (a)

    5,510,000       4,988,074  

1 year CMT + 1.000% 1.792% VRN 6/09/27 (a)

    245,000       221,048  

1 year CMT + 1.300% 2.797% VRN 1/19/28 (a)

    1,200,000       1,124,700  
              94,608,102  

Beverages — 0.3%

JDE Peet’s NV

               

1.375% 1/15/27 (a)

    4,029,000       3,622,177  

Biotechnology — 0.2%

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

               

3.300% 3/15/27

    1,875,000       1,847,541  

Chemicals — 1.2%

MEGlobal Canada ULC

               

5.000% 5/18/25 (a)

    6,400,000       6,597,568  

Syngenta Finance NV

               

4.441% 4/24/23 (a)

    2,641,000       2,676,316  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

18

 

 

MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

4.892% 4/24/25 (a)

  $ 765,000     $ 779,532  

Yara International ASA

               

3.800% 6/06/26 (a)

    2,125,000       2,124,343  
              12,177,759  

Commercial Services — 0.5%

Triton Container International Ltd.

               

2.050% 4/15/26 (a)

    5,500,000       5,135,260  

Distribution & Wholesale — 0.9%

Li & Fung Ltd.

               

4.500% 8/18/25 (a)

    9,750,000       9,312,079  

Diversified Financial Services — 4.7%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust

               

2.450% 10/29/26

    4,990,000       4,614,409  

6.500% 7/15/25

    2,200,000       2,332,061  

Aircastle Ltd.

               

4.125% 5/01/24

    6,790,000       6,783,889  

Antares Holdings LP

               

2.750% 1/15/27 (a)

    2,785,000       2,451,205  

3.950% 7/15/26 (a)

    4,980,000       4,647,944  

6.000% 8/15/23 (a)

    3,332,000       3,403,013  

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.

               

2.875% 2/15/25 (a)

    7,395,000       7,108,047  

4.250% 4/15/26 (a)

    3,290,000       3,248,338  

BGC Partners, Inc.

               

4.375% 12/15/25

    3,690,000       3,719,398  

LeasePlan Corp. NV

               

2.875% 10/24/24 (a)

    2,022,000       1,976,995  

SPARC EM SPC Panama Metro Line 2 SP

               

0.000% 12/05/22 (a)

    547,192       539,532  

Synchrony Financial

               

3.700% 8/04/26

    900,000       896,310  

3.950% 12/01/27

    5,550,000       5,505,591  
              47,226,732  

Electric — 0.8%

Alliant Energy Finance LLC

               

1.400% 3/15/26 (a)

    1,630,000       1,484,079  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

               

1.750% 6/16/22

    6,235,000       6,226,046  
              7,710,125  

Entertainment — 0.3%

Magallanes, Inc. Co.

               

3.638% 3/15/25 (a)

    3,230,000       3,250,149  

Food — 1.2%

JBS Finance Luxembourg Sarl

               

2.500% 1/15/27 (a)

    7,525,000       6,988,919  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

               

4.250% 2/01/27 (a)

  $ 4,875,000     $ 4,934,179  
              11,923,098  

Health Care – Services — 0.9%

HCA, Inc.

               

5.375% 2/01/25

    8,370,000       8,715,681  

Insurance — 2.9%

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.

               

6.125% 8/15/23

    4,810,000       4,821,597  

Athene Global Funding

               

1.730% 10/02/26 (a)

    3,935,000       3,578,043  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

               

5.250% 5/30/25

    3,025,000       3,141,435  

CNO Global Funding

               

1.750% 10/07/26 (a)

    6,308,000       5,823,751  

Corebridge Financial, Inc.

               

3.650% 4/05/27

    1,505,000       1,502,893  

Sammons Financial Group, Inc.

               

4.450% 5/12/27 (a)

    6,515,000       6,705,088  

Unum Group

               

3.875% 11/05/25

    3,620,000       3,650,849  
              29,223,656  

Internet — 1.5%

Expedia Group, Inc.

               

4.625% 8/01/27

    1,645,000       1,708,873  

Netflix, Inc.

               

5.875% 11/15/28

    3,457,000       3,810,651  

Prosus NV

               

3.257% 1/19/27 (a)

    7,000,000       6,404,042  

Weibo Corp.

               

3.500% 7/05/24

    3,250,000       3,175,153  
              15,098,719  

Investment Companies — 3.6%

Ares Capital Corp.

               

3.875% 1/15/26

    5,615,000       5,514,449  

BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.

               

3.900% 8/23/24

    2,927,000       2,914,559  

Blackstone Private Credit Fund

               

2.625% 12/15/26 (a)

    9,045,000       8,151,689  

2.700% 1/15/25 (a)

    2,755,000       2,633,674  

Golub Capital BDC, Inc.

               

2.500% 8/24/26

    1,965,000       1,807,605  

3.375% 4/15/24

    3,733,000       3,677,585  

Icahn Enterprises LP/ Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.

               

4.750% 9/15/24

    4,310,000       4,320,775  

OWL Rock Core, Income Corp.

               

4.700% 2/08/27 (a)

    4,035,000       3,886,197  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

19

 

 

MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc.

               

3.875% 11/01/24

  $ 3,590,000     $ 3,581,027  
              36,487,560  

Iron & Steel — 0.8%

Vale Overseas Ltd.

               

6.250% 8/10/26

    7,549,000       8,314,846  

Lodging — 1.0%

Hyatt Hotels Corp.

               

1.800% 10/01/24

    3,025,000       2,913,145  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

               

3.200% 8/08/24

    7,680,000       7,338,222  
              10,251,367  

Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.6%

The Weir Group PLC

               

2.200% 5/13/26 (a)

    6,750,000       6,311,979  

Media — 0.5%

Cable Onda SA

               

4.500% 1/30/30 (a)

    5,550,000       5,414,025  

Mining — 1.0%

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV

               

6.125% 5/15/28 (a)

    3,295,000       3,451,513  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

               

4.550% 11/14/24

    3,125,000       3,221,000  

Glencore Funding LLC

               

1.625% 4/27/26 (a)

    3,425,000       3,162,795  
              9,835,308  

Multi-National — 1.2%

Africa Finance Corp.

               

3.125% 6/16/25 (a)

    5,973,000       5,790,823  

The Eastern & Southern African Trade & Development Bank

               

4.875% 5/23/24 (a)

    6,000,000       6,018,240  
              11,809,063  

Oil & Gas — 2.4%

EQT Corp.

               

6.625% STEP 2/01/25

    5,448,000       5,754,722  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

               

5.500% 12/01/25

    4,780,000       5,029,994  

Ovintiv Exploration, Inc.

               

5.375% 1/01/26

    2,500,000       2,652,651  

Petroleos Mexicanos

               

4.625% 9/21/23

    10,360,000       10,483,181  
              23,920,548  

Packaging & Containers — 0.4%

Berry Global, Inc.

               

1.650% 1/15/27

    5,010,000       4,569,005  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.8%

Bayer US Finance II LLC

               

4.250% 12/15/25 (a)

  $ 2,600,000     $ 2,647,011  

Viatris, Inc.

               

2.300% 6/22/27

    5,855,000       5,337,317  
              7,984,328  

Pipelines — 2.5%

Energy Transfer LP

               

4.200% 9/15/23

    2,833,000       2,871,772  

4.950% 6/15/28

    5,275,000       5,531,714  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

               

4.400% 4/01/24

    7,955,000       8,058,867  

EQM Midstream Partners LP

               

4.750% 7/15/23

    3,555,000       3,581,662  

Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA Finance Corp.

               

4.650% 10/15/25

    4,245,000       4,366,540  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

               

4.500% 12/15/26

    960,000       986,125  
              25,396,680  

Private Equity — 0.6%

Hercules Capital, Inc.

               

2.625% 9/16/26

    5,488,000       5,047,003  

3.375% 1/20/27

    1,390,000       1,306,770  
              6,353,773  

Real Estate — 2.0%

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

               

4.750% 1/17/23 (a)

    4,000,000       3,680,000  

8.000% 1/27/24 (a)

    8,433,000       7,220,335  

MAF Sukuk Ltd.

               

4.500% 11/03/25 (a)

    4,525,000       4,649,935  

Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.

               

6.125% 2/21/24 (a)

    14,600,000       4,387,300  
              19,937,570  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.7%

Global Net Lease, Inc. / Global Net Lease Operating Partnership LP

               

3.750% 12/15/27 (a)

    1,925,000       1,777,061  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

               

4.750% 1/15/28

    5,069,000       5,160,405  

Service Properties Trust

               

4.350% 10/01/24

    8,315,000       8,016,492  

Vornado Realty LP

               

2.150% 6/01/26

    2,350,000       2,199,157  
              17,153,115  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Retail — 0.8%

Nordstrom, Inc.

               

2.300% 4/08/24

  $ 2,051,000     $ 2,022,122  

4.000% 3/15/27 (b)

    740,000       712,805  

QVC, Inc.

               

4.375% 3/15/23

    5,290,000       5,308,039  
              8,042,966  

Telecommunications — 1.6%

Sprint Communications, Inc.

               

9.250% 4/15/22

    1,805,000       1,807,256  

Telecom Italia SpA

               

5.303% 5/30/24 (a)

    3,610,000       3,663,970  

Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT

               

4.250% 1/21/25 (a)

    10,425,000       10,604,398  
              16,075,624  

Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.6%

Mattel, Inc.

               

3.375% 4/01/26 (a)

    6,560,000       6,422,798  
                 

TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $575,854,605)

            537,373,314  
                 

NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 42.2%

Automobile Asset-Backed Securities — 1.0%

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-3, Class D

               

1.490% 9/18/26

    339,000       323,737  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2019-3A, Class C

               

3.150% 3/20/26 (a)

    2,764,000       2,667,792  

Carmax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-2, Class D, ABS

               

3.410% 10/15/25

    615,000       619,285  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-4, Class D

               

1.480% 1/15/27

    401,000       390,165  

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class E

               

2.330% 8/17/26 (a)

    6,774,000       6,378,961  
              10,379,940  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 7.6%

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

               

Series 2018-DSNY, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350% 1.747% FRN 9/15/34 (a)

    570,000       557,180  

Series 2019-BPR, Class CMP, 3.895% VRN 11/05/32 (a) (c)

    2,280,000       2,152,003  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Series 2019-BPR, Class DMP, 3.895% VRN 11/05/32 (a) (c)

  $ 3,050,000     $ 2,860,953  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust

               

Series 2021-SOAR, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800% 2.197% FRN 6/15/38 (a)

    5,676,000       5,527,163  

Series 2021-VOLT, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000% 2.397% FRN 9/15/36 (a)

    7,174,000       6,902,741  

Series 2019-XL, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000% 2.397% FRN 10/15/36 (a)

    5,882,850       5,772,837  

CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-LIFE, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.150%

               

2.547% FRN 12/15/37 (a)

    2,835,008       2,785,521  

COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-SBX, Class D,

               

2.321% VRN 1/10/38 (a) (c)

    6,200,000       5,761,832  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates

               

Series 2019-ICE4, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600% 1.997% FRN 5/15/36 (a)

    1,780,000       1,759,985  

Series 2019-ICE4, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.150% 2.547% FRN 5/15/36 (a)

    4,000,000       3,920,290  

Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2021-ESH, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%

               

2.647% FRN 7/15/38 (a)

    4,969,416       4,894,953  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2013-LC11, Class C,

               

3.958% VRN 4/15/46 (c)

    1,015,000       977,461  

KINDR Trust, Series 2021-KIND, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%

               

2.147% FRN 8/15/38 (a)

    4,400,000       4,339,882  

KKR Industrial Portfolio Trust, Series 2021-KDIP, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.550%

               

1.947% FRN 12/15/37 (a)

    5,187,750       5,051,580  

KNDL Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-KNSQ, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%

               

2.197% FRN 5/15/36 (a)

    1,604,000       1,581,038  

Life Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-BMR, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%

               

2.147% FRN 3/15/38 (a)

    2,667,781       2,562,800  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

MHC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-MHC, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.101%

               

2.498% FRN 4/15/38 (a)

  $ 5,910,000     $ 5,769,631  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2013-C7, Class B

               

3.769% 2/15/46

    2,340,000       2,319,367  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2012-STAR, Class D,

               

3.927% VRN 8/05/34 (a) (c)

    2,300,000       2,283,981  

Oak Street Investment Grade Net Lease Fund, Series 2020-1A, Class A3

               

2.260% 11/20/50 (a)

    2,507,000       2,357,706  

One New York Plaza Trust

               

Series 2020-1NYP, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.200% 2.597% FRN 1/15/36 (a)

    4,106,000       4,045,271  

Series 2020-1NYP, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750% 3.147% FRN 1/15/36 (a)

    2,760,000       2,719,179  
              76,903,354  

Credit Card Asset-Backed Securities — 0.4%

Avant Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class A

               

1.370% 4/15/27 (a)

    4,200,000       3,993,093  

Home Equity Asset-Backed Securities — 0.0%

Credit Suisse Seasoned Loan Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .480%

               

0.937% FRN 10/25/34 (a)

    79,019       78,975  

Other Asset-Backed Securities — 18.2%

321 Henderson Receivables LLC

               

Series 2006-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 0.597% FRN 3/15/41 (a)

    40,031       39,883  

Series 2006-3A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 0.597% FRN 9/15/41 (a)

    55,080       54,043  

522 Funding CLO Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class BR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.550%

               

1.804% FRN 10/20/31 (a)

    2,352,000       2,328,466  

AASET Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class B

               

4.335% 1/16/40 (a)

    1,273,358       590,199  

Adams Outdoor Advertising LP, Series 2018-1, Class A

               

4.810% 11/15/48 (a)

    1,794,802       1,817,020  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

AIMCO CLO 10 Ltd., Series 2019-10A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.060%

               

1.319% FRN 7/22/32 (a)

  $ 5,000,000     $ 4,954,545  

Apidos CLO XXVI, Series 2017-26A, Class A2R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%

               

1.741% FRN 7/18/29 (a)

    3,500,000       3,468,787  

Argent Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-W10, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900%

               

1.357% FRN 10/25/34

    124,032       121,060  

Ballyrock CLO Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class A2R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.550%

               

1.804% FRN 10/20/31 (a)

    4,700,000       4,641,452  

Bankers Healthcare Group Trust, Series 2021-B, Class C

               

2.240% 10/17/34 (a)

    3,736,000       3,420,363  

Benefit Street Partners CLO XVII Ltd., Series 2019-17A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.080%

               

1.321% FRN 7/15/32 (a)

    4,000,000       3,962,244  

BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC

               

Series 2017-1A, Class A, 2.940% 5/25/29 (a)

    217,196       215,141  

Series 2017-1A, Class B, 3.240% 5/25/29 (a)

    62,056       61,452  

Series 2019-A, Class B, 3.780% 9/26/33 (a)

    1,084,649       1,073,625  

Business Jet Securities LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A

               

2.162% 4/15/36 (a)

    3,181,485       2,961,297  

Canyon Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%

               

2.241% FRN 7/15/30 (a)

    1,540,000       1,521,072  

Capital Automotive REIT, Series 2020-1A, Class B1

               

4.170% 2/15/50 (a)

    3,289,000       3,223,854  

Castlelake Aircraft Securitization, Series 2019-1A, Class B

               

5.095% 4/15/39 (a)

    707,996       597,051  

Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A

               

4.125% 6/15/43 (a)

    1,631,435       1,471,026  

Cedar Funding IX CLO Ltd., Series 2018-9A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .980%

               

1.234% FRN 4/20/31 (a)

    900,000       895,107  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

CF Hippolyta LLC, Series 2020-1, Class B1

               

2.280% 7/15/60 (a)

  $ 590,963     $ 553,431  

CIFC Funding Ltd.

               

Series 2017-2A, Class BR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.754% FRN 4/20/30 (a)

    1,750,000       1,733,433  

Series 2017-4A, Class A2R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.550% 1.809% FRN 10/24/30 (a)

    2,400,000       2,384,789  

DB Master Finance LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A2II

               

4.030% 11/20/47 (a)

    960,000       969,242  

Diamond Resorts Owner Trust

               

Series 2021-1A, Class B, 2.050% 11/21/33 (a)

    3,885,444       3,779,244  

Series 2018-1, Class A, 3.700% 1/21/31 (a)

    142,608       143,243  

Elara HGV Timeshare Issuer LLC

               

Series 2017-A, Class A, 2.690% 3/25/30 (a)

    284,880       284,999  

Series 2016-A, Class A, 2.730% 4/25/28 (a)

    407,925       405,429  

Series 2017-A, Class B, 2.960% 3/25/30 (a)

    700,329       688,084  

Series 2016-A, Class B, 3.220% 4/25/28 (a)

    281,277       280,602  

Series 2019-A, Class C, 3.450% 1/25/34 (a)

    2,349,190       2,322,029  

FCI Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A

               

3.630% 2/18/31 (a)

    111,847       112,014  

Firstkey Homes Trust, Series 2021, Class E2

               

2.489% 8/17/38 (a)

    4,760,000       4,258,018  

Flatiron CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .980%

               

1.486% FRN 5/15/30 (a)

    6,500,000       6,464,256  

Goodgreen Trust

               

Series 2019-2A, Class A, 2.760% 4/15/55 (a)

    2,610,726       2,491,660  

Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3.230% 10/15/52 (a)

    977,925       956,493  

Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.860% 10/15/54 (a)

    2,168,375       2,141,074  

Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.930% VRN 10/15/53 (a) (c)

    2,994,624       2,971,777  

Gracie Point International Funding, Series 2021-1A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.400%

               

1.631% FRN 11/01/23 (a)

    1,750,000       1,750,925  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Hero Funding Trust

               

Series 2017-3A, Class A1, 3.190% 9/20/48 (a)

  $ 760,508     $ 748,411  

Series 2017-2A, Class A1, 3.280% 9/20/48 (a)

    149,942       147,931  

Series 2016-4A, Class A1, 3.570% 9/20/47 (a)

    377,113       373,952  

Series 2015-1A, Class A, 3.840% 9/21/40 (a)

    247,758       249,099  

Series 2017-2A, Class A2, 4.070% 9/20/48 (a)

    121,828       121,551  

Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 4.670% 9/20/48 (a)

    977,954       988,104  

Hilton Grand Vacations Trust

               

Series 2019-AA, Class C, 2.840% 7/25/33 (a)

    1,192,662       1,171,438  

Series 2017-AA, Class B, 2.960% 12/26/28 (a)

    246,212       244,785  

Series 2018-AA, Class A, ABS, 144A, 3.540% 2/25/32 (a)

    149,253       149,289  

Horizon Aircraft Finance I Ltd., Series 2018-1, Class A

               

4.458% 12/15/38 (a)

    818,575       753,725  

Horizon Aircraft Finance II Ltd, Series 2019-1, Class A

               

3.721% 7/15/39 (a)

    2,689,800       2,399,257  

Horizon Aircraft Finance III Ltd.

               

Series 2019-2, Class A, 3.425% 11/15/39 (a)

    2,175,289       2,005,318  

Series 2019-2, Class B, 4.458% 11/15/39 (a)

    1,757,143       1,579,649  

Hotwire Funding LLC, Series 2021-1, Class B

               

2.658% 11/20/51 (a)

    3,753,000       3,545,595  

Kestrel Aircraft Fundig Limited, Series 2018-1A, Class A

               

4.250% 12/15/38 (a)

    3,199,494       2,912,651  

KREF Ltd., Series 2021-FL2, Class AS, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%

               

1.741% FRN 2/15/39 (a)

    18,400,000       18,001,408  

MACH I, Series 2019-1, Class A

               

3.474% 10/15/39 (a)

    1,804,601       1,674,949  

Marlette Funding Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class B

               

3.530% 7/16/29 (a)

    932       932  

Mosaic Solar Loans LLC

               

Series 2018-2GS, Class A, 4.200% 2/22/44 (a)

    735,318       730,934  

Series 2017-1A, Class A, 4.450% 6/20/42 (a)

    134,978       135,263  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 24 Ltd., Series 2017-24A, Class BR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%

               

1.748% FRN 4/19/30 (a)

  $ 500,000     $ 494,938  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 25 Ltd., Series 2017-25A, Class BR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%

               

1.591% FRN 10/18/29 (a)

    6,950,000       6,883,315  

New Residential Advance Receivables Trust

               

Series 2020-T3, Class DT3, 2.458% 10/15/52 (a)

    1,552,200       1,484,989  

Series 2020-T1, Class ET1, 5.467% 8/15/53 (a)

    1,651,000       1,614,023  

Newark BSL CLO 2 Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A2R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.400%

               

1.658% FRN 7/25/30 (a)

    1,375,000       1,354,554  

NP SPE II LP, Series 2017-1A, Class A1

               

3.372% 10/21/47 (a)

    580,166       573,458  

Orange Lake Timeshare Trust

               

Series 2016-A, Class B, 2.910% 3/08/29 (a)

    342,776       343,086  

Series 2018-A, Class C, 3.740% 11/08/30 (a)

    273,662       271,093  

Oxford Finance Funding LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class B

               

4.037% 2/15/28 (a)

    1,574,297       1,570,828  

Pioneer Aircraft Finance Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A

               

3.967% 6/15/44 (a)

    1,515,268       1,402,868  

Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2II

               

4.666% 9/05/48 (a)

    8,138,810       8,150,287  

Rad CLO 1 Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class BR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.400%

               

1.641% FRN 7/15/31 (a)

    2,650,000       2,618,142  

Residential Asset Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-EFC1, Class M5, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .650%

               

1.432% FRN 5/25/35

    3,248,344       3,230,391  

Rockford Tower CLO Ltd.

               

Series 2017-3A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.190% 1.444% FRN 10/20/30 (a)

    1,750,000       1,743,499  

Series 2017-2A, Class BR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.741% FRN 10/15/29 (a)

    2,250,000       2,231,629  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Sierra Receivables Funding LLC

               

Series 2021-1A, Class C, 1.790% 11/20/37 (a)

  $ 1,033,279     $ 998,768  

Series 2019-3A, Class C, 3.000% 8/20/36 (a)

    1,716,380       1,694,714  

Series 2020-2A, Class C, 3.510% 7/20/37 (a)

    358,904       356,023  

Series 2019-1A, Class C, 3.770% 1/20/36 (a)

    465,103       465,809  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust, Series 2020-1, Class D

               

2.940% 1/25/29 (a)

    4,000,000       3,994,658  

Store Master Funding I-VII, Series 2018-1A, Class A3

               

4.400% 10/20/48 (a)

    3,073,875       3,030,305  

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, Series 2004-11, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .930%

               

1.387% FRN 1/25/35

    5,408,843       5,268,591  

TAL Advantage VII LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class B

               

3.290% 9/20/45 (a)

    2,864,500       2,769,079  

Terwin Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-5, Class 1A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .420%

               

0.877% FRN 7/25/37 (a)

    1,711,956       1,699,102  

Thrust Engine Leasing, Series 2021-1A, Class A

               

4.163% 7/15/40 (a)

    4,213,529       3,941,154  

Trafigura Securitisation Finance PLC, Series 2021-1A, Class B

               

1.780% 1/15/25 (a)

    7,048,000       6,849,951  

Treman Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class ARR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.070%

               

1.324% FRN 10/20/28 (a)

    1,115,095       1,114,671  

Vantage Data Centers Issuer LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A2

               

1.645% 9/15/45 (a)

    2,475,000       2,326,089  

VERDE CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100%

               

1.341% FRN 4/15/32 (a)

    2,500,000       2,477,265  

VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2016-A, Class B

               

2.740% 7/20/33 (a)

    171,380       167,652  

Welk Resorts LLC, Series 2017-AA, Class B

               

3.410% 6/15/33 (a)

    664,981       664,333  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Willis Engine Structured Trust IV, Series 2018-A, Class A,

               

4.750% STEP 9/15/43 (a)

  $ 1,510,195     $ 1,396,511  
              183,224,445  

Student Loans Asset-Backed Securities — 5.4%

Access Group, Inc.

               

1.955% 9/25/37 (c)

    200,000       198,040  

Series 2015-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.957% FRN 7/25/58 (a)

    630,000       576,324  

Chase Education Loan Trust, Series 2007-A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .220%

               

1.186% FRN 3/28/68

    480,658       434,301  

College Avenue Student Loans LLC

               

Series 2017-A, Class A1, FRN, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.650% 2.107% FRN 11/26/46 (a)

    536,715       542,095  

Series 2021-A, Class B, 2.320% 7/25/51 (a)

    9,124,000       8,738,965  

Series 2019-A, Class B, 3.810% 12/28/48 (a)

    1,696,595       1,655,971  

College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .490%

               

0.729% FRN 1/15/37

    505,787       460,088  

Commonbond Student Loan Trust

               

Series 2017-AGS, Class B, 3.470% 5/25/41 (a)

    450,704       430,183  

Series 2018-AGS, Class C, 3.820% 2/25/44 (a)

    126,649       118,826  

Series 2018-BGS, Class C, 4.120% 9/25/45 (a)

    102,172       97,177  

Series 2018-CGS, Class C, 4.350% 2/25/46 (a)

    48,636       46,222  

Series 2017-AGS, Class C, 5.280% 5/25/41 (a)

    173,375       170,088  

Credit Suisse ABS Repackaging Trust, Series 2013-A, Class B

               

2.500% 1/25/30 (a)

    154,325       151,281  

DRB Prime Student Loan Trust

               

Series 2017-C, Class B, 2.950% 11/25/42 (a)

    689,625       684,820  

Series 2017-B, Class CFX, 3.610% 8/25/42 (a)

    688,402       678,376  

EdLinc Student Loan Funding, Series 2017-A, Class A, PRIME - 1.150%

               

2.100% FRN 12/01/47 (a)

    1,134,040       1,120,615  

ELFI Graduate Loan Program LLC, Series 2018-A, Class B

               

4.000% 8/25/42 (a)

    306,669       303,624  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Goal Capital Funding Trust

               

Series 2010-1, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .700% 1.198% FRN 8/25/48 (a)

  $ 75,799     $ 75,413  

Series 2015-1, Class B, ABS, FRN, 144A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.957% FRN 9/25/43 (a)

    100,000       98,994  

Higher Education Funding I, Series 2004-1, Class B1,

               

FRN 1/01/44 (a) (c)

    950,000       852,430  

Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust

               

Series 2019-A, Class BFX, 3.000% 10/25/48 (a)

    1,210,820       1,180,247  

Series 2018-B, Class BFX, 3.720% 5/26/43 (a)

    546,147       538,064  

Navient Student Loan Trust

               

Series 2015-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.957% FRN 7/25/52

    1,100,000       1,074,230  

Series 2020-BA, Class B, 2.770% 1/15/69 (a)

    6,200,000       5,954,992  

Nelnet Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2016-A, Class A1A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%

               

2.207% FRN 12/26/40 (a)

    65,686       65,651  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust

               

Series 2006-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 0.458% FRN 1/25/38

    798,587       715,979  

Series 2006-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .250% 1.216% FRN 6/25/41

    1,316,132       1,209,978  

Series 2012-4A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000% 1.457% FRN 7/26/49 (a)

    900,000       841,740  

Series 2018-5A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450% 1.907% FRN 2/25/67 (a)

    1,000,000       999,988  

Series 2015-3A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.957% FRN 6/25/54 (a)

    395,000       394,997  

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Series 2006-2, Class B,

               

1.420% FRN 10/25/42 (c)

    900,000       898,111  

SLC Student Loan Trust

               

Series 2005-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 0.706% FRN 2/15/45

    466,214       432,488  

Series 2006-1, Class B, ABS, FRN, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210% 1.036% FRN 3/15/55

    1,648,496       1,507,035  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Series 2006-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .230% 1.056% FRN 12/15/39

  $ 1,242,193     $ 1,120,721  

Series 2005-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .250% 1.076% FRN 6/15/55

    1,018,046       935,370  

SLM Student Loan Trust

               

Series 2005-4, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .180% 0.438% FRN 7/25/55

    528,575       495,022  

Series 2006-7, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 0.458% FRN 1/27/42

    2,796,606       2,588,008  

Series 2006-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210% 0.468% FRN 10/25/40

    445,628       415,875  

Series 2005-5, Class B, ABS, FRN, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .250% 0.508% FRN 10/25/40

    529,104       497,504  

Series 2005-6, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .290% 0.548% FRN 1/25/44

    2,562,039       2,412,414  

Series 2003-14, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .300% 0.558% FRN 7/25/25

    9,909       9,894  

Series 2005-9, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .300% 0.558% FRN 1/25/41

    1,401,332       1,309,238  

Series 2005-8, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .310% 0.568% FRN 1/25/55

    378,136       358,667  

Series 2004-8, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .460% 0.718% FRN 1/25/40

    819,902       774,801  

Series 2004-1 Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .500% 0.758% FRN 7/25/39

    390,009       368,439  

Series 2003-4, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .650% 1.476% FRN 6/15/38

    266,340       251,245  

Series 2003-11, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .650% 1.476% FRN 12/15/38

    980,917       933,030  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust

               

Series 2016-C, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100% 1.497% FRN 9/15/34 (a)

    102,269       102,730  

Series 2014-A, Class B, 4.000% 9/15/42 (a)

    1,250,000       1,229,458  

Series 2015-C, Class C, 4.500% 9/17/46 (a)

    1,710,000       1,687,805  

SoFi Alternative Trust, Series 2019-C, Class PT,

               

3.997% VRN 1/25/45 (a) (c)

    2,454,243       2,528,658  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

               

Series 2016-D, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .950% 1.407% FRN 1/25/39 (a)

  $ 13,395     $ 13,257  

Series 2016-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 1.657% FRN 6/25/33 (a)

    73,235       73,270  

Series 2019-A, Class BFX, ABS, 144A, 4.110% 6/15/48 (a)

    870,000       846,756  

Series 2017-C, Class C, 4.210% VRN 7/25/40 (a) (c)

    2,410,000       2,308,484  

Wachovia Student Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, Class B, ABS, FRN, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .300%

               

0.558% FRN 10/25/40

    423,286       391,650  
              54,899,629  

Whole Loan Collateral Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 9.6%

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust

               

Series 2020-5, Class A3, 2.041% VRN 5/25/65 (a) (c)

    845,981       831,437  

Series 2021-1, Class M1, 2.215% VRN 1/25/66 (a) (c)

    2,290,000       2,172,601  

Series 2021-3, Class M1, 2.479% VRN 5/25/66 (a) (c)

    6,583,000       6,015,041  

Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Series 2004-G, Class 2A7,

               

2.507% VRN 8/25/34 (c)

    13,399       13,090  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

               

Series 2019-IMC1, Class A3, 3.030% VRN 7/25/49 (a) (c)

    600,451       598,652  

Series 2019-IMC1, Class M1, 3.170% VRN 7/25/49 (a) (c)

    4,899,000       4,854,860  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2021-NQM4, Class M1,

               

2.472% VRN 5/25/66 (a) (c)

    7,095,350       6,499,632  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-NQM2, Class A3,

               

1.538% VRN 2/25/66 (a) (c)

    5,157,854       4,908,694  

Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A3,

               

1.128% VRN 5/25/65 (a) (c)

    1,516,350       1,475,643  

Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-6INV, Class A18,

               

2.500% VRN 8/25/51 (a) (c)

    4,528,562       4,145,226  

FWD Securitization Trust, Series 2020-INV1, Class M1,

               

2.850% VRN 1/25/50 (a) (c)

    1,804,000       1,773,743  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Series 2004-A1, Class IIA2,

               

2.294% VRN 2/25/34 (c)

    46,163       44,440  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

MFRA Trust

               

Series 2021-NQM2, Class A3, 1.472% VRN 11/25/64 (a) (c)

  $ 3,248,883     $ 3,075,201  

Series 2020-NQM1, Class A3, 2.300% VRN 8/25/49 (a) (c)

    663,402       653,173  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2020-NQM1, Class M1,

               

3.207% VRN 1/26/60 (a) (c)

    2,252,000       2,228,274  

NewRez Warehouse Securitization Trust, Series 2021-1, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050%

               

1.507% FRN 5/25/55 (a)

    6,739,000       6,738,044  

NMLT Trust, Series 2021-INV2, Class A3,

               

1.520% VRN 8/25/56 (a) (c)

    6,793,312       6,313,186  

Oceanview Trust 2021-EBO1, Series 2021-1, Class M3,

               

3.090% VRN 12/29/51 (a) (c)

    5,000,000       4,871,033  

Onslow Bay Financial LLC

               

Series 2021-NQM3, Class A3, 1.362% VRN 7/25/61 (a) (c)

    6,217,097       5,822,524  

Series 2021-NQM1, Class M1, 2.219% VRN 2/25/66 (a) (c)

    2,501,000       2,318,889  

Series 2020-INV1, Class A21, 3.500% VRN 12/25/49 (a) (c)

    1,229,729       1,222,559  

PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust, Series 2018-GT1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.850%

               

3.307% FRN 2/25/23 (a)

    1,140,000       1,135,084  

Shellpoint Co-Originator Trust, Series 2016-1, Class 2A3,

               

3.000% VRN 10/25/31 (a) (c)

    230,723       227,769  

Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust

               

Series 2021-3, Class M1, 2.491% VRN 6/25/56 (a) (c)

    5,582,000       5,105,793  

Series 2020-INV1, Class M1, 2.501% 11/25/55 (a)

    2,500,000       2,384,020  

Series 2020-1, Class M1, 2.878% VRN 2/25/50 (a) (c)

    4,700,000       4,647,637  

Series 2019-INV1, Class A3, 2.916% VRN 9/27/49 (a) (c)

    3,445,803       3,413,818  

Toorak Mortgage Corp., Series 2021-INV1, Class M1,

               

2.585% VRN 7/25/56 (a) (c)

    1,222,000       1,071,822  

Verus Securitization Trust

               

Series 2021-5, Class A3, 1.373% VRN 9/25/66 (a) (c)

    2,385,805       2,195,412  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Series 2021-1, Class M1, 1.968% VRN 1/25/66 (a) (c)

  $ 2,247,000     $ 2,083,490  

Series 2019-INV2, Class A3, 3.219% VRN 7/25/59 (a) (c)

    2,255,913       2,237,322  

Series 2019-INV3, Class M1, 3.279% VRN 11/25/59 (a) (c)

    2,129,000       2,046,222  

Series 2020-4, Class M1, 3.291% VRN 5/25/65 (a) (c)

    3,602,000       3,470,451  
              96,594,782  
                 

TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $441,988,904)

            426,074,218  
                 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES (d) — 0.0%

Pass-Through Securities — 0.0%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool #1Q0239, 1 year CMT + 2.189% 2.346% 3/01/37

    74,565       77,303  

Federal National Mortgage Association Pool #775539 12 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.641% 1.891% 5/01/34

    14,697       15,170  

Government National Mortgage Association Pool #507545 7.500% 8/15/29

    20,892       22,918  
              115,391  

Whole Loans — 0.0%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2020-DNA6, Class M1, 30 day SOFR + .900%

               

0.999% FRN 12/25/50 (a)

    320,079       319,598  
                 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES (Cost $431,755)

            434,989  
                 

TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $1,018,275,264)

            963,882,521  
                 

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 0.2% (Cost $1,842,046)

            2,256,614  
                 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.1%

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (e)

  $ 721,020     $ 721,020  
                 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $721,020)

            721,020  
                 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,020,838,330)

            966,860,155  
                 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.4%

Commercial Paper — 2.3%

Ingredion, Inc.

               

0.811% 4/01/22 (a)

    4,000,000       3,999,941  

0.913% 4/11/22 (a)

    6,000,000       5,998,863  

0.964% 4/08/22 (a)

    4,000,000       3,999,502  

MUFG Bank Ltd.

               

0.294% 4/07/22

    7,000,000       6,999,592  

Oge Energy Corp.

               

1.014% 4/04/22 (a)

    2,000,000       1,999,878  
              22,997,776  

Repurchase Agreement — 0.1%

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/22, 0.000%, due 4/01/22 (f)

    718,014       718,014  
                 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $23,715,270)

            23,715,790  
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.1% (Cost $1,044,553,600) (g)

            990,575,945  
                 

Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 1.9%

            18,755,795  
                 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 1,009,331,740  

 

Abbreviation Legend

CLO

Collateralized Loan Obligation

FRN

Floating Rate Note

STEP

Step Up Bond

VRN

Variable Rate Note

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At March 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $667,803,841 or 66.16% of net assets.

(b)

Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2022, was $706,318 or 0.07% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. This amount is not reflected on either the Portfolio of Investments or the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. (Note 2).

(c)

Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. The rates shown are the current interest rates at March 31, 2022.

(d)

May contain securities that are issued by a U.S. Government Agency, but are unsecured and are not guaranteed by a U.S. Government Agency.

(e)

Represents investment of security lending cash collateral. (Note 2).

(f)

Maturity value of $718,014. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.375%, maturity date of 9/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $732,432.

(g)

See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

Country weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:

 

United States

    64.0 %

Cayman Islands

    12.1 %

United Kingdom

    3.6 %

Netherlands

    2.7 %

Bermuda

    2.1 %

France

    1.6 %

Ireland

    1.4 %

Canada

    1.1 %

Indonesia

    1.1 %

Mexico

    1.0 %

Germany

    0.7 %

Luxembourg

    0.7 %

China

    0.7 %

Switzerland

    0.6 %

Panama

    0.5 %

Australia

    0.4 %

Italy

    0.4 %

Denmark

    0.3 %

Spain

    0.3 %

Norway

    0.2 %

Kuwait

    0.2 %

Total Long-Term Investments

    95.7 %

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

    4.3 %

Net Assets

    100.0 %

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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(#) Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

 
             

Paid by Fund

   

Received by Fund

                                         

Description

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

   

Rate

   

Frequency

   

Rate

   

Frequency

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value

   

Premium
Paid
(Received)

   

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Call

                                                                                 

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/15/42

Barclays Bank PLC*

    12/13/32  

3-Month USD LIBOR BBA

    Quarterly       2.44%##       Semi-Annually       USD       800,000     $ 55,744     $ 39,994     $ 15,750  

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/15/42

JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.*

    12/13/32  

3-Month USD LIBOR BBA

    Quarterly       2.44%##       Semi-Annually       USD       1,958,250       137,478       189,000       (51,522 )
                                                                193,222       228,994       (35,772 )
                                                                                   

Put

                                                                                 

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 2/02/43

Credit Suisse International*

    1/31/33       3.11%##       Semi-Annually  

3-Month USD LIBOR BBA

    Quarterly       USD       11,880,000     $ 554,558     $ 569,052     $ (14,494 )

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/15/42

JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.*

    12/13/32       2.94%##       Semi-Annually  

3-Month USD LIBOR BBA

    Quarterly       USD       22,790,000       1,159,236       803,000       356,236  

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 2/02/43

JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.*

    1/31/33       3.11%##       Semi-Annually  

3-Month USD LIBOR BBA

    Quarterly       USD       7,500,000       349,598


      241,000


      108,598


 
                                                                2,063,392       1,613,052       450,340  
                                                              $ 2,256,614     $ 1,842,046     $ 414,568  

 

Futures contracts

 

 

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value/ Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Long

                               

U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year

    6/30/22       604     $ 128,731,109     $ (730,296 )
                                 

Short

                               

U.S. Treasury Ultra 10 Year

    6/21/22       146     $ (20,374,433 )   $ 595,995  

U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year

    6/30/22       2,456       (289,244,847 )     7,572,347  

 

                          $ 8,168,342  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

Paid by the Fund

Received by the Fund

                                               

Rate/ Reference

 

Frequency

 

Rate/ Reference

 

Frequency

   

Termination
Date

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value

   

Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)

   

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

3-Month USD LIBOR BBA

    Quarterly  

Fixed 1.047%

    Semi-Annually       11/22/24       USD       60,500,000     $ (2,345,138 )   $     $ (2,345,138 )

3-Month USD LIBOR BBA

    Quarterly  

Fixed 1.143%

    Semi-Annually       12/14/24       USD       129,000,000       (4,837,874 )           (4,837,874 )

3-Month USD LIBOR BBA

    Quarterly  

Fixed 1.174%

    Semi-Annually       1/04/25       USD       145,000,000       (5,455,940 )           (5,455,940 )

12-Month USD SOFR

    Annually  

Fixed 1.462%

    Annually       2/09/25       USD       350,000,000       (8,342,201 )           (8,342,201 )
                                              $ (20,981,153 )   $     $ (20,981,153 )

 

*

Contracts are subject to a master netting agreement or similar agreement.

##

Exercise Rate.

 

Currency Legend

USD

U.S. Dollar

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Inflation-Protected and Income Fund — Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

BONDS & NOTES — 89.2%

NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 52.4%

Automobile Asset-Backed Securities — 3.1%

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust

               

Series 2020-N3, Class B, 0.660% 6/12/28

  $ 7,933,000     $ 7,804,655  

Series 2021-P2, 1.880% 5/10/28 (a)

    372,941       372,613  

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-3A, Class D

               

1.650% 2/17/26 (a)

    2,779,000       2,695,106  
              10,872,374  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 2.7%

BHMS Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-ATLS, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%

               

1.897% FRN 7/15/35 (a)

    1,150,000       1,129,877  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-XL, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%

               

2.397% FRN 10/15/36 (a)

    2,082,500       2,043,556  

CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-LIFE, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%

               

2.147% FRN 12/15/37 (a)

    250,836       246,615  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2019-ICE4, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600%

               

1.997% FRN 5/15/36 (a)

    6,000,000       5,932,535  

KNDL Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-KNSQ, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%

               

2.197% FRN 5/15/36 (a)

    389,000       383,431  
              9,736,014  

Home Equity Asset-Backed Securities — 1.1%

ABFC Trust, Series 2005-WF1, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .540%

               

0.997% FRN 11/25/34

    64,182       64,161  

Centex Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-A, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .450%

               

0.907% FRN 6/25/36

    614,512       611,606  

Home Equity Asset Trust, Series 2005-9, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .615%

               

1.072% FRN 4/25/36

    2,215,776       2,188,771  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-5, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .585%

               

1.042% FRN 12/25/35

  $ 974,904     $ 973,647  
              3,838,185  

Other Asset-Backed Securities — 26.6%

321 Henderson Receivables LLC, Series 2006-3A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%

               

0.597% FRN 9/15/41 (a)

    59,211       58,097  

Affirm Asset Securitization Trust

               

Series 2021-Z1, Class A, 1.070% 8/15/25 (a)

    1,848,839       1,821,235  

Series 2021-Z2, Class A, 1.170% 11/16/26 (a)

    1,848,985       1,809,169  

Series 2022-X1, Class A, 1.750% 2/15/27 (a)

    2,857,000       2,823,190  

Series 2020-Z2, Class A, 1.900% 1/15/25 (a)

    2,280,751       2,268,228  

Series 2021-A, Class D, 3.490% 8/15/25 (a)

    2,100,000       2,073,054  

Series 2020-A, Class B, 3.540% 2/18/25 (a)

    1,250,000       1,248,987  

BHG Securitization Trust, Series 2021-B, Class A

               

0.900% 10/17/34 (a)

    1,774,056       1,713,810  

Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-EBO1, Class A,

               

0.985% VRN 11/25/50 (a) (b)

    2,727,207       2,685,371  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-WFH2, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .405%

               

0.862% FRN 8/25/36

    1,267,458       1,265,724  

Crossroads Asset Trust, Series 2021-A, Class A2

               

0.820% 3/20/24 (a)

    468,611       464,867  

FCI Funding LLC

               

Series 2021-1A, Class A, 1.130% 4/15/33 (a)

    3,035,097       3,004,127  

Series 2021-1A, Class B, 1.530% 4/15/33 (a)

    2,023,186       2,004,757  

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust

               

Series 2006-FF15, Class A5, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .160% 0.617% FRN 11/25/36

    638,462       625,313  

Series 2005-FF9, Class A4, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .720% 1.177% FRN 10/25/35

    483,686       482,183  

FNA VI LLC, Series 21-1A, Class A

               

1.350% 1/10/32 (a)

    4,237,675       4,045,677  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

FREED ABS Trust, Series 2021-2, Class B

               

1.030% 6/19/28 (a)

  $ 2,652,000     $ 2,621,762  

Gracie Point International Funding

               

Series 2021-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .750% 0.981% FRN 11/01/23 (a)

    7,165,865       7,163,661  

Series 2022-1A, Class C, 3.550% 4/01/24 (a) (c)

    2,300,000       2,300,000  

Series 2022-1A, Class E, 5.800% 4/01/24 (a) (c)

    1,287,000       1,286,935  

JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust, Series 2007-CH3, Class A5, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .260%

               

0.717% FRN 3/25/37

    353,361       349,260  

KREF Ltd., Series 2021-FL2, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.200%

               

2.641% FRN 2/15/39 (a)

    900,000       890,464  

LCM Ltd., Series 19A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.240%

               

1.481% FRN 7/15/27 (a)

    457,672       457,401  

Lendingpoint Asset Securitization, Series 2021-A, Class B

               

1.110% 2/15/29 (a)

    4,508,050       4,441,580  

Lendmark Funding Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class A

               

2.780% 4/20/28 (a)

    3,655,000       3,618,839  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-WL1, Class 2A4, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .680%

               

1.137% FRN 1/25/46

    138,254       138,198  

Marlette Funding Trust

               

Series 2020-1A, Class B, 2.380% 3/15/30 (a)

    1,170,496       1,170,957  

Series 2019-4A, Class B, 2.950% 12/17/29 (a)

    1,342,551       1,343,331  

Series 2019-2A, Class B, 3.530% 7/16/29 (a)

    1,924       1,925  

New Residential Advance Receivables Trust Advance Receivables Backed

               

Series 2020-T1, Class BT1, 1.823% 8/15/53 (a)

    1,000,000       976,915  

Series 2020-T1, Class DT1, 3.011% 8/15/53 (a)

    1,510,000       1,476,899  

NP SPE II LP, Series 2019-1A, Class A1

               

2.574% 9/20/49 (a)

    215,751       203,530  

NRZ Advance Receivables Trust, Series 2020-T3, Class CT3

               

1.814% 10/15/52 (a)

    579,000       552,365  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Onemain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class A

               

3.300% 3/14/29 (a)

  $ 472,937     $ 473,033  

Oportun Funding LLC

               

3.250% 6/15/29 (a)

    3,700,000       3,689,766  

Orange Lake Timeshare Trust

               

Series 2016-A, Class A, 2.610% 3/08/29 (a)

    360,618       361,069  

Series 2016-A, Class B, 2.910% 3/08/29 (a)

    477,848       478,279  

Pagaya AI Debt Selection Trust, Series 2021-3, Class A

               

1.150% 5/15/29 (a)

    5,226,954       5,127,437  

Pagaya AI Debt Trust 2022-1, Series 2022-1, Class A

               

2.030% 10/15/29 (a)

    13,600,000       13,344,060  

RAMP Series Trust, Series 2006-RZ4, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .270%

               

0.727% FRN 10/25/36

    792,331       791,499  

Sierra Receivables Funding LLC

               

Series 2019-3A, Class C, 3.000% 8/20/36 (a)

    1,006,423       993,719  

Series 2019-1A, Class C, 3.770% 1/20/36 (a)

    286,217       286,652  

Series 2018-1A, Class B, 4.036% 4/20/35

    307,389       309,104  

Series 2019-3A, Class D, 4.180% 8/20/36 (a)

    252,464       248,851  

Series 2019-1A, Class D, 4.750% 1/20/36 (a)

    183,656       183,573  

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2019-2A, Class C

               

3.120% 5/20/36 (a)

    874,800       862,235  

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, Series 2005-2, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .735%

               

1.192% FRN 3/25/35

    909,195       905,459  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust

               

Series 2006-BC6, Class A4, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .170% 0.627% FRN 1/25/37

    295,248       291,423  

Series 2006-WF1, Class M4, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .645% 1.102% FRN 2/25/36

    512,082       510,919  

Upstart Securitization Trust

               

Series 2021-4, Class A, 0.840% 9/20/31 (a)

    7,074,520       6,881,077  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Inflation-Protected and Income Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Series 2020-3, Class A, 1.702% 11/20/30 (a)

  $ 980,114     $ 976,871  
              94,102,837  

Student Loans Asset-Backed Securities — 7.1%

Chase Education Loan Trust, Series 2007-A, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .100%

               

1.066% FRN 3/28/68

    1,841,932       1,784,778  

College Loan Corp. Trust, Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .490%

               

0.729% FRN 1/15/37

    255,556       232,465  

Commonbond Student Loan Trust

               

Series 2019-AGS, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900% 1.357% FRN 1/25/47 (a)

    632,607       631,592  

Series 2021-AGS, Class B, 1.400% 3/25/52 (a)

    214,916       201,918  

Series 2018-CGS, Class C, 4.350% 2/25/46 (a)

    12,599       11,974  

DRB Prime Student Loan Trust

               

Series 2017-C, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .550% 1.007% FRN 11/25/42 (a)

    62,627       62,403  

Series 2017-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .850% 1.307% FRN 5/27/42 (a)

    617,602       617,736  

EdLinc Student Loan Funding Trust, Series 2017-A, Class A, PRIME - 1.150%

               

2.100% FRN 12/01/47 (a)

    201,160       198,779  

Edsouth Indenture, No.10 LLC, Series 2015-2, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%

               

1.957% FRN 12/25/58 (a)

    750,000       748,788  

ELFI Graduate Loan Program LLC, Series 2018-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .750%

               

1.207% FRN 8/25/42 (a)

    845,303       843,982  

Goal Capital Funding Trust, Series 2010-1, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .700%

               

1.198% FRN 8/25/48 (a)

    137,522       136,820  

JP Morgan Student Loan Trust, Series 2007-A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .350%

               

0.628% FRN 6/28/39 (a)

    236,667       216,365  

KeyCorp Student Loan Trust, Series 2005-A, Class 2B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .730%

               

1.696% FRN 9/27/38

    399,272       398,834  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust

               

Series 2019-A, Class A1FX, 2.340% 10/25/48 (a)

  $ 181,965     $ 181,206  

Series 2018-B, Class A2FX, 3.540% 5/26/43 (a)

    829,239       832,970  

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust

               

Series 2021-A, Class A, 0.840% 5/15/69 (a)

    6,518,625       6,230,575  

Series 2020-HA, Class A, 1.310% 1/15/69 (a)

    1,710,970       1,657,258  

Navient Student Loan Trust, Series 2016-7A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150%

               

1.607% FRN 3/25/66 (a)

    1,375,898       1,379,111  

Nelnet Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2016-A, Class A1A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%

               

2.207% FRN 12/26/40 (a)

    34,928       34,910  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust

               

Series 2006-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 0.458% FRN 1/25/38

    328,830       294,815  

Series 2004-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .350% 0.608% FRN 10/25/40

    545,845       501,252  

Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .170% 1.104% FRN 3/23/37

    523,365       480,052  

Series 2006-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .250% 1.216% FRN 6/25/41

    213,871       196,621  

Series 2014-2A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.957% FRN 6/25/41 (a)

    295,000       294,999  

SLC Student Loan Trust

               

Series 2006-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .230% 1.056% FRN 12/15/39

    263,496       237,729  

Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .280% 1.106% FRN 3/15/40

    882,040       822,127  

SLM Student Loan Trust

               

Series 2005-5, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .140% 0.398% FRN 10/25/28

    745,316       741,601  

Series 2006-4, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 0.458% FRN 1/25/70

    176,208       164,703  

Series 2006-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210% 0.468% FRN 10/25/40

    230,080       214,718  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Inflation-Protected and Income Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Series 2006-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .220% 0.478% FRN 1/25/41

  $ 255,631     $ 239,229  

Series 2005-8, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .310% 0.568% FRN 1/25/55

    226,882       215,200  

Series 2004-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .470% 0.728% FRN 10/25/64

    175,645       167,530  

Series 2003-11, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .650% 1.476% FRN 12/15/38

    198,835       189,128  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2019-A, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .870%

               

1.267% FRN 7/15/36 (a)

    1,178,368       1,177,804  

SoFi Alternative Trust, Series 2019-C, Class PT,

               

3.997% VRN 1/25/45 (a) (b)

    620,542       639,357  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

               

Series 2016-B, Class A2B, 2.740% 10/25/32 (a)

    915,076       915,072  

Series 2018-D, Class A2FX, 3.600% 2/25/48 (a)

    1,081,952       1,085,897  
              24,980,298  

Whole Loan Collateral Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 11.8%

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-2, Class A1

               

3.353% 1/25/67 (a)

    2,482,124       2,448,001  

BRAVO Residential Funding Trust, Series 2021-NQM2, Class A3,

               

1.435% VRN 3/25/60 (a) (b)

    1,442,167       1,379,036  

CIM Trust, Series 2019-INV3, Class A11, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%

               

1.137% FRN 8/25/49 (a)

    950,261       948,164  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2019-IMC1, Class A3,

               

3.030% VRN 7/25/49 (a) (b)

    219,095       218,438  

COLT Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2022-1, Class A1,

               

2.284% VRN 12/27/66 (a) (b)

    9,595,337       9,288,628  

Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A3,

               

1.128% VRN 5/25/65 (a) (b)

    626,418       609,602  

Lakeview Trust, Series 2022-1 M3

               

4.585% 4/25/52 (a) (d)

    1,400,000       1,400,000  

NewRez Warehouse Securitization Trust 2021-1, Series 2021-1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .750%

               

1.207% FRN 5/25/55 (a)

    5,333,000       5,295,938  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Oceanview Trust 2021-EBO1

               

Series 2021-1, Class A, 1.219% VRN 12/29/51 (a) (b)

  $ 5,643,791     $ 5,574,332  

Series 2021-1, Class M3, 3.090% VRN 12/29/51 (a) (b)

    2,906,000       2,831,045  

Onslow Bay Financial LLC

               

Series 2021-NQM2, Class A2, 1.357% VRN 5/25/61 (a) (b)

    773,404       730,639  

Series 2020-EXP1, Class 2A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .950% 1.407% FRN 2/25/60 (a)

    475,826       475,019  

Opteum Mortgage Acceptance Corp. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-4, Class 1APT, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .620%

               

1.077% FRN 11/25/35

    132,538       132,235  

PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust, Series 2018-GT1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.850%

               

3.307% FRN 2/25/23 (a)

    270,000       268,836  

PSMC Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A2,

               

3.000% VRN 5/25/50 (a) (b)

    1,047,378       1,038,251  

STAR Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A3,

               

1.528% VRN 5/25/65 (a) (b)

    5,426,375       5,190,046  

Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust

               

Series 2020-1, Class M1, 2.878% VRN 2/25/50 (a) (b)

    1,000,000       988,859  

Series 2019-INV1, Class A3, 2.916% VRN 9/27/49 (a) (b)

    1,126,290       1,115,835  

Verus Securitization Trust

               

Series 2021-3, Class A3, 1.437% VRN 6/25/66 (a) (b)

    1,200,239       1,133,919  

Series 2019-INV2, Class A3, 3.219% VRN 7/25/59 (a) (b)

    769,061       762,723  
              41,829,546  
                 

TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $187,362,297)

            185,359,254  
                 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES(e) — 11.0%

Whole Loans — 11.0%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STACR REMIC Trust, Series 2022-DNA1, Class M1A, SOFR + 1.000%

               

1.099% FRN 1/25/42 (a)

    750,000       739,756  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes

               

Series 2021-DNA1, Class M1, 30-Day SOFR + .650% 0.749% FRN 1/25/51 (a)

  $ 115,257     $ 114,969  

Series 2021-DNA6, Class M1, 30-Day SOFR + .800% 0.899% FRN 10/25/41 (a)

    8,450,000       8,358,969  

Series 2021-HQA3, Class M1, 30-Day SOFR + .850% 0.949% FRN 9/25/41 (a)

    9,667,000       9,422,860  

Series 2020-DNA6, Class M1, 30-Day SOFR + .900% 0.999% FRN 12/25/50 (a)

    162,116       161,872  

Series 2018-DNA2, Class M2AS, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .950% 1.407% FRN 12/25/30 (a)

    3,857,788       3,834,903  

Series 2020-DNA1, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700% 2.157% FRN 1/25/50 (a)

    2,030,441       2,028,714  

Series 2018-DNA3, Class M2A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.100% 2.557% FRN 9/25/48 (a)

    1,515,996       1,517,993  

Series 2018-DNA2, Class M2A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.150% 2.607% FRN 12/25/30 (a)

    4,653,550       4,664,911  

Series 2020-DNA5, Class M2, 30-Day SOFR + 2.800% 2.899% FRN 10/25/50 (a)

    885,567       888,796  

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust

               

Series 2021-R01, Class 1M1, 30-Day SOFR + .750% 0.849% FRN 10/25/41 (a)

    3,644,956       3,618,816  

Series 2019-R05, Class 1M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000% 2.457% FRN 7/25/39 (a)

    172,080       172,105  

Series 2019-R03, Class 1M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.150% 2.607% FRN 9/25/31 (a)

    2,284,238       2,288,764  

Series 2019-R02, Class 1M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.300% 2.757% FRN 8/25/31 (a)

    1,239,369       1,239,771  
              39,053,199  
                 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES (Cost $39,493,806)

            39,053,199  
                 

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 25.8%

U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 25.8%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index

               

0.125% 7/15/24

  $ 2,485,833     $ 2,611,144  

0.125% 10/15/24

    3,396,112       3,558,024  

0.125% 4/15/25

    1,822,668       1,907,856  

0.125% 10/15/25

    2,626,906       2,757,840  

0.125% 4/15/26

    1,929,186       2,020,257  

0.125% 7/15/26

    2,896,297       3,050,050  

0.125% 10/15/26

    4,577,270       4,816,951  

0.125% 1/15/30

    3,058,888       3,236,009  

0.125% 7/15/30

    2,850,276       3,035,915  

0.125% 1/15/31

    3,023,244       3,218,535  

0.125% 7/15/31

    3,067,448       3,279,732  

0.125% 1/15/32 (f)

    5,069,800       5,424,554  

0.125% 2/15/51

    3,130,811       3,258,816  

0.250% 1/15/25

    2,848,056       2,991,571  

0.250% 7/15/29

    2,115,229       2,263,019  

0.250% 2/15/50

    1,530,564       1,632,661  

0.375% 7/15/25 (g)

    1,807,491       1,915,058  

0.375% 1/15/27

    3,432,561       3,644,817  

0.375% 7/15/27

    3,791,766       4,045,390  

0.500% 4/15/24

    1,170,162       1,230,704  

0.500% 1/15/28

    1,595,286       1,710,446  

0.625% 1/15/26

    2,720,693       2,905,775  

0.625% 2/15/43

    978,024       1,103,181  

0.750% 7/15/28

    2,653,784       2,908,744  

0.750% 2/15/42

    1,554,875       1,795,739  

0.750% 2/15/45

    2,255,923       2,619,955  

0.875% 1/15/29

    1,920,184       2,125,178  

0.875% 2/15/47

    1,106,161       1,341,566  

1.000% 2/15/46

    593,120       730,573  

1.000% 2/15/49

    452,377       573,629  

1.375% 2/15/44

    1,447,212       1,877,569  

2.000% 1/15/26

    1,557,754       1,748,457  

2.125% 2/15/40

    650,210       924,678  

2.125% 2/15/41

    1,039,627       1,484,947  

2.375% 1/15/25

    2,013,026       2,237,879  

2.375% 1/15/27

    975,632       1,133,848  

3.625% 4/15/28

    1,607,465       2,040,193  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

3.875% 4/15/29

  $ 1,538,784     $ 2,041,023  
              91,202,283  
                 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $92,646,775)

            91,202,283  
                 

TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $319,502,878)

            315,614,736  
                 

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 0.3% (Cost $1,137,772)

            1,166,008  
                 
   

Number
of Shares

         

MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.6%

Diversified Financial Services — 1.6%

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (h)

    5,537,500       5,537,500  
                 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $5,537,500)

            5,537,500  
                 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $326,178,150)

            322,318,244  
                 
   

Principal
Amount

         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 8.1%

Commercial Paper — 5.8%

AT&T, Inc.

               

0.508% 6/21/22 (a)

  $ 5,000,000       4,985,639  

HP, Inc.

               

1.228% 4/25/22 (a)

    3,500,000       3,497,958  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

               

0.507% 4/04/22

    3,000,000       2,999,817  

Oge Energy Corp.

               

1.014% 4/04/22 (a)

    2,000,000       1,999,878  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

               

0.600% 7/14/22 (a)

    2,000,000       1,991,950  

Waste Management, Inc.

               

0.326% 7/25/22 (a)

    5,000,000       4,982,360  
              20,457,602  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Repurchase Agreement — 2.3%

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/22, 0.000%, due 4/01/22 (i)

  $ 7,987,879     $ 7,987,879  
                 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $28,470,619)

            28,445,481  
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.2% (Cost $354,648,769) (j)

            350,763,725  
                 

Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.8%

            2,772,321  
                 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 353,536,046  

 

Abbreviation Legend

FRN

Floating Rate Note

VRN

Variable Rate Note

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At March 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $217,545,299 or 61.53% of net assets.

(b)

Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. The rates shown are the current interest rates at March 31, 2022.

(c)

A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis. (Note 2).

(d)

This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2022, these securities amounted to a value of $1,400,000 or 0.40% of net assets.

(e)

May contain securities that are issued by a U.S. Government Agency, but are unsecured and are not guaranteed by a U.S. Government Agency.

(f)

Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2022, was $5,424,179 or 1.53% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. This amount is not reflected on either the Portfolio of Investments or the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. (Note 2).

(g)

All or a portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open derivatives. (Note 2).

(h)

Represents investment of security lending cash collateral. (Note 2).

(i)

Maturity value of $7,987,879. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.125%, maturity date of 7/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $8,147,688.

(j)

See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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(#) Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

 
             

Paid by Fund

   

Received by Fund

                                         

Description

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

   

Rate

   

Frequency

   

Rate

   

Frequency

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value

   

Premium
Paid
(Received)

   

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Call

                                                                                 

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/15/42

Barclays Bank PLC*

    12/13/32  

3-Month USD LIBOR BBA

    Quarterly       2.44%##       Semi-Annually       USD       1,219,750     $ 84,992     $ 60,978     $ 24,014  
                                                                                   

Put

                                                                                 

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/15/42

Barclays Bank PLC*

    12/13/32       2.94%##       Semi-Annually  

3-Month USD LIBOR BBA

    Quarterly       USD       14,190,000     $ 722,980     $ 709,400     $ 13,580  

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 2/02/43

Credit Suisse International*

    1/31/33       3.11%##       Semi-Annually  

3-Month USD LIBOR BBA

    Quarterly       USD       7,670,000       358,036       367,394       (9,358 )
                                                                1,081,016       1,076,794       4,222  
                                                              $ 1,166,008     $ 1,137,772     $ 28,236  

 

Futures contracts

 

 

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value/ Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Long

                               

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

    6/21/22       24     $ 3,681,818     $ (80,318 )

U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year

    6/30/22       34       7,244,855       (39,511 )

U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year

    6/30/22       3       353,329       (9,266 )

 

                          $ (129,095 )

Short

                               

U.S. Treasury Ultra 10 Year

    6/21/22       31     $ (4,283,259 )   $ 83,728  

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond

    6/21/22       14       (2,447,891 )     (31,859 )

 

                          $ 51,869  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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OTC Inflation-Rate Swaps

 

Paid by the Fund

Received by the Fund

                                                 

Rate/
Reference

 

Frequency

 

Rate/
Reference

 

Frequency

 

Counterparty

 

Termination
Date

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value

   

Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)

   

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

3.630%

    Maturity  

U.S. Consumer Price Index

    Maturity  

Bank of America N.A.

    12/02/23       USD       9,000,000     $ 322,460     $     $ 322,460  

2.000%

    Maturity  

U.S. Consumer Price Index

    Maturity  

JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.

    12/24/23       USD       4,500,000       468,371             468,371  

4.130%

    Maturity  

U.S. Consumer Price Index

    Maturity  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    3/09/24       USD       11,000,000       95,394             95,394  
                                                $ 886,225     $     $ 886,225  

 

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

Paid by the Fund

 

Received by the Fund

                                                 

Rate/
Reference

 

Frequency

   

Rate/
Reference

   

Frequency

   

Counterparty

   

Termination
Date

   

No. of
Contracts/
Notional

   

Value

   

Upfront
Premium
Received
(Paid)/
Received

   

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

0.20%

    Maturity       Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Inflation Notes TR Index       Maturity       Barclays Bank PLC*       5/31/22       63,831,378     $ (1,733,972 )   $     $ (1,733,972 )

0.20%

    Maturity       Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Inflation Notes TR Index       Maturity       BNP Paribas SA*       4/29/22       52,375,118       (967,108 )           (967,108 )

0.00%

    Maturity       Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Inflation Notes TR Index       Maturity       BNP Paribas SA*       7/29/22       4,163,425       (42,531 )           (42,531 )

0.00%

    Maturity       Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Inflation Notes TR Index       Maturity       BNP Paribas SA*       8/31/22       21,313,733       (396,377 )           (396,377 )

0.20%

    Maturity       Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Inflation Notes TR Index       Maturity       Goldman Sachs International*       4/29/22       52,091,775       (961,876 )           (961,876 )

0.00%

    Maturity       Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Inflation Notes TR Index       Maturity       Goldman Sachs International*       7/29/22       2,714,784       (27,732 )           (27,732 )

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Paid by the Fund

 

Received by the Fund

                                                 

Rate/
Reference

 

Frequency

   

Rate/
Reference

   

Frequency

   

Counterparty

   

Termination
Date

   

No. of
Contracts/
Notional

   

Value

   

Upfront
Premium
Received
(Paid)/
Received

   

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

0.00%

    Maturity       Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Inflation Notes TR Index       Maturity       Goldman Sachs International*       8/31/22       43,616,088     $ (811,141 )   $     $ (811,141 )
                                                    $ (4,940,737 )   $     $ (4,940,737 )

 

*

Contracts are subject to a master netting agreement or similar agreement.

##

Exercise Rate.

 

Currency Legend

USD

U.S. Dollar

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

BONDS & NOTES — 99.2%

CORPORATE DEBT — 36.2%

Aerospace & Defense — 0.3%

The Boeing Co.

               

5.150% 5/01/30

  $ 2,275,000     $ 2,426,475  

5.930% 5/01/60

    710,000       819,323  
              3,245,798  

Agriculture — 1.1%

Altria Group, Inc.

               

5.800% 2/14/39

    1,425,000       1,537,060  

BAT Capital Corp.

               

4.700% 4/02/27

    2,855,000       2,932,340  

4.758% 9/06/49

    805,000       740,145  

Imperial Brands Finance PLC

               

3.875% 7/26/29 (a)

    2,702,000       2,644,872  

Reynolds American, Inc.

               

5.850% 8/15/45

    1,025,000       1,049,142  

Viterra Finance BV

               

3.200% 4/21/31 (a)

    1,540,000       1,417,362  
              10,320,921  

Airlines — 0.1%

Spirit Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2015-1, Class A,

               

4.100% 4/01/28

    1,138,164       1,112,041  

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2018-1, Class B,

               

4.600% 3/01/26

    370,841       338,863  
              1,450,904  

Auto Manufacturers — 0.5%

General Motors Co.

               

5.150% 4/01/38

    785,000       798,083  

6.800% 10/01/27

    1,995,000       2,255,164  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

               

3.100% 1/12/32

    1,815,000       1,631,594  
              4,684,841  

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.1%

Lear Corp.

               

3.550% 1/15/52

    1,470,000       1,208,664  

Banks — 5.9%

ABN AMRO Bank NV

               

4.750% 7/28/25 (a)

    2,100,000       2,146,725  

Bank Hapoalim BM 5 year CMT + 2.155%

               

3.255% VRN 1/21/32 (a)

    2,800,000       2,576,000  

Bank of America Corp.

               

5 year CMT + 1.200% 2.482% VRN 9/21/36

    2,930,000       2,519,509  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

SOFR + 2.150% 2.592% VRN 4/29/31

  $ 1,730,000     $ 1,596,248  

5 year CMT + 2.000% 3.846% VRN 3/08/37

    2,225,000       2,131,071  

4.183% 11/25/27

    1,380,000       1,408,907  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.310% 4.271% VRN 7/23/29

    615,000       635,642  

6.110% 1/29/37

    1,275,000       1,523,389  

7.750% 5/14/38

    1,055,000       1,473,342  

The Bank of Nova Scotia 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.648%

               

4.650% VRN (b)

    3,550,000       3,426,638  

Barclays PLC

               

4.337% 1/10/28

    1,600,000       1,628,369  

5.200% 5/12/26

    1,035,000       1,076,152  

BPCE SA SOFR + 1.730%

               

3.116% VRN 10/19/32 (a)

    2,080,000       1,882,838  

Citigroup, Inc.

               

4.450% 9/29/27

    1,075,000       1,110,554  

6.000% 10/31/33

    510,000       591,911  

6.625% 6/15/32

    500,000       604,328  

Deutsche Bank AG SOFR + 1.318%

               

2.552% VRN 1/07/28

    2,685,000       2,478,163  

Discover Bank 5 year USD Swap + 1.730%

               

4.682% VRN 8/09/28

    2,175,000       2,206,656  

First Republic Bank

               

4.375% 8/01/46

    1,970,000       2,032,917  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

               

5.950% 1/15/27

    1,333,000       1,465,229  

6.750% 10/01/37

    1,565,000       1,972,491  

HSBC Holdings PLC

               

SOFR + 1.285% 2.206% VRN 8/17/29

    1,355,000       1,221,105  

4.250% 3/14/24

    697,000       707,689  

4.250% 8/18/25

    1,938,000       1,962,651  

4.375% 11/23/26

    2,151,000       2,193,555  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

               

SOFR + 2.515% 2.956% VRN 5/13/31

    1,350,000       1,263,354  

5.600% 7/15/41

    1,225,000       1,485,208  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. 5 year CMT + 2.250%

               

3.077% VRN 4/07/31 (a)

    3,585,000       3,325,087  

Morgan Stanley

               

SOFR + 1.360% 2.484% VRN 9/16/36

    1,410,000       1,208,009  

SOFR + 1.485% 3.217% VRN 4/22/42

    1,775,000       1,634,488  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Core Bond Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

National Australia Bank Ltd. 5 year CMT + 1.700%

               

3.347% VRN 1/12/37 (a)

  $ 3,060,000     $ 2,824,863  

Wells Fargo & Co.

               

5.375% 11/02/43

    851,000       987,968  

5.606% 1/15/44

    620,000       741,478  
              56,042,534  

Beverages — 0.7%

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.

               

4.900% 2/01/46

    3,425,000       3,807,328  

Molson Coors Beverage Co.

               

4.200% 7/15/46

    2,279,000       2,210,015  

5.000% 5/01/42

    350,000       370,564  
              6,387,907  

Biotechnology — 0.3%

Amgen, Inc.

               

3.000% 1/15/52

    945,000       800,987  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

               

3.700% 3/15/32

    1,980,000       1,956,920  
              2,757,907  

Chemicals — 0.3%

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

               

5.319% 11/15/38

    1,350,000       1,551,794  

Syngenta Finance NV

               

4.441% 4/24/23 (a)

    1,375,000       1,393,387  
              2,945,181  

Computers — 0.3%

Apple, Inc.

               

2.650% 5/11/50

    955,000       831,307  

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp.

               

8.100% 7/15/36

    450,000       591,842  

Leidos, Inc.

               

2.300% 2/15/31

    1,575,000       1,369,620  
              2,792,769  

Diversified Financial Services — 3.3%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust

               

3.300% 1/30/32

    4,560,000       4,111,269  

Antares Holdings LP

               

2.750% 1/15/27 (a)

    985,000       866,943  

3.950% 7/15/26 (a)

    2,725,000       2,543,303  

6.000% 8/15/23 (a)

    1,310,000       1,337,919  

8.500% 5/18/25 (a)

    1,185,000       1,304,554  

Ares Finance Co. III LLC 5 year CMT + 3.237%

               

4.125% VRN 6/30/51 (a)

    1,875,000       1,781,067  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Ares Finance Co. LLC

               

4.000% 10/08/24 (a)

  $ 2,380,000     $ 2,394,409  

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.

               

2.528% 11/18/27 (a)

    2,970,000       2,627,963  

3.250% 2/15/27 (a)

    1,945,000       1,832,058  

4.250% 4/15/26 (a)

    3,296,000       3,254,262  

5.500% 1/15/26 (a)

    205,000       211,818  

Blue Owl Finance LLC

               

3.125% 6/10/31 (a)

    3,455,000       2,932,402  

4.125% 10/07/51 (a)

    1,875,000       1,485,514  

Brookfield Finance, Inc.

               

4.350% 4/15/30

    2,145,000       2,231,260  

Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd.

               

6.500% 9/15/24 (a)

    1,852,328       1,684,637  

Synchrony Financial

               

2.875% 10/28/31

    1,060,000       939,535  
              31,538,913  

Electric — 0.4%

The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.

               

5.950% 12/15/36

    589,000       679,692  

CMS Energy Corp.

               

4.700% 3/31/43

    655,000       673,771  

4.875% 3/01/44

    700,000       773,913  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. 5 year CMT + 2.547%

               

3.800% VRN 3/15/82

    1,275,000       1,173,290  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

               

2.500% 2/01/31

    1,035,000       892,291  
              4,192,957  

Food — 1.0%

JBS Finance Luxembourg Sarl

               

3.625% 1/15/32 (a)

    6,550,000       5,993,250  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc.

               

5.500% 1/15/30 (a)

    928,000       948,676  

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

               

2.625% 9/13/31 (a)

    1,415,000       1,241,045  

3.000% 10/15/30 (a)

    1,208,000       1,096,482  
              9,279,453  

Gas — 0.3%

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.

               

6.625% 11/01/37

    1,500,000       1,826,033  

NiSource, Inc.

               

4.800% 2/15/44

    1,350,000       1,397,250  
              3,223,283  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Core Bond Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Health Care – Services — 0.2%

City of Hope

               

4.378% 8/15/48

  $ 1,275,000     $ 1,375,969  

HCA, Inc.

               

3.500% 7/15/51

    1,165,000       1,004,598  
              2,380,567  

Insurance — 6.5%

Allianz SE 5 year CMT + 2.973%

               

3.500% VRN (a) (b)

    4,400,000       4,169,000  

Allstate Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.938%

               

5.750% VRN 8/15/53

    3,220,000       3,195,850  

American International Group, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.868%

               

5.750% VRN 4/01/48 (c)

    2,454,000       2,467,988  

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.

               

6.125% 8/15/23

    4,330,000       4,340,440  

Ascot Group Ltd.

               

4.250% 12/15/30 (a)

    2,215,000       2,171,909  

Athene Global Funding

               

2.673% 6/07/31 (a)

    3,080,000       2,765,112  

AXIS Specialty Finance LLC 5 year CMT + 3.186%

               

4.900% VRN 1/15/40

    1,670,000       1,628,250  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.

               

4.700% 6/22/47

    1,525,000       1,480,637  

5.625% 5/15/30

    3,132,000       3,433,734  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

               

5.250% 5/30/29

    2,801,000       2,946,948  

Enstar Finance LLC 5 year CMT + 5.468%

               

5.750% VRN 9/01/40 (c)

    2,700,000       2,669,625  

Enstar Group Ltd.

               

4.950% 6/01/29

    2,050,000       2,128,252  

Global Atlantic Fin Co.

               

3.125% 6/15/31 (a)

    2,060,000       1,840,548  

5 year CMT + 3.796% 4.700% VRN 10/15/51 (a)

    3,580,000       3,374,150  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd. 5 year CMT + 1.850%

               

3.379% VRN 2/04/32 (a)

    2,585,000       2,478,657  

Hill City Funding Trust

               

4.046% 8/15/41 (a)

    4,055,000       3,405,779  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. 5 year CMT + 3.315%

               

4.125% VRN 12/15/51 (a)

    1,225,000       1,154,563  

Markel Corp. 5 year CMT + 5.662%

               

6.000% VRN (b)

    1,755,000       1,816,425  

MetLife Capital Trust IV

               

7.875% 12/15/37 (a)

    925,000       1,103,063  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

New York Life Insurance Co.

               

3.750% 5/15/50 (a)

  $ 695,000     $ 673,330  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

               

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.920% 5.625% VRN 6/15/43

    1,300,000       1,308,125  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.665% 5.700% VRN 9/15/48

    3,380,000       3,448,208  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.175% 5.875% VRN 9/15/42

    650,000       654,875  

Sammons Financial Group, Inc.

               

3.350% 4/16/31 (a)

    4,980,000       4,588,202  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America

               

4.270% 5/15/47 (a)

    1,025,000       1,082,363  

USF&G Capital I

               

8.500% 12/15/45 (a)

    1,015,000       1,415,107  
              61,741,140  

Internet — 0.2%

Netflix, Inc.

               

5.875% 11/15/28

    1,855,000       2,044,767  

Investment Companies — 1.6%

Ares Capital Corp.

               

2.150% 7/15/26

    2,275,000       2,058,699  

BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.

               

3.900% 8/23/24

    1,649,000       1,641,991  

Blackstone Private Credit Fund

               

1.750% 9/15/24 (a)

    370,000       347,919  

2.625% 12/15/26 (a)

    3,660,000       3,298,528  

Golub Capital BDC, Inc.

               

2.500% 8/24/26

    1,165,000       1,071,684  

3.375% 4/15/24

    2,745,000       2,704,251  

OWL Rock Core, Income Corp.

               

4.700% 2/08/27 (a)

    2,025,000       1,950,322  

Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc.

               

3.875% 11/01/24

    2,705,000       2,698,239  
              15,771,633  

Iron & Steel — 0.1%

Vale Overseas Ltd.

               

6.875% 11/21/36

    1,100,000       1,326,886  

Lodging — 0.2%

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

               

3.200% 8/08/24

    2,305,000       2,202,422  

Media — 1.1%

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital

               

3.900% 6/01/52

    750,000       630,098  

6.484% 10/23/45

    1,905,000       2,170,598  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

42

 

 

MassMutual Core Bond Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Comcast Corp.

               

2.937% 11/01/56 (a)

  $ 1,244,000     $ 1,026,574  

3.450% 2/01/50

    675,000       631,256  

3.969% 11/01/47

    660,000       670,157  

Discovery Communications LLC

               

4.000% 9/15/55

    1,186,000       1,022,688  

4.650% 5/15/50 (c)

    705,000       682,970  

Paramount Global

               

4.200% 5/19/32

    1,131,000       1,132,773  

4.950% 1/15/31

    1,324,000       1,408,173  

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

               

6.750% 6/15/39

    655,000       760,028  
              10,135,315  

Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 0.3%

The Timken Co.

               

4.500% 12/15/28

    2,730,000       2,806,183  

Mining — 0.6%

Glencore Finance Canada Ltd.

               

5.550% STEP 10/25/42 (a)

    857,000       948,852  

Glencore Funding LLC

               

2.625% 9/23/31 (a)

    2,995,000       2,679,455  

3.875% 10/27/27 (a)

    950,000       946,017  

Teck Resources Ltd.

               

6.000% 8/15/40

    1,075,000       1,233,804  
              5,808,128  

Miscellaneous - Manufacturing — 0.0%

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.

               

4.418% 11/15/35

    427,000       458,520  

Oil & Gas — 2.3%

BP Capital Markets PLC

               

5 year CMT + 4.036% 4.375% VRN (b)

    2,675,000       2,689,712  

5 year CMT + 4.398% 4.875% VRN (b)

    1,540,000       1,543,850  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

               

6.750% 11/15/39

    1,176,000       1,453,170  

Devon Energy Corp.

               

5.600% 7/15/41

    1,075,000       1,241,639  

EQT Corp.

               

3.900% 10/01/27

    2,770,000       2,770,000  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

               

6.500% 3/01/41

    1,060,000       1,307,165  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

               

6.600% 3/15/46

    1,228,000       1,442,900  

Ovintiv Exploration, Inc.

               

5.375% 1/01/26

    1,875,000       1,989,488  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Ovintiv, Inc.

               

6.500% 8/15/34

  $ 1,110,000     $ 1,317,702  

6.500% 2/01/38

    530,000       628,077  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

               

3.950% 2/01/28

    1,495,000       1,399,387  

5.150% 11/15/29

    1,350,000       1,317,064  

Petroleos Mexicanos

               

5.350% 2/12/28

    1,925,000       1,832,658  

6.375% 1/23/45

    640,000       511,866  

6.500% 3/13/27

    295,000       299,573  

6.625% 6/15/38

    202,000       172,407  
              21,916,658  

Oil & Gas Services — 0.7%

Halliburton Co.

               

5.000% 11/15/45

    1,300,000       1,410,994  

NOV, Inc.

               

3.600% 12/01/29

    3,570,000       3,509,946  

3.950% 12/01/42

    1,778,000       1,564,996  
              6,485,936  

Pharmaceuticals — 1.0%

AbbVie, Inc.

               

4.700% 5/14/45

    1,465,000       1,589,821  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

               

4.350% 11/15/47

    1,150,000       1,260,577  

Cigna Corp.

               

4.800% 7/15/46

    1,105,000       1,221,992  

CVS Health Corp.

               

5.050% 3/25/48

    370,000       419,880  

6.125% 9/15/39

    895,000       1,105,609  

CVS Pass-Through Trust

               

5.926% 1/10/34 (a)

    1,659,037       1,834,662  

Utah Acquisition Sub, Inc.

               

5.250% 6/15/46

    1,750,000       1,729,203  
              9,161,744  

Pipelines — 2.0%

Energy Transfer LP

               

6.125% 12/15/45

    1,235,000       1,362,489  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.028% 6.250% VRN (b)

    2,635,000       2,256,219  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

               

4.150% 6/01/25

    2,972,000       2,956,902  

4.850% 7/15/26

    996,000       998,490  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.033%

               

5.250% VRN 8/16/77

    2,550,000       2,397,489  

MPLX LP 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.652%

               

6.875% VRN (b)

    3,550,000       3,479,000  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

43

 

 

MassMutual Core Bond Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Plains All American Pipeline LP 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.110%

               

6.125% VRN (b)

  $ 2,590,000     $ 2,196,320  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

               

3.800% 9/15/30

    1,570,000       1,540,183  

4.700% 6/15/44

    1,525,000       1,432,310  

6.650% 1/15/37

    475,000       538,981  
              19,158,383  

Private Equity — 0.9%

Apollo Management Holdings LP 5 year CMT + 3.266%

               

4.950% VRN 1/14/50 (a)

    1,970,000       1,866,828  

Hercules Capital, Inc.

               

2.625% 9/16/26

    3,662,000       3,367,734  

3.375% 1/20/27

    1,415,000       1,330,274  

KKR Group Finance Co. VIII LLC

               

3.500% 8/25/50 (a)

    920,000       802,062  

KKR Group Finance Co. X LLC

               

3.250% 12/15/51 (a)

    1,135,000       945,398  
              8,312,296  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.1%

Broadstone Net Lease LLC

               

2.600% 9/15/31

    2,050,000       1,825,705  

Global Net Lease, Inc. / Global Net Lease Operating Partnership LP

               

3.750% 12/15/27 (a)

    2,675,000       2,469,422  

Host Hotels & Resorts LP

               

2.900% 12/15/31

    640,000       572,716  

3.500% 9/15/30

    2,756,000       2,628,081  

Invitation Homes Operating Partnership LP

               

4.150% 4/15/32 (d)

    520,000       531,137  

Kimco Realty Corp.

               

4.125% 12/01/46

    855,000       849,777  

4.450% 9/01/47

    1,055,000       1,101,370  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

               

3.375% 2/01/31

    1,800,000       1,649,183  

Piedmont Operating Partnership LP

               

2.750% 4/01/32

    1,155,000       1,029,320  

Rexford Industrial Realty LP

               

2.125% 12/01/30

    551,000       481,759  

Service Properties Trust

               

4.500% 6/15/23

    953,000       944,137  

4.950% 10/01/29

    1,445,000       1,246,313  

Spirit Realty LP

               

2.700% 2/15/32

    715,000       643,458  

3.200% 1/15/27 (c)

    425,000       416,314  

3.400% 1/15/30

    490,000       473,917  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

4.000% 7/15/29

  $ 2,405,000     $ 2,430,673  

WP Carey, Inc.

               

2.450% 2/01/32

    666,000       588,477  
              19,881,759  

Software — 0.3%

Electronic Arts, Inc.

               

2.950% 2/15/51

    1,150,000       958,135  

Microsoft Corp.

               

2.921% 3/17/52

    1,560,000       1,462,964  
              2,421,099  

Telecommunications — 1.4%

AT&T, Inc.

               

3.500% 9/15/53

    333,000       292,460  

3.550% 9/15/55

    6,775,000       5,971,745  

British Telecommunications PLC

               

9.625% STEP 12/15/30

    725,000       989,278  

Crown Castle Towers LLC

               

4.241% 7/15/28 (a)

    1,750,000       1,799,145  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

               

2.875% 11/20/50

    1,000,000       835,026  

2.987% 10/30/56

    2,599,000       2,137,813  

Vodafone Group PLC

               

5.250% 5/30/48

    1,245,000       1,393,597  
              13,419,064  

Transportation — 0.1%

CSX Corp.

               

4.750% 11/15/48

    820,000       938,632  
                 

TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $363,584,877)

            346,443,164  
                 

NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 26.5%

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 9.2%

Aventura Mall Trust, Series 2018-AVM, Class C,

               

4.112% VRN 7/05/40 (a) (e)

    4,140,000       4,355,902  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-DSNY, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%

               

1.747% FRN 9/15/34 (a)

    760,000       742,906  

BANK, Series 2020-BN30, Class MCDF,

               

2.918% VRN 12/15/53 (e)

    3,165,000       2,691,850  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust

               

Series 2018-CHRS, Class B, 4.267% VRN 8/05/38 (a) (e)

    2,200,000       2,145,681  

Series 2018-CHRS, Class C, 4.267% VRN 8/05/38 (a) (e)

    1,590,000       1,497,135  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Core Bond Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Series 2018-CHRS, Class D, 4.267% VRN 8/05/38 (a) (e)

  $ 1,220,000     $ 1,088,701  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust

               

Series 2021-B23, Class 360A, 2.760% VRN 2/15/54 (a) (e)

    3,150,000       2,828,959  

Series 2021-B23, Class 360B, 2.760% VRN 2/15/54 (a) (e)

    4,800,000       4,204,159  

Series 2021-B25, Class 300C, 2.994% VRN 4/15/54 (a) (e)

    3,100,000       2,751,546  

BGME Trust

               

Series 2021-VR, Class C, 2.995% VRN 1/10/43 (a) (e)

    16,248,000       14,886,934  

Series 2021-VR, Class D, 2.995% VRN 1/10/43 (a) (e)

    3,790,000       3,396,582  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust

               

Series 2021-SOAR, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800% 2.197% FRN 6/15/38 (a)

    2,300,000       2,239,689  

Series 2021-VOLT, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000% 2.397% FRN 9/15/36 (a)

    5,343,000       5,140,974  

Series 2019-XL, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000% 2.397% FRN 10/15/36 (a)

    2,221,900       2,180,349  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-GC41, Class C

               

3.502% 8/10/56

    1,259,000       1,175,685  

COLEM Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-HLNE

               

2.543% 4/12/42 (a) (e)

    1,900,000       1,649,771  

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

               

Series 2015-CR23, Class B, 4.183% VRN 5/10/48 (e)

    1,200,000       1,193,496  

Series 2015-CR23, Class C, 4.288% VRN 5/10/48 (e)

    1,050,000       1,027,639  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2019-ICE4, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.150%

               

2.547% FRN 5/15/36 (a)

    750,000       735,054  

DROP Mortgage Trust

               

Series 2021-FILE, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250% 2.650% FRN 4/15/26 (a)

    3,365,000       3,247,231  

Series 2021-FILE, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750% 3.150% FRN 4/15/26 (a)

    1,162,000       1,109,710  

Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2021-ESH, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%

               

2.647% FRN 7/15/38 (a)

    2,385,320       2,349,577  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2019-GC39, Class C,

               

4.005% VRN 5/10/52 (e)

  $ 1,357,000     $ 1,313,030  

KINDR Trust, Series 2021-KIND, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%

               

2.147% FRN 8/15/38 (a)

    3,100,000       3,057,644  

KNDL Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-KNSQ, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%

               

2.197% FRN 5/15/36 (a)

    1,730,000       1,705,234  

Life Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-BMR, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%

               

2.147% FRN 3/15/38 (a)

    2,505,591       2,406,992  

MFT Trust

               

Series 2020-ABC, Class A, 3.358% 2/10/42 (a)

    1,185,000       1,071,845  

Series 2020-ABC, Class B, 3.477% VRN 2/10/42 (a) (e)

    1,278,000       1,141,690  

MHC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-MHC, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.101%

               

2.498% FRN 4/15/38 (a)

    5,140,000       5,017,919  

MKT Mortgage Trust

               

Series 2020-525M, Class D, 2.941% VRN 2/12/40 (a) (e)

    595,000       522,943  

Series 2020-525M, Class E, 2.941% VRN 2/12/40 (a) (e)

    1,220,000       1,043,526  

VASA Trust, Series 2021-VASA, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.100%

               

2.497% FRN 7/15/39 (a)

    4,879,000       4,806,001  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C45, Class B

               

4.556% 6/16/51

    390,000       397,184  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2021-FCMT, Series 2021-FCMT, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%

               

2.247% FRN 5/15/31 (a)

    3,000,000       2,940,965  
              88,064,503  

Other Asset-Backed Securities — 11.7%

AASET Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A

               

3.351% 1/16/40 (a)

    1,564,112       1,376,114  

Aaset Trust, Series 2021-2A, Class B

               

3.538% 1/15/47 (a)

    1,167,925       1,075,533  

Anchorage Capital CLO 9 Ltd., Series 2016-9A, Class CR2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%

               

2.491% FRN 7/15/32 (a)

    830,000       821,488  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Core Bond Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Apidos CLO XXV, Series 2016-25A, Class A2R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%

               

1.954% FRN 10/20/31 (a)

  $ 2,610,000     $ 2,587,593  

522 Funding CLO Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050%

               

2.304% FRN 10/20/31 (a)

    1,250,000       1,233,410  

Ballyrock CLO Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.150%

               

3.630% FRN 11/20/30 (a)

    800,000       783,914  

Benefit Street Partners CLO V-B Ltd., Series 2018-5BA, Class A1A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.090%

               

1.344% FRN 4/20/31 (a)

    1,920,000       1,909,194  

BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A

               

2.940% 5/25/29 (a)

    294,766       291,977  

Business Jet Securities LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class C

               

5.067% 4/15/36 (a)

    1,187,154       1,118,516  

Canyon Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.150%

               

2.391% FRN 10/15/34 (a)

    800,000       787,743  

Capital Automotive REIT

               

Series 2020-1A, Class A3, 3.250% 2/15/50 (a)

    558,647       541,418  

Series 2020-1A, Class A6, 3.810% 2/15/50 (a)

    491,049       485,841  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2018-4A, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%

               

2.054% FRN 1/20/31 (a)

    1,080,000       1,068,974  

Castlelake Aircraft Securitization Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class A

               

3.967% 4/15/39 (a)

    698,294       632,489  

CBAM Ltd., Series 2018-6A, Class B1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.100%

               

2.341% FRN 1/15/31 (a)

    1,200,000       1,180,369  

Cedar Funding IX CLO Ltd., Series 2018-9A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .980%

               

1.234% FRN 4/20/31 (a)

    1,000,000       994,563  

CIFC Funding Ltd., Series 2017-5A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180%

               

1.421% FRN 11/16/30 (a)

    2,100,000       2,093,713  

Clear Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%

               

1.454% FRN 10/20/30 (a)

    2,120,000       2,112,472  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Eaton Vance CLO Ltd.

               

Series 2018-1A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 1.991% FRN 10/15/30 (a)

  $ 1,700,000     $ 1,678,748  

Series 2020-1A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050% 2.291% FRN 10/15/34 (a)

    400,000       396,485  

Elmwood CLO III Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class BR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.650%

               

1.904% FRN 10/20/34 (a)

    1,300,000       1,290,906  

Elmwood CLO IV Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.240%

               

1.481% FRN 4/15/33 (a)

    1,000,000       995,830  

FCI Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A

               

3.630% 2/18/31 (a)

    61,031       61,123  

Flexential Issuer

               

Series 2021-1A, Class B, 3.720% 11/27/51 (a)

    4,000,000       3,791,147  

Series 2021-1A, Class C, 6.930% 11/27/51 (a)

    4,000,000       3,759,995  

Goldentree Loan Management US CLO Ltd., Series 2019-5A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050%

               

2.304% FRN 10/20/32 (a)

    800,000       791,637  

Goodgreen Trust

               

Series 2019-2A, Class A, 2.760% 4/15/55 (a)

    2,765,352       2,639,234  

Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3.230% 10/15/52 (a)

    1,081,428       1,057,728  

Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.740% 10/15/52 (a)

    519,721       511,221  

Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.860% 10/15/54 (a)

    1,089,644       1,075,925  

Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.930% VRN 10/15/53 (a) (e)

    1,371,198       1,360,737  

Hero Funding Trust

               

Series 2016-3A, Class A1, 3.080% 9/20/42 (a)

    485,148       478,998  

Series 2017-3A, Class A1, 3.190% 9/20/48 (a)

    531,314       522,863  

Series 2017-2A, Class A1, 3.280% 9/20/48 (a)

    159,313       157,177  

Series 2016-4A, Class A1, 3.570% 9/20/47 (a)

    509,612       505,341  

Series 2017-2A, Class A2, 4.070% 9/20/48 (a)

    128,075       127,785  

Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 4.670% 9/20/48 (a)

    929,979       939,631  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Core Bond Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Highbridge Loan Management Ltd., Series 13A-18, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.150%

               

2.391% FRN 10/15/30 (a)

  $ 1,000,000     $ 977,225  

Horizon Aircraft Finance I Ltd., Series 2018-1, Class A

               

4.458% 12/15/38 (a)

    1,011,181       931,072  

Horizon Aircraft Finance II Ltd, Series 2019-1, Class A

               

3.721% 7/15/39 (a)

    1,417,785       1,264,641  

Horizon Aircraft Finance III Ltd., Series 2019-2, Class A

               

3.425% 11/15/39 (a)

    3,374,417       3,110,749  

KREF Ltd.

               

Series 2021-FL2, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.650% 2.091% FRN 2/15/39 (a)

    3,500,000       3,464,899  

Series 2021-FL2, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000% 2.441% FRN 2/15/39 (a)

    5,800,000       5,740,282  

Series 2021-FL2, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.200% 2.641% FRN 2/15/39 (a)

    3,200,000       3,166,095  

Labrador Aviation Finance Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class A1

               

4.300% 1/15/42 (a)

    1,902,824       1,742,075  

MACH 1, Series 2019-1, Class A

               

3.474% 10/15/39 (a)

    1,948,604       1,808,606  

Madison Park Funding Ltd.

               

Series 2018-28A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600% 1.841% FRN 7/15/30 (a)

    2,090,000       2,069,825  

Series 2018-32A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000% 2.259% FRN 1/22/31 (a)

    1,750,000       1,725,950  

Series 2018-29A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.200% 2.441% FRN 10/18/30 (a)

    680,000       675,230  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust

               

Series 2021-AA, Class B, 2.330% 3/20/36 (a)

    1,771,000       1,655,681  

Series 2021-AA, Class C, 2.960% 3/20/36 (a)

    835,000       751,964  

Mosaic Solar Loans LLC

               

Series 2017-2A, Class A, 3.820% 6/22/43 (a)

    409,315       406,454  

Series 2018-1A, Class A, 4.010% 6/22/43 (a)

    181,938       180,751  

Series 2017-1A, Class A, 4.450% 6/20/42 (a)

    183,366       183,754  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

New Residential Advance Receivables Trust, Series 2020-T1, Class ET1

               

5.467% 8/15/53 (a)

  $ 2,495,000     $ 2,439,120  

Octagon Investment Partners 39 Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.200%

               

2.454% FRN 10/20/30 (a)

    1,180,000       1,174,941  

Parallel Ltd., Series 2021-2A, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%

               

1.969% FRN 10/20/34 (a)

    550,000       538,185  

Pioneer Aircraft Finance Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A

               

3.967% 6/15/44 (a)

    1,652,010       1,529,466  

Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A2

               

3.858% 12/05/49 (a)

    2,917,838       2,744,241  

Rad CLO 12 Ltd., Series 2021-12A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.170%

               

1.311% FRN 10/30/34 (a)

    2,000,000       1,980,362  

Rad CLO 15 Ltd., Series 2021-15A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050%

               

2.297% FRN 1/20/34 (a)

    1,000,000       990,631  

Regatta XIV Funding Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%

               

2.108% FRN 10/25/31 (a)

    1,030,000       1,016,569  

Sierra Receivables Funding LLC

               

Series 2021-1A, Class D, 3.170% 11/20/37 (a)

    1,211,138       1,177,839  

Series 2018-3A, Class D, 5.200% 9/20/35 (a)

    510,008       513,478  

Steele Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.300%

               

2.788% FRN 8/18/31 (a)

    1,660,000       1,610,633  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-GEL1, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%

               

1.657% FRN 11/25/35 (a)

    674,186       660,211  

Structured Receivables Finance LLC, Series 2010-B, Class A

               

3.730% 8/15/36 (a)

    133,255       132,977  

Sunnova Helios II Issuer LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A

               

4.870% 7/20/48 (a)

    580,360       580,479  

SuttonPark Structured Settlements LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A

               

4.190% 1/15/71 (a)

    1,760,503       1,802,359  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Core Bond Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

THL Credit Wind River CLO Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%

               

1.954% FRN 1/20/31 (a)

  $ 2,440,000     $ 2,426,936  

Thrust Engine Leasing

               

Series 2021-1A, Class A, 4.163% 7/15/40 (a)

    3,625,595       3,391,226  

Series 2021-1A, Class B, 6.121% 7/15/40 (a)

    1,646,216       1,526,103  

Series 2021-1A, Class C, 7.386% 7/15/40 (a)

    1,151,018       1,073,349  

TICP CLO XIV Ltd., Series 2019-14A, Class A2R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.650%

               

1.791% FRN 10/20/32 (a)

    1,100,000       1,089,117  

Vivint Solar Financing V LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class B

               

7.370% 4/30/48 (a)

    2,218,603       2,227,953  

Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2015-3A, Class A3R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%

               

1.954% FRN 10/20/31 (a)

    1,500,000       1,471,713  

WAVE LLC

               

Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.597% 9/15/44 (a)

    4,395,961       3,879,167  

Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.844% 11/15/42 (a)

    378,951       357,221  

Series 2017-1A, Class C, 6.656% 11/15/42 (a)

    1,962,584       1,029,200  

Willis Engine Structured Trust IV, Series 2018-A, Class A,

               

4.750% STEP 9/15/43 (a)

    1,050,909       971,799  

Zaxby’s Funding LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A2

               

3.238% 7/30/51 (a)

    1,088,530       1,007,437  
              112,435,797  

Student Loans Asset-Backed Securities — 2.7%

College Avenue Student Loans LLC

               

Series 2019-A, Class B, 3.810% 12/28/48 (a)

    1,867,746       1,823,023  

Series 2019-A, Class C, 4.460% 12/28/48 (a)

    1,248,507       1,226,047  

College Loan Corp. Trust I, Series 2007-1, Class B2,

               

1.627% FRN 1/25/47 (e)

    245,707       202,872  

EdLinc Student Loan Funding, Series 2017-A, Class A, PRIME - 1.150%

               

2.100% FRN 12/01/47 (a)

    917,793       906,928  

Education Loan Asset-Backed Trust I

               

Series 2003-1, Class A2, 0.000%FRN 2/01/43 (a) (e)

    1,300,000       1,200,424  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Series 2003-2, Class 2A1, 0.000%FRN 8/01/43 (a) (e)

  $ 1,950,000     $ 1,804,725  

Series 2013-1, Class B1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000% 1.457% FRN 11/25/33 (a)

    867,914       861,573  

Higher Education Funding I

               

Series 2004-1, Class B2, 0.000%FRN 1/01/44 (a) (e)

    600,000       522,616  

Series 2004-1, Class B1, 1.796% FRN 1/01/44 (a) (e)

    600,000       538,377  

Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust

               

Series 2017-B, Class BFX, 3.020% 8/25/42 (a)

    538,731       535,093  

Series 2018-B, Class BFX, 3.720% 5/26/43 (a)

    436,918       430,451  

Navient Student Loan Trust

               

Series 2015-3, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.957% FRN 10/25/58

    1,200,000       1,186,645  

Series 2018-EA, Class B, 4.440% 12/15/59 (a)

    730,000       707,878  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust

               

Series 2014-3A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.957% FRN 10/25/50 (a)

    975,000       974,994  

Series 2014-5A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.957% FRN 5/26/54 (a)

    1,300,000       1,299,992  

Series 2015-2A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.957% FRN 5/26/54 (a)

    1,130,000       1,129,993  

Series 2015-3A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.957% FRN 6/25/54 (a)

    1,100,000       1,099,992  

Series 2019-5, Class B, 3.450% 10/25/67 (a)

    2,850,000       2,652,384  

SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%

               

0.706% FRN 2/15/45

    1,249,332       1,158,954  

SLM Student Loan Trust

               

Series 2006-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210% 0.468% FRN 10/25/40

    1,614,594       1,506,794  

Series 2005-8, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .310% 0.568% FRN 1/25/55

    1,100,032       1,043,396  

SoFi Alternative Trust, Series 2019-C, Class PT,

               

3.997% VRN 1/25/45 (a) (e)

    2,882,429       2,969,827  
              25,782,978  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Whole Loan Collateral Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.9%

Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Series 2004-G, Class 2A7,

               

2.507% VRN 8/25/34 (e)

  $ 46,457     $ 45,387  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2019-IMC1, Class M1,

               

3.170% VRN 7/25/49 (a) (e)

    1,188,500       1,177,792  

CSMC, Series 2021-NQM3, Class M1,

               

2.317% VRN 4/25/66 (a) (e)

    1,670,000       1,523,038  

Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-6INV, Class A18,

               

2.500% VRN 8/25/51 (a) (e)

    5,061,227       4,632,802  

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-1, Class A11,

               

3.460% VRN 1/25/47 (a) (e)

    583,306       576,134  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2021-INV1, Class A4,

               

2.500% VRN 6/25/51 (a) (e)

    3,045,967       2,797,650  

NewRez Warehouse Securitization Trust, Series 2021-1, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.400%

               

1.857% FRN 5/25/55 (a)

    3,340,000       3,339,526  

NMLT Trust, Series 2021-INV1, Class M1,

               

2.711% VRN 5/25/56 (a) (e)

    3,723,000       3,305,070  

PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust, Series 2018-GT1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.850%

               

3.307% FRN 2/25/23 (a)

    1,180,000       1,174,911  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-CH2, Class A3,

               

4.000% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (e)

    265,114       266,427  

STAR Trust, Series 2021-1, Class M1,

               

2.363% VRN 5/25/65 (a) (e)

    5,273,000       4,932,064  

Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust, Series 2021-3, Class M1,

               

2.491% VRN 6/25/56 (a) (e)

    1,840,000       1,683,027  

Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2021-R3, Class M1,

               

2.411% VRN 4/25/64 (a) (e)

    1,491,000       1,408,922  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A1,

               

3.980% VRN 11/25/48 (a) (e)

    80,600       80,700  
              26,943,450  
                 

TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $263,854,634)

            253,226,728  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 1.1%

Colombia Government International Bond

               

6.125% 1/18/41

  $ 2,980,000     $ 2,895,636  

Mexico Government International Bond

               

3.500% 2/12/34

    2,030,000       1,886,479  

4.500% 4/22/29

    1,175,000       1,238,556  

4.750% 3/08/44

    3,028,000       2,982,035  

6.750% 9/27/34

    950,000       1,166,600  
              10,169,306  
                 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS (Cost $10,627,202)

            10,169,306  
                 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES(f) — 22.5%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.0%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Series 2178, Class PB 7.000% 8/15/29

    82,809       88,683  

Pass-Through Securities — 22.5%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

               

Pool #RA4245 2.000% 12/01/50

    4,874,012       4,543,912  

Pool #RA4255 2.000% 1/01/51

    10,118,694       9,446,038  

Pool #SD0905 3.000% 3/01/52 (d)

    3,928,730       3,864,170  

Pool #RA2483 3.500% 6/01/50

    6,519,601       6,549,698  

Pool #Z40047 4.000% 10/01/41

    84,907       87,971  

Federal National Mortgage Association

               

Pool #775539 12 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.641% 1.891% FRN 5/01/34

    44,146       45,569  

Pool #FM8596 2.500% 9/01/51

    2,527,146       2,420,619  

Pool #MA3029 3.000% 6/01/32

    2,171,614       2,196,819  

Pool #MA3090 3.000% 8/01/32

    729,058       737,520  

Pool #AS1304 3.500% 12/01/28

    611,811       625,334  

Pool #MA1356 3.500% 2/01/43

    4,251,324       4,351,991  

Pool #CA6096 3.500% 6/01/50

    7,905,907       7,944,873  

Pool #FM4017 3.500% 8/01/50

    429,486       431,335  

Pool #CA1909 4.500% 6/01/48

    2,713,042       2,829,785  

Pool #AD6437 5.000% 6/01/40

    249,692       268,779  

Pool #AD6996 5.000% 7/01/40

    1,589,126       1,706,499  

Pool #AL8173 5.000% 2/01/44

    522,707       567,728  

Government National Mortgage Association

               

Pool #781038 6.500% 5/15/29

    24,521       26,345  

Pool #781468 6.500% 7/15/32

    1,754       1,923  

Pool #781496 6.500% 9/15/32

    8,366       9,110  

Pool #345964 7.000% 11/15/23

    237       244  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Pool #380866 7.000% 3/15/24

  $ 218     $ 225  

Pool #781124 7.000% 12/15/29

    3,280       3,551  

Pool #781319 7.000% 7/15/31

    62,153       67,994  

Pool #581417 7.000% 7/15/32

    9,398       10,150  

Pool #565982 7.000% 7/15/32

    11,710       12,940  

Pool #357262 7.500% 9/15/23

    219       224  

Pool #441009 8.000% 11/15/26

    484       521  

Pool #522777 8.000% 12/15/29

    3,603       3,927  

Pool #523043 8.000% 3/15/30

    120       133  

Pool #529134 8.000% 3/15/30

    1,276       1,416  

Pool #477036 8.000% 4/15/30

    513       569  

Pool #503157 8.000% 4/15/30

    10,900       12,089  

Pool #528714 8.000% 4/15/30

    1,006       1,118  

Pool #544640 8.000% 11/15/30

    8,697       9,694  

Pool #531298 8.500% 8/15/30

    666       734  

Government National Mortgage Association II

               

Pool #MA6038 3.000% 7/20/49

    3,408,816       3,396,889  

Pool #MA6283 3.000% 11/20/49

    5,998,285       5,964,646  

Pool #MA6409 3.000% 1/20/50

    6,197,203       6,156,638  

Pool #MA4321 3.500% 3/20/47

    3,730,986       3,806,069  

Government National Mortgage Association II TBA

               

3.000% 11/01/51 (d)

    8,450,000       8,356,918  

3.500% 1/01/52 (d)

    18,830,000       18,950,629  

Uniform Mortgage Backed Securities TBA

               

2.500% 1/01/52 (d)

    19,125,000       18,224,033  

3.000% 2/01/52 (d)

    44,225,000       43,295,585  

3.500% 3/01/52 (d)

    25,550,000       25,516,067  

4.000% 2/01/49 (d)

    4,900,000       5,002,211  

4.000% 2/01/49 (d)

    26,750,000       27,207,676  
              214,658,908  
                 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES (Cost $219,825,347)

            214,747,591  
                 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 12.9%

U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 12.9%

U.S. Treasury Bond

               

2.250% 8/15/49 (g)

    31,400,000       29,887,430  

3.500% 2/15/39

    21,100,000       24,161,108  

U.S. Treasury Note

               

0.125% 2/15/24

    17,600,000       16,911,780  

0.500% 2/28/26

    42,500,000       39,340,856  

1.875% 2/28/27 (c)

    6,200,000       6,043,082  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

1.875% 2/15/32

  $ 7,500,000     $ 7,201,170  
              123,545,426  
                 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $129,828,094)

            123,545,426  
                 

TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $987,720,154)

            948,132,215  
                 

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 0.4% (Cost $3,506,056)

            3,677,145  
                 
   

Number of
Shares

         

MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.5%

Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (h)

    4,718,730       4,718,730  
                 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $4,718,730)

            4,718,730  
                 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $995,944,940)

            956,528,090  
               
   

Principal
Amount

         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 18.6%

Commercial Paper — 18.3%

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

               

1.259% 5/04/22 (a)

  $ 10,000,000       9,990,924  

AT&T, Inc.

               

0.508% 6/21/22 (a)

    15,000,000       14,956,916  

Bell Canada

               

0.964% 4/29/22 (a)

    6,000,000       5,997,477  

Cigna Corp.

               

0.761% 4/19/22 (a)

    2,072,000       2,071,191  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

               

1.066% 5/03/22 (a)

    5,000,000       4,995,618  

Enbridge (us), Inc.

               

1.116% 4/27/22

    8,500,000       8,493,389  

1.117% 4/26/22

    5,000,000       4,996,309  

1.423% 5/17/22

    5,000,000       4,992,526  

Fortive Corp.

               

1.015% 4/19/22 (a)

    3,400,000       3,398,629  

HP, Inc.

               

1.228% 4/25/22 (a)

    15,000,000       14,991,250  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

               

1.015% 4/19/22 (a)

  $ 2,000,000     $ 1,999,020  

1.015% 4/29/22 (a)

    5,000,000       4,995,785  

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

               

0.964% 5/02/22

    5,000,000       4,995,773  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

               

0.507% 4/04/22

    7,000,000       6,999,573  

OGE Energy Corp.

               

1.014% 4/01/22 (a)

    5,000,000       4,999,927  

1.086% 4/13/22 (a)

    8,000,000       7,998,070  

Sempra Energy

               

1.017% 6/01/22 (a)

    5,000,000       4,990,140  

Spire, Inc.

               

0.964% 4/28/22 (a)

    4,000,000       3,997,175  

Tampa Electric Co.

               

1.066% 4/13/22 (a)

    5,000,000       4,999,428  

1.167% 4/21/22 (a)

    5,000,000       4,998,979  

1.167% 4/27/22 (a)

    6,000,000       5,998,277  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

               

0.508% 6/03/22 (a)

    9,000,000       8,981,936  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

               

0.549% 6/13/22 (a)

    7,000,000       6,982,690  

0.600% 7/14/22 (a)

    8,000,000       7,967,800  

Waste Management, Inc.

               

0.326% 7/25/22 (a)

    5,000,000       4,982,360  

0.417% 11/09/22 (a)

    7,000,000       6,922,254  

Westrock Co.

               

0.913% 4/28/22 (a)

    7,500,000       7,494,750  
              175,188,166  

Repurchase Agreement — 0.3%

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/22, 0.000%, due 4/01/22 (i)

    3,096,549       3,096,549  
                 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $178,406,691)

            178,284,715  
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 118.7% (Cost $1,174,351,631) (j)

            1,134,812,805  
                 

Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (18.7)%

            (178,484,003 )
                 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 956,328,802  

 

Abbreviation Legend

CLO

Collateralized Loan Obligation

FRN

Floating Rate Note

STEP

Step Up Bond

TBA

To Be Announced

VRN

Variable Rate Note

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At March 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $487,878,795 or 51.02% of net assets.

(b)

Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date.

(c)

Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2022, was $7,662,968 or 0.80% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund received $3,114,901 of non-cash collateral (U.S. Treasury and/or Agency obligations) related to securities lending activity. This amount is not reflected on either the Portfolio of Investments or the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. (Note 2).

(d)

A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis. (Note 2).

(e)

Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. The rates shown are the current interest rates at March 31, 2022.

(f)

May contain securities that are issued by a U.S. Government Agency, but are unsecured and are not guaranteed by a U.S. Government Agency.

(g)

All or a portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open derivatives. (Note 2).

(h)

Represents investment of security lending cash collateral. (Note 2).

(i)

Maturity value of $3,096,549. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.500%, maturity date of 4/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $3,158,595.

(j)

See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

Country weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:

 

United States

    84.1 %

Cayman Islands

    7.5 %

United Kingdom

    1.9 %

Canada

    1.0 %

Mexico

    1.0 %

Netherlands

    0.7 %

Germany

    0.7 %

Luxembourg

    0.6 %

Israel

    0.6 %

Ireland

    0.5 %

Bermuda

    0.4 %

Colombia

    0.3 %

Australia

    0.3 %

Republic of Korea

    0.3 %

France

    0.2 %

Total Long-Term Investments

    100.1 %

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

    (0.1 )%

Net Assets

    100.0 %

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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(#) Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

 
             

Paid by Fund

   

Received by Fund

                                         

Description

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

   

Rate

   

Frequency

   

Rate

   

Frequency

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value

   

Premium
Paid
(Received)

   

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Call

                                                                                 

10 -Year Interest Rate Swap,12/15/42

Barclays Bank PLC*

    12/13/32  

3-Month USD LIBOR BBA

    Quarterly       2.44%##       Semi-Annually       USD       5,551,000     $ 386,794     $ 277,507     $ 109,287  
                                                                                   

Put

                                                                                 

10 -Year Interest Rate Swap,12/15/42

Barclays Bank PLC*

    12/13/32       2.94%##       Semi-Annually  

3-Month USD LIBOR BBA

    Quarterly       USD       64,580,000     $ 3,290,351     $ 3,228,549     $ 61,802  
                                                              $ 3,677,145     $ 3,506,056     $ 171,089  

 

Futures contracts

 

 

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value/ Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Long

                               

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

    6/21/22       87     $ 13,327,054     $ (271,616 )

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond

    6/21/22       160       29,481,331       (1,141,331 )

U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year

    6/30/22       381       81,781,638       (1,039,403 )

U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year

    6/30/22       323       37,867,631       (823,568 )

 

                          $ (3,275,918 )
                                 

Short

                               

U.S. Treasury Ultra 10 Year

    6/21/22       166     $ (23,198,044 )   $ 710,231  

 

*

Contracts are subject to a master netting agreement or similar agreement.

##

Exercise Rate.

 

Currency Legend

USD

U.S. Dollar

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund — Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

EQUITIES — 0.6%

PREFERRED STOCK — 0.6%

Financial — 0.6%

Insurance — 0.6%

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

               

4.300% (a)

    45,600     $ 906,527  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

               

4.600% (a) (b)

    18,825       394,384  
              1,300,911  
                 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $1,610,625)

            1,300,911  
                 

TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $1,610,625)

            1,300,911  
               
   

Principal
Amount

         

BONDS & NOTES — 94.3%

CORPORATE DEBT — 45.7%

Aerospace & Defense — 0.7%

BAE Systems PLC

               

3.000% 9/15/50 (c)

  $ 230,000       195,323  

The Boeing Co.

               

5.930% 5/01/60

    140,000       161,557  

TransDigm, Inc.

               

5.500% 11/15/27

    250,000       248,125  

6.250% 3/15/26 (c)

    500,000       514,062  

6.375% 6/15/26

    225,000       227,031  
              1,346,098  

Agriculture — 1.0%

Altria Group, Inc.

               

5.800% 2/14/39

    300,000       323,592  

BAT Capital Corp.

               

4.700% 4/02/27

    510,000       523,815  

4.758% 9/06/49

    165,000       151,707  

Imperial Brands Finance PLC

               

3.875% 7/26/29 (c)

    545,000       533,477  

Reynolds American, Inc.

               

5.850% 8/15/45

    150,000       153,533  

Viterra Finance BV

               

3.200% 4/21/31 (c)

    280,000       257,702  
              1,943,826  

Airlines — 0.2%

Alaska Airlines Pass Through Trust, 2020-1 Class A,

               

4.800% 2/15/29 (c)

    397,970       407,383  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2018-1, Class B,

               

4.600% 9/01/27

  $ 68,044     $ 62,177  
              469,560  

Auto Manufacturers — 0.7%

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

               

3.087% 1/09/23

    310,000       310,093  

4.140% 2/15/23

    285,000       287,408  

General Motors Co.

               

5.150% 4/01/38

    230,000       233,833  

5.200% 4/01/45

    225,000       227,641  

6.800% 10/01/27

    335,000       378,687  
              1,437,662  

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.1%

Lear Corp.

               

3.550% 1/15/52

    305,000       250,777  

Banks — 5.8%

Banco General SA

               

4.125% 8/07/27 (c)

    260,000       265,291  

Bank Hapoalim BM 5 year CMT + 2.155%

               

3.255% VRN 1/21/32 (c)

    600,000       552,000  

Bank of America Corp.

               

5 year CMT + 1.200% 2.482% VRN 9/21/36

    580,000       498,742  

SOFR + 2.150% 2.592% VRN 4/29/31

    100,000       92,269  

5 year CMT + 2.000% 3.846% VRN 3/08/37

    460,000       440,581  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.310% 4.271% VRN 7/23/29

    200,000       206,713  

6.110% 1/29/37

    190,000       227,015  

7.750% 5/14/38

    125,000       174,567  

The Bank of Nova Scotia 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.648%

               

4.650% VRN (a)

    575,000       555,019  

Barclays PLC

               

5.200% 5/12/26

    610,000       634,254  

BPCE SA SOFR + 1.730%

               

3.116% VRN 10/19/32 (c)

    450,000       407,345  

Citigroup, Inc.

               

6.000% 10/31/33

    85,000       98,652  

First Republic Bank

               

4.375% 8/01/46

    210,000       216,707  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

               

5.150% 5/22/45

    290,000       324,088  

5.950% 1/15/27

    170,000       186,863  

6.750% 10/01/37

    165,000       207,962  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

53

 

 

MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

HSBC Holdings PLC

               

SOFR + 1.285% 2.206% VRN 8/17/29

  $ 267,000     $ 240,616  

SOFR + 1.430% 2.999% VRN 3/10/26

    335,000       328,811  

4.375% 11/23/26

    298,000       303,896  

6.500% 9/15/37

    125,000       152,236  

7.350% 11/27/32

    415,000       515,513  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.880%

               

5.700% VRN (a)

    510,000       489,753  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 1 year CMT + 2.600%

               

4.198% VRN 6/01/32 (c)

    560,000       496,006  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

               

SOFR + 2.515% 2.956% VRN 5/13/31

    235,000       219,917  

4.950% 6/01/45 (b)

    170,000       192,508  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. 5 year CMT + 2.250%

               

3.077% VRN 4/07/31 (c)

    1,225,000       1,136,187  

Morgan Stanley

               

SOFR + 1.360% 2.484% VRN 9/16/36

    280,000       239,888  

SOFR + 1.485% 3.217% VRN 4/22/42

    310,000       285,460  

NBK Tier 1 Financing 2 Ltd. 6 year CMT + 2.832%

               

4.500% VRN (a) (c)

    685,000       666,232  

Owl Rock Core, Inc.

               

5.500% 3/21/25 (c)

    535,000       534,204  

SVB Financial Group

               

10 year CMT + 3.064% 4.100% VRN (a)

    210,000       178,500  

5 year CMT + 3.074% 4.250% VRN (a)

    590,000       545,750  

Wells Fargo & Co.

               

5.606% 1/15/44

    105,000       125,573  
              11,739,118  

Beverages — 0.7%

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.

               

4.600% 4/15/48

    255,000       274,072  

8.200% 1/15/39

    250,000       369,637  

Bacardi Ltd.

               

5.150% 5/15/38 (b) (c)

    200,000       217,573  

Molson Coors Beverage Co.

               

4.200% 7/15/46

    366,000       354,921  

5.000% 5/01/42

    135,000       142,932  
              1,359,135  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Biotechnology — 0.3%

Amgen, Inc.

               

3.000% 1/15/52

  $ 190,000     $ 161,045  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

               

3.700% 3/15/32

    410,000       405,221  
              566,266  

Building Materials — 0.2%

Standard Industries, Inc.

               

4.375% 7/15/30 (c)

    200,000       184,000  

4.750% 1/15/28 (c)

    151,000       144,771  
              328,771  

Chemicals — 0.7%

Alpek SAB de CV

               

3.250% 2/25/31 (c)

    560,000       510,300  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

               

5.319% 11/15/38

    270,000       310,359  

Syngenta Finance NV

               

4.892% 4/24/25 (c)

    500,000       509,498  
              1,330,157  

Commercial Services — 0.0%

ERAC USA Finance LLC

               

7.000% 10/15/37 (c)

    50,000       65,281  

Computers — 0.4%

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp.

               

8.100% 7/15/36

    100,000       131,520  

8.350% 7/15/46

    275,000       401,720  

Leidos, Inc.

               

2.300% 2/15/31

    90,000       78,264  

5.500% 7/01/33

    226,000       244,374  
              855,878  

Distribution & Wholesale — 0.3%

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

               

3.875% 12/15/28 (c)

    600,000       561,756  

Diversified Financial Services — 5.2%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust

               

3.400% 10/29/33

    935,000       838,176  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

               

7.000% 1/15/26 (b) (c)

    200,000       203,250  

Ally Financial, Inc.

               

5 year CMT + 3.868% 4.700% VRN (a)

    600,000       561,753  

7 year CMT + 3.481% 4.700% VRN (a)

    570,000       518,700  

8.000% 11/01/31

    376,000       472,291  

Antares Holdings LP

               

2.750% 1/15/27 (c)

    645,000       567,694  

3.750% 7/15/27 (c)

    605,000       558,995  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

6.000% 8/15/23 (c)

  $ 285,000     $ 291,074  

8.500% 5/18/25 (c)

    330,000       363,293  

Ares Finance Co. III LLC 5 year CMT + 3.237%

               

4.125% VRN 6/30/51 (c)

    360,000       341,965  

Ares Finance Co. LLC

               

4.000% 10/08/24 (c)

    375,000       377,270  

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.

               

2.528% 11/18/27 (c)

    375,000       331,813  

3.250% 2/15/27 (c)

    175,000       164,838  

4.250% 4/15/26 (c)

    485,000       478,858  

4.375% 5/01/26 (c)

    480,000       474,101  

5.500% 1/15/26 (c)

    135,000       139,490  

BGC Partners, Inc.

               

4.375% 12/15/25

    585,000       589,661  

Blue Owl Finance LLC

               

3.125% 6/10/31 (c)

    910,000       772,355  

4.125% 10/07/51 (c)

    375,000       297,103  

Brookfield Finance, Inc.

               

4.350% 4/15/30

    405,000       421,287  

Coinbase Global, Inc.

               

3.625% 10/01/31 (c)

    734,000       625,735  

Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd.

               

6.500% 9/15/24 (c)

    638,918       581,077  

Lazard Group LLC

               

3.625% 3/01/27

    196,000       195,355  

OneMain Finance Corp.

               

4.000% 9/15/30 (b)

    220,000       194,150  

Synchrony Financial

               

2.875% 10/28/31

    215,000       190,566  
              10,550,850  

Electric — 1.0%

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.

               

5.950% 5/15/37

    120,000       146,184  

The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.

               

5.950% 12/15/36

    175,000       201,946  

CMS Energy Corp.

               

4.700% 3/31/43

    115,000       118,296  

4.875% 3/01/44

    180,000       199,006  

Elwood Energy LLC

               

8.159% 7/05/26

    93,602       94,538  

Enel Finance International NV

               

6.000% 10/07/39 (c)

    175,000       207,191  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. 5 year CMT + 2.547%

               

3.800% VRN 3/15/82 (b)

    580,000       533,732  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

               

3.750% 7/01/28

    320,000       306,567  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

4.300% 3/15/45

  $ 195,000     $ 166,326  

Virginia Electric & Power Co.

               

6.000% 1/15/36

    100,000       120,962  
              2,094,748  

Entertainment — 0.0%

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

               

5.625% 3/15/26 (c)

    77,000       78,444  

Food — 0.6%

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc.

               

5.500% 1/15/30 (c)

    700,000       715,596  

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

               

2.625% 9/13/31 (c)

    285,000       249,963  

3.000% 10/15/30 (c)

    206,000       186,983  
              1,152,542  

Gas — 0.2%

NiSource, Inc.

               

4.800% 2/15/44

    295,000       305,325  

Health Care – Services — 0.2%

DaVita, Inc.

               

4.625% 6/01/30 (c)

    368,000       344,669  

Home Builders — 0.4%

Mattamy Group Corp.

               

4.625% 3/01/30 (c)

    35,000       32,876  

5.250% 12/15/27 (c)

    227,000       225,014  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.

               

5.750% 1/15/28 (c)

    500,000       515,000  
              772,890  

Insurance — 6.6%

Allianz SE 5 year CMT + 2.973%

               

3.500% VRN (a) (c)

    1,000,000       947,500  

Allstate Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.938%

               

5.750% VRN 8/15/53

    640,000       635,200  

American International Group, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.868%

               

5.750% VRN 4/01/48

    485,000       487,765  

Ascot Group Ltd.

               

4.250% 12/15/30 (c)

    450,000       441,246  

AXIS Specialty Finance LLC 5 year CMT + 3.186%

               

4.900% VRN 1/15/40

    490,000       477,750  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.

               

3.850% 12/22/51

    575,000       479,303  

4.700% 6/22/47

    500,000       485,455  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

               

5.250% 5/30/29

    791,000       832,216  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

55

 

 

MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Enstar Finance LLC 5 year CMT + 5.468%

               

5.750% VRN 9/01/40

  $ 1,060,000     $ 1,048,075  

Enstar Group Ltd.

               

4.950% 6/01/29

    350,000       363,360  

Equitable Holdings, Inc. 5 year CMT + 4.736%

               

4.950% VRN (a) (b)

    505,000       496,162  

Global Atlantic Fin Co.

               

3.125% 6/15/31 (c)

    380,000       339,518  

5 year CMT + 3.796% 4.700% VRN 10/15/51 (c)

    1,170,000       1,102,725  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd. 5 year CMT + 1.850%

               

3.379% VRN 2/04/32 (c)

    520,000       498,608  

Hill City Funding Trust

               

4.046% 8/15/41 (c)

    490,000       411,549  

Jackson Financial, Inc.

               

3.125% 11/23/31 (c)

    550,000       500,811  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. 5 year CMT + 3.315%

               

4.125% VRN 12/15/51 (c)

    265,000       249,763  

Markel Corp. 5 year CMT + 5.662%

               

6.000% VRN (a)

    735,000       760,725  

MetLife Capital Trust IV

               

7.875% 12/15/67 (c)

    325,000       387,563  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

               

5 year CMT + 3.162% 5.125% VRN 3/01/52

    565,000       571,158  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.920% 5.625% VRN 6/15/43

    200,000       201,250  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.665% 5.700% VRN 9/15/48

    350,000       357,063  

Sammons Financial Group, Inc.

               

3.350% 4/16/31 (c)

    570,000       525,156  

Unum Group

               

4.125% 6/15/51 (b)

    460,000       401,401  

USF&G Capital I

               

8.500% 12/15/45 (c)

    95,000       132,448  

XLIT Ltd.

               

5.500% 3/31/45

    200,000       236,502  
              13,370,272  

Internet — 0.4%

Amazon.com, Inc.

               

4.050% 8/22/47

    260,000       282,678  

Expedia Group, Inc.

               

2.950% 3/15/31

    660,000       610,550  
              893,228  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Investment Companies — 2.3%

Ares Capital Corp.

               

2.150% 7/15/26

  $ 560,000     $ 506,756  

Blackstone Private Credit Fund

               

1.750% 9/15/24 (c)

    625,000       587,702  

2.625% 12/15/26 (c)

    330,000       297,408  

4.000% 1/15/29 (c)

    630,000       583,692  

Golub Capital BDC, Inc.

               

2.500% 8/24/26

    195,000       179,381  

3.375% 4/15/24

    562,000       553,657  

Icahn Enterprises LP/ Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.

               

4.750% 9/15/24

    500,000       501,250  

6.250% 5/15/26

    1,000,000       1,020,000  

OWL Rock Core, Income Corp.

               

4.700% 2/08/27 (c)

    410,000       394,880  
              4,624,726  

Iron & Steel — 0.1%

Vale Overseas Ltd.

               

6.875% 11/21/36

    225,000       271,409  

Leisure Time — 0.2%

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

               

5.500% 8/31/26 (c)

    485,000       467,404  

Lodging — 0.7%

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

               

3.900% 8/08/29

    525,000       481,481  

Travel + Leisure Co.

               

4.500% 12/01/29 (c)

    917,000       850,352  
              1,331,833  

Media — 1.8%

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

               

5.000% 2/01/28 (c)

    250,000       247,375  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital

               

3.900% 6/01/52

    150,000       126,020  

Comcast Corp.

               

4.600% 8/15/45

    300,000       329,635  

CSC Holdings LLC

               

4.625% 12/01/30 (c)

    250,000       209,073  

5.000% 11/15/31 (c)

    325,000       272,304  

5.750% 1/15/30 (c)

    200,000       179,343  

Discovery Communications LLC

               

4.000% 9/15/55

    235,000       202,641  

4.650% 5/15/50

    55,000       53,281  

DISH DBS Corp.

               

7.375% 7/01/28 (b)

    1,123,000       1,064,042  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Paramount Global

               

4.200% 5/19/32

  $ 180,000     $ 180,282  

4.950% 1/15/31

    220,000       233,986  

Radiate Holdco LLC / Radiate Finance, Inc.

               

6.500% 9/15/28 (c)

    231,000       219,155  

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

               

4.500% 9/15/42

    250,000       231,447  

6.750% 6/15/39

    115,000       133,440  
              3,682,024  

Mining — 1.7%

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC

               

3.375% 11/01/28

    585,000       549,725  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

               

6.875% 3/01/26 (c)

    1,000,000       1,027,850  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

               

5.400% 11/14/34

    350,000       388,517  

Glencore Finance Canada Ltd.

               

5.550% STEP 10/25/42 (c)

    149,000       164,970  

Glencore Funding LLC

               

3.875% 10/27/27 (c)

    260,000       258,910  

Novelis Corp.

               

3.875% 8/15/31 (c)

    533,000       487,514  

Perenti Finance Pty Ltd.

               

6.500% 10/07/25 (b) (c)

    325,000       323,115  

Teck Resources Ltd.

               

5.200% 3/01/42

    97,000       101,766  

6.250% 7/15/41

    143,000       170,996  
              3,473,363  

Oil & Gas — 3.1%

Antero Resources Corp.

               

7.625% 2/01/29 (c)

    125,000       135,116  

BP Capital Markets PLC

               

5 year CMT + 4.036% 4.375% VRN (a)

    530,000       532,915  

5 year CMT + 4.398% 4.875% VRN (a)

    310,000       310,775  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

               

6.750% 11/15/39

    175,000       216,245  

Devon Energy Corp.

               

5.000% 6/15/45

    289,000       314,960  

EQT Corp.

               

6.625% STEP 2/01/25

    380,000       401,394  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

               

6.500% 3/01/41

    175,000       215,806  

Nabors Industries, Inc.

               

7.375% 5/15/27 (c)

    564,000       586,769  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

               

5.875% 9/01/25

    300,000       318,658  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

6.375% 9/01/28

  $ 300,000     $ 337,875  

6.600% 3/15/46

    235,000       276,125  

6.950% 7/01/24

    177,000       189,868  

Ovintiv, Inc.

               

6.500% 8/15/34

    185,000       219,617  

6.500% 2/01/38

    160,000       189,608  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

               

3.950% 2/01/28

    540,000       505,464  

5.150% 11/15/29

    615,000       599,996  

Petroleos Mexicanos

               

4.625% 9/21/23

    575,000       581,837  

5.350% 2/12/28

    190,000       180,886  

6.375% 1/23/45

    35,000       27,993  

6.500% 3/13/27

    65,000       66,007  

6.625% 6/15/38

    51,000       43,529  
              6,251,443  

Oil & Gas Services — 0.9%

Halliburton Co.

               

5.000% 11/15/45

    220,000       238,784  

NOV, Inc.

               

3.600% 12/01/29 (b)

    742,000       729,518  

3.950% 12/01/42

    314,000       276,383  

Weatherford International Ltd.

               

8.625% 4/30/30 (c)

    483,000       490,414  
              1,735,099  

Packaging & Containers — 0.0%

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.

               

5.500% 4/15/24 (c)

    49,000       48,805  

Pharmaceuticals — 1.6%

AbbVie, Inc.

               

4.700% 5/14/45

    350,000       379,821  

AdaptHealth LLC

               

4.625% 8/01/29 (c)

    665,000       601,825  

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.

               

9.250% 4/01/26 (c)

    400,000       410,322  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.

               

5.250% 1/30/30 (c)

    250,000       196,385  

6.125% 4/15/25 (c)

    93,000       93,814  

6.250% 2/15/29 (c)

    245,000       200,900  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

               

4.350% 11/15/47

    205,000       224,711  

Cigna Corp.

               

4.800% 7/15/46

    185,000       204,587  

CVS Health Corp.

               

5.050% 3/25/48

    115,000       130,503  

6.125% 9/15/39

    25,000       30,883  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

CVS Pass-Through Trust

               

5.926% 1/10/34 (c)

  $ 172,816     $ 191,111  

7.507% 1/10/32 (c)

    12,577       14,656  

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.

               

7.500% 4/01/27 (c)

    273,000       254,750  

Utah Acquisition Sub, Inc.

               

5.250% 6/15/46

    350,000       345,840  
              3,280,108  

Pipelines — 1.9%

Energy Transfer LP

               

6.125% 12/15/45

    230,000       253,743  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.028% 6.250% VRN (a)

    615,000       526,594  

5 year CMT + 5.134% 6.750% VRN (a)

    270,000       262,575  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

               

4.150% 6/01/25

    339,000       337,278  

4.850% 7/15/26

    154,000       154,385  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.110% 6.000% VRN (a)

    375,000       275,036  

EQM Midstream Partners LP

               

4.750% 7/15/23

    375,000       377,813  

MPLX LP 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.652%

               

6.875% VRN (a)

    850,000       833,000  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

               

3.800% 9/15/30

    265,000       259,967  

4.500% 12/15/26

    80,000       82,177  

4.700% 6/15/44

    260,000       244,197  

6.650% 1/15/37

    175,000       198,572  
              3,805,337  

Private Equity — 0.8%

Apollo Management Holdings LP 5 year CMT + 3.266%

               

4.950% VRN 1/14/50 (c)

    325,000       307,979  

Hercules Capital, Inc.

               

2.625% 9/16/26

    738,000       678,697  

3.375% 1/20/27

    340,000       319,642  

KKR Group Finance Co. VIII LLC

               

3.500% 8/25/50 (c)

    160,000       139,489  

KKR Group Finance Co. X LLC

               

3.250% 12/15/51 (c)

    230,000       191,578  
              1,637,385  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.9%

Broadstone Net Lease LLC

               

2.600% 9/15/31

    405,000       360,688  

Host Hotels & Resorts LP

               

2.900% 12/15/31

    130,000       116,333  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

3.500% 9/15/30

  $ 476,000     $ 453,907  

Invitation Homes Operating Partnership LP

               

4.150% 4/15/32 (d)

    110,000       112,356  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

               

5.250% 7/15/30 (c)

    250,000       245,000  

Kimco Realty Corp.

               

4.450% 9/01/47

    250,000       260,988  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

               

3.625% 10/01/29

    640,000       604,779  

Piedmont Operating Partnership LP

               

2.750% 4/01/32

    235,000       209,429  

Rexford Industrial Realty LP

               

2.125% 12/01/30

    115,000       100,548  

Service Properties Trust

               

4.950% 10/01/29

    590,000       508,875  

Spirit Realty LP

               

2.700% 2/15/32

    120,000       107,993  

3.200% 1/15/27

    220,000       215,504  

3.400% 1/15/30

    325,000       314,333  

Ventas Realty LP

               

5.700% 9/30/43

    85,000       100,568  

WP Carey, Inc.

               

2.450% 2/01/32

    134,000       118,402  
              3,829,703  

Retail — 0.2%

Nordstrom, Inc.

               

4.250% 8/01/31 (b)

    440,000       400,400  

Semiconductors — 0.1%

Broadcom, Inc.

               

3.500% 2/15/41 (c)

    240,000       213,764  

Telecommunications — 2.3%

Altice France SA

               

5.125% 7/15/29 (c)

    442,000       396,142  

AT&T, Inc.

               

3.500% 9/15/53

    407,000       357,451  

3.550% 9/15/55

    814,000       717,491  

British Telecommunications PLC

               

9.625% STEP 12/15/30

    150,000       204,678  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC

               

6.000% 1/15/30 (b) (c)

    1,138,000       1,052,650  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

               

6.625% 8/01/26

    444,000       459,353  

Sprint Capital Corp.

               

6.875% 11/15/28

    500,000       580,015  

8.750% 3/15/32

    141,000       189,776  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

               

2.875% 11/20/50

  $ 160,000     $ 133,604  

2.987% 10/30/56

    233,000       191,655  

Vodafone Group PLC

               

5.250% 5/30/48

    255,000       285,436  
              4,568,251  

Transportation — 0.1%

CSX Corp.

               

4.750% 11/15/48

    145,000       165,978  

Trucking & Leasing — 0.3%

AerCap Global Aviation Trust 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.300%

               

6.500% VRN 6/15/45 (c)

    600,000       587,484  
                 

TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $96,302,743)

            92,191,769  
                 

NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 28.8%

Automobile Asset-Backed Securities — 0.2%

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class D

               

4.680% 4/14/31 (c)

    422,000       429,020  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 11.5%

Aventura Mall Trust, Series 2018-AVM, Class D,

               

4.112% VRN 7/05/40 (c) (e)

    530,000       502,727  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

               

Series 2018-DSNY, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350% 1.747% FRN 9/15/34 (c)

    150,000       146,626  

Series 2019-BPR, Class CMP, 3.895% VRN 11/05/32 (c) (e)

    440,000       415,299  

Series 2019-BPR, Class DMP, 3.895% VRN 11/05/32 (c) (e)

    540,000       506,529  

BANK

               

Series 2020-BN30, Class MCDF, 2.918% VRN 12/15/53 (e)

    500,000       425,253  

Series 2019-BN17, Class C, 4.516% VRN 4/15/52 (e)

    331,000       332,012  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust

               

Series 2018-CHRS, Class B, 4.267% VRN 8/05/38 (c) (e)

    400,000       390,124  

Series 2018-CHRS, Class C, 4.267% VRN 8/05/38 (c) (e)

    280,000       263,646  

Series 2018-CHRS, Class D, 4.267% VRN 8/05/38 (c) (e)

    270,000       240,942  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust

               

Series 2021-B25, Class 300C, 2.994% VRN 4/15/54 (c) (e)

    500,000       443,798  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Series 2020-IG1, Class D, 3.245% VRN 9/15/43 (e)

  $ 400,000     $ 324,545  

BGME Trust, Series 2021-VR, Class D,

               

2.995% VRN 1/10/43 (c) (e)

    3,100,000       2,778,207  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust

               

Series 2021-BXMF, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.427% 2.824% FRN 10/15/26 (c)

    1,500,000       1,451,270  

Series 2021-VOLT, Class G, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.850% 3.247% FRN 9/15/36 (c)

    2,004,000       1,930,734  

CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-LIFE, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.150%

               

2.547% FRN 12/15/37 (c)

    572,453       562,460  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-GC41, Class C

               

3.502% 8/10/56

    222,000       207,309  

Cold Storage Trust, Series 2020-ICE5, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.766%

               

3.162% FRN 11/15/37 (c)

    589,794       583,166  

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2015-CR23, Class C,

               

4.288% VRN 5/10/48 (e)

    110,000       107,657  

DC Office Trust

               

Series 2019-MTC, Class D, 3.072% VRN 9/15/45 (c) (e)

    357,000       310,463  

Series 2019-MTC, Class E, 3.072% VRN 9/15/45 (c) (e)

    622,000       536,368  

DROP Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-FILE, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%

               

3.150% FRN 4/15/26 (c)

    998,000       953,090  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2018-GS10, Class D

               

3.000% 7/10/51 (c)

    599,000       514,517  

Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-30HY, Class E,

               

3.443% VRN 7/10/39 (c) (e)

    630,000       586,530  

J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2022-OPO, Series 2022-OPO, Class C,

               

3.450% VRN 1/05/39 (c) (e)

    700,000       655,017  

Jackson Park Trust, Series 2019-LIC, Class D,

               

3.242% VRN 10/14/39 (c) (e)

    686,000       588,595  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2019-OSB, Class E,

               

3.783% VRN 6/05/39 (c) (e)

    553,000       507,155  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-C21, Class C,

               

4.642% VRN 8/15/47 (e)

  $ 300,000     $ 293,555  

KINDR Trust, Series 2021-KIND, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%

               

2.147% FRN 8/15/38 (c)

    900,000       887,703  

KNDL Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-KNSQ, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%

               

2.197% FRN 5/15/36 (c)

    263,000       259,235  

Life Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-BMR, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%

               

2.147% FRN 3/15/38 (c)

    424,643       407,933  

Med Trust 2021-MDLN, Series 2021-MDLN, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.000%

               

4.397% FRN 11/15/38 (c)

    2,000,000       1,947,492  

MFT Trust

               

Series 2020-ABC, Class A, 3.358% 2/10/42 (c)

    205,000       185,425  

Series 2020-ABC, Class B, 3.477% VRN 2/10/42 (c) (e)

    215,000       192,068  

MHC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-MHC, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.101%

               

2.498% FRN 4/15/38 (c)

    1,100,000       1,073,874  

MKT Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-525M, Class E,

               

2.941% VRN 2/12/40 (c) (e)

    213,000       182,189  

VASA Trust, Series 2021-VASA, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.100%

               

2.497% FRN 7/15/39 (c)

    864,000       851,073  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

               

Series 2021-FCMT, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.400% 2.797% FRN 5/15/31 (c)

    461,000       451,927  

Series 2015-NXS1, Class C, 3.848% VRN 5/15/48 (e)

    140,000       133,536  

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C8, Class C,

               

4.859% VRN 8/15/45 (e)

    100,000       99,823  
              23,229,872  

Home Equity Asset-Backed Securities — 0.0%

Credit Suisse Seasoned Loan Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .480%

               

0.937% FRN 10/25/34 (c)

    24,458       24,445  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Other Asset-Backed Securities — 12.1%

AASET Trust, Series 2019-2, Class C

               

6.413% 10/16/39 (c)

  $ 1,220,471     $ 659,243  

AIMCO CLO Series Ltd., Series 2018-AA, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.400%

               

1.641% FRN 4/17/31 (c)

    250,000       246,442  

Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2021-19A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.210%

               

1.375% FRN 10/15/34 (c)

    1,000,000       991,469  

Argent Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-W10, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900%

               

1.357% FRN 10/25/34

    163,723       159,799  

522 Funding CLO Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050%

               

2.304% FRN 10/20/31 (c)

    250,000       246,682  

Atrium XV, Series 15A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%

               

2.009% FRN 1/23/31 (c)

    250,000       248,866  

Blackbird Capital Aircraft Lease Securitization Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class A,

               

4.213% STEP 12/16/41 (c)

    339,178       316,663  

BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC

               

Series 2017-1A, Class A, 2.940% 5/25/29 (c)

    50,974       50,492  

Series 2017-1A, Class B, 3.240% 5/25/29 (c)

    42,109       41,700  

Business Jet Securities LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class C

               

5.067% 4/15/36 (c)

    1,390,624       1,310,223  

Canyon Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.150%

               

2.391% FRN 10/15/34 (c)

    250,000       246,170  

Capital Automotive REIT

               

Series 2020-1A, Class B1, 4.170% 2/15/50 (c)

    242,000       237,207  

Series 2020-1A, Class B3, 4.950% 2/15/50 (c)

    671,000       651,644  

Castlelake Aircraft Securitization Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class A

               

3.967% 4/15/39 (c)

    164,537       149,031  

CIFC Funding Ltd., Series 2017-5A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180%

               

1.421% FRN 11/16/30 (c)

    250,000       249,251  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

DataBank Issuer, Series 2021-1A, Class B

               

2.650% 2/27/51 (c)

  $ 300,000     $ 282,632  

Diameter Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2021-2A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.220%

               

1.343% FRN 10/15/36 (c)

    500,000       495,186  

Elara HGV Timeshare Issuer LLC

               

Series 2016-A, Class A, 2.730% 4/25/28 (c)

    60,379       60,009  

Series 2016-A, Class B, 3.220% 4/25/28 (c)

    36,816       36,728  

Falcon Aerospace Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class C

               

6.656% 9/15/39 (c)

    317,548       226,528  

FCI Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A

               

3.630% 2/18/31 (c)

    8,898       8,911  

Goldentree Loan Management US CLO Ltd., Series 2019-5A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050%

               

2.304% FRN 10/20/32 (c)

    250,000       247,387  

Goodgreen Trust

               

Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3.230% 10/15/52 (c)

    174,884       171,052  

Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.740% 10/15/52 (c)

    95,948       94,379  

Series 2019-2A, Class B, 3.860% 4/15/55 (c)

    118,735       114,776  

Series 2021-1A, Class C, 5.740% 10/15/56 (c)

    538,393       514,491  

Gracie Point International Funding, Series 2021-1A, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.400%

               

2.631% FRN 11/01/23 (c)

    610,000       609,039  

Gulf Stream Meridian 6 Ltd., Series 2021-6A, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%

               

1.867% FRN 1/15/37 (c)

    250,000       248,820  

Harbor Park CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class B1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%

               

1.954% FRN 1/20/31 (c)

    280,000       278,033  

Hero Funding Trust

               

Series 2016-3A, Class A1, 3.080% 9/20/42 (c)

    65,963       65,127  

Series 2017-3A, Class A1, 3.190% 9/20/48 (c)

    90,289       88,853  

Series 2017-2A, Class A1, 3.280% 9/20/48 (c)

    34,362       33,901  

Series 2016-4A, Class A2, 4.290% 9/20/47 (c)

    68,798       68,839  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Horizon Aircraft Finance I Ltd., Series 2018-1, Class B

               

5.270% 12/15/38 (c)

  $ 225,200     $ 193,429  

Horizon Aircraft Finance II Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class B

               

4.703% 7/15/39 (c)

    273,167       234,139  

Horizon Aircraft Finance III Ltd., Series 2019-2, Class A

               

3.425% 11/15/39 (c)

    474,938       437,828  

ITE Rail Fund Levered LP, Series 2021-2A, Class B

               

2.980% 2/28/51 (c)

    800,000       747,332  

J.G. Wentworth XLIII LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class B

               

4.510% 8/15/73 (c)

    138,000       136,603  

KDAC Aviation Finance Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A

               

4.212% 12/15/42 (c)

    300,882       263,451  

Kestrel Aircraft Fundig Limited, Series 2018-1A, Class A

               

4.250% 12/15/38 (c)

    359,127       326,930  

Labrador Aviation Finance Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class A1

               

4.300% 1/15/42 (c)

    328,797       301,020  

LoanCore Issuer Ltd., Series 2022-CRE7, Class E, 30 day SOFR + 3.75%

               

3.800% FRN 1/17/37 (c)

    1,000,000       997,655  

Lunar Aircraft Ltd.

               

Series 2020-1A, Class B, 4.335% 2/15/45 (c)

    122,823       103,459  

Series 2020-1A, Class C, 6.413% 2/15/45 (c)

    216,306       164,574  

MACH I, Series 2019-1, Class B

               

4.335% 10/15/39 (c)

    319,562       283,359  

Madison Park Funding Ltd.

               

Series 2018-28A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600% 1.841% FRN 7/15/30 (c)

    950,000       940,830  

Series 2018-32A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000% 2.259% FRN 1/22/31 (c)

    300,000       295,877  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust, Series 2021-AA, Class D

               

3.830% 3/20/36 (c)

    381,000       342,900  

Mosaic Solar Loans LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A

               

4.450% 6/20/42 (c)

    30,561       30,626  

Neuberger Berman CLO Ltd., Series 2015-20A, Class BRR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.650%

               

1.891% FRN 7/15/34 (c)

    500,000       498,316  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

OHA Credit Funding Ltd., Series 2015-11A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.150%

               

2.404% FRN 1/20/32 (c)

  $ 300,000     $ 295,279  

Parallel Ltd., Series 2021-2A, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%

               

1.969% FRN 10/20/34 (c)

    250,000       244,630  

Park Place Securities, Inc., Series 2005-WCW3, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .720%

               

1.177% FRN 8/25/35

    8,633       8,616  

Pioneer Aircraft Finance Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class B

               

4.948% 6/15/44 (c)

    341,661       296,569  

Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A2

               

3.858% 12/05/49 (c)

    497,548       467,946  

Rad CLO 12 Ltd., Series 2021-12A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.170%

               

1.311% FRN 10/30/34 (c)

    500,000       495,090  

Rad CLO 15 Ltd., Series 2021-15A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050%

               

2.297% FRN 1/20/34 (c)

    250,000       247,658  

Rad CLO 4 Ltd., Series 2019-4A, Class B1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.100%

               

2.358% FRN 4/25/32 (c)

    250,000       249,995  

Renew, Series 2021-1, Class M

               

3.210% 11/20/56 (c)

    204,741       194,545  

Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.720%

               

2.200% FRN 5/20/31 (c)

    250,000       247,407  

RR 3 Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class A1R2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.090%

               

1.331% FRN 1/15/30 (c)

    500,000       497,416  

Sierra Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2020-2A, Class C

               

3.510% 7/20/37 (c)

    67,743       67,199  

Slam Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class B

               

3.422% 6/15/46 (c)

    279,258       257,236  

Steele Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.300%

               

2.788% FRN 8/18/31 (c)

    490,000       475,428  

Store Master Funding I-VII and XIV, Series 2019-1, Class A4

               

4.490% 11/20/49 (c)

    761,017       737,028  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Sunnova Helios II Issuer LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A

               

4.870% 7/20/48 (c)

  $ 106,703     $ 106,725  

SuttonPark Structured Settlements LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A

               

4.190% 1/15/71 (c)

    278,447       285,067  

THL Credit Wind River CLO Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%

               

1.954% FRN 1/20/31 (c)

    490,000       487,377  

Thrust Engine Leasing

               

Series 2021-1A, Class B, 6.121% 7/15/40 (c)

    1,151,371       1,067,363  

Series 2021-1A, Class C, 7.386% 7/15/40 (c)

    383,673       357,783  

TICP CLO XIV Ltd., Series 2019-14A, Class A2R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.650%

               

1.791% FRN 10/20/32 (c)

    250,000       247,526  

VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2016-A, Class B

               

2.740% 7/20/33 (c)

    14,996       14,670  

Wave USA, Series 2019-1, Class B

               

4.581% 9/15/44 (c)

    608,521       481,786  

Willis Engine Structured Trust III, Series 2017-A, Class A,

               

4.690% STEP 8/15/42 (c)

    338,877       317,898  

Willis Engine Structured Trust IV, Series 2018-A, Class A,

               

4.750% STEP 9/15/43 (c)

    202,397       187,161  

Zaxby’s Funding LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A2

               

3.238% 7/30/51 (c)

    217,905       201,672  
              24,284,971  

Student Loans Asset-Backed Securities — 2.9%

Access Group, Inc., Series 2015-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%

               

1.957% FRN 7/25/58 (c)

    130,000       118,924  

College Avenue Student Loans LLC

               

Series 2021-A, Class C, 2.920% 7/25/51 (c)

    576,000       554,046  

Series 2021-A, Class D, 4.120% 7/25/51 (c)

    284,000       273,452  

Series 2019-A, Class C, 4.460% 12/28/48 (c)

    186,654       183,296  

Series 2019-A, Class D, 5.500% 12/28/48 (c)

    131,160       129,907  

Commonbond Student Loan Trust, Series 2017-AGS, Class C

               

5.280% 5/25/41 (c)

    38,433       37,704  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Credit Suisse ABS Repackaging Trust, Series 2013-A, Class B

               

2.500% 1/25/30 (c)

  $ 66,203     $ 64,897  

EdLinc Student Loan Funding Trust, Series 2017-A, Class A, PRIME - 1.150%

               

2.100% FRN 12/01/47 (c)

    150,870       149,084  

EDvestinU Private Education Loan Issue No 3 LLC, Series 2021-A, Class B

               

3.500% 11/25/50 (c)

    600,000       552,605  

Goal Capital Funding Trust, Series 2006-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .450%

               

0.948% FRN 8/25/42

    510,581       487,760  

Navient Student Loan Trust

               

Series 2018-1A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 1.657% FRN 3/25/67 (c)

    250,000       238,043  

Series 2018-EA, Class B, 4.440% 12/15/59 (c)

    140,000       135,757  

Nelnet Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2016-A, Class A1A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%

               

2.207% FRN 12/26/40 (c)

    13,033       13,026  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust

               

Series 2005-4, Class A4R2, 1.191% FRN 3/22/32 (e)

    150,000       148,042  

Series 2006-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .250% 1.216% FRN 6/25/41

    102,000       93,773  

Series 2012-2A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000% 1.457% FRN 11/25/36 (c)

    200,000       196,372  

Series 2012-1A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000% 1.457% FRN 6/25/42 (c)

    150,000       148,106  

Series 2012-4A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000% 1.457% FRN 7/26/49 (c)

    350,000       327,343  

Series 2014-2A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.957% FRN 6/25/41 (c)

    100,000       100,000  

Series 2014-5A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.957% FRN 5/26/54 (c)

    100,000       99,999  

SLM Student Loan Trust

               

Series 2006-7, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 0.458% FRN 1/27/42

    250,016       231,367  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Series 2006-4, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 0.458% FRN 1/25/70

  $ 137,051     $ 128,103  

Series 2006-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210% 0.468% FRN 10/25/40

    121,095       113,010  

Series 2005-6, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .290% 0.548% FRN 1/25/44

    268,452       252,774  

Series 2005-9, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .300% 0.558% FRN 1/25/41

    340,639       318,253  

Series 2004-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .470% 0.728% FRN 10/25/64

    90,750       86,557  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2019-A, Class B

               

4.000% 11/17/42 (c)

    185,000       180,743  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

               

Series 2017-C, Class C, 4.210% VRN 7/25/40 (c) (e)

    180,000       172,418  

Series 2017-A, Class C, 4.430% VRN 3/26/40 (c) (e)

    170,000       164,390  

South Carolina Student Loan Corp., Series 2015-A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%

               

1.957% FRN 1/25/36

    59,778       59,845  
              5,759,596  

Whole Loan Collateral Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.1%

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust I LLC

               

Series 2019-4, Class M1, 3.459% VRN 7/26/49 (c) (e)

    492,000       483,968  

Series 2019-2, Class M1, 4.065% VRN 3/25/49 (c) (e)

    260,000       256,083  

Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Series 2004-G, Class 2A7,

               

2.507% VRN 8/25/34 (e)

    7,430       7,259  

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-1, Class A11,

               

3.460% VRN 1/25/47 (c) (e)

    92,991       91,847  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2021-NQM3, Class B1,

               

3.398% VRN 11/27/56 (c) (e)

    3,600,000       3,249,620  

PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust, Series 2018-GT1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.850%

               

3.307% FRN 2/25/23 (c)

    210,000       209,094  
              4,297,871  
                 

TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $61,230,167)

            58,025,775  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 1.0%

Colombia Government International Bond

               

6.125% 1/18/41

  $ 440,000     $ 427,544  

Mexico Government International Bond

               

3.500% 2/12/34

    415,000       385,659  

4.500% 4/22/29

    300,000       316,227  

4.750% 3/08/44

    414,000       407,715  

6.750% 9/27/34

    375,000       460,500  
              1,997,645  
                 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS (Cost $2,178,926)

            1,997,645  
                 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES (f) — 16.0%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.0%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Series 2178, Class PB 7.000% 8/15/29

    4,500       4,820  

Pass-Through Securities — 16.0%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

               

Pool #RA4245 2.000% 12/01/50

    518,992       483,842  

Pool #RA4255 2.000% 1/01/51

    1,069,818       998,700  

Pool #SD0905 3.000% 3/01/52 (d)

    795,692       782,617  

Federal National Mortgage Association Pool #FS1075 1.000% 3/01/52 (d)

    800,000       787,354  

Federal National Mortgage Association

               

Pool #FM8596 2.500% 9/01/51

    510,289       488,779  

Pool #MA3029 3.000% 6/01/32

    307,541       311,110  

Pool #MA3090 3.000% 8/01/32

    123,569       125,003  

Pool #AR3007 3.000% 2/01/43

    96,067       95,937  

Pool #AS1304 3.500% 12/01/28

    83,760       85,611  

Pool #MA1356 3.500% 2/01/43

    563,130       576,465  

Pool #CA6096 3.500% 6/01/50

    1,116,866       1,122,371  

Pool #FM4017 3.500% 8/01/50

    73,104       73,419  

Pool #CA1909 4.500% 6/01/48

    441,408       460,401  

Pool #AD6437 5.000% 6/01/40

    32,500       34,984  

Pool #AD6996 5.000% 7/01/40

    207,646       222,983  

Pool #AL8173 5.000% 2/01/44

    69,072       75,021  

Government National Mortgage Association

               

Pool #579140 6.500% 1/15/32

    475       516  

Pool #587280 6.500% 9/15/32

    716       769  

Pool #550659 6.500% 9/15/35

    49,231       54,613  

Pool #538689 6.500% 12/15/35

    12,000       13,381  

Pool #780651 7.000% 10/15/27

    419       447  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Pool #462384 7.000% 11/15/27

  $ 288     $ 307  

Pool #482668 7.000% 8/15/28

    634       681  

Pool #581417 7.000% 7/15/32

    572       618  

Pool #423836 8.000% 8/15/26

    274       293  

Pool #444619 8.000% 3/15/27

    254       256  

Government National Mortgage Association II

               

Pool #MA6038 3.000% 7/20/49

    572,910       570,906  

Pool #MA6283 3.000% 11/20/49

    1,004,498       998,864  

Pool #MA6409 3.000% 1/20/50

    1,041,804       1,034,985  

Pool #MA4321 3.500% 3/20/47

    660,695       673,991  

Government National Mortgage Association II TBA

               

3.000% 4/21/52 (d)

    2,900,000       2,868,055  

3.500% 4/21/52 (d)

    480,000       483,075  

Uniform Mortgage Backed Securities TBA

               

3.000% 4/13/52 (d)

    9,500,000       9,300,352  

3.500% 5/12/52 (d)

    4,750,000       4,743,692  

4.000% 5/12/52 (d)

    4,600,000       4,678,703  
              32,149,101  

Whole Loans — 0.0%

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust, Series 2019-R04, Class 2M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.100%

               

2.557% FRN 6/25/39 (c)

    2,692       2,691  
                 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES (Cost $32,878,949)

            32,156,612  
                 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 2.8%

U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 2.8%

U.S. Treasury Bond

               

2.250% 8/15/49 (g)

    5,670,000       5,396,871  

3.500% 2/15/39

    200,000       229,015  
              5,625,886  
                 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $6,032,182)

            5,625,886  
                 

TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $198,622,967)

            189,997,687  
                 

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 0.4% (Cost $710,401)

            738,984  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
WARRANTS — 0.0%
Biotechnology — 0.0%
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.0%
Hercules LLC, Expires 3/31/29, Strike 0.09 (h) (i) (j)   150   $4,163 
           
TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost $0)        4,163 
           
MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.0%
Diversified Financial Services — 1.0%
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (k)   1,971,923    1,971,923 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $1,971,922)        1,971,923 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $202,915,915)        194,013,668 
           
    

Principal
Amount

      
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 16.0%
Commercial Paper — 14.4%
Amphenol Corp.          
1.014% 4/04/22 (c)  $4,000,000    3,999,762 
Boston Scientific Corp.          
0.659% 4/07/22   3,000,000    2,999,668 
Enterprise Products Operating LLC          
0.923% 4/11/22 (c)   2,000,000    1,999,612 
Fortive Corp.          
0.893% 4/06/22 (c)   2,000,000    1,999,812 
0.933% 4/05/22 (c)   1,000,000    999,923 
Mccormick & Co, Inc.          
0.608% 4/06/22 (c)   1,000,000    999,906 
MUFG Bank Ltd.          
0.294% 4/07/22   3,000,000    2,999,825 
National Grid USA          
0.761% 4/06/22 (c)   1,000,000    999,906 
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.          
0.467% 4/25/22   2,000,000    1,999,457 
Sempra Energy          
0.700% 4/18/22 (c)   3,000,000    2,998,863 
Sherwin Williams Co.          
0.822% 4/19/22 (c)   3,000,000    2,999,224 

 

   Principal
Amount
  Value 
Southern Co. Gas Capital          
0.761% 4/04/22 (c)  $3,000,000   $2,999,804 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.          
1.066% 5/13/22 (c)   1,000,000    998,711 
         28,994,473 
Repurchase Agreement — 1.6%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/22, 0.000%, due 4/01/22 (l)   3,270,495    3,270,495 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $32,264,349)        32,264,968 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 112.3% (Cost $235,180,264) (m)        226,278,636 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (12.3)%        (24,792,403)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $201,486,233 

 

Abbreviation Legend

CLO

Collateralized Loan Obligation

FRN

Floating Rate Note

STEP

Step Up Bond

TBA

To Be Announced

VRN

Variable Rate Note

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date.

(b)

Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2022, was $4,147,350 or 2.06% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund received $2,270,924 of non-cash collateral (U.S. Treasury and/or Agency obligations) related to securities lending activity. This amount is not reflected on either the Portfolio of Investments or the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. (Note 2).

(c)

Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At March 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $110,755,066 or 54.97% of net assets.

(d)

A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis. (Note 2).

(e)

Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. The rates shown are the current interest rates at March 31, 2022.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

(f)

May contain securities that are issued by a U.S. Government Agency, but are unsecured and are not guaranteed by a U.S. Government Agency.

(g)

All or a portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open derivatives. (Note 2).

(h)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(i)

This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2022, these securities amounted to a value of $4,163 or 0.00% of net assets.

(j)

Non-income producing security.

(k)

Represents investment of security lending cash collateral. (Note 2).

(l)

Maturity value of $3,270,495. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.500%, maturity date of 4/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $3,335,961.

(m)

See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

 

 

Country weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:

 

United States

    78.7 %

Cayman Islands

    6.9 %

United Kingdom

    2.1 %

Canada

    1.8 %

Mexico

    1.5 %

Israel

    0.8 %

Bermuda

    0.8 %

Netherlands

    0.7 %

Germany

    0.5 %

Ireland

    0.4 %

France

    0.4 %

United Arab Emirates

    0.3 %

South Africa

    0.3 %

Republic of Korea

    0.2 %

Italy

    0.2 %

Liberia

    0.2 %

Colombia

    0.2 %

Australia

    0.2 %

Panama

    0.1 %

Total Long-Term Investments

    96.3 %

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

    3.7 %

Net Assets

    100.0 %

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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(#) Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

 
             

Paid by Fund

   

Received by Fund

                                         

Description

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

   

Rate

   

Frequency

   

Rate

   

Frequency

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value

   

Premium
Paid
(Received)

   

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Call

                                                                                 

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/15/42

Barclays Bank PLC*

    12/13/32  

3-Month USD LIBOR BBA

    Quarterly       2.44%##       Semi- Annually       USD       800,000     $ 55,745     $ 39,995     $ 15,750  
                                                                                   

Put

                                                                                 

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/15/42

Barclays Bank PLC*

    12/13/32       2.94%##       Semi- Annually  

3-Month USD LIBOR BBA

    Quarterly       USD       13,410,000     $ 683,239     $ 670,406     $ 12,833  
                                                              $ 738,984     $ 710,401     $ 28,583  

 

OTC Options Written

 

Description

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

   

Exercise
Price

   

No. of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value

   

Premiums
Paid
(Received)

   

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Call

                                                                 

USD Call RUB Put

Bank of America N.A.*

    5/06/22       81.84       263,000       USD       263,000     $ (26,879 )   $ (5,413 )   $ (21,466 )

USD Call ZAR Put

Bank of America N.A.*

    5/31/22       18.00       391,000       USD       391,000       (138 )     (6,178 )     6,040  

EUR Call PLN Put

Bank of America N.A.*

    6/01/22       4.85       168,000       EUR       168,000       (1,706 )     (1,739 )     33  

EUR Call PLN Put

Bank of America N.A.*

    6/02/22       4.85       200,000       EUR       200,000       (2,058 )     (1,833 )     (225 )

USD Call BRL Put

Bank of America N.A.*

    7/15/22       6.10       300,000       USD       300,000       (664 )     (7,612 )     6,948  

EUR Call PLN Put

Barclays Bank PLC*

    6/01/22       4.85       93,000       EUR       93,000       (944 )     (960 )     16  
                                              $ (32,389 )   $ (23,735 )   $ (8,654 )

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Forward contracts

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

   

Currency Purchased

   

Currency Sold

   

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Bank of America N.A.*

    4/12/22       USD       153,000       MXN       3,296,416     $ (12,501 )

Bank of America N.A.*

    4/19/22       RUB       8,632,082       USD       111,000       (6,373 )

Bank of America N.A.*

    4/19/22       USD       111,000       RUB       8,632,082       6,373  

Bank of America N.A.*

    5/10/22       BRL       1,394,721       USD       270,321       19,698  

Bank of America N.A.*

    5/10/22       CAD       196,947       USD       155,211       2,304  

Bank of America N.A.*

    5/17/22       PLN       2,246,400       USD       518,722       13,699  

Bank of America N.A.*

    5/17/22       USD       500,000       PLN       2,246,400       (32,420 )

Bank of America N.A.*

    5/24/22       USD       152,000       PHP       7,968,622       (1,596 )

Barclays Bank PLC*

    4/19/22       USD       265,553       CHF       243,506       1,902  

BNP Paribas SA*

    4/26/22       USD       534,395       CNH       3,413,875       (2,103 )

BNP Paribas SA*

    5/24/22       USD       103,000       THB       3,360,272       1,894  

Citibank N.A.*

    4/12/22       CLP       214,180,760       USD       247,528       24,331  

Citibank N.A.*

    4/12/22       COP       1,085,970,600       USD       286,000       1,504  

Citibank N.A.*

    4/12/22       USD       265,099       CLP       214,180,760       (6,760 )

Citibank N.A.*

    4/19/22       CHF       237,941       USD       256,401       1,224  

Citibank N.A.*

    5/10/22       USD       53,000       TND       161,279       (1,263 )

Citibank N.A.*

    5/10/22       UYU       1,881,181       USD       42,408       2,856  

Citibank N.A.*

    5/10/22       USD       115,553       COP       459,294,795       (5,599 )

Citibank N.A.*

    5/17/22       UYU       1,930,549       USD       43,585       2,867  

Citibank N.A.*

    5/17/22       USD       3,774       RUB       289,040       375  

Citibank N.A.*

    5/17/22       USD       208,017       EUR       185,857       2,121  

Citibank N.A.*

    5/24/22       UYU       935,077       USD       21,204       1,295  

Citibank N.A.*

    5/24/22       KRW       125,080,000       USD       104,358       (1,236 )

Citibank N.A.*

    6/15/22       EGP       1,282,411       USD       78,000       (8,566 )

Citibank N.A.*

    6/15/22       USD       78,387       EGP       1,282,411       8,953  

Citibank N.A.*

    9/15/22       EGP       1,321,966       USD       78,000       (7,917 )

Citibank N.A.*

    12/15/22       USD       156,000       EGP       2,746,682       13,693  

Goldman Sachs International*

    4/19/22       NOK       923,962       USD       105,000       (69 )

Goldman Sachs International*

    5/17/22       CZK       2,319,365       USD       108,043       (3,467 )

Goldman Sachs International*

    5/24/22       USD       50,000       THB       1,661,250       15  

HSBC Bank USA*

    4/12/22       PEN       844,128       USD       212,157       17,180  

HSBC Bank USA*

    4/12/22       USD       408,000       COP       1,625,370,000       (22,307 )

HSBC Bank USA*

    4/12/22       USD       20,000       PEN       75,670       (558 )

HSBC Bank USA*

    4/19/22       USD       152,001       RON       685,900       (1,240 )

HSBC Bank USA*

    5/17/22       EUR       55,820       USD       63,196       (1,358 )

HSBC Bank USA*

    5/17/22       USD       102,000       SEK       989,299       (3,313 )

JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.*

    4/19/22       RUB       250,852       USD       3,284       (243 )

JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.*

    4/19/22       RON       642,692       USD       146,000       (2,412 )

JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.*

    4/19/22       USD       253,021       RON       1,106,409       5,831  

JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.*

    4/19/22       USD       78,199       RUB       8,882,933       (29,469 )

JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.*

    5/17/22       EUR       152,557       USD       174,000       (4,994 )

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC*

    5/10/22       PEN       1,151,709       USD       305,000       7,122  

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC*

    5/10/22       USD       155,083       CAD       196,947       (2,432 )
                                            $ (22,959 )

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Futures contracts

 

 

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value/ Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Long

                               

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

    6/21/22       60     $ 9,252,201     $ (248,451 )

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond

    6/21/22       49       9,006,898       (327,773 )

U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year

    6/30/22       94       20,201,086       (280,430 )

U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year

    6/30/22       49       5,748,519       (128,831 )

 

                          $ (985,485 )
                                 

Short

                               

U.S. Treasury Ultra 10 Year

    6/21/22       38     $ (5,308,253 )   $ 160,440  

 

*

Contracts are subject to a master netting agreement or similar agreement.

##

Exercise Rate.

 

Currency Legend

BRL

Brazilian Real

CAD

Canadian Dollar

CHF

Swiss Franc

CLP

Chilean Peso

CNH

Offshore Chinese Yuan

COP

Colombian Peso

CZK

Czech Koruna

EGP

Egyptian Pound

EUR

Euro

KRW

South Korean Won

MXN

Mexican Peso

NOK

Norwegian Krone

PEN

Peruvian New Sol

PHP

Philippine Peso

PLN

Polish Zloty

RON

New Romanian Leu

RUB

Russian Ruble

SEK

Swedish Krona

THB

Thai Baht

TND

Tunisian Dinar

USD

U.S. Dollar

UYU

Uruguayan Peso

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual High Yield Fund — Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

EQUITIES — 0.8%

COMMON STOCK — 0.8%

Energy — 0.8%

Oil & Gas — 0.8%

Fieldwood Energy LLC (a) (b) (c)

    48,768     $  

Fieldwood Energy LLC (a) (b) (c)

    11,966        

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    84,668       3,901,033  
              3,901,033  
                 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $2,676,721)

            3,901,033  
                 

TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $2,676,721)

            3,901,033  
                 
   

Principal
Amount

         

BONDS & NOTES — 94.4%

BANK LOANS — 2.5%

Computers — 0.0%

Magenta Buyer LLC, 2021 USD 1st Lien Term Loan, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.000%

               

5.750% VRN 7/27/28

  $ 1,003       989  

SonicWall US Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.500%

               

7.988% VRN 5/18/26

    51,897       50,578  
              51,567  

Food — 0.3%

Florida Food Products, LLC, Term Loan, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.000%

               

5.750% VRN 10/18/28

    1,233,695       1,215,190  

Media — 0.5%

MSG National Properties, LLC, Term Loan, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.250%

               

7.000% VRN 11/12/25

    2,320,687       2,309,083  

Packaging & Containers — 0.1%

Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B,

               

0.000% VRN3/30/29 (d)

    655,769       644,837  

Software — 1.6%

Finastra USA, Inc., USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.250%

               

8.250% VRN 6/13/25

    5,448,495       5,350,586  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Quest Software US Holdings, Inc., 2022 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3 mo. SOFR + 7.500%

               

8.150% VRN 2/01/30

  $ 2,522,327     $ 2,441,940  
              7,792,526  
                 

TOTAL BANK LOANS (Cost $12,085,667)

            12,013,203  
                 

CORPORATE DEBT — 91.9%

Advertising — 1.5%

Stagwell Global LLC

               

5.625% 8/15/29 (e)

    1,514,000       1,434,863  

Summer BC Bidco B LLC

               

5.500% 10/31/26 (e)

    515,000       495,729  

Terrier Media Buyer, Inc.

               

8.875% 12/15/27 (e)

    5,314,000       5,448,763  
              7,379,355  

Aerospace & Defense — 1.1%

TransDigm, Inc.

               

8.000% 12/15/25 (e)

    221,000       230,116  

Triumph Group, Inc.

               

6.250% 9/15/24 (e)

    1,563,000       1,554,794  

7.750% 8/15/25

    3,428,000       3,453,299  
              5,238,209  

Airlines — 2.3%

American Airlines, Inc.

               

11.750% 7/15/25 (e)

    2,318,000       2,705,709  

American Airlines, Inc. /AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.

               

5.500% 4/20/26 (e)

    3,925,000       3,954,830  

5.750% 4/20/29 (e)

    1,488,000       1,482,420  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC / Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd.

               

6.500% 6/20/27 (e)

    1,287,000       1,341,698  

United Airlines, Inc.

               

4.375% 4/15/26 (e)

    758,000       746,156  

4.625% 4/15/29 (e)

    795,000       756,005  
              10,986,818  

Auto Manufacturers — 1.3%

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

               

4.000% 11/13/30

    1,000,000       942,200  

4.125% 8/17/27

    1,560,000       1,527,895  

4.389% 1/08/26

    712,000       710,156  

5.113% 5/03/29

    322,000       325,221  

JB Poindexter & Co., Inc.

               

7.125% 4/15/26 (e)

    2,448,000       2,490,277  
              5,995,749  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.5%

Adient Global Holdings Ltd.

               

4.875% 8/15/26 (e)

  $ 1,734,000     $ 1,653,803  

Clarios Global LP

               

6.750% 5/15/25 (e)

    482,000       499,125  

Clarios Global LP/Clarios US Finance Co.

               

8.500% 5/15/27 (e)

    236,000       244,850  
              2,397,778  

Beverages — 0.0%

Triton Water Holdings, Inc.

               

6.250% 4/01/29 (e)

    164,000       140,220  

Biotechnology — 0.5%

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.

               

3.875% 8/15/28 (e)

    2,529,000       2,268,741  

Building Materials — 1.0%

Jeld-Wen, Inc.

               

4.875% 12/15/27 (e)

    474,000       453,855  

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.

               

5.250% 7/15/28 (e)

    706,000       678,734  

9.750% 7/15/28 (e)

    3,764,000       3,796,935  
              4,929,524  

Chemicals — 2.7%

ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc.

               

7.500% 9/30/29 (e)

    736,000       654,496  

Consolidated Energy Finance SA

               

5.625% 10/15/28 (e)

    4,296,000       3,973,800  

6.500% 5/15/26 (e)

    1,216,000       1,241,135  

LSF11 A5 HoldCo LLC

               

6.625% 10/15/29 (e)

    1,603,000       1,491,351  

Olympus Water US Holding Corp.

               

4.250% 10/01/28 (e)

    2,503,000       2,274,801  

6.250% 10/01/29 (e) (f)

    1,772,000       1,568,220  

PMHC II, Inc.

               

9.000% 2/15/30 (e)

    2,089,000       1,838,153  
              13,041,956  

Coal — 1.5%

Coronado Finance Pty Ltd.

               

10.750% 5/15/26 (e)

    2,339,000       2,505,654  

PIC AU Holdings LLC / PIC AU Holdings Corp.

               

10.000% 12/31/24 (e)

    4,073,000       4,179,916  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

               

7.875% 12/01/28 (e)

    564,000       592,905  
              7,278,475  

Commercial Services — 2.2%

Alta Equipment Group, Inc.

               

5.625% 4/15/26 (e)

    2,194,000       2,085,287  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Cimpress PLC

               

7.000% 6/15/26 (e)

  $ 427,000     $ 408,981  

The Hertz Corp.

               

5.000% 12/01/29 (e)

    1,347,000       1,221,675  

PECF USS Intermediate Holding III Corp.

               

8.000% 11/15/29 (e)

    388,000       374,420  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc.

               

6.250% 1/15/28 (e)

    2,865,000       2,805,981  

PROG Holdings, Inc.

               

6.000% 11/15/29 (e)

    2,360,000       2,188,900  

Rent-A-Center, Inc. /TX

               

6.375% 2/15/29 (e) (f)

    499,000       457,022  

Sabre GLBL, Inc.

               

9.250% 4/15/25 (e)

    356,000       394,686  

WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc.

               

5.750% 4/15/26 (e)

    786,000       787,965  
              10,724,917  

Computers — 1.2%

Condor Merger Sub, Inc.

               

7.375% 2/15/30 (e)

    3,092,000       2,960,590  

Presidio Holdings, Inc.

               

8.250% 2/01/28 (e)

    2,787,000       2,842,740  
              5,803,330  

Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.6%

Coty, Inc. /HFC Prestige Products, Inc. /HFC Prestige International US LLC

               

4.750% 1/15/29 (e)

    3,086,000       2,877,695  

Distribution & Wholesale — 0.2%

Resideo Funding, Inc.

               

4.000% 9/01/29 (e)

    1,023,000       930,981  

Univar Solutions USA, Inc.

               

5.125% 12/01/27 (e)

    177,000       177,000  
              1,107,981  

Diversified Financial Services — 4.7%

Coinbase Global, Inc.

               

3.375% 10/01/28 (e) (f)

    1,255,000       1,118,205  

3.625% 10/01/31 (e)

    1,018,000       867,845  

Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd.

               

6.500% 9/15/24 (e)

    9,179,749       8,348,706  

Jefferson Capital Holdings LLC

               

6.000% 8/15/26 (e)

    2,664,000       2,537,460  

Midcap Financial Issuer Trust

               

5.625% 1/15/30 (e)

    723,000       638,894  

6.500% 5/01/28 (e)

    2,875,000       2,703,995  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual High Yield Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

OneMain Finance Corp.

               

4.000% 9/15/30

  $ 1,207,000     $ 1,065,178  

5.375% 11/15/29

    2,695,000       2,618,381  

PRA Group, Inc.

               

5.000% 10/01/29 (e)

    2,970,000       2,814,728  
              22,713,392  

Electric — 1.3%

PG&E Corp.

               

5.000% 7/01/28

    3,644,000       3,522,290  

5.250% 7/01/30

    583,000       565,452  

Pike Corp.

               

5.500% 9/01/28 (e)

    2,213,000       2,085,753  
              6,173,495  

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.3%

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

               

6.500% 12/31/27 (e)

    1,508,000       1,492,920  

Electronics — 0.4%

Atkore, Inc.

               

4.250% 6/01/31 (e)

    2,205,000       2,050,650  

Engineering & Construction — 0.4%

Arcosa, Inc. Co.

               

4.375% 4/15/29 (e)

    825,000       782,719  

Railworks Holdings LP / Railworks Rally, Inc.

               

8.250% 11/15/28 (e)

    879,000       902,570  
              1,685,289  

Entertainment — 1.3%

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

               

8.125% 7/01/27 (e)

    2,188,000       2,346,269  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco, Inc.

               

5.750% 7/01/25 (e)

    125,000       128,110  

CCM Merger, Inc.

               

6.375% 5/01/26 (e)

    1,164,000       1,175,640  

Everi Holdings, Inc.

               

5.000% 7/15/29 (e)

    31,000       29,372  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

               

4.750% 10/15/27 (e)

    1,989,000       1,944,506  

Scientific Games International, Inc.

               

7.250% 11/15/29 (e)

    708,000       742,515  
              6,366,412  

Food — 1.8%

JBS Finance Luxembourg Sarl

               

3.625% 1/15/32 (e)

    2,474,000       2,263,710  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc.

               

3.750% 12/01/31 (e)

    400,000       371,294  

5.500% 1/15/30 (e)

    3,870,000       3,956,224  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Simmons Foods, Inc. /Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. /Simmons Pet Food, Inc. /Simmons Feed

               

4.625% 3/01/29 (e)

  $ 1,142,000     $ 1,070,625  

US Foods, Inc.

               

4.750% 2/15/29 (e)

    1,147,000       1,093,951  
              8,755,804  

Forest Products & Paper — 0.7%

Clearwater Paper Corp.

               

4.750% 8/15/28 (e)

    1,232,000       1,144,220  

Sylvamo Corp.

               

7.000% 9/01/29 (e)

    2,127,000       2,087,438  
              3,231,658  

Health Care – Products — 0.3%

Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc.

               

5.250% 10/01/29 (e)

    1,754,000       1,639,359  

Health Care – Services — 4.0%

Centene Corp.

               

4.625% 12/15/29

    3,129,000       3,166,548  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

               

3.750% 3/15/29 (e)

    280,000       264,250  

4.250% 5/01/28 (e)

    1,031,000       1,003,936  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.

               

4.750% 2/15/31 (e)

    758,000       716,310  

5.625% 3/15/27 (e)

    556,000       567,404  

6.000% 1/15/29 (e)

    274,000       277,203  

6.125% 4/01/30 (e)

    1,361,000       1,266,370  

6.875% 4/15/29 (e) (f)

    472,000       463,740  

ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc.

               

5.000% 10/01/29 (e)

    969,000       903,311  

ModivCare, Inc.

               

5.875% 11/15/25 (e)

    142,000       143,420  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.

               

4.375% 6/15/28 (e)

    920,000       905,505  

Radiology Partners, Inc.

               

9.250% 2/01/28 (e)

    4,598,000       4,598,000  

RP Escrow Issuer LLC

               

5.250% 12/15/25 (e)

    2,376,000       2,320,116  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

               

4.375% 1/15/30 (e)

    1,178,000       1,130,798  

4.875% 1/01/26 (e)

    125,000       126,510  

6.125% 10/01/28 (e)

    1,550,000       1,575,188  
              19,428,609  

Home Builders — 1.6%

Ashton Woods USA LLC / Ashton Woods Finance Co.

               

4.625% 8/01/29 (e)

    1,339,000       1,180,770  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

72

 

 

MassMutual High Yield Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Empire Communities Corp.

               

7.000% 12/15/25 (e)

  $ 880,000     $ 869,440  

M/I Homes, Inc.

               

4.950% 2/01/28

    1,544,000       1,455,220  

Mattamy Group Corp.

               

4.625% 3/01/30 (e)

    4,544,000       4,268,225  

5.250% 12/15/27 (e)

    25,000       24,781  
              7,798,436  

Insurance — 0.3%

Highlands Holdings Bond Issuer Ltd. / Highlands Holdings Bond Co-Issuer, Inc.

               

7.625% 10/15/25 (e)

    1,593,066       1,599,645  

Internet — 2.9%

Acuris Finance Us, Inc. / Acuris Finance SARL

               

5.000% 5/01/28 (e)

    1,794,000       1,648,237  

Getty Images, Inc.

               

9.750% 3/01/27 (e)

    2,165,000       2,240,775  

ION Trading Technologies Sarl

               

5.750% 5/15/28 (e)

    1,728,000       1,665,360  

Millennium Escrow Corp.

               

6.625% 8/01/26 (e)

    1,956,000       1,857,105  

Northwest Fiber LLC / Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc.

               

4.750% 4/30/27 (e)

    908,000       862,146  

6.000% 2/15/28 (e) (f)

    1,221,000       1,071,796  

10.750% 6/01/28 (e)

    2,410,000       2,512,449  

Twitter, Inc.

               

5.000% 3/01/30 (e)

    1,902,000       1,892,490  
              13,750,358  

Investment Companies — 0.8%

Icahn Enterprises LP/ Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.

               

5.250% 5/15/27

    2,581,000       2,533,058  

6.250% 5/15/26

    1,500,000       1,530,000  
              4,063,058  

Leisure Time — 2.5%

Carnival Corp.

               

7.625% 3/01/26 (e)

    651,000       655,987  

5.750% 3/01/27 (e)

    2,737,000       2,607,458  

6.000% 5/01/29 (e)

    2,557,000       2,409,563  

CWT Travel Group, Inc.

               

8.500% 11/19/26 (e)

    696       686  

NCL Corp. Ltd.

               

5.875% 3/15/26 (e)

    3,309,000       3,143,550  

5.875% 2/15/27 (e)

    224,000       220,640  

NCL Finance Ltd.

               

6.125% 3/15/28 (e) (f)

    620,000       574,954  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

               

5.500% 8/31/26 (e)

  $ 2,384,000     $ 2,297,508  
              11,910,346  

Lodging — 1.1%

Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC / Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Esc

               

4.875% 7/01/31 (e)

    1,266,000       1,174,215  

Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Prop Mezz LP / Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp.

               

5.875% 5/15/25 (e)

    1,698,000       1,672,530  

Travel & Leisure Co.

               

6.625% 7/31/26 (e)

    1,201,000       1,252,043  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

               

4.375% 8/15/28 (e)

    968,000       929,086  
              5,027,874  

Machinery – Diversified — 0.6%

Clark Equipment Co.

               

5.875% 6/01/25 (e)

    1,412,000       1,426,120  

OT Merger Corp.

               

7.875% 10/15/29 (e)

    1,720,000       1,487,800  

Welbilt, Inc.

               

9.500% 2/15/24

    54,000       55,005  
              2,968,925  

Media — 9.1%

Altice Financing SA

               

5.000% 1/15/28 (e)

    743,000       665,988  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

               

4.250% 1/15/34 (e)

    3,376,000       2,932,039  

4.500% 5/01/32

    215,000       196,983  

CSC Holdings LLC

               

4.625% 12/01/30 (e)

    1,843,000       1,541,283  

5.750% 1/15/30 (e)

    670,000       600,797  

Cumulus Media New Holdings, Inc.

               

6.750% 7/01/26 (e) (f)

    1,618,000       1,618,388  

DIRECTV Financing LLC / DIRECTV Financing Co-Obligor, Inc.

               

5.875% 8/15/27 (e)

    3,511,000       3,455,877  

DISH DBS Corp.

               

5.250% 12/01/26 (e)

    392,000       373,164  

5.750% 12/01/28 (e)

    504,000       476,910  

5.875% 11/15/24

    981,000       978,548  

7.375% 7/01/28

    918,000       869,805  

DISH Network Corp.

               

3.375% 8/15/26

    3,231,000       2,906,285  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

73

 

 

MassMutual High Yield Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Gray Escrow II, Inc.

               

5.375% 11/15/31 (e)

  $ 1,881,000     $ 1,798,640  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

               

8.375% 5/01/27

    2,871,000       2,971,485  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC

               

5.125% 7/15/29 (e)

    3,185,000       3,040,704  

6.750% 10/15/27 (e)

    2,216,000       2,276,497  

Nexstar Media, Inc.

               

4.750% 11/01/28 (e)

    646,000       629,055  

Radiate Holdco LLC / Radiate Finance, Inc.

               

6.500% 9/15/28 (e)

    3,402,000       3,227,563  

Sinclair Television Group Inc, SERIES 144A, 144A,

               

5.125% 2/15/27 (e)

    1,350,000       1,225,125  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.

               

3.125% 9/01/26 (e)

    1,566,000       1,480,611  

3.875% 9/01/31 (e)

    2,314,000       2,122,702  

Townsquare Media, Inc.

               

6.875% 2/01/26 (e)

    3,013,000       3,102,938  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC

               

4.500% 8/15/30 (e)

    250,000       233,125  

5.500% 5/15/29 (e)

    4,137,000       4,097,326  

Ziggo BV

               

4.875% 1/15/30 (e)

    1,284,000       1,209,181  
              44,031,019  

Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 0.2%

Park-Ohio Industries, Inc.

               

6.625% 4/15/27 (f)

    1,117,000       935,487  

Mining — 2.6%

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

               

4.875% 7/15/24 (e)

    1,164,000       1,150,905  

6.750% 12/01/27 (e)

    1,018,000       1,030,827  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

               

6.500% 3/01/24 (e)

    2,110,000       2,123,187  

6.875% 3/01/26 (e)

    1,420,000       1,459,547  

7.500% 4/01/25 (e)

    2,954,000       2,998,310  

Hecla Mining Co.

               

7.250% 2/15/28

    2,871,000       3,010,961  

Novelis Corp.

               

3.250% 11/15/26 (e)

    304,000       290,405  

3.875% 8/15/31 (e)

    313,000       286,289  
              12,350,431  

Miscellaneous - Manufacturing — 0.3%

Gates Global LLC / Gates Corp.

               

6.250% 1/15/26 (e)

    1,298,000       1,301,245  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Oil & Gas — 10.0%

Apache Corp.

               

4.750% 4/15/43

  $ 816,000     $ 775,730  

5.100% 9/01/40

    607,000       611,553  

5.350% 7/01/49

    910,000       874,810  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

               

5.500% 2/01/26 (e)

    633,000       648,554  

5.875% 2/01/29 (e)

    1,359,000       1,403,167  

Comstock Resources, Inc.

               

5.875% 1/15/30 (e)

    733,000       722,225  

6.750% 3/01/29 (e)

    1,512,000       1,559,749  

CVR Energy, Inc.

               

5.250% 2/15/25 (e)

    1,318,000       1,279,211  

5.750% 2/15/28 (e) (f)

    4,261,000       4,041,175  

Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co.

               

5.750% 2/01/29 (e)

    513,000       513,308  

6.000% 2/01/31 (e)

    1,607,000       1,611,017  

6.250% 11/01/28 (e)

    2,052,000       2,078,368  

MEG Energy Corp.

               

7.125% 2/01/27 (e)

    2,992,000       3,132,624  

Murphy Oil Corp.

               

6.375% 7/15/28

    1,190,000       1,239,087  

Nabors Industries Ltd.

               

7.250% 1/15/26 (e)

    2,399,000       2,399,000  

7.500% 1/15/28 (e)

    909,000       886,275  

Nabors Industries, Inc.

               

5.750% 2/01/25

    387,000       377,567  

7.375% 5/15/27 (e)

    2,040,000       2,122,355  

Neptune Energy Bondco PLC

               

6.625% 5/15/25 (e)

    3,165,000       3,169,114  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

               

6.125% 1/01/31 (f)

    1,607,000       1,809,884  

6.200% 3/15/40

    2,664,000       2,957,040  

6.375% 9/01/28

    2,015,000       2,269,394  

6.450% 9/15/36

    1,040,000       1,225,520  

6.600% 3/15/46

    1,639,000       1,925,825  

Parkland Corp.

               

4.625% 5/01/30 (e)

    795,000       739,350  

5.875% 7/15/27 (e)

    1,856,000       1,851,360  

Range Resources Corp. Co.

               

8.250% 1/15/29

    846,000       927,140  

Rockcliff Energy II LLC

               

5.500% 10/15/29 (e)

    956,000       958,003  

Southwestern Energy Co.

               

4.750% 2/01/32

    380,000       379,525  

5.375% 3/15/30

    366,000       371,933  

Transocean Guardian Ltd.

               

5.875% 1/15/24 (e)

    189,802       181,736  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

74

 

 

MassMutual High Yield Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Transocean Poseidon Ltd.

               

6.875% 2/01/27 (e)

  $ 183,750     $ 181,913  

Transocean, Inc.

               

7.250% 11/01/25 (e)

    1,205,000       1,048,350  

7.500% 1/15/26 (e)

    1,662,000       1,443,306  

8.000% 2/01/27 (e)

    481,000       406,445  
              48,121,613  

Oil & Gas Services — 0.7%

Weatherford International Ltd.

               

6.500% 9/15/28 (e)

    964,000       992,891  

8.625% 4/30/30 (e)

    2,354,000       2,390,134  
              3,383,025  

Packaging & Containers — 1.1%

Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.

               

6.625% 4/15/29 (e) (g)

    538,000       544,052  

8.750% 4/15/30 (e) (g)

    1,799,000       1,693,309  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.

               

5.500% 4/15/24 (e)

    384,000       382,475  

Trident TPI Holdings, Inc.

               

9.250% 8/01/24 (e)

    2,752,000       2,765,760  
              5,385,596  

Pharmaceuticals — 4.0%

AdaptHealth LLC

               

4.625% 8/01/29 (e)

    94,000       85,070  

5.125% 3/01/30 (e)

    3,300,000       3,064,875  

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.

               

8.500% 1/31/27 (e) (f)

    175,000       174,872  

9.250% 4/01/26 (e)

    1,117,000       1,145,824  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.

               

4.875% 6/01/28 (e)

    1,873,000       1,793,397  

5.000% 1/30/28 (e)

    569,000       468,611  

5.000% 2/15/29 (e)

    1,882,000       1,478,970  

5.250% 1/30/30 (e)

    2,328,000       1,828,737  

5.250% 2/15/31 (e)

    3,803,000       2,975,847  

6.125% 4/15/25 (e)

    697,000       703,099  

6.250% 2/15/29 (e)

    1,515,000       1,242,300  

9.000% 12/15/25 (e)

    870,000       901,385  

Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV

               

4.125% 4/30/28 (e)

    546,000       521,235  

5.125% 4/30/31 (e)

    1,230,000       1,190,948  

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.

               

7.500% 4/01/27 (e)

    1,650,000       1,539,698  
              19,114,868  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Pipelines — 7.9%

Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp.

               

5.375% 6/15/29 (e)

  $ 5,376,000     $ 5,370,517  

Buckeye Partners LP

               

5.850% 11/15/43

    303,000       258,289  

CQP Holdco LP / BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC

               

5.500% 6/15/31 (e)

    2,124,000       2,089,883  

EnLink Midstream LLC

               

5.375% 6/01/29

    786,000       786,000  

5.625% 1/15/28 (e)

    449,000       458,339  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

               

4.150% 6/01/25

    67,000       66,660  

4.850% 7/15/26

    277,000       277,693  

5.050% 4/01/45

    160,000       129,600  

5.450% 6/01/47

    706,000       596,570  

5.600% 4/01/44

    3,122,000       2,692,725  

EQM Midstream Partners LP

               

4.500% 1/15/29 (e)

    1,111,000       1,045,129  

4.750% 1/15/31 (e)

    1,001,000       935,935  

6.000% 7/01/25 (e)

    922,000       934,470  

6.500% 7/01/27 (e)

    763,000       796,984  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.

               

5.625% 6/15/24

    666,000       661,851  

6.250% 5/15/26

    290,000       280,807  

6.500% 10/01/25

    3,856,000       3,803,173  

8.000% 1/15/27

    1,908,000       1,951,426  

Harvest Midstream I LP

               

7.500% 9/01/28 (e)

    2,775,000       2,842,155  

ITT Holdings LLC

               

6.500% 8/01/29 (e)

    4,327,000       3,996,936  

NGL Energy Operating LLC / NGL Energy Finance Corp.

               

7.500% 2/01/26 (e)

    3,562,000       3,503,904  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.

               

7.500% 10/01/25 (e)

    1,400,000       1,474,214  

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.

               

5.000% 1/15/28

    139,000       140,873  

5.500% 3/01/30

    128,000       133,441  

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC

               

3.875% 8/15/29 (e)

    869,000       843,647  

4.125% 8/15/31 (e)

    994,000       975,263  

Western Midstream Operating LP

               

5.450% 4/01/44

    929,000       942,935  
              37,989,419  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual High Yield Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Real Estate — 0.5%

Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co-Issuer Corp.

               

5.750% 1/15/29 (e)

  $ 2,591,000     $ 2,448,327  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.7%

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp.

               

4.750% 6/15/29 (e)

    2,804,000       2,656,748  

RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp.

               

4.750% 10/15/27

    1,660,000       1,597,750  

Service Properties Trust

               

3.950% 1/15/28

    359,000       305,168  

4.375% 2/15/30

    568,000       471,520  

4.950% 2/15/27

    284,000       263,566  

5.500% 12/15/27

    949,000       915,310  

Uniti Group LP / Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC

               

4.750% 4/15/28 (e)

    1,162,000       1,099,856  

6.500% 2/15/29 (e)

    560,000       523,293  

7.875% 2/15/25 (e)

    166,000       172,476  
              8,005,687  

Retail — 4.6%

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.

               

4.625% 11/15/29 (e)

    610,000       570,631  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

               

6.750% 7/01/36

    658,000       672,871  

6.875% 11/01/35

    2,029,000       2,099,000  

BCPE Ulysses Intermediate, Inc.

               

7.750% 4/01/27 (e)

    3,207,000       2,910,352  

Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC

               

5.875% 4/01/29 (e) (f)

    261,000       259,043  

5.875% 3/15/30 (e) (f)

    500,000       494,733  

6.125% 3/15/32 (e)

    553,000       546,087  

NMG Holding Co., Inc. / Neiman Marcus Group LLC

               

7.125% 4/01/26 (e)

    3,772,000       3,873,844  

Nordstrom, Inc.

               

4.000% 3/15/27

    442,000       425,757  

4.375% 4/01/30

    443,000       413,902  

5.000% 1/15/44 (f)

    2,262,000       2,025,372  

Park River Holdings, Inc.

               

5.625% 2/01/29 (e)

    740,000       597,720  

Sonic Automotive, Inc.

               

4.625% 11/15/29 (e)

    807,000       721,256  

4.875% 11/15/31 (e)

    448,000       397,107  

Staples, Inc.

               

7.500% 4/15/26 (e)

    3,138,000       3,047,327  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

10.750% 4/15/27 (e)

  $ 2,722,000     $ 2,419,763  

Superior Plus LP / Superior General Partner, Inc.

               

4.500% 3/15/29 (e)

    957,000       899,226  
              22,373,991  

Software — 1.5%

Avaya Holdings Corp., Convertible,

               

2.250% 6/15/23

    1,776,000       1,720,056  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.

               

9.125% 3/01/26 (e)

    158,000       163,135  

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.

               

6.000% 10/15/26 (e)

    702,000       696,735  

6.500% 10/15/28 (e)

    511,000       507,765  

Open Text Corp.

               

3.875% 2/15/28 (e)

    302,000       289,549  

3.875% 12/01/29 (e)

    396,000       376,200  

Open Text Holdings, Inc.

               

4.125% 12/01/31 (e)

    504,000       471,870  

Veritas US, Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd.

               

7.500% 9/01/25 (e)

    2,925,000       2,777,083  
              7,002,393  

Telecommunications — 4.6%

Altice France SA

               

5.125% 7/15/29 (e)

    2,356,000       2,111,565  

Connect Finco SARL / Connect US Finco LLC

               

6.750% 10/01/26 (e)

    584,000       594,156  

Consolidated Communications, Inc.

               

6.500% 10/01/28 (e)

    2,299,000       2,118,299  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC

               

5.000% 5/01/28 (e)

    3,081,000       2,957,760  

6.000% 1/15/30 (e) (f)

    819,000       757,575  

6.750% 5/01/29 (e)

    902,000       865,685  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

               

6.625% 8/01/26

    3,461,000       3,580,681  

Sprint Capital Corp.

               

6.875% 11/15/28

    3,131,000       3,632,054  

8.750% 3/15/32

    3,240,000       4,360,808  

Windstream Escrow LLC / Windstream Escrow Finance Corp.

               

7.750% 8/15/28 (e) (f)

    1,364,000       1,381,050  
              22,359,633  

Transportation — 1.5%

Carriage Purchaser, Inc.

               

7.875% 10/15/29 (e)

    1,435,000       1,324,548  

First Student Bidco, Inc./First Transit Parent, Inc.

               

4.000% 7/31/29 (e)

    2,525,000       2,354,613  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual High Yield Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Seaspan Corp.

               

5.500% 8/01/29 (e)

  $ 3,997,000     $ 3,737,195  
              7,416,356  
                 

TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $454,381,461)

            443,046,068  
                 

TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $466,467,128)

            455,059,271  
               
   

Number of
Shares

         

MUTUAL FUNDS — 2.7%

Diversified Financial Services — 2.7%

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (h)

    13,124,605       13,124,605  
                 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $13,124,605)

            13,124,605  
                 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $482,268,454)

            472,084,909  
               
   

Principal
Amount

         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.3%

Commercial Paper — 0.9%

HP, Inc.

               

1.228% 4/25/22 (e)

  $ 4,000,000       3,997,666  
 

Repurchase Agreement — 0.4%

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/22, 0.000%, due 4/01/22 (i)

    2,036,143       2,036,143  
                 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $6,032,916)

            6,033,809  
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.2% (Cost $488,301,370) (j)

            478,118,718  
                 

Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.8%

            3,901,801  
                 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 482,020,519  

 

Abbreviation Legend

VRN

Variable Rate Note

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2022, these securities amounted to a value of $0 or 0.00% of net assets.

(c)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(d)

All or a portion of the security represents unsettled loan commitments at March 31, 2022 where the rate will be determined at time of settlement.

(e)

Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At March 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $360,753,411 or 74.84% of net assets.

(f)

Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2022, was $13,001,581 or 2.70% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund received $146,146 of non-cash collateral (U.S. Treasury and/or Agency obligations) related to securities lending activity. This amount is not reflected on the Portfolio of Investments. (Note 2).

(g)

A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis. (Note 2).

(h)

Represents investment of security lending cash collateral. (Note 2).

(i)

Maturity value of $2,036,143. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.375%, maturity date of 9/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $2,076,951.

(j)

See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

Country weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:

 

United States

    77.3 %

Canada

    7.2 %

Cayman Islands

    2.4 %

Bermuda

    2.2 %

Luxembourg

    2.0 %

United Kingdom

    1.9 %

Ireland

    1.2 %

Panama

    1.2 %

Marshall Islands

    0.8 %

Australia

    0.5 %

Liberia

    0.5 %

France

    0.4 %

Netherlands

    0.3 %

Total Long-Term Investments

    97.9 %

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

    2.1 %

Net Assets

    100.0 %

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Balanced Fund — Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

EQUITIES — 66.3%

COMMON STOCK — 66.3%

Basic Materials — 0.9%

Chemicals — 0.7%

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

    438     $ 109,461  

Celanese Corp.

    292       41,718  

Dow, Inc.

    1,198       76,337  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    1,178       86,677  

Ecolab, Inc.

    322       56,852  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    240       31,519  

Linde PLC

    1,454       464,451  

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

    1,288       132,432  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    480       62,914  
              1,062,361  

Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%

International Paper Co.

    1,315       60,687  

Mining — 0.1%

Newmont Corp.

    1,567       124,498  
              1,247,546  

Communications — 5.0%

Advertising — 0.1%

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    1,245       105,676  

Internet — 0.5%

eBay, Inc.

    4,334       248,165  

MercadoLibre, Inc. (a)

    48       57,095  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

    2,059       54,605  

Okta, Inc. (a)

    77       11,624  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

    196       122,012  

Snap, Inc. Class A (a)

    851       30,627  

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

    674       149,938  
              674,066  

Media — 0.9%

Comcast Corp. Class A

    21,086       987,247  

Liberty Global PLC Class C (a)

    2,761       71,537  

Paramount Global Class B

    668       25,257  

The Walt Disney Co. (a)

    1,963       269,245  
              1,353,286  

Telecommunications — 3.5%

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

    901       125,221  

AT&T, Inc.

    53,378       1,261,322  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    28,978       1,615,813  

Corning, Inc.

    2,293       84,635  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

    4,997       56,316  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    1,015       245,833  

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

    1,394       178,920  

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    29,650     $ 1,510,371  
              5,078,431  
              7,211,459  

Consumer, Cyclical — 7.9%

Airlines — 0.0%

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a)

    73       2,889  

Apparel — 0.3%

NIKE, Inc. Class B

    3,354       451,314  

VF Corp.

    440       25,019  
              476,333  

Auto Manufacturers — 1.3%

Cummins, Inc.

    603       123,681  

Ford Motor Co.

    21,929       370,819  

PACCAR, Inc.

    542       47,734  

Tesla, Inc. (a)

    1,256       1,353,466  
              1,895,700  

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.1%

Aptiv PLC (a)

    507       60,693  

Distribution & Wholesale — 0.1%

Fastenal Co.

    1,190       70,686  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    134       69,116  
              139,802  

Leisure Time — 0.0%

Carnival Corp. (a)

    356       7,198  

Lodging — 0.1%

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a)

    201       30,500  

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (a)

    352       13,682  

Marriott International, Inc. Class A (a)

    322       56,592  
              100,774  

Retail — 6.0%

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

    372       760,584  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    550       49,995  

CarMax, Inc. (a) (b)

    200       19,296  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

    54       85,430  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    2,893       1,665,934  

Dollar General Corp.

    1,495       332,832  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

    590       94,488  

Genuine Parts Co.

    1,076       135,598  

The Home Depot, Inc.

    4,916       1,471,506  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    3,595       726,873  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)

    338       123,448  

McDonald’s Corp.

    4,397       1,087,290  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

    822       563,037  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    778       70,378  

Starbucks Corp.

    3,817       347,232  

Target Corp.

    3,007       638,146  

The TJX Cos., Inc.

    1,902       115,223  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Balanced Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

    131     $ 52,167  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    2,472       110,671  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    1,893       224,377  
              8,674,505  
              11,357,894  

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 14.9%

Agriculture — 0.2%

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    2,826       255,075  

Beverages — 1.9%

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

    494       33,108  

The Coca-Cola Co.

    15,953       989,086  

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A

    276       63,568  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    2,051       77,733  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    9,275       1,552,450  
              2,715,945  

Biotechnology — 0.7%

Amgen, Inc.

    1,196       289,217  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

    392       82,555  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

    186       14,341  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    4,910       291,900  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

    66       23,060  

Incyte Corp. (a)

    300       23,826  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    262       182,986  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    362       94,471  
              1,002,356  

Commercial Services — 1.1%

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    2,210       502,864  

Cintas Corp.

    157       66,786  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    26       8,845  

Moody’s Corp.

    743       250,696  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

    1,814       209,789  

S&P Global, Inc.

    1,218       499,599  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    716       153,675  
              1,692,254  

Cosmetics & Personal Care — 1.6%

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    3,587       272,002  

The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A

    409       111,379  

The Procter & Gamble Co.

    12,503       1,910,458  
              2,293,839  

Food — 1.1%

Campbell Soup Co.

    538       23,979  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    579       19,437  

General Mills, Inc.

    2,721       184,266  

The Hershey Co.

    1,572       340,542  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    479       24,688  

The J.M. Smucker Co.

    778       105,349  

Kellogg Co.

    1,413       91,124  

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

The Kraft Heinz Co.

    1,973     $ 77,717  

The Kroger Co.

    4,943       283,580  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    295       29,441  

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

    6,178       387,855  

Sysco Corp.

    342       27,924  
              1,595,902  

Health Care – Products — 2.4%

Abbott Laboratories

    4,364       516,523  

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

    58       25,288  

Baxter International, Inc.

    1,313       101,810  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

    2,993       132,560  

Danaher Corp.

    1,973       578,740  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

    1,660       195,415  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

    142       77,683  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

    757       228,372  

Medtronic PLC

    3,463       384,220  

ResMed, Inc.

    244       59,172  

Stryker Corp.

    754       201,582  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    1,438       849,355  

Waters Corp. (a)

    198       61,457  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    187       76,803  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    268       34,277  
              3,523,257  

Health Care – Services — 2.2%

Anthem, Inc.

    1,289       633,183  

Centene Corp. (a)

    768       64,658  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    255       63,908  

Humana, Inc.

    278       120,977  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

    464       107,281  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

    307       80,944  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    693       94,844  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    3,984       2,031,720  
              3,197,515  

Household Products & Wares — 0.2%

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    566       56,249  

The Clorox Co.

    273       37,955  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    1,363       167,867  
              262,071  

Pharmaceuticals — 3.5%

AbbVie, Inc.

    2,777       450,179  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    377       58,326  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    585       155,610  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    4,431       323,596  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    586       33,226  

Cigna Corp.

    612       146,641  

CVS Health Corp.

    4,969       502,912  

DexCom, Inc. (a)

    57       29,161  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Balanced Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

    2,038     $ 583,622  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    14,795       1,213,930  

Pfizer, Inc.

    24,076       1,246,415  

Zoetis, Inc.

    1,479       278,925  
              5,022,543  
              21,560,757  

Energy — 1.8%

Oil & Gas — 1.4%

Chevron Corp.

    4,024       655,228  

ConocoPhillips

    2,910       291,000  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    8,665       715,642  

Hess Corp.

    398       42,602  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    681       58,226  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    1,339       75,975  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    350       87,510  

Valero Energy Corp.

    831       84,380  
              2,010,563  

Oil & Gas Services — 0.1%

Baker Hughes Co.

    1,651       60,113  

Schlumberger NV

    1,669       68,946  
              129,059  

Pipelines — 0.3%

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

    239       33,137  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    10,687       202,091  

ONEOK, Inc.

    681       48,099  

The Williams Cos., Inc.

    3,699       123,584  
              406,911  
              2,546,533  

Financial — 9.6%

Banks — 2.6%

Bank of America Corp.

    24,122       994,309  

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    2,418       120,005  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    1,318       56,727  

First Republic Bank

    174       28,205  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    1,316       434,412  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

    9,323       1,270,911  

KeyCorp.

    2,651       59,329  

M&T Bank Corp.

    243       41,189  

Morgan Stanley

    1,912       167,109  

Northern Trust Corp.

    376       43,785  

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    809       149,220  

Regions Financial Corp.

    2,197       48,905  

State Street Corp.

    289       25,178  

SVB Financial Group (a)

    42       23,497  

Truist Financial Corp.

    999       56,643  

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

US Bancorp

    3,896     $ 207,073  
              3,726,497  

Diversified Financial Services — 2.3%

American Express Co.

    2,287       427,669  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    185       55,567  

BlackRock, Inc.

    350       267,459  

CME Group, Inc.

    510       121,309  

Discover Financial Services

    1,039       114,487  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    604       16,864  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    1,563       206,503  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    574       102,287  

Synchrony Financial

    3,445       119,920  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    898       135,769  

Visa, Inc. Class A

    8,017       1,777,930  
              3,345,764  

Insurance — 2.1%

The Allstate Corp.

    3,142       435,198  

American International Group, Inc.

    2,058       129,181  

Aon PLC Class A

    777       253,015  

Chubb Ltd.

    1,868       399,565  

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    1,707       122,580  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    3,370       574,315  

MetLife, Inc.

    5,023       353,016  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    479       35,163  

The Progressive Corp.

    2,369       270,042  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    1,252       147,949  

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

    1,659       303,149  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    358       84,567  
              3,107,740  

Private Equity — 0.4%

Blackstone, Inc.

    3,757       476,914  

KKR & Co., Inc.

    1,262       73,789  
              550,703  

Real Estate — 0.1%

CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (a)

    1,244       113,851  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.1%

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    538       108,273  

American Tower Corp.

    1,725       433,354  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    598       148,525  

Boston Properties, Inc.

    403       51,906  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    1,503       277,454  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    637       90,327  

Equinix, Inc.

    286       212,103  

Equity Residential

    1,527       137,308  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    274       94,662  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

    1,115       38,278  

Prologis, Inc.

    3,116       503,172  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

80

 

 

MassMutual Balanced Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Public Storage

    1,239     $ 483,557  

SBA Communications Corp.

    535       184,093  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    384       50,519  

Ventas, Inc.

    890       54,966  

Welltower, Inc.

    865       83,161  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    2,003       75,914  
              3,027,572  
              13,872,127  

Industrial — 4.8%

Building Materials — 0.3%

Carrier Global Corp.

    2,180       99,996  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    5,451       357,422  
              457,418  

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.2%

AMETEK, Inc.

    519       69,120  

Emerson Electric Co.

    2,373       232,673  
              301,793  

Electronics — 0.9%

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    916       121,214  

Amphenol Corp. Class A

    2,470       186,115  

Fortive Corp.

    339       20,655  

Garmin Ltd.

    960       113,866  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    2,166       421,460  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

    766       121,005  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

    117       160,663  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    1,021       133,731  
              1,278,709  

Environmental Controls — 0.9%

Republic Services, Inc.

    2,331       308,858  

Waste Connections, Inc.

    2,106       294,208  

Waste Management, Inc.

    4,404       698,034  
              1,301,100  

Hand & Machine Tools — 0.0%

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    268       37,464  

Machinery – Diversified — 0.5%

Deere & Co.

    855       355,218  

Dover Corp.

    613       96,180  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    3,017       232,158  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    418       117,053  
              800,609  

Miscellaneous - Manufacturing — 0.7%

3M Co.

    2,210       329,025  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    1,319       200,171  

General Electric Co.

    670       61,305  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    855       179,037  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    274       77,750  

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Trane Technologies PLC

    678     $ 103,531  
              950,819  

Packaging & Containers — 0.1%

Amcor PLC

    4,402       49,874  

Ball Corp.

    469       42,210  
              92,084  

Transportation — 1.2%

CSX Corp.

    9,568       358,322  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    727       74,997  

FedEx Corp.

    445       102,969  

Union Pacific Corp.

    2,643       722,094  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

    2,042       437,927  
              1,696,309  
              6,916,305  

Technology — 19.1%

Computers — 6.9%

Accenture PLC Class A

    4,229       1,426,145  

Apple, Inc.

    40,634       7,095,103  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A

    2,243       201,130  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. Class A (a)

    226       51,320  

Dell Technologies C (a)

    2,116       106,202  

EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)

    211       62,585  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    7,135       119,226  

HP, Inc.

    4,696       170,465  

International Business Machines Corp.

    3,984       518,000  

NetApp, Inc.

    1,133       94,039  

Western Digital Corp. (a)

    521       25,867  
              9,870,082  

Office & Business Equipment — 0.0%

Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (a)

    143       59,159  

Semiconductors — 4.2%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

    2,617       286,143  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    1,024       169,144  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    2,639       347,820  

Broadcom, Inc.

    1,581       995,524  

Intel Corp.

    21,628       1,071,884  

KLA Corp.

    443       162,165  

Lam Research Corp.

    332       178,486  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    990       74,389  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    2,492       194,102  

NVIDIA Corp.

    5,435       1,482,994  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    488       65,041  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    5,957       1,092,990  
              6,120,682  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

81

 

 

MassMutual Balanced Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Software — 8.0%

Adobe, Inc. (a)

    2,488     $ 1,133,583  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

    920       109,839  

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

    157       49,871  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

    364       78,023  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

    1,198       197,023  

Cerner Corp.

    1,172       109,652  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

    218       21,996  

DocuSign, Inc. (a)

    231       24,745  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    1,060       134,101  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    1,371       137,676  

HubSpot, Inc. (a)

    70       33,246  

Intuit, Inc.

    1,355       651,538  

Microsoft Corp.

    18,334       5,652,555  

MSCI, Inc.

    304       152,875  

Oracle Corp.

    14,438       1,194,456  

Paychex, Inc.

    1,201       163,900  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    645       304,588  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

    2,005       425,702  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

    573       319,098  

Splunk, Inc. (a)

    85       12,632  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

    672       223,957  

Twilio, Inc. Class A (a)

    81       13,350  

Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A (a)

    173       36,756  

VMware, Inc. Class A

    1,816       206,788  

Workday, Inc. Class A (a)

    411       98,418  
              11,486,368  
              27,536,291  

Utilities — 2.3%

Electric — 2.1%

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    2,123       211,812  

Avangrid, Inc. (b)

    172       8,039  

CMS Energy Corp.

    1,533       107,218  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    1,601       151,583  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    1,923       108,169  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    2,830       240,465  

DTE Energy Co.

    832       109,999  

Duke Energy Corp.

    4,432       494,877  

Edison International

    289       20,259  

Entergy Corp.

    567       66,197  

Eversource Energy

    1,179       103,976  

Exelon Corp.

    5,771       274,873  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    5,951       504,109  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    1,451       101,570  

Sempra Energy

    866       145,592  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    3,156       315,000  

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    1,420     $ 102,481  
              3,066,219  

Water — 0.2%

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    1,180       195,326  
              3,261,545  
                 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $86,789,324)

            95,510,457  
                 

TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $86,789,324)

            95,510,457  
               
   

Principal
Amount

         

BONDS & NOTES — 36.4%

CORPORATE DEBT — 12.5%

Agriculture — 0.1%

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

               

2.700% 9/15/51

  $ 49,000       43,186  

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.

               

1.630% 8/17/25

    13,000       12,329  

3.250% 8/15/26

    47,000       46,830  

Cargill, Inc.

               

3.125% 5/25/51 (c)

    74,000       68,385  
              170,730  

Airlines — 0.1%

American Airlines 2021-1 Class A Pass Through Trust

               

2.875% 1/11/36

    69,000       62,340  

Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd.

               

4.500% 10/20/25 (c)

    82,995       83,544  
              145,884  

Banks — 3.4%

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. 5 year CMT + 1.700%

               

2.570% VRN 11/25/35 (c)

    225,000       196,436  

Bank of America Corp.

               

5 year CMT + 1.200% 2.482% VRN 9/21/36

    162,000       139,304  

SOFR + 1.330% 2.972% VRN 2/04/33

    66,000       61,931  

SOFR + 1.580% 3.311% VRN 4/22/42

    135,000       125,103  

4.183% 11/25/27

    41,000       41,859  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.814% 4.244% VRN 4/24/38

    23,000       23,968  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.310% 4.271% VRN 7/23/29

    18,000       18,604  

4.750% 4/21/45

    63,000       68,043  

7.750% 5/14/38

    20,000       27,931  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

82

 

 

MassMutual Balanced Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 5 year CMT + 2.630%

               

3.750% VRN (d)

  $ 156,000     $ 143,130  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

               

4.500% 12/16/25

    36,000       37,239  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.648% 4.650% VRN (d)

    113,000       109,073  

Citigroup, Inc.

               

SOFR + .528% 1.281% VRN 11/03/25

    55,000       52,359  

4.450% 9/29/27

    27,000       27,893  

5.500% 9/13/25

    54,000       57,729  

5.875% 1/30/42

    18,000       22,439  

6.000% 10/31/33

    16,000       18,570  

6.625% 6/15/32

    14,000       16,921  

8.125% 7/15/39

    14,000       21,154  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA 1 year CMT + .550%

               

1.106% VRN 2/24/27 (c)

    250,000       228,890  

Credit Suisse Group AG SOFR + 2.044%

               

2.193% VRN 6/05/26 (c)

    393,000       368,990  

Fifth Third Bancorp SOFR + .685%

               

1.707% VRN 11/01/27

    244,000       226,099  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

               

SOFR + .798% 1.431% VRN 3/09/27

    227,000       209,680  

SOFR + 1.090% 1.992% VRN 1/27/32

    135,000       116,965  

SOFR + 1.248% 2.383% VRN 7/21/32

    76,000       67,323  

SOFR + 1.410% 3.102% VRN 2/24/33

    66,000       62,218  

4.250% 10/21/25

    32,000       32,818  

5.950% 1/15/27

    72,000       79,142  

6.750% 10/01/37

    32,000       40,332  

ING Groep NV

               

4.050% 4/09/29

    344,000       348,716  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

               

SOFR + 1.180% 2.545% VRN 11/08/32

    134,000       122,460  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.160% 3.702% VRN 5/06/30

    320,000       321,562  

5.600% 7/15/41

    41,000       49,709  

KeyBank NA/Cleveland OH

               

3.900% 4/13/29

    356,000       361,638  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

               

2.564% 9/13/31

    200,000       174,827  

Morgan Stanley

               

SOFR + 1.360% 2.484% VRN 9/16/36

    203,000       173,919  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

SOFR + 1.485% 3.217% VRN 4/22/42

  $ 44,000     $ 40,517  

4.350% 9/08/26

    122,000       126,140  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.628% 4.431% VRN 1/23/30

    154,000       161,037  

5.000% 11/24/25

    36,000       37,998  

SVB Financial Group

               

1.800% 2/02/31

    189,000       162,762  

2.100% 5/15/28

    87,000       79,437  

3.125% 6/05/30

    18,000       17,306  

3.500% 1/29/25

    77,000       77,498  
              4,897,669  

Biotechnology — 0.4%

Amgen, Inc.

               

2.200% 2/21/27

    347,000       334,644  

Illumina, Inc.

               

0.550% 3/23/23

    194,000       190,308  
              524,952  

Commercial Services — 0.3%

Element Fleet Management Corp.

               

1.600% 4/06/24 (c)

    21,000       20,267  

Moody’s Corp.

               

4.250% 2/01/29

    309,000       323,334  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

               

3.250% 6/01/50 (b)

    27,000       24,599  

Triton Container International Ltd.

               

3.150% 6/15/31 (c)

    100,000       91,442  
              459,642  

Computers — 0.7%

Apple, Inc.

               

1.650% 5/11/30

    46,000       41,716  

2.650% 5/11/50

    27,000       23,503  

2.650% 2/08/51

    90,000       77,584  

3.000% 6/20/27

    177,000       179,307  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.

               

4.000% 7/15/24

    336,000       343,506  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

               

4.900% STEP 10/15/25

    319,000       334,429  
              1,000,045  

Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.2%

GSK Consumer Healthcare Co.

               

3.625% 3/24/32 (c)

    250,000       250,143  

Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%

Air Lease Corp.

               

2.200% 1/15/27

    64,000       59,317  

Ally Financial, Inc.

               

2.200% 11/02/28

    112,000       101,162  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Balanced Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Brookfield Finance I UK PLC

               

2.340% 1/30/32

  $ 141,000     $ 125,022  

Brookfield Finance, Inc.

               

3.900% 1/25/28

    99,000       99,580  

The Charles Schwab Corp. 10 year CMT + 3.079%

               

4.000% VRN (d)

    93,000       83,525  

CI Financial Corp.

               

3.200% 12/17/30

    65,000       59,243  

LSEGA Financing PLC

               

1.375% 4/06/26 (c)

    218,000       200,855  
              728,704  

Electric — 0.2%

Entergy Arkansas LLC

               

2.650% 6/15/51

    72,000       58,669  

Entergy Louisiana LLC

               

4.950% 1/15/45

    36,000       37,238  

Nevada Power Co.

               

6.650% 4/01/36

    20,000       25,577  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

               

6.500% 7/01/36

    99,000       124,544  
              246,028  

Electronics — 0.1%

Vontier Corp.

               

2.400% 4/01/28

    219,000       192,545  

Entertainment — 0.1%

Magallanes, Inc.

               

5.141% 3/15/52 (c)

    49,000       50,144  

Magallanes, Inc. Co.

               

5.391% 3/15/62 (c)

    37,000       38,154  
              88,298  

Food — 0.3%

Conagra Brands, Inc.

               

4.850% 11/01/28

    170,000       180,120  

General Mills, Inc.

               

3.000% 2/01/51 (b)

    112,000       96,439  

Ingredion, Inc.

               

3.200% 10/01/26

    25,000       24,835  

Mars, Inc.

               

3.950% 4/01/49 (c)

    67,000       69,564  
              370,958  

Health Care – Services — 0.5%

HCA, Inc.

               

5.000% 3/15/24

    328,000       340,278  

Humana, Inc.

               

4.800% 3/15/47

    23,000       26,009  

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

               

2.810% 6/01/41

    110,000       96,152  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

3.002% 6/01/51

  $ 80,000     $ 70,432  

Mayo Clinic

               

3.196% 11/15/61

    106,000       95,094  

Providence St Joseph Health Obligated Group

               

2.700% 10/01/51

    93,000       73,406  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

               

3.125% 5/15/60

    36,000       31,992  
              733,363  

Insurance — 0.9%

Allstate Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.938%

               

5.750% VRN 8/15/53

    158,000       156,815  

American International Group, Inc.

               

4.500% 7/16/44

    23,000       24,844  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.868% 5.750% VRN 4/01/48 (b)

    104,000       104,593  

Arch Capital Finance LLC

               

5.031% 12/15/46

    27,000       29,801  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

               

3.635% 6/30/50

    49,000       44,861  

Athene Global Funding

               

1.450% 1/08/26 (c)

    117,000       108,426  

Athene Holding Ltd.

               

3.950% 5/25/51

    16,000       14,591  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.

               

3.850% 12/22/51

    168,000       140,040  

GA Global Funding Trust

               

1.625% 1/15/26 (c)

    37,000       34,445  

Global Atlantic Fin Co.

               

3.125% 6/15/31 (c)

    72,000       64,330  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

               

4.375% 3/15/29 (b)

    155,000       163,812  

New York Life Insurance Co.

               

3.750% 5/15/50 (c)

    23,000       22,283  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

               

5 year CMT + 3.035% 3.700% VRN 10/01/50

    18,000       16,495  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.920% 5.625% VRN 6/15/43 (b)

    41,000       41,256  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.665% 5.700% VRN 9/15/48

    99,000       100,998  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.175% 5.875% VRN 9/15/42

    46,000       46,345  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

               

3.150% 6/15/30

    49,000       47,203  

3.900% 5/15/29

    54,000       54,535  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Balanced Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

USF&G Capital I

               

8.500% 12/15/45 (c)

  $ 35,000     $ 48,797  
              1,264,470  

Internet — 0.2%

Alphabet, Inc.

               

2.250% 8/15/60

    32,000       24,854  

Expedia Group, Inc.

               

2.950% 3/15/31

    39,000       36,078  

Prosus NV

               

3.832% 2/08/51 (c)

    233,000       169,716  
              230,648  

Investment Companies — 0.2%

Ares Capital Corp.

               

3.200% 11/15/31

    161,000       136,460  

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund

               

2.750% 9/16/26

    158,000       146,911  
              283,371  

Media — 0.6%

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital

               

3.500% 6/01/41

    119,000       99,262  

3.750% 2/15/28

    191,000       188,767  

3.850% 4/01/61

    80,000       64,279  

6.484% 10/23/45

    32,000       36,461  

Comcast Corp.

               

2.937% 11/01/56 (c)

    43,000       35,484  

3.400% 7/15/46

    41,000       38,470  

3.750% 4/01/40

    151,000       151,894  

3.969% 11/01/47

    23,000       23,354  

Discovery Communications LLC

               

3.950% 3/20/28

    56,000       56,032  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

               

3.450% 3/01/32

    67,000       64,730  

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

               

6.750% 6/15/39

    27,000       31,329  

The Walt Disney Co.

               

3.600% 1/13/51

    58,000       57,316  
              847,378  

Mining — 0.0%

Teck Resources Ltd.

               

6.000% 8/15/40

    32,000       36,727  

Oil & Gas — 0.1%

BP Capital Markets America, Inc.

               

3.379% 2/08/61

    95,000       84,791  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

BP Capital Markets PLC 5 year CMT + 4.036%

               

4.375% VRN (d)

  $ 58,000     $ 58,319  
              143,110  

Packaging & Containers — 0.2%

Berry Global, Inc.

               

1.570% 1/15/26

    48,000       44,626  

Sealed Air Corp.

               

1.573% 10/15/26 (c)

    44,000       40,140  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

               

1.400% 4/01/26 (c)

    49,000       44,744  

WRKCo, Inc.

               

3.000% 6/15/33

    27,000       25,221  

4.650% 3/15/26

    192,000       200,034  
              354,765  

Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%

AbbVie, Inc.

               

4.700% 5/14/45

    67,000       72,708  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

               

4.685% 12/15/44

    23,000       24,723  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

               

2.950% 3/15/32

    59,000       57,721  

4.350% 11/15/47

    27,000       29,596  

Cigna Corp.

               

2.400% 3/15/30

    249,000       230,291  

3.400% 3/15/51

    47,000       42,324  

4.800% 7/15/46

    27,000       29,859  

CVS Health Corp.

               

4.300% 3/25/28

    10,000       10,478  

5.050% 3/25/48

    100,000       113,481  

6.125% 9/15/39

    8,000       9,883  

Merck & Co., Inc.

               

1.900% 12/10/28

    40,000       37,787  
              658,851  

Pipelines — 0.7%

Enbridge, Inc.

               

2.500% 8/01/33

    190,000       168,957  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

               

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.033% 5.250% VRN 8/16/77

    41,000       38,548  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.570% 5.375% VRN 2/15/78

    27,000       25,089  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

               

3.250% 8/01/50

    100,000       82,964  

MPLX LP

               

1.750% 3/01/26

    365,000       342,433  

4.500% 4/15/38

    27,000       27,546  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Balanced Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

ONEOK, Inc.

               

6.350% 1/15/31

  $ 200,000     $ 231,323  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

               

4.500% 5/15/30

    100,000       104,589  

The Williams Cos., Inc.

               

3.500% 10/15/51

    45,000       39,365  
              1,060,814  

Real Estate — 0.1%

CBRE Services, Inc.

               

2.500% 4/01/31

    243,000       219,587  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 0.8%

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

               

2.950% 3/15/34

    78,000       73,327  

American Tower Corp.

               

1.600% 4/15/26

    96,000       89,089  

2.700% 4/15/31

    119,000       107,633  

Brixmor Operating Partnership LP

               

2.250% 4/01/28

    24,000       21,957  

Crown Castle International Corp.

               

2.500% 7/15/31

    88,000       78,512  

3.700% 6/15/26

    243,000       244,621  

5.200% 2/15/49

    11,000       12,246  

Equinix, Inc.

               

3.900% 4/15/32 (e)

    118,000       117,379  

Extra Space Storage LP

               

2.350% 3/15/32

    65,000       57,054  

2.550% 6/01/31

    89,000       80,300  

Host Hotels & Resorts LP

               

3.500% 9/15/30

    84,000       80,101  

Kimco Realty Corp.

               

2.250% 12/01/31

    58,000       51,953  

Kite Realty Group LP

               

4.000% 10/01/26

    110,000       110,190  
              1,124,362  

Retail — 0.6%

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

               

1.750% 10/01/27

    13,000       11,724  

3.900% 4/15/30

    323,000       321,928  

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.

               

3.625% 5/13/51 (c)

    71,000       64,347  

AutoZone, Inc.

               

1.650% 1/15/31

    41,000       34,954  

The Home Depot, Inc.

               

2.375% 3/15/51

    48,000       38,463  

2.700% 4/15/30 (b)

    97,000       93,987  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

               

3.000% 10/15/50

    90,000       76,523  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

McDonald’s Corp.

               

3.300% 7/01/25

  $ 182,000     $ 184,256  

Starbucks Corp.

               

4.450% 8/15/49

    86,000       91,865  
              918,047  

Semiconductors — 0.3%

Microchip Technology, Inc.

               

0.983% 9/01/24 (c)

    49,000       46,433  

Micron Technology, Inc.

               

2.703% 4/15/32

    75,000       67,898  

4.185% 2/15/27

    322,000       330,429  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

               

1.800% 6/01/26

    36,000       33,478  
              478,238  

Software — 0.2%

Electronic Arts, Inc.

               

2.950% 2/15/51

    42,000       34,993  

Microsoft Corp.

               

2.921% 3/17/52

    80,000       75,024  

Oracle Corp.

               

3.600% 4/01/40

    197,000       171,052  

Workday, Inc.

               

3.800% 4/01/32 (e)

    50,000       50,062  
              331,131  

Telecommunications — 0.2%

Verizon Communications, Inc.

               

3.550% 3/22/51

    47,000       44,263  

3.700% 3/22/61

    47,000       43,507  

3.875% 2/08/29

    180,000       187,281  
              275,051  

Transportation — 0.0%

CSX Corp.

               

4.750% 11/15/48

    18,000       20,604  
                 

TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $19,663,467)

            18,056,115  
                 

NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 3.4%

Automobile Asset-Backed Securities — 0.4%

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2021-2A, Class A

               

1.660% 2/20/28 (c)

    150,000       140,580  

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC, Series 2021-3, Class A3

               

1.220% 8/20/27 (c)

    234,000       222,492  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Balanced Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2021-C, Class A4

               

1.030% 12/15/27

  $ 140,000     $ 133,036  

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2021-D, Class A4

               

1.020% 3/15/27

    70,000       66,532  
              562,640  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.0%

BANK

               

Series 2019-BN17, Class B, 4.128% VRN 4/15/52 (f)

    29,000       29,400  

Series 2019-BN16, Class AS, 4.267% 2/15/52

    31,333       32,002  

Series 2019-BN16, Class B, 4.438% VRN 2/15/52 (f)

    24,330       25,124  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-C7, Class AS

               

2.444% 4/15/53

    57,000       52,069  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust

               

Class AS, 3.352% 12/15/62

    150,000       144,734  

Class AAB, 3.933% 3/15/52

    274,000       279,232  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust

               

Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .700% 1.097% FRN 9/15/36 (c)

    115,000       112,018  

Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100% 1.497% FRN 9/15/36 (c)

    100,000       95,938  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C4, Class C,

               

4.200% VRN 10/12/50 (f)

    70,000       67,507  

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-LC17, Class C,

               

4.558% VRN 10/10/47 (f)

    100,000       99,104  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

               

Series 2020-GC45, Class A5, 2.911% 2/13/53

    140,000       135,163  

Series 2017-GS6, Class B, 3.869% 5/10/50

    79,000       78,569  

Life Mortgage Trust

               

Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .700% 1.097% FRN 3/15/38 (c)

    98,297       96,087  

Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .880% 1.277% FRN 3/15/38 (c)

    98,297       94,889  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2018-H3, Class B,

               

4.620% VRN 7/15/51 (f)

    20,000       20,646  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

               

Series 2018-C45, Class AS, 4.405% VRN 6/15/51 (f)

    30,000       30,618  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Series 2018-C45, Class B, 4.556% 6/16/51

  $ 10,000     $ 10,184  
              1,403,284  

Other Asset-Backed Securities — 0.4%

AMSR Trust, Series 2021-SFR3, Class B

               

1.726% 10/17/38 (c)

    130,000       121,319  

Dllmt LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A4

               

1.240% 6/20/29 (c)

    150,000       143,002  

MVW LLC, Series 2021-2A, Class A

               

1.430% 5/20/39 (c)

    275,586       259,162  

Progress Residential Trust, Series 2021-SFR10, Class A

               

2.393% 12/17/40 (c)

    100,000       95,128  
              618,611  

Whole Loan Collateral Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.6%

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust

               

Series 2021-8, Class A1, 1.820% VRN 11/25/66 (c) (f)

    280,467       265,366  

Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.881% STEP 12/25/66 (c)

    268,767       261,975  

Bayview MSR Opportunity Master Fund Trust

               

Series 2021-5, Class A2, 2.500% VRN 11/25/51 (c) (f)

    143,037       132,002  

Series 2021-5, Class A1, 3.000% VRN 11/25/51 (c) (f)

    117,305       111,582  

Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-11IN, Class A6,

               

2.500% VRN 11/25/51 (c) (f)

    255,748       245,268  

Imperial Fund Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-NQM3, Class A1,

               

1.595% VRN 11/25/56 (c) (f)

    162,370       153,408  

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-LTV2, Class A1,

               

2.520% VRN 5/25/52 (c) (f)

    270,382       249,391  

OBX Trust, Series 2022-NQM1, Class A1,

               

2.305% VRN 11/25/61 (c) (f)

    257,384       249,437  

Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust

               

Series 2021-6, Class A1, 1.920% VRN 11/25/66 (c) (f)

    288,290       274,170  

Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.447% VRN 12/25/66 (c) (f)

    309,008       299,716  
              2,242,315  
                 

TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $5,087,813)

            4,826,850  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES (g) — 8.3%

Pass-Through Securities — 8.3%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

               

Pool #RA6233 2.000% 11/01/51

  $ 531,247     $ 494,105  

Pool #SD8174 3.000% 10/01/51

    479,784       470,710  

Federal National Mortgage Association

               

Pool #CB1787 2.000% 10/01/51

    520,548       484,317  

Pool #CB1782 2.000% 10/01/51

    787,475       732,666  

Pool #MA4361 2.500% 6/01/36

    342,054       338,427  

Pool #CB2074 2.500% 11/01/51

    413,633       395,518  

Pool #BO7245 3.000% 1/01/50

    323,720       319,134  

Uniform Mortgage Backed Securities TBA

               

2.000% 11/01/36 (e)

    3,500,000       3,399,375  

2.000% 9/01/51 (e)

    3,129,000       2,905,814  

2.500% 10/01/51 (e)

    2,200,000       2,100,656  

3.000% 11/01/51 (e)

    350,000       342,644  
              11,983,366  
                 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES (Cost $12,472,247)

            11,983,366  
                 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 12.2%

U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 12.2%

U.S. Treasury Bond

               

1.875% 11/15/51

    1,303,600       1,143,328  

2.250% 8/15/49

    873,900       831,803  

2.375% 2/15/42

    1,423,200       1,373,610  

U.S. Treasury Note

               

0.125% 5/15/23

    1,400,000       1,373,574  

0.250% 11/15/23

    2,000,000       1,938,826  

0.375% 4/30/25

    1,543,600       1,447,004  

1.500% 2/29/24 (b)

    2,250,600       2,219,456  

1.750% 3/15/25

    2,526,400       2,475,478  

1.875% 2/28/27 (b)

    2,106,500       2,053,186  

1.875% 2/28/29

    2,074,400       2,004,389  

1.875% 2/15/32

    802,700       770,717  
              17,631,371  
                 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $18,339,657)

            17,631,371  
                 

TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $55,563,184)

            52,497,702  

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 3.2%
Diversified Financial Services — 3.2%
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (h)   4,622,123   $4,622,123 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $4,622,123)        4,622,123 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $146,974,631)        152,630,282 
           
    

Principal
Amount

      
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.6%
Repurchase Agreement — 3.5%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/22, 0.000%, due 4/01/22 (i)  $5,089,187    5,089,187 
U.S. Treasury Bill — 0.1%
U.S. Treasury Bill          
0.213% 5/26/22 (j) (k)   16,000    15,993 
0.255% 5/26/22 (j) (k)   1,000    999 
0.317% 5/26/22 (j) (k)   1,000    999 
0.374% 5/26/22 (j) (k)   3,000    2,999 
0.376% 5/26/22 (j) (k)   1,000    1,000 
0.416% 5/26/22 (j) (k)   1,000    1,000 
0.419% 5/26/22 (j) (k)   64,000    63,973 
         86,963 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $5,176,137)        5,176,150 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 109.5% (Cost $152,150,768) (l)        157,806,432 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (9.5)%        (13,625,533)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $144,180,899 

 

Abbreviation Legend

FRN

Floating Rate Note

STEP

Step Up Bond

TBA

To Be Announced

VRN

Variable Rate Note

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

88

 

 

MassMutual Balanced Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2022, was $4,817,108 or 3.34% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund received $297,255 of non-cash collateral (U.S. Treasury and/or Agency obligations) related to securities lending activity. This amount is not reflected on either the Portfolio of Investments or the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. (Note 2).

(c)

Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At March 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $5,968,889 or 4.14% of net assets.

(d)

Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date.

(e)

A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis. (Note 2).

(f)

Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer

 

or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. The rates shown are the current interest rates at March 31, 2022.

(g)

May contain securities that are issued by a U.S. Government Agency, but are unsecured and are not guaranteed by a U.S. Government Agency.

(h)

Represents investment of security lending cash collateral. (Note 2).

(i)

Maturity value of $5,089,187. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.125%, maturity date of 7/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $5,191,054.

(j)

The rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

(k)

All or a portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open derivatives. (Note 2).

(l)

See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

 

Futures contracts

 

 

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value/ Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Short

                               

U.S. Treasury Note 10 Year

    6/21/22       17     $ (2,156,706 )   $ 67,831  

U.S. Treasury Ultra 10 Year

    6/21/22       11       (1,538,773 )     48,617  

U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year

    6/30/22       9       (1,930,904 )     23,607  

U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year

    6/30/22       9       (1,057,694 )     25,506  

 

                          $ 165,561  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

89

 

 

MassMutual Disciplined Value Fund — Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

EQUITIES — 99.4%

COMMON STOCK — 99.4%

Basic Materials — 2.9%

Chemicals — 1.4%

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (a)

    8,645     $ 212,494  

Diversey Holdings Ltd. (a)

    6,709       50,787  

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

    6,105       627,716  

RPM International, Inc.

    1,002       81,603  

Valvoline, Inc.

    4,858       153,319  

Westlake Corp.

    411       50,717  
              1,176,636  

Iron & Steel — 1.5%

Nucor Corp.

    2,654       394,517  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    101       18,519  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    10,814       902,212  
              1,315,248  
              2,491,884  

Communications — 4.3%

Advertising — 1.3%

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    12,775       1,084,342  

Internet — 1.8%

Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)

    274       762,090  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)

    167       466,429  

F5, Inc. (a)

    924       193,070  

GoDaddy, Inc. Class A (a)

    1,274       106,634  
              1,528,223  

Media — 0.7%

Discovery, Inc. Class A (a)

    2,071       51,609  

Discovery, Inc. Class C (a)

    7,942       198,312  

Paramount Global Class B

    9,832       371,748  
              621,669  

Telecommunications — 0.5%

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

    42,701       481,240  
              3,715,474  

Consumer, Cyclical — 5.6%

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.8%

BorgWarner, Inc.

    11,463       445,911  

Lear Corp.

    1,863       265,645  
              711,556  

Distribution & Wholesale — 0.1%

Core & Main, Inc. Class A (a)

    2,543       61,515  

Home Builders — 1.1%

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    6,794       506,221  

NVR, Inc. (a)

    39       174,223  

Thor Industries, Inc. (b)

    2,787       219,337  
              899,781  

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Leisure Time — 0.1%

Polaris, Inc. (b)

    915     $ 96,368  

Retail — 3.5%

McDonald’s Corp.

    3,396       839,763  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a)

    3,417       146,794  

Qurate Retail, Inc. Class A

    18,378       87,479  

Walmart, Inc.

    11,576       1,723,898  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    2,126       251,995  
              3,049,929  
              4,819,149  

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 32.2%

Agriculture — 3.0%

Altria Group, Inc.

    21,312       1,113,552  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    15,307       1,437,940  
              2,551,492  

Beverages — 2.4%

The Coca-Cola Co.

    475       29,450  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    14,953       566,719  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

    7,763       620,263  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    5,363       897,659  
              2,114,091  

Biotechnology — 1.2%

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    757       528,704  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    1,867       487,231  
              1,015,935  

Commercial Services — 3.7%

Driven Brands Holdings, Inc. (a)

    2,200       57,816  

Equifax, Inc.

    2,506       594,172  

Global Payments, Inc.

    4,703       643,558  

Moody’s Corp.

    1,065       359,342  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    4,239       115,470  

Rollins, Inc.

    1,812       63,511  

S&P Global, Inc.

    2,116       867,941  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    2,106       452,011  

WEX, Inc. (a)

    100       17,845  
              3,171,666  

Cosmetics & Personal Care — 2.0%

The Procter & Gamble Co.

    11,097       1,695,622  

Food — 2.0%

Campbell Soup Co.

    4,988       222,315  

General Mills, Inc.

    7,469       505,801  

Kellogg Co.

    4,158       268,149  

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

    11,497       721,782  
              1,718,047  

Health Care – Products — 5.8%

Abbott Laboratories

    9,690       1,146,908  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

90

 

 

MassMutual Disciplined Value Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Danaher Corp.

    5,245     $ 1,538,516  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

    7,807       599,734  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    2,833       1,673,311  
              4,958,469  

Health Care – Services — 4.9%

Anthem, Inc.

    1,197       587,990  

Centene Corp. (a)

    2,040       171,748  

Chemed Corp.

    87       44,070  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

    1,622       427,656  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    828       113,320  

Syneos Health, Inc. (a)

    1,845       149,353  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    5,411       2,759,448  
              4,253,585  

Household Products & Wares — 0.8%

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    3,276       403,472  

Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.

    10,034       294,398  
              697,870  

Pharmaceuticals — 6.4%

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    7,290       1,127,836  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    23,258       1,698,532  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. (a)

    1,708       51,855  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)

    2,710       421,865  

McKesson Corp.

    1,191       364,601  

Pfizer, Inc.

    36,361       1,882,409  
              5,547,098  
              27,723,875  

Energy — 4.5%

Energy – Alternate Sources — 0.0%

Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. Class A (a)

    807       13,751  

Oil & Gas — 4.5%

APA Corp.

    6,902       285,260  

ConocoPhillips

    9,079       907,900  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

    8,692       234,423  

Devon Energy Corp.

    17,693       1,046,187  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    6,096       242,926  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    46,604       1,170,226  
              3,886,922  
              3,900,673  

Financial — 26.6%

Banks — 6.1%

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    9,660       479,426  

Citigroup, Inc.

    22,804       1,217,733  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    17,259       2,352,747  

KeyCorp.

    34,102       763,203  

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

US Bancorp

    7,529     $ 400,166  
              5,213,275  

Diversified Financial Services — 7.2%

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    3,294       464,289  

American Express Co.

    2,480       463,760  

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

    4,682       290,237  

BlackRock, Inc.

    1,537       1,174,529  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    798       104,770  

The Charles Schwab Corp.

    5,723       482,506  

Discover Financial Services

    1,806       199,003  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    545       15,216  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    8,442       1,115,357  

SLM Corp.

    8,886       163,147  

Synchrony Financial

    7,847       273,154  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    4,092       618,670  

Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A

    1,715       150,697  

Virtu Financial, Inc. Class A

    18,613       692,776  
              6,208,111  

Insurance — 10.0%

Aflac, Inc.

    17,076       1,099,524  

The Allstate Corp.

    3,849       533,125  

American International Group, Inc.

    3,139       197,035  

Aon PLC Class A

    585       190,493  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    6,083       1,062,092  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    13,700       990,099  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    13,149       642,197  

Globe Life, Inc.

    2,638       265,383  

Lincoln National Corp.

    2,709       177,060  

Loews Corp.

    8,893       576,444  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    6,935       1,181,863  

MetLife, Inc.

    12,845       902,747  

The Progressive Corp.

    4,442       506,344  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    2,394       262,047  
              8,586,453  

Private Equity — 0.5%

Ares Management Corp. Class A

    5,459       443,434  

Real Estate — 1.0%

CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (a)

    9,630       881,338  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.6%

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. Class A

    16,053       503,101  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

    5,951       185,433  

Realty Income Corp.

    2,474       171,448  

SBA Communications Corp.

    649       223,321  

STORE Capital Corp.

    2,679       78,307  

Vornado Realty Trust

    239       10,832  

WP Carey, Inc.

    1,826       147,614  
              1,320,056  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

91

 

 

MassMutual Disciplined Value Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Savings & Loans — 0.2%

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

    17,626     $ 188,951  
              22,841,618  

Industrial — 10.7%

Aerospace & Defense — 3.1%

General Dynamics Corp.

    2,981       718,957  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    13,417       1,329,222  

TransDigm Group, Inc. (a)

    905       589,644  
              2,637,823  

Building Materials — 0.0%

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (a)

    2,546       42,315  

Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.2%

Emerson Electric Co.

    10,991       1,077,668  

Electronics — 0.6%

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)

    4,315       511,888  

Engineering & Construction — 0.3%

frontdoor, Inc. (a)

    8,458       252,471  

Hand & Machine Tools — 0.9%

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    5,439       760,318  

Machinery – Diversified — 2.2%

Colfax Corp. (a)

    537       21,367  

Dover Corp.

    2,737       429,435  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

    16,076       809,427  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    6,221       598,274  
              1,858,503  

Miscellaneous - Manufacturing — 1.0%

3M Co.

    4,116       612,790  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    1,168       244,579  
              857,369  

Transportation — 1.4%

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    4,555       490,619  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    3,521       363,226  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    5,429       273,947  

Ryder System, Inc.

    881       69,890  
              1,197,682  
              9,196,037  

Technology — 11.1%

Computers — 3.8%

Accenture PLC Class A

    2,715       915,580  

Dell Technologies C (a)

    11,237       563,985  

International Business Machines Corp.

    5,244       681,825  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    1,792       193,572  

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Science Applications International Corp.

    9,736     $ 897,367  
              3,252,329  

Semiconductors — 3.1%

Analog Devices, Inc.

    3,823       631,483  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    3,609       281,105  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    4,875       649,740  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    5,994       1,099,779  
              2,662,107  

Software — 4.2%

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    7,535       603,629  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    10,173       1,021,573  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

    10,462       1,060,847  

Jamf Holding Corp. (a) (b)

    3,704       128,936  

Oracle Corp.

    4,010       331,747  

SolarWinds Corp.

    12,124       161,370  

VMware, Inc. Class A

    3,009       342,635  
              3,650,737  
              9,565,173  

Utilities — 1.5%

Electric — 0.7%

NRG Energy, Inc.

    15,194       582,842  

Gas — 0.8%

National Fuel Gas Co.

    10,463       718,808  
              1,301,650  
                 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $76,801,652)

            85,555,533  
                 

TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $76,801,652)

            85,555,533  
                 

MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.1%

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (c)

    97,288       97,288  
                 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $97,288)

            97,288  
                 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $76,898,940)

            85,652,821  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

92

 

 

MassMutual Disciplined Value Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.6%

Repurchase Agreement — 0.6%

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/22, 0.000%, due 4/01/22 (d)

  $ 483,095     $ 483,095  
                 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $483,095)

            483,095  
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (Cost $77,382,035) (e)

            86,135,916  
                 

Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%

            (102,661 )
                 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 86,033,255  

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2022, was $407,280 or 0.47% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund received $325,020 of non-cash collateral (U.S. Treasury and/or Agency obligations) related to securities lending activity. This amount is not reflected on either the Portfolio of Investments or the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. (Note 2).

(c)

Represents investment of security lending cash collateral. (Note 2).

(d)

Maturity value of $483,095. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.125%, maturity date of 7/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $492,814.

(e)

See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

93

 

 

MassMutual Main Street Fund — Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

EQUITIES — 99.3%

COMMON STOCK — 99.3%

Basic Materials — 0.7%

Chemicals — 0.7%

Valvoline, Inc.

    26,165     $ 825,768  

Communications — 14.7%

Internet — 10.9%

Airbnb, Inc. Class A (a)

    8,507       1,461,162  

Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)

    1,193       3,318,151  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

    1,971       6,425,361  

Netflix, Inc. (a)

    3,103       1,162,353  

Snap, Inc. Class A (a)

    7,830       281,802  
              12,648,829  

Media — 1.2%

Comcast Corp. Class A

    30,234       1,415,556  

Telecommunications — 2.6%

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    5,027       1,217,539  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    34,307       1,747,599  
              2,965,138  
              17,029,523  

Consumer, Cyclical — 6.0%

Auto Manufacturers — 1.9%

General Motors Co. (a)

    26,742       1,169,695  

Tesla, Inc. (a)

    1,005       1,082,988  
              2,252,683  

Entertainment — 0.3%

Warner Music Group Corp. Class A

    7,806       295,457  

Home Builders — 0.7%

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    10,953       816,108  

Retail — 3.1%

CarMax, Inc. (a) (b)

    10,089       973,387  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. Class A (a)

    3,539       286,659  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

    1,377       943,190  

Target Corp.

    6,355       1,348,658  
              3,551,894  
              6,916,142  

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 22.4%

Beverages — 1.3%

The Coca-Cola Co.

    12,599       781,138  

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A

    2,921       672,765  
              1,453,903  

Biotechnology — 0.9%

Seagen, Inc. (a)

    6,963       1,003,020  

Commercial Services — 1.0%

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

    5,938       686,730  

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

TransUnion

    4,909     $ 507,296  
              1,194,026  

Cosmetics & Personal Care — 2.8%

Coty, Inc. Class A (a)

    12,486       112,249  

The Procter & Gamble Co.

    20,600       3,147,680  
              3,259,929  

Food — 2.1%

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

    21,565       1,353,851  

Sysco Corp.

    12,876       1,051,325  
              2,405,176  

Health Care – Products — 2.0%

Avantor, Inc. (a)

    29,297       990,825  

The Cooper Cos., Inc.

    3,189       1,331,694  
              2,322,519  

Health Care – Services — 5.8%

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    11,209       2,809,200  

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)

    9,895       850,574  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    5,941       3,029,732  
              6,689,506  

Pharmaceuticals — 6.5%

AstraZeneca PLC Sponsored ADR

    31,905       2,116,578  

Bayer AG Registered

    7,287       498,556  

CVS Health Corp.

    23,395       2,367,808  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    9,072       2,597,948  
              7,580,890  
              25,908,969  

Energy — 3.7%

Oil & Gas — 2.3%

APA Corp.

    18,954       783,369  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    22,816       1,884,373  
              2,667,742  

Oil & Gas Services — 0.3%

Nov, Inc.

    14,874       291,679  

Pipelines — 1.1%

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

    5,442       754,534  

Magellan Midstream Partners LP (c)

    10,943       536,973  
              1,291,507  
              4,250,928  

Financial — 13.5%

Banks — 3.9%

First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A

    1,777       1,182,771  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

    12,590       1,716,269  

Signature Bank

    2,776       814,728  

SVB Financial Group (a)

    1,475       825,189  
              4,538,957  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

94

 

 

MassMutual Main Street Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Diversified Financial Services — 3.6%

American Express Co.

    9,078     $ 1,697,586  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    13,967       1,845,320  

Rocket Cos., Inc. Class A (b)

    53,019       589,571  
              4,132,477  

Insurance — 3.2%

The Allstate Corp.

    12,033       1,666,691  

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

    64,981       2,008,563  
              3,675,254  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.8%

Prologis, Inc.

    19,819       3,200,372  
              15,547,060  

Industrial — 11.2%

Aerospace & Defense — 1.9%

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    22,446       2,223,725  

Building Materials — 1.2%

Vulcan Materials Co.

    7,697       1,413,939  

Environmental Controls — 0.7%

Waste Connections, Inc.

    5,355       748,093  

Machinery – Diversified — 3.2%

Deere & Co.

    3,762       1,562,961  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    20,898       1,608,101  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    2,032       569,021  
              3,740,083  

Transportation — 4.2%

Union Pacific Corp.

    4,763       1,301,299  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

    16,523       3,543,523  
              4,844,822  
              12,970,662  

Technology — 25.3%

Computers — 6.0%

Accenture PLC Class A

    4,644       1,566,096  

Amdocs Ltd.

    3,436       282,474  

Apple, Inc.

    28,896       5,045,530  
              6,894,100  

Semiconductors — 5.1%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

    12,970       1,418,140  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    11,419       1,505,024  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    19,233       2,939,187  
              5,862,351  

Software — 14.2%

Doximity, Inc. Class A (a)

    6,817       355,098  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

    15,073       1,528,402  

Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)

    2,433       337,481  

Microsoft Corp.

    25,090       7,735,498  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

    10,461       2,221,079  

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

    1,120     $ 623,717  

VMware, Inc. Class A

    20,061       2,284,346  

Workday, Inc. Class A (a)

    4,843       1,159,705  

Zynga, Inc. Class A (a)

    24,687       228,108  
              16,473,434  
              29,229,885  

Utilities — 1.8%

Electric — 1.8%

FirstEnergy Corp.

    45,318       2,078,283  
                 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $89,900,548)

            114,757,220  
                 

TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $89,900,548)

            114,757,220  
                 

MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.1%

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (d)

    166,704       166,704  
                 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $166,704)

            166,704  
                 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $90,067,252)

            114,923,924  
               
   

Principal
Amount

         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.9%

Repurchase Agreement — 0.9%

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/22, 0.000%, due 4/01/22 (e)

  $ 1,017,664       1,017,664  
                 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,017,664)

            1,017,664  
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.3% (Cost $91,084,916) (f)

            115,941,588  
                 

Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.3)%

            (315,349 )
                 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 115,626,239  

 

Abbreviation Legend

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

95

 

 

MassMutual Main Street Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2022, was $1,175,277 or 1.02% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund received $1,034,609 of non-cash collateral (U.S. Treasury and/or Agency obligations) related to securities lending activity. This amount is not reflected on either the Portfolio of Investments or the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. (Note 2).

(c)

Security is a Master Limited Partnership.

(d)

Represents investment of security lending cash collateral. (Note 2).

(e)

Maturity value of $1,017,664. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.125%, maturity date of 7/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,038,086.

(f)

See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

96

 

 

MassMutual Disciplined Growth Fund — Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

EQUITIES — 100.4%

COMMON STOCK — 100.4%

Basic Materials — 0.6%

Chemicals — 0.2%

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

    2,852     $ 293,242  

Olin Corp.

    3,246       169,701  
              462,943  

Iron & Steel — 0.4%

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    10,379       865,920  
              1,328,863  

Communications — 18.5%

Advertising — 0.5%

The Trade Desk, Inc. Class A (a)

    15,778       1,092,627  

Internet — 17.4%

Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)

    2,339       6,505,578  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)

    2,106       5,882,037  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

    3,630       11,833,618  

CDW Corp.

    13,951       2,495,694  

eBay, Inc.

    2,911       166,684  

Etsy, Inc. (a)

    4,761       591,697  

Figs, Inc. Class A (a)

    6,828       146,939  

GoDaddy, Inc. Class A (a)

    323       27,035  

Match Group, Inc. (a)

    10,815       1,176,023  

Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A (a)

    30,199       6,715,050  

Netflix, Inc. (a)

    4,910       1,839,237  

Wayfair, Inc. Class A (a) (b)

    498       55,168  
              37,434,760  

Media — 0.5%

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a)

    1,196       652,442  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Class A

    2,419       455,933  
              1,108,375  

Telecommunications — 0.1%

CommScope Holding Co., Inc. (a)

    19,339       152,391  
              39,788,153  

Consumer, Cyclical — 12.2%

Apparel — 1.1%

Hanesbrands, Inc.

    8,124       120,966  

NIKE, Inc. Class B

    16,927       2,277,697  
              2,398,663  

Auto Manufacturers — 3.4%

Tesla, Inc. (a)

    6,838       7,368,629  

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.4%

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

    19,277       756,815  

Distribution & Wholesale — 0.2%

Core & Main, Inc. Class A (a)

    22,298       539,389  

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Home Builders — 1.5%

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    17,686     $ 1,317,784  

NVR, Inc. (a)

    54       241,232  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    10,054       421,263  

Thor Industries, Inc. (b)

    14,910       1,173,417  
              3,153,696  

Home Furnishing — 0.3%

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

    22,751       635,208  

Leisure Time — 0.5%

Brunswick Corp.

    1,637       132,417  

Polaris, Inc. (b)

    1,809       190,524  

YETI Holdings, Inc. (a)

    11,140       668,177  
              991,118  

Retail — 4.8%

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

    769       1,572,282  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

    5,328       254,679  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    3,292       299,243  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    5,280       3,040,488  

Lithia Motors, Inc.

    1,552       465,786  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    10,059       2,033,829  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)

    4,010       1,464,572  

McDonald’s Corp.

    4,311       1,066,024  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    1,185       171,825  
              10,368,728  
              26,212,246  

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 19.1%

Agriculture — 1.4%

Altria Group, Inc.

    57,291       2,993,455  

Beverages — 2.0%

The Coca-Cola Co.

    31,690       1,964,780  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

    28,954       2,313,424  
              4,278,204  

Biotechnology — 2.2%

Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc. Class A (a)

    6,710       236,662  

Moderna, Inc. (a)

    5,611       966,551  

Novavax, Inc. (a)

    2,220       163,503  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    1,526       1,065,789  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    8,656       2,258,956  
              4,691,461  

Commercial Services — 5.3%

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    860       195,684  

Block, Inc. (a)

    2,161       293,032  

Equifax, Inc.

    1,562       370,350  

Gartner, Inc. (a)

    7,803       2,321,080  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

97

 

 

MassMutual Disciplined Growth Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    829     $ 282,026  

Moody’s Corp.

    3,667       1,237,283  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

    13,636       1,577,003  

S&P Global, Inc.

    6,899       2,829,832  

Shift4 Payments, Inc. Class A (a)

    2,396       148,384  

TransUnion

    3,040       314,154  

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

    1,827       648,969  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    6,018       1,291,643  
              11,509,440  

Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.3%

The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A

    2,260       615,443  

Health Care – Products — 4.4%

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

    2,288       997,568  

Avantor, Inc. (a)

    20,493       693,073  

Danaher Corp.

    8,099       2,375,680  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

    1,895       1,036,679  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

    6,405       1,932,260  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    4,098       2,420,484  
              9,455,744  

Health Care – Services — 1.5%

Syneos Health, Inc. (a)

    4,354       352,456  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    5,489       2,799,226  
              3,151,682  

Pharmaceuticals — 2.0%

AbbVie, Inc.

    27,300       4,425,603  
              41,121,032  

Energy — 0.7%

Energy – Alternate Sources — 0.4%

Enphase Energy, Inc. (a)

    4,390       885,814  

Oil & Gas — 0.3%

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    473       639,548  
              1,525,362  

Financial — 10.4%

Diversified Financial Services — 6.4%

Discover Financial Services

    4,830       532,218  

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

    16,092       5,750,959  

Rocket Cos., Inc. Class A

    51,330       570,789  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    4,805       726,468  

Visa, Inc. Class A

    28,413       6,301,151  
              13,881,585  

Insurance — 1.9%

Aon PLC Class A

    3,528       1,148,823  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    36,123       2,610,609  

Lincoln National Corp.

    4,351       284,381  
              4,043,813  

Private Equity — 1.8%

Ares Management Corp. Class A

    21,205       1,722,482  

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Blackstone, Inc.

    17,628     $ 2,237,699  
              3,960,181  

Real Estate — 0.1%

CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (a)

    1,911       174,895  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 0.2%

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    3,384       445,199  
              22,505,673  

Industrial — 4.2%

Aerospace & Defense — 0.7%

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    467       206,134  

TransDigm Group, Inc. (a)

    1,992       1,297,867  
              1,504,001  

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.6%

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)

    4,122       1,225,306  

Electronics — 0.9%

Amphenol Corp. Class A

    25,659       1,933,406  

Engineering & Construction — 0.5%

frontdoor, Inc. (a)

    33,420       997,587  

Machinery – Diversified — 0.4%

Graco, Inc.

    6,686       466,148  

Nordson Corp.

    2,047       464,833  
              930,981  

Miscellaneous - Manufacturing — 0.3%

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    3,540       741,276  

Transportation — 0.8%

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    9,279       957,222  

Landstar System, Inc.

    4,726       712,822  
              1,670,044  
              9,002,601  

Technology — 34.7%

Computers — 7.0%

Accenture PLC Class A

    11,075       3,734,822  

Apple, Inc.

    60,822       10,620,129  

EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)

    579       171,737  

HP, Inc.

    15,655       568,277  
              15,094,965  

Office & Business Equipment — 0.6%

Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (a)

    2,908       1,203,040  

Semiconductors — 9.6%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

    25,124       2,747,058  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    13,742       1,811,196  

KLA Corp.

    5,657       2,070,801  

Lam Research Corp.

    2,545       1,368,218  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    9,860       767,995  

NVIDIA Corp.

    33,521       9,146,540  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

98

 

 

MassMutual Disciplined Growth Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    17,688     $ 2,703,080  
              20,614,888  

Software — 17.5%

Adobe, Inc. (a)

    9,194       4,188,970  

Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)

    223       36,878  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

    2,746       588,605  

Datadog, Inc. Class A (a)

    4,820       730,085  

Dynatrace, Inc. (a)

    11,302       532,324  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

    21,496       2,179,695  

Intuit, Inc.

    5,923       2,848,015  

Jamf Holding Corp. (a) (b)

    8,865       308,591  

Microsoft Corp.

    76,062       23,450,675  

Paycom Software, Inc. (a)

    1,615       559,404  

Playtika Holding Corp. (a)

    2,928       56,598  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

    3,635       771,783  

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)

    1,848       822,157  

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Class A (a)

    5,514       646,406  
              37,720,186  
              74,633,079  
                 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $183,806,172)

            216,117,009  
                 

TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $183,806,172)

            216,117,009  
                 

MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.1%

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (c)

    192,425       192,425  

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $192,425)

            192,425  
                 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $183,998,597)

            216,309,434  

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3%

Repurchase Agreement — 0.3%

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/22, 0.000%, due 4/01/22 (d)

  $ 667,102     $ 667,102  
                 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $667,102)

            667,102  
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.8% (Cost $184,665,699) (e)

            216,976,536  
                 

Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.8)%

            (1,674,722 )
                 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 215,301,814  

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2022, was $1,793,919 or 0.83% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund received $1,641,497 of non-cash collateral (U.S. Treasury and/or Agency obligations) related to securities lending activity. This amount is not reflected on either the Portfolio of Investments or the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. (Note 2).

(c)

Represents investment of security lending cash collateral. (Note 2).

(d)

Maturity value of $667,102. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.500%, maturity date of 4/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $680,530.

(e)

See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Small Cap Opportunities Fund — Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

EQUITIES — 97.4%

COMMON STOCK — 97.4%

Basic Materials — 2.8%

Chemicals — 0.8%

Amyris, Inc. (a) (b)

    180,920     $ 788,811  

NewMarket Corp.

    5,695       1,847,344  
              2,636,155  

Mining — 2.0%

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

    57,773       3,627,567  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    32,346       3,045,699  
              6,673,266  
              9,309,421  

Communications — 2.4%

Internet — 1.5%

Bumble, Inc. (a)

    43,063       1,247,966  

Q2 Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)

    61,716       3,804,791  
              5,052,757  

Telecommunications — 0.9%

EchoStar Corp. Class A (a)

    126,568       3,080,665  
              8,133,422  

Consumer, Cyclical — 11.5%

Airlines — 0.5%

Spirit Airlines, Inc. (a) (b)

    81,057       1,772,716  

Auto Parts & Equipment — 2.9%

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

    54,911       2,155,806  

Dorman Products, Inc. (a)

    40,720       3,869,622  

Visteon Corp. (a)

    32,455       3,541,814  
              9,567,242  

Entertainment — 0.9%

Cedar Fair LP (a) (c)

    58,867       3,225,912  

Home Builders — 0.5%

Skyline Champion Corp. (a)

    29,631       1,626,149  

Lodging — 0.6%

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    28,915       1,902,029  

Retail — 6.1%

AutoNation, Inc. (a)

    57,073       5,683,329  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a)

    77,865       5,264,453  

Denny’s Corp. (a)

    215,215       3,079,727  

Suburban Propane Partners LP (c)

    192,505       3,099,330  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    37,503       3,140,126  
              20,266,965  
              38,361,013  

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 22.4%

Biotechnology — 1.7%

Avid Bioservices, Inc. (a)

    140,762       2,867,322  

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. (a)

    27,303     $ 1,670,671  

Twist Bioscience Corp. (a)

    24,617       1,215,587  
              5,753,580  

Commercial Services — 5.5%

ASGN, Inc. (a)

    48,542       5,665,337  

Korn Ferry

    84,373       5,479,183  

Monro, Inc.

    80,429       3,566,222  

Paya Holdings, Inc. (a)

    307,335       1,800,983  

Payoneer Global, Inc. (a)

    383,268       1,709,375  
              18,221,100  

Food — 1.4%

The Simply Good Foods Co. (a)

    120,498       4,572,899  

Health Care – Products — 4.3%

AtriCure, Inc. (a)

    60,177       3,951,824  

BioLife Solutions, Inc. (a)

    63,533       1,444,105  

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

    23,329       5,988,321  

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (a)

    26,393       3,069,242  
              14,453,492  

Health Care – Services — 6.9%

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (a)

    85,968       5,633,483  

Addus HomeCare Corp. (a)

    41,915       3,910,250  

LHC Group, Inc. (a)

    33,197       5,597,014  

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)

    90,333       7,765,025  
              22,905,772  

Household Products & Wares — 0.5%

ACCO Brands Corp.

    222,842       1,782,736  

Pharmaceuticals — 2.1%

BellRing Brands, Inc. (a)

    143,361       3,308,772  

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

    81,561       1,660,582  

Heska Corp. (a)

    14,766       2,041,842  
              7,011,196  
              74,700,775  

Energy — 4.4%

Oil & Gas — 3.0%

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (b)

    48,767       4,242,729  

CNX Resources Corp. (a)

    144,370       2,991,347  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    63,663       2,723,503  
              9,957,579  

Oil & Gas Services — 0.8%

Nov, Inc.

    134,846       2,644,330  

Pipelines — 0.6%

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    222,954       1,881,732  
              14,483,641  

Financial — 20.2%

Banks — 6.7%

The Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd.

    58,277       2,090,979  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

100

 

 

MassMutual Small Cap Opportunities Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

BankUnited, Inc.

    96,445     $ 4,239,722  

Cathay General Bancorp

    80,735       3,612,891  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    47,026       1,517,529  

FB Financial Corp.

    44,901       1,994,502  

Heritage Financial Corp.

    79,937       2,003,221  

Silvergate Capital Corp. Class A (a)

    16,452       2,477,178  

Webster Financial Corp.

    81,382       4,567,158  
              22,503,180  

Diversified Financial Services — 3.8%

Federated Hermes, Inc.

    94,199       3,208,418  

Focus Financial Partners, Inc. Class A (a)

    75,933       3,473,176  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    87,697       5,954,626  
              12,636,220  

Insurance — 1.0%

Definity Financial Corp.

    136,295       3,481,102  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 4.8%

DiamondRock Hospitality Co. (a)

    398,946       4,029,354  

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.

    166,951       4,514,355  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    92,670       5,815,969  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

    107,875       1,606,259  
              15,965,937  

Savings & Loans — 3.9%

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

    82,992       2,404,278  

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

    98,477       1,979,388  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

    100,393       3,548,893  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    106,591       4,969,272  
              12,901,831  
              67,488,270  

Industrial — 15.8%

Aerospace & Defense — 1.2%

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    27,307       4,100,419  

Building Materials — 2.2%

Masonite International Corp. (a)

    33,179       2,950,940  

Summit Materials, Inc. Class A (a)

    137,017       4,255,748  
              7,206,688  

Electronics — 1.5%

Atkore, Inc. (a)

    49,876       4,909,794  

Engineering & Construction — 1.7%

Primoris Services Corp.

    71,497       1,703,059  

TopBuild Corp. (a)

    21,208       3,846,919  
              5,549,978  

Environmental Controls — 1.8%

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. (a)

    131,790       6,191,494  

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Hand & Machine Tools — 1.0%

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    22,791     $ 3,390,845  

Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.6%

BWX Technologies, Inc.

    37,602       2,025,244  

Machinery – Diversified — 1.4%

Zurn Water Solutions Corp.

    128,075       4,533,855  

Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 0.8%

Valmont Industries, Inc.

    11,941       2,849,123  

Miscellaneous - Manufacturing — 1.1%

EnPro Industries, Inc.

    36,873       3,603,598  

Packaging & Containers — 0.9%

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

    62,153       2,873,333  

Transportation — 1.6%

CryoPort, Inc. (a)

    78,240       2,731,358  

Hub Group, Inc. Class A (a)

    33,241       2,566,538  
              5,297,896  
              52,532,267  

Technology — 14.2%

Computers — 3.2%

CACI International, Inc. Class A (a)

    16,922       5,097,922  

KBR, Inc.

    103,859       5,684,203  
              10,782,125  

Semiconductors — 5.2%

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (a)

    84,691       2,405,224  

Ambarella, Inc. (a)

    20,575       2,158,729  

Azenta, Inc.

    63,035       5,224,341  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    24,234       3,635,100  

Semtech Corp. (a)

    57,398       3,979,977  
              17,403,371  

Software — 5.8%

Bottomline Technologies de, Inc. (a)

    57,022       3,232,007  

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. (a)

    32,535       1,956,330  

Envestnet, Inc. (a)

    28,227       2,101,218  

Olo, Inc. Class A (a)

    63,817       845,575  

Paycor HCM, Inc. (a)

    144,834       4,216,118  

Sprout Social, Inc. Class A (a)

    14,458       1,158,375  

Ziff Davis, Inc. (a)

    59,907       5,797,799  
              19,307,422  
              47,492,918  

Utilities — 3.7%

Electric — 1.5%

Avista Corp.

    107,594       4,857,869  

Gas — 2.2%

National Fuel Gas Co.

    61,750       4,242,225  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

101

 

 

MassMutual Small Cap Opportunities Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

    62,476     $ 3,231,259  
              7,473,484  
              12,331,353  
                 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $259,360,556)

            324,833,080  
                 

TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $259,360,556)

            324,833,080  
                 

MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.3%

Diversified Financial Services — 1.3%

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (d)

    4,284,761       4,284,761  
                 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $4,284,761)

            4,284,761  
                 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $263,645,317)

            329,117,841  
               
   

Principal
Amount

         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.2%

Repurchase Agreement — 3.2%

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/22, 0.000%, due 4/01/22 (e)

  $ 10,889,830       10,889,830  
                 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $10,889,830)

            10,889,830  
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.9% (Cost $274,535,147) (f)

            340,007,671  
                 

Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (1.9)%

            (6,456,769 )
                 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 333,550,902  

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2022, was $7,886,127 or 2.36% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund received $3,766,944 of non-cash collateral (U.S. Treasury and/or Agency obligations) related to securities lending activity. This amount is not reflected on either the Portfolio of Investments or the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. (Note 2).

(c)

Security is a Master Limited Partnership.

(d)

Represents investment of security lending cash collateral. (Note 2).

(e)

Maturity value of $10,889,830. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.125%, maturity date of 7/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $11,107,685.

(f)

See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

102

 

 

MassMutual Global Fund — Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

EQUITIES — 99.5%

COMMON STOCK — 99.5%

Cayman Islands — 4.5%

Farfetch Ltd. Class A (a)

    91,953     $ 1,390,329  

JD.com, Inc. ADR (a) (b)

    161,251       9,331,595  

Meituan Class B Class B (a) (c)

    62,200       1,225,690  

StoneCo Ltd. Class A (a)

    47,192       552,147  
              12,499,761  

Denmark — 2.2%

Ambu A/S Class B

    29,136       427,888  

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B

    51,794       5,736,013  
              6,163,901  

France — 8.7%

Dassault Systemes SE

    22,326       1,100,113  

Kering SA

    12,121       7,656,810  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    21,660       15,423,425  
              24,180,348  

Germany — 2.1%

SAP SE

    52,881       5,900,637  

India — 4.6%

DLF Ltd.

    1,761,620       8,764,746  

ICICI Bank Ltd. Sponsored ADR

    211,892       4,013,235  
              12,777,981  

Italy — 0.4%

Brunello Cucinelli SpA (a)

    19,358       1,129,930  

Japan — 10.6%

FANUC Corp.

    3,300       580,333  

Keyence Corp.

    16,400       7,624,818  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    108,430       7,167,839  

Nidec Corp.

    92,200       7,304,615  

Omron Corp.

    53,600       3,573,658  

TDK Corp.

    92,200       3,328,966  
              29,580,229  

Netherlands — 4.3%

Airbus SE (a) (b)

    78,349       9,470,320  

ASML Holding NV

    3,655       2,437,883  
              11,908,203  

Sweden — 3.4%

Assa Abloy AB Class B

    160,288       4,321,928  

Atlas Copco AB Class A

    100,129       5,196,545  
              9,518,473  

Switzerland — 0.9%

Lonza Group AG Registered

    2,650       1,919,881  

Zur Rose Group AG (a) (b)

    4,328       632,791  
              2,552,672  

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

United States — 57.8%

Adobe, Inc. (a)

    25,372     $ 11,559,991  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    32,195       4,260,364  

Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)

    12,113       33,690,492  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

    919       2,995,894  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    65,715       10,854,804  

Avantor, Inc. (a)

    131,718       4,454,703  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

    38,293       1,695,997  

Castle Biosciences, Inc. (a) (b)

    10,186       456,944  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)

    4,719       1,340,054  

Danaher Corp.

    4,006       1,175,080  

Datadog, Inc. Class A (a)

    3,451       522,723  

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (a)

    25,115       440,015  

Ecolab, Inc.

    2,260       399,026  

Equifax, Inc.

    26,237       6,220,793  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    13,189       1,324,439  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

    1,599       874,749  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

    6,909       2,414,005  

Intuit, Inc.

    34,047       16,371,159  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

    5,552       1,674,927  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

    9,587       2,216,610  

Lam Research Corp.

    513       275,794  

Marriott International, Inc. Class A (a)

    6,518       1,145,538  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    60,519       4,339,817  

Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A (a)

    51,338       11,415,518  

Microsoft Corp.

    12,248       3,776,181  

NVIDIA Corp.

    6,388       1,743,030  

Omnicell, Inc. (a)

    8,534       1,105,068  

Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (b)

    28,129       382,836  

Qualtrics International Inc (a)

    39,283       1,121,530  

S&P Global, Inc.

    38,050       15,607,349  

Splunk, Inc. (a)

    13,130       1,951,249  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

    36,446       7,816,209  

Veracyte, Inc. (a)

    41,501       1,144,183  

Visa, Inc. Class A

    19,274       4,274,395  

The Walt Disney Co. (a)

    4,237       581,147  
              161,622,613  
                 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $145,893,668)

            277,834,748  
                 

TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $145,893,668)

            277,834,748  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

103

 

 

MassMutual Global Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

MUTUAL FUNDS — 2.0%

United States — 2.0%

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (d)

    5,682,075     $ 5,682,075  
                 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $5,682,075)

            5,682,075  
                 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $151,575,743)

            283,516,823  
               
   

Principal
Amount

         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.6%

Repurchase Agreement — 0.6%

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/22, 0.000%, due 4/01/22 (e)

  $ 1,751,197       1,751,197  
                 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,751,197)

            1,751,197  
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.1% (Cost $153,326,940) (f)

            285,268,020  
                 

Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (2.1)%

            (5,911,846 )
                 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 279,356,174  

 

Abbreviation Legend

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2022, was $17,017,005 or 6.09% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund received $12,028,760 of non-cash collateral (U.S. Treasury and/or Agency obligations) related to securities lending activity. This amount is not reflected on either the Portfolio of Investments or the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. (Note 2).

(c)

Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At March 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $1,225,690 or 0.44% of net assets.

(d)

Represents investment of security lending cash collateral. (Note 2).

(e)

Maturity value of $1,751,197. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.500%, maturity date of 4/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,786,244.

(f)

See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

Sector weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:

 

Technology

    22.8 %

Industrial

    21.7 %

Communications

    21.7 %

Consumer, Non-cyclical

    17.8 %

Consumer, Cyclical

    9.3 %

Financial

    6.1 %

Mutual Funds

    2.0 %

Basic Materials

    0.1 %

Total Long-Term Investments

    101.5 %

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

    (1.5 )%

Net Assets

    100.0 %

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

104

 

 

MassMutual International Equity Fund — Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

EQUITIES — 98.8%

COMMON STOCK — 98.8%

Australia — 1.1%

BHP Group Ltd. (a)

    3,900     $ 151,905  

BHP Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR

    2,100       162,225  

Lendlease Corp Ltd.

    28,600       237,699  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    3,100       466,329  

Santos Ltd.

    80,500       462,891  
              1,481,049  

Austria — 0.1%

ams-OSRAM AG (b)

    6,766       103,435  

Belgium — 0.7%

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA

    7,200       431,851  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    2,000       207,410  

KBC Group NV

    3,900       280,486  
              919,747  

Canada — 6.5%

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    29,026       2,080,334  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    25,877       3,471,242  

Intact Financial Corp.

    20,686       3,056,527  

TFI International, Inc.

    500       53,254  
              8,661,357  

Cayman Islands — 0.7%

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    58,000       396,414  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    80,200       587,999  
              984,413  

Finland — 1.7%

Kone OYJ Class B

    34,527       1,808,368  

Nokia OYJ (b)

    69,800       384,241  
              2,192,609  

France — 11.7%

Amundi SA (c)

    3,392       231,447  

AXA SA

    73,167       2,136,763  

Capgemini SE

    11,490       2,555,872  

Dassault Aviation SA

    1,400       222,576  

Engie SA

    47,200       618,717  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    1,610       1,146,432  

Rexel SA

    8,200       174,684  

Sanofi

    5,200       530,318  

Schneider Electric SE

    13,122       2,190,802  

TotalEnergies SE (a)

    37,102       1,882,509  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA (b)

    3,400       149,680  

Veolia Environnement SA

    14,892       475,194  

Vinci SA

    31,134       3,183,066  
              15,498,060  

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Germany — 4.2%

Allianz SE Registered

    760     $ 181,484  

BASF SE

    7,300       416,281  

Bayer AG Registered

    2,200       150,518  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    2,180       391,612  

Deutsche Post AG Registered

    8,400       403,356  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    11,300       415,797  

HeidelbergCement AG

    7,100       406,058  

Infineon Technologies AG

    10,100       345,050  

Merck KGaA

    7,049       1,476,264  

SAP SE

    4,000       446,333  

Siemens AG Registered

    3,560       493,281  

Siemens Energy AG (b)

    13,334       304,664  

Talanx AG (b)

    3,300       146,449  
              5,577,147  

Hong Kong — 2.5%

AIA Group Ltd.

    320,967       3,360,343  

Ireland — 3.3%

AIB Group PLC

    91,900       201,661  

DCC PLC

    4,100       317,770  

Linde PLC

    570       182,075  

Linde PLC (b)

    9,910       3,193,408  

Ryanair Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (b)

    500       43,560  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    10,400       460,957  
              4,399,431  

Israel — 0.3%

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (b)

    2,490       344,267  

Italy — 0.1%

Prysmian SpA

    4,100       139,660  

Japan — 16.1%

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    254,720       3,993,073  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    33,590       1,123,361  

Denka Co. Ltd.

    8,000       222,361  

FANUC Corp.

    1,500       263,788  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    1,900       283,256  

Hitachi Ltd.

    8,600       430,933  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. (b)

    8,700       161,926  

Kao Corp.

    57,150       2,346,107  

KDDI Corp.

    112,250       3,686,997  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    103,120       1,542,234  

Kyocera Corp.

    6,500       365,357  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    400       201,825  

Olympus Corp.

    16,100       305,874  

ORIX Corp.

    28,900       576,815  

Rakuten Group, Inc.

    44,100       347,660  

SBI Holdings, Inc.

    7,400       187,012  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

105

 

 

MassMutual International Equity Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.

    12,000     $ 207,125  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,400       589,995  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    36,850       1,867,594  

Sony Group Corp.

    8,700       897,935  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,800       212,482  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    14,500       462,756  

Toshiba Corp.

    12,800       485,705  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    7,400       509,342  
              21,271,513  

Luxembourg — 0.3%

ArcelorMittal SA

    10,500       337,504  

Netherlands — 5.3%

AerCap Holdings NV (b)

    2,910       146,315  

Airbus SE (b)

    300       36,262  

ASML Holding NV

    290       193,430  

CNH Industrial NV

    21,200       335,683  

EXOR NV

    1,400       106,781  

Heineken Holding NV

    4,500       352,200  

Heineken NV

    33,493       3,193,186  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    77,454       2,369,549  

NXP Semiconductor NV

    1,300       240,604  
              6,974,010  

Norway — 0.4%

DNB Bank ASA

    9,700       219,612  

Mowi ASA

    12,300       331,586  
              551,198  

Republic of Korea — 0.3%

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    7,200       411,319  

Singapore — 0.4%

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.

    19,600       515,291  

Spain — 3.1%

Iberdrola SA

    195,032       2,122,796  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    87,951       1,913,712  
              4,036,508  

Sweden — 2.7%

Assa Abloy AB Class B

    100,950       2,721,967  

Essity AB Class B

    7,600       179,067  

Investor AB Class B

    11,000       238,876  

Lundin Energy AB (a)

    5,041       213,711  

Volvo AB Class B

    14,200       264,851  
              3,618,472  

Switzerland — 10.2%

ABB Ltd. Registered

    13,400       433,538  

Alcon, Inc.

    1,200       94,792  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA Registered

    2,600       329,806  

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Nestle SA Registered

    29,043     $ 3,770,386  

Novartis AG Registered

    43,785       3,840,008  

Roche Holding AG

    11,115       4,395,708  

UBS Group AG Registered

    36,200       707,239  
              13,571,477  

United Kingdom — 27.1%

Ashtead Group PLC

    2,600       163,899  

AstraZeneca PLC

    22,392       2,969,429  

Aviva PLC

    47,300       279,208  

BAE Systems PLC

    320,588       3,022,010  

Barratt Developments PLC

    21,100       143,959  

BP PLC

    59,400       290,290  

Bunzl PLC

    6,900       268,274  

Compass Group PLC

    104,023       2,241,806  

Diageo PLC

    59,200       2,992,157  

Entain PLC (b)

    6,200       132,981  

Experian PLC

    66,205       2,553,195  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    18,000       388,151  

Glencore PLC

    47,500       308,692  

Imperial Brands PLC

    7,900       166,343  

Inchcape PLC

    16,656       145,397  

Informa PLC (b)

    34,200       268,410  

Kingfisher PLC

    93,700       312,710  

Liberty Global PLC Class C (b)

    14,300       370,513  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    719,800       440,660  

Melrose Industries PLC

    138,021       223,414  

National Grid PLC

    228,355       3,507,462  

Persimmon PLC

    10,200       286,888  

Prudential PLC

    96,791       1,429,775  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    49,002       3,745,565  

Shell PLC

    93,511       2,566,293  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    207,060       3,300,453  

Tesco PLC

    108,900       393,710  

Unilever PLC

    10,700       484,386  

Unilever PLC

    55,887       2,529,692  
              35,925,722  
                 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $125,035,958)

            130,874,532  
                 

TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $125,035,958)

            130,874,532  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

106

 

 

MassMutual International Equity Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.6%

United States — 1.6%

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (d)

    2,191,126     $ 2,191,126  
                 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $2,191,126)

            2,191,126  
                 
                 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $127,227,084)

            133,065,658  
               
   

Principal
Amount

         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.5%

Repurchase Agreement — 0.5%

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/22, 0.000%, due 4/01/22 (e)

  $ 601,920       601,920  
                 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $601,920)

            601,920  
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.9% (Cost $127,829,004) (f)

            133,667,578  
                 

Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.9)%

            (1,177,184 )
                 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 132,490,394  

 

Abbreviation Legend

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2022, was $2,233,511 or 1.69% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund received $159,846 of non-cash collateral (U.S. Treasury and/or Agency obligations) related to securities lending activity. This amount is not reflected on either the Portfolio of Investments or the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. (Note 2).

(b)

Non-income producing security.

(c)

Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At March 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $231,447 or 0.17% of net assets.

(d)

Represents investment of security lending cash collateral. (Note 2).

(e)

Maturity value of $601,920. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.500%, maturity date of 4/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $613,959.

(f)

See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

Sector weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical

    39.9 %

Industrial

    15.9 %

Financial

    14.1 %

Consumer, Cyclical

    7.1 %

Utilities

    5.1 %

Energy

    4.3 %

Basic Materials

    4.1 %

Technology

    4.0 %

Communications

    3.8 %

Mutual Funds

    1.7 %

Diversified

    0.4 %

Total Long-Term Investments

    100.4 %

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

    (0.4 )%

Net Assets

    100.0 %

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

107

 

 

MassMutual Strategic Emerging Markets Fund — Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

EQUITIES — 95.8%

COMMON STOCK — 94.5%

Bermuda — 0.1%

Credicorp Ltd.

    962     $ 165,339  

Brazil — 4.3%

Ambev SA

    413,163       1,336,409  

Americanas SA

    218,320       1,497,180  

Americanas SA (a) (b) (c)

    5,205       35,694  

Lojas Renner SA

    161,633       933,598  

Vale SA ADR Sponsored ADR

    109,667       2,192,243  
              5,995,124  

Cayman Islands — 19.5%

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (c)

    128,100       1,753,341  

BeiGene Ltd. ADR (c)

    8,782       1,656,285  

Brii Biosciences Ltd. (c)

    172,000       241,945  

Grab Holdings, Ltd. (Acquired 6/18/19, Cost $360,959) (a) (c) (d)

    360,959       1,263,357  

Huazhu Group Ltd.

    2,800       9,398  

Huazhu Group Ltd. ADR

    108,857       3,591,192  

JD.com, Inc. Class A (c)

    50       1,464  

JD.COM, Inc., Class A, Lockup Shares (Acquired 1/20/22, Cost $151,071) (a) (c) (d)

    4,142       115,245  

Keymed Biosciences, Inc. (a) (c)

    18,000       47,019  

Keymed Biosciences, Inc. (c) (e)

    15,250       41,932  

Meituan Class B Class B (c) (e)

    72,000       1,418,805  

NetEase, Inc. ADR ADR

    49,680       4,455,799  

New Horizon Health Ltd. (c) (e)

    47,500       137,144  

NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands Class A (c)

    85,824       662,561  

OneConnect Financial Technology Co. Ltd. (c)

    1,767       2,492  

Pagseguro Digital Ltd. Class A (c)

    50,263       1,007,773  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    98,690       4,655,739  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc. (c) (e)

    283,000       2,295,759  

Zai Lab Ltd. ADR (c)

    28,464       1,251,847  

ZTO Express Cayman, Inc.

    9,370       235,673  

ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. ADR

    95,801       2,395,025  
              27,239,795  

China — 0.1%

Microtech Medical Co., Ltd. (Acquired 10/12/21, Cost $106,879) (a) (c) (d)

    27,000       37,143  

MicroTech Medical Hangzhou Co. Ltd. (c) (e)

    15,200       22,010  

Remegen Co. Ltd. Class H (c) (e)

    3,004       17,705  
              76,858  

Cyprus — 0.0%

TCS Group Holding PLC (a) (b)

    10,040        

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Egypt — 0.4%

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE (c)

    241,753     $ 610,863  

France — 4.3%

Kering SA

    2,296       1,450,378  

L’Oreal SA

    195       78,052  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    264       187,986  

Pernod Ricard SA

    19,337       4,241,031  
              5,957,447  

Hong Kong — 5.3%

AIA Group Ltd.

    671,400       7,029,177  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    7,100       334,602  
              7,363,779  

India — 19.4%

HDFC Bank Ltd.

    21,683       418,401  

HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (e)

    38,712       273,208  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    269,386       8,416,103  

Infosys Ltd.

    135,499       3,390,881  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    273,980       6,297,213  

Macrotech Developers Ltd. (c) (e)

    13,802       203,067  

Oberoi Realty Ltd. (c)

    71,011       876,102  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    122,087       6,008,862  

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

    353,109       1,334,470  
              27,218,307  

Indonesia — 1.0%

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    2,420,200       1,340,886  

Italy — 1.5%

Moncler SpA

    4,060       226,100  

PRADA SpA

    286,600       1,811,617  
              2,037,717  

Luxembourg — 0.3%

InPost SA (c)

    64,348       404,462  

Mexico — 9.8%

America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored ADR

    60,262       1,274,541  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    334,754       2,779,350  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B

    1,115,696       6,661,081  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    746,909       3,060,863  
              13,775,835  

Netherlands — 0.0%

Yandex NV Class A (a) (b) (c)

    83,348        

Philippines — 2.5%

Ayala Land, Inc.

    1,591,500       1,075,773  

SM Investments Corp.

    103,430       1,812,147  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

108

 

 

MassMutual Strategic Emerging Markets Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

    902,857     $ 658,903  
              3,546,823  

Republic of Korea — 6.6%

LG Chem Ltd.

    4,155       1,801,423  

NAVER Corp.

    3,748       1,048,028  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd. (c) (e)

    3,993       2,715,082  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    65,025       3,714,725  
              9,279,258  

Russia — 0.0%

Novatek PJSC (a) (b)

    28,473        

Novatek PJSC Sponsored GDR Registered (a) (b)

    172        

Polyus PJSC (a) (b) (c)

    4,927        

Polyus PJSC GDR (a) (b) (e)

    4,390        

Polyus PJSC GDR (a) (b)

    454        

Sberbank of Russia PJSC (a) (b)

    18,062        
               

South Africa — 1.0%

FirstRand Ltd. (f)

    277,878       1,467,303  

Switzerland — 3.1%

Cie Financiere Richemont SA Registered

    34,287       4,349,255  

Taiwan — 11.2%

MediaTek, Inc.

    59,000       1,839,555  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    671,000       13,872,545  
              15,712,100  

Turkey — 0.1%

Akbank TAS

    298,924       147,833  

United Kingdom — 0.5%

Prudential PLC

    46,607       670,390  

United States — 3.5%

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    118,591       4,926,270  
                 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $141,299,679)

            132,285,644  
                 

PREFERRED STOCK — 1.3%

Brazil — 1.3%

Banco Bradesco SA 3.340%

    392,022       1,829,581  
                 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $1,546,749)

            1,829,581  
                 

TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $142,846,428)

            134,115,225  

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

WARRANTS — 0.0%

Switzerland — 0.0%

Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Expires 11/22/23, Strike 67.00 (c)

    53,937     $ 42,610  
                 

TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost $0)

            42,610  
                 

RIGHTS — 0.0%

Republic of Korea — 0.0%

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd. (a) (c)

    247       40,554  
                 

TOTAL RIGHTS (Cost $0)

            40,554  
                 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $142,846,428)

            134,198,389  
               
   

Principal
Amount

         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.2%

Repurchase Agreement — 5.2%

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/22, 0.000%, due 4/01/22 (g)

  $ 7,187,696       7,187,696  
                 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $7,187,696)

            7,187,696  
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.0% (Cost $150,034,124) (h)

            141,386,085  
                 

Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (1.0)%

            (1,388,623 )
                 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 139,997,462  

 

Abbreviation Legend

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

GDR

Global Depositary Receipt

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Strategic Emerging Markets Fund — Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2022, these securities amounted to a value of $1,539,012 or 1.10% of net assets.

(b)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(c)

Non-income producing security.

(d)

Restricted security. Certain securities are restricted as to resale. At March 31, 2022, these securities amounted to a value of $1,415,745 or 1.01% of net assets. The Fund generally bears the costs, if any, associated with the disposition of restricted securities.

(e)

Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At March 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $7,124,712 or 5.09% of net assets.

(f)

Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2022, was $1,166,478 or 0.83% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund received $1,255,523 of non-cash collateral (U.S. Treasury and/or Agency obligations) related to securities lending activity. This amount is not reflected on either the Portfolio of Investments or the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. (Note 2).

(g)

Maturity value of $7,187,696. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.500%, maturity date of 4/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $7,331,515.

(h)

See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

Sector weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:

 

Technology

    23.9 %

Financial

    23.8 %

Consumer, Cyclical

    15.7 %

Consumer, Non-cyclical

    13.4 %

Communications

    9.2 %

Basic Materials

    7.6 %

Industrial

    2.2 %

Energy

    0.0 %

Total Long-Term Investments

    95.8 %

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

    4.2 %

Net Assets

    100.0 %

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Premier Funds – Financial Statements

Statements of Assets and Liabilities
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

MassMutual
U.S. Government
Money Market
Fund

   

MassMutual
Short-Duration
Bond Fund

 

Assets:

               

Investments, at value (Note 2) (a)

  $     $ 966,860,155  

Repurchase agreements, at value (Note 2) (b)

    42,841,412       718,014  

Other short-term investments, at value (Note 2) (c)

    177,539,864       22,997,776  

Total investments (d)

    220,381,276       990,575,945  

Cash

          42,881  

Foreign currency, at value (e)

           

Receivables from:

               

Investments sold

               

Regular delivery

          1,269,402  

Delayed delivery

           

Collateral pledged for open purchased options (Note 2)

           

Open forward contracts (Note 2)

           

Fund shares sold

    1,203,119       647,020  

Collateral pledged for open futures contracts (Note 2)

          4,042,000  

Collateral pledged for open swap agreements (Note 2)

          15,030,000  

Investment adviser (Note 3)

    72,607       34,271  

Variation margin on open derivative instruments (Note 2)

          369,907  

Interest and dividends

    13,970       5,686,189  

Interest tax reclaim

           

Foreign taxes withheld

           

Open swap agreements, at value (Note 2)

           

Prepaid expenses

    13,717       103,764  

Total assets

    221,684,689       1,017,801,379  

Liabilities:

               

Payables for:

               

Investments purchased

               

Regular delivery

          1,502,893  

Delayed delivery

           

Collateral held for open swap agreements (Note 2)

           

Collateral held for open purchased options (Note 2)

          2,239,000  

Written options outstanding, at value (Note 2) (f)

           

Dividends (Note 2)

          191,588  

Open forward contracts (Note 2)

           

Interest and dividends

           

Fund shares repurchased

    2,969,554       3,116,541  

Collateral held for securities on loan (Note 2) (g)

          721,020  

Open swap agreements, at value (Note 2)

           

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 3)

    45,740        

Variation margin on open derivative instruments (Note 2)

           

Affiliates (Note 3):

               

Administration fees

    50,413       148,596  

Investment advisory fees

    65,815       295,382  

Service fees

          28,679  

Distribution fees

          2,725  

Due to custodian

    4,296,524        

Accrued expense and other liabilities

    46,167       223,215  

Total liabilities

    7,474,213       8,469,639  

Net assets

  $ 214,210,476     $ 1,009,331,740  

Net assets consist of:

               

Paid-in capital

  $ 214,256,458     $ 1,122,245,523  

Accumulated Gain (Loss)

    (45,982 )     (112,913,783 )

Net assets

  $ 214,210,476     $ 1,009,331,740  

 

(a)

Cost of investments:

  $     $ 1,020,838,330  

(b)

Cost of repurchase agreements:

  $ 42,841,412     $ 718,014  

(c)

Cost of other short-term investments:

  $ 177,539,864     $ 22,997,256  

(d)

Securities on loan with market value of:

  $     $ 706,318  

(e)

Cost of foreign currency:

  $     $  

(f)

Premiums on written options:

  $     $  

(g)

Non-cash collateral is not included.

               

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual
Inflation-
Protected and
Income Fund

   

MassMutual
Core Bond
Fund

   

MassMutual
Diversified Bond
Fund

   

MassMutual
High Yield
Fund

   

MassMutual
Balanced
Fund

 
                                       
  $ 322,318,244     $ 956,528,091     $ 194,013,668     $ 472,084,909     $ 152,630,282  
    7,987,879       3,096,549       3,270,495       2,036,143       5,089,187  
    20,457,602       175,188,165       28,994,473       3,997,666       86,963  
    350,763,725       1,134,812,805       226,278,636       478,118,718       157,806,432  
    1,770,000       7,583             1,375,957        
                4,143       230        
                                       
                                       
          4,376,123       921,477       13,423,718       157,216  
          175,392,649       31,048,879       119,223        
    470,000                          
                135,237              
    16,833,767       330,240       689,682       229,209       21,096  
                             
    1,870,000                          
                            3  
          266,158       91,694              
    323,816       5,230,136       1,407,314       7,577,507       275,496  
                113              
                15,259       499,019        
    886,225                          
    56,245       53,595       53,594       77,607       59,478  
    372,973,778       1,320,469,289       260,646,028       501,421,188       158,319,721  
                                       
                                       
                                       
    2,999,875       20,776,927       580,024       1,646,458        
    3,587,000       329,830,949       55,367,469       2,226,721       9,176,662  
                             
          3,719,000       770,000              
                32,389              
                             
                158,196              
    132,641                          
    1,968,877       4,406,785       73,506       1,955,413       127,552  
    5,537,500       4,718,730       1,971,923       13,124,605       4,622,123  
    4,940,737                          
    27,851       136,183       18,046       37,413       14,808  
    8,437                         11,438  
                                       
    45,278       94,540       51,216       64,029       38,182  
    113,186       308,778       64,179       199,262       57,993  
    12,275       31,267       9,114       16,416       22,611  
    1,816       181       724       6,276       8,319  
                             
    62,259       117,147       63,009       124,076       59,134  
    19,437,732       364,140,487       59,159,795       19,400,669       14,138,822  
  $ 353,536,046     $ 956,328,802     $ 201,486,233     $ 482,020,519     $ 144,180,899  
                                       
  $ 352,867,559     $ 1,009,997,864     $ 211,927,287     $ 522,513,546     $ 136,800,006  
    668,487       (53,669,062 )     (10,441,054 )     (40,493,027 )     7,380,893  
  $ 353,536,046     $ 956,328,802     $ 201,486,233     $ 482,020,519     $ 144,180,899  

 

  $ 326,178,150     $ 995,944,940     $ 202,915,915     $ 482,268,454     $ 146,974,631  
  $ 7,987,879     $ 3,096,549     $ 3,270,495     $ 2,036,143     $ 5,089,187  
  $ 20,482,740     $ 175,310,142     $ 28,993,854     $ 3,996,773     $ 86,950  
  $ 5,424,179     $ 7,662,968     $ 4,147,350     $ 13,001,581     $ 4,817,108  
  $     $     $ 3,948     $ 230     $  
  $     $     $ 23,735     $     $  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Premier Funds – Financial Statements (Continued)

Statements of Assets and Liabilities
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

MassMutual
U.S. Government
Money Market
Fund

   

MassMutual
Short-Duration
Bond Fund

 

Class I shares:

               

Net assets

  $     $ 165,274,105  

Shares outstanding (a)

          17,883,115  

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  $     $ 9.24  

Class R5 shares:

               

Net assets

  $ 214,210,476     $ 48,031,957  

Shares outstanding (a)

    214,413,787       5,176,348  

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  $ 1.00     $ 9.28  

Service Class shares:

               

Net assets

  $     $ 2,371,332  

Shares outstanding (a)

          257,279  

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  $     $ 9.22  

Administrative Class shares:

               

Net assets

  $     $ 12,044,245  

Shares outstanding (a)

          1,311,241  

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  $     $ 9.19  

Class A shares:

               

Net assets

  $     $ 8,507,896  

Shares outstanding (a)

          930,330  

Net asset value, and redemption price per share

          9.15  

Offering price per share (100/[100-maximum sales charge] of net asset value)

  $     $ 9.38  

Class R4 shares:

               

Net assets

  $     $ 7,919,398  

Shares outstanding (a)

          855,277  

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  $     $ 9.26  

Class R3 shares:

               

Net assets

  $     $ 11,440,549  

Shares outstanding (a)

          1,246,593  

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  $     $ 9.18  

Class Y shares: (b)

               

Net assets

  $     $ 652,933,510  

Shares outstanding (a)

          70,590,946  

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  $     $ 9.25  

Class L shares: (b)

               

Net assets

  $     $ 99,528,320  

Shares outstanding (a)

          10,804,625  

Net asset value, and redemption price per share

  $     $ 9.21  

Offering price per share (100/[100-maximum sales charge] of net asset value)

  $     $ 9.40  

Class C shares: (b)

               

Net assets

  $     $ 1,280,428  

Shares outstanding (a)

          137,876  

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  $     $ 9.29  

 

(a)

Authorized unlimited number of shares with no par value.

 

(b)

Commenced Operations on December 13, 2021.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual
Inflation-
Protected and
Income Fund

   

MassMutual
Core Bond
Fund

   

MassMutual
Diversified Bond
Fund

   

MassMutual
High Yield
Fund

   

MassMutual
Balanced
Fund

 
                                       
  $ 202,992,731     $ 645,519,940     $ 102,704,388     $ 297,316,680     $ 55,076,637  
    19,289,704       63,195,323       10,086,810       35,132,548       4,874,650  
  $ 10.52     $ 10.21     $ 10.18     $ 8.46     $ 11.30  
                                       
  $ 84,109,068     $ 184,608,071     $ 67,713,436     $ 39,165,418     $ 37,197,110  
    7,985,931       18,000,241       7,302,526       4,595,532       3,291,551  
  $ 10.53     $ 10.26     $ 9.27     $ 8.52     $ 11.30  
                                       
  $ 36,619,151     $ 42,219,752     $ 6,244,789     $ 26,612,376     $ 9,477,633  
    3,489,002       4,138,847       662,121       3,120,430       777,459  
  $ 10.50     $ 10.20     $ 9.43     $ 8.53     $ 12.19  
                                       
  $ 11,146,025     $ 44,497,185     $ 10,907,398     $ 16,346,060     $ 7,593,579  
    1,048,125       4,401,703       1,157,829       1,952,213       668,159  
  $ 10.63     $ 10.11     $ 9.42     $ 8.37     $ 11.36  
                                       
  $ 11,186,860     $ 33,731,697     $ 8,018,193     $ 11,267,665     $ 15,921,790  
    1,080,579       3,363,228       849,127       1,346,175       1,459,415  
    10.35       10.03       9.44       8.37       10.91  
  $ 10.81     $ 10.48     $ 9.86     $ 8.86     $ 11.54  
                                       
  $ 4,599,191     $ 5,473,079     $ 4,472,124     $ 35,456,320     $ 5,619,479  
    448,667       549,720       481,810       4,310,323       522,365  
  $ 10.25     $ 9.96     $ 9.28     $ 8.23     $ 10.76  
                                       
  $ 2,883,020     $ 279,078     $ 1,425,905     $ 28,406,487     $ 13,294,671  
    280,610       26,979       152,039       3,350,316       1,245,471  
  $ 10.27     $ 10.34     $ 9.38     $ 8.48     $ 10.67  
                                       
  $     $     $     $ 27,355,638     $  
                      3,221,236        
  $     $     $     $ 8.49     $  
                                       
  $     $     $     $     $  
                             
  $     $     $     $     $  
  $     $     $     $     $  
                                       
  $     $     $     $ 93,875     $  
                      11,017        
  $     $     $     $ 8.52     $  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Premier Funds – Financial Statements (Continued)

Statements of Assets and Liabilities
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

MassMutual
Disciplined
Value Fund

   

MassMutual
Main Street
Fund

 

Assets:

               

Investments, at value (Note 2) (a)

  $ 85,652,821     $ 114,923,924  

Repurchase agreements, at value (Note 2) (b)

    483,095       1,017,664  

Total investments (c)

    86,135,916       115,941,588  

Foreign currency, at value (d)

           

Receivables from:

               

Investments sold

               

Regular delivery

           

Fund shares sold

    19,067       110,859  

Collateral pledged for open futures contracts (Note 2)

           

Investment adviser (Note 3)

           

Interest and dividends

    109,825       39,546  

Foreign taxes withheld

          1,807  

Prepaid expenses

    57,489       60,915  

Total assets

    86,322,297       116,154,715  

Liabilities:

               

Payables for:

               

Investments purchased

               

Regular delivery

           

Fund shares repurchased

    47,940       216,702  

Collateral held for securities on loan (Note 2) (e)

    97,288       166,704  

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 3)

    22,153       14,064  

Affiliates (Note 3):

               

Administration fees

    21,321       27,229  

Investment advisory fees

    32,696       53,043  

Service fees

    7,907       12,156  

Distribution fees

    2,734       639  

Due to custodian

           

Accrued expense and other liabilities

    57,003       37,939  

Total liabilities

    289,042       528,476  

Net assets

  $ 86,033,255     $ 115,626,239  

Net assets consist of:

               

Paid-in capital

  $ 72,414,589     $ 84,178,296  

Accumulated Gain (Loss)

    13,618,666       31,447,943  

Net assets

  $ 86,033,255     $ 115,626,239  

 

(a)

Cost of investments:

  $ 76,898,940     $ 90,067,252  

(b)

Cost of repurchase agreements:

  $ 483,095     $ 1,017,664  

(c)

Securities on loan with market value of:

  $ 407,280     $ 1,175,277  

(d)

Cost of foreign currency:

  $     $  

(e)

Non-cash collateral is not included.

               

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual
Disciplined
Growth Fund

   

MassMutual
Small Cap
Opportunities
Fund

   

MassMutual
Global Fund

   

MassMutual
International
Equity Fund

   

MassMutual
Strategic
Emerging
Markets Fund

 
                                       
  $ 216,309,434     $ 329,117,841     $ 283,516,823     $ 133,065,658     $ 134,198,389  
    667,102       10,889,830       1,751,197       601,920       7,187,696  
    216,976,536       340,007,671       285,268,020       133,667,578       141,386,085  
                40,486       95,254       155,982  
                                       
                                       
    223,269       895,357       1,010,910       4,103,990       603,895  
    49,586       2,581,782       139,110       37,153       3,873  
                      276        
                            31,654  
    100,930       147,404       135,106       322,060       270,683  
                285,411       747,802       31,802  
    53,698       56,703       62,285       71,895       53,822  
    217,404,019       343,688,917       286,941,328       139,046,008       142,537,796  
                                       
                                       
                                       
          5,218,362       847,327       2,146,741       204,807  
    1,675,042       304,719       322,957       1,918,720       1,582,361  
    192,425       4,284,761       5,682,075       2,191,126        
    28,154       22,266       32,611       51,981       14,621  
                                       
    40,756       50,708       50,222       33,517       18,743  
    80,836       160,945       174,333       99,381       114,881  
    22,979       46,022       24,996       9,542       1,242  
    3,091       5,446       7,304       1,437       639  
                      19,099        
    58,922       44,786       443,329       84,070       603,040  
    2,102,205       10,138,015       7,585,154       6,555,614       2,540,334  
  $ 215,301,814     $ 333,550,902     $ 279,356,174     $ 132,490,394     $ 139,997,462  
                                       
  $ 169,805,781     $ 263,950,703     $ 118,973,887     $ 123,255,032     $ 156,022,090  
    45,496,033       69,600,199       160,382,287       9,235,362       (16,024,628 )
  $ 215,301,814     $ 333,550,902     $ 279,356,174     $ 132,490,394     $ 139,997,462  

 

  $ 183,998,597     $ 263,645,317     $ 151,575,743     $ 127,227,084     $ 142,846,428  
  $ 667,102     $ 10,889,830     $ 1,751,197     $ 601,920     $ 7,187,696  
  $ 1,793,919     $ 7,886,127     $ 17,017,005     $ 2,233,511     $ 1,166,478  
  $     $     $ 40,043     $ 95,073     $ 156,358  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Premier Funds – Financial Statements (Continued)

Statements of Assets and Liabilities
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

MassMutual
Disciplined
Value Fund

   

MassMutual
Main Street
Fund

 

Class I shares:

               

Net assets

  $ 32,478,691     $ 27,818,976  

Shares outstanding (a)

    2,232,663       2,398,639  

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  $ 14.55     $ 11.60  

Class R5 shares:

               

Net assets

  $ 24,782,191     $ 43,989,506  

Shares outstanding (a)

    1,697,179       3,795,560  

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  $ 14.60     $ 11.59  

Service Class shares:

               

Net assets

  $ 14,694,574     $ 135,823  

Shares outstanding (a)

    1,017,631       11,090  

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  $ 14.44     $ 12.25  

Administrative Class shares:

               

Net assets

  $ 1,801,382     $ 24,370,247  

Shares outstanding (a)

    121,075       2,104,341  

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  $ 14.88     $ 11.58  

Class A shares:

               

Net assets

  $ 6,322,472     $ 10,376,117  

Shares outstanding (a)

    443,657       915,570  

Net asset value, and redemption price per share

  $ 14.25     $ 11.33  

Offering price per share (100/[100-maximum sales charge] of net asset value)

  $ 15.08     $ 11.99  

Class R4 shares:

               

Net assets

  $ 1,444,505     $ 7,893,286  

Shares outstanding (a)

    102,376       706,111  

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  $ 14.11     $ 11.18  

Class R3 shares:

               

Net assets

  $ 4,509,440     $ 1,042,284  

Shares outstanding (a)

    312,910       91,604  

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  $ 14.41     $ 11.38  

 

(a)

Authorized unlimited number of shares with no par value.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual
Disciplined
Growth Fund

   

MassMutual
Small Cap
Opportunities
Fund

   

MassMutual
Global Fund

   

MassMutual
International
Equity Fund

   

MassMutual
Strategic
Emerging
Markets Fund

 
                                       
  $ 31,222,065     $ 87,970,588     $ 81,534,538     $ 71,083,547     $ 133,462,101  
    3,156,002       5,107,990       5,608,657       8,160,721       12,932,035  
  $ 9.89     $ 17.22     $ 14.54     $ 8.71     $ 10.32  
                                       
  $ 97,333,118     $ 127,016,470     $ 87,761,076     $ 40,912,228     $ 2,312,694  
    9,839,797       7,400,922       6,041,604       4,693,974       220,266  
  $ 9.89     $ 17.16     $ 14.53     $ 8.72     $ 10.50  
                                       
  $ 19,902,536     $ 19,963,141     $ 7,434,740     $ 3,323,687     $ 2,021,463  
    1,997,698       1,167,424       518,473       382,325       195,640  
  $ 9.96     $ 17.10     $ 14.34     $ 8.69     $ 10.33  
                                       
  $ 33,715,102     $ 24,717,032     $ 64,686,789     $ 2,371,825     $ 236,434  
    3,307,360       1,457,871       4,473,455       275,444       22,813  
  $ 10.19     $ 16.95     $ 14.46     $ 8.61     $ 10.36  
                                       
  $ 20,125,439     $ 50,355,735     $ 14,550,723     $ 11,588,028     $ 621,330  
    2,112,159       3,076,366       1,027,499       1,425,417       60,132  
  $ 9.53     $ 16.37     $ 14.16     $ 8.13     $ 10.33  
  $ 10.08     $ 17.32     $ 14.98     $ 8.60     $ 10.93  
                                       
  $ 8,043,106     $ 15,074,760     $ 12,525,430     $ 1,051,312     $ 365,401  
    858,505       927,187       899,266       131,387       35,699  
  $ 9.37     $ 16.26     $ 13.93     $ 8.00     $ 10.24  
                                       
  $ 4,960,448     $ 8,453,176     $ 10,862,878     $ 2,159,767     $ 978,039  
    533,759       527,562       774,798       273,246       96,644  
  $ 9.29     $ 16.02     $ 14.02     $ 7.90     $ 10.12  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Premier Funds – Financial Statements (Continued)

Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

MassMutual
U.S. Government
Money Market
Fund

   

MassMutual
Short-Duration
Bond Fund+

 

Investment income (Note 2):

               

Dividends (a)

  $     $  

Interest

    83,815       8,521,303  

Securities lending net income

          10,548  

Total investment income

    83,815       8,531,851  

Expenses (Note 3):

               

Investment advisory fees

    398,439       1,496,059  

Custody fees

    12,874       15,124  

Audit fees

    21,248       21,845  

Legal fees

    2,801       3,576  

Proxy fees

    446       446  

Accounting & Administration fees

    31,696       29,583  

Shareholder reporting fees

    7,608       43,457  

Trustees’ fees

    5,797       23,045  

Registration and filing fees

    12,192       64,180  

Transfer agent fees

    1,467       1,217  
      494,568       1,698,532  

Administration fees:

               

Class R5

    113,840       30,715  

Service Class

          8,650  

Administrative Class

          22,298  

Class A

          36,801  

Class R4

          10,008  

Class R3

          11,600  

Class Y

          264,631  

Class L

          17,065  

Class C

          196  

Distribution and Service fees:

               

Class A

          30,667  

Class R4

          12,509  

Class R3

          29,000  

Class L

          85,324  

Class C

          1,958  

Total expenses

    608,408       2,259,954  

Expenses waived (Note 3):

               

Class R5 fees reimbursed by adviser

    (524,593 )      

Class Y fees reimbursed by adviser

          (146,234 )

Class L fees reimbursed by adviser

          (3,120 )

Class C fees reimbursed by adviser

          (85 )

Net expenses:

    83,815       2,110,515  

Net investment income (loss)

          6,421,336  

 

+

Effective December 13, 2021, the Barings Active Short Duration Bond Fund reorganized into the MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund. Prior to December 13, 2021, information provided reflects MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund, which was the accounting and performance survivor of the reorganization. Please reference Note 7 “Acquisition of Barings Active Short Duration Bond Fund and Barings U.S. High Yield Fund” in the Notes to the Financial Statements for additional information.

++

Effective December 13, 2021, the Barings U.S. High Yield Fund reorganized into the MassMutual High Yield Fund. Prior to December 13, 2021, information provided reflects MassMutual High Yield Fund, which was the accounting and performance survivor of the reorganization. Please reference Note 7 “Acquisition of Barings Active Short Duration Bond Fund and Barings U.S. High Yield Fund” in the Notes to the Financial Statements for additional information.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual
Inflation-
Protected and
Income Fund

   

MassMutual
Core Bond
Fund

   

MassMutual
Diversified Bond
Fund

   

MassMutual
High Yield
Fund++

   

MassMutual
Balanced
Fund

 
                                       
  $     $     $ 35,334     $ 92,241     $ 882,835  
    3,835,487       13,968,870       3,451,898       15,633,205       545,466  
    774       5,308       8,976       42,421       4,789  
    3,836,261       13,974,178       3,496,208       15,767,867       1,433,090  
                                       
    694,009       2,021,663       402,392       1,248,724       363,597  
    21,934       42,578       20,204       38,803       27,186  
    27,373       27,780       27,831       21,478       26,605  
    3,772       12,521       6,516       5,168       1,557  
    446       446       446       446       446  
    24,728       42,032       39,183       28,820       21,771  
    16,893       31,456       13,654       47,311       13,088  
    6,895       23,247       4,209       14,109       2,895  
    48,731       50,268       49,314       59,578       48,927  
    1,468       1,468       1,467       1,217       1,469  
    846,249       2,253,459       565,216       1,465,654       507,541  
                                       
    45,227       129,098       36,895       21,879       19,625  
    51,897       48,763       8,682       28,113       9,959  
    19,333       73,631       17,305       30,420       11,621  
    18,790       73,757       13,707       18,512       28,993  
    5,056       6,810       4,656       37,739       5,837  
    2,960       311       1,674       31,780       13,461  
                      4,960        
                             
                             
                                       
    15,659       61,464       11,422       15,426       24,161  
    6,320       8,512       5,820       47,174       7,296  
    7,399       778       4,186       79,449       33,652  
                             
                      292        
    1,018,890       2,656,583       669,563       1,781,398       662,146  
                                       
                             
                             
                             
                             
    1,018,890       2,656,583       669,563       1,781,398       662,146  
    2,817,371       11,317,595       2,826,645       13,986,469       770,944  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Premier Funds – Financial Statements (Continued)

Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

MassMutual
U.S. Government
Money Market
Fund

   

MassMutual
Short-Duration
Bond Fund+

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

               

Net realized gain (loss) on:

               

Investment transactions

  $ 606     $ (15,378,900 )

Futures contracts

          3,745,930  

Written options

           

Swap agreements

          825,605  

Foreign currency transactions

           

Forward contracts

           

Net realized gain (loss)

    606       (10,807,365 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

               

Investment transactions

          (50,621,705 )

Futures contracts

          6,832,278  

Written options

           

Swap agreements

          (20,981,153 )

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

           

Forward contracts

           

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

          (64,770,580 )

Net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    606       (75,577,945 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 606     $ (69,156,609 )

 

(a)

Net of foreign withholding tax of:

  $     $  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual
Inflation-
Protected and
Income Fund

   

MassMutual
Core Bond
Fund

   

MassMutual
Diversified Bond
Fund

   

MassMutual
High Yield
Fund++

   

MassMutual
Balanced
Fund

 
                                       
                                       
  $ (386,176 )   $ (4,700,973 )   $ 205,378     $ 7,819,359     $ 1,737,058  
    95,384       (6,945,292 )     (1,599,602 )           224,922  
                26,911              
    7,774,633                          
                2,356       981       2  
                (69,671 )            
    7,483,841       (11,646,265 )     (1,434,628 )     7,820,340       1,961,982  
                                       
    (5,854,484 )     (64,698,837 )     (15,013,568 )     (36,133,447 )     52,290  
    (190,084 )     233,882       (271,972 )           112,075  
                (37,643 )            
    (8,750,728 )                        
                (2,649 )     11,816        
                (19,430 )            
    (14,795,296 )     (64,464,955 )     (15,345,262 )     (36,121,631 )     164,365  
    (7,311,455 )     (76,111,220 )     (16,779,890 )     (28,301,291 )     2,126,347  
  $ (4,494,084 )   $ (64,793,625 )   $ (13,953,245 )   $ (14,314,822 )   $ 2,897,291  

 

  $     $     $     $ 16,278     $ 119  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Premier Funds – Financial Statements (Continued)

Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

MassMutual
Disciplined
Value Fund

   

MassMutual
Main Street
Fund

 

Investment income (Note 2):

               

Dividends (a)

  $ 941,303     $ 935,046  

Securities lending net income

    299       7,007  

Non cash income

    6,379        

Total investment income

    947,981       942,053  

Expenses (Note 3):

               

Investment advisory fees

    214,766       331,704  

Custody fees

    10,615       11,783  

Audit fees

    25,547       24,395  

Legal fees

    927       1,169  

Proxy fees

    446       446  

Accounting & Administration fees

    14,836       14,201  

Shareholder reporting fees

    24,174       9,474  

Trustees’ fees

    1,947       2,303  

Registration and filing fees

    49,242       48,858  

Transfer agent fees

    1,466       1,468  
      343,966       445,801  

Administration fees:

               

Class R5

    14,935       23,441  

Service Class

    16,436       150  

Administrative Class

    2,616       37,829  

Class A

    10,003       16,183  

Class R4

    2,378       8,425  

Class R3

    4,631       1,088  

Distribution and Service fees:

               

Class A

    8,336       13,486  

Class R4

    2,972       10,531  

Class R3

    11,577       2,719  

Total expenses

    417,850       559,653  

Expenses waived (Note 3):

               

Class I fees reimbursed by adviser

           

Class R5 fees reimbursed by adviser

           

Service Class fees reimbursed by adviser

           

Administrative Class fees reimbursed by adviser

           

Class A fees reimbursed by adviser

           

Class R4 fees reimbursed by adviser

           

Class R3 fees reimbursed by adviser

           

Class I advisory fees waived

           

Class R5 advisory fees waived

           

Service Class advisory fees waived

           

Administrative Class advisory fees waived

           

Class A advisory fees waived

           

Class R4 advisory fees waived

           

Class R3 advisory fees waived

           

Net expenses:

    417,850       559,653  

Net investment income (loss)

    530,131       382,400  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual
Disciplined
Growth Fund

   

MassMutual
Small Cap
Opportunities
Fund

   

MassMutual
Global Fund

   

MassMutual
International
Equity Fund

   

MassMutual
Strategic
Emerging
Markets Fund

 
                                       
  $ 821,270     $ 1,693,304     $ 808,985     $ 1,390,163     $ 883,345  
    997       5,431       4,803       9,286       6,572  
                      42,313       151,071  
    822,267       1,698,735       813,788       1,441,762       1,040,988  
                                       
    551,241       1,000,283       1,260,938       648,209       782,341  
    10,464       12,607       29,052       47,827       100,206  
    25,562       24,830       30,942       30,944       40,672  
    2,465       3,183       3,419       1,469       1,688  
    446       446       446       446       446  
    14,873       14,105       19,095       20,763       18,411  
    26,686       13,591       13,220       13,254       10,502  
    4,852       6,190       6,731       3,547       3,375  
    48,926       50,637       49,486       49,382       47,458  
    1,469       1,468       1,468       1,468       1,468  
    686,984       1,127,340       1,414,797       817,309       1,006,567  
                                       
    51,950       67,464       53,699       23,134       1,335  
    25,560       22,675       7,831       3,433       2,256  
    54,857       39,224       121,268       3,714       1,237  
    40,098       80,853       26,204       18,782       918  
    10,863       15,371       14,608       1,368       419  
    5,258       9,316       12,842       2,325       1,082  
                                       
    33,415       67,377       21,836       15,652       765  
    13,578       19,214       18,260       1,710       523  
    13,145       23,290       32,105       5,812       2,704  
    935,708       1,472,124       1,723,450       893,239       1,017,806  
                                       
                            (101,461 )
                            (1,836 )
                            (1,561 )
                            (567 )
                            (420 )
                            (284 )
                            (747 )
                      (21,953 )      
                      (11,564 )      
                      (859 )      
                      (619 )      
                      (3,131 )      
                      (341 )      
                      (581 )      
    935,708       1,472,124       1,723,450       854,191       910,930  
    (113,441 )     226,611       (909,662 )     587,571       130,058  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Premier Funds – Financial Statements (Continued)

Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

MassMutual
Disciplined
Value Fund

   

MassMutual
Main Street
Fund

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

               

Net realized gain (loss) on:

               

Investment transactions

  $ 4,788,134     $ 9,199,184  

Foreign currency transactions

          109  

Net realized gain (loss)

    4,788,134       9,199,293  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

               

Investment transactions

    672,434       (5,630,081 )

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

          (79 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    672,434       (5,630,160 )

Net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    5,460,568       3,569,133  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 5,990,699     $ 3,951,533  

 

(a)

Net of foreign withholding tax of:

  $     $ 232  

*

Net of net increase (decrease) in accrued foreign capital gains tax of:

  $     $  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

126

 

 

 

 

MassMutual
Disciplined
Growth Fund

   

MassMutual
Small Cap
Opportunities
Fund

   

MassMutual
Global Fund

   

MassMutual
International
Equity Fund

   

MassMutual
Strategic
Emerging
Markets Fund

 
                                       
                                       
  $ 18,035,546     $ 6,595,686     $ 36,952,317     $ 4,879,395     $ (1,893,172 )
          5,244       (1,792 )     (24,050 )     (41,031 )
    18,035,546       6,600,930       36,950,525       4,855,345       (1,934,203 )
                                       
    (20,552,115 )     (11,246,449 )     (80,876,211 )*     (7,833,056 )     (30,166,490 )*
                (14,342 )     (21,426 )     (796 )
    (20,552,115 )     (11,246,449 )     (80,890,553 )     (7,854,482 )     (30,167,286 )
    (2,516,569 )     (4,645,519 )     (43,940,028 )     (2,999,137 )     (32,101,489 )
  $ (2,630,010 )   $ (4,418,908 )   $ (44,849,690 )   $ (2,411,566 )   $ (31,971,431 )

 

  $     $ 2,801     $ 60,965     $ 142,036     $ 116,087  
  $     $     $ 133,409     $     $ 344,578  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

127

 

 

MassMutual Premier Funds – Financial Statements (Continued)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

MassMutual
U.S. Government
Money Market
Fund

 
   

Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
September 30, 2021

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

               

Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $     $ (24 )

Net realized gain (loss)

    606       2,160  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

           

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    606       2,136  

Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):

               

Class I

           

Class R5

           

Service Class

           

Administrative Class

           

Class A

           

Class R4

           

Class R3

           

Class Y (a)

           

Class L (a)

           

Class C (a)

           

Total distributions

           

Net fund share transactions (Note 5):

               

Class I

           

Class R5

    (21,367,995 )     (42,415,521 )

Service Class

           

Administrative Class

           

Class A

           

Class R4

           

Class R3

           

Class Y (a)

           

Class L (a)

           

Class C (a)

           

Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions

    (21,367,995 )     (42,415,521 )

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (21,367,389 )     (42,413,385 )

Net assets

               

Beginning of period

    235,577,865       277,991,250  

End of period

  $ 214,210,476     $ 235,577,865  

 

(a)

Class Y Commenced Operations on December 13, 2021

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

128

 

 

 

 

 

 

MassMutual
Short-Duration
Bond Fund

   

MassMutual
Inflation-Protected
and Income Fund

 
 

Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
September 30, 2021

   

Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
September 30, 2021

 
                               
                               
  $ 6,421,336     $ 9,112,520     $ 2,817,371     $ 6,092,415  
    (10,807,365 )     4,369,016       7,483,841       20,097,312  
    (64,770,580 )     4,648,167       (14,795,296 )     (4,625,721 )
    (69,156,609 )     18,129,703       (4,494,084 )     21,564,006  
                               
    (5,745,115 )     (7,873,751 )     (13,578,868 )     (9,795,008 )
    (1,710,619 )     (4,984,608 )     (6,527,752 )     (4,785,258 )
    (337,391 )     (1,102,450 )     (3,706,567 )     (2,728,473 )
    (368,902 )     (1,110,963 )     (804,115 )     (731,102 )
    (435,537 )     (1,786,717 )     (821,349 )     (1,177,744 )
    (200,569 )     (429,664 )     (342,973 )     (251,270 )
    (235,555 )     (286,518 )     (193,469 )     (150,543 )
    (7,573,756 )                  
    (903,397 )                  
    (9,534 )                  
    (17,520,375 )     (17,574,671 )     (25,975,093 )     (19,619,398 )
                               
    (29,920,345 )     20,984,515       31,546,309       9,538,688  
    (13,699,410 )     (43,188,428 )     (1,651,758 )     6,543,433  
    (13,320,306 )     (22,341,386 )     (15,051,027 )     758,594  
    (3,669,031 )     (10,748,987 )     (1,965,704 )     (1,287,500 )
    (26,110,329 )     (5,748,981 )     (1,067,405 )     (8,627,870 )
    (2,990,802 )     184,725       (211,875 )     851,299  
    768,520       3,871,255       181,985       (323,906 )
    705,510,681                    
    106,528,841                    
    1,363,535                    
    724,461,354       (56,987,287 )     11,780,525       7,452,738  
    637,784,370       (56,432,255 )     (18,688,652 )     9,397,346  
                               
    371,547,370       427,979,625       372,224,698       362,827,352  
  $ 1,009,331,740     $ 371,547,370     $ 353,536,046     $ 372,224,698  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Premier Funds – Financial Statements (Continued)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

MassMutual
Core Bond Fund

 
   

Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
September 30, 2021

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

               

Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 11,317,595     $ 29,502,553  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (11,646,265 )     13,634,319  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (64,464,955 )     (2,276,905 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (64,793,625 )     40,859,967  

Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):

               

Class I

    (25,515,199 )     (46,632,100 )

Class R5

    (10,426,152 )     (20,107,290 )

Service Class

    (1,734,027 )     (3,177,296 )

Administrative Class

    (1,712,376 )     (4,484,059 )

Class A

    (1,693,205 )     (3,188,483 )

Class R4

    (221,532 )     (599,635 )

Class R3

    (7,500 )     (45,768 )

Class Y (a)

           

Class C (a)

           

Total distributions

    (41,309,991 )     (78,234,631 )

Net fund share transactions (Note 5):

               

Class I

    32,910,441       (85,408,525 )

Class R5

    (97,090,734 )     48,682  

Service Class

    (11,214,655 )     (24,582,773 )

Administrative Class

    (5,940,323 )     (18,924,313 )

Class A

    (18,890,225 )     388,482  

Class R4

    (2,465,685 )     (1,559,456 )

Class R3

    (45,517 )     (494,140 )

Class Y (a)

           

Class C (a)

           

Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions

    (102,736,698 )     (130,532,043 )

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (208,840,314 )     (167,906,707 )

Net assets

               

Beginning of period

    1,165,169,116       1,333,075,823  

End of period

  $ 956,328,802     $ 1,165,169,116  

 

(a)

Class Y Commenced Operations on December 13, 2021

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

130

 

 

 

 

MassMutual
Diversified Bond
Fund

   

MassMutual
High Yield Fund

 
 

Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
September 30, 2021

   

Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
September 30, 2021

 
                               
                               
  $ 2,826,645     $ 6,230,125     $ 13,986,469     $ 30,984,747  
    (1,434,628 )     2,360,487       7,820,340       7,858,390  
    (15,345,262 )     4,074,119       (36,121,631 )     38,379,827  
    (13,953,245 )     12,664,731       (14,314,822 )     77,222,964  
                               
    (4,290,758 )     (6,953,342 )     (24,514,577 )     (20,884,324 )
    (3,344,900 )     (5,506,098 )     (3,127,665 )     (2,613,072 )
    (343,585 )     (846,408 )     (1,990,355 )     (1,719,188 )
    (445,350 )     (993,842 )     (1,488,415 )     (1,271,060 )
    (296,362 )     (900,019 )     (807,880 )     (1,209,194 )
    (171,228 )     (453,530 )     (2,556,951 )     (2,023,612 )
    (27,352 )     (226,697 )     (2,054,451 )     (1,607,669 )
                (526,101 )      
                (1,305 )      
    (8,919,535 )     (15,879,936 )     (37,067,700 )     (31,328,119 )
                               
    2,753,379       15,252,132       (21,207,585 )     (53,596,204 )
    (4,460,950 )     3,162,707       (3,118,050 )     (6,507,926 )
    (4,830,122 )     (25,402 )     231,234       (7,438,407 )
    (505,591 )     (4,291,888 )     (4,865,871 )     (2,270,950 )
    (425,720 )     (5,128,099 )     (1,025,228 )     (12,822,571 )
    (301,866 )     (848,001 )     (58,644 )     (4,285,383 )
    (1,723,189 )     (569,909 )     (1,968,119 )     (4,435,045 )
                28,646,490        
                97,944        
    (9,494,059 )     7,551,540       (3,267,829 )     (91,356,486 )
    (32,366,839 )     4,336,335       (54,650,351 )     (45,461,641 )
                               
    233,853,072       229,516,737       536,670,870       582,132,511  
  $ 201,486,233     $ 233,853,072     $ 482,020,519     $ 536,670,870  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Premier Funds – Financial Statements (Continued)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

MassMutual
Balanced Fund

 
   

Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
September 30, 2021

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

               

Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 770,944     $ 1,538,040  

Net realized gain (loss)

    1,961,982       34,273,373  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    164,365       (8,654,500 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    2,897,291       27,156,913  

Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):

               

Class I

    (13,083,127 )     (1,547,830 )

Class R5

    (9,442,345 )     (1,408,864 )

Service Class

    (2,211,487 )     (269,648 )

Administrative Class

    (1,821,814 )     (195,297 )

Class A

    (4,696,408 )     (806,699 )

Class R4

    (1,404,186 )     (96,702 )

Class R3

    (3,309,059 )     (201,693 )

Total distributions

    (35,968,426 )     (4,526,733 )

Net fund share transactions (Note 5):

               

Class I

    12,424,914       4,470,229  

Class R5

    6,032,350       (8,596,195 )

Service Class

    1,178,896       299,183  

Administrative Class

    1,889,336       589,285  

Class A

    (736,378 )     (9,669,596 )

Class R4

    927,156       2,102,933  

Class R3

    4,067,702       3,378,738  

Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions

    25,783,976       (7,425,423 )

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (7,287,159 )     15,204,757  

Net assets

               

Beginning of period

    151,468,058       136,263,301  

End of period

  $ 144,180,899     $ 151,468,058  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

132

 

 

 

 

MassMutual
Disciplined Value
Fund

   

MassMutual
Main Street Fund

 
 

Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
September 30, 2021

   

Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
September 30, 2021

 
                               
                               
  $ 530,131     $ 1,270,497     $ 382,400     $ 788,514  
    4,788,134       16,505,330       9,199,293       22,083,519  
    672,434       11,731,401       (5,630,160 )     6,724,955  
    5,990,699       29,507,228       3,951,533       29,596,988  
                               
    (5,421,119 )     (527,416 )     (5,755,032 )     (1,017,015 )
    (5,073,685 )     (675,986 )     (9,637,008 )     (1,482,317 )
    (2,728,368 )     (236,749 )     (32,408 )     (3,852 )
    (272,646 )     (82,862 )     (5,132,204 )     (656,288 )
    (1,100,034 )     (96,647 )     (2,187,355 )     (323,920 )
    (465,386 )     (50,170 )     (1,737,533 )     (207,357 )
    (745,764 )     (63,371 )     (210,582 )     (33,250 )
    (15,807,002 )     (1,733,201 )     (24,692,122 )     (3,723,999 )
                               
    3,903,944       3,278,085       4,616,838       (8,549,909 )
    (7,689,217 )     (7,634,620 )     4,686,852       (8,291,185 )
    388,879       436,690       2,185       (56,793 )
    319,530       (3,541,997 )     4,381,675       (1,778,664 )
    231,229       (662,378 )     1,631,833       (3,959,621 )
    (979,934 )     (858,803 )     1,105,850       207,757  
    102,593       (381,326 )     (68,718 )     (234,641 )
    (3,722,976 )     (9,364,349 )     16,356,515       (22,663,056 )
    (13,539,279 )     18,409,678       (4,384,074 )     3,209,933  
                               
    99,572,534       81,162,856       120,010,313       116,800,380  
  $ 86,033,255     $ 99,572,534     $ 115,626,239     $ 120,010,313  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Premier Funds – Financial Statements (Continued)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

MassMutual
Disciplined
Growth Fund

 
   

Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
September 30, 2021

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

               

Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (113,441 )   $ 76,831  

Net realized gain (loss)

    18,035,546       93,484,305  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (20,552,115 )     (32,540,319 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (2,630,010 )     61,020,817  

Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):

               

Class I

    (14,211,876 )     (1,624,765 )

Class R5

    (39,812,555 )     (4,826,119 )

Service Class

    (10,037,758 )     (1,123,937 )

Administrative Class

    (14,282,484 )     (1,558,139 )

Class A

    (11,937,715 )     (1,133,688 )

Class R4

    (4,483,496 )     (1,039,743 )

Class R3

    (2,151,233 )     (248,888 )

Total distributions

    (96,917,117 )     (11,555,279 )

Net fund share transactions (Note 5):

               

Class I

    14,259,761       (10,738,871 )

Class R5

    29,143,688       (12,382,678 )

Service Class

    5,014,204       (5,172,127 )

Administrative Class

    12,143,150       (7,796,715 )

Class A

    6,143,260       (6,616,967 )

Class R4

    (269,160 )     (20,840,548 )

Class R3

    2,159,285       (2,151,560 )

Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions

    68,594,188       (65,699,466 )

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (30,952,939 )     (16,233,928 )

Net assets

               

Beginning of period

    246,254,753       262,488,681  

End of period

  $ 215,301,814     $ 246,254,753  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual
Small Cap
Opportunities
Fund

   

MassMutual
Global Fund

 
 

Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
September 30, 2021

   

Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
September 30, 2021

 
                               
                               
  $ 226,611     $ 504,184     $ (909,662 )   $ (1,711,008 )
    6,600,930       32,725,919       36,950,525       35,327,407  
    (11,246,449 )     76,358,450       (80,890,553 )     60,583,247  
    (4,418,908 )     109,588,553       (44,849,690 )     94,199,646  
                               
    (8,099,573 )     (3,764,337 )     (10,688,280 )     (4,141,170 )
    (12,813,268 )     (8,238,297 )     (12,739,313 )     (6,060,786 )
    (2,089,184 )     (1,528,937 )     (859,154 )     (336,406 )
    (2,480,508 )     (1,730,097 )     (9,271,798 )     (4,196,349 )
    (5,263,635 )     (3,793,992 )     (2,023,520 )     (1,270,495 )
    (1,502,600 )     (881,116 )     (1,722,056 )     (507,173 )
    (937,828 )     (478,467 )     (1,492,945 )     (540,776 )
    (33,186,596 )     (20,415,243 )     (38,797,066 )     (17,053,155 )
                               
    12,144,425       27,209,426       5,273,564       4,382,095  
    4,319,191       9,323,960       (12,281,780 )     (11,981,787 )
    (2,425,550 )     833,952       1,537,339       178,731  
    1,228,493       681,127       (3,183,114 )     (11,341,827 )
    1,202,359       (3,111,884 )     (472,679 )     (8,962,168 )
    1,090,962       2,320,602       247,904       4,831,165  
    (171,807 )     1,388,860       663,057       1,689,495  
    17,388,073       38,646,043       (8,215,709 )     (21,204,296 )
    (20,217,431 )     127,819,353       (91,862,465 )     55,942,195  
                               
    353,768,333       225,948,980       371,218,639       315,276,444  
  $ 333,550,902     $ 353,768,333     $ 279,356,174     $ 371,218,639  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Premier Funds – Financial Statements (Continued)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

MassMutual
International
Equity Fund

 
   

Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
September 30, 2021

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

               

Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 587,571     $ 2,160,396  

Net realized gain (loss)

    4,855,345       15,303,576  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (7,854,482 )     13,893,738  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (2,411,566 )     31,357,710  

Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):

               

Class I

    (10,922,947 )     (36,392,504 )

Class R5

    (5,465,065 )     (21,915,668 )

Service Class

    (410,850 )     (1,504,920 )

Administrative Class

    (292,378 )     (1,216,848 )

Class A

    (1,478,546 )     (7,088,870 )

Class R4

    (176,442 )     (756,235 )

Class R3

    (290,312 )     (861,510 )

Total distributions

    (19,036,540 )     (69,736,555 )

Net fund share transactions (Note 5):

               

Class I

    (6,540,712 )     13,818,712  

Class R5

    (3,616,845 )     1,150,924  

Service Class

    322,662       (284,454 )

Administrative Class

    269,357       (491,326 )

Class A

    (537,937 )     (940,117 )

Class R4

    (406,825 )     129,679  

Class R3

    215,784       338,450  

Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions

    (10,294,516 )     13,721,868  

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (31,742,622 )     (24,656,977 )

Net assets

               

Beginning of period

    164,233,016       188,889,993  

End of period

  $ 132,490,394     $ 164,233,016  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual
Strategic
Emerging Markets
Fund

 
 

Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
September 30, 2021

 
               
               
  $ 130,058     $ 434,711  
    (1,934,203 )     22,083,910  
    (30,167,286 )     5,667,502  
    (31,971,431 )     28,186,123  
               
    (21,234,316 )     (2,772,142 )
    (372,025 )     (51,087 )
    (315,974 )     (38,555 )
    (142,830 )     (16,503 )
    (77,403 )     (34,506 )
    (57,377 )     (21,224 )
    (149,473 )     (17,356 )
    (22,349,398 )     (2,951,373 )
               
    28,065,814       (35,988,590 )
    547,527       (919,812 )
    603,843       (579,986 )
    (512,454 )     (99,310 )
    180,866       (1,809,172 )
    67,115       (960,985 )
    235,568       2,130  
    29,188,279       (40,355,725 )
    (25,132,550 )     (15,120,975 )
               
    165,130,012       180,250,987  
  $ 139,997,462     $ 165,130,012  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual U.S. Government Money Market Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)

Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c,j

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
before
expense
waivers

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
after
expense
waivers
j

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Class R5

                       

3/31/22r

$ 1.00

$ —

$ 0.00d

$ 0.00d

$ —

$ —

$ —

$ 1.00

0.00%b

$ 214,210

0.53%a

0.07%a

0.00%a

9/30/21

1.00

(0.00)d

0.00d

0.00d

1.00

0.00%e

235,578

0.51%

0.07%

0.00%e

9/30/20

1.00

0.01

0.00d

0.01

(0.01)

(0.01)

1.00

0.56%

277,991

0.51%

0.40%

0.59%

9/30/19

1.00

0.02

0.00d

0.02

(0.02)

(0.00)d

(0.02)

1.00

1.85%

333,574

0.52%

N/A

1.83%

9/30/18

1.00

0.01

0.00d

0.01

(0.01)

(0.00)d

(0.01)

1.00

1.08%

339,551

0.50%

N/A

1.04%

9/30/17

1.00

0.00d

0.00d

0.00d

(0.00)d

(0.00)d

1.00

0.23%

352,317

0.52%

0.51%

0.22%

 

a

Annualized.

b

Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized.

c

Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.

d

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

e

Amount is less than 0.005%.

j

Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund.

l

Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.

r

Unaudited.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)

Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets before
expense
waivers

Ratio of
expenses to
average daily
net assets
after expense
waivers
j

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Class I

                         

3/31/22r

$ 10.10

$ 0.07j

$ (0.65)

$ (0.58)

$ (0.28)

$ —

$ (0.28)

$ 9.24

(5.83%)b

$ 165,274

0.39%a

0.39%a,k

1.47%a

9/30/21

10.09

0.24

0.22

0.46

(0.45)

(0.45)

10.10

4.69%

211,826

0.44%

N/A

2.41%

9/30/20

10.31

0.34

(0.21)

0.13

(0.35)

(0.35)

10.09

1.26%

189,805

0.42%

N/A

3.41%

9/30/19

10.30

0.32

0.08

0.40

(0.39)

(0.39)

10.31

4.05%

204,282

0.43%

N/A

3.13%

9/30/18

10.40

0.27

(0.10)

0.17

(0.27)

(0.27)

10.30

1.65%

163,465

0.39%

N/A

2.64%

9/30/17

10.39

0.23

0.03

0.26

(0.25)

(0.25)

10.40

2.57%

299,768

0.40%

N/A

2.20%

Class R5

                       

3/31/22r

$ 10.13

$ 0.07

$ (0.65)

$ (0.58)

$ (0.27)

$ —

$ (0.27)

$ 9.28

(5.85%)b

$ 48,032

0.49%a

N/A

1.37%a

9/30/21

10.12

0.24

0.21

0.45

(0.44)

(0.44)

10.13

4.56%

66,938

0.54%

N/A

2.34%

9/30/20

10.34

0.33

(0.21)

0.12

(0.34)

(0.34)

10.12

1.15%

110,813

0.52%

N/A

3.31%

9/30/19

10.33

0.31

0.08

0.39

(0.38)

(0.38)

10.34

3.92%

158,895

0.53%

N/A

3.03%

9/30/18

10.42

0.26

(0.09)

0.17

(0.26)

(0.26)

10.33

1.63%

135,411

0.49%

N/A

2.55%

9/30/17

10.42

0.22

0.02

0.24

(0.24)

(0.24)

10.42

2.36%

155,172

0.50%

N/A

2.09%

Service Class

                       

3/31/22r

$ 10.06

$ 0.06

$ (0.64)

$ (0.58)

$ (0.26)

$ —

$ (0.26)

$ 9.22

(5.92%)b

$ 2,371

0.62%a

N/A

1.26%a

9/30/21

10.04

0.23

0.21

0.44

(0.42)

(0.42)

10.06

4.51%

16,282

0.64%

N/A

2.25%

9/30/20

10.26

0.32

(0.22)

0.10

(0.32)

(0.32)

10.04

1.00%

38,559

0.62%

N/A

3.19%

9/30/19

10.25

0.30

0.08

0.38

(0.37)

(0.37)

10.26

3.82%

51,201

0.63%

N/A

2.92%

9/30/18

10.35

0.25

(0.10)

0.15

(0.25)

(0.25)

10.25

1.50%

72,408

0.59%

N/A

2.45%

9/30/17

10.35

0.21

0.02

0.23

(0.23)

(0.23)

10.35

2.24%

75,544

0.60%

N/A

2.00%

 

   

Year ended September 30

 

Six months ended
March 31, 2022
b,r

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Portfolio turnover rate

14%

72%

37%

55%

68%

72%

 

(a)

Commenced Operations on December 13, 2021.

a

Annualized.

b

Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized.

c

Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.

j

Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers and/or MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund.

k

Amount waived had no impact on the ratio of expenses to average daily net assets.

l

Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.

m

Total return excludes sales charges, if any, and would be lower for the period presented if it reflected these charges.

r

Unaudited.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets before
expense
waivers

Ratio of
expenses to
average daily
net assets
after expense
waivers
j

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Administrative Class

                     

3/31/22r

$ 10.01

$ 0.06

$ (0.64)

$ (0.58)

$ (0.24)

$ —

$ (0.24)

$ 9.19

(6.02%)b

$ 12,044

0.69%a

N/A

1.17%a

9/30/21

10.00

0.21

0.22

0.43

(0.42)

(0.42)

10.01

4.40%

16,920

0.74%

N/A

2.16%

9/30/20

10.22

0.31

(0.21)

0.10

(0.32)

(0.32)

10.00

0.94%

27,628

0.72%

N/A

3.12%

9/30/19

10.21

0.29

0.08

0.37

(0.36)

(0.36)

10.22

3.76%

31,270

0.73%

N/A

2.83%

9/30/18

10.31

0.24

(0.10)

0.14

(0.24)

(0.24)

10.21

1.35%

34,342

0.69%

N/A

2.37%

9/30/17

10.30

0.19

0.04

0.23

(0.22)

(0.22)

10.31

2.24%

28,771

0.70%

N/A

1.89%

Class A

                         

3/31/22r

$ 9.93

$ 0.04

$ (0.63)

$ (0.59)

$ (0.19)

$ —

$ (0.19)

$ 9.15

(6.14%)b

$ 8,508

0.94%a

N/A

0.91%a

9/30/21

9.92

0.19

0.21

0.40

(0.39)

(0.39)

9.93

4.15%

36,186

0.99%

N/A

1.90%

9/30/20

10.14

0.28

(0.21)

0.07

(0.29)

(0.29)

9.92

0.71%

41,913

0.97%

N/A

2.87%

9/30/19

10.14

0.26

0.08

0.34

(0.34)

(0.34)

10.14

3.44%

55,315

0.98%

N/A

2.58%

9/30/18

10.24

0.21

(0.10)

0.11

(0.21)

(0.21)

10.14

1.10%

53,188

0.94%

N/A

2.11%

9/30/17

10.23

0.16

0.04

0.20

(0.19)

(0.19)

10.24

2.00%

50,893

0.95%

N/A

1.62%

Class R4

                         

3/31/22r

$ 10.07

$ 0.05

$ (0.64)

$ (0.59)

$ (0.22)

$ —

$ (0.22)

$ 9.26

(5.98%)b

$ 7,919

0.84%a

N/A

1.02%a

9/30/21

10.05

0.20

0.22

0.42

(0.40)

(0.40)

10.07

4.30%

11,743

0.89%

N/A

1.97%

9/30/20

10.27

0.29

(0.21)

0.08

(0.30)

(0.30)

10.05

0.79%

11,525

0.87%

N/A

2.96%

9/30/19

10.26

0.27

0.08

0.35

(0.34)

(0.34)

10.27

3.57%

12,494

0.88%

N/A

2.67%

9/30/18

10.36

0.23

(0.11)

0.12

(0.22)

(0.22)

10.26

1.21%

13,691

0.84%

N/A

2.21%

9/30/17

10.36

0.18

0.03

0.21

(0.21)

(0.21)

10.36

2.05%

13,693

0.85%

N/A

1.75%

Class R3

                         

3/31/22r

$ 9.99

$ 0.04

$ (0.65)

$ (0.61)

$ (0.20)

$ —

$ (0.20)

$ 9.18

(6.16%)b

$ 11,441

1.09%a

N/A

0.78%a

9/30/21

9.98

0.17

0.22

0.39

(0.38)

(0.38)

9.99

4.04%

11,652

1.14%

N/A

1.70%

9/30/20

10.20

0.27

(0.22)

0.05

(0.27)

(0.27)

9.98

0.53%

7,737

1.12%

N/A

2.72%

9/30/19

10.20

0.24

0.09

0.33

(0.33)

(0.33)

10.20

3.29%

7,040

1.13%

N/A

2.43%

9/30/18

10.30

0.20

(0.10)

0.10

(0.20)

(0.20)

10.20

0.97%

7,980

1.09%

N/A

1.97%

9/30/17

10.31

0.15

0.03

0.18

(0.19)

(0.19)

10.30

1.79%

6,689

1.10%

N/A

1.50%

Class Y

                         

3/31/22(a),r

$ 9.86

$ 0.00d,j

$ (0.52)

$ (0.52)

$ (0.09)

$ —

$ (0.09)

$ 9.25

(5.32%)b

$ 652,934

0.46%a

0.40%a

1.39%a

Class L

                         

3/31/22(a),r

$ 9.90

$ 0.00d,j

$ (0.55)

$ (0.55)

$ (0.14)

$ —

$ (0.14)

$ 9.21

(4.87%)b

$ 99,528

0.66%a

0.65%a

1.20%a

Class C

                         

3/31/22(a),r

$ 9.82

$ 0.00d,j

$ (0.46)

$ (0.46)

$ (0.07)

$ —

$ (0.07)

$ 9.29

(5.44%)b

$ 1,280

0.91%a

0.89%a

0.97%a

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Inflation-Protected and Income Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)

Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c,j

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
before
expense
waivers
(including
interest
expense)
p

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
after
expense
waivers
(including
interest
expense)
j,p

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
after
expense
waivers
(excluding
interest
expense)
j

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets
(including
interest
expense)
p

Class I

                           

3/31/22r

$ 11.46

$ 0.09

$ (0.22)

$ (0.13)

$ (0.20)

$ (0.61)

$ (0.81)

$ 10.52

(1.30%)b

$ 202,993

0.46%

0.46%a,n

0.46%a,n

1.64%a

9/30/21

11.40

0.19

0.48

0.67

(0.12)

(0.49)

(0.61)

11.46

6.12%

187,579

0.47%

0.47%n

0.47%n

1.73%

9/30/20

10.59

0.20

0.83

1.03

(0.22)

(0.22)

11.40

9.93%

176,809

0.47%

0.47%n

0.47%n

1.86%

9/30/19

10.24

0.25

0.42

0.67

(0.32)

(0.32)

10.59

6.80%

154,260

0.50%

0.49%

0.46%

2.40%

9/30/18

10.46

0.34

(0.26)

0.08

(0.30)

(0.30)

10.24

0.74%

133,153

1.74%

1.71%

0.45%

3.33%

9/30/17

10.79

0.23

(0.27)

(0.04)

(0.29)

(0.29)

10.46

(0.32%)

98,194

1.26%

1.23%

0.45%

2.24%

Class R5

                         

3/31/22r

$ 11.47

$ 0.08

$ (0.22)

$ (0.14)

$ (0.19)

$ (0.61)

$ (0.80)

$ 10.53

(1.39%)b

$ 84,109

0.56%

0.56%a,n

0.56%a,n

1.52%a

9/30/21

11.41

0.18

0.48

0.66

(0.11)

(0.49)

(0.60)

11.47

6.01%

93,318

0.57%

0.57%n

0.57%n

1.63%

9/30/20

10.59

0.19

0.84

1.03

(0.21)

(0.21)

11.41

9.92%

86,369

0.57%

0.57%n

0.57%n

1.75%

9/30/19

10.24

0.24

0.42

0.66

(0.31)

(0.31)

10.59

6.68%

73,365

0.60%

0.59%

0.56%

2.30%

9/30/18

10.46

0.34

(0.27)

0.07

(0.29)

(0.29)

10.24

0.63%

60,121

1.84%

1.81%

0.55%

3.29%

9/30/17

10.80

0.22

(0.28)

(0.06)

(0.28)

(0.28)

10.46

(0.51%)

60,155

1.36%

1.33%

0.55%

2.07%

Service Class

                         

3/31/22r

$ 11.42

$ 0.08

$ (0.21)

$ (0.13)

$ (0.18)

$ (0.61)

$ (0.79)

$ 10.50

(1.33%)b

$ 36,619

0.66%

0.66%a,n

0.66%a,n

1.38%a

9/30/21

11.37

0.17

0.47

0.64

(0.10)

(0.49)

(0.59)

11.42

5.84%

55,836

0.67%

0.67%n

0.67%n

1.53%

9/30/20

10.55

0.18

0.84

1.02

(0.20)

(0.20)

11.37

9.82%

54,729

0.67%

0.67%n

0.67%n

1.66%

9/30/19

10.20

0.22

0.43

0.65

(0.30)

(0.30)

10.55

6.60%

50,873

0.71%

0.70%

0.67%

2.17%

9/30/18

10.42

0.32

(0.27)

0.05

(0.27)

(0.27)

10.20

0.51%

50,449

1.94%

1.91%

0.65%

3.16%

9/30/17

10.76

0.21

(0.29)

(0.08)

(0.26)

(0.26)

10.42

(0.63%)

57,719

1.46%

1.43%

0.65%

2.00%

 

   

Year ended September 30

 

Six months ended
March 31, 2022
b,r

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Portfolio turnover rate

36%

100%

110%

42%

62%

25%

 

a

Annualized.

b

Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized.

c

Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.

d

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

j

Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund.

l

Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.

m

Total return excludes sales charges, if any, and would be lower for the period presented if it reflected these charges.

n

Expenses incurred during the period fell under the expense cap.

p

Interest expense incurred as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements and Treasury roll transactions is included in the Fund’s net expenses in the Statements of Operations. Income earned on investing proceeds from reverse repurchase agreements and Treasury roll transactions is included in interest income in the Statements of Operations.

r

Unaudited.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

142

 

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c,j

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
before
expense
waivers
(including
interest
expense)
p

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
after
expense
waivers
(including
interest
expense)
j,p

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
after
expense
waivers
(excluding
interest
expense)
j

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets
(including
interest
expense)
p

Administrative Class

                       

3/31/22r

$ 11.55

$ 0.07

$ (0.22)

$ (0.15)

$ (0.16)

$ (0.61)

$ (0.77)

$ 10.63

(1.47%)b

$ 11,146

0.76%

0.76%a,n

0.76%a,n

1.30%a

9/30/21

11.49

0.16

0.48

0.64

(0.09)

(0.49)

(0.58)

11.55

5.74%

14,073

0.77%

0.77%n

0.77%n

1.42%

9/30/20

10.66

0.17

0.85

1.02

(0.19)

(0.19)

11.49

9.70%

15,288

0.77%

0.77%n

0.77%n

1.56%

9/30/19

10.30

0.21

0.44

0.65

(0.29)

(0.29)

10.66

6.53%

16,168

0.80%

0.79%

0.76%

2.03%

9/30/18

10.53

0.31

(0.28)

0.03

(0.26)

(0.26)

10.30

0.31%

14,744

2.04%

2.01%

0.75%

3.02%

9/30/17

10.86

0.20

(0.27)

(0.07)

(0.26)

(0.26)

10.53

(0.58%)

14,519

1.56%

1.53%

0.75%

1.94%

Class A

                           

3/31/22r

$ 11.23

$ 0.06

$ (0.22)

$ (0.16)

$ (0.11)

$ (0.61)

$ (0.72)

$ 10.35

(1.59%)b

$ 11,187

1.01%

1.01%a,n

1.01%a,n

1.06%a

9/30/21

11.19

0.12

0.48

0.60

(0.07)

(0.49)

(0.56)

11.23

5.54%

13,244

1.02%

1.02%n

1.02%n

1.12%

9/30/20

10.39

0.14

0.82

0.96

(0.16)

(0.16)

11.19

9.42%

22,018

1.02%

1.02%n

1.02%n

1.30%

9/30/19

10.05

0.18

0.42

0.60

(0.26)

(0.26)

10.39

6.16%

16,136

1.06%

1.05%

1.02%

1.78%

9/30/18

10.27

0.28

(0.26)

0.02

(0.24)

(0.24)

10.05

0.16%

20,582

2.29%

2.26%

1.00%

2.80%

9/30/17

10.60

0.17

(0.27)

(0.10)

(0.23)

(0.23)

10.27

(0.92%)

22,180

1.81%

1.78%

1.00%

1.67%

Class R4

                         

3/31/22r

$ 11.16

$ 0.06

$ (0.21)

$ (0.15)

$ (0.15)

$ (0.61)

$ (0.76)

$ 10.25

(1.50%)b

$ 4,599

0.91%

0.91%a,n

0.91%a,n

1.18%a

9/30/21

11.12

0.14

0.47

0.61

(0.08)

(0.49)

(0.57)

11.16

5.65%

5,234

0.92%

0.92%n

0.92%n

1.31%

9/30/20

10.33

0.15

0.82

0.97

(0.18)

(0.18)

11.12

9.51%

4,358

0.92%

0.92%n

0.92%n

1.40%

9/30/19

10.00

0.19

0.42

0.61

(0.28)

(0.28)

10.33

6.27%

6,949

0.96%

0.95%

0.92%

1.95%

9/30/18

10.22

0.29

(0.26)

0.03

(0.25)

(0.25)

10.00

0.31%

6,840

2.19%

2.16%

0.90%

2.87%

9/30/17

10.57

0.18

(0.28)

(0.10)

(0.25)

(0.25)

10.22

(0.84%)

6,231

1.71%

1.68%

0.90%

1.78%

Class R3

                         

3/31/22r

$ 11.17

$ 0.05

$ (0.22)

$ (0.17)

$ (0.12)

$ (0.61)

$ (0.73)

$ 10.27

(1.69%)b

$ 2,883

1.16%

1.16%a,n

1.16%a,n

0.93%a

9/30/21

11.12

0.11

0.47

0.58

(0.04)

(0.49)

(0.53)

11.17

5.40%

2,940

1.17%

1.17%n

1.17%n

1.02%

9/30/20

10.33

0.12

0.82

0.94

(0.15)

(0.15)

11.12

9.20%

3,256

1.17%

1.17%n

1.17%n

1.16%

9/30/19

9.99

0.17

0.41

0.58

(0.24)

(0.24)

10.33

6.03%

4,297

1.21%

1.20%

1.17%

1.68%

9/30/18

10.22

0.27

(0.27)

0.00d

(0.23)

(0.23)

9.99

0.03%

4,569

2.44%

2.41%

1.15%

2.69%

9/30/17

10.57

0.16

(0.27)

(0.11)

(0.24)

(0.24)

10.22

(1.00%)

4,686

1.97%

1.94%

1.16%

1.54%

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

143

 

 

MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)

Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Class I

                       

3/31/22r

$ 11.33

$ 0.12

$ (0.81)

$ (0.69)

$ (0.26)

$ (0.17)

$ (0.43)

$ 10.21

(6.28%)b

$ 645,520

0.42%a

2.21%a

9/30/21

11.64

0.27

0.11

0.38

(0.43)

(0.26)

(0.69)

11.33

3.31%

679,036

0.42%

2.39%

9/30/20

11.33

0.37

0.32

0.69

(0.38)

(0.38)

11.64

6.28%

786,360

0.42%

3.27%

9/30/19

10.66

0.37

0.66

1.03

(0.36)

(0.36)

11.33

9.98%

847,736

0.43%

3.42%

9/30/18

11.04

0.34

(0.39)

(0.05)

(0.33)

(0.33)

10.66

(0.46%)

695,501

0.42%

3.19%

9/30/17

11.26

0.29

(0.15)

0.14

(0.36)

(0.36)

11.04

1.41%

546,975

0.42%

2.70%

Class R5

                     

3/31/22r

$ 11.37

$ 0.11

$ (0.80)

$ (0.69)

$ (0.25)

$ (0.17)

$ (0.42)

$ 10.26

(6.28%)b

$ 184,608

0.52%a

2.09%a

9/30/21

11.68

0.26

0.11

0.37

(0.42)

(0.26)

(0.68)

11.37

3.19%

306,648

0.52%

2.29%

9/30/20

11.37

0.36

0.32

0.68

(0.37)

(0.37)

11.68

6.16%

316,359

0.52%

3.17%

9/30/19

10.69

0.36

0.67

1.03

(0.35)

(0.35)

11.37

9.92%

317,805

0.53%

3.32%

9/30/18

11.07

0.33

(0.39)

(0.06)

(0.32)

(0.32)

10.69

(0.57%)

294,370

0.52%

3.07%

9/30/17

11.29

0.28

(0.15)

0.13

(0.35)

(0.35)

11.07

1.30%

358,319

0.52%

2.58%

Service Class

                     

3/31/22r

$ 11.30

$ 0.11

$ (0.80)

$ (0.69)

$ (0.24)

$ (0.17)

$ (0.41)

$ 10.20

(6.35%)b

$ 42,220

0.62%a

2.00%a

9/30/21

11.60

0.25

0.10

0.35

(0.39)

(0.26)

(0.65)

11.30

3.11%

58,047

0.62%

2.19%

9/30/20

11.29

0.35

0.31

0.66

(0.35)

(0.35)

11.60

6.06%

83,876

0.62%

3.08%

9/30/19

10.63

0.35

0.64

0.99

(0.33)

(0.33)

11.29

9.67%

86,988

0.63%

3.22%

9/30/18

11.01

0.32

(0.39)

(0.07)

(0.31)

(0.31)

10.63

(0.66%)

101,502

0.62%

2.98%

9/30/17

11.22

0.27

(0.15)

0.12

(0.33)

(0.33)

11.01

1.24%

100,903

0.62%

2.51%

 

   

Year ended September 30

 

Six months ended
March 31, 2022
b,r

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Portfolio turnover rate

132%

256%

231%

261%

140%

213%

 

a

Annualized.

b

Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized.

c

Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.

l

Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.

m

Total return excludes sales charges, if any, and would be lower for the period presented if it reflected these charges.

r

Unaudited.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

144

 

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Administrative Class

                   

3/31/22r

$ 11.19

$ 0.10

$ (0.79)

$ (0.69)

$ (0.22)

$ (0.17)

$ (0.39)

$ 10.11

(6.38%)b

$ 44,497

0.72%a

1.91%a

9/30/21

11.51

0.24

0.10

0.34

(0.40)

(0.26)

(0.66)

11.19

2.97%

55,178

0.72%

2.11%

9/30/20

11.21

0.33

0.32

0.65

(0.35)

(0.35)

11.51

5.94%

76,597

0.72%

2.97%

9/30/19

10.55

0.33

0.66

0.99

(0.33)

(0.33)

11.21

9.65%

67,239

0.73%

3.13%

9/30/18

10.92

0.31

(0.38)

(0.07)

(0.30)

(0.30)

10.55

(0.70%)

69,478

0.72%

2.88%

9/30/17

11.14

0.26

(0.15)

0.11

(0.33)

(0.33)

10.92

1.11%

71,425

0.72%

2.38%

Class A

                       

3/31/22r

$ 11.09

$ 0.09

$ (0.78)

$ (0.69)

$ (0.20)

$ (0.17)

$ (0.37)

$ 10.03

(6.46%)b

$ 33,732

0.97%a

1.64%a

9/30/21

11.40

0.21

0.09

0.30

(0.35)

(0.26)

(0.61)

11.09

2.70%

57,351

0.97%

1.83%

9/30/20

11.10

0.30

0.32

0.62

(0.32)

(0.32)

11.40

5.70%

58,572

0.97%

2.72%

9/30/19

10.45

0.30

0.65

0.95

(0.30)

(0.30)

11.10

9.32%

97,070

0.98%

2.87%

9/30/18

10.82

0.28

(0.38)

(0.10)

(0.27)

(0.27)

10.45

(1.00%)

106,562

0.97%

2.63%

9/30/17

11.03

0.23

(0.15)

0.08

(0.29)

(0.29)

10.82

0.87%

114,317

0.97%

2.13%

Class R4

                     

3/31/22r

$ 11.01

$ 0.09

$ (0.77)

$ (0.68)

$ (0.20)

$ (0.17)

$ (0.37)

$ 9.96

(6.39%)b

$ 5,473

0.87%a

1.75%a

9/30/21

11.33

0.21

0.10

0.31

(0.37)

(0.26)

(0.63)

11.01

2.82%

8,557

0.87%

1.95%

9/30/20

11.04

0.31

0.31

0.62

(0.33)

(0.33)

11.33

5.80%

10,444

0.87%

2.80%

9/30/19

10.39

0.31

0.64

0.95

(0.30)

(0.30)

11.04

9.47%

14,011

0.88%

2.98%

9/30/18

10.78

0.29

(0.39)

(0.10)

(0.29)

(0.29)

10.39

(0.97%)

10,624

0.87%

2.72%

9/30/17

11.00

0.24

(0.14)

0.10

(0.32)

(0.32)

10.78

1.03%

14,811

0.87%

2.23%

Class R3

                     

3/31/22r

$ 11.34

$ 0.08

$ (0.81)

$ (0.73)

$ (0.10)

$ (0.17)

$ (0.27)

$ 10.34

(6.57%)b

$ 279

1.12%a

1.51%a

9/30/21

11.63

0.19

0.10

0.29

(0.32)

(0.26)

(0.58)

11.34

2.54%

352

1.12%

1.70%

9/30/20

11.34

0.29

0.32

0.61

(0.32)

(0.32)

11.63

5.54%

867

1.12%

2.57%

9/30/19

10.67

0.29

0.67

0.96

(0.29)

(0.29)

11.34

9.24%

1,225

1.13%

2.72%

9/30/18

11.02

0.27

(0.39)

(0.12)

(0.23)

(0.23)

10.67

(1.13%)

803

1.12%

2.49%

9/30/17

11.25

0.22

(0.16)

0.06

(0.29)

(0.29)

11.02

0.64%

828

1.12%

1.99%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

145

 

 

MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)

Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c,j

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end
of the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
before
expense
waivers

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
after
expense
waivers
j

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Class I

                         

3/31/22r

$ 11.33

$ 0.15

$ (0.86)

$ (0.71)

$ (0.30)

$ (0.14)

$ (0.44)

$ 10.18

(6.53%)b

$ 102,704

0.52%a

N/A

2.68%a

9/30/21

11.51

0.32

0.33

0.65

(0.46)

(0.37)

(0.83)

11.33

5.89%

111,411

0.52%

N/A

2.85%

9/30/20

11.28

0.39

0.20

0.59

(0.36)

(0.00)d

(0.36)

11.51

5.43%

97,183

0.51%

N/A

3.54%

9/30/19

10.59

0.38

0.64

1.02

(0.33)

(0.33)

11.28

9.98%

60,965

0.55%

0.55%n

3.54%

9/30/18

10.97

0.35

(0.41)

(0.06)

(0.32)

(0.32)

10.59

(0.55%)

21,746

0.50%

0.50%n

3.33%

9/30/17

11.01

0.31

(0.09)

0.22

(0.26)

(0.26)

10.97

2.16%

27,548

0.51%

0.51%n

2.87%

Class R5

                       

3/31/22r

$ 10.35

$ 0.13

$ (0.78)

$ (0.65)

$ (0.29)

$ (0.14)

$ (0.43)

$ 9.27

(6.56%)b

$ 67,713

0.62%a

N/A

2.59%a

9/30/21

10.58

0.28

0.31

0.59

(0.45)

(0.37)

(0.82)

10.35

5.79%

80,079

0.62%

N/A

2.75%

9/30/20

10.40

0.35

0.18

0.53

(0.35)

(0.00)d

(0.35)

10.58

5.30%

78,289

0.61%

N/A

3.46%

9/30/19

9.78

0.34

0.60

0.94

(0.32)

(0.32)

10.40

9.99%

109,659

0.65%

0.65%n

3.46%

9/30/18

10.16

0.32

(0.39)

(0.07)

(0.31)

(0.31)

9.78

(0.69%)

98,402

0.60%

0.60%n

3.24%

9/30/17

10.22

0.28

(0.09)

0.19

(0.25)

(0.25)

10.16

2.02%

88,740

0.61%

0.61%n

2.76%

Service Class

                       

3/31/22r

$ 10.51

$ 0.13

$ (0.80)

$ (0.67)

$ (0.27)

$ (0.14)

$ (0.41)

$ 9.43

(6.62%)b

$ 6,245

0.72%a

N/A

2.47%a

9/30/21

10.73

0.28

0.31

0.59

(0.44)

(0.37)

(0.81)

10.51

5.71%

11,853

0.72%

N/A

2.66%

9/30/20

10.54

0.35

0.18

0.53

(0.34)

(0.00)d

(0.34)

10.73

5.20%

12,067

0.71%

N/A

3.36%

9/30/19

9.91

0.33

0.61

0.94

(0.31)

(0.31)

10.54

9.80%

12,976

0.75%

0.75%n

3.35%

9/30/18

10.28

0.31

(0.38)

(0.07)

(0.30)

(0.30)

9.91

(0.69%)

18,946

0.70%

0.70%n

3.14%

9/30/17

10.34

0.27

(0.09)

0.18

(0.24)

(0.24)

10.28

1.89%

16,047

0.71%

0.71%n

2.65%

 

   

Year ended September 30

 

Six months ended
March 31, 2022
b,r

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Portfolio turnover rate

119%

192%

186%

236%

142%

207%

 

a

Annualized.

b

Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized.

c

Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.

d

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

j

Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund.

l

Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.

m

Total return excludes sales charges, if any, and would be lower for the period presented if it reflected these charges.

n

Expenses incurred during the period fell under the expense cap.

r

Unaudited.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

146

 

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c,j

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end
of the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
before
expense
waivers

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
after
expense
waivers
j

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Administrative Class

                     

3/31/22r

$ 10.49

$ 0.12

$ (0.79)

$ (0.67)

$ (0.26)

$ (0.14)

$ (0.40)

$ 9.42

(6.61%)b

$ 10,907

0.82%a

N/A

2.39%a

9/30/21

10.71

0.27

0.30

0.57

(0.42)

(0.37)

(0.79)

10.49

5.52%

12,621

0.82%

N/A

2.57%

9/30/20

10.52

0.34

0.18

0.52

(0.33)

(0.00)d

(0.33)

10.71

5.10%

17,108

0.81%

N/A

3.25%

9/30/19

9.88

0.32

0.62

0.94

(0.30)

(0.30)

10.52

9.79%

21,870

0.85%

0.85%n

3.25%

9/30/18

10.25

0.30

(0.38)

(0.08)

(0.29)

(0.29)

9.88

(0.83%)

27,039

0.80%

0.80%n

3.03%

9/30/17

10.31

0.26

(0.09)

0.17

(0.23)

(0.23)

10.25

1.78%

26,601

0.81%

0.81%n

2.54%

Class A

                         

3/31/22r

$ 10.49

$ 0.11

$ (0.79)

$ (0.68)

$ (0.23)

$ (0.14)

$ (0.37)

$ 9.44

(6.75%)b

$ 8,018

1.07%a

N/A

2.14%a

9/30/21

10.69

0.24

0.30

0.54

(0.37)

(0.37)

(0.74)

10.49

5.23%

9,381

1.07%

N/A

2.33%

9/30/20

10.48

0.31

0.20

0.51

(0.30)

(0.00)d

(0.30)

10.69

4.96%

14,756

1.06%

N/A

2.99%

9/30/19

9.85

0.30

0.60

0.90

(0.27)

(0.27)

10.48

9.45%

28,973

1.10%

1.10%n

3.01%

9/30/18

10.23

0.28

(0.40)

(0.12)

(0.26)

(0.26)

9.85

(1.17%)

32,456

1.05%

1.05%n

2.78%

9/30/17

10.28

0.23

(0.07)

0.16

(0.21)

(0.21)

10.23

1.63%

34,137

1.06%

1.06%n

2.30%

Class R4

                       

3/31/22r

$ 10.33

$ 0.11

$ (0.78)

$ (0.67)

$ (0.24)

$ (0.14)

$ (0.38)

$ 9.28

(6.70%)b

$ 4,472

0.97%a

N/A

2.23%a

9/30/21

10.57

0.25

0.29

0.54

(0.41)

(0.37)

(0.78)

10.33

5.35%

5,253

0.97%

N/A

2.42%

9/30/20

10.38

0.32

0.19

0.51

(0.32)

(0.00)d

(0.32)

10.57

5.05%

6,233

0.96%

N/A

3.10%

9/30/19

9.78

0.31

0.59

0.90

(0.30)

(0.30)

10.38

9.49%

6,925

1.00%

1.00%n

3.12%

9/30/18

10.16

0.28

(0.38)

(0.10)

(0.28)

(0.28)

9.78

(1.01%)

4,730

0.95%

0.95%n

2.87%

9/30/17

10.22

0.24

(0.07)

0.17

(0.23)

(0.23)

10.16

1.77%

5,032

0.96%

0.96%n

2.41%

Class R3

                       

3/31/22r

$ 10.30

$ 0.10

$ (0.78)

$ (0.68)

$ (0.10)

$ (0.14)

$ (0.24)

$ 9.38

(6.71%)b

$ 1,426

1.22%a

N/A

1.91%a

9/30/21

10.53

0.22

0.30

0.52

(0.38)

(0.37)

(0.75)

10.30

5.14%

3,255

1.22%

N/A

2.16%

9/30/20

10.34

0.29

0.17

0.46

(0.27)

(0.00)d

(0.27)

10.53

4.61%

3,881

1.21%

N/A

2.85%

9/30/19

9.72

0.28

0.60

0.88

(0.26)

(0.26)

10.34

9.35%

3,553

1.25%

1.25%n

2.85%

9/30/18

10.10

0.26

(0.38)

(0.12)

(0.26)

(0.26)

9.72

(1.24%)

4,530

1.20%

1.20%n

2.64%

9/30/17

10.19

0.22

(0.09)

0.13

(0.22)

(0.22)

10.10

1.41%

3,869

1.21%

1.21%n

2.18%

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

147

 

 

MassMutual High Yield Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)

Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c,j

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end
of the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
before
expense
waivers

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
after
expense
waivers
j

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Class I

                         

3/31/22r

$ 9.34

$ 0.24

$ (0.47)

$ (0.23)

$ (0.65)

$ —

$ (0.65)

$ 8.46

(2.58%)b

$ 297,317

0.55%a

N/A

5.35%a

9/30/21

8.63

0.49

0.70

1.19

(0.48)

(0.48)

9.34

14.20%

351,942

0.54%

N/A

5.50%

9/30/20

9.21

0.50

(0.52)

(0.02)

(0.56)

(0.56)

8.63

(0.28%)

375,807

0.53%

N/A

5.79%

9/30/19

9.27

0.56

(0.10)

0.46

(0.52)

(0.52)

9.21

5.45%

326,836

0.54%

0.54%n

6.31%

9/30/18

9.62

0.58

(0.33)

0.25

(0.60)

(0.60)

9.27

2.78%

382,927

0.54%

0.54%n

6.32%

9/30/17

9.29

0.62

0.28

0.90

(0.57)

(0.57)

9.62

10.22%

242,645

0.54%

0.54%n

6.63%

Class R5

                       

3/31/22r

$ 9.40

$ 0.23

$ (0.47)

$ (0.24)

$ (0.64)

$ —

$ (0.64)

$ 8.52

(2.67%)b

$ 39,165

0.65%a

N/A

5.24%a

9/30/21

8.68

0.49

0.70

1.19

(0.47)

(0.47)

9.40

14.13%

46,518

0.64%

N/A

5.39%

9/30/20

9.25

0.49

(0.51)

(0.02)

(0.55)

(0.55)

8.68

(0.28%)

49,116

0.63%

N/A

5.69%

9/30/19

9.31

0.56

(0.11)

0.45

(0.51)

(0.51)

9.25

5.29%

41,369

0.64%

0.64%n

6.23%

9/30/18

9.66

0.57

(0.33)

0.24

(0.59)

(0.59)

9.31

2.65%

43,613

0.64%

0.64%n

6.20%

9/30/17

9.33

0.61

0.28

0.89

(0.56)

(0.56)

9.66

10.08%

55,628

0.64%

0.64%n

6.54%

Service Class

                       

3/31/22r

$ 9.39

$ 0.23

$ (0.46)

$ (0.23)

$ (0.63)

$ —

$ (0.63)

$ 8.53

(2.59%)b

$ 26,612

0.75%a

N/A

5.15%a

9/30/21

8.67

0.48

0.70

1.18

(0.46)

(0.46)

9.39

14.00%

29,097

0.74%

N/A

5.31%

9/30/20

9.25

0.48

(0.52)

(0.04)

(0.54)

(0.54)

8.67

(0.48%)

33,897

0.73%

N/A

5.58%

9/30/19

9.31

0.55

(0.11)

0.44

(0.50)

(0.50)

9.25

5.20%

49,174

0.74%

0.74%n

6.13%

9/30/18

9.66

0.56

(0.33)

0.23

(0.58)

(0.58)

9.31

2.55%

45,296

0.74%

0.74%n

6.11%

9/30/17

9.33

0.60

0.28

0.88

(0.55)

(0.55)

9.66

9.93%

49,581

0.74%

0.74%n

6.45%

 

   

Year ended September 30

 

Six months ended
March 31, 2022
b,r

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Portfolio turnover rate

26%

68%

79%

54%

38%

70%

 

(a)

Commenced Operations on December 13, 2021.

a

Annualized.

b

Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized.

c

Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.

j

Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund.

l

Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.

m

Total return excludes sales charges, if any, and would be lower for the period presented if it reflected these charges.

n

Expenses incurred during the period fell under the expense cap.

r

Unaudited.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

148

 

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c,j

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end
of the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
before
expense
waivers

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
after
expense
waivers
j

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Administrative Class

                     

3/31/22r

$ 9.22

$ 0.22

$ (0.45)

$ (0.23)

$ (0.62)

$ —

$ (0.62)

$ 8.37

(2.69%)b

$ 16,346

0.85%a

N/A

5.03%a

9/30/21

8.53

0.46

0.68

1.14

(0.45)

(0.45)

9.22

13.79%

23,211

0.84%

N/A

5.20%

9/30/20

9.10

0.47

(0.51)

(0.04)

(0.53)

(0.53)

8.53

(0.55%)

23,549

0.83%

N/A

5.49%

9/30/19

9.16

0.53

(0.10)

0.43

(0.49)

(0.49)

9.10

5.13%

25,980

0.84%

0.84%n

6.03%

9/30/18

9.51

0.55

(0.33)

0.22

(0.57)

(0.57)

9.16

2.49%

31,250

0.84%

0.84%n

6.01%

9/30/17

9.20

0.58

0.28

0.86

(0.55)

(0.55)

9.51

9.79%

32,889

0.84%

0.84%n

6.34%

Class A

                         

3/31/22r

$ 9.19

$ 0.21

$ (0.46)

$ (0.25)

$ (0.57)

$ —

$ (0.57)

$ 8.37

(2.85%)b

$ 11,268

1.10%a

N/A

4.80%a

9/30/21

8.49

0.44

0.69

1.13

(0.43)

(0.43)

9.19

13.65%

13,444

1.09%

N/A

4.97%

9/30/20

9.07

0.44

(0.50)

(0.06)

(0.52)

(0.52)

8.49

(0.81%)

24,556

1.08%

N/A

5.24%

9/30/19

9.13

0.51

(0.10)

0.41

(0.47)

(0.47)

9.07

4.89%

31,392

1.09%

1.09%n

5.77%

9/30/18

9.49

0.52

(0.33)

0.19

(0.55)

(0.55)

9.13

2.10%

27,393

1.09%

1.09%n

5.76%

9/30/17

9.17

0.56

0.28

0.84

(0.52)

(0.52)

9.49

9.63%

29,357

1.09%

1.09%n

6.09%

Class R4

                         

3/31/22r

$ 9.06

$ 0.21

$ (0.44)

$ (0.23)

$ (0.60)

$ —

$ (0.60)

$ 8.23

(2.82%)b

$ 35,456

1.00%a

N/A

4.90%a

9/30/21

8.38

0.44

0.68

1.12

(0.44)

(0.44)

9.06

13.73%

39,125

0.99%

N/A

5.05%

9/30/20

8.97

0.45

(0.51)

(0.06)

(0.53)

(0.53)

8.38

(0.75%)

40,160

0.98%

N/A

5.34%

9/30/19

9.04

0.51

(0.10)

0.41

(0.48)

(0.48)

8.97

4.97%

47,055

0.99%

0.99%n

5.88%

9/30/18

9.40

0.53

(0.33)

0.20

(0.56)

(0.56)

9.04

2.30%

35,011

0.99%

0.99%n

5.87%

9/30/17

9.11

0.56

0.28

0.84

(0.55)

(0.55)

9.40

9.66%

30,611

0.99%

0.99%n

6.18%

Class R3

                         

3/31/22r

$ 9.31

$ 0.21

$ (0.47)

$ (0.26)

$ (0.57)

$ —

$ (0.57)

$ 8.48

(2.90%)b

$ 28,406

1.25%a

N/A

4.65%a

9/30/21

8.60

0.43

0.69

1.12

(0.41)

(0.41)

9.31

13.41%

33,334

1.24%

N/A

4.79%

9/30/20

9.17

0.44

(0.52)

(0.08)

(0.49)

(0.49)

8.60

(0.96%)

35,047

1.23%

N/A

5.09%

9/30/19

9.23

0.50

(0.10)

0.40

(0.46)

(0.46)

9.17

4.71%

42,509

1.24%

1.24%n

5.63%

9/30/18

9.60

0.51

(0.33)

0.18

(0.55)

(0.55)

9.23

2.04%

44,944

1.24%

1.24%n

5.62%

9/30/17

9.29

0.55

0.29

0.84

(0.53)

(0.53)

9.60

9.43%

36,626

1.24%

1.24%n

5.93%

Class Y

                         

3/31/22(a),r

$ 8.86

$ 0.02

$ (0.24)

$ (0.22)

$ (0.15)

$ —

$ (0.15)

$ 8.49

(2.45%)b

$ 27,356

0.60%a

N/A

5.35%a

Class C

                         

3/31/22(a),r

$ 8.89

$ 0.01

$ (0.25)

$ (0.24)

$ (0.13)

$ —

$ (0.13)

$ 8.52

(2.39%)b

$ 94

1.56%a

N/A

4.36%a

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MassMutual Balanced Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)

Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c,j

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end
of the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
before
expense
waivers

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
after
expense
waivers
j

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Class I

                         

3/31/22r

$ 14.34

$ 0.08

$ 0.36

$ 0.44

$ (0.22)

$ (3.26)

$ (3.48)

$ 11.30

1.96%b

$ 55,077

0.67%a

N/A

1.22%a

9/30/21

12.40

0.16

2.21

2.37

(0.21)

(0.22)

(0.43)

14.34

19.60%

54,692

0.69%

N/A

1.21%

9/30/20

12.07

0.21

0.90

1.11

(0.27)

(0.51)

(0.78)

12.40

9.49%

42,455

0.71%

N/A

1.75%

9/30/19

12.86

0.24

(0.09)aa

0.15

(0.22)

(0.72)

(0.94)

12.07

1.91%

31,567

0.76%

0.74%

2.06%

9/30/18

12.53

0.22

1.02

1.24

(0.24)

(0.67)

(0.91)

12.86

10.21%

11,637

0.70%

0.60%

1.79%

9/30/17

11.32

0.21

1.28

1.49

(0.22)

(0.06)

(0.28)

12.53

13.39%

8,270

0.68%

0.60%

1.76%

Class R5

                       

3/31/22r

$ 14.34

$ 0.07

$ 0.35

$ 0.42

$ (0.20)

$ (3.26)

$ (3.46)

$ 11.30

1.86%b

$ 37,197

0.77%a

N/A

1.12%a

9/30/21

12.39

0.15

2.22

2.37

(0.20)

(0.22)

(0.42)

14.34

19.58%

39,742

0.79%

N/A

1.10%

9/30/20

12.07

0.20

0.89

1.09

(0.26)

(0.51)

(0.77)

12.39

9.29%

42,199

0.81%

N/A

1.66%

9/30/19

12.85

0.23

(0.09)aa

0.14

(0.20)

(0.72)

(0.92)

12.07

1.88%

45,321

0.86%

0.83%

1.94%

9/30/18

12.53

0.21

1.01

1.22

(0.23)

(0.67)

(0.90)

12.85

10.01%

45,211

0.80%

0.70%

1.67%

9/30/17

11.32

0.20

1.28

1.48

(0.21)

(0.06)

(0.27)

12.53

13.27%

49,381

0.78%

0.70%

1.66%

Service Class

                       

3/31/22r

$ 15.20

$ 0.07

$ 0.37

$ 0.44

$ (0.19)

$ (3.26)

$ (3.45)

$ 12.19

1.83%b

$ 9,478

0.87%a

N/A

1.02%a

9/30/21

13.12

0.14

2.35

2.49

(0.19)

(0.22)

(0.41)

15.20

19.40%

10,330

0.89%

N/A

1.00%

9/30/20

12.73

0.19

0.95

1.14

(0.24)

(0.51)

(0.75)

13.12

9.22%

8,637

0.91%

N/A

1.56%

9/30/19

13.50

0.23

(0.09)aa

0.14

(0.19)

(0.72)

(0.91)

12.73

1.73%

6,045

0.96%

0.92%

1.84%

9/30/18

13.11

0.21

1.06

1.27

(0.21)

(0.67)

(0.88)

13.50

9.94%

7,243

0.90%

0.80%

1.58%

9/30/17

11.83

0.19

1.34

1.53

(0.19)

(0.06)

(0.25)

13.11

13.11%

6,978

0.88%

0.80%

1.54%

 

   

Year ended September 30

 

Six months ended
March 31, 2022
b,r

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Portfolio turnover rate

102%

343%

113%

161%

77%

108%

 

a

Annualized.

b

Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized.

c

Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.

j

Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund.

l

Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.

m

Total return excludes sales charges, if any, and would be lower for the period presented if it reflected these charges.

r

Unaudited.

aa

The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for the period due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

150

 

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c,j

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end
of the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
before
expense
waivers

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
after
expense
waivers
j

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Administrative Class

                     

3/31/22r

$ 14.39

$ 0.06

$ 0.35

$ 0.41

$ (0.18)

$ (3.26)

$ (3.44)

$ 11.36

1.72%b

$ 7,594

0.97%a

N/A

0.92%a

9/30/21

12.44

0.12

2.23

2.35

(0.18)

(0.22)

(0.40)

14.39

19.30%

7,411

0.99%

N/A

0.90%

9/30/20

12.11

0.17

0.90

1.07

(0.23)

(0.51)

(0.74)

12.44

9.13%

5,849

1.01%

N/A

1.44%

9/30/19

12.89

0.20

(0.09)aa

0.11

(0.17)

(0.72)

(0.89)

12.11

1.62%

6,981

1.06%

1.02%

1.73%

9/30/18

12.55

0.18

1.02

1.20

(0.19)

(0.67)

(0.86)

12.89

9.88%

8,129

1.00%

0.90%

1.47%

9/30/17

11.35

0.17

1.28

1.45

(0.19)

(0.06)

(0.25)

12.55

13.01%

9,413

0.98%

0.90%

1.46%

Class A

                         

3/31/22r

$ 13.91

$ 0.04

$ 0.34

$ 0.38

$ (0.12)

$ (3.26)

$ (3.38)

$ 10.91

1.62%b

$ 15,922

1.22%a

N/A

0.67%a

9/30/21

12.03

0.09

2.16

2.25

(0.15)

(0.22)

(0.37)

13.91

19.07%

20,919

1.24%

N/A

0.67%

9/30/20

11.74

0.14

0.86

1.00

(0.20)

(0.51)

(0.71)

12.03

8.80%

26,626

1.26%

N/A

1.21%

9/30/19

12.51

0.17

(0.08)aa

0.09

(0.14)

(0.72)

(0.86)

11.74

1.44%

26,981

1.31%

1.27%

1.49%

9/30/18

12.22

0.15

0.98

1.13

(0.17)

(0.67)

(0.84)

12.51

9.48%

30,517

1.25%

1.15%

1.22%

9/30/17

11.05

0.14

1.25

1.39

(0.16)

(0.06)

(0.22)

12.22

12.78%

32,637

1.23%

1.15%

1.21%

Class R4

                       

3/31/22r

$ 13.77

$ 0.05

$ 0.35

$ 0.40

$ (0.15)

$ (3.26)

$ (3.41)

$ 10.76

1.72%b

$ 5,619

1.12%a

N/A

0.77%a

9/30/21

11.92

0.10

2.13

2.23

(0.16)

(0.22)

(0.38)

13.77

19.12%

5,984

1.14%

N/A

0.76%

9/30/20

11.64

0.15

0.86

1.01

(0.22)

(0.51)

(0.73)

11.92

8.94%

2,994

1.16%

N/A

1.31%

9/30/19

12.42

0.18

(0.08)aa

0.10

(0.16)

(0.72)

(0.88)

11.64

1.52%

2,853

1.21%

1.17%

1.59%

9/30/18

12.15

0.16

0.97

1.13

(0.19)

(0.67)

(0.86)

12.42

9.58%

3,499

1.15%

1.05%

1.34%

9/30/17

10.99

0.15

1.24

1.39

(0.17)

(0.06)

(0.23)

12.15

12.88%

2,822

1.13%

1.05%

1.32%

Class R3

                       

3/31/22r

$ 13.69

$ 0.03

$ 0.34

$ 0.37

$ (0.13)

$ (3.26)

$ (3.39)

$ 10.67

1.52%b

$ 13,295

1.37%a

N/A

0.52%a

9/30/21

11.85

0.07

2.11

2.18

(0.12)

(0.22)

(0.34)

13.69

18.81%

12,390

1.39%

N/A

0.50%

9/30/20

11.57

0.12

0.85

0.97

(0.18)

(0.51)

(0.69)

11.85

8.66%

7,503

1.41%

N/A

1.06%

9/30/19

12.36

0.15

(0.08)aa

0.07

(0.14)

(0.72)

(0.86)

11.57

1.27%

7,236

1.46%

1.42%

1.35%

9/30/18

12.09

0.13

0.97

1.10

(0.16)

(0.67)

(0.83)

12.36

9.32%

8,002

1.40%

1.30%

1.08%

9/30/17

10.95

0.12

1.24

1.36

(0.16)

(0.06)

(0.22)

12.09

12.58%

7,251

1.38%

1.30%

1.08%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

151

 

 

MassMutual Disciplined Value Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)

Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Class I

                       

3/31/22r

$ 16.30

$ 0.10

$ 0.93

$ 1.03

$ (0.22)

$ (2.56)

$ (2.78)

$ 14.55

6.33%b

$ 32,479

0.72%a

1.27%a

9/30/21

12.08

0.22

4.28

4.50

(0.28)

(0.28)

16.30

37.75%

31,848

0.74%

1.46%

9/30/20

13.98

0.28

(1.16)

(0.88)

(0.31)

(0.71)

(1.02)

12.08

(7.26%)

20,650

0.72%

2.20%

9/30/19

17.06

0.28

(0.76)

(0.48)

(0.40)

(2.20)

(2.60)

13.98

(1.20%)

16,781

0.64%

2.03%

9/30/18

17.67

0.29

1.28

1.57

(0.36)

(1.82)

(2.18)

17.06

9.34%

19,546

0.57%

1.74%

9/30/17

16.05

0.31

2.40

2.71

(0.53)

(0.56)

(1.09)

17.67

17.36%

79,531

0.57%

1.87%

Class R5

                     

3/31/22r

$ 16.34

$ 0.09

$ 0.93

$ 1.02

$ (0.20)

$ (2.56)

$ (2.76)

$ 14.60

6.24%b

$ 24,782

0.82%a

1.15%a

9/30/21

12.11

0.21

4.28

4.49

(0.26)

(0.26)

16.34

37.57%

35,564

0.84%

1.39%

9/30/20

14.01

0.27

(1.17)

(0.90)

(0.29)

(0.71)

(1.00)

12.11

(7.34%)

32,418

0.82%

2.10%

9/30/19

17.09

0.27

(0.76)

(0.49)

(0.39)

(2.20)

(2.59)

14.01

(1.32%)

53,709

0.74%

1.92%

9/30/18

17.69

0.28

1.28

1.56

(0.34)

(1.82)

(2.16)

17.09

9.27%

59,987

0.67%

1.65%

9/30/17

16.06

0.30

2.40

2.70

(0.51)

(0.56)

(1.07)

17.69

17.31%

46,583

0.67%

1.78%

Service Class

                     

3/31/22r

$ 16.19

$ 0.08

$ 0.91

$ 0.99

$ (0.18)

$ (2.56)

$ (2.74)

$ 14.44

6.16%b

$ 14,695

0.92%a

1.08%a

9/30/21

12.00

0.19

4.25

4.44

(0.25)

(0.25)

16.19

37.48%

16,120

0.94%

1.27%

9/30/20

13.88

0.25

(1.16)

(0.91)

(0.26)

(0.71)

(0.97)

12.00

(7.46%)

11,618

0.92%

1.98%

9/30/19

16.95

0.25

(0.76)

(0.51)

(0.36)

(2.20)

(2.56)

13.88

(1.43%)

20,401

0.84%

1.82%

9/30/18

17.57

0.26

1.26

1.52

(0.32)

(1.82)

(2.14)

16.95

9.10%

50,102

0.77%

1.55%

9/30/17

15.95

0.28

2.39

2.67

(0.49)

(0.56)

(1.05)

17.57

17.19%

49,413

0.77%

1.65%

 

   

Year ended September 30

 

Six months ended
March 31, 2022
b,r

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Portfolio turnover rate

14%

189%

57%

53%

80%

102%

 

a

Annualized.

b

Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized.

c

Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.

l

Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.

m

Total return excludes sales charges, if any, and would be lower for the period presented if it reflected these charges.

r

Unaudited.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Administrative Class

                   

3/31/22r

$ 16.57

$ 0.08

$ 0.94

$ 1.02

$ (0.15)

$ (2.56)

$ (2.71)

$ 14.88

6.17%b

$ 1,801

1.02%a

0.99%a

9/30/21

12.28

0.18

4.35

4.53

(0.24)

(0.24)

16.57

37.32%

1,652

1.04%

1.23%

9/30/20

14.20

0.24

(1.20)

(0.96)

(0.25)

(0.71)

(0.96)

12.28

(7.62%)

4,214

1.02%

1.88%

9/30/19

17.27

0.25

(0.76)

(0.51)

(0.36)

(2.20)

(2.56)

14.20

(1.46%)

5,731

0.94%

1.72%

9/30/18

17.86

0.25

1.29

1.54

(0.31)

(1.82)

(2.13)

17.27

9.02%

9,147

0.87%

1.46%

9/30/17

16.21

0.27

2.41

2.68

(0.47)

(0.56)

(1.03)

17.86

17.01%

5,970

0.87%

1.57%

Class A

                       

3/31/22r

$ 15.98

$ 0.06

$ 0.89

$ 0.95

$ (0.12)

$ (2.56)

$ (2.68)

$ 14.25

5.98%b

$ 6,322

1.27%a

0.73%a

9/30/21

11.85

0.14

4.20

4.34

(0.21)

(0.21)

15.98

37.00%

6,784

1.29%

0.93%

9/30/20

13.73

0.21

(1.15)

(0.94)

(0.23)

(0.71)

(0.94)

11.85

(7.77%)

5,569

1.27%

1.66%

9/30/19

16.78

0.20

(0.74)

(0.54)

(0.31)

(2.20)

(2.51)

13.73

(1.75%)

6,012

1.19%

1.48%

9/30/18

17.39

0.20

1.25

1.45

(0.24)

(1.82)

(2.06)

16.78

8.74%

8,886

1.12%

1.20%

9/30/17

15.82

0.22

2.36

2.58

(0.45)

(0.56)

(1.01)

17.39

16.74%

9,120

1.12%

1.32%

Class R4

                     

3/31/22r

$ 15.85

$ 0.06

$ 0.90

$ 0.96

$ (0.14)

$ (2.56)

$ (2.70)

$ 14.11

6.06%b

$ 1,445

1.17%a

0.77%a

9/30/21

11.76

0.15

4.16

4.31

(0.22)

(0.22)

15.85

37.08%

2,731

1.19%

1.06%

9/30/20

13.63

0.21

(1.13)

(0.92)

(0.24)

(0.71)

(0.95)

11.76

(7.70%)

2,707

1.17%

1.73%

9/30/19

16.67

0.22

(0.75)

(0.53)

(0.31)

(2.20)

(2.51)

13.63

(1.65%)

4,039

1.09%

1.58%

9/30/18

17.32

0.22

1.24

1.46

(0.29)

(1.82)

(2.11)

16.67

8.84%

6,428

1.02%

1.30%

9/30/17

15.77

0.24

2.36

2.60

(0.49)

(0.56)

(1.05)

17.32

16.94%

10,139

1.02%

1.43%

Class R3

                     

3/31/22r

$ 16.12

$ 0.04

$ 0.91

$ 0.95

$ (0.10)

$ (2.56)

$ (2.66)

$ 14.41

5.89%b

$ 4,509

1.42%a

0.58%a

9/30/21

11.95

0.12

4.24

4.36

(0.19)

(0.19)

16.12

36.87%

4,873

1.44%

0.79%

9/30/20

13.85

0.19

(1.17)

(0.98)

(0.21)

(0.71)

(0.92)

11.95

(7.98%)

3,988

1.42%

1.50%

9/30/19

16.90

0.18

(0.74)

(0.56)

(0.29)

(2.20)

(2.49)

13.85

(1.85%)

4,346

1.34%

1.33%

9/30/18

17.56

0.18

1.25

1.43

(0.27)

(1.82)

(2.09)

16.90

8.53%

4,196

1.27%

1.05%

9/30/17

15.92

0.20

2.38

2.58

(0.38)

(0.56)

(0.94)

17.56

16.62%

3,820

1.27%

1.18%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

153

 

 

MassMutual Main Street Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)

Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Class I

                       

3/31/22r

$ 14.00

$ 0.05

$ 0.54

$ 0.59

$ (0.11)

$ (2.88)

$ (2.99)

$ 11.60

3.15%b

$ 27,819

0.74%a

0.82%a

9/30/21

11.28

0.11

3.00

3.11

(0.12)

(0.27)

(0.39)

14.00

28.21%

27,948

0.75%

0.84%

9/30/20

11.07

0.11

1.19

1.30

(0.13)

(0.96)

(1.09)

11.28

12.22%

30,273

0.74%

1.03%

9/30/19

12.04

0.14

0.30

0.44

(0.13)

(1.28)

(1.41)

11.07

5.60%

24,639

0.73%

1.29%

9/30/18

11.94

0.14

0.89

1.03

(0.14)

(0.79)

(0.93)

12.04

9.11%

24,123

0.71%

1.17%

9/30/17

10.42

0.16

1.81

1.97

(0.15)

(0.30)

(0.45)

11.94

19.50%

8,516

0.71%

1.40%

Class R5

                     

3/31/22r

$ 13.99

$ 0.05

$ 0.53

$ 0.58

$ (0.10)

$ (2.88)

$ (2.98)

$ 11.59

3.05%b

$ 43,990

0.84%a

0.73%a

9/30/21

11.27

0.10

2.99

3.09

(0.10)

(0.27)

(0.37)

13.99

28.11%

47,342

0.85%

0.74%

9/30/20

11.06

0.10

1.18

1.28

(0.11)

(0.96)

(1.07)

11.27

12.10%

45,358

0.84%

0.93%

9/30/19

12.03

0.13

0.29

0.42

(0.11)

(1.28)

(1.39)

11.06

5.47%

48,226

0.83%

1.19%

9/30/18

11.93

0.12

0.90

1.02

(0.13)

(0.79)

(0.92)

12.03

9.00%

67,695

0.81%

1.04%

9/30/17

10.41

0.15

1.81

1.96

(0.14)

(0.30)

(0.44)

11.93

19.40%

78,580

0.81%

1.36%

Service Class

                     

3/31/22r

$ 14.62

$ 0.04

$ 0.56

$ 0.60

$ (0.09)

$ (2.88)

$ (2.97)

$ 12.25

3.03%b

$ 136

0.94%a

0.64%a

9/30/21

11.75

0.08

3.14

3.22

(0.08)

(0.27)

(0.35)

14.62

28.00%

160

0.95%

0.62%

9/30/20

11.50

0.09

1.22

1.31

(0.10)

(0.96)

(1.06)

11.75

11.88%

182

0.94%

0.82%

9/30/19

12.44

0.12

0.32

0.44

(0.10)

(1.28)

(1.38)

11.50

5.38%

652

0.93%

1.08%

9/30/18

12.30

0.11

0.93

1.04

(0.11)

(0.79)

(0.90)

12.44

8.94%

738

0.91%

0.95%

9/30/17

10.71

0.15

1.85

2.00

(0.11)

(0.30)

(0.41)

12.30

19.21%

1,133

0.91%

1.28%

 

   

Year ended September 30

 

Six months ended
March 31, 2022
b,r

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Portfolio turnover rate

20%

46%

38%

55%

64%

35%

 

a

Annualized.

b

Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized.

c

Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.

l

Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.

m

Total return excludes sales charges, if any, and would be lower for the period presented if it reflected these charges.

r

Unaudited.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

154

 

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Administrative Class

                   

3/31/22r

$ 13.97

$ 0.03

$ 0.53

$ 0.56

$ (0.07)

$ (2.88)

$ (2.95)

$ 11.58

2.93%b

$ 24,370

1.04%a

0.52%a

9/30/21

11.25

0.07

3.00

3.07

(0.08)

(0.27)

(0.35)

13.97

27.91%

24,389

1.05%

0.53%

9/30/20

11.05

0.08

1.17

1.25

(0.09)

(0.96)

(1.05)

11.25

11.79%

21,264

1.04%

0.73%

9/30/19

12.01

0.10

0.31

0.41

(0.09)

(1.28)

(1.37)

11.05

5.30%

24,458

1.03%

0.98%

9/30/18

11.91

0.10

0.89

0.99

(0.10)

(0.79)

(0.89)

12.01

8.79%

28,295

1.01%

0.84%

9/30/17

10.40

0.13

1.80

1.93

(0.12)

(0.30)

(0.42)

11.91

19.07%

30,996

1.01%

1.17%

Class A

                       

3/31/22r

$ 13.70

$ 0.02

$ 0.52

$ 0.54

$ (0.03)

$ (2.88)

$ (2.91)

$ 11.33

2.83%b

$ 10,376

1.29%a

0.27%a

9/30/21

11.04

0.04

2.94

2.98

(0.05)

(0.27)

(0.32)

13.70

27.56%

10,628

1.30%

0.31%

9/30/20

10.86

0.05

1.15

1.20

(0.06)

(0.96)

(1.02)

11.04

11.53%

12,086

1.29%

0.48%

9/30/19

11.83

0.08

0.29

0.37

(0.06)

(1.28)

(1.34)

10.86

5.01%

12,843

1.28%

0.74%

9/30/18

11.75

0.07

0.88

0.95

(0.08)

(0.79)

(0.87)

11.83

8.49%

14,495

1.26%

0.60%

9/30/17

10.26

0.10

1.79

1.89

(0.10)

(0.30)

(0.40)

11.75

18.88%

13,096

1.26%

0.90%

Class R4

                     

3/31/22r

$ 13.56

$ 0.02

$ 0.53

$ 0.55

$ (0.05)

$ (2.88)

$ (2.93)

$ 11.18

2.94%b

$ 7,893

1.19%a

0.38%a

9/30/21

10.94

0.05

2.91

2.96

(0.07)

(0.27)

(0.34)

13.56

27.64%

8,266

1.20%

0.38%

9/30/20

10.77

0.06

1.15

1.21

(0.08)

(0.96)

(1.04)

10.94

11.68%

6,418

1.19%

0.58%

9/30/19

11.75

0.09

0.29

0.38

(0.08)

(1.28)

(1.36)

10.77

5.08%

6,379

1.18%

0.83%

9/30/18

11.67

0.08

0.87

0.95

(0.08)

(0.79)

(0.87)

11.75

8.63%

6,394

1.16%

0.70%

9/30/17

10.22

0.11

1.78

1.89

(0.14)

(0.30)

(0.44)

11.67

19.02%

5,268

1.16%

0.99%

Class R3

                     

3/31/22r

$ 13.73

$ 0.01

$ 0.52

$ 0.53

$ —

$ (2.88)

$ (2.88)

$ 11.38

2.75%b

$ 1,042

1.44%a

0.13%a

9/30/21

11.07

0.02

2.95

2.97

(0.04)

(0.27)

(0.31)

13.73

27.36%

1,277

1.45%

0.14%

9/30/20

10.88

0.03

1.16

1.19

(0.04)

(0.96)

(1.00)

11.07

11.41%

1,219

1.44%

0.33%

9/30/19

11.85

0.06

0.30

0.36

(0.05)

(1.28)

(1.33)

10.88

4.87%

1,239

1.43%

0.61%

9/30/18

11.76

0.05

0.88

0.93

(0.05)

(0.79)

(0.84)

11.85

8.34%

1,813

1.41%

0.45%

9/30/17

10.30

0.08

1.79

1.87

(0.11)

(0.30)

(0.41)

11.76

18.69%

1,144

1.41%

0.74%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

155

 

 

MassMutual Disciplined Growth Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)

Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Class I

                       

3/31/22r

$ 15.56

$ 0.01bb

$ 0.48aa

$ 0.49

$ —

$ (6.16)

$ (6.16)

$ 9.89

(0.86%)b

$ 31,222

0.56%a

0.11%a

9/30/21

12.85

0.04

3.27

3.31

(0.06)

(0.54)

(0.60)

15.56

26.75%

31,388

0.57%

0.26%

9/30/20

11.00

0.09

3.18

3.27

(0.11)

(1.31)

(1.42)

12.85

32.63%

35,702

0.56%

0.77%

9/30/19

14.37

0.10

(0.47)

(0.37)

(0.15)

(2.85)

(3.00)

11.00

0.99%

28,367

0.55%

0.89%

9/30/18

13.13

0.10

2.81

2.91

(0.12)

(1.55)

(1.67)

14.37

23.95%

30,279

0.52%

0.78%

9/30/17

11.69

0.13

2.30

2.43

(0.17)

(0.82)

(0.99)

13.13

22.32%

113,313

0.53%

1.09%

Class R5

                     

3/31/22r

$ 15.57

$ 0.00d,bb

$ 0.48aa

$ 0.48

$ —

$ (6.16)

$ (6.16)

$ 9.89

(0.92%)b

$ 97,333

0.66%a

0.02%a

9/30/21

12.85

0.02

3.29

3.31

(0.05)

(0.54)

(0.59)

15.57

26.72%

108,948

0.67%

0.15%

9/30/20

11.00

0.07

3.19

3.26

(0.10)

(1.31)

(1.41)

12.85

32.48%

101,466

0.66%

0.67%

9/30/19

14.37

0.09

(0.48)

(0.39)

(0.13)

(2.85)

(2.98)

11.00

0.85%

100,651

0.65%

0.79%

9/30/18

13.14

0.09

2.80

2.89

(0.11)

(1.55)

(1.66)

14.37

23.72%

112,178

0.62%

0.69%

9/30/17

11.69

0.12

2.31

2.43

(0.16)

(0.82)

(0.98)

13.14

22.27%

87,103

0.63%

1.00%

Service Class

                     

3/31/22r

$ 15.65

$ (0.01)

$ 0.48aa

$ 0.47

$ —

$ (6.16)

$ (6.16)

$ 9.96

(0.99%)b

$ 19,903

0.76%a

(0.09%)a

9/30/21

12.92

0.01

3.30

3.31

(0.04)

(0.54)

(0.58)

15.65

26.53%

25,505

0.77%

0.05%

9/30/20

11.04

0.06

3.20

3.26

(0.07)

(1.31)

(1.38)

12.92

32.33%

25,668

0.76%

0.57%

9/30/19

14.40

0.08

(0.47)

(0.39)

(0.12)

(2.85)

(2.97)

11.04

0.79%

31,895

0.75%

0.71%

9/30/18

13.17

0.08

2.80

2.88

(0.10)

(1.55)

(1.65)

14.40

23.54%

74,294

0.72%

0.59%

9/30/17

11.71

0.11

2.31

2.42

(0.14)

(0.82)

(0.96)

13.17

22.15%

73,755

0.73%

0.89%

 

   

Year ended September 30

 

Six months ended
March 31, 2022
b,r

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Portfolio turnover rate

15%

110%

50%

49%

73%

105%

 

a

Annualized.

b

Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized.

c

Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.

d

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

l

Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.

m

Total return excludes sales charges, if any, and would be lower for the period presented if it reflected these charges.

r

Unaudited.

aa

The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for the period due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund.

bb

The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net investment income (loss) as shown on the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of class-specific expenses. See Note 3 for each fund’s expense structure.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

156

 

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Administrative Class

                   

3/31/22r

$ 15.89

$ (0.01)

$ 0.47aa

$ 0.46

$ —

$ (6.16)

$ (6.16)

$ 10.19

(1.05%)b

$ 33,715

0.86%a

(0.19%)a

9/30/21

13.10

(0.01)

3.36

3.35

(0.02)

(0.54)

(0.56)

15.89

26.46%

36,207

0.87%

(0.05%)

9/30/20

11.19

0.05

3.25

3.30

(0.08)

(1.31)

(1.39)

13.10

32.19%

36,957

0.86%

0.47%

9/30/19

14.55

0.07

(0.47)

(0.40)

(0.11)

(2.85)

(2.96)

11.19

0.66%

37,316

0.85%

0.60%

9/30/18

13.28

0.07

2.83

2.90

(0.08)

(1.55)

(1.63)

14.55

23.51%

42,622

0.82%

0.49%

9/30/17

11.81

0.09

2.34

2.43

(0.14)

(0.82)

(0.96)

13.28

21.95%

41,678

0.83%

0.78%

Class A

                       

3/31/22r

$ 15.23

$ (0.03)

$ 0.49aa

$ 0.46

$ —

$ (6.16)

$ (6.16)

$ 9.53

(1.11%)b

$ 20,125

1.11%a

(0.45%)a

9/30/21

12.59

(0.04)

3.22

3.18

(0.54)

(0.54)

15.23

26.12%

26,591

1.12%

(0.30%)

9/30/20

10.80

0.02

3.13

3.15

(0.05)

(1.31)

(1.36)

12.59

31.87%

27,988

1.11%

0.22%

9/30/19

14.15

0.04

(0.47)

(0.43)

(0.07)

(2.85)

(2.92)

10.80

0.42%

29,210

1.10%

0.35%

9/30/18

12.95

0.03

2.77

2.80

(0.05)

(1.55)

(1.60)

14.15

23.22%

39,399

1.07%

0.24%

9/30/17

11.53

0.07

2.28

2.35

(0.11)

(0.82)

(0.93)

12.95

21.73%

36,625

1.08%

0.55%

Class R4

                     

3/31/22r

$ 15.06

$ (0.02)

$ 0.49aa

$ 0.47

$ —

$ (6.16)

$ (6.16)

$ 9.37

(1.05%)b

$ 8,043

1.01%a

(0.36%)a

9/30/21

12.45

(0.03)

3.18

3.15

(0.54)

(0.54)

15.06

26.20%

12,613

1.02%

(0.22%)

9/30/20

10.70

0.03

3.09

3.12

(0.06)

(1.31)

(1.37)

12.45

31.97%

28,832

1.01%

0.31%

9/30/19

14.05

0.05

(0.46)

(0.41)

(0.09)

(2.85)

(2.94)

10.70

0.59%

24,049

1.00%

0.45%

9/30/18

12.89

0.04

2.74

2.78

(0.07)

(1.55)

(1.62)

14.05

23.26%

31,265

0.97%

0.34%

9/30/17

11.50

0.07

2.27

2.34

(0.13)

(0.82)

(0.95)

12.89

21.80%

26,809

0.98%

0.61%

Class R3

                     

3/31/22r

$ 15.00

$ (0.03)

$ 0.48aa

$ 0.45

$ —

$ (6.16)

$ (6.16)

$ 9.29

(1.22%)b

$ 4,960

1.26%a

(0.58%)a

9/30/21

12.43

(0.06)

3.17

3.11

(0.54)

(0.54)

15.00

25.88%

5,002

1.27%

(0.46%)

9/30/20

10.66

0.01

3.09

3.10

(0.02)

(1.31)

(1.33)

12.43

31.78%

5,875

1.26%

0.05%

9/30/19

14.02

0.02

(0.47)

(0.45)

(0.06)

(2.85)

(2.91)

10.66

0.23%

6,015

1.25%

0.20%

9/30/18

12.86

0.01

2.74

2.75

(0.04)

(1.55)

(1.59)

14.02

23.01%

7,119

1.22%

0.10%

9/30/17

11.45

0.04

2.27

2.31

(0.08)

(0.82)

(0.90)

12.86

21.52%

4,310

1.23%

0.38%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

157

 

 

MassMutual Small Cap Opportunities Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)

Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Class I

                       

3/31/22r

$ 19.21

$ 0.03

$ (0.21)

$ (0.18)

$ —

$ (1.81)

$ (1.81)

$ 17.22

(1.25%)b

$ 87,971

0.65%a

0.33%a

9/30/21

13.96

0.06

6.51

6.57

(0.11)

(1.21)

(1.32)

19.21

48.95%

85,183

0.66%

0.35%

9/30/20

13.72

0.10

0.27

0.37

(0.06)

(0.07)

(0.13)

13.96

2.62%

39,988

0.69%

0.77%

9/30/19

16.47

0.11

(1.43)

(1.32)

(0.07)

(1.36)

(1.43)

13.72

(7.01%)

35,326

0.70%

0.82%

9/30/18

16.41

0.11

1.96

2.07

(0.07)

(1.94)

(2.01)

16.47

13.93%

40,439

0.69%

0.73%

9/30/17

13.81

0.11

3.01

3.12

(0.18)

(0.34)

(0.52)

16.41

23.05%

15,105

0.70%

0.75%

Class R5

                     

3/31/22r

$ 19.16

$ 0.02

$ (0.21)

$ (0.19)

$ —

$ (1.81)

$ (1.81)

$ 17.16

(1.31%)b

$ 127,016

0.75%a

0.23%a

9/30/21

13.93

0.05

6.48

6.53

(0.09)

(1.21)

(1.30)

19.16

48.78%

137,127

0.76%

0.26%

9/30/20

13.69

0.09

0.27

0.36

(0.05)

(0.07)

(0.12)

13.93

2.56%

92,440

0.79%

0.68%

9/30/19

16.44

0.10

(1.43)

(1.33)

(0.06)

(1.36)

(1.42)

13.69

(7.14%)

61,826

0.80%

0.71%

9/30/18

16.38

0.10

1.96

2.06

(0.06)

(1.94)

(2.00)

16.44

13.82%

77,025

0.79%

0.62%

9/30/17

13.78

0.10

3.00

3.10

(0.16)

(0.34)

(0.50)

16.38

22.99%

64,889

0.80%

0.63%

Service Class

                     

3/31/22r

$ 19.11

$ 0.01

$ (0.21)

$ (0.20)

$ —

$ (1.81)

$ (1.81)

$ 17.10

(1.36%)b

$ 19,963

0.84%a

0.12%a

9/30/21

13.89

0.03

6.48

6.51

(0.08)

(1.21)

(1.29)

19.11

48.72%

24,560

0.86%

0.17%

9/30/20

13.66

0.08

0.25

0.33

(0.03)

(0.07)

(0.10)

13.89

2.37%

17,146

0.89%

0.58%

9/30/19

16.39

0.08

(1.41)

(1.33)

(0.04)

(1.36)

(1.40)

13.66

(7.16%)

17,073

0.90%

0.61%

9/30/18

16.34

0.08

1.95

2.03

(0.04)

(1.94)

(1.98)

16.39

13.68%

18,192

0.89%

0.52%

9/30/17

13.75

0.08

3.00

3.08

(0.15)

(0.34)

(0.49)

16.34

22.87%

14,726

0.90%

0.54%

 

   

Year ended September 30

 

Six months ended
March 31, 2022
b,r

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Portfolio turnover rate

15%

40%

47%

34%

57%

62%

 

a

Annualized.

b

Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized.

c

Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.

d

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

l

Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.

m

Total return excludes sales charges, if any, and would be lower for the period presented if it reflected these charges.

r

Unaudited.

bb

The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net investment income (loss) as shown on the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of class-specific expenses. See Note 3 for each fund’s expense structure.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

158

 

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Administrative Class

                   

3/31/22r

$ 18.97

$ 0.00d

$ (0.21)

$ (0.21)

$ —

$ (1.81)

$ (1.81)

$ 16.95

(1.43%)b

$ 24,717

0.95%a

0.03%a

9/30/21

13.80

0.01

6.44

6.45

(0.07)

(1.21)

(1.28)

18.97

48.54%

26,314

0.96%

0.07%

9/30/20

13.57

0.06

0.26

0.32

(0.02)

(0.07)

(0.09)

13.80

2.27%

18,422

0.99%

0.48%

9/30/19

16.29

0.07

(1.41)

(1.34)

(0.02)

(1.36)

(1.38)

13.57

(7.28%)

20,377

1.00%

0.51%

9/30/18

16.25

0.07

1.94

2.01

(0.03)

(1.94)

(1.97)

16.29

13.59%

26,503

0.99%

0.42%

9/30/17

13.68

0.07

2.98

3.05

(0.14)

(0.34)

(0.48)

16.25

22.75%

23,967

1.00%

0.44%

Class A

                       

3/31/22r

$ 18.40

$ (0.02)bb

$ (0.20)

$ (0.22)

$ —

$ (1.81)

$ (1.81)

$ 16.37

(1.53%)b

$ 50,356

1.20%a

(0.22%)a

9/30/21

13.42

(0.03)

6.25

6.22

(0.03)

(1.21)

(1.24)

18.40

48.15%

55,207

1.21%

(0.18%)

9/30/20

13.21

0.03

0.25

0.28

(0.07)

(0.07)

13.42

2.07%

42,491

1.24%

0.22%

9/30/19

15.92

0.03

(1.38)

(1.35)

(1.36)

(1.36)

13.21

(7.54%)

50,524

1.25%

0.26%

9/30/18

15.93

0.03

1.90

1.93

(1.94)

(1.94)

15.92

13.34%

69,157

1.24%

0.17%

9/30/17

13.42

0.03

2.92

2.95

(0.10)

(0.34)

(0.44)

15.93

22.42%

73,462

1.25%

0.19%

Class R4

                     

3/31/22r

$ 18.28

$ (0.01)bb

$ (0.20)

$ (0.21)

$ —

$ (1.81)

$ (1.81)

$ 16.26

(1.48%)b

$ 15,075

1.10%a

(0.12%)a

9/30/21

13.34

(0.02)

6.22

6.20

(0.05)

(1.21)

(1.26)

18.28

48.31%

15,682

1.11%

(0.09%)

9/30/20

13.12

0.04

0.25

0.29

(0.07)

(0.07)

13.34

2.16%

9,413

1.14%

0.32%

9/30/19

15.81

0.05

(1.38)

(1.33)

(0.00)d

(1.36)

(1.36)

13.12

(7.43%)

10,591

1.15%

0.36%

9/30/18

15.83

0.04

1.89

1.93

(0.01)

(1.94)

(1.95)

15.81

13.42%

11,773

1.14%

0.26%

9/30/17

13.36

0.04

2.91

2.95

(0.14)

(0.34)

(0.48)

15.83

22.50%

9,717

1.15%

0.29%

Class R3

                     

3/31/22r

$ 18.06

$ (0.03)bb

$ (0.20)

$ (0.23)

$ —

$ (1.81)

$ (1.81)

$ 16.02

(1.62%)b

$ 8,453

1.35%a

(0.38%)a

9/30/21

13.18

(0.06)

6.15

6.09

(1.21)

(1.21)

18.06

48.00%

9,695

1.36%

(0.34%)

9/30/20

13.00

0.01

0.24

0.25

(0.07)

(0.07)

13.18

1.87%

6,048

1.39%

0.07%

9/30/19

15.71

0.01

(1.36)

(1.35)

(1.36)

(1.36)

13.00

(7.66%)

8,551

1.40%

0.11%

9/30/18

15.77

0.00d

1.88

1.88

(1.94)

(1.94)

15.71

13.14%

10,564

1.39%

0.02%

9/30/17

13.32

0.01

2.89

2.90

(0.11)

(0.34)

(0.45)

15.77

22.19%

9,008

1.40%

0.04%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

159

 

 

MassMutual Global Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)

Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Class I

                       

3/31/22r

$ 18.79

$ (0.03)

$ (2.18)

$ (2.21)

$ —

$ (2.04)

$ (2.04)

$ 14.54

(13.57%)b

$ 81,535

0.84%a

(0.36%)a

9/30/21

15.04

(0.05)

4.64

4.59

(0.84)

(0.84)

18.79

31.36%

99,959

0.84%

(0.29%)

9/30/20

12.35

0.00d

2.81

2.81

(0.09)

(0.03)

(0.12)

15.04

22.90%

75,893

0.85%

0.00%e

9/30/19

16.08

0.10

(0.83)

(0.73)

(0.11)

(2.89)

(3.00)

12.35

(1.93%)

70,159

0.84%

0.79%

9/30/18

16.46

0.13

1.52

1.65

(0.16)

(1.87)

(2.03)

16.08

10.39%

50,503

0.86%

0.79%

9/30/17

13.47

0.12

3.43

3.55

(0.18)

(0.38)

(0.56)

16.46

27.53%

34,308

0.86%

0.78%

Class R5

                     

3/31/22r

$ 18.78

$ (0.04)

$ (2.17)

$ (2.21)

$ —

$ (2.04)

$ (2.04)

$ 14.53

(13.62%)b

$ 87,761

0.94%a

(0.46%)a

9/30/21

15.05

(0.07)

4.64

4.57

(0.84)

(0.84)

18.78

31.20%

126,049

0.94%

(0.39%)

9/30/20

12.36

(0.01)

2.81

2.80

(0.08)

(0.03)

(0.11)

15.05

22.77%

111,038

0.95%

(0.09%)

9/30/19

16.09

0.08

(0.83)

(0.75)

(0.09)

(2.89)

(2.98)

12.36

(2.07%)

98,379

0.94%

0.66%

9/30/18

16.47

0.11

1.53

1.64

(0.15)

(1.87)

(2.02)

16.09

10.28%

101,536

0.96%

0.65%

9/30/17

13.46

0.08

3.48

3.56

(0.17)

(0.38)

(0.55)

16.47

27.55%

120,521

0.96%

0.54%

Service Class

                     

3/31/22r

$ 18.58

$ (0.05)

$ (2.15)

$ (2.20)

$ —

$ (2.04)

$ (2.04)

$ 14.34

(13.68%)b

$ 7,435

1.04%a

(0.55%)a

9/30/21

14.91

(0.08)

4.59

4.51

(0.84)

(0.84)

18.58

31.09%

7,892

1.04%

(0.49%)

9/30/20

12.23

(0.03)

2.80

2.77

(0.06)

(0.03)

(0.09)

14.91

22.75%

6,166

1.05%

(0.19%)

9/30/19

15.94

0.06

(0.82)

(0.76)

(0.06)

(2.89)

(2.95)

12.23

(2.23%)

6,361

1.04%

0.43%

9/30/18

16.33

0.10

1.51

1.61

(0.13)

(1.87)

(2.00)

15.94

10.17%

16,104

1.06%

0.60%

9/30/17

13.35

0.07

3.44

3.51

(0.15)

(0.38)

(0.53)

16.33

27.37%

19,086

1.06%

0.46%

 

   

Year ended September 30

 

Six months ended
March 31, 2022
b,r

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Portfolio turnover rate

6%

10%

12%

32%

42%

30%

 

a

Annualized.

b

Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized.

c

Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.

d

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

e

Amount is less than 0.005%.

l

Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.

m

Total return excludes sales charges, if any, and would be lower for the period presented if it reflected these charges.

r

Unaudited.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

160

 

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Administrative Class

                   

3/31/22r

$ 18.73

$ (0.06)

$ (2.17)

$ (2.23)

$ —

$ (2.04)

$ (2.04)

$ 14.46

(13.73%)b

$ 64,687

1.14%a

(0.66%)a

9/30/21

15.03

(0.10)

4.64

4.54

(0.84)

(0.84)

18.73

31.03%

88,387

1.14%

(0.59%)

9/30/20

12.34

(0.04)

2.81

2.77

(0.05)

(0.03)

(0.08)

15.03

22.56%

80,607

1.15%

(0.29%)

9/30/19

16.06

0.06

(0.83)

(0.77)

(0.06)

(2.89)

(2.95)

12.34

(2.30%)

77,097

1.14%

0.45%

9/30/18

16.44

0.07

1.53

1.60

(0.11)

(1.87)

(1.98)

16.06

10.07%

90,239

1.16%

0.46%

9/30/17

13.44

0.05

3.47

3.52

(0.14)

(0.38)

(0.52)

16.44

27.24%

103,200

1.16%

0.36%

Class A

                       

3/31/22r

$ 18.40

$ (0.08)

$ (2.12)

$ (2.20)

$ —

$ (2.04)

$ (2.04)

$ 14.16

(13.82%)b

$ 14,551

1.39%a

(0.91%)a

9/30/21

14.82

(0.14)

4.56

4.42

(0.84)

(0.84)

18.40

30.65%

19,415

1.39%

(0.84%)

9/30/20

12.17

(0.07)

2.77

2.70

(0.02)

(0.03)

(0.05)

14.82

22.22%

22,903

1.40%

(0.55%)

9/30/19

15.87

0.03

(0.82)

(0.79)

(0.02)

(2.89)

(2.91)

12.17

(2.48%)

24,676

1.39%

0.20%

9/30/18

16.27

0.03

1.51

1.54

(0.07)

(1.87)

(1.94)

15.87

9.74%

31,725

1.41%

0.21%

9/30/17

13.29

0.02

3.44

3.46

(0.10)

(0.38)

(0.48)

16.27

26.99%

30,769

1.41%

0.12%

Class R4

                     

3/31/22r

$ 18.12

$ (0.07)

$ (2.08)

$ (2.15)

$ —

$ (2.04)

$ (2.04)

$ 13.93

(13.76%)b

$ 12,525

1.29%a

(0.81%)a

9/30/21

14.59

(0.12)

4.49

4.37

(0.84)

(0.84)

18.12

30.79%

15,975

1.29%

(0.72%)

9/30/20

11.98

(0.06)

2.73

2.67

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.06)

14.59

22.36%

8,878

1.30%

(0.45%)

9/30/19

15.71

0.04

(0.82)

(0.78)

(0.06)

(2.89)

(2.95)

11.98

(2.45%)

7,531

1.29%

0.32%

9/30/18

16.13

0.04

1.51

1.55

(0.10)

(1.87)

(1.97)

15.71

9.90%

7,790

1.31%

0.27%

9/30/17

13.21

0.03

3.41

3.44

(0.14)

(0.38)

(0.52)

16.13

27.05%

5,560

1.31%

0.20%

Class R3

                     

3/31/22r

$ 18.25

$ (0.09)

$ (2.10)

$ (2.19)

$ —

$ (2.04)

$ (2.04)

$ 14.02

(13.88%)b

$ 10,863

1.54%a

(1.06%)a

9/30/21

14.72

(0.17)

4.54

4.37

(0.84)

(0.84)

18.25

30.51%

13,541

1.54%

(0.98%)

9/30/20

12.10

(0.09)

2.75

2.66

(0.01)

(0.03)

(0.04)

14.72

21.99%

9,792

1.55%

(0.69%)

9/30/19

15.80

0.01

(0.82)

(0.81)

(2.89)

(2.89)

12.10

(2.69%)

10,226

1.54%

0.06%

9/30/18

16.21

0.01

1.51

1.52

(0.06)

(1.87)

(1.93)

15.80

9.64%

11,029

1.56%

0.06%

9/30/17

13.27

(0.00)d

3.42

3.42

(0.10)

(0.38)

(0.48)

16.21

26.73%

10,696

1.56%

(0.03%)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

161

 

 

MassMutual International Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)

Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c,j

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
before
expense
waiver

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
after
expense
waivers
j

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Class I

                         

3/31/22r

$ 10.08

$ 0.04

$ (0.18)

$ (0.14)

$ (0.21)

$ (1.02)

$ (1.23)

$ 8.71

(1.64%)b

$ 71,084

1.05%a

1.00%a

0.85%a

9/30/21

13.08

0.14

1.84

1.98

(0.04)

(4.94)

(4.98)

10.08

17.97%

89,913

1.02%

1.00%

1.31%

9/30/20

12.01

0.03

1.54

1.57

(0.13)

(0.37)

(0.50)

13.08

13.17%

96,308

1.02%

1.00%

0.26%

9/30/19

12.99

0.09

(0.49)

(0.40)

(0.12)

(0.46)

(0.58)

12.01

(2.49%)

149,979

0.93%

0.92%

0.81%

9/30/18

13.44

0.14

(0.42)

(0.28)

(0.17)

(0.17)

12.99

(2.14%)

293,575

0.96%

0.94%

1.01%

9/30/17

11.97

0.18

1.61

1.79

(0.15)

(0.17)

(0.32)

13.44

15.60%

246,510

0.96%

0.94%

1.46%

Class R5

                       

3/31/22r

$ 10.08

$ 0.04

$ (0.19)

$ (0.15)

$ (0.19)

$ (1.02)

$ (1.21)

$ 8.72

(1.66%)b

$ 40,912

1.15%a

1.10%a

0.74%a

9/30/21

13.08

0.14

1.83

1.97

(0.03)

(4.94)

(4.97)

10.08

17.79%

50,688

1.12%

1.10%

1.27%

9/30/20

12.00

0.02

1.55

1.57

(0.12)

(0.37)

(0.49)

13.08

13.14%

61,444

1.12%

1.10%

0.20%

9/30/19

12.98

0.10

(0.51)

(0.41)

(0.11)

(0.46)

(0.57)

12.00

(2.63%)

94,827

1.03%

1.02%

0.89%

9/30/18

13.44

0.12

(0.42)

(0.30)

(0.16)

(0.16)

12.98

(2.32%)

147,654

1.06%

1.04%

0.85%

9/30/17

11.97

0.17

1.61

1.78

(0.14)

(0.17)

(0.31)

13.44

15.47%

195,316

1.06%

1.04%

1.38%

Service Class

                       

3/31/22r

$ 10.05

$ 0.03

$ (0.19)

$ (0.16)

$ (0.18)

$ (1.02)

$ (1.20)

$ 8.69

(1.78%)b

$ 3,324

1.25%a

1.20%a

0.70%a

9/30/21

13.04

0.12

1.84

1.96

(0.01)

(4.94)

(4.95)

10.05

17.72%

3,469

1.22%

1.20%

1.16%

9/30/20

11.97

0.00d

1.54

1.54

(0.10)

(0.37)

(0.47)

13.04

12.94%

4,524

1.22%

1.20%

0.00%e

9/30/19

12.94

0.07

(0.49)

(0.42)

(0.09)

(0.46)

(0.55)

11.97

(2.74%)

9,393

1.13%

1.12%

0.60%

9/30/18

13.39

0.11

(0.41)

(0.30)

(0.15)

(0.15)

12.94

(2.33%)

23,069

1.16%

1.14%

0.79%

9/30/17

11.93

0.15

1.61

1.76

(0.13)

(0.17)

(0.30)

13.39

15.33%

21,422

1.16%

1.14%

1.25%

 

   

Year ended September 30

 

Six months ended
March 31, 2022
b,r

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Portfolio turnover rate

7%

30%

106%

52%

70%

44%

 

a

Annualized.

b

Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized.

c

Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.

d

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

e

Amount is less than 0.005%.

j

Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund.

l

Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.

m

Total return excludes sales charges, if any, and would be lower for the period presented if it reflected these charges.

r

Unaudited.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

162

 

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c,j

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
before
expense
waivers

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
after
expense
waivers
j

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Administrative Class

                     

3/31/22r

$ 9.96

$ 0.03

$ (0.19)

$ (0.16)

$ (0.17)

$ (1.02)

$ (1.19)

$ 8.61

(1.81%)b

$ 2,372

1.35%a

1.30%a

0.59%a

9/30/21

12.97

0.11

1.82

1.93

(4.94)

(4.94)

9.96

17.59%

2,436

1.32%

1.30%

1.03%

9/30/20

11.91

(0.00)d

1.52

1.52

(0.09)

(0.37)

(0.46)

12.97

12.81%

3,565

1.32%

1.30%

(0.02%)

9/30/19

12.87

0.08

(0.51)

(0.43)

(0.07)

(0.46)

(0.53)

11.91

(2.77%)

5,465

1.23%

1.22%

0.65%

9/30/18

13.32

0.08

(0.40)

(0.32)

(0.13)

(0.13)

12.87

(2.49%)

11,908

1.26%

1.24%

0.58%

9/30/17

11.87

0.15

1.58

1.73

(0.11)

(0.17)

(0.28)

13.32

15.19%

17,968

1.26%

1.24%

1.22%

Class A

                         

3/31/22r

$ 9.45

$ 0.01

$ (0.17)

$ (0.16)

$ (0.14)

$ (1.02)

$ (1.16)

$ 8.13

(1.94%)b

$ 11,588

1.60%a

1.55%a

0.32%a

9/30/21

12.56

0.08

1.75

1.83

(4.94)

(4.94)

9.45

17.30%

13,793

1.57%

1.55%

0.82%

9/30/20

11.54

(0.03)

1.48

1.45

(0.06)

(0.37)

(0.43)

12.56

12.61%

18,670

1.57%

1.55%

(0.22%)

9/30/19

12.49

0.05

(0.50)

(0.45)

(0.04)

(0.46)

(0.50)

11.54

(3.09%)

22,004

1.48%

1.47%

0.46%

9/30/18

12.93

0.05

(0.39)

(0.34)

(0.10)

(0.10)

12.49

(2.70%)

30,719

1.51%

1.49%

0.41%

9/30/17

11.52

0.10

1.56

1.66

(0.08)

(0.17)

(0.25)

12.93

14.95%

39,746

1.51%

1.49%

0.90%

Class R4

                       

3/31/22r

$ 9.33

$ 0.01

$ (0.17)

$ (0.16)

$ (0.15)

$ (1.02)

$ (1.17)

$ 8.00

(1.91%)b

$ 1,051

1.49%a

1.44%a

0.32%a

9/30/21

12.45

0.09

1.73

1.82

(4.94)

(4.94)

9.33

17.41%

1,639

1.47%

1.45%

0.88%

9/30/20

11.43

(0.04)

1.48

1.44

(0.05)

(0.37)

(0.42)

12.45

12.70%

1,951

1.47%

1.45%

(0.31%)

9/30/19

12.38

0.05

(0.48)

(0.43)

(0.06)

(0.46)

(0.52)

11.43

(2.95%)

4,895

1.38%

1.37%

0.48%

9/30/18

12.84

0.07

(0.40)

(0.33)

(0.13)

(0.13)

12.38

(2.63%)

10,673

1.41%

1.39%

0.54%

9/30/17

11.47

0.13

1.53

1.66

(0.12)

(0.17)

(0.29)

12.84

15.10%

10,932

1.41%

1.39%

1.10%

Class R3

                       

3/31/22r

$ 9.22

$ 0.01

$ (0.17)

$ (0.16)

$ (0.14)

$ (1.02)

$ (1.16)

$ 7.90

(2.00%)b

$ 2,160

1.75%a

1.70%a

0.23%a

9/30/21

12.38

0.07

1.71

1.78

(4.94)

(4.94)

9.22

17.07%

2,294

1.72%

1.70%

0.74%

9/30/20

11.38

(0.06)

1.47

1.41

(0.04)

(0.37)

(0.41)

12.38

12.42%

2,427

1.72%

1.70%

(0.49%)

9/30/19

12.34

0.02

(0.48)

(0.46)

(0.04)

(0.46)

(0.50)

11.38

(3.24%)

5,415

1.63%

1.62%

0.21%

9/30/18

12.79

0.03

(0.39)

(0.36)

(0.09)

(0.09)

12.34

(2.88%)

9,024

1.66%

1.64%

0.25%

9/30/17

11.43

0.09

1.54

1.63

(0.10)

(0.17)

(0.27)

12.79

14.77%

9,045

1.66%

1.64%

0.77%

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

163

 

 

MassMutual Strategic Emerging Markets Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)

Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c,j

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
before
expense
waivers

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
after
expense
waivers
j

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Class I

                         

3/31/22r

$ 14.93

$ 0.01

$ (2.59)

$ (2.58)

$ (0.20)

$ (1.83)

$ (2.03)

$ 10.32

(19.24%)b

$ 133,462

1.29%a

1.15%a

0.18%a

9/30/21

13.23

0.04

1.88

1.92

(0.22)

(0.22)

14.93

14.53%

156,998

1.22%

1.15%

0.25%

9/30/20

13.02

0.02

1.33

1.35

(0.08)

(1.06)

(1.14)

13.23

10.33%

169,366

1.27%

1.15%

0.12%

9/30/19

12.75

0.07

0.28

0.35

(0.08)

(0.08)

13.02

2.85%

141,988

1.21%

1.10%

0.55%

9/30/18

12.88

0.08

(0.04)

0.04

(0.17)

(0.17)

12.75

0.31%

216,085

1.27%

1.05%

0.62%

9/30/17

10.79

0.07

2.14

2.21

(0.12)

(0.12)

12.88

20.85%

236,991

1.28%

1.05%

0.65%

Class R5

                       

3/31/22r

$ 15.14

$ 0.01

$ (2.64)

$ (2.63)

$ (0.18)

$ (1.83)

$ (2.01)

$ 10.50

(19.27%)b

$ 2,313

1.39%a

1.25%a

0.08%a

9/30/21

13.43

0.03

1.90

1.93

(0.22)

(0.22)

15.14

14.38%

2,703

1.32%

1.25%

0.16%

9/30/20

13.20

0.00d

1.35

1.35

(0.06)

(1.06)

(1.12)

13.43

10.23%

3,165

1.37%

1.25%

0.02%

9/30/19

12.92

0.06

0.29

0.35

(0.07)

(0.07)

13.20

2.78%

4,295

1.31%

1.22%

0.45%

9/30/18

13.05

0.07

(0.04)

0.03

(0.16)

(0.16)

12.92

0.21%

4,047

1.37%

1.15%

0.53%

9/30/17

10.94

0.06

2.16

2.22

(0.11)

(0.11)

13.05

20.59%

3,887

1.38%

1.15%

0.54%

Service Class

                       

3/31/22r

$ 14.93

$ (0.00)d,bb

$ (2.60)

$ (2.60)

$ (0.17)

$ (1.83)

$ (2.00)

$ 10.33

(19.31%)b

$ 2,021

1.49%a

1.35%a

(0.02%)a

9/30/21

13.25

0.01

1.89

1.90

(0.22)

(0.22)

14.93

14.35%

2,216

1.42%

1.35%

0.05%

9/30/20

13.05

(0.01)

1.33

1.32

(0.06)

(1.06)

(1.12)

13.25

10.12%

2,473

1.47%

1.35%

(0.05%)

9/30/19

12.73

0.05

0.29

0.34

(0.02)

(0.02)

13.05

2.71%

419

1.41%

1.31%

0.42%

9/30/18

12.85

0.05

(0.03)

0.02

(0.14)

(0.14)

12.73

0.10%

230

1.47%

1.25%

0.41%

9/30/17

10.78

(0.02)

2.19

2.17

(0.10)

(0.10)

12.85

20.41%

434

1.48%

1.25%

(0.20%)

 

   

Year ended September 30

 

Six months ended
March 31, 2022
b,r

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Portfolio turnover rate

23%

48%

71%

32%

38%

51%

 

a

Annualized.

b

Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized.

c

Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.

d

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

j

Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund.

l

Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.

m

Total return excludes sales charges, if any, and would be lower for the period presented if it reflected these charges.

r

Unaudited.

bb

The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net investment income (loss) as shown on Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of class-specific expenses. See Note 3 for each fund’s expense structure.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

164

 

 

   

Income (loss) from investment
operations

Less distributions to shareholders

   

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

Net
asset
value,
beginning
of the
period

Net
investment
income
(loss)
c,j

Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments

Total
income
(loss) from
investment
operations

From net
investment
income

From net
realized
gains

Total
distributions

Net
asset
value,
end of
the
period

Total
return
l,m

Net
assets,
end of
the
period
(000’s)

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
before
expense
waivers

Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
after
expense
waivers
j

Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily net
assets

Administrative Class

                     

3/31/22r

$ 14.96

$ (0.01)bb

$ (2.60)

$ (2.61)

$ (0.16)

$ (1.83)

$ (1.99)

$ 10.36

(19.35%)b

$ 236

1.59%a

1.45%a

(0.20%)a

9/30/21

13.29

(0.01)

1.90

1.89

(0.22)

(0.22)

14.96

14.23%

1,017

1.52%

1.45%

(0.03%)

9/30/20

13.08

(0.02)

1.33

1.31

(0.04)

(1.06)

(1.10)

13.29

9.96%

989

1.57%

1.45%

(0.16%)

9/30/19

12.78

0.03

0.30

0.33

(0.03)

(0.03)

13.08

2.61%

927

1.51%

1.41%

0.24%

9/30/18

12.91

0.04

(0.03)

0.01

(0.14)

(0.14)

12.78

0.02%

879

1.57%

1.35%

0.33%

9/30/17

10.84

0.05

2.13

2.18

(0.11)

(0.11)

12.91

20.35%

1,565

1.58%

1.35%

0.41%

Class A

                         

3/31/22r

$ 14.77

$ (0.02)bb

$ (2.59)

$ (2.61)

$ (0.00)d

$ (1.83)

$ (1.83)

$ 10.33

(19.46%)b

$ 621

1.84%a

1.70%a

(0.36%)a

9/30/21

13.17

(0.06)

1.88

1.82

(0.22)

(0.22)

14.77

13.83%

635

1.77%

1.70%

(0.36%)

9/30/20

12.98

(0.05)

1.32

1.27

(0.02)

(1.06)

(1.08)

13.17

9.75%

2,029

1.82%

1.70%

(0.42%)

9/30/19

12.73

0.01

0.28

0.29

(0.04)

(0.04)

12.98

2.32%

885

1.76%

1.68%

0.09%

9/30/18

12.88

0.04

(0.07)

(0.03)

(0.12)

(0.12)

12.73

(0.23%)

386

1.82%

1.60%

0.30%

9/30/17

10.74

0.02

2.14

2.16

(0.02)

(0.02)

12.88

20.18%

118

1.83%

1.60%

0.14%

Class R4

                       

3/31/22r

$ 14.71

$ (0.02)bb

$ (2.56)

$ (2.58)

$ (0.06)

$ (1.83)

$ (1.89)

$ 10.24

(19.45%)b

$ 365

1.74%a

1.60%a

(0.27%)a

9/30/21

13.10

(0.05)

1.88

1.83

(0.22)

(0.22)

14.71

13.98%

443

1.67%

1.60%

(0.32%)

9/30/20

12.90

(0.04)

1.32

1.28

(0.02)

(1.06)

(1.08)

13.10

9.84%

1,237

1.72%

1.60%

(0.30%)

9/30/19

12.63

0.01

0.29

0.30

(0.03)

(0.03)

12.90

2.38%

1,337

1.66%

1.57%

0.05%

9/30/18

12.76

0.03

(0.04)

(0.01)

(0.12)

(0.12)

12.63

(0.10%)

1,295

1.72%

1.50%

0.22%

9/30/17

10.72

0.03

2.11

2.14

(0.10)

(0.10)

12.76

20.23%

1,019

1.73%

1.50%

0.24%

Class R3

                       

3/31/22r

$ 14.62

$ (0.03)bb

$ (2.55)

$ (2.58)

$ (0.09)

$ (1.83)

$ (1.92)

$ 10.12

(19.48%)b

$ 978

1.99%a

1.85%a

(0.52%)a

9/30/21

13.05

(0.06)

1.85

1.79

(0.22)

(0.22)

14.62

13.72%

1,120

1.92%

1.85%

(0.42%)

9/30/20

12.87

(0.07)

1.31

1.24

(0.00)d

(1.06)

(1.06)

13.05

9.57%

992

1.97%

1.85%

(0.58%)

9/30/19

12.60

(0.02)

0.29

0.27

12.87

2.14%

750

1.91%

1.81%

(0.15%)

9/30/18

12.73

(0.01)

(0.04)

(0.05)

(0.08)

(0.08)

12.60

(0.39%)

761

1.97%

1.75%

(0.09%)

9/30/17

10.70

(0.01)

2.12

2.11

(0.08)

(0.08)

12.73

19.88%

821

1.98%

1.75%

(0.07%)

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

165

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

1.

The Funds

 

MassMutual Premier Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Massachusetts business trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated August 1, 1994, as amended and restated as of November 21, 2011, as it may be further amended from time to time. The Trust consists of the following series (each individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”):

 

MassMutual U.S. Government Money Market Fund (“U.S. Government Money Market Fund”)
MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund (“Short-Duration Bond Fund”)
MassMutual Inflation-Protected and Income Fund (“Inflation-Protected and Income Fund”)
MassMutual Core Bond Fund (“Core Bond Fund”)
MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund (“Diversified Bond Fund”)
MassMutual High Yield Fund (“High Yield Fund”)
MassMutual Balanced Fund (“Balanced Fund”)
MassMutual Disciplined Value Fund (“Disciplined Value Fund”)
MassMutual Main Street Fund (“Main Street Fund”)
MassMutual Disciplined Growth Fund (“Disciplined Growth Fund”)
MassMutual Small Cap Opportunities Fund (“Small Cap Opportunities Fund”)
MassMutual Global Fund (“Global Fund”)
MassMutual International Equity Fund (“International Equity Fund”)
MassMutual Strategic Emerging Markets Fund (“Strategic Emerging Markets Fund”)

 

Each share class of a Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of assets. The principal difference among the classes is the level of service and administration fees, and shareholder and distribution service expenses borne by the classes. Because each class will have different fees and expenses, performance and share prices will vary between the classes. The classes of shares are offered to different types of investors, as outlined in the Funds’ Prospectus.

 

2.

Significant Accounting Policies

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed consistently by each Fund in the preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“generally accepted accounting principles”). The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

 

Investment Valuation

 

The net asset value of each Fund’s shares is determined once daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), on each day the NYSE is open for trading (a “business day”). The NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, but may close earlier on some days. If the NYSE is scheduled to close early, the business day will be considered to end as of the time of the NYSE’s scheduled close. A Fund will not treat an intraday disruption in NYSE trading or other event that causes an unscheduled closing of the NYSE as a close of business of the NYSE for these purposes and will instead fair value securities in accordance with procedures approved annually by the Board of Trustees (“Trustees”), and under the general oversight of the Trustees. On holidays and other days when the NYSE is closed, each Fund’s net asset value generally is not calculated and the Funds do not anticipate accepting buy or sell orders. However, the value of each Fund’s assets may still be affected on such days to the extent that a Fund holds foreign securities that trade on days that foreign securities markets are open.

 

166

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Equity securities and derivative contracts that are actively traded on a national securities exchange or contract market are valued on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service, which provides the last reported sale price, or, in the case of futures contracts, the settlement price, for securities or derivatives listed on the exchange or contract market or the official closing price on the NASDAQ National Market System (“NASDAQ System”), or in the case of over-the-counter (“OTC”) securities for which an official closing price is unavailable or not reported on the NASDAQ System, the last reported bid price. Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange are valued at the last price at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Debt securities (with the exception of debt securities held by the U.S. Government Money Market Fund) are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, which generally determines valuations taking into account factors such as institutional-size trading in similar securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. Shares of other open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing net asset values as reported on each business day. The U.S. Government Money Market Fund’s debt securities are typically valued at amortized cost, but may be valued using a vendor quote if the Fund’s investment adviser determines it more closely approximates current market value, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act pursuant to which the U.S. Government Money Market Fund must adhere to certain conditions. It is the intention of the U.S. Government Money Market Fund to maintain a stable net asset value per share of $1.00, although this cannot be assured.

 

Investments for which market quotations are readily available are marked to market daily based on those quotations. Market quotations may be provided by third-party vendors or market makers, and may be determined on the basis of a variety of factors, such as broker quotations, financial modeling, and other market data, such as market indexes and yield curves, counterparty information, and foreign exchange rates. U.S. Government and agency securities may be valued on the basis of market quotations or using a model that may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, quoted market prices, and reference data. The fair values of OTC derivative contracts, including forward, swap, and option contracts related to interest rates, foreign currencies, credit standing of reference entities, equity prices, or commodity prices, may be based on market quotations or may be modeled using a series of techniques, including simulation models, depending on the contract and the terms of the transaction. The fair values of asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities are estimated based on models that consider the estimated cash flows of each debt tranche of the issuer, established benchmark yield, and estimated tranche-specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche, including, but not limited to, prepayment speed assumptions and attributes of the collateral.

 

Investments for which market quotations are not available or for which a pricing service or vendor does not provide a value, or for which such market quotations or values are considered by the investment adviser or subadviser to be unreliable (including, for example, certain foreign securities, thinly-traded securities, certain restricted securities, certain initial public offerings, or securities whose values may have been affected by a significant event) are stated at fair valuations determined in good faith by the Funds’ Valuation Committee1 in accordance with procedures approved annually by the Trustees, and under the general oversight of the Trustees. The Funds’ Valuation Committee employs various methods to determine fair valuations including a regular review of significant inputs and assumptions and review of any related market activity. The Funds’ Valuation Committee reports to the Trustees at its regularly scheduled meetings. It is possible that fair value prices will be used by the Funds to a significant extent. The value determined for an investment using the Funds’ fair value procedures may differ from recent market prices for the investment and may be significantly different from the value realized upon the sale of such investment.

 

The Funds may invest in securities that are traded principally in foreign markets and that trade on weekends and other days when the Funds do not price their shares. As a result, the values of the Funds’ portfolio securities may change on days when the prices of the Funds’ shares are not calculated. The prices of the Funds’ shares will reflect any such changes when the prices of the Funds’ shares are next calculated, which is the next business day. The Funds may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities primarily traded in foreign markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Funds value their securities. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim. The Funds’ investments may be priced based on fair values provided by

 

1

The voting members of the Valuation Committee consist of the President, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurers, Vice Presidents (except for the CCO, Secretary, and Assistant Secretaries) of the Trust, as well as such other members as the Trustees may from time to time designate. The non-voting members of the Valuation Committee consist of the CCO, Secretary, and Assistant Secretaries. The Valuation Committee reviews and determines the fair valuation of portfolio securities and the Funds’ pricing procedures in general.

 

167

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

a third-party vendor, based on certain factors and methodologies applied by such vendor, in the event that there is movement in the U.S. market, between the close of the foreign market and the time the Funds calculate their net asset values. All assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the mean between the buying and selling rates of such currencies against the U.S. dollar at the end of each business day.

 

For investments in equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds (“Private Company” or collectively, the “Private Companies”) and any other investments fair valued using significant unobservable inputs, as described below, the fair valuation approaches used by third party service providers and/or the Funds’ subadvisers utilize one or a combination of, but not limited to, the following inputs:

 

Market approach: (i) recent market transactions, including subsequent rounds of financing, in the underlying investment or comparable issuers; (ii) recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure; and (iii) market multiples of comparable issuers.

 

Income approach: (i) future cash flows discounted to present value and adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, and/or market risks; (ii) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and (iii) other risk factors, such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts, and/or default rates.

 

Cost approach: (i) audited or unaudited financial statements, investor communications, and financial or operational metrics issued by the Private Company; (ii) changes in the valuation of relevant indexes or publicly traded companies comparable to the Private Company; (iii) relevant news and other public sources; and (iv) known secondary market transactions in the Private Company’s interests and merger or acquisition activity in companies comparable to the Private Company.

 

Investments in series of preferred stock issued by Private Companies are typically valued utilizing Market approach in determining the enterprise value of the company. Such investments often contain rights and preferences that differ from other series of preferred and common stock of the same issuer. Valuation techniques such as the current value method (“CVM”), an option pricing model (“OPM”), a probability weighted expected return model (“PWERM”), or a hybrid of those techniques are used in allocating enterprise value of the company, as deemed appropriate under the circumstances. The CVM allocates value among the various parts of a company’s capital structure assuming that the value of convertible preferred stock is represented by the most favorable claim the preferred stockholders have on the enterprise value as of the valuation date. The use of OPM and PWERM techniques involve a determination of the exit scenarios of the investment in order to appropriately allocate the enterprise value of the company among the various parts of its capital structure.

 

The Private Companies are not subject to the public company disclosure, timing, and reporting standards as other investments held by a Fund. Typically, the most recently available information for a Private Company is as of a date that is earlier than the date a Fund is calculating its net asset value. This factor may result in a difference between the value of the investment and the price a Fund could receive upon the sale of the investment.

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-tier hierarchy is utilized to maximize the use of observable market data inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value (such as a pricing model) and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments and the determination of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and consideration of factors specific to each security.

 

168

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Level 1 – quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical investments that the Funds can access at the measurement date

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

 

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned Level within the hierarchy. In addition, in periods of market dislocation, the observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition, as well as changes related to liquidity of investments, could cause a security to be reclassified between Levels.

 

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different Levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the Level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest Level input that is significant to the overall fair value measurement.

 

The U.S. Government Money Market Fund characterized all investments at Level 2, as of March 31, 2022. The Disciplined Value Fund, Disciplined Growth Fund, and Small Cap Opportunities Fund characterized all long-term investments at Level 1, and all short-term investments at Level 2, as of March 31, 2022. For each Fund noted in the preceding sentences, the level classification by major category of investments is the same as the category presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

The following is the aggregate value by input level, as of March 31, 2022, for the remaining Funds’ investments:

 

 
   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Short-Duration Bond Fund

                               

Asset Investments

                               

Corporate Debt

  $     $ 537,373,314     $     $ 537,373,314  

Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations

          426,074,218             426,074,218  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities

          434,989             434,989  

Purchased Options

          2,256,614             2,256,614  

Mutual Funds

    721,020                   721,020  

Short-Term Investments

          23,715,790             23,715,790  

Total Investments

  $ 721,020     $ 989,854,925     $     $ 990,575,945  

Asset Derivatives

                               

Futures Contracts

  $ 8,168,342     $     $     $ 8,168,342  

Liability Derivatives

                               

Futures Contracts

  $ (730,296 )   $     $     $ (730,296 )

Swap Agreements

          (20,981,153 )           (20,981,153 )

Total

  $ (730,296 )   $ (20,981,153 )   $     $ (21,711,449 )

 

 

169

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund

                               

Asset Investments

                               

Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations

  $     $ 185,359,254     $     $ 185,359,254  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities

          39,053,199             39,053,199  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

          91,202,283             91,202,283  

Purchased Options

          1,166,008             1,166,008  

Mutual Funds

          5,537,500             5,537,500  

Short-Term Investments

          28,445,481             28,445,481  

Total Investments

  $     $ 350,763,725     $     $ 350,763,725  

Asset Derivatives

                               

Futures Contracts

    83,728                   83,728  

Swap Agreements

          886,225             886,225  

Total

  $ 83,728     $ 886,225     $     $ 969,953  

Liability Derivatives

                               

Futures Contracts

    (160,954 )                 (160,954 )

Swap Agreements

          (4,940,737 )           (4,940,737 )

Total

  $ (160,954 )   $ (4,940,737 )   $     $ (5,101,691 )
                                 

Core Bond Fund

                               

Asset Investments

                               

Corporate Debt

  $     $ 346,443,164     $     $ 346,443,164  

Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations

          253,226,728             253,226,728  

Sovereign Debt Obligations

          10,169,306             10,169,306  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities

          214,747,591             214,747,591  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

          123,545,426             123,545,426  

Purchased Options

          3,677,145             3,677,145  

Mutual Funds

    4,718,730                   4,718,730  

Short-Term Investments

          178,284,715             178,284,715  

Total Investments

  $ 4,718,730     $ 1,130,094,075     $     $ 1,134,812,805  

Asset Derivatives

                               

Futures Contracts

  $ 710,231     $     $     $ 710,231  

Liability Derivatives

                               

Futures Contracts

  $ (3,275,918 )   $     $     $ (3,275,918 )
                                 

Diversified Bond Fund

                               

Asset Investments

                               

Preferred Stock

  $ 1,300,911     $     $     $ 1,300,911  

Corporate Debt

          92,191,769             92,191,769  

Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations

          58,025,775             58,025,775  

Sovereign Debt Obligations

          1,997,645             1,997,645  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities

          32,156,612             32,156,612  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

          5,625,886             5,625,886  

Purchased Options

          738,984             738,984  

Warrants

                4,163 **     4,163  

Mutual Funds

    1,971,923                   1,971,923  

Short-Term Investments

          32,264,968             32,264,968  

Total Investments

  $ 3,272,834     $ 223,001,639     $ 4,163     $ 226,278,636  

Asset Derivatives

                               

Forward Contracts

          135,237             135,237  

Futures Contracts

    160,440                   160,440  

Total

  $ 160,440     $ 135,237     $     $ 295,677  

 

170

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Diversified Bond Fund (Continued)

                               

Liability Derivatives

                               

Forward Contracts

  $     $ (158,196 )   $     $ (158,196 )

Futures Contracts

    (985,485 )                 (985,485 )

Written Options

          (32,389 )           (32,389 )

Total

  $ (985,485 )   $ (190,585 )   $     $ (1,176,070 )
                                 

High Yield Fund

                               

Asset Investments

                               

Common Stock

  $ 3,901,033     $     $ +**   $ 3,901,033  

Bank Loans

          12,013,203             12,013,203  

Corporate Debt

          443,046,068             443,046,068  

Mutual Funds

    13,124,605                   13,124,605  

Short-Term Investments

          6,033,809             6,033,809  

Total Investments

  $ 17,025,638     $ 461,093,080     $     $ 478,118,718  
                                 

Balanced Fund

                               

Asset Investments

                               

Common Stock

  $ 95,510,457     $     $     $ 95,510,457  

Corporate Debt

          18,056,115             18,056,115  

Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations

          4,826,850             4,826,850  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities

          11,983,366             11,983,366  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

          17,631,371             17,631,371  

Mutual Funds

    4,622,123                   4,622,123  

Short-Term Investments

          5,176,150             5,176,150  

Total Investments

  $ 100,132,580     $ 57,673,852     $     $ 157,806,432  

Asset Derivatives

                               

Futures Contracts

  $ 165,561     $     $     $ 165,561  
                                 

Main Street Fund

                               

Asset Investments

                               

Common Stock

  $ 114,258,664     $ 498,556 *   $     $ 114,757,220  

Mutual Funds

    166,704                   166,704  

Short-Term Investments

          1,017,664             1,017,664  

Total Investments

  $ 114,425,368     $ 1,516,220     $     $ 115,941,588  
                                 

Global Fund

                               

Asset Investments

                               

Common Stock*

                               

Cayman Islands

  $ 11,274,071     $ 1,225,690     $     $ 12,499,761  

Denmark

          6,163,901             6,163,901  

France

          24,180,348             24,180,348  

Germany

          5,900,637             5,900,637  

India

    4,013,235       8,764,746             12,777,981  

Italy

          1,129,930             1,129,930  

Japan

          29,580,229             29,580,229  

Netherlands

          11,908,203             11,908,203  

Sweden

          9,518,473             9,518,473  

Switzerland

          2,552,672             2,552,672  

United States

    161,622,613                   161,622,613  

Mutual Funds

    5,682,075                   5,682,075  

Short-Term Investments

          1,751,197             1,751,197  

Total Investments

  $ 182,591,994     $ 102,676,026     $     $ 285,268,020  

 

171

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

International Equity Fund

                               

Asset Investments

                               

Common Stock*

                               

Australia

  $ 162,225     $ 1,318,824     $     $ 1,481,049  

Austria

          103,435             103,435  

Belgium

          919,747             919,747  

Canada

    8,661,357                   8,661,357  

Cayman Islands

          984,413             984,413  

Finland

          2,192,609             2,192,609  

France

          15,498,060             15,498,060  

Germany

          5,577,147             5,577,147  

Hong Kong

          3,360,343             3,360,343  

Ireland

    225,635       4,173,796             4,399,431  

Israel

    344,267                   344,267  

Italy

          139,660             139,660  

Japan

          21,271,513             21,271,513  

Luxembourg

          337,504             337,504  

Netherlands

    386,919       6,587,091             6,974,010  

Norway

          551,198             551,198  

Republic of Korea

          411,319             411,319  

Singapore

          515,291             515,291  

Spain

          4,036,508             4,036,508  

Sweden

          3,618,472             3,618,472  

Switzerland

          13,571,477             13,571,477  

United Kingdom

    370,513       35,555,209             35,925,722  

Mutual Funds

    2,191,126                   2,191,126  

Short-Term Investments

          601,920             601,920  

Total Investments

  $ 12,342,042     $ 121,325,536     $     $ 133,667,578  
                                 

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund

                               

Asset Investments

                               

Common Stock*

                               

Bermuda

  $ 165,339     $     $     $ 165,339  

Brazil

    5,959,430             35,695 **     5,995,125  

Cayman Islands

    15,022,975       12,216,820             27,239,795  

China

          76,858             76,858  

Cyprus

                +,**      

Egypt

          610,863             610,863  

France

          5,957,447             5,957,447  

Hong Kong

          7,363,779             7,363,779  

India

          27,218,307             27,218,307  

Indonesia

          1,340,886             1,340,886  

Italy

          2,037,717             2,037,717  

Luxembourg

          404,462             404,462  

Mexico

    13,775,835                   13,775,835  

Netherlands

                +,**      

Philippines

          3,546,823             3,546,823  

Republic of Korea

          9,279,258             9,279,258  

Russia

                +,**      

South Africa

          1,467,303             1,467,303  

Switzerland

          4,349,254             4,349,254  

Taiwan

          15,712,100             15,712,100  

Turkey

          147,833             147,833  

United Kingdom

          670,390             670,390  

United States

    4,926,270                   4,926,270  

 

172

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund (Continued)

                               

Asset Investments (Continued)

                               

Preferred Stock*

                               

Brazil

  $ 1,829,581     $     $     $ 1,829,581  

Warrants

    42,610                   42,610  

Rights

          40,554             40,554  

Short-Term Investments

          7,187,696             7,187,696  

Total Investments

  $ 41,722,040     $ 99,628,350     $ 35,695     $ 141,386,085  
 

 

*

Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading of comparable securities or other correlated instruments after the close of trading in their respective foreign markets, as applicable.

**

None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Fund(s). Level 3 investments at March 31, 2022 in relation to net assets were not significant.

+

Represents a security at $0 value as of March 31, 2022.

 

For certain Fund(s) the Statement of Assets and Liabilities shows receivables from investments sold on a delayed delivery basis, collateral pledged for open purchased options, collateral pledged for open futures contracts, and collateral pledged for open swap agreements, as well as, any applicable liabilities for investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis, amounts due to custodian, collateral held for open purchased options, collateral held for open swap agreements, and collateral held for securities on loan. These amounts approximate fair value and would be categorized at Level 2 for each applicable Fund as of March 31, 2022.

 

The Funds, with the exception of the Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, had no Level 3 transfers during the period ended March 31, 2022. The following table shows the Level 3 transfers for the Strategic Emerging Markets Fund for the period ended March 31, 2022.

 

 
   

Transfers In *

   

Transfers Out *

 
   

Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

   

Level 1 -
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs

   

Level 2 -
Other Significant
Observable
Inputs

 

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund

  $ 16,750,547     $ (6,093,568 )   $ (10,656,979 )

 

*

Level 3 transfers occurred as inputs were less observable.

 

Derivative Instruments

 

Derivatives are financial instruments whose values are based on the values of one or more underlying indicators, such as a security, asset, currency, interest rate, or index. Derivative transactions can create investment leverage and may be highly volatile. Losses from derivatives can be substantially greater than the derivatives’ original cost and can sometimes be unlimited. A Fund may not be able to close out a derivative transaction at a favorable time or price.

 

173

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

At March 31, 2022, and during the period then ended, the Fund(s) had the following derivatives and transactions in derivatives, grouped into the indicated risk categories:

 

 
   

Equity
Risk

   

Foreign
Exchange
Risk

   

Interest/
Inflation
Rate Risk

   

Total

 

Short-Duration Bond Fund

                               

Asset Derivatives

                               

Purchased Options*

  $     $     $ 2,256,614     $ 2,256,614  

Futures Contracts^^

                8,168,342       8,168,342  

Total Value

  $     $     $ 10,424,956     $ 10,424,956  

Liability Derivatives

                               

Futures Contracts^^

  $     $     $ (730,296 )   $ (730,296 )

Swap Agreements^^,^^^

                (20,981,153 )     (20,981,153 )

Total Value

  $     $     $ (21,711,449 )   $ (21,711,449 )

Realized Gain (Loss)#

                               

Futures Contracts

  $     $     $ 3,745,930     $ 3,745,930  

Swap Agreements

                825,605       825,605  

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

  $     $     $ 4,571,535     $ 4,571,535  

Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)##

                               

Purchased Options

  $     $     $ 558,880     $ 558,880  

Futures Contracts

                6,832,278       6,832,278  

Swap Agreements

                (20,981,153 )     (20,981,153 )

Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)

  $     $     $ (13,589,995 )   $ (13,589,995 )
                                 

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund

                               

Asset Derivatives

                               

Purchased Options*

  $     $     $ 1,166,008     $ 1,166,008  

Futures Contracts^^

                83,728       83,728  

Swap Agreements*

                886,225       886,225  

Total Value

  $     $     $ 2,135,961     $ 2,135,961  

Liability Derivatives

                               

Futures Contracts^^

  $     $     $ (160,954 )   $ (160,954 )

Swap Agreements^

                (4,940,737 )     (4,940,737 )

Total Value

  $     $     $ (5,101,691 )   $ (5,101,691 )

Realized Gain (Loss)#

                               

Futures Contracts

  $     $     $ 95,384     $ 95,384  

Swap Agreements

                7,774,633       7,774,633  

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

  $     $     $ 7,870,017     $ 7,870,017  

Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)##

                               

Purchased Options

  $     $     $ 278,134     $ 278,134  

Futures Contracts

                (190,084 )     (190,084 )

Swap Agreements

    (4,263,676 )           (4,487,052 )     (8,750,728 )

Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)

  $ (4,263,676 )   $     $ (4,399,002 )   $ (8,662,678 )
                                 

 

 

174

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

   

Equity
Risk

   

Foreign
Exchange
Risk

   

Interest/
Inflation
Rate Risk

   

Total

 

Core Bond Fund

                               

Asset Derivatives

                               

Purchased Options*

  $     $     $ 3,677,145     $ 3,677,145  

Futures Contracts^^

                710,231       710,231  

Total Value

  $     $     $ 4,387,376     $ 4,387,376  

Liability Derivatives

                               

Futures Contracts^^

  $     $     $ (3,275,918 )   $ (3,275,918 )

Realized Gain (Loss)#

                               

Futures Contracts

  $     $     $ (6,945,292 )   $ (6,945,292 )

Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)##

                               

Purchased Options

  $     $     $ 819,006     $ 819,006  

Futures Contracts

                233,882       233,882  

Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)

  $     $     $ 1,052,888     $ 1,052,888  
                                 

Diversified Bond Fund

                               

Asset Derivatives

                               

Purchased Options*

  $     $     $ 738,984     $ 738,984  

Forward Contracts*

          135,237             135,237  

Futures Contracts^^

                160,440       160,440  

Total Value

  $     $ 135,237     $ 899,424     $ 1,034,661  

Liability Derivatives

                               

Forward Contracts^

  $     $ (158,196 )   $     $ (158,196 )

Futures Contracts^^

                (985,485 )     (985,485 )

Written Options^

          (32,389 )           (32,389 )

Total Value

  $     $ (190,585 )   $ (985,485 )   $ (1,176,070 )

Realized Gain (Loss)#

                               

Purchased Options

  $     $ 8,412     $     $ 8,412  

Forward Contracts

          (69,671 )           (69,671 )

Futures Contracts

                (1,599,602 )     (1,599,602 )

Written Options

          26,911             26,911  

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

  $     $ (34,348 )   $ (1,599,602 )   $ (1,633,950 )

Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)##

                               

Purchased Options

  $     $ 1,427     $ 172,929     $ 174,356  

Forward Contracts

          (19,430 )           (19,430 )

Futures Contracts

                (271,972 )     (271,972 )

Written Options

          (37,643 )           (37,643 )

Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)

  $     $ (55,646 )   $ (99,043 )   $ (154,689 )
                                 

 

175

 

 

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Equity
Risk

   

Foreign
Exchange
Risk

   

Interest/
Inflation
Rate Risk

   

Total

 

Balanced Fund

                               

Asset Derivatives

                               

Futures Contracts^^

  $     $     $ 165,561     $ 165,561  

Realized Gain (Loss)#

                               

Futures Contracts

  $     $     $ 224,922     $ 224,922  

Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)##

                               

Futures Contracts

  $     $     $ 112,075     $ 112,075  
 

 

*

Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Investments, at value, or Receivables from: open forward contracts or open swap agreements, at value, as applicable.

^

Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Payables for: open forward contracts, open swap agreements, at value, or written options outstanding, at value, as applicable.

^^

Cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps is reported in “Futures Contracts” and “Swap Agreements” in each applicable/the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin, if any, is reported within the Consolidated Statements/Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

^^^

Represents centrally cleared swaps which are not subject to a master netting agreement or similar agreement.

#

Statements of Operations location: Amounts are included in net realized gain (loss) on: investment transactions, forward contracts, futures contracts, swap agreements, or written options, as applicable.

##

Statements of Operations location: Amounts are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: investment transactions, forward contracts, futures contracts, swap agreements, or written options, as applicable.

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the number of contracts, notional amounts, or shares/units for each derivative type was as follows:

 

 
   

Number of Contracts, Notional Amounts, or Shares/Units†

 

Fund Name

 

Futures
Contracts

   

Forward
Contracts

   

Swap
Agreements

   

Purchased
Options

   

Purchased
Swaptions

   

Written
Options

 

Short-Duration Bond Fund

    4,282     $     $ 419,700,000           $ 34,178,833        

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund

    122             313,651,102             23,079,750        

Core Bond Fund

    1,050                         70,131,000        

Diversified Bond Fund

    294       7,049,320             265,000       14,210,000       1,012,083  

Balanced Fund

    41                                

 

Amount(s) disclosed represent average number of contracts for futures contracts, notional amounts for forward contracts, swap agreements, purchased swaptions, and written swaptions, or shares/units outstanding for purchased options written options, based on absolute values, which is indicative of volume of this derivative type, for the months that the Fund held such derivatives during the period ended March 31, 2022.

 

The Portfolio of Investments included in a Fund’s financial statements shows the assets or liabilities of the Fund associated with individual derivatives transactions. The terms of many of those transactions contemplate that derivatives receivables and payables between the same two parties may be netted and that the parties will collateralize certain obligations. The following tables provide an illustration of the possible effect of netting provisions and of collateral (delivered or received) on a Fund’s derivatives exposure as of March 31, 2022. Netting arrangements vary among different counterparties, and the actual disposition of derivatives receivables and payables, and of collateral, in a bankruptcy or insolvency can be complicated and difficult to predict.

 

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The following table presents derivative assets by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement (“MNA”) or similar agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Fund(s) as of March 31, 2022.

 

 

Counterparty

 

Derivative
Assets Subject
to an MNA by
Counterparty†

   

Financial
Instruments
Available for
Offset

   

Collateral
Received***

   

Net Amount*

 

Short-Duration Bond Fund

                               

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 55,744     $     $ (55,744 )   $  

Credit Suisse International

    554,558             (554,558 )      

JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.

    1,646,312             (1,500,000 )     146,312  
    $ 2,256,614     $     $ (2,110,302 )   $ 146,312  

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund

                               

Bank of America N.A.

  $ 322,460     $     $ (290,000 )   $ 32,460  

Barclays Bank PLC

    807,972       (807,972 )            

Credit Suisse International

    358,036             (300,000 )     58,036  

JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.

    563,765             (563,765 )      
    $ 2,052,233     $ (807,972 )   $ (1,153,765 )   $ 90,496  

Core Bond Fund

                               

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 3,677,145     $     $ (3,677,145 )   $  
                                 

Diversified Bond Fund

                               

Bank of America N.A.

  $ 42,074     $ (42,074 )   $     $  

Barclays Bank PLC

    740,886       (944 )     (739,942 )      

BNP Paribas SA

    1,894       (1,894 )            

Citibank N.A.

    59,219       (31,341 )           27,878  

Goldman Sachs International

    15       (15 )            

HSBC Bank USA

    17,180       (17,180 )            

JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.

    5,831       (5,831 )            

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

    7,122       (2,432 )           4,690  
    $ 874,221     $ (101,711 )   $ (739,942 )   $ 32,568  
 

 

The following table presents derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA or similar agreement and net of the related collateral pledged by the Fund(s) as of March 31, 2022.

 

 

Counterparty

 

Derivative
Liabilities Subject
to an MNA by
Counterparty

   

Financial
Instruments
Available for
Offset

   

Collateral
Pledged***

   

Net
Amount**

 

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund

                               

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ (1,733,972 )   $ 807,972     $ 770,000     $ (156,000 )

BNP Paribas SA

    (1,406,016 )           1,220,000       (186,016 )

Goldman Sachs International

    (1,800,749 )           1,540,000       (260,749 )
    $ (4,940,737 )   $ 807,972     $ 3,530,000     $ (602,765 )

 

 

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Counterparty

 

Derivative
Liabilities Subject
to an MNA by
Counterparty

   

Financial
Instruments
Available for
Offset

   

Collateral
Pledged***

   

Net
Amount**

 

Diversified Bond Fund

                               

Bank of America N.A.

  $ (84,335 )   $ 42,074     $     $ (42,261 )

Barclays Bank PLC

    (944 )     944              

BNP Paribas SA

    (2,103 )     1,894             (209 )

Citibank N.A.

    (31,341 )     31,341              

Goldman Sachs International

    (3,536 )     15             (3,521 )

HSBC Bank USA

    (28,776 )     17,180             (11,596 )

JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.

    (37,118 )     5,831             (31,287 )

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

    (2,432 )     2,432              
    $ (190,585 )   $ 101,711     $     $ (88,874 )
 

 

*

Represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

**

Represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default.

***

The amount presented here may be less than the total amount of collateral received/pledged as the net amount of derivative assets and liabilities for a counterparty cannot be less than $0.

The amount presented here may be less than the total amount shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as some derivatives held by the counterparty are not covered within an MNA or similar agreement.

 

Such agreements typically permit a single net payment in the event of default, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. The Fund(s) and counterparties may not be permitted to sell, re-pledge, or use the collateral they receive. In the event that cash collateral is restricted for use, the balance will be reflected as restricted cash within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Further details regarding the derivatives and other investments held by the Fund(s) during the period ended March 31, 2022, are discussed below.

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Transactions

 

A Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions for hedging purposes in order to protect against uncertainty in the level of future foreign currency exchange rates, or for other, non-hedging purposes.

 

A Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions, including foreign currency forward contracts. These contracts call for the Fund to deliver in the future an amount of one currency in return for an amount of another currency, at an exchange rate determined at the time the contract is entered into. Forward contracts are private contractual arrangements and a Fund is subject to the risk that its counterparty will not, or will not be able to, perform its obligations. This type of arrangement may require the Fund to post margin. A Fund may also buy and sell options on currencies. When the Fund buys an option, its loss should generally be limited to the amount of the premium paid and any transaction costs. If a Fund sells an option on a currency, it is subject generally to the same risks as if it had entered into a futures contract or forward contract with respect to that currency. For example, futures contracts are exchange-traded and typically have minimal exposure to counterparty risk and forward contracts are private contractual arrangements and a Fund is subject to the risk that its counterparty will not, or will not be able to, perform its obligations. A Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions in order to hedge against changes in the values of the assets or liabilities denominated in one or more foreign currencies, or otherwise to increase or reduce a Fund’s exposure to various foreign currencies. The use of foreign currency exchange transactions may create investment leverage.

 

Whenever a Fund enters into a foreign currency exchange transaction, it is subject to the risk that the value of the transaction will move in a direction unfavorable to it. When the Fund uses the transactions for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the transactions, at least in part. If a Fund enters into foreign currency exchange transactions other than for hedging purposes (for example, seeking to profit from an anticipated change in the values of currencies by creating directional exposures in the portfolio with respect to one or more currencies), it will generally

 

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be subject to the same risks, but is less likely to have assets or liabilities that will offset any losses on the transactions. There can be no assurance that a Fund will be able to terminate any foreign currency exchange transaction prior to its maturity in order to limit its loss on the transaction.

 

Forward foreign currency contracts are marked to market daily and the change in their value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the settlement price established through dealers or other market sources on the day which they are traded. When a forward foreign currency contract is extinguished, through delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it was extinguished or offset. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risk associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions and counterparty risks are considered. For information regarding the accounting treatment of options, see “Options, Rights, and Warrants” below.

 

A Fund’s current exposure to a counterparty is the unrealized appreciation on the contract.

 

Futures Contracts

 

A Fund may seek to manage a variety of different risks, such as interest rate risk, equity price risk, and currency risk, through the use of futures contracts. A Fund may use interest rate futures contracts to adjust the interest rate sensitivity (duration) of its portfolio or the credit exposure of the portfolio. Interest rate futures contracts obligate the long or short holder to take or make delivery of a specified quantity of a financial instrument, such as a specific fixed income security, during a specified future period at a specified price. A Fund may use index futures contracts to hedge against broad market risks to its portfolio or to gain broad market exposure when it holds uninvested cash or as an inexpensive substitute for cash investments directly in securities or other assets, including commodities and precious metals. Securities index futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell units of a securities index at a specified future date at a price agreed upon when the contract is made and are settled in cash. Positions in futures contracts may be closed out only on an exchange or board of trade which provides a market for such futures. Because futures contracts are exchange-traded, they typically have minimal exposure to counterparty risk.

 

Parties to a futures contract are not required to post the entire notional amount of the contract, but rather a small percentage of that amount (by way of margin), both at the time they enter into futures transactions, and then on a daily basis if their positions decline in value; as a result, futures contracts are highly leveraged. Such payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Funds as unrealized gains or losses. Because futures markets are highly leveraged, they can be extremely volatile, and there can be no assurance that the pricing of a futures contract will correlate precisely with the pricing of the asset or index underlying it or the asset or liability of the Fund that is the subject of the hedge. It may not always be possible for a Fund to enter into a closing transaction with respect to a futures contract it has entered into, at a favorable time or price. When a Fund enters into a futures transaction, it is subject to the risk that the value of the futures contract will move in a direction unfavorable to it. When a Fund uses futures contracts for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the transactions, at least in part.

 

When a futures contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.

 

Swap Agreements

 

Swap agreements are typically two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments or rates, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” (i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index).

 

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Interest Rate Swaps. When a Fund enters into an interest rate swap, it typically agrees to make payments to its counterparty based on a specified long- or short-term interest rate and will receive payments from its counterparty based on another interest rate. Other forms of interest rate swap agreements include, among others, interest rate caps, under which, in return for a specified payment stream, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates exceed a specified rate, or “cap”; interest rate floors, under which, in return for a specified payment stream, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates fall below a specified rate, or “floor”; and interest rate collars, under which a party sells a cap and purchases a floor or vice versa in an attempt to protect itself against interest rate movements exceeding given minimum or maximum levels. A Fund may enter into an interest rate swap in order, for example, to hedge against the effect of interest rate changes on the value of specific securities in its portfolio, or to adjust the interest rate sensitivity (duration) or the credit exposure of its portfolio overall, or otherwise as a substitute for a direct investment in debt securities.

 

Total Return Swaps. A Fund also may enter into total return swaps. In a total return swap, one party typically agrees to pay to the other a short-term interest rate in return for a payment at one or more times in the future based on the increase in the value of an underlying security or other asset, or index of securities or assets; if the underlying security, asset, or index declines in value, the party that pays the short-term interest rate must also pay to its counterparty a payment based on the amount of the decline. A Fund may take either side of such a swap, and so may take a long or short position in the underlying security, asset, or index. A Fund may enter into a total return swap to hedge against an exposure in its portfolio — such as interest rate risk (including to adjust the duration or credit quality of a Fund’s bond portfolio), equity risk, or credit risk — or generally to put cash to work efficiently in the markets in anticipation of, or as a replacement for, cash investments. A Fund may also enter into a total return swap to gain exposure to securities or markets in which it might not be able to invest directly (in so-called market access transactions).

 

Whenever a Fund enters into a swap agreement, it takes on counterparty risk — the risk that its counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the swap agreement. The Fund also takes the risk that the market will move against its position in the swap agreement. In the case of an interest rate swap, the value of the swap may increase or decrease depending on changes in interest rates. In the case of a total return swap, the swap will change in value depending on the change in value of the asset or index on which the swap is written. When the Fund enters into any type of swap for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the swap, at least in part. Swap agreements may be non-transferable or otherwise highly illiquid, and a Fund may not be able to terminate or transfer a swap agreement at any particular time or at an acceptable price.

 

Swaptions. A Fund may also enter into options on swap agreements (“swaptions”). A swaption is a contract that gives a counterparty the right (but not the obligation) to enter into a new swap agreement or to shorten, extend, cancel, or otherwise modify an existing swap agreement, at some designated future time on specified terms. A Fund may write (sell) and purchase put and call swaptions. Depending on the terms of the particular option agreement, a Fund will generally incur a greater degree of risk when it writes a swaption than it will incur when it purchases a swaption. When a Fund purchases a swaption, it risks losing only the amount of the premium it has paid should it decide to let the option expire unexercised. However, when a Fund writes a swaption, upon exercise of the option the Fund will become obligated according to the terms of the underlying agreement. A Fund may enter into swaptions for the same purposes as swaps. For information regarding the accounting treatment of options, see “Options, Rights, and Warrants” below.

 

Centrally Cleared Swaps. Certain clearinghouses currently offer clearing for limited types of derivatives transactions, principally certain interest rate swaps, certain index swaps, and credit derivatives. In a cleared derivative transaction, a Fund typically enters into the transaction with a financial institution counterparty, and performance of the transaction is effectively guaranteed by a central clearinghouse, thereby reducing or eliminating the Fund’s exposure to the credit risk of its original counterparty. The Fund will be required to post amounts (“initial margin”) with the clearinghouse or at the instruction of the clearinghouse. The initial margin required by a clearinghouse may be greater than the initial margin the Fund would be required to post in an uncleared transaction. If cash is deposited as the initial margin, it is shown as collateral on a Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swap agreements are marked-to-market daily and subsequent payments (“variation margin”) are made or received by a Fund depending on whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on a Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities (“Variation margin on open derivative instruments”) and as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a Fund’s Statement of Operations. Only a limited number of transaction types are currently eligible for clearing.

 

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During the term of a swap transaction, changes in the value of the swap are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by marking to market to reflect the market value of the swap. When the swap is terminated, a Fund will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and a Fund’s basis in the agreement. Upfront swap premium payments paid or received by a Fund, if any, are recorded within the value of the open swap agreement on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represent payments paid or received upon entering into the swap agreement to compensate for differences between stated terms of the swap agreement and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, and other relevant factors). These upfront payments are recorded as realized gain or loss on the Fund’s Statement of Operations upon termination or maturity of the swap agreement.

 

During the term of a swap transaction, the periodic net payments can be made for a set period of time or may be triggered by a predetermined credit event. The net periodic payments may be based on a fixed or variable interest rate, the change in market value of a specified security, basket of securities or index, or the return generated by a security. These periodic payments received or made by the Funds are recorded in the accompanying Statements of Operations as realized gains and losses, respectively.

 

A Fund’s current exposure to a counterparty is the fair value of the transaction.

 

Options, Rights, and Warrants

 

A Fund may purchase and sell put and call options on portfolio securities or an index of securities to enhance investment performance or to protect against changes in market prices. A Fund that invests in debt securities may also purchase and sell put and call options to adjust the interest rate sensitivity of its portfolio or the credit exposure of the portfolio.

 

Call Options. A call option gives the holder the right to purchase, and obligates the writer to sell, a security at the strike price at any time before the expiration date in the case of an American-style option or only on the expiration date in the case of a European-style option.

 

Put Options. A put option gives the holder the right to sell, and obligates the writer to buy, a security at the exercise price.

 

Writing put and call options. A Fund may write call options on a security it owns, in a “directional” strategy hoping to realize a greater current return through the receipt of premiums. In return for the option premium, the Fund takes the risk that it will have to forego any increase in the value of the security over the strike price. When a Fund has written a call option on a security it does not own, its exposure on such an option is theoretically unlimited. A Fund may enter into closing purchase transactions in order to realize a profit or limit a loss on a previously written call option or, in the case of a call option on a security it owns, to free itself to sell the underlying security or to write another call on the security, or protect a security from being called in an unexpected market rise. Any profits from a closing purchase transaction in the case of a call option on a security a Fund owns may be offset by a decline in the value of the underlying security. Conversely, because increases in the market price of a call option will generally reflect increases in the market price of the underlying security, any loss resulting from a closing purchase transaction relating to a call option on a security a Fund owns is likely to be offset in whole or in part by unrealized appreciation of the underlying security owned by the Fund. A Fund may not be able to close out a call option that it has previously written. A Fund may write put options in order to enhance its current return by taking a long directional position as to a security or index of securities. By writing a put option, the Fund assumes the risk that it may be required to purchase the underlying security for an exercise price higher than its then current market value, resulting in a potential capital loss unless the security later appreciates in value. A Fund may terminate a put option that it has written before it expires by entering into a closing purchase transaction. Any loss from this transaction may be partially or entirely offset by the premium received on the terminated option. A Fund may not be able to close out a put option that it has previously written.

 

When a Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to the proceeds or offset against the amount paid on the underlying investment to determine the realized gain or loss.

 

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Purchasing put and call options. A Fund may purchase put options to protect portfolio holdings against a decline in market value of a security or securities held by it. A Fund may also purchase a put option hoping to profit from an anticipated decline in the value of the underlying security. If the Fund holds the security underlying the option, the option premium and any transaction costs will reduce any profit the Fund might have realized had it sold the underlying security instead of buying the put option. A Fund may purchase call options to hedge against an increase in the price of securities that the Fund wants ultimately to buy. A Fund may also purchase a call option as a long directional investment hoping to profit from an anticipated increase in the value of the underlying security. In order for a call option to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security must rise sufficiently above the exercise price to cover the premium and transaction costs. These costs will reduce any profit the Fund might have realized had it bought the underlying security at the time it purchased the call option.

 

When a Fund purchases an option, it runs the risk that it will lose its entire investment in the option in a relatively short period of time, unless the Fund exercises the option or enters into a closing sale transaction before the option’s expiration. If the price of the underlying security does not rise (in the case of a call) or fall (in the case of a put) to an extent sufficient to cover the option premium and transaction costs, the Fund will lose part or all of its investment in the option. This contrasts with an investment by a Fund in the underlying security, since the Fund will not realize a loss if the security’s price does not change. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses.

 

OTC Options. OTC options purchased or sold by a Fund are not traded on securities or options exchanges or backed by clearinghouses. Rather, they are entered into directly between a Fund and the counterparty to the option. In the case of an OTC option purchased by the Fund, the value of the option to the Fund will depend on the willingness and ability of the option writer to perform its obligations to the Fund. In addition, OTC options may not be transferable and there may be little or no secondary market for them, so they may be considered illiquid. It may not be possible to enter into closing transactions with respect to OTC options or otherwise to terminate such options, and as a result a Fund may be required to remain obligated on an unfavorable OTC option until its expiration. OTC options are valued using prices supplied by a primary pricing source, selected pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees.

 

Rights and Warrants. A Fund may purchase or hold warrants or rights in order to gain exposure to the underlying security without owning the security, including, for example, cases where the Fund hopes to lock in the price today of a security it may wish to purchase in the future. Warrants generally give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy a security at a stated price. In order for a warrant to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security must rise sufficiently above the exercise price to cover any premium and transaction costs. Rights may similarly confer on the holder the right to purchase or acquire securities, including through participation in a so-called rights offering. Bonds may be issued with warrants or other rights attached to purchase or acquire equity or other debt securities, typically of the bond issuer. The market prices of bonds with warrants or rights attached to purchase equity securities or bonds may, to some degree, reflect changes in the values of the underlying securities.

 

When a Fund purchases or otherwise acquires warrants or other rights, it runs the risk that it will lose its entire investment in the warrants or rights, unless the Fund exercises the warrant or right, acquires the underlying securities, or enters into a closing transaction before expiration. If the price of the underlying security does not rise to an extent sufficient to cover any premium and transaction costs, the Fund will lose part or all of its investment. Any premiums or purchase price paid for warrants or other rights that expire are treated as realized losses. Warrants and similar rights differ from options in that they are typically written by the issuer of the security underlying the warrant or right. Although some warrants and rights may be non-transferable, others may be traded over-the-counter or on an exchange.

 

Hybrid Instruments

 

A hybrid instrument may be a debt security, preferred stock, warrant, convertible security, certificate of deposit, or other evidence of indebtedness on which a portion of or all interest payments, and/or the principal or stated amount payable at maturity, redemption, or retirement, is determined by reference to one or more underlying assets, indexes, economic factors, or other benchmarks. Because hybrid instruments may be designed to provide indirect exposures to virtually any type of derivative instrument, a Fund may invest in a hybrid instrument for any purpose it might engage in derivatives transactions. Hybrid instruments may take a number of forms, including, for example, debt instruments with interest or principal payments or redemption terms determined by reference to the value of an index, security, or other measure at a future time, preferred stock

 

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with dividend rates determined by reference to the value of a currency, or convertible securities where the conversion terms relate to a particular commodity. The risks of investing in a hybrid instrument may, depending on the nature of the instrument, reflect a combination of the risks of investing in securities, options, futures, currencies or other types of investments, and will depend upon the terms of the instrument. Such risks generally depend upon factors unrelated to the operations or credit quality of the issuer of the hybrid instrument, and may not be foreseen by the purchaser, such as financial or market developments, economic and political events, the supply and demand of the underlying assets, and interest rate movements. Hybrid instruments may be highly volatile and their use by a Fund may not be successful. The terms of a hybrid instrument may create investment leverage. Hybrid instruments are typically privately issued, presenting credit risk of the issuer, and may be highly illiquid and difficult to value.

 

Inflation-Linked Securities

 

Inflation-linked securities are typically fixed income securities whose principal values are periodically adjusted according to a measure of inflation. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of an inflation-linked security will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on the security (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. Repayment of the original principal of the security upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-linked securities. For securities that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the security repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.

 

Alternatively, the interest rates payable on certain inflation-linked securities may be adjusted according to a measure of inflation. As a result, the principal values of such securities do not adjust according to the rate of inflation, although the interest payable on such securities may decline during times of falling inflation.

 

The values of inflation-linked securities are expected to change in response to changes in real interest rates. Real interest rates are tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. If nominal interest rates increase at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates may rise, leading to a decrease in value of inflation-linked securities. Inflation-linked securities may cause a potential cash flow mismatch to investors, because an increase in the principal amount of an inflation-linked security will be treated as interest income currently subject to tax at ordinary income rates even though investors will not receive repayment of principal until maturity. If a Fund invests in such securities, it will be required to distribute such interest income in order to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company and eliminate the Fund-level tax, without a corresponding receipt of cash, and therefore may be required to dispose of portfolio securities at a time when it may not be advantageous to do so in order to make such distributions.

 

Bank Loans

 

A Fund may invest in bank loans including, for example, corporate loans, loan participations, direct debt, bank debt, and bridge debt. A Fund may invest in a loan by lending money to a borrower directly as part of a syndicate of lenders. In a syndicated loan, the agent that originated and structured the loan typically administers and enforces the loan on behalf of the syndicate. Failure by the agent to fulfill its obligations may delay or adversely affect receipt of payment by a Fund. A Fund may also invest in loans through novations, assignments, and participation interests. In a novation, a Fund typically assumes all of the rights of a lending institution in a loan, including the right to receive payments of principal and interest and other amounts directly from the borrower and to enforce its rights as a lender directly against the borrower. When a Fund takes an assignment of a loan, the Fund acquires some or all of the interest of another lender (or assignee) in the loan. In such cases, the Fund may be required generally to rely upon the assignor to demand payment and enforce rights under the loan. If a Fund acquires a participation in the loan, the Fund purchases an indirect interest in a loan held by a third party and the Fund typically will have a contractual relationship only with the third party loan investor, not with the borrower. As a result, a Fund may have the right to receive payments of principal, interest, and any fees to which it is entitled only from the loan investor selling the participation and only upon receipt by such loan investor of such payments from the borrower. In such cases, a Fund assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the loan investor selling the participation, and the Fund may be unable to realize some or all of the value of its interest in the loan in the event of the insolvency of the third party.

 

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Changes in the financial condition of the borrower or economic conditions or other circumstances may reduce the capacity of the borrower to make principal and interest payments on such instruments and may lead to defaults. The value of any collateral securing a bank loan may decline after the Fund invests, and there is a risk that the value of the collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed to the Fund.

 

At March 31, 2022, the Funds had no unfunded loan commitments.

 

Repurchase Agreements

 

Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with certain banks and broker-dealers whereby a Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. A Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of the securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement in a segregated account. Repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized at all times, but involve some risk to a Fund if the other party should default on its obligation and the Fund is delayed or prevented from recovering the collateral, or if the Fund is required to return collateral to a borrower at a time when it may realize a loss on the investment of that collateral. Collateral for certain tri-party repurchase agreements is held at the Fund’s custodian or sub-custodian in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and the counterparty.

 

When-Issued, Delayed-Delivery, Forward Commitment, and To-Be-Announced Transactions

 

A Fund may enter into when-issued, delayed-delivery, forward commitment, or to-be-announced (“TBA”) transactions (collectively, the “Forward Transactions”) in order to lock in the purchase price of the underlying security, or in order to adjust the interest rate exposure of the Fund’s existing portfolio. In Forward Transactions, a Fund commits to purchase or sell particular securities, with payment and delivery to take place at a future date. In the case of TBA purchase commitments, the unit price and the estimated principal amount are established when the Fund enters into a commitment, with the actual principal amount being within a specified range of the estimate. Although a Fund does not typically pay for the securities in these types of transactions until they are delivered, it immediately assumes the risks of ownership, including the risk of price fluctuation. As a result, each of these types of transactions may create investment leverage in a Fund’s portfolio and increase the volatility of the Fund. If a Fund’s counterparty fails to deliver a security purchased in a Forward Transaction, there may be a loss, and the Fund may have missed an opportunity to make an alternative investment.

 

These securities are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, selected pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees, which determines valuations taking into account appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. Securities for which no market quotation is available are valued at fair value in accordance with procedures approved by the Trustees. The Funds record on a daily basis the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) based upon changes in the values of these securities. When a Forward Transaction is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the transaction at the time it was opened and the value of the transaction at the time it was closed.

 

Dollar Roll Transactions

 

A Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions, in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to purchase substantially similar securities on a specified future date from the same party. A Fund may invest in dollar rolls in order to benefit from anticipated changes in pricing for the mortgage-backed securities during the term of the transaction, or for the purpose of creating investment leverage. In a dollar roll, the securities that are to be purchased will be of the same type as the securities sold, but will be supported by different pools of mortgages.

 

Dollar rolls involve the risk that the Fund’s counterparty will be unable to deliver the mortgage-backed securities underlying the dollar roll at the fixed time. If the counterparty files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a Fund’s use of the transaction proceeds may be restricted pending a determination by the counterparty or its representative, whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities. A Fund can incur a loss on a dollar roll transaction (either because its counterparty fails to perform or because the value of the mortgages subject to the transaction declines) and on the investments made by the Fund with the proceeds of the dollar roll transaction.

 

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A Fund accounts for a dollar roll transaction as a purchase and sale whereby the difference in the sales price and purchase price of the security sold is recorded as a realized gain (loss). If certain criteria are met, these dollar roll transactions may be considered financing transactions, whereby the difference in the sales price and the future purchase price is recorded as an adjustment to interest income. Dollar roll transactions generally have the effect of creating leverage in a Fund’s portfolio.

 

Securities Lending

 

Each Fund, other than the U.S. Government Money Market Fund, may lend its securities; however, lending cannot exceed 33% of the total assets of the Fund taken at current value. The Funds’ securities lending activities are governed by a Securities Lending Agency Agreement (“Lending Agreement”) between each Fund and the lending agent (“Agent”). The Lending Agreement authorizes the Agent to lend portfolio securities held by a Fund to approved borrowers (each, a “Borrower”).

 

Each Fund expects that in connection with any securities on loan, the loan will be secured continuously by collateral consisting of cash (U.S. currency) and/or securities (U.S. Treasury and Agency obligations) adjusted daily to have value at least equal to the current market value of the securities loaned. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a Fund and any additional collateral is delivered to the Fund the next business day. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of cash collateral. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may bear the risk of delay in recovery of the loaned securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the Borrower of the securities fail financially. Pursuant to the Lending Agreement, the Agent has provided indemnification to the Funds in the event of default by a Borrower with respect to a loan. The Funds receive compensation for lending their securities in the form of a securities loan fee paid by the Borrower, as well as a share of the income earned on investment of the cash collateral received for the loaned securities. At March 31, 2022, the Funds’ collateral was equal to or greater than 100% of the market value of securities on loan, and all of the Funds’ cash collateral was invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio.

 

Subject to the terms of the Lending Agreement and the agreement between the Agent and the applicable Borrower (“Borrowing Agreement”), security loans can be terminated by the Agent, the Fund, or the Borrower and the related securities must be returned within the earlier of the customary settlement period for such securities or the period of time specified in the Borrowing Agreement.

 

The Funds employ the Agent to implement their securities lending program and the Agent receives a fee from the Funds for its services. In addition, the Funds may be required to pay a rebate to the Borrower. Accordingly, a Fund’s compensation for lending its securities is reduced by any such fees or rebate paid to the Agent or Borrower, respectively. Income received by the Funds in securities lending transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022, is reflected as securities lending income on the Statement of Operations.

 

Accounting for Investment Transactions

 

Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments are computed by the specific identification cost method. Proceeds received from litigation, if any, are included in realized gains on investment transactions for any investments that are no longer held in the portfolio and as a reduction in cost for investments that continue to be held in the portfolio. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of discounts and premiums on debt securities, is earned from the settlement date and is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income and realized capital gain distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign interest, dividends, and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Foreign dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as practicable after the Fund determines the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain.

 

Foreign Currency Translation

 

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The market values of foreign currencies, foreign securities, and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the buying and selling rates of such currencies against the U.S. dollar at the end of each business day. Purchases and sales of foreign securities

 

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and income and expense items are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from changes in the exchange rates from that portion arising from changes in the market prices of securities. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends or interest recorded on the books of the Funds and the amount actually received.

 

Allocation of Operating Activity

 

In maintaining the records for the Funds, the income and expense accounts are allocated daily to each class of shares. Investment income and loss, and unrealized and realized gains or losses are prorated among the classes of shares based on the relative net assets of each. Expenses are allocated to each class of shares depending on the nature of the expenditures. Administration and service fees, if any, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class’s operations. Expenses of a Fund not directly attributable to the operations of any specific class of shares of the Fund are prorated among the classes to which the expense relates based on relative net assets or another alternative method.

 

Foreign Securities

 

The Global Fund invests a significant amount of its assets in foreign securities and each of the International Equity Fund and Strategic Emerging Markets Fund invests substantially all of its assets in foreign securities. The other Funds may also invest in foreign securities. Foreign securities, including American Depositary Receipts, are subject to additional risks compared to securities of U.S. issuers, including international trade, currency, political, regulatory, and diplomatic risks. In addition, fluctuations in currency exchange rates may adversely affect the values of foreign securities and the price of a Fund’s shares. Emerging markets securities are subject to greater risks than securities issued in developed foreign markets, including less liquidity, greater price volatility, higher relative rates of inflation, greater political, economic, and social instability, greater custody and operational risks, and greater volatility in currency exchange rates.

 

Federal Income Tax

 

It is each Fund’s intent to continue to comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to a regulated investment company. Under such provisions, the Funds would not be subject to federal income taxes on their ordinary income and net realized capital gains to the extent they are distributed or deemed to have been distributed to their shareholders. Therefore, the Funds have not made any provision for federal income tax.

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

 

Dividends from net investment income are either declared daily and paid monthly or declared and paid annually depending on the requirements of each Fund. Dividends from net investment income may also be distributed at other times throughout the year as required to satisfy tax or regulatory requirements. Distributions of any net realized capital gains of each Fund are declared and paid annually and at other times as may be required to satisfy tax or regulatory requirements.

 

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. As a result, net investment income and net realized capital gains on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period.

 

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3. Advisory Fees and Other Transactions

 

Investment Advisory Fees and Investment Subadvisers

 

MML Investment Advisers, LLC (“MML Advisers”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”), serves as investment adviser to each Fund. Under the investment advisory agreements between MML Advisers and the Trust on behalf of each Fund, MML Advisers is responsible for providing investment management services for each Fund. In return for these services, MML Advisers receives advisory fees, based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at the following annual rates:

 

 

Fund

Investment Advisory Fee

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

0.35% on the first $1 billion; and

 

0.33% on any excess over $1 billion

Short-Duration Bond Fund

0.35% on the first $500 million; and

 

0.30% on any excess over $500 million

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund

0.38% on the first $350 million; and

 

0.33% on any excess over $350 million

Core Bond Fund

0.38% on the first $1.5 billion;

 

0.33% on the next $500 million; and

 

0.28% on any excess over $2 billion

Diversified Bond Fund

0.40% on the first $150 million; and

 

0.30% on any excess over $150 million

High Yield Fund

0.48% on the first $250 million; and

 

0.455% on any excess over $250 million

Balanced Fund

0.48% on the first $300 million; and

 

0.43% on any excess over $300 million

Disciplined Value Fund

0.45% on the first $400 million; and

 

0.40% on any excess over $400 million

Main Street Fund

0.55% on the first $300 million; and

 

0.50% on any excess over $300 million

Disciplined Growth Fund

0.45% on the first $400 million; and

 

0.40% on any excess over $400 million

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

0.58% on the first $300 million; and

 

0.53% on any excess over $300 million

Global Fund

0.75% on the first $400 million; and

 

0.70% on any excess over $400 million

International Equity Fund

0.83% on the first $500 million;

 

0.78% on the next $500 million; and

 

0.73% on any excess over $1 billion

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund

1.00% on the first $350 million; and

 

0.95% on any excess over $350 million

 

 

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MML Advisers has entered into investment subadvisory agreements with Barings LLC (“Barings”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MM Asset Management Holding LLC, itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of MassMutual Holding LLC, a controlled subsidiary of MassMutual, on behalf of certain Funds. These agreements provide that Barings manage the investment and reinvestment of assets of these Funds. Barings receives a subadvisory fee from MML Advisers, based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets, at the following annual rates:

 

 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

0.05%

Short-Duration Bond Fund*

0.08%

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund*

0.08%

Core Bond Fund*

0.10%

Diversified Bond Fund*

0.10%

High Yield Fund*

0.20%

 

*

Baring International Investment Limited (“BIIL”) serves as a sub-subadviser of the Fund. BIIL does not receive a fee from Barings under the applicable sub-subadvisory agreements with Barings.

 

MML Advisers has also entered into investment subadvisory agreements for certain Funds with the unaffiliated investment subadviser(s) shown in the following table. MML Advisers pays a subadvisory fee to each of these subadvisers based upon the aggregate net assets under management which include (1) the average daily net assets of the specified Fund which it manages, and, if applicable, (2) the average daily net assets of other Funds or accounts of MML Advisers or its affiliates for which the subadviser provides subadvisory services.

 

 

Balanced Fund*

Invesco Advisers, Inc.

Disciplined Value Fund

Wellington Management Company LLP

Main Street Fund

Invesco Advisers, Inc.

Disciplined Growth Fund

Wellington Management Company LLP

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

Invesco Advisers, Inc.

Global Fund

Invesco Advisers, Inc.

International Equity Fund

Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC; and

 

Wellington Management Company LLP

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund

Invesco Advisers, Inc.

 

*

Invesco Capital Management LLC serves as a sub-subadviser of the Fund.

 

The Funds’ subadvisory fees are paid monthly by MML Advisers out of the advisory fees previously disclosed above.

 

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Administration Fees

 

Under an Administrative and Shareholder Services Agreement between the Trust and MML Advisers, on behalf of each Fund, MML Advisers is obligated to provide certain administrative and shareholder services. In return for these services, MML Advisers receives an administrative services fee, based upon the average daily net assets of the applicable class of shares of the Funds, at the following annual rates:

 

 
 

Class
I

Class
R5

Service
Class

Administrative
Class

Class
A

Class
R4

Class
R3

Class
Y

Class
L

Class
C

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

N/A

0.10%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Short-Duration Bond Fund *

None

0.10%

0.20%

0.30%

0.30%

0.20%

0.20%

0.10%

0.05%

0.05%

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund

None

0.10%

0.20%

0.30%

0.30%

0.20%

0.20%

N/A

N/A

N/A

Core Bond Fund

None

0.10%

0.20%

0.30%

0.30%

0.20%

0.20%

N/A

N/A

N/A

Diversified Bond Fund

None

0.10%

0.20%

0.30%

0.30%

0.20%

0.20%

N/A

N/A

N/A

High Yield Fund **

None

0.10%

0.20%

0.30%

0.30%

0.20%

0.20%

0.05%

N/A

None

Balanced Fund

None

0.10%

0.20%

0.30%

0.30%

0.20%

0.20%

N/A

N/A

N/A

Disciplined Value Fund

None

0.10%

0.20%

0.30%

0.30%

0.20%

0.20%

N/A

N/A

N/A

Main Street Fund

None

0.10%

0.20%

0.30%

0.30%

0.20%

0.20%

N/A

N/A

N/A

Disciplined Growth Fund

None

0.10%

0.20%

0.30%

0.30%

0.20%

0.20%

N/A

N/A

N/A

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

None

0.10%

0.20%

0.30%

0.30%

0.20%

0.20%

N/A

N/A

N/A

Global Fund

None

0.10%

0.20%

0.30%

0.30%

0.20%

0.20%

N/A

N/A

N/A

International Equity Fund

None

0.10%

0.20%

0.30%

0.30%

0.20%

0.20%

N/A

N/A

N/A

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund

None

0.10%

0.20%

0.30%

0.30%

0.20%

0.20%

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

*

Effective 12/10/2021, Class Y, Class L, and Class C were added to the Short-Duration Bond Fund.

**

Effective 12/10/2021, Class Y and Class C were added to the High Yield Fund.

 

Distribution and Service Fees

 

MML Distributors, LLC acted as distributor to each Fund through December 10, 2021. Effective December 10, 2021, MML Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as distributor to each Fund except the Short-Duration Bond Fund and High Yield Fund. Pursuant to a 12b-1 Plan adopted by the Trust, Class A shares and Class R4 shares of each Fund except the Short-Duration Bond Fund and High Yield Fund pay an annual fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the class; and Class R3 shares of each Fund pay an annual fee of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the class, to the Distributor. Such payments compensate the Distributor for services provided and expenses incurred by it for purposes of promoting the sale of the relevant class of shares, reducing redemptions of shares, or maintaining or improving services provided to each Fund’s shareholders. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MassMutual.

 

Effective December 10, 2021, ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “ALPS Distributor”) acts as distributor to the Short-Duration Bond Fund and High Yield Fund. Pursuant to a 12b-1 Plan adopted by the Trust, Class R4 shares and Class A shares of each Fund pay an annual fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the class; Class L shares of the Short-Duration Bond Fund pay an annual fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the class; Class R3 shares of each Fund pay an annual fee of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the class; Class C shares of the Short-Duration Bond Fund pay an annual fee of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the class; and Class C shares of the High Yield Fund pay an annual fee of 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the class, to the ALPS Distributor. Such payments compensate the ALPS Distributor for services provided and expenses incurred by it for purposes of promoting the sale of the relevant class of shares, reducing redemptions of shares, or maintaining or improving services provided to the Short-Duration Bond and High Yield Funds’ shareholders.

 

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Expense Caps and Waivers

 

MML Advisers agreed to cap the fees and expenses of the Fund noted below (other than extraordinary legal and other expenses, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses#, interest expense, expenses related to borrowings, securities lending, leverage, taxes, and brokerage, short sale dividend and loan expense, or other non-recurring or unusual expenses such as organizational expenses and shareholder meeting expenses, as applicable) through January 31, 2023, based upon the average daily net assets of the applicable class of shares of the Fund, as follows:

 

 
 

Class I

Class R5

Service
Class

Administrative Class

Class A

Class R4

Class R3

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund

1.15%

1.25%

1.35%

1.45%

1.70%

1.60%

1.85%

 

#

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are borne indirectly by a Fund through investments in other pooled investment vehicles.

 

Effective December 10, 2021, MML Advisers agreed to cap the Fees and Expenses of the Fund noted below (other than extraordinary legal and other expenses, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, interest expense, expenses related to borrowings, securities lending, leverage, taxes, and brokerage, short sale dividend and loan expense, or other non-recurring or unusual expenses such as organizational expenses and shareholder meeting expenses, as applicable) through January 31, 2023, based upon the average daily net assets of the applicable class of shares of the Fund, as follows:

 

 
 

Class I

Class Y

Class L

Class C

Short-Duration Bond Fund

0.40%

0.40%

0.65%

0.90%

 

#

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are borne indirectly by a Fund through investments in other pooled investment vehicles.

 

MML Advisers has agreed to waive 0.05% of the advisory fee of the International Equity Fund through January 31, 2023.

 

For the U.S. Government Money Market Fund, MML Advisers has agreed to voluntarily waive some or all of its fees in an attempt to allow the Fund to avoid a negative yield. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to avoid a negative yield. Payments made to intermediaries will be unaffected. MML Advisers may amend or discontinue this waiver at any time without advance notice.

 

Expense caps and waiver amounts are reflected as a reduction of expenses on the Statements of Operations.

 

Rebated Brokerage Commissions

 

The Funds listed below have entered into agreements with certain brokers whereby the brokers will rebate to the Funds, in cash, a portion of brokerage commissions. Rebated brokerage commissions are amounts earned by the Funds and are included with realized gain or loss on investment transactions presented in the Statements of Operations. For the period ended March 31, 2022, brokerage commissions rebated under these agreements were as follows:

 

 
   

Rebated
Commissions

 

Main Street Fund

  $ 327  

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

    4,638  

Global Fund

    422  

International Equity Fund

    492  

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund

    411  

 

 

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Deferred Compensation

 

Trustees of the Funds who are not officers or employees of MassMutual may elect to defer receipt of their annual fees in accordance with terms of a Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan. Amounts deferred shall accrue interest or earnings and shall be recorded on the Funds’ books as other liabilities. Deferred compensation is included within Trustees’ fees and expenses in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Other

 

Certain officers and trustees of the Funds may also be employees of MassMutual. The compensation of a trustee who is not an employee of MassMutual is borne by the Funds.

 

The following table shows beneficial ownership of Funds’ shares by related parties at March 31, 2022:

 

 
 

Total % Ownership
by Related Party

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

91.6%

Short-Duration Bond Fund

83.5%

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund

74.5%

Core Bond Fund

88.8%

Diversified Bond Fund

85.2%

High Yield Fund

76.7%

Balanced Fund

89.8%

Disciplined Value Fund

96.9%

Main Street Fund

70.9%

Disciplined Growth Fund

96.6%

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

79.8%

Global Fund

92.9%

International Equity Fund

91.5%

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund

96.3%

 

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments

 

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the period ended March 31, 2022, were as follows:

 

 
   

Purchases

   

Sales

 
   

Long-Term U.S.
Government
Securities

   

Other Long-
Term Securities

   

Long-Term U.S.
Government
Securities

   

Other Long-
Term Securities

 

Short-Duration Bond Fund

  $ 2,288,000     $ 118,657,390     $ 23,957,053     $ 537,661,470  

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund

    49,109,882       70,673,308       42,488,640       81,313,475  

Core Bond Fund

    1,301,571,812       102,330,635       1,324,651,626       211,515,137  

Diversified Bond Fund

    216,066,131       34,865,311       218,319,897       52,577,380  

High Yield Fund

          132,293,250             217,711,895  

Balanced Fund

    134,491,199       25,725,628       143,559,929       31,801,972  

Disciplined Value Fund

          12,804,397             31,353,794  

Main Street Fund

          23,898,649             31,444,129  

Disciplined Growth Fund

          36,419,959             63,139,407  

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

          51,807,574             71,902,483  

Global Fund

          18,543,075             67,432,043  

International Equity Fund

          10,938,669             35,294,324  

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund

          41,879,688             34,928,661  

 

 

191

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

The Funds may purchase from, or sell securities to, other affiliated Funds under procedures adopted by the Trustees. These procedures have been designed to ensure that cross trades conducted by the Funds comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. The cross trades disclosed in the table below are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the table above, as applicable.

 

 
   

Purchases

   

Sales

   

Realized
Gains/Losses

 

Main Street Fund

  $ 152,336     $     $  

 

5. Capital Share Transactions

 

Changes in shares outstanding for each Fund were as follows:

 

 
   

Six Months Ended March 31, 2022

   

Year Ended September 30, 2021

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund Class R5

                               

Sold

    485,929,788     $ 485,929,788       1,368,358,165     $ 1,368,358,165  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

                       

Redeemed

    (507,297,783 )     (507,297,783 )     (1,410,773,686 )     (1,410,773,686 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (21,367,995 )   $ (21,367,995 )     (42,415,521 )   $ (42,415,521 )

Short-Duration Bond Fund Class I

                               

Sold

    5,167,494     $ 50,568,836       11,314,327     $ 113,134,595  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    567,675       5,538,392       801,172       7,859,494  

Redeemed

    (8,821,553 )     (86,027,573 )     (9,964,157 )     (100,009,574 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (3,086,384 )   $ (29,920,345 )     2,151,342     $ 20,984,515  

Short-Duration Bond Fund Class R5

                               

Sold

    1,074,147     $ 10,674,906       9,461,236     $ 95,545,701  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    174,541       1,710,174       506,052       4,984,608  

Redeemed

    (2,677,430 )     (26,084,490 )     (14,315,626 )     (143,718,737 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,428,742 )   $ (13,699,410 )     (4,348,338 )   $ (43,188,428 )

Short-Duration Bond Fund Service Class

                               

Sold

    217,051     $ 2,173,585       1,168,072     $ 11,645,542  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    34,388       337,256       112,610       1,102,450  

Redeemed

    (1,612,387 )     (15,831,147 )     (3,501,666 )     (35,089,378 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,360,948 )   $ (13,320,306 )     (2,220,984 )   $ (22,341,386 )

Short-Duration Bond Fund Administrative Class

                               

Sold

    137,277     $ 1,339,162       908,251     $ 8,959,333  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    38,065       369,071       114,062       1,110,963  

Redeemed

    (554,093 )     (5,377,264 )     (2,095,558 )     (20,819,283 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (378,751 )   $ (3,669,031 )     (1,073,245 )   $ (10,748,987 )

Short-Duration Bond Fund Class A

                               

Sold

    58,160     $ 556,373       1,269,827     $ 12,555,970  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    45,085       435,976       184,578       1,786,717  

Redeemed

    (2,817,484 )     (27,102,678 )     (2,036,583 )     (20,091,668 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (2,714,239 )   $ (26,110,329 )     (582,178 )   $ (5,748,981 )

 

 

192

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

   

Six Months Ended March 31, 2022

   

Year Ended September 30, 2021

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

 

Short-Duration Bond Fund Class R4

                               

Sold

    262,888     $ 2,587,473       289,584     $ 2,897,293  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    20,608       200,777       43,799       429,664  

Redeemed

    (594,586 )     (5,779,052 )     (313,688 )     (3,142,232 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (311,090 )   $ (2,990,802 )     19,695     $ 184,725  

Short-Duration Bond Fund Class R3

                               

Sold

    466,298     $ 4,547,932       746,864     $ 7,411,939  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    24,403       235,924       29,386       286,518  

Redeemed

    (410,908 )     (4,015,336 )     (384,832 )     (3,827,202 )

Net increase (decrease)

    79,793     $ 768,520       391,418     $ 3,871,255  

Short-Duration Bond Fund Class Y(a)

                               

Sold

    6,376,097     $ 61,894,553           $  

Issued - merger

    105,963,965       1,044,804,693              

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    711,235       6,805,522              

Redeemed

    (42,460,351 )     (407,994,087 )            

Net increase (decrease)

    70,590,946     $ 705,510,681           $  

Short-Duration Bond Fund Class L(a)

                               

Sold

    83,823     $ 808,862           $  

Issued - merger

    12,595,489       123,687,701              

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    93,142       885,751              

Redeemed

    (1,967,829 )     (18,853,473 )            

Net increase (decrease)

    10,804,625     $ 106,528,841           $  

Short-Duration Bond Fund Class C(a)

                               

Sold

    11,100     $ 107,941           $  

Issued - merger

    129,438       1,281,438              

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    998       9,556              

Redeemed

    (3,660 )     (35,400 )            

Net increase (decrease)

    137,876     $ 1,363,535           $  

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund Class I

                               

Sold

    4,838,320     $ 52,446,185       5,851,897     $ 65,454,841  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    1,259,144       13,548,394       895,339       9,795,008  

Redeemed

    (3,171,082 )     (34,448,270 )     (5,887,606 )     (65,711,161 )

Net increase (decrease)

    2,926,382     $ 31,546,309       859,630     $ 9,538,688  

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund Class R5

                               

Sold

    921,601     $ 10,171,458       3,809,440     $ 43,055,817  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    606,105       6,527,752       437,010       4,785,258  

Redeemed

    (1,679,980 )     (18,350,968 )     (3,679,591 )     (41,297,642 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (152,274 )   $ (1,651,758 )     566,859     $ 6,543,433  

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund Service Class

                               

Sold

    420,877     $ 4,598,928       1,738,766     $ 19,359,727  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    345,118       3,706,567       249,860       2,728,473  

Redeemed

    (2,165,050 )     (23,356,522 )     (1,915,535 )     (21,329,606 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,399,055 )   $ (15,051,027 )     73,091     $ 758,594  

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund Administrative Class

                               

Sold

    143,866     $ 1,605,562       403,849     $ 4,518,081  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    73,908       804,115       66,163       731,102  

Redeemed

    (387,963 )     (4,375,381 )     (582,687 )     (6,536,683 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (170,189 )   $ (1,965,704 )     (112,675 )   $ (1,287,500 )

 

193

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

   

Six Months Ended March 31, 2022

   

Year Ended September 30, 2021

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

 

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund Class A

                               

Sold

    119,184     $ 1,318,268       802,187     $ 8,812,023  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    77,312       819,512       109,424       1,177,400  

Redeemed

    (295,233 )     (3,205,185 )     (1,700,291 )     (18,617,293 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (98,737 )   $ (1,067,405 )     (788,680 )   $ (8,627,870 )

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund Class R4

                               

Sold

    103,453     $ 1,097,102       245,284     $ 2,688,088  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    32,695       342,973       23,505       251,270  

Redeemed

    (156,445 )     (1,651,950 )     (191,655 )     (2,088,059 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (20,297 )   $ (211,875 )     77,134     $ 851,299  

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund Class R3

                               

Sold

    37,543     $ 407,880       83,435     $ 907,659  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    18,391       193,469       14,043       150,543  

Redeemed

    (38,528 )     (419,364 )     (126,997 )     (1,382,108 )

Net increase (decrease)

    17,406     $ 181,985       (29,519 )   $ (323,906 )

Core Bond Fund Class I

                               

Sold

    8,657,615     $ 91,579,854       16,653,807     $ 188,190,430  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    2,182,908       23,771,867       4,167,301       46,632,100  

Redeemed

    (7,578,419 )     (82,441,280 )     (28,439,937 )     (320,231,055 )

Net increase (decrease)

    3,262,104     $ 32,910,441       (7,618,829 )   $ (85,408,525 )

Core Bond Fund Class R5

                               

Sold

    783,812     $ 8,538,238       10,236,824     $ 117,437,456  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    953,902       10,426,152       1,788,905       20,107,290  

Redeemed

    (10,716,861 )     (116,055,124 )     (12,140,353 )     (137,496,064 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (8,979,147 )   $ (97,090,734 )     (114,624 )   $ 48,682  

Core Bond Fund Service Class

                               

Sold

    232,605     $ 2,545,043       1,069,398     $ 12,063,952  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    159,377       1,734,027       284,195       3,177,296  

Redeemed

    (1,390,246 )     (15,493,725 )     (3,444,936 )     (39,824,021 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (998,264 )   $ (11,214,655 )     (2,091,343 )   $ (24,582,773 )

Core Bond Fund Administrative Class

                               

Sold

    161,949     $ 1,724,046       2,297,149     $ 25,464,680  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    158,847       1,712,376       404,698       4,484,059  

Redeemed

    (850,385 )     (9,376,745 )     (4,427,609 )     (48,873,052 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (529,589 )   $ (5,940,323 )     (1,725,762 )   $ (18,924,313 )

Core Bond Fund Class A

                               

Sold

    111,294     $ 1,193,470       731,994     $ 8,141,366  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    157,953       1,691,678       289,572       3,188,192  

Redeemed

    (2,075,174 )     (21,775,373 )     (989,634 )     (10,941,076 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,805,927 )   $ (18,890,225 )     31,932     $ 388,482  

Core Bond Fund Class R4

                               

Sold

    133,351     $ 1,396,007       291,135     $ 3,207,885  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    20,840       221,532       54,912       599,635  

Redeemed

    (381,481 )     (4,083,224 )     (490,668 )     (5,366,976 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (227,290 )   $ (2,465,685 )     (144,621 )   $ (1,559,456 )

 

194

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

   

Six Months Ended March 31, 2022

   

Year Ended September 30, 2021

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

 

Core Bond Fund Class R3

                               

Sold

    1,444     $ 15,922       16,348     $ 185,825  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    679       7,500       4,061       45,768  

Redeemed

    (6,201 )     (68,939 )     (63,921 )     (725,733 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (4,078 )   $ (45,517 )     (43,512 )   $ (494,140 )

Diversified Bond Fund Class I

                               

Sold

    1,071,161     $ 11,806,049       2,703,078     $ 30,083,341  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    394,734       4,290,758       630,975       6,953,342  

Redeemed

    (1,216,379 )     (13,343,428 )     (1,941,314 )     (21,784,551 )

Net increase (decrease)

    249,516     $ 2,753,379       1,392,739     $ 15,252,132  

Diversified Bond Fund Class R5

                               

Sold

    1,688,554     $ 16,583,441       2,025,031     $ 20,776,714  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    337,528       3,344,900       546,240       5,506,098  

Redeemed

    (2,461,171 )     (24,389,291 )     (2,232,048 )     (23,120,105 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (435,089 )   $ (4,460,950 )     339,223     $ 3,162,707  

Diversified Bond Fund Service Class

                               

Sold

    68,892     $ 696,589       236,456     $ 2,444,587  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    34,086       343,585       82,657       846,408  

Redeemed

    (569,001 )     (5,870,296 )     (315,320 )     (3,316,397 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (466,023 )   $ (4,830,122 )     3,793     $ (25,402 )

Diversified Bond Fund Administrative Class

                               

Sold

    66,561     $ 666,474       268,813     $ 2,789,223  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    44,225       445,350       97,055       993,842  

Redeemed

    (155,990 )     (1,617,415 )     (760,386 )     (8,074,953 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (45,204 )   $ (505,591 )     (394,518 )   $ (4,291,888 )

Diversified Bond Fund Class A

                               

Sold

    155,185     $ 1,569,244       112,929     $ 1,178,645  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    29,304       295,969       87,721       900,019  

Redeemed

    (229,502 )     (2,290,933 )     (687,447 )     (7,206,763 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (45,013 )   $ (425,720 )     (486,797 )   $ (5,128,099 )

Diversified Bond Fund Class R4

                               

Sold

    101,122     $ 980,028       96,925     $ 997,128  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    17,243       171,228       44,948       453,530  

Redeemed

    (145,060 )     (1,453,122 )     (223,278 )     (2,298,659 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (26,695 )   $ (301,866 )     (81,405 )   $ (848,001 )

Diversified Bond Fund Class R3

                               

Sold

    74,211     $ 725,780       104,551     $ 1,067,685  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    2,724       27,352       22,490       226,697  

Redeemed

    (240,870 )     (2,476,321 )     (179,500 )     (1,864,291 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (163,935 )   $ (1,723,189 )     (52,459 )   $ (569,909 )

High Yield Fund Class I

                               

Sold

    5,063,627     $ 44,987,170       7,404,898     $ 66,535,958  

Issued - merger

    1,375,342       12,144,268              

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    2,783,837       24,443,396       2,408,156       20,878,712  

Redeemed

    (11,772,257 )     (102,782,419 )     (15,685,768 )     (141,010,874 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (2,549,451 )   $ (21,207,585 )     (5,872,714 )   $ (53,596,204 )

 

195

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

   

Six Months Ended March 31, 2022

   

Year Ended September 30, 2021

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

 

High Yield Fund Class R5

                               

Sold

    435,359     $ 3,886,236       1,146,409     $ 10,403,455  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    353,697       3,127,639       299,321       2,613,072  

Redeemed

    (1,144,560 )     (10,131,925 )     (2,154,177 )     (19,524,453 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (355,504 )   $ (3,118,050 )     (708,447 )   $ (6,507,926 )

High Yield Fund Service Class

                               

Sold

    286,336     $ 2,563,260       698,534     $ 6,339,574  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    224,838       1,990,161       196,929       1,719,188  

Redeemed

    (488,513 )     (4,322,187 )     (1,705,873 )     (15,497,169 )

Net increase (decrease)

    22,661     $ 231,234       (810,410 )   $ (7,438,407 )

High Yield Fund Administrative Class

                               

Sold

    301,143     $ 2,690,247       834,873     $ 7,437,069  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    171,141       1,488,606       148,142       1,271,060  

Redeemed

    (1,036,646 )     (9,044,724 )     (1,228,296 )     (10,979,079 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (564,362 )   $ (4,865,871 )     (245,281 )   $ (2,270,950 )

High Yield Fund Class A

                               

Sold

    100,762     $ 877,277       403,114     $ 3,549,679  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    92,514       804,134       141,016       1,207,095  

Redeemed

    (310,381 )     (2,706,639 )     (1,973,127 )     (17,579,345 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (117,105 )   $ (1,025,228 )     (1,428,997 )   $ (12,822,571 )

High Yield Fund Class R4

                               

Sold

    519,300     $ 4,432,430       1,020,482     $ 8,864,340  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    299,655       2,556,844       239,764       2,023,612  

Redeemed

    (826,509 )     (7,047,918 )     (1,733,360 )     (15,173,335 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (7,554 )   $ (58,644 )     (473,114 )   $ (4,285,383 )

High Yield Fund Class R3

                               

Sold

    335,941     $ 2,989,951       665,488     $ 5,949,785  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    233,402       2,054,494       185,002       1,607,669  

Redeemed

    (800,557 )     (7,012,564 )     (1,345,596 )     (11,992,499 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (231,214 )   $ (1,968,119 )     (495,106 )   $ (4,435,045 )

High Yield Fund Class Y(a)

                               

Sold

    301,267     $ 2,627,575           $  

Issued - merger

    4,511,139       39,968,695              

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    52,626       454,792              

Redeemed

    (1,643,796 )     (14,404,572 )            

Net increase (decrease)

    3,221,236     $ 28,646,490           $  

High Yield Fund Class C(a)

                               

Sold

        $           $  

Issued - merger

    11,017       97,944              

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

                       

Redeemed

                       

Net increase (decrease)

    11,017     $ 97,944           $  

Balanced Fund Class I

                               

Sold

    398,424     $ 4,841,563       1,406,473     $ 18,789,282  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    1,105,928       13,083,127       121,303       1,547,830  

Redeemed

    (443,081 )     (5,499,776 )     (1,138,785 )     (15,866,883 )

Net increase (decrease)

    1,061,271     $ 12,424,914       388,991     $ 4,470,229  

 

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Balanced Fund Class R5

                               

Sold

    105,529     $ 1,268,062       201,850     $ 2,720,179  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    798,169       9,442,345       110,326       1,408,864  

Redeemed

    (383,965 )     (4,678,057 )     (945,182 )     (12,725,238 )

Net increase (decrease)

    519,733     $ 6,032,350       (633,006 )   $ (8,596,195 )

Balanced Fund Service Class

                               

Sold

    35,037     $ 456,819       66,513     $ 1,002,028  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    173,178       2,211,487       19,900       269,648  

Redeemed

    (110,329 )     (1,489,410 )     (65,078 )     (972,493 )

Net increase (decrease)

    97,886     $ 1,178,896       21,335     $ 299,183  

Balanced Fund Administrative Class

                               

Sold

    23,354     $ 332,006       80,825     $ 1,102,359  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    152,965       1,821,814       15,210       195,297  

Redeemed

    (23,243 )     (264,484 )     (51,126 )     (708,371 )

Net increase (decrease)

    153,076     $ 1,889,336       44,909     $ 589,285  

Balanced Fund Class A

                               

Sold

    46,521     $ 580,939       120,375     $ 1,567,683  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    410,371       4,694,644       64,884       806,506  

Redeemed

    (501,869 )     (6,011,961 )     (893,475 )     (12,043,785 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (44,977 )   $ (736,378 )     (708,216 )   $ (9,669,596 )

Balanced Fund Class R4

                               

Sold

    52,513     $ 587,912       546,980     $ 6,991,241  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    124,485       1,404,186       7,862       96,702  

Redeemed

    (89,155 )     (1,064,942 )     (371,485 )     (4,985,010 )

Net increase (decrease)

    87,843     $ 927,156       183,357     $ 2,102,933  

Balanced Fund Class R3

                               

Sold

    146,473     $ 1,914,088       488,069     $ 6,203,935  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    295,452       3,309,059       16,465       201,693  

Redeemed

    (101,579 )     (1,155,445 )     (232,545 )     (3,026,890 )

Net increase (decrease)

    340,346     $ 4,067,702       271,989     $ 3,378,738  

Disciplined Value Fund Class I

                               

Sold

    292,109     $ 4,768,819       392,553     $ 5,437,291  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    372,842       5,421,119       39,626       527,416  

Redeemed

    (385,867 )     (6,285,994 )     (188,241 )     (2,686,622 )

Net increase (decrease)

    279,084     $ 3,903,944       243,938     $ 3,278,085  

Disciplined Value Fund Class R5

                               

Sold

    57,345     $ 889,051       179,709     $ 2,702,284  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    347,513       5,073,685       50,636       675,986  

Redeemed

    (883,862 )     (13,651,953 )     (732,062 )     (11,012,890 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (479,004 )   $ (7,689,217 )     (501,717 )   $ (7,634,620 )

Disciplined Value Fund Service Class

                               

Sold

    162,302     $ 2,341,774       137,085     $ 2,044,539  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    188,945       2,728,368       17,881       236,749  

Redeemed

    (329,472 )     (4,681,263 )     (127,639 )     (1,844,598 )

Net increase (decrease)

    21,775     $ 388,879       27,327     $ 436,690  

Disciplined Value Fund Administrative Class

                               

Sold

    8,165     $ 125,550       29,152     $ 434,407  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    18,323       272,646       6,106       82,862  

Redeemed

    (5,101 )     (78,666 )     (278,629 )     (4,059,266 )

Net increase (decrease)

    21,387     $ 319,530       (243,371 )   $ (3,541,997 )

 

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Disciplined Value Fund Class A

                               

Sold

    39,131     $ 567,603       71,172     $ 1,036,315  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    77,138       1,099,990       7,378       96,647  

Redeemed

    (97,224 )     (1,436,364 )     (124,043 )     (1,795,340 )

Net increase (decrease)

    19,045     $ 231,229       (45,493 )   $ (662,378 )

Disciplined Value Fund Class R4

                               

Sold

    6,248     $ 98,823       37,896     $ 581,902  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    32,959       465,386       3,862       50,170  

Redeemed

    (109,097 )     (1,544,143 )     (99,745 )     (1,490,875 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (69,890 )   $ (979,934 )     (57,987 )   $ (858,803 )

Disciplined Value Fund Class R3

                               

Sold

    21,750     $ 317,450       74,425     $ 1,142,069  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    51,681       745,764       4,790       63,371  

Redeemed

    (62,870 )     (960,621 )     (110,516 )     (1,586,766 )

Net increase (decrease)

    10,561     $ 102,593       (31,301 )   $ (381,326 )

Main Street Fund Class I

                               

Sold

    235,442     $ 2,908,266       479,639     $ 6,194,516  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    470,567       5,755,032       86,188       1,017,015  

Redeemed

    (303,576 )     (4,046,460 )     (1,253,441 )     (15,761,440 )

Net increase (decrease)

    402,433     $ 4,616,838       (687,614 )   $ (8,549,909 )

Main Street Fund Class R5

                               

Sold

    167,644     $ 2,268,037       459,010     $ 5,868,428  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    788,626       9,637,008       125,727       1,482,317  

Redeemed

    (545,555 )     (7,218,193 )     (1,224,918 )     (15,641,930 )

Net increase (decrease)

    410,715     $ 4,686,852       (640,181 )   $ (8,291,185 )

Main Street Fund Service Class

                               

Sold

    29     $ 371       4,528     $ 56,415  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    204       2,635       24       297  

Redeemed

    (65 )     (821 )     (9,095 )     (113,505 )

Net increase (decrease)

    168     $ 2,185       (4,543 )   $ (56,793 )

Main Street Fund Administrative Class

                               

Sold

    65,940     $ 834,888       146,525     $ 1,944,962  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    419,984       5,132,204       55,665       656,288  

Redeemed

    (128,013 )     (1,585,417 )     (345,355 )     (4,379,914 )

Net increase (decrease)

    357,911     $ 4,381,675       (143,165 )   $ (1,778,664 )

Main Street Fund Class A

                               

Sold

    54,458     $ 637,392       66,238     $ 833,409  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    182,736       2,187,353       27,948       323,920  

Redeemed

    (97,292 )     (1,192,912 )     (412,780 )     (5,116,950 )

Net increase (decrease)

    139,902     $ 1,631,833       (318,594 )   $ (3,959,621 )

Main Street Fund Class R4

                               

Sold

    27,847     $ 345,828       109,189     $ 1,272,793  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    147,249       1,737,533       18,078       207,357  

Redeemed

    (78,421 )     (977,511 )     (104,309 )     (1,272,393 )

Net increase (decrease)

    96,675     $ 1,105,850       22,958     $ 207,757  

Main Street Fund Class R3

                               

Sold

    1,670     $ 20,859       4,781     $ 60,525  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    17,519       210,582       2,859       33,250  

Redeemed

    (20,657 )     (300,159 )     (24,726 )     (328,416 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,468 )   $ (68,718 )     (17,086 )   $ (234,641 )

 

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Disciplined Growth Fund Class I

                               

Sold

    644,777     $ 8,884,946       639,324     $ 9,007,085  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    1,290,815       14,211,876       124,790       1,624,765  

Redeemed

    (796,575 )     (8,837,061 )     (1,526,392 )     (21,370,721 )

Net increase (decrease)

    1,139,017     $ 14,259,761       (762,278 )   $ (10,738,871 )

Disciplined Growth Fund Class R5

                               

Sold

    926,157     $ 10,143,506       1,274,661     $ 18,226,325  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    3,616,036       39,812,555       370,101       4,826,119  

Redeemed

    (1,700,716 )     (20,812,373 )     (2,541,615 )     (35,435,122 )

Net increase (decrease)

    2,841,477     $ 29,143,688       (896,853 )   $ (12,382,678 )

Disciplined Growth Fund Service Class

                               

Sold

    119,417     $ 1,301,285       154,566     $ 2,147,853  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    905,118       10,037,758       85,731       1,123,937  

Redeemed

    (656,851 )     (6,324,839 )     (597,590 )     (8,443,917 )

Net increase (decrease)

    367,684     $ 5,014,204       (357,293 )   $ (5,172,127 )

Disciplined Growth Fund Administrative Class

                               

Sold

    134,727     $ 1,895,813       292,361     $ 4,323,669  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    1,258,369       14,282,484       116,977       1,558,139  

Redeemed

    (364,810 )     (4,035,147 )     (951,357 )     (13,678,523 )

Net increase (decrease)

    1,028,286     $ 12,143,150       (542,019 )   $ (7,796,715 )

Disciplined Growth Fund Class A

                               

Sold

    444,844     $ 6,764,894       135,936     $ 1,926,946  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    1,124,079       11,937,715       88,569       1,133,688  

Redeemed

    (1,203,094 )     (12,559,349 )     (701,696 )     (9,677,601 )

Net increase (decrease)

    365,829     $ 6,143,260       (477,191 )   $ (6,616,967 )

Disciplined Growth Fund Class R4

                               

Sold

    43,760     $ 503,303       115,803     $ 1,556,859  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    429,454       4,483,496       82,193       1,039,743  

Redeemed

    (452,265 )     (5,255,959 )     (1,676,574 )     (23,437,150 )

Net increase (decrease)

    20,949     $ (269,160 )     (1,478,578 )   $ (20,840,548 )

Disciplined Growth Fund Class R3

                               

Sold

    58,353     $ 659,344       80,112     $ 1,127,584  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    207,648       2,151,233       19,722       248,888  

Redeemed

    (65,726 )     (651,292 )     (239,158 )     (3,528,032 )

Net increase (decrease)

    200,275     $ 2,159,285       (139,324 )   $ (2,151,560 )

Small Cap Opportunities Fund Class I

                               

Sold

    940,104     $ 16,880,308       2,152,649     $ 38,139,924  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    441,840       7,864,749       230,205       3,678,677  

Redeemed

    (707,425 )     (12,600,632 )     (813,878 )     (14,609,175 )

Net increase (decrease)

    674,519     $ 12,144,425       1,568,976     $ 27,209,426  

Small Cap Opportunities Fund Class R5

                               

Sold

    473,662     $ 8,620,515       1,782,293     $ 32,569,439  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    722,281       12,813,268       516,508       8,238,297  

Redeemed

    (951,150 )     (17,114,592 )     (1,780,475 )     (31,483,776 )

Net increase (decrease)

    244,793     $ 4,319,191       518,326     $ 9,323,960  

Small Cap Opportunities Fund Service Class

                               

Sold

    148,027     $ 2,777,787       265,393     $ 4,861,794  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    118,166       2,089,184       96,039       1,528,937  

Redeemed

    (384,109 )     (7,292,521 )     (310,359 )     (5,556,779 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (117,916 )   $ (2,425,550 )     51,073     $ 833,952  

 

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Small Cap Opportunities Fund Administrative Class

                               

Sold

    74,827     $ 1,342,981       439,053     $ 7,704,558  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    141,420       2,480,508       109,361       1,730,097  

Redeemed

    (145,600 )     (2,594,996 )     (496,159 )     (8,753,528 )

Net increase (decrease)

    70,647     $ 1,228,493       52,255     $ 681,127  

Small Cap Opportunities Fund Class A

                               

Sold

    177,133     $ 3,166,211       686,520     $ 12,099,261  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    310,701       5,263,274       246,828       3,793,745  

Redeemed

    (412,334 )     (7,227,126 )     (1,099,614 )     (19,004,890 )

Net increase (decrease)

    75,500     $ 1,202,359       (166,266 )   $ (3,111,884 )

Small Cap Opportunities Fund Class R4

                               

Sold

    122,690     $ 2,036,998       271,003     $ 4,374,138  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    89,334       1,502,600       57,740       881,116  

Redeemed

    (142,860 )     (2,448,636 )     (176,521 )     (2,934,652 )

Net increase (decrease)

    69,164     $ 1,090,962       152,222     $ 2,320,602  

Small Cap Opportunities Fund Class R3

                               

Sold

    81,055     $ 1,330,515       326,200     $ 5,702,286  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    56,530       937,828       31,666       478,467  

Redeemed

    (146,900 )     (2,440,150 )     (279,793 )     (4,791,893 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (9,315 )   $ (171,807 )     78,073     $ 1,388,860  

Global Fund Class I

                               

Sold

    568,928     $ 10,000,433       1,313,419     $ 22,920,566  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    613,916       10,688,280       254,998       4,141,170  

Redeemed

    (894,172 )     (15,415,149 )     (1,295,254 )     (22,679,641 )

Net increase (decrease)

    288,672     $ 5,273,564       273,163     $ 4,382,095  

Global Fund Class R5

                               

Sold

    240,892     $ 4,011,960       401,475     $ 6,972,197  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    732,144       12,739,313       372,971       6,060,786  

Redeemed

    (1,641,557 )     (29,033,053 )     (1,442,933 )     (25,014,770 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (668,521 )   $ (12,281,780 )     (668,487 )   $ (11,981,787 )

Global Fund Service Class

                               

Sold

    67,274     $ 1,071,326       74,171     $ 1,259,308  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    49,980       859,154       20,921       336,406  

Redeemed

    (23,564 )     (393,141 )     (83,980 )     (1,416,983 )

Net increase (decrease)

    93,690     $ 1,537,339       11,112     $ 178,731  

Global Fund Administrative Class

                               

Sold

    147,838     $ 2,565,143       442,561     $ 7,686,685  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    534,705       9,271,798       258,714       4,196,349  

Redeemed

    (929,112 )     (15,020,055 )     (1,343,322 )     (23,224,861 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (246,569 )   $ (3,183,114 )     (642,047 )   $ (11,341,827 )

Global Fund Class A

                               

Sold

    26,665     $ 421,149       169,535     $ 2,824,043  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    119,045       2,022,576       79,531       1,270,108  

Redeemed

    (173,256 )     (2,916,404 )     (739,313 )     (13,056,319 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (27,546 )   $ (472,679 )     (490,247 )   $ (8,962,168 )

Global Fund Class R4

                               

Sold

    85,652     $ 1,280,211       400,107     $ 7,058,217  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    103,055       1,722,056       32,263       507,173  

Redeemed

    (170,969 )     (2,754,363 )     (159,210 )     (2,734,225 )

Net increase (decrease)

    17,738     $ 247,904       273,160     $ 4,831,165  

 

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Global Fund Class R3

                               

Sold

    72,446     $ 1,150,995       395,700     $ 7,355,077  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    88,707       1,492,945       34,097       540,776  

Redeemed

    (128,306 )     (1,980,883 )     (352,878 )     (6,206,358 )

Net increase (decrease)

    32,847     $ 663,057       76,919     $ 1,689,495  

International Equity Fund Class I

                               

Sold

    927,730     $ 8,985,161       4,384,179     $ 45,420,608  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    1,228,678       10,922,947       3,875,666       36,392,504  

Redeemed

    (2,913,124 )     (26,448,820 )     (6,703,534 )     (67,994,400 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (756,716 )   $ (6,540,712 )     1,556,311     $ 13,818,712  

International Equity Fund Class R5

                               

Sold

    95,367     $ 892,941       358,016     $ 3,796,054  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    614,052       5,465,065       2,331,454       21,915,668  

Redeemed

    (1,043,536 )     (9,974,851 )     (2,360,681 )     (24,560,798 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (334,117 )   $ (3,616,845 )     328,789     $ 1,150,924  

International Equity Fund Service Class

                               

Sold

    12,639     $ 119,780       27,728     $ 298,533  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    46,267       410,850       160,439       1,504,920  

Redeemed

    (21,734 )     (207,968 )     (189,874 )     (2,087,907 )

Net increase (decrease)

    37,172     $ 322,662       (1,707 )   $ (284,454 )

International Equity Fund Administrative Class

                               

Sold

    20,581     $ 194,312       24,694     $ 274,716  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    33,225       292,378       130,844       1,216,848  

Redeemed

    (22,973 )     (217,333 )     (185,817 )     (1,982,890 )

Net increase (decrease)

    30,833     $ 269,357       (30,279 )   $ (491,326 )

International Equity Fund Class A

                               

Sold

    64,949     $ 553,174       186,950     $ 1,995,323  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    177,714       1,476,804       801,741       7,087,390  

Redeemed

    (277,132 )     (2,567,915 )     (1,015,711 )     (10,022,830 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (34,469 )   $ (537,937 )     (27,020 )   $ (940,117 )

International Equity Fund Class R4

                               

Sold

    3,390     $ 29,880       15,293     $ 149,199  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    21,570       176,442       86,724       756,235  

Redeemed

    (69,295 )     (613,147 )     (83,038 )     (775,755 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (44,335 )   $ (406,825 )     18,979     $ 129,679  

International Equity Fund Class R3

                               

Sold

    61,578     $ 508,022       28,888     $ 274,012  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    35,930       290,312       99,712       861,510  

Redeemed

    (72,993 )     (582,550 )     (75,969 )     (797,072 )

Net increase (decrease)

    24,515     $ 215,784       52,631     $ 338,450  

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund Class I

                               

Sold

    1,873,392     $ 22,012,720       2,622,168     $ 41,148,451  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    1,756,354       21,234,316       183,464       2,772,142  

Redeemed

    (1,212,077 )     (15,181,222 )     (5,090,734 )     (79,909,183 )

Net increase (decrease)

    2,417,669     $ 28,065,814       (2,285,102 )   $ (35,988,590 )

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund Class R5

                               

Sold

    26,910     $ 359,560       14,440     $ 232,990  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    29,044       357,246       3,223       49,442  

Redeemed

    (14,177 )     (169,279 )     (74,842 )     (1,202,244 )

Net increase (decrease)

    41,777     $ 547,527       (57,179 )   $ (919,812 )

 

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Six Months Ended March 31, 2022

   

Year Ended September 30, 2021

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

 

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund Service Class

                               

Sold

    25,748     $ 342,374       14,307     $ 224,109  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    26,092       315,974       2,548       38,555  

Redeemed

    (4,628 )     (54,505 )     (54,988 )     (842,650 )

Net increase (decrease)

    47,212     $ 603,843       (38,133 )   $ (579,986 )

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund Administrative Class

                               

Sold

    16,112     $ 205,361       12,632     $ 196,725  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    11,756       142,830       1,087       16,503  

Redeemed

    (73,019 )     (860,645 )     (20,157 )     (312,538 )

Net increase (decrease)

    (45,151 )   $ (512,454 )     (6,438 )   $ (99,310 )

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund Class A

                               

Sold

    17,011     $ 191,837       38,039     $ 591,287  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    6,386       77,403       2,297       34,506  

Redeemed

    (6,242 )     (88,374 )     (151,455 )     (2,434,965 )

Net increase (decrease)

    17,155     $ 180,866       (111,119 )   $ (1,809,172 )

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund Class R4

                               

Sold

    1,416     $ 17,203       11,717     $ 181,454  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    4,781       57,377       1,420       21,224  

Redeemed

    (576 )     (7,465 )     (77,503 )     (1,163,663 )

Net increase (decrease)

    5,621     $ 67,115       (64,366 )   $ (960,985 )

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund Class R3

                               

Sold

    15,667     $ 184,935       17,182     $ 256,630  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

    12,582       149,473       1,166       17,356  

Redeemed

    (8,197 )     (98,840 )     (17,804 )     (271,856 )

Net increase (decrease)

    20,052     $ 235,568       544     $ 2,130  
 

 

(a)

Commenced Operations on December 13, 2021

 

Unless waived, purchases of Class A and Class L shares are subject to a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50% and 2.00%, respectively, of the amount purchased. A portion of the front-end sales charge may be retained by the Distributor or ALPS Distributor, as applicable. The Distributor and/or ALPS Distributor, as applicable, retained the following amounts during the period ended March 31, 2022:

 

 
   

Front-End
Sales Charges
Retained by
Distributor

 

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund

  $ 113  

Main Street Fund

    209  

Disciplined Growth Fund

    6  

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

    100  

Global Fund

    174  

 

Unless waived, redemptions of Class A and Class L shares made within 18 months of purchase from initial investments of $1 million or more, or $250,000 or more, respectively, are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% and 0.50% of the amount redeemed, and redemptions of Class C shares made within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent

 

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deferred sales charge of 0.50% or 1.00% of the amount redeemed. The Distributor or ALPS Distributor, as applicable, receives all contingent deferred sales charges. For the period ended March 31 2022, no amounts have been retained by the Distributor or ALPS Distributor.

 

With respect to Class A, Class L, and Class C shares, the Distributor and ALPS Distributor, as applicable, may pay an up-front concession or commission to financial intermediaries through which sales are made as described in the Funds’ Prospectus.

 

6.

Federal Income Tax Information

 

At March 31, 2022, the aggregate cost of investments and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of all investments owned by the Fund(s), as computed on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

 
   

Federal Income
Tax Cost

   

Tax Basis
Unrealized
Appreciation

   

Tax Basis
Unrealized
(Depreciation)

   

Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Short-Duration Bond Fund

  $ 1,044,553,600     $ 5,176,880     $ (59,154,535 )   $ (53,977,655 )

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund

    354,648,769       2,526,239       (6,411,283 )     (3,885,044 )

Core Bond Fund

    1,174,351,631       7,563,116       (47,101,942 )     (39,538,826 )

Diversified Bond Fund

    235,180,264       1,722,143       (10,623,771 )     (8,901,628 )

High Yield Fund

    488,301,370       9,562,204       (19,744,856 )     (10,182,652 )

Balanced Fund

    152,150,768       11,863,300       (6,207,636 )     5,655,664  

Disciplined Value Fund

    77,382,035       12,470,778       (3,716,897 )     8,753,881  

Main Street Fund

    91,084,916       28,420,619       (3,563,947 )     24,856,672  

Disciplined Growth Fund

    184,665,699       43,234,001       (10,923,164 )     32,310,837  

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

    274,535,147       79,612,330       (14,139,806 )     65,472,524  

Global Fund

    153,326,940       137,508,358       (5,567,278 )     131,941,080  

International Equity Fund

    127,829,004       15,889,735       (10,051,161 )     5,838,574  

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund

    150,034,124       18,548,568       (27,196,607 )     (8,648,039 )

 

Note: The aggregate cost for investments for the U.S. Government Money Market Fund at March 31, 2022, is the same for financial reporting and federal income tax purposes.

 

Net capital loss carryforwards may be applied against any net realized taxable gains in succeeding years, subject to the carryforward period limitations, where applicable. On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”) was signed by the President. The Modernization Act changed the capital loss carryforward rules as they relate to regulated investment companies. Capital losses generated in tax years beginning after the date of enactment may now be carried forward indefinitely, and retain the character of the original loss.

 

At September 30, 2021, the following Fund(s) had post-enactment accumulated capital loss carryforwards:

 

 
   

Short Term
Capital Loss
Carryforward

   

Long Term
Capital Loss
Carryforward

 

Short-Duration Bond Fund

  $ 5,110,040     $ 20,171,195  

High Yield Fund

    4,104,723       34,238,555  

 

Net capital loss carryforwards for the Fund(s) shown in the above table are from post-enactment years and are, therefore, not subject to the eight-year carryforward period and possible expiration.

 

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The following Fund(s) elected to defer to the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2021, late year ordinary losses:

 

 
   

Amount

 

Global Fund

  $ 1,204,241  

 

Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital.

 

The tax character of distributions (including capital gain dividends, if any, designated pursuant to Section 852 of the Code) paid during the year ended September 30, 2021, was as follows:

 

 
   

Ordinary
Income

   

Long Term
Capital Gain

 

Short-Duration Bond Fund

  $ 17,574,671     $  

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund

    19,482,741       136,657  

Core Bond Fund

    73,365,061       4,869,570  

Diversified Bond Fund

    12,237,128       3,642,808  

High Yield Fund

    31,328,119        

Balanced Fund

    2,378,437       2,148,296  

Disciplined Value Fund

    1,733,201        

Main Street Fund

    1,282,705       2,441,294  

Disciplined Growth Fund

    959,344       10,595,935  

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

    1,308,592       19,106,651  

Global Fund

          17,053,155  

International Equity Fund

    12,178,079       57,558,476  

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund

          2,951,373  

 

The following Fund(s) have elected to pass through the foreign tax credit for the year ended September 30, 2021:

 

 
   

Amount

 

International Equity Fund

  $ 234,172  

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund

    728,726  

 

Capital accounts within the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences between book and tax accounting. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book and tax accounting differences will reverse in subsequent periods. At September 30, 2021, temporary book and tax accounting differences were primarily attributable to the deferral of wash sale losses, deferred Trustee compensation, and other temporary basis adjustments.

 

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At September 30, 2021, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

 
   

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income

   

Undistributed
Long Term
Capital Gain
(Capital Loss
Carryover)

   

Other
Temporary
Differences

   

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

   

Total

 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

  $     $     $ (46,588 )   $     $ (46,588 )

Short-Duration Bond Fund

    4,472,907       (25,281,235 )     (50,166 )     1,491,036       (19,367,458 )

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund

    22,789,998       2,361,296       (27,191 )     6,013,561       31,137,664  

Core Bond Fund

    18,196,328       13,741,842       (136,447 )     20,632,831       52,434,554  

Diversified Bond Fund

    4,797,349       2,174,895       (17,797 )     5,477,279       12,431,726  

High Yield Fund

    23,323,746       (38,343,278 )     (29,154 )     24,585,144       9,536,458  

Balanced Fund

    18,210,697       17,283,247       (14,769 )     4,972,853       40,452,028  

Disciplined Value Fund

    15,478,583       39,992       (23,105 )     7,939,499       23,434,969  

Main Street Fund

    3,993,147       17,649,767       (14,255 )     30,559,873       52,188,532  

Disciplined Growth Fund

    26,997,593       65,233,421       (28,413 )     52,840,559       145,043,160  

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

    6,404,865       24,446,937       (21,647 )     76,375,548       107,205,703  

Global Fund

          33,880,055       (1,236,790 )     211,385,778       244,029,043  

International Equity Fund

    13,648,809       4,709,410       (54,539 )     12,379,788       30,683,468  

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund

    541,453       19,473,622       (14,233 )     18,295,359       38,296,201  

 

The Funds did not have any unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2022, nor were there any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the period then ended. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as an income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the period ended March 31, 2022, the Funds did not incur any such interest or penalties. The Funds are subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the prior three fiscal years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Funds’ understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which they invest.

 

7. Acquisition of Barings Active Short Duration Bond Fund and Barings U.S. High Yield Fund

 

Effective December 13, 2021, the Barings Active Short Duration Bond Fund and Barings U.S. High Yield Fund merged into the Short-Duration Bond Fund and the High Yield Fund, respectively, pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization.

 

The Barings Active Shor Duration Bond Fund’s assets and liabilities were transferred to the Short-Duration Bond Fund in return for shares of the Short-Duration Bond Fund. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of the Short-Duration Bond Fund in the following amounts:

 

 
   

Shares of
the Barings
Active Short
Duration Bond
Fund as of the
Reorganization
Date
(12/13/21)

   

Value of Shares
issued by the
Short-Duration
Bond Fund

   

Shares Issued
by the Short-
Duration Bond
Fund

 

Share Class

                       

Class A

    4,392,646     $        

Class Y

    106,455,197       1,044,804,693       105,963,965  

Class L

    8,198,861       123,687,701       12,595,489  

Class C

    130,547       1,281,438       129,438  
      119,177,251     $ 1,169,773,832       118,688,892  
 

 

 

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The investment portfolio of the Barings Active Short Duration Bond Fund, with a value of $1,112,388,771 in investments at December 10, 2021, was the principal asset acquired by the Short-Duration Bond Fund.

 

The Barings U.S. High Yield Fund’s assets and liabilities were transferred to the High Yield Fund in return for shares of the High Yield Fund. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of the High Yield Fund in the following amounts:

 

 
   

Shares of the
Barings U.S. High
Yield Fund as of
the reorganization
(12/13/21)

   

Value of Shares
issued by
the High
Yield Fund

   

Shares
Issued by
the High
Yield Fund

 

Share Class

                       

Class I

    1,240,000     $ 12,144,268       1,375,342  

Class Y

    4,081,196       39,968,695       4,511,139  

Class C

    10,000       97,944       11,017  
      5,331,196     $ 52,210,907       5,897,498  
 

 

The investment portfolio of the Barings U.S. High Yield, with a value of $49,712,194 in investments at December 10, 2021, was the principal asset acquired by the High Yield Fund.

 

For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Short-Duration Bond Fund and High Yield Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from the Barings Active Short Duration Bond Fund and Barings U.S. High Yield Fund were carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Short-Duration Bond Fund’s and High Yield Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for federal income tax purposes. Immediately prior to the acquisition, the Short-Duration Bond Fund’s and High Yield Fund’s net assets were $ 338,900,558 and $525,616,144, respectively.

 

Assuming the acquisition had been completed on October 1, 2021, the beginning of the annual reporting period of the Short-Duration Bond Fund and High Yield Fund, the Short-Duration Bond Fund’s and High Yield Fund’s pro forma results of operations for the six month period ended March 31, 2022, would have been as follows:

 

 
   

Short-Duration
Bond Fund

   

High Yield
Fund

 

Net investment income

  $ 19,461,036 *   $ 15,142,967 **

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (88,136,279 )***     (28,896,320 )****

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (68,675,243 )     (13,753,353 )

 

*

$6,421,336 as reported, plus $9,429,210 of the Barings Active Short Duration Bond Fund premerger, plus 3,610,490 of pro-forma eliminated expenses.

**

$13,986,469 as reported, plus $1,209,392 of the Barings U.S. High Yield Bond Fund premerger, minus $52,894 of pro-forma eliminated expenses.

***

$(82,447,286) as reported, minus $5,688,993 of the Barings Active Short Duration Bond Fund premerger.

****

$(26,948,255) as reported, minus 1,948,065 of the High Yield Fund premerger.

 

Because both the acquired and surviving funds continuously sold and redeemed shares throughout the period, it is not practicable to provide pro-forma information on a per-share basis.

 

Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisitions were completed, it is also not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Barings Active Short Duration Bond Fund and Barings U.S. High Yield Fund that have been included in the Short-Duration Bond Fund’s and High Yield Fund’s Statements of Operations since December 13, 2021.

 

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See Note 5, Capital Share Transactions, for the changes in shares outstanding for the Short-Duration Bond Fund and High Yield Fund during the period.

 

8. Line of Credit

 

The Trust (the “Borrower”) on behalf of the Short-Duration Bond Fund and High Yield Fund has entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Bank”). The Credit Agreement provides for a revolving credit facility of $150,000,000 (the “Facility Amount”) to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. Per the Credit Agreement, outstanding principal on the loan shall bear interest at a variable rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the Federal Funds Rate as in effect on the day of the borrowing plus 1.25% and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate as in effect on the day of the borrowing plus 1.25%. In addition, the Borrower shall pay to the Bank a commitment fee at the rate of 0.25% per annum on the daily unused portion of the Facility Amount.

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the Short-Duration Bond Fund and High Yield Fund did not utilize the Facility Amount.

 

9. Indemnifications

 

Under the Funds’ organizational documents, current and former Trustees and Officers are provided with specified rights to indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Funds, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for obligations of the Funds. In the normal course of business, the Funds may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

 

10. New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In January 2021, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2021-01 — Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) — Scope (“ASU 2021-01”) as an update to Accounting Standards Update 2020-04 — Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) — Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”) in order to make certain clarifications. ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 provide optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank-offered based reference rates. The temporary relief provided by ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management does not believe the impact of adopting ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 will have a material impact on the financial statements.

 

11. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

 

The global pandemic outbreak of the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 and efforts to contain its spread have produced, and will likely continue to produce, substantial market volatility, severe market dislocations and liquidity constraints in many markets, exchange trading suspensions and closures, higher default rates, and global business disruption, and they may result in future significant adverse effects, such as declines in global financial markets and a substantial economic downturn or recession throughout the world. Such factors may have a significant adverse effect on a Fund’s performance and have the potential to impair the ability of a Fund’s investment adviser, subadviser, or other service providers to serve the Fund and could lead to disruptions that negatively impact the Fund.

 

12. Russian-Ukraine War

 

In February 2022, Russia commenced a large-scale military attack on Ukraine. The outbreak of hostilities between the two countries could result in more widespread conflict and could have a severe adverse effect on the regional and the global financial markets and economies. One or more of the Funds hold positions in securities or other instruments that are economically tied to Russia. Investments in Russia are subject to political, economic, legal, market, and currency risks, as well as the risks related to the economic sanctions on Russia, Russian individuals, and Russian corporate and banking entities imposed by the United

 

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States and/or other countries. Such sanctions — which affect companies in many sectors, including energy, financial services, and defense, among others — could adversely affect the global energy and financial markets and, thus, could affect the value of a Fund’s investments, even beyond any direct exposure the Fund may have to Russian issuers or the adjoining geographic regions. Such sanctions may also result in a decline in the value and liquidity of Russian securities and a weakening of the ruble, and will impair a Fund’s ability to buy, sell, receive, or deliver Russian securities. In addition, certain transactions have been or may be prohibited and/or existing investments have or may become illiquid (e.g., because transacting in certain existing investments is prohibited), which could cause a Fund to sell other portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time or price in order to meet shareholder redemptions.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

 

A description of the policies and procedures that each Fund’s investment adviser and subadvisers use to vote proxies relating to the Fund’s portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-309-3539, and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available, without charge, upon request, on the MassMutual website at http://www.massmutual.com/funds and on the SEC’s EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Monthly Reporting

 

The U.S. Government Money Market Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC monthly on Form N-MFP. The U.S. Government Money Market Fund’s reports on Form N-MFP are available on the SEC’s EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, the U.S. Government Money Market Fund makes portfolio holdings information available to shareholders at http://www.massmutual.com/funds.

 

Quarterly Reporting

 

The Funds, except for the U.S. Government Money Market Fund, file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, the Funds make the complete schedule of portfolio holdings from their filings on Form N-PORT available to shareholders at http://www.massmutual.com/fund.

 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In 2016, the SEC adopted Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act (the “Liquidity Rule”) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that a fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of fund shareholders. Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, the Funds have established and maintain a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Program”) that incorporates the requirements of the Liquidity Rule. The Program is administered by MML Advisers, which has established a Liquidity Risk Management Program Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the required management, assessments, reviews, and reports for the Program.

 

The Program’s principal objectives include supporting each Fund’s compliance with limits on investments in illiquid assets and mitigating the risk that the Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations in a timely manner. The Program alsoincludes a number of elements that support the management and assessment of liquidity risk, including an annual assessment of factors that influence a Fund’s liquidity and the periodic classification of the Fund’s investments into groupings that reflect MML Advisers’ assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions.

 

At a meeting of the Board held on March 22, 2022, the Trustees received a report prepared by the Committee regarding the operation and effectiveness of the Program for the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. In the report, the Committee concluded that the Program proved to be adequately designed to address the Funds’ liquidity risks and operated effectively.

 

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to each Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.

 

Trustees’ Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

 

At their meeting in December 2021, the Trustees, including the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust, MML Advisers, or the subadvisers (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and approved a proposal to make changes to the existing subadvisory agreement with Barings for the High Yield Fund (the “Fund” and the “Amended Subadvisory Agreement”) intended to permit Barings to delegate to its advisory affiliates. The Trustees considered, among

 

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other things, that any such delegation by Barings would be subject to the consent of MML Advisers and the Board. At the same time, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, approved a sub-subadvisory agreement between Barings and BIIL (the “New Sub-Subadvisory Agreement”) for the Fund. The Trustees considered, among other things, that the New Sub-Subadvisory Agreement would not result in any changes in the fees payable by the Fund or MML Advisers and that the services provided would continue to be subject to the supervision of Barings. The Trustees concluded that the Amended Subadvisory Agreement and New Sub-Subadvisory Agreement are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. In their deliberations, the Trustees were advised by independent counsel.

 

Prior to the votes being taken to approve the Amended Subadvisory Agreement and New Sub-Subadvisory Agreement discussed above, the Independent Trustees met separately in executive session to discuss the appropriateness of such contracts. The Independent Trustees weighed the foregoing matters in light of the advice given to them by their independent legal counsel as to the law applicable to the review of investment advisory contracts. In arriving at a decision, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single matter as all-important or controlling. The foregoing summary does not detail all of the matters considered.

 

The Amended Subadvisory Agreement and New Sub-Subadvisory Agreement became effective on February 1, 2022.

 

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Fund Expenses March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Expense Examples:

 

The following information is in regards to expenses for the six months ended March 31, 2022:

 

As a shareholder of the Funds, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemptions; and (2) ongoing costs, including advisory fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the six months ended March 31, 2022.

 

Actual Expenses:

 

The first four columns of the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Operating Expenses Incurred” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes:

 

The last two columns of the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the last two columns of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 
 

Beginning
Value

Annualized
Expense
Ratio

Ending
Value (Based
on Actual
Returns and
Expenses)

Operating
Expenses
Incurred*

Ending Value
(Based on
Hypothetical
Returns and
Expenses)

Operating
Expenses
Incurred*

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

           

Class R5

$1,000

0.07%

$1,000.00

$0.35

$1,024.60

$0.35

Short-Duration Bond Fund

           

Class I

1,000

0.39%

941.70

1.89

1,023.00

1.97

Class R5

1,000

0.49%

941.50

2.37

1,022.50

2.47

Service Class

1,000

0.62%

940.80

3.00

1,021.80

3.13

Administrative Class

1,000

0.69%

939.80

3.34

1,021.50

3.48

Class A

1,000

0.94%

938.60

4.54

1,020.20

4.73

Class R4

1,000

0.84%

940.20

4.06

1,020.70

4.23

Class R3

1,000

1.09%

938.40

5.27

1,019.50

5.49

Class Y**

1,000

0.00%

946.80

1.15

1,014.00

1.19

Class L**

1,000

0.65%

951.30

1.16

1,014.00

1.19

Class C**

1,000

0.89%

945.60

1.15

1,014.00

1.19

 

 

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Beginning Value

Annualized Expense
Ratio

Ending Value (Based on Actual Returns and Expenses)

Operating Expenses Incurred*

Ending Value (Based on Hypothetical Returns and Expenses)

Operating Expenses Incurred*

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund

           

Class I

$1,000

0.46%

$987.00

$2.28

$1,022.60

$2.32

Class R5

1,000

0.56%

986.10

2.77

1,022.10

2.82

Service Class

1,000

0.66%

986.70

3.27

1,021.60

3.33

Administrative Class

1,000

0.76%

985.30

3.76

1,021.10

3.83

Class A

1,000

1.01%

984.10

5.00

1,019.90

5.09

Class R4

1,000

0.91%

985.00

4.50

1,020.40

4.58

Class R3

1,000

1.16%

983.10

5.74

1,019.10

5.84

Core Bond Fund

           

Class I

1,000

0.42%

937.20

2.03

1,022.80

2.12

Class R5

1,000

0.52%

937.20

2.51

1,022.30

2.62

Service Class

1,000

0.62%

936.50

2.99

1,021.80

3.13

Administrative Class

1,000

0.72%

936.20

3.48

1,021.30

3.63

Class A

1,000

0.97%

935.40

4.68

1,020.10

4.89

Class R4

1,000

0.87%

936.10

4.20

1,020.60

4.38

Class R3

1,000

1.12%

934.30

5.40

1,019.30

5.64

Diversified Bond Fund

           

Class I

1,000

0.52%

934.70

2.51

1,022.30

2.62

Class R5

1,000

0.62%

934.40

2.99

1,021.80

3.13

Service Class

1,000

0.72%

933.80

3.47

1,021.30

3.63

Administrative Class

1,000

0.82%

933.90

3.95

1,020.80

4.13

Class A

1,000

1.07%

932.50

5.16

1,019.60

5.39

Class R4

1,000

0.97%

933.00

4.67

1,020.10

4.89

Class R3

1,000

1.22%

932.90

5.88

1,018.80

6.14

High Yield Fund

           

Class I

1,000

0.55%

974.20

2.71

1,022.20

2.77

Class R5

1,000

0.65%

973.30

3.20

1,021.70

3.28

Service Class

1,000

0.75%

974.10

3.69

1,021.20

3.78

Administrative Class

1,000

0.85%

973.10

4.18

1,020.70

4.28

Class A

1,000

1.10%

971.50

5.41

1,019.40

5.54

Class R4

1,000

1.00%

971.80

4.92

1,019.90

5.04

Class R3

1,000

1.25%

971.00

6.14

1,018.70

6.29

Class Y**

1,000

0.00%

975.50

1.65

1,013.50

1.68

Class C**

1,000

1.56%

976.10

1.65

1,013.50

1.68

Balanced Fund

           

Class I

1,000

0.67%

1,019.60

3.37

1,021.60

3.38

Class R5

1,000

0.77%

1,018.60

3.88

1,021.10

3.88

Service Class

1,000

0.87%

1,018.30

4.38

1,020.60

4.38

Administrative Class

1,000

0.97%

1,017.20

4.88

1,020.10

4.89

Class A

1,000

1.22%

1,016.20

6.13

1,018.80

6.14

Class R4

1,000

1.12%

1,017.20

5.63

1,019.30

5.64

Class R3

1,000

1.37%

1,015.20

6.88

1,018.10

6.89

Disciplined Value Fund

           

Class I

1,000

0.72%

1,063.30

3.70

1,021.30

3.63

Class R5

1,000

0.82%

1,062.40

4.22

1,020.80

4.13

Service Class

1,000

0.92%

1,061.60

4.73

1,020.30

4.63

Administrative Class

1,000

1.02%

1,061.70

5.24

1,019.80

5.14

Class A

1,000

1.27%

1,059.80

6.52

1,018.60

6.39

Class R4

1,000

1.17%

1,060.60

6.01

1,019.10

5.89

Class R3

1,000

1.42%

1,058.90

7.29

1,017.90

7.14

 

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Beginning Value

Annualized Expense
Ratio

Ending Value (Based on Actual Returns and Expenses)

Operating Expenses Incurred*

Ending Value (Based on Hypothetical Returns and Expenses)

Operating Expenses Incurred*

Main Street Fund

           

Class I

$1,000

0.74%

$1,031.50

$3.75

$1,021.20

$3.73

Class R5

1,000

0.84%

1,030.50

4.25

1,020.70

4.23

Service Class

1,000

0.94%

1,030.30

4.76

1,020.20

4.73

Administrative Class

1,000

1.04%

1,029.30

5.26

1,019.70

5.24

Class A

1,000

1.29%

1,028.30

6.52

1,018.50

6.49

Class R4

1,000

1.19%

1,029.40

6.02

1,019.00

5.99

Class R3

1,000

1.44%

1,027.50

7.28

1,017.80

7.24

Disciplined Growth Fund

           

Class I

1,000

0.56%

991.40

2.78

1,022.10

2.82

Class R5

1,000

0.66%

990.80

3.28

1,021.60

3.33

Service Class

1,000

0.76%

990.10

3.77

1,021.10

3.83

Administrative Class

1,000

0.86%

989.50

4.27

1,020.60

4.33

Class A

1,000

1.11%

988.90

5.50

1,019.40

5.59

Class R4

1,000

1.01%

989.50

5.01

1,019.90

5.09

Class R3

1,000

1.26%

987.80

6.24

1,018.60

6.34

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

           

Class I

1,000

0.65%

987.50

3.22

1,021.70

3.28

Class R5

1,000

0.75%

986.90

3.72

1,021.20

3.78

Service Class

1,000

0.84%

986.40

4.16

1,020.70

4.23

Administrative Class

1,000

0.95%

985.70

4.70

1,020.20

4.78

Class A

1,000

1.20%

984.70

5.94

1,018.90

6.04

Class R4

1,000

1.10%

985.20

5.44

1,019.40

5.54

Class R3

1,000

1.35%

983.80

6.68

1,018.20

6.79

Global Fund

           

Class I

1,000

0.84%

864.30

3.90

1,020.70

4.23

Class R5

1,000

0.94%

863.80

4.37

1,020.20

4.73

Service Class

1,000

1.04%

863.20

4.83

1,019.70

5.24

Administrative Class

1,000

1.14%

862.70

5.29

1,019.20

5.74

Class A

1,000

1.39%

861.80

6.45

1,018.00

6.99

Class R4

1,000

1.29%

862.40

5.99

1,018.50

6.49

Class R3

1,000

1.54%

861.20

7.15

1,017.30

7.75

International Equity Fund

           

Class I

1,000

1.00%

983.60

4.95

1,019.90

5.04

Class R5

1,000

1.10%

983.40

5.44

1,019.40

5.54

Service Class

1,000

1.20%

982.20

5.93

1,018.90

6.04

Administrative Class

1,000

1.30%

981.90

6.42

1,018.40

6.54

Class A

1,000

1.55%

980.60

7.65

1,017.20

7.80

Class R4

1,000

1.44%

980.90

7.11

1,017.80

7.24

Class R3

1,000

1.70%

980.00

8.39

1,016.50

8.55

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund

           

Class I

1,000

1.15%

807.60

5.18

1,019.20

5.79

Class R5

1,000

1.25%

807.30

5.63

1,018.70

6.29

Service Class

1,000

1.35%

806.90

6.08

1,018.20

6.79

Administrative Class

1,000

1.45%

806.50

6.53

1,017.70

7.29

Class A

1,000

1.70%

805.40

7.65

1,016.50

8.55

Class R4

1,000

1.60%

805.50

7.20

1,017.00

8.05

Class R3

1,000

1.85%

805.20

8.33

1,015.70

9.30

 

*

Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio for the six months ended March 31, 2022, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year, unless stated otherwise.

**

Commenced Operations on December 13, 2021.

 

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Underwriter:
MML Distributors, LLC
1295 State Street
Springfield, Massachusetts 01111-0001

 

Underwriter: (MassMutual High Yield Fund and
MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund)

ALPS Distributors, Inc.
1290 Broadway
Suite 1000
Denver, Colorado 80203

 

 

© 2022 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual®), Springfield, MA 01111-0001.

All rights reserved. www.MassMutual.com. Investment Adviser: MML Investment Advisers, LLC

MM202305-301321

 

 

 

(b)Not applicable to this filing.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable to this filing.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable to this filing.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable to this filing.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable to this filing.

 

Item 6. Investments.

(a)Please see portfolio of investments contained in the Reports to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this form N-CSR.

 

(b)Not applicable to this filing.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to this filing.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to this filing.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable to this filing.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Not applicable to this filing.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-CSR, to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

 

 

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not applicable to this filing.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics (Item 2) is not applicable to this filing.

 

(a)(2) Certifications of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) are attached hereto as Exhibit 99CERT.

 

(a)(3) Not applicable to this filing.

(a)(4) Not applicable to this filing.

 

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as required by Rule 30a-2(b), under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 15d-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.15d-14(b)) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.

 

 

 


SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant) MassMutual Premier Funds  
     
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Paul LaPiana  
  Paul LaPiana, President and Principal Executive Officer  
     
Date 5/23/2022  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Paul LaPiana  
  Paul LaPiana, President and Principal Executive Officer  
     
Date 5/23/2022  
     
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Renee Hitchcock  
  Renée Hitchcock, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
     
Date 5/23/2022  

 

 


EX-99.CERT

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002:

 

I, Paul LaPiana, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of MassMutual Premier Funds;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

 

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: 5/23/2022  

/s/ Paul LaPiana

 
   

Paul LaPiana

 
   

President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

EX-99.CERT

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002:

 

I, Renée Hitchcock, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of MassMutual Premier Funds;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

 

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: 5/23/2022   /s/ Renee Hitchcock  
    Renée Hitchcock  
    Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer  

 

 


EX-99.906.CERT

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Certified Shareholder Report of the MassMutual Premier Funds (the “Trust”) on Form N-CSR for the period ending March 31, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof ("the Report"), the undersigned hereby certifies that:

 

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

 

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Trust.

 

Date: 5/23/2022  

/s/ Paul LaPiana

 
   

Paul LaPiana

 
   

President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission.

 

 

 

EX-99.906.CERT

 

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Certified Shareholder Report of the MassMutual Premier Funds (the “Trust”) on Form N-CSR for the period ending March 31, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof ("the Report"), the undersigned hereby certifies that:

 

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

 

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Trust.

 

Date: 5/23/2022   /s/ Renee Hitchcock  
    Renée Hitchcock  
    Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer  

 

This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission.