PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles High Income Fund

 

Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – 90.1% of Net Assets

 
 

Non-Convertible Bonds – 85.2%

 
   ABS Home Equity – 0.1%

 

$ 107,056      DSLA Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR5, Class 2A1A,
1-month LIBOR + 0.660%, 3.653%, 9/19/2045(a)
   $ 69,261  
     

 

 

 
   Aerospace & Defense – 2.2%

 

  100,000      Bombardier, Inc.,
6.000%, 2/15/2028, 144A
     83,667  
  850,000      Bombardier, Inc.,
7.125%, 6/15/2026, 144A
     779,594  
  263,000      Leonardo U.S. Holdings, Inc.,
6.250%, 1/15/2040, 144A
     241,381  
  60,000      Moog, Inc.,
4.250%, 12/15/2027, 144A
     53,129  
  615,000      Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.,
4.600%, 6/15/2028
     444,461  
  190,000      Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.,
7.500%, 4/15/2025, 144A
     179,024  
  215,000      TransDigm, Inc.,
4.875%, 5/01/2029
     173,786  
  40,000      TransDigm, Inc.,
5.500%, 11/15/2027
     34,788  
  270,000      TransDigm, Inc.,
6.250%, 3/15/2026, 144A
     261,900  
  360,000      TransDigm, Inc.,
8.000%, 12/15/2025, 144A
     365,116  
     

 

 

 
        2,616,846  
     

 

 

 
   Airlines – 1.2%

 

  180,000      Allegiant Travel Co.,
7.250%, 8/15/2027, 144A
     169,650  
  1,355,000      American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.,
5.750%, 4/20/2029, 144A
     1,182,238  
     

 

 

 
            1,351,888  
     

 

 

 
   Automotive – 2.3%

 

  30,000      Allison Transmission, Inc.,
4.750%, 10/01/2027, 144A
     26,420  
  75,000      Dana Financing Luxembourg S.a.r.l.,
5.750%, 4/15/2025, 144A
     71,380  
  710,000      Ford Motor Co.,
3.250%, 2/12/2032
     511,434  
  820,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
2.300%, 2/10/2025
     726,764  
  635,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
4.063%, 11/01/2024
     596,043  
  160,000      General Motors Co.,
6.250%, 10/02/2043
     138,981  
         275,000      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The),
4.875%, 3/15/2027
     243,375  
  55,000      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The),
5.000%, 7/15/2029
     44,899  


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Automotive – continued

 

$ 300,000      Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC,
5.875%, 1/15/2028
   $ 210,750  
  65,000      Real Hero Merger Sub 2, Inc.,
6.250%, 2/01/2029, 144A
     46,936  
  40,000      Tenneco, Inc.,
7.875%, 1/15/2029, 144A
     38,937  
  85,000      Wheel Pros, Inc.,
6.500%, 5/15/2029, 144A
     38,888  
     

 

 

 
        2,694,807  
     

 

 

 
   Banking – 2.3%

 

  600,000      Banco Santander S.A,
5.147%, 8/18/2025
     582,171  
  475,000      Credit Suisse Group AG, (fixed rate to 7/15/2025, variable rate thereafter),
6.373%, 7/15/2026, 144A
     459,149  
  410,000      Deutsche Bank AG, (fixed rate to 10/07/2031, variable rate thereafter),
3.742%, 1/07/2033
     265,772  
  600,000      Deutsche Bank AG, (fixed rate to 12/01/2027, variable rate thereafter),
4.875%, 12/01/2032
     470,608  
  400,000      Intesa Sanpaolo SpA,
5.710%, 1/15/2026, 144A
     363,807  
  800,000      UniCredit SpA, (fixed rate to 6/30/2030, variable rate thereafter),
5.459%, 6/30/2035, 144A
     594,832  
     

 

 

 
            2,736,339  
     

 

 

 
   Brokerage – 0.2%

 

  130,000      Coinbase Global, Inc.,
3.375%, 10/01/2028, 144A
     81,309  
  60,000      Coinbase Global, Inc.,
3.625%, 10/01/2031, 144A
     33,268  
  200,000      Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp.,
5.000%, 8/15/2028, 144A
     147,500  
     

 

 

 
        262,077  
     

 

 

 
   Building Materials – 2.2%

 

  90,000      Builders FirstSource, Inc.,
4.250%, 2/01/2032, 144A
     69,042  
  265,000      Builders FirstSource, Inc.,
5.000%, 3/01/2030, 144A
     225,250  
  1,060,000      Cemex SAB de CV,
3.875%, 7/11/2031, 144A
     835,257  
  285,000      Cemex SAB de CV,
5.200%, 9/17/2030, 144A
     246,169  
  205,000      Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.,
6.125%, 1/15/2029, 144A
     114,390  
  50,000      CP Atlas Buyer, Inc.,
7.000%, 12/01/2028, 144A
     37,246  
  290,000      Foundation Building Materials, Inc.,
6.000%, 3/01/2029, 144A
     211,648  
         120,000      JELD-WEN, Inc.,
4.625%, 12/15/2025, 144A
     97,200  


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Building Materials – continued

 

$ 235,000      LBM Acquisition LLC,
6.250%, 1/15/2029, 144A
   $ 159,212  
  130,000      MIWD Holdco II LLC/MIWD Finance Corp.,
5.500%, 2/01/2030, 144A
     96,281  
  250,000      Park River Holdings, Inc.,
5.625%, 2/01/2029, 144A
     162,234  
  125,000      Patrick Industries, Inc.,
4.750%, 5/01/2029, 144A
     93,170  
  105,000      Standard Industries, Inc.,
4.375%, 7/15/2030, 144A
     80,325  
  45,000      Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp.,
5.250%, 1/15/2029, 144A
     39,600  
  165,000      Victors Merger Corp.,
6.375%, 5/15/2029, 144A
     98,772  
     

 

 

 
        2,565,796  
     

 

 

 
   Cable Satellite – 8.6%

 

  410,000      Altice Financing S.A.,
5.000%, 1/15/2028, 144A
     315,815  
  80,000      Block Communications, Inc.,
4.875%, 3/01/2028, 144A
     69,200  
  550,000      CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,
4.250%, 2/01/2031, 144A
     425,491  
  610,000      CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,
4.250%, 1/15/2034, 144A
     436,626  
  305,000      CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,
4.500%, 8/15/2030, 144A
     241,206  
  75,000      CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,
4.500%, 5/01/2032
     57,200  
  1,355,000      CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,
4.750%, 3/01/2030, 144A
     1,099,244  
  600,000      CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,
4.750%, 2/01/2032, 144A
     467,268  
  205,000      CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,
5.000%, 2/01/2028, 144A
     176,763  
  60,000      CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,
5.500%, 5/01/2026, 144A
     56,850  
  30,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital,
4.908%, 7/23/2025
     29,255  
      2,720,000      CSC Holdings LLC,
4.625%, 12/01/2030, 144A
         1,849,600  
  555,000      CSC Holdings LLC,
4.625%, 12/01/2030
     377,400  
  405,000      CSC Holdings LLC,
5.000%, 11/15/2031, 144A
     267,519  
  250,000      CSC Holdings LLC,
5.750%, 1/15/2030
     177,691  
  730,000      DIRECTV Financing LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co-Obligor, Inc.,
5.875%, 8/15/2027, 144A
     629,340  
  925,000      DISH DBS Corp.,
5.125%, 6/01/2029
     543,437  


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Cable Satellite – continued

 

$ 150,000      DISH DBS Corp.,
7.375%, 7/01/2028
   $ 101,002  
  980,000      DISH DBS Corp.,
7.750%, 7/01/2026
     751,729  
  305,694      Ligado Networks LLC,
15.500% PIK, 11/01/2023, 144A(b)
     139,091  
  100,350      Ligado Networks LLC,
17.500% PIK, 5/01/2024, 144A(b)
     25,087  
  300,000      Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc.,
6.500%, 9/15/2028, 144A
     209,250  
  400,000      Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes S.a.r.l.,
5.500%, 3/01/2028, 144A
     347,276  
  125,000      Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC,
5.625%, 12/06/2026, 144A
     59,725  
  310,000      UPC Broadband Finco B.V.,
4.875%, 7/15/2031, 144A
     240,569  
  110,000      ViaSat, Inc.,
6.500%, 7/15/2028, 144A
     73,150  
  445,000      Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC,
5.500%, 5/15/2029, 144A
     380,991  
  565,000      Ziggo Bond Co. BV,
6.000%, 1/15/2027, 144A
     471,775  
     

 

 

 
          10,019,550  
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals – 0.5%

 

  150,000      ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc.,
5.250%, 9/30/2028, 144A
     115,198  
  55,000      Chemours Co. (The),
5.375%, 5/15/2027
     47,871  
  150,000      Consolidated Energy Finance S.A.,
5.625%, 10/15/2028, 144A
     120,330  
  330,000      Hercules LLC,
6.500%, 6/30/2029
     318,120  
     

 

 

 
        601,519  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Cyclical Services – 3.2%

 

  640,000      ADT Security Corp. (The),
4.125%, 8/01/2029, 144A
     531,200  
  95,000      ANGI Group LLC,
3.875%, 8/15/2028, 144A
     67,005  
  35,000      Arches Buyer, Inc.,
6.125%, 12/01/2028, 144A
     27,113  
  45,000      Match Group Holdings II LLC,
3.625%, 10/01/2031, 144A
     33,975  
  125,000      Match Group Holdings II LLC,
5.000%, 12/15/2027, 144A
     111,562  
  440,000      Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp.,
5.250%, 4/15/2030, 144A
     298,800  
  330,000      Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp.,
5.750%, 1/15/2029, 144A
     238,012  
         240,000      Terminix Co. LLC (The),
7.450%, 8/15/2027
     270,600  


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Consumer Cyclical Services – continued

 

$ 1,560,000      Uber Technologies, Inc.,
4.500%, 8/15/2029, 144A
   $ 1,311,375  
  760,000      Uber Technologies, Inc.,
6.250%, 1/15/2028, 144A
     706,800  
  115,000      Uber Technologies, Inc.,
7.500%, 9/15/2027, 144A
     112,700  
  30,000      Uber Technologies, Inc.,
8.000%, 11/01/2026, 144A
     29,953  
     

 

 

 
        3,739,095  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Products – 0.6%

 

  145,000      Coty, Inc.,
5.000%, 4/15/2026, 144A
     132,015  
  20,000      Coty, Inc.,
6.500%, 4/15/2026, 144A
     18,432  
  305,000      Coty, Inc./HFC Prestige Products, Inc./HFC Prestige International U.S. LLC,
4.750%, 1/15/2029, 144A
     258,027  
  250,000      Energizer Holdings, Inc.,
4.375%, 3/31/2029, 144A
     185,445  
  135,000      Tempur Sealy International, Inc.,
3.875%, 10/15/2031, 144A
     98,887  
     

 

 

 
        692,806  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Manufacturing – 0.3%

 

  120,000      Madison IAQ LLC,
5.875%, 6/30/2029, 144A
     83,587  
  120,000      Resideo Funding, Inc.,
4.000%, 9/01/2029, 144A
     96,718  
  200,000      TK Elevator U.S. Newco, Inc.,
5.250%, 7/15/2027, 144A
     170,042  
     

 

 

 
        350,347  
     

 

 

 
   Electric – 1.1%

 

  1,060,000      Calpine Corp.,
5.125%, 3/15/2028, 144A
     910,399  
  315,000      NRG Energy, Inc.,
3.625%, 2/15/2031, 144A
     245,700  
  40,000      NRG Energy, Inc.,
3.875%, 2/15/2032, 144A
     31,202  
  140,000      PG&E Corp.,
5.000%, 7/01/2028
     120,394  
  25,000      PG&E Corp.,
5.250%, 7/01/2030
     21,286  
     

 

 

 
            1,328,981  
     

 

 

 
   Environmental – 0.2%

 

  315,000      GFL Environmental, Inc.,
4.000%, 8/01/2028, 144A
     262,546  
     

 

 

 
   Finance Companies – 4.2%

 

         455,000      Cobra AcquisitionCo LLC,
6.375%, 11/01/2029, 144A
     317,363  


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Finance Companies – continued

 

$ 295,000      Freedom Mortgage Corp.,
7.625%, 5/01/2026, 144A
   $ 220,307  
  155,437      Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd.,
7.250% PIK or 6.500% Cash, 9/15/2024, 144A(c)
     116,966  
  115,000      LFS Topco LLC,
5.875%, 10/15/2026, 144A
     91,426  
  655,000      Navient Corp.,
4.875%, 3/15/2028
     500,309  
  500,000      Navient Corp.,
5.500%, 3/15/2029
     380,074  
  95,000      Navient Corp.,
6.750%, 6/25/2025
     88,935  
  385,000      OneMain Finance Corp.,
3.500%, 1/15/2027
     299,905  
  800,000      OneMain Finance Corp.,
7.125%, 3/15/2026
     721,122  
  275,000      Provident Funding Associates LP/PFG Finance Corp.,
6.375%, 6/15/2025, 144A
     249,906  
  285,000      Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc.,
2.875%, 10/15/2026, 144A
     233,700  
  25,000      Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc.,
3.625%, 3/01/2029, 144A
     19,241  
  380,000      Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc.,
3.625%, 3/01/2029
     292,467  
  905,000      Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc.,
3.875%, 3/01/2031, 144A
     655,993  
  995,000      Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc.,
4.000%, 10/15/2033, 144A
     684,076  
     

 

 

 
            4,871,790  
     

 

 

 
   Financial Other – 1.6%

 

  210,000      Agile Group Holdings Ltd.,
6.050%, 10/13/2025
     59,052  
  200,000      CFLD Cayman Investment Ltd.,
6.900%, 1/13/2023(d)
     19,376  
  200,000      CFLD Cayman Investment Ltd.,
8.600%, 4/08/2024(d)
     18,864  
  200,000      China Aoyuan Group Ltd.,
6.200%, 3/24/2026(d)
     13,142  
  200,000      China Evergrande Group,
8.750%, 6/28/2025(d)
     12,540  
  206,049      Easy Tactic Ltd.,
7.500% PIK or 6.500% Cash, 7/11/2027(e)
     30,359  
  220,000      Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd.,
11.875%, 6/01/2023(d)
     19,789  
  85,000      Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.,
4.375%, 2/01/2029
     68,415  
      1,130,000      Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.,
5.250%, 5/15/2027
     989,326  
  200,000      Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.,
9.375%, 6/30/2024(d)
     21,598  


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Financial Other – continued

 

$ 200,000      Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.,
11.650%, 6/01/2026(d)
   $ 21,270  
  400,000      Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.,
11.700%, 11/11/2025(d)
     42,832  
  335,000      Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.,
5.750%, 11/15/2031, 144A
     245,681  
  120,000      Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.,
6.000%, 1/15/2027, 144A
     102,450  
  200,000      Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.,
6.125%, 2/21/2024(d)
     24,784  
  200,000      Sunac China Holdings Ltd.,
6.500%, 1/26/2026(d)
     28,450  
  200,000      Sunac China Holdings Ltd.,
6.650%, 8/03/2024(d)
     28,336  
  200,000      Times China Holdings Ltd.,
6.200%, 3/22/2026
     22,144  
  400,000      Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd.,
6.350%, 1/13/2027(d)
     24,636  
  400,000      Zhenro Properties Group Ltd.,
6.630%, 1/07/2026(d)
     16,968  
  200,000      Zhenro Properties Group Ltd.,
6.700%, 8/04/2026(d)
     8,606  
     

 

 

 
            1,818,618  
     

 

 

 
   Food & Beverage – 1.9%

 

  65,000      Aramark Services, Inc.,
5.000%, 2/01/2028, 144A
     57,896  
  165,000      Central American Bottling Corp./CBC Bottling Holdco SL/Beliv Holdco SL,
5.250%, 4/27/2029, 144A
     143,137  
  40,000      Darling Ingredients, Inc.,
6.000%, 6/15/2030, 144A
     38,068  
  165,000      HLF Financing S.a.r.l. LLC/Herbalife International, Inc.,
4.875%, 6/01/2029, 144A
     117,751  
  305,000      MARB BondCo. PLC,
3.950%, 1/29/2031, 144A
     220,744  
  140,000      Performance Food Group, Inc.,
4.250%, 8/01/2029, 144A
     116,564  
  230,000      Performance Food Group, Inc.,
5.500%, 10/15/2027, 144A
     209,031  
  370,000      Post Holdings, Inc.,
4.500%, 9/15/2031, 144A
     297,850  
  645,000      Post Holdings, Inc.,
4.625%, 4/15/2030, 144A
     529,706  
  125,000      Post Holdings, Inc.,
5.750%, 3/01/2027, 144A
     119,226  
  105,000      Simmons Foods, Inc./Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc./Simmons Pet Food, Inc./Simmons Feed,
4.625%, 3/01/2029, 144A
     85,838  
         120,000      TreeHouse Foods, Inc.,
4.000%, 9/01/2028
     95,687  


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Food & Beverage – continued

 

$ 205,000      US Foods, Inc.,
4.750%, 2/15/2029, 144A
   $ 175,480  
     

 

 

 
        2,206,978  
     

 

 

 
   Gaming – 3.5%

 

  520,000      Boyd Gaming Corp.,
4.750%, 12/01/2027
     460,205  
  165,000      Boyd Gaming Corp.,
4.750%, 6/15/2031, 144A
     133,601  
  220,000      Caesars Entertainment, Inc.,
6.250%, 7/01/2025, 144A
     212,025  
  400,000      Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.,
5.375%, 12/04/2029, 144A
     242,000  
  200,000      MGM China Holdings Ltd.,
4.750%, 2/01/2027, 144A
     155,420  
  25,000      Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment,
8.000%, 2/01/2026, 144A
     20,866  
  200,000      Sands China Ltd.,
3.350%, 3/08/2029
     148,562  
  605,000      Sands China Ltd.,
4.875%, 6/18/2030
     473,393  
  575,000      Scientific Games International, Inc.,
7.000%, 5/15/2028, 144A
     542,139  
  415,000      Scientific Games International, Inc.,
7.250%, 11/15/2029, 144A
     386,245  
  200,000      Studio City Finance Ltd.,
5.000%, 1/15/2029, 144A
     89,630  
  230,000      Studio City Finance Ltd.,
6.500%, 1/15/2028, 144A
     112,176  
  135,000      VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.,
4.250%, 12/01/2026, 144A
     121,850  
  140,000      VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.,
4.500%, 9/01/2026, 144A
     127,852  
  205,000      VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.,
4.500%, 1/15/2028, 144A
     181,873  
  125,000      VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.,
4.625%, 6/15/2025, 144A
     117,628  
  105,000      VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.,
5.625%, 5/01/2024, 144A
     103,189  
  450,000      Wynn Macau Ltd.,
5.125%, 12/15/2029, 144A
     292,500  
  165,000      Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp.,
5.125%, 10/01/2029, 144A
     133,353  
     

 

 

 
            4,054,507  
     

 

 

 
   Government Owned - No Guarantee – 0.4%

 

  135,000      EcoPetrol S.A.,
4.625%, 11/02/2031
     94,500  
         340,000      Petroleos Mexicanos,
5.950%, 1/28/2031
     229,636  


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Government Owned - No Guarantee – continued

 

$ 280,000      YPF S.A.,
6.950%, 7/21/2027, 144A
   $ 163,660  
     

 

 

 
        487,796  
     

 

 

 
   Health Insurance – 0.3%

 

  420,000      Centene Corp.,
2.450%, 7/15/2028
     341,972  
  70,000      Molina Healthcare, Inc.,
3.875%, 5/15/2032, 144A
     57,339  
     

 

 

 
               399,311  
     

 

 

 
   Healthcare – 3.8%

 

  100,000      AdaptHealth LLC,
5.125%, 3/01/2030, 144A
     82,453  
  110,000      AHP Health Partners, Inc.,
5.750%, 7/15/2029, 144A
     85,250  
  710,000      CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.,
5.250%, 5/15/2030, 144A
     494,337  
  220,000      CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.,
6.125%, 4/01/2030, 144A
     103,752  
  65,000      CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.,
6.875%, 4/15/2029, 144A
     31,397  
  235,000      CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.,
8.000%, 3/15/2026, 144A
     203,460  
  400,000      DaVita, Inc.,
3.750%, 2/15/2031, 144A
     285,000  
  180,000      DaVita, Inc.,
4.625%, 6/01/2030, 144A
     139,275  
  155,000      Encompass Health Corp.,
4.500%, 2/01/2028
     132,756  
  260,000      Encompass Health Corp.,
4.750%, 2/01/2030
     213,896  
  205,000      Garden Spinco Corp.,
8.625%, 7/20/2030, 144A
     211,792  
  470,000      LifePoint Health, Inc.,
5.375%, 1/15/2029, 144A
     327,687  
  210,000      Medline Borrower LP,
5.250%, 10/01/2029, 144A
     158,550  
  75,000      ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc.,
5.000%, 10/01/2029, 144A
     60,938  
  40,000      ModivCare, Inc.,
5.875%, 11/15/2025, 144A
     36,917  
  75,000      RP Escrow Issuer LLC,
5.250%, 12/15/2025, 144A
     61,980  
         615,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
4.375%, 1/15/2030, 144A
     512,928  
  100,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
4.625%, 6/15/2028, 144A
     87,397  
  135,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
5.125%, 11/01/2027, 144A
     121,134  
  95,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
6.125%, 10/01/2028, 144A
     83,228  


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Healthcare – continued

 

$ 505,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
6.125%, 6/15/2030, 144A
   $ 462,580  
  490,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
6.250%, 2/01/2027, 144A
     457,243  
  80,000      U.S. Acute Care Solutions LLC,
6.375%, 3/01/2026, 144A
     67,200  
     

 

 

 
        4,421,150  
     

 

 

 
   Home Construction – 0.2%

 

  155,000      Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential U.S. LLC,
4.875%, 2/15/2030, 144A
     114,753  
  1,200,000      Corporacion GEO SAB de CV,
8.875%, 3/27/2022, 144A(d)(f)
     —    
  100,000      Empire Communities Corp.,
7.000%, 12/15/2025, 144A
     82,979  
     

 

 

 
               197,732  
     

 

 

 
   Independent Energy – 6.6%

 

  215,000      Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp.,
7.000%, 11/01/2026, 144A
     207,289  
  390,000      Baytex Energy Corp.,
8.750%, 4/01/2027, 144A
     391,950  
  45,000      California Resources Corp.,
7.125%, 2/01/2026, 144A
     42,300  
  190,000      Callon Petroleum Co.,
8.000%, 8/01/2028, 144A
     175,275  
  580,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
5.500%, 2/01/2026, 144A
     555,350  
  120,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.750%, 4/15/2029, 144A
     115,034  
  65,000      Chord Energy Corp.,
6.375%, 6/01/2026, 144A
     61,750  
  255,000      CNX Resources Corp.,
7.250%, 3/14/2027, 144A
     248,018  
  135,000      Colgate Energy Partners III LLC,
5.875%, 7/01/2029, 144A
     120,505  
  105,000      Comstock Resources, Inc.,
6.750%, 3/01/2029, 144A
     96,842  
  150,000      Crescent Energy Finance LLC,
7.250%, 5/01/2026, 144A
     134,763  
  165,000      Energean Israel Finance Ltd.,
4.875%, 3/30/2026, 144A
     145,613  
  85,000      Energean Israel Finance Ltd.,
5.375%, 3/30/2028, 144A
     72,038  
  285,000      EQT Corp.,
3.900%, 10/01/2027
     259,349  
  40,000      EQT Corp.,
5.678%, 10/01/2025
     39,754  
  30,000      EQT Corp.,
5.700%, 4/01/2028
     29,411  
         165,000      EQT Corp.,
6.125%, 2/01/2025
     165,211  


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Independent Energy – continued

 

$ 125,000      Gulfport Energy Corp.,
8.000%, 5/17/2026, 144A
   $ 124,375  
  285,000      Matador Resources Co.,
5.875%, 9/15/2026
     274,931  
  185,000      MEG Energy Corp.,
5.875%, 2/01/2029, 144A
     166,037  
  130,000      Murphy Oil Corp.,
6.125%, 12/01/2042
     103,399  
  425,000      Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.,
8.125%, 3/01/2028, 144A
     398,437  
  70,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp.,
5.550%, 3/15/2026
     70,080  
  260,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp.,
6.125%, 1/01/2031
     256,100  
  80,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp.,
6.450%, 9/15/2036
     80,000  
  470,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp.,
6.600%, 3/15/2046
     484,100  
  345,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp.,
6.625%, 9/01/2030
     350,175  
  85,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp.,
7.500%, 5/01/2031
     88,825  
  40,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp.,
7.875%, 9/15/2031
     42,700  
  45,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp.,
8.500%, 7/15/2027
     48,159  
  780,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp.,
8.875%, 7/15/2030
     868,374  
  470,000      PDC Energy, Inc.,
5.750%, 5/15/2026
     434,816  
  115,000      Permian Resources Operating LLC,
6.875%, 4/01/2027, 144A
     111,257  
  85,000      Range Resources Corp.,
8.250%, 1/15/2029
     86,488  
  110,000      SM Energy Co.,
5.625%, 6/01/2025
     105,600  
  170,000      SM Energy Co.,
6.500%, 7/15/2028
     161,555  
  165,000      SM Energy Co.,
6.750%, 9/15/2026
     158,813  
  125,000      Southwestern Energy Co.,
5.375%, 2/01/2029
     113,350  
  250,000      Strathcona Resources Ltd.,
6.875%, 8/01/2026, 144A
     211,878  
  125,000      Tap Rock Resources LLC,
7.000%, 10/01/2026, 144A
     114,272  
     

 

 

 
            7,714,173  
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Other – 0.3%

 

         220,000      Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc.,
6.000%, 2/01/2026, 144A
     198,550  


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Industrial Other – continued

 

$ 130,000      Installed Building Products, Inc.,
5.750%, 2/01/2028, 144A
   $ 116,343  
     

 

 

 
        314,893  
     

 

 

 
   Leisure – 3.0%

 

  650,000      Carnival Corp.,
5.750%, 3/01/2027, 144A
     455,357  
  125,000      Cinemark USA, Inc.,
5.250%, 7/15/2028, 144A
     96,136  
  110,000      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.,
3.750%, 1/15/2028, 144A
     93,225  
  370,000      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.,
4.750%, 10/15/2027, 144A
     321,228  
  950,000      NCL Corp. Ltd.,
5.875%, 3/15/2026, 144A
     722,703  
  10,000      NCL Corp. Ltd.,
5.875%, 3/15/2026
     7,607  
  70,000      NCL Finance Ltd.,
6.125%, 3/15/2028, 144A
     51,623  
  125,000      Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.,
3.700%, 3/15/2028
     81,250  
  325,000      Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.,
4.250%, 7/01/2026, 144A
     238,903  
  1,065,000      Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.,
5.500%, 4/01/2028, 144A
     746,182  
  30,000      Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.,
11.625%, 8/15/2027, 144A
     27,301  
  120,000      SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.,
5.250%, 8/15/2029, 144A
     99,648  
  180,000      Speedway Motorsports LLC/Speedway Funding II, Inc.,
4.875%, 11/01/2027, 144A
     156,495  
  375,000      Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd.,
5.625%, 2/15/2029, 144A
     291,563  
  110,000      VOC Escrow Ltd.,
5.000%, 2/15/2028, 144A
     89,470  
     

 

 

 
            3,478,691  
     

 

 

 
   Lodging – 1.6%

 

  370,000      Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC/Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow,
5.000%, 6/01/2029, 144A
     298,627  
  100,000      Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.,
4.500%, 6/15/2029, 144A
     79,030  
  605,000      Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.,
4.750%, 1/15/2028
     504,526  
       1,195,000      Travel & Leisure Co.,
4.500%, 12/01/2029, 144A
     926,597  
  20,000      Travel & Leisure Co.,
4.625%, 3/01/2030, 144A
     15,809  
  15,000      Travel & Leisure Co.,
6.000%, 4/01/2027
     13,517  
     

 

 

 
        1,838,106  
     

 

 

 


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Media Entertainment – 2.6%

 

$ 200,000      Audacy Capital Corp.,
6.750%, 3/31/2029, 144A
   $ 48,179  
  170,000      CMG Media Corp.,
8.875%, 12/15/2027, 144A
     129,874  
  130,000      Deluxe Corp.,
8.000%, 6/01/2029, 144A
     105,586  
  310,000      Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co.,
5.375%, 8/15/2026, 144A
     61,706  
  140,000      Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co.,
6.625%, 8/15/2027, 144A
     9,800  
  170,000      Gray Escrow II, Inc.,
5.375%, 11/15/2031, 144A
     133,352  
  355,000      Gray Television, Inc.,
4.750%, 10/15/2030, 144A
     266,052  
  395,000      iHeartCommunications, Inc.,
4.750%, 1/15/2028, 144A
     329,233  
  245,000      iHeartCommunications, Inc.,
6.375%, 5/01/2026
     227,296  
  430,000      iHeartCommunications, Inc.,
8.375%, 5/01/2027
     361,593  
  310,000      McGraw-Hill Education, Inc.,
5.750%, 8/01/2028, 144A
     258,855  
  205,000      Netflix, Inc.,
4.875%, 6/15/2030, 144A
     187,337  
  20,000      Netflix, Inc.,
5.375%, 11/15/2029, 144A
     18,800  
  185,000      Netflix, Inc.,
5.875%, 2/15/2025
     184,847  
  35,000      Netflix, Inc.,
6.375%, 5/15/2029
     34,747  
  105,000      Nexstar Media, Inc.,
5.625%, 7/15/2027, 144A
     96,527  
  110,000      Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.,
5.000%, 8/15/2027, 144A
     96,091  
  35,000      Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.,
6.250%, 6/15/2025, 144A
     34,164  
  65,000      Playtika Holding Corp.,
4.250%, 3/15/2029, 144A
     51,983  
  120,000      Scripps Escrow II, Inc.,
5.375%, 1/15/2031, 144A
     90,902  
  185,000      Sinclair Television Group, Inc.,
5.125%, 2/15/2027, 144A
     153,015  
  120,000      Stagwell Global LLC,
5.625%, 8/15/2029, 144A
     98,734  
     

 

 

 
            2,978,673  
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining – 3.7%

 

  200,000      Alcoa Nederland Holding BV,
5.500%, 12/15/2027, 144A
     186,530  
         120,000      ATI, Inc.,
4.875%, 10/01/2029
     99,632  


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Metals & Mining – continued

 

$ 205,000      ATI, Inc.,
5.875%, 12/01/2027
   $ 186,622  
  200,000      Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA,
5.500%, 7/23/2026, 144A
     167,094  
  280,000      Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.,
5.875%, 6/01/2027
     251,971  
  175,000      Commercial Metals Co.,
4.125%, 1/15/2030
     143,678  
  845,000      First Quantum Minerals Ltd.,
6.875%, 3/01/2026, 144A
     779,707  
  1,245,000      First Quantum Minerals Ltd.,
6.875%, 10/15/2027, 144A
     1,120,500  
  60,000      GrafTech Finance, Inc.,
4.625%, 12/15/2028, 144A
     44,850  
  210,000      Mineral Resources Ltd.,
8.000%, 11/01/2027, 144A
     202,123  
  575,000      Mineral Resources Ltd.,
8.125%, 5/01/2027, 144A
     557,224  
  525,000      Novelis Corp.,
4.750%, 1/30/2030, 144A
     430,500  
  50,000      SunCoke Energy, Inc.,
4.875%, 6/30/2029, 144A
     38,550  
  76,000      United States Steel Corp.,
6.875%, 3/01/2029
     69,073  
  40,000      Volcan Cia Minera SAA,
4.375%, 2/11/2026, 144A
     33,000  
     

 

 

 
            4,311,054  
     

 

 

 
   Midstream – 4.1%

 

  85,000      Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp.,
5.375%, 6/15/2029, 144A
     75,046  
  195,000      Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp.,
7.875%, 5/15/2026, 144A
     195,975  
  250,000      Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp.,
7.625%, 12/15/2025, 144A
     240,000  
  185,000      Buckeye Partners LP,
4.500%, 3/01/2028, 144A
     157,250  
  80,000      Buckeye Partners LP,
5.600%, 10/15/2044
     56,159  
  55,000      Buckeye Partners LP,
5.850%, 11/15/2043
     40,741  
  220,000      Cheniere Energy Partners LP,
4.000%, 3/01/2031
     184,466  
         115,000      Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.,
6.000%, 2/01/2029, 144A
     102,925  
  30,000      DCP Midstream Operating LP,
3.250%, 2/15/2032
     23,716  
  175,000      DCP Midstream Operating LP,
5.375%, 7/15/2025
     169,950  
  230,000      DCP Midstream Operating LP,
5.625%, 7/15/2027
     222,286  


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Midstream – continued

 

$ 195,000      EnLink Midstream LLC,
6.500%, 9/01/2030, 144A
   $ 190,417  
  170,000      EnLink Midstream Partners LP,
5.600%, 4/01/2044
     129,318  
  41,000      EQM Midstream Partners LP,
6.000%, 7/01/2025, 144A
     37,910  
  200,000      EQM Midstream Partners LP,
6.500%, 7/01/2027, 144A
     184,818  
  50,000      EQM Midstream Partners LP,
6.500%, 7/15/2048
     38,135  
  470,000      EQM Midstream Partners LP,
7.500%, 6/01/2027, 144A
     447,966  
  80,000      EQM Midstream Partners LP,
7.500%, 6/01/2030, 144A
     75,598  
  160,000      EQM Midstream Partners LP, Series 10Y,
5.500%, 7/15/2028
     136,757  
  115,000      Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp.,
5.375%, 4/01/2026, 144A
     101,200  
  300,000      Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.,
7.750%, 2/01/2028
     261,000  
  150,000      Hess Midstream Operations LP,
4.250%, 2/15/2030, 144A
     121,125  
  250,000      Hess Midstream Operations LP,
5.625%, 2/15/2026, 144A
     237,314  
  150,000      Holly Energy Partners LP/Holly Energy Finance Corp.,
6.375%, 4/15/2027, 144A
     143,250  
  215,000      New Fortress Energy, Inc.,
6.750%, 9/15/2025, 144A
     203,648  
  145,000      NuStar Logistics LP,
5.750%, 10/01/2025
     134,382  
  125,000      Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp.,
5.000%, 6/01/2031, 144A
     102,600  
  135,000      Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.,
4.500%, 5/15/2029
     111,989  
  295,000      Targa Resources Corp.,
5.200%, 7/01/2027
     283,783  
  40,000      Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.,
4.875%, 2/01/2031
     34,400  
  30,000      Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.,
5.000%, 1/15/2028
     27,751  
  50,000      Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.,
5.500%, 3/01/2030
     44,875  
  50,000      Western Midstream Operating LP,
4.500%, 3/01/2028
     45,250  
  30,000      Western Midstream Operating LP,
4.750%, 8/15/2028
     27,300  
  160,000      Western Midstream Operating LP,
5.300%, 3/01/2048
     131,600  
         120,000      Western Midstream Operating LP,
5.500%, 2/01/2050
     96,900  
     

 

 

 
            4,817,800  
     

 

 

 


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 1.6%

 

$ 96,751      CG-CCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-FL2, Class COL1,
1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 6.318%, 11/15/2031, 144A(a)
   $ 79,888  
  217,691      CG-CCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-FL2, Class COL2,
1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 7.318%, 11/15/2031, 144A(a)
     159,676  
  260,000      Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-GC21, Class D,
5.110%, 5/10/2047, 144A(g)
     232,798  
      1,020,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-USA, Class E,
4.373%, 9/15/2037, 144A
     752,765  
  45,000      GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2011-GC5, Class C,
5.302%, 8/10/2044, 144A(g)
     37,248  
  100,000      GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-GC22, Class D,
4.843%, 6/10/2047, 144A(g)
     89,082  
  100,000      MSBAM Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2012-CKSV, Class C,
4.423%, 10/15/2030, 144A(g)
     80,995  
  380,000      Starwood Retail Property Trust, Series 2014-STAR, Class D,
1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 6.318%, 11/15/2027, 144A(a)(f)
     109,888  
  420,000      Starwood Retail Property Trust, Series 2014-STAR, Class E,
1-month LIBOR + 4.400%, 7.218%, 11/15/2027, 144A(a)(f)
     44,100  
  145,000      Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-LC16, Class C,
4.458%, 8/15/2050
     89,815  
  60,000      Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C36, Class C,
4.273%, 11/15/2059(g)
     46,619  
  99,910      WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-C3, Class D,
5.420%, 3/15/2044, 144A(g)
     40,563  
  80,000      WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C10, Class C,
4.469%, 12/15/2045(g)
     74,515  
  125,000      WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C7, Class E,
4.814%, 6/15/2045, 144A(g)
     11,250  
     

 

 

 
            1,849,202  
     

 

 

 
   Oil Field Services – 1.0%

 

  125,000      Nabors Industries, Inc.,
7.375%, 5/15/2027, 144A
     115,494  
  90,000      Precision Drilling Corp.,
6.875%, 1/15/2029, 144A
     79,461  
  10,000      Precision Drilling Corp.,
7.125%, 1/15/2026, 144A
     9,383  
  55,000      Solaris Midstream Holdings LLC,
7.625%, 4/01/2026, 144A
     52,800  
  134,400      Transocean Pontus Ltd.,
6.125%, 8/01/2025, 144A
     125,664  
  656,250      Transocean Poseidon Ltd.,
6.875%, 2/01/2027, 144A
     600,469  
  42,750      Transocean Proteus Ltd.,
6.250%, 12/01/2024, 144A
     40,185  
  180,000      Weatherford International Ltd.,
8.625%, 4/30/2030, 144A
     156,752  
  17,000      Weatherford International Ltd.,
11.000%, 12/01/2024, 144A
     17,298  
     

 

 

 
        1,197,506  
     

 

 

 


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Packaging – 0.1%

 

$ 75,000      Graham Packaging Co., Inc.,
7.125%, 8/15/2028, 144A
   $ 60,293  
  80,000      Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Finco, Inc./Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Co-Issuer LLC,
6.000%, 9/15/2028, 144A
     63,623  
     

 

 

 
        123,916  
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals – 3.3%

 

  445,000      Bausch Health Cos., Inc.,
4.875%, 6/01/2028, 144A
     286,891  
  785,000      Bausch Health Cos., Inc.,
5.250%, 1/30/2030, 144A
     293,183  
  785,000      Bausch Health Cos., Inc.,
5.250%, 2/15/2031, 144A
     295,199  
  185,000      Bausch Health Cos., Inc.,
6.125%, 2/01/2027, 144A
     128,049  
  200,000      Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH,
5.500%, 1/15/2028, 144A
     164,964  
  240,000      Endo Dac/Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc.,
6.000%, 6/30/2028, 144A(d)
     13,200  
  30,000      Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I. S.a.r.l./Endo U.S., Inc.,
6.125%, 4/01/2029, 144A
     23,682  
  200,000      Grifols Escrow Issuer S.A.,
4.750%, 10/15/2028, 144A
     154,454  
  335,000      Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV,
5.125%, 4/30/2031, 144A
     274,419  
  200,000      Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co.,
4.400%, 6/15/2030
     162,946  
  325,000      Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. LLC,
6.150%, 2/01/2036
     267,665  
  385,000      Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV,
3.150%, 10/01/2026
     315,892  
  2,360,000      Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV,
4.100%, 10/01/2046
     1,410,291  
     

 

 

 
            3,790,835  
     

 

 

 
   Property & Casualty Insurance – 0.7%

 

         240,000      Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc.,
6.000%, 8/01/2029, 144A
     184,800  
  240,000      AmWINS Group, Inc.,
4.875%, 6/30/2029, 144A
     199,215  
  160,000      AssuredPartners, Inc.,
5.625%, 1/15/2029, 144A
     124,356  
  125,000      BroadStreet Partners, Inc.,
5.875%, 4/15/2029, 144A
     98,438  
  275,000      USI, Inc.,
6.875%, 5/01/2025, 144A
     264,352  
     

 

 

 
        871,161  
     

 

 

 
   Refining – 0.3%

 

  55,000      Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp.,
11.000%, 4/15/2025, 144A
     56,338  


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Refining – continued

 

$ 370,000      CVR Energy, Inc.,
5.250%, 2/15/2025, 144A
   $ 333,044  
     

 

 

 
        389,382  
     

 

 

 
   REITs - Hotels – 0.3%

 

  395,000      Service Properties Trust,
4.750%, 10/01/2026
     298,103  
  70,000      Service Properties Trust,
7.500%, 9/15/2025
     65,450  
     

 

 

 
        363,553  
     

 

 

 
   REITs - Mortgage – 0.3%

 

  45,000      Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp.,
4.250%, 2/01/2027, 144A
     36,234  
  215,000      Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp.,
5.250%, 10/01/2025, 144A
     197,800  
  75,000      Starwood Property Trust, Inc.,
3.625%, 7/15/2026, 144A
     63,750  
     

 

 

 
               297,784  
     

 

 

 
   Restaurants – 0.8%

 

  770,000      1011778 B.C. ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.,
3.875%, 1/15/2028, 144A
     670,061  
  100,000      Bloomin’ Brands, Inc./OSI Restaurant Partners LLC,
5.125%, 4/15/2029, 144A
     83,340  
  180,000      KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC,
4.750%, 6/01/2027, 144A
     167,214  
  90,000      Papa John’s International, Inc.,
3.875%, 9/15/2029, 144A
     71,940  
     

 

 

 
        992,555  
     

 

 

 
   Retailers – 1.5%

 

  160,000      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.,
4.500%, 3/01/2028
     135,200  
  225,000      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.,
4.625%, 11/15/2029, 144A
     179,858  
  83,000      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.,
4.750%, 3/01/2030
     64,822  
  120,000      Bath & Body Works, Inc.,
5.250%, 2/01/2028
     103,978  
  100,000      Bath & Body Works, Inc.,
6.750%, 7/01/2036
     82,399  
  55,000      Bath & Body Works, Inc.,
6.875%, 11/01/2035
     45,946  
  195,000      Carvana Co.,
4.875%, 9/01/2029, 144A
     95,063  
  255,000      Carvana Co.,
5.500%, 4/15/2027, 144A
     138,975  
         135,000      Carvana Co.,
5.625%, 10/01/2025, 144A
     94,034  
  35,000      Group 1 Automotive, Inc.,
4.000%, 8/15/2028, 144A
     28,182  


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Retailers – continued

 

$ 50,000      Ken Garff Automotive LLC,
4.875%, 9/15/2028, 144A
   $ 40,864  
  85,000      Michaels Cos., Inc. (The),
7.875%, 5/01/2029, 144A
     49,077  
  115,000      NMG Holding Co., Inc./Neiman Marcus Group LLC,
7.125%, 4/01/2026, 144A
     105,668  
  250,000      PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp.,
7.750%, 2/15/2029, 144A
     223,485  
  240,000      Sonic Automotive, Inc.,
4.625%, 11/15/2029, 144A
     188,400  
  245,000      Sonic Automotive, Inc.,
4.875%, 11/15/2031, 144A
     185,588  
     

 

 

 
            1,761,539  
     

 

 

 
   Supermarkets – 0.2%

 

  200,000      Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC,
4.625%, 1/15/2027, 144A
     178,764  
     

 

 

 
   Technology – 4.6%

 

  185,000      Block, Inc.,
2.750%, 6/01/2026
     159,000  
  215,000      Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.,
4.875%, 7/01/2029, 144A
     168,345  
  205,000      Coherent Corp.,
5.000%, 12/15/2029, 144A
     169,576  
      1,450,000      CommScope Technologies LLC,
5.000%, 3/15/2027, 144A
     1,094,750  
  75,000      Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The),
5.000%, 12/15/2029, 144A
     61,875  
  320,000      Elastic NV,
4.125%, 7/15/2029, 144A
     252,749  
  495,000      Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.,
6.000%, 2/15/2029, 144A
     328,205  
  60,000      Everi Holdings, Inc.,
5.000%, 7/15/2029, 144A
     49,195  
  320,000      Global Payments, Inc.,
4.950%, 8/15/2027
     304,877  
  95,000      GoTo Group, Inc.,
5.500%, 9/01/2027, 144A
     58,265  
  185,000      Iron Mountain, Inc.,
4.500%, 2/15/2031, 144A
     143,038  
  115,000      Iron Mountain, Inc.,
4.875%, 9/15/2027, 144A
     102,998  
  440,000      Iron Mountain, Inc.,
4.875%, 9/15/2029, 144A
     361,456  
  370,000      NCR Corp.,
5.000%, 10/01/2028, 144A
     291,108  
  65,000      NCR Corp.,
5.750%, 9/01/2027, 144A
     58,890  
  190,000      Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.,
5.625%, 10/01/2028, 144A
     188,580  


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Technology – continued

 

$ 180,000      Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.,
5.875%, 10/01/2030, 144A
   $ 178,805  
  290,000      NortonLifeLock, Inc.,
6.750%, 9/30/2027, 144A
     278,264  
  455,000      Open Text Corp.,
3.875%, 12/01/2029, 144A
     350,455  
  30,000      Picard Midco, Inc.,
6.500%, 3/31/2029, 144A
     25,341  
  110,000      Presidio Holdings, Inc.,
4.875%, 2/01/2027, 144A
     97,270  
  110,000      Presidio Holdings, Inc.,
8.250%, 2/01/2028, 144A
     94,791  
  90,000      Rackspace Technology Global, Inc.,
5.375%, 12/01/2028, 144A
     42,295  
  160,000      Rocket Software, Inc.,
6.500%, 2/15/2029, 144A
     118,400  
  65,000      Seagate HDD Cayman,
4.875%, 6/01/2027
     58,662  
  90,000      Sensata Technologies, Inc.,
3.750%, 2/15/2031, 144A
     70,893  
  50,000      Sensata Technologies, Inc.,
4.375%, 2/15/2030, 144A
     41,776  
  105,000      SS&C Technologies, Inc.,
5.500%, 9/30/2027, 144A
     95,780  
  70,000      Ziff Davis, Inc.,
4.625%, 10/15/2030, 144A
     57,400  
     

 

 

 
            5,303,039  
     

 

 

 
   Treasuries – 3.3%

 

  920,000      U.S. Treasury Note,
0.125%, 2/28/2023
     906,236  
      1,390,000      U.S. Treasury Note,
0.125%, 3/31/2023
     1,364,480  
  1,575,000      U.S. Treasury Note,
0.125%, 7/15/2023
     1,525,351  
     

 

 

 
        3,796,067  
     

 

 

 
   Wireless – 2.9%

 

  640,000      Altice France S.A.,
5.125%, 1/15/2029, 144A
     472,154  
  200,000      Altice France S.A.,
5.125%, 7/15/2029, 144A
     149,422  
  495,000      HTA Group Ltd.,
7.000%, 12/18/2025, 144A
     429,413  
  200,000      IHS Holding Ltd.,
5.625%, 11/29/2026, 144A
     157,500  
  400,000      IHS Holding Ltd.,
6.250%, 11/29/2028, 144A
     305,080  
  305,000      Kenbourne Invest S.A.,
6.875%, 11/26/2024, 144A
     283,918  
  275,000      SBA Communications Corp.,
3.875%, 2/15/2027
     243,900  


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Wireless – continued

 

$ 1,630,000      SoftBank Group Corp.,
4.625%, 7/06/2028
   $ 1,291,775  
     

 

 

 
        3,333,162  
     

 

 

 
   Wirelines – 1.5%

 

  130,000      Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co. LLC,
6.300%, 12/01/2028
     115,947  
  30,000      Embarq Corp.,
7.995%, 6/01/2036
     15,000  
  430,000      Frontier Communications Holdings LLC,
5.875%, 10/15/2027, 144A
     385,379  
  135,000      Frontier Communications Holdings LLC,
8.750%, 5/15/2030, 144A
     135,086  
  210,000      Iliad Holding SASU,
6.500%, 10/15/2026, 144A
     183,624  
  275,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc.,
3.625%, 1/15/2029, 144A
     203,607  
  95,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc.,
4.250%, 7/01/2028, 144A
     74,101  
  435,000      Telecom Italia Capital S.A.,
6.375%, 11/15/2033
     338,182  
  120,000      Telecom Italia Capital S.A.,
7.200%, 7/18/2036
     94,042  
  210,000      Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance, Inc./CSL Capital LLC,
4.750%, 4/15/2028, 144A
     165,894  
     

 

 

 
        1,710,862  
     

 

 

 
   Total Non-Convertible Bonds
(Identified Cost $123,985,606)
       99,162,457  
     

 

 

 
 

Convertible Bonds – 4.9%

 
   Airlines – 0.5%

 

  535,000      Southwest Airlines Co.,
1.250%, 5/01/2025
     610,702  
     

 

 

 
   Cable Satellite – 1.9%

 

      3,185,000      DISH Network Corp.,
3.375%, 8/15/2026
     2,191,280  
  40,000      DISH Network Corp., Zero Coupon,
6.944%-9.514%, 12/15/2025(h)
     26,326  
     

 

 

 
        2,217,606  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Cyclical Services – 0.2%

 

  310,000      Uber Technologies, Inc.,
Zero Coupon, 0.000%-1.922%, 12/15/2025(h)
     256,919  
  30,000      Zillow Group, Inc.,
1.375%, 9/01/2026
     28,995  
     

 

 

 
        285,914  
     

 

 

 
   Gaming – 0.1%

 

  60,000      Penn Entertainment, Inc.,
2.750%, 5/15/2026
     83,970  
     

 

 

 


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

 
   Convertible Bonds – continued

 

   Healthcare – 0.6%

 

$ 990,000      Teladoc Health, Inc.,
1.250%, 6/01/2027
   $ 723,987  
     

 

 

 
   Leisure – 0.2%

 

  305,000      NCL Corp. Ltd.,
1.125%, 2/15/2027, 144A
     188,966  
     

 

 

 
   Media Entertainment – 0.1%

 

  175,000      Bilibili, Inc.,
0.500%, 12/01/2026, 144A
     111,125  
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals – 1.2%

 

  340,000      BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.,
0.599%, 8/01/2024
     336,883  
  870,000      BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.,
1.250%, 5/15/2027
     863,997  
  230,000      Livongo Health, Inc.,
0.875%, 6/01/2025
     193,094  
     

 

 

 
        1,393,974  
     

 

 

 
   Technology – 0.1%

 

  145,000      RingCentral, Inc., Zero Coupon,
7.146%-8.016%, 3/15/2026(h)
     111,505  
  5,000      Unity Software, Inc., Zero Coupon,
7.592%, 11/15/2026, 144A(i)
     3,625  
     

 

 

 
        115,130  
     

 

 

 
   Total Convertible Bonds
(Identified Cost $7,682,823)
     5,731,374  
     

 

 

 
   Total Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost $131,668,429)
     104,893,831  
     

 

 

 
 

Collateralized Loan Obligations – 1.5%

 
         295,000      AIG CLO LLC, Series 2021-2A, Class E,
3-month LIBOR + 6.500%, 9.210%, 7/20/2034, 144A(a)
     246,269  
  250,000      Battalion CLO XVI Ltd., Series 2019-16A, Class ER,
3-month LIBOR + 6.600%, 9.310%, 12/19/2032, 144A(a)
     210,710  
  250,000      NYACK Park CLO Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class E,
3-month LIBOR + 6.100%, 8.810%, 10/20/2034, 144A(a)
     212,111  
  250,000      Octagon Investment Partners 44 Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class ER,
3-month LIBOR + 6.750%, 9.262%, 10/15/2034, 144A(a)
     192,169  
  260,000      OHA Credit Funding 2 Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class ER,
3-month LIBOR + 6.360%, 9.092%, 4/21/2034, 144A(a)
     224,999  
  310,000      OHA Credit Funding 3 Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class ER,
3-month LIBOR + 6.250%, 8.960%, 7/02/2035, 144A(a)
     266,750  
  260,000      Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2021-4A, Class E,
3-month LIBOR + 6.050%, 8.562%, 10/15/2034, 144A(a)
     222,826  
  250,000      Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class E,
3-month LIBOR + 6.150%, 8.662%, 1/15/2035, 144A(a)
     214,909  
     

 

 

 
   Total Collateralized Loan Obligations
(Identified Cost $2,122,374)
     1,790,743  
     

 

 

 


Shares     

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Preferred Stocks – 1.5%

 
   Technology – 0.2%

 

  6,664      Clarivate PLC, Series A,
5.250%
   $ 284,153  
     

 

 

 
   Wireless – 1.3%

 

  1,299      2020 Cash Mandatory Exchangeable Trust,
5.250%, 144A
     1,461,245  
     

 

 

 
   Total Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost $1,941,297)
     1,745,398  
     

 

 

 
 

Common Stocks – 0.1%

 
   Energy Equipment & Services – 0.0%

 

  10,149      McDermott International Ltd.(j)      4,567  
     

 

 

 
   Media – 0.1%

 

  9,786      iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A(j)      71,731  
     

 

 

 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.0%

 

  3,650      Battalion Oil Corp.(j)      43,435  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $841,517)
     119,733  
     

 

 

 
 

Other Investments – 0.0%

 
   Aircraft ABS – 0.0%

 

  100      ECAF I Blocker Ltd.(f)(k)
(Identified Cost $1,000,000)
     8,510  
     

 

 

 
 

Warrants – 0.0%

 
  20,319      McDermott International Ltd., Tranche A, Expiration on 5/1/2024(f)(j)      73  
  22,577      McDermott International Ltd., Tranche B, Expiration on 5/1/2024(f)(j)      23  
     

 

 

 
   Total Warrants
(Identified Cost $31,517)
     96  
     

 

 

 
 

Exchange-Traded Funds – 1.6%

 
  26,835      iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
(Identified Cost $2,304,298)
         1,915,751  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
             
               
 

Short-Term Investments – 3.8%

 
$ 1,834,832      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2022 at 1.100% to be repurchased at $1,835,000 on 10/03/2022 collateralized by $1,908,400 U.S. Treasury Note, 3.500% due 9/15/2025 valued at $1,871,574 including accrued interest(l)      1,834,832  
      2,575,000      U.S. Treasury Bills,
3.101%-3.104%, 12/15/2022(m)(n)
     2,560,305  
     

 

 

 
   Total Short-Term Investments
(Identified Cost $4,109,160)
     4,395,137  
     

 

 

 


    

Description

   Value (†)  
             
                       

Total Investments – 98.6%
(Identified Cost $144,018,592)

     114,869,199  
  

Other assets less liabilities – 1.4%

     1,580,008  
     

 

 

 
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

   $ 116,449,207  
     

 

 

 

 

(†)

Registered investment companies are required to value portfolio investments using an unadjusted, readily available market quotation. The Fund obtains readily available market quotations from independent pricing services. Fund investments for which readily available market quotations are not available are priced at fair value pursuant to the Fund’s Valuation Procedures. The Board of Trustees has approved a valuation designee who is subject to the Board’s oversight.

Unadjusted readily available market quotations that are utilized for exchange traded equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) include the last sale price quoted on the exchange where the security is traded most extensively. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value per share.

Exchange traded equity securities for which there is no reported sale during the day are fair valued at the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are fair valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be fair valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are fair valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Senior loans and collateralized loan obligations are fair valued at bid prices supplied by an independent pricing service, if available. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to fair value debt, unlisted equities, senior loans and collateralized loan obligations where an independent pricing service is unable to price an investment or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the investment. Centrally cleared swap agreements are fair valued at settlement prices of the clearing house on which the contracts were traded or prices obtained from broker-dealers.

The Fund may also fair value investments in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market, but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange. This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing a Fund’s investments, the valuation designee may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as issuer specific information, or other related market activity and/or information that occurred after the close of the foreign market but before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair valuation by the Fund’s valuation designee may require subjective determinations about the value of the investment, and fair values used to determine a Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same investments. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of investments held by a Fund.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

(a)

Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2022 is disclosed.

(b)

Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer, at each interest payment date, makes interest payments in additional principal.

(c)

Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer, at each interest payment date, may make interest payments in cash and/or additional principal. For the period ended September 30, 2022, interest payments were made in cash and principal.

(d)

The issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. Income is not being accrued.

(e)

Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer, at each interest payment date, may make interest payments in cash and/or additional principal. No payments were made during the period.

(f)

Level 3 security. Value has been determined using significant unobservable inputs.

(g)

Variable rate security. The interest rate adjusts periodically based on; (i) changes in current interest rates and/or prepayments on underlying pools of assets, if applicable, (ii) reference to a base lending rate plus or minus a margin, and/or (iii) reference to a base lending rate adjusted by a multiplier and/or subject to certain floors or caps. Rate as of September 30, 2022 is disclosed.

(h)

Interest rate represents annualized yield at time of purchase; not a coupon rate. The Fund’s investment in this security is comprised of various lots with differing annualized yields.

(i)

Interest rate represents annualized yield at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.

(j)

Non-income producing security.

(k)

Securities subject to restriction on resale. At September 30, 2022, the restricted securities held by the Fund are as follows:


     Acquisition Date      Acquisition Cost      Value      % of Net Assets  

ECAF I Blocker Ltd.

     12/20/2016      $ 1,000,000      $ 8,510        Less than 0.1

 

(l)

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of September 30, 2022, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.

(m)

Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.

(n)

The Fund’s investment in U.S. Government/Agency securities is comprised of various lots with differing discount rates. These separate investments, which have the same maturity date, have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

144A

All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2022, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $71,275,777 or 61.2% of net assets.

ABS

Asset-Backed Securities

ETF

Exchange-Traded Fund

LIBOR

London Interbank Offered Rate

PIK

Payment-in-Kind

REITs

Real Estate Investment Trusts


Swap Agreements

The Fund may enter into credit default and interest rate swaps. A credit default swap is an agreement between two parties (the “protection buyer” and “protection seller”) to exchange the credit risk of an issuer (“reference obligation”) for a specified time period. The reference obligation may be one or more debt securities or an index of such securities. The Fund may be either the protection buyer or the protection seller. As a protection buyer, the Fund has the ability to hedge the downside risk of an issuer or group of issuers. As a protection seller, the Fund has the ability to gain exposure to an issuer or group of issuers whose bonds are unavailable or in short supply in the cash bond market, as well as realize additional income in the form of fees paid by the protection buyer. The protection buyer is obligated to pay the protection seller a stream of payments (“fees”) over the term of the contract, provided that no credit event, such as a default or a downgrade in credit rating, occurs on the reference obligation. The Fund may also pay or receive upfront premiums. If a credit event occurs, the protection seller must pay the protection buyer the difference between the agreed upon notional value and market value of the reference obligation. Market value in this case is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the value. The maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments that a Fund as the protection seller could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement.

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, are disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments for those agreements for which the Fund is the protection seller. Implied credit spreads serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular reference entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the reference entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

An interest rate swap is an agreement with another party to receive or pay interest (e.g., an exchange of fixed rate payments for floating rate payments) to protect themselves from interest rate fluctuations. This type of swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to a specified interest rate(s) for a specified notional amount. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other.

Swap agreements are valued daily and fluctuations in the value are recorded as change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Fees are accrued in accordance with the terms of the agreement and are recorded as part of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. When received or paid, fees are recorded as realized gain or loss. Upfront premiums paid or received by the Fund are recorded as an asset or liability, respectively, and are amortized or accreted over the term of the agreement and recorded as realized gain or loss. Payments made or received by the Fund as a result of a credit event or termination of the agreement are recorded as realized gain or loss.

Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). Bilateral swap agreements are traded between counterparties and, as such, are subject to the risk that a party to the agreement will not be able to meet its obligations. In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the Fund faces the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund based on the daily change in the value of the centrally cleared swap agreement. For centrally cleared swaps, the Fund’s counterparty credit risk is reduced as the CCP stands between the Fund and the counterparty. The Fund covers its net obligations under outstanding swap agreements by segregating or earmarking cash or securities.

At September 30, 2022, the Fund had the following open centrally cleared credit default swap agreements:

Sell Protection

 

Reference
Obligation

   (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed Rate
    Expiration
Date
     Implied
Credit
Spread^
     Notional
Value(‡)
     Unamortized
Up Front
Premium
Paid/(Received)
    Market
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

CDX.NA HY* Series 37 500, 5-Year

     5.00     12/20/2026        5.30        1,158,300      $ (11,318   $ (9,755   $ 1,563  
                 

 

 

 

 

(‡)

Notional value stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

^

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular reference entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the reference entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

*

CDX.NA.HY is an index composed of North American high yield credit default swaps.


Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 — prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); and

 

   

Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The Fund’s pricing policies have been approved by the Board of Trustees. Investments for which market quotations are readily available are categorized in Level 1. Other investments for which an independent pricing service is utilized are categorized in Level 2. Broker-dealer bid prices for which the Fund has knowledge of the inputs used by the broker-dealer are categorized in Level 2. All other investments, including broker-dealer bid prices for which the Fund does not have knowledge of the inputs used by the broker-dealer, as well as investments fair valued by the valuation designee, are categorized in Level 3. All Level 2 and 3 securities are defined as being fair valued.

Under certain conditions and based upon specific facts and circumstances, the Fund’s valuation designee may determine that a fair valuation should be made for portfolio investment(s). These valuation designee fair valuations will be based upon a significant amount of Level 3 inputs.


The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2022, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Bonds and Notes

           

Non-Convertible Bonds

           

Home Construction

   $ —        $ 197,732      $ —        $ 197,732  

Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —          1,695,214        153,988        1,849,202  

All Other Non-Convertible Bonds*

     —          97,115,523        —          97,115,523  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

     —          99,008,469        153,988        99,162,457  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds*

     —          5,731,374        —          5,731,374  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Bonds and Notes

     —          104,739,843        153,988        104,893,831  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     —          1,790,743        —          1,790,743  

Preferred Stocks

           

Technology

     284,153        —          —          284,153  

Wireless

     —          1,461,245        —          1,461,245  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

     284,153        1,461,245        —          1,745,398  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Common Stocks*

     119,733        —          —          119,733  

Other Investments*

     —          —          8,510        8,510  

Warrants

     —          —          96        96  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     1,915,751        —          —          1,915,751  

Short-Term Investments

     —          4,395,137        —          4,395,137  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

     2,319,637        112,386,968        162,594        114,869,199  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements (unrealized appreciation)

     —          1,563        —          1,563  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,319,637      $ 112,388,531      $ 162,594      $ 114,870,762  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.


The Fund’s pricing policies and procedures are recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Debt securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used if an independent pricing service either is unable to price a security or does not provide a reliable price for a security. The Fund’s adviser may use internally developed models to validate broker-dealer bid prices that are only available from a single broker or market maker. Such securities are considered and classified as fair valued. Broker-dealer bid prices for which the Fund does not have knowledge of the inputs used by the broker-dealer are categorized in Level 3. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Fair valued securities may be categorized in Level 3.


The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value as of December 31, 2021 and/or September 30, 2022:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
December 31,
2021
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers into
Level 3
    Transfers out of
Level 3
    Balance as of
September 30, 2022
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
from Investments Still Held
at September 30, 2022
 

Bonds and Notes

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds

                   

Home Construction

  $ —       $ 12,427     $ —       $ (12,427   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ (12,427

Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    138,957       —         —         15,031       —         —         —         —         153,988       15,031  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

    250,000       —         —         —         —         —         —         (250,000     —         —    

Other Investments

                   

Aircraft ABS

    87,030       —         —         (78,520     —         —         —         —         8,510       (78,520

Warrants

    1,264       —         —         (1,168     —         —         —         —         96       (1,168
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 477,251     $ 12,427     $ —       $ (77,084   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ (250,000   $ 162,594     $ (77,084
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

A debt security valued at $250,000 was transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 during the period ended September 30, 2022. At December 31, 2021, this security was valued using broker-dealer bid prices based on inputs unobservable to the Fund as an independent pricing service was unable to price the security. At September 30, 2022, this security was fair valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies.


Derivatives

Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include swap agreements.

The Fund is subject to the risk that companies in which the Fund invests will fail financially or otherwise be unwilling or unable to meet their obligations to the Fund. The Fund may use credit default swaps, as a protection seller, to hedge its credit exposure to issuers of bonds it holds without having to sell the bonds. During the period ended September 30, 2022, the Fund engaged in credit default swap transactions (as a protection seller) to gain investment exposure.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of September 30, 2022:

 

Liabilities

   Swap
agreements
at value
 

Exchange-traded/cleared liability derivatives

 

Credit contracts

   $ (9,755

The Fund’s derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of this disclosure.

Counterparty risk is managed based on policies and procedures established by the Fund’s adviser. Such policies and procedures may include, but are not limited to, minimum counterparty credit rating requirements, monitoring of counterparty credit default swap spreads and posting of collateral. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter derivatives is generally limited to the Fund’s aggregated unrealized gains and the amount of any collateral pledged to the counterparty, which may be offset by any collateral posted to the Fund by the counterparty. ISDA master agreements can help to manage counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under these ISDA agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure in respect of certain transactions, net of existing collateral already in place, exceeds a specified amount (typically $250,000, depending on the counterparty). With exchange-traded derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because the exchange’s clearing house, as counterparty to these instruments, stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract. Credit risk still exists in exchange-traded derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers typically are required to segregate customer margin for exchange-traded derivatives from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its customers, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro rata basis across all of the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. The following table shows (i) the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the Fund would incur if parties (including OTC derivative counterparties and brokers holding margin for exchange-traded derivatives) to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the Fund, and (ii) the amount of loss that the Fund would incur after taking into account master netting provisions pursuant to ISDA agreements, as of September 30, 2022:

 

Maximum Amount
of Loss - Gross

     Maximum Amount
of Loss - Net
 
$ —        $ —    


Industry Summary at September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Cable Satellite

     10.5

Independent Energy

     6.6  

Technology

     4.9  

Pharmaceuticals

     4.5  

Healthcare

     4.4  

Finance Companies

     4.2  

Wireless

     4.2  

Midstream

     4.1  

Metals & Mining

     3.7  

Gaming

     3.6  

Consumer Cyclical Services

     3.4  

Treasuries

     3.3  

Leisure

     3.2  

Media Entertainment

     2.7  

Banking

     2.3  

Automotive

     2.3  

Aerospace & Defense

     2.2  

Building Materials

     2.2  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     19.4  

Short-Term Investments

     3.8  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     1.6  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     1.5  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     98.6  

Other assets less liabilities (including swap agreements)

     1.4  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0