Call Risk. Upon the issuer’s desire to call a security, or under other circumstances where a security is called, including when interest rates are low and issuers opt to repay the obligation underlying a “callable security” early, the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds in an investment offering a lower yield and may not benefit from any increase in value that might otherwise result from declining interest rates.

Liquidity Risk. From time to time, the trading market generally or for a particular investment or instrument in which the Fund is invested, including securities of issuers located outside the U.S., may become less liquid or even illiquid. Illiquid investments can be more difficult to purchase or sell at an advantageous price or time, and there is a greater risk that they may not be sold for the price at which the Fund is carrying them. This risk may be heightened with investments in issuers located in developing and emerging countries. Market closures due to holidays or other factors may render a security or group of securities (e.g., securities tied to a particular country or geographic region) illiquid for a period of time. Certain investments that were liquid when a Fund purchased them may become illiquid, sometimes abruptly. The inability to sell an investment can adversely affect the Fund’s value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.

Sovereign Debt Risk. Sovereign debt instruments, including U.S. and non-U.S. debt instruments, are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay,

refuse, or be unable to pay interest or repay principal on its debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy, its policy toward international lenders or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by multilateral agencies. If a governmental entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or for further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debt that a government does not pay, nor are there bankruptcy proceedings through which all or part of the sovereign debt that a government entity has not repaid may be collected.

Loan Interests Risk. Loan interests may be subject to restrictions on transfer. The Fund may be unable to sell its loan interests at a time when it may otherwise be desirable to do so or may be able to sell them promptly only at prices that are less than what the Fund regards as their fair market value. Therefore, at times loan interests may be illiquid and difficult to value. Unlike the securities markets, there is no central clearinghouse for loan trades, and the loan market has not established enforceable settlement standards or remedies for failure to settle. Accordingly, loan interests may have extended settlement periods. Loan interests may be secured or unsecured. Interests in secured loans have the benefit of collateral securing a loan in which the Fund has an interest and, typically, there are restrictive covenants limiting the ability of the borrower to further encumber its assets. The value of the collateral may decline and may become insufficient to cover the amount owed on the loan. In the case of borrower default, bankruptcy or other insolvency laws may limit or delay the Fund’s access to the collateral. In the event of a default, lower tier secured loans and unsecured loans will generally be paid only if the value of the collateral exceeds the amount of the borrower’s obligations to the senior secured lenders, and the remaining collateral may not sufficiently cover the full amount owed on the loan in which the Fund has an interest. Interests in loans can expose the Fund to the lender’s credit risk and also may expose the Fund to the credit risk of the underlying borrower.

Covenant lite loans may contain fewer or no restrictive covenants compared to other loans. Accordingly, the Fund may experience relatively greater difficulty or delays in enforcing its rights on its holdings of certain covenant lite loans than its holdings of loans or securities with more traditional financial covenants, which may result in losses to the Fund. A loan interest may also be obtained by the assignment of all or a portion of the interests in a particular loan that are held by an original lender or a prior assignee. Normally, an assignee will succeed to all rights and obligations of its assignor with respect to the portion of the loan that is assigned. However, it is possible that the rights and obligations acquired by the purchaser of a loan assignment may differ from those held by the original

lender or the assignor. When the fund receives a loan assignment, it is possible that the Fund could be held liable, or may be called upon to fulfill other obligations. A loan interest may not be deemed a security and, in such case, may not be afforded the same legal protections afforded securities under the federal securities laws.

Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. In addition to being subject to the risks associated with investments in fixed-income securities generally (e.g., prepayment and extension, credit, liquidity and valuation risks), the values of mortgage- and asset-backed securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”), are influenced by the factors affecting the assets underlying the securities. The value of these securities may be significantly affected by changes in interest rates. These securities are also subject to the risk of default on the underlying mortgages or assets, which may increase particularly during periods of market downturn. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the underlying assets will decrease the security’s value. If borrowers pay back principal on mortgage-backed securities, before (prepayment) or after (extension) the market anticipates such payments, shortening or lengthening their duration, the Fund’s performance could be impacted. In general, a mortgage-backed security might be called or otherwise converted, prepaid or redeemed before maturity due to an excess in cash flow to the issuer or due to a decline in interest rates. In the event there is a prepayment, the Fund would need to reinvest the proceeds, possibly in an investment offering a lower yield or interest rate. On the other hand, in general, slower payoffs or extension may occur if market interest rates rise, which has the effect of increasing the duration or interest rate risk of the impacted securities. In addition, CMOs typically will be issued in a variety of classes or series (“tranches”), which have different maturities and losses are first allocated to the most junior or subordinated tranches. It is possible that there will be limited opportunities for trading CMOs in the OTC market, the depth and liquidity of which will vary from time to time.

Other Investment Company Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in other investment companies, its performance will be affected by the performance of those other investment companies. Investments in other investment companies are subject to the risks of the other investment companies’ investments, as well as to the other investment companies’ expenses.

Non-U.S. Securities Risk. Investments in securities issued by entities based outside the U.S. may involve risks relating to political, social and economic developments abroad, as well as risks resulting from the differences between the regulations to which U.S. and non-U.S. issuers and markets are subject. These risks may be difficult to predict and may result in the Fund experiencing rapid and extreme value changes due to currency controls; trade barriers, sanctions and other protectionist trade policies (including those of the U.S.); different accounting, auditing, financial reporting, and legal standards and practices; political and diplomatic changes and developments; expropriation; changes in tax policy; a lack of available public information regarding non-U.S. issuers; greater market volatility; a lack of sufficient market liquidity; differing securities market structures; higher transaction costs; and various administrative difficulties, such as delays in clearing and settling portfolio transactions or in receiving payment of dividends. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in issuers located in developing and

emerging countries, and in issuers in more developed countries that conduct substantial business in such developing and emerging countries. Fluctuations in the exchange rates between currencies may negatively affect an investment in non-U.S. securities. Different markets or regions may react to developments differently than one another or the U.S. Investments in securities issued by entities domiciled in the U.S. also may be subject to many of these risks. The Fund may hedge its exposure to foreign currencies. Although hedging may be used to protect the Fund from adverse currency movements, the use of such hedges may reduce or eliminate the potentially positive effect of currency revaluations on the Fund’s total return, and there is no guarantee that the Fund’s hedging strategy will be successful.

Leverage Risk. Leverage may cause the Fund to be more volatile and can amplify changes in the Fund’s net asset value Derivatives, when-issued and forward-settling securities, and borrowing may create leverage and can result in losses to the Fund that may accelerate the rate of losses and exceed the amount originally invested.

When-Issued and Forward-Settling Securities Risk. The value obtained in a when-issued or forward-settling transaction may be less favorable than the price or yield available in the market when the transaction takes place. Conversely, since the Fund is committed to buying such securities at a certain price, any change in the value of these securities, even prior to their issuance, affects the Fund’s share value and therefore involves a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines before the settlement date.

Sector or Industry Risk. If the Fund has invested a higher percentage of its total assets in a particular sector or industry, changes affecting that sector or industry, or the perception of that sector or industry, may have a significant impact on the performance of the Fund’s overall portfolio. Individual sectors or industries may be more volatile, and may perform differently, than the broader market.

Currency Risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. To the extent that the Fund invests in securities or other instruments denominated in or indexed to foreign currencies, changes in currency exchange rates could adversely impact the Fund’s performance. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate abruptly and significantly and can be affected unpredictably by various factors, including investor perception and changes in interest rates; intervention, or failure to intervene, by governments, central banks, or supranational entities; or by currency controls or political

developments in the U.S. or abroad. The Adviser may not be able to determine accurately the extent to which a security or its issuer is exposed to currency risk.