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: 811-23693
PUERTO RICO RESIDENTS TAX-FREE FUND V, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1110
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918
(Address of principal executive offices)
Liana Loyola, Esq.
270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1110
San Juan, PR 00918
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Carla G. Teodoro, Esq.
Sidley Austin LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Owen T. Meacham, Esq.
UBS Asset Management – Legal Department
One North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (787) 764-1788
Date of fiscal year end: January 31
Date of reporting period: February 1, 2026 – July 31, 2026
Item 1. Report to Shareholders.
(a) The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”):
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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
September 9, 2026
Dear Shareholders:
Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund V, Inc. (the “Fund”) is pleased to present this Letter to Shareholders for the six-month period ended July 31, 2026.
The Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) lowered interest rates a total of 0.75% during the last three meetings of calendar year 2025. It then left rates unchanged during the first five meetings of calendar 2026, including the first two meetings of the new Chairman, Kevin Warsh, in June and July. Both Fed statements after these two meetings eliminated all references to forward guidance. The federal funds rate closed the six-month period at 3.50%—3.75%.
On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration beginning in April 2025 were illegal. The President reacted by imposing new tariffs using different laws. On July 24, 2026, the President announced additional tariffs on more than 80 countries alleging violations of the prohibition of the use of forced labor. These tariffs took effect as the February 2026 tariffs expired. In addition, the trade war with Canada has escalated with both sides raising reciprocal tariffs and banning the sale of certain products.
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a military strike against Iran called “Operation Epic Fury”. Iran countered by attacking U.S. targets in neighboring Arab countries and closing the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz. The price of oil spiked to above $100 a barrel, and the ten year-note increased from the yield lows that prevailed during February 2026.
The yield curve steepened slightly by 0.03% during the period. The yield of the 2-year U.S. closed at 4.29% versus 3.96% at the beginning of period. The yield of the 10-year U.S. treasury note closed at 4.74% versus 4.38% at the beginning of the period.
On April 7, 2026, the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two week cease fire, including the opening of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Even though there were allegations by each party of breaches, the cease fire lasted until July 2026. On July 8, 2026, President Trump announced the cease fire was over, with both sides renewing sporadic attacks. On August 31, 2026, there was an escalation in hostilities as the U.S. sank three Iranian ships and Iran responded with additional strikes. There is considerable uncertainty about the ultimate resolution of the conflict and its impact on the economy. The price of oil has fluctuated widely as it trades on the news of the day. West Texas Intermediate oil contract closed at the top of its recent trading range at $96.67 on September 9, 2026.
Chairman Warsh gave his first major policy speech at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium on August 28, 2026. He emphasized two points, 1) there will be no forward guidance and 2) the Fed’s price stability objective of 2% is “a firm, fixed target.” The market implied probability of a Fed tightening later this year increased after the speech and the yield of the ten-year note closed higher at 4.85% on September 9, 2026.
Uncertainty over the timing of Fed policy, the evolving tariff and trade negotiations, the shape of the yield curve, and the resolution of the conflict in the Middle East continue to present a challenging environment for the management of the Fund. Notwithstanding, the investment adviser remains committed to seeking investment opportunities within allowed parameters while providing professional management services to the Fund for the benefit of its shareholders.
Sincerely,
/s/Carlos Nido
Carlos Nido
Chairman of the Board of Directors
This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the 6-month period ended July 31, 2026. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of September 9, 2026. They are not guarantees of future performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and we reserve the right to change our views about individual securities, sectors, and markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the Fund’s future investment intent. We encourage you to consult your financial advisor regarding your personal investment program.
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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
REGISTRATION UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
The Fund is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“Puerto Rico”) and is registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as of May 21, 2021. Prior thereto, the Fund was registered under the Puerto Rico Investment Companies Act of 1954, as amended.
On May 24, 2018, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (Pub. L. No. 115-174) was signed into law and amended the 1940 Act to repeal the exemption from its registration of investment companies created under the laws of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or any other U.S. possession under Section 6(a)(1) thereof. The repeal of the exemption took effect on May 24, 2021. Upon registration under the 1940 Act, the Fund must now register its future offerings of securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), absent an available exception. There is limited trading in Fund shares, which are not registered under the 1933 Act, and are only traded via private transactions.
FUND PERFORMANCE
The Fund’s performance for the period from February 1, 2026, to July 31, 2026, was -0.54% based on net asset value (“NAV”).
Past performance is not predictive of future results.
Performance calculations do not reflect any deduction of taxes that a shareholder may have to pay on Fund distributions or any commissions payable on the sale of Fund shares.
The following table provides summary data on the Fund’s dividends based on NAV as of July 31, 2026:
| Dividend yield based on NAV |
1.60% | |||||||
| NAV as of July 31, 2026 |
$2.82 | |||||||
The Fund seeks to pay monthly dividends out of its net investment income. To allow the Fund to maintain a more stable monthly dividend, the Fund may pay dividends that are more or less than the amount of net income earned during the period. The Fund’s dividend distribution of $610,663 included all of the Fund’s net investment income for the period plus approximately $16,000 net investment income from prior period. The basis of the distributions is the Fund’s net investment income for tax purposes.
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The table below reflects the breakdown of the Fund’s investment portfolio as of July 31, 2026. For details of the security categories below, please refer to the enclosed Schedule of Investments.
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| Municipal Bonds |
54.5 | % | ||
| Government Bonds |
44.6 | % | ||
| Mortgage-backed Securities |
0.9 | % | ||
The largest Puerto Rico municipal bond holdings in the portfolio, representing 51.2%, are the new-issue Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation (“COFINA”) bonds. The newly exchanged bonds are secured by 53.65% of the pledged sales and use tax through 2058, which amounts to $552.9 million for fiscal year 2026, and a 4% increase each year, capping out at $992.5 million in fiscal year 2041. The valuation of the COFINA bonds decreased during the period. Transfers to the bonds’ trustee for the redemption of the bonds for fiscal 2026 commenced on July 1, 2025. On October 21, 2025, COFINA announced that 100% of the required Puerto Rico sales and use tax (IVU) collections had been transferred to the bond trustee.
The Fund owns several mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) representing 0.9% of its portfolio. They include MBS issued and guaranteed by U.S. agencies, 0.6% and certain Puerto Rico tax-exempt notes collateralized with U.S. agency MBS, 0.3%. The balance of the MBS decreased due to the repayment of the underlying mortgages.
The Fund’s U.S. holdings are comprised of U.S. agencies and U.S. municipal bonds representing 44.6% and 2.9%, respectively of the portfolio. The valuation of the U.S. agencies and municipal bonds decreased during the period.
The Fund’s NAV decreased $0.06 during the period from $2.88 at the beginning of the period to $2.82 at period-end. As discussed above, there was a decrease in the valuation of the Fund’s portfolio.
FUND HOLDINGS SUMMARY
The following tables show the Fund’s portfolio allocation using various metrics as of period-end. It should not be construed as a measure of performance for the Fund itself. The portfolio is actively managed, and holdings are subject to change.
| Portfolio Composition (% of Total Portfolio) |
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| Municipal Bonds |
54.5% | |||
| US Government and Agency Obligations |
44.6% | |||
| GNMA Bonds |
0.3% | |||
| Tax Exempt Notes |
0.3% | |||
| Fannie Mae Bonds |
0.2% | |||
| Freddie Mac Bonds |
0.1% | |||
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| Total |
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| Geographic Allocation (% of Total Portfolio) |
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| Puerto Rico |
52.5% | |||
| United States |
47.5% | |||
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| Total |
100.0% | |||
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The following table shows the Fund’s security portfolio ratings as of July 31, 2026. The ratings used are the highest rating given by one of the three nationally recognized rating agencies, Fitch Ratings (Fitch), Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s), and S&P Global Ratings (S&P). Ratings are subject to change.
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48.4% | |||
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0.4% | |||
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51.2% | |||
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The “Not-Rated” category is mostly comprised of restructured COFINA bonds issued in 2019. The restructured COFINA bonds were issued without a rating from any of the rating agencies, pending a determination of the Board of Directors of COFINA on the appropriate timing to apply for such rating. As of July 31, 2026, the COFINA Board had not applied for a rating.
This material is not intended to be a recommendation or investment advice, does not constitute a solicitation to buy, sell, or hold a security or an investment strategy and is not provided in a fiduciary capacity. The information provided does not take into account the specific objectives or circumstances of any particular investor or suggest any specific course of action. Investment decisions should be made based on an investor’s objectives and circumstances and in consultation with his or her financial advisors. The views expressed herein are those of the Investment Adviser as of the date of this report. The Fund disclaims any obligation to update publicly the views expressed herein.
FUND LEVERAGE
THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF LEVERAGE
As a fundamental policy, the Fund may only issue senior securities, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Senior Securities”), representing indebtedness to the extent that immediately after their issuance, the value of its total assets, less all the Fund’s liabilities and indebtedness that are not represented by Senior Securities being issued or already outstanding, is equal to or greater than the total of 300% of the aggregate par value of all outstanding indebtedness issued by the Fund. The Fund may only issue Senior Securities representing preferred stock to the extent that immediately after any such issuance, the value of its total assets, less all the Fund’s liabilities and indebtedness that are not represented by Senior Securities being issued or already outstanding, is equal to or greater than the total of 200% of the aggregate par value of all outstanding preferred stock (not including any accumulated dividends or other distributions attributable to such preferred stock) issued by the Fund. These asset coverage requirements must also be met any time the Fund pays a dividend or makes any other distribution on its issued and outstanding shares of common stock or any shares of its preferred stock (other than a dividend or other distribution payable in additional shares of
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common stock) as well as any time the Fund repurchases any shares of common stock, in each case after giving effect to such repurchase of shares of common stock or issuance of preferred stock, debt securities, or other forms of leverage. To the extent necessary, the Fund may purchase or redeem preferred stock, debt securities, or other forms of leverage in order to maintain asset coverage at the required levels. In such instances, the Fund will redeem Senior Securities, as needed, to maintain the required asset coverage.
Subject to the above percentage limitations, the Fund may also engage in certain additional borrowings from banks or other financial institutions through reverse repurchase agreements. In addition, the Fund may also borrow for temporary or emergency purposes in an amount of up to an additional 5% of its total assets.
Leverage can produce additional income when the income derived from investments financed with borrowed funds exceeds the cost of such borrowed funds. In such an event, the Fund’s net income will be greater than it would be without leverage. On the other hand, if the income derived from securities purchased with borrowed funds is not sufficient to cover the cost of such funds, the Fund’s net income will be less than it would be without leverage.
To obtain leverage, the Fund may enter into collateralized reverse repurchase agreements with major institutions in the U.S. and/or may issue tax exempt secured obligations (“TSOs”) in the Puerto Rico market. Both, if applicable, are accounted for as collateralized borrowings in the financial statements. Typically, the Fund borrows for approximately 30-90 days at a variable borrowing rate based on short-term rates. The TSO program was suspended in May 2021 pending registration under the 1933 Act.
As of July 31, 2026, the Fund had the following leverage outstanding:
| Reverse Repurchase Agreements |
8,800,000 | |||||||
| Leverage Ratio1 |
18.33% | |||||||
Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for details of the securities pledged as collateral and to Note 6 to the Financial Statements for further details on outstanding leverage during the period. Fund leverage decreased by $2,775,000 during the period ended July 31, 2026.
| 1 | Asset Leverage ratio: The sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding TSOs plus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of other borrowings by the Fund, including borrowings resulting from the issuance of any other series and other forms of leverage, and from the compliance date of Rule 18f-4 going forward, including borrowings in the form of reverse repurchase agreements, divided by the fair market value of the assets of the Fund on any given day. |
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| Government Bonds (55.34%) | ||||||||||||||||
| US Government and Agency Obligations (55.34%) | ||||||||||||||||
| $ 250,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. |
6.180% | 11/06/28 | $ 259,869 | ||||||||||||
| 375,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks(a) |
5.200% | 09/28/37 | 368,516 | ||||||||||||
| 15,360,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks(b) |
5.500% | 07/15/36 | 16,190,737 | ||||||||||||
| 1,000,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks(a) |
5.500% | 10/07/44 | 977,329 | ||||||||||||
| 700,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks(a) |
5.980% | 08/13/46 | 699,162 | ||||||||||||
| 2,442,000 | Federal National Mortgage Association |
6.625% | 11/15/30 | 2,649,008 | ||||||||||||
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Total Government Bonds (Cost $21,703,401) |
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| Fannie Mae Bonds (0.27%)(c) | ||||||||||||||||
| 74,897 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 849999 |
5.000% | 01/01/36 | 74,611 | ||||||||||||
| 16,606 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 580540 |
6.000% | 06/01/31 | 16,798 | ||||||||||||
| 4,444 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 627603 |
6.500% | 11/01/31 | 4,581 | ||||||||||||
| 5,974 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 445330 |
7.000% | 07/01/28 | 6,253 | ||||||||||||
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| Freddie Mac Bonds (0.12%)(d) | ||||||||||||||||
| 20,916 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool C59579 |
6.500% | 10/01/31 | 21,665 | ||||||||||||
| 21,933 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool C63329 |
6.500% | 12/01/31 | 22,717 | ||||||||||||
| 1,104 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool C18249 |
7.000% | 11/01/28 | 1,157 | ||||||||||||
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| GNMA Bonds (0.37%)(e) | ||||||||||||||||
| 110,313 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 556254 |
6.500% | 08/15/31 | 112,543 | ||||||||||||
| 22,817 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 515366 |
7.500% | 04/15/30 | 23,140 | ||||||||||||
| 873 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 531461 |
8.000% | 05/15/30 | 881 | ||||||||||||
| See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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| Principal Amount/ Description | Rate | Maturity | Fair Value | |||||||||||||
| $ 6,249 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 515442 |
8.000% | 07/15/30 | $ 6,312 | ||||||||||||
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| 3,573 | Community Endowment, Inc - collateralized by FN 372183 |
7.000% | 02/01/27 | 3,739 | ||||||||||||
| 5,224 | Community Endowment, Inc - collateralized by FN 536042 |
8.000% | 09/01/30 | 5,408 | ||||||||||||
| 70,499 | Community Endowment, Inc - collateralized by FN 536045 |
8.000% | 10/01/30 | 72,394 | ||||||||||||
| 967 | Community Endowment, Inc - collateralized by FN 536024 |
8.500% | 05/01/30 | 988 | ||||||||||||
| 4,706 | Community Endowment, Inc - collateralized by FN 536020 |
8.500% | 05/01/30 | 4,801 | ||||||||||||
| 4,440 | Community Endowment, Inc - collateralized by GN 448307 |
7.000% | 09/15/27 | 4,465 | ||||||||||||
| 4,512 | Community Endowment, Inc - collateralized by GN 470940 |
7.000% | 06/15/28 | 4,557 | ||||||||||||
| 4,511 | Community Endowment, Inc - collateralized by GN 453529 |
7.500% | 09/15/27 | 4,548 | ||||||||||||
| 29,045 | Community Endowment, Inc - collateralized by GN 445571 |
7.500% | 09/15/27 | 29,252 | ||||||||||||
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Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $415,879) |
420,810 | ||||||||||||||
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| Municipal Bonds (67.64%) | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1,200,000 | State of California, Build America Bonds, General Obligation Unlimited |
7.625% | 03/01/40 | 1,377,521 | ||||||||||||
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| 205,000 | Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, A, Revenue Bonds(a),(g),(h) |
7.000% | 12/20/18 | 77,428 | ||||||||||||
| 350,000 | Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, A, Revenue Bonds(a),(g),(h) |
7.250% | 12/20/30 | 132,195 | ||||||||||||
| See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Schedule of Investments | |
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| Principal Amount/ Description | Rate | Maturity | Fair Value | |||||||||||||
| $ 8,172,000 | Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, Capital Appreciation Restructured Series A-1, Revenue Bonds(a),(i),(j) |
0.000% | 07/01/46 | $ 2,973,636 | ||||||||||||
| 7,915,000 | Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, Capital Appreciation Restructured Series A-1, Revenue Bonds(a),(i),(j) |
0.000% | 07/01/51 | 2,092,688 | ||||||||||||
| 3,942,000 | Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, Restructured Series A-2, Revenue Bonds(a),(i) |
4.329% | 07/01/40 | 3,848,947 | ||||||||||||
| 767,000 | Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, Restructured Series A-1, Revenue Bonds(a),(i) |
4.500% | 07/01/34 | 764,366 | ||||||||||||
| 118,000 | Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, Restructured Series A-2, Revenue Bonds(a),(i) |
4.536% | 07/01/53 | 108,677 | ||||||||||||
| 390,000 | Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, Restructured Series A-1, Revenue Bonds(a),(i) |
4.550% | 07/01/40 | 386,036 | ||||||||||||
| 2,847,000 | Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, Restructured Series A-1, Revenue Bonds(a),(i) |
4.750% | 07/01/53 | 2,702,921 | ||||||||||||
| 3,212,000 | Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, Restructured Series A-2, Revenue Bonds(a),(i) |
4.784% | 07/01/58 | 3,036,165 | ||||||||||||
| 8,684,000 | Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, Restructured Series A-1, Revenue Bonds(a),(i) |
5.000% | 07/01/58 | 8,343,571 | ||||||||||||
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Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $25,723,207) |
25,844,151 | ||||||||||||||
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Total Investments (124.08%) (Cost $47,842,487) |
$ | 47,409,582 | |||||||||||||
| Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-24.08%) | (9,199,964) | |||||||||||||||
| NET ASSETS (100.00%) | $ 38,209,618 | |||||||||||||||
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| (a) | Security may be called before its maturity date. |
| (b) | A portion or all of the security has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. |
| See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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| (c) | Puerto Rico Fannie Mae Taxable - Represents mortgage-backed obligations guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association. They are subject to principal paydowns as a result of prepayments or refinancing of the underlying mortgage instruments. As a result, the average life may be substantially less than the original maturity. |
| (d) | Puerto Rico Freddie Mac - Represents mortgage-backed obligations guaranteed by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. They are subject to principal paydowns as a result of prepayments or refinancing of the underlying mortgage instruments. As a result, the average life may be substantially less than the original maturity. |
| (e) | Puerto Rico GNMA - Represents mortgage-backed obligations guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association. They are subject to principal paydowns as a result of prepayments or refinancing of the underlying mortgage instruments. As a result, the average life may be substantially less than the original maturity. |
| (f) | Community Endowment - These obligations are collateralized by mortgage-backed securities and the only source of repayment is the collateral. They are subject to principal paydowns as a result of prepayments or refinancing of the underlying mortgage instruments. As a result, the average life may be substantially less than the original maturity. |
| (g) | These bonds defaulted on their interest payments and/or principal and are not accruing interest income. |
| (h) | AFICA - Puerto Rico Industrial Tourism, Medical, Educational and Environmental Pollution Controls Financing Authority. Revenue bonds payable solely from cash flows generated by the underlying project. These bonds are not currently accruing interest income, are valued by the Valuation Committee and are classified as Level 3 securities under the fair value hierarchy. |
| (i) | Revenue Bonds - issued by agencies and payable from revenues and other sources of income of the agency as specified in the applicable prospectus. These obligations are not an obligation of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. |
| (j) | Issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount. |
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Settlement Date |
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Repurchase Amount |
Collateral at Fair Value |
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| South Street Securities(a) | Federal Home Loan Banks 5.500% due 7/15/2036 | 3.85% | 7/30/2026 | 8/6/2026 | $8,806,588 | $9,312,836 | $8,800,000 |
(a) Collateral received or posted is limited to the net securities sold under reverse repurchase agreements liability amounts. See above for actual collateral received and posted.
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| Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund V, Inc. |
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| ASSETS: |
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| Investments in securities: |
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| Securities pledged as collateral under reverse repurchase agreements, at fair value (cost $9,610,367) |
$ | 9,312,836 | ||
| Other securities, at fair value (cost $38,232,120) |
38,096,746 | |||
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| $ | 47,409,582 | |||
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
206,270 | |||
| Interest receivable |
284,664 | |||
| Prepaid and other assets |
106,679 | |||
| Total Assets |
$ | 48,007,195 | ||
| LIABILITIES: |
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| Reverse repurchase agreements (cost $8,800,000) |
$ | 8,841,557 | ||
| Dividends payable |
101,780 | |||
| Payable for investment purchased |
700,000 | |||
| Payable to investment adviser |
10,223 | |||
| Payable to fund accounting and administration |
31,333 | |||
| Payable to transfer agency |
7,951 | |||
| Payable for compliance fees |
4,293 | |||
| Payable to directors |
16,828 | |||
| Payable for custodian fees |
3,948 | |||
| Payable for professional fees |
35,423 | |||
| Payable for legal fees |
3,597 | |||
| Other payables |
40,644 | |||
| Total Liabilities |
$ | 9,797,577 | ||
| Net Assets |
$ | 38,209,618 | ||
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| NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: |
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| Paid-in capital $0.01 par value, 98,000,000 shares authorized 13,570,632 issued and outstanding |
$ | 163,164,355 | ||
| Accumulated deficit |
(124,954,737) | |||
| Net Assets |
$ | 38,209,618 | ||
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| PRICING OF SHARES: |
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| Net Assets |
$ | 38,209,618 | ||
| Shares of common stock outstanding (98,000,000 of shares authorized, at $0.01 par value per share) |
13,570,632 | |||
| Net asset value per share |
$ | 2.82 | ||
|
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| See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Statement of Operations | |
| For the six months ended July 31, 2026 (Unaudited) | ||
| INVESTMENT INCOME: |
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| Interest |
$ | 1,168,452 | ||
| Total Investment Income |
1,168,452 | |||
| EXPENSES: |
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| Investment adviser fees |
92,269 | |||
| Accounting and administration fees |
44,276 | |||
| Compliance expense |
6,052 | |||
| Transfer agent expenses |
5,951 | |||
| Interest expense |
240,146 | |||
| Professional fees |
37,738 | |||
| Legal expenses |
94,458 | |||
| Custodian fees |
2,654 | |||
| Director expenses |
20,828 | |||
| Printing expenses |
21,952 | |||
| Insurance fees |
13,624 | |||
| Other expenses |
24,129 | |||
| Total expenses before waiver |
604,077 | |||
| Less fees voluntarily waived by investment advisers |
(30,756) | |||
| Total Expenses |
573,321 | |||
| Net Investment Income |
595,131 | |||
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS): |
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| Net realized gain/(loss) on: |
||||
| Investments |
(1) | |||
| Net realized gain/(loss) |
(1) | |||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on: |
||||
| Investments |
(904,556) | |||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
(904,556) | |||
| Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments |
(904,557) | |||
| Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations |
$ | (309,426) | ||
|
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| See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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| Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund V, Inc. |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
| For the
Six Months (Unaudited) |
For the Year Ended January 31, 2026 |
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| NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS: |
||||||||
| Net investment income |
$ | 595,131 | $ | 1,319,990 | ||||
| Net realized gain/(loss) |
(1) | (4) | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
(904,556) | 569,289 | ||||||
| Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
(309,426) | 1,889,275 | ||||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: |
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| Dividends and/or capital gains |
(610,663) | (1,221,181) | ||||||
| Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from dividends |
(610,663) | (1,221,181) | ||||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: |
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| Reinvestment of dividends |
2,447 | 7,167 | ||||||
| Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions |
2,447 | 7,167 | ||||||
| Net increase/(decrease) in net assets |
(917,642) | 675,261 | ||||||
| NET ASSETS: |
||||||||
| Beginning of period |
39,127,260 | 38,451,999 | ||||||
| End of period |
$ | 38,209,618 | $ | 39,127,260 | ||||
|
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| See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Statement of Cash Flows | |
| For the six months ended July 31, 2026 (Unaudited) | ||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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| Net (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
$ | (309,426) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities: |
||||
| Purchases of short-term investment securities |
(10,396,915) | |||
| Purchases of long-term investment securities |
(145,000) | |||
| Proceeds from short-term investment securities |
10,400,000 | |||
| Proceeds from long-term calls and paydowns of portfolio securities |
2,802,532 | |||
| Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments, net |
(49,314) | |||
| Net realized (gain)/loss on: |
||||
| Investments |
1 | |||
| Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on: |
||||
| Investments |
904,556 | |||
| (Increase)/Decrease in assets: |
||||
| Interest receivable |
3,632 | |||
| Prepaid and other assets |
(91,083) | |||
| Increase/(Decrease) in liabilities: |
||||
| Interest payable |
20,240 | |||
| Payable to adviser |
(12,151) | |||
| Payable to fund accounting and administration fees |
(21,282) | |||
| Payable to transfer agency |
951 | |||
| Payable to directors |
5,828 | |||
| Payable for compliance fees |
(3,129) | |||
| Payable for custodian fees |
88 | |||
| Payable for professional fees |
(40,678) | |||
| Payable for legal fees |
(48,929) | |||
| Other payables |
12,816 | |||
| Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities |
$ | 3,032,737 | ||
|
|
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| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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| Securities purchased under reverse repurchase agreements |
$ | 91,425,000 | ||
| Securities sold under reverse repurchase agreements |
(94,200,000) | |||
| Cash distributions paid to common shareholders- net of distributions reinvested |
(608,210) | |||
| Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities |
$ | (3,383,210) | ||
|
|
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| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
$ | (350,473) | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
$ | 556,743 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ | 206,270 | ||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: |
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| Cash paid during the period for interest expense on reverse repurchase agreements |
$ | 219,906 | ||
| NON-CASH ACTIVITIES: |
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| Reinvestment of dividends |
$ | 2,447 | ||
| See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Financial Highlights | |
| For the July 31, 2026 (Unaudited) |
For the 2026 |
For the 2025 |
For the 2024 |
For the 2023 |
For the 2022 |
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| Net asset value - beginning of period |
$ | 2.88 | $ | 2.83 | $ | 2.89 | $ | 2.91 | $ | 3.44 | $ | 3.65 | ||||||||||||
| Income/(loss) from investment operations: |
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| Net investment income(a) |
0.05 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)(a) |
(0.06) | 0.04 | (0.05) | (0.02) | (0.53) | (0.21) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total income/(loss) from investment operations |
(0.01) | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.07 | (0.42) | (0.10) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less distributions: |
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| Dividends from net investment income |
(0.05) | (0.09) | (0.10) | (0.09) | (0.11) | (0.11) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value |
(0.06) | 0.05 | (0.06) | (0.02) | (0.53) | (0.21) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value - end of period |
$ | 2.82 | $ | 2.88 | $ | 2.83 | $ | 2.89 | $ | 2.91 | $ | 3.44 | ||||||||||||
| Market value per share - end of period(b) |
$ | 2.02 | $ | 1.76 | $ | 1.55 | $ | 1.11 | $ | 0.98 | $ | 2.16 | ||||||||||||
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| Total Return - Net Asset Value(c) |
(0.54%) | (d) | 4.80% | 1.03% | 2.70% | (12.19%) | (2.49%) | |||||||||||||||||
| Supplemental Data: |
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| Net assets, end of period (in thousands) |
$ | 38,210 | $ | 39,127 | $ | 38,452 | $ | 39,202 | $ | 39,449 | $ | 46,635 | ||||||||||||
| Ratios to Average Net Assets(e) |
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| Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets(f) |
3.12% | (g) | 3.42% | 3.26% | 3.45% | 2.64% | 2.08% | |||||||||||||||||
| Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(f),(h) |
2.96% | (g) | 3.25% | 2.91% | 2.83% | 2.02% | 1.38% | |||||||||||||||||
| Ratio of gross operating expenses to average net assets(i) |
0.64% | (g) | 1.70% | 1.89% | 2.14% | 2.09% | 2.03% | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest and leverage related expenses to average net assets |
2.48% | (g) | 1.72% | 1.37% | 1.31% | 0.55% | 0.05% | |||||||||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(h) |
3.07% | (g) | 3.47% | 3.02% | 3.29% | 3.68% | 3.16% | |||||||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate |
1.45% | (d) | 5.00% | 2.30% | 1.30% | 0.80% | 0.00% | |||||||||||||||||
| (a) | Calculated using the average outstanding common shares. |
| (b) | End of year market values are provided by UBS Financial Services Inc., a dealer of the Fund’s shares and an affiliated party. The market values shown may reflect limited trading in shares of the Fund in an over-the-counter market. |
| (c) | Dividends are assumed to be reinvested at the per share net asset value as defined in the dividend reinvestment plan. |
| (d) | Not annualized. |
| (e) | Calculated using the average net assets. |
| (f) | Expenses include both operating and interest and leverage related expenses. |
| (g) | Annualized. |
| (h) | The effect of the expenses waived for the period ended July 31, 2026, and for the years ended January 31, 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022, was to decrease the expense ratio, thus increasing the net investment income ratio to average net assets applicable to common shareholders by 0.16%, 0.17%, 0.35%, 0.62%, 0.62% and 0.70%, respectively. |
| (i) | Operating expenses represent total expenses excluding interest and leverage related expenses. |
| See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund V, Inc. |
Notes to Financial Statements | |
|
|
July 31, 2026 (Unaudited) | |
NOTE 1. REPORTING ENTITY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund V, Inc. (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund is a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“Puerto Rico”) and is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act as of May 21, 2021. Prior to such date and since inception, the Fund was registered and operated under the Puerto Rico Investment Companies Act of 1954, as amended. The Fund was incorporated on May 15, 1996, and commenced operations on February 28, 1997.
The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve a high level of current income that, for Puerto Rico residents, is exempt from federal and Puerto Rico income taxes, consistent with the preservation of capital. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
On May 24, 2018, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (Pub. L. No. 115-174) was signed into law and amended the 1940 Act to repeal the exemption from its registration of investment companies created under the laws of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or any other U.S. possession under Section 6(a)(1) thereof. The repeal of the exemption took effect on May 24, 2021. Upon registration under the 1940 Act, the Fund must now register its future offering of securities under the 1933 Act, absent an available exception. There is limited trading in Fund shares, which are not registered under the 1933 Act, and are only traded via private transactions.
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements:
| (a) | Cash and Cash Equivalents – Cash and cash equivalents consist of demand deposits and funds invested in short-term investments with original maturities of 90 days or less. Cash and cash equivalents are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. At July 31, 2026, cash and cash equivalents consisted of a time deposit open account amounting to $206,270 with State Street Bank & Trust Company. |
| (b) | Valuation of Investments – Investments included in the Fund’s financial statements have been stated at fair value as determined by the Fund, with the assistance of UBS Asset Managers of Puerto Rico, a division of UBS Trust Company of Puerto Rico (the “Investment Adviser”) (refer to Note 3 for details on the investment advisory agreement), on the basis of valuations provided by dealers or by pricing services which are approved by Fund management and the |
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Notes to Financial Statements | |
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July 31, 2026 (Unaudited) | |
| Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) in accordance with the valuation methods set forth in the governing documents and related policies and procedures. The Investment Adviser has been appointed by the Fund’s Board as the valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. See Note 2 for further discussions regarding fair value disclosures. |
| (c) | Taxation – The Fund has elected to be treated as a registered investment company under the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011, as amended, and the regulations and administrative pronouncements promulgated thereunder. As a registered investment company under the 1940 Act, the Fund will not be subject to Puerto Rico income tax for any taxable year if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable net investment income for such year, as determined for these purposes pursuant to the provisions of section 1112.01(a)(2) of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011, as amended. Accordingly, as the Fund intends to meet this distribution requirement, the income earned by the Fund is not subject to Puerto Rico income tax at the Fund level. The Fund has never been subject to taxation. |
In addition, the fixed income and equity investments of the Fund are exempt from Puerto Rico personal property taxes. The Fund does not intend to qualify as a regulated investment company as defined in subtitle A, chapter 1, subchapter M of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and consequently an investor that is not (i) an individual who has his or her principal residence in Puerto Rico, or (ii) a person, other than an individual, that has its principal office and principal place of business in Puerto Rico will not receive the tax benefits of an investment in typical U.S. mutual funds (such as RIC tax treatment, i.e., availability of pass-through tax status for non-Puerto Rico residents) and may have adverse tax consequences for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Fund is exempt from United States income taxes, except for dividends received from United States sources, which are subject to a 10% United States withholding tax if certain requirements are met. In the opinion of the Fund’s legal counsel, the Fund is not required to file a U.S. federal income tax return.
FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740, Income Taxes (ASC 740) requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax return to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more likely than not” threshold are recorded as a tax expense in the current period. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on its Puerto Rico income tax returns for all open tax periods (the current and prior three tax periods) and has concluded that there are no uncertain tax positions. On an ongoing basis, management will monitor the Fund’s tax position to determine if adjustments to this conclusion are necessary. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expenses in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended July 31, 2026, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
| (d) | Statement of Cash Flows – The Fund invests in securities and distributes dividends from net investment income, which are paid in cash or are reinvested at the discretion of common shareholders. These activities are reported in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. Additional information on cash receipts and payments is presented in the Statement of Cash Flows. |
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Notes to Financial Statements | |
|
|
July 31, 2026 (Unaudited) | |
Accounting practices that do not affect the reporting of activities on a cash basis include carrying investments at fair value and amortizing premiums or discounts on debt obligations.
| (e) | Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders – Dividends from substantially all of the Fund’s net investment income are declared and paid monthly. The Fund may at times pay out more or less than the entire amount of net investment income earned in any particular period and may at times pay out such accumulated undistributed income earned in other periods in order to permit the Fund a more stable level of distribution. The Fund records dividends to its shareholders on the ex-dividend date. The Fund does not expect to make distributions of net realized capital gains, although the Fund’s Board reserves the right to do so in its sole discretion. |
| (f) | Reverse Repurchase Agreements – Under these agreements, the Fund sells portfolio securities, receives cash in exchange, and agrees to repurchase the securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price. Ordinarily, those counterparties with which the Fund enters into these agreements require delivery of collateral, nevertheless, the Fund retains ownership of the collateral through the agreement that requires the repurchase and return of such collateral. These transactions are treated as financings and recorded as liabilities. Therefore, no gain or loss is recognized on the transaction and the securities pledged as collateral remain recorded as assets of the Fund. The Fund enters into reverse repurchase agreements that do not have third-party custodians, with the collateral delivered directly to the counterparty. Pursuant to the terms of the standard SIFMA Master Repurchase Agreement, the counterparty is free to repledge or rehypothecate the collateral, provided it is delivered to the Fund upon maturity of the reverse repurchase agreement. This arrangement allows the Fund to receive better interest rates and pricing on the reverse repurchase agreements. While the Fund cannot monitor the rehypothecation of collateral, it does monitor the market value of the collateral versus the repurchase amount, that the income from the collateral is paid to the Fund on a timely basis, and that the collateral is returned at the end of the reverse repurchase agreement. These agreements involve the risk that the market value of the securities purchased with the proceeds from the sale of securities received by the Fund may decline below the price of the securities that the Fund is obligated to repurchase and that the value of the collateral posted by the Fund increases in value and the counterparty does not return it. Because the Fund borrows under reverse repurchase agreements based on the estimated fair value of the pledged assets, the Fund’s ongoing ability to borrow under its reverse repurchase facilities may be limited, and its lenders may initiate margin calls in the event of adverse changes in the market. A decrease in market value of the pledged assets may require the Fund to post additional collateral or otherwise sell assets at a time when it may not be in the best interest of the Fund to do so (See Note 6). |
| (g) | Operating Segments – An operating segment is defined in Topic 280 as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The Asset Liability Committee (ALCO) of the Fund’s Investment Adviser acts as the Fund’s CODM. Since its commencement, the Fund operates and is managed as a single operating segment, as the |
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Notes to Financial Statements | |
|
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July 31, 2026 (Unaudited) | |
| CODM monitors the operating results of the Fund as a whole and the Fund’s long-term strategic portfolio allocation is pre-determined in accordance with the term of its prospectus, based on a defined investment strategy which is executed by the Fund’s portfolio managers as a team. |
The financial information in the form of the Fund’s portfolio investments, geographic allocation, leverage, net investment income, total return, expense ratio and changes in net assets resulting from operations, which are used by the CODM to assess the segment’s performance versus the Fund’s comparative benchmark and to make resource allocation decisions for the Fund’s single segment is consistent with that presented within the Fund’s Financial Statements. The accounting policies of the Fund are consistent with those described in these Notes to Financial Statement. Segment assets are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities as “total assets” and significant segment expenses are listed on the accompanying Statement of Operations.
| (h) | Other – Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined based on the identified cost method. Premiums and discounts on securities purchased are amortized over the life or the expected life of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Interest income on preferred equity securities is accrued daily except when collection is not expected. Dividend income on preferred equity securities is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
NOTE 2. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Under GAAP, 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 fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.
GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three levels in order to increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and disclosures. The classification of assets and liabilities within the hierarchy is based on whether the inputs to the valuation methodology used for the fair value measurement are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s estimates about assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of inputs as follows:
| Level 1 – |
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date. Valuation on these instruments does not need a significant degree of judgment since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily available in an active market. |
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Notes to Financial Statements | |
|
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July 31, 2026 (Unaudited) | |
| Level 2 – |
Quoted prices other than those included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or that can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. | |
| Level 3 – |
Unobservable inputs are significant to the fair value measurement. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. | |
The Fund maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the observable inputs be used when available. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Fair value is based upon quoted market prices when available. If listed prices or quotes are not available, the Fund employs internally developed models that primarily use market-based inputs including yield curves, interest rates, volatilities, and credit curves, among others. Valuation adjustments are limited to those necessary to ensure that the financial instrument’s fair value is adequately representative of the price that would be received or paid in the marketplace. These adjustments include amounts that reflect counterparty credit quality, constraints on liquidity, and unobservable parameters that are applied consistently.
The estimated fair value may be subjective in nature and may involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment for certain financial instruments. Changes in the underlying assumptions used in calculating fair value could significantly affect the results. In addition, the fair value estimates are based on outstanding balances without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated future business. Therefore, the estimated fair value may materially differ from the value that could actually be realized in a sale. The Fund monitors the portfolio securities to ensure they are in the correct hierarchy level.
The Board has designated the Investment Adviser as the valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act and delegated to the Investment Adviser the responsibility for making fair value determinations with respect to portfolio holdings. The Investment Advisor has delegated to the Valuation Committee, comprised of voting members of the Investment Adviser, certain procedures and functions related to the valuation of portfolio securities for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Fund. The Valuation Committee is generally responsible for determining the fair value of the following types of portfolio securities:
| | Portfolio instruments for which no price or value is available at the time the Fund’s NAV is calculated on a particular day; |
| | Portfolio instruments for which the prices or values available do not, in the judgment of the Investment Adviser, represent the fair value of the portfolio instruments; |
| | A price of a portfolio instrument that has not changed for four consecutive weekly pricing periods, except for Puerto Rico taxable securities and U.S. portfolio instruments; and |
| | Puerto Rico taxable securities and the U.S. portfolio instruments whose value has not changed from the previous weekly pricing period. |
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Notes to Financial Statements | |
|
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July 31, 2026 (Unaudited) | |
Following is a description of the Fund’s valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value:
Mortgage and Other Asset-Backed Securities: Certain agency mortgage and other assets-backed securities (“MBS”) are priced based on a bond’s theoretical value derived from the prices of similar bonds; “similar” being defined by credit quality and market sector. Their fair value incorporates an option adjusted spread. The agency MBS and GNMA Puerto Rico Serials are classified as Level 2 securities under the fair value hierarchy.
Obligations of Puerto Rico and political subdivisions: Obligations of Puerto Rico and political subdivisions are segregated, and the like characteristics divided into specific sectors. Market inputs used in the evaluation process include all or some of the following: trades, bid price or spread, quotes, benchmark curves including but not limited to Treasury benchmarks, LIBOR and swap curves and discount and capital rates. These bonds are classified as Level 2 securities under the fair value hierarchy. During the current period, the Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority (“AFICA”) bonds were classified as Level 3 securities under the fair value hierarchy. The Valuation Committee determined that a discounted cash flow approach was the appropriate valuation technique, with fair value primarily based on the present value of the expected bankruptcy settlement cash flows to bondholders at a 10% rate.
Puerto Rico Tax Exempt Notes: Prices for these securities are obtained from broker quotes. These securities trade in over-the-counter markets. Quoted prices are based on recent trading activity for similar instruments and do not trade in highly liquid markets. Community endowments are generally classified as Level 2 securities under the fair value hierarchy and the pricing is based on their collateral.
Obligations of U.S. government sponsored entities and state and municipal obligations: The fair value of obligations of U.S. government sponsored entities and state and municipal obligations is obtained from third-party pricing service providers that use a pricing methodology based on an active exchange market and quoted market prices for similar securities. These securities are classified as Level 2 securities under the fair value hierarchy. U.S. agency structured notes are priced based on a bond’s theoretical value from similar bonds defined by credit quality and market sector, and for which the fair value incorporates an option adjusted spread in deriving their fair value. These securities are classified as Level 2 securities under the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the levels within the fair value hierarchy in which the Fund invests based on inputs used to determine the fair value of such securities:
| Investments in Securities at Value | Level 1 - Quoted Prices |
Level 2
- Inputs |
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs* |
Total | ||||||||||||
| Government Bonds |
$ | – | $ | 21,144,621 | $ | – | $ | 21,144,621 | ||||||||
| Mortgage-Backed Securities |
– | 420,810 | – | 420,810 | ||||||||||||
| Municipal Bonds |
– | 25,634,528 | 209,623 | 25,844,151 | ||||||||||||
| Total |
$ | – | $ | 47,199,959 | $ | 209,623 | $ | 47,409,582 | ||||||||
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| * | Level 3 securities under the fair value hierarchy were not considered significant to the Fund. |
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Temporary cash investments, if any, are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. As of period-end there were no temporary cash investments.
NOTE 3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY, ADMINISTRATIVE, CUSTODY, AND TRANSFER AGENCY ARRANGEMENTS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Investment Adviser, the Fund receives advisory services in exchange for a fee. The investment advisory fee is calculated at an annual rate of 0.375% of the Fund’s average weekly gross assets, including the liquidation value of all outstanding debt securities of the Fund, as defined in the investment advisory agreement. For the period ended July 31, 2026, the gross investment advisory fees amounted to $92,269. Total voluntarily waived fees amounted to $30,756 for a net fee of $61,513, of which $10,223 remains payable at period-end. There will be no recoupment of these voluntarily waived fees.
State Street Bank and Trust Company serves as the Fund’s Administrator. Banco Popular de Puerto Rico serves as transfer agent, registrar, dividend disbursing agent, and shareholder servicing agent to the Fund. For the period ended July 31, 2026, the administrative fees and transfer agent fees amounted to $44,276 and $5,951, respectively, of which $31,333 and $7,951, respectively, remains payable at period end.
State Street Bank & Trust Company has been retained to provide custody services to the Fund. For the period ended July 31, 2026, the custody fees amounted to$2,654 of which $3,948 remains payable at the period end.
Certain officers of the Fund are also officers of the Investment Adviser and/or its affiliates. The six independent directors of the Fund’s Board each receive a stipend from the Fund of $1,000 for attendance at each regular Board meeting, and up to $1,000 for attendance at each special Board meeting. The independent directors do not receive retirement or other benefits as part of their compensation. Three of the independent directors of the Fund also serve on the Fund’s Audit Committee and receive a stipend from the Fund of $1,000 per Audit Committee meeting. For the period ended July 31, 2026, the compensation expense for the six independent directors of the Fund was $20,828, of which $16,828 remains payable at period end.
While the Fund has engaged in transactions with affiliates in the past, all transactions among Fund affiliates from the date of the Fund’s registration under the 1940 Act going forward will be done in compliance with the 1940 Act rules and prohibitions regarding affiliated transactions, or any exemptive relief granted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in respect thereof.
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NOTE 4. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Capital share transactions for the period ended July 31, 2026, and January 31, 2026, were as follows:
| For the Period Ended July 31, 2026 |
For the January 31, 2026 |
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| Common shares outstanding - beginning of period |
13,569,785 | 13,567,229 | ||||||
| Common shares issued as reinvestment of dividends |
847 | 2,556 | ||||||
| Common shares outstanding - end of period |
13,570,632 | 13,569,785 | ||||||
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NOTE 5. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
The cost of securities purchased, excluding short-term transactions, for the period ended July 31, 2026, was $145,000.
Proceeds from sales, maturities/calls, and paydowns of portfolio securities, excluding short-term transactions, for the period ended July 31, 2026, were $2,802,532. Reverse repurchase agreements entered into for the period ended July 31, 2026, were $94,200,000.
NOTE 6. REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements that do not have third-party custodians, with the collateral delivered directly to the counterparty. Pursuant to the terms of the standard SIFMA Master Repurchase Agreement, the counterparty is free to repledge or rehypothecate the collateral, provided it is delivered to the Fund upon maturity of the reverse repurchase agreement. This arrangement allows the Fund to receive better interest rates and pricing on the reverse repurchase agreements. While the Fund cannot monitor the rehypothecation of collateral, it does monitor the market value of the collateral versus the repurchase amount, that the income from the collateral is paid to the Fund on a timely basis, and that the collateral is returned at the end of the reverse repurchase agreement.
| Weighted average interest rate at end of the period |
3.85% | |||
| Maximum aggregate balance outstanding at any time during the period |
$ | 11,575,000 | ||
| Average balance outstanding during the period |
$ | 10,277,869 | ||
| Average interest rate during the period |
3.84% |
At July 31, 2026, interest rate on reverse repurchase agreements was 3.85% with a maturity date up to August 6, 2026.
At July 31, 2026, investment securities with fair values amounting to $9,312,836 are pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. The counterparties have the right to sell or repledge the assets during the term of the reverse repurchase agreement with the Fund. Interest payable on reverse repurchase agreements amounted to $41,557 at July 31, 2026.
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At July 31, 2026, the total value of reverse repurchase agreements were as follows:
| Counterparty | Gross Amount of Securities Sold Under Reverse Repurchase Agreements Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
Securities Sold Under Reverse Repurchase Agreements Available for Offset |
Collateral Posted(a) |
Net Amount Due To Counterparty (not less than zero) |
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| South Street Securities |
$ | 8,800,000 | $ | – | $ | 8,800,000 | $ | – | ||||||||
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| (a) | Collateral received or posted is limited to the net securities sold under reverse repurchase agreements liability amounts. See above for actual collateral received and posted. |
NOTE 7. SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The fair market value of short-term financial instruments, which include $8,800,000 in reverse repurchase agreements, are substantially the same as the carrying amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as these are reasonable estimates of fair value, given the relatively short period of time between origination of the instrument and their expected realization. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase are classified as Level 2 securities under the fair value hierarchy. There are no long-term financial debt instruments outstanding at July 31, 2026.
NOTE 8. CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
Concentrations of credit risk that arise from financial instruments exist for groups of customers or counterparties when they have similar economic characteristics that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations to be similarly affected by changes in economic or other conditions. For this purpose, management has determined to disclose any investment whose fair value is over 5% of net assets, both individually and in the aggregate. Moreover, collateralized investments have been excluded from this disclosure.
The major concentration of credit risk arises from the Fund’s investment securities in relation to the location of issuers. For calculation of concentration, all fixed-income securities guaranteed by the U.S. government are excluded. At July 31, 2026, the Fund had investments with an aggregate market value of $24,466,630 which were issued by entities located in Puerto Rico and are not guaranteed by the U.S. government nor the Puerto Rico government. Also, at July 31, 2026, the Fund had an investment with a market value of $1,377,521, which was issued by one issuer located in the United States and is not guaranteed by the U.S. government.
Under normal circumstances the Fund invests, as market conditions permit, at least 67% of its total assets in Puerto Rico obligations (“the 67% Investment Requirement”). Therefore, to the extent the securities are not guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its subdivisions, the Fund is more susceptible to factors adversely affecting issuers of Puerto Rico obligations than an investment company that is not concentrated in Puerto Rico obligations to such degree.
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NOTE 9. INVESTMENT AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS
The Fund is subject to certain requirements and limitations related to investments and leverage. Some of these requirements and limitations are imposed statutorily or by regulation while others are by procedures established by the Board. The most significant requirements and limitations are discussed below.
The Fund invests under normal circumstances at least 67% of its total assets, including borrowings for investment purposes, in securities issued by Puerto Rico entities. A “Puerto Rico entity” or a “Puerto Rico security” is any entity or security that satisfies one or more of the following criteria: (i) securities of issuers that are organized under the laws of Puerto Rico or that maintain their principal place of business in Puerto Rico; (ii) securities that are traded principally in Puerto Rico; or (iii) securities of issuers that, during the issuer’s most recent period, derived at least 20% of their revenues or profits from goods produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in Puerto Rico or that have at least 20% of their assets in Puerto Rico. While the Fund intends to comply with the above 67% Investment Requirement as market conditions permit, the Fund’s ability to procure sufficient Puerto Rico securities which meet the Fund’s investment criteria may be constrained due to the volatility affecting the Puerto Rico bond market since 2013 and the fact that the Puerto Rico government is currently in the process of restructuring its outstanding debt under Title III of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act. To the extent that the Fund is unable to procure sufficient amounts of such Puerto Rico securities, the Fund may acquire investments in securities of non-Puerto Rico issuers which satisfy the Fund’s investment criteria, provided its ability to comply with its tax-exempt policy is not affected, but the Fund will ensure that its investments in Puerto Rico securities will constitute at least 20% of its assets.
The Fund invests, except where the Fund is unable to procure sufficient Puerto Rico Securities that meet the Fund’s investment criteria, in the opinion of the Investment Adviser, or other extraordinary circumstances, up to 33% of its total assets in securities issued by non-Puerto Rico entities. These include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, non-Puerto Rico mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, corporate obligations and preferred stock of non-Puerto Rico entities, municipal securities of issuers within the U.S., and other non-Puerto Rico securities that the Investment Adviser may select, consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies.
The Fund may increase amounts available for investment through the issuance of preferred stock, debt securities, or other forms of leverage (“Senior Securities”). The Fund may only issue Senior Securities representing indebtedness to the extent that immediately after their issuance, the value of its total assets, less all the Fund’s liabilities and indebtedness that are not represented by Senior Securities being issued or already outstanding, is equal to or greater than the total of 300% of the aggregate par value of all outstanding indebtedness issued by the Fund. The Fund may only issue Senior Securities representing preferred stock to the extent that immediately after any such issuance, the value of its total assets, less all the Fund’s liabilities and indebtedness that are not represented by Senior Securities being issued or already outstanding, is equal to or greater than the total of 200% of the aggregate par value of all outstanding preferred stock (not including any accumulated dividends or other distributions attributable to such preferred stock) issued by the
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Fund. This asset coverage requirement must also be met any time the Fund pays a dividend or makes any other distribution on its issued and outstanding shares of common stock or any shares of its preferred stock (other than a dividend or other distribution payable in additional shares of common stock) as well as any time the Fund repurchases any shares of common stock, in each case after giving effect to such repurchase of shares of common stock or issuance of preferred stock, debt securities, or other forms of leverage in order to maintain asset coverage at the required levels. To the extent necessary, the Fund may purchase or redeem preferred stock, debt securities, or other forms of leverage in order to maintain asset coverage at the required levels. In such instances, the Fund will redeem Senior Securities as needed to maintain the required asset coverage.
The Fund, subject to the above percentage limitations, may also engage in certain additional borrowings from banks or other financial institutions through reverse repurchase agreements. In addition, the Fund may also borrow for temporary or emergency purposes in an amount of up to an additional 5% of its total assets.
NOTE 10. RECONCILIATION BETWEEN NET INVESTMENT INCOME AND DISTRIBUTABLE NET INVESTMENT INCOME FOR TAX PURPOSES AND NET REALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS AND NET REALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES
The amount of net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and the cost of investment securities for tax purposes were as follows:
| Cost of investments for tax purposes |
$ | 47,842,487 | ||
| Gross appreciation |
728,584 | |||
| Gross depreciation |
(1,161,489 | ) | ||
| Net appreciation/(depreciation) |
$ | (432,905 | ) | |
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NOTE 11. INDEMNIFICATIONS
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown. However, the Fund has not paid prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of losses to be remote.
NOTE 12. RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The Fund is exposed to various types of risks, such as geographic concentration, industry concentration, non-diversification, interest rate, and credit risks, and pandemic or other public health threats, among others. This list is qualified by reference to the more detailed information provided in the prospectus for the securities issued by the Fund.
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The Fund’s assets are invested primarily in securities of Puerto Rico issuers. As a result, the Fund has greater exposure to adverse economic, political, or regulatory changes in Puerto Rico than a more geographically diversified fund, particularly with regard to municipal bonds issued by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its related instrumentalities, which are currently experiencing significant price volatility and low liquidity. Also, the Fund’s NAV and its yield may increase or decrease more than that of a more diversified investment company as a result of changes in the market’s assessment of the financial condition and prospects of such Puerto Rico issuers.
Interest rate risk is the risk that interest rates will rise so that the value of existing fixed rate securities will fall. Low long-term rates present the risk that interest rates may rise and that as a result the Fund’s investments will decline in value. Also, the Fund’s yield will tend to lag behind changes in prevailing short-term interest rates. In addition, during periods of rising interest rates, the average life of certain types of securities may be extended because of the right of the issuer to defer payments or make slower than expected principal payments. This may lock-in a below market interest rate, increase the security’s duration (the estimated period until the security is paid in full), and reduce the value of the security. This is known as extension risk, which the Fund is also subject to. Conversely, during periods of declining interest rates, the issuer of a security may exercise its option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled in order to refinance at lower interest rates, forcing the Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. This is known as prepayment risk, which the Fund is also subject to.
Credit risk is the risk that debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio will decline in price or fail to make dividend or interest payments when due because the issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial condition. The risk is greater in the case of securities rated below investment grade or rated in the lowest investment grade category.
The Fund may engage in reverse repurchase agreements, which are transactions in which the Fund sells a security to a counterparty and agrees to buy it back at a specified time and price in a specified currency. Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the buyer of the securities sold by the Fund might be unable to deliver the securities when the Fund seeks to repurchase them and may be unable to replace the securities or only at a higher cost.
Mortgage-backed securities in which the Fund may invest have many of the risks of traditional debt securities but, in general, differ from investments in traditional debt securities in that, among other things, principal may be prepaid at any time due to prepayments by the obligors on the underlying obligations. As a result, the Fund may receive principal repayments on these securities earlier or later than anticipated by the Fund. In the event of prepayments that are received earlier than anticipated, the Fund may be required to reinvest such prepayments at rates that are lower than the anticipated yield of the prepaid obligation. The rate of prepayments is influenced by a variety of economic, geographic, demographic, and other factors, including, among others, prevailing mortgage interest rates, local and regional economic conditions, and homeowner mobility. Since a substantial portion of the assets of the Fund may be invested in mortgage-backed securities at any time, the Fund may be subject to these risks and other risks related to such securities to a significant degree, which might cause the market value of the Fund’s investments to fluctuate more than otherwise would be the case. Collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) exhibit similar risks to those of mortgage-backed securities but also present certain special risks. CMO classes may be specially structured in a manner that provides a variety of investment characteristics, such as yield,
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effective maturity, and interest rate sensitivity. As market conditions change, however, particularly during periods of rapid or unanticipated changes in interest rates, the ability of a CMO class to provide the anticipated investment characteristics and performance may be significantly reduced. These changes may result in volatility in the market value, and in some instances, reduced liquidity of the CMO class.
The Fund may also invest in illiquid securities which are securities that cannot be sold within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed seven days, in the ordinary course of business at approximately the amount at which the Fund has valued the securities. There presently are a limited number of participants in the market for certain Puerto Rico securities or other securities or assets that the Fund may own. That and other factors may cause certain securities to have periods of illiquidity. Illiquid securities may trade at a discount from comparable, more liquid investments.
There may be few or no dealers making a market in certain securities owned by the Fund, particularly with respect to securities of Puerto Rico issuers including, but not limited to, investment companies. Dealers making a market in those securities may not be willing to provide quotations on a regular basis to the Investment Adviser. It may, therefore, be particularly difficult to value those securities.
In order to attempt to hedge various portfolio positions or to enhance its return, the Fund may invest a portion of its total assets in certain instruments which are or may be considered derivatives. Because of their increased volatility and potential leveraging effect (without being subject to the Fund’s leverage limitations), derivative instruments may adversely affect the Fund. For example, investments in indexed securities, including, among other things, securities linked to an equities or commodities index and inverse floating rate securities, may subject the Fund to the risks associated with changes in the particular indices, which may include reduced or eliminated interest payments and losses of invested principal. Such investments, in effect, may also be leveraged, thereby magnifying the risk of loss
Note 13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
On May 21, 2026, the inspectors of election for the May 21, 2026, shareholder meeting certified the results of such election, and (1) elected Brent D. Rosenthal as a Class II Director and Ethan A. Danial and Jose R. Izquierdo as Class III Directors.
NOTE 14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On August 31, 2026, the Board of Directors declared an ordinary net investment income dividend of $0.0075, per common share, totaling $101,780, which was paid on September 10, 2026, to common shareholders of record as of August 31, 2026.
The Fund has performed an evaluation of events occurring subsequent to July 31, 2026, through September 25, 2026, which is the date the semi-annual financial statements were available to be issued. Management has determined that there were no events that occurred during this period that required disclosure in, or adjustment to, the accompanying financial statements other than those disclosed above.
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Shareholder Meeting for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026
The 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 21, 2025 (the “2025 Annual Meeting”). The voting results for the sole proposal considered at the 2025 Annual Meeting are as follows:
| 1. | Election of Directors. The stockholders of the Fund elected Messrs. Ethan A Danial, Brent D. Rosenthal, and José R. Izquierdo to the Board of Directors to serve for a term expiring on the date of which the annual meeting of stockholders is held in 2029, 2028, and 2029, respectively or until their successors are elected and qualified. |
| Name of Director | “For” Votes | “Withhold” Votes | ||||||
| Agustín Cabrer |
148,975 | 77,999 | ||||||
| Clotilde Pérez |
162,100 | 64,874 | ||||||
| Jorge I. Vallejo |
148,975 | 77,999 | ||||||
| Ethan A. Danial |
7,176,204 | 7,363 | ||||||
| Brent D. Rosenthal |
7,167,633 | 15,934 | ||||||
| Jose R. Izquierdo |
7,169,866 | 13,701 | ||||||
Statement Regarding Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule.
The Fund will file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports will be available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The quarterly schedule of portfolio holdings will be made available upon request by calling 787-764-1788.
Statement Regarding Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record
A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures that are used by the Investment Adviser to vote proxies relating to the Fund’s portfolio securities and information regarding how the Investment Adviser voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available, without charge, upon request, by calling 787-764-1788 and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract | |
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The Board of the Fund met on May 21, 2026 (the “Meeting”), to consider the approval of the Advisory Agreement by and between the Fund and UBS Asset Managers of Puerto Rico, a division of UBS Trust Company of Puerto Rico (the “Investment Adviser”). At such meeting, the Board participated in comparative performance reviews with the portfolio managers of the Investment Adviser, in conjunction with other Fund service providers, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing the Fund’s investment objective. The Board also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance, and other issues with respect to the Fund and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by the Investment Adviser with respect to such matters.
The independent members of the Board (the “Independent Directors”) were assisted throughout the contract review process by Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, as their independent legal counsel. The Board relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Advisory Agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to the Advisory Agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each Director may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to the Advisory Agreement. In evaluating the Advisory Agreement, including the specific fee structures, and other terms of this agreement, the Board was informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion amongst themselves and the Investment Adviser. The Board, including a majority of Independent Directors, concluded that the terms of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund were fair and reasonable and that the Investment Adviser’s fees were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services. In evaluating the Advisory Agreement, the Board considered, in relevant part, the nature, extent, and quality of the Investment Adviser’s services to the Fund.
The Board considered the vast array of management, oversight, and administrative services the Investment Adviser provides to manage and operate the Fund, the increases of such services over time due to new or revised market, regulatory, or other developments (e.g.; liquidity management and cybersecurity programs, and the resources and capabilities necessary to provide these services. The Independent Directors recognized that the Investment Adviser provides portfolio management services for the Fund and, additionally, the Board considered the wide range of administrative and/or “non-advisory” services the Investment Adviser provides to manage and operate the Fund (complimentary to those provided by other third parties). These services include, but are not limited to, administrative services (e.g.; providing the employees and officers necessary for the Fund’s operations); operational expertise (e.g.; providing portfolio accounting and addressing complex pricing issues, corporate actions, foreign registrations, and foreign filings, as may be necessary); oversight of third-party service providers (e.g.; coordinating and evaluating the services of the Fund’s custodian, transfer agent, and other intermediaries); Board support and administration (e.g.; overseeing the organization of Board and committee meetings and preparing or overseeing the timely preparation of various materials and/or presentations for such meetings); fund share transactions (monitoring daily purchases and redemptions); shareholder communications (e.g.; overseeing the preparation of annual and semi-annual and other periodic shareholder reports); tax
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administration; and compliance services (e.g.; helping to maintain and update the Fund’s compliance program and related policies and procedures as necessary or appropriate to meet new or revised regulatory requirements and reviewing such program annually, overseeing the preparation of the Fund’s registration statements and regulatory filings, overseeing the valuation of portfolio securities and daily pricing, helping to ensure the Fund complies with its portfolio limitations and restrictions, voting proxies on behalf of the Fund; monitoring the liquidity of the portfolios, providing compliance training for personnel, and evaluating the compliance programs of the Fund’s service providers). In evaluating such services, the Board considered, among other things, whether the Fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective(s) and the Fund’s record of compliance with its investment restrictions and regulatory requirements.
In addition to the services provided by the Investment Adviser, the Independent Directors also considered the risks borne by the Investment Adviser in managing the Fund in a highly regulated industry, including various material entrepreneurial, reputational, and regulatory risks. Based on their review, the Independent Directors found that, overall, the nature, extent, and quality of services provided under the Advisory Agreement was satisfactory on behalf of the Fund.
Investment Performance of the Fund. In evaluating the quality of the services provided by the Investment Adviser, the Board also received and considered the investment performance of the Fund. In this regard, the Board received and reviewed a report prepared by Broadridge which generally provided the Fund’s performance data for the one, three, five, and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2025 (or for the periods available for the Fund that did not exist for part of the foregoing timeframe) on an absolute basis and as compared to the performance of unaffiliated comparable funds (a “Broadridge Peer Group”). The Board was provided with information describing the methodology Broadridge used to create the Broadridge Peer Group. The performance data prepared for the review of the Advisory Agreement supplements the performance data the Board received throughout the year as the Board regularly reviews and meets with portfolio manager(s) and/or representatives of the Investment Adviser to discuss, in relevant part, the performance of the Fund.
Fees and Expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered, among other things, the contractual management fee rate, and the net management fee rate (i.e., the management fee after taking into account expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any) paid by the Fund to the Investment Adviser in light of the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided. The Board considered the net total expense ratio of the Fund in relation to those of a comparable group of funds (the Broadridge Expense Group). The Board also considered the net total expense ratio of the Fund (expressed as a percentage of average net assets) as it is more reflective of the shareholder’s costs in investing in the Fund.
In evaluating the management fee rate, the Board considered the Investment Adviser’s rationale for proposing the management fee rate of the Fund which included its evaluation of, among other things, the value of the potential services being provided (i.e., the expertise of the Investment Adviser with the proposed strategy), the competitive marketplace (e.g., the uniqueness of the Fund and the fees of competitor funds) and the economics to the Investment Adviser (e.g., the costs of operating the Fund). The Board considered, among other things, the expense limitations and/or fee
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waivers, if applicable, proposed by the Investment Adviser to keep expenses to certain levels and reviewed the amounts the Investment Adviser had waived or reimbursed over the last fiscal years; if applicable, and the costs incurred and resources necessary in effectively managing mutual funds, particularly given the costs in attracting and maintaining quality and experienced portfolio managers and research staff. The Board further considered the Fund’s net management fee and net total expense ratio in light of its performance history.
Profitability. In conjunction with their review of fees, the Independent Directors reviewed information reflecting the Investment Adviser’s financial condition. The Independent Directors also reviewed the consolidated financial statements of the Investment Adviser for the year ended December 31, 2025. The Independent Directors also considered the overall financial condition of the Investment Adviser and the Investment Adviser’s representations regarding the stability of the firm, its operating margins, and the manner in which it funds its future financial commitments, such as employee deferred compensation programs. The Independent Directors also reviewed the profitability information for the Investment Adviser derived from its relationship with the Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, on an actual and adjusted basis, as described below. The Independent Directors evaluated, among other things, the Investment Adviser’s revenues, expenses, net income (pre-tax and after-tax), and the net profit margins (pre-tax and after-tax). The Independent Directors also reviewed the level of profitability realized by the Investment Adviser including and excluding distribution expenses incurred by the Investment Adviser from its own resources.
Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale. In evaluating the reasonableness of the investment advisory fees, the Board considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision of services by the Investment Adviser and whether those economies are appropriately shared with the Fund. In its review, the Independent Directors recognized that economies of scale are difficult to assess or quantify, particularly on a fund-by-fund basis, and certain expenses may not decline with a rise in assets. The Independent Directors further considered that economies of scale may be shared in various ways including breakpoints in the management fee schedule, fee waivers and/or expense limitations, pricing of Fund at scale at inception or other means.
The Board considered that not all funds have breakpoints in their fee structures and that breakpoints are not the exclusive means of sharing potential economies of scale. The Board and the Independent Directors considered the Investment Adviser’s statement that it believes that breakpoints would not be appropriate for the Fund at this time given uncertainties regarding the direction of the economy, rising inflation, increasing costs for personnel and systems, and growth or contraction in the Fund’s assets, all of which could negatively impact the profitability of the Investment Adviser. In addition, the Investment Adviser noted that since the Fund is a closed-end fund, and based upon the Fund’s current operating policies, the ability to raise additional assets is limited, and that the Fund’s asset level had decreased from distributions resulting from the transition to the Fund’s new investment program and from share repurchases. Considering the factors above, the Independent Directors concluded the absence of breakpoints in the management fee was acceptable and that any economies of scale that exist are adequately reflected in the Investment Adviser’s fee structure.
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Indirect Benefits. The Independent Directors received and considered information regarding indirect benefits the Investment Adviser may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. The Independent Directors further considered the reputational and/or marketing benefits the Investment Adviser may receive as a result of its association with the Fund. The Independent Directors took these indirect benefits into account when assessing the level of advisory fees paid to the Investment Adviser and concluded that the indirect benefits received were reasonable.
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The Fund is committed to protecting the personal information that it collects about individuals who are prospective, former, or current investors.
If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require the Fund to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then the Fund will comply with those specific laws, rules, or regulations.
The Fund collects personal information for business purposes to process requests and transactions and to provide customer service. Personal information is obtained from the following sources:
| | Investor applications and other forms, |
| | Written and electronic correspondence, |
| | Telephone contacts, |
| | Account history (including information about Fund transactions and balances in your accounts with the Distributor or our affiliates, other fund holdings in the UBS family of funds, and any affiliation with the Distributor and its affiliates), |
| | Website visits, |
| | Consumer reporting agencies |
The Fund limits access to personal information to those employees who need to know that information in order to process transactions and service accounts. Employees are required to maintain and protect the confidentiality of personal information. The Fund maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect personal information.
The Fund may share personal information described above with their affiliates for business purposes, such as to facilitate the servicing of accounts. The Fund may share the personal information described above for business purposes with a non-affiliated third party only if the entity is under contract to perform transaction processing, servicing, or maintaining investor accounts on behalf of the Fund. The Fund may share personal information with its affiliates or other companies who are not affiliates of the Fund that perform marketing services on the Fund’s behalf or to other financial institutions with whom it has marketing agreements for joint products or services. These companies are not permitted to use personal information for any purposes beyond the intended use (or as permitted by law). The Fund does not sell personal information to third parties for their independent use. The Fund may also disclose personal information to regulatory authorities or otherwise as permitted by law.
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INVESTMENT ADVISER
UBS Asset Managers of Puerto Rico
250 Muñoz Rivera Avenue
Tenth (10th) Floor
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918
ADMINISTRATOR
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
One Congress St
Boston MA 02114
TRANSFER AGENT
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
Popular Fiduciary Services
209 Muñoz Rivera Avenue
Popular Center, North Tower, 4th Floor
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918
CUSTODIAN
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
One Congress St
Boston MA 02114
PUERTO RICO LEGAL COUNSEL
Sánchez/LRV LLC
270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue Suite 1110
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918
U. S. LEGAL COUNSEL
Sidley Austin, LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
Ernst & Young, LLP
One Manhattan West
New York, New York 10001
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Carlos J. Nido
Director and Chairman of the Board
Brent D. Rosenthal
Director
J. Gabriel Pagán Pedrero
Director
Luis M. Pellot
Director
Ethan A. Danial
Director
Jose R. Izquierdo
Director
Carlos V. Ubiñas
President
Jose Graú
Treasurer
Liana Loyola
Secretary
Mariela Torres
Chief Compliance Officer
Heydi Cuadrado
Assistant Treasurer and Vice President
María Vilaró
Vice President
Edward Ramos
Vice President
Remember that:
| | Mutual Funds Shares are not bank deposits or FDIC insured. |
| | Mutual Funds Shares are not obligations of or guaranteed by UBS Financial Services Inc. or any of their affiliates. |
| | Mutual Funds Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested. |
(b) Not applicable.
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Item applicable only to annual report on Form N-CSR.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Item applicable only to annual report on Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Item applicable only to annual report on Form N-CSR.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments.
(a) The Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders included under Item 1(a) of this Form N-CSR.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
The Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract for the Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund V, Inc. (the “Fund” or the “Registrant”) is included as part of the report to shareholders included under Item 1(a) of this Form N-CSR.
Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Item applicable only to annual report on Form N-CSR.
Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
(a) Item applicable only to annual report on Form N-CSR.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
During the period covered by this Form N-CSR filing, there were no purchases made by or on behalf of the Registrant or any “affiliated purchaser,” as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), of shares or other units of any class of the Registrant’s equity securities that are registered by the Registrant pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There have not been any material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board of Directors during the period covered by this Form N-CSR filing.
Item 16. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Fund’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded that the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the 1940 Act) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-CSR based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act.
(b) There were no changes in the Fund’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
(a) Although it has not done so, the Fund may engage in securities lending subject to procedures adopted by its Board of Directors.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 19. Exhibits.
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Item applicable only to annual report on Form N-CSR. | |
| (a)(2) |
Not applicable. | |
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Not applicable. | |
| (a)(5) |
Not applicable. | |
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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.
PUERTO RICO RESIDENTS TAX-FREE FUND V, INC.
| By: |
/s/ Carlos Nido | |
| Carlos Nido | ||
| Principal Executive Officer | ||
| Date: |
October 5, 2026 | |
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: |
/s/ Carlos Nido | |
| Carlos Nido | ||
| Principal Executive Officer | ||
| Date: |
October 5, 2026 | |
| By: |
/s/ Jose Grau | |
| Jose Grau | ||
| Principal Financial Officer | ||
| Date: |
October 5, 2026 | |