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UNITED STATES |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
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FORM N-CSR |
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CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
Investment Company Act file number 811-09709
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Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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NexBank Tower |
13455 Noel Road, Suite 800 |
Dallas, Texas 75240 |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
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James D. Dondero |
Highland Capital Management, L.P. |
NexBank Tower |
13455 Noel Road, Suite 800 |
Dallas, Texas 75240 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 665-1287
Date of fiscal year end: August 31
Date of reporting period: February 29, 2008
Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.
Highland Floating Rate
Advantage Fund
Semi-Annual Report
February 29, 2008
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Economic and market conditions change frequently.
There is no assurance that the trends described in this report will continue or commence.
A prospectus must precede or accompany this report. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
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Objective
To provide a high level of current income, consistent with preservation of capital.
Net Assets as of February 29, 2008
$1,846.5 million
Portfolio Data as of February 29, 2008
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| The information below provides a snapshot of the Fund at the end of the reporting period. The Fund is actively managed and the composition of its investment portfolio will change over time. |
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Quality Breakdown as of 02/29/08 (%)* |
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A |
| 0.3 |
Baa |
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Ba |
| 26.9 |
B |
| 46.6 |
Caa |
| 9.1 |
Ca |
| 0.3 |
N/R |
| 16.6 |
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Top 5 Sectors as of 02/29/08 (%)* |
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Telecommunications |
| 10.4 |
Housing — Real Estate Development |
| 9.8 |
Diversified Media |
| 9.2 |
Broadcasting |
| 9.2 |
Healthcare — Medical Products |
| 8.2 |
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Top 10 Holdings as of 02/29/08 (%)* |
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Charter Communications Operating, LLC (Senior Loans) | 3.3 |
Univision Communications, Inc. (Senior Loans) | 3.3 |
Fontainebleau Florida Hotel LLC (Senior Loans) | 2.6 |
Lake at Las Vegas Joint Venture (Senior Loans) | 2.5 |
Sacher Funding Ltd. (Senior Loans) | 2.5 |
HCA, Inc. (Senior Loans) | 2.4 |
CCS Medical, Inc. (Senior Loans) | 2.3 |
Sabre, Inc. (Senior Loans) | 2.2 |
Delphi Corp. (Senior Loans) | 2.1 |
Tribune Co. (Senior Loans) | 2.1 |
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* | Quality is calculated as a percentage of total senior loans, notes and bonds. Sectors and holdings are calculated as a percentage of net assets. |
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February 29, 2008 |
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Investment Portfolio |
| The Investment Portfolio details all of the Fund’s holdings and their market value as of the last day of the reporting period. Portfolio holdings are organized by type of asset and industry to demonstrate areas of concentration and diversification. |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| This statement details the Fund’s assets, liabilities, net assets and share price for each share class as of the last day of the reporting period. Net assets are calculated by subtracting all the Fund’s liabilities (including any unpaid expenses) from the total of the Fund’s investment and non-investment assets. The net asset value per share for each class is calculated by dividing net assets allocated to that share class by the number of shares outstanding in that class as of the last day of the reporting period. |
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Statement of Operations |
| This statement details income earned by the Fund and the expenses accrued by the Fund during the reporting period. The Statement of Operations also shows any net gain or loss the Fund realized on the sales of its holdings during the period, as well as any unrealized gains or losses recognized over the period. The total of these results represents the Fund’s net increase or decrease in net assets from operations. |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
| These statements demonstrate how the Fund’s net assets were affected by its operating results, distributions to shareholders and shareholder transactions (e.g., subscriptions, redemptions and distributions reinvestments) during the reporting period. The Statements of Changes in Net Assets also detail changes in the number of shares outstanding. |
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Statement of Cash Flows |
| This statement reports net cash and foreign currency provided or used by operating, investing and financing activities and the net effect of those flows on cash and foreign currency during the period. |
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Financial Highlights |
| The Financial Highlights demonstrate how the Fund’s net asset value per share was affected by the Fund’s operating results. The Financial Highlights also disclose the classes’ performance and certain key ratios (e.g., class expenses and net investment income as a percentage of average net assets). |
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Notes to Financial Statements |
| These notes disclose the organizational background of the Fund, its significant accounting policies (including those surrounding security valuation, income recognition and distributions to shareholders), federal tax information, fees and compensation paid to affiliates and significant risks and contingencies. |
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February 29, 2008 | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
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Principal Amount ($) |
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Senior Loans (a) - 118.1% |
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AEROSPACE - AEROSPACE/DEFENSE - 2.8% |
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| AWAS Capital, Inc. |
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| 9,502,304 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
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| 7,886,913 |
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| 6,109,248 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
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| 5,467,777 |
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| DeCrane Aircraft Holdings, Inc. |
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| 4,117,917 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
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| 3,625,634 |
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| IAP Worldwide Services, Inc. |
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| 2,949,899 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
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| 2,472,015 |
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| 3,500,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
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| 2,595,810 |
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| Travelport LLC |
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| 7,761,000 |
| Delayed Draw Term Loan, |
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| 6,839,381 |
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| 15,000,000 |
| Letter of Credit, |
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| 13,155,000 |
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| 425,143 |
| Synthetic Letter of Credit, |
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| 372,850 |
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| 3,078,814 |
| Tranche B Dollar Term Loan, |
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| 2,697,410 |
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| Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. |
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| 2,915,294 |
| Term Loan, 7.34%, 12/22/11 |
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| 2,692,099 |
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| Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp. |
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| 2,926,497 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
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| 2,742,362 |
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| 1,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
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| 948,750 |
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| 51,496,001 |
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AEROSPACE - AIRLINES - 2.4% |
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| Continental Airlines, Inc. |
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| 1,714,286 |
| Tranche A-1 Term Loan, |
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| 1,680,000 |
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| 4,285,714 |
| Tranche A-2 Term Loan, |
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| 4,200,000 |
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| Delta Air Lines, Inc. |
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| 1,000,000 |
| Credit-Linked Deposit Loan, |
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| 859,580 |
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| 8,955,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
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| 7,589,363 |
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| 4,969,136 |
| Term Loan Equipment Notes, |
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| 4,795,217 |
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| Northwest Airlines, Inc. |
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| 9,900,000 |
| Term Loan, 5.13%, 08/21/08 |
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| 8,486,181 |
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| US Airways, Inc. |
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| 20,500,000 |
| Term Loan, 5.79%, 03/23/14 |
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| 16,228,210 |
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| 43,838,551 |
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BROADCASTING - 5.9% |
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| All3Media Intermediate Ltd. |
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| 4,874,517 |
| UK Term Loan B1, |
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| 4,649,070 |
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| Barrington Broadcasting Group LLC |
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| 2,468,750 |
| Term Loan, 5.33%, 08/11/13 |
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| 2,280,508 |
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| Clarke American Corp. |
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| 9,950,000 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
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| 8,168,950 |
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| CMP Susquehanna Corp. |
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| 5,221,071 |
| Term Loan, 5.24%, 05/06/13 |
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| 4,255,173 |
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BROADCASTING (continued) |
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| Comcorp Broadcasting, Inc. |
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| 156,173 |
| Revolving Loan, |
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| 151,097 |
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| 2,285,452 |
| Term Loan, |
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| 2,211,175 |
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| Hargray Acquisition Co.,/DPC |
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| Acquisition LLC/HCP Acquisition LLC |
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| 1,922,767 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
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| 1,740,104 |
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| 2,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
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| 1,780,000 |
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| Millennium Digital Media Systems, LLC |
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| 31,087,269 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
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| 29,066,597 |
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| 12,500,000 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
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| 11,687,500 |
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| 6,750,709 |
| Revolver Loan, |
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| 6,221,251 |
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| NextMedia Operating, Inc. |
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| 597,747 |
| Delay Draw Term Loan, |
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| 508,085 |
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| 1,344,931 |
| Initial Term Loan, |
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| 1,156,641 |
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| Paxson Communications Corp. |
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| 11,000,000 |
| Term Loan, 7.63%, 01/15/12 |
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| 9,295,000 |
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| Young Broadcasting, Inc. |
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| 27,975,980 |
| Term Loan, 6.23%, 11/03/12 |
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| 24,898,622 |
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| 108,069,773 |
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CABLE - INTERNATIONAL CABLE - 1.2% |
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| UPC Financing Partnership |
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| 18,261,250 |
| Facility N1, 4.87%, 12/31/14 |
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| 16,016,577 |
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| Virgin Media, Inc. |
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| 7,552,855 |
| B4 Facility, 6.06%, 09/03/12 |
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| 6,696,814 |
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| 22,713,391 |
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CABLE - US CABLE - 6.2% |
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| CCO Holdings, LLC |
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| 4,000,000 |
| Incremental Loan, |
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| 3,190,000 |
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| Cequel Communications LLC |
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| 6,275,000 |
| Second Lien Tranche A Term Loan, |
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| 4,800,375 |
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| 9,825,063 |
| Term Loan, |
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| 8,359,556 |
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| Charter Communications |
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| 69,666,667 |
| Replacement Term Loan, |
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| 61,387,480 |
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| Knology, Inc. |
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| 12,437,500 |
| Term Loan, 6.95%, 04/03/14 |
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| 10,571,875 |
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| Mediacom Broadband Group |
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| 990,000 |
| Tranche D-1 Term Loan, |
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| 859,320 |
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| 990,000 |
| Tranche D-2 Term Loan, |
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| 859,409 |
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| Northland Cable Television, Inc. |
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| 4,900,000 |
| First Lien Term Loan B, |
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| 4,826,500 |
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| 6,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
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| 5,910,000 |
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| RCN Corp. |
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| 2,975,000 |
| Initial Term Loan, 7.13%, 04/25/14 |
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| 2,558,500 |
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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued) | |
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February 29, 2008 | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
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Senior Loans (continued) |
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CABLE - US CABLE (continued) |
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| WideOpenWest Finance, LLC |
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| 4,000,000 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
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| 3,540,000 |
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| 10,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
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| 8,000,000 |
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| 114,863,015 |
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CHEMICALS - COMMODITY & FERTILIZER - 0.5% |
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| Cognis GmbH |
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| 5,000,000 |
| Facility C, 6.99%, 09/15/13 |
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| 4,131,250 |
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| Ferro Corp. |
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| 5,689,097 |
| Term Loan, 6.90%, 06/06/12 |
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| 5,319,306 |
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| 9,450,556 |
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CHEMICALS - SPECIALTY CHEMICALS - 0.5% |
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| Berry Plastics Holding Corp. |
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| 741,888 |
| Term C Loan, |
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| 643,127 |
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| Brenntag Holding GmbH & Co. |
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| 294,545 |
| Acquisition Facility, |
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| 247,418 |
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| 1,205,364 |
| Facility B2 Term Loan, |
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| 1,043,387 |
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| 1,000,000 |
| Second Lien Dollar Facility, |
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| 821,670 |
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| Kraton Polymers Group of Cos. |
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| 1,449,737 |
| Term Loan, 6.75%, 05/13/13 |
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| 1,272,144 |
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| Lucite International US Finco LLC |
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| 729,351 |
| Term B-1 Advance, |
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| 604,450 |
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| 258,244 |
| Term B-2 Advance, |
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| 214,020 |
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| Panda Hereford Ethanol, L.P. |
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| 5,000,000 |
| Tranche A Term Loan, |
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| 4,550,000 |
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| 9,396,216 |
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CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.4% |
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| Rexair LLC |
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| 3,412,624 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
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| 3,378,498 |
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| Water Pik, Inc. |
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| 4,975,000 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
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| 4,875,500 |
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| 8,253,998 |
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CONSUMER NON-DURABLES - 1.9% |
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| Amscan Holdings, Inc. |
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| 6,947,500 |
| Term Loan, 5.90%, 05/27/13 |
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| 6,252,750 |
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| BioTech Research Labs/Philosophy |
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| 4,957,311 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
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| 4,040,209 |
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| Camelbak Products, Inc. |
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| 1,111,111 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
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| 955,556 |
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| DS Waters of America, Inc. |
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| 2,970,000 |
| Term Loan , 5.37%, 10/27/12 |
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| 2,687,850 |
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| Hillman Group, Inc. |
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| 5,536,316 |
| Term Loan B, 6.38%, 07/22/13 |
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| 4,899,639 |
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CONSUMER NON-DURABLES (continued) |
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| Jarden Corp. |
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| 766,003 |
| Term Loan B1, 6.58%, 01/24/12 |
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| 707,404 |
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| Solo Cup Co. |
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| 4,554,862 |
| Term B1 Loan, |
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| 4,210,970 |
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| 5,574,857 |
| Term B1 Loan, |
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| 5,153,955 |
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| Spectrum Brands, Inc. |
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| 5,131,150 |
| Dollar Term B Loan, |
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| 4,621,216 |
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| 483,286 |
| Letter of Credit, |
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| 435,663 |
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| Technical Concepts, LLC |
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| 700,946 |
| U. S. Dollar Term Loan A, |
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| 690,432 |
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| 803,261 |
| U. S. Dollar Term Loan B, |
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| 791,212 |
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| 35,446,856 |
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DIVERSIFIED MEDIA - 7.9% |
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| Advanstar Communications |
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| 4,477,500 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
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| 3,514,838 |
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| 8,769,108 |
| Cinemark USA, Inc. |
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| 7,757,504 |
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| Endurance Business Media, Inc. |
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| 2,733,971 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
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| 2,235,021 |
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| HIT Entertainment PLC |
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| 4,433,040 |
| Term Facility, 5.15%, 03/30/12 |
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| 3,790,249 |
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| Knowledgepoint360 Group LLC |
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| 1,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
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| 950,000 |
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| Merrill Communications LLC |
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| 3,870,165 |
| Combined Term Loan, |
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| 3,463,798 |
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| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings II, Inc. |
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| 9,379,771 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
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| 7,895,704 |
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| 17,227,633 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
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| 14,501,877 |
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| 1,977,717 |
| Tranche B-1 Term Loan, |
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| 1,647,873 |
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| Nielsen Finance LLC |
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| 11,891,398 |
| Dollar Term Loan, |
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| 10,523,887 |
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| Panavision, Inc. |
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| 3,500,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
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| 2,913,750 |
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| Penton Media, Inc. |
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| 18,113,125 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
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| 14,399,934 |
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| 9,500,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
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| 7,030,000 |
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| Readers Digest Association, Inc. |
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| 950,000 |
| Revolver, |
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| 874,000 |
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| 4,962,500 |
| U.S. Term Loan, |
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| 4,110,588 |
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| Springer Science+Business Media S.A. |
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|
|
| 562,496 |
| Tranche B-2, |
|
| 521,907 |
|
| 562,496 |
| Tranche C-2, |
|
| 521,907 |
|
| 366,301 |
| Tranche E-2, |
|
| 339,869 |
|
4 | See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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|
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued) | |
| |
February 29, 2008 | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
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|
Principal Amount ($) |
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| Value ($) |
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Senior Loans (continued) |
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DIVERSIFIED MEDIA (continued) |
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|
|
| Springer Science+Business Media S.A. |
|
|
|
|
| 338,124 |
| USD Tranche B-2 Add-On, |
|
| 313,725 |
|
| 338,124 |
| USD Tranche C-2 Add-On, |
|
| 313,725 |
|
|
|
| Tribune Co. |
|
|
|
|
| 52,284,791 |
| Initial Tranche B Advance, |
|
| 38,322,660 |
|
| 13,933,333 |
| Tranche X Advance, |
|
| 12,734,509 |
|
|
|
| Valassis Communications, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,294,867 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 1,188,040 |
|
|
|
| West Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 2,942,663 |
| Term B-2 Loan, 5.74%, 10/24/13 |
|
| 2,517,213 |
|
|
|
| Yell Group PLC |
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|
|
|
| 4,000,000 |
| Facility B1, 5.12%, 10/27/12 |
|
| 3,571,680 |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
| 145,954,258 |
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|
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|
ENERGY - EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION - 2.0% |
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|
| |||
|
|
| ATP Oil & Gas Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 14,155,001 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 13,411,864 |
|
|
|
| III Exploration II LP |
|
|
|
|
| 2,244,375 |
| Delayed Draw Term Loan, |
|
| 1,930,163 |
|
| 2,000,000 |
| Second Lien Loan, |
|
| 1,400,000 |
|
| 12,648,750 |
| Term Loan, |
|
| 10,877,925 |
|
|
|
| Targa Resources, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 964,971 |
| Synthetic Letter of Credit, |
|
| 907,073 |
|
| 1,719,820 |
| Term Loan, |
|
| 1,616,631 |
|
|
|
| TARH E&P Holdings, L.P. |
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|
|
|
| 2,500,000 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 2,400,000 |
|
|
|
| Trident Exploration |
|
|
|
|
| 5,693,300 |
| Unsecured Term Loan, PIK, |
|
| 4,269,975 |
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|
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| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 36,813,631 |
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|
ENERGY - OTHER ENERGY - 2.1% |
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| |||
|
|
| Alon USA Energy, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 198,682 |
| Edgington Facility, |
|
| 171,860 |
|
| 1,589,456 |
| Paramount Facility, |
|
| 1,374,880 |
|
|
|
| Coffeyville Resources, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 519,670 |
| Funded Letter of Credit, |
|
| 478,097 |
|
| 1,690,588 |
| Tranche D Term Loan, |
|
| 1,597,606 |
|
|
|
| Delphi Acquisition Holding I B.V. |
|
|
|
|
| 488,759 |
| Facility B1, |
|
| 414,834 |
|
| 488,759 |
| Facility C1, |
|
| 419,111 |
|
|
|
| Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 4,469,987 |
| Term Loan, 6.68%, 07/01/13 |
|
| 4,211,085 |
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|
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|
Principal Amount ($) |
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| Value ($) |
| |||
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| |||||
ENERGY - OTHER ENERGY (continued) |
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|
| |||
|
|
| MEG Energy Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 984,429 |
| Delayed Draw Term Loan, |
|
| 893,369 |
|
| 1,942,501 |
| Initial Term Loan, |
|
| 1,778,592 |
|
|
|
| Monitor US Finco, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 3,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 1,425,000 |
|
|
|
| SandRidge Energy, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 2,000,000 |
| Floating Rate Loan, |
|
| 1,820,000 |
|
|
|
| Total Safety U.S., Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 980,000 |
|
|
|
| Value Creation, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 14,589,356 |
| Term Loan, 12.82%, 07/01/12 |
|
| 14,151,676 |
|
|
|
| Venoco, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 6,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 5,430,000 |
|
|
|
| Volnay Acquisition Co. I |
|
|
|
|
| 2,958,380 |
| Term Loan B1, 5.27%, 01/12/14 |
|
| 2,817,857 |
|
|
|
|
|
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| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 37,963,967 |
|
|
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| ||
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|
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|
|
ENERGY - REFINING - 0.3% |
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|
| |||
|
|
| Port Barre Investments, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 3,000,000 |
| Term B Loan, 6.96%, 09/08/14 |
|
| 2,895,000 |
|
|
|
| Resolute Aneth, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 3,214,286 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 2,844,643 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 5,739,643 |
|
|
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| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCIAL - 3.3% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| AlixPartners, LLP |
|
|
|
|
| 1,470,038 |
| Tranche C Term Loan, |
|
| 1,370,810 |
|
|
|
| Bay Point Re Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,500,000 |
| Term Loan, 9.63%, 12/31/10 |
|
| 1,440,000 |
|
|
|
| Checksmart Financial Co. |
|
|
|
|
| 2,500,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 1,687,500 |
|
|
|
| Dollar Financial Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,988,891 |
| Canadian Borrower Term Loan, |
|
| 1,879,502 |
|
| 1,461,898 |
| Delayed Draw Term Loan, |
|
| 1,381,493 |
|
|
|
| Emerson Reinsurance Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
| 3,250,000 |
| Series A Loan, |
|
| 3,136,250 |
|
| 1,250,000 |
| Series B Loan, |
|
| 1,206,250 |
|
|
|
| First American Payment Systems, L.P. |
|
|
|
|
| 923,500 |
| Term Loan, 6.56%, 10/06/13 |
|
| 845,003 |
|
|
|
| Flatiron Re Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
| 3,969,862 |
| Closing Date Term Loan, |
|
| 3,811,067 |
|
| 1,922,902 |
| Delayed Draw Term Loan, |
|
| 1,845,986 |
|
|
|
| FleetCor Technologies Operating Co., |
|
|
|
|
| 3,308,333 |
| Tranche 1 Term Loan, |
|
| 2,994,042 |
|
|
|
| HUB International Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
| 2,556,639 |
| Delayed Draw Term Loan, |
|
| 2,198,710 |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. | 5
|
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued) |
|
|
February 29, 2008 | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount ($) |
|
|
| Value ($) |
| ||
|
|
|
| ||||
Senior Loans (continued) |
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|
|
| |||
|
|
|
|
| |||
FINANCIAL (continued) |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| HUB International Ltd. (continued) |
|
|
|
|
| 14,637,696 |
| Initial Term Loan, |
|
| 12,588,419 |
|
|
|
| IPayment, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 3,887,764 |
| Term Loan, 6.01%, 05/10/13 |
|
| 3,168,528 |
|
|
|
| Kepler Holdings, Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
| 8,000,000 |
| Term Loan, 10.33%, 06/30/09 |
|
| 7,920,000 |
|
|
|
| Online Resources Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,000,000 |
| Term Loan A, 5.88%, 02/09/12 |
|
| 960,000 |
|
|
|
| Penhall Holding Co. |
|
|
|
|
| 2,658,516 |
| Senior Unsecured PIK Toggle |
|
| 2,366,079 |
|
|
|
| Riskmetrics Group Holdings, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 992,500 |
| First Lien Term Loan B, |
|
| 944,116 |
|
|
|
| Wind Acquisition Holdings Finance S.A. |
|
|
|
|
| 9,666,776 |
| Dollar PIK Loan, 12.46%, 12/21/11 |
|
| 8,845,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 60,588,855 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FOOD AND DRUG - 0.0% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Nash-Finch Co. |
|
|
|
|
| 678,286 |
| Initial Term Loan, 5.75%, 11/12/10 |
|
| 610,457 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FOOD/TOBACCO - BEVERAGES & BOTTLING - 0.4% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Best Brands Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 4,127,287 |
| Term Loan B, 9.23%, 12/12/12 (d) |
|
| 3,838,377 |
|
|
|
| WM. Bolthouse Farms, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 3,902,745 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 3,673,459 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 7,511,836 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FOOD/TOBACCO - FOOD/TOBACCO PRODUCERS - 0.6% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Chiquita Brands LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 2,176,467 |
| Term C Loan, 6.13%, 06/28/12 |
|
| 2,160,143 |
|
|
|
| Dole Food Co., Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 186,258 |
| Credit Linked Deposit, |
|
| 158,552 |
|
| 411,746 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 349,470 |
|
|
|
| Interstate Bakeries Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 562,500 |
| DIP Revolver, 7.75%, 06/02/08 (c) |
|
| 559,687 |
|
|
|
| LJVH Holdings, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 925,000 |
|
| 875,600 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 805,552 |
|
| 119,400 |
| Tranche C Term Loan, |
|
| 110,893 |
|
|
|
| Merisant Co. |
|
|
|
|
| 15,227 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 13,932 |
|
|
|
| Michelina’s |
|
|
|
|
| 5,520,022 |
| Term Loan, 7.75%, 04/02/11 |
|
| 5,299,221 |
|
|
|
| Solvest, Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,372,488 |
| Tranche C Term Loan, |
|
| 1,168,330 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 11,550,780 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount ($) |
|
|
| Value ($) |
| ||
|
|
|
| ||||
FOOD/TOBACCO - RESTAURANTS - 0.9% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Aramark Canada Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
| 3,960,000 |
| Canadian Term Loan, |
|
| 3,658,050 |
|
|
|
| Aramark Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 134,173 |
| Letter of Credit Facility, |
|
| 124,278 |
|
| 2,128,948 |
| U.S. Term Loan, |
|
| 1,971,619 |
|
|
|
| Caribbean Restaurant LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 2,341,667 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 2,177,750 |
|
|
|
| El Pollo Loco, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 3,883,381 |
| Term Loan, 7.34%, 11/18/11 |
|
| 3,436,792 |
|
|
|
| OSI Restaurant Partners LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 4,458,580 |
| Incremental Term Loan, |
|
| 3,633,743 |
|
| 355,183 |
| Synthetic Revolver, |
|
| 292,031 |
|
|
|
| Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 985,025 |
| Term Loan, 7.48%, 04/02/14 |
|
| 883,075 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 16,177,338 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FOREST PRODUCTS - PACKAGING - 0.1% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions |
|
|
|
|
| 1,000,000 |
| B1 Term Loan Facility, |
|
| 886,250 |
|
|
|
| C1 Term Loan Facility, |
|
|
|
|
| 1,000,000 |
| 6.75%, 12/01/13 |
|
| 852,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 1,738,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FOREST PRODUCTS - PAPER - 0.7% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Appleton Papers, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 492,513 |
| Term Loan B, 5.91%, 06/05/14 |
|
| 446,955 |
|
|
|
| Boise Paper Holdings, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 4,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 3,735,000 |
|
|
|
| Mauser |
|
|
|
|
| 4,504,824 |
| Facility B2, |
|
| 3,209,687 |
|
| 4,495,176 |
| Facility C2, |
|
| 3,180,337 |
|
|
|
| Verso Paper Holdings LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 2,249,452 |
| Term B Loan , 6.58%, 07/28/13 (e) |
|
| 2,030,130 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 12,602,109 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GAMING/LEISURE - GAMING - 1.0% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| DHM Holdings Co., Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1,990,697 |
| Multi Draw Term Loan , |
|
| 1,990,697 |
|
|
|
| Drake Hotel Acquisition |
|
|
|
|
| 6,041,285 |
| B Note 1, 12.90%, 10/01/07 |
|
| 6,041,285 |
|
|
|
| Green Valley Ranch Gaming LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 4,560,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 3,488,400 |
|
| 4,919,515 |
| Term Loan, |
|
| 4,009,405 |
|
|
|
| VML U S Finance LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 4,000,000 |
| Term B Funded Project Loan, |
|
| 3,633,120 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 19,162,907 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 | See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
|
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued) |
|
|
February 29, 2008 | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount ($) |
|
|
| Value ($) |
| ||
|
|
|
| ||||
Senior Loans (continued) |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GAMING/LEISURE - OTHER LEISURE - 5.0% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Alpha Topco Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
| 5,714,286 |
| Facility B1, |
|
| 4,977,543 |
|
| 4,285,714 |
| Facility B2, |
|
| 3,724,971 |
|
| 4,500,000 |
| Second Lien Facility D, |
|
| 3,791,250 |
|
|
|
| AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,990,000 |
| Term B Loan, 7.68%, 06/07/13 |
|
| 1,641,750 |
|
|
|
| Fontainebleu Florida Hotel LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 57,500,000 |
| Tranche C Term Loan, |
|
| 48,012,500 |
|
|
|
| Fontainebleu Las Vegas LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 4,666,667 |
| Initial Term Loan, |
|
| 3,896,667 |
|
|
|
| Kuilima Resort Co. |
|
|
|
|
| 10,164,918 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 9,504,198 |
|
|
|
| Regal Cinemas Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 4,935,025 |
| Term Loan, 6.33%, 10/28/13 |
|
| 4,471,478 |
|
|
|
| Revel Entertainment Group, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 8,000,000 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 7,960,000 |
|
|
|
| Town Sports International LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 992,500 |
| Term Loan, 6.94%, 02/27/14 |
|
| 833,700 |
|
|
|
| Yellowstone Mountain Club, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 3,551,137 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 3,196,023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 92,010,080 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HEALTHCARE - ACUTE CARE - 3.5% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| COHR Holdings, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 997,487 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 708,216 |
|
|
|
| HCA, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tranche A Term Loan, |
|
|
|
|
| 959,091 |
| 6.33%, 11/19/12 |
|
| 883,889 |
|
| 48,875,082 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 44,963,120 |
|
|
|
| IM US Holdings, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 14,925,000 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 13,301,906 |
|
| 1,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 867,500 |
|
|
|
| National Mentor Holdings, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 56,000 |
| Institutional Letter of Credit Facility, |
|
| 50,960 |
|
| 929,840 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 846,154 |
|
|
|
| Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,705,405 |
| Delayed Draw Term Loan, |
|
| 1,586,026 |
|
| 2,229,659 |
| First Lien Initial Term Loan, |
|
| 2,068,008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 65,275,779 |
|
|
|
|
|
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| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HEALTHCARE - ALTERNATE SITE SERVICES - 3.4% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| CHG Cos. Medical Staffing, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,576,040 |
| First Lien Term Loan B, |
|
| 1,434,197 |
|
| 400,000 |
| Synthetic Letter of Credit, |
|
| 360,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount ($) |
|
|
| Value ($) |
| ||
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|
| ||||
HEALTHCARE - ALTERNATE SITE SERVICES (continued) |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| CHS/ Community Health Systems, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 15,243,411 |
| Funded Term Loan, |
|
| 13,976,379 |
|
|
|
| CRC Health Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 6,937,312 |
| Term Loan, 7.09%, 02/06/13 |
|
| 6,273,966 |
|
|
|
| Danish Holdco A/S |
|
|
|
|
| 3,365,689 |
| Facility B5, |
|
| 2,692,551 |
|
| 2,500,000 |
| Second Lien Term Facility D, |
|
| 1,562,500 |
|
|
|
| Gambro Holding AB |
|
|
|
|
| 861,945 |
| Facility B2, |
|
| 790,835 |
|
| 861,945 |
| Facility C2, |
|
| 815,616 |
|
|
|
| LifeCare Holdings |
|
|
|
|
| 11,498,676 |
| Term Loan, 9.45%, 08/11/12 (e) |
|
| 9,788,248 |
|
|
|
| Physiotherapy Associates, Inc./ |
|
|
|
|
| 1,500,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 1,380,000 |
|
| 4,863,889 |
| Term Loan, |
|
| 4,328,861 |
|
|
|
| Select Medical Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 16,164,263 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 14,386,194 |
|
|
|
| Skilled Healthcare LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 1,950,000 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 1,784,250 |
|
|
|
| TLC Vision (USA) Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 2,880,699 |
| Term Advance, 7.23%, 06/20/13 |
|
| 2,650,243 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 62,223,840 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HEALTHCARE - MEDICAL PRODUCTS - 7.5% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| American Medical Systems, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 4,935,665 |
| Term Loan, 5.48%, 07/20/12 |
|
| 4,380,403 |
|
|
|
| CB Diagnostics AB |
|
|
|
|
| 2,849,009 |
| Facility B2, |
|
| 2,692,313 |
|
| 8,433,296 |
| Facility C2, |
|
| 8,053,798 |
|
|
|
| CCS Medical, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 45,464,881 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 41,675,837 |
|
| 4,750,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 4,211,635 |
|
|
|
| DSI Renal, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 7,960,808 |
| Term Facility, 7.13%, 03/31/13 |
|
| 7,244,335 |
|
|
|
| Fenwal, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 13,813,099 |
| Initial First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 12,017,396 |
|
|
|
| Golden Gate National Senior Care LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 1,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 925,000 |
|
|
|
| Graceway Pharmaceuticals LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 3,866,667 |
| First Lien Term B Loan, |
|
| 3,370,419 |
|
| 4,500,000 |
| Mezzanine Loan, |
|
| 3,600,000 |
|
|
|
| Nyco Holdings 3 ApS |
|
|
|
|
| 9,250,000 |
| Facility B2, |
|
| 7,056,085 |
|
| 9,250,000 |
| Facility C2, |
|
| 7,053,125 |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. | 7
|
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued) |
|
|
February 29, 2008 | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount ($) |
|
|
| Value ($) |
| ||
|
|
|
| ||||
Senior Loans (continued) |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
|
|
| |||
HEALTHCARE - MEDICAL PRODUCTS (continued) |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Patheon, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,191,000 |
| Tranche PB Loan, |
|
| 982,575 |
|
| 794,000 |
| Tranche USB Loan, |
|
| 655,050 |
|
|
|
| Pharmaceutical Holdings Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 2,826,000 |
| Term Loan, 6.38%, 01/30/12 |
|
| 2,684,700 |
|
|
|
| Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 103,448 |
| Delayed Draw Term Loan, |
|
| 94,138 |
|
| 160,920 |
| Synthetic Letter of Credit, |
|
| 146,437 |
|
| 708,960 |
| Term Loan, |
|
| 645,153 |
|
|
|
| Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 18,319,962 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 15,113,969 |
|
| 7,500,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 6,375,000 |
|
|
|
| Triumph Healthcare Second Holdings LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 3,871,264 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 3,658,345 |
|
|
|
| Warner Chilcott Co., Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 5,153,707 |
| Tranche B Acquisition Date Term |
|
| 4,834,847 |
|
|
|
| Warner Chilcott Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,792,854 |
| Tranche C Acquisition Date Term |
|
| 1,668,842 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 139,139,402 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HOUSING - BUILDING MATERIALS - 5.1% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Atrium Cos., Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 8,825,593 |
| Closing Date Term Loan, |
|
| 7,281,115 |
|
|
|
| Contech Construction Products |
|
|
|
|
| 980,556 |
| Term Loan, 5.19%, 01/31/13 |
|
| 857,986 |
|
|
|
| Custom Building Products, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 2,501,006 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 2,225,895 |
|
|
|
| Nortek, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 12,600,953 |
| Term Loan, 5.35%, 08/29/11 |
|
| 11,120,341 |
|
|
|
| PGT Industries, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,419,704 |
| First Lien Tranche A-2 Term Loan, |
|
| 1,071,877 |
|
|
|
| Pivotal Group Promontory |
|
|
|
|
| 4,614,651 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 3,591,768 |
|
|
|
| Realogy Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 4,000,000 |
| Delayed Draw Term B Loan, |
|
| 3,357,120 |
|
| 13,327,529 |
| Initial Term B Loan, |
|
| 11,293,748 |
|
| 3,588,181 |
| Synthetic Letter of Credit, |
|
| 3,030,362 |
|
|
|
| Roofing Supply Group LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 2,962,500 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 2,295,938 |
|
|
|
| Spirit Finance Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 15,500,000 |
| Term Loan, 7.91%, 08/01/13 |
|
| 12,206,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount ($) |
|
|
| Value ($) |
| ||
|
|
|
| ||||
HOUSING - BUILDING MATERIALS (continued) |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Stile Acquisition Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 4,878,586 |
| Canadian Term Loan, |
|
| 4,201,048 |
|
|
|
| Stile U.S. Acquisition Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 4,209,106 |
| U.S. Term Loan, 5.65%, 04/06/13 |
|
| 3,625,681 |
|
|
|
| WAICCS Las Vegas 3 LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 13,000,000 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 11,895,000 |
|
| 13,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 11,700,000 |
|
|
|
| Withers Preserve MB-I |
|
|
|
|
| 4,487,189 |
| B-Note, 9.74%, 12/14/08 (b) |
|
| 4,451,291 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 94,205,420 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HOUSING - REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT - 9.5% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Crescent Resources LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 1,000,000 |
| Term Loan, 6.12%, 09/07/12 |
|
| 790,000 |
|
|
|
| Ginn LA Conduit Lender, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 14,595,267 |
| First Lien Tranche A Credit-Linked Deposit, |
|
| 11,150,784 |
|
| 31,368,123 |
| First Lien Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 23,965,246 |
|
| 7,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 3,902,500 |
|
|
|
| Giraffe Intermediate, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 2,143,382 |
| Mezzanine Note A-1, |
|
| 2,080,581 |
|
|
|
| Kyle Acquisition Group LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 1,142,857 |
| Facility B, |
|
| 708,571 |
|
| 857,143 |
| Facility C, |
|
| 471,429 |
|
|
|
| Lake at Las Vegas Joint Venture |
|
|
|
|
| 2,500,000 |
| Additional Term Loan, |
|
| 2,500,000 |
|
| 6,750,000 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 6,750,000 |
|
| 15,974,296 |
| Synthetic Revolver, |
|
| 6,245,949 |
|
| 119,116,413 |
| Term Loan, |
|
| 46,574,518 |
|
|
|
| LBREP/L-Suncal Master I LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 4,904,925 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 3,556,070 |
|
|
|
| LNR Property Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 10,553,400 |
| Initial Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 8,640,596 |
|
|
|
| Morningside Assisted Living |
|
|
|
|
| 3,283,813 |
| Senior Mortgage Loan, |
|
| 3,292,022 |
|
|
|
| MPH Mezzanine II, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 4,500,000 |
| Mezzanine 2B, 7.48%, 02/09/09 (b) |
|
| 4,293,000 |
|
|
|
| MPH Mezzanine III, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 2,850,000 |
| Mezanine 3, 8.48%, 02/09/09 |
|
| 2,707,500 |
|
|
|
| MPO Intermediate LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 606,618 |
| Mezzanine Note A-1, |
|
| 588,844 |
|
|
|
| November 2005 Land Investors, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 1,564,601 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 1,173,450 |
|
|
|
| Pacific Clarion, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 10,891,261 |
| Term Loan, 15.00%, 01/23/09 (b) (g) |
|
| 10,711,914 |
|
8 | See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
|
|
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued) | |
| |
February 29, 2008 | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount ($) |
|
|
| Value ($) |
| ||
|
|
|
| ||||
Senior Loans (continued) |
|
|
|
| |||
| |||||||
HOUSING - REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT (continued) |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Tamarack Resort LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 3,196,689 |
| Tranche A Credit-Linked Deposit, |
|
| 2,797,103 |
|
| 4,723,108 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 3,400,637 |
|
|
|
| Westgate Investments, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 17,513,384 |
| Senior Secured Loan, PIK, |
|
| 18,213,920 |
|
| 4,410,494 |
| Term Loan, |
|
| 4,285,500 |
|
|
|
| Weststate Land Partners LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 4,000,000 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 3,740,000 |
|
|
|
| Woodlands Commercial Properties Co., LP |
|
|
|
|
| 400,000 |
| Secured Term Loan, |
|
| 385,000 |
|
|
|
| Woodlands Land Development Co., LP |
|
|
|
|
| 1,600,000 |
| Secured Term Loan, |
|
| 1,540,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 174,465,134 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 5.5% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Applied Systems, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 4,708,921 |
| Term Loan, 7.19%, 09/26/13 |
|
| 4,473,475 |
|
|
|
| Aspect Software, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 2,545,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 2,226,875 |
|
| 1,768,103 |
| Tranche A-1 Term Loan, |
|
| 1,608,974 |
|
|
|
| Billing Services Group North |
|
|
|
|
| 2,000,000 |
| Term Loan, 9.12%, 11/30/14 |
|
| 1,930,000 |
|
|
|
| Corel Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,965,125 |
| Term Loan, 7.12%, 02/16/10 |
|
| 1,621,228 |
|
|
|
| DTN, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tranche C Term Loan, |
|
|
|
|
| 6,940,056 |
| 7.55%, 03/11/13 |
|
| 6,315,451 |
|
|
|
| Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 15,048,744 |
| Term Loan, 5.01%, 11/29/13 |
|
| 12,806,180 |
|
|
|
| Infor Enterprise Solutions |
|
|
|
|
| 4,064,554 |
| Delayed Draw Term Loan, |
|
| 3,698,744 |
|
| 7,790,396 |
| Initial U.S. Term Loan, |
|
| 7,089,260 |
|
|
|
| Intergraph Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 10,265,766 |
| Initial First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 9,393,176 |
|
| 2,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 1,860,000 |
|
|
|
| IPC Systems, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 12,188,750 |
| Tranche B-1 Term Loan, |
|
| 10,000,869 |
|
|
|
| Keane International, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 11,106,977 |
| Closing Date Term Loan, |
|
| 8,830,047 |
|
|
|
| Keane International, Inc.. |
|
|
|
|
| 837,209 |
| Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan, |
|
| 664,887 |
|
|
|
| Metrologic Instruments, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 2,000,000 |
| Second Lien Add-On Term Loan, |
|
| 1,880,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount ($) |
|
|
| Value ($) |
| ||
|
|
|
| ||||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued) |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Quantum Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,800,000 |
| Term Loan, 8.70%, 07/14/14 |
|
| 1,638,000 |
|
|
|
| Ridgefield Midco SARL |
|
|
|
|
| 2,871,368 |
| Facility A2, PIK, 12.84%, 09/27/16 |
|
| 2,640,683 |
|
|
|
| SCS Holdings II, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 3,314,352 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 3,082,347 |
|
| 2,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 1,860,000 |
|
|
|
| Secure Computing Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 90,058 |
| Term Loan, 7.58%, 08/31/13 |
|
| 86,681 |
|
|
|
| Serena Software, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 4,779,130 |
| Term Loan, 7.18%, 03/11/13 |
|
| 4,492,383 |
|
|
|
| Sitel, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 1,946,921 |
| U.S. Term Loan, 7.66%, 01/30/14 |
|
| 1,567,271 |
|
|
|
| Vangent, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 6,428,863 |
| Term Loan, 5.35%, 02/14/13 |
|
| 5,255,595 |
|
|
|
| Verint Systems, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 8,446,154 |
| Term Loan, 5.99%, 05/27/14 |
|
| 7,179,231 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 102,201,357 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MANUFACTURING - 1.5% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Acument Global Technologies, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,975,000 |
| Term Loan, 8.33%, 08/11/13 |
|
| 1,836,750 |
|
|
|
| Elster Group GmbH |
|
|
|
|
| 259,974 |
| USD Term Loan B1, |
|
| 250,225 |
|
|
|
| FCI International S.A.S. |
|
|
|
|
| 509,496 |
| Term Loan B2A, |
|
| 459,398 |
|
| 509,496 |
| Tranche B3C, |
|
| 459,398 |
|
|
|
| FCI SA |
|
|
|
|
| 490,504 |
| Term Loan B2B, |
|
| 452,695 |
|
| 490,504 |
| Tranche B4B, |
|
| 452,696 |
|
|
|
| FCI USA, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,000,000 |
| Facility B1, |
|
| 901,670 |
|
| 1,000,000 |
| Tranche B5B, |
|
| 901,670 |
|
|
|
| FR Brand Acquisition Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 2,977,500 |
| First Lien Term Loan B, |
|
| 2,769,075 |
|
|
|
| Matinvest 2 SAS / Butterfly Wendal |
|
|
|
|
| 2,250,000 |
| B-2 Facility, |
|
| 1,974,375 |
|
| 2,250,000 |
| C-2 Facility, |
|
| 1,985,625 |
|
|
|
| Maxum Petroleum, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 4,925,000 |
| Term Loan, 9.14%, 07/26/13 |
|
| 4,777,250 |
|
|
|
| Neggio Holding 4 GmbH |
|
|
|
|
| 500,000 |
| Facility B, |
|
| 420,630 |
|
| 500,000 |
| Facility C, |
|
| 423,130 |
|
|
|
| Polypore, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. Dollar Term Loan, |
|
|
|
|
| 4,975,000 |
| 5.52%, 07/03/14 |
|
| 4,825,750 |
|
|
|
| Remy International, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 2,966,791 |
| First Lien Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 2,640,444 |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. | 9
|
|
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued) | |
| |
February 29, 2008 | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Value ($) |
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Senior Loans (continued) |
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MANUFACTURING (continued) |
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|
|
| United Central Industrial Supply Co., LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 2,992,826 |
| Term Loan, 7.74%, 03/31/12 |
|
| 2,798,293 |
|
|
|
|
|
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| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 28,329,074 |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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METALS/MINERALS - OTHER METALS/MINERALS - 1.3% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Algoma Steel, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 2,122,332 |
| Term Loan, 7.33%, 06/20/13 |
|
| 1,862,346 |
|
|
|
| Euramax International Holdings B.V. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,657,895 |
| Second Lien European Loan, |
|
| 1,189,539 |
|
|
|
| Euramax International, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 3,928,679 |
| Domestic Term Loan, |
|
| 3,349,199 |
|
| 4,192,105 |
| Second Lien Domestic Term Loan, |
|
| 2,983,354 |
|
|
|
| JW Aluminum Co. |
|
|
|
|
| 3,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 2,625,000 |
|
|
|
| Murray Energy Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 9,615,399 |
| First Lien Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 8,894,244 |
|
|
|
| Universal Buildings Products, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 2,910,463 |
| Term Loan, 7.82%, 04/28/12 |
|
| 2,328,370 |
|
|
|
|
|
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| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 23,232,052 |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RETAIL - 6.2% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Blockbuster Entertainment Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,037,042 |
| Tranche A Term Loan, |
|
| 954,079 |
|
| 21,162,208 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 19,076,884 |
|
|
|
| Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 38,380,312 |
| Term Loan, 5.34%, 05/28/13 |
|
| 32,519,255 |
|
|
|
| Dollar General Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 4,000,000 |
| Tranche B-1 Term Loan, |
|
| 3,572,880 |
|
|
|
| Eddie Bauer, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 3,457,384 |
| Term Loan, 6.38%, 04/01/14 |
|
| 3,025,211 |
|
|
|
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 35,276,033 |
| Initial Term Loan, |
|
| 14,110,413 |
|
|
|
| Michaels Stores, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 13,368,090 |
| Replacement Loan, |
|
| 11,555,778 |
|
|
|
| Mother’s Work, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,985,000 |
| Term Loan, 5.86%, 03/13/13 |
|
| 1,806,350 |
|
|
|
| Movie Gallery, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 716,623 |
| First Lien Synthetic Letter of Credit, |
|
| 497,336 |
|
| 17,112,954 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 11,842,164 |
|
|
|
| Sally Holdings, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 5,434,962 |
| Term B Loan, 5.60%, 11/16/13 |
|
| 4,982,665 |
|
|
|
| Sports Authority, Inc., The |
|
|
|
|
| 1,477,500 |
| Term Loan B, 7.08%, 05/03/13 |
|
| 1,237,406 |
|
|
|
| Totes Isotoner Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,980,000 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 1,762,200 |
|
|
|
| Toys “R” Us |
|
|
|
|
| 3,980,100 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 3,667,662 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Principal Amount ($) |
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|
| Value ($) |
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RETAIL (continued) |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| TRU 2005 Holding Co. I, Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
| 4,000,000 |
| Term Loan, 6.12%, 10/09/10 |
|
| 3,666,680 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 114,276,963 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SERVICE - ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES - 0.6% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| EnergySolutions, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 157,233 |
| Synthetic Letter of Credit, |
|
| 145,047 |
|
| 3,691,619 |
| Term Loan, |
|
| 3,405,518 |
|
|
|
| Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,220,339 |
| Synthetic Letter of Credit, |
|
| 1,186,780 |
|
| 4,619,492 |
| Term Loan B, |
|
| 4,527,102 |
|
|
|
| Valleycrest Companies LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 1,989,963 |
| Term Loan, 7.13%, 03/12/14 |
|
| 1,843,203 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 11,107,650 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SERVICE - OTHER SERVICES - 4.0% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Audio Visual Services Group, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 4,000,000 |
| Second Lien Loan, |
|
| 3,720,000 |
|
|
|
| BearingPoint, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 4,000,000 |
| Letter of Credit Loan, |
|
| 3,100,000 |
|
|
|
| Cydcor, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,800,000 |
| First Lien Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 1,692,000 |
|
|
|
| Education Management LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 3,763,863 |
| Tranche C Term Loan, |
|
| 3,280,846 |
|
|
|
| NES Rentals Holdings, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 9,402,849 |
| Second Lien Permanent Term Loan, |
|
| 8,274,507 |
|
|
|
| Rental Service Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 9,749,049 |
| Second Lien Initial Term Loan, |
|
| 8,298,878 |
|
|
|
| Sabre, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 48,931,177 |
| Initial Term Loan, 5.24%, 09/30/14 |
|
| 40,674,041 |
|
|
|
| Survey Sampling International LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 430,790 |
| Term Loan, 7.33%, 05/06/11 |
|
| 392,019 |
|
|
|
| United Rentals, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,350,300 |
| Initial Term Loan, |
|
| 1,287,282 |
|
| 2,492,117 |
| Tranche B Credit-Linked Deposit, |
|
| 2,375,810 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 73,095,383 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
| |||
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 8.3% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Alltel Communications, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 3,000,000 |
| Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan, |
|
| 2,700,000 |
|
|
|
| CSC Holdings, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 2,929,963 |
| Incremental Term Loan, 03/29/13 (d) |
|
| 2,707,882 |
|
|
|
| Discovery Communications |
|
|
|
|
| 5,442,500 |
| Term B Loan, 6.83%, 05/14/14 |
|
| 5,034,313 |
|
|
|
| Global Tel Link Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 169,083 |
| Acquisition Synthetic Deposit, |
|
| 150,484 |
|
| 249,820 |
| Acquisition Term Loan, |
|
| 222,340 |
|
10 | See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
|
|
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued) | |
| |
February 29, 2008 | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount ($) |
|
|
| Value ($) |
| ||
|
|
|
| ||||
Senior Loans (continued) |
|
|
|
| |||
| |||||||
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (continued) |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Global Tel Link Corp. (continued) |
|
|
|
|
| 42,271 |
| Synthetic Deposit, |
|
| 37,621 |
|
| 492,032 |
| Term Facility, |
|
| 437,909 |
|
|
|
| Gray Television, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 26,750,000 |
| Term Loan B Delayed Draw, |
|
| 23,094,345 |
|
|
|
| Intelsat Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 916,959 |
| Term B-2-A Term Loan, |
|
| 839,247 |
|
| 916,684 |
| Term B-2-B, |
|
| 841,516 |
|
| 916,684 |
| Term B-2-C, |
|
| 841,516 |
|
|
|
| Level 3 Financing, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 38,250,000 |
| Term Loan, 6.27%, 03/13/14 |
|
| 33,601,478 |
|
|
|
| Maritime Telecommunications |
|
|
|
|
| 1,457,465 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 1,413,741 |
|
|
|
| PaeTec Holding Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 2,570,687 |
| Replacement Term Loan, |
|
| 2,303,182 |
|
|
|
| SkillSoft Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,990,000 |
| Term Loan, 7.58%, 05/14/13 |
|
| 1,900,450 |
|
|
|
| Stratos Global Corp./Stratos Funding LP |
|
|
|
|
| 3,675,000 |
| Term B Facility, 7.60%, 02/13/12 |
|
| 3,445,313 |
|
|
|
| Time Warner Telecom Holdings Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 3,372,239 |
| Term Loan B, 5.13%, 01/07/13 |
|
| 3,136,183 |
|
|
|
| Univision Communications, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 67,114 |
| Delayed Draw Term Loan, |
|
| 56,711 |
|
| 3,995,973 |
| Initial Term Loan, |
|
| 3,377,041 |
|
| 72,348,993 |
| Initial Term Loan, |
|
| 61,151,540 |
|
| 6,000,000 |
| Second Lien Loan, |
|
| 5,794,980 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 153,087,792 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - DATA/INTERNET - 0.1% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Pine Tree Holdings/Country Road |
|
|
|
|
| 2,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 1,990,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - FIBER/LONG DISTANCE - 0.5% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| FairPoint Communications, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 3,500,000 |
| Replacement B Term Loan, |
|
| 3,466,470 |
|
|
|
| Qwest Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 6,500,000 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 6,575,855 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 10,042,325 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TRANSPORTATION - AUTO - 5.1% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 268,026 |
| Term Loan D, 7.38%, 12/23/11 |
|
| 243,569 |
|
|
|
| Delphi Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 6,000,000 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 5,939,040 |
|
| 39,107,500 |
| Tranche C Term Loan, |
|
| 38,642,903 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount ($) |
|
|
| Value ($) |
| ||
|
|
|
| ||||
TRANSPORTATION - AUTO (continued) |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Ford Motor Co. |
|
|
|
|
| 39,976,297 |
| Term Loan, 8.00%, 12/15/13 |
|
| 34,250,492 |
|
|
|
| Key Safety Systems, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 17,796,781 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 12,991,650 |
|
| 2,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 1,350,000 |
|
|
|
| United Components, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 438,384 |
| Tranche D Term Loan, |
|
| 394,545 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 93,812,199 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TRANSPORTATION - LAND - 0.5% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| JHT Holdings, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 967,273 |
| Term Loan B, 9.74%, 12/21/12 |
|
| 588,431 |
|
|
|
| Ozburn-Hessey Holding Co., LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 2,518,161 |
| Term Loan, 7.10%, 08/10/12 |
|
| 2,215,981 |
|
|
|
| SIRVA Worldwide, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 677,841 |
| DIP Revolver, |
|
| 677,841 |
|
| 1,258,847 |
| DIP Term Loan, |
|
| 1,258,847 |
|
| 9,092,421 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 4,447,739 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 9,188,839 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
UTILITIES - 5.6% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| ANP Funding I, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 1,955,556 |
| Tranche A Term Loan, |
|
| 1,921,333 |
|
|
|
| Astoria Generating Co. Acquisitions LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 4,500,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan C, |
|
| 4,083,750 |
|
|
|
| Bosque Power Co., LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 3,000,000 |
| Term Loan, 9.32%, 01/16/15 |
|
| 2,921,250 |
|
|
|
| Boston Generating LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 578,860 |
| First Lien Revolving Credit, |
|
| 484,072 |
|
| 2,067,357 |
| First Lien Synthetic Letter of |
|
| 1,775,343 |
|
| 9,251,011 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 8,143,480 |
|
| 2,269,637 |
| Mezzanine, |
|
| 2,086,182 |
|
| 2,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 1,770,720 |
|
|
|
| Coleto Creek Power, LP |
|
|
|
|
| 512,291 |
| First Lien Synthetic Letter of Credit, |
|
| 478,992 |
|
| 8,283,705 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 7,444,980 |
|
| 5,910,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 5,126,925 |
|
|
|
| EBG Holdings LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 1,031,851 |
| Term Loan, PIK, 11.83%, 12/20/16 |
|
| 948,446 |
|
|
|
| Entegra TC LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 5,161,668 |
| Third Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 4,396,606 |
|
|
|
| GBGH LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 3,960,000 |
| Advance First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 3,969,900 |
|
|
|
| Longview Power, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 2,000,000 |
| Synthetic Revolver, |
|
| 1,754,960 |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. | 11
|
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued) |
|
|
|
February 29, 2008 | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount ($) |
|
|
| Value ($) |
| ||
|
|
|
| ||||
Senior Loans (continued) |
|
|
|
| |||
| |||||||
UTILITIES (continued) |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Mach Gen, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 562,500 |
| First Lien Synthetic Letter of Credit, |
|
| 517,500 |
|
| 5,383,125 |
| First Lien Term B Loan, |
|
| 5,052,063 |
|
| 6,195,833 |
| Term C Loan, |
|
| 5,857,665 |
|
|
|
| NATG Holdings LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 119,061 |
| Term Loan A, |
|
| 9,525 |
|
| 87,588 |
| Term Loan B-1, |
|
| 7,007 |
|
|
|
| Tranche A Credit-Linked Certificate |
|
|
|
|
| 8,316 |
| 6.08%, 01/23/09 (f) |
|
| 7,235 |
|
|
|
| NE Energy, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 328,635 |
| First Lien Term Loan B, |
|
| 280,437 |
|
| 40,373 |
| Synthetic Letter of Credit, |
|
| 34,452 |
|
|
|
| NRG Energy, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 4,524,848 |
| Credit-Linked Deposit, |
|
| 4,169,648 |
|
| 9,800,493 |
| Term Loan, |
|
| 9,077,706 |
|
|
|
| Ridgefield Acquisition Sarl |
|
|
|
|
| 4,671,923 |
| Facility B3, |
|
| 4,368,248 |
|
| 4,671,923 |
| Facility C3, |
|
| 4,391,607 |
|
|
|
| Riverside Energy Center LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 4,261,150 |
| Term Loan, 7.49%, 06/24/11 |
|
| 4,202,559 |
|
|
|
| Rocky Mountain Energy Center LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 361,073 |
| Credit-Linked Certificate of Deposit, |
|
| 353,852 |
|
| 2,307,770 |
| Term Loan, |
|
| 2,276,038 |
|
|
|
| TPF Generation Holdings, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 11,102,480 |
| First Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 9,612,860 |
|
| 4,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 3,380,000 |
|
| 1,855,600 |
| Synthetic Letter of Credit, |
|
| 1,597,357 |
|
| 687,408 |
| Synthetic Revolver, |
|
| 591,741 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 103,094,439 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
WIRELESS - CELLULAR/PCS - 3.6% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Cricket Communications, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 30,783,142 |
| Term B Loan, 7.83%, 06/16/13 |
|
| 29,501,948 |
|
|
|
| MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 36,142,457 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 33,085,528 |
|
| 4,477,412 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 4,098,713 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 66,686,189 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
WIRELESS - WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE - 0.2% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| CellNet Data Systems, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,000,000 |
| Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 930,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount ($) |
|
|
| Value ($) |
| ||
|
|
|
| ||||
WIRELESS - WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE (continued) |
|
|
| ||||
|
|
| DPI Holdings, LLC |
|
|
|
|
| 1,955,000 |
| Term Loan, 8.34%, 09/30/10 (b) |
|
| 1,811,640 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,741,640 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
| Total Senior Loans |
|
| 2,180,148,445 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount |
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
| |||
Foreign Denominated Senior Loans (a) - 21.1% |
|
|
|
| |||
| |||||||
AUSTRALIA - 2.0% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| PBL Media Finance Pty., Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
| 5,500,000 |
| Facility A Term Loan, |
|
| 4,317,077 |
|
| 20,545,336 |
| Term Loan B, |
|
| 16,623,680 |
|
|
|
| Seven Media Group |
|
|
|
|
| 19,377,381 |
| Facility A Term Loan, |
|
| 16,524,404 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 37,465,161 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
AUSTRIA - 2.5% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Sacher Funding Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
| 30,722,402 |
| Euro Term Loan, 10.32%, 05/14/14 |
|
| 45,240,360 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
DENMARK - 0.7% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings APS |
|
|
|
|
| 2,188,729 |
| Facility B2, |
|
| 3,097,022 |
|
| 2,638,687 |
| Facility C2, |
|
| 3,749,650 |
|
|
|
| Nyco Holdings 3 ApS |
|
|
|
|
| 5,000,000 |
| Facility D Second Lien, |
|
| 5,506,892 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 12,353,564 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
FRANCE - 2.4% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Ypso Holding SA |
|
|
|
|
| 480,085 |
| Capex Term Loan, |
|
| 666,865 |
|
| 1,911,359 |
| Eur A Acq 1 Facility, |
|
| 2,379,333 |
|
| 343,864 |
| Eur A Acq 2 Facility, |
|
| 440,887 |
|
| 703,498 |
| Eur A Recap 1 Facility, |
|
| 875,741 |
|
| 41,279 |
| Eur A Recap 2 Facility, |
|
| 50,257 |
|
| 3,466,793 |
| Eur B Acq 1 Facility, |
|
| 4,378,121 |
|
| 5,656,346 |
| Eur B Acq 2 Facility, |
|
| 7,143,250 |
|
| 8,983,252 |
| Eur B Recap 1 Facility, |
|
| 10,962,316 |
|
| 4,690,407 |
| Eur C Acq, |
|
| 5,815,017 |
|
| 8,809,593 |
| Eur C Recap, |
|
| 10,921,851 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 43,633,638 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 | See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
|
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued) |
|
|
|
February 29, 2008 | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount |
|
|
| Value ($) |
| ||
|
|
|
| ||||
Foreign Denominated Senior Loans (continued) |
|
|
|
| |||
| |||||||
GERMANY - 2.3% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| CBR Fashion GmbH |
|
|
|
|
| 4,500,000 |
| Second Lien Facility, |
|
| 5,465,145 |
|
| 1,000,000 |
| Term B Facility, |
|
| 1,411,829 |
|
| 920,000 |
| Term C Facility, |
|
| 1,346,899 |
|
|
|
| Iesy Hessen/ISH NRW GmbH/Arena |
|
|
|
|
| 6,000,000 |
| Euro Senior Secured Term Loan, |
|
| 7,970,002 |
|
|
|
| Kabel Baden Wurttemburg |
|
|
|
|
| 2,500,000 |
| Second Lien Facility, |
|
| 3,211,721 |
|
| 1,826,284 |
| Term B Facility, |
|
| 2,380,862 |
|
| 1,826,284 |
| Term C Facility, |
|
| 2,375,677 |
|
|
|
| Lavena Holding 3 GmbH |
|
|
|
|
| 1,500,000 |
| Facility B1, |
|
| 1,712,139 |
|
| 1,500,000 |
| Facility C1, |
|
| 1,732,064 |
|
| 7,500,000 |
| Facility D, |
|
| 7,343,788 |
|
| 7,057,579 |
| Mezzanine Facility, |
|
| 6,740,871 |
|
|
|
| Schieder Mobel Holding, GmbH |
|
|
|
|
| 484,213 |
| Delayed Draw Term Loan, |
|
| 554,987 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 42,245,984 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
IRELAND - 0.1% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| BCM Ireland Holdings Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,000,000 |
| Facility D, 9.00%, 03/31/16 |
|
| 1,318,466 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
ITALY - 1.0% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Wind Telecommunicatione S.p.A. |
|
|
|
|
| 6,750,000 |
| B1 Term Loan Facility, |
|
| 9,542,655 |
|
| 6,750,000 |
| C1 Term Loan Facility, |
|
| 9,568,273 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 19,110,928 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
NETHERLANDS - 2.0% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Amsterdamse Beheer- En |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Consultingmaatschappij B.V. |
|
|
|
|
| 4,388,443 |
| Casema B1 Term Loan Facility, |
|
| 6,120,782 |
|
| 2,279,577 |
| Casema B2 Term Loan Facility, |
|
| 3,244,327 |
|
| 6,668,019 |
| Casema C Term Loan Facility, |
|
| 9,325,530 |
|
| 1,500,000 |
| Casema D Term Loan Facility, |
|
| 2,019,075 |
|
| 5,150,162 |
| Kabelcom B Term Loan Facility, |
|
| 7,183,191 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount |
|
|
| Value ($) |
| ||
|
|
|
| ||||
NETHERLANDS (continued) |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Amsterdamse Beheer- En |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Consultingmaatschappij B.V. (continued) |
|
|
|
|
| 5,150,162 |
| Kabelcom C Term Loan Facility, |
|
| 7,202,737 |
|
| 1,000,000 |
| Kabelcom D Term Loan Facility, |
|
| 1,353,640 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 36,449,282 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
SPAIN - 0.5% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Gasmedi 2000 S.A. / Nattai, S.L.U. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,666,667 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 2,302,445 |
|
| 1,666,667 |
| Tranche C Term Loan, |
|
| 2,302,445 |
|
| 1,666,667 |
| Tranche E Second Lien Term Loan, |
|
| 2,251,842 |
|
|
|
| Maxi PIX SARL |
|
|
|
|
| 2,293,531 |
| PIK Loan, 12.74%, 05/31/16 |
|
| 3,020,461 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 9,877,193 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
SWEDEN - 0.5% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Nordic Cable Acquisition |
|
|
|
|
| 14,115,068 |
| Facility A Com Hem, |
|
| 2,001,764 |
|
| 9,109,589 |
| Facility B2 Com Hem, |
|
| 1,221,768 |
|
| 15,333,333 |
| Facility B2 Com Hem, |
|
| 2,056,489 |
|
| 20,180,366 |
| Facility C2 Com Hem, |
|
| 2,722,921 |
|
| 11,750,000 |
| Facility D Com Hem, |
|
| 1,828,230 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 9,831,172 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
UNITED KINGDOM - 5.9% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Safety-Kleen JPMP SK Holdings Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,817,400 |
| Euro Term Loan C, |
|
| 2,669,320 |
|
GBP |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Airport Development & Investment Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
| 3,944,280 |
| Second Lien Facility, |
|
| 6,399,852 |
|
|
|
| All3Media Intermediate Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,180,825 |
| Facility B1, |
|
| 2,240,281 |
|
| 4,281,271 |
| Facility C1, |
|
| 8,122,498 |
|
| 3,000,000 |
| Facility D1, |
|
| 5,699,110 |
|
| 3,665,449 |
| Mezzanine Loan, |
|
| 7,172,892 |
|
|
|
| Ansco UK Finance Co. Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
| 987,437 |
| Tranche B Term Loan, |
|
| 1,866,016 |
|
|
|
| De Facto 1121 Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,250,000 |
| Facility B Loan, |
|
| 2,477,198 |
|
| 1,250,000 |
| Facility C Loan, |
|
| 2,477,198 |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. | 13
|
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued) |
|
|
February 29, 2008 | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount |
|
|
| Value ($) |
| ||
|
|
|
| ||||
Foreign Denominated Senior Loans (continued) |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
UNITED KINGDOM (continued) |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Facility D Loan, |
|
|
|
|
| 1,750,000 |
| 10.14%, 12/31/16 |
|
| 3,476,780 |
|
|
|
| Highland Acquisitions Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Facility B, |
|
|
|
|
| 1,000,000 |
| 8.42%, 01/31/14 |
|
| 1,743,052 |
|
|
|
| Facility C, |
|
|
|
|
| 1,000,000 |
| 9.75%, 01/31/15 |
|
| 1,740,566 |
|
|
|
| Mezzanine Facility, |
|
|
|
|
| 1,067,111 |
| 16.50%, 01/31/16 |
|
| 1,836,150 |
|
|
|
| Mobileserv Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Facility B Loan, |
|
|
|
|
| 1,415,563 |
| 8.82%, 09/22/14 |
|
| 2,144,843 |
|
|
|
| Facility C Loan, |
|
|
|
|
| 1,084,437 |
| 9.32%, 09/22/15 |
|
| 1,635,403 |
|
|
|
| Peacock Group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Facility B, |
|
|
|
|
| 2,088,620 |
| 8.32%, 10/30/13 |
|
| 3,604,221 |
|
|
|
| Facility C, |
|
|
|
|
| 2,088,620 |
| 8.82%, 10/30/14 |
|
| 3,624,994 |
|
|
|
| Safety-Kleen JPMP SK Holdings Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GBP Term Loan B1, |
|
|
|
|
| 1,350,000 |
| 8.39%, 12/14/12 |
|
| 2,604,881 |
|
|
|
| SunGard UK Holdings, Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.K. Term Loan B, |
|
|
|
|
| 1,371,442 |
| 7.99%, 02/12/14 |
|
| 2,489,388 |
|
|
|
| Towergate Partnership Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Facility A, |
|
|
|
|
| 3,125,000 |
| 8.18%, 10/31/12 |
|
| 5,817,903 |
|
|
|
| Facility B, |
|
|
|
|
| 3,125,000 |
| 9.01%, 10/31/13 |
|
| 5,928,802 |
|
|
|
| Trinitybrook PLC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Term Loan B1, |
|
|
|
|
| 2,500,000 |
| 8.43%, 07/31/13 |
|
| 4,504,137 |
|
|
|
| Term Loan C1, |
|
|
|
|
| 2,500,000 |
| 8.93%, 07/31/14 |
|
| 4,500,606 |
|
|
|
| United Biscuits Holdco Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
| 12,383,459 |
| Facility B1, 7.96%, 12/16/14 |
|
| 20,812,512 |
|
|
|
| Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| A Facility, |
|
|
|
|
| 166,395 |
| 7.66%, 03/03/11 |
|
| 298,101 |
|
|
|
| B5 Facility, |
|
|
|
|
| 60,442 |
| 7.68%, 09/03/12 |
|
| 110,163 |
|
|
|
| C Facility, |
|
|
|
|
| 1,750,000 |
| 8.27%, 03/03/13 |
|
| 2,878,687 |
|
|
|
| Term Loan B6, |
|
|
|
|
| 30,733 |
| 7.68%, 09/03/12 |
|
| 58,231 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 108,933,785 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
UNITED STATES - 1.2% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| RD German Holdings GmbH |
|
|
|
|
| 2,505,174 |
| Euro Term Loan, 6.79%, 03/02/14 |
|
| 3,118,537 |
|
GBP |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| Aramark Corp. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,237,500 |
| U.K. Term Loan, 8.44%, 01/26/14 |
|
| 2,166,258 |
|
|
|
| Champion Home Builders Co. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sterling Term Loan, |
|
|
|
|
| 3,315,938 |
| 8.82%, 10/31/12 |
|
| 6,035,452 |
|
|
|
| IPC Systems, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tranche B-2 Term Loan, |
|
|
|
|
| 2,238,750 |
| 8.57%, 05/31/14 |
|
| 3,518,156 |
|
|
|
| PlayPower, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tranche B Sterling Term Loan, |
|
|
|
|
| 2,647,959 |
| 9.07%, 12/18/09 |
|
| 4,766,968 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount |
|
|
| Value ($) |
| ||
|
|
|
| ||||
UNITED STATES (continued) |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| TME UK Acquisition Co. Ltd. |
|
|
|
|
| 1,681,027 |
| U.K. Term Loan, 8.89%, 04/26/14 |
|
| 3,193,453 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 22,798,824 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Foreign Denominated Senior Loans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (Cost $398,973,888) |
|
| 389,258,357 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount ($) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Asset-Backed Securities (h) (i) - 0.3% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Apidos CDO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Series 2007-CA, Class B, |
|
|
|
|
| 3,000,000 |
| 3.87%, 05/14/20 |
|
| 1,986,000 |
|
|
|
| ING Investment Management |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Series 2007-5A, Class B, |
|
|
|
|
| 6,000,000 |
| 6.29%, 05/01/22 |
|
| 4,251,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
| Total Asset-Backed Securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (Cost $7,787,133) |
|
| 6,237,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate Notes and Bonds - 0.1% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
|
|
| |||
HOUSING - REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT - 0.0% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| TOUSA, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
| 705,065 |
| 14.75%, 07/31/15 (b) (g) (f) |
|
| — |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.1% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| American Messaging Services, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Senior Secured Note, |
|
|
|
|
| 902,229 |
| 11.38%, 09/30/08 (i) |
|
| 906,740 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
| Total Corporate Notes and Bonds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (Cost $1,614,244) |
|
| 906,740 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Claims - 0.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AEROSPACE - AIRLINES - 0.1% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Comair ALPA Claim, |
|
|
|
|
| 310,290 |
| 12/31/10 |
|
| 17,258 |
|
|
|
| Delta ALPA Claim, |
|
|
|
|
| 879,660 |
| 12/31/10 |
|
| 380,453 |
|
|
|
| Northwest Airlines, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ALPA Trade Claim, |
|
|
|
|
| 5,400,000 |
| 08/21/13 |
|
| 229,500 |
|
|
|
| Bell Atlantic Trade Claim, |
|
|
|
|
| 2,914,735 |
| 08/21/13 |
|
| 123,876 |
|
|
|
| CIT Leasing Corp Trade Claim, |
|
|
|
|
| 3,000,000 |
| 08/21/13 |
|
| 127,500 |
|
|
|
| EDC Trade Claims, |
|
|
|
|
| 5,000,000 |
| 08/21/13 |
|
| 212,500 |
|
|
|
| Flight Attendant Claim, |
|
|
|
|
| 9,587,700 |
| 05/17/14 |
|
| 407,477 |
|
|
|
| GE Trade Claim, |
|
|
|
|
| 3,250,000 |
| 08/21/13 |
|
| 138,125 |
|
|
|
| IAM Trade Claim, |
|
|
|
|
| 5,690,250 |
| 08/21/13 |
|
| 241,836 |
|
|
|
| Mesaba Trade Claim, |
|
|
|
|
| 6,250,000 |
| 08/15/13 |
|
| 265,625 |
|
|
|
| Retiree Claim, |
|
|
|
|
| 6,322,050 |
| 08/21/13 |
|
| 268,687 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,412,837 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 | See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
|
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued) |
|
|
February 29, 2008 | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount ($) |
|
|
| Value ($) |
| ||
|
|
|
| ||||
Claims (continued) |
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
UTILITIES - 0.0% |
|
|
|
|
| ||
| 18,500,000 |
| Mirant Corp. |
|
| 185,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
| Total Claims |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (Cost $11,849,285) |
|
| 2,597,837 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Common Stocks (j) - 2.1% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
|
|
| |||
AEROSPACE - AIRLINES - 0.3% |
|
|
|
| |||
| 530,972 |
| Northwest Airlines, Inc. |
|
| 7,130,952 |
|
|
|
| |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.1% |
|
|
|
| |||
| 152,363 |
| Communications Corp. of America (b) |
|
| 971,314 |
|
|
|
| |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
UTILITIES - 1.6% |
|
|
|
| |||
| 140,206 |
| Entegra TC LLC |
|
| 3,902,424 |
|
| 688,010 |
| Mirant Corp. |
|
| 25,456,360 |
|
|
|
| |||||
|
|
|
|
|
| 29,358,784 |
|
|
|
| |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WIRELESS - CELLULAR/PCS - 0.1% |
|
|
|
| |||
| 35,323 |
| Leap Wireless International, Inc. |
|
| 1,510,411 |
|
|
|
| |||||
|
|
| Total Common Stocks |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (Cost $27,581,564) |
|
| 38,971,461 |
|
|
|
| |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred Stocks - 0.0% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
|
|
| |||
HOUSING - REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT - 0.0% |
|
|
|
| |||
| 5,795 |
| TOUSA, Inc., Series A PIK (b) |
|
| — |
|
|
|
| |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MANUFACTURING - 0.0% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 14,382 |
| Superior Telecom, Inc., Series A |
|
| 17,258 |
|
|
|
| |||||
|
|
| Total Preferred Stocks |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (Cost $5,809,132) |
|
| 17,258 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Units |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Warrant - 0.0% |
|
|
|
|
| ||
ENERGY - OTHER ENERGY - 0.0% |
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 141,093 |
| Monitor Oil, expires 01/25/12 (b) |
|
| — |
|
|
|
| |||||
|
|
| Total Warrant |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (Cost $0) |
|
| — |
|
|
|
| |||||
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Total Investments - 141.8% |
|
| 2,618,137,098 |
| |||
|
|
| |||||
|
|
|
|
| |||
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net - (41.8)% |
|
| (771,646,309 | ) | |||
|
|
| |||||
Net Assets - 100.0% |
|
| 1,846,490,789 |
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
(a) | Senior loans in which the Fund invests generally pay interest at rates which are periodically redetermined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. (Unless otherwise identified by footnote (g), all senior loans carry a variable rate interest.) These base lending rates are generally (i) the Prime Rate offered by one or more major United States banks, (ii) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or (iii) the Certificate of Deposit rate. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate at February 29, 2008. Senior loans, while exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. Senior secured floating rate loans often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. |
|
|
(b) | Represents fair value as determined by the Investment Adviser, in good faith, pursuant to the policies and procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Securities with a total aggregate market value of $29,261,553, or 1.6% of net assets, were fair valued by the Investment Adviser as of February 29, 2008. |
|
|
(c) | Senior Loan Notes have additional unfunded loan commitments. See note 9. |
|
|
(d) | All or a portion of this position has not settled. Contract rates do not take effect until settlement date. |
|
|
(e) | Loans held on participation. See note 7. |
|
|
(f) | The issuer is in default of certain debt covenants. Income is not being accrued. |
|
|
(g) | Fixed rate senior loan or corporate note and bond. |
|
|
(h) | Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act. These securities may only be resold, in transactions exempt from registration, to qualified institutional buyers. At February 29, 2008, these securities amounted to $6,237,000 or 0.3% of net assets. These securities have been determined by the Fund’s investment adviser to be liquid securities. |
|
|
(i) | Variable rate security. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at February 29, 2008. |
|
|
(j) | Non-income producing security. |
|
|
(k) | Cost for U.S. Federal income tax purposes is $3,010,546,146. |
|
|
DIP | Debtor-in-Possession |
PIK | Payment-in-Kind |
|
|
AUD | Australian Dollar |
EUR | Euro Currency |
GBP | Great Britain Pound |
SEK | Swedish Krona |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. | 15
|
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued) |
|
|
February 29, 2008 | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as of February 29, 2008 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contracts |
|
| Currency |
|
| Principal |
|
| Expiration |
| Net |
| |
Sell |
|
| AUD |
|
| 5,400,000 |
|
| 03/11/08 |
| $ | (605,615 | ) |
Sell |
|
| EUR |
|
| 36,500,000 |
|
| 05/29/08 |
|
| (1,211,641 | ) |
Sell |
|
| EUR |
|
| 37,600,000 |
|
| 05/30/08 |
|
| (1,679,430 | ) |
Sell |
|
| EUR |
|
| 70,500,000 |
|
| 08/01/08 |
|
| (3,194,318 | ) |
Sell |
|
| GBP |
|
| 22,700,000 |
|
| 05/29/08 |
|
| 1,483,263 |
|
Sell |
|
| GBP |
|
| 21,300,000 |
|
| 05/30/08 |
|
| 1,258,447 |
|
Sell |
|
| GBP |
|
| 6,000,000 |
|
| 07/24/08 |
|
| (310,008 | ) |
Sell |
|
| GBP |
|
| 17,300,000 |
|
| 08/07/08 |
|
| (465,912 | ) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $ | (4,725,214 | ) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign Denominated Senior Loans
Industry Concentration Table:
(% of Total Net Assets)
|
|
|
|
|
Cable - International Cable |
|
| 5.4 | % |
Broadcasting |
|
| 3.3 | % |
Financial |
|
| 3.1 | % |
Telecommunications |
|
| 1.9 | % |
Retail |
|
| 1.8 | % |
Food/Tobacco - Food/Tobacco Producers |
|
| 1.4 | % |
Diversified Media |
|
| 1.3 | % |
Healthcare - Medical Products |
|
| 0.7 | % |
Service - Other Services |
|
| 0.5 | % |
Aerospace - Aerospace/Defense |
|
| 0.3 | % |
Housing - Real Estate Development |
|
| 0.3 | % |
Information Technology |
|
| 0.3 | % |
Service - Environmental Services |
|
| 0.3 | % |
Consumer Non-Durables |
|
| 0.3 | % |
Gaming/Leisure - Gaming |
|
| 0.1 | % |
Wireless - Cellular/PCS |
|
| 0.1 | % |
|
|
| ||
Total |
|
| 21.1 | % |
|
|
|
Loan-Only Credit Default Swap Agreement outstanding as of February 29, 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Counterparty |
| Reference |
| Buy/ |
| (Pay/) |
| Expiration |
| Notional |
| Unrealized |
| ||||||
Credit Suisse |
|
| LCDX |
|
| Sell |
|
| (2.25%) |
|
| 12/20/2012 |
| $ | 35,000,000 |
| $ | (165,000 | ) |
|
|
(1) | If a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of the LCDX, the reference obligation that defaults drops out of the Index and the Index is quoted without the obligation until the next series of the Index is issued. |
16 | See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
|
|
| |
February 29, 2008 (unaudited) | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ($) |
|
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
Investments, at value (cost $3,010,546,146) |
|
| 2,618,137,098 |
|
Cash |
|
| 2,169,207 |
|
Net unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts |
|
| 2,741,710 |
|
Receivable for: |
|
|
|
|
Investments sold |
|
| 72,805,316 |
|
Swap agreements |
|
| 3,063,000 |
|
Dividend and interest receivable |
|
| 45,545,897 |
|
Fund shares sold |
|
| 3,329,257 |
|
Other assets |
|
| 34,865 |
|
|
|
| ||
Total assets |
|
| 2,747,826,350 |
|
|
|
| ||
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Notes payable (Note 8) |
|
| 800,000,000 |
|
Net discount and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on unfunded transactions (Note 9) |
|
| 5,276,166 |
|
Net unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts |
|
| 7,466,924 |
|
Net unrealized depreciation on swaps |
|
| 165,000 |
|
Payables for: |
|
|
|
|
Distributions |
|
| 5,317,801 |
|
Investments purchased |
|
| 77,974,488 |
|
Investment advisory fee payable (Note 4) |
|
| 1,314,576 |
|
Administration fee (Note 4) |
|
| 434,808 |
|
Trustees’ fees (Note 4) |
|
| 13,080 |
|
Service and distribution fees (Note 4) |
|
| 962,503 |
|
Interest expense (Note 8) |
|
| 2,262,363 |
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
| 147,852 |
|
|
|
| ||
Total liabilities |
|
| 901,335,561 |
|
|
|
| ||
Net Assets |
|
| 1,846,490,789 |
|
|
|
| ||
Composition of Net Assets: |
|
|
|
|
Paid-in capital |
|
| 2,290,449,644 |
|
Overdistributed net investment income |
|
| (5,288,412 | ) |
Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) from investments, unfunded transactions, swaps and foreign currency transactions |
|
| (36,501,804 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, unfunded transactions, forward foreign currency contracts, swaps and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency |
|
| (402,168,639 | ) |
|
|
| ||
Net Assets |
|
| 1,846,490,789 |
|
|
|
| ||
Class A |
|
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
| 668,412,439 |
|
Shares outstanding (unlimited authorization) |
|
| 64,844,607 |
|
Net asset value per share (Net assets/shares outstanding) |
|
| 10.31 | (a) |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $10.31) |
|
| 10.68 | (b) |
|
|
|
|
|
Class B |
|
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
| 73,484,929 |
|
Shares outstanding (unlimited authorization) |
|
| 7,129,169 |
|
Net asset value and offering price per share (Net assets/shares outstanding) |
|
| 10.31 | (a) |
|
|
|
|
|
Class C |
|
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
| 919,689,302 |
|
Shares outstanding (unlimited authorization) |
|
| 89,220,686 |
|
Net asset value and offering price per share (Net assets/shares outstanding) |
|
| 10.31 | (a) |
|
|
|
|
|
Class Z |
|
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
| 184,904,119 |
|
Shares outstanding (unlimited authorization) |
|
| 17,939,519 |
|
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share (Net assets/shares outstanding) |
|
| 10.31 |
|
|
|
(a) | Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. |
| |
(b) | On sales of $100,000 or more, the offering price is reduced and therefore the offering price is lower. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. | 17
|
|
|
|
For the Six Months Ended February 29, 2008 (unaudited) | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ($) |
|
Investment Income: |
|
|
|
|
Interest |
|
| 148,379,275 |
|
Dividends |
|
| 683 |
|
|
|
| ||
Total investment income |
|
| 148,379,958 |
|
|
|
| ||
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
Investment advisory fees (Note 4) |
|
| 9,737,852 |
|
Administration fees (Note 4) |
|
| 3,269,800 |
|
Accounting service fees |
|
| 327,568 |
|
Distribution fee: (Note 4) |
|
|
|
|
Class A |
|
| 476,365 |
|
Class B |
|
| 200,769 |
|
Class C |
|
| 3,602,351 |
|
Service fee: (Note 4) |
|
|
|
|
Class A |
|
| 1,190,913 |
|
Class B |
|
| 111,538 |
|
Class C |
|
| 1,500,979 |
|
Transfer agent fee |
|
| 635,992 |
|
Professional fees |
|
| 251,072 |
|
Trustees’ fees (Note 4) |
|
| 62,579 |
|
Custodian fees |
|
| 151,747 |
|
Registration fees |
|
| 153,536 |
|
Reports to shareholders |
|
| 257,862 |
|
Other expenses |
|
| 105,990 |
|
|
|
| ||
Net operating expenses |
|
| 22,036,913 |
|
Interest expense (Note 8) |
|
| 21,446,113 |
|
Facility expense (Note 8) |
|
| 1,144,092 |
|
|
|
| ||
Net expenses |
|
| 44,627,118 |
|
|
|
| ||
Net investment income |
|
| 103,752,840 |
|
|
|
| ||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments: |
|
|
|
|
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments |
|
| (36,103,842 | ) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on unfunded transactions |
|
| 3,774 |
|
Net realized gain/(loss) on swaps |
|
| (26,875 | ) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on foreign currency transactions |
|
| (3,859,253 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments |
|
| (253,550,520 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on unfunded transactions (Note 9) |
|
| (2,738,365 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts |
|
| (6,467,776 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps |
|
| (165,000 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency |
|
| (905,999 | ) |
|
|
| ||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments |
|
| (303,813,856 | ) |
|
|
| ||
Net decrease in net assets from operations |
|
| (200,061,016 | ) |
|
|
|
18 | See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
|
|
| |
| Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Six Months Ended |
| Year Ended |
| ||
|
|
|
| ||||
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
| 103,752,840 |
|
| 197,283,973 |
|
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, unfunded transactions, swaps and foreign currency transactions |
|
| (39,986,196 | ) |
| (4,682,352 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, unfunded transactions, forward foreign currency contracts, swaps and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency |
|
| (263,827,660 | ) |
| (156,397,315 | ) |
|
|
|
| ||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations |
|
| (200,061,016 | ) |
| 36,204,306 |
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Distributions Declared to Shareholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From net investment income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A |
|
| (41,379,037 | ) |
| (79,922,864 | ) |
Class B |
|
| (3,726,272 | ) |
| (8,618,730 | ) |
Class C |
|
| (49,214,917 | ) |
| (86,570,427 | ) |
Class Z |
|
| (11,455,241 | ) |
| (22,861,188 | ) |
|
|
|
| ||||
Total distributions from net investment income |
|
| (105,775,467 | ) |
| (197,973,209 | ) |
From capital gains: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A |
|
| — |
|
| (4,805,043 | ) |
Class B |
|
| — |
|
| (606,560 | ) |
Class C |
|
| — |
|
| (5,510,036 | ) |
Class Z |
|
| — |
|
| (1,314,861 | ) |
|
|
|
| ||||
Total distributions from capital gains |
|
| — |
|
| (12,236,500 | ) |
|
|
|
| ||||
Total distributions declared to shareholders |
|
| (105,775,467 | ) |
| (210,209,709 | ) |
|
|
|
| ||||
Share Transactions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions |
|
| 88,997,304 |
|
| 651,657,783 |
|
Distributions reinvested |
|
| 25,393,229 |
|
| 54,792,362 |
|
Redemptions |
|
| (382,561,468 | ) |
| (316,865,696 | ) |
|
|
|
| ||||
Net increase/(decrease) |
|
| (268,170,935 | ) |
| 389,584,449 |
|
Class B |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions |
|
| — |
|
| 1,035 |
|
Distributions reinvested |
|
| 2,299,564 |
|
| 5,759,483 |
|
Redemptions |
|
| (12,799,920 | ) |
| (20,487,283 | ) |
|
|
|
| ||||
Net decrease |
|
| (10,500,356 | ) |
| (14,726,765 | ) |
Class C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions |
|
| 72,784,448 |
|
| 700,206,693 |
|
Distributions reinvested |
|
| 31,346,108 |
|
| 62,233,256 |
|
Redemptions |
|
| (304,261,681 | ) |
| (228,801,092 | ) |
|
|
|
| ||||
Net increase/(decrease) |
|
| (200,131,125 | ) |
| 533,638,857 |
|
Class Z |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions. |
|
| 18,510,179 |
|
| 226,311,676 |
|
Distributions reinvested |
|
| 6,269,010 |
|
| 13,717,484 |
|
Redemptions |
|
| (89,743,019 | ) |
| (102,639,270 | ) |
|
|
|
| ||||
Net increase/(decrease) |
|
| (64,963,830 | ) |
| 137,389,890 |
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Net increase/(decrease) from share transactions |
|
| (543,766,246 | ) |
| 1,045,886,431 |
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets |
|
| (849,602,729 | ) |
| 871,881,028 |
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Net Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of period |
|
| 2,696,093,518 |
|
| 1,824,212,490 |
|
|
|
|
| ||||
End of period (including overdistributed net investment income of $(5,288,412) and $(3,265,785), respectively) |
|
| 1,846,490,789 |
|
| 2,696,093,518 |
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. | 19
|
|
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued) | |
| |
| Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Six Months Ended |
| Year Ended |
| ||
|
|
|
| ||||
Change in Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions |
|
| 7,696,294 |
|
| 52,304,082 |
|
Issued for distributions reinvested |
|
| 2,240,777 |
|
| 4,435,660 |
|
Redemptions |
|
| (34,507,690 | ) |
| (26,027,358 | ) |
|
|
|
| ||||
Net increase/(decrease) |
|
| (24,570,619 | ) |
| 30,712,384 |
|
Class B |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions |
|
| — |
|
| 84 |
|
Issued for distributions reinvested |
|
| 203,405 |
|
| 465,504 |
|
Redemptions |
|
| (1,169,015 | ) |
| (1,672,720 | ) |
|
|
|
| ||||
Net decrease |
|
| (965,610 | ) |
| (1,207,132 | ) |
Class C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions |
|
| 6,276,476 |
|
| 56,187,588 |
|
Issued for distributions reinvested |
|
| 2,770,465 |
|
| 5,038,221 |
|
Redemptions |
|
| (27,873,725 | ) |
| (18,859,930 | ) |
|
|
|
| ||||
Net increase/(decrease) |
|
| (18,826,784 | ) |
| 42,365,879 |
|
Class Z |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions |
|
| 1,620,095 |
|
| 18,154,313 |
|
Issued for distributions reinvested |
|
| 553,207 |
|
| 1,110,722 |
|
Redemptions |
|
| (8,095,312 | ) |
| (8,434,054 | ) |
|
|
|
| ||||
Net increase/(decrease) |
|
| (5,922,010 | ) |
| 10,830,981 |
|
20 | See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
|
|
|
For the Six Months Ended February 29, 2008 (unaudited) | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ($) |
| |
| ||||
Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities |
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
| 103,752,840 |
|
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Investment Income to Net Cash and Foreign Currency Provided by Operating Activities |
|
|
|
|
Purchase of investment securities |
|
| (210,156,393 | ) |
Proceeds from disposition of investment securities |
|
| 983,774,250 |
|
Increase in interest and fees receivable |
|
| (330,733 | ) |
Decrease in receivable for investments sold |
|
| 31,280,578 |
|
Increase in receivable for swaps(a) |
|
| (3,089,875 | ) |
Decrease in other assets |
|
| 41,611 |
|
Net amortization/(accretion) of premium/(discount) |
|
| (1,852,203 | ) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on unfunded transactions |
|
| 3,774 |
|
Decrease in payable for investments purchased |
|
| (119,437,163 | ) |
Decrease in payables to related parties |
|
| (1,085,186 | ) |
Decrease in interest payable |
|
| (1,816,215 | ) |
Decrease in mark-to-market on realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on foreign currency |
|
| (4,765,252 | ) |
Decrease in other liabilities |
|
| (299,161 | ) |
|
|
| ||
Net cash and foreign currency flow provided by operating activities |
|
| 776,020,872 |
|
|
|
| ||
Cash Flows Used by FInancing Activities |
|
|
|
|
Decrease in notes payable |
|
| (160,000,000 | ) |
Cash received for shares sold |
|
| 182,043,589 |
|
Payment of shares redeemed |
|
| (789,366,088 | ) |
Distributions paid in cash |
|
| (42,230,800 | ) |
|
|
| ||
Net cash flow used in financing activities |
|
| (809,553,299 | ) |
|
|
| ||
Net decrease in cash and foreign currency |
|
| (33,532,427 | ) |
|
|
| ||
Cash and Foreign Currency |
|
|
|
|
Beginning of the period |
|
| 35,701,634 |
|
|
|
| ||
End of the period |
|
| 2,169,207 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) | Includes realized gain/(loss) on swaps. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. | 21
|
Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Year Ended August 31, |
| |||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
| Six Months Ended |
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
| 2005 |
| 2004 |
| 2003 |
| ||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
| $ | 11.75 |
| $ | 12.43 |
| $ | 12.19 |
| $ | 12.08 |
| $ | 11.22 |
| $ | 10.48 |
|
Income from Investment Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income(a) |
|
| 0.49 |
|
| 1.00 |
|
| 0.96 |
|
| 0.67 |
|
| 0.56 |
|
| 0.81 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) (a) |
|
| (1.44 | ) |
| (0.60 | ) |
| 0.22 |
|
| 0.11 |
|
| 0.89 |
|
| 0.74 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||
Total from investment operations |
|
| (0.95 | ) |
| 0.40 |
|
| 1.18 |
|
| 0.78 |
|
| 1.45 |
|
| 1.55 |
|
Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From net investment income |
|
| (0.49 | ) |
| (1.01 | ) |
| (0.94 | ) |
| (0.67 | ) |
| (0.59 | ) |
| (0.81 | ) |
From net realized gains |
|
| — |
|
| (0.07 | ) |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total distributions declared to shareholders |
|
| (0.49 | ) |
| (1.08 | ) |
| (0.94 | ) |
| (0.67 | ) |
| (0.59 | ) |
| (0.81 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
| $ | 10.31 |
| $ | 11.75 |
| $ | 12.43 |
| $ | 12.19 |
| $ | 12.08 |
| $ | 11.22 |
|
Total return(b) |
|
| (8.35 | )%(c) |
| 3.10 | % |
| 10.08 | % |
| 6.56 | %(d) |
| 13.14 | % |
| 15.55 | % |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
| $ | 668,412 |
| $ | 1,050,738 |
| $ | 729,845 |
| $ | 351,557 |
| $ | 212,205 |
| $ | 85,166 |
|
Net operating expenses |
|
| 1.55 | % |
| 1.33 | % |
| 1.12 | % |
| 1.28 | % |
| 1.29 | %(e) |
| 1.38 | %(e) |
Interest and facility expenses |
|
| 1.81 | % |
| 1.06 | % |
| 1.04 | % |
| 0.72 | % |
| 0.40 | % |
| 0.73 | % |
Net expenses(f) |
|
| 3.36 | % |
| 2.39 | % |
| 2.16 | % |
| 2.00 | % |
| 1.69 | %(e) |
| 2.11 | %(e) |
Net investment income |
|
| 8.58 | % |
| 8.05 | % |
| 7.78 | % |
| 5.60 | % |
| 4.73 | %(e) |
| 7.67 | %(e) |
Waiver/reimbursement |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 0.04 | % |
| 0.10 | % |
| 0.18 | % |
| 0.36 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate |
|
| 7 | %(c) |
| 70 | % |
| 61 | % |
| 85 | % |
| 110 | % |
| 90 | % |
|
|
(a) | Per share data was calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
|
|
(b) | Total return is at net asset value assuming all distributions are reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”). For periods with waivers/reimbursements, had the Fund’s investment adviser not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced. |
|
|
(c) | Not annualized. |
|
|
(d) | Total return is calculated using the net asset value used for trading at the close of business on August 31, 2005. |
|
|
(e) | The benefits derived from custody credits and directed brokerage arrangements, if applicable, had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
|
|
(f) | Net expense ratio has been calculated after applying any waiver/reimbursement, if applicable. |
22 | See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
|
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Year Ended August 31, |
| |||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
| Six Months Ended |
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
| 2005 |
| 2004 |
| 2003 |
| ||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
| $ | 11.75 |
| $ | 12.43 |
| $ | 12.19 |
| $ | 12.08 |
| $ | 11.22 |
| $ | 10.48 |
|
Income from Investment Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income(a) |
|
| 0.47 |
|
| 0.96 |
|
| 0.92 |
|
| 0.63 |
|
| 0.53 |
|
| 0.78 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) (a) |
|
| (1.44 | ) |
| (0.60 | ) |
| 0.22 |
|
| 0.11 |
|
| 0.88 |
|
| 0.73 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||
Total from investment operations |
|
| (0.97 | ) |
| 0.36 |
|
| 1.14 |
|
| 0.74 |
|
| 1.41 |
|
| 1.51 |
|
Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From net investment income |
|
| (0.47 | ) |
| (0.97 | ) |
| (0.90 | ) |
| (0.63 | ) |
| (0.55 | ) |
| (0.77 | ) |
From net realized gains |
|
| — |
|
| (0.07 | ) |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total distributions declared to shareholders |
|
| (0.47 | ) |
| (1.04 | ) |
| (0.90 | ) |
| (0.63 | ) |
| (0.55 | ) |
| (0.77 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
| $ | 10.31 |
| $ | 11.75 |
| $ | 12.43 |
| $ | 12.19 |
| $ | 12.08 |
| $ | 11.22 |
|
Total return(b) |
|
| (8.51 | )%(c) |
| 2.74 | % |
| 9.70 | % |
| 6.19 | %(d) |
| 12.75 | % |
| 15.16 | % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
| $ | 73,485 |
| $ | 95,122 |
| $ | 115,651 |
| $ | 124,500 |
| $ | 124,589 |
| $ | 76,379 |
|
Net operating expenses |
|
| 1.90 | % |
| 1.68 | % |
| 1.47 | % |
| 1.63 | % |
| 1.64 | %(e) |
| 1.73 | %(e) |
Interest and facility expenses |
|
| 1.81 | % |
| 1.06 | % |
| 1.04 | % |
| 0.72 | % |
| 0.40 | % |
| 0.73 | % |
Net expenses(f) |
|
| 3.71 | % |
| 2.74 | % |
| 2.51 | % |
| 2.35 | % |
| 2.04 | %(e) |
| 2.46 | %(e) |
Net investment income |
|
| 8.23 | % |
| 7.70 | % |
| 7.43 | % |
| 5.25 | % |
| 4.50 | %(e) |
| 7.34 | %(e) |
Waiver/reimbursement |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 0.04 | % |
| 0.10 | % |
| 0.18 | % |
| 0.36 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate |
|
| 7 | %(c) |
| 70 | % |
| 61 | % |
| 85 | % |
| 110 | % |
| 90 | % |
|
|
(a) | Per share data was calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
|
|
(b) | Total return is at net asset value assuming all distributions are reinvested and no initial sales charge or CDSC. For periods with waivers/reimbursements, had the Fund’s investment adviser not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced. |
|
|
(c) | Not annualized. |
|
|
(d) | Total return is calculated using the net asset value used for trading at the close of business on August 31, 2005. |
|
|
(e) | The benefits derived from custody credits and directed brokerage arrangements, if applicable, had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
|
|
(f) | Net expense ratio has been calculated after applying any waiver/reimbursement, if applicable. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. | 23
|
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
|
Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Year Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
| Six Months Ended |
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
| 2005 |
| 2004 |
| 2003 |
| ||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
|
| $ | 11.75 |
|
| $ | 12.43 |
| $ | 12.19 |
| $ | 12.08 |
| $ | 11.22 |
| $ | 10.48 |
|
Income from Investment Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income(a) |
|
|
| 0.46 |
|
|
| 0.93 |
|
| 0.90 |
|
| 0.61 |
|
| 0.50 |
|
| 0.76 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) (a) |
|
|
| (1.43 | ) |
|
| (0.59 | ) |
| 0.22 |
|
| 0.11 |
|
| 0.89 |
|
| 0.74 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||
Total from investment operations |
|
|
| (0.97 | ) |
|
| 0.34 |
|
| 1.12 |
|
| 0.72 |
|
| 1.39 |
|
| 1.50 |
|
Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From net investment income |
|
|
| (0.47 | ) |
|
| (0.95 | ) |
| (0.88 | ) |
| (0.61 | ) |
| (0.53 | ) |
| (0.76 | ) |
From net realized gains |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| (0.07 | ) |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to shareholders |
|
|
| (0.47 | ) |
|
| (1.02 | ) |
| (0.88 | ) |
| (0.61 | ) |
| (0.53 | ) |
| (0.76 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
|
| $ | 10.31 |
|
| $ | 11.75 |
| $ | 12.43 |
| $ | 12.19 |
| $ | 12.08 |
| $ | 11.22 |
|
Total return(b) |
|
|
| (8.58 | )%(c) |
|
| 2.50 | % |
| 9.62 | % |
| 6.03 | %(d) |
| 12.57 | % |
| 14.99 | % |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
|
| $ | 919,689 |
|
| $ | 1,269,850 |
| $ | 816,720 |
| $ | 391,455 |
| $ | 278,731 |
| $ | 80,572 |
|
Net operating expenses |
|
|
| 2.05 | % |
|
| 1.83 | % |
| 1.62 | % |
| 1.78 | % |
| 1.79 | %(e) |
| 1.88 | % (e) |
Interest and facility expenses |
|
|
| 1.81 | % |
|
| 1.06 | % |
| 1.04 | % |
| 0.72 | % |
| 0.40 | % |
| 0.73 | % |
Net expenses(f) |
|
|
| 3.86 | % |
|
| 2.89 | % |
| 2.66 | % |
| 2.50 | % |
| 2.19 | %(e) |
| 2.61 | % (e) |
Net investment income |
|
|
| 8.08 | % |
|
| 7.55 | % |
| 7.28 | % |
| 5.10 | % |
| 4.19 | %(e) |
| 7.14 | % (e) |
Waiver/reimbursement |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| 0.04 | % |
| 0.10 | % |
| 0.18 | % |
| 0.36 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate |
|
|
| 7 | %(c) |
|
| 70 | % |
| 61 | % |
| 85 | % |
| 110 | % |
| 90 | % |
|
|
(a) | Per share data was calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
|
|
(b) | Total return is at net asset value assuming all distributions are reinvested and no initial sales charge or CDSC. For periods with waivers/reimbursements, had the Fund’s investment adviser not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced. |
|
|
(c) | Not annualized. |
|
|
(d) | Total return is calculated using the net asset value used for trading at the close of business on August 31, 2005. |
|
|
(e) | The benefits derived from custody credits and directed brokerage arrangements, if applicable, had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
|
|
(f) | Net expense ratio has been calculated after applying any waiver/reimbursement, if applicable. |
24 | See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
|
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
|
Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Year Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||||||||
Class Z Shares |
| Six Months Ended |
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
| 2005 |
| 2004 |
| 2003 |
| ||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
|
| $ | 11.75 |
|
| $ | 12.43 |
| $ | 12.19 |
| $ | 12.08 |
| $ | 11.22 |
| $ | 10.48 |
|
Income from Investment Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income(a) |
|
|
| 0.51 |
|
|
| 1.04 |
|
| 1.00 |
|
| 0.71 |
|
| 0.59 |
|
| 0.78 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) (a) |
|
|
| (1.44 | ) |
|
| (0.60 | ) |
| 0.22 |
|
| 0.11 |
|
| 0.90 |
|
| 0.81 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||
Total from investment operations |
|
|
| (0.93 | ) |
|
| 0.44 |
|
| 1.22 |
|
| 0.82 |
|
| 1.49 |
|
| 1.59 |
|
Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From net investment income |
|
|
| (0.51 | ) |
|
| (1.05 | ) |
| (0.98 | ) |
| (0.71 | ) |
| (0.63 | ) |
| (0.85 | ) |
From net realized gains |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| (0.07 | ) |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to shareholders |
|
|
| (0.51 | ) |
|
| (1.12 | ) |
| (0.98 | ) |
| (0.71 | ) |
| (0.63 | ) |
| (0.85 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
|
| $ | 10.31 |
|
| $ | 11.75 |
| $ | 12.43 |
| $ | 12.19 |
| $ | 12.08 |
| $ | 11.22 |
|
Total return(b) |
|
|
| (8.19 | )%(c) |
|
| 3.46 | % |
| 10.47 | % |
| 6.93 | %(d) |
| 13.52 | % |
| 15.95 | % |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
|
| $ | 184,904 |
|
| $ | 280,383 |
| $ | 161,996 |
| $ | 75,293 |
| $ | 53,049 |
| $ | 5,178 |
|
Net operating expenses |
|
|
| 1.20 | % |
|
| 0.98 | % |
| 0.77 | % |
| 0.93 | % |
| 0.94 | %(e) |
| 1.03 | %(e) |
Interest and facility expenses |
|
|
| 1.81 | % |
|
| 1.06 | % |
| 1.04 | % |
| 0.72 | % |
| 0.40 | % |
| 0.73 | % |
Net expenses(f) |
|
|
| 3.01 | % |
|
| 2.04 | % |
| 1.81 | % |
| 1.65 | % |
| 1.34 | %(e) |
| 1.76 | %(e) |
Net investment income |
|
|
| 8.93 | % |
|
| 8.40 | % |
| 8.13 | % |
| 5.95 | % |
| 4.93 | %(e) |
| 7.21 | %(e) |
Waiver/reimbursement |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| 0.04 | % |
| 0.10 | % |
| 0.18 | % |
| 0.36 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate |
|
|
| 7 | %(c) |
|
| 70 | % |
| 61 | % |
| 85 | % |
| 110 | % |
| 90 | % |
|
|
(a) | Per share data was calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
|
|
(b) | Total return is at net asset value assuming all distributions are reinvested and no initial sales charge or CDSC. For periods with waivers/reimbursements, had the Fund’s investment adviser not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced. |
|
|
(c) | Not annualized. |
|
|
(d) | Total return is calculated using the net asset value used for trading at the close of business on August 31, 2005. |
|
|
(e) | The benefits derived from custody credits and directed brokerage arrangements, if applicable, had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
|
|
(f) | Net expense ratio has been calculated after applying any waiver/reimbursement if applicable. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. | 25
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February 29, 2008 | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
Note 1. Organization
Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund (the “Fund”) is a Delaware statutory trust that is successor in interest to a Massachusetts business trust of the same name and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company.
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income, consistent with preservation of capital.
Fund Shares
The Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares and continuously offers three classes of shares: Class A, Class C and Class Z. The Fund has discontinued selling Class B Shares to new and existing investors, although existing investors may still reinvest distributions in Class B Shares. Certain share classes have their own sales charge and bear class-specific expenses, which include distribution fees and service fees.
Class A Shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.50% based on the amount of initial investment. Class A Shares purchased without an initial sales charge by accounts aggregating $1 million and greater at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) on shares tendered and accepted for repurchase within eighteen months after purchase. Class B Shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 3.25% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B Shares will convert to Class A Shares eight years after purchase. Please read the Fund’s prospectus for additional details on the Class B CDSC. Class C Shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares tendered and accepted for repurchase within one year after purchase. Class Z Shares are not subject to a sales charge. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class Z Shares, as described in the Fund’s Class Z Shares prospectus.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make 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 revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The value of the Fund’s assets is based on the current market value of its investments. For securities with readily available market quotations, the Fund uses those quotations for pricing. When portfolio securities are traded on the relevant day of valuation, the valuation will be the last reported sale price on that day. If there are no such sales on that day, the security will be valued at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and asked prices from principal market makers. If there is more than one such principal market maker, the value will be the average of such means. Securities without a sale price or bid and ask quotations from principal market makers on the valuation day will be valued by an independent pricing service. Generally, the Fund’s loan and bond positions are traded on exchanges and consequently are valued based on a mean of the bid and ask price from the third-party pricing services or broker-dealer sources. If securities do not have readily available market quotations or pricing service prices, including circumstances under which such are determined not to be accurate or current (such as when events materially affecting the value of securities occur between the time when the market price is determined and calculation of the Fund’s net asset value), such securities are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Fund’s investment adviser, Highland Capital Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”), in accordance with procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). In these cases, the Fund’s net asset value will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ value as determined in the judgment of the Investment Adviser instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to value securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent sale price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their net asset values. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s valuation of a security will not differ from the amount that it realizes upon the sale of such security. Short-term investments, that is, those with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less, are valued at amortized cost. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost plus accrued interest. Foreign price quotations are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents using the 4:00 PM London Time Spot Rate.
Security Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Costs and gains/(losses) are determined based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Foreign Currency
Foreign currencies, investments and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates using the current 4:00 PM London Time Spot Rate. Fluctuations in the value of the foreign currencies and other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates, between trade and settlement dates on securities trans-
26 | Semi-Annual Report
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|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (continued) | |
|
|
February 29, 2008 | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
actions and between the accrual and payment dates on dividends, interest income and foreign withholding taxes, are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains/(losses). Realized gains/(losses) and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investment securities and income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions. The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are not segregated in the Statement of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those securities, but are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investment securities.
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
In order to protect against a possible loss on investments resulting from a decline or appreciation in the value of a particular foreign currency against the U.S. dollar or another foreign currency or for other reasons, the Fund is authorized to enter into forward currency exchange contracts. These contracts involve an obligation to purchase or sell a specified currency at a future date at a price set at the time of the contract. Forward currency contracts do not eliminate fluctuations in the values of portfolio securities but rather allow the Fund to establish a rate of exchange for a future point in time.
Loan-Only Credit Default Swap Index (“LCDX Index”)
The Fund has entered into a transaction using an LCDX Index (the “Index”). The Index is a tradeable index with 100 equally-weighted underlying single-name loan-only credit default swaps (“LCDS”). Each underlying LCDS references an issuer whose loans trade in the secondary leveraged loan market. The Fund can either buy the Index (take on credit exposure) or sell the Index (pass credit exposure to a counterparty). In either case, the Fund is in essence taking a macro view of the market as a whole rather than on a particular issuer.
To compensate investors for the change in the value of the Index over time, an upfront payment is made at the time of a trade to account for the change in the present value of the Index since inception. The payment is the difference between par (or 100) and the amount of the purchase price, plus or minus (depending on whether the Fund is a buyer or seller of the Index) accrued interest. Each version of the Index launches with a fixed coupon which the seller of the Index pays quarterly (and the buyer of the Index receives quarterly). The amount of payments received or paid is the coupon times the notional amount.
Investments in the Index may involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested in the reference obligation directly. The Fund will not engage in these transactions for speculative purposes and will use them only as a means to hedge or manage the risks associated with assets held in, or anticipated to be purchased for, the investment portfolio or obligations incurred by the Fund.
Income Recognition
Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums, if any. Facility fees received are recorded as a reduction of cost to the loan and amortized through the maturity of the loan. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Determination of Class Net Asset Values
All income, expenses (other than distribution fees and service fees, which are class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains/(losses) are allocated to each class of shares of the Fund on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. Income and expenses are allocated to each class based on the settled shares method, while realized and unrealized gains/(losses) are allocated based on the relative net assets of each class.
U.S. Federal Income Tax Status
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute, in each calendar year, substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no U.S. federal income or excise tax provisions are recorded.
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) released FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 provides guidance on how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented, and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authorities. Tax positions not deemed to satisfy the “more-likely-than-not” threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. FASB required adoption of FIN 48 for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, and FIN 48 is to be applied to all open tax years as of the effective date. However, on December 22, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission delayed the required implementation date of FIN 48 for management investment companies until June 29, 2007. As of September 1, 2007, the Fund adopted FIN 48 for all subsequent reporting periods and management has determined that there is no material impact on the financial statements.
Semi-Annual Report | 27
|
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (continued) | |
|
|
February 29, 2008 | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually.
Statement of Cash Flows
Information on financial transactions which have been settled through the receipt or disbursement of cash is presented in the Statement of Cash Flows. The cash and foreign currency amount shown in the Statement of Cash Flows is the amount included within the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and includes cash and foreign currency on hand at its custodian bank and sub-custodian bank, respectively, and does not include any short-term investments.
Additional Accounting Standards
In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”) was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. At this time, management has evaluated the implications of SFAS 157 and concluded that there is no material impact on the financial statements.
Note 3. U.S. Federal Tax Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. As a result, net investment income/(loss) and net realized gain/(loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period.
Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended August 31, 2007 and August 31, 2006, the past two tax year ends, were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions paid from: |
| 2007 |
| 2008 |
| ||
Ordinary income* |
| $ | 210,015,075 |
| $ | 96,980,858 |
|
Long-term capital gains |
|
| 194,634 |
|
| — |
|
|
|
* | For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions. |
As of August 31, 2007, the most recent tax year end, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undistributed |
| Undistributed |
| Net Unrealized | |||
$ | 15,458,515 |
| $ | 1,924,460 |
| $ | (141,029,090) |
|
|
* | The differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are primarily due to deferral of losses from wash sales and premium amortization adjustments. |
Portfolio unrealized appreciation and depreciation at February 29, 2008, based on cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and excluding any unrealized appreciation and depreciation from changes in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates was:
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized appreciation |
| $ | 17,082,615 |
|
Unrealized depreciation |
|
| (410,277,456 | ) |
|
|
| ||
Net unrealized depreciation |
| $ | (393,194,841 | ) |
|
|
|
Note 4. Advisory, Administration, Service and Distribution and Trustee Fees
Investment Advisory Fee
Effective December 18, 2006, the Investment Adviser receives a monthly investment advisory fee based on the Fund’s average daily managed assets at the following annual rates:
|
|
|
|
|
Average Daily Managed Assets |
|
| Annual Fee Rate | |
First $1 billion |
|
| 0.65 | % |
Next $1 billion |
|
| 0.60 | % |
Over $2 billion |
|
| 0.55 | % |
Average daily managed assets of the Fund means the average daily value of the total assets of the Fund less all accrued liabilities of the Fund (other than the aggregate amount of any outstanding borrowings constituting financial leverage).
For the six months ended February 29, 2008, the Fund’s effective investment advisory fee rate was 0.60%.
Prior to December 18, 2006, the Investment Adviser received a monthly investment advisory fee based on the Fund’s average daily net assets at the following annual rates:
|
|
Average Daily Net Assets | Annual Fee Rate |
First $1 billion | 0.45% |
Next $1 billion | 0.40% |
Over $2 billion | 0.35% |
28 | Semi-Annual Report
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|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (continued) | |
|
|
February 29, 2008 | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
Administration Fees
The Investment Adviser provides administrative services to the Fund for a monthly administration fee at the annual rate of 0.20% of the Fund’s average daily managed assets. Under a separate sub-administration agreement, the Investment Adviser has delegated certain administrative functions to PFPC Inc. (“PFPC”). The Investment Adviser pays PFPC directly for these services.
Service and Distribution Fees
PFPC Distributors, Inc. (the “Underwriter”) serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund’s shares. The Underwriter receives the front end sales charge imposed on the sale of Class A Shares and receives the CDSC imposed on certain redemptions of Class A, Class B and Class C Shares. For the six months ended February 29, 2008, the Underwriter received $35,789 of front end sales charges on Class A Shares and $406,380, $67,042 and $508,085 of CDSC on Class A, Class B and Class C Share redemptions, respectively.
The Fund has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the “Plan”), which requires the payment of a monthly service fee to the Underwriter at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C Shares of the Fund. The Plan also requires the payment of a monthly distribution fee to the Underwriter at an annual rate of 0.10%, 0.45% and 0.60% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively.
Expense Limits and Fee Reimbursements
Effective December 18, 2006, the Investment Adviser has voluntarily agreed to waive management fees (includes both advisory fees and administration fees) so that the Fund’s annual operating expenses (exclusive of advisory fees, administration fees, brokerage commissions, taxes, distribution and service fees, leverage expenses and extraordinary expenses, if any) will not exceed 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the Fund for each share class. This arrangement may be revised or discontinued by the Investment Adviser at any time upon seven days’ prior, written notice to shareholders of the Fund.
Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees
Effective January 1, 2008, each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Funds as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”) receives an annual retainer of $150,000 payable in quarterly installments and allocated among each portfolio in the Highland Fund Complex based on relative net assets. The “Highland Fund Complex” consists of all of the registered investment companies and a business development company advised by the Investment Adviser as of the date of this semi-annual report.
Prior to January 1, 2008, each Independent Trustee received an annual retainer of $25,000 from the Fund for services provided as Trustee of the Fund, and also received compensation from other portfolios in the Highland Fund Complex.
The Fund pays no compensation to its one interested Trustee or any of its officers, all of whom are employees of the Investment Adviser.
Note 5. Portfolio Information
For the six months ended February 29, 2008, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, were $210,156,393 and $983,774,250, respectively.
Note 6. Periodic Repurchase Offers
The Fund has adopted a policy to offer each calendar quarter to repurchase a specified percentage (between 5% and 25%) of the shares then outstanding at the Fund’s net asset value (“Repurchase Offers”). Repurchase Offers are scheduled to occur on or about the 15th day (or the next business day if the 15th is not a business day) in the months of February, May, August, and November. It is anticipated that the date on which the repurchase price of shares will be determined (the “Repurchase Pricing Date”) will be the same date as the deadline for shareholders to provide their repurchase requests to the Distributor (the “Repurchase Request Deadline”), and if so, the Repurchase Request Deadline will be set for a time no later than the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on such date. The Repurchase Pricing Date will occur no later than the 14th day after the Repurchase Request Deadline, or the next business day if the 14th day is not a business day. Repurchase proceeds will be paid to shareholders no later than seven days after the Repurchase Pricing Date. If shareholders tender for repurchase more than the Repurchase Offer amount for a given Repurchase Offer, the Fund may repurchase an additional amount of shares of up to 2% of the shares outstanding on the Repurchase Request Deadline.
For the six months ended February 29, 2008, there were two Repurchase Offers. For each Repurchase Offer, the Fund offered to repurchase 15% of its shares. In the November 2007 and February 2008 Repurchase Offers, 14.5% and 17.0%, respectively, of shares outstanding were repurchased. In connection with the February 2008 repurchase offer, the Fund repurchased an additional 2% of the shares outstanding on the Repurchase Request Deadline to accommodate the shareholder repurchase requests.
Semi-Annual Report | 29
|
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (continued) | |
February 29, 2008 | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
Note 7. Senior Loan Participation
Commitments
The Fund invests, under normal conditions, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in adjustable rate senior loans (“Senior Loans”), the interest rates of which float or vary periodically based upon a benchmark indicator of prevailing interest rates to domestic or foreign corporations, partnerships and other entities that operate in a variety of industries or geographic regions (“Borrowers”). If the lead lender in a typical lending syndicate becomes insolvent, enters Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) receivership or, if not FDIC insured enters into bankruptcy, the Fund may incur certain costs and delays in receiving payment or may suffer a loss of principal and/or interest. When the Fund purchases a participation of a Senior Loan interest, the Fund typically enters into a contractual agreement with the lender or other third party selling the participation, not with the Borrower directly.
As such, the Fund assumes the credit risk of the Borrowers, selling participants or other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the Borrowers. The ability of Borrowers, selling participants or other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the Borrowers to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry.
At February 29, 2008, the following sets forth the selling participants with respect to interests in Senior Loans purchased by the Fund on a participation basis.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling Participant |
| Principal |
| Value |
| ||
Credit Suisse, Cayman Island Branch: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Berry Plastics Holding Corp. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term C Loan |
| $ | 741,888 |
| $ | 643,127 |
|
Ginn LA Conduit Lender, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Lien Tranche A Credit-Linked |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposit |
|
| 3,948,880 |
|
| 3,016,944 |
|
First Lien Tranche B Term Loan |
|
| 8,486,502 |
|
| 6,483,688 |
|
Verso Paper Holdings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term B Loan |
|
| 2,249,452 |
|
| 2,030,130 |
|
Highland Crusader Offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Partners, L.P.: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mach Gen, LLC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term C Loan |
|
| 6,195,833 |
|
| 5,857,665 |
|
Grand Central Asset Trust |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HCF Series |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realogy Corp. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Initial Term B Loan |
|
| 13,327,529 |
|
| 11,293,748 |
|
Synthetic Letter of Credit |
|
| 3,588,181 |
|
| 3,030,362 |
|
Merill Lynch, London Branch |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wind Telecommunications S.p.A. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
B1 Term Loan Facility |
|
| 1,000,000 |
|
| 945,000 |
|
C1 Term Loan Facility |
|
| 1,000,000 |
|
| 945,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling Participant |
| Principal |
| Value |
| ||
Morgan Stanley, London Branch |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
YPSO Holding SA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capex Term Loan |
| $ | 373,194 |
| $ | 518,740 |
|
Morgan Stanley Senior Fund, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realogy Corp. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Delayed Draw Term B Loan |
|
| 4,000,000 |
|
| 3,357,120 |
|
Note 8. Loan Agreement
Effective October 12, 2006, the Fund entered into a loan agreement with The Bank of Nova Scotia (the “Credit Agreement”) pursuant to which the Fund could borrow up to $650,000,000. Effective June 6, 2007, the Credit Agreement was amended to increase the total commitment to $1,000,000,000.
At February 29, 2008, the Fund’s outstanding borrowing under the Credit Agreement totaled $800,000,000. The interest rate charged at February 29, 2008 was 3.85%. The average daily loan balance was $778,076,923 at a weighted average interest rate of 5.40%. With respect to these borrowings, interest and facility expense of $22,508,056 is included on the Statement of Operations.
The Fund is required to maintain 300% asset coverage with respect to amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement. Asset coverage is calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities, not including any bank loans and senior securities, from the Fund’s total net assets and dividing such amount by the principal amount of the debt outstanding. As of the dates indicated below, the Fund’s debt outstanding and asset coverage was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Date |
| Total Amount |
| Asset |
02/29/2008 |
| $800,000,000 |
| $3,459 |
08/31/2007 |
| 960,000,000 |
| 4,005 |
08/31/2006 |
| 335,000,000 |
| 7,292 |
08/31/2005 |
| 250,000,000 |
| 5,129 |
08/31/2004 |
| 95,000,000 |
| 8,038 |
08/31/2003 |
| 59,500,000 |
| 5,156 |
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|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (continued) | |
February 29, 2008 | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
Note 9. Unfunded Loan Commitments
As of February 29, 2008, the Fund had unfunded loan commitments of $43,783,677, which could be extended at the option of the borrower, pursuant to loan agreements with the following borrowers:
|
|
|
|
|
Borrower |
| Unfunded |
| |
AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc. |
| $ | 2,000,000 |
|
CHS/ Community Health Systems, Inc. |
|
| 766,643 |
|
Comcorp Broadcasting, Inc. |
|
| 72,372 |
|
Cricket Communications, Inc. |
|
| 6,500,000 |
|
Delta Air Lines, Inc. |
|
| 23,893 |
|
DHM Holdings Co., Inc. |
|
| 9,303 |
|
Fenwal, Inc. |
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| 2,319,580 |
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FleetCor Technologies Operating Co., LLC |
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| 666,667 |
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Fontainebleau Las Vegas, LLC |
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| 2,333,333 |
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HUB International Ltd. |
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| 729,678 |
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Interstate Bakeries Corp. |
| $ | 6,937,500 |
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Longview Power, LLC |
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| 1,125,000 |
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MEG Energy Corp. |
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| 2,014,286 |
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Mobileserv Ltd. |
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| 2,500,000 |
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Nordic Cable Acquisition |
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| 3,068,493 |
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Readers Digest Association, Inc., The |
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| 550,000 |
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SIRVA Worldwide, Inc. |
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| 968,344 |
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Sorenson Communications, Inc. |
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| 2,000,000 |
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Univision Communications, Inc. |
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| 2,583,893 |
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Valassis Communications, Inc. |
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| 426,667 |
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Vivarte |
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| 5,000,000 |
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Water Pik, Inc. |
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Ypso Holding SA |
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| 188,025 |
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| $ | 43,783,677 |
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Unfunded loan commitments are marked to market on the relevant day of valuation in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. Any applicable unrealized gain/(loss) and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on unfunded loan commitments are recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations, respectively. As of February 29, 2008, the Fund recognized net discount and unrealized depreciation on unfunded transactions of $5,278,076. The net change in unrealized depreciation on unfunded transactions of $(2,738,365) is recorded in the Statement of Operations.
Note 10. Indemnification
The Fund has a variety of indemnification obligations under contracts with its service providers. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
Note 11. Disclosure of Significant Risks and Contingencies
Industry Focus Risk
The Fund may focus its investments in certain industries, subjecting it to greater risk than a fund that is more diversified.
Non-Payment Risk
Senior Loans, like other corporate debt obligations, are subject to the risk of non-payment of scheduled interest and/or principal. Non-payment would result in a reduction of income to the Fund, a reduction in the value of the Senior Loan experiencing non-payment and a potential decrease in the net asset value of the Fund.
Credit Risk
Investments rated below investment grade are commonly referred to as high-yield, high risk or “junk debt.” They are regarded as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuing company’s continuing ability to meet principal and/or interest payments. Investments in high-yield securities may result in greater net asset value fluctuation than if the Fund did not make such investments.
Currency Risk
A portion of the Fund’s assets may be quoted or denominated in non-U.S. currencies. These securities may be adversely affected by fluctuations in relative currency exchange rates and by exchange control regulations. The Fund’s investment performance may be negatively affected by a devaluation of a currency in which the Fund’s investments are quoted or denominated. Further, the Fund’s investment performance may be significantly affected, either positively or negatively, by currency exchange rates because the U.S. dollar value of securities quoted or denominated in another currency will increase or decrease in response to changes in the value of such currency in relation to the U.S. dollar.
Foreign Securities Risk
Investments in foreign securities may involve special risks compared to investing in securities of U.S. issuers. These risks are more pronounced to the extent that the Fund invests a significant portion of its non-U.S. investment in one region or in the securities of emerging market issuers. These risks may include (i) less information about non-U.S. issuers or markets being available due to less rigorous disclosure, accounting standards or regulatory requirements; (ii) many non-U.S. markets are smaller, less liquid and more volatile and the Investment Adviser may not be able to sell the Fund’s securities at times, in amounts and at prices it considers reasonable; (iii) the economies of non-U.S. markets may grow at slower rates than expected or may experience a down-turn or recession; and (iv) withholdings and other non-U.S. taxes may decrease the Fund’s returns.
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Emerging Markets Risk
Investing in securities of issuers based in underdeveloped emerging markets entails all of the risks of investing in foreign securities to a heightened degree. These heightened risks include: (i) greater risks of expropriation, confiscatory taxation, nationalization, and less social political and economic stability; (ii) the smaller size of the markets for such securities and a lower volume of trading, resulting in lack of liquidity and in price volatility; and (iii) certain national policies which may restrict the Fund’s investment opportunities, including restrictions on investing in issuers or industries deemed sensitive to relevant national interest.
Derivatives Risk
Derivative transactions in which the Fund may engage for hedging and speculative purposes or to enhance total return, including engaging in transactions such as options, futures, swaps, foreign currency transactions (including forward foreign currency contracts, currency swaps or options on currency and currency futures) and other derivative transactions, involve certain risks and considerations. These risks include the imperfect correlation between the value of such instruments and the underlying assets, the possible default of the other party to the transaction or illiquidity of the derivative instruments. Furthermore, the ability to successfully use derivative transactions depends on the Investment Adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements, which can not be assured. Thus, the use of derivative transactions may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require the Fund to sell or purchase portfolio securities at inopportune times or for prices other than current market value, may limit the amount of appreciation the Fund can realize on an investment or may cause the Fund to hold a security that it might otherwise sell.
Swaps Risk
Investments in swaps involve the exchange with another party of their respective commitments. Use of swaps subjects the Fund to risk of default by the counterparty. If there is a default by the counterparty to such a transaction, there may be contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction although contractual remedies may not be sufficient in the event the counterparty is insolvent. However, the swap market has grown substantially in recent years with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and agents utilizing standardized swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has become relatively liquid in comparison with the markets for other similar instruments which are traded in the interbank market. The Fund may enter into total return swaps, credit default swaps, currency swaps or other swaps which may be surrogates for other instruments such as currency forwards or options.
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Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement
The Fund has retained the Investment Adviser to manage its assets pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Investment Adviser (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”). At a special meeting of shareholders of the Fund held on July 20, 2007 and adjourned until August 3, 2007, the shareholders of the Fund approved the reorganization of the Fund from a Massachusetts Business Trust (the “Predecessor Fund”) to a Delaware statutory trust (the “Reorganization”). The reorganization occurred on December 31, 2007
At a meeting held on December 14, 2007, in connection with the Reorganization, the Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Independent Trustees”)) approved the Investment Advisory Agreement. Following an initial term of two years, the Investment Advisory Agreement continues in effect from year-to-year provided such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund, or by the Board of Trustees, and, in either event, by a majority of the Independent Trustees of the Fund casting votes in person at a meeting called for such purpose.
In light of the fact that the Investment Advisory Agreement contained terms and conditions substantially similar to the terms and conditions of the investment advisory agreement between the Predecessor Fund and the Investment Adviser dated December 18, 2006 (the “Predecessor Fund Investment Advisory Agreement”) approved by the Board of Trustees of the Predecessor Fund at a meeting held on May 19, 2006 and approved at a meeting of shareholders of the Predecessor Fund held on November 17, 2006 and adjourned to December 18, 2006, the Board reconsidered the detailed information provided at the meeting held on May 19, 2006 as part of its deliberations concerning the Investment Advisory Agreement. In addition to the information described below, at each quarterly in-person meeting, the Trustees received detailed reports showing compliance information, portfolio composition, and performance of the Fund as compared to its index and peer group. Specifically, at the meeting held on May 19, 2006, the Board requested, through Fund counsel and its independent legal counsel, and received from the Investment Adviser, various written materials, including: (1) information confirming the financial soundness of the Investment Adviser; (2) information on the advisory and marketing personnel of the Investment Adviser, including compensation arrangements; (3) information on the internal compliance procedures of the Investment Adviser; (4) comparative information showing how the Predecessor Fund’s proposed fee schedule and anticipated operating expenses compare to (i) other registered investment companies that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Predecessor Fund, and (ii) other private and registered pooled investment vehicles or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser, as well as the performance of such vehicles and accounts; (5) information regarding brokerage and portfolio transactions; and (6) information on any legal proceedings or regulatory audits or investigations affecting the Investment Adviser. The Independent Trustees reviewed various factors discussed in independent counsel’s legal memorandum, the detailed information provided by the Investment Adviser and other relevant information and factors, including the following:
The nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided by the Investment Adviser
The Independent Trustees considered the portfolio management services provided by the Investment Adviser and the activities related to portfolio management, including use of technology, research capabilities, and investment management staff. They discussed the experience and qualifications of the personnel who provide advisory services, including the background and experience of the members of the portfolio management team. The Independent Trustees reviewed the management structure, assets under management and investment philosophies and processes of the Investment Adviser. They also reviewed and discussed the Investment Adviser’s compliance policies and procedures. The Independent Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser had the quality and depth of personnel and investment methods essential to performing its duties under the Predecessor Fund Investment Advisory Agreement and that the nature of such advisory services is satisfactory.
The Investment Adviser’s historical performance in managing the Predecessor Fund
The Independent Trustees reviewed the Investment Adviser’s historical performance in managing the Predecessor Fund as provided by Lipper. They noted that since the Investment Adviser has become the Predecessor Fund’s Investment Adviser, the Predecessor Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index, by 231 basis points per year on an annualized basis. Furthermore, when compared to its peer group, all of the Predecessor Fund’s share classes have been the top performing share classes of any peer, in the categories Year-to-Date Total Return, 1-year Total Return, Total Return since 4/15/04, as well as the Annualized Total Rates of Return in 3-Year, 5-Year, since 4/15/04, and since Inception time frames. Moreover, during the 12 months ended March 31, 2006, the Predecessor Fund’s Class Z Shares earned a return of 9.37%, which represents outperformance of 51.37% or 318 basis points compared to its benchmark, which returned 6.19%. The Independent Trustees were satisfied with the Investment Adviser’s historical performance in managing the Predecessor Fund.
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The investment performance of other accounts or funds managed by the Investment Adviser
The Independent Trustees reviewed the performance of the Investment Adviser for accounts or funds that are similar to the Predecessor Fund compared with other investment companies of similar investment objectives and size. They reviewed the Investment Adviser’s historical performance in managing Highland Floating Rate Limited Liability Company (“FRLLC”). Highland Floating Rate Fund (“FRF”) prior to the conversion of FRF to a single fund scructure and liquidation and dissolution of FRLLC, invested substantially all of its assets in FRLLC, which then invested such assets in securities and other assets in accordance with the investment objectives of FRF and FRLLC. The Independent Trustees noted that as a result of its investment in FRLLC, FRF had consistently outperformed its benchmark, the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index, as well as both its peers that employ leverage and those that do not employ leverage. During the 12 months ended March 31, 2006, the FRF’s Class Z Shares earned a return of 7.61%, which represents a 22.94% incremental return or 142 basis points more than its benchmark. Additionally, in Lipper’s Annualized Rate of Return categories, all of FRF’s share classes were ranked in the Top 5 for the 5-Year and Since Inception Total Return sets, and the top 6 for the 3-Year Total Return set. The Independent Trustees were satisfied with the Investment Adviser’s overall performance records.
The costs of the services to be provided by the Investment Adviser and the profits to be realized by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from the relationship with the Predecessor Fund
The Independent Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable under the Predecessor Fund Investment Advisory Agreement, including: (i) the basis points to be paid to Highland; (ii) the anticipated expenses the Investment Adviser would incur in providing advisory services; and (iii) a comparison of the fees payable to the Investment Adviser under the Predecessor Fund Investment Advisory Agreement to fees paid to the Investment Adviser by other trusts and to investment advisers serving other investment companies with similar investment programs to that of the Predecessor Fund. After such review, the Independent Trustees determined that the anticipated profitability rates to the Investment Adviser with respect to the Predecessor Fund Investment Advisory Agreement were fair and reasonable.
The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Predecessor Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders
The Independent Trustees considered the effective fees under the Predecessor Fund Investment Advisory Agreement, as a percentage of assets at different asset levels, and possible economies of scale to the Investment Adviser. They considered the anticipated asset levels of the Predecessor Fund, the information provided by the Investment Adviser relating to its estimated costs, and information comparing the fee rate to be charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged by other unaffiliated investment advisers to their clients. They also considered the Investment Adviser’s willingness to reinstate its voluntary “other expenses” cap if shareholders approved the Predecessor Fund Investment Advisory Agreement. The Independent Trustees concluded that the fee structures were reasonable and appropriately would result in a sharing of economies of scale in the current environment in view of the information provided by the Investment Adviser.
In determining whether to approve the Predecessor Fund Investment Advisory Agreement, the Independent Trustees concluded that, based on the materials presented to them and the conversations the Board had with representatives of the Investment Adviser, the Predecessor Fund’s auditors, the Predecessor Fund’s counsel and counsel to the Independent Trustees, submission of the Predecessor Fund Investment Advisory Agreement to shareholders would be in the best interests of shareholders. The Independent Trustees determined that the advisory fee rates under the Predecessor Fund Investment Advisory Agreement are fair and reasonable, in light of the excellent performance of the Predecessor Fund during the period the Investment Adviser has served as the investment adviser and in view of the fact that the advisory fee rates for the Predecessor Fund are substantially below the average advisory/management fee rate in the Predecessor Fund’s Lipper peer groups.
Additional Portfolio Information
The Investment Adviser and its affiliates manage other accounts, including registered and private funds and individual accounts. Although investment decisions for the Fund are made independently from those of such other accounts, the Investment Adviser may, consistent with applicable law, make investment recommendations to other clients or accounts that may be the same or different from those made to the Fund, including investments in different levels of the capital structure of a company, such as equity versus senior loans, or that take contrary provisions in multiple levels of the capital structure. The Investment Adviser has adopted policies and procedures that address the allocation of investment opportunities, execution of portfolio transactions, personal trading by employees and other potential conflicts of interest that are designed to ensure that all client accounts are treated equitably over time. Nevertheless, this may create situations where a client could be disadvantaged because of the investment activities conducted by the Investment Adviser for other client accounts. When the Fund and one or more of such other accounts is prepared to invest in, or desires to dispose of, the same security, available investments
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or opportunities for each will be allocated in a manner believed by the Investment Adviser to be equitable to the Fund and such other accounts. The Investment Adviser also may aggregate orders to purchase and sell securities for the Fund and such other accounts. Although the Investment Adviser believes that, over time, the potential benefits of participating in volume transactions and negotiating lower transaction costs should benefit all accounts including the Fund, in some cases these activities may adversely affect the price paid or received by the Fund or the size of the position obtained or disposed of by the Fund.
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Investment Adviser
Highland Capital Management, L.P.
NexBank Tower
13455 Noel Road, Suite 800
Dallas, TX 75240
Transfer Agent
PFPC Inc.
101 Sabin Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Underwriter
PFPC Distributors, Inc.
760 Moore Road
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Custodian
PFPC Trust Company
8800 Tinicum Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19153
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 1800
Dallas, TX 75201
Fund Counsel
Ropes & Gray LLP
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110-2624
This report has been prepared for shareholders of Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund.
The Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-877-665-1287 to request that additional reports be sent to you.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to its portfolio securities, and the Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-665-1287 and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov and also may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
The Statement of Additional Information includes information about Fund Trustees and is available upon request without charge by calling 1-877-665-1287.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Effective April 1, 2008, Brad Borud was appointed portfolio manager of Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund (the “Fund”).
The Fund’s portfolio is managed by Mark Okada, Brad Borud and R. Joseph Dougherty.
Mark Okada. Mr. Okada is a founder and Chief Investment Officer of Highland Capital Management, L.P. (“Highland or the “Adviser”). He is responsible for overseeing Highland’s investment activities for its various strategies and has over 20 years of experience in the credit markets. Prior to co-founding Highland, Mr. Okada served as Manager of Fixed Income for the Guaranteed Investment Contract subsidiary of Protective Life Insurance (one of the first non-bank entrants into the syndicated loan market) from 1990 to 1993, where he was primarily responsible for the bank loan portfolio and other risk assets. From 1986 to 1990, Mr. Okada served as Vice President at Hibernia National Bank, managing a portfolio of high-yield loans in excess of $1 billion. Mr. Okada is a Director of NexBank and Highland Financial Partners, L.P., and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Common Grace Ministries, Inc. Mr. Okada is an honors graduate of the University of California Los Angeles with degrees in Economics and Psychology. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Brad Borud. Mr. Borud is a Partner, Senior Trader and Chief Investment Officer - Retail Products at Highland. Prior to his current duties, Mr. Borud served as a Senior Trader and Co-Director of Portfolio Management for Highland from 2003 to 2008, as a Portfolio Manager and Team Leader from 2001 to 2003, as a Portfolio Manager from 1998 to 2001, and as a Portfolio Analyst from 1996 to 1998. As a Portfolio Manager, Mr. Borud covered a wide range of industries, including wireline telecommunications, wireless telecommunications, telecommunication equipment manufacturers, multichannel video and media. Prior to joining Highland in November 1996, Mr. Borud worked as a Global Finance Analyst in the Corporate Finance Group at NationsBank from 1995 to 1996 where he was involved in the originating, structuring, modeling and credit analysis of leveraged transactions for large corporate accounts in the Southwest region of the United States. In 1994, Mr. Borud served at Conseco Capital Management as an Analyst Intern in the Fixed Income Research Department, following the transportation and energy sectors. Mr. Borud has a BS in Business Finance from Indiana University.
R. Joseph Dougherty. Mr. Dougherty is a Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager of Highland and heads its retail products business unit. He serves as Portfolio Manager, Senior Vice President, Trustee and/or Director of Highland’s New York Stock Exchange-listed funds and Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) registered funds. He also serves as Portfolio Manager for Highland’s subadvised closed-end funds. In this capacity, Mr. Dougherty oversees investment decisions for the retail funds, alongside several other Portfolio Managers, and manages the team dedicated to the day-to-day operations of the retail funds. Prior to his current duties, Mr. Dougherty served as Portfolio Analyst for Highland from 1998 to 1999. As a Portfolio Analyst, Mr. Dougherty followed companies within the chemical, retail, supermarket, wireless and restaurant sectors. Prior to joining Highland in March 1998, Mr. Dougherty served as an Investment Analyst with Sandera Capital Management from 1997 to 1998. Formerly, he was a Business Development Manager at Akzo Nobel from 1994 to 1996 and a Senior Accountant at Deloitte & Touche, LLP from 1992 to 1994. He received an MBA from Southern Methodist University and a BS in Accounting from Villanova University. Mr. Dougherty is a Certified Public Accountant, and has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
The following tables provide information about the funds and accounts, other than the Fund, for which the Fund’s managers are primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management. This information is provided for R. Joseph Dougherty and Mark Okada as of August 31, 2007 and for Brad Borud as of February 29, 2008.
R. Joseph Dougherty
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Registered Investment | 13 | $8,462 | — | — |
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Mark Okada
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Registered Investment | 14 | $ 9,398 | — | — |
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Other Pooled Investment | 30 | $17,536 | 24 | $15,686 |
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Brad Borud
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Conflicts of Interests
The Adviser has built a professional working environment, a firm-wide compliance culture and compliance procedures and systems designed to protect against potential incentives that may favor one account over another. The Adviser has adopted policies and procedures that address the allocation of investment opportunities, execution of portfolio transactions, personal trading by employees and other potential conflicts of interest that are designed to ensure that all client accounts are treated equitably over time. Nevertheless, the Adviser furnishes advisory services to numerous clients in addition to the Fund, and the Adviser may, consistent with applicable law, make investment recommendations to other clients or accounts (including accounts that are hedge funds or have performance or higher fees paid to the Adviser or in which portfolio managers have a personal interest in the receipt of such fees) that may be the same as or different from those made to the Fund. In addition, the Adviser, its affiliates and any
of their partners, directors, officers, stockholders or employees may or may not have an interest in the securities whose purchase and sale the Adviser recommends to the Fund. Actions with respect to securities of the same kind may be the same as or different from the action that the Adviser, or any of its affiliates, or any of their partners, directors, officers, stockholders or employees or any member of their families may take with respect to the same securities. Moreover, the Adviser may refrain from rendering any advice or services concerning securities of companies of which any of the Adviser’s (or its affiliates’) partners, directors, officers or employees are directors or officers, or companies as to which the Adviser or any of its affiliates or partners, directors, officers and employees of any of them has any substantial economic interest or possesses material non-public information. In addition to its various policies and procedures designed to address these issues, the Adviser includes disclosure regarding these matters to its clients in both its Form ADV and investment advisory agreements.
The Adviser, its affiliates or their partners, directors, officers and employees similarly serve or may serve other entities that operate in the same or related lines of business. Accordingly, these individuals may have obligations to investors in those entities or funds or to other clients, the fulfillment of which might not be in the best interests of the Fund. As a result, the Adviser will face conflicts in the allocation of investment opportunities to the Fund and other funds and clients. In order to enable such affiliates to fulfill their fiduciary duties to each of the clients for which they have responsibility, the Adviser will endeavor to allocate investment opportunities in a fair and equitable manner which may, subject to applicable regulatory constraints, involve pro rata co-investment by the Fund and such other clients or may involve a rotation of opportunities among the Fund and such other clients.
While the Adviser does not believe there will be frequent conflicts of interest, if any, the Adviser and its affiliates have both subjective and objective procedures and policies in place designed to manage the potential conflicts of interest between the Adviser’s fiduciary obligations to the Fund and their similar fiduciary obligations to other clients so that, for example, investment opportunities are allocated in a fair and equitable manner among the Fund and such other clients. An investment opportunity that is suitable for multiple clients of the Adviser and its affiliates may not be capable of being shared among some or all of such clients due to the limited scale of the opportunity or other factors, including regulatory restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act. There can be no assurance that the Adviser’s or its affiliates’ efforts to allocate any particular investment opportunity fairly among all clients for whom such opportunity is appropriate will result in an allocation of all or part of such opportunity to the Fund. Not all conflicts of interest can be expected to be resolved in favor of the Fund.
Compensation
Highland’s financial arrangements with its portfolio managers, its competitive compensation and its career path emphasis at all levels reflect the value senior management places on key resources. Compensation may include a variety of components and may vary from year to year based on a number of factors including the relative performance of a portfolio manager’s underlying account, the combined performance of the portfolio managers’ underlying accounts, and the relative performance of the portfolio managers’ underlying accounts measured against other employees. The principal components of compensation include a base salary, a discretionary bonus, various retirement benefits and one or more of the incentive compensation programs established by Highland, such as its “Option It Plan” and its “Long-Term Incentive Plan,” described below.
Base compensation. Generally, portfolio managers receive base compensation based on their seniority and/or their position with Highland, which may include the amount of assets supervised and other management roles within Highland.
Discretionary compensation. In addition to base compensation, portfolio managers may receive discretionary compensation, which can be a substantial portion of total compensation. Discretionary compensation can include a discretionary cash bonus as well as one or more of the following:
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| Long Term Incentive Plan. The purpose of this plan is to create positive morale and teamwork, to attract and retain key talent and to encourage the achievement of common goals. This plan seeks to reward participating employees based on the increased value of Highland. |
Senior portfolio managers who perform additional management functions may receive additional compensation in these other capacities. Compensation is structured such that key professionals benefit from remaining with Highland.
Ownership of Securities
The following table sets forth the dollar range of equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by each portfolio manager. This information is provided for R. Joseph Dougherty and Mark Okada as of August 31, 2007 and for Brad Borud as of February 29, 2008.
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Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
None.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 16, 2007 the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved changes to the Nominating Committee Charter, including the addition of Annex A which provides procedures for shareholders to propose nominations for Trustee candidates.
ANNEX A
NOMINATING COMMITTEE POLICY REGARDING
SELECTION / RECOMMENDATION OF DIRECTOR NOMINEES
A candidate for nomination as Director submitted by a shareholder will not be deemed to be properly submitted to the Committee for the Committee’s consideration unless the following qualifications have been met and procedures followed:
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| 3. | The Shareholder Recommendation must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Fund not less than 120 calendar days before the date of the Fund’s proxy statement released to shareholders in connection with the previous year’s annual meeting. If, however, the Fund did not hold an annual meeting in the previous year, or if the date of this year’s annual meeting has been changed by more than 30 days from the date of the previous year’s annual meeting, then the deadline is a reasonable time before the Fund begins to print and mail its proxy materials. |
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| 4. | The Shareholder Recommendation must include: (i) a statement in writing setting forth (A) the name, date of birth, business address and residence address of the person recommended by the Nominating Shareholder (the “candidate”); (B) any position or business relationship of the candidate, currently or within the preceding five years, with the Nominating Shareholder or an Associated Person of the Nominating Shareholder (as defined below); (C) the class or series and number of all shares of the Fund owned of record or beneficially by the candidate, as reported to such Nominating Shareholder by the candidate; (D) any other information regarding the candidate that is required to be disclosed about a nominee in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies for election of Directors of the Fund; (E) whether the Nominating Shareholder believes that the candidate is or will be an “interested person” of the Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act) and, if believed not to be an “interested person,” information regarding the candidate that will be sufficient for the Fund to make such determination; and (F) information as to the candidate’s knowledge of the investment company industry, experience as a Director or senior officer of public companies, directorships/trusteeships on the boards of other registered investment companies and educational background; (ii) the written and signed consent of the candidate to be named as a nominee and to serve as a Director if elected; (iii) the written and signed agreement of the candidate to complete a Directors’ questionnaire if elected; (iv) the Nominating Shareholder’s consent to be named as such by the Fund; (v) the class or series and number of all shares of the Fund owned beneficially and of record by the Nominating Shareholder and any Associated Person of the Nominating Shareholder and the dates on which such shares were acquired, specifying the number of shares owned beneficially but not of record by each, and stating the names of each as they appear on the |
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| Fund’s record books and the names of any nominee holders for each; and (vi) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the Nominating Shareholder, the candidate and/or any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the recommendation is being made by the Nominating Shareholder. “Associated Person of the Nominating Shareholder” as used in this paragraph 4 means any person required to be identified pursuant to clause (v) and any other person controlling, controlled by or under common control with, directly or indirectly, (a) the Nominating Shareholder or (b) any person required to be identified pursuant to clause (v). |
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| 5. | The Committee may require the Nominating Shareholder to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require or deem necessary to verify any information furnished pursuant to paragraph 4 above or to determine the qualifications and eligibility of the candidate proposed by the Nominating Shareholder to serve on the Board. If the Nominating Shareholder fails to provide such other information in writing within seven days of receipt of a written request from the Committee, the recommendation of such candidate as a nominee will be deemed not properly submitted for consideration, and will not be considered, by the Committee. |
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
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| (a) | The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)). |
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| (b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12. Exhibits.
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| (a)(1) | Not applicable. |
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| (a)(2) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. |
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| (a)(3) | Not applicable. |
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| (b) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. |
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.
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(registrant) | Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund |
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By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ James D. Dondero |
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| James D. Dondero, Chief Executive Officer and President |
| (principal executive officer) |
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Date April 29, 2008 |
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.
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By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ James D. Dondero |
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| James D. Dondero, Chief Executive Officer and President |
| (principal executive officer) |
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Date April 29, 2008 |
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By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ M. Jason Blackburn |
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| M. Jason Blackburn, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer |
| and Secretary |
| (principal financial officer) |
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Date April 29, 2008 |
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.