UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-21457
Name of Fund: BlackRock Allocation Target Shares
Series C Portfolio
Series M Portfolio
Series P Portfolio
Series S Portfolio
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Allocation Target Shares, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762
Date of fiscal year end: 03/31/2014
Date of reporting period: 03/31/2014
Item 1 – Report to Stockholders
MARCH 31, 2014
BlackRock Allocation Target Shares
„ Series C Portfolio
„ Series M Portfolio
„ Series P Portfolio
„ Series S Portfolio
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Not FDIC Insured ¡ May Lose Value ¡ No Bank Guarantee | | |
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Shareholder Letter
Dear Shareholder,
One year ago, U.S. financial markets were improving despite a sluggish global economy, as easy monetary policy provided investors with enough conviction to take on more risk in their portfolios. Slow but positive growth in the U.S. was sufficient to support corporate earnings, while uncomfortably high unemployment reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve would continue to maintain its aggressive monetary stimulus programs.
Sentiment swiftly reversed in May when then-Fed Chairman Bernanke first mentioned the possibility of reducing (or “tapering”) the central bank’s asset purchase programs — comments that were widely misinterpreted as signaling an end to the Fed’s zero-interest-rate policy. U.S. Treasury yields rose sharply, triggering a steep sell-off across fixed income markets. (Bond prices move in the opposite direction of yields.) Global equities also suffered as investors feared the implications of a potential end to a program that had greatly supported the markets. Emerging markets, which are more sensitive to changes in global liquidity, were particularly hurt by the prospect of ebbing cash flows from the U.S. Markets rebounded in late June, however, when the Fed’s tone turned more dovish, and improving economic indicators and better corporate earnings helped extend gains through most of the summer.
Although the tone of economic and financial news was mixed during the autumn, it was a surprisingly positive period for most asset classes. Early on, the Fed defied market expectations with its decision to delay tapering, but higher volatility returned in late September when the U.S. Treasury Department warned that the national debt would soon breach its statutory maximum. The ensuing political brinksmanship led to a partial government shutdown, roiling global financial markets through the first half of October. Equities and other so-called “risk assets” managed to resume their rally when politicians engineered a compromise to reopen the government and extend the debt ceiling.
The remainder of 2013 was generally positive for stock markets in the developed world, although investors continued to grapple with uncertainty about when and how much the Fed would scale back on stimulus. When the Fed ultimately announced its tapering plans in mid-December, markets reacted positively, as this action signaled the Fed’s perception of real improvement in the economy, and investors were finally relieved from the anxiety that had gripped them for quite some time.
The start of the new year brought another turn in sentiment, as heightened risks in emerging markets and mixed U.S. economic data caused global equities to weaken in January while bond markets found renewed strength. Although these headwinds persisted, equities were back on the rise in Feb-ruary as investors were encouraged by a one-year extension of the U.S. debt ceiling and market-friendly comments from the Fed’s new Chairwoman, Janet Yellen. While U.S. economic data pointed to softer growth, investors viewed this trend as temporarily driven by poor winter weather and continued adding risk to their portfolios on the belief that growth would pick up in the coming months. In March, markets focused on decelerating growth in China and tensions between Russia and Ukraine over the disputed region of Crimea. Additionally, investors were caught off guard by a statement from Chairwoman Yellen indicating that the Fed may raise short-term interest rates earlier than the markets had previously forecasted. Bond markets came under pressure as the middle of the yield curve vaulted higher in response to the unexpected shift in forward guidance.
Against a backdrop of modest economic growth, investors over the past year remained highly attuned to potential changes in monetary policy. Despite the fact that markets were gearing up for a modest shift toward tighter conditions from the Fed, equity markets in the developed world generated strong returns for the six- and 12-month periods ended March 31, with stocks in the United States performing particularly well. In contrast, emerging markets were weighed down by concerns about reduced global liquidity, severe currency weakness, high levels of debt and uneven growth.
Interest rate uncertainty posed a headwind for fixed income assets, and higher-quality sectors of the market experienced heightened volatility and poor performance over the reporting period. High yield bonds, however, benefited from income-oriented investors’ search for yield in the overall low-rate environment. Short-term interest rates remained near zero, keeping yields on money market securities close to historic lows.
At BlackRock, we believe investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes and be prepared to move freely as market conditions change over time. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit www.blackrock.com for further insight about investing in today’s world.
Sincerely,

Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

In a modest global growth environment, expectations around monetary policy changes continued to be a key theme in financial market performance.
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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Total Returns as of March 31, 2014 | |
| | 6-month | | | 12-month | |
U.S. large cap equities (S&P 500® Index) | | | 12.51 | % | | | 21.86 | % |
U.S. small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index) | | | 9.94 | | | | 24.90 | |
International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | | | 6.41 | | | | 17.56 | |
Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index) | | | 1.39 | | | | (1.43 | ) |
3-month Treasury bill (BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.07 | |
U.S. Treasury securities (BofA Merrill Lynch 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index) | | | 0.85 | | | | (4.38 | ) |
U.S. investment grade bonds (Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index) | | | 1.70 | | | | (0.10 | ) |
Tax-exempt municipal bonds (S&P Municipal Bond Index) | | | 3.91 | | | | 0.31 | |
U.S. high yield bonds (Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) | | | 6.66 | | | | 7.53 | |
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2014 | | | Series C Portfolio | |
Series C Portfolio’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to maximize total return, consistent with income generation and prudent investment management.
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Portfolio Management Commentary |
How did the Fund perform?
Ÿ | | For the 12-month period ended March 31, 2014, the Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Credit Index. Shares of the Fund can be purchased or held only by or on behalf of certain separately managed account clients. Comparisons of the Fund’s performance versus its benchmark index will differ from comparisons of the benchmark against the performance of the separately managed accounts. |
What factors influenced performance?
Ÿ | | The Fund’s outperformance relative to the benchmark index was driven by security selection within industrials and financials. Maintaining an underweight to emerging market securities proved advantageous as well. An allocation to high yield contributed positively to results, as did the Fund’s duration (management of interest rate sensitivity) and yield curve positioning. As the investment advisor tactically changed duration positioning over the period, the Fund benefited from a short duration bias relative to the benchmark in the second quarter of 2013 and in December of 2013. |
Ÿ | | The Fund held derivatives during the period as part of its investment strategy. Interest rate derivatives are used primarily as a means of managing the portfolio’s duration risk. The Fund may also use credit default swaps against individual securities or broad indices to manage credit risk in the portfolio. Credit default swaps against indices help to manage market risk as well. During the period, the use of derivatives had a positive impact on Fund returns. |
Ÿ | | Conversely, an overweight to the utility sector was a modest detractor from performance as this group lagged over the period. |
Describe recent portfolio activity.
Ÿ | | The Fund maintained an overweight exposure to financials throughout most of the 12-month period given attractive valuations and renewed capital requirements that the investment advisor viewed as beneficial for debt-holders. In industrials, the Fund continued to favor the communications sub-sector, while remaining cautious of industries where re-leveraging risk has been increasing. Within utilities, the Fund maintained a preference for the natural gas pipeline and electric industries given the dependable nature of their cash flows. In the non-corporate space, the Fund remained underweight emerging markets, given the challenges to global growth and China in particular. Throughout the period, the Fund continued to favor bonds on the short end of the yield curve as well as on the very long end of the curve; however, the Fund began to add exposure to the intermediate part of the curve toward the end of the period. From a quality standpoint, the Fund held tactical allocations to lower-rated investment grade bonds and crossover names (bonds that have the potential to be upgraded to investment grade), while also holding high-quality U.S. Treasury securities. |
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
Ÿ | | As of period end, the Fund was overweight relative to the Barclays U.S. Credit Index in the financials and utilities sectors, and underweight in industrials. The Fund’s weightings in emerging market debt and municipal bonds were essentially in line with that of the index. The Fund also held non-benchmark allocations to high yield credit and U.S. Treasury securities. The Fund ended the period with duration that was neutral relative to the benchmark index. |
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
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Portfolio Composition | | Percent of Long-Term Investments |
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Corporate Bonds | | | 85 | % |
Capital Trusts | | | 4 | |
Taxable Municipal Bonds | | | 3 | |
Foreign Agency Obligations | | | 3 | |
Foreign Government Obligations | | | 3 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | 2 | |
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Credit Quality Allocation1 | | Percent of Long-Term Investments |
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AAA/Aaa2 | | | 3 | % |
AA/Aa | | | 11 | |
A | | | 38 | |
BBB/Baa | | | 47 | |
BB/Ba | | | 1 | |
1 | Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s (“S&P’s”) or Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) ratings. |
2 | Includes U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities and U.S. Treasury Obli- gations, which are deemed AAA/Aaa by the investment advisor. |
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Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment |

| 1 | The Fund is non-diversified and will primarily invest its assets in investment grade fixed income securities, such as corporate bonds, notes and debentures, asset-backed securities, commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities, obligations of non-U.S. governments and supra- national organizations, which are chartered to promote economic development, collateralized mortgage obligations, U.S. Treasury and agency securities, cash equivalent investments, when-issued and delayed delivery securities, derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements. |
| 2 | An unmanaged index that includes publicly issued U.S. corporate and specified foreign debentures and secured notes that meet the specified maturity, liquidity, and quality requirements. |
| 3 | Commencement of operations. |
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Performance Summary for the Period Ended March 31, 2014 | |
| | | | | Average Annual Total Returns4 | |
| | 6-Month Total Returns | | | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | Since Inception5 | |
Series C Portfolio | | | 4.75 | % | | | 2.55 | % | | | 9.42 | % | | | 5.92 | % |
Barclays U.S. Credit Index | | | 3.86 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 8.90 | | | | 5.41 | |
| 4 | See “About Fund Performance” on page 12 for a detailed description of performance related information. |
| 5 | The Fund commenced operations on October 1, 2004. |
| | Past performance is not indicative of future results. |
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Expense Example |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical8 |
| | | | | | Including Interest Expense | | Excluding Interest Expense | | | | Including Interest Expense | | Excluding Interest Expense |
| | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2013 | | Ending Account Value March 31, 2014 | | Expenses Paid During the Period6 | | Expenses Paid During the Period7 | | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2013 | | Ending Account Value March 31, 2014 | | Expenses Paid During the Period6 | | Ending Account Value March 31, 2014 | | Expenses Paid During the Period7 |
Series C Portfolio | | $1,000.00 | | $1,047.50 | | $0.10 | | $0.00 | | $1,000.00 | | $1,024.83 | | $0.10 | | $1,024.93 | | $0.00 |
| 6 | For shares of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 0.02%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive all fees and pay or reimburse all direct expenses, except extraordinary expenses and interest expense, incurred by the Fund. This agreement has no fixed term. |
| 7 | For shares of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 0.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive all fees and pay or reimburse all direct expenses, except extraordinary expenses and interest expense, incurred by the Fund. This agreement has no fixed term. |
| 8 | Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by pro rating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 365. |
| | See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 12 for further information on how expenses were calculated. |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2014 | | | Series M Portfolio | |
Series M Portfolio’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to maximize total return, consistent with income generation and prudent investment management.
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Portfolio Management Commentary |
How did the Fund perform?
Ÿ | | For the 12-month period ended March 31, 2014, the Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays MBS Index. Shares of the Fund can be purchased or held only by or on behalf of certain separately managed account clients. Comparisons of the Fund’s performance versus its benchmark index will differ from comparisons of the benchmark against the performance of the separately managed accounts. |
What factors influenced performance?
Ÿ | | The largest contributor to performance was the Fund’s non-benchmark exposure to commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), which were buoyed by continued investor demand for yield. Duration management (sensitivity to interest rate movements) and yield curve positioning also had a positive impact on returns. Within asset-backed securities (“ABS”), the Fund’s exposure to private student loans added to performance. |
Ÿ | | The Fund held derivatives during the period as part of its investment strategy. Derivatives are used by the Fund primarily as a means to manage interest rate risk and yield curve positioning. During the period, the use of derivatives had a positive impact on performance. |
Ÿ | | Detracting from relative returns was security selection within 30-year agency mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”). |
Describe recent portfolio activity.
Ÿ | | During the 12-month period, the Fund traded exposure across agency MBS coupons in consideration of prepayment risk. In the beginning of |
| | the period, this generally meant tactical trading within middle coupons while avoiding higher coupons given the anticipated impact of the Home Affordable Refinance Program 2.0. However, in the middle of the period, the Fund moved to an overweight in high coupon issues as prepayment risk was reduced due to rising long-term interest rates in the second quarter of 2013. In the final months of the period, as the U.S. Federal Reserve continued to gradually reduce its purchasing activity in the mortgage market and expectations for economic data continued to be positive, the Fund actively managed duration and scaled back on exposure to agency MBS, ending the period underweight duration. |
Ÿ | | Throughout the period, the Fund increased exposure to CMBS as the sector exhibited a strong income profile and fair valuations. |
Ÿ | | The Fund held cash that was committed for pending transactions. The cash balance did not have a material impact on performance. |
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
Ÿ | | Relative to the Barclays MBS Index, the Fund was overweight in middle-coupon agency MBS and underweight in select low and high coupons. The Fund was positioned for higher interest rates generally, predicated on expectations that U.S. economic data will continue to improve from the lackluster start to 2014. The Fund also continued to maintain non-benchmark exposure to higher-quality CMBS issues that exhibit attractive liquidity and high carry (income) characteristics. |
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
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Portfolio Composition | | Percent of Long-Term Investments |
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U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities | | | 89 | % |
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 8 | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | 2 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | 1 | |
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Credit Quality Allocation1 | | Percent of Long-Term Investments |
| 1 | Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings. |
| 2 | Includes U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities and U.S. Treasury Obligations, which are deemed AAA/Aaa by the investment advisor. |
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Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment |

| 1 | The Fund is non-diversified and will primarily invest its assets in investment grade commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities, asset- backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, U.S. Treasury and agency securities, cash equivalent instruments, when-issued and delayed delivery securities, derivatives and dollar rolls. |
| 2 | An unmanaged index that includes the mortgage-backed pass-through securities of Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that meet the maturity and liquidity criteria. |
| 3 | Commencement of operations. |
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Performance Summary for the Period Ended March 31, 2014 |
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| | | | | Average Annual Total Returns4 | |
| | 6-Month Total Returns | | | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | Since Inception5 | |
Series M Portfolio | | | 1.63 | % | | | 0.52 | % | | | 7.36 | % | | | 4.91 | % |
Barclays MBS Index | | | 1.16 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 3.57 | | | | 4.67 | |
| 4 | See “About Fund Performance” on page 12 for a detailed description of performance related information. |
| 5 | The Fund commenced operations on October 1, 2004. |
| | Past performance is not indicative of future results. |
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| | Actual | | | Hypothetical7 | | | | |
| | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2013 | | | Ending Account Value March 31, 2014 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period6 | | | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2013 | | | Ending Account Value March 31, 2014 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period6 | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
Series M Portfolio | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,016.30 | | | $ | 0.05 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,024.88 | | | $ | 0.05 | | | | 0.01 | % |
| 6 | For shares of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive all fees and pay or reimburse all direct expenses, except extraordinary expenses and interest expense, incurred by the Fund. This agreement has no fixed term. |
| 7 | Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by pro rating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 365. |
| | See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 12 for further information on how expenses were calculated. |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2014 | | | Series P Portfolio | |
Series P Portfolio’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to provide a duration that is the inverse of its benchmark.
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Portfolio Management Commentary |
How did the Fund perform?
Ÿ | | For the 12-month period ended March 31, 2014, the Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index. Shares of the Fund can be purchased or held only by or on behalf of certain separately managed account clients. Comparisons of the Fund’s performance versus its benchmark index will differ from comparisons of the benchmark against the performance of the separately managed accounts. |
What factors influenced performance?
Ÿ | | The Fund’s allocation to BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series S Portfolio (“Series S Portfolio”) contributed positively to performance for the period. Series S Portfolio generated positive returns driven by non-benchmark exposures to asset-backed securities (“ABS”) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”). Series S Portfolio’s corporate credit allocation, where results were driven by positioning within industrials and financials, also had a positive impact. Detracting from performance in Series S Portfolio was a non-benchmark exposure to agency mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”). |
Ÿ | | As part of its strategy, the Fund engages in the selling of U.S. Treasury futures and uses interest rate swaps to achieve negative duration (i.e., the inverse effect of the benchmark index duration). Cash is received and held by the Fund as collateral for these transactions. During the period, the use of derivatives had a negative impact on Fund returns. The use and costs of derivatives will result in a negative contribution to returns when interest rates fall; however, the Fund’s strategy is designed to offset |
| | these costs by holding shares of Series S Portfolio, a short-term proprietary fund. The use of derivatives is necessary to achieve the Fund’s objective and should therefore be evaluated in a portfolio context and not as a stand-alone strategy. |
Describe recent portfolio activity.
Ÿ | | During the 12-month period, the Fund actively managed interest rate risk on the 7- to 10-year part of the yield curve by using derivatives as described above. The Fund maintained its allocation to Series S Portfolio in order to offset the cost of the derivatives. |
Ÿ | | Series S Portfolio decreased exposure to CMBS while increasing exposure to ABS, specifically adding to sub-prime auto loans and credit cards. Series S Portfolio also increased the allocation to agency MBS, particularly in 30-year pass-through securities. In corporate credit, Series S Portfolio slightly increased exposure to high yield, while reducing exposure to investment grade credit in the context of relatively unattractive valuations, embedded duration risk and potential leveraged buyout event risks. |
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
Ÿ | | At period end, the Fund held positions in U.S. Treasury futures and interest rate swaps, Series S Portfolio and the Bank of New York Cash Reserve Money Market Fund. Through its investment in Series S Portfolio, the Fund held exposures to investment grade credit, high yield credit, agency MBS, CMBS, ABS and government sectors, including U.S. Treasuries and U.S. agency debentures. |
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
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Portfolio Composition | | Percent of Net Assets |
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Fixed Income Funds | | | 24 | % |
Other Assets Less Liabilities1 | | | 76 | |
| 1 | Includes derivative instruments and cash held for such derivative instruments. |
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Portfolio Holdings | | Percent of Affiliated Investment Companies |
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BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series S Portfolio | | | 100 | % |
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Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment |

| 1 | The Fund is non-diversified and may invest in a portfolio of securities and other financial instruments, including derivative instruments, in an attempt to provide returns that are the inverse of its benchmark index. |
| 2 | An unmanaged index that includes all publicly issued, U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of between 7 and 10 years, are non- convertible, are denominated in U.S. dollars, are rated Baa3 (or better) by Moody’s or BBB- (or better) by S&P, are fixed rate, and have more than $250 million par outstanding. |
| 3 | Commencement of operations. |
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Performance Summary for the Period Ended March 31, 2014 |
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| | | | | Average Annual Total Returns4 | |
| | 6-Month Total Returns | | | 1 Year | | | Since Inception5 | |
Series P Portfolio | | | (0.20 | )% | | | 2.81 | % | | | 2.33 | % |
Barclays U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index | | | 0.65 | | | | (3.56 | ) | | | (2.86 | ) |
| 4 | See “About Fund Performance” on page 12 for a detailed description of performance related information. |
| 5 | The Fund commenced operations on March 20, 2013. |
| | Past performance is not indicative of future results. |
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| | Actual | | | Hypothetical7 | | | | |
| | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2013 | | | Ending Account Value March 31, 2014 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period6 | | | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2013 | | | Ending Account Value March 31, 2014 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period6 | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
Series P Portfolio | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 998.00 | | | $ | 0.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,024.93 | | | $ | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | % |
| 6 | For shares of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). The fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests are not included in the Fund’s annualized expense ratio. BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive all fees and pay or reimburse all direct expenses, except extraordinary expenses and interest expense, incurred by the Fund. This agreement has no fixed term. |
| 7 | Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by pro rating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 365. |
| | See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 12 for further information on how expenses were calculated. |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2014 | | | Series S Portfolio | |
Series S Portfolio’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to maximize total return, consistent with income generation and prudent investment management.
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Portfolio Management Commentary |
How did the Fund perform?
Ÿ | | For the 12-month period ended March 31, 2014, the Fund outperformed its benchmark, the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index. Shares of the Fund can be purchased or held only by or on behalf of certain separately managed account clients. Comparisons of the Fund’s performance versus its benchmark index will differ from comparisons of the benchmark against the performance of the separately managed accounts. |
What factors influenced performance?
Ÿ | | Contributing positively to performance were the Fund’s non-benchmark exposures to asset-backed securities (“ABS”) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”). The Fund’s corporate credit allocation, where results were driven by positioning within industrials and financials, also had a positive impact. |
Ÿ | | The Fund held derivatives during the period as part of its investment strategy. Interest rate derivatives are used primarily as a means of managing the portfolio’s duration risk (sensitivity to interest rate movements). The Fund may also use credit default swaps against individual securities or broad indices to manage credit risk in the portfolio. Credit default swaps against indices help to manage market risk as well. In addition, the Fund may trade foreign currency exchange contracts or use foreign currency derivatives to manage currency risk in the portfolio. During the period, the use of derivatives had a positive impact on Fund returns. |
Ÿ | | Conversely, the Fund’s non-benchmark exposure to agency mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) detracted from relative performance for the period. |
Describe recent portfolio activity.
Ÿ | | During the 12-month period, in the securitized asset sectors, the Fund decreased exposure to CMBS while increasing exposure to ABS. Within ABS, the Fund added to sub-prime auto loans and credit cards. The Fund also increased the allocation to agency MBS, particularly in 30-year pass-through securities. In corporate credit, the Fund slightly increased exposure to high yield, while reducing exposure to investment grade credit in the context of relatively unattractive valuations, embedded duration risk and potential leveraged buyout event risks. |
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
Ÿ | | At period end, the Fund held non-benchmark allocations in investment grade credit, high yield credit, agency MBS, CMBS, ABS and U.S. agency debentures. Relative to the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index, the Fund was underweight in U.S. Treasuries and maintained a longer duration profile. |
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
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Portfolio Composition | | Percent of Long-Term Investments |
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Corporate Bonds | | | 36 | % |
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 21 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | 17 | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | 13 | |
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities | | | 11 | |
Foreign Agency Obligations | | | 1 | |
Foreign Government Obligations | | | 1 | |
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Credit Quality Allocation1 | | Percent of Long-Term Investments |
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AAA/Aaa2 | | | 52 | % |
AA/Aa | | | 5 | |
A | | | 17 | |
BBB/Baa | | | 25 | |
BB/Ba | | | 1 | |
| 1 | Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings. |
| 2 | Includes U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities and U.S. Treasury Obligations, which are deemed AAA/Aaa by the investment advisor. |
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Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment |

| 1 | The Fund is non-diversified and will primarily invest its assets in investment grade fixed income securities, such as commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities, obligations of non-U.S. governments and supra-national organizations, which are chartered to promote economic development, obligations of domestic and non-U.S. corporations, asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, U.S. Treasury and agency securities, cash equivalent investments, when-issued and delayed delivery securities, repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase agreements and dollar rolls. |
| 2 | An unmanaged index comprised of Treasury securities with maturities from 1 to 2.99 years. |
| 3 | Commencement of operations. |
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Performance Summary for the Period Ended March 31, 2014 | |
| | | | | Average Annual Total Returns4 | |
| | 6 Months Total Returns | | | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | Since Inception5 | |
Series S Portfolio | | | 1.56 | % | | | 1.66 | % | | | 4.51 | % | | | 4.24 | % |
BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 1.10 | | | | 2.62 | |
| 4 | See “About Fund Performance” on page 12 for a detailed description of performance related information. |
| 5 | The Fund commenced operations on October 1, 2004. |
| | Past performance is not indicative of future results. |
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Expense Example | |
| | Actual | | | Hypothetical8 | |
| | | | | | | | Including Interest Expense | | | Excluding Interest Expense | | | | | | Including Interest Expense | | | Excluding Interest Expense | |
| | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2013 | | | Ending Account Value March 31, 2014 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period6 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period7 | | | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2013 | | | Ending Account Value March 31, 2014 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period6 | | | Ending Account Value March 31, 2014 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period7 | |
Series S Portfolio | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,015.60 | | | $ | 0.20 | | | $ | 0.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,024.73 | | | $ | 0.20 | | | $ | 1,024.93 | | | $ | 0.00 | |
| 6 | For shares of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 0.04%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive all fees and pay or reimburse all direct expenses, except extraordinary expenses and interest expense, incurred by the Fund. This agreement has no fixed term. |
| 7 | For shares of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 0.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive all fees and pay or reimburse all direct expenses, except extraordinary expenses and interest expense, incurred by the Fund. This agreement has no fixed term. |
| 8 | Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by pro rating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 365. |
| | See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 12 for further information on how expenses were calculated. |
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Performance information reflects past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Figures shown in each of the performance tables on the previous pages assume reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any, at net asset value (“NAV”) on the ex-dividend/payable date. Investment return and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
The performance information also reflects fee waivers and reimbursements that subsidize and reduce the total operating expenses of each Fund. The Funds’ returns would have been lower if there were no such waivers and reimbursements.
Shareholders of the Funds may incur the following charges: (a) transactional expenses and (b) operating expenses, including administration fees and other Fund expenses. The expense examples on the previous pages (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on October 1, 2013 and held through March 31, 2014) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number corresponding to their Fund under the headings entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”
The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in these Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in other funds’ shareholder reports.
The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only, and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.
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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging | | |
The Funds may utilize leverage to seek to enhance their yields and NAVs. However, these objectives cannot be achieved in all interest rate environments.
The Funds may utilize leverage by entering into reverse repurchase agreements. In general, the concept of leveraging is based on the premise that the financing cost of assets to be obtained from leverage, which will be based on short-term interest rates, will normally be lower than the income earned by each Fund on its longer-term portfolio investments. To the extent that the total assets of each Fund (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, each Fund’s shareholders will benefit from the incremental net income.
The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from leverage is paid to shareholders in the form of dividends, and the value of these portfolio holdings is reflected in the per share NAV. However, in order to benefit shareholders, the yield curve must be positively sloped; that is, short-term interest rates must be lower than long-term interest rates. If the yield curve becomes negatively sloped, meaning short-term interest rates exceed long-term interest rates, income to shareholders will be lower than if the Funds had not used leverage.
If short-term interest rates rise, narrowing the differential between short-term and long-term interest rates, the incremental net income pickup will be reduced or eliminated completely. Furthermore, if prevailing short-term interest rates rise above long-term interest rates, the yield curve will have a negative slope. In this case, the Funds pay higher short-term interest rates whereas the Funds’ total portfolio earns income based on lower long-term interest rates.
Furthermore, the value of the Funds’ portfolio investments generally varies inversely with the direction of long-term interest rates, although other factors can influence the value of portfolio investments. As a result, changes in interest rates can influence the Funds’ NAVs positively or negatively in addition to the impact on Fund performance from leverage.
The use of leverage may enhance opportunities for increased income to the Funds, but as described above, it also creates risks as short- or long-term interest rates fluctuate. Leverage also will generally cause greater changes in the Funds’ NAVs, market prices and dividend rates than comparable portfolios without leverage. If the income derived from securities purchased with assets received from leverage exceeds the cost of leverage, the Funds’ net income will be greater than if leverage had not been used. Conversely, if the income from the securities purchased is not sufficient to cover the cost of leverage, each Fund’s net income will be less than if leverage had not been used, and therefore the amount available for distribution to shareholders will be reduced. Each Fund may be required to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times or at distressed values in order to comply with regulatory requirements applicable to the use of leverage or as required by the terms of leverage instruments, which may cause a Fund to incur losses. The use of leverage may limit each Fund’s ability to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging strategies. Each Fund will incur expenses in connection with the use of leverage, all of which are borne by Fund shareholders and may reduce income.
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Derivative Financial Instruments | | |
The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments, including financial futures contracts, options and swaps, as specified in Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements, which may constitute forms of economic leverage. Such derivative financial instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, index and/or market without owning or taking physical custody of securities or to hedge market, credit and/or interest rate risks. Derivative financial instruments involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the derivative financial instrument. The
Funds’ ability to use a derivative financial instrument successfully depends on the investment advisor’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of derivative financial instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require a Fund to sell or purchase portfolio investments at inopportune times or for distressed values, may limit the amount of appreciation a Fund can realize on an investment, may result in lower dividends paid to shareholders and/or may cause a Fund to hold an investment that it might otherwise sell. The Funds’ investments in these instruments are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments March 31, 2014 | | | Series C Portfolio | |
| | | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Trusts | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Banks — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.57% (a)(b) | | $ | 225 | | | $ | 216,281 | |
Capital Markets — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
State Street Capital Trust IV, 1.23%, 6/01/77 (a) | | | 1,075 | | | | 881,500 | |
Diversified Financial Services — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
General Electric Capital Corp., 5.25%, (a)(b) | | | 900 | | | | 875,430 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co.: | | | | | | | | |
6.00% (a)(b) | | | 1,325 | | | | 1,305,125 | |
7.90% (a)(b) | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,695,000 | |
ZFS Finance USA Trust V, 6.50%, 5/09/67 (a)(c) | | | 500 | | | | 536,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,411,805 | |
Insurance — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
The Allstate Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
5.75%, 8/15/53 (a) | | | 740 | | | | 777,000 | |
6.50%, 5/15/67 (a) | | | 150 | | | | 159,165 | |
American International Group, Inc., 8.18%, 5/15/68 (a) | | | 760 | | | | 998,450 | |
Lincoln National Corp., 7.00%, 5/17/66 (a) | | | 875 | | | | 896,875 | |
MetLife Capital Trust IV, 7.88%, 12/15/67 (c) | | | 420 | | | | 495,600 | |
New York Life Insurance Co., 6.75%, 11/15/39 (c) | | | 600 | | | | 781,398 | |
Pacific Life Insurance Co., 9.25%, 6/15/39 (c) | | | 605 | | | | 886,407 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc., 8.88%, 6/15/68 (a) | | | 850 | | | | 1,041,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,036,145 | |
Media — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc., 5.25% (b)(c) | | | 1,800 | | | | 1,818,000 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 7.03%, 1/15/68 (a) | | | 1,090 | | | | 1,234,425 | |
Total Capital Trusts — 4.6% | | | | | | | 14,598,156 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., 7.88%, 3/01/26 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,329,973 | |
United Technologies Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
1.80%, 6/01/17 | | | 820 | | | | 833,704 | |
6.05%, 6/01/36 | | | 450 | | | | 554,684 | |
4.50%, 6/01/42 | | | 740 | | | | 753,521 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,471,882 | |
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Federal Express Corp. Pass-Through Trust, Series 2012, 2.63%, 1/15/18 (c) | | | 721 | | | | 729,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Airlines — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Doric Nimrod Air Alpha Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-1, 5.25%, 5/30/25 (c) | | $ | 1,025 | | | $ | 1,076,250 | |
U.S. Airways Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class A, 3.95%, 5/15/27 | | | 925 | | | | 931,937 | |
Virgin Australia Trust, 5.00%, 10/23/25 (c) | | | 325 | | | | 342,875 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,351,062 | |
Auto Components — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
3.50%, 3/15/17 (c) | | | 225 | | | | 227,250 | |
4.88%, 3/15/19 (c) | | | 501 | | | | 509,767 | |
5.88%, 2/01/22 (c) | | | 600 | | | | 609,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,346,017 | |
Automobiles — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Daimler Finance North America LLC: | | | | | | | | |
2.30%, 1/09/15 (c) | | | 800 | | | | 810,074 | |
1.25%, 1/11/16 (c) | | | 2,300 | | | | 2,312,896 | |
Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, 7/16/31 | | | 669 | | | | 858,408 | |
Volkswagen International Finance NV, 1.63%, 3/22/15 (c) | | | 850 | | | | 859,659 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,841,037 | |
Banks — 5.7% | | | | | | | | |
Associated Banc-Corp., 5.13%, 3/28/16 | | | 1,490 | | | | 1,592,415 | |
Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen- Boerenleenbank BA: | | | | | | | | |
3.95%, 11/09/22 | | | 1,050 | | | | 1,042,827 | |
4.63%, 12/01/23 | | | 625 | | | | 643,159 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp, 4.30%, 1/16/24 | | | 600 | | | | 608,289 | |
HSBC Bank USA, N.A., 4.63%, 4/01/14 | | | 5,500 | | | | 5,500,000 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC: | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 3/14/24 | | | 550 | | | | 550,677 | |
6.80%, 6/01/38 | | | 755 | | | | 927,695 | |
ING Bank NV: | | | | | | | | |
2.38%, 6/09/14 (c) | | | 850 | | | | 853,244 | |
3.00%, 9/01/15 (c) | | | 1,625 | | | | 1,671,605 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 3.13%, 1/15/16 | | | 630 | | | | 645,000 | |
Regions Financial Corp., 5.75%, 6/15/15 | | | 550 | | | | 580,053 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.00%, 12/19/23 | | | 775 | | | | 793,564 | |
Wells Fargo & Co.: | | | | | | | | |
3.68%, 6/15/16 (d) | | | 300 | | | | 318,103 | |
3.50%, 3/08/22 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,530,811 | |
3.45%, 2/13/23 | | | 405 | | | | 393,087 | |
4.13%, 8/15/23 | | | 350 | | | | 354,075 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,004,604 | |
Beverages — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 2.50%, 7/15/22 | | | 1,800 | | | | 1,699,540 | |
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Portfolio Abbreviations |
GO General Obligation Bonds | | RB Revenue Bonds | | |
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate | | TBA To-be-announced | | |
OTC Over-the-counter | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | Series C Portfolio | |
| | | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Biotechnology — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Amgen, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
1.88%, 11/15/14 (e) | | $ | 1,975 | | | $ | 1,990,470 | |
5.38%, 5/15/43 | | | 520 | | | | 555,588 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,546,058 | |
Capital Markets — 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
Credit Suisse AG, 6.50%, 8/08/23 (c) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,097,500 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
6.25%, 9/01/17 | | | 635 | | | | 725,152 | |
6.15%, 4/01/18 | | | 850 | | | | 971,713 | |
2.63%, 1/31/19 | | | 1,000 | | | | 997,438 | |
5.75%, 1/24/22 | | | 165 | | | | 187,097 | |
4.00%, 3/03/24 | | | 400 | | | | 398,227 | |
6.25%, 2/01/41 | | | 725 | | | | 860,898 | |
Morgan Stanley: | | | | | | | | |
0.72%, 10/15/15 (a) | | | 2,050 | | | | 2,050,970 | |
6.25%, 8/28/17 | | | 885 | | | | 1,012,864 | |
7.30%, 5/13/19 | | | 1,625 | | | | 1,970,789 | |
5.63%, 9/23/19 | | | 265 | | | | 301,417 | |
5.50%, 7/28/21 | | | 10 | | | | 11,299 | |
5.00%, 11/24/25 | | | 800 | | | | 823,136 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,408,500 | |
Chemicals — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
CF Industries, Inc., 5.38%, 3/15/44 | | | 350 | | | | 364,899 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV, 5.00%, 4/15/19 | | | 825 | | | | 918,604 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,283,503 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
The ADT Corp., 2.25%, 7/15/17 | | | 400 | | | | 395,256 | |
Aviation Capital Group Corp., 6.75%, 4/06/21 (c) | | | 1,575 | | | | 1,737,620 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,132,876 | |
Communications Equipment — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., 6.88%, 1/15/20 | | | 725 | | | | 774,844 | |
Consumer Finance — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Capital One Financial Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
2.15%, 3/23/15 | | | 2,900 | | | | 2,943,622 | |
1.00%, 11/06/15 | | | 475 | | | | 475,673 | |
Discover Bank, 4.20%, 8/08/23 | | | 500 | | | | 512,644 | |
Discover Financial Services, 3.85%, 11/21/22 | | | 650 | | | | 638,056 | |
SLM Corp., 3.88%, 9/10/15 | | | 1,700 | | | | 1,751,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,320,995 | |
Diversified Financial Services — 10.5% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
6.50%, 8/01/16 (e) | | | 3,330 | | | | 3,729,780 | |
5.63%, 10/14/16 | | | 325 | | | | 359,106 | |
5.75%, 12/01/17 | | | 1,755 | | | | 1,986,909 | |
5.70%, 1/24/22 | | | 2,125 | | | | 2,438,066 | |
4.00%, 4/01/24 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,248,529 | |
4.88%, 4/01/44 | | | 500 | | | | 502,275 | |
BP Capital Markets PLC, 3.13%, 10/01/15 (e) | | | 2,875 | | | | 2,983,275 | |
Citigroup, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
5.50%, 10/15/14 | | | 1,800 | | | | 1,847,437 | |
4.75%, 5/19/15 | | | 371 | | | | 387,373 | |
5.30%, 1/07/16 | | | 768 | | | | 825,073 | |
2.50%, 9/26/18 | | | 1,125 | | | | 1,131,108 | |
6.00%, 10/31/33 | | | 100 | | | | 107,999 | |
CME Group Index Services LLC, 4.40%, 3/15/18 (c) | | | 1,700 | | | | 1,840,634 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC: | | | | | | | | |
2.75%, 5/15/15 | | | 2,350 | | | | 2,397,917 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Diversified Financial Services (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
1.70%, 5/09/16 | | $ | 700 | | | $ | 707,816 | |
8.13%, 1/15/20 | | | 1,400 | | | | 1,765,393 | |
General Electric Capital Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
6.75%, 3/15/32 | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,382,162 | |
6.15%, 8/07/37 (e) | | | 715 | | | | 867,180 | |
HSBC Finance Corp., 6.68%, 1/15/21 | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,283,635 | |
Iberdrola Finance Ireland Ltd., 3.80%, 9/11/14 (c) | | | 750 | | | | 759,810 | |
ING US, Inc., 2.90%, 2/15/18 | | | 775 | | | | 794,078 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co.: | | | | | | | | |
3.20%, 1/25/23 | | | 1,275 | | | | 1,236,329 | |
3.88%, 2/01/24 | | | 700 | | | | 706,280 | |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.05%, 5/16/16 | | | 1,350 | | | | 1,475,559 | |
SteelRiver Transmission Co. LLC, 4.71%, 6/30/17 (c) | | | 568 | | | | 598,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 33,362,345 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.5% | | | | | | | | |
AT&T Inc., 6.50%, 9/01/37 | | | 877 | | | | 1,020,281 | |
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, 3.13%, 4/11/16 (c) | | | 950 | | | | 990,311 | |
Qwest Corp., 7.50%, 10/01/14 | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,109,902 | |
Telefonica Moviles Chile SA, 2.88%, 11/09/15 (c) | | | 1,375 | | | | 1,398,849 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
3.65%, 9/14/18 | | | 3,500 | | | | 3,725,862 | |
5.15%, 9/15/23 | | | 725 | | | | 793,381 | |
6.40%, 9/15/33 | | | 1,375 | | | | 1,632,465 | |
6.25%, 4/01/37 | | | 850 | | | | 988,322 | |
3.85%, 11/01/42 | | | 425 | | | | 355,829 | |
6.55%, 9/15/43 | | | 1,050 | | | | 1,277,782 | |
Verizon Global Funding Corp., 7.75%, 12/01/30 | | | 750 | | | | 991,824 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,284,808 | |
Electric Utilities — 6.7% | | | | | | | | |
American Transmission Systems, Inc., 5.25%, 1/15/22 (c) | | | 400 | | | | 431,071 | |
Carolina Power & Light Co., 6.30%, 4/01/38 | | | 750 | | | | 964,357 | |
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, 5.25%, 1/15/18 | | | 450 | | | | 506,320 | |
Duke Energy Corp., 3.35%, 4/01/15 | | | 1,700 | | | | 1,745,441 | |
E.ON International Finance BV, 5.80%, 4/30/18 (c) | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,248,962 | |
Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 3.70%, 6/01/24 | | | 825 | | | | 837,304 | |
Florida Power & Light Co., 5.95%, 2/01/38 | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,303,837 | |
Great Plains Energy, Inc., 5.29%, 6/15/22 (d) | | | 745 | | | | 826,274 | |
Jersey Central Power & Light Co., 5.65%, 6/01/17 | | | 1,710 | | | | 1,889,208 | |
Kentucky Utilities Co., 5.13%, 11/01/40 | | | 375 | | | | 420,125 | |
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.: | | | | | | | | |
5.30%, 3/15/18 | | | 2,170 | | | | 2,451,095 | |
5.75%, 4/01/18 | | | 1,475 | | | | 1,678,939 | |
Mississippi Power Co., 4.25%, 3/15/42 | | | 400 | | | | 368,871 | |
Northern States Power Co., 6.20%, 7/01/37 | | | 725 | | | | 910,483 | |
Ohio Power Co., 6.60%, 3/01/33 | | | 675 | | | | 833,900 | |
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC: | | | | | | | | |
4.10%, 6/01/22 | | | 650 | | | | 681,013 | |
5.30%, 6/01/42 | | | 700 | | | | 778,536 | |
PacifiCorp, 6.00%, 1/15/39 | | | 450 | | | | 556,696 | |
Progress Energy, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
4.88%, 12/01/19 | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,192,683 | |
3.15%, 4/01/22 | | | 775 | | | | 761,302 | |
Southern California Edison Co., 5.35%, 7/15/35 | | | 825 | | | | 937,955 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,324,372 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | Series C Portfolio | |
| | | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Ensco PLC, 3.25%, 3/15/16 | | $ | 1,600 | | | $ | 1,668,390 | |
Transocean, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
5.05%, 12/15/16 | | | 1,775 | | | | 1,930,636 | |
6.50%, 11/15/20 | | | 686 | | | | 770,328 | |
6.38%, 12/15/21 | | | 889 | | | | 999,195 | |
Weatherford International Ltd.: | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 4/15/22 | | | 150 | | | | 157,079 | |
5.95%, 4/15/42 | | | 200 | | | | 215,487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,741,115 | |
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Tesco PLC, 5.50%, 11/15/17 (c) | | | 1,840 | | | | 2,051,374 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
5.25%, 9/01/35 | | | 675 | | | | 761,477 | |
6.50%, 8/15/37 | | | 385 | | | | 498,511 | |
6.20%, 4/15/38 | | | 230 | | | | 289,194 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,600,556 | |
Food Products — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
6.88%, 1/26/39 | | | 368 | | | | 473,812 | |
5.00%, 6/04/42 | | | 495 | | | | 518,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 992,153 | |
Gas Utilities — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Atmos Energy Corp., 8.50%, 3/15/19 | | | 800 | | | | 1,020,815 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Covidien International Finance SA: | | | | | | | | |
1.35%, 5/29/15 | | | 800 | | | | 806,434 | |
6.00%, 10/15/17 | | | 2,300 | | | | 2,641,260 | |
2.95%, 6/15/23 | | | 525 | | | | 497,494 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,945,188 | |
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Coventry Health Care, Inc., 5.45%, 6/15/21 | | | 850 | | | | 974,761 | |
WellPoint, Inc., 4.35%, 8/15/20 | | | 1,275 | | | | 1,354,918 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,329,679 | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.3% | |
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 5.00%, 5/01/18 | | | 925 | | | | 978,187 | |
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Eaton Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
2.75%, 11/02/22 | | | 975 | | | | 922,967 | |
4.15%, 11/02/42 | | | 375 | | | | 350,222 | |
Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd., 4.63%, 9/11/15 (c) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,051,946 | |
Tyco Electronics Group SA, 3.50%, 2/03/22 | | | 600 | | | | 594,929 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,920,064 | |
Insurance — 5.9% | | | | | | | | |
ACE INA Holdings, Inc., 2.60%, 11/23/15 | | | 625 | | | | 643,691 | |
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd., 5.50%, 11/15/20 | | | 825 | | | | 917,473 | |
American International Group, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
4.88%, 9/15/16 | | | 500 | | | | 545,499 | |
3.80%, 3/22/17 | | | 900 | | | | 962,910 | |
5.45%, 5/18/17 | | | 725 | | | | 809,058 | |
5.85%, 1/16/18 (e) | | | 1,530 | | | | 1,748,424 | |
3.38%, 8/15/20 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,020,892 | |
6.40%, 12/15/20 | | | 485 | | | | 577,849 | |
Genworth Holdings, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
6.52%, 5/22/18 | | | 200 | | | | 230,666 | |
7.63%, 9/24/21 | | | 330 | | | | 406,523 | |
4.80%, 2/15/24 | | | 450 | | | | 468,121 | |
Manulife Financial Corp., 4.90%, 9/17/20 | | | 750 | | | | 815,089 | |
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., 8.88%, 6/01/39 (c) | | | 575 | | | | 874,454 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Insurance (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
MetLife Institutional Funding II, 1.63%, 4/02/15 (c)(e) | | $ | 6,000 | | | $ | 6,071,574 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
5.40%, 6/13/35 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,085,322 | |
5.70%, 12/14/36 | | | 175 | | | | 198,294 | |
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, 6.85%, 12/16/39 (c) | | | 1,050 | | | | 1,377,846 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,753,685 | |
IT Services — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 3.50%, 4/15/23 | | | 625 | | | | 593,996 | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Life Technologies Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
3.50%, 1/15/16 | | | 1,295 | | | | 1,349,251 | |
6.00%, 3/01/20 | | | 820 | | | | 943,618 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,292,869 | |
Machinery — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
AGCO Corp., 5.88%, 12/01/21 | | | 775 | | | | 842,820 | |
Media — 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
Comcast Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 1/15/33 | | | 650 | | | | 637,095 | |
6.50%, 11/15/35 | | | 550 | | | | 682,056 | |
6.55%, 7/01/39 | | | 500 | | | | 624,119 | |
4.50%, 1/15/43 | | | 225 | | | | 219,449 | |
COX Communications, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
2.95%, 6/30/23 (c) | | | 475 | | | | 433,505 | |
8.38%, 3/01/39 (c) | | | 625 | | | | 819,949 | |
DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
5.20%, 3/15/20 | | | 800 | | | | 875,994 | |
6.38%, 3/01/41 | | | 229 | | | | 248,925 | |
Discovery Communications LLC, 3.70%, 6/01/15 | | | 1,175 | | | | 1,215,683 | |
Grupo Televisa SAB, 6.63%, 1/15/40 | | | 900 | | | | 1,030,906 | |
News America, Inc., 6.40%, 12/15/35 | | | 781 | | | | 933,328 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc., 4.45%, 8/15/20 | | | 328 | | | | 349,848 | |
TCM Sub LLC, 3.55%, 1/15/15 (c) | | | 1,750 | | | | 1,788,463 | |
Time Warner Cable, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
7.50%, 4/01/14 | | | 1,425 | | | | 1,425,000 | |
8.25%, 4/01/19 | | | 695 | | | | 865,939 | |
6.55%, 5/01/37 | | | 625 | | | | 725,894 | |
Time Warner, Inc., 6.25%, 3/29/41 | | | 682 | | | | 798,950 | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 6.50%, 1/15/18 | | | 820 | | | | 849,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,524,828 | |
Metals & Mining — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Barrick Gold Corp., 4.10%, 5/01/23 | | | 475 | | | | 450,602 | |
BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., 3.85%, 9/30/23 | | | 1,175 | | | | 1,203,726 | |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
3.10%, 3/15/20 | | | 550 | | | | 535,051 | |
3.55%, 3/01/22 | | | 1,530 | | | | 1,461,179 | |
3.88%, 3/15/23 | | | 600 | | | | 573,704 | |
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd., 7.13%, 7/15/28 | | | 550 | | | | 699,226 | |
Southern Copper Corp., 6.75%, 4/16/40 | | | 450 | | | | 457,984 | |
Teck Resources Ltd., 6.25%, 7/15/41 | | | 557 | | | | 575,059 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,956,531 | |
Multiline Retail — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Dollar General Corp., 3.25%, 4/15/23 | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,227,207 | |
Multi-Utilities — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 6.50%, 5/01/18 | | | 850 | | | | 985,611 | |
CMS Energy Corp., 5.05%, 3/15/22 | | | 1,644 | | | | 1,828,595 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | | | | | |
16 | | BLACKROCK ALLOCATION TARGET SHARES | | MARCH 31, 2014 | | |
| | | | |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | Series C Portfolio | |
| | | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | | | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Multi-Utilities (concluded) | | | | | | | | | | |
NiSource Finance Corp., 5.25%, 2/15/43 | | | | $ | 440 | | | $ | 449,408 | |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 3.85%, 11/15/23 | | | | | 575 | | | | 579,847 | |
PSEG Power LLC, 4.30%, 11/15/23 | | | | | 580 | | | | 593,084 | |
Virginia Electric & Power Co., 6.00%, 1/15/36 | | | | | 900 | | | | 1,102,396 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 5,538,941 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.0% | | | | | | | | | | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.: | | | | | | | | | | |
5.75%, 6/15/14 | | | | | 900 | | | | 909,167 | |
6.38%, 9/15/17 | | | | | 1,545 | | | | 1,768,739 | |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., 5.90%, 2/01/18 | | | | | 1,700 | | | | 1,934,903 | |
Continental Resources, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | |
7.13%, 4/01/21 | | | | | 460 | | | | 520,375 | |
5.00%, 9/15/22 | | | | | 790 | | | | 829,500 | |
DCP Midstream LLC: | | | | | | | | | | |
5.35%, 3/15/20 (c) | | | | | 260 | | | | 279,392 | |
4.75%, 9/30/21 (c) | | | | | 161 | | | | 165,552 | |
El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC, 8.63%, 1/15/22 | | | | | 485 | | | | 627,889 | |
El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co. LLC, 6.50%, 4/01/20 | | | | | 390 | | | | 446,390 | |
Energy Transfer Partners LP: | | | | | | | | | | |
5.20%, 2/01/22 | | | | | 1,130 | | | | 1,219,844 | |
6.50%, 2/01/42 | | | | | 560 | | | | 634,666 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC: | | | | | | | | | | |
3.70%, 6/01/15 | | | | | 500 | | | | 516,543 | |
6.45%, 9/01/40 | | | | | 800 | | | | 972,220 | |
5.70%, 2/15/42 | | | | | 490 | | | | 543,927 | |
Kerr-McGee Corp.: | | | | | | | | | | |
6.95%, 7/01/24 | | | | | 720 | | | | 873,065 | |
7.88%, 9/15/31 | | | | | 450 | | | | 584,136 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 7.30%, 8/15/33 | | | | | 1,400 | | | | 1,717,701 | |
Noble Holding International Ltd., 3.95%, 3/15/22 | | | | | 480 | | | | 475,971 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.: | | | | | | | | | | |
6.88%, 5/01/18 | | | | | 880 | | | | 1,029,042 | |
7.50%, 1/15/20 | | | | | 120 | | | | 146,496 | |
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 6.50%, 11/15/20 | | | | | 400 | | | | 440,500 | |
Schlumberger Norge AS, 4.20%, 1/15/21 (c) | | | | | 975 | | | | 1,054,105 | |
Shell International Finance BV, 6.38%, 12/15/38 | | | | | 800 | | | | 1,031,299 | |
Texas Eastern Transmission LP, 2.80%, 10/15/22 (c) | | | | | 1,400 | | | | 1,296,406 | |
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 3.75%, 10/16/23 | | | | | 850 | | | | 856,484 | |
Valero Energy Corp., 6.63%, 6/15/37 | | | | | 426 | | | | 512,685 | |
Western Gas Partners LP, 5.38%, 6/01/21 | | | | | 1,025 | | | | 1,123,814 | |
The Williams Cos., Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | |
3.70%, 1/15/23 | | | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,088,981 | |
7.75%, 6/15/31 | | | | | 186 | | | | 208,677 | |
8.75%, 3/15/32 | | | | | 155 | | | | 186,856 | |
Williams Partners LP: | | | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 11/15/23 | | | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,330,087 | |
6.30%, 4/15/40 | | | | | 225 | | | | 255,667 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 25,581,079 | |
Paper & Forest Products — 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | |
International Paper Co., 7.95%, 6/15/18 | | | | | 1,150 | | | | 1,406,505 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 4.8% | | | | | | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | |
1.75%, 11/06/17 | | | | | 2,220 | | | | 2,227,015 | |
2.90%, 11/06/22 | | | | | 1,805 | | | | 1,737,641 | |
Allergan, Inc., 5.75%, 4/01/16 | | | | | 550 | | | | 603,991 | |
Express Scripts Holding Co., 2.10%, 2/12/15 | | | | | 775 | | | | 784,875 | |
Hospira, Inc., 5.20%, 8/12/20 | | | | | 900 | | | | 961,544 | |
Merck & Co., Inc., 6.55%, 9/15/37 | | | | | 250 | | | | 324,372 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | | | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Pharmaceuticals (concluded) | | | | | | | | | | |
Mylan, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.60%, 6/24/18 | | | | $ | 968 | | | $ | 975,269 | |
6.00%, 11/15/18 (c) | | | | | 1,780 | | | | 1,879,199 | |
Perrigo Co. PLC, 4.00%, 11/15/23 (c) | | | | | 750 | | | | 749,710 | |
Pfizer, Inc., 3.00%, 6/15/23 | | | | | 950 | | | | 921,309 | |
Roche Holding, Inc., 6.00%, 3/01/19 (c) | | | | | 824 | | | | 968,085 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. LLC, 6.15%, 2/01/36 | | | | | 400 | | | | 454,539 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance IV BV, 3.65%, 11/10/21 | | | | | 1,140 | | | | 1,141,895 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance IV LLC, 2.25%, 3/18/20 | | | | | 425 | | | | 405,895 | |
Wyeth LLC, 5.95%, 4/01/37 | | | | | 800 | | | | 968,240 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 15,103,579 | |
Professional Services — 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | |
The Dun & Bradstreet Corp., 3.25%, 12/01/17 | | | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,344,079 | |
Experian Finance PLC, 2.38%, 6/15/17 (c) | | | | | 600 | | | | 610,132 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,954,211 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.0% | | | | | | | | | | |
American Tower Corp.: | | | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 4/01/15 | | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,035,983 | |
4.70%, 3/15/22 | | | | | 575 | | | | 600,797 | |
3.50%, 1/31/23 | | | | | 525 | | | | 496,461 | |
5.00%, 2/15/24 | | | | | 568 | | | | 591,574 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 4.20%, 12/15/23 | | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,028,743 | |
DDR Corp.: | | | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 4/15/18 | | | | | 280 | | | | 303,561 | |
7.88%, 9/01/20 | | | | | 350 | | | | 434,704 | |
HCP, Inc., 3.75%, 2/01/16 | | | | | 525 | | | | 552,648 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, 6.00%, 10/01/21 | | | | | 725 | | | | 819,131 | |
Plum Creek Timberlands LP, 4.70%, 3/15/21 | | | | | 875 | | | | 919,504 | |
Simon Property Group LP: | | | | | | | | | | |
1.50%, 2/01/18 (c) | | | | | 725 | | | | 714,825 | |
10.35%, 4/01/19 | | | | | 280 | | | | 378,955 | |
Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp.: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.70%, 4/01/20 | | | | | 600 | | | | 584,025 | |
4.75%, 6/01/21 | | | | | 845 | | | | 910,718 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 9,371,629 | |
Road & Rail — 1.6% | | | | | | | | | | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 5.75%, 5/01/40 | | | | | 500 | | | | 572,979 | |
Canadian National Railway Co., 6.25%, 8/01/34 | | | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,370,451 | |
Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 7.25%, 5/15/19 | | | | | 500 | | | | 604,789 | |
Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV, 2.35%, 5/15/20 | | | | | 370 | | | | 349,028 | |
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.50%, 7/11/14 (c) | | | | | 475 | | | | 477,279 | |
3.13%, 5/11/15 (c) | | | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,536,959 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4,911,485 | |
Software — 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | |
Autodesk, Inc., 1.95%, 12/15/17 | | | | | 550 | | | | 551,582 | |
Oracle Corp., 3.63%, 7/15/23 | | | | | 800 | | | | 810,095 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,361,677 | |
Specialty Retail — 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | |
QVC, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | |
7.50%, 10/01/19 (c) | | | | | 865 | | | | 920,402 | |
7.38%, 10/15/20 (c) | | | | | 310 | | | | 334,308 | |
4.38%, 3/15/23 | | | | | 1,700 | | | | 1,675,296 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2,930,006 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | | | | | |
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| | | | |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | Series C Portfolio | |
| | | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.2% | | | | | |
Hewlett-Packard Co., 2.63%, 12/09/14 | | | | $ | 545 | | | $ | 552,324 | |
Tobacco — 1.5% | | | | | | | | | | |
Altria Group, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | |
9.95%, 11/10/38 | | | | | 46 | | | | 73,806 | |
10.20%, 2/06/39 | | | | | 221 | | | | 362,668 | |
5.38%, 1/31/44 | | | | | 550 | | | | 574,967 | |
BAT International Finance PLC, 1.40%, 6/05/15 (c) | | | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,209,364 | |
Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC, 2.05%, 2/11/18 (c) | | | | | 950 | | | | 942,391 | |
Lorillard Tobacco Co., 7.00%, 8/04/41 | | | | | 350 | | | | 401,584 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc., 3.60%, 11/15/23 | | | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,071,126 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4,635,906 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.7% | | | | | | | | | | |
Alltel Corp., 7.88%, 7/01/32 | | | | | 470 | | | | 633,443 | |
America Movil SAB de CV: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.38%, 9/08/16 | | | | | 3,140 | | | | 3,231,060 | |
3.13%, 7/16/22 | | | | | 650 | | | | 620,181 | |
CC Holdings GS V LLC/Crown Castle GS III Corp., 2.38%, 12/15/17 | | | | | 300 | | | | 300,017 | |
Crown Castle Towers LLC, 6.11%, 1/15/40 (c) | | | | | 1,450 | | | | 1,662,148 | |
Rogers Communications, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/15 | | | | | 2,125 | | | | 2,264,462 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 8,711,311 | |
Total Corporate Bonds — 86.0% | | | | 273,660,003 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign Agency Obligations | | | | | | | | |
CNOOC Finance 2013 Ltd., 3.00%, 5/09/23 | | | | | 800 | | | | 723,782 | |
Export-Import Bank of Korea, 0.99%, 1/14/17 (a) | | | | | 1,307 | | | | 1,314,186 | |
Nakilat, Inc., 6.07%, 12/31/33 (c) | | | | | 25 | | | | 26,143 | |
Petrobras International Finance Co.: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.88%, 2/06/15 | | | | | 775 | | | | 785,075 | |
3.88%, 1/27/16 | | | | | 700 | | | | 718,857 | |
5.88%, 3/01/18 | | | | | 2,350 | | | | 2,506,966 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos: | | | | | | | | | | |
3.50%, 7/18/18 | | | | | 1,700 | | | | 1,763,750 | |
3.50%, 1/30/23 | | | | | 650 | | | | 611,650 | |
6.38%, 1/23/45 (c) | | | | | 475 | | | | 512,406 | |
Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 2.8% | | | | 8,962,815 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign Government Obligations | | | | | | | | |
Brazil — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | |
Federative Republic of Brazil, 5.63%, 1/07/41 | | | | | 328 | | | | 332,264 | |
Colombia — 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | |
Republic of Colombia: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.63%, 3/15/23 | | | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,080,000 | |
5.63%, 2/26/44 | | | | | 225 | | | | 234,900 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,314,900 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign Government Obligations | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Indonesia — 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | |
Republic of Indonesia: | | | | | | | | | | |
4.88%, 5/05/21 | | | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 512,500 | |
5.88%, 1/15/24 | | | | | 400 | | | | 429,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 942,000 | |
Mexico — 1.4% | | | | | | | | | | |
United Mexican States: | | | | | | | | | | |
4.00%, 10/02/23 | | | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,111,000 | |
4.75%, 3/08/44 | | | | | 2,525 | | | | 2,398,750 | |
5.55%, 1/21/45 | | | | | 800 | | | | 850,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4,359,750 | |
Philippines — 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | |
Republic of Philippine, 4.20%, 1/21/24 | | | | | 203 | | | | 209,598 | |
Turkey — 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | |
Republic of Turkey, 6.63%, 2/17/45 | | | | | 1,175 | | | | 1,238,156 | |
Total Foreign Government Obligations — 2.6% | | | | 8,396,668 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Taxable Municipal Bonds | | | | | | | | |
Chicago O’Hare International Airport RB, 6.40%, 1/01/40 | | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,200,680 | |
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power RB, 6.57%, 7/01/45 | | | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,424,848 | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York RB, 7.34%, 11/15/39 | | | | | 1,125 | | | | 1,579,883 | |
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia RB, 6.64%, 4/01/57 | | | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,368,000 | |
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey RB, 4.46%, 10/01/62 | | | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,217,567 | |
State of California GO: | | | | | | | | | | |
7.30%, 10/01/39 | | | | | 510 | | | | 685,272 | |
7.63%, 3/01/40 | | | | | 150 | | | | 209,339 | |
7.60%, 11/01/40 | | | | | 430 | | | | 605,582 | |
State of Illinois GO, 4.42%, 1/01/15 | | | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,130,976 | |
Total Taxable Municipal Bonds — 3.0% | | | | 9,422,147 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities | | | | | | | | |
Agency Obligations — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae, 0.00%, 10/09/19 (e)(f) | | | | | 815 | | | | 701,607 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.88%, 5/15/43 | | | | | 1,522 | | | | 1,328,420 | |
3.63%, 8/15/43 | | | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,088,102 | |
3.75%, 11/15/43 | | | | | 175 | | | | 181,180 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes: | | | | | | | | | | |
0.75%, 2/28/18 | | | | | 175 | | | | 170,967 | |
1.38%, 6/30/18 (e) | | | | | 680 | | | | 676,812 | |
2.75%, 11/15/23-2/15/24 | | | | | 4,540 | | | | 4,551,407 | |
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 2.5% | | | | 7,996,888 | |
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost — $307,418,940) — 101.7% | | | | 323,738,284 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | Series C Portfolio | |
| | | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Securities | | Shares | | | Value | |
Dreyfus Treasury Prime, 0.00% (g) | | | 11,392,292 | | | $ | 11,392,292 | |
Total Short-Term Securities (Cost — $11,392,292) — 3.6% | | | | 11,392,292 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Options Purchased | | | | | | |
(Cost — $1,991,832) — 0.5% | | | | | | | 1,497,629 | |
Total Investments Before Options Written (Cost — $320,803,064) — 105.8% | | | | 336,628,205 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | |
Options Written | | Value | |
(Premiums Received — $1,438,530) — (0.3)% | | $ | (937,270 | ) |
Total Investments Net of Options Written — 105.5% | | | 335,690,935 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (5.5)% | | | (17,443,914 | ) |
| | | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 318,247,021 | |
| | | | |
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Notes to Schedule of Investments |
(a) | Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date. |
(b) | Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date. |
(c) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(d) | Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date. |
(e) | All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding reverse repurchase agreements. |
(g) | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
Ÿ | | For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment advisor. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. |
Ÿ | | Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Interest Rate1 | | | Trade Date | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Value | | | Face Value Including Accrued Interest | |
UBS Securities LLC | | | 0.30 | % | | | 3/07/13 | | | | Open | | | $ | 5,955,000 | | | $ | 5,974,354 | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | | | 0.34 | % | | | 4/12/13 | | | | Open | | | | 1,933,000 | | | | 1,939,463 | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | | | 0.34 | % | | | 4/12/13 | | | | Open | | | | 3,678,000 | | | | 3,690,297 | |
UBS Securities LLC | | | 0.32 | % | | | 4/30/13 | | | | Open | | | | 843,700 | | | | 846,220 | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | | | 0.32 | % | | | 5/02/13 | | | | Open | | | | 1,732,725 | | | | 1,737,868 | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | | | 0.32 | % | | | 5/03/13 | | | | Open | | | | 2,929,906 | | | | 2,938,579 | |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. | | | 0.09 | % | | | 8/01/13 | | | | Open | | | | 680,850 | | | | 681,034 | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | | | 0.11 | % | | | 10/03/13 | | | | Open | | | | 670,338 | | | | 670,673 | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 18,423,519 | | | $ | 18,478,488 | |
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| 1 | Rate shown is as of report date. |
Ÿ | | Financial futures contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Contracts Purchased/ (Sold) | | Issue | | Exchange | | Expiration | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
71 | | Ultra Treasury Bonds | | Chicago Board of Trade | | June 2014 | | $ | 10,257,281 | | | $ | 148,365 | |
16 | | U.S. Treasury Notes (2 Year) | | Chicago Board of Trade | | June 2014 | | $ | 3,513,000 | | | | (4,101 | ) |
312 | | U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year) | | Chicago Board of Trade | | June 2014 | | $ | 37,113,375 | | | | (140,767 | ) |
(163) | | U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year) | | Chicago Board of Trade | | June 2014 | | $ | 20,130,500 | | | | 48,872 | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 52,369 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | Series C Portfolio | |
Ÿ | | OTC interest rate swaptions purchased as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Counterparty | | Put/ Call | | | Exercise Rate | | | Pay/Receive Exercise Rate | | | Floating Rate Index | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Market Value | |
5-Year Interest Rate Swap | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | Call | | | | 1.98 | % | | | Receive | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | 6/30/14 | | | $ | 5,900 | | | $ | 43,142 | |
5-Year Interest Rate Swap | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | Call | | | | 1.98 | % | | | Receive | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | 6/30/14 | | | $ | 2,900 | | | | 21,498 | |
30-Year Interest Rate Swap | | Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | | | Call | | | | 3.25 | % | | | Receive | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | 7/11/14 | | | $ | 1,800 | | | | 8,600 | |
30-Year Interest Rate Swap | | Barclays Bank PLC | | | Call | | | | 3.25 | % | | | Receive | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | 8/01/14 | | | $ | 1,700 | | | | 10,356 | |
3-Year Interest Rate Swap | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | Call | | | | 1.68 | % | | | Receive | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | 1/06/15 | | | $ | 12,800 | | | | 120,252 | |
5-Year Interest Rate Swap | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | Put | | | | 1.98 | % | | | Pay | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | 6/30/14 | | | $ | 5,900 | | | | 44,368 | |
5-Year Interest Rate Swap | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | Put | | | | 1.98 | % | | | Pay | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | 6/30/14 | | | $ | 2,900 | | | | 21,498 | |
3-Year Interest Rate Swap | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | Put | | | | 1.68 | % | | | Pay | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | 1/06/15 | | | $ | 12,800 | | | | 100,453 | |
10-Year Interest Rate Swap | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | Put | | | | 4.50 | % | | | Pay | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | 2/02/17 | | | $ | 3,500 | | | | 101,251 | |
5-Year Interest Rate Swap | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | Put | | | | 4.50 | % | | | Pay | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | 8/07/18 | | | $ | 41,400 | | | | 1,026,211 | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,497,629 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ÿ | | OTC interest rate swaptions written as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Counterparty | | Put/ Call | | | Exercise Rate | | | Pay/Receive Exercise Rate | | | Floating Rate Index | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Market Value | |
10-Year Interest Rate Swap | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | Put | | | | 6.00 | % | | | Receive | | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | | 2/02/17 | | | $ | 7,000 | | | $ | (56,974 | ) |
5-Year Interest Rate Swap | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | Put | | | | 6.00 | % | | | Receive | | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | | 8/07/18 | | | $ | 82,800 | | | | (880,296 | ) |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (937,270 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ÿ | | Centrally cleared interest rate swaps outstanding as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Rate | | Floating Rate | | Clearinghouse | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
1.45%1 | | 3-month LIBOR | | Chicago Mercantile | | | 10/28/18 | | | $ | 2,700 | | | $ | 9,290 | |
1.78%1 | | 3-month LIBOR | | Chicago Mercantile | | | 1/17/19 | | | $ | 4,200 | | | | (21,302 | ) |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (12,012 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate. |
Ÿ | | OTC credit default swaps - buy protection outstanding as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issuer | | Pay Fixed Rate | | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Market Value | | | Premiums Paid (Received) | | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
CIGNA Corp. | | | 1.00 | % | | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | 9/20/17 | | | $ | 1,200 | | | $ | (30,705 | ) | | $ | (1,910 | ) | | $ | (28,795 | ) |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 1.00 | % | | Credit Suisse International | | | 9/20/17 | | | $ | 1,380 | | | | (41,004 | ) | | | (23,759 | ) | | | (17,245 | ) |
Humana, Inc. | | | 1.00 | % | | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | 9/20/17 | | | $ | 1,200 | | | | (23,742 | ) | | | 13,853 | | | | (37,595 | ) |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 1.00 | % | | Credit Suisse International | | | 9/20/17 | | | $ | 1,380 | | | | (39,730 | ) | | | (8,200 | ) | | | (31,530 | ) |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 1.00 | % | | Credit Suisse International | | | 9/20/17 | | | $ | 1,165 | | | | (33,964 | ) | | | (18,445 | ) | | | (15,519 | ) |
Raytheon Co. | | | 1.00 | % | | Credit Suisse International | | | 9/20/17 | | | $ | 1,165 | | | | (33,743 | ) | | | (19,654 | ) | | | (14,089 | ) |
Exelon Generation Co. LLC | | | 1.00 | % | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 9/20/18 | | | $ | 500 | | | | 369 | | | | 11,404 | | | | (11,035 | ) |
Exelon Generation Co. LLC | | | 1.00 | % | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 9/20/18 | | | $ | 400 | | | | 295 | | | | 9,614 | | | | (9,319 | ) |
Exelon Generation Co. LLC | | | 1.00 | % | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 9/20/18 | | | $ | 350 | | | | (7,249 | ) | | | 6,841 | | | | (14,090 | ) |
Exelon Generation Co. LLC | | | 1.00 | % | | Barclays Bank PLC | | | 12/20/18 | | | $ | 275 | | | | 1,379 | | | | 5,695 | | | | (4,316 | ) |
Exelon Generation Co. LLC | | | 1.00 | % | | Barclays Bank PLC | | | 12/20/18 | | | $ | 200 | | | | 1,003 | | | | 3,528 | | | | (2,525 | ) |
Exelon Generation Co. LLC | | | 1.00 | % | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 12/20/18 | | | $ | 475 | | | | 2,385 | | | | 11,094 | | | | (8,709 | ) |
Exelon Generation Co. LLC | | | 1.00 | % | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 12/20/18 | | | $ | 400 | | | | 2,008 | | | | 9,342 | | | | (7,334 | ) |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (202,698 | ) | | $ | (597 | ) | | $ | (202,101 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | Series C Portfolio | |
Ÿ | | OTC credit default swaps — sold protection outstanding as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issuer | | Receive Fixed Rate | | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | Issuer Credit Rating1 | | | Notional Amount (000)2 | | | Market Value | | | Premiums Paid (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | 1.00 | % | | Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC | | 6/20/17 | | | BBB- | | | $ | 200 | | | $ | 3,173 | | | $ | (7,140 | ) | | $ | 10,313 | |
Comcast Corp. | | | 1.00 | % | | Credit Suisse International | | 9/20/17 | | | A- | | | $ | 1,400 | | | | 36,921 | | | | 4,094 | | | | 32,827 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 1.00 | % | | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | 9/20/17 | | | A | | | $ | 1,200 | | | | 30,699 | | | | (2,081 | ) | | | 32,780 | |
WellPoint, Inc. | | | 1.00 | % | | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | 9/20/17 | | | Not Rated | | | $ | 1,200 | | | | 24,563 | | | | (8,005 | ) | | | 32,568 | |
PSEG Power LLC | | | 1.00 | % | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | 9/20/18 | | | BBB+ | | | $ | 500 | | | | 3,282 | | | | (4,223 | ) | | | 7,505 | |
PSEG Power LLC | | | 1.00 | % | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | 9/20/18 | | | BBB+ | | | $ | 500 | | | | 3,282 | | | | (2,763 | ) | | | 6,045 | |
PSEG Power LLC | | | 1.00 | % | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | 9/20/18 | | | BBB+ | | | $ | 350 | | | | 2,298 | | | | (771 | ) | | | 3,069 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts LP | | | 1.00 | % | | Credit Suisse International | | 3/20/19 | | | BBB | | | $ | 825 | | | | 6,652 | | | | (5,047 | ) | | | 11,699 | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 110,870 | | | $ | (25,936 | ) | | $ | 136,806 | |
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| 1 | Using S&P’s rating of the issuer. |
| 2 | The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement. |
Ÿ | | OTC interest rate swaps outstanding as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Rate | | Floating Rate | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Market Value | | | Premiums Paid | | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
0.49%1 | | 3-month LIBOR | | Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | | 1/16/16 | | $ | 8,900 | | | $ | (7,225 | ) | | $ | 109 | | | $ | (7,334 | ) |
| 1 | Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate. |
Ÿ | | Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows: |
| Ÿ | | Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access |
| Ÿ | | Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs) |
| Ÿ | | Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments) |
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, please refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of March 31, 2014:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments1 | | | — | | | $ | 323,738,284 | | | | — | | | $ | 323,738,284 | |
Short-Term Securities | | $ | 11,392,292 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11,392,292 | |
Options Purchased | | | — | | | | 1,497,629 | | | | — | | | | 1,497,629 | |
Total | | $ | 11,392,292 | | | $ | 325,235,913 | | | | — | | | $ | 336,628,205 | |
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1 | See above Schedule of Investments for values in each security type. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (concluded) | | | Series C Portfolio | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Derivative Financial Instruments2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate contracts | | $ | 197,237 | | | $ | 9,290 | | | | — | | | $ | 206,527 | |
Credit contracts | | | — | | | | 136,806 | | | | — | | | | 136,806 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate contracts | | | (144,868 | ) | | | (965,906 | ) | | | — | | | | (1,110,774 | ) |
Credit contracts | | | — | | | | (202,101 | ) | | | — | | | | (202,101 | ) |
Total | | $ | 52,369 | | | $ | (1,021,911 | ) | | | — | | | $ | (969,542 | ) |
| | | | |
2 Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts and options written. Swaps and financial futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on the instrument and options written are shown at value. | |
The carrying amount or face value, including accrued interest, for certain of the Fund’s assets and/or liabilities approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of March 31, 2014, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 21,059 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 21,059 | |
Cash pledged for financial futures contracts | | | 332,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 332,000 | |
Cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps | | | 150,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 150,000 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reverse repurchase agreements | | | — | | | $ | (18,478,488 | ) | | | — | | | | (18,478,488 | ) |
Cash received as collateral for OTC derivatives | | | — | | | | (100,000 | ) | | | — | | | | (100,000 | ) |
Total | | $ | 503,059 | | | $ | (18,578,488 | ) | | | — | | | $ | (18,075,429 | ) |
| | | | |
There were no transfers between levels during the year ended March 31, 2014.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments March 31, 2014 | | | Series M Portfolio | |
| | | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust: | | | | | |
Series 2013-5, Class A2A, 0.65%, 3/08/17 | | $ | 1,305 | | | $ | 1,306,779 | |
Series 2013-5, Class A2B, 0.54%, 3/08/17 (a) | | | 1,450 | | | | 1,451,763 | |
SLM Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2012-C, Class A1, 1.26%, 8/15/23 (a)(b) | | | 1,103 | | | | 1,109,521 | |
SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2008-4, Class A4, 1.89%, 7/25/22 (a) | | | 7,350 | | | | 7,746,797 | |
Total Asset-Backed Securities — 3.5% | | | | 11,614,860 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | | | | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 8.6% | | | | | |
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2004-T16, Class A6, 4.75%, 2/13/46 (a) | | | 5,282 | | | | 5,364,923 | |
Series 2005-PW10, Class A4, 5.41%, 12/11/40 (a) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,049,213 | |
Series 2007-PW17, Class A4, 5.69%, 6/11/50 (a) | | | 10,255 | | | | 11,469,941 | |
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-CD3, Class A5, 5.62%, 10/15/48 | | | 500 | | | | 541,487 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2006-C4, Class A3, 5.47%, 9/15/39 | | | 5,359 | | | | 5,809,323 | |
Deutsche Bank Re-REMIC Trust, Series 2012-EZ1, Class A, 0.95%, 9/25/45 (b) | | | 473 | | | | 473,274 | |
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2005-GG3, Class A3, 4.57%, 8/10/42 | | | 177 | | | | 176,406 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2013-GC16, Class A4, 4.27%, 11/10/46 | | | 300 | | | | 316,532 | |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2005-CB12, Class A4, 4.90%, 9/12/37 | | | 280 | | | | 291,113 | |
Series 2006-LDP7, Class A4, 5.87%, 4/15/45 (a) | | | 2,105 | | | | 2,293,446 | |
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C3, Class A4, 5.66%, 3/15/39 (a) | | | 334 | | | | 357,859 | |
SMA Issuer I LLC, Series 2012-LV1, Class A, 3.50%, 8/20/25 (b) | | | 81 | | | | 81,368 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 28,224,885 | |
Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 2.3% | | | | | |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-GC15, Class XA, 1.30%, 9/10/46 (a) | | | 7,971 | | | | 576,094 | |
Commercial Mortgage Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2012-CR5, Class XA, 1.92%, 12/10/45 (a) | | | 8,167 | | | | 838,184 | |
Series 2013-CR13, Class XA, 1.03%, 10/10/46 (a) | | | 13,125 | | | | 821,479 | |
Series 2013-CR7, Class XA, 1.60%, 3/10/46 (a) | | | 4,052 | | | | 353,023 | |
Series 2014-CR14, Class XA, 0.93%, 2/10/47 (a) | | | 3,595 | | | | 191,214 | |
Series 2014-CR15, Class XA, 1.37%, 2/10/47 (a) | | | 25,245 | | | | 1,935,002 | |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2013-LC11, Class XA, 1.58%, 4/15/46 (a) | | | 4,675 | | | | 438,287 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (concluded) | |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2013-C13, Class XA, 1.23%, 11/15/46 (a) | | $ | 4,676 | | | $ | 370,560 | |
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2012-C10, Class XA, 1.82%, 12/15/45 (a)(b) | | | 17,049 | | | | 1,791,889 | |
Series 2014-LC14, Class XA, 1.48%, 3/15/47 (a) | | | 4,265 | | | | 388,853 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,704,585 | |
Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 10.9% | | | | 35,929,470 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities | | | | |
Agency Obligations — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae, 3.00%, 9/16/14 | | | 7,030 | | | | 7,122,480 | |
Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.1% | | | | | |
Freddie Mac: | | | | | | | | |
Series 3740, Class PI, 4.00%, 3/15/37 (a) | | | 760 | | | | 68,030 | |
Series 4213, Class IG, 4.00%, 6/15/43 (a) | | | 535 | | | | 118,445 | |
Ginnie Mae, Series 2013-103, Class IO, 5.00%, 6/20/43 (a) | | | 541 | | | | 114,149 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 300,624 | |
Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 2.2% | | | | | |
Fannie Mae, Series 2012-M9, Class X1, 4.08%, 12/25/17 (a) | | | 17,163 | | | | 2,097,711 | |
Freddie Mac: | | | | | | | | |
Series K020, Class X1, 1.47%, 5/25/22 (a) | | | 4,375 | | | | 402,394 | |
Series K023, Class X1, 1.31%, 8/25/22 (a) | | | 21,687 | | | | 1,842,548 | |
Series K024, Class X1, 0.90%, 9/25/22 (a) | | | 3,696 | | | | 216,663 | |
Series K025, Class X1, 0.90%, 10/25/22 (a) | | | 2,689 | | | | 161,247 | |
Series K027, Class X1, 0.84%, 1/25/23 (a) | | | 3,260 | | | | 184,271 | |
Series K036, Class X1, 0.80%, 10/25/23 (a) | | | 21,186 | | | | 1,255,766 | |
Series K711, Class X1, 1.71%, 7/25/19 (a) | | | 12,038 | | | | 909,788 | |
Series K712, Class X1, 1.39%, 11/25/19 (a) | | | 3,676 | | | | 233,946 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,304,334 | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 127.2% | | | | | |
Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities: | | | | | | | | |
2.00%, 4/01/29 (c) | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,459,688 | |
2.50%, 4/01/29 (c) | | | 7,500 | | | | 7,494,141 | |
3.00%, 4/01/29-4/01/44 (c) | | | 34,079 | | | | 33,391,067 | |
3.50%, 7/01/27-4/01/44 (c) | | | 43,355 | | | | 44,136,192 | |
4.00%, 4/01/29-4/01/44 (c) | | | 41,908 | | | | 43,705,314 | |
4.50%, 4/01/29-4/01/44 (c) | | | 59,342 | | | | 63,228,756 | |
5.00%, 10/01/35-4/01/44 (c) | | | 8,742 | | | | 9,534,650 | |
5.50%, 4/01/44 (c) | | | 18,900 | | | | 20,858,102 | |
6.00%, 2/01/38-4/01/44 (c) | | | 12,004 | | | | 13,374,571 | |
6.50%, 5/01/36-4/01/44 (c) | | | 1,947 | | | | 2,189,631 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Series M Portfolio |
| | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities (concluded) | | | | | |
Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities: | | | | | | | | |
2.77%, 5/01/36 (a) | | $ | 889 | | | $ | 954,395 | |
3.00%, 4/01/29-4/01/44 (c) | | | 21,867 | | | | 21,137,479 | |
3.50%, 7/01/18-4/01/44 (c) | | | 14,953 | | | | 15,097,033 | |
4.00%, 4/01/29-4/01/44 (c) | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,792,871 | |
4.50%, 4/01/14-4/01/44 (c) | | | 5,091 | | | | 5,424,225 | |
5.00%, 5/01/28-4/01/44 (c) | | | 6,225 | | | | 6,755,501 | |
5.50%, 1/01/28-4/01/44 (c) | | | 2,502 | | | | 2,748,888 | |
6.00%, 8/01/28-11/01/39 | | | 1,722 | | | | 1,913,696 | |
Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities: | | | | | | | | |
3.00%, 4/15/44 (c) | | | 8,600 | | | | 8,456,218 | |
3.50%, 9/15/42-4/15/44 (c) | | | 13,023 | | | | 13,290,732 | |
4.00%, 2/20/44-4/15/44 (c) | | | 36,125 | | | | 37,927,001 | |
4.50%, 7/15/40-4/15/44 (c) | | | 15,312 | | | | 16,517,647 | |
5.00%, 7/15/33-4/15/44 (c) | | | 9,871 | | | | 10,816,841 | |
5.50%, 7/15/38-12/20/41 | | | 3,429 | | | | 3,797,900 | |
6.00%, 4/15/44 (c) | | | 2,100 | | | | 2,349,129 | |
6.50%, 4/15/44 (c) | | | 10,900 | | | | 12,280,809 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 419,632,477 | |
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 131.7% | | | | 434,359,915 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes: | | | | | | | | |
0.63%, 9/30/17 | | | 2,245 | | | | 2,203,256 | |
1.50%, 12/31/18 | | | 600 | | | | 595,500 | |
2.38%, 12/31/20 | | | 310 | | | | 312,422 | |
2.00%, 2/28/21 | | | 1,120 | | | | 1,098,738 | |
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 1.3% | | | | | | | 4,209,916 | |
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost — $485,288,920) — 147.4% | | | | | | | 486,114,161 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Securities | | Shares | | | | |
Dreyfus Treasury Prime, 0.00% (d) | | | 178,457,507 | | | | 178,457,507 | |
Total Short-Term Securities (Cost — $178,457,507) — 54.1% | | | | 178,457,507 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Options Purchased | | | | | Value | |
(Cost — $29,661) — 0.0% | | | | | | $ | 45,725 | |
Total Investments Before TBA Sale Commitments and Options Written (Cost — $663,776,088) — 201.5% | | | | 664,617,393 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TBA Sale Commitments (c) | | Par (000) | | | | |
Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities: | | | | | | | | |
3.00%, 4/01/29-4/01/44 | | $ | 5,200 | | | | (5,304,157 | ) |
3.50%, 4/01/29-4/01/44 | | | 20,300 | | | | (20,756,281 | ) |
4.00%, 4/01/29-4/01/44 | | | 5,700 | | | | (5,949,540 | ) |
4.50%, 4/01/44 | | | 21,800 | | | | (23,254,470 | ) |
5.50%, 4/01/44 | | | 10,100 | | | | (11,153,004 | ) |
6.00%, 4/01/44 | | | 5,600 | | | | (6,241,156 | ) |
6.50%, 4/01/44 | | | (800 | ) | | | (899,750 | ) |
Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities: | | | | | | | | |
3.00%, 4/01/44 | | | 2,700 | | | | (2,602,231 | ) |
3.50%, 4/01/44 | | | 1,400 | | | | (1,406,781 | ) |
4.00%, 4/01/44 | | | 900 | | | | (933,645 | ) |
4.50%, 4/01/29 | | | 400 | | | | (423,062 | ) |
5.00%, 4/01/44 | | | 3,100 | | | | (3,368,102 | ) |
6.00%, 4/01/44 | | | 1,000 | | | | (1,111,250 | ) |
Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities: | | | | | | | | |
3.50%, 4/15/44 | | | 3,000 | | | | (3,061,406 | ) |
4.00%, 4/15/44 | | | 15,000 | | | | (15,753,906 | ) |
4.50%, 4/15/44 | | | 5,000 | | | | (5,389,735 | ) |
5.00%, 4/15/44 | | | 3,400 | | | | (3,711,000 | ) |
5.50%, 4/15/44 | | | 1,500 | | | | (1,658,794 | ) |
Total TBA Sale Commitments (Proceeds — $112,967,871) — (34.3)% | | | | | | | (112,978,270 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Options Written | | | | | | |
(Premiums Received — $15,395) — (0.0)% | | | | | | | (25,188 | ) |
Total Investments Net of TBA Sale Commitments and Options Written — 167.2% | | | | 551,613,935 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (67.2)% | | | | | | | (221,757,293 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 329,856,642 | |
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Notes to Schedule of Investments |
(a) | Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date. |
(b) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | Series M Portfolio | |
(c) | Represents or includes a TBA transaction. Unsettled TBA transactions as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
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Counterparty | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | | $ | 13,246,328 | | | $ | (42,656 | ) |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | | $ | 90,937 | | | $ | (2,812 | ) |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | | $ | 182,438 | | | $ | (1,063 | ) |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | | $ | (803,238 | ) | | $ | 1,414 | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | | $ | 39,026,875 | | | $ | 59,793 | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. | | $ | 103,554,941 | | | $ | 129,120 | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | $ | 30,152,423 | | | $ | 80,329 | |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. | | $ | 7,152,734 | | | $ | (6,063 | ) |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | | $ | 15,475,653 | | �� | $ | (59,796 | ) |
Nomura Securities International, Inc. | | $ | 2,443,141 | | | $ | (1,656 | ) |
RBS Securities, Inc. | | $ | (629,063 | ) | | $ | 3,375 | |
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | | $ | 4,824,828 | | | $ | (29,453 | ) |
(d) | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
Ÿ | | Financial futures contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Contracts Purchased/ Sold | | | Issue | | Exchange | | | Expiration | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| 25 | | | Ultra Treasury Bonds | | | Chicago Board of Trade | | | June 2014 | | $ | 3,611,719 | | | $ | 65,856 | |
| 36 | | | U.S. Treasury Notes (2 Year) | | | Chicago Board of Trade | | | June 2014 | | $ | 7,904,250 | | | | (12,323 | ) |
| 59 | | | U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year) | | | Chicago Board of Trade | | | June 2014 | | $ | 7,018,234 | | | | (59,096 | ) |
| (27 | ) | | U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year) | | | Chicago Board of Trade | | | June 2014 | | $ | 3,334,500 | | | | 6,455 | |
| Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 892 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ÿ | | Exchange-traded options purchased as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Put/ Call | | | Strike Price | | | Expiration Date | | | Contracts | | | Market Value | |
Euro Dollar 1-Year Mid-Curve | | | Put | | | $ | 99.00 | | | | 9/12/14 | | | | 124 | | | $ | 45,725 | |
Ÿ | | Exchange-traded options written as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Put/ Call | | | Strike Price | | | Expiration Date | | | Contracts | | | Market Value | |
Euro Dollar 3-Year Mid-Curve | | | Put | | | $ | 96.75 | | | | 9/12/14 | | | | 62 | | | $ | (25,188 | ) |
Ÿ | | Centrally cleared interest rate swaps outstanding as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Rate | | | Floating Rate | | Clearinghouse | | Effective Date | | Expiration Date | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
| 1.41 | %1 | | 3-month LIBOR | | Chicago Mercantile | | 4/03/142 | | 5/31/18 | | $ | 18,600 | | | $ | 69,897 | |
1 | Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate. |
Ÿ | | OTC interest rate swaps outstanding as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Rate | | | Floating Rate | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Market Value | | Premiums Paid | | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
| 3.09 | %1 | | 3-month LIBOR | | Bank of America N.A. | | 5/20/43 | | $ | 3,500 | | | $262,722 | | | — | | | $ | 262,722 | |
1 | Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | Series M Portfolio | |
Ÿ | | OTC total return swaps outstanding as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Reference Entity | | Floating Rate | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Market Value | | | Premiums Paid (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Bank of America N.A. | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $188 | | | | $(145 | ) | | | $(1,428 | ) | | | $1,283 | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR2 | | Bank of America N.A. | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $188 | | | | 145 | | | | 882 | | | | (737) | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Bank of America N.A. | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $188 | | | | (144 | ) | | | 734 | | | | (878) | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Citibank N.A. | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $376 | | | | (289 | ) | | | (1,318 | ) | | | 1,029 | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Citibank N.A. | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $376 | | | | (289 | ) | | | (409 | ) | | | 120 | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Citibank N.A. | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $329 | | | | (253 | ) | | | 833 | | | | (1,086) | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Credit Suisse International | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $376 | | | | (289 | ) | | | (3,043 | ) | | | 2,754 | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Credit Suisse International | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $376 | | | | (289 | ) | | | (672 | ) | | | 383 | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR2 | | Credit Suisse International | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $329 | | | | 252 | | | | 161 | | | | 91 | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Credit Suisse International | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $329 | | | | (253 | ) | | | (3,624 | ) | | | 3,371 | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR2 | | Credit Suisse International | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $329 | | | | 252 | | | | (1,542 | ) | | | 1,794 | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR2 | | Credit Suisse International | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $329 | | | | 253 | | | | (1,009 | ) | | | 1,262 | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Credit Suisse International | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $329 | | | | (253 | ) | | | (255 | ) | | | 2 | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Credit Suisse International | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $329 | | | | (252 | ) | | | (184 | ) | | | (68) | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR2 | | Credit Suisse International | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $188 | | | | 144 | | | | (1,524 | ) | | | 1,668 | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Credit Suisse International | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $188 | | | | (144 | ) | | | (374 | ) | | | 230 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | Series M Portfolio | |
Ÿ | | OTC total return swaps outstanding as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: (continued) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Reference Entity | | Floating Rate | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Market Value | | | Premiums Paid (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Credit Suisse International | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $188 | | | | $(144 | ) | | | $(166 | ) | | | $ 22 | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR2 | | Credit Suisse International | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $188 | | | | 144 | | | | 775 | | | | (631) | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR2 | | Credit Suisse International | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $141 | | | | 109 | | | | 674 | | | | (565) | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR2 | | Credit Suisse International | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $141 | | | | 108 | | | | 696 | | | | (588) | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Credit Suisse International | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $141 | | | | (108 | ) | | | (1,141 | ) | | | 1,033 | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR2 | | Credit Suisse International | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $141 | | | | 109 | | | | (432 | ) | | | 541 | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Credit Suisse International | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $141 | | | | (109 | ) | | | (125 | ) | | | 16 | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR2 | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $376 | | | | 289 | | | | 1,705 | | | | (1,416) | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR2 | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $141 | | | | 108(41 | ) | | | | | | | 149 | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $658 | | | | (505 | ) | | | (4,274 | ) | | | 3,769 | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $376 | | | | (289 | ) | | | 1,485 | | | | (1,774) | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR2 | | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $282 | | | | 216 | | | | 949 | | | | (733) | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $188 | | | | (144 | ) | | | (1,286 | ) | | | 1,142 | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR2 | | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $188 | | | | 144 | | | | (881 | ) | | | 1,025 | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR2 | | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $188 | | | | 145 | | | | (635 | ) | | | 780 | |
Return on Markit IOS 4.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 1/12/41 | | | | $188 | | | | (144 | ) | | | 619 | | | | (763) | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | Series M Portfolio | |
Ÿ | | OTC total return swaps outstanding as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: (concluded) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Entity | | Floating Rate | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Market Value | | | Premiums Paid (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Return on Markit IOS 3.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Credit Suisse International | | 1/12/43 | | $ | 362 | | | $ | 313 | | | $ | (71 | ) | | $ | 384 | |
Return on Markit IOS 3.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Credit Suisse International | | 1/12/43 | | $ | 271 | | | | 235 | | | | 94 | | | | 141 | |
Return on Markit IOS 3.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Credit Suisse International | | 1/12/43 | | $ | 181 | | | | 157 | | | | (16 | ) | | | 173 | |
Return on Markit IOS 3.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Credit Suisse International | | 1/12/43 | | $ | 181 | | | | 157 | | | | 37 | | | | 120 | |
Return on Markit IOS 3.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | Deutsche Bank AG | | 1/12/43 | | $ | 181 | | | | 157 | | | | 14 | | | | 143 | |
Return on Markit IOS 3.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | 1/12/43 | | $ | 362 | | | | 313 | | | | (245 | ) | | | 558 | |
Return on Markit IOS 3.00%, 30-year, fixed rate Fannie Mae | | 1-month LIBOR1 | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | 1/12/43 | | $ | 271 | | | | 235 | | | | 50 | | | | 185 | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (58 | ) | | $ | (14,987 | ) | | $ | 14,929 | |
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| 1 | Fund pays the floating rate and receives the total return of the reference entity. |
| 2 | Fund pays the total return of the reference entity and receives the floating rate. |
Ÿ | | Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows: |
| Ÿ | | Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access |
| Ÿ | | Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs) |
| Ÿ | | Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments) |
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, please refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (concluded) | | | Series M Portfolio | |
The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of March 31, 2014:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | — | | | $ | 11,614,860 | | | | — | | | $ | 11,614,860 | |
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 35,929,470 | | | | — | | | | 35,929,470 | |
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities | | | — | | | | 434,359,915 | | | | — | | | | 434,359,915 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | — | | | | 4,209,916 | | | | — | | | | 4,209,916 | |
Short-Term Securities | | $ | 178,457,507 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 178,457,507 | |
Options Purchased | | | 45,725 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 45,725 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in Securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TBA Sale Commitments | | | — | | | | (112,978,270 | ) | | | — | | | | (112,978,270 | ) |
Total | | $ | 178,503,232 | | | $ | 373,135,891 | | | | — | | | $ | 551,639,123 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Derivative Financial Instruments1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate contracts | | $ | 72,311 | | | $ | 356,787 | | | | — | | | $ | 429,098 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate contracts | | | (96,607 | ) | | | (9,239 | ) | | | — | | | | (105,846 | ) |
Total | | $ | (24,296 | ) | | $ | 347,548 | | | | — | | | $ | 323,252 | |
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1 | Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts and options written. Swaps and financial futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on the instrument and options written are shown at value. |
The carrying amount for certain of the Fund’s assets and/or liabilities approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of March 31, 2014, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 16,950 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 16,950 | |
Cash pledged for financial futures contracts | | | 122,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 122,000 | |
Cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps | | | 235,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 235,000 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash received as collateral for OTC derivatives | | | — | | | $ | (500,000 | ) | | | — | | | | (500,000 | ) |
Total | | $ | 373,950 | | | $ | (500,000 | ) | | | — | | | $ | (126,050 | ) |
| | | | |
There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the year ended March 31, 2014.
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the year in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Corporate Bonds | | | Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Opening Balance, as of March 31, 2013 | | $ | 3,103,875 | | | $ | 2,643,367 | | | $ | 298,984 | | | $ | 6,046,226 | |
Transfers into Level 3 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Transfers out of Level 3 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Accrued discounts/premiums | | | (47 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (47 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (467 | ) | | | 11,739 | | | | (10,792 | ) | | | 480 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation1,2 | | | (3,361 | ) | | | — | | | | 1,910 | | | | (1,451 | ) |
Purchases | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Sales | | | (3,100,000 | ) | | | (2,655,106 | ) | | | (290,102 | ) | | | (6,045,208 | ) |
Closing Balance, as of March 31, 2014 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held at March 31, 20142 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | |
1 | Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. |
2 | Any difference between Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation and Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments held as of March 31, 2014 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at year end. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments March 31, 2014 | | | Series P Portfolio | |
| | | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Affiliated Investment Companies (a) | | Shares | | | Value | |
Fixed Income Funds — 23.9% | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series S Portfolio | | | 6,350,110 | | | $ | 62,485,083 | |
| | | | |
| | Value | |
Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost — $62,474,107) — 23.9% | | $ | 62,485,083 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 76.1% | | | 199,345,336 | |
| | | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 261,830,419 | |
| | | | |
|
Notes to Schedule of Investments |
(a) | Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Portfolio during the year ended March 31, 2014, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
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Affiliate | | Shares Held at March 31, 2013 | | | Shares Purchased | | | Shares Held at March 31, 2014 | | | Value at March 31, 2014 | | | Income | | | Realized Gain | |
BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series S Portfolio | | | 179,810 | | | | 6,170,300 | | | | 6,350,110 | | | $ | 62,485,083 | | | $ | 937,466 | | | $ | 83,216 | |
Ÿ | | Financial futures contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Contracts Purchased/ Sold | | Issue | | Exchange | | Expiration | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
71 | | Euro Dollar Futures | | Chicago Mercantile | | December 2017 | | $ | 17,193,538 | | | $ | (1,366 | ) |
38 | | Euro Dollar Futures | | Chicago Mercantile | | December 2018 | | $ | 9,147,075 | | | | (3,212 | ) |
69 | | U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year) | | Chicago Board of Trade | | June 2014 | | $ | 8,207,766 | | | | (52,311 | ) |
(109) | | Euro Dollar Futures | | Chicago Mercantile | | December 2016 | | $ | 26,616,438 | | | | (5,678 | ) |
(202) | | U.S. Treasury Notes (2 Year) | | Chicago Board of Trade | | June 2014 | | $ | 44,351,625 | | | | 53,355 | |
(1,176) | | U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year) | | Chicago Board of Trade | | June 2014 | | $ | 145,236,000 | | | | 838,021 | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 828,809 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ÿ | | Centrally cleared interest rate swaps outstanding as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Rate | | Floating Rate | | Clearinghouse | | Expiration Date | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
2.89%1 | | 3-month LIBOR | | Chicago Mercantile | | 3/11/24 | | $ | 71,000 | | | $ | (441,965 | ) |
2.89%1 | | 3-month LIBOR | | Chicago Mercantile | | 3/11/24 | | $ | 59,000 | | | | (372,622 | ) |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (814,587 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate. |
Ÿ | | Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows: |
| Ÿ | | Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access |
| Ÿ | | Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs) |
| Ÿ | | Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments) |
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, please refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | |
Schedule of Investments (concluded) | | | Series P Portfolio | |
The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of March 31, 2014:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Affiliated Investment Companies | | $ | 62,485,083 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 62,485,083 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Derivative Financial Instruments1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate contracts | | $ | 891,376 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 891,376 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate contracts | | | (62,567 | ) | | $ | (814,587 | ) | | | — | | | | (877,154 | ) |
Total | | $ | 828,809 | | | $ | (814,587 | ) | | | — | | | $ | 14,222 | |
| | | | |
1 Derivative financial instruments are swaps and financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. | |
|
The carrying amount for certain of the Fund’s assets approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of March 31, 2014, such assets are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows: | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 191,996,170 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 191,996,170 | |
Cash pledged for financial futures contracts | | | 1,852,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,852,000 | |
Cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps | | | 3,741,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,741,000 | |
Total | | $ | 197,589,170 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 197,589,170 | |
| | | | |
There were no transfers between levels during the year ended March 31, 2014.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | |
Schedule of Investments March 31, 2014 | | | Series S Portfolio | |
| | | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
American Express Credit Account Master Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-3, Class A, 0.98%, 5/15/19 | | $ | 750 | | | $ | 748,778 | |
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2011-3, Class D, 4.04%, 7/10/17 | | | 669 | | | | 695,843 | |
Series 2013-2, Class B, 1.19%, 5/08/18 | | | 480 | | | | 479,202 | |
Series 2013-2, Class C, 1.79%, 3/08/19 | | | 575 | | | | 576,047 | |
Series 2013-4, Class A3, 0.96%, 4/09/18 | | | 800 | | | | 802,975 | |
Series 2013-4, Class B, 1.66%, 9/10/18 | | | 300 | | | | 300,989 | |
Series 2013-4, Class C, 2.72%, 9/09/19 | | | 300 | | | | 306,910 | |
Series 2013-5, Class C, 2.29%, 11/08/19 | | | 545 | | | | 547,241 | |
BA Credit Card Trust, Series 2014-A1, Class A, 0.54%, 6/15/21 (a) | | | 990 | | | | 991,485 | |
Chesapeake Funding LLC, Series 2012-1A, | | | | | | | | |
Class A, 0.91%, 11/07/23 (a)(b) | | | 255 | | | | 255,585 | |
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2007-A8, Class A8, 5.65%, 9/20/19 | | | 3,715 | | | | 4,233,294 | |
Series 2013-A6, Class A6, 1.32%, 9/07/18 | | | 348 | | | | 350,830 | |
Citibank Omni Master Trust, Series 2009-A14A, Class A14, 2.91%, 8/15/18 (a)(b) | | | 697 | | | | 703,785 | |
CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2014-A, Class A4, 1.50%, 5/15/20 | | | 1,850 | | | | 1,841,910 | |
Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2011-1, Class A, 2.61%, 3/15/19 (b) | | | 214 | | | | 215,448 | |
Series 2012-1A, Class A, 2.20%, 9/16/19 (b) | | | 1,150 | | | | 1,156,529 | |
Series 2013-1A, Class A, 1.21%, 10/15/20 (b) | | | 770 | | | | 770,332 | |
Series 2013-2A, Class A, 1.50%, 4/15/21 (b) | | | 1,150 | | | | 1,153,934 | |
Discover Card Execution Note Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-A5, Class A5, 1.04%, 4/15/19 | | | 535 | | | | 535,569 | |
DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2012-2A, Class B, 1.85%, 4/17/17 (b) | | | 664 | | | | 664,431 | |
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2012-2, Class D, 3.50%, 1/15/19 | | | 965 | | | | 1,014,598 | |
Series 2012-4, Class C, 1.39%, 9/15/16 | | | 430 | | | | 431,379 | |
Series 2014-1, Class A1, 1.20%, 2/15/19 | | | 1,715 | | | | 1,708,212 | |
HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Backed | | | | | | | | |
Notes, Series 2013-T6, Class AT6, 1.29%, 9/15/44 (b) | | | 540 | | | | 540,810 | |
HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-T1, Class AT1, 1.24%, 1/17/45 (b) | | | 355 | | | | 355,213 | |
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-3, Class A4, 1.13%, 9/16/19 | | | 775 | | | | 777,593 | |
PFS Financing Corp., Series 2014-AA, Class A, | | | | | | | | |
0.75%, 2/15/19 (a)(b) | | | 1,050 | | | | 1,050,995 | |
Prestige Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2013-1A, | | | | | | | | |
Class B, 1.74%, 5/15/19 (b) | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,300,400 | |
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2012-1, Class C, 3.78%, 11/15/17 | | | 390 | | | | 401,584 | |
Series 2012-3, Class C, 3.01%, 4/16/18 | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,105,841 | |
Series 2012-5, Class C, 2.70%, 8/15/18 | | | 160 | | | | 164,708 | |
Series 2012-6, Class C, 1.94%, 3/15/18 | | | 145 | | | | 146,606 | |
Series 2012-AA, Class A3, 0.65%, 3/15/17 (b) | | | 715 | | | | 715,686 | |
Series 2012-AA, Class B, 1.21%, 10/16/17 (b) | | | 555 | | | | 556,643 | |
Series 2012-AA, Class C, 1.78%, 11/15/18 (b) | | | 1,330 | | | | 1,334,522 | |
Series 2013-1, Class C, 1.76%, 1/15/19 | | | 1,315 | | | | 1,320,485 | |
Series 2013-3, Class C, 1.81%, 4/15/19 | | | 450 | | | | 451,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Series 2013-4, Class A2, 0.89%, 9/15/16 | | $ | 302 | | | $ | 302,465 | |
Series 2013-A, Class C, 3.1s2%, 10/15/19 (b) | | | 720 | | | | 739,975 | |
Series 2013-A, Class D, 3.78%, 10/15/19 (b) | | | 630 | | | | 655,773 | |
Series 2014-1, Class C, 2.36%, 4/15/20 | | | 525 | | | | 529,524 | |
SLC Private Student Loan Trust, Series 2006-A, | | | | | | | | |
Class A4, 0.36%, 1/15/19 (a) | | | 8 | | | | 7,885 | |
SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2003-B, Class A2, 0.63%, 3/15/22 (a) | | | 336 | | | | 329,196 | |
Series 2004-B, Class A2, 0.43%, 6/15/21 (a) | | | 470 | | | | 465,930 | |
SLM Private Education Loan Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2011-C, Class A1, 1.56%, 12/15/23 (a)(b) | | | 1,050 | | | | 1,057,868 | |
Series 2012-B, Class A1, 1.26%, 12/15/21 (a)(b) | | | 122 | | | | 122,306 | |
Series 2012-C, Class A1, 1.26%, 8/15/23 (a)(b) | | | 518 | | | | 521,475 | |
Series 2012-E, Class A1, 0.91%, 10/16/23 (a)(b) | | | 844 | | | | 845,234 | |
Series 2013-4, Class A, 0.70%, 6/25/27 (a) | | | 708 | | | | 710,881 | |
Series 2013-A, Class A1, 0.76%, 8/15/22 (a)(b) | | | 1,953 | | | | 1,957,199 | |
Series 2013-C, Class A1, 1.01%, 2/15/22 (a)(b) | | | 842 | | | | 846,445 | |
Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-A, Class A4, 0.69%, 11/15/18 | | | 775 | | | | 772,146 | |
World Financial Network Credit Card Master | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Series 2012-D, Class B, 3.34%, 4/17/23 | | | 330 | | | | 322,246 | |
Total Asset-Backed Securities — 17.5% | | | | | | | 40,894,455 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | | | | | | |
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Federal Express Corp. Pass-Through Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2012, 2.63%, 1/15/18 (b) | | | 211 | | | | 212,951 | |
Airlines — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
UAL Pass-Through Trust: | | | | | | | | |
10.40%, 5/01/18 | | | 300 | | | | 340,941 | |
9.75%, 7/15/18 | | | 367 | | | | 421,584 | |
Virgin Australia Trust, Series 2013-1A, 5.00%, 10/23/25 (b) | | | 600 | | | | 633,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,395,525 | |
Auto Components — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 3.50%, 3/15/17 (b) | | | 350 | | | | 353,500 | |
Automobiles — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Daimler Finance North America LLC: | | | | | | | | |
1.30%, 7/31/15 (b)(c) | | | 1,340 | | | | 1,349,340 | |
1.45%, 8/01/16 (b) | | | 300 | | | | 302,820 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,652,160 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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32 | | BLACKROCK ALLOCATION TARGET SHARES | | MARCH 31, 2014 | | |
| | | | |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | Series S Portfolio | |
| | | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Banks — 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
ABN AMRO Bank NV, 1.04%, 10/28/16 (a)(b) | | $ | 550 | | | $ | 553,179 | |
Amsouth Bank, Series AI, 5.20%, 4/01/15 | | | 800 | | | | 832,000 | |
Barclays Bank PLC, 2.50%, 2/20/19 | | | 850 | | | | 851,484 | |
Citigroup, Inc., 1.70%, 7/25/16 | | | 1,870 | | | | 1,891,236 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc., 2.60%, 8/02/18 | | | 500 | | | | 503,376 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 2.38%, 1/13/17 | | | 1,125 | | | | 1,128,782 | |
KeyCorp, 2.30%, 12/13/18 | | | 700 | | | | 697,463 | |
Regions Financial Corp., 2.00%, 5/15/18 | | | 1,000 | | | | 980,102 | |
Standard Chartered PLC, 5.50%, 11/18/14 (b) | | | 150 | | | | 154,665 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,592,287 | |
Beverages — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
SABMiller Holdings, Inc., 2.45%, 1/15/17 (b) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,028,309 | |
Capital Markets — 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
5.35%, 1/15/16 | | | 489 | | | | 525,863 | |
3.63%, 2/07/16 | | | 1,761 | | | | 1,844,260 | |
5.95%, 1/18/18 | | | 2,600 | | | | 2,944,466 | |
Morgan Stanley: | | | | | | | | |
3.80%, 4/29/16 (c) | | | 734 | | | | 773,092 | |
5.75%, 10/18/16 | | | 250 | | | | 277,457 | |
6.63%, 4/01/18 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,165,761 | |
Murray Street Investment Trust I, 4.65%, 3/09/17 (d) | | | 140 | | | | 151,219 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,682,118 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Aviation Capital Group Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
3.88%, 9/27/16 (b) | | | 900 | | | | 932,298 | |
4.63%, 1/31/18 (b) | | | 200 | | | | 207,966 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,140,264 | |
Communications Equipment — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc., 6.00%, 11/15/17 | | | 300 | | | | 342,913 | |
Consumer Finance — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
American Express Credit Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
2.75%, 9/15/15 (c) | | | 1,005 | | | | 1,035,554 | |
1.30%, 7/29/16 | | | 1,260 | | | | 1,269,809 | |
2.80%, 9/19/16 | | | 500 | | | | 521,451 | |
Capital One Financial Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
3.15%, 7/15/16 | | | 800 | | | | 836,686 | |
5.25%, 2/21/17 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,098,899 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,762,399 | |
Diversified Financial Services — 6.5% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
1.25%, 1/11/16 | | | 644 | | | | 647,384 | |
6.50%, 8/01/16 | | | 1,107 | | | | 1,239,900 | |
5.65%, 5/01/18 | | | 1,960 | | | | 2,215,651 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC: | | | | | | | | |
12.00%, 5/15/15 | | | 1,129 | | | | 1,267,217 | |
5.63%, 9/15/15 | | | 994 | | | | 1,059,561 | |
4.21%, 4/15/16 | | | 100 | | | | 105,980 | |
3.98%, 6/15/16 | | | 120 | | | | 127,149 | |
8.00%, 12/15/16 | | | 500 | | | | 585,227 | |
2.38%, 3/12/19 | | | 1,150 | | | | 1,141,151 | |
ING US, Inc., 2.90%, 2/15/18 | | | 1,502 | | | | 1,538,975 | |
IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc., 2.50%, 10/15/18 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,010,647 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co.: | | | | | | | | |
5.15%, 10/01/15 (c) | | | 680 | | | | 721,650 | |
2.60%, 1/15/16 (c) | | | 940 | | | | 966,510 | |
3.45%, 3/01/16 | | | 573 | | | | 600,062 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Diversified Financial Services (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
3.15%, 7/05/16 | | $ | 939 | | | $ | 982,616 | |
6.40%, 10/02/17 (c) | | | 655 | | | | 755,985 | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, 6.00%, 10/01/17 | | | 250 | | | | 284,779 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,250,444 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
AT&T Inc., 0.90%, 2/12/16 (c) | | | 1,040 | | | | 1,039,805 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
2.50%, 9/15/16 | | | 3,510 | | | | 3,634,500 | |
2.55%, 6/17/19 | | | 400 | | | | 402,310 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,076,615 | |
Electric Utilities — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, 6.38%, 1/15/15 | | | 540 | | | | 563,501 | |
Progress Energy, Inc., 5.63%, 1/15/16 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,080,971 | |
Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co., 4.00%, 1/15/15 (b) | | | 926 | | | | 948,286 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,592,758 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.2% | |
Jabil Circuit, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/16 | | | 354 | | | | 401,790 | |
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Transocean, Inc., 4.95%, 11/15/15 | | | 430 | | | | 456,521 | |
Food Products — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Kraft Foods Group, Inc., 2.25%, 6/05/17 | | | 450 | | | | 461,275 | |
WM Wrigley Jr. Co., 2.00%, 10/20/17 (b) | | | 2,200 | | | | 2,205,333 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,666,608 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Boston Scientific Corp., 6.25%, 11/15/15 | | | 425 | | | | 460,042 | |
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
WellPoint, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
1.25%, 9/10/15 | | | 306 | | | | 308,049 | |
2.38%, 2/15/17 | | | 500 | | | | 511,109 | |
1.88%, 1/15/18 | | | 750 | | | | 744,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,563,542 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Carnival Corp., 1.88%, 12/15/17 | | | 550 | | | | 546,020 | |
Insurance — 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
AIA Group Ltd., 2.25%, 3/11/19 (b) | | | 500 | | | | 494,188 | |
American International Group, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
3.80%, 3/22/17 | | | 750 | | | | 802,425 | |
5.45%, 5/18/17 | | | 375 | | | | 418,478 | |
AXIS Specialty Finance PLC, 2.65%, 4/01/19 | | | 400 | | | | 399,407 | |
Genworth Holdings, Inc., 6.52%, 5/22/18 | | | 563 | | | | 649,325 | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., 4.00%, 10/15/17 | | | 477 | | | | 512,616 | |
Lincoln National Corp., 4.30%, 6/15/15 (c) | | | 810 | | | | 842,489 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
2.30%, 4/01/17 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,021,880 | |
9.25%, 4/15/19 | | | 600 | | | | 778,813 | |
XLIT Ltd.: | | | | | | | | |
5.25%, 9/15/14 (c) | | | 850 | | | | 867,531 | |
2.30%, 12/15/18 | | | 300 | | | | 297,591 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,084,743 | |
IT Services — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Computer Sciences Corp., 2.50%, 9/15/15 | | | 345 | | | | 352,128 | |
The Western Union Co., 2.38%, 12/10/15 | | | 500 | | | | 511,632 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 863,760 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | | | | | |
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| | | | |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | Series S Portfolio | |
| | | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Life Technologies Corp., 3.50%, 1/15/16 | | $ | 1,225 | | | $ | 1,276,319 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 2.25%, 8/15/16 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,281,116 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,557,435 | |
Machinery — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Crane Co., 2.75%, 12/15/18 | | | 250 | | | | 250,746 | |
Pentair Finance SA, 1.35%, 12/01/15 | | | 400 | | | | 402,101 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 652,847 | |
Media — 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
Comcast Cable Communications LLC, 8.88%, 5/01/17 (c) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,220,018 | |
COX Communications, Inc., 6.25%, 6/01/18 (b) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,139,576 | |
DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
3.13%, 2/15/16 | | | 1,746 | | | | 1,814,431 | |
2.40%, 3/15/17 | | | 295 | | | | 301,439 | |
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
6.25%, 11/15/14 | | | 1,010 | | | | 1,041,563 | |
2.25%, 11/15/17 | | | 942 | | | | 950,863 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc., 5.90%, 4/15/16 | | | 254 | | | | 277,854 | |
SES Global Americas Holdings GP, 2.50%, 3/25/19 (b) | | | 400 | | | | 397,559 | |
TCM Sub LLC, 3.55%, 1/15/15 (b) | | | 200 | | | | 204,396 | |
Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5.85%, 5/01/17 | | | 135 | | | | 151,777 | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 6.50%, 1/15/18 | | | 650 | | | | 673,563 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,173,039 | |
Metals & Mining — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Anglo American Capital PLC, 9.38%, 4/08/14 (c) | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,201,498 | |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 1.40%, 2/13/15 | | | 335 | | | | 336,922 | |
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.: | | | | | | | | |
8.95%, 5/01/14 (c) | | | 910 | | | | 916,094 | |
1.88%, 11/02/15 | | | 510 | | | | 518,350 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,972,864 | |
Multiline Retail — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Dollar General Corp., 1.88%, 4/15/18 | | | 515 | | | | 505,998 | |
Multi-Utilities — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., Series B, 6.85%, 6/01/15 | | | 375 | | | | 401,573 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Husky Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 12/15/19 | | | 556 | | | | 680,181 | |
Petrohawk Energy Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
7.25%, 8/15/18 (c) | | | 630 | | | | 668,430 | |
6.25%, 6/01/19 | | | 300 | | | | 326,250 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 5.88%, 7/15/16 | | | 1,290 | | | | 1,422,937 | |
Southeast Supply Header LLC, 4.85%, 8/15/14 (b) | | | 410 | | | | 415,482 | |
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC, 8.00%, 2/01/16 | | | 332 | | | | 370,560 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,883,840 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Actavis, Inc., 1.88%, 10/01/17 | | | 178 | | | | 177,200 | |
Mylan, Inc., 6.00%, 11/15/18 (b) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,055,730 | |
Perrigo PLC, 2.30%, 11/08/18 (b) | | | 500 | | | | 494,572 | |
Warner Chilcott Co. LLC/Warner Chilcott Finance LLC, 7.75%, 9/15/18 | | | 1,900 | | | | 2,028,250 | |
Zoetis, Inc., 1.15%, 2/01/16 | | | 250 | | | | 250,993 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,006,745 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Professional Services — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Experian Finance PLC, 2.38%, 6/15/17 (b)(c) | | $ | 290 | | | $ | 294,897 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 5.3% | | | | | | | | |
ARC Properties Operating Partnership LP/Clark | | | | | | | | |
Acquisition LLC, 2.00%, 2/06/17 (b) | | | 1,150 | | | | 1,150,340 | |
ERP Operating LP: | | | | | | | | |
6.58%, 4/13/15 | | | 900 | | | | 954,615 | |
5.13%, 3/15/16 | | | 432 | | | | 467,200 | |
5.38%, 8/01/16 | | | 568 | | | | 624,335 | |
HCP, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
3.75%, 2/01/16 | | | 130 | | | | 136,846 | |
6.00%, 1/30/17 | | | 750 | | | | 843,684 | |
Health Care REIT, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
6.20%, 6/01/16 | | | 600 | | | | 664,207 | |
4.70%, 9/15/17 | | | 1,450 | | | | 1,584,493 | |
Prologis LP: | | | | | | | | |
4.00%, 1/15/18 (c) | | | 1,400 | | | | 1,490,884 | |
6.63%, 5/15/18 | | | 500 | | | | 581,781 | |
The Retail Property Trust, 7.88%, 3/15/16 (b) | | | 1,750 | | | | 1,949,922 | |
Ventas Realty LP, 1.55%, 9/26/16 | | | 1,343 | | | | 1,354,779 | |
Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp., 2.00%, 2/15/18 | | | 657 | | | | 655,499 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,458,585 | |
Road & Rail — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
ERAC USA Finance LLC, 6.38%, 10/15/17 (b) | | | 780 | | | | 897,897 | |
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc., 2.40%, 3/15/19 | | | 188 | | | | 186,421 | |
Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV, 0.94%, 10/28/16 (a) | | | 850 | | | | 854,326 | |
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
3.13%, 5/11/15 (b) | | | 818 | | | | 838,155 | |
3.38%, 3/15/18 (b) | | | 965 | | | | 1,004,634 | |
Ryder System, Inc., 2.45%, 11/15/18 | | | 400 | | | | 400,314 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,181,747 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.4% | |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., 2.50%, 11/15/18 | | | 1,000 | | | | 996,893 | |
Specialty Retail — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
QVC, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
3.13%, 4/01/19 (b) | | | 500 | | | | 496,868 | |
7.50%, 10/01/19 (b) | | | 200 | | | | 212,810 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 709,678 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.3% | |
Hewlett-Packard Co., 2.63%, 12/09/14 (c) | | | 360 | | | | 364,838 | |
Seagate HDD Cayman, 3.75%, 11/15/18 (b) | | | 250 | | | | 257,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 622,338 | |
Tobacco — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Lorillard Tobacco Co., 2.30%, 8/21/17 | | | 607 | | | | 619,345 | |
Reynolds American, Inc., 1.05%, 10/30/15 | | | 250 | | | | 249,805 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 869,150 | |
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Air Lease Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 1/15/16 | | | 300 | | | | 315,750 | |
3.38%, 1/15/19 | | | 500 | | | | 506,875 | |
GATX Corp., 2.50%, 3/15/19 | | | 1,000 | | | | 989,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,811,966 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
ADC Telecommunications, Inc., 3.50%, 7/15/15 (e) | | | 1,410 | | | | 1,427,625 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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34 | | BLACKROCK ALLOCATION TARGET SHARES | | MARCH 31, 2014 | | |
| | | | |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | Series S Portfolio | |
| | | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (concluded) | | | | | | | | |
CC Holdings GS V LLC/Crown Castle GS III | | | | | | | | |
Corp., 2.38%, 12/15/17 | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 100,006 | |
Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 10/15/20 | | | 1,165 | | | | 1,331,595 | |
Rogers Communications, Inc., 6.80%, 8/15/18 | | | 482 | | | | 572,454 | |
SBA Tower Trust, 4.25%, 4/15/40 (b) | | | 255 | | | | 263,570 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,695,250 | |
Total Corporate Bonds — 48.0% | | | | | | | 111,920,114 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foreign Agency Obligations | | | | | | |
Achmea Hypotheekbank NV, 3.20%, 11/03/14 (b) | | | 1,010 | | | | 1,027,170 | |
Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 4.75%, 10/15/14 (b)(c) | | | 620 | | | | 630,560 | |
Electricite de France, 1.15%, 1/20/17 (b) | | | 692 | | | | 690,880 | |
Petrobras Global Finance BV, 2.00%, 5/20/16 | | | 443 | | | | 439,124 | |
Petrobras International Finance Co., 3.88%, 1/27/16 | | | 380 | | | | 390,237 | |
Sinopec Capital Ltd., 1.25%, 4/24/16 (b) | | | 750 | | | | 748,631 | |
Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 1.7% | | | | | | | 3,926,602 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foreign Government Obligations | | | | | | |
Iceland — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Republic of Iceland: | | | | | | | | |
4.88%, 6/16/16 | | | 795 | | | | 837,731 | |
4.88%, 6/16/16 | | | 315 | | | | 331,931 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,169,662 | |
Latvia — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Republic of Latvia, 5.25%, 2/22/17 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,087,700 | |
Total Foreign Government Obligations — 1.0% | | | | | | | 2,257,362 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | | | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Arran Residential Mortgages Funding PLC, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2011-1A, Class A2C, 1.69%, 11/19/47 (a)(b) | | | 708 | | | | 716,106 | |
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2004-7, Class 4A, 2.79%, 10/25/34 (a) | | | 65 | | | | 64,740 | |
Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust, Series 2004-13, | | | | | | | | |
Class A1, 0.89%, 11/25/34 (a) | | | 7 | | | | 6,612 | |
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through | | | | | | | | |
Trust, Series 2004-HYB1, Class 2A, 2.60%, 5/20/34 (a) | | | 200 | | | | 190,077 | |
Granite Master Issuer PLC: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2006-1A, Class A5, 0.30%, 12/20/54 (a)(b) | | | 644 | | | | 639,863 | |
Series 2006-3, Class A3, 0.24%, 12/20/54 (a) | | | 586 | | | | 581,933 | |
Series 2006-3, Class A4, 0.24%, 12/20/54 (a) | | | 674 | | | | 669,199 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Holmes Master Issuer PLC: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2011-3A, Class A2, 1.79%, 10/21/54 (a)(b) | | $ | 242 | | | $ | 243,825 | |
Series 2011-3X, Class A2, 1.79%, 10/15/54 (a) | | | 340 | | | | 342,996 | |
Series 2012-1A, Class A2, 1.89%, 10/15/54 (a)(b) | | | 989 | | | | 999,528 | |
Series 2012-1X, Class A2, 1.89%, 10/15/54 (a) | | | 828 | | | | 837,003 | |
Lanark Master Issuer PLC, Series 2012-2A, | | | | | | | | |
Class 1A, 1.64%, 12/22/54 (a)(b) | | | 425 | | | | 431,663 | |
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2004-6, Class 4A1, 2.43%, 6/25/34 (a) | | | 190 | | | | 192,403 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,915,948 | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 24.1% | | | | | | | | |
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2007-1, Class A3, 5.45%, 1/15/49 | | | 142 | | | | 141,517 | |
Series 2007-3, Class A1A, 5.60%, 6/10/49 (a) | | | 576 | | | | 624,478 | |
Series 2007-5, Class A3, 5.62%, 2/10/51 | | | 68 | | | | 67,842 | |
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial | | | | | | | | |
Mortgage, Inc., Series 2005-3, Class A2, 4.50%, 7/10/43 | | | 61 | | | | 61,271 | |
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2005-PWR8, Class A4 4.67%, 6/11/41 | | | 2,644 | | | | 2,735,227 | |
Series 2006-PW12, Class A4, 5.71%, 9/11/38 (a) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,088,534 | |
Series 2007-PW15, Class A1A, 5.32%, 2/11/44 | | | 1,372 | | | | 1,490,959 | |
Series 2007-PW16, Class A4, 5.71%, 6/11/40 (a) | | | 700 | | | | 783,053 | |
Series 2007-PW16, Class AM, 5.71%, 6/11/40 (a) | | | 750 | | | | 836,130 | |
Series 2007-PW17, Class A1A, 5.65%, 6/11/50 (a) | | | 854 | | | | 944,438 | |
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2005-CD1, Class A4, 5.22%, 7/15/44 (a) | | | 873 | | | | 916,272 | |
Series 2007-CD5, Class AMA, 6.12%, 11/15/44 (a) | | | 775 | | | | 866,492 | |
Commercial Mortgage Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2007-C9, Class A4, 5.80%, 12/10/49 (a) | | | 1,440 | | | | 1,617,441 | |
Series 2010-C1, Class A1, 3.16%, 7/10/46 (b) | | | 665 | | | | 681,500 | |
Series 2013-CR12, Class A2, 2.90%, 10/10/46 | | | 1,730 | | | | 1,779,900 | |
Series 2013-FL3, Class A, 1.67%, 10/13/28 (a)(b) | | | 1,115 | | | | 1,121,764 | |
Series 2013-SFS, Class A1, 1.87%, 4/12/35 (b) | | | 444 | | | | 430,186 | |
Series 2014-UBS2, Class A2, 2.82%, 3/10/47 | | | 1,380 | | | | 1,406,624 | |
Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust: | | | | | | | | |
Series 2007-C4, Class A3, 5.97%, 9/15/39 (a) | | | 352 | | | | 353,478 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | Series S Portfolio | |
| | | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (concluded) | | | | | |
Series 2007-C5, Class AAB, 5.62%, 9/15/40 (a) | | | | $ | 765 | | | $ | 816,610 | |
Series 2008-C1, Class A2, 6.03%, 2/15/41 (a) | | | | | 286 | | | | 291,855 | |
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2004-C5, Class A4, 4.83%, 11/15/37 | | | | | 933 | | | | 946,798 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-TF2A, Class A1, 0.34%, 4/15/22 (a)(b) | | | | | 1,089 | | | | 1,080,036 | |
Del Coronado Trust, Series 2013-HDC, Class A, 0.96%, 3/15/26 (a)(b) | | | | | 325 | | | | 325,019 | |
Deutsche Bank Re-REMIC Trust: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2011-C32, Class A3A, 5.72%, 6/17/49 (a)(b) | | | | | 1,045 | | | | 1,125,327 | |
Series 2012-EZ1, Class A, 0.95%, 9/25/45 (b) | | | | | 155 | | | | 154,554 | |
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp. Trust: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2007-C1, Class A1A, 5.48%, 12/10/49 (a) | | | | | 805 | | | | 873,206 | |
Series 2007-C1, Class A2, 5.42%, 12/10/49 | | | | | 480 | | | | 480,546 | |
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2004-C2, Class A4, 5.30%, 8/10/38 (a) | | | | | 376 | | | | 379,837 | |
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2006-GG7, Class A4, 5.83%, 7/10/38 (a) | | | | | 1,173 | | | | 1,275,309 | |
Series 2007-GG9, Class A1A, 5.43%, 3/10/39 | | | | | 1,427 | | | | 1,573,437 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2006-GG6, Class A4, 5.55%, 4/10/38 (a) | | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,067,994 | |
Series 2007-GG10, Class A1A, 5.82%, 8/10/45 (a) | | | | | 260 | | | | 285,697 | |
Hilton USA Trust, Series 2013-HLT, Class DFX, 4.41%, 11/05/30 (b) | | | | | 1,675 | | | | 1,703,921 | |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2004-C2, Class A3, 5.55%, 5/15/41 (a) | | | | | 47 | | | | 46,797 | |
Series 2004-C3, Class A5, 4.88%, 1/15/42 | | | | | 540 | | | | 549,964 | |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2004-LN2, Class A2, 5.12%, 7/15/41 | | | | | 519 | | | | 521,218 | |
Series 2005-LDP3, Class A4A, 4.94%, 8/15/42 (a) | | | | | 617 | | | | 642,386 | |
Series 2006-LDP9, Class A3, 5.34%, 5/15/47 | | | | | 2,910 | | | | 3,177,051 | |
Series 2007-CB18, Class A1A, 5.43%, 6/12/47 (a) | | | | | 996 | | | | 1,090,365 | |
Series 2007-CB18, Class A4, 5.44%, 6/12/47 | | | | | 1,750 | | | | 1,921,139 | |
Series 2007-LD12, Class A1A, 5.85%, 2/15/51 (a) | | | | | 903 | | | | 1,013,959 | |
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2004-C7, Class A6, 4.79%, 10/15/14 (a) | | | | | 336 | | | | 338,922 | |
Series 2005-C2, Class A5 5.15%, 4/15/30 (a) | | | | | 450 | | | | 464,053 | |
Series 2005-C5, Class A4, 4.95%, 9/15/30 | | | | | 547 | | | | 569,127 | |
Series 2007-C1, Class A4, 5.42%, 2/15/40 | | | | | 580 | | | | 636,566 | |
Series 2007-C2, Class A3, 5.43%, 2/15/40 | | | | | 792 | | | | 872,473 | |
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Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (concluded) | | | | | |
Series 2007-C6, Class AM, 6.11%, 7/15/40 (a) | | | | $ | 285 | | | $ | 315,235 | |
Series 2007-C7, Class AM, 6.15%, 9/15/45 (a) | | | | | 1,350 | | | | 1,539,063 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-MCP1, Class A4, 4.75%, 5/12/15 (a) | | | | | 500 | | | | 511,077 | |
ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2006-4, Class A1A, 5.17%, 12/12/49 | | | | | 998 | | | | 1,084,385 | |
Series 2006-4, Class AM, 5.20%, 12/12/49 | | | | | 750 | | | | 817,013 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2005-HQ7, Class A4, 5.21%, 11/14/42 (a) | | | | | 791 | | | | 828,474 | |
Series 2006-IQ12, Class A1A, 5.32%, 12/15/43 | | | | | 871 | | | | 951,296 | |
Series 2006-IQ12, Class A4, 5.33%, 12/15/43 | | | | | 628 | | | | 680,028 | |
Morgan Stanley Re-REMIC Trust: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2011-IO, Class A, 2.50%, 3/23/51 (b) | | | | | 126 | | | | 127,865 | |
Series 2012-XA, Class A, 2.00%, 7/27/49 (b) | | | | | 673 | | | | 675,167 | |
Motel 6 Trust: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2012-MTL6, Class A 1, 1.50%, 10/05/25 (b) | | | | | 187 | | | | 185,757 | |
Series 2012-MTL6, Class A2, 1.95%, 10/05/25 (b) | | | | | 885 | | | | 878,194 | |
STRIPs Ltd., Series 2012-1A, Class A, 1.50%, 12/25/44 (b) | | | | | 238 | | | | 235,462 | |
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2006-C23, Class A4, 5.42%, 1/15/45 (a) | | | | | 1,277 | | | | 1,350,826 | |
Series 2006-C29, Class A1A, 5.30%, 11/15/48 | | | | | 792 | | | | 864,224 | |
Series 2007-C32, Class A1A, 5.72%, 6/15/49 (a) | | | | | 918 | | | | 1,010,976 | |
Series 2007-C33, Class AM, 5.92%, 2/15/51 (a) | | | | | 610 | | | | 676,359 | |
Series 2007-C33, Class A4, 5.94%, 2/15/51 (a) | | | | | 570 | | | | 624,508 | |
Wells Fargo Resecuritization Trust, Series 2012-IO, Class A, 1.75%, 8/20/21 (b) | | | | | 276 | | | | 276,259 | |
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-C2, Class A2, 3.79%, 2/15/44 (b) | | | | | 480 | | | | 502,065 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 56,305,505 | |
Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.9% | | | | | |
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2012-CR2, Class XA, 1.93%, 8/15/45 (a) | | | | | 1,104 | | | | 118,763 | |
Series 2013-CR7, Class XA, 1.60%, 3/10/46 (a) | | | | | 3,620 | | | | 315,394 | |
Series 2013-LC13, Class XA, 1.47%, 8/10/46 (a) | | | | | 5,633 | | | | 448,884 | |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2012-LC9, Class XA, 1.94%, 12/15/47 (a) | | | | | 4,708 | | | | 479,830 | |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-C17, Class XA, 1.10%, 1/15/47 (a) | | | | | 3,658 | | | | 252,180 | |
Series 2013-LC11, Class XA, 1.58%, 4/15/46 (a) | | | | | 5,272 | | | | 494,238 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | Series S Portfolio | |
| | | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (concluded) | |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2013-C13, Class XA, 1.25%, 11/15/46 (a) | | | | $ | 4,239 | | | $ | 335,967 | |
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2012-C9, Class XA, 2.25%, 11/15/45 (a)(b) | | | | | 3,332 | | | | 404,040 | |
Series 2013-C14, Class XA, 0.93%, 6/15/46 (a) | | | | | 9,879 | | | | 570,052 | |
Series 2013-C15, Class XA, 0.71%, 8/15/46 (a) | | | | | 7,831 | | | | 322,075 | |
Series 2014-LC14, Class XA, 1.48%, 3/15/47 (a) | | | | | 6,493 | | | | 591,988 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4,333,411 | |
Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 28.5% | | | | 66,554,864 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Taxable Municipal Bonds | | | | | | | | |
State of California GO: | | | | | | | | | | |
5.10%, 8/01/14 | | | | | 25 | | | | 25,392 | |
3.95%, 11/01/15 | | | | | 175 | | | | 184,261 | |
Total Taxable Municipal Bonds — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | 209,653 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities | | | | | | | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | |
Freddie Mac: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 3959, Class MA, 4.50%, 11/15/41 | | | | | 674 | | | | 731,008 | |
Series 3986, Class M, 4.50%, 9/15/41 | | | | | 592 | | | | 635,309 | |
Ginnie Mae, Series 2006-3, Class B, 5.09%, 1/16/37 (a) | | | | | 52 | | | | 52,864 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,419,181 | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | |
Freddie Mac Multi-Family Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K003, Class A2, 3.61%, 6/25/14 | | | | | 63 | | | | 62,733 | |
Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.2% | |
Fannie Mae, Series 2013-M5, Class X2, 2.39%, 1/25/22 | | | | | 1,560 | | | | 196,256 | |
Freddie Mac, Series K710, Class X1, 1.78%, 5/25/19 (a) | | | | | 2,886 | | | | 222,325 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 418,581 | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 13.7% | | | | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.00%, 4/01/29 (f) | | | | | 1,350 | | | | 1,313,719 | |
2.50%, 12/01/27-4/01/29 (f) | | | | | 8,960 | | | | 8,957,440 | |
3.00%, 4/01/29 (f) | | | | | 6,700 | | | | 6,882,156 | |
3.50%, 4/01/29 (f) | | | | | 3,150 | | | | 3,302,578 | |
3.73%, 9/01/42 (a) | | | | | 1,595 | | | | 1,675,386 | |
4.00%, 4/01/44 (f) | | | | | 5,500 | | | | 5,716,563 | |
5.00%, 7/01/19-7/01/25 | | | | | 2,061 | | | | 2,204,686 | |
Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities: | | | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 1/01/19-9/01/21 | | | | | 943 | | | | 999,546 | |
5.50%, 5/01/22 | | | | | 825 | | | | 893,581 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 31,945,655 | |
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 14.5% | | | | 33,846,150 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | Par (000) | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Notes: | | | | | | | | | | |
0.63%, 10/15/16-11/15/16 (c) | | | | $ | 22,799 | | | $ | 22,757,488 | |
0.88%, 1/31/17 (c) | | | | | 3,390 | | | | 3,394,237 | |
0.75%, 3/15/17 (c) | | | | | 26,300 | | | | 26,201,375 | |
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 22.5% | | | | | | | | | 52,353,100 | |
Total Long-Term Investments Cost — $312,215,081) — 133.8% | | | | | | | | | 311,962,300 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | Shares | | | | |
Dreyfus Treasury Prime, 0.00% (g) | | | | | 6,722,437 | | | | 6,722,437 | |
Total Short-Term Securities (Cost — $6,722,437) — 2.9% | | | | | | | | | 6,722,437 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Options Purchased | | | | | | | | |
(Cost — $562,784) — 0.2% | | | | 458,372 | |
Total Investments Before TBA Sale Commitments and Options Written (Cost — $319,500,302) — 136.9% | | | | 319,143,109 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
TBA Sale Commitments (f) | | Par (000) | | | | |
Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities, 3.50%, 4/01/29 | | | | $ | 2,200 | | | | (2,306,563 | ) |
Total TBA Sale Commitments (Proceeds — $2,312,406) — (1.0)% | | | | | | | | | (2,306,563 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Options Written | | | | | | | | |
(Premiums Received — $ 30,251) — (0.0)% | | | | | | | | | (42,189 | ) |
Total Investments Net of TBA Sale Commitments and Options Written — 135.9% | | | | 316,794,357 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (35.9)% | | | | | | | (83,677,046 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | | | $ | 233,117,311 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | Series S Portfolio | |
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Notes to Schedule of Investments |
(a) | Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date. |
(b) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(c) | All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding reverse repurchase agreements. |
(d) | Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date. |
(f) | Represents or includes a TBA transaction. Unsettled TBA transactions as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
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Counterparty | | Value | | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | | $ | 1,974,813 | | | $ | (3,562 | ) |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | | $ | 1,572,656 | | | $ | (6,797 | ) |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | | $ | 7,603,969 | | | $ | (6,523 | ) |
Goldman Sachs & Co. | | $ | 3,369,781 | | | $ | (9,625 | ) |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | $ | 3,728,348 | | | $ | (3,336 | ) |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | | $ | 1,729,922 | | | $ | (4,254 | ) |
(g) | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
Ÿ | | For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment advisor. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. |
Ÿ | | Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
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Counterparty | | Interest Rate1 | | | Trade Date | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Value | | | Face Value Including Accrued Interest | |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | | | 0.35 | % | | | 2/07/13 | | | | Open | | | $ | 281,354 | | | $ | 282,495 | |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | | | 0.35 | % | | | 2/07/13 | | | | Open | | | | 934,301 | | | | 938,089 | |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | | | 0.35 | % | | | 2/07/13 | | | | Open | | | | 1,278,225 | | | | 1,283,407 | |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | | | 0.35 | % | | | 2/11/13 | | | | Open | | | | 763,075 | | | | 763,939 | |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | | | 0.35 | % | | | 4/03/13 | | | | Open | | | | 335,700 | | | | 336,881 | |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | | | 0.35 | % | | | 4/03/13 | | | | Open | | | | 635,500 | | | | 637,737 | |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | | | 0.35 | % | | | 4/03/13 | | | | Open | | | | 655,988 | | | | 658,297 | |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | | | 0.35 | % | | | 4/03/13 | | | | Open | | | | 715,700 | | | | 718,219 | |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | | | 0.35 | % | | | 4/03/13 | | | | Open | | | | 812,025 | | | | 814,883 | |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | | | 0.35 | % | | | 4/03/13 | | | | Open | | | | 846,813 | | | | 849,793 | |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | | | 0.35 | % | | | 4/03/13 | | | | Open | | | | 1,006,688 | | | | 1,010,231 | |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | | | 0.35 | % | | | 4/03/13 | | | | Open | | | | 1,015,050 | | | | 1,018,622 | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | | | 0.34 | % | | | 5/07/13 | | | | Open | | | | 743,000 | | | | 745,309 | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | | | 0.34 | % | | | 5/07/13 | | | | Open | | | | 1,227,000 | | | | 1,230,813 | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | | | 0.32 | % | | | 6/06/13 | | | | Open | | | | 990,000 | | | | 992,631 | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | | | 0.08 | % | | | 10/29/13 | | | | Open | | | | 15,118,874 | | | | 15,126,635 | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | | | 0.09 | % | | | 12/05/13 | | | | Open | | | | 3,504,375 | | | | 3,504,375 | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | | | 0.32 | % | | | 2/11/14 | | | | Open | | | | 1,384,000 | | | | 1,384,599 | |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. | | | 0.05 | % | | | 2/28/14 | | | | Open | | | | 4,015,000 | | | | 4,015,142 | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | | | 0.07 | % | | | 3/21/14 | | | | Open | | | | 3,394,238 | | | | 3,394,309 | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | | | 0.08 | % | | | 3/24/14 | | | | Open | | | | 26,168,500 | | | | 26,168,955 | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 65,825,406 | | | $ | 65,875,361 | |
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| 1 | Rate shown is as of report date. |
Ÿ | | Financial futures contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Contracts Purchased/ (Sold) | | | Issue | | Exchange | | Expiration | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
| 63 | | | Euro Dollar Futures | | Chicago Mercantile | | December 2017 | | $ | 15,256,238 | | | $ | (1,211 | ) |
| 34 | | | Euro Dollar Futures | | Chicago Mercantile | | December 2018 | | $ | 8,184,225 | | | | (2,814 | ) |
| 140 | | | U.S. Treasury Notes (2 Year) | | Chicago Board of Trade | | June 2014 | | $ | 30,738,750 | | | | (42,634 | ) |
| (97 | ) | | Euro Dollar Futures | | Chicago Mercantile | | December 2016 | | $ | 23,686,188 | | | | (5,041 | ) |
| (207 | ) | | U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year) | | Chicago Board of Trade | | June 2014 | | $ | 24,623,297 | | | | 147,011 | |
| (122 | ) | | U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year) | | Chicago Board of Trade | | June 2014 | | $ | 15,067,000 | | | | 75,842 | |
| Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 171,153 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | Series S Portfolio | |
Ÿ | | Exchange-traded options purchased as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
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Description | | Put/ Call | | | Strike Price | | | Expiration Date | | | Contracts | | | Market Value | |
U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year) | | | Put | | | $ | 124 | | | | 4/25/14 | | | | 75 | | | $ | 48,047 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year) | | | Put | | | $ | 122 | | | | 4/25/14 | | | | 75 | | | | 8,203 | |
Euro Dollar 1-Year Mid-Curve | | | Put | | | $ | 99 | | | | 6/13/14 | | | | 211 | | | | 29,013 | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 85,263 | |
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Ÿ | | Exchange-traded options written as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
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Description | | Put/ Call | | | Strike Price | | | Expiration Date | | | Contracts | | | Market Value | |
U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year) | | | Put | | | $ | 122.50 | | | | 4/25/14 | | | | 150 | | | $ | (42,189 | ) |
Ÿ | | OTC interest rate swaptions purchased as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
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Description | | Counterparty | | Put/ Call | | | Exercise Rate | | | Pay/Receive Exercise Rate | | | Floating Rate Index | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Market Value | |
5-Year Interest Rate Swap | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | Call | | | | 1.98 | % | | | Receive | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | 6/30/14 | | | $ | 4,000 | | | $ | 29,249 | |
5-Year Interest Rate Swap | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | Call | | | | 1.98 | % | | | Receive | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | 6/30/14 | | | $ | 2,000 | | | | 14,826 | |
3-Year Interest Rate Swap | | BNP Paribas S.A. | | | Call | | | | 1.80 | % | | | Receive | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | 1/09/15 | | | $ | 4,500 | | | | 51,680 | |
3-Year Interest Rate Swap | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | Call | | | | 1.80 | % | | | Receive | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | 1/09/15 | | | $ | 4,500 | | | | 51,906 | |
5-Year Interest Rate Swap | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | Put | | | | 1.98 | % | | | Pay | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | 6/30/14 | | | $ | 4,000 | | | | 30,080 | |
5-Year Interest Rate Swap | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | Put | | | | 1.98 | % | | | Pay | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | 6/30/14 | | | $ | 2,000 | | | | 14,826 | |
5-Year Interest Rate Swap | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | Put | | | | 2.85 | % | | | Pay | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | 11/07/14 | | | $ | 27,900 | | | | 118,377 | |
3-Year Interest Rate Swap | | BNP Paribas S.A. | | | Put | | | | 1.80 | % | | | Pay | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | 1/09/15 | | | $ | 4,500 | | | | 31,135 | |
3-Year Interest Rate Swap | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | Put | | | | 1.80 | % | | | Pay | | | 3-month LIBOR | | | 1/09/15 | | | $ | 4,500 | | | | 31,030 | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 373,109 | |
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Ÿ | | Centrally cleared interest rate swaps outstanding as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
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Fixed Rate | | Floating Rate | | Clearinghouse | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
0.48%1 | | 3-month LIBOR | | Chicago Mercantile | | | 10/15/15 | | | $ | 6,800 | | | $ | (20,842 | ) |
0.84%1 | | 3-month LIBOR | | Chicago Mercantile | | | 8/16/16 | | | $ | 4,500 | | | | (16,127 | ) |
0.99%1 | | 3-month LIBOR | | Chicago Mercantile | | | 9/04/17 | | | $ | 3,950 | | | | 25,314 | |
1.16%1 | | 3-month LIBOR | | Chicago Mercantile | | | 7/15/18 | | | $ | 6,500 | | | | 92,535 | |
1.68%1 | | 3-month LIBOR | | Chicago Mercantile | | | 8/31/18 | | | $ | 10,000 | | | | 1,383 | |
1.67%1 | | 3-month LIBOR | | Chicago Mercantile | | | 8/31/18 | | | $ | 8,200 | | | | 2,808 | |
1.71%2 | | 3-month LIBOR | | Chicago Mercantile | | | 1/16/19 | | | $ | 5,600 | | | | 9,720 | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 94,791 | |
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| 1 | Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate. |
| 2 | Fund pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate. |
Ÿ | | Centrally cleared credit default swaps – sold protection outstanding as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
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Index | | Receive Fixed Rate | | | Clearinghouse | | Expiration Date | | | Credit Rating1 | | | Notional Amount (000)2 | | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
CDX.NA.IG Series 22 Version 1 | | | 1.00 | % | | Chicago Mercantile | | | 6/20/19 | | | | BBB+ | | | $ | 2,700 | | | $ | 2,878 | |
| 1 | Using S&P’s rating of the underlying securities of the index. |
| 2 | The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Series S Portfolio |
Ÿ | | Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows: |
| Ÿ | | Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access |
| Ÿ | | Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs) |
| Ÿ | | Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments) |
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, please refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of March 31, 2014:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | — | | | $ | 40,894,455 | | | | — | | | $ | 40,894,455 | |
Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 110,492,489 | | | $ | 1,427,625 | | | | 111,920,114 | |
Foreign Agency Obligations | | | — | | | | 3,926,602 | | | | — | | | | 3,926,602 | |
Foreign Government Obligations | | | — | | | | 2,257,362 | | | | — | | | | 2,257,362 | |
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 66,319,402 | | | | 235,462 | | | | 66,554,864 | |
Taxable Municipal Bonds | | | — | | | | 209,653 | | | | — | | | | 209,653 | |
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities | | | — | | | | 33,846,150 | | | | — | | | | 33,846,150 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | — | | | | 52,353,100 | | | | — | | | | 52,353,100 | |
Short-Term Securities | | $ | 6,722,437 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 6,722,437 | |
Options Purchased | | | 85,263 | | | | 373,109 | | | | — | | | | 458,372 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in Securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TBA Sale Commitments | | | — | | | | (2,306,563 | ) | | | — | | | | (2,306,563 | ) |
Total | | $ | 6,807,700 | | | $ | 308,365,759 | | | $ | 1,663,087 | | | $ | 316,836,546 | |
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Derivative Financial Instruments1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate contracts | | $ | 222,853 | | | $ | 131,760 | | | | — | | | $ | 354,613 | |
Credit contracts | | | — | | | | 2,878 | | | | — | | | | 2,878 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate contracts | | | (93,889 | ) | | | (36,969 | ) | | | — | | | | (130,858 | ) |
Total | | $ | 128,964 | | | $ | 97,669 | | | | — | | | $ | 226,633 | |
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1 | Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts and options written. Swaps and financial futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on the instrument and options written are shown at value. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (concluded) | | | Series S Portfolio | |
The carrying amount or face value, including accrued interest, for certain of the Fund’s assets and/or liabilities approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of March 31, 2014, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 1,080,356 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 1,080,356 | |
Cash pledged for financial futures contracts | | | 402,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 402,000 | |
Cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps | | | 365,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 365,000 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reverse repurchase agreements | | | — | | | $ | (65,875,361 | ) | | | — | | | | (65,875,361 | ) |
Total | | $ | 1,847,356 | | | $ | (65,875,361 | ) | | | — | | | $ | (64,028,005 | ) |
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There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the year ended March 31, 2014.
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the year in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:
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| | Corporate Bonds | | | Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Opening Balance, as of March 31, 2013 | | $ | 3,151,630 | | | $ | 345,121 | | | $ | 3,496,751 | |
Transfers into Level 3 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Transfers out of Level 3 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Accrued discounts/premiums | | | 5,639 | | | | 104 | | | | 5,743 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | — | | | | 1,271 | | | | 1,271 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation1,2 | | | 10,356 | | | | (977 | ) | | | 9,379 | |
Purchases | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Sales | | | (740,000 | ) | | | (110,057 | ) | | | (850,057 | ) |
Maturities | | | (1,000,000 | ) | | | — | | | | (1,000,000 | ) |
Closing Balance, as of March 31, 2014 | | $ | 1,427,625 | | | $ | 235,462 | | | $ | 1,663,087 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held at March 31, 20142 | | $ | 11,257 | | | $ | (977 | ) | | $ | 10,280 | |
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1 | Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. |
2 | Any difference between Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation and Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments held as of March 31, 2014 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at year end. |
The Fund’s investments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 investments.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities | | |
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March 31, 2014 | | Series C Portfolio | | | Series M Portfolio | | | Series P Portfolio | | | Series S Portfolio | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments at value — unaffiliated1 | | $ | 336,628,205 | | | $ | 664,617,393 | | | | — | | | $ | 319,143,109 | |
Investments at value — affiliated2 | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 62,485,083 | | | | — | |
Cash | | | 21,059 | | | | 16,950 | | | | 191,996,170 | | | | 1,080,356 | |
Cash pledged for financial futures contracts | | | 332,000 | | | | 122,000 | | | | 1,852,000 | | | | 402,000 | |
Cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps | | | 150,000 | | | | 235,000 | | | | 3,741,000 | | | | 365,000 | |
Variation margin receivable on centrally cleared swaps | | | 798 | | | | — | | | | 166,985 | | | | — | |
Variation margin receivable on financial futures contracts | | | 32,852 | | | | 11,272 | | | | 82,651 | | | | 22,679 | |
Investments sold receivable | | | 10,696 | | | | 2,436,667 | | | | — | | | | 463,357 | |
TBA sale commitments receivable | | | — | | | | 112,967,871 | | | | — | | | | 2,312,406 | |
Swaps receivable | | | — | | | | 1,707 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Swap premiums paid | | | 75,574 | | | | 9,708 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps | | | 136,806 | | | | 286,890 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Capital shares sold receivable | | | 1,002,910 | | | | 1,377,564 | | | | 1,521,353 | | | | 453,880 | |
Interest receivable | | | 4,028,222 | | | | 725,030 | | | | — | | | | 1,654,359 | |
Receivable from Manager | | | 33,000 | | | | 34,017 | | | | 33,309 | | | | 26,840 | |
Principal paydowns receivable | | | — | | | | 9,918 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Dividends receivable — affiliated | | | — | | | | — | | | | 140,251 | | | | — | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 16,576 | | | | 17,393 | | | | 22,691 | | | | 13,163 | |
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Total assets | | | 342,468,698 | | | | 782,869,380 | | | | 262,041,493 | | | | 325,937,149 | |
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Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Options written at value3 | | | 937,270 | | | | 25,188 | | | | — | | | | 42,189 | |
TBA sale commitments at value4 | | | — | | | | 112,978,270 | | | | — | | | | 2,306,563 | |
Reverse repurchase agreements | | | 18,478,488 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 65,875,361 | |
Cash received as collateral for OTC derivatives | | | 100,000 | | | | 500,000 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Variation margin payable on centrally cleared swaps | | | — | | | | 10,744 | | | | — | | | | 15,214 | |
Variation margin payable on financial futures contracts | | | 32,318 | | | | 9,375 | | | | 27,649 | | | | 20,944 | |
Investments purchased payable | | | 2,045,157 | | | | 337,736,197 | | | | — | | | | 23,637,010 | |
Swap premiums received | | | 101,998 | | | | 24,695 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps | | | 209,435 | | | | 9,239 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Income dividends payable | | | 1,110,226 | | | | 460,155 | | | | — | | | | 516,149 | |
Capital shares redeemed payable | | | 1,077,994 | | | | 1,119,158 | | | | 93,201 | | | | 300,543 | |
Professional fees payable | | | 57,537 | | | | 53,056 | | | | 56,244 | | | | 55,735 | |
Officer’s and Trustees’ fees payable | | | 7,625 | | | | 7,511 | | | | 7,285 | | | | 7,259 | |
Other accrued expenses payable | | | 63,629 | | | | 79,150 | | | | 26,695 | | | | 42,871 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 24,221,677 | | | | 453,012,738 | | | | 211,074 | | | | 92,819,838 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 318,247,021 | | | $ | 329,856,642 | | | $ | 261,830,419 | | | $ | 233,117,311 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 299,928,481 | | | $ | 333,031,515 | | | $ | 263,150,945 | | | $ | 233,615,549 | |
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | | | (55,196 | ) | | | 187,077 | | | | 90,789 | | | | (171,159 | ) |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | | | 2,079,607 | | | | (4,531,503 | ) | | | (1,436,513 | ) | | | (232,613 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | 16,294,129 | | | | 1,169,553 | | | | 25,198 | | | | (94,466 | ) |
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Net Assets | | $ | 318,247,021 | | | $ | 329,856,642 | | | $ | 261,830,419 | | | $ | 233,117,311 | |
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Net Asset Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding5 | | | 30,017,322 | | | | 33,997,844 | | | | 25,577,463 | | | | 23,681,423 | |
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Net asset value | | $ | 10.60 | | | $ | 9.70 | | | $ | 10.24 | | | $ | 9.84 | |
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1 Investments at cost — unaffiliated | | $ | 320,803,064 | | | $ | 663,776,088 | | | | — | | | $ | 319,500,302 | |
2 Investments at cost — affiliated | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 62,474,107 | | | | — | |
3 Premiums received | | $ | 1,438,530 | | | $ | 15,395 | | | | — | | | $ | 30,251 | |
4 Proceeds from TBA sale commitments | | | — | | | $ | 112,967,871 | | | | — | | | $ | 2,312,406 | |
5 Unlimited shares authorized, $0.001 par value. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Year Ended March 31, 2014 | | Series C Portfolio | | | Series M Portfolio | | | Series P Portfolio | | | Series S Portfolio | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 14,272,126 | | | $ | 5,474,541 | | | $ | 930 | | | $ | 4,802,225 | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | | 30 | | | | 61 | | | | — | | | | 140 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | — | | | | — | | | | 937,466 | | | | — | |
| | | | |
Total income | | | 14,272,156 | | | | 5,474,602 | | | | 938,396 | | | | 4,802,365 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Transfer agent | | | 120,695 | | | | 119,762 | | | | 24,816 | | | | 33,306 | |
Professional | | | 81,573 | | | | 72,091 | | | | 60,162 | | | | 68,255 | |
Administration | | | 79,781 | | | | 68,738 | | | | 40,301 | | | | 51,243 | |
Registration | | | 33,404 | | | | 34,634 | | | | 21,492 | | | | 29,352 | |
Custodian | | | 22,785 | | | | 50,501 | | | | 10,013 | | | | 17,020 | |
Officer and Trustees | | | 21,732 | | | | 20,922 | | | | 19,371 | | | | 20,170 | |
Printing | | | 14,675 | | | | 12,231 | | | | 11,217 | | | | 10,625 | |
Offering | | | — | | | | — | | | | 47,352 | | | | — | |
Insurance | | | 5,354 | | | | 4,868 | | | | 381 | | | | 1,334 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 61,679 | | | | 62,014 | | | | 4,163 | | | | 56,105 | |
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Total expenses excluding interest expense | | | 441,678 | | | | 445,761 | | | | 239,268 | | | | 287,410 | |
Interest expense1 | | | 59,936 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 107,565 | |
| | | | |
Total expenses | | | 501,614 | | | | 445,761 | | | | 239,268 | | | | 394,975 | |
Less administration fees waived | | | — | | | | — | | | | (3,419 | ) | | | — | |
Less expenses reimbursed by Manager | | | (441,243 | ) | | | (445,326 | ) | | | (235,414 | ) | | | (286,975 | ) |
| | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | 60,371 | | | | 435 | | | | 435 | | | | 108,000 | |
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Net investment income | | | 14,211,785 | | | | 5,474,167 | | | | 937,961 | | | | 4,694,365 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | 5,243,275 | | | | (2,082,744 | ) | | | 58,330 | | | | (368,116 | ) |
Capital gain distributions from affiliated investment companies | | | — | | | | — | | | | 83,216 | | | | — | |
Options written | | | (160,189 | ) | | | (6,395 | ) | | | — | | | | 78,393 | |
Financial futures contracts | | | (969,134 | ) | | | (182,815 | ) | | | (1,404,745 | ) | | | 814,567 | |
Swaps | | | 897,299 | | | | 889,708 | | | | (1,116,583 | ) | | | (196,515 | ) |
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| | | 5,011,251 | | | | (1,382,246 | ) | | | (2,379,782 | ) | | | 328,329 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | (12,315,703 | ) | | | (4,053,063 | ) | | | — | | | | (1,657,975 | ) |
Investments — affiliated | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10,976 | | | | — | |
Options written | | | 438,432 | | | | (9,793 | ) | | | — | | | | (62,585 | ) |
Financial futures contracts | | | 165,773 | | | | 241,198 | | | | 828,809 | | | | 231,043 | |
Swaps | | | (211,994 | ) | | | 321,277 | | | | (807,553 | ) | | | 149,736 | |
| | | | |
| | | (11,923,492 | ) | | | (3,500,381 | ) | | | 32,232 | | | | (1,339,781 | ) |
| | | | |
Total realized and unrealized loss | | | (6,912,241 | ) | | | (4,882,627 | ) | | | (2,347,550 | ) | | | (1,011,452 | ) |
| | | | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 7,299,544 | | | $ | 591,540 | | | $ | (1,409,589 | ) | | $ | 3,682,913 | |
| | | | |
| 1 | See Note 8 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of borrowings. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Series C Portfolio | | | Series M Portfolio | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 14,211,785 | | | $ | 16,554,722 | | | $ | 5,474,167 | | | $ | 6,158,771 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 5,011,251 | | | | 11,059,702 | | | | (1,382,246 | ) | | | 11,528,904 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | (11,923,492 | ) | | | 3,662,583 | | | | (3,500,381 | ) | | | (1,122,101 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 7,299,544 | | | | 31,277,007 | | | | 591,540 | | | | 16,565,574 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (14,022,130 | ) | | | (16,488,525 | ) | | | (6,547,063 | ) | | | (9,058,560 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | (5,063,534 | ) | | | — | | | | (258,487 | ) | | | (25,265,982 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders | | | (19,085,664 | ) | | | (16,488,525 | ) | | | (6,805,550 | ) | | | (34,324,542 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Share Transactions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 65,500,228 | | | | 128,351,467 | | | | 155,701,977 | | | | 63,989,012 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (104,110,643 | ) | | | (116,491,455 | ) | | | (87,486,128 | ) | | | (96,551,693 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | (38,610,415 | ) | | | 11,860,012 | | | | 68,215,849 | | | | (32,562,681 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (50,396,535 | ) | | | 26,648,494 | | | | 62,001,839 | | | | (50,321,649 | ) |
Beginning of year | | | 368,643,556 | | | | 341,995,062 | | | | 267,854,803 | | | | 318,176,452 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of year | | $ | 318,247,021 | | | $ | 368,643,556 | | | $ | 329,856,642 | | | $ | 267,854,803 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income, end of year | | $ | (55,196 | ) | | $ | (51,901 | ) | | $ | 187,077 | | | $ | 116,682 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (concluded) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Series P Portfolio | | | Series S Portfolio | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | | | Period March 20, 20131 | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Increase in Net Assets: | | 2014 | | | to March 31, 2013 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 937,961 | | | $ | 554 | | | $ | 4,694,365 | | | $ | 4,655,640 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (2,379,782 | ) | | | (23,000 | ) | | | 328,329 | | | | 1,667,468 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | 32,232 | | | | (7,034 | ) | | | (1,339,781 | ) | | | (540,903 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (1,409,589 | ) | | | (29,480 | ) | | | 3,682,913 | | | | 5,782,205 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | — | | | | — | | | | (5,296,797 | ) | | | (4,595,381 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1,002,862 | ) | | | (1,130,528 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders | | | — | | | | — | | | | (6,299,659 | ) | | | (5,725,909 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Share Transactions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 273,575,140 | | | | 7,588,306 | | | | 155,385,390 | | | | 74,019,069 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (17,893,958 | ) | | | — | | | | (70,955,037 | ) | | | (58,312,868 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | 255,681,182 | | | | 7,588,306 | | | | 84,430,353 | | | | 15,706,201 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase in net assets | | | 254,271,593 | | | | 7,558,826 | | | | 81,813,607 | | | | 15,762,497 | |
Beginning of period | | | 7,558,826 | | | | — | | | | 151,303,704 | | | | 135,541,207 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 261,830,419 | | | $ | 7,558,826 | | | $ | 233,117,311 | | | $ | 151,303,704 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income, end of period | | $ | 90,789 | | | | — | | | $ | (171,159 | ) | | $ | (189,526 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Commencement of operations. |
| 2 | Determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Year Ended March 31, 2014 | | Series S Portfolio | |
| | | | |
Cash Used for Operating Activities | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 3,682,913 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash used for operating activities: | | | | |
Increase in cash pledged for financial futures contracts | | | (263,000 | ) |
Increase in cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps | | | (365,000 | ) |
Decrease in cash pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements | | | 266,000 | |
Decrease in variation margin receivable on financial futures contracts | | | 19,695 | |
Increase in interest receivable | | | (312,354 | ) |
Increase in receivable from Manager | | | (11,079 | ) |
Decrease in swap premiums paid | | | 105,523 | |
Decrease in prepaid expenses | | | 1,532 | |
Increase in variation margin payable on financial futures contracts | | | 20,944 | |
Increase in variation margin payable on centrally cleared swaps | | | 15,214 | |
Increase in professional fees payable | | | 361 | |
Decrease in officer’s and Trustees’ fees payable | | | (253 | ) |
Decrease in other accrued expenses payable | | | (830 | ) |
Increase in interest expense payable | | | 21,672 | |
Decrease in swap premiums received | | | (59,021 | ) |
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments | | | 2,456,862 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and options written | | | 289,723 | |
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 1,668,493 | |
Premiums received from options written | | | 30,251 | |
Premiums paid on closing options written | | | (49,657 | ) |
Purchases of long-term investments | | | (710,065,183 | ) |
Proceeds from sales of long-term investments | | | 589,324,470 | |
Net proceeds from sales of short-term securities | | | 3,548,417 | |
| | | | |
Cash used for operating activities | | | (109,674,307 | ) |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Cash Provided by Financing Activities | | | | |
Net borrowing of reverse repurchase agreements | | | 30,706,305 | |
Proceeds from issuance of capital shares | | | 155,432,935 | |
Payments on redemption of capital shares | | | (70,925,088 | ) |
Cash dividends and distributions paid to shareholders | | | (6,134,537 | ) |
| | | | |
Cash provided by financing activities | | | 109,079,615 | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Cash | | | | |
Net decrease in cash | | | (594,692 | ) |
Cash at beginning of year | | | 1,675,048 | |
| | | | |
Cash at end of year | | $ | 1,080,356 | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information | | | | |
Cash paid during the year for interest | | $ | 85,893 | |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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46 | | BLACKROCK ALLOCATION TARGET SHARES | | MARCH 31, 2014 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Series C Portfolio | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 10.95 | | | $ | 10.53 | | | $ | 10.04 | | | $ | 9.81 | | | $ | 8.74 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income1 | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 0.53 | | | | 0.53 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | �� | | (0.19 | ) | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.48 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 1.07 | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 1.60 | |
| | | | |
Dividends and distributions from:2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.53 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | (0.16 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.53 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 10.60 | | | $ | 10.95 | | | $ | 10.53 | | | $ | 10.04 | | | $ | 9.81 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Return3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 2.55 | % | | | 8.53 | % | | | 10.20 | % | | | 7.73 | % | | | 18.68 | % |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.14 | % |
| | | | |
Total expenses after fees reimbursed | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
| | | | |
Total expenses after fees reimbursed and excluding interest expense | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 4.27 | % | | | 4.31 | % | | | 5.02 | % | | | 5.24 | % | | | 5.64 | % |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 318,247 | | | $ | 368,644 | | | $ | 341,995 | | | $ | 314,835 | | | $ | 364,790 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 43 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 41 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 51 | % |
| | | | |
| 1 | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| 2 | Determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
| 3 | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Series M Portfolio | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 9.89 | | | $ | 10.52 | | | $ | 9.44 | | | $ | 9.21 | | | $ | 8.66 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income1 | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.38 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.35 | | | | 1.07 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.55 | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.56 | | | | 1.35 | | | | 0.55 | | | | 0.93 | |
| | | | |
Dividends and distributions from:2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.88 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (1.19 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 9.70 | | | $ | 9.89 | | | $ | 10.52 | | | $ | 9.44 | | | $ | 9.21 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Return3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 0.52 | % | | | 5.33 | % | | | 14.46 | % | | | 5.91 | % | | | 11.11 | % |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.16 | %4 | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.13 | % |
| | | | |
Total expenses after fees reimbursed | | | 0.00 | %4 | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
| | | | |
Total expenses after fees reimbursed and excluding interest expense | | | 0.00 | %4 | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 1.97 | %4 | | | 2.00 | % | | | 2.76 | % | | | 3.04 | % | | | 4.27 | % |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 329,857 | | | $ | 267,855 | | | $ | 318,176 | | | $ | 313,345 | | | $ | 360,903 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 1,879 | %5 | | | 798 | %6 | | | 523 | %7 | | | 301 | %8 | | | 178 | %9 |
| | | | |
| 1 | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| 2 | Determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
| 3 | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. |
| 4 | Ratios do not include expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds of approximately 0.02%. |
| 5 | Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions and TBA Sale Commitments. Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions the portfolio turnover would have been 1,131%. |
| 6 | Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions portfolio turnover was 518%. Including TBA Sale Commitments, to conform to the current year presentation, portfolio turnover was 1,355%. Including TBA Sale Commitments and excluding mortgage dollar rolls, portfolio turnover was 941%. |
| 7 | Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions the portfolio turnover would have been 88%. |
| 8 | Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions the portfolio turnover would have been 92%. |
| 9 | Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions the portfolio turnover would have been 83%. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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48 | | BLACKROCK ALLOCATION TARGET SHARES | | MARCH 31, 2014 | | |
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| | Series P Portfolio | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2014 | | | Period March 20, 20131 to March 31, 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 9.96 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income2 | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.00 | 3 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.21 | | | | (0.04 | ) |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 0.28 | | | | (0.04 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.24 | | | $ | 9.96 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Return4 | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 2.81 | % | | | (0.40 | )%5 |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.18 | %6 | | | 41.03 | %6,7,8 |
| | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | | | 0.00 | %6 | | | 0.00 | %6,7 |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.69 | %6 | | | 0.38 | %6,7 |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 261,830 | | | $ | 7,559 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 6 | % | | | 0 | % |
| | | | |
| 1 | Commencement of operations. |
| 2 | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| 3 | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
| 4 | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. |
| 5 | Aggregate total investment return. |
| 6 | Ratios do not include expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds of approximately 0.02%. |
| 8 | Organization expenses were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 43.36%. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Series S Portfolio | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 10.02 | | | $ | 10.03 | | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 10.14 | | | $ | 9.74 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income1 | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.37 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.46 | |
| | | | |
Net increase from investment operations | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.44 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.83 | |
| | | | |
Dividends and distributions from:2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 9.84 | | | $ | 10.02 | | | $ | 10.03 | | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 10.14 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Return3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 1.66 | % | | | 4.47 | % | | | 4.03 | % | | | 3.73 | % | | | 8.68 | % |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.21 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.23 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.19 | % |
| | | | |
Total expenses after fees reimbursed | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.03 | % | | | 0.01 | % |
| | | | |
Total expenses after fees reimbursed and excluding interest expense | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 2.47 | % | | | 3.59 | % | | | 2.90 | % | | | 2.93 | % | | | 3.65 | % |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 233,117 | | | $ | 151,304 | | | $ | 135,541 | | | $ | 177,913 | | | $ | 142,984 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 239 | %4 | | | 123 | %5 | | | 192 | %6 | | | 131 | %7 | | | 117 | %8 |
| | | | |
| 1 | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| 2 | Determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
| 3 | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. |
| 4 | Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions the portfolio turnover would have been 183%. |
| 5 | Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions the portfolio turnover would have been 120%. |
| 6 | Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions the portfolio turnover would have been 121%. |
| 7 | Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions the portfolio turnover would have been 105%. |
| 8 | Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions the portfolio turnover would have been 114%. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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50 | | BLACKROCK ALLOCATION TARGET SHARES | | MARCH 31, 2014 | | |
| | |
Notes to Financial Statements | | |
1. Organization:
BlackRock Allocation Target Shares (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series C Portfolio (“Series C”), BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series M Portfolio (“Series M”), BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series P Portfolio (“Series P”) and BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series S Portfolio (“Series S”) (collectively, the “Funds” or individually, a “Fund”) are each a series of the Trust.
Shares of the Funds are offered to separate account clients of the investment advisor or certain of its affiliates. Participants in wrap-fee programs pay a single aggregate fee to the program sponsor for all costs and expenses of the wrap-fee programs including investment advice and portfolio execution.
2. Significant Accounting Policies:
The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds:
Valuation: U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Funds determine the fair values of their financial instruments at market value using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to provide oversight of the pricing function for the Funds for all financial instruments.
The Funds value their bond investments on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are valued by independent pricing services using models that consider estimated cash flows of each tranche of the security, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. To-be-announced (“TBA”) commitments are valued on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by pricing services. Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by the Funds’ pricing service or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference
instruments. Certain centrally cleared swaps are valued at the price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse. Investments in open-end registered investment companies are valued at NAV each business day.
Municipal investments (including commitments to purchase such investments on a “when-issued” basis) are valued on the basis of prices provided by dealers or pricing services. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments and information with respect to various relationships between investments.
Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices at the close of the options market in which the options trade. An exchange-traded option for which there is no mean price is valued at the last bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that the prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the option. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options and swaptions are valued by an independent pricing service using a mathematical model, which incorporates a number of market data factors, such as the trades and prices of the underlying instruments.
In the event that the application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant consistent with the principles of fair value measurement, which include the market approach, income approach and/or in the case of recent investments, the cost approach, as appropriate. The market approach generally consists of using comparable market transactions. The income approach generally is used to discount future cash flows to present value and is adjusted for liquidity as appropriate. These factors include but are not limited to: (i) attributes specific to the investment or asset; (ii) the principal market for the investment or asset; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment or asset; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment or asset, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. The Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Funds’ pricing vendors, regular reviews of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale
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prices and large movements in market values and reviews of any market related activity. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.
Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., dollar rolls, TBA sale commitments, financial futures contracts, swaps and options written), or certain borrowings (e.g., reverse repurchase agreements and treasury roll transactions) that would be “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, such Fund may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount of a Fund’s future obligations under such investments or borrowings. Doing so allows the investment or borrowing to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Fund may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis.
Dividends and Distributions: Each Fund’s dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly, except Series P, which declares and pays dividends at least annually. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. The character and timing of dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.
Income Taxes: It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of their taxable income to their shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
Each Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Funds’ U.S. federal tax returns, except Series P, remains open for each of the four years ended March 31, 2014. The statute of limitations on Series P’s U.S. federal tax return remains open for the year ended March, 31, 2014 and the period ended March 31, 2013. The statutes of limitations on each Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.
Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds’ facts and circumstances and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
Offering Costs: Offering costs are amortized over a 12-month period beginning with the commencement of operations by Series P.
Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund are charged to that Fund. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro
rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
The Funds have an arrangement with the custodian whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which, if applicable, are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statements of Operations. The custodian imposes fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.
3. Securities and Other Investments:
Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities: The Funds may invest in asset-backed securities. Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates, which represent undivided fractional ownership interests in an underlying pool of assets, or as debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations, and are generally issued as the debt of a special purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issuing such debt. Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. The yield characteristics of certain asset-backed securities may differ from traditional debt securities. One such major difference is that all or a principal part of the obligations may be prepaid at any time because the underlying assets (i.e., loans) may be prepaid at any time. As a result, a decrease in interest rates in the market may result in increases in the level of prepayments as borrowers, particularly mortgagors, refinance and repay their loans. An increased prepayment rate with respect to an asset-backed security subject to such a prepayment feature will have the effect of shortening the maturity of the security. In addition, the Funds may subsequently have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates. If a Fund has purchased such an asset-backed security at a premium, a faster than anticipated prepayment rate could result in a loss of principal to the extent of the premium paid.
The Funds may purchase certain mortgage pass-through securities. There are a number of important differences among the agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government that issue mortgage-related securities and among the securities that they issue. For example, mortgage-related securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by Ginnie Mae and such guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. However, mortgage-related securities issued by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, including Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae guaranteed mortgage pass-through certificates, which are solely the obligations of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States, but are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the Treasury.
Inflation-Indexed Bonds: The Funds may invest in inflation-indexed bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. If the index measuring inflation rises or falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted upward or downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a larger or smaller principal amount) will be increased or reduced, respectively. Any upward or downward adjustment in the principal amount of an
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inflation-indexed bond will be included as interest income in the Statements of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.
Multiple Class Pass-Through Securities: The Funds may invest in multiple class pass-through securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and commercial mortgage-backed securities. These multiple class securities may be issued by Ginnie Mae, U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities or by trusts formed by private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans. In general, CMOs are debt obligations of a legal entity that are collateralized by, and multiple class pass-through securities represent direct ownership interests in, a pool of residential or commercial mortgage loans or mortgage pass-through securities (the “Mortgage Assets”), the payments on which are used to make payments on the CMOs or multiple pass-through securities. Classes of CMOs include interest only (“IOs”), principal only (“POs”), planned amortization classes and targeted amortization classes. IOs and POs are stripped mortgage-backed securities representing interests in a pool of mortgages, the cash flow from which has been separated into interest and principal components. IOs receive the interest portion of the cash flow while POs receive the principal portion. IOs and POs can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise and fall, the value of IOs tends to move in the same direction as interest rates. POs perform best when prepayments on the underlying mortgages rise since this increases the rate at which the principal is returned and the yield to maturity on the PO. When payments on mortgages underlying a PO are slower than anticipated, the life of the PO is lengthened and the yield to maturity is reduced. If the underlying Mortgage Assets experience greater than anticipated pre-payments of principal, the Funds may not fully recoup their initial investment in IOs.
Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities: The Funds may invest in stripped mortgage-backed securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest (IOs) and principal (POs) distributions on a pool of Mortgage Assets. The Funds also may invest in stripped mortgage-backed securities that are privately issued.
Zero-Coupon Bonds: The Funds may invest in zero-coupon bonds, which are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. Zero-coupon bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than similar maturity debt obligations which provide for regular interest payments.
Capital Trusts and Trust Preferred Securities: The Funds may invest in capital trusts and/or trust preferred securities. These securities are typically issued by corporations, generally in the form of interest-bearing notes with preferred securities characteristics, or by an affiliated business trust of a corporation, generally in the form of beneficial interests in subordinated debentures or similarly structured securities. The securities can be structured as either fixed or adjustable coupon securities that can have either a perpetual or stated maturity date. For trust preferred securities, the issuing bank or corporation will pay interest to the trust,
which will then be distributed to holders of the trust preferred securities as a dividend. Dividends can be deferred without creating an event of default or acceleration, although maturity cannot take place unless all cumulative payment obligations have been met. The deferral of payments does not affect the purchase or sale of these securities in the open market. Payments on these securities are treated as interest rather than dividends for federal income tax purposes. These securities generally are rated below that of the issuing company’s senior debt securities and are freely callable at the issuer’s option.
Forward Commitments and When-Issued Delayed Delivery Securities: The Funds may purchase securities on a when-issued basis and may purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment basis. Settlement of such transactions normally occurs within a month or more after the purchase or sale commitment is made. The Funds may purchase securities under such conditions with the intention of actually acquiring them, but may enter into a separate agreement to sell the securities before the settlement date. Since the value of securities purchased may fluctuate prior to settlement, the Funds may be required to pay more at settlement than the security is worth. In addition, the Funds are not entitled to any of the interest earned prior to settlement. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, the Funds assume the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations. In the event of default by the counterparty, the Funds’ maximum amount of loss is the unrealized appreciation of unsettled when-issued transactions, which is shown in the Schedules of Investments.
TBA Commitments: The Funds may enter into TBA commitments. TBA commitments are forward agreements for the purchase or sale of mortgage-backed securities for a fixed price, with payment and delivery on an agreed upon future settlement date. The specific securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date. However, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate and mortgage terms. When entering into TBA commitments, the Fund may take possession of or deliver the underlying mortgage-backed securities but can extend the settlement or roll the transaction. TBA commitments involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased or sold declines or increases, respectively, prior to settlement date.
In order to better define contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Funds mitigate their counterparty risk, TBA commitments may be entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements (each, an “MSFTA”). An MSFTA typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of default and/or termination event. The collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark to market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of the collateral currently pledged by a Fund and the counterparty. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover the obligations of a Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral for TBA commitments or cash received as collateral for TBA commitments, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by a Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Typically, the Funds are permitted to sell, repledge or use the collateral they receive; however, the counterparty is not. To the extent amounts due to the Fund are not fully
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collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance.
Mortgage Dollar Roll Transactions: The Funds may sell TBA mortgage-backed securities and simultaneously contract to repurchase substantially similar (i.e., same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specific future date at an agreed upon price. During the period between the sale and repurchase, the Funds will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. The Funds account for mortgage dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales and realize gains and losses on these transactions. These transactions may increase the Funds’ portfolio turnover rate. Mortgage dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities that the Funds are required to purchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements: The Funds may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with qualified third party broker-dealers. In a reverse repurchase agreement, the Funds sell securities to a bank or broker-dealer and agrees to repurchase the same securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price. During the term of the reverse repurchase agreement, the Funds continue to receive the principal and interest payments on the securities sold. Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time. Interest on the value of the reverse repurchase agreements issued and outstanding is based upon competitive market rates determined at the time of issuance. The Funds may utilize reverse repurchase agreements when it is anticipated that the interest income to be earned from the investment of the proceeds of the transaction is greater than the interest expense of the transaction. Reverse repurchase agreements involve leverage risk and also the risk that the market value of the securities to be repurchased may decline below the repurchase price.
For financial reporting purposes, cash received in exchange for securities delivered plus accrued interest due to the counterparty is recorded as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at face value including accrued interest. Due to the short term nature of the reverse repurchase agreements, face value approximates fair value. Interest payments made by the Funds to the counterparties are recorded as a component of interest expense in the Statements of Operations. In periods of increased demand for the security, the Funds may receive a fee for use of the security by the counterparty, which may result in interest income to the Funds.
Treasury Roll Transactions: The Funds may enter into treasury roll transactions. In a treasury roll transaction, the Funds sells a Treasury security to a counterparty with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the same security at an agreed upon price and future settlement date.
The Funds receives cash from the sale of the Treasury security to use for other investment purposes. The difference between the sale price and repurchase price represents net interest income or net interest expense reflective of an agreed upon rate between the Funds and the counterparty over the term of the borrowing. For U.S. GAAP purposes, a treasury roll transaction is accounted for as a secured borrowing and not as a purchase or sale. During the term of the borrowing, interest income from the Treasury security and the related interest expense on the secured borrowing is recorded by the Funds on an accrual basis. The Funds will benefit from the transaction if the income earned on the investment purchased with the cash received in the treasury roll transaction exceeds the interest expense incurred by the Funds. If the interest expense exceeds the income earned, the Funds’ net investment income and dividends to shareholders may be adversely impacted. Treasury roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities that the Funds are required to repurchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities.
Reverse repurchase transactions and treasury roll transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Repurchase Agreements (MRA), which permit the Funds, under certain circumstances, including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from a Fund. With reverse repurchase transactions and treasury roll transactions, typically the Funds and the counterparties are permitted to sell, re-pledge, or use the collateral associated with the transaction. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of the MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, a Fund receives or posts securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price to be paid or received by a Fund upon the maturity of the transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, a Fund is considered an unsecured creditor with respect to excess collateral and, as such, the return of excess collateral may be delayed.
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The following tables are a summary of the Funds’ open reverse repurchase agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under a MRA on a net basis as of March 31, 2014:
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Counterparty | | Reverse Repurchase Agreements | | | Fair Value of Non-cash Collateral Pledged Including Accrued Interest1 | | | Cash Collateral Pledged | | | Net Amount2 | |
Series C | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | | $ | 5,629,760 | | | $ | (5,629,760 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | | | 5,347,120 | | | | (5,347,120 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. | | | 681,034 | | | | (679,162 | ) | | | — | | | $ | 1,872 | |
UBS Securities LLC | | | 6,820,574 | | | | (6,820,574 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Total | | $ | 18,478,488 | | | $ | (18,476,616 | ) | | | — | | | $ | 1,872 | |
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Series S | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | | $ | 2,503,991 | | | $ | (2,503,991 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | | | 20,497,066 | | | | (20,497,066 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | | | 6,808,602 | | | | (6,808,602 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | | | 32,050,560 | | | | (32,050,560 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. | | | 4,015,142 | | | | (4,015,142 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Total | | $ | 65,875,361 | | | $ | (65,875,361 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
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| 1 | Net collateral with a value of $18,939,151 and $66,452,081, respectively, has been pledged in connection with open reverse repurchase agreements. Excess of collateral pledged to the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes. |
| 2 | Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default. |
4. Derivative Financial Instruments:
The Funds engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Funds and/or to economically hedge their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk or interest rate risk. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.
Financial Futures Contracts: The Funds purchase and/or sell financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk). Financial futures contracts are agreements between a Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, financial futures contracts are settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date.
Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, is recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged for financial futures contracts. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin. Variation margin is recorded by the Funds as unrealized appreciation or depreciation and, if applicable, as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of financial futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying assets.
Options: Certain Funds purchase and write call and put options to increase or decrease their exposure to underlying instruments (including interest rate risk) and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums. A call option gives the purchaser (holder) of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller (writer) to sell (when the option is exercised) the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. When the Funds purchase (write) an option, an amount equal to the premium paid (received) by the Funds is reflected as an asset (liability). The amount of the asset (liability) is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased (written). When an instrument is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the instrument acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the instrument sold. When an option expires (or the Funds enter into a closing transaction), the Funds realize a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid). When the Funds write a call option, such option is “covered,” meaning that the Funds hold the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Funds write a put option, such option is covered by cash in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation.
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Options on swaps (swaptions) are similar to options on securities except that instead of selling or purchasing the right to buy or sell a security, the writer or purchaser of the swap option is granting or buying the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate or credit default swap agreement (interest rate risk and/or credit risk) at any time before the expiration of the option.
In purchasing and writing options, the Funds bear the risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the underlying instrument or the risk that the Funds may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Exercise of a written option could result in the Funds purchasing or selling a security when it otherwise would not, at a price different from the current market value.
Swaps: The Funds enter into swap agreements, in which the Funds and a counterparty agree either to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid are recorded as assets and any upfront fees received are recorded as liabilities and are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the OTC swap. Payments received or made by the Funds for OTC swaps are recorded in the Statement of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, the Funds will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Funds’ basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contracts is the premium received or paid.
In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the Fund’s counterparty on the swap agreement becomes the CCP. The Funds are required to interface with the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited is recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps. The daily change in valuation of centrally cleared swaps is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, are recorded as realized gain (loss) in the Statements of Operations.
Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements,
and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.
Ÿ | | Credit default swaps — Certain Funds enter into credit default swaps to manage their exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce their risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which they are not otherwise exposed (credit risk). The Funds may either buy or sell (write) credit default swaps on single-name issuers (corporate or sovereign), a combination or basket of single-name issuers or traded indexes. Credit default swaps on single-name issuers are agreements in which the protection buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the protection seller to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place with respect to the referenced entity (e.g., bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation accelerators, repudiation, moratorium or restructuring). Credit default swaps on traded indexes are agreements in which the buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the seller to make a specific payment should a write-down, principal or interest shortfall or default of all or individual underlying securities included in the index occur. As a buyer, if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either (i) receive from the seller an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index, or (ii) receive a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index. As a seller (writer), if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or pay a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index. |
Ÿ | | Total return swaps — The Funds enter into total return swaps to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in that market or to transfer the risk/return of one market (e.g., fixed income) to another market (e.g., equity) (equity risk and/or interest rate risk). Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (coupons plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. To the extent the total return of the instrument or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Funds will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty. |
Ÿ | | Interest rate swaps — The Funds enter into interest rate swaps to gain or reduce exposure to interest rates or to manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate risk by economically hedging the value of the fixed rate bonds which may decrease when interest rates rise (interest rate risk). Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, on the same notional amount for a specified period of time. Interest rate floors, which are a type of interest rate swap, are agreements in which one party agrees to make payments to the other party to the |
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| extent that interest rates fall below a specified rate or floor in return for a premium. In more complex swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time. |
The following is a summary of the Funds’ derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure:
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| | Fair Values of Derivative Financial Instruments as of March 31, 2014 | |
| | Derivative Assets | |
| | | | Series C | | | Series M | | | Series P | | | Series S | |
| | Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Value | |
| | Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation1; Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate contracts | | Swap premiums paid; Investments at value2 | | $ | 1,704,265 | | | $ | 484,531 | | | $ | 891,376 | | | $ | 812,985 | |
Credit contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid | | | 212,271 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,878 | |
Total | | | | $ | 1,916,536 | | | $ | 484,531 | | | $ | 891,376 | | | $ | 815,863 | |
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| | Derivative Liabilities | |
| | | | Series C | | | Series M | | | Series P | | | Series S | |
| | Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Value | |
| | Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation1; Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate contracts | | Swap premiums received; Options written at value | | $ | 1,110,774 | | | $ | 130,541 | | | $ | 877,154 | | | $ | 130,858 | |
Credit contracts | | Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received | | | 304,099 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total | | | | $ | 1,414,873 | | | $ | 130,541 | | | $ | 877,154 | | | $ | 130,858 | |
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| 1 | Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on financial futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedules of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
| 2 | Includes options purchased at value as reported in the Schedules of Investments. |
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The Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments in the Statements of Operations Year Ended March 31, 2014 | |
| | Net Realized Gain (Loss) From | |
| | Series C | | | Series M | | | Series P | | | Series S | |
Interest rate contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial futures contracts | | $ | (969,134 | ) | | $ | (182,815 | ) | | $ | (1,404,745 | ) | | $ | 814,567 | |
Swaps | | | 945,289 | | | | 889,708 | | | | (1,116,583 | ) | | | 6,067 | |
Options1 | | | 386,113 | | | | 13,417 | | | | — | | | | (146,373 | ) |
Credit contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Swaps | | | (47,990 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (202,582 | ) |
Options1 | | | (36,110 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total | | $ | 278,168 | | | $ | 720,310 | | | $ | (2,521,328 | ) | | $ | 471,679 | |
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| | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on | |
| | Series C | | | Series M | | | Series P | | | Series S | |
Interest rate contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial futures contracts | | $ | 165,773 | | | $ | 241,198 | | | $ | 828,809 | | | $ | 231,043 | |
Swaps | | | (128,688 | ) | | | 321,277 | | | | (807,553 | ) | | | 111,306 | |
Options1 | | | 64,978 | | | | 6,271 | | | | — | | | | (90,988 | ) |
Credit contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Swaps | | | (83,306 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 38,430 | |
Total | | $ | 18,757 | | | $ | 568,746 | | | $ | 21,256 | | | $ | 289,791 | |
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| 1 | Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investments and net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments. |
For the year ended March 31, 2014, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:
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| | Series C | | | Series M | | | Series P | | | Series S | |
Financial futures contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average number of contracts purchased | | | 294 | | | | 981 | | | | 45 | | | | 380 | |
Average number of contracts sold | | | 146 | | | | 52 | | | | 1,056 | | | | 345 | |
Average notional value of contracts purchased | | $ | 41,428,911 | | | $ | 149,796,043 | | | $ | 8,637,095 | | | $ | 84,117,854 | |
Average notional value of contracts sold | | $ | 18,271,954 | | | $ | 7,602,671 | | | $ | 145,025,899 | | | $ | 44,859,887 | |
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| | Series C | | | Series M | | | Series P | | | Series S | |
Options: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average number of option contracts purchased | | | — | | | | 31 | | | | — | | | | 90 | |
Average number of option contracts written | | | — | | | | 16 | | | | — | | | | 38 | |
Average notional value of option contracts purchased | | | — | | | $ | 7,672,500 | | | | — | | | $ | 17,682,344 | |
Average notional value of option contracts written | | | — | | | $ | 3,749,063 | | | | — | | | $ | 4,593,750 | |
Average number of swaption contracts purchased | | | 7 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3 | |
Average number of swaption contracts written | | | 2 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2 | |
Average notional value of swaption contracts purchased | | $ | 57,062,500 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 17,725,000 | |
Average notional value of swaption contracts written | | $ | 69,100,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 9,750,000 | |
Credit default swaps: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average number of contracts - buy protection | | | 11 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2 | |
Average number of contracts - sell protection | | | 7 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1 | |
Average notional value - buy protection | | $ | 10,952,500 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 2,167,500 | |
Average notional value - sell protection | | $ | 6,718,750 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 1,800,000 | |
Interest rate swaps: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average number of contracts - pays fixed rate | | | 4 | | | | 7 | | | | 1 | | | | 5 | |
Average number of contracts - receives fixed rate | | | 1 | | | | 7 | | | | — | | | | 1 | |
Average notional value - pays fixed rate | | $ | 29,168,750 | | | $ | 233,387,500 | | | $ | 63,625,000 | | | $ | 26,239,000 | |
Average notional value - receives fixed rate | | $ | 725,000 | | | $ | 172,900,000 | | | | — | | | $ | 1,400,000 | |
Total return swaps: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average number of contracts | | | — | | | | 17 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Average notional value | | | — | | | $ | 7,481,250 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Counterparty Credit Risk: A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
A Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by such Fund. For OTC options purchased, each Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral held by such Fund should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Funds do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written generally obligate the Funds, and not the counterparty, to perform.
With exchange-traded purchased options and futures and centrally cleared swaps, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, the credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency) of the clearing broker or clearinghouse. Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin
held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.
In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Funds mitigate their counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between each Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, each Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events. In addition, certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event a Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.
Collateral Requirements: For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark to market amount for each transaction under such agreement
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and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by a Fund and the counterparty.
Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of a Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by a Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (typically either $250,000 or $500,000) before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Fund on the next business day. Typically, the
Funds and counterparties are not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use the collateral they receive. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Each Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.
For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
At March 31, 2014, the Funds’ derivative assets and liabilities (by type) are as follows:
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Series C | | Assets | | | Liabilities | |
Derivative Financial Instruments: | | | | | | | | |
Financial futures contracts | | $ | 32,852 | | | $ | 32,318 | |
Options1 | | | 1,497,629 | | | | 937,270 | |
Swaps-Centrally cleared | | | 798 | | | | — | |
Swaps-OTC2 | | | 212,380 | | | | 311,433 | |
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Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities | | | 1,743,659 | | | | 1,281,021 | |
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Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) | | | (33,650 | ) | | | (32,318 | ) |
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Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA | | $ | 1,710,009 | | | $ | 1,248,703 | |
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Series M | | | | | | |
Derivative Financial Instruments: | | | | | | | | |
Financial futures contracts | | $ | 11,272 | | | $ | 9,375 | |
Options1 | | | 45,725 | | | | 25,188 | |
Swaps-Centrally cleared | | | — | | | | 10,744 | |
Swaps-OTC2 | | | 296,598 | | | | 33,934 | |
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Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities | | | 353,595 | | | | 79,241 | |
| | | | |
Derivatives not subject to an MNA | | | (56,997 | ) | | | (45,307 | ) |
| | | | |
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA | | $ | 296,598 | | | $ | 33,934 | |
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Series P | | | |
Derivative Financial Instruments: | | | | | | | | |
Financial futures contracts | | $ | 82,651 | | | $ | 27,649 | |
Swaps-Centrally cleared | | | 166,985 | | | | — | |
| | | | |
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities | | | 249,636 | | | | 27,649 | |
| | | | |
Derivatives not subject to an MNA | | | (249,636 | ) | | | (27,649 | ) |
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Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA | | | — | | | | — | |
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Series S | | | |
Derivative Financial Instruments: | | | | | | | | |
Financial futures contracts | | $ | 22,679 | | | $ | 20,944 | |
Options1 | | | 458,372 | | | | 42,189 | |
Swaps-Centrally cleared | | | — | | | | 15,214 | |
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Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities | | | 481,051 | | | | 78,347 | |
| | | | |
Derivatives not subject to an MNA | | | (107,942 | ) | | | (78,347 | ) |
| | | | |
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA | | $ | 373,109 | | | | — | |
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| 1 | Includes options purchased at value which is included in Investments at value — unaffiliated in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and reported in the Schedules of Investments. |
| 2 | Includes unrealized appreciation/depreciation on OTC swaps and swap premiums paid/received in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
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The following tables present the Funds’ derivative assets and/or liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Funds as of March 31, 2014:
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Series C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Derivative Assets Subject to an MNA by Counterparty | | | Derivative Available for Offset1 | | | Non-cash Collateral Received | | | Cash Collateral Received2 | | | Net Amount of Derivative Assets3 | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 19,579 | | | $ | (6,841 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 12,738 | |
Credit Suisse International | | | 48,620 | | | | (48,620 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | | | 109 | | | | (109 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Deutsche Bank AG | | | 452,462 | | | | (56,974 | ) | | | — | | | $ | (100,000 | ) | | | 295,488 | |
Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | 79,201 | | | | (78,386 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 815 | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 1,091,125 | | | | (938,540 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 152,585 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC | | | 10,313 | | | | (7,140 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,173 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | | | 8,600 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 8,600 | |
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Total | | $ | 1,710,009 | | | $ | (1,136,610 | ) | | | — | | | $ | (100,000 | ) | | $ | 473,399 | |
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Counterparty | | Derivative Liabilities Subject to an MNA by Counterparty | | | Derivative Available for Offset1 | | | Non-cash Collateral Pledged | | | Cash Collateral Pledged | | | Net Amount of Derivative Liabilities4 | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 6,841 | | | $ | (6,841 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Credit Suisse International | | | 153,488 | | | | (48,620 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 104,868 | |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | | | 7,334 | | | | (109 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,225 | |
Deutsche Bank AG | | | 56,974 | | | | (56,974 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | 78,386 | | | | (78,386 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 938,540 | | | | (938,540 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC | | | 7,140 | | | | (7,140 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total | | $ | 1,248,703 | | | $ | (1,136,610 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 112,093 | |
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Series M | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Derivative Assets Subject to an MNA by Counterparty | | | Derivative Available for Offset1 | | | Non-cash Collateral Received | | | Cash Collateral Received2 | | | Net Amount of Derivative Assets3 | |
Bank of America N.A. | | $ | 265,621 | | | $ | (3,043 | ) | | | — | | | $ | (262,578 | ) | | | — | |
Citibank N.A. | | | 1,982 | | | | (1,982 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Credit Suisse International | | | 16,422 | | | | (16,030 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 392 | |
Deutsche Bank AG | | | 2,011 | | | | (1,457 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 554 | |
Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | 9,150 | | | | (9,150 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 1,412 | | | | (1,008 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 404 | |
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Total | | $ | 296,598 | | | $ | (32,670 | ) | | | — | | | $ | (262,578 | ) | | $ | 1,350 | |
| | | | |
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Counterparty | | Derivative Liabilities Subject to an MNA by Counterparty | | | Derivative Available for Offset1 | | | Non-cash Collateral Pledged | | | Cash Collateral Pledged | | | Net Amount of Derivative Liabilities4 | |
Bank of America N.A. | | $ | 3,043 | | | $ | (3,043 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Citibank N.A. | | | 2,813 | | | | (1,982 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 831 | |
Credit Suisse International | | | 16,030 | | | | (16,030 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Deutsche Bank AG | | | 1,457 | | | | (1,457 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | 9,583 | | | | (9,150 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 433 | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 1,008 | | | | (1,008 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total | | $ | 33,934 | | | $ | (32,670 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 1,264 | |
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Series S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Derivative Assets Subject to an MNA by Counterparty | | | Derivative Available for Offset | | | Non-cash Collateral Received | | | Cash Collateral Received | | | Net Amount of Derivative Assets3 | |
BNP Paribas S.A. | | $ | 82,815 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 82,815 | |
Deutsche Bank AG | | | 207,358 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 207,358 | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 82,936 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 82,936 | |
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Total | | $ | 373,109 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 373,109 | |
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| 1 | The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA. |
| 2 | Excess of collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes. |
| 3 | Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default. |
| 4 | Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default. |
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5. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder and an affiliate, for 1940 Act purposes, of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”).
The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Funds’ investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory services. The Manager receives no advisory fee from the Funds under the Investment Advisory Agreement.
The Manager contractually agreed to waive all fees and pay or reimburse all operating expenses of each Fund, excluding interest expense, dividend expense, income tax expense, acquired fund fees and expenses and certain other fund expenses, which constitute extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of business. This agreement has no fixed term. Although the Funds do not compensate the Manager directly for its services under the Investment Advisory Agreement, because each Fund is an investment option for certain wrap-fee or other separately managed account program clients, the Manager may benefit from the fees charged to such clients who have retained the Manager’s affiliates to manage their accounts.
Each Fund has entered into a Distribution Agreement and Distribution and Service Plan with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of Manager.
Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in officer and trustees in the Statements of Operations.
The Funds may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common trustees. For the year ended March 31, 2014, the sale transactions with an affiliated fund in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act for Series C was $415,447.
6. Purchases and Sales:
Purchases and sales of investments, including paydowns, mortgage dollar roll and TBA transactions and excluding short-term securities and U.S. government securities, for the year ended March 31, 2014 were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Series C | | $ | 111,962,857 | | | $ | 154,624,711 | |
Series M | | $ | 6,372,072,115 | | | $ | 6,514,695,511 | |
Series P | | $ | 62,670,866 | | | $ | 2,056,800 | |
Series S | | $ | 507,154,652 | | | $ | 422,213,247 | |
Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities for the year ended March 31, 2014, were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Series C | | $ | 37,321,460 | | | $ | 33,275,717 | |
Series M | | $ | 41,967,466 | | | $ | 44,514,405 | |
Series S | | $ | 213,565,270 | | | $ | 169,182,751 | |
Purchases and sales of mortgage dollar rolls for the year ended March 31, 2014, were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Series M | | $ | 2,553,741,030 | | | $ | 2,557,813,177 | |
Series S | | $ | 140,106,047 | | | $ | 140,429,726 | |
Transactions in options written for the year ended March 31, 2014, were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Series C | |
| | Calls | | | Puts | |
| | Contracts | | | Notional (000) | | | Premiums Received | | | Contracts | | | Notional (000) | | | Premiums Received | |
| | | | | | | | |
Outstanding options, beginning of year | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 7,000 | | | $ | 136,500 | |
Options written | | | 62 | | | $ | 87,950 | | | $ | 70,045 | | | | 380 | | | | 145,575 | | | | 2,423,045 | |
Options expired | | | — | | | | (76,400 | ) | | | (38,200 | ) | | | (176 | ) | | | — | | | | (49,176 | ) |
Options closed | | | (62 | ) | | | (11,550 | ) | | | (31,845 | ) | | | (204 | ) | | | (62,775 | ) | | | (1,071,839 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Outstanding options, end of year | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 89,800 | | | $ | 1,438,530 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Series M | |
| | Puts | |
| | Contracts | | | Premiums Received | |
Outstanding options, beginning of year | | | — | | | | — | |
Options written | | | 124 | | | $ | 37,005 | |
Options closed | | | (62 | ) | | | (21,610 | ) |
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Outstanding options, end of year | | | 62 | | | $ | 15,395 | |
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| | Series S | |
| | Calls | | | Puts | |
| | Notional (000) | | | Premiums Received | | | Contracts | | | Notional (000) | | | Premiums Received | |
| | | | | | | | |
Outstanding options, beginning of year | | $ | 6,500 | | | $ | 45,500 | | | | — | | | $ | 6,500 | | | $ | 82,550 | |
Options written | | | — | | | | — | | | | 150 | | | | — | | | | 30,251 | |
Options closed | | | (6,500 | ) | | | (45,500 | ) | | | — | | | | (6,500 | ) | | | (82,550 | ) |
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Outstanding options, end of year | | | — | | | | — | | | | 150 | | | | — | | | $ | 30,251 | |
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7. Income Tax Information:
U.S. GAAP require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. The following permanent differences as of March 31, 2014 attributable to the accounting for swap agreements, a net operating loss, income recognized from a regulated investment company, net paydown losses and fees received on trade settlements were reclassified to the following accounts:
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| | Paid-in capital | | | Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | | | Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | |
Series C | | | — | | | $ | (192,950 | ) | | $ | 192,950 | |
Series M | | | — | | | $ | 1,143,291 | | | $ | (1,143,291 | ) |
Series P | | $ | (117,429 | ) | | $ | (847,172 | ) | | $ | 964,601 | |
Series S | | | — | | | $ | 620,799 | | | $ | (620,799 | ) |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) | | |
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013 was as follows:
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| | Series C | | | Series M | | | Series S | |
Ordinary income | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3/31/14 | | $ | 14,022,130 | | | $ | 6,547,063 | | | $ | 6,055,042 | |
3/31/13 | | $ | 16,488,525 | | | $ | 16,214,111 | | | $ | 5,107,777 | |
Long-term capital gain | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3/31/14 | | | 5,063,534 | | | | 258,487 | | | | 244,617 | |
3/31/13 | | | — | | | | 18,110,431 | | | | 618,132 | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3/31/14 | | $ | 19,085,664 | | | $ | 6,805,550 | | | $ | 6,299,659 | |
3/31/13 | | $ | 16,488,525 | | | $ | 34,324,542 | | | $ | 5,725,909 | |
As of March 31, 2014, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:
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| | Series C | | | Series M | | | Series P | | | Series S | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 296,041 | | | $ | 202,006 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Undistributed long-term capital gains | | | 1,797,389 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Capital loss carryforwards | | | — | | | | (4,524,257 | ) | | $ | (607,704 | ) | | $ | (29,640 | ) |
Net unrealized gains (losses)1 | | | 16,225,110 | | | | 1,147,378 | | | | (607,053 | ) | | | (468,598 | ) |
Qualified late year losses2 | | | — | | | | — | | | | (105,769 | ) | | | — | |
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Total | | $ | 18,318,540 | | | $ | (3,174,873 | ) | | $ | (1,320,526 | ) | | $ | (498,238 | ) |
| 1 | The differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains (losses) were attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain futures and options contracts and the accounting for swap agreements. |
| 2 | The Fund has elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the year ending March 31, 2015. |
As of March 31, 2014, Series M, P and S had capital loss carryforward available to offset future realized capital gains of $4,524,257, $607,704 and $29,640, respectively. These capital losses have no expiration date.
As of March 31, 2014, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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| | Series C | | | Series M | | | Series P | | | Series S | |
Tax cost | | $ | 320,840,336 | | | $ | 663,776,171 | | | $ | 62,474,107 | | | $ | 319,530,572 | |
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Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 18,072,307 | | | $ | 4,895,090 | | | $ | 10,976 | | | $ | 1,955,521 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (2,284,438 | ) | | | (4,053,868 | ) | | | — | | | | (2,342,984 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | 15,787,869 | | | $ | 841,222 | | | $ | 10,976 | | | $ | (387,463 | ) |
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8. Borrowings:
The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a 364-day, $800 million credit agreement with a group of lenders, under which the Funds may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. The agreement expires in April 2014. Excluding commitments designated for a certain individual fund, other Participating Funds, including the Funds, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $500 million, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. The credit agreement has the following terms: a fee of 0.065% per annum on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. Participating Funds paid administration and arrangement fees which, along with commitment fees, were allocated among such funds based upon portions of the aggregate commitment available to them and relative net assets of Participating Funds. The Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement during the year ended March 31, 2014.
For the year ended March 31, 2014, the average amount of transactions considered borrowings, which include reverse repurchase agreements and treasury roll transactions, and the daily weighted average interest rate for Series C were $20,896,518 and 0.25%, respectively.
For the year ended March 31, 2014, the average amount of transactions considered borrowings, which include reverse repurchase agreements, and the daily weighted average interest rate for Series S were $49,674,009 and 0.31%, respectively.
9. Concentration, Market and Credit Risk:
In the normal course of business, the Funds invest in securities and enter into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Funds may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Funds; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to issuer credit risk, the Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Funds have unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded) | | |
The Funds invest a significant portion of its assets in fixed-income securities and/or uses derivatives tied to the fixed income markets. See the Schedules of Investments for these securities and/or derivatives. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions, including the Federal Reserve’s decision in December 2013 to taper its quantitative easing policy, may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. The Funds may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates.
Series M and Series S invest a significant portion of their assets in securities backed by commercial or residential mortgage loans or in issuers that hold mortgage and other asset-backed securities. Please see the Schedules of Investments for these securities. Changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults on assets underlying these securities,can affect the value,income and/or liquidity of such positions.
10. Capital Share Transactions:
Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
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Series C | | Year Ended March 31, 2014 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2013 | |
Shares sold | | | 6,187,280 | | | | 11,852,998 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (9,836,652 | ) | | | (10,666,893 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (3,649,372 | ) | | | 1,186,105 | |
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Series M | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 15,996,845 | | | | 6,085,681 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (9,086,329 | ) | | | (9,252,533 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | 6,910,516 | | | | (3,166,852 | ) |
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Series P | | | | | Period March 20, 20131 to March 31, 2013 | |
Shares sold | | | 26,553,021 | | | | 758,7342 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,734,292 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | |
Net increase | | | 24,818,729 | | | | 758,734 | |
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Series S | | | | | Year Ended March 31, 2013 | |
Shares sold | | | 15,771,940 | | | | 7,368,708 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (7,186,703 | ) | | | (5,787,678 | ) |
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Net increase | | | 8,585,237 | | | | 1,581,030 | |
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1 | Commencement of operations. |
2 | At March 31, 2013, 25,000 shares of Series P were owned by affiliates. |
11. Subsequent Events:
Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were issued and the following item was noted:
Effective April 24, 2014, the credit agreement was terminated and a new agreement was entered into. The Funds became a party to a 364-day, $1.1 billion credit agreement, which expires in April 2015. Excluding commitments designated for a certain individual fund, the Funds can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $650 million, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. The credit agreement has the following terms: a fee of 0.06% per annum on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | |
To the Board of Trustees of BlackRock Allocation Target Shares and Shareholders of BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series C Portfolio, BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series M Portfolio, BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series P Portfolio and BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series S Portfolio:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of the BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series C Portfolio, BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series M Portfolio, BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series P Portfolio and BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series S Portfolio (collectively, the “Portfolios”), including the schedules of investments, as of March 31, 2014, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, and the statement of cash flows for BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series S Portfolio for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolios’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Portfolios are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that
are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolios’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2014, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series C Portfolio, BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series M Portfolio, BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series P Portfolio and BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series S Portfolio as of March 31, 2014, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, and cash flows for BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series S Portfolio the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 28, 2014
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Important Tax Information (Unaudited) | | |
The following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income distributions paid by the Funds for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014:
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Interest Related Dividends and Qualified Short-Term Capital Gains for Non-US Residents1 | |
| | April 2013 - December 2013 | | | January 2014 - March 2014 | |
Series C | | | 76.29 | % | | | 76.29 | % |
Series M | | | 100.00 | % | | | 67.38 | % |
Series S | | | 78.57 | % | | | 81.22 | % |
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Federal Obligation Interest 2 | |
| | April 2013 - March 2014 | |
Series C | | | 0.79 | % |
Series M | | | 2.26 | % |
Series S | | | 3.59 | % |
1 | Represents the portion of the taxable ordinary income dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations. |
2 | The law varies in each state as to whether and what percentage of ordinary income distributions is eligible for exemption from state income tax. We recommend that you consult your tax advisor to determine if any portion of the distributions you received are exempt from state income tax. |
Additionally, Series C, Series M and Series S distributed long-term capital gains of $0.057484, $0.008807 and $0.015383, respectively, per share to shareholders of record on July 17, 2013. Series C distributed long-term capital gains of $0.106269 per share to shareholders of record on December 16, 2013, as well.
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Length of Time Served as a Trustee2 | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of BlackRock- Advised Registered Investment Companies (“RICs”) Consisting of Investment Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen | | Public Directorships |
Independent Trustees1 |
Robert M. Hernandez 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1944 | | Chairman of the Board and Trustee | | Since 2007 | | Director, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of USX Corporation (energy and steel business) from 1991 to 2001; Director, TE Connectivity (electronics) from 2006 to 2012. | | 29 RICs consisting of 96 Portfolios | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Eastman Chemical Company; RTI International Metals, Inc. |
Fred G. Weiss 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1941 | | Vice Chairman of the Board and Trustee | | Since 2007 | | Managing Director, FGW Associates (consulting and investment company) since 1997; Director and Treasurer, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research since 2000; Director, BTG International Plc (medical technology commercialization company) from 2001 to 2007. | | 29 RICs consisting of 96 Portfolios | | Actavis, plc. (pharmaceuticals) |
James H. Bodurtha 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1944 | | Trustee | | Since 2007 | | Director, The China Business Group, Inc. (consulting and investment company) from 1996 to 2013 and Executive Vice President thereof from 1996 to 2003; Chairman of the Board, Berkshire Holding Corporation since 1980. | | 29 RICs consisting of 96 Portfolios | | None |
Bruce R. Bond 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1946 | | Trustee | | Since 2007 | | Trustee and Member of the Governance Committee, State Street Research Mutual Funds from 1997 to 2005; Board Member of Governance, Audit and Finance Committee, Avaya Inc. (computer equipment) from 2003 to 2007. | | 29 RICs consisting of 96 Portfolios | | None |
Donald W. Burton 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1944 | | Trustee | | Since 2007 | | Managing General Partner, The Burton Partnership, LP (an investment partnership) since 1979; Managing General Partner, The South Atlantic Venture Funds from 1983 to 2012; Director, IDology, Inc. (technology solutions) since 2006; Director, Knology, Inc. (telecommunications) from 1996 to 2012; Director, Capital Southwest from 2006 to 2012. | | 29 RICs consisting of 96 Portfolios | | None |
Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1943 | | Trustee | | Since 2007 | | Partner and Head of International Practice, Covington and Burling LLP (law firm) since 2001; International Advisory Board Member, The Coca-Cola Company from 2002 to 2011; Advisory Board Member, Veracity Worldwide, LLC (risk management) from 2007 to 2012; Member of the International Advisory Board GML Ltd. (energy) since 2003; Advisory Board Member, BT Americas (telecommunications) from 2004 to 2009. | | 29 RICs consisting of 96 Portfolios | | Alcatel-Lucent (telecommunications); Global Specialty Metallurgical (metallurgical industry); UPS Corporation (delivery service) |
Kenneth A. Froot 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1957 | | Trustee | | Since 2007 | | Professor, Harvard University since 1992. | | 29 RICs consisting of 96 Portfolios | | None |
John F. O’Brien 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1943 | | Trustee | | Since 2007 | | Chairman, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute since 2009 and Trustee thereof from 2003 to 2009; Director, Ameresco, Inc. (energy solutions company) from 2006 to 2007. | | 29 RICs consisting of 96 Portfolios | | Cabot Corporation (chemicals); LKQ Corporation (auto parts manufacturing); TJX Companies, Inc. (retailer) |
Roberta Cooper Ramo 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1942 | | Trustee | | Since 2007 | | Shareholder and Attorney, Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A. (law firm) since 1993; Chairman of the Board, Cooper’s Inc., (retail) since 1999; Director, ECMC Group (service provider to students, schools and lenders) since 2001; President, The American Law Institute (non-profit) since 2008. | | 29 RICs consisting of 96 Portfolios | | None |
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Officers and Trustees (continued) | | |
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Length of Time Served as a Trustee2 | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of BlackRock- Advised Registered Investment Companies (“RICs”) Consisting of Investment Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen | | Public Directorships |
Independent Trustees1 (concluded) | | |
David H. Walsh 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1941 | | Trustee | | Since 2007 | | Director, National Museum of Wildlife Art since 2007; Trustee, University of Wyoming Foundation from 2008 to 2012; Director, Ruckelshaus Institute and Haub School of Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming from 2006 to 2008; Director, The American Museum of Fly Fishing since 1997. | | 29 RICs consisting of 96 Portfolios | | None |
| | 1 Each Independent Trustee holds office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal as provided by the Trust’s by-laws or charter or statute. In no event may an Independent Trustee hold office beyond December 31 of the year in which he or she turns 74. 2 Date shown is the earliest date a person has served for the Trust covered by this annual report. Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new fund boards in 2007. As a result, although the chart shows certain Trustees as joining the Trust’s board in 2007, those Trustees first became members of the boards of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock funds as follows: James H. Bodurtha, 1995; Bruce R. Bond, 2005; Donald W. Burton, 2002; Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat, 2001; Kenneth A. Froot, 2005; Robert M. Hernandez, 1996; John F. O’Brien, 2004; Roberta Cooper Ramo, 1999; David H. Walsh, 2003; and Fred G. Weiss, 1998. |
Interested Trustees3 | | |
Paul L. Audet 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1953 | | Trustee | | Since 2011 | | Senior Managing Director of BlackRock and Head of U.S. Mutual Funds since 2011; Chair of the U.S. Mutual Funds Committee reporting to the Global Executive Committee since 2011; Head of BlackRock’s Real Estate business from 2008 to 2011; Member of BlackRock’s Global Operating and Corporate Risk Management Committees and of the BlackRock Alternative Investors Executive Committee and Investment Committee for the Private Equity Fund of Funds business since 2008; Head of BlackRock’s Global Cash Management business from 2005 to 2010; Acting Chief Financial Officer of BlackRock from 2007 to 2008; Chief Financial Officer of BlackRock from 1998 to 2005. | | 144 RICs consisting of 333 Portfolios | | None |
Laurence D. Fink 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1952 | | Trustee | | Since 2007 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock since its formation in 1998 and of BlackRock’s predecessor entities since 1988 and Chairman of the Executive and Management Committees; Formerly Managing Director, The First Boston Corporation, Member of its Management Committee, Co-head of its Taxable Fixed Income Division and Head of its Mortgage and Real Estate Products Group; Chairman of the Board of several of BlackRock’s alternative investment vehicles; Director of several of BlackRock’s offshore funds; Member of the Board of Trustees of New York University, Chair of the Financial Affairs Committee and a member of the Executive Committee, the Ad Hoc Committee on Board Governance, and the Committee on Trustees; Co-Chairman of the NYU Hospitals Center Board of Trustees, Chairman of the Development/Trustee Stewardship Committee and Chairman of the Finance Committee; Trustee, The Boys’ Club of New York. | | 29 RICs consisting of 96 Portfolios | | BlackRock |
Henry Gabbay 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1947 | | Trustee | | Since 2007 | | Consultant, BlackRock from 2007 to 2008; Managing Director, BlackRock from 1989 to 2007; Chief Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Allocation Target Shares (formerly, BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares) from 2005 to 2007 and Treasurer of certain closed-end funds in the BlackRock fund complex from 1989 to 2006. | | 144 RICs consisting of 333 Portfolios | | None |
| | 3 Messrs. Audet and Fink are both “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Trust based on their positions with BlackRock and its affiliates. Mr. Gabbay is an “interested person” of the Trust based on his former positions with BlackRock and its affiliates as well as his ownership of BlackRock and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. securities. Mr. Audet and Mr. Gabbay are also Directors of the BlackRock registered closed-end funds and Directors of other BlackRock registered open-end funds. Interested Trustees serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. |
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Officers and Trustees (concluded) | | |
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
Officers1 | | | | | | |
John M. Perlowski 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1964 | | President and Chief Executive Officer | | Since 2010 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2009; Global Head of BlackRock Fund Services since 2009; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Product Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 2003 to 2009; Treasurer of Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds from 2003 to 2009 and Senior Vice President thereof from 2007 to 2009; Director of Goldman Sachs Offshore Funds from 2002 to 2009; Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009. |
Brendan Kyne 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1977 | | Vice President | | Since 2009 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2010; Director of BlackRock from 2008 to 2009; Head of Product Development and Management for BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group since 2009 and Co-head thereof from 2007 to 2009; Vice President of BlackRock from 2005 to 2008. |
Neal Andrews 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1966 | | Chief Financial Officer | | Since 2007 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2006; Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of Fund Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. from 1992 to 2006. |
Jay Fife 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1970 | | Treasurer | | Since 2007 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2007; Director of BlackRock in 2006; Assistant Treasurer of the MLIM and Fund Asset Management, L.P. advised funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006. |
Brian Kindelan 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1959 | | Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer | | Since 2007 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock-advised Funds since 2007; Managing Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock since 2005. |
Benjamin Archibald 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 1975 | | Secretary | | Since 2012 | | Managing Director of BlackRock since 2014; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2010 to 2013; Assistant Secretary to the BlackRock-advised funds from 2010 to 2012; General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of Uhuru Capital Management from 2009 to 2010; Executive Director and Counsel of Goldman Sachs Asset Management from 2005 to 2009. |
| | 1 Officers of the Trust serve at the pleasure of the Board. |
| | Further information about the Trust’s Officers and Trustees is available in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling 1-800-441-7762. |
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Investment Advisor BlackRock Advisors, LLC Wilmington, DE 19809 | | Accounting Agent, Administrator and Transfer Agent BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. Wilmington, DE 19809 | | Custodian The Bank of New York Mellon New York, NY 10286 | | Distributor BlackRock Investments, LLC New York, NY 10022 |
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Legal Counsel Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP New York, NY 10019 | | Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Deloitte & Touche LLP Philadelphia, PA 19103 | | Address of the Trust 100 Bellevue Parkway Wilmington, DE 19809 | | |
Effective May 14, 2014, Brian Kindelan resigned as Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer of the Trust and Charles Park became Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer of the Trust.
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Householding
The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Funds at (800) 441-7762.
Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on how to access
documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.
Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) at http://www.blackrock.com and (3) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Availability of Proxy Voting Record
Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at http://www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
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BlackRock Privacy Principles |
BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.
If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.
BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.
BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.
We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.
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This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Funds unless accompanied or preceded by that Fund’s current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Investment returns and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

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Item 2 – | | Code of Ethics – The registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this report, applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. During the period covered by this report, there have been no amendments to or waivers granted under the code of ethics. A copy of the code of ethics is available without charge at www.blackrock.com. |
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Item 3 – | | Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of directors (the “board of directors”), has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial expert is independent: Robert M. Hernandez Fred G. Weiss Stuart E. Eizenstat |
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| | Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification. |
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Item 4 – | | Principal Accountant Fees and Services |
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| | The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) in each of the last two fiscal years for the services rendered to the Funds: |
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| | (a) Audit Fees | | (b) Audit-Related Fees1 | | (c) Tax Fees2 | | (d) All Other Fees3 |
Entity Name | | Current Fiscal Year End | | Previous Fiscal Year End | | Current Fiscal Year End | | Previous Fiscal Year End | | Current Fiscal Year End | | Previous Fiscal Year End | | Current Fiscal Year End | | Previous Fiscal Year End |
Series C Portfolio | | $39,588 | | $38,363 | | $0 | | $0 | | $15,100 | | $15,100 | | $0 | | $0 |
Series M Portfolio | | $35,638 | | $34,763 | | $0 | | $0 | | $15,100 | | $15,100 | | $0 | | $0 |
Series P Portfolio | | $38,100 | | $38,100 | | $0 | | $0 | | $15,100 | | $15,100 | | $0 | | $0 |
Series S Portfolio | | $39,588 | | $38,363 | | $0 | | $0 | | $15,100 | | $15,100 | | $0 | | $0 |
The following table presents fees billed by D&T that were required to be approved by the registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) for services that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund and that are rendered on behalf of BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“Investment Adviser” or “BlackRock”) and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with BlackRock (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Fund Service Providers”):
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(b) Audit-Related Fees1 | | $0 | | $0 |
(c) Tax Fees2 | | $0 | | $0 |
(d) All Other Fees3 | | $2,555,000 | | $2,865,000 |
1 The nature of the services includes assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements not included in Audit Fees.
2 The nature of the services includes tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
3 Aggregate fees borne by BlackRock in connection with the review of compliance procedures and attestation thereto performed by D&T with respect to all of the registered closed-end funds and some of the registered open-end funds advised by BlackRock.
(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:
The Committee has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the Investment Adviser and Fund Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are (a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and (b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”). The term of any general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of the pre-approval, unless the Committee provides for a different period. Tax or other non-audit services provided to the registrant which have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not exceed $10,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 per project. For this purpose, multiple projects will be aggregated to determine if they exceed the previously mentioned cost levels.
Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting. At this meeting, an analysis of such services is presented to the Committee for ratification. The Committee may delegate to the Committee Chairman the authority to approve the provision of and fees for any specific engagement of permitted non-audit services, including services exceeding pre-approved cost levels.
(e)(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception in paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not Applicable
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees paid to the accountant for services rendered by the accountant to the registrant, the Investment Adviser and the Fund Service Providers were:
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Entity Name | | Current Fiscal Year End | | Previous Fiscal Year End |
Series C Portfolio | | $15,100 | | $15,100 |
Series M Portfolio | | $15,100 | | $15,100 |
Series P Portfolio | | $15,100 | | $15,100 |
Series S Portfolio | | $15,100 | | $15,100 |
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| | Additionally, SSAE 16 Review (Formerly, SAS No. 70) fees for the current and previous fiscal years of $2,555,000 and $2,865,000, respectively, were billed by D&T to the Investment Adviser. |
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| | (h) The Committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Investment Adviser and the Fund Service Providers that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence. |
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Item 5 – | | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable |
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Item 6 – | | Investments |
| | (a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form. |
| | (b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing. |
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Item 7 – | | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable |
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Item 8 – | | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable |
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Item 9 – | | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable |
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Item 10 – | | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures. |
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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”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
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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) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
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Item 12 – | | Exhibits attached hereto |
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| | (a)(1) Code of Ethics – See Item 2 |
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| | (a)(3) Not Applicable |
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| | (b) Certifications – Attached hereto |
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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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BlackRock Allocation Target Shares |
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By: | | /s/ John M. Perlowski |
| | John M. Perlowski |
| | Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of |
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Date: | | May 29, 2014 |
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: | | /s/ John M. Perlowski |
| | John M. Perlowski |
| | Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of |
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Date: | | May 29, 2014 |
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By: | | /s/ Neal J. Andrews |
| | Neal J. Andrews |
| | Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of |
| | BlackRock Allocation Target Shares |
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Date: | | May 29, 2014 |
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