As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2007
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: 811-21631
RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
Morgan Keegan Tower
Fifty North Front Street
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Allen B. Morgan, Jr.
Morgan Keegan Tower
Fifty North Front Street
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (901) 524-4100
with copies to:
Arthur J. Brown, Esq.
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP
1601 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
Date of fiscal year end: March 31, 2007
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2007
Item 1. | Reports to Stockholders. |
The following is a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders of RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30e-1):

TABLEOF CONTENTS
There is no assurance that the Funds will achieve their investment objectives. The Funds are subject to market risk, which include the possibilities that the market values of the securities owned by the Funds will decline or that the shares of the Funds will trade at lower prices in the market. Accordingly, you can lose money investing in the Funds.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | | MAY LOSE VALUE | | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
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LETTER TO STOCKHOLDERS
Dear Fellow Stockholders,
We are pleased to present the enclosed combined annual report for RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc., RMK High Income Fund, Inc., RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. and RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (each a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”). In this report, you will find information on each Fund’s investment objective and strategy and learn how your investment performed during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. The portfolio manager will also provide an overview of the market conditions and discuss some of the factors that affected investment performance during the reporting period. In addition, this report includes each Fund’s audited financial statements and portfolio of investments as of March 31, 2007.
As always, we appreciate your continued support of the Regions Morgan Keegan closed-end funds. We remain committed to helping you pursue your financial goals through investments in our fund family. You have our commitment to bring you the highest level of disciplined decision making and personal service to meet your financial needs. If you have any questions about the Funds, please call us toll-free at 800-564-2188.
Sincerely,

Brian B. Sullivan, CFA
President
May 21, 2007
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OBJECTIVE & STRATEGY
RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc. seeks a high level of current income. The Fund seeks capital growth as a secondary investment objective when consistent with its primary investment objective. The Fund invests a majority of its total assets in below investment grade debt securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) that offer attractive yield and capital appreciation potential. The Fund may also invest in investment grade debt securities, up to 15% of its total assets in foreign debt and foreign equity securities and up to 25% of its total assets in domestic equity securities, including common and preferred stocks. The Fund invests in a wide range of below investment grade debt securities, including corporate bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and municipal and foreign government obligations, as well as securities of companies in bankruptcy reorganization proceedings or otherwise in the process of debt restructuring. (Below investment grade debt securities are rated Ba1 or lower by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., BB+ or lower by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, comparably rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, determined by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality.) The Fund may use leverage through bank borrowings, reverse repurchase agreements or other transactions involving indebtedness or through the issuance of preferred stock. The Fund may leverage up to 33 1/3% of its total assets (in each case including the amount borrowed). The Fund may vary its use of leverage in response to changing market conditions.
INVESTMENT RISKS: Bond funds tend to experience smaller fluctuations in value than stock funds. However, investors in any bond fund should anticipate fluctuations in price. Bond prices and the value of bond funds decline as interest rates rise. Bonds with longer-term maturities generally are more vulnerable to interest rate risk than bonds with shorter-term maturities. Below investment grade bonds involve greater credit risk, which is the risk that the issuer will not make interest or principal payments when due. An economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the ability of issuers, especially issuers of below investment grade debt, to service primary obligations and an unanticipated default could cause the Fund to experience a reduction in value of its shares. The value of U.S. and foreign equity securities in which the Fund invests will change based on changes in a company’s financial condition and in overall market and economic conditions. Leverage creates an opportunity for an increased return to common stockholders, but unless the income and capital appreciation, if any, on securities acquired with leverage proceeds exceed the costs of the leverage, the use of leverage will diminish the investment performance of the Fund’s shares. Use of leverage may also increase the likelihood that the net asset value of the Fund and market value of its common shares will be more volatile, and the yield and total return to common stockholders will tend to fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates and creditworthiness.
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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSIONOF FUND PERFORMANCE
For the six months and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, the Fund had a total return of (8.52)% and 1.53%, respectively, based on market price and reinvested dividends and other distributions. For the six months and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, the Fund had a total return of 3.24% and 6.21%, respectively, based on net asset value and reinvested dividends and other distributions. For the six months and the twelve months ended March 31, 2007, the Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index(1) had a total return of 5.37% and 9.71%, respectively.
Since our last report, the Fund’s market price share performance has been negatively impacted by the reduction of the monthly distribution rate from $0.15 per share to $0.14 per share. The Fund’s performance has also been negatively impacted by the recent turmoil in the mortgage market. During the months leading up to the reduction of the Fund’s distribution rate, portfolio earnings were increasingly under pressure due to consistently rising costs associated with the leverage (borrowed money) employed by the Fund and by a prolonged period of contracting credit spreads. The combination of these two market forces resulted in lower net earnings to the Fund and required a reduction in the distribution rate beginning in December 2006.
Since December, the U.S. mortgage-backed securities market has undergone serious turmoil, most notably in the sub-prime home equity arena. While this downward volatility in the mortgage-backed arena has had a negative impact on the net asset value of the Fund, it has also provided an opportunity to buy assets at considerably higher yields than have been available for more than two years. Strategically redeploying assets during this market upheaval may be difficult from a net asset value perspective for a period of time, but this is also the best opportunity we have seen in years to secure better portfolio earnings for quarters to come.
Although we made material shifts out of consumer oriented debt (home equity, credit cards), we still have a meaningful weighting. Corporate debt continues to outperform most other categories—in fact, the lower the credit rating, the more favorably it is viewed by the market. Some profit taking in this sector is probably warranted at this point in the economic cycle. It is our expectation that 2007 will prove to be a period of slower economic growth and a transition year for the Federal Reserve Board. That is, we expect the Federal Reserve Board to leave rates unchanged, perhaps through the summer; however, during the second half of this year, we expect the Federal Reserve Board to begin lowering interest rates as the
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U.S. economy experiences very sluggish growth quarters. Fixed rate securities will be a focus as will badly oversold consumer credit items.
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James C. Kelsoe, Jr., CFA Senior Portfolio Manager Morgan Asset Management, Inc. |
Market forecasts provided in this report may not necessarily come to pass. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Morgan Asset Management, Inc. disclaims any responsibility to update such views. The Fund is subject to market risk, which include the possibilities that the market values of the securities owned by the Fund will decline or that shares of the Fund will trade at lower prices in the market. Accordingly, you can lose money investing in the Fund.
INDEX DESCRIPTION
(1) | | The Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index is a broad-based unmanaged index of Ba fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. All bonds included in the High Yield Index must be dollar-denominated, nonconvertible, have at least one year remaining to maturity, and an outstanding par value of at least $150 million. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cashflows or trading and other expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
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PORTFOLIO STATISTICS†
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007
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Average Credit Quality | | BB |
Current Yield | | 10.98% |
Yield to Maturity | | 12.13% |
Duration | | 4.29 Years |
Average Effective Maturity | | 5.71 Years |
Percentage of Leveraged Assets | | 26% |
Total Number of Holdings | | 307 |
† | | The Fund’s composition is subject to change. |
CREDIT QUALITY†
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007
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%OFDEBTSECURITIES | | %OFDEBTSECURITIES |
AAA | | 3.8% | | CCC | | 14.2% |
BBB | | 21.0% | | CC | | 2.4% |
BB | | 21.4% | | D | | 0.4% |
B | | 13.8% | | Not Rated | | 23.0% |
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| | | | Total | | 100.0% |
† | | The Fund’s composition is subject to change. |
ASSET ALLOCATION†
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007
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%OFTOTALINVESTMENTS |
Corporate Bonds | | 29.5% |
Collateralized Debt Obligations | | 24.8% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | 14.7% |
Common Stocks | | 9.1% |
Home Equity Loans | | 7.9% |
Equipment Leases | | 5.0% |
Preferred Stocks | | 3.8% |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | | 1.9% |
Certificate-Backed Obligations | | 1.0% |
Other | | 0.3% |
Short-Term Investments | | 2.0% |
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Total | | 100.0% |
† | | The Fund’s composition is subject to change. |
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NAV & MARKET PRICE HISTORY*
The graph below illustrates the net asset value and market price history of RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RMA) from the commencement of investment operations on November 8, 2004 to March 31, 2007.

* | | Net asset value is calculated every day that the New York Stock Exchange is open as of the close of trading (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) by taking the closing market value of all portfolio securities, cash and other assets owned, subtracting all liabilities, then dividing the result (total net assets) by the total number of shares outstanding. The market price is the last reported price at which a share of the Fund was sold on the New York Stock Exchange. |
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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
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| | AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS | |
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007 | | SIX MONTHS* | | | 1 YEAR | | | COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTMENT OPERATIONS(1) | |
MARKET VALUE | | (8.52 | )% | | 1.53 | % | | 13.10 | % |
NET ASSET VALUE | | 3.24 | % | | 6.21 | % | | 8.70 | % |
LEHMAN BROTHERS BA HIGH YIELD INDEX(2) | | 5.37 | % | | 9.71 | % | | N/A | |
* | | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(1) | | The Fund commenced investment operations on November 8, 2004. |
(2) | | The Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index is a broad-based unmanaged index of Ba fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. All bonds included in the High Yield Index must be dollar-denominated, nonconvertible, have at least one year remaining to maturity, and an outstanding par value of at least $150 million. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cashflows or trading and other expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For the most recent performance, call toll-free 800-564-2188. Total returns assume an investment at the common share market price or net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions for the period in accordance with the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of all shares at the closing market price (excluding any commissions) or net asset value at the end of the period. Returns shown in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a stockholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the sale of Fund shares. Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including possible loss of principal.
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
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Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
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Asset-Backed Securities–Investment Grade–19.6% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Certificate-Backed Obligations (“CBO”)–0.5% | | | |
3,000,000 | | | | Diversified Asset Securitization Holdings III 1A A3L, 6.150% 7/5/36 (a) | | $ | 2,310,000 |
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| | | | Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDO”)–14.2% | | | |
3,000,000 | | | | Broderick CDO Ltd. 2007-3A D, 9.163% 12/6/50 (a) | | | 2,940,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | CDO Repack SPC Ltd. 2006-BRGA, Zero Coupon Bond 12/5/51 | | | 2,820,000 |
1,904,039 | | | | E-Trade CDO I 2004-1A, 2.000% 1/10/40 | | | 1,690,254 |
2,000,000 | | | | Highland Park CDO Ltd. 2006-1A E, 7.670% 11/25/51 (a) | | | 1,870,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Kodiak CDO 2006-1A G, 8.860% 8/7/37 (a) | | | 2,910,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Lexington Capital Funding Ltd. 2007-3A F, 8.860% 4/10/47 (a) | | | 2,910,000 |
1,985,322 | | | | Millstone III-A CDO Ltd., 4.300% 7/5/46 | | | 1,905,909 |
3,863,717 | | | | MKP CBO I Ltd. 4A CS, 2.000% 7/12/40 (a) | | | 3,631,894 |
3,000,000 | | | | Newbury Street CDO Ltd. 2007-1A D, 9.100% 3/4/53 (a) | | | 2,955,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Norma CDO Ltd. 2007-1A E, 9.765% 3/11/49 (a) | | | 1,800,000 |
6,000,000 | | | | Palmer Square 2A CN, 6.952% 11/2/45 (a) | | | 5,940,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Pasa Funding Ltd. 2007-1A D, 9.324% 4/7/52 | | | 1,820,000 |
1,976,164 | | | | Sharps CDO 2006-1A D, 7.500% 5/8/46 (a) | | | 1,894,727 |
6,000,000 | | | | Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd. 2006-6A, 6.100% 12/5/36 (a) | | | 5,966,400 |
3,922,479 | | | | Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd. 2006-7A C1, 10.000% 2/5/37 (a) | | | 3,859,719 |
3,000,000 | | | | Tahoma CDO Ltd. 2006-1A D, 9.006% 6/18/47 (a) | | | 3,000,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Tahoma CDO Ltd. 2007-2A D, 9.830% 9/16/47 (a) | | | 930,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-10A, 6.700% 6/6/41 | | | 1,840,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-10A D2, 8.700% 6/6/41 (a) | | | 1,022,500 |
3,000,000 | | | | Linker Finance PLC 16A E, 8.820% 5/19/45 (a) | | | 2,902,500 |
4,528,703 | | | | Witherspoon CDO Funding Ltd. 2004-1A, 7.500% 9/15/39 | | | 4,415,485 |
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| | | | | | | 59,024,388 |
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| | | | Equipment Leases–0.9% | | | |
3,793,301 | | | | Aviation Capital Group Trust 2005-3A C1, 8.570% 12/25/35 (a) | | | 3,869,167 |
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| | | | Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value)–4.0% | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | ACE Securities Corp. 2004-HE1 M5, 7.270% 3/25/34 | | | 870,000 |
7,613,000 | | | | ACE Securities Corp. 2004-HE3 M11, 8.820% 11/25/34 | | | 6,471,050 |
2,119,000 | | | | Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity 2005-HE1 M10, 7.967% 3/25/35 | | | 1,864,720 |
2,681,000 | | | | Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities, Inc. 2004-HE9 M7B, 9.320% 11/25/34 | | | 2,386,090 |
1,000,000 | | | | Fremont Home Loan Trust 2004-4 M7, 7.040% 3/25/35 | | | 930,070 |
612,056 | | | | Home Equity Asset Trust 2003-4 B1, 9.320% 10/25/33 | | | 597,204 |
2,000,000 | | | | Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-A B1, 8.320% 4/25/35 (a) | | | 1,540,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2007-3SL B3, 6.000% 5/25/38 (a) | | | 1,852,400 |
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| | | | | | | 16,511,534 |
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| | | | Total Asset-Backed Securities–Investment Grade (cost $82,773,533) | | | 81,715,089 |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
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Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
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Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–34.4% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Certificate-Backed Obligations (“CBO”)–0.7% | | | |
2,000,000 | | | | Goldman Sachs Asset Management CBO II 2A D1, 11.620% 11/5/12 (a) | | $ | 2,015,620 |
2,451,074 | | | | Helios Series I Multi-Asset CBO, Ltd. IA C, 8.109% 12/13/36 (a) | | | 931,408 |
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| | | | | | | 2,947,028 |
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| | | | Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDO”)–18.7% | | | |
2,000,000 | | | | Aardvark Asset-Backed Securities CDO 2007-1A, 10.000% 7/6/47 | | | 1,820,000 |
4,000,000 | | | | Acacia CDO, Ltd. 10A, 3.700% 9/7/46 (a) | | | 1,600,000 |
5,000,000 | | | | Aladdin CDO I Ltd. 2006-3A, 10.350% 10/31/13 (a) | | | 2,412,500 |
2,000,000 | | | | Alesco Preferred Funding Ltd. 13A I, 10.000% 9/23/37 | | | 1,928,900 |
4,000,000 | | | | Attentus CDO Ltd. 2006-2A, 10.000% 10/9/41 | | | 3,940,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Attentus CDO Ltd. 2006-2A F1, 10.360% 10/9/41 (a) | | | 1,950,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Attentus CDO Ltd. 2007-3A, 10.000% 10/11/42 | | | 2,760,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Attentus CDO Ltd. 2007-3A F2, 9.532% 10/11/42 (a) | | | 2,947,500 |
1,000,000 | | | | Cairn Mezzanine Asset-Backed CDO PLC 2007-3A, 10.000% 8/13/47 | | | 670,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Copper River CLO Ltd. 2006-1A E, 9.124% 1/20/21 (a) | | | 993,120 |
5,000,000 | | | | Dillon Read CDO Ltd. 2006-1A, 10.000% 12/5/46 (a) | | | 4,437,500 |
3,000,000 | | | | Diversified Asset Securitization Holdings II 1A B1, 9.712% 9/15/35 (a) | | | 1,620,000 |
3,000,000 | �� | | | Dryden Leveraged Loan CDO 2005-9A, 10.000% 9/20/19 | | | 2,490,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Equinox Funding 1A D, 12.277% 11/15/12 (a) | | | 1,680,000 |
4,000,000 | | | | Global Leveraged Capital Credit Opportunity Fund 2006-1A, 10.000% 12/20/18 (a) | | | 3,996,800 |
2,000,000 | | | | Gulf Stream Atlantic CDO Ltd. 2007-1A, 10.000% 7/13/47 (a) | | | 1,680,000 |
3,825,186 | | | | Hewett’s Island CDO Ltd. 2004-1A, 12.390% 12/15/16 | | | 3,691,305 |
2,000,000 | | | | IXIS ABS 1 Ltd., 10.000% 12/12/46 | | | 1,560,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Jazz CDO BV III-A EB, 10.571% 9/26/14 (a) | | | 2,000,000 |
13,000,000 | | | | Kenmore Street Synthetic CDO 2006-1A, 10.350% 4/30/14 (a) | | | 6,240,000 |
999,741 | | | | Knollwood CDO Ltd. 2006-2A E, 11.360% 7/13/46 (a) | | | 868,285 |
2,000,000 | | | | Knollwood CDO Ltd. 2006-2A SN, 15.000% 7/13/46 | | | 1,840,000 |
4,000,000 | | | | Kodiak CDO 2006-1A, 3.712% 8/7/37 (a) | | | 3,660,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Navigare Funding CLO Ltd. 2007-2A SN, 5.360% 4/17/21 (a) | | | 2,700,000 |
5,000,000 | | | | OFSI Fund Ltd. 2006-1A, 2.000% 9/20/19 (a) | | | 5,053,000 |
2,846,176 | | | | Peritus I CDO Ltd. 2005-1A C, 9.000% 5/24/15 (a) | | | 2,800,467 |
2,000,000 | | | | Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-11A, 10.000% 10/10/41 | | | 1,920,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-11A F, 10.361% 10/10/41 | | | 2,000,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Trapeza CDO I LLC 2007-12A F, 9.852% 4/6/42 (a) | | | 1,968,000 |
2,500,000 | | | | Tricadia CDO Ltd. 2006-5A, Zero Coupon Bond 6/19/46 (a) | | | 1,912,500 |
3,000,000 | | | | Tropic CDO I Corp. 2006-5A C1, 10.000% 7/15/36 | | | 2,841,000 |
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| | | | | | | 77,980,877 |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
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Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
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Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Loan Obligations (“CLO”)–2.5% | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | Flagship CLO 2005-4I, Zero Coupon Bond 6/1/17 | | $ | 903,050 |
2,000,000 | | | | Ocean Trails CLO 2006-1A, 10.000% 10/12/20 | | | 1,930,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Rosedale CLO Ltd. I-A II, 5.146% 7/24/21 | | | 2,910,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Telos CLO Ltd. 2006-1A, 10.000% 10/11/21 (a) | | | 2,955,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Veritas CLO Ltd. 2006-2A, 15.000% 7/11/21 (a) | | | 1,880,000 |
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| | | | | | | 10,578,050 |
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| | | | Equipment Leases–5.7% | | | |
7,594,200 | | | | Aerco Limited 1X C1, 6.670% 7/15/23 | | | 1,822,607 |
7,123,631 | | | | Aerco Limited 2A B2, 6.370% 7/15/25 (a) | | | 2,635,744 |
7,247,186 | | | | Aerco Limited 2A C2, 7.370% 7/15/25 (a) | | | 2,101,684 |
8,250,000 | | | | Aircraft Finance Trust 1999-1A A1, 5.800% 5/15/24 (a) | | | 6,125,625 |
5,000,000 | | | | Airplanes Pass Through Trust 2001-1A A9, 5.870% 3/15/19 | | | 3,459,375 |
819,944 | | | | DVI Receivables Corp. 2001-2 A3, 3.519% 11/8/31 | | | 590,360 |
1,743,446 | | | | DVI Receivables Corp. 2001-2 A4, 4.613% 11/11/09 | | | 1,272,716 |
5,826,792 | | | | DVI Receivables Corp. 2002-1 A3A, 5.670% 6/11/10 | | | 3,029,932 |
3,160,472 | | | | Lease Investment Flight Trust 1 B2, 7.124% 7/15/31 | | | 916,537 |
4,000,000 | | | | Piper Jaffray Equipment Trust Securities 2007-1A, 6.300% 3/26/29 (a) | | | 1,780,000 |
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| | | | | | | 23,734,580 |
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| | | | Franchise Loans–0.2% | | | |
1,617,000 | | | | Falcon Franchise Loan LLC 2001-1 F, 6.500% 1/5/23 | | | 791,117 |
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| | | | Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value)–6.5% | | | |
2,000,000 | | | | ACE Securities Corp. 2005-HE2 B1, 8.570% 4/25/35 (a) | | | 1,420,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | ACE Securities Corp. 2005-HE6 B1, 8.320% 10/25/35 (a) | | | 1,980,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity 2006-HE4 M9, 7.820% 5/25/36 (a) | | | 1,280,000 |
7,038,000 | | | | Equifirst Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-3 B2, 8.720% 12/25/34 (a) | | | 5,560,020 |
1,000,000 | | | | Equifirst Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-1 B3, 8.570% 4/25/35 (a) | | | 800,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust 2005-FRE1 M10, 7.820% 10/25/35 (a) | | | 1,620,000 |
4,000,000 | | | | Meritage Asset Holdings 2005-2 N4, 7.500% 11/25/35 (a) | | | 2,200,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc. 2005-SL1 B5, 8.820% 6/25/35 (a) | | | 1,360,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2005-S6 B3, 7.820% 11/25/35 (a) | | | 2,486,250 |
4,000,000 | | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-R1, 5.000% 12/28/36 (a) | | | 720,000 |
| | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-3SL B6, 11.500% 3/25/35 interest-only strips | | | 554,695 |
2,032,657 | | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-7SL, 4.265% 7/25/35 (a) | | | 304,899 |
4,408,953 | | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-11SL B7, 5.000% 11/25/36 (a) | | | 1,454,954 |
6,000,000 | | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2006-R3, 6.290% 6/26/37 (a) | | | 2,640,000 |
4,092,073 | | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2006-1 2B5, 5.000% 1/25/37 (a) | | | 2,864,451 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 27,245,269 |
| | | | | | | |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Manufactured Housing Loans–0.1% | | | |
409,376 | | | | Bombardier Capital Mortgage Securitization Corp. 2001-A M2, 8.265% 12/15/30 | | $ | 42,985 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (cost $166,094,793) | | | 143,319,906 |
| | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds–Investment Grade–3.3% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Finance–0.2% | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | ABN Amro Bank NV/London, 9.860% 11/17/09 (a) | | | 990,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Special Purpose Entities–3.1% | | | |
2,000,000 | | | | Canal Pointe II LLC., 5.340% 6/25/14 (a) | | | 2,000,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Lincoln Park Referenced Link Notes 2001-1, 8.780% 7/30/31 (a) | | | 2,730,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Pyxis Master Trust 2006-7, 10.320% 10/1/37 (a) | | | 3,000,000 |
5,000,000 | | | | Steers Delaware Business Trust 2007-A, 7.599% 6/20/18 (a) | | | 5,000,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,730,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Corporate Bonds–Investment Grade (cost $13,668,531) | | | 13,720,000 |
| | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–35.8% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Agriculture–0.5% | | | |
1,950,000 | | | | Eurofresh Inc., 11.500% 1/15/13 (a) | | | 1,911,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Apparel–1.0% | | | |
4,216,000 | | | | Rafaella Apparel Group Inc., 11.250% 6/15/11 | | | 4,300,320 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Automotives–3.0% | | | |
3,075,000 | | | | Cooper Standard Automotive, Inc., 8.375% 12/15/14 | | | 2,575,312 |
2,225,000 | | | | Dana Corp., 1/15/15 in default (c) | | | 1,657,625 |
1,388,000 | | | | Dana Corp., 3/15/10 in default (c) | | | 1,068,760 |
2,600,000 | | | | Dura Operating Corp., 4/15/12 in default (c) | | | 676,000 |
2,550,000 | | | | Ford Motor Company, 7.450% 7/16/31 | | | 1,973,063 |
250,000 | | | | Ford Motor Company, 9.980% 2/15/47 | | | 228,125 |
4,350,000 | | | | Metaldyne Corp., 11.000% 6/15/12 | | | 4,121,408 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,300,293 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Basic Materials–4.0% | | | |
4,150,000 | | | | AmeriCast Technologies Inc., 11.000% 12/1/14 (a) | | | 4,233,000 |
1,662 | | | | Corp Durango SA de CV, 9.500% 12/31/12 | | | 1,695 |
4,410,000 | | | | Edgen Acquisition Corp., 9.875% 2/1/11 | | | 4,509,225 |
2,300,000 | | | | Key Plastics LLC, 11.750% 3/15/13 (a) | | | 2,343,125 |
1,158,000 | | | | Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., 7.750% 11/15/13 | | | 1,053,780 |
3,525,000 | | | | Momentive Performance Materials Inc., 11.500% 12/1/16 (a) | | | 3,613,125 |
1,025,000 | | | | Sterling Chemicals Inc., 10.250% 4/1/15 (a) | | | 1,025,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,778,950 |
| | | | | | | |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Building & Construction–0.7% | | | |
1,025,000 | | | | Masonite Corp., 11.000% 4/6/15 (a) | | $ | 953,250 |
1,375,000 | | | | Ply Gem Industries Inc., 9.000% 2/15/12 | | | 1,192,813 |
1,250,000 | | | | Technical Olympic USA, Inc., 10.375% 7/1/12 | | | 943,750 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,089,813 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Communications–1.3% | | | |
967,000 | | | | CCH I Holdings LLC, 11.000% 10/1/15 | | | 1,003,263 |
4,350,000 | | | | CCH I Holdings LLC, 11.750% 5/15/14 | | | 4,165,125 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,168,388 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Consulting Services–2.0% | | | |
2,175,000 | | | | MSX International Inc., 11.000% 10/15/07 | | | 2,088,000 |
2,650,000 | | | | MSX International Inc., 11.375% 1/15/08 | | | 2,235,540 |
3,925,000 | | | | MSX International Inc., 12.500% 4/1/12 (a) | | | 3,949,531 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,273,071 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Energy–0.9% | | | |
3,850,000 | | | | Paramount Resources Ltd., 8.500% 1/31/13* | | | 3,840,375 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Entertainment–0.8% | | | |
2,100,000 | | | | French Lick Resorts & Casino LLC, 10.750% 4/15/14 (a) | | | 1,764,000 |
1,800,000 | | | | Six Flags Inc., 9.625% 6/1/14 | | | 1,692,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,456,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Finance–1.2% | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | ABN Amro Bank NV/London, 19.210% 11/17/09 (a) | | | 990,000 |
2,925,000 | | | | Advanta Capital Trust I, 8.990% 12/17/26 | | | 2,928,656 |
1,000,000 | | | | Asure Float, 11.110% 12/31/35 | | | 978,750 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,897,406 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Food–0.5% | | | |
2,600,000 | | | | Merisant Co., 9.500% 7/15/13 | | | 2,106,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Garden Products–0.3% | | | |
1,285,000 | | | | Ames True Temper, 10.000% 7/15/12 | | | 1,246,450 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Health Care–0.4% | | | |
5,055,000 | | | | Insight Health Services Corp., 9.875% 11/1/11 | | | 1,516,500 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Human Resources–0.4% | | | |
1,700,000 | | | | Comforce Operating Inc., 12.000% 12/1/10 | | | 1,746,750 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Industrials–3.3% | | | |
3,235,000 | | | | Advanced Lighting Technologies, 11.000% 3/31/09 | | | 3,218,825 |
2,075,000 | | | | Coleman Cable Inc., 9.875% 10/1/12 | | | 2,147,625 |
3,728,000 | | | | Continental Global Group Inc., 9.000% 10/1/08 | | | 3,739,594 |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Industrials (continued) | | | |
1,825,000 | | | | Home Products International Inc., 5/15/08 in default (c) | | $ | 547,500 |
1,325,000 | | | | Spectrum Brands Inc., 8.500% 10/1/13 | | | 1,258,750 |
1,700,000 | | | | Terphane Holding Corp., 12.500% 6/15/09 (a) | | | 1,700,000 |
1,270,000 | | | | Trimas Corp., 9.875% 6/15/12 | | | 1,268,413 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,880,707 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Investment Companies–0.3% | | | |
1,250,000 | | | | Regional Diversified Funding, 10.000% 1/25/36 (a) | | | 1,253,125 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Manufacturing–3.4% | | | |
4,500,000 | | | | BGF Industries Inc., 10.250% 1/15/09 | | | 4,539,780 |
3,300,000 | | | | Elgin National Industries, 11.000% 11/1/07 | | | 3,276,207 |
3,545,000 | | | | JB Poindexter & Co. Inc., 8.750% 3/15/14 | | | 3,305,713 |
4,650,000 | | | | MAAX Corp., 9.750% 6/15/12 | | | 3,185,250 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,306,950 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Retail–1.7% | | | |
1,413,000 | | | | Lazydays RV Center Inc., 11.750% 5/15/12 | | | 1,448,325 |
4,000,000 | | | | Uno Restaurant Corp., 10.000% 2/15/11 (a) | | | 3,440,000 |
2,550,000 | | | | VICORP Restaurants, Inc., 10.500% 4/15/11 | | | 2,314,125 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,202,450 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Special Purpose Entities–7.3% | | | |
1,875,444 | | | | Antares Fund LP, 13.413% 12/14/11 (a) | | | 2,006,725 |
2,500,000 | | | | Eirles Two Ltd. 262, 10.860% 8/3/21 | | | 2,500,000 |
3,500,000 | | | | Eirles Two Ltd. 263, 13.360% 8/3/21 (a) | | | 3,500,000 |
5,000,000 | | | | InCaps Funding II Ltd., Zero Coupon Bond 1/15/34 (a) | | | 2,575,000 |
1,545,000 | | | | Interactive Health LLC, 7.250% 4/1/11 (a) | | | 1,085,363 |
1,750,000 | | | | Milacron Escrow Corp., 11.500% 5/15/11 | | | 1,697,500 |
850,000 | | | | PCA Finance Corp., 14.000% 6/1/09 (a) | | | 858,500 |
2,000,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities II, Ltd., 10.000% 5/22/33 (a) | | | 1,111,520 |
2,000,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XXI, Ltd., 10.000% 3/22/38 (a) | | | 1,941,500 |
4,000,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XXII, Ltd., 15.000% 9/22/36 (a) | | | 3,855,160 |
1,000,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XXV, Ltd., 10.000% 6/22/37 (a) | | | 990,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XVIII, Ltd., 10.000% 9/23/35 (a) | | | 1,710,000 |
3,800,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XXIII, Ltd., 15.000% 12/22/36 (a) | | | 3,610,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XXIV, Ltd., 10.000% 3/22/37 (a) | | | 1,960,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Pyxis Master Trust, 10.320% 10/1/37 (a) | | | 1,000,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 30,401,268 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Telecommunications–1.5% | | | |
850,000 | | | | Clearwire Corp., 11.000% 8/15/10 (a) | | | 878,688 |
800,000 | | | | Iridium Satellite LLC, 7/15/05 in default (c) | | | 184,000 |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Telecommunications (continued) | | | |
4,175,000 | | | | Primus Telecommunications GP, 8.000% 1/15/14 | | $ | 2,708,531 |
2,400,000 | | | | Securus Technologies Inc., 11.000% 9/1/11 | | | 2,364,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,135,219 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Tobacco–0.6% | | | |
2,915,000 | | | | North Atlantic Trading Co., 9.250% 3/1/12 | | | 2,463,175 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Transportation–0.7% | | | |
3,875,000 | | | | Sea Containers Ltd., 10/15/06 in default (c)* | | | 3,216,248 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated ($157,286,052) | | | 149,490,458 |
| | | | | | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Investment Grade–6.6% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–6.6% | | | |
5,000,000 | | | | Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. 2006-RS1 N2, 8.570% 9/27/35 (a) | | | 5,025,000 |
| | | | Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-8 X, 1.881% 11/19/34 interest-only strips | | | 1,805,882 |
1,000,000 | | | | Indymac Index Corp. 2006-AR6 N2, 8.833% 6/25/46 (a) | | | 1,000,000 |
| | | | Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR10 AX, 2.218% 6/25/35 interest-only strips | | | 3,931,226 |
| | | | Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 2006-OA2 XW, 1.164% 12/25/46 interest-only strips | | | 4,626,658 |
3,000,000 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW2 M10, 7.820% 7/25/35 | | | 2,619,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WHQ3 M11, 7.820% 6/25/35 | | | 1,735,000 |
| | | | Residential Accredit Loans Inc. 2005-QO4 XIO, 2.107% 12/25/45 interest-only strips | | | 2,029,521 |
2,394,173 | | | | Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2004-7A B, 6.750% 8/27/34 (a) | | | 2,357,111 |
| | | | Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2006-AR8 CX3, 1.000% 10/25/46 interest-only strips | | | 813,132 |
| | | | Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2006-AR8 3X1, 1.400% 10/25/46 interest-only strips | | | 1,168,580 |
| | | | Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2006-AR8 3X2, 0.500% 10/25/46 interest-only strips | | | 394,979 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Mortgage-Backed Securities–Investment Grade ($31,429,526) | | | 27,506,089 |
| | | | | | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–12.9% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–12.9% | | | |
1,842,000 | | | | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-0A11 N3, 12.500% 9/25/46 (a) | | | 1,896,303 |
998,328 | | | | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B1, 7.070% 3/20/47 | | | 728,270 |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued) | | | |
998,328 | | | | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B2, 7.070% 3/20/47 | | $ | 579,998 |
1,835,825 | | | | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B3, 7.070% 3/20/47 (a) | | | 453,742 |
3,000,000 | | | | First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2005-FFH3 B4, 7.320% 9/25/35 (a) | | | 1,920,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Greenwich Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Products 2005-3A N2, 2.000% 6/27/35 (a) | | | 1,935,000 |
8,000,000 | | | | Greenwich Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Products 2005-4A N-2, Zero Coupon Bond 7/27/45 (a) | | | 4,600,000 |
3,949,937 | | | | Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-4 B11, 7.070% 5/19/47 (a) | | | 2,429,211 |
2,000,000 | | | | Harborview Corp. 2006-8A N5, Zero Coupon Bond 7/21/36 (a) | | | 827,500 |
2,000,000 | | | | Harborview Corp. 2006-14 N3, 8.350% 3/19/38 (a) | | | 1,845,320 |
1,000,000 | | | | Harborview Corp. 2006-14 N4, 8.350% 3/19/38 (a) | | | 841,880 |
6,000,000 | | | | Harborview Corp. 2006-14 PS, Zero Coupon Bond 12/19/36 | | | 1,116,600 |
1,000,000 | | | | Indymac Index Corp. 2006-AR6 N3, 8.833% 6/25/46 (a) | | | 943,500 |
5,000,000 | | | | Long Beach Asset Holdings Corp. 2005-WL1 N4, 7.500% 6/25/45 (a) | | | 4,050,000 |
1,297,929 | | | | Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2001-3 M3, 8.133% 9/25/31 | | | 311,503 |
4,000,000 | | | | Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-WL2 B3, 7.820% 8/25/35 (a) | | | 2,651,920 |
2,000,000 | | | | Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-2 B2, 8.070% 4/25/35 (a) | | | 1,500,000 |
2,043,150 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW1 B, 5.000% 9/25/35 (a) | | | 1,884,806 |
3,000,000 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW3, 7.820% 8/25/35 (a) | | | 2,220,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WHQ1 M10, 7.820% 3/25/35 (a) | | | 2,497,500 |
1,000,000 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WHQ4, 7.820% 9/25/35 (a) | | | 700,000 |
5,250,000 | | | | Residential Asset Mortgage Products Inc. 2005-RS4 B2, 8.320% 4/25/35 (a) | | | 4,305,000 |
3,938,000 | | | | Residential Asset Mortgage Products Inc. 2005-RS4 B3, 8.320% 4/25/35 (a) | | | 3,032,260 |
1,128,127 | | | | Sasco Trust 2004-6XS B, 5.000% 3/28/34 (a) | | | 1,054,799 |
1,000,000 | | | | Sharp SP I LLC Trust 2006-A HM3 N3, 12.500% 10/25/46 (a) | | | 1,000,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-1 B3, 8.570% 4/25/35 (a) | | | 1,560,000 |
2,591,000 | | | | Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-2 B3, 8.320% 7/25/35 (a) | | | 2,072,800 |
1,306,593 | | | | Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-B M14, 7.650% 5/25/35 (a) | | | 128,660 |
2,569,722 | | | | Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2004-S2 B, 6.000% 6/25/34 (a) | | | 2,470,300 |
1,634,605 | | | | Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2004-S4 B3, 5.000% 12/25/34 (a) | | | 524,774 |
2,000,000 | | | | Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2005-AR1 B2, 7.320% 9/25/35 (a) | | | 1,510,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (cost $57,388,982) | | | 53,591,646 |
| | | | | | | |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount/ Shares | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Municipal Securities–0.2% of Net Assets | | | |
1,250,000 | | | | Pima County Arizona Industrial Development Authority Health Care, 11/15/32 in default (c) | | $ | 787,500 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Municipal Securities (cost $784,521) | | | 787,500 |
| | | | | | | |
Common Stocks–12.0% of Net Assets | | | |
42,200 | | | | Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (c) | | | 659,586 |
20,500 | | | | American Capital Strategies, Ltd. | | | 908,355 |
12,100 | | | | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | | | 520,058 |
16,300 | | | | Aqua America, Inc. | | | 365,935 |
69,600 | | | | Aries Maritime Transport Limited | | | 571,416 |
24,200 | | | | AVX Corporation | | | 367,840 |
9,600 | | | | BJ Services Company | | | 267,840 |
20,100 | | | | Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. | | | 897,666 |
32,600 | | | | BRT Realty Trust | | | 984,194 |
42,300 | | | | Cascade Microtech, Inc. (c) | | | 602,775 |
63,400 | | | | CastlePoint Holdings, Ltd. | | | 1,036,590 |
6,300 | | | | Cemex, S.A. de C.V. | | | 206,325 |
121,000 | | | | Cirrus Logic, Inc. (c) | | | 926,860 |
41,200 | | | | Citizens Communications Company | | | 615,940 |
20,200 | | | | Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de São Paulo | | | 682,558 |
102,900 | | | | Compass Diversified Trust | | | 1,725,633 |
13,000 | | | | Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 258,570 |
39,200 | | | | Cypress Sharpridge (a) | | | 401,800 |
9,600 | | | | Cytec Industries Inc. | | | 539,904 |
60,800 | | | | Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. (c) | | | 691,296 |
1,300 | | | | Edison International | | | 63,869 |
11,900 | | | | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | | | 378,420 |
154,600 | | | | Evergreen Energy Inc. (c) | | | 1,015,722 |
8,400 | | | | FairPoint Communications, Inc. | | | 161,364 |
26,300 | | | | Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. (c) | | | 475,767 |
57,300 | | | | Fording Canadian Coal Trust | | | 1,266,330 |
123,100 | | | | Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (c) | | | 387,765 |
14,400 | | | | Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (c) | | | 536,976 |
8,600 | | | | Horizon Offshore, Inc. (c) | | | 124,356 |
87,200 | | | | Infocrossing, Inc. (c) | | | 1,296,664 |
74,400 | | | | InPhonic, Inc. (c) | | | 810,960 |
111,695 | | | | Intermet Corporation (c) | | | 893,560 |
6,400 | | | | Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. | | | 128,000 |
9,900 | | | | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. | | | 521,532 |
30,200 | | | | KKR Financial Corp. | | | 828,386 |
3,900 | | | | L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 341,133 |
33,600 | | | | LJ International Inc. (c) | | | 341,376 |
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MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
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Common Stocks (continued) | | | |
135,300 | | | | Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc. | | $ | 1,209,582 |
32,100 | | | | Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust | | | 1,261,530 |
4,600 | | | | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | | | 215,280 |
15,000 | | | | McDermott International, Inc. (c) | | | 734,700 |
21,000 | | | | MCG Capital Corporation | | | 393,960 |
240,500 | | | | Meruelo Maddux Properties, Inc. (c) | | | 2,104,375 |
13,000 | | | | Mittal Steel Company N.V. | | | 687,570 |
27,700 | | | | Motorola, Inc. | | | 489,459 |
39,600 | | | | Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. | | | 512,820 |
134,000 | | | | Ness Technologies, Inc. (c) | | | 1,712,520 |
36,800 | | | | New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | 647,312 |
60,600 | | | | NNN Realty Advisors (a) | | | 612,060 |
6,400 | | | | Oceaneering International, Inc. (c) | | | 269,568 |
51,000 | | | | Optimal Group Inc. (c) | | | 427,890 |
33,527 | | | | Owens Corning (c) | | | 1,068,170 |
34,300 | | | | Parametric Technology Corporation (c) | | | 651,700 |
3,600 | | | | Peabody Energy Corporation | | | 144,864 |
19,600 | | | | PeopleSupport, Inc. (c) | | | 224,420 |
59,700 | | | | PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (c) | | | 697,893 |
667 | | | | Providence Washington Insurance Companies (c) | | | 67 |
47,800 | | | | Quintana Maritime Limited | | | 658,206 |
21,500 | | | | Regal Entertainment Group | | | 427,205 |
58,400 | | | | Resource Capital Corp. | | | 942,576 |
5,700 | | | | RTI International Metals, Inc. (c)(d) | | | 518,757 |
18,000 | | | | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | | | 667,080 |
23,100 | | | | Sasol Limited | | | 763,455 |
14,990 | | | | Ship Finance International Limited | | | 411,175 |
44,700 | | | | Spansion Inc. (c) | | | 544,893 |
85,300 | | | | Star Asia Fin Ltd. | | | 853,000 |
63,777 | | | | Star Gas Partners, L.P. (c) | | | 249,368 |
4,300 | | | | Superior Energy Services, Inc. (c) | | | 148,221 |
38,367 | | | | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. | | | 412,445 |
82,170 | | | | Technology Investment Capital Corp. | | | 1,389,495 |
18,300 | | | | Tenaris S.A. | | | 839,970 |
8,700 | | | | The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 319,638 |
60,700 | | | | The Wet Seal, Inc. (c) | | | 397,585 |
7,100 | | | | Valero Energy Corporation | | | 457,879 |
5,500 | | | | Valero L.P. | | | 366,300 |
13,500 | | | | Williams Partners L.P. | | | 644,355 |
87,300 | | | | Windstream Corporation | | | 1,282,437 |
25,600 | | | | Zoltek Companies, Inc. (c)(d) | | | 894,208 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Common Stocks (cost $48,549,373) | | | 50,057,309 |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | Description | | Value (b) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stocks–5.0% of Net Assets | | | | |
4,000 | | | | Baker Street Funding (a) | | $ | 3,880,000 | |
1,000 | | | | Baker Street Funding 2006-1 (a) | | | 940,000 | |
3,000 | | | | Credit Genesis CLO 2005 (a) | | | 2,970,000 | |
2,000 | | | | Centurion VII | | | 1,515,000 | |
9 | | | | Harborview 2006-8 (c) | | | 1 | |
2,000 | | | | Hewett’s Island II (a) | | | 1,980,000 | |
67,000 | | | | Indymac Indx CI-1 Corp. (a) | | | 1,820,858 | |
2,000 | | | | Marquette Park CLO Ltd. (a) | | | 1,920,000 | |
2,975 | | | | Motient Corporation | | | 2,380,000 | |
20,000 | | | | Mountain View Funding (a) | | | 1,760,000 | |
2,000 | | | | WEBS CDO 2006-1 PS | | | 1,800,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Preferred Stocks (cost $21,107,484) | | | 20,965,859 | |
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Eurodollar Time Deposits–2.6% of Net Assets | | | | |
| | | | State Street Bank & Trust Company Eurodollar time deposits dated March 30, 2007 4.050% maturing at $10,898,361 on April 2, 2007. | | | 10,895,909 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Investments–132.4% of Net Assets (cost $589,978,706) | | | 552,049,765 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Other Assets and Liabilities, net–(32.4%) of Net Assets | | | (135,051,124 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Net Assets | | $ | 416,998,641 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Call Options Written 3/31/2007 | | | | |
Number of Contracts | | | | Common Stocks/Expiration Date/Exercise Price | | Value (b) | |
30 | | | | RTI International Metals, Inc./April 2007/95 | | | 6,150 | |
34 | | | | Zoltek Companies, Inc./April 2007/35 | | | 5,100 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Call Options Written (Premiums Received $13,753) | | $ | 11,250 | |
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(a) | | Securities sold within the terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Pursuant to valuation policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, these issues have been determined to be liquid by Morgan Asset Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser. |
(b) | | See Note 2 of accompanying Notes to Financial Statements regarding investment valuations. |
(c) | | Non-income producing securities. |
(d) | | A portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for call options written. |
* | | These securities are classified as Yankee Bonds, which are U.S. dollar denominated bonds issued in the United States by a foreign entity. |
All of the Fund’s investment securities, other than equity securities, are pledged as collateral under the line of credit.
The Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Financial Statements.
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RMK HIGH INCOME FUND, INC.
OBJECTIVE & STRATEGY
RMK High Income Fund, Inc. seeks a high level of current income. The Fund seeks capital growth as a secondary investment objective when consistent with its primary investment objective. The Fund invests a majority of its total assets in below investment grade debt securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) that offer attractive yield and capital appreciation potential. The Fund may also invest in investment grade debt securities, up to 15% of its total assets in foreign debt and foreign equity securities and up to 25% of its total assets in domestic equity securities, including common and preferred stocks. The Fund invests in a wide range of below investment grade debt securities, including corporate bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and municipal and foreign government obligations, as well as securities of companies in bankruptcy reorganization proceedings or otherwise in the process of debt restructuring. (Below investment grade debt securities are rated Ba1 or lower by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., BB+ or lower by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, comparably rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, determined by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality.) The Fund may use leverage through bank borrowings, reverse repurchase agreements or other transactions involving indebtedness or through the issuance of preferred shares. The Fund may leverage up to 33 1/3% of its total assets (in each case including the amount borrowed). The Fund may vary its use of leverage in response to changing market conditions.
INVESTMENT RISKS: Bond funds tend to experience smaller fluctuations in value than stock funds. However, investors in any bond fund should anticipate fluctuations in price. Bond prices and the value of bond funds decline as interest rates rise. Bonds with longer-term maturities generally are more vulnerable to interest rate risk than bonds with shorter-term maturities. Below investment grade bonds involve greater credit risk, which is the risk that the issuer will not make interest or principal payments when due. An economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the ability of issuers, especially issuers of below investment grade debt, to service primary obligations and an unanticipated default could cause the Fund to experience a reduction in value of its shares. The value of U.S. and foreign equity securities in which the Fund invests will change based on changes in a company’s financial condition and in overall market and economic conditions. Leverage creates an opportunity for an increased return to common stockholders, but unless the income and capital appreciation, if any, on securities acquired with leverage proceeds exceed the costs of the leverage, the use of leverage will diminish the investment performance of the Fund’s shares. Use of leverage may also increase the likelihood that the net asset value of the Fund and market value of its common shares will be more volatile, and the yield and total return to common stockholders will tend to fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates and credit worthiness.
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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSIONOF FUND PERFORMANCE
For the six months and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, the Fund had a total return of (12.71)% and (3.26)%, respectively, based on market price and reinvested dividends and other distributions. For the six months and the twelve months ended March 31, 2007, the Fund had a total return of 2.56% and 6.05%, respectively, based on net asset value and reinvested dividends and other distributions. For the six months and the twelve months ended March 31, 2007, the Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index(1) had a total return of 5.37% and 9.71%, respectively.
Since our last report, the Fund’s market price share performance has been negatively impacted by the reduction of the monthly distribution rate from $0.15 per share to $0.14 per share. The Fund’s performance has also been negatively impacted by the recent turmoil in the mortgage market. During the months leading up to the reduction of the Fund’s distribution rate, portfolio earnings were increasingly under pressure due to consistently rising costs associated with the leverage (borrowed money) employed by the Fund and by a prolonged period of contracting credit spreads. The combination of these two market forces resulted in lower net earnings to the Fund and required a reduction in the distribution rate beginning in December 2006.
Since December, the U.S. mortgage-backed securities market has undergone serious turmoil, most notably in the sub-prime home equity arena. While this downward volatility in the mortgage-backed arena has had a negative impact on the net asset value of the Fund, it has also provided an opportunity to buy assets at considerably higher yields than have been available for more than two years. Strategically redeploying assets during this market upheaval may be difficult from a net asset value perspective for a period of time, but this is also the best opportunity we have seen in years to secure better portfolio earnings for quarters to come.
Although we made material shifts out of consumer oriented debt (home equity, credit cards), we still have a meaningful weighting. Corporate debt continues to outperform most other categories—in fact, the lower the credit rating, the more favorably it is viewed by the market. Some profit taking in this sector is probably warranted at this point in the economic cycle. It is our expectation that 2007 will prove to be a period of slower economic growth and a transition year for the Federal Reserve Board. That is, we expect the Federal Reserve Board to leave rates unchanged, perhaps through the summer; however, during the second half of this year, we expect the Federal Reserve Board to begin lowering interest rates as the
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U.S. economy experiences very sluggish growth quarters. Fixed rate securities will be a focus as will badly oversold consumer credit items.
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James C. Kelsoe, Jr., CFA Senior Portfolio Manager Morgan Asset Management, Inc. |
Market forecasts provided in this report may not necessarily come to pass. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Morgan Asset Management, Inc. disclaims any responsibility to update such views. The Fund is subject to market risk, which include the possibilities that the market values of the securities owned by the Fund will decline or that shares of the Fund will trade at lower prices in the market. Accordingly, you can lose money investing in the Fund.
INDEX DESCRIPTION
(1) | | The Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index is a broad-based unmanaged index of Ba fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. All bonds included in the High Yield Index must be dollar-denominated, nonconvertible, have at least one year remaining to maturity, and an outstanding par value of at least $150 million. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cashflows or trading and other expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
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PORTFOLIO STATISTICS†
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007
| | |
Average Credit Quality | | BB |
Current Yield | | 11.05% |
Yield to Maturity | | 12.05% |
Duration | | 4.26 Years |
Average Effective Maturity | | 5.68 Years |
Percentage of Leveraged Assets | | 27% |
Total Number of Holdings | | 310 |
† | | The Fund’s composition is subject to change. |
CREDIT QUALITY†
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | |
%OFDEBTSECURITIES | | %OFDEBTSECURITIES |
AAA | | 4.5% | | CCC | | 14.8% |
BBB | | 20.5% | | CC | | 2.7% |
BB | | 20.4% | | D | | 0.4% |
B | | 13.9% | | Not Rated | | 22.8% |
| | | | | | |
| | | | Total | | 100.0% |
† | | The Fund’s composition is subject to change. |
ASSET ALLOCATION†
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007
| | |
%OFTOTALINVESTMENTS |
Corporate Bonds | | 31.1% |
Collateralized Debt Obligations | | 25.8% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | 15.3% |
Common Stocks | | 9.2% |
Equipment Leases | | 5.2% |
Home Equity Loans | | 4.4% |
Preferred Stocks | | 3.8% |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | | 1.9% |
Certificate-Backed Obligations | | 0.8% |
Other | | 0.6% |
Short-Term Investments | | 1.9% |
| | |
Total | | 100.0% |
† | | The Fund’s composition is subject to change. |
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NAV & MARKET PRICE HISTORY*
The graph below illustrates the net asset value and market price history of RMK High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RMH) from the commencement of investment operations on June 24, 2003 to March 31, 2007.

* | | Net asset value is calculated every day that the New York Stock Exchange is open as of the close of trading (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) by taking the closing market value of all portfolio securities, cash and other assets owned, subtracting all liabilities, then dividing the result (total net assets) by the total number of shares outstanding. The market price is the last reported price at which a share of the Fund was sold on the New York Stock Exchange. |
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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
| | | | | | | | | |
| | AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS | |
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007 | | SIX MONTHS* | | | 1 YEAR | | | COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTMENT OPERATIONS(1) | |
MARKET VALUE | | (12.71 | )% | | (3.26 | )% | | 14.74 | % |
NET ASSET VALUE | | 2.56 | % | | 6.05 | % | | 11.83 | % |
LEHMAN BROTHERS BA HIGH YIELD INDEX(2) | | 5.37 | % | | 9.71 | % | | N/A | |
* | | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(1) | | The Fund commenced investment operations on June 24, 2003. |
(2) | | The Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index is a broad-based unmanaged index of Ba fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. All bonds included in the High Yield Index must be dollar-denominated, nonconvertible, have at least one year remaining to maturity, and an outstanding par value of at least $150 million. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cashflows or trading and other expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For the most recent performance, call toll-free 800-564-2188. Total returns assume an investment at the common share market price or net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions for the period in accordance with the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of all shares at the closing market price (excluding any commissions) or net asset value at the end of the period. Returns shown in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a stockholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the sale of Fund shares. Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including possible loss of principal.
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities–Investment Grade–16.2% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Certificate-Backed Obligations (“CBO”)–0.5% | | | |
2,000,000 | | | | Diversified Asset Securitization Holdings III 1A A3L, 6.150% 7/5/36 (a) | | $ | 1,540,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDO”)–13.1% | | | |
2,000,000 | | | | Broderick CDO Ltd. 2007-3A D, 9.163% 12/6/50 (a) | | | 1,960,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | CDO Repack SPC Ltd. 2006-BRGA, Zero Coupon Bond 12/5/51 | | | 1,880,000 |
1,904,039 | | | | E-Trade CDO I 2004-1A, 2.000% 1/10/40 | | | 1,690,254 |
1,000,000 | | | | Highland Park CDO Ltd. 2006-1A E, 7.670% 11/25/51 (a) | | | 935,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Kodiak CDO 2006-1A G, 8.860% 8/7/37 (a) | | | 2,910,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Lexington Capital Funding Ltd. 2007-3A F, 8.860% 4/10/47 (a) | | | 2,910,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Linker Finance PLC 16A E, 8.820% 5/19/45 (a) | | | 1,935,000 |
1,985,322 | | | | Millstone III-A CDO Ltd., 4.300% 7/5/46 | | | 1,905,909 |
1,931,858 | | | | MKP CBO I Ltd. 4A CS, 2.000% 7/12/40 (a) | | | 1,815,946 |
1,000,000 | | | | Newbury Street CDO Ltd. 2007-1A D, 9.100% 3/4/53 (a) | | | 985,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Norma CDO Ltd. 2007-1A E, 9.765% 3/11/49 (a) | | | 1,800,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Palmer Square 2A CN, 6.952% 11/2/45 (a) | | | 2,970,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Pasa Funding Ltd. 2007-1A D, 9.324% 4/7/52 | | | 910,000 |
1,976,164 | | | | Sharps CDO 2006-1A D, 7.500% 5/8/46 (a) | | | 1,894,726 |
4,000,000 | | | | Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd. 2006-6A, 6.100% 12/5/36 (a) | | | 3,977,600 |
2,941,859 | | | | Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd. 2006-7A C1, 10.000% 2/5/37 (a) | | | 2,894,789 |
2,000,000 | | | | Tahoma CDO Ltd. 2006-1A D, 9.006% 6/18/47 (a) | | | 2,000,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Tahoma CDO Ltd. 2007-2A D, 9.830% 9/16/47 (a) | | | 930,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-10A D2, 8.700% 6/6/41 (a) | | | 2,045,000 |
1,500,000 | | | | Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-10A, 6.700% 6/6/41 | | | 1,380,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 39,729,224 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Equipment Leases–0.9% | | | |
2,844,976 | | | | Aviation Capital Group Trust 2005-3A C1, 8.570% 12/25/35 (a) | | | 2,901,875 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value)–1.7% | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity 2005-HE1 M10, 7.967% 3/25/35 | | | 880,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Fremont Home Loan Trust 2004-4 M7, 7.040% 3/25/35 | | | 930,070 |
306,028 | | | | Home Equity Asset Trust 2003-4 B1, 9.320% 10/25/33 | | | 298,602 |
2,000,000 | | | | Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-A B1, 8.320% 4/25/35 (a) | | | 1,540,000 |
1,500,000 | | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2007-3SL B3, 6.000% 5/25/38 (a) | | | 1,389,300 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,037,972 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Asset-Backed Securities–Investment Grade (cost $51,258,130) | | | 49,209,071 |
| | | | | | | |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–35.1% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Certificate-Backed Obligations (“CBO”)–0.5% | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | Goldman Sachs Asset Management CBO II 2A D1, 11.620% 11/5/12 (a) | | $ | 1,007,810 |
1,634,050 | | | | Helios Series I Multi-Asset CBO, Ltd. IA C, 8.109% 12/13/36 (a) | | | 620,939 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,628,749 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDO”)–21.3% | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | Aardvark Asset-Backed Securities CDO 2007-1A, 10.000% 7/6/47 | | | 910,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Acacia CDO, Ltd. 10A, 3.700% 9/7/46 (a) | | | 800,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Aladdin CDO I Ltd. 2006-3A, 10.350% 10/31/13 (a) | | | 1,447,500 |
1,000,000 | | | | Alesco Preferred Funding Ltd.13A I, 10.000% 9/23/37 | | | 964,450 |
2,000,000 | | | | Attentus CDO Ltd. 2006-2A F1, 10.360% 10/9/41 (a) | | | 1,950,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Attentus CDO Ltd. 2006-2A, 10.000% 10/9/41 | | | 2,955,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Attentus CDO Ltd. 2007-3A F2, 9.532% 10/11/42 (a) | | | 2,947,500 |
3,000,000 | | | | Attentus CDO Ltd. 2007-3A, 10.000% 10/11/42 | | | 2,760,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Cairn Mezzanine Asset-Backed CDO PLC 2007-3A, 10.000% 8/13/47 | | | 670,000 |
5,000,000 | | | | Commodore CDO I Ltd. 1A C, 8.110% 2/28/37 (a) | | | 1,950,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Copper River CLO Ltd. 2006-1A E, 9.124% 1/20/21 (a) | | | 993,120 |
4,000,000 | | | | Dillon Read CDO Ltd. 2006-1A, 10.000% 12/5/46 (a) | | | 3,550,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Diversified Asset Securitization Holdings II 1A B1, 9.712% 9/15/35 (a) | | | 1,620,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Dryden Leveraged Loan CDO 2005-9A, 10.000% 9/20/19 | | | 2,490,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Equinox Funding 1A D, 12.277% 11/15/12 (a) | | | 1,680,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Global Leveraged Capital Credit Opportunity Fund 2006-1A, 10.000% 12/20/18 (a) | | | 2,997,600 |
1,000,000 | | | | Gulf Stream Atlantic CDO Ltd. 2007-1A, 10.000% 7/13/47 (a) | | | 840,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | 801 Grand CDO 2006-1 LLC, 11.350% 9/20/16 (a) | | | 1,005,000 |
2,868,890 | | | | Hewett’s Island CDO Ltd. 2004-1A, 12.390% 12/15/16 | | | 2,768,479 |
1,000,000 | | | | IXIS ABS 1 Ltd., 10.000% 12/12/46 | | | 780,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Jazz CDO BV III-A EB, 10.571% 9/26/14 (a) | | | 2,000,000 |
12,000,000 | | | | Kenmore Street Synthetic CDO 2006-1A, 10.350% 4/30/14 (a) | | | 5,760,000 |
999,741 | | | | Knollwood CDO Ltd. 2006-2A E, 11.360% 7/13/46 (a) | | | 868,285 |
2,000,000 | | | | Knollwood CDO Ltd. 2006-2A SN, 15.000% 7/13/46 | | | 1,840,000 |
4,000,000 | | | | Kodiak CDO 2006-1A, 3.712% 8/7/37 (a) | | | 3,660,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Navigare Funding CLO Ltd. 2007-2A SN, 5.360% 4/17/21 (a) | | | 1,800,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | OFSI Fund Ltd. 2006-1A, 2.000% 9/20/19 (a) | | | 3,031,800 |
1,897,451 | | | | Peritus I CDO Ltd. 2005-1A C, 9.000% 5/24/2015 (a) | | | 1,866,978 |
2,000,000 | | | | Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-11A F, 10.361% 10/10/41 | | | 2,000,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-11A, 10.000% 10/10/41 | | | 1,920,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Trapeza CDO I LLC 2007-12A F, 9.852% 4/6/42 (a) | | | 1,968,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Tropic CDO I Corp. 2006-5A C1, 10.000% 7/15/36 | | | 1,894,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 64,687,712 |
| | | | | | | |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Loan Obligations (“CLO”)–2.5% | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | Flagship CLO 2005-4I, Zero Coupon Bond 6/1/17 | | $ | 903,050 |
1,000,000 | | | | Ocean Trails CLO 2006-1A, 10.000% 10/12/20 | | | 965,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Rosedale CLO Ltd. I-A II, 5.146% 7/24/21 | | | 1,940,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Telos CLO Ltd. 2006-1A, 10.000% 10/11/21 (a) | | | 1,970,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Veritas CLO Ltd. 2006-2A, 15.000% 7/11/21 (a) | | | 1,880,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,658,050 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Commercial Loans–0.4% | | | |
1,967,335 | | | | Lehman Brothers-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2001-C7 S, 5.868% 11/15/33 | | | 1,144,300 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Equipment Leases–6.0% | | | |
6,750,400 | | | | Aerco Limited 1X C1, 6.670% 7/15/23 | | | 1,620,096 |
7,123,631 | | | | Aerco Limited 2A B2, 6.370% 7/15/25 (a) | | | 2,635,744 |
6,930,122 | | | | Aerco Limited 2A C2, 7.370% 7/15/25 (a) | | | 2,009,735 |
6,000,000 | | | | Aircraft Finance Trust 1999-1A A1, 5.800% 5/15/24 (a) | | | 4,455,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Airplanes Pass Through Trust 2001-1A A9, 5.870% 3/15/19 | | | 2,075,625 |
728,839 | | | | DVI Receivables Corp. 2001-2 A3, 3.519% 11/8/31 | | | 524,764 |
1,022,822 | | | | DVI Receivables Corp. 2001-2 A4, 4.613% 11/11/09 | | | 746,660 |
3,809,825 | | | | DVI Receivables Corp. 2002-1 A3A, 5.670% 6/11/10 | | | 1,981,109 |
2,370,355 | | | | Lease Investment Flight Trust 1 B2, 7.124% 7/15/31 | | | 687,403 |
3,517,584 | | | | Pegasus Aviation Lease Securitization 2001-1A B1, Zero Coupon Bond 5/10/31 (a) | | | 17,588 |
1,758,792 | | | | Pegasus Aviation Lease Securitization 2001-1A B2, Zero Coupon Bond 5/10/31 (a) | | | 8,794 |
3,000,000 | | | | Piper Jaffray Equipment Trust Securities 2007-1A, 6.300% 3/26/29 (a) | | | 1,335,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,097,518 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Franchise Loans–0.2% | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | Falcon Franchise Loan LLC 2001-1 F, 6.500% 1/5/23 | | | 489,250 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value)–4.2% | | | |
1,500,000 | | | | ACE Securities Corp. 2005-HE2 B1, 8.570% 4/25/35 (a) | | | 1,065,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | ACE Securities Corp. 2005-HE6 B1, 8.320% 10/25/35 (a) | | | 1,320,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | ACE Securities Corp. 2005-SL1 B1, 6.000% 6/25/35 (a) | | | 940,000 |
540,704 | | | | Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc. 2003-8 MV6, 8.797% 10/25/33 | | | 253,822 |
544,329 | | | | Amresco Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1999-1 B, 9.320% 11/25/29 | | | 524,833 |
2,000,000 | | | | Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity 2006-HE4 M9, 7.820% 5/25/36 (a) | | | 1,280,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Equifirst Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-1 B3, 8.570% 4/25/35 (a) | | | 800,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Meritage Asset Holdings 2005-2 N4, 7.500% 11/25/35 (a) | | | 1,650,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc. 2005-SL1 B5, 8.820% 6/25/35 (a) | | | 1,360,000 |
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MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value) (continued) | | | |
3,000,000 | | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-R1, 5.000% 12/28/36 (a) | | $ | 540,000 |
| | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-3SL B6, 11.500% 3/25/35 interest-only strips | | | 221,878 |
1,767,528 | | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-7SL, 4.265% 7/25/35 (a) | | | 265,129 |
2,645,372 | | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-11SL B7, 5.000% 11/25/36 (a) | | | 872,973 |
4,000,000 | | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2006-R3, 6.290% 6/26/37 (a) | | | 1,760,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,853,635 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (cost $125,405,748) | | | 106,559,214 |
| | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds–Investment Grade–3.9% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Finance–0.3% | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | ABN Amro Bank NV/London, 9.860% 11/17/09 (a) | | | 990,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Special Purpose Entities–3.6% | | | |
2,000,000 | | | | Canal Pointe II LLC., 5.340% 6/25/14 (a) | | | 2,000,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Lincoln Park Referenced Link Notes 2001-1, 8.780% 7/30/31 (a) | | | 1,820,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Pyxis Master Trust 2006-7, 10.320% 10/1/37 (a) | | | 3,000,000 |
4,000,000 | | | | Steers Delaware Business Trust 2007-A, 7.599% 6/20/18 (a) | | | 4,000,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,820,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Corporate Bonds–Investment Grade (cost $11,776,097) | | | 11,810,000 |
| | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–37.7% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Agriculture–0.5% | | | |
1,525,000 | | | | Eurofresh Inc., 11.500% 1/15/13 (a) | | | 1,494,500 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Apparel–1.1% | | | |
3,258,000 | | | | Rafaella Apparel Group Inc., 11.250% 6/15/11 | | | 3,323,160 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Automotive–3.2% | | | |
2,375,000 | | | | Cooper Standard Automotive, Inc., 8.375% 12/15/14 | | | 1,989,063 |
1,750,000 | | | | Dana Corp., 1/15/15 in default (c) | | | 1,303,750 |
1,125,000 | | | | Dana Corp., 3/15/10 in default (c) | | | 866,250 |
1,975,000 | | | | Dura Operating Corp., 4/15/12 in default (c) | | | 513,500 |
1,950,000 | | | | Ford Motor Company, 7.450% 7/16/31 | | | 1,508,813 |
175,000 | | | | Ford Motor Company, 9.980% 2/15/47 | | | 159,688 |
3,475,000 | | | | Metaldyne Corp., 11.000% 6/15/12 | | | 3,292,389 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,633,453 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Basic Materials–4.4% | | | |
3,225,000 | | | | AmeriCast Technologies Inc., 11.000% 12/1/14 (a) | | | 3,289,500 |
1,715 | | | | Corp Durango SA de CV, 9.500% 12/31/12 | | | 1,749 |
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MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Basic Materials (continued) | | | |
3,625,000 | | | | Edgen Acquisition Corp., 9.875% 2/1/11 | | $ | 3,706,563 |
1,700,000 | | | | Key Plastics LLC, 11.750% 3/15/13 (a) | | | 1,731,875 |
1,075,000 | | | | Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., 7.750% 11/15/13 | | | 978,250 |
2,700,000 | | | | Momentive Performance Materials Inc., 11.500% 12/1/16 (a) | | | 2,767,500 |
750,000 | | | | Sterling Chemicals Inc., 10.250% 4/1/15 (a) | | | 750,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,225,437 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Building & Construction–0.8% | | | |
750,000 | | | | Masonite Corp., 11.000% 4/6/15 (a) | | | 697,500 |
1,050,000 | | | | Ply Gem Industries Inc., 9.000% 2/15/12 | | | 910,875 |
925,000 | | | | Technical Olympic USA, Inc., 10.375% 7/1/12 | | | 698,375 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,306,750 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Communications–1.5% | | | |
771,000 | | | | CCH I Holdings LLC, 11.000% 10/1/15 | | | 799,913 |
3,850,000 | | | | CCH I Holdings LLC, 11.750% 5/15/14 | | | 3,686,375 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,486,288 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Consulting Services–2.0% | | | |
2,125,000 | | | | MSX International Inc., 11.000% 10/15/07 | | | 2,040,000 |
1,275,000 | | | | MSX International Inc., 11.375% 1/15/08 | | | 1,075,590 |
2,875,000 | | | | MSX International Inc., 12.500% 4/1/12 (a) | | | 2,892,969 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,008,559 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Energy–1.0% | | | |
3,000,000 | | | | Paramount Resources Ltd., 8.500% 1/31/13* | | | 2,992,500 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Entertainment–0.8% | | | |
1,525,000 | | | | French Lick Resorts & Casino LLC, 10.750% 4/15/14 (a) | | | 1,281,000 |
1,375,000 | | | | Six Flags Inc., 9.625% 6/1/14 | | | 1,292,500 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,573,500 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Finance–1.4% | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | ABN Amro Bank NV/London, 19.210% 11/17/09 (a) | | | 990,000 |
2,250,000 | | | | Advanta Capital Trust I, 8.990% 12/17/26 | | | 2,252,812 |
1,000,000 | | | | Asure Float, 11.110% 12/31/35 | | | 978,750 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,221,562 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Food–0.5% | | | |
1,850,000 | | | | Merisant Co., 9.500% 7/15/13 | | | 1,498,500 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Garden Products–0.3% | | | |
915,000 | | | | Ames True Temper, 10.000% 7/15/12 | | | 887,550 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Health Care–0.4% | | | |
4,000,000 | | | | Insight Health Services Corp., 9.875% 11/1/11 | | | 1,200,000 |
| | | | | | | |
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MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Human Resources–0.4% | | | |
1,350,000 | | | | Comforce Operating Inc., 12.000% 12/1/10 | | $ | 1,387,125 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Industrials–3.6% | | | |
2,550,000 | | | | Advanced Lighting Technologies, 11.000% 3/31/09 | | | 2,537,250 |
1,725,000 | | | | Coleman Cable Inc., 9.875% 10/1/12 | | | 1,785,375 |
2,875,000 | | | | Continental Global Group Inc., 9.000% 10/1/08 | | | 2,883,940 |
1,415,000 | | | | Home Products International Inc., 5/15/08 in default (c) | | | 424,500 |
1,075,000 | | | | Spectrum Brands Inc., 8.500% 10/1/13 | | | 1,021,250 |
1,350,000 | | | | Terphane Holding Corp., 12.500% 6/15/09 (a) | | | 1,350,000 |
1,050,000 | | | | Trimas Corp., 9.875% 6/15/12 | | | 1,048,688 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,051,003 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Manufacturing–3.7% | | | |
3,520,000 | | | | BGF Industries Inc., 10.250% 1/15/09 | | | 3,551,116 |
2,575,000 | | | | Elgin National Industries, 11.000% 11/1/07 | | | 2,556,434 |
2,725,000 | | | | JB Poindexter & Co. Inc., 8.750% 3/15/14 | | | 2,541,063 |
3,575,000 | | | | MAAX Corp., 9.750% 6/15/12 | | | 2,448,875 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,097,488 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Retail–1.8% | | | |
1,066,000 | | | | Lazydays RV Center Inc., 11.750% 5/15/12 | | | 1,092,650 |
3,175,000 | | | | Uno Restaurant Corp., 10.000% 2/15/11 (a) | | | 2,730,500 |
1,925,000 | | | | VICORP Restaurants, Inc., 10.500% 4/15/11 | | | 1,746,938 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,570,088 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Special Purpose Entities–7.4% | | | |
1,875,444 | | | | Antares Fund LP, 13.413% 12/14/11 (a) | | | 2,006,725 |
1,500,000 | | | | Eirles Two Ltd. 262, 10.860% 8/3/21 | | | 1,500,000 |
2,300,000 | | | | Eirles Two Ltd. 263, 13.360% 8/3/21 (a) | | | 2,300,000 |
2,500,000 | | | | InCaps Funding II Ltd., Zero Coupon Bond 1/15/34 (a) | | | 1,287,500 |
1,152,000 | | | | Interactive Health LLC, 7.250% 4/1/11 (a) | | | 809,280 |
1,350,000 | | | | Milacron Escrow Corp., 11.500% 5/15/11 | | | 1,309,500 |
675,000 | | | | PCA Finance Corp., 14.000% 6/1/09 (a) | | | 681,750 |
1,000,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities II, Ltd., 10.000% 5/22/33 (a) | | | 555,760 |
1,000,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XXI, Ltd., 10.000% 3/22/38 (a) | | | 970,750 |
2,400,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XXII, Ltd., 15.000% 9/22/36 (a) | | | 2,313,097 |
1,000,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XXV, Ltd., 10.000% 6/22/37 (a) | | | 990,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XVIII, Ltd., 10.000% 9/23/35 (a) | | | 1,710,000 |
3,200,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XXIII, Ltd., 15.000% 12/22/36 (a) | | | 3,040,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XXIV, Ltd., 10.000% 3/22/37 (a) | | | 980,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Pyxis Master Trust, 10.320% 10/1/2037 (a) | | | 1,000,000 |
1,316,750 | | | | TPref Funding III Ltd., 11.000% 1/15/33 (a) | | | 934,893 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,389,255 |
| | | | | | | |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Telecommunications–1.5% | | | |
625,000 | | | | Clearwire Corp., 11.000% 8/15/10 (a) | | $ | 646,094 |
650,000 | | | | Iridium Satellite LLC, 7/15/05 in default (c) | | | 149,500 |
2,925,000 | | | | Primus Telecommunications GP, 8.000% 1/15/14 | | | 1,897,594 |
1,900,000 | | | | Securus Technologies Inc., 11.000% 9/1/11 | | | 1,871,500 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,564,688 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Tobacco–0.6% | | | |
2,250,000 | | | | North Atlantic Trading Co., 9.250% 3/1/12 | | | 1,901,250 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Transportation–0.8% | | | |
3,005,000 | | | | Sea Containers Ltd., 10/15/06 in default (c)* | | | 2,494,150 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (cost $119,509,183) | | | 114,306,806 |
| | | | | | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Investment Grade–8.0% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–8.0% | | | |
3,000,000 | | | | Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. 2006-RS1 N2, 8.570% 9/27/35 (a) | | | 3,015,000 |
| | | | Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-2 1X, 1.348% 10/19/33 interest-only strips | | | 212,928 |
| | | | Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-8 X, 1.881% 11/19/34 interest-only strips | | | 902,940 |
1,000,000 | | | | Indymac Index Corp. 2006-AR6 N2, 8.833% 6/25/46 (a) | | | 1,000,000 |
| | | | Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR10 AX, 2.218% 6/25/35 interest-only strips | | | 3,369,622 |
| | | | Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 2006-OA2 XW, 1.164% 12/25/46 interest-only strips | | | 3,390,693 |
| | | | Mellon Residential Funding Corp. 2002-TBC2 X, 0.807% 8/15/32 interest-only strips | | | 354,609 |
2,000,000 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WHQ3 M11, 7.820% 6/25/35 | | | 1,735,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW2 M10, 7.820% 7/25/35 | | | 1,746,000 |
| | | | Residential Accredit Loans Inc. 2005-QO4 XIO, 2.107% 12/25/45 interest-only strips | | | 1,594,624 |
116,580 | | | | Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2004-5A B, 6.750% 6/27/34 (a) | | | 116,870 |
1,795,630 | | | | Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2004-7A B, 6.750% 8/27/34 (a) | | | 1,767,834 |
2,167,000 | | | | Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2003-BC1 B2, 9.000% 5/25/32 | | | 391,300 |
1,720,000 | | | | Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2004-8 B2, 5.000% 9/25/34 | | | 1,583,623 |
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MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Investment Grade (continued) | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued) | | | |
1,305,646 | | | | Structured Asset Trust 2003-S A, 7.500% 12/28/33 (a) | | $ | 913,952 |
| | | | Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2006-AR8 CX3, 1.000% 10/25/46 interest-only strips | | | 813,132 |
| | | | Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2006-AR8 3X1, 1.400% 10/25/46 interest-only strips | | | 1,022,508 |
| | | | Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2006-AR8 3X2, 0.500% 10/25/46 interest-only strips | | | 338,553 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Mortgage-Backed Securities–Investment Grade (cost $29,407,629) | | | 24,269,188 |
| | | | | | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–12.4% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–12.4% | | | |
5,417,206 | | | | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-6CB B5, 5.575% 5/25/36 | | | 993,624 |
1,000,000 | | | | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-0A11 N3, 12.500% 9/25/46 (a) | | | 1,029,480 |
998,328 | | | | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B1, 7.070% 3/20/47 | | | 728,270 |
998,328 | | | | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B2, 7.070% 3/20/47 | | | 579,998 |
998,328 | | | | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B3, 7.070% 3/20/47 (a) | | | 246,747 |
2,500,000 | | | | First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2004-FFH3 B1, 8.820% 10/25/34 (a) | | | 1,900,000 |
1,367,018 | | | | First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2004-FFH2 B2, 8.820% 6/25/34 (a) | | | 751,860 |
2,000,000 | | | | First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2004-FFH4 B1, 8.570% 1/25/35 (a) | | | 1,608,360 |
2,000,000 | | | | First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2005-FFH3 B4, 7.320% 9/25/35 (a) | | | 1,280,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Greenwich Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Products 2005-3A N2, 2.000% 6/27/35 (a) | | | 1,935,000 |
6,000,000 | | | | Greenwich Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Products 2005-4A N-2, Zero Coupon Bond 7/27/45 (a) | | | 3,450,000 |
2,962,453 | | | | Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-4 B11, 7.070% 5/19/47 (a) | | | 1,821,909 |
2,000,000 | | | | Harborview Corp. 2006-8A N5, Zero Coupon Bond 7/21/36 (a) | | | 827,500 |
1,000,000 | | | | Harborview Corp. 2006-14 N4, 8.350% 3/19/38 (a) | | | 841,880 |
5,000,000 | | | | Harborview Corp. 2006-14 PS, Zero Coupon Bond 12/19/36 | | | 930,500 |
1,000,000 | | | | Indymac Index Corp. 2006-AR6 N3, 8.833% 6/25/46 (a) | | | 943,500 |
5,000,000 | | | | Long Beach Asset Holdings Corp. 2005-WL1 N4, 7.500% 6/25/45 (a) | | | 4,050,000 |
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MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount/ Shares | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued) | | | |
3,000,000 | | | | Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-WL2 B3, 7.820% 8/25/35 (a) | | $ | 1,988,940 |
1,125,496 | | | | Meritage Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-2 B1, 8.570% 1/25/35 (a) | | | 959,486 |
1,021,575 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW1 B, 5.000% 9/25/35 (a) | | | 942,403 |
2,000,000 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW3, 7.820% 8/25/35 (a) | | | 1,480,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WHQ1 M10, 7.820% 3/25/35 (a) | | | 1,665,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WHQ4, 7.820% 9/25/35 (a) | | | 700,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Sharp SP I LLC Trust 2006-A HM3 N3, 12.500% 10/25/46 (a) | | | 1,000,000 |
1,325,145 | | | | Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-B M14, 7.650% 5/25/35 (a) | | | 130,487 |
1,000,000 | | | | Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-1 B3, 8.570% 4/25/35 (a) | | | 780,000 |
1,997,452 | | | | Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2004-S2 B, 6.000% 6/25/34 (a) | | | 1,920,170 |
1,528,382 | | | | Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2004-S4 B3, 5.000% 12/25/34 (a) | | | 490,672 |
2,000,000 | | | | Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2005-AR1 B2, 7.320% 9/25/35 (a) | | | 1,510,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (cost $40,938,803) | | | 37,485,786 |
| | | | | | | |
Municipal Securities–0.2% of Net Assets | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | Pima County Arizona Industrial Development Authority Health Care, 11/15/32 in default (c) | | | 630,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Municipal Securities (cost $627,616) | | | 630,000 |
| | | | | | | |
Common Stocks–12.4% of Net Assets | | | |
31,300 | | | | Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (c) | | | 489,219 |
15,300 | | | | American Capital Strategies, Ltd. | | | 677,943 |
9,000 | | | | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | | | 386,820 |
12,100 | | | | Aqua America, Inc. | | | 271,645 |
51,700 | | | | Aries Maritime Transport Limited | | | 424,457 |
17,900 | | | | AVX Corporation | | | 272,080 |
7,100 | | | | BJ Services Company | | | 198,090 |
14,900 | | | | Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. | | | 665,434 |
24,200 | | | | BRT Realty Trust | | | 730,598 |
31,500 | | | | Cascade Microtech, Inc. (c) | | | 448,875 |
47,100 | | | | CastlePoint Holdings, Ltd. | | | 770,085 |
4,700 | | | | Cemex, S.A. de C.V. | | | 153,925 |
89,400 | | | | Cirrus Logic, Inc. (c) | | | 684,804 |
30,800 | | | | Citizens Communications Company | | | 460,460 |
15,000 | | | | Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de São Paulo | | | 506,850 |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Common Stocks (continued) | | | |
73,100 | | | | Compass Diversified Trust | | $ | 1,225,887 |
9,600 | | | | Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 190,944 |
29,200 | | | | Cypress Sharpridge (a) | | | 299,300 |
7,200 | | | | Cytec Industries Inc. | | | 404,928 |
45,100 | | | | Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. (c) | | | 512,787 |
1,000 | | | | Edison International | | | 49,130 |
8,900 | | | | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | | | 283,020 |
114,900 | | | | Evergreen Energy Inc. (c) | | | 754,893 |
6,200 | | | | FairPoint Communications, Inc. | | | 119,102 |
19,500 | | | | Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. (c) | | | 352,755 |
42,600 | | | | Fording Canadian Coal Trust | | | 941,460 |
91,500 | | | | Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (c) | | | 288,225 |
10,700 | | | | Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (c) | | | 399,003 |
10,700 | | | | Horizon Offshore, Inc. (c) | | | 154,722 |
64,800 | | | | Infocrossing, Inc. (c) | | | 963,576 |
55,300 | | | | InPhonic, Inc. (c) | | | 602,770 |
91,386 | | | | Intermet Corporation (c) | | | 731,088 |
4,700 | | | | Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. | | | 94,000 |
7,350 | | | | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. | | | 387,198 |
22,400 | | | | KKR Financial Corp. | | | 614,432 |
25,000 | | | | LJ International Inc. (c) | | | 254,000 |
100,600 | | | | Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc. | | | 899,364 |
2,800 | | | | L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 244,916 |
23,900 | | | | Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust | | | 939,270 |
3,400 | | | | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | | | 159,120 |
11,100 | | | | McDermott International, Inc. (c) | | | 543,678 |
15,550 | | | | MCG Capital Corporation | | | 291,718 |
178,800 | | | | Meruelo Maddux Properties, Inc. (c) | | | 1,564,500 |
9,700 | | | | Mittal Steel Company N.V. | | | 513,033 |
20,600 | | | | Motorola, Inc. | | | 364,002 |
29,400 | | | | Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. | | | 380,730 |
99,600 | | | | Ness Technologies, Inc. (c) | | | 1,272,888 |
27,400 | | | | New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | 481,966 |
45,000 | | | | NNN Realty Advisors (a) | | | 454,500 |
4,800 | | | | Oceaneering International, Inc. (c) | | | 202,176 |
37,900 | | | | Optimal Group Inc. (c) | | | 317,981 |
26,625 | | | | Owens Corning (c) | | | 848,273 |
25,500 | | | | Parametric Technology Corporation (c) | | | 484,500 |
2,700 | | | | Peabody Energy Corporation | | | 108,648 |
14,600 | | | | PeopleSupport, Inc. (c) | | | 167,170 |
44,400 | | | | PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (c) | | | 519,036 |
333 | | | | Providence Washington Insurance Companies (c) | | | 33 |
35,500 | | | | Quintana Maritime Limited | | | 488,835 |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Common Stocks (continued) | | | |
16,000 | | | | Regal Entertainment Group | | $ | 317,920 |
43,400 | | | | Resource Capital Corp. | | | 700,476 |
4,200 | | | | RTI International Metals, Inc. (c)(d) | | | 382,242 |
13,400 | | | | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | | | 496,604 |
17,200 | | | | Sasol Limited | | | 568,460 |
11,090 | | | | Ship Finance International Limited | | | 304,199 |
33,200 | | | | Spansion Inc. (c) | | | 404,708 |
63,400 | | | | Star Asia Fin Ltd. | | | 634,000 |
58,754 | | | | Star Gas Partners, L.P. (c) | | | 229,728 |
3,200 | | | | Superior Energy Services, Inc. (c) | | | 110,304 |
28,566 | | | | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. | | | 307,084 |
61,033 | | | | Technology Investment Capital Corp. | | | 1,032,068 |
13,600 | | | | Tenaris S.A. | | | 624,240 |
6,500 | | | | The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 238,810 |
45,100 | | | | The Wet Seal, Inc. (c) | | | 295,405 |
6,800 | | | | Valero Energy Corporation (d) | | | 438,532 |
4,100 | | | | Valero L.P. | | | 273,060 |
10,000 | | | | Williams Partners L.P. | | | 477,300 |
64,900 | | | | Windstream Corporation | | | 953,380 |
19,000 | | | | Zoltek Companies, Inc. (c)(d) | | | 663,670 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Common Stocks (cost $36,362,935) | | | 37,463,032 |
| | | | | | | |
Preferred Stocks–5.1% of Net Assets | | | |
30,000 | | | | Baker Street Funding (a) | | | 2,910,000 |
10,000 | | | | Baker Street Funding 2006-1 (a) | | | 940,000 |
2,000 | | | | Centurion VII | | | 1,515,000 |
1,000 | | | | Credit Genesis CLO 2005 (a) | | | 990,000 |
7 | | | | Harborview 2006-8 (c) | | | 1 |
1,000 | | | | Hewett’s Island II (a) | | | 990,000 |
67,000 | | | | Indymac Indx CI-1 Corp. (a) | | | 1,820,859 |
1,000 | | | | Marquette Park CLO Ltd. (a) | | | 960,000 |
2,325 | | | | Motient Corporation | | | 1,860,000 |
20,000 | | | | Mountain View Funding (a) | | | 1,760,000 |
2,000 | | | | WEBS CDO 2006-1 PS | | | 1,800,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Preferred Stocks (cost $15,633,859) | | | 15,545,860 |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Description | | Value (b) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Eurodollar Time Deposits–2.5% of Net Assets | | | | |
| | | | State Street Bank & Trust Company Eurodollar time deposits dated March 30, 2007, 4.050% maturing at $7,666,949 on April 2, 2007. | | $ | 7,665,224 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Investments–133.5% of Net Assets (cost $438,585,224) | | | 404,944,181 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Other Assets and Liabilities, net–(33.5%) of Net Assets | | | (101,685,277 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Net Assets | | $ | 303,258,904 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Call Options Written 3/31/2007 | | | | |
Number of Contracts | | | | Common Stocks/Expiration Date/Exercise Price | | Value (b) | |
22 | | | | RTI International Metals, Inc./April 2007/95 | | | 4,510 | |
5 | | | | Valero Energy Corporation/April 2007/65 | | | 900 | |
25 | | | | Zoltek Companies, Inc./April 2007/35 | | | 3,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Call Options Written (Premiums Received $11,165) | | $ | 9,160 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | | Securities sold within the terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Pursuant to valuation policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, these issues have been determined to be liquid by Morgan Asset Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser. |
(b) | | See Note 2 of accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements regarding investment valuations. |
(c) | | Non-income producing securities. |
(d) | | A portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for call options written. |
* | | These securities are classified as Yankee Bonds, which are U.S. dollar denominated bonds issued in the United States by a foreign entity. |
All of the Fund’s investment securities, other than equity securities, are pledged as collateral under the line of credit.
The Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Financial Statements.
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OBJECTIVE & STRATEGY
RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. seeks a high level of current income. The Fund seeks capital growth as a secondary investment objective when consistent with its primary investment objective. The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio consisting primarily of debt securities that offer attractive yield and capital appreciation potential. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests a majority of its total assets in below investment grade debt securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”), including up to 20% of the Fund’s total assets in distressed securities. The Fund maintains the flexibility to invest up to 50% of its total assets in investment grade debt securities. The Fund invests up to 30% of its total assets in equity securities of both domestic and foreign issuers and up to 15% of its total assets in a combination of foreign debt and foreign equity securities. The Fund invests in a wide range of debt securities including, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, convertible debt securities, distressed securities, including securities of companies in bankruptcy reorganization proceedings or otherwise in the process of debt restructuring, U.S. government and municipal obligations and foreign government obligations. (Below investment grade debt securities are rated Ba1 or lower by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., BB+ or lower by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, comparably rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, determined by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality.) The Fund may use leverage through bank borrowings, reverse repurchase agreements or other transactions involving indebtedness or through the issuance of preferred stock. The Fund may leverage up to 33 1/3% of its total assets (in each case including the amounts obtained through leverage). The Fund may vary its use of leverage in response to changing market conditions.
INVESTMENT RISKS: Bond funds tend to experience smaller fluctuations in value than stock funds. However, investors in any bond fund should anticipate fluctuations in price. Bond prices and the value of bond funds decline as interest rates rise. Bonds with longer-term maturities generally are more vulnerable to interest rate risk than bonds with shorter-term maturities. Below investment grade bonds involve greater credit risk, which is the risk that the issuer will not make interest or principal payments when due. An economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the ability of issuers, especially issuers of below investment grade debt, to service primary obligations and an unanticipated default could cause the Fund to experience a reduction in value of its shares. The value of U.S. and foreign equity securities in which the Fund invests will change based on changes in a company’s financial condition and in overall market and economic conditions. Leverage creates an opportunity for an increased return to common stockholders, but unless the income and capital appreciation, if any, on securities acquired with leverage proceeds exceed the costs of the leverage, the use of leverage will diminish the investment performance of the Fund’s shares. Use of leverage may also increase the likelihood that the net asset value of the Fund and market value of its common shares will be more volatile, and the yield and total return to common stockholders will tend to fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates and creditworthiness.
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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSIONOF FUND PERFORMANCE
For the six months and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, the Fund had a total return of (3.84)% and 10.96%, respectively, based on market price and reinvested dividends and other distributions. For the six months and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, the Fund had a total return of 3.09% and 9.45%, respectively, based on net asset value and reinvested dividends and other distributions. For the six months and the twelve months ended March 31, 2007, the Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index(1) had a total return of 5.37% and 9.71%, respectively.
Since December, the U.S. mortgage-backed securities market has undergone serious turmoil, most notably in the sub-prime home equity arena. While this downward volatility in the mortgage-backed arena has had a negative impact on the net asset value of the Fund, it has also provided an opportunity to buy assets at considerably higher yields than have been available for more than two years. Strategically redeploying assets during this market upheaval may be difficult from a net asset value perspective for a period of time, but this is also the best opportunity we have seen in years to secure better portfolio earnings for quarters to come.
Although we made material shifts out of consumer oriented debt (home equity, credit cards), we still have a meaningful weighting. Corporate debt continues to outperform most other categories—in fact, the lower the credit rating, the more favorably it is viewed by the market. Some profit taking in this sector is probably warranted at this point in the economic cycle. It is our expectation that 2007 will prove to be a period of slower economic growth and a transition year for the Federal Reserve Board. That is, we expect the Federal Reserve Board to leave rates unchanged, perhaps through the summer; however, during the second half of this year, we expect the Federal Reserve Board to begin lowering interest rates as the U.S. economy experiences very sluggish growth quarters. Fixed rate securities will be a focus as will badly oversold consumer credit items.
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James C. Kelsoe, Jr., CFA Senior Portfolio Manager Morgan Asset Management, Inc. |
Market forecasts provided in this report may not necessarily come to pass. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives. These views are subject to
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change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Morgan Asset Management, Inc. disclaims any responsibility to update such views. The Fund is subject to market risk, which include the possibilities that the market values of the securities owned by the Fund will decline or that shares of the Fund will trade at lower prices in the market. Accordingly, you can lose money investing in the Fund.
INDEX DESCRIPTION
(1) | | The Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index is a broad-based unmanaged index of Ba fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. All bonds included in the High Yield Index must be dollar-denominated, nonconvertible, have at least one year remaining to maturity, and an outstanding par value of at least $150 million. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cashflows or trading and other expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
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PORTFOLIO STATISTICS†
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007
| | |
Average Credit Quality | | BB |
Current Yield | | 10.69% |
Yield to Maturity | | 12.40% |
Duration | | 4.49 Years |
Average Effective Maturity | | 5.99 Years |
Percentage of Leveraged Assets | | 27% |
Total Number of Holdings | | 302 |
† | | The Fund’s composition is subject to change. |
CREDIT QUALITY†
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | |
%OFDEBTSECURITIES | | %OFDEBTSECURITIES |
AAA | | 2.4% | | CCC | | 11.6% |
BBB | | 21.4% | | CC | | 2.1% |
BB | | 24.8% | | D | | 0.6% |
B | | 12.6% | | Not Rated | | 24.5% |
| | | | | | |
| | | | Total | | 100.0% |
† | | The Fund’s composition is subject to change. |
ASSET ALLOCATION†
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007
| | |
%OFTOTALINVESTMENTS |
Corporate Bonds. | | 28.0% |
Collateralized Debt Obligations | | 24.5% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | 17.5% |
Home Equity Loans | | 10.6% |
Common Stocks | | 8.8% |
Equipment Leases | | 5.4% |
Preferred Stocks | | 4.1% |
Other | | 0.7% |
Short-Term Investments | | 0.4% |
| | |
Total | | 100.0% |
† | | The Fund’s composition is subject to change. |
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NAV & MARKET PRICE HISTORY*
The graph below illustrates the net asset value and market price history of RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RHY) from the commencement of investment operations on January 19, 2006 to March 31, 2007.

* | | Net asset value is calculated every day that the New York Stock Exchange is open as of the close of trading (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) by taking the closing market value of all portfolio securities, cash and other assets owned, subtracting all liabilities, then dividing the result (total net assets) by the total number of shares outstanding. The market price is the last reported price at which a share of the Fund was sold on the New York Stock Exchange. |
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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
| | | | | | | | | |
| | AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS | |
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007 | | SIX MONTHS* | | | 1 YEAR | | | COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTMENT OPERATIONS(1) | |
MARKET VALUE | | (3.84 | )% | | 10.96 | % | | 15.76 | % |
NET ASSET VALUE | | 3.09 | % | | 9.45 | % | | 9.87 | % |
LEHMAN BROTHERS BA HIGH YIELD INDEX(2) | | 5.37 | % | | 9.71 | % | | N/A | |
* | | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(1) | | The Fund commenced investment operations on January 19, 2006. |
(2) | | The Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index is a broad-based unmanaged index of Ba fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. All bonds included in the High Yield Index must be dollar-denominated, nonconvertible, have at least one year remaining to maturity, and an outstanding par value of at least $150 million. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cashflows or trading and other expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For the most recent performance, call toll-free 800-564-2188. Total returns assume an investment at the common share market price or net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions for the period in accordance with the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of all shares at the closing market price (excluding any commissions) or net asset value at the end of the period. Returns shown in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a stockholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the sale of Fund shares. Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including possible loss of principal.
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities–Investment Grade–16.6% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Certificate-Backed Obligations (“CBO”)–0.5% | | | |
3,000,000 | | | | Diversified Asset Securitization Holdings III 1A A3L, 6.150% 7/5/36 (a) | | $ | 2,310,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDO”)–10.9% | | | |
3,000,000 | | | | Broderick CDO Ltd. 2007-3A D, 9.163% 12/6/50 (a) | | | 2,940,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | CDO Repack SPC Ltd. 2006-BRGA, Zero Coupon Bond 12/5/51 | | | 2,820,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Highland Park CDO Ltd. 2006-1A E, 7.670% 11/25/51 (a) | | | 1,870,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Kodiak CDO 2006-1A G, 8.860% 8/7/37 (a) | | | 2,910,000 |
4,850,000 | | | | Lexington Capital Funding Ltd. 2007-3A F, 8.860% 4/10/47 (a) | | | 4,704,500 |
5,000,000 | | | | Linker Finance PLC 16A E, 8.820% 5/19/45 (a) | | | 4,837,500 |
4,069,911 | | | | Millstone III-A CDO Ltd., 4.300% 7/5/46 | | | 3,907,114 |
3,000,000 | | | | Newbury Street CDO Ltd. 2007-1A D, 9.100% 3/4/53 (a) | | | 2,955,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Norma CDO Ltd. 2007-1A E, 9.765% 3/11/49 (a) | | | 1,800,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Pasa Funding Ltd. 2007-1A D, 9.324% 4/7/52 | | | 1,820,000 |
1,976,164 | | | | Sharps CDO 2006-1A D, 7.500% 5/8/46 (a) | | | 1,894,727 |
6,000,000 | | | | Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd. 2006-6A, 6.100% 12/5/36 (a) | | | 5,966,400 |
4,903,099 | | | | Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd. 2006-7A C1, 10.000% 2/5/37 (a) | | | 4,824,649 |
3,000,000 | | | | Tahoma CDO Ltd. 2006-1A D, 9.006% 6/18/47 (a) | | | 3,000,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Tahoma CDO Ltd. 2007-2A D, 9.830% 9/16/47 (a) | | | 930,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-10A D2, 8.700% 6/6/41 (a) | | | 2,045,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-10A, 6.700% 6/6/41 | | | 1,840,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 51,064,890 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Equipment Leases–1.0% | | | |
4,741,626 | | | | Aviation Capital Group Trust 2005-3A C1, 8.570% 12/25/35 (a) | | | 4,836,459 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value)–4.2% | | | |
1,667,000 | | | | ACE Securities Corp. 2004-HE1 M5, 7.270% 3/25/34 | | | 1,450,290 |
2,000,000 | | | | Aegis Asset-Backed Securities Trust 2004-2 B3, 9.070% 6/25/34 | | | 1,700,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Fremont Home Loan Trust 2004-4 M7, 7.040% 3/25/35 | | | 1,860,140 |
306,028 | | | | Home Equity Asset Trust 2003-4 B1, 9.320% 10/25/33 | | | 298,602 |
7,000,000 | | | | Indymac Residential Asset-Backed Trust 2005-C M11, 7.820% 10/25/35 | | | 5,320,000 |
414,746 | | | | Meritage Asset Holdings 2004-2 N6, 9.000% 1/25/35 (a) | | | 306,912 |
6,102,000 | | | | New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2006-2 M10, 7.320% 8/25/36 | | | 5,186,700 |
1,630,563 | | | | Soundview Trust 2005-1N N2, 6.413% 4/25/35 (a) | | | 1,304,451 |
2,200,000 | | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2007-3SL B3, 6.000% 5/25/38 (a) | | | 2,037,640 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,464,735 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Asset-Backed Securities–Investment Grade (cost $79,238,575) | | | 77,676,084 |
| | | | | | | |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities Below Investment Grade or Unrated–38.0% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDO”)–21.5% | | | |
2,000,000 | | | | 801 Grand CDO 2006-1 LLC, 11.350% 9/20/16 (a) | | $ | 2,010,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Aardvark Asset-Backed Securities CDO 2007-1A, 10.000% 7/6/47 | | | 2,730,000 |
4,000,000 | | | | Acacia CDO, Ltd. 10A, 3.700% 9/7/46 (a) | | | 1,600,000 |
7,000,000 | | | | Aladdin CDO I Ltd. 2006-3A, 10.350% 10/31/13 (a) | | | 3,377,500 |
2,000,000 | | | | Alesco Preferred Funding Ltd. 13A I, 10.000% 9/23/37 | | | 1,928,900 |
2,000,000 | | | | Attentus CDO Ltd. 2006-2A F1, 10.360% 10/9/41 (a) | | | 1,950,000 |
4,000,000 | | | | Attentus CDO Ltd. 2006-2A, 10.000% 10/9/41 | | | 3,940,000 |
4,000,000 | | | | Attentus CDO Ltd. 2007-3A F2, 9.532% 10/11/42 (a) | | | 3,930,000 |
4,000,000 | | | | Attentus CDO Ltd. 2007-3A, 10.000% 10/11/42 | | | 3,680,000 |
3,250,000 | | | | Babson CLO Ltd. 2005-2A, 10.000% 7/20/19 | | | 3,065,173 |
1,000,000 | | | | Cairn Mezzanine Asset-Backed CDO PLC 2007-3A, 10.000% 8/13/47 | | | 670,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Copper River CLO Ltd. 2006-1A E, 9.124% 1/20/21 (a) | | | 993,120 |
5,000,000 | | | | Dillon Read CDO Ltd. 2006-1A, 10.000% 12/5/46 (a) | | | 4,437,500 |
4,000,000 | | | | Dryden Leveraged Loan CDO 2005-9A, 10.000% 9/20/19 | | | 3,320,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Equinox Funding 1A D, 12.277% 11/15/12 (a) | | | 1,680,000 |
1,850,000 | | | | Flagship CLO 2005-4I, Zero Coupon Bond 6/1/17 | | | 1,670,642 |
5,000,000 | | | | Global Leveraged Capital Credit Opportunity Fund 2006-1A, 10.000% 12/20/18 (a) | | | 4,996,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Gulf Stream Atlantic CDO Ltd. 2007-1A, 10.000% 7/13/47 (a) | | | 1,680,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | IXIS ABS 1 Ltd., 10.000% 12/12/46 | | | 1,560,000 |
4,000,000 | | | | Jazz CDO BV III-A EB, 10.571% 9/26/14 (a) | | | 4,000,000 |
15,000,000 | | | | Kenmore Street Synthetic CDO 2006-1A, 10.350% 4/30/14 (a) | | | 7,200,000 |
1,999,483 | | | | Knollwood CDO Ltd. 2006-2A E, 11.360% 7/13/46 (a) | | | 1,736,571 |
3,000,000 | | | | Knollwood CDO Ltd. 2006-2A SN, 15.000% 7/13/46 | | | 2,760,000 |
6,000,000 | | | | Kodiak CDO 2006-1A, 3.712% 8/7/37 (a) | | | 5,490,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Navigare Funding CLO Ltd. 2007-2A SN, 5.360% 4/17/21 (a) | | | 2,700,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Ocean Trails CLO 2006-1A, 10.000% 10/12/20 | | | 1,930,000 |
5,000,000 | | | | OFSI Fund Ltd. 2006-1A, 2.000% 9/20/19 (a) | | | 5,053,000 |
2,846,176 | | | | Peritus I CDO Ltd. 2005-1A C, 9.000% 5/24/15 (a) | | | 2,800,467 |
3,000,000 | | | | Rosedale CLO Ltd. I-A II, 5.146% 7/24/21 | | | 2,910,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Telos CLO Ltd. 2006-1A, 10.000% 10/11/21 (a) | | | 2,955,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-11A F, 10.361% 10/10/41 | | | 2,000,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-11A, 10.000% 10/10/41 | | | 1,920,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Trapeza CDO I LLC 2007-12A F, 9.852% 4/6/42 (a) | | | 1,968,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Tricadia CDO Ltd. 2006-5A, Zero Coupon Bond 6/19/46 (a) | | | 1,530,000 |
5,000,000 | | | | Tropic CDO I Corp. 2006-5A C1, 10.000% 7/15/36 | | | 4,735,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 100,906,873 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Commercial Loans–0.4% | | | |
2,951,002 | | | | Lehman Brothers-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2001-C7 S, 5.868% 11/15/33 | | | 1,716,450 |
| | | | | | | |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Equipment Leases–6.2% | | | |
8,480,190 | | | | Aerco Limited 1X C1, 6.670% 7/15/23 | | $ | 2,035,246 |
7,498,559 | | | | Aerco Limited 2A B2, 6.370% 7/15/25 (a) | | | 2,774,467 |
6,341,288 | | | | Aerco Limited 2A C2, 7.370% 7/15/25 (a) | | | 1,838,973 |
9,000,000 | | | | Aircraft Finance Trust 1999-1A A1, 5.800% 5/15/24 (a) | | | 6,682,500 |
6,000,000 | | | | Airplanes Pass Through Trust 2001-1A A9, 5.870% 3/15/19 | | | 4,151,250 |
3,585,626 | | | | Aviation Capital Group Trust 2000-1A C1, 7.270% 11/15/25 (a) | | | 1,254,969 |
2,179,092 | | | | Aviation Capital Group Trust 2000-1I D1, 8.500% 11/15/25 (a) | | | 1,111,337 |
1,881,847 | | | | DVI Receivables Corp. 1999-2 A4, 7.220% 11/13/07 | | | 771,557 |
2,229,565 | | | | DVI Receivables Corp. 2001-2 A4, 4.613% 11/11/09 | | | 1,627,583 |
3,160,473 | | | | Lease Investment Flight Trust 1 B2, 7.124% 7/15/31 | | | 916,537 |
5,000,000 | | | | Piper Jaffray Equipment Trust Securities 2007-1A, 6.300% 3/26/29 (a) | | | 2,225,000 |
63,000,000 | | | | United Capital Aviation Trust 2005-1 B2, Zero Coupon Bond 7/15/31 (a) | | | 3,626,280 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 29,015,699 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value)–9.9% | | | |
2,000,000 | | | | ACE Securities Corp. 2005-HE2 B1, 8.570% 4/25/35 (a) | | | 1,420,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | ACE Securities Corp. 2005-HE6 B1, 8.320% 10/25/35 (a) | | | 1,980,000 |
2,649,000 | | | | ACE Securities Corp. 2005-SL1 B1, 6.000% 6/25/35 (a) | | | 1,245,030 |
5,851,000 | | | | Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity 2005-HE5 M12, 8.320% 6/25/35 (a) | | | 4,607,663 |
2,000,000 | | | | Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity 2006-HE4 M9, 7.820% 5/25/36 (a) | | | 1,280,000 |
2,600,000 | | | | Equifirst Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-3 N3, 7.869% 12/25/34 (a) | | | 1,852,500 |
1,569,444 | | | | Finance America Trust 2004-3 N3, 8.000% 11/25/34 (a) | | | 1,538,541 |
700,000 | | | | Fremont Home Loan Trust 2004-4 N4, 8.000% 3/25/35 (a) | | | 684,467 |
3,000,000 | | | | Fremont Home Loan Trust 2005-2 B3, 8.070% 6/25/35 (a) | | | 2,340,000 |
8,500,000 | | | | Indymac Residential Asset-Backed Trust 2005-B M11, 8.820% 8/25/35 (a) | | | 6,651,250 |
2,000,000 | | | | Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust 2005-FRE1 M10, 7.820% 10/25/35 (a) | | | 1,620,000 |
4,000,000 | | | | Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc. 2005-SL1 B5, 8.820% 6/25/35 (a) | | | 2,720,000 |
5,375,000 | | | | Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-A B2, 8.320% 4/25/35 (a) | | | 3,440,000 |
202,163 | | | | Soundview Trust 2004-WMC1 N3, 9.000% 1/25/35 (a) | | | 200,046 |
850,000 | | | | Soundview Trust 2004-WMC1 N4, 9.000% 1/25/35 (a) | | | 841,101 |
1,500,000 | | | | Soundview Trust 2005-1N N3, 8.500% 4/25/35 (a) | | | 600,000 |
4,000,000 | | | | Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2005-S6 B3, 7.820% 11/25/35 (a) | | | 3,315,000 |
12,798,000 | | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2006-R2 A, 2.351% 12/25/36 (a) | | | 7,166,880 |
7,000,000 | | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2006-R3, 6.290% 6/26/37 (a) | | | 3,080,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 46,582,478 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (cost $197,094,613) | | | 178,221,500 |
| | | | | | | |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds–Investment Grade–3.4% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Finance–0.4% | | | |
2,000,000 | | | | ABN Amro Bank NV/London, 9.860% 11/17/09 (a) | | $ | 1,980,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Special Purpose Entities–3.0% | | | |
2,000,000 | | | | Canal Pointe II LLC., 5.340% 6/25/14 (a) | | | 2,000,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Lincoln Park Referenced Link Notes 2001-1, 8.780% 7/30/31 (a) | | | 2,730,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Pyxis Master Trust 2006-7, 10.320% 10/1/37 (a) | | | 3,000,000 |
6,000,000 | | | | Steers Delaware Business Trust 2007-A, 7.599% 6/20/18 (a) | | | 6,000,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,730,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Corporate Bonds–Investment Grade ($15,659,764) | | | 15,710,000 |
| | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–33.8% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Agriculture–0.4% | | | |
2,075,000 | | | | Eurofresh Inc., 11.500% 1/15/13 (a) | | | 2,033,500 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Apparel–1.0% | | | |
4,619,000 | | | | Rafaella Apparel Group Inc., 11.250% 6/15/11 | | | 4,711,380 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Automotive–2.8% | | | |
3,275,000 | | | | Cooper Standard Automotive, Inc., 8.375% 12/15/14 | | | 2,742,813 |
2,325,000 | | | | Dana Corp., 1/15/15 in default (c) | | | 1,732,125 |
1,000,000 | | | | Dana Corp., 3/15/10 in default (c) | | | 770,000 |
2,850,000 | | | | Dura Operating Corp., 4/15/12 in default (c) | | | 741,000 |
2,775,000 | | | | Ford Motor Company, 7.450% 7/16/31 | | | 2,147,156 |
275,000 | | | | Ford Motor Company, 9.980% 2/15/47 | | | 250,937 |
4,822,000 | | | | Metaldyne Corp., 11.000% 6/15/12 | | | 4,568,604 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,952,635 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Basic Materials–3.9% | | | |
4,500,000 | | | | AmeriCast Technologies Inc., 11.000% 12/1/14 (a) | | | 4,590,000 |
2,592 | | | | Corp Durango SA de CV, 9.500% 12/31/12 | | | 2,644 |
5,000,000 | | | | Edgen Acquisition Corp., 9.875% 2/1/11 | | | 5,112,500 |
2,600,000 | | | | Key Plastics LLC, 11.750% 3/15/13 (a) | | | 2,648,750 |
1,175,000 | | | | Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., 7.750% 11/15/13 | | | 1,069,250 |
3,775,000 | | | | Momentive Performance Materials Inc., 11.500% 12/1/16 (a) | | | 3,869,375 |
1,125,000 | | | | Sterling Chemicals Inc., 10.250% 4/1/15 (a) | | | 1,125,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,417,519 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Building & Construction–0.7% | | | |
1,125,000 | | | | Masonite Corp., 11.000% 4/6/15 (a) | | | 1,046,250 |
1,475,000 | | | | Ply Gem Industries Inc., 9.000% 2/15/12 | | | 1,279,563 |
1,300,000 | | | | Technical Olympic USA, Inc., 10.375% 7/1/12 | | | 981,500 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,307,313 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Communications–0.2% | | | |
1,050,000 | | | | CCH I Holdings LLC, 11.000% 10/1/15 | | | 1,089,375 |
| | | | | | | |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Consulting Services–1.8% | | | |
2,275,000 | | | | MSX International Inc., 11.000% 10/15/07 | | $ | 2,184,000 |
2,550,000 | | | | MSX International Inc., 11.375% 1/15/08 | | | 2,151,180 |
4,225,000 | | | | MSX International Inc., 12.500% 4/1/12 (a) | | | 4,251,406 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,586,586 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Energy–0.9% | | | |
4,200,000 | | | | Paramount Resources Ltd., 8.500% 1/31/13* | | | 4,189,500 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Entertainment–0.8% | | | |
2,250,000 | | | | French Lick Resorts & Casino LLC, 10.750% 4/15/14 (a) | | | 1,890,000 |
2,050,000 | | | | Six Flags Inc., 9.625% 6/1/14 | | | 1,927,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,817,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Finance–1.3% | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | ABN Amro Bank NV/London, 19.210% 11/17/09 (a) | | | 990,000 |
3,100,000 | | | | Advanta Capital Trust I, 8.990% 12/17/26 | | | 3,103,875 |
2,000,000 | | | | Asure Float, 11.110% 12/31/35 | | | 1,957,500 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,051,375 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Food–0.5% | | | |
2,875,000 | | | | Merisant Co., 9.500% 7/15/13 | | | 2,328,750 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Garden Products–0.3% | | | |
1,425,000 | | | | Ames True Temper, 10.000% 7/15/12 | | | 1,382,250 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Health Care–0.4% | | | |
5,525,000 | | | | Insight Health Services Corp., 9.875% 11/1/11 | | | 1,657,500 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Human Resources–0.5% | | | |
2,000,000 | | | | Comforce Operating Inc., 12.000% 12/1/10 | | | 2,055,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Industrials–3.6% | | | |
3,425,000 | | | | Advanced Lighting Technologies, 11.000% 3/31/09 | | | 3,407,875 |
2,175,000 | | | | Coleman Cable Inc., 9.875% 10/1/12 | | | 2,251,125 |
525,958 | | | | Continental Global Group Inc., 9.000% 10/1/08 | | | 527,594 |
6,842,916 | | | | Continental Global Group Inc., 9.000% 10/1/08 | | | 6,825,809 |
1,925,000 | | | | Home Products International Inc., 5/15/08 in default (c) | | | 577,500 |
1,425,000 | | | | Spectrum Brands Inc., 8.500% 10/1/13 | | | 1,353,750 |
1,800,000 | | | | Terphane Holding Corp., 12.500% 6/15/09 (a) | | | 1,800,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,743,653 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Manufacturing–3.2% | | | |
4,978,000 | | | | BGF Industries Inc., 10.250% 1/15/09 | | | 5,022,006 |
3,500,000 | | | | Elgin National Industries, 11.000% 11/1/07 | | | 3,474,765 |
3,650,000 | | | | JB Poindexter & Co. Inc., 8.750% 3/15/14 | | | 3,403,625 |
4,750,000 | | | | MAAX Corp., 9.750% 6/15/12 | | | 3,253,750 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,154,146 |
| | | | | | | |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds–Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Retail–1.6% | | | |
1,486,000 | | | | Lazydays RV Center Inc., 11.750% 5/15/12 | | $ | 1,523,150 |
4,275,000 | | | | Uno Restaurant Corp., 10.000% 2/15/11 (a) | | | 3,676,500 |
2,750,000 | | | | VICORP Restaurants, Inc., 10.500% 4/15/11 | | | 2,495,625 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,695,275 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Special Purpose Entities–7.4% | | | |
1,875,444 | | | | Antares Fund LP, 13.413% 12/14/11 (a) | | | 2,006,725 |
3,500,000 | | | | Eirles Two Ltd. 262, 10.860% 8/3/21 | | | 3,500,000 |
3,500,000 | | | | Eirles Two Ltd. 263, 13.360% 8/3/21 (a) | | | 3,500,000 |
3,300,000 | | | | InCaps Funding II Ltd., Zero Coupon Bond 1/15/34 (a) | | | 1,699,500 |
1,626,000 | | | | Interactive Health LLC, 7.250% 4/1/11 (a) | | | 1,142,265 |
1,850,000 | | | | Milacron Escrow Corp., 11.500% 5/15/11 | | | 1,794,500 |
5,000,000 | | | | MM Community Funding II Ltd., Zero Coupon Bond 12/15/31 (a) | | | 2,550,000 |
900,000 | | | | PCA Finance Corp., 14.000% 6/1/09 (a) | | | 909,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XVIII, Ltd., 10.000% 9/23/35 (a) | | | 1,710,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XXI, Ltd., 10.000% 3/22/38 (a) | | | 1,941,500 |
4,600,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XXII, Ltd., 15.000% 9/22/36 (a) | | | 4,433,434 |
4,800,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XXIII, Ltd.,15.000% 12/22/36 (a) | | | 4,560,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XXIV, Ltd., 10.000% 3/22/37 (a) | | | 1,960,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XXV, Ltd., 10.000% 6/22/37 (a) | | | 990,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Pyxis Master Trust, 10.320% 10/1/2037 (a) | | | 2,000,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 34,696,924 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Telecommunications–1.2% | | | |
875,000 | | | | Clearwire Corp., 11.000% 8/15/10 (a) | | | 904,531 |
900,000 | | | | Iridium Satellite LLC, 7/15/05 in default (c) | | | 207,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Primus Telecommunications GP, 8.000% 1/15/14 | | | 1,946,250 |
2,575,000 | | | | Securus Technologies Inc., 11.000% 9/1/11 | | | 2,536,375 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,594,156 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Tobacco–0.6% | | | |
3,070,000 | | | | North Atlantic Trading Co., 9.250% 3/1/12 | | | 2,594,150 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Transportation–0.7% | | | |
4,024,500 | | | | Sea Containers Ltd., 10/15/06 in default (c)* | | | 3,340,335 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,340,335 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated ($160,265,189) | | | 158,398,322 |
| | | | | | | |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Investment Grade–7.5% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–7.5% | | | |
7,000,000 | | | | Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. 2006-RS1 N2, 8.570% 9/27/35 (a) | | $ | 7,035,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Indymac Index Corp. 2006-AR6 N2, 8.833% 6/25/46 (a) | | | 1,000,000 |
| | | | Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR10 AX, 2.218% 6/25/35 interest-only strips | | | 4,492,829 |
| | | | Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 2006-OA2 XW, 1.164% 12/25/46 interest-only strips | | | 4,626,658 |
4,000,000 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW3 M10, 7.820% 8/25/35 | | | 3,460,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WHQ3 M11, 7.820% 6/25/35 | | | 2,602,500 |
| | | | Residential Accredit Loans Inc. 2005-QO4 XIO, 2.107% 12/25/45 interest-only strips | | | 2,029,521 |
4,788,347 | | | | Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2004-7A B, 6.750% 8/27/34 (a) | | | 4,714,223 |
1,720,000 | | | | Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2004-8 B2, 5.000% 9/25/34 | | | 1,583,623 |
2,500,000 | | | | Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2005-HE1 B1, 7.825% 7/25/35 | | | 2,312,025 |
| | | | Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2006-AR8 3X1, 1.400% 10/25/46 interest-only strips | | | 1,314,653 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Mortgage-Backed Securities–Investment Grade ($36,195,450) | | | 35,171,032 |
| | | | | | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–15.6% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–15.6% | | | |
998,328 | | | | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B1, 7.070% 3/20/47 | | | 728,270 |
998,328 | | | | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B2, 7.070% 3/20/47 | | | 579,998 |
1,996,655 | | | | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B3, 7.070% 3/20/47 (a) | | | 493,493 |
3,000,000 | | | | First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2004-FFH4 B1, 8.570% 1/25/35 (a) | | | 2,412,540 |
3,317,000 | | | | First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2004-FFH4 B2, 8.570% 1/25/35 (a) | | | 2,404,825 |
4,000,000 | | | | First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2005-FFH3 B4, 7.320% 9/25/35 (a) | | | 2,560,000 |
4,826,000 | | | | First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2005-FFH4 B2, 7.320% 12/25/35 (a) | | | 3,450,590 |
3,100,000 | | | | First Franklin Trust 2004-FFH4 N4, 8.000% 1/21/35 (a) | | | 868,000 |
6,450,000 | | | | Greenwich Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Products 2005-3A N2, 2.000% 6/27/35 (a) | | | 4,160,250 |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
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Principal Amount/ Shares | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued) | | | |
14,000,000 | | | | Greenwich Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Products 2005-4A N-2, Zero Coupon Bond 7/27/45 (a) | | $ | 8,050,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Harborview Corp. 2006-14 N3, 8.350% 3/19/38 (a) | | | 1,845,320 |
1,000,000 | | | | Harborview Corp. 2006-14 N4, 8.350% 3/19/38 (a) | | | 841,880 |
6,000,000 | | | | Harborview Corp. 2006-14 PS, Zero Coupon Bond 12/19/36 | | | 1,116,600 |
5,000,000 | | | | Harborview Corp. 2006-8A N5, Zero Coupon Bond 7/21/36 (a) | | | 2,068,750 |
3,949,937 | | | | Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-4 B11, 7.070% 5/19/47 (a) | | | 2,429,211 |
4,172,466 | | | | Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-CB1 2B5, 7.070% 3/25/36 | | | 2,336,581 |
1,995,758 | | | | Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-CB1 2B6, 7.070% 3/25/36 | | | 344,268 |
1,000,000 | | | | Indymac Index Corp. 2006-AR6 N3, 8.833% 6/25/46 (a) | | | 943,500 |
6,000,000 | | | | Long Beach Asset Holdings Corp. 2005-WL1 N4, 7.500% 6/25/45 (a) | | | 4,860,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-2 B2, 8.070% 4/25/35 (a) | | | 1,500,000 |
4,000,000 | | | | Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-WL2 B3, 7.820% 8/25/35 (a) | | | 2,651,920 |
5,000,000 | | | | Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-2 B, 7.820% 3/25/36 (a) | | | 3,400,000 |
7,022,000 | | | | Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc. 2006-SL1 B5, 7.500% 9/25/36 (a) | | | 4,915,400 |
4,000,000 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW2 M11, 7.820% 7/25/35 (a) | | | 3,000,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Sharp SP I LLC Trust 2006-A HM3 N3, 12.500% 10/25/46 (a) | | | 2,000,000 |
5,992,356 | | | | Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2004-S2 B, 6.000% 6/25/34 (a) | | | 5,760,512 |
4,585,147 | | | | Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2004-S4 B3, 5.000% 12/25/34 (a) | | | 1,472,016 |
2,000,000 | | | | Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2005-AR1 B2, 7.320% 9/25/35 (a) | | | 1,510,000 |
5,000,000 | | | | Veritas CLO Ltd. 2006-2A, 15.000% 7/11/21 (a) | | | 4,700,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (cost $80,346,758) | | | 73,403,924 |
| | | | | | | |
Common Stocks–11.7% of Net Assets | | | |
47,600 | | | | Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (c) | | | 743,988 |
21,800 | | | | American Capital Strategies, Ltd. | | | 965,958 |
13,700 | | | | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | | | 588,826 |
17,300 | | | | Aqua America, Inc. | | | 388,385 |
78,500 | | | | Aries Maritime Transport Limited | | | 644,485 |
29,100 | | | | AVX Corporation | | | 442,320 |
10,800 | | | | BJ Services Company | | | 301,320 |
22,700 | | | | Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. | | | 1,013,782 |
39,300 | | | | BRT Realty Trust | | | 1,186,467 |
47,700 | | | | Cascade Microtech, Inc. (c) | | | 679,725 |
71,500 | | | | CastlePoint Holdings, Ltd. | | | 1,169,025 |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
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Shares | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Common Stocks (continued) | | | |
7,600 | | | | Cemex, S.A. de C.V. | | $ | 248,900 |
136,100 | | | | Cirrus Logic, Inc. (c) | | | 1,042,526 |
45,400 | | | | Citizens Communications Company | | | 678,730 |
22,700 | | | | Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de São Paulo | | | 767,033 |
122,100 | | | | Compass Diversified Trust | | | 2,047,617 |
14,593 | | | | Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 290,255 |
41,600 | | | | Cypress Sharpridge (a) | | | 426,400 |
10,200 | | | | Cytec Industries Inc. | | | 573,648 |
68,600 | | | | Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. (c) | | | 779,982 |
1,400 | | | | Edison International | | | 68,782 |
13,400 | | | | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | | | 426,120 |
174,300 | | | | Evergreen Energy Inc. (c) | | | 1,145,151 |
10,100 | | | | FairPoint Communications, Inc. | | | 194,021 |
27,845 | | | | Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. (c) | | | 503,716 |
60,800 | | | | Fording Canadian Coal Trust | | | 1,343,680 |
138,800 | | | | Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (c) | | | 437,220 |
16,200 | | | | Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (c) | | | 604,098 |
9,700 | | | | Horizon Offshore, Inc. (c) | | | 140,262 |
92,500 | | | | Infocrossing, Inc. (c) | | | 1,375,475 |
78,927 | | | | InPhonic, Inc. (c) | | | 860,304 |
7,200 | | | | Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. | | | 144,000 |
11,100 | | | | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. | | | 584,748 |
34,400 | | | | KKR Financial Corp. | | | 943,592 |
4,100 | | | | L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 358,627 |
37,900 | | | | LJ International Inc. (c) | | | 385,064 |
152,600 | | | | Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc. | | | 1,364,244 |
36,300 | | | | Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust | | | 1,426,590 |
5,200 | | | | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | | | 243,360 |
18,000 | | | | McDermott International, Inc. (c) | | | 881,640 |
25,300 | | | | MCG Capital Corporation | | | 474,628 |
271,200 | | | | Meruelo Maddux Properties, Inc. (c) | | | 2,373,000 |
15,600 | | | | Mittal Steel Company N.V. | | | 825,084 |
33,400 | | | | Motorola, Inc. | | | 590,178 |
44,600 | | | | Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. | | | 577,570 |
151,100 | | | | Ness Technologies, Inc. (c) | | | 1,931,058 |
41,300 | | | | New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | 726,467 |
64,300 | | | | NNN Realty Advisors (a) | | | 649,430 |
6,800 | | | | Oceaneering International, Inc. (c) | | | 286,416 |
57,500 | | | | Optimal Group Inc. (c) | | | 482,425 |
35,500 | | | | Owens Corning (c) | | | 1,131,030 |
38,700 | | | | Parametric Technology Corporation (c) | | | 735,300 |
4,000 | | | | Peabody Energy Corporation | | | 160,960 |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Common Stocks (continued) | | | |
22,100 | | | | PeopleSupport, Inc. (c) | | $ | 253,045 |
67,300 | | | | PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (c) | | | 786,737 |
53,700 | | | | Quintana Maritime Limited | | | 739,449 |
24,300 | | | | Regal Entertainment Group | | | 482,841 |
62,000 | | | | Resource Capital Corp. | | | 1,000,680 |
6,100 | | | | RTI International Metals, Inc. (c)(d) | | | 555,161 |
20,300 | | | | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | | | 752,318 |
26,100 | | | | Sasol Limited | | | 862,605 |
15,900 | | | | Ship Finance International Limited | | | 436,137 |
50,400 | | | | Spansion Inc. (c) | | | 614,376 |
90,500 | | | | Star Asia Fin Ltd. | | | 905,000 |
4,900 | | | | Superior Energy Services, Inc. (c) | | | 168,903 |
39,741 | | | | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. | | | 427,216 |
92,700 | | | | Technology Investment Capital Corp. | | | 1,567,557 |
20,700 | | | | Tenaris S.A. | | | 950,130 |
300 | | | | The Dow Chemical Company (d) | | | 13,758 |
9,300 | | | | The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 341,682 |
68,500 | | | | The Wet Seal, Inc. (c) | | | 448,675 |
13,200 | | | | Valero Energy Corporation (d) | | | 851,268 |
6,200 | | | | Valero L.P. | | | 412,920 |
14,300 | | | | Williams Partners L.P. | | | 682,539 |
92,700 | | | | Windstream Corporation | | | 1,361,763 |
28,900 | | | | Zoltek Companies, Inc. (c)(d) | | | 1,009,477 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Common Stocks (cost $51,077,508) | | | 54,977,849 |
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Preferred Stocks–5.4% of Net Assets | | | |
4,000 | | | | Baker Street Funding (a) | | | 3,880,000 |
2,150 | | | | Baker Street Funding 2006-1 (a) | | | 2,021,000 |
2,000 | | | | Centurion VII | | | 1,515,000 |
3,000 | | | | Credit Genesis CLO 2005 (a) | | | 2,970,000 |
9 | | | | Harborview 2006-8 (c) | | | 1 |
67,000 | | | | Indymac Indx CI-1 Corp. (a) | | | 1,820,858 |
2,000 | | | | Marquette Park CLO Ltd. (a) | | | 1,920,000 |
3,150 | | | | Motient Corporation | | | 2,520,000 |
2,000 | | | | Mountain View Funding (a) | | | 1,760,000 |
4,000 | | | | Mountain View Funding (a) | | | 3,880,000 |
3,500 | | | | WEBS CDO 2006-1 PS | | | 3,150,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Preferred Stocks (cost $25,563,609) | | | 25,436,859 |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Description | | Value (b) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Eurodollar Time Deposits–0.5% of Net Assets | | | | |
| | | | State Street Bank & Trust Company Eurodollar time deposits dated March 30, 2007 2.800% maturing at $2,202,972 on April 2, 2007. | | $ | 2,202,458 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Investments–132.5% of Net Assets (cost $647,643,924) | | | 621,198,028 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Other Assets and Liabilities, net–(32.5%) of Net Assets | | | (152,319,346 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Net Assets | | $ | 468,878,682 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Call Options Written 3/31/2007 | | | | |
Number of Contracts | | | | Common Stooks/Expiration Date/Exercise Price | | Value (b) | |
30 | | | | RTI International Metals, Inc./April 2007/95 | | | 6,150 | |
3 | | | | The Dow Chemical Company/April 2007/45 | | | 510 | |
36 | | | | Valero Energy Corporation/April 2007/65 | | | 6,480 | |
38 | | | | Zoltek Companies, Inc./April 2007/35 | | | 5,700 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Call Options Written (Premiums Received $22,662) | | $ | 18,840 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | | Securities sold within the terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Pursuant to valuation policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, these issues have been determined to be liquid by Morgan Asset Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser. |
(b) | | See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements regarding investment valuations. |
(c) | | Non-income producing securities. |
(d) | | A portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for call options written. |
* | | This security is classified as a Yankee Bond, which is a U.S. dollar denominated bonds issued in the United States by a foreign entity. |
All of the Fund’s investment securities, other than equity securities, are pledged as collateral under the line of credit.
The Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Financial Statements.
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OBJECTIVE & STRATEGY
RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc. seeks a high level of current income. The Fund seeks capital growth as a secondary investment objective when consistent with its primary investment objective. The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of securities that offers attractive yield and capital appreciation potential and consists primarily of debt securities and secondarily of equity securities. The Adviser will continually analyze the markets for income-producing securities and will periodically reallocate the Fund’s investments among various fixed-income and equity asset classes and between investment grade and below investment grade debt securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) to pursue its investment objectives. As a result, a majority of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in investment grade debt securities at some times and in below investment grade debt securities at other times. The Fund invests in a wide range of debt securities, including corporate bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, and municipal and foreign government obligations, as well as securities of companies in bankruptcy reorganization proceedings or otherwise in the process of debt restructuring. The Fund also invests in other securities providing the potential for high income or a combination of high income and capital growth. (Below investment grade debt securities are rated Ba1 or lower by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., BB+ or lower by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, comparably rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, determined by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality.) The Fund may use leverage through bank borrowings, reverse repurchase agreements or other transactions involving indebtedness or through the issuance of preferred shares. The Fund may leverage up to 33 1/3% of its total assets (in each case including the amounts obtained through leverage). The Fund may vary its use of leverage in response to changing market conditions.
INVESTMENT RISKS: Bond funds tend to experience smaller fluctuations in value than stock funds. However, investors in any bond fund should anticipate fluctuations in price. Bond prices and the value of bond funds decline as interest rates rise. Bonds with longer-term maturities generally are more vulnerable to interest rate risk than bonds with shorter-term maturities. Below investment grade bonds involve greater credit risk, which is the risk that the issuer will not make interest or principal payments when due. An economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the ability of issuers, especially issuers of below investment grade debt, to service primary obligations and an unanticipated default could cause the Fund to experience a reduction in value of its shares. The value of U.S. and foreign equity securities in which the Fund invests will change based on changes in a company’s financial condition and in overall market and economic conditions. Leverage creates an opportunity for an increased return to
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common stockholders, but unless the income and capital appreciation, if any, on securities acquired with leverage proceeds exceed the costs of the leverage, the use of leverage will diminish the investment performance of the Fund’s shares. Use of leverage may also increase the likelihood that the net asset value of the Fund and market value of its common shares will be more volatile, and the yield and total return to common stockholders will tend to fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates and creditworthiness.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSIONOF FUND PERFORMANCE
For the six months and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, the Fund had a total return of (11.06)% and (1.09)%, respectively, based on market price and reinvested dividends and other distributions. For the six months and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, the Fund had a total return of 3.52% and 6.18%, respectively, based on net asset value and reinvested dividends and other distributions. For the six months and the twelve months ended March 31, 2007, the Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index(1) had a total return of 5.37% and 9.71%, respectively.
Since our last report, the Fund’s market price share performance has been negatively impacted by the reduction of the monthly distribution rate from $0.15 per share to $0.14 per share. The Fund’s performance has also been negatively impacted by the recent turmoil in the mortgage market. During the months leading up to the reduction of the Fund’s distribution rate, portfolio earnings were increasingly under pressure due to consistently rising costs associated with the leverage (borrowed money) employed by the Fund and by a prolonged period of contracting credit spreads. The combination of these two market forces resulted in lower net earnings to the Fund and required a reduction in the distribution rate beginning in December 2006.
Since December, the U.S. mortgage-backed securities market has undergone serious turmoil, most notably in the sub-prime home equity arena. While this downward volatility in the mortgage-backed arena has had a negative impact on the net asset value of the Fund, it has also provided an opportunity to buy assets at considerably higher yields than have been available for more than two years. Strategically redeploying assets during this market upheaval may be difficult from a net asset value perspective for a period of time, but this is also the best opportunity we have seen in years to secure better portfolio earnings for quarters to come.
Although we made material shifts out of consumer oriented debt (home equity, credit cards), we still have a meaningful weighting. Corporate debt continues to outperform most other categories—in fact, the lower the credit rating, the more
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favorably it is viewed by the market. Some profit taking in this sector is probably warranted at this point in the economic cycle. It is our expectation that 2007 will prove to be a period of slower economic growth and a transition year for the Federal Reserve Board. That is, we expect the Federal Reserve Board to leave rates unchanged, perhaps through the summer; however, during the second half of this year, we expect the Federal Reserve Board to begin lowering interest rates as the U.S. economy experiences very sluggish growth quarters. Fixed rate securities will be a focus as will badly oversold consumer credit items.
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James C. Kelsoe, Jr., CFA Senior Portfolio Manager Morgan Asset Management, Inc. |
Market forecasts provided in this report may not necessarily come to pass. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Morgan Asset Management, Inc. disclaims any responsibility to update such views. The Fund is subject to market risk, which include the possibilities that the market values of the securities owned by the Fund will decline or that shares of the Fund will trade at lower prices in the market. Accordingly, you can lose money investing in the Fund.
INDEX DESCRIPTION
(1) | | The Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index is a broad-based unmanaged index of Ba fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. All bonds included in the High Yield Index must be dollar-denominated, nonconvertible, have at least one year remaining to maturity, and an outstanding par value of at least $150 million. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cashflows or trading and other expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
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PORTFOLIO STATISTICS†
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007
| | |
Average Credit Quality | | BB |
Current Yield | | 11.34% |
Yield to Maturity | | 12.15% |
Duration | | 4.30 Years |
Average Effective Maturity | | 5.74 Years |
Percentage of Leveraged Assets | | 28% |
Total Number of Holdings | | 326 |
† | | The Fund’s composition is subject to change. |
CREDIT QUALITY†
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | |
%OFDEBTSECURITIES | | %OFDEBTSECURITIES |
AAA | | 5.3% | | CC | | 2.8% |
BBB | | 24.8% | | C | | 0.5% |
BB | | 17.6% | | D | | 0.4% |
B | | 12.5% | | Not Rated | | 21.4% |
| | | | | | |
CCC | | 14.7% | | Total | | 100.0% |
† | | The Fund’s composition is subject to change. |
ASSET ALLOCATION†
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007
| | |
%OFTOTALINVESTMENTS |
Corporate Bonds | | 28.6% |
Collateralized Debt Obligations | | 26.1% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | 16.5% |
Common Stocks | | 9.1% |
Home Equity Loans | | 6.1% |
Equipment Leases | | 4.1% |
Preferred Stocks | | 3.3% |
Certificate-Backed Obligations | | 1.7% |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | | 1.5% |
Other | | 0.6% |
Short-Term Investments | | 2.4% |
| | |
Total | | 100.0% |
† | | The Fund’s composition is subject to change. |
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NAV & MARKET PRICE HISTORY*
The graph below illustrates the net asset value and market price history of RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RSF) from the commencement of investment operations on March 18, 2004 to March 31, 2007.

* | | Net asset value is calculated every day that the New York Stock Exchange is open as of the close of trading (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) by taking the closing market value of all portfolio securities, cash and other assets owned, subtracting all liabilities, then dividing the result (total net assets) by the total number of shares outstanding. The market price is the last reported price at which a share of the Fund was sold on the New York Stock Exchange. |
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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
| | | | | | | | | |
| | AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS | |
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007 | | SIX MONTHS* | | | 1 YEAR | | | COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTMENT OPERATIONS(1) | |
MARKET VALUE | | (11.06 | )% | | (1.09 | )% | | 12.20 | % |
NET ASSET VALUE | | 3.52 | % | | 6.18 | % | | 8.81 | % |
LEHMAN BROTHERS BA HIGH YIELD INDEX(2) | | 5.37 | % | | 9.71 | % | | N/A | |
* | | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(1) | | The Fund commenced investment operations on March 18, 2004. |
(2) | | The Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index is a broad-based unmanaged index of Ba fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. All bonds included in the High Yield Index must be dollar-denominated, nonconvertible, have at least one year remaining to maturity, and an outstanding par value of at least $150 million. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cashflows or trading and other expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For the most recent performance, call toll-free 800-564-2188. Total returns assume an investment at the common share market price or net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions for the period in accordance with the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of all shares at the closing market price (excluding any commissions) or net asset value at the end of the period. Returns shown in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a stockholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the sale of Fund shares. Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including possible loss of principal.
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities–Investment Grade–23.3% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Certificate-Backed Obligations (“CBO”)–1.5% | | | |
5,000,000 | | | | CBC Insurance Revenue Securitization LLC 2002-A C, 8.880% 2/15/23 (a) | | $ | 5,145,800 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDO”)–17.2% | | | |
2,000,000 | | | | Broderick CDO Ltd. 2007-3A D, 9.163% 12/6/50 (a) | | | 1,960,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | CDO Repack SPC Ltd. 2006-BRGA, Zero Coupon Bond 12/5/51 | | | 1,880,000 |
3,808,079 | | | | E-Trade CDO I 2004-1A, 2.000% 1/10/40 | | | 3,380,507 |
4,000,000 | | | | Fiorente Funding Ltd. 2006-1A M1, Zero Coupon Bond 11/4/56 (a) | | | 3,560,000 |
1,500,000 | | | | Fort Dequesne CDO Ltd. 2006-1A D, 8.914% 10/26/46 | | | 1,173,300 |
4,000,000 | | | | Grand Avenue CDO Ltd. 2005-1A, 1.913% 4/5/46 | | | 3,720,000 |
3,610,159 | | | | High Income Trust Securities Inc. 2003-1A B, 5.860% 11/6/37 (a) | | | 2,578,015 |
2,000,000 | | | | Highland Park CDO Ltd. 2006-1A E, 7.670% 11/25/51 (a) | | | 1,870,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Kodiak CDO 2006-1A G, 8.860% 8/7/37 (a) | | | 2,910,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Lexington Capital Funding Ltd. 2007-3A F, 8.860% 4/10/47 (a) | | | 2,910,000 |
2,500,000 | | | | Lincoln Avenue Asset-Backed Securities CDO Ltd., 8.698% 7/5/46 (a) | | | 2,487,500 |
2,000,000 | | | | Linker Finance PLC 16A E, 8.820% 5/19/45 (a) | | | 1,935,000 |
2,977,983 | | | | Millstone III-A CDO Ltd., 4.300% 7/5/46 | | | 2,858,864 |
1,931,858 | | | | MKP CBO I Ltd. 4A CS, 2.000% 7/12/40 (a) | | | 1,815,947 |
1,000,000 | | | | Newbury Street CDO Ltd. 2007-1A D, 9.100% 3/4/53 (a) | | | 985,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Norma CDO Ltd. 2007-1A E, 9.765% 3/11/49 (a) | | | 1,800,000 |
1,992,552 | | | | Orchid Structured Finance CDO Ltd. 2006-3A E, 9.110% 1/6/46 (a) | | | 1,992,552 |
3,000,000 | | | | Palmer Square 2A CN, 6.952% 11/2/45 (a) | | | 2,970,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Pasa Funding Ltd. 2007-1A D, 9.324% 4/7/52 | | | 910,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Rutland Rated Investments MB06-4A E, 8.820% 5/28/46 (a) | | | 2,958,600 |
2,964,247 | | | | Sharps CDO 2006-1A D, 7.500% 5/8/46 (a) | | | 2,842,090 |
4,000,000 | | | | Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd. 2006-6A, 6.100% 12/5/36 (a) | | | 3,977,600 |
2,941,859 | | | | Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd. 2006-7A C1, 10.000% 2/5/37 (a) | | | 2,894,789 |
2,000,000 | | | | Tahoma CDO Ltd. 2006-1A D, 9.006% 6/18/47 (a) | | | 2,000,000 |
1,500,000 | | | | Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-10A, 6.700% 6/6/41 | | | 1,380,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-10A D2, 8.700% 6/6/41 (a) | | | 2,045,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 61,794,764 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Equipment Leases–0.8% | | | |
2,844,976 | | | | Aviation Capital Group Trust 2005-3A C1, 8.570% 12/25/35 (a) | | | 2,901,875 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value)–3.6% | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | Aegis Asset-Backed Securities Trust 2004-2 B3, 9.070% 6/25/34 | | | 850,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity 2005-HE1 M10, 7.967% 3/25/35 | | | 880,000 |
1,939,021 | | | | Equifirst Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-1 M3, 9.070% 12/25/32 | | | 1,939,005 |
1,000,000 | | | | Fremont Home Loan Trust 2004-4 M7, 7.040% 3/25/35 | | | 930,070 |
306,028 | | | | Home Equity Asset Trust 2003-4 B1, 9.320% 10/25/33 | | | 298,602 |
436,775 | | | | Home Equity Asset Trust 2003-4 B2, 9.320% 10/25/33 | | | 442,234 |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities–Investment Grade (continued) | | | |
| | | | Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value) (continued) | | | |
3,915,000 | | | | Lake Country Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-HE1 M8, 8.070% 7/25/34 (a) | | $ | 3,261,704 |
2,000,000 | | | | Meritage Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-3 B2, 8.320% 1/25/36 (a) | | | 1,530,000 |
1,500,000 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2004-WCW2 M9, 8.820% 10/25/34 | | | 1,455,000 |
1,500,000 | | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2007-3SL B3, 6.000% 5/25/38 (a) | | | 1,389,300 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,975,915 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Manufactured Housing–0.2% | | | |
789,832 | | | | Mid-State Trust 2005-1 B, 7.758% 1/15/40 | | | 806,363 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Asset-Backed Securities–Investment Grade (cost $84,620,146) | | | 83,624,717 |
| | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–30.9% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Basic Materials–0.2% | | | |
900,000 | | | | Sterling Chemicals Inc., 10.250% 4/1/15 (a) | | | 900,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Certificate-Backed Obligations (“CBO”)–0.8% | | | |
2,000,000 | | | | Goldman Sachs Asset Management CBO II 2A D1, 11.620% 11/5/12 (a) | | | 2,015,620 |
2,451,074 | | | | Helios Series I Multi-Asset CBO, Ltd. IA C, 8.109% 12/13/36 (a) | | | 931,408 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,947,028 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDO”)–18.2% | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | Aardvark Asset-Backed Securities CDO 2007-1A, 10.000% 7/6/47 | | | 910,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Acacia CDO, Ltd. 10A, 3.700% 9/7/46 (a) | | | 1,200,000 |
4,000,000 | | | | Aladdin CDO I Ltd. 2006-3A, 10.350% 10/31/13 (a) | | | 1,930,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Alesco Preferred Funding Ltd. 13A I, 10.000% 9/23/37 | | | 1,928,900 |
3,000,000 | | | | Attentus CDO Ltd. 2006-2A, 10.000% 10/9/41 | | | 2,955,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Attentus CDO Ltd. 2006-2A F1, 10.360% 10/9/41 (a) | | | 1,950,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Attentus CDO Ltd. 2007-3A, 10.000% 10/11/42 | | | 2,760,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Attentus CDO Ltd. 2007-3A F2, 9.532% 10/11/42 (a) | | | 2,947,500 |
1,000,000 | | | | Cairn Mezzanine Asset-Backed CDO PLC 2007-3A, 10.000% 8/13/47 | | | 670,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Copper River CLO Ltd. 2006-1A E, 9.124% 1/20/21 (a) | | | 993,120 |
4,000,000 | | | | Dillon Read CDO Ltd. 2006-1A, 10.000% 12/5/46 (a) | | | 3,550,000 |
3,500,000 | | | | Diversified Asset Securitization Holdings II 1A B1, 9.712% 9/15/35 (a) | | | 1,890,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Dryden Leveraged Loan CDO 2005-9A, 10.000% 9/20/19 | | | 2,490,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Equinox Funding 1A D, 12.277% 11/15/12 (a) | | | 1,680,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Global Leveraged Capital Credit Opportunity Fund 2006-1A, 10.000% 12/20/18 (a) | | | 2,997,600 |
1,000,000 | | | | Gulf Stream Atlantic CDO Ltd. 2007-1A, 10.000% 7/13/47 (a) | | | 840,000 |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDO”) (continued) | | | |
2,868,890 | | | | Hewett’s Island CDO Ltd. 2004-1A, 12.390% 12/15/16 | | $ | 2,768,479 |
1,000,000 | | | | IXIS ABS 1 Ltd., 10.000% 12/12/46 | | | 780,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Jazz CDO BV III-A EB, 10.571% 9/26/14 (a) | | | 2,000,000 |
13,000,000 | | | | Kenmore Street Synthetic CDO 2006-1A, 10.350% 4/30/14 (a) | | | 6,240,000 |
999,741 | | | | Knollwood CDO Ltd. 2006-2A E, 11.360% 7/13/46 (a) | | | 868,285 |
3,000,000 | | | | Knollwood CDO Ltd. 2006-2A SN, 15.000% 7/13/46 | | | 2,760,000 |
4,000,000 | | | | Kodiak CDO 2006-1A, 3.712% 8/7/37 (a) | | | 3,660,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Navigare Funding CLO Ltd. 2007-2A SN, 5.360% 4/17/21 (a) | | | 1,800,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | OFSI Fund Ltd. 2006-1A, 2.000% 9/20/19 (a) | | | 3,031,800 |
1,897,451 | | | | Peritus I CDO Ltd. 2005-1A C, 9.000% 5/24/15 (a) | | | 1,866,978 |
2,000,000 | | | | Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-11A, 10.000% 10/10/41 | | | 1,920,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-11A F, 10.361% 10/10/41 | | | 2,000,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Trapeza CDO I LLC 2007-12A F, 9.852% 4/6/42 (a) | | | 1,968,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Tropic CDO I Corp. 2006-5A C1, 10.000% 7/15/36 | | | 1,894,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 65,249,662 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Loan Obligations (“CLO”)–2.1% | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | Flagship CLO 2005-4I, Zero Coupon Bond 6/1/17 | | | 903,050 |
2,000,000 | | | | Latitude CLO Ltd. 2005-1X, 8.200% 12/15/17 | | | 1,857,500 |
1,000,000 | | | | Ocean Trails CLO 2006-1A, 10.000% 10/12/20 | | | 965,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Telos CLO Ltd. 2006-1A, 10.000% 10/11/21 (a) | | | 1,970,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Veritas CLO Ltd. 2006-2A, 15.000% 7/11/21 (a) | | | 1,880,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,575,550 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Equipment Leases–4.7% | | | |
8,438,000 | | | | Aerco Limited 1X C1, 6.670% 7/15/23 | | | 2,025,120 |
7,123,631 | | | | Aerco Limited 2A B2, 6.370% 7/15/25 (a) | | | 2,635,744 |
9,511,931 | | | | Aerco Limited 2A C2, 7.370% 7/15/25 (a) | | | 2,758,460 |
3,000,000 | | | | Aircraft Finance Trust 1999-1A A1, 5.800% 5/15/24 (a) | | | 2,227,500 |
3,000,000 | | | | Airplanes Pass Through Trust 2001-1A A9, 5.870% 3/15/19 | | | 2,075,625 |
728,839 | | | | DVI Receivables Corp. 2001-2 A3, 3.519% 11/8/31 | | | 524,764 |
3,753,799 | | | | DVI Receivables Corp. 2002-1 A3A, 5.670% 6/11/10 | | | 1,951,975 |
1,022,822 | | | | DVI Receivables Corp. 2001-2 A4, 4.613% 11/11/09 | | | 746,660 |
2,370,355 | | | | Lease Investment Flight Trust 1 B2, 7.124% 7/15/31 | | | 687,403 |
3,000,000 | | | | Piper Jaffray Equipment Trust Securities 2007-1A, 6.300% 3/26/29 (a) | | | 1,335,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,968,251 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Franchise Loans–0.1% | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | Falcon Franchise Loan LLC 2001-1 F, 6.500% 1/5/23 | | | 489,250 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value)–4.7% | | | |
717,356 | | | | Aames Mortgage Trust 2001-3 B, 7.130% 11/25/31 | | | 695,835 |
4,235,895 | | | | ACE Securities Corp. 2004-HE1 B, 8.820% 3/25/34 | | | 1,087,071 |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value) (continued) | | | |
262,034 | | | | ACE Securities Corp. 2004-HS1 M6, 8.820% 2/25/34 | | $ | 262,883 |
1,500,000 | | | | ACE Securities Corp. 2005-HE2 B1, 8.570% 4/25/35 (a) | | | 1,065,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | ACE Securities Corp. 2005-HE6 B1, 8.320% 10/25/35 (a) | | | 1,320,000 |
1,018,802 | | | | Amresco Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1999-1 B, 9.320% 11/25/29 | | | 982,312 |
2,325,700 | | | | Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity 2002-HE3 M4, 9.820% 10/15/32 | | | 1,863,355 |
2,000,000 | | | | Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity 2005-HE4 M12, 7.820% 5/25/35 (a) | | | 1,540,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity 2006-HE4 M9, 7.820% 5/25/36 (a) | | | 1,280,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Equifirst Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-1 B3, 8.570% 4/25/35 (a) | | | 800,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Meritage Asset Holdings 2005-2 N4, 7.500% 11/25/35 (a) | | | 1,650,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc. 2005-SL1 B5, 8.820% 6/25/35 (a) | | | 1,360,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-R1, 5.000% 12/28/36 (a) | | | 540,000 |
| | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-3SL B6, 11.500% 3/25/35 interest-only strips | | | 295,837 |
1,767,528 | | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-7SL, 4.265% 7/25/35 (a) | | | 265,129 |
2,645,372 | | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-11SL B7, 5.000% 11/25/36 (a) | | | 872,973 |
2,000,000 | | | | Terwin Mortgage Trust 2006-R3, 6.290% 6/26/37 (a) | | | 880,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,760,395 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Manufactured Housing Loans–0.1% | | | |
837,640 | | | | Greenpoint Manufactured Housing 2000-1 M2, 8.780% 3/20/30 | | | 16,113 |
3,885,972 | | | | UCFC Manufactured Housing Contract 1997-2 B1, Zero Coupon Bond 2/15/18 | | | 72,863 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 88,976 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (cost $130,346,791) | | | 110,979,112 |
| | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds–Investment Grade–3.3% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Finance–0.3% | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | ABN Amro Bank NV/London, 9.860% 11/17/09 (a) | | | 990,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Special Purpose Entities–3.0% | | | |
2,000,000 | | | | Canal Pointe II LLC., 5.340% 6/25/14 (a) | | | 2,000,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Lincoln Park Referenced Link Notes 2001-1, 8.780% 7/30/31 (a) | | | 1,820,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Pyxis Master Trust 2006-7, 10.320% 10/1/37 (a) | | | 3,000,000 |
4,000,000 | | | | Steers Delaware Business Trust 2007-A, 7.599% 6/20/18 (a) | | | 4,000,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,820,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Corporate Bonds–Investment Grade (cost $11,776,097) | | | 11,810,000 |
| | | | | | | |
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MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–35.5% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Agriculture–0.5% | | | |
1,775,000 | | | | Eurofresh Inc., 11.500% 1/15/13 (a) | | $ | 1,739,500 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Apparel–1.1% | | | |
3,723,000 | | | | Rafaella Apparel Group Inc., 11.250% 6/15/11 | | | 3,797,460 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Automotive–3.1% | | | |
2,770,000 | | | | Cooper Standard Automotive, Inc., 8.375% 12/15/14 | | | 2,319,875 |
225,000 | | | | Ford Motor Company, 9.980% 2/15/47 | | | 205,313 |
2,250,000 | | | | Ford Motor Company, 7.450% 7/16/31 | | | 1,740,937 |
1,375,000 | | | | Dana Corp., 3/15/10 in default (c) | | | 1,058,750 |
2,000,000 | | | | Dana Corp., 1/15/15 in default (c) | | | 1,490,000 |
2,325,000 | | | | Dura Operating Corp., 4/15/12 in default (c) | | | 604,500 |
3,875,000 | | | | Metaldyne Corp., 11.000% 6/15/12 | | | 3,671,369 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,090,744 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Basic Materials–3.9% | | | |
3,725,000 | | | | AmeriCast Technologies Inc., 11.000% 12/1/14 (a) | | | 3,799,500 |
2,166 | | | | Corp Durango SA de CV, 9.500% 12/31/12 | | | 2,209 |
3,950,000 | | | | Edgen Acquisition Corp., 9.875% 2/1/11 | | | 4,038,875 |
1,900,000 | | | | Key Plastics LLC, 11.750% 3/15/13 (a) | | | 1,935,625 |
1,125,000 | | | | Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., 7.750% 11/15/13 | | | 1,023,750 |
3,175,000 | | | | Momentive Performance Materials Inc., 11.500% 12/1/16 (a) | | | 3,254,375 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,054,334 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Building & Construction–0.7% | | | |
900,000 | | | | Masonite Corp., 11.000% 4/6/15 (a) | | | 837,000 |
1,050,000 | | | | Ply Gem Industries Inc., 9.000% 2/15/12 | | | 910,875 |
1,100,000 | | | | Technical Olympic USA, Inc., 10.375% 7/1/12 | | | 830,500 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,578,375 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Communications–1.4% | | | |
892,000 | | | | CCH I Holdings LLC, 11.000% 10/1/15 | | | 925,450 |
4,324,000 | | | | CCH I Holdings LLC, 11.750% 5/15/14 | | | 4,140,230 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,065,680 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Consulting Services–1.9% | | | |
2,900,000 | | | | MSX International Inc., 11.000% 10/15/07 | | | 2,784,000 |
800,000 | | | | MSX International Inc., 11.375% 1/15/08 | | | 674,880 |
3,450,000 | | | | MSX International Inc., 12.500% 4/1/12 (a) | | | 3,471,562 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,930,442 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Energy–1.0% | | | |
3,500,000 | | | | Paramount Resources Ltd., 8.500% 1/31/13* | | | 3,491,250 |
| | | | | | | |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Entertainment–0.8% | | | |
1,750,000 | | | | French Lick Resorts & Casino LLC, 10.750% 4/15/14 (a) | | $ | 1,470,000 |
1,650,000 | | | | Six Flags Inc., 9.625% 6/1/14 | | | 1,551,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,021,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Finance–1.3% | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | ABN Amro Bank NV/London, 19.210% 11/17/09 (a) | | | 990,000 |
2,625,000 | | | | Advanta Capital Trust I, 8.990% 12/17/26 | | | 2,628,281 |
1,000,000 | | | | Asure Float, 11.110% 12/31/35 | | | 978,750 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,597,031 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Food–0.5% | | | |
2,400,000 | | | | Merisant Co., 9.500% 7/15/13 | | | 1,944,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Garden Products–0.3% | | | |
1,150,000 | | | | Ames True Temper, 10.000% 7/15/12 | | | 1,115,500 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Health Care–0.4% | | | |
4,725,000 | | | | Insight Health Services Corp., 9.875% 11/1/11 | | | 1,417,500 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Human Resources–0.4% | | | |
1,500,000 | | | | Comforce Operating Inc., 12.000% 12/1/10 | | | 1,541,250 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Industrials–3.5% | | | |
2,975,000 | | | | Advanced Lighting Technologies, 11.000% 3/31/09 | | | 2,960,125 |
1,900,000 | | | | Coleman Cable Inc., 9.875% 10/1/12 | | | 1,966,500 |
3,200,000 | | | | Continental Global Group Inc., 9.000% 10/1/08 | | | 3,209,952 |
1,669,000 | | | | Home Products International Inc., 5/15/08 in default (c) | | | 500,700 |
1,225,000 | | | | Spectrum Brands Inc., 8.500% 10/1/13 | | | 1,163,750 |
1,590,000 | | | | Terphane Holding Corp., 12.500% 6/15/09 (a) | | | 1,590,000 |
1,200,000 | | | | Trimas Corp., 9.875% 6/15/12 | | | 1,198,500 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,589,527 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Investment Companies–0.3% | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | Regional Diversified Funding, 10.000% 1/25/36 (a) | | | 1,002,500 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Manufacturing–3.5% | | | |
4,100,000 | | | | BGF Industries Inc., 10.250% 1/15/09 | | | 4,136,244 |
3,000,000 | | | | Elgin National Industries, 11.000% 11/1/07 | | | 2,978,370 |
3,400,000 | | | | JB Poindexter & Co. Inc., 8.750% 3/15/14 | | | 3,170,500 |
3,400,000 | | | | MAAX Corp., 9.750% 6/15/12 | | | 2,329,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,614,114 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Retail–1.8% | | | |
1,264,000 | | | | Lazydays RV Center Inc., 11.750% 5/15/12 | | | 1,295,600 |
3,690,000 | | | | Uno Restaurant Corp., 10.000% 2/15/11 (a) | | | 3,173,400 |
2,150,000 | | | | VICORP Restaurants, Inc., 10.500% 4/15/11 | | | 1,951,125 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,420,125 |
| | | | | | | |
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RMK STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC.
PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Special Purpose Entities–6.1% | | | |
2,813,166 | | | | Antares Fund LP, 13.413% 12/14/11 (a) | | $ | 3,010,088 |
500,000 | | | | Eirles Two Ltd. 262, 10.860% 8/3/21 | | | 500,000 |
3,500,000 | | | | Eirles Two Ltd. 263, 13.360% 8/3/21 (a) | | | 3,500,000 |
1,470,000 | | | | Interactive Health LLC, 7.250% 4/1/11 (a) | | | 1,032,675 |
1,625,000 | | | | Milacron Escrow Corp., 11.500% 5/15/11 | | | 1,576,250 |
775,000 | | | | PCA Finance Corp., 14.000% 6/1/09 (a) | | | 782,750 |
1,000,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities II, Ltd., 10.000% 5/22/33 (a) | | | 555,760 |
1,000,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XXI, Ltd., 10.000% 3/22/38 (a) | | | 970,750 |
2,400,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XXII, Ltd., 15.000% 9/22/36 (a) | | | 2,313,096 |
3,200,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XXIII, Ltd., 15.000% 12/22/36 (a) | | | 3,040,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XXIV, Ltd., 10. 000% 3/22/37 (a) | | | 980,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XXV, Ltd., 10.000% 6/22/37 (a) | | | 990,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Preferred Term Securities XVIII, Ltd., 10.000% 9/23/35 (a) | | | 1,710,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Pyxis Master Trust, 10.320% 10/1/2037 (a) | | | 1,000,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,961,369 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Telecommunications–1.6% | | | |
625,000 | | | | Clearwire Corp., 11.000% 8/15/10 (a) | | | 646,094 |
700,000 | | | | Iridium Satellite LLC, 7/15/05 in default (c) | | | 161,000 |
3,975,000 | | | | Primus Telecommunications GP, 8.000% 1/15/14 | | | 2,578,781 |
2,200,000 | | | | Securus Technologies Inc., 11.000% 9/1/11 | | | 2,167,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,552,875 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Tobacco–0.6% | | | |
2,600,000 | | | | North Atlantic Trading Co., 9.250% 3/1/12 | | | 2,197,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Transportation–0.8% | | | |
3,475,000 | | | | Sea Containers Ltd., 10/15/06 in default (c)* | | | 2,884,250 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (cost $131,991,327) | | | 127,605,826 |
| | | | | | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Investment Grade–9.6% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–9.6% | | | |
| | | | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-0A17 2X, 1.331% 12/20/46 interest-only strips | | | 3,016,487 |
3,000,000 | | | | Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. 2006-RS1 N2, 8.570% 9/27/35 (a) | | | 3,015,000 |
5,000,000 | | | | GSAMP Trust 2006-S2 M7, 7.250% 1/25/36 | | | 3,762,700 |
| | | | Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-1 X, 1.483% 4/19/34 interest-only strips | | | 193,935 |
| | | | Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-8 X, 1.881% 11/19/34 interest-only strips | | | 902,941 |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Investment Grade (continued) | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued) | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | Indymac Index Corp. 2006-AR6 N2, 8.833% 6/25/46 (a) | | $ | 1,000,000 |
| | | | Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR10 AX, 2.218% 6/25/35 interest-only strips | | | 3,369,622 |
| | | | Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 2006-OA2 XW, 1.164% 12/25/46 interest-only strips | | | 4,048,326 |
| | | | Mellon Residential Funding Corp. 2004-TBC1 X, 0.568% 2/26/34 interest-only strips (a) | | | 287,723 |
5,000,000 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW2 M10, 7.820% 7/25/35 | | | 4,365,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WHQ3 M11, 7.820% 6/25/35 | | | 2,602,500 |
| | | | Residential Accredit Loans Inc. 2005-QO4 XIO, 2.107% 12/25/45 interest-only strips | | | 1,594,624 |
116,580 | | | | Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2004-5A B, 6.750% 6/27/34 (a) | | | 116,871 |
973,754 | | | | Structured Asset Securities Corp. 1999-SP1, 9.000% 5/25/29 | | | 965,463 |
1,423,000 | | | | Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2003-BC1 B2, 9.000% 5/25/32 | | | 256,954 |
| | | | Washington Mutual Inc. 2006-AR4 PPP, 0.055% 5/25/46 interest-only strips | | | 460,657 |
| | | | Washington Mutual Inc. 2006-AR4 1X1A, 0.435% 5/25/46 interest-only strips | | | 2,082,799 |
| | | | Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2006-AR8 CX3, 1.000% 10/25/46 interest-only strips | | | 813,132 |
| | | | Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2006-AR8 3X1, 1.400% 10/25/46 interest-only strips | | | 1,168,580 |
| | | | Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2006-AR8 3X2, 0.500% 10/25/46 interest-only strips | | | 394,979 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Mortgage-Backed Securities–Investment Grade (cost $42,225,031) | | | 34,418,293 |
| | | | | | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–12.7% of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–12.7% | | | |
2,532,880 | | | | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-6CB B4, 5.575% 5/25/36 | | | 1,157,704 |
2,000,000 | | | | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-0A11 N3, 12.500% 9/25/46 (a) | | | 2,058,960 |
998,328 | | | | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B1, 7.070% 3/20/47 | | | 728,270 |
998,328 | | | | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B2, 7.070% 3/20/47 | | | 579,998 |
998,328 | | | | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B3, 7.070% 3/20/47 (a) | | | 246,747 |
1,367,018 | | | | First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2004-FFH2 B2, 8.820% 6/25/34 (a) | | | 751,860 |
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MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued) | | | |
| | | | Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued) | | | |
2,500,000 | | | | First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2004-FFH3 B1, 8.820% 10/25/34 (a) | | $ | 1,900,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2004-FFH4 B1, 8.570% 1/25/35 (a) | | | 804,180 |
2,000,000 | | | | First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2005-FFH3 B4, 7.320% 9/25/35 (a) | | | 1,280,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Greenwich Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Products 2005-3A N2, 2.000% 6/27/35 (a) | | | 1,935,000 |
6,000,000 | | | | Greenwich Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Products 2005-4A N-2, Zero Coupon Bond 7/27/45 (a) | | | 3,450,000 |
4,000,000 | | | | GSAMP Trust 2006-S1 B2, 7.900% 11/25/35 (a) | | | 2,380,000 |
2,962,453 | | | | Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-4 B11, 7.070% 5/19/47 (a) | | | 1,821,909 |
4,983,832 | | | | Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-5 B1, 7.070% 7/19/47 | | | 2,973,155 |
1,000,000 | | | | Harborview Corp. 2006-14 N4, 8.350% 3/19/38 (a) | | | 841,880 |
2,000,000 | | | | Harborview Corp. 2006-8A N5, Zero Coupon Bond 7/21/36 (a) | | | 827,500 |
5,000,000 | | | | Harborview Corp. 2006-14 PS, Zero Coupon Bond 12/19/36 | | | 930,500 |
1,000,000 | | | | Indymac Index Corp. 2006-AR6 N3, 8.833% 6/25/46 (a) | | | 943,500 |
5,000,000 | | | | Long Beach Asset Holdings Corp. 2005-WL1 N4, 7.500% 6/25/45 (a) | | | 4,050,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-WL2 B3, 7.820% 8/25/35 (a) | | | 1,988,940 |
1,125,496 | | | | Meritage Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-2 B1, 8.570% 1/25/35 (a) | | | 959,486 |
1,021,575 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW1 B, 5.000% 9/25/35 (a) | | | 942,403 |
2,000,000 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW3, 7.820% 8/25/35 (a) | | | 1,480,000 |
3,000,000 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WHQ1 M10, 7.820% 3/25/35 (a) | | | 2,497,500 |
1,000,000 | | | | Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WHQ4, 7.820% 9/25/35 (a) | | | 700,000 |
1,000,000 | | | | Sharp SP I LLC Trust 2006-A HM3 N3, 12.500% 10/25/46 (a) | | | 1,000,000 |
2,000,000 | | | | Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-1 B3, 8.570% 4/25/35 (a) | | | 1,560,000 |
1,325,145 | | | | Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-B M14, 7.650% 5/25/35 (a) | | | 130,487 |
1,997,452 | | | | Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2004-S2 B, 6.000% 6/25/34 (a) | | | 1,920,171 |
1,053,974 | | | | Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2004-S3 M9, 6.000% 11/25/34 (a) | | | 985,044 |
1,528,382 | | | | Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2004-S4 B3, 5.000% 12/25/34 (a) | | | 490,672 |
2,000,000 | | | | Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2005-AR1 B2, 7.320% 9/25/35 (a) | | | 1,510,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (cost $50,353,885) | | | 45,825,866 |
| | | | | | | |
Municipal Securities–0.2% of Net Assets | | | |
1,000,000 | | | | Pima County Arizona Industrial Development Authority Health Care, Zero Coupon Bond 11/15/32 in default (c) | | | 630,000 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Municipal Securities (cost $627,616) | | | 630,000 |
| | | | | | | |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Common Stocks–12.4% of Net Assets | | | |
37,200 | | | | Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (c) | | $ | 581,436 |
18,162 | | | | American Capital Strategies, Ltd. | | | 804,758 |
10,700 | | | | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | | | 459,886 |
14,400 | | | | Aqua America, Inc. | | | 323,280 |
61,500 | | | | Aries Maritime Transport Limited | | | 504,915 |
21,300 | | | | AVX Corporation | | | 323,760 |
8,500 | | | | BJ Services Company | | | 237,150 |
17,700 | | | | Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. | | | 790,482 |
28,700 | | | | BRT Realty Trust | | | 866,453 |
37,400 | | | | Cascade Microtech, Inc. (c) | | | 532,950 |
56,000 | | | | CastlePoint Holdings, Ltd. | | | 915,600 |
5,500 | | | | Cemex, S.A. de C.V. | | | 180,125 |
106,700 | | | | Cirrus Logic, Inc. (c) | | | 817,322 |
39,100 | | | | Citizens Communications Company | | | 584,545 |
17,800 | | | | Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de São Paulo | | | 601,462 |
90,900 | | | | Compass Diversified Trust | | | 1,524,393 |
11,500 | | | | Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 228,735 |
34,600 | | | | Cypress Sharpridge (a) | | | 354,650 |
8,500 | | | | Cytec Industries Inc. | | | 478,040 |
53,600 | | | | Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. (c) | | | 609,432 |
1,100 | | | | Edison International | | | 54,043 |
10,500 | | | | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | | | 333,900 |
136,500 | | | | Evergreen Energy Inc. (c) | | | 896,805 |
7,400 | | | | FairPoint Communications, Inc. | | | 142,154 |
23,200 | | | | Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. (c) | | | 419,688 |
50,600 | | | | Fording Canadian Coal Trust | | | 1,118,260 |
108,700 | | | | Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (c) | | | 342,405 |
12,700 | | | | Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (c) | | | 473,583 |
7,600 | | | | Horizon Offshore, Inc. (c) | | | 109,896 |
77,000 | | | | Infocrossing, Inc. (c) | | | 1,144,990 |
65,600 | | | | InPhonic, Inc. (c) | | | 715,040 |
91,386 | | | | Intermet Corporation (c) | | | 731,088 |
5,600 | | | | Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. | | | 112,000 |
8,750 | | | | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. | | | 460,950 |
26,600 | | | | KKR Financial Corp. | | | 729,638 |
3,400 | | | | L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 297,398 |
29,700 | | | | LJ International Inc. (c) | | | 301,752 |
119,500 | | | | Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc. | | | 1,068,330 |
28,400 | | | | Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust | | | 1,116,120 |
4,100 | | | | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | | | 191,880 |
13,100 | | | | McDermott International, Inc. (c) | | | 641,638 |
18,450 | | | | MCG Capital Corporation | | | 346,122 |
212,300 | | | | Meruelo Maddux Properties, Inc. (c) | | | 1,857,625 |
11,500 | | | | Mittal Steel Company N.V. | | | 608,235 |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | Description | | Value (b) |
| | | | | | | |
Common Stocks (continued) | | | |
26,000 | | | | Motorola, Inc. | | $ | 459,420 |
34,900 | | | | Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. | | | 451,955 |
118,300 | | | | Ness Technologies, Inc. (c) | | | 1,511,874 |
32,500 | | | | New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | 571,675 |
53,500 | | | | NNN Realty Advisors (a) | | | 540,350 |
5,700 | | | | Oceaneering International, Inc. (c) | | | 240,084 |
45,000 | | | | Optimal Group Inc. (c) | | | 377,550 |
30,569 | | | | Owens Corning (c) | | | 973,929 |
30,300 | | | | Parametric Technology Corporation (c) | | | 575,700 |
3,200 | | | | Peabody Energy Corporation | | | 128,768 |
17,300 | | | | PeopleSupport, Inc. (c) | | | 198,085 |
52,700 | | | | PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (c) | | | 616,063 |
333 | | | | Providence Washington Insurance Companies (c) | | | 33 |
42,200 | | | | Quintana Maritime Limited | | | 581,094 |
19,000 | | | | Regal Entertainment Group | | | 377,530 |
51,500 | | | | Resource Capital Corp. | | | 831,210 |
5,000 | | | | RTI International Metals, Inc. (c)(d) | | | 455,050 |
15,900 | | | | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | | | 589,254 |
20,400 | | | | Sasol Limited | | | 674,220 |
13,210 | | | | Ship Finance International Limited | | | 362,350 |
39,500 | | | | Spansion Inc. (c) | | | 481,505 |
75,300 | | | | Star Asia Fin Ltd. | | | 753,000 |
61,412 | | | | Star Gas Partners, L.P. (c) | | | 240,121 |
3,800 | | | | Superior Energy Services, Inc. (c) | | | 130,986 |
35,408 | | | | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. | | | 380,636 |
72,547 | | | | Technology Investment Capital Corp. | | | 1,226,770 |
16,200 | | | | Tenaris S.A. | | | 743,580 |
7,700 | | | | The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 282,898 |
53,600 | | | | The Wet Seal, Inc. (c) | | | 351,080 |
10,400 | | | | Valero Energy Corporation (d) | | | 670,696 |
4,900 | | | | Valero L.P. | | | 326,340 |
11,900 | | | | Williams Partners L.P. | | | 567,987 |
77,100 | | | | Windstream Corporation | | | 1,132,598 |
22,600 | | | | Zoltek Companies, Inc. (c)(d) | | | 789,417 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Common Stocks (cost $43,062,973) | | | 44,526,722 |
| | | | | | | |
Preferred Stocks–4.4% of Net Assets | | | |
3,000 | | | | Baker Street Funding (a) | | | 2,910,000 |
1,000 | | | | Baker Street Funding 2006-1 (a) | | | 940,000 |
2,000 | | | | Centurion VII | | | 1,515,000 |
1,000 | | | | Credit Genesis CLO 2005 (a) | | | 990,000 |
9 | | | | Harborview 2006-8 (c) | | | 1 |
1,000 | | | | Hewett’s Island II (a) | | | 990,000 |
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PORTFOLIOOF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | Description | | Value (b) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stocks (continued) | | | | |
67,000 | | | | Indymac Indx CI-1 Corp. (a) | | $ | 1,820,859 | |
1,000 | | | | Marquette Park CLO Ltd. (a) | | | 960,000 | |
2,725 | | | | Motient Corporation | | | 2,180,000 | |
2,000 | | | | Mountain View Funding (a) | | | 1,760,000 | |
2,000 | | | | WEBS CDO 2006-1 PS | | | 1,800,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Preferred Stocks (cost $15,962,359) | | | 15,865,860 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Eurodollar Time Deposits–3.3% of Net Assets | | | | |
| | | | State Street Bank & Trust Company Eurodollar time deposits dated March 30, 2007, 4.05% maturing at $11,898,861 on April 2, 2007. | | | 11,885,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Investments–135.6% of Net Assets (cost $522,852,075) | | | 487,172,246 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Other Assets and Liabilities, net–(35.6%) of Net Assets | | | (127,942,304 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Net Assets | | $ | 359,229,942 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Call Options Written 3/31/2007 | | | | |
Number of Contracts | | | | Common Stocks/Expiration Date/Exercise Price | | Value (b) | |
26 | | | | RTI International Metals, Inc./April 2007/95 | | | 5,330 | |
29 | | | | Valero Energy Corporation/April 2007/65 | | | 5,220 | |
30 | | | | Zoltek Companies, Inc./April 2007/35 | | | 4,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Call Options Written (Premiums Received $18,324) | | $ | 15,050 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | | Securities sold within the terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Pursuant to valuation policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, these issues have been determined to be liquid by Morgan Asset Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser. |
(b) | | See Note 2 of accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements regarding investment valuations. |
(c) | | Non-income producing securities. |
(d) | | A portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for call options written. |
* | | These securities are classified as Yankee Bonds, which are U.S. dollar denominated bonds issued in the United States by a foreign entity. |
All of the Fund’s investment securities, other than equity securities, are pledged as collateral under the line of credit.
The Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Financial Statements.
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REGIONS MORGAN KEEGAN FUNDS
STATEMENTSOF ASSETSAND LIABILITIES
MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | RMK Advantage Income Fund | | | RMK High Income Fund | | | RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund | | | RMK Strategic Income Fund | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value | | $ | 552,049,765 | | | $ | 404,944,181 | | | $ | 621,198,028 | | | $ | 487,172,246 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 7,989,124 | | | | 6,180,290 | | | | 8,149,405 | | | | 7,270,421 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 12,608,008 | | | | 10,789,248 | | | | 15,525,250 | | | | 10,120,159 | |
Debt issue costs | | | 48,189 | | | | 51,392 | | | | 48,189 | | | | 29,014 | |
Other assets | | | — | | | | 13,524 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 572,695,086 | | | | 421,978,635 | | | | 644,920,872 | | | | 504,591,840 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loan payable (Note 6) | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 115,000,000 | | | | 170,000,000 | | | | 140,000,000 | |
Interest payable | | | 687,134 | | | | 230,000 | | | | 778,752 | | | | 1,549,306 | |
Call options written, at value (premiums received $13,753, $11,165, $22,662, and $18,324) (Note 4) | | | 11,250 | | | | 9,160 | | | | 18,840 | | | | 15,050 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 4,494,669 | | | | 3,120,474 | | | | 4,682,672 | | | | 3,384,810 | |
Accrued expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fees (Note 3) | | | 318,094 | | | | 235,122 | | | | 358,702 | | | | 279,513 | |
Accounting and administration fees (Note 3) | | | 73,407 | | | | 54,259 | | | | 82,777 | | | | 64,503 | |
Other | | | 111,891 | | | | 70,716 | | | | 120,447 | | | | 68,716 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 155,696,445 | | | | 118,719,731 | | | | 176,042,190 | | | | 145,361,898 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 416,998,641 | | | $ | 303,258,904 | | | $ | 468,878,682 | | | $ | 359,229,942 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Composition of Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common stock, $.0001 par value (1,000,000,000 shares authorized for each fund) | | | 3,137 | | | | 2,300 | | | | 3,326 | | | | 2,786 | |
Paid-in capital | | | 453,225,458 | | | | 335,867,530 | | | | 478,383,082 | | | | 400,920,125 | |
Undistributed net investment income/(loss) | | | 28,565 | | | | (2,201 | ) | | | 7,735,052 | | | | 36,428 | |
Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | 1,667,919 | | | | 1,030,313 | | | | 9,199,296 | | | | (6,052,842 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | | | (37,926,438 | ) | | | (33,639,038 | ) | | | (26,442,074 | ) | | | (35,676,555 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 416,998,641 | | | $ | 303,258,904 | | | $ | 468,878,682 | | | $ | 359,229,942 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at identified cost | | $ | 589,978,706 | | | $ | 438,585,224 | | | $ | 647,643,924 | | | $ | 522,852,075 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares Outstanding and Net Asset Value Per Share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common shares outstanding | | | 31,367,545 | | | | 23,002,424 | | | | 33,256,437 | | | | 27,861,696 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 13.29 | | | $ | 13.18 | | | $ | 14.10 | | | $ | 12.89 | |
The Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTSOF OPERATIONS
FORTHE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | RMK Advantage Income Fund | | | RMK High Income Fund | | | RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund | | | RMK Strategic Income Fund | |
Investment Income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | $ | 61,037,059 | | | $ | 48,173,790 | | | $ | 68,576,856 | | | $ | 53,893,774 | |
Dividend income | | | 3,450,348 | (a) | | | 2,343,971 | (b) | | | 3,186,385 | (c) | | | 3,074,710 | (d) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | 64,487,407 | | | | 50,517,761 | | | | 71,763,241 | | | | 56,968,484 | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 3,693,108 | | | | 2,751,650 | | | | 3,940,987 | | | | 3,272,627 | |
Accounting and administration fees | | | 852,256 | | | | 634,996 | | | | 909,459 | | | | 755,222 | |
Interest expense | | | 7,977,650 | | | | 6,743,948 | | | | 7,370,088 | | | | 8,124,494 | |
Debt issue expense | | | 619,717 | | | | 224,215 | | | | 694,328 | | | | 222,234 | |
Legal fees | | | 129,921 | | | | 92,178 | | | | 78,136 | | | | 89,944 | |
Audit fees | | | 50,250 | | | | 47,250 | | | | 43,250 | | | | 47,250 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 30,670 | | | | 28,779 | | | | 26,181 | | | | 29,728 | |
Custodian fees | | | 53,248 | | | | 50,926 | | | | 49,552 | | | | 52,043 | |
Registration fees | | | 32,588 | | | | 24,794 | | | | 60,811 | | | | 26,288 | |
Directors’ fees | | | 45,923 | | | | 44,439 | | | | 44,440 | | | | 44,439 | |
Insurance premiums | | | 22,237 | | | | 16,460 | | | | 25,005 | | | | 19,329 | |
Other | | | 50,319 | | | | 43,930 | | | | 21,885 | | | | 48,433 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Expenses | | | 13,557,887 | | | | 10,703,565 | | | | 13,264,122 | | | | 12,732,031 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | 50,929,520 | | | | 39,814,196 | | | | 58,499,119 | | | | 44,236,453 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | 4,330,575 | | | | 568,447 | | | | 14,950,515 | | | | 3,251,428 | |
Net realized gains on expiration of options | | | 205,688 | | | | 156,663 | | | | 128,670 | | | | 287,184 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | | | (24,493,116 | ) | | | (17,889,752 | ) | | | (29,539,043 | ) | | | (20,047,226 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | 30,972,667 | | | $ | 22,649,554 | | | $ | 44,039,261 | | | $ | 27,727,839 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | | Net of foreign taxes paid of $29,845. |
(b) | | Net of foreign taxes paid of $21,731. |
(c) | | Net of foreign taxes paid of $25,964. |
(d) | | Net of foreign taxes paid of $33,248. |
The Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTOF CHANGESIN NET ASSETS
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | RMK Advantage Income Fund | | | RMK High Income Fund | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2007 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2006 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2007 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2006 | |
Change in Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 50,929,520 | | | $ | 55,050,302 | | | $ | 39,814,196 | | | $ | 42,355,460 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | 4,536,263 | | | | 945,291 | | | | 725,110 | | | | (1,025,157 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | | | (24,493,116 | ) | | | (10,068,183 | ) | | | (17,889,752 | ) | | | (13,910,971 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | 30,972,667 | | | | 45,927,410 | | | | 22,649,554 | | | | 27,419,332 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Stockholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (52,113,460 | ) | | | (53,755,090 | ) | | | (39,074,765 | ) | | | (40,624,400 | ) |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (1,710,843 | ) | | | — | | | | (594,461 | ) | | | — | |
Distributions from net realized gain on investments | | | — | | | | (6,984,837 | ) | | | — | | | | (14,591,926 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions to stockholders | | | (53,824,303 | ) | | | (60,739,927 | ) | | | (39,669,226 | ) | | | (55,216,326 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sales of shares as a result of reinvested dividends and other distributions (1,448,543 and 1,832,182 shares) | | | 22,621,138 | | | | 28,378,514 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Proceeds from sales of shares as a result of reinvested dividends and other distributions (850,816 and 1,279,613 shares) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 13,579,515 | | | | 20,765,109 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets from capital transactions | | | 22,621,138 | | | | 28,378,514 | | | | 13,579,515 | | | | 20,765,109 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | | (230,498 | ) | | | 13,565,997 | | | | (3,440,157 | ) | | | (7,031,885 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 417,229,139 | | | | 403,663,142 | | | | 306,699,061 | | | | 313,730,946 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 416,998,641 | | | $ | 417,229,139 | | | $ | 303,258,904 | | | $ | 306,699,061 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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STATEMENTOF CHANGESIN NET ASSETS
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund | | | RMK Strategic Income Fund | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2007 | | | Period Ended March 31, 2006(a) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2007 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2006 | |
Change in Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 58,499,119 | | | $ | 6,666,576 | | | $ | 44,236,453 | | | $ | 46,260,650 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | 15,079,185 | | | | 1,109,506 | | | | 3,538,612 | | | | (6,375,927 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | | | (29,539,043 | ) | | | 3,096,969 | | | | (20,047,226 | ) | | | (1,310,891 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | 44,039,261 | | | | 10,873,051 | | | | 27,727,839 | | | | 38,573,832 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Stockholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (53,257,899 | ) | | | (3,726,838 | ) | | | (46,566,848 | ) | | | (48,998,109 | ) |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1,453,583 | ) | | | — | |
Distributions from net realized gain on investments | | | (7,435,301 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (9,912,611 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions to stockholders | | | (60,693,200 | ) | | | (3,726,838 | ) | | | (48,020,431 | ) | | | (58,910,720 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold (31,050,000 shares) | | | — | | | | 444,197,605 | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sales of shares as a result of reinvested dividends and other distributions (2,061,455 and 138,001 shares) | | | 32,009,545 | | | | 2,079,255 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Proceeds from sales of shares as a result of reinvested dividends and other distributions (1,074,450 and 1,498,582 shares) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16,754,479 | | | | 23,323,447 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets from capital transactions | | | 32,009,545 | | | | 446,276,860 | | | | 16,754,479 | | | | 23,323,447 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | | 15,355,606 | | | | 453,423,073 | | | | (3,538,113 | ) | | | 2,986,559 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 453,523,076 | | | | 100,003 | | | | 362,768,055 | | | | 359,781,496 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 468,878,682 | | | $ | 453,523,076 | | | $ | 359,229,942 | | | $ | 362,768,055 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | | From the commencement of investment operations on January 19, 2006. |
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.
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STATEMENTSOF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | | |
| | RMK Advantage Income Fund | | | RMK High Income Fund | |
Cash flows from operating activities | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets from operations | | $ | 30,972,667 | | | $ | 22,649,554 | |
Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets from operations to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities | | | | | | | | |
Purchase of investment securities (at cost) | | | (530,307,063 | ) | | | (421,660,482 | ) |
Proceeds from disposition of investment securities | | | 497,101,852 | | | | 391,060,789 | |
Purchase of short-term investment securities, net | | | 17,877,413 | | | | 18,009,666 | |
Proceeds from principal payments | | | 13,286,617 | | | | 13,662,587 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation on investment securities | | | 24,493,116 | | | | 17,889,752 | |
Amortization/accretion of premiums/discount on investment securities | | | (8,510,824 | ) | | | (5,843,202 | ) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on investment securities | | | (4,536,263 | ) | | | (725,110 | ) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on principal payments | | | 1,131,868 | | | | (741,710 | ) |
Amortization of debt issue costs | | | 619,717 | | | | 224,215 | |
(Increase)/decrease in dividends and interest receivable | | | (1,261,957 | ) | | | (1,151,482 | ) |
(Increase)/decrease in receivables for securities sold | | | (10,550,166 | ) | | | (8,521,610 | ) |
Increase/(decrease) in interest payable | | | 86,663 | | | | 22,354 | |
Increase/(decrease) in payables for securities purchased | | | 1,400,364 | | | | 1,437,480 | |
Increase/(decrease) in accrued advisory fees | | | 7,163 | | | | 3,926 | |
Increase/(decrease) in accrued accounting and administration fees | | | 1,654 | | | | 906 | |
Increase/(decrease) in other accrued expenses | | | 10,460 | | | | (3,434 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities | | | 31,823,281 | | | | 26,314,199 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cash flows from financing activities | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid for debt issue costs | | | (620,116 | ) | | | (224,488 | ) |
Cash distributions paid | | | (31,203,165 | ) | | | (26,089,711 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities | | | (31,823,281 | ) | | | (26,314,199 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in cash | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cash | | | | | | | | |
Beginning balance | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Ending balance | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Noncash financing activities not included herein consist of reinvestment of dividends and other distributions of $22,621,138 and $13,579,515 for RMK Advantage Income Fund and RMK High Income Fund, respectively. Total cash paid for interest was $7,890,986 and $6,721,594 for RMK Advantage Income Fund and RMK High Income Fund, respectively.
The Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTSOF CASH FLOWS
FORTHE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2007
| | | | | | | | |
| | RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund | | | RMK Strategic Income Fund | |
Cash flows from operating activities | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets from operations | | $ | 44,039,261 | | | $ | 27,727,839 | |
Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets from operations to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities | | | | | | | | |
Purchase of investment securities (at cost) | | | (686,862,968 | ) | | | (520,763,658 | ) |
Proceeds from disposition of investment securities | | | 472,373,972 | | | | 494,243,352 | |
Purchase of short-term investment securities, net | | | 24,643,673 | | | | 6,596,687 | |
Proceeds from principal payments | | | 17,484,500 | | | | 19,819,321 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation on investment securities | | | 29,539,043 | | | | 20,047,226 | |
Amortization/accretion of premiums/discount on investment securities | | | (12,518,637 | ) | | | (7,339,413 | ) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on investment securities | | | (15,079,185 | ) | | | (3,538,612 | ) |
Net realized gain/(loss) on principal payments | | | (205,291 | ) | | | 2,260,011 | |
Amortization of debt issue costs | | | 694,328 | | | | 222,234 | |
(Increase)/decrease in dividends and interest receivable | | | (3,652,831 | ) | | | (1,684,333 | ) |
(Increase)/decrease in receivables for securities sold | | | (13,453,263 | ) | | | (8,152,636 | ) |
Increase/(decrease) in interest payable | | | 778,752 | | | | 154,950 | |
Increase/(decrease) in payables for securities purchased | | | 1,461,100 | | | | 1,898,962 | |
Increase/(decrease) in accrued advisory fees | | | 110,523 | | | | 3,709 | |
Increase/(decrease) in accrued accounting and administration fees | | | 25,505 | | | | 856 | |
Increase/(decrease) in other accrued expenses | | | 47,690 | | | | (12,783 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities | | | (140,573,828 | ) | | | 31,483,712 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cash flows from financing activities | | | | | | | | |
Increase in loan payable | | | 170,000,000 | | | | — | |
Cash paid for debt issue costs | | | (742,517 | ) | | | (217,760 | ) |
Cash distributions paid | | | (28,683,655 | ) | | | (31,265,952 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities | | | 140,573,828 | | | | (31,483,712 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in cash | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cash | | | | | | | | |
Beginning balance | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Ending balance | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Noncash financing activities not included herein consist of reinvestment of dividends and other distributions of $32,009,545 and $16,754,479 for RMK Multi-Sector High Income and RMK Strategic Income Fund, respectively. Total cash paid for interest was $6,591,336 and $7,969,544 for RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund and RMK Strategic Income Fund, respectively.
The Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Financial Statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SELECTED DATA FORA SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUTTHE PERIOD INDICATED:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | Net Investment Income | | Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/ (Losses) on Investments | | | Total From Investment Operations | | Dividends From Net Investment Income | | | Distributions From Capital Gains | |
RMK Advantage Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year Ended March 31, 2007 | | $ | 13.95 | | | 1.66 | | (0.56 | ) | | 1.10 | | (1.70 | ) | | — | |
Year Ended March 31, 2006 | | $ | 14.37 | | | 1.90 | | (0.22 | ) | | 1.68 | | (1.86 | ) | | (0.24 | ) |
Period Ended March 31, 2005 (e) | | $ | 14.33 | (b) | | 0.57 | | (0.03 | ) | | 0.54 | | (0.48 | ) | | — | |
| | | | | | |
RMK High Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year Ended March 31, 2007 | | $ | 13.85 | | | 1.76 | | (0.67 | ) | | 1.09 | | (1.73 | ) | | — | |
Year Ended March 31, 2006 | | $ | 15.03 | | | 1.98 | | (0.58 | ) | | 1.40 | | (1.90 | ) | | (0.68 | ) |
Year Ended March 31, 2005 | | $ | 15.32 | | | 2.15 | | 0.24 | | | 2.39 | | (2.07 | ) | | (0.61 | ) |
Period Ended March 31, 2004 (f) | | $ | 14.33 | (b) | | 1.11 | | 1.09 | | | 2.20 | | (1.01 | ) | | (0.17 | ) |
| | | | | |
RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year Ended March 31, 2007 | | $ | 14.54 | | | 1.81 | | (0.36 | ) | | 1.45 | | (1.66 | ) | | (0.23 | ) |
Period Ended March 31, 2006 (g) | | $ | 14.33 | (b) | | 0.21 | | 0.14 | | | 0.35 | | (0.12 | ) | | — | |
| | | | | | |
RMK Strategic Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year Ended March 31, 2007 | | $ | 13.54 | | | 1.63 | | (0.52 | ) | | 1.11 | | (1.71 | ) | | — | |
Year Ended March 31, 2006 | | $ | 14.23 | | | 1.78 | | (0.20 | ) | | 1.58 | | (1.89 | ) | | (0.38 | ) |
Year Ended March 31, 2005 | | $ | 14.31 | | | 1.76 | | (0.16 | ) | | 1.60 | | (1.68 | ) | | — | |
Period Ended March 31, 2004 (h) | | $ | 14.33 | (b) | | 0.02 | | (0.02 | ) | | — | | — | | | — | |
(a) | Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a common share of stock at the opening market price of the first day and a sale at the closing market price on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and other distributions are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Funds’ dividend reinvestment plans. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage commissions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. |
(b) | Net of sales load of $0.675 on initial shares issued. |
(c) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(d) | Ratio annualized for the periods less than one year. |
(e) | From the commencement of investment operations on November 8, 2004. |
(f) | From the commencement of investment operations on June 24, 2003. |
(g) | From the commencement of investment operations on January 19, 2006. |
(h) | From the commencement of investment operations on March 18, 2004. |
The Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Financial Statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | Supplemental Data | |
Return of Capital | | | Total Distributions | | | Offering Costs Charged to Paid-in Capital | | | Net Asset Value, End of Period | | Total Return, Net Asset Value (c) | | | Common Share Price, End of Period | | Total Return, Market Value (a)(c) | | | Net Expenses (d) | | | Net Investment Income (d) | | | Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | Portfolio Turnover Rate | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(0.06 | ) | | (1.76 | ) | | — | | | $ | 13.29 | | 6.21 | % | | $ | 15.30 | | 1.53 | % | | 3.23 | % | | 12.14 | % | | $ | 416,999 | | 94 | % |
— | | | (2.10 | ) | | — | | | $ | 13.95 | | 11.05 | % | | $ | 16.80 | | 23.28 | % | | 2.62 | % | | 13.45 | % | | $ | 417,229 | | 104 | % |
— | | | (0.48 | ) | | (0.02 | ) | | $ | 14.37 | | 3.53 | % | | $ | 15.59 | | 7.30 | % | | 0.94 | % | | 10.52 | % | | $ | 403,663 | | 57 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(0.03 | ) | | (1.76 | ) | | — | | | $ | 13.18 | | 6.05 | % | | $ | 15.20 | | (3.26 | )% | | 3.47 | % | | 12.89 | % | | $ | 303,259 | | 100 | % |
— | | | (2.58 | ) | | — | | | $ | 13.85 | | 7.80 | % | | $ | 17.51 | | 24.15 | % | | 2.92 | % | | 13.66 | % | | $ | 306,699 | | 97 | % |
— | | | (2.68 | ) | | — | | | $ | 15.03 | | 15.46 | % | | $ | 16.50 | | 16.49 | % | | 2.12 | % | | 14.08 | % | | $ | 313,731 | | 73 | % |
— | | | (1.18 | ) | | (0.03 | ) | | $ | 15.32 | | 15.50 | % | | $ | 16.67 | | 20.06 | % | | 1.11 | % | | 10.15 | % | | $ | 299,772 | | 76 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
— | | | (1.89 | ) | | — | | | $ | 14.10 | | 9.45 | % | | $ | 15.71 | | 10.96 | % | | 2.83 | % | | 12.46 | % | | $ | 468,879 | | 85 | % |
— | | | (0.12 | ) | | (0.02 | ) | | $ | 14.54 | | 2.27 | % | | $ | 15.98 | | 7.38 | % | | 0.71 | % | | 6.72 | % | | $ | 453,523 | | 131 | % |
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(0.05 | ) | | (1.76 | ) | | — | | | $ | 12.89 | | 6.18 | % | | $ | 14.81 | | (1.09 | )% | | 3.50 | % | | 12.17 | % | | $ | 359,230 | | 106 | % |
— | | | (2.27 | ) | | — | | | $ | 13.54 | | 9.95 | % | | $ | 16.70 | | 22.60 | % | | 2.94 | % | | 12.80 | % | | $ | 362,768 | | 101 | % |
— | | | (1.68 | ) | | — | | | $ | 14.23 | | 10.87 | % | | $ | 15.74 | | 9.68 | % | | 1.70 | % | | 12.47 | % | | $ | 359,781 | | 69 | % |
— | | | — | | | (0.02 | ) | | $ | 14.31 | | (0.14 | )% | | $ | 16.00 | | 6.67 | % | | 0.87 | % | | 3.87 | % | | $ | 300,547 | | 0 | % |
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NOTESTOTHE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc., RMK High Income Fund, Inc., RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. and RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) were organized as separate Maryland corporations on September 7, 2004, April 16, 2003, November 14, 2005 and January 16, 2004, respectively. The Funds are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as diversified, closed-end management investment companies, each with its own investment objective.
Each Fund is authorized to issue 1,000,000,000 shares of capital stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. The Funds’ Boards are authorized to classify and reclassify any unissued shares of capital stock from time to time by setting or changing the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or terms and conditions of redemption of such shares by the Funds. The common shares have no preemptive, conversion, exchange or redemption rights. All common shares have equal voting, dividend, distribution and liquidation rights. The common shares, when issued, will be fully paid and non-assessable. Common stockholders are entitled to one vote per share and all voting rights for the election of directors are non-cumulative. The Funds have no present intentions of offering additional shares, except as described in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
Under each Fund’s organizational documents, its Officers and Directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with their vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
2 | Significant Accounting Policies |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Investment Valuations—Investments in securities listed or traded on a securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sales price on the exchange where the
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security is primarily traded as of close of business on the New York Stock Exchange, usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on the valuation date. Equity securities traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”) provided by Nasdaq each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m. Eastern Time, unless that price is outside the range of the “inside” bid and asked price (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, Nasdaq will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be the last trade to occur before the market closes. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed securities for which no sales were reported for that date are valued at the last quoted bid price.
Equity and debt securities issued in private placements shall be valued on the bid side by a primary market dealer. Long-term debt securities (including U.S. government securities, listed corporate bonds, other debt and asset-backed securities, and unlisted securities) are generally valued at the latest price furnished by an independent pricing service or primary market dealer. Short-term debt securities with remaining maturities of more than 60 days for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued by an independent pricing service or primary market dealer. Short-term debt securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less shall be valued at cost with interest accrued or discount accreted to the date of maturity, unless such valuation, in the judgment of Morgan Asset Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”) does not represent market value.
Investments in open-end registered investment companies, if any, are valued at net asset value (“NAV”) as reported by those investment companies. Foreign securities denominated in foreign currencies, if any, are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or available quotations which appear to not accurately reflect the current value of an investment, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser’s Valuation Committee using procedures established by and under the direction of each Fund’s Board of Directors. The values assigned to fair valued investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material. Certain debt securities held by the Funds are valued on the basis of prices provided by primary market dealers. The prices provided by primary market dealers may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold.
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As of March 31, 2007, the total value of these securities represented approximately 61.52%, 57.99%, 65.08% and 55.94% of the total investments of RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc., RMK High Income Fund, Inc., RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. and RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc., respectively.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income—Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded using the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, is accrued on a daily basis. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds.
Expenses—Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged directly to that Fund, while expenses which are attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets.
Dividends and Distributions to Stockholders—Each Fund declares quarterly and pays monthly dividends to its stockholders from the Fund’s net investment income and from other sources from time to time. Each Fund also pays distributions at least annually from its net realized capital gains, if any. All common shares have equal dividend and distribution rights. Dividends and other distributions to stockholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. A notice disclosing the source(s) of a distribution will be provided if payment is made from any source(s) other than net investment income. Any such notice would be provided only for informational purposes in order to comply with the requirements of Section 19(a) of the 1940 Act and not for tax reporting purposes. The tax composition of each Fund’s distributions for each calendar year are reported on IRS Form 1099 DIV.
The amounts of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (i.e., reclass of market discounts, net operating loss, paydowns and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. To the extent distributions from net investment income and net realized gains exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes, they are reported as distributions of capital.
Repurchase Agreements—The Funds may purchase instruments from financial institutions, such as banks and broker dealers, subject to the seller’s agreement to
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repurchase them at an agreed upon time and price (“repurchase agreement”). The Funds may invest in repurchase agreements with institutions that are deemed by the Adviser to be of good standing and creditworthy. A third party custodian bank takes possession of the underlying securities (“collateral”) of a repurchase agreement, the value of which is at all times at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase transaction and accrued interest. In the event of counterparty default on the obligation to repurchase, each Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. However, there could be potential losses to the Funds in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty to the agreement if the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their rights to dispose of the collateral, including the risk of possible decline in the value of the collateral during the period while the Funds seek to assert their rights.
Option Writing—When a Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current fair value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains from investments. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.
When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions—The Funds may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Funds record when-issued securities on the trade date and maintain security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Use of Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
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Cash—Cash represents deposits in bank accounts.
New Accounting Pronouncements—In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”), an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the accounting and disclosure of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are more likely than not to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more likely than not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Adoption of FIN 48 is required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the effective date. The Adviser is evaluating the application of FIN 48 to each Fund, and is not in a position at this time to estimate the significance of its impact, if any, on each Fund’s financial statements.
In September 2006, FASB issued its new Standard No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 is designed to unify guidance for the measurement of fair value of all types of assets, including financial instruments and certain liabilities, throughout a number of accounting standards. FAS 157 also establishes a hierarchy for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands financial statement disclosures about fair value measurements that are relevant to mutual funds. FAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and earlier application is permitted. The Adviser is evaluating the application of FAS 157 to each Fund, and is not in a position at this time to estimate the significance of its impact on each Funds’ financial statements. The Funds have chosen not to early adopt this standard.
3 | Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates |
Investment Adviser—The Funds have entered into Investment Advisory Agreements with Morgan Asset Management, Inc., the Adviser, a wholly owned subsidiary of MK Holding, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Regions Financial Corporation (“Regions”). Under the terms of the agreements, the Funds are charged an annual advisory fee of 0.65% based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily total assets minus the sum of accrued liabilities other than debt entered into for purposes of leverage.
Accounting and Administrative Services—The Funds have entered into Accounting and Administrative Services Agreements with Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. (“Morgan Keegan”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Regions. Under
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the terms of the agreements, Morgan Keegan provides portfolio accounting services and certain administrative personnel and services to the Funds for an annual fee of 0.15% based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily total assets minus the sum of accrued liabilities other than debt entered into for purposes of leverage. Morgan Keegan also provides an employee to serve as the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer for which Morgan Keegan receives no additional compensation from the Funds.
Directors and Officers—Certain of the Officers and Directors of the Funds
are also Officers and Directors of the Adviser, Morgan Keegan, and Regions. Such Officers and Directors of the Company who are “Interested Persons” as defined in the 1940 Act receive no salary or fees from the Funds.
Each Independent Director receives an annual retainer of $4,000 and a fee of $1,000 per quarterly meeting with reimbursement for related expenses for each meeting of the Board attended from each Fund. Each chairperson of the Independent Directors Committee and Audit Committee receives annual compensation of $500 from each Fund. An additional $1,500 is paid to the Independent Directors for attending special meetings in person, and an additional $500 is paid for attending special meetings by telephone. No Officer or Director is entitled to receive pension or retirement benefits from the Funds.
Other Transactions—For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, Morgan Keegan earned no underwriting discounts, direct commissions or dealer incentives on the sales and purchases of investment securities.
Transactions in options written during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 were as follows:
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| | RMK Advantage Income Fund | | | RMK High Income Fund | | | RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund | | | RMK Strategic Income Fund | |
| | Number of Contracts | | | Premiums Received | | | Number of Contracts | | | Premiums Received | | | Number of Contracts | | | Premiums Received | | | Number of Contracts | | | Premiums Received | |
Options outstanding at March 31, 2006 | | 466 | | | $ | 58,566 | | | 305 | | | $ | 45,863 | | | 153 | | | $ | 18,949 | | | 639 | | | $ | 89,778 | |
Options written | | 2,766 | | | | 384,189 | | | 2,027 | | | | 282,544 | | | 2,242 | | | | 312,674 | | | 3,775 | | | | 508,557 | |
Options expired | | (1,617 | ) | | | (205,688 | ) | | (1,225 | ) | | | (156,663 | ) | | (1,065 | ) | | | (128,670 | ) | | (2,252 | ) | | | (287,184 | ) |
Options exercised | | (1,551 | ) | | | (223,314 | ) | | (1,055 | ) | | | (160,579 | ) | | (1,223 | ) | | | (180,291 | ) | | (2,077 | ) | | | (292,827 | ) |
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Options outstanding at March 31, 2007 | | 64 | | | $ | 13,753 | | | 52 | | | $ | 11,165 | | | 107 | | | $ | 22,662 | | | 85 | | | $ | 18,324 | |
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During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. government obligations) for each Fund were as follows:
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| | RMK Advantage Income Fund | | RMK High Income Fund | | RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund | | RMK Strategic Income Fund |
Cost of Purchases | | $ | 530,307,063 | | $ | 421,660,482 | | $ | 686,862,968 | | $ | 520,763,658 |
Proceeds from Sales | | | 510,388,468 | | | 404,723,376 | | | 489,858,472 | | | 514,062,672 |
The Funds are permitted to borrow up to one-third of the value of their total assets, including such borrowings, for investment purposes. Such borrowing is referred to as leveraging and the Funds have collateralized bank lines of credit for this purpose. As of March 31, 2007, the Funds’ borrowing arrangements were as follows:
n | | RMK Advantage Income Fund has a collateralized $160,000,000 bank line of credit, which matures in March of 2008. The Fund maintains a separate collateral account for assets it pledges as collateral under the line of credit. Generally, the Fund holds all of its investment securities, other than equity securities, in that account and therefore pledges those securities as collateral under the borrowing arrangement; the collateral may be sold. As of March 31, 2007, the outstanding balance on the line of credit was $150,000,000. Borrowings under this agreement bear interest at a variable rate determined by the bank’s conduit program, which has historically been slightly below LIBOR. Fees of 0.11% per annum are paid on the total line of credit, regardless of usage, and of 0.21% per annum on the outstanding amount of borrowings. The average balance during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 was $150,000,000 or $4.89 per share, based on average shares outstanding of 30,652,568. The average interest rate during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 was 5.245%. The maximum amount of borrowings outstanding at any month-end during the period was $150,000,000. |
n | | RMK High Income Fund has a collateralized $125,000,000 bank line of credit, which matures in December of 2007. All of the Fund’s investment securities, other than equity securities, are pledged as collateral under the borrowing arrangement and the collateral may be sold. As of March 31, 2007, the outstanding balance on the line of credit was $115,000,000. |
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| Borrowings under this agreement bear interest at a fixed rate on the date of borrowing at LIBOR plus 0.375% per annum. Fees of 0.075% per annum are paid on the total line of credit, regardless of usage. The average balance during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 was $115,000,000 or $5.09 per share, based on average shares outstanding of 22,580,867. The average interest rate during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 was 5.784%. The maximum amount of borrowings outstanding at any month-end during the period was $115,000,000. |
n | | RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund has a collateralized $180,000,000 bank line of credit, which matures in March of 2008. The Fund maintains a separate collateral account for assets it pledges as collateral under the line of credit. Generally, the Fund holds all of its investment securities, other than equity securities, in that account and therefore pledges those securities as collateral under the borrowing arrangement; the collateral may be sold. As of March 31, 2007, the outstanding balance on the line of credit was $170,000,000. Borrowings under this agreement bear interest at a variable rate determined by the bank’s conduit program, which has historically been slightly below LIBOR. Fees of 0.11% per annum are paid on the total line of credit, regardless of usage, and of 0.21% per annum on the outstanding amount of borrowings. The average balance during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 was $131,923,077 or $4.10 per share, based on average shares outstanding of 32,140,602. The average interest rate during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 was 5.247%. The maximum amount of borrowings outstanding at any month-end during the period was $170,000,000. |
n | | RMK Strategic Income Fund has a collateralized $150,000,000 bank line of credit, which matures in July of 2008. All of the Fund’s investment securities, other than equity securities, are pledged as collateral under the borrowing arrangement and the collateral may be sold. As of March 31, 2007, the outstanding balance on the line of credit was $140,000,000. Borrowings under this agreement bear interest at a fixed rate on the date of borrowing at LIBOR plus 0.375% per annum. Fees of 0.075% per annum are paid on the total line of credit, regardless of usage. The average balance during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 was $140,384,615 or $5.14 per share, based on average shares outstanding of 27,336,249. The average interest rate during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 was 5.703%. The maximum amount of borrowings outstanding at any month-end during the period was $145,000,000. |
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Each Fund is treated as a separate entity for federal tax purposes. No provision for federal income or excise taxes is required since the Funds intend to continue to qualify each year as regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and distribute substantially all their taxable net investment income and capital gains to their stockholders.
Because federal income tax regulations differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, income and capital gain distributions determined in accordance with tax regulations may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for gains/losses on principal payments of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, distribution reclassification, return of capital and REIT adjustments.
Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to stockholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in-capital. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAVs per share. Any taxable gain remaining at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.
For the year ended March 31, 2007, permanent differences identified and reclassified among the components of net assets were as follows:
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| | RMK Advantage Income Fund | | | RMK High Income Fund | | | RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund | | | RMK Strategic Income Fund | |
Undistributed net investment Income | | $ | 2,871,276 | | | $ | (149,450 | ) | | $ | (215,037 | ) | | $ | 3,750,022 | |
Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) on investments | | | (2,871,276 | ) | | | 149,450 | | | | 215,037 | | | | (2,184,662 | ) |
Paid in Capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1,565,360 | ) |
The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the year ended March 31, 2007 was as follows:
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| | RMK Advantage Income Fund | | RMK High Income Fund | | RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund | | RMK Strategic Income Fund |
Ordinary Income(1) | | $ | 53,824,303 | | $ | 39,669,226 | | $ | 60,693,132 | | $ | 46,455,071 |
Long-term Capital Gains | | | — | | | — | | | 68 | | | — |
Return of Capital | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,565,360 |
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Total Distributions | | $ | 53,824,303 | | $ | 39,669,226 | | $ | 60,693,200 | | $ | 48,020,431 |
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(1) | | For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions. |
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The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the year ended March 31, 2006 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | RMK Advantage Income Fund | | RMK High Income Fund | | RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund | | RMK Strategic Income Fund |
Ordinary Income(1) | | $ | 58,852,032 | | $ | 47,664,460 | | $ | 3,726,838 | | $ | 58,120,300 |
Long-term Capital Gains | | | 1,887,895 | | | 7,551,866 | | | — | | | 229,122 |
Return of Capital | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 561,298 |
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Total Distributions | | $ | 60,739,927 | | $ | 55,216,326 | | $ | 3,726,838 | | $ | 58,910,720 |
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(1) | | For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions. |
For the year ended March 31, 2007, the tax basis components of net assets were as follows:
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| | RMK Advantage Income Fund | | | RMK High Income Fund | | | RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund | | | RMK Strategic Income Fund | |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | $ | 10,684,347 | | | $ | 8,408,407 | | | $ | 13,219,424 | | | $ | 9,362,181 | |
Gross Unrealized (Depreciation) | | | (49,162,739 | ) | | | (42,472,138 | ) | | | (40,139,166 | ) | | | (45,521,682 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) | | | (38,478,392 | ) | | | (34,063,731 | ) | | | (26,919,742 | ) | | | (36,159,501 | ) |
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Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | 2,248,438 | | | | 1,476,321 | | | | 15,067,242 | | | | — | |
Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,344,774 | | | | — | |
Capital Loss Carryforwards and Post October Losses | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (5,533,468 | ) |
Other | | | — | | | | (23,516 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
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Distributable Earnings | | | (36,229,954 | ) | | | (32,610,926 | ) | | | (9,507,726 | ) | | | (41,692,969 | ) |
Paid-in Capital | | | 453,228,595 | | | | 335,869,830 | | | | 478,386,408 | | | | 400,922,911 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 416,998,641 | | | $ | 303,258,904 | | | $ | 468,878,682 | | | $ | 359,229,942 | |
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At March 31, 2007, the Funds’ cost of investments for federal tax purposes was as follows:
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| | RMK Advantage Income Fund | | RMK High Income Fund | | RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund | | RMK Strategic Income Fund |
Cost of Investments | | $ | 590,530,660 | | $ | 439,009,917 | | $ | 648,121,592 | | $ | 523,335,021 |
Capital Loss Carryforwards—At March 31, 2007, RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc. had capital loss carryforwards of $5,339,876 and $193,592 expiring in 2014 and 2015, respectively, which will reduce the Fund’s taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, and thus will reduce the amount of the distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal tax.
Post-October Losses Deferred—Pursuant to federal income tax regulations applicable to investment companies, the Funds have elected to treat net capital losses realized between November 1 and March 31 of each year as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. There were no post-October losses in the current year.
8 | Concentration of Credit Risk |
The Funds invest primarily in below investment grade debt securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”). The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Funds to meet their obligations might be affected by economic developments in a specific industry, state or region.
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc., RMK High Income Fund, Inc., RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. and RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc.:
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, and the related statements of operations, of changes in net assets, of cash flows and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc., RMK High Income Fund, Inc., RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. and RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at March 31, 2007, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets, the results of each of their cash flows and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements 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 are free of material misstatement. An audit 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, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at March 31, 2007 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Memphis, Tennessee
May 21, 2007
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BOARDOF DIRECTORSAND OFFICERS
The following tables set forth information concerning the Directors and Officers of the Funds. All persons named as Directors and Officers also serve in similar capacities for the other registered investment companies in the Regions Morgan Keegan Fund complex overseeing a total of eighteen portfolios. The Regions Morgan Keegan Fund complex includes Morgan Keegan Select Fund, Inc., Regions Morgan Keegan Select Funds, RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc., RMK High Income Fund, Inc., RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. and RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
An asterisk (*) indicates the Directors and/or Officers who are “interested persons” of the Funds as defined by the 1940 Act by virtue of their positions with the Adviser, Morgan Keegan and/or Regions, the publicly held parent of the Adviser, and its other subsidiaries. The Statement of Additional Information for each Fund includes additional information about the Fund’s Directors as of the time of the Fund’s initial public offering and is available upon request, without charge, by calling the Funds toll-free at 800-564-2188.
DIRECTORS
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Name, Address(1), Age, Position(s) Held with Funds, Term of Office(2), Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years and Other Directorships Held by Director |
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Allen B. Morgan, Jr.* Age 64, Director, Since 2003/2004/2005(3) | | Mr. Morgan has served as a Director and Vice-Chairman of Regions Financial Corporation since 2001 and 2003, respectively. He also has served as a Director of Morgan Asset Management, Inc. since 1993. Mr. Morgan has been Chairman of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. since 1969 and Executive Managing Director of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. since 1969. |
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J. Kenneth Alderman* Age 54, Director, Since 2003/2004/2005(3) | | Mr. Alderman has been President of Regions Morgan Keegan Trust and Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Asset Management, Inc. since 2002. He has also served as an Executive Vice President of Regions Financial Corporation since 2000. Mr. Alderman is a Certified Public Accountant and he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. |
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Name, Address(1), Age, Position(s) Held with Funds, Term of Office(2), Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years and Other Directorships Held by Director |
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Jack R. Blair Age 65, Director, Since 2005 | | Mr. Blair serves as non-executive Chairman of DJO, Inc. (orthopedic equipment). He also serves as a director of NuVasive, Inc. (medical device company), Buckman Laboratories, Inc. (specialty chemicals manufacturer) and Active Implants Corporation (orthopedic medical device company). Mr. Blair served as non-executive Chairman of SCB Computer Technology, Inc. from September 2000 until March 2004 when the company was acquired by CIBER, Inc. |
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Albert C. Johnson Age 62, Director, Since 2005 | | Mr. Johnson has been an independent financial consultant since 1998. He also has served as a Director of Books-A-Million, Inc. since 2005. He was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dunn Investment Company (construction) from 1994 to 1998. He also was with Arthur Andersen LLP from 1965 to 1994, retiring as the Managing Partner of the firm’s Birmingham Office. |
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James Stillman R. McFadden Age 49, Director, Since 2003/2004/2005(3) | | Mr. McFadden has been Chief Manager of McFadden Communications, LLC (commercial printing) since 2002. He also has served as a Director for several private companies since 1997. |
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Name, Address(1), Age, Position(s) Held with Funds, Term of Office(2), Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years and Other Directorships Held by Director |
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W. Randall Pittman Age 53, Director, Since 2003/2004/2005(3) | | Mr. Pittman has been Chief Financial Officer of Emageon Inc. (healthcare information systems) since 2002. From 1999 to 2002, he was Chief Financial Officer of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (biotechnology). From 1998 to 1999, he was Chief Financial Officer of ScandiPharm, Inc. (pharmaceuticals). From 1995 to 1998, he served as Senior Vice President – Finance of CaremarkRx (pharmacy benefit management). From 1983 to 1995, he held various positions with AmSouth Bancorporation (bank holding company), including Executive Vice President and Controller. |
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Mary S. Stone Age 56, Director, Since 2003/2004/2005(3) | | Ms. Stone has been a professor at the University of Alabama Culverhouse School of Accountancy since 1981 and has held the Hugh Culverhouse Endowed Chair of Accountancy since 2002. She has served as Director of the Culverhouse School of Accountancy since 2004. She is also a former member of Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council, AICPA, Accounting Standards Executive Committee and AACSB International Accounting Accreditation Committee. She is a Certified Public Accountant. |
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Name, Address(1), Age, Position(s) Held with Funds, Term of Office(2), Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years and Other Directorships Held by Director |
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Archie W. Willis, III Age 49, Director, Since 2003/2004/2005(3) | | Mr. Willis has been President of Community Capital (financial advisory and real estate development consulting) since 1999 and Vice President of Community Realty Company (real estate brokerage) since 1999. He was a First Vice President of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. from 1991 to 1999. He also has served as a Director of Memphis Telecom, LLC since 2001 and a Member of the Advisory Board of Tri-State Bank of Memphis since 2006. |
(1) | | The address of each Director is c/o the Funds, 50 North Front Street, 21st Floor, Memphis, Tennessee 38103. |
(2) | | Each Fund’s Board of Directors is divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III. The terms of office of the Class I, Class II and Class III Directors expire at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in the year 2007, year 2008 and year 2009, respectively, or until in each case their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. Each Director who is not an interested person of the Fund serves on the Funds’ Audit, Independent Directors and Qualified Legal Compliance Committees. |
(3) | | RMK High Income Fund, RMK Strategic Income Fund, RMK Advantage Income Fund and RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund commenced investment operations on June 24, 2003, March 18, 2004, November 8, 2004 and January 19, 2006, respectively. |
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OFFICERS
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Name, Address(1), Age, Position(s) Held with Funds, Term of Office(2), Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
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Brian B. Sullivan* Age 52, President, Since 2006(4) | | Mr. Sullivan has served as President and Chief Investment Officer of Morgan Asset Management, Inc. since 2006. From 1999 to 2002 and from 2005 to 2007, Mr. Sullivan has served as President of AmSouth Asset Management, Inc., which will merge into Morgan Asset Management, Inc. in late 2007. From 1996 to 1999 and from 2002 to 2005, Mr. Sullivan served as Vice President of AmSouth Asset Management, Inc. Since joining AmSouth Bank in 1982 through 1996, Mr. Sullivan served in various capacities including Equity Research Analyst and Chief Fixed Income Officer and was responsible for Employee Benefits Portfolio Management and Regional Trust Investments. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. |
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Thomas R. Gamble* Age 64, Vice President, Since 2003/2004/2005(3) | | Mr. Gamble has been an executive at Regions Financial Corporation since 1981. He was a Corporate IRA Manager from 2000 to 2001 and a Senior Vice President and Manager of Employee Benefits at the Birmingham Trust Department of Regions Bank from 1981 to 2000. |
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Name, Address(1), Age, Position(s) Held with Funds, Term of Office(2), Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
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J. Thompson Weller* Age 42, Treasurer, Since 2006(4), and Assistant Secretary, Since 2003/2004/2005(3) | | Mr. Weller has been a Managing Director and Controller of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. since 2001. He was Senior Vice President and Controller of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. from 1998 to 2001, Controller and First Vice President from 1997 to 1998, Controller and Vice President from 1995 to 1997 and Assistant Controller from 1992 to 1995. Mr. Weller also served as a Business Systems Analyst in the Investment Information Division of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. from 1991 to 1992. Mr. Weller was also with Arthur Andersen & Co. in 1988 and Andersen Consulting from 1989 to 1991. |
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Charles D. Maxwell* Age 53, Secretary and Assistant Treasurer, Since 2003/2004/2005(3) | | Mr. Maxwell has been Executive Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. since 2006. Mr. Maxwell previously served as Managing Director of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. from 1998 to 2006 and Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. from 1994 to 2006. Mr. Maxwell has been Secretary and Treasurer of Morgan Asset Management, Inc. since 1993. He was Senior Vice President of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Maxwell also was with the accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP from 1976 to 1986 and served as a Senior Manager from 1984 to 1986. |
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Name, Address(1), Age, Position(s) Held with Funds, Term of Office(2), Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
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Michele F. Wood* Age 38, Chief Compliance Officer, Since 2006 | | Ms. Wood has been the Chief Compliance Officer of Morgan Asset Management, Inc. since 2006 and is also a Senior Vice President of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. She was a Senior Attorney and First Vice President of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. from 2002 to 2006. She was a Staff Attorney with FedEx Corporation from 2001 to 2002 specializing in employment litigation. She was an Associate with Ford & Harrison LLP from 1997 to 2001. |
(1) | | The address of Messrs. Weller and Maxwell and Ms. Wood is 50 North Front Street, Memphis, Tennessee 38103. The address of Messrs. Sullivan and Gamble is 417 North 20th Street, 15th Floor, Birmingham, Alabama 35203. |
(2) | | Officers of the Funds are elected and appointed annually by the Board of Directors and hold office until they resign, are removed or are otherwise disqualified to serve. |
(3) | | RMK High Income Fund, RMK Strategic Income Fund, RMK Advantage Income Fund and RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund commenced investment operations on June 24, 2003, March 18, 2004, November 8, 2004 and January 19, 2006, respectively. |
(4) | | On November 10, 2006, the Boards of Directors of the Funds appointed Mr. Brian B. Sullivan as President and Mr. J. Thompson Weller as Treasurer of the Funds to replace Mr. Carter E. Anthony and Mr. Joseph C. Weller, respectively, who retired as officers of the Funds. |
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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
The Funds offer a dividend reinvestment plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to which stockholders, unless they elect otherwise, automatically have dividends and other distributions reinvested in common shares of the fund by Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare Shareholder Services, Inc. (together, the “Plan Agent”). Stockholders who elect not to participate in the Plan receive all distributions in cash paid by wire or check mailed directly to the recordholder by the Plan Agent.
How the Plan Works
After the funds declare a dividend or determine to make other distributions, the Plan Agent will acquire shares for the participants’ accounts, depending upon the circumstances described below, either (i) through receipt of newly-issued shares of the fund or (ii) by open-market purchases as follows:
n | | If, on the payment date, the NAV is equal to or less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions, the Plan Agent will invest the distribution amount in newly-issued shares on behalf of the participants. The number of newly-issued shares to be credited to each participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the distribution by the NAV on the date the shares are issued. However, if the NAV is less than 95% of the market price on the payment date, the dollar amount of the distribution will be divided by 95% of the market price on the payment date. Because common shares may be issued at less than their market price, Plan participants may get a benefit that non-participants do not. |
n | | If, on the payment date, the NAV is greater than the market value per share plus estimated brokerage commissions, the Plan Agent will invest the distribution amount in shares acquired on behalf of the participants in open-market purchases, which may be made on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), in the over-the-counter market or in negotiated transactions and may be on such terms as to price, delivery and otherwise as the Plan Agent shall determine. It is possible that the market price for the shares may increase before the Plan Agent has completed its purchases. Therefore, the average purchase price per share the Plan Agent pays may exceed the market price thereof on the payment date. If the market price per share increases so that it equals or exceeds the NAV per share (minus estimated brokerage commissions), the Plan Agent will cease its purchases. Otherwise, the Plan Agent will use all distributions received in cash to purchase shares in the open market on or shortly after the payment date, but in no event more than thirty (30) days after the payment date, except where temporary curtailment or suspension of purchase is necessary to comply with applicable provisions |
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| of the federal securities laws. If the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full amount through open-market purchases during the purchase period, the Plan Agent will request that, with respect to the uninvested portion of such amount, the fund issue new shares at the close of business on the earlier of the last day of the purchase period or the first day during the purchase period on which the NAV per share (minus estimated brokerage commissions) equals or is less than the market price per share. |
Costs of the Plan
The Plan Agent’s fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions will be paid by the Funds. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent’s open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. If a participant elects to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of his or her shares and remit the proceeds, the participant will be subject to a $15.00 service fee and a $0.12 per share sold processing fee (which includes applicable brokerage commissions the Plan Agent is required to pay). The participant will not be charged any other fees for this service. However, each Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service fee payable by the participant.
Tax Implications
The automatic reinvestment of dividends or other distributions does not relieve participants of any taxes which may be payable on such dividends or other distributions. Participants will receive tax information annually for their personal records and to help them prepare their federal income tax return. For further information as to the tax consequences of participation in the Plan, participants should consult with their own tax advisors.
Right to Withdraw
Participants may withdraw from the Plan by calling the Plan Agent at 800-426-5523, writing to the Plan Agent at 250 Royall Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021 or completing and returning the transaction form attached to each Plan statement. The withdrawal will be effective immediately if the participant’s notice is received by the Plan Agent not less than ten days prior to any dividend or other distribution record date. Otherwise, the withdrawal will be effective the first trading day after the payment date for the dividend or other distribution with respect to any subsequent dividend or other distribution.
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PRIVACY POLICY NOTICE
The Funds and their agents (referred to as the “Funds,” “we” or “us”) recognize that consumers (referred to as “you” or “your”) expect us to protect both your assets and financial information. We respect your right to privacy and your expectation that all personal information about you or your account will be maintained in a secure manner. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality, security and integrity of client and stockholder information. We want you to understand the Funds’ policy that governs the handling of your information, how the Funds gather information, how that information is used and how it is kept secure.
Information The Funds Collect
The Funds collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:
n | | We may receive information from you, or from your financial representative, on account applications, other forms or electronically (such as through the Funds’ website or other electronic trading mechanisms). Examples of this information include your name, address, social security number, assets and income. |
n | | We may receive information from you, or from your financial representative, through transactions with us or others, correspondence and other communications. Examples of this information include specific investments and your account balances. |
n | | We may obtain other personal information from you in connection with providing you a financial product or service. Examples of this information include depository, debit or credit account numbers. |
Information Sharing Policy
The Funds may share the nonpublic personal information about you, as described above, with financial or non-financial companies or other entities, including companies that may be affiliated with the Funds and other nonaffiliated third parties, for the following purposes:
n | | We may share information when it is necessary and required to process a transaction or to service a customer relationship. For example, information may be shared with a company that provides account record keeping services or a company that provides proxy services to stockholders. |
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n | | We may share information when it is required or permitted by law. For example, information may be shared in response to a subpoena or to protect you against fraud or with someone who has established a legal beneficial interest, such as a power of attorney. |
n | | We may disclose all of the information we collect, as described above, to companies that perform marketing or other services on our behalf or to other financial institutions with whom we have agreements, for the limited purpose of jointly offering, endorsing or sponsoring a financial product or service. For example, we may share information about you for these limited purposes with the bank, broker dealer or other financial intermediary through whom you purchased the Funds’ products or services, or with providers of marketing, legal, accounting or other professional services. The Funds will not, however, disclose a consumer’s account number or similar form of access number or access code for credit card, deposit or transaction accounts to any nonaffiliated third party for use in telemarketing, direct mail or other marketing purposes. |
Except as described above, the Funds do not share customer information. We will not rent, sell, trade or otherwise release or disclose any personal information about you. Any information you provide to us is for the Funds’ use only. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, we will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice.
Information Security
When the Funds share nonpublic customer information with third parties hired to facilitate the delivery of certain products or services to our customers, such information is made available for limited purposes and under controlled circumstances designed to protect our customers’ privacy. We require third parties to comply with our standards regarding security and confidentiality of such information. We do not permit them to use that information for their own or any other purposes, or rent, sell, trade or otherwise release or disclose the information to any other party. These requirements are reflected in written agreements between the Funds and the third party service providers.
The Funds protect your personal information in several ways. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your nonpublic personal information. Each of the following sections explains an aspect of the Funds’ commitment to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy.
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Employee Access To Information
All of the Funds’ employees must adhere to the Funds’ policy on confidentiality. Employee access to customer information is authorized for business purposes only, and the degree of access is based on the sensitivity of the information and on an employee’s or agent’s need to know the information in order to service a customer’s account or comply with legal requirements.
Visiting The Funds’ Website
n | | The Funds’ website (www.rmkfunds.com) gathers and maintains statistics about the number of visitors as well as what information is viewed most frequently. This information is used to improve the content and level of service we provide to our clients and stockholders. |
n | | Information or data entered into a website will be retained. |
n | | Where registration to a website or re-entering personal information on a website is required, “cookies” are used to improve your online experience. A cookie is a way for websites to recognize whether or not you have visited the site before. It is a small file that is stored on your computer that identifies you each time you re-visit our site so you don’t have to resubmit personal information. Cookies provide faster access into the website. |
n | | We may also collect non-personally identifiable Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses for all other visitors to monitor the number of visitors to the site. These non-personally identifiable IP addresses are never shared with any third party. |
E-mail
If you have opted to receive marketing information from the Funds by e-mail, it is our policy to include instructions in all marketing messages on how to unsubscribe from subsequent e-mail programs. Some products or services from the Funds are intended to be delivered and serviced electronically. E-mail communication may be utilized in such cases. If you participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan administered by the Funds, we may, at your employer’s request, send you e-mail on matters pertaining to the retirement plan.
Please do not provide any account or personal information such as social security numbers, account numbers or account balances within your e-mail correspondence to us. We cannot use e-mail to execute transaction instructions, provide personal account information or change account registration. We can, however, use e-mail
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to provide you with the necessary forms. You can also use customer service to do so. Call us toll-free at 800-564-2188.
Surveys/Aggregate Data
Periodically, the Funds may conduct surveys about financial products and services or review elements of customer information in an effort to forecast future business needs. The Funds then generate reports that include aggregate data regarding its customers. Aggregate data classifies customer information in various ways but that does not identify individual customers. These reports may also include information on website traffic patterns and related information. These reports are used for the Funds’ planning, statistical and other corporate purposes. Aggregate data may also be shared with external parties, such as marketing organizations. However, no information is shared by which any individual customer could be identified.
Changes To Our Privacy Statement
The Funds reserve the right to modify or remove parts of this privacy statement at any time. Notice will be provided to you in advance of any changes that would affect your rights under this policy statement.
ANNUAL CERTIFICATIONS
Each Fund is listed on the NYSE. As a result, each Fund is subject to certain corporate governance rules promulgated by the NYSE. Pursuant to those requirements, each Fund must include information in this annual report regarding certain certifications. Each Fund has submitted to the NYSE the required annual certification of its Chief Executive Officer. Each Fund also will include the certification of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as an exhibit to the Fund’s annual report on Form N-CSR to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the annual period.
PROXY VOTING POLICIES & PROCEDURES & RECORDOF VOTING ACTIVITY
The Funds vote proxies related to their portfolio securities according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ Boards of Directors. You may view the proxy voting activity for each Fund during the most recent twelve month period ended June 30 as well as a description of the policies and procedures, without charge, by calling 800-564-2188, by visiting the Fund’s website at www.rmkfunds.com or by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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QUARTERLY REPORTSON PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings as of the first and third quarters of their fiscal years on Form N-Q with the SEC no more than sixty days after the close of those quarters. You may obtain each Fund’s Form N-Q filings, without charge, by calling 800-564-2188 or you may view these filings by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Each Fund’s last Form N-Q filing is available on the Fund’s website at www.rmkfunds.com. Each Fund’s Form N-Q filings may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 800-SEC-0330 for information regarding the operation of the Public Reference Room.
FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
(UNAUDITED)
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, the amount of long-term capital gain designated by RMK Advantage Income Fund, RMK High Income Fund, RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund and RMK Strategic Income Fund were $0, $0, $68 and $0, respectively.
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, 6.28%, 5.75%, 4.44% and 6.62% of the distributions from net investment income paid by RMK Advantage Income Fund, RMK High Income Fund, RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund and RMK Strategic Income Fund, respectively, are qualifying dividends which may be subject to a minimum tax rate of 15%, as provided by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2003. Complete information is reported in conjunction with reporting of your distributions on Form 1099-DIV.
Of the ordinary income (including short-term capital gain) distributions made by RMK Advantage Income Fund, RMK High Income Fund, RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund and RMK Strategic Income Fund during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, 6.28%, 5.75%, 4.44% and 6.62%, respectively, qualified for the dividend received deduction available to corporate stockholders.
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INVESTMENT ADVISER Morgan Asset Management, Inc. 417 North 20th Street, 15th Floor Birmingham, Alabama 35203 | | ADMINISTRATOR Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. Morgan Keegan Tower 50 North Front Street Memphis, Tennessee 38103 |
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CUSTODIAN State Street Bank & Trust Company 801 Pennsylvania Avenue Kansas City, Missouri 64105 | | LEGAL COUNSEL Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP 1601 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 |
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TRANSFER AGENT Computershare Shareholder Services, Inc. 250 Royall Street Canton, Massachusetts 02021 | | INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Morgan Keegan Tower 50 North Front Street, Suite 1000 Memphis, Tennessee 38103 |
This report is for stockholder information. This is not a prospectus intended for use in the purchase or sale of Fund shares. Statements and other information contained in this report are as dated and are subject to change.
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REGIONS MORGAN KEEGAN FUND COMPLEX
The Regions Morgan Keegan fund complex offers mutual funds with a broad variety of investment objectives to meet the financial needs of all types of investors. With approximately $7.4 billion in assets, the fund complex includes five equity funds, one balanced fund, five bond funds, one tax-exempt bond fund, two money market funds and four closed-end funds. You may see an overview of each Fund by visiting the Funds’ website at www.rmkfunds.com. You may also download each Fund’s most recent marketing flyer, prospectus, and annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders.
REGIONS MORGAN KEEGAN SELECT FAMILYOF FUNDS
Regions Morgan Keegan Select Mid Cap Growth Fund
Regions Morgan Keegan Select Growth Fund
Regions Morgan Keegan Select Core Equity Fund
Regions Morgan Keegan Select Mid Cap Value Fund
Regions Morgan Keegan Select Value Fund
Regions Morgan Keegan Select Balanced Fund
Regions Morgan Keegan Select High Income Fund
Regions Morgan Keegan Select Intermediate Bond Fund
Regions Morgan Keegan Select Fixed Income Fund
Regions Morgan Keegan Select Limited Maturity Fixed Income Fund
Regions Morgan Keegan Select Short Term Bond Fund
Regions Morgan Keegan Select Intermediate Tax Exempt Bond Fund
Regions Morgan Keegan Select Treasury Money Market Fund
Regions Morgan Keegan Select Money Market Fund
REGIONS MORGAN KEEGAN CLOSED-END FUNDS
n | | RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RMA) |
n | | RMK High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RMH) |
n | | RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RHY) |
n | | RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RSF) |
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The Fund has adopted a code of ethics as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR that applies to the Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. Exhibit A of the Fund’s code of ethics was amended during the covered period to add Mr. Brian B. Sullivan and Mr. J. Thompson Weller as covered officers to replace Mr. Carter E. Anthony and Mr. Joseph C. Weller who retired on November 10, 2006 as principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively. The Fund has not made any substantial amendments to its code of ethics during the covered period. The Fund also has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the covered period. A copy of the Fund’s code of ethics is filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 12(a)(1).
Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
The Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has determined that Albert C. Johnson, James Stillman R. McFadden, W. Randall Pittman and Mary S. Stone are audit committee financial experts, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR, serving on its Audit Committee. Messrs. Johnson, McFadden and Pittman and Ms. Stone are independent for purposes of Item 3(a)(2) of this Form N-CSR.
Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
(a)-(d) Audit and Non-Audit Fees
Fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) for audit and non-audit services provided to the Fund for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2006 were as follows:
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(a) Audit Fees | | $ | 42,875 | | $ | 35,000 |
(b) Audit-Related Fees | | | — | | | — |
(c) Tax Fees(1) | | | 3,500 | | | 3,000 |
(d) All Other Fees | | | — | | | — |
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Total Fees | | $ | 46,375 | | $ | 38,000 |
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(1) | Consists of fees for preparing the Fund’s U.S. income tax returns. |
(e)(1) Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services
Audit and non-audit services provided to the Fund require pre-approval by the Fund’s Audit Committee. The Audit Committee pre-approves these services on a case-by-case basis. The Audit Committee also must pre-approve those non-audit services provided to the Fund’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Affiliated Service Providers”) that provides ongoing services to the Fund, if the service relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. Any individual service that does not exceed $15,000 may be pre-approved by the chair of the Audit Committee. Any proposed service exceeding that cost level requires specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.
(e)(2) None of the services included under (b)-(d) above was approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) Non-Audit Fees
The aggregate non-audit fees billed by PwC for services rendered to the Fund were $3,500 and $3,000 for the fiscal years ended 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The aggregate non-audit fees billed by PwC for services rendered to the Fund’s Affiliated Service Providers that provides ongoing services to the Fund were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended 2007 and 2006, respectively.
(h) Not applicable as there were no non-audit services rendered to the Fund’s Affiliated Service Providers that provide ongoing services to the Fund for the fiscal years ended 2007 and 2006.
Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
The Fund has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, consisting of Jack R. Blair, Albert C. Johnson, James Stillman R. McFadden, W. Randall Pittman, Mary S. Stone and Archie W. Willis, III.
Item 6. | Schedule of Investments. |
This schedule is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
The Board has delegated to the Fund’s investment adviser, Morgan Asset Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”), the responsibility to vote proxies related to the securities held in the Fund’s portfolio. Under this authority, the Adviser is required to vote proxies related to portfolio securities in the best interests of the Fund and its stockholders. The Board permits the Adviser to contract with a third party to obtain proxy voting and related services, including research of current issues.
The Adviser has implemented written Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (“Proxy Voting Policy”) that are designed to reasonably ensure that the Adviser votes proxies prudently and in the best interest of its clients for whom the Adviser has voting authority, including the Fund. The Proxy Voting Policy also describes how the Adviser addresses any conflicts that may arise between its interests and those of its clients with respect to proxy voting.
The Adviser’s Proxy Committee is responsible for developing, authorizing, implementing and updating the Proxy Voting Policy, overseeing the proxy voting process and engaging and overseeing any independent third-party vendors as voting delegate to review, monitor and/or vote proxies. In order to apply the Proxy Voting Policy noted above in a timely and consistent manner, the Adviser utilizes Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (“ISS”) to vote proxies in accordance with the Adviser’s voting guidelines.
The Adviser’s guidelines adopt the voting recommendations of ISS except that the Adviser may depart from ISS’s voting recommendations in certain areas if authorized by the Proxy Committee. The Adviser retains final authority and fiduciary responsibility for proxy voting. The Adviser believes that this process is reasonably designed to address material conflicts of interest that may arise between the Adviser and a client as to how proxies are voted.
In the event that an investment professional at the Adviser believes that it is in the best interests of a client or clients to vote proxies in a manner inconsistent with the Adviser’s proxy voting guidelines or in a manner inconsistent with ISS recommendations, the Proxy Committee will review information submitted by the investment professional to determine that there is no material conflict of interest between the Adviser and the client with respect to the voting of the proxy in that manner.
If the Proxy Committee determines that the voting of a proxy as recommended by the investment professional presents a material conflict of interest between the Adviser and the client or clients with respect to the voting of the proxy, the Proxy Committee shall: (i) take no further action, in which case ISS shall vote such proxy in accordance with the proxy voting guidelines or as ISS recommends; (ii) disclose such conflict to the client or clients and obtain written direction from the client as to how to vote the proxy; (iii) suggest that the client or clients engage another party to determine how to vote the proxy; or (iv) engage another independent third party to determine how to vote the proxy.
Item 8. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
As of June 6, 2007, day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio is the responsibility of a team led by James C. Kelsoe, Jr., CFA. The following individuals at the Adviser share primary responsibility for the management of the Fund.
James C. Kelsoe, Jr., CF—Mr. Kelsoe serves as lead portfolio manager of the Fund. Mr. Kelsoe has been a portfolio manager with the Adviser since 1992. Mr. Kelsoe serves as portfolio manager of Regions Morgan Keegan Select Short Term Bond Fund, Regions Morgan Keegan Select Intermediate Bond Fund and Regions Morgan Keegan Select High Income Fund, each a series of Morgan Keegan Select Fund, Inc. He also serves as portfolio manager of RMK High Income Fund, Inc., RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. and RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc., closed-end investment companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Kelsoe is currently a senior portfolio manager for the Adviser, where he is responsible for $4.4 billion in assets under management and serves as a member of the Adviser’s strategy group, which oversees over $33 billion in assets. Mr. Kelsoe has been with the Adviser since 1991. He received a B.S. in Finance from the University of Alabama in 1986 and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Accounts Managed by James C. Kelsoe, Jr. as of March 31, 2007:
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| | Registered Investment Companies | | Other Pooled Investment Vehicles | | Other Accounts |
Number of Accounts Managed | | | 7 | | — | | | 19 |
Number of Accounts Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees | | | — | | — | | | — |
Assets Managed | | $ | 4,422,299,521 | | — | | $ | 282,755,581 |
Assets Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees | | | — | | — | | | — |
The dollar range of shares of the Fund beneficially owned by James C. Kelsoe, Jr. as of March 31, 2007 was $100,001-$500,000.
David H. Tannehill, CFA—Mr. Tannehill serves as an assistant portfolio manager of the Fund. Mr. Tannehill serves as an assistant portfolio manager of Regions Morgan Keegan Select Short Term Bond Fund, RMK High Income Fund, Inc., RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. and RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc. Mr. Tannehill has been a portfolio manager for the Adviser since 2004 managing the corporate bond portion of each fund’s portfolio. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Tannehill was a portfolio manager for Commerce Capital Management, Inc. where he was responsible for managing over $200 million in individual, individual trust and endowment accounts. Mr. Tannehill has eight years prior experience with Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. in investment research of both equity and fixed-income securities. Mr. Tannehill earned a BBA in 1983 and an MBA in 1984 from the University of Mississippi. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Accounts Managed by David H. Tannehill as of March 31, 2007:
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| | Registered Investment Companies | | Other Pooled Investment Vehicles | | Other Accounts |
Number of Accounts Managed | | | 5 | | — | | — |
Number of Accounts Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees | | | — | | — | | — |
Assets Managed | | $ | 2,204,311,335 | | — | | — |
Assets Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees | | | — | | — | | — |
As of March 31, 2007, David H. Tannehill did not beneficially own any shares of the Fund.
Managing Conflicts of Interest
Actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise when a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to more than one fund or other account. More specifically, portfolio managers who manage multiple funds and/or other accounts are presented with the following potential conflicts:
| • | | The management of multiple funds and/or other accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each fund and/or other account. The Adviser seeks to manage such competing interests for the time and attention of a portfolio manager by having the portfolio manager focus on a particular investment discipline. |
| • | | If a portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity which may be suitable for more than one fund or other account, a fund may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity because demand is larger than supply. In this instance, available opportunities are allocated. To deal with these situations, the Adviser and the funds have adopted procedures for allocating portfolio transactions across multiple accounts. |
| • | | With respect to securities transactions for the funds, the Adviser determines which broker to use to execute each order, consistent with its duty to seek best execution of the transaction. However, with respect to certain other accounts (such as mutual funds for which the Adviser or an affiliate acts as subadviser, other pooled investment vehicles that are not registered mutual |
funds, and other accounts managed for organizations and individuals), the Adviser may be limited by the client with respect to the selection of brokers or may be instructed to direct trades through a particular broker. In these cases, the Adviser or its affiliates may place separate, non-simultaneous, transactions for a fund and another account which may temporarily affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the detriment of the fund or the other account.
| • | | Finally, the appearance of a conflict of interest may arise where the Adviser has an incentive, such as a performance-based management fee, which relates to the management of one fund or account but not all funds and accounts with respect to which a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities. |
The Adviser and the Fund have adopted certain compliance procedures which are designed to address these types of conflicts. However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation in which a conflict arises.
Compensation
The Adviser seeks to maintain a compensation program that is competitively positioned to attract and retain high-caliber investment professionals. Portfolio managers receive a base salary, an incentive bonus opportunity, an equity compensation opportunity and a benefits package. Portfolio manager compensation is reviewed and may be modified each year as appropriate to reflect changes in the market, as well as to adjust the factors used to determine bonuses to promote good sustained fund performance. The Adviser evaluates competitive market compensation by reviewing compensation survey results conducted by an independent third party of investment industry compensation. Each portfolio manager’s compensation consists of the following four elements:
Base salary
Each portfolio manager is paid a base salary. In setting the base salary, the Adviser’s intention is to be competitive in light of the particular portfolio manager’s experience and responsibilities.
Annual bonus
Each portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus. A portion of this bonus is determined by the portfolio manager’s investment management results measured against the relevant peer group or index and the remaining portion of this bonus is discretionary, which takes into consideration such factors as the portfolio manager’s support of the firm’s policies and procedures, the portfolio manager’s acquisition of new business and the portfolio manager’s service to existing clients.
Equity-based compensation
Portfolio managers may be awarded options to purchase common shares and/or granted restricted shares of Regions Financial Corporation’s stock from pools determined from time to time by the Remuneration Committee of Regions Financial Corporation’s Board of Directors. Awards of equity-based compensation typically vest over time, so as to create incentives to retain key talent.
Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
There were no reportable purchases for the period covered by this report.
Item 10. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the stockholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board of Directors.
Item 11. | Controls and Procedures. |
| (a) | Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the 1940 Act), as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the Fund’s certifying officers have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Fund on Form N-CSR and Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the Fund’s management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
| (b) | The Fund’s certifying officers are not aware of any changes in the Fund’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the Fund’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal controls over financial reporting. |
| (a)(1) | The code of ethics pursuant to Item 2 is filed herewith. |
| (a)(2) | The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) are filed herewith. |
| (b) | The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are filed herewith. |
The certifications provided pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Fund specifically incorporates them by reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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(Fund): | | RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc. |
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By (Signature and Title): | | /s/ Brian B. Sullivan |
| | Brian B. Sullivan |
| | President and Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | June 6, 2007 |
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 Fund and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By (Signature and Title): | | /s/ Brian B. Sullivan |
| | Brian B. Sullivan |
| | President and Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | June 6, 2007 |
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By (Signature and Title): | | /s/ J. Thompson Weller |
| | J. Thompson Weller |
| | Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer |
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Date: | | June 6, 2007 |