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 811-21714
MML Series Investment Fund II
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
100 Bright Meadow Blvd., Enfield, CT 06082
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Eric Wietsma
100 Bright Meadow Blvd., Enfield, CT 06082
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 562-1000
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/19
Date of reporting period: 6/30/19
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
Table of Contents
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus (or summary prospectus, if available) for the MML Series Investment Fund II. Investors should consider a Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses carefully before investing. This and other information about the investment company is available in the prospectus (or summary prospectus, if available). Read it carefully before investing.
MML Series Investment Fund II – President’s Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited)
To Our Shareholders
Eric Wietsma
“As always, we recommend that you work with a personal financial professional, who can help you define an investment strategy that aligns with your comfort level with respect to market volatility, how long you have to save and invest, and your specific financial goals.”
June 30, 2019
Welcome to the MML Series Investment Fund II Semiannual Report, covering thesix-month period from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019.
Market Highlights
• | | During the period, U.S. stock prices enjoyed some of their best returns for the first six months since the late 1990s. |
• | | Data throughout the period pointed to more uneven global economic growth with markets only rebounding after assurances by the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) that it would hold off on raising interest rates in 2019. |
• | | Developed-market and emerging-market foreign stocks trailed U.S. stock returns for the period, though both developed-market and emerging-market foreign stocks were up for the period and delivered solid returns. |
• | | U.S. bonds benefited from declining U.S. Treasury yields and the Fed’s pause in rate hikes. As a result, bond markets enjoyed broad positive returns for the period. |
Market Commentary
Following one of the worst fourth quarters they had ever experienced, stock markets rebounded to enjoy some of the best first half returns since the late 1990s. The rebound gained momentum during the first quarter on expectations that the Fed would not raise interest rates in 2019. The previous year had seen four rate hikes. The rebound accelerated through turbulence caused by ongoing trade tensions and geopolitical sabre rattling as markets came to expect that the Fed might even reduce the federal funds rate (the interest rate that banks and financial institutions charge each other for borrowing funds overnight). By the end of the period, the market anticipated two possible rate reductions in what remains of 2019 and stock market growth accelerated to new records in major stock indexes.
Global growth remains positive, but less synchronized and more restrained than in the recent past. We believe the U.S. economy is showing signs that it may be in the late stages of the current business cycle. For example, a tightening labor market yields low unemployment rates but tends to drive up wage growth, putting pressure on corporate earnings. In addition, declining claims for unemployment benefits may point to a nearer plateau in employment growth. Lastly, we believe recent softness in housing data tends to be consistent with late cycle trends. While talk of recession naturally follows evidence of late cycle indicators, we agree with the general consensus that the risk of near-term recession appears to be low.
The broad market S&P 500® Index* delivered a strong 18.54% gain for the first half of 2019. The technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index outperformed for the same period, returning 21.33% growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is also up 14.99% so far this year. Small- andmid-cap stocks slightly underperformed their larger peers and value stocks widely underperformed their growth peers. The positive momentum carried broadly across all market sectors for the period with all sectors delivering double-digit returns. The technology, communications services, and industrials sectors led during the period, while healthcare, utilities, and energy brought up the rear.
| * | Indexes referenced, other than the MSCI Indexes, are unmanaged, do not incur fees, expenses, or taxes, and cannot be purchased directly for investment. The MSCI Indexes are unmanaged, do not incur fees or expenses, and cannot be purchased directly for investment. |
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MML Series Investment Fund II – President’s Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited)(Continued)
Developed international stock markets, as measured by the MSCI EAFE® Index, trailed their domestic peers, but delivered 14.03% returns for the first half of 2019. Central banks voiced unanimous willingness to continue monetary stimulus in support of the current expansion. In addition, the G20 summit towards the end of June seemed to encourage confidence in a resolution, or at leastde-escalation, of trade tensions between the U.S. and China. Emerging-market stock markets, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, fared a little worse than developed markets, returning 10.58% for the period.
The Fed once again asserted its influence on markets during this reporting period. This time it was not what they did, but what they did not do that helped. The year started with an expectation of multiple rate hikes in 2019, following the trend set in 2018. As markets began to show signs of bogging down, Fed chair Jerome Powell expressed the Fed’s intent to support ongoing growth through delaying planned rate hikes. Market concerns eased when the Fed set expectations for no more rate hikes in 2019. Optimism returned as the options market began forecasting the possibilities of rate cuts before the end of the year.
The Fed’s inaction, along with prospects of dropping rates, boosted bond markets during the first half of 2019. Bond yields fell, lifting returns on high-quality fixed income assets. The10-year U.S. Treasury bond ended June at 2.00%, down .66% from the first of the year. Since falling yields drive bond prices up, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ended the period with a positive return of 6.11%. Investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds also fared well in the falling yield environment. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Bond Index, which tracks investment-grade corporate bonds, ended the period up 9.85%. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index fared slightly better, ending the period up 9.94%.
Review and maintain your strategy
MassMutual remains committed to helping people secure their long-term future and protect the ones they love. While investors enjoyed broad positive returns over the first half of 2019, we’d like to remind you that, as a retirement investor, it’s important to maintain perspective and have realistic expectations about the future performance of your investment accounts. Optimism about continued economic expansion should be balanced with the constant reminder that past performance does not guarantee future results. Our multi-managed andsub-advised mutual funds tap into the deep expertise of seasoned asset managers who are committed to helping long-term investors prepare for retirement – in all market conditions. As always, we recommend the value a personal financial professional can bring you by helping you define an investment strategy that aligns with your risk tolerance comfort level, how long you have to save and invest, and your specific financial goals. Thank you for your confidence in MassMutual.
Sincerely,
Eric Wietsma
President
© 2019 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), Springfield, MA. All rights reserved. www.massmutual.com Underwriter: MML Distributors, LLC. (MMLD) Member FINRA and SIPC (www.FINRA.org and www.SIPC.org), 100 Bright Meadow Blvd., Enfield, CT 06082. MMLD is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MassMutual. Investment advisory services provided to the Funds by MML Investment Advisers, LLC (MML Advisers), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MassMutual. The information provided is the opinion of MML Advisers as of 7/1/19 and is subject to change without notice. It is not to be construed as tax, legal, or investment advice. Of course, past performance does not guarantee future results.
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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Blend Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks to achieve as high a level of total rate of return over an extended period of time as is considered consistent with prudent investment risk and the preservation of capital. The Fund invests across different asset classes (equity securities, fixed income securities, including bank loans and Rule 144A securities, and money market instruments), each represented by a different segment of the Fund’s portfolio. The subadviser typically adjusts the allocation among the three segments, based on its judgment about each segment’s potential for returns in comparison with those of other segments and corresponding risk. The Fund’s subadviser is Barings LLC (Barings).
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MML Blend Fund Portfolio Characteristics (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/19 | |
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Common Stock | | | 62.7 | % |
Corporate Debt | | | 13.7 | % |
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | 11.7 | % |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | 10.0 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | 0.6 | % |
Sovereign Debt Obligations | | | 0.3 | % |
Municipal Obligations | | | 0.3 | % |
Purchased Options | | | 0.2 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 0.1 | % |
Preferred Stock | | | 0.1 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 99.7 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 0.3 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Equity Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Equity Fund, and who are the Fund’s subadvisers?
The Fund’s primary objective is to achieve a superior total rate of return over an extended period of time from both capital appreciation and current income. Its secondary objective is the preservation of capital when business and economic conditions indicate that investing for defensive purposes is appropriate. The Fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies that the subadvisers believe are undervalued in the marketplace, with a focus on securities of larger size companies. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into common or preferred stocks, and other securities, such as warrants and stock rights, whose value is based on stock prices. The Fund typically invests most of its assets in securities of U.S. companies, but may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign securities and American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), including emerging market securities. The Fund’s two subadvisers are T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price), which managed approximately 36% of the Fund’s portfolio; and Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC (Brandywine Global), which managed approximately 64% of the Fund’s portfolio, as of June 30, 2019. T. Rowe Price replaced OppenheimerFunds, Inc. as subadviser effective May 17, 2019.
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MML Equity Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/19 | |
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Bank of America Corp. | | | 3.1 | % |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 3.0 | % |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 2.6 | % |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 2.6 | % |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 2.3 | % |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 2.3 | % |
Apple, Inc. | | | 2.1 | % |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 2.0 | % |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 1.9 | % |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 1.9 | % |
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| | | 23.8 | % |
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MML Equity Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/19 | |
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Financial | | | 27.9 | % |
Consumer,Non-cyclical | | | 20.7 | % |
Technology | | | 12.7 | % |
Industrial | | | 10.2 | % |
Energy | | | 7.7 | % |
Communications | | | 6.3 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 6.2 | % |
Utilities | | | 5.0 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 2.2 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 0.5 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 99.4 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 0.6 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Managed Bond Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Managed Bond Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve as high a total rate of return on an annual basis as is considered consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade fixed income securities (rated Baa3 or higher by Moody’s, BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s or the equivalent by any NRSRO, or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality by the subadviser). The Fund’s subadviser is Barings LLC (Barings).
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MML Managed Bond Fund Portfolio Characteristics (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/19 | |
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Corporate Debt | | | 35.7 | % |
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | 31.1 | % |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | 27.3 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | 2.6 | % |
Purchased Options | | | 0.9 | % |
Municipal Obligations | | | 0.8 | % |
Sovereign Debt Obligations | | | 0.6 | % |
Preferred Stock | | | 0.2 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 0.2 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 99.4 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 0.6 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML U.S. Government Money Market Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML U.S. Government Money Market Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve current income consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity. The Fund normally invests at least 99.5% of its total assets in cash, U.S. Government securities, and/or repurchase agreements fully collateralized by cash or U.S. Government securities. It is important to note that this Fund seeks to maintain, but does not guarantee, a stable $1.00 share price. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. Government securities and repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized by U.S. Government securities.You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.The Fund’s subadviser is Barings LLC (Barings).
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MML U.S. Government Money Market Fund Portfolio Characteristics (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/19 | |
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Discount Notes | | | 77.2 | % |
Repurchase Agreement | | | 11.1 | % |
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes | | | 11.6 | % |
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Total Short-Term Investments | | | 99.9 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 0.1 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 62.8% | |
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COMMON STOCK — 62.7% | |
Basic Materials — 1.3% | |
Chemicals — 1.0% | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 555 | | | $ | 125,635 | |
Celanese Corp. | | | 5,200 | | | | 560,560 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 10,690 | | | | 499,330 | |
Dow, Inc. (a) | | | 13,006 | | | | 641,326 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 16,906 | | | | 1,269,133 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 6,070 | | | | 472,428 | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 2 | | | | 395 | |
Linde PLC | | | 9,576 | | | | 1,922,861 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | | | 8,640 | | | | 744,163 | |
The Mosaic Co. | | | 6,700 | | | | 167,701 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 2,818 | | | | 328,889 | |
The Sherwin-Williams Co. | | | 563 | | | | 258,017 | |
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| | | | | | | 6,990,438 | |
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Forest Products & Paper — 0.1% | |
International Paper Co. | | | 18,987 | | | | 822,517 | |
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Iron & Steel — 0.1% | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 21,956 | | | | 1,209,776 | |
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Mining — 0.1% | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 19,464 | | | | 225,977 | |
Newmont Goldcorp Corp. | | | 4,770 | | | | 183,502 | |
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| | | | | | | 409,479 | |
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| | | | | | | 9,432,210 | |
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Communications — 10.9% | |
Advertising — 0.2% | |
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | | | 22,122 | | | | 499,736 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 8,147 | | | | 667,647 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,167,383 | |
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Internet — 6.8% | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 6,570 | | | | 7,113,996 | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a) | | | 5,731 | | | | 6,194,695 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | | | 7,960 | | | | 15,073,295 | |
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 1,721 | | | | 3,226,376 | |
eBay, Inc. | | | 20,777 | | | | 820,691 | |
Expedia Group, Inc. | | | 1,877 | | | | 249,697 | |
F5 Networks, Inc. (a) | | | 1,400 | | | | 203,882 | |
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 63,490 | | | | 12,253,570 | |
Netflix, Inc. (a) | | | 5,633 | | | | 2,069,113 | |
Symantec Corp. | | | 55 | | | | 1,197 | |
TripAdvisor, Inc. (a) | | | 37 | | | | 1,713 | |
VeriSign, Inc. (a) | | | 2,991 | | | | 625,598 | |
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| | | | | | | 47,833,823 | |
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Media — 1.5% | |
CBS Corp. Class B | | | 7,557 | | | | 377,094 | |
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 211 | | | | 83,383 | |
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | | 136,224 | | | $ | 5,759,551 | |
Discovery, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 49,400 | | | | 1,516,580 | |
Discovery, Inc. Class C (a) | | | 31,343 | | | | 891,709 | |
DISH Network Corp. Class A (a) | | | 6,600 | | | | 253,506 | |
Fox Corp. Class A (a) | | | 2,022 | | | | 74,086 | |
Fox Corp. Class B (a) | | | 2,700 | | | | 98,631 | |
News Corp. Class A | | | 7,566 | | | | 102,065 | |
Viacom, Inc. Class B | | | 21,110 | | | | 630,556 | |
The Walt Disney Co. | | | 4,236 | | | | 591,515 | |
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| | | | | | | 10,378,676 | |
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Telecommunications — 2.4% | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 53,026 | | | | 1,776,901 | |
CenturyLink, Inc. | | | 101,328 | | | | 1,191,617 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 137,842 | | | | 7,544,093 | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 8,167 | | | | 271,389 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 7,289 | | | | 194,106 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 5,487 | | | | 914,848 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 94,455 | | | | 5,396,214 | |
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| | | | | | | 17,289,168 | |
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| | | | | | | 76,669,050 | |
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Consumer, Cyclical — 5.0% | |
Airlines — 0.5% | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | | | 300 | | | | 19,173 | |
American Airlines Group, Inc. | | | 2,200 | | | | 71,742 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 23,200 | | | | 1,316,600 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 14,483 | | | | 735,447 | |
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 11,700 | | | | 1,024,335 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,167,297 | |
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Apparel — 0.5% | |
Capri Holdings Ltd. (a) | | | 2,800 | | | | 97,104 | |
Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | 8,300 | | | | 142,926 | |
NIKE, Inc. Class B | | | 28,484 | | | | 2,391,232 | |
PVH Corp. | | | 1,620 | | | | 153,317 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 2,960 | | | | 336,226 | |
Tapestry, Inc. | | | 6,220 | | | | 197,361 | |
Under Armour, Inc. Class C (a) | | | 1,900 | | | | 42,180 | |
VF Corp. | | | 2,200 | | | | 192,170 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,552,516 | |
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Auto Manufacturers — 0.4% | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 74,313 | | | | 760,222 | |
General Motors Co. | | | 29,000 | | | | 1,117,370 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 12,722 | | | | 911,658 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,789,250 | |
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Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.0% | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 4,800 | | | | 201,504 | |
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Distribution & Wholesale — 0.1% | |
Copart, Inc. (a) | | | 4,400 | | | | 328,856 | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 164 | | | | 5,345 | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | | 1,072 | | | | 287,542 | |
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| | | | | | | 621,743 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Home Builders — 0.1% | |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | 4,747 | | | $ | 204,738 | |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 22,973 | | | | 726,406 | |
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| | | | | | | 931,144 | |
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Home Furnishing — 0.1% | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 86 | | | | 3,300 | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 2,933 | | | | 417,542 | |
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| | | | | | | 420,842 | |
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Housewares — 0.0% | |
Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 4,600 | | | | 70,932 | |
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Leisure Time — 0.2% | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 3,302 | | | | 118,311 | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a) | | | 16,400 | | | | 879,532 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | | | 4,910 | | | | 595,141 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,592,984 | |
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Lodging — 0.2% | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 12,700 | | | | 1,241,298 | |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | | | 921 | | | | 129,207 | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 8 | | | | 992 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,371,497 | |
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Retail — 2.9% | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 1,010 | | | | 155,681 | |
AutoZone, Inc. (a) | | | 854 | | | | 938,947 | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 7,792 | | | | 543,336 | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a) | | | 350 | | | | 256,508 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 6,110 | | | | 1,614,629 | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 2,654 | | | | 323,071 | |
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) | | | 48 | | | | 5,155 | |
Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 15,900 | | | | 666,528 | |
The Gap, Inc. | | | 10,990 | | | | 197,490 | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 3,264 | | | | 338,085 | |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 14,967 | | | | 3,112,687 | |
Kohl’s Corp. | | | 8,530 | | | | 405,602 | |
L Brands, Inc. | | | 2,200 | | | | 57,420 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 2,095 | | | | 211,406 | |
Macy’s, Inc. | | | 10,351 | | | | 222,132 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 210 | | | | 43,609 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 10,308 | | | | 328,413 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) | | | 1,743 | | | | 643,725 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 5,414 | | | | 536,636 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 46,354 | | | | 3,885,856 | |
Target Corp. | | | 17,286 | | | | 1,497,141 | |
Tiffany & Co. | | | 802 | | | | 75,099 | |
The TJX Cos., Inc. | | | 16,412 | | | | 867,867 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 10,857 | | | | 593,552 | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 19,862 | | | | 2,194,552 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 3,675 | | | | 406,712 | |
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| | | | | | | 20,121,839 | |
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.0% | |
Hasbro, Inc. | | | 2,791 | | | $ | 294,953 | |
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| | | | | | | 35,136,501 | |
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Consumer,Non-cyclical — 13.5% | |
Agriculture — 0.7% | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 67,159 | | | | 3,179,979 | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 92 | | | | 3,754 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 26,186 | | | | 2,056,386 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,240,119 | |
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Beverages — 0.8% | |
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B | | | 15 | | | | 831 | |
The Coca-Cola Co. | | | 30,030 | | | | 1,529,128 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A | | | 542 | | | | 106,741 | |
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B | | | 1,500 | | | | 84,000 | |
Monster Beverage Corp. (a) | | | 8,400 | | | | 536,172 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 24,860 | | | | 3,259,892 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,516,764 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 1.6% | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 2,850 | | | | 373,293 | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 18,051 | | | | 3,326,438 | |
Biogen, Inc. (a) | | | 7,472 | | | | 1,747,477 | |
Celgene Corp. (a) | | | 25,576 | | | | 2,364,245 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 28,510 | | | | 1,926,136 | |
Incyte Corp. (a) | | | 2,900 | | | | 246,384 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 2,090 | | | | 654,170 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 5,240 | | | | 960,911 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,599,054 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 1.4% | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 1,889 | | | | 312,308 | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 8 | | | | 1,898 | |
Corteva, Inc. (a) | | | 6 | | | | 178 | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 2 | | | | 271 | |
Gartner, Inc. (a) | | | 3,590 | | | | 577,775 | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 40,863 | | | | 1,197,286 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 5,040 | | | | 984,362 | |
Nielsen Holdings PLC | | | 23,400 | | | | 528,840 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 18,237 | | | | 2,087,407 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 15,813 | | | | 603,899 | |
Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 5,426 | | | | 309,336 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 6,358 | | | | 1,448,289 | |
Total System Services, Inc. | | | 1,867 | | | | 239,480 | |
United Rentals, Inc. (a) | | | 6,170 | | | | 818,327 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 2,720 | | | | 398,371 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,508,027 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.9% | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 20,806 | | | | 1,491,166 | |
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A | | | 3,620 | | | | 662,858 | |
The Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 36,949 | | | | 4,051,458 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,205,482 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Foods — 0.8% | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 11,724 | | | $ | 469,781 | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 7,774 | | | | 206,166 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 19,062 | | | | 1,001,136 | |
The Hershey Co. | | | 7,967 | | | | 1,067,817 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. (b) | | | 3,232 | | | | 131,025 | |
The J.M. Smucker Co. | | | 845 | | | | 97,336 | |
Kellogg Co. | | | 28 | | | | 1,500 | |
The Kraft Heinz Co. | | | 4,958 | | | | 153,896 | |
The Kroger Co. | | | 24,258 | | | | 526,641 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. | | | 2,201 | | | | 341,177 | |
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | | | 1,275 | | | | 68,723 | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 15,134 | | | | 1,070,277 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | | | 5,401 | | | | 436,077 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,571,552 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 1.4% | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 19,401 | | | | 1,631,624 | |
Align Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 1,370 | | | | 374,969 | |
Baxter International, Inc. | | | 461 | | | | 37,756 | |
Becton Dickinson and Co. | | | 2 | | | | 504 | |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | | | 12,300 | | | | 528,654 | |
The Cooper Cos., Inc. | | | 1,240 | | | | 417,744 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 2,996 | | | | 428,188 | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | | | 56 | | | | 3,268 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) | | | 1,750 | | | | 323,295 | |
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) | | | 12,900 | | | | 901,710 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a) | | | 1,830 | | | | 503,854 | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) | | | 1,208 | | | | 633,656 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 12,800 | | | | 1,246,592 | |
ResMed, Inc. | | | 2,160 | | | | 263,585 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 2,780 | | | | 571,512 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 4,591 | | | | 1,348,285 | |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 7 | | | | 953 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,455 | | | | 289,052 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,505,201 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 0.7% | |
Anthem, Inc. | | | 386 | | | | 108,933 | |
Centene Corp. (a) | | | 10,920 | | | | 572,645 | |
DaVita, Inc. (a) | | | 7,630 | | | | 429,264 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 9,790 | | | | 1,323,314 | |
Humana, Inc. | | | 524 | | | | 139,017 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a) | | | 2 | | | | 346 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 3,309 | | | | 336,889 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 9,464 | | | | 2,309,311 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | | | 50 | | | | 6,519 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,226,238 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products & Wares — 0.3% | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 1,915 | | | | 221,527 | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 3,400 | | | | 248,404 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
The Clorox Co. | | | 4,243 | | | $ | 649,646 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 7,345 | | | | 978,942 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,098,519 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 4.9% | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 46,022 | | | | 3,346,720 | |
Allergan PLC | | | 1,250 | | | | 209,287 | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 11,307 | | | | 964,035 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 52,967 | | | | 2,402,053 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 19,778 | | | | 931,544 | |
Cigna Corp. (a) | | | 473 | | | | 74,521 | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 36,101 | | | | 1,967,143 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 27,264 | | | | 3,020,579 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 62,362 | | | | 8,685,779 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 9,735 | | | | 1,308,287 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 69,983 | | | | 5,868,075 | |
Mylan NV (a) | | | 18,547 | | | | 353,135 | |
Perrigo Co. PLC | | | 1,000 | | | | 47,620 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 101,341 | | | | 4,390,092 | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 4,890 | | | | 554,966 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 34,123,836 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 94,594,792 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 2.5% | |
Oil & Gas — 2.4% | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | 48 | | | | 3,387 | |
Apache Corp. | | | 21 | | | | 608 | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 14,148 | | | | 324,838 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 40,638 | | | | 5,056,993 | |
Cimarex Energy Co. | | | 13,400 | | | | 795,022 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 59,939 | | | | 3,656,279 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 6,447 | | | | 183,869 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 2,460 | | | | 268,066 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 5,478 | | | | 510,331 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 27,597 | | | | 2,114,758 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 60 | | | | 3,037 | |
Hess Corp. | | | 3,032 | | | | 192,744 | |
HollyFrontier Corp. | | | 6,700 | | | | 310,076 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 7,327 | | | | 104,117 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 2,100 | | | | 117,348 | |
Noble Energy, Inc. | | | 56 | | | | 1,254 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 36,515 | | | | 1,835,974 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 7,939 | | | | 742,614 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 1 | | | | 154 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 3,440 | | | | 294,498 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,515,967 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 0.1% | |
Baker Hughes a GE Co. | | | 31 | | | | 763 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 16,867 | | | | 383,555 | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | 1,094 | | | | 24,320 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 4,531 | | | | 180,062 | |
TechnipFMC PLC | | | 8,340 | | | | 216,340 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 805,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Pipelines — 0.0% | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 238 | | | $ | 4,970 | |
The Williams Cos., Inc. | | | 48 | | | | 1,346 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,316 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,327,323 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 11.7% | |
Banks — 4.1% | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 183,398 | | | | 5,318,542 | |
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | 5,907 | | | | 260,794 | |
BB&T Corp. | | | 3,166 | | | | 155,546 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 67,151 | | | | 4,702,584 | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 23,200 | | | | 820,352 | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 16,921 | | | | 1,229,141 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 11,821 | | | | 329,806 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 7,590 | | | | 1,552,914 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 6,800 | | | | 93,976 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 68,782 | | | | 7,689,828 | |
KeyCorp | | | 32,764 | | | | 581,561 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 2,545 | | | | 432,828 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 43,997 | | | | 1,927,509 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 3,459 | | | | 311,310 | |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 3,918 | | | | 537,863 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 26,715 | | | | 399,122 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 6,576 | | | | 368,650 | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | 8,400 | | | | 527,940 | |
SVB Financial Group (a) | | | 2,100 | | | | 471,639 | |
US Bancorp | | | 7,602 | | | | 398,345 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 21,416 | | | | 1,013,405 | |
Zions Bancorp NA | | | 2,041 | | | | 93,845 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 29,217,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 3.1% | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp. | | | 1,390 | | | | 194,781 | |
American Express Co. | | | 5,839 | | | | 720,766 | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 7,786 | | | | 1,130,216 | |
BlackRock, Inc. | | | 1,450 | | | | 680,485 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 9,452 | | | | 857,674 | |
The Charles Schwab Corp. | | | 21,112 | | | | 848,491 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 17,183 | | | | 1,333,229 | |
E*TRADE Financial Corp. | | | 23,861 | | | | 1,064,201 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 28,187 | | | | 980,908 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 1,115 | | | | 95,823 | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 42,712 | | | | 873,888 | |
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | | | 37 | | | | 711 | |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A | | | 18,910 | | | | 5,002,262 | |
Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 45 | | | | 4,328 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 8,800 | | | | 744,040 | |
Synchrony Financial | | | 29,000 | | | | 1,005,430 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 4,706 | | | | 516,295 | |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 31,672 | | | | 5,496,676 | |
The Western Union Co. | | | 788 | | | | 15,673 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,565,877 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Insurance — 2.7% | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 14,844 | | | $ | 813,600 | |
The Allstate Corp. | | | 4,235 | | | | 430,657 | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 23,546 | | | | 1,254,531 | |
Aon PLC | | | 3,445 | | | | 664,816 | |
Assurant, Inc. | | | 96 | | | | 10,212 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a) | | | 26,816 | | | | 5,716,367 | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 1,208 | | | | 177,926 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 4,419 | | | | 458,118 | |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | | | 3,000 | | | | 741,540 | |
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 5,152 | | | | 287,069 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 17,651 | | | | 1,137,607 | |
Loews Corp. | | | 14,483 | | | | 791,786 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 5,813 | | | | 579,847 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 32,190 | | | | 1,598,877 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 8,129 | | | | 470,832 | |
The Progressive Corp. | | | 18,114 | | | | 1,447,852 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 13,537 | | | | 1,367,237 | |
Torchmark Corp. | | | 3,282 | | | | 293,608 | |
The Travelers Cos., Inc. | | | 4,097 | | | | 612,583 | |
Unum Group | | | 10,731 | | | | 360,025 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,215,090 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate — 0.1% | |
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 8,087 | | | | 414,863 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.6% | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 2,630 | | | | 371,067 | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 3,069 | | | | 627,457 | |
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A | | | 82 | | | | 4,110 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 2,081 | | | | 422,818 | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 3,793 | | | | 489,297 | |
Crown Castle International Corp. | | | 1,450 | | | | 189,008 | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 280 | | | | 32,981 | |
Duke Realty Corp. | | | 9,000 | | | | 284,490 | |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 120 | | | | 60,515 | |
Equity Residential | | | 8,656 | | | | 657,164 | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 180 | | | | 52,547 | |
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 4,090 | | | | 433,949 | |
HCP, Inc. | | | 12,035 | | | | 384,879 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 43,337 | | | | 789,600 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 48 | | | | 1,502 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 47,867 | | | | 884,582 | |
The Macerich Co. | | | 9,900 | | | | 331,551 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 2,190 | | | | 257,894 | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 12,838 | | | | 1,028,324 | |
Public Storage | | | 3,103 | | | | 739,042 | |
Realty Income Corp. | | | 7,200 | | | | 496,584 | |
Regency Centers Corp. | | | 3,900 | | | | 260,286 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 7,715 | | | | 1,232,548 | |
SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 2,790 | | | | 224,232 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 8,425 | | | $ | 575,849 | |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | 1,373 | | | | 88,009 | |
Welltower, Inc. | | | 1,500 | | | | 122,295 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 26 | | | | 685 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,043,265 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Savings & Loans — 0.1% | |
People’s United Financial, Inc. | | | 25,351 | | | | 425,390 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 81,881,985 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 4.4% | |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.9% | |
Arconic, Inc. | | | 35,808 | | | | 924,562 | |
The Boeing Co. | | | 3,822 | | | | 1,391,246 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 602 | | | | 109,456 | |
L3 Technologies, Inc. | | | 970 | | | | 237,815 | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 3,490 | | | | 660,064 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 4,470 | | | | 1,625,024 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 348 | | | | 112,442 | |
Raytheon Co. | | | 3,309 | | | | 575,369 | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 2,083 | | | | 271,207 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,907,185 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 0.1% | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 2,565 | | | | 105,960 | |
Masco Corp. | | | 19,425 | | | | 762,237 | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 5 | | | | 687 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 868,884 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.0% | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 2,500 | | | | 227,100 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 69 | | | | 4,604 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 231,704 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 1.0% | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 4,763 | | | | 355,653 | |
Allegion PLC | | | 1,633 | | | | 180,528 | |
Amphenol Corp. Class A | | | 64 | | | | 6,140 | |
FLIR Systems, Inc. | | | 2,852 | | | | 154,293 | |
Fortive Corp. | | | 5,878 | | | | 479,174 | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | 2,100 | | | | 167,580 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 19,962 | | | | 3,485,166 | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 4,500 | | | | 404,145 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) | | | 760 | | | | 638,400 | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 20 | | | | 1,927 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 8,500 | | | | 814,130 | |
Waters Corp. (a) | | | 1,540 | | | | 331,470 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,018,606 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Engineering & Construction — 0.0% | |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | | | 820 | | | | 69,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Environmental Controls — 0.2% | |
Pentair PLC | | | 2,523 | | | | 93,855 | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 337 | | | | 29,198 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 9,373 | | | | 1,081,363 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,204,416 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.1% | |
Snap-on, Inc. | | | 1,171 | | | $ | 193,964 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 2,419 | | | | 349,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 543,776 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.0% | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 1,915 | | | | 260,995 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.4% | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 5,555 | | | | 951,794 | |
Dover Corp. | | | 9,773 | | | | 979,255 | |
Flowserve Corp. | | | 1,870 | | | | 98,530 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 1,683 | | | | 275,726 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 663 | | | | 242,830 | |
Xylem, Inc. | | | 55 | | | | 4,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,552,735 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.7% | |
3M Co. | | | 10,242 | | | | 1,775,348 | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 7,366 | | | | 613,440 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 86 | | | | 903 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 7,115 | | | | 1,073,013 | |
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | | | 3,630 | | | | 459,812 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 2,268 | | | | 385,583 | |
Textron, Inc. | | | 3,372 | | | | 178,851 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,486,950 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.1% | |
Ball Corp. | | | 4 | | | | 280 | |
Packaging Corp. of America | | | 5,550 | | | | 529,026 | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 53 | | | | 2,267 | |
WestRock Co. | | | 7,467 | | | | 272,322 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 803,895 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shipbuilding — 0.1% | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 4,300 | | | | 966,382 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 0.8% | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 2,520 | | | | 212,562 | |
CSX Corp. | | | 19,307 | | | | 1,493,783 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 126 | | | | 9,558 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 7,813 | | | | 1,557,365 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 11,252 | | | | 1,902,826 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | | | 5,660 | | | | 584,508 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,760,602 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 30,675,330 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 11.6% | |
Computers — 3.9% | |
Accenture PLC Class A | | | 12,730 | | | | 2,352,122 | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 90,857 | | | | 17,982,417 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A | | | 756 | | | | 47,923 | |
DXC Technology Co. | | | 7,579 | | | | 417,982 | |
Fortinet, Inc. (a) | | | 6,600 | | | | 507,078 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 50,874 | | | $ | 760,566 | |
HP, Inc. | | | 44,074 | | | | 916,298 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 16,440 | | | | 2,267,076 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 8,998 | | | | 555,177 | |
Seagate Technology PLC | | | 15,600 | | | | 735,072 | |
Western Digital Corp. | | | 7,147 | | | | 339,840 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26,881,551 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Office & Business Equipment — 0.2% | |
Xerox Corp. | | | 38,736 | | | | 1,371,642 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 2.3% | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 1,072 | | | | 120,997 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 15,639 | | | | 702,347 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 7,049 | | | | 2,029,125 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 58,123 | | | | 2,782,348 | |
KLA-Tencor Corp. | | | 2,179 | | | | 257,558 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 6,193 | | | | 1,163,293 | |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | | | 6,600 | | | | 394,812 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 21 | | | | 1,821 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 29,817 | | | | 1,150,638 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 1,906 | | | | 313,022 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 29,200 | | | | 2,221,244 | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 1,110 | | | | 85,770 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 38,164 | | | | 4,379,701 | |
Xilinx, Inc. | | | 5,996 | | | | 707,048 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,309,724 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 5.2% | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | 200 | | | | 9,440 | |
Adobe, Inc. (a) | | | 4,860 | | | | 1,431,999 | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 2,026 | | | | 162,364 | |
Autodesk, Inc. (a) | | | 2,957 | | | | 481,695 | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 720 | | | | 91,930 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 10,500 | | | | 743,505 | |
Cerner Corp. | | | 16,000 | | | | 1,172,800 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc. | | | 4,937 | | | | 484,517 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | | | 3,467 | | | | 351,069 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 1,880 | | | | 230,638 | |
Fiserv, Inc. (a) | | | 3,352 | | | | 305,568 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 6,190 | | | | 1,617,633 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 165,015 | | | | 22,105,409 | |
MSCI, Inc. | | | 1,700 | | | | 405,943 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 89,757 | | | | 5,113,456 | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 5,864 | | | | 482,549 | |
Red Hat, Inc. (a) | | | 4,141 | | | | 777,514 | |
salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | | | 1,574 | | | | 238,823 | |
Synopsys, Inc. (a) | | | 2,630 | | | | 338,455 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 36,545,307 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 81,108,224 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Utilities — 1.8% | |
Electric — 1.8% | |
AES Corp. | | | 55,387 | | | $ | 928,286 | |
Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 5,400 | | | | 265,032 | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 4,060 | | | | 304,947 | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 8,085 | | | | 711,561 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 4,131 | | | | 118,270 | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | 7,903 | | | | 457,663 | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 5,982 | | | | 524,502 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 1,747 | | | | 135,078 | |
DTE Energy Co. | | | 3,020 | | | | 386,198 | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 15,190 | | | | 1,340,365 | |
Edison International | | | 426 | | | | 28,717 | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 4,798 | | | | 493,858 | |
Evergy, Inc. | | | 5,300 | | | | 318,795 | |
Eversource Energy | | | 7,112 | | | | 538,805 | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 22,140 | | | | 1,061,392 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 4,480 | | | | 191,789 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 150 | | | | 30,729 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 8,000 | | | | 280,960 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 1,396 | | | | 131,350 | |
PPL Corp. | | | 32,718 | | | | 1,014,585 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 9,924 | | | | 583,730 | |
Sempra Energy | | | 4,711 | | | | 647,480 | |
The Southern Co. | | | 19,122 | | | | 1,057,064 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 4,542 | | | | 378,666 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 11,572 | | | | 688,418 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,618,240 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas — 0.0% | |
NiSource, Inc. | | | 713 | | | | 20,534 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,638,774 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $319,108,665) | | | | | | | 439,464,189 | |
| | | | | |
|
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.1% | |
Financial — 0.1% | |
Insurance — 0.1% | |
The Allstate Corp., 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.165% 5.100% VRN 0/ /0 | | | 20,000 | | | | 512,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $500,000) | | | | | | | 512,800 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $319,608,665) | | | | | | | 439,976,989 | |
| | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
BONDS & NOTES — 36.6% | |
|
CORPORATE DEBT — 13.7% | |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.0% | |
United Technologies Corp. 6.125% 7/15/38 | | $ | 80,000 | | | $ | 106,100 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Agriculture — 0.3% | |
BAT Capital Corp. 3.222% 8/15/24 | | | 275,000 | | | | 276,806 | |
4.390% 8/15/37 | | | 150,000 | | | | 142,141 | |
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp. 3.250% 8/15/26 | | | 767,000 | | | | 741,488 | |
4.350% 3/15/24 | | | 350,000 | | | | 365,123 | |
Reynolds American, Inc. 5.850% 8/15/45 | | | 320,000 | | | | 344,643 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,870,201 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines — 0.3% | |
American Airlines Group, Inc. 5.500% 10/01/19 (c) | | | 1,379,000 | | | | 1,385,206 | |
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust,Series 2014-1, Class B, 4.375% 4/01/24 | | | 27,324 | | | | 27,892 | |
Spirit Airlines Pass-Through Trust,Series 2015-1, Class A, 4.100% 10/01/29 | | | 271,346 | | | | 283,693 | |
United Airlines Pass-Through Trust,Series 2018-1, Class B, 4.600% 9/01/27 | | | 91,818 | | | | 95,267 | |
WestJet Airlines Ltd. 3.500% 6/16/21 (c) | | | 117,000 | | | | 117,656 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,909,714 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers — 0.6% | |
Ford Motor Co. 5.291% 12/08/46 | | | 80,000 | | | | 74,413 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 3.336% 3/18/21 | | | 400,000 | | | | 402,054 | |
3.810% 1/09/24 | | | 450,000 | | | | 449,828 | |
4.140% 2/15/23 | | | 465,000 | | | | 473,726 | |
4.375% 8/06/23 | | | 475,000 | | | | 487,806 | |
5.085% 1/07/21 | | | 238,000 | | | | 245,247 | |
General Motors Co. 4.200% 10/01/27 | | | 215,000 | | | | 216,505 | |
5.150% 4/01/38 | | | 130,000 | | | | 128,140 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 3.500% 11/07/24 | | | 740,000 | | | | 738,545 | |
4.150% 6/19/23 | | | 582,000 | | | | 599,458 | |
4.200% 11/06/21 | | | 301,000 | | | | 309,936 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,125,658 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks — 1.9% | |
Associated Banc-Corp. 4.250% 1/15/25 | | | 494,000 | | | | 517,379 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Bank of America Corp. 4.183% 11/25/27 | | $ | 555,000 | | | $ | 587,957 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.814% 4.244% VRN 4/24/38 | | | 200,000 | | | | 217,769 | |
4.750% 4/21/45 | | | 125,000 | | | | 143,410 | |
6.110% 1/29/37 | | | 220,000 | | | | 280,578 | |
7.750% 5/14/38 | | | 95,000 | | | | 140,207 | |
Bank of Montreal 3.803% VRN 12/15/32 (d) | | | 395,000 | | | | 400,573 | |
The Bank of Nova Scotia 4.500% 12/16/25 | | | 200,000 | | | | 215,305 | |
4.650% VRN 12/31/99 (d) (e) | | | 715,000 | | | | 684,048 | |
Barclays Bank PLC 10.179% 6/12/21 (c) | | | 440,000 | | | | 498,015 | |
Barclays PLC 3.905% FRN 5/16/24 (d) | | | 345,000 | | | | 339,916 | |
4.337% 1/10/28 | | | 260,000 | | | | 266,248 | |
CIT Group, Inc. 4.750% 2/16/24 | | | 392,000 | | | | 416,472 | |
Citigroup, Inc. 3.875% 3/26/25 | | | 387,000 | | | | 403,867 | |
8.125% 7/15/39 | | | 90,000 | | | | 143,965 | |
Credit Suisse AG 6.500% 8/08/23 (c) | | | 350,000 | | | | 385,000 | |
Credit Suisse Group AG 4.282% 1/09/28 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 527,843 | |
Deutsche Bank AG 3.150% 1/22/21 | | | 310,000 | | | | 307,662 | |
Discover Bank 4.682% VRN 8/09/28 (d) | | | 495,000 | | | | 512,949 | |
First Republic Bank 4.375% 8/01/46 | | | 935,000 | | | | 967,967 | |
Fulton Financial Corp. 3.600% 3/16/22 | | | 230,000 | | | | 233,044 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 4.250% 10/21/25 | | | 100,000 | | | | 106,038 | |
5.950% 1/15/27 | | | 212,000 | | | | 248,468 | |
6.250% 2/01/41 | | | 60,000 | | | | 80,450 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC 4.250% 3/14/24 | | | 200,000 | | | | 211,140 | |
4.583% VRN 6/19/29 (d) | | | 455,000 | | | | 497,616 | |
ING Groep NV 3.550% 4/09/24 | | | 290,000 | | | | 299,988 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. 5.600% 7/15/41 | | | 195,000 | | | | 253,226 | |
Morgan Stanley 4.350% 9/08/26 | | | 775,000 | | | | 831,053 | |
5.000% 11/24/25 | | | 275,000 | | | | 304,446 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.480% 3.498% VRN 5/15/23 | | | 350,000 | | | | 353,899 | |
SVB Financial Group 3.500% 1/29/25 | | | 400,000 | | | | 408,100 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
The The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 6.750% 10/01/37 | | $ | 200,000 | | | $ | 261,590 | |
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS 4.750% 10/17/19 (c) | | | 445,000 | | | | 444,355 | |
Valley National Bancorp 5.125% 9/27/23 | | | 245,000 | | | | 260,543 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. 5.375% 11/02/43 | | | 159,000 | | | | 193,648 | |
5.606% 1/15/44 | | | 110,000 | | | | 137,465 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,082,199 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 0.2% | |
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. 4.900% 2/01/46 | | | 825,000 | | | | 918,581 | |
Molson Coors Brewing Co. 4.200% 7/15/46 | | | 285,000 | | | | 272,074 | |
5.000% 5/01/42 | | | 60,000 | | | | 63,340 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,253,995 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 0.1% | |
Amgen, Inc. 5.150% 11/15/41 | | | 90,000 | | | | 103,462 | |
Celgene Corp. 3.450% 11/15/27 | | | 290,000 | | | | 302,313 | |
4.350% 11/15/47 | | | 200,000 | | | | 220,777 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 626,552 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 0.2% | |
CRH America Finance, Inc. 3.950% 4/04/28 (c) | | | 520,000 | | | | 531,649 | |
Standard Industries, Inc. 5.000% 2/15/27 (c) | | | 771,000 | | | | 780,637 | |
5.375% 11/15/24 (c) | | | 246,000 | | | | 254,610 | |
5.500% 2/15/23 (c) | | | 178,000 | | | | 182,895 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,749,791 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 0.4% | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. 5.319% 11/15/38 | | | 365,000 | | | | 428,573 | |
Huntsman International LLC 5.125% 11/15/22 | | | 197,000 | | | | 208,284 | |
Incitec Pivot Finance LLC 6.000% 12/10/19 (c) | | | 185,000 | | | | 187,454 | |
LYB International Finance BV 5.250% 7/15/43 | | | 175,000 | | | | 194,718 | |
The Sherwin-Williams Co. 4.500% 6/01/47 | | | 105,000 | | | | 111,993 | |
Syngenta Finance NV 3.698% 4/24/20 (c) | | | 760,000 | | | | 765,321 | |
4.441% 4/24/23 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 415,812 | |
Yara International ASA 4.750% 6/01/28 (c) | | | 740,000 | | | | 797,731 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,109,886 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Commercial Services — 0.0% | |
ERAC USA Finance LLC 6.700% 6/01/34 (c) | | $ | 78,000 | | | $ | 104,164 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Computers — 0.2% | |
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp. 6.020% 6/15/26 (c) | | | 366,000 | | | | 403,764 | |
Genpact Luxembourg Sarl 3.700% STEP 4/01/22 | | | 360,000 | | | | 362,789 | |
Leidos Holdings, Inc. 4.450% 12/01/20 | | | 835,000 | | | | 849,980 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,616,533 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.7% | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust 3.300% 1/23/23 | | | 395,000 | | | | 398,504 | |
3.875% 1/23/28 | | | 980,000 | | | | 983,807 | |
Aircastle Ltd. 4.400% 9/25/23 | | | 190,000 | | | | 197,329 | |
5.000% 4/01/23 | | | 525,000 | | | | 555,445 | |
Ally Financial, Inc. 4.125% 2/13/22 | | | 375,000 | | | | 384,375 | |
Antares Holdings LP 6.000% 8/15/23 (c) | | | 495,000 | | | | 503,130 | |
Ares Finance Co. LLC 4.000% 10/08/24 (c) | | | 355,000 | | | | 352,499 | |
Brookfield Finance, Inc. 4.850% 3/29/29 | | | 433,000 | | | | 473,589 | |
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co. 4.418% 11/15/35 | | | 200,000 | | | | 197,951 | |
International Lease Finance Corp. 5.875% 8/15/22 | | | 135,000 | | | | 147,061 | |
Lazard Group LLC 3.625% 3/01/27 | | | 184,000 | | | | 185,990 | |
4.500% 9/19/28 | | | 285,000 | | | | 303,529 | |
Legg Mason, Inc. 5.625% 1/15/44 | | | 175,000 | | | | 190,674 | |
Synchrony Financial 4.375% 3/19/24 | | | 115,000 | | | | 120,421 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,994,304 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric — 0.7% | |
Avangrid, Inc. 3.800% 6/01/29 | | | 430,000 | | | | 450,008 | |
The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. 3.500% 4/01/28 (c) | | | 155,000 | | | | 157,368 | |
CMS Energy Corp. 4.700% 3/31/43 | | | 115,000 | | | | 126,611 | |
4.875% 3/01/44 | | | 390,000 | | | | 448,028 | |
Duke Energy Corp. 3.750% 9/01/46 | | | 195,000 | | | | 190,117 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Entergy Louisiana LLC 4.950% 1/15/45 | | $ | 165,000 | | | $ | 174,464 | |
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. 3.450% 7/15/20 | | | 615,000 | | | | 618,714 | |
3.700% 9/01/24 | | | 170,000 | | | | 175,977 | |
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. 4.250% 8/14/28 (c) | | | 425,000 | | | | 441,898 | |
Metropolitan Edison Co. 4.300% 1/15/29 (c) | | | 328,000 | | | | 357,576 | |
Nevada Power Co., Series N, 6.650% 4/01/36 | | | 135,000 | | | | 184,666 | |
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. 7.500% 9/01/38 | | | 40,000 | | | | 62,473 | |
Pennsylvania Electric Co. 4.150% 4/15/25 (c) | | | 295,000 | | | | 309,085 | |
Puget Energy, Inc. 3.650% 5/15/25 | | | 350,000 | | | | 358,314 | |
Southwestern Electric Power Co. 6.200% 3/15/40 | | | 180,000 | | | | 230,946 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. 6.500% 7/01/36 | | | 390,000 | | | | 511,834 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,798,079 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 0.3% | |
The ADT Security Corp. 6.250% 10/15/21 | | | 1,122,000 | | | | 1,186,515 | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc. 3.250% 9/08/24 | | | 305,000 | | | | 302,129 | |
3.875% 1/12/28 | | | 145,000 | | | | 143,782 | |
Ingram Micro, Inc. 5.450% STEP 12/15/24 | | | 203,000 | | | | 207,470 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,839,896 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 0.1% | |
Ingredion, Inc. 3.200% 10/01/26 | | | 155,000 | | | | 153,802 | |
Mars, Inc. 3.950% 4/01/49 (c) | | | 415,000 | | | | 446,516 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 600,318 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Forest Products & Paper — 0.0% | |
Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd. 4.000% 1/14/25 | | | 250,000 | | | | 251,875 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas — 0.1% | |
NiSource, Inc. 4.800% 2/15/44 | | | 285,000 | | | | 317,803 | |
5.800% 2/01/42 | | | 175,000 | | | | 214,049 | |
Spire, Inc. 4.700% 8/15/44 | | | 290,000 | | | | 314,039 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 845,891 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 0.0% | |
Becton Dickinson and Co. 4.685% 12/15/44 | | | 225,000 | | | | 249,593 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Health Care – Services — 0.0% | |
Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp. 3.829% 8/15/28 | | $ | 165,000 | | | $ | 179,442 | |
Humana, Inc. 4.800% 3/15/47 | | | 125,000 | | | | 135,662 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 315,104 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Builders — 0.2% | |
Lennar Corp. 4.500% 11/15/19 | | | 766,000 | | | | 768,873 | |
4.750% 5/30/25 | | | 200,000 | | | | 211,750 | |
PulteGroup, Inc. 5.000% 1/15/27 | | | 300,000 | | | | 314,192 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,294,815 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Housewares — 0.1% | |
Newell Brands, Inc. 3.850% 4/01/23 | | | 800,000 | | | | 811,747 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 1.4% | |
The Allstate Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.938% 5.750% VRN 8/15/53 | | | 990,000 | | | | 1,037,728 | |
American International Group, Inc. 4.200% 4/01/28 | | | 360,000 | | | | 384,751 | |
4.500% 7/16/44 | | | 200,000 | | | | 211,416 | |
4.750% 4/01/48 | | | 75,000 | | | | 82,786 | |
5.750% VRN 4/01/48 (d) | | | 625,000 | | | | 642,637 | |
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. 6.125% 8/15/23 (b) | | | 495,000 | | | | 490,385 | |
Arch Capital Group US, Inc. 5.144% 11/01/43 | | | 170,000 | | | | 202,920 | |
Athene Holding Ltd. 4.125% 1/12/28 | | | 1,255,000 | | | | 1,265,268 | |
AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc. 4.350% 4/20/28 | | | 225,000 | | | | 236,617 | |
AXIS Specialty Finance LLC 3.900% 7/15/29 | | | 155,000 | | | | 157,936 | |
AXIS Specialty Finance PLC 4.000% 12/06/27 | | | 665,000 | | | | 682,265 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. 4.200% 9/15/24 | | | 246,000 | | | | 259,815 | |
CNA Financial Corp. 3.900% 5/01/29 | | | 170,000 | | | | 178,771 | |
CNO Financial Group, Inc. 5.250% 5/30/25 | | | 465,000 | | | | 501,038 | |
Enstar Group Ltd. 4.500% 3/10/22 | | | 370,000 | | | | 378,993 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. 3.700% 5/15/29 | | | 80,000 | | | | 83,622 | |
The Progressive Corp. 5.375% VRN 12/31/99 (d) (e) | | | 200,000 | | | | 204,124 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. 5.700% VRN 9/15/48 (d) | | | 480,000 | | | | 515,741 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.175% 5.875% VRN 9/15/42 | | $ | 125,000 | | | $ | 132,311 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. 3.900% 5/15/29 | | | 310,000 | | | | 321,793 | |
USF&G Capital I 8.500% 12/15/45 (c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 222,449 | |
Voya Financial, Inc. 4.700% VRN 1/23/48 (d) | | | 180,000 | | | | 164,254 | |
Willis North America, Inc. 4.500% 9/15/28 | | | 480,000 | | | | 516,600 | |
7.000% 9/29/19 | | | 97,000 | | | | 97,956 | |
XLIT Ltd. 4.450% 3/31/25 | | | 483,000 | | | | 521,754 | |
5.500% 3/31/45 | | | 100,000 | | | | 117,929 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,611,859 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet — 0.1% | |
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.050% 8/22/47 | | | 425,000 | | | | 482,557 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies — 0.3% | |
Ares Capital Corp. 3.500% 2/10/23 | | | 710,000 | | | | 706,529 | |
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. 4.125% 8/11/22 | | | 470,000 | | | | 473,655 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp. 4.000% 7/15/19 | | | 505,000 | | | | 505,093 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. 6.250% 2/01/22 | | | 550,000 | | | | 563,063 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,248,340 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Iron & Steel — 0.2% | |
ArcelorMittal 5.125% 6/01/20 | | | 320,000 | | | | 327,367 | |
Vale Overseas Ltd. 5.875% 6/10/21 | | | 475,000 | | | | 498,755 | |
6.875% 11/21/36 | | | 230,000 | | | | 276,287 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,102,409 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Lodging — 0.1% | |
MGM Resorts International 6.625% 12/15/21 | | | 416,000 | | | | 449,280 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.1% | |
CNH Industrial Capital LLC 3.875% 10/15/21 | | | 700,000 | | | | 713,650 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 0.2% | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 5.125% 5/01/27 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 207,072 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital 6.484% 10/23/45 | | | 225,000 | | | | 265,120 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Comcast Corp. 3.400% 7/15/46 | | $ | 220,000 | | | $ | 210,951 | |
Discovery Communications LLC 3.950% 3/20/28 | | | 250,000 | | | | 257,363 | |
5.000% 9/20/37 | | | 160,000 | | | | 167,131 | |
Grupo Televisa SAB 6.625% 3/18/25 | | | 320,000 | | | | 369,037 | |
Time Warner Cable, Inc. 6.750% 6/15/39 | | | 110,000 | | | | 127,604 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,604,278 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mining — 0.3% | |
Glencore Finance Canada Ltd. 5.550% STEP 10/25/42 (c) | | | 149,000 | | | | 154,010 | |
Glencore Funding LLC 3.875% 10/27/27 (b) (c) | | | 160,000 | | | | 159,587 | |
4.625% 4/29/24 (c) | | | 600,000 | | | | 633,440 | |
Kinross Gold Corp. 4.500% 7/15/27 | | | 166,000 | | | | 167,660 | |
5.125% 9/01/21 | | | 650,000 | | | | 669,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,784,197 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.1% | |
General Electric Co. 4.125% 10/09/42 | | | 520,000 | | | | 478,940 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Office Equipment/Supplies — 0.1% | |
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 3.875% STEP 9/15/20 | | | 135,000 | | | | 134,794 | |
3.875% STEP 10/01/21 | | | 485,000 | | | | 475,300 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 610,094 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 1.1% | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 6.450% 9/15/36 | | | 250,000 | | | | 307,360 | |
6.600% 3/15/46 | | | 257,000 | | | | 334,676 | |
Antero Resources Corp. 5.375% 11/01/21 | | | 1,264,000 | | | | 1,248,200 | |
Cenovus Energy, Inc. 3.000% 8/15/22 | | | 200,000 | | | | 200,874 | |
4.250% 4/15/27 (b) | | | 400,000 | | | | 414,349 | |
6.750% 11/15/39 | | | 100,000 | | | | 119,509 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. 4.750% 11/01/24 (c) | | | 428,000 | | | | 440,305 | |
Encana Corp. 6.500% 2/01/38 | | | 80,000 | | | | 97,974 | |
EQT Corp. 3.000% 10/01/22 | | | 340,000 | | | | 337,363 | |
3.900% 10/01/27 | | | 1,090,000 | | | | 1,034,881 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 4.650% 3/15/25 | | | 190,000 | | | | 201,148 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 4.500% 4/01/48 | | | 85,000 | | | | 85,414 | |
4.750% 9/15/44 | | | 100,000 | | | | 103,144 | |
6.500% 3/01/41 | | | 170,000 | | | | 212,274 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Newfield Exploration Co. 5.625% 7/01/24 | | $ | 250,000 | | | $ | 276,425 | |
5.750% 1/30/22 | | | 417,000 | | | | 446,316 | |
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp. 7.000% 11/15/23 | | | 175,000 | | | | 181,564 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos 3.500% 1/30/23 | | | 100,000 | | | | 94,890 | |
4.625% 9/21/23 | | | 100,000 | | | | 98,251 | |
5.350% 2/12/28 | | | 190,000 | | | | 172,919 | |
5.500% 1/21/21 | | | 635,000 | | | | 642,303 | |
6.375% 1/23/45 | | | 80,000 | | | | 68,800 | |
6.500% 3/13/27 | | | 60,000 | | | | 59,244 | |
6.625% 6/15/38 | | | 37,000 | | | | 32,976 | |
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. 4.250% 4/16/39 (c) | | | 495,000 | | | | 501,124 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,712,283 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 0.1% | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. 3.950% 12/01/42 | | | 366,000 | | | | 317,096 | |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 3.950% 2/01/28 | | | 410,000 | | | | 404,390 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 721,486 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.1% | |
Amcor Finance USA, Inc. 3.625% 4/28/26 (c) | | | 715,000 | | | | 729,518 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.6% | |
AbbVie, Inc. 4.700% 5/14/45 | | | 490,000 | | | | 498,830 | |
Bayer US Finance II LLC 3.875% 12/15/23 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 259,601 | |
4.400% 7/15/44 (c) | | | 615,000 | | | | 573,712 | |
CVS Health Corp. 4.300% 3/25/28 | | | 250,000 | | | | 263,619 | |
5.050% 3/25/48 | | | 230,000 | | | | 244,977 | |
6.125% 9/15/39 | | | 175,000 | | | | 202,118 | |
CVS Pass-Through Trust 5.926% 1/10/34 (c) | | | 257,988 | | | | 293,202 | |
Express Scripts Holding Co. 4.800% 7/15/46 | | | 195,000 | | | | 207,248 | |
McKesson Corp. 4.883% 3/15/44 | | | 60,000 | | | | 63,945 | |
6.000% 3/01/41 | | | 125,000 | | | | 149,280 | |
Mylan, Inc. 3.125% 1/15/23 (c) | | | 540,000 | | | | 524,766 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance IV LLC 2.250% 3/18/20 | | | 200,000 | | | | 198,250 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV 1.700% 7/19/19 | | | 51,000 | | | | 50,847 | |
2.200% 7/21/21 | | | 895,000 | | | | 849,131 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
4.100% 10/01/46 | | $ | 75,000 | | | $ | 50,996 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,430,522 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 1.0% | |
Andeavor Logistics LP 6.875% VRN 12/31/99 (d) (e) | | | 300,000 | | | | 299,196 | |
Andeavor Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp. 6.250% 10/15/22 | | | 97,000 | | | | 99,425 | |
Energy Transfer Operating LP 6.500% 2/01/42 | | | 100,000 | | | | 118,214 | |
Energy Transfer Operating LP 4.200% 4/15/27 | | | 440,000 | | | | 457,251 | |
5.875% 1/15/24 | | | 200,000 | | | | 222,633 | |
6.125% 12/15/45 | | | 200,000 | | | | 226,603 | |
6.250% VRN 12/31/99 (d) (e) | | | 540,000 | | | | 502,200 | |
7.500% 10/15/20 | | | 425,000 | | | | 450,802 | |
EnLink Midstream Partners LP 4.150% 6/01/25 | | | 621,000 | | | | 608,580 | |
4.850% 7/15/26 | | | 149,000 | | | | 150,117 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC 5.250% VRN 8/16/77 (d) | | | 225,000 | | | | 214,999 | |
5.375% VRN 2/15/78 (d) | | | 195,000 | | | | 181,350 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP 4.750% 7/15/23 | | | 500,000 | | | | 519,929 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 6.375% 3/01/41 | | | 65,000 | | | | 78,529 | |
6.500% 2/01/37 | | | 120,000 | | | | 144,098 | |
6.550% 9/15/40 | | | 90,000 | | | | 111,403 | |
6.950% 1/15/38 | | | 10,000 | | | | 12,822 | |
MPLX LP 4.500% 4/15/38 | | | 195,000 | | | | 196,874 | |
5.200% 3/01/47 | | | 35,000 | | | | 37,620 | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP 6.125% VRN 12/31/99 (d) (e) | | | 585,000 | | | | 557,212 | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp. 4.500% 12/15/26 | | | 320,000 | | | | 340,633 | |
4.700% 6/15/44 | | | 100,000 | | | | 96,354 | |
Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP 4.000% 10/01/27 | | | 230,000 | | | | 236,959 | |
5.300% 4/01/44 | | | 75,000 | | | | 77,160 | |
Western Gas Partners LP 4.000% 7/01/22 | | | 781,000 | | | | 791,155 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP 4.500% 3/01/28 | | | 105,000 | | | | 104,833 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,836,951 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Private Equity — 0.1% | |
Hercules Capital, Inc. 4.625% 10/23/22 | | | 470,000 | | | | 462,369 | |
KKR Group Finance Co. VI LLC 3.750% 7/01/29 (c) (f) | | | 280,000 | | | | 287,359 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 749,728 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 0.5% | |
American Tower Trust #1 3.652% 3/15/48 (c) | | $ | 310,000 | | | $ | 324,261 | |
Crown Castle International Corp. 5.200% 2/15/49 | | | 146,000 | | | | 167,956 | |
Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP 3.500% 8/01/26 | | | 375,000 | | | | 378,861 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts LP 3.875% 4/01/24 | | | 245,000 | | | | 252,003 | |
Mid-America Apartments LP 3.600% 6/01/27 | | | 155,000 | | | | 159,998 | |
SBA Tower Trust 2.877% 7/15/46 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 200,363 | |
3.156% 10/10/45 (c) | | | 210,000 | | | | 210,327 | |
3.168% 4/09/47 (c) | | | 260,000 | | | | 261,964 | |
Spirit Realty LP 4.000% 7/15/29 | | | 185,000 | | | | 186,652 | |
STORE Capital Corp. 4.625% 3/15/29 | | | 250,000 | | | | 266,082 | |
UDR, Inc. 3.200% 1/15/30 (f) | | | 180,000 | | | | 179,222 | |
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP 4.625% 11/01/25 | | | 460,000 | | | | 495,358 | |
Weingarten Realty Investors 3.250% 8/15/26 | | | 85,000 | | | | 82,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,165,772 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 0.3% | |
Dollar Tree, Inc. 3.700% 5/15/23 | | | 250,000 | | | | 258,126 | |
4.000% 5/15/25 | | | 375,000 | | | | 390,899 | |
4.200% 5/15/28 | | | 320,000 | | | | 331,397 | |
El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV 3.950% 10/02/24 (c) | | | 445,000 | | | | 447,230 | |
The Home Depot, Inc. 5.950% 4/01/41 | | | 150,000 | | | | 203,363 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. 3.900% 6/01/29 | | | 565,000 | | | | 592,509 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,223,524 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 0.0% | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. 3.922% 6/01/21 | | | 165,000 | | | | 167,961 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 0.1% | |
Fiserv, Inc. 3.500% 7/01/29 | | | 240,000 | | | | 246,692 | |
Microsoft Corp. 4.450% 11/03/45 | | | 530,000 | | | | 635,603 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 882,295 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 0.2% | |
AT&T, Inc. 4.750% 5/15/46 | | | 600,000 | | | | 633,609 | |
5.250% 3/01/37 | | | 95,000 | | | | 106,619 | |
6.250% 3/29/41 | | | 25,000 | | | | 30,562 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
CenturyLink, Inc. 6.150% 9/15/19 | | $ | 140,000 | | | $ | 140,630 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. 5.500% 1/15/40 | | | 55,000 | | | | 72,521 | |
Crown Castle Towers LLC 4.241% 7/15/48 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 268,774 | |
Telefonica Emisiones SAU 4.665% 3/06/38 | | | 180,000 | | | | 187,078 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. 6.550% 9/15/43 | | | 149,000 | | | | 205,851 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,645,644 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 0.1% | |
Autoridad del Canal de Panama 4.950% 7/29/35 (c) | | | 210,000 | | | | 233,100 | |
CSX Corp. 4.750% 11/15/48 | | | 155,000 | | | | 180,300 | |
Pacific National Finance Pty Ltd. 4.625% 9/23/20 (c) | | | 105,000 | | | | 107,112 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 520,512 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trucking & Leasing — 0.2% | |
DAE Funding LLC 4.000% 8/01/20 (c) | | | 173,000 | | | | 173,000 | |
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd. 4.500% 3/15/23 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 258,040 | |
5.250% 8/15/22 (c) | | | 1,005,000 | | | | 1,061,079 | |
5.500% 2/15/24 (c) | | | 130,000 | | | | 140,137 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,632,256 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $91,953,406) | | | | | | | 96,060,471 | |
| | | | | |
|
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 0.3% | |
JobsOhio Beverage System Series B 4.532% 1/01/35 | | | 325,000 | | | | 381,849 | |
Orange County Local Transportation Authority BAB 6.908% 2/15/41 | | | 230,000 | | | | 326,306 | |
Panhandle-Plains Student Finance Corp.,Series 2001-A2, 3.912% FRN 12/01/31 (d) | | | 300,000 | | | | 297,945 | |
State of California BAB 7.550% 4/01/39 | | | 475,000 | | | | 751,982 | |
7.600% 11/01/40 | | | 105,000 | | | | 170,381 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,928,463 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS (Cost $1,751,475) | | | | | | | 1,928,463 | |
| | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 11.7% | |
Automobile ABS — 0.4% | |
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2019-1A, Class B, 3.700% 3/20/23 (c) | | $ | 184,000 | | | $ | 188,630 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class C, 4.530% 3/20/23 (c) | | | 305,000 | | | | 310,164 | |
Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.290% 2/25/24 (c) | | | 1,240,000 | | | | 1,262,441 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class B, 3.600% 2/25/24 (c) | | | 650,000 | | | | 662,653 | |
OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust,Series 2019-1A, Class B, 3.950% 11/14/28 (c) | | | 424,000 | | | | 437,996 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,861,884 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial MBS — 1.3% | |
Aventura Mall Trust,Series 2018-AVM, Class C, 4.249% VRN 7/05/40 (c) (d) | | | 710,000 | | | | 761,024 | |
BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-DSNY, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350% 3.744% FRN 9/15/34 (c) | | | 130,000 | | | | 129,842 | |
BANK Series 2019-BN17, Class B, 4.128% VRN 4/15/52 (d) | | | 150,000 | | | | 161,031 | |
Series 2019-BN16, Class AS, 4.267% 2/15/52 | | | 176,250 | | | | 193,700 | |
Series 2019-BN16, Class B, 4.438% VRN 2/15/52 (d) | | | 136,855 | | | | 149,147 | |
Series 2018-BN14, Class C, 4.749% VRN 9/15/60 (d) | | | 210,000 | | | | 225,175 | |
BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2018-CHRS, Class B, 4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (c) (d) | | | 350,000 | | | | 376,745 | |
Series 2018-CHRS, Class C, 4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (c) (d) | | | 280,000 | | | | 296,927 | |
Series 2018-CHRS, Class D, 4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (c) (d) | | | 210,000 | | | | 217,779 | |
BHMS Mortgage Trust Series 2018-ATLS, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 3.644% FRN 7/15/35 (c) | | | 970,000 | | | | 970,322 | |
Series 2018-ATLS, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 3.894% FRN 7/15/35 (c) | | | 850,000 | | | | 849,978 | |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-IND, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900% 3.294% FRN 11/15/35 (c) | | | 203,031 | | | | 202,964 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2018-IND, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700% 4.094% FRN 11/15/35 (c) | | $ | 341,092 | | | $ | 342,584 | |
CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-LIFE, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 4.144% FRN 12/15/37 (c) | | | 224,629 | | | | 226,036 | |
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2012-CR4, Class B, 3.703% 10/15/45 (c) | | | 195,000 | | | | 186,883 | |
Series 2015-CR23, Class C, 4.393% VRN 5/10/48 (d) | | | 140,000 | | | | 143,998 | |
Series 2014-UBS5, Class B, 4.514% VRN 9/10/47 (d) | | | 290,000 | | | | 307,562 | |
DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-LC1A, Class B, 5.471% VRN 11/10/46 (c) (d) | | | 110,000 | | | | 114,954 | |
GCCFC Commercial Mortgage Trust,Series 2006-GG7, Class AM, 5.830% VRN 7/10/38 (d) | | | 108,824 | | | | 109,672 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,Series 2012-GC6, Class AS, 4.948% 1/10/45 (c) | | | 100,000 | | | | 105,677 | |
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2016-JP2, Class AS, 3.056% 8/15/49 | | | 490,000 | | | | 492,785 | |
KNDL Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-KNSQ, Class E, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.800% 4.194% FRN 5/15/36 (c) | | | 326,000 | | | | 325,997 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2019-L2, Class AS, 4.272% 3/15/52 | | | 500,000 | | | | 549,014 | |
Series 2018-H3, Class B, 4.620% 7/15/51 | | | 120,000 | | | | 131,149 | |
Series 2011-C2, Class B, 5.200% VRN 6/15/44 (c) (d) | | | 250,000 | | | | 256,774 | |
MSCG Trust, Series 2018-SELF, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180% 3.574% FRN 10/15/37 (c) | | | 90,000 | | | | 90,056 | |
TIAA Seasoned Commercial Mortgage Trust,Series 2007-C4, Class AJ, 5.483% VRN 8/15/39 (d) | | | 8,145 | | | | 8,176 | |
Velocity Commercial Capital Loan Trust, Series2016-2, Class AFX, 2.997% VRN 10/25/46 (d) | | | 121,413 | | | | 122,188 | |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series2019-C49, Class AS, 4.244% 3/15/52 | | | 291,000 | | | | 318,348 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2018-C45, Class AS, 4.405% VRN 6/15/51 (d) | | $ | 240,000 | | | $ | 263,932 | |
Series 2018-C45, Class B, 4.556% 6/15/51 | | | 60,000 | | | | 66,491 | |
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series2012-C8, Class B, 4.311% 8/15/45 | | | 190,000 | | | | 198,244 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,895,154 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other ABS — 5.1% | |
321 Henderson Receivables LLC Series2005-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .230% 2.624% FRN 11/15/40 (c) | | | 52,835 | | | | 51,644 | |
Series 2015-1A, Class A, 3.260% 9/15/72 (c) | | | 45,633 | | | | 46,653 | |
Aames Mortgage Investment Trust, Series2004-1, Class M5, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.725% 4.129% FRN 1/25/35 | | | 21,040 | | | | 20,982 | |
AASET Trust Series2019-1, Class A, 3.844% 5/15/39 (c) (g) | | | 523,000 | | | | 522,999 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.967% 5/16/42 (c) | | | 934,492 | | | | 945,207 | |
Series2018-2A, Class A, 4.454% 11/18/38 (c) | | | 321,599 | | | | 328,613 | |
Adams Outdoor Advertising LP, Series2018-1, Class A, 4.810% 11/15/48 (c) | | | 386,743 | | | | 411,481 | |
Alterna Funding II LLC, Series2015-1A, Class A, 2.500% 2/15/24 (c) | | | 3,503 | | | | 3,503 | |
Arbys Funding LLC, Series2015-1A, Class A2, 4.969% 10/30/45 (c) | | | 308,800 | | | | 325,953 | |
Ascentium Equipment Receivables Trust Series2018-2A, Class D, 4.150% 7/10/24 (c) | | | 488,000 | | | | 504,442 | |
Series2019-1A, Class E, 4.310% 4/12/27 (c) | | | 295,000 | | | | 301,846 | |
Assurant CLO III Ltd., Series2018-2A, Class C, 4.842% FRN 10/20/31 (c) (d) | | | 310,000 | | | | 305,213 | |
Atlas Senior Loan Fund VII Ltd., Series2016-7A, Class A1R, 3.801% FRN 11/27/31 (c) (d) | | | 960,000 | | | | 959,469 | |
Atrium XV, Series 15A, Class B, 4.342% FRN 1/23/31 (c) (d) | | | 250,000 | | | | 248,598 | |
Bain Capital Credit CLO, Series2017-1A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 3.842% FRN 7/20/30 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 400,041 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Benefit Street Partners CLOV-B Ltd., Series2018-5BA, Class A1A, 3.682% FRN 4/20/31 (c) (d) | | $ | 260,000 | | | $ | 258,138 | |
BlueMountain CLO XXV Ltd., Series2019-25A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800% 0.000%FRN7/15/32 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 499,999 | |
BlueVirgo Trust, Series2015-1A, Class NOTE, 3.000% 12/15/22 (c) | | | 16,799 | | | | 16,800 | |
BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC, Series2017-1A, Class A, 2.940% 5/25/29 (c) | | | 112,332 | | | | 113,098 | |
CAL Funding II Ltd., Series2018-2A, Class A, 4.340% 9/25/43 (c) | | | 268,250 | | | | 274,030 | |
Capital Automotive LLC, Series2017-1A, Class A2, 4.180% 4/15/47 (c) | | | 136,967 | | | | 141,562 | |
Capital Automotive REIT, Series2014-1A, Class A, 3.660% 10/15/44 (c) | | | 159,336 | | | | 161,043 | |
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series2018-4A, Class A2, 4.637% FRN 1/20/31 (c) (d) | | | 720,000 | | | | 718,605 | |
Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Series2018-1, Class A, 4.125% 6/15/43 (c) | | | 718,426 | | | | 724,379 | |
Cazenovia Creek Funding I LLC, Series2015-1A, Class A, 2.000% 12/10/23 (c) | | | 4,753 | | | | 4,745 | |
CIFC Funding V Ltd., Series2017-5A, Class A1, 3.768% FRN 11/16/30 (c) (d) | | | 340,000 | | | | 339,071 | |
Clear Creek CLO Ltd., Series2015-1A, Class AR, 3.792% FRN 10/20/30 (c) (d) | | | 480,000 | | | | 479,560 | |
CLI Funding VI LLC, Series2019-1A, Class A, 3.710% 5/18/44 (c) | | | 422,889 | | | | 428,331 | |
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series2004-5, Class 3A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .460% 2.864% FRN 9/25/34 | | | 10,475 | | | | 10,026 | |
Crestline Denali CLO XIV Ltd., Series2016-1A, Class A1R, 3.872% FRN 10/23/31 (c) (d) | | | 250,000 | | | | 249,864 | |
Cronos Containers Program I Ltd., Series2014-2A, Class A, 3.270% 11/18/29 (c) | | | 147,222 | | | | 147,830 | |
DB Master Finance LLC Series2019-1A, Class A2II, 4.021% 5/20/49 (c) | | | 419,000 | | | | 432,176 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A23, 4.352% 5/20/49 (c) | | $ | 379,000 | | | $ | 393,344 | |
Diamond Resorts Owner Trust, Series2016-1, Class A, 3.080% 11/20/28 (c) | | | 210,029 | | | | 211,270 | |
Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC Series2018-1A, Class A2I, 4.116% 7/25/48 (c) | | | 306,900 | | | | 315,118 | |
Series2017-1A, Class A23, 4.118% 7/25/47 (c) | | | 108,075 | | | | 112,318 | |
Series2015-1A, Class A2II, 4.474% 10/25/45 (c) | | | 523,800 | | | | 545,647 | |
Eaton Vance CLO Ltd., Series2018-1A, Class B, 4.347% FRN 10/15/30 (c) (d) | | | 700,000 | | | | 697,637 | |
Elmwood CLO II Ltd.,Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3.995% FRN 4/20/31 (c) (d) | | | 450,000 | | | | 449,969 | |
FCI Funding LLC,Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.630% 2/18/31 (c) | | | 143,110 | | | | 144,233 | |
First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-FFH4, Class M6, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.725% 4.129% FRN 1/25/35 | | | 420,000 | | | | 423,738 | |
Galaxy XX CLO Ltd.,Series 2015-20A, Class AR, 3.592% FRN 4/20/31 (c) (d) | | | 500,000 | | | | 494,814 | |
Global SC Finance II SRL,Series 2014-1A, Class A1, 3.190% 7/17/29 (c) | | | 127,083 | | | | 127,594 | |
Goodgreen Trust Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3.230% 10/15/52 (c) | | | 310,631 | | | | 316,595 | |
Series 2017-2A, Class A, 3.260% 10/15/53 (c) | | | 380,396 | | | | 386,603 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.740% 10/15/52 (c) | | | 232,416 | | | | 240,424 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.930% VRN 10/15/53 (c) (d) | | | 450,273 | | | | 469,465 | |
GSAMP Trust,Series 2005-AHL, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .645% 3.049% FRN 4/25/35 | | | 5,007 | | | | 4,992 | |
Helios Issuer LLC,Series 2017-1A, Class A, 4.940% 9/20/49 (c) | | | 225,315 | | | | 236,303 | |
Hero Funding Trust Series 2016-3A, Class A1, 3.080% 9/20/42 (c) | | | 171,813 | | | | 174,696 | |
Series 2017-3A, Class A1, 3.190% 9/20/48 (c) | | | 207,120 | | | | 210,580 | |
Series 2016-4A, Class A1, 3.570% 9/20/47 (c) | | | 178,834 | | | | 185,702 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 4.670% 9/20/48 (c) | | | 393,419 | | | | 414,407 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Highbridge Loan Management Ltd. Series 12A-18, Class B, 4.451% FRN 7/18/31 (c) (d) | | $ | 250,000 | | | $ | 242,374 | |
Series 13A-18, Class C, 4.453% 10/15/30 (c) | | | 350,000 | | | | 342,646 | |
Hilton Grand Vacations Trust,Series 2018-AA, Class C, 4.000% 2/25/32 (c) | | | 166,374 | | | | 171,661 | |
Horizon Aircraft Finance II Ltd.,Series 2019-1, Class A, 3.721% 7/15/39 (c) (f) | | | 333,000 | | | | 332,999 | |
J.G. Wentworth XXXVIII LLC,Series 2017-1A, Class B, 5.430% 8/15/62 (c) | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,206,111 | |
JG Wentworth XLII LLC,Series 2018-2A, Class A, 3.960% 10/15/75 (c) | | | 293,078 | | | | 313,030 | |
KDAC Aircraft Finance Ltd.,Series 2017-1A, Class A, 4.212% 12/15/42 (c) | | | 366,437 | | | | 375,549 | |
KKR CLO Ltd., Series 24, Class A1, 3.991% FRN 4/20/32 (c) (d) | | | 300,000 | | | | 300,116 | |
KREF Ltd.,Series 2018-FL1, Class C, 4.394% FRN 6/15/36 (c) (d) | | | 210,000 | | | | 210,141 | |
Lendmark Funding Trust Series 2017-1A, Class A, 2.830% 12/22/25 (c) | | | 194,123 | | | | 193,557 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.810% 12/21/26 (c) | | | 280,000 | | | | 287,091 | |
Madison Park Funding XXIX Ltd.,Series 2018-29A, Class C, 4.801% FRN 10/18/30 (c) (d) | | | 550,000 | | | | 540,278 | |
Madison Park Funding XXVIII Ltd.,Series 2018-28A, Class B, 4.197% FRN 7/15/30 (c) (d) | | | 430,000 | | | | 425,851 | |
Madison Park Funding XXXI Ltd.,Series 2018-31A, Class B, 4.292% FRN 1/23/31 (c) (d) | | | 250,000 | | | | 248,269 | |
Marble Point CLO XI Ltd.,Series 2017-2A, Class A, 3.781% FRN 12/18/30 (c) (d) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 994,818 | |
Mariner Finance Issuance Trust,Series 2017-BA, Class A, 2.920% 12/20/29 (c) | | | 750,000 | | | | 750,859 | |
Marlette Funding Trust,Series 2017-2A, Class B, 3.190% 7/15/24 (c) | | | 92,248 | | | | 92,323 | |
Mosaic Solar Loans LLC Series 2017-2A, Class A, 3.820% 6/22/43 (c) | | | 122,388 | | | | 124,451 | |
Series2017-1A, Class A, 4.450% 6/20/42 (c) | | | 56,404 | | | | 58,649 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
MP CLO III Ltd.,Series 2013-1A, Class AR, 3.842% FRN 10/20/30 (c) (d) | | $ | 300,000 | | | $ | 298,901 | |
New Residential Advance Receivables Trust Advance Receivables Backed Notes,Series 2017-T1, Class DT1, 4.002% 2/15/51 (c) | | | 600,000 | | | | 605,263 | |
NP SPE II LLC, Series2017-1A, Class A2, 4.219% 10/21/47 (c) | | | 380,000 | | | | 400,850 | |
NRZ Advance Receivables Trust, Series2016-T3, Class AT3, 2.833% 10/15/51 (c) | | | 1,650,000 | | | | 1,662,223 | |
OHA Credit Partners XI Ltd.,Series 2015-11A, Class CR, 4.742% FRN 1/20/32 (c) (d) | | | 300,000 | | | | 295,543 | |
Orange Lake Timeshare Trust Series2014-AA, Class A, 2.290% 7/09/29 (c) | | | 20,662 | | | | 20,605 | |
Series2016-A, Class B, 2.910% 3/08/29 (c) | | | 108,107 | | | | 110,548 | |
Oxford Finance Funding Trust,Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3.968% 6/17/24 (c) | | | 122,415 | | | | 123,488 | |
Palmer Square CLO Ltd. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.650% 4.172% FRN 5/21/29 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 499,996 | |
Pioneer Aircraft Finance Ltd.,Series 2019-1, Class A, 3.967% 6/15/44 (c) | | | 359,000 | | | | 364,668 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC Series 2015-3A, Class B, 3.080% 9/20/32 (c) | | | 17,675 | | | | 17,760 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class C, 3.940% 6/20/35 (c) | | | 174,274 | | | | 176,646 | |
Steele Creek CLO Ltd.,Series 2018-2A, Class C, 4.820% FRN 8/18/31 (c) (d) | | | 290,000 | | | | 283,999 | |
Store Master FundingI-VII,Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 4.290% 10/20/48 (c) | | | 256,419 | | | | 276,376 | |
Structured Receivables Finance LLC,Series 2010-B, Class A, 3.730% 8/15/36 (c) | | | 67,777 | | | | 68,257 | |
Sunnova Helios II Issuer LLC,Series 2018-1A, Class A, 4.870% 7/20/48 (c) | | | 116,916 | | | | 125,511 | |
SuttonPark Structured Settlements LLC,Series 2017-1A, Class A, 4.190% 1/15/71 (c) | | | 342,752 | | | | 366,954 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Taco Bell Funding LLC Series 2018-1A, Class A2II, 4.940% 11/25/48 (c) | | $ | 238,800 | | | $ | 254,247 | |
Series 2016-1A, Class A23, 4.970% 5/25/46 (c) | | | 803,600 | | | | 832,165 | |
TAL Advantage VI LLC,Series 2017-1A, Class A, 4.500% 4/20/42 (c) | | | 320,554 | | | | 326,658 | |
TCI-Symphony CLO Ltd.,Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.480% 4.077% FRN 10/13/29 (c) | | | 340,000 | | | | 340,911 | |
Textainer Marine Containers V Ltd.,Series 2017-2A, Class A, 3.520% 6/20/42 (c) | | | 461,901 | | | | 464,400 | |
Textainer Marine Containers VII Ltd.,Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.960% 4/20/44 (c) | | | 120,373 | | | | 123,844 | |
Trinity Rail Leasing LLC,Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.820% 4/17/49 (c) | | | 877,152 | | | | 900,941 | |
Trinity Rail Leasing LP,Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 4.620% 6/17/48 (c) | | | 410,000 | | | | 433,501 | |
Trip Rail Master Funding LLC,Series 2017-1A, Class A2, 3.736% 8/15/47 (c) | | | 140,000 | | | | 143,761 | |
Triton Container Finance VI LLC Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.520% 6/20/42 (c) | | | 136,465 | | | | 138,556 | |
Series2018-2A, Class A, 4.190% 6/22/43 (c) | | | 423,000 | | | | 434,000 | |
Voya CLO Ltd.,Series 2015-3A, Class A3R, 4.292% FRN 10/20/31 (c) (d) | | | 300,000 | | | | 295,967 | |
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC,Series 2016-A, Class A, 2.540% 7/20/33 (c) | | | 164,963 | | | | 164,804 | |
WAVE Trust,Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.844% 11/15/42 (c) | | | 595,736 | | | | 598,747 | |
Welk Resorts LLC,Series 2015-AA, Class A, 2.790% 6/16/31 (c) | | | 66,372 | | | | 65,770 | |
Wendy’s Funding LLC,Series 2015-1A, Class A23, 4.497% 6/15/45 (c) | | | 409,063 | | | | 432,668 | |
Wingstop Funding LLC,Series 2018-1, Class A2, 4.970% 12/05/48 (c) | | | 129,675 | | | | 135,488 | |
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| | | | | | | 35,926,139 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Student Loans ABS — 4.4% | |
Academic Loan Funding Trust,Series 2012-1A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100% 3.504% FRN 12/27/44 (c) | | $ | 407,948 | | | $ | 412,803 | |
AccessLex Institute Series 2004-A, Class A3, 28 day ARS 1.699% FRN 7/01/39 | | | 350,000 | | | | 345,101 | |
Series 2003-A, Class A3, 3 mo. Treasury + 1.200% 3.310% FRN 7/01/38 | | | 43,328 | | | | 42,824 | |
CIT Education Loan Trust,Series 2005-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210% 2.620% FRN 6/15/43 | | | 717,180 | | | | 678,315 | |
College Avenue Student Loans LLC Series 2019-A, Class B, 3.810% 12/28/48 (c) (f) | | | 531,000 | | | | 530,950 | |
Series 2019-A, Class C, 4.460% 12/28/48 (c) (f) | | | 270,000 | | | | 269,902 | |
College Loan Corp. Trust I,Series 2007-1, Class B2, 28 day ARS 0.000% FRN 1/25/47 | | | 130,000 | | | | 103,614 | |
DRB Prime Student Loan Trust,Series 2016-R, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900% 4.304% FRN 10/25/44 (c) | | | 375,530 | | | | 379,214 | |
Earnest Student Loan Program LLC Series 2016-D, Class A2, 2.720% 1/25/41 (c) | | | 140,319 | | | | 140,309 | |
Series 2016-B, Class A2, 3.020% 5/25/34 (c) | | | 100,398 | | | | 100,722 | |
ECMC Group Student Loan Trust Series 2018-2A, Class A, 3.204% FRN 9/25/68 (c) (d) | | | 515,757 | | | | 509,815 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 3.604% FRN 12/27/66 (c) | | | 318,849 | | | | 320,216 | |
Series 2016-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350% 3.754% FRN 7/26/66 (c) | | | 445,271 | | | | 448,850 | |
EdLinc Student Loan Funding,Series 2017-A, Class A 4.350% FRN 12/01/47 (c) (d) | | | 432,431 | | | | 434,542 | |
EdLinc Student Loan Funding Trust,Series 2012-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.240% 6.644% FRN 11/26/40 (c) | | | 270,000 | | | | 315,431 | |
Goal Capital Funding Trust,Series 2006-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .450% 2.971% FRN 8/25/42 | | | 134,529 | | | | 123,176 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
KnowledgeWorks Foundation,Series 2010-1, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .950% 3.471% FRN 2/25/42 | | $ | 125,603 | | | $ | 125,656 | |
Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust Series 2017-B, Class BFX, 3.020% 8/25/42 (c) | | | 133,121 | | | | 134,452 | |
Series 2018-B, Class BFX, 3.720% 5/26/43 (c) | | | 127,482 | | | | 129,267 | |
Navient Private Education Loan Trust,Series 2018-BA, Class A2B, 3.114% FRN 12/15/59 (c) (d) | | | 150,000 | | | | 148,579 | |
Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust Series 2019-A, Class A2A, 3.420% 1/15/43 (c) | | | 253,000 | | | | 261,964 | |
Series 2019-A, Class B, 3.900% 1/15/43 (c) | | | 284,000 | | | | 298,098 | |
Series 2018-CA, Class B, 4.220% 6/16/42 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 256,825 | |
Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2016-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .700% 3.104% FRN 2/25/70 (c) | | | 401,144 | | | | 400,638 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class A3, 3.154% FRN 3/25/67 (c) (d) | | | 550,000 | | | | 544,504 | |
Series 2017-5A, Class A, 3.204% FRN 7/26/66 (c) (d) | | | 378,721 | | | | 376,693 | |
Series 2018-3A, Class A3, 3.204% FRN 3/25/67 (c) (d) | | | 750,000 | | | | 742,781 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 3.304% FRN 12/27/67 (c) (d) | | | 850,000 | | | | 846,027 | |
Series2016-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 3.654% FRN 6/25/65 (c) | | | 369,421 | | | | 373,573 | |
Series 2016-6A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300% 3.704% FRN 3/25/66 (c) | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,118,971 | |
Series 2018-4A, Class B, 3.704% FRN 6/27/67 (c) (d) | | | 750,000 | | | | 741,883 | |
Series 2014-8, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 3.904% FRN 7/26/49 | | | 155,000 | | | | 154,545 | |
Series 2015-3, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 3.904% FRN 10/25/58 | | | 150,000 | | | | 151,031 | |
Series 2014-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 3.930% FRN 6/25/48 | | | 220,000 | | | | 215,552 | |
Series 2019-BA, Class B, 4.040% 12/15/59 (c) | | | 750,000 | | | | 784,672 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Nelnet Private Education Loan Trust,Series 2016-A, Class A1B, 3.600% 12/26/40 (c) | | $ | 105,597 | | | $ | 106,305 | |
Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2005-2, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .100% 2.443% FRN 3/23/37 | | | 244,745 | | | | 241,384 | |
Series 2005-4, Class A4R2, 28 day ARS 2.594% FRN 3/22/32 | | | 200,000 | | | | 187,764 | |
Series 2006-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .250% 2.599% FRN 6/25/41 | | | 155,119 | | | | 144,022 | |
Series 2013-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .630% 3.034% FRN 1/25/37 (c) | | | 144,840 | | | | 144,185 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 3.164% FRN 5/25/66 (c) (d) | | | 650,000 | | | | 642,921 | |
Series 2018-3A, Class A3, 3.240% 9/27/66 (c) | | | 600,000 | | | | 591,022 | |
Series 2015-3A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 3.904% FRN 6/25/54 (c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 147,282 | |
North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority,Series 2011-2, Class A3, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 3.380% FRN 7/25/36 | | | 250,000 | | | | 250,120 | |
PHEAA Student Loan Trust,Series 2016-2A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .950% 3.354% FRN 11/25/65 (c) | | | 373,914 | | | | 372,702 | |
SLC Student Loan Trust,Series 2006-1, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .160% 2.570% FRN 3/15/55 | | | 1,550,000 | | | | 1,462,941 | |
SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2005-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .150% 2.730% FRN 4/25/40 | | | 162,276 | | | | 150,244 | |
Series 2006-10, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .150% 2.730% FRN 3/25/44 | | | 1,740,000 | | | | 1,679,247 | |
Series 2006-2, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .170% 2.750% FRN 1/25/41 | | | 506,200 | | | | 488,590 | |
Series 2005-4, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .180% 2.760% FRN 7/25/55 | | | 269,293 | | | | 251,985 | |
Series 2006-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210% 2.790% FRN 10/25/40 | | | 345,623 | | | | 322,055 | |
Series 2006-10, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .220% 2.800% FRN 3/25/44 | | | 309,344 | | | | 291,036 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2005-6, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .290% 2.870% FRN 1/25/44 | | $ | 375,262 | | | $ | 350,820 | |
Series 2004-1 Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .500% 3.080% FRN 7/25/39 | | | 332,338 | | | | 314,782 | |
Series 2003-14, Class A7, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .600% 3.180% FRN 10/25/65 (c) | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,089,113 | |
Series 2005-5, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .750% 3.330% FRN 10/25/40 | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,289,574 | |
Series 06-2, Class R, 3.890% 1/25/41 | | | 1,799 | | | | 881,510 | |
Series 2002-7, Class A11, 28 day ARS 4.080% FRN 3/15/28 | | | 160,000 | | | | 160,000 | |
Series 2002-7, Class A10, 28 day ARS 4.088% FRN 3/15/28 | | | 129,000 | | | | 129,000 | |
Series 2003-5, Class A9, 28 day ARS 4.480% FRN 6/15/30 | | | 350,000 | | | | 350,000 | |
Series 2003-5, Class A7, 28 day ARS 4.490% FRN 6/15/30 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,000 | |
Series 2002-7, Class B, 28 day ARS 5.073% FRN 12/15/39 | | | 550,000 | | | | 550,000 | |
SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2019-B, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000% 0.000% FRN 6/15/37 (c) | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,200,106 | |
Series 2019-A, Class A2B, 3.264% FRN 7/15/36 (c) (d) | | | 126,000 | | | | 125,474 | |
Series 2017-A, Class B, 3.500% 6/17/41 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 306,240 | |
Series 2017-B, Class B, 3.500% 12/16/41 (c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 153,836 | |
Series 2015-B, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 3.594% FRN 7/15/27 (c) | | | 107,365 | | | | 107,921 | |
Series 2018-C, Class B, 4.000% 11/17/42 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 313,525 | |
SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2015-A, Class RC, 0.000%3/25/33 (c) | | | 100 | | | | 88,875 | |
Series 2017-D, Class R1, 0.010% 9/25/40 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 573,410 | |
Series 2018-A, Class R1, 0.010% 2/25/42 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 718,200 | |
Series 2018-D, Class R1, 0.010% 2/25/48 (c) | | | 968,900 | | | | 333,786 | |
Series 2019-A, Class R1, 0.010% 6/15/48 (c) | | | 1,661,200 | | | | 479,999 | |
Series 2016-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 3.604% FRN 6/25/33 (c) | | | 105,300 | | | | 106,407 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2017-D, Class BFX, 3.610% 9/25/40 (c) | | $ | 500,000 | | | $ | 520,848 | |
South Carolina Student Loan Corp. Series 2014-1, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000% 3.440% FRN 1/03/33 | | | 290,000 | | | | 292,767 | |
Series 2010-1, Class A3, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050% 3.630% FRN 10/27/36 | | | 170,000 | | | | 171,690 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 31,093,183 | |
| | | | | | | | |
WL Collateral CMO — 0.5% | |
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. Series 2003-42, Class 1A1, 3.991% VRN 9/25/33 (d) | | | 4,130 | | | | 3,919 | |
Series 2004-2, Class 1A1, 4.616% VRN 2/25/34 (d) | | | 19,333 | | | | 18,292 | |
Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust Series 2018-1A, Class A1, 2.976% VRN 12/25/57 (c) (d) | | | 325,020 | | | | 324,714 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A3, 3.202% VRN 12/25/57 (c) (d) | | | 92,863 | | | | 93,097 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A3, 3.948% VRN 1/25/59 (c) (d) | | | 319,005 | | | | 324,175 | |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-9, Class 2A1, 4.310% VRN 8/25/34 (d) | | | 5,879 | | | | 5,864 | |
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust,Series 2004-AR4, Class 1A, 4.071% VRN 8/25/34 (d) | | | 40,444 | | | | 39,345 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust,Series 2017-1, Class A11, 3.500% VRN 1/25/47 (c) (d) | | | 454,465 | | | | 455,247 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. Series 2004-A1, Class IA, 3.250% VRN 2/25/34 (d) | | | 2,184 | | | | 2,092 | |
Series 2003-A4, Class IA, 4.734% VRN 7/25/33 (d) | | | 2,575 | | | | 2,509 | |
PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust,Series 2018-GT1, Class A, 5.254% 2/25/23 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 200,320 | |
PSMC Trust,Series 2018-2, Class A1, 3.500% VRN 6/25/48 (c) (d) | | | 609,495 | | | | 617,383 | |
Sequoia Mortgage Trust Series 2018-CH2, Class A3, 4.000% VRN 6/25/48 (c) (d) | | | 475,580 | | | | 486,649 | |
Series 2018-CH4, Class A2, 4.000% VRN 10/25/48 (c) (d) | | | 314,535 | | | | 327,768 | |
Series 2019-1, Class A1, 4.000% VRN 2/25/49 (c) (d) | | | 113,316 | | | | 116,671 | |
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-2, Class 2A, 4.554% VRN 3/25/34 (d) | | | 21,518 | | | | 21,101 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Washington Mutual MortgagePass-Through Certificates,Series 2004-AR2, Class A, 12 mo. MTA + 1.400% 3.904% FRN 4/25/44 | | $ | 54,831 | | | $ | 54,614 | |
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust,Series 2019-1, Class A1, 4.000% VRN 11/25/48 (c) (d) | | | 404,584 | | | | 410,917 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,504,677 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTALNON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $81,066,728) | | | | | | | 82,281,037 | |
| | | | | |
|
SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 0.3% | |
Colombia Government International Bond 6.125% 1/18/41 | | | 620,000 | | | | 767,256 | |
Mexico Government International Bond 4.750% 3/08/44 | | | 954,000 | | | | 995,737 | |
6.750% 9/27/34 | | | 160,000 | | | | 203,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,966,793 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS (Cost $1,763,125) | | | | | | | 1,966,793 | |
| | | | | |
|
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 10.0% | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.1% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Series 2617, Class Z, 5.500% 5/15/33 | | | 174,684 | | | | 194,610 | |
Series 2693, Class Z, 5.500% 10/15/33 | | | 311,396 | | | | 343,005 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 537,615 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Securities — 9.8% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool #C55867 7.500% 2/01/30 | | | 34,042 | | | | 37,965 | |
Pool #C01079 7.500% 10/01/30 | | | 4,334 | | | | 5,003 | |
Pool #C01135 7.500% 2/01/31 | | | 18,106 | | | | 20,925 | |
Pool #C00470 8.000% 8/01/26 | | | 11,782 | | | | 13,254 | |
Pool #G00924 8.000% 3/01/28 | | | 11,305 | | | | 12,692 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association Pool #AS1304 3.500% 12/01/28 | | | 207,491 | | | | 214,826 | |
Pool #AV1897 3.500% 12/01/28 | | | 35,369 | | | | 36,620 | |
Pool #AV2325 3.500% 12/01/28 | | | 109,322 | | | | 113,187 | |
Pool #BF0196 3.500% 2/01/41 | | | 261,958 | | | | 272,114 | |
Pool #MA1356 3.500% 2/01/43 | | | 1,473,235 | | | | 1,525,750 | |
Pool #CA1073 3.500% 1/01/48 | | | 3,116,336 | | | | 3,209,893 | |
Pool #BJ0686 4.000% 4/01/48 | | | 765,467 | | | | 798,126 | |
Pool #CA1951 4.000% 7/01/48 | | | 699,762 | | | | 729,400 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Pool #CA2039 4.000% 7/01/48 | | $ | 864,413 | | | $ | 898,930 | |
Pool #BN5342 4.000% 3/01/49 | | | 7,282,240 | | | | 7,538,893 | |
Pool #MA3638 4.000% 4/01/49 | | | 5,085,469 | | | | 5,265,098 | |
Pool #CA1952 4.500% 6/01/48 | | | 497,905 | | | | 524,537 | |
Pool #CA1909 4.500% 6/01/48 | | | 1,960,641 | | | | 2,061,682 | |
Pool #BK7877 4.500% 7/01/48 | | | 302,021 | | | | 318,175 | |
Pool #MA3522 4.500% 11/01/48 | | | 1,329,650 | | | | 1,391,317 | |
Pool #MA3537 4.500% 12/01/48 | | | 1,325,457 | | | | 1,386,929 | |
Pool #MA3564 4.500% 1/01/49 | | | 1,346,636 | | | | 1,409,196 | |
Pool #BN5241 4.500% 2/01/49 | | | 5,285,245 | | | | 5,525,825 | |
Pool #MA3639 4.500% 4/01/49 | | | 2,386,567 | | | | 2,494,829 | |
Pool #725692 1 year CMT + 2.137% 4.501% FRN 10/01/33 | | | 30,010 | | | | 31,576 | |
Pool #888586 1 year CMT + 2.199% 4.597% FRN 10/01/34 | | | 57,971 | | | | 61,023 | |
Pool #AD6437 5.000% 6/01/40 | | | 74,688 | | | | 80,943 | |
Pool #AD6996 5.000% 7/01/40 | | | 493,051 | | | | 534,343 | |
Pool #AL8173 5.000% 2/01/44 | | | 203,357 | | | | 219,689 | |
Pool #564594 7.000% 1/01/31 | | | 9,361 | | | | 10,613 | |
Pool #572844 7.000% 4/01/31 | | | 21,370 | | | | 24,658 | |
Pool #253795 7.000% 5/01/31 | | | 42,002 | | | | 48,141 | |
Pool #499386 7.500% 9/01/29 | | | 1,116 | | | | 1,285 | |
Pool #521006 7.500% 12/01/29 | | | 428 | | | | 495 | |
Pool #522769 7.500% 12/01/29 | | | 60 | | | | 69 | |
Pool #252981 7.500% 1/01/30 | | | 5,902 | | | | 6,797 | |
Pool #531196 7.500% 2/01/30 | | | 815 | | | | 932 | |
Pool #524317 7.500% 3/01/30 | | | 981 | | | | 1,135 | |
Pool #530520 7.500% 3/01/30 | | | 10,119 | | | | 11,563 | |
Pool #253183 7.500% 4/01/30 | | | 2,303 | | | | 2,647 | |
Pool #253265 7.500% 5/01/30 | | | 1,245 | | | | 1,424 | |
Pool #536949 8.000% 5/01/30 | | | 1,353 | | | | 1,579 | |
Pool #535351 8.000% 6/01/30 | | | 2,298 | | | | 2,657 | |
Pool #253481 8.000% 10/01/30 | | | 1,670 | | | | 1,940 | |
Pool #190317 8.000% 8/01/31 | | | 683 | | | | 790 | |
Pool #596656 8.000% 8/01/31 | | | 226 | | | | 229 | |
Pool #602008 8.000% 8/01/31 | | | 2,233 | | | | 2,584 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association TBA Pool #1127 3.500% 1/29/48 (f) | | | 4,750,000 | | | | 4,856,504 | |
Pool #6447 4.000% 4/29/48 (f) | | | 8,825,000 | | | | 9,120,775 | |
Pool #15801 4.500% 6/29/48 (f) | | | 2,600,000 | | | | 2,716,797 | |
Government National Mortgage Association Pool #337539 7.000% 7/15/23 | | | 298 | | | | 317 | |
Pool #363066 7.000% 8/15/23 | | | 2,977 | | | | 3,173 | |
Pool #354674 7.000% 10/15/23 | | | 2,646 | | | | 2,820 | |
Pool #362651 7.000% 10/15/23 | | | 1,102 | | | | 1,112 | |
Pool #352021 7.000% 11/15/23 | | | 1,543 | | | | 1,644 | |
Government National Mortgage Association II Pool #MA5528 4.000% 10/20/48 | | | 1,260,000 | | | | 1,305,304 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Government National Mortgage Association II TBA Pool #471 3.500% 12/29/47 (f)
| | $ | 13,590,000 | | | $ | 14,038,046 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 68,898,770 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Whole Loans — 0.1% | |
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities,Series 2019-R01, Class 2M2, 4.854% FRN 7/25/31 (c) (d) | | | 540,000 | | | | 545,085 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES (Cost $69,655,481) | | | | | | | 69,981,470 | |
| | | | | |
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U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 0.6% | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 0.6% | |
U.S. Treasury Bond 2.500% 5/15/46 (h) | | | 3,080,000 | | | | 3,062,290 | |
3.500% 2/15/39 (i) | | | 600,000 | | | | 712,491 | |
U.S. Treasury Note 2.125% 3/31/24 | | | 600,000 | | | | 610,017 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,384,798 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $4,053,481) | | | | | | | 4,384,798 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $250,243,696) | | | | | | | 256,603,032 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 0.2% (Cost $1,663,830) | | | | | | | 1,682,574 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Number of Shares | | | | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.1% | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.1% | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (j) | | | 1,118,862 | | | | 1,118,862 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $1,118,862) | | | | | | | 1,118,862 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $572,635,053) | | | | | | | 699,381,457 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 7.1% | |
Commercial Paper — 7.1% | |
Albemarle Corp. 2.642% 7/02/19 (c) | | $ | 1,900,000 | | | $ | 1,899,410 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. 2.673% 8/20/19 (c) | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,892,873 | |
BAT International Finance PLC 2.609% 7/09/19 (c) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,997,695 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 2.601% 7/24/19 (c) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,994,551 | |
CRH America Finance, Inc. 2.578% 7/08/19 (c) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,997,906 | |
DowDuPont, Inc. 2.796% 8/05/19 (c) | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,595,747 | |
Duke Energy Corp. 2.696% 7/01/19 (c) | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,899,603 | |
Enbridge (US), Inc. 2.734% 7/10/19 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 499,581 | |
FMC Tech, Inc. 2.751% 7/22/19 (c) | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,896,793 | |
Fortive Corp. 2.663% 7/16/19 (c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,997,476 | |
General Electric Co. 2.781% 7/08/19 | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,598,883 | |
Interpublic Group Cos. 2.642% 7/02/19 (c) | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,899,471 | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 2.612% 7/08/19 (c) | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,498,255 | |
Marriott International, Inc. 2.803% 7/15/19 (c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,997,617 | |
Mondelez International, Inc. 2.574% 8/13/19 (c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,993,440 | |
Nasdaq, Inc. 2.538% 7/12/19 (c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,997,997 | |
National Grid USA 2.694% 7/03/19 (c) | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,899,339 | |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. 2.646% 8/20/19 (c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,992,409 | |
NiSource, Inc. 2.642% 7/26/19 (c) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,994,080 | |
Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC 2.781% 7/08/19 (c) | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,598,945 | |
Southern Co. Gas Capital 2.642% 7/09/19 (c) | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,498,079 | |
Suncor Energy, Inc. 2.849% 7/29/19 (c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,995,622 | |
VW Credit, Inc. 2.775% 8/09/19 (c) | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,894,325 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 2.705% 7/01/19 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,582 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 49,529,679 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Repurchase Agreement — 0.0% | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 6/28/19, 1.250%, due 7/01/19 (k) | | $ | 5,505 | | | $ | 5,505 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $49,536,240) | | | | | | | 49,535,184 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 106.8% (Cost $622,171,293) (l) | | | | | | | 748,916,641 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (6.8)% | | | | | | | (47,585,997 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 701,330,644 | |
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Abbreviation Legend
CLO | Collateralized Loan Obligation |
CMO | Collateralized Mortgage Obligation |
CMT | Constant Maturity Treasury Index |
MBS | Mortgage-Backed Security |
MTA | Monthly Treasury Average Index |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2019, was $1,094,985 or 0.16% of net assets. Total securities on loan may not correspond with the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments because pending sales may be in the process of recall from the brokers.(Note 2). |
(c) | Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At June 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $131,781,620 or 18.79% of net assets. |
(d) | Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. The rates shown are the current interest rates at June 30, 2019. |
(e) | Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date. |
(f) | A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis.(Note 2). |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
(g) | This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $522,999 or 0.07% of net assets. |
(h) | A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open futures contracts and open swap agreements.(Note 2). |
(i) | All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for open future agreements.(Note 2). |
(j) | Represents investment of security lending collateral.(Note 2). |
(k) | Maturity value of $5,505. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.125%, maturity date of 4/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $10,422. |
(l) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
(#) Purchased Swaptions contracts
Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased
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| | | | | | Paid by Fund | | Received by Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | Rate | | Frequency | | Rate | | Frequency | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Call | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
10 Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/15/42 | | Barclays Bank PLC* | | 12/13/32 | | 3-Month USD LIBOR BBA | | Quarterly | | 2.44% | | Semi-Annually | | | USD | | | | 5,300,000 | | | $ | 321,380 | | | $ | 56,421 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
10 Year Interest Rate Swap, 2/02/43 | | Credit Suisse International* | | 1/31/33 | | 3-Month USD LIBOR BBA | | Quarterly | | 2.61% | | Semi-Annually | | | USD | | | | 5,990,000 | | | | 404,695 | | | | 117,175 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | 726,075 | | | | 173,596 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Put | |
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10 Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/15/42 | | Barclays Bank PLC* | | 12/13/32 | | 2.94% | | Semi-Annually | | 3-Month USD LIBOR BBA | | Quarterly | | | USD | | | | 10,790,000 | | | $ | 477,142 | | | $ | (62,283 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
10 Year Interest Rate Swap, 2/02/43 | | Credit Suisse International* | | 1/31/33 | | 3.11% | | Semi-Annually | | 3-Month USD LIBOR BBA | | Quarterly | | | USD | | | | 11,940,000 | | | | 479,357 | | | | (92,569 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | 956,499 | | | | (154,852 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,682,574 | | | $ | 18,744 | |
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* | Contracts are subject to a Master Netting Agreement. |
Futures contracts
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| | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value/ Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Long | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Ultra 10 Year | | | 9/19/19 | | | | 26 | | | $ | 3,539,130 | | | $ | 52,120 | |
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond | | | 9/19/19 | | | | 97 | | | | 16,355,425 | | | | 868,138 | |
U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year | | | 9/30/19 | | | | 65 | | | | 13,902,783 | | | | 83,897 | |
U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year | | | 9/30/19 | | | | 180 | | | | 21,001,104 | | | | 267,021 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 1,271,176 | |
| | | | | |
Short | | | | | | | | | | | | |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/16/19 | | | | 3 | | | $ | (730,303 | ) | | $ | (4,660 | ) |
U.S. Treasury Long Bond | | | 9/19/19 | | | | 50 | | | | (7,553,180 | ) | | | (226,508 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/16/19 | | | | 4 | | | | (973,437 | ) | | | (7,463 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/16/20 | | | | 3 | | | | (730,639 | ) | | | (6,536 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 6/15/20 | | | | 3 | | | | (731,071 | ) | | | (6,779 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/14/20 | | | | 3 | | | | (731,391 | ) | | | (6,947 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value/ Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Short (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/14/20 | | | | 2 | | | $ | (487,568 | ) | | $ | (4,657 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/15/21 | | | | 2 | | | | (487,743 | ) | | | (4,607 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/13/21 | | | | 4 | | | | (975,637 | ) | | | (8,563 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/14/22 | | | | 4 | | | | (975,337 | ) | | | (8,263 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/19/22 | | | | 3 | | | | (731,203 | ) | | | (5,935 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/13/23 | | | | 3 | | | | (730,753 | ) | | | (5,897 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/18/23 | | | | 4 | | | | (973,437 | ) | | | (7,513 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/16/24 | | | | 10 | | | | (2,430,591 | ) | | | (17,659 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | (321,987 | ) |
| | | | | |
OTC Credit Default Swaps-Sell Protection††
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Obligation/ Index | | Rate Received by Fund | | Payment Frequency | | | Counterparty | | Credit Rating | | Termination Date | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Upfront Premium Paid/ (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CMBX.NA.6† | | 3.000% | | | Monthly | | | Goldman Sachs International* | | BBB- | | 5/11/63 | | | USD | | | | 500,000 | | | $ | (50,195 | ) | | $ | 308 | | | $ | (50,503 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CMBX.NA.6† | | 3.000% | | | Monthly | | | Goldman Sachs International* | | BBB- | | 5/11/63 | | | USD | | | | 430,000 | | | | (43,169 | ) | | | (37,238 | ) | | | (5,931 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CMBX.NA.6† | | 3.000% | | | Monthly | | | Goldman Sachs International* | | BBB- | | 5/11/63 | | | USD | | | | 160,000 | | | | (16,063 | ) | | | (12,819 | ) | | | (3,244 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | $ | (109,427 | ) | | $ | (49,749 | ) | | $ | (59,678 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid by the Fund | | Received by the Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rate/Reference | | Frequency | | Rate/Reference | | Frequency | | Termination Date | | Notional Amount | | Value | | | Upfront Premium Paid/ (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Fixed 2.499% | | Semi-Annually | | 3-Month USD-LIBOR-BBA | | Quarterly | | 6/13/43 | | USD 1,000,000 | | $ | (4,199 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (4,199 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateral for swap agreements held by Credit Suisse International amounted to $42,149 in securities at June 30, 2019.
* | Contracts are subject to a Master Netting Agreement. |
† | Payment is based on a percentage of the index. Reference entities are a number of individual issuers comprising the index. |
†† | For each credit derivative with sold protection, the credit ratings of the entities referenced, as rated by any rating organization, are included in the equivalent S&P Global Ratings. The reference entity rating represents the likelihood of a potential payment by the Fund if the referenced entity experiences a credit event as of period end. Notional amounts represent the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the Fund could be required to make under the credit derivatives with sold protection. |
Currency Legend
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 98.8% | |
|
COMMON STOCK — 98.4% | |
Basic Materials — 2.2% | |
Chemicals — 1.8% | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 10,956 | | | $ | 2,480,110 | |
Celanese Corp. | | | 7,700 | | | | 830,060 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 17,700 | | | | 826,767 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 21,993 | | | | 1,651,014 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 8,100 | | | | 630,423 | |
FMC Corp. | | | 7,500 | | | | 622,125 | |
Linde PLC | | | 14,532 | | | | 2,918,026 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | | | 25,900 | | | | 2,230,767 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 14,100 | | | | 1,645,611 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,834,903 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Forest Products & Paper — 0.2% | |
International Paper Co. | | | 43,447 | | | | 1,882,124 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Iron & Steel — 0.2% | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 17,900 | | | | 986,290 | |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 4,000 | | | | 378,480 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,364,770 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,081,797 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications — 6.3% | |
Advertising — 0.2% | |
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | | | 21,600 | | | | 487,944 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 12,400 | | | | 1,016,180 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,504,124 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet — 0.5% | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a) | | | 2,297 | | | | 2,482,850 | |
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 8,003 | | | | 1,544,579 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,027,429 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 2.2% | |
CBS Corp. Class B(Non-Voting) | | | 20,000 | | | | 998,000 | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | | 298,144 | | | | 12,605,529 | |
DISH Network Corp. Class A (a) | | | 10,400 | | | | 399,464 | |
Fox Corp. Class B (a) | | | 35,010 | | | | 1,278,915 | |
Viacom, Inc. Class B | | | 20,100 | | | | 600,387 | |
The Walt Disney Co. | | | 9,242 | | | | 1,290,553 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,172,848 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 3.4% | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 126,465 | | | | 6,921,429 | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 65,600 | | | | 2,179,888 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 19,500 | | | | 519,285 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 16,168 | | | | 2,695,691 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 258,332 | | | | 14,758,507 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 27,074,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 49,779,201 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 6.2% | |
Airlines — 0.8% | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | | | 7,000 | | | $ | 447,370 | |
American Airlines Group, Inc. | | | 21,200 | | | | 691,332 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 40,100 | | | | 2,275,675 | |
JetBlue Airways Corp. (a) | | | 17,100 | | | | 316,179 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 33,300 | | | | 1,690,974 | |
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 14,900 | | | | 1,304,495 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,726,025 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Apparel — 0.1% | |
Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | 16,600 | | | | 285,852 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 3,000 | | | | 340,770 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 626,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers — 0.9% | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 221,900 | | | | 2,270,037 | |
General Motors Co. | | | 80,800 | | | | 3,113,224 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 19,800 | | | | 1,418,868 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,802,129 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.4% | |
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,900 | | | | 366,165 | |
Aptiv PLC | | | 14,600 | | | | 1,180,118 | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 11,700 | | | | 491,166 | |
Lear Corp. | | | 3,500 | | | | 487,445 | |
WABCO Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 2,500 | | | | 331,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,856,394 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.1% | |
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 9,600 | | | | 386,688 | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | | 2,900 | | | | 777,867 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,164,555 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment — 0.0% | |
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,900 | | | | 140,790 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Builders — 0.4% | |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | 21,200 | | | | 914,356 | |
Lennar Corp. Class A | | | 16,200 | | | | 785,052 | |
NVR, Inc. (a) | | | 230 | | | | 775,158 | |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 14,700 | | | | 464,814 | |
Toll Brothers, Inc. | | | 8,200 | | | | 300,284 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,239,664 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Furnishing — 0.1% | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 6,900 | | | | 264,753 | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 3,600 | | | | 512,496 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 777,249 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Time — 0.5% | |
Carnival Corp. | | | 30,200 | | | | 1,405,810 | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 8,100 | | | | 290,223 | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a) | | | 12,200 | | | | 654,286 | |
Polaris Industries, Inc. | | | 3,500 | | | | 319,305 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
30
MML Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | | | 11,900 | | | $ | 1,442,399 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,112,023 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Lodging — 0.2% | |
Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A | | | 2,100 | | | | 159,873 | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 12,900 | | | | 762,261 | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 3,600 | | | | 446,364 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,368,498 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 2.7% | |
AutoZone, Inc. (a) | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,649,205 | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 16,400 | | | | 1,143,572 | |
CarMax, Inc. (a) | | | 10,000 | | | | 868,300 | |
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) | | | 35,442 | | | | 3,806,116 | |
Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 5,800 | | | | 243,136 | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 6,700 | | | | 693,986 | |
L Brands, Inc. | | | 15,600 | | | | 407,160 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 17,244 | | | | 3,580,889 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 12,730 | | | | 1,261,798 | |
Target Corp. | | | 30,800 | | | | 2,667,588 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 47,900 | | | | 2,618,693 | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 20,703 | | | | 2,287,474 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,227,917 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 49,041,866 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer,Non-cyclical — 20.6% | |
Agriculture — 1.8% | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 99,200 | | | | 4,697,120 | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 31,700 | | | | 1,293,360 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 109,074 | | | | 8,565,581 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,556,061 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 0.1% | |
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B | | | 9,000 | | | | 504,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 1.8% | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 37,900 | | | | 6,984,212 | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 1,400 | | | | 437,626 | |
Celgene Corp. (a) | | | 23,300 | | | | 2,153,852 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 73,700 | | | | 4,979,172 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,554,862 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 0.4% | |
AMERCO | | | 1,200 | | | | 454,260 | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 11,400 | | | | 334,020 | |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 3,400 | | | | 328,440 | |
Nielsen Holdings PLC | | | 22,274 | | | | 503,393 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 8,100 | | | | 309,339 | |
Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 6,200 | | | | 353,462 | |
United Rentals, Inc. (a) | | | 4,200 | | | | 557,046 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,839,960 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 2.5% | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 17,100 | | | | 685,197 | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 136,639 | | | | 3,623,666 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Ingredion, Inc. | | | 3,500 | | | $ | 288,715 | |
The J.M. Smucker Co. | | | 6,700 | | | | 771,773 | |
Kellogg Co. | | | 17,900 | | | | 958,903 | |
The Kraft Heinz Co. | | | 6,400 | | | | 198,656 | |
The Kroger Co. | | | 41,700 | | | | 905,307 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | | | 148,697 | | | | 12,005,796 | |
US Foods Holding Corp. (a) | | | 5,400 | | | | 193,104 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,631,117 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 3.9% | |
Alcon, Inc. (a) | | | 30,997 | | | | 1,923,364 | |
Becton Dickinson and Co. | | | 17,480 | | | | 4,405,135 | |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | | | 61,323 | | | | 2,635,662 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 46,618 | | | | 6,662,645 | |
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) | | | 8,400 | | | | 587,160 | |
Hologic, Inc. (a) | | | 1,297 | | | | 62,282 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 40,814 | | | | 3,974,875 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 10,219 | | | | 2,100,822 | |
Teleflex, Inc. | | | 2,756 | | | | 912,649 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 23,203 | | | | 6,814,257 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,563 | | | | 1,125,948 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 31,204,799 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 0.7% | |
Anthem, Inc. | | | 4,314 | | | | 1,217,454 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 19,600 | | | | 2,649,332 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a) | | | 6,200 | | | | 1,071,980 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 7,700 | | | | 783,937 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,722,703 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products & Wares — 0.1% | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 4,400 | | | | 508,992 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 9.3% | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 78,400 | | | | 5,701,248 | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 11,900 | | | | 1,014,594 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 70,900 | | | | 3,215,315 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 8,195 | | | | 385,984 | |
Cigna Corp. (a) | | | 23,265 | | | | 3,665,401 | |
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (a) | | | 51,817 | | | | 1,751,415 | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a) | | | 3,200 | | | | 456,192 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 145,800 | | | | 20,307,024 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 10,800 | | | | 1,451,412 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 175,636 | | | | 14,727,079 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 477,514 | | | | 20,685,906 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 73,361,570 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 162,884,064 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 7.7% | |
Oil & Gas — 6.8% | |
BP PLC Sponsored ADR | | | 62,042 | | | | 2,587,151 | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 24,000 | | | | 551,040 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 107,900 | | | | 13,427,076 | |
Concho Resources, Inc. | | | 8,294 | | | | 855,775 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
31
MML Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 77,073 | | | $ | 4,701,453 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 33,021 | | | | 941,759 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 7,800 | | | | 726,648 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 239,500 | | | | 18,352,885 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 6,200 | | | | 313,844 | |
Hess Corp. | | | 17,700 | | | | 1,125,189 | |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 7,900 | | | | 194,735 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 62,489 | | | | 3,141,947 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 27,600 | | | | 2,581,704 | |
Total SA Sponsored ADR | | | 70,710 | | | | 3,944,911 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 53,446,117 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 0.9% | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 101,900 | | | | 2,127,672 | |
Targa Resources Corp. | | | 26,327 | | | | 1,033,598 | |
TC Energy Corp. | | | 84,415 | | | | 4,180,231 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,341,501 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 60,787,618 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 27.9% | |
Banks — 14.7% | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 835,516 | | | | 24,229,964 | |
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | 57,300 | | | | 2,529,795 | |
BB&T Corp. | | | 44,000 | | | | 2,161,720 | |
CIT Group, Inc. | | | 7,500 | | | | 394,050 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 146,500 | | | | 10,259,395 | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 27,600 | | | | 975,936 | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 8,400 | | | | 610,176 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | 6,305 | | | | 376,156 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 3,700 | | | | 346,542 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 101,217 | | | | 2,823,954 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 21,400 | | | | 4,378,440 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 61,200 | | | | 845,784 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 215,459 | | | | 24,088,316 | |
KeyCorp | | | 60,600 | | | | 1,075,650 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 8,600 | | | | 1,462,602 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 145,476 | | | | 6,373,304 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 12,300 | | | | 1,107,000 | |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 36,598 | | | | 5,024,174 | |
Popular, Inc. | | | 5,200 | | | | 282,048 | |
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | | 3,900 | | | | 257,595 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 64,400 | | | | 962,136 | |
Signature Bank | | | 2,500 | | | | 302,100 | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | 26,500 | | | | 1,665,525 | |
US Bancorp | | | 93,500 | | | | 4,899,400 | |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 5,200 | | | | 248,404 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 389,660 | | | | 18,438,711 | |
Zions Bancorp NA | | | 11,000 | | | | 505,780 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 116,624,657 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 4.3% | |
Ally Financial, Inc. | | | 24,500 | | | | 759,255 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
American Express Co. | | | 49,200 | | | $ | 6,073,248 | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 10,955 | | | | 1,590,228 | |
BlackRock, Inc. | | | 8,700 | | | | 4,082,910 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 26,600 | | | | 2,413,684 | |
The Charles Schwab Corp. | | | 83,394 | | | | 3,351,605 | |
Credit Acceptance Corp. (a) | | | 1,100 | | | | 532,213 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 21,400 | | | | 1,660,426 | |
E*TRADE Financial Corp. | | | 14,400 | | | | 642,240 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 28,700 | | | | 998,760 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 47,138 | | | | 4,051,039 | |
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,400 | | | | 358,908 | |
Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 7,500 | | | | 721,275 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 8,000 | | | | 676,400 | |
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. | | | 20,200 | | | | 483,992 | |
SEI Investments Co. | | | 8,200 | | | | 460,020 | |
Synchrony Financial | | | 39,100 | | | | 1,355,597 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 13,400 | | | | 1,470,114 | |
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | | | 31,300 | | | | 1,562,496 | |
The Western Union Co. | | | 25,900 | | | | 515,151 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 33,759,561 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 7.3% | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 44,000 | | | | 2,411,640 | |
Alleghany Corp. (a) | | | 1,000 | | | | 681,110 | |
The Allstate Corp. | | | 20,600 | | | | 2,094,814 | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 9,700 | | | | 993,959 | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 238,034 | | | | 12,682,452 | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (a) | | | 21,615 | | | | 801,484 | |
Athene Holding Ltd. Class A (a) | | | 9,000 | | | | 387,540 | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 48,527 | | | | 7,147,542 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 9,300 | | | | 964,131 | |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | | | 2,300 | | | | 568,514 | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | | | 12,900 | | | | 519,870 | |
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 20,000 | | | | 1,114,400 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 12,100 | | | | 779,845 | |
Loews Corp. | | | 18,500 | | | | 1,011,395 | |
Markel Corp. (a) | | | 790 | | | | 860,784 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 29,639 | | | | 2,956,490 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 59,400 | | | | 2,950,398 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 15,800 | | | | 915,136 | |
The Progressive Corp. | | | 27,100 | | | | 2,166,103 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 32,423 | | | | 3,274,723 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 3,900 | | | | 608,517 | |
Torchmark Corp. | | | 15,600 | | | | 1,395,576 | |
The Travelers Cos., Inc. | | | 35,400 | | | | 5,293,008 | |
Unum Group | | | 12,000 | | | | 402,600 | |
Voya Financial, Inc. | | | 10,000 | | | | 553,000 | |
W.R. Berkley Corp. | | | 10,500 | | | | 692,265 | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 16,394 | | | | 3,140,107 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 57,367,403 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Real Estate — 0.2% | |
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 19,100 | | | $ | 979,830 | |
The Howard Hughes Corp. (a) | | | 800 | | | | 99,072 | |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | | 2,500 | | | | 351,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,430,627 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.4% | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 700 | | | | 142,226 | |
Crown Castle International Corp. | | | 9,063 | | | | 1,181,362 | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 66,586 | | | | 5,333,539 | |
Public Storage | | | 12,485 | | | | 2,973,552 | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 21,095 | | | | 1,441,843 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,072,522 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Savings & Loans — 0.0% | |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | 18,500 | | | | 184,630 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 220,439,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 10.1% | |
Aerospace & Defense — 3.2% | |
The Boeing Co. | | | 17,200 | | | | 6,260,972 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 16,400 | | | | 2,981,848 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 14,800 | | | | 5,380,392 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 17,697 | | | | 5,718,078 | |
Raytheon Co. | | | 14,600 | | | | 2,538,648 | |
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Class A | | | 27,434 | | | | 2,232,304 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,112,242 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 0.4% | |
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | | | 8,000 | | | | 457,040 | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 37,000 | | | | 1,528,470 | |
Masco Corp. | | | 16,600 | | | | 651,384 | |
Owens Corning | | | 5,800 | | | | 337,560 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,974,454 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.4% | |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 2,300 | | | | 317,193 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 34,800 | | | | 2,321,856 | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | | 3,100 | | | | 404,240 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,043,289 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 1.2% | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,502 | | | | 186,824 | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a) | | | 5,000 | | | | 356,350 | |
Fortive Corp. | | | 12,299 | | | | 1,002,615 | |
Gentex Corp. | | | 15,400 | | | | 378,994 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 21,160 | | | | 3,694,325 | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 33,035 | | | | 2,966,873 | |
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC (a) | | | 9,100 | | | | 445,900 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 2,700 | | | | 258,606 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,290,487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Engineering & Construction — 0.1% | |
AECOM (a) | | | 6,400 | | | $ | 242,240 | |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | | | 7,823 | | | | 660,183 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 902,423 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Environmental Controls — 0.2% | |
Pentair PLC | | | 9,700 | | | | 360,840 | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 14,574 | | | | 1,262,691 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,623,531 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.2% | |
Snap-on, Inc. | | | 3,300 | | | | 546,612 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 8,500 | | | | 1,229,185 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,775,797 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.6% | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 32,400 | | | | 4,415,796 | |
Oshkosh Corp. | | | 4,000 | | | | 333,960 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,749,756 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.8% | |
AGCO Corp. | | | 4,100 | | | | 318,037 | |
Crane Co. | | | 2,300 | | | | 191,912 | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 8,900 | | | | 1,524,926 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 18,000 | | | | 2,982,780 | |
Dover Corp. | | | 7,100 | | | | 711,420 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,514 | | | | 920,778 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,649,853 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.3% | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 24,800 | | | | 2,065,344 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 631,305 | | | | 6,628,702 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 7,300 | | | | 1,241,073 | |
Textron, Inc. | | | 11,200 | | | | 594,048 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,529,167 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.7% | |
Ball Corp. | | | 34,462 | | | | 2,411,996 | |
Berry Global Group, Inc. (a) | | | 6,700 | | | | 352,353 | |
Packaging Corp. of America | | | 25,316 | | | | 2,413,121 | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 8,800 | | | | 376,464 | |
Sonoco Products Co. | | | 5,400 | | | | 352,836 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,906,770 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shipbuilding — 0.1% | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 2,400 | | | | 539,376 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 0.9% | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 7,800 | | | | 657,930 | |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 5,600 | | | | 511,896 | |
Kansas City Southern | | | 4,800 | | | | 584,736 | |
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,800 | | | | 321,832 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | | | 45,835 | | | | 4,733,380 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,809,774 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 79,906,919 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Technology — 12.7% | |
Computers — 3.9% | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 85,000 | | | $ | 16,823,200 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A | | | 41,093 | | | | 2,604,885 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 75,800 | | | | 1,133,210 | |
HP, Inc. | | | 93,100 | | | | 1,935,549 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 52,400 | | | | 7,225,960 | |
Leidos Holdings, Inc. | | | 8,200 | | | | 654,770 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 12,500 | | | | 771,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 31,148,824 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Office & Business Equipment — 0.0% | |
Xerox Corp. | | | 9,500 | | | | 336,395 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 4.6% | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 15,708 | | | | 1,772,962 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 64,000 | | | | 2,874,240 | |
ASML Holding NV | | | 6,734 | | | | 1,400,201 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 19,138 | | | | 5,509,065 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 264,700 | | | | 12,671,189 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 8,000 | | | | 1,502,720 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 45,728 | | | | 1,764,643 | |
NXP Semiconductor NV | | | 29,242 | | | | 2,854,312 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a) | | | 23,400 | | | | 472,914 | |
Qorvo, Inc. (a) | | | 7,100 | | | | 472,931 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 48,290 | | | | 3,673,420 | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 9,700 | | | | 749,519 | |
Teradyne, Inc. | | | 11,000 | | | | 527,010 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 633 | | | | 72,643 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 36,317,769 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 4.2% | |
CDK Global, Inc. | | | 6,500 | | | | 321,360 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 10,871 | | | | 1,333,654 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 116,729 | | | | 15,637,017 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 218,200 | | | | 12,430,854 | |
Synopsys, Inc. (a) | | | 25,243 | | | | 3,248,522 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 32,971,407 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 100,774,395 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 4.7% | |
Electric — 4.5% | |
AES Corp. | | | 30,200 | | | | 506,152 | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 13,700 | | | | 1,029,007 | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 26,700 | | | | 2,349,867 | |
DTE Energy Co. | | | 10,200 | | | | 1,304,376 | |
Edison International | | | 24,178 | | | | 1,629,839 | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 47,051 | | | | 4,842,960 | |
Evergy, Inc. | | | 18,682 | | | | 1,123,722 | |
Eversource Energy | | | 16,600 | | | | 1,257,616 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 40,750 | | | | 8,348,045 | |
OGE Energy Corp. | | | 9,000 | | | | 383,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 6,600 | | | $ | 620,994 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 28,600 | | | | 1,682,252 | |
Sempra Energy | | | 45,435 | | | | 6,244,586 | |
The Southern Co. | | | 55,540 | | | | 3,070,251 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 17,700 | | | | 1,475,649 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 35,868,356 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas — 0.2% | |
NiSource, Inc. | | | 60,601 | | | | 1,745,309 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 37,613,665 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $699,604,257) | | | | | | | 778,308,925 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.4% | |
Consumer,Non-cyclical — 0.1% | |
Health Care – Products — 0.1% | |
Becton Dickinson and Co. Convertible 6.125% | | | 9,400 | | | | 581,954 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 0.1% | |
Electronics — 0.1% | |
Fortive Corp. Convertible 5.000% | | | 400 | | | | 409,964 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 0.2% | |
Electric — 0.2% | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. Convertible 6.123% | | | 19,000 | | | | 1,233,670 | |
Sempra Energy Convertible 6.000% | | | 5,200 | | | | 579,748 | |
Sempra Energy Convertible 6.750% | | | 2,700 | | | | 299,754 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,113,172 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $3,030,335) | | | | | | | 3,105,090 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $702,634,592) | | | | | | | 781,414,015 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
BONDS & NOTES — 0.1% | |
|
CORPORATE DEBT — 0.1% | |
Electric — 0.1% | |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. 4.000% 12/01/46 | | $ | 410,000 | | | | 372,075 | |
3.950% 12/01/47 | | | 534,000 | | | | 481,935 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 854,010 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $843,404) | | | | | | | 854,010 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $843,404) | | | | | | | 854,010 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.5% | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.5% | |
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF | | | 32,000 | | | $ | 4,071,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,071,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $3,723,256) | | | | | | | 4,071,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $707,201,252) | | | | | | | 786,339,065 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.7% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 0.7% | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 6/28/19, 1.250%, due 7/01/19 (b) | | $ | 4,967,102 | | | | 4,967,102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $4,967,102) | | | | | | | 4,967,102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (Cost $712,168,354) (c) | | | | | | | 791,306,167 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)% | | | | | | | (433,180 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 790,872,987 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Maturity value of $4,967,619. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.250%, maturity date of 4/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $5,072,245. |
(c) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Managed Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 0.2% | |
|
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.2% | |
Financial — 0.2% | |
Insurance — 0.2% | |
The Allstate Corp., 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.165% 5.100% VRN 1/15/53 | | | 95,000 | | | $ | 2,435,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $2,375,000) | | | | | | | 2,435,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $2,375,000) | | | | | | | 2,435,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
BONDS & NOTES — 98.1% | |
|
CORPORATE DEBT — 35.7% | |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.0% | |
United Technologies Corp. 6.125% 7/15/38 | | $ | 350,000 | | | | 464,187 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Agriculture — 0.7% | |
BAT Capital Corp. 3.222% 8/15/24 | | | 1,175,000 | | | | 1,182,717 | |
4.390% 8/15/37 | | | 500,000 | | | | 473,804 | |
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp. 3.250% 8/15/26 | | | 2,549,000 | | | | 2,464,214 | |
4.350% 3/15/24 | | | 2,560,000 | | | | 2,670,615 | |
Reynolds American, Inc. 5.850% 8/15/45 | | | 1,585,000 | | | | 1,707,061 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,498,411 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines — 0.2% | |
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust,Series 2014-1, Class B, 4.375% 4/01/24 | | | 166,981 | | | | 170,454 | |
Spirit Airlines Pass-Through Trust,Series 2015-1, Class A, 4.100% 10/01/29 | | | 1,560,241 | | | | 1,631,232 | |
United Airlines Pass-Through Trust,Series 2018-1, Class B, 4.600% 9/01/27 | | | 546,078 | | | | 566,591 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,368,277 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers — 1.5% | |
Ford Motor Co. 5.291% 12/08/46 | | | 530,000 | | | | 492,986 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 3.336% 3/18/21 | | | 2,700,000 | | | | 2,713,864 | |
4.140% 2/15/23 | | | 2,760,000 | | | | 2,811,794 | |
4.375% 8/06/23 | | | 2,278,000 | | | | 2,339,414 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
General Motors Co. 4.200% 10/01/27 | | $ | 565,000 | | | $ | 568,955 | |
5.150% 4/01/38 | | | 800,000 | | | | 788,553 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 3.500% 11/07/24 | | | 3,200,000 | | | | 3,193,710 | |
4.150% 6/19/23 | | | 3,193,000 | | | | 3,288,781 | |
4.200% 11/06/21 | | | 1,216,000 | | | | 1,252,099 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,450,156 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks — 5.5% | |
Associated Banc-Corp. 4.250% 1/15/25 | | | 2,991,000 | | | | 3,132,552 | |
Bank of America Corp. 4.183% 11/25/27 | | | 2,515,000 | | | | 2,664,345 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.814% 4.244% VRN 4/24/38 | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,252,169 | |
6.110% 1/29/37 | | | 1,550,000 | | | | 1,976,800 | |
7.750% 5/14/38 | | | 400,000 | | | | 590,346 | |
Bank of Montreal 3.803% VRN 12/15/32 (a) | | | 1,505,000 | | | | 1,526,236 | |
The Bank of Nova Scotia 4.500% 12/16/25 | | | 795,000 | | | | 855,837 | |
4.650% VRN 12/31/99 (a) (b) | | | 3,575,000 | | | | 3,420,238 | |
Barclays Bank PLC 10.179% 6/12/21 (c) | | | 3,351,000 | | | | 3,792,837 | |
Barclays PLC 3.905% FRN 5/16/24 (a) | | | 2,085,000 | | | | 2,054,277 | |
4.337% 1/10/28 | | | 1,720,000 | | | | 1,761,334 | |
Citigroup, Inc. 4.125% 7/25/28 | | | 1,725,000 | | | | 1,826,992 | |
Credit Suisse AG 6.500% 8/08/23 (c) | | | 3,069,000 | | | | 3,375,900 | |
Credit Suisse Group AG 4.282% 1/09/28 (c) | | | 1,325,000 | | | | 1,398,783 | |
Deutsche Bank AG 3.150% 1/22/21 | | | 1,805,000 | | | | 1,791,387 | |
Discover Bank 4.682% VRN 8/09/28 (a) | | | 2,905,000 | | | | 3,010,335 | |
First Republic Bank 4.375% 8/01/46 | | | 4,360,000 | | | | 4,513,728 | |
Fulton Financial Corp. 3.600% 3/16/22 | | | 1,565,000 | | | | 1,585,713 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 4.250% 10/21/25 | | | 550,000 | | | | 583,207 | |
5.950% 1/15/27 | | | 1,410,000 | | | | 1,652,550 | |
6.750% 10/01/37 | | | 1,145,000 | | | | 1,497,603 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC 4.250% 3/14/24 | | | 1,225,000 | | | | 1,293,231 | |
4.583% VRN 6/19/29 (a) | | | 1,685,000 | | | | 1,842,820 | |
ING Groep NV 3.550% 4/09/24 | | | 1,205,000 | | | | 1,246,501 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. 5.600% 7/15/41 | | | 1,125,000 | | | | 1,460,921 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Managed Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Morgan Stanley 4.350% 9/08/26 | | $ | 3,950,000 | | | $ | 4,235,689 | |
5.000% 11/24/25 | | | 975,000 | | | | 1,079,399 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.480% 3.498% VRN 5/15/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,011,140 | |
SVB Financial Group 3.500% 1/29/25 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,040,500 | |
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS 4.750% 10/17/19 (c) | | | 3,010,000 | | | | 3,005,636 | |
Valley National Bancorp 5.125% 9/27/23 | | | 1,530,000 | | | | 1,627,064 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. 5.375% 11/02/43 | | | 909,000 | | | | 1,107,084 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 64,213,154 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 0.5% | |
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. 4.900% 2/01/46 | | | 4,225,000 | | | | 4,704,249 | |
Molson Coors Brewing Co. 4.200% 7/15/46 | | | 1,124,000 | | | | 1,073,022 | |
5.000% 5/01/42 | | | 360,000 | | | | 380,041 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,157,312 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 0.3% | |
Amgen, Inc. 5.150% 11/15/41 | | | 475,000 | | | | 546,049 | |
Celgene Corp. 3.450% 11/15/27 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,146,706 | |
4.350% 11/15/47 | | | 1,230,000 | | | | 1,357,776 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,050,531 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 0.4% | |
CRH America Finance, Inc. 3.950% 4/04/28 (c) | | | 1,950,000 | | | | 1,993,682 | |
Standard Industries, Inc. 5.375% 11/15/24 (c) | | | 1,636,000 | | | | 1,693,260 | |
5.500% 2/15/23 (c) | | | 1,238,000 | | | | 1,272,045 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,958,987 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 1.1% | |
Ashland, Inc. 6.875% 5/15/43 | | | 302,000 | | | | 325,405 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. 5.319% 11/15/38 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 2,054,804 | |
Huntsman International LLC 5.125% 11/15/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,057,279 | |
Incitec Pivot Finance LLC 6.000% 12/10/19 (c) | | | 1,160,000 | | | | 1,175,387 | |
The Sherwin-Williams Co. 4.500% 6/01/47 | | | 700,000 | | | | 746,617 | |
Syngenta Finance NV 3.698% 4/24/20 (c) | | | 1,870,000 | | | | 1,883,092 | |
4.441% 4/24/23 (c) | | | 2,065,000 | | | | 2,146,629 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Yara International ASA 4.750% 6/01/28 (c) | | $ | 3,313,000 | | | $ | 3,571,465 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,960,678 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 0.0% | |
ERAC USA Finance LLC 6.700% 6/01/34 (c) | | | 125,000 | | | | 166,930 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Computers — 0.4% | |
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp. 6.020% 6/15/26 (c) | | | 1,527,000 | | | | 1,684,558 | |
Genpact Luxembourg Sarl 3.700% STEP 4/01/22 | | | 2,400,000 | | | | 2,418,593 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,103,151 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 2.1% | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust 3.300% 1/23/23 | | | 2,555,000 | | | | 2,577,667 | |
3.875% 1/23/28 | | | 3,560,000 | | | | 3,573,828 | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. 3.500% 8/01/25 | | | 802,000 | | | | 824,213 | |
Aircastle Ltd. 4.400% 9/25/23 | | | 3,095,000 | | | | 3,214,388 | |
5.000% 4/01/23 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,851,484 | |
Ally Financial, Inc. 4.125% 2/13/22 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,281,250 | |
Antares Holdings LP 6.000% 8/15/23 (c) | | | 2,945,000 | | | | 2,993,372 | |
Ares Finance Co. LLC 4.000% 10/08/24 (c) | | | 2,080,000 | | | | 2,065,347 | |
Brookfield Finance, Inc. 4.850% 3/29/29 | | | 1,752,000 | | | | 1,916,230 | |
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co. 4.418% 11/15/35 | | | 335,000 | | | | 331,568 | |
Lazard Group LLC 3.625% 3/01/27 | | | 1,253,000 | | | | 1,266,552 | |
4.500% 9/19/28 | | | 755,000 | | | | 804,085 | |
Legg Mason, Inc. 5.625% 1/15/44 | | | 1,195,000 | | | | 1,302,028 | |
Synchrony Financial 4.375% 3/19/24 | | | 480,000 | | | | 502,627 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,504,639 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric — 1.8% | |
Avangrid, Inc. 3.800% 6/01/29 | | | 1,960,000 | | | | 2,051,199 | |
The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. 3.500% 4/01/28 (c) | | | 945,000 | | | | 959,435 | |
CMS Energy Corp. 4.875% 3/01/44 | | | 780,000 | | | | 896,057 | |
Duke Energy Corp. 3.750% 9/01/46 | | | 1,235,000 | | | | 1,204,074 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Entergy Louisiana LLC 4.950% 1/15/45 | | $ | 1,005,000 | | | $ | 1,062,646 | |
Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV 3.750% 1/14/28 (c) | | | 820,000 | | | | 777,975 | |
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. 3.450% 7/15/20 | | | 3,410,000 | | | | 3,430,593 | |
3.700% 9/01/24 | | | 1,060,000 | | | | 1,097,266 | |
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. 4.250% 8/14/28 (c) | | | 2,450,000 | | | | 2,547,412 | |
Nevada Power Co., Series N, 6.650% 4/01/36 | | | 550,000 | | | | 752,344 | |
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. 7.500% 9/01/38 | | | 495,000 | | | | 773,099 | |
Pennsylvania Electric Co. 4.150% 4/15/25 (c) | | | 1,860,000 | | | | 1,948,805 | |
Southwestern Electric Power Co. 6.200% 3/15/40 | | | 300,000 | | | | 384,910 | |
Tri-State Pass-Through Trust, Series 2003, Class B, 7.144% 7/31/33 (c) | | | 439,954 | | | | 531,416 | |
Virginia Electric and Power Co. 6.350% 11/30/37 | | | 640,000 | | | | 857,990 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. 6.500% 7/01/36 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,640,493 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,915,714 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 0.3% | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc. 3.250% 9/08/24 | | | 1,965,000 | | | | 1,946,504 | |
3.875% 1/12/28 | | | 985,000 | | | | 976,724 | |
Tyco Electronics Group SA 7.125% 10/01/37 | | | 335,000 | | | | 455,562 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,378,790 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 0.2% | |
Ingredion, Inc. 3.200% 10/01/26 | | | 638,000 | | | | 633,068 | |
Mars, Inc. 3.950% 4/01/49 (c) | | | 1,910,000 | | | | 2,055,051 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,688,119 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1% | |
Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd. 4.000% 1/14/25 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,259,375 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas — 0.4% | |
NiSource, Inc. 4.800% 2/15/44 | | | 1,035,000 | | | | 1,154,127 | |
5.800% 2/01/42 | | | 950,000 | | | | 1,161,977 | |
Spire, Inc. 4.700% 8/15/44 | | | 1,840,000 | | | | 1,992,523 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,308,627 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Health Care – Products — 0.1% | |
Becton Dickinson and Co. 4.685% 12/15/44 | | $ | 825,000 | | | $ | 915,174 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 0.2% | |
City of Hope 4.378% 8/15/48 | | | 1,050,000 | | | | 1,151,805 | |
Humana, Inc. 4.800% 3/15/47 | | | 830,000 | | | | 900,799 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,052,604 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Housewares — 0.4% | |
Newell Brands, Inc. 3.850% 4/01/23 | | | 4,525,000 | | | | 4,591,443 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 3.7% | |
The Allstate Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.938% 5.750% VRN 8/15/53 | | | 4,260,000 | | | | 4,465,375 | |
American International Group, Inc. 4.200% 4/01/28 | | | 2,125,000 | | | | 2,271,097 | |
4.500% 7/16/44 | | | 1,175,000 | | | | 1,242,071 | |
4.750% 4/01/48 | | | 505,000 | | | | 557,425 | |
5.750% VRN 4/01/48 (a) | | | 2,860,000 | | | | 2,940,709 | |
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. 6.125% 8/15/23 | | | 3,030,000 | | | | 3,001,749 | |
Arch Capital Group US, Inc. 5.144% 11/01/43 | | | 540,000 | | | | 644,568 | |
Athene Holding Ltd. 4.125% 1/12/28 | | | 6,228,000 | | | | 6,278,957 | |
AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc. 4.350% 4/20/28 | | | 875,000 | | | | 920,176 | |
AXIS Specialty Finance LLC 3.900% 7/15/29 | | | 885,000 | | | | 901,766 | |
AXIS Specialty Finance PLC 4.000% 12/06/27 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,564,906 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. 4.200% 9/15/24 | | | 1,132,000 | | | | 1,195,573 | |
CNA Financial Corp. 3.900% 5/01/29 | | | 770,000 | | | | 809,728 | |
CNO Financial Group, Inc. 5.250% 5/30/25 | | | 1,021,000 | | | | 1,100,128 | |
Enstar Group Ltd. 4.500% 3/10/22 | | | 920,000 | | | | 942,362 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. 3.700% 5/15/29 | | | 370,000 | | | | 386,750 | |
The Progressive Corp. 5.375% VRN 12/31/99 (a) (b) | | | 1,175,000 | | | | 1,199,228 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. 5.700% VRN 9/15/48 (a) | | | 2,440,000 | | | | 2,621,682 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.175% 5.875% VRN 9/15/42 | | | 550,000 | | | | 582,170 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. 3.900% 5/15/29 | | | 1,440,000 | | | | 1,494,782 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
USF&G Capital I 8.500% 12/15/45 (c) | | $ | 885,000 | | | $ | 1,312,450 | |
Voya Financial, Inc. 4.700% VRN 1/23/48 (a) | | | 1,080,000 | | | | 985,522 | |
Willis North America, Inc. 4.500% 9/15/28 | | | 1,965,000 | | | | 2,114,831 | |
7.000% 9/29/19 | | | 566,000 | | | | 571,576 | |
XLIT Ltd. 4.450% 3/31/25 | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 2,430,532 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 43,536,113 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet — 0.2% | |
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.050% 8/22/47 | | | 1,840,000 | | | | 2,089,189 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies — 1.0% | |
Ares Capital Corp. 3.500% 2/10/23 | | | 2,600,000 | | | | 2,587,290 | |
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. 4.125% 8/11/22 | | | 2,870,000 | | | | 2,892,322 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp. 4.000% 7/15/19 | | | 3,095,000 | | | | 3,095,570 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. 6.250% 2/01/22 | | | 2,775,000 | | | | 2,840,906 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,416,088 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Iron & Steel — 0.4% | |
ArcelorMittal 5.125% 6/01/20 | | | 2,165,000 | | | | 2,214,840 | |
5.250% STEP 8/05/20 | | | 2,034,000 | | | | 2,085,779 | |
Vale Overseas Ltd. 6.875% 11/21/36 | | | 630,000 | | | | 756,787 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,057,406 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.2% | |
CNH Industrial Capital LLC 3.875% 10/15/21 | | | 2,280,000 | | | | 2,324,460 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 0.7% | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 5.125% 5/01/27 (c) | | | 1,275,000 | | | | 1,320,084 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital 6.484% 10/23/45 | | | 735,000 | | | | 866,057 | |
Comcast Corp. 3.400% 7/15/46 | | | 645,000 | | | | 618,470 | |
6.950% 8/15/37 | | | 265,000 | | | | 375,481 | |
Discovery Communications LLC 3.950% 3/20/28 | | | 1,115,000 | | | | 1,147,841 | |
5.000% 9/20/37 | | | 995,000 | | | | 1,039,346 | |
Grupo Televisa SAB 6.625% 3/18/25 | | | 1,616,000 | | | | 1,863,636 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Time Warner Cable, Inc. 6.750% 6/15/39 | | $ | 985,000 | | | $ | 1,142,636 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,373,551 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mining — 0.9% | |
Glencore Finance Canada Ltd. 5.550% STEP 10/25/42 (c) | | | 894,000 | | | | 924,056 | |
Glencore Funding LLC 3.875% 10/27/27 (c) (d) | | | 975,000 | | | | 972,485 | |
4.000% 4/16/25 (c) | | | 2,150,000 | | | | 2,198,590 | |
4.625% 4/29/24 (c) | | | 3,065,000 | | | | 3,235,823 | |
Kinross Gold Corp. 4.500% 7/15/27 | | | 470,000 | | | | 474,700 | |
5.125% 9/01/21 | | | 2,495,000 | | | | 2,569,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,375,504 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.2% | |
General Electric Co. 6.875% 1/10/39 | | | 298,000 | | | | 373,647 | |
4.125% 10/09/42 | | | 1,430,000 | | | | 1,317,086 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,690,733 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Office Equipment/Supplies — 0.2% | |
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 3.875% STEP 9/15/20 | | | 845,000 | | | | 843,707 | |
3.875% STEP 10/01/21 | | | 1,855,000 | | | | 1,817,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,661,607 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 3.0% | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 6.600% 3/15/46 | | | 1,258,000 | | | | 1,638,218 | |
Antero Resources Corp. 5.375% 11/01/21 | | | 5,459,000 | | | | 5,390,762 | |
Cenovus Energy, Inc. 3.000% 8/15/22 | | | 1,275,000 | | | | 1,280,573 | |
4.250% 4/15/27 (d) | | | 1,125,000 | | | | 1,165,358 | |
6.750% 11/15/39 | | | 550,000 | | | | 657,299 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. 4.750% 11/01/24 (c) | | | 2,196,000 | | | | 2,259,135 | |
Encana Corp. 6.500% 2/01/38 | | | 545,000 | | | | 667,447 | |
EQT Corp. 3.000% 10/01/22 | | | 1,550,000 | | | | 1,537,976 | |
3.900% 10/01/27 | | | 4,510,000 | | | | 4,281,939 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 4.650% 3/15/25 | | | 935,000 | | | | 989,859 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 4.500% 4/01/48 | | | 510,000 | | | | 512,485 | |
6.500% 3/01/41 | | | 1,120,000 | | | | 1,398,510 | |
Newfield Exploration Co. 5.375% 1/01/26 | | | 1,650,000 | | | | 1,808,022 | |
5.625% 7/01/24 | | | 975,000 | | | | 1,078,058 | |
5.750% 1/30/22 | | | 1,904,000 | | | | 2,037,857 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp. 7.000% 11/15/23 | | $ | 1,175,000 | | | $ | 1,219,074 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos 4.625% 9/21/23 | | | 575,000 | | | | 564,943 | |
5.350% 2/12/28 | | | 665,000 | | | | 605,217 | |
5.500% 1/21/21 | | | 2,690,000 | | | | 2,720,935 | |
6.375% 1/23/45 | | | 595,000 | | | | 511,700 | |
6.500% 3/13/27 | | | 585,000 | | | | 577,629 | |
6.625% 6/15/35 | | | 140,000 | | | | 129,325 | |
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. 4.250% 4/16/39 (c) | | | 2,075,000 | | | | 2,100,671 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 35,132,992 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 0.3% | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. 3.950% 12/01/42 | | | 1,506,000 | | | | 1,304,772 | |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 3.950% 2/01/28 | | | 1,680,000 | | | | 1,657,014 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,961,786 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.3% | |
Amcor Finance USA, Inc. 3.625% 4/28/26 (c) | | | 3,105,000 | | | | 3,168,047 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 1.6% | |
AbbVie, Inc. 4.700% 5/14/45 | | | 2,060,000 | | | | 2,097,120 | |
Bayer US Finance II LLC 3.875% 12/15/23 (c) | | | 1,025,000 | | | | 1,064,362 | |
4.400% 7/15/44 (c) | | | 1,350,000 | | | | 1,259,368 | |
4.625% 6/25/38 (c) | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,225,245 | |
CVS Health Corp. 4.300% 3/25/28 | | | 1,175,000 | | | | 1,239,012 | |
5.050% 3/25/48 | | | 705,000 | | | | 750,909 | |
6.125% 9/15/39 | | | 560,000 | | | | 646,778 | |
CVS Pass-Through Trust 5.926% 1/10/34 (c) | | | 1,111,332 | | | | 1,263,023 | |
7.507% 1/10/32 (c) | | | 957,494 | | | | 1,156,486 | |
Express Scripts Holding Co. 4.800% 7/15/46 | | | 1,380,000 | | | | 1,466,676 | |
McKesson Corp. 6.000% 3/01/41 | | | 550,000 | | | | 656,832 | |
Mylan, Inc. 3.125% 1/15/23 (c) | | | 2,875,000 | | | | 2,793,890 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV 1.700% 7/19/19 | | | 315,000 | | | | 314,055 | |
2.200% 7/21/21 | | | 2,793,000 | | | | 2,649,859 | |
4.100% 10/01/46 | | | 460,000 | | | | 312,777 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,896,392 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 2.4% | |
Andeavor Logistics LP 6.875% VRN 12/31/99 (a) (b) | | | 1,775,000 | | | | 1,770,243 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Andeavor Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp. 6.250% 10/15/22 | | $ | 652,000 | | | $ | 668,300 | |
Energy Transfer Operating LP 4.200% 4/15/27 | | | 1,085,000 | | | | 1,127,539 | |
5.875% 1/15/24 | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,280,139 | |
6.125% 12/15/45 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,133,015 | |
6.250% VRN 12/31/99 (a) (b) | | | 2,370,000 | | | | 2,204,100 | |
7.500% 10/15/20 | | | 1,125,000 | | | | 1,193,298 | |
EnLink Midstream Partners LP 4.150% 6/01/25 | | | 2,924,000 | | | | 2,865,520 | |
4.850% 7/15/26 | | | 951,000 | | | | 958,132 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC 5.250% VRN 8/16/77 (a) | | | 575,000 | | | | 549,441 | |
5.375% VRN 2/15/78 (a) | | | 1,205,000 | | | | 1,120,650 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP 4.750% 7/15/23 | | | 2,825,000 | | | | 2,937,599 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 6.375% 3/01/41 | | | 376,000 | | | | 454,262 | |
6.500% 2/01/37 | | | 650,000 | | | | 780,532 | |
6.550% 9/15/40 | | | 500,000 | | | | 618,906 | |
6.950% 1/15/38 | | | 175,000 | | | | 224,379 | |
MPLX LP 4.500% 4/15/38 | | | 595,000 | | | | 600,717 | |
5.200% 3/01/47 | | | 245,000 | | | | 263,339 | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP 6.125% VRN 12/31/99 (a) (b) | | | 2,345,000 | | | | 2,233,612 | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp. 4.500% 12/15/26 | | | 1,960,000 | | | | 2,086,385 | |
4.700% 6/15/44 | | | 675,000 | | | | 650,388 | |
Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP 4.000% 10/01/27 | | | 1,375,000 | | | | 1,416,602 | |
5.300% 4/01/44 | | | 525,000 | | | | 540,120 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP 4.500% 3/01/28 | | | 655,000 | | | | 653,959 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 28,331,177 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Private Equity — 0.4% | |
Hercules Capital, Inc. 4.625% 10/23/22 | | | 2,910,000 | | | | 2,862,753 | |
KKR Group Finance Co. VI LLC 3.750% 7/01/29 (c) (e) | | | 1,260,000 | | | | 1,293,117 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,155,870 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 0.9% | |
American Tower Trust #1 3.652% 3/15/48 (c) | | | 1,910,000 | | | | 1,997,870 | |
Crown Castle International Corp. 5.200% 2/15/49 | | | 589,000 | | | | 677,577 | |
Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP 3.500% 8/01/26 | | | 1,265,000 | | | | 1,278,024 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Mid-America Apartments LP 3.600% 6/01/27 | | $ | 540,000 | | | $ | 557,412 | |
Spirit Realty LP 4.000% 7/15/29 | | | 820,000 | | | | 827,323 | |
STORE Capital Corp. 4.625% 3/15/29 | | | 1,480,000 | | | | 1,575,206 | |
UDR, Inc. 3.200% 1/15/30 (e) | | | 805,000 | | | | 801,519 | |
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP 4.625% 11/01/25 | | | 2,260,000 | | | | 2,433,713 | |
Weingarten Realty Investors 3.250% 8/15/26 | | | 535,000 | | | | 520,679 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,669,323 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 0.9% | |
Dollar Tree, Inc. 3.700% 5/15/23 | | | 1,050,000 | | | | 1,084,128 | |
4.000% 5/15/25 | | | 1,475,000 | | | | 1,537,535 | |
4.200% 5/15/28 | | | 1,915,000 | | | | 1,983,206 | |
El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV 3.950% 10/02/24 (c) | | | 2,620,000 | | | | 2,633,126 | |
The Home Depot, Inc. 5.950% 4/01/41 | | | 600,000 | | | | 813,451 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. 3.900% 6/01/29 | | | 2,675,000 | | | | 2,805,244 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,856,690 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 0.1% | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. 3.922% 6/01/21 | | | 985,000 | | | | 1,002,677 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 0.3% | |
Fiserv, Inc. 3.500% 7/01/29 | | | 1,065,000 | | | | 1,094,696 | |
Microsoft Corp. 4.450% 11/03/45 | | | 2,064,000 | | | | 2,475,255 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,569,951 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 1.1% | |
AT&T, Inc. 4.750% 5/15/46 | | | 2,830,000 | | | | 2,988,521 | |
5.250% 3/01/37 | | | 648,000 | | | | 727,252 | |
6.250% 3/29/41 | | | 210,000 | | | | 256,717 | |
CenturyLink, Inc. 6.150% 9/15/19 | | | 560,000 | | | | 562,520 | |
Crown Castle Towers LLC 3.222% 5/15/42 (c) | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,718,790 | |
4.241% 7/15/48 (c) | | | 2,750,000 | | | | 2,956,519 | |
Embarq Corp. 7.995% 6/01/36 | | | 145,000 | | | | 140,334 | |
Telecom Italia SpA 5.303% 5/30/24 (c) | | | 605,000 | | | | 626,175 | |
Telefonica Emisiones SAU 4.665% 3/06/38 | | | 1,105,000 | | | | 1,148,453 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. 6.550% 9/15/43 | | $ | 885,000 | | | $ | 1,222,670 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,347,951 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 0.2% | |
Autoridad del Canal de Panama 4.950% 7/29/35 (c) | | | 1,050,000 | | | | 1,165,500 | |
CSX Corp. 4.750% 11/15/48 | | | 650,000 | | | | 756,099 | |
Pacific National Finance Pty Ltd. 4.625% 9/23/20 (c) | | | 610,000 | | | | 622,269 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,543,868 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trucking & Leasing — 0.5% | |
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd. 4.500% 3/15/23 (c) | | | 1,550,000 | | | | 1,599,848 | |
5.250% 8/15/22 (c) | | | 3,410,000 | | | | 3,600,278 | |
5.500% 2/15/24 (c) | | | 545,000 | | | | 587,499 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,787,625 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $400,635,401) | | | | | | | 415,955,259 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 0.8% | |
JobsOhio Beverage System Series B 4.532% 1/01/35 | | | 3,950,000 | | | | 4,640,934 | |
New York City Water & Sewer System 5.882% 6/15/44 | | | 105,000 | | | | 148,314 | |
Orange County Local Transportation Authority BAB 6.908% 2/15/41 | | | 1,350,000 | | | | 1,915,272 | |
Panhandle-Plains Student Finance Corp.,Series 2001-A2, 3.912% FRN 12/01/31 (a) | | | 300,000 | | | | 297,945 | |
State of California BAB 7.550% 4/01/39 | | | 1,420,000 | | | | 2,248,030 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,250,495 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS (Cost $8,591,470) | | | | | | | 9,250,495 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 31.1% | |
Automobile ABS — 1.2% | |
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLCSeries 2019-2A, Class B, 3.550% 9/22/25 (c) | | | 5,766,000 | | | | 5,948,125 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class B, 3.700% 3/20/23 (c) | | | 762,000 | | | | 781,174 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class C, 4.530% 3/20/23 (c) | | | 1,271,000 | | | | 1,292,518 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP,Series 2018-1A, Class B 3.600% 2/25/24 (c) | | $ | 3,810,000 | | | $ | 3,884,165 | |
OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust,Series 2019-1A, Class B 3.950% 11/14/28 (c) | | | 1,774,000 | | | | 1,832,561 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,738,543 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial MBS — 3.7% | |
Aventura Mall Trust,Series 2018-AVM, Class C, 4.249% VRN 7/05/40 (a) (c) | | | 4,270,000 | | | | 4,576,863 | |
BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-DSNY, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350% 3.744% FRN 9/15/34 (c) | | | 670,000 | | | | 669,185 | |
BANK Series 2019-BN17, Class B, 4.128% VRN 4/15/52 (a) | | | 441,000 | | | | 473,430 | |
Series 2019-BN16, Class AS, 4.267% 2/15/52 | | | 665,833 | | | | 731,756 | |
Series 2019-BN16, Class B, 4.438% VRN 2/15/52 (a) | | | 547,420 | | | | 596,586 | |
BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2018-CHRS, Class B, 4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (a) (c) | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 2,421,929 | |
Series 2018-CHRS, Class C, 4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (a) (c) | | | 1,610,000 | | | | 1,707,333 | |
Series 2018-CHRS, Class D, 4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (a) (c) | | | 1,370,000 | | | | 1,420,748 | |
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,Series 2007-T26, Class AM, 5.513% VRN 1/12/45 (a) | | | 458,903 | | | | 459,192 | |
BHMS Mortgage Trust Series 2018-ATLS, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 3.644% FRN 7/15/35 (c) | | | 4,450,000 | | | | 4,451,476 | |
Series 2018-ATLS, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 3.894% FRN 7/15/35 (c) | | | 4,950,000 | | | | 4,949,874 | |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-IND, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900% 3.294% FRN 11/15/35 (c) | | | 852,730 | | | | 852,448 | |
Series 2018-IND, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700% 4.094% FRN 11/15/35 (c) | | | 2,176,491 | | | | 2,186,010 | |
CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-LIFE, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 4.144% FRN 12/15/37 (c) | | | 898,516 | | | | 904,145 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2012-CR4, Class B, 3.703% 10/15/45 (c) | | $ | 1,060,000 | | | $ | 1,015,876 | |
Series 2014-UBS2, Class AM, 4.199% 3/10/47 | | | 1,375,000 | | | | 1,451,178 | |
Series 2015-CR23, Class C, 4.393% VRN 5/10/48 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,028,560 | |
Series 2014-LC17, Class C, 4.700% VRN 10/10/47 (a) | | | 2,908,000 | | | | 3,034,259 | |
GCCFC Commercial Mortgage Trust,Series 2006-GG7, Class��AM, 5.830% VRN 7/10/38 (a) | | | 758,101 | | | | 764,010 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,Series 2012-GC6, Class AS 4.948% 1/10/45 (c) | | | 488,000 | | | | 515,706 | |
KNDL Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-KNSQ, Class E, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.800% 4.194% FRN 5/15/36 (c) | | | 1,505,000 | | | | 1,504,985 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2019-L2, Class AS, 4.272% 3/15/52 | | | 1,950,000 | | | | 2,141,154 | |
Series 2018-H3, Class B, 4.620% 7/15/51 | | | 760,000 | | | | 830,613 | |
Series 2011-C2, Class B, 5.200% VRN 6/15/44 (a) (c) | | | 1,325,000 | | | | 1,360,904 | |
MSCG Trust, Series 2018-SELF, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180% 3.574% FRN 10/15/37 (c) | | | 440,000 | | | | 440,274 | |
TIAA Seasoned Commercial Mortgage Trust,Series 2007-C4, Class AJ, 5.483% VRN 8/15/39 (a) | | | 39,709 | | | | 39,856 | |
Velocity Commercial Capital Loan Trust,Series 2016-2, Class AFX, 2.997% VRN 10/25/46 (a) | | | 838,852 | | | | 844,204 | |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C45, Class AS, 4.405% VRN 6/15/51 (a) | | | 1,450,000 | | | | 1,594,588 | |
Series 2018-C45, Class B, 4.556% 6/15/51 | | | 400,000 | | | | 443,271 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 43,410,413 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Equity ABS — 0.1% | |
Countrywide Partnership Trust,Series 2004-EC1, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900% 3.304% FRN 2/25/35 | | | 541,680 | | | | 532,266 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other ABS — 14.5% | |
321 Henderson Receivables LLC,Series 2015-1A, Class A 3.260% 9/15/72 (c) | | | 1,171,250 | | | | 1,197,426 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Aames Mortgage Investment Trust,Series 2004-1, Class M5, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.725% 4.129% FRN 1/25/35 | | $ | 72,830 | | | $ | 72,632 | |
AASET Trust Series 2019-1, Class A, 3.844% 5/15/39 (c) (f) | | | 1,898,000 | | | | 1,897,996 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class A, 4.454% 11/18/38 (c) | | | 1,626,911 | | | | 1,662,393 | |
Adams Outdoor Advertising LP,Series 2018-1, Class A 4.810% 11/15/48 (c) | | | 1,973,381 | | | | 2,099,610 | |
AIMCO CLO,Series 2019-10A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.450% FRN 7/22/32 (c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
Allegro CLO X Ltd.,Series 2019-1A, Class C, 5.202% FRN 4/20/32 (a) (c) | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,199,875 | |
Alterna Funding II LLC,Series 2015-1A, Class A 2.500% 2/15/24 (c) | | | 21,740 | | | | 21,740 | |
Arbys Funding LLC,Series 2015-1A, Class A2 4.969% 10/30/45 (c) | | | 1,833,500 | | | | 1,935,347 | |
Ascentium Equipment Receivables Trust Series 2018-2A, Class D, 4.150% 7/10/24 (c) | | | 2,473,000 | | | | 2,556,323 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class E, 4.310% 4/12/27 (c) | | | 1,251,000 | | | | 1,280,031 | |
Assurant CLO III Ltd.,Series 2018-2A, Class C, 4.842% FRN 10/20/31 (a) (c) | | | 820,000 | | | | 807,338 | |
Atrium XV, Series 15A, Class B, 4.342% FRN 1/23/31 (a) (c) | | | 1,190,000 | | | | 1,183,328 | |
Avery Point VII CLO Ltd.,Series 2015-7A, Class DR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.600% FRN 1/15/28 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
Bain Capital Credit CLO,Series 2017-1A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 3.842% FRN 7/20/30 (c) | | | 1,990,000 | | | | 1,990,203 | |
BlueVirgo Trust,Series 2015-1A, Class NOTE 3.000% 12/15/22 (c) | | | 99,141 | | | | 99,145 | |
BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC,Series 2017-1A, Class A 2.940% 5/25/29 (c) | | | 732,832 | | | | 737,830 | |
CAL Funding II Ltd.,Series 2018-2A, Class A 4.340% 9/25/43 (c) | | | 1,406,000 | | | | 1,436,295 | |
Capital Automotive LLC,Series 2017-1A, Class A2 4.180% 4/15/47 (c) | | | 978,333 | | | | 1,011,154 | |
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| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Capital Automotive REIT,Series 2014-1A, Class A 3.660% 10/15/44 (c) | | $ | 896,267 | | | $ | 905,869 | |
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd.,Series 2015-3A, Class CR, 5.432% FRN 7/28/28 (a) (c) | | | 330,000 | | | | 324,160 | |
Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.967% 4/15/39 (c) | | | 1,527,882 | | | | 1,530,463 | |
Series 2018-1, Class A, 4.125% 6/15/43 (c) | | | 1,498,180 | | | | 1,510,594 | |
CBAM Ltd.,Series 2019-10A, Class B, 4.619% FRN 4/20/32 (a) (c) | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,899,789 | |
CIFC Funding V Ltd.,Series 2017-5A, Class A1, 3.768% FRN 11/16/30 (a) (c) | | | 2,330,000 | | | | 2,323,634 | |
Clear Creek CLO Ltd.,Series 2015-1A, Class AR, 3.792% FRN 10/20/30 (a) (c) | | | 2,040,000 | | | | 2,038,131 | |
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates,Series 2004-5, Class 3A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .460% 2.864% FRN 9/25/34 | | | 44,602 | | | | 42,692 | |
Cronos Containers Program I Ltd.,Series 2014-2A, Class A 3.270% 11/18/29 (c) | | | 294,444 | | | | 295,659 | |
DB Master Finance LLC,Series 2019-1A, Class A23 4.352% 5/20/49 (c) | | | 1,558,000 | | | | 1,616,967 | |
Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC Series 2017-1A, Class A23, 4.118% 7/25/47 (c) | | | 766,350 | | | | 796,436 | |
Series 2015-1A, Class A2II, 4.474% 10/25/45 (c) | | | 3,007,000 | | | | 3,132,417 | |
Drug Royalty Corp., Inc.,Series 2014-1, Class A2 3.484% 7/15/23 (c) | | | 75,865 | | | | 75,657 | |
Dryden 72 CLO Ltd.,Series 2019-72A, Class B, 4.332% FRN 5/15/32 (a) (c) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,499,949 | |
Eaton Vance CLO Ltd. Series 2018-1A, Class B, 4.347% FRN 10/15/30 (a) (c) | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,694,262 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class B, 4.445% FRN 4/15/31 (a) (c) | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,799,867 | |
Elmwood CLO II Ltd.,Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3.995% FRN 4/20/31 (a) (c) | | | 2,900,000 | | | | 2,899,803 | |
FCI Funding LLC,Series 2019-1A, Class A 3.630% 2/18/31 (c) | | | 594,347 | | | | 599,007 | |
Galaxy XX CLO Ltd.,Series 2015-20A, Class AR, 3.592% FRN 4/20/31 (a) (c) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,968,887 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Global SC Finance II SRL,Series 2014-1A, Class A1 3.190% 7/17/29 (c) | | $ | 254,167 | | | $ | 255,189 | |
Global SC Finance IV Ltd.,Series 2017-1A, Class A 3.850% 4/15/37 (c) | | | 1,468,814 | | | | 1,508,528 | |
Goldentree Loan Management US CLO Ltd.,Series 2017-2A, Class A, 3.742% FRN 11/28/30 (a) (c) | | | 1,950,000 | | | | 1,948,110 | |
Goodgreen Trust Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3.230% 10/15/52 (c) | | | 2,055,454 | | | | 2,094,915 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.740% 10/15/52 (c) | | | 965,977 | | | | 999,262 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.860% 10/15/54 (c) | | | 1,536,970 | | | | 1,604,393 | |
GSAMP Trust,Series 2005-AHL, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .645% 3.049% FRN 4/25/35 | | | 20,027 | | | | 19,970 | |
Harbor Park CLO Ltd.,Series 2018-1A, Class B1, 4.539% FRN 1/20/31 (a) (c) | | | 1,290,000 | | | | 1,283,661 | |
Helios Issuer LLC,Series 2017-1A, Class A 4.940% 9/20/49 (c) | | | 1,577,206 | | | | 1,654,120 | |
Hero Funding Trust Series 2016-3A, Class A1, 3.080% 9/20/42 (c) | | | 1,251,017 | | | | 1,272,005 | |
Series 2017-3A, Class A1, 3.190% 9/20/48 (c) | | | 1,258,652 | | | | 1,279,678 | |
Series 2017-2A, Class A1, 3.280% 9/20/48 (c) | | | 367,846 | | | | 371,820 | |
Series 2016-4A, Class A1, 3.570% 9/20/47 (c) | | | 1,490,280 | | | | 1,547,514 | |
Series 2017-2A, Class A2, 4.070% 9/20/48 (c) | | | 295,719 | | | | 307,650 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 4.670% 9/20/48 (c) | | | 2,232,226 | | | | 2,351,311 | |
Highbridge Loan Management Ltd.,Series 12A-18, Class B, 4.451% FRN 7/18/31 (a) (c) | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,163,395 | |
Hilton Grand Vacations Trust,Series 2018-AA, Class C 4.000% 2/25/32 (c) | | | 367,773 | | | | 379,460 | |
Horizon Aircraft Finance I Ltd.,Series 2018-1, Class A 4.458% 12/15/38 (c) | | | 1,007,862 | | | | 1,044,898 | |
Horizon Aircraft Finance II Ltd.,Series 2019-1, Class A 3.721% 7/15/39 (c) (e) | | | 1,397,000 | | | | 1,396,994 | |
JG Wentworth XLII LLC,Series 2018-2A, Class A 3.960% 10/15/75 (c) | | | 1,504,466 | | | | 1,606,887 | |
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| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
KKR Clo 24 Ltd., Series 24, Class C, 5.331% FRN 4/20/32 (a) (c) | | $ | 2,400,000 | | | $ | 2,401,051 | |
KREF Ltd.,Series 2018-FL1, Class C, 4.394% FRN 6/15/36 (a) (c) | | | 1,670,000 | | | | 1,671,118 | |
Labrador Aviation Finance Ltd.,Series 2016-1A, Class A1 4.300% 1/15/42 (c) | | | 2,394,063 | | | | 2,466,655 | |
LCM XXIII Ltd., Series 23A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.400% 3.992% FRN 10/20/29 (c) | | | 3,030,000 | | | | 3,040,823 | |
Lendmark Funding Trust Series 2017-1A, Class A, 2.830% 12/22/25 (c) | | | 1,232,678 | | | | 1,229,086 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.810% 12/21/26 (c) | | | 1,730,000 | | | | 1,773,812 | |
Madison Park Funding XXIX Ltd.,Series 2018-29A, Class C, 4.801% FRN 10/18/30 (a) (c) | | | 620,000 | | | | 609,041 | |
Madison Park Funding XXVIII Ltd.,Series 2018-28A, Class B, 4.197% FRN 7/15/30 (a) (c) | | | 1,665,000 | | | | 1,648,934 | |
Marble Point CLO XI Ltd.,Series 2017-2A, Class A, 3.781% FRN 12/18/30 (a) (c) | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,193,782 | |
Marriott Vacation Club Owner Trust,Series 2012-1A, Class A 2.510% 5/20/30 (c) | | | 93,274 | | | | 93,242 | |
Mosaic Solar Loans LLC Series 2018-1A, Class A, 4.010% 6/22/43 (c) | | | 369,336 | | | | 381,211 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 4.450% 6/20/42 (c) | | | 389,703 | | | | 405,209 | |
MP CLO III Ltd.,Series 2013-1A, Class AR, 3.842% FRN 10/20/30 (a) (c) | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,743,586 | |
MVW Owner Trust Series 2017-1A, Class A, 2.420% 12/20/34 (c) | | | 277,736 | | | | 278,084 | |
Series 2015-1A, Class A, 2.520% 12/20/32 (c) | | | 372,816 | | | | 372,152 | |
NP SPE II LLC,Series 2017-1A, Class A2 4.219% 10/21/47 (c) | | | 2,260,000 | | | | 2,384,005 | |
NRZ Advance Receivables Trust,Series 2016-T3, Class AT3 2.833% 10/15/51 (c) | | | 10,600,000 | | | | 10,678,522 | |
Octagon Investment Partners 42 Ltd.,Series 2019-3A, Class B1, 4.447% FRN 4/15/31 (a) (c) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,499,884 | |
Orange Lake Timeshare Trust Series 2014-AA, Class A, 2.290% 7/09/29 (c) | | | 129,140 | | | | 128,779 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2016-A, Class B, 2.910% 3/08/29 (c) | | $ | 706,857 | | | $ | 722,813 | |
Oxford Finance Funding Trust,Series 2016-1A, Class A 3.968% 6/17/24 (c) | | | 779,007 | | | | 785,830 | |
Pioneer Aircraft Finance Ltd.,Series 2019-1, Class A 3.967% 6/15/44 (c) | | | 1,634,000 | | | | 1,659,797 | |
PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust,Series 2018-GT1, Class A 5.254% 2/25/23 (c) | | | 1,270,000 | | | | 1,272,031 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd.,Series 2019-1A, Class B1, 4.667% FRN 4/20/32 (a) (c) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,499,742 | |
RR 3 Ltd.,Series 2018-3A, Class A1R2, 3.687% FRN 1/15/30 (a) (c) | | | 2,450,000 | | | | 2,432,169 | |
SBA Tower Trust,Series 2014-2A, Class C, 3.869% STEP 10/15/49 (c) | | | 2,320,000 | | | | 2,395,599 | |
Sierra Receivables Funding Co. LLC,Series 2015-3A, Class B 3.080% 9/20/32 (c) | | | 112,479 | | | | 113,018 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC,Series 2018-3A, Class D 5.200% 9/20/35 (c) | | | 1,318,759 | | | | 1,334,842 | |
Steele Creek CLO Ltd. Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.847% FRN 1/15/30 (a) (c) | | | 660,000 | | | | 658,362 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class C, 4.820% FRN 8/18/31 (a) (c) | | | 1,170,000 | | | | 1,145,790 | |
Store Master FundingI-VII,Series 2018-1A, Class A2 4.290% 10/20/48 (c) | | | 1,331,405 | | | | 1,435,031 | |
Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust,Series 2006-GEL1, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 3.204% FRN 11/25/35 (c) | | | 4,100,000 | | | | 3,999,367 | |
Structured Receivables Finance LLC,Series 2010-B, Class A 3.730% 8/15/36 (c) | | | 189,776 | | | | 191,119 | |
Sunnova Helios II Issuer LLC,Series 2018-1A, Class A 4.870% 7/20/48 (c) | | | 467,666 | | | | 502,042 | |
SuttonPark Structured Settlements LLC,Series 2017-1A, Class A 4.190% 1/15/71 (c) | | | 1,997,752 | | | | 2,138,820 | |
Taco Bell Funding LLC,Series 2018-1A, Class A2II 4.940% 11/25/48 (c) | | | 1,134,300 | | | | 1,207,673 | |
TAL Advantage VI LLC,Series 2017-1A, Class A 4.500% 4/20/42 (c) | | | 2,118,786 | | | | 2,159,133 | |
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| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
TCI-Symphony CLO Ltd.,Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.480% 4.077% FRN 10/13/29 (c) | | $ | 2,150,000 | | | $ | 2,155,760 | |
Textainer Marine Containers VII Ltd.,Series 2019-1A, Class A 3.960% 4/20/44 (c) | | | 540,693 | | | | 556,285 | |
THL Credit Wind River CLO Ltd. Series 2018-2A, Class B, 4.347% FRN 7/15/30 (a) (c) | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,143,930 | |
Series 2016-2A, Class BR, 4.379% FRN 11/01/31 (a) (c) | | | 900,000 | | | | 896,912 | |
Trinity Rail Leasing LLC,Series 2019-1A, Class A 3.820% 4/17/49 (c) | | | 4,306,021 | | | | 4,422,799 | |
Trinity Rail Leasing LP,Series 2018-1A, Class A2 4.620% 6/17/48 (c) | | | 2,420,000 | | | | 2,558,715 | |
Trip Rail Master Funding LLC Series 2017-1A, Class A1, 2.709% 8/15/47 (c) | | | 398,863 | | | | 398,603 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A2, 3.736% 8/15/47 (c) | | | 810,000 | | | | 831,762 | |
Triton Container Finance IV LLC,Series 2017-2A, Class A 3.620% 8/20/42 (c) | | | 2,855,032 | | | | 2,888,781 | |
Triton Container Finance VI LLC Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.520% 6/20/42 (c) | | | 867,759 | | | | 881,050 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class A, 4.190% 6/22/43 (c) | | | 1,476,000 | | | | 1,514,384 | |
Vivint Solar Financing V LLC,Series 2018-1A, Class B 7.370% 4/30/48 (c) | | | 2,778,171 | | | | 2,880,696 | |
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC,Series 2016-A, Class A 2.540% 7/20/33 (c) | | | 1,083,508 | | | | 1,082,464 | |
WAVE Trust Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.844% 11/15/42 (c) | | | 3,455,272 | | | | 3,472,731 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class C, 6.656% 11/15/42 (c) | | | 2,069,667 | | | | 2,048,670 | |
Wendy’s Funding LLC,Series 2015-1A, Class A23 4.497% 6/15/45 (c) | | | 2,117,500 | | | | 2,239,695 | |
Willis Engine Structured Trust IV,Series 2018-A, Class A, 4.750% STEP 9/15/43 (c) | | | 1,304,334 | | | | 1,361,718 | |
Wingstop Funding LLC,Series 2018-1, Class A2 4.970% 12/05/48 (c) | | | 1,246,875 | | | | 1,302,771 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 169,522,549 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Student Loans ABS — 10.7% | |
AccessLex Institute Series 2004-A, Class A3, 28 day ARS 1.699% FRN 7/01/39 | | $ | 2,350,000 | | | $ | 2,317,106 | |
Series 2003-A, Class A3, 3 mo. Treasury + 1.200% 3.310% FRN 7/01/38 | | | 142,981 | | | | 141,319 | |
College Avenue Student Loans LLC Series 2019-A, Class B, 3.810% 12/28/48 (c) (e) | | | 2,244,000 | | | | 2,243,789 | |
Series 2019-A, Class C, 4.460% 12/28/48 (c) (e) | | | 1,281,000 | | | | 1,280,535 | |
College Loan Corp. Trust I,Series 2007-1, Class B2, 28 day ARS 0.000% FRN 1/25/47 | | | 900,000 | | | | 717,330 | |
Collegiate Funding Services Education Loan Trust,Series 2005-B, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .160% 2.490% FRN 3/28/35 | | | 1,243,918 | | | | 1,221,120 | |
Earnest Student Loan Program LLC,Series 2016-B, Class A2 3.020% 5/25/34 (c) | | | 654,107 | | | | 656,223 | |
ECMC Group Student Loan Trust Series 2018-2A, Class A, 3.204% FRN 9/25/68 (a) (c) | | | 2,578,785 | | | | 2,549,078 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 3.604% FRN 12/27/66 (c) | | | 2,409,083 | | | | 2,419,409 | |
EdLinc Student Loan Funding,Series 2017-A, Class A, 4.350% FRN 12/01/47 (a) (c) | | | 2,738,729 | | | | 2,752,097 | |
Education Services of America Series 2014-4, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 3.904% FRN 6/25/48 (c) | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,128,219 | |
Series 2015-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 3.904% FRN 10/25/56 (c) | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,045,422 | |
Educational Funding of the South, Inc.,Series 2011-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.700% 6.280% FRN 4/25/46 | | | 625,000 | | | | 651,808 | |
EDvestinU Private Education Loan Issue No 1 LLC,Series 2019-A, Class A, 3.580% VRN 11/25/38 (a) (c) | | | 1,765,060 | | | | 1,818,961 | |
Higher Education Funding I Series 2004-1, Class B2, 28 day ARS 0.000%FRN 1/01/44 (c) | | | 450,000 | | | | 382,383 | |
Series 2004-1, Class B1, 28 day ARS 0.000%FRN 1/01/44 (c) | | | 450,000 | | | | 396,674 | |
Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust,Series 2017-B, Class BFX 3.020% 8/25/42 (c) | | | 847,769 | | | | 856,250 | |
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| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Navient Private Education Loan Trust,Series 2018-BA, Class A2B, 3.114% FRN 12/15/59 (a) (c) | | $ | 880,000 | | | $ | 871,663 | |
Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust Series 2019-CA, Class B, 3.670% 2/15/68 (c) | | | 2,249,000 | | | | 2,307,988 | |
Series 2019-A, Class B, 3.900% 1/15/43 (c) | | | 1,190,000 | | | | 1,249,072 | |
Series 2018-CA, Class B, 4.220% 6/16/42 (c) | | | 1,530,000 | | | | 1,571,769 | |
Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2018-3A, Class A3, 3.204% FRN 3/25/67 (a) (c) | | | 4,700,000 | | | | 4,654,758 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 3.304% FRN 12/27/67 (a) (c) | | | 4,530,000 | | | | 4,508,829 | |
Series 2016-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 3.654% FRN 6/25/65 (c) | | | 3,406,887 | | | | 3,445,170 | |
Series 2016-6A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300% 3.704% FRN 3/25/66 (c) | | | 7,050,000 | | | | 7,171,586 | |
Series 2015-3, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 3.904% FRN 10/25/58 | | | 940,000 | | | | 946,463 | |
Series 2016-2, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 3.904% FRN 6/25/65 (c) | | | 2,370,000 | | | | 2,429,579 | |
Series 2019-BA, Class B, 4.040% 12/15/59 (c) | | | 2,950,000 | | | | 3,086,375 | |
Nelnet Private Education Loan Trust,Series 2016-A, Class A1B 3.600% 12/26/40 (c) | | | 686,378 | | | | 690,986 | |
Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2005-4, Class A4A, 7 day ARS 2.594% FRN 3/22/32 | | | 325,000 | | | | 305,100 | |
Series 2006-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .250% 2.599% FRN 6/25/41 | | | 651,948 | | | | 605,310 | |
Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3.304% FRN 6/27/67 (a) (c) | | | 1,986,858 | | | | 1,979,661 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class B, 3.804% FRN 4/25/67 (a) (c) | | | 3,250,000 | | | | 3,222,144 | |
North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority,Series 2011-2, Class A3, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 3.380% FRN 7/25/36 | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,600,769 | |
PHEAA Student Loan Trust,Series 2016-2A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .950% 3.354% FRN 11/25/65 (c) | | | 2,407,074 | | | | 2,399,267 | |
SLM Student Loan Trust Series 06-2, Class R, 0.000%1/25/41 | | | 7,308 | | | | 3,580,920 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2005-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .150% 2.730% FRN 4/25/40 | | $ | 912,803 | | | $ | 845,120 | |
Series 2006-10, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .150% 2.730% FRN 3/25/44 | | | 5,310,000 | | | | 5,124,599 | |
Series 2006-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210% 2.790% FRN 10/25/40 | | | 2,130,482 | | | | 1,985,208 | |
Series 2005-6, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .290% 2.870% FRN 1/25/44 | | | 2,228,115 | | | | 2,082,992 | |
Series 2003-14, Class A7, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .600% 3.180% FRN 10/25/65 (c) | | | 5,020,000 | | | | 4,970,318 | |
Series 2005-7, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .750% 3.330% FRN 1/25/40 | | | 5,300,000 | | | | 5,231,906 | |
Series 2005-5, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .750% 3.330% FRN 10/25/40 | | | 1,056,000 | | | | 1,047,531 | |
Series 2013-2, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 3.904% FRN 6/25/43 | | | 1,420,000 | | | | 1,392,973 | |
Series 2002-7, Class A11, 28 day ARS 4.080% FRN 3/15/28 | | | 368,000 | | | | 368,000 | |
Series 2002-7, Class A10, 28 day ARS 4.088% FRN 3/15/28 | | | 184,000 | | | | 184,000 | |
Series 2003-5, Class A7, 28 day ARS 4.490% FRN 6/15/30 | | | 250,000 | | | | 250,000 | |
Series 2002-7, Class B, 28 day ARS 5.073% FRN 12/15/39 | | | 3,950,000 | | | | 3,950,000 | |
Series 2003-2, Class A7, 28 day ARS 5.083% FRN 9/15/28 | | | 650,000 | | | | 650,000 | |
SoFi Alternative Trust,Series 2019-C, Class PT, 0.000% VRN 1/25/45 (a) (c) (f) | | | 7,520,000 | | | | 7,785,251 | |
SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2015-A, Class RC, 0.000%3/25/33 (c) | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,066,500 | |
Series 2019-A, Class R1, 0.000%6/15/48 (c) | | | 6,724,700 | | | | 1,943,082 | |
Series 2017-D, Class R1, 0.010% 9/25/40 (c) | | | 4,688,500 | | | | 2,688,433 | |
Series 2018-A, Class R1, 0.010% 2/25/42 (c) | | | 3,759,800 | | | | 2,700,288 | |
Series 2018-B, Class R1, 0.010% 8/26/47 (c) | | | 3,324,300 | | | | 1,951,987 | |
Series 2018-D, Class R1, 0.010% 2/25/48 (c) | | | 4,961,600 | | | | 1,709,271 | |
Series 2017-C, Class C, 4.210% VRN 7/25/40 (a) (c) | | | 990,000 | | | | 1,035,753 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
South Carolina Student Loan Corp. Series 2014-1, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000% 3.440% FRN 1/03/33 | | $ | 1,800,000 | | | $ | 1,817,176 | |
Series 2014-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 3.940% FRN 8/01/35 | | | 3,050,000 | | | | 3,073,983 | |
South Texas Higher Education Authority, Inc.,Series 2012-1, Class A3, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .850% 3.442% FRN 10/01/46 | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,710,606 | |
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| | | | | | | 124,770,109 | |
| | | | | | | | |
WL Collateral CMO — 0.9% | |
Bank of America Mortgage Securities,Series 2004-G, Class 2A7, 4.658% VRN 8/25/34 (a) | | | 24,771 | | | | 24,547 | |
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. Series 2003-42, Class 1A1, 3.991% VRN 9/25/33 (a) | | | 4,068 | | | | 3,860 | |
Series 2004-2, Class 1A1, 4.616% VRN 2/25/34 (a) | | | 18,228 | | | | 17,247 | |
Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust,Series 2019-1A, Class A3, 3.948% VRN 1/25/59 (a) (c) | | | 1,236,811 | | | | 1,256,859 | |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,Series 2004-9, Class 2A1, 4.310% VRN 8/25/34 (a) | | | 5,772 | | | | 5,758 | |
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust,Series 2004-AR4, Class 1A, 4.071% VRN 8/25/34 (a) | | | 39,473 | | | | 38,401 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust,Series 2017-1, Class A11, 3.500% VRN 1/25/47 (a) (c) | | | 2,974,682 | | | | 2,979,798 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. Series 2004-A1, Class IA, 3.250% VRN 2/25/34 (a) | | | 2,101 | | | | 2,012 | |
Series 2003-A4, Class IA, 4.734% VRN 7/25/33 (a) | | | 2,427 | | | | 2,364 | |
PSMC Trust,Series 2018-2, Class A1, 3.500% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (c) | | | 3,610,086 | | | | 3,656,810 | |
Sequoia Mortgage Trust,Series 2019-1, Class A1, 4.000% VRN 2/25/49 (a) (c) | | | 636,768 | | | | 655,619 | |
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust,Series 2004-2, Class 2A, 4.554% VRN 3/25/34 (a) | | | 21,045 | | | | 20,637 | |
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,Series 2004-AR2, Class A, 12 mo. MTA + 1.400% 3.904% FRN 4/25/44 | | | 55,270 | | | | 55,051 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust,Series 2019-1, Class A1, 4.000% VRN 11/25/48 (a) (c) | | $ | 2,202,733 | | | $ | 2,237,215 | |
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| | | | | | | 10,956,178 | |
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TOTALNON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $358,877,638) | | | | | | | 362,930,058 | |
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SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 0.6% | |
Colombia Government International Bond 6.125% 1/18/41 | | | 2,080,000 | | | | 2,574,021 | |
Mexico Government International Bond 4.750% 3/08/44 | | | 3,727,000 | | | | 3,890,056 | |
6.750% 9/27/34 | | | 685,000 | | | | 872,519 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,336,596 | |
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TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS (Cost $6,705,365) | | | | | | | 7,336,596 | |
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U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 27.3% | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.3% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Series 2617, Class Z, 5.500% 5/15/33 | | | 1,105,271 | | | | 1,231,352 | |
Series 2693, Class Z, 5.500% 10/15/33 | | | 1,949,219 | | | | 2,147,078 | |
Series 2178, Class PB, 7.000% 8/15/29 | | | 43,878 | | | | 48,649 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,427,079 | |
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Pass-Through Securities — 26.6% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool #J13972 3.500% 1/01/26 | | | 40,652 | | | | 41,999 | |
Pool #C91344 3.500% 11/01/30 | | | 126,239 | | | | 130,742 | |
Pool #C91424 3.500% 1/01/32 | | | 85,233 | | | | 88,540 | |
Pool #C91239 4.500% 3/01/29 | | | 6,059 | | | | 6,415 | |
Pool #C91251 4.500% 6/01/29 | | | 39,776 | | | | 42,112 | |
Pool #G05253 5.000% 2/01/39 | | | 195,472 | | | | 212,846 | |
Pool #C90939 5.500% 12/01/25 | | | 21,440 | | | | 22,982 | |
Pool #C91026 5.500% 4/01/27 | | | 35,265 | | | | 37,801 | |
Pool #D97258 5.500% 4/01/27 | | | 12,861 | | | | 13,786 | |
Pool #C91074 5.500% 8/01/27 | | | 3,787 | | | | 4,060 | |
Pool #D97417 5.500% 10/01/27 | | | 10,752 | | | | 11,525 | |
Pool #C91128 5.500% 12/01/27 | | | 1,902 | | | | 2,040 | |
Pool #C91148 5.500% 1/01/28 | | | 85,345 | | | | 91,535 | |
Pool #C91176 5.500% 5/01/28 | | | 29,506 | | | | 31,655 | |
Pool #C91217 5.500% 11/01/28 | | | 11,099 | | | | 11,908 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Pool #C01079 7.500% 10/01/30 | | $ | 1,213 | | | $ | 1,400 | |
Pool #C01135 7.500% 2/01/31 | | | 5,079 | | | | 5,870 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association Pool #AO8180 3.000% 9/01/42 | | | 33,952 | | | | 34,456 | |
Pool #AR1975 3.000% 12/01/42 | | | 43,205 | | | | 43,900 | |
Pool #AP8668 3.000% 12/01/42 | | | 187,259 | | | | 190,271 | |
Pool #AB7401 3.000% 12/01/42 | | | 154,830 | | | | 157,321 | |
Pool #AB7397 3.000% 12/01/42 | | | 168,830 | | | | 171,546 | |
Pool #AR5391 3.000% 1/01/43 | | | 107,818 | | | | 109,552 | |
Pool #AR0306 3.000% 1/01/43 | | | 12,634 | | | | 12,837 | |
Pool #AR4109 3.000% 2/01/43 | | | 143,998 | | | | 146,314 | |
Pool #AL3215 3.000% 2/01/43 | | | 141,874 | | | | 144,156 | |
Pool #MA1368 3.000% 3/01/43 | | | 258,545 | | | | 262,703 | |
Pool #AB8809 3.000% 3/01/43 | | | 76,504 | | | | 77,735 | |
Pool #AT0169 3.000% 3/01/43 | | | 262,165 | | | | 266,382 | |
Pool #AR4432 3.000% 3/01/43 | | | 57,168 | | | | 58,087 | |
Pool #AR2174 3.000% 4/01/43 | | | 274,818 | | | | 279,581 | |
Pool #AV2325 3.500% 12/01/28 | | | 672,753 | | | | 696,536 | |
Pool #AV1897 3.500% 12/01/28 | | | 247,585 | | | | 256,337 | |
Pool #AS1304 3.500% 12/01/28 | | | 1,331,398 | | | | 1,378,465 | |
Pool #BF0196 3.500% 2/01/41 | | | 1,329,940 | | | | 1,381,503 | |
Pool #MA1356 3.500% 2/01/43 | | | 9,677,394 | | | | 10,022,357 | |
Pool #CA1073 3.500% 1/01/48 | | | 13,368,631 | | | | 13,769,975 | |
Pool #BJ0686 4.000% 4/01/48 | | | 3,227,873 | | | | 3,365,593 | |
Pool #CA1951 4.000% 7/01/48 | | | 4,175,249 | | | | 4,352,084 | |
Pool #BN5342 4.000% 3/01/49 | | | 32,441,282 | | | | 33,584,636 | |
Pool #MA3638 4.000% 4/01/49 | | | 22,860,163 | | | | 23,667,629 | |
Pool #AA3980 4.500% 4/01/28 | | | 63,539 | | | | 66,992 | |
Pool #CA1952 4.500% 6/01/48 | | | 3,014,589 | | | | 3,175,833 | |
Pool #CA1909 4.500% 6/01/48 | | | 9,892,325 | | | | 10,402,123 | |
Pool #BK7877 4.500% 7/01/48 | | | 2,104,994 | | | | 2,217,585 | |
Pool #MA3522 4.500% 11/01/48 | | | 5,476,354 | | | | 5,730,338 | |
Pool #MA3537 4.500% 12/01/48 | | | 5,548,945 | | | | 5,806,296 | |
Pool #MA3564 4.500% 1/01/49 | | | 5,523,491 | | | | 5,780,094 | |
Pool #BN5241 4.500% 2/01/49 | | | 23,628,155 | | | | 24,703,687 | |
Pool #MA3639 4.500% 4/01/49 | | | 10,812,611 | | | | 11,303,102 | |
Pool #725692 1 year CMT + 2.137% 4.501% FRN 10/01/33 | | | 80,902 | | | | 85,124 | |
Pool #775539 12 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.644% 4.519% FRN 5/01/34 | | | 41,988 | | | | 43,987 | |
Pool #888586 1 year CMT + 2.199% 4.597% FRN 10/01/34 | | | 93,614 | | | | 98,543 | |
Pool #AD6437 5.000% 6/01/40 | | | 475,285 | | | | 515,089 | |
Pool #AD6996 5.000% 7/01/40 | | | 3,096,975 | | | | 3,356,342 | |
Pool #AL8173 5.000% 2/01/44 | | | 1,321,824 | | | | 1,427,980 | |
Pool #AD0836 5.500% 11/01/28 | | | 69,494 | | | | 74,491 | |
Pool #575667 7.000% 3/01/31 | | | 11,804 | | | | 13,683 | |
Pool #529453 7.500% 1/01/30 | | | 2,525 | | | | 2,920 | |
Pool #531196 7.500% 2/01/30 | | | 291 | | | | 333 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Pool #535996 7.500% 6/01/31 | | $ | 5,380 | | | $ | 6,209 | |
Pool #252926 8.000% 12/01/29 | | | 147 | | | | 169 | |
Pool #532819 8.000% 3/01/30 | | | 122 | | | | 142 | |
Pool #534703 8.000% 5/01/30 | | | 2,617 | | | | 3,024 | |
Pool #253437 8.000% 9/01/30 | | | 129 | | | | 149 | |
Pool #253481 8.000% 10/01/30 | | | 77 | | | | 89 | |
Pool #602008 8.000% 8/01/31 | | | 3,860 | | | | 4,467 | |
Pool #596656 8.000% 8/01/31 | | | 470 | | | | 477 | |
Pool #190317 8.000% 8/01/31 | | | 2,926 | | | | 3,389 | |
Pool #597220 8.000% 9/01/31 | | | 3,064 | | | | 3,575 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association TBA Pool #1127 3.500% 2/01/48 (e) | | | 13,500,000 | | | | 13,802,696 | |
Pool #6447 4.000% 5/01/48 (e) | | | 40,775,000 | | | | 42,141,599 | |
Pool #15801 4.500% 7/01/48 (e) | | | 17,075,000 | | | | 17,842,041 | |
Government National Mortgage Association Pool #371146 7.000% 9/15/23 | | | 86 | | | | 90 | |
Pool #374440 7.000% 11/15/23 | | | 267 | | | | 285 | |
Pool #352022 7.000% 11/15/23 | | | 3,785 | | | | 4,044 | |
Pool #491089 7.000% 12/15/28 | | | 7,907 | | | | 8,656 | |
Pool #480539 7.000% 4/15/29 | | | 393 | | | | 443 | |
Pool #500928 7.000% 5/15/29 | | | 4,062 | | | | 4,618 | |
Pool #488634 7.000% 5/15/29 | | | 2,157 | | | | 2,442 | |
Pool #478658 7.000% 5/15/29 | | | 2,074 | | | | 2,365 | |
Pool #510083 7.000% 7/15/29 | | | 856 | | | | 971 | |
Pool #499410 7.000% 7/15/29 | | | 1,209 | | | | 1,382 | |
Pool #516706 7.000% 8/15/29 | | | 39 | | | | 40 | |
Pool #493723 7.000% 8/15/29 | | | 2,457 | | | | 2,811 | |
Pool #581417 7.000% 7/15/32 | | | 11,709 | | | | 13,479 | |
Government National Mortgage Association II Pool #MA5528 4.000% 10/20/48 | | | 5,300,002 | | | | 5,490,563 | |
Pool #008746 1 year CMT + 1.500% 4.125% FRN 11/20/25 | | | 3,687 | | | | 3,754 | |
Pool #080136 1 year CMT + 1.500% 4.125% FRN 11/20/27 | | | 763 | | | | 780 | |
Government National Mortgage Association II TBA (e) Pool #471 3.500% 1/01/48 | | | 58,650,000 | | | | 60,583,620 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 309,920,083 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Whole Loans — 0.4% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2016-HQA3, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350% 3.754% FRN 3/25/29 | | | 726,660 | | | | 730,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue SecuritiesSeries 2016-C06, Class 1M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300% 3.704% FRN 4/25/29 | | $ | 1,046,954 | | | $ | 1,050,566 | |
Series 2016-C04, Class 1M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450% 3.854% FRN 1/25/29 | | | 579,795 | | | | 581,448 | |
Series 2019-R01, Class 2M2, 4.854% FRN 7/25/31 (a) (c) | | | 2,166,000 | | | | 2,186,396 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,548,447 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES (Cost $316,570,374) | | | | | | | 317,895,609 | |
| | | | | |
|
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 2.6% | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 2.6% | |
U.S. Treasury Bond 2.500% 5/15/46 | | | 9,000,000 | | | | 8,948,250 | |
3.500% 2/15/39 (g) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,562,453 | |
U.S. Treasury Note 2.125% 3/31/24 | | | 11,500,000 | | | | 11,691,996 | |
2.250% 4/15/22 | | | 6,500,000 | | | | 6,591,762 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 30,794,461 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $29,914,633) | | | | | | | 30,794,461 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $1,121,294,881) | | | | | | | 1,144,162,478 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 0.9% (Cost $10,172,309) | | | | | | | 10,284,996 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
| | Number of Shares | | | | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.2% | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (h) | | | 2,177,253 | | | | 2,177,253 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $2,177,253) | | | | | | | 2,177,253 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,136,019,443) | | | | | | | 1,159,060,527 | |
| | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 18.7% | |
Commercial Paper — 18.7% | |
Albemarle Corp. 2.612% 7/25/19 (c) | | $ | 12,000,000 | | | $ | 11,974,719 | |
Ameren Corp. 2.642% 7/08/19 | | | 9,000,000 | | | | 8,993,718 | |
American Electric Power, Inc. 2.635% 8/13/19 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 996,720 | |
2.642% 7/24/19 (c) | | | 9,000,000 | | | | 8,983,523 | |
Aviation Capital Group Corp. 2.662% 7/08/19 (c) | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 11,991,333 | |
BAT International Finance PLC 2.609% 7/09/19 (c) | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 11,990,778 | |
Bell Canada 2.942% 8/14/19 (c) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,979,351 | |
2.990% 7/11/19 (c) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,995,262 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 2.641% 7/09/19 (c) | | | 9,000,000 | | | | 8,993,125 | |
CRH America Finance, Inc. 2.948% 7/23/19 (c) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,991,205 | |
Dowdupont, Inc. 2.608% 7/01/19 (c) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,998,764 | |
E.I. Dupont 2.683% 7/01/19 (c) | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 11,997,527 | |
Enbridge (US), Inc. 2.734% 7/10/19 (c) | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 11,989,936 | |
Entergy Corp. 2.619% 7/08/19 (c) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 9,992,828 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC 2.631% 7/02/19 (c) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,999,165 | |
Experian Finance PLC 2.652% 7/16/19 (c) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,993,435 | |
Fmc Tech, Inc. 2.662% 7/09/19 (c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,998,463 | |
2.694% 7/11/19 (c) | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 7,992,729 | |
Fortive Corp. 2.663% 7/16/19 (c) | | | 11,000,000 | | | | 10,986,118 | |
General Electric Co. 2.715% 9/12/19 | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 11,934,260 | |
Marriott Internation 2.625% 8/13/19 (c) | | | 9,000,000 | | | | 8,970,479 | |
Nasdaq, Inc. 2.646% 7/30/19 (c) | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 7,981,646 | |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. 2.616% 8/19/19 (c) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,985,111 | |
2.637% 8/15/19 (c) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,982,867 | |
Nisource, Inc. 2.593% 8/08/19 (c) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,982,520 | |
Telus Corp. 2.970% 7/02/19 (c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,443 | |
Transcanada Pipelines Ltd. 2.979% 7/10/19 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,161 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
2.989% 7/15/19 (c) | | $ | 6,500,000 | | | $ | 6,492,256 | |
2.991% 7/17/19 (c) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,996,002 | |
VW Credit, Inc. 2.646% 8/09/19 (c) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 9,970,133 | |
2.970% 7/29/19 (c) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,993,433 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $218,132,165) | | | | | | | 218,126,010 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 118.1% (Cost $1,354,151,608) (i) | | | | | | | 1,377,186,537 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (18.1)% | | | | | | | (211,348,488 | ) |
| | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 1,165,838,049 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
CLO | Collateralized Loan Obligation |
CMO | Collateralized Mortgage Obligation |
CMT | Constant Maturity Treasury Index |
MBS | Mortgage-Backed Security |
MTA | Monthly Treasury Average Index |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. The rates shown are the current interest rates at June 30, 2019. |
(b) | Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date. |
(c) | Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At June 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $591,336,776 or 50.72% of net assets. |
(d) | Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2019, was $2,131,361 or 0.18% of net assets. Total securities on loan may not correspond with the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments because pending sales may be in the process of recall from the brokers.(Note 2). |
(e) | A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis.(Note 2). |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
(f) | This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $9,683,247 or 0.83% of net assets. |
(g) | A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open futures contracts and open swap agreements.(Note 2). |
(h) | Represents investment of security lending collateral.(Note 2). |
(i) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
(#) Purchased Swaptions contracts
Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Paid by Fund | | Received by Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | Rate | | | Frequency | | Rate | | | Frequency | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Call | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/15/42 | | Barclays Bank PLC* | | 12/13/32 | |
| 3-Month USD LIBOR BBA | | | Quarterly | | | 2.44% | | | Semi-Annually | | | USD | | | | 32,720,000 | | | $ | 1,984,066 | | | $ | 348,318 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 2/02/43 | | Credit Suisse International* | | 1/31/33 | |
| 3-Month USD LIBOR BBA | | | Quarterly | | | 2.61% | | | Semi-Annually | | | USD | | | | 36,280,000 | | | | 2,451,143 | | | | 709,703 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | 4,435,209 | | | | 1,058,021 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Put | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/15/42 | | Barclays Bank PLC* | | 12/13/32 | | | 2.94% | | | Semi-Annually | |
| 3-Month USD LIBOR BBA | | | Quarterly | | | USD | | | | 66,610,000 | | | $ | 2,945,543 | | | $ | (384,492 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 2/02/43 | | Credit Suisse International* | | 1/31/33 | | | 3.11% | | | Semi-Annually | |
| 3-Month USD LIBOR BBA | | | Quarterly | | | USD | | | | 72,340,000 | | | | 2,904,244 | | | | (560,842 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | 5,849,787 | | | | (945,334 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | | | | $ | 10,284,996 | | | $ | 112,687 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | Contracts are subject to a Master Netting Agreement. |
Futures contracts
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value/ Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Long | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Ultra 10 Year | | | 9/19/19 | | | | 100 | | | $ | 13,573,641 | | | $ | 238,859 | |
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond | | | 9/19/19 | | | | 473 | | | | 79,753,770 | | | | 4,233,293 | |
U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year | | | 9/30/19 | | | | 348 | | | | 74,410,476 | | | | 472,055 | |
U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year | | | 9/30/19 | | | | 562 | | | | 65,553,771 | | | | 850,042 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 5,794,249 | |
| | | | | |
Short | | | | | | | | | | | | |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/16/19 | | | | 13 | | | $ | (3,164,644 | ) | | $ | (20,194 | ) |
U.S. Treasury Long Bond | | | 9/19/19 | | | | 240 | | | | (36,240,461 | ) | | | (1,102,039 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/16/19 | | | | 14 | | | | (3,407,029 | ) | | | (26,121 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/16/20 | | | | 11 | | | | (2,679,013 | ) | | | (23,962 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value/ Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Short (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 6/15/20 | | | | 11 | | | $ | (2,680,595 | ) | | $ | (24,855 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/14/20 | | | | 10 | | | | (2,437,967 | ) | | | (23,158 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/14/20 | | | | 10 | | | | (2,437,842 | ) | | | (23,283 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/15/21 | | | | 9 | | | | (2,194,845 | ) | | | (20,730 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/13/21 | | | | 17 | | | | (4,146,456 | ) | | | (36,394 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/14/22 | | | | 15 | | | | (3,657,513 | ) | | | (30,987 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/19/22 | | | | 14 | | | | (3,412,279 | ) | | | (27,696 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/13/23 | | | | 12 | | | | (2,923,010 | ) | | | (23,590 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/18/23 | | | | 15 | | | | (3,650,388 | ) | | | (28,175 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/16/24 | | | | 40 | | | | (9,722,367 | ) | | | (70,633 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | (1,481,817 | ) |
| | | | | |
OTC Credit Default Swaps-Sell Protection††
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Obligation/ Index | | Rate Received by Fund | | Payment Frequency | | | Counterparty | | Credit Rating | | Termination Date | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Upfront Premium Paid/ (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CMBX.NA.6† | | 3.000% | | | Monthly | | | Goldman Sachs International* | | BBB- | | 5/11/63 | | | USD | | | | 3,200,000 | | | $ | (321,255 | ) | | $ | 1,972 | | | $ | (323,227 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CMBX.NA.6† | | 3.000% | | | Monthly | | | Goldman Sachs International* | | BBB- | | 5/11/63 | | | USD | | | | 2,540,000 | | | | (254,996 | ) | | | (219,964 | ) | | | (35,032 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CMBX.NA.6† | | 3.000% | | | Monthly | | | Goldman Sachs International* | | BBB- | | 5/11/63 | | | USD | | | | 920,000 | | | | (92,361 | ) | | | (73,711 | ) | | | (18,650 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | $ | (668,612 | ) | | $ | (291,703 | ) | | $ | (376,909 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid by the Fund | | Received by the Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rate/Reference | | Frequency | | Rate/Reference | | Frequency | | Termination Date | | Notional Amount | | Value | | | Upfront Premium Paid/ (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Fixed 2.499% | | Semi-Annually | | 3-Month USD LIBOR BBA | | Quarterly | | 6/13/43 | | USD 6,100,000 | | $ | (25,613 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (25,613 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateral for swap agreements held by Goldman Sachs International amounted to $10,000 in cash at June 30, 2019; and collateral for swap agreements held by Credit Suisse International and Goldman Sachs International amounted to $216,552 and $723,320 in securities, respectively, at June 30, 2019.
* | Contracts are subject to a Master Netting Agreement. |
† | Payment is based on a percentage of the index. Reference entities are a number of individual issuers comprising the index. |
†† | For each credit derivative with sold protection, the credit ratings of the entities referenced, as rated by any rating organization, are included in the equivalent S&P Global Ratings. The reference entity rating represents the likelihood of a potential payment by the Fund if the referenced entity experiences a credit event as of period end. Notional amounts represent the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the Fund could be required to make under the credit derivatives with sold protection. |
Currency Legend
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Country weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
| | | | |
United States | | | 84.4 | % |
Cayman Islands | | | 5.8 | % |
Canada | | | 1.3 | % |
Mexico | | | 1.3 | % |
Bermuda | | | 1.3 | % |
United Kingdom | | | 1.2 | % |
Netherlands | | | 0.7 | % |
Luxembourg | | | 0.6 | % |
Ireland | | | 0.6 | % |
Switzerland | | | 0.4 | % |
Norway | | | 0.3 | % |
Turkey | | | 0.3 | % |
Colombia | | | 0.2 | % |
Israel | | | 0.2 | % |
Saudi Arabia | | | 0.2 | % |
Germany | | | 0.2 | % |
Panama | | | 0.1 | % |
Spain | | | 0.1 | % |
Italy | | | 0.1 | % |
Australia | | | 0.1 | % |
Barbados | | | 0.0 | % |
| | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 99.4 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 0.6 | % |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 99.9% | |
Discount Notes — 77.2% | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank 1 mo. USD LIBOR - .090% 2.323% FRN 7/12/19, 7/12/19 (a) | | $ | 5,500,000 | | | $ | 5,499,937 | |
2.332% FRN 7/11/19, 5/11/20 (a) (b) | | | 650,000 | | | | 649,615 | |
1 mo. USD LIBOR + .050% 2.462% FRN 7/10/19, 2/10/20 (a) | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,501,251 | |
1 mo. USD LIBOR + .190% 2.584% FRN 7/15/19, 7/15/19 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,000,201 | |
1 mo. USD LIBOR + .190% 2.592% FRN 7/26/19, 7/26/19 (a) | | | 7,700,000 | | | | 7,701,278 | |
2.729% 10/22/19, 10/22/19 (a) | | | 655,000 | | | | 649,497 | |
2.758% 9/30/19, 9/30/19 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 993,128 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank 2.148% 11/15/19, 11/15/19 (a) | | | 850,000 | | | | 843,108 | |
2.193% FRN 9/26/19, 12/26/19 (a) (b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,149 | |
2.203% 9/27/19, 9/27/19 (a) | | | 990,000 | | | | 984,654 | |
2.227% 7/12/19, 7/12/19 (a) | | | 201,000 | | | | 200,841 | |
2.248% 8/14/19, 8/14/19 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,994,352 | |
2.253% 7/09/19, 7/09/19 (a) | | | 750,000 | | | | 749,538 | |
2.254% 7/03/19, 7/03/19 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,753 | |
2.258% 8/16/19, 8/16/19 (a) | | | 950,000 | | | | 947,188 | |
2.259% 8/16/19, 8/16/19 (a) | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 3,290,232 | |
2.259% 8/21/19, 8/21/19 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,993,463 | |
2.260% 8/23/19, 8/23/19 (a) | | | 3,245,000 | | | | 3,233,994 | |
2.263% 7/03/19, 7/03/19 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,752 | |
2.283% FRN 7/21/19, 8/21/19 (a) (b) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | |
2.304% FRN 7/17/19, 7/17/19 (a) (b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,004 | |
2.321% FRN 7/11/19, 10/11/19 (a) (b) | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 13,996,175 | |
2.324% FRN 7/27/19, 9/27/19 (a) (b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,999,971 | |
2.327% 7/12/19, 7/12/19 (a) | | | 700,000 | | | | 699,421 | |
2.334% 8/30/19, 8/30/19 (a) | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,490,140 | |
2.335% 7/03/19, 7/03/19 (a) | | | 800,000 | | | | 799,796 | |
2.344% FRN 7/17/19, 1/17/20 (a) (b) | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,500,000 | |
2.350% 7/31/19, 7/31/19 (a) | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,247,433 | |
2.356% 7/31/19, 7/31/19 (a) | | | 5,100,000 | | | | 5,089,505 | |
2.362% FRN 7/26/19, 8/26/19 (a) (b) | | | 2,920,000 | | | | 2,920,089 | |
2.362% FRN 7/01/19, 8/30/19 (a) (b) | | | 6,250,000 | | | | 6,250,141 | |
2.373% 8/09/19, 8/09/19 (a) | | | 3,520,000 | | | | 3,510,659 | |
2.385% 9/27/19, 9/27/19 (a) | | | 760,000 | | | | 755,564 | |
2.405% FRN 8/07/19, 2/07/20 (a) (b) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,582 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
2.410% 7/01/19, 7/01/19 (a) | | $ | 3,943,000 | | | $ | 3,942,481 | |
2.412% 8/01/19, 8/01/19 (a) | | | 220,000 | | | | 219,522 | |
2.417% 7/10/19, 7/10/19 (a) | | | 2,130,000 | | | | 2,128,454 | |
2.430% FRN 6/29/19, 11/13/19 (a) (b) | | | 5,700,000 | | | | 5,699,543 | |
2.446% FRN 7/25/19, 10/25/19 (a) (b) | | | 3,200,000 | | | | 3,200,000 | |
2.450% FRN 6/29/19, 10/09/19 (a) (b) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | |
SOFRRATE + .040% 2.460% FRN 7/01/19, 8/25/20 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
2.485% FRN 6/29/19, 3/27/20 (a) (b) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,000,860 | |
2.497% 7/02/19, 7/02/19 (a) | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,099,776 | |
2.511% 8/16/19, 8/16/19 (a) | | | 2,350,000 | | | | 2,342,323 | |
2.511% 8/16/19, 8/16/19 (a) | | | 2,320,000 | | | | 2,312,421 | |
1 mo. USD LIBOR + .150% 2.552% FRN 7/28/19, 9/28/20 (a) | | | 350,000 | | | | 350,571 | |
2.713% 9/12/19, 9/12/19 (a) | | | 1,770,000 | | | | 1,760,339 | |
2.767% 9/26/19, 9/26/19 (a) | | | 200,000 | | | | 198,680 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR - .165% 2.433% FRN, 7/05/19, 7/05/19 (a) | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,700,038 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 139,445,419 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement — 11.1% | |
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.,Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, dated 6/28/19, 2.500%, due 7/01/19 (c) | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,000,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 11.6% | |
U.S. Treasury Note 1.000% 8/31/19, 8/31/19 (a) | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 5,484,657 | |
1.000% 11/30/19, 11/30/19 (a) | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,474,830 | |
1.250% 8/31/19, 8/31/19 (a) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 6,984,837 | |
1.625% 8/31/19, 8/31/19 (a) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,991,377 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,935,701 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $180,381,120) | | | | | | | 180,381,120 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9% (Cost $180,381,120) (d) | | | | | | | 180,381,120 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.1% | | | | | | | 221,548 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 180,602,668 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML U.S. Government Money Market Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
Abbreviation Legend
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | The stated maturity dates reflect demand date and stated maturity date, respectively. |
(b) | Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. The rates shown are the current interest rates at June 30, 2019. |
(c) | Maturity value of $2,004,167. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.000%, maturity date of 5/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $20,400,000. |
(d) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MML Blend Fund | | | MML Equity Fund | | | MML Managed Bond Fund | | | MML U.S. Government Money Market Fund | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at value(Note 2)(a) | | $ | 699,381,457 | | | $ | 786,339,065 | | | $ | 1,159,060,527 | | | $ | - | |
Repurchase agreements, at value(Note 2) (b) | | | 5,505 | | | | 4,967,102 | | | | - | | | | 20,000,000 | |
Other short-term investments, at value(Note 2) (c) | | | 49,529,679 | | | | - | | | | 218,126,010 | | | | 160,381,120 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investments (d) | | | 748,916,641 | | | | 791,306,167 | | | | 1,377,186,537 | | | | 180,381,120 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash | | | - | | | | 85 | | | | 1,319,859 | | | | 48,827 | |
Receivables from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 118,722,727 | | | | 17,154,764 | | | | 1,125,082 | | | | - | |
Investments sold on a when-issued basis(Note 2) | | | 21,548,244 | | | | - | | | | 137,121,432 | | | | - | |
Fund shares sold | | | 31,814 | | | | 58,518 | | | | 255,204 | | | | 425,687 | |
Collateral pledged for open swap agreements(Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 10,000 | | | | - | |
Variation margin on open derivative instruments(Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 13,009 | | | | - | |
Interest and dividends | | | 1,982,521 | | | | 893,591 | | | | 7,019,370 | | | | 264,617 | |
Interest tax reclaim receivable | | | 6,908 | | | | - | | | | 7,307 | | | | - | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | - | | | | 20,332 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 891,208,855 | | | | 809,433,457 | | | | 1,524,057,800 | | | | 181,120,251 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payables for: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 131,501,267 | | | | 17,523,257 | | | | 64,702,018 | | | | - | |
Collateral held for open purchased options(Note 2) | | | 1,640,000 | | | | - | | | | 10,315,000 | | | | - | |
Collateral held for when-issued securities(Note 2) | | | 42,742 | | | | - | | | | 271,767 | | | | - | |
Investments purchased on a when-issued basis(Note 2) | | | 53,784,225 | | | | - | | | | 278,127,899 | | | | - | |
Fund shares repurchased | | | 293,122 | | | | 369,864 | | | | 957,245 | | | | 356,035 | |
Securities on loan(Note 2) | | | 1,118,862 | | | | - | | | | 2,177,253 | | | | - | |
Open swap agreements, at value(Note 2) | | | 109,427 | | | | - | | | | 668,612 | | | | - | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses(Note 3) | | | 152,348 | | | | 191,306 | | | | 185,601 | | | | 39,230 | |
Variation margin on open derivative instruments(Note 2) | | | 11,204 | | | | - | | | | 68,213 | | | | - | |
Affiliates(Note 3): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 220,150 | | | | 243,053 | | | | 347,965 | | | | 66,166 | |
Service fees | | | 85,127 | | | | 56,828 | | | | 161,308 | | | | - | |
Due to custodian | | | 764,069 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Commitment and Contingent Liabilities(Note 9) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Accrued expense and other liabilities | | | 155,668 | | | | 176,162 | | | | 236,870 | | | | 56,152 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 189,878,211 | | | | 18,560,470 | | | | 358,219,751 | | | | 517,583 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 701,330,644 | | | $ | 790,872,987 | | | $ | 1,165,838,049 | | | $ | 180,602,668 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets consist of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 555,330,217 | | | $ | 591,149,925 | | | $ | 1,155,175,319 | | | $ | 180,652,456 | |
Accumulated Gain (Loss) | | | 146,000,427 | | | | 199,723,062 | | | | 10,662,730 | | | | (49,788 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 701,330,644 | | | $ | 790,872,987 | | | $ | 1,165,838,049 | | | $ | 180,602,668 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) Cost of investments: | | $ | 572,635,053 | | | $ | 707,201,252 | | | $ | 1,136,019,443 | | | $ | - | |
(b) Cost of repurchase agreements: | | $ | 5,505 | | | $ | 4,967,102 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 20,000,000 | |
(c) Cost of other short-term investments: | | $ | 49,530,735 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 218,132,165 | | | $ | 160,381,120 | |
(d) Securities on loan with market value of: | | $ | 1,094,985 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,131,361 | | | $ | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements(Continued)
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MML Blend Fund | | | MML Equity Fund | | | MML Managed Bond Fund | | | MML U.S. Government Money Market Fund | |
Initial Class shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 560,334,186 | | | $ | 698,880,541 | | | $ | 904,899,670 | | | $ | 180,602,668 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | 25,953,714 | | | | 25,104,976 | | | | 71,703,706 | | | | 180,605,455 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 21.59 | | | $ | 27.84 | | | $ | 12.62 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Service Class shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 140,996,458 | | | $ | 91,992,446 | | | $ | 260,938,379 | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | 6,553,195 | | | | 3,355,661 | | | | 20,732,065 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 21.52 | | | $ | 27.41 | | | $ | 12.59 | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | Authorized unlimited number of shares with no par value. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements(Continued)
Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MML Blend Fund | | | MML Equity Fund | | | MML Managed Bond Fund | | | MML U.S. Government Money Market Fund | |
Investment income (Note 2): | |
Dividends (a) | | $ | 4,713,326 | | | $ | 10,153,317 | | | $ | 60,563 | | | $ | - | |
Interest | | | 4,927,051 | | | | 86,373 | | | | 21,370,595 | | | | 2,121,290 | |
Securities lending net income | | | 11,232 | | | | 3,737 | | | | 5,518 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment income | | | 9,651,609 | | | | 10,243,427 | | | | 21,436,676 | | | | 2,121,290 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses (Note 3): | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 1,396,269 | | | | 1,556,100 | | | | 2,108,402 | | | | 413,435 | |
Custody fees | | | 29,470 | | | | 33,271 | | | | 38,779 | | | | 12,818 | |
Audit fees | | | 18,777 | | | | 18,434 | | | | 19,412 | | | | 15,869 | |
Legal fees | | | 5,228 | | | | 6,726 | | | | 8,555 | | | | 1,321 | |
Proxy fees | | | 1,069 | | | | 1,069 | | | | 1,069 | | | | 1,069 | |
Shareholder reporting fees | | | 35,941 | | | | 46,459 | | | | 56,331 | | | | 8,851 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 16,068 | | | | 19,011 | | | | 26,452 | | | | 4,022 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 1,502,822 | | | | 1,681,070 | | | | 2,259,000 | | | | 457,385 | |
Service fees: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Service Class | | | 161,761 | | | | 110,622 | | | | 314,837 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1,664,583 | | | | 1,791,692 | | | | 2,573,837 | | | | 457,385 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 7,987,026 | | | | 8,451,735 | | | | 18,862,839 | | | | 1,663,905 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss): | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | 15,789,155 | | | | 60,694,187 | | | | 6,220,374 | | | | 356 | |
Futures contracts | | | 1,611,364 | | | | - | | | | 7,100,701 | | | | - | |
Swap agreements | | | 25,590 | | | | - | | | | 165,316 | | | | - | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | - | | | | (1,228 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 17,426,109 | | | | 60,692,959 | | | | 13,486,391 | | | | 356 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | 52,851,174 | | | | 38,590,661 | | | | 39,469,895 | | | | - | |
Futures contracts | | | 171,854 | | | | - | | | | 403,737 | | | | - | |
Swap agreements | | | 62,147 | | | | - | | | | 379,762 | | | | - | |
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | | - | | | | 59 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 53,085,175 | | | | 38,590,720 | | | | 40,253,394 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 70,511,284 | | | | 99,283,679 | | | | 53,739,785 | | | | 356 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 78,498,310 | | | $ | 107,735,414 | | | $ | 72,602,624 | | | $ | 1,664,261 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) Net of foreign withholding tax of: | | $ | 271 | | | $ | 50,457 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements(Continued)
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Blend Fund | |
| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018
| |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 7,987,026 | | | $ | 14,538,552 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 17,426,109 | | | | 34,822,290 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 53,085,175 | | | | (78,545,440 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 78,498,310 | | | | (29,184,598 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2): | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | (31,278,157 | ) | | | (52,441,279 | ) |
Service Class | | | (7,465,774 | ) | | | (8,800,849 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (38,743,931 | ) | | | (61,242,128 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net fund share transactions (Note 5): | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 895,042 | | | | (5,036,502 | ) |
Service Class | | | 15,070,090 | | | | 45,586,652 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions | | | 15,965,132 | | | | 40,550,150 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 55,719,511 | | | | (49,876,576 | ) |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 645,611,133 | | | | 695,487,709 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 701,330,644 | | | $ | 645,611,133 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Equity Fund | | | MML Managed Bond Fund | | | MML U.S. Government Money Market Fund | |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018
| | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018
| | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 8,451,735 | | | $ | 16,502,140 | | | $ | 18,862,839 | | | $ | 38,300,420 | | | $ | 1,663,905 | | | $ | 2,313,852 | |
| 60,692,959 | | | | 37,986,670 | | | | 13,486,391 | | | | (20,458,801 | ) | | | 356 | | | | 360 | |
| 38,590,720 | | | | (133,765,394 | ) | | | 40,253,394 | | | | (25,917,413 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 107,735,414 | | | | (79,276,584 | ) | | | 72,602,624 | | | | (8,075,794 | ) | | | 1,664,261 | | | | 2,314,212 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (116,978,081 | ) | | | (8,175,275 | ) | | | (30,373,956 | ) | | | (1,663,870 | ) | | | (2,314,775 | ) |
| - | | | | (14,830,448 | ) | | | (2,469,925 | ) | | | (8,910,347 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (131,808,529 | ) | | | (10,645,200 | ) | | | (39,284,303 | ) | | | (1,663,870 | ) | | | (2,314,775 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (31,164,528 | ) | | | 47,524,177 | | | | 78,500,656 | | | | (138,678,104 | ) | | | 1,499,786 | | | | 29,832,220 | |
| (3,378,035 | ) | | | 12,148,379 | | | | (8,106,623 | ) | | | (13,148,914 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (34,542,563 | ) | | | 59,672,556 | | | | 70,394,033 | | | | (151,827,018 | ) | | | 1,499,786 | | | | 29,832,220 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 73,192,851 | | | | (151,412,557 | ) | | | 132,351,457 | | | | (199,187,115 | ) | | | 1,500,177 | | | | 29,831,657 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 717,680,136 | | | | 869,092,693 | | | | 1,033,486,592 | | | | 1,232,673,707 | | | | 179,102,491 | | | | 149,270,834 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 790,872,987 | | | $ | 717,680,136 | | | $ | 1,165,838,049 | | | $ | 1,033,486,592 | | | $ | 180,602,668 | | | $ | 179,102,491 | |
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Financial Highlights(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Blend Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 20.35 | | | $ | 0.25 | | | $ | 2.23 | | | $ | 2.48 | | | $ | (0.15 | ) | | $ | (1.09 | ) | | $ | (1.24 | ) | | $ | 21.59 | | | | 12.32% | b | | $ | 560,334 | | | | 0.45% | a | | | 2.43% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 23.33 | | | | 0.47 | | | | (1.39 | ) | | | (0.92 | ) | | | (0.48 | ) | | | (1.58 | ) | | | (2.06 | ) | | | 20.35 | | | | (4.34% | ) | | | 527,007 | | | | 0.45% | | | | 2.12% | |
12/31/17 | | | 21.54 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 2.74 | | | | 3.16 | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.90 | ) | | | (1.37 | ) | | | 23.33 | | | | 15.25% | | | | 607,368 | | | | 0.45% | | | | 1.91% | |
12/31/16 | | | 22.22 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 1.48 | | | | 1.91 | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (2.13 | ) | | | (2.59 | ) | | | 21.54 | | | | 9.42% | | | | 581,972 | | | | 0.46% | | | | 2.03% | |
12/31/15 | | | 24.51 | | | | 0.48 | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | 0.03 | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (1.82 | ) | | | (2.32 | ) | | | 22.22 | | | | 0.08% | | | | 586,082 | | | | 0.45% | | | | 2.07% | |
12/31/14 | | | 22.78 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 2.01 | | | | 2.46 | | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) | | | 24.51 | | | | 10.99% | | | | 644,881 | | | | 0.45% | | | | 1.92% | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 20.29 | | | $ | 0.23 | | | $ | 2.23 | | | $ | 2.46 | | | $ | (0.14 | ) | | $ | (1.09 | ) | | $ | (1.23 | ) | | $ | 21.52 | | | | 12.19% | b | | $ | 140,996 | | | | 0.70% | a | | | 2.18% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 23.27 | | | | 0.42 | | | | (1.40 | ) | | | (0.98 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (1.58 | ) | | | (2.00 | ) | | | 20.29 | | | | (4.58% | ) | | | 118,604 | | | | 0.70% | | | | 1.89% | |
12/31/17 | | | 21.50 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 2.72 | | | | 3.09 | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.90 | ) | | | (1.32 | ) | | | 23.27 | | | | 14.97% | | | | 88,119 | | | | 0.70% | | | | 1.66% | |
12/31/16 | | | 22.18 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 1.48 | | | | 1.85 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (2.13 | ) | | | (2.53 | ) | | | 21.50 | | | | 9.15% | | | | 60,018 | | | | 0.71% | | | | 1.78% | |
12/31/15 | | | 24.48 | | | | 0.42 | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (1.82 | ) | | | (2.26 | ) | | | 22.18 | | | | (0.17% | ) | | | 47,555 | | | | 0.70% | | | | 1.83% | |
12/31/14 | | | 22.75 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 2.01 | | | | 2.40 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) | | | 24.48 | | | | 10.71% | | | | 40,333 | | | | 0.70% | | | | 1.68% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended June 30, 2019b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 84 | % | | | 86 | % | | | 134 | % | | | 175 | % | | | 209 | % | | | 183 | % |
b | Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized. |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements(Continued)
Financial Highlights(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Equity Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data: | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 24.16 | | | $ | 0.29 | | | $ | 3.39 | | | $ | 3.68 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 27.84 | | | | 15.21% | b | | $ | 698,881 | | | | 0.44% | a | | | 2.24% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 31.69 | | | | 0.60 | | | | (3.06 | ) | | | (2.46 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (4.50 | ) | | | (5.07 | ) | | | 24.16 | | | | (9.99% | ) | | | 634,703 | | | | 0.44% | | | | 2.00% | |
12/31/17 | | | 28.08 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 3.85 | | | | 4.37 | | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.76 | ) | | | 31.69 | | | | 15.79% | | | | 774,278 | | | | 0.43% | | | | 1.73% | |
12/31/16 | | | 27.08 | | | | 0.58 | | | | 2.69 | | | | 3.27 | | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (1.78 | ) | | | (2.27 | ) | | | 28.08 | | | | 12.59% | | | | 727,540 | | | | 0.44% | | | | 2.15% | |
12/31/15 | | | 30.28 | | | | 0.50 | | | | (1.67 | ) | | | (1.17 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) | | | (1.39 | ) | | | (2.03 | ) | | | 27.08 | | | | (3.43% | ) | | | 709,315 | | | | 0.43% | | | | 1.69% | |
12/31/14 | | | 27.55 | | | | 0.61 | | | | 2.57 | | | | 3.18 | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | 30.28 | | | | 11.57% | | | | 799,222 | | | | 0.43% | | | | 2.12% | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 23.82 | | | $ | 0.26 | | | $ | 3.33 | | | $ | 3.59 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 27.41 | | | | 15.07% | b | | $ | 91,992 | | | | 0.69% | a | | | 1.99% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 31.31 | | | | 0.52 | | | | (3.01 | ) | | | (2.49 | ) | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (4.50 | ) | | | (5.00 | ) | | | 23.82 | | | | (10.22% | ) | | | 82,977 | | | | 0.69% | | | | 1.75% | |
12/31/17 | | | 27.77 | | | | 0.44 | | | | 3.80 | | | | 4.24 | | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | 31.31 | | | | 15.50% | | | | 94,815 | | | | 0.68% | | | | 1.49% | |
12/31/16 | | | 26.81 | | | | 0.50 | | | | 2.67 | | | | 3.17 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (1.78 | ) | | | (2.21 | ) | | | 27.77 | | | | 12.31% | | | | 82,045 | | | | 0.69% | | | | 1.90% | |
12/31/15 | | | 30.01 | | | | 0.42 | | | | (1.65 | ) | | | (1.23 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (1.39 | ) | | | (1.97 | ) | | | 26.81 | | | | (3.67% | ) | | | 69,098 | | | | 0.68% | | | | 1.45% | |
12/31/14 | | | 27.34 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 2.56 | | | | 3.08 | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | 30.01 | | | | 11.29% | | | | 56,685 | | | | 0.68% | | | | 1.82% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended June 30, 2019b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 70 | % | | | 41 | % | | | 70 | % | | | 47 | % | | | 39 | % | | | 38 | % |
b | Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized. |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements(Continued)
Financial Highlights(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Managed Bond Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 11.93 | | | $ | 0.21 | | | $ | 0.60 | | | $ | 0.81 | | | $ | (0.12 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (0.12 | ) | | $ | 12.62 | | | | 6.82% | b | | $ | 904,900 | | | | 0.42% | a | | | 3.56% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 12.41 | | | | 0.40 | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | 11.93 | | | | (0.44% | ) | | | 778,603 | | | | 0.42% | | | | 3.34% | |
12/31/17 | | | 12.24 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | 12.41 | | | | 4.69% | | | | 953,592 | | | | 0.40% | | | | 2.78% | |
12/31/16 | | | 12.31 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.35 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | 12.24 | | | | 2.75% | | | | 941,621 | | | | 0.39% | | | | 2.61% | |
12/31/15 | | | 12.82 | | | | 0.33 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | 12.31 | | | | (0.75% | ) | | | 976,932 | | | | 0.39% | | | | 2.59% | |
12/31/14 | | | 12.44 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.79 | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | 12.82 | | | | 6.46% | | | | 1,218,504 | | | | 0.39% | | | | 2.47% | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 11.91 | | | $ | 0.20 | | | $ | 0.60 | | | $ | 0.80 | | | $ | (0.12 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (0.12 | ) | | $ | 12.59 | | | | 6.69% | b | | $ | 260,938 | | | | 0.67% | a | | | 3.31% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 12.39 | | | | 0.37 | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | 11.91 | | | | (0.69% | ) | | | 254,883 | | | | 0.67% | | | | 3.10% | |
12/31/17 | | | 12.22 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.54 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 12.39 | | | | 4.43% | | | | 279,082 | | | | 0.65% | | | | 2.53% | |
12/31/16 | | | 12.29 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.32 | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | 12.22 | | | | 2.49% | | | | 260,735 | | | | 0.64% | | | | 2.36% | |
12/31/15 | | | 12.80 | | | | 0.30 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | 12.29 | | | | (1.00% | ) | | | 245,418 | | | | 0.64% | | | | 2.36% | |
12/31/14 | | | 12.42 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.48 | | | | 0.76 | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | 12.80 | | | | 6.19% | | | | 217,495 | | | | 0.64% | | | | 2.22% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended June 30, 2019b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 159 | % | | | 138 | % | | | 237 | % | | | 314 | % | | | 358 | % | | | 368 | % |
b | Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized. |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements(Continued)
Financial Highlights(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML U. S. Government Money Market Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waivers | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversj | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 0.01 | | | $ | 0.00 | d | | $ | 0.01 | | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | 1.00 | | | | 0.95% | b | | $ | 180,603 | | | | 0.53% | a | | | N/A | | | | 1.93 | %a |
12/31/18 | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.00 | d | | | 0.01 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.32% | | | | 179,102 | | | | 0.54% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.35 | % |
12/31/17 | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.00 | d | | | 0.00 | d | | | 0.00 | d | | | (0.00 | )d | | | (0.00 | )d | | | (0.00 | )d | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.36% | | | | 149,271 | | | | 0.54% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.35 | % |
12/31/16 | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.00 | d | | | 0.00 | d | | | 0.00 | d | | | (0.00 | )d | | | - | | | | (0.00 | )d | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.11% | | | | 166,136 | | | | 0.54% | | | | 0.40% | | | | 0.00 | %e |
12/31/15 | | | 1.00 | | | | - | | | | 0.00 | d | | | 0.00 | d | | | (0.00 | )d | | | (0.00 | )d | | | (0.00 | )d | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.00% | e | | | 167,900 | | | | 0.52% | | | | 0.15% | | | | - | |
12/31/14 | | | 1.00 | | | | - | | | | 0.00 | d | | | 0.00 | d | | | (0.00 | )d | | | (0.00 | )d | | | (0.00 | )d | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.00% | e | | | 252,701 | | | | 0.51% | | | | 0.11% | | | | - | |
b | Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized. |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
d | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
e | Amount is less than 0.005%. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers and/or MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
MML Series Investment Fund II (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as anopen-end management investment company. The Trust is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Massachusetts business trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated February 8, 2005, which was amended and restated as of February 28, 2005 and December 15, 2011, as it may be further amended from time to time. The following are four series of the Trust (each individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”):
MML Blend Fund (“Blend Fund”)
MML Equity Fund (“Equity Fund”)
MML Managed Bond Fund (“Managed Bond Fund”)
MML U.S. Government Money Market Fund (“U.S. Government Money Market Fund”)
The Trust makes shares of the Funds available for the investment of assets of various separate investment accounts established by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”) and by life insurance companies which are subsidiaries of MassMutual. Shares of the Trust are not offered to the general public. MassMutual, MML Bay State Life Insurance Company, C.M. Life Insurance Company, and the MML Allocation Funds, which are “funds of funds” series of MML Series Investment Fund, anotheropen-end management investment company sponsored by MassMutual, are the record owners of all of the outstanding shares of the Funds.
Each share class of a Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of assets. The principal difference among the classes is the level of shareholder and distribution service expenses borne by the classes. Because each class will have different fees and expenses, performance and share prices will vary between the classes. The classes of shares are offered to different types of investors, as outlined in the Funds’ Prospectus.
2. | | Significant Accounting Policies |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed consistently by each Fund in the preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“generally accepted accounting principles”). The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies.
Investment Valuation
The net asset value of each Fund’s shares is determined once daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), on each day the NYSE is open for trading (a “business day”). The NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, but may close earlier on some days. If the NYSE is scheduled to close early, the business day will be considered to end as of the time of the NYSE’s scheduled close. A Fund will not treat an intraday disruption in NYSE trading or other event that causes an unscheduled closing of the NYSE as a close of business of the NYSE for these purposes and will instead fair value securities in accordance with procedures approved annually by the Board of Trustees (“Trustees”), and under the general oversight of the Trustees. On holidays and other days when the NYSE is closed, each Fund’s net asset value generally is not calculated and the Funds do not anticipate accepting buy or sell orders. However, the value of each Fund’s assets may still be affected on such days to the extent that a Fund holds foreign securities that trade on days that foreign securities markets are open.
Equity securities and derivative contracts that are actively traded on a national securities exchange or contract market are valued on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service, which provides the last reported sale price, or, in the case of futures contracts, the settlement price, for securities or derivatives listed on the exchange or contract market or the official closing price on the NASDAQ National Market System (“NASDAQ System”), or in the case ofover-the-counter (“OTC”) securities for which an
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official closing price is unavailable or not reported on the NASDAQ System, the last reported bid price. Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange are valued at the last price at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Debt securities (with the exception of debt securities held by the U.S. Government Money Market Fund) are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, which generally determines valuations taking into account factors such asinstitutional-size trading in similar securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. Shares of otheropen-end mutual funds are valued at their closing net asset values as reported on each business day. The U.S. Government Money Market Fund’s debt securities are typically valued at amortized cost, but may be valued using a vendor quote if the Fund’s investment adviser determines it more closely approximates current market value, in accordance with Rule2a-7 under the 1940 Act pursuant to which the U.S. Government Money Market Fund must adhere to certain conditions. It is the intention of the U.S. Government Money Market Fund to maintain a stable net asset value per share of $1.00, although this cannot be assured.
Investments for which market quotations are readily available are marked to market daily based on those quotations. Market quotations may be provided by third-party vendors or market makers, and may be determined on the basis of a variety of factors, such as broker quotations, financial modeling, and other market data, such as market indexes and yield curves, counterparty information, and foreign exchange rates. U.S. Government and agency securities may be valued on the basis of market quotations or using a model that may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, quoted market prices, and reference data. The fair values of OTC derivative contracts, including forward, swap, and option contracts related to interest rates, foreign currencies, credit standing of reference entities, equity prices, or commodity prices, may be based on market quotations or may be modeled using a series of techniques, including simulation models, depending on the contract and the terms of the transaction. The fair values of asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities are estimated based on models that consider the estimated cash flows of each debt tranche of the issuer, established benchmark yield, and estimated tranche-specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche, including, but not limited to, prepayment speed assumptions and attributes of the collateral. Restricted securities are generally valued at a discount to similar publicly traded securities.
Investments for which market quotations are not available or for which a pricing service or vendor does not provide a value, or for which such market quotations or values are considered by the investment adviser or subadviser to be unreliable (including, for example, certain foreign securities, thinly-traded securities, certain restricted securities, certain initial public offerings, or securities whose values may have been affected by a significant event) are stated at fair valuations determined in good faith by the Funds’ Valuation Committee1 in accordance with procedures approved annually by the Trustees, and under the general oversight of the Trustees. The Funds’ Valuation Committee employs various methods to determine fair valuations including a regular review of significant inputs and assumptions and review of any related market activity. The Funds’ Valuation Committee reports to the Trustees at its regularly scheduled meetings. It is possible that fair value prices will be used by the Funds to a significant extent. The value determined for an investment using the Funds’ fair value procedures may differ from recent market prices for the investment and may be significantly different from the value realized upon the sale of such investment.
The Funds may invest in securities that are traded principally in foreign markets and that trade on weekends and other days when the Funds do not price their shares. As a result, the values of the Funds’ portfolio securities may change on days when the prices of the Funds’ shares are not calculated. The prices of the Funds’ shares will reflect any such changes when the prices of the Funds’ shares are next calculated, which is the next business day. The Funds may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities primarily traded in foreign markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Funds value their securities. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim. The Funds’ investments may be priced based on fair values provided by a third-party vendor, based on certain factors and methodologies applied by such vendor, in the event that there is movement in the U.S. market, between the close of the foreign market and the time the Funds calculate their net asset values. All assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the mean between the buying and selling rates of such currencies against the U.S. dollar at the end of each business day.
1 | The Valuation Committee consists of the President, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurers, Vice Presidents (except for the CCO), Secretary, and Assistant Secretaries of the Trust, as well as such other members as the Trustees may from time to time designate. The Valuation Committee reviews and determines the fair valuation of portfolio securities and the Funds’ pricing procedures in general. |
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For investments in equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds (“Private Company” or collectively, the “Private Companies”) and any other investments fair valued using significant unobservable inputs, as described below, the fair valuation approaches used by third party service providers and/or the Funds’ subadvisers utilize one or a combination of, but not limited to, the following inputs:
Market approach: (i) recent market transactions, including subsequent rounds of financing, in the underlying investment or comparable issuers; (ii) recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure; and (iii) market multiples of comparable issuers.
Income approach: (i) future cash flows discounted to present value and adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, and/or market risks; (ii) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and (iii) other risk factors, such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts, and/or default rates.
Cost approach: (i) audited or unaudited financial statements, investor communications, and financial or operational metrics issued by the Private Company; (ii) changes in the valuation of relevant indices or publicly traded companies comparable to the Private Company; (iii) relevant news and other public sources; and (iv) known secondary market transactions in the Private Company’s interests and merger or acquisition activity in companies comparable to the Private Company.
Investments in series of preferred stock issued by Private Companies are typically valued utilizing Market approach in determining the enterprise value of the company. Such investments often contain rights and preferences that differ from other series of preferred and common stock of the same issuer. Valuation techniques such as the current value method (“CVM”), an option pricing model (“OPM”), a probability weighted expected return model (“PWERM”), or a hybrid of those techniques are used in allocating enterprise value of the company, as deemed appropriate under the circumstances. The CVM allocates value among the various parts of a company’s capital structure assuming that the value of convertible preferred stock is represented by the most favorable claim the preferred stockholders have on the enterprise value as of the valuation date. The use of OPM and PWERM techniques involve a determination of the exit scenarios of the investment in order to appropriately allocate the enterprise value of the company among the various parts of its capital structure.
The Private Companies are not subject to the public company disclosure, timing, and reporting standards as other investments held by a Fund. Typically, the most recently available information for a Private Company is as of a date that is earlier than the date a Fund is calculating its net asset value. This factor may result in a difference between the value of the investment and the price a Fund could receive upon the sale of the investment.
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-tier hierarchy is utilized to maximize the use of observable market data inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value (such as a pricing model) and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments and the determination of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and consideration of factors specific to each security.
Level 1 – quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical investments that the Funds can access at the measurement date
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
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The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned Level within the hierarchy. In addition, in periods of market dislocation, the observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition, as well as changes related to liquidity of investments, could cause a security to be reclassified between Levels.
In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different Levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the Level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest Level input that is significant to the overall fair value measurement.
The U.S. Government Money Market Fund characterized all investments at Level 2, as of June 30, 2019. For the Fund noted in the preceding sentence, the level classification by major category of investments is the same as the category presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.
The following is the aggregate value by input level, as of June 30, 2019, for the remaining Funds’ investments:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Blend Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 439,464,189 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 439,464,189 | |
Preferred Stock | | | 512,800 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 512,800 | |
Corporate Debt | | | - | | | | 96,060,471 | | | | - | | | | 96,060,471 | |
Municipal Obligations | | | - | | | | 1,928,463 | | | | - | | | | 1,928,463 | |
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | 881,510 | | | | 81,399,527 | | | | - | | | | 82,281,037 | |
Sovereign Debt Obligations | | | - | | | | 1,966,793 | | | | - | | | | 1,966,793 | |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | - | | | | 69,981,470 | | | | - | | | | 69,981,470 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | - | | | | 4,384,798 | | | | - | | | | 4,384,798 | |
Purchased Options | | | - | | | | 1,682,574 | | | | - | | | | 1,682,574 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 1,118,862 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,118,862 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 49,535,184 | | | | - | | | | 49,535,184 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 441,977,361 | | | $ | 306,939,280 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 748,916,641 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 1,271,176 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,271,176 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | (321,987 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (321,987 | ) |
Swap Agreements | | | - | | | | (113,626 | ) | | | - | | | | (113,626 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | (321,987 | ) | | $ | (113,626 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (435,613 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 778,308,925 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 778,308,925 | |
Preferred Stock | | | 3,105,090 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 3,105,090 | |
Corporate Debt | | | - | | | | 854,010 | | | | - | | | | 854,010 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 4,071,040 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 4,071,040 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 4,967,102 | | | | - | | | | 4,967,102 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 785,485,055 | | | $ | 5,821,112 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 791,306,167 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Managed Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stock | | $ | 2,435,800 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,435,800 | |
Corporate Debt | | | - | | | | 415,955,259 | | | | - | | | | 415,955,259 | |
Municipal Obligations | | | - | | | | 9,250,495 | | | | - | | | | 9,250,495 | |
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | 3,580,920 | | | | 359,349,138 | | | | - | | | | 362,930,058 | |
Sovereign Debt Obligations | | | - | | | | 7,336,596 | | | | - | | | | 7,336,596 | |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | - | | | | 317,895,609 | | | | - | | | | 317,895,609 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | - | | | | 30,794,461 | | | | - | | | | 30,794,461 | |
Purchased Options | | | - | | | | 10,284,996 | | | | - | | | | 10,284,996 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 2,177,253 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 2,177,253 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 218,126,010 | | | | - | | | | 218,126,010 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 8,193,973 | | | $ | 1,368,992,564 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,377,186,537 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 5,794,249 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 5,794,249 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | (1,481,817 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (1,481,817 | ) |
Swap Agreements | | | - | | | | (694,225 | ) | | | - | | | | (694,225 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | (1,481,817 | ) | | $ | (694,225 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (2,176,042 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The following table shows Fund(s) with certain assets and liabilities, which approximate fair value and would be categorized at Level 2 as of June 30, 2019.
| | | | |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: | | Blend Fund | | Managed Bond Fund |
Receivables from: | | | | |
Investments sold on a when-issued basis | | X | | X |
Collateral pledged for open swap agreements | | | | X |
Payables for: | | | | |
Investments purchased on a when-issued basis | | X | | X |
Collateral held for open purchased options | | X | | X |
Collateral held for when-issued securities | | X | | X |
Securities on loan | | X | | X |
Due to custodian | | X | | |
The Funds, with the exception of the Blend Fund and Managed Bond Fund, had no Level 3 transfers during the period ended June 30, 2019. The Blend Fund and Managed Bond Fund had Level 3 transfers during the period ended June 30, 2019; however, none of the transfers individually or collectively had a material impact on the Funds.
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Derivative Instruments
Derivatives are financial instruments whose values are based on the values of one or more indicators, such as a security, asset, currency, interest rate, or index. Derivative transactions can create investment leverage and may be highly volatile. Losses from derivatives can be substantially greater than the derivatives’ original cost and can sometimes be unlimited. A Fund may not be able to close out a derivative transaction at a favorable time or price. For those Funds that held derivatives during the period ended June 30, 2019, the following table shows how the Fund used these types of derivatives during the period (marked with an “A”), as well as additional uses, if any, it may have for them in the future (marked with an “M”).
| | | | |
| | |
Type of Derivative and Objective for Use | | Blend Fund | | Managed Bond Fund |
Futures Contracts* | | | | |
Hedging/Risk Management | | A | | A |
Duration/Credit Quality Management | | A | | A |
Substitution for Direct Investment | | A | | A |
Intention to Create Investment Leverage in Portfolio | | M | | M |
| | |
Interest Rate Swaps** | | | | |
Hedging/Risk Management | | A | | A |
Duration Management | | A | | A |
Asset/Liability Management | | M | | A |
Substitution for Direct Investment | | M | | A |
Intention to Create Investment Leverage in Portfolio | | M | | M |
| | |
Credit Default Swaps (Protection Seller) | | | | |
Hedging/Risk Management | | A | | A |
Duration/Credit Quality Management | | A | | A |
Income | | A | | A |
Substitution for Direct Investment | | A | | A |
Intention to Create Investment Leverage in Portfolio | | M | | M |
| | |
Options (Purchased) | | | | |
Hedging/Risk Management | | A | | A |
Duration/Credit Quality Management | | A | | A |
Substitution for Direct Investment | | A | | A |
Directional Investment | | A | | A |
Intention to Create Investment Leverage in Portfolio | | M | | M |
* | Includes any options purchased or written on futures contracts, if applicable. |
** | Includes any caps, floors, and collars, and related purchased or written options, if applicable. |
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At June 30, 2019, and during the period then ended, the Fund(s) had the following derivatives and transactions in derivatives, grouped into the indicated risk categories:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Credit Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
Blend Fund | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | |
Purchased Options* | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,682,574 | | | $ | 1,682,574 | |
Futures Contracts^^ | | | - | | | | 1,271,176 | | | | 1,271,176 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Value | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,953,750 | | | $ | 2,953,750 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | |
Futures Contracts^^ | | $ | - | | | $ | (321,987 | ) | | $ | (321,987 | ) |
Swap Agreements^ | | | (109,427 | ) | | | - | | | | (109,427 | ) |
Swap Agreements^^,^^^ | | | - | | | | (4,199 | ) | | | (4,199 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Value | | $ | (109,427 | ) | | $ | (326,186 | ) | | $ | (435,613 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized Gain (Loss)# | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,611,364 | | | $ | 1,611,364 | |
Swap Agreements | | | 16,260 | | | | 9,330 | | | | 25,590 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | | $ | 16,260 | | | $ | 1,620,694 | | | $ | 1,636,954 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)## | | | | | | | | | |
Purchased Options | | $ | - | | | $ | (55,919 | ) | | $ | (55,919 | ) |
Futures Contracts | | | - | | | | 171,854 | | | | 171,854 | |
Swap Agreements | | | 66,346 | | | | (4,199 | ) | | | 62,147 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation) | | $ | 66,346 | | | $ | 111,736 | | | $ | 178,082 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Managed Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | |
Purchased Options* | | $ | - | | | $ | 10,284,996 | | | $ | 10,284,996 | |
Futures Contracts^^ | | | - | | | | 5,794,249 | | | | 5,794,249 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Value | | $ | - | | | $ | 16,079,245 | | | $ | 16,079,245 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | |
Futures Contracts^^ | | $ | - | | | $ | (1,481,817 | ) | | $ | (1,481,817 | ) |
Swap Agreements^ | | | (668,612 | ) | | | - | | | | (668,612 | ) |
Swap Agreements^^,^^^ | | | - | | | | (25,613 | ) | | | (25,613 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Value | | $ | (668,612 | ) | | $ | (1,507,430 | ) | | $ | (2,176,042 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized Gain (Loss)# | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | 7,100,701 | | | $ | 7,100,701 | |
Swap Agreements | | | 99,345 | | | | 65,971 | | | | 165,316 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | | $ | 99,345 | | | $ | 7,166,672 | | | $ | 7,266,017 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)## | | | | | | | | | |
Purchased Options | | $ | - | | | $ | (343,517 | ) | | $ | (343,517 | ) |
Futures Contracts | | | - | | | | 403,737 | | | | 403,737 | |
Swap Agreements | | | 405,375 | | | | (25,613 | ) | | | 379,762 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation) | | $ | 405,375 | | | $ | 34,607 | | | $ | 439,982 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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* | Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Investments, at value. |
^ | Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Payables for: open swap agreements, at value. |
^^ | Cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps is reported in “Futures Contracts” and “Swap Agreements” in each applicable Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin, if any, is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
^^^ | Represents centrally cleared swaps which are not subject to a master netting agreement. |
# | Statements of Operations location: Amounts are included in net realized gain (loss) on: futures contracts or swap agreements, as applicable. |
## | Statements of Operations location: Amounts are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: investment transactions, futures contracts, or swap agreements, as applicable. |
For the period ended June 30, 2019, the number of contracts, notional amounts, or shares/units for each derivative type was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Contracts, Notional Amounts, or Shares/Units† | |
| | Futures Contracts | | | Swap Agreements | | | Purchased Swaptions | |
Blend Fund | | | 446 | | | $ | 1,406,667 | | | $ | 34,020,000 | |
Managed Bond Fund | | | 1,845 | | | | 8,626,667 | | | | 207,950,000 | |
† | Amount(s) disclosed represent average number of contracts for futures contracts, or notional amounts for swap agreements and purchased swaptions, based on absolute values, which is indicative of volume of this derivative type, for the months that the Fund held such derivatives during the period ended June 30, 2019. |
The following table presents derivative assets by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement (“MNA”), or similar agreement, and net of the related collateral received by the Fund(s) as of June 30, 2019.
Asset Valuation Inputs
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Derivative Assets Subject to an MNA by Counterparty† | | | Financial Instruments Available for Offset | | | Collateral Received*** | | | Net Amount* | |
Blend Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 798,522 | | | $ | - | | | $ | (790,000 | ) | | $ | 8,522 | |
Credit Suisse International | | | 884,052 | | | | - | | | | (884,052 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 1,682,574 | | | $ | - | | | $ | (1,674,052 | ) | | $ | 8,522 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Managed Bond Fund | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 4,929,609 | | | $ | - | | | $ | (4,929,609 | ) | | $ | - | |
Credit Suisse International | | | 5,355,387 | | | | - | | | | (5,355,387 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 10,284,996 | | | $ | - | | | $ | (10,284,996 | ) | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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The following table presents derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA, or similar agreement, and net of the related collateral pledged by the Fund(s) as of June 30, 2019.
Liability Valuation Inputs
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Derivative Liabilities Subject to an MNA by Counterparty† | | | Financial Instruments Available for Offset | | | Collateral Pledged*** | | | Net Amount** | |
Blend Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Goldman Sachs International | | $ | (109,427 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (109,427 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Managed Bond Fund | | | | | | | |
Goldman Sachs International | | $ | (668,612 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | 668,612 | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | Represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default. |
** | Represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default. |
*** | The amount presented here may be less than the total amount of collateral received/pledged as the net amount of derivative assets and liabilities for a counterparty cannot be less than $0. |
† | The amount presented here may be less than the total amount shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as some derivatives held by the counterparty are not covered within the master netting agreements. |
Such agreements typically permit a single net payment in the event of default, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Typically, the Fund(s) and counterparties are not permitted to sell,re-pledge, or use the collateral they receive.
Further details regarding the derivatives and other investments held by the Fund(s) during the period ended June 30, 2019, are discussed below.
Futures Contracts
A Fund may seek to manage a variety of different risks, such as interest rate risk, equity price risk, and currency risk, through the use of futures contracts.A Fund may use interest rate futures contracts to adjust the interest rate sensitivity (duration) of its portfolio or the credit exposure of the portfolio. Interest rate futures contracts obligate the long or short holder to take or make delivery of a specified quantity of a financial instrument, such as a specific fixed income security, during a specified future period at a specified price. A Fund may use index futures contracts to hedge against broad market risks to its portfolio or to gain broad market exposure when it holds uninvested cash or as an inexpensive substitute for cash investments directly in securities or other assets, including commodities and precious metals. Securities index futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell units of a securities index at a specified future date at a price agreed upon when the contract is made and are settled in cash. Positions in futures contracts may be closed out only on an exchange or board of trade which provides a secondary market for such futures. Because futures contracts are exchange-traded, they typically have minimal exposure to counterparty risk.
Parties to a futures contract are not required to post the entire notional amount of the contract, but rather a small percentage of that amount (by way of margin), both at the time they enter into futures transactions, and then on a daily basis if their positions decline in value; as a result, futures contracts are highly leveraged. Such payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Funds as unrealized gains or losses. Because futures markets are highly leveraged, they can be extremely volatile, and there can be no assurance that the pricing of a futures contract will correlate precisely with the pricing of the asset or index underlying it or the asset or liability of the Fund that is the subject of the hedge. It may not always be possible for a Fund to enter into a closing transaction with respect to a futures contract it has entered into, at a favorable time or price. When a Fund enters into a futures transaction, it is subject to the risk that the value of the futures contract will move in a direction unfavorable to it. When a Fund uses futures contracts for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the transactions, at least in part.
When a futures contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.
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Swap Agreements
Swap agreements are typicallytwo-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments or rates, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” (i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index).
Interest Rate Swaps.When a Fund enters into an interest rate swap, it typically agrees to make payments to its counterparty based on a specified long- or short-term interest rate, and will receive payments from its counterparty based on another interest rate. Other forms of interest rate swap agreements include, among others, interest rate caps, under which, in return for a specified payment stream, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates exceed a specified rate, or “cap”; interest rate floors, under which, in return for a specified payment stream, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates fall below a specified rate, or “floor”; and interest rate collars, under which a party sells a cap and purchases a floor or vice versa in an attempt to protect itself against interest rate movements exceeding given minimum or maximum levels. A Fund may enter into an interest rate swap in order, for example, to hedge against the effect of interest rate changes on the value of specific securities in its portfolio, or to adjust the interest rate sensitivity (duration) or the credit exposure of its portfolio overall, or otherwise as a substitute for a direct investment in debt securities.
Credit Default Swaps.A Fund also may enter into credit default swap transactions, as a “buyer” or “seller” of credit protection. In a credit default swap, one party provides what is in effect insurance against a default or other adverse credit event affecting an issuer of debt securities (typically referred to as a “reference entity”). In general, the buyer of credit protection is obligated to pay the protection seller an upfront amount or a periodic stream of payments over the term of the swap. If a “credit event” occurs, the buyer has the right to deliver to the seller bonds or other obligations of the reference entity (with a value up to the full notional value of the swap), and to receive a payment equal to the par value of the bonds or other obligations. Credit events that would trigger a request that the seller make payment are specific to each credit default swap agreement, but generally include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, acceleration, default, or repudiation/moratorium. When a Fund buys protection, it may or may not own securities of the reference entity. If it does own securities of the reference entity, the swap serves as a hedge against a decline in the value of the securities due to the occurrence of a credit event involving the issuer of the securities. If the Fund does not own securities of the reference entity, the credit default swap may be seen to create a short position in the reference entity. If a Fund is a buyer and no credit event occurs, the Fund will typically recover nothing under the swap, but will have had to pay the required upfront payment and stream of continuing payments under the swap. When a Fund sells protection under a credit default swap, the position may have the effect of creating leverage in the Fund’s portfolio through the Fund’s indirect long exposure to the issuer or securities on which the swap is written. When a Fund sells protection, it may do so either to earn additional income or to create a “synthetic” long position.
Whenever a Fund enters into a swap agreement, it takes on counterparty risk — the risk that its counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the swap agreement. The Fund also takes the risk that the market will move against its position in the swap agreement. In the case of an interest rate swap, the value of the swap may increase or decrease depending on changes in interest rates. In the case of a credit default swap, the swap will become more or less valuable depending on the credit of the issuer of the underlying security, and, if a credit event occurs under a swap where the Fund is the seller of credit protection, the Fund could be required to purchase the security at par value, resulting in a significant loss to the Fund. When the Fund enters into any type of swap for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the swap, at least in part. Swap agreements may benon-transferable or otherwise highly illiquid, and a Fund may not be able to terminate or transfer a swap agreement at any particular time or at an acceptable price.
Swaptions.A Fund may also enter into options on swap agreements (“swaptions”). A swaption is a contract that gives a counterparty the right (but not the obligation) to enter into a new swap agreement or to shorten, extend, cancel, or otherwise modify an existing swap agreement, at some designated future time on specified terms. A Fund may write (sell) and purchase put and call swaptions. Depending on the terms of the particular option agreement, a Fund will generally incur a greater degree of risk when it writes a swaption than it will incur when it purchases a swaption. When a Fund purchases a swaption, it risks losing only the amount of the premium it has paid should it decide to let the option expire unexercised. However, when a Fund writes a swaption, upon exercise of the option the Fund will become obligated according to the terms of the underlying agreement. A Fund may enter into swaptions for the same purposes as swaps. For information regarding the accounting treatment of options, see “Options” below.
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Centrally Cleared Swaps.Certain clearinghouses currently offer clearing for limited types of derivatives transactions, principally certain interest rate swaps, certain index swaps, and credit derivatives. In a cleared derivative transaction, a Fund typically enters into the transaction with a financial institution counterparty, and performance of the transaction is effectively guaranteed by a central clearinghouse, thereby reducing or eliminating the Fund’s exposure to the credit risk of its original counterparty. The Fund will be required to post amounts (“initial margin”) with the clearinghouse or at the instruction of the clearinghouse. The initial margin required by a clearinghouse may be greater than the initial margin the Fund would be required to post in an uncleared transaction. If cash is deposited as the initial margin, it is shown as collateral on a Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swap agreements aremarked-to-market daily and subsequent payments (“variation margin”) are made or received by a Fund depending on whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on a Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities (“Variation margin on open derivative instruments”) and as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a Fund’s Statement of Operations. Only a limited number of transaction types are currently eligible for clearing.
During the term of a swap transaction, changes in the value of the swap are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by marking to market to reflect the market value of the swap. When the swap is terminated, a Fund will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and a Fund’s basis in the agreement. Upfront swap premium payments paid or received by a Fund, if any, are recorded within the value of the open swap agreement on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represent payments paid or received upon entering into the swap agreement to compensate for differences between stated terms of the swap agreement and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, and other relevant factors). These upfront payments are recorded as realized gain or loss on the Fund’s Statement of Operations upon termination or maturity of the swap agreement.
During the term of a swap transaction, the periodic net payments can be made for a set period of time or may be triggered by a predetermined credit event. The net periodic payments may be based on a fixed or variable interest rate, the change in market value of a specified security, basket of securities or index, or the return generated by a security. These periodic payments received or made by the Funds are recorded in the accompanying Statements of Operations as realized gains and losses, respectively.
A Fund’s current exposure to a counterparty is the fair value of the transaction.
Options
A Fund may purchase and sell put and call options on securities or an index of securities to enhance investment performance or to protect against changes in market prices. A Fund that invests in debt securities may also purchase and sell put and call options to adjust the interest rate sensitivity of its portfolio or the credit exposure of the portfolio.
Call Options.A call option gives the holder the right to purchase, and obligates the writer to sell, a security at the strike price at any time before the expiration date.
Put Options.A put option gives the holder the right to sell, and obligates the writer to buy, a security at the exercise price at any time before the expiration date.
Writing putandcall options. A Fund may write call options on a security it owns, in a “directional” strategy hoping to realize a greater current return through the receipt of premiums. In return for the option premium, the Fund takes the risk that it will have to forego any increase in the value of the security over the strike price. When a Fund has written a call option on a security it does not own, its exposure on such an option is theoretically unlimited. A Fund may enter into closing purchase transactions in order to realize a profit or limit a loss on a previously written call option or, in the case of a call option on a security it owns, to free itself to sell the underlying security or to write another call on the security, or protect a security from being called in an unexpected market rise. Any profits from a closing purchase transaction in the case of a call option on a security a Fund owns may be offset by a decline in the value of the underlying security. Conversely, because increases in the market price of a call option will generally reflect increases in the market price of the underlying security, any loss resulting from a closing purchase transaction relating to a call option on a security a Fund owns is likely to be offset in whole or in part by unrealized appreciation of the underlying security owned by the Fund. A Fund may not be able to close out a call option that it has previously written. A Fund may write put options in order to enhance its current return by taking a long directional position as to a security or index of securities. By writing a put option, the Fund assumes the risk that it may be required to purchase the underlying security for an exercise price higher than its then current market value, resulting in a
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potential capital loss unless the security later appreciates in value. A Fund may terminate a put option that it has written before it expires by entering into a closing purchase transaction. Any loss from this transaction may be partially or entirely offset by the premium received on the terminated option. A Fund may not be able to close out a put option that it has previously written.
When a Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to the proceeds or offset against the amount paid on the underlying investment to determine the realized gain or loss.
Purchasing putandcall options. A Fund may purchase put options to protect portfolio holdings against a decline in market value of a security or securities held by it. A Fund may also purchase a put option hoping to profit from an anticipated decline in the value of the underlying security. If the Fund holds the security underlying the option, the option premium and any transaction costs will reduce any profit the Fund might have realized had it sold the underlying security instead of buying the put option. A Fund may purchase call options to hedge against an increase in the price of securities that the Fund wants ultimately to buy. A Fund may also purchase a call option as a long directional investment hoping to profit from an anticipated increase in the value of the underlying security. In order for a call option to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security must rise sufficiently above the exercise price to cover the premium and transaction costs. These costs will reduce any profit the Fund might have realized had it bought the underlying security at the time it purchased the call option.
When a Fund purchases an option, it runs the risk that it will lose its entire investment in the option in a relatively short period of time, unless the Fund exercises the option or enters into a closing sale transaction before the option’s expiration. If the price of the underlying security does not rise (in the case of a call) or fall (in the case of a put) to an extent sufficient to cover the option premium and transaction costs, the Fund will lose part or all of its investment in the option. This contrasts with an investment by a Fund in the underlying security, since the Fund will not realize a loss if the security’s price does not change. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses.
OTC Options.OTC options purchased or sold by a Fund are not traded on securities or options exchanges or backed by clearinghouses. Rather, they are entered into directly between a Fund and the counterparty to the option. In the case of an OTC option purchased by the Fund, the value of the option to the Fund will depend on the willingness and ability of the option writer to perform its obligations to the Fund. In addition, OTC options may not be transferable and there may be little or no secondary market for them, so they may be considered illiquid. It may not be possible to enter into closing transactions with respect to OTC options or otherwise to terminate such options, and as a result a Fund may be required to remain obligated on an unfavorable OTC option until its expiration. OTC options are valued using prices supplied by a primary pricing source, selected pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees.
Repurchase Agreements
Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with certain banks and broker-dealers whereby a Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. A Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of the securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement in a segregated account. Repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized at all times, but involve some risk to a Fund if the other party should default on its obligation and the Fund is delayed or prevented from recovering the collateral, or if the Fund is required to return collateral to a borrower at a time when it may realize a loss on the investment of that collateral. Collateral for certaintri-party repurchase agreements is held at the Fund’s custodian orsub-custodian in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and the counterparty.
When-Issued, Delayed-Delivery, Forward Commitment, andTo-Be-Announced Transactions
A Fund may enter into when-issued, delayed-delivery, forward commitment, orto-be-announced (“TBA”) transactions (collectively, the “Forward Transactions”) in order to lock in the purchase price of the underlying security, or in order to adjust the interest rate exposure of the Fund’s existing portfolio. In Forward Transactions, a Fund commits to purchase or sell particular securities, with payment and delivery to take place at a future date. In the case of TBA purchase commitments, the unit price and the estimated principal amount are established when the Fund enters into a commitment, with the actual principal amount being within a specified range of the estimate. Although a Fund does not typically pay for the securities in these types of transactions
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until they are delivered, it immediately assumes the risks of ownership, including the risk of price fluctuation. As a result, each of these types of transactions may create investment leverage in a Fund’s portfolio and increase the volatility of the Fund. If a Fund’s counterparty fails to deliver a security purchased in a Forward Transaction, there may be a loss, and the Fund may have missed an opportunity to make an alternative investment.
These securities are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, selected pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees, which determines valuations taking into account appropriate factors such asinstitutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. Securities for which no market quotation is available are valued at fair value in accordance with procedures approved by the Trustees. The Funds record on a daily basis the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) based upon changes in the values of these securities. When a Forward Transaction is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the transaction at the time it was opened and the value of the transaction at the time it was closed.
Dollar Roll Transactions
A Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions, in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to purchase substantially similar securities on a specified future date from the same party. A Fund may invest in dollar rolls in order to benefit from anticipated changes in pricing for the mortgage-backed securities during the term of the transaction, or for the purpose of creating investment leverage. In a dollar roll, the securities that are to be purchased will be of the same type as the securities sold, but will be supported by different pools of mortgages.
Dollar rolls involve the risk that the Fund’s counterparty will be unable to deliver the mortgage-backed securities underlying the dollar roll at the fixed time. If the counterparty files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a Fund’s use of the transaction proceeds may be restricted pending a determination by the counterparty or its representative, whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities. A Fund can incur a loss on a dollar roll transaction (either because its counterparty fails to perform or because the value of the mortgages subject to the transaction declines) and on the investments made by the Fund with the proceeds of the dollar roll transaction.
A Fund accounts for a dollar roll transaction as a purchase and sale whereby the difference in the sales price and purchase price of the security sold is recorded as a realized gain (loss). If certain criteria are met, these dollar roll transactions may be considered financing transactions, whereby the difference in the sales price and the future purchase price is recorded as an adjustment to interest income. Dollar roll transactions generally have the effect of creating leverage in a Fund’s portfolio.
Securities Lending
The Blend Fund, Equity Fund, and Managed Bond Fund may lend their securities; however, lending cannot exceed 33% of the total assets of the Blend Fund, Equity Fund, and Managed Bond Fund, respectively, taken at current value. Prior to May 1, 2019, the Managed Bond Fund’s lending could not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Fund taken at current value. The Funds’ securities lending activities are governed by a Securities Lending Agency Agreement (“Lending Agreement”) between each Fund and the lending Agent (“Agent”). The Lending Agreement authorizes the Agent to lend qualifying U.S. and foreign securities held by a Fund to approved borrowers (each, a “Borrower”).
Each Fund expects that in connection with any securities on loan, the loan will be secured continuously by collateral consisting of cash (U.S. currency) adjusted daily to have value at least equal to the current market value of the securities loaned. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a Fund and any additional collateral is delivered to the Fund the next business day. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of cash collateral. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may bear the risk of delay in recovery of the loaned securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the Borrower of the securities fail financially. Pursuant to the Lending Agreement, the Agent has provided indemnification to the Funds in the event of default by a Borrower with respect to a loan. The Funds receive compensation for lending their securities in the form of a securities loan fee paid by the Borrower, as well as a share of the income earned on investment of the cash collateral received for the loaned securities. At June 30, 2019, the Funds’ collateral was equal to or greater than 100% of the market value of securities on loan.
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Subject to the terms of the Lending Agreement and the agreement between the Agent and the applicable Borrower (“Borrowing Agreement”), security loans can be terminated by the Agent, the Fund, or the Borrower and the related securities must be returned within the earlier of the customary settlement period for such securities or the period of time specified in the Borrowing Agreement. For all Funds, all securities on loan are classified as common stock in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments at June 30, 2019.
The Funds employ the Agent to implement their securities lending program and the Agent receives a fee from the Funds for its services. In addition, the Funds may be required to pay a rebate to the Borrower. Accordingly, a Fund’s compensation for lending its securities is reduced by any such fees or rebate paid to the Agent or Borrower, respectively. Income received by the Funds in securities lending transactions during the period ended June 30, 2019, is reflected as securities lending income on the Statement of Operations.
Accounting for Investment Transactions
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments are computed by the specific identification cost method. Proceeds received from litigation, if any, are included in realized gains on investment transactions for any investments that are no longer held in the portfolio and as a reduction in cost for investments that continue to be held in the portfolio. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of discounts and premiums on debt securities, is earned from the settlement date and is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income and realized capital gain distributions are recorded on theex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign interest, dividends, and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Foreign dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date or as soon as practicable after the Fund determines the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Funds determine the classification of distributions received as return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions.
Foreign Currency Translation
The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The market values of foreign currencies, foreign securities, and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the buying and selling rates of such currencies against the U.S. dollar at the end of each business day. Purchases and sales of foreign securities and income and expense items are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from changes in the exchange rates from that portion arising from changes in the market prices of securities. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends or interest recorded on the books of the Funds and the amount actually received.
Allocation of Operating Activity
In maintaining the records for the Funds, the income and expense accounts are allocated daily to each class of shares. Investment income and loss, and unrealized and realized gains or losses are prorated among the classes of shares based on the relative net assets of each. Expenses are allocated to each class of shares depending on the nature of the expenditures. Expenses of a Fund not directly attributable to the operations of any specific class of shares of the Fund are prorated among classes to which the expense relates based on relative net assets.
Foreign Securities
The Funds may invest in foreign securities. Foreign securities, including American Depositary Receipts, are subject to additional risks compared to securities of U.S. issuers, including international trade, currency, political, regulatory, and diplomatic risks. In addition, fluctuations in currency exchange rates may adversely affect the values of foreign securities and the price of a Fund’s shares. Emerging markets securities are subject to greater risks than securities issued in developed foreign markets, including less liquidity, greater price volatility, higher relative rates of inflation, greater political, economic, and social instability, greater custody and operational risks, and greater volatility in currency exchange rates.
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Federal Income Tax
It is each Fund’s intent to continue to comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to a regulated investment company. Under such provisions, the Funds would not be subject to federal income taxes on their ordinary income and net realized capital gains to the extent they are distributed or deemed to have been distributed to their shareholders. Therefore, the Funds have not made any provision for federal income tax.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid quarterly for the Blend Fund and Managed Bond Fund and annually for the Equity Fund and at other times as may be required to satisfy tax or regulatory requirements. Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly for the U.S. Government Money Market Fund. Distributions of any net realized capital gains of each Fund are declared and paid annually and at other times as may be required to satisfy tax or regulatory requirements.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. As a result, net investment income and net realized capital gains on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period.
3. | | Advisory Fees and Other Transactions |
Investment Advisory Fees and Investment Subadvisers
MML Investment Advisers, LLC (“MML Advisers”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MassMutual, serves as investment adviser to each Fund. Under the investment advisory agreements between MML Advisers and the Trust on behalf of each Fund, MML Advisers is responsible for providing investment management services for each Fund. In return for these services, MML Advisers receives advisory fees, based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at the following annual rates:
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0.50% on the first $100 million; |
0.45% on the next $200 million; |
0.40% on the next $200 million; and |
0.35% on any excess over $500 million |
MML Advisers has entered into investment subadvisory agreements with Barings LLC (“Barings”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MM Asset Management Holding LLC, itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of MassMutual Holding LLC, a controlled subsidiary of MassMutual, on behalf of certain Funds. These agreements provide that Barings manage the investment and reinvestment of assets of these Funds. Barings receives a subadvisory fee from MML Advisers, based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets at the following annual rates:
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Blend Fund | | 0.13% (Equity Segment) 0.09% (Money Market and Bond Segments) |
Managed Bond Fund | | 0.10% |
U.S. Government Money Market Fund | | 0.05% |
Effective May 17, 2019, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (‘‘T. Rowe’’) replaced OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp., itself an indirect majority-owned subsidiary of MassMutual Holding LLC, as co-subadviser to the Equity Fund. MML Advisers has entered into an investment subadvisory agreement with T. Rowe, pursuant to which T. Rowe serves as one of the subadvisers to the Equity Fund. This agreement provides that T. Rowe manage the investment and reinvestment of a portion of the assets of the Fund. T. Rowe receives a subadvisory fee from MML Advisers, based upon the average daily net assets of the portion of the Fund that T. Rowe manages.
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Prior to May 17, 2019, MML Advisers entered into an investment subadvisory agreement with OFI pursuant to which OFI served as one of the subadvisers to the Equity Fund. This agreement provided that OFI manage the investment and reinvestment of a portion of the assets of the Fund. OFI received a subadvisory fee from MML Advisers, based upon the average daily net assets of the portion of the Fund that OFI managed, at the following annual rate:
MML Advisers has entered into an investment subadvisory agreement with the unaffiliated subadviser, Brandywine Global Investment, LLC (“Brandywine Global”), pursuant to which Brandywine Global serves as one of the subadvisers to the Equity Fund. This agreement provides that Brandywine Global manage the investment and reinvestment of a portion of the assets of the Fund. Brandywine Global receives a subadvisory fee from MassMutual based upon the average daily net assets of the portion of the Fund that Brandywine Global manages.
The Funds’ subadvisory fees are paid monthly by MML Advisers out of the advisory fees previously disclosed above.
Distribution and Service Fees
MML Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as distributor to the Funds. Pursuant to a Distribution and Services Plan adopted by the Funds pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, Service Class shares of the Funds pay an annual fee of 0.25% of the average daily net asset value of Service Class shares. This fee, or a portion thereof, is paid to: (i) the Distributor for services provided and expenses incurred by it in connection with the distribution of Service Class shares, if available, of each Fund; and/or (ii) MassMutual for services provided and expenses incurred by it for purposes of maintaining or providing personal services to Service Class shareholders. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MassMutual.
Deferred Compensation
Trustees of the Funds who are not officers or employees of MassMutual may elect to defer receipt of their annual fees in accordance with terms of aNon-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan. Amounts deferred shall accrue interest or earnings and shall be recorded on the Funds’ books as other liabilities. Deferred compensation is included within Trustees’ fees and expenses in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Other
Certain officers and trustees of the Funds may also be employees of MassMutual. The compensation of a trustee who is not an employee of MassMutual is borne by the Funds.
4. | | Purchases and Sales of Investments |
Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the period ended June 30, 2019, were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | | Sales | |
| | Long-Term U.S. Government Securities | | | Other Long-Term Securities | | | Long-Term U.S. Government Securities | | | Other Long-Term Securities | |
Blend Fund | | $ | 339,417,274 | | | $ | 233,936,520 | | | $ | 343,696,936 | | | $ | 240,165,332 | |
Equity Fund | | | - | | | | 529,967,433 | | | | - | | | | 550,100,660 | |
Managed Bond Fund | | | 1,559,434,807 | | | | 243,760,823 | | | | 1,501,209,399 | | | | 233,646,348 | |
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The Funds may purchase from, or sell securities to, other affiliated Funds under procedures adopted by the Trustees. These procedures have been designed to ensure that cross trades conducted by the Funds comply withRule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. The cross trades disclosed in the table below are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the table above, as applicable.
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| | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Equity Fund | | $ | - | | | $ | 373,744 | |
5. | | Capital Share Transactions |
Changes in shares outstanding for each Fund were as follows:
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| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | |
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| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Blend Fund Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 318,052 | | | $ | 6,821,189 | | | | 625,785 | | | $ | 14,006,821 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 1,473,362 | | | | 31,278,157 | | | | 2,429,485 | | | | 52,441,279 | |
Redeemed | | | (1,737,889 | ) | | | (37,204,304 | ) | | | (3,190,937 | ) | | | (71,484,602 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | 53,525 | | | $ | 895,042 | | | | (135,667 | ) | | $ | (5,036,502 | ) |
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Blend Fund Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 643,802 | | | $ | 13,752,464 | | | | 2,039,495 | | | $ | 45,474,149 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 352,684 | | | | 7,465,773 | | | | 408,906 | | | | 8,800,849 | |
Redeemed | | | (287,451 | ) | | | (6,148,147 | ) | | | (390,358 | ) | | | (8,688,346 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | 709,035 | | | $ | 15,070,090 | | | | 2,058,043 | | | $ | 45,586,652 | |
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Equity Fund Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 289,668 | | | $ | 7,781,511 | | | | 484,231 | | | $ | 14,394,766 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 4,161,219 | | | | 116,978,081 | |
Redeemed | | | (1,453,012 | ) | | | (38,946,039 | ) | | | (2,813,597 | ) | | | (83,848,670 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (1,163,344 | ) | | $ | (31,164,528 | ) | | | 1,831,853 | | | $ | 47,524,177 | |
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Equity Fund Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 109,792 | | | $ | 2,876,053 | | | | 386,041 | | | $ | 10,944,880 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 534,608 | | | | 14,830,448 | |
Redeemed | | | (237,138 | ) | | | (6,254,088 | ) | | | (465,617 | ) | | | (13,626,949 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (127,346 | ) | | $ | (3,378,035 | ) | | | 455,032 | | | $ | 12,148,379 | |
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Managed Bond Fund Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 13,615,845 | | | $ | 166,182,676 | | | | 8,678,243 | | | $ | 105,617,099 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 669,695 | | | | 8,175,275 | | | | 2,532,822 | | | | 30,373,956 | |
Redeemed | | | (7,822,342 | ) | | | (95,857,295 | ) | | | (22,781,672 | ) | | | (274,669,159 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | 6,463,198 | | | $ | 78,500,656 | | | | (11,570,607 | ) | | $ | (138,678,104 | ) |
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Managed Bond Fund Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 736,821 | | | $ | 9,031,952 | | | | 2,464,470 | | | $ | 30,033,415 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 202,755 | | | | 2,469,925 | | | | 744,727 | | | | 8,910,347 | |
Redeemed | | | (1,607,872 | ) | | | (19,608,500 | ) | | | (4,332,865 | ) | | | (52,092,676 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (668,296 | ) | | $ | (8,106,623 | ) | | | (1,123,668 | ) | | $ | (13,148,914 | ) |
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| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | |
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| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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U.S. Government Money Market Fund Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 46,840,692 | | | $ | 46,840,692 | | | | 126,020,751 | | | $ | 126,020,751 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 1,663,870 | | | | 1,663,869 | | | | 2,314,774 | | | | 2,314,774 | |
Redeemed | | | (47,004,775 | ) | | | (47,004,775 | ) | | | (98,503,306 | ) | | | (98,503,305 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | 1,499,787 | | | $ | 1,499,786 | | | | 29,832,219 | | | $ | 29,832,220 | |
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6. | | Federal Income Tax Information |
At June 30, 2019, the aggregate cost of investments and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of all investments owned by the Fund(s), as computed on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
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| | Federal Income Tax Cost | | | Tax Basis Unrealized Appreciation | | | Tax Basis Unrealized (Depreciation) | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Blend Fund | | $ | 622,171,293 | | | $ | 133,331,736 | | | $ | (6,586,388 | ) | | $ | 126,745,348 | |
Equity Fund | | | 712,168,354 | | | | 93,447,843 | | | | (14,310,030 | ) | | | 79,137,813 | |
Managed Bond Fund | | | 1,354,151,608 | | | | 29,552,871 | | | | (6,517,942 | ) | | | 23,034,929 | |
Note: The aggregate cost for investments for the U.S. Government Money Market Fund at June 30, 2019, is the same for financial reporting and federal income tax purposes.
Net capital loss carryforwards may be applied against any net realized taxable gains in succeeding years, subject to the carryforward period limitations, where applicable. On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”) was signed by the President. The Modernization Act changed the capital loss carryforward rules as they relate to regulated investment companies. Capital losses generated in tax years beginning after the date of enactment may now be carried forward indefinitely, and retain the character of the original loss. Underpre-enactment law, capital losses could be carried forward for up to eight tax years as short-term capital losses. The provisions affecting the utilization of capital loss carryforwards under the Modernization Act also require the utilization of post-enactment losses prior to the utilization ofpre-enactment losses.
At December 31, 2018, for federal income tax purposes, there were no unused capital losses.
At December 31, 2018, the following Fund(s) had post-enactment accumulated capital loss carryforwards:
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| | Short Term Capital Loss Carryforward | | | Long term Capital Loss Carryforward | |
Managed Bond Fund | | $ | 11,246,804 | | | $ | 23,861,744 | |
Net capital loss carryforwards for the Fund(s) shown in the above table are from post-enactment years and are, therefore, not subject to the eight-year carryforward period and possible expiration.
Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital.
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The tax character of distributions (including capital gain dividends, if any, designated pursuant to Section 852 of the Code) paid during the year ended December 31, 2018, was as follows:
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| | Ordinary Income | | | Long Term Capital Gain | |
Blend Fund | | $ | 25,569,926 | | | $ | 35,672,202 | |
Equity Fund | | | 14,740,597 | | | | 117,067,932 | |
Managed Bond Fund | | | 39,284,303 | | | | - | |
U.S. Government Money Market Fund | | | 2,314,775 | | | | - | |
Capital accounts within the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences between book and tax accounting. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book and tax accounting differences will reverse in subsequent periods. At December 31, 2018, temporary book and tax accounting differences were primarily attributable to investments in futures contracts, swap agreements, premium amortization accruals, corporate action basis adjustments,non-taxable dividends basis adjustments, the deferral of wash sale losses, and deferred Trustee compensation.
At December 31, 2018, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
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| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | Undistributed Long Term Capital Gain (Capital Loss Carryover) | | | Other Temporary Differences | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Blend Fund | | $ | 4,513,255 | | | $ | 30,341,809 | | | $ | (215,193 | ) | | $ | 71,606,177 | |
Equity Fund | | | 16,413,558 | | | | 41,062,716 | | | | (268,214 | ) | | | 34,779,588 | |
Managed Bond Fund | | | 1,919,131 | | | | (35,108,548 | ) | | | (255,677 | ) | | | (17,849,600 | ) |
U.S. Government Money Market Fund | | | 5,068 | | | | - | | | | (55,247 | ) | | | - | |
The Funds did not have any unrecognized tax benefits at June 30, 2019, nor were there any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the period then ended. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as an income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Funds did not incur any such interest or penalties. The Funds are subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the prior three fiscal years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Funds’ understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Under the Funds’ organizational documents, current and former Trustees and Officers are provided with specified rights to indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Funds, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for obligations of the Funds. In the normal course of business, the Funds may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
8. | | New Accounting Pronouncements |
In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update2018-13 — Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU2018-13”). ASU2018-13 eliminates the requirement to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the timing of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy, and the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU2018-13 requires that information is provided about the measurement uncertainty of Level 3 fair value measurements as of
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the reporting date. The amendment is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Management has evaluated the impact of ASU2018-13 and has early adopted the disclosure requirements and the impact, if any, is reflected within the Funds’ financial statements.
On December 7, 2010, the Trust was named as a defendant and putative member of the proposed defendant class of shareholders named in an adversary proceeding brought by The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Tribune Company (the “Official Committee”) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, in connection with Tribune Company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding (In re Tribune Company). The proceeding relates to a leveraged buyout (“LBO”) transaction by which Tribune Company converted to a privately-held company in 2007, and the putative defendant class is comprised of beneficial owners of shares of Tribune Company who received proceeds (the “Proceeds”) of the LBO. The Official Committee seeks to recover payments of those Proceeds. On April 5, 2012, the adversary proceeding was transferred to the Southern District of New York for consolidated pretrial proceedings. The action is now being prosecuted by the litigation trustee (“Trustee”) for the Tribune Litigation Trust.
The potential amount sought to be recovered from the Blend Fund is approximately $207,400, plus interest and the Official Committee’s court costs.
In addition, on June 2, 2011, the Blend Fund was named as a defendant in a closely related, parallel adversary proceeding brought in connection with the Tribune Company’s LBO by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, in its capacity as successor indenture trustee for a certain series of Senior Notes, Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, in its capacity as successor indenture trustee for a certain series of Senior Notes, and Wilmington Trust Company, in its capacity as successor indenture trustee for the PHONES Notes (together, the “Plaintiffs”), in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The Plaintiffs also seek to recover payments of the Proceeds. On December 20, 2011, this action was transferred to the Southern District of New York for consolidated pretrial proceedings.
The Fund cannot predict the outcome of these proceedings. Accordingly, the Fund has not accrued any amounts related to these proceedings. If the proceedings were to be decided in a manner adverse to the Fund, or if the Fund was to enter into a settlement agreement with the Trustee or the Plaintiffs, as applicable, the payment of such judgment or settlement could potentially have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s net asset value depending on the net assets of the applicable Fund at the time of such judgment or settlement.
In preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated the events and transactions subsequent to June 30, 2019, through the date when the financial statements were issued, and determined that there are no subsequent events or transactions that would require adjustments to or disclosures in the Funds’ financial statements other than those disclosed below.
Tina Wilson resigned as President of the Trust effective as of August 9, 2019. Eric H. Wietsma was elected as President of the Trust effective August 9, 2019.
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Proxy Voting
A description of the policies and procedures that each Fund’s investment adviser and subadvisers use to vote proxies relating to the Fund’s portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by calling1-888-309-3539, and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent12-month period ended June 30 is available, without charge, upon request, on the MassMutual website at http://www.massmutual.com/funds and on the SEC’s EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Reporting
Effective for periods ending on or after March 31, 2019, the Funds will file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on FormN-PORT. The Funds’ FormsN-PORT will be available on the SEC’s EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov. For periods ending prior to March 31, 2019, this information was filed on FormN-Q. The Funds’ FormsN-Q are available on the SEC’s EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov.
Trustees’ Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
At their meeting in March 2019, the Trustees, including the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust, MML Advisers, or the subadvisers (the “Independent Trustees”), approved a new subadvisory agreement with T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price”) for the Equity Fund (the “Fund” and the “New Subadvisory Agreement”). In preparation for the meeting, the Trustees requested, and MML Advisers provided in advance, certain materials relevant to the consideration of the New Subadvisory Agreement. In all of their deliberations, the Trustees were advised by independent counsel.
In reviewing the New Subadvisory Agreement, the Trustees discussed with MML Advisers and considered a wide range of information about, among other things: (i) T. Rowe Price and its personnel with responsibilities for providing services to the Fund; (ii) the terms of the New Subadvisory Agreement; (iii) the scope and quality of services that T. Rowe Price will provide under the New Subadvisory Agreement; (iv) the historical investment performance track record of T. Rowe Price; and (v) the fees payable to T. Rowe Price by MML Advisers for the Fund, the effect of such fees on the profitability to MML Advisers, and the subadvisory fees paid to T. Rowe Price by other funds with similar investment objectives as the Fund.
Prior to the votes being taken to approve the New Subadvisory Agreement, the Independent Trustees met separately in executive session to discuss the appropriateness of the contract. The Independent Trustees weighed the foregoing matters in light of the advice given to them by their independent legal counsel as to the law applicable to the review of investment advisory contracts. In arriving at a decision, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single matter asall-important or controlling. The foregoing summary does not detail all of the matters considered.
Based on the foregoing, the Trustees concluded that: (i) overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of services expected to be provided under the New Subadvisory Agreement; (ii) MML Advisers’ projected levels of profitability due to the New Subadvisory Agreement were not excessive and the subadvisory fee amount under the New Subadvisory Agreement is fair and reasonable; (iii) the investment processes, research capabilities, and philosophy of T. Rowe Price appear well suited to the Fund given its investment objective and policies; and (iv) the terms of the New Subadvisory Agreement are fair and reasonable with respect to the Fund and are in the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders. After carefully considering the information summarized above, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees voting separately, unanimously voted to approve the New Subadvisory Agreement.
The New Subadvisory Agreement became effective on May 17, 2019.
At their meetings in May and June 2019, the Contract Committee (the “Committee”) and the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees,re-approved the existing advisory and subadvisory agreements (collectively, the “Contracts”) for each of the Blend Fund,
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Equity Fund, Managed Bond Fund, and U.S. Government Money Market Fund. In preparation for the meetings, the Trustees requested, and MML Advisers and the subadvisers provided in advance, certain materials relevant to the consideration of the Contracts (the “Meeting Materials”). In all of their deliberations, the Trustees were advised by independent counsel.
The Committee received in advance of the meetings (i) a memorandum from MML Advisers discussing the nature and quality of the services it provides as investment adviser to the Funds; (ii) a profitability analysis prepared by MML Advisers; and (iii) a fee and performance study report (the “Third-Party Report”) with respect to each Fund prepared by an independent third-party vendor (the “Third-Party”). The Third-Party Report provided detailed comparative advisory fee, total expense, and performance information for each Fund to assist the Committee in its evaluation of the Contracts. The Committee also considered information presented to it throughout the year regarding MML Advisers and each of the subadvisers.
The Committee considered the nature, scope, and quality of services MML Advisers provides to the Funds, including: (i) the financial condition, stability, and business strategy of MML Advisers; (ii) the capabilities of MML Advisers with respect to regulatory compliance and its ability to monitor compliance with the investment policies of the Funds; (iii) MML Advisers’ ability to provide investment oversight and provide for administrative and shareholder services to the Funds; and (iv) the experience and qualifications of the personnel of MML Advisers that perform, or oversee the performance of, the services provided to the Funds, and the needs of the Funds for administrative and shareholder services.
The Committee then reviewed and considered, for each Fund separately, the detailed information presented in the Third-Party Report regarding: (i) Fund expenses, including, among other things, both the Fund’s net advisory fee and total net expense ratio against peer funds; and (ii) the Fund’s relative performance (over various time periods against funds in its “category” and a benchmark index). In connection with the Committee’s review, MML Advisers provided commentary and analysis regarding each Fund’s expenses and performance and a recommendation as to the action to be taken by the Committee. The Committee noted that it had received in the Meeting Materials or during the course of the past year: (i) detailed information regarding MML Advisers’ ability to provide investment oversight and provide for administrative and shareholder services to the Funds; and (ii) a wide range of information about the subadvisers and their personnel with responsibility for providing services to the Funds and the fees payable to each subadviser by MML Advisers. MML Advisers reviewed with the Committee in detail the work MML Advisers does in its oversight roles, the expertise it brings to these roles, the size of its teams, and the financial commitment it has made to provide those services. Throughout the discussion, MML Advisers responded to Committee members’ questions and provided additional information concerning each Fund.
The Committee reviewed the expense and performance information for each Fund. (References to anyone- or three-year period below are to periods ended December 31, 2018. In all cases, the comparative expense information is that of a Fund’s “peer group” and the comparative performance information is that of a Fund’s “performance category.”)
The Committee considered that the total net expense ratios for the Blend Fund, Equity Fund, and Managed Bond Fund were within the top twenty percent of their peer groups. Of these Funds, all had net advisory fees below the medians of their peers.
The Committee considered the U.S. Government Money Market Fund, which has a relatively high total net expense ratio and net advisory fee, but whose net advisory fee MML Advisers considered to be within an appropriate range for the reason described below. MML Advisers noted that the advisory agreement for the Fund requires the adviser itself to bear some or all of the Fund’s shareholder servicing expense. The Committee considered MML Advisers’ statement that, if the net advisory fee for the Fund was reduced by the portion of the fee attributable to administrative services (which include shareholder services), the net advisory fee would be less than the peer group median.
The Committee determined on the basis of these factors that the expenses of those Funds were consistent with the continuation of their advisory agreements.
The Committee considered that the Managed Bond Fund and Blend Fund had achievedone- and three-year investment performance above the medians of their performance categories.
As to the Equity Fund, the Committee considered that the Fund’s performance had improved from the 84th comparative percentile to the 67th percentile of its performance category between the three-year period and theone-year period, and that the Board had approved a replacement for one of the Fund’s two subadvisers in March 2019.
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As to the U.S. Government Money Market Fund, the Committee considered MML Advisers’ statements that the Fund’s performance for the three-year period is generally in line with that of its performance category, and that a portion of performance category performance over the more recent period was attributable to low short-term interest rates and voluntary waivers, where fund advisers have subsidized fund expenses to achieve higher relative performance.
The Committee also reviewed and considered information included in the Meeting Materials, or discussed at the meeting and during the course of the year, concerning economies of scale and the profitability of MML Advisers’ advisory relationship with the various Funds, including: (i) a description of MML Advisers’ revenues from the Funds (including advisory fees and administrative and shareholder services fees, as applicable) and the expense allocation methodology employed by MML Advisers; and (ii) profitability information for each individual Fund. The discussions included consideration of the intangible benefits derived by MML Advisers and its affiliates resulting from their relationships with the Funds and anyso-called “fallout benefits” to MML Advisers (which were not considered to be substantial in any event), such as any reputational value derived from serving as investment adviser to the Funds, and benefits accruing to subadvisers due toso-called “soft-dollar arrangements.”
Prior to the votes being taken to approve the Contracts, the Committee met separately in executive session to discuss the appropriateness of such contracts. The Committee weighed the foregoing matters in light of the advice given to them by their independent legal counsel as to the law applicable to the review of investment advisory contracts. In arriving at a decision, the Committee did not identify any single matter asall-important or controlling. The foregoing summary does not detail all of the matters considered.
As to each of the Funds, the Committee concluded that: (i) overall, it was satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of services provided, and expected to be provided in the future, under the Contracts, including the level of MML Advisers’ oversight of each Fund and the subadvisory process; (ii) MML Advisers’ levels of profitability from its relationship with the various Funds are not excessive and the advisory fees payable under the advisory agreements and each Fund’s total net expenses are fair and reasonable; (iii) the investment processes, research capabilities, and philosophies of the subadvisers generally appear well suited to the Funds, given their investment objectives and policies; (iv) either the relative or absolute performance of a Fund (in each case, taking into account the applicable investment strategy and risk profile of the Fund), or the steps MML Advisers has proposed in respect of the underperformance of a Fund, are sufficient to warrant continuation of the Contracts for each of the Funds; and (v) the terms of the Contracts are fair and reasonable with respect to each Fund and are in the best interests of each Fund’s shareholders.
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Fund ExpensesJune 30, 2019
Expense Examples:
The following information is in regards to expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2019:
As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur ongoing costs, including advisory fees, distribution and/or service(12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the six months ended June 30, 2019.
Actual Expenses:
The first four columns of the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Operating Expenses Incurred” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes:
The last two columns of the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the last two columns of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning Value | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | | Ending Value (Based on Actual Returns and Expenses) | | | Operating Expenses Incurred* | | | Ending Value (Based on Hypothetical Returns and Expenses) | | | Operating Expenses Incurred* | |
Blend Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | $ | 1,000 | | | | 0.45 | % | | $ | 1,123.20 | | | $ | 2.34 | | | $ | 1,022.30 | | | $ | 2.23 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.70 | % | | | 1,121.90 | | | | 3.64 | | | | 1,021.10 | | | | 3.47 | |
Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.44 | % | | | 1,152.10 | | | | 2.32 | | | | 1,022.40 | | | | 2.18 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.69 | % | | | 1,150.70 | | | | 3.64 | | | | 1,021.10 | | | | 3.42 | |
Managed Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.42 | % | | | 1,068.20 | | | | 2.13 | | | | 1,022.50 | | | | 2.08 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.67 | % | | | 1,066.90 | | | | 3.40 | | | | 1,021.20 | | | | 3.32 | |
U.S. Government Money Market Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.53 | % | | | 1,009.50 | | | | 2.61 | | | | 1,021.90 | | | | 2.63 | |
* | Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio for the six months ended June 30, 2019, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 179 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year, unless stated otherwise. The annualized expense ratio does not reflect expenses deducted under the variable life insurance or variable annuity contract through which the Funds are invested in. Inclusion of these expenses would increase the annualized expense ratios shown. |
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This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus (or summary prospectus, if available) for the MML Series Investment Fund II. Investors should consider a Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses carefully before investing. This and other information about the investment company is available in the prospectus (or summary prospectus, if available). Read it carefully before investing.
MML Series Investment Fund II – President’s Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited)
To Our Shareholders
Eric Wietsma
“As always, we recommend that you work with a personal financial professional, who can help you define an investment strategy that aligns with your comfort level with respect to market volatility, how long you have to save and invest, and your specific financial goals.”
June 30, 2019
Welcome to the MML Series Investment Fund II Semiannual Report, covering the six-month period from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019.
Market Highlights
• | | During the period, U.S. stock prices enjoyed some of their best returns for the first six months since the late 1990s. |
• | | Data throughout the period pointed to more uneven global economic growth with markets only rebounding after assurances by the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) that it would hold off on raising interest rates in 2019. |
• | | Developed-market and emerging-market foreign stocks trailed U.S. stock returns for the period, though both developed-market and emerging-market foreign stocks were up for the period and delivered solid returns. |
• | | U.S. bonds benefited from declining U.S. Treasury yields and the Fed’s pause in rate hikes. As a result, bond markets enjoyed broad positive returns for the period. |
Market Commentary
Following one of the worst fourth quarters they had ever experienced, stock markets rebounded to enjoy some of the best first half returns since the late 1990s. The rebound gained momentum during the first quarter on expectations that the Fed would not raise interest rates in 2019. The previous year had seen four rate hikes. The rebound accelerated through turbulence caused by ongoing trade tensions and geopolitical sabre rattling as markets came to expect that the Fed might even reduce the federal funds rate (the interest rate that banks and financial institutions charge each other for borrowing funds overnight). By the end of the period, the market anticipated two possible rate reductions in what remains of 2019 and stock market growth accelerated to new records in major stock indexes.
Global growth remains positive, but less synchronized and more restrained than in the recent past. We believe the U.S. economy is showing signs that it may be in the late stages of the current business cycle. For example, a tightening labor market yields low unemployment rates but tends to drive up wage growth, putting pressure on corporate earnings. In addition, declining claims for unemployment benefits may point to a nearer plateau in employment growth. Lastly, we believe recent softness in housing data tends to be consistent with late cycle trends. While talk of recession naturally follows evidence of late cycle indicators, we agree with the general consensus that the risk of near-term recession appears to be low.
The broad market S&P 500® Index* delivered a strong 18.54% gain for the first half of 2019. The technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index outperformed for the same period, returning 21.33% growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is also up 14.99% so far this year. Small- and mid-cap stocks slightly underperformed their larger peers and value stocks widely underperformed their
| * | Indexes referenced, other than the MSCI Indexes, are unmanaged, do not incur fees, expenses, or taxes, and cannot be purchased directly for investment. The MSCI Indexes are unmanaged, do not incur fees or expenses, and cannot be purchased directly for investment. |
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MML Series Investment Fund II – President’s Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited)(Continued)
growth peers. The positive momentum carried broadly across all market sectors for the period with all sectors delivering double-digit returns. The technology, communications services, and industrials sectors led during the period, while healthcare, utilities, and energy brought up the rear.
Developed international stock markets, as measured by the MSCI EAFE® Index, trailed their domestic peers, but delivered 14.03% returns for the first half of 2019. Central banks voiced unanimous willingness to continue monetary stimulus in support of the current expansion. In addition, the G20 summit towards the end of June seemed to encourage confidence in a resolution, or at least de-escalation, of trade tensions between the U.S. and China. Emerging-market stock markets, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, fared a little worse than developed markets, returning 10.58% for the period.
The Fed once again asserted its influence on markets during this reporting period. This time it was not what they did, but what they did not do that helped. The year started with an expectation of multiple rate hikes in 2019, following the trend set in 2018. As markets began to show signs of bogging down, Fed chair Jerome Powell expressed the Fed’s intent to support ongoing growth through delaying planned rate hikes. Market concerns eased when the Fed set expectations for no more rate hikes in 2019. Optimism returned as the options market began forecasting the possibilities of rate cuts before the end of the year.
The Fed’s inaction, along with prospects of dropping rates, boosted bond markets during the first half of 2019. Bond yields fell, lifting returns on high-quality fixed income assets. The 10-year U.S. Treasury bond ended June at 2.00%, down .66% from the first of the year. Since falling yields drive bond prices up, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ended the period with a positive return of 6.11%. Investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds also fared well in the falling yield environment. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Bond Index, which tracks investment-grade corporate bonds, ended the period up 9.85%. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index fared slightly better, ending the period up 9.94%.
Review and maintain your strategy
MassMutual remains committed to helping people secure their long-term future and protect the ones they love. While investors enjoyed broad positive returns over the first half of 2019, we’d like to remind you that, as a retirement investor, it’s important to maintain perspective and have realistic expectations about the future performance of your investment accounts. Optimism about continued economic expansion should be balanced with the constant reminder that past performance does not guarantee future results. Our multi-managed and sub-advised mutual funds tap into the deep expertise of seasoned asset managers who are committed to helping long-term investors prepare for retirement – in all market conditions. As always, we recommend the value a personal financial professional can bring you by helping you define an investment strategy that aligns with your risk tolerance comfort level, how long you have to save and invest, and your specific financial goals. Thank you for your confidence in MassMutual.
Sincerely,
Eric Wietsma
President
© 2019 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), Springfield, MA. All rights reserved. www.massmutual.com Underwriter: MML Distributors, LLC. (MMLD) Member FINRA and SIPC (www.FINRA.org and www.SIPC.org), 100 Bright Meadow Blvd., Enfield, CT 06082. MMLD is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MassMutual. Investment advisory services provided to the Funds by MML Investment Advisers, LLC (MML Advisers), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MassMutual. The information provided is the opinion of MML Advisers as of 7/1/19 and is subject to change without notice. It is not to be construed as tax, legal, or investment advice. Of course, past performance does not guarantee future results.
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MML Asset Momentum Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Asset Momentum Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks growth of capital over the long-term by investing in asset classes the Fund’s subadviser considers to exhibit “bull market” characteristics. These “bull market” characteristics may include, for example, upward trending prices and relatively low volatility. The Fund expects that it will allocate its investments among the following asset classes: equity investments, debt investments, property investments, alternative investments, currency, and cash on deposit, excluding short term instruments. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers anywhere in the world, including emerging market countries. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may hold larger positions in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. The Fund’s subadviser is Barings LLC (Barings).
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MML Asset Momentum Fund Portfolio Characteristics (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/19 | |
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Mutual Funds | | | 44.9 | % |
Common Stock | | | 23.6 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | 10.0 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 78.5 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 21.5 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Dynamic Bond Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks to maximize current income and total return by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds, which may include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies, instrumentalities, or sponsored corporations; corporate obligations (including foreign hybrid securities); mortgage-backed securities; asset-backed securities; foreign securities (corporate and government); emerging market securities (corporate and government); bank loans and assignments; and other securities bearing fixed or variable interest rates of any maturity. The Fund may invest a portion of its net assets in inverse floaters and interest-only and principal-only securities, which may experience high volatility in response to changes in interest rates. The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including other open-end or closed-end investment companies, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and domestic or foreign private investment vehicles, including investment companies sponsored or managed by the Fund’s subadviser and its affiliates. The Fund’s subadviser is DoubleLine Capital LP (DoubleLine).
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MML Dynamic Bond Fund Portfolio Characteristics (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/19 | |
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Corporate Debt | | | 29.2 | % |
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | 24.7 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | 21.2 | % |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | 15.5 | % |
Bank Loans | | | 2.6 | % |
Sovereign Debt Obligations | | | 0.8 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 0.7 | % |
Municipal Obligations | | | 0.1 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 94.8 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 5.2 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Equity Rotation Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Equity Rotation Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks growth of capital over the long-term by investing primarily in common stocks of large- and medium-capitalization U.S. companies. The Fund’s subadviser does not typically invest in companies with market capitalizations, at the time of purchase, of less than $1 billion. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. The Fund’s subadviser is Barings LLC (Barings).
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MML Equity Rotation Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/19 | |
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Microsoft Corp. | | | 7.0 | % |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A | | | 4.9 | % |
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. | | | 4.1 | % |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 4.0 | % |
Workday, Inc. Class A | | | 3.6 | % |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 3.5 | % |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A | | | 3.4 | % |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | | | 3.3 | % |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 3.3 | % |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 3.0 | % |
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| | | 40.1 | % |
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MML Equity Rotation Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/19 | |
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Technology | | | 27.8 | % |
Financial | | | 18.1 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 15.5 | % |
Communications | | | 12.4 | % |
Industrial | | | 9.4 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 8.5 | % |
Energy | | | 4.9 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 0.7 | % |
Utilities | | | 0.6 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 97.9 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 2.1 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML High Yield Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML High Yield Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks to achieve a high level of total return, with an emphasis on current income, by investing primarily in high yield debt and related securities. The Fund invests primarily in lower rated U.S. debt securities (“junk” or “high yield” bonds), including securities in default. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in lower rated fixed income securities (rated below Baa3 by Moody’s, below BBB- by Standard & Poor’s or the equivalent by any NRSRO (using the lower rating) or, if unrated, determined to be of below investment grade quality by the Fund’s subadviser. The Fund’s subadviser is Barings LLC (Barings).
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MML High Yield Fund Portfolio Characteristics (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/19 | |
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Corporate Debt | | | 86.8 | % |
Diversified Financial Services | | | 7.8 | % |
Bank Loans | | | 6.8 | % |
Common Stock | | | 0.8 | % |
Preferred Stock | | | 0.1 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 102.3 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | (2.3 | )% |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks to achieve as high a total rate of real return on an annual basis as is considered consistent with prudent investment risk and the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in inflation-indexed bonds and other income-producing securities. The Fund’s subadviser is Barings LLC (Barings).
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MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund Portfolio Characteristics (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/19 | |
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U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | 84.4 | % |
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | 51.9 | % |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | 3.2 | % |
Corporate Debt | | | 1.5 | % |
Purchased Options | | | 0.7 | % |
Municipal Obligations | | | 0.0 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 141.7 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | (41.7 | )% |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks to achieve a high total rate of return primarily from current income while minimizing fluctuations in capital values by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of short-term investment grade fixed income securities. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade fixed income securities (rated Baa3 or higher by Moody’s, BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s or the equivalent by any NRSRO, or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality by the subadviser). The Fund’s subadviser is Barings LLC (Barings).
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MML Short-Duration Bond Fund Portfolio Characteristics (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/19 | |
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Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | 52.9 | % |
Corporate Debt | | | 35.6 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | 4.8 | % |
Purchased Options | | | 1.0 | % |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | 0.7 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 0.3 | % |
Municipal Obligations | | | 0.0 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 95.3 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 4.7 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Small Cap Equity Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Small Cap Equity Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks of small-capitalization U.S. companies that the Fund’s subadviser believes have favorable business trends or prospects based on fundamental analysis. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of companies whose market capitalizations at the time of purchase are within the market capitalization range of companies included in the Russell 2000® Index. The Fund’s subadviser is Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco), which replaced OppenheimerFunds, Inc. effective May 24, 2019.
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MML Small Cap Equity Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/19 | |
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Zynga, Inc. Class A | | | 2.5 | % |
Korn/Ferry International | | | 2.0 | % |
ASGN, Inc. | | | 2.0 | % |
CACI International, Inc. Class A | | | 1.9 | % |
WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 1.9 | % |
j2 Global, Inc. | | | 1.9 | % |
Generac Holdings, Inc. | | | 1.8 | % |
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | | | 1.8 | % |
National Storage Affiliates Trust | | | 1.7 | % |
LHC Group, Inc. | | | 1.7 | % |
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| | | 19.2 | % |
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MML Small Cap Equity Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/19 | |
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Financial | | | 21.8 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 19.2 | % |
Industrial | | | 16.4 | % |
Technology | | | 13.7 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 13.5 | % |
Utilities | | | 4.2 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 4.1 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 3.7 | % |
Energy | | | 3.1 | % |
Communications | | | 2.9 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 102.6 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | (2.6 | )% |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Special Situations Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Special Situations Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks growth of capital over the long-term by investing primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies that are involved in “special situations.” A special situation might include, for example, a recently announced spin-off or divestiture, a change in dividend policy, involvement in a merger or acquisition transaction, a change in management, a significant change in ownership, or changes due to bankruptcy or insolvency process. The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. The Fund will typically invest primarily in common stocks. When the Fund’s subadviser determines that there are an insufficient number of companies involved (or likely to be involved) in special situations, it may invest in any equity securities it considers to be consistent with the Fund’s objective of growth of capital over the long term. It may also invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) providing broad equity exposures or in derivatives, including swaps, futures contracts, and options, to gain broad exposures to equity markets. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may hold larger positions in a smaller number of stocks than a diversified fund. The Fund’s subadviser is Barings LLC (Barings).
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MML Special Situations Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/19 | |
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PayPal Holdings, Inc. | | | 12.1 | % |
Keysight Technologies, Inc. | | | 8.6 | % |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 7.4 | % |
Arcosa, Inc. | | | 7.2 | % |
DXC Technology Co. | | | 6.1 | % |
Altice USA, Inc. | | | 4.9 | % |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 4.1 | % |
Dow, Inc. | | | 3.8 | % |
The Chemours Co. | | | 3.8 | % |
Allegion PLC | | | 3.5 | % |
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| | | 61.5 | % |
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MML Special Situations Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/19 | |
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Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 28.0 | % |
Industrial | | | 27.4 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 12.2 | % |
Communications | | | 11.9 | % |
Technology | | | 8.3 | % |
Financial | | | 4.8 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 4.2 | % |
Energy | | | 1.5 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 98.3 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 1.7 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund – Portfolio Summaries (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing mainly in common stocks of issuers in developing and emerging markets throughout the world and, at times, up to 100% of its total assets in foreign securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of issuers whose principal activities are in a developing (or emerging) market, i.e., are in a developing market or are economically tied to a developing market country. The Fund will invest in at least three developing markets. The Fund focuses on companies with above-average earnings growth. In general, countries may be considered developing or emerging markets if they are included in any one of the MSCI emerging markets indices, classified as a developing or emerging market, or classified under a similar or corresponding classification, by organizations such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, or have economies, industries, and stock markets with similar characteristics. The Fund’s subadviser is Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco), which replaced OppenheimerFunds, Inc. effective May 24, 2019.
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MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/19 | |
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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR | | | 6.8 | % |
Novatek PJSC Sponsored GDR Registered | | | 4.6 | % |
Kering SA | | | 4.1 | % |
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. | | | 3.7 | % |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 3.7 | % |
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | | | 3.2 | % |
AIA Group Ltd. | | | 3.2 | % |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 3.1 | % |
Glencore PLC | | | 3.0 | % |
Meituan Dianping Class B | | | 2.6 | % |
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| | | 38.0 | % |
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MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/19 | |
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Financial | | | 26.4 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 18.4 | % |
Communications | | | 15.3 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 11.8 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 6.1 | % |
Technology | | | 6.0 | % |
Energy | | | 5.8 | % |
Industrial | | | 4.3 | % |
Diversified | | | 1.2 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 0.5 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 95.8 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 4.2 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Asset Momentum Fund – Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 23.6% | |
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COMMON STOCK — 23.6% | |
Communications — 2.2% | |
Internet — 0.8% | |
Rightmove PLC | | | 35,000 | | | $ | 237,819 | |
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Media — 1.0% | |
Fox Corp. Class A (a) | | | 8,000 | | | | 293,120 | |
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Telecommunications — 0.4% | |
NTT DOCOMO, Inc. | | | 5,600 | | | | 130,696 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 661,635 | |
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Consumer, Cyclical — 3.2% | |
Distribution & Wholesale — 3.2% | |
Pool Corp.
| | | 5,100 | | | | 974,100 | |
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Consumer,Non-cyclical — 2.6% | |
Health Care – Products — 0.7% | |
Advanced Medical Solutions Group PLC | | | 54,571 | | | | 208,176 | |
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Health Care – Services — 1.1% | |
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA | | | 5,900 | | | | 319,642 | |
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Household Products & Wares — 0.8% | |
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | | | 2,000 | | | | 183,641 | |
Portmeirion Group PLC | | | 5,600 | | | | 70,885 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 254,526 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 782,344 | |
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Energy — 1.9% | |
Oil & Gas — 1.9% | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 10,000 | | | | 558,800 | |
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Financial — 6.0% | |
Diversified Financial Services — 6.0% | |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A | | | 5,300 | | | | 1,402,009 | |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 2,200 | | | | 381,810 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,783,819 | |
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Industrial — 4.4% | |
Building Materials — 0.2% | |
Breedon Group PLC (a) | | | 88,437 | | | | 68,958 | |
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Electronics — 1.5% | |
Halma PLC | | | 17,600 | | | | 452,508 | |
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Hand & Machine Tools — 0.5% | |
Schindler Holding AG | | | 700 | | | | 155,841 | |
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Machinery – Diversified — 2.2% | |
Keyence Corp. | | | 400 | | | | 245,816 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,100 | | | | 402,886 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 648,702 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,326,009 | |
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Technology — 3.3% | |
Computers — 2.3% | |
Fortinet, Inc. (a) | | | 8,800 | | | $ | 676,104 | |
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Software — 1.0% | |
EMIS Group PLC | | | 11,800 | | | | 182,270 | |
Nexus AG | | | 3,400 | | | | 128,320 | |
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| | | | | | | 310,590 | |
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| | | | | | | 986,694 | |
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TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $5,568,817) | | | | | | | 7,073,401 | |
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TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $5,568,817) | | | | | | | 7,073,401 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | | |
BONDS & NOTES — 10.0% | |
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U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 10.0% | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 10.0% | |
U.S. Treasury Note 1.750% 11/30/19 (b) | | $ | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,995,359 | |
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TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $2,991,914) | | | | | | | 2,995,359 | |
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TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $2,991,914) | | | | | | | 2,995,359 | |
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| | Number of Shares | | | | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 44.9% | |
Diversified Financial Services — 44.9% | |
iShares MSCI Brazil Capped Index Fund | | | 36,000 | | | | 1,573,920 | |
iShares MSCI India ETF | | | 6,600 | | | | 232,980 | |
iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (c) | | | 17,000 | | | | 737,460 | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (d) | | | 958,578 | | | | 958,578 | |
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (c) | | | 82,000 | | | | 6,603,460 | |
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | | | 22,200 | | | | 3,331,998 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,438,396 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $12,703,057) | | | | | | | 13,438,396 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $21,263,788) | | | | | | | 23,507,156 | |
| | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 24.5% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 24.5% | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 6/28/19, 1.250%, due 7/01/19 (e) | | $ | 7,342,709 | | | $ | 7,342,709 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $7,342,709) | | | | | | | 7,342,709 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 103.0% (Cost $28,606,497) (f) | | | | | | | 30,849,865 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (3.0)% | | | | | | | (909,771 | ) |
| | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 29,940,094 | |
| | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open futures contracts.(Note 2). |
(c) | Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2019, was $939,463 or 3.14% of net assets. Total securities on loan may not correspond with the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments because pending sales may be in the process of recall from the brokers.(Note 2). |
(d) | Represents investment of security lending collateral.(Note 2). |
(e) | Maturity value of $7,343,474. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.250%, maturity date of 4/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $7,491,237. |
(f) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
Forward contracts
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Settlement Date | | | Currency Purchased | | | Currency Sold | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
HSBC Bank USA* | | | 3/05/20 | | | | AUD 1,960,000 | | | | NZD 2,041,921 | | | $ | 7,605 | |
| | | | | |
* | Contracts are subject to a Master Netting Agreement. |
Futures contracts
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value/ Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Long | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nasdaq 100 E Mini Index | | | 9/20/19 | | | | 32 | | | $ | 4,799,831 | | | $ | 124,169 | |
S&P 500 E Mini Index | | | 9/20/19 | | | | 111 | | | | 16,011,774 | | | | 328,536 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 452,705 | |
| | | | | |
Currency Legend
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
BONDS & NOTES — 94.1% | |
|
BANK LOANS — 2.6% | |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.1% | |
TransDigm, Inc., 2018 Term Loan F, 0.000% 6/09/23 (a) | | $ | 339,141 | | | $ | 332,678 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 0.1% | |
Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan B3, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 4.080% VRN 6/01/24 | | | 339,141 | | | | 334,797 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 0.2% | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC | | | | | | | | |
2019 Delayed Draw Term Loan, 0.000% 6/26/26 (a) (b) | | | 9,910 | | | | 9,860 | |
2019 Term Loan B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.250% 6.507% VRN 6/26/26 | | | 100,090 | | | | 99,590 | |
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 0.000% 5/02/22 (a) | | | 340,000 | | | | 337,481 | |
Trans Union LLC, Term Loan B3, 0.000% 4/10/23 (a) | | | 349,046 | | | | 348,236 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 795,167 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Computers — 0.2% | |
Dell International LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 0.000% 9/07/23 (a) | | | 355,000 | | | | 353,019 | |
Tempo Acquisition LLC, Term Loan, 0.000% 5/01/24 (a) | | | 339,135 | | | | 337,511 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 690,530 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.1% | |
HD Supply, Inc., Term Loan B5, 0.000% 10/17/23 (a) | | | 324,183 | | | | 323,661 | |
IAA Spinco, Inc., Term Loan B, 0.000% 6/28/26 (a) | | | 340,000 | | | | 340,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 664,511 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric — 0.1% | |
Calpine Corporation, Term Loan B9, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%, 5.080% VRN 4/05/26 | | | 350,000 | | | | 349,290 | |
Vistra Operations Company LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B3, 0.000% 12/31/25 (a) | | | 335,000 | | | | 334,457 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 683,747 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment — 0.1% | |
Equinox Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.000%, 5.402% VRN 3/08/24 | | | 334,150 | | | | 333,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Environmental Controls — 0.1% | |
Filtration Group Corporation, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.000%, 5.402% VRN 3/29/25 | | $ | 344,129 | | | $ | 343,083 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial Services — 0.1% | |
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 0.000% 6/15/25 (a) | | | 354,106 | | | | 351,082 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 0.1% | |
JBS USA Lux S.A., 2019 Term Loan B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500%, 4.902% VRN 5/01/26 | | | 339,150 | | | | 338,302 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 0.2% | |
Gentiva Health Services, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 0.000% 7/02/25 (a) | | | 329,171 | | | | 329,171 | |
Select Medical Corporation, 2017 Term Loan B, 0.000% 3/06/25 (a) | | | 335,000 | | | | 333,117 | |
Syneos Health, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, 0.000% 8/01/24 (a) | | | 326,632 | | | | 325,407 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 987,695 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies — 0.1% | |
RPI Finance Trust, Term Loan B6, 0.000%3/27/23 (a) | | | 347,022 | | | | 347,241 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 0.4% | |
CSC Holdings, LLC, 2019 Term Loan B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.000% 5.325% VRN 4/15/27 | | | 375,000 | | | | 375,094 | |
E.W. Scripps Co., Incremental Term Loan B1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%, 5.152% VRN 5/01/26 | | | 359,100 | | | | 358,052 | |
Gray Television, Inc., 2018 Term Loan C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500% 4.832% VRN 1/02/26 | | | 339,148 | | | | 338,639 | |
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B4, 0.000% 6/19/26 (a) | | | 505,000 | | | | 503,106 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,574,891 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 0.0% | |
BCP Renaissance Parent LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.500%, 6.083% VRN 10/31/24 | | | 189,521 | | | | 188,845 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.1% | |
Berry Global, Inc., USD Term Loan U, 0.000% 5/15/26 (a) | | | 340,000 | | | | 337,487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 0.1% | |
ESH Hospitality, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, 0.000%8/30/23 (a) | | $ | 349,123 | | | $ | 348,470 | |
VICI Properties 1 LLC, Replacement Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.404% VRN 12/20/24 | | | 340,000 | | | | 335,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 684,220 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 0.3% | |
Change Healthcare Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 0.000% 3/01/24 (a) | | | 281,956 | | | | 279,596 | |
IQVIA, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
2018 USD Term Loan B3, 0.000%6/11/25 (a) | | | 339,144 | | | | 336,953 | |
2017 USD Term Loan B2, 3 mo. LIBOR + 2.000% 4.330% VRN 1/17/25 | | | 339,137 | | | | 338,289 | |
SS&C Technologies, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B5, 0.000% 4/16/25 (a) | | | 349,115 | | | | 347,709 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,302,547 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 0.2% | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 0.000% 2/22/24 (a) | | | 340,000 | | | | 337,110 | |
Sprint Communications, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.938% VRN 2/02/24 | | | 354,094 | | | | 348,340 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 685,450 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BANK LOANS (Cost $10,937,210) | | | | | | | 10,975,310 | |
| | | | | |
|
CORPORATE DEBT — 29.2% | |
Advertising — 0.1% | |
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. 5.400% 10/01/48 | | | 545,000 | | | | 606,096 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.2% | |
Bombardier, Inc. 6.000% 10/15/22 (c) | | | 120,000 | | | | 120,515 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. 4.700% 5/15/46 | | | 505,000 | | | | 617,867 | |
TransDigm, Inc. 6.250% 3/15/26 (c) | | | 95,000 | | | | 99,988 | |
6.375% 6/15/26 | | | 115,000 | | | | 115,862 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 954,232 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Agriculture — 0.3% | |
Adecoagro SA 6.000% 9/21/27 | | | 150,000 | | | | 143,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Altria Group, Inc. 4.800% 2/14/29 | | $ | 525,000 | | | $ | 564,791 | |
BAT Capital Corp. 3.398% FRN 8/15/22 (d) | | | 180,000 | | | | 180,486 | |
JBS Investments II GmbH 7.000% 1/15/26 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 216,600 | |
Reynolds American, Inc. 4.000% 6/12/22 | | | 335,000 | | | | 347,808 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,452,935 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines — 0.3% | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 3.800% 4/19/23 | | | 520,000 | | | | 533,822 | |
Guanay Finance Ltd. 6.000% 12/15/20 (c) | | | 249,544 | | | | 252,663 | |
Latam Finance Ltd. 6.875% 4/11/24 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 207,652 | |
7.000% 3/01/26 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 313,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,307,337 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers — 0.4% | |
Ford Motor Co. 7.450% 7/16/31 | | | 255,000 | | | | 301,589 | |
General Motors Co. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 3.365% FRN 8/07/20 | | | 210,000 | | | | 210,261 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 3.588% FRN 1/05/23 (d) | | | 575,000 | | | | 566,655 | |
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC 4.250% 11/13/23 (c) | | | 700,000 | | | | 736,884 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,815,389 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.0% | |
Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP/Panther Finance Co., Inc. 6.250% 5/15/26 (c) | | | 170,000 | | | | 176,588 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks — 4.8% | |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia SA 4.875% 4/21/25 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 315,378 | |
Banco de Reservas de la Republica Dominicana 7.000% 2/01/23 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 206,252 | |
Banco do Brasil SA 10 year CMT + 4.398% 6.250% VRN 10/29/49 (c) (e) | | | 800,000 | | | | 761,400 | |
Banco General SA 4.125% 8/07/27 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 202,252 | |
Banco Macro SA 5 year USD Swap + 5.463% 6.750% VRN 11/04/26 (c) (f) | | | 500,000 | | | | 432,505 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Banco Mercantil del Norte SA/Grand Cayman 5 year CMT + 4.447% 5.750% VRN 10/04/31 (c) (f) | | $ | 200,000 | | | $ | 194,752 | |
5 year CMT + 5.035% 6.875% VRN 12/31/99 (c) (e) | | | 200,000 | | | | 202,740 | |
10 year CMT + 5.353% 7.625% VRN 12/31/99 (c) (e) | | | 600,000 | | | | 613,500 | |
Banco Santander Mexico SA 5.950% VRN 10/01/28 (c) (d) | | | 250,000 | | | | 264,065 | |
Banco Santander SA 3.614% FRN 2/23/23 (d) | | | 600,000 | | | | 597,627 | |
Bancolombia SA 4.875% VRN 10/18/27 (d) | | | 400,000 | | | | 409,752 | |
Bank of America Corp. 3.974% VRN 2/07/30 (d) | | | 520,000 | | | | 557,389 | |
Bank of Montreal 3.803% VRN 12/15/32 (d) | | | 370,000 | | | | 375,221 | |
Bank of New Zealand 3.500% 2/20/24 (c) | | | 530,000 | | | | 548,914 | |
The Bank of Nova Scotia 3.400% 2/11/24 (f) | | | 390,000 | | | | 405,628 | |
Barclays PLC 3.905% FRN 5/16/24 (d) | | | 425,000 | | | | 418,738 | |
BBVA Bancomer SA 5.125% VRN 1/18/33 (c) (d) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 962,250 | |
BDO Unibank, Inc. 2.950% 3/06/23 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 299,400 | |
BNP Paribas SA 3.375% 1/09/25 (c) | | | 595,000 | | | | 605,380 | |
Citigroup, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100% 3.625% FRN 5/17/24 | | | 845,000 | | | | 852,988 | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 3.323% FRN 6/04/24 (c) (d) (f) | | | 530,000 | | | | 532,343 | |
Credit Agricole SA 3.750% 4/24/23 (c) | | | 535,000 | | | | 555,296 | |
Credit Suisse Group AG 3.676% FRN 6/12/24 (c) (d) | | | 430,000 | | | | 431,177 | |
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. 5 year USD Swap + 2.390% 3.600% VRN 12/29/49 (c) (e) | | | 600,000 | | | | 597,600 | |
Gilex Holding Sarl 8.500% 5/02/23 (c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 158,664 | |
8.500% 5/02/23 (c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 158,664 | |
Global Bank Corp. 5.250% VRN 4/16/29 (c) (d) | | | 500,000 | | | | 521,875 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 3.363% FRN 10/31/22 (d) | | | 260,000 | | | | 260,153 | |
3.688% FRN 5/15/26 (d) | | | 360,000 | | | | 354,962 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC 3.816% FRN 9/12/26 (d) | | | 835,000 | | | | 835,546 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Industrial Senior Trust 5.500% 11/01/22 (c) | | $ | 100,000 | | | $ | 101,751 | |
Itau Unibanco Holding SA 6.500% VRN 12/31/99 (c) (d) (e) | | | 600,000 | | | | 616,500 | |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 3.574% VRN 11/07/28 (d) | | | 600,000 | | | | 600,617 | |
Macquarie Group Ltd. 3.189% VRN 11/28/23 (c) (d) | | | 260,000 | | | | 263,091 | |
4.150% VRN 3/27/24 (c) (d) | | | 280,000 | | | | 291,903 | |
Malayan Banking Bhd 5 year USD Swap + 2.542% 3.905% VRN 10/29/26 (c) | | | 600,000 | | | | 608,778 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 3.260% FRN 3/02/23 (d) | | | 495,000 | | | | 494,749 | |
Morgan Stanley 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.340% 3.591% VRN 7/22/28 | | | 505,000 | | | | 525,831 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.480% 3.498% VRN 5/15/23 | | | 285,000 | | | | 288,175 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 3.328% FRN 1/17/23 (d) | | | 815,000 | | | | 814,528 | |
Union Bank of the Philippines 3.369% 11/29/22 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 404,394 | |
United Overseas Bank Ltd. 3.875% VRN 12/31/99 (c) (d) (e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 492,665 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.170% 3.196% VRN 6/17/27 | | | 245,000 | | | | 249,678 | |
Westpac Banking Corp. 3.238% FRN 5/15/23 (d) | | | 730,000 | | | | 732,553 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,117,624 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 0.2% | |
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. 4.900% 2/01/46 | | | 250,000 | | | | 278,358 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. 4.600% 4/15/48 | | | 290,000 | | | | 310,400 | |
Cott Holdings, Inc. 5.500% 4/01/25 (c) | | | 45,000 | | | | 45,844 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 634,602 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 0.2% | |
Celgene Corp. 4.350% 11/15/47 | | | 595,000 | | | | 656,810 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 0.3% | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc. 5.625% 9/01/24 (c) | | | 170,000 | | | | 175,214 | |
CIMPOR Financial Operations BV 5.750% 7/17/24 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 175,250 | |
Masonite International Corp. 5.625% 3/15/23 (c) | | | 225,000 | | | | 231,750 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Owens Corning 4.400% 1/30/48 | | $ | 350,000 | | | $ | 296,915 | |
Votorantim Cimentos SA 7.250% 4/05/41 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 238,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,117,379 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 0.8% | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. 5.419% 11/15/48 | | | 485,000 | | | | 589,331 | |
Grupo Idesa SA de CV 7.875% 12/18/20 (c) (f) | | | 200,000 | | | | 149,750 | |
Mexichem SAB de CV 5.875% 9/17/44 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 209,000 | |
The Mosaic Co. 4.050% 11/15/27 | | | 500,000 | | | | 516,779 | |
Nutrien Ltd. 4.200% 4/01/29 | | | 505,000 | | | | 546,071 | |
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA 4.375% 1/28/25 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 209,750 | |
Syngenta Finance NV 5.676% 4/24/48 (c) | | | 600,000 | | | | 596,313 | |
UPL Corp. Ltd. 3.250% 10/13/21 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 200,034 | |
4.500% 3/08/28 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 203,838 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,220,866 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Coal — 0.1% | |
Peabody Energy Corp. 6.000% 3/31/22 (c) | | | 405,000 | | | | 414,619 | |
SunCoke Energy Partners LP/SunCoke Energy Partners Finance Corp. 7.500% 6/15/25 (c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 146,437 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 561,056 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 0.3% | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC 6.625% 7/15/26 (c) (g) | | | 140,000 | | | | 142,100 | |
ENA Norte Trust 4.950% 4/25/28 (c) | | | 125,941 | | | | 129,720 | |
Garda World Security Corp., 2017 Term Loan2017 Term Loan, 8.750% 5/15/25 (a) (c) | | | 135,000 | | | | 133,312 | |
Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc. 6.250% 5/15/26 (c) | | | 210,000 | | | | 215,985 | |
United Rentals North America, Inc. 5.250% 1/15/30 | | | 105,000 | | | | 107,888 | |
6.500% 12/15/26 | | | 190,000 | | | | 205,675 | |
Verscend Escrow Corp. 9.750% 8/15/26 (c) | | | 237,000 | | | | 246,184 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,180,864 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Computers — 0.1% | |
Tempo Acquisition LLC / Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp. 6.750% 6/01/25 (c) | | | 195,000 | | | | 200,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Diversified Financial Services — 2.0% | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust 3.500% 1/15/25 | | $ | 600,000 | | | $ | 603,507 | |
Air Lease Corp. 3.750% 2/01/22 | | | 470,000 | | | | 480,384 | |
American Express Co. 2.500% 8/01/22 | | | 540,000 | | | | 543,428 | |
Banco BTG Pactual SA 7.750% VRN 2/15/29 (c) (d) | | | 400,000 | | | | 417,900 | |
5 year CMT + 6.978% 8.750% VRN 12/29/49 (c) (e) | | | 200,000 | | | | 201,502 | |
BOC Aviation Ltd. 3.458% FRN 9/26/23 (c) (d) | | | 565,000 | | | | 566,633 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. 3.303% FRN 1/30/23 (d) | | | 140,000 | | | | 139,635 | |
The Charles Schwab Corp. 3.550% 2/01/24 | | | 465,000 | | | | 492,191 | |
Credito Real SAB de CV SOFOM ER 9.125% VRN 12/31/99 (c) (d) (e) | | | 200,000 | | | | 202,152 | |
9.500% 2/07/26 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 220,500 | |
Discover Financial Services 4.100% 2/09/27 | | | 645,000 | | | | 671,870 | |
Interoceanica IV Finance Ltd. 0.010% 11/30/25 (c) | | | 887,705 | | | | 792,037 | |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. 8.125% 7/15/23 (c) | | | 125,000 | | | | 127,500 | |
NFP Corp. 6.875% 7/15/25 (c) | | | 240,000 | | | | 237,528 | |
SPARC EM SPC Panama Metro Line 2 SP 0.000%12/05/22 (c) | | | 597,914 | | | | 565,782 | |
0.000%12/05/22 (c) | | | 512,498 | | | | 484,956 | |
Springleaf Finance Corp. 6.625% 1/15/28 | | | 120,000 | | | | 126,000 | |
SURA Asset Management SA 4.875% 4/17/24 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 213,000 | |
Synchrony Financial 3.950% 12/01/27 | | | 600,000 | | | | 599,308 | |
Unifin Financiera SAB de CV SOFOM ENR 7.375% 2/12/26 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 291,753 | |
8.875% VRN 12/31/99 (c) (d) (e) | | | 600,000 | | | | 550,506 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,528,072 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric — 3.7% | |
AES Andres BV/Dominican Power Partners/Empresa Generadora de Electricidad It 7.950% 5/11/26 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 540,630 | |
AES Gener SA 7.125% VRN 3/26/79 (c) (d) | | | 400,000 | | | | 426,804 | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 2.950% 12/15/22 | | | 313,000 | | | | 317,805 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Calpine Corp. 5.250% 6/01/26 (c) | | $ | 170,000 | | | $ | 172,975 | |
Colbun SA 3.950% 10/11/27 | | | 200,000 | | | | 202,752 | |
Cometa Energia SA de CV 6.375% 4/24/35 (c) | | | 781,964 | | | | 804,446 | |
DTE Energy Co. 3.800% 3/15/27 | | | 500,000 | | | | 522,099 | |
Duke Energy Corp. 3.750% 9/01/46 | | | 215,000 | | | | 209,616 | |
3.950% 8/15/47 | | | 240,000 | | | | 242,663 | |
Duke Energy Florida LLC 3.200% 1/15/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,031,522 | |
Duke Energy Progress, Inc. 4.150% 12/01/44 | | | 415,000 | | | | 449,193 | |
Empresa de Transmision Electrica SA 5.125% 5/02/49 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 218,700 | |
Empresa Electrica Angamos SA 4.875% 5/25/29 (c) | | | 173,900 | | | | 181,444 | |
Empresa Electrica Guacolda SA 4.560% 4/30/25 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 373,904 | |
Energuate Trust 5.875% 5/03/27 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 204,500 | |
Engie Energia Chile SA 4.500% 1/29/25 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 210,383 | |
Eversource Energy 2.750% 3/15/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,011,988 | |
Exelon Corp. 3.400% 4/15/26 | | | 750,000 | | | | 770,057 | |
Fortis, Inc. 2.100% 10/04/21 | | | 505,000 | | | | 500,679 | |
Inkia Energy Ltd. 5.875% 11/09/27 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 410,504 | |
LLPL Capital Pte Ltd. 6.875% 2/04/39 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 570,765 | |
Mexico Generadora de Energia S. de R.L. 5.500% 12/06/32 (c) | | | 336,204 | | | | 361,419 | |
Minejesa Capital BV 4.625% 8/10/30 (c) | | | 600,000 | | | | 606,637 | |
5.625% 8/10/37 | | | 200,000 | | | | 209,830 | |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. 3.550% 5/01/27 | | | 280,000 | | | | 292,311 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. 5.250% 6/15/29 (c) | | | 135,000 | | | | 144,112 | |
Orazul Energy Egenor S en C por A 5.625% 4/28/27 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 203,420 | |
Pampa Energia SA 7.500% 1/24/27 (c) | | | 600,000 | | | | 556,800 | |
PSEG Power LLC 3.850% 6/01/23 | | | 340,000 | | | | 354,263 | |
Sierra Pacific Power Co. 2.600% 5/01/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 991,465 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Star Energy Geothermal Wayang Windu Ltd. 6.750% 4/24/33 (c) | | $ | 574,800 | | | $ | 578,935 | |
Stoneway Capital Corp. 10.000% 3/01/27 (c) | | | 462,753 | | | | 436,149 | |
Transelec SA 3.875% 1/12/29 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 249,815 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC 5.500% 9/01/26 (c) | | | 180,000 | | | | 190,125 | |
5.625% 2/15/27 (c) | | | 120,000 | | | | 127,050 | �� |
Xcel Energy, Inc. 3.300% 6/01/25 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,032,160 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,707,920 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 0.1% | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc. 3.875% 1/12/28 | | | 290,000 | | | | 287,564 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Engineering & Construction — 0.3% | |
AECOM 5.125% 3/15/27 | | | 270,000 | | | | 280,800 | |
Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen SA 5.625% 5/18/36 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 225,000 | |
Sydney Airport Finance Co. Pty Ltd. 3.375% 4/30/25 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 305,006 | |
3.625% 4/28/26 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 307,770 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,118,576 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment — 0.2% | |
Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco, Inc. 5.250% 10/15/25 (c) | | | 130,000 | | | | 130,406 | |
Cedar Fair LP 5.250% 7/15/29 (c) | | | 110,000 | | | | 112,234 | |
Eldorado Resorts, Inc. 6.000% 4/01/25 | | | 125,000 | | | | 131,406 | |
Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC 6.375% 2/01/24 (c) | | | 235,000 | | | | 247,044 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 621,090 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Environmental Controls — 0.2% | |
Clean Harbors, Inc. 4.875% 7/15/27 (c) (g) | | | 110,000 | | | | 111,798 | |
GFL Environmental, Inc. 8.500% 5/01/27 (c) | | | 85,000 | | | | 91,481 | |
Tervita Escrow Corp. 7.625% 12/01/21 (c) | | | 260,000 | | | | 264,475 | |
Waste Management, Inc. 4.000% 7/15/39 | | | 530,000 | | | | 567,844 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,035,598 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Services — 0.0% | |
Aramark Services, Inc. 5.000% 4/01/25 (c) | | | 190,000 | | | | 192,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Foods — 1.2% | |
Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc./ New Albertsons LP/Albertson’s LLC 7.500% 3/15/26 (c) | | $ | 165,000 | | | $ | 176,137 | |
B&G Foods, Inc. 5.250% 4/01/25 (f) | | | 175,000 | | | | 176,750 | |
Cosan Overseas Ltd. 8.250% 11/29/49 (c) (e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 516,875 | |
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV 5.950% VRN 12/31/99 (c) (d) (e) | | | 400,000 | | | | 419,960 | |
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc. 5.750% 6/15/25 (c) | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,800 | |
5.875% 7/15/24 (c) | | | 30,000 | | | | 30,863 | |
6.500% 4/15/29 (c) | | | 125,000 | | | | 135,781 | |
6.750% 2/15/28 (c) | | | 146,000 | | | | 158,593 | |
The Kroger Co. 3.400% 4/15/22 | | | 565,000 | | | | 578,447 | |
MARB BondCo PLC 6.875% 1/19/25 (c) (f) | | | 400,000 | | | | 417,292 | |
7.000% 3/15/24 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 208,642 | |
Minerva Luxembourg SA 5.875% 1/19/28 (c) | | | 600,000 | | | | 600,000 | |
6.500% 9/20/26 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 416,560 | |
NBM US Holdings, Inc. 7.000% 5/14/26 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 210,300 | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. 5.875% 9/30/27 (c) | | | 255,000 | | | | 264,244 | |
Post Holdings, Inc. 5.500% 3/01/25 (c) | | | 185,000 | | | | 191,012 | |
5.500% 12/15/29 (c) (g) | | | 60,000 | | | | 60,150 | |
Smithfield Foods, Inc. 4.250% 2/01/27 (c) | | | 595,000 | | | | 605,490 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,187,896 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1% | |
Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA 5.500% 4/30/49 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 210,500 | |
Inversiones CMPC SA 4.750% 9/15/24 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 213,297 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 423,797 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas — 0.1% | |
The Brooklyn Union Gas Co. 4.487% 3/04/49 (c) | | | 535,000 | | | | 601,819 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.0% | |
Colfax Corp. 6.000% 2/15/24 (c) | | | 125,000 | | | | 132,187 | |
6.375% 2/15/26 (c) | | | 55,000 | | | | 58,988 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 191,175 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 0.3% | |
Avantor, Inc. 9.000% 10/01/25 (c) | | | 220,000 | | | | 245,300 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Becton Dickinson and Co. 2.894% 6/06/22 | | $ | 810,000 | | | $ | 821,004 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,066,304 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 0.3% | |
Centene Corp. 4.750% 1/15/25 | | | 157,000 | | | | 162,057 | |
5.375% 6/01/26 (c) | | | 105,000 | | | | 110,381 | |
Eagle Holding Co. II LLC 7.750% 5/15/22 (c) | | | 105,000 | | | | 105,787 | |
HCA, Inc. 4.125% 6/15/29 | | | 270,000 | | | | 277,555 | |
5.375% 9/01/26 | | | 320,000 | | | | 344,800 | |
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC 7.125% 6/01/24 (c) | | | 160,000 | | | | 150,032 | |
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 5.375% 8/15/26 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 212,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,362,612 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Furnishing — 0.2% | |
Controladora Mabe SA de CV 5.600% 10/23/28 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 419,500 | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. 5.500% 6/15/26 | | | 238,000 | | | | 246,925 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 666,425 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 0.8% | |
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant HoldingsCo-Issuer 8.250% 8/01/23 (c) | | | 225,000 | | | | 230,558 | |
Athene Global Funding 3.000% 7/01/22 (c) | | | 550,000 | | | | 556,544 | |
AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc. 3.900% 4/20/23 | | | 490,000 | | | | 510,508 | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. 3.700% 6/22/27 | | | 575,000 | | | | 546,301 | |
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. 6.500% 5/01/42 (c) | | | 650,000 | | | | 861,604 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. 3.905% 12/07/47 | | | 185,000 | | | | 193,173 | |
Willis North America, Inc. 4.500% 9/15/28 | | | 475,000 | | | | 511,219 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,409,907 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet — 0.1% | |
Expedia, Inc. Co. 3.800% 2/15/28 | | | 275,000 | | | | 279,920 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Iron & Steel — 0.1% | |
CSN Islands XII Corp. 7.000% 9/29/49 (c) (e) | | | 200,000 | | | | 180,500 | |
CSN Resources SA 7.625% 2/13/23 (c) (f) | | | 200,000 | | | | 211,000 | |
7.625% 4/17/26 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 212,042 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 603,542 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Leisure Time — 0.1% | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 3.700% 3/15/28 | | $ | 295,000 | | | $ | 297,175 | |
Viking Cruises Ltd. 5.875% 9/15/27 (c) | | | 195,000 | | | | 197,437 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 494,612 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Lodging — 0.1% | |
Gohl Capital Ltd. 4.250% 1/24/27 (c) | | | 600,000 | | | | 617,627 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.1% | |
John Deere Capital Corp. 3.450% 1/10/24 | | | 260,000 | | | | 273,093 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 0.7% | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 5.000% 2/01/28 (c) | | | 175,000 | | | | 178,710 | |
5.750% 2/15/26 (c) | | | 160,000 | | | | 167,800 | |
Cengage Learning, Inc. 9.500% 6/15/24 (c) (f) | | | 155,000 | | | | 147,250 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital 4.908% 7/23/25 | | | 525,000 | | | | 569,963 | |
Comcast Corp. 3.950% 10/15/25 | | | 555,000 | | | | 598,778 | |
CSC Holdings LLC 5.250% 6/01/24 | | | 190,000 | | | | 197,362 | |
Gray Escrow, Inc. 7.000% 5/15/27 (c) | | | 245,000 | | | | 265,825 | |
iHeartCommunications, Inc. 6.375% 5/01/26 | | | 45,000 | | | | 47,756 | |
8.375% 5/01/27 | | | 25,000 | | | | 26,188 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 5.375% 7/15/26 (c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 155,438 | |
5.500% 7/01/29 (c) | | | 80,000 | | | | 82,016 | |
VTR Finance BV 6.875% 1/15/24 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 207,000 | |
6.875% 1/15/24 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 207,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,851,086 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mining — 0.6% | |
Anglo American Capital PLC 4.500% 3/15/28 (c) | | | 585,000 | | | | 606,647 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. 5.400% 11/14/34 | | | 500,000 | | | | 478,750 | |
5.450% 3/15/43 | | | 450,000 | | | | 411,750 | |
Nexa Resources SA 5.375% 5/04/27 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 210,200 | |
Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC 9.250% 4/23/26 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 203,049 | |
Vedanta Resources Ltd. 6.125% 8/09/24 (c) | | | 800,000 | | | | 736,052 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,646,448 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.1% | |
General Electric Co. 5.875% 1/14/38 | | $ | 525,000 | | | $ | 592,710 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 2.1% | |
Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. 4.625% 10/25/22 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 210,554 | |
Canacol Energy Ltd. 7.250% 5/03/25 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 208,000 | |
7.250% 5/03/25 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 416,000 | |
Cenovus Energy, Inc. 5.400% 6/15/47 | | | 260,000 | | | | 282,157 | |
CNOOC Finance 2015 USA LLC 3.750% 5/02/23 | | | 570,000 | | | | 590,136 | |
Delek & Avner Tamar Bond Ltd. 5.082% 12/30/23 (c) | | | 100,000 | | | | 102,964 | |
5.412% 12/30/25 (c) | | | 100,000 | | | | 103,719 | |
EQT Corp. 3.900% 10/01/27 | | | 280,000 | | | | 265,841 | |
Geopark Ltd. 6.500% 9/21/24 (c) | | | 600,000 | | | | 618,000 | |
Gran Tierra Energy International Holdings Ltd. 6.250% 2/15/25 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 372,500 | |
Gulfport Energy Corp. 6.375% 5/15/25 | | | 145,000 | | | | 112,194 | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co. 6.250% 11/01/28 (c) | | | 165,000 | | | | 165,825 | |
Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. 5.750% 8/01/23 (c) | | | 600,000 | | | | 656,718 | |
Indigo Natural Resources LLC 6.875% 2/15/26 (c) | | | 100,000 | | | | 89,750 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 5.125% 12/15/26 | | | 530,000 | | | | 579,027 | |
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. 6.875% 3/15/22 | | | 100,000 | | | | 99,750 | |
ONGC Videsh Vankorneft Pte Ltd. 3.750% 7/27/26 (c) | | | 850,000 | | | | 861,114 | |
Parkland Fuel Corp. 5.875% 7/15/27 (c) (g) | | | 115,000 | | | | 116,834 | |
Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp. 5.625% 10/15/27 (c) | | | 85,000 | | | | 88,825 | |
Petrobras Global Finance BV 5.750% 2/01/29 | | | 500,000 | | | | 521,200 | |
6.900% 3/19/49 | | | 100,000 | | | | 106,500 | |
7.250% 3/17/44 | | | 100,000 | | | | 111,851 | |
PTTEP Treasury Center Co. Ltd. 5 year CMT + 2.724% 4.600% VRN 12/31/99 (c) (e) | | | 400,000 | | | | 404,062 | |
QEP Resources, Inc. 5.625% 3/01/26 | | | 165,000 | | | | 155,100 | |
Sinopec Group Overseas Development Ltd. 2.750% 9/29/26 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 487,354 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp. 5.500% 2/15/26 | | $ | 130,000 | | | $ | 135,362 | |
6.000% 4/15/27 (c) | | | 90,000 | | | | 94,500 | |
Transocean Guardian Ltd. 5.875% 1/15/24 (c) | | | 80,325 | | | | 81,630 | |
Transocean Poseidon Ltd. 6.875% 2/01/27 (c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 158,531 | |
Transocean, Inc. 7.250% 11/01/25 (c) | | | 75,000 | | | | 71,063 | |
YPF Sociedad Anonima 6.950% 7/21/27 (c) (f) | | | 350,000 | | | | 317,520 | |
8.500% 7/28/25 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 300,510 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,885,091 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 0.1% | |
USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance Corp. 6.875% 9/01/27 (c) | | | 245,000 | | | | 257,277 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.2% | |
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc. 6.875% 1/15/25 (c) | | | 95,000 | | | | 85,975 | |
Packaging Corp. of America 3.400% 12/15/27 | | | 290,000 | | | | 293,281 | |
WRKCo, Inc. 3.750% 3/15/25 | | | 530,000 | | | | 549,875 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 929,131 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.6% | |
AbbVie, Inc. 4.700% 5/14/45 | | | 580,000 | | | | 590,451 | |
AstraZeneca PLC 2.375% 6/12/22 | | | 600,000 | | | | 601,752 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 5.750% 8/15/27 (c) | | | 35,000 | | | | 36,784 | |
7.000% 3/15/24 (c) | | | 115,000 | | | | 122,199 | |
7.000% 1/15/28 (c) | | | 115,000 | | | | 119,169 | |
7.250% 5/30/29 (c) | | | 115,000 | | | | 119,600 | |
Cigna Corp. 3.487% FRN 7/15/23 (c) (d) | | | 270,000 | | | | 269,766 | |
4.900% 12/15/48 (c) | | | 265,000 | | | | 288,146 | |
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC 2.875% 9/23/23 | | | 580,000 | | | | 585,670 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,733,537 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 1.3% | |
AI Candelaria Spain SLU 7.500% 12/15/28 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 275,000 | |
7.500% 12/15/28 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 275,000 | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp. 5.750% 3/01/27 (c) | | | 210,000 | | | | 210,000 | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP 5.250% 10/01/25 | | | 240,000 | | | | 248,100 | |
5.625% 10/01/26 (c) | | | 95,000 | | | | 100,225 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Enable Midstream Partners LP 4.400% 3/15/27 | | $ | 295,000 | | | $ | 297,322 | |
Energy Transfer Operating LP 4.200% 4/15/27 | | | 80,000 | | | | 83,137 | |
4.750% 1/15/26 | | | 470,000 | | | | 503,649 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP 4.750% 7/15/23 | | | 540,000 | | | | 561,523 | |
Fermaca Enterprises S de RL de CV 6.375% 3/30/38 (c) | | | 222,297 | | | | 230,969 | |
GNL Quintero SA 4.634% 7/31/29 (c) | | | 550,000 | | | | 582,312 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 6.950% 1/15/38 | | | 450,000 | | | | 576,973 | |
NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp. 7.500% 4/15/26 (c) | | | 90,000 | | | | 93,150 | |
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 5.000% 3/15/27 | | | 520,000 | | | | 570,157 | |
Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP 3.900% 7/15/26 | | | 750,000 | | | | 765,861 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,373,378 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Private Equity — 0.0% | |
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. 6.375% 12/15/25 | | | 40,000 | | | | 40,832 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.4% | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 4.000% 1/15/24 | | | 420,000 | | | | 444,252 | |
American Tower Corp. 3.600% 1/15/28 | | | 570,000 | | | | 580,231 | |
4.400% 2/15/26 | | | 950,000 | | | | 1,026,574 | |
Boston Properties LP 3.400% 6/21/29 | | | 535,000 | | | | 548,001 | |
Crown Castle International Corp. 3.650% 9/01/27 | | | 510,000 | | | | 525,194 | |
3.700% 6/15/26 | | | 700,000 | | | | 726,959 | |
4.000% 3/01/27 | | | 225,000 | | | | 236,152 | |
Digital Realty Trust LP 3.700% 8/15/27 | | | 250,000 | | | | 256,941 | |
ESH Hospitality, Inc. 5.250% 5/01/25 (c) | | | 240,000 | | | | 245,700 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp. 5.250% 8/01/26 | | | 225,000 | | | | 234,563 | |
Public Storage 3.385% 5/01/29 | | | 545,000 | | | | 569,250 | |
Welltower, Inc. 3.950% 9/01/23 | | | 460,000 | | | | 483,905 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,877,722 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 0.5% | |
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. 5.000% 10/15/25 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 251,950 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. 4.875% 11/01/25 (c) | | $ | 270,000 | | | $ | 267,300 | |
Carvana Co. 8.875% 10/01/23 (c) | | | 60,000 | | | | 60,615 | |
Dollar Tree, Inc. 4.000% 5/15/25 | | | 555,000 | | | | 578,530 | |
Golden Nugget, Inc. 6.750% 10/15/24 (c) | | | 215,000 | | | | 221,450 | |
The Home Depot, Inc. 3.900% 6/15/47 | | | 270,000 | | | | 292,219 | |
McDonald’s Corp. 4.450% 3/01/47 | | | 235,000 | | | | 257,706 | |
PetSmart, Inc. 5.875% 6/01/25 (c) | | | 40,000 | | | | 38,800 | |
7.125% 3/15/23 (c) | | | 90,000 | | | | 84,375 | |
Staples, Inc. 7.500% 4/15/26 (c) | | | 185,000 | | | | 183,910 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,236,855 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 0.2% | |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 4.200% 6/22/23 | | | 560,000 | | | | 583,172 | |
NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC / NXP USA, Inc. 3.875% 6/18/26 (c) | | | 265,000 | | | | 272,354 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 855,526 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 0.3% | |
CDK Global, Inc. 5.250% 5/15/29 (c) | | | 50,000 | | | | 51,813 | |
The Dun & Bradstreet Corp. 6.875% 8/15/26 (c) | | | 130,000 | | | | 137,312 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 3.625% 10/15/20 | | | 415,000 | | | | 421,130 | |
Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc./Greeneden Lux 3 Sarl/Greeneden US Ho 10.000% 11/30/24 (c) | | | 155,000 | | | | 168,369 | |
Informatica LLC 7.125% 7/15/23 (c) | | | 230,000 | | | | 234,064 | |
Sophia LP/Sophia Finance, Inc. 9.000% 9/30/23 (c) | | | 145,000 | | | | 149,531 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,162,219 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 2.0% | |
AT&T, Inc. 5.250% 3/01/37 | | | 750,000 | | | | 841,726 | |
Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV 5.125% 3/11/23 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 420,352 | |
Bharti Airtel Ltd. 4.375% 6/10/25 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 504,863 | |
C&W Senior Financing DAC 6.875% 9/15/27 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,032,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Colombia Telecomunicacio SA 8.500% 12/29/49 (e) | | $ | 200,000 | | | $ | 207,302 | |
CommScope, Inc. 5.500% 3/01/24 (c) | | | 140,000 | | | | 143,675 | |
6.000% 3/01/26 (c) | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,625 | |
Comunicaciones Celulares SA Via Comcel Trust 6.875% 2/06/24 | | | 200,000 | | | | 206,750 | |
Corning, Inc. 4.375% 11/15/57 | | | 595,000 | | | | 578,617 | |
Digicel Group Two Ltd. 9.125% 4/01/24 (c) | | | 502,138 | | | | 105,449 | |
Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA 4.750% 8/01/26 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 528,005 | |
Frontier Communications Corp. 8.000% 4/01/27 (c) | | | 105,000 | | | | 109,200 | |
Gogo Intermediate Holdings LLC / Gogo Finance Co., Inc. 9.875% 5/01/24 (c) | | | 145,000 | | | | 149,169 | |
GTT Communications, Inc. 7.875% 12/31/24 (c) (f) | | | 190,000 | | | | 155,325 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc. 5.375% 1/15/24 | | | 330,000 | | | | 337,425 | |
Millicom International Cellular SA 5.125% 1/15/28 (c) (f) | | | 400,000 | | | | 405,000 | |
6.250% 3/25/29 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 214,500 | |
6.625% 10/15/26 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 217,980 | |
Sprint Capital Corp. 6.875% 11/15/28 | | | 130,000 | | | | 133,614 | |
Sprint Corp. 7.125% 6/15/24 | | | 165,000 | | | | 174,950 | |
Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC 4.738% 9/20/29 (c) | | | 565,000 | | | | 586,187 | |
Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC 8.875% 11/15/24 (c) | | | 185,000 | | | | 200,263 | |
Telfon Celuar Del Paragu SA 5.875% 4/15/27 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 208,500 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. 4.272% 1/15/36 | | | 270,000 | | | | 292,438 | |
4.400% 11/01/34 | | | 485,000 | | | | 537,681 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,317,196 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.1% | |
Hasbro, Inc. 3.500% 9/15/27 | | | 510,000 | | | | 517,557 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 0.6% | |
CSX Corp. 3.800% 11/01/46 | | | 600,000 | | | | 607,433 | |
Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro SA 5.000% 1/25/47 (c) | | | 750,000 | | | | 827,632 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
FedEx Corp. 4.750% 11/15/45 | | $ | 545,000 | | | $ | 570,659 | |
Fideicomiso PA Pacifico Tres 8.250% 1/15/35 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 218,500 | |
JSL Europe SA 7.750% 7/26/24 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 411,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,635,724 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trucking & Leasing — 0.3% | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. 3.950% 7/01/24 (c) | | | 410,000 | | | | 420,078 | |
5.125% 10/01/23 (c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 158,775 | |
5.250% 5/15/24 (c) | | | 185,000 | | | | 197,652 | |
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp. 4.200% 4/01/27 (c) | | | 275,000 | | | | 285,851 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,062,356 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $119,042,774) | | | | | | | 123,647,672 | |
| | | | | |
|
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 0.1% | |
Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission 5.063% 5/01/24 | | | 135,000 | | | | 151,659 | |
State of California BAB 7.550% 4/01/39 | | | 190,000 | | | | 300,793 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 452,452 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS (Cost $428,519) | | | | | | | 452,452 | |
| | | | | |
|
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 24.7% | |
Automobile ABS — 0.1% | |
GLS Auto Receivables Trust,Series 2018-2A, Class B 3.710% 3/15/23 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 505,815 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial MBS — 7.3% | |
Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust,Series 2019-C3, Class B 4.096% 5/15/52 | | | 335,000 | | | | 357,744 | |
CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust,Series 2016-C3, Class XA, 1.199% VRN 1/10/48 (d) | | | 5,690,490 | | | | 322,456 | |
CHT Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CSMO, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.000% 5.394% FRN 11/15/36 (c) | | | 378,000 | | | | 378,954 | |
Series 2017-CSMO, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.741% 6.136% FRN 11/15/36 (c) | | | 754,000 | | | | 756,346 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-GC35, Class XA, 1.013% VRN 11/10/48 (d) | | $ | 5,240,192 | | | $ | 194,146 | |
Series 2016-GC36, Class D, 2.850% 2/10/49 (c) | | | 375,000 | | | | 320,531 | |
Series 2016-P4, Class A4, 2.902% 7/10/49 | | | 547,000 | | | | 557,170 | |
Series 2016-P6, Class A5, 3.720% VRN 12/10/49 (d) | | | 435,000 | | | | 466,739 | |
Series 2017-C4, Class B, 4.096% VRN 10/12/50 (d) | | | 340,000 | | | | 358,708 | |
Series 2015-GC31, Class C, 4.193% VRN 6/10/48 (d) | | | 700,000 | | | | 709,162 | |
Series 2015-GC35, Class C, 4.648% VRN 11/10/48 (d) | | | 413,000 | | | | 428,163 | |
COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2016-GCT, Class E, 3.577% VRN 8/10/29 (c) (d) | | | 210,000 | | | | 209,159 | |
Series 2015-CR22, Class D, 4.255% VRN 3/10/48 (c) (d) | | | 404,000 | | | | 392,386 | |
Series 2012-CR4, Class D, 4.720% VRN 10/15/45 (c) (d) | | | 738,000 | | | | 300,484 | |
Series 2015-LC23, Class C, 4.800% VRN 10/10/48 (d) | | | 470,000 | | | | 503,646 | |
Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-CR28, Class C, 4.801% VRN 2/10/49 (d) | | | 465,000 | | | | 500,872 | |
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-C1, Class XA, 1.039% VRN 4/15/50 (d) | | | 8,981,648 | | | | 337,524 | |
Series 2019-C16, Class AS, 3.612% 6/15/52 | | | 334,000 | | | | 344,813 | |
Series 2019-C16, Class B, 3.885% 6/15/52 | | | 334,000 | | | | 344,802 | |
Series 2015-C4, Class C, 4.734% VRN 11/15/48 (d) | | | 427,000 | | | | 451,711 | |
Series 2018-C14, Class C, 5.056% VRN 11/15/51 (d) | | | 405,000 | | | | 432,706 | |
CSMC Trust Series 2017-LSTK, Class C, 3.229% 4/05/33 (c) | | | 257,000 | | | | 257,434 | |
Series 2017-LSTK, Class D, 3.442% VRN 4/05/33 (c) (d) | | | 306,000 | | | | 305,513 | |
DBGS Mortgage Trust Series 2018-5BP, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350% 3.744% FRN 6/15/33 (c) | | | 550,000 | | | | 548,803 | |
Series 2018-5BP, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.450% 4.844% FRN 6/15/33 (c) | | | 550,000 | | | | 548,885 | |
Great Wolf Trust Series 2017-WOLF, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.100% 4.494% FRN 9/15/34 (c) | | | 286,000 | | | | 286,097 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2017-WOLF, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.100% 5.494% FRN 9/15/34 (c) | | $ | 443,000 | | | $ | 443,282 | |
Series 2017-WOLF, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.070% 6.464% FRN 9/15/34 (c) | | | 236,000 | | | | 236,295 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2013-GC10, Class XA, 1.657% VRN 2/10/46 (d) | | | 4,870,517 | | | | 222,404 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-GS1, Class XA, 0.943% VRN 11/10/48 (d) | | | 8,006,594 | | | | 343,089 | |
Series 2017-GS6, Class B, 3.869% 5/10/50 | | | 510,000 | | | | 532,874 | |
Series 2014-GC26, Class D, 4.671% VRN 11/10/47 (c) (d) | | | 1,258,000 | | | | 1,107,509 | |
HPLY Trust,Series 2019-HIT, Class F, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.150% 5.544% FRN 11/15/36 (c) | | | 503,000 | | | | 505,195 | |
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-JP1, Class XA, 1.252% VRN 1/15/49 (d) | | | 5,246,793 | | | | 221,063 | |
Series 2016-JP2, Class B, 3.460% 8/15/49 | | | 174,000 | | | | 176,563 | |
Series 2016-JP2, Class C, 3.943% VRN 8/15/49 (d) | | | 134,000 | | | | 136,256 | |
Series 2007-LDPX, Class AM, 5.464% VRN 1/15/49 (d) | | | 40,909 | | | | 40,970 | |
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-C30, Class XA, 0.676% VRN 7/15/48 (d) | | | 9,889,619 | | | | 268,738 | |
Series 2015-C29, Class XA, 0.909% VRN 5/15/48 (d) | | | 10,777,472 | | | | 288,473 | |
Series 2014-C25, Class XA, 1.079% VRN 11/15/47 (d) | | | 5,019,494 | | | | 168,955 | |
Series 2015-C28, Class XA, 1.254% VRN 10/15/48 (d) | | | 8,367,632 | | | | 324,183 | |
Series 2015-C27, Class D, 3.983% VRN 2/15/48 (c) (d) | | | 704,000 | | | | 679,691 | |
Series 2015-C29, Class C, 4.293% VRN 5/15/48 (d) | | | 325,000 | | | | 334,098 | |
Series 2015-C33, Class C, 4.771% VRN 12/15/48 (d) | | | 527,000 | | | | 555,700 | |
Series 2015-C32, Class C, 4.816% VRN 11/15/48 (d) | | | 87,000 | | | | 91,683 | |
Series 2016-C1, Class C, 4.896% VRN 3/15/49 (d) | | | 466,000 | | | | 495,404 | |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C27, Class D, 3.237% VRN 12/15/47 (c) (d) | | | 504,000 | | | | 456,095 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2016-C32, Class A4, 3.720% 12/15/49 | | $ | 454,000 | | | $ | 486,005 | |
Series 2014-C19, Class C, 4.000% 12/15/47 | | | 650,000 | | | | 655,606 | |
Series 2015-C23, Class C, 4.269% VRN 7/15/50 (d) | | | 650,000 | | | | 671,526 | |
Series 2015-C27, Class C, 4.679% VRN 12/15/47 (d) | | | 351,000 | | | | 359,066 | |
Series 2016-C29, Class C, 4.908% VRN 5/15/49 (d) | | | 475,000 | | | | 505,078 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2015-UBS8, Class XA, 1.055% VRN 12/15/48 (d) | | | 6,375,229 | | | | 298,282 | |
MSCG Trust Series 2016-SNR, Class C, 5.205% 11/15/34 (c) | | | 458,150 | | | | 463,788 | |
Series 2018-SELF, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.050% 5.444% FRN 10/15/37 (c) | | | 733,000 | | | | 733,934 | |
Natixis Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,Series 2018-FL1, Class C, 4.640% FRN 6/15/35 (c) (d) | | | 368,000 | | | | 364,665 | |
SG Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,Series 2016-C5, Class XA, 2.152% VRN 10/10/48 (d) | | | 3,885,350 | | | | 373,425 | |
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C6, Class B, 4.154% VRN 12/15/50 (d) | | | 340,000 | | | | 361,732 | |
Series 2019-C16, Class B, 4.320% 4/15/52 | | | 489,000 | | | | 524,797 | |
Series 2017-C6, Class C, 4.600% VRN 12/15/50 (d) | | | 580,000 | | | | 610,404 | |
Series 2017-C7, Class C, 4.739% VRN 12/15/50 (d) | | | 510,000 | | | | 537,750 | |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-NXS2, Class XA, 0.875% VRN 7/15/58 (d) | | | 12,527,412 | | | | 369,904 | |
Series 2015-P2, Class XA, 1.137% VRN 12/15/48 (d) | | | 5,396,647 | | | | 243,417 | |
Series 2015-C31, Class XA, 1.182% VRN 11/15/48 (d) | | | 6,456,258 | | | | 341,799 | |
Series 2019-C51, Class AS, 3.584% 6/15/52 (g) | | | 500,000 | | | | 515,136 | |
Series 2015-NXS4, Class D, 3.751% VRN 12/15/48 (d) | | | 510,000 | | | | 500,360 | |
Series 2015-P2, Class A4, 3.809% 12/15/48 | | | 392,000 | | | | 420,086 | |
Series 2019-C51, Class B, 3.836% 6/15/52 (g) | | | 500,000 | | | | 515,132 | |
Series 2014-LC16, Class D, 3.938% 8/15/50 (c) | | | 560,000 | | | | 461,404 | |
Series 2019-C50, Class B, 4.192% 5/15/52 | | | 409,000 | | | | 437,078 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2019-C50, Class C, 4.345% 5/15/52 | | $ | 409,000 | | | $ | 430,909 | |
Series 2015-LC22, Class C, 4.695% VRN 9/15/58 (d) | | | 390,000 | | | | 406,370 | |
Series 2015-NXS4, Class C, 4.751% VRN 12/15/48 (d) | | | 421,000 | | | | 450,475 | |
Series 2015-C31, Class C, 4.762% VRN 11/15/48 (d) | | | 468,000 | | | | 485,057 | |
Series 2018-C46, Class C, 5.145% VRN 8/15/51 (d) | | | 270,000 | | | | 291,495 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 31,058,154 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Equity ABS — 0.7% | |
GSAA Home Equity Trust,Series 2007-10, Class A2A 6.500% 11/25/37 | | | 4,239,076 | | | | 3,108,805 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other ABS — 8.5% | |
AASET US Ltd.,Series 2018-1A, Class A 3.844% 1/16/38 (c) | | | 865,392 | | | | 868,313 | |
ALM VII R Ltd.,Series 2013-7RA, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.040% 6.637% FRN 10/15/28 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,091 | |
ANCHORAGE CAPITAL CLO 13 LLC,Series 2019-13A, Class B, FRN 4/15/32 (c) (d) | | | 500,000 | | | | 499,906 | |
Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd.,Series 2014-5RA, Class A, 3.587% FRN 1/15/30 (c) (d) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 994,725 | |
Blackbird Capital Aircraft Lease Securitization Ltd.,Series 2016-1A, Class B, 5.682% STEP 12/16/41 (c) | | | 848,958 | | | | 889,477 | |
BlueMountain CLO Ltd. Series 2015-3A, Class CR, 5.192% FRN 4/20/31 (c) (d) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 946,963 | |
Series 2013-1A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.150% 6.742% FRN 1/20/29 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,002,826 | |
CAL Funding III Ltd.,Series 2018-1A, Class A 3.960% 2/25/43 (c) | | | 433,333 | | | | 444,306 | |
CLI Funding V LLC,Series 2014-2A, Class A 3.380% 10/18/29 (c) | | | 345,502 | | | | 349,743 | |
CLI Funding VI LLC,Series 2019-1A, Class A 3.710% 5/18/44 (c) | | | 495,187 | | | | 501,558 | |
Dryden 40 Senior Loan Fund,Series 2015-40A, Class DR, 5.618% FRN 8/15/31 (c) (d) | | | 500,000 | | | | 489,671 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Gilbert Park CLO Ltd. Series 2017-1A, Class D, 5.547% 10/15/30 (c) | | $ | 500,000 | | | $ | 488,512 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class E, 8.997% 10/15/30 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 983,384 | |
Global SC Finance II SRL,Series 2014-1A, Class A1 3.190% 7/17/29 (c) | | | 360,917 | | | | 362,368 | |
Global SC Finance IV Ltd.,Series 2018-1A, Class A 4.290% 5/17/38 (c) | | | 528,660 | | | | 550,012 | |
Grippen Park CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class D 6.061% 1/20/30 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 989,999 | |
Helios Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A 4.940% 9/20/49 (c) | | | 225,315 | | | | 236,303 | |
Hero Funding Trust,Series 2016-4A, Class A2 4.290% 9/20/47 (c) | | | 298,056 | | | | 314,933 | |
Highbridge Loan Management Ltd.,Series 13A-18, Class D 5.436% 10/15/30 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 483,112 | |
Invitation Homes Trust Series 2018-SFR1, Class C, 3.644% FRN 3/17/37 (c) (d) | | | 1,145,000 | | | | 1,138,918 | |
Series 2018-SFR1, Class D, 3.844% FRN 3/17/37 (c) (d) | | | 750,000 | | | | 746,039 | |
JOL Air Ltd.,Series 2019-1, Class A 3.967% 4/15/44 (c) | | | 492,000 | | | | 500,178 | |
LCM XVIII LP, Series 19A, Class D, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.450% 6.047% FRN 7/15/27 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,464 | |
Madison Park Funding XIV Ltd.,Series 2014-14A, Class DRR, 5.542% FRN 10/22/30 (c) (d) | | | 500,000 | | | | 487,638 | |
Madison Park Funding XV Ltd.,Series 2014-15A, Class DR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.440% 8.022% FRN 1/27/26 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 998,585 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2006-OPT1, Class A2C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + ..150% 2.554% FRN 8/25/37 | | | 2,321,502 | | | | 2,221,115 | |
Mosaic Solar Loans LLC Series 2018-2GS, Class A, 4.200% 2/22/44 (c) | | | 825,614 | | | | 848,802 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 4.450% 6/20/42 (c) | | | 512,767 | | | | 533,170 | |
Newark BSL CLO 1 Ltd. 6.582% 12/21/29 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,974 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Newark BSL CLO 2 Ltd. 6.230% 7/25/30 (c) | | $ | 500,000 | | | $ | 499,974 | |
Oak Hill Credit Partners Ltd.,Series 2018-1A, Class D, 5.642% FRN 10/20/30 (c) (d) | | | 500,000 | | | | 489,766 | |
Octagon Investment Partners Ltd. Series 2017-1A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.500% 6.092% FRN 3/17/30 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,987 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class D, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.200% 8.792% FRN 3/17/30 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 491,703 | |
Octagon Investment Partners XIV Ltd.,Series 2012-1A, Class CR 6.787% 7/15/29 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,077 | |
Octagon Investment Partners XXII Ltd.,Series 2014-1A, Class ERR, 8.042% FRN 1/22/30 (c) (d) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 916,106 | |
Sprite Ltd.,Series 2017-1, Class A 4.250% 12/15/37 (c) | | | 358,282 | | | | 367,331 | |
START Ireland,Series 2019-1, Class A 4.089% 3/15/44 (c) | | | 491,071 | | | | 494,358 | |
Symphony CLO XVI Ltd.,Series 2015-16A, Class DR, 5.647% FRN 10/15/31 (c) (d) | | | 500,000 | | | | 490,013 | |
TAL Advantage V LLC Series 2013-1A, Class A, 2.830% 2/22/38 (c) | | | 183,333 | | | | 182,693 | |
Series 2014-1A, Class A, 3.510% 2/22/39 (c) | | | 321,067 | | | | 325,591 | |
Textainer Marine Containers VII Ltd.,Series 2019-1A, Class A 3.960% 4/20/44 (c) | | | 493,333 | | | | 507,559 | |
Thacher Park CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class D1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.400% 5.992% FRN 10/20/26 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,259 | |
THL Credit Wind River CLO Ltd. Series 2017-1A, Class D, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.750% 6.351% FRN 4/18/29 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,989 | |
Series 2012-1A, Class DR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.100% 6.697% FRN 1/15/26 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 998,028 | |
Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease Ltd.,Series 2017-A, Class A, 4.212% STEP 5/17/32 (c) | | | 1,038,156 | | | | 1,067,129 | |
Thunderbolt II Aircraft Lease Ltd.,Series 2018-A, Class A, 4.147% STEP 9/15/38 (c) | | | 473,214 | | | | 483,126 | |
Trip Rail Master Funding LLC,Series 2017-1A, Class A1 2.709% 8/15/47 (c) | | | 316,558 | | | | 316,352 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Triton Container Finance V LLC,Series 2018-1A, Class A 3.950% 3/20/43 (c) | | $ | 437,500 | | | $ | 452,141 | |
Vantage Data Centers Issuer LLC,Series 2018-1A, Class A2 ) 4.072% 2/16/43 (c) | | | 740,000 | | | | 760,482 | |
Westcott Park CLO Ltd.,Series 2016-1A, Class DR, 5.724% FRN 7/20/28 (c) (d) | | | 500,000 | | | | 500,022 | |
Willis Engine Structured Trust IV,Series 2018-A, Class A, 4.750% STEP 9/15/43 (c) | | | 869,556 | | | | 907,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 36,123,583 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Student Loans ABS — 0.3% | |
College Ave Student Loans LLC,Series 2018-A, Class A1, 3.604% FRN 12/26/47 (c) (d) | | | 466,512 | | | | 465,075 | |
SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-D, Class BFX, 3.610% 9/25/40 (c) | | | 350,000 | | | | 364,594 | |
Series 2018-B, Class BFX, 3.830% 8/25/47 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 525,656 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,355,325 | |
| | | | | | | | |
WL Collateral CMO — 7.3% | |
CIM Trust,Series 2017-6, Class A1, 3.015% VRN 6/25/57 (c) (d) | | | 2,210,324 | | | | 2,206,458 | |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust,Series 2007-AR5, Class 1A2A, 4.480% VRN 4/25/37 (d) | | | 2,030,219 | | | | 1,945,429 | |
CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust,Series 2006-A1, Class 1A5 5.500% 4/25/36 | | | 2,657,348 | | | | 2,612,188 | |
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2006-13T1, Class A11, 6.000% 5/25/36 | | | 2,352,095 | | | | 1,816,103 | |
Series 2006-36T2, Class 2A1, 6.250% 12/25/36 | | | 3,947,127 | | | | 2,696,166 | |
Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust Series 2007-HYB2, Class 3A1, 3.963% VRN 2/25/47 (d) | | | 1,620,992 | | | | 1,451,617 | |
Series 2007-14, Class A6, 6.000% 9/25/37 | | | 1,755,923 | | | | 1,478,641 | |
HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust,Series 2006-11, Class A1A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .170% 2.560% FRN 12/19/36 | | | 1,277,794 | | | | 1,212,261 | |
IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust,Series 2007-AR5, Class 2A1, 3.844% VRN 5/25/37 (d) | | | 2,777,065 | | | | 2,617,525 | |
Lehman XS Trust,Series 2007-12N, Class 1A3A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .200% 2.604% FRN 7/25/47 | | | 3,411,655 | | | | 3,196,413 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust,Series 2005-3AR, Class 2A1, 3.682% VRN 7/25/35 (d) | | $ | 526,061 | | | $ | 476,962 | |
Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust,Series 2006-AR1, Class 2A1, 4.468% VRN 2/25/36 (d) | | | 2,825,900 | | | | 2,568,638 | |
RBSSP Resecuritization Trust,Series 2009-5, Class 2A3, 6.500% VRN 10/26/37 (c) (d) | | | 1,109,736 | | | | 894,650 | |
RFMSI Trust,Series 2007-S4, Class A5, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .600% 6.000% FRN 4/25/37 | | | 460,035 | | | | 440,833 | |
Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust,Series 2018-2, Class HV, 3.000% VRN 11/25/57 (d) | | | 2,901,024 | | | | 2,928,849 | |
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust,Series 2008-1, Class A2, 4.205% VRN 10/25/37 (d) | | | 1,225,114 | | | | 1,145,861 | |
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust,Series 2006-4, Class 3A5, 6.350% STEP 5/25/36 | | | 1,245,031 | | | | 1,027,233 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 30,715,827 | |
| | | | | | | | |
WL Collateral PAC — 0.5% | |
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-19CB, Class A15 6.000% 8/25/36 | | | 2,132,452 | | | | 1,855,282 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTALNON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $106,189,363) | | | | | | | 104,722,791 | |
| | | | | |
|
SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 0.8% | |
Argentine Republic Government International Bond 5.875% 1/11/28 | | | 200,000 | | | | 152,000 | |
6.625% 7/06/28 | | | 150,000 | | | | 115,727 | |
6.875% 1/26/27 | | | 550,000 | | | | 440,830 | |
Colombia Government International Bond 5.200% 5/15/49 | | | 200,000 | | | | 226,752 | |
Mexico Government International Bond 3.750% 1/11/28 | | | 535,000 | | | | 545,031 | |
4.150% 3/28/27 | | | 343,000 | | | | 359,533 | |
Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III | | | | | | | | |
3.750% 3/01/23 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 411,320 | |
4.150% 3/29/27 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 209,394 | |
4.150% 3/29/27 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 418,788 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Provincia de Buenos Aires 7.875% 6/15/27 (c) | | $ | 700,000 | | | $ | 519,757 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,399,132 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS (Cost $3,609,724) | | | | | | | 3,399,132 | |
| | | | | |
| |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 15.5% | | | | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 9.5% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates Series K722, Class X1, 1.438% VRN 3/25/23 (d) | | | 6,379,991 | | | | 249,157 | |
Series K053, Class A2, 2.995% 12/25/25 | | | 463,000 | | | | 482,492 | |
Series K050, Class A2, 3.334% VRN 8/25/25 (d) | | | 350,000 | | | | 370,851 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICS Series 4093, Class PA, 3.000% 8/15/42 | | | 4,612,771 | | | | 4,696,536 | |
Series 4481, Class B, 3.000% 12/15/42 | | | 6,204,737 | | | | 6,385,067 | |
Series 4483, Class CA, 3.000% 6/15/44 | | | 5,675,441 | | | | 5,841,740 | |
Series 4750, Class PA, 3.000% 7/15/46 | | | 2,687,960 | | | | 2,725,952 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STRIPS Series 355, Class 300, 3.000% 8/15/47 | | | 3,224,467 | | | | 3,280,838 | |
Series 358, Class 300, 3.000% 10/15/47 | | | 2,801,931 | | | | 2,850,645 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association ACES Series 2016-M3, Class A2 2.702% 2/25/26 | | | 465,000 | | | | 473,688 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association REMICS Series 2018-21, Class PO, 0.010% 4/25/48 | | | 3,663,069 | | | | 3,034,782 | |
Series 2015-9, Class HA, 3.000% 1/25/45 | | | 788,447 | | | | 810,030 | |
Government National Mortgage Association Series 2015-74, Class LZ, 3.500% 5/20/45 | | | 3,303,599 | | | | 3,462,536 | |
Series 2015-92, Class CZ, 3.500% 6/20/45 | | | 5,256,525 | | | | 5,503,652 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 40,167,966 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Pass-Through Securities — 6.0% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool #G08520 2.500% 1/01/43 | | $ | 1,212,883 | | | $ | 1,211,354 | |
Pool #G08658 3.000% 8/01/45 | | | 3,476,036 | | | | 3,530,844 | |
Pool #G08632 3.500% 3/01/45 | | | 2,584,367 | | | | 2,671,682 | |
Pool #G61645 4.000% 10/01/48 | | | 2,721,065 | | | | 2,829,818 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association Pool #AL9238 3.000% 10/01/41 | | | 3,805,257 | | | | 3,871,217 | |
Pool #MA2248 3.000% 4/01/45 | | | 2,420,870 | | | | 2,428,034 | |
Pool #AS7661 3.000% 8/01/46 | | | 1,600,251 | | | | 1,603,486 | |
Pool #MA2711 3.000% 8/01/46 | | | 5,432,872 | | | | 5,443,854 | |
Pool #AX2501 4.000% 10/01/44 | | | 2,021,867 | | | | 2,109,395 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,699,684 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES (Cost $64,204,316) | | | | | | | 65,867,650 | |
| | | | | |
|
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 21.2% | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 21.2% | |
U.S. Treasury Bond 2.750% 11/15/42 | | | 390,000 | | | | 408,757 | |
2.750% 11/15/47 | | | 1,060,000 | | | | 1,106,375 | |
3.125% 2/15/43 | | | 3,350,000 | | | | 3,735,878 | |
3.625% 8/15/43 | | | 2,920,000 | | | | 3,524,120 | |
3.750% 11/15/43 | | | 2,640,000 | | | | 3,250,252 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index 0.875% 1/15/29 | | | 2,589,517 | | | | 2,725,625 | |
1.000% 2/15/46 | | | 5,066,365 | | | | 5,308,073 | |
U.S. Treasury Note 1.375% 2/15/20 | | | 3,430,000 | | | | 3,415,262 | |
1.625% 5/31/23 | | | 4,160,000 | | | | 4,143,620 | |
1.875% 8/31/24 | | | 5,310,000 | | | | 5,335,803 | |
2.125% 9/30/24 | | | 5,320,000 | | | | 5,409,858 | |
2.250% 10/31/24 | | | 6,100,000 | | | | 6,241,635 | |
2.250% 8/15/27 | | | 6,520,000 | | | | 6,677,295 | |
2.250% 11/15/27 | | | 5,310,000 | | | | 5,435,988 | |
2.375% 5/15/27 | | | 5,190,000 | | | | 5,365,406 | |
2.500% 3/31/23 | | | 5,150,000 | | | | 5,293,556 | |
2.625% 2/28/23 | | | 4,320,000 | | | | 4,456,485 | |
2.625% 1/31/26 | | | 775,000 | | | | 811,758 | |
2.750% 4/30/23 | | | 5,050,000 | | | | 5,239,414 | |
2.750% 2/15/28 | | | 5,080,000 | | | | 5,401,310 | |
3.000% 9/30/25 | | | 6,060,000 | | | | 6,473,784 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 89,760,254 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $85,736,800) | | | | | | | 89,760,254 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $390,148,706) | | | | | | | 398,825,261 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.7% | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.7% | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (h) | | | 2,865,220 | | | $ | 2,865,220 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $2,865,220) | | | | | | | 2,865,220 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $393,013,926) | | | | | | | 401,690,481 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 8.1% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 4.3% | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 6/28/19, 1.250%, due 7/01/19 (i) | | $ | 18,398,325 | | | | 18,398,325 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bill — 3.8% | |
U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000% 7/30/19 | | | 380,000 | | | | 379,344 | |
0.000% 9/05/19 | | | 7,780,000 | | | | 7,750,154 | |
0.000% 11/07/19 | | | 8,160,000 | | | | 8,099,693 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,229,191 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $34,609,678) | | | | | | | 34,627,516 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.9% (Cost $427,623,604) (j) | | | | | | | 436,317,997 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Less Unfunded Loan Commitments (0.00)%
| | | | | | | (9,811 | ) |
| | |
NET INVESTMENTS — 102.9% (Cost $427,613,793) | | | | | | | 436,308,186 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (2.9)% | | | | | | | (12,397,897 | ) |
| | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 423,910,289 | |
| | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
CLO | Collateralized Loan Obligation |
CMO | Collateralized Mortgage Obligation |
CMT | Constant Maturity Treasury Index |
MBS | Mortgage-Backed Security |
PAC | Planned Amortization Class |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | All or a portion of the security represents unsettled loan commitments at June 30, 2019 where the rate will be determined at time of settlement. |
(b) | Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. |
(c) | Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At June 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $113,153,118 or 26.69% of net assets. |
(d) | Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. The rates shown are the current interest rates at June 30, 2019. |
(e) | Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date. |
(f) | Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2019, was $2,807,154 or 0.66% of net assets. Total securities on loan may not correspond with the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments because pending sales may be in the process of recall from the brokers.(Note 2). |
(g) | A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis.(Note 2). |
(h) | Represents investment of security lending collateral.(Note 2). |
(i) | Maturity value of $18,400,242. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates ranging from 0.125% – 2.250%, maturity date of 4/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $18,770,697. |
(j) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
Currency Legend
Country weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
| | | | |
United States | | | 74.3 | % |
Cayman Islands | | | 6.2 | % |
Mexico | | | 1.7 | % |
Canada | | | 1.2 | % |
United Kingdom | | | 1.2 | % |
Chile | | | 1.0 | % |
Netherlands | | | 0.9 | % |
Bermuda | | | 0.8 | % |
Luxembourg | | | 0.8 | % |
Singapore | | | 0.7 | % |
Argentina | | | 0.7 | % |
Australia | | | 0.6 | % |
Brazil | | | 0.5 | % |
Ireland | | | 0.5 | % |
Colombia | | | 0.4 | % |
India | | | 0.3 | % |
Japan | | | 0.3 | % |
Panama | | | 0.3 | % |
Malaysia | | | 0.3 | % |
| | | | |
France | | | 0.3 | % |
Spain | | | 0.3 | % |
British Virgin Islands | | | 0.3 | % |
Indonesia | | | 0.2 | % |
Philippines | | | 0.2 | % |
New Zealand | | | 0.1 | % |
Switzerland | | | 0.1 | % |
Thailand | | | 0.1 | % |
Mauritius | | | 0.1 | % |
Barbados | | | 0.1 | % |
Liberia | | | 0.1 | % |
Free Of Tax | | | 0.1 | % |
Austria | | | 0.1 | % |
Paraguay | | | 0.0 | % |
Israel | | | 0.0 | % |
Dominican Republic | | | 0.0 | % |
Peru | | | 0.0 | % |
| | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 94.8 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 5.2 | % |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Equity Rotation Fund – Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 97.9% | |
|
COMMON STOCK — 97.9% | |
Basic Materials — 0.7% | |
Chemicals — 0.1% | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 300 | | | $ | 23,349 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Iron & Steel — 0.6% | |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 2,100 | | | | 198,702 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 222,051 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications — 12.4% | |
Internet — 7.6% | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 990 | | | | 1,071,972 | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a) | | | 50 | | | | 54,045 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | | | 447 | | | | 846,453 | |
Expedia Group, Inc. | | | 3,070 | | | | 408,402 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,380,872 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 0.9% | |
The Walt Disney Co. | | | 2,030 | | | | 283,469 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 3.9% | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 20,600 | | | | 690,306 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 780 | | | | 130,050 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 7,156 | | | | 408,822 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,229,178 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,893,519 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 8.5% | |
Auto Manufacturers — 2.5% | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 10,900 | | | | 781,094 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.8% | |
Magna International, Inc. | | | 5,300 | | | | 263,410 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distribution & Wholesale — 1.7% | |
Pool Corp.
| | | 1,260 | | | | 240,660 | |
Watsco, Inc. | | | 1,850 | | | | 302,531 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 543,191 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Builders — 1.6% | |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | 6,700 | | | | 288,971 | |
Toll Brothers, Inc. | | | 6,000 | | | | 219,720 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 508,691 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 1.1% | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 970 | | | | 131,105 | |
Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 5,100 | | | | 213,792 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 344,897 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles — 0.8% | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | | | 1,600 | | | | 235,952 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,677,235 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer,Non-cyclical — 15.5% | |
Biotechnology — 1.5% | |
Biogen, Inc. (a) | | | 2,030 | | | | 474,756 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Commercial Services — 7.8% | |
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a) | | | 7,770 | | | $ | 1,307,225 | |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 4,900 | | | | 473,340 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 5,400 | | | | 206,226 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 3,240 | | | | 474,530 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,461,321 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 0.6% | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 2,800 | | | | 198,016 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 0.4% | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 1,300 | | | | 132,353 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 5.2% | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 1,449 | | | | 78,956 | |
Horizon Therapeutics PLC (a) | | | 16,700 | | | | 401,802 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 7,930 | | | | 1,104,491 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 800 | | | | 34,656 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,619,905 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,886,351 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 4.9% | |
Oil & Gas — 4.9% | |
Delek US Holdings, Inc. | | | 14,600 | | | | 591,592 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 300 | | | | 22,989 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 2,700 | | | | 135,756 | |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | | | 25,400 | | | | 791,464 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,541,801 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 18.1% | |
Banks — 6.4% | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 14,700 | | | | 1,029,441 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 7,200 | | | | 804,960 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 3,100 | | | | 173,786 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,008,187 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 7.9% | |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A | | | 5,800 | | | | 1,534,274 | |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 5,460 | | | | 947,583 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,481,857 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 3.4% | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 3,600 | | | | 197,316 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a) | | | 3,800 | | | | 810,046 | |
Torchmark Corp. | | | 700 | | | | 62,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,069,984 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 0.4% | |
EPR Properties | | | 1,900 | | | | 141,721 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,701,749 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 9.4% | |
Aerospace & Defense — 2.1% | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 1,830 | | | | 665,278 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 1.1% | |
Allegion PLC | | | 3,100 | | | | 342,705 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Equity Rotation Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Environmental Controls — 0.7% | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 1,920 | | | $ | 221,510 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 1.1% | |
AGCO Corp. | | | 4,400 | | | | 341,308 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 2.9% | |
AptarGroup, Inc. | | | 2,860 | | | | 355,613 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 3,730 | | | | 562,521 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 918,134 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 1.2% | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 1,800 | | | | 358,794 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trucking & Leasing — 0.3% | |
AerCap Holdings NV (a) | | | 2,000 | | | | 104,020 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,951,749 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 27.8% | |
Computers — 5.1% | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A | | | 6,300 | | | | 399,357 | |
DXC Technology Co. | | | 11,500 | | | | 634,225 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 2,490 | | | | 343,371 | |
Seagate Technology PLC | | | 5,100 | | | | 240,312 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,617,265 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 0.5% | |
ASML Holding NV | | | 810 | | | | 168,423 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 22.2% | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 14,600 | | | | 1,033,826 | |
Fair Isaac Corp. (a) | | | 940 | | | | 295,179 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 1,360 | | | | 355,409 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 16,470 | | | | 2,206,321 | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 15,200 | | | | 1,250,808 | |
Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 4,490 | | | | 727,874 | |
Workday, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 5,440 | | | | 1,118,355 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,987,772 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,773,460 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 0.6% | |
Gas — 0.6% | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 1,800 | | | | 190,008 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $27,197,273) | | | | | | | 30,837,923 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $27,197,273) | | | | | | | 30,837,923 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $27,197,273) | | | | | | | 30,837,923 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.0% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 2.0% | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 6/28/19, 1.250%, due 7/01/19 (b) | | $ | 619,953 | | | $ | 619,953 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $619,953) | | | | | | | 619,953 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9% (Cost $27,817,226) (c) | | | | | | | 31,457,876 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.1% | | | | | | | 41,777 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 31,499,653 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Maturity value of $620,018. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.250%, maturity date of 4/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $636,577. |
(c) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MML High Yield Fund – Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 0.9% | |
|
COMMON STOCK — 0.8% | |
Basic Materials — 0.0% | |
Forest Products & Paper — 0.0% | |
Appvion Inc. (Escrow Shares) (a) (b) (c) | | | 2,157,000 | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 0.8% | |
Oil & Gas — 0.8% | |
Fieldwood Energy LLC Common Equity (b) | | | 13,011 | | | | 390,330 | |
Fieldwood Energy LLC Restricted Common Equity (b) | | | 3,193 | | | | 95,790 | |
Jupiter Resources, Inc. (b) | | | 191,606 | | | | 502,966 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 989,086 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $3,475,087) | | | | | | | 989,086 | |
| | | | | |
|
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.1% | |
Consumer,Non-cyclical — 0.1% | |
Agriculture — 0.1% | |
Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings LLC (b) | | | 1,144,535 | | | | 103,008 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $733,962) | | | | | | | 103,008 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $4,209,049) | | | | | | | 1,092,094 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
BONDS & NOTES — 93.6% | |
|
BANK LOANS — 6.8% | |
Aerospace & Defense — 1.0% | |
TransDigm, Inc., 2018 Term Loan F, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500 4.830% VRN 6/09/23 | | $ | 613,892 | | | | 602,191 | |
Veritas Bermuda Ltd., USD Repriced Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.500 6.866% VRN 1/27/23 | | | 746,183 | | | | 677,631 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,279,822 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 0.7% | |
Vertafore, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.652% VRN 7/02/25 | | | 945,250 | | | | 907,043 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 0.5% | |
Banff Merger Sub, Inc., 2018 USD Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.580% VRN 10/02/25 | | | 679,680 | | | | 642,508 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Oil & Gas — 0.8% | |
Fieldwood Energy LLC Exit 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 5.250% 7.652% VRN 4/11/22 | | $ | 674,554 | | | $ | 623,328 | |
Exit 2nd Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 7.250% 9.652% VRN 4/11/23 | | | 387,384 | | | | 321,529 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 944,857 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 2.1% | |
BWAY Holding Co., 2017 Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.250% 5.854% VRN 4/03/24 | | | 1,345,046 | | | | 1,297,405 | |
Consolidated Energy Finance, SA, Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.901% VRN 5/07/25 | | | 894,782 | | | | 870,176 | |
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., USD 2017 Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.152% VRN 2/05/23 | | | 532,227 | | | | 527,809 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,695,390 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 0.7% | |
Michaels Stores, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.902% VRN 1/30/23 | | | 944,094 | | | | 912,826 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 1.0% | |
CenturyLink, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.152% VRN 1/31/25 | | | 1,336,682 | | | | 1,304,013 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BANK LOANS (Cost $8,618,954) | | | | | | | 8,686,459 | |
| | | | | |
|
CORPORATE DEBT — 86.8% | |
Aerospace & Defense — 2.3% | |
TransDigm UK Holdings PLC 6.875% 5/15/26 | | | 393,000 | | | | 397,667 | |
TransDigm, Inc. 6.375% 6/15/26 | | | 733,000 | | | | 738,498 | |
Triumph Group, Inc. 4.875% 4/01/21 | | | 422,000 | | | | 415,670 | |
5.250% 6/01/22 (d) | | | 305,000 | | | | 298,900 | |
7.750% 8/15/25 (d) | | | 1,071,000 | | | | 1,036,192 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,886,927 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Agriculture — 0.8% | |
JBS Investments II GmbH 7.000% 1/15/26 (e) | | | 390,000 | | | | 422,370 | |
Pinnacle Operating Corp. 9.000% 5/15/23 (e) | | | 1,667,522 | | | | 550,282 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 972,652 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML High Yield Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Airlines — 1.1% | |
American Airlines Group, Inc. 5.500% 10/01/19 (e) | | $ | 891,000 | | | $ | 895,010 | |
5.000% 6/01/22 (e) | | | 547,000 | | | | 563,574 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,458,584 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers — 0.6% | |
Allison Transmission, Inc. 4.750% 10/01/27 (e) | | | 589,000 | | | | 584,583 | |
5.875% 6/01/29 (e) | | | 172,000 | | | | 181,030 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 765,613 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 1.8% | |
James Hardie International Finance DAC 4.750% 1/15/25 (e) | | | 126,000 | | | | 128,520 | |
5.000% 1/15/28 (e) | | | 485,000 | | | | 482,575 | |
PGT Escrow Issuer, Inc. 6.750% 8/01/26 (e) | | | 368,000 | | | | 388,700 | |
Standard Industries, Inc. 4.750% 1/15/28 (e) | | | 1,345,000 | | | | 1,334,912 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,334,707 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 1.8% | |
Consolidated Energy Finance SA 6.875% 6/15/25 (e) | | | 655,000 | | | | 670,825 | |
Kissner Holdings LP/Kissner Milling Co. Ltd./BSC Holding, Inc./Kissner USA 8.375% 12/01/22 (e) | | | 1,225,000 | | | | 1,274,000 | |
Starfruit Finco BV/Starfruit US Holdco LLC 8.000% 10/01/26 (d) (e) | | | 389,000 | | | | 399,697 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,344,522 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Coal — 2.8% | |
Alliance Resource Operating Partners LP/Alliance Resource Finance Corp. 7.500% 5/01/25 (e) | | | 620,000 | | | | 651,000 | |
Peabody Energy Corp. 6.000% 3/31/22 (e) | | | 1,383,000 | | | | 1,415,846 | |
SunCoke Energy Partners LP/SunCoke Energy Partners Finance Corp. 7.500% 6/15/25 (e) | | | 1,013,000 | | | | 988,941 | |
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. 8.000% 11/01/24 (e) | | | 534,000 | | | | 556,695 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,612,482 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 1.2% | |
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co. 5.000% 4/15/22 (e) | | | 625,000 | | | | 623,437 | |
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc. 9.250% 5/15/23 (e) | | | 534,000 | | | | 560,807 | |
Service Corp. International 5.125% 6/01/29 | | | 360,000 | | | | 378,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,563,144 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Diversified Financial Services — 2.4% | |
Ally Financial, Inc. 3.875% 5/21/24 | | $ | 415,000 | | | $ | 424,856 | |
LPL Holdings, Inc. 5.750% 9/15/25 (e) | | | 1,134,000 | | | | 1,160,933 | |
VFH Parent LLC/OrchestraCo-Issuer, Inc. 6.750% 6/15/22 (e) | | | 1,477,000 | | | | 1,530,423 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,116,212 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric — 2.2% | |
NRG Energy, Inc. 5.250% 6/15/29 (e) | | | 374,000 | | | | 399,245 | |
6.625% 1/15/27 | | | 702,000 | | | | 762,547 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC 3.550% 7/15/24 (e) | | | 470,000 | | | | 472,765 | |
4.300% 7/15/29 (e) | | | 568,000 | | | | 575,816 | |
5.000% 7/31/27 (e) | | | 550,000 | | | | 569,938 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,780,311 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.3% | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. 7.750% 1/15/27 (d) (e) | | | 387,000 | | | | 418,862 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment — 0.1% | |
Cedar Fair LP 5.250% 7/15/29 (e) | | | 142,000 | | | | 144,884 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Environmental Controls — 0.1% | |
Clean Harbors, Inc. 4.875% 7/15/27 (e) (f) | | | 136,000 | | | | 138,224 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 4.8% | |
Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc./ New Albertsons LP/Albertson’s LLC 7.500% 3/15/26 (e) | | | 362,000 | | | | 386,435 | |
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc. 5.875% 7/15/24 (e) | | | 646,000 | | | | 664,572 | |
6.500% 4/15/29 (e) | | | 1,094,000 | | | | 1,188,357 | |
6.750% 2/15/28 (e) | | | 824,000 | | | | 895,070 | |
KeHE Distributors LLC/KeHE Finance Corp. 7.625% 8/15/21 (e) | | | 650,000 | | | | 645,125 | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. 5.750% 3/15/25 (e) | | | 247,000 | | | | 250,705 | |
5.875% 9/30/27 (e) | | | 398,000 | | | | 412,427 | |
Post Holdings, Inc. 5.500% 3/01/25 (e) | | | 309,000 | | | | 319,043 | |
5.625% 1/15/28 (e) | | | 468,000 | | | | 480,870 | |
5.750% 3/01/27 (e) | | | 382,000 | | | | 394,415 | |
Simmons Foods, Inc. 7.750% 1/15/24 (e) | | | 189,000 | | | | 203,648 | |
Smithfield Foods, Inc. 5.200% 4/01/29 (e) | | | 264,000 | | | | 287,804 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,128,471 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML High Yield Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Hand & Machine Tools — 1.1% | |
Apex Tool Group LLC/BC Mountain Finance, Inc. 9.000% 2/15/23 (d) (e) | | $ | 1,138,000 | | | $ | 1,015,665 | |
Colfax Corp. 6.000% 2/15/24 (e) | | | 168,000 | | | | 177,660 | |
6.375% 2/15/26 (e) | | | 178,000 | | | | 190,905 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,384,230 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 3.2% | |
Avanos Medical, Inc. 6.250% 10/15/22 | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,321,125 | |
Avantor, Inc. 6.000% 10/01/24 (e) | | | 71,000 | | | | 75,544 | |
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc./Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA 6.625% 5/15/22 (e) | | | 2,784,000 | | | | 2,658,720 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,055,389 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 3.6% | |
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. 5.000% 7/15/27 (e) | | | 176,000 | | | | 179,080 | |
Envision Healthcare Corp. 8.750% 10/15/26 (d) (e) | | | 1,330,000 | | | | 927,675 | |
HCA, Inc. 5.875% 2/15/26 | | | 1,138,000 | | | | 1,257,490 | |
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc. 8.250% 5/01/23 (e) | | | 972,000 | | | | 1,034,572 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 4.625% 7/15/24 | | | 400,000 | | | | 405,000 | |
6.250% 2/01/27 (e) | | | 402,000 | | | | 416,070 | |
8.125% 4/01/22 | | | 340,000 | | | | 356,575 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,576,462 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Builders — 1.2% | |
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. 6.375% 5/15/25 (e) | | | 491,000 | | | | 495,910 | |
Mattamy Group Corp. 6.500% 10/01/25 (e) | | | 764,000 | | | | 805,065 | |
6.875% 12/15/23 (e) | | | 194,000 | | | | 202,002 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,502,977 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Housewares — 0.3% | |
Newell Brands, Inc. 4.200% 4/01/26 | | | 372,000 | | | | 369,705 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 2.2% | |
Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc. 7.000% 11/15/25 (e) | | | 791,000 | | | | 713,877 | |
8.125% 2/15/24 (e) | | | 284,000 | | | | 293,230 | |
CNO Financial Group, Inc. 5.250% 5/30/29 | | | 866,000 | | | | 937,445 | |
USIS Merger Sub, Inc. 6.875% 5/01/25 (e) | | | 724,000 | | | | 716,760 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
York Risk Services Holding Corp. 8.500% 10/01/22 (d) (e) | | $ | 157,000 | | | $ | 129,133 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,790,445 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet — 1.2% | |
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc. 5.250% 12/01/27 (e) | | | 339,000 | | | | 350,865 | |
Netflix, Inc. 5.375% 11/15/29 (e) | | | 523,000 | | | | 555,525 | |
5.875% 11/15/28 | | | 595,000 | | | | 658,737 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,565,127 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Iron & Steel — 1.0% | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. 5.950% 1/15/21 | | | 1,192,000 | | | | 1,224,780 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Time — 2.1% | |
Brunswick Corp. 7.375% 9/01/23 | | | 285,000 | | | | 315,192 | |
7.125% 8/01/27 | | | 919,000 | | | | 1,054,017 | |
Carlson Travel, Inc. 6.750% 12/15/23 (e) | | | 296,000 | | | | 299,700 | |
9.500% 12/15/24 (e) | | | 988,000 | | | | 985,530 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,654,439 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Lodging — 1.0% | |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. 5.250% 5/15/27 (e) | | | 492,000 | | | | 493,845 | |
5.500% 3/01/25 (e) | | | 740,000 | | | | 764,272 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,258,117 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 1.0% | |
Wabtec Corp. 3.450% 11/15/26 | | | 1,273,000 | | | | 1,243,931 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Manufacturing — 0.5% | |
Amsted Industries, Inc. 5.625% 7/01/27 (e) | | | 617,000 | | | | 643,223 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 9.7% | |
Altice Financing SA 6.625% 2/15/23 (e) | | | 600,000 | | | | 615,000 | |
Altice Finco SA 8.125% 1/15/24 (d) (e) | | | 627,000 | | | | 645,810 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 5.375% 6/01/29 (e) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,548,750 | |
5.750% 2/15/26 (e) | | | 550,000 | | | | 576,812 | |
5.875% 5/01/27 (e) | | | 822,000 | | | | 867,210 | |
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 9.250% 2/15/24 (e) | | | 250,000 | | | | 271,250 | |
CSC Holdings LLC 7.500% 4/01/28 (e) | | | 565,000 | | | | 620,257 | |
DISH DBS Corp. 7.750% 7/01/26 | | | 681,000 | | | | 660,570 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
GCI LLC 6.875% 4/15/25 | | $ | 1,550,000 | | | $ | 1,615,875 | |
GCI LLC 6.625% 6/15/24 (e) | | | 250,000 | | | | 261,950 | |
Midcontinent Communications/Midcontinent Finance Corp. 6.875% 8/15/23 (e) | | | 864,000 | | | | 896,400 | |
Neptune Finco Corp. 6.625% 10/15/25 (e) | | | 50,000 | | | | 53,500 | |
Nexstar Escrow, Inc. 5.625% 7/15/27 (e) (f) | | | 255,000 | | | | 261,056 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 4.625% 7/15/24 (e) (f) | | | 671,000 | | | | 686,621 | |
5.375% 4/15/25 (e) | | | 522,000 | | | | 538,313 | |
5.375% 7/15/26 (e) | | | 167,000 | | | | 173,054 | |
5.500% 7/01/29 (e) | | | 981,000 | | | | 1,005,721 | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC 5.500% 5/15/29 (e) | | | 489,000 | | | | 496,188 | |
Ziggo BV 5.500% 1/15/27 (e) | | | 489,000 | | | | 497,416 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,291,753 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mining — 5.0% | |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. 4.875% 7/15/24 (e) | | | 294,000 | | | | 280,403 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 7.250% 4/01/23 (e) | | | 659,000 | | | | 641,701 | |
7.500% 4/01/25 (e) | | | 1,052,000 | | | | 1,002,030 | |
Hecla Mining Co. 6.875% 5/01/21 | | | 1,271,000 | | | | 1,213,167 | |
Kinross Gold Corp. 4.500% 7/15/27 | | | 640,000 | | | | 646,400 | |
5.950% 3/15/24 | | | 441,000 | | | | 481,872 | |
6.875% 9/01/41 | | | 476,000 | | | | 538,475 | |
New Gold, Inc. 6.250% 11/15/22 (e) | | | 998,000 | | | | 930,635 | |
Northwest Acquisitions ULC/Dominion Finco, Inc. 7.125% 11/01/22 (e) | | | 884,000 | | | | 609,960 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,344,643 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 6.4% | |
Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp. 7.625% 1/15/22 (d) | | | 362,000 | �� | | | 350,235 | |
7.750% 4/15/23 | | | 204,000 | | | | 195,330 | |
Citgo Holding, Inc. 10.750% 2/15/20 (e) | | | 1,677,000 | | | | 1,735,695 | |
Jonah Energy LLC/Jonah Energy Finance Corp. 7.250% 10/15/25 (e) | | | 985,000 | | | | 470,337 | |
Laredo Petroleum, Inc. 5.625% 1/15/22 (d) | | | 788,000 | | | | 730,870 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Neptune Energy Bondco PLC 6.625% 5/15/25 (e) | | $ | 594,000 | | | $ | 602,910 | |
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. 6.875% 1/15/23 | | | 332,000 | | | | 332,000 | |
Parkland Fuel Corp. 5.875% 7/15/27 (e) (f) | | | 247,000 | | | | 250,940 | |
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp. 7.000% 11/15/23 | | | 47,000 | | | | 48,763 | |
SM Energy Co. 6.625% 1/15/27 (d) | | | 188,000 | | | | 173,900 | |
6.750% 9/15/26 (d) | | | 690,000 | | | | 646,875 | |
Transocean Guardian Ltd. 5.875% 1/15/24 (e) | | | 254,205 | | | | 258,336 | |
Transocean, Inc. 6.800% 3/15/38 (d) | | | 483,000 | | | | 362,250 | |
9.350% STEP 12/15/41 | | | 150,000 | | | | 135,750 | |
Tullow Oil PLC 6.250% 4/15/22 (e) | | | 1,364,000 | | | | 1,374,230 | |
Whiting Petroleum Corp. 6.625% 1/15/26 (d) | | | 483,000 | | | | 465,793 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,134,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 0.8% | |
Welltec A/S 9.500% 12/01/22 (e) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 955,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.8% | |
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc. 7.250% 5/15/24 (e) | | | 200,000 | | | | 210,750 | |
BWAY Holding Co. 7.250% 4/15/25 (e) | | | 781,000 | | | | 753,665 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 964,415 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 2.9% | |
Bausch Health Americas, Inc. 9.250% 4/01/26 (e) | | | 600,000 | | | | 671,280 | |
Bausch Health Americas, Inc. 8.500% 1/31/27 (e) | | | 250,000 | | | | 274,880 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 5.500% 3/01/23 (e) | | | 187,000 | | | | 188,496 | |
5.875% 5/15/23 (e) | | | 80,000 | | | | 80,930 | |
6.125% 4/15/25 (e) | | | 75,000 | | | | 76,592 | |
Endo Dac/Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc. 6.000% STEP 2/01/25 (e) | | | 981,000 | | | | 657,270 | |
Endo Finance LLC/Endo Ltd./Endo Finco, Inc. 6.000% 7/15/23 (e) | | | 196,000 | | | | 141,120 | |
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC 5.500% 4/15/25 (d) (e) | | | 398,000 | | | | 266,660 | |
5.625% 10/15/23 (d) (e) | | | 202,000 | | | | 152,510 | |
5.750% 8/01/22 (d) (e) | | | 355,000 | | | | 305,300 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. 7.500% 4/01/27 (e) | | $ | 629,000 | | | $ | 617,992 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV 6.000% 4/15/24 | | | 315,000 | | | | 297,084 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,730,114 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 1.3% | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP 5.625% 10/01/26 (e) | | | 725,000 | | | | 764,875 | |
Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp. 6.000% 5/15/23 | | | 765,000 | | | | 759,262 | |
6.250% 5/15/26 | | | 201,000 | | | | 193,965 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,718,102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Private Equity — 0.6% | |
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. 6.375% 12/15/25 | | | 761,000 | | | | 776,829 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate — 0.1% | |
Realogy Group LLC/RealogyCo-Issuer Corp. 9.375% 4/01/27 (d) (e) | | | 184,000 | | | | 161,230 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.1% | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp. 5.000% 10/15/27 | | | 539,000 | | | | 555,170 | |
RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp. 5.000% 4/15/23 | | | 789,000 | | | | 799,849 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,355,019 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 2.1% | |
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp. 6.750% 1/15/22 (d) | | | 105,000 | | | | 92,925 | |
Ferrellgas Partners LP/Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. 8.625% 6/15/20 | | | 449,000 | | | | 330,015 | |
8.625% 6/15/20 | | | 602,000 | | | | 442,470 | |
Golden Nugget, Inc. 8.750% 10/01/25 (e) | | | 242,000 | | | | 254,100 | |
KGA Escrow LLC 7.500% 8/15/23 (e) | | | 403,000 | | | | 418,112 | |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. 5.500% 5/15/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,042,500 | |
Sonic Automotive, Inc. 5.000% 5/15/23 | | | 72,000 | | | | 72,630 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,652,752 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 4.3% | |
RP Crown Parent LLC 7.375% 10/15/24 (e) | | | 191,000 | | | | 199,118 | |
SS&C Technologies, Inc. 5.500% 9/30/27 (e) | | | 960,000 | | | | 996,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
TIBCO Software, Inc. 11.375% 12/01/21 (e) | | $ | 2,877,000 | | | $ | 3,056,812 | |
Veritas US, Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd. 10.500% 2/01/24 (d) (e) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,286,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,538,180 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Storage/Warehousing — 0.9% | |
LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV 6.875% 5/15/23 (e) | | | 1,111,000 | | | | 1,099,890 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 7.1% | |
CenturyLink, Inc. 6.750% 12/01/23 (d) | | | 500,000 | | | | 539,375 | |
CommScope Technologies Finance LLC 6.000% 6/15/25 (e) | | | 129,000 | | | | 120,900 | |
CommScope, Inc. 6.000% 3/01/26 (e) | | | 162,000 | | | | 166,050 | |
8.250% 3/01/27 (e) | | | 374,000 | | | | 381,424 | |
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp. 5.250% 8/01/26 | | | 805,000 | | | | 827,137 | |
6.625% 8/01/26 | | | 272,000 | | | | 285,940 | |
Intelsat Connect Finance SA 9.500% 2/15/23 (e) | | | 509,000 | | | | 450,465 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 8.500% 10/15/24 (e) | | | 1,189,000 | | | | 1,177,110 | |
9.750% 7/15/25 (e) | | | 132,000 | | | | 134,640 | |
Sprint Corp. 7.250% 9/15/21 | | | 745,000 | | | | 791,563 | |
7.625% 3/01/26 | | | 422,000 | | | | 449,852 | |
7.875% 9/15/23 | | | 1,578,000 | | | | 1,714,102 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc. 6.000% 4/15/24 | | | 453,000 | | | | 472,253 | |
6.500% 1/15/26 | | | 679,000 | | | | 734,040 | |
Telecom Italia SpA 5.303% 5/30/24 (e) | | | 586,000 | | | | 606,510 | |
ViaSat, Inc. 5.625% 4/15/27 (e) | | | 197,000 | | | | 204,880 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,056,241 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.1% | |
Mattel, Inc. 6.750% 12/31/25 (e) | | | 147,000 | | | | 151,226 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 2.9% | |
The Kenan Advantage Group, Inc. 7.875% 7/31/23 (d) (e) | | | 3,200,000 | | | | 2,880,000 | |
XPO Logistics, Inc. 6.750% 8/15/24 (e) | | | 716,000 | | | | 763,435 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,643,435 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $111,484,062) | | | | | | | 110,507,463 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $120,103,016) | | | | | | | 119,193,922 | |
| | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
WARRANTS — 0.0% | |
|
Basic Materials — 0.0% Forest Products & Paper — 0.0% | |
Appvion Holding Corp. Tranche A (a) (b) (c) | | | 2,106 | | | $ | 263 | |
Appvion Holding Corp. Tranche B (a) (b) (c) | | | 2,106 | | | | 1,053 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost $0) | | | | | | | 1,316 | |
| | | | | |
|
MUTUAL FUNDS — 7.8% | |
Diversified Financial Services — 7.8% | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (g) | | | 10,016,143 | | | | 10,016,143 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $10,016,143) | | | | | | | 10,016,143 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $134,328,208) | | | | | | | 130,303,475 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.6% | |
Commercial Paper — 1.6% | |
COX Enterprises, Inc. 2.566% 7/01/19 (e) | | $ | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,578 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,999,719) | | | | | | | 1,999,578 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 103.9% (Cost $136,327,927) (h) | | | | | | | 132,303,053 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (3.9)% | | | | | | | (4,953,518 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 127,349,535 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $1,316 or 0.00% of net assets. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs. |
(d) | Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2019, was $9,811,060 or 7.70% of net assets. Total securities on loan may not correspond with the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments because pending sales may be in the process of recall from the brokers.(Note 2). |
(e) | Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At June 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $79,134,728 or 62.14% of net assets. |
(f) | A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis.(Note 2). |
(g) | Represents investment of security lending collateral.(Note 2). |
(h) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
Country weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
| | | | |
United States | | | 85.1 | % |
Canada | | | 6.9 | % |
Luxembourg | | | 3.5 | % |
United Kingdom | | | 2.3 | % |
Netherlands | | | 1.8 | % |
Denmark | | | 0.7 | % |
Ireland | | | 0.6 | % |
Cayman Islands | | | 0.6 | % |
Italy | | | 0.5 | % |
Austria | | | 0.3 | % |
| | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 102.3 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | (2.3 | )% |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
BONDS & NOTES — 141.0% | |
|
CORPORATE DEBT — 1.5% | |
Auto Manufacturers — 0.5% | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 3.753% FRN 2/15/23 (a) | | $ | 2,060,000 | | | $ | 1,999,282 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 0.4% | |
Becton Dickinson and Co. 3.194% FRN 12/29/20 (a) | | | 1,545,000 | | | | 1,545,228 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.6% | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .770% 3.180% FRN 6/15/22 | | | 2,060,000 | | | | 2,065,521 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $5,680,182) | | | | | | | 5,610,031 | |
| | | | | |
|
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 0.0% | |
Louisiana State Public Facilities Authority,Series 2011-A, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.900%, 3.480% FRN 4/26/27 | | | 74,055 | | | | 74,177 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS (Cost $74,055) | | | | | | | 74,177 | |
| | | | | |
|
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 51.9% | |
Auto Floor Plan ABS — 0.8% | |
Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II,Series 2019-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .750% 3.163% FRN 5/28/24 (b) | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,400,134 | |
NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust Series 2018-2A, Class A1, 2.994% FRN 10/15/23 (a) (b) | | | 470,000 | | | | 470,220 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A1, 3.034% FRN 2/15/23 (a) (b) | | | 850,000 | | | | 852,329 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,722,683 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobile ABS — 8.9% | |
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust Series 2018-3, Class A, 2.920% 8/12/21 (b) | | | 118,771 | | | | 118,841 | |
Series 2018-2, Class A, 2.940% 1/10/22 (b) | | | 183,384 | | | | 183,446 | |
Series 2017-4, Class C, 2.940% 1/10/24 (b) | | | 1,450,000 | | | | 1,450,688 | |
Series 2018-4, Class A, 3.380% 12/13/21 (b) | | | 1,192,995 | | | | 1,197,001 | |
Series 2019-1, Class C, 3.500% 4/14/25 (b) | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,324,604 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC,Series 2019-1A, Class C 4.530% 3/20/23 (b) | | $ | 388,000 | | | $ | 394,569 | |
Chesapeake Funding II LLC Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 2.844% FRN 4/15/30 (a) (b) | | | 876,607 | | | | 877,462 | |
Series 2016-2A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000% 3.394% FRN 6/15/28 (b) | | | 337,508 | | | | 337,919 | |
CPS Auto Trust Series 2017-D, Class A, 1.870% 3/15/21 (b) | | | 38,850 | | | | 38,838 | |
Series 2018-A, Class A, 2.160% 5/17/21 (b) | | | 54,098 | | | | 54,049 | |
Series 2018-C, Class A, 2.870% 9/15/21 (b) | | | 333,981 | | | | 334,342 | |
Series 2019-A, Class A, 3.180% 6/15/22 (b) | | | 328,025 | | | | 329,716 | |
Series 2018-C, Class B, 3.430% 7/15/22 (b) | | | 260,000 | | | | 261,990 | |
Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2019-3, Class B, 2.650% 2/15/24 | | | 525,000 | | | | 526,705 | |
Series 2017-1, Class C, 2.840% 4/15/22 | | | 331,098 | | | | 331,366 | |
Series 2018-2, Class B, 3.220% 4/15/22 | | | 312,930 | | | | 313,459 | |
Series 2019-1, Class C, 3.780% 4/15/25 | | | 963,000 | | | | 982,996 | |
DT Auto Owner Trust Series 2018-1A, Class A, 2.590% 5/17/21 (b) | | | 79,296 | | | | 79,289 | |
Series 2018 2A ,Class A, 2.840% 9/15/21 (b) | | | 390,776 | | | | 390,937 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class B, 3.040% 1/18/22 (b) | | | 520,000 | | | | 520,822 | |
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2018-1A, Class B, 2.750% 4/15/22 (b) | | | 438,863 | | | | 439,114 | |
Series 2016-3A, Class B, 2.840% 8/16/21 (b) | | | 190,743 | | | | 190,820 | |
Series 2018-3A, Class A, 2.900% 1/18/22 (b) | | | 345,404 | | | | 345,757 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class B, 3.000% 12/15/21 (b) | | | 405,989 | | | | 406,410 | |
Series 2018-4A, Class A, 3.050% 12/15/21 (b) | | | 557,073 | | | | 558,172 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class B, 3.450% 2/15/23 (b) | | | 435,000 | | | | 440,108 | |
First Investors Auto Owner Trust Series 2017-3A, Class A1, 2.000% 3/15/22 (b) | | | 334,383 | | | | 333,989 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A1, 2.840% 5/16/22 (b) | | $ | 439,273 | | | $ | 439,794 | |
Flagship Credit Auto Trust Series 2017-4, Class A, 2.070% 4/15/22 (b) | | | 760,036 | | | | 758,536 | |
Series 2018-1, Class A, 2.590% 6/15/22 (b) | | | 934,966 | | | | 935,281 | |
Series 2017-4, Class B, 2.660% 10/17/22 (b) | | | 2,190,000 | | | | 2,188,818 | |
Series 2016-4, Class C, 2.710% 11/15/22 (b) | | | 680,000 | | | | 681,716 | |
Series 2017-1, Class B, 2.830% 3/15/23 (b) | | | 1,160,195 | | | | 1,160,881 | |
Series 2018-2, Class A, 2.970% 10/17/22 (b) | | | 1,872,358 | | | | 1,881,001 | |
Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP Series 2018-1, Class A1, 2.912% FRN 5/10/32 (a) (b) | | | 2,530,000 | | | | 2,531,579 | |
Series 2016-1, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100% 3.512% FRN 4/10/30 (b) | | | 225,111 | | | | 225,161 | |
Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP Series 2015-1A, Class B, 3.520% 3/25/21 (b) | | | 890,000 | | | | 895,007 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class B, 3.560% 10/25/21 (b) | | | 730,000 | | | | 736,015 | |
OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust,Series 2017-2A, Class A 2.310% 12/14/21 (b) | | | 415,425 | | | | 414,863 | |
Oscar US Funding Trust II,Series 2015-1A, Class A4 2.440% 6/15/22 (b) | | | 211,913 | | | | 211,790 | |
Oscar US Funding Trust IX LLC,Series 2018-2A, Class A2B, 2.882% FRN 8/10/21 (a) (b) | | | 990,285 | | | | 990,383 | |
Oscar US Funding Trust VI,Series 2017-1A, Class A3 2.820% 6/10/21 (b) | | | 389,670 | | | | 390,028 | |
Oscar US Funding Trust VII LLC,Series 2017-2A, Class A2A 2.130% 11/10/20 (b) | | | 162,051 | | | | 161,908 | |
Oscar US Funding Trust VIII LLC,Series 2018-1A, Class A2A 2.910% 4/12/21 (b) | | | 240,089 | | | | 240,259 | |
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust,Series 2019-2, Class B 2.790% 1/16/24 | | | 780,000 | | | | 786,332 | |
Securitized Equipment Receivable 3.760% 10/11/24 | | | 400,000 | | | | 400,751 | |
4.200% 10/11/24 | | | 430,000 | | | | 431,946 | |
Tesla Auto Lease Trust Series 2018-A, Class A, 2.320% 12/20/19 (b) | | | 186,035 | | | | 185,957 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2018-A, Class B, 2.750% 2/20/20 (b) | | $ | 265,000 | | | $ | 264,958 | |
Series 2018-B, Class A, 3.710% 8/20/21 (b) | | | 660,941 | | | | 670,689 | |
Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust,Series 2018-C, Class A2B, 2.514% FRN 8/16/21 (a) | | | 1,552,511 | | | | 1,552,613 | |
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust,Series 2018-2A, Class A2A 2.840% 9/15/21 (b) | | | 664,437 | | | | 665,025 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 32,564,700 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial MBS — 1.9% | |
BHMS Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-ATLS, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 3.894% FRN 7/15/35 (b) | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,699,957 | |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust,Series 2018-IND, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700% 4.094% FRN 11/15/35 (b) | | | 1,591,762 | | | | 1,598,724 | |
CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-LIFE, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 4.144% FRN 12/15/37 (b) | | | 308,865 | | | | 310,800 | |
GCCFC Commercial Mortgage Trust,Series 2006-GG7, Class AM, 5.830% VRN 7/10/38 (a) | | | 244,549 | | | | 246,455 | |
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,Series 2018-LAQ, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000% 3.394% FRN 6/15/32 (b) | | | 1,766,793 | | | | 1,768,407 | |
KNDL Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-KNSQ, Class E, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.800% 4.194% FRN 5/15/36 (b) | | | 476,000 | | | | 475,995 | |
TPG Real Estate Finance Issuer Ltd.,Series 2018-FL1, Class A, 3.144% FRN 2/15/35 (a) (b) | | | 385,599 | | | | 385,722 | |
VMC Finance LLC,Series 2018-FL1, Class A, 3.214% FRN 3/15/35 (a) (b) | | | 610,929 | | | | 611,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,097,860 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Credit Card ABS — 0.3% | |
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust,Series 2017-A6, Class A6, 1 mo. LIBOR + .770% 3.171% FRN 5/14/29 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,095,901 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Equity ABS — 0.1% | |
Asset Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust,Series 2006-HE3, Class A4, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .170% 2.574% FRN 3/25/36 | | | 478,603 | | | | 476,290 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Other ABS — 15.3% | |
321 Henderson Receivables I LLC Series 2006-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 2.594% FRN 3/15/41 (b) | | $ | 432,709 | | | $ | 426,276 | |
Series 2006-2A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 2.594% FRN 6/15/41 (b) | | | 1,517,018 | | | | 1,485,844 | |
Series 2006-4A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 2.594% FRN 12/15/41 (b) | | | 251,480 | | | | 249,024 | |
Series 2007-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 2.594% FRN 3/15/42 (b) | | | 646,802 | | | | 623,659 | |
321 Henderson Receivables II LLC,Series 2006-3A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 2.594% FRN 9/15/41 (b) | | | 153,838 | | | | 147,598 | |
AASET Trust Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.967% 5/16/42 (b) | | | 515,582 | | | | 521,494 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class A, 4.454% 11/18/38 (b) | | | 1,730,957 | | | | 1,768,709 | |
AIMCO CLO,Series 2015-AA, Class AR, 3.447% FRN 1/15/28 (a) (b) | | | 2,450,000 | | | | 2,444,242 | |
Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes,Series 2018-FL1, Class A, 3.544% FRN 6/15/28 (a) (b) | | | 780,000 | | | | 781,695 | |
Ascentium Equipment Receivables Trust,Series 2018-2A, Class A1 2.731% 11/12/19 (b) | | | 263,785 | | | | 263,795 | |
Avant Loans Funding Trust Series 2018-A, Class A, 3.090% 6/15/21 (b) | | | 216,225 | | | | 216,213 | |
Series 2018-B, Class A, 3.420% 1/18/22 (b) | | | 647,635 | | | | 649,309 | |
Series 2019-A, Class A, 3.480% 7/15/22 (b) | | | 945,445 | | | | 949,500 | |
Avery Point IV CLO Ltd.,Series 2014-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100% 3.680% FRN 4/25/26 (b) | | | 1,410,654 | | | | 1,410,744 | |
BCC Funding XIV LLC,Series 2018-1A, Class A2 2.960% 6/20/23 (b) | | | 683,153 | | | | 686,590 | |
BlueVirgo Trust,Series 2015-1A, Class NOTE 3.000% 12/15/22 (b) | | | 60,586 | | | | 60,589 | |
Cazenovia Creek Funding I LLC,Series 2015-1A, Class A 2.000% 12/10/23 (b) | | | 48,407 | | | | 48,329 | |
CCG Receivables Trust,Series 2018-2, Class A2 3.090% 12/15/25 (b) | | | 1,047,715 | | | | 1,056,723 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
CIFC Funding II Ltd.,Series 2015-2A, Class AR, 3.377% FRN 4/15/27 (a) (b) | | $ | 2,450,000 | | | $ | 2,440,795 | |
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates,Series 2004-5, Class 3A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .460% 2.864% FRN 9/25/34 | | | 20,696 | | | | 19,810 | |
Drug Royalty II LP,Series 2014-1, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.850% 5.637% FRN 7/15/23 (b) | | | 77,761 | | | | 78,076 | |
Elara HGV Timeshare Issuer LLC,Series 2014-A, Class B, 3.020% VRN 2/25/27 (a) (b) | | | 128,294 | | | | 126,794 | |
FCI Funding LLC,Series 2019-1A, Class A 3.630% 2/18/31 (b) | | | 368,728 | | | | 371,620 | |
First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust,Series 2005-FF9, Class A4, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .360% 2.764% FRN 10/25/35 | | | 1,724,721 | | | | 1,721,880 | |
Hilton Grand Vacations Trust,Series 2014-AA, Class A 1.770% 11/25/26 (b) | | | 79,130 | | | | 78,693 | |
KREF Ltd.,Series 2018-FL1, Class AS, 3.744% FRN 6/15/36 (a) (b) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,000,920 | |
LCM Ltd., 3.837% FRN 7/15/27 (a) (b) | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,300,097 | |
Lendmark Funding Trust,Series 2018-1A, Class A 3.810% 12/21/26 (b) | | | 630,000 | | | | 645,954 | |
Mariner Finance Issuance Trust Series 2017-BA, Class A, 2.920% 12/20/29 (b) | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,802,061 | |
Series 2017-AA, Class A, 3.620% 2/20/29 (b) | | | 453,806 | | | | 457,457 | |
Marlette Funding Trust Series 2017-3A, Class A, 2.360% 12/15/24 (b) | | | 43,904 | | | | 43,890 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A, 2.610% 3/15/28 (b) | | | 410,389 | | | | 410,131 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class A, 3.060% 7/17/28 (b) | | | 439,308 | | | | 439,795 | |
Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3.130% 7/16/29 (b) | | | 532,000 | | | | 534,977 | |
Series 2018-3A, Class A, 3.200% 9/15/28 (b) | | | 546,505 | | | | 548,360 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.440% 4/16/29 (b) | | | 346,233 | | | | 349,221 | |
Series 2019-2A, Class B, 3.530% 7/16/29 (b) | | | 385,000 | | | | 390,642 | |
MVW Owner Trust,Series 2017-1A, Class A 2.420% 12/20/34 (b) | | | 122,204 | | | | 122,357 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Neuberger Berman CLO XX Ltd.,Series 2015-20A, Class AR, 3.397% FRN 1/15/28 (a) (b) | | $ | 2,450,000 | | | $ | 2,435,670 | |
New Residential Advance Receivables Trust Advance Receivables Backed Notes,Series 2017-T1, Class DT1 4.002% 2/15/51 (b) | | | 800,000 | | | | 807,017 | |
OCP CLO Ltd.,Series 2015-10A, Class A1R, 3.406% FRN 10/26/27 (a) (b) | | | 2,450,000 | | | | 2,443,040 | |
Orange Lake Timeshare Trust,Series 2016-A, Class A 2.610% 3/08/29 (b) | | | 295,218 | | | | 300,107 | |
Oxford Finance Funding Trust,Series 2016-1A, Class A 3.968% 6/17/24 (b) | | | 278,217 | | | | 280,654 | |
PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust,Series 2018-GT1, Class A 5.340% 2/25/23 (b) | | | 440,000 | | | | 440,704 | |
Saxon Asset Securities Trust,Series 2006-2, Class A3C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .150% 2.554% FRN 9/25/36 | | | 2,555,780 | | | | 2,530,813 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC Series 2014-3A, Class A, 2.300% 10/20/31 (b) | | | 151,885 | | | | 151,815 | |
Series 2015-2A, Class A, 2.430% 6/20/32 (b) | | | 330,495 | | | | 329,856 | |
Series 2014-3A, Class B, 2.800% 10/20/31 (b) | | | 371,857 | | | | 371,726 | |
Series 2015-2A, Class B, 3.020% 6/20/32 (b) | | | 959,756 | | | | 962,333 | |
Series 2015-1A, Class B, 3.050% 3/22/32 (b) | | | 415,464 | | | | 415,803 | |
Series 2015-3A, Class B, 3.080% 9/20/32 (b) | | | 32,137 | | | | 32,291 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class C, 3.770% 1/20/36 (b) | | | 912,604 | | | | 934,005 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class D, 4.750% 1/20/36 (b) | | | 825,689 | | | | 844,491 | |
SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC Series 2016-3, Class A, 3.050% 12/26/25 (b) | | | 183,082 | | | | 183,898 | |
Series 2016-5, Class A, 3.060% 9/25/28 (b) | | | 976,955 | | | | 983,280 | |
Series 2016-2A, Class A, 3.090% 10/27/25 (b) | | | 243,035 | | | | 243,647 | |
Series 2018-3, Class A1, 3.200% 8/25/27 (b) | | | 888,447 | | | | 891,326 | |
Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3.260% 8/25/25 (b) | | | 555,283 | | | | 560,295 | |
Series 2017-2, Class A, 3.280% 2/25/26 (b) | | | 413,528 | | | | 417,006 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Spirit Master Funding LLC,Series 2014-4A, Class A1 3.501% 1/20/45 (b) | | $ | 1,993,124 | | | $ | 1,991,439 | |
Springleaf Funding Trust,Series 2016-AA, Class A 2.900% 11/15/29 (b) | | | 972,239 | | | | 973,205 | |
Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-GEL1, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 3.204% FRN 11/25/35 (b) | | | 1,450,000 | | | | 1,414,410 | |
Textainer Marine Containers VII Ltd.,Series 2018-1A, Class A 4.110% 7/20/43 (b) | | | 1,260,900 | | | | 1,274,037 | |
TLF National Tax Lien Trust,Series 2017-1A, Class A 3.090% 12/15/29 (b) | | | 899,138 | | | | 898,464 | |
Trafigura Securitisation Finance PLC Series 2017-1A, Class A1, 3.334% 12/15/20 (b) | | | 2,150,000 | | | | 2,149,045 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class B, 4.184% 12/15/20 (b) | | | 1,330,000 | | | | 1,335,726 | |
Trip Rail Master Funding LLC,Series 2017-1A, Class A1 2.709% 8/15/47 (b) | | | 202,597 | | | | 202,465 | |
Upstart Securitization Trust,Series 2019-1, Class A 3.450% 4/20/26 (b) | | | 527,642 | | | | 529,330 | |
Westgate Resorts LLC Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.050% 12/20/30 (b) | | | 442,057 | | | | 443,117 | |
Series 2015-2A, Class A, 3.200% 7/20/28 (b) | | | 158,289 | | | | 158,051 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.380% 12/20/31 (b) | | | 574,716 | | | | 580,824 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 56,183,753 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Student Loans ABS — 19.2% | |
Academic Loan Funding Trust,Series 2013-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 3.204% FRN 12/26/44 (b) | | | 1,872,834 | | | | 1,871,813 | |
AccessLex Institute Series 2005-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .570% 2.913% FRN 9/22/37 | | | 652,500 | | | | 626,549 | |
Series 2003-A, Class A3, 3 mo. Treasury + 1.200% 3.310% FRN 7/01/38 | | | 43,328 | | | | 42,824 | |
Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc.,Series 2006-2, Class A10, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .120% 2.469% FRN 6/25/26 | | | 1,064,340 | | | | 1,049,239 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
College Loan Corp. Trust I,Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .490% 3.087% FRN 1/15/37 | | $ | 488,024 | | | $ | 456,981 | |
Commonbond Student Loan Trust,Series 2018-CGS, Class C 4.350% 2/25/46 (b) | | | 321,000 | | | | 325,044 | |
DRB Prime Student Loan Trust Series 2015-A, Class A3, 2.320% 4/25/30 | | | 826 | | | | 825 | |
Series 2015-B, Class A3, 2.540% 4/27/26 (b) | | | 27,935 | | | | 27,813 | |
Series 2016-R, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900% 4.304% FRN 10/25/44 (b) | | | 2,482,671 | | | | 2,507,028 | |
Series 2016-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000% 4.404% FRN 4/25/40 (b) | | | 80,463 | | | | 81,835 | |
Earnest Student Loan Program LLC,Series 2016-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050% 4.454% FRN 2/26/35 (b) | | | 233,964 | | | | 236,737 | |
ECMC Group Student Loan Trust Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.240% 2/27/68 (b) | | | 3,315,525 | | | | 3,295,577 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 3.604% FRN 12/27/66 (b) | | | 1,487,963 | | | | 1,494,341 | |
Series 2016-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350% 3.754% FRN 7/26/66 (b) | | | 988,136 | | | | 996,077 | |
EdLinc Student Loan Funding Trust,Series 2017-A, Class A, 4.350% FRN 12/01/47 (a) (b) | | | 936,933 | | | | 941,507 | |
Edsouth Indenture No.9 LLC,Series 2015-1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 3.204% FRN 10/25/56 (b) | | | 452,594 | | | | 447,437 | |
No.10 LLC,Series 2015-2, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 3.904% FRN 12/25/58 (b) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,010,270 | |
ELFI Graduate Loan Program LLC,Series 2018-A, Class A1, 3.154% FRN 8/25/42 (a) (b) | | | 683,573 | | | | 681,441 | |
GCO Education Loan Funding Trust,Series 2006-1, Class A9L, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .160% 2.681% FRN 5/25/26 | | | 2,012,937 | | | | 2,009,423 | |
Goal Capital Funding Trust,Series 2010-1, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .700% 3.221% FRN 8/25/48 (b) | | | 323,738 | | | | 324,858 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
JP Morgan Student Loan Trust,Series 2007-A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .350% 3.115% FRN 6/28/39 (b) | | $ | 546,401 | | | $ | 519,582 | |
Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corp.,Series 2015-1, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .750% 3.190% FRN 12/01/31 | | | 361,444 | | | | 353,666 | |
KeyCorp Student Loan Trust,Series 2000-A, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .320% 2.841% FRN 5/25/29 | | | 228,113 | | | | 225,825 | |
Navient Private Education Loan Trust,Series 2015-AA, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 3.594% FRN 12/15/28 (b) | | | 518,173 | | | | 522,998 | |
Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust Series 2018-A, Class A1, 2.530% 2/18/42 (b) | | | 1,509,290 | | | | 1,513,254 | |
Series 2019-CA, Class A1, 2.820% 2/15/68 (b) | | | 2,320,000 | | | | 2,330,087 | |
Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2018-1A, Class A1, 2.594% FRN 3/25/67 (a) (b) | | | 98,714 | | | | 98,699 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A3, 3.124% FRN 3/25/67 (a) (b) | | | 1,120,000 | | | | 1,116,527 | |
Series 2016-3A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .850% 3.254% FRN 6/25/65 (b) | | | 433,823 | | | | 435,223 | |
Series 2019-2A, Class A2, 3.404% FRN 2/27/68 (a) (b) | | | 3,387,000 | | | | 3,398,824 | |
Series 2016-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 3.654% FRN 6/25/65 (b) | | | 2,154,958 | | | | 2,179,174 | |
Series 2016-6A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300% 3.704% FRN 3/25/66 (b) | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,237,942 | |
Nelnet Private Education Loan Trust,Series 2016-A, Class A1A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 4.154% FRN 12/26/40 (b) | | | 475,124 | | | | 472,552 | |
Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2005-2, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .100% 2.443% FRN 3/23/37 | | | 1,153,800 | | | | 1,137,953 | |
Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .170% 2.513% FRN 3/23/37 | | | 918,370 | | | | 866,337 | |
Series 2006-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .250% 2.599% FRN 6/25/41 | | | 350,703 | | | | 325,615 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2005-1, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .110% 2.690% FRN 10/25/33 | | $ | 663,465 | | | $ | 655,080 | |
Series 2006-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 2.780% FRN 1/25/38 | | | 819,484 | | | | 787,035 | |
Series 2018-3A, Class A2, 2.930% 9/27/66 (b) | | | 900,000 | | | | 897,171 | |
Series 2004-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .350% 2.930% FRN 10/25/40 | | | 1,238,984 | | | | 1,172,390 | |
Series 2015-2A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .600% 3.004% FRN 9/25/47 (b) | | | 1,791,341 | | | | 1,775,631 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 3.164% FRN 5/25/66 (a) (b) | | | 1,790,000 | | | | 1,770,505 | |
Series 2010-4A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 3.204% FRN 4/25/46 (b) | | | 60,446 | | | | 60,679 | |
Series 2014-2A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 3.904% FRN 6/25/41 (b) | | | 375,000 | | | | 373,045 | |
North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority,Series 2011-2, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 3.380% FRN 7/25/25 | | | 2,409,795 | | | | 2,417,661 | |
SLC Student Loan Trust Series 2006-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .230% 2.640% FRN 12/15/39 | | | 1,311,726 | | | | 1,227,934 | |
Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .280% 2.690% FRN 3/15/40 | | | 1,970,348 | | | | 1,834,332 | |
SLM Private Education Loan Trust,Series 2011-A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500% 4.894% FRN 1/15/43 (b) | | | 270,225 | | | | 272,641 | |
SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2007-5, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .110% 2.690% FRN 1/26/43 | | | 550,342 | | | | 534,086 | |
Series 2007-4, Class B1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .140% 2.720% FRN 7/25/25 | | | 1,165,172 | | | | 1,161,161 | |
Series 2005-5, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .140% 2.720% FRN 10/25/28 | | | 561,322 | | | | 557,184 | |
Series 2006-10, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .150% 2.730% FRN 3/25/44 | | | 1,760,000 | | | | 1,698,549 | |
Series 2005-4, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .170% 2.750% FRN 7/25/40 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 943,759 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2006-4, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 2.780% FRN 1/25/70 | | $ | 383,798 | | | $ | 357,177 | |
Series 2006-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210% 2.790% FRN 10/25/40 | | | 412,684 | | | | 384,544 | |
Series 2006-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .220% 2.800% FRN 1/25/41 | | | 448,614 | | | | 418,825 | |
Series 2006-10, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .220% 2.800% FRN 3/25/44 | | | 914,581 | | | | 860,454 | |
Series 2003-14, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .300% 2.880% FRN 7/25/25 | | | 341,927 | | | | 340,074 | |
Series 2005-8, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .310% 2.890% FRN 1/25/55 | | | 413,631 | | | | 386,585 | |
Series 2004-8, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .460% 3.040% FRN 1/25/40 | | | 453,069 | | | | 428,187 | |
Series 2004-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .470% 3.050% FRN 10/25/64 | | | 314,371 | | | | 297,719 | |
Series 2003-11, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .650% 3.060% FRN 12/15/38 | | | 463,689 | | | | 441,333 | |
Series 2003-14, Class A7, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .600% 3.180% FRN 10/25/65 (b) | | | 1,550,000 | | | | 1,534,660 | |
Series 2002-7, Class A11, 28 day ARS 4.080% FRN 3/15/28 | | | 240,000 | | | | 240,000 | |
Series 2003-5, Class A9, 28 day ARS 4.480% FRN 6/15/30 | | | 700,000 | | | | 700,000 | |
Series 2003-5, Class A7, 28 day ARS 4.490% FRN 6/15/30 | | | 550,000 | | | | 550,000 | |
Series 2003-2, Class A7, 28 day ARS 5.083% FRN 9/15/28 | | | 750,000 | | | | 750,000 | |
SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2019-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .350% 0.000%FRN 7/15/26 (b) | | | 618,000 | | | | 618,056 | |
Series 2017-B, Class A1, 2.664% FRN 6/17/24 (a) (b) | | | 62,866 | | | | 62,859 | |
Series 2018-C, Class A1, 2.694% FRN 9/15/25 (a) (b) | | | 614,306 | | | | 614,014 | |
Series 2014-A, Class A2A, 3.050% 5/15/26 (b) | | | 362,948 | | | | 367,168 | |
Series 2018-B, Class A2B, 3.114% FRN 1/15/37 (a) (b) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,488,522 | |
Series 2019-A, Class A2B, 3.264% FRN 7/15/36 (a) (b) | | | 1,639,000 | | | | 1,632,162 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
SoFi Alternative Trust,Series 2019-C, Class PT, VRN 1/25/45 (a) (b) (c) | | $ | 2,400,000 | | | $ | 2,484,655 | |
SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-F, Class A1FX, 2.050% 1/25/41 (b) | | | 462,366 | | | | 461,087 | |
Series 2017-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .700% 3.104% FRN 3/26/40 (b) | | | 448,730 | | | | 449,283 | |
Series 2015-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 3.604% FRN 3/25/33 (b) | | | 86,625 | | | | 86,902 | |
Series 2016-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 4.154% FRN 8/25/36 (b) | | | 317,731 | | | | 323,010 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 70,577,996 | |
| | | | | | | | |
WL Collateral CMO — 5.4% | |
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust,Series 2018-3, Class A3, 3.238% VRN 5/25/59 (a) (b) | | | 2,070,000 | | | | 2,080,514 | |
Deephaven Residential Mortgage TrustSeries 2018-1A, Class A1, 2.976% VRN 12/25/57 (a) (b) | | | 566,463 | | | | 565,930 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 3.027% VRN 12/25/57 (a) (b) | | | 566,463 | | | | 566,373 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class A1, 3.479% VRN 4/25/58 (a) (b) | | | 1,617,126 | | | | 1,643,728 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A3, 3.948% VRN 1/25/59 (a) (b) | | | 418,805 | | | | 425,593 | |
Series 2018-4A, Class A3, 4.285% VRN 10/25/58 (a) (b) | | | 2,645,086 | | | | 2,704,097 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2018-1, Class A5, 3.500% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 641,702 | | | | 650,905 | |
Series 2018-3, Class A5, 3.500% VRN 9/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 948,568 | | | | 959,192 | |
Series 2017-6, Class A5, 3.500% VRN 12/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 925,641 | | | | 941,226 | |
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2019-NQM1, Class A3, 3.928% VRN 1/25/49 (a) (b) | | | 1,673,853 | | | | 1,714,580 | |
Opteum Mortgage Acceptance Corp. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-4, Class 1APT, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .310% 2.714% FRN 11/25/35 | | | 1,798,437 | | | | 1,798,296 | |
PSMC Trust,Series 2018-1, Class A3, 3.500% VRN 2/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 892,553 | | | | 906,198 | |
Sequoia Mortgage Trust Series 2015-1, Class A6, 2.500% VRN 1/25/45 (a) (b) | | | 692,152 | | | | 693,837 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2018-3, Class A4, 3.500% VRN 3/25/48 (a) (b) | | $ | 842,258 | | | $ | 854,332 | |
Series 2018-CH1, Class A10, 4.000% VRN 2/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 601,255 | | | | 615,078 | |
Series 2018-CH2, Class A12, 4.000% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 1,847,603 | | | | 1,890,066 | |
Series 2018-CH3, Class A11, 4.000% VRN 8/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 622,419 | | | | 637,393 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,647,338 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $186,831,232) | | | | | | | 190,366,521 | |
| | | | | |
|
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 3.2% | |
Pass-Through Securities — 0.1% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool #1Q0239, 1 year CMT + 2.231% 4.854% 3/01/37 | | | 310,369 | | | | 326,710 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Whole Loans — 3.1% | |
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities Series 2018-C06, Class 1M1, 2.954% FRN 3/25/31 (a) | | | 1,326,342 | | | | 1,324,750 | |
Series 2017-C07, Class 2M1, 3.054% FRN 5/25/30 (a) | | | 1,598,789 | | | | 1,598,788 | |
Series 2017-C07, Class 1M1, 3.054% FRN 5/28/30 (a) | | | 2,423,260 | | | | 2,420,308 | |
Series 2018-C03, Class 1M1, 3.084% FRN 10/25/30 (a) | | | 2,108,896 | | | | 2,107,711 | |
Series 2018-C05, Class 1M1, 3.124% FRN 1/25/31 (a) | | | 3,375,504 | | | | 3,374,784 | |
Series 2016-C06, Class 1M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300% 3.704% FRN 4/25/29 | | | 378,417 | | | | 379,722 | |
Series 2016-C04, Class 1M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450% 3.854% FRN 1/25/29 | | | 198,591 | | | | 199,157 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,405,220 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES (Cost $11,728,278) | | | | | | | 11,731,930 | |
| | | | | |
|
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 84.4% | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 84.4% | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index 0.125% 4/15/22 (d) | | | 13,070,237 | | | | 12,967,726 | |
0.125% 7/15/22 (d) | | | 15,910,348 | | | | 15,862,232 | |
0.125% 1/15/23 (d) | | | 19,552,562 | | | | 19,441,872 | |
0.125% 7/15/24 (d) | | | 21,486,508 | | | | 21,449,014 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
0.125% 7/15/26 (d) | | $ | 12,253,825 | | | $ | 12,170,112 | |
0.250% 1/15/25 (d) | | | 20,148,849 | | | | 20,170,922 | |
0.375% 7/15/25 (d) (e) | | | 16,715,171 | | | | 16,897,630 | |
0.375% 7/15/27 (d) | | | 18,324,482 | | | | 18,493,421 | |
0.500% 4/15/24 | | | 9,757,461 | | | | 9,879,280 | |
0.500% 1/15/28 (d) | | | 14,418,781 | | | | 14,653,285 | |
0.625% 4/15/23 (d) (f) | | | 25,249,170 | | | | 25,546,529 | |
0.625% 2/15/43 (d) | | | 6,443,336 | | | | 6,246,190 | |
0.750% 7/15/28 (d) | | | 10,861,258 | | | | 11,315,818 | |
0.750% 2/15/45 (d) | | | 9,891,917 | | | | 9,784,791 | |
0.875% 1/15/29 (d) | | | 9,341,480 | | | | 9,832,478 | |
0.875% 2/15/47 (d) | | | 6,348,480 | | | | 6,468,084 | |
1.000% 2/15/48 (d) | | | 9,321,269 | | | | 9,805,457 | |
1.000% 2/15/49 (d) | | | 3,831,663 | | | | 4,052,729 | |
1.375% 2/15/44 (d) | | | 6,712,510 | | | | 7,617,332 | |
1.750% 1/15/28 (d) | | | 6,705,490 | | | | 7,516,203 | |
2.000% 1/15/26 (d) | | | 6,241,271 | | | | 6,943,899 | |
2.125% 2/15/41 (d) | | | 6,047,369 | | | | 7,789,437 | |
2.375% 1/15/25 (d) | | | 8,665,225 | | | | 9,682,127 | |
2.375% 1/15/27 (d) | | | 4,971,130 | | | | 5,741,774 | |
3.375% 4/15/32 (d) | | | 2,877,900 | | | | 3,941,831 | |
3.625% 4/15/28 (d) | | | 4,737,480 | | | | 6,080,216 | |
3.875% 4/15/29 (d) | | | 6,960,442 | | | | 9,316,178 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 309,666,567 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $302,586,143) | | | | | | | 309,666,567 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $506,899,890) | | | | | | | 517,449,226 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 0.7% (Cost $2,611,695) | | | | | | | 2,625,106 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $509,511,585) | | | | | | | 520,074,332 | |
| | | | | |
|
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 28.1% | |
Commercial Paper — 27.9% | | | | | | | | |
Albemarle Corp. 2.612% 7/25/19 (b) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,993,680 | |
Avangrid, Inc. 2.592% 7/15/19 (b) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,992,851 | |
Aviation Capital Group Corp. 2.641% 7/08/19 (b) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,998,555 | |
BAT International Finance PLC 2.609% 7/09/19 (b) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,997,695 | |
3.003% 7/02/19 (b) | | | 3,400,000 | | | | 3,399,054 | |
Bell Canada 2.949% 7/15/19 (b) | | | 2,400,000 | | | | 2,397,024 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 2.641% 7/09/19 (b) | | $ | 6,000,000 | | | $ | 5,995,417 | |
Dowdupont, Inc. 2.683% 9/03/19 (b) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,971,223 | |
E.I. Dupont 2.683% 7/01/19 (b) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,499,691 | |
Enbridge (US), Inc. 2.734% 7/10/19 (b) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,994,968 | |
Entergy Corp. 2.911% 7/08/19 (b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,996,414 | |
FMC Tech, Inc. 2.651% 8/26/19 (b) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,974,551 | |
Fortive Corp. 2.663% 7/16/19 (b) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,992,428 | |
General Electric Co. 2.632% 7/15/19 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,992,851 | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 2.612% 7/08/19 (b) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,995,812 | |
Nasdaq, Inc. 2.611% 7/23/19 (b) | | | 500,000 | | | | 499,105 | |
Nisource, Inc. 2.618% 8/19/19 (b) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,977,666 | |
Nutrien Ltd. 2.601% 7/25/19 (b) | | | 6,500,000 | | | | 6,487,637 | |
Southern Co. Gas Capital 2.642% 7/09/19 (b) | | | 500,000 | | | | 499,616 | |
Suncor Energy, Inc. 2.658% 8/16/19 (b) | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,491,248 | |
Telus Corp. 2.936% 7/02/19 (b) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,998,330 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc. 2.652% 7/01/19 (b) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,998,748 | |
VW Credit, Inc. 2.646% 8/09/19 (b) | | | 500,000 | | | | 498,507 | |
2.970% 7/29/19 (b) | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 5,487,961 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 102,131,032 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement — 0.2% | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 6/28/19, 1.250%, due 7/01/19 (g) | | | 822,610 | | | | 822,610 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $102,956,741) | | | | | | | 102,953,642 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 169.8% (Cost $612,468,326) (h) | | | | | | | 623,027,974 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (69.8)% | | | | | | | (256,214,825 | ) |
| | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 366,813,149 | |
| | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Abbreviation Legend
CLO | Collateralized Loan Obligation |
CMO | Collateralized Mortgage Obligation |
CMT | Constant Maturity Treasury Index |
MBS | Mortgage-Backed Security |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. The rates shown are the current interest rates at June 30, 2019. |
(b) | Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are |
| considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At June 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $247,049,783 or 67.35% of net assets. |
(c) | This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $2,484,655 or 0.68% of net assets. |
(d) | All or portion of this security is pledged as collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements.(Note 2). |
(e) | A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open futures contracts and open swap agreements.(Note 2). |
(f) | All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for open swap agreements.(Note 2). |
(g) | Maturity value of $822,695. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.250%, maturity date of 4/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $840,281. |
(h) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
(#) Purchased Swaptions contracts
Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paid by Fund | | Received by Fund | | | |
Description | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | Rate | | Frequency | | Rate | | Frequency | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Call | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/15/42 | | Barclays Bank PLC* | | 12/13/32 | | 3-Month USD LIBOR BBA | | Quarterly | | 2.44% | | Semi-Annually | | | USD | | | | 11,240,000 | | | $ | 681,568 | | | $ | 119,654 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 2/02/43 | | Credit Suisse International* | | 1/31/33 | | 3-Month USD LIBOR BBA | | Quarterly | | 2.61% | | Semi-Annually | | | USD | | | | 6,310,000 | | | | 426,315 | | | | 123,435 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | 1,107,883 | | | | 243,089 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Put | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/15/42 | | Barclays Bank PLC* | | 12/13/32 | | 2.94% | | Semi-Annually | | 3-Month USD LIBOR BBA | | Quarterly | | | USD | | | | 22,880,000 | | | $ | 1,011,770 | | | $ | (132,070 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 2/02/43 | | Credit Suisse International* | | 1/31/33 | | 3.11% | | Semi-Annually | | 3-Month USD LIBOR BBA | | Quarterly | | | USD | | | | 12,590,000 | | | | 505,453 | | | | (97,608 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | 1,517,223 | | | | (229,678 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,625,106 | | | $ | 13,411 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | Contracts are subject to a Master Netting Agreement. |
Futures contracts
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value/ Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Long | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Note 10 Year | | | 9/19/19 | | | | 3 | | | $ | 383,963 | | | $ | (57 | ) |
U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year | | | 9/30/19 | | | | 4 | | | | 472,667 | | | | (42 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | (99 | ) |
| | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value/ Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Short | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond | | | 9/19/19 | | | | 6 | | | $ | (1,011,546 | ) | | $ | (53,829 | ) |
U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year | | | 9/30/19 | | | | 5 | | | | (1,067,641 | ) | | | (8,257 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | (62,086 | ) |
| | | | | |
OTC Credit Default Swaps-Sell Protection††
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Obligation/Index | | Rate Received by Fund | | Payment Frequency | | | Counterparty | | Credit Rating | | Termination Date | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Upfront Premium Paid/ (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CMBX.NA.6† | | 3.000% | | | Monthly | | | Goldman Sachs International* | | BBB- | | 5/11/63 | | | USD | | | | 450,000 | | | $ | (45,176 | ) | | $ | 277 | | | $ | (45,453 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CMBX.NA.6† | | 3.000% | | | Monthly | | | Goldman Sachs International* | | BBB- | | 5/11/63 | | | USD | | | | 890,000 | | | | (89,349 | ) | | | (77,074 | ) | | | (12,275 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CMBX.NA.6† | | 3.000% | | | Monthly | | | Goldman Sachs International* | | BBB- | | 5/11/63 | | | USD | | | | 330,000 | | | | (33,129 | ) | | | (26,439 | ) | | | (6,690 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CMBX.NA.6† | | 3.000% | | | Monthly | | | JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.* | | BBB- | | 5/11/63 | | | USD | | | | 690,000 | | | | (69,271 | ) | | | 850 | | | | (70,121 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | $ | (236,925 | ) | | $ | (102,386 | ) | | $ | (134,539 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid by the Fund | | Received by the Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rate/Reference | | Frequency | | Rate/Reference | | Frequency | | Termination Date | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Upfront Premium Paid/ (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | | | | |
3-Month USD-LIBOR-BBA | | Quarterly | | Fixed 2.775% | | Semi-Annually | | 7/02/20 | | | USD | | | | 24,300,000 | | | $ | 185,188 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 185,188 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
3-MonthUSD-LIBOR-BBA | | Quarterly | | Fixed 2.988% | | Semi-Annually | | 12/04/21 | | | USD | | | | 10,160,000 | | | | 295,280 | | | | — | | | | 295,280 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
2.499% | | Semi-Annually | | 3-Month USD-LIBOR-BBA | | Quarterly | | 6/13/43 | | | USD | | | | 1,600,000 | | | | (6,718 | ) | | | — | | | | (6,718 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 473,750 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 473,750 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
OTC Interest Rate Swaps
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid by the Fund | | Received by the Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rate/ Reference | | Frequency | | Rate/Reference | | | Frequency | | | Counterparty | | Termination Date | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Upfront Premium Paid/ (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
2.058% | | Maturity | | | U.S. Consumer Price Index | | | | Maturity | | | Bank of America N.A.* | | 1/11/20 | | | USD | | | | 8,500,000 | | | $ | (13,965 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (13,965 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
2.095% | | Maturity | | | U.S. Consumer Price Index | | | | Maturity | | | Bank of America N.A.* | | 1/19/20 | | | USD | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | (15,294 | ) | | | — | | | | (15,294 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
2.314% | | Maturity | | | U.S. Consumer Price Index | | | | Maturity | | | Bank of America N.A.* | | 10/01/20 | | | USD | | | | 27,600,000 | | | | (374,962 | ) | | | — | | | | (374,962 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
1.570% | | Maturity | | | U.S. Consumer Price Index | | | | Maturity | | | Bank of America N.A.* | | 1/10/21 | | | USD | | | | 12,900,000 | | | | 4,156 | | | | — | | | | 4,156 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | $ | (400,065 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (400,065 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateral for swap agreements held by Bank of America N.A. amounted to $270,000 in cash at June 30, 2019; and collateral for swap agreements held by Goldman Sachs International and Credit Suisse International amounted to $393,948 and $114,097 in securities, respectively, at June 30, 2019.
* | Contracts are subject to a Master Netting Agreement. |
† | Payment is based on a percentage of the index. Reference entities are a number of individual issuers comprising the index. |
†† | For each credit derivative with sold protection, the credit ratings of the entities referenced, as rated by any rating organization, are included in the equivalent S&P Global Ratings. The reference entity rating represents the likelihood of a potential payment by the Fund if the referenced entity experiences a credit event as of period end. Notional amounts represent the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the Fund could be required to make under the credit derivatives with sold protection. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Reverse Repurchase agreements
| | | | | | | | |
Description | | Value | | | Value Including Accrued Interest | |
Agreement with BNP Paribas SA, dated 6/17/19, 2.51%, to be repurchased on demand until 9/17/19 at value plus accrued interest. | | $ | 61,727,250 | | | $ | 61,778,896 | |
Agreement with CIBC, dated 6/17/19, 2.62%, to be repurchased on demand until 7/16/19 at value plus accrued interest. | | | 10,634,200 | | | | 10,643,487 | |
Agreement with Daiwa Securities, dated 6/11/19, 2.65%, to be repurchased on demand until 8/13/19 at value plus accrued interest. | | | 51,906,250 | | | | 51,975,026 | |
Agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co., dated 6/20/19, 2.52%, to be repurchased on demand until 9/20/19 at value plus accrued interest. | | | 35,006,722 | | | | 35,028,776 | |
Agreement with HSBC Bank USA dated 6/12/19, 2.550%, to be repurchased on demand until 8/14/19 at value plus accrued interest. | | | 43,766,504 | | | | 43,819,206 | |
Agreement with HSBC Bank USA dated 6/18/19, 2.640%, to be repurchased on demand until 7/18/19 at value plus accrued interest. | | | 13,078,000 | | | | 13,088,550 | |
Agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, dated 6/12/19, 2.55%, to be repurchased on demand until 9/12/19 at value plus accrued interest. | | | 36,431,250 | | | | 36,475,119 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 252,550,176 | | | $ | 252,809,060 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Currency Legend
USD U.S. Dollar
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
BONDS & NOTES — 94.0% | |
|
CORPORATE DEBT — 35.6% | |
Advertising — 0.1% | |
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. 3.750% 10/01/21 | | $ | 200,000 | | | $ | 205,242 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.4% | |
Harris Corp. 2.700% 4/27/20 | | | 754,000 | | | | 754,774 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Agriculture — 1.4% | |
BAT Capital Corp. 3.222% 8/15/24 | | | 415,000 | | | | 417,725 | |
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp. 3.500% 11/24/20 | | | 930,000 | | | | 938,669 | |
Imperial Brands Finance PLC 2.950% 7/21/20 (a) | | | 516,000 | | | | 517,394 | |
3.500% 2/11/23 (a) | | | 387,000 | | | | 394,185 | |
Reynolds American, Inc. 4.000% 6/12/22 | | | 540,000 | | | | 560,646 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,828,619 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines — 0.0% | |
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust,Series 2014-1, Class B, 4.375% 4/01/24 | | | 24,288 | | | | 24,793 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers — 0.9% | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 3.408% FRN 4/05/21 (b) | | | 405,000 | | | | 399,684 | |
3.753% FRN 2/15/23 (b) | | | 275,000 | | | | 266,894 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 3.250% 1/05/23 | | | 970,000 | | | | 973,521 | |
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. 1.900% 9/14/21 (a) | | | 200,000 | | | | 196,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,836,440 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks — 6.1% | |
Banco Santander SA 3.500% 4/11/22 | | | 800,000 | | | | 820,678 | |
Bank of America Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .930% 2.816% VRN 7/21/23 | | | 2,110,000 | | | | 2,131,091 | |
Barclays PLC 3.905% FRN 5/16/24 (b) | | | 485,000 | | | | 477,853 | |
Citigroup, Inc. 3.142% VRN 1/24/23 (b) | | | 845,000 | | | | 859,444 | |
Discover Bank 3.350% 2/06/23 | | | 673,000 | | | | 688,738 | |
4.200% 8/08/23 | | | 310,000 | | | | 328,973 | |
First Horizon National Corp. 3.500% 12/15/20 | | | 680,000 | | | | 688,152 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 3.200% 2/23/23 | | | 2,115,000 | | | | 2,164,478 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. 4.500% 1/24/22 | | $ | 890,000 | | | $ | 937,823 | |
Macquarie Bank Ltd. 2.850% 1/15/21 (a) | | | 130,000 | | | | 130,779 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 2.665% 7/25/22 | | | 970,000 | | | | 972,688 | |
Morgan Stanley 3.750% 2/25/23 | | | 1,090,000 | | | | 1,138,633 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.058% 7/14/21 | | | 335,000 | | | | 333,616 | |
2.846% 1/11/22 | | | 150,000 | | | | 151,654 | |
SVB Financial Group 5.375% 9/15/20 | | | 75,000 | | | | 77,523 | |
Synchrony Bank 3.000% 6/15/22 | | | 470,000 | | | | 473,498 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,375,621 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 1.1% | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. 3.500% 1/12/24 | | | 925,000 | | | | 966,148 | |
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. 4.057% 5/25/23 (a) | | | 625,000 | | | | 656,173 | |
Molson Coors Brewing Co. 2.100% 7/15/21 | | | 330,000 | | | | 327,801 | |
3.500% 5/01/22 | | | 197,000 | | | | 202,245 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,152,367 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 0.1% | |
Celgene Corp. 4.000% 8/15/23 | | | 200,000 | | | | 211,356 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 1.1% | |
Holcim US Finance Sarl & Cie SCS 6.000% 12/30/19 (a) | | | 960,000 | | | | 973,209 | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .650% 3.173% FRN 5/22/20 | | | 395,000 | | | | 395,014 | |
Masco Corp. 3.500% 4/01/21 | | | 170,000 | | | | 172,527 | |
7.125% 3/15/20 | | | 65,000 | | | | 66,867 | |
Standard Industries, Inc. 5.500% 2/15/23 (a) | | | 560,000 | | | | 575,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,183,017 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 2.1% | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. 4.205% 11/15/23 | | | 480,000 | | | | 513,808 | |
Huntsman International LLC 5.125% 11/15/22 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,163,006 | |
Incitec Pivot Finance LLC 6.000% 12/10/19 (a) | | | 902,000 | | | | 913,965 | |
RPM International, Inc. 3.450% 11/15/22 | | | 8,000 | | | | 8,146 | |
6.125% 10/15/19 | | | 728,000 | | | | 735,008 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
The Sherwin-Williams Co. 2.750% 6/01/22 | | $ | 535,000 | | | $ | 540,490 | |
Syngenta Finance NV 3.698% 4/24/20 (a) | | | 440,000 | | | | 443,080 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,317,503 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Computers — 0.9% | |
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp. 4.000% 7/15/24 (a) | | | 179,000 | | | | 183,683 | |
4.420% 6/15/21 (a) | | | 368,000 | | | | 379,202 | |
Genpact Luxembourg Sarl 3.700% STEP 4/01/22 | | | 635,000 | | | | 639,919 | |
Leidos Holdings, Inc. 4.450% 12/01/20 | | | 635,000 | | | | 646,392 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,849,196 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 1.7% | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust 4.500% 5/15/21 | | | 1,010,000 | | | | 1,041,517 | |
Aircastle Ltd. 5.000% 4/01/23 | | | 1,010,000 | | | | 1,068,571 | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 3.000% 3/22/22 | | | 165,000 | | | | 168,028 | |
3.700% 10/15/24 | | | 115,000 | | | | 121,936 | |
4.000% 10/15/23 | | | 105,000 | | | | 111,703 | |
Antares Holdings LP 6.000% 8/15/23 (a) | | | 473,000 | | | | 480,769 | |
Brookfield Finance, Inc. 4.000% 4/01/24 | | | 505,000 | | | | 530,769 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,523,293 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric — 0.8% | |
Ameren Corp. 2.700% 11/15/20 | | | 455,000 | | | | 456,482 | |
EDP Finance BV 4.125% 1/15/20 (a) | | | 252,000 | | | | 252,554 | |
Enel Finance International NV 2.875% 5/25/22 (a) | | | 285,000 | | | | 287,257 | |
Entergy Texas, Inc. 2.550% 6/01/21 | | | 95,000 | | | | 94,894 | |
Puget Energy, Inc. 6.000% 9/01/21 | | | 260,000 | | | | 277,908 | |
6.500% 12/15/20 | | | 255,000 | | | | 269,086 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,638,181 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 0.2% | |
FLIR Systems, Inc. 3.125% 6/15/21 | | | 230,000 | | | | 232,249 | |
Tech Data Corp. 3.700% 2/15/22 | | | 240,000 | | | | 244,122 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 476,371 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Foods — 0.3% | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. 2.700% 8/15/22 | | $ | 570,000 | | | $ | 575,226 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 0.2% | |
Becton Dickinson and Co. 3.194% FRN 12/29/20 (b) | | | 489,000 | | | | 489,072 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 0.2% | |
Cigna Holding Co. 4.000% 2/15/22 | | | 316,000 | | | | 326,619 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Builders — 0.5% | |
Lennar Corp. 4.500% 11/15/19 | | | 1,028,000 | | | | 1,031,855 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products & Wares — 0.4% | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. 2.875% 10/01/22 | | | 761,000 | | | | 771,193 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Housewares — 0.3% | |
Newell Brands, Inc. 3.850% 4/01/23 | | | 550,000 | | | | 558,076 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 2.5% | |
American International Group, Inc. 3.300% 3/01/21 | | | 45,000 | | | | 45,607 | |
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. 6.125% 8/15/23 (c) | | | 585,000 | | | | 579,546 | |
Athene Global Funding 4.000% 1/25/22 (a) | | | 1,040,000 | | | | 1,075,929 | |
CNA Financial Corp. 5.750% 8/15/21 | | | 443,000 | | | | 473,595 | |
Enstar Group Ltd. 4.500% 3/10/22 | | | 575,000 | | | | 588,976 | |
Jackson National Life Global Funding 2.500% 6/27/22 (a) | | | 745,000 | | | | 747,993 | |
Lincoln National Corp. 4.000% 9/01/23 | | | 122,000 | | | | 129,066 | |
6.250% 2/15/20 | | | 340,000 | | | | 347,434 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. 5.000% 6/01/21 | | | 450,000 | | | | 471,541 | |
Trinity Acquisition PLC 3.500% 9/15/21 | | | 470,000 | | | | 478,272 | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC 5.750% 3/15/21 | | | 190,000 | | | | 199,533 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,137,492 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies — 0.8% | |
Ares Capital Corp. 3.875% 1/15/20 | | | 378,000 | | | | 379,620 | |
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. 4.125% 8/11/22 | | | 675,000 | | | | 680,250 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp. 4.000% 7/15/19 | | | 470,000 | | | | 470,086 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,529,956 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Lodging — 0.3% | |
Marriott International, Inc. 2.300% 1/15/22 | | $ | 30,000 | | | $ | 29,901 | |
2.875% 3/01/21 | | | 485,000 | | | | 488,226 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 518,127 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.9% | |
CNH Industrial Capital LLC 3.375% 7/15/19 | | | 353,000 | | | | 353,082 | |
3.875% 10/15/21 | | | 635,000 | | | | 647,382 | |
Wabtec Corp. 4.400% STEP 3/15/24 | | | 870,000 | | | | 921,083 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,921,547 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 0.9% | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital 3.579% 7/23/20 | | | 405,000 | | | | 408,631 | |
Discovery Communications LLC 2.950% 3/20/23 | | | 435,000 | | | | 438,965 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 3.875% 8/01/22 (a) | | | 1,047,000 | | | | 1,049,618 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,897,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mining — 1.1% | |
Glencore Finance Canada Ltd. 4.250% STEP 10/25/22 (a) | | | 254,000 | | | | 265,594 | |
Glencore Funding LLC 4.125% 5/30/23 (a) | | | 390,000 | | | | 405,471 | |
Kinross Gold Corp. 5.125% 9/01/21 | | | 370,000 | | | | 381,100 | |
5.950% 3/15/24 | | | 550,000 | | | | 600,974 | |
Newcrest Finance Pty Ltd. 4.200% 10/01/22 (a) | | | 565,000 | | | | 590,247 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,243,386 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Office Equipment/Supplies — 0.2% | |
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 3.875% STEP 10/01/21 | | | 495,000 | | | | 485,100 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 0.7% | |
Antero Resources Corp. 5.375% 11/01/21 | | | 246,000 | | | | 242,925 | |
Continental Resources, Inc. 5.000% 9/15/22 | | | 568,000 | | | | 572,661 | |
EQT Corp. 3.000% 10/01/22 | | | 565,000 | | | | 560,617 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,376,203 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.4% | |
Graphic Packaging International LLC 4.750% 4/15/21 | | | 759,000 | | | | 772,282 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 2.3% | |
Bayer US Finance II LLC 3.420% FRN 12/15/23 (a) (b) | | | 980,000 | | | | 962,332 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .770% 3.180% FRN 6/15/22 | | $ | 790,000 | | | $ | 792,117 | |
CVS Health Corp. 2.125% 6/01/21 | | | 590,000 | | | | 586,084 | |
3.700% 3/09/23 | | | 305,000 | | | | 315,415 | |
Express Scripts Holding Co. 3.300% 2/25/21 | | | 745,000 | | | | 754,891 | |
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC 2.875% 9/23/23 | | | 360,000 | | | | 363,519 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV 2.200% 7/21/21 | | | 925,000 | | | | 877,594 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,651,952 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 0.7% | |
Energy Transfer Operating LP 4.200% 9/15/23 | | | 960,000 | | | | 1,006,463 | |
EnLink Midstream Partners LP 4.400% 4/01/24 | | | 490,000 | | | | 495,503 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,501,966 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Private Equity — 0.3% | |
Hercules Capital, Inc. 4.625% 10/23/22 | | | 610,000 | | | | 600,096 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.2% | |
American Tower Corp. 2.250% 1/15/22 | | | 415,000 | | | | 412,766 | |
3.000% 6/15/23 | | | 640,000 | | | | 646,208 | |
Crown Castle International Corp. 3.400% 2/15/21 | | | 514,000 | | | | 521,021 | |
Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP 2.950% 7/01/22 | | | 215,000 | | | | 216,532 | |
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP 4.600% 2/06/24 | | | 570,000 | | | | 605,262 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,401,789 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 1.7% | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. 4.500% 12/01/23 | | | 306,000 | | | | 328,339 | |
Dollar Tree, Inc. 3.700% 5/15/23 | | | 940,000 | | | | 970,553 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. 3.800% 9/01/22 | | | 123,000 | | | | 127,734 | |
3.850% 6/15/23 | | | 873,000 | | | | 914,568 | |
QVC, Inc. 4.375% 3/15/23 | | | 1,060,000 | | | | 1,075,969 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,417,163 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 0.6% | |
Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd. 3.000% 1/15/22 | | | 490,000 | | | | 491,273 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. 3.922% 6/01/21 | | $ | 390,000 | | | $ | 396,999 | |
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC 4.125% 6/01/21 (a) | | | 370,000 | | | | 378,547 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,266,819 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 0.6% | |
Sprint Communications, Inc. 9.250% 4/15/22 | | | 330,000 | | | | 381,150 | |
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson 4.125% 5/15/22 | | | 770,000 | | | | 795,679 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,176,829 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 0.3% | |
Ryder System, Inc. 3.400% 3/01/23 | | | 175,000 | | | | 179,797 | |
3.750% 6/09/23 | | | 482,000 | | | | 501,586 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 681,383 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trucking & Leasing — 1.3% | |
DAE Funding LLC 4.000% 8/01/20 (a) | | | 205,000 | | | | 205,000 | |
GATX Corp. 2.600% 3/30/20 | | | 285,000 | | | | 284,742 | |
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd. 5.250% 8/15/22 (a) | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,319,750 | |
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp. 3.375% 2/01/22 (a) | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,389 | |
4.875% 7/11/22 (a) | | | 860,000 | | | | 914,212 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,744,093 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $71,078,903) | | | | | | | 72,452,211 | |
| | | | | |
|
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 0.0% | |
Louisiana State Public Facilities Authority,Series 2011-A, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.900%, 3.480% FRN 4/26/27 | | | 31,268 | | | | 31,319 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS (Cost $31,268) | | | | | | | 31,319 | |
| | | | | |
|
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 52.9% | |
Auto Floor Plan ABS — 0.6% | |
Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust IISeries 2019-1, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .950% 3.363% FRN 5/28/24 (a) | | | 236,000 | | | | 236,059 | |
Series 2018-1, Class C, 3.454% FRN 9/25/23 (a) (b) | | | 160,000 | | | | 160,229 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2019-1, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450% 3.863% FRN 5/28/24 (a) | | $ | 214,000 | | | $ | 214,021 | |
Series 2018-1, Class D, 3.954% FRN 9/25/23 (a) (b) | | | 230,000 | | | | 230,359 | |
NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust,Series 2016-2A, Class A2 2.190% 9/15/21 (a) | | | 480,000 | | | | 479,459 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,320,127 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobile ABS — 7.7% | |
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust Series 2017-4, Class C, 2.940% 1/10/24 (a) | | | 770,000 | | | | 770,365 | |
Series 2019-1, Class C, 3.500% 4/14/25 (a) | | | 675,000 | | | | 687,775 | |
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2019-1A, Class B, 3.700% 3/20/23 (a) | | | 123,000 | | | | 126,095 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class C, 4.530% 3/20/23 (a) | | | 233,000 | | | | 236,945 | |
Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust,Series 2018-2A, Class B 3.630% 1/19/24 (a) | | | 180,000 | | | | 186,494 | |
CPS Auto Trust Series 2018-A, Class A, 2.160% 5/17/21 (a) | | | 33,413 | | | | 33,383 | |
Series 2019-A, Class A, 3.180% 6/15/22 (a) | | | 219,707 | | | | 220,840 | |
Series 2018-C, Class B, 3.430% 7/15/22 (a) | | | 180,000 | | | | 181,377 | |
Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2017-2, Class C, 2.750% 9/15/23 | | | 78,657 | | | | 78,708 | |
Series 2017-1, Class C, 2.840% 4/15/22 | | | 137,533 | | | | 137,644 | |
Series 2018-2, Class B, 3.220% 4/15/22 | | | 178,817 | | | | 179,119 | |
Series 2018-4, Class C, 3.660% 11/15/24 | | | 230,000 | | | | 233,034 | |
Series 2019-1, Class C, 3.780% 4/15/25 | | | 525,000 | | | | 535,901 | |
DT Auto Owner Trust Series 2018-1A, Class B, 3.040% 1/18/22 (a) | | | 290,000 | | | | 290,459 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class C, 3.610% 11/15/24 (a) | | | 100,000 | | | | 101,667 | |
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2018-1A, Class B, 2.750% 4/15/22 (a) | | | 263,318 | | | | 263,468 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2016-3A, Class B, 2.840% 8/16/21 (a) | | $ | 118,079 | | | $ | 118,126 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class B, 3.270% 5/16/22 (a) | | | 250,000 | | | | 250,694 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class B, 3.450% 2/15/23 (a) | | | 165,000 | | | | 166,938 | |
Series 2015-2A, Class C, 3.900% 3/15/21 (a) | | | 228,788 | | | | 229,248 | |
First Investors Auto Owner Trust Series 2017-3A, Class B, 2.720% 4/17/23 (a) | | | 340,000 | | | | 341,698 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 3.220% 1/17/23 (a) | | | 290,000 | | | | 292,237 | |
Flagship Credit Auto Trust Series 2016-4, Class B, 2.410% 10/15/21 (a) | | | 669,236 | | | | 668,899 | |
Series 2018-1, Class A, 2.590% 6/15/22 (a) | | | 332,432 | | | | 332,544 | |
Series 2017-1, Class B, 2.830% 3/15/23 (a) | | | 540,545 | | | | 540,865 | |
Series 2017-4, Class C, 2.920% 11/15/23 (a) | | | 650,000 | | | | 649,483 | |
Series 2018-1, Class B, 3.130% 1/17/23 (a) | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,258,599 | |
GLS Auto Receivables Trust,Series 2018-3A, Class A 3.350% 8/15/22 (a) | | | 204,273 | | | | 205,373 | |
Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP,Series 2019-1, Class D 3.440% 1/10/33 (a) | | | 649,000 | | | | 656,379 | |
Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.290% 2/25/24 (a) | | | 1,560,000 | | | | 1,588,232 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class B, 3.560% 10/25/21 (a) | | | 910,000 | | | | 917,499 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class B, 3.600% 2/25/24 (a) | | | 770,000 | | | | 784,989 | |
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC,Series 2018-3A, Class B 4.370% 7/25/24 (a) | | | 330,000 | | | | 344,529 | |
Oscar US Funding Trust II,Series 2015-1A, Class A4 2.440% 6/15/22 (a) | | | 84,765 | | | | 84,716 | |
Oscar US Funding Trust IX LLC,Series 2018-2A, Class A4 3.630% 9/10/25 (a) | | | 260,000 | | | | 269,506 | |
Oscar US Funding Trust VI,Series 2017-1A, Class A3 2.820% 6/10/21 (a) | | | 187,042 | | | | 187,213 | |
Oscar US Funding Trust VIII LLC,Series 2018-1A, Class A2A 2.910% 4/12/21 (a) | | | 142,275 | | | | 142,376 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Oscar US Funding X LLC,Series 2019-1A, Class A4 3.270% 5/11/26 (a) | | $ | 500,000 | | | $ | 514,223 | |
Securitized Equipment Receivable 3.760% 10/11/24 | | | 270,000 | | | | 270,507 | |
4.200% 10/11/24 | | | 310,000 | | | | 311,403 | |
Tesla Auto Lease Trust Series 2018-A, Class B, 2.750% 2/20/20 (a) | | | 150,000 | | | | 149,976 | |
Series 2018-B, Class A, 3.710% 8/20/21 (a) | | | 150,214 | | | | 152,429 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,691,955 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial MBS — 3.3% | |
BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-DSNY, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350% 3.744% FRN 9/15/34 (a) | | | 130,000 | | | | 129,842 | |
BHMS Mortgage Trust Series 2018-ATLS, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 3.644% FRN 7/15/35 (a) | | | 770,000 | | | | 770,255 | |
Series 2018-ATLS, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 3.894% FRN 7/15/35 (a) | | | 950,000 | | | | 949,976 | |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust,Series 2018-IND, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700% 4.094% FRN 11/15/35 (a) | | | 844,609 | | | | 848,302 | |
CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-LIFE, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.150% 4.544% FRN 12/15/37 (a) | | | 545,194 | | | | 549,976 | |
COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2015-DC1, Class AM, 3.724% 2/10/48 | | | 180,000 | | | | 186,946 | |
Series 2015-DC1, Class B, 4.035% VRN 2/10/48 (b) | | | 333,000 | | | | 345,122 | |
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-CR14, Class A2 3.147% 2/10/47 | | | 97,914 | | | | 98,019 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2019-ICE4, Class D, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.600% 3.994% FRN 5/15/36 (a) | | | 200,000 | | | | 200,566 | |
GCCFC Commercial Mortgage Trust,Series 2006-GG7, Class AM, 5.830% VRN 7/10/38 (b) | | | 97,819 | | | | 98,582 | |
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,Series 2018-LAQ, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000% 3.394% FRN 6/15/32 (a) | | | 1,030,629 | | | | 1,031,571 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
KNDL Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-KNSQ, Class E, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.800% 4.194% FRN 5/15/36 (a) | | $ | 251,000 | | | $ | 250,997 | |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust,Series 2013-C7, Class B 3.769% 2/15/46 | | | 250,000 | | | | 257,098 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2012-STAR, Class D 4.057% 8/05/34 (a) | | | 400,000 | | | | 412,660 | |
MSCG Trust, Series 2018-SELF, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180% 3.574% FRN 10/15/37 (a) | | | 90,000 | | | | 90,056 | |
TIAA Seasoned Commercial Mortgage Trust,Series 2007-C4, Class AJ, 5.483% VRN 8/15/39 (b) | | | 8,145 | | | | 8,176 | |
TPG Real Estate Finance Issuer Ltd.,Series 2018-FL1, Class A, 3.144% FRN 2/15/35 (a) (b) | | | 108,238 | | | | 108,273 | |
Velocity Commercial Capital Loan Trust,Series 2016-2, Class AFX, 2.997% VRN 10/25/46 (b) | | | 172,921 | | | | 174,025 | |
VMC Finance LLC,Series 2018-FL1, Class A, 3.214% FRN 3/15/35 (a) (b) | | | 188,742 | | | | 189,011 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,699,453 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Equity ABS — 0.1% | |
Countrywide Partnership Trust,Series 2004-EC1, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900% 3.304% FRN 2/25/35 | | | 102,644 | | | | 100,860 | |
Credit Suisse Seasoned Loan Trust,Series 2006-1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .240% 2.644% FRN 10/25/34 (a) | | | 88,704 | | | | 88,462 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 189,322 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other ABS — 21.2% | |
321 Henderson Receivables I LLC Series 2006-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 2.594% FRN 3/15/41 (a) | | | 53,257 | | | | 52,465 | |
Series 2010-3A, Class A, 3.820% 12/15/48 (a) | | | 201,778 | | | | 209,964 | |
AASET Trust Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.967% 5/16/42 (a) | | | 457,579 | | | | 462,826 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class A, 4.454% 11/18/38 (a) | | | 699,950 | | | | 715,216 | |
Adams Outdoor Advertising LP,Series 2018-1, Class A 4.810% 11/15/48 (a) | | | 396,660 | | | | 422,032 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
American Tower Trust #1, Series 13, Class 2A 3.070% 3/15/48 (a) | | $ | 500,000 | | | $ | 501,914 | |
Arbys Funding LLC,Series 2015-1A, Class A2 4.969% 10/30/45 (a) | | | 289,500 | | | | 305,581 | |
Ascentium Equipment Receivables,Series 2019-1A, Class D 3.470% 5/12/25 (a) | | | 164,000 | | | | 167,310 | |
Ascentium Equipment Receivables Trust Series 2018-2A, Class B, 3.760% 5/10/24 (a) | | | 709,000 | | | | 737,898 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class E, 5.180% 7/10/26 (a) | | | 940,000 | | | | 973,999 | |
Avant Loans Funding Trust Series 2018-A, Class A, 3.090% 6/15/21 (a) | | | 49,315 | | | | 49,312 | |
Series 2019-A, Class A, 3.480% 7/15/22 (a) | | | 522,483 | | | | 524,724 | |
Bain Capital Credit CLO,Series 2017-1A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 3.842% FRN 7/20/30 (a) | | | 350,000 | | | | 350,036 | |
BlueVirgo Trust,Series 2015-1A, Class NOTE 3.000% 12/15/22 (a) | | | 25,336 | | | | 25,337 | |
BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC Series 2017-1A, Class A, 2.940% 5/25/29 (a) | | | 144,427 | | | | 145,412 | |
Series 2019-A, Class B, 3.780% 9/26/33 (a) | | | 365,733 | | | | 372,405 | |
CAL Funding II Ltd.,Series 2018-2A, Class A 4.340% 9/25/43 (a) | | | 268,250 | | | | 274,030 | |
Capital Automotive LLC,Series 2012-1A, Class A1 3.870% 4/15/47 (a) | | | 254,367 | | | | 259,096 | |
Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust,Series 2018-1, Class A 4.125% 6/15/43 (a) | | | 324,168 | | | | 326,854 | |
Cazenovia Creek Funding I LLC,Series 2015-1A, Class A 2.000% 12/10/23 (a) | | | 10,562 | | | | 10,544 | |
CLI Funding VI LLC,Series 2017-1A, Class A 3.620% 5/18/42 (a) | | | 465,111 | | | | 472,764 | |
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates,Series 2004-5, Class 3A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .460% 2.864% FRN 9/25/34 | | | 8,532 | | | | 8,166 | |
DB Master Finance LLC Series 2019-1A, Class A2I, 3.787% 5/20/49 (a) | | | 276,000 | | | | 286,972 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A2II, 4.021% 5/20/49 (a) | | | 326,000 | | | | 336,252 | |
Denali Capital CLO X LLC,Series 2013-1A, Class A1, 3.636% FRN 10/26/27 (a) (b) | | | 350,000 | | | | 349,497 | |
Diamond Resorts Owner Trust Series 2016-1, Class A, 3.080% 11/20/28 (a) | | | 298,462 | | | | 300,226 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2018-1, Class A, 3.700% 1/21/31 (a) | | $ | 256,683 | | | $ | 259,796 | |
Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC Series 2017-1A, Class A2II, 3.082% 7/25/47 (a) | | | 343,875 | | | | 342,596 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2I, 4.116% 7/25/48 (a) | | | 356,400 | | | | 365,944 | |
Drug Royalty II LP,Series 2014-1, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.850% 5.637% FRN 7/15/23 (a) | | | 26,553 | | | | 26,660 | |
Elara HGV Timeshare Issuer LLC Series 2017-A, Class A, 2.690% 3/25/30 (a) | | | 161,744 | | | | 162,702 | |
Series 2016-A, Class A, 2.730% 4/25/28 (a) | | | 291,922 | | | | 291,317 | |
Series 2014-A, Class B, 3.020% VRN 2/25/27 (a) (b) | | | 51,928 | | | | 51,321 | |
Elmwood CLO II Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3.995% FRN 4/20/31 (a) (b) | | | 350,000 | | | | 349,976 | |
FCI Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A 3.630% 2/18/31 (a) | | | 200,793 | | | | 202,367 | |
Galaxy XX CLO Ltd., Series 2015-20A, Class AR, 3.592% FRN 4/20/31 (a) (b) | | | 600,000 | | | | 593,777 | |
Global SC Finance II SRL, Series 2013-1A, Class A 2.980% 4/17/28 (a) | | | 113,083 | | | | 113,300 | |
Global SC Finance IV Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A 3.850% 4/15/37 (a) | | | 262,005 | | | | 269,089 | |
Goodgreen Trust Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3.230% 10/15/52 (a) | | | 376,723 | | | | 383,955 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.860% 10/15/54 (a) | | | 331,427 | | | | 345,966 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.930% VRN 10/15/53 (a) (b) | | | 319,284 | | | | 332,894 | |
GSAMP Trust,Series 2005-AHL, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .645% 3.049% FRN 4/25/35 | | | 5,007 | | | | 4,992 | |
Hero Funding Trust Series 2017-3A, Class A1, 3.190% 9/20/48 (a) | | | 246,951 | | | | 251,076 | |
Series 2016-4A, Class A1, 3.570% 9/20/47 (a) | | | 247,386 | | | | 256,887 | |
Series 2015-1A, Class A, 3.840% 9/21/40 (a) | | | 548,016 | | | | 567,924 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 4.670% 9/20/48 (a) | | | 444,735 | | | | 468,460 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Hilton Grand Vacations Trust Series 2014-AA, Class A, 1.770% 11/25/26 (a) | | $ | 67,345 | | | $ | 66,972 | |
Series 2013-A, Class A, 2.280% 1/25/26 (a) | | | 47,891 | | | | 47,862 | |
Series 2017-AA, Class B, 2.960% 12/26/28 (a) | | | 186,387 | | | | 186,871 | |
KDAC Aircraft Finance Ltd.,Series 2017-1A, Class A 4.212% 12/15/42 (a) | | | 208,203 | | | | 213,380 | |
KREF Ltd.,Series 2018-FL1, Class AS, 3.744% FRN 6/15/36 (a) (b) | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,150,529 | |
LCM XXIII Ltd., Series 23A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.400% 3.992% FRN 10/20/29 (a) | | | 590,000 | | | | 592,107 | |
Lendmark Funding Trust Series 2017-1A, Class A, 2.830% 12/22/25 (a) | | | 232,947 | | | | 232,268 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.810% 12/21/26 (a) | | | 350,000 | | | | 358,864 | |
Madison Park Funding Ltd.,Series 2015-19A, Class A2R 1/22/28 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,985 | |
Madison Park Funding XXII Ltd.,Series 2016-22A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.480% 4.060% FRN 10/25/29 (a) | | | 420,000 | | | | 420,810 | |
Mariner Finance Issuance Trust Series 2017-BA, Class A, 2.920% 12/20/29 (a) | | | 900,000 | | | | 901,030 | |
Series 2017-AA, Class A, 3.620% 2/20/29 (a) | | | 235,743 | | | | 237,640 | |
Series 2018-AA, Class A, 4.200% 11/20/30 (a) | | | 903,000 | | | | 927,682 | |
Marlette Funding Trust Series 2018-2A, Class A, 3.060% 7/17/28 (a) | | | 110,692 | | | | 110,814 | |
Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3.130% 7/16/29 (a) | | | 184,000 | | | | 185,030 | |
Series 2018-3A, Class A, 3.200% 9/15/28 (a) | | | 320,365 | | | | 321,453 | |
Series 2019-2A, Class B, 3.530% 7/16/29 (a) | | | 146,000 | | | | 148,140 | |
Mosaic Solar Loans LLC Series 2018-2GS, Class A, 4.200% 2/22/44 (a) | | | 297,221 | | | | 305,569 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 4.450% 6/20/42 (a) | | | 76,915 | | | | 79,975 | |
MVW Owner Trust Series 2013-1A, Class A, 2.150% 4/22/30 (a) | | | 51,163 | | | | 50,966 | |
Series 2014-2, Class A, 2.250% 9/22/31 (a) | | | 91,369 | | | | 91,018 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Neuberger Berman CLO XX Ltd.,Series 2015-20A, Class BR, 3.847% FRN 1/15/28 (a) (b) | | $ | 250,000 | | | $ | 246,212 | |
NP SPE II LLC,Series 2017-1A, Class A1 3.372% 10/21/47 (a) | | | 157,006 | | | | 160,693 | |
NRZ Advance Receivables Trust,Series 2016-T4, Class AT4 3.107% 12/15/50 (a) | | | 700,000 | | | | 705,706 | |
OCP CLO Ltd.,Series 2015-8A, Class A2AR, 4.038% FRN 4/17/27 (a) (b) | | | 650,000 | | | | 649,258 | |
Orange Lake Timeshare Trust Series 2014-AA, Class A, 2.290% 7/09/29 (a) | | | 20,662 | | | | 20,605 | |
Series 2016-A, Class A, 2.610% 3/08/29 (a) | | | 577,962 | | | | 587,534 | |
Series 2016-A, Class B, 2.910% 3/08/29 (a) | | | 237,005 | | | | 242,355 | |
Series 2019-A, Class D, 4.930% 4/09/38 (a) | | | 766,106 | | | | 769,623 | |
Oxford Finance Funding Trust,Series 2016-1A, Class A 3.968% 6/17/24 (a) | | | 111,287 | | | | 112,261 | |
Riserva Clo Ltd.,Series 2016-3A, Class BR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700% 4.097% FRN 10/18/28 (a) | | | 750,000 | | | | 750,000 | |
SBA Tower Trust,Series 2014-2A, Class C, 3.869% STEP 10/15/49 (a) | | | 430,000 | | | | 444,012 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC Series 2014-3A, Class A, 2.300% 10/20/31 (a) | | | 98,464 | | | | 98,418 | |
Series 2015-1A, Class A, 2.400% 3/22/32 (a) | | | 195,037 | | | | 194,472 | |
Series 2015-3A, Class A, 2.580% 9/20/32 (a) | | | 41,778 | | | | 41,733 | |
Series 2016-2A, Class B, 2.780% 7/20/33 (a) | | | 153,047 | | | | 154,037 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 2.910% 3/20/34 (a) | | | 256,391 | | | | 258,849 | |
Series 2015-1A, Class B, 3.050% 3/22/32 (a) | | | 237,738 | | | | 237,932 | |
Series 2015-3A, Class B, 3.080% 9/20/32 (a) | | | 16,068 | | | | 16,145 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class B, 4.236% 4/20/35 | | | 559,071 | | | | 571,696 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class D, 4.750% 1/20/36 (a) | | | 521,488 | | | | 533,363 | |
SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC Series 2016-3, Class A, 3.050% 12/26/25 (a) | | | 89,507 | | | | 89,906 | |
Series 2016-2A, Class A, 3.090% 10/27/25 (a) | | | 94,336 | | | | 94,574 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2018-3, Class A1, 3.200% 8/25/27 (a) | | $ | 145,864 | | | $ | 146,337 | |
Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3.260% 8/25/25 (a) | | | 328,246 | | | | 331,209 | |
Series 2015-2, Class A, 3.280% 9/15/23 (a) | | | 14,383 | | | | 14,385 | |
Series 2017-2, Class A, 3.280% 2/25/26 (a) | | | 220,548 | | | | 222,403 | |
SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust,Series 2019-3, Class D 3.890% 5/25/28 (a) | | | 772,000 | | | | 781,754 | |
Springleaf Funding Trust, Series 2016-AA, Class A 2.900% 11/15/29 (a) | | | 775,666 | | | | 776,437 | |
Store Master FundingI-VII, Series 2018-1A, Class A3 4.400% 10/20/48 (a) | | | 518,267 | | | | 546,309 | |
Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-GEL1, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 3.204% FRN 11/25/35 (a) | | | 300,000 | | | | 292,637 | |
Taco Bell Funding LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2I 4.318% 11/25/48 (a) | | | 995,000 | | | | 1,030,785 | |
TAL Advantage V LLC, Series 2014-2A, Class A2 3.330% 5/20/39 (a) | | | 320,833 | | | | 323,707 | |
TAL Advantage VI LLC,Series 2017-1A, Class A 4.500% 4/20/42 (a) | | | 390,920 | | | | 398,364 | |
TCI-Symphony CLO Ltd.,Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.480% 4.077% FRN 10/13/29 (a) | | | 300,000 | | | | 300,804 | |
TLF National Tax Lien Trust,Series 2017-1A, Class A 3.090% 12/15/29 (a) | | | 691,354 | | | | 690,836 | |
Trafigura Securitisation Finance PLC Series 2018-1A, Class A1, 3.124% FRN 3/15/22 (a) (b) | | | 610,000 | | | | 606,123 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class B, 4.140% 12/15/20 (a) | | | 260,000 | | | | 261,119 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class B, 4.290% 3/15/22 (a) | | | 920,000 | | | | 942,213 | |
Treman Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class ARR, 3.662% FRN 10/20/28 (a) (b) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,002 | |
Trinity Rail Leasing LLC,Series 2019-1A, Class A 3.820% 4/17/49 (a) | | | 677,800 | | | | 696,181 | |
Trinity Rail Leasing LP, Series 2018-1A, Class A1 3.820% 6/17/48 (a) | | | 539,891 | | | | 564,468 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Trip Rail Master Funding LLC Series 2017-1A, Class A1, 2.709% 8/15/47 (a) | | $ | 113,961 | | �� | $ | 113,887 | |
Series 2011-1A, Class A2, 6.024% 7/15/41 (a) | | | 668,991 | | | | 693,487 | |
Triton Container Finance IV LLC,Series 2017-2A, Class A 3.620% 8/20/42 (a) | | | 865,666 | | | | 875,899 | |
Triton Container Finance VI LLC,Series 2018-2A, Class A 4.190% 6/22/43 (a) | | | 495,000 | | | | 507,873 | |
Upstart Securitization Trust,Series 2019-1, Class A 3.450% 4/20/26 (a) | | | 293,134 | | | | 294,072 | |
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC Series 2016-A, Class A, 2.540% 7/20/33 (a) | | | 329,926 | | | | 329,608 | |
Series 2018-A, Class C, 4.020% 2/20/36 (a) | | | 239,823 | | | | 246,133 | |
Welk Resorts LLC Series 2015-AA, Class A, 2.790% 6/16/31 (a) | | | 57,715 | | | | 57,191 | |
Series 2017-AA, Class B, 3.410% 6/15/33 (a) | | | 183,344 | | | | 181,521 | |
Westgate Resorts LLC Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.050% 12/20/30 (a) | | | 165,771 | | | | 166,169 | |
Series 2015-2A, Class A, 3.200% 7/20/28 (a) | | | 69,346 | | | | 69,241 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.380% 12/20/31 (a) | | | 308,910 | | | | 312,193 | |
Willis Engine Structured Trust IV,Series 2018-A, Class A, 4.750% STEP 9/15/43 (a) | | | 251,205 | | | | 262,257 | |
Wingstop Funding LLC,Series 2018-1, Class A2 4.970% 12/05/48 (a) | | | 129,675 | | | | 135,488 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 43,061,272 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Student Loans ABS — 14.2% | |
Access Group, Inc. Series 2015-1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .700% 3.104% FRN 7/25/56 (a) | | | 205,392 | | | | 202,562 | |
Series 2015-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 3.904% FRN 7/25/58 (a) | | | 140,000 | | | | 131,591 | |
AccessLex Institute Series 2004-A, Class A3, 28 day ARS 0.000%FRN 7/01/39 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 986,003 | |
Series 2003-A, Class A3, 3 mo. Treasury + 1.200% 3.310% FRN 7/01/38 | | | 21,664 | | | | 21,412 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
College Ave Student Loans LLC,Series 2018-A, Class A1, 3.604% FRN 12/26/47 (a) (b) | | $ | 559,815 | | | $ | 558,090 | |
College Loan Corp. Trust I, Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .490% 3.087% FRN 1/15/37 | | | 195,210 | | | | 182,792 | |
Commonbond Student Loan Trust Series 2018-AGS, Class C, 3.820% 2/25/44 (a) | | | 204,405 | | | | 207,083 | |
Series 2018-BGS, Class C, 4.120% 9/25/45 (a) | | | 230,000 | | | $ | 233,648 | |
Series 2018-CGS, Class C, 4.350% 2/25/46 (a) | | | 202,000 | | | | 204,545 | |
Series 2017-AGS, Class C, 5.280% 5/25/41 (a) | | | 142,354 | | | | 146,366 | |
Credit Suisse ABS Repackaging Trust,Series 2013-A, Class B 2.500% 1/25/30 (a) | | | 73,666 | | | | 71,522 | |
DRB Prime Student Loan Trust Series 2015-A, Class A3, 2.320% 4/25/30 | | | 661 | | | | 660 | |
Series 2015-B, Class A3, 2.540% 4/27/26 (a) | | | 11,349 | | | | 11,299 | |
Series 2015-A, Class A2, 3.060% 7/25/31 (a) | | | 65,252 | | | | 66,273 | |
Series 2015-D, Class A2, 3.200% 1/25/40 (a) | | | 472,876 | | | | 478,556 | |
Series 2015-D, Class A1, 4.130% 1/25/40 (a) | | | 93,705 | | | | 94,647 | |
Series 2016-R, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900% 4.304% FRN 10/25/44 (a) | | | 458,981 | | | | 463,484 | |
Series 2016-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000% 4.404% FRN 4/25/40 (a) | | | 73,311 | | | | 74,561 | |
Earnest Student Loan Program LLC Series 2016-C, Class A2, 2.680% 7/25/35 (a) | | | 217,632 | | | | 217,592 | |
Series 2016-D, Class A2, 2.720% 1/25/41 (a) | | | 194,288 | | | | 194,274 | |
Series 2016-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050% 4.454% FRN 2/26/35 (a) | | | 95,318 | | | | 96,448 | |
ECMC Group Student Loan Trust Series 2018-2A, Class A, 3.204% FRN 9/25/68 (a) (b) | | | 515,757 | | | | 509,815 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 3.604% FRN 12/27/66 (a) | | | 814,837 | | | | 818,329 | |
EdLinc Student Loan Funding,Series 2017-A, Class A,, 4.350% FRN 12/01/47 (a) (b) | | | 504,503 | | | | 506,965 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Education Loan Asset-Backed Trust I,Series 2013-1, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 3.204% FRN 6/25/26 (a) | | $ | 229,232 | | | $ | 229,400 | |
ELFI Graduate Loan Program LLC Series 2018-A, Class A1, 3.154% FRN 8/25/42 (a) (b) | | | 396,914 | | | | 395,675 | |
Series 2018-A, Class B, 4.000% 8/25/42 (a) | | | 250,000 | | | | 256,855 | |
Higher Education Funding I,Series 2004-1, Class B1, 28 day ARS FRN 1/01/44 (a) | | | 950,000 | | | | 837,424 | |
Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust Series 2017-B, Class CFX, 3.610% 8/25/42 (a) | | | 266,327 | | | | 265,816 | |
Series 2018-B, Class BFX, 3.720% 5/26/43 (a) | | | 318,705 | | | | 323,167 | |
Navient Private Education Loan Trust Series 2018-BA, Class A2B, 3.114% FRN 12/15/59 (a) (b) | | | 170,000 | | | | 168,389 | |
Series 2017-A, Class A2B, 3.294% FRN 12/16/58 (a) (b) | | | 500,000 | | | | 502,124 | |
Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust Series 2018-A, Class A1, 2.530% 2/18/42 (a) | | | 261,673 | | | | 262,360 | |
Series 2019-A, Class A2A, 3.420% 1/15/43 (a) | | | 291,000 | | | | 301,310 | |
Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2018-1A, Class A3, 3.124% FRN 3/25/67 (a) (b) | | | 850,000 | | | | 847,364 | |
Series 2017-5A, Class A, 3.204% FRN 7/26/66 (a) (b) | | | 320,456 | | | | 318,741 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 3.304% FRN 12/27/67 (a) (b) | | | 400,000 | | | | 398,131 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150% 3.554% FRN 7/26/66 (a) | | | 750,000 | | | | 757,671 | |
Series 2016-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 3.654% FRN 6/25/65 (a) | | | 615,702 | | | | 622,621 | |
Series 2016-6A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300% 3.704% FRN 3/25/66 (a) | | | 560,000 | | | | 569,658 | |
Nelnet Private Education Loan Trust Series 2016-A, Class A1B, 3.600% 12/26/40 (a) | | | 135,767 | | | | 136,679 | |
Series 2016-A, Class A1A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 4.154% FRN 12/26/40 (a) | | | 188,541 | | | | 187,521 | |
Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2007-2A, Class A4A2, 28 day ARS 0.000%FRN 6/25/35 (a) | | | 600,000 | | | | 596,044 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2005-2, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .100% 2.443% FRN 3/23/37 | | $ | 209,782 | | | $ | 206,900 | |
Series 2005-1, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .110% 2.690% FRN 10/25/33 | | | 203,102 | | | | 200,535 | |
Series 2014-1A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 3.904% FRN 10/25/47 (a) | | | 270,000 | | | | 258,761 | |
Series 2015-3A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 3.904% FRN 6/25/54 (a) | | | 130,000 | | | | 127,644 | |
PHEAA Student Loan Trust,Series 2016-2A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .950% 3.354% FRN 11/25/65 (a) | | | 473,235 | | | | 471,701 | |
SLC Student Loan Trust,Series 2005-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 2.718% FRN 2/15/45 | | | 344,939 | | | | 325,114 | |
SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2003-5, Class A7, 28 day ARS 0.000% FRN 6/15/30 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,000 | |
Series 06-2, Class R, 0.000%1/25/41 | | | 1,396 | | | | 684,040 | |
Series 2006-7, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 2.681% FRN 1/27/42 | | | 1,043,734 | | | | 959,895 | |
Series 2007-5, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .110% 2.690% FRN 1/26/43 | | | 110,068 | | | | 106,817 | |
Series 2005-5, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .140% 2.720% FRN 10/25/28 | | | 224,529 | | | | 222,874 | |
Series 2006-10, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .150% 2.730% FRN 3/25/44 | | | 940,000 | | | | 907,179 | |
Series 2005-4, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .170% 2.750% FRN 7/25/40 | | | 350,000 | | | | 330,316 | |
Series 2006-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210% 2.790% FRN 10/25/40 | | | 412,684 | | | | 384,544 | |
Series 2006-10, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .220% 2.800% FRN 3/25/44 | | | 650,967 | | | | 612,441 | |
Series 2005-6, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .290% 2.870% FRN 1/25/44 | | | 562,892 | | | | 526,230 | |
Series 2003-14, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .300% 2.880% FRN 7/25/25 | | | 128,222 | | | | 127,528 | |
Series 2005-9, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .300% 2.880% FRN 1/25/41 | | | 417,376 | | | | 390,715 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2005-8, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .310% 2.890% FRN 1/25/55 | | $ | 166,403 | | | $ | 155,523 | |
Series 2004-3A, Class A6A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .550% 3.130% FRN 10/25/64 (a) | | | 850,000 | | | | 833,608 | |
Series 2005-9, Class A7A, 3 mo. EURIBOR + .600% 3.180% FRN 1/25/41 | | | 689,602 | | | | 680,206 | |
Series 2003-14, Class A7, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .600% 3.180% FRN 10/25/65 (a) | | | 400,000 | | | | 396,041 | |
Series 2005-7, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .750% 3.330% FRN 1/25/40 | | | 770,000 | | | | 760,107 | |
Series 2013-4, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 3.904% FRN 12/28/70 | | | 120,000 | | | | 116,250 | |
SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2019-B, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000% 0.000%FRN 6/15/37 (a) | | | 500,000 | | | | 500,044 | |
Series 2018-C, Class A2B, 3.144% FRN 11/15/35 (a) (b) | | | 500,000 | | | | 498,010 | |
Series 2019-A, Class A2B, 3.264% FRN 7/15/36 (a) (b) | | | 504,000 | | | | 501,897 | |
Series 2016-C, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100% 3.494% FRN 9/15/34 (a) | | | 230,847 | | | | 231,850 | |
Series 2014-A, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150% 3.544% FRN 5/15/26 (a) | | | 323,419 | | | | 325,250 | |
Series 2016-B, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450% 3.844% FRN 2/17/32 (a) | | | 101,041 | | | | 102,178 | |
SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2015-A, Class RC, 0.000% 3/25/33 (a) | | | 200 | | | | 177,750 | |
Series 2017-D, Class R1, 0.000% 9/25/40 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 573,410 | |
Series 2018-A, Class R1, 0.000% 2/25/42 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 718,200 | |
Series 2018-D, Class R1, 0.000% 2/25/48 (a) | | | 956,000 | | | | 329,342 | |
Series 2019-A, Class R1, 0.000% 6/15/48 (a) | | | 1,314,800 | | | | 379,907 | |
Series 2016-D, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .950% 3.354% FRN 1/25/39 (a) | | | 52,505 | | | | 52,608 | |
Series 2016-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 3.604% FRN 6/25/33 (a) | | | 93,600 | | | | 94,584 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2016-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 4.154% FRN 8/25/36 (a) | | $ | 102,651 | | | $ | 104,357 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 28,879,823 | |
| | | | | | | | |
WL Collateral CMO — 5.8% | |
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust,Series 2018-3, Class A3, 3.238% VRN 5/25/59 (a) (b) | | | 450,000 | | | | 452,286 | |
Bank of America Mortgage Securities,Series 2004-G, Class 2A7, 4.658% VRN 8/25/34 (b) | | | 4,718 | | | | 4,676 | |
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. Series 2003-42, Class 1A1, 3.991% VRN 9/25/33 (b) | | | 764 | | | | 725 | |
Series 2004-2, Class 1A1, 4.616% VRN 2/25/34 (b) | | | 3,472 | | | | 3,285 | |
Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 3.027% VRN 12/25/57 (a) (b) | | | 325,020 | | | | 324,968 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class A3, 3.684% VRN 4/25/58 (a) (b) | | | 621,016 | | | | 631,196 | |
Series 2018-3A, Class A3, 3.963% VRN 8/25/58 (a) (b) | | | 538,722 | | | | 550,950 | |
Series 2018-4A, Class A3, 4.285% VRN 10/25/58 (a) (b) | | | 759,238 | | | | 776,176 | |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,Series 2004-9, Class 2A1, 4.310% VRN 8/25/34 (b) | | | 1,101 | | | | 1,098 | |
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust,Series 2004-AR4, Class 1A, 4.071% VRN 8/25/34 (b) | | | 7,442 | | | | 7,239 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2018-1, Class A5, 3.500% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 372,601 | | | | 377,945 | |
Series 2018-3, Class A5, 3.500% VRN 9/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 560,518 | | | | 566,795 | |
Series 2018-4, Class A15, 3.500% VRN 10/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 494,885 | | | | 502,002 | |
Series 2017-6, Class A5, 3.500% VRN 12/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 516,065 | | | | 524,754 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. Series 2004-A1, Class IA, 3.250% VRN 2/25/34 (b) | | | 395 | | | | 378 | |
Series 2003-A4, Class IA, 4.734% VRN 7/25/33 (b) | | | 460 | | | | 449 | |
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2016-4A, Class A1, 3.750% VRN 11/25/56 (a) (b) | | | 292,766 | | | | 301,999 | |
Series 2019-NQM2, Class A3, 3.752% 4/25/49 (a) | | | 229,522 | | | | 234,732 | |
Series 2019-NQM1, Class A3, 3.928% VRN 1/25/49 (a) (b) | | | 704,780 | | | | 721,928 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust,Series 2018-GT1, Class A 5.280% 2/25/23 (a) | | $ | 250,000 | | | $ | 250,400 | |
PSMC Trust Series 2018-1, Class A3, 3.500% VRN 2/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 549,263 | | | | 557,660 | |
Series 2018-2, Class A3, 3.500% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 586,824 | | | | 596,148 | |
Sequoia Mortgage Trust Series 2015-1, Class A6, 2.500% VRN 1/25/45 (a) (b) | | | 387,605 | | | | 388,549 | |
Series 2018-3, Class A4, 3.500% VRN 3/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 648,539 | | | | 657,836 | |
Series 2018-5, Class A4, 3.500% VRN 5/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 517,842 | | | | 525,267 | |
Series 2018-CH1, Class A10, 4.000% VRN 2/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 300,628 | | | | 307,539 | |
Series 2018-CH2, Class A12, 4.000% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 724,550 | | | | 741,202 | |
Series 2018-CH3, Class A11, 4.000% VRN 8/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 458,624 | | | | 469,658 | |
Series 2018-7, Class A4, 4.000% VRN 9/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 192,670 | | | | 197,093 | |
Series 2019-1, Class A4, 4.000% VRN 2/25/49 (a) (b) | | | 161,220 | | | | 164,921 | |
ShellpointCo-Originator Trust,Series 2016-1, Class 2A3, 3.000% VRN 10/25/31 (a) (b) | | | 694,333 | | | | 696,304 | |
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust,Series 2004-2, Class 2A, 4.554% VRN 3/25/34 (b) | | | 4,020 | | | | 3,942 | |
TIAA Bank Mortgage Loan Trust,Series 2018-2, Class A4, 3.500% VRN 7/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 296,113 | | | | 300,351 | |
Washington Mutual MortgagePass-Through Certificates,Series 2004-AR2, Class A, 12 mo. MTA + 1.400% 3.904% FRN 4/25/44 | | | 10,528 | | | | 10,486 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,850,937 | |
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| | |
TOTALNON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $106,986,079) | | | | | | | 107,692,889 | |
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U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 0.7% | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.7% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Series 4720, Class A 3.000% 3/15/41 | | | 338,665 | | | | 343,072 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Federal National Mortgage Association Series 2015-80, Class CA, 3.000% 4/25/40 | | $ | 572,479 | | | $ | 580,150 | |
Series 2015-63, Class KA, 3.000% 1/25/41 | | | 271,813 | | | | 276,042 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (b) Series 2014-131, Class BW 3.893% 5/20/41 | | | 105,936 | | | | 112,303 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,311,567 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Securities — 0.0% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool #C01079 7.500% 10/01/30 | | | 232 | | | | 267 | |
Pool #C01135 7.500% 2/01/31 | | | 958 | | | | 1,107 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association Pool #725692 1 year CMT + 2.137% 4.501% FRN 10/01/33 | | | 15,380 | | | | 16,183 | |
Pool #775539 12 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.644% 4.519% FRN 5/01/34 | | | 7,998 | | | | 8,379 | |
Pool #888586 1 year CMT + 2.199% 4.597% FRN 10/01/34 | | | 17,710 | | | | 18,642 | |
Pool #575667 7.000% 3/01/31 | | | 2,248 | | | | 2,606 | |
Pool #529453 7.500% 1/01/30 | | | 481 | | | | 557 | |
Pool #531196 7.500% 2/01/30 | | | 58 | | | | 66 | |
Pool #535996 7.500% 6/01/31 | | | 1,022 | | | | 1,180 | |
Pool #252926 8.000% 12/01/29 | | | 23 | | | | 26 | |
Pool #532819 8.000% 3/01/30 | | | 29 | | | | 33 | |
Pool #534703 8.000% 5/01/30 | | | 487 | | | | 563 | |
Pool #253437 8.000% 9/01/30 | | | 26 | | | | 30 | |
Pool #253481 8.000% 10/01/30 | | | 12 | | | | 14 | |
Pool #596656 8.000% 8/01/31 | | | 91 | | | | 92 | |
Pool #602008 8.000% 8/01/31 | | | 734 | | | | 850 | |
Pool #190317 8.000% 8/01/31 | | | 546 | | | | 633 | |
Pool #597220 8.000% 9/01/31 | | | 596 | | | | 696 | |
Government National Mortgage Association Pool #371146 7.000% 9/15/23 | | | 53 | | | | 55 | |
Pool #352022 7.000% 11/15/23 | | | 762 | | | | 814 | |
Pool #491089 7.000% 12/15/28 | | | 1,524 | | | | 1,669 | |
Pool #478658 7.000% 5/15/29 | | | 395 | | | | 450 | |
Pool #500928 7.000% 5/15/29 | | | 753 | | | | 855 | |
Pool #499410 7.000% 7/15/29 | | | 230 | | | | 263 | |
Pool #510083 7.000% 7/15/29 | | | 163 | | | | 185 | |
Pool #493723 7.000% 8/15/29 | | | 461 | | | | 528 | |
Pool #581417 7.000% 7/15/32 | | | 2,230 | | | | 2,567 | |
Government National Mortgage Association II Pool #008746 1 year CMT + 1.500% 4.125% FRN 11/20/25 | | | 705 | | | | 718 | |
Pool #080136 1 year CMT + 1.500% 4.125% FRN 11/20/27 | | | 140 | | | | 143 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 60,171 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Whole Loans — 0.0% | |
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust,Series 2019-R03, Class 1M2, 4.554% FRN 9/25/31 (a) (b) | | $ | 60,000 | | | $ | 60,314 | |
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| | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES (Cost $1,429,373) | | | | | | | 1,432,052 | |
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U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 4.8% | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 4.8% | |
U.S. Treasury Note 8.000% 11/15/21 (d) | | | 8,520,000 | | | | 9,738,760 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $9,756,041) | | | | | | | 9,738,760 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $189,281,664) | | | | | | | 191,347,231 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 1.0% (Cost $2,011,623) | | | | | | | 2,034,555 | |
| | | | | |
|
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.3% | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3% | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (e) | | | 599,265 | | | | 599,265 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $599,265) | | | | | | | 599,265 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $191,892,552) | | | | | | | 193,981,051 | |
| | | | | |
|
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.4% | |
Commercial Paper — 3.4% | |
American Electric Power, Inc. 2.642% 7/24/19 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 998,169 | |
Bell Canada 2.917% 7/12/19 (a) | | | 400,000 | | | | 399,592 | |
FMC Tech, Inc. 2.651% 8/26/19 (a) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,493,638 | |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. 2.646% 8/20/19 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,992,409 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Suncor Energy, Inc. 2.658% 8/16/19 (a) | | $ | 2,000,000 | | | $ | 1,992,998 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,876,806 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $6,877,028) | | | | | | | 6,876,806 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.7% (Cost $198,769,580) (f) | | | | | | | 200,857,857 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 1.3% | | | | | | | 2,720,705 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 203,578,562 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
CLO | Collateralized Loan Obligation |
CMO | Collateralized Mortgage Obligation |
CMT | Constant Maturity Treasury Index |
MBS | Mortgage-Backed Security |
MTA | Monthly Treasury Average Index |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At June 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $116,378,725 or 57.17% of net assets. |
(b) | Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. The rates shown are the current interest rates at June 30, 2019. |
(c) | Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2019, was $586,673 or 0.29% of net assets. Total securities on loan may not correspond with the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments because pending sales may be in the process of recall from the brokers.(Note 2). |
(d) | A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open futures contracts and open swap agreements.(Note 2). |
(e) | Represents investment of security lending collateral.(Note 2). |
(f) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
(#) Purchased Swaptions contracts
Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Paid by Fund | | Received by Fund | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | Rate | | Frequency | | Rate | | Frequency | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Call | |
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/15/42 | | Barclays Bank PLC* | | 12/13/32 | | 3-Month USD LIBOR BBA | | Quarterly | | 2.44% | | Semi-Annually | | | USD 6,340,000 | | | $ | 384,443 | | | $ | 67,492 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
10 Year Interest Rate Swap, 2/02/43 | | Credit Suisse International* | | 1/31/33 | | 3-Month USD LIBOR BBA | | Quarterly | | 2.61% | | Semi-Annually | | | USD 7,310,000 | | | | 493,877 | | | | 142,997 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 878,320 | | | | 210,489 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Put | |
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/15/42 | | Barclays Bank PLC* | | 12/13/32 | | 2.94% | | Semi-Annually | | 3-Month USD LIBOR BBA | | Quarterly | | | USD 12,910,000 | | | $ | 570,890 | | | $ | (74,520 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
10 -Year Interest Rate Swap, 2/02/43 | | Credit Suisse International* | | 1/31/33 | | 3.11% | | Semi-Annually | | 3-Month USD LIBOR BBA | | Quarterly | | | USD 14,580,000 | | | | 585,345 | | | | (113,037 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1,156,235 | | | | (187,557 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,034,555 | | | $ | 22,932 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | Contracts are subject to a Master Netting Agreement. |
Futures contracts
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value/ Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Long | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Note 10 Year | | | 9/19/19 | | | | 195 | | | $ | 24,418,274 | | | $ | 535,632 | |
| | | | |
Short | | | | | | | | | | | | |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/16/19 | | | | 3 | | | $ | (730,303 | ) | | $ | (4,660 | ) |
U.S. Treasury Ultra 10 Year | | | 9/19/19 | | | | 79 | | | | (10,620,924 | ) | | | (290,951 | ) |
U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year | | | 9/30/19 | | | | 164 | | | | (35,051,113 | ) | | | (238,356 | ) |
U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year | | | 9/30/19 | | | | 526 | | | | (61,345,485 | ) | | | (804,703 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/16/19 | | | | 3 | | | | (730,078 | ) | | | (5,597 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/16/20 | | | | 2 | | | | (487,093 | ) | | | (4,357 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 6/15/20 | | | | 2 | | | | (487,381 | ) | | | (4,519 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/14/20 | | | | 2 | | | | (487,593 | ) | | | (4,632 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/14/20 | | | | 2 | | | | (487,568 | ) | | | (4,657 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/15/21 | | | | 2 | | | | (487,743 | ) | | | (4,607 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/13/21 | | | | 3 | | | | (731,728 | ) | | | (6,422 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/14/22 | | | | 3 | | | | (731,503 | ) | | | (6,197 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/19/22 | | | | 3 | | | | (731,203 | ) | | | (5,935 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/13/23 | | | | 2 | | | | (487,168 | ) | | | (3,932 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/18/23 | | | | 3 | | | | (730,078 | ) | | | (5,634 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/16/24 | | | | 7 | | | | (1,701,414 | ) | | | (12,360 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | (1,407,519 | ) |
| | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection††
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Obligation/Index | | Rate Received by Fund | | Payment Frequency | | | Counterparty | | Credit Rating | | Termination Date | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Upfront Premium Paid/ (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CMBX.NA.6† | | 3.000% | | | Monthly | | | Goldman Sachs International* | | BBB- | | 5/11/63 | | USD | | | 410,000 | | | $ | (41,160 | ) | | $ | 253 | | | $ | (41,413 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CMBX.NA.6† | | 3.000% | | | Monthly | | | Goldman Sachs International* | | BBB- | | 5/11/63 | | USD | | | 410,000 | | | | (41,161 | ) | | | (35,506 | ) | | | (5,655 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CMBX.NA.6† | | 3.000% | | | Monthly | | | Goldman Sachs International* | | BBB- | | 5/11/63 | | USD | | | 150,000 | | | | (15,059 | ) | | | (12,018 | ) | | | (3,041 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | $ | (97,380 | ) | | $ | (47,271 | ) | | $ | (50,109 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid by the Fund | | Received by the Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rate/Reference | | Frequency | | Rate/Reference | | Frequency | | Termination Date | | Notional Amount | | Value | | | Upfront Premium Paid/ (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | | | | |
2.499% | | Semi-Annually | | 3-MonthUSD-LIBOR-BBA | | Quarterly | | 6/13/43 | | USD | | 1,200,000 | | $ | (5,039 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (5,039 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateral for swap agreements held by Credit Suisse International amounted to $53,097 in securities at June 30, 2019.
* | Contracts are subject to a Master Netting Agreement. |
† | Payment is based on a percentage of the index. Reference entities are a number of individual issuers comprising the index. |
†† | For each credit derivative with sold protection, the credit ratings of the entities referenced, as rated by any rating organization, are included in the equivalent S&P Global Ratings. The reference entity rating represents the likelihood of a potential payment by the Fund if the referenced entity experiences a credit event as of period end. Notional amounts represent the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the Fund could be required to make under the credit derivatives with sold protection. |
Currency Legend
Country weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
| | | | |
United States | | | 81.6 | % |
Cayman Islands | | | 5.1 | % |
Ireland | | | 1.7 | % |
Japan | | | 1.2 | % |
Netherlands | | | 1.1 | % |
Bermuda | | | 0.9 | % |
United Kingdom | | | 0.9 | % |
Luxembourg | | | 0.8 | % |
Canada | | | 0.7 | % |
Spain | | | 0.4 | % |
Sweden | | | 0.4 | % |
Australia | | | 0.4 | % |
Barbados | | | 0.1 | % |
| | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 95.3 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 4.7 | % |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Small Cap Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 98.5% | |
|
COMMON STOCK — 98.5% | |
Basic Materials — 3.7% | |
Iron & Steel — 1.2% | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 53,815 | | | $ | 1,356,138 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mining — 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | | | 20,160 | | | | 1,107,792 | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | | | 17,325 | | | | 1,691,093 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,798,885 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,155,023 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
Internet — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Etsy, Inc. (a) | | | 17,110 | | | | 1,050,041 | |
Q2 Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 15,310 | | | | 1,169,071 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,219,112 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (a) | | | 168,450 | | | | 970,272 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Pagerduty, Inc. (a) | | | 3,220 | | | | 151,501 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,340,885 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 13.5% | | | | | | | | |
Airlines — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Spirit Airlines, Inc. (a) | | | 23,160 | | | | 1,105,427 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Navistar International Corp. (a) | | | 25,350 | | | | 873,308 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Visteon Corp. (a) | | | 25,680 | | | | 1,504,334 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distribution & Wholesale — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Dorman Products, Inc. (a) | | | 16,340 | | | | 1,423,868 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 9.2% | | | | | | | | |
AutoNation, Inc. (a) | | | 33,830 | | | | 1,418,830 | |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 62,500 | | | | 1,650,000 | |
Jack in the Box, Inc. | | | 17,770 | | | | 1,446,300 | |
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. Class A | | | 23,010 | | | | 1,134,853 | |
Suburban Propane Partners LP | | | 79,870 | | | | 1,940,042 | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | | 29,910 | | | | 1,605,270 | |
The Wendy’s Co. | | | 62,560 | | | | 1,224,925 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,420,220 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,327,157 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer,Non-cyclical — 19.2% | | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (a) | | | 21,680 | | | | 1,047,361 | |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 6,420 | | | | 732,843 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,780,204 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Commercial Services — 6.2% | | | | | | | | |
ASGN, Inc. (a) | | | 36,611 | | | $ | 2,218,627 | |
Korn Ferry | | | 55,741 | | | | 2,233,542 | |
Monro, Inc. | | | 16,800 | | | | 1,433,040 | |
Paylocity Holding Corp. (a) | | | 11,860 | | | | 1,112,705 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,997,914 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 5.4% | | | | | | | | |
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. (a) | | | 3,483 | | | | 168,229 | |
AtriCure, Inc. (a) | | | 21,610 | | | | 644,842 | |
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 18,829 | | | | 1,141,979 | |
Intersect ENT, Inc. (a) | | | 25,530 | | | | 581,063 | |
Quidel Corp. (a) | | | 17,230 | | | | 1,022,083 | |
Repligen Corp. (a) | | | 17,880 | | | | 1,536,786 | |
Wright Medical Group NV (a) | | | 36,500 | | | | 1,088,430 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,183,412 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
Addus HomeCare Corp. (a) | | | 13,402 | | | | 1,004,480 | |
LHC Group, Inc. (a) | | | 16,320 | | | | 1,951,545 | |
Teladoc Health, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 19,970 | | | | 1,326,208 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,282,233 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products & Wares — 1.0% | | | | | |
Acco Brands Corp. | | | 149,980 | | | | 1,180,343 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Senseonics Holdings, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 126,800 | | | | 258,672 | |
TherapeuticsMD, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 124,460 | | | | 323,596 | |
uniQure NV (a) | | | 9,660 | | | | 754,929 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,337,197 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,761,303 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Energy – Alternate Sources — 0.6% | |
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (a) | | | 41,049 | | | | 651,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Matador Resources Co. (a) | | | 71,175 | | | | 1,414,959 | |
Range Resources Corp. (b) | | | 69,400 | | | | 484,412 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,899,371 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Noble Midstream Partners LP (c) | | | 28,665 | | | | 953,398 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,503,806 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 21.8% | | | | | | | | |
Banks — 5.6% | | | | | | | | |
The Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. | | | 32,759 | | | | 1,112,496 | |
BankUnited, Inc. | | | 16,639 | | | | 561,400 | |
Cathay General Bancorp | | | 20,640 | | | | 741,182 | |
Chemical Financial Corp. | | | 26,132 | | | | 1,074,287 | |
Customers Bancorp, Inc. (a) | | | 28,660 | | | | 601,860 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Small Cap Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Heritage Financial Corp. | | | 31,000 | | | $ | 915,740 | |
IBERIABANK Corp. | | | 17,920 | | | | 1,359,232 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,366,197 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 2.6% | |
Federated Investors, Inc. Class B | | | 26,550 | | | | 862,875 | |
Focus Financial Partners, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 16,410 | | | | 448,157 | |
Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 28,230 | | | | 1,667,264 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,978,296 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 1.8% | |
James River Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 20,765 | | | | 973,879 | |
ProAssurance Corp. | | | 29,520 | | | | 1,065,967 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,039,846 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 6.8% | |
Brandywine Realty Trust | | | 101,210 | | | | 1,449,327 | |
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | | | 108,950 | | | | 1,126,543 | |
EPR Properties | | | 15,090 | | | | 1,125,563 | |
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | | | 73,430 | | | | 2,006,842 | |
National Storage Affiliates Trust | | | 68,130 | | | | 1,971,682 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,679,957 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Savings & Loans — 5.0% | |
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | | | 29,250 | | | | 918,157 | |
OceanFirst Financial Corp. | | | 41,460 | | | | 1,030,281 | |
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 22,160 | | | | 684,301 | |
Sterling Bancorp | | | 40,410 | | | | 859,925 | |
WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 52,097 | | | | 2,151,606 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,644,270 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,708,566 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 16.4% | | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Masonite International Corp. (a) | | | 25,133 | | | | 1,324,007 | |
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 73,829 | | | | 1,421,208 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,745,215 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment — 3.0% | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. | | | 34,240 | | | | 1,323,034 | |
Generac Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 29,810 | | | | 2,069,112 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,392,146 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Atkore International Group, Inc. (a) | | | 34,860 | | | | 901,828 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Engineering & Construction — 2.5% | |
KBR, Inc. | | | 63,156 | | | | 1,575,111 | |
TopBuild Corp. (a) | | | 14,910 | | | | 1,233,951 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,809,062 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Environmental Controls — 2.1% | |
Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. (a) | | | 36,478 | | | | 1,164,013 | |
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. (a) | | | 86,170 | | | | 1,227,061 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,391,074 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.5% | |
The Manitowoc Co., Inc. (a) | | | 30,487 | | | | 542,669 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 1.9% | |
Mayville Engineering Co., Inc. (a) | | | 33,560 | | | $ | 463,128 | |
Rexnord Corp. (a) | | | 55,410 | | | | 1,674,490 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,137,618 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.9% | |
EnPro Industries, Inc. | | | 15,280 | | | | 975,475 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
CryoPort, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 26,470 | | | | 484,930 | |
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 16,050 | | | | 1,605,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,089,930 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trucking & Leasing — 0.5% | |
The Greenbrier Cos., Inc. | | | 19,000 | | | | 577,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,562,617 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 13.7% | | | | | | | | |
Computers — 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
CACI International, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 10,731 | | | | 2,195,455 | |
Perspecta, Inc. | | | 54,368 | | | | 1,272,755 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,468,210 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
Brooks Automation, Inc. | | | 38,410 | | | | 1,488,387 | |
MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 22,400 | | | | 1,744,736 | |
Semtech Corp. (a) | | | 29,490 | | | | 1,416,995 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,650,118 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 6.6% | | | | | | | | |
Blackline, Inc. (a) | | | 11,620 | | | | 621,786 | |
Bottomline Technologies de, Inc. (a) | | | 19,230 | | | | 850,735 | |
Envestnet, Inc. (a) | | | 14,650 | | | | 1,001,621 | |
j2 Global, Inc. (b) | | | 24,111 | | | | 2,143,227 | |
Zynga, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 460,772 | | | | 2,824,532 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,441,901 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,560,229 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 4.2% | | | | | | | | |
Electric — 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Avista Corp. | | | 27,400 | | | | 1,222,040 | |
Black Hills Corp. | | | 10,240 | | | | 800,461 | |
NorthWestern Corp. | | | 10,930 | | | | 788,599 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,811,100 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
South Jersey Industries, Inc. | | | 56,150 | | | | 1,893,940 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,705,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $93,694,370) | | | | | | | 111,624,626 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $93,694,370) | | | | | | | 111,624,626 | |
| | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Small Cap Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 4.1% | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (d) | | | 4,599,507 | | | $ | 4,599,507 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $4,599,507) | | | | | | | 4,599,507 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $98,293,877) | | | | | | | 116,224,133 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.1% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 1.1% | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 6/28/19, 1.250%, due 7/01/19 (e) | | $ | 1,300,497 | | | | 1,300,497 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,300,497) | | | | | | | 1,300,497 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 103.7% (Cost $99,594,374) (f) | | | | | | | 117,524,630 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (3.7)% | | | | | | | (4,154,285 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 113,370,345 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2019, was $4,465,818 or 3.94% of net assets. Total securities on loan may not correspond with the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments because pending sales may be in the process of recall from the brokers.(Note 2). |
(c) | Security is a Master Limited Partnership. |
(d) | Represents investment of security lending collateral.(Note 2). |
(e) | Maturity value of $1,300,632. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.250%, maturity date of 4/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,329,173. |
(f) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Special Situations Fund – Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 98.3% | |
|
COMMON STOCK — 98.3% | |
Basic Materials — 12.2% | |
Chemicals — 12.2% | |
The Chemours Co. | | | 43,100 | | | $ | 1,034,400 | |
Dow, Inc. (a) | | | 21,000 | | | | 1,035,510 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 6,600 | | | | 495,462 | |
Ingevity Corp. (a) | | | 6,639 | | | | 698,224 | |
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. | | | 4,600 | | | | 29,854 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,293,450 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications — 11.9% | |
Media — 11.9% | |
Altice USA, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 54,700 | | | | 1,331,945 | |
Cable One, Inc. | | | 500 | | | | 585,495 | |
Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A (a) | | | 3,500 | | | | 359,940 | |
Liberty Latin America Ltd. Class A (a) | | | 54,100 | | | | 932,143 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,209,523 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 4.2% | |
Apparel — 2.0% | |
Kontoor Brands, Inc. (a) | | | 18,900 | | | | 529,578 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Furnishing — 1.5% | |
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co. Class A | | | 21,200 | | | | 403,860 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Time — 0.2% | |
Brunswick Corp. | | | 1,500 | | | | 68,835 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 0.5% | |
J Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 11,500 | | | | 129,145 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,131,418 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer,Non-cyclical — 28.0% | |
Commercial Services — 12.8% | |
Corteva, Inc. (a) | | | 6,600 | | | | 195,162 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 28,456 | | | | 3,257,074 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,452,236 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 7.8% | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 5,400 | | | | 771,768 | |
Varex Imaging Corp. (a) | | | 7,500 | | | | 229,875 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 8,920 | | | | 1,116,338 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,117,981 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 7.4% | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 17,501 | | | | 1,986,188 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,556,405 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 1.5% | |
Oil & Gas — 1.5% | |
Murphy USA, Inc. (a) | | | 5,000 | | | | 420,150 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 4.8% | |
Banks — 0.5% | |
City Holding Co. | | | 1,809 | | | | 137,954 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Diversified Financial Services — 1.2% | |
Synchrony Financial | | | 9,540 | | | $ | 330,752 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 3.1% | |
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | | | 10,300 | | | | 281,499 | |
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | | | 13,900 | | | | 541,822 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 823,321 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,292,027 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 27.4% | |
Electronics — 16.1% | |
Allegion PLC | | | 8,500 | | | | 939,675 | |
Fortive Corp. | | | 5,900 | | | | 480,968 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 3,060 | | | | 534,245 | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 25,949 | | | | 2,330,480 | |
nVent Electric PLC | | | 2,340 | | | | 58,009 | |
Resideo Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 510 | | | | 11,179 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,354,556 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Engineering & Construction — 8.5% | |
Arcosa, Inc. | | | 51,488 | | | | 1,937,494 | |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | | | 4,100 | | | | 345,999 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,283,493 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 2.8% | |
Oshkosh Corp. | | | 9,202 | | | | 768,275 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,406,324 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 8.3% | |
Computers — 8.3% | |
DXC Technology Co. | | | 29,874 | | | | 1,647,551 | |
Perspecta, Inc. | | | 25,437 | | | | 595,480 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,243,031 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $22,205,988) | | | | | | | 26,552,328 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $22,205,988) | | | | | | | 26,552,328 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $22,205,988) | | | | | | | 26,552,328 | |
| | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Special Situations Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.6% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 1.6% | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 6/28/19, 1.250%, due 7/01/19 (b) | | $ | 433,579 | | | $ | 433,579 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $433,579) | | | | | | | 433,579 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9% (Cost $22,639,567) (c) | | | | | | | 26,985,907 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.1% | | | | | | | 30,321 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 27,016,228 | |
| | | | | |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Maturity value of $433,625. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.500%, maturity date of 4/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $443,058. |
(c) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund – Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 95.3% | |
|
COMMON STOCK — 92.7% | |
Bermuda — 3.2% | |
Credicorp Ltd. | | | 12,690 | | | $ | 2,904,868 | |
Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. | | | 47,289 | | | | 1,804,370 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,709,238 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Brazil — 4.0% | |
Atacadao SA | | | 235,400 | | | | 1,348,663 | |
B3 SA – Brasil Bolsa Balcao | | | 153,065 | | | | 1,493,201 | |
Itau Unibanco Holding SA Sponsored ADR | | | 72,515 | | | | 683,091 | |
Natura Cosmeticos SA | | | 62,100 | | | | 913,561 | |
Vale SA Sponsored ADR | | | 104,110 | | | | 1,399,238 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,837,754 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cayman Islands — 18.6% | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a) | | | 58,578 | | | | 9,926,042 | |
Baozun, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 8,220 | | | | 409,849 | |
BeiGene Ltd. ADR (a) | | | 757 | | | | 93,830 | |
Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. (c) | | | 132,000 | | | | 348,938 | |
Huazhu Group Ltd. ADR | | | 102,862 | | | | 3,728,747 | |
Hutchison China MediTech Ltd. ADR (a) (b) | | | 11,467 | | | | 252,274 | |
Innovent Biologics, Inc. (a) (c) | | | 204,000 | | | | 689,334 | |
Meituan Dianping Class B (a) | | | 432,400 | | | | 3,793,973 | |
Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co. Ltd. (a) (c) | | | 8,670 | | | | 36,207 | |
StoneCo Ltd. Class A (a) | | | 16,860 | | | | 498,719 | |
Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd. | | | 42,300 | | | | 438,672 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 101,759 | | | | 4,603,630 | |
Tencent Music Entertainment Group ADR (a) | | | 31 | | | | 465 | |
Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc. (a) (c) | | | 69,000 | | | | 620,111 | |
ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. ADR | | | 97,910 | | | | 1,872,039 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 27,312,830 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chile — 1.2% | |
SACI Falabella | | | 261,906 | | | | 1,710,249 | |
| | | | | | | | |
China — 5.0% | |
China International Capital Corp. Ltd. Class H (c) | | | 300,800 | | | | 607,807 | |
Dong-E-E-Jiao Co. Ltd. | | | 22,419 | | | | 130,102 | |
Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd. Class A | | | 325,660 | | | | 3,132,528 | |
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. Class A | | | 175,262 | | | | 2,266,760 | |
Shanghai Junshi Bioscience Class H (a) (c) | | | 49,000 | | | | 187,737 | |
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. Class H | | | 284,900 | | | | 1,003,955 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,328,889 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Colombia — 0.5% | |
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA ADR | | | 95,240 | | | $ | 759,063 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Egypt — 0.5% | |
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE | | | 161,182 | | | | 704,806 | |
| | | | | | | | |
France — 6.2% | |
Kering SA | | | 10,175 | | | | 6,018,968 | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | | 7,256 | | | | 3,088,818 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,107,786 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hong Kong — 5.0% | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | | 430,200 | | | | 4,650,739 | |
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. | | | 74,159 | | | | 2,621,217 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,271,956 | |
| | | | | | | | |
India — 10.5% | |
Bandhan Bank Ltd. (c) | | | 24,074 | | | | 189,028 | |
Biocon Ltd. | | | 140,920 | | | | 512,997 | |
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd. | | | 125,035 | | | | 516,243 | |
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. | | | 172,495 | | | | 5,483,656 | |
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | | | 219,772 | | | | 4,711,070 | |
Oberoi Realty Ltd. | | | 53,172 | | | | 465,262 | |
Odisha Cement Ltd. (a) | | | 17,322 | | | | 262,663 | |
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | | | 58,806 | | | | 1,898,439 | |
UltraTech Cement Ltd. | | | 332 | | | | 21,870 | |
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. | | | 261,199 | | | | 1,279,055 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,340,283 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Indonesia — 1.2% | |
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT | | | 394,700 | | | | 838,202 | |
Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT | | | 440,500 | | | | 624,245 | |
Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | | | 349,000 | | | | 286,244 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,748,691 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Italy — 1.5% | |
Moncler SpA | | | 20,441 | | | | 873,954 | |
PRADA SpA | | | 420,400 | | | | 1,300,273 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,174,227 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mexico — 6.5% | |
Alsea SAB de CV (a) | | | 254,574 | | | | 502,682 | |
Banco Santander Mexico SA Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Santand | | | 419,255 | | | | 643,286 | |
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | | | 296,404 | | | | 2,867,716 | |
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR | | | 10,880 | | | | 1,052,640 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV Class B | | | 42,464 | | | $ | 689,114 | |
Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV Class O | | | 727,623 | | | | 1,052,743 | |
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B | | | 755,093 | | | | 2,011,090 | |
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV | | | 270,433 | | | | 738,156 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,557,427 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Netherlands — 1.1% | |
Steinhoff International Holdings NV (a) (b) | | | 407,067 | | | | 37,568 | |
Yandex NV Class A (a) | | | 40,599 | | | | 1,542,762 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,580,330 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Philippines — 2.9% | |
Ayala Corp. | | | 14,780 | | | | 257,966 | |
Ayala Land, Inc. | | | 1,117,300 | | | | 1,108,249 | |
Jollibee Foods Corp. | | | 72,760 | | | | 400,267 | |
SM Investments Corp. | | | 93,945 | | | | 1,776,855 | |
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,029,900 | | | | 745,940 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,289,277 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Republic of Korea — 3.2% | |
Amorepacific Corp. | | | 5,095 | | | | 726,989 | |
AMOREPACIFIC Group | | | 5,286 | | | | 285,629 | |
LG Household & Health Care Ltd. | | | 1,071 | | | | 1,218,799 | |
Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd. (a) (c) | | | 3,540 | | | | 982,062 | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 36,343 | | | | 1,481,776 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,695,255 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Russia — 6.8% | |
LUKOIL PJSC Sponsored ADR | | | 3,762 | | | | 316,083 | |
LUKOIL PJSC Sponsored ADR | | | 16,783 | | | | 1,416,897 | |
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC | | | 2,505 | | | | 56,413 | |
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC | | | 1,100 | | | | 248,750 | |
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR (Russia) | | | 14,740 | | | | 334,694 | |
Novatek PJSC Sponsored GDR Registered | | | 32,064 | | | | 6,816,248 | |
Polyus PJSC GDR (c) (d) | | | 8,600 | | | | 397,664 | |
Sberbank of Russia PJSC | | | 110,680 | | | | 417,262 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,004,011 | |
| | | | | | | | |
South Africa — 2.6% | |
FirstRand Ltd. | | | 584,072 | | | | 2,843,526 | |
Shoprite Holdings Ltd. | | | 89,108 | | | | 997,642 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,841,168 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Taiwan — 3.7% | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 706,000 | | | | 5,385,743 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Thailand — 0.5% | |
Siam Commercial Bank PCL | | | 152,300 | | | | 692,781 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Turkey — 1.4% | |
Akbank T.A.S. (a) | | | 831,615 | | | | 976,635 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS | | | 134,744 | | | $ | 462,865 | |
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS | | | 23,269 | | | | 320,066 | |
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS (a) | | | 207,608 | | | | 326,380 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,085,946 | |
| | | | | | | | |
United Arab Emirates — 0.4% | |
DP World PLC | | | 2,606 | | | | 41,543 | |
Emaar Properties PJSC | | | 444,000 | | | | 534,736 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 576,279 | |
| | | | | | | | |
United Kingdom — 3.0% | |
Glencore PLC | | | 1,280,801 | | | | 4,456,838 | |
| | | | | | | | |
United States — 3.2% | |
MercadoLibre, Inc. (a) | | | 1,460 | | | | 893,184 | |
Yum China Holdings, Inc. | | | 81,210 | | | | 3,751,902 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,645,086 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $117,073,845) | | | | | | | 135,815,913 | |
| | | | | |
|
PREFERRED STOCK — 2.6% | |
Brazil — 1.1% | |
Lojas Americanas SA 0.410% | | | 382,100 | | | | 1,638,872 | |
| | | | | | | | |
India — 0.0% | |
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. 6.000% | | | 503,840 | | | | 38,321 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Singapore — 1.5% | |
Grab Holdings, Inc. (a) (d) (e) | | | 350,542 | | | | 2,160,355 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $3,993,881) | | | | | | | 3,837,548 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $121,067,726) | | | | | | | 139,653,461 | |
| | | | | |
|
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.5% | |
United States — 0.5% | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (f) | | | 702,921 | | | | 702,921 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $702,921) | | | | | | | 702,921 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $121,770,647) | | | | | | | 140,356,382 | |
| | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund – Portfolio of Investments(Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.0% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 5.0% | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 6/28/19, 1.250%, due 7/01/19 (g) | | $ | 7,355,541 | | | $ | 7,355,541 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $7,355,541) | | | | | | | 7,355,541 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.8% (Cost $129,126,188) (h) | | | | | | | 147,711,923 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.8)% | | | | | | | (1,116,121 | ) |
| | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 146,595,802 | |
| | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
GDR | Global Depositary Receipt |
PJSC | Public Joint Stock Company |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2019, was $685,435 or 0.47% of net assets. Total securities on loan may not correspond with the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments because pending sales may be in the process of recall from the brokers.(Note 2). |
(c) | Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At June 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $4,058,888 or 2.77% of net assets. |
(d) | This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $2,558,019 or 1.74% of net assets. |
(e) | Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs. |
(f) | Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2). |
(g) | Maturity value of $7,356,307. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.250%, maturity date of 4/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $7,506,515. |
(h) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
Sector weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
| | | | |
Financial | | | 26.4 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 18.4 | % |
Communications | | | 15.3 | % |
Consumer,Non-cyclical | | | 11.8 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 6.1 | % |
Technology | | | 6.0 | % |
Energy | | | 5.8 | % |
Industrial | | | 4.3 | % |
Diversified | | | 1.2 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 0.5 | % |
| | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 95.8 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 4.2 | % |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Asset Momentum Fund | | | MML Dynamic Bond Fund | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at value(Note 2) (a) | | $ | 23,507,156 | | | $ | 401,680,670 | |
Repurchase agreements, at value(Note 2) (b) | | | 7,342,709 | | | | 18,398,325 | |
Other short-term investments, at value(Note 2) (c) | | | - | | | | 16,229,191 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments (d) | | | 30,849,865 | | | | 436,308,186 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cash | | | 273 | | | | 452 | |
Foreign currency, at value (e) | | | - | | | | - | |
Receivables from: | | | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | - | | | | 844,139 | |
Closed swap agreements, at value | | | - | | | | - | |
Investments sold on a when-issued basis(Note 2) | | | - | | | | 80,300 | |
Open forward contracts(Note 2) | | | 7,605 | | | | - | |
Investment adviser(Note 3) | | | - | | | | - | |
Fund shares sold | | | - | | | | 90,293 | |
Collateral pledged for futures contracts(Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | |
Collateral pledged for open swap agreements(Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | |
Variation margin on open derivative instruments(Note 2) | | | 75,985 | | | | - | |
Interest and dividends | | | 5,627 | | | | 2,833,942 | |
Interest tax reclaim receivable | | | - | | | | 678 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | 10,143 | | | | - | |
Open swap agreements, at value(Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 30,949,498 | | | | 440,157,990 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Payables for: | | | | | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | - | | | | 11,242,267 | |
Collateral held for reverse repurchase agreements(Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | |
Collateral held for open purchased options(Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | |
Reverse repurchase agreements(Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | |
Foreign currency overdraft | | | 326 | | | | - | |
Investments purchased on a when-issued basis(Note 2) | | | - | | | | 1,527,033 | |
Fund shares repurchased | | | 333 | | | | 281,125 | |
Securities on loan(Note 2) | | | 958,578 | | | | 2,865,220 | |
Investment advisory fees | | | - | | | | - | |
Open swap agreements, at value(Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses(Note 3) | | | 1,536 | | | | 26,824 | |
Variation margin on open derivative instruments(Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | |
Affiliates(Note 3): | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 13,424 | | | | 130,552 | |
Administration fees | | | 3,356 | | | | 48,957 | |
Service fees | | | 988 | | | | 4,787 | |
Commitment and Contingent Liabilities(Note 9) | | | - | | | | - | |
Accrued expense and other liabilities | | | 30,863 | | | | 120,936 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 1,009,404 | | | | 16,247,701 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 29,940,094 | | | $ | 423,910,289 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets consist of: | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 26,800,488 | | | $ | 419,751,931 | |
Accumulated Gain (Loss) | | | 3,139,606 | | | | 4,158,358 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 29,940,094 | | | $ | 423,910,289 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) Cost of investments: | | $ | 21,263,788 | | | $ | 393,004,115 | |
(b) Cost of repurchase agreements: | | $ | 7,342,709 | | | $ | 18,398,325 | |
(c) Cost of other short-term investments: | | $ | - | | | $ | 16,211,353 | |
(d) Securities on loan with market value of: | | $ | 939,463 | | | $ | 2,807,154 | |
(e) Cost of foreign currency: | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Equity Rotation Fund | | | MML High Yield Fund | | | MML Inflation- Protected and Income Fund | | | MML Short- Duration Bond Fund | | | MML Small Cap Equity Fund | | | MML Special Situations Fund | | | MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 30,837,923 | | | $ | 130,303,475 | | | $ | 520,074,332 | | | $ | 193,981,051 | | | $ | 116,224,133 | | | $ | 26,552,328 | | | $ | 140,356,382 | |
| 619,953 | | | | - | | | | 822,610 | | | | - | | | | 1,300,497 | | | | 433,579 | | | | 7,355,541 | |
| - | | | | 1,999,578 | | | | 102,131,032 | | | | 6,876,806 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31,457,876 | | | | 132,303,053 | | | | 623,027,974 | | | | 200,857,857 | | | | 117,524,630 | | | | 26,985,907 | | | | 147,711,923 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6,901 | | | | 4,491,666 | | | | 5,583 | | | | 4,604,177 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 173 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 138,521 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | 337,698 | | | | 4,024,386 | | | | 213,490 | | | | 742,543 | | | | - | | | | 592,802 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 5,300 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | 6,573 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 77 | | | | 9,747 | | | | 20,928 | | | | 23,411 | | | | 27,906 | | | | - | | | | 4,030 | |
| 63,043 | | | | - | | | | 18,897 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 63,037 | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 270,000 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 264 | | | | 13,582 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 15,623 | | | | 1,818,831 | | | | 1,271,857 | | | | 1,068,089 | | | | 84,511 | | | | 11,695 | | | | 219,761 | |
| - | | | | 651 | | | | - | | | | 3,453 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 11,660 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 4,156 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31,543,520 | | | | 138,968,219 | | | | 628,649,345 | | | | 206,784,059 | | | | 118,379,590 | | | | 27,060,639 | | | | 148,678,870 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 2,861,919 | | | | 184,929 | | | | 161,001 | | | | - | | | | 464,842 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 2,065,752 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 2,580,000 | | | | 1,990,000 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 252,809,060 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | 1,309,000 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | 80,771 | | | | 476,557 | | | | 135,004 | | | | 103,017 | | | | 21 | | | | 98,571 | |
| - | | | | 10,016,143 | | | | - | | | | 599,265 | | | | 4,599,507 | | | | - | | | | 702,921 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 11,177 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 641,146 | | | | 97,380 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 1,618 | | | | 15,904 | | | | 65,656 | | | | 26,826 | | | | 24,038 | | | | 1,348 | | | | 12,094 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 19,414 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10,639 | | | | 56,337 | | | | 156,466 | | | | 52,727 | | | | 54,804 | | | | 12,037 | | | | 114,690 | |
| 3,547 | | | | 14,084 | | | | - | | | | 22,598 | | | | - | | | | 3,009 | | | | 16,384 | |
| 1,086 | | | | 27,452 | | | | 26,103 | | | | 19,347 | | | | 13,177 | | | | 552 | | | | 9,889 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 26,977 | | | | 98,993 | | | | 134,123 | | | | 77,421 | | | | 53,701 | | | | 27,444 | | | | 652,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 43,867 | | | | 11,618,684 | | | | 261,836,196 | | | | 3,205,497 | | | | 5,009,245 | | | | 44,411 | | | | 2,083,068 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 31,499,653 | | | $ | 127,349,535 | | | $ | 366,813,149 | | | $ | 203,578,562 | | | $ | 113,370,345 | | | $ | 27,016,228 | | | $ | 146,595,802 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 27,792,689 | | | $ | 134,743,351 | | | $ | 366,308,901 | | | $ | 208,158,374 | | | $ | 85,346,607 | | | $ | 21,671,834 | | | $ | 127,008,051 | |
| 3,706,964 | | | | (7,393,816 | ) | | | 504,248 | | | | (4,579,812 | ) | | | 28,023,738 | | | | 5,344,394 | | | | 19,587,751 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 31,499,653 | | | $ | 127,349,535 | | | $ | 366,813,149 | | | $ | 203,578,562 | | | $ | 113,370,345 | | | $ | 27,016,228 | | | $ | 146,595,802 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 27,197,273 | | | $ | 134,328,208 | | | $ | 509,511,585 | | | $ | 191,892,552 | | | $ | 98,293,877 | | | $ | 22,205,988 | | | $ | 121,770,647 | |
$ | 619,953 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 822,610 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,300,497 | | | $ | 433,579 | | | $ | 7,355,541 | |
$ | - | | | $ | 1,999,719 | | | $ | 102,134,131 | | | $ | 6,877,028 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
$ | - | | | $ | 9,811,060 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 586,673 | | | $ | 4,465,818 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 685,435 | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 138,521 | |
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements(Continued)
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Asset Momentum Fund | | | MML Dynamic Bond Fund | |
Initial Class shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Class II shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 28,329,362 | | | $ | 415,786,627 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | 2,474,970 | | | | 41,098,362 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 11.45 | | | $ | 10.12 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Service Class shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Service Class I shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,610,732 | | | $ | 8,123,662 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | 141,671 | | | | 805,240 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 11.37 | | | $ | 10.09 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | Authorized unlimited number of shares with no par value. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Equity Rotation Fund | | | MML High Yield Fund | | | MML Inflation- Protected and Income Fund | | | MML Short- Duration Bond Fund | | | MML Small Cap Equity Fund | | | MML Special Situations Fund | | | MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 324,751,672 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 91,885,285 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 31,485,075 | | | | - | | | | 9,709,790 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 10.31 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 9.46 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 29,762,687 | | | $ | 82,722,351 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 173,040,355 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 26,110,192 | | | $ | 130,554,739 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,489,690 | | | | 8,563,958 | | | | - | | | | 17,725,157 | | | | - | | | | 2,091,402 | | | | 11,121,903 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 11.95 | | | $ | 9.66 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 9.76 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 12.48 | | | $ | 11.74 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 42,061,477 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 21,485,060 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 4,100,570 | | | | - | | | | 2,317,592 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 10.26 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 9.27 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 1,736,966 | | | $ | 44,627,184 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 30,538,207 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 906,036 | | | $ | 16,041,063 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 145,991 | | | | 4,640,400 | | | | - | | | | 3,133,589 | | | | - | | | | 72,900 | | | | 1,367,880 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 11.90 | | | $ | 9.62 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 9.75 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 12.43 | | | $ | 11.73 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements(Continued)
Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Asset Momentum Fund | | | MML Dynamic Bond Fund | |
Investment income (Note 2): | | | | | | | | |
Dividends (a) | | $ | 167,174 | | | $ | 267,064 | |
Interest (b) | | | 68,599 | | | | 8,846,308 | |
Securities lending net income | | | 6,625 | | | | 5,912 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investment income | | | 242,398 | | | | 9,119,284 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Expenses (Note 3): | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 82,671 | | | | 840,571 | |
Custody fees | | | 9,523 | | | | 17,225 | |
Interest expense | | | - | | | | - | |
Audit fees | | | 15,666 | | | | 27,202 | |
Legal fees | | | 187 | | | | 3,240 | |
Proxy fees | | | 1,069 | | | | 317 | |
Shareholder reporting fees | | | 5,313 | | | | 25,294 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 667 | | | | 10,350 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 115,096 | | | | 924,199 | |
Administration fees: | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | 19,535 | | | | 309,933 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,133 | | | | 5,281 | |
Service fees: | | | | | | | | |
Service Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class I | | | 1,887 | | | | 8,801 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 137,651 | | | | 1,248,214 | |
Expenses waived(Note 3): | | | | | | | | |
Class II fees reimbursed by adviser | | | (11,952 | ) | | | - | |
Service Class I fees reimbursed by adviser | | | (695 | ) | | | - | |
Class II advisory fees waived | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class I advisory fees waived | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net expenses: | | | 125,004 | | | | 1,248,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 117,394 | | | | 7,871,070 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss): | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | - | | | | (1,848,724 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | 1,475,503 | | | | - | |
Swap agreements | | | - | | | | - | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | 334 | | | | - | |
Forward contracts | | | (97,627 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 1,378,210 | | | | (1,848,724 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | 2,149,413 | | | | 20,535,052 | |
Futures contracts | | | 1,764,592 | | | | - | |
Swap agreements | | | - | | | | - | |
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | | (434 | ) | | | - | |
Forward contracts | | | 138,054 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 4,051,625 | | | | 20,535,052 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 5,429,835 | | | | 18,686,328 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 5,547,229 | | | $ | 26,557,398 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) Net of foreign withholding tax of: | | $ | 2,317 | | | $ | - | |
(b) Net of foreign withholding tax of: | | $ | - | | | $ | 756 | |
* Net of net increase (decrease) in accrued foreign capital gains tax of: | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Equity Rotation Fund | | | MML High Yield Fund | | | MML Inflation- Protected and Income Fund | | | MML Short- Duration Bond Fund | | | MML Small Cap Equity Fund | | | MML Special Situations Fund | | | MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 229,598 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 878,072 | | | $ | 129,166 | | | $ | 1,373,509 | |
| 11,449 | | | | 4,228,009 | | | | 8,895,119 | | | | 3,431,698 | | | | 15,238 | | | | 9,292 | | | | 34,729 | |
| - | | | | 41,763 | | | | 1,029 | | | | 424 | | | | 12,840 | | | | 2 | | | | 10,303 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 241,047 | | | | 4,269,772 | | | | 8,896,148 | | | | 3,432,122 | | | | 906,150 | | | | 138,460 | | | | 1,418,541 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 68,781 | | | | 362,454 | | | | 985,782 | | | | 338,776 | | | | 354,034 | | | | 76,259 | | | | 729,463 | |
| 8,607 | | | | 33,220 | | | | 22,929 | | | | 13,762 | | | | 17,263 | | | | 8,644 | | | | 38,648 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 3,253,251 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 15,668 | | | | 18,767 | | | | 19,643 | | | | 19,100 | | | | 18,380 | | | | 15,664 | | | | 61,728 | |
| 246 | | | | 995 | | | | 2,978 | | | | 1,863 | | | | 1,027 | | | | 198 | | | | 1,120 | |
| 1,069 | | | | 1,069 | | | | 1,069 | | | | 1,069 | | | | 1,069 | | | | 1,069 | | | | 1,069 | |
| 5,244 | | | | 11,384 | | | | 23,588 | | | | 15,735 | | | | 9,363 | | | | 5,005 | | | | 17,690 | |
| 735 | | | | 3,028 | | | | 9,131 | | | | 5,156 | | | | 2,776 | | | | 587 | | | | 4,545 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 100,350 | | | | 430,917 | | | | 4,318,371 | | | | 395,461 | | | | 403,912 | | | | 107,426 | | | | 854,263 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21,657 | | | | 58,957 | | | | - | | | | 122,756 | | | | - | | | | 18,433 | | | | 92,771 | |
| 1,270 | | | | 31,657 | | | | - | | | | 22,434 | | | | - | | | | 632 | | | | 11,438 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 51,069 | | | | - | | | | 25,539 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 2,116 | | | | 52,762 | | | | - | | | | 37,390 | | | | - | | | | 1,053 | | | | 19,063 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 125,393 | | | | 574,293 | | | | 4,369,440 | | | | 578,041 | | | | 429,451 | | | | 127,544 | | | | 977,535 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (10,577 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,997 | ) | | | - | | | | (11,753 | ) | | | - | |
| (622 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (403 | ) | | | - | | | | (403 | ) | | | - | |
| - | | | | (35,496 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (24,739 | ) |
| - | | | | (18,975 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (3,050 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 114,194 | | | | 519,822 | | | | 4,369,440 | | | | 575,641 | | | | 429,451 | | | | 115,388 | | | | 949,746 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 126,853 | | | | 3,749,950 | | | | 4,526,708 | | | | 2,856,481 | | | | 476,699 | | | | 23,072 | | | | 468,795 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (562,269 | ) | | | (1,380,011 | ) | | | (382,120 | ) | | | (213,492 | ) | | | (1,083,772 | ) | | | 1,336,853 | | | | 5,698,989 | |
| (69,502 | ) | | | - | | | | (251,547 | ) | | | (1,502,440 | ) | | | - | | | | (49,070 | ) | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (95,876 | ) | | | 26,403 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 152 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (14,652 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (631,619 | ) | | | (1,380,011 | ) | | | (729,543 | ) | | | (1,689,529 | ) | | | (1,083,772 | ) | | | 1,287,783 | | | | 5,684,337 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3,308,255 | | | | 7,366,878 | | | | 17,340,777 | | | | 4,182,101 | | | | 16,525,896 | | | | 2,964,068 | | | | 14,267,157 | * |
| - | | | | - | | | | 8,664 | | | | (154,811 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 844,603 | | | | 54,002 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,362 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3,308,255 | | | | 7,366,878 | | | | 18,194,044 | | | | 4,081,292 | | | | 16,525,896 | | | | 2,964,068 | | | | 14,268,519 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,676,636 | | | | 5,986,867 | | | | 17,464,501 | | | | 2,391,763 | | | | 15,442,124 | | | | 4,251,851 | | | | 19,952,856 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 2,803,489 | | | $ | 9,736,817 | | | $ | 21,991,209 | | | $ | 5,248,244 | | | $ | 15,918,823 | | | $ | 4,274,923 | | | $ | 20,421,651 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 2,053 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 155,035 | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,678 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (124,501 | ) |
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements(Continued)
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Asset Momentum Fund | |
| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018
| |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 117,394 | | | $ | 166,003 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 1,378,210 | | | | 1,134,373 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 4,051,625 | | | | (6,219,657 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 5,547,229 | | | | (4,919,281 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2): | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | - | | | | (2,557,803 | ) |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | (151,157 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | - | | | | (2,708,960 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net fund share transactions (Note 5): | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | - | | | | 2,557,803 | |
Service Class I | | | (74,165 | ) | | | 291,123 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions | | | (74,165 | ) | | | 2,848,926 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 5,473,064 | | | | (4,779,315 | ) |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 24,467,030 | | | | 29,246,345 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 29,940,094 | | | $ | 24,467,030 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Dynamic Bond Fund | | | MML Equity Rotation Fund | |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018
| | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 7,871,070 | | | $ | 15,813,649 | | | $ | 126,853 | | | $ | 268,908 | |
| (1,848,724 | ) | | | (5,234,890 | ) | | | (631,619 | ) | | | 2,878,743 | |
| 20,535,052 | | | | (11,038,461 | ) | | | 3,308,255 | | | | (5,948,845 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26,557,398 | | | | (459,702 | ) | | | 2,803,489 | | | | (2,801,194 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (4,692,185 | ) | | | (14,819,194 | ) | | | - | | | | (4,188,659 | ) |
| (77,286 | ) | | | (177,628 | ) | | | - | | | | (231,195 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (4,769,471 | ) | | | (14,996,822 | ) | | | - | | | | (4,419,854 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (25,979,964 | ) | | | (11,521,018 | ) | | | - | | | | 4,188,659 | |
| 1,485,969 | | | | 2,036,291 | | | | (13,905 | ) | | | 562,287 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (24,493,995 | ) | | | (9,484,727 | ) | | | (13,905 | ) | | | 4,750,946 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (2,706,068 | ) | | | (24,941,251 | ) | | | 2,789,584 | | | | (2,470,102 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 426,616,357 | | | | 451,557,608 | | | | 28,710,069 | | | | 31,180,171 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 423,910,289 | | | $ | 426,616,357 | | | $ | 31,499,653 | | | $ | 28,710,069 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements(Continued)
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML High Yield Fund | |
| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018
| |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 3,749,950 | | | $ | 8,233,454 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (1,380,011 | ) | | | (1,643,044 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 7,366,878 | | | | (10,924,124 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 9,736,817 | | | | (4,333,714 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2): | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Class II | | | (1,294,746 | ) | | | (5,680,654 | ) |
Service Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class I | | | (691,483 | ) | | | (2,513,438 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (1,986,229 | ) | | | (8,194,092 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Tax return of capital: | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | - | | | | (6,656 | ) |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | (2,945 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total tax return of capital | | | - | | | | (9,601 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net fund share transactions (Note 5): | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Class II | | | (1,978,909 | ) | | | (7,539,088 | ) |
Service Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class I | | | 2,053,163 | | | | 5,034,958 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions | | | 74,254 | | | | (2,504,130 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 7,824,842 | | | | (15,041,537 | ) |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 119,524,693 | | | | 134,566,230 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 127,349,535 | | | $ | 119,524,693 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | MML Short-Duration Bond Fund | |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018
| | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 4,526,708 | | | $ | 11,887,532 | | | $ | 2,856,481 | | | $ | 6,019,662 | |
| (729,543 | ) | | | (3,068,220 | ) | | | (1,689,529 | ) | | | 219,108 | |
| 18,194,044 | | | | (14,539,111 | ) | | | 4,081,292 | | | | (2,925,035 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21,991,209 | | | | (5,719,799 | ) | | | 5,248,244 | | | | 3,313,735 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (380,906 | ) | | | (11,103,254 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (1,451,868 | ) | | | (5,711,370 | ) |
| (49,010 | ) | | | (1,280,315 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (252,939 | ) | | | (824,955 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (429,916 | ) | | | (12,383,569 | ) | | | (1,704,807 | ) | | | (6,536,325 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (6,300,608 | ) | | | (49,944,538 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (2,560,245 | ) | | | (38,248,832 | ) |
| (1,753,465 | ) | | | (2,734,289 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (667,937 | ) | | | 181,713 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (8,054,073 | ) | | | (52,678,827 | ) | | | (3,228,182 | ) | | | (38,067,119 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13,507,220 | | | | (70,782,195 | ) | | | 315,255 | | | | (41,289,709 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 353,305,929 | | | | 424,088,124 | | | | 203,263,307 | | | | 244,553,016 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 366,813,149 | | | $ | 353,305,929 | | | $ | 203,578,562 | | | $ | 203,263,307 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements(Continued)
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Small Cap Equity Fund | |
| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018
| |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 476,699 | | | $ | 744,910 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (1,083,772 | ) | | | 9,414,671 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 16,525,896 | | | | (21,256,999 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 15,918,823 | | | | (11,097,418 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2): | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | - | | | | (12,792,106 | ) |
Class II | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class | | | - | | | | (2,569,206 | ) |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | - | | | | (15,361,312 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net fund share transactions (Note 5): | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | (3,732,903 | ) | | | 2,243,475 | |
Class II | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class | | | 149,826 | | | | 5,572,732 | |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions | | | (3,583,077 | ) | | | 7,816,207 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 12,335,746 | | | | (18,642,523 | ) |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 101,034,599 | | | | 119,677,122 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 113,370,345 | | | $ | 101,034,599 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Special Situations Fund | | | MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018
| | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 23,072 | | | $ | 135,555 | | | $ | 468,795 | | | $ | 462,116 | |
| 1,287,783 | | | | 2,021,038 | | | | 5,684,337 | | | | 3,052,532 | |
| 2,964,068 | | | | (3,325,522 | ) | | | 14,268,519 | | | | (20,263,612 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4,274,923 | | | | (1,168,929 | ) | | | 20,421,651 | | | | (16,748,964 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | (930,068 | ) | | | - | | | | (170,692 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | (28,951 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (959,019 | ) | | | - | | | | (170,692 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | 930,068 | | | | (4,545 | ) | | | 31,922,391 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 13,480 | | | | 231,795 | | | | (273,767 | ) | | | 1,317,632 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13,480 | | | | 1,161,863 | | | | (278,312 | ) | | | 33,240,023 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4,288,403 | | | | (966,085 | ) | | | 20,143,339 | | | | 16,320,367 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22,727,825 | | | | 23,693,910 | | | | 126,452,463 | | | | 110,132,096 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 27,016,228 | | | $ | 22,727,825 | | | $ | 146,595,802 | | | $ | 126,452,463 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements(Continued)
Statement of Cash Flows
For the Period Ended June 30, 2019
| | | | |
| | MML Inflation- Protected and Income Fund | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 21,991,209 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | (137,097,098 | ) |
Investments sold | | | 131,895,041 | |
(Increase) Decrease to the principal amount of inflation-indexed bonds | | | (2,978,081 | ) |
(Purchase) Sale of short-term investments, net | | | 38,613,177 | |
Amortization (Accretion) of discount and premium, net | | | 40,432 | |
(Increase) Decrease in receivable from interest and dividends | | | 376,451 | |
(Increase) Decrease in receivable from open swap agreements, at value | | | (4,156 | ) |
(Increase) Decrease in receivable from closed swap agreements, at value | | | (5,300 | ) |
Increase (Decrease) in payable for Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | (27,700 | ) |
Increase (Decrease) in payable for investment advisory fees | | | (18,210 | ) |
Increase (Decrease) in payable for service fee | | | (1,485 | ) |
Increase (Decrease) in payable for open swap agreements, at value | | | (506,024 | ) |
Increase (Decrease) in collateral held for purchased options | | | (140,000 | ) |
Increase (Decrease) in payable for variation margin on open derivative instruments | | | (159,913 | ) |
Increase (Decrease) in payable for accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | (6,006 | ) |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments | | | (17,340,777 | ) |
Net realized (gain) loss from investments | | | 382,120 | |
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Net cash from (used in) operating activities | | | 35,013,680 | |
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Cash flows from (used in) financing activities: | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | 23,804,178 | |
Payment on shares redeemed | | | (44,625,839 | ) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in reverse repurchase agreements | | | (16,271,035 | ) |
Increase (Decrease) in collateral held for reverse repurchase agreements | | | 1,483,027 | |
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Net cash from (used in) financing activities | | | (35,609,669 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash | | | (595,989 | ) |
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period | | | 890,469 | |
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Cash and restricted cash at end of period | | $ | 294,480 | |
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Non cash financing activities not included herein consist of: | | | | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | $ | 429,916 | |
Cash paid out for interest on reverse repurchase agreements | | $ | 3,617,657 | |
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that sum to the total of such amounts shown on the Statement of Cash Flows.
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| | December 31, 2018 | | | June 30, 2019 | |
Cash | | $ | 22,382 | | | $ | 5,583 | |
Collateral pledged for open futures contracts | | | - | | | | 18,897 | |
Collateral pledged for open swap agreements | | | 540,000 | | | | 270,000 | |
Collateral pledged for reverse repurchase agreements | | | 328,087 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total cash and restricted cash as shown in the Statement of Cash Flows | | $ | 890,469 | | | $ | 294,480 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements
Financial Highlights(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Asset Momentum Fund
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| Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Tax return of capital | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waivers | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversj | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 9.33 | | | $ | 0.05 | | | $ | 2.07 | | | $ | 2.12 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11.45 | | | | 22.72% | b | | $ | 28,329 | | | | 0.99% | a | | | 0.89% | a | | | 0.87% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 12.44 | | | | 0.07 | | | | (2.05 | ) | | | (1.98 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (1.11 | ) | | | - | | | | (1.13 | ) | | | 9.33 | | | | (16.69% | ) | | | 23,087 | | | | 0.93% | | | | 0.80% | | | | 0.58% | |
12/31/17 | | | 10.32 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 3.40 | | | | 3.45 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (1.15 | ) | | | - | | | | (1.33 | ) | | | 12.44 | | | | 33.92% | | | | 27,728 | | | | 0.93% | | | | 0.80% | | | | 0.45% | |
12/31/16 | | | 9.43 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.94 | | | | 0.96 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 10.32 | | | | 10.20% | | | | 20,688 | | | | 0.97% | | | | 0.80% | | | | 0.25% | |
12/31/15g | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.00 | d | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.00 | )d | | | - | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 9.43 | | | | (5.62% | )b | | | 18,773 | | | | 1.25% | a | | | 0.80% | a | | | 0.01% | a |
Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 9.28 | | | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | 2.06 | | | $ | 2.09 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11.37 | | | | 22.52% | b | | $ | 1,611 | | | | 1.24% | a | | | 1.15% | a | | | 0.61% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 12.41 | | | | 0.04 | | | | (2.05 | ) | | | (2.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (1.11 | ) | | | - | | | | (1.12 | ) | | | 9.28 | | | | (16.93% | ) | | | 1,380 | | | | 1.18% | | | | 1.05% | | | | 0.35% | |
12/31/17 | | | 10.29 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 3.41 | | | | 3.43 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (1.15 | ) | | | - | | | | (1.31 | ) | | | 12.41 | | | | 33.77% | | | | 1,519 | | | | 1.18% | | | | 1.05% | | | | 0.21% | |
12/31/16 | | | 9.42 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 0.93 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 10.29 | | | | 9.85% | | | | 929 | | | | 1.22% | | | | 1.05% | | | | 0.13% | |
12/31/15g | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 9.42 | | | | (5.80% | )b | | | 232 | | | | 1.50% | a | | | 1.05% | a | | | (0.25% | )a |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended June 30, 2019b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | | | Period ended December 31, 2015b | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 0 | % | | | 115 | % | | | 19 | % | | | 82 | % | | | 141 | % |
b | Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized. |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
d | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
g | For the period May 15, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements(Continued)
Financial Highlights(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Dynamic Bond Fund
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| | | | | |
| Income (loss) from investment operations | | |
| Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waivers | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversj | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 9.61 | | | $ | 0.18 | | | $ | 0.44 | | | $ | 0.62 | | | $ | (0.11 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (0.11 | ) | | $ | 10.12 | | | | 6.48% | b | | $ | 415,787 | | | | 0.59% | a | | | 0.59% | a,l | | | 3.75% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 9.95 | | | | 0.34 | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 9.61 | | | | (0.10% | ) | | | 420,344 | | | | 0.59% | | | | 0.59% | l | | | 3.52% | |
12/31/17 | | | 9.89 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.44 | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | 9.95 | | | | 4.45% | | | | 447,146 | | | | 0.59% | | | | 0.59% | l | | | 3.00% | |
12/31/16 | | | 9.71 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.48 | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | 9.89 | | | | 4.94% | | | | 421,624 | | | | 0.59% | | | | 0.59% | l | | | 3.27% | |
12/31/15g | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.17 | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 9.71 | | | | (1.34% | )b | | | 400,385 | | | | 0.61% | a | | | 0.60% | a | | | 2.78% | a |
Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 9.59 | | | $ | 0.17 | | | $ | 0.43 | | | $ | 0.60 | | | $ | (0.10 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (0.10 | ) | | $ | 10.09 | | | | 6.33% | b | | $ | 8,124 | | | | 0.84% | a | | | 0.84% | a,l | | | 3.50% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 9.93 | | | | 0.32 | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 9.59 | | | | (0.33% | ) | | | 6,272 | | | | 0.84% | | | | 0.84% | l | | | 3.30% | |
12/31/17 | | | 9.88 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.40 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | 9.93 | | | | 4.11% | | | | 4,412 | | | | 0.84% | | | | 0.84% | l | | | 2.77% | |
12/31/16 | | | 9.71 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.45 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 9.88 | | | | 4.67% | | | | 2,907 | | | | 0.84% | | | | 0.84% | l | | | 3.14% | |
12/31/15g | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.15 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 9.71 | | | | (1.45% | )b | | | 382 | | | | 0.86% | a | | | 0.85% | a | | | 2.39% | a |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended June 30, 2019b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | | | Period ended December 31, 2015b | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 29 | % | | | 68 | % | | | 100 | % | | | 79 | % | | | 106 | % |
b | Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized. |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
g | For the period May 15, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
l | Expenses incurred during the period fell under the expense cap. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements(Continued)
Financial Highlights(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Equity Rotation Fund
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| | | | | |
| Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Tax return of capital | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waivers | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversj | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Class II | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 10.89 | | | $ | 0.05 | | | $ | 1.01 | | | $ | 1.06 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11.95 | | | | 9.73% | b | | $ | 29,763 | | | | 0.81% | a | | | 0.73% | a | | | 0.84% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 13.89 | | | | 0.12 | | | | (1.23 | ) | | | (1.11 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (1.77 | ) | | | - | | | | (1.89 | ) | | | 10.89 | | | | (8.86% | ) | | | 27,112 | | | | 0.75% | | | | 0.65% | | | | 0.86% | |
12/31/17 | | | 11.28 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 3.30 | | | | 3.40 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.79 | ) | | | 13.89 | | | | 30.09% | | | | 29,745 | | | | 0.76% | | | | 0.65% | | | | 0.79% | |
12/31/16 | | | 9.71 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 1.57 | | | | 1.70 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 11.28 | | | | 17.48% | | | | 22,878 | | | | 0.76% | | | | 0.65% | | | | 1.28% | |
12/31/15g | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.07 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 9.71 | | | | (2.18% | )b | | | 19,462 | | | | 0.96% | a | | | 0.65% | a | | | 1.06% | a |
Service Class I | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 10.85 | | | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | 1.02 | | | $ | 1.05 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11.90 | | | | 9.68% | b | | $ | 1,737 | | | | 1.06% | a | | | 0.98% | a | | | 0.60% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 13.85 | | | | 0.08 | | | | (1.22 | ) | | | (1.14 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (1.77 | ) | | | - | | | | (1.86 | ) | | | 10.85 | | | | (9.10% | ) | | | 1,598 | | | | 1.00% | | | | 0.90% | | | | 0.61% | |
12/31/17 | | | 11.27 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 3.28 | | | | 3.35 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | 13.85 | | | | 29.68% | | | | 1,435 | | | | 1.01% | | | | 0.90% | | | | 0.57% | |
12/31/16 | | | 9.71 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 1.58 | | | | 1.67 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 11.27 | | | | 17.22% | | | | 431 | | | | 1.01% | | | | 0.90% | | | | 0.92% | |
12/31/15g | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.05 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.00 | )d | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 9.71 | | | | (2.32% | )b | | | 127 | | | | 1.21% | a | | | 0.90% | a | | | 0.80% | a |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended June 30, 2019b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | | | Period ended December 31, 2015b | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 98 | % | | | 102 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 90 | % | | | 39 | % |
b | Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized. |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
d | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
g | For the period May 15, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements(Continued)
Financial Highlights(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML High Yield Fund
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| Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Tax return of capital | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waivers | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversj | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 9.07 | | | $ | 0.29 | | | $ | 0.46 | | | $ | 0.75 | | | $ | (0.16 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (0.16 | ) | | $ | 9.66 | | | | 8.26% | b | | $ | 82,722 | | | | 0.86% | a | | | 0.77% | a | | | 6.30% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 10.01 | | | | 0.62 | | | | (0.94 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.62 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.00 | )d | | | (0.62 | ) | | | 9.07 | | | | (3.40% | ) | | | 79,542 | | | | 0.85% | | | | 0.75% | | | | 6.29% | |
12/31/17 | | | 9.93 | | | | 0.69 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.80 | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | | 10.01 | | | | 8.22% | | | | 95,599 | | | | 0.84% | | | | 0.74% | | | | 6.71% | |
12/31/16 | | | 9.17 | | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.76 | | | | 1.47 | | | | (0.71 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.71 | ) | | | 9.93 | | | | 16.48% | | | | 95,180 | | | | 0.84% | | | | 0.74% | | | | 7.42% | |
12/31/15 | | | 9.98 | | | | 0.65 | | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.00 | )d | | | (0.72 | ) | | | 9.17 | | | | (1.13% | ) | | | 113,880 | | | | 0.83% | | | | 0.71% | | | | 6.56% | |
12/31/14 | | | 11.03 | | | | 0.72 | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | 0.15 | | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | | | - | | | | (1.20 | ) | | | 9.98 | | | | 1.05% | | | | 116,277 | | | | 0.83% | | | | 0.69% | | | | 6.62% | |
Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 9.04 | | | $ | 0.28 | | | $ | 0.45 | | | $ | 0.73 | | | $ | (0.15 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (0.15 | ) | | $ | 9.62 | | | | 8.12% | b | | $ | 44,627 | | | | 1.11% | a | | | 1.02% | a | | | 6.04% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 9.97 | | | | 0.59 | | | | (0.92 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.60 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.00 | )d | | | (0.60 | ) | | | 9.04 | | | | (3.54% | ) | | | 39,983 | | | | 1.10% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 6.04% | |
12/31/17 | | | 9.90 | | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.77 | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | 9.97 | | | | 7.88% | | | | 38,967 | | | | 1.09% | | | | 0.99% | | | | 6.45% | |
12/31/16 | | | 9.14 | | | | 0.69 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 1.44 | | | | (0.68 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.68 | ) | | | 9.90 | | | | 16.25% | | | | 30,946 | | | | 1.09% | | | | 0.99% | | | | 7.19% | |
12/31/15 | | | 9.95 | | | | 0.62 | | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.00 | )d | | | (0.70 | ) | | | 9.14 | | | | (1.39% | ) | | | 26,416 | | | | 1.08% | | | | 0.97% | | | | 6.31% | |
12/31/14 | | | 11.01 | | | | 0.69 | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | 0.11 | | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | | | - | | | | (1.17 | ) | | | 9.95 | | | | 0.71% | | | | 25,255 | | | | 1.08% | | | | 0.94% | | | | 6.38% | |
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| | Six months ended June 30, 2019b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 33 | % | | | 39 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 59 | % | | | 70 | % | | | 79 | % |
b | Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized. |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
d | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers and/or MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements(Continued)
Financial Highlights(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund
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| Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Tax return of capital | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets (including Interest Expense)p | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets (excluding Interest Expense) | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets (including Interest Expense)p | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 9.72 | | | $ | 0.13 | | | $ | 0.47 | | | $ | 0.60 | | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | 10.31 | | | | 6.19% | b | | $ | 324,752 | | | | 2.43% | a | | | 0.60% | a | | | 2.58% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 10.16 | | | | 0.30 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 9.72 | | | | (1.29% | ) | | | 311,927 | | | | 2.08% | | | | 0.60% | | | | 2.97% | |
12/31/17 | | | 10.18 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.32 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | 10.16 | | | | 3.21% | | | | 377,984 | | | | 1.50% | | | | 0.59% | | | | 2.33% | |
12/31/16 | | | 9.92 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.51 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | 10.18 | | | | 5.10% | | | | 375,135 | | | | 1.13% | | | | 0.60% | | | | 2.00% | |
12/31/15 | | | 10.18 | | | | 0.06 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 9.92 | | | | (1.41% | ) | | | 380,221 | | | | 0.84% | | | | 0.59% | | | | 0.58% | |
12/31/14 | | | 10.35 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.35 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | 10.18 | | | | 3.45% | | | | 412,861 | | | | 0.73% | | | | 0.60% | | | | 1.85% | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 9.68 | | | $ | 0.11 | | | $ | 0.48 | | | $ | 0.59 | | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | 10.26 | | | | 6.12% | b | | $ | 42,061 | | | | 2.68% | a | | | 0.85% | a | | | 2.29% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 10.12 | | | | 0.27 | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 9.68 | | | | (1.54% | ) | | | 41,379 | | | | 2.33% | | | | 0.85% | | | | 2.72% | |
12/31/17 | | | 10.14 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.30 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 10.12 | | | | 2.96% | | | | 46,104 | | | | 1.75% | | | | 0.84% | | | | 2.08% | |
12/31/16 | | | 9.87 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.49 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 10.14 | | | | 4.90% | | | | 47,025 | | | | 1.38% | | | | 0.85% | | | | 1.77% | |
12/31/15 | | | 10.14 | | | | 0.03 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 9.87 | | | | (1.65% | ) | | | 47,818 | | | | 1.09% | | | | 0.84% | | | | 0.33% | |
12/31/14 | | | 10.32 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.32 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | 10.14 | | | | 3.16% | | | | 52,008 | | | | 0.98% | | | | 0.85% | | | | 1.75% | |
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| | Six months ended June 30, 2019b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 27 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 34 | % | | | 41 | % | | | 50 | % | | | 67 | % |
b | Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized. |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
p | Interest expense incurred as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements is included in the Fund’s net expenses in the Statements of Operations. Income earned on investing proceeds from reverse repurchase agreements is included in interest income in the Statements of Operations. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements(Continued)
Financial Highlights(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund
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| Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Tax return of capital | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waivers | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversj | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 9.59 | | | $ | 0.14 | | | $ | 0.12 | | | $ | 0.26 | | | $ | (0.09 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (0.09 | ) | | $ | 9.76 | | | | 2.67% | b | | $ | 173,040 | | | | 0.56% | a | | | 0.56% | a,k | | | 2.99% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 9.73 | | | | 0.26 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 0.15 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 9.59 | | | | 1.53% | | | | 172,577 | | | | 0.56% | | | | 0.55% | | | | 2.66% | |
12/31/17 | | | 9.75 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.25 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | - | | |
| (0.00
| )d
| | | (0.27 | ) | | | 9.73 | | | | 2.55% | | | | 213,602 | | | | 0.55% | | | | 0.55% | k | | | 2.08% | |
12/31/16 | | | 9.70 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.27 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 9.75 | | | | 2.80% | | | | 203,294 | | | | 0.56% | | | | 0.55% | | | | 1.84% | |
12/31/15 | | | 9.84 | | | | 0.17 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.09 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 9.70 | | | | 0.93% | | | | 155,210 | | | | 0.55% | | | | 0.55% | k | | | 1.73% | |
12/31/14 | | | 9.94 | | | | 0.15 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.14 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.00 | )d | | | - | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 9.84 | | | | 1.46% | | | | 166,438 | | | | 0.55% | | | | 0.55% | k | | | 1.50% | |
Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 9.58 | | | $ | 0.13 | | | $ | 0.12 | | | $ | 0.25 | | | $ | (0.08 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (0.08 | ) | | $ | 9.75 | | | | 2.62% | b | | $ | 30,538 | | | | 0.81% | a | | | 0.81% | a,k | | | 2.74% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 9.72 | | | | 0.23 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 0.12 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 9.58 | | | | 1.29% | | | | 30,686 | | | | 0.81% | | | | 0.80% | | | | 2.42% | |
12/31/17 | | | 9.74 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.22 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.00 | )d | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 9.72 | | | | 2.29% | | | | 30,951 | | | | 0.80% | | | | 0.80% | k | | | 1.83% | |
12/31/16 | | | 9.69 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.25 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 9.74 | | | | 2.55% | | | | 31,787 | | | | 0.81% | | | | 0.80% | | | | 1.60% | |
12/31/15 | | | 9.83 | | | | 0.15 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.07 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | 9.69 | | | | 0.68% | | | | 24,101 | | | | 0.80% | | | | 0.80% | k | | | 1.48% | |
12/31/14 | | | 9.94 | | | | 0.12 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.11 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.00 | )d | | | - | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 9.83 | | | | 1.11% | | | | 24,288 | | | | 0.80% | | | | 0.80% | k | | | 1.26% | |
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| | Six months ended June 30, 2019b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 21 | % | | | 54 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 96 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 86 | % |
b | Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized. |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
d | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers and/or MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
k | Amount waived had no impact on the ratio of expenses to average daily net assets. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements(Continued)
Financial Highlights(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Small Cap Equity Fund
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| Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 8.17 | | | $ | 0.04 | | | $ | 1.25 | | | $ | 1.29 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 9.46 | | | | 15.87 | %b | | $ | 91,885 | | | | 0.74 | %a | | | 0.91 | %a |
12/31/18 | | | 10.30 | | | | 0.07 | | | | (0.82 | ) | | | (0.75 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (1.33 | ) | | | (1.38 | ) | | | 8.17 | | | | (10.19 | %) | | | 82,609 | | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.66 | % |
12/31/17 | | | 9.45 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 1.27 | | | | 1.33 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.48 | ) | | | 10.30 | | | | 14.37 | % | | | 102,033 | | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.64 | % |
12/31/16 | | | 8.27 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 1.37 | | | | 1.47 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 9.45 | | | | 18.21 | % | | | 97,747 | | | | 0.72 | % | | | 1.21 | % |
12/31/15 | | | 10.64 | | | | 0.09 | | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (1.64 | ) | | | (1.73 | ) | | | 8.27 | | | | (5.63 | %) | | | 89,557 | | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.89 | % |
12/31/14 | | | 10.97 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 1.24 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (1.46 | ) | | | (1.57 | ) | | | 10.64 | | | | 12.16 | % | | | 104,745 | | | | 0.70 | % | | | 1.19 | % |
Service Class | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 8.01 | | | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | 1.23 | | | $ | 1.26 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 9.27 | | | | 15.73 | %b | | $ | 21,485 | | | | 0.99 | %a | | | 0.67 | %a |
12/31/18 | | | 10.13 | | | | 0.04 | | | | (0.80 | ) | | | (0.76 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (1.33 | ) | | | (1.36 | ) | | | 8.01 | | | | (10.41 | %) | | | 18,425 | | | | 0.96 | % | | | 0.41 | % |
12/31/17 | | | 9.31 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 1.24 | | | | 1.28 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | | | 10.13 | | | | 14.08 | % | | | 17,644 | | | | 0.96 | % | | | 0.40 | % |
12/31/16 | | | 8.15 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 1.35 | | | | 1.43 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | 9.31 | | | | 17.92 | % | | | 13,279 | | | | 0.97 | % | | | 0.96 | % |
12/31/15 | | | 10.52 | | | | 0.06 | | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (1.64 | ) | | | (1.71 | ) | | | 8.15 | | | | (5.87 | %) | | | 11,155 | | | | 0.96 | % | | | 0.67 | % |
12/31/14 | | | 10.87 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 1.10 | | | | 1.20 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (1.46 | ) | | | (1.55 | ) | | | 10.52 | | | | 11.88 | % | | | 9,916 | | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.94 | % |
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| | Six months ended June 30, 2019b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 13 | % | | | 50 | % | | | 47 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 40 | % | | | 65 | % |
b | Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized. |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements(Continued)
Financial Highlights(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Special Situations Fund
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| Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Tax return of capital | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waivers | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversj | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 10.51 | | | $ | 0.01 | | | $ | 1.96 | | | $ | 1.97 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 12.48 | | | | 18.74% | b | | $ | 26,110 | | | | 1.00% | a | | | 0.90% | a | | | 0.19% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 11.52 | | | | 0.07 | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | 10.51 | | | | (4.83% | ) | | | 21,976 | | | | 0.94% | | | | 0.80% | | | | 0.55% | |
12/31/17 | | | 9.71 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 1.82 | | | | 1.83 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 11.52 | | | | 18.82% | | | | 23,093 | | | | 0.94% | | | | 0.80% | | | | 0.13% | |
12/31/16 | | | 8.43 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 1.30 | | | | 1.34 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 9.71 | | | | 15.84% | | | | 19,441 | | | | 0.93% | | | | 0.80% | | | | 0.43% | |
12/31/15g | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.00 | )d | | | (1.57 | ) | | | (1.57 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.00 | )d | | | (0.00 | )d | | | 8.43 | | | | (15.67% | )b | | | 16,776 | | | | 1.13% | a | | | 0.80% | a | | | (0.07% | )a |
Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 10.47 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1.96 | | | $ | 1.96 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 12.43 | | | | 18.72% | b | | $ | 906 | | | | 1.25% | a | | | 1.15% | a | | | (0.06% | )a |
12/31/18 | | | 11.49 | | | | 0.03 | | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | 10.47 | | | | (5.13% | ) | | | 752 | | | | 1.19% | | | | 1.05% | | | | 0.29% | |
12/31/17 | | | 9.69 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 1.81 | | | | 1.80 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 11.49 | | | | 18.58% | | | | 601 | | | | 1.19% | | | | 1.05% | | | | (0.13% | ) |
12/31/16 | | | 8.42 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 1.31 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 9.69 | | | | 15.54% | | | | 359 | | | | 1.18% | | | | 1.05% | | | | 0.18% | |
12/31/15g | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (1.56 | ) | | | (1.58 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 8.42 | | | | (15.80% | )b | | | 183 | | | | 1.38% | a | | | 1.05% | a | | | (0.30% | )a |
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| | Six months ended June 30, 2019b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | | | Period ended December 31, 2015b | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 50 | % | | | 33 | % | | | 48 | % | | | 74 | % | | | 87 | % |
b | Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized. |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
d | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
g | For the period May 15, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund
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| | | | | |
| Income (loss) from investment operations | | |
| Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waivers | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversj | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 10.12 | | | $ | 0.04 | | | $ | 1.58 | | | $ | 1.62 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11.74 | | | | 16.01% | b | | $ | 130,555 | | | | 1.38% | a | | | 1.34% | a | | | 0.70% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 11.57 | | | | 0.05 | | | | (1.48 | ) | | | (1.43 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 10.12 | | | | (12.40% | ) | | | 112,363 | | | | 1.57% | | | | 1.35% | | | | 0.41% | |
12/31/17 | | | 8.64 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 2.92 | | | | 2.94 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 11.57 | | | | 34.02% | | | | 95,374 | | | | 1.50% | | | | 1.37% | | | | 0.23% | |
12/31/16 | | | 8.15 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.51 | | | | 0.53 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 8.64 | | | | 6.49% | | | | 86,289 | | | | 1.50% | | | | 1.40% | | | | 0.29% | |
12/31/15 | | | 9.63 | | | | 0.03 | | | | (1.41 | ) | | | (1.38 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 8.15 | | | | (14.23% | ) | | | 84,356 | | | | 1.60% | | | | 1.40% | | | | 0.34% | |
12/31/14 | | | 10.21 | | | | 0.04 | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 9.63 | | | | (5.41% | ) | | | 85,833 | | | | 1.70% | | | | 1.40% | | | | 0.42% | |
Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/19r | | $ | 10.13 | | | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | 1.57 | | | $ | 1.60 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11.73 | | | | 15.79% | b | | $ | 16,041 | | | | 1.63% | a | | | 1.59% | a | | | 0.46% | a |
12/31/18 | | | 11.59 | | | | 0.02 | | | | (1.48 | ) | | | (1.46 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 10.13 | | | | (12.60% | ) | | | 14,089 | | | | 1.82% | | | | 1.60% | | | | 0.15% | |
12/31/17 | | | 8.66 | | | | (0.00 | )d | | | 2.93 | | | | 2.93 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 11.59 | | | | 33.83% | | | | 14,758 | | | | 1.75% | | | | 1.62% | | | | (0.04% | ) |
12/31/16 | | | 8.17 | | | | 0.00 | d | | | 0.51 | | | | 0.51 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 8.66 | | | | 6.24% | | | | 9,913 | | | | 1.75% | | | | 1.65% | | | | 0.03% | |
12/31/15 | | | 9.65 | | | | 0.01 | | | | (1.41 | ) | | | (1.40 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 8.17 | | | | (14.46% | ) | | | 8,409 | | | | 1.85% | | | | 1.65% | | | | 0.09% | |
12/31/14 | | | 10.23 | | | | 0.01 | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.00 | )d | | | (0.00 | )d | | | 9.65 | | | | (5.63% | ) | | | 9,120 | | | | 1.95% | | | | 1.65% | | | | 0.14% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended June 30, 2019b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 19 | % | | | 38 | % | | | 36 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 39 | % | | | 44 | % |
b | Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized. |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
d | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers and/or MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund II (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as anopen-end management investment company. The Trust is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Massachusetts business trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated February 8, 2005, which was amended and restated as of February 28, 2005 and December 15, 2011, as it may be further amended from time to time. The following are nine series of the Trust (each individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”):
MML Asset Momentum Fund (“Asset Momentum Fund”)
MML Dynamic Bond Fund (“Dynamic Bond Fund”)
MML Equity Rotation Fund (“Equity Rotation Fund”)
MML High Yield Fund (“High Yield Fund”)
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund (“Inflation-Protected and Income Fund”)
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund (“Short-Duration Bond Fund”)
MML Small Cap Equity Fund (“Small Cap Equity Fund”)
MML Special Situations Fund (“Special Situations Fund”)
MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund (“Strategic Emerging Markets Fund”)
The Trust makes shares of the Funds available for the investment of assets of various separate investment accounts established by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”) and by life insurance companies which are subsidiaries of MassMutual. Shares of the Trust are not offered to the general public. MassMutual, MML Bay State Life Insurance Company, C.M. Life Insurance Company, and the MML Allocation Funds, which are “funds of funds” series of MML Series Investment Fund, anotheropen-end management investment company sponsored by MassMutual, are the record owners of all of the outstanding shares of the Funds.
Each share class of a Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of assets. The principal difference among the classes is the level of service and administration fees, and shareholder and distribution service expenses borne by the classes. Because each class will have different fees and expenses, performance and share prices will vary between the classes. The classes of shares are offered to different types of investors, as outlined in the Funds’ Prospectus.
2. | | Significant Accounting Policies |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed consistently by each Fund in the preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“generally accepted accounting principles”). The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies.
Investment Valuation
The net asset value of each Fund’s shares is determined once daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), on each day the NYSE is open for trading (a “business day”). The NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, but may close earlier on some days. If the NYSE is scheduled to close early, the business day will be considered to end as of the time of the NYSE’s scheduled close. A Fund will not treat an intraday disruption in NYSE trading or other event that causes an unscheduled closing of the NYSE as a close of business of the NYSE for these purposes and will instead fair value securities in accordance with procedures approved annually by the Board of Trustees (“Trustees”), and under the general oversight of the Trustees. On holidays and other days when the NYSE is closed, each Fund’s net asset value generally is not calculated and the Funds do not anticipate accepting buy or sell orders. However, the value of each Fund’s assets may still be affected on such days to the extent that a Fund holds foreign securities that trade on days that foreign securities markets are open.
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Equity securities and derivative contracts that are actively traded on a national securities exchange or contract market are valued on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service, which provides the last reported sale price, or, in the case of futures contracts, the settlement price, for securities or derivatives listed on the exchange or contract market or the official closing price on the NASDAQ National Market System (“NASDAQ System”), or in the case ofover-the-counter (“OTC”) securities for which an official closing price is unavailable or not reported on the NASDAQ System, the last reported bid price. Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange are valued at the last price at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Debt securities are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, which generally determines valuations taking into account factors such asinstitutional-size trading in similar securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. Shares of otheropen-end mutual funds are valued at their closing net asset values as reported on each business day.
Investments for which market quotations are readily available are marked to market daily based on those quotations. Market quotations may be provided by third-party vendors or market makers, and may be determined on the basis of a variety of factors, such as broker quotations, financial modeling, and other market data, such as market indexes and yield curves, counterparty information, and foreign exchange rates. U.S. Government and agency securities may be valued on the basis of market quotations or using a model that may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, quoted market prices, and reference data. The fair values of OTC derivative contracts, including forward, swap, and option contracts related to interest rates, foreign currencies, credit standing of reference entities, equity prices, or commodity prices, may be based on market quotations or may be modeled using a series of techniques, including simulation models, depending on the contract and the terms of the transaction. The fair values of asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities are estimated based on models that consider the estimated cash flows of each debt tranche of the issuer, established benchmark yield, and estimated tranche-specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche, including, but not limited to, prepayment speed assumptions and attributes of the collateral. Restricted securities are generally valued at a discount to similar publicly traded securities.
Investments for which market quotations are not available or for which a pricing service or vendor does not provide a value, or for which such market quotations or values are considered by the investment adviser or subadviser to be unreliable (including, for example, certain foreign securities, thinly-traded securities, certain restricted securities, certain initial public offerings, or securities whose values may have been affected by a significant event) are stated at fair valuations determined in good faith by the Funds’ Valuation Committee1 in accordance with procedures approved annually by the Trustees, and under the general oversight of the Trustees. The Funds’ Valuation Committee employs various methods to determine fair valuations including a regular review of significant inputs and assumptions and review of any related market activity. The Funds’ Valuation Committee reports to the Trustees at its regularly scheduled meetings. It is possible that fair value prices will be used by the Funds to a significant extent. The value determined for an investment using the Funds’ fair value procedures may differ from recent market prices for the investment and may be significantly different from the value realized upon the sale of such investment.
The Funds may invest in securities that are traded principally in foreign markets and that trade on weekends and other days when the Funds do not price their shares. As a result, the values of the Funds’ portfolio securities may change on days when the prices of the Funds’ shares are not calculated. The prices of the Funds’ shares will reflect any such changes when the prices of the Funds’ shares are next calculated, which is the next business day. The Funds may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities primarily traded in foreign markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Funds value their securities. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim. The Funds’ investments may be priced based on fair values provided by a third-party vendor, based on certain factors and methodologies applied by such vendor, in the event that there is movement in the U.S. market, between the close of the foreign market and the time the Funds calculate their net asset values. All assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the mean between the buying and selling rates of such currencies against the U.S. dollar at the end of each business day.
1 | The Valuation Committee consists of the President, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurers, Vice Presidents (except for the CCO), Secretary, and Assistant Secretaries of the Trust, as well as such other members as the Trustees may from time to time designate. The Valuation Committee reviews and determines the fair valuation of portfolio securities and the Funds’ pricing procedures in general. |
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For investments in equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds (“Private Company” or collectively, the “Private Companies”) and any other investments fair valued using significant unobservable inputs, as described below, the fair valuation approaches used by third party service providers and/or the Funds’ subadvisers utilize one or a combination of, but not limited to, the following inputs:
Market approach: (i) recent market transactions, including subsequent rounds of financing, in the underlying investment or comparable issuers; (ii) recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure; and (iii) market multiples of comparable issuers.
Income approach: (i) future cash flows discounted to present value and adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, and/or market risks; (ii) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and (iii) other risk factors, such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts, and/or default rates.
Cost approach: (i) audited or unaudited financial statements, investor communications, and financial or operational metrics issued by the Private Company; (ii) changes in the valuation of relevant indices or publicly traded companies comparable to the Private Company; (iii) relevant news and other public sources; and (iv) known secondary market transactions in the Private Company’s interests and merger or acquisition activity in companies comparable to the Private Company.
Investments in series of preferred stock issued by Private Companies are typically valued utilizing Market approach in determining the enterprise value of the company. Such investments often contain rights and preferences that differ from other series of preferred and common stock of the same issuer. Valuation techniques such as the current value method (“CVM”), an option pricing model (“OPM”), a probability weighted expected return model (“PWERM”), or a hybrid of those techniques are used in allocating enterprise value of the company, as deemed appropriate under the circumstances. The CVM allocates value among the various parts of a company’s capital structure assuming that the value of convertible preferred stock is represented by the most favorable claim the preferred stockholders have on the enterprise value as of the valuation date. The use of OPM and PWERM techniques involve a determination of the exit scenarios of the investment in order to appropriately allocate the enterprise value of the company among the various parts of its capital structure.
The Private Companies are not subject to the public company disclosure, timing, and reporting standards as other investments held by a Fund. Typically, the most recently available information for a Private Company is as of a date that is earlier than the date a Fund is calculating its net asset value. This factor may result in a difference between the value of the investment and the price a Fund could receive upon the sale of the investment.
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-tier hierarchy is utilized to maximize the use of observable market data inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value (such as a pricing model) and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments and the determination of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and consideration of factors specific to each security.
Level 1 – quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical investments that the Funds can access at the measurement date
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
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The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned Level within the hierarchy. In addition, in periods of market dislocation, the observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition, as well as changes related to liquidity of investments, could cause a security to be reclassified between Levels.
In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different Levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the Level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest Level input that is significant to the overall fair value measurement.
The Equity Rotation Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, and Special Situations Fund characterized all long-term investments at Level 1 and all short-term investments at Level 2, as of June 30, 2019. For each Fund noted in the preceding sentence, the level classification by major category of investments is the same as the category presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.
The following is the aggregate value by input level, as of June 30, 2019, for the remaining Funds’ investments:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Asset Momentum Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 4,688,829 | | | $ | 2,384,572 | * | | $ | - | | | $ | 7,073,401 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | - | | | | 2,995,359 | | | | - | | | | 2,995,359 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 13,438,396 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 13,438,396 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 7,342,709 | | | | - | | | | 7,342,709 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 18,127,225 | | | $ | 12,722,640 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 30,849,865 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 452,705 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 452,705 | |
Forward Contracts | | | - | | | | 7,605 | | | | | | | | 7,605 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 452,705 | | | $ | 7,605 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 460,310 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Dynamic Bond Fund | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank Loans (Less Unfunded Loan Commitments) | | $ | - | | | $ | 10,965,450 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 10,965,450 | |
Corporate Debt | | | - | | | | 123,647,672 | | | | - | | | | 123,647,672 | |
Municipal Obligations | | | - | | | | 452,452 | | | | - | | | | 452,452 | |
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | - | | | | 104,722,791 | | | | - | | | | 104,722,791 | |
Sovereign Debt Obligations | | | - | | | | 3,399,132 | | | | - | | | | 3,399,132 | |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | - | | | | 65,867,650 | | | | - | | | | 65,867,650 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | - | | | | 89,760,254 | | | | - | | | | 89,760,254 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 2,865,220 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 2,865,220 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 34,627,516 | | | | - | | | | 34,627,516 | |
Unfunded Loan Commitments*** | | | - | | | | - | | | | 49 | ** | | | 49 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 2,865,220 | | | $ | 433,442,917 | | | $ | 49 | | | $ | 436,308,186 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
High Yield Fund | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 502,966 | | | $ | 486,120 | | | $ | - | +,** | | $ | 989,086 | |
Preferred Stock | | | 103,008 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 103,008 | |
Bank Loans | | | - | | | | 8,686,459 | | | | - | | | | 8,686,459 | |
Corporate Debt | | | - | | | | 110,507,463 | | | | - | | | | 110,507,463 | |
Warrants | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,316 | ** | | | 1,316 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 10,016,143 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 10,016,143 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 1,999,578 | | | | - | | | | 1,999,578 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 10,622,117 | | | $ | 121,679,620 | | | $ | 1,316 | | | $ | 132,303,053 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Debt | | $ | - | | | $ | 5,610,031 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 5,610,031 | |
Municipal Obligations | | | - | | | | 74,177 | | | | - | | | | 74,177 | |
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | - | | | | 190,366,521 | | | | - | | | | 190,366,521 | |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | - | | | | 11,731,930 | | | | - | | | | 11,731,930 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | - | | | | 309,666,567 | | | | - | | | | 309,666,567 | |
Purchased Options | | | - | | | | 2,625,106 | | | | - | | | | 2,625,106 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 102,953,642 | | | | - | | | | 102,953,642 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | - | | | $ | 623,027,974 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 623,027,974 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Swap Agreements | | $ | - | | | $ | 484,624 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 484,624 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | (62,185 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (62,185 | ) |
Swap Agreements | | | - | | | | (647,864 | ) | | | - | | | | (647,864 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | (62,185 | ) | | $ | (647,864 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (710,049 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Short-Duration Bond Fund | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Debt | | $ | - | | | $ | 72,452,211 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 72,452,211 | |
Municipal Obligations | | | - | | | | 31,319 | | | | - | | | | 31,319 | |
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | 684,040 | | | | 107,008,849 | | | | - | | | | 107,692,889 | |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | - | | | | 1,432,052 | | | | - | | | | 1,432,052 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | - | | | | 9,738,760 | | | | - | | | | 9,738,760 | |
Purchased Options | | | - | | | | 2,034,555 | | | | - | | | | 2,034,555 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 599,265 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 599,265 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 6,876,806 | | | | - | | | | 6,876,806 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 1,283,305 | | | $ | 199,574,552 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 200,857,857 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 535,632 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 535,632 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | (1,407,519 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (1,407,519 | ) |
Swap Agreements | | | - | | | | (102,419 | ) | | | - | | | | (102,419 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | (1,407,519 | ) | | $ | (102,419 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (1,509,938 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bermuda | | $ | 2,904,868 | | | $ | 1,804,370 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 4,709,238 | |
Brazil | | | 5,837,754 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 5,837,754 | |
Cayman Islands | | | 17,130,904 | | | | 10,181,926 | | | | - | | | | 27,312,830 | |
Chile | | | 1,710,249 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,710,249 | |
China | | | - | | | | 7,328,889 | | | | - | | | | 7,328,889 | |
Colombia | | | 759,063 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 759,063 | |
Egypt | | | - | | | | 704,806 | | | | - | | | | 704,806 | |
France | | | - | | | | 9,107,786 | | | | - | | | | 9,107,786 | |
Hong Kong | | | - | | | | 7,271,956 | | | | - | | | | 7,271,956 | |
India | | | - | | | | 15,340,283 | | | | - | | | | 15,340,283 | |
Indonesia | | | - | | | | 1,748,691 | | | | - | | | | 1,748,691 | |
Italy | | | - | | | | 2,174,227 | | | | - | | | | 2,174,227 | |
Mexico | | | 9,557,427 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 9,557,427 | |
Netherlands | | | 1,542,762 | | | | 37,568 | | | | - | | | | 1,580,330 | |
Philippines | | | - | | | | 4,289,277 | | | | - | | | | 4,289,277 | |
Republic of Korea | | | - | | | | 4,695,255 | | | | - | | | | 4,695,255 | |
Russia | | | - | | | | 10,004,011 | | | | - | | | | 10,004,011 | |
South Africa | | | - | | | | 3,841,168 | | | | - | | | | 3,841,168 | |
Taiwan | | | - | | | | 5,385,743 | | | | - | | | | 5,385,743 | |
Thailand | | | 692,781 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 692,781 | |
Turkey | | | - | | | | 2,085,946 | | | | - | | | | 2,085,946 | |
United Arab Emirates | | | - | | | | 576,279 | | | | - | | | | 576,279 | |
United Kingdom | | | - | | | | 4,456,838 | | | | - | | | | 4,456,838 | |
United States | | | 4,645,086 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 4,645,086 | |
Preferred Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brazil | | | 1,638,872 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,638,872 | |
India | | | 38,321 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 38,321 | |
Singapore | | | - | | | | - | | | | 2,160,355 | | | | 2,160,355 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 702,921 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 702,921 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 7,355,541 | | | | - | | | | 7,355,541 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 47,161,008 | | | $ | 98,390,560 | | | $ | 2,160,355 | | | $ | 147,711,923 | |
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* | Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading of comparable securities or other correlated instruments after the close of trading in their applicable foreign markets, as applicable. |
** | None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Fund(s). Level 3 investments at the end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the period ended June 30, 2019 is not presented. |
*** | Unfunded loan commitments are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the commitment. |
+ | Represents a security at $0 value as of June 30, 2019. |
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The following table shows Fund(s) with certain assets and liabilities, which approximate fair value and would be categorized at Level 2 as of June 30, 2019.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: | | Asset Momentum Fund | | Dynamic Bond Fund | | Equity Rotation Fund | | High Yield Fund | | Inflation- Protected and Income Fund | | Short- Duration Bond Fund | | Small Cap Equity Fund | | Special Situations Fund | | Strategic Emerging Markets Fund |
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Receivable for: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateral pledged for futures contracts | | | | | | X | | | | X | | | | | | X | | |
Investments sold on a when-issued basis | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateral pledged for open swap agreements | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | |
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Payables for: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateral held for reverse repurchase agreements | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | |
Collateral held for open purchased options | | | | | | | | | | X | | X | | | | | | |
Reverse repurchase agreements | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | |
Investments purchased on a when-issued | | | | X | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities on loan | | X | | X | | | | X | | | | X | | X | | | | X |
The Funds, with the exception of the Dynamic Bond Fund and Short-Duration Bond Fund, had no Level 3 transfers during the period ended June 30, 2019. The Dynamic Bond Fund and Short-Duration Bond Fund had Level 3 transfers during the period ended June 30, 2019; however, none of the transfers individually or collectively had a material impact on the Funds.
Following is a reconciliation of investments for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:
Asset Valuation Inputs
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Investments in Securities | |
| | Balance as of 12/31/18 | | | Accrued Discounts (Premiums) | | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Purchases | | | (Sales) | | | Transfers into Level 3 | | | Transfers (out) of Level 3 | | | Balance as of 6/30/19 | | | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) from Investments Still Held as of 6/30/19 | |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stock | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,160,355 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,160,355 | | | $ | - | |
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The Strategic Emerging Markets Fund fair values certain of its Level 3 investments using acquisition cost, although the transaction may not have occurred during the current reporting period. These investments are generally privately held investments, but may include defaulted securities and new debt issuances. There may not be a secondary market for such investments, and/or there are a limited number of investors. The determination to fair value such investments at cost is based upon factors consistent with the principles of fair value measurement that are reasonably available to the Valuation Committee. Valuations are reviewed by members of the Valuation Committee utilizing available market information to determine if the carrying value of these investments should be adjusted. Such market data may include, but is not limited to, observations of the trading multiples of public companies considered comparable to the private companies being valued, financial or operational information released by the company, and/or news or corporate events that affect the investment, also referred to as enterprise value (EV) to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) ratios. Valuations may be adjusted to account for company-specific issues, the lack of
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liquidity inherent in a nonpublic investment and the fact that comparable public companies are not identical to the investments being fair valued by the Strategic Emerging Markets Fund. All market variables are assessed on a regular frequency and calibrated as necessary.
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Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | Fair Value Amount | | | Valuation Technique | | Unobservable Input Description | | Value/ Weighted Average Range | |
Preferred Stock — $2,160,355 | | | | | | | | | | |
Grab Holdings, Inc. | | $ | 2,160,355 | | | Market Approach | | Market Transaction | | $ | 6.16 | |
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Total | | $ | 2,160,355 | | | | | | | | | |
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Derivative Instruments
Derivatives are financial instruments whose values are based on the values of one or more indicators, such as a security, asset, currency, interest rate, or index. Derivative transactions can create investment leverage and may be highly volatile. Losses from derivatives can be substantially greater than the derivatives’ original cost and can sometimes be unlimited. A Fund may not be able to close out a derivative transaction at a favorable time or price. For those Funds that held derivatives during the period ended June 30, 2019, the following table shows how the Fund used these types of derivatives during the period (marked with an “A”), as well as additional uses, if any, it may have for them in the future (marked with an “M”).
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Type of Derivative and Objective for Use | | Asset Momentum Fund | | Equity Rotation Fund | | Inflation- Protected and Income Fund | | Short- Duration Bond Fund | | Special Situations Fund |
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Foreign Currency Exchange Transaction* | | | | | | | | | | |
Hedging/Risk Management | | M | | | | | | | | |
Directional Exposures to Currencies | | A | | | | | | | | |
Intention to Create Investment Leverage in Portfolio | | M | | | | | | | | |
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Future Contracts** | | | | | | | | | | |
Hedging/Risk Management | | A | | A | | A | | A | | A |
Duration/Credit Quality Management | | M | | A | | A | | A | | A |
Substitution for Direct Investment | | A | | A | | A | | A | | A |
Intention to Create Investment Leverage in Portfolio | | M | | M | | M | | M | | M |
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Interest Rate Swaps*** | | | | | | | | | | |
Hedging/Risk Management | | | | | | A | | A | | |
Duration Management | | | | | | A | | A | | |
Asset/Liability Management | | | | | | M | | A | | |
Substitution for Direct Investment | | | | | | M | | A | | |
Intention to Create Investment Leverage in Portfolio | | | | | | M | | M | | |
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Credit Default Swaps (Protection Seller) | | | | | | | | | | |
Hedging/Risk Management | | | | | | A | | A | | |
Duration/Credit Quality Management | | | | | | A | | A | | |
Income | | | | | | A | | A | | |
Substitution for Direct Investment | | | | | | A | | A | | |
Intention to Create Investment Leverage in Portfolio | | | | | | M | | M | | |
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Type of Derivative and Objective for Use | | Asset Momentum Fund | | Equity Rotation Fund | | Inflation- Protected and Income Fund | | Short- Duration Bond Fund | | Special Situations Fund |
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Foreign Currency Exchange Transaction* (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Options (Purchased) | | | | | | | | | | |
Hedging/Risk Management | | | | | | A | | A | | |
Duration/Credit Quality Management | | | | | | A | | A | | |
Substitution for Direct Investment | | | | | | A | | A | | |
Directional Investment | | | | | | A | | A | | |
Intention to Create Investment Leverage in Portfolio | | | | | | M | | M | | |
* | Includes any options purchased or written, futures contracts, forward contracts, and swap agreements, if applicable. |
** | Includes any options purchased or written on futures contracts, if applicable. |
*** | Includes any caps, floors, and collars, and related purchased or written options, if applicable. |
At June 30, 2019, and during the period then ended, the Fund(s) had the following derivatives and transactions in derivatives, grouped into the indicated risk categories:
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| | Credit Risk | | | Equity Risk | | | Foreign Exchange Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
Asset Momentum Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | |
Forward Contracts* | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 7,605 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 7,605 | |
Futures Contracts^^ | | | - | | | | 452,705 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 452,705 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Value | | $ | - | | | $ | 452,705 | | | $ | 7,605 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 460,310 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized Gain (Loss)# | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (97,627 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (97,627 | ) |
Futures Contracts | | | - | | | | 1,475,503 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,475,503 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,475,503 | | | $ | (97,627 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,377,876 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)## | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 138,054 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 138,054 | |
Futures Contracts | | | - | | | | 1,764,592 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,764,592 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation) | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,764,592 | | | $ | 138,054 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,902,646 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Equity Rotation Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized Gain (Loss)# | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | (69,502 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (69,502 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | |
Purchased Options* | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,625,106 | | | $ | 2,625,106 | |
Swap Agreements* | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 4,156 | | | | 4,156 | |
Swap Agreements^^,^^^ | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 480,468 | | | | 480,468 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Value | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 3,109,730 | | | $ | 3,109,730 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | |
Futures Contracts^^ | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (62,185 | ) | | $ | (62,185 | ) |
Swap Agreements^ | | | (236,925 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (404,221 | ) | | | (641,146 | ) |
Swap Agreements^^,^^^ | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (6,718 | ) | | | (6,718 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Value | | $ | (236,925 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (473,124 | ) | | $ | (710,049 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Credit Risk | | | Equity Risk | | | Foreign Exchange Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund (Continued) | | | | |
Realized Gain (Loss)# | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (251,547 | ) | | $ | (251,547 | ) |
Swap Agreements | | | 35,203 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (131,079 | ) | | | (95,876 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | | $ | 35,203 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (382,626 | ) | | $ | (347,423 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)## | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchased Options | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (101,104 | ) | | $ | (101,104 | ) |
Futures Contracts | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 8,664 | | | | 8,664 | |
Swap Agreements | | | 143,647 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 700,956 | | | | 844,603 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation) | | $ | 143,647 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 608,516 | | | $ | 752,163 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | |
Purchased Options* | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,034,555 | | | $ | 2,034,555 | |
Futures Contracts^^ | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 535,632 | | | | 535,632 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Value | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,570,187 | | | $ | 2,570,187 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | |
Futures Contracts^^ | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (1,407,519 | ) | | $ | (1,407,519 | ) |
Swap Agreements^ | | | (97,380 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (97,380 | ) |
Swap Agreements^^,^^^ | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (5,039 | ) | | | (5,039 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Value | | $ | (97,380 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (1,412,558 | ) | | $ | (1,509,938 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized Gain (Loss)# | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (1,502,440 | ) | | $ | (1,502,440 | ) |
Swap Agreements | | | 14,469 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 11,934 | | | | 26,403 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | | $ | 14,469 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (1,490,506 | ) | | $ | (1,476,037 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)## | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchased Options | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (67,425 | ) | | $ | (67,425 | ) |
Futures Contracts | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (154,811 | ) | | | (154,811 | ) |
Swap Agreements | | | 59,041 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (5,039 | ) | | | 54,002 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation) | | $ | 59,041 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (227,275 | ) | | $ | (168,234 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Special Situations Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized Gain (Loss)# | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | (49,070 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (49,070 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Investments, at value, or Receivables from: open forward contracts or open swap agreements, at value, as applicable. |
^ | Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Payables for: open swap agreements, at value. |
^^ | Cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps is reported in “Futures Contracts” and “Swap Agreements” in each applicable Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin, if any, is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
^^^ | Represents centrally cleared swaps which are not subject to a master netting agreement. |
# | Statements of Operations location: Amounts are included in net realized gain (loss) on: forward contracts, futures contracts, or swap agreements, as applicable. |
## | Statements of Operations location: Amounts are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: investment transactions, forward contracts, futures contracts, or swap agreements, as applicable. |
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For the period ended June 30, 2019, the number of contracts, notional amounts, or shares/units for each derivative type was as follows:
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| | Number of Contracts, Notional Amounts, or Shares/Units† | |
| | Futures Contracts | | | Forward Contracts | | | Swap Agreements | | | Purchased Swaptions | |
Asset Momentum Fund | | | 147 | | | $ | 4,416,136 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
Equity Rotation Fund | | | 13 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | 50 | | | | - | | | | 103,986,667 | | | | 53,020,000 | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | | 1,030 | | | | - | | | | 1,353,333 | | | | 41,140,000 | |
Special Situations Fund | | | 19 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
† | Amount(s) disclosed represent average number of contracts for futures contracts and notional amounts for forward contracts, swap agreements, and purchased swaptions, based on absolute values, which is indicative of volume of this derivative type, for the months that the Fund held such derivatives during the period ended June 30, 2019. |
The following table presents derivative assets by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement (“MNA”), or similar agreement, and net of the related collateral received by the Fund(s) as of June 30, 2019.
Asset Valuation Inputs
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Derivative Assets Subject to an MNA by Counterparty† | | | Financial Instruments Available for Offset | | | Collateral Received*** | | | Net Amount* | |
Asset Momentum Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
HSBC Bank USA | | $ | 7,605 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 7,605 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America N.A. | | $ | 4,156 | | | $ | (4,156 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | | 1,693,338 | | | | - | | | | (1,680,000 | ) | | | 13,338 | |
Credit Suisse International | | | 931,768 | | | | - | | | | (931,768 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 2,629,262 | | | $ | (4,156 | ) | | $ | (2,611,768 | ) | | $ | 13,338 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 955,333 | | | $ | - | | | $ | (940,000 | ) | | $ | 15,333 | |
Credit Suisse International | | | 1,079,222 | | | | - | | | | (1,079,222 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 2,034,555 | | | $ | - | | | $ | (2,019,222 | ) | | $ | 15,333 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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The following table presents derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA, or similar agreement, and net of the related collateral pledged by the Fund(s) as of June 30, 2019.
Liability Valuation Inputs
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Derivative Liabilities Subject to an MNA by Counterparty† | | | Financial Instruments Available for Offset | | | Collateral Pledged*** | | | Net Amount** | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America N.A. | | $ | (404,221 | ) | | $ | 4,156 | | | $ | 270,000 | | | $ | (130,065 | ) |
Goldman Sachs International | | | (167,654 | ) | | | - | | | | 167,654 | | | | - | |
JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | (69,271 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (69,271 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | (641,146 | ) | | $ | 4,156 | | | $ | 437,654 | | | $ | (199,336 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Goldman Sachs International | | $ | (97,380 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (97,380 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | Represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default. |
** | Represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default. |
*** | The amount presented here may be less than the total amount of collateral received/pledged as the net amount of derivative assets and liabilities for a counterparty cannot be less than $0. |
† | The amount presented here may be less than the total amount shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as some derivatives held by the counterparty are not covered within the master netting agreements. |
Such agreements typically permit a single net payment in the event of default, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Typically, the Fund(s) and counterparties are not permitted to sell,re-pledge, or use the collateral they receive.
Further details regarding the derivatives and other investments held by the Fund(s) during the period ended June 30, 2019, are discussed below.
Foreign Currency Exchange Transactions
A Fund may engage in foreign currency exchange transactions for hedging purposes in order to protect against uncertainty in the level of future foreign currency exchange rates, or for other,non-hedging purposes.
A Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions, including foreign currency forward contracts. These contracts call for the Fund to deliver in the future an amount of one currency in return for an amount of another currency, at an exchange rate determined at the time the contract is entered into. Forward contracts are private contractual arrangements and a Fund is subject to the risk that its counterparty will not, or will not be able to, perform its obligations. This type of arrangement may require the Fund to post margin. A Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions in order to hedge against changes in the values of the assets or liabilities denominated in one or more foreign currencies, or otherwise to increase or reduce a Fund’s exposure to various foreign currencies. The use of foreign currency exchange transactions may create investment leverage.
Whenever a Fund enters into a foreign currency exchange transaction, it is subject to the risk that the value of the transaction will move in a direction unfavorable to it. When the Fund uses the transactions for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the transactions, at least in part. If a Fund enters into foreign currency exchange transactions other than for hedging purposes (for example, seeking to profit from an anticipated change in the values of currencies by creating directional exposures in the portfolio with respect to one or more currencies), it will generally be subject to the same risks, but is less likely to have assets or liabilities that will offset any losses on the transactions. There can be no assurance that a Fund will be able to terminate any foreign currency exchange transaction prior to its maturity in order to limit its loss on the transaction.
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Forward foreign currency contracts are marked to market daily and the change in their value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the settlement price established through dealers or other market sources on the day which they are traded. When a forward foreign currency contract is extinguished, through delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it was extinguished or offset. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risk associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions and counterparty risks are considered.
A Fund’s current exposure to a counterparty is the unrealized appreciation on the contract.
Futures Contracts
A Fund may seek to manage a variety of different risks, such as interest rate risk, equity price risk, and currency risk, through the use of futures contracts. A Fund may use interest rate futures contracts to adjust the interest rate sensitivity (duration) of its portfolio or the credit exposure of the portfolio. Interest rate futures contracts obligate the long or short holder to take or make delivery of a specified quantity of a financial instrument, such as a specific fixed income security, during a specified future period at a specified price. A Fund may use index futures contracts to hedge against broad market risks to its portfolio or to gain broad market exposure when it holds uninvested cash or as an inexpensive substitute for cash investments directly in securities or other assets, including commodities and precious metals. Securities index futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell units of a securities index at a specified future date at a price agreed upon when the contract is made and are settled in cash. Positions in futures contracts may be closed out only on an exchange or board of trade which provides a secondary market for such futures. Because futures contracts are exchange-traded, they typically have minimal exposure to counterparty risk.
Parties to a futures contract are not required to post the entire notional amount of the contract, but rather a small percentage of that amount (by way of margin), both at the time they enter into futures transactions, and then on a daily basis if their positions decline in value; as a result, futures contracts are highly leveraged. Such payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Funds as unrealized gains or losses. Because futures markets are highly leveraged, they can be extremely volatile, and there can be no assurance that the pricing of a futures contract will correlate precisely with the pricing of the asset or index underlying it or the asset or liability of the Fund that is the subject of the hedge. It may not always be possible for a Fund to enter into a closing transaction with respect to a futures contract it has entered into, at a favorable time or price. When a Fund enters into a futures transaction, it is subject to the risk that the value of the futures contract will move in a direction unfavorable to it. When a Fund uses futures contracts for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the transactions, at least in part.
When a futures contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.
Swap Agreements
Swap agreements are typicallytwo-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments or rates, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” (i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index).
Interest Rate Swaps.When a Fund enters into an interest rate swap, it typically agrees to make payments to its counterparty based on a specified long- or short-term interest rate, and will receive payments from its counterparty based on another interest rate. Other forms of interest rate swap agreements include, among others, interest rate caps, under which, in return for a specified payment stream, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates exceed a specified rate, or “cap”; interest rate floors, under which, in return for a specified payment stream, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the
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extent that interest rates fall below a specified rate, or “floor”; and interest rate collars, under which a party sells a cap and purchases a floor or vice versa in an attempt to protect itself against interest rate movements exceeding given minimum or maximum levels. A Fund may enter into an interest rate swap in order, for example, to hedge against the effect of interest rate changes on the value of specific securities in its portfolio, or to adjust the interest rate sensitivity (duration) or the credit exposure of its portfolio overall, or otherwise as a substitute for a direct investment in debt securities.
Credit Default Swaps.A Fund alsomay enter into credit default swap transactions, as a “buyer” or “seller” of credit protection. In a credit default swap, one party provides what is in effect insurance against a default or other adverse credit event affecting an issuer of debt securities (typically referred to as a “reference entity”). In general, the buyer of credit protection is obligated to pay the protection seller an upfront amount or a periodic stream of payments over the term of the swap. If a “credit event” occurs, the buyer has the right to deliver to the seller bonds or other obligations of the reference entity (with a value up to the full notional value of the swap), and to receive a payment equal to the par value of the bonds or other obligations. Credit events that would trigger a request that the seller make payment are specific to each credit default swap agreement, but generally include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, acceleration, default, or repudiation/moratorium. When a Fund buys protection, it may or may not own securities of the reference entity. If it does own securities of the reference entity, the swap serves as a hedge against a decline in the value of the securities due to the occurrence of a credit event involving the issuer of the securities. If the Fund does not own securities of the reference entity, the credit default swap may be seen to create a short position in the reference entity. If a Fund is a buyer and no credit event occurs, the Fund will typically recover nothing under the swap, but will have had to pay the required upfront payment and stream of continuing payments under the swap. When a Fund sells protection under a credit default swap, the position may have the effect of creating leverage in the Fund’s portfolio through the Fund’s indirect long exposure to the issuer or securities on which the swap is written. When a Fund sells protection, it may do so either to earn additional income or to create a “synthetic” long position.
Whenever a Fund enters into a swap agreement, it takes on counterparty risk — the risk that its counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the swap agreement. The Fund also takes the risk that the market will move against its position in the swap agreement. In the case of an interest rate swap, the value of the swap may increase or decrease depending on changes in interest rates. In the case of a credit default swap, the swap will become more or less valuable depending on the credit of the issuer of the underlying security, and, if a credit event occurs under a swap where the Fund is the seller of credit protection, the Fund could be required to purchase the security at par value, resulting in a significant loss to the Fund. When the Fund enters into any type of swap for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the swap, at least in part. Swap agreements may benon-transferable or otherwise highly illiquid, and a Fund may not be able to terminate or transfer a swap agreement at any particular time or at an acceptable price.
Swaptions.A Fund may also enter into options on swap agreements (“swaptions”). A swaption is a contract that gives a counterparty the right (but not the obligation) to enter into a new swap agreement or to shorten, extend, cancel, or otherwise modify an existing swap agreement, at some designated future time on specified terms. A Fund may write (sell) and purchase put and call swaptions. Depending on the terms of the particular option agreement, a Fund will generally incur a greater degree of risk when it writes a swaption than it will incur when it purchases a swaption. When a Fund purchases a swaption, it risks losing only the amount of the premium it has paid should it decide to let the option expire unexercised. However, when a Fund writes a swaption, upon exercise of the option the Fund will become obligated according to the terms of the underlying agreement. A Fund may enter into swaptions for the same purposes as swaps. For information regarding the accounting treatment of options, see “Options, Rights, and Warrants” below.
Centrally Cleared Swaps.Certain clearinghouses currently offer clearing for limited types of derivatives transactions, principally certain interest rate swaps, certain index swaps, and credit derivatives. In a cleared derivative transaction, a Fund typically enters into the transaction with a financial institution counterparty, and performance of the transaction is effectively guaranteed by a central clearinghouse, thereby reducing or eliminating the Fund’s exposure to the credit risk of its original counterparty. The Fund will be required to post amounts (“initial margin”) with the clearinghouse or at the instruction of the clearinghouse. The initial margin required by a clearinghouse may be greater than the initial margin the Fund would be required to post in an uncleared transaction. If cash is deposited as the initial margin, it is shown as collateral on a Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swap agreements aremarked-to-market daily and subsequent payments (“variation margin”) are made or received by a Fund depending on whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on a Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities (“Variation margin on open derivative instruments”) and as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a Fund’s Statement of Operations. Only a limited number of transaction types are currently eligible for clearing.
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During the term of a swap transaction, changes in the value of the swap are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by marking to market to reflect the market value of the swap. When the swap is terminated, a Fund will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and a Fund’s basis in the agreement. Upfront swap premium payments paid or received by a Fund, if any, are recorded within the value of the open swap agreement on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represent payments paid or received upon entering into the swap agreement to compensate for differences between stated terms of the swap agreement and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, and other relevant factors). These upfront payments are recorded as realized gain or loss on the Fund’s Statement of Operations upon termination or maturity of the swap agreement.
During the term of a swap transaction, the periodic net payments can be made for a set period of time or may be triggered by a predetermined credit event. The net periodic payments may be based on a fixed or variable interest rate, the change in market value of a specified security, basket of securities or index, or the return generated by a security. These periodic payments received or made by the Funds are recorded in the accompanying Statements of Operations as realized gains and losses, respectively.
A Fund’s current exposure to a counterparty is the fair value of the transaction.
Options, Rights, and Warrants
A Fund may purchase and sell put and call options on securities or an index of securities to enhance investment performance or to protect against changes in market prices. A Fund that invests in debt securities may also purchase and sell put and call options to adjust the interest rate sensitivity of its portfolio or the credit exposure of the portfolio.
Call Options.A call option gives the holder the right to purchase, and obligates the writer to sell, a security at the strike price at any time before the expiration date.
Put Options.A put option gives the holder the right to sell, and obligates the writer to buy, a security at the exercise price at any time before the expiration date.
Writing putandcall options. A Fund may write call options on a security it owns, in a “directional” strategy hoping to realize a greater current return through the receipt of premiums. In return for the option premium, the Fund takes the risk that it will have to forego any increase in the value of the security over the strike price. When a Fund has written a call option on a security it does not own, its exposure on such an option is theoretically unlimited. A Fund may enter into closing purchase transactions in order to realize a profit or limit a loss on a previously written call option or, in the case of a call option on a security it owns, to free itself to sell the underlying security or to write another call on the security, or protect a security from being called in an unexpected market rise. Any profits from a closing purchase transaction in the case of a call option on a security a Fund owns may be offset by a decline in the value of the underlying security. Conversely, because increases in the market price of a call option will generally reflect increases in the market price of the underlying security, any loss resulting from a closing purchase transaction relating to a call option on a security a Fund owns is likely to be offset in whole or in part by unrealized appreciation of the underlying security owned by the Fund. A Fund may not be able to close out a call option that it has previously written. A Fund may write put options in order to enhance its current return by taking a long directional position as to a security or index of securities. By writing a put option, the Fund assumes the risk that it may be required to purchase the underlying security for an exercise price higher than its then current market value, resulting in a potential capital loss unless the security later appreciates in value. A Fund may terminate a put option that it has written before it expires by entering into a closing purchase transaction. Any loss from this transaction may be partially or entirely offset by the premium received on the terminated option. A Fund may not be able to close out a put option that it has previously written.
When a Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to the proceeds or offset against the amount paid on the underlying investment to determine the realized gain or loss.
Purchasing putandcall options. A Fund may purchase put options to protect portfolio holdings against a decline in market value of a security or securities held by it. A Fund may also purchase a put option hoping to profit from an anticipated decline in the
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value of the underlying security. If the Fund holds the security underlying the option, the option premium and any transaction costs will reduce any profit the Fund might have realized had it sold the underlying security instead of buying the put option. A Fund may purchase call options to hedge against an increase in the price of securities that the Fund wants ultimately to buy. A Fund may also purchase a call option as a long directional investment hoping to profit from an anticipated increase in the value of the underlying security. In order for a call option to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security must rise sufficiently above the exercise price to cover the premium and transaction costs. These costs will reduce any profit the Fund might have realized had it bought the underlying security at the time it purchased the call option.
When a Fund purchases an option, it runs the risk that it will lose its entire investment in the option in a relatively short period of time, unless the Fund exercises the option or enters into a closing sale transaction before the option’s expiration. If the price of the underlying security does not rise (in the case of a call) or fall (in the case of a put) to an extent sufficient to cover the option premium and transaction costs, the Fund will lose part or all of its investment in the option. This contrasts with an investment by a Fund in the underlying security, since the Fund will not realize a loss if the security’s price does not change. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses.
OTC Options.OTC options purchased or sold by a Fund are not traded on securities or options exchanges or backed by clearinghouses. Rather, they are entered into directly between a Fund and the counterparty to the option. In the case of an OTC option purchased by the Fund, the value of the option to the Fund will depend on the willingness and ability of the option writer to perform its obligations to the Fund. In addition, OTC options may not be transferable and there may be little or no secondary market for them, so they may be considered illiquid. It may not be possible to enter into closing transactions with respect to OTC options or otherwise to terminate such options, and as a result a Fund may be required to remain obligated on an unfavorable OTC option until its expiration. OTC options are valued using prices supplied by a primary pricing source, selected pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees.
Rights and Warrants.A Fund may purchase or hold warrants or rights in order to gain exposure to the underlying security without owning the security, including, for example, cases where the Fund hopes to lock in the price today of a security it may wish to purchase in the future. Warrants generally give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy a security at a stated price. In order for a warrant to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security must rise sufficiently above the exercise price to cover any premium and transaction costs. Rights may similarly confer on the holder the right to purchase or acquire securities, including through participation in aso-called rights offering. Bonds may be issued with warrants or other rights attached to purchase or acquire equity or other debt securities, typically of the bond issuer. The market prices of bonds with warrants or rights attached to purchase equity securities or bonds may, to some degree, reflect changes in the values of the underlying securities.
When a Fund purchases or otherwise acquires warrants or other rights, it runs the risk that it will lose its entire investment in the warrants or rights, unless the Fund exercises the warrant or right, acquires the underlying securities, or enters into a closing transaction before expiration. If the price of the underlying security does not rise to an extent sufficient to cover any premium and transaction costs, the Fund will lose part or all of its investment. Any premiums or purchase price paid for warrants or other rights that expire are treated as realized losses. Warrants and similar rights differ from options in that they are typically written by the issuer of the security underlying the warrant or right. Although some warrants and rights may benon-transferable, others may be tradedover-the-counter or on an exchange.
Inflation-Linked Securities
Inflation-linked securities are typically fixed income securities whose principal values are periodically adjusted according to a measure of inflation. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of an inflation-linked security will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on the security (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. Repayment of the original principal of the security upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-linked securities. For securities that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the security repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.
Alternatively, the interest rates payable on certain inflation-linked securities may be adjusted according to a measure of inflation. As a result, the principal values of such securities do not adjust according to the rate of inflation, although the interest payable on such securities may decline during times of falling inflation.
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The values of inflation-linked securities are expected to change in response to changes in real interest rates. Real interest rates are tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. If nominal interest rates increase at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates may rise, leading to a decrease in value of inflation-linked securities. Inflation-linked securities may cause a potential cash flow mismatch to investors, because an increase in the principal amount of an inflation-linked security will be treated as interest income currently subject to tax at ordinary income rates even though investors will not receive repayment of principal until maturity. If a Fund invests in such securities, it will be required to distribute such interest income in order to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company and eliminate the Fund-level tax, without a corresponding receipt of cash, and therefore may be required to dispose of portfolio securities at a time when it may not be advantageous to do so in order to make such distributions.
Bank Loans
A Fund may invest in bank loans including, for example, corporate loans, loan participations, direct debt, bank debt, and bridge debt. A Fund may invest in a loan by lending money to a borrower directly as part of a syndicate of lenders. In a syndicated loan, the agent that originated and structured the loan typically administers and enforces the loan on behalf of the syndicate. Failure by the agent to fulfill its obligations may delay or adversely affect receipt of payment by a Fund. A Fund may also invest in loans through novations, assignments, and participation interests. In a novation, a Fund typically assumes all of the rights of a lending institution in a loan, including the right to receive payments of principal and interest and other amounts directly from the borrower and to enforce its rights as a lender directly against the borrower. When a Fund takes an assignment of a loan, the Fund acquires some or all of the interest of another lender (or assignee) in the loan. In such cases, the Fund may be required generally to rely upon the assignor to demand payment and enforce rights under the loan. If a Fund acquires a participation in the loan, the Fund purchases an indirect interest in a loan held by a third party and the Fund typically will have a contractual relationship only with the third party loan investor, not with the borrower. As a result, a Fund may have the right to receive payments of principal, interest, and any fees to which it is entitled only from the loan investor selling the participation and only upon receipt by such loan investor of such payments from the borrower. In such cases, a Fund assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the loan investor selling the participation, and the Fund may be unable to realize some or all of the value of its interest in the loan in the event of the insolvency of the third party.
Changes in the financial condition of the borrower or economic conditions or other circumstances may reduce the capacity of the borrower to make principal and interest payments on such instruments and may lead to defaults. The value of any collateral securing a bank loan may decline after the Fund invests, and there is a risk that the value of the collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed to the Fund.
The Dynamic Bond Fund entered into certain loan agreements which are unfunded. The Dynamic Bond Fund is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. These commitments are disclosed in the Dynamic Bond Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. At June 30, 2019, the Dynamic Bond Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover these commitments.
Repurchase Agreements
Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with certain banks and broker-dealers whereby a Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. A Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of the securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement in a segregated account. Repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized at all times, but involve some risk to a Fund if the other party should default on its obligation and the Fund is delayed or prevented from recovering the collateral, or if the Fund is required to return collateral to a borrower at a time when it may realize a loss on the investment of that collateral.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
Each Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with banks and broker-dealers to enhance return. Reverse repurchase agreements involve sales by a Fund of portfolio securities concurrently with an agreement by the Fund to repurchase the same securities at a later date at a fixed price (typically equal to the original sale price plus interest). During the reverse repurchase agreement period, the Fund continues to receive principal and interest payments on the securities and also has the opportunity to earn a return on the purchase price received by it from the counterparty.
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Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time. Interest on the value of the reverse repurchase agreements issued and outstanding is based upon competitive market rates determined at the time of issuance. A Fund may utilize reverse repurchase agreements when it is anticipated that the interest income to be earned from the investment of the proceeds of the transaction is greater than the interest expense of the transaction. Reverse repurchase agreements generally create investment leverage and involve the risk that the market value of the security that a Fund is obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price. For financial reporting purposes, cash received in exchange for securities delivered plus accrued interest payments to be made to the counterparty is recorded as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at face value including accrued interest. Due to the short term nature of reverse repurchase agreements, face value approximates fair value. Interest payments made by a Fund to the counterparties are recorded as a component of interest expense in the Statements of Operations. In periods of increased demand for a security, a Fund may receive a fee for use of the security by the counterparty, which may result in interest income to the Fund.
Reverse repurchase transactions are entered into by a Fund under a Master Repurchase Agreement (“MRA”), which permits the Fund, under certain circumstances, including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and creates one single net payment due to or from the Fund. With reverse repurchase transactions, typically a Fund and the counterparties are permitted to sell,re-pledge, or use the collateral associated with the transaction. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, a Fund receives or posts securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price to be paid or received by the Fund upon the maturity of the transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Fund is considered an unsecured creditor with respect to excess collateral and, as such, the return of excess collateral may be delayed.
In the event the buyer of securities under an MRA files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a Fund’s use of the proceeds from the sale of its securities may be restricted or forfeited, and the counterparty may fail to return/resell the securities in question to the Fund.
The following table is a summary of the Fund(s) open reverse repurchase transactions which are subject to an MRA on a net basis at June 30, 2019:
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Counterparty | | Reverse Repurchase Agreements | | | Fair Value of Non-Cash Collateral* | | | Cash Collateral Pledged* | | | Net Amount | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BNP Paribas S.A. | | $ | (61,727,250 | ) | | $ | 61,727,250 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
CIBC | | | (10,634,200 | ) | | | 10,634,200 | | | | | | | | | |
Daiwa Securities | | | (51,906,250 | ) | | | 51,906,250 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. | | | (35,006,722 | ) | | | 35,006,722 | | | | - | | | | - | |
HSBC Bank USA | | | (56,844,504 | ) | | | 56,844,504 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | | | (36,431,250 | ) | | | 36,431,250 | | | | - | | | | - | |
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| | $ | (252,550,176 | ) | | $ | 252,550,176 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
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* | Collateral with a value of $260,193,308 has been pledged in connection with open reverse repurchase transactions. Excess collateral pledged to the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes. |
During the period ended June 30, 2019, the average balance outstanding for open reverse repurchase agreements for the Inflation-Protected and Income Fund was $247,043,912. The maximum balance outstanding for the Inflation-Protected and Income Fund was $268,456,805 during the period ended June 30, 2019. The weighted average maturity was 41 days, at a weighted average interest rate of 2.685%.
Average balance outstanding was calculated based on daily balances outstanding during the period that the Inflation-Protected and Income Fund had entered into reverse repurchase transactions.
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The type of underlying collateral and the remaining maturity of open reverse repurchase transactions in relation to the reverse repurchase agreements on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities is as follows:
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| | Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements | |
| | Overnight and Continuous | | | Up to 30 days | | | 31-90 days | | | Greater Than 90 days | | | Total | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | $ | - | | | $ | 23,712,200 | | | $ | 228,837,976 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 252,550,176 | |
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Total Borrowings | | $ | - | | | $ | 23,712,200 | | | $ | 228,837,976 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 252,550,176 | |
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When-Issued, Delayed-Delivery, Forward Commitment, andTo-Be-Announced Transactions
A Fund may enter into when-issued, delayed-delivery, forward commitment, orto-be-announced (“TBA”) transactions (collectively, the “Forward Transactions”) in order to lock in the purchase price of the underlying security, or in order to adjust the interest rate exposure of the Fund’s existing portfolio. In Forward Transactions, a Fund commits to purchase or sell particular securities, with payment and delivery to take place at a future date. In the case of TBA purchase commitments, the unit price and the estimated principal amount are established when the Fund enters into a commitment, with the actual principal amount being within a specified range of the estimate. Although a Fund does not typically pay for the securities in these types of transactions until they are delivered, it immediately assumes the risks of ownership, including the risk of price fluctuation. As a result, each of these types of transactions may create investment leverage in a Fund’s portfolio and increase the volatility of the Fund. If a Fund’s counterparty fails to deliver a security purchased in a Forward Transaction, there may be a loss, and the Fund may have missed an opportunity to make an alternative investment.
These securities are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, selected pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees, which determines valuations taking into account appropriate factors such asinstitutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. Securities for which no market quotation is available are valued at fair value in accordance with procedures approved by the Trustees. The Funds record on a daily basis the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) based upon changes in the values of these securities. When a Forward Transaction is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the transaction at the time it was opened and the value of the transaction at the time it was closed.
Securities Lending
Each Fund may lend its securities; however, lending cannot exceed 33% of the total assets of the Fund taken at current value. The Funds’ securities lending activities are governed by a Securities Lending Agency Agreement (“Lending Agreement”) between each Fund and the lending agent (“Agent”). The Lending Agreement authorizes the Agent to lend portfolio securities held by a Fund to approved borrowers (each, a “Borrower”).
Each Fund expects that in connection with any securities on loan, the loan will be secured continuously by collateral consisting of cash (U.S. currency) adjusted daily to have value at least equal to the current market value of the securities loaned. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a Fund and any additional collateral is delivered to the Fund the next business day. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of cash collateral. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may bear the risk of delay in recovery of the loaned securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the Borrower of the securities fail financially. Pursuant to the Lending Agreement, the Agent has provided indemnification to the Funds in the event of default by a Borrower with respect to a loan. The Funds receive compensation for lending their securities in the form of a securities loan fee paid by the Borrower, as well as a share of the income earned on investment of the cash collateral received for the loaned securities. At June 30, 2019, the Funds’ collateral was equal to or greater than 100% of the market value of securities on loan.
Subject to the terms of the Lending Agreement and the agreement between the Agent and the applicable Borrower (“Borrowing Agreement”), security loans can be terminated by the Agent, the Fund, or the Borrower and the related securities must be returned
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within the earlier of the customary settlement period for such securities or the period of time specified in the Borrowing Agreement. For all Funds, all securities on loan are classified as common stock in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments at June 30, 2019.
The Funds employ the Agent to implement their securities lending program and the Agent receives a fee from the Funds for its services. In addition, the Funds may be required to pay a rebate to the Borrower. Accordingly, a Fund’s compensation for lending its securities is reduced by any such fees or rebate paid to the Agent or Borrower, respectively. Income received by the Funds in securities lending transactions during the period ended June 30, 2019, is reflected as securities lending income on the Statement of Operations.
Accounting for Investment Transactions
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments are computed by the specific identification cost method. Proceeds received from litigation, if any, are included in realized gains on investment transactions for any investments that are no longer held in the portfolio and as a reduction in cost for investments that continue to be held in the portfolio. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of discounts and premiums on debt securities, is earned from the settlement date and is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income and realized capital gain distributions are recorded on theex-dividend date.Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock are recorded as dividend income at market value. Withholding taxes on foreign interest, dividends, and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Foreign dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date or as soon as practicable after the Fund determines the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Funds determine the classification of distributions received as return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions.
Foreign Currency Translation
The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The market values of foreign currencies, foreign securities, and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the buying and selling rates of such currencies against the U.S. dollar at the end of each business day. Purchases and sales of foreign securities and income and expense items are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from changes in the exchange rates from that portion arising from changes in the market prices of securities. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends or interest recorded on the books of the Funds and the amount actually received.
Allocation of Operating Activity
In maintaining the records for the Funds, the income and expense accounts are allocated daily to each class of shares. Investment income and loss, and unrealized and realized gains or losses are prorated among the classes of shares based on the relative net assets of each. Expenses are allocated to each class of shares depending on the nature of the expenditures. Administration and service fees, if any, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class’s operations. Expenses of a Fund not directly attributable to the operations of any specific class of shares of the Fund are prorated among the classes to which the expense relates based on relative net assets.
Foreign Securities
The Strategic Emerging Markets Fund invests substantially all of its assets in foreign securities. The other Funds may also invest in foreign securities. Foreign securities, including American Depositary Receipts, are subject to additional risks compared to securities of U.S. issuers, including international trade, currency, political, regulatory, and diplomatic risks. In addition, fluctuations in currency exchange rates may adversely affect the values of foreign securities and the price of a Fund’s shares.
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Emerging markets securities are subject to greater risks than securities issued in developed foreign markets, including less liquidity, greater price volatility, higher relative rates of inflation, greater political, economic, and social instability, greater custody and operational risks, and greater volatility in currency exchange rates.
Federal Income Tax
It is each Fund’s intent to continue to comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to a regulated investment company. Under such provisions, the Funds would not be subject to federal income taxes on their ordinary income and net realized capital gains to the extent they are distributed or deemed to have been distributed to their shareholders. Therefore, the Funds have not made any provision for federal income tax.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid quarterly for the Dynamic Bond Fund, High Yield Fund, Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, and Short-Duration Bond Fund and annually for the Asset Momentum Fund, Equity Rotation Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, Special Situations Fund, and Strategic Emerging Markets Fund and at other times as may be required to satisfy tax or regulatory requirements. Distributions of any net realized capital gains of each Fund are declared and paid annually and at other times as may be required to satisfy tax or regulatory requirements.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. As a result, net investment income and net realized capital gains on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period.
3. Advisory Fees and Other Transactions
Investment Advisory Fees and Investment Subadvisers
MML Investment Advisers, LLC (“MML Advisers”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MassMutual, serves as investment adviser to each Fund. Under the investment advisory agreements between MML Advisers and the Trust on behalf of each Fund, MML Advisers is responsible for providing investment management services for each Fund. In return for these services, MML Advisers receives advisory fees, based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at the following annual rates:
| | |
Fund | | Investment Advisory Fee |
Asset Momentum Fund | | 0.60% on the first $500 million; and |
| | 0.55% on any excess over $500 million |
Dynamic Bond Fund | | 0.40% on the first $1 billion; and |
| | 0.35% on any excess over $1 billion |
Equity Rotation Fund | | 0.45% on the first $500 million; and |
| | 0.40% on any excess over $500 million |
High Yield Fund | | 0.60% on the first $300 million; and |
| | 0.575% on any excess over $300 million |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | 0.60% on the first $100 million; |
| | 0.55% on the next $200 million; |
| | 0.50% on the next $200 million; and |
| | 0.45% on any excess over $500 million |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | 0.35% on the first $300 million; and |
| | 0.30% on any excess over $300 million |
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| | |
Fund | | Investment Advisory Fee |
Small Cap Equity Fund | | 0.65% on the first $100 million; |
| | 0.60% on the next $100 million; |
| | 0.55% on the next $300 million; and |
| | 0.50% on any excess over $500 million |
Special Situations Fund | | 0.60% on the first $500 million; and |
| | 0.55% on any excess over $500 million |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | 1.05% on the first $500 million; and |
| | 1.00% on any excess over $500 million |
MML Advisers has entered into investment subadvisory agreements with Barings LLC (“Barings”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MM Asset Management Holding LLC, itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of MassMutual Holding LLC, a controlled subsidiary of MassMutual, on behalf of certain Funds. These agreements provide that Barings manage the investment and reinvestment of assets of these Funds. Barings receives a subadvisory fee from MML Advisers based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets, at the following annual rates:
| | |
Asset Momentum Fund | | 0.475% |
Equity Rotation Fund | | 0.30% |
High Yield Fund | | 0.20% |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | 0.08% |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | 0.08% |
Special Situations Fund | | 0.45% |
Effective at the close of business on May 24, 2019, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), replaced OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp., itself an indirect majority-owned subsidiary of MassMutual Holding LLC, as subadviser to the Small Cap Equity Fund and the Strategic Emerging Markets Fund. MML Advisers has entered into investment subadvisory agreements with Invesco, pursuant to which Invesco serves as the subadviser to each Fund. These agreements provide that Invesco manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of each Fund. Invesco receives a subadvisory fee from MML Advisers, based upon the average daily net assets of each Fund.
Prior to the close of business on May 24, 2019, MML Advisers had entered into investment subadvisory agreements with OFI on behalf of the Small Cap Equity Fund and the Strategic Emerging Markets Fund. These agreements provided that OFI manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Funds. OFI received a subadvisory fee from MML Advisers, based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets, at the following annual rates:
| | |
Small Cap Equity Fund | | 0.25% |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | 0.70% |
MML Advisers has entered into an investment subadvisory agreement with the unaffiliated investment subadviser, DoubleLine Capital, LP (“DoubleLine”), pursuant to which DoubleLine serves as the subadviser to the Dynamic Bond Fund. This agreement provides that DoubleLine manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Fund. DoubleLine receives a subadvisory fee from MassMutual based upon the average daily net assets of the Fund.
The Funds’ subadvisory fees are paid monthly by MML Advisers out of the advisory fees previously disclosed above.
Administration Fees
For the Asset Momentum Fund, Dynamic Bond Fund, Equity Rotation Fund, High Yield Fund, Short-Duration Bond Fund, Special Situations Fund, and Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, under a separate Administrative and Shareholder Services Agreement between the Trust and MML Advisers, on behalf of each Fund, MML Advisers is obligated to provide administrative and
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shareholder services and bear some of the Fund specific administrative expenses. In return for these services, MML Advisers receives an administrative services fee, based upon the average daily net assets of the applicable class of shares of the Funds, at the following annual rates:
| | | | |
| | Class II | | Service Class I |
Asset Momentum Fund | | 0.15% | | 0.15% |
Dynamic Bond Fund | | 0.15% | | 0.15% |
Equity Rotation Fund | | 0.15% | | 0.15% |
High Yield Fund | | 0.15% | | 0.15% |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | 0.15% | | 0.15% |
Special Situations Fund | | 0.15% | | 0.15% |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | 0.15% | | 0.15% |
Distribution and Service Fees
MML Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as distributor to the Funds. Pursuant to a Distribution and Services Plan adopted by the Funds pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, Service Class shares and Service Class I shares of the Funds pay an annual fee of 0.25% of the average daily net asset value of Service Class shares and Service Class I shares. This fee, or a portion thereof, is paid to: (i) the Distributor for services provided and expenses incurred by it in connection with the distribution of Service Class shares or Service Class I shares, as applicable, of each Fund; and/or (ii) MassMutual for services provided and expenses incurred by it for purposes of maintaining or providing personal services to Service Class and Service Class I shareholders. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MassMutual.
Expense Caps and Waivers
MML Advisers has agreed to cap the fees and expenses of the Funds noted below (other than extraordinary litigation and legal
expenses, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses#, interest expense, short sale dividend and loan expense, or other non-recurring or
unusual expenses such as organizational expenses and shareholder meeting expenses, as applicable) based upon the average daily
net assets of the applicable class of shares of the Fund, as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Class II | | | Service Class I | |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund* | | | 1.35% | | | | 1.60% | |
# | Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are expenses borne indirectly by a Fund through investments in other pooled investment vehicles. |
* | Expense caps in effect through April 30, 2020. |
Prior to May 1, 2019, MML Advisers agreed to cap the fees and expenses of the Funds noted below (other than extraordinary litigation and legal expenses, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses#, interest expense, short sale dividend and loan expense, or other non-recurring or unusual expenses such as organizational expenses and shareholder meeting expenses, as applicable) based upon the average daily net assets of the applicable class of shares of the Funds, as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Class II | | | Service Class I | |
Asset Momentum Fund | | | 0.80% | | | | 1.05% | |
Dynamic Bond Fund | | | 0.60% | | | | 0.85% | |
Equity Rotation Fund | | | 0.65% | | | | 0.90% | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | | 0.55% | | | | 0.80% | |
Special Situations Fund | | | 0.80% | | | | 1.05% | |
# | Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are expenses borne indirectly by a Fund through investments in other pooled investment vehicles. |
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MML Advisers waived 0.10% of the advisory fee of the High Yield Fund through April 30, 2019. Effective May 1, 2019, MML Advisers has agreed to waive 0.07% of the advisory fee of the High Yield Fund through April 30, 2020.
MML Advisers has agreed to voluntarily waive 0.04% of the advisory fee of the Strategic Emerging Markets Fund. MML Advisers may amend or discontinue this waiver at any time without advance notice.
Expense caps and waiver amounts are reflected as a reduction of expenses on the Statements of Operations.
Deferred Compensation
Trustees of the Funds who are not officers or employees of MassMutual may elect to defer receipt of their annual fees in accordance with terms of a Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan. Amounts deferred shall accrue interest or earnings and shall be recorded on the Funds’ books as other liabilities. Deferred compensation is included within Trustees’ fees and expenses in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Other
Certain officers and trustees of the Funds may also be employees of MassMutual. The compensation of a trustee who is not an employee of MassMutual is borne by the Funds.
4. | | Purchases and Sales of Investments |
Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the period ended June 30, 2019, were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | | Sales | |
| | Long-Term U.S. Government Securities | | | Other Long-Term Securities | | | Long-Term U.S. Government Securities | | | Other Long-Term Securities | |
Asset Momentum Fund | | $ | - | | | $ | 887,842 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
Dynamic Bond Fund | | | 60,184,292 | | | | 58,151,478 | | | | 92,551,028 | | | | 64,850,438 | |
Equity Rotation Fund | | | - | | | | 31,279,052 | | | | - | | | | 28,131,321 | |
High Yield Fund | | | - | | | | 39,168,576 | | | | - | | | | 39,023,701 | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | 81,306,931 | | | | 58,652,086 | | | | 83,063,332 | | | | 52,959,625 | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | | 9,218,711 | | | | 31,830,605 | | | | 3,673,645 | | | | 49,886,955 | |
Small Cap Equity Fund | | | - | | | | 14,446,762 | | | | - | | | | 16,995,032 | |
Special Situations Fund | | | - | | | | 16,506,551 | | | | - | | | | 11,998,517 | |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | | - | | | | 26,511,745 | | | | - | | | | 27,473,232 | |
The Funds may purchase from, or sell securities to, other affiliated Funds under procedures adopted by the Trustees. These procedures have been designed to ensure that cross trades conducted by the Funds comply with Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act. The cross trades disclosed in the table below are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the table above, as applicable.
| | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Small Cap Equity Fund | | $ | 14,624 | | | $ | - | |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | | 17,767 | | | | - | |
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5. | | Capital Share Transactions |
Changes in shares outstanding for each Fund were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | |
| | | | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Momentum Fund Class II | |
Sold | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | - | | | $ | - | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 246,853 | | | | 2,557,803 | |
Redeemed | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | 246,853 | | | $ | 2,557,803 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Momentum Fund Service Class I | |
Sold | | | 4,964 | | | $ | 52,032 | | | | 25,716 | | | $ | 309,067 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 14,727 | | | | 151,157 | |
Redeemed | | | (12,066 | ) | | | (126,197 | ) | | | (14,056 | ) | | | (169,101 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (7,102 | ) | | $ | (74,165 | ) | | | 26,387 | | | $ | 291,123 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dynamic Bond Fund Class II | |
Sold | | | 1,871,374 | | | $ | 18,417,013 | | | | 1,466,284 | | | $ | 14,480,002 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 478,306 | | | | 4,692,185 | | | | 1,532,895 | | | | 14,819,194 | |
Redeemed | | | (4,977,534 | ) | | | (49,089,162 | ) | | | (4,213,885 | ) | | | (40,820,214 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (2,627,854 | ) | | $ | (25,979,964 | ) | | | (1,214,706 | ) | | $ | (11,521,018 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dynamic Bond Fund Service Class I | |
Sold | | | 174,911 | | | $ | 1,716,664 | | | | 281,696 | | | $ | 2,740,006 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 7,902 | | | | 77,286 | | | | 18,425 | | | | 177,628 | |
Redeemed | | | (31,365 | ) | | | (307,981 | ) | | | (90,546 | ) | | | (881,343 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 151,448 | | | $ | 1,485,969 | | | | 209,575 | | | $ | 2,036,291 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Rotation Fund Class II | |
Sold | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | - | | | $ | - | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 347,932 | | | | 4,188,659 | |
Redeemed | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | 347,932 | | | $ | 4,188,659 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Rotation Fund Service Class I | |
Sold | | | 5,871 | | | $ | 70,260 | | | | 35,629 | | | $ | 484,337 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 19,355 | | | | 231,195 | |
Redeemed | | | (7,105 | ) | | | (84,165 | ) | | | (11,388 | ) | | | (153,245 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (1,234 | ) | | $ | (13,905 | ) | | | 43,596 | | | $ | 562,287 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
High Yield Fund Class II | |
Sold | | | 1,445,885 | | | $ | 13,890,920 | | | | 431 | | | $ | 4,247 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 135,292 | | | | 1,294,746 | | | | 591,969 | | | | 5,687,310 | |
Redeemed | | | (1,787,481 | ) | | | (17,164,575 | ) | | | (1,375,346 | ) | | | (13,230,645 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (206,304 | ) | | $ | (1,978,909 | ) | | | (782,946 | ) | | $ | (7,539,088 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
High Yield Fund Service Class I | |
Sold | | | 461,517 | | | $ | 4,391,204 | | | | 915,670 | | | $ | 8,967,463 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 72,483 | | | | 691,483 | | | | 263,189 | | | | 2,516,383 | |
Redeemed | | | (318,400 | ) | | | (3,029,524 | ) | | | (661,278 | ) | | | (6,448,888 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 215,600 | | | $ | 2,053,163 | | | | 517,581 | | | $ | 5,034,958 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | |
| | | | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund Initial Class | |
Sold | | | 2,150,938 | | | $ | 21,336,385 | | | | 3,487,180 | | | $ | 34,922,361 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 38,129 | | | | 380,906 | | | | 1,122,241 | | | | 11,103,254 | |
Redeemed | | | (2,805,405 | ) | | | (28,017,899 | ) | | | (9,718,069 | ) | | | (95,970,153 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (616,338 | ) | | $ | (6,300,608 | ) | | | (5,108,648 | ) | | $ | (49,944,538 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund Service Class | |
Sold | | | 246,229 | | | $ | 2,445,357 | | | | 596,678 | | | $ | 5,917,708 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 4,931 | | | | 49,010 | | | | 129,905 | | | | 1,280,315 | |
Redeemed | | | (427,369 | ) | | | (4,247,832 | ) | | | (1,007,377 | ) | | | (9,932,312 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (176,209 | ) | | $ | (1,753,465 | ) | | | (280,794 | ) | | $ | (2,734,289 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund Class II | |
Sold | | | 1,326,359 | | | $ | 12,920,241 | | | | 1,481,517 | | | $ | 14,402,901 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 150,297 | | | | 1,451,868 | | | | 592,658 | | | | 5,711,370 | |
Redeemed | | | (1,748,119 | ) | | | (16,932,354 | ) | | | (6,028,871 | ) | | | (58,363,103 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (271,463 | ) | | $ | (2,560,245 | ) | | | (3,954,696 | ) | | $ | (38,248,832 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund Service Class I | |
Sold | | | 493,045 | | | $ | 4,772,385 | | | | 1,226,437 | | | $ | 11,855,406 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 26,212 | | | | 252,939 | | | | 85,713 | | | | 824,955 | |
Redeemed | | | (589,223 | ) | | | (5,693,261 | ) | | | (1,292,508 | ) | | | (12,498,648 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (69,966 | ) | | $ | (667,937 | ) | | | 19,642 | | | $ | 181,713 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Small Cap Equity Fund Initial Class | |
Sold | | | 246,842 | | | $ | 2,266,358 | | | | 405,551 | | | $ | 4,090,986 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,219,087 | | | | 12,792,106 | |
Redeemed | | | (651,701 | ) | | | (5,999,261 | ) | | | (1,420,496 | ) | | | (14,639,617 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (404,859 | ) | | $ | (3,732,903 | ) | | | 204,142 | | | $ | 2,243,475 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Small Cap Equity Fund Service Class | |
Sold | | | 168,896 | | | $ | 1,515,615 | | | | 551,091 | | | $ | 5,383,342 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 249,416 | | | | 2,569,206 | |
Redeemed | | | (151,369 | ) | | | (1,365,789 | ) | | | (242,579 | ) | | | (2,379,816 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 17,527 | | | $ | 149,826 | | | | 557,928 | | | $ | 5,572,732 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Special Situations Fund Class II | |
Sold | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | - | | | $ | - | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 86,549 | | | | 930,068 | |
Redeemed | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | 86,549 | | | $ | 930,068 | |
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Special Situations Fund Service Class I | |
Sold | | | 2,044 | | | $ | 25,014 | | | | 26,412 | | | $ | 320,267 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 2,702 | | | | 28,951 | |
Redeemed | | | (956 | ) | | | (11,534 | ) | | | (9,618 | ) | | | (117,423 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | 1,088 | | | $ | 13,480 | | | | 19,496 | | | $ | 231,795 | |
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Strategic Emerging Markets Fund Class II | |
Sold | | | 822,774 | | | $ | 8,968,269 | | | | 4,375,527 | | | $ | 49,023,980 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 15,159 | | | | 170,692 | |
Redeemed | | | (799,548 | ) | | | (8,972,814 | ) | | | (1,533,517 | ) | | | (17,272,281 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | 23,226 | | | $ | (4,545 | ) | | | 2,857,169 | | | $ | 31,922,391 | |
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| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | |
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| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Strategic Emerging Markets Fund Service Class I | |
Sold | | | 94,681 | | | $ | 1,067,173 | | | | 414,288 | | | $ | 4,680,720 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Redeemed | | | (118,119 | ) | | | (1,340,940 | ) | | | (296,650 | ) | | | (3,363,088 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (23,438 | ) | | $ | (273,767 | ) | | | 117,638 | | | $ | 1,317,632 | |
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6. | | Federal Income Tax Information |
At June 30, 2019, the aggregate cost of investments and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of all investments owned by the Fund(s), as computed on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
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| | Federal Income Tax Cost | | | Tax Basis Unrealized Appreciation | | | Tax Basis Unrealized (Depreciation) | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Asset Momentum Fund | | $ | 28,606,497 | | | $ | 2,450,996 | | | $ | (207,628 | ) | | $ | 2,243,368 | |
Dynamic Bond Fund | | | 427,613,793 | | | | 15,324,480 | | | | (6,630,087 | ) | | | 8,694,393 | |
Equity Rotation Fund | | | 27,817,226 | | | | 4,077,366 | | | | (436,716 | ) | | | 3,640,650 | |
High Yield Fund | | | 136,327,927 | | | | 4,032,876 | | | | (8,057,750 | ) | | | (4,024,874 | ) |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | 612,468,326 | | | | 12,005,298 | | | | (1,445,650 | ) | | | 10,559,648 | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | | 198,769,580 | | | | 3,794,461 | | | | (1,706,184 | ) | | | 2,088,277 | |
Small Cap Equity Fund | | | 99,594,374 | | | | 24,853,020 | | | | (6,922,764 | ) | | | 17,930,256 | |
Special Situations Fund | | | 22,639,567 | | | | 5,916,568 | | | | (1,570,228 | ) | | | 4,346,340 | |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | | 129,126,188 | | | | 25,065,496 | | | | (6,479,761 | ) | | | 18,585,735 | |
Net capital loss carryforwards may be applied against any net realized taxable gains in succeeding years, subject to the carryforward period limitations, where applicable. On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”) was signed by the President. The Modernization Act changed the capital loss carryforward rules as they relate to regulated investment companies. Capital losses generated in tax years beginning after the date of enactment may now be carried forward indefinitely, and retain the character of the original loss. Underpre-enactment law, capital losses could be carried forward for up to eight tax years as short-term capital losses. The provisions affecting the utilization of capital loss carryforwards under the Modernization Act also require the utilization of post-enactment losses prior to the utilization ofpre-enactment losses.
At December 31, 2018, for federal income tax purposes, there were no unused capital losses.
At December 31, 2018 the following Fund(s) had post-enactment accumulated capital loss carryforwards:
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| | Short Term Capital Loss Carryforward | | | Long term Capital Loss Carryforward | |
Dynamic Bond Fund | | $ | 4,355,770 | | | $ | 2,250,509 | |
High Yield Fund | | | 273,225 | | | | 3,751,173 | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | 1,879,589 | | | | 8,619,300 | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | | 145,230 | | | | 5,050,975 | |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | | 3,860,933 | | | | 366,071 | |
Net capital loss carryforwards for the Fund(s) shown in the above table are from post-enactment years and are, therefore, not subject to the eight-year carryforward period and possible expiration.
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The following Fund(s) elected to defer to the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2019, post-October capital losses:
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| | Post-October Loss | | | Post October Currency Loss | |
Asset Momentum Fund | | $ | 2,488,740 | | | $ | - | |
Special Situations Fund | | | 190,711 | | | | - | |
The following Fund(s) elected to defer to the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2019, late year ordinary losses:
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| | Amount | |
Asset Momentum Fund | | $ | 414 | |
Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital.
The tax character of distributions (including capital gain dividends, if any, designated pursuant to Section 852 of the Code) paid during the year ended December 31, 2018, was as follows:
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| | Ordinary Income | | | Long Term Capital Gain | | | Return of Capital | |
Asset Momentum Fund | | $ | 347,841 | | | $ | 2,361,119 | | | $ | - | |
Dynamic Bond Fund | | | 14,996,822 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Equity Rotation Fund | | | 278,900 | | | | 4,140,954 | | | | - | |
High Yield Fund | | | 8,194,092 | | | | - | | | | 9,601 | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | 12,383,569 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | | 6,536,325 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Small Cap Equity Fund | | | 3,814,954 | | | | 11,546,358 | | | | - | |
Special Situations Fund | | | 132,626 | | | | 826,393 | | | | - | |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | | 170,692 | | | | - | | | | - | |
The following Fund(s) have elected to pass through the foreign tax credit for the year ended December 31, 2018:
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| | Amount | |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | $ | 177,382 | |
Capital accounts within the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences between book and tax accounting. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book and tax accounting differences will reverse in subsequent periods. At December 31, 2018, temporary book and tax accounting differences were primarily attributable to investments in forward contracts, futures contracts, swap agreements, premium amortization accruals, passive foreign investment companies,non-taxable dividends basis adjustments, partnership basis adjustments, the deferral of wash sale losses, and deferred Trustee compensation.
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At December 31, 2018, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
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| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | Undistributed Long Term Capital Gain (Capital Loss Carryover) | | | Other Temporary Differences | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Asset Momentum Fund | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (2,491,020 | ) | | $ | 83,397 | |
Dynamic Bond Fund | | | 932,273 | | | | (6,606,279 | ) | | | (33,619 | ) | | | (11,921,944 | ) |
Equity Rotation Fund | | | - | | | | 573,047 | | | | (1,967 | ) | | | 332,395 | |
High Yield Fund | | | - | | | | (4,024,398 | ) | | | (21,535 | ) | | | (11,098,471 | ) |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | 429,910 | | | | (10,498,889 | ) | | | (90,563 | ) | | | (10,897,503 | ) |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | | 123,742 | | | | (5,196,205 | ) | | | (36,188 | ) | | | (3,014,598 | ) |
Small Cap Equity Fund | | | 1,617,822 | | | | 8,503,002 | | | | (33,490 | ) | | | 2,017,581 | |
Special Situations Fund | | | 231 | | | | - | | | | (192,365 | ) | | | 1,261,605 | |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | | 321,803 | | | | (4,227,004 | ) | | | (13,882 | ) | | | 3,085,183 | |
The Funds did not have any unrecognized tax benefits at June 30, 2019, nor were there any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the period then ended. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as an income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Funds did not incur any such interest or penalties. The Funds are subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the prior three fiscal years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Funds’ understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Under the Funds’ organizational documents, current and former Trustees and Officers are provided with specified rights to indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Funds, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for obligations of the Funds. In the normal course of business, the Funds may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
8. | | New Accounting Pronouncements |
In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update2018-13 — Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU2018-13”). ASU2018-13 eliminates the requirement to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the timing of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy, and the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU2018-13 requires that information is provided about the measurement uncertainty of Level 3 fair value measurements as of the reporting date. The amendment is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Management has evaluated the impact of ASU2018-13 and has early adopted the disclosure requirements and the impact, if any, is reflected within the Funds’ financial statements.
On December 7, 2010, the Trust was named as a defendant and putative member of the proposed defendant class of shareholders named in an adversary proceeding brought by The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Tribune Company (the “Official Committee”) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, in connection with Tribune Company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding (In re Tribune Company). The proceeding relates to a leveraged buyout (“LBO”) transaction by which Tribune Company converted to a privately-held company in 2007, and the putative defendant class is comprised of beneficial owners of shares of Tribune Company who received proceeds (the “Proceeds”) of the LBO. The Official Committee seeks to
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recover payments of those Proceeds. On April 5, 2012, the adversary proceeding was transferred to the Southern District of New York for consolidated pretrial proceedings. The action is now being prosecuted by the litigation trustee (“Trustee”) for the Tribune Litigation Trust.
The potential amount sought to be recovered from the Small Cap Equity Fund is approximately $93,500, plus interest and the Official Committee’s court costs.
The Fund cannot predict the outcome of this proceeding. Accordingly, the Fund has not accrued any amounts related to this proceeding. If the proceeding were to be decided in a manner adverse to the Fund, or if the Fund was to enter into a settlement agreement with the Trustee, the payment of such judgment or settlement could potentially have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s net asset value depending on the net assets of the Fund at the time of such judgment or settlement.
In preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated the events and transactions subsequent to June 30, 2019, through the date when the financial statements were issued, and determined that there are no subsequent events or transactions that would require adjustments to or disclosures in the Funds’ financial statements other than those disclosed below.
Tina Wilson resigned as President of the Trust effective as of August 9, 2019. Eric H. Wietsma was elected as President of the Trust effective August 9, 2019.
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Proxy Voting
A description of the policies and procedures that each Fund’s investment adviser and subadvisers use to vote proxies relating to the Fund’s portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by calling1-888-309-3539, and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent12-month period ended June 30 is available, without charge, upon request, on the MassMutual website at http://www.massmutual.com/funds and on the SEC’s EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Reporting
Effective for periods ending on or after March 31, 2019, the Funds will file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on FormN-PORT. The Funds’ FormsN-PORT will be available on the SEC’s EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov. For periods ending prior to March 31, 2019, this information was filed on FormN-Q. The Funds’ FormsN-Q are available on the SEC’s EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov.
Trustees’ Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
At their meeting in March 2019, the Trustees, including the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust, MML Advisers, or the subadvisers (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and approved new subadvisory agreements with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco Advisers”) for the Small Cap Equity Fund and Strategic Emerging Markets Fund (the “Funds” and the “New Subadvisory Agreements”) due to the expected purchase of the Oppenheimer organization by the Invesco organization. The Trustees discussed with MML Advisers and considered information about, among other things: the nature of the transaction, the familiarity of MML Advisers and the Funds’ Compliance Team with Invesco Advisers, and the general familiarity of the Trustees with Invesco Advisers. The Trustees also considered that the appointment of Invesco Advisers would not result in any change in the investment strategies or portfolio management teams of the Funds, or in the fees or expenses of the Funds. In their deliberations, the Trustees were advised by independent counsel.
Prior to the votes being taken to approve the New Subadvisory Agreements, the Independent Trustees met separately in executive session to discuss the appropriateness of such contracts. The Independent Trustees weighed the foregoing matters in light of the advice given to them by their independent legal counsel as to the law applicable to the review of investment advisory contracts. In arriving at a decision, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single matter as all-important or controlling. The foregoing summary does not detail all of the matters considered.
The New Subadvisory Agreements became effective at the close of business on May 24, 2019.
At their meetings in May and June 2019, the Contract Committee (the “Committee”) and the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, re-approved the existing advisory and subadvisory agreements (collectively, the “Contracts”) for each of the Asset Momentum Fund, Dynamic Bond Fund, Equity Rotation Fund, High Yield Fund, Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Short-Duration Bond Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, Special Situations Fund, and Strategic Emerging Markets Fund. In preparation for the meetings, the Trustees requested, and MML Advisers and the subadvisers provided in advance, certain materials relevant to the consideration of the Contracts (the “Meeting Materials”). In all of their deliberations, the Trustees were advised by independent counsel.
The Committee received in advance of the meetings (i) a memorandum from MML Advisers discussing the nature and quality of the services it provides as investment adviser to the Funds; (ii) a profitability analysis prepared by MML Advisers; and (iii) a fee and performance study report (the “Third-Party Report”) with respect to each Fund prepared by an independent third-party vendor (the “Third-Party”). The Third-Party Report provided detailed comparative advisory fee, total expense, and performance information for each Fund to assist the Committee in its evaluation of the Contracts. The Committee also considered information presented to it throughout the year regarding MML Advisers and each of the subadvisers.
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The Committee considered the nature, scope, and quality of services MML Advisers provides to the Funds, including: (i) the financial condition, stability, and business strategy of MML Advisers; (ii) the capabilities of MML Advisers with respect to regulatory compliance and its ability to monitor compliance with the investment policies of the Funds; (iii) MML Advisers’ ability to provide investment oversight and provide for administrative and shareholder services to the Funds; and (iv) the experience and qualifications of the personnel of MML Advisers that perform, or oversee the performance of, the services provided to the Funds, and the needs of the Funds for administrative and shareholder services.
The Committee then reviewed and considered, for each Fund separately, the detailed information presented in the Third-Party Report regarding: (i) Fund expenses, including, among other things, both the Fund’s net advisory fee and total net expense ratio against peer funds; and (ii) the Fund’s relative performance (over various time periods against funds in its “category” and a benchmark index). In connection with the Committee’s review, MML Advisers provided commentary and analysis regarding each Fund’s expenses and performance and a recommendation as to the action to be taken by the Committee. The Committee noted that it had received in the Meeting Materials or during the course of the past year: (i) detailed information regarding MML Advisers’ ability to provide investment oversight and provide for administrative and shareholder services to the Funds; and (ii) a wide range of information about the subadvisers and their personnel with responsibility for providing services to the Funds and the fees payable to each subadviser by MML Advisers. MML Advisers reviewed with the Committee in detail the work MML Advisers does in its oversight roles, the expertise it brings to these roles, the size of its teams, and the financial commitment it has made to provide those services. Throughout the discussion, MML Advisers responded to Committee members’ questions and provided additional information concerning each Fund.
The Committee reviewed the expense and performance information for each Fund. (References to any one- or three-year period below are to periods ended December 31, 2018. In all cases, the comparative expense information is that of a Fund’s “peer group” and the comparative performance information is that of a Fund’s “performance category.”)
The Committee considered that the total net expense ratios for the following Funds were within the top sixty percent of their peer groups, and in most cases in the top fifty percent. Those Funds include the Asset Momentum Fund, Dynamic Bond Fund, Equity Rotation Fund, High Yield Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, and Special Situations Fund. Of those Funds, all had net advisory fees at or below the medians of their peers.
In the case of the Short-Duration Bond Fund and Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, the Committee considered that each Fund had a total net expense ratio outside the top sixty percent of their peer groups, but a net advisory fee below the peer group median.
The Committee considered the Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, which had a relatively high total net expense ratio and net advisory fee, but whose net advisory fee MML Advisers considered to be within an appropriate range for the reason described below. MML Advisers noted that the advisory agreement for this Fund requires the adviser itself to bear some or all of the Fund’s shareholder servicing expense. The Committee considered MML Advisers’ statement that, if the net advisory fee for this Fund was reduced by the portion of the fee attributable to administrative services (which include shareholder services), the net advisory fee would be less than the peer group median. The Committee also considered MML Advisers’ statement that the Fund’s total net expenses include interest expense on the Fund’s reverse repurchase agreement program, that the Fund makes a positive spread on that interest expense, and that, in the absence of that expense, the Fund’s total net expense ratio would be competitive with those of its peers.
The Committee determined on the basis of these factors that the expenses of those Funds were consistent with the continuation of their advisory agreements.
The Committee considered that the following Funds achieved one- and three-year investment performance above the medians of their performance categories, or in the top sixty percent of their performance categories. Those included the Dynamic Bond Fund, Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Short-Duration Bond Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, Special Situations Fund, and Strategic Emerging Markets Fund.
The Committee considered that each of the Asset Momentum Fund, Equity Rotation Fund, and High Yield Fund had achieved favorable three-year relative performance, but had experienced less favorable one-year performance. The Committee took into account MML Advisers’ continued confidence in the longer-term performance of the subadvisers in question.
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The Committee also reviewed and considered information included in the Meeting Materials, or discussed at the meeting and during the course of the year, concerning economies of scale and the profitability of MML Advisers’ advisory relationship with the various Funds, including: (i) a description of MML Advisers’ revenues from the Funds (including advisory fees and administrative and shareholder services fees, as applicable) and the expense allocation methodology employed by MML Advisers; and (ii) profitability information for each individual Fund. The discussions included consideration of the intangible benefits derived by MML Advisers and its affiliates resulting from their relationships with the Funds and any so-called “fallout benefits” to MML Advisers (which were not considered to be substantial in any event), such as any reputational value derived from serving as investment adviser to the Funds, and benefits accruing to subadvisers due to so-called “soft-dollar arrangements.”
Prior to the votes being taken to approve the Contracts, the Committee met separately in executive session to discuss the appropriateness of such contracts. The Committee weighed the foregoing matters in light of the advice given to them by their independent legal counsel as to the law applicable to the review of investment advisory contracts. In arriving at a decision, the Committee did not identify any single matter as all-important or controlling. The foregoing summary does not detail all of the matters considered.
As to each of the Funds, the Committee concluded that: (i) overall, it was satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of services provided, and expected to be provided in the future, under the Contracts, including the level of MML Advisers’ oversight of each Fund and the subadvisory process; (ii) MML Advisers’ levels of profitability from its relationship with the various Funds are not excessive and the advisory fees payable under the advisory agreements and each Fund’s total net expenses are fair and reasonable; (iii) the investment processes, research capabilities, and philosophies of the subadvisers generally appear well suited to the Funds, given their investment objectives and policies; (iv) either the relative or absolute performance of a Fund (in each case, taking into account the applicable investment strategy and risk profile of the Fund), or the steps MML Advisers has proposed in respect of the underperformance of a Fund, are sufficient to warrant continuation of the Contracts for each of the Funds; and (v) the terms of the Contracts are fair and reasonable with respect to each Fund and are in the best interests of each Fund’s shareholders.
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Fund ExpensesJune 30, 2019
Expense Examples:
The following information is in regards to expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2019:
As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur ongoing costs, including advisory fees, distribution and/or service(12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the six months ended June 30, 2019.
Actual Expenses:
The first four columns of the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Operating Expenses Incurred” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes:
The last two columns of the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the last two columns of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning Value | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | | Ending Value (Based on Actual Returns and Expenses) | | | Operating Expenses Incurred* | | | Ending Value (Based on Hypothetical Returns and Expenses) | | | Operating Expenses Incurred* | |
Asset Momentum Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | $ | 1,000 | | | | 0.89 | % | | $ | 1,227.20 | | | $ | 4.86 | | | $ | 1,020.20 | | | $ | 4.41 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1,225.20 | | | | 6.27 | | | | 1,018.90 | | | | 5.69 | |
Dynamic Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.59 | % | | | 1,064.80 | | | | 2.99 | | | | 1,021.60 | | | | 2.92 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.84 | % | | | 1,063.30 | | | | 4.25 | | | | 1,020.40 | | | | 4.16 | |
Equity Rotation Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.73 | % | | | 1,097.30 | | | | 3.75 | | | | 1,020.90 | | | | 3.62 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.98 | % | | | 1,096.80 | | | | 5.04 | | | | 1,019.70 | | | | 4.85 | |
High Yield Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.77 | % | | | 1,082.60 | | | | 3.93 | | | | 1,020.70 | | | | 3.82 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.02 | % | | | 1,081.20 | | | | 5.21 | | | | 1,019.50 | | | | 5.05 | |
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| | Beginning Value | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | | Ending Value (Based on Actual Returns and Expenses) | | | Operating Expenses Incurred* | | | Ending Value (Based on Hypothetical Returns and Expenses) | | | Operating Expenses Incurred* | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | $ | 1,000 | | | | 0.60 | % | | $ | 1,061.90 | | | $ | 3.03 | | | $ | 1,021.60 | | | $ | 2.97 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.85 | % | | | 1,061.20 | | | | 4.30 | | | | 1,020.40 | | | | 4.21 | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.56 | % | | | 1,026.70 | | | | 2.78 | | | | 1,021.80 | | | | 2.78 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.81 | % | | | 1,026.20 | | | | 4.02 | | | | 1,020.50 | | | | 4.01 | |
Small Cap Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.74 | % | | | 1,158.70 | | | | 3.92 | | | | 1,020.90 | | | | 3.67 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.99 | % | | | 1,157.30 | | | | 5.24 | | | | 1,019.70 | | | | 4.90 | |
Special Situations Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.90 | % | | | 1,187.40 | | | | 4.83 | | | | 1,020.10 | | | | 4.46 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1,187.20 | | | | 6.17 | | | | 1,018.90 | | | | 5.69 | |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1,160.10 | | | | 7.10 | | | | 1,017.90 | | | | 6.63 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1,157.90 | | | | 8.41 | | | | 1,016.70 | | | | 7.86 | |
* | Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio for the six months ended June 30, 2019, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 179 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year, unless stated otherwise. The annualized expense ratio does not reflect expenses deducted under the variable life insurance or variable annuity contract through which the Funds are invested in. Inclusion of these expenses would increase the annualized expense ratios shown. |
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 6. Investments.
(a) Please see portfolio of investments contained in the Reports to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this formN-CSR.
(b) Not applicable to this filing.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures forClosed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers ofClosed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities byClosed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined inRule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of thisForm N-CSR, to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Registrant onForm N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures required byRule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR270.30a-3(b)) andRules 13a-15(b) or15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR240.13a-15(b) or240.15d-15(b)).
(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities forClosed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 13. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Code of Ethics (Item 2) is not applicable to this filing.
(a)(2) Certifications of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant as required byRule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR270.30a-2(a)) are attached hereto as Exhibit 99CERT.
(a)(3) Not applicable to this filing.
(a)(4) Not applicable to this filing.
(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as required by Rule30a-2(b), under the 1940 Act (17 CFR270.30a-2(b)), Rule15d-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR240.15d-14(b)) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) MML Series Investment Fund II
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Eric Wietsma
Eric Wietsma, President and Principal Executive Officer
Date 8/22/2019
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Eric Wietsma
Eric Wietsma, President and Principal Executive Officer
Date 8/22/2019
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Renee Hitchcock
Renee Hitchcock, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
Date 8/22/2019