UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
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Investment Company Act file number | | 811-21714 |
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MML Series Investment Fund II |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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100 Bright Meadow Blvd., Enfield, CT 06082 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
Eric Wietsma |
100 Bright Meadow Blvd., Enfield, CT 06082 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | (860) 562-1000 |
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Date of fiscal year end: | | 12/31/2020 |
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Date of reporting period: | | 6/30/2020 |
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, 2020
Welcome to the MML Series Investment Fund II Semiannual Report, covering the six months ended June 30, 2020.
Market Highlights
• | | During the period, U.S. stock prices ended down only 3%, despite being down nearly 20% in the first quarter of 2020. |
• | | The COVID-19 pandemic escalated quickly during the period, shuttering businesses, driving unemployment to record levels, curtailing economic activity and causing concerned investors to sell stocks in favor of safer investments. |
• | | Markets rebounded sharply in late March initially in response to emergency interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) and unprecedented fiscal stimulus from Congress. Further market increases came later in the period due to falling COVID-19 case counts, progress on vaccine research and signs of increasing economic activity as the world transitioned back to work. |
• | | Developed-market foreign stocks and emerging market stocks also responded well to their own countries’ monetary and fiscal stimulus and progress in restarting economic activity, though trailed U.S. stock returns for the six-month period. |
• | | U.S. bonds ended the period up over 6%, benefiting from falling interest rates and investors seeking safer investments in light of projections for a global economic downturn. |
Market Commentary
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, global stock investors experienced negative returns. U.S. stocks rose steadily through the middle of February, buoyed by low interest rates and expectations for strong economic growth and rising corporate earnings. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses shuttered, unemployment propelled to record levels, and economic activity curtailed causing U.S. stocks to fall sharply from the middle of February to late March. Markets rebounded sharply in late March initially in response to emergency interest rate cuts by the Fed and unprecedented fiscal stimulus from Congress. Further gains came later in the period due to falling COVID-19 case counts, progress on vaccine research and signs of increasing economic activity as the world transitioned back to work.
Volatility is the tendency for markets to fluctuate unpredictably and is a normal risk of investing. Volatility resurfaced in the first quarter of 2020 with the S&P 500®* Index gaining or losing three percent of its value on 19 different days during the quarter. The Volatility Index (the VIX) achieved an all-time high of 82.69 on March 16th before receding in response to emergency interest rate cuts by the Fed, an unprecedented fiscal stimulus package from Congress and signs of increasing economic activity.
The end result was that the broad market S&P 500 delivered a loss of only 3.08% for the period. The technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index, which benefited considerably as companies shifted to a more technology heavy work from home model, gained 12.67%. Conversely, the more economically sensitive Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 8.43% for the period. Small-cap stocks also underperformed their larger peers while value stocks significantly underperformed their growth peers.
| * | 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)
The market sell-off and subsequent recovery affected sectors differently. The information technology and consumer discretionary sectors fared best as these sectors benefited from the shift to working from home and the increase in online shopping. The energy and financial services sectors experienced the biggest losses due to expectations of a sharp downturn in global economic growth and lower interest rates, respectively. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices ended the period at just $39.27 per barrel, down 36% during the period.
Developed international stock markets, as measured by the MSCI EAFE® Index, trailed their domestic peers, falling 11.34% for the six-month period. Japanese stocks fared much better than European stocks as a result of Japan responding quickly and effectively to halt the spread of COVID-19 within its borders and following up with massive amounts of monetary and fiscal stimulus. Emerging-market stock markets, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, fared only slightly better than the MSCI EAFE® Index, falling 9.78% for the period, buoyed by strong performance of Chinese stocks.
In these unprecedented times, the Fed asserted its influence on markets during the period through two emergency interest rate cuts in March. On March 3rd, the Fed slashed interest rates by half a percentage point, citing that the “coronavirus poses evolving risks to economic activity.” On March 15th, the Fed cut interest rates to nearly zero percent saying it would maintain the low rates “until it is confident that the economy has weathered recent events and is on track to achieve its maximum employment and price stability goals.” These were the first emergency interest rate cuts since 2008. Congress also played its part, delivering roughly $2.5 trillion in coronavirus response bills intended to keep businesses and individuals afloat during these challenging times.
Investors entered the period with expectations of stable economic growth and rising corporate earnings and ended the period mired in a global pandemic and global recession. Bond yields fell sharply during the period, with the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond reaching a low of 0.54% in early March and ending the period only slightly higher at 0.66%. Since falling yields generally drive bond prices up, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ended the period with a positive return of 6.14%. High-yield corporate bonds did not fare as well, in light of concerns that defaults would rise. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, which tracks below investment-grade corporate bonds, ended the period down 3.80%, especially in the retail and energy sectors.
Review and maintain your strategy
MassMutual is committed to helping people secure their long-term future and protect the ones they love. While the return of volatility and the reality of market sell-offs can test an investor’s mettle, we’d like to remind you as a retirement investor that it’s important to maintain perspective and have realistic expectations about the future performance of your investment accounts. As described in this report, financial markets can reverse suddenly with little or no notice. 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 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. Thank you for your confidence in MassMutual.
Sincerely,
Eric Wietsma
President
© 2020 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual®), Springfield, MA 01111-0001. 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 7/1/20 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 6/30/20 | |
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Common Stock | | | 64.6 | % |
Corporate Debt | | | 14.2 | % |
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | 11.1 | % |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | 8.6 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | 0.5 | % |
Sovereign Debt Obligations | | | 0.3 | % |
Municipal Obligations | | | 0.2 | % |
Preferred Stock | | | 0.1 | % |
Purchased Options | | | 0.1 | % |
Rights | | | 0.0 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 0.0 | % |
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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, 2020.
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MML Equity Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/20 |
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Bank of America Corp. | | | | 2.9 | % |
Intel Corp. | | | | 2.7 | % |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | | 2.7 | % |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | | 2.1 | % |
AT&T, Inc. | | | | 1.9 | % |
Microsoft Corp. | | | | 1.9 | % |
Morgan Stanley | | | | 1.9 | % |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | | 1.8 | % |
Chevron Corp. | | | | 1.8 | % |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | | 1.7 | % |
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| | | | 21.4 | % |
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MML Equity Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/20 | |
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Financial | | | 23.8 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 19.1 | % |
Technology | | | 15.6 | % |
Industrial | | | 13.1 | % |
Communications | | | 9.8 | % |
Utilities | | | 5.0 | % |
Energy | | | 4.8 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 4.7 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 2.9 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 1.0 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 99.8 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 0.2 | % |
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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 6/30/20 | |
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Corporate Debt | | | 39.6 | % |
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | 33.0 | % |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | 22.3 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | 1.9 | % |
Sovereign Debt Obligations | | | 0.7 | % |
Municipal Obligations | | | 0.5 | % |
Preferred Stock | | | 0.2 | % |
Purchased Options | | | 0.2 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 98.4 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 1.6 | % |
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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 seeks 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. 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. The Fund seeks to maintain, but does not guarantee, a stable $1.00 share price. 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 6/30/20 | |
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Discount Notes | | | 83.6 | % |
Repurchase Agreement | | | 9.0 | % |
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes | | | 7.3 | % |
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Total Short-Term Investments | | | 99.9 | % |
Other Assets & Liabilities | | | 0.1 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 64.7% | |
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COMMON STOCK — 64.6% | |
Basic Materials — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 355 | | | $ | 85,718 | |
Celanese Corp. | | | 6,100 | | | | 526,674 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 15,290 | | | | 430,261 | |
Corteva, Inc. (a) | | | 2,706 | | | | 72,494 | |
Dow, Inc. (a) | | | 5,106 | | | | 208,120 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 3,506 | | | | 186,274 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 6,370 | | | | 443,607 | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 2 | | | | 398 | |
FMC Corp. | | | 3,700 | | | | 368,594 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | 160 | | | | 19,594 | |
Linde PLC | | | 866 | | | | 183,687 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | | | 14,140 | | | | 929,281 | |
The Mosaic Co. | | | 1,500 | | | | 18,765 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 9,418 | | | | 998,873 | |
The Sherwin-Williams Co. | | | 2,523 | | | | 1,457,915 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,930,255 | |
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Forest Products & Paper — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
International Paper Co. | | | 23,687 | | | | 834,019 | |
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Iron & Steel — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 3,056 | | | | 126,549 | |
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Mining — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 3,864 | | | | 44,707 | |
Newmont Corp. | | | 25,170 | | | | 1,553,996 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,598,703 | |
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| | | | | | | 8,489,526 | |
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Communications — 11.1% | | | | | | | | |
Advertising — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | | | 22,122 | | | | 379,614 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 8,147 | | | | 444,826 | |
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| | | | | | | 824,440 | |
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Internet — 7.9% | | | | | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 6,120 | | | | 8,678,466 | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a) | | | 5,221 | | | | 7,380,458 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | | | 7,110 | | | | 19,615,210 | |
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 1,511 | | | | 2,406,026 | |
CDW Corp. | | | 3,930 | | | | 456,587 | |
E*TRADE Financial Corp. | | | 5,561 | | | | 276,549 | |
eBay, Inc. | | | 30,377 | | | | 1,593,274 | |
Expedia Group, Inc. | | | 377 | | | | 30,989 | |
F5 Networks, Inc. (a) | | | 1,400 | | | | 195,272 | |
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 54,850 | | | | 12,454,789 | |
Netflix, Inc. (a) | | | 2,853 | | | | 1,298,229 | |
NortonLifeLock, Inc. | | | 17,955 | | | | 356,048 | |
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Twitter, Inc. (a) | | | 1,400 | | | $ | 41,706 | |
VeriSign, Inc. (a) | | | 3,431 | | | | 709,634 | |
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| | | | | | | 55,493,237 | |
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Media — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 2,031 | | | | 1,035,891 | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | | 79,024 | | | | 3,080,355 | |
Discovery, Inc. Class A (a) (b) | | | 7,700 | | | | 162,470 | |
Discovery, Inc. Class C (a) | | | 9,043 | | | | 174,168 | |
DISH Network Corp. Class A (a) | | | 6,600 | | | | 227,766 | |
Fox Corp. Class A | | | 14,622 | | | | 392,162 | |
Fox Corp. Class B (a) | | | 2,700 | | | | 72,468 | |
News Corp. Class A | | | 866 | | | | 10,271 | |
News Corp. Class B | | | 300 | | | | 3,585 | |
ViacomCBS, Inc. Class B | | | 4,843 | | | | 112,939 | |
The Walt Disney Co. | | | 5,066 | | | | 564,910 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,836,985 | |
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Telecommunications — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Arista Networks, Inc. (a) | | | 1,530 | | | | 321,346 | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 63,926 | | | | 1,932,483 | |
CenturyLink, Inc. | | | 27,928 | | | | 280,118 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 133,542 | | | | 6,228,399 | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 8,167 | | | | 211,525 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 7,289 | | | | 166,627 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 2,557 | | | | 358,312 | |
T-Mobile US, Inc. (a) | | | 3,250 | | | | 338,487 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 112,955 | | | | 6,227,209 | |
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| | | | | | | 16,064,506 | |
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| | | | | | | 78,219,168 | |
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Consumer, Cyclical — 5.2% | | | | | | | | |
Airlines — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | | | 300 | | | | 10,878 | |
American Airlines Group, Inc. (b) | | | 2,200 | | | | 28,754 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 10,600 | | | | 297,330 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 10,383 | | | | 354,891 | |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 1,500 | | | | 51,915 | |
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| | | | | | | 743,768 | |
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Apparel — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Hanesbrands, Inc. (b) | | | 25,500 | | | | 287,895 | |
NIKE, Inc. Class B | | | 20,874 | | | | 2,046,696 | |
PVH Corp. | | | 1,620 | | | | 77,841 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 2,960 | | | | 214,659 | |
Tapestry, Inc. | | | 6,220 | | | | 82,602 | |
Under Armour, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 200 | | | | 1,948 | |
Under Armour, Inc. Class C (a) | | | 300 | | | | 2,652 | |
VF Corp. | | | 2,200 | | | | 134,068 | |
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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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Auto Manufacturers — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 6,565 | | | $ | 1,137,452 | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 30,013 | | | | 182,479 | |
General Motors Co. | | | 26,200 | | | | 662,860 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 4,822 | | | | 360,927 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,343,718 | |
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Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 4,800 | | | | 169,440 | |
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Distribution & Wholesale — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Copart, Inc. (a) | | | 4,400 | | | | 366,388 | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 9,264 | | | | 396,870 | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | | 1,072 | | | | 336,779 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,100,037 | |
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Entertainment — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a) | | | 200 | | | | 8,866 | |
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Home Builders — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | 4,747 | | | | 263,221 | |
Lennar Corp. Class A | | | 9,200 | | | | 566,904 | |
NVR, Inc. (a) | | | 130 | | | | 423,638 | |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 5,873 | | | | 199,858 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,453,621 | |
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Home Furnishing — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 86 | | | | 3,023 | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 2,993 | | | | 387,683 | |
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| | | | | | | 390,706 | |
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Housewares — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 4,600 | | | | 73,048 | |
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Leisure Time — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 3,302 | | | | 78,489 | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a) | | | 1,100 | | | | 18,073 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (b) | | | 610 | | | | 30,683 | |
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| | | | | | | 127,245 | |
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Lodging — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 14,700 | | | | 1,079,715 | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 9,000 | | | | 409,860 | |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | | | 6,081 | | | | 521,324 | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 8 | | | | 596 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,011,495 | |
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Retail — 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 1,010 | | | | 143,874 | |
AutoZone, Inc. (a) | | | 464 | | | | 523,448 | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 6,292 | | | | 549,103 | |
CarMax, Inc. (a) | | | 400 | | | | 35,820 | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a) | | | 250 | | | | 263,090 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 1,990 | | | | 603,388 | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 2,654 | | | | 201,094 | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 6,770 | | | | 1,289,753 | |
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) | | | 2,548 | | | | 236,149 | |
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | 2,230 | | | $ | 823,851 | |
The Gap, Inc. | | | 690 | | | | 8,708 | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 364 | | | | 31,653 | |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 30,047 | | | | 7,527,074 | |
Kohl’s Corp. | | | 8,530 | | | | 177,168 | |
L Brands, Inc. | | | 2,200 | | | | 32,934 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 32,745 | | | | 4,424,504 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 1,310 | | | | 241,656 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. (b) | | | 10,308 | | | | 159,671 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) | | | 2,663 | | | | 1,122,907 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 1,204 | | | | 102,629 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 8,354 | | | | 614,771 | |
Target Corp. | | | 10,096 | | | | 1,210,813 | |
Tiffany & Co. | | | 802 | | | | 97,796 | |
The TJX Cos., Inc. | | | 4,612 | | | | 233,183 | |
Tractor Supply Co. | | | 3,310 | | | | 436,225 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 4,057 | | | | 171,976 | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 24,502 | | | | 2,934,849 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 10,275 | | | | 893,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,091,087 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Hasbro, Inc. | | | 2,791 | | | | 209,185 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 36,570,577 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 14.4% | | | | | | | | |
Agriculture — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 76,459 | | | | 3,001,016 | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 792 | | | | 31,601 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 57,286 | | | | 4,013,457 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,046,074 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B | | | 15 | | | | 955 | |
The Coca-Cola Co. | | | 60,630 | | | | 2,708,948 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A | | | 542 | | | | 94,823 | |
Molson Coors Beverage Co. Class B | | | 1,500 | | | | 51,540 | |
Monster Beverage Corp. (a) | | | 8,400 | | | | 582,288 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 24,730 | | | | 3,270,790 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,709,344 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 7,560 | | | | 848,534 | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 20,001 | | | | 4,717,436 | |
Biogen, Inc. (a) | | | 7,762 | | | | 2,076,723 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 43,810 | | | | 3,370,741 | |
Illumina, Inc. (a) | | | 210 | | | | 77,774 | |
Incyte Corp. (a) | | | 260 | | | | 27,032 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 2,730 | | | | 1,702,565 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 7,250 | | | | 2,104,747 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,925,552 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 7,259 | | | | 1,080,792 | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 2,378 | | | | 633,404 | |
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 | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 182 | | | $ | 31,282 | |
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 1,320 | | | | 332,020 | |
Gartner, Inc. (a) | | | 110 | | | | 13,346 | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | 1,132 | | | | 192,010 | |
H&R Block, Inc. (b) | | | 16,263 | | | | 232,236 | |
IHS Markit Ltd. | | | 6,500 | | | | 490,750 | |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 430 | | | | 215,396 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 2,670 | | | | 733,529 | |
Nielsen Holdings PLC | | | 3,400 | | | | 50,524 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 2,257 | | | | 393,237 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 2,013 | | | | 78,970 | |
Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 10,526 | | | | 556,089 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 5,788 | | | | 1,907,030 | |
United Rentals, Inc. (a) | | | 3,250 | | | | 484,380 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 2,720 | | | | 462,944 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,887,939 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 31,806 | | | | 2,330,107 | |
Coty, Inc. Class A | | | 900 | | | | 4,023 | |
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A | | | 1,570 | | | | 296,228 | |
The Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 34,959 | | | | 4,180,048 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,810,406 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 4,424 | | | | 219,563 | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 7,774 | | | | 273,412 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 19,062 | | | | 1,175,172 | |
The Hershey Co. | | | 3,667 | | | | 475,317 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 3,232 | | | | 156,009 | |
The J.M. Smucker Co. | | | 845 | | | | 89,409 | |
Kellogg Co. | | | 4,528 | | | | 299,120 | |
The Kraft Heinz Co. | | | 4,958 | | | | 158,111 | |
The Kroger Co. | | | 27,858 | | | | 942,993 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,700 | | | | 300,471 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. | | | 1,411 | | | | 253,147 | |
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | | | 2,275 | | | | 116,321 | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 6,534 | | | | 357,148 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | | | 501 | | | | 29,915 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,846,108 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 5,901 | | | | 539,528 | |
Align Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 340 | | | | 93,310 | |
Baxter International, Inc. | | | 3,661 | | | | 315,212 | |
The Cooper Cos., Inc. | | | 80 | | | | 22,691 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 936 | | | | 165,513 | |
Dentsply Sirona, Inc. | | | 56 | | | | 2,467 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) | | | 10,750 | | | | 742,932 | |
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) | | | 500 | | | | 29,195 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a) | | | 1,100 | | | | 363,176 | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) | | | 428 | | | | 243,887 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 2,520 | | | | 231,084 | |
ResMed, Inc. | | | 2,160 | | | | 414,720 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 4,180 | | | $ | 753,194 | |
Teleflex, Inc. | | | 60 | | | | 21,839 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 3,831 | | | | 1,388,125 | |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 7 | | | | 858 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 1,030 | | | | 233,985 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 5 | | | | 597 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,562,313 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Anthem, Inc. | | | 4,626 | | | | 1,216,545 | |
Centene Corp. (a) | | | 920 | | | | 58,466 | |
Cigna Corp. (a) | | | 5,593 | | | | 1,049,526 | |
DaVita, Inc. (a) | | | 5,730 | | | | 453,472 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 6,880 | | | | 667,773 | |
Humana, Inc. | | | 3,144 | | | | 1,219,086 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a) | | | 2 | | | | 332 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 209 | | | | 23,818 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 16,684 | | | | 4,920,946 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | | | 50 | | | | 4,645 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,614,609 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products & Wares — 0.4% | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 1,915 | | | | 218,482 | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 3,400 | | | | 262,820 | |
The Clorox Co. | | | 4,583 | | | | 1,005,373 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 12,275 | | | | 1,735,071 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,221,746 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 60,753 | | | | 5,964,729 | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 2,507 | | | | 252,630 | |
Becton Dickinson and Co. | | | 1,602 | | | | 383,311 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 72,043 | | | | 4,236,128 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 5,978 | | | | 311,992 | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 27,101 | | | | 1,760,752 | |
Eli Lilly and Co. | | | 26,484 | | | | 4,348,143 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 49,892 | | | | 7,016,312 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 4,095 | | | | 628,255 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 46,283 | | | | 3,579,064 | |
Mylan NV (a) | | | 18,547 | | | | 298,236 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 152,641 | | | | 4,991,361 | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 8,720 | | | | 1,194,989 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 34,965,902 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 101,589,993 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Apache Corp. | | | 1,521 | | | | 20,533 | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 31,048 | | | | 533,404 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 26,938 | | | | 2,403,678 | |
Concho Resources, Inc. | | | 700 | | | | 36,050 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 34,039 | | | | 1,430,319 | |
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 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 6,447 | | | $ | 73,109 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 2,460 | | | | 102,877 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 18,078 | | | | 915,831 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 26,897 | | | | 1,202,834 | |
Hess Corp. | | | 3,032 | | | | 157,088 | |
HollyFrontier Corp. | | | 8,900 | | | | 259,880 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 7,327 | | | | 44,841 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 4,900 | | | | 183,162 | |
Noble Energy, Inc. | | | 1,256 | | | | 11,254 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 3,629 | | | | 66,411 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 15,379 | | | | 1,105,750 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 1 | | | | 98 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 4,040 | | | | 237,633 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,784,752 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Baker Hughes Co. | | | 31 | | | | 477 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 16,867 | | | | 218,934 | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | 1,094 | | | | 13,401 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 17,631 | | | | 324,234 | |
TechnipFMC PLC | | | 40 | | | | 274 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 557,320 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 14,438 | | | | 219,025 | |
The Williams Cos., Inc. | | | 42,048 | | | | 799,753 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,018,778 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,360,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 9.0% | | | | | | | | |
Banks — 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 147,898 | | | | 3,512,577 | |
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | 27,707 | | | | 1,070,875 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 33,551 | | | | 1,714,456 | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 5,900 | | | | 148,916 | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 5,821 | | | | 221,780 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 11,821 | | | | 227,909 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 4,880 | | | | 964,386 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 6,800 | | | | 61,438 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 62,732 | | | | 5,900,572 | |
KeyCorp | | | 8,664 | | | | 105,527 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 2,545 | | | | 264,604 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 16,397 | | | | 791,975 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 3,459 | | | | 274,437 | |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 11,408 | | | | 1,200,236 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 26,715 | | | | 297,071 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 11,276 | | | | 716,590 | |
SVB Financial Group (a) | | | 480 | | | | 103,454 | |
Truist Financial Corp. | | | 6,944 | | | | 260,747 | |
US Bancorp | | | 24,402 | | | | 898,482 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 34,516 | | | | 883,610 | |
Zions Bancorp NA | | | 2,041 | | | | 69,394 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,689,036 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Diversified Financial Services — 3.0% | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp. | | | 6,280 | | | $ | 283,354 | |
American Express Co. | | | 11,739 | | | | 1,117,553 | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 5,266 | | | | 790,111 | |
BlackRock, Inc. | | | 1,450 | | | | 788,930 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 3,552 | | | | 222,320 | |
The Charles Schwab Corp. | | | 18,912 | | | | 638,091 | |
CME Group, Inc. | | | 1,840 | | | | 299,074 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 8,583 | | | | 429,922 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 5,387 | | | | 112,965 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 8,715 | | | | 798,294 | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 14,412 | | | | 155,073 | |
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | | | 37 | | | | 575 | |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A | | | 25,020 | | | | 7,398,414 | |
Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 45 | | | | 5,376 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 3,900 | | | | 268,437 | |
Synchrony Financial | | | 26,000 | | | | 576,160 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 4,706 | | | | 581,191 | |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 30,562 | | | | 5,903,661 | |
The Western Union Co. (b) | | | 21,188 | | | | 458,085 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,827,586 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 14,844 | | | | 534,829 | |
The Allstate Corp. | | | 11,535 | | | | 1,118,780 | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 11,446 | | | | 356,886 | |
Aon PLC Class A | | | 1,795 | | | | 345,717 | |
Assurant, Inc. | | | 96 | | | | 9,916 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a) | | | 25,526 | | | | 4,556,646 | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 1,108 | | | | 140,295 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 39 | | | | 2,497 | |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | | | 20 | | | | 4,124 | |
Globe Life, Inc. | | | 3,282 | | | | 243,623 | |
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 5,152 | | | | 198,610 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 6,951 | | | | 255,727 | |
Loews Corp. | | | 783 | | | | 26,849 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 1,103 | | | | 118,429 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 29,190 | | | | 1,066,019 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 8,129 | | | | 337,679 | |
The Progressive Corp. | | | 19,514 | | | | 1,563,267 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 8,037 | | | | 489,453 | |
The Travelers Cos., Inc. | | | 4,097 | | | | 467,263 | |
Unum Group | | | 8,931 | | | | 148,165 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,984,774 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 8,087 | | | | 365,694 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.4% | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 120 | | | | 19,470 | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 10,749 | | | | 2,779,046 | |
Apartment Investment and Management Co. Class A | | | 82 | | | | 3,086 | |
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 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 2,081 | | | $ | 321,806 | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 3,793 | | | | 342,811 | |
Crown Castle International Corp. | | | 1,690 | | | | 282,822 | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 280 | | | | 39,791 | |
Duke Realty Corp. | | | 9,000 | | | | 318,510 | |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 610 | | | | 428,403 | |
Equity Residential | | | 8,356 | | | | 491,500 | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 1,580 | | | | 362,089 | |
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 1,190 | | | | 109,920 | |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | | | 935 | | | | 25,769 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 10,737 | | | | 115,852 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. (b) | | | 9,748 | | | | 254,423 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 13,567 | | | | 174,200 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 2,190 | | | | 251,127 | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 12,938 | | | | 1,207,504 | |
Public Storage | | | 1,693 | | | | 324,870 | |
Realty Income Corp. | | | 700 | | | | 41,650 | |
Regency Centers Corp. | | | 3,900 | | | | 178,971 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 13,605 | | | | 930,310 | |
SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 4,490 | | | | 221,312 | |
UDR, Inc. | | | 200 | | | | 7,476 | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 8,225 | | | | 301,200 | |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | 6,973 | | | | 266,438 | |
Welltower, Inc. | | | 7,500 | | | | 388,125 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 26 | | | | 584 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,189,065 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Savings & Loans — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
People’s United Financial, Inc. | | | 1,751 | | | | 20,259 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 63,076,414 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
The Boeing Co. | | | 2,052 | | | | 376,131 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 3,032 | | | | 453,163 | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | | | 5,408 | | | | 85,717 | |
L3 Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,161 | | | | 196,987 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 10,510 | | | | 3,835,309 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 2,638 | | | | 811,027 | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp. | | | 14,318 | | | | 882,275 | |
TransDigm Group, Inc. | | | 1,080 | | | | 477,414 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,118,023 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Carrier Global Corp. | | | 28,493 | | | | 633,115 | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 2,565 | | | | 87,569 | |
Masco Corp. | | | 10,125 | | | | 508,376 | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 5 | | | | 579 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,229,639 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.2% | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 2,500 | | | | 223,425 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 18,569 | | | | 1,151,835 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,375,260 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Electronics — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 3,063 | | | $ | 270,677 | |
Allegion PLC | | | 1,633 | | | | 166,925 | |
Amphenol Corp. Class A | | | 474 | | | | 45,414 | |
FLIR Systems, Inc. | | | 2,852 | | | | 115,706 | |
Fortive Corp. | | | 478 | | | | 32,341 | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | 2,100 | | | | 204,750 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 13,052 | | | | 1,887,189 | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 4,500 | | | | 453,510 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) | | | 760 | | | | 612,218 | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 20 | | | | 1,962 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 663 | | | | 257,416 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 2,000 | | | | 163,100 | |
Waters Corp. (a) | | | 1,540 | | | | 277,816 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,489,024 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Engineering & Construction — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | | | 820 | | | | 69,536 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Environmental Controls — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Pentair PLC | | | 2,523 | | | | 95,849 | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 337 | | | | 27,651 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 6,903 | | | | 731,096 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 854,596 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Snap-on, Inc. | | | 1,171 | | | | 162,195 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 9 | | | | 1,255 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 163,450 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.2% | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 10,105 | | | | 1,278,283 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Dover Corp. | | | 1,303 | | | | 125,818 | |
Flowserve Corp. | | | 1,870 | | | | 53,332 | |
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. (a) | | | 544 | | | | 15,297 | |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 14,046 | | | | 798,656 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 4,953 | | | | 1,054,989 | |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | | | 500 | | | | 28,785 | |
Xylem, Inc. | | | 55 | | | | 3,573 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,080,450 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.9% | |
3M Co. | | | 15,432 | | | | 2,407,238 | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 7,366 | | | | 644,378 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 20,786 | | | | 141,968 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 10,365 | | | | 1,812,320 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 2,268 | | | | 415,656 | |
Textron, Inc. | | | 3,372 | | | | 110,973 | |
Trane Technologies PLC | | | 4,090 | | | | 363,928 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,896,461 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Amcor PLC (a) | | | 27,900 | | | | 284,859 | |
Ball Corp. | | | 504 | | | | 35,023 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Packaging Corp. of America | | | 4,350 | | | $ | 434,130 | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 53 | | | | 1,741 | |
WestRock Co. | | | 7,467 | | | | 211,017 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 966,770 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shipbuilding — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 1,110 | | | | 193,684 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 2,520 | | | | 199,231 | |
CSX Corp. | | | 19,807 | | | | 1,381,340 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 4,626 | | | | 351,761 | |
Kansas City Southern | | | 1,740 | | | | 259,765 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 3,643 | | | | 639,601 | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 1,840 | | | | 312,046 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 15,132 | | | | 2,558,367 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | | | 19,560 | | | | 2,174,681 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,876,792 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 33,591,968 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 15.8% | | | | | | | | |
Computers — 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
Accenture PLC Class A | | | 11,540 | | | | 2,477,869 | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 71,517 | | | | 26,089,402 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A | | | 8,856 | | | | 503,198 | |
DXC Technology Co. | | | 7,579 | | | | 125,053 | |
Fortinet, Inc. (a) | | | 5,790 | | | | 794,793 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 10,074 | | | | 98,020 | |
HP, Inc. | | | 44,074 | | | | 768,210 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 16,840 | | | | 2,033,767 | |
Leidos Holdings, Inc. | | | 600 | | | | 56,202 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 9,598 | | | | 425,863 | |
Seagate Technology PLC | | | 8,700 | | | | 421,167 | |
Western Digital Corp. | | | 547 | | | | 24,150 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 33,817,694 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Office & Business Equipment — 0.1% | |
Xerox Holdings Corp. (a) | | | 5,736 | | | | 87,703 | |
Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (a) | | | 1,120 | | | | 286,664 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 374,367 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 4.2% | | | | | | | | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a) | | | 11,000 | | | | 578,710 | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 1,072 | | | | 131,470 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 24,539 | | | | 1,483,383 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 5,469 | | | | 1,726,071 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 118,223 | | | | 7,073,282 | |
IPG Photonics Corp. (a) | | | 50 | | | | 8,020 | |
KLA Corp. | | | 5,439 | | | | 1,057,777 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 6,183 | | | | 1,999,953 | |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | | | 6,600 | | | | 400,026 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 2,261 | | | | 238,106 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 15,417 | | | | 794,284 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 12,436 | | | $ | 4,724,561 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 43,800 | | | | 3,994,998 | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 2,840 | | | | 363,122 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 33,334 | | | | 4,232,418 | |
Xilinx, Inc. | | | 5,996 | | | | 589,946 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 29,396,127 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 6.7% | | | | | | | | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | 14,400 | | | | 1,092,960 | |
Adobe, Inc. (a) | | | 11,200 | | | | 4,875,472 | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 2,026 | | | | 216,964 | |
Autodesk, Inc. (a) | | | 2,317 | | | | 554,203 | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 720 | | | | 90,857 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 8,700 | | | | 834,852 | |
Cerner Corp. | | | 4,300 | | | | 294,765 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc. | | | 3,167 | | | | 468,431 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | | | 10,877 | | | | 1,436,308 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 900 | | | | 120,681 | |
Fiserv, Inc. (a) | | | 802 | | | | 78,291 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 6,190 | | | | 1,833,416 | |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 1,940 | | | | 357,018 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 142,685 | | | | 29,037,824 | |
MSCI, Inc. | | | 770 | | | | 257,042 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 71,757 | | | | 3,966,010 | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 5,864 | | | | 444,198 | |
salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | | | 1,304 | | | | 244,278 | |
ServiceNow, Inc. (a) | | | 1,570 | | | | 635,944 | |
Synopsys, Inc. (a) | | | 2,630 | | | | 512,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 47,352,364 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 110,940,552 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Electric — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
AES Corp. | | | 13,387 | | | | 193,978 | |
Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 5,400 | | | | 258,336 | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 460 | | | | 32,366 | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 2,485 | | | | 197,905 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 4,131 | | | | 77,126 | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | 1,103 | | | | 64,437 | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 1,282 | | | | 92,214 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 1,347 | | | | 109,349 | |
DTE Energy Co. | | | 310 | | | | 33,325 | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 10,290 | | | | 822,068 | |
Edison International | | | 826 | | | | 44,860 | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 848 | | | | 79,551 | |
Evergy, Inc. | | | 15,200 | | | | 901,208 | |
Eversource Energy | | | 812 | | | | 67,615 | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 22,140 | | | | 803,461 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 11,080 | | | | 429,682 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 760 | | | | 182,529 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 38,600 | | | | 1,256,816 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 1,396 | | | | 102,313 | |
PPL Corp. | | | 44,318 | | | | 1,145,177 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 9,924 | | | $ | 487,864 | |
Sempra Energy | | | 11,421 | | | | 1,338,884 | |
The Southern Co. | | | 44,522 | | | | 2,308,466 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 542 | | | | 47,506 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 2,172 | | | | 135,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,212,786 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
NiSource, Inc. | | | 713 | | | | 16,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Water — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | 380 | | | | 48,891 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,277,891 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $318,601,595) | | | | | | | 454,116,939 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.1% | |
Financial — 0.1% | |
Insurance — 0.1% | |
The Allstate Corp., 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.165% 5.100% VRN 1/15/53 | | | 20,000 | | | | 509,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $500,000) | | | | | | | 509,400 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $319,101,595) | | | | | | | 454,626,339 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
BONDS & NOTES — 34.9% | |
|
CORPORATE DEBT — 14.2% | |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.0% | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp. 4.500% 6/01/42 | | $ | 150,000 | | | | 186,946 | |
6.125% 7/15/38 | | | 80,000 | | | | 115,546 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 302,492 | |
| | | | | |
Agriculture — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
BAT Capital Corp. 4.700% 4/02/27 | | | 225,000 | | | | 257,162 | |
4.758% 9/06/49 | | | 110,000 | | | | 122,144 | |
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp. 3.250% 8/15/26 | | | 262,000 | | | | 270,940 | |
4.350% 3/15/24 | | | 350,000 | | | | 382,468 | |
Imperial Brands Finance PLC 3.875% 7/26/29 (c) | | | 631,000 | | | | 664,366 | |
Reynolds American, Inc. 5.850% 8/15/45 | | | 220,000 | | | | 270,414 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,967,494 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Airlines — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2014-1, Class B, 4.375% 4/01/24 | | $ | 22,931 | | | $ | 16,485 | |
Spirit Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2015-1, Class A, 4.100% 10/01/29 | | | 248,959 | | | | 210,917 | |
United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2018-1, Class B, 4.600% 9/01/27 | | | 82,760 | | | | 62,003 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 289,405 | |
| | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 3.087% 1/09/23 | | | 320,000 | | | | 304,800 | |
3.336% 3/18/21 | | | 400,000 | | | | 395,884 | |
3.810% 1/09/24 | | | 450,000 | | | | 432,135 | |
4.140% 2/15/23 | | | 465,000 | | | | 454,979 | |
4.375% 8/06/23 | | | 475,000 | | | | 466,630 | |
General Motors Co. 4.200% 10/01/27 | | | 215,000 | | | | 219,075 | |
5.150% 4/01/38 | | | 130,000 | | | | 124,602 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 3.500% 11/07/24 | | | 490,000 | | | | 496,551 | |
4.150% 6/19/23 | | | 582,000 | | | | 608,325 | |
4.200% 11/06/21 | | | 301,000 | | | | 308,682 | |
Hyundai Capital America 2.850% 11/01/22 (c) | | | 385,000 | | | | 392,862 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,204,525 | |
| | | | | |
Banks — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Associated Banc-Corp. 4.250% 1/15/25 | | | 494,000 | | | | 518,049 | |
Bank of America Corp. SOFR + 2.150% 2.592% VRN 4/29/31 | | | 310,000 | | | | 328,025 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.060% 3.559% VRN 4/23/27 | | | 175,000 | | | | 195,314 | |
4.183% 11/25/27 | | | 255,000 | | | | 291,837 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.814% 4.244% VRN 4/24/38 | | | 200,000 | | | | 243,033 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.310% 4.271% VRN 7/23/29 | | | 100,000 | | | | 117,947 | |
4.750% 4/21/45 | | | 125,000 | | | | 165,085 | |
6.110% 1/29/37 | | | 220,000 | | | | 309,743 | |
7.750% 5/14/38 | | | 95,000 | | | | 155,308 | |
The Bank of Nova Scotia 4.500% 12/16/25 | | | 200,000 | | | | 227,241 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.648% 4.650% VRN (d) | | | 715,000 | | | | 674,324 | |
Barclays Bank PLC 10.179% 6/12/21 (c) | | | 440,000 | | | | 475,814 | |
Barclays PLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.380% 1.766% FRN 5/16/24 | | | 345,000 | | | | 341,845 | |
4.337% 1/10/28 | | | 260,000 | | | | 288,644 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Citigroup, Inc. 3.875% 3/26/25 | | $ | 387,000 | | | $ | 421,883 | |
6.000% 10/31/33 | | | 97,000 | | | | 127,979 | |
6.625% 6/15/32 | | | 100,000 | | | | 137,113 | |
8.125% 7/15/39 | | | 90,000 | | | | 155,864 | |
Credit Suisse AG 6.500% 8/08/23 (c) | | | 350,000 | | | | 381,591 | |
Deutsche Bank AG 3.150% 1/22/21 | | | 428,000 | | | | 430,006 | |
Discover Bank 5 year USD Swap + 1.730% 4.682% VRN 8/09/28 | | | 495,000 | | | | 499,678 | |
First Republic Bank 4.375% 8/01/46 | | | 935,000 | | | | 1,085,912 | |
Fulton Financial Corp. 3.600% 3/16/22 | | | 230,000 | | | | 234,980 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 4.250% 10/21/25 | | | 100,000 | | | | 112,569 | |
5.950% 1/15/27 | | | 212,000 | | | | 262,642 | |
6.250% 2/01/41 | | | 60,000 | | | | 89,959 | |
6.750% 10/01/37 | | | 200,000 | | | | 291,173 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC 4.250% 3/14/24 | | | 200,000 | | | | 215,788 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. 5.600% 7/15/41 | | | 195,000 | | | | 281,533 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. SOFR + 2.515% 2.956% VRN 5/13/31 | | | 245,000 | | | | 259,843 | |
Morgan Stanley 4.350% 9/08/26 | | | 775,000 | | | | 893,637 | |
5.000% 11/24/25 | | | 275,000 | | | | 321,177 | |
SVB Financial Group 3.125% 6/05/30 | | | 120,000 | | | | 128,660 | |
3.500% 1/29/25 | | | 400,000 | | | | 422,869 | |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank 5 year USD Swap + 2.205% 3.625% VRN 9/15/31 | | | 270,000 | | | | 303,758 | |
Truist Bank 2.250% 3/11/30 | | | 320,000 | | | | 322,995 | |
Valley National Bancorp 5.125% 9/27/23 | | | 245,000 | | | | 261,967 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. 5.375% 11/02/43 | | | 159,000 | | | | 215,448 | |
5.606% 1/15/44 | | | 110,000 | | | | 151,721 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,342,954 | |
| | | | | |
Beverages — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. 4.900% 2/01/46 | | | 825,000 | | | | 1,009,540 | |
Molson Coors Beverage Co. 4.200% 7/15/46 | | | 285,000 | | | | 277,342 | |
5.000% 5/01/42 | | | 60,000 | | | | 63,563 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,350,445 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Building Materials — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Standard Industries, Inc. 5.000% 2/15/27 (c) | | $ | 771,000 | | | $ | 780,637 | |
| | | | | |
Chemicals — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. 5.319% 11/15/38 | | | 365,000 | | | | 462,771 | |
Huntsman International LLC 5.125% 11/15/22 | | | 197,000 | | | | 208,682 | |
LYB International Finance BV 5.250% 7/15/43 | | | 175,000 | | | | 210,731 | |
Syngenta Finance NV 4.441% 4/24/23 (c) | | | 625,000 | | | | 655,971 | |
Yara International ASA 3.148% 6/04/30 (c) | | | 85,000 | | | | 87,869 | |
4.750% 6/01/28 (c) | | | 745,000 | | | | 856,904 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,482,928 | |
| | | | | |
Commercial Services — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
The ADT Security Corp. 6.250% 10/15/21 | | | 1,122,000 | | | | 1,150,050 | |
ERAC USA Finance LLC 6.700% 6/01/34 (c) | | | 78,000 | | | | 99,908 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. 3.250% 6/01/50 | | | 170,000 | | | | 184,091 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,434,049 | |
| | | | | |
Computers — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Apple, Inc. 1.650% 5/11/30 | | | 280,000 | | | | 286,200 | |
2.650% 5/11/50 | | | 175,000 | | | | 183,308 | |
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp. 6.020% 6/15/26 (c) | | | 616,000 | | | | 706,229 | |
Genpact Luxembourg Sarl 3.375% 12/01/24 | | | 770,000 | | | | 794,593 | |
3.700% STEP 4/01/22 | | | 360,000 | | | | 369,642 | |
Leidos, Inc. 4.375% 5/15/30 (c) | | | 145,000 | | | | 163,335 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,503,307 | |
| | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust 4.500% 9/15/23 (e) | | | 335,000 | | | | 335,039 | |
6.500% 7/15/25 | | | 160,000 | | | | 167,761 | |
Aircastle Ltd. 4.400% 9/25/23 | | | 315,000 | | | | 305,578 | |
5.000% 4/01/23 | | | 525,000 | | | | 511,520 | |
Ally Financial, Inc. 4.125% 2/13/22 | | | 375,000 | | | | 385,324 | |
Antares Holdings LP 6.000% 8/15/23 (c) | | | 495,000 | | | | 474,800 | |
8.500% 5/18/25 (c) | | | 450,000 | | | | 449,366 | |
Ares Finance Co. LLC 4.000% 10/08/24 (c) | | | 355,000 | | | | 376,692 | |
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 | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. 3.250% 2/15/27 (c) | | $ | 310,000 | | | $ | 250,395 | |
Brookfield Finance, Inc. 4.350% 4/15/30 | | | 730,000 | | | | 827,825 | |
4.850% 3/29/29 | | | 433,000 | | | | 509,663 | |
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co. 4.418% 11/15/35 | | | 200,000 | | | | 203,351 | |
Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd. 6.500% 9/15/24 (c) | | | 325,000 | | | | 217,750 | |
Lazard Group LLC 3.625% 3/01/27 | | | 184,000 | | | | 193,170 | |
3.750% 2/13/25 | | | 160,000 | | | | 169,883 | |
4.500% 9/19/28 | | | 460,000 | | | | 518,840 | |
LeasePlan Corp. NV 2.875% 10/24/24 (c) | | | 345,000 | | | | 352,768 | |
Legg Mason, Inc. 5.625% 1/15/44 | | | 175,000 | | | | 215,441 | |
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd. 4.500% 3/15/23 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 228,073 | |
5.250% 8/15/22 (c) | | | 1,375,000 | | | | 1,290,675 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,983,914 | |
| | | | | |
Electric — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Avangrid, Inc. 3.800% 6/01/29 | | | 367,000 | | | | 424,870 | |
The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. 3.500% 4/01/28 (c) | | | 155,000 | | | | 169,789 | |
CMS Energy Corp. 4.700% 3/31/43 | | | 115,000 | | | | 138,293 | |
4.875% 3/01/44 | | | 390,000 | | | | 506,033 | |
Entergy Louisiana LLC 4.950% 1/15/45 | | | 165,000 | | | | 179,779 | |
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. 3.700% 9/01/24 | | | 170,000 | | | | 181,747 | |
ITC Holdings Corp. 2.950% 5/14/30 (c) | | | 225,000 | | | | 239,641 | |
Metropolitan Edison Co. 4.300% 1/15/29 (c) | | | 328,000 | | | | 383,423 | |
Nevada Power Co. 6.650% 4/01/36 | | | 135,000 | | | | 191,435 | |
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. 7.500% 9/01/38 | | | 40,000 | | | | 65,306 | |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 2.500% 2/01/31 | | | 190,000 | | | | 185,883 | |
Pennsylvania Electric Co. 4.150% 4/15/25 (c) | | | 295,000 | | | | 327,998 | |
Potomac Electric Power Co. 4.150% 3/15/43 | | | 350,000 | | | | 422,566 | |
Puget Energy, Inc. 3.650% 5/15/25 | | | 350,000 | | | | 373,942 | |
Southwestern Electric Power Co. 6.200% 3/15/40 | | | 180,000 | | | | 247,549 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. 6.500% 7/01/36 | | $ | 390,000 | | | $ | 567,152 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,605,406 | |
| | | | | |
Electronics — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Ingram Micro, Inc. 5.450% STEP 12/15/24 | | | 203,000 | | | | 204,629 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Ingredion, Inc. 3.200% 10/01/26 | | | 155,000 | | | | 167,927 | |
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc. 5.500% 1/15/30 (c) | | | 174,000 | | | | 178,350 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co. 3.950% 7/15/25 | | | 351,000 | | | | 372,422 | |
Mars, Inc. 3.950% 4/01/49 (c) | | | 415,000 | | | | 517,063 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,235,762 | |
| | | | | |
Forest Products & Paper — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd. 4.000% 1/14/25 | | | 250,000 | | | | 257,252 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
NiSource, Inc. 4.800% 2/15/44 | | | 385,000 | | | | 470,745 | |
5.800% 2/01/42 | | | 175,000 | | | | 234,217 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 704,962 | |
| | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. 3.250% 6/01/30 | | | 150,000 | | | | 157,698 | |
| | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp. 3.829% 8/15/28 | | | 165,000 | | | | 186,993 | |
Humana, Inc. 4.800% 3/15/47 | | | 125,000 | | | | 162,938 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 3.125% 5/15/60 | | | 210,000 | | | | 224,803 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 574,734 | |
| | | | | |
Home Builders — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Lennar Corp. 4.750% 5/30/25 | | | 200,000 | | | | 213,500 | |
| | | | | |
Housewares — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Newell Brands, Inc. 4.350% STEP 4/01/23 | | | 528,000 | | | | 543,734 | |
| | | | | |
Insurance — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Allstate Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.938% 5.750% VRN 8/15/53 | | | 990,000 | | | | 1,022,710 | |
American International Group, Inc. 3.400% 6/30/30 | | | 285,000 | | | | 308,131 | |
4.200% 4/01/28 | | | 210,000 | | | | 237,833 | |
4.500% 7/16/44 | | | 200,000 | | | | 232,995 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
4.750% 4/01/48 | | $ | 75,000 | | | $ | 90,429 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.868% 5.750% VRN 4/01/48 | | | 625,000 | | | | 645,058 | |
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. 6.125% 8/15/23 | | | 775,000 | | | | 719,076 | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd. 3.635% 6/30/50 | | | 310,000 | | | | 324,952 | |
Arch Capital Group US, Inc. 5.144% 11/01/43 | | | 170,000 | | | | 213,175 | |
Athene Global Funding 2.500% 1/14/25 (c) | | | 630,000 | | | | 629,006 | |
Athene Holding Ltd. 4.125% 1/12/28 | | | 1,255,000 | | | | 1,294,687 | |
AXIS Specialty Finance LLC 3.900% 7/15/29 | | | 275,000 | | | | 294,048 | |
5 year CMT + 3.186% 4.900% VRN 1/15/40 | | | 300,000 | | | | 281,250 | |
AXIS Specialty Finance PLC 4.000% 12/06/27 | | | 665,000 | | | | 699,479 | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. 3.700% 6/22/27 | | | 300,000 | | | | 305,838 | |
4.700% 6/22/47 | | | 275,000 | | | | 249,965 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. 4.200% 9/15/24 | | | 246,000 | | | | 266,744 | |
CNO Financial Group, Inc. 5.250% 5/30/25 | | | 590,000 | | | | 652,996 | |
Enstar Group Ltd. 4.500% 3/10/22 | | | 370,000 | | | | 374,856 | |
4.950% 6/01/29 | | | 350,000 | | | | 368,613 | |
Equitable Financial Life Global Funding 1.400% 7/07/25 (c) (e) | | | 255,000 | | | | 255,149 | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc. 5.000% 4/20/48 | | | 225,000 | | | | 257,425 | |
Markel Corp. 3.350% 9/17/29 | | | 130,000 | | | | 138,802 | |
New York Life Insurance Co. 3.750% 5/15/50 (c) | | | 125,000 | | | | 141,167 | |
The Progressive Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.539% 5.375% VRN (d) | | | 375,000 | | | | 371,250 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.920% 5.625% VRN 6/15/43 | | | 225,000 | | | | 239,400 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.665% 5.700% VRN 9/15/48 | | | 630,000 | | | | 706,076 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.175% 5.875% VRN 9/15/42 | | | 125,000 | | | | 133,050 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. 3.150% 6/15/30 | | | 290,000 | | | | 300,870 | |
3.900% 5/15/29 | | | 325,000 | | | | 354,143 | |
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America 4.270% 5/15/47 (c) | | | 175,000 | | | | 207,709 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
USF&G Capital I 8.500% 12/15/45 (c) | | $ | 150,000 | | | $ | 236,683 | |
Voya Financial, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.084% 4.700% VRN 1/23/48 | | | 180,000 | | | | 169,200 | |
Willis North America, Inc. 2.950% 9/15/29 | | | 180,000 | | | | 190,540 | |
4.500% 9/15/28 | | | 480,000 | | | | 559,567 | |
XLIT Ltd. 4.450% 3/31/25 | | | 483,000 | | | | 544,088 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,016,960 | |
| | | | | |
Internet — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.050% 8/22/47 | | | 325,000 | | | | 422,788 | |
| | | | | |
Investment Companies — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Ares Capital Corp. 3.500% 2/10/23 | | | 710,000 | | | | 713,630 | |
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. 3.900% 8/23/24 | | | 850,000 | | | | 829,651 | |
4.125% 8/11/22 | | | 470,000 | | | | 471,178 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. 6.250% 2/01/22 | | | 550,000 | | | | 551,375 | |
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. 3.875% 11/01/24 | | | 805,000 | | | | 803,041 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,368,875 | |
| | | | | |
Iron & Steel — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Vale Overseas Ltd. 6.250% 8/10/26 | | | 275,000 | | | | 323,469 | |
6.875% 11/21/36 | | | 230,000 | | | | 300,495 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 623,964 | |
| | | | | |
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.0% | |
Caterpillar, Inc. 3.250% 4/09/50 | | | 195,000 | | | | 217,374 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
CNH Industrial Capital LLC 1.950% 7/02/23 (e) | | | 135,000 | | | | 135,886 | |
3.875% 10/15/21 | | | 700,000 | | | | 717,410 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 853,296 | |
| | | | | |
Media — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 5.125% 5/01/27 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 206,920 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital 6.484% 10/23/45 | | | 225,000 | | | | 297,506 | |
Comcast Corp. 3.400% 7/15/46 | | | 220,000 | | | | 244,405 | |
3.450% 2/01/50 | | | 315,000 | | | | 361,354 | |
3.969% 11/01/47 | | | 135,000 | | | | 160,066 | |
4.750% 3/01/44 | | | 190,000 | | | | 250,147 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Discovery Communications LLC 3.950% 3/20/28 | | $ | 349,000 | | | $ | 389,989 | |
4.650% 5/15/50 | | | 135,000 | | | | 154,030 | |
5.000% 9/20/37 | | | 160,000 | | | | 189,372 | |
Grupo Televisa SAB 6.625% 3/18/25 | | | 495,000 | | | | 582,184 | |
Time Warner Cable, Inc. 6.750% 6/15/39 | | | 110,000 | | | | 146,168 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,982,141 | |
| | | | | |
Mining — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Glencore Finance Canada Ltd. 5.550% STEP 10/25/42 (c) | | | 149,000 | | | | 160,463 | |
Glencore Funding LLC 3.875% 10/27/27 (c) | | | 160,000 | | | | 170,067 | |
4.625% 4/29/24 (c) | | | 600,000 | | | | 656,765 | |
Kinross Gold Corp. 4.500% 7/15/27 | | | 166,000 | | | | 181,063 | |
5.125% 9/01/21 | | | 650,000 | | | | 667,994 | |
Teck Resources Ltd. 6.000% 8/15/40 | | | 200,000 | | | | 211,791 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,048,143 | |
| | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.1% | | | | | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc. 2.750% 3/01/30 | | | 326,000 | | | | 335,542 | |
General Electric Co. 4.125% 10/09/42 | | | 42,000 | | | | 40,099 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 375,641 | |
| | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Cenovus Energy, Inc. 4.250% 4/15/27 | | | 275,000 | | | | 249,065 | |
6.750% 11/15/39 | | | 158,000 | | | | 153,839 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. 3.250% 12/01/26 | | | 250,000 | | | | 251,360 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. 4.950% 4/15/50 | | | 40,000 | | | | 51,023 | |
EQT Corp. 3.000% 10/01/22 | | | 340,000 | | | | 316,200 | |
3.900% 10/01/27 | | | 1,090,000 | | | | 885,396 | |
6.125% STEP 2/01/25 | | | 395,000 | | | | 393,625 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 4.500% 4/01/48 | | | 85,000 | | | | 86,794 | |
4.750% 9/15/44 | | | 100,000 | | | | 104,246 | |
6.500% 3/01/41 | | | 170,000 | | | | 210,423 | |
Newfield Exploration Co. 5.625% 7/01/24 | | | 250,000 | | | | 238,887 | |
5.750% 1/30/22 | | | 417,000 | | | | 417,795 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 6.450% 9/15/36 | | | 250,000 | | | | 211,250 | |
6.600% 3/15/46 | | | 257,000 | | | | 223,711 | |
Ovintiv, Inc. 6.500% 2/01/38 | | | 80,000 | | | | 68,910 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 3.950% 2/01/28 | | $ | 410,000 | | | $ | 309,581 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos 5.350% 2/12/28 | | | 190,000 | | | | 159,600 | |
6.375% 1/23/45 | | | 80,000 | | | | 59,676 | |
6.500% 3/13/27 | | | 60,000 | | | | 54,151 | |
6.625% 6/15/38 | | | 37,000 | | | | 28,795 | |
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. 4.250% 4/16/39 (c) | | | 495,000 | | | | 550,658 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,024,985 | |
| | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. 3.600% 12/01/29 | | | 385,000 | | | | 376,734 | |
3.950% 12/01/42 | | | 366,000 | | | | 305,872 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 682,606 | |
| | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Amcor Finance USA, Inc. 3.625% 4/28/26 | | | 715,000 | | | | 783,951 | |
WRKCo, Inc. 3.000% 6/15/33 | | | 165,000 | | | | 171,861 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 955,812 | |
| | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. 4.050% 11/21/39 (c) | | | 240,000 | | | | 280,670 | |
4.700% 5/14/45 | | | 490,000 | | | | 615,933 | |
Becton Dickinson and Co. 4.685% 12/15/44 | | | 225,000 | | | | 277,069 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 4.350% 11/15/47 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 264,113 | |
Cigna Corp. 4.800% 7/15/46 (c) | | | 195,000 | | | | 244,834 | |
CVS Health Corp. 4.300% 3/25/28 | | | 250,000 | | | | 292,392 | |
5.050% 3/25/48 | | | 230,000 | | | | 301,275 | |
6.125% 9/15/39 | | | 175,000 | | | | 249,077 | |
CVS Pass-Through Trust 5.926% 1/10/34 (c) | | | 246,491 | | | | 275,574 | |
McKesson Corp. 4.883% 3/15/44 | | | 60,000 | | | | 72,575 | |
6.000% 3/01/41 | | | 125,000 | | | | 159,208 | |
Mylan NV 3.950% 6/15/26 | | | 495,000 | | | | 553,436 | |
5.250% 6/15/46 | | | 320,000 | | | | 396,787 | |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 3.375% 7/09/60 (e) | | | 245,000 | | | | 244,633 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV 2.200% 7/21/21 | | | 232,000 | | | | 227,276 | |
Upjohn, Inc. 2.700% 6/22/30 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 307,888 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,762,740 | |
| | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Pipelines — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP 4.500% 10/01/29 (e) | | $ | 255,000 | | | $ | 261,901 | |
Energy Transfer Operating LP 4.200% 4/15/27 | | | 440,000 | | | | 459,999 | |
5.875% 1/15/24 | | | 200,000 | | | | 222,661 | |
6.125% 12/15/45 | | | 200,000 | | | | 206,124 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.028% 6.250% VRN (d) | | | 540,000 | | | | 414,450 | |
5 year CMT + 5.134% 6.750% VRN (d) | | | 240,000 | | | | 201,418 | |
EnLink Midstream Partners LP 4.150% 6/01/25 | | | 621,000 | | | | 478,170 | |
4.850% 7/15/26 | | | 149,000 | | | | 110,305 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.033% 5.250% VRN 8/16/77 | | | 225,000 | | | | 210,375 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.570% 5.375% VRN 2/15/78 | | | 195,000 | | | | 174,525 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP 4.750% 7/15/23 | | | 500,000 | | | | 503,365 | |
MPLX LP 4.500% 4/15/38 | | | 195,000 | | | | 195,037 | |
6.250% 10/15/22 | | | 97,000 | | | | 98,117 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.652% 6.875% VRN (d) | | | 300,000 | | | | 267,000 | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.110% 6.125% VRN (d) | | | 585,000 | | | | 417,544 | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA Finance Corp. 3.800% 9/15/30 | | | 280,000 | | | | 274,338 | |
4.500% 12/15/26 | | | 93,000 | | | | 97,526 | |
4.700% 6/15/44 | | | 275,000 | | | | 250,649 | |
6.650% 1/15/37 | | | 100,000 | | | | 108,555 | |
Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP 5.300% 4/01/44 | | | 75,000 | | | | 71,831 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,023,890 | |
| | | | | |
Private Equity — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Apollo Management Holdings LP 5 year CMT + 3.266% 4.950% VRN 1/14/50 (c) | | | 185,000 | | | | 166,379 | |
Carlyle Finance Subsidiary LLC 3.500% 9/19/29 (c) | | | 370,000 | | | | 383,568 | |
Hercules Capital, Inc. 4.625% 10/23/22 | | | 470,000 | | | | 452,802 | |
KKR Group Finance Co. VI LLC 3.750% 7/01/29 (c) | | | 280,000 | | | | 321,444 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,324,193 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 0.9% | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 2.750% 12/15/29 | | $ | 185,000 | | | $ | 197,349 | |
American Tower Trust #1 3.652% 3/15/48 (c) | | | 310,000 | | | | 334,682 | |
Crown Castle International Corp. 5.200% 2/15/49 | | | 146,000 | | | | 193,625 | |
Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP 3.500% 8/01/26 | | | 495,000 | | | | 534,792 | |
Highwoods Realty LP 4.125% 3/15/28 | | | 125,000 | | | | 133,693 | |
SBA Tower Trust 2.836% 1/15/25 (c) | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,340,340 | |
Service Properties Trust 4.500% 6/15/23 | | | 170,000 | | | | 162,763 | |
4.950% 10/01/29 | | | 265,000 | | | | 224,754 | |
Spirit Realty LP 3.200% 1/15/27 | | | 555,000 | | | | 530,200 | |
3.400% 1/15/30 | | | 120,000 | | | | 113,552 | |
4.000% 7/15/29 | | | 300,000 | | | | 295,655 | |
4.450% 9/15/26 | | | 59,000 | | | | 61,156 | |
Store Capital Corp. 4.625% 3/15/29 | | | 320,000 | | | | 327,208 | |
Tanger Properties LP 3.875% 12/01/23 | | | 322,000 | | | | 316,401 | |
UDR, Inc. 3.200% 1/15/30 | | | 180,000 | | | | 196,176 | |
Vereit Operating Partnership LP 3.100% 12/15/29 | | | 635,000 | | | | 612,015 | |
3.400% 1/15/28 | | | 140,000 | | | | 141,081 | |
4.625% 11/01/25 | | | 460,000 | | | | 497,430 | |
WP Carey, Inc. 4.250% 10/01/26 | | | 185,000 | | | | 201,963 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,414,835 | |
| | | | | |
Retail — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV 3.950% 10/02/24 (c) | | | 445,000 | | | | 453,949 | |
Starbucks Corp. 2.550% 11/15/30 | | | 395,000 | | | | 414,334 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 868,283 | |
| | | | | |
Semiconductors — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
KLA Corp. 3.300% 3/01/50 | | | 410,000 | | | | 423,483 | |
| | | | | |
Software — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. 2.900% 12/01/29 | | | 441,000 | | | | 471,386 | |
Microsoft Corp. 4.450% 11/03/45 | | | 530,000 | | | | 720,713 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,192,099 | |
| | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Telecommunications — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
AT&T, Inc. 2.300% 6/01/27 | | $ | 225,000 | | | $ | 232,936 | |
4.750% 5/15/46 | | | 670,000 | | | | 803,223 | |
5.250% 3/01/37 | | | 470,000 | | | | 581,132 | |
6.250% 3/29/41 | | | 25,000 | | | | 34,279 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. 5.500% 1/15/40 | | | 55,000 | | | | 80,191 | |
Crown Castle Towers LLC 4.241% 7/15/48 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 286,020 | |
Qwest Corp 6.750% 12/01/21 | | | 162,000 | | | | 171,203 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc. 2.050% 2/15/28 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 250,117 | |
Telefonica Emisiones SAU 4.665% 3/06/38 | | | 180,000 | | | | 215,423 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. 6.550% 9/15/43 | | | 149,000 | | | | 236,927 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,891,451 | |
| | | | | |
Transportation — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Autoridad del Canal de Panama 4.950% 7/29/35 (c) | | | 210,000 | | | | 239,402 | |
CSX Corp. 4.750% 11/15/48 | | | 155,000 | | | | 205,785 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. 4.050% 8/15/52 | | | 215,000 | | | | 257,093 | |
Pacific National Finance Pty Ltd. 4.625% 9/23/20 (c) | | | 105,000 | | | | 105,607 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 807,887 | |
| | | | | |
Trucking & Leasing — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
DAE Funding LLC 4.000% 8/01/20 (c) | | | 173,000 | | | | 171,702 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $94,604,730) | | | | | | | 99,592,975 | |
| | | | | |
|
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 0.2% | |
JobsOhio Beverage System Series B, Revenue Bonds, 4.532% 1/01/35 | | | 325,000 | | | | 405,541 | |
Orange County Local Transportation Authority BAB, Revenue Bonds, 6.908% 2/15/41 | | | 230,000 | | | | 344,165 | |
State of California BAB, General Obligation 7.550% 4/01/39 | | | 475,000 | | | | 845,828 | |
7.600% 11/01/40 | | | 105,000 | | | | 192,756 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,788,290 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS (Cost $1,455,225) | | | | | | | 1,788,290 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 11.1% | |
Automobile ABS — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class C 4.530% 3/20/23 (c) | | $ | 305,000 | | | $ | 286,780 | |
Carvana Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-4A, Class D 3.070% 7/15/25 (c) | | | 359,000 | | | | 353,509 | |
Hertz Vehicle Financing LP Series 2019-3A, Class B, 3.030% 12/26/25 (c) | | | 493,000 | | | | 470,016 | |
Series 2019-3A, Class C, 3.430% 12/26/25 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 448,665 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class B, 3.600% 2/25/24 (c) | | | 650,000 | | | | 621,945 | |
OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class B 3.950% 11/14/28 (c) | | | 424,000 | | | | 421,421 | |
Santander Revolving Auto Loan Trust Series 2019-A, Class B, 2.800% 1/26/32 (c) | | | 204,000 | | | | 195,556 | |
Series 2019-A, Class C, 3.000% 1/26/32 (c) | | | 126,000 | | | | 125,160 | |
Series 2019-A, Class D, 3.450% 1/26/32 (c) | | | 263,000 | | | | 261,647 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,184,699 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial MBS — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Aventura Mall Trust, Series 2018-AVM, Class C, 4.249% VRN 7/05/40 (c) (f) | | | 710,000 | | | | 666,202 | |
BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-DSNY, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350% 1.535% FRN 9/15/34 (c) | | | 130,000 | | | | 108,716 | |
BANK Series 2019-BN24, Class B, 3.455% VRN 11/15/62 (f) | | | 409,000 | | | | 421,420 | |
Series 2019-BN24, Class C, 3.635% VRN 11/15/62 (f) | | | 397,000 | | | | 372,469 | |
Series 2019-BN17, Class B, 4.128% VRN 4/15/52 (f) | | | 150,000 | | | | 161,318 | |
Series 2019-BN16, Class AS, 4.267% 2/15/52 | | | 176,250 | | | | 202,847 | |
Series 2019-BN16, Class B, 4.438% VRN 2/15/52 (f) | | | 136,855 | | | | 142,994 | |
Series 2018-BN14, Class C, 4.752% VRN 9/15/60 (f) | | | 210,000 | | | | 198,501 | |
BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2020-C7, Class AS, 2.444% 4/15/53 | | | 320,000 | | | | 331,408 | |
Series 2018-CHRS, Class D, 4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (c) (f) | | | 210,000 | | | | 147,400 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2018-CHRS, Class C, 4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (c) (f) | | $ | 280,000 | | | $ | 215,543 | |
Series 2018-CHRS, Class B, 4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (c) (f) | | | 350,000 | | | | 296,695 | |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2019-B9, Class A4, 3.751% 3/15/52 | | | 950,000 | | | | 1,095,578 | |
Series 2019-B9, Class A5, 4.016% 3/15/52 | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,359,124 | |
BHMS Mortgage Trust Series 2018-ATLS, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 1.435% FRN 7/15/35 (c) | | | 970,000 | | | | 916,692 | |
Series 2018-ATLS, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.685% FRN 7/15/35 (c) | | | 850,000 | | | | 784,178 | |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-IND, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700% 1.885% FRN 11/15/35 (c) | | | 294,000 | | | | 290,282 | |
Series 2019-XL, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800% 1.985% FRN 10/15/36 (c) | | | 373,562 | | | | 358,558 | |
Series 2019-XL, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000% 2.185% FRN 10/15/36 (c) | | | 452,860 | | | | 435,227 | |
CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-LIFE, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 1.935% FRN 12/15/37 (c) | | | 224,629 | | | | 216,771 | |
Century Plaza Towers Series 2019-CPT, Class D, 3.097% VRN 11/13/39 (c) (f) | | | 225,000 | | | | 220,719 | |
Series 2019-CPT, Class E, 3.097% VRN 11/13/39 (c) (f) | | | 338,000 | | | | 304,935 | |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-GC41, Class C 3.502% 8/10/56 | | | 241,000 | | | | 217,360 | |
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2012-CR4, Class B, 3.703% 10/15/45 (c) | | | 195,000 | | | | 121,429 | |
Series 2015-CR23, Class C, 4.435% VRN 5/10/48 (f) | | | 140,000 | | | | 138,353 | |
Series 2014-UBS5, Class B, 4.514% VRN 9/10/47 (f) | | | 290,000 | | | | 298,176 | |
DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-LC1A, Class B, 5.471% VRN 11/10/46 (c) (f) | | | 110,000 | | | | 110,774 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2017-GS6, Class B, 3.869% 5/10/50 | | | 440,000 | | | | 470,920 | |
Series 2012-GC6, Class AS, 4.948% 1/10/45 (c) | | | 100,000 | | | | 99,468 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Jackson Park Trust, Series 2019-LIC, Class C, 3.131% VRN 10/14/39 (c) (f) | | $ | 500,000 | | | $ | 506,224 | |
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2016-JP2, Class AS 3.056% 8/15/49 | | | 490,000 | | | | 511,309 | |
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2015-C27, Class B 3.898% 2/15/48 | | | 500,000 | | | | 502,390 | |
KNDL Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-KNSQ, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800% 1.985% FRN 5/15/36 (c) | | | 326,000 | | | | 313,387 | |
MFT Trust Series 2020-ABC, Class A, 3.358% 2/10/42 (c) | | | 205,000 | | | | 210,470 | |
Series 2020-ABC, Class B, 3.477% VRN 2/10/42 (c) (f) | | | 227,000 | | | | 228,799 | |
MKT Mortgage Trust Series 2020-525M, Class D, 2.941% VRN 2/12/40 (c) (f) | | | 109,000 | | | | 103,689 | |
Series 2020-525M, Class E, 2.941% VRN 2/12/40 (c) (f) | | | 213,000 | | | | 192,936 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2019-L2, Class AS, 4.272% 3/15/52 | | | 500,000 | | | | 574,033 | |
Series 2018-H3, Class B, 4.620% VRN 7/15/51 (f) | | | 120,000 | | | | 134,090 | |
Series 2011-C2, Class B, 5.200% VRN 6/15/44 (c) (f) | | | 250,000 | | | | 251,656 | |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2019-C49, Class AS, 4.244% 3/15/52 | | | 291,000 | | | | 333,694 | |
Series 2018-C45, Class AS, 4.405% VRN 6/15/51 (f) | | | 240,000 | | | | 274,696 | |
Series 2018-C45, Class B, 4.556% 6/15/51 | | | 60,000 | | | | 62,978 | |
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C8, Class B 4.311% 8/15/45 | | | 190,000 | | | | 188,739 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,093,147 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other ABS — 5.3% | | | | | | | | |
321 Henderson Receivables I LLC, Series 2005-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .230% 0.415% FRN 11/15/40 (c) | | | 43,075 | | | | 41,843 | |
321 Henderson Receivables LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A 3.260% 9/15/72 (c) | | | 42,446 | | | | 44,205 | |
AASET Trust Series 2020-1A, Class A, 3.351% 1/16/40 (c) | | | 355,277 | | | | 312,867 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2019-1, Class A, 3.844% 5/15/39 (c) | | $ | 463,886 | | | $ | 419,125 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.967% 5/16/42 (c) | | | 289,123 | | | | 243,741 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class A, 4.454% 11/18/38 (c) | | | 295,645 | | | | 263,637 | |
Adams Outdoor Advertising LP, Series 2018-1, Class A 4.810% 11/15/48 (c) | | | 378,726 | | | | 385,003 | |
Arbys Funding LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A2 4.969% 10/30/45 (c) | | | 305,600 | | | | 309,888 | |
Ares CLO Ltd., Series 2019-54A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.850% 4.069% FRN 10/15/32 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 487,011 | |
Ascentium Equipment Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class E 3.780% 5/10/27 (c) | | | 827,000 | | | | 826,364 | |
Assurant CLO Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250% 3.385% FRN 10/20/31 (c) | | | 310,000 | | | | 291,417 | |
Atlas Senior Loan Fund Ltd., Series 2016-7A, Class A1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.280% 1.649% FRN 11/27/31 (c) | | | 953,952 | | | | 924,728 | |
Atrium, Series 15A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 2.793% FRN 1/23/31 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 240,408 | |
Benefit Street Partners CLO V-B Ltd., Series 2018-5BA, Class A1A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.090% 2.225% FRN 4/20/31 (c) | | | 260,000 | | | | 251,824 | |
BlueMountain CLO Ltd., Series 2019-25A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800% 3.019% FRN 7/15/32 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 479,727 | |
BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A 2.940% 5/25/29 (c) | | | 82,499 | | | | 82,837 | |
CAL Funding Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A 4.340% 9/25/43 (c) | | | 239,250 | | | | 237,187 | |
Capital Automotive REIT Series 2014-1A, Class A, 3.660% 10/15/44 (c) | | | 151,843 | | | | 149,866 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A2, 4.180% 4/15/47 (c) | | | 131,745 | | | | 132,172 | |
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2018-4A, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800% 2.935% FRN 1/20/31 (c) | | | 720,000 | | | | 683,958 | |
CARS-DB4 LP, Series 2020-1A, Class A3 3.250% 2/15/50 (c) | | | 117,897 | | | | 116,595 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Castlelake Aircraft Securitization Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class A 3.967% 4/15/39 (c) | | $ | 342,580 | | | $ | 299,667 | |
Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A 4.125% 6/15/43 (c) | | | 664,931 | | | | 617,413 | |
CBAM Ltd., Series 2018-6A, Class B1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.100% 3.319% FRN 1/15/31 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 243,588 | |
CIFC Funding Ltd. Series 2020-1A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700% 1.000% FRN 7/15/32 (c) (e) | | | 250,000 | | | | 250,000 | |
Series 2017-5A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180% 2.315% FRN 11/16/30 (c) | | | 340,000 | | | | 334,928 | |
Clear Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 2.335% FRN 10/20/30 (c) | | | 480,000 | | | | 469,041 | |
CLI Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A 3.710% 5/18/44 (c) | | | 381,301 | | | | 375,166 | |
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-5, Class 3A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .460% 0.645% FRN 9/25/34 | | | 1,456 | | | | 1,291 | |
Crestline Denali CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class A1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.280% 2.323% FRN 10/23/31 (c) | | | 249,836 | | | | 240,673 | |
Cronos Containers Program Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Class A 3.270% 11/18/29 (c) | | | 113,889 | | | | 111,888 | |
DB Master Finance LLC Series 2019-1A, Class A2II, 4.021% 5/20/49 (c) | | | 415,858 | | | | 432,512 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A23, 4.352% 5/20/49 (c) | | | 376,158 | | | | 412,832 | |
Diamond Resorts Owner Trust Series 2019-1A, Class A, 2.890% 2/20/32 (c) | | | 554,705 | | | | 552,868 | |
Series 2016-1, Class A, 3.080% 11/20/28 (c) | | | 141,277 | | | | 141,310 | |
Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 3.668% 10/25/49 (c) | | | 258,700 | | | | 271,081 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2I, 4.116% 7/25/48 (c) | | | 304,575 | | | | 323,570 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A23, 4.118% 7/25/47 (c) | | | 107,250 | | | | 114,852 | |
Series 2015-1A, Class A2II, 4.474% 10/25/45 (c) | | | 519,750 | | | | 528,467 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Eaton Vance CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 2.969% FRN 10/15/30 (c) | | $ | 700,000 | | | $ | 678,583 | |
Elmwood CLO Ltd. Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450% 2.585% FRN 4/20/31 (c) | | | 450,000 | | | | 446,031 | |
Series 2019-3A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.950% 3.169% FRN 10/15/32 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 245,279 | |
Falcon Aerospace Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A 3.597% 9/15/39 (c) | | | 556,351 | | | | 496,553 | |
FCI Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A 3.630% 2/18/31 (c) | | | 87,173 | | | | 87,843 | |
First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-FFH4, Class M6, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.725% 1.910% FRN 1/25/35 | | | 420,000 | | | | 388,132 | |
Flatiron CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900% 2.286% FRN 11/16/32 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 240,067 | |
Global SC Finance SRL, Series 2014-1A, Class A1 3.190% 7/17/29 (c) | | | 102,083 | | | | 101,481 | |
Goodgreen Trust Series 2019-2A, Class A, 2.760% 10/15/54 (c) | | | 716,513 | | | | 709,940 | |
Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3.230% 10/15/52 (c) | | | 252,694 | | | | 257,435 | |
Series 2017-2A, Class A, 3.260% 10/15/53 (c) | | | 314,630 | | | | 320,539 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.740% 10/15/52 (c) | | | 190,608 | | | | 199,183 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.930% VRN 10/15/53 (c) (f) | | | 372,041 | | | | 386,976 | |
Helios Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A 4.940% 9/20/49 (c) | | | 215,121 | | | | 210,615 | |
Hero Funding Trust Series 2016-3A, Class A1, 3.080% 9/20/42 (c) | | | 131,386 | | | | 134,072 | |
Series 2017-3A, Class A1, 3.190% 9/20/48 (c) | | | 158,774 | | | | 162,438 | |
Series 2016-4A, Class A1, 3.570% 9/20/47 (c) | | | 139,160 | | | | 145,709 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 4.670% 9/20/48 (c) | | | 301,185 | | | | 322,194 | |
Highbridge Loan Management Ltd. Series 12A-18, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850% 2.985% FRN 7/18/31 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 238,087 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 13A-18, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.150% 3.369% FRN 10/15/30 (c) | | $ | 350,000 | | | $ | 330,463 | |
Horizon Aircraft Finance I Ltd. Series 2019-2, Class A, 3.425% 11/15/39 (c) | | | 530,720 | | | | 458,887 | |
Series 2019-1, Class A, 3.721% 7/15/39 (c) | | | 314,715 | | | | 276,830 | |
J.G. Wentworth LLC Series 2018-2A, Class A, 3.960% 10/15/75 (c) | | | 273,705 | | | | 281,014 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class B, 5.430% 8/15/62 (c) | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,130,508 | |
KDAC Aviation Finance Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A 4.212% 12/15/42 (c) | | | 338,897 | | | | 287,451 | |
KKR Financial CLO Ltd. Series 24, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.360% 2.495% FRN 4/20/32 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 297,184 | |
Series 26, Class B1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050% 3.269% FRN 7/15/32 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 245,727 | |
KREF Ltd., Series 2018-FL1, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000% 2.194% FRN 6/15/36 (c) | | | 210,000 | | | | 201,036 | |
Lunar Aircraft Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A 3.376% 2/15/45 (c) | | | 403,933 | | | | 368,751 | |
MACH 1 Cayman Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A 3.474% 10/15/39 (c) | | | 469,219 | | | | 387,547 | |
Madison Park Funding Ltd. Series 2018-28A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600% 2.819% FRN 7/15/30 (c) | | | 430,000 | | | | 412,538 | |
Series 2018-29A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.200% 3.335% FRN 10/18/30 (c) | | | 550,000 | | | | 528,277 | |
Mosaic Solar Loans LLC Series 2017-2A, Class A, 3.820% 6/22/43 (c) | | | 103,061 | | | | 106,066 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 4.450% 6/20/42 (c) | | | 46,267 | | | | 47,202 | |
MP CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 2.385% FRN 10/20/30 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 289,675 | |
NP SPE LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A2 4.219% 10/21/47 (c) | | | 380,000 | | | | 389,384 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
OHA Credit Funding Ltd. Series 2019-4A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.330% 2.428% FRN 10/22/32 (c) | | $ | 250,000 | | | $ | 245,376 | |
Series 2019-4A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.650% 3.748% FRN 10/22/32 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 245,878 | |
OHA Credit Partners Ltd., Series 2015-11A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.150% 3.285% FRN 1/20/32 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 287,635 | |
OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class A 3.140% 10/14/36 (c) | | | 1,810,000 | | | | 1,814,812 | |
Oxford Finance Funding Trust Series 2020-1A, Class A2, 3.101% 2/15/28 (c) | | | 353,000 | | | | 357,281 | |
Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3.968% 6/17/24 (c) | | | 40,835 | | | | 41,018 | |
Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class A2R2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.650% 2.024% FRN 5/21/29 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 491,978 | |
Pioneer Aircraft Finance Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A 3.967% 6/15/44 (c) | | | 336,147 | | | | 288,986 | |
Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A2 3.858% 12/05/49 (c) | | | 526,355 | | | | 441,954 | |
PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust, Series 2018-GT1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.850% 3.035% FRN 2/25/23 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 196,015 | |
Sierra Receivables Funding LLC Series 2015-3A, Class B, 3.080% 9/20/32 (c) | | | 12,151 | | | | 12,078 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class C, 3.940% 6/20/35 (c) | | | 113,339 | | | | 107,244 | |
Steele Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.300% 2.686% FRN 8/18/31 (c) | | | 290,000 | | | | 271,129 | |
Store Master Funding Series 2019-1, Class A2, 3.650% 11/20/49 (c) | | | 658,992 | | | | 621,762 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 4.290% 10/20/48 (c) | | | 251,047 | | | | 250,255 | |
Structured Receivables Finance LLC, Series 2010-B, Class A 3.730% 8/15/36 (c) | | | 55,438 | | | | 56,428 | |
Sunnova Helios II Issuer LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A 4.870% 7/20/48 (c) | | | 111,569 | | | | 110,962 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
SuttonPark Structured Settlements LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A 4.190% 1/15/71 (c) | | $ | 333,132 | | | $ | 361,038 | |
Taco Bell Funding LLC Series 2018-1A, Class A2II, 4.940% 11/25/48 (c) | | | 236,400 | | | | 248,147 | |
Series 2016-1A, Class A23, 4.970% 5/25/46 (c) | | | 795,400 | | | | 826,637 | |
TAL Advantage LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A 4.500% 4/20/42 (c) | | | 277,922 | | | | 277,248 | |
Textainer Marine Containers Ltd. Series 2017-2A, Class A, 3.520% 6/20/42 (c) | | | 415,637 | | | | 389,851 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.960% 4/20/44 (c) | | | 110,613 | | | | 112,436 | |
Trinity Rail Leasing LP Series 2019-2A, Class A2, 3.100% 10/18/49 (c) | | | 731,000 | | | | 709,495 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.820% 4/17/49 (c) | | | 842,647 | | | | 859,214 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 4.620% 6/17/48 (c) | | | 410,000 | | | | 417,184 | |
Triton Container Finance LLC Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.520% 6/20/42 (c) | | | 119,407 | | | | 117,668 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class A, 4.190% 6/22/43 (c) | | | 376,000 | | | | 376,113 | |
Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2015-3A, Class A3R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700% 2.835% FRN 10/20/31 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 285,278 | |
WAVE LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A 3.597% 9/15/44 (c) | | | 907,976 | | | | 828,671 | |
WAVE Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class A 3.844% 11/15/42 (c) | | | 546,440 | | | | 476,047 | |
Welk Resorts LLC, Series 2015-AA, Class A 2.790% 6/16/31 (c) | | | 43,309 | | | | 42,937 | |
Wendy’s Funding LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A23 4.497% 6/15/45 (c) | | | 404,813 | | | | 406,036 | |
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| | | | | | | 37,030,038 | |
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Student Loans ABS — 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Access Group Inc., Series 2004-A, Class A3, 1.699% FRN 7/01/39 | | | 100,000 | | | | 98,561 | |
CIT Education Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210% 0.523% FRN 6/15/43 | | | 620,060 | | | | 543,761 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
College Avenue Student Loans LLC Series 2019-A, Class B, 3.810% 12/28/48 (c) | | $ | 531,000 | | | $ | 512,941 | |
Series 2019-A, Class C, 4.460% 12/28/48 (c) | | | 270,000 | | | | 258,576 | |
College Loan Corp. Trust I, Series 2007-1, Class B2, 28 day ARS FRN 1/25/47 | | | 130,000 | | | | 102,691 | |
DRB Prime Student Loan Trust, Series 2016-R, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900% 2.085% FRN 10/25/44 (c) | | | 166,158 | | | | 166,354 | |
ECMC Group Student Loan Trust Series 2018-2A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 0.985% FRN 9/25/68 (c) | | | 408,064 | | | | 388,755 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 1.385% FRN 12/27/66 (c) | | | 287,880 | | | | 282,143 | |
Series 2016-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350% 1.518% FRN 7/26/66 (c) | | | 409,217 | | | | 396,860 | |
EdLinc Student Loan Funding Trust Series 2017-A, Class A, PRIME – 1.150% 3.600% FRN 12/01/47 (c) | | | 319,946 | | | | 315,761 | |
Series 2012-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.240% 4.425% FRN 11/26/40 (c) | | | 270,000 | | | | 284,207 | |
Goal Capital Funding Trust, Series 2006-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .450% 0.810% FRN 8/25/42 | | | 120,241 | | | | 104,368 | |
KnowledgeWorks Foundation, Series 2010-1, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .950% 1.310% FRN 2/25/42 | | | 96,478 | | | | 93,588 | |
Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust Series 2017-B, Class BFX, 3.020% 8/25/42 (c) | | | 86,016 | | | | 84,690 | |
Series 2018-B, Class BFX, 3.720% 5/26/43 (c) | | | 76,461 | | | | 75,892 | |
Navient Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2018-BA, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .720% 0.905% FRN 12/15/59 (c) | | | 149,796 | | | | 143,039 | |
Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust Series 2019-A, Class A2A, 3.420% 1/15/43 (c) | | | 253,000 | | | | 258,614 | |
Series 2019-A, Class B, 3.900% 1/15/43 (c) | | | 284,000 | | | | 290,627 | |
Series 2018-CA, Class B, 4.220% 6/16/42 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 251,553 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2016-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .700% 0.885% FRN 2/25/70 (c) | | $ | 360,713 | | | $ | 341,776 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .750% 0.935% FRN 3/25/67 (c) | | | 550,000 | | | | 514,432 | |
Series 2018-3A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 0.985% FRN 3/25/67 (c) | | | 750,000 | | | | 740,352 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900% 1.085% FRN 12/27/67 (c) | | | 850,000 | | | | 847,595 | |
Series 2016-7A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150% 1.335% FRN 3/25/66 (c) | | | 745,657 | | | | 727,856 | |
Series 2016-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 1.435% FRN 6/25/65 (c) | | | 343,446 | | | | 336,428 | |
Series 2016-6A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300% 1.485% FRN 3/25/66 (c) | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,020,875 | |
Series 2018-4A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300% 1.485% FRN 6/27/67 (c) | | | 750,000 | | | | 703,343 | |
Series 2014-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.685% FRN 6/25/48 | | | 220,000 | | | | 200,972 | |
Series 2014-8, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.685% FRN 7/26/49 | | | 155,000 | | | | 127,631 | |
Series 2015-3, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.685% FRN 10/25/58 | | | 150,000 | | | | 122,727 | |
Series 2019-BA, Class B, 4.040% 12/15/59 (c) | | | 750,000 | | | | 780,378 | |
Nelnet Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2016-A, Class A1B 3.600% 12/26/40 (c) | | | 64,170 | | | | 64,452 | |
Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2006-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .250% 0.547% FRN 6/25/41 | | | 138,901 | | | | 119,852 | |
Series 2018-3A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .750% 0.935% FRN 9/27/66 (c) | | | 600,000 | | | | 584,399 | |
Series 2005-4, Class A4R2, 28 day ARS 1.191% FRN 3/22/32 | | | 200,000 | | | | 190,524 | |
Series 2015-3A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.685% FRN 6/25/54 (c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 139,804 | |
Series 2019-5, Class A, 2.530% 10/25/67 (c) | | | 1,519,189 | | | | 1,518,675 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2006-2, Class R, 0.000% 1/25/41 | | $ | 1,799 | | | $ | 919,385 | |
Series 2005-4, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .180% 1.171% FRN 7/25/55 | | | 242,496 | | | | 205,060 | |
Series 2006-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210% 1.201% FRN 10/25/40 | | | 309,473 | | | | 276,816 | |
Series 2005-6, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .290% 1.281% FRN 1/25/44 | | | 334,658 | | | | 261,824 | |
Series 2002-7, Class A11, 28 day ARS 1.403% FRN 3/15/28 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,000 | |
Series 2004-1 Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .500% 1.491% FRN 7/25/39 | | | 297,288 | | | | 267,099 | |
Series 2003-14, Class A7, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .600% 1.591% FRN 10/25/65 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 282,674 | |
Series 2002-7, Class B, 28 day ARS 5.281% FRN 12/15/39 | | | 550,000 | | | | 511,318 | |
SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2019-A, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .870% 1.055% FRN 7/15/36 (c) | | | 126,000 | | | | 121,609 | |
Series 2019-B, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000% 1.185% FRN 6/15/37 (c) | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,162,423 | |
Series 2017-A, Class B, 3.500% 6/17/41 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 298,376 | |
Series 2017-B, Class B, 3.500% 12/16/41 (c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 149,757 | |
SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-D, Class R1, 0.000% 9/25/40 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 347,060 | |
Series 2018-A, Class R1, 0.000% 2/25/42 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 482,315 | |
Series 2018-D, Class R1, 0.000% 2/25/48 (c) | | | 968,900 | | | | 236,121 | |
Series 2019-A, Class R1, 0.000% 6/15/48 (c) | | | 1,661,200 | | | | 407,825 | |
Series 2016-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 1.385% FRN 6/25/33 (c) | | | 60,419 | | | | 60,117 | |
Series 2019-C, Class BFX, 3.050% 11/16/48 (c) | | | 646,000 | | | | 636,075 | |
Series 2017-D, Class BFX, 3.610% 9/25/40 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 497,830 | |
South Carolina Student Loan Corp., Series 2010-1, Class A3, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050% 2.041% FRN 10/27/36 | | | 170,000 | | | | 166,722 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,035,458 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
WL Collateral CMO — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. Series 2004-2, Class 1A1, 3.668% VRN 2/25/34 (f) | | $ | 15,677 | | | $ | 15,041 | |
Series 2003-42, Class 1A1, 3.991% VRN 9/25/33 (f) | | | 3,993 | | | | 3,776 | |
Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust Series 2018-1A, Class A1, 2.976% VRN 12/25/57 (c) (f) | | | 177,049 | | | | 178,776 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A3, 3.202% VRN 12/25/57 (c) (f) | | | 50,585 | | | | 50,161 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A3, 3.948% VRN 1/25/59 (c) (f) | | | 166,702 | | | | 166,816 | |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-9, Class 2A1, 3.487% VRN 8/25/34 (f) | | | 5,715 | | | | 5,730 | |
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR4, Class 1A, 3.687% VRN 8/25/34 (f) | | | 35,799 | | | | 35,084 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-1, Class A11, 3.500% VRN 1/25/47 (c) (f) | | | 352,354 | | | | 359,279 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. Series 2004-A1, Class IA, 3.250% VRN 2/25/34 (f) | | | 1,972 | | | | 1,933 | |
Series 2003-A4, Class IA, 4.234% VRN 7/25/33 (f) | | | 2,006 | | | | 1,903 | |
PSMC Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A1, 3.500% VRN 6/25/48 (c) (f) | | | 377,400 | | | | 384,280 | |
Sequoia Mortgage Trust Series 2018-CH2, Class A3, 4.000% VRN 6/25/48 (c) (f) | | | 306,365 | | | | 314,862 | |
Series 2018-CH4, Class A2, 4.000% VRN 10/25/48 (c) (f) | | | 153,998 | | | | 156,694 | |
Series 2019-1, Class A1, 4.000% VRN 2/25/49 (c) (f) | | | 51,010 | | | | 52,000 | |
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-2, Class 2A, 3.673% VRN 3/25/34 (f) | | | 20,554 | | | | 20,191 | |
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-AR2, Class A, 12 mo. MTA + 1.400% 2.904% FRN 4/25/44 | | | 48,715 | | | | 46,386 | |
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A1, 4.000% VRN 11/25/48 (c) (f) | | | 213,092 | | | | 217,633 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,010,545 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $80,905,605) | | | | | | | 78,353,887 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 0.3% | |
Colombia Government International Bond 6.125% 1/18/41 | | $ | 620,000 | | | $ | 774,070 | |
Mexico Government International Bond 4.750% 3/08/44 | | | 824,000 | | | | 873,440 | |
6.750% 9/27/34 | | | 160,000 | | | | 210,202 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,857,712 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS (Cost $1,630,907) | | | | | | | 1,857,712 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 8.6% | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.1% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Series 2617, Class Z, 5.500% 5/15/33 | | | 143,127 | | | | 165,830 | |
Series 2693, Class Z, 5.500% 10/15/33 | | | 260,889 | | | | 294,172 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 460,002 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Securities — 8.3% | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool #QA8791 3.500% 4/01/50 | | | 296,787 | | | | 318,435 | |
Pool #RA2483 3.500% 6/01/50 | | | 2,597,328 | | | | 2,761,612 | |
Pool #C55867 7.500% 2/01/30 | | | 26,818 | | | | 30,213 | |
Pool #C01079 7.500% 10/01/30 | | | 3,804 | | | | 4,468 | |
Pool #C01135 7.500% 2/01/31 | | | 16,361 | | | | 19,120 | |
Pool #C00470 8.000% 8/01/26 | | | 9,594 | | | | 10,793 | |
Pool #G00924 8.000% 3/01/28 | | | 8,896 | | | | 10,007 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association Pool #MA3984 2.500% 4/01/35 | | | 2,486,725 | | | | 2,604,214 | |
Pool #MA4013 2.500% 5/01/35 | | | 2,859,726 | | | | 2,994,838 | |
Pool #MA3029 3.000% 6/01/32 | | | 726,359 | | | | 765,351 | |
Pool #MA3090 3.000% 8/01/32 | | | 310,493 | | | | 326,967 | |
Pool #AS1304 3.500% 12/01/28 | | | 163,484 | | | | 174,328 | |
Pool #AV1897 3.500% 12/01/28 | | | 27,668 | | | | 29,504 | |
Pool #AV2325 3.500% 12/01/28 | | | 87,832 | | | | 93,657 | |
Pool #BF0196 3.500% 2/01/41 | | | 211,546 | | | | 228,778 | |
Pool #MA1356 3.500% 2/01/43 | | | 1,251,044 | | | | 1,352,165 | |
Pool #FM1970 3.500% 11/01/49 | | | 500,421 | | | | 540,870 | |
Pool #CA5308 3.500% 3/01/50 | | | 1,770,064 | | | | 1,896,958 | |
Pool #CA6096 3.500% 6/01/50 | | | 2,371,964 | | | | 2,524,959 | |
Pool #725692 1 year CMT + 2.137% 3.957% FRN 10/01/33 | | | 23,391 | | | | 24,626 | |
Pool #888586 1 year CMT + 2.195% 3.973% FRN 10/01/34 | | | 50,275 | | | | 52,931 | |
Pool #BJ0686 4.000% 4/01/48 | | | 542,206 | | | | 576,409 | |
Pool #CA2039 4.000% 7/01/48 | | | 530,100 | | | | 562,752 | |
Pool #CA1951 4.000% 7/01/48 | | | 450,366 | | | | 478,494 | |
Pool #CA1909 4.500% 6/01/48 | | | 1,272,006 | | | | 1,366,907 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Pool #AD6437 5.000% 6/01/40 | | $ | 61,566 | | | $ | 70,305 | |
Pool #AD6996 5.000% 7/01/40 | | | 399,353 | | | | 456,038 | |
Pool #AL8173 5.000% 2/01/44 | | | 160,604 | | | | 182,247 | |
Pool #564594 7.000% 1/01/31 | | | 8,573 | | | | 9,802 | |
Pool #572844 7.000% 4/01/31 | | | 19,582 | | | | 22,828 | |
Pool #253795 7.000% 5/01/31 | | | 31,971 | | | | 37,035 | |
Pool #499386 7.500% 9/01/29 | | | 1,031 | | | | 1,200 | |
Pool #522769 7.500% 12/01/29 | | | 56 | | | | 66 | |
Pool #521006 7.500% 12/01/29 | | | 401 | | | | 471 | |
Pool #252981 7.500% 1/01/30 | | | 4,950 | | | | 5,767 | |
Pool #530520 7.500% 3/01/30 | | | 9,264 | | | | 10,676 | |
Pool #524317 7.500% 3/01/30 | | | 919 | | | | 1,082 | |
Pool #253183 7.500% 4/01/30 | | | 1,787 | | | | 2,082 | |
Pool #253265 7.500% 5/01/30 | | | 956 | | | | 1,112 | |
Pool #536949 8.000% 5/01/30 | | | 1,274 | | | | 1,501 | |
Pool #535351 8.000% 6/01/30 | | | 1,941 | | | | 2,261 | |
Pool #253481 8.000% 10/01/30 | | | 1,277 | | | | 1,495 | |
Pool #602008 8.000% 8/01/31 | | | 1,975 | | | | 2,305 | |
Pool #190317 8.000% 8/01/31 | | | 571 | | | | 666 | |
Government National Mortgage Association Pool #337539 7.000% 7/15/23 | | | 141 | | | | 149 | |
Pool #363066 7.000% 8/15/23 | | | 2,225 | | | | 2,350 | |
Pool #354674 7.000% 10/15/23 | | | 1,687 | | | | 1,785 | |
Pool #352021 7.000% 11/15/23 | | | 1,101 | | | | 1,163 | |
Government National Mortgage Association II Pool# MA6656 3.000% 5/20/50 | | | 2,444,881 | | | | 2,589,744 | |
Pool# MA6710 3.000% 6/20/50 | | | 2,450,000 | | | | 2,595,932 | |
Government National Mortgage Association II TBA Pool #24 3.000% 12/01/49 (e) | | | 575,000 | | | | 609,118 | |
Pool #471 3.500% 6/01/49 (e) | | | 20,630,000 | | | | 21,769,486 | |
Uniform Mortgage Backed Securities TBA Pool #1127 3.500% 4/01/49 (e) | | | 9,700,000 | | | | 10,201,672 | |
Pool #15801 4.500% 9/01/48 (e) | | | 575,000 | | | | 617,854 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 58,947,548 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Whole Loans — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes Series 2020-DNA3, Class M1, 1.000% 6/25/50 (c) (e) | | | 650,000 | | | | 650,000 | |
Series 2019-DNA3, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050% 2.235% FRN 7/25/49 (c) | | | 285,062 | | | | 278,467 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust, Series 2019-R01, Class 2M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.450% 2.635% FRN 7/25/31 (c) | | $ | 428,151 | | | $ | 417,810 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,346,277 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES (Cost $60,523,276) | | | | | | | 60,753,827 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 0.5% | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 0.5% | |
U.S. Treasury Bond 2.250% 8/15/49 (g) | | | 1,940,000 | | | | 2,332,855 | |
3.500% 2/15/39 (g) | | | 720,000 | | | | 1,018,505 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,351,360 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $2,811,674) | | | | | | | 3,351,360 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $241,931,417) | | | | | | | 245,698,051 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 0.1% (Cost $607,842) | | | | | | | 402,932 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Number of Shares | | | | |
| | |
RIGHTS — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Expires 3/31/21 (a) | | | 25,576 | | | | 91,562 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL RIGHTS (Cost $54,477) | | | | | | | 91,562 | |
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|
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.0% | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.0% | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (h) | | | 165,800 | | | | 165,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $165,800) | | | | | | | 165,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $561,861,131) | | | | | | | 700,984,684 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.0% | |
Commercial Paper — 4.7% | |
American Honda Finance Corp. 1.936% 8/21/20 | | $ | 3,000,000 | | | $ | 2,997,825 | |
Avangrid, Inc. 0.203% 7/06/20 (c) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,999,866 | |
Bayer Corp. 2.553% 7/15/20 (c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,775 | |
Bemis Co., Inc. 0.325% 7/07/20 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,953 | |
Daimler Finance North America LLC 1.606% 7/13/20 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,902 | |
Duke Energy Corp. 0.284% 8/03/20 (c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,356 | |
Dupont De Nemours, Inc. 0.375% 8/25/20 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,303 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 0.274% 7/09/20 (c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,865 | |
First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC 0.304% 9/28/20 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,475 | |
FMC Tech, Inc. 1.269% 7/13/20 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,812 | |
General Electric Co. 0.640% 9/17/20 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,996,629 | |
Harley-Davidson Funding Corp. 0.457% 8/05/20 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,648 | |
0.507% 7/20/20 (c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,667 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV 0.203% 7/29/20 (c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,489 | |
Mondelez International, Inc. 0.396% 7/24/20 (c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,600 | |
Public Sevice Enterprise Group, Inc. 0.254% 7/20/20 (c) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,999,522 | |
Suncor Energy, Inc. 1.527% 8/13/20 (c) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,998,552 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 32,988,239 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 6/30/20, 0.000%, due 7/01/20 (i) | | | 2,258,461 | | | | 2,258,461 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $35,233,781) | | | | | | | 35,246,700 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 104.7% (Cost $597,094,912) (j) | | | | | | | 736,231,384 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (4.7)% | | | | | | | (32,777,235 | ) |
| | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 703,454,149 | |
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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 |
DAC | Designated Activity Company |
LIBOR | London Inter-Bank Offered Rate |
MBS | Mortgage-Backed Security |
MTA | Monthly Treasury Average Index |
PJSC | Public Joint Stock Company |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
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, 2020, was $1,138,862 or 0.16% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund received $993,126 of non-cash collateral (U.S. Treasury and/or Agency obligations) related to securities lending activity. This amount is not reflected on either the |
| Portfolio of Investments or the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. (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, 2020, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $113,222,331 or 16.10% of net assets. |
(d) | Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date. |
(e) | A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis. (Note 2). |
(f) | 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, 2020. |
(g) | A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open derivatives. (Note 2). |
(h) | Represents investment of security lending cash collateral. (Note 2). |
(i) | Maturity value of $2,258,461. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates ranging from 0.625% – 2.375%, maturity dates ranging from 1/15/24 – 2/29/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $2,303,773. |
(j) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
(#) Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Paid by Fund | | | | | Received by Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Counterparty | | | Expiration Date | | | Rate | | | Frequency | | | | | Rate | | | Frequency | | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Premium Paid (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Call | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | 748,250 | | | $ | 123,536 | | | $ | 35,916 | | | $ | 87,620 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Put | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | $ | 279,396 | | | $ | 571,926 | | | $ | (292,530 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 402,932 | | | $ | 607,842 | | | $ | (204,910 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | Contracts are subject to a Master Netting Agreement. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
Futures contracts
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value/ Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Long | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Ultra 10 Year | | | 9/21/20 | | | | 20 | | | $ | 3,149,831 | | | $ | (143 | ) |
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond | | | 9/21/20 | | | | 89 | | | | 19,472,986 | | | | (57,080 | ) |
U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year | | | 9/30/20 | | | | 195 | | | | 43,058,859 | | | | 2,626 | |
U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year | | | 9/30/20 | | | | 70 | | | | 8,787,624 | | | | 14,329 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | (40,268 | ) |
| | | | | |
Short | | | | | | | | | | | | |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/14/20 | | | | 3 | | | $ | (731,391 | ) | | $ | (16,622 | ) |
U.S. Treasury Long Bond | | | 9/21/20 | | | | 45 | | | | (8,019,997 | ) | | | (15,316 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/14/20 | | | | 2 | | | | (487,568 | ) | | | (10,982 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/15/21 | | | | 2 | | | | (487,743 | ) | | | (11,257 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/13/21 | | | | 4 | | | | (975,637 | ) | | | (22,613 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/14/22 | | | | 4 | | | | (975,337 | ) | | | (22,863 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/19/22 | | | | 3 | | | | (731,203 | ) | | | (17,147 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/13/23 | | | | 3 | | | | (730,753 | ) | | | (17,147 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/18/23 | | | | 4 | | | | (973,437 | ) | | | (22,413 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/16/24 | | | | 10 | | | | (2,430,592 | ) | | | (54,159 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | (210,519 | ) |
| | | | | |
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps - Buy Protection
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Obligation/ Index | | Rate Paid by Fund | | Payment Frequency | | | Termination Date | | | Notional Amount | | Value | | | Upfront Premium Paid/ (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | | | |
CDX.NA.IG Series 34† | | 1.000% | | | Quarterly | | | | 6/20/25 | | | USD | | 1,000,000 | | $ | (11,688 | ) | | $ | 3,551 | | | $ | (15,239 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
CDX.NA.IG Series 34† | | 1.000% | | | Quarterly | | | | 6/20/25 | | | USD | | 1,100,000 | | | (13,090 | ) | | | 4,784 | | | | (17,874 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | $ | (24,778 | ) | | $ | 8,335 | | | $ | (33,113 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
† | Payment is based on a percentage of the index. Reference entities are a number of individual issuers comprising the index. |
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, 2020 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 98.8% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
COMMON STOCK — 98.5% | | | | | | | | |
Basic Materials — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | 6,500 | | | $ | 501,865 | |
Celanese Corp. | | | 7,400 | | | | 638,916 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 20,500 | | | | 1,089,165 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 8,300 | | | | 578,012 | |
FMC Corp. | | | 8,000 | | | | 796,960 | |
Huntsman Corp. | | | 12,000 | | | | 215,640 | |
Linde PLC | | | 29,232 | | | | 6,200,399 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | | | 23,800 | | | | 1,564,136 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 26,966 | | | | 2,860,014 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,445,107 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Forest Products & Paper — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
International Paper Co. | | | 65,666 | | | | 2,312,100 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Iron & Steel — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 18,700 | | | | 774,367 | |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 4,200 | | | | 398,706 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 13,200 | | | | 344,388 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,517,461 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mining — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 85,700 | | | | 991,549 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,266,217 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications — 9.8% | | | | | | | | |
Advertising — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | | | 20,000 | | | | 343,200 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 13,400 | | | | 731,640 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,074,840 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a) | | | 3,271 | | | | 4,623,918 | |
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 170 | | | | 270,698 | |
E*TRADE Financial Corp. | | | 50,418 | | | | 2,507,287 | |
eBay, Inc. | | | 49,800 | | | | 2,612,010 | |
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 500 | | | | 113,535 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,127,448 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | | 277,400 | | | | 10,813,052 | |
Discovery, Inc. Class A (a) (b) | | | 9,400 | | | | 198,340 | |
Fox Corp. Class A | | | 19,700 | | | | 528,354 | |
The Walt Disney Co. | | | 16,500 | | | | 1,839,915 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,379,661 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 6.2% | | | | | | | | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 422,700 | | | | 12,778,221 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 250,100 | | | | 11,664,664 | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 43,600 | | | | 1,129,240 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 20,500 | | | | 468,630 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 10,224 | | | $ | 1,432,689 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 253,600 | | | | 13,980,968 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 41,454,412 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 66,036,361 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 4.7% | | | | | | | | |
Apparel — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 3,000 | | | | 217,560 | |
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class A (a) | | | 8,200 | | | | 257,316 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 474,876 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 11,800 | | | | 2,044,468 | |
General Motors Co. | | | 74,200 | | | | 1,877,260 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 21,300 | | | | 1,594,305 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,516,033 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,300 | | | | 268,494 | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 12,700 | | | | 448,310 | |
Lear Corp. | | | 3,600 | | | | 392,472 | |
Magna International, Inc. | | | 18,694 | | | | 832,444 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,941,720 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 9,100 | | | | 315,315 | |
LKQ Corp. (a) | | | 18,900 | | | | 495,180 | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | | 3,400 | | | | 1,068,144 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,878,639 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Builders — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | 22,700 | | | | 1,258,715 | |
Lennar Corp. Class A | | | 17,200 | | | | 1,059,864 | |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 15,900 | | | | 541,077 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,859,656 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Furnishing — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Whirlpool Corp. (b) | | | 4,100 | | | | 531,073 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Time — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Brunswick Corp. | | | 4,500 | | | | 288,045 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Lodging — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 21,200 | | | | 1,557,140 | |
Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A (b) | | | 2,100 | | | | 105,609 | |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | | | 15,138 | | | | 1,297,781 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,960,530 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 4,100 | | | | 584,045 | |
AutoZone, Inc. (a) | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,692,180 | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 15,900 | | | | 1,387,593 | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 8,900 | | | | 773,944 | |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 2,100 | | | | 526,071 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 12,427 | | | | 2,292,409 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) | | | 2,389 | | | | 1,007,369 | |
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 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 10,857 | | | $ | 925,451 | |
Target Corp. | | | 1,900 | | | | 227,867 | |
The TJX Cos., Inc. | | | 11,500 | | | | 581,440 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 54,400 | | | | 2,306,016 | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 600 | | | | 71,868 | |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | | 4,700 | | | | 385,447 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 23,882 | | | | 2,075,584 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,837,284 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | | | 3,900 | | | | 396,864 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 31,684,720 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 19.0% | | | | | | | | |
Agriculture — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 29,100 | | | | 1,142,175 | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 34,100 | | | | 1,360,590 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 115,822 | | | | 8,114,489 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,617,254 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Molson Coors Beverage Co. Class B | | | 11,600 | | | | 398,576 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 13,100 | | | | 1,470,344 | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 36,500 | | | | 8,608,890 | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 1,500 | | | | 677,235 | |
Biogen, Inc. (a) | | | 11,200 | | | | 2,996,560 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 77,800 | | | | 5,985,932 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,738,961 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
AMERCO | | | 1,300 | | | | 392,847 | |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 3,800 | | | | 261,250 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 8,800 | | | | 345,224 | |
Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 6,700 | | | | 353,961 | |
United Rentals, Inc. (a) | | | 8,000 | | | | 1,192,320 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,545,602 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 29,800 | | | | 1,048,066 | |
Ingredion, Inc. | | | 4,300 | | | | 356,900 | |
The J.M. Smucker Co. | | | 6,700 | | | | 708,927 | |
Kellogg Co. | | | 21,000 | | | | 1,387,260 | |
The Kraft Heinz Co. | | | 72,000 | | | | 2,296,080 | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 20,690 | | | | 1,130,915 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | | | 70,136 | | | | 4,187,821 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,115,969 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 4,500 | | | | 411,435 | |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | | | 63,300 | | | | 2,222,463 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 51,156 | | | | 9,045,915 | |
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) | | | 9,000 | | | | 525,510 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 10,014 | | | | 918,284 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 11,493 | | | | 2,070,924 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 13,706 | | | $ | 4,966,232 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,564 | | | | 664,119 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,824,882 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
Anthem, Inc. | | | 22,847 | | | | 6,008,304 | |
Cigna Corp. (a) | | | 21,200 | | | | 3,978,180 | |
DaVita, Inc. (a) | | | 8,500 | | | | 672,690 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 40,600 | | | | 3,940,636 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a) | | | 5,900 | | | | 980,049 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a) | | | 3,500 | | | | 622,930 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 8,300 | | | | 945,868 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 5,392 | | | | 1,590,371 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,739,028 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products & Wares — 0.1% | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 4,800 | | | | 547,632 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 6.4% | | | | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 50,834 | | | | 4,990,882 | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 12,700 | | | | 1,279,779 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (a) (b) | | | 46,649 | | | | 853,210 | |
Becton Dickinson and Co. | | | 7,406 | | | | 1,772,034 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 18,000 | | | | 939,420 | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 18,300 | | | | 1,188,951 | |
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (a) | | | 63,842 | | | | 1,369,411 | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a) | | | 3,600 | | | | 397,224 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 37,816 | | | | 5,318,064 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 11,200 | | | | 1,718,304 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 156,300 | | | | 12,086,679 | |
Perrigo Co. PLC | | | 8,300 | | | | 458,741 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 318,579 | | | | 10,417,533 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 42,790,232 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 127,318,136 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 23,600 | | | | 405,448 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 132,500 | | | | 11,822,975 | |
Concho Resources, Inc. | | | 11,300 | | | | 581,950 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 79,904 | | | | 3,357,566 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 11,361 | | | | 575,548 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 33,900 | | | | 1,516,008 | |
Hess Corp. | | | 7,779 | | | | 403,030 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 27,400 | | | | 1,970,060 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 8,900 | | | | 869,530 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 23,400 | | | | 1,376,388 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,878,503 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 70,932 | | | | 920,697 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Enbridge, Inc. | | | 59,993 | | | | 1,824,987 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 133,400 | | | | 2,023,678 | |
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 | |
TC Energy Corp. | | | 57,105 | | | $ | 2,447,521 | |
The Williams Cos., Inc. | | | 128,004 | | | | 2,434,636 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,730,822 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 32,530,022 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 23.8% | | | | | | | | |
Banks — 11.8% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 810,040 | | | | 19,238,450 | |
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | 56,400 | | | | 2,179,860 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 134,300 | | | | 6,862,730 | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 26,700 | | | | 673,908 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | 6,845 | | | | 407,072 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (b) | | | 3,600 | | | | 268,956 | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 8,100 | | | | 293,544 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 60,736 | | | | 1,170,990 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 21,700 | | | | 4,288,354 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 63,200 | | | | 571,012 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 195,300 | | | | 18,369,918 | |
KeyCorp | | | 60,400 | | | | 735,672 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 8,000 | | | | 831,760 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 260,100 | | | | 12,562,830 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 12,900 | | | | 1,023,486 | |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 26,900 | | | | 2,830,149 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 59,300 | | | | 659,416 | |
Signature Bank | | | 3,200 | | | | 342,144 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 22,200 | | | | 1,410,810 | |
SVB Financial Group (a) | | | 3,300 | | | | 711,249 | |
Truist Financial Corp. | | | 4,978 | | | | 186,924 | |
US Bancorp | | | 95,600 | | | | 3,519,992 | |
Zions Bancorp NA | | | 10,500 | | | | 357,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 79,496,226 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 3.9% | |
American Express Co. | | | 50,300 | | | | 4,788,560 | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 8,600 | | | | 1,290,344 | |
BlackRock, Inc. | | | 9,600 | | | | 5,223,264 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 66,028 | | | | 4,132,693 | |
The Charles Schwab Corp. | | | 109,303 | | | | 3,687,883 | |
CME Group, Inc. | | | 7,842 | | | | 1,274,639 | |
Credit Acceptance Corp. (a) (b) | | | 1,200 | | | | 502,812 | |
Eaton Vance Corp. | | | 6,800 | | | | 262,480 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 10,800 | | | | 989,280 | |
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,800 | | | | 376,320 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 8,500 | | | | 585,055 | |
SEI Investments Co. | | | 8,800 | | | | 483,824 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 14,300 | | | | 1,766,050 | |
The Western Union Co. | | | 24,300 | | | | 525,366 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,888,570 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 6.2% | | | | | | | | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 45,100 | | | | 1,624,953 | |
The Allstate Corp. | | | 20,000 | | | | 1,939,800 | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 199,576 | | | | 6,222,780 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (a) | | | 24,800 | | | $ | 710,520 | |
Assurant, Inc. | | | 3,900 | | | | 402,831 | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 42,410 | | | | 5,369,954 | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc. | | | 167,767 | | | | 3,236,225 | |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | | | 2,300 | | | | 474,260 | |
First American Financial Corp. | | | 6,400 | | | | 307,328 | |
Globe Life, Inc. | | | 14,300 | | | | 1,061,489 | |
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 2,300 | | | | 233,059 | |
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 34,684 | | | | 1,337,068 | |
Loews Corp. | | | 18,300 | | | | 627,507 | |
Markel Corp. (a) | | | 890 | | | | 821,621 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 26,791 | | | | 2,876,550 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 117,001 | | | | 4,272,877 | |
Old Republic International Corp. | | | 13,200 | | | | 215,292 | |
Primerica, Inc. | | | 2,300 | | | | 268,180 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 5,601 | | | | 232,666 | |
The Progressive Corp. | | | 34,500 | | | | 2,763,795 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 28,300 | | | | 1,723,470 | |
The Travelers Cos., Inc. | | | 32,500 | | | | 3,706,625 | |
Voya Financial, Inc. | | | 9,300 | | | | 433,845 | |
W.R. Berkley Corp. | | | 9,700 | | | | 555,713 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 41,418,408 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 20,700 | | | | 936,054 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.8% | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 3,058 | | | | 434,572 | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 95,590 | | | | 8,921,415 | |
Sun Communities, Inc. | | | 12,408 | | | | 1,683,517 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 39,456 | | | | 886,182 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,925,686 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Savings & Loans — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | 28,600 | | | | 291,720 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 159,956,664 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 13.1% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 17,800 | | | | 2,660,388 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 17,300 | | | | 6,313,116 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 10,400 | | | | 3,197,376 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,170,880 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | | | 8,400 | | | | 537,012 | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 51,000 | | | | 1,741,140 | |
Masco Corp. | | | 17,500 | | | | 878,675 | |
Owens Corning | | | 6,600 | | | | 368,016 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,524,843 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.3% | | | | | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 36,100 | | | | 2,239,283 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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 | |
Electronics — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 18,586 | | | $ | 1,642,445 | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a) | | | 4,900 | | | | 336,581 | |
Gentex Corp. | | | 14,600 | | | | 376,242 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 59,819 | | | | 8,649,229 | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | | 3,500 | | | | 438,760 | |
Jabil, Inc. | | | 8,600 | | | | 275,888 | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 21,155 | | | | 2,132,001 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 3,365 | | | | 1,306,495 | |
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC (a) | | | 9,800 | | | | 364,854 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,522,495 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Engineering & Construction — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | | | 19,056 | | | | 1,615,949 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Environmental Controls — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Pentair PLC | | | 9,900 | | | | 376,101 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,400 | | | | 286,416 | |
Snap-on, Inc. | | | 3,500 | | | | 484,785 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 5,300 | | | | 738,714 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,509,915 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.7% | | | | | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 33,900 | | | | 4,288,350 | |
Oshkosh Corp. | | | 4,300 | | | | 307,966 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,596,316 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
AGCO Corp. | | | 4,500 | | | | 249,570 | |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 2,500 | | | | 223,200 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 35,900 | | | | 5,641,685 | |
Dover Corp. | | | 8,500 | | | | 820,760 | |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 5,900 | | | | 335,474 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 8,200 | | | | 1,746,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,017,289 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 2.3% | | | | | |
3M Co. | | | 32,960 | | | | 5,141,430 | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | 3,300 | | | | 394,911 | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 25,400 | | | | 2,221,992 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 865,691 | | | | 5,912,670 | |
ITT, Inc. | | | 4,900 | | | | 287,826 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 7,900 | | | | 1,447,833 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,406,662 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Crown Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 8,300 | | �� | | 540,579 | |
Packaging Corp. of America | | | 36,675 | | | | 3,660,165 | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 9,200 | | | | 302,220 | |
Sonoco Products Co. | | | 4,800 | | | | 250,992 | |
WestRock Co. | | | 24,125 | | | | 681,772 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,435,728 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shipbuilding — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 2,600 | | | | 453,674 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Transportation — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
CSX Corp. | | | 47,700 | | | $ | 3,326,598 | |
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | | | 10,600 | | | | 442,126 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 23,928 | | | | 4,201,039 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 7,600 | | | | 1,284,932 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | | | 57,600 | | | | 6,403,968 | |
XPO Logistics, Inc. (a) | | | 5,300 | | | | 409,425 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,068,088 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 87,937,223 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 15.6% | | | | | | | | |
Computers — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 8,000 | | | | 2,918,400 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A | | | 32,000 | | | | 1,818,240 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 79,200 | | | | 770,616 | |
HP, Inc. | | | 84,300 | | | | 1,469,349 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 54,400 | | | | 6,569,888 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 13,100 | | | | 581,247 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,127,740 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 9.1% | | | | | | | | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 1,600 | | | | 196,224 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 139,030 | | | | 8,404,364 | |
ASML Holding NV | | | 2,262 | | | | 832,484 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 30,263 | | | | 9,551,305 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 307,100 | | | | 18,373,793 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 7,300 | | | | 2,361,258 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 122,905 | | | | 6,332,066 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 4,800 | | | | 1,823,568 | |
NXP Semiconductor NV | | | 30,627 | | | | 3,492,703 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a) (b) | | | 24,900 | | | | 493,518 | |
Qorvo, Inc. (a) | | | 6,700 | | | | 740,551 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 60,637 | | | | 5,530,701 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 17,985 | | | | 2,283,555 | |
Xilinx, Inc. | | | 7,500 | | | | 737,925 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 61,154,015 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 4.4% | | | | | | | | |
CDK Global, Inc. | | | 7,100 | | | | 294,082 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | | | 18,000 | | | | 2,376,900 | |
Fiserv, Inc. (a) | | | 1,600 | | | | 156,192 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 62,777 | | | | 12,775,747 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 191,500 | | | | 10,584,205 | |
salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | | | 3,000 | | | | 561,990 | |
Synopsys, Inc. (a) | | | 12,771 | | | | 2,490,345 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 29,239,461 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 104,521,216 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
Electric — 4.7% | | | | | | | | |
AES Corp. | | | 49,900 | | | | 723,051 | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 32,544 | | | | 2,289,796 | |
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 | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 35,300 | | | $ | 2,811,292 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 16,700 | | | | 1,355,706 | |
Edison International | | | 10,933 | | | | 593,771 | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 20,575 | | | | 1,930,141 | |
Evergy, Inc. | | | 13,900 | | | | 824,131 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 35,174 | | | | 8,447,740 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 15,400 | | | | 501,424 | |
OGE Energy Corp. | | | 11,800 | | | | 358,248 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 10,300 | | | | 754,887 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 47,000 | | | | 2,310,520 | |
Sempra Energy | | | 41,244 | | | | 4,835,034 | |
The Southern Co. | | | 57,177 | | | | 2,964,627 | |
Vistra Energy Corp. | | | 29,500 | | | | 549,290 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 31,249,658 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
NiSource, Inc. | | | 36,258 | | | | 824,507 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 32,074,165 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $640,115,349) | | | | | | | 661,324,724 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Becton Dickinson and Co. Convertible 6.000% (b) | | | 5,707 | | | | 303,613 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Convertible 5.000% (c) | | | 215 | | | | 244,887 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Broadcom, Inc. Convertible 8.000% (b) | | | 121 | | | | 134,836 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Electric — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Sempra Energy Convertible 6.000% | | | 2,900 | | | | 283,417 | |
Sempra Energy Convertible 6.750% | | | 300 | | | | 29,478 | |
The Southern Co. Convertible 6.750% | | | 15,330 | | | | 675,440 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 988,335 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 988,335 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $1,737,035) | | | | | | | 1,671,671 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $641,852,384) | | | | | | | 662,996,395 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
BONDS & NOTES — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
CORPORATE DEBT — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Continental Resources, Inc. 4.375% 1/15/28 | | $ | 170,000 | | | $ | 149,637 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 2.600% 8/13/21 | | | 50,000 | | | | 48,865 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 198,502 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $111,563) | | | | | | | 198,502 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $111,563) | | | | | | | 198,502 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Number of Shares | | | | |
| | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 1.0% | | | | | |
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (b) | | | 31,539 | | | | 3,551,922 | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (d) | | | 3,117,326 | | | | 3,117,326 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,669,248 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $6,340,731) | | | | | | | 6,669,248 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $648,304,678) | | | | | | | 669,864,145 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
| |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.5% | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 6/30/20, 0.000%, due 7/01/20 (e) | | $ | 3,294,201 | | | | 3,294,201 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $3,294,201) | | | | | | | 3,294,201 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.3% (Cost $651,598,879) (f) | | | | | | | 673,158,346 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.3)% | | | | | | | (1,786,316 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 671,372,030 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
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, 2020, was $5,983,259 or 0.89% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund received $2,982,177 of non-cash collateral (U.S. Treasury and/or Agency obligations) related to securities lending activity. This amount is not reflected on either the Portfolio of Investments or the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. (Note 2). |
(c) | Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date. |
(d) | Represents investment of security lending cash collateral. (Note 2). |
(e) | Maturity value of $3,294,201. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates ranging from 0.625% – 2.375%, maturity dates ranging from 1/15/24 – 2/29/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $3,360,118. |
(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 Managed Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 0.2% | |
|
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.2% | |
Financial — 0.2% | |
Insurance — 0.2% | |
Allstate Corp., 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.165% 5.100% VRN 1/15/53 | | | 95,000 | | | $ | 2,419,650 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $2,375,000) | | | | | | | 2,419,650 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $2,375,000) | | | | | | | 2,419,650 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
BONDS & NOTES — 98.0% | |
|
CORPORATE DEBT — 39.6% | |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.1% | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp. 4.500% 6/01/42 | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,246,312 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Agriculture — 0.9% | |
BAT Capital Corp. 4.700% 4/02/27 | | | 1,050,000 | | | | 1,200,085 | |
4.758% 9/06/49 | | | 540,000 | | | | 599,617 | |
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp. 3.250% 8/15/26 | | | 1,179,000 | | | | 1,219,231 | |
4.350% 3/15/24 | | | 1,810,000 | | | | 1,977,903 | |
Imperial Brands Finance PLC 3.875% 7/26/29 (a) | | | 2,764,000 | | | | 2,910,154 | |
Reynolds American, Inc. 5.850% 8/15/45 | | | 985,000 | | | | 1,210,719 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,117,709 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2014-1, Class B, 4.375% 10/01/22 | | | 140,132 | | | | 100,744 | |
Spirit Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2015-1, Class A, 4.100% 4/01/28 | | | 1,431,516 | | | | 1,212,772 | |
United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2018-1, Class B, 4.600% 3/01/26 | | | 492,202 | | | | 368,755 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,682,271 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 3.087% 1/09/23 | | | 1,410,000 | | | | 1,343,025 | |
4.140% 2/15/23 | | | 2,760,000 | | | | 2,700,522 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
General Motors Co. 4.200% 10/01/27 | | $ | 565,000 | | | $ | 575,708 | |
5.150% 4/01/38 | | | 800,000 | | | | 766,780 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 3.500% 11/07/24 | | | 2,100,000 | | | | 2,128,075 | |
4.150% 6/19/23 | | | 2,193,000 | | | | 2,292,194 | |
4.200% 11/06/21 | | | 1,216,000 | | | | 1,247,034 | |
Hyundai Capital America 2.850% 11/01/22 (a) | | | 1,705,000 | | | | 1,739,816 | |
3.000% 2/10/27 (a) | | | 4,225,000 | | | | 4,172,889 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,966,043 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks — 5.8% | | | | | | | | |
Associated Banc-Corp. 4.250% 1/15/25 | | | 2,411,000 | | | | 2,528,372 | |
Bank of America Corp. SOFR + 2.150% 2.592% VRN 4/29/31 | | | 1,255,000 | | | | 1,327,973 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.060% 3.559% VRN 4/23/27 | | | 725,000 | | | | 809,159 | |
4.183% 11/25/27 | | | 1,090,000 | | | | 1,247,459 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.814% 4.244% VRN 4/24/38 | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,397,443 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.310% 4.271% VRN 7/23/29 | | | 475,000 | | | | 560,246 | |
6.110% 1/29/37 | | | 1,550,000 | | | | 2,182,282 | |
7.750% 5/14/38 | | | 400,000 | | | | 653,927 | |
The Bank of Nova Scotia 4.500% 12/16/25 | | | 795,000 | | | | 903,283 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.648% 4.650% VRN (b) | | | 3,575,000 | | | | 3,371,618 | |
Barclays Bank PLC 10.179% 6/12/21 (a) | | | 3,351,000 | | | | 3,623,754 | |
Barclays PLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.380% 1.766% FRN 5/16/24 | | | 2,085,000 | | | | 2,065,934 | |
4.337% 1/10/28 | | | 1,720,000 | | | | 1,909,493 | |
Citigroup, Inc. 4.125% 7/25/28 | | | 1,725,000 | | | | 1,953,946 | |
4.450% 9/29/27 | | | 450,000 | | | | 513,750 | |
6.625% 6/15/32 | | | 375,000 | | | | 514,175 | |
Credit Suisse AG 6.500% 8/08/23 (a) | | | 3,069,000 | | | | 3,346,008 | |
Deutsche Bank AG 3.150% 1/22/21 | | | 1,998,000 | | | | 2,007,366 | |
Discover Bank 5 year USD Swap + 1.730% 4.682% VRN 8/09/28 | | | 2,905,000 | | | | 2,932,452 | |
First Republic Bank 4.375% 8/01/46 | | | 3,210,000 | | | | 3,728,104 | |
Fulton Financial Corp. 3.600% 3/16/22 | | | 1,565,000 | | | | 1,598,883 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 4.250% 10/21/25 | | $ | 550,000 | | | $ | 619,130 | |
5.950% 1/15/27 | | | 1,410,000 | | | | 1,746,819 | |
6.750% 10/01/37 | | | 1,145,000 | | | | 1,666,963 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC 4.250% 3/14/24 | | | 1,225,000 | | | | 1,321,699 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. 5.600% 7/15/41 | | | 1,125,000 | | | | 1,624,230 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. SOFR + 2.515% 2.956% VRN 5/13/31 | | | 990,000 | | | | 1,049,978 | |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 1 year CMT + 3.500% 3.870% VRN 7/09/25 | | | 1,320,000 | | | | 1,433,400 | |
Morgan Stanley 4.350% 9/08/26 | | | 3,200,000 | | | | 3,689,858 | |
5.000% 11/24/25 | | | 975,000 | | | | 1,138,718 | |
SVB Financial Group 3.125% 6/05/30 | | | 490,000 | | | | 525,362 | |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank 5 year USD Swap + 2.205% 3.625% VRN 9/15/31 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,237,533 | |
Truist Bank 2.250% 3/11/30 | | | 1,285,000 | | | | 1,297,028 | |
Valley National Bancorp 5.125% 9/27/23 | | | 1,530,000 | | | | 1,635,955 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. 5.375% 11/02/43 | | | 909,000 | | | | 1,231,712 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 59,394,012 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. 4.900% 2/01/46 | | | 3,475,000 | | | | 4,252,306 | |
Bacardi Ltd. 5.150% 5/15/38 (a) | | | 450,000 | | | | 527,936 | |
Molson Coors Beverage Co. 4.200% 7/15/46 | | | 1,124,000 | | | | 1,093,796 | |
5.000% 5/01/42 | | | 360,000 | | | | 381,377 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,255,415 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. 5.319% 11/15/38 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 2,218,766 | |
Huntsman International LLC 5.125% 11/15/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,059,301 | |
Syngenta Finance NV 4.441% 4/24/23 (a) | | | 2,065,000 | | | | 2,167,327 | |
Yara International ASA 3.148% 6/04/30 (a) | | | 295,000 | | | | 304,957 | |
4.750% 6/01/28 (a) | | | 3,328,000 | | | | 3,827,887 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,578,238 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Commercial Services — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
ERAC USA Finance LLC 6.700% 6/01/34 (a) | | $ | 125,000 | | | $ | 160,108 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. 3.250% 6/01/50 | | | 695,000 | | | | 752,609 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 912,717 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Computers — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Apple, Inc. 1.650% 5/11/30 | | | 1,120,000 | | | | 1,144,799 | |
2.650% 5/11/50 | | | 700,000 | | | | 733,231 | |
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp. 6.020% 6/15/26 (a) | | | 2,702,000 | | | | 3,097,776 | |
Genpact Luxembourg Sarl 3.375% 12/01/24 | | | 2,660,000 | | | | 2,744,959 | |
3.700% STEP 4/01/22 | | | 2,400,000 | | | | 2,464,282 | |
Leidos, Inc. 4.375% 5/15/30 (a) | | | 575,000 | | | | 647,709 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,832,756 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 3.2% | | | | | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust 4.500% 9/15/23 (c) | | | 1,370,000 | | | | 1,370,161 | |
6.500% 7/15/25 | | | 645,000 | | | | 676,286 | |
Aircastle Ltd. 4.400% 9/25/23 | | | 3,095,000 | | | | 3,002,422 | |
5.000% 4/01/23 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,705,067 | |
Antares Holdings LP 6.000% 8/15/23 (a) | | | 2,945,000 | | | | 2,824,818 | |
8.500% 5/18/25 (a) | | | 720,000 | | | | 718,985 | |
Ares Finance Co. LLC 4.000% 10/08/24 (a) | | | 2,080,000 | | | | 2,207,096 | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. 3.250% 2/15/27 (a) | | | 1,365,000 | | | | 1,102,546 | |
Brookfield Finance, Inc. 4.350% 4/15/30 | | | 2,825,000 | | | | 3,203,571 | |
4.850% 3/29/29 | | | 1,752,000 | | | | 2,062,192 | |
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co. 4.418% 11/15/35 | | | 335,000 | | | | 340,612 | |
Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd. 6.500% 9/15/24 (a) | | | 1,350,000 | | | | 904,500 | |
Lazard Group LLC 3.625% 3/01/27 | | | 1,253,000 | | | | 1,315,447 | |
3.750% 2/13/25 | | | 800,000 | | | | 849,416 | |
4.500% 9/19/28 | | | 755,000 | | | | 851,575 | |
LeasePlan Corp. NV 2.875% 10/24/24 (a) | | | 1,535,000 | | | | 1,569,560 | |
Legg Mason, Inc. 5.625% 1/15/44 | | | 1,195,000 | | | | 1,471,151 | |
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd. 4.500% 3/15/23 (a) | | | 1,550,000 | | | | 1,414,055 | |
5.250% 8/15/22 (a) | | | 5,055,000 | | | | 4,744,992 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
5.500% 2/15/24 (a) | | $ | 545,000 | | | $ | 498,587 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 32,833,039 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Appalachian Power Co. 4.500% 3/01/49 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,550,244 | |
Avangrid, Inc. 3.800% 6/01/29 | | | 1,675,000 | | | | 1,939,121 | |
CMS Energy Corp. 4.875% 3/01/44 | | | 780,000 | | | | 1,012,066 | |
Entergy Louisiana LLC 4.950% 1/15/45 | | | 1,005,000 | | | | 1,095,017 | |
Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV 3.750% 1/14/28 (a) | | | 820,000 | | | | 803,600 | |
ITC Holdings Corp. 2.950% 5/14/30 (a) | | | 895,000 | | | | 953,240 | |
Nevada Power Co. 6.650% 4/01/36 | | | 550,000 | | | | 779,920 | |
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. 7.500% 9/01/38 | | | 495,000 | | | | 808,167 | |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 2.500% 2/01/31 | | | 775,000 | | | | 758,206 | |
Potomac Electric Power Co. 4.150% 3/15/43 | | | 700,000 | | | | 845,133 | |
Southwestern Electric Power Co. 6.200% 3/15/40 | | | 300,000 | | | | 412,581 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. 6.500% 7/01/36 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,817,796 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,775,091 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Ingredion, Inc. 3.200% 10/01/26 | | | 638,000 | | | | 691,207 | |
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc. 5.500% 1/15/30 (a) | | | 776,000 | | | | 795,400 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co. 3.950% 7/15/25 | | | 616,000 | | | | 653,596 | |
Mars, Inc. 3.950% 4/01/49 (a) | | | 1,510,000 | | | | 1,881,361 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,021,564 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd. 4.000% 1/14/25 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,286,263 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. 6.625% 11/01/37 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,766,391 | |
NiSource, Inc. 4.800% 2/15/44 | | | 1,035,000 | | | | 1,265,508 | |
5.800% 2/01/42 | | | 950,000 | | | | 1,271,466 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,303,365 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Health Care – Products — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. 3.250% 6/01/30 | | $ | 600,000 | | | $ | 630,790 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
City of Hope 4.378% 8/15/48 | | | 1,050,000 | | | | 1,284,013 | |
Humana, Inc. 4.800% 3/15/47 | | | 830,000 | | | | 1,081,907 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 3.125% 5/15/60 | | | 845,000 | | | | 904,566 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,270,486 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 5.6% | | | | | | | | |
Allstate Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.938% 5.750% VRN 8/15/53 | | | 4,260,000 | | | | 4,400,750 | |
American International Group, Inc. 3.400% 6/30/30 | | | 745,000 | | | | 805,466 | |
4.200% 4/01/28 | | | 1,025,000 | | | | 1,160,849 | |
4.500% 7/16/44 | | | 725,000 | | | | 844,608 | |
4.750% 4/01/48 | | | 505,000 | | | | 608,887 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.868% 5.750% VRN 4/01/48 | | | 2,860,000 | | | | 2,951,785 | |
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. 6.125% 8/15/23 | | | 3,370,000 | | | | 3,126,821 | |
Arch Capital Group US, Inc. 5.144% 11/01/43 | | | 540,000 | | | | 677,146 | |
Athene Global Funding 2.500% 1/14/25 (a) | | | 2,780,000 | | | | 2,775,615 | |
Athene Holding Ltd. 4.125% 1/12/28 | | | 6,228,000 | | | | 6,424,949 | |
6.150% 4/03/30 | | | 200,000 | | | | 230,209 | |
AXIS Specialty Finance LLC 3.900% 7/15/29 | | | 1,110,000 | | | | 1,186,883 | |
5 year CMT + 3.186% 4.900% VRN 1/15/40 | | | 1,315,000 | | | | 1,232,813 | |
AXIS Specialty Finance PLC 4.000% 12/06/27 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,629,620 | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. 3.700% 6/22/27 | | | 1,175,000 | | | | 1,197,865 | |
4.700% 6/22/47 | | | 1,125,000 | | | | 1,022,585 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. 4.200% 9/15/24 | | | 1,132,000 | | | | 1,227,456 | |
CNO Financial Group, Inc. 5.250% 5/30/25 | | | 2,621,000 | | | | 2,900,850 | |
Enstar Group Ltd. 4.500% 3/10/22 | | | 920,000 | | | | 932,074 | |
4.950% 6/01/29 | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,685,089 | |
Equitable Financial Life Global Funding 1.400% 7/07/25 (a) (c) | | | 1,040,000 | | | | 1,040,609 | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc. 5.000% 4/20/48 | | | 900,000 | | | | 1,029,701 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Markel Corp. 3.350% 9/17/29 | | $ | 585,000 | | | $ | 624,611 | |
New York Life Insurance Co. 3.750% 5/15/50 (a) | | | 510,000 | | | | 575,959 | |
The Progressive Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.539% 5.375% VRN (b) | | | 1,625,000 | | | | 1,608,750 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.920% 5.625% VRN 6/15/43 | | | 1,025,000 | | | | 1,090,600 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.665% 5.700% VRN 9/15/48 | | | 2,440,000 | | | | 2,734,642 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.175% 5.875% VRN 9/15/42 | | | 550,000 | | | | 585,420 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. 3.150% 6/15/30 | | | 1,160,000 | | | | 1,203,478 | |
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America 4.270% 5/15/47 (a) | | | 750,000 | | | | 890,179 | |
USF&G Capital I 8.500% 12/15/45 (a) | | | 885,000 | | | | 1,396,429 | |
Voya Financial, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.084% 4.700% VRN 1/23/48 | | | 1,080,000 | | | | 1,015,200 | |
Willis North America, Inc. 2.950% 9/15/29 | | | 905,000 | | | | 957,995 | |
4.500% 9/15/28 | | | 1,965,000 | | | | 2,290,729 | |
XLIT Ltd. 4.450% 3/31/25 | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 2,534,571 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 57,601,193 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.050% 8/22/47 | | | 1,025,000 | | | | 1,333,410 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Ares Capital Corp. 3.500% 2/10/23 | | | 2,600,000 | | | | 2,613,291 | |
4.200% 6/10/24 | | | 1,450,000 | | | | 1,484,701 | |
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. 3.900% 8/23/24 | | | 2,910,000 | | | | 2,840,334 | |
4.125% 8/11/22 | | | 2,870,000 | | | | 2,877,197 | |
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. 3.875% 11/01/24 | | | 3,575,000 | | | | 3,566,302 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,381,825 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Iron & Steel — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Vale Overseas Ltd. 6.250% 8/10/26 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,470,313 | |
6.875% 11/21/36 | | | 630,000 | | | | 823,095 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,293,408 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.1% | | | | | |
Caterpillar, Inc. 3.250% 4/09/50 | | | 780,000 | | | | 869,496 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
CNH Industrial Capital LLC 1.950% 7/02/23 (c) | | $ | 560,000 | | | $ | 563,675 | |
3.875% 10/15/21 | | | 2,280,000 | | | | 2,336,707 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,900,382 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital 6.484% 10/23/45 | | | 735,000 | | | | 971,851 | |
Comcast Corp. 3.450% 2/01/50 | | | 1,340,000 | | | | 1,537,188 | |
3.969% 11/01/47 | | | 630,000 | | | | 746,974 | |
4.750% 3/01/44 | | | 880,000 | | | | 1,158,574 | |
6.950% 8/15/37 | | | 265,000 | | | | 411,866 | |
Discovery Communications LLC 3.950% 3/20/28 | | | 1,052,000 | | | | 1,175,555 | |
4.650% 5/15/50 | | | 490,000 | | | | 559,072 | |
5.000% 9/20/37 | | | 995,000 | | | | 1,177,660 | |
Grupo Televisa SAB 6.625% 3/18/25 | | | 2,196,000 | | | | 2,582,778 | |
Time Warner Cable, Inc. 6.750% 6/15/39 | | | 985,000 | | | | 1,308,873 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,630,391 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mining — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Glencore Finance Canada Ltd. 5.550% STEP 10/25/42 (a) | | | 894,000 | | | | 962,775 | |
Glencore Funding LLC 3.875% 10/27/27 (a) | | | 975,000 | | | | 1,036,347 | |
4.000% 4/16/25 (a) | | | 2,150,000 | | | | 2,336,359 | |
4.625% 4/29/24 (a) | | | 3,065,000 | | | | 3,354,973 | |
Kinross Gold Corp. 4.500% 7/15/27 | | | 470,000 | | | | 512,648 | |
5.125% 9/01/21 | | | 2,495,000 | | | | 2,564,071 | |
Teck Resources Ltd. 6.000% 8/15/40 | | | 850,000 | | | | 900,111 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,667,284 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.2% | | | | | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc. 2.750% 3/01/30 | | | 1,353,000 | | | | 1,392,603 | |
General Electric Co. 6.875% 1/10/39 | | | 298,000 | | | | 366,086 | |
4.125% 10/09/42 | | | 113,000 | | | | 107,886 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,866,575 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Cenovus Energy, Inc. 4.250% 4/15/27 | | | 1,125,000 | | | | 1,018,900 | |
6.750% 11/15/39 | | | 765,000 | | | | 744,852 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. 2.875% 12/01/24 | | | 1,675,000 | | | | 1,675,968 | |
3.250% 12/01/26 | | | 1,105,000 | | | | 1,111,010 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
EOG Resources, Inc. 4.950% 4/15/50 | | $ | 155,000 | | | $ | 197,714 | |
EQT Corp. 3.900% 10/01/27 | | | 4,510,000 | | | | 3,663,428 | |
6.125% STEP 2/01/25 | | | 1,725,000 | | | | 1,718,997 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 4.500% 4/01/48 | | | 510,000 | | | | 520,765 | |
6.500% 3/01/41 | | | 1,120,000 | | | | 1,386,315 | |
Newfield Exploration Co. 5.375% 1/01/26 | | | 1,650,000 | | | | 1,545,114 | |
5.625% 7/01/24 | | | 975,000 | | | | 931,660 | |
5.750% 1/30/22 | | | 1,904,000 | | | | 1,907,631 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 6.600% 3/15/46 | | | 1,258,000 | | | | 1,095,051 | |
Ovintiv, Inc. 6.500% 2/01/38 | | | 545,000 | | | | 469,447 | |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 3.950% 2/01/28 | | | 1,680,000 | | | | 1,268,529 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos 5.350% 2/12/28 | | | 665,000 | | | | 558,600 | |
6.375% 1/23/45 | | | 595,000 | | | | 443,840 | |
6.500% 3/13/27 | | | 585,000 | | | | 527,974 | |
6.625% 6/15/35 | | | 140,000 | | | | 113,918 | |
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. 4.250% 4/16/39 (a) | | | 2,075,000 | | | | 2,308,315 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23,208,028 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. 3.600% 12/01/29 | | | 1,570,000 | | | | 1,536,291 | |
3.950% 12/01/42 | | | 1,506,000 | | | | 1,258,589 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,794,880 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Amcor Finance USA, Inc. 3.625% 4/28/26 | | | 3,105,000 | | | | 3,404,432 | |
WRKCo, Inc. 3.000% 6/15/33 | | | 655,000 | | | | 682,235 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,086,667 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. 4.050% 11/21/39 (a) | | | 1,045,000 | | | | 1,222,086 | |
4.700% 5/14/45 | | | 1,260,000 | | | | 1,583,827 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 4.350% 11/15/47 (a) | | | 830,000 | | | | 1,096,069 | |
Cigna Corp. 4.800% 7/15/46 (a) | | | 880,000 | | | | 1,104,892 | |
CVS Health Corp. 4.300% 3/25/28 | | | 425,000 | | | | 497,067 | |
5.050% 3/25/48 | | | 455,000 | | | | 596,001 | |
6.125% 9/15/39 | | | 560,000 | | | | 797,045 | |
CVS Pass-Through Trust 5.926% 1/10/34 (a) | | | 1,061,807 | | | | 1,187,086 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
7.507% 1/10/32 (a) | | $ | 908,614 | | | $ | 1,132,385 | |
McKesson Corp. 6.000% 3/01/41 | | | 550,000 | | | | 700,513 | |
Mylan NV 3.950% 6/15/26 | | | 2,230,000 | | | | 2,493,255 | |
5.250% 6/15/46 | | | 1,375,000 | | | | 1,704,946 | |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 3.375% 7/09/60 (c) | | | 970,000 | | | | 968,547 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV 2.200% 7/21/21 | | | 724,000 | | | | 709,259 | |
Upjohn, Inc. 2.700% 6/22/30 (a) | | | 1,235,000 | | | | 1,267,471 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,060,449 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP 4.500% 10/01/29 (c) | | | 1,120,000 | | | | 1,150,335 | |
Energy Transfer Operating LP 4.200% 4/15/27 | | | 1,085,000 | | | | 1,134,317 | |
5.875% 1/15/24 | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,280,298 | |
6.125% 12/15/45 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,030,622 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.028% 6.250% VRN (b) | | | 2,370,000 | | | | 1,818,975 | |
EnLink Midstream Partners LP 4.150% 6/01/25 | | | 2,924,000 | | | | 2,251,480 | |
4.850% 7/15/26 | | | 951,000 | | | | 704,025 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.033% 5.250% VRN 8/16/77 | | | 575,000 | | | | 537,625 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.570% 5.375% VRN 2/15/78 | | | 1,205,000 | | | | 1,078,475 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP 4.750% 7/15/23 | | | 2,325,000 | | | | 2,340,647 | |
MPLX LP 4.500% 4/15/38 | | | 595,000 | | | | 595,112 | |
6.250% 10/15/22 | | | 652,000 | | | | 659,506 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.652% 6.875% VRN (b) | | | 1,775,000 | | | | 1,579,750 | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.110% 6.125% VRN (b) | | | 2,345,000 | | | | 1,673,744 | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA Finance Corp. 3.800% 9/15/30 | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,126,744 | |
4.500% 12/15/26 | | | 617,000 | | | | 647,029 | |
4.700% 6/15/44 | | | 1,195,000 | | | | 1,089,184 | |
6.650% 1/15/37 | | | 375,000 | | | | 407,083 | |
Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP 5.300% 4/01/44 | | | 525,000 | | | | 502,820 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,607,771 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Private Equity — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Apollo Management Holdings LP 5 year CMT + 3.266% 4.950% VRN 1/14/50 (a) | | $ | 805,000 | | | $ | 723,973 | |
Carlyle Finance Subsidiary LLC 3.500% 9/19/29 (a) | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,140,336 | |
Hercules Capital, Inc. 4.625% 10/23/22 | | | 2,910,000 | | | | 2,803,521 | |
KKR Group Finance Co. VI LLC 3.750% 7/01/29 (a) | | | 1,260,000 | | | | 1,446,498 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,114,328 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.1% | | | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 2.750% 12/15/29 | | | 845,000 | | | | 901,406 | |
American Tower Trust #1 3.652% 3/23/28 (a) | | | 1,910,000 | | | | 2,062,073 | |
Crown Castle International Corp. 5.200% 2/15/49 | | | 589,000 | | | | 781,131 | |
Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP 3.500% 8/01/26 | | | 915,000 | | | | 988,555 | |
Highwoods Realty LP 4.125% 3/15/28 | | | 475,000 | | | | 508,033 | |
Service Properties Trust 4.500% 6/15/23 | | | 760,000 | | | | 727,648 | |
4.950% 10/01/29 | | | 1,155,000 | | | | 979,587 | |
Spirit Realty LP 3.200% 1/15/27 | | | 2,280,000 | | | | 2,178,118 | |
3.400% 1/15/30 | | | 515,000 | | | | 487,327 | |
4.000% 7/15/29 | | | 1,290,000 | | | | 1,271,316 | |
4.450% 9/15/26 | | | 133,000 | | | | 137,860 | |
Store Capital Corp. 4.625% 3/15/29 | | | 1,626,000 | | | | 1,662,626 | |
Tanger Properties LP 3.875% 12/01/23 | | | 1,448,000 | | | | 1,422,823 | |
UDR, Inc. 3.200% 1/15/30 | | | 805,000 | | | | 877,342 | |
Vereit Operating Partnership LP 3.100% 12/15/29 | | | 2,790,000 | | | | 2,689,013 | |
3.400% 1/15/28 | | | 365,000 | | | | 367,817 | |
4.625% 11/01/25 | | | 2,260,000 | | | | 2,443,897 | |
WP Carey, Inc. 4.250% 10/01/26 | | | 757,000 | | | | 826,409 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,312,981 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV 3.950% 10/02/24 (a) | | | 2,620,000 | | | | 2,672,688 | |
Starbucks Corp. 2.550% 11/15/30 | | | 1,595,000 | | | | 1,673,072 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,345,760 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
KLA Corp. 3.300% 3/01/50 | | | 1,615,000 | | | | 1,668,108 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Software — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. 2.900% 12/01/29 | | $ | 1,210,000 | | | $ | 1,293,372 | |
Microsoft Corp. 4.450% 11/03/45 | | | 2,064,000 | | | | 2,806,702 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,100,074 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
AT&T, Inc. 2.300% 6/01/27 | | | 910,000 | | | | 942,096 | |
4.750% 5/15/46 | | | 2,830,000 | | | | 3,392,717 | |
5.250% 3/01/37 | | | 1,298,000 | | | | 1,604,913 | |
6.250% 3/29/41 | | | 210,000 | | | | 287,945 | |
Crown Castle Towers LLC 3.222% 5/15/22 (a) | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,728,231 | |
4.241% 7/15/28 (a) | | | 2,750,000 | | | | 3,146,219 | |
Qwest Corp 6.750% 12/01/21 | | | 725,000 | | | | 766,185 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc. 2.050% 2/15/28 (a) | | | 1,010,000 | | | | 1,010,475 | |
Telefonica Emisiones SAU 4.665% 3/06/38 | | | 1,105,000 | | | | 1,322,461 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. 6.550% 9/15/43 | | | 885,000 | | | | 1,407,252 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,608,494 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Autoridad del Canal de Panama 4.950% 7/29/35 (a) | | | 1,050,000 | | | | 1,197,010 | |
CSX Corp. 4.750% 11/15/48 | | | 650,000 | | | | 862,970 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. 4.050% 8/15/52 | | | 860,000 | | | | 1,028,372 | |
Pacific National Finance Pty Ltd. 4.625% 9/23/20 (a) | | | 610,000 | | | | 613,525 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,701,877 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $386,175,795) | | | | | | | 404,259,452 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 0.5% | |
JobsOhio Beverage System Series B, Revenue Bonds 4.532% 1/01/35 | | | 1,950,000 | | | | 2,433,249 | |
New York City Water & Sewer System, Revenue Bonds 5.882% 6/15/44 | | | 105,000 | | | | 164,805 | |
Orange County Local Transportation Authority BAB, Revenue Bonds 6.908% 2/15/41 | | | 1,350,000 | | | | 2,020,099 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,618,153 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS (Cost $4,070,002) | | | | | | | 4,618,153 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 33.0% | |
Automobile ABS — 1.3% | |
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class C 4.530% 3/20/23 (a) | | $ | 1,271,000 | | | $ | 1,195,076 | |
Carmax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-3, Class D 2.850% 1/15/26 | | | 1,974,000 | | | | 1,989,545 | |
Carvana Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-4A, Class D 3.070% 7/15/25 (a) | | | 1,625,000 | | | | 1,600,145 | |
Hertz Vehicle Financing LP Series 2019-3A, Class B, 3.030% 12/26/25 (a) | | | 2,293,000 | | | | 2,186,098 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class B, 3.600% 2/25/24 (a) | | | 2,310,000 | | | | 2,210,298 | |
OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class B 3.950% 11/14/28 (a) | | | 1,774,000 | | | | 1,763,209 | |
Santander Revolving Auto Loan Trust Series 2019-A, Class B, 2.800% 1/26/32 (a) | | | 856,000 | | | | 820,568 | |
Series 2019-A, Class C, 3.000% 1/26/32 (a) | | | 561,000 | | | | 557,259 | |
Series 2019-A, Class D, 3.450% 1/26/32 (a) | | | 1,087,000 | | | | 1,081,407 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,403,605 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial MBS — 6.2% | | | | | | | | |
Aventura Mall Trust, Series 2018-AVM, Class C, 4.249% VRN 7/05/40 (a) (d) | | | 4,270,000 | | | | 4,006,593 | |
BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-DSNY, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350% 1.535% FRN 9/15/34 (a) | | | 670,000 | | | | 560,306 | |
BANK Series 2019-BN17, Class B, 4.128% VRN 4/15/52 (d) | | | 441,000 | | | | 474,276 | |
Series 2019-BN16, Class AS, 4.267% 2/15/52 | | | 665,833 | | | | 766,311 | |
Series 2019-BN16, Class B, 4.438% VRN 2/15/52 (d) | | | 547,420 | | | | 571,976 | |
BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2020-C7, Class AS, 2.444% 4/15/53 | | | 1,326,000 | | | | 1,373,273 | |
Series 2018-CHRS, Class B, 4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (a) (d) | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 1,907,325 | |
Series 2018-CHRS, Class C, 4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (a) (d) | | | 1,610,000 | | | | 1,239,372 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2018-CHRS, Class D, 4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (a) (d) | | $ | 1,370,000 | | | $ | 961,610 | |
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2007-T26, Class AM, 5.513% VRN 1/12/45 (d) | | | 364,528 | | | | 360,775 | |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2019-B9, Class A4, 3.751% 3/15/52 | | | 3,810,000 | | | | 4,393,845 | |
Series 2019-B9, Class A5, 4.016% 3/15/52 | | | 4,700,000 | | | | 5,554,679 | |
BHMS Mortgage Trust Series 2018-ATLS, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 1.435% FRN 7/15/35 (a) | | | 4,450,000 | | | | 4,205,443 | |
Series 2018-ATLS, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.685% FRN 7/15/35 (a) | | | 4,950,000 | | | | 4,566,686 | |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-IND, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900% 1.085% FRN 11/15/35 (a) | | | 735,000 | | | | 727,565 | |
Series 2020-BXLP, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600% 1.785% FRN 12/15/36 (a) | | | 4,117,000 | | | | 3,920,622 | |
Series 2018-IND, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700% 1.885% FRN 11/15/35 (a) | | | 1,876,000 | | | | 1,852,276 | |
Series 2019-XL, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800% 1.985% FRN 10/15/36 (a) | | | 1,651,888 | | | | 1,585,541 | |
Series 2019-XL, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000% 2.185% FRN 10/15/36 (a) | | | 1,994,876 | | | | 1,917,201 | |
CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-LIFE, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 1.935% FRN 12/15/37 (a) | | | 898,516 | | | | 867,086 | |
Century Plaza Towers Series 2019-CPT, Class D, 3.097% VRN 11/13/39 (a) (d) | | | 982,000 | | | | 963,317 | |
Series 2019-CPT, Class E, 3.097% VRN 11/13/39 (a) (d) | | | 1,556,000 | | | | 1,403,784 | |
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2012-CR4, Class B, 3.703% 10/15/45 (a) | | | 1,060,000 | | | | 660,075 | |
Series 2014-UBS2, Class AM, 4.199% 3/10/47 | | | 1,375,000 | | | | 1,478,738 | |
Series 2015-CR23, Class C, 4.435% VRN 5/10/48 (d) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 988,237 | |
Series 2014-LC17, Class C, 4.725% VRN 10/10/47 (d) | | | 2,908,000 | | | | 2,768,388 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Jackson Park Trust, Series 2019-LIC, Class C, 3.131% VRN 10/14/39 (a) (d) | | $ | 2,300,000 | | | $ | 2,328,629 | |
KNDL Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-KNSQ, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800% 1.985% FRN 5/15/36 (a) | | | 1,505,000 | | | | 1,446,770 | |
MFT Trust Series 2020-ABC, Class A, 3.358% 2/06/30 (a) | | | 919,000 | | | | 943,519 | |
Series 2020-ABC, Class B, 3.477% VRN 2/06/30 (a) (d) | | | 1,003,000 | | | | 1,010,950 | |
MKT Mortgage Trust Series 2020-525M, Class D, 2.941% VRN 2/12/40 (a) (d) | | | 475,000 | | | | 451,854 | |
Series 2020-525M, Class E, 2.941% VRN 2/12/40 (a) (d) | | | 976,000 | | | | 884,064 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2019-L2, Class AS, 4.272% 3/15/52 | | | 1,950,000 | | | | 2,238,727 | |
Series 2018-H3, Class B, 4.620% VRN 7/15/51 (d) | | | 760,000 | | | | 849,238 | |
Series 2011-C2, Class B, 5.200% VRN 6/15/44 (a) (d) | | | 1,325,000 | | | | 1,333,776 | |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C45, Class AS, 4.405% VRN 6/15/51 (d) | | | 1,450,000 | | | | 1,659,622 | |
Series 2018-C45, Class B, 4.556% 6/15/51 | | | 400,000 | | | | 419,851 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 63,642,300 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other ABS — 14.5% | | | | | | | | |
321 Henderson Receivables LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A 3.260% 9/15/72 (a) | | | 1,902,974 | | | | 1,981,876 | |
AASET Trust Series 2020-1A, Class A, 3.351% 1/16/40 (a) | | | 1,549,240 | | | | 1,364,303 | |
Series 2019-1, Class A, 3.844% 5/15/39 (a) | | | 1,683,470 | | | | 1,521,030 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class A, 4.454% 11/18/38 (a) | | | 1,495,616 | | | | 1,333,692 | |
Adams Outdoor Advertising LP, Series 2018-1, Class A 4.810% 11/15/48 (a) | | | 1,932,472 | | | | 1,964,504 | |
AIMCO CLO, Series 2019-10A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.450% 3.548% FRN 7/22/32 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,901,230 | |
Allegro CLO X Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750% 3.885% FRN 4/20/32 (a) | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,132,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2020-15A, Class A 1.000% 7/20/31 (a) (c) | | $ | 1,500,000 | | | $ | 1,500,000 | |
Arbys Funding LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A2 4.969% 10/30/45 (a) | | | 1,814,500 | | | | 1,839,959 | |
Assurant CLO Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250% 3.385% FRN 10/20/31 (a) | | | 820,000 | | | | 770,846 | |
Atrium, Series 15A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 2.793% FRN 1/23/31 (a) | | | 1,190,000 | | | | 1,144,342 | |
Avery Point VII CLO Ltd., Series 2015-7A, Class DR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.600% 4.819% FRN 1/15/28 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 928,864 | |
Ballyrock CLO 2019-2 Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.100% 4.477% FRN 11/20/30 (a) | | | 400,000 | | | | 391,309 | |
Benefit Street Partners CLO X Ltd., Series 2016-10A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.500% 4.719% FRN 1/15/29 (a) | | | 500,000 | | | | 461,669 | |
Benefit Street Partners CLO XVIII Ltd., Series 2019-18A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.950% 3.169% FRN 10/15/32 (a) | | | 500,000 | | | | 481,100 | |
BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A 2.940% 5/25/29 (a) | | | 538,207 | | | | 540,412 | |
CAL Funding Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A 4.340% 9/25/43 (a) | | | 1,254,000 | | | | 1,243,186 | |
Canyon Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750% 3.969% FRN 10/15/32 (a) | | | 250,000 | | | | 242,616 | |
Capital Automotive REIT Series 2014-1A, Class A, 3.660% 10/15/44 (a) | | | 854,115 | | | | 842,994 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A2, 4.180% 4/15/47 (a) | | | 941,038 | | | | 944,089 | |
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2015-3A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.850% 3.737% FRN 7/28/28 (a) | | | 330,000 | | | | 299,405 | |
CARS-DB4 LP Series 2020-1A, Class A3, 3.250% 2/15/50 (a) | | | 501,062 | | | | 495,529 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2020-1A, Class A6, 3.810% 2/15/50 (a) | | $ | 398,000 | | | $ | 366,556 | |
Castlelake Aircraft Securitization Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class A 3.967% 4/15/39 (a) | | | 1,328,353 | | | | 1,161,960 | |
Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A 4.125% 6/15/43 (a) | | | 1,386,624 | | | | 1,287,533 | |
CBAM Ltd. Series 2019-10A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050% 3.185% FRN 4/20/32 (a) | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,859,627 | |
Series 2018-6A, Class B1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.100% 3.319% FRN 1/15/31 (a) | | | 900,000 | | | | 876,919 | |
CIFC Funding Ltd. Series 2020-1A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700% 1.000% FRN 7/15/32 (a) (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
Series 2017-5A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180% 2.315% FRN 11/16/30 (a) | | | 2,330,000 | | | | 2,295,243 | |
Clear Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 2.335% FRN 10/20/30 (a) | | | 2,040,000 | | | | 1,993,423 | |
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-5, Class 3A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .460% 0.645% FRN 9/25/34 | | | 6,200 | | | | 5,497 | |
Cronos Containers Program Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Class A 3.270% 11/18/29 (a) | | | 227,778 | | | | 223,776 | |
DB Master Finance LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A23 4.352% 5/20/49 (a) | | | 1,546,315 | | | | 1,697,077 | |
Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 3.668% 10/25/49 (a) | | | 1,094,500 | | | | 1,146,882 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A23, 4.118% 7/25/47 (a) | | | 760,500 | | | | 814,402 | |
Series 2015-1A, Class A2II, 4.474% 10/25/45 (a) | | | 2,983,750 | | | | 3,033,792 | |
Dryden 72 CLO Ltd., Series 2019-72A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900% 2.292% FRN 5/15/32 (a) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,463,145 | |
Eaton Vance CLO Ltd. Series 2018-1A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 2.969% FRN 10/15/30 (a) | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,647,987 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.950% 3.169% FRN 4/15/31 (a) | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,765,246 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Elmwood CLO Ltd. Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450% 2.585% FRN 4/20/31 (a) | | $ | 2,900,000 | | | $ | 2,874,425 | |
Series 2019-3A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.950% 3.169% FRN 10/15/32 (a) | | | 350,000 | | | | 343,390 | |
FCI Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A 3.630% 2/18/31 (a) | | | 362,036 | | | | 364,819 | |
Flatiron CLO Ltd. Series 2019-1A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900% 2.286% FRN 11/16/32 (a) | | | 350,000 | | | | 336,094 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.700% 3.086% FRN 11/16/32 (a) | | | 250,000 | | | | 242,049 | |
Global SC Finance IV Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A 3.850% 4/15/37 (a) | | | 1,295,321 | | | | 1,243,317 | |
Global SC Finance SRL, Series 2014-1A, Class A1 3.190% 7/17/29 (a) | | | 204,167 | | | | 202,962 | |
Goodgreen Trust Series 2019-2A, Class A, 2.760% 10/15/54 (a) | | | 2,865,117 | | | | 2,838,836 | |
Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3.230% 10/15/52 (a) | | | 1,672,082 | | | | 1,703,452 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.740% 10/15/52 (a) | | | 792,216 | | | | 827,855 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.860% 10/15/54 (a) | | | 1,377,393 | | | | 1,442,173 | |
Harbor Park CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class B1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700% 2.835% FRN 1/20/31 (a) | | | 1,290,000 | | | | 1,251,193 | |
Helios Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A 4.940% 9/20/49 (a) | | | 1,505,844 | | | | 1,474,308 | |
Hero Funding Trust Series 2016-3A, Class A1, 3.080% 9/20/42 (a) | | | 956,654 | | | | 976,209 | |
Series 2017-3A, Class A1, 3.190% 9/20/48 (a) | | | 964,857 | | | | 987,124 | |
Series 2017-2A, Class A1, 3.280% 9/20/48 (a) | | | 282,928 | | | | 292,222 | |
Series 2016-4A, Class A1, 3.570% 9/20/47 (a) | | | 1,159,670 | | | | 1,214,245 | |
Series 2017-2A, Class A2, 4.070% 9/20/48 (a) | | | 227,536 | | | | 239,621 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 4.670% 9/20/48 (a) | | | 1,708,900 | | | | 1,828,101 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Horizon Aircraft Finance I Ltd. Series 2019-2, Class A, 3.425% 11/15/39 (a) | | $ | 2,342,155 | | | $ | 2,025,141 | |
Series 2019-1, Class A, 3.721% 7/15/39 (a) | | | 1,320,291 | | | | 1,161,357 | |
Series 2018-1, Class A, 4.458% 12/15/38 (a) | | | 941,515 | | | | 849,453 | |
ICG US CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class A1A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.380% 2.371% FRN 10/26/32 (a) | | | 750,000 | | | | 735,800 | |
J.G. Wentworth LLC, Series 2018-2A, Class A 3.960% 10/15/75 (a) | | | 1,405,020 | | | | 1,442,537 | |
KREF Ltd., Series 2018-FL1, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000% 2.194% FRN 6/15/36 (a) | | | 1,670,000 | | | | 1,598,718 | |
Labrador Aviation Finance Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class A1 4.300% 1/15/42 (a) | | | 2,220,792 | | | | 1,848,740 | |
Lunar Aircraft Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A 3.376% 2/15/45 (a) | | | 1,793,853 | | | | 1,637,610 | |
MACH 1 Cayman Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A 3.474% 10/15/39 (a) | | | 2,100,583 | | | | 1,734,956 | |
Madison Park Funding Ltd. Series 2018-28A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600% 2.819% FRN 7/15/30 (a) | | | 1,665,000 | | | | 1,597,386 | |
Series 2018-29A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.200% 3.335% FRN 10/18/30 (a) | | | 620,000 | | | | 595,512 | |
Magnetite XXVI Ltd., Series 2020-26A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 1.949% FRN 7/15/30 (a) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,500,768 | |
Mosaic Solar Loans LLC Series 2018-1A, Class A, 4.010% 6/22/43 (a) | | | 303,400 | | | | 306,553 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 4.450% 6/20/42 (a) | | | 319,666 | | | | 326,121 | |
MP CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 2.385% FRN 10/20/30 (a) | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,689,768 | |
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class A 2.420% 12/20/34 (a) | | | 184,360 | | | | 181,936 | |
NP SPE LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A2 4.219% 10/21/47 (a) | | | 2,260,000 | | | | 2,315,810 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
OCP CLO 2018-15 Ltd., Series 2018-15A, Class A1, 2.235% FRN 7/20/31 (a) (d) | | $ | 250,000 | | | $ | 244,658 | |
OHA Credit Funding Ltd. Series 2019-4A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.330% 2.428% FRN 10/22/32 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 981,505 | |
Series 2019-4A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.650% 3.748% FRN 10/22/32 (a) | | | 500,000 | | | | 491,756 | |
OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class A 3.140% 10/14/36 (a) | | | 8,400,000 | | | | 8,422,332 | |
Oxford Finance Funding Trust Series 2020-1A, Class A2, 3.101% 2/15/28 (a) | | | 1,536,000 | | | | 1,554,626 | |
Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3.968% 6/17/24 (a) | | | 259,862 | | | | 261,025 | |
Pioneer Aircraft Finance Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A 3.967% 6/15/44 (a) | | | 1,529,982 | | | | 1,315,331 | |
Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A2 3.858% 12/05/49 (a) | | | 2,310,390 | | | | 1,939,918 | |
PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust, Series 2018-GT1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.850% 3.035% FRN 2/25/23 (a) | | | 1,270,000 | | | | 1,244,692 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class B1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050% 3.185% FRN 4/20/32 (a) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,462,242 | |
RR 3 Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class A1R2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.090% 2.309% FRN 1/15/30 (a) | | | 2,450,000 | | | | 2,392,513 | |
Sierra Receivables Funding LLC Series 2015-3A, Class B, 3.080% 9/20/32 (a) | | | 77,323 | | | | 76,859 | |
Series 2018-3A, Class D, 5.200% 9/20/35 (a) | | | 811,842 | | | | 781,565 | |
Steele Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.300% 2.686% FRN 8/18/31 (a) | | | 1,170,000 | | | | 1,093,863 | |
Store Master Funding Series 2019-1, Class A2, 3.650% 11/20/49 (a) | | | 2,881,977 | | | | 2,719,161 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 4.290% 10/20/48 (a) | | | 1,303,512 | | | | 1,299,402 | |
Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-GEL1, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 0.985% FRN 11/25/35 (a) | | | 3,657,088 | | | | 3,477,219 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Structured Receivables Finance LLC, Series 2010-B, Class A 3.730% 8/15/36 (a) | | $ | 155,226 | | | $ | 157,997 | |
Sunnova Helios II Issuer LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A 4.870% 7/20/48 (a) | | | 446,276 | | | | 443,848 | |
SuttonPark Structured Settlements LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A 4.190% 1/15/71 (a) | | | 1,941,683 | | | | 2,104,334 | |
Taco Bell Funding LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2II 4.940% 11/25/48 (a) | | | 1,122,900 | | | | 1,178,698 | |
TAL Advantage LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A 4.500% 4/20/42 (a) | | | 1,836,994 | | | | 1,832,545 | |
Textainer Marine Containers Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class A 3.960% 4/20/44 (a) | | | 496,853 | | | | 505,038 | |
Trinity Rail Leasing LP Series 2019-2A, Class A2, 3.100% 10/18/49 (a) | | | 3,289,000 | | | | 3,192,244 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 4.620% 6/17/48 (a) | | | 2,420,000 | | | | 2,462,401 | |
Trip Rail Master Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A1 2.709% 8/15/47 (a) | | | 223,214 | | | | 223,318 | |
Triton Container Finance LLC Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.520% 6/20/42 (a) | | | 759,289 | | | | 748,230 | |
Series 2017-2A, Class A, 3.620% 8/20/42 (a) | | | 2,525,533 | | | | 2,551,959 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class A, 4.190% 6/22/43 (a) | | | 1,312,000 | | | | 1,312,395 | |
Vivint Solar Financing V LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class B 7.370% 4/30/48 (a) | | | 2,621,999 | | | | 2,246,941 | |
WAVE LLC Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.597% 9/15/44 (a) | | | 3,899,518 | | | | 3,558,923 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class C, 6.656% 11/15/42 (a) | | | 1,783,209 | | | | 659,481 | |
WAVE Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class A 3.844% 11/15/42 (a) | | | 3,169,351 | | | | 2,761,072 | |
Willis Engine Structured Trust IV, Series 2018-A, Class A, 4.750% STEP 9/15/43 (a) | | | 1,200,937 | | | | 906,611 | |
Wind River CLO Ltd. Series 2016-2A, Class BR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800% 2.487% FRN 11/01/31 (a) | | | 900,000 | | | | 851,368 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 2.969% FRN 7/15/30 (a) | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,097,908 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 147,748,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Student Loans ABS — 10.3% | | | | | | | | |
Access Group Inc., Series 2004-A, Class A3, 1.699% FRN 7/01/39 (d) | | $ | 550,000 | | | $ | 542,085 | |
Chase Education Loan Trust, Series 2007-A, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .100% 0.406% FRN 6/28/39 | | | 5,599,944 | | | | 4,816,797 | |
College Avenue Student Loans LLC Series 2019-A, Class B, 3.810% 12/28/48 (a) | | | 2,244,000 | | | | 2,167,681 | |
Series 2019-A, Class C, 4.460% 12/28/48 (a) | | | 1,281,000 | | | | 1,226,801 | |
College Loan Corp. Trust I, Series 2007-1, Class B2, 28 day ARS 0.000% FRN 1/25/47 | | | 900,000 | | | | 710,935 | |
ECMC Group Student Loan Trust Series 2018-2A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 0.985% FRN 9/25/68 (a) | | | 2,040,318 | | | | 1,943,772 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 1.385% FRN 12/27/66 (a) | | | 2,175,093 | | | | 2,131,747 | |
EdLinc Student Loan Funding, Series 2017-A, Class A, PRIME – 1.150% 3.600% FRN 12/01/47 (a) | | | 2,026,324 | | | | 1,999,819 | |
Education Services of America Series 2014-4, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.685% FRN 6/25/48 (a) | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,062,942 | |
Series 2015-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.685% FRN 10/25/56 (a) | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 991,894 | |
Educational Funding of the South, Inc., Series 2011-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.700% 4.691% FRN 4/25/46 | | | 625,000 | | | | 595,293 | |
EDvestinU Private Education Loan Issue No 1 LLC, Series 2019-A, Class A, 3.580% VRN 11/25/38 (a) (d) | | | 1,435,848 | | | | 1,456,200 | |
Higher Education Funding I Series 2004-1, Class B2, 28 day ARS 0.000% FRN 1/01/44 (a) | | | 450,000 | | | | 392,708 | |
Series 2004-1, Class B1, 28 day ARS 1.796% FRN 1/01/44 (a) | | | 450,000 | | | | 398,580 | |
Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust, Series 2017-B, Class BFX 3.020% 8/25/42 (a) | | | 547,785 | | | | 539,344 | |
Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust Series 2019-CA, Class B, 3.670% 2/15/68 (a) | | | 2,249,000 | | | | 2,318,393 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2019-A, Class B, 3.900% 1/15/43 (a) | | $ | 1,190,000 | | | $ | 1,217,769 | |
Series 2018-CA, Class B, 4.220% 6/16/42 (a) | | | 1,530,000 | | | | 1,539,501 | |
Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2018-3A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 0.985% FRN 3/25/67 (a) | | | 4,700,000 | | | | 4,639,536 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900% 1.085% FRN 12/27/67 (a) | | | 4,530,000 | | | | 4,517,181 | |
Series 2016-7A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150% 1.335% FRN 3/25/66 (a) | | | 1,753,914 | | | | 1,712,043 | |
Series 2016-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 1.435% FRN 6/25/65 (a) | | | 3,167,334 | | | | 3,102,616 | |
Series 2016-6A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300% 1.485% FRN 3/25/66 (a) | | | 7,050,000 | | | | 6,542,882 | |
Series 2015-3, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.685% FRN 10/25/58 | | | 940,000 | | | | 769,091 | |
Series 2016-2, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.685% FRN 6/25/65 (a) | | | 2,370,000 | | | | 2,352,527 | |
Series 2019-BA, Class B, 4.040% 12/15/59 (a) | | | 2,950,000 | | | | 3,069,485 | |
Nelnet Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2016-A, Class A1B 3.600% 12/26/40 (a) | | | 417,106 | | | | 418,938 | |
Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2006-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .250% 0.547% FRN 6/25/41 | | | 583,789 | | | | 503,727 | |
Series 2019-2A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900% 1.085% FRN 6/27/67 (a) | | | 1,666,109 | | | | 1,649,078 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.400% 1.585% FRN 4/25/67 (a) | | | 3,250,000 | | | | 3,063,985 | |
Series 2005-4, Class A4A, 7 Day ARS 1.929% FRN 3/22/32 | | | 325,000 | | | | 309,546 | |
Series 2019-5, Class A, 2.530% 10/25/67 (a) | | | 8,165,639 | | | | 8,162,879 | |
Series 2019-5, Class B, 3.450% 10/25/67 (a) | | | 2,150,000 | | | | 2,030,870 | |
SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .090% 0.482% FRN 2/15/68 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,390,850 | |
SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2006-2, Class R, 0.000%1/25/41 | | | 7,308 | | | | 3,734,780 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2006-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210% 1.201% FRN 10/25/40 | | $ | 1,907,645 | | | $ | 1,706,344 | |
Series 2005-6, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .290% 1.281% FRN 1/25/44 | | | 1,987,031 | | | | 1,554,582 | |
Series 2002-7, Class A11, 28 day ARS 1.403% FRN 3/15/28 | | | 13,000 | | | | 13,000 | |
Series 2003-14, Class A7, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .600% 1.591% FRN 10/25/65 (a) | | | 4,300,000 | | | | 4,051,663 | |
Series 2002-7, Class B, 28 day ARS 4.167% FRN 12/15/39 | | | 3,950,000 | | | | 3,672,194 | |
SoFi Alternative Trust, Series 2019-C, Class PT, 4.853% VRN 1/25/45 (a) (d) | | | 5,629,244 | | | | 6,113,703 | |
SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2019-A, Class R1, 0.000% 6/15/48 (a) | | | 6,724,700 | | | | 1,650,914 | |
Series 2017-D, Class R1, 0.000% 9/25/40 (a) | | | 4,688,500 | | | | 1,627,191 | |
Series 2018-A, Class R1, 0.000% 2/25/42 (a) | | | 3,759,800 | | | | 1,813,408 | |
Series 2018-B, Class R1, 0.000% 8/26/47 (a) | | | 3,324,300 | | | | 1,310,772 | |
Series 2018-D, Class R1, 0.000% 2/25/48 (a) | | | 4,961,600 | | | | 1,209,142 | |
Series 2017-C, Class C, 4.210% VRN 7/25/40 (a) (d) | | | 990,000 | | | | 991,269 | |
South Carolina Student Loan Corp., Series 2014-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.673% FRN 8/01/35 | | | 3,050,000 | | | | 2,924,271 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 104,660,728 | |
| | | | | | | | |
WL Collateral CMO — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Series 2004-G, Class 2A7, 4.493% VRN 8/25/34 (d) | | | 19,042 | | | | 18,499 | |
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. Series 2004-2, Class 1A1, 3.668% VRN 2/25/34 (d) | | | 14,781 | | | | 14,182 | |
Series 2003-42, Class 1A1, 3.991% VRN 9/25/33 (d) | | | 3,932 | | | | 3,719 | |
Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class A3, 3.948% VRN 1/25/59 (a) (d) | | | 646,318 | | | | 646,763 | |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-9, Class 2A1, 3.487% VRN 8/25/34 (d) | | | 5,611 | | | | 5,626 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR4, Class 1A, 3.687% VRN 8/25/34 (d) | | $ | 34,940 | | | $ | 34,242 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-1, Class A11, 3.500% VRN 1/25/47 (a) (d) | | | 2,306,317 | | | | 2,351,641 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. Series 2004-A1, Class IA, 3.250% VRN 2/25/34 (d) | | | 1,897 | | | | 1,859 | |
Series 2003-A4, Class IA, 4.234% VRN 7/25/33 (d) | | | 1,891 | | | | 1,793 | |
PSMC Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A1, 3.500% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (d) | | | 2,235,372 | | | | 2,276,121 | |
Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A1, 4.000% VRN 2/25/49 (a) (d) | | | 286,644 | | | | 292,206 | |
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-2, Class 2A, 3.673% VRN 3/25/34 (d) | | | 20,102 | | | | 19,748 | |
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-AR2, Class A, 12 mo. MTA + 1.400% 2.904% FRN 4/25/44 | | | 49,105 | | | | 46,757 | |
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A1, 4.000% VRN 11/25/48 (a) (d) | | | 1,160,169 | | | | 1,184,889 | |
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| | | | | | | 6,898,045 | |
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TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $350,395,708) | | | | | | | 336,353,578 | |
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SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 0.7% | |
Colombia Government International Bond 6.125% 1/18/41 | | | 2,080,000 | | | | 2,596,880 | |
Mexico Government International Bond 4.750% 3/08/44 | | | 3,727,000 | | | | 3,950,620 | |
6.750% 9/27/34 | | | 685,000 | | | | 899,926 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,447,426 | |
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TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS (Cost $6,705,365) | | | | | | | 7,447,426 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
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U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 22.3% | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.3% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Series 2617, Class Z, 5.500% 5/15/33 | | $ | 905,602 | | | $ | 1,049,251 | |
Series 2693, Class Z, 5.500% 10/15/33 | | | 1,633,067 | | | | 1,841,407 | |
Series 2178, Class PB, 7.000% 8/15/29 | | | 33,928 | | | | 38,589 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,929,247 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Securities — 21.6% | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool #J13972 3.500% 1/01/26 | | | 30,661 | | | | 32,253 | |
Pool #C91344 3.500% 11/01/30 | | | 101,053 | | | | 107,835 | |
Pool #C91424 3.500% 1/01/32 | | | 68,892 | | | | 73,516 | |
Pool #QA8791 3.500% 4/01/50 | | | 1,206,935 | | | | 1,294,967 | |
Pool #RA2483 3.500% 6/01/50 | | | 10,389,310 | | | | 11,046,449 | |
Pool #C91239 4.500% 3/01/29 | | | 4,809 | | | | 5,234 | |
Pool #C91251 4.500% 6/01/29 | | | 32,022 | | | | 34,851 | |
Pool #G05253 5.000% 2/01/39 | | | 160,106 | | | | 184,471 | |
Pool #C90939 5.500% 12/01/25 | | | 16,336 | | | | 18,013 | |
Pool #D97258 5.500% 4/01/27 | | | 10,861 | | | | 12,003 | |
Pool #C91026 5.500% 4/01/27 | | | 27,453 | | | | 30,339 | |
Pool #C91074 5.500% 8/01/27 | | | 2,885 | | | | 3,188 | |
Pool #D97417 5.500% 10/01/27 | | | 9,714 | | | | 10,735 | |
Pool #C91128 5.500% 12/01/27 | | | 1,490 | | | | 1,647 | |
Pool #C91148 5.500% 1/01/28 | | | 67,631 | | | | 74,806 | |
Pool #C91176 5.500% 5/01/28 | | | 23,263 | | | | 25,731 | |
Pool #C91217 5.500% 11/01/28 | | | 9,100 | | | | 10,080 | |
Pool #C01079 7.500% 10/01/30 | | | 1,064 | | | | 1,250 | |
Pool #C01135 7.500% 2/01/31 | | | 4,590 | | | | 5,363 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association Pool #MA3984 2.500% 4/01/35 | | | 10,727,048 | | | | 11,233,863 | |
Pool #MA4013 2.500% 5/01/35 | | | 11,882,654 | | | | 12,444,068 | |
Pool #775539 12 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.636% 2.931% FRN 5/01/34 | | | 27,084 | | | | 28,262 | |
Pool #MA3029 3.000% 6/01/32 | | | 3,261,494 | | | | 3,436,576 | |
Pool #MA3090 3.000% 8/01/32 | | | 1,389,828 | | | | 1,463,567 | |
Pool #AO8180 3.000% 9/01/42 | | | 26,665 | | | | 28,568 | |
Pool #AP8668 3.000% 12/01/42 | | | 159,362 | | | | 170,734 | |
Pool #AR1975 3.000% 12/01/42 | | | 37,702 | | | | 40,392 | |
Pool #AB7397 3.000% 12/01/42 | | | 145,302 | | | | 155,670 | |
Pool #AB7401 3.000% 12/01/42 | | | 130,089 | | | | 139,372 | |
Pool #AR0306 3.000% 1/01/43 | | | 10,229 | | | | 10,959 | |
Pool #AR5391 3.000% 1/01/43 | | | 69,632 | | | | 74,601 | |
Pool #AL3215 3.000% 2/01/43 | | | 121,220 | | | | 129,870 | |
Pool #AR4109 3.000% 2/01/43 | | | 132,755 | | | | 142,228 | |
Pool #AR4432 3.000% 3/01/43 | | | 50,751 | | | | 54,373 | |
Pool #AT0169 3.000% 3/01/43 | | | 213,085 | | | | 228,290 | |
Pool #AB8809 3.000% 3/01/43 | | | 63,980 | | | | 68,546 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Pool #MA1368 3.000% 3/01/43 | | $ | 222,285 | | | $ | 238,147 | |
Pool #AR2174 3.000% 4/01/43 | | | 240,131 | | | | 257,266 | |
Pool #AS1304 3.500% 12/01/28 | | | 1,049,021 | | | | 1,118,603 | |
Pool #AV1897 3.500% 12/01/28 | | | 193,678 | | | | 206,525 | |
Pool #AV2325 3.500% 12/01/28 | | | 540,502 | | | | 576,354 | |
Pool #BF0196 3.500% 2/01/41 | | | 1,074,005 | | | | 1,161,488 | |
Pool #MA1356 3.500% 2/01/43 | | | 8,217,864 | | | | 8,882,110 | |
Pool #FM1970 3.500% 11/01/49 | | | 2,020,930 | | | | 2,184,281 | |
Pool #CA5308 3.500% 3/01/50 | | | 7,031,087 | | | | 7,535,139 | |
Pool #CA6096 3.500% 6/01/50 | | | 9,487,855 | | | | 10,099,836 | |
Pool #725692 1 year CMT + 2.137% 3.957% FRN 10/01/33 | | | 63,058 | | | | 66,389 | |
Pool #888586 1 year CMT + 2.195% 3.973% FRN 10/01/34 | | | 81,187 | | | | 85,476 | |
Pool #BJ0686 4.000% 4/01/48 | | | 2,286,411 | | | | 2,430,639 | |
Pool #CA1951 4.000% 7/01/48 | | | 2,687,185 | | | | 2,855,014 | |
Pool #AA3980 4.500% 4/01/28 | | | 52,881 | | | | 56,992 | |
Pool #CA1909 4.500% 6/01/48 | | | 6,417,848 | | | | 6,896,667 | |
Pool #AD6437 5.000% 6/01/40 | | | 391,785 | | | | 447,397 | |
Pool #AD6996 5.000% 7/01/40 | | | 2,508,433 | | | | 2,864,492 | |
Pool #AL8173 5.000% 2/01/44 | | | 1,043,927 | | | | 1,184,603 | |
Pool #AD0836 5.500% 11/01/28 | | | 53,314 | | | | 58,904 | |
Pool #575667 7.000% 3/01/31 | | | 11,152 | | | | 13,115 | |
Pool #529453 7.500% 1/01/30 | | | 2,364 | | | | 2,781 | |
Pool #535996 7.500% 6/01/31 | | | 4,098 | | | | 4,815 | |
Pool #252926 8.000% 12/01/29 | | | 91 | | | | 104 | |
Pool #532819 8.000% 3/01/30 | | | 114 | | | | 133 | |
Pool #534703 8.000% 5/01/30 | | | 2,431 | | | | 2,829 | |
Pool #253437 8.000% 9/01/30 | | | 107 | | | | 125 | |
Pool #253481 8.000% 10/01/30 | | | 59 | | | | 69 | |
Pool #190317 8.000% 8/01/31 | | | 2,447 | | | | 2,857 | |
Pool #602008 8.000% 8/01/31 | | | 3,415 | | | | 3,985 | |
Pool #597220 8.000% 9/01/31 | | | 2,882 | | | | 3,393 | |
Government National Mortgage Association Pool #371146 7.000% 9/15/23 | | | 58 | | | | 60 | |
Pool #352022 7.000% 11/15/23 | | | 2,519 | | | | 2,678 | |
Pool #374440 7.000% 11/15/23 | | | 203 | | | | 215 | |
Pool #491089 7.000% 12/15/28 | | | 6,711 | | | | 7,335 | |
Pool #480539 7.000% 4/15/29 | | | 352 | | | | 400 | |
Pool #488634 7.000% 5/15/29 | | | 1,974 | | | | 2,248 | |
Pool #500928 7.000% 5/15/29 | | | 3,139 | | | | 3,607 | |
Pool #499410 7.000% 7/15/29 | | | 1,126 | | | | 1,297 | |
Pool #510083 7.000% 7/15/29 | | | 779 | | | | 890 | |
Pool #493723 7.000% 8/15/29 | | | 2,289 | | | | 2,640 | |
Pool #581417 7.000% 7/15/32 | | | 10,857 | | | | 12,550 | |
Government National Mortgage Association II Pool# MA6656 3.000% 5/20/50 | | | 9,829,420 | | | | 10,411,829 | |
Pool# MA6710 3.000% 6/20/50 | | | 9,850,000 | | | | 10,436,706 | |
Pool #008746 1 year CMT + 1.500% 3.125% FRN 11/20/25 | | | 2,928 | | | | 2,992 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Pool #080136 1 year CMT + 1.500% 3.125% FRN 11/20/27 | | $ | 644 | | | $ | 660 | |
Government National Mortgage Association II TBA Pool #24 3.000% 7/21/50 (c) | | | 1,975,000 | | | | 2,092,188 | |
Pool #471 3.500% 7/21/50 (c) | | | 76,320,000 | | | | 80,535,489 | |
Uniform Mortgage Backed Securities TBA Pool #1127 3.500% 7/14/50 (c) | | | 23,400,000 | | | | 24,610,220 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 220,187,202 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Whole Loans — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes Series 2020-DNA3, Class M1, 1.000% 6/25/50 (a) (c) | | | 2,630,000 | | | | 2,630,000 | |
Series 2020-DNA3, Class M2, 1.000% 6/25/50 (a) (c) | | | 1,908,000 | | | | 1,908,000 | |
Series 2016-HQA3, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350% 1.535% FRN 3/25/29 | | | 158,198 | | | | 157,514 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,695,514 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES (Cost $226,410,235) | | | | | | | 227,811,963 | |
| | | | | |
|
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 1.9% | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 1.9% | |
U.S. Treasury Bond 2.250% 8/15/49 (e) | | | 12,800,000 | | | | 15,392,033 | |
3.500% 2/15/39 (e) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 4,243,770 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,635,803 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $17,959,141) | | | | | | | 19,635,803 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $991,716,246) | | | | | | | 1,000,126,375 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 0.2% (Cost $2,989,580) | | | | | | | 2,014,590 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $997,080,826) | | | | | | | 1,004,560,615 | |
| | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 11.4% | |
Commercial Paper — 11.4% | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 0.325% 8/11/20 (a) | | $ | 2,000,000 | | | $ | 1,999,104 | |
American Honda Finance Corp. 0.406% 7/21/20 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,999,584 | |
1.833% 8/13/20 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,997,207 | |
1.987% 8/21/20 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,997,825 | |
Avangrid, Inc. 0.254% 7/08/20 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 9,999,400 | |
Bayer Corp. 0.457% 8/03/20 | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 7,997,424 | |
0.609% 8/03/20 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,356 | |
Daimler Finance North America LLC 1.323% 8/27/20 (a) | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 7,993,955 | |
1.606% 7/13/20 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,805 | |
Duke Energy Corp. 0.223% 7/21/20 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 9,998,308 | |
Dupont De Nemours, Inc. 0.375% 8/25/20 (a) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,995,819 | |
2.856% 7/01/20 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,982 | |
Entergy Corp. 0.355% 7/13/20 (a) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,999,133 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 0.274% 7/09/20 (a) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 6,999,527 | |
FMC Tech, Inc. 1.269% 7/09/20 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 9,997,450 | |
General Electric Co. 0.640% 9/17/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 998,876 | |
Harley-Davidson Funding Corp. 0.477% 8/10/20 (a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,998,705 | |
0.507% 7/20/20 (a) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 6,998,833 | |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 0.183% 7/31/20 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 6,998,487 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV 0.203% 7/29/20 (a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,999,234 | |
Suncor Energy, Inc. 0.507% 7/17/20 (a) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,999,346 | |
1.353% 8/21/20 (a) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,996,213 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 115,963,573 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $115,929,938) | | | | | | | 115,963,573 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 109.8% (Cost $1,113,010,764) (f) | | | | | | | 1,120,524,188 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (9.8)% | | | | | | | (100,187,224 | ) |
| | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 1,020,336,964 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
CLO | Collateralized Loan Obligation |
CMO | Collateralized Mortgage Obligation |
CMT | Constant Maturity Treasury Index |
DAC | Designated Activity Company |
LIBOR | London Inter-Bank Offered Rate |
MBS | Mortgage-Backed Security |
MTA | Monthly Treasury Average Index |
SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
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, 2020, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $462,957,132 or 45.37% of net assets. |
(b) | Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date. |
(c) | A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis. (Note 2). |
(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, 2020. |
(e) | A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open derivatives. (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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(#) Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Paid by Fund | | | | Received by Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | | Rate | | | Frequency | | | | Rate | | | Frequency | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Premium Paid (Received) | | | 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 | | | 3,700,000 | | | $ | 567,210 | | | $ | 184,971 | | | $ | 382,239 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | 56,100,000 | | | $ | 1,447,380 | | | $ | 2,804,609 | | | $ | (1,357,229 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,014,590 | | | $ | 2,989,580 | | | $ | (974,990 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | 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 Bond | | | 9/21/20 | | | | 325 | | | $ | 71,121,825 | | | $ | (221,044 | ) |
U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year | | | 9/30/20 | | | | 790 | | | | 174,436,472 | | | | 17,748 | |
U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year | | | 9/30/20 | | | | 328 | | | | 41,177,337 | | | | 66,101 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | (137,195 | ) |
| | | | | |
Short | | | | | | | | | | | | |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/14/20 | | | | 10 | | | $ | (2,437,967 | ) | | $ | (55,408 | ) |
U.S. Treasury Long Bond | | | 9/21/20 | | | | 76 | | | | (13,535,221 | ) | | | (35,529 | ) |
U.S. Treasury Ultra 10 Year | | | 9/21/20 | | | | 14 | | | | (2,194,455 | ) | | | (10,326 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/14/20 | | | | 10 | | | | (2,437,842 | ) | | | (54,908 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/15/21 | | | | 9 | | | | (2,194,845 | ) | | | (50,655 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/13/21 | | | | 17 | | | | (4,146,457 | ) | | | (96,106 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/14/22 | | | | 15 | | | | (3,657,513 | ) | | | (85,737 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/19/22 | | | | 14 | | | | (3,412,279 | ) | | | (80,021 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/13/23 | | | | 12 | | | | (2,923,010 | ) | | | (68,590 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/18/23 | | | | 15 | | | | (3,650,388 | ) | | | (84,050 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/16/24 | | | | 40 | | | | (9,722,367 | ) | | | (216,633 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | (837,963 | ) |
| | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps - Buy Protection
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Obligation/ Index | | Rate Paid by Fund | | Payment Frequency | | | Termination Date | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Upfront Premium Paid/ (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | | | |
CDX.NA.IG Series 34† | | 1.000% | | | Quarterly | | | 6/20/25 | | | USD | | | | 4,000,000 | | | $ | (46,752 | ) | | $ | 14,206 | | | $ | (60,958 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
CDX.NA.IG Series 34† | | 1.000% | | | Quarterly | | | 6/20/25 | | | USD | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | (59,500 | ) | | | 21,743 | | | | (81,243 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | $ | (106,252 | ) | | $ | 35,949 | | | $ | (142,201 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
† | Payment is based on a percentage of the index. Reference entities are a number of individual issuers comprising the index. |
Currency Legend
Country weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
| | | | |
United States | | | 82.1 | % |
Cayman Islands | | | 6.8 | % |
Canada | | | 1.8 | % |
Bermuda | | | 1.6 | % |
United Kingdom | | | 1.6 | % |
Mexico | | | 1.2 | % |
Netherlands | | | 0.8 | % |
Luxembourg | | | 0.5 | % |
Norway | | | 0.4 | % |
Switzerland | | | 0.3 | % |
Colombia | | | 0.3 | % |
Ireland | | | 0.2 | % |
Saudi Arabia | | | 0.2 | % |
Germany | | | 0.2 | % |
Spain | | | 0.1 | % |
Panama | | | 0.1 | % |
Japan | | | 0.1 | % |
Australia | | | 0.1 | % |
Barbados | | | 0.0 | % |
| | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 98.4 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 1.6 | % |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 99.9% | |
Discount Notes — 83.6% | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank SOFR + .080% 0.160% FRN, 7/01/20, 1/14/21 (a) | | $ | 2,000,000 | | | $ | 2,000,000 | |
1.544%, 1/29/21, 1/29/21 (a) | | | 100,000 | | | | 99,117 | |
1.613%, 11/10/20, 11/10/20 (a) | | | 800,000 | | | | 795,395 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank 0.010%, 7/01/20, 7/01/20 (a) | | | 3,250,000 | | | | 3,250,000 | |
0.101%, 7/21/20, 7/21/20 (a) | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,799,900 | |
0.104%, 7/08/20, 7/08/20 (a) | | | 6,400,000 | | | | 6,399,872 | |
0.112%, 7/06/20, 7/06/20 (a) | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,399,979 | |
0.112%, 7/23/20, 7/23/20 (a) | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,199,852 | |
SOFR + .040% 0.120% FRN, 7/01/20, 8/25/20 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
SOFR + .050% 0.130% FRN, 7/01/20, 1/28/21 (a) | | | 2,400,000 | | | | 2,400,000 | |
0.137%, 8/24/20, 8/24/20 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,595 | |
1 mo. USD LIBOR – .050% 0.140% FRN, 7/20/20, 8/20/20 (a) | | | 4,800,000 | | | | 4,799,851 | |
0.142%, 8/19/20, 8/19/20 (a) | | | 900,000 | | | | 899,828 | |
SOFR + .065% 0.145% FRN, 7/01/20, 2/26/21 (a) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | |
SOFR + .080% 0.160% FRN, 7/02/20, 10/02/20 (a) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,128 | |
SOFR + .085% 0.165% FRN, 7/01/20, 9/11/20 (a) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,000,069 | |
SOFR + .090% 0.170% FRN, 7/01/20, 11/20/20 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | |
SOFR + .090% 0.170% FRN, 7/01/20, 11/30/20 (a) | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 8,000,000 | |
SOFR + .100% 0.180% FRN, 7/01/20, 12/23/20 (a) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,000,000 | |
SOFR + .110% 0.190% FRN, 7/01/20, 12/10/20 (a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,000,000 | |
0.213%, 9/09/20, 9/09/20 (a) | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,199,510 | |
0.304%, 7/06/20, 7/06/20 (a) | | | 1,650,000 | | | | 1,649,931 | |
1 mo. USD LIBOR + .150% 0.334% FRN, 7/28/20, 9/28/20 (a) | | | 350,000 | | | | 350,111 | |
0.376%, 1/20/21, 1/20/21 (a) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 14,968,704 | |
0.518%, 7/22/20, 7/22/20 (a) | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,599,524 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR – .240% 0.936% FRN, 7/16/20, 7/16/20 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR – .205% 1.014% FRN, 7/15/20, 10/15/20 (a) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,000,000 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR – .170% 1.203% FRN, 7/06/20, 1/06/21 (a) | | | 5,600,000 | | | | 5,600,592 | |
1.588%, 7/31/20, 7/31/20 (a) | | | 660,000 | | | | 659,145 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. SOFR + .030% 0.110% FRN, 7/01/20, 1/12/21 (a) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,000,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
0.142%, 7/30/20, 7/30/20 (a) | | $ | 3,300,000 | | | $ | 3,299,628 | |
0.264%, 8/19/20, 8/19/20 (a) | | | 500,000 | | | | 499,823 | |
0.323%, 8/12/20, 8/12/20 (a) | | | 700,000 | | | | 699,740 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association 0.193%, 9/23/20, 9/23/20 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 9,995,567 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 139,565,861 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement — 9.0% | |
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, dated 6/30/20, 0.060%, due 7/01/20 (b) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,000,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 7.3% | |
U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000% 7/02/20 | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,399,996 | |
0.000% 7/02/20 | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,199,993 | |
0.000% 7/09/20 | | | 800,000 | | | | 799,981 | |
0.000% 7/21/20 | | | 2,700,000 | | | | 2,699,819 | |
U.S. Treasury Note 2.875% 10/31/20 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,021,645 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,121,434 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $166,687,295) | | | | | | | 166,687,295 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9% (Cost $166,687,295) (c) | | | | | | | 166,687,295 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.1% | | | | | | | 175,202 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 166,862,497 | |
| | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
LIBOR | London Inter-Bank Offered Rate |
SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | The stated maturity dates reflect reset date and final maturity date, respectively. |
(b) | Maturity value of $15,000,025. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.000%, maturity date of 2/15/37, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $15,300,000. |
(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 Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2020 (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) | | $ | 700,984,684 | | | $ | 669,864,145 | | | $ | 1,004,560,615 | | | $ | - | |
Repurchase agreements, at value (Note 2) (b) | | | 2,258,461 | | | | 3,294,201 | | | | - | | | | 15,000,000 | |
Other short-term investments, at value (Note 2) (c) | | | 32,988,239 | | | | - | | | | 115,963,573 | | | | 151,687,295 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investments (d) | | | 736,231,384 | | | | 673,158,346 | | | | 1,120,524,188 | | | | 166,687,295 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash | | | 181,001 | | | | 7,411 | | | | 2,387,738 | | | | 60,958 | |
Receivables from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Regular delivery | | | 1,482,764 | | | | 850,168 | | | | 5,461,625 | | | | - | |
Fund shares sold | | | 513,965 | | | | 1,314,228 | | | | 8,692,301 | | | | 429,815 | |
Collateral pledged for open swap agreements (Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 60,000 | | | | - | |
Investment adviser (Note 3) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 32,759 | |
Interest and dividends | | | 1,917,025 | | | | 802,672 | | | | 6,178,606 | | | | 84,799 | |
Interest tax reclaim receivable | | | 662 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | - | | | | 20,332 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 740,326,801 | | | | 676,153,157 | | | | 1,143,304,458 | | | | 167,295,626 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payables for: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Regular delivery | | | - | | | | 994,809 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Delayed delivery | | | 35,417,197 | | | | - | | | | 119,692,638 | | | | - | |
Collateral held for open purchased options (Note 2) | | | 450,000 | | | | - | | | | 2,095,000 | | | | - | |
Dividends (Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 17 | |
Interest and dividends | | | 525 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Fund shares repurchased | | | 192,615 | | | | 104,388 | | | | 100,451 | | | | 282,386 | |
Collateral held for securities on loan (Note 2) (e) | | | 165,800 | | | | 3,117,326 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 3) | | | 128,139 | | | | 159,519 | | | | 157,706 | | | | 32,995 | |
Variation margin on open derivative instruments (Note 2) | | | 73,529 | | | | - | | | | 293,765 | | | | - | |
Affiliates (Note 3): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 253,749 | | | | 248,260 | | | | 345,396 | | | | 73,755 | |
Service fees | | | 94,081 | | | | 49,142 | | | | 154,845 | | | | - | |
Commitment and Contingent Liabilities (Note 9) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Accrued expense and other liabilities | | | 97,017 | | | | 107,683 | | | | 127,693 | | | | 43,976 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 36,872,652 | | | | 4,781,127 | | | | 122,967,494 | | | | 433,129 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 703,454,149 | | | $ | 671,372,030 | | | $ | 1,020,336,964 | | | $ | 166,862,497 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets consist of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 525,716,150 | | | $ | 586,698,724 | | | $ | 983,420,502 | | | $ | 166,900,879 | |
Accumulated Gain (Loss) | | | 177,737,999 | | | | 84,673,306 | | | | 36,916,462 | | | | (38,382 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 703,454,149 | | | $ | 671,372,030 | | | $ | 1,020,336,964 | | | $ | 166,862,497 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) Cost of investments: | | $ | 561,861,131 | | | $ | 648,304,678 | | | $ | 997,080,826 | | | $ | - | |
(b) Cost of repurchase agreements: | | $ | 2,258,461 | | | $ | 3,294,201 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 15,000,000 | |
(c) Cost of other short-term investments: | | $ | 32,975,320 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 115,929,938 | | | $ | 151,687,295 | |
(d) Securities on loan with market value of: | | $ | 1,138,862 | | | $ | 5,983,259 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
(e) | Non-cash collateral is not included. |
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, 2020 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MML Blend Fund | | | MML Equity Fund | | | MML Managed Bond Fund | | | MML U.S. Government Money Market Fund | |
Initial Class shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 542,234,973 | | | $ | 588,846,394 | | | $ | 763,199,432 | | | $ | 166,862,497 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | 23,990,270 | | | | 24,877,816 | | | | 59,002,337 | | | | 166,863,690 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 22.60 | | | $ | 23.67 | | | $ | 12.94 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Service Class shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 161,219,176 | | | $ | 82,525,636 | | | $ | 257,137,532 | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | 7,160,574 | | | | 3,543,957 | | | | 19,948,572 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 22.51 | | | $ | 23.29 | | | $ | 12.89 | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(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, 2020 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MML Blend Fund | | | MML Equity Fund | | | MML Managed Bond Fund | | | MML U.S. Government Money Market Fund | |
Investment income (Note 2): | |
Dividends (a) | | $ | 5,126,238 | | | $ | 9,625,616 | | | $ | 468,019 | | | $ | - | |
Interest (b) | | | 4,531,951 | | | | 7,698 | | | | 20,298,725 | | | | 819,558 | |
Securities lending net income | | | 10,082 | | | | 8,423 | | | | 13,841 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment income | | | 9,668,271 | | | | 9,641,737 | | | | 20,780,585 | | | | 819,558 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses (Note 3): | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 1,422,929 | | | | 1,442,332 | | | | 2,013,549 | | | | 442,455 | |
Custody fees | | | 51,615 | | | | 62,711 | | | | 55,564 | | | | 16,631 | |
Interest expense | | | 11 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Audit fees | | | 19,750 | | | | 19,368 | | | | 20,458 | | | | 16,610 | |
Legal fees | | | 8,377 | | | | 10,492 | | | | 13,484 | | | | 1,753 | |
Proxy fees | | | 516 | | | | 516 | | | | 516 | | | | 516 | |
Shareholder reporting fees | | | 41,355 | | | | 45,878 | | | | 60,713 | | | | 8,479 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 17,193 | | | | 19,129 | | | | 26,621 | | | | 4,045 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 1,561,746 | | | | 1,600,426 | | | | 2,190,905 | | | | 490,489 | |
Distribution and Service fees: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Service Class | | | 191,313 | | | | 104,002 | | | | 318,639 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1,753,059 | | | | 1,704,428 | | | | 2,509,544 | | | | 490,489 | |
Expenses waived (Note 3): | |
Initial Class fees reimbursed by adviser | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (76,875 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net expenses | | | 1,753,059 | | | | 1,704,428 | | | | 2,509,544 | | | | 413,614 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 7,915,212 | | | | 7,937,309 | | | | 18,271,041 | | | | 405,944 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | (2,902,140 | ) | | | (34,761,873 | ) | | | 5,441,147 | | | | 440 | |
Futures contracts | | | 3,292,791 | | | | - | | | | 15,788,565 | | | | - | |
Swap agreements | | | 276,914 | | | | - | | | | 1,215,007 | | | | - | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | - | | | | 1,165 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 667,565 | | | | (34,760,708 | ) | | | 22,444,719 | | | | 440 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | (20,447,060 | ) | | | (102,061,739 | ) | | | (17,625,875 | ) | | | - | |
Futures contracts | | | 237,495 | | | | - | | | | 1,201,148 | | | | - | |
Swap agreements | | | (33,113 | ) | | | - | | | | (142,201 | ) | | | - | |
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | | - | | | | 56 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (20,242,678 | ) | | | (102,061,683 | ) | | | (16,566,928 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (19,575,113 | ) | | | (136,822,391 | ) | | | 5,877,791 | | | | 440 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (11,659,901 | ) | | $ | (128,885,082 | ) | | $ | 24,148,832 | | | $ | 406,384 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) Net of foreign withholding tax of: | | $ | - | | | $ | 24,783 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
(b) Net of foreign withholding tax of: | | $ | 2,521 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
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, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2019
| |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 7,915,212 | | | $ | 15,290,622 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 667,565 | | | | 34,015,197 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (20,242,678 | ) | | | 84,549,765 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (11,659,901 | ) | | | 133,855,584 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2): | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | - | | | | (40,979,710 | ) |
Service Class | | | - | | | | (9,724,022 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | - | | | | (50,703,732 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net fund share transactions (Note 5): | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | (23,449,408 | ) | | | (18,577,665 | ) |
Service Class | | | 1,865,972 | | | | 26,512,166 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions | | | (21,583,436 | ) | | | 7,934,501 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (33,243,337 | ) | | | 91,086,353 | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 736,697,486 | | | | 645,611,133 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 703,454,149 | | | $ | 736,697,486 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2019
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 7,937,309 | | | $ | 16,545,336 | | | $ | 18,271,041 | | | $ | 37,758,398 | | | $ | 405,944 | | | $ | 2,960,327 | |
| (34,760,708 | ) | | | 79,293,871 | | | | 22,444,719 | | | | 30,487,594 | | | | 440 | | | | 1,649 | |
| (102,061,683 | ) | | | 83,074,237 | | | | (16,566,928 | ) | | | 36,271,548 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (128,885,082 | ) | | | 178,913,444 | | | | 24,148,832 | | | | 104,517,540 | | | | 406,384 | | | | 2,961,976 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (50,723,440 | ) | | | - | | | | (31,524,049 | ) | | | (405,972 | ) | | | (2,960,404 | ) |
| - | | | | (6,619,264 | ) | | | - | | | | (8,931,167 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (57,342,704 | ) | | | - | | | | (40,455,216 | ) | | | (405,972 | ) | | | (2,960,404 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (26,691,434 | ) | | | (12,725,542 | ) | | | (101,934,096 | ) | | | 18,148,687 | | | | (8,037,135 | ) | | | (4,204,843 | ) |
| 523,246 | | | | (100,034 | ) | | | (13,707,062 | ) | | | (3,868,313 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (26,168,188 | ) | | | (12,825,576 | ) | | | (115,641,158 | ) | | | 14,280,374 | | | | (8,037,135 | ) | | | (4,204,843 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (155,053,270 | ) | | | 108,745,164 | | | | (91,492,326 | ) | | | 78,342,698 | | | | (8,036,723 | ) | | | (4,203,271 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 826,425,300 | | | | 717,680,136 | | | | 1,111,829,290 | | | | 1,033,486,592 | | | | 174,899,220 | | | | 179,102,491 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 671,372,030 | | | $ | 826,425,300 | | | $ | 1,020,336,964 | | | $ | 1,111,829,290 | | | $ | 166,862,497 | | | $ | 174,899,220 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements (Continued)
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 22.93 | | | $ | 0.26 | | | $ | (0.59 | ) | | $ | (0.33 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 22.60 | | | | (1.44% | )b | | $ | 542,235 | | | | 0.46% | a | | | 2.37% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 20.35 | | | | 0.49 | | | | 3.71 | | | | 4.20 | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | (1.62 | ) | | | 22.93 | | | | 21.38% | | | | 574,827 | | | | 0.45% | | | | 2.24% | |
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% | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 22.87 | | | $ | 0.23 | | | $ | (0.59 | ) | | $ | (0.36 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 22.51 | | | | (1.58% | )b | | $ | 161,219 | | | | 0.71% | a | | | 2.12% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 20.29 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 3.71 | | | | 4.14 | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | (1.56 | ) | | | 22.87 | | | | 21.08% | | | | 161,870 | | | | 0.70% | | | | 1.99% | |
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% | |
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| | Six months ended June 30, 2020b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 58 | % | | | 132 | % | | | 86 | % | | | 134 | % | | | 175 | % | | | 209 | % |
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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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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 28.10 | | | $ | 0.28 | | | $ | (4.71 | ) | | $ | (4.43 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 23.67 | | | | (15.76% | )b | | $ | 588,846 | | | | 0.46% | a | | | 2.31% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 24.16 | | | | 0.57 | | | | 5.42 | | | | 5.99 | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (1.48 | ) | | | (2.05 | ) | | | 28.10 | | | | 25.92% | | | | 729,367 | | | | 0.44% | | | | 2.14% | |
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% | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 27.68 | | | $ | 0.25 | | | $ | (4.64 | ) | | $ | (4.39 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 23.29 | | | | (15.86% | )b | | $ | 82,526 | | | | 0.71% | a | | | 2.06% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 23.82 | | | | 0.50 | | | | 5.34 | | | | 5.84 | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (1.48 | ) | | | (1.98 | ) | | | 27.68 | | | | 25.61% | | | | 97,058 | | | | 0.69% | | | | 1.89% | |
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% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended June 30, 2020b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 43 | % | | | 113 | % | | | 41 | % | | | 70 | % | | | 47 | % | | | 39 | % |
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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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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 12.64 | | | $ | 0.23 | | | $ | 0.07 | | | $ | 0.30 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 12.94 | | | | 2.36% | b | | $ | 763,199 | | | | 0.43% | a | | | 3.63% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 11.93 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 0.74 | | | | 1.17 | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | 12.64 | | | | 9.85% | | | | 846,138 | | | | 0.42% | | | | 3.43% | |
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% | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 12.61 | | | $ | 0.21 | | | $ | 0.07 | | | $ | 0.28 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 12.89 | | | | 2.23% | b | | $ | 257,138 | | | | 0.68% | a | | | 3.41% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 11.91 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.73 | | | | 1.13 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | 12.61 | | | | 9.57% | | | | 265,691 | | | | 0.67% | | | | 3.19% | |
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% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended June 30, 2020b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 110 | % | | | 260 | % | | | 138 | % | | | 237 | % | | | 314 | % | | | 358 | % |
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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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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | | $ | 1.00 | | | | $ | 0.00 | d | | | $ | 0.00 | d | | | $ | 0.00 | d | | | $ | (0.00 | )d | | | $ | - | | | | $ | (0.00 | )d | | | $ | 1.00 | | | | | 0.23% | b | | | $ | 166,862 | | | | | 0.53% | a | | | | 0.45% | a | | | | 0.44 | %a |
12/31/19 | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | 0.00 | d | | | | 0.02 | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | - | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 1.71% | | | | | 174,899 | | | | | 0.54% | | | | | N/A | | | | | 1.69 | % |
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% | | | | | - | |
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 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 an open-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, another open-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 of over-the-counter (“OTC”) securities for which an
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
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 as institutional-size trading in similar securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. Shares of other open-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 Rule 2a-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 voting members of the Valuation Committee consist 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 non-voting members of the Valuation Committee consist of the CCO, Secretary, and Assistant Secretaries. 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, 2020. 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, 2020, for the remaining Funds’ investments:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Blend Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 454,116,939 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 454,116,939 | |
Preferred Stock | | | 509,400 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 509,400 | |
Corporate Debt | | | - | | | | 99,592,975 | | | | - | | | | 99,592,975 | |
Municipal Obligations | | | - | | | | 1,788,290 | | | | - | | | | 1,788,290 | |
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | - | | | | 78,353,887 | | | | - | | | | 78,353,887 | |
Sovereign Debt Obligations | | | - | | | | 1,857,712 | | | | - | | | | 1,857,712 | |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | - | | | | 60,753,827 | | | | - | | | | 60,753,827 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | - | | | | 3,351,360 | | | | - | | | | 3,351,360 | |
Purchased Options | | | - | | | | 402,932 | | | | - | | | | 402,932 | |
Rights | | | 91,562 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 91,562 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 165,800 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 165,800 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 35,246,700 | | | | - | | | | 35,246,700 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 454,883,701 | | | $ | 281,347,683 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 736,231,384 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 16,955 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 16,955 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | (267,742 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (267,742 | ) |
Swap Agreements | | | - | | | | (24,778 | ) | | | - | | | | (24,778 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | (267,742 | ) | | $ | (24,778 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (292,520 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 661,324,724 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 661,324,724 | |
Preferred Stock | | | 1,671,671 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,671,671 | |
Corporate Debt | | | - | | | | 198,502 | | | | - | | | | 198,502 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 6,669,248 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 6,669,248 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 3,294,201 | | | | - | | | | 3,294,201 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 669,665,643 | | | $ | 3,492,703 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 673,158,346 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Managed Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stock | | $ | 2,419,650 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,419,650 | |
Corporate Debt | | | - | | | | 404,259,452 | | | | - | | | | 404,259,452 | |
Municipal Obligations | | | - | | | | 4,618,153 | | | | - | | | | 4,618,153 | |
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | - | | | | 336,353,578 | | | | - | | | | 336,353,578 | |
Sovereign Debt Obligations | | | - | | | | 7,447,426 | | | | - | | | | 7,447,426 | |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | - | | | | 227,811,963 | | | | - | | | | 227,811,963 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | - | | | | 19,635,803 | | | | - | | | | 19,635,803 | |
Purchased Options | | | - | | | | 2,014,590 | | | | - | | | | 2,014,590 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 115,963,573 | | | | - | | | | 115,963,573 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 2,419,650 | | | $ | 1,118,104,538 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,120,524,188 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 83,849 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 83,849 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | (1,059,007 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (1,059,007 | ) |
Swap Agreements | | | - | | | | (106,252 | ) | | | - | | | | (106,252 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | (1,059,007 | ) | | $ | (106,252 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (1,165,259 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
For certain Fund(s) the Statement of Assets and Liabilities shows receivables from collateral pledged for open swap agreements, as well as, any applicable liabilities for investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis, collateral held for open purchased options, and collateral held for securities on loan. These amounts approximate fair value and would be categorized at Level 2 for each applicable Fund as of June 30, 2020.
The Funds had no Level 3 transfers during the period ended June 30, 2020.
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.
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At June 30, 2020, 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* | | $ | - | | | $ | 402,932 | | | $ | 402,932 | |
Futures Contracts^^ | | | - | | | | 16,955 | | | | 16,955 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Value | | $ | - | | | $ | 419,887 | | | $ | 419,887 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | |
Futures Contracts^^ | | $ | - | | | $ | (267,742 | ) | | $ | (267,742 | ) |
Swap Agreements^^,^^^ | | | (24,778 | ) | | | - | | | | (24,778 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Value | | $ | (24,778 | ) | | $ | (267,742 | ) | | $ | (292,520 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized Gain (Loss)# | |
Purchased Options | | $ | - | | | $ | 217,980 | | | $ | 217,980 | |
Futures Contracts | | | - | | | | 3,292,791 | | | | 3,292,791 | |
Swap Agreements | | | 276,914 | | | | - | | | | 276,914 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | | $ | 276,914 | | | $ | 3,510,771 | | | $ | 3,787,685 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)## | |
Purchased Options | | $ | - | | | $ | (33,261 | ) | | $ | (33,261 | ) |
Futures Contracts | | | - | | | | 237,495 | | | | 237,495 | |
Swap Agreements | | | (33,113 | ) | | | - | | | | (33,113 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation) | | $ | (33,113 | ) | | $ | 204,234 | | | $ | 171,121 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Managed Bond Fund | |
Asset Derivatives | |
Purchased Options* | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,014,590 | | | $ | 2,014,590 | |
Futures Contracts^^ | | | - | | | | 83,849 | | | | 83,849 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Value | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,098,439 | | | $ | 2,098,439 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | |
Futures Contracts^^ | | $ | - | | | $ | (1,059,007 | ) | | $ | (1,059,007 | ) |
Swap Agreements^^,^^^ | | | (106,252 | ) | | | - | | | | (106,252 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Value | | $ | (106,252 | ) | | $ | (1,059,007 | ) | | $ | (1,165,259 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized Gain (Loss)# | |
Purchased Options | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,837,597 | | | $ | 1,837,597 | |
Futures Contracts | | | - | | | | 15,788,565 | | | | 15,788,565 | |
Swap Agreements | | | 1,215,007 | | | | - | | | | 1,215,007 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | | $ | 1,215,007 | | | $ | 17,626,162 | | | $ | 18,841,169 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Credit Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
Managed Bond Fund (Continued) | |
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)## | |
Purchased Options | | $ | - | | | $ | 74,797 | | | $ | 74,797 | |
Futures Contracts | | | - | | | | 1,201,148 | | | | 1,201,148 | |
Swap Agreements | | | (142,201 | ) | | | - | | | | (142,201 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation) | | $ | (142,201 | ) | | $ | 1,275,945 | | | $ | 1,133,744 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Investments, 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 or similar agreement. |
# | Statements of Operations location: Amounts are included in net realized gain (loss) on: investment transactions, 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, 2020, the number of contracts, notional amounts, or shares/units for each derivative type was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Contracts, Notional Amounts, or Shares/Units† | |
Fund Name | | Futures Contracts | | | Swap Agreements | | | Purchased Swaptions | |
Blend Fund | | | 401 | | | $ | 4,166,667 | | | $ | 17,917,167 | |
Managed Bond Fund | | | 1,642 | | | | 18,116,667 | | | | 97,683,333 | |
† | 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, 2020. |
The Portfolio of Investments included in a Fund’s financial statements shows the assets or liabilities of the Fund associated with individual derivatives transactions. The terms of many of those transactions contemplate that derivatives receivables and payables between the same two parties may be netted and that the parties will collateralize certain obligations. The following tables provide an illustration of the possible effect of netting provisions and of collateral (delivered or received) on a Fund’s derivatives exposure as of June 30, 2020. Netting arrangements vary among different counterparties, and the actual disposition of derivatives receivables and payables, and of collateral, in a bankruptcy or insolvency can be complicated and difficult to predict.
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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, 2020.
Asset Valuation Inputs
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Derivative Assets Subject to an MNA by Counterparty† | | | Financial Instruments Available for Offset | | | Collateral Received** | | | Net Amount* | |
Blend Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Credit Suisse international | | $ | 402,932 | | | $ | - | | | $ | (402,932 | ) | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Managed Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 2,014,590 | | | $ | - | | | $ | (2,014,590 | ) | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | Represents the net amount receivable from 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 an MNA or similar agreement. |
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, 2020, 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.
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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 typically two-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).
Credit Default Swaps. A Fund 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 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 be non-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
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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 are marked-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, 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 put and call 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
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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 put and call 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.
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 a so-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 be non-transferable, others may be traded over-the-counter or on an exchange.
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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 certain tri-party repurchase agreements is held at the Fund’s custodian or sub-custodian in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and the counterparty.
When-Issued, Delayed-Delivery, Forward Commitment, and To-Be-Announced Transactions
A Fund may enter into when-issued, delayed-delivery, forward commitment, or to-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 as institutional-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.
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Securities Lending
Each Fund, other than the U.S. Government Money Market 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) and/or securities (U.S. Treasury and Agency obligations) 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, 2020, 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 within the earlier of the customary settlement period for such securities or the period of time specified in the Borrowing Agreement.
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, 2020, 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 the ex-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 the ex-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 gains 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.
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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 or another alternative method.
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.
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 of each Fund, other than the U.S. Government Money Market Fund, are declared and paid annually 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 the ex-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 |
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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% |
MML Advisers has entered into an investment subadvisory agreement with T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price”), pursuant to which T. Rowe Price serves as one of the subadvisers to the Equity Fund. This agreement provides that T. Rowe Price manage the investment and reinvestment of a portion of the assets of the Fund. T. Rowe Price receives a subadvisory fee from MML Advisers, based upon the average daily net assets of the portion of the Fund that T. Rowe Price manages.
MML Advisers has entered into an investment subadvisory agreement with Brandywine Global Investment Management, 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 MML Advisers, 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.
Expense Caps and Waivers
For the U.S. Government Money Market Fund, MML Advisers has agreed to voluntarily waive some or all of its advisory fees and, if necessary, reimburse some or all of the Fund’s other expenses, in an attempt to allow the Initial Class shares of the Fund to maintain a 1-day yield of at least approximately 0.00%. MML Advisers may amend or discontinue this waiver at any time without advance notice.
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.
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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, 2020, 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 | | $ | 276,581,501 | | | $ | 124,077,628 | | | $ | 288,887,692 | | | $ | 120,256,682 | |
Equity Fund | | | - | | | | 297,584,092 | | | | - | | | | 317,742,590 | |
Managed Bond Fund | | | 1,011,228,449 | | | | 118,457,087 | | | | 1,078,638,789 | | | | 126,007,596 | |
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 Rule 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 | | $ | 135,244 | | | $ | - | |
5. | | Capital Share Transactions |
Changes in shares outstanding for each Fund were as follows:
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| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |
| | | | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Blend Fund Initial Class | |
Sold | | | 339,565 | | | $ | 7,459,896 | | | | 528,012 | | | $ | 11,433,592 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,915,243 | | | | 40,979,710 | |
Redeemed | | | (1,416,039 | ) | | | (30,909,304 | ) | | | (3,276,700 | ) | | | (70,990,967 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (1,076,474 | ) | | $ | (23,449,408 | ) | | | (833,445 | ) | | $ | (18,577,665 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Blend Fund Service Class | |
Sold | | | 469,430 | | | $ | 10,070,650 | | | | 1,391,604 | | | $ | 30,119,588 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 455,839 | | | | 9,724,022 | |
Redeemed | | | (385,508 | ) | | | (8,204,678 | ) | | | (614,951 | ) | | | (13,331,444 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | 83,922 | | | $ | 1,865,972 | | | | 1,232,492 | | | $ | 26,512,166 | |
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Equity Fund Initial Class | |
Sold | | | 330,304 | | | $ | 7,622,378 | | | | 532,126 | | | $ | 14,313,375 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 2,049,701 | | | | 50,723,440 | |
Redeemed | | | (1,412,345 | ) | | | (34,313,812 | ) | | | (2,890,290 | ) | | | (77,762,357 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (1,082,041 | ) | | $ | (26,691,434 | ) | | | (308,463 | ) | | $ | (12,725,542 | ) |
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Equity Fund Service Class | |
Sold | | | 324,649 | | | $ | 7,202,098 | | | | 292,000 | | | $ | 7,614,027 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 271,310 | | | | 6,619,264 | |
Redeemed | | | (287,685 | ) | | | (6,678,852 | ) | | | (539,324 | ) | | | (14,333,325 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 36,964 | | | $ | 523,246 | | | | 23,986 | | | $ | (100,034 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |
| | | | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Managed Bond Fund Initial Class | |
Sold | | | 3,837,917 | | | $ | 48,419,967 | | | | 14,936,199 | | | $ | 182,884,753 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 2,518,423 | | | | 31,524,049 | |
Redeemed | | | (11,798,562 | ) | | | (150,354,063 | ) | | | (15,732,148 | ) | | | (196,260,115 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (7,960,645 | ) | | $ | (101,934,096 | ) | | | 1,722,474 | | | $ | 18,148,687 | |
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Managed Bond Fund Service Class | |
Sold | | | 1,132,509 | | | $ | 14,341,162 | | | | 2,178,139 | | | $ | 27,236,884 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 715,422 | | | | 8,931,167 | |
Redeemed | | | (2,257,847 | ) | | | (28,048,224 | ) | | | (3,220,012 | ) | | | (40,036,364 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (1,125,338 | ) | | $ | (13,707,062 | ) | | | (326,451 | ) | | $ | (3,868,313 | ) |
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U.S. Government Money Market Fund Initial Class | |
Sold | | | 169,113,483 | | | $ | 169,113,483 | | | | 81,377,141 | | | $ | 81,377,141 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 405,972 | | | | 405,972 | | | | 2,960,388 | | | | 2,960,388 | |
Redeemed | | | (177,556,590 | ) | | | (177,556,590 | ) | | | (88,542,372 | ) | | | (88,542,372 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (8,037,135 | ) | | $ | (8,037,135 | ) | | | (4,204,843 | ) | | $ | (4,204,843 | ) |
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6. | | Federal Income Tax Information |
At June 30, 2020, 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 | | $ | 597,094,912 | | | $ | 156,306,339 | | | $ | (17,169,867 | ) | | $ | 139,136,472 | |
Equity Fund | | | 651,598,879 | | | | 70,320,012 | | | | (48,760,545 | ) | | | 21,559,467 | |
Managed Bond Fund | | | 1,113,010,764 | | | | 36,710,479 | | | | (29,197,055 | ) | | | 7,513,424 | |
Note: The aggregate cost for investments for the U.S. Government Money Market Fund at June 30, 2020, 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. Under pre-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 of pre-enactment losses.
At December 31, 2019, for federal income tax purposes, there were no unused capital losses.
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At December 31, 2019, 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 | | $ | - | | | $ | 13,478,561 | |
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.
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, 2019, was as follows:
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| | Ordinary Income | | | Long Term Capital Gain | |
Blend Fund | | $ | 19,958,295 | | | $ | 30,745,437 | |
Equity Fund | | | 16,300,088 | | | | 41,042,616 | |
Managed Bond Fund | | | 40,455,216 | | | | - | |
U.S. Government Money Market Fund | | | 2,960,404 | | | | - | |
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, 2019, temporary book and tax accounting differences were primarily attributable to the deferral of wash sale losses, deferred Trustee compensation, and other temporary basis adjustments.
At December 31, 2019, 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 | | $ | 1,509,615 | | | $ | 30,150,817 | | | $ | (150,020 | ) | | $ | 157,887,488 | |
Equity Fund | | | 16,540,185 | | | | 80,151,111 | | | | (187,957 | ) | | | 117,055,049 | |
Managed Bond Fund | | | 1,569,529 | | | | (13,478,561 | ) | | | (181,093 | ) | | | 24,857,755 | |
U.S. Government Money Market Fund | | | - | | | | - | | | | (38,794 | ) | | | - | |
The Funds did not have any unrecognized tax benefits at June 30, 2020, 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, 2020, 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.
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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 Update 2018-13 — Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). ASU 2018-13 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. ASU 2018-13 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 ASU 2018-13 and has early adopted the disclosure requirements and the impact, if any, is reflected within the Funds’ financial statements.
In March 2020, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2020-04 — Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) — Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”). ASU 2020-04 provides optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2020-04.
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
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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.
10. | | Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic |
The global pandemic outbreak of the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 has produced, and will likely continue to produce, substantial market volatility, severe market dislocations and liquidity constraints in many markets, and global business disruption, and it may result in future significant adverse effects, such as exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and a substantial economic downturn or recession throughout the world. Such factors may have a significant adverse effect on a Fund’s performance and have the potential to impair the ability of a Fund’s investment adviser, subadvisers, or other service providers to serve the Fund and could lead to disruptions that negatively impact the Fund.
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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 calling 1-888-309-3539, 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 recent 12-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
The Funds, except for the U.S. Government Money Market Fund, 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 Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov.
Liquidity Risk Management Program
In 2016, the SEC adopted Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act (the “Liquidity Rule”) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that a fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of fund shareholders. Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, the Funds have adopted a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Program”). The Program is administered by MML Advisers, which has established a Liquidity Risk Management Program Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the required management, assessments, reviews, and reports for the Program.
The Program’s principal objectives include supporting each Fund’s compliance with limits on investments in illiquid assets and mitigating the risk that the Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations in a timely manner. The Program also includes a number of elements that support the management and assessment of liquidity risk, including an annual assessment of factors that influence a Fund’s liquidity and the periodic classification of the Fund’s investments into groupings that reflect the Committee’s assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions.
At a meeting of the Board held on March 10, 2020, the Trustees received a report prepared by the Committee regarding the operation and effectiveness of the Program for the period December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019. No significant liquidity events impacting any of the Funds or their ability to timely meet redemptions without dilution to existing shareholders were noted in the report. In addition, the Committee provided its assessment that the Program had been effective in managing each Fund’s liquidity risk.
There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to each Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.
Trustees’ Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
At their meetings in May and June 2020, the Contract Committee (the “Committee”) and 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”), re-approved the existing advisory and subadvisory agreements (collectively, the “Contracts”) for each of the Blend Fund, 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
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(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 any one- or three-year period below are to periods ended December 31, 2019. 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 determined on the basis of these factors that the Funds’ net advisory fees, and the total net expenses of the Funds generally, were consistent with the continuation of their advisory agreements.
The Committee considered that the Blend Fund, Equity Fund, and Managed Bond Fund achieved one- and three-year investment performance above the medians of their performance categories, or in the top sixty percent of their performance categories.
As to the U.S. Government Money Market Fund, the Committee considered that the Fund’s net advisory fee (72nd comparative percentile) and total net expense ratio (63rd comparative percentile), and the Fund’s investment performance for the three-year period (73rd comparative percentile), were in the third comparative quartile in comparison with the Fund’s peer group and performance category, respectively. The Committee considered MML Advisers’ statement that, if the Fund’s net advisory fee were reduced by the portion of the fee attributable to administrative services (which include shareholder services), the net advisory fee would be within what MML Advisers considers an acceptable margin of the applicable peer group median. The Committee also considered MML Advisers statements that the Fund’s relatively conservative maturity profile in recent periods contributed to the Fund’s relative underperformance, and that money market fund expenses and performance have been affected over time by factors such as their sponsors’ willingness to reduce expenses and increase yields through fee waivers, particularly in periods of market turmoil, and that simple comparisons with peer net advisory fees are not necessarily of value in determining the reasonableness of a money market fund’s fees. The Committee noted that MML Advisers had recently implemented a fee waiver in order to maintain the Fund’s positive yield.
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
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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.
Also at their meeting in June 2020, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, approved a new subadvisory agreement with Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC (“Brandywine Global”) for the Equity Fund due to the expected change in control of Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”), Brandywine Global’s parent company. The Trustees considered the representations made to them regarding the change in control of Legg Mason, the fact that the terms of the new subadvisory agreement would be substantially identical to the terms of the subadvisory agreement currently in place, and that there would be no change in the investment strategies or portfolio management team of the Equity Fund, or in the fees or expenses of the Fund. The Trustees considered the information provided by Brandywine Global that the change in control was not expected to have any material impact on Brandywine Global or the services it provides to the Equity Fund, including the personnel providing services to the Fund.
Prior to the vote being taken to approve the new subadvisory agreement discussed above, the Independent Trustees met separately in executive session to discuss the appropriateness of such 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 as all-important or controlling. The foregoing summary does not detail all of the matters considered.
The new subadvisory agreement became effective on July 31, 2020.
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Fund Expenses June 30, 2020
Expense Examples:
The following information is in regards to expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2020:
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, 2020.
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 | | | | 0.46 | % | | | $985.60 | | | $ | 2.27 | | | $ | 1,022.60 | | | $ | 2.31 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.71 | % | | | 984.20 | | | | 3.50 | | | | 1,021.30 | | | | 3.57 | |
Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.46 | % | | | 842.40 | | | | 2.11 | | | | 1,022.60 | | | | 2.31 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.71 | % | | | 841.40 | | | | 3.25 | | | | 1,021.30 | | | | 3.57 | |
Managed Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.43 | % | | | 1,023.60 | | | | 2.16 | | | | 1,022.70 | | | | 2.16 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.68 | % | | | 1,022.30 | | | | 3.42 | | | | 1,021.50 | | | | 3.42 | |
U.S. Government Money Market Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.45 | % | | | 1,002.30 | | | | 2.24 | | | | 1,022.60 | | | | 2.26 | |
* | Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio for the six months ended June 30, 2020, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 days in the period, divided by 366 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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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, 2020
Welcome to the MML Series Investment Fund II Semiannual Report, covering the six months ended June 30, 2020.
Market Highlights
• | | During the period, U.S. stock prices ended down only 3%, despite being down nearly 20% in the first quarter of 2020. |
• | | The COVID-19 pandemic escalated quickly during the period, shuttering businesses, driving unemployment to record levels, curtailing economic activity and causing concerned investors to sell stocks in favor of safer investments. |
• | | Markets rebounded sharply in late March initially in response to emergency interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) and unprecedented fiscal stimulus from Congress. Further market increases came later in the period due to falling COVID-19 case counts, progress on vaccine research and signs of increasing economic activity as the world transitioned back to work. |
• | | Developed-market foreign stocks and emerging market stocks also responded well to their own countries’ monetary and fiscal stimulus and progress in restarting economic activity, though trailed U.S. stock returns for the six-month period. |
• | | U.S. bonds ended the period up over 6%, benefiting from falling interest rates and investors seeking safer investments in light of projections for a global economic downturn. |
Market Commentary
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, global stock investors experienced negative returns. U.S. stocks rose steadily through the middle of February, buoyed by low interest rates and expectations for strong economic growth and rising corporate earnings. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses shuttered, unemployment propelled to record levels, and economic activity curtailed causing U.S. stocks to fall sharply from the middle of February to late March. Markets rebounded sharply in late March initially in response to emergency interest rate cuts by the Fed and unprecedented fiscal stimulus from Congress. Further gains came later in the period due to falling COVID-19 case counts, progress on vaccine research and signs of increasing economic activity as the world transitioned back to work.
Volatility is the tendency for markets to fluctuate unpredictably and is a normal risk of investing. Volatility resurfaced in the first quarter of 2020 with the S&P 500®* Index gaining or losing three percent of its value on 19 different days during the quarter. The Volatility Index (the VIX) achieved an all-time high of 82.69 on March 16th before receding in response to emergency interest rate cuts by the Fed, an unprecedented fiscal stimulus package from Congress and signs of increasing economic activity.
The end result was that the broad market S&P 500 delivered a loss of only 3.08% for the period. The technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index, which benefited considerably as companies shifted to a more technology heavy work from home model, gained 12.67%. Conversely, the more economically sensitive Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 8.43% for the period. Small-cap stocks also underperformed their larger peers while value stocks significantly underperformed their growth peers.
| * | 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)
The market sell-off and subsequent recovery affected sectors differently. The information technology and consumer discretionary sectors fared best as these sectors benefited from the shift to working from home and the increase in online shopping. The energy and financial services sectors experienced the biggest losses due to expectations of a sharp downturn in global economic growth and lower interest rates, respectively. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices ended the period at just $39.27 per barrel, down 36% during the period.
Developed international stock markets, as measured by the MSCI EAFE® Index, trailed their domestic peers, falling 11.34% for the six-month period. Japanese stocks fared much better than European stocks as a result of Japan responding quickly and effectively to halt the spread of COVID-19 within its borders and following up with massive amounts of monetary and fiscal stimulus. Emerging-market stock markets, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, fared only slightly better than the MSCI EAFE® Index, falling 9.78% for the period, buoyed by strong performance of Chinese stocks.
In these unprecedented times, the Fed asserted its influence on markets during the period through two emergency interest rate cuts in March. On March 3rd, the Fed slashed interest rates by half a percentage point, citing that the “coronavirus poses evolving risks to economic activity.” On March 15th, the Fed cut interest rates to nearly zero percent, saying it would maintain the low rates “until it is confident that the economy has weathered recent events and is on track to achieve its maximum employment and price stability goals.” These were the first emergency interest rate cuts since 2008. Congress also played its part, delivering roughly $2.5 trillion in coronavirus response bills intended to keep businesses and individuals afloat during these challenging times.
Investors entered the period with expectations of stable economic growth and rising corporate earnings and ended the period mired in a global pandemic and global recession. Bond yields fell sharply during the period, with the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond reaching a low of 0.54% in early March and ending the period only slightly higher at 0.66%. Since falling yields generally drive bond prices up, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ended the period with a positive return of 6.14%. High-yield corporate bonds did not fare as well, in light of concerns that defaults would rise. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, which tracks below investment-grade corporate bonds, ended the period down 3.80%, especially in the retail and energy sectors.
Review and maintain your strategy
MassMutual is committed to helping people secure their long-term future and protect the ones they love. While the return of volatility and the reality of market sell-offs can test an investor’s mettle, we’d like to remind you as a retirement investor that it’s important to maintain perspective and have realistic expectations about the future performance of your investment accounts. As described in this report, financial markets can reverse suddenly with little or no notice. 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 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. Thank you for your confidence in MassMutual.
Sincerely,
Eric Wietsma
President
© 2020 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual®), Springfield, MA 01111-0001. 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 7/1/20 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 nondiversified, 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 6/30/20 | |
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Mutual Funds | | | 52.3 | % |
Common Stock | | | 24.1 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | 18.1 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 94.5 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 5.5 | % |
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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 6/30/20 | |
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U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | 27.4 | % |
Corporate Debt | | | 25.2 | % |
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | 22.4 | % |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | 17.3 | % |
Bank Loans | | | 3.4 | % |
Sovereign Debt Obligations | | | 1.3 | % |
Municipal Obligations | | | 0.1 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 97.1 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 2.9 | % |
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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 6/30/20 | |
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Apple, Inc. | | | 10.2 | % |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 7.9 | % |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A | | | 4.8 | % |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 4.5 | % |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 3.2 | % |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 2.7 | % |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 2.5 | % |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 2.3 | % |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 2.1 | % |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 1.9 | % |
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| | | 42.1 | % |
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MML Equity Rotation Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/20 | |
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Technology | | | 34.8 | % |
Financial | | | 14.8 | % |
Communications | | | 13.8 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 13.1 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 9.7 | % |
Industrial | | | 8.1 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 2.0 | % |
Energy | | | 1.6 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 0.4 | % |
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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 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 6/30/20 | |
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Corporate Debt | | | 92.4 | % |
Bank Loans | | | 5.0 | % |
Common Stock | | | 0.1 | % |
Warrants | | | 0.0 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 97.5 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 2.5 | % |
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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 6/30/20 | |
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Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | 50.4 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | 21.7 | % |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | 3.0 | % |
Corporate Debt | | | 1.1 | % |
Purchased Options | | | 0.4 | % |
Municipal Obligations | | | 0.3 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 76.9 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 23.1 | % |
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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 6/30/20 | |
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Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | 49.4 | % |
Corporate Debt | | | 40.2 | % |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | 1.9 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | 0.7 | % |
Municipal Obligations | | | 0.2 | % |
Purchased Options | | | 0.0 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 92.4 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 7.6 | % |
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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).
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MML Small Cap Equity Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/20 | |
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LHC Group, Inc. | | | 2.8 | % |
MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 2.2 | % |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | | | 2.1 | % |
ASGN, Inc. | | | 2.1 | % |
Zynga, Inc. Class A | | | 2.1 | % |
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. | | | 1.9 | % |
Brooks Automation, Inc. | | | 1.8 | % |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | | | 1.8 | % |
WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 1.7 | % |
Rexnord Corp. | | | 1.7 | % |
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| | | 20.2 | % |
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MML Small Cap Equity Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/20 | |
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Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 27.5 | % |
Financial | | | 19.4 | % |
Industrial | | | 16.1 | % |
Technology | | | 14.9 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 12.5 | % |
Utilities | | | 3.2 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 2.7 | % |
Energy | | | 1.8 | % |
Communications | | | 1.4 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 0.7 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 100.2 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | (0.2 | )% |
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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 6/30/20 | |
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Dow, Inc. | | | 10.0 | % |
Carrier Global Corp. | | | 9.0 | % |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 6.8 | % |
Arcosa, Inc. | | | 6.3 | % |
Keysight Technologies, Inc. | | | 6.3 | % |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 5.7 | % |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 4.5 | % |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. | | | 3.9 | % |
Fortive Corp. | | | 3.5 | % |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. | | | 3.3 | % |
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| | | 59.3 | % |
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MML Special Situations Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/20 | |
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Industrial | | | 37.5 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 22.9 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 16.0 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 13.3 | % |
Financial | | | 5.5 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 3.2 | % |
Technology | | | 2.4 | % |
Communications | | | 2.2 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 103.0 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | (3.0 | )% |
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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, it may invest 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 indexes, 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).
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MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund
Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/20 | |
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Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 7.9 | % |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 6.2 | % |
Kering SA | | | 5.5 | % |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR | | | 5.2 | % |
AIA Group Ltd. | | | 4.5 | % |
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. | | | 3.9 | % |
Yum China Holdings, Inc. | | | 3.8 | % |
Novatek PJSC Sponsored GDR Registered | | | 3.5 | % |
ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. ADR | | | 3.3 | % |
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | | | 3.2 | % |
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| | | 47.0 | % |
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MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund
Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 6/30/20 | |
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Financial | | | 26.6 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 18.9 | % |
Communications | | | 17.0 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 12.1 | % |
Technology | | | 9.2 | % |
Industrial | | | 5.8 | % |
Energy | | | 3.9 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 3.7 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 0.1 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 97.3 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 2.7 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Asset Momentum Fund – Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 24.1% | |
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COMMON STOCK — 24.1% | |
Communications — 1.8% | |
Internet — 0.7% | |
Rightmove PLC | | | 35,000 | | | $ | 236,535 | |
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Media — 0.6% | |
Fox Corp. Class A | | | 8,000 | | | | 214,560 | |
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Telecommunications — 0.5% | |
NTT DOCOMO, Inc. | | | 5,600 | | | | 149,388 | |
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| | | | | | | 600,483 | |
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Consumer, Cyclical — 4.2% | |
Distribution & Wholesale — 4.2% | |
Pool Corp. | | | 5,100 | | | | 1,386,537 | |
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Consumer, Non-cyclical — 1.9% | |
Health Care – Products — 0.5% | |
Advanced Medical Solutions Group PLC | | | 54,682 | | | | 161,627 | |
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Health Care – Services — 0.8% | |
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA | | | 5,900 | | | | 291,229 | |
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Household Products & Wares — 0.6% | |
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | | | 2,000 | | | | 166,212 | |
Portmeirion Group PLC | | | 5,600 | | | | 25,324 | |
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| | | | | | | 191,536 | |
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| | | | | | | 644,392 | |
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Energy — 1.1% | |
Oil & Gas — 1.1% | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 10,000 | | | | 373,800 | |
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Financial — 6.0% | |
Diversified Financial Services — 6.0% | |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A | | | 5,300 | | | | 1,567,210 | |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 2,200 | | | | 424,974 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,992,184 | |
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Industrial — 4.5% | |
Building Materials — 0.2% | |
Breedon Group PLC (a) | | | 88,437 | | | | 85,596 | |
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Electronics — 2.8% | |
Halma PLC | | | 17,600 | | | | 501,573 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,100 | | | | 427,086 | |
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| | | | | | | 928,659 | |
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Hand & Machine Tools — 0.5% | |
Schindler Holding AG | | | 700 | | | | 164,576 | |
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Machinery – Diversified — 1.0% | |
Keyence Corp. | | | 800 | | | | 334,018 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,512,849 | |
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Technology — 4.6% | |
Computers — 3.7% | |
Fortinet, Inc. (a) | | | 8,800 | | | $ | 1,207,976 | |
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Software — 0.9% | |
EMIS Group PLC | | | 11,800 | | | | 158,104 | |
Nexus AG | | | 3,400 | | | | 149,331 | |
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| | | | | | | 307,435 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,515,411 | |
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TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $5,569,154) | | | | | | | 8,025,656 | |
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TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $5,569,154) | | | | | | | 8,025,656 | |
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RIGHTS — 0.0% | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.0% | |
Household Products & Wares — 0.0% | |
Portmeirion Group PLC (a) (b) (c) | | | 273 | | | | - | |
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TOTAL RIGHTS (Cost $0) | | | | | | | - | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | | |
BONDS & NOTES — 18.1% | |
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U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 18.1% | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 18.1% | |
U.S. Treasury Note 1.250% 3/31/21 (d) | | $ | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,048,539 | |
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TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $5,966,406) | | | | | | | 6,048,539 | |
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TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $5,966,406) | | | | | | | 6,048,539 | |
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| | Number of Shares | | | | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 52.3% | |
Diversified Financial Services — 52.3% | |
iShares MSCI Brazil Capped Index Fund (e) | | | 36,000 | | | | 1,035,360 | |
iShares MSCI India ETF (e) | | | 6,600 | | | | 191,532 | |
iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (e) | | | 17,000 | | | | 541,960 | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (f) | | | 7,453,974 | | | | 7,453,974 | |
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (e) | | | 57,000 | | | | 4,737,840 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Asset Momentum Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (e) | | | 22,200 | | | $ | 3,474,966 | |
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| | | | | | | 17,435,632 | |
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TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $17,236,948) | | | | | | | 17,435,632 | |
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TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $28,772,508) | | | | | | | 31,509,827 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 28.1% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 28.1% | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 6/30/20, 0.000%, due 7/01/20 (g) | | $ | 9,388,202 | | | | 9,388,202 | |
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TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $9,388,202) | | | | | | | 9,388,202 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 122.6% (Cost $38,160,710) (h) | | | | | | | 40,898,029 | |
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Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (22.6)% | | | | | | | (7,546,277 | ) |
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NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 33,351,752 | |
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Abbreviation Legend
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2020, these securities amounted to a value of $0 or 0.00% of net assets. |
(c) | Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs. |
(d) | A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open derivatives. (Note 2). |
(e) | Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2020, was $8,240,672 or 24.71% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund received $974,898 of non-cash collateral (U.S. Treasury and/or Agency obligations) related to securities lending activity. This amount is not reflected on either the Portfolio of Investments or the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. (Note 2). |
(f) | Represents investment of security lending cash collateral. (Note 2). |
(g) | Maturity value of $9,388,202. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.625%, maturity date of 1/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $9,575,999. |
(h) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
Futures contracts
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| | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value/ Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Long | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nasdaq 100 E Mini Index | | | 9/18/20 | | | | 32 | | | $ | 6,165,145 | | | $ | 329,095 | |
S&P 500 E Mini Index | | | 9/18/20 | | | | 111 | | | | 16,781,565 | | | | 369,045 | |
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| | | $ | 698,140 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
BONDS & NOTES — 97.1% | |
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BANK LOANS — 3.4% | |
Advertising — 0.0% | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.260% VRN 8/21/26 | | $ | 9,925 | | | $ | 8,972 | |
Terrier Media Buyer, Inc., Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.428% VRN 12/17/26 | | | 59,700 | | | | 56,815 | |
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| | | | | | | 65,787 | |
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Aerospace & Defense — 0.0% | |
TransDigm, Inc., 2020 Term Loan F, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.428% VRN 12/09/25 | | | 170,879 | | | | 153,303 | |
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Airlines — 0.1% | |
American Airlines, Inc., 2017 Incremental Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.185% VRN 12/14/23 | | | 204,853 | | | | 162,973 | |
Kestrel Bidco Inc., Term Loan B, 6 mo. LIBOR + 3.000% 4.000% VRN 12/11/26 | | | 69,588 | | | | 55,612 | |
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| | | | | | | 218,585 | |
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Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.0% | |
Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP, USD Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.678% VRN 4/30/26 | | | 39,700 | | | | 37,715 | |
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Biotechnology — 0.0% | |
Aldevron LLC, 2019 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.250 4.428% VRN 10/12/26 | | | 99,750 | | | | 98,129 | |
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Chemicals — 0.1% | |
Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan B3, 3 mo. LIBOR + 1.750% 2.058% VRN 6/01/24 | | | 275,765 | | | | 263,529 | |
GrafTech Finance, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.500% VRN 2/12/25 | | | 43,077 | | | | 41,857 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 305,386 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 0.2% | |
AlixPartners LLP, 2017 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500% 3.500% VRN 4/04/24 | | | 223,423 | | | | 215,509 | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 2019 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.428% VRN 7/10/26 | | | 129,350 | | | | 125,442 | |
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 2019 Term Loan B1, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%, 6 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%, 1 year LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.250% VRN 9/23/26 | | | 64,674 | | | | 62,047 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Trans Union LLC, 2019 Term Loan B5, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.928% VRN 11/16/26 | | $ | 191,260 | | | $ | 182,595 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 585,593 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Computers — 0.1% | |
Flexential Intermediate Corp., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.808% VRN 8/01/24 | | | 29,847 | | | | 23,765 | |
Surf Holdings, LLC, USD Term Loan, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.827% VRN 3/05/27 | | | 130,000 | | | | 124,336 | |
Tempo Acquisition LLC, Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.928% VRN 5/01/24 | | | 230,353 | �� | | | 218,259 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 366,360 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.1% | |
American Tire Distributors Holdings, Inc., 2015 Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 7.500%, 3 mo. LIBOR + 7.500% 8.500% VRN 9/02/24 | | | 29,774 | | | | 19,374 | |
HD Supply, Inc., Term Loan B5, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.928% VRN 10/17/23 | | | 320,917 | | | | 309,685 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 329,059 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.1% | |
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.178% VRN 6/15/25 | | | 115,727 | | | | 106,275 | |
Deerfield Dakota Holding, LLC, 2020 USD Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.750% VRN 4/09/27 | | | 110,000 | | | | 106,700 | |
RPI Intermediate Finance Trust, 2020 Term Loan B1, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.928% VRN 2/11/27 | | | 45,446 | | | | 43,932 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 256,907 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric — 0.1% | |
Calpine Corp., Term Loan B9, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.430% VRN 4/05/26 | | | 313,091 | | | | 301,438 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 0.1% | |
Compass Power Generation LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.500% VRN 12/20/24 | | | 54,344 | | | | 51,899 | |
Tech Data Corp., ABL Term Loan, 0.000% 6/30/25 (a) | | | 140,000 | | | | 138,541 | |
Vertafore, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.434% VRN 7/02/25 | | | 59,434 | | | | 55,905 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 246,345 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Engineering & Construction — 0.0% | |
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 3 mo. LIBOR + 4.250% 5.290% VRN 6/21/24 | | $ | 64,769 | | | $ | 59,102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Environmental Controls — 0.1% | |
Filtration Group Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000 3.180% VRN 3/29/25 | | | 201,922 | | | | 191,826 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial Services — 0.1% | |
Refinitiv US Holding, Inc., 2018 USD Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250 3.428% VRN 10/01/25 | | | 263,662 | | | | 257,268 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 0.2% | |
Froneri International Ltd., 2020 USD Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.428% VRN 1/29/27 | | | 240,000 | | | | 225,151 | |
Hearthside Food Solutions LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.687% 3.866% VRN 5/23/25 | | | 49,683 | | | | 47,137 | |
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, 2 mo. LIBOR + 2.000% 3.072% VRN 5/01/26 | | | 254,356 | | | | 242,381 | |
United Natural Foods, Inc., Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.428% VRN 10/22/25 | | | 29,849 | | | | 28,398 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 543,067 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas — 0.0% | |
Pacific Gas & Electric Company, 2020 Exit Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.500% VRN 6/23/25 | | | 75,000 | | | | 73,594 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 0.0% | |
Sotera Health Holdings, LLC, 2019 Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.500% VRN 12/11/26 | | | 169,575 | | | | 165,300 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 0.2% | |
Air Methods Corp., 2017 Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.500% VRN 4/22/24 | | | 54,718 | | | | 44,857 | |
Envision Healthcare Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.928% VRN 10/10/25 | | | 44,773 | | | | 29,214 | |
Gentiva Health Services, Inc., 2020 Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.438% VRN 7/02/25 | | | 199,091 | | | | 192,372 | |
Global Medical Response, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B1, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.250% VRN 4/28/22 | | | 59,694 | | | | 57,299 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.928% VRN 11/17/25 | | $ | 110,000 | | | $ | 102,836 | |
Select Medical Corporation, 2017 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.680% VRN 3/06/25 | | | 115,000 | | | | 109,011 | |
Team Health Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750% 3.750% VRN 2/06/24 | | | 24,871 | | | | 18,949 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 554,538 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products — 0.0% | |
Diamond (BC) B.V., USD Term Loan, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.760% VRN 9/06/24 | | | 74,529 | | | | 68,318 | |
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 2 mo. LIBOR + 4.000% 5.000% VRN 5/15/23 | | | 50,000 | | | | 47,507 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 115,825 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 0.1% | |
Acrisure LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.500 3.678% VRN 2/15/27 | | | 124,053 | | | | 116,920 | |
AssuredPartners, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.678% VRN 2/12/27 | | | 243,069 | | | | 231,959 | |
Asurion LLC 2018 Term Loan B6, 0.000% VRN 11/03/23 (a) | | | 104,723 | | | | 101,145 | |
2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.500 6.678% VRN 8/04/25 | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,625 | |
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.178% VRN 9/03/26 | | | 34,650 | | | | 33,177 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 532,826 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet — 0.1% | |
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC, 2017 Repriced Term Loan, 0.000% 2/15/24 (a) | | | 244,162 | | | | 234,599 | |
ION Trading Technologies S.a.r.l., USD Incremental Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 4.000% 5.072% VRN 11/21/24 | | | 19,846 | | | | 18,995 | |
Uber Technologies, Inc., 2018 Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.000% 5.000% VRN 4/04/25 | | | 114,366 | | | | 109,454 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Web.com Group, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.940% VRN 10/10/25 | | $ | 40,000 | | | $ | 37,733 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 400,781 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies — 0.1% | |
RPI 2019 Intermediate Finance Trust, 2020 Term Loan B1, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.928% VRN 2/11/27 | | | 54,725 | | | | 53,220 | |
Solenis Holdings LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 3 mo. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.363% VRN 6/26/25 | | | 74,619 | | | | 71,370 | |
UFC Holdings LLC, 2019 Term Loan, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.250% VRN 4/29/26 | | | 198,262 | | | | 189,010 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 313,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Time — 0.0% | |
Carnival Corporation, USD Term Loan B, 0.000% 6/30/25 (a) | | | 80,000 | | | | 77,000 | |
ClubCorp Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 2.750% 3.058% VRN 9/18/24 | | | 34,821 | | | | 29,385 | |
Equinox Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 6 mo. LIBOR + 3.000% 4.072% VRN 3/08/24 | | | 44,201 | | | | 33,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 140,285 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Lodging — 0.1% | |
Caesars Resort Collection LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.928% VRN 12/23/24 | | | 158,779 | | | | 140,766 | |
Caesars Resort Collection, LLC, 2020 Term Loan, 0.000% 6/19/25 (a) | | | 60,000 | | | | 56,288 | |
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, 2019 Term Loan B2, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.935% VRN 6/22/26 | | | 65,000 | | | | 61,251 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 258,305 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.1% | |
Titan Acquisition Ltd., 2018 Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.361% VRN 3/28/25 | | | 39,649 | | | | 36,165 | |
Vertical US Newco, Inc., USD Term Loan B, 4.250% 7/01/27 | | | 200,000 | | | | 197,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 233,165 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 0.2% | |
Cengage Learning, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B, 6 mo. LIBOR + 4.250% 5.250% VRN 6/07/23 | | | 74,496 | | | | 59,746 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 2019 Term Loan B5, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.685% VRN 4/15/27 | | $ | 203,719 | | | $ | 192,842 | |
E.W. Scripps Co.(The), 2019 Term Loan B2, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.678% VRN 5/01/26 | | | 307,827 | | | | 289,936 | |
Getty Images, Inc., 2019 USD Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.500% 4.688% VRN 2/19/26 | | | 34,449 | | | | 30,488 | |
Radiate Holdco, LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.750% VRN 2/01/24 | | | 99,487 | | | | 94,761 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 667,773 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 0.0% | |
Illuminate Buyer, LLC, Term Loan, 0.000% 6/16/27 (a) | | | 85,000 | | | | 83,597 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.0% | |
Charter NEX US, Inc., Incremental Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250 3.428% VRN 5/16/24 | | | 49,165 | | | | 46,928 | |
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.000 4.000% VRN 12/29/23 | | | 75,000 | | | | 71,504 | |
Klockner-Pentaplast of America, Inc., USD 2017 Term Loan B2, 3 mo. LIBOR + 4.250% 5.250% VRN 6/30/22 | | | 24,859 | | | | 23,208 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 141,640 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.0% | |
Parexel International Corp., Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.928% VRN 9/27/24 | | | 100,000 | | | | 94,563 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 0.0% | |
Blackstone CQP Holdco LP, Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.806% VRN 9/30/24 | | | 79,598 | | | | 76,016 | |
Buckeye Partners LP, 2019 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750 2.912% VRN 11/01/26 | | | 69,825 | | | | 66,788 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 142,804 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 0.1% | |
Bass Pro Group, LLC, Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 5.000% 6.072% VRN 9/25/24 | | | 59,846 | | | | 57,431 | |
IRB Holding Corp, 2020 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750% 3.750% VRN 2/05/25 | | | 108,710 | | | | 100,129 | |
PetSmart, Inc., Consenting Term Loan, 3 mo. LIBOR + 4.000% 5.000% VRN 3/11/22 | | | 182,661 | | | | 179,983 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 337,543 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Software — 0.7% | |
Almonde, Inc. USD 1st Lien Term Loan, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%, 6 mo. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.500% VRN 6/13/24 | | $ | 149,192 | | | $ | 130,069 | |
USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, 6 mo. LIBOR + 7.250% 8.250% VRN 6/13/25 | | | 20,000 | | | | 17,222 | |
Ascend Learning LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000 4.000% VRN 7/12/24 | | | 158,650 | | | | 150,619 | |
Castle US Holding Corp., USD Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.058% VRN 1/29/27 | | | 159,667 | | | | 145,297 | |
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. ., Term Loan B, 2 mo. LIBOR + 4.250% 5.348% VRN 4/22/27 | | | 90,000 | | | | 88,482 | |
Cvent, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.928% VRN 11/29/24 | | | 99,491 | | | | 85,023 | |
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The), Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.184% VRN 2/06/26 | | | 154,613 | | | | 150,361 | |
Greeneden U.S. Holdings II, LLC, 2018 USD Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.428% VRN 12/01/23 | | | 153,399 | | | | 147,345 | |
Hyland Software, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.000% VRN 7/01/24 | | | 158,687 | | | | 153,852 | |
Kronos, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000 3.179% VRN 11/01/23 | | | 129,338 | | | | 129,055 | |
Mitchell International, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.428% VRN 11/29/24 | | | 149,237 | | | | 138,884 | |
Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.380% VRN 4/26/24 | | | 99,233 | | | | 95,098 | |
Solera LLC, USD Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750 2.928% VRN 3/03/23 | | | 198,961 | | | | 191,659 | |
Sophia, L.P., 2017 Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.250% VRN 9/30/22 | | | 199,597 | | | | 194,607 | |
Tibco Software, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.930% VRN 6/30/26 | | | 129,962 | | | | 122,490 | |
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The) 2020 Incremental Term Loan B, 0.000%5/04/26 (a) | | | 105,000 | | | | 103,573 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.928% VRN 5/04/26 | | $ | 224,435 | | | $ | 217,064 | |
VS Buyer, LLC, Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.428% VRN 2/28/27 | | | 129,675 | | | | 124,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,385,512 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 0.4% | |
Altice France S.A., 2018 Term Loan B13, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.185% VRN 8/14/26 | | | 99,747 | | | | 95,703 | |
Avaya, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.435% VRN 12/15/24 | | | 70,000 | | | | 64,435 | |
CenturyLink, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, 0.000% VRN 3/15/27 (a) | | | 224,436 | | | | 211,096 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. 2020 DIP Term Loan, 0.000% 7/14/21 (b) | | | 23,306 | | | | 23,612 | |
2017 Term Loan B3, PRIME + 4.750% 8.000% VRN 11/27/23 | | | 155,000 | | | | 153,935 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.928% VRN 3/01/27 | | | 250,000 | | | | 235,982 | |
MLN US HoldCo LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.500% 4.678% VRN 11/30/25 | | | 19,849 | | | | 16,140 | |
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B4, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.921% VRN 9/18/26 | | | 196,160 | | | | 186,178 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 2020 Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.178% VRN 4/01/27 | | | 85,000 | | | | 84,816 | |
Virgin Media Bristol LLC, USD Term Loan N, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.685% VRN 1/31/28 | | | 100,000 | | | | 95,275 | |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.178% VRN 3/09/27 | | | 229,425 | | | | 217,247 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,384,419 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 0.0% | |
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Term Loan, 3 mo. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.308% VRN 12/30/26 | | | 74,813 | | | | 71,860 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BANK LOANS (Cost $12,645,271) | | | | | | | 12,113,800 | |
| | | | | |
|
CORPORATE DEBT — 25.2% | |
Advertising — 0.1% | |
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. 5.400% 10/01/48 | | | 300,000 | | | | 330,719 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.3% | |
Bombardier, Inc. 6.000% 10/15/22 (c) | | $ | 90,000 | | | $ | 63,000 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. 4.700% 5/15/46 | | | 315,000 | | | | 429,804 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. 5.150% 5/01/40 | | | 250,000 | | | | 332,792 | |
TransDigm, Inc. 5.500% 11/15/27 | | | 100,000 | | | | 87,270 | |
6.250% 3/15/26 (c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 149,628 | |
6.375% 6/15/26 | | | 60,000 | | | | 54,659 | |
8.000% 12/15/25 (c) | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,765 | |
Triumph Group, Inc. 7.750% 8/15/25 | | | 55,000 | | | | 41,319 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,174,237 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Agriculture — 0.4% | |
Altria Group, Inc. 4.800% 2/14/29 | | | 475,000 | | | | 554,581 | |
BAT Capital Corp. 3.462% 9/06/29 | | | 695,000 | | | | 739,438 | |
Imperial Brands Finance PLC 3.500% 7/26/26 (c) | | | 265,000 | | | | 282,952 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,576,971 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines — 0.1% | |
Latam Finance Ltd. 6.875% 4/11/24 (c) (d) | | | 200,000 | | | | 56,000 | |
7.000% 3/01/26 (c) (d) | | | 300,000 | | | | 81,000 | |
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC / Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd. 6.500% 6/20/27 (c) (e) | | | 140,000 | | | | 140,350 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. 4.750% 5/04/23 | | | 75,000 | | | | 77,045 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 354,395 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Apparel — 0.1% | |
The William Carter Co. 5.500% 5/15/25 (c) | | | 185,000 | | | | 190,781 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers — 0.5% | |
Ford Motor Co. 9.000% 4/22/25 | | | 65,000 | | | | 70,343 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 5.750% 2/01/21 | | | 200,000 | | | | 200,760 | |
General Motors Co. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 1.274% FRN 8/07/20 | | | 110,000 | | | | 109,974 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .990% 2.363% FRN 1/05/23 | | | 575,000 | | | | 554,213 | |
Hyundai Capital America 2.650% 2/10/25 (c) | | | 460,000 | | | | 461,927 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC 4.250% 11/13/23 (c) | | $ | 220,000 | | | $ | 240,748 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,637,965 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.0% | |
Clarios Global LP/Clarios US Finance Co. 6.250% 5/15/26 (c) | | | 115,000 | | | | 118,594 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks — 4.0% | |
Banco de Credito del Peru 5 year CMT + 3.000% 3.125% VRN 7/01/30 (c) (e) | | | 200,000 | | | | 198,300 | |
Banco de Credito del Peru/Panama 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.043% 6.125% VRN 4/24/27 (c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 159,000 | |
Banco de Reservas de la Republica Dominicana 7.000% 2/01/23 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 201,002 | |
Banco Macro SA 5 year USD Swap + 5.463% 6.750% VRN 11/04/26 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 162,130 | |
Banco Mercantil del Norte SA/Grand Cayman 5 year CMT + 5.035% 6.875% VRN (c) (f) | | | 200,000 | | | | 190,000 | |
10 year CMT + 5.353% 7.625% VRN (c) (f) | | | 600,000 | | | | 572,052 | |
Banco Santander Mexico SA Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Santand 5.375% 4/17/25 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 218,880 | |
Banco Santander SA 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.090% 1.450% FRN 2/23/23 | | | 400,000 | | | | 394,739 | |
Bancolombia SA 3.000% 1/29/25 | | | 200,000 | | | | 195,752 | |
Bank of America Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.210% 3.974% VRN 2/07/30 | | | 350,000 | | | | 407,517 | |
Bank of Montreal 5 year USD Swap + 1.432% 3.803% VRN 12/15/32 | | | 300,000 | | | | 322,893 | |
Bank of New Zealand 3.500% 2/20/24 (c) | | | 530,000 | | | | 574,954 | |
The Bank of Nova Scotia 1.625% 5/01/23 | | | 217,000 | | | | 222,123 | |
Barclays PLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.380% 1.766% FRN 5/16/24 | | | 425,000 | | | | 421,114 | |
BBVA Bancomer SA 5 year CMT + 2.650% 5.125% VRN 1/18/33 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 279,207 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
BDO Unibank, Inc. 2.950% 3/06/23 (c) | | $ | 300,000 | | | $ | 306,717 | |
Citigroup, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100% 1.486% FRN 5/17/24 | | | 635,000 | | | | 635,534 | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 4.316% 1/10/48 (c) | | | 505,000 | | | | 594,715 | |
Credicorp Ltd. 2.750% 6/17/25 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 199,030 | |
Credit Agricole SA 3.750% 4/24/23 (c) | | | 535,000 | | | | 572,524 | |
Credit Suisse Group AG 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.240% 1.558% FRN 6/12/24 (c) | | | 430,000 | | | | 432,135 | |
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. 5 year USD Swap + 2.390% 3.600% VRN (c) (f) | | | 600,000 | | | | 601,500 | |
Gilex Holding Sarl 8.500% 5/02/23 (c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 147,527 | |
8.500% 5/02/23 (c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 147,527 | |
Grupo Aval Ltd. 4.375% 2/04/30 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 190,250 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.380% 1.698% FRN 9/12/26 | | | 835,000 | | | | 821,541 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. SOFR + 2.040% 2.522% VRN 4/22/31 | | | 275,000 | | | | 290,429 | |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.205% 3.574% VRN 11/07/28 | | | 400,000 | | | | 434,745 | |
Macquarie Group Ltd. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.023% 3.189% VRN 11/28/23 (c) | | | 160,000 | | | | 166,221 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.330% 4.150% VRN 3/27/24 (c) | | | 280,000 | | | | 300,579 | |
Malayan Banking Bhd 5 year USD Swap + 2.542% 3.905% VRN 10/29/26 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 304,083 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .740% 1.084% FRN 3/02/23 | | | 410,000 | | | | 408,298 | |
Morgan Stanley 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.340% 3.591% VRN 7/22/28 | | | 230,000 | | | | 258,630 | |
Multibank, Inc. 4.375% 11/09/22 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 201,102 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .740% 1.875% FRN 1/17/23 | | | 715,000 | | | | 712,570 | |
The Bank of Nova Scotia 3.400% 2/11/24 | | | 100,000 | | | | 108,408 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.170% 1.562% FRN 5/15/26 | | | 565,000 | | | | 560,873 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Union Bank of the Philippines 3.369% 11/29/22 (c) | | $ | 400,000 | | | $ | 413,906 | |
United Overseas Bank Ltd. 5 year USD Swap + 1.794% 3.875% VRN (c) (f) | | | 300,000 | | | | 302,904 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.170% 2.879% VRN 10/30/30 | | | 115,000 | | | | 123,026 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.170% 3.196% VRN 6/17/27 | | | 245,000 | | | | 265,653 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,020,090 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 0.2% | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. 4.600% 4/15/48 | | | 440,000 | | | | 515,071 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc. 2.875% 5/01/30 | | | 25,000 | | | | 26,488 | |
3.150% 8/01/29 | | | 135,000 | | | | 144,758 | |
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. 3.800% 5/01/50 | | | 55,000 | | | | 62,148 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 748,465 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 0.2% | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc. 5.000% 3/01/30 (c) | | | 80,000 | | | | 75,200 | |
6.750% 6/01/27 (c) | | | 110,000 | | | | 112,612 | |
Carrier Global Corp. 3.377% 4/05/40 (c) | | | 310,000 | | | | 302,685 | |
Griffon Corp. 5.750% 3/01/28 (c) | | | 90,000 | | | | 88,875 | |
5.750% 3/01/28 | | | 80,000 | | | | 79,000 | |
Owens Corning 4.400% 1/30/48 | | | 175,000 | | | | 182,185 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 840,557 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 0.6% | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. 5.419% 11/15/48 | | | 205,000 | | | | 270,023 | |
MEGlobal Canada ULC 5.000% 5/18/25 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 430,172 | |
Nutrien Ltd. 4.200% 4/01/29 | | | 265,000 | | | | 307,523 | |
Syngenta Finance NV 5.676% 4/24/48 (c) | | | 600,000 | | | | 607,418 | |
UPL Corp. Ltd. 3.250% 10/13/21 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 199,723 | |
WR Grace & Co-Conn 4.875% 6/15/27 (c) | | | 165,000 | | | | 167,150 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,982,009 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Coal — 0.1% | |
Peabody Energy Corp. 6.000% 3/31/22 (c) | | | 105,000 | | | | 68,250 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
SunCoke Energy Partners LP/SunCoke Energy Partners Finance Corp. 7.500% 6/15/25 (c) | | $ | 150,000 | | | $ | 126,780 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 195,030 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 0.2% | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp. 6.625% 7/15/26 (c) | | | 90,000 | | | | 94,500 | |
9.750% 7/15/27 (c) | | | 105,000 | | | | 110,644 | |
Garda World Security Corp. 8.750% 5/15/25 (c) | | | 95,000 | | | | 96,187 | |
Jaguar Holding Co. II / Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC 5.000% 6/15/28 (c) | | | 50,000 | | | | 51,188 | |
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC 7.125% 6/01/24 (c) | | | 160,000 | | | | 148,800 | |
RELX Capital, Inc. 3.000% 5/22/30 | | | 30,000 | | | | 32,334 | |
United Rentals North America, Inc. 6.500% 12/15/26 | | | 75,000 | | | | 78,750 | |
Verscend Escrow Corp. 9.750% 8/15/26 (c) | | | 237,000 | | | | 254,621 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 867,024 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Computers — 0.2% | |
DXC Technology Co. 4.000% 4/15/23 | | | 65,000 | | | | 68,219 | |
4.125% 4/15/25 | | | 145,000 | | | | 154,609 | |
NetApp, Inc. 1.875% 6/22/25 | | | 130,000 | | | | 131,852 | |
Tempo Acquisition LLC / Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp. 6.750% 6/01/25 (c) | | | 190,000 | | | | 192,375 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 547,055 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.0% | |
Performance Food Group, Inc. 5.500% 10/15/27 (c) | | | 115,000 | | | | 110,975 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 1.8% | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust 3.500% 1/15/25 | | | 450,000 | | | | 422,666 | |
Air Lease Corp. 3.750% 2/01/22 | | | 470,000 | | | | 475,468 | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. 3.250% 2/15/27 (c) | | | 390,000 | | | | 315,013 | |
Banco BTG Pactual SA 5 year CMT + 5.257% 7.750% VRN 2/15/29 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 404,004 | |
BOC Aviation Ltd. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.125% 1.409% FRN 9/26/23 (c) | | | 565,000 | | | | 547,197 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Capital One Financial Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .720% 1.480% FRN 1/30/23 | | $ | 140,000 | | | $ | 137,494 | |
Credito Real SAB de CV SOFOM ER 5 year CMT + 7.026% 9.125% VRN (c) (f) | | | 200,000 | | | | 170,600 | |
Discover Financial Services 4.100% 2/09/27 | | | 570,000 | | | | 623,004 | |
Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd. 6.500% 9/15/24 (c) | | | 105,000 | | | | 70,350 | |
Interoceanica IV Finance Ltd. 0.000% 11/30/25 (c) | | | 799,880 | | | | 738,426 | |
Mexarrend SAPI de CV 10.250% 7/24/24 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 167,752 | |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. 8.125% 7/15/23 (c) | | | 120,000 | | | | 123,144 | |
Navient Corp. 5.000% 3/15/27 | | | 60,000 | | | | 50,400 | |
NFP Corp. 6.875% 7/15/25 (c) | | | 155,000 | | | | 152,901 | |
Operadora de Servicios Mega SA de CV Sofom ER 8.250% 2/11/25 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 185,150 | |
SPARC EM SPC Panama Metro Line 2 SP 0.000% 12/05/22 (c) | | | 190,236 | | | | 183,216 | |
Springleaf Finance Corp. 5.375% 11/15/29 | | | 55,000 | | | | 51,425 | |
6.625% 1/15/28 | | | 120,000 | | | | 118,800 | |
SURA Asset Management SA 4.875% 4/17/24 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 212,942 | |
Synchrony Financial 3.950% 12/01/27 | | | 420,000 | | | | 439,012 | |
The Charles Schwab Corp. 3.550% 2/01/24 | | | 465,000 | | | | 509,665 | |
Unifin Financiera SAB de CV 5 year CMT + 6.308% 8.875% VRN (c) (f) | | | 600,000 | | | | 390,006 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,488,635 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric — 3.0% | |
AES Andres BV/Dominican Power Partners/Empresa Generadora de Electricidad It 7.950% 5/11/26 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 503,750 | |
AES Argentina Generacion SA 7.750% 2/02/24 (c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 108,000 | |
AES Gener SA 5 year CMT + 4.917% 6.350% VRN 10/07/79 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 199,750 | |
5 year CMT + 4.917% 6.350% VRN 10/07/79 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 199,750 | |
5 year USD Swap + 4.644% 7.125% VRN 3/26/79 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 413,612 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 2.950% 12/15/22 | | $ | 313,000 | | | $ | 328,904 | |
Arizona Public Service Co. 3.350% 5/15/50 | | | 130,000 | | | | 136,949 | |
Calpine Corp. 5.125% 3/15/28 (c) | | | 100,000 | | | | 98,000 | |
Cometa Energia SA de CV 6.375% 4/24/35 (c) | | | 190,000 | | | | 197,790 | |
DTE Energy Co. 3.800% 3/15/27 | | | 500,000 | | | | 551,121 | |
Duke Energy Corp. 3.750% 9/01/46 | | | 90,000 | | | | 101,937 | |
3.950% 8/15/47 | | | 240,000 | | | | 280,185 | |
Duke Energy Progress, Inc. 4.150% 12/01/44 | | | 315,000 | | | | 384,475 | |
Empresa Electrica Angamos SA 4.875% 5/25/29 (c) | | | 156,500 | | | | 163,229 | |
Empresa Electrica Guacolda SA 4.560% 4/30/25 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 330,349 | |
Entergy Corp. 2.800% 6/15/30 | | | 110,000 | | | | 116,242 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. 2.250% 9/01/30 | | | 60,000 | | | | 60,330 | |
Georgia Power Co. 2.200% 9/15/24 | | | 385,000 | | | | 404,071 | |
Korea East-West Power Co. Ltd. 1.750% 5/06/25 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 206,152 | |
Korea Electric Power Corp. 1.125% 6/15/25 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 200,316 | |
LLPL Capital Pte Ltd. 6.875% 2/04/39 (c) | | | 288,390 | | | | 315,066 | |
Minejesa Capital BV 4.625% 8/10/30 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 406,000 | |
Monongahela Power Co. 5.400% 12/15/43 (c) | | | 145,000 | | | | 202,475 | |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. 2.250% 6/01/30 | | | 750,000 | | | | 772,423 | |
3.550% 5/01/27 | | | 195,000 | | | | 221,043 | |
Pampa Energia SA 9.125% 4/15/29 (c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 121,277 | |
PG&E Corp. 5.000% 7/01/28 | | | 45,000 | | | | 44,987 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. 1.300% 6/15/25 | | | 230,000 | | | | 232,826 | |
PSEG Power LLC 3.850% 6/01/23 | | | 340,000 | | | | 367,614 | |
Sierra Pacific Power Co. 2.600% 5/01/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,086,151 | |
Star Energy Geothermal Wayang Windu Ltd. 6.750% 4/24/33 (c) | | | 272,100 | | | | 283,064 | |
Transelec SA 3.875% 1/12/29 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 262,187 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. 3.300% 6/01/25 | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 1,099,046 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,399,071 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.0% | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. 4.750% 6/15/28 (c) (e) | | | 110,000 | | | | 107,907 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 0.1% | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc. 3.875% 1/12/28 | | | 290,000 | | | | 303,910 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Engineering & Construction — 0.3% | |
AECOM 5.125% 3/15/27 | | | 60,000 | | | | 64,500 | |
Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen SA 5.625% 5/18/36 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 214,500 | |
Sydney Airport Finance Co. Pty Ltd. 3.375% 4/30/25 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 309,574 | |
3.625% 4/28/26 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 314,528 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 903,102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment — 0.3% | |
Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco, Inc. 5.250% 10/15/25 (c) | | | 130,000 | | | | 113,100 | |
Colt Merger Sub, Inc. 6.250% 7/01/25 (c) (e) | | | 105,000 | | | | 104,344 | |
Eldorado Resorts, Inc. 6.000% 4/01/25 | | | 125,000 | | | | 130,750 | |
Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC 6.375% 2/01/24 (c) | | | 160,000 | | | | 156,000 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 6.500% 5/15/27 (c) | | | 90,000 | | | | 92,700 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc. 7.250% 11/15/29 (c) | | | 75,000 | | | | 60,000 | |
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc. 7.000% 7/01/25 (c) | | | 180,000 | | | | 186,075 | |
Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 6.750% 6/01/27 (c) | | | 110,000 | | | | 104,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 947,469 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Environmental Controls — 0.2% | |
GFL Environmental, Inc. 4.250% 6/01/25 (c) | | | 80,000 | | | | 80,700 | |
5.125% 12/15/26 (c) | | | 125,000 | | | | 129,375 | |
8.500% 5/01/27 (c) | | | 51,000 | | | | 55,462 | |
Tervita Corp. 7.625% 12/01/21 (c) | | | 105,000 | | | | 82,425 | |
Waste Management, Inc. 4.000% 7/15/39 | | | 355,000 | | | | 365,187 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 713,149 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Services — 0.0% | |
Aramark Services, Inc. 6.375% 5/01/25 (c) | | | 165,000 | | | | 170,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Foods — 0.6% | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertson’s LLC 4.625% 1/15/27 (c) | | $ | 95,000 | | | $ | 95,000 | |
B&G Foods, Inc. 5.250% 9/15/27 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,125 | |
Campbell Soup Co. 2.375% 4/24/30 | | | 115,000 | | | | 119,112 | |
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc. 5.750% 6/15/25 (c) | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,250 | |
5.875% 7/15/24 (c) | | | 30,000 | | | | 30,413 | |
6.750% 2/15/28 (c) | | | 126,000 | | | | 133,089 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co. 3.950% 7/15/25 | | | 35,000 | | | | 37,136 | |
5.000% 7/15/35 | | | 40,000 | | | | 44,011 | |
5.200% 7/15/45 | | | 115,000 | | | | 124,714 | |
The Kroger Co. 3.400% 4/15/22 | | | 490,000 | | | | 510,650 | |
Mondelez International, Inc. 1.500% 5/04/25 | | | 130,000 | | | | 132,605 | |
2.125% 4/13/23 | | | 55,000 | | | | 56,965 | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. 5.875% 9/30/27 (c) | | | 85,000 | | | | 85,017 | |
Post Holdings, Inc. 4.625% 4/15/30 (c) | | | 110,000 | | | | 107,668 | |
Smithfield Foods, Inc. 4.250% 2/01/27 (c) | | | 415,000 | | | | 423,769 | |
Sysco Corp. 3.300% 2/15/50 | | | 280,000 | | | | 263,688 | |
US Foods, Inc. 6.250% 4/15/25 (c) | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,263 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,249,475 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas — 0.3% | |
The Brooklyn Union Gas Co. 4.487% 3/04/49 (c) | | | 335,000 | | | | 416,315 | |
The East Ohio Gas Co. 3.000% 6/15/50 (c) | | | 245,000 | | | | 243,916 | |
Grupo Energia Bogota SA ESP 4.875% 5/15/30 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 209,500 | |
NiSource, Inc. 3.600% 5/01/30 | | | 110,000 | | | | 125,995 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 995,726 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 0.0% | |
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. / Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA 7.250% 2/01/28 (c) | | | 80,000 | | | | 81,318 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 0.4% | |
Anthem, Inc. 2.375% 1/15/25 | | | 215,000 | | | | 228,189 | |
HCA, Inc. 4.125% 6/15/29 | | | 215,000 | | | | 237,164 | |
5.375% 9/01/26 | | | 125,000 | | | | 136,094 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Health Care Service Corp. 3.200% 6/01/50 (c) | | $ | 50,000 | | | $ | 50,875 | |
LifePoint Health, Inc. 4.375% 2/15/27 (c) | | | 90,000 | | | | 85,050 | |
6.750% 4/15/25 (c) | | | 55,000 | | | | 56,788 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc. 4.375% 6/15/28 (c) | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,969 | |
Radiology Partners, Inc. 9.250% 2/01/28 (c) | | | 95,000 | | | | 89,538 | |
Select Medical Corp. 6.250% 8/15/26 (c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 151,642 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 5.125% 11/01/27 (c) | �� | | 155,000 | | | | 152,938 | |
West Street Merger Sub, Inc. 6.375% 9/01/25 (c) | | | 80,000 | | | | 77,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,290,647 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Builders — 0.0% | |
Mattamy Group Corp. 4.625% 3/01/30 (c) | | | 120,000 | | | | 115,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Furnishing — 0.1% | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. 5.500% 6/15/26 | | | 238,000 | | | | 240,380 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products & Wares — 0.0% | |
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 9.000% 8/15/23 (c) | | | 105,000 | | | | 100,012 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 0.5% | |
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC / Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer 6.750% 10/15/27 (c) | | | 75,000 | | | | 74,747 | |
Athene Global Funding 3.000% 7/01/22 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 409,700 | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc. 3.900% 4/20/23 | | | 385,000 | | | | 412,103 | |
GTCR AP Finance, Inc. 8.000% 5/15/27 (c) | | | 95,000 | | | | 97,790 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. 3.905% 12/07/47 | | | 185,000 | | | | 210,348 | |
Willis North America, Inc. 4.500% 9/15/28 | | | 360,000 | | | | 419,675 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,624,363 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet — 0.4% | |
Baidu, Inc. 3.425% 4/07/30 | | | 200,000 | | | | 216,785 | |
Expedia, Inc. Co. 3.800% 2/15/28 | | | 275,000 | | | | 263,403 | |
JD.com, Inc. 3.375% 1/14/30 | | | 400,000 | | | | 426,902 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. 2.390% 6/03/30 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 299,629 | |
Uber Technologies, Inc. 7.500% 9/15/27 (c) | | | 90,000 | | | | 90,225 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,296,944 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Iron & Steel — 0.1% | |
CSN Islands XII Corp. 7.000% (c) (f) | | $ | 200,000 | | | $ | 149,000 | |
CSN Resources SA 7.625% 4/17/26 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 173,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 322,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Time — 0.0% | |
Carnival Corp. 11.500% 4/01/23 (c) | | | 30,000 | | | | 32,550 | |
Viking Cruises Ltd. 13.000% 5/15/25 (c) | | | 30,000 | | | | 31,650 | |
5.875% 9/15/27 (c) | | | 160,000 | | | | 95,259 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 159,459 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Lodging — 0.1% | |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc. 5.375% 5/01/25 (c) | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,000 | |
5.750% 5/01/28 (c) | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,200 | |
MGM Resorts International 6.750% 5/01/25 | | | 170,000 | | | | 168,314 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 208,514 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.0% | |
BWX Technologies, Inc. 4.125% 6/30/28 (c) | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,875 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.1% | |
John Deere Capital Corp. 3.450% 1/10/24 | | | 210,000 | | | | 230,352 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 0.4% | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 4.750% 3/01/30 (c) | | | 105,000 | | | | 107,435 | |
Cengage Learning, Inc. 9.500% 6/15/24 (c) | | | 75,000 | | | | 52,500 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital 4.908% 7/23/25 | | | 325,000 | | | | 372,477 | |
Comcast Corp. 3.400% 4/01/30 | | | 195,000 | | | | 222,691 | |
Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co. 5.375% 8/15/26 (c) | | | 65,000 | | | | 47,044 | |
DISH DBS Corp. 5.875% 11/15/24 | | | 40,000 | | | | 39,800 | |
Gray Escrow, Inc. 7.000% 5/15/27 (c) | | | 145,000 | | | | 148,625 | |
iHeartCommunications, Inc. 8.375% 5/01/27 | | | 25,000 | | | | 22,909 | |
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. 5.625% 7/15/27 (c) | | | 65,000 | | | | 64,516 | |
Scripps Escrow, Inc. 5.875% 7/15/27 (c) | | | 80,000 | | | | 75,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 4.125% 7/01/30 (c) | | $ | 140,000 | | | $ | 138,455 | |
VTR Finance NV 6.375% 7/15/28 (c) (e) | | | 200,000 | | | | 205,254 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,497,506 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mining — 0.4% | |
Anglo American Capital PLC 4.500% 3/15/28 (c) | | | 385,000 | | | | 422,266 | |
Arconic Corp. 6.125% 2/15/28 (c) | | | 110,000 | | | | 109,972 | |
Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile 3.750% 1/15/31 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 217,976 | |
Nexa Resources SA 5.375% 5/04/27 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 193,476 | |
Novelis Corp. 4.750% 1/30/30 (c) | | | 50,000 | | | | 47,750 | |
Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC 9.250% 4/23/26 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 143,000 | |
Vedanta Resources Ltd. 6.125% 8/09/24 (c) | | | 600,000 | | | | 412,273 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,546,713 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.1% | |
Gates Global LLC / Gates Corp. 6.250% 1/15/26 (c) | | | 65,000 | | | | 63,862 | |
General Electric Co. 5.875% 1/14/38 | | | 225,000 | | | | 253,955 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 317,817 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 1.9% | |
Apache Corp. 4.375% 10/15/28 | | | 60,000 | | | | 52,984 | |
Canacol Energy Ltd. 7.250% 5/03/25 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 202,002 | |
7.250% 5/03/25 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 404,004 | |
CNOOC Finance 2015 USA LLC 3.750% 5/02/23 | | | 570,000 | | | | 606,292 | |
Cosan Overseas Ltd. 8.250% (c) (f) | | | 500,000 | | | | 500,630 | |
Delek & Avner Tamar Bond Ltd. 5.082% 12/30/23 (c) | | | 100,000 | | | | 99,682 | |
5.412% 12/30/25 (c) | | | 100,000 | | | | 98,206 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. 2.875% 12/01/24 | | | 59,000 | | | | 59,034 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. 4.375% 4/15/30 | | | 70,000 | | | | 83,513 | |
EQT Corp. 6.125% STEP 2/01/25 | | | 60,000 | | | | 59,791 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.610% 10/15/30 | | | 165,000 | | | | 176,639 | |
4.227% 3/19/40 | | | 100,000 | | | | 120,106 | |
Geopark Ltd. 6.500% 9/21/24 (c) | | | 600,000 | | | | 551,640 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Gran Tierra Energy International Holdings Ltd. 6.250% 2/15/25 (c) | | $ | 400,000 | | | $ | 176,000 | |
Gulfport Energy Corp. 6.375% 5/15/25 | | | 105,000 | | | | 52,375 | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co. 6.250% 11/01/28 (c) | | | 100,000 | | | | 80,250 | |
Hunt Oil Co. of Peru LLC Sucursal Del Peru 6.375% 6/01/28 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 388,000 | |
Indigo Natural Resources LLC 6.875% 2/15/26 (c) | | | 50,000 | | | | 46,500 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 5.125% 12/15/26 | | | 360,000 | | | | 414,230 | |
Medco Bell Pte Ltd. 6.375% 1/30/27 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 170,129 | |
MEG Energy Corp. 7.000% 3/31/24 (c) | | | 30,000 | | | | 25,725 | |
7.125% 2/01/27 (c) | | | 155,000 | | | | 128,844 | |
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. 6.875% 3/15/22 | | | 100,000 | | | | 16,500 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 3.500% 8/15/29 | | | 65,000 | | | | 47,554 | |
4.100% 2/01/21 | | | 85,000 | | | | 85,340 | |
8.000% 7/15/25 (e) | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,188 | |
ONGC Videsh Vankorneft Pte Ltd. 3.750% 7/27/26 (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 308,413 | |
Parkland Corp. 5.875% 7/15/27 (c) | | | 115,000 | | | | 119,312 | |
Petrobras Global Finance BV 7.250% 3/17/44 | | | 100,000 | | | | 108,500 | |
Petronas Capital Ltd. 3.500% 4/21/30 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 222,234 | |
PTTEP Treasury Center Co. Ltd. 2.587% 6/10/27 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 204,447 | |
QEP Resources, Inc. 5.625% 3/01/26 | | | 165,000 | | | | 104,775 | |
Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2018 Ltd. 2.700% 5/13/30 (c) | | | 350,000 | | | | 359,793 | |
Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp. 5.500% 2/15/26 | | | 130,000 | | | | 126,100 | |
6.000% 4/15/27 | | | 90,000 | | | | 89,100 | |
Transocean Poseidon Ltd. 6.875% 2/01/27 (c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 127,500 | |
Transocean, Inc. 8.000% 2/01/27 (c) | | | 80,000 | | | | 44,150 | |
WPX Energy, Inc. 4.500% 1/15/30 | | | 65,000 | | | | 57,200 | |
5.875% 6/15/28 | | | 60,000 | | | | 57,657 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,625,339 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Oil & Gas Services — 0.1% | |
Halliburton Co. 2.920% 3/01/30 | | $ | 260,000 | | | $ | 246,610 | |
USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance Corp. 6.875% 9/01/27 | | | 185,000 | | | | 177,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 424,210 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.3% | |
CCL Industries, Inc. 3.050% 6/01/30 (c) | | | 165,000 | | | | 168,415 | |
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc. 6.875% 1/15/25 (c) | | | 90,000 | | | | 86,850 | |
Packaging Corp. of America 3.400% 12/15/27 | | | 215,000 | | | | 236,842 | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. 4.125% 2/01/28 (c) | | | 110,000 | | | | 109,038 | |
WRKCo, Inc. 3.750% 3/15/25 | | | 420,000 | | | | 464,290 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,065,435 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 1.0% | |
AbbVie, Inc. 4.700% 5/14/45 | | | 260,000 | | | | 326,821 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 6.250% 2/15/29 (c) | | | 170,000 | | | | 170,850 | |
Becton Dickinson and Co. 2.894% 6/06/22 | | | 610,000 | | | | 631,702 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 4.350% 11/15/47 (c) | | | 355,000 | | | | 468,800 | |
Cigna Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .890% 2.109% FRN 7/15/23 | | | 205,000 | | | | 206,005 | |
4.900% 12/15/48 | | | 155,000 | | | | 204,308 | |
CVS Health Corp. 5.050% 3/25/48 | | | 180,000 | | | | 235,781 | |
Eli Lilly and Co. 2.250% 5/15/50 | | | 488,000 | | | | 467,973 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. 3.400% 3/07/29 | | | 385,000 | | | | 444,228 | |
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC 2.875% 9/23/23 | | | 380,000 | | | | 402,733 | |
Upjohn, Inc. 1.650% 6/22/25 (c) | | | 135,000 | | | | 137,650 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,696,851 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 1.1% | |
AI Candelaria Spain SLU 7.500% 12/15/28 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 252,500 | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp. 5.750% 3/01/27 (c) | | | 54,000 | | | | 42,660 | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP 5.250% 10/01/25 | �� | | 30,000 | | | | 29,901 | |
5.625% 10/01/26 | | | 95,000 | | | | 94,525 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Enable Midstream Partners LP 4.400% 3/15/27 | | $ | 170,000 | | | $ | 158,355 | |
Energy Transfer Operating LP 4.750% 1/15/26 | | | 470,000 | | | | 510,259 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP 6.500% 7/01/27 (c) | | | 120,000 | | | | 122,906 | |
Fermaca Enterprises S de RL de CV 6.375% 3/30/38 (c) | | | 215,442 | | | | 227,830 | |
GNL Quintero SA 4.634% 7/31/29 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 267,850 | |
Hess Midstream Operations LP 5.125% 6/15/28 (c) | | | 125,000 | | | | 120,303 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 6.950% 1/15/38 | | | 300,000 | | | | 402,048 | |
ONEOK, Inc. 3.400% 9/01/29 | | | 140,000 | | | | 136,177 | |
Peru LNG SRL 5.375% 3/22/30 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 196,563 | |
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 5.000% 3/15/27 | | | 220,000 | | | | 246,156 | |
Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP 3.900% 7/15/26 | | | 750,000 | | | | 787,774 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 5.500% 3/01/30 (c) | | | 100,000 | | | | 96,562 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP 3.100% STEP 2/01/25 | | | 75,000 | | | | 71,063 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,763,432 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate — 0.1% | |
Radiant Access Ltd. 4.600% (c) (f) | | | 200,000 | | | | 198,300 | |
Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co-Issuer Corp. 7.625% 6/15/25 (c) | | | 35,000 | | | | 35,007 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 233,307 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.2% | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 4.000% 1/15/24 | | | 320,000 | | | | 353,666 | |
American Tower Corp. 3.600% 1/15/28 | | | 470,000 | | | | 524,373 | |
Boston Properties LP 3.400% 6/21/29 | | | 435,000 | | | | 479,760 | |
Crown Castle International Corp. 3.650% 9/01/27 | | | 460,000 | | | | 514,063 | |
3.700% 6/15/26 | | | 700,000 | | | | 783,253 | |
4.000% 3/01/27 | | | 225,000 | | | | 255,732 | |
Equinix, Inc. 1.800% 7/15/27 | | | 75,000 | | | | 74,960 | |
ESH Hospitality, Inc. 5.250% 5/01/25 (c) | | | 105,000 | | | | 100,800 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp. 5.250% 8/01/26 | | | 60,000 | | | | 62,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
National Retail Properties, Inc. 2.500% 4/15/30 | | $ | 115,000 | | | $ | 109,829 | |
Public Storage 3.385% 5/01/29 | | | 305,000 | | | | 352,294 | |
Simon Property Group LP 2.450% 9/13/29 | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,712 | |
VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc. 3.750% 2/15/27 (c) | | | 15,000 | | | | 14,100 | |
4.125% 8/15/30 (c) | | | 60,000 | | | | 57,225 | |
Welltower, Inc. 3.950% 9/01/23 | | | 385,000 | | | | 414,698 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,121,715 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 0.8% | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. 4.500% 3/01/28 (c) | | | 16,000 | | | | 15,520 | |
4.750% 3/01/30 (c) | | | 16,000 | | | | 15,600 | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. 4.875% 11/01/25 (c) | | | 160,000 | | | | 142,800 | |
Carvana Co. 8.875% 10/01/23 (c) | | | 40,000 | | | | 40,113 | |
CK Hutchison International 20 Ltd. 2.500% 5/08/30 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 203,950 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.750% 4/20/32 | | | 75,000 | | | | 75,995 | |
Dollar Tree, Inc. 4.000% 5/15/25 | | | 375,000 | | | | 422,262 | |
Golden Nugget, Inc. 6.750% 10/15/24 (c) | | | 175,000 | | | | 125,781 | |
The Home Depot, Inc. 3.900% 6/15/47 | | | 220,000 | | | | 267,445 | |
IRB Holding Corp. 6.750% 2/15/26 (c) | | | 120,000 | | | | 114,600 | |
7.000% 6/15/25 (c) | | | 60,000 | | | | 61,842 | |
McDonald’s Corp. 3.600% 7/01/30 | | | 100,000 | | | | 115,044 | |
4.450% 3/01/47 | | | 235,000 | | | | 285,960 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. 8.750% 5/15/25 (c) | | | 20,000 | | | | 21,523 | |
PetSmart, Inc. 5.875% 6/01/25 (c) | | | 39,000 | | | | 39,073 | |
7.125% 3/15/23 (c) | | | 115,000 | | | | 113,376 | |
Staples, Inc. 7.500% 4/15/26 (c) | | | 115,000 | | | | 90,361 | |
Target Corp. 3.375% 4/15/29 | | | 405,000 | | | | 467,621 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. 7.750% 4/01/25 (c) | | | 35,000 | | | | 37,756 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,656,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 0.4% | |
Broadcom, Inc. 3.150% 11/15/25 (c) | | | 140,000 | | | | 149,005 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Lam Research Corp. 2.875% 6/15/50 | | $ | 185,000 | | | $ | 190,586 | |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 4.200% 6/22/23 | | | 385,000 | | | | 413,703 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. 2.497% 4/24/23 | | | 190,000 | | | | 197,460 | |
NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC / NXP USA, Inc. 3.875% 6/18/26 (c) | | | 190,000 | | | | 212,611 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. 1.750% 5/04/30 | | | 105,000 | | | | 106,555 | |
Xilinx, Inc. 2.375% 6/01/30 | | | 220,000 | | | | 226,481 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,496,401 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 0.1% | |
Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc./Greeneden Lux 3 Sarl/Greeneden US Ho 10.000% 11/30/24 (c) | | | 155,000 | | | | 161,200 | |
Oracle Corp. 3.850% 4/01/60 | | | 265,000 | | | | 310,175 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 471,375 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 1.0% | |
AT&T, Inc. 5.250% 3/01/37 | | | 600,000 | | | | 741,870 | |
CenturyLink, Inc. 4.000% 2/15/27 (c) | | | 85,000 | | | | 82,556 | |
5.125% 12/15/26 (c) | | | 105,000 | | | | 104,738 | |
Corning, Inc. 4.375% 11/15/57 | | | 180,000 | | | | 206,854 | |
Digicel Group 0.5 Ltd. 7.000% (c) (e) (f) | | | 76,581 | | | | 6,509 | |
8.000% 4/01/25 (e) | | | 51,223 | | | | 14,086 | |
Front Range BidCo, Inc. 4.000% 3/01/27 (c) | | | 90,000 | | | | 85,641 | |
6.125% 3/01/28 (c) | | | 50,000 | | | | 48,625 | |
Frontier Communications Corp. 8.000% 4/01/27 (c) (d) | | | 105,000 | | | | 106,485 | |
Gogo Intermediate Holdings LLC / Gogo Finance Co., Inc. 9.875% 5/01/24 (c) | | | 75,000 | | | | 63,750 | |
GTT Communications, Inc. 7.875% 12/31/24 (c) | | | 50,000 | | | | 26,250 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 8.500% 10/15/24 (c) (d) | | | 85,000 | | | | 51,106 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc. 4.250% 7/01/28 (c) | | | 165,000 | | | | 164,810 | |
Network i2i Ltd. 5 year CMT + 4.277% 5.650% VRN (c) (f) | | | 200,000 | | | | 193,600 | |
Ooredoo International Finance Ltd. 3.250% 2/21/23 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 416,016 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc. 1.500% 2/15/26 (c) | | $ | 50,000 | | | $ | 49,997 | |
2.550% 2/15/31 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 501,760 | |
3.500% 4/15/25 (c) | | | 90,000 | | | | 97,955 | |
Telesat Canada/telesat L 6.500% 10/15/27 (c) | | | 40,000 | | | | 39,213 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. 4.400% 11/01/34 | | | 485,000 | | | | 603,882 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,605,703 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.1% | |
Hasbro, Inc. 3.500% 9/15/27 | | | 415,000 | | | | 431,006 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 0.7% | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 3.050% 2/15/51 | | | 215,000 | | | | 234,007 | |
CSX Corp. 3.800% 11/01/46 | | | 400,000 | | | | 465,992 | |
Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro SA 5.000% 1/25/47 (c) | | | 750,000 | | | | 874,808 | |
FedEx Corp. 4.750% 11/15/45 | | | 255,000 | | | | 281,164 | |
Fideicomiso PA Pacifico Tres 8.250% 1/15/35 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 224,400 | |
JSL Europe SA 7.750% 7/26/24 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 197,600 | |
PSA Treasury Pte Ltd. 2.125% 9/05/29 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 206,436 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,484,407 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trucking & Leasing — 0.1% | |
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp. 4.200% 4/01/27 (c) | | | 225,000 | | | | 242,794 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Water — 0.1% | |
Essential Utilities, Inc. 2.704% 4/15/30 | | | 220,000 | | | | 230,019 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $86,405,517) | | | | | | | 88,603,911 | |
| | | | | |
|
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 0.1% | |
Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission, Revenue Bonds 5.063% 5/01/24 | | | 135,000 | | | | 152,983 | |
State of California BAB, General Obligation 7.550% 4/01/39 | | | 190,000 | | | | 338,331 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 491,314 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS (Cost $428,519) | | | | | | | 491,314 | |
| | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 22.4% | |
Commercial MBS — 5.7% | |
BANK, Series 2018-BN10, Class C, 4.163% VRN 2/15/61 (g) | | $ | 310,000 | | | $ | 301,142 | |
BFLD 2019-DPLO, Series 2019-DPLO, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.240% 2.425% FRN 10/15/34 (c) | | | 491,000 | | | | 423,390 | |
BX Trust, Series 2019-MMP, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.792% 2.977% FRN 8/15/36 (c) | | | 310,000 | | | | 287,551 | |
BX Trust 2019-OC11, Series 2019-OC11, Class E, 4.076% VRN 12/09/41 (c) (g) | | | 391,000 | | | | 347,073 | |
BXMT Ltd., Series 2020-FL2, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900% 1.094% FRN 2/16/37 (c) | | | 312,000 | | | | 303,723 | |
CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C3, Class XA, 1.170% VRN 1/10/48 (g) | | | 5,607,100 | | | | 256,224 | |
CHT Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CSMO, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.400% 1.585% FRN 11/15/36 (c) | | | 298,000 | | | | 278,649 | |
Series 2017-CSMO, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.000% 3.185% FRN 11/15/36 (c) | | | 378,000 | | | | 340,235 | |
Series 2017-CSMO, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.741% 3.926% FRN 11/15/36 (c) | | | 668,000 | | | | 597,940 | |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-GC35, Class XA, 0.994% VRN 11/10/48 (g) | | | 5,187,204 | | | | 146,655 | |
Series 2016-GC36, Class D, 2.850% 2/10/49 (c) | | | 201,000 | | | | 111,488 | |
Series 2017-C4, Class B, 4.096% VRN 10/12/50 (g) | | | 340,000 | | | | 357,272 | |
Series 2015-GC31, Class C, 4.191% VRN 6/10/48 (g) | | | 700,000 | | | | 676,663 | |
COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2012-CR4, Class D, 4.745% VRN 10/15/45 (c) (g) | | | 738,000 | | | | 237,587 | |
Series 2015-LC23, Class C, 4.800% VRN 10/10/48 (g) | | | 470,000 | | | | 464,625 | |
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-CR28, Class C, 4.801% VRN 2/10/49 (g) | | | 465,000 | | | | 425,960 | |
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-C1, Class XA, 0.977% VRN 4/15/50 (g) | | | 8,317,088 | | | $ | 259,575 | |
Series 2020-C19, Class XA, 1.245% VRN 3/15/53 (g) | | | 3,782,518 | | | | 319,544 | |
Series 2019-C16, Class B, 3.885% 6/15/52 | | | 334,000 | | | | 338,484 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2016-C6, Class B, 3.924% VRN 1/15/49 (g) | | $ | 298,000 | | | $ | 306,436 | |
Series 2015-C4, Class C, 4.732% VRN 11/15/48 (g) | | | 427,000 | | | | 411,451 | |
Series 2018-C14, Class C, 5.055% VRN 11/15/51 (g) | | | 405,000 | | | | 405,209 | |
DBGS Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-5BP, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.450% 2.635% FRN 6/15/33 (c) | | | 550,000 | | | | 463,242 | |
Fontainebleau Miami Beach Trust Series 2019-FBLU, Class E, 4.095% VRN 12/10/36 (c) (g) | | | 262,000 | | | | 227,967 | |
Series 2019-FBLU, Class G, 4.095% VRN 12/10/36 (c) (g) | | | 262,000 | | | | 189,094 | |
FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-K102, Class B, 3.652% VRN 12/25/51 (c) (g) | | | 298,000 | | | | 321,051 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust Series 2018-RIVR, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 1.435% FRN 7/15/35 (c) | | | 329,000 | | | | 297,358 | |
Series 2019-SOHO, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.875% 2.059% FRN 6/15/36 (c) | | | 318,000 | | | | 296,944 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-GS1, Class XA, 0.921% VRN 11/10/48 (g) | | | 7,908,133 | | | | 278,649 | |
Series 2013-GC10, Class XA, 1.642% VRN 2/10/46 (g) | | | 4,465,403 | | | | 139,194 | |
Series 2014-GC26, Class D, 4.662% VRN 11/10/47 (c) (g) | | | 1,258,000 | | | | 787,965 | |
GSCG Trust, Series 2019-600C, Class E, 4.118% VRN 9/06/34 (c) (g) | | | 497,000 | | | | 456,880 | |
HPLY Trust, Series 2019-HIT, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.150% 3.335% FRN 11/15/36 (c) | | | 412,255 | | | | 338,991 | |
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-JP1, Class XA, 1.232% VRN 1/15/49 (g) | | | 5,180,023 | | | | 163,794 | |
Series 2016-JP2, Class B, 3.460% 8/15/49 | | | 174,000 | | | | 173,963 | |
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-C30, Class XA, 0.655% VRN 7/15/48 (g) | | | 9,502,310 | | | | 201,220 | |
Series 2015-C29, Class XA, 0.836% VRN 5/15/48 (g) | | | 8,361,937 | | | | 209,329 | |
Series 2014-C25, Class XA, 0.999% VRN 11/15/47 (g) | | | 4,306,719 | | | | 129,343 | |
Series 2015-C28, Class XA, 1.112% VRN 10/15/48 (g) | | | 6,778,518 | | | | 239,410 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2015-C27, Class D, 3.945% VRN 2/15/48 (c) (g) | | $ | 704,000 | | | $ | 506,681 | |
Series 2015-C29, Class C, 4.352% VRN 5/15/48 (g) | | | 325,000 | | | | 304,067 | |
Series 2015-C33, Class C, 4.765% VRN 12/15/48 (g) | | | 527,000 | | | | 501,521 | |
Series 2015-C32, Class C, 4.804% VRN 11/15/48 (g) | | | 87,000 | | | | 76,657 | |
JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2020-COR7, Class C, 3.727% VRN 5/13/53 (g) | | | 327,000 | | | | 324,839 | |
MF1 Ltd., Series 2020-FL3, Class AS, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.850% 3.035% FRN 7/15/35 (c) | | | 318,000 | | | | 319,510 | |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C27, Class D, 3.237% VRN 12/15/47 (c) (g) | | | 504,000 | | | | 297,642 | |
Series 2015-C23, Class C, 4.289% VRN 7/15/50 (g) | | | 650,000 | | | | 599,470 | |
Series 2015-C27, Class C, 4.676% VRN 12/15/47 (g) | | | 351,000 | | | | 310,283 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2015-UBS8, Class XA, 1.031% VRN 12/15/48 (g) | | | 6,278,870 | | | | 247,802 | |
MSCG Trust Series 2018-SELF, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.050% 3.235% FRN 10/15/37 (c) | | | 413,000 | | | | 379,751 | |
Series 2016-SNR, Class C, 5.205% 11/15/34 (c) | | | 458,150 | | | | 455,255 | |
Natixis Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-FL1, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.200% 2.384% FRN 6/15/35 (c) | | | 368,000 | | | | 332,970 | |
SG Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2016-C5, Class XA, 2.130% VRN 10/10/48 (g) | | | 3,835,527 | | | | 272,236 | |
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C6, Class B, 4.154% VRN 12/15/50 (g) | | | 340,000 | | | | 333,823 | |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-NXS2, Class XA, 0.810% VRN 7/15/58 (g) | | | 10,264,337 | | | | 288,191 | |
Series 2015-P2, Class XA, 1.115% VRN 12/15/48 (g) | | | 5,330,655 | | | | 185,622 | |
Series 2015-C31, Class XA, 1.144% VRN 11/15/48 (g) | | | 6,283,266 | | | | 273,336 | |
Series 2019-C53, Class XA, 1.155% VRN 10/15/52 (g) | | | 4,358,612 | | | | 298,478 | |
Series 2014-LC16, Class D, 3.938% 8/15/50 (c) | | | 169,000 | | | | 102,938 | |
Series 2019-C50, Class B, 4.192% 5/15/52 | | | 409,000 | | | | 410,638 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2019-C50, Class C, 4.345% 5/15/52 | | $ | 409,000 | | | $ | 358,513 | |
Series 2015-NXS4, Class C, 4.825% VRN 12/15/48 (g) | | | 421,000 | | | | 407,374 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,098,867 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Equity ABS — 1.5% | |
GSAA Home Equity Trust, Series 2007-10, Class A2A 6.500% 11/25/37 | | | 4,112,375 | | | | 2,893,465 | |
Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Trust, Series 2006-HE6, Class A2C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .150% 0.335% FRN 9/25/36 | | | 5,932,215 | | | | 2,514,705 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,408,170 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other ABS — 7.9% | |
AASET US Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A 3.844% 1/16/38 (c) | | | 513,749 | | | | 458,303 | |
ALM R Ltd., Series 2013-7RA, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.040% 5.259% FRN 10/15/28 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 991,528 | |
ANCHORAGE CAPITAL CLO 13 LLC, Series 2019-13A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000% 3.219% FRN 4/15/32 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 490,697 | |
Blackbird Capital Aircraft Lease Securitization Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class B, 5.682% STEP 12/16/41 (c) | | | 802,083 | | | | 463,143 | |
BlueMountain CLO Ltd. Series 2015-3A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.600% 3.735% FRN 4/20/31 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 837,016 | |
Series 2013-1A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.150% 5.285% FRN 1/20/29 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 934,869 | |
CAL Funding Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A 3.960% 2/25/43 (c) | | | 383,333 | | | | 380,951 | |
CLI Funding LLC Series 2014-2A, Class A, 3.380% 10/18/29 (c) | | | 288,466 | | | | 284,124 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.710% 5/18/44 (c) | | | 446,489 | | | | 439,305 | |
Dryden 40 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2015-40A, Class DR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.100% 3.492% FRN 8/15/31 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 455,293 | |
Gilbert Park CLO Ltd. Series 2017-1A, Class D, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.950% 4.169% FRN 10/15/30 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 465,479 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2017-1A, Class E, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.400% 7.619% FRN 10/15/30 (c) | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 902,327 | |
Global SC Finance SRL Series 2014-1A, Class A1, 3.190% 7/17/29 (c) | | | 289,917 | | | | 288,206 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A, 4.290% 5/17/38 (c) | | | 470,460 | | | | 454,831 | |
Grippen Park CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class D, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.300% 4.435% FRN 1/20/30 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 932,104 | |
Helios Issuer LLC Series 2020-AA, Class A, 2.980% 6/20/47 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 502,500 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 4.940% 9/20/49 (c) | | | 215,121 | | | | 210,615 | |
Hero Funding Trust, Series 2016-4A, Class A2 4.290% 9/20/47 (c) | | | 231,934 | | | | 246,883 | |
Highbridge Loan Management Ltd., Series 13A-18, Class D, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.000% 4.219% FRN 10/15/30 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 451,188 | |
Invitation Homes Trust Series 2018-SFR1, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 1.444% FRN 3/17/37 (c) | | | 1,145,000 | | | | 1,125,617 | |
Series 2018-SFR1, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450% 1.644% FRN 3/17/37 (c) | | | 750,000 | | | | 726,282 | |
JOL Air Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A 3.967% 4/15/44 (c) | | | 451,228 | | | | 389,930 | |
MACH 1 Cayman Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A 3.474% 10/15/39 (c) | | | 473,958 | | | | 391,461 | |
Madison Park Funding Ltd., Series 2014-14A, Class DRR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.950% 4.048% FRN 10/22/30 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 454,906 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2006-OPT1, Class A2C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .150% 0.335% FRN 8/25/37 | | | 1,982,873 | | | | 1,801,780 | |
Mosaic Solar Loan Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A 2.100% 4/20/46 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 503,125 | |
Mosaic Solar Loans LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A 4.450% 6/20/42 (c) | | | 420,613 | | | | 429,106 | |
Newark BSL CLO 2 Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.650% 4.641% FRN 7/25/30 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 482,342 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Oak Hill Credit Partners Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class D, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.050% 4.185% FRN 10/20/30 (c) | | $ | 500,000 | | | $ | 460,925 | |
Octagon Investment Partners Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.500% 4.635% FRN 3/17/30 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 953,122 | |
Primose Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A2 4.475% 7/30/49 (c) | | | 995,005 | | | | 1,000,398 | |
Sprite Ltd., Series 2017-1, Class A 4.250% 12/15/37 (c) | | | 326,013 | | | | 268,364 | |
START Ireland, Series 2019-1, Class A 4.089% 3/15/44 (c) | | | 329,827 | | | | 291,803 | |
Sunrun Atlas Issuer 2019-2 LLC, Series 2019-2, Class A 3.610% 2/01/55 (c) | | | 741,432 | | | | 749,209 | |
Symphony CLO Ltd., Series 2015-16A, Class DR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.050% 4.269% FRN 10/15/31 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 460,792 | |
TAL Advantage LLC Series 2013-1A, Class A, 2.830% 2/22/38 (c) | | | 133,333 | | | | 131,458 | |
Series 2014-1A, Class A, 3.510% 2/22/39 (c) | | | 252,267 | | | | 252,096 | |
Textainer Marine Containers VII Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class A 3.960% 4/20/44 (c) | | | 453,333 | | | | 460,802 | |
Thacher Park CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class D1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.400% 4.535% FRN 10/20/26 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 987,524 | |
Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease Ltd. Series 2018-A, Class A, 4.147% STEP 9/15/38 (c) | | | 443,940 | | | | 395,040 | |
Series 2017-A, Class A, 4.212% STEP 5/17/32 (c) | | | 881,091 | | | | 793,210 | |
TPG Real Estate Finance Issuer Ltd., Series 2018-FL2, Class AS, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450% 1.644% FRN 11/15/37 (c) | | | 314,000 | | | | 306,888 | |
Trip Rail Master Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A1 2.709% 8/15/47 (c) | | | 177,154 | | | | 177,237 | |
Triton Container Finance LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A 3.950% 3/20/43 (c) | | | 387,500 | | | | 389,421 | |
Vantage Data Centers Issuer LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2 4.072% 2/16/43 (c) | | | 732,500 | | | | 752,742 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
VB-S1 Issuer LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class C2 3.031% 6/15/50 (c) | | $ | 500,000 | | | $ | 505,523 | |
Westcott Park CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class DR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.250% 4.385% FRN 7/20/28 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 479,439 | |
Willis Engine Structured Trust IV, Series 2018-A, Class A, 4.750% STEP 9/15/43 (c) | | | 800,625 | | | | 604,407 | |
Wind River CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class D, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.750% 4.885% FRN 4/18/29 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 953,675 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 27,867,986 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Student Loans ABS — 0.4% | |
College Ave Student Loans LLC, Series 2018-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 1.385% FRN 12/26/47 (c) | | | 390,904 | | | | 364,918 | |
SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-D, Class BFX, 3.610% 9/25/40 (c) | | | 350,000 | | | | 348,481 | |
Series 2018-B, Class BFX, 3.830% 8/25/47 (c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 481,416 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,194,815 | |
| | | | | | | | |
WL Collateral CMO — 6.4% | |
CIM Trust, Series 2017-6, Class A1, 3.015% VRN 6/25/57 (c) (g) | | | 1,854,312 | | | | 1,842,080 | |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-AR5, Class 1A2A, 4.002% VRN 4/25/37 (g) | | | 1,436,910 | | | | 1,308,389 | |
CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-A1, Class 1A5 5.500% 4/25/36 | | | 2,109,015 | | | | 2,094,091 | |
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2006-13T1, Class A11, 6.000% 5/25/36 | | | 2,012,181 | | | | 1,455,357 | |
Series 2006-36T2, Class 2A1, 6.250% 12/25/36 | | | 3,580,102 | | | | 2,329,221 | |
Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust Series 2007-HYB2, Class 3A1, 3.447% VRN 2/25/47 (g) | | | 1,286,880 | | | | 1,170,248 | |
Series 2007-14, Class A6, 6.000% 9/25/37 | | | 1,564,561 | | | | 1,273,510 | |
HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-11, Class A1A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .170% 0.364% FRN 12/19/36 | | | 1,065,606 | | | | 953,124 | |
IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-AR5, Class 2A1, 3.436% VRN 5/25/37 (g) | | | 2,505,439 | | | | 2,214,219 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Lehman XS Trust, Series 2007-12N, Class 1A3A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .200% 0.385% FRN 7/25/47 | | $ | 2,887,809 | | | $ | 2,624,531 | |
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-3AR, Class 2A1, 3.386% VRN 7/25/35 (g) | | | 445,005 | | | | 415,808 | |
Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR1, Class 2A1, 3.734% VRN 2/25/36 (g) | | | 2,239,634 | | | | 1,935,048 | |
RBSSP Resecuritization Trust, Series 2009-5, Class 2A3, 6.500% VRN 10/26/37 (c) (g) | | | 997,958 | | | | 754,240 | |
RFMSI Trust, Series 2007-S4, Class A5, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .600% 6.000% FRN 4/25/37 | | | 297,256 | | | | 284,083 | |
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2008-1, Class A2, 3.488% VRN 10/25/37 (g) | | | 1,006,872 | | | | 919,419 | |
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, Series 2006-4, Class 3A5, 6.350% STEP 5/25/36 | | | 1,053,145 | | | | 988,338 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,561,706 | |
| | | | | | | | |
WL Collateral PAC — 0.5% | |
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-19CB, Class A15 6.000% 8/25/36 | | | 1,883,743 | | | | 1,537,764 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $86,261,279) | | | | | | | 78,669,308 | |
| | | | | |
|
SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 1.3% | |
Abu Dhabi Government International Bond 3.125% 4/16/30 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 219,863 | |
Chile Government International Bond 2.450% 1/31/31 | | | 200,000 | | | | 207,186 | |
Indonesia Government International Bond 3.850% 10/15/30 | | | 200,000 | | | | 222,523 | |
Mexico Government International Bond 3.750% 1/11/28 | | | 535,000 | | | | 556,587 | |
4.150% 3/28/27 | | | 343,000 | | | | 368,725 | |
4.750% 4/27/32 | | | 200,000 | | | | 220,500 | |
5.000% 4/27/51 | | | 200,000 | | | | 215,500 | |
Panama Government International Bond 3.750% 3/16/25 | | | 200,000 | | | | 216,300 | |
4.000% 9/22/24 | | | 200,000 | | | | 217,500 | |
Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia 4.150% 3/29/27 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 217,344 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Peruvian Government International Bond 2.392% 1/23/26 | | $ | 100,000 | | | $ | 104,000 | |
2.783% 1/23/31 | | | 300,000 | | | | 319,950 | |
Philippine Government International Bond 2.457% 5/05/30 | | | 200,000 | | | | 209,510 | |
Qatar Government International Bond 3.375% 3/14/24 (c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 428,190 | |
3.875% 4/23/23 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 214,472 | |
Saudi Government International Bond 2.375% 10/26/21 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 202,816 | |
2.900% 10/22/25 (c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 265,100 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,406,066 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS (Cost $4,187,190) | | | | | | | 4,406,066 | |
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U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 17.3% | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 12.4% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 3.500% 7/15/49 | | | 3,210,258 | | | | 3,537,434 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICS Series 4934, Class P, 2.500% 11/15/40 | | | 2,612,112 | | | | 2,732,034 | |
Series 4093, Class PA, 3.000% 8/15/42 | | | 3,751,800 | | | | 3,933,849 | |
Series 4481, Class B, 3.000% 12/15/42 | | | 4,834,606 | | | | 5,034,025 | |
Series 4483, Class CA, 3.000% 6/15/44 | | | 4,753,013 | | | | 5,144,059 | |
Series 4750, Class PA, 3.000% 7/15/46 | | | 1,867,135 | | | | 1,924,849 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. SCRT (g) Series 2018-2, Class HV 3.000% 11/25/57 | | | 2,806,766 | | | | 3,058,010 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STRIPS Series 355, Class 300, 3.000% 8/15/47 | | | 2,727,468 | | | | 2,893,090 | |
Series 358, Class 300, 3.000% 10/15/47 | | | 2,396,227 | | | | 2,542,416 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association REMICS Series 2018-21, Class PO, 0.000% 4/25/48 | | | 2,784,269 | | | | 2,548,816 | |
Series 2015-9, Class HA, 3.000% 1/25/45 | | | 645,773 | | | | 692,539 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Government National Mortgage Association Series 2015-74, Class LZ, 3.500% 5/20/45 | | $ | 3,421,098 | | | $ | 3,694,072 | |
Series 2015-92, Class CZ, 3.500% 6/20/45 | | | 5,443,484 | | | | 5,974,170 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 43,709,363 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Securities — 4.9% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool #BL5484 2.260% 1/01/30 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,300,006 | |
Pool #G08520 2.500% 1/01/43 | | | 1,082,879 | | | | 1,148,807 | |
Pool #SB0048 3.000% 8/01/34 | | | 2,441,048 | | | | 2,587,344 | |
Pool #G08632 3.500% 3/01/45 | | | 1,991,832 | | | | 2,137,977 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association Pool #BP5817 2.500% 5/01/50 | | | 2,994,897 | | | | 3,123,032 | |
Pool #MA2248 3.000% 4/01/45 | | | 1,809,063 | | | | 1,898,015 | |
Pool #AS7661 3.000% 8/01/46 | | | 1,223,473 | | | | 1,278,661 | |
Pool #AX2501 4.000% 10/01/44 | | | 1,632,227 | | | | 1,777,524 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,251,366 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES (Cost $56,645,787) | | | | | | | 60,960,729 | |
| | | | | |
|
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 27.4% | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 27.4% | |
U.S. Treasury Bond 1.250% 5/15/50 | | | 2,600,000 | | | | 2,498,534 | |
2.750% 11/15/42 | | | 300,000 | | | | 384,281 | |
2.750% 11/15/47 | | | 2,900,000 | | | | 3,793,826 | |
3.125% 2/15/43 | | | 2,720,000 | | | | 3,687,353 | |
3.625% 8/15/43 | | | 2,530,000 | | | | 3,695,458 | |
U.S. Treasury Note 0.125% 5/31/22 | | | 4,820,000 | | | | 4,816,619 | |
0.250% 6/15/23 | | | 10,930,000 | | | | 10,953,933 | |
0.250% 5/31/25 | | | 9,140,000 | | | | 9,127,881 | |
0.500% 5/31/27 | | | 7,670,000 | | | | 7,677,441 | |
0.625% 5/15/30 | | | 4,980,000 | | | | 4,966,922 | |
1.125% 5/15/40 | | | 2,460,000 | | | | 2,437,574 | |
1.625% 10/31/26 | | | 4,150,000 | | | | 4,458,105 | |
1.625% 8/15/29 | | | 3,600,000 | | | | 3,928,111 | |
1.750% 11/30/21 | | | 6,950,000 | | | | 7,105,484 | |
2.125% 9/30/24 | | | 4,120,000 | | | | 4,446,850 | |
2.250% 10/31/24 | | | 4,335,000 | | | | 4,707,460 | |
2.250% 3/31/26 | | | 3,490,000 | | | | 3,861,630 | |
2.250% 8/15/27 | | | 725,000 | | | | 814,229 | |
2.250% 11/15/27 | | | 4,240,000 | | | | 4,774,318 | |
2.625% 1/31/26 | | | 660,000 | | | | 742,621 | |
2.750% 2/28/25 | | | 2,590,000 | | | | 2,887,030 | |
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 | |
3.000% 9/30/25 | | $ | 4,150,000 | | | $ | 4,727,477 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 96,493,137 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $92,266,785) | | | | | | | 96,493,137 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $338,840,348) | | | | | | | 341,738,265 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $338,840,348) | | | | | | | 341,738,265 | |
| | | | | |
|
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.5% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 3.0% | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 6/30/20, 0.000%, due 7/01/20 (h) | | | 10,584,658 | | | | 10,584,658 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bill — 0.5% | |
U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%11/05/20 | | | 90,000 | | | | 89,949 | |
0.000%11/27/20 | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,798,770 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,888,719 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $12,473,004) | | | | | | | 12,473,377 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.6% (Cost $351,313,352) (i) | | | | | | | 354,211,642 | |
| | |
Less Unfunded Loan Commitments — (0.00)% | | | | | | | (11,653 | ) |
| | |
NET INVESTMENTS — 100.6% (Cost $351,301,699) | | | | | | | 354,199,989 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.6)% | | | | | | | (2,068,607 | ) |
| | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 352,131,382 | |
| | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
CLO | Collateralized Loan Obligation |
CMO | Collateralized Mortgage Obligation |
CMT | Constant Maturity Treasury Index |
DAC | Designated Activity Company |
LIBOR | London Inter-Bank Offered Rate |
MBS | Mortgage-Backed Security |
PAC | Planned Amortization Class |
SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
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, 2020 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, 2020, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $81,957,277 or 23.27% of net assets. |
(d) | Security is currently in default due to bankruptcy or failure to make payment of principal or interest of the issuer. Income is not being accrued. At June 30, 2020, these securities amounted to a value of $294,591 or 0.08% of net assets. |
(e) | A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis. (Note 2). |
(f) | Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date. |
(g) | 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, 2020. |
(h) | Maturity value of $10,584,658. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates ranging from 0.625% – 2.375%, maturity dates ranging from 1/15/24 – 2/29/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $10,796,393. |
(i) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
Currency Legend
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Equity Rotation Fund – Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 97.9% | |
|
COMMON STOCK — 97.9% | |
Basic Materials — 2.0% | |
Chemicals — 1.1% | |
Celanese Corp. | | | 1,840 | | | $ | 158,866 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 300 | | | | 20,892 | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 565 | | | | 112,407 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | | | 153 | | | | 10,055 | |
The Mosaic Co. | | | 728 | | | | 9,107 | |
Nutrien Ltd. | | | 1,091 | | | | 35,021 | |
Olin Corp. | | | 2,900 | | | | 33,321 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 379,669 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Forest Products & Paper — 0.2% | |
Domtar Corp. | | | 1,500 | | | | 31,665 | |
International Paper Co. | | | 751 | | | | 26,443 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 58,108 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Iron & Steel — 0.7% | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 566 | | | | 23,438 | |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 2,226 | | | | 211,314 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 234,752 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 672,529 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications — 13.8% | |
Internet — 11.7% | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 1,114 | | | | 1,579,708 | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a) | | | 124 | | | | 175,288 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | | | 539 | | | | 1,487,004 | |
eBay, Inc. | | | 7,616 | | | | 399,459 | |
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 520 | | | | 118,076 | |
Netflix, Inc. (a) | | | 87 | | | | 39,589 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a) | | | 242 | | | | 55,580 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,854,704 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 1.1% | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | | 8,656 | | | | 337,411 | |
Discovery, Inc. Class A (a) (b) | | | 560 | | | | 11,816 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 349,227 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 1.0% | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 3,655 | | | | 110,491 | |
CenturyLink, Inc. | | | 1,874 | | | | 18,796 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 3,696 | | | | 172,381 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 805 | | | | 18,402 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 237 | | | | 13,066 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 333,136 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,537,067 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 9.7% | |
Airlines — 0.0% | |
American Airlines Group, Inc. (b) | | | 932 | | | | 12,181 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Apparel — 0.2% | |
Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 690 | | | $ | 50,039 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers — 4.0% | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 4,772 | | | | 826,797 | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 2,980 | | | | 18,118 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 5,908 | | | | 442,214 | |
Wabash National Corp. | | | 3,800 | | | | 40,356 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,327,485 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.7% | |
Magna International, Inc. | | | 5,300 | | | | 236,009 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.5% | |
Pool Corp.
| | | 600 | | | | 163,122 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Builders — 0.9% | |
Thor Industries, Inc. (b) | | | 800 | | | | 85,224 | |
Toll Brothers, Inc. | | | 5,926 | | | | 193,128 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 278,352 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Time — 0.0% | |
Carnival Corp. (b) | | | 527 | | | | 8,653 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Lodging — 0.1% | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 243 | | | | 17,848 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 3.3% | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 110 | | | | 33,353 | |
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) | | | 471 | | | | 43,652 | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 1,028 | | | | 89,395 | |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 930 | | | | 232,975 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 326 | | | | 44,049 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 1,586 | | | | 292,570 | |
The Michaels Cos., Inc. (a) (b) | | | 5,800 | | | | 41,006 | |
Target Corp. | | | 999 | | | | 119,810 | |
Tractor Supply Co. | | | 656 | | | | 86,454 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 1,782 | | | | 75,539 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 388 | | | | 33,721 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,092,524 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,186,213 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 13.1% | |
Beverages — 0.1% | |
Coca-Cola European Partners PLC | | | 899 | | | | 33,946 | |
Molson Coors Beverage Co. Class B | | | 427 | | | | 14,672 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 48,618 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 0.8% | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 174 | | | | 41,040 | |
Biogen, Inc. (a) | | | 320 | | | | 85,616 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 520 | | | | 150,961 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 277,617 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 3.9% | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 225 | | | | 33,500 | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | 1,279 | | | | 216,944 | |
IHS Markit Ltd. | | | 204 | | | | 15,402 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
33
MML Equity Rotation Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 2,155 | | | $ | 148,156 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 980 | | | | 170,745 | |
RELX PLC (b) | | | 4,717 | | | | 111,133 | |
Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 1,083 | | | | 57,215 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 1,244 | | | | 409,873 | |
TrueBlue, Inc. (a) | | | 2,400 | | | | 36,648 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 588 | | | | 100,078 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,299,694 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.1% | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 248 | | | | 18,169 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 0.2% | |
The J.M. Smucker Co. | | | 500 | | | | 52,905 | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. (a) | | | 496 | | | | 8,377 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 61,282 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 1.2% | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 1,352 | | | | 123,613 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 967 | | | | 170,995 | |
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) | | | 184 | | | | 10,744 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 132 | | | | 12,104 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 191 | | | | 69,207 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 386,663 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 1.4% | |
Anthem, Inc. | | | 328 | | | | 86,257 | |
Centene Corp. (a) | | | 314 | | | | 19,955 | |
Cigna Corp. (a) | | | 300 | | | | 56,295 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 107 | | | | 10,385 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a) | | | 243 | | | | 40,365 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 595 | | | | 67,806 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 561 | | | | 165,467 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 446,530 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products & Wares — 0.1% | |
Quanex Building Products Corp. | | | 2,900 | | | | 40,252 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 5.3% | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 2,707 | | | | 265,773 | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 265 | | | | 26,704 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 10,621 | | | | 624,515 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 374 | | | | 19,519 | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 884 | | | | 57,434 | |
Horizon Therapeutics PLC (a) | | | 237 | | | | 13,173 | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a) | | | 71 | | | | 7,834 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 3,077 | | | | 472,073 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 1,927 | | | | 149,015 | |
Mylan NV (a) | | | 1,618 | | | | 26,017 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 2,745 | | | | 89,762 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,751,819 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,330,644 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 1.6% | |
Oil & Gas — 1.1% | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 1,929 | | | | 172,125 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Cimarex Energy Co. | | | 490 | | | $ | 13,470 | |
Concho Resources, Inc. | | | 385 | | | | 19,828 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 1,878 | | | | 83,984 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 514 | | | | 9,406 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 948 | | | | 68,161 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 366,974 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 0.4% | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 6,671 | | | | 122,679 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 0.1% | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 1,993 | | | | 30,234 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 519,887 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 14.8% | |
Banks — 8.1% | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 25,300 | | | | 600,875 | |
CIT Group, Inc. | | | 600 | | | | 12,438 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 14,700 | | | | 751,170 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 2,060 | | | | 407,097 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 7,200 | | | | 677,232 | |
KeyCorp | | | 17,863 | | | | 217,572 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,666,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 5.3% | |
AerCap Holdings NV (a) | | | 2,000 | | | | 61,600 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 504 | | | | 31,545 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 400 | | | | 20,036 | |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A | | | 1,155 | | | | 341,534 | |
SEI Investments Co. | | | 2,300 | | | | 126,454 | |
Synchrony Financial | | | 5,400 | | | | 119,664 | |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 5,460 | | | | 1,054,708 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,755,541 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 1.4% | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 3,600 | | | | 129,708 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a) | | | 1,900 | | | | 339,169 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 468,877 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,890,802 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 8.1% | |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.4% | |
Barnes Group, Inc. | | | 900 | | | | 35,604 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 147 | | | | 53,643 | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp. | | | 635 | | | | 39,129 | |
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Class A | | | 172 | | | | 4,118 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 132,494 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 0.3% | |
Carrier Global Corp. | | | 635 | | | | 14,110 | |
Patrick Industries, Inc. | | | 1,100 | | | | 67,375 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 81,485 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.0% | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 140 | | | | 12,512 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
34
MML Equity Rotation Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Electronics — 2.6% | |
Allegion PLC | | | 3,295 | | | $ | 336,815 | |
Amphenol Corp. Class A | | | 237 | | | | 22,707 | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | 212 | | | | 20,670 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 1,320 | | | | 190,859 | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 1,270 | | | | 127,990 | |
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC (a) | | | 954 | | | | 35,517 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 838 | | | | 68,339 | |
TTM Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 4,400 | | | | 52,184 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 855,081 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Engineering & Construction — 0.4% | |
AECOM (a) | | | 957 | | | | 35,964 | |
Arcosa, Inc. | | | 2,083 | | | | 87,903 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 123,867 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Environmental Controls — 0.5% | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 754 | | | | 61,866 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 895 | | | | 94,789 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 156,655 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.9% | |
AGCO Corp. | | | 4,400 | | | | 244,024 | |
Dover Corp. | | | 307 | | | | 29,644 | |
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. (a) | | | 420 | | | | 11,810 | |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 317 | | | | 18,025 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 303,503 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.6% | |
3M Co. | | | 158 | | | | 24,646 | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 1,193 | | | | 104,364 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 2,143 | | | | 14,637 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 73 | | | | 13,379 | |
Trane Technologies PLC | | | 476 | | | | 42,354 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 199,380 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.6% | |
WestRock Co. | | | 7,200 | | | | 203,472 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shipbuilding — 0.1% | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 246 | | | | 42,924 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 1.7% | |
Kansas City Southern | | | 280 | | | | 41,801 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 1,800 | | | | 316,026 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 1,220 | | | | 206,265 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 564,092 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,675,465 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 34.8% | |
Computers — 13.6% | |
Accenture PLC Class A | | | 158 | | | | 33,926 | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 9,220 | | | | 3,363,456 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A | | | 2,025 | | | | 115,061 | |
DXC Technology Co. | | | 17,100 | | | | 282,150 | |
Fortinet, Inc. (a) | | | 960 | | | | 131,779 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
HP, Inc. | | | 803 | | | $ | 13,996 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 1,246 | | | | 150,479 | |
Leidos Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,560 | | | | 146,125 | |
Seagate Technology PLC | | | 5,006 | | | | 242,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,479,313 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 10.5% | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a) | | | 751 | | | | 39,510 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 2,244 | | | | 135,650 | |
ASML Holding NV | | | 810 | | | | 298,104 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 2,798 | | | | 883,077 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 9,662 | | | | 578,077 | |
KLA Corp. | | | 680 | | | | 132,246 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 1,145 | | | | 370,362 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 9,400 | | | | 484,288 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 670 | | | | 254,540 | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 900 | | | | 115,074 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 176 | | | | 22,347 | |
Xilinx, Inc. | | | 1,510 | | | | 148,569 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,461,844 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 10.7% | |
ANSYS, Inc. (a) | | | 281 | | | | 81,976 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc. | | | 259 | | | | 38,309 | |
Fair Isaac Corp. (a) | | | 330 | | | | 137,953 | |
j2 Global, Inc. | | | 500 | | | | 31,605 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 12,722 | | | | 2,589,054 | |
MSCI, Inc. | | | 760 | | | | 253,703 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 421 | | | | 23,269 | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 641 | | | | 48,556 | |
Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 706 | | | | 165,500 | |
VMware, Inc. Class A (a) (b) | | | 1,038 | | | | 160,745 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,530,670 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,471,827 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $27,946,597) | | | | | | | 32,284,434 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $27,946,597) | | | | | | | 32,284,434 | |
| | | | | |
|
RIGHTS — 0.0% | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.0% | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.0% | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Expires 3/31/21 (a) | | | 993 | | | | 3,555 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL RIGHTS (Cost $2,115) | | | | | | | 3,555 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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 | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.4% | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.4% | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (c) | | | 132,326 | | | $ | 132,326 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $132,326) | | | | | | | 132,326 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $28,081,038) | | | | | | | 32,420,315 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.2% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 2.2% | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 6/30/20, 0.000%, due 7/01/20 (d) | | $ | 732,759 | | | | 732,759 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $732,759) | | | | | | | 732,759 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.5% (Cost $28,813,797) (e) | | | | | | | 33,153,074 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.5)% | | | | | | | (172,288 | ) |
| | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 32,980,786 | |
| | | | | |
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, 2020, was $424,680 or 1.29% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund received $299,176 of non-cash collateral (U.S. Treasury and/or Agency obligations) related to securities lending activity. This amount is not reflected on either the Portfolio of Investments or the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. (Note 2). |
(c) | Represents investment of security lending cash collateral. (Note 2). |
(d) | Maturity value of $732,759. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.375%, maturity date of 2/29/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $747,483. |
(e) | 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 High Yield Fund – Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 0.1% | |
|
COMMON STOCK — 0.1% | |
Basic Materials — 0.0% | |
Forest Products & Paper — 0.0% | |
Appvion Inc. (Escrow Shares) (a) (b) (c) | | | 2,157,000 | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.0% | |
Agriculture — 0.0% | |
Pinnacle Operating Corp. (a) (c) | | | 178,174 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 0.1% | |
Oil & Gas — 0.1% | |
Fieldwood Energy LLC (c) | | | 3,193 | | | | 160 | |
Fieldwood Energy LLC (c) | | | 13,011 | | | | 651 | |
Jupiter Resources, Inc. (c) | | | 191,606 | | | | 143,704 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 144,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $3,475,088) | | | | | | | 144,515 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $3,475,088) | | | | | | | 144,515 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
BONDS & NOTES — 97.4% | |
|
BANK LOANS — 5.0% | |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.4% | |
Veritas Bermuda Ltd., USD Repriced Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.500% VRN 1/27/23 | | $ | 546,817 | | | | 504,165 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 0.8% | |
Vertafore, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.434% VRN 7/02/25 | | | 935,750 | | | | 880,194 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 0.2% | |
Fieldwood Energy LLC Exit 1st Lien Term Loan, 0.000%4/11/22 (f) | | | 1,074,554 | | | | 195,214 | |
Exit 2nd Lien Term Loan, 0.000%4/11/23 (f) | | | 387,384 | | | | 2,325 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 197,539 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 1.7% | |
BWAY Holding Co., 2017 Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.561% VRN 4/03/24 | | | 1,187,556 | | | | 1,063,362 | |
Consolidated Energy Finance, SA, Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.694% VRN 5/07/25 | | | 885,744 | | | | 801,598 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., 2017 USD Term Loan B1, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.000% 4.072% VRN 10/17/24 | | $ | 162,137 | | | $ | 154,436 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,019,396 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 1.9% | |
Almonde, Inc. USD 1st Lien Term Loan, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%, 6 mo. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.500% VRN 6/13/24 | | | 922,048 | | | | 803,859 | |
USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, 6 mo. LIBOR + 7.250% 8.250% VRN 6/13/25 | | | 700,000 | | | | 602,777 | |
Banff Merger Sub, Inc., 2018 USD Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.428% VRN 10/02/25 | | | 862,834 | | | | 814,300 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,220,936 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BANK LOANS (Cost $7,235,824) | | | | | | | 5,822,230 | |
| | | | | |
|
CORPORATE DEBT — 92.4% | |
Advertising — 0.7% | |
Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp. 6.250% 6/15/25 (d) | | | 339,000 | | | | 341,221 | |
Terrier Media Buyer, Inc. 8.875% 12/15/27 (d) | | | 523,000 | | | | 501,426 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 842,647 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 3.5% | |
Signature Aviation US Holdings, Inc. 4.000% 3/01/28 (d) | | | 651,000 | | | | 588,341 | |
TransDigm, Inc. 5.500% 11/15/27 | | | 963,000 | | | | 840,410 | |
6.250% 3/15/26 (d) | | | 316,000 | | | | 315,216 | |
6.375% 6/15/26 | | | 654,000 | | | | 595,781 | |
8.000% 12/15/25 (d) | | | 255,000 | | | | 268,003 | |
Triumph Group, Inc. 5.250% 6/01/22 | | | 305,000 | | | | 260,775 | |
6.250% 9/15/24 (d) | | | 306,000 | | | | 260,100 | |
7.750% 8/15/25 | | | 1,243,000 | | | | 933,804 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,062,430 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Agriculture — 0.4% | |
JBS Investments II GmbH 7.000% 1/15/26 (d) | | | 390,000 | | | | 409,305 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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 — 0.7% | |
American Airlines Group, Inc. 5.000% 6/01/22 (d) | | $ | 60,000 | | | $ | 34,800 | |
3.750% 3/01/25 (d) | | | 1,015,000 | | | | 471,863 | |
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC / Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd. 6.500% 6/20/27 (d) (e) | | | 265,000 | | | | 265,663 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 772,326 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Apparel — 0.1% | |
Hanesbrands, Inc. 4.875% 5/15/26 (d) | | | 61,000 | | | | 61,458 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers — 3.2% | |
Allison Transmission, Inc. 4.750% 10/01/27 (d) | | | 589,000 | | | | 584,583 | |
Ford Motor Co. 8.500% 4/21/23 | | | 312,000 | | | | 329,940 | |
9.000% 4/22/25 | | | 241,000 | | | | 260,810 | |
9.625% 4/22/30 | | | 503,000 | | | | 595,703 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 3.087% 1/09/23 | | | 92,000 | | | | 87,630 | |
3.664% 9/08/24 | | | 200,000 | | | | 188,542 | |
4.134% 8/04/25 | | | 200,000 | | | | 189,690 | |
4.542% 8/01/26 | | | 1,039,000 | | | | 984,452 | |
5.596% 1/07/22 | | | 200,000 | | | | 201,500 | |
5.875% 8/02/21 | | | 281,000 | | | | 283,726 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,706,576 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Clarios Global LP/Clarios US Finance Co. 8.500% 5/15/27 (d) | | | 467,000 | | | | 469,312 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 2.6% | |
Cemex SAB de CV 7.375% 6/05/27 (d) | | | 352,000 | | | | 357,632 | |
Griffon Corp. 5.750% 3/01/28 | | | 211,000 | | | | 208,363 | |
James Hardie International Finance DAC 4.750% 1/15/25 (d) | | | 126,000 | | | | 128,205 | |
5.000% 1/15/28 (d) | | | 485,000 | | | | 494,700 | |
PGT Innovations, Inc. 6.750% 8/01/26 (d) | | | 368,000 | | | | 371,680 | |
Standard Industries, Inc. 4.750% 1/15/28 (d) | | | 1,471,000 | | | | 1,491,226 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,051,806 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 2.0% | |
CF Industries, Inc. 4.950% 6/01/43 | | | 63,000 | | | | 67,902 | |
5.375% 3/15/44 | | | 240,000 | | | | 259,512 | |
Consolidated Energy Finance SA 6.875% 6/15/25 (d) | | | 915,000 | | | | 777,750 | |
CVR Partners LP/CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp. 9.250% 6/15/23 (d) | | | 612,000 | | | | 599,760 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Starfruit Finco BV/Starfruit US Holdco LLC 8.000% 10/01/26 (d) | | $ | 141,000 | | | $ | 144,340 | |
Valvoline, Inc. 4.250% 2/15/30 (d) | | | 304,000 | | | | 299,440 | |
4.375% 8/15/25 (d) | | | 157,000 | | | | 157,785 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,306,489 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Coal — 2.1% | |
Alliance Resource Operating Partners LP/Alliance Resource Finance Corp. 7.500% 5/01/25 (d) | | | 451,000 | | | | 303,298 | |
Peabody Energy Corp. 6.000% 3/31/22 (d) | | | 1,383,000 | | | | 898,950 | |
SunCoke Energy Partners LP/SunCoke Energy Partners Finance Corp. 7.500% 6/15/25 (d) | | | 856,000 | | | | 723,491 | |
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. 8.000% 11/01/24 (d) | | | 534,000 | | | | 520,650 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,446,389 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 0.9% | |
Jaguar Holding Co. II / Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC 4.625% 6/15/25 (d) | | | 183,000 | | | | 186,239 | |
Korn Ferry 4.625% 12/15/27 (d) | | | 162,000 | | | | 157,140 | |
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc. 6.250% 1/15/28 (d) | | | 802,000 | | | | 755,885 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,099,264 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Computers — 1.5% | |
Banff Merger Sub, Inc. 9.750% 9/01/26 (d) | | | 466,000 | | | | 468,913 | |
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp. 7.125% 6/15/24 (d) | | | 904,000 | | | | 936,487 | |
Science Applications International Corp. 4.875% 4/01/28 (d) | | | 189,000 | | | | 187,877 | |
Western Digital Corp. 4.750% 2/15/26 | | | 104,000 | | | | 107,479 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,700,756 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distribution & Wholesale — 1.7% | |
Core & Main Holdings LP 8.625% 9/15/24 (d) | | | 155,000 | | | | 155,248 | |
Core & Main LP 6.125% 8/15/25 (d) | | | 313,000 | | | | 311,951 | |
KAR Auction Services, Inc. 5.125% 6/01/25 (d) | | | 475,000 | | | | 467,875 | |
Resideo Funding, Inc. 6.125% 11/01/26 (d) | | | 800,000 | | | | 782,000 | |
Univar Solutions USA, Inc. 5.125% 12/01/27 (d) | | | 254,000 | | | | 256,952 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,974,026 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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 | |
Diversified Financial Services — 2.5% | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp. 4.750% 12/15/24 (d) | | $ | 767,000 | | | $ | 690,300 | |
Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd. 6.500% 9/15/24 (d) | | | 1,829,000 | | | | 1,225,430 | |
LPL Holdings, Inc. 4.625% 11/15/27 (d) | | | 346,000 | | | | 341,675 | |
5.750% 9/15/25 (d) | | | 87,000 | | | | 88,087 | |
Springleaf Finance Corp. 5.375% 11/15/29 | | | 552,000 | | | | 516,120 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,861,612 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric — 1.7% | |
NRG Energy, Inc. 5.250% 6/15/29 (d) | | | 374,000 | | | | 392,700 | |
6.625% 1/15/27 | | | 702,000 | | | | 732,712 | |
PG&E Corp. 5.000% 7/01/28 | | | 130,000 | | | | 129,961 | |
5.250% 7/01/30 | | | 119,000 | | | | 119,678 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC 4.300% 7/15/29 (d) | | | 568,000 | | | | 597,168 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,972,219 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.8% | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. 7.750% 1/15/27 (d) | | | 387,000 | | | | 412,646 | |
Wesco Distribution, Inc. Co. 7.125% 6/15/25 (d) | | | 233,000 | | | | 245,379 | |
7.250% 6/15/28 (d) | | | 241,000 | | | | 254,858 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 912,883 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment — 2.0% | |
Banijay Entertainment SASU 5.375% 3/01/25 (d) | | | 241,000 | | | | 235,578 | |
Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco, Inc. 5.250% 10/15/25 (d) | | | 229,000 | | | | 199,230 | |
Colt Merger Sub, Inc. 5.750% 7/01/25 (d) (e) | | | 242,000 | | | | 243,379 | |
6.250% 7/01/25 (d) (e) | | | 432,000 | | | | 429,300 | |
8.125% 7/01/27 (d) (e) | | | 315,000 | | | | 304,369 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 4.750% 10/15/27 (d) | | | 407,000 | | | | 350,105 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc. 5.000% 10/15/25 (d) | | | 204,000 | | | | 188,345 | |
7.250% 11/15/29 (d) | | | 187,000 | | | | 149,600 | |
8.250% 3/15/26 (d) | | | 37,000 | | | | 33,184 | |
8.625% 7/01/25 (d) (e) | | | 147,000 | | | | 137,401 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,270,491 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Environmental Controls — 0.1% | |
Clean Harbors, Inc. 4.875% 7/15/27 (d) | | | 136,000 | | | | 139,740 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Foods — 4.3% | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertson’s LLC 7.500% 3/15/26 (d) | | $ | 181,000 | | | $ | 195,480 | |
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc. 5.875% 7/15/24 (d) | | | 646,000 | | | | 654,882 | |
6.500% 4/15/29 (d) | | | 1,094,000 | | | | 1,161,007 | |
6.750% 2/15/28 (d) | | | 824,000 | | | | 870,358 | |
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc. 5.500% 1/15/30 (d) | | | 826,000 | | | | 846,650 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co. 3.750% 4/01/30 (d) | | | 126,000 | | | | 130,104 | |
3.875% 5/15/27 (d) | | | 250,000 | | | | 261,247 | |
4.250% 3/01/31 (d) | | | 204,000 | | | | 216,300 | |
5.200% 7/15/45 | | | 178,000 | | | | 193,036 | |
6.500% 2/09/40 | | | 94,000 | | | | 113,144 | |
6.875% 1/26/39 | | | 206,000 | | | | 254,663 | |
Simmons Foods, Inc. 7.750% 1/15/24 (d) | | | 129,000 | | | | 134,573 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,031,444 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.7% | |
Apex Tool Group LLC/BC Mountain Finance, Inc. 9.000% 2/15/23 (d) | | | 1,138,000 | | | | 822,205 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 1.9% | |
Avanos Medical, Inc. 6.250% 10/15/22 | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,300,000 | |
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. / Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA 7.250% 2/01/28 (d) | | | 872,000 | | | | 886,371 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,186,371 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 4.6% | |
Centene Corp. 4.250% 12/15/27 | | | 241,000 | | | | 248,690 | |
4.625% 12/15/29 | | | 918,000 | | | | 968,490 | |
5.250% 4/01/25 (d) | | | 232,000 | | | | 238,883 | |
5.375% 6/01/26 (d) | | | 52,000 | | | | 53,906 | |
Envision Healthcare Corp. 8.750% 10/15/26 (d) | | | 1,158,000 | | | | 550,050 | |
HCA, Inc. 3.500% 9/01/30 | | | 1,106,000 | | | | 1,065,268 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc. 4.375% 6/15/28 (d) | | | 200,000 | | | | 199,750 | |
Radiology Partners, Inc. 9.250% 2/01/28 (d) | | | 300,000 | | | | 282,750 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 4.625% 7/15/24 | | | 400,000 | | | | 391,916 | |
4.625% 9/01/24 (d) | | | 323,000 | | | | 315,733 | |
4.875% 1/01/26 (d) | | | 750,000 | | | | 730,313 | |
8.125% 4/01/22 | | | 340,000 | | | | 357,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,402,749 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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 | |
Home Builders — 1.6% | |
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. 6.375% 5/15/25 (d) | | $ | 491,000 | | | $ | 486,090 | |
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. / Brookfield Residential US Corp. 4.875% 2/15/30 (d) | | | 261,000 | | | | 218,092 | |
M/I Homes, Inc. 4.950% 2/01/28 | | | 368,000 | | | | 365,700 | |
Mattamy Group Corp. 4.625% 3/01/30 (d) | | | 668,000 | | | | 641,280 | |
TRI Pointe Group, Inc. 5.700% 6/15/28 | | | 153,000 | | | | 155,295 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,866,457 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Housewares — 0.5% | |
Newell Brands, Inc. 4.700% STEP 4/01/26 | | | 337,000 | | | | 353,651 | |
4.875% 6/01/25 | | | 132,000 | | | | 138,242 | |
5.875% STEP 4/01/36 | | | 126,000 | | | | 134,348 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 626,241 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 1.0% | |
Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc. 7.000% 11/15/25 (d) | | | 691,000 | | | | 660,769 | |
8.125% 2/15/24 (d) | | | 509,000 | | | | 529,207 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,189,976 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet — 1.4% | |
Netflix, Inc. 4.875% 6/15/30 (d) | | | 321,000 | | | | 344,272 | |
5.375% 11/15/29 (d) | | | 523,000 | | | | 572,790 | |
5.875% 11/15/28 | | | 595,000 | | | | 677,556 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,594,618 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies — 0.6% | |
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. 6.375% 12/15/25 | | | 761,000 | | | | 753,390 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Time — 1.4% | |
Brunswick Corp. 7.375% 9/01/23 | | | 285,000 | | | | 313,490 | |
7.125% 8/01/27 | | | 569,000 | | | | 635,188 | |
Carlson Travel, Inc. 6.750% 12/15/23 (d) | | | 296,000 | | | | 192,400 | |
9.500% 12/15/24 (d) | | | 988,000 | | | | 434,720 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,575,798 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Lodging — 1.6% | |
MGM Resorts International 6.750% 5/01/25 | | | 622,000 | | | | 615,830 | |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. 5.250% 5/15/27 (d) | | | 385,000 | | | | 332,832 | |
5.500% 3/01/25 (d) | | | 740,000 | | | | 677,100 | |
Wynn Macau Ltd. 5.125% 12/15/29 (d) | | | 268,000 | | | | 259,960 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,885,722 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.5% | |
Clark Equipment Co. 5.875% 6/01/25 (d) | | $ | 291,000 | | | $ | 297,547 | |
Vertical Us Newco, Inc. 5.250% 7/15/27 (e) | | | 243,000 | | | | 243,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 540,547 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 7.5% | |
Altice Financing SA 5.000% 1/15/28 (d) | | | 316,000 | | | | 313,902 | |
Altice Finco SA 7.625% 2/15/25 (d) | | | 279,000 | | | | 290,163 | |
Block Communications, Inc. 4.875% 3/01/28 (d) | | | 340,000 | | | | 335,849 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 4.500% 8/15/30 (d) | | | 702,000 | | | | 716,040 | |
4.500% 5/01/32 (d) | | | 647,000 | | | | 655,087 | |
4.750% 3/01/30 (d) | | | 236,000 | | | | 241,473 | |
5.875% 5/01/27 (d) | | | 822,000 | | | | 857,716 | |
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 5.125% 8/15/27 (d) | | | 391,000 | | | | 375,360 | |
9.250% 2/15/24 | | | 213,000 | | | | 197,579 | |
Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co. 5.375% 8/15/26 (d) | | | 104,000 | | | | 75,270 | |
DISH DBS Corp. 5.000% 3/15/23 | | | 207,000 | | | | 206,503 | |
7.750% 7/01/26 | | | 217,000 | | | | 230,020 | |
DISH Network Corp. 3.375% 8/15/26 | | | 368,000 | | | | 338,050 | |
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC 6.750% 10/15/27 (d) | | | 314,000 | | | | 320,280 | |
Midcontinent Communications / Midcontinent Finance Corp. 5.375% 8/15/27 (d) | | | 205,000 | | | | 208,153 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 5.375% 7/15/26 (d) | | | 167,000 | | | | 172,468 | |
5.500% 7/01/29 (d) | | | 636,000 | | | | 669,466 | |
TEGNA, Inc. 4.625% 3/15/28 (d) | | | 447,000 | | | | 411,240 | |
Virgin Media Finance PLC 5.000% 7/15/30 (d) | | | 147,000 | | | | 143,723 | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC 5.500% 5/15/29 (d) | | | 1,308,000 | | | | 1,366,860 | |
Ziggo BV 4.875% 1/15/30 (d) | | | 153,000 | | | | 153,829 | |
5.500% 1/15/27 (d) | | | 440,000 | | | | 445,526 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,724,557 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mining — 3.6% | |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. 4.875% 7/15/24 (d) | | | 294,000 | | | | 294,735 | |
6.750% 12/01/27 (d) | | | 350,000 | | | | 367,500 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 7.250% 4/01/23 (d) | | $ | 659,000 | | | $ | 629,345 | |
7.500% 4/01/25 (d) | | | 647,000 | | | | 619,503 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. 4.125% 3/01/28 | | | 69,000 | | | | 66,930 | |
Kinross Gold Corp. 4.500% 7/15/27 | | | 640,000 | | | | 698,074 | |
6.875% 9/01/41 | | | 476,000 | | | | 579,964 | |
New Gold, Inc. 7.500% 7/15/27 (d) | | | 487,000 | | | | 502,433 | |
Northwest Acquisitions ULC/Dominion Finco, Inc. 7.125% 11/01/22 (d) (f) | | | 884,000 | | | | 9,061 | |
Novelis Corp. 4.750% 1/30/30 (d) | | | 417,000 | | | | 398,235 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,165,780 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.1% | |
Amsted Industries, Inc. 5.625% 7/01/27 (d) | | | 617,000 | | | | 636,281 | |
Gates Global LLC / Gates Corp. 6.250% 1/15/26 (d) | | | 700,000 | | | | 687,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,324,031 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 7.1% | |
Antero Resources Corp. 5.375% 11/01/21 | | | 410,000 | | | | 379,250 | |
Apache Corp. 4.375% 10/15/28 | | | 130,000 | | | | 114,798 | |
4.750% 4/15/43 | | | 65,000 | | | | 52,331 | |
5.100% 9/01/40 | | | 130,000 | | | | 106,802 | |
5.350% 7/01/49 | | | 197,000 | | | | 157,193 | |
Cenovus Energy, Inc. 4.250% 4/15/27 | | | 93,000 | | | | 84,229 | |
5.400% 6/15/47 | | | 138,000 | | | | 118,470 | |
6.750% 11/15/39 | | | 155,000 | | | | 150,918 | |
Continental Resources, Inc. 3.800% 6/01/24 | | | 149,000 | | | | 139,318 | |
4.375% 1/15/28 | | | 168,000 | | | | 147,877 | |
CVR Energy, Inc. 5.750% 2/15/28 (d) | | | 1,323,000 | | | | 1,157,625 | |
Endeavor Energy Resources LP / EER Finance, Inc. 6.625% 7/15/25 (d) | | | 295,000 | | | | 297,307 | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co. 5.000% 12/01/24 (d) | | | 79,000 | | | | 67,940 | |
5.750% 10/01/25 (d) | | | 43,000 | | | | 36,550 | |
6.250% 11/01/28 (d) | | | 183,000 | | | | 146,857 | |
Jonah Energy LLC/Jonah Energy Finance Corp. 7.250% 10/15/25 (d) | | | 745,000 | | | | 91,262 | |
Jupiter Resources Inc. 10.000% 1/31/24 | | | 231,906 | | | | 208,715 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Laredo Petroleum, Inc. 9.500% 1/15/25 | | $ | 268,000 | | | $ | 185,255 | |
10.125% 1/15/28 | | | 330,000 | | | | 227,700 | |
MEG Energy Corp. 7.125% 2/01/27 (d) | | | 379,000 | | | | 315,044 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd. 7.250% 1/15/26 (d) | | | 184,000 | | | | 113,160 | |
7.500% 1/15/28 (d) | | | 119,000 | | | | 73,185 | |
Neptune Energy Bondco PLC 6.625% 5/15/25 (d) | | | 594,000 | | | | 516,780 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450% 1.842% FRN 8/15/22 | | | 93,000 | | | | 85,578 | |
2.600% 4/15/22 | | | 76,000 | | | | 72,413 | |
2.700% 8/15/22 | | | 178,000 | | | | 165,709 | |
2.700% 2/15/23 | | | 71,000 | | | | 64,699 | |
2.900% 8/15/24 | | | 93,000 | | | | 79,467 | |
3.500% 6/15/25 | | | 190,000 | | | | 160,550 | |
4.100% 2/01/21 | | | 397,000 | | | | 398,588 | |
4.200% 3/15/48 | | | 31,000 | | | | 20,993 | |
4.400% 4/15/46 | | | 198,000 | | | | 138,109 | |
4.400% 8/15/49 | | | 78,000 | | | | 53,820 | |
4.500% 7/15/44 | | | 81,000 | | | | 55,890 | |
6.450% 9/15/36 | | | 34,000 | | | | 28,730 | |
6.600% 3/15/46 | | | 210,000 | | | | 182,799 | |
6.950% 7/01/24 | | | 88,000 | | | | 86,295 | |
Ovintiv, Inc. 6.500% 8/15/34 | | | 108,000 | | | | 96,488 | |
Parkland Corp. 5.875% 7/15/27 (d) | | | 247,000 | | | | 256,262 | |
PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp. 6.000% 2/15/28 (d) | | | 1,474,000 | | | | 1,223,420 | |
9.250% 5/15/25 (d) | | | 188,000 | | | | 200,690 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,259,066 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 0.5% | |
Welltec A/S 9.500% 12/01/22 (d) | | | 696,000 | | | | 626,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 1.3% | |
Graphic Packaging International LLC 3.500% 3/15/28 (d) | | | 470,000 | | | | 466,334 | |
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co. 7.250% 4/15/25 (d) | | | 781,000 | | | | 708,187 | |
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc. 9.250% 8/01/24 (d) | | | 386,000 | | | | 395,650 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,570,171 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 2.0% | |
Bausch Health Americas, Inc. 8.500% 1/31/27 (d) | | | 250,000 | | | | 265,312 | |
9.250% 4/01/26 (d) | | | 600,000 | | | | 650,940 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 5.000% 1/30/28 (d) | | | 193,000 | | | | 181,708 | |
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 | |
5.250% 1/30/30 (d) | | $ | 320,000 | | | $ | 303,600 | |
5.500% 3/01/23 (d) | | | 140,000 | | | | 140,000 | |
5.875% 5/15/23 (d) | | | 11,000 | | | | 10,973 | |
6.125% 4/15/25 (d) | | | 75,000 | | | | 76,070 | |
Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. 7.500% 4/01/27 (d) | | | 629,000 | | | | 645,480 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,274,083 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 3.3% | |
Buckeye Partners LP 5.850% 11/15/43 | | | 66,000 | | | | 57,275 | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP 4.500% 10/01/29 (e) | | | 271,000 | | | | 271,000 | |
5.625% 10/01/26 | | | 725,000 | | | | 721,375 | |
DCP Midstream Operating LP 5.125% 5/15/29 | | | 23,000 | | | | 22,066 | |
5.625% 7/15/27 | | | 216,000 | | | | 217,350 | |
6.450% 11/03/36 (d) | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,000 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP 6.000% 7/01/25 (d) | | | 182,000 | | | | 184,351 | |
6.500% 7/01/27 (d) | | | 151,000 | | | | 154,657 | |
Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp. 6.000% 5/15/23 | | | 765,000 | | | | 688,500 | |
6.500% 10/01/25 | | | 440,000 | | | | 376,200 | |
PBF Logistics LP / PBF Logistics Finance Corp. 6.875% 5/15/23 | | | 400,000 | | | | 381,000 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 5.000% 1/15/28 | | | 33,000 | | | | 31,032 | |
5.500% 3/01/30 (d) | | | 28,000 | | | | 27,037 | |
6.875% 1/15/29 | | | 61,000 | | | | 63,897 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP 4.050% STEP 2/01/30 | | | 145,000 | | | | 139,576 | |
5.300% 3/01/48 | | | 399,000 | | | | 323,689 | |
5.450% 4/01/44 | | | 202,000 | | | | 168,226 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,836,231 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.2% | |
ESH Hospitality, Inc. 4.625% 10/01/27 (d) | | | 388,000 | | | | 363,265 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. 5.250% 7/15/30 (d) | | | 303,000 | | | | 298,455 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp. 5.000% 10/15/27 | | | 539,000 | | | | 553,823 | |
RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp. 5.000% 4/15/23 | | | 789,000 | | | | 735,742 | |
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. 4.750% 10/15/27 (d) | | | 425,000 | | | | 378,250 | |
Service Properties Trust 7.500% 9/15/25 | | | 207,000 | | | | 218,082 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,547,617 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Retail — 1.8% | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. 4.500% 3/01/28 (d) | | $ | 152,000 | | | $ | 147,440 | |
Golden Nugget, Inc. 8.750% 10/01/25 (d) | | | 714,000 | | | | 403,410 | |
KGA Escrow LLC 7.500% 8/15/23 (d) | | | 561,000 | | | | 560,299 | |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. 5.500% 5/15/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 997,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,108,649 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 3.3% | |
CDK Global, Inc. 5.250% 5/15/29 (d) | | | 66,000 | | | | 68,536 | |
Open Text Corp. 3.875% 2/15/28 (d) | | | 302,000 | | | | 290,769 | |
Open Text Holdings, Inc. 4.125% 2/15/30 (d) | | | 313,000 | | | | 307,522 | |
RP Crown Parent LLC 7.375% 10/15/24 (d) | | | 191,000 | | | | 190,523 | |
Solera LLC/ Solera Finance, Inc. 10.500% 3/01/24 (d) | | | 465,000 | | | | 473,137 | |
SS&C Technologies, Inc. 5.500% 9/30/27 (d) | | | 720,000 | | | | 730,541 | |
Veritas US, Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd. 10.500% 2/01/24 (d) | | | 2,020,000 | | | | 1,807,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,868,928 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Storage & Warehousing — 1.0% | |
LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV 6.875% 5/15/23 (d) | | | 1,111,000 | | | | 1,121,299 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 6.8% | |
CenturyLink, Inc. 5.125% 12/15/26 (d) | | | 526,000 | | | | 524,685 | |
6.750% 12/01/23 | | | 248,000 | | | | 266,548 | |
CommScope Technologies Finance LLC 6.000% 6/15/25 (d) | | | 226,000 | | | | 218,248 | |
CommScope Technologies LLC 5.000% 3/15/27 (d) | | | 174,000 | | | | 156,722 | |
CommScope, Inc. 6.000% 3/01/26 (d) | | | 162,000 | | | | 166,050 | |
8.250% 3/01/27 (d) | | | 565,000 | | | | 580,650 | |
7.125% 7/01/28 (d) (e) | | | 200,000 | | | | 199,520 | |
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp. 6.625% 8/01/26 | | | 687,000 | | | | 713,024 | |
Sprint Capital Corp. 8.750% 3/15/32 | | | 126,000 | | | | 180,337 | |
Sprint Corp. 7.250% 9/15/21 | | | 745,000 | | | | 781,021 | |
7.625% 3/01/26 | | | 386,000 | | | | 455,623 | |
7.875% 9/15/23 | | | 1,386,000 | | | | 1,560,982 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc. 6.500% 1/15/26 | | | 679,000 | | | | 709,630 | |
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 | |
Telecom Italia Capital 6.000% 9/30/34 | | $ | 150,000 | | | $ | 163,050 | |
Telecom Italia SpA 5.303% 5/30/24 (d) | | | 586,000 | | | | 611,532 | |
ViaSat, Inc. 5.625% 4/15/27 (d) | | | 197,000 | | | | 201,679 | |
6.500% 7/15/28 (d) | | | 387,000 | | | | 387,081 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,876,382 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.5% | |
Mattel, Inc. 6.750% 12/31/25 (d) | | | 305,000 | | | | 316,437 | |
5.875% 12/15/27 (d) | | | 224,000 | | | | 230,720 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 547,157 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 3.4% | |
Kenan Advantage Group, Inc. 7.875% 7/31/23 (d) | | | 3,200,000 | | | | 2,816,000 | |
XPO Logistics, Inc. 6.250% 5/01/25 (d) | | | 350,000 | | | | 366,625 | |
6.750% 8/15/24 (d) | | | 716,000 | | | | 750,082 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,932,707 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $113,170,528) | | | | | | | 107,318,305 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $120,406,352) | | | | | | | 113,140,535 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
| | Number of Shares | | | | |
WARRANTS — 0.0% | |
|
Basic Materials — 0.0% | |
Forest Products & Paper — 0.0% | |
Appvion Holding Corp. Tranche A Expires 6/13/23, Strike price 31.25 (a) (b) | | | 2,106 | | | | - | |
Appvion Holding Corp. Tranche B Expires 6/13/23, Strike price 31.25 (a) (b) | | | 2,106 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost $0) | | | | | | | - | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $123,881,440) | | | | | | | 113,285,050 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 97.5% (Cost $123,881,440) (g) | | | | | | | 113,285,050 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 2.5% | | | | | | | 2,883,951 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 116,169,001 | |
| | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
DAC | Designated Activity Company |
LIBOR | London Inter-Bank Offered Rate |
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, 2020, these securities amounted to a value of $0 or 0.00% of net assets. |
(b) | Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | 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, 2020, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $73,269,266 or 63.07% of net assets. |
(e) | A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis. (Note 2). |
(f) | Security is currently in default due to bankruptcy or failure to make payment of principal or interest of the issuer. Income is not being accrued. At June 30, 2020, these securities amounted to a value of $206,600 or 0.18% of net assets. |
(g) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
Country weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
| | | | |
United States | | | 83.0 | % |
Canada | | | 5.7 | % |
United Kingdom | | | 1.7 | % |
Netherlands | | | 1.6 | % |
Luxembourg | | | 1.3 | % |
Cayman Islands | | | 1.3 | % |
Ireland | | | 0.8 | % |
Denmark | | | 0.5 | % |
Italy | | | 0.5 | % |
Austria | | | 0.4 | % |
Mexico | | | 0.3 | % |
France | | | 0.2 | % |
Bermuda | | | 0.2 | % |
| | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 97.5 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 2.5 | % |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund – Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
BONDS & NOTES — 76.5% | |
|
CORPORATE DEBT — 1.1% | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.5% | |
Becton Dickinson and Co. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .875% 1.181% FRN 12/29/20 | | $ | 1,545,000 | | | $ | 1,545,099 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 0.6% | |
SBA Tower Trust 3.156% 10/10/45 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,004,292 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $3,106,738) | | | | | | | 3,549,391 | |
| | | | | |
|
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 0.3% | |
Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc., Revenue Bonds, Series 2006-2, Class B2 1.678% 6/25/42 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,149,393 | |
Louisiana State Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2011-A, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR 1.891% FRN 4/26/27 | | | 33,341 | | | | 33,274 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS (Cost $1,217,216) | | | | | | | 1,182,667 | |
| | | | | |
|
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 50.4% | |
Auto Floor Plan ABS — 1.0% | |
Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, Series 2019-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.750% 0.935% FRN 5/25/24 (a) | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,373,260 | |
NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2017-2A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .680% 0.865% FRN 10/17/22 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,986,511 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,359,771 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobile ABS — 10.4% | |
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust Series 2017-4, Class C, 2.940% 1/10/24 (a) | | | 17,854 | | | | 17,854 | |
Series 2019-1, Class C, 3.500% 4/14/25 (a) | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,320,074 | |
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class C 4.530% 3/20/23 (a) | | | 388,000 | | | | 364,823 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.450% 0.635% FRN 4/15/30 (a) | | $ | 520,810 | | | $ | 520,809 | |
CPS Auto Trust Series 2019-A, Class A, 3.180% 6/15/22 (a) | | | 57,829 | | | | 57,974 | |
Series 2018-C, Class B, 3.430% 7/15/22 (a) | | | 130,234 | | | | 130,662 | |
Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-1, Class C 3.780% 4/15/25 | | | 963,000 | | | | 959,559 | |
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2020-2A, Class A, 1.130% 8/15/23 (a) | | | 880,000 | | | | 880,056 | |
Series 2019-3A, Class A, 2.590% 9/15/22 (a) | | | 289,126 | | | | 289,769 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class B, 3.450% 2/15/23 (a) | | | 386,121 | | | | 387,648 | |
Flagship Credit Auto Trust Series 2017-4, Class A, 2.070% 4/15/22 (a) | | | 11,958 | | | | 11,962 | |
Series 2018-1, Class A, 2.590% 6/15/22 (a) | | | 142,164 | | | | 142,277 | |
Series 2016-4, Class C, 2.710% 11/15/22 (a) | | | 400,945 | | | | 402,775 | |
Series 2018-2, Class A, 2.970% 10/17/22 (a) | | | 597,687 | | | | 598,562 | |
Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP, Series 2018-1, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.500% 0.677% FRN 5/10/32 (a) | | | 1,513,691 | | | | 1,487,871 | |
Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP Series 2017-1A, Class B, 3.560% 10/25/21 (a) | | | 2,530,000 | | | | 2,420,251 | |
Series 2016-2A, Class D, 5.970% 3/25/22 (a) | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 2,717,812 | |
OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust Series 2017-2A, Class C, 2.820% 7/15/24 (a) | | | 8,490,000 | | | | 8,476,723 | |
Series 2017-2A, Class E, 4.740% 11/14/25 (a) | | | 968,000 | | | | 964,179 | |
Oscar US Funding Trust IX LLC, Series 2018-2A, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.470% 0.647% FRN 8/10/21 (a) | | | 37,245 | | | | 37,218 | |
Tesla Auto Lease Trust, Series 2018-B, Class A 3.710% 8/20/21 (a) | | | 5,516,652 | | | | 5,597,053 | |
Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2018-C, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.120% 0.305% FRN 8/16/21 | | | 232,585 | | | | 232,585 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-C, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .230% 0.415% FRN 2/15/23 | | $ | 5,846,901 | | | $ | 5,846,901 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 33,865,397 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial MBS — 2.7% | |
BHMS Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-ATLS, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.685% FRN 7/15/35 (a) | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,568,357 | |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2020-BXLP, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600% 1.785% FRN 12/15/36 (a) | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,237,991 | |
Series 2018-IND, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700% 1.885% FRN 11/15/35 (a) | | | 1,582,000 | | | | 1,561,994 | |
Series 2019-XL, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000% 2.185% FRN 10/15/36 (a) | | | 1,671,951 | | | | 1,606,849 | |
CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-LIFE, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 1.935% FRN 12/15/37 (a) | | | 308,865 | | | | 298,061 | |
DBJPM 17-C6 Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C6, Class A1 1.907% 6/10/50 | | | 598,456 | | | | 603,577 | |
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2018-LAQ, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000% 1.185% FRN 6/15/32 (a) | | | 1,490,944 | | | | 1,401,574 | |
KNDL Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-KNSQ, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800% 1.985% FRN 5/15/36 (a) | | | 476,000 | | | | 457,583 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,735,986 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Credit Card ABS — 0.3% | |
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2017-A6, Class A6, 1 mo. LIBOR + 0.770% 0.955% FRN 5/14/29 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,080,961 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Equity ABS — 0.1% | |
Asset Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-HE3, Class A4, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.170% 0.355% FRN 3/25/36 | | | 253,576 | | | | 250,833 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Other ABS — 11.9% | |
321 Henderson Receivables LLC Series 2006-2A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 0.384% FRN 6/15/41 (a) | | $ | 1,072,274 | | | $ | 1,024,525 | |
Series 2006-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 0.385% FRN 3/15/41 (a) | | | 270,472 | | | | 264,300 | |
Series 2006-3A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 0.385% FRN 9/15/41 (a) | | | 128,498 | | | | 126,063 | |
Series 2006-4A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.200% 0.385% FRN 12/15/41 (a) | | | 152,369 | | | | 149,601 | |
Series 2007-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 0.385% FRN 3/15/42 (a) | | | 572,966 | | | | 553,381 | |
AASET Trust Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.967% 5/16/42 (a) | | | 159,227 | | | | 134,234 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class A, 4.454% 11/18/38 (a) | | | 1,591,266 | | | | 1,418,987 | |
AIMCO CLO, Series 2015-AA, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .850% 2.069% FRN 1/15/28 (a) | | | 2,430,947 | | | | 2,396,542 | |
Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes, Series 2018-FL1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150% 1.335% FRN 6/15/28 (a) | | | 780,000 | | | | 765,474 | |
Avant Loans Funding Trust Series 2019-B, Class A, 2.720% 10/15/26 (a) | | | 1,236,081 | | | | 1,238,337 | |
Series 2019-A, Class A, 3.480% 7/15/22 (a) | | | 167,927 | | | | 168,186 | |
Avery Point IV CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100% 2.091% FRN 4/25/26 (a) | | | 528,191 | | | | 527,239 | |
BCC Funding XIV LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2 2.960% 6/20/23 (a) | | | 219,345 | | | | 219,714 | |
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2013-2A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .890% 2.025% FRN 1/18/29 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,966,428 | |
CCG Receivables Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A2 3.090% 12/15/25 (a) | | | 491,029 | | | | 492,128 | |
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-5, Class 3A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .460% 0.645% FRN 9/25/34 | | | 2,877 | | | | 2,551 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Elara HGV Timeshare Issuer LLC, Series 2014-A, Class B, 3.020% VRN 2/25/27 (a) (b) | | $ | 127,776 | | | $ | 127,533 | |
FCI Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A 3.630% 2/18/31 (a) | | | 224,605 | | | | 226,331 | |
First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-FF9, Class A4, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.360% 0.545% FRN 10/25/35 | | | 1,328,607 | | | | 1,252,480 | |
Hilton Grand Vacations Trust, Series 2014-AA, Class A 1.770% 11/25/26 (a) | | | 46,189 | | | | 46,173 | |
KREF Ltd. Series 2018-FL1, Class AS, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350% 1.544% FRN 6/15/36 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,954,711 | |
Series 2018-FL1, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.550% 2.744% FRN 6/15/36 (a) | | | 2,450,000 | | | | 2,320,860 | |
LCM Ltd., 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.240% 2.459% FRN 7/15/27 (a) | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,284,275 | |
Lendmark Funding Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class A 3.810% 12/21/26 (a) | | | 630,000 | | | | 629,835 | |
Marlette Funding Trust Series 2019-3A, Class A, 2.690% 9/17/29 (a) | | | 1,795,902 | | | | 1,804,843 | |
Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3.130% 7/16/29 (a) | | | 243,567 | | | | 238,353 | |
Series 2018-3A, Class A, 3.200% 9/15/28 (a) | | | 22,783 | | | | 22,788 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.440% 4/16/29 (a) | | | 153,890 | | | | 152,440 | |
Series 2019-2A, Class B, 3.530% 7/16/29 (a) | | | 385,000 | | | | 384,064 | |
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class A 2.420% 12/20/34 (a) | | | 81,118 | | | | 80,052 | |
Neuberger Berman CLO XX Ltd., Series 2015-20A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 2.019% FRN 1/15/28 (a) | | | 2,410,614 | | | | 2,386,216 | |
NP SPE II LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A1 2.574% 9/20/49 (a) | | | 362,498 | | | | 359,144 | |
OCP CLO Ltd., Series 2015-10A, Class A1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .820% 1.811% FRN 10/26/27 (a) | | | 1,856,368 | | | | 1,841,061 | |
Orange Lake Timeshare Trust, Series 2016-A, Class A 2.610% 3/08/29 (a) | | | 197,001 | | | | 191,053 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Oxford Finance Funding Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class A 3.968% 6/17/24 (a) | | $ | 92,808 | | | $ | 93,223 | |
PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust, Series 2018-GT1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.850% 3.035% FRN 2/25/23 (a) | | | 440,000 | | | | 431,232 | |
Saxon Asset Securities Trust, Series 2006-2, Class A3C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.150% 0.335% FRN 9/25/36 | | | 1,594,157 | | | | 1,587,254 | |
Sierra Receivables Funding LLC Series 2019-3A, Class C, 3.000% 8/20/36 (a) | | | 2,497,693 | | | | 2,255,686 | |
Series 2015-3A, Class B, 3.080% 9/20/32 (a) | | | 22,092 | | | | 21,960 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class C, 3.770% 1/20/36 (a) | | | 548,934 | | | | 510,912 | |
Series 2019-3A, Class D, 4.180% 8/20/36 (a) | | | 639,550 | | | | 582,259 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class D, 4.750% 1/20/36 (a) | | | 496,655 | | | | 462,964 | |
SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust Series 2017-4, Class A, 2.500% 5/26/26 (a) | | | 370,785 | | | | 373,011 | |
Series 2017-6, Class A2, 2.820% 11/25/26 (a) | | | 405,544 | | | | 408,599 | |
Series 2016-3, Class A, 3.050% 12/26/25 (a) | | | 12,664 | | | | 12,589 | |
Series 2016-5, Class A, 3.060% 9/25/28 (a) | | | 158,255 | | | | 158,589 | |
Series 2016-2A, Class A, 3.090% 10/27/25 (a) | | | 26,741 | | | | 26,667 | |
Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3.260% 8/25/25 (a) | | | 296,383 | | | | 297,851 | |
Series 2017-2, Class A, 3.280% 2/25/26 (a) | | | 128,740 | | | | 128,601 | |
Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-GEL1, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 0.985% FRN 11/25/35 (a) | | | 1,293,361 | | | | 1,229,748 | |
Textainer Marine Containers VII Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A 4.110% 7/20/43 (a) | | | 1,163,700 | | | | 1,163,389 | |
TLF National Tax Lien Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class A 3.090% 12/15/29 (a) | | | 501,532 | | | | 504,758 | |
Trip Rail Master Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A1 2.709% 8/15/47 (a) | | | 113,378 | | | | 113,431 | |
Verizon Owner Trust., Series 2018-1A, Class A1A 2.820% 9/20/22 (a) | | | 1,286,985 | | | | 1,298,241 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Westgate Resorts LLC Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.050% 12/20/30 (a) | | $ | 272,224 | | | $ | 271,282 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.380% 12/20/31 (a) | | | 390,984 | | | | 384,383 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 39,066,531 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Student Loans ABS — 13.5% | |
Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc., Series 2006-2, Class A10, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.120% 0.417% FRN 6/25/26 | | | 957,665 | | | | 942,448 | |
Chase Education Loan Trust, Series 2007-A, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .100% 0.406% FRN 6/28/39 | | | 3,359,966 | | | | 2,890,078 | |
College Loan Corp. Trust I, Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .490% 1.709% FRN 1/15/37 | | | 426,963 | | | | 363,186 | |
Commonbond Student Loan Trust, Series 2018-CGS, Class C 4.350% 2/25/46 (a) | | | 59,410 | | | | 57,445 | |
DRB Prime Student Loan Trust Series 2016-R, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900% 2.085% FRN 10/25/44 (a) | | | 1,098,489 | | | | 1,099,785 | |
Series 2016-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000% 2.185% FRN 4/25/40 (a) | | | 187,966 | | | | 177,325 | |
Earnest Student Loan Program LLC, Series 2016-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050% 2.235% FRN 2/26/35 (a) | | | 145,892 | | | | 137,219 | |
ECMC Group Student Loan Trust Series 2017-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 1.385% FRN 12/27/66 (a) | | | 1,343,440 | | | | 1,316,667 | |
Series 2016-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350% 1.518% FRN 7/26/66 (a) | | | 908,125 | | | | 880,702 | |
EdLinc Student Loan Funding Trust, Series 2017-A, Class A, Prime - 1.150% 3.600% FRN 12/01/47 (a) | | | 693,216 | | | | 684,149 | |
Edsouth Indenture No.9 LLC, Series 2015-1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.800% 0.985% FRN 10/25/56 (a) | | | 372,405 | | | | 348,369 | |
No.10 LLC, Series 2015-2, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.685% FRN 12/25/58 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 948,514 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
ELFI Graduate Loan Program LLC, Series 2018-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .750% 0.935% FRN 8/25/42 (a) | | $ | 455,713 | | | $ | 423,689 | |
Goal Capital Funding Trust, Series 2010-1, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .700% 1.060% FRN 8/25/48 (a) | | | 257,278 | | | | 241,707 | |
JP Morgan Student Loan Trust, Series 2007-A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .350% 1.237% FRN 6/28/39 (a) | | | 477,090 | | | | 419,983 | |
KeyCorp Student Loan Trust, Series 2000-A, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.320% 0.680% FRN 5/25/29 | | | 76,852 | | | | 74,663 | |
Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust, Series 2019-A, Class A1FX 2.340% 10/25/48 (a) | | | 638,472 | | | | 614,377 | |
Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2018-1A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.720% 0.905% FRN 3/25/67 (a) | | | 1,120,000 | | | | 999,704 | |
Series 2016-3A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.850% 1.035% FRN 6/25/65 (a) | | | 121,981 | | | | 121,722 | |
Series 2019-2A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000% 1.185% FRN 2/27/68 (a) | | | 3,387,000 | | | | 3,189,811 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150% 1.335% FRN 7/26/66 (a) | | | 410,000 | | | | 399,302 | |
Series 2015-AA, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 1.385% FRN 12/15/28 (a) | | | 366,461 | | | | 352,239 | |
Series 2016-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 1.435% FRN 6/25/65 (a) | | | 2,003,434 | | | | 1,962,498 | |
Series 2016-6A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300% 1.485% FRN 3/25/66 (a) | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,041,750 | |
Series 2019-3A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.550% 1.735% FRN 7/25/68 (a) | | | 2,900,000 | | | | 2,212,480 | |
Nelnet Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2016-A, Class A1A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 1.935% FRN 12/26/40 (a) | | | 288,729 | | | | 274,137 | |
Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .170% 0.476% FRN 3/23/37 | | | 854,830 | | | | 615,477 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2006-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .250% 0.547% FRN 6/25/41 | | $ | 314,038 | | | $ | 270,971 | |
Series 2006-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 1.191% FRN 1/25/38 | | | 643,394 | | | | 552,564 | |
Series 2004-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .350% 1.341% FRN 10/25/40 | | | 1,066,398 | | | | 952,885 | |
Series 2014-2A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.685% FRN 6/25/41 (a) | | | 375,000 | | | | 353,389 | |
SLC Student Loan Trust Series 2006-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .230% 0.543% FRN 12/15/39 | | | 1,173,962 | | | | 1,030,997 | |
Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .280% 0.593% FRN 3/15/40 | | | 1,774,762 | | | | 1,548,277 | |
SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2003-11, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .650% 0.963% FRN 12/15/38 | | | 414,501 | | | | 367,789 | |
Series 2005-5, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.140% 1.131% FRN 10/25/28 | | | 431,052 | | | | 418,342 | |
Series 2006-4, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 1.191% FRN 1/25/70 | | | 346,627 | | | | 309,303 | |
Series 2006-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210% 1.201% FRN 10/25/40 | | | 369,520 | | | | 330,527 | |
Series 2006-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .220% 1.211% FRN 1/25/41 | | | 405,723 | | | | 363,715 | |
Series 2003-14, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300% 1.291% FRN 7/25/25 | | | 250,712 | | | | 243,044 | |
Series 2005-8, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .310% 1.301% FRN 1/25/55 | | | 368,564 | | | | 327,793 | |
Series 2002-7, Class A11, 28 day ARS 1.403% FRN 3/15/28 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,000 | |
Series 2004-8, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.460% 1.451% FRN 1/25/40 | | | 405,717 | | | | 356,229 | |
Series 2004-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .470% 1.461% FRN 10/25/64 | | | 281,276 | | | | 249,857 | |
Series 2003-14, Class A7, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .600% 1.591% FRN 10/25/65 (a) | | | 2,100,000 | | | | 1,978,719 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2019-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .350% 0.535% FRN 2/16/26 (a) | | $ | 588,266 | | | $ | 569,952 | |
Series 2019-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.350% 0.535% FRN 7/15/26 (a) | | | 235,498 | | | | 226,953 | |
Series 2018-B, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.720% 0.905% FRN 1/15/37 (a) | | | 1,364,078 | | | | 1,318,452 | |
Series 2019-A, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .870% 1.055% FRN 7/15/36 (a) | | | 1,639,000 | | | | 1,581,884 | |
Series 2014-A, Class A2A, 3.050% 5/15/26 (a) | | | 183,079 | | | | 178,624 | |
SoFi Alternative Trust, Series 2019-C, Class PT, 4.853% VRN 1/25/45 (a) (b) | | | 1,796,567 | | | | 1,951,182 | |
SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.700% 0.885% FRN 3/26/40 (a) | | | 247,083 | | | | 241,227 | |
Series 2016-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 1.935% FRN 8/25/36 (a) | | | 219,579 | | | | 216,865 | |
Series 2019-C, Class A1FX, 2.130% 11/16/48 (a) | | | 1,479,744 | | | | 1,489,369 | |
Series 2016-B, Class A2B, 2.740% 10/25/32 (a) | | | 2,641,185 | | | | 2,576,373 | |
South Carolina Student Loan Corp., Series 2010-1, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000% 1.991% FRN 7/25/25 | | | 204,018 | | | | 204,019 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 44,023,727 | |
| | | | | | | | |
WL Collateral CMO — 10.5% | |
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-3, Class A3, 3.238% VRN 5/25/59 (a) (b) | | | 1,339,274 | | | | 1,321,799 | |
Banc of America Funding, Series 2006-G, Class 2A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.440% 0.630% FRN 7/20/36 | | | 1,436,220 | | | | 1,419,955 | |
BRAVO Residential Funding Trust, Series 2019-NQM1, Class A1, 2.666% VRN 7/25/59 (a) (b) | | | 7,349,603 | | | | 7,324,712 | |
CIM Trust, Series 2019-INV3, Class A11, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000% 1.118% FRN 8/25/49 (a) | | | 3,729,401 | | | | 3,713,206 | |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2019-IMC1, Class A3, 3.030% VRN 7/25/49 (a) (b) | | | 1,078,018 | | | | 1,073,383 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust Series 2018-1A, Class A1, 2.976% VRN 12/25/57 (a) (b) | | $ | 308,570 | | | $ | 311,581 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 3.027% VRN 12/25/57 (a) (b) | | | 308,570 | | | | 307,724 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class A1, 3.479% VRN 4/25/58 (a) (b) | | | 1,009,327 | | | | 1,026,177 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A3, 3.948% VRN 1/25/59 (a) (b) | | | 218,854 | | | | 219,005 | |
Series 2018-4A, Class A3, 4.285% VRN 10/25/58 (a) (b) | | | 1,470,209 | | | | 1,478,514 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2018-1, Class A5, 3.500% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 374,628 | | | | 379,214 | |
Series 2018-3, Class A5, 3.500% VRN 9/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 596,229 | | | | 604,008 | |
Series 2017-6, Class A5, 3.500% VRN 12/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 480,035 | | | | 488,483 | |
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2019-NQM1, Class A3, 3.928% VRN 1/25/49 (a) (b) | | | 954,298 | | | | 971,583 | |
Onslow Bay Financial LLC, Series 2020-EXP1, Class 2A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .950% 1.135% FRN 2/25/60 (a) | | | 1,809,918 | | | | 1,809,918 | |
Opteum Mortgage Acceptance Corp. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-4, Class 1APT, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.310% 0.495% FRN 11/25/35 | | | 1,191,650 | | | | 1,141,391 | |
PSMC Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A3, 3.500% VRN 2/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 511,279 | | | | 518,500 | |
Sequoia Mortgage Trust Series 2018-3, Class A4, 3.500% VRN 3/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 502,207 | | | | 508,416 | |
Series 2018-CH1, Class A10, 4.000% VRN 2/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 300,112 | | | | 302,519 | |
Series 2018-CH2, Class A12, 4.000% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 963,382 | | | | 978,178 | |
Series 2018-CH3, Class A11, 4.000% VRN 8/25/48 (a) (b) | | | 225,436 | | | | 226,286 | |
Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust, Series 2019-INV1, Class A3, 2.916% VRN 9/27/49 (a) (b) | | | 919,707 | | | | 902,328 | |
Verus Securitization Trust Series 2019-INV2, Class A3, 3.219% VRN 7/25/59 (a) (b) | | | 913,074 | | | | 912,536 | |
Series 2019-1, Class A1, 3.836% VRN 2/25/59 (a) (b) | | | 2,175,239 | | | | 2,225,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2019-1, Class A3, 4.040% VRN 2/25/59 (a) (b) | | $ | 4,257,297 | | | $ | 4,290,377 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 34,455,605 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $169,362,951) | | | | | | | 164,838,811 | |
| | | | | |
|
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 3.0% | |
Pass-Through Securities — 0.1% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool #1Q0239, 1 year CMT + 2.214% 3.833% 3/01/37 | | | 184,917 | | | | 194,686 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Whole Loans — 2.9% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes Series 2020-DNA3, Class M1 1.000% 6/25/50 (a) (c) | | | 9,600,000 | | | | 9,600,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES (Cost $9,788,442) | | | | | | | 9,794,686 | |
| | | | | |
|
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 21.7% | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 21.7% | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index 0.125% 10/15/24 | | | 8,096,274 | | | | 8,479,374 | |
0.125% 4/15/25 | | | 595,692 | | | | 624,052 | |
0.125% 7/15/26 | | | 1,604,790 | | | | 1,703,922 | |
0.125% 1/15/30 | | | 8,273,025 | | | | 8,937,365 | |
0.250% 1/15/25 | | | 7,145,952 | | | | 7,517,739 | |
0.250% 7/15/29 | | | 2,355,993 | | | | 2,577,341 | |
0.250% 2/15/50 | | | 1,595,968 | | | | 1,790,165 | |
0.375% 7/15/25 (d) | | | 1,968,148 | | | | 2,101,830 | |
0.375% 7/15/27 | | | 52,418 | | | | 56,966 | |
0.500% 4/15/24 | | | 2,745,360 | | | | 2,885,305 | |
0.500% 1/15/28 | | | 1,325,813 | | | | 1,453,354 | |
0.625% 4/15/23 | | | 1,780,942 | | | | 1,851,765 | |
0.625% 1/15/24 | | | 3,076,696 | | | | 3,240,235 | |
0.625% 1/15/26 | | | 2,401,376 | | | | 2,599,915 | |
0.625% 2/15/43 | | | 2,788,550 | | | | 3,279,276 | |
0.750% 7/15/28 | | | 2,222,045 | | | | 2,505,153 | |
0.750% 2/15/45 | | | 707,870 | | | | 865,021 | |
0.875% 2/15/47 | | | 637,416 | | | | 811,974 | |
1.000% 2/15/48 | | | 2,339,865 | | | | 3,090,150 | |
1.000% 2/15/49 | | | 265 | | | | 352 | |
1.375% 2/15/44 | | | 1,870,170 | | | | 2,549,578 | |
2.125% 2/15/41 | | | 1,288,144 | | | | 1,921,961 | |
3.375% 4/15/32 | | | 361,193 | | | | 537,487 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
3.625% 4/15/28 | | $ | 2,774,713 | | | $ | 3,733,651 | |
3.875% 4/15/29 | | | 4,055,896 | | | | 5,732,536 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 70,846,467 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $66,685,259) | | | | | | | 70,846,467 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $250,160,606) | | | | | | | 250,212,022 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 0.4% (Cost $1,845,236) | | | | | | | 1,186,451 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $252,005,842) | | | | | | | 251,398,473 | |
| | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 24.5% | |
Commercial Paper — 23.8% | |
American Electric Power, Inc. 0.223% 7/22/20 (a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,999,463 | |
American Honda Finance Corp. 1.936% 8/21/20 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,997,825 | |
Avangrid, Inc. 0.203% 7/06/20 (a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,999,865 | |
Bayer Corp. 2.553% 7/15/20 (a) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,999,550 | |
Bemis Co., Inc. 0.304% 7/13/20 (a) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,999,622 | |
BP Capital Markets PLC 1.274% 11/02/20 (a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,996,823 | |
Carnival Corp. 1.746% 11/25/20 (a) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,834,906 | |
Caterpillar Financial Services Co. 0.203% 7/24/20 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,999,256 | |
Daimler Finance North America LLC 1.323% 8/27/20 (a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,997,733 | |
Dominion Resources, Inc. 0.335% 11/03/20 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,992,440 | |
Duke Energy Corp. 0.284% 8/03/20 (a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,999,034 | |
Dupont De Nemours, Inc. 1.219% 7/02/20 (a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,999,936 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 0.274% 7/09/20 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,865 | |
First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC 0.304% 9/28/20 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,475 | |
FMC Tech, Inc. 1.269% 7/13/20 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,624 | |
1.269% 7/09/20 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,745 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. 2.395% 7/07/20 (a) | | $ | 4,000,000 | | | $ | 3,999,790 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV 0.284% 7/01/20 (a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,999,977 | |
Mondelez International, Inc. 0.355% 8/04/20 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,325 | |
Public Sevice Enterprise Group, Inc. 0.254% 7/20/20 (a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,999,522 | |
Schlumberger Holdings Corp. 0.304% 8/07/20 (a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,998,372 | |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 0.233% 9/24/20 (a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,998,438 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. 0.244% 9/21/20 (a) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,997,750 | |
Suncor Energy, Inc. 1.759% 7/07/20 (a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,999,842 | |
Toronto Dominion Bank 0.233% 9/24/20 (a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,998,502 | |
Verizon Communication, Inc. 1.527% 7/28/20 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,513 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 77,806,193 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement — 0.7% | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 6/30/20, 0.000%, due 7/01/20 (e) | | | 2,206,611 | | | | 2,206,611 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $80,112,912) | | | | | | | 80,012,804 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.4% (Cost $332,118,754) (f) | | | | | | | 331,411,277 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (1.4)% | | | | | | | (4,559,317 | ) |
| | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 326,851,960 | |
| | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
CLO | Collateralized Loan Obligation |
CMO | Collateralized Mortgage Obligation |
CMT | Constant Maturity Treasury Index |
LIBOR | London Inter-Bank Offered Rate |
MBS | Mortgage-Backed Security |
PJSC | Public Joint Stock Company |
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 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
| exempt from registration. At June 30, 2020, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $217,444,564 or 66.53% 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, 2020. |
(c) | A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis. (Note 2). |
(d) | A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open derivatives. (Note 2). |
(e) | Maturity value of $2,206,611. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.625%, maturity date of 1/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $2,250,792. |
(f) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
(#) Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paid by Fund | | Received by Fund | | | |
Description | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | Rate | | Frequency | | Rate | | Frequency | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Premium Paid (Received) | | | 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 | | | | 1,967,000 | | | $ | 301,541 | | | $ | 98,335 | | | $ | 203,206 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | $ | 590,304 | | | $ | 1,143,840 | | | $ | (553,536 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | 294,606 | | | | 603,061 | | | | (308,455 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | | 884,910 | | | | 1,746,901 | | | | (861,991 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,186,451 | | | $ | 1,845,236 | | | $ | (658,785 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | 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 Long Bond | | | 9/21/20 | | | | 35 | | | $ | 6,252,461 | | | $ | (2,773 | ) |
U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year | | | 9/30/20 | | | | 23 | | | | 5,076,119 | | | | 2,928 | |
U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year | | | 9/30/20 | | | | 19 | | | | 2,387,887 | | | | 1,215 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 1,370 | |
| | | | | |
Short | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Ultra 10 Year | | | 9/21/20 | | | | 58 | | | $ | (9,108,791 | ) | | $ | (25,303 | ) |
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond | | | 9/21/20 | | | | 22 | | | | (4,811,670 | ) | | | 12,232 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | (13,071 | ) |
| | | | | |
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps - Buy Protection
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Obligation/Index | | Rate Paid by Fund | | Payment Frequency | | | Termination Date | | | Notional Amount | | Value | | | Upfront Premium Paid/ (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | | | |
CDX.NA.IG Series 34† | | 1.00% | | | Quarterly | | | | 6/20/25 | | | USD | | 1,800,000 | | $ | (21,039 | ) | | $ | 6,392 | | | $ | (27,431 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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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) | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
1.643% | | Maturity | | U.S. Consumer Price Index | | Maturity | | Goldman Sachs International* | | 12/09/21 | | | USD | | | | 11,000,000 | | | $ | (181,918 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (181,918 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
1.180% | | Maturity | | U.S. Consumer Price Index | | Maturity | | Goldman Sachs International* | | 6/22/22 | | | USD | | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 597 | | | | - | | | | 597 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
1.669% | | Maturity | | U.S. Consumer Price Index | | Maturity | | Goldman Sachs International* | | 11/08/22 | | | USD | | | | 1,920,000 | | | | (38,501 | ) | | | - | | | | (38,501 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | $ | (219,822 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (219,822 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
OTC Total Return Swaps
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid by the Fund | | Received by the Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rate/ Reference | | No. of Contracts/ Notional | | | Frequency | | Rate/Reference | | No. of Contracts/ Notional | | Frequency | | Counterparty | | Termination Date | | | Value | | | Upfront Premium Received (Paid)/ Received | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
1.77% | | USD | | | 40,000,000 | | | Maturity | | Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Inflation Notes TR Index | | 123,929 | | Maturity | | BNP Paribas SA* | | | 7/31/20 | | | $ | 1,754,317 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,754,317 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
1.76% | | USD | | | 60,000,000 | | | Maturity | | Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Inflation Notes TR Index | | 186,216 | | Maturity | | BNP Paribas SA* | | | 8/31/20 | | | | 2,739,904 | | | | - | | | | 2,739,904 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
1.79% | | USD | | | 50,000,000 | | | Maturity | | Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Inflation Notes TR Index | | 156,349 | | Maturity | | Goldman Sachs International* | | | 7/31/20 | | | | 2,677,113 | | | | - | | | | 2,677,113 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
1.76% | | USD | | | 50,000,000 | | | Maturity | | Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Inflation Notes TR Index | | 155,180 | | Maturity | | Goldman Sachs International* | | | 8/31/20 | | | | 2,283,253 | | | | - | | | | 2,283,253 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
0.31% | | USD | | | 32,000,000 | | | Maturity | | Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Inflation Notes TR Index | | 96,168 | | Maturity | | Goldman Sachs International* | | | 10/30/20 | | | | 400,983 | | | | - | | | | 400,983 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | $ | 9,855,570 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 9,855,570 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | 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. |
Currency Legend
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
BONDS & NOTES — 92.4% | |
|
CORPORATE DEBT — 40.2% | |
Advertising — 0.1% | |
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. 3.750% 10/01/21 | | $ | 200,000 | | | $ | 207,354 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Agriculture — 1.4% | |
BAT Capital Corp. 3.222% 8/15/24 | | | 415,000 | | | | 444,459 | |
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp. 3.500% 11/24/20 | | | 930,000 | | | | 938,790 | |
Imperial Brands Finance PLC 3.125% 7/26/24 (a) | | | 400,000 | | | | 415,418 | |
3.500% 2/11/23 (a) | | | 387,000 | | | | 401,506 | |
Reynolds American, Inc. 4.000% 6/12/22 | | | 540,000 | | | | 570,504 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,770,677 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines — 0.0% | |
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2014-1, Class B, 4.375% 4/01/24 | | | 20,383 | | | | 14,654 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers — 1.7% | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.235% 1.627% FRN 2/15/23 | | | 275,000 | | | | 246,155 | |
3 mo. USD LIBOR + .810% 2.183% FRN 4/05/21 | | | 405,000 | | | | 388,705 | |
3.087% 1/09/23 | | | 260,000 | | | | 247,650 | |
3.350% 11/01/22 | | | 365,000 | | | | 349,590 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 3.250% 1/05/23 | | | 970,000 | | | | 991,132 | |
Hyundai Capital America 2.375% 2/10/23 (a) | | | 600,000 | | | | 604,489 | |
2.850% 11/01/22 (a) | | | 320,000 | | | | 326,534 | |
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. 1.900% 9/14/21 (a) | | | 200,000 | | | | 196,383 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,350,638 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks — 9.0% | |
ABN AMRO Bank NV 4.750% 7/28/25 (a) | | | 435,000 | | | | 479,404 | |
Banco Santander SA 2.746% 5/28/25 | | | 200,000 | | | | 207,263 | |
3.500% 4/11/22 | | | 600,000 | | | | 624,019 | |
Bank of America Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .930% 2.816% VRN 7/21/23 | | | 1,910,000 | | | | 1,983,895 | |
The Bank of Nova Scotia 4.500% 12/16/25 | | | 420,000 | | | | 477,206 | |
Barclays Bank PLC 10.179% 6/12/21 (a) | | | 504,000 | | | | 545,023 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Barclays PLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.380% 1.766% FRN 5/16/24 | | $ | 485,000 | | | $ | 480,565 | |
BPCE SA 5.700% 10/22/23 (a) | | | 825,000 | | | | 919,334 | |
Citigroup, Inc. 4.400% 6/10/25 | | | 835,000 | | | | 935,037 | |
Credit Suisse AG 6.500% 8/08/23 (a) | | | 930,000 | | | | 1,013,942 | |
Danske Bank A/S 5.000% 1/12/22 (a) | | | 455,000 | | | | 478,027 | |
Discover Bank 3.350% 2/06/23 | | | 673,000 | | | | 709,932 | |
4.200% 8/08/23 | | | 310,000 | | | | 338,508 | |
First Horizon National Corp. 3.500% 12/15/20 | | | 520,000 | | | | 524,058 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 3.200% 2/23/23 | | | 570,000 | | | | 604,801 | |
4.250% 10/21/25 | | | 1,355,000 | | | | 1,525,312 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC 4.250% 3/14/24 | | | 865,000 | | | | 933,282 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 2.665% 7/25/22 | | | 820,000 | | | | 852,341 | |
Morgan Stanley SOFR + 1.990% 2.188% VRN 4/28/26 | | | 425,000 | | | | 442,514 | |
3.750% 2/25/23 | | | 521,000 | | | | 562,259 | |
MTN, MTN, 4.100% 5/22/23 | | | 424,000 | | | | 458,224 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 1.474% 7/08/25 (b) | | | 335,000 | | | | 335,410 | |
2.448% 9/27/24 | | | 520,000 | | | | 545,443 | |
3.748% 7/19/23 | | | 321,000 | | | | 347,693 | |
Synchrony Bank 3.000% 6/15/22 | | | 470,000 | | | | 479,894 | |
UBS Group AG 4.125% 9/24/25 (a) | | | 355,000 | | | | 402,376 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,205,762 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 0.3% | |
Bacardi Ltd. 4.450% 5/15/25 (a) | | | 83,000 | | | | 90,770 | |
Molson Coors Beverage Co. 2.100% 7/15/21 | | | 230,000 | | | | 232,824 | |
3.500% 5/01/22 | | | 197,000 | | | | 205,554 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 529,148 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 0.1% | |
Masco Corp. 3.500% 4/01/21 | | | 170,000 | | | | 172,344 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 1.3% | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. 4.493% 11/15/25 | | | 705,000 | | | | 810,894 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Huntsman International LLC 5.125% 11/15/22 | | $ | 960,000 | | | $ | 1,016,929 | |
RPM International, Inc. 3.450% 11/15/22 | | | 8,000 | | | | 8,257 | |
The Sherwin-Williams Co. 2.750% 6/01/22 | | | 27,000 | | | | 27,886 | |
Syngenta Finance NV 4.441% 4/24/23 (a) | | | 570,000 | | | | 598,245 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,462,211 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 0.3% | |
The ADT Security Corp. 6.250% 10/15/21 | | | 490,000 | | | | 502,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Computers — 1.6% | |
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp. 5.850% 7/15/25 (a) | | | 432,000 | | | | 496,454 | |
4.000% 7/15/24 (a) | | | 414,000 | | | | 446,273 | |
Genpact Luxembourg Sarl 3.375% 12/01/24 | | | 335,000 | | | | 345,700 | |
3.700% STEP 4/01/22 | | | 635,000 | | | | 652,008 | |
Leidos Holdings, Inc. 4.450% 12/01/20 | | | 635,000 | | | | 633,174 | |
Leidos, Inc. 2.950% 5/15/23 (a) | | | 390,000 | | | | 406,263 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,979,872 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 3.3% | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust 2.875% 8/14/24 | | | 845,000 | | | | 793,362 | |
4.500% 9/15/23 (b) | | | 255,000 | | | | 255,030 | |
Aircastle Ltd. 5.000% 4/01/23 | | | 1,010,000 | | | | 984,067 | |
Antares Holdings LP 6.000% 8/15/23 (a) | | | 473,000 | | | | 453,698 | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. 2.875% 2/15/25 (a) | | | 335,000 | | | | 281,118 | |
Brookfield Finance, Inc. 4.000% 4/01/24 | | | 580,000 | | | | 628,914 | |
Lazard Group LLC 3.750% 2/13/25 | | | 805,000 | | | | 854,725 | |
LeasePlan Corp. NV 2.875% 10/24/24 (a) | | | 280,000 | | | | 286,304 | |
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd. 5.250% 8/15/22 (a) | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,173,341 | |
Synchrony Financial 2.850% 7/25/22 | | | 605,000 | | | | 615,336 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,325,895 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric — 1.1% | |
Ameren Corp. 2.500% 9/15/24 | | | 345,000 | | | | 365,595 | |
2.700% 11/15/20 | | | 455,000 | | | | 457,784 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Enel Finance International NV 2.875% 5/25/22 (a) | | $ | 285,000 | | | $ | 294,789 | |
Entergy Texas, Inc. 2.550% 6/01/21 | | | 95,000 | | | | 96,465 | |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 1.750% 6/16/22 | | | 640,000 | | | | 641,024 | |
Puget Energy, Inc. 6.000% 9/01/21 | | | 260,000 | | | | 274,268 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,129,925 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 0.1% | |
FLIR Systems, Inc. 3.125% 6/15/21 | | | 230,000 | | | | 233,755 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products & Wares — 0.4% | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. 2.875% 10/01/22 | | | 701,000 | | | | 732,752 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Housewares — 0.5% | |
Newell Brands, Inc. 4.350% STEP 4/01/23 | | | 979,000 | | | | 1,008,174 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 3.2% | |
American International Group, Inc. 2.500% 6/30/25 | | | 215,000 | | | | 227,597 | |
3.750% 7/10/25 | | | 490,000 | | | | 542,254 | |
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. 6.125% 8/15/23 | | | 620,000 | | | | 575,261 | |
Athene Global Funding 2.750% 6/25/24 (a) | | | 1,020,000 | | | | 1,034,585 | |
CNA Financial Corp. 5.750% 8/15/21 | | | 443,000 | | | | 466,886 | |
Enstar Group Ltd. 4.500% 3/10/22 | | | 685,000 | | | | 693,990 | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc. 3.900% 4/20/23 | | | 87,000 | | | | 93,125 | |
Jackson National Life Global Funding 2.500% 6/27/22 (a) | | | 495,000 | | | | 510,652 | |
Lincoln National Corp. 4.000% 9/01/23 | | | 122,000 | | | | 132,831 | |
Trinity Acquisition PLC 3.500% 9/15/21 | | | 600,000 | | | | 614,701 | |
Unum Group 3.875% 11/05/25 | | | 620,000 | | | | 643,708 | |
4.500% 3/15/25 | | | 265,000 | | | | 284,638 | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC 5.750% 3/15/21 | | | 190,000 | | | | 196,069 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,016,297 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies — 1.4% | |
Ares Capital Corp. 4.200% 6/10/24 | | | 953,000 | | | | 975,807 | |
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. 3.900% 8/23/24 | | | 360,000 | | | | 351,381 | |
4.125% 8/11/22 | | | 675,000 | | | | 676,693 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. 3.875% 11/01/24 | | $ | 655,000 | | | $ | 653,406 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,657,287 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Iron & Steel — 0.2% | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. 2.400% 6/15/25 | | | 165,000 | | | | 169,933 | |
2.800% 12/15/24 | | | 250,000 | | | | 260,179 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 430,112 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Lodging — 0.6% | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. 3.200% 8/08/24 | | | 1,025,000 | | | | 1,021,463 | |
Marriott International, Inc. /MD 5.750% 5/01/25 | | | 161,000 | | | | 174,904 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,196,367 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.4% | |
CNH Industrial Capital LLC 1.950% 7/02/23 (b) | | | 120,000 | | | | 120,788 | |
3.875% 10/15/21 | | | 635,000 | | | | 650,793 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 771,581 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 0.7% | |
Discovery Communications LLC 2.950% 3/20/23 | | | 229,000 | | | | 240,584 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 3.875% 8/01/22 (a) | | | 1,047,000 | | | | 1,054,968 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,295,552 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mining — 0.9% | |
Glencore Finance Canada Ltd. 4.250% STEP 10/25/22 (a) | | | 254,000 | | | | 268,516 | |
Glencore Funding LLC 4.125% 5/30/23 (a) | | | 360,000 | | | | 384,850 | |
Kinross Gold Corp. 5.125% 9/01/21 | | | 370,000 | | | | 380,243 | |
5.950% 3/15/24 | | | 550,000 | | | | 618,247 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,651,856 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 1.1% | |
Continental Resources, Inc. 5.000% 9/15/22 | | | 390,000 | | | | 383,175 | |
EQT Corp. 3.000% 10/01/22 | | | 565,000 | | | | 525,450 | |
6.125% STEP 2/01/25 | | | 320,000 | | | | 318,886 | |
Newfield Exploration Co. 5.625% 7/01/24 | | | 505,000 | | | | 482,552 | |
Valero Energy Corp. 2.700% 4/15/23 | | | 390,000 | | | | 404,636 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,114,699 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.4% | |
Graphic Packaging International LLC 4.750% 4/15/21 | | | 759,000 | | | | 768,487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Pharmaceuticals — 1.4% | |
AbbVie, Inc. 3.800% 3/15/25 (a) | | $ | 495,000 | | | $ | 549,210 | |
Becton Dickinson and Co. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .875% 1.181% FRN 12/29/20 | | | 489,000 | | | | 489,032 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .770% 1.083% FRN 6/15/22 | | | 590,000 | | | | 588,977 | |
Mylan, Inc. 3.125% 1/15/23 (a) | | | 525,000 | | | | 551,766 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV 2.200% 7/21/21 | | | 240,000 | | | | 235,114 | |
Upjohn, Inc. 1.650% 6/22/25 (a) | | | 190,000 | | | | 193,730 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,607,829 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 1.8% | |
Energy Transfer Operating LP 4.200% 9/15/23 | | | 960,000 | | | | 1,020,002 | |
EnLink Midstream Partners LP 4.400% 4/01/24 | | | 490,000 | | | | 406,945 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP 4.750% 7/15/23 | | | 505,000 | | | | 508,399 | |
MPLX LP 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100% 1.413% FRN 9/09/22 | | | 1,050,000 | | | | 1,032,580 | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp. 3.850% 10/15/23 | | | 384,000 | | | | 398,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,366,140 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Private Equity — 0.3% | |
Hercules Capital, Inc. 4.625% 10/23/22 | | | 610,000 | | | | 587,680 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.0% | |
CubeSmart LP 4.375% 12/15/23 | | | 313,000 | | | | 341,674 | |
Essex Portfolio LP 3.500% 4/01/25 | | | 130,000 | | | | 141,728 | |
3.875% 5/01/24 | | | 170,000 | | | | 184,955 | |
SBA Tower Trust 2.836% 1/15/25 (a) | | | 1,450,000 | | | | 1,494,994 | |
Service Properties Trust 4.350% 10/01/24 | | | 510,000 | | | | 459,665 | |
Tanger Properties LP 3.875% 12/01/23 | | | 510,000 | | | | 501,132 | |
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP 4.600% 2/06/24 | | | 570,000 | | | | 608,137 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,732,285 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 1.8% | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. 4.500% 12/01/23 | | | 306,000 | | | | 331,976 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Dollar Tree, Inc. 3.700% 5/15/23 | | $ | 940,000 | | | $ | 1,007,421 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. 3.800% 9/01/22 | | | 123,000 | | | | 129,183 | |
3.850% 6/15/23 | | | 873,000 | | | | 919,109 | |
QVC, Inc. 4.375% 3/15/23 | | | 1,060,000 | | | | 1,059,894 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,447,583 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 0.4% | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. 3.922% 6/01/21 | | | 390,000 | | | | 397,600 | |
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC 4.125% 6/01/21 (a) | | | 370,000 | | | | 381,039 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 778,639 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 1.4% | |
AT&T, Inc. 3.400% 5/15/25 | | | 435,000 | | | | 478,047 | |
Qwest Corp 6.750% 12/01/21 | | | 485,000 | | | | 512,551 | |
Sprint Communications, Inc. 9.250% 4/15/22 | | | 330,000 | | | | 364,650 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc. 1.500% 2/15/26 (a) | | | 430,000 | | | | 429,970 | |
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson 4.125% 5/15/22 | | | 828,000 | | | | 866,916 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,652,134 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 0.4% | |
Ryder System, Inc. 3.400% 3/01/23 | | | 175,000 | | | | 183,570 | |
3.750% 6/09/23 | | | 482,000 | | | | 514,345 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 697,915 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trucking & Leasing — 0.6% | |
DAE Funding LLC 4.000% 8/01/20 (a) | | | 205,000 | | | | 203,463 | |
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp. 4.875% 7/11/22 (a) | | | 816,000 | | | | 869,208 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,072,671 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $75,385,779) | | | | | | | 76,470,525 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 0.2% | |
Louisiana State Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2011-A, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR 1.891% FRN 4/26/27 | | | 14,077 | | | | 14,049 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Series 2006-2, Class B, 28 day ARS 1.691% FRN 10/25/42 | | $ | 450,000 | | | $ | 435,443 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 449,492 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS (Cost $457,890) | | | | | | | 449,492 | |
| | | | | |
|
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 49.4% | |
Auto Floor Plan ABS — 0.4% | |
Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II Series 2019-1, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .950% 1.135% FRN 5/25/24 (a) | | | 236,000 | | | | 232,491 | |
Series 2018-1, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050% 1.235% FRN 9/25/23 (a) | | | 160,000 | | | | 158,582 | |
Series 2019-1, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450% 1.635% FRN 5/25/24 (a) | | | 214,000 | | | | 210,718 | |
Series 2018-1, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.550% 1.735% FRN 9/25/23 (a) | | | 230,000 | | | | 227,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 829,641 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobile ABS — 6.5% | |
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust Series 2017-4, Class C, 2.940% 1/10/24 (a) | | | 9,481 | | | | 9,481 | |
Series 2019-1, Class C, 3.500% 4/14/25 (a) | | | 675,000 | | | | 685,423 | |
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2020-1, Class D, 1.800% 12/18/25 | | | 947,000 | | | | 875,742 | |
Series 2019-3, Class D, 2.580% 9/18/25 | | | 588,000 | | | | 559,739 | |
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2020-1A, Class C, 3.020% 8/20/26 (a) | | | 1,259,000 | | | | 1,131,256 | |
Series 2019-3A, Class C, 3.150% 3/20/26 (a) | | | 1,083,000 | | | | 1,005,582 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class C, 4.530% 3/20/23 (a) | | | 233,000 | | | | 219,082 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class C, 4.730% 9/20/24 (a) | | | 500,000 | | | | 469,698 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-2A, Class B 3.630% 1/19/24 (a) | | $ | 180,000 | | | $ | 184,177 | |
Carmax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-4, Class D 2.800% 4/15/26 | | | 560,000 | | | | 521,873 | |
Carvana Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-4A, Class D 3.070% 7/15/25 (a) | | | 719,000 | | | | 708,002 | |
Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-4, Class D 2.700% 2/16/27 | | | 550,000 | | | | 549,918 | |
DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class C 3.610% 11/15/24 (a) | | | 100,000 | | | | 100,866 | |
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2019-3A, Class D, 3.110% 8/15/25 (a) | | | 400,000 | | | | 398,739 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class B, 3.450% 2/15/23 (a) | | | 146,460 | | | | 147,039 | |
Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP, Series 2019-1, Class D 3.440% 1/10/33 (a) | | | 649,000 | | | | 577,560 | |
Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, Series 2017-1A, Class B 3.560% 10/25/21 (a) | | | 910,000 | | | | 870,525 | |
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Series 2018-3A, Class B 4.370% 7/25/24 (a) | | | 330,000 | | | | 310,408 | |
Hertz Vehicle Financing LP Series 2019-3A, Class B, 3.030% 12/26/25 (a) | | | 410,000 | | | | 390,885 | |
Series 2016-2A, Class C, 4.990% 3/25/22 (a) | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,636,876 | |
Oscar US Funding X LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A4 3.270% 5/11/26 (a) | | | 500,000 | | | | 518,620 | |
Santander Revolving Auto Loan Trust Series 2019-A, Class B, 2.800% 1/26/32 (a) | | | 170,000 | | | | 162,963 | |
Series 2019-A, Class C, 3.000% 1/26/32 (a) | | | 101,000 | | | | 100,326 | |
Series 2019-A, Class D, 3.450% 1/26/32 (a) | | | 215,000 | | | | 213,894 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,348,674 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial MBS — 4.3% | |
BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2018-DSNY, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350% 1.535% FRN 9/15/34 (a) | | | 130,000 | | | | 108,716 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2019-BPR, Class CMP, 4.024% VRN 11/05/32 (a) (c) | | $ | 370,000 | | | $ | 325,230 | |
Series 2019-BPR, Class DMP, 4.024% VRN 11/05/32 (a) (c) | | | 450,000 | | | | 359,647 | |
BHMS Mortgage Trust Series 2018-ATLS, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 1.435% FRN 7/15/35 (a) | | | 770,000 | | | | 727,683 | |
Series 2018-ATLS, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.685% FRN 7/15/35 (a) | | | 950,000 | | | | 876,435 | |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2020-BXLP, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600% 1.785% FRN 12/15/36 (a) | | | 767,000 | | | | 730,415 | |
Series 2018-IND, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700% 1.885% FRN 11/15/35 (a) | | | 728,000 | | | | 718,794 | |
Series 2019-XL, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800% 1.985% FRN 10/15/36 (a) | | | 301,907 | | | | 289,781 | |
Series 2019-XL, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000% 2.185% FRN 10/15/36 (a) | | | 846,485 | | | | 813,525 | |
CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-LIFE, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.150% 2.335% FRN 12/15/37 (a) | | | 545,194 | | | | 519,827 | |
Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-CR14, Class A2, 3.147% 2/10/47 | | | 90,050 | | | | 90,043 | |
Series 2015-DC1, Class AM, 3.724% 2/10/48 | | | 480,000 | | | | 508,708 | |
Series 2015-DC1, Class B, 4.035% VRN 2/10/48 (c) | | | 333,000 | | | | 335,539 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2019-ICE4, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600% 1.785% FRN 5/15/36 (a) | | | 200,000 | | | | 193,759 | |
Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-30HY, Class E, 3.558% VRN 7/10/39 (a) (c) | | | 700,000 | | | | 660,800 | |
KNDL Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-KNSQ, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800% 1.985% FRN 5/15/36 (a) | | | 251,000 | | | | 241,288 | |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2013-C7, Class B 3.769% 2/15/46 | | | 250,000 | | | | 252,929 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2012-STAR, Class D 4.057% 8/05/34 (a) | | | 400,000 | | | | 386,066 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
MSCG Trust, Series 2018-SELF, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180% 1.365% FRN 10/15/37 (a) | | $ | 90,000 | | | $ | 85,712 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,224,897 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Equity ABS — 0.0% | |
Credit Suisse Seasoned Loan Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .240% 0.425% FRN 10/25/34 (a) | | | 61,050 | | | | 60,522 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other ABS — 21.7% | |
321 Henderson Receivables I LLC, Series 2010-3A, Class A 3.820% 12/15/48 (a) | | | 168,157 | | | | 174,696 | |
321 Henderson Receivables LLC, Series 2006-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 0.385% FRN 3/15/41 (a) | | | 33,289 | | | | 32,529 | |
AASET Trust Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.967% 5/16/42 (a) | | | 142,466 | | | | 120,104 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class A, 4.454% 11/18/38 (a) | | | 643,463 | | | | 573,798 | |
Adams Outdoor Advertising LP, Series 2018-1, Class A 4.810% 11/15/48 (a) | | | 388,436 | | | | 394,875 | |
American Tower Trust #1, Series 13, Class 2A 3.070% 3/15/48 (a) | | | 500,000 | | | | 501,128 | |
Arbys Funding LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A2 4.969% 10/30/45 (a) | | | 286,500 | | | | 290,520 | |
Ares LV CLO Ltd., Series 2020-55A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700% 2.074% FRN 4/15/31 (a) | | | 500,000 | | | | 498,990 | |
Ascentium Equipment Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class E 3.780% 5/10/27 (a) | | | 669,000 | | | | 668,486 | |
Avant Loans Funding Trust, Series 2019-A, Class A 3.480% 7/15/22 (a) | | | 92,802 | | | | 92,945 | |
Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850% 0.739% FRN 7/19/31 (a) | | | 500,000 | | | | 500,523 | |
Series 2016-2A, Class BR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800% 3.019% FRN 1/15/29 (a) | | | 750,000 | | | | 729,694 | |
Benefit Street Partners CLO X Ltd., Series 2016-10A, Class A2R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 2.969% FRN 1/15/29 (a) | | | 500,000 | | | | 482,415 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC Series 2017-1A, Class A, 2.940% 5/25/29 (a) | | $ | 106,070 | | | $ | 106,505 | |
Series 2019-A, Class B, 3.780% 9/26/33 (a) | | | 298,832 | | | | 295,246 | |
CAL Funding Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A 4.340% 9/25/43 (a) | | | 239,250 | | | | 237,187 | |
Capital Automotive REIT Series 2017-1A, Class A1, 3.870% 4/15/47 (a) | | | 244,670 | | | | 243,801 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A2, 4.180% 4/15/47 (a) | | | 611,675 | | | | 613,658 | |
CARS-DB4 LP, Series 2020-1A, Class B1 4.170% 2/15/50 (a) | | | 484,000 | | | | 426,135 | |
Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A 4.125% 6/15/43 (a) | | | 300,030 | | | | 278,589 | |
Cbam CLO Management Cbam, Series 2018-6A, Class A1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.270% 2.489% FRN 1/15/31 (a) | | | 500,000 | | | | 491,536 | |
CIFC Funding 2015-IV Ltd., Series 2015-4A, Class A2R, 2.985% FRN 10/20/27 (a) (c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 293,229 | |
CLI Funding VI LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A 3.620% 5/18/42 (a) | | | 405,067 | | | | 404,525 | |
CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2020-A, Class B 2.300% 10/15/27 | | | 235,000 | | | | 235,379 | |
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-5, Class 3A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .460% 0.645% FRN 9/25/34 | | | 1,186 | | | | 1,052 | |
DB Master Finance LLC Series 2019-1A, Class A2I, 3.787% 5/20/49 (a) | | | 273,930 | | | | 282,561 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A2II, 4.021% 5/20/49 (a) | | | 323,555 | | | | 336,513 | |
Diamond Resorts Owner Trust Series 2019-1A, Class A, 2.890% 2/20/32 (a) | | | 448,031 | | | | 446,547 | |
Series 2016-1, Class A, 3.080% 11/20/28 (a) | | | 200,762 | | | | 200,808 | |
Series 2018-1, Class A, 3.700% 1/21/31 (a) | | | 162,733 | | | | 164,999 | |
Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC Series 2017-1A, Class A2II, 3.082% 7/25/47 (a) | | | 341,250 | | | | 344,525 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2I, 4.116% 7/25/48 (a) | | | 353,700 | | | | 375,758 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Elara HGV Timeshare Issuer LLC Series 2017-A, Class A, 2.690% 3/25/30 (a) | | $ | 115,367 | | | $ | 114,897 | |
Series 2016-A, Class A, 2.730% 4/25/28 (a) | | | 212,434 | | | | 211,371 | |
Series 2017-A, Class B, 2.960% 3/25/30 (a) | | | 341,829 | | | | 334,000 | |
Series 2014-A, Class B, 3.020% VRN 2/25/27 (a) (c) | | | 29,756 | | | | 29,700 | |
Series 2019-A, Class C, 3.450% 1/25/34 (a) | | | 718,469 | | | | 660,796 | |
Elmwood CLO Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450% 2.585% FRN 4/20/31 (a) | | | 350,000 | | | | 346,913 | |
FCI Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A 3.630% 2/18/31 (a) | | | 122,309 | | | | 123,250 | |
Global SC Finance II SRL, Series 2013-1A, Class A 2.980% 4/17/28 (a) | | | 83,583 | | | | 83,302 | |
Global SC Finance IV Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A 3.850% 4/15/37 (a) | | | 231,057 | | | | 221,781 | |
Goodgreen Trust Series 2019-2A, Class A, 2.760% 10/15/54 (a) | | | 591,333 | | | | 585,909 | |
Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3.230% 10/15/52 (a) | | | 306,459 | | | | 312,208 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.860% 10/15/54 (a) | | | 297,017 | | | | 310,986 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.930% VRN 10/15/53 (a) (c) | | | 263,811 | | | | 274,401 | |
Hero Funding Trust Series 2017-3A, Class A1, 3.190% 9/20/48 (a) | | | 189,307 | | | | 193,676 | |
Series 2016-4A, Class A1, 3.570% 9/20/47 (a) | | | 192,505 | | | | 201,565 | |
Series 2015-1A, Class A, 3.840% 9/21/40 (a) | | | 411,612 | | | | 437,942 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 4.670% 9/20/48 (a) | | | 340,470 | | | | 364,219 | |
Hilton Grand Vacations Trust, Series 2017-AA, Class B 2.960% 12/26/28 (a) | | | 133,283 | | | | 125,376 | |
Horizon Aircraft Finance I Ltd., Series 2018-1, Class A 4.458% 12/15/38 (a) | | | 532,933 | | | | 480,822 | |
Horizon Aircraft Finance III Ltd, Series 2019-2, Class B 4.458% 11/15/39 (a) | | | 683,333 | | | | 378,308 | |
KDAC Aviation Finance Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A 4.212% 12/15/42 (a) | | | 192,555 | | | | 163,325 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
KREF Ltd., Series 2018-FL1, Class AS, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350% 1.544% FRN 6/15/36 (a) | | $ | 1,150,000 | | | $ | 1,123,959 | |
Lendmark Funding Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class A 3.810% 12/21/26 (a) | | | 350,000 | | | | 349,909 | |
Lunar Aircraft Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A 3.376% 2/15/45 (a) | | | 328,013 | | | | 299,444 | |
MACH 1 Cayman Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A 3.474% 10/15/39 (a) | | | 381,063 | | | | 314,735 | |
Magnetite XXVI Ltd., Series 2020-26A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 1.949% FRN 7/15/30 (a) | | | 750,000 | | | | 750,384 | |
Mariner Finance Issuance Trust, Series 2018-AA, Class A 4.200% 11/20/30 (a) | | | 903,000 | | | | 892,413 | |
Marlette Funding Trust Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3.130% 7/16/29 (a) | | | 84,241 | | | | 82,438 | |
Series 2019-2A, Class B, 3.530% 7/16/29 (a) | | | 146,000 | | | | 145,645 | |
Mosaic Solar Loans LLC Series 2018-2GS, Class A, 4.200% 2/22/44 (a) | | | 241,348 | | | | 249,685 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 4.450% 6/20/42 (a) | | | 63,092 | | | | 64,366 | |
Neuberger Berman CLO XX Ltd., Series 2015-20A, Class BR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 2.469% FRN 1/15/28 (a) | | | 600,000 | | | | 579,085 | |
New Residential Advance Receivables Trust Advance Receivables Backed Series 2019-T3, Class CT3, 2.710% 9/15/52 (a) | | | 344,000 | | | | 313,040 | |
Series 2019-T4, Class DT4, 2.804% 10/15/51 (a) | | | 714,000 | | | | 635,460 | |
Series 2019-T3, Class DT3, 3.055% 9/15/52 (a) | | | 600,000 | | | | 534,000 | |
Series 2019-T2, Class DT2, 3.060% 8/15/53 (a) | | | 220,000 | | | | 209,277 | |
NP SPE II LLC Series 2019-1A, Class A1, 2.574% 9/20/49 (a) | | | 213,599 | | | | 211,623 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A1, 3.372% 10/21/47 (a) | | | 139,530 | | | | 142,267 | |
OCP CLO Ltd., Series 2015-8A, Class A2AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450% 2.585% FRN 4/17/27 (a) | | | 650,000 | | | | 639,678 | |
OneMain Financial Issuance Trust Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3.140% 10/14/36 (a) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,503,988 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2019-2A, Class C, 3.660% 10/14/36 (a) | | $ | 600,000 | | | $ | 507,034 | |
Orange Lake Timeshare Trust Series 2016-A, Class A, 2.610% 3/08/29 (a) | | | 385,677 | | | | 374,033 | |
Series 2016-A, Class B, 2.910% 3/08/29 (a) | | | 158,155 | | | | 135,365 | |
Series 2019-A, Class D, 4.930% 4/09/38 (a) | | | 533,036 | | | | 489,664 | |
Oxford Finance Funding Trust Series 2020-1A, Class A2, 3.101% 2/15/28 (a) | | | 281,000 | | | | 284,407 | |
Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3.968% 6/17/24 (a) | | | 37,123 | | | | 37,289 | |
PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust, Series 2018-GT1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.850% 3.035% FRN 2/25/23 (a) | | | 250,000 | | | | 245,018 | |
Recette CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700% 2.835% FRN 10/20/27 (a) | | | 250,000 | | | | 243,247 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.190% 2.325% FRN 10/20/30 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 976,396 | |
RR 3 Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class A1R2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.090% 2.309% FRN 1/15/30 (a) | | | 400,000 | | | | 390,614 | |
SBA Tower Trust, Series 2014-2A, Class C, 3.869% STEP 10/15/49 (a) | | | 430,000 | | | | 454,094 | |
Sierra Receivables Funding LLC Series 2016-2A, Class B, 2.780% 7/20/33 (a) | | | 99,666 | | | | 99,055 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 2.910% 3/20/34 (a) | | | 169,445 | | | | 168,483 | |
Series 2019-3A, Class C, 3.000% 8/20/36 (a) | | | 386,967 | | | | 349,472 | |
Series 2015-3A, Class B, 3.080% 9/20/32 (a) | | | 11,046 | | | | 10,980 | |
Series 2019-2A, Class C, 3.120% 5/20/36 (a) | | | 68,265 | | | | 62,106 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class B, 4.236% 4/20/35 | | | 364,663 | | | | 356,116 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class D, 4.750% 1/20/36 (a) | | | 313,677 | | | | 292,399 | |
SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust Series 2016-2A, Class A, 3.090% 10/27/25 (a) | | | 10,380 | | | | 10,351 | |
Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3.260% 8/25/25 (a) | | | 175,202 | | | | 176,069 | |
Series 2017-2, Class A, 3.280% 2/25/26 (a) | | | 59,879 | | | | 59,814 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2019-3, Class D, 3.890% 5/25/28 (a) | | $ | 772,000 | | | $ | 683,244 | |
Store Master Funding I-VII, Series 2018-1A, Class A3 4.400% 10/20/48 (a) | | | 515,667 | | | | 505,749 | |
Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-GEL1, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 0.985% FRN 11/25/35 (a) | | | 267,592 | | | | 254,431 | |
Taco Bell Funding LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2I 4.318% 11/25/48 (a) | | | 985,000 | | | | 1,003,980 | |
TAL Advantage LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A 4.500% 4/20/42 (a) | | | 338,929 | | | | 338,108 | |
TAL Advantage V LLC, Series 2014-2A, Class A2 3.330% 5/20/39 (a) | | | 210,833 | | | | 207,672 | |
TLF National Tax Lien Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class A 3.090% 12/15/29 (a) | | | 385,632 | | | | 388,112 | |
Trafigura Securitisation Finance PLC Series 2018-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .730% 0.915% FRN 3/15/22 (a) | | | 610,000 | | | | 607,922 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class B, 4.290% 3/15/22 (a) | | | 920,000 | | | | 916,505 | |
Treman Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class ARR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.070% 2.205% FRN 10/20/28 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 988,177 | |
Trinity Rail Leasing LP Series 2018-1A, Class A1, 3.820% 6/17/48 (a) | | | 479,558 | | | | 481,488 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.820% 4/17/49 (a) | | | 651,137 | | | | 663,938 | |
Trip Rail Master Funding LLC Series 2017-1A, Class A1, 2.709% 8/15/47 (a) | | | 63,775 | | | | 63,805 | |
Series 2011-1A, Class A2, 6.024% 7/15/41 (a) | | | 668,991 | | | | 697,051 | |
Triton Container Finance LLC Series 2017-2A, Class A, 3.620% 8/20/42 (a) | | | 765,759 | | | | 773,772 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class A, 4.190% 6/22/43 (a) | | | 440,000 | | | | 440,132 | |
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2018-A, Class C 4.020% 2/20/36 (a) | | | 176,430 | | | | 160,636 | |
Welk Resorts LLC Series 2015-AA, Class A, 2.790% 6/16/31 (a) | | | 37,660 | | | | 37,336 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2017-AA, Class B, 3.410% 6/15/33 (a) | | $ | 127,936 | | | $ | 126,115 | |
Westgate Resorts LLC Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.050% 12/20/30 (a) | | | 102,084 | | | | 101,731 | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.380% 12/20/31 (a) | | | 210,154 | | | | 206,606 | |
Willis Engine Structured Trust IV, Series 2018-A, Class A, 4.750% STEP 9/15/43 (a) | | | 231,292 | | | | 174,607 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 41,378,522 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Student Loans ABS — 9.4% | |
Access Group Inc., Series 2004-A, Class A3, 1.699% FRN 7/01/39 (c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 197,122 | |
Access Group, Inc., Series 2015-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.685% FRN 7/25/58 (a) | | | 140,000 | | | | 122,250 | |
College Ave Student Loans LLC, Series 2018-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 1.385% FRN 12/26/47 (a) | | | 469,085 | | | | 437,901 | |
College Avenue Student Loans LLC Series 2017-A, Class A1, FRN, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.650% 1.835% FRN 11/26/46 (a) | | | 380,428 | | | | 357,624 | |
Series 2017-A, Class B, 4.500% 11/26/46 (a) | | | 700,000 | | | | 668,009 | |
College Loan Corp. Trust I, Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .490% 1.709% FRN 1/15/37 | | | 170,785 | | | | 145,275 | |
Commonbond Student Loan Trust Series 2019-AGS, Class B, 3.040% 1/25/47 (a) | | | 577,373 | | | | 556,510 | |
Series 2018-AGS, Class C, 3.820% 2/25/44 (a) | | | 43,149 | | | | 42,354 | |
Series 2018-BGS, Class C, 4.120% 9/25/45 (a) | | | 52,272 | | | | 51,726 | |
Series 2018-CGS, Class C, 4.350% 2/25/46 (a) | | | 37,386 | | | | 36,149 | |
Series 2017-AGS, Class C, 5.280% 5/25/41 (a) | | | 94,461 | | | | 91,667 | |
Credit Suisse ABS Repackaging Trust, Series 2013-A, Class B 2.500% 1/25/30 (a) | | | 59,032 | | | | 58,780 | |
DRB Prime Student Loan Trust, Series 2016-R, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900% 2.085% FRN 10/25/44 (a) | | | 203,082 | | | | 203,322 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Earnest Student Loan Program LLC, Series 2016-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050% 2.235% FRN 2/26/35 (a) | | $ | 59,438 | | | $ | 55,904 | |
ECMC Group Student Loan Trust, Series 2018-2A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800% 0.985% FRN 9/25/68 (a) | | | 408,064 | | | | 388,754 | |
EdLinc Student Loan Funding, Series 2017-A, Class A, PRIME—1.150% 3.600% FRN 12/01/47 (a) | | | 373,270 | | | | 368,388 | |
Educational Funding of the South, Inc., Series 2011-1, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .650% 1.641% FRN 4/25/35 | | | 356,460 | | | | 344,657 | |
ELFI Graduate Loan Program LLC, Series 2018-A, Class B 4.000% 8/25/42 (a) | | | 224,996 | | | | 223,510 | |
Higher Education Funding I, Series 2004-1, Class B1, 28 day ARS 1.796% FRN 1/01/44 (a) | | | 950,000 | | | | 841,446 | |
Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust Series 2019-A, Class BFX, 3.000% 10/25/48 (a) | | | 256,646 | | | | 257,585 | |
Series 2017-B, Class CFX, 3.610% 8/25/42 (a) | | | 172,101 | | | | 166,043 | |
Series 2018-B, Class BFX, 3.720% 5/26/43 (a) | | | 191,151 | | | | 189,731 | |
Navient Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2018-BA, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .720% 0.905% FRN 12/15/59 (a) | | | 169,769 | | | | 162,111 | |
Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2018-1A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.720% 0.905% FRN 3/25/67 (a) | | | 850,000 | | | | 758,704 | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900% 1.085% FRN 12/27/67 (a) | | | 400,000 | | | | 398,868 | |
Series 2016-7A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150% 1.335% FRN 3/25/66 (a) | | | 713,237 | | | | 696,210 | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150% 1.335% FRN 7/26/66 (a) | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,266,079 | |
Series 2016-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250% 1.435% FRN 6/25/65 (a) | | | 572,410 | | | | 560,714 | |
Series 2016-6A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300% 1.485% FRN 3/25/66 (a) | | | 560,000 | | | | 519,718 | |
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 A1A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750% 1.935% FRN 12/26/40 (a) | | $ | 114,575 | | | $ | 108,784 | |
Series 2016-A, Class A1B, 3.600% 12/26/40 (a) | | | 82,505 | | | | 82,867 | |
Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2007-2A, Class A4A2, 28 day ARS 1.497% FRN 6/25/35 (a) | | | 600,000 | | | | 527,634 | |
Series 2014-1A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.685% FRN 10/25/47 (a) | | | 270,000 | | | | 243,613 | |
Series 2015-3A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500% 1.685% FRN 6/25/54 (a) | | | 130,000 | | | | 121,163 | |
SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 0.592% FRN 2/15/45 | | | 308,031 | | | | 271,770 | |
SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2006-2, Class R, 0.000%1/25/41 | | | 1,396 | | | | 713,431 | |
Series 2005-5, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.140% 1.131% FRN 10/25/28 | | | 172,421 | | | | 167,337 | |
Series 2006-7, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200% 1.191% FRN 1/27/42 | | | 924,475 | | | | 818,395 | |
Series 2006-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210% 1.201% FRN 10/25/40 | | | 369,520 | | | | 330,527 | |
Series 2005-6, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .290% 1.281% FRN 1/25/44 | | | 501,987 | | | | 392,736 | |
Series 2003-14, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300% 1.291% FRN 7/25/25 | | | 94,017 | | | | 91,142 | |
Series 2005-9, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .300% 1.291% FRN 1/25/41 | | | 375,299 | | | | 330,923 | |
Series 2005-8, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .310% 1.301% FRN 1/25/55 | | | 148,273 | | | | 131,871 | |
SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2018-C, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .750% 0.935% FRN 11/15/35 (a) | | | 489,874 | | | | 475,907 | |
Series 2019-A, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .870% 1.055% FRN 7/15/36 (a) | | | 504,000 | | | | 486,436 | |
Series 2019-B, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000% 1.185% FRN 6/15/37 (a) | | | 500,000 | | | | 484,343 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2016-C, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100% 1.285% FRN 9/15/34 (a) | | $ | 177,732 | | | $ | 175,991 | |
Series 2014-A, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150% 1.335% FRN 5/15/26 (a) | | | 163,140 | | | | 163,140 | |
Series 2016-B, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450% 1.635% FRN 2/17/32 (a) | | | 78,223 | | | | 78,054 | |
SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-D, Class R1, 0.000%9/25/40 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 347,060 | |
Series 2018-A, Class R1, 0.000%2/25/42 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 482,315 | |
Series 2018-D, Class R1, 0.000%2/25/48 (a) | | | 956,000 | | | | 232,977 | |
Series 2019-A, Class R1, 0.000%6/15/48 (a) | | | 1,314,800 | | | | 322,783 | |
Series 2016-D, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .950% 1.135% FRN 1/25/39 (a) | | | 32,250 | | | | 32,250 | |
Series 2016-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 1.385% FRN 6/25/33 (a) | | | 53,706 | | | | 53,438 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,833,998 | |
| | | | | | | | |
WL Collateral CMO — 7.1% | |
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust Series 2018-3, Class A3, 3.238% VRN 5/25/59 (a) (c) | | | 291,146 | | | | 287,348 | |
Series 2019-6, Class M1, 3.389% VRN 11/25/59 (a) (c) | | | 800,000 | | | | 768,756 | |
Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Series 2004-G, Class 2A7, 4.493% VRN 8/25/34 (c) | | | 3,627 | | | | 3,524 | |
CIM Trust, Series 2019-INV3, Class A11, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000% 1.118% FRN 8/25/49 (a) | | | 1,398,525 | | | | 1,392,452 | |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2019-IMC1, Class A3, 3.030% VRN 7/25/49 (a) (c) | | | 486,276 | | | | 484,185 | |
Series 2019-IMC1, Class M1, 3.170% VRN 7/25/49 (a) (c) | | | 391,000 | | | | 356,231 | |
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. Series 2004-2, Class 1A1, 3.668% VRN 2/25/34 (c) | | | 2,816 | | | | 2,701 | |
Series 2003-42, Class 1A1, 3.991% VRN 9/25/33 (c) | | | 738 | | | | 698 | |
Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 3.027% VRN 12/25/57 (a) (c) | | | 177,049 | | | | 176,563 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2019-4A, Class M1, 3.484% VRN 10/25/59 (a) (c) | | $ | 550,000 | | | $ | 526,656 | |
Series 2018-2A, Class A3, 3.684% VRN 4/25/58 (a) (c) | | | 387,606 | | | | 386,425 | |
Series 2018-3A, Class A3, 3.963% VRN 8/25/58 (a) (c) | | | 298,737 | | | | 299,022 | |
Series 2018-4A, Class A3, 4.285% VRN 10/25/58 (a) (c) | | | 422,005 | | | | 424,388 | |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-9, Class 2A1, 3.487% VRN 8/25/34 (c) | | | 1,070 | | | | 1,073 | |
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR4, Class 1A, 3.687% VRN 8/25/34 (c) | | | 6,587 | | | | 6,455 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2018-1, Class A5, 3.500% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (c) | | | 217,526 | | | | 220,189 | |
Series 2018-3, Class A5, 3.500% VRN 9/25/48 (a) (c) | | | 352,317 | | | | 356,914 | |
Series 2018-4, Class A15, 3.500% VRN 10/25/48 (a) (c) | | | 218,862 | | | | 220,853 | |
Series 2017-6, Class A5, 3.500% VRN 12/25/48 (a) (c) | | | 267,630 | | | | 272,340 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. Series 2004-A1, Class IA, 3.250% VRN 2/25/34 (c) | | | 357 | | | | 350 | |
Series 2003-A4, Class IA, 4.234% VRN 7/25/33 (c) | | | 359 | | | | 340 | |
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2016-4A, Class A1, 3.750% VRN 11/25/56 (a) (c) | | | 238,279 | | | | 251,619 | |
Series 2019-NQM2, Class A3, 3.752% VRN 4/25/49 (a) (c) | | | 158,273 | | | | 160,781 | |
Series 2019-NQM1, Class A3, 3.928% VRN 1/25/49 (a) (c) | | | 401,810 | | | | 409,088 | |
Onslow Bay Financial LLC, Series 2020-INV1, Class A21, 3.500% VRN 12/25/49 (a) (c) | | | 684,686 | | | | 698,124 | |
PSMC Trust Series 2018-1, Class A3, 3.500% VRN 2/25/48 (a) (c) | | | 314,633 | | | | 319,077 | |
Series 2018-2, Class A3, 3.500% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (c) | | | 282,126 | | | | 285,808 | |
Sequoia Mortgage Trust Series 2015-1, Class A6, 2.500% VRN 1/25/45 (a) (c) | | | 113,736 | | | | 113,994 | |
Series 2018-3, Class A4, 3.500% VRN 3/25/48 (a) (c) | | | 386,699 | | | | 391,480 | |
Series 2018-5, Class A4, 3.500% VRN 5/25/48 (a) (c) | | | 236,511 | | | | 240,031 | |
Series 2018-CH1, Class A10, 4.000% VRN 2/25/48 (a) (c) | | | 150,056 | | | | 151,260 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2018-CH2, Class A12, 4.000% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (c) | | $ | 377,797 | | | $ | 383,599 | |
Series 2018-CH3, Class A11, 4.000% VRN 8/25/48 (a) (c) | | | 166,110 | | | | 166,737 | |
Series 2018-7, Class A4, 4.000% VRN 9/25/48 (a) (c) | | | 41,790 | | | | 42,071 | |
Series 2019-1, Class A4, 4.000% VRN 2/25/49 (a) (c) | | | 35,368 | | | | 35,225 | |
Shellpoint Co-Originator Trust, Series 2016-1, Class 2A3, 3.000% VRN 10/25/31 (a) (c) | | | 454,570 | | | | 463,912 | |
Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust, Series 2019-INV1, Class A3, 2.916% VRN 9/27/49 (a) (c) | | | 532,984 | | | | 522,913 | |
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-2, Class 2A, 3.673% VRN 3/25/34 (c) | | | 3,840 | | | | 3,772 | |
TIAA Bank Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A4, 3.500% VRN 7/25/48 (a) (c) | | | 146,826 | | | | 148,011 | |
Verus Securitization Trust Series 2020-1, Class M1, 3.021% VRN 1/25/60 (a) (c) | | | 1,034,000 | | | | 961,617 | |
Series 2019-4, Class M1, 3.207% VRN 11/25/59 (a) (c) | | | 430,000 | | | | 406,437 | |
Series 2019-INV2, Class A3, 3.219% VRN 7/25/59 (a) (c) | | | 830,067 | | | | 829,578 | |
Series 2019-INV3, Class M1, 3.279% VRN 11/25/59 (a) (c) | | | 265,000 | | | | 252,872 | |
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-AR2, Class A, 12 mo. MTA + 1.400% 2.904% FRN 4/25/44 | | | 9,353 | | | | 8,906 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,434,375 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $97,937,747) | | | | | | | 94,110,629 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 1.9% | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.1% | |
Government National Mortgage Association Series 2014-131, Class BW 4.047% 5/20/41 (c) | | | 90,960 | | | | 94,193 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Securities — 0.0% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool #C01079 7.500% 10/01/30 | | | 203 | | | | 239 | |
Pool #C01135 7.500% 2/01/31 | | | 865 | | | | 1,011 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Federal National Mortgage Association Pool #775539 12 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.636% 2.931% FRN 5/01/34 | | $ | 5,159 | | | $ | 5,383 | |
Pool #725692 1 year CMT + 2.137% 3.957% FRN 10/01/33 | | | 11,988 | | | | 12,621 | |
Pool #888586 1 year CMT + 2.195% 3.973% FRN 10/01/34 | | | 15,359 | | | | 16,170 | |
Pool #575667 7.000% 3/01/31 | | | 2,124 | | | | 2,498 | |
Pool #529453 7.500% 1/01/30 | | | 451 | | | | 530 | |
Pool #535996 7.500% 6/01/31 | | | 779 | | | | 915 | |
Pool #252926 8.000% 12/01/29 | | | 14 | | | | 16 | |
Pool #532819 8.000% 3/01/30 | | | 27 | | | | 31 | |
Pool #534703 8.000% 5/01/30 | | | 452 | | | | 527 | |
Pool #253437 8.000% 9/01/30 | | | 22 | | | | 26 | |
Pool #253481 8.000% 10/01/30 | | | 9 | | | | 11 | |
Pool #190317 8.000% 8/01/31 | | | 457 | | | | 533 | |
Pool #602008 8.000% 8/01/31 | | | 650 | | | | 758 | |
Pool #597220 8.000% 9/01/31 | | | 561 | | | | 660 | |
Government National Mortgage Association Pool #371146 7.000% 9/15/23 | | | 35 | | | | 37 | |
Pool #352022 7.000% 11/15/23 | | | 507 | | | | 539 | |
Pool #491089 7.000% 12/15/28 | | | 1,294 | | | | 1,414 | |
Pool #500928 7.000% 5/15/29 | | | 581 | | | | 668 | |
Pool #499410 7.000% 7/15/29 | | | 214 | | | | 247 | |
Pool #510083 7.000% 7/15/29 | | | 148 | | | | 170 | |
Pool #493723 7.000% 8/15/29 | | | 430 | | | | 496 | |
Pool #581417 7.000% 7/15/32 | | | 2,068 | | | | 2,390 | |
Government National Mortgage Association II Pool #008746 1 year CMT + 1.500% 3.125% FRN 11/20/25 | | | 560 | | | | 572 | |
Pool #080136 1 year CMT + 1.500% 3.125% FRN 11/20/27 | | | 118 | | | | 121 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 48,583 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Whole Loans — 1.8% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2020-DNA3, Class M1, 1.000% 6/25/50 (a) (b) | | | 490,000 | | | | 490,000 | |
Series 2020-DNA3, Class M2, 1.000% 6/25/50 (a) (b) | | | 1,436,000 | | | | 1,436,000 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2019-R03, Class 1M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.150% 2.335% FRN 9/25/31 (a) | | | 464,441 | | | | 458,948 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Series 2019-R02, Class 1M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.300% 2.485% FRN 8/25/31 (a) | | $ | 1,065,499 | | | $ | 1,048,930 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,433,878 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES (Cost $3,608,570) | | | | | | | 3,576,654 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 0.7% | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 0.7% | |
U.S. Treasury Note 8.000% 11/15/21 (d) | | | 1,220,000 | | | | 1,351,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $1,395,661) | | | | | | | 1,351,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $178,785,647) | | | | | | | 175,958,514 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 0.0% (Cost $147,532) | | | | | | | 72,072 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $178,933,179) | | | | | | | 176,030,586 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 7.4% | |
Commercial Paper — 7.4% | |
ABB Treasury Centre 0.233% 7/06/20 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,956 | |
American Honda Finance Corp. 1.936% 8/21/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,275 | |
2.088% 7/20/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,871 | |
Bayer Corp. 0.609% 8/03/20 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,356 | |
Bemis Co., Inc. 0.325% 7/07/20 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,953 | |
Daimler Finance North America LLC 1.323% 8/27/20 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,244 | |
1.606% 7/13/20 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,903 | |
Duke Energy Corp. 0.284% 8/03/20 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,678 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 0.274% 7/09/20 (a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,933 | |
Harley-Davidson Funding Corp. 0.507% 7/20/20 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,667 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV 0.203% 7/29/20 (a) | | $ | 2,000,000 | | | $ | 1,999,489 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,996,325 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $13,991,301) | | | | | | | 13,996,325 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8% (Cost $192,924,480) (e) | | | | | | | 190,026,911 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.2% | | | | | | | 364,002 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 190,390,913 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
CLO | Collateralized Loan Obligation |
CMO | Collateralized Mortgage Obligation |
CMT | Constant Maturity Treasury Index |
DAC | Designated Activity Company |
LIBOR | London Inter-Bank Offered Rate |
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, 2020, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $119,528,285 or 62.78% of net assets. |
(b) | A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis. (Note 2). |
(c) | 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, 2020. |
(d) | A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open derivatives. (Note 2). |
(e) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
(#) Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paid by Fund | | Received by Fund | | | |
Description | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | Rate | | Frequency | | Rate | | Frequency | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Premium Paid (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Put | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | 3,080,000 | | | $ | 72,072 | | | $ | 147,532 | | | $ | (75,460 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
* | 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 | | | 9/21/20 | | | | 158 | | | $ | 21,945,223 | | | $ | 43,933 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value/ Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Short | | | | | | | | | | | | |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/14/20 | | | | 2 | | | $ | (487,593 | ) | | $ | (11,082 | ) |
U.S. Treasury Ultra 10 Year | | | 9/21/20 | | | | 70 | | | | (10,993,603 | ) | | | (30,303 | ) |
U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year | | | 9/30/20 | | | | 123 | | | | (27,159,573 | ) | | | (2,287 | ) |
U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year | | | 9/30/20 | | | | 490 | | | | (61,455,425 | ) | | | (158,247 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/14/20 | | | | 2 | | | | (487,568 | ) | | | (10,982 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/15/21 | | | | 2 | | | | (487,743 | ) | | | (11,257 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/13/21 | | | | 3 | | | | (731,728 | ) | | | (16,960 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/14/22 | | | | 3 | | | | (731,503 | ) | | | (17,147 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 9/19/22 | | | | 3 | | | | (731,203 | ) | | | (17,147 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 3/13/23 | | | | 2 | | | | (487,168 | ) | | | (11,432 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/18/23 | | | | 3 | | | | (730,078 | ) | | | (16,810 | ) |
90 Day Eurodollar | | | 12/16/24 | | | | 7 | | | | (1,701,414 | ) | | | (37,911 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | (341,565 | ) |
| | | | | |
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps - Buy Protection
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Obligation/Index | | Rate Paid by Fund | | Payment Frequency | | Termination Date | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | Upfront Premium Paid/ (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | | | |
CDX.NA.IG Series 34† | | 1.000% | | Quarterly | | 6/20/25 | | USD | | | 900,000 | | | $(10,710) | | $ | 3,914 | | | $ | (14,624 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
CDX.NA.IG Series 34† | | 1.000% | | Quarterly | | 6/20/25 | | USD | | | 800,000 | | | (9,350) | | | 2,841 | | | | (12,192 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | $(20,060) | | $ | 6,755 | | | $ | (26,816 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
† | Payment is based on a percentage of the index. Reference entities are a number of individual issuers comprising the index. |
Currency Legend
Country weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
| | | | |
United States | | | 75.0 | % |
Cayman Islands | | | 6.5 | % |
United Kingdom | | | 1.8 | % |
Ireland | | | 1.5 | % |
Japan | | | 1.4 | % |
Netherlands | | | 1.2 | % |
Bermuda | | | 1.1 | % |
Canada | | | 1.0 | % |
Switzerland | | | 0.7 | % |
Luxembourg | | | 0.5 | % |
France | | | 0.5 | % |
Sweden | | | 0.5 | % |
Spain | | | 0.4 | % |
Denmark | | | 0.3 | % |
Barbados | | | 0.0 | % |
| | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 92.4 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 7.6 | % |
| | | | |
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, 2020 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 99.5% | |
|
COMMON STOCK — 99.5% | |
Basic Materials — 2.7% | |
Forest Products & Paper — 0.6% | |
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. | | | 18,441 | | | $ | 616,114 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mining — 2.1% | |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. (a) | | | 21,811 | | | | 1,063,286 | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | | | 14,250 | | | | 1,049,085 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,112,371 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,728,485 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications — 1.4% | |
Internet — 1.4% | |
Q2 Holdings, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 16,176 | | | | 1,387,739 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 12.5% | |
Auto Parts & Equipment — 2.7% | |
Dorman Products, Inc. (b) | | | 17,675 | | | | 1,185,462 | |
Visteon Corp. (b) | | | 22,818 | | | | 1,563,033 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,748,495 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment — 0.3% | |
Cedar Fair LP (c) | | | 11,153 | | | | 306,708 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 9.5% | |
AutoNation, Inc. (b) | | | 38,906 | | | | 1,462,087 | |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (b) | | | 58,356 | | | | 2,174,928 | |
Jack in the Box, Inc. | | | 17,628 | | | | 1,306,058 | |
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (b) | | | 6,878 | | | | 671,637 | |
Suburban Propane Partners LP (c) | | | 89,849 | | | | 1,284,841 | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | | 27,122 | | | | 1,425,804 | |
The Wendy’s Co. | | | 59,363 | | | | 1,292,926 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,618,281 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,673,484 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 27.5% | |
Biotechnology — 3.6% | |
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (b) | | | 24,470 | | | | 1,935,088 | |
NeoGenomics, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 24,871 | | | | 770,504 | |
Twist Bioscience Corp. (a) (b) | | | 13,264 | | | | 600,859 | |
Zai Lab Ltd. ADR (b) | | | 4,457 | | | | 366,053 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,672,504 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 6.1% | |
ASGN, Inc. (b) | | | 31,617 | | | | 2,108,222 | |
Korn Ferry | | | 51,022 | | | | 1,567,906 | |
Monro, Inc. | | | 24,698 | | | | 1,356,908 | |
Paylocity Holding Corp. (b) | | | 8,069 | | | | 1,177,186 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,210,222 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Foods — 1.7% | |
BellRing Brands, Inc. Class A (b) | | | 44,466 | | | $ | 886,652 | |
The Simply Good Foods Co. (b) | | | 45,915 | | | | 853,100 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,739,752 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 8.2% | |
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. (a) (b) | | | 14,055 | | | | 679,981 | |
AtriCure, Inc. (b) | | | 23,071 | | | | 1,037,041 | |
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (b) | | | 17,462 | | | | 1,519,543 | |
Intersect ENT, Inc. (b) | | | 27,915 | | | | 377,969 | |
OraSure Technologies, Inc. (b) | | | 29,823 | | | | 346,842 | |
Quidel Corp. (b) | | | 6,794 | | | | 1,520,090 | |
Repligen Corp. (b) | | | 8,810 | | | | 1,089,004 | |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (b) | | | 18,099 | | | | 1,790,353 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,360,823 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 4.7% | |
Addus HomeCare Corp. (b) | | | 15,742 | | | | 1,457,080 | |
LHC Group, Inc. (b) | | | 16,191 | | | | 2,822,415 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (b) | | | 28,904 | | | | 523,451 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,802,946 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products & Wares — 1.5% | |
Acco Brands Corp. | | | 208,659 | | | | 1,481,479 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 1.7% | |
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 5,153 | | | | 423,989 | |
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 28,770 | | | | 503,475 | |
G1 Therapeutics, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 13,351 | | | | 323,895 | |
uniQure NV (b) | | | 10,547 | | | | 475,248 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,726,607 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 27,994,333 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 1.8% | |
Energy – Alternate Sources — 1.3% | |
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (b) | | | 54,744 | | | | 1,356,556 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 0.5% | |
Noble Midstream Partners LP (c) | | | 55,508 | | | | 469,598 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,826,154 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 19.4% | |
Banks — 5.5% | |
The Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. | | | 41,566 | | | | 1,013,795 | |
BankUnited, Inc. | | | 43,225 | | | | 875,306 | |
Cathay General Bancorp | | | 25,740 | | | | 676,962 | |
CIT Group, Inc. (a) | | | 30,705 | | | | 636,514 | |
Heritage Financial Corp. | | | 45,213 | | | | 904,260 | |
IBERIABANK Corp. | | | 22,055 | | | | 1,004,385 | |
Signature Bank | | | 4,710 | | | | 503,593 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,614,815 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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 | |
Diversified Financial Services — 2.5% | |
Federated Hermes, Inc. | | | 21,236 | | | $ | 503,293 | |
Focus Financial Partners, Inc. Class A (b) | | | 28,299 | | | | 935,282 | |
Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 23,102 | | | | 1,095,728 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,534,303 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 0.8% | |
ProSight Global, Inc. (b) | | | 42,537 | | | | 378,579 | |
Selectquote, Inc. (b) | | | 17,696 | | | | 448,240 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 826,819 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 6.0% | |
Brandywine Realty Trust | | | 109,518 | | | | 1,192,651 | |
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | | | 184,693 | | | | 1,021,352 | |
EPR Properties | | | 35,612 | | | | 1,179,826 | |
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | | | 70,931 | | | | 1,730,716 | |
National Storage Affiliates Trust | | | 33,007 | | | | 945,981 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,070,526 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Savings & Loans — 4.6% | |
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | | | 38,231 | | | | 421,306 | |
OceanFirst Financial Corp. (a) | | | 44,913 | | | | 791,816 | |
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 45,554 | | | | 987,611 | |
Sterling Bancorp | | | 58,897 | | | | 690,273 | |
WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 61,646 | | | | 1,769,240 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,660,246 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,706,709 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 16.1% | |
Building Materials — 2.4% | |
Masonite International Corp. (b) | | | 15,615 | | | | 1,214,535 | |
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A (b) | | | 76,083 | | | | 1,223,414 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,437,949 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment — 3.2% | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. | | | 26,772 | | | | 1,271,402 | |
EnerSys | | | 13,287 | | | | 855,417 | |
Generac Holdings, Inc. (b) | | | 9,006 | | | | 1,098,102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,224,921 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 0.8% | |
Atkore International Group, Inc. (b) | | | 32,419 | | | | 886,660 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Engineering & Construction — 3.0% | |
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | | | 11,438 | | | | 466,099 | |
KBR, Inc. | | | 67,984 | | | | 1,533,039 | |
TopBuild Corp. (b) | | | 9,326 | | | | 1,061,019 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,060,157 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Environmental Controls — 1.4% | |
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. (b) | | | 51,617 | | | | 960,076 | |
US Ecology, Inc. | | | 13,592 | | | | 460,497 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,420,573 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.7% | |
Chart Industries, Inc. (b) | | | 14,452 | | | $ | 700,778 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 2.5% | |
Mayville Engineering Co., Inc. (b) | | | 34,830 | | | | 275,157 | |
Rexnord Corp. | | | 59,959 | | | | 1,747,805 | |
Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | 4,468 | | | | 507,654 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,530,616 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.8% | |
EnPro Industries, Inc. | | | 16,708 | | | | 823,537 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 1.3% | |
CryoPort, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 24,096 | | | | 728,904 | |
Hub Group, Inc. Class A (b) | | | 12,641 | | | | 604,998 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,333,902 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,419,093 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 14.9% | |
Computers — 2.7% | |
CACI International, Inc. Class A (b) | | | 6,355 | | | | 1,378,273 | |
Perspecta, Inc. | | | 57,644 | | | | 1,339,070 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,717,343 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 5.7% | |
Brooks Automation, Inc. | | | 41,560 | | | | 1,838,614 | |
MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 19,949 | | | | 2,259,025 | |
Semtech Corp. (b) | | | 32,311 | | | | 1,687,281 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,784,920 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 6.5% | |
1Life Healthcare, Inc. (b) | | | 13,969 | | | | 507,354 | |
Bottomline Technologies de, Inc. (b) | | | 34,255 | | | | 1,739,126 | |
Envestnet, Inc. (b) | | | 10,703 | | | | 787,099 | |
j2 Global, Inc. (a) | | | 23,225 | | | | 1,468,052 | |
Zynga, Inc. Class A (b) | | | 220,593 | | | | 2,104,457 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,606,088 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,108,351 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 3.2% | |
Electric — 1.0% | |
Avista Corp. | | | 27,407 | | | | 997,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas — 2.2% | |
National Fuel Gas Co. | | | 18,652 | | | | 782,078 | |
South Jersey Industries, Inc. | | | 59,080 | | | | 1,476,409 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,258,487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,255,828 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $88,901,459) | | | | | | | 101,100,176 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $88,901,459) | | | | | | | 101,100,176 | |
| | | | | |
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 — 0.7% | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.7% | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (d) | | | 700,848 | | | $ | 700,848 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $700,848) | | | | | | | 700,848 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $89,602,307) | | | | | | | 101,801,024 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.6% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 0.6% | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 6/30/20, 0.000%, due 7/01/20 (e) | | $ | 596,928 | | | | 596,928 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $596,928) | | | | | | | 596,928 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.8% (Cost $90,199,235) (f) | | | | | | | 102,397,952 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.8)% | | | | | | | (821,947 | ) |
| | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 101,576,005 | |
| | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2020, was $7,905,862 or 7.78% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund received $7,361,018 of non-cash collateral (U.S. Treasury and/or Agency obligations) related to securities lending activity. This amount is not reflected on either the Portfolio of Investments or the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. (Note 2). |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | Security is a Master Limited Partnership. |
(d) | Represents investment of security lending cash collateral. (Note 2). |
(e) | Maturity value of $596,928. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.625%, maturity date of 1/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $608,944. |
(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, 2020 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 99.8% | |
|
COMMON STOCK — 99.8% | |
Basic Materials — 22.9% | |
Chemicals — 17.7% | |
The Chemours Co. | | | 43,100 | | | $ | 661,585 | |
Corteva, Inc. (a) | | | 17,700 | | | | 474,183 | |
Dow, Inc. (a) | | | 61,300 | | | | 2,498,588 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 6,600 | | | | 350,658 | |
Ingevity Corp. (a) | | | 7,900 | | | | 415,303 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,400,317 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mining — 5.2% | |
Alcoa Corp. (a) | | | 45,300 | | | | 509,172 | |
Arconic Corp. (a) | | | 57,100 | | | | 795,403 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,304,575 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,704,892 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications — 2.2% | |
Media — 2.2% | |
Altice USA, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 23,956 | | | | 539,968 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 13.3% | |
Apparel — 1.4% | |
Kontoor Brands, Inc. (a) | | | 18,900 | | | | 336,609 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.9% | |
Delphi Technologies PLC (a) | | | 32,800 | | | | 466,088 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distribution & Wholesale — 1.6% | |
IAA, Inc. (a) | | | 10,300 | | | | 397,271 | |
Resideo Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 510 | | | | 5,977 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 403,248 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment — 3.1% | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 25,200 | | | | 769,608 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Time — 1.5% | |
Brunswick Corp. | | | 6,000 | | | | 384,060 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Lodging — 3.8% | |
Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. (a) | | | 14,400 | | | | 281,520 | |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 15,700 | | | | 669,134 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 950,654 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,310,267 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 16.0% | |
Commercial Services — 3.3% | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 4,762 | | | | 829,683 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 5.7% | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 22,100 | | | | 1,412,853 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 4.4% | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 4,884 | | | | 1,109,498 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 2.6% | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 4,649 | | | | 637,099 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,989,133 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Financial — 5.5% | |
Insurance — 3.8% | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (a) | | | 34,500 | | | $ | 959,790 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.7% | |
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 41,900 | | | | 414,391 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,374,181 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 37.5% | |
Building Materials — 9.0% | |
Carrier Global Corp. | | | 101,300 | | | | 2,250,886 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 11.6% | |
Fortive Corp. | | | 12,900 | | | | 872,814 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 3,060 | | | | 442,446 | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 15,544 | | | | 1,566,524 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,881,784 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Engineering & Construction — 9.5% | |
Arcosa, Inc. | | | 37,179 | | | | 1,568,954 | |
frontdoor, Inc. (a) | | | 9,900 | | | | 438,867 | |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | | | 4,100 | | | | 347,680 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,355,501 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 7.4% | |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 29,800 | | | | 1,694,428 | |
Welbilt, Inc. (a) | | | 24,400 | | | | 148,596 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,843,024 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,331,195 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 2.4% | |
Computers — 2.4% | |
Perspecta, Inc. | | | 25,437 | | | | 590,902 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $24,992,595) | | | | | | | 24,840,538 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $24,992,595) | | | | | | | 24,840,538 | |
| | | | | |
|
MUTUAL FUNDS — 3.2% | |
Diversified Financial Services — 3.2% | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (c) | | | 779,625 | | | | 779,625 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $779,625) | | | | | | | 779,625 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $25,772,220) | | | | | | | 25,620,163 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 103.0% (Cost $25,772,220) (d) | | | | | | | 25,620,163 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (3.0)% | | | | | | | (737,666 | ) |
| | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 24,882,497 | |
| | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Special Situations Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
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, 2020, was $761,912 or 3.06% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. (Note 2). |
(c) | Represents investment of security lending cash collateral. (Note 2). |
(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 Strategic Emerging Markets Fund – Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 97.2% | |
|
COMMON STOCK — 94.1% | |
Bermuda — 2.1% | |
Credicorp Ltd. | | | 11,965 | | | $ | 1,599,361 | |
Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. | | | 47,389 | | | | 1,022,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,622,261 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Brazil — 4.5% | |
Ambev SA | | | 280,213 | | | | 728,602 | |
Ambev SA ADR | | | 63,165 | | | | 166,756 | |
Atacadao SA | | | 106,669 | | | | 387,399 | |
B3 SA – Brasil Bolsa Balcao | | | 120,853 | | | | 1,224,286 | |
Itau Unibanco Holding SA Sponsored ADR | | | 263,887 | | | | 1,237,630 | |
Vale SA Sponsored ADR | | | 189,163 | | | | 1,950,270 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,694,943 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cayman Islands — 24.4% | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a) | | | 30,542 | | | | 6,587,909 | |
Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd. (b) | | | 412,300 | | | | 1,197,842 | |
Huazhu Group Ltd. ADR (c) | | | 108,203 | | | | 3,792,515 | |
Innovent Biologics, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 148,500 | | | | 1,102,975 | |
Meituan Dianping Class B (a) | | | 59,400 | | | | 1,319,470 | |
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR (a) | | | 2,446 | | | | 318,543 | |
OneConnect Financial Technology Co. Ltd. (a) | | | 51,130 | | | | 933,634 | |
Pagseguro Digital Ltd. Class A (a) | | | 33,310 | | | | 1,177,175 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 157,209 | | | | 10,098,133 | �� |
Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 23,500 | | | | 430,589 | |
ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. ADR | | | 114,887 | | | | 4,217,502 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 31,176,287 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chile — 0.8% | |
Falabella SA | | | 327,767 | | | | 1,037,490 | |
| | | | | | | | |
China — 5.3% | |
Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd. Class A | | | 225,177 | | | | 2,939,726 | |
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. Class A | | | 381,262 | | | | 3,851,835 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,791,561 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Colombia — 0.3% | |
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA (c) | | | 95,250 | | | | 415,290 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Egypt — 0.7% | |
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE | | | 232,929 | | | | 936,733 | |
| | | | | | | | |
France — 5.5% | |
Kering SA | | | 12,853 | | | | 6,981,357 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | | 109 | | | $ | 47,742 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,029,099 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hong Kong — 5.0% | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | | 610,600 | | | | 5,682,896 | |
Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. (a) (b) | | | 152,000 | | | | 720,015 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,402,911 | |
| | | | | | | | |
India — 11.2% | |
HDFC Bank Ltd. | | | 89,388 | | | | 1,274,908 | |
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. | | | 211,069 | | | | 4,968,760 | |
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | | | 226,620 | | | | 4,065,078 | |
Oberoi Realty Ltd. | | | 84,020 | | | | 405,552 | |
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | | | 100,833 | | | | 2,795,000 | |
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. | | | 315,798 | | | | 714,895 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,224,193 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Indonesia — 1.3% | |
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT | | | 531,600 | | | | 1,060,149 | |
Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT | | | 337,997 | | | | 279,426 | |
Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | | | 394,300 | | | | 265,836 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,605,411 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Italy — 2.0% | |
Brunello Cucinelli SpA (a) | | | 133 | | | | 3,947 | |
Moncler SpA (a) | | | 28,343 | | | | 1,082,210 | |
PRADA SpA (a) | | | 414,700 | | | | 1,437,728 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,523,885 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mexico — 4.9% | |
Alsea SAB de CV (a) | | | 243,074 | | | | 239,114 | |
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | | | 428,542 | | | | 2,660,057 | |
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR | | | 10,873 | | | | 674,235 | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV Class B | | | 42,284 | | | | 473,716 | |
Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV Class O | | | 524,534 | | | | 364,455 | |
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B | | | 812,930 | | | | 1,888,684 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,300,261 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Netherlands — 2.3% | |
Yandex NV Class A (a) | | | 59,288 | | | | 2,965,586 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Philippines — 2.5% | |
Ayala Land, Inc. | | | 1,641,900 | | | | 1,099,202 | |
SM Investments Corp. | | | 96,455 | | | | 1,799,357 | |
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. | | | 508,112 | | | | 321,411 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,219,970 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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 | |
Republic of Korea — 2.7% | |
Amorepacific Corp. | | | 3,994 | | | $ | 561,629 | |
AMOREPACIFIC Group | | | 5,287 | | | | 229,101 | |
Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd. (a) (b) | | | 4,058 | | | | 2,634,092 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,424,822 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Russia — 6.7% | |
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR (c) | | | 398 | | | | 10,479 | |
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR (Russia) | | | 12,108 | | | | 316,551 | |
Novatek PJSC Sponsored GDR Registered (b) | | | 3,387 | | | | 481,632 | |
Novatek PJSC Sponsored GDR Registered (b) | | | 31,597 | | | | 4,485,783 | |
Polyus PJSC (a) | | | 1,321 | | | | 223,473 | |
Polyus PJSC GDR (b) (d) | | | 4,342 | | | | 365,379 | |
Polyus PJSC GDR (b) (d) | | | 150 | | | | 12,623 | |
Sberbank of Russia PJSC | | | 912,596 | | | | 2,609,985 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,505,905 | |
| | | | | | | | |
South Africa — 0.8% | |
FirstRand Ltd. | | | 470,438 | | | | 1,031,223 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Switzerland — 0.6% | |
Cie Financiere Richemont SA Registered | | | 11,517 | | | | 733,391 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Taiwan — 6.2% | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 751,000 | | | | 7,947,112 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Turkey — 0.5% | |
Akbank T.A.S. (a) | | | 770,774 | | | | 683,441 | |
| | | | | | | | |
United States — 3.8% | |
Yum China Holdings, Inc. | | | 100,652 | | | | 4,838,342 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $107,197,779) | | | | | | | 120,110,117 | |
| | | | | |
|
PREFERRED STOCK — 3.1% | |
Brazil — 1.4% | |
Lojas Americanas SA 0.640% | | | 292,003 | | | | 1,727,930 | |
| | | | | | | | |
India — 0.0% | |
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. 6.000% | | | 503,840 | | | | 23,223 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Singapore — 1.7% | |
Grab Holdings, Inc. (Acquired 6/18/19, Cost $2,160,355) (a) (d) (e) (f) | | | 350,542 | | | | 2,160,355 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $3,624,778) | | | | | | | 3,911,508 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $110,822,557) | | | | | | | 124,021,625 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.1% | |
United States — 0.1% | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (g) | | | 78,885 | | | $ | 78,885 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $78,885) | | | | | | | 78,885 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $110,901,442) | | | | | | | 124,100,510 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.9% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 2.9% | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 6/30/20, 0.000%, due 7/01/20 (h) | | $ | 3,767,084 | | | | 3,767,084 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $3,767,084) | | | | | | | 3,767,084 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2% (Cost $114,668,526) (i) | | | | | | | 127,867,594 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.2)% | | | | | | | (283,489 | ) |
| | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 127,584,105 | |
| | | | | |
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) | 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, 2020, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $11,430,930 or 8.96% of net assets. |
(c) | Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2020, was $3,550,061 or 2.78% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund received $3,599,170 of non-cash collateral (U.S. Treasury and/or Agency obligations) related to securities lending activity. This amount is not reflected on either the Portfolio of Investments or the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. (Note 2). |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
(d) | This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2020, these securities amounted to a value of $2,538,357 or 1.99% of net assets. |
(e) | Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs. |
(f) | Restricted security. Certain securities are restricted as to resale. At June 30, 2020, these securities amounted to a value of $2,160,355 or 1.69% of net assets. The Fund generally bears the costs, if any, associated with the disposition of restricted securities. |
(g) | Represents investment of security lending cash collateral. (Note 2). |
(h) | Maturity value of $3,767,084. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.625%, maturity date of 1/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $3,842,476. |
(i) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
Sector weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
| | | | |
Financial | | | 26.6 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 18.9 | % |
Communications | | | 17.0 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 12.1 | % |
Technology | | | 9.2 | % |
Industrial | | | 5.8 | % |
Energy | | | 3.9 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 3.7 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 0.1 | % |
| | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 97.3 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 2.7 | % |
| | | | |
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, 2020 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Asset Momentum Fund | | | MML Dynamic Bond Fund | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at value (Note 2) (a) | | $ | 31,509,827 | | | $ | 341,726,612 | |
Repurchase agreements, at value (Note 2) (b) | | | 9,388,202 | | | | 10,584,658 | |
Other short-term investments, at value (Note 2) (c) | | | - | | | | 1,888,719 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments (d) | | | 40,898,029 | | | | 354,199,989 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cash | | | - | | | | 1,008,057 | |
Foreign currency, at value (e) | | | - | | | | - | |
Receivables from: | | | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | | | | | | |
Regular delivery | | | - | | | | 1,157,955 | |
Delayed delivery | | | - | | | | 20,596 | |
Fund shares sold | | | - | | | | 10 | |
Collateral pledged for open futures contracts (Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | |
Investment adviser (Note 3) | | | - | | | | - | |
Variation margin on open derivative instruments (Note 2) | | | 346,870 | | | | - | |
Interest and dividends | | | 20,748 | | | | 1,803,689 | |
Interest tax reclaim receivable | | | - | | | | - | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | 10,620 | | | | - | |
Open swap agreements, at value (Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 41,276,267 | | | | 358,190,296 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Payables for: | | | | | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | | | | | | |
Regular delivery | | | - | | | | 4,877,113 | |
Delayed delivery | | | - | | | | 824,235 | |
Collateral held for open swap agreements (Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | |
Collateral held for open purchased options (Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | |
Foreign currency overdraft | | | 317 | | | | - | |
Interest and dividends | | | - | | | | - | |
Fund shares repurchased | | | 48 | | | | 57,332 | |
Collateral held for securities on loan (Note 2) (f) | | | 7,453,974 | | | | - | |
Open swap agreements, at value (Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 3) | | | 1,506 | | | | 25,048 | |
Variation margin on open derivative instruments (Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | |
Affiliates (Note 3): | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 17,397 | | | | 121,385 | |
Administration fees | | | 4,349 | | | | 45,520 | |
Service fees | | | 1,034 | | | | 6,589 | |
Due to custodian | | | 413,405 | | | | - | |
Commitment and Contingent Liabilities (Note 9) | | | - | | | | - | |
Accrued expense and other liabilities | | | 32,485 | | | | 101,692 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 7,924,515 | | | | 6,058,914 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 33,351,752 | | | $ | 352,131,382 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets consist of: | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 28,562,682 | | | $ | 345,421,249 | |
Accumulated Gain (Loss) | | | 4,789,070 | | | | 6,710,133 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 33,351,752 | | | $ | 352,131,382 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) Cost of investments: | | $ | 28,772,508 | | | $ | 338,828,695 | |
(b) Cost of repurchase agreements: | | $ | 9,388,202 | | | $ | 10,584,658 | |
(c) Cost of other short-term investments: | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,888,346 | |
(d) Securities on loan with market value of: | | $ | 8,240,672 | | | $ | - | |
(e) Cost of foreign currency: | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
(f) | Non-cash collateral is not included. |
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 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 32,420,315 | | | $ | 113,285,050 | | | $ | 251,398,473 | | | $ | 176,030,586 | | | $ | 101,801,024 | | | $ | 25,620,163 | | | $ | 124,100,510 | |
| 732,759 | | | | - | | | | 2,206,611 | | | | - | | | | 596,928 | | | | - | | | | 3,767,084 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 77,806,193 | | | | 13,996,325 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 33,153,074 | | | | 113,285,050 | | | | 331,411,277 | | | | 190,026,911 | | | | 102,397,952 | | | | 25,620,163 | | | | 127,867,594 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | 3,001,448 | | | | 13,670 | | | | 1,967,234 | | | | - | | | | 83,378 | | | | 82,656 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 233,977 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | 280,527 | | | | 2,849,595 | | | | 446,221 | | | | 193,054 | | | | - | | | | 221,419 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | 19,299 | | | | 9,307,006 | | | | 20,402 | | | | 8,063 | | | | - | | | | 9,129 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 125,000 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | 7,213 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 7,984 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 17,119 | | | | 3,829 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 13,605 | | | | 1,977,002 | | | | 382,909 | | | | 926,947 | | | | 70,112 | | | | 9,912 | | | | 86,985 | |
| - | | | | 696 | | | | - | | | | 2,790 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 6,571 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 9,856,167 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 33,166,679 | | | | 118,571,235 | | | | 353,962,743 | | | | 193,394,334 | | | | 102,669,181 | | | | 25,713,453 | | | | 128,516,315 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | 52,067 | | | | 5,810,260 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 587,839 | |
| - | | | | 2,114,737 | | | | 9,600,000 | | | | 2,633,625 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 8,550,000 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 1,140,000 | | | | 150,000 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 1,457,355 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 44 | | | | 60,531 | | | | 21,840 | | | | 32,095 | | | | 262,254 | | | | 18 | | | | 17,587 | |
| 132,326 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 700,848 | | | | 779,625 | | | | 78,885 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 220,419 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 1,586 | | | | 13,814 | | | | 55,297 | | | | 23,000 | | | | 20,150 | | | | 1,328 | | | | 9,830 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 2,760 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12,855 | | | | 61,825 | | | | 155,174 | | | | 57,609 | | | | 57,605 | | | | 13,379 | | | | 117,240 | |
| 4,285 | | | | 15,456 | | | | - | | | | 24,690 | | | | - | | | | 3,344 | | | | 16,748 | |
| 1,025 | | | | 26,111 | | | | 26,950 | | | | 20,815 | | | | 11,364 | | | | 474 | | | | 8,819 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 33,772 | | | | 57,693 | | | | 70,728 | | | | 61,587 | | | | 40,955 | | | | 32,788 | | | | 95,262 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 185,893 | | | | 2,402,234 | | | | 27,110,783 | | | | 3,003,421 | | | | 1,093,176 | | | | 830,956 | | | | 932,210 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 32,980,786 | | | $ | 116,169,001 | | | $ | 326,851,960 | | | $ | 190,390,913 | | | $ | 101,576,005 | | | $ | 24,882,497 | | | $ | 127,584,105 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 28,455,127 | | | $ | 133,309,501 | | | $ | 313,348,248 | | | $ | 202,245,649 | | | $ | 86,345,261 | | | $ | 21,678,813 | | | $ | 109,913,489 | |
| 4,525,659 | | | | (17,140,500 | ) | | | 13,503,712 | | | | (11,854,736 | ) | | | 15,230,744 | | | | 3,203,684 | | | | 17,670,616 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 32,980,786 | | | $ | 116,169,001 | | | $ | 326,851,960 | | | $ | 190,390,913 | | | $ | 101,576,005 | | | $ | 24,882,497 | | | $ | 127,584,105 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 28,081,038 | | | $ | 123,881,440 | | | $ | 252,005,842 | | | $ | 178,933,179 | | | $ | 89,602,307 | | | $ | 25,772,220 | | | $ | 110,901,442 | |
$ | 732,759 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,206,611 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 596,928 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 3,767,084 | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 77,906,301 | | | $ | 13,991,301 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
$ | 424,680 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 7,905,862 | | | $ | 761,912 | | | $ | 3,550,061 | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 233,424 | |
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements (Continued)
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2020 (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 | | $ | 31,561,681 | | | $ | 340,895,690 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | 2,612,786 | | | | 33,555,549 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 12.08 | | | $ | 10.16 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Service Class shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Service Class I shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,790,071 | | | $ | 11,235,692 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | 149,288 | | | | 1,109,199 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 11.99 | | | $ | 10.13 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(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 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 282,588,924 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 81,466,810 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 26,257,620 | | | | - | | | | 9,781,555 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 10.76 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 8.33 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 31,202,157 | | | $ | 73,210,815 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 156,268,786 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 24,083,897 | | | $ | 112,412,643 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,547,227 | | | | 8,177,200 | | | | - | | | | 16,604,002 | | | | - | | | | 2,094,426 | | | | 9,722,485 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 12.25 | | | $ | 8.95 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 9.41 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11.50 | | | $ | 11.56 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 44,263,036 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 20,109,195 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 4,139,355 | | | | - | | | | 2,469,775 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 10.69 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 8.14 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 1,778,629 | | | $ | 42,958,186 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 34,122,127 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 798,600 | | | $ | 15,171,462 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 145,945 | | | | 4,821,381 | | | | - | | | | 3,633,336 | | | | - | | | | 69,839 | | | | 1,313,319 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 12.19 | | | $ | 8.91 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 9.39 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11.43 | | | $ | 11.55 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements (Continued)
Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Asset Momentum Fund | | | MML Dynamic Bond Fund | |
Investment income (Note 2): | |
Dividends (a) | | $ | 130,890 | | | $ | - | |
Interest (b) | | | 49,677 | | | | 6,651,089 | |
Securities lending net income | | | 12,047 | | | | 2,279 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investment income | | | 192,614 | | | | 6,653,368 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Expenses (Note 3): | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 93,685 | | | | 711,729 | |
Custody fees | | | 9,586 | | | | 46,528 | |
Interest expense | | | - | | | | - | |
Audit fees | | | 16,375 | | | | 28,468 | |
Legal fees | | | 1,347 | | | | 3,221 | |
Proxy fees | | | 516 | | | | 518 | |
Shareholder reporting fees | | | 5,873 | | | | 25,747 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 770 | | | | 9,722 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 128,152 | | | | 825,933 | |
Administration fees: | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | 22,133 | | | | 259,032 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,288 | | | | 7,867 | |
Distribution and Service fees: | | | | | | | | |
Service Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class I | | | 2,147 | | | | 13,111 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 153,720 | | | | 1,105,943 | |
Expenses waived (Note 3): | | | | | | | | |
Class II fees reimbursed by adviser | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class I fees reimbursed by adviser | | | - | | | | - | |
Class II advisory fees waived | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class I advisory fees waived | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net expenses | | | 153,720 | | | | 1,105,943 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 38,894 | | | | 5,547,425 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss): | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | 297,971 | | | | 4,195,705 | |
Futures contracts | | | 233,422 | | | | - | |
Swap agreements | | | - | | | | - | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (13 | ) | | | - | |
Forward contracts | | | 8,222 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 539,602 | | | | 4,195,705 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | (913,060 | ) | | | (5,990,739 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | 20,496 | | | | - | |
Swap agreements | | | - | | | | - | |
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | | 3,648 | | | | - | |
Forward contracts | | | (1,731 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (890,647 | ) | | | (5,990,739 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (351,045 | ) | | | (1,795,034 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (312,151 | ) | | $ | 3,752,391 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) Net of foreign withholding tax of: | | $ | 1,429 | | | $ | - | |
(b) Net of foreign withholding tax of: | | $ | - | | | $ | 138 | |
* 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 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 273,502 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 77,835 | | | $ | 814,361 | | | $ | 162,074 | | | $ | 896,825 | |
| 1,113 | | | | 4,084,097 | | | | 4,133,705 | | | | 3,694,801 | | | | 1,837 | | | | 551 | | | | 6,256 | |
| 317 | | | | 28,614 | | | | 1,553 | | | | 989 | | | | 9,559 | | | | 266 | | | | 10,838 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 274,932 | | | | 4,112,711 | | | | 4,135,258 | | | | 3,773,625 | | | | 825,757 | | | | 162,891 | | | | 913,919 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 69,750 | | | | 360,093 | | | | 924,216 | | | | 335,729 | | | | 319,857 | | | | 73,926 | | | | 651,344 | |
| 10,350 | | | | 38,196 | | | | 24,568 | | | | 25,914 | | | | 7,861 | | | | 9,208 | | | | 83,131 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 444,154 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 16,376 | | | | 19,630 | | | | 20,561 | | | | 19,977 | | | | 19,218 | | | | 16,371 | | | | 32,876 | |
| 1,355 | | | | 1,616 | | | | 4,905 | | | | 1,937 | | | | 2,465 | | | | 1,340 | | | | 2,740 | |
| 516 | | | | 516 | | | | 516 | | | | 516 | | | | 516 | | | | 516 | | | | 516 | |
| 5,823 | | | | 13,414 | | | | 24,717 | | | | 17,491 | | | | 10,241 | | | | 5,552 | | | | 11,035 | |
| 783 | | | | 3,109 | | | | 8,530 | | | | 4,888 | | | | 2,736 | | | | 650 | | | | 3,313 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 104,953 | | | | 436,574 | | | | 1,452,167 | | | | 406,452 | | | | 362,894 | | | | 107,563 | | | | 784,955 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21,965 | | | | 57,070 | | | | - | | | | 117,930 | | | | - | | | | 17,868 | | | | 81,837 | |
| 1,285 | | | | 32,954 | | | | - | | | | 25,954 | | | | - | | | | 612 | | | | 11,212 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 54,121 | | | | - | | | | 24,193 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 2,142 | | | | 54,923 | | | | - | | | | 43,256 | | | | - | | | | 1,021 | | | | 18,686 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 130,345 | | | | 581,521 | | | | 1,506,288 | | | | 593,592 | | | | 387,087 | | | | 127,064 | | | | 896,690 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (38,594 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (5,341 | ) |
| - | | | | (26,625 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (21,824 | ) |
| - | | | | (15,385 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (2,989 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 130,345 | | | | 539,511 | | | | 1,506,288 | | | | 593,592 | | | | 387,087 | | | | 127,064 | | | | 827,942 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 144,587 | | | | 3,573,200 | | | | 2,628,970 | | | | 3,180,033 | | | | 438,670 | | | | 35,827 | | | | 85,977 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (339,314 | ) | | | (3,418,793 | ) | | | 15,134,604 | | | | (233,995 | ) | | | 368,031 | | | | 2,289,555 | | | | 923,700 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (299,037 | ) | | | (3,841,616 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 628,475 | | | | 225,105 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (36,551 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (167 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (339,314 | ) | | | (3,418,793 | ) | | | 15,464,042 | | | | (3,850,506 | ) | | | 368,031 | | | | 2,289,555 | | | | 886,982 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (233,224 | ) | | | (8,748,287 | ) | | | (13,171,001 | ) | | | (4,605,380 | ) | | | (13,413,298 | ) | | | (5,551,583 | ) | | | (13,289,000 | )* |
| - | | | | - | | | | 29,934 | | | | (496,272 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 9,047,418 | | | | (26,816 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (379 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (233,224 | ) | | | (8,748,287 | ) | | | (4,093,649 | ) | | | (5,128,468 | ) | | | (13,413,298 | ) | | | (5,551,583 | ) | | | (13,289,379 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (572,538 | ) | | | (12,167,080 | ) | | | 11,370,393 | | | | (8,978,974 | ) | | | (13,045,267 | ) | | | (3,262,028 | ) | | | (12,402,397 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | (427,951 | ) | | $ | (8,593,880 | ) | | $ | 13,999,363 | | | $ | (5,798,941 | ) | | $ | (12,606,597 | ) | | $ | (3,226,201 | ) | | $ | (12,316,420 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 887 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 93,137 | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,590 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 289,109 | |
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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, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2019
| |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 38,894 | | | $ | 216,363 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 539,602 | | | | 3,366,615 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (890,647 | ) | | | 5,677,370 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (312,151 | ) | | | 9,260,348 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2): | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | - | | | | (1,657,921 | ) |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | (93,583 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | - | | | | (1,751,504 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net fund share transactions (Note 5): | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | - | | | | 1,657,921 | |
Service Class I | | | (70,488 | ) | | | 100,596 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions | | | (70,488 | ) | | | 1,758,517 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (382,639 | ) | | | 9,267,361 | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 33,734,391 | | | | 24,467,030 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 33,351,752 | | | $ | 33,734,391 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2019
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 5,547,425 | | | $ | 14,878,045 | | | $ | 144,587 | | | $ | 259,945 | |
| 4,195,705 | | | | (21,876 | ) | | | (339,314 | ) | | | 242,105 | |
| (5,990,739 | ) | | | 20,729,688 | | | | (233,224 | ) | | | 4,240,106 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3,752,391 | | | | 35,585,857 | | | | (427,951 | ) | | | 4,742,156 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (14,724,090 | ) | | | - | | | | (657,606 | ) |
| - | | | | (274,456 | ) | | | - | | | | (34,524 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (14,998,546 | ) | | | - | | | | (692,130 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (50,845,843 | ) | | | (52,559,883 | ) | | | - | | | | 657,606 | |
| 1,053,948 | | | | 3,527,101 | | | | (82,069 | ) | | | 73,105 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (49,791,895 | ) | | | (49,032,782 | ) | | | (82,069 | ) | | | 730,711 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (46,039,504 | ) | | | (28,445,471 | ) | | | (510,020 | ) | | | 4,780,737 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 398,170,886 | | | | 426,616,357 | | | | 33,490,806 | | | | 28,710,069 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 352,131,382 | | | $ | 398,170,886 | | | $ | 32,980,786 | | | $ | 33,490,806 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2019
| |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 3,573,200 | | | $ | 7,496,907 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (3,418,793 | ) | | | (2,648,142 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (8,748,287 | ) | | | 9,543,649 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (8,593,880 | ) | | | 14,392,414 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2): | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Class II | | | - | | | | (5,130,049 | ) |
Service Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | (2,664,581 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | - | | | | (7,794,630 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net fund share transactions (Note 5): | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Class II | | | (8,152,007 | ) | | | 2,719,177 | |
Service Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class I | | | (1,140,274 | ) | | | 5,213,508 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions | | | (9,292,281 | ) | | | 7,932,685 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (17,886,161 | ) | | | 14,530,469 | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 134,055,162 | | | | 119,524,693 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 116,169,001 | | | $ | 134,055,162 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2019
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 2,628,970 | | | $ | 8,153,425 | | | $ | 3,180,033 | | | $ | 6,010,397 | |
| 15,464,042 | | | | 194,123 | | | | (3,850,506 | ) | | | (2,113,237 | ) |
| (4,093,649 | ) | | | 20,740,223 | | | | (5,128,468 | ) | | | 4,826,501 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13,999,363 | | | | 29,087,771 | | | | (5,798,941 | ) | | | 8,723,661 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (7,592,814 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (5,669,696 | ) |
| - | | | | (933,563 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (986,511 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (8,526,377 | ) | | | - | | | | (6,656,207 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (43,824,733 | ) | | | (15,902,153 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (10,765,091 | ) | | | (2,604,729 | ) |
| (820,128 | ) | | | (467,712 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (1,054,643 | ) | | | 5,283,556 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (44,644,861 | ) | | | (16,369,865 | ) | | | (11,819,734 | ) | | | 2,678,827 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (30,645,498 | ) | | | 4,191,529 | | | | (17,618,675 | ) | | | 4,746,281 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 357,497,458 | | | | 353,305,929 | | | | 208,009,588 | | | | 203,263,307 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 326,851,960 | | | $ | 357,497,458 | | | $ | 190,390,913 | | | $ | 208,009,588 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2019
| |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 438,670 | | | $ | 829,975 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 368,031 | | | | 769,551 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (13,413,298 | ) | | | 24,207,655 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (12,606,597 | ) | | | 25,807,181 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2): | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | - | | | | (8,162,126 | ) |
Class II | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class | | | - | | | | (1,918,740 | ) |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | - | | | | (10,080,866 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net fund share transactions (Note 5): | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | (3,098,523 | ) | | | (737,342 | ) |
Class II | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class | | | (125,713 | ) | | | 1,383,266 | |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions | | | (3,224,236 | ) | | | 645,924 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (15,830,833 | ) | | | 16,372,239 | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 117,406,838 | | | | 101,034,599 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 101,576,005 | | | $ | 117,406,838 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended December 31, 2019
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 35,827 | | | $ | 40,854 | | | $ | 85,977 | | | $ | 590,631 | |
| 2,289,555 | | | | 1,339,970 | | | | 886,982 | | | | 8,154,908 | |
| (5,551,583 | ) | | | 4,017,254 | | | | (13,289,379 | ) | | | 22,397,203 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (3,226,201 | ) | | | 5,398,078 | | | | (12,316,420 | ) | | | 31,142,742 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | (38,829 | ) | | | - | | | | (320,921 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (885 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (38,829 | ) | | | - | | | | (321,806 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | 38,829 | | | | (1,987,510 | ) | | | (14,466,841 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| (58,190 | ) | | | 40,985 | | | | (477,398 | ) | | | (441,125 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (58,190 | ) | | | 79,814 | | | | (2,464,908 | ) | | | (14,907,966 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (3,284,391 | ) | | | 5,439,063 | | | | (14,781,328 | ) | | | 15,912,970 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28,166,888 | | | | 22,727,825 | | | | 142,365,433 | | | | 126,452,463 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 24,882,497 | | | $ | 28,166,888 | | | $ | 127,584,105 | | | $ | 142,365,433 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MML Series Investment Fund II – Financial Statements (Continued)
Statement of Cash Flows
For the Period Ended June 30, 2020
| | | | |
| | MML Inflation- Protected and Income Fund | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 13,999,363 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | (101,492,577 | ) |
Investments sold | | | 359,581,748 | |
(Increase) Decrease to the principal amount of inflation-indexed bonds | | | 312,549 | |
(Purchase) Sale of short-term investments, net | | | 37,906,677 | |
Amortization (Accretion) of discount and premium, net | | | (804,642 | ) |
(Increase) Decrease in receivable from interest and dividends | | | 780,041 | |
(Increase) Decrease in receivable from open swap agreements, at value | | | (9,535,518 | ) |
Increase (Decrease) in payable for Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | (11,544 | ) |
Increase (Decrease) in payable for investment advisory fees | | | (16,769 | ) |
Increase (Decrease) in payable for service fee | | | 291 | |
Increase (Decrease) in payable for open swap agreements, at value | | | 97,295 | |
Increase (Decrease) in collateral held for open swap agreements | | | 8,550,000 | |
Increase (Decrease) in collateral held for purchased options | | | (860,000 | ) |
Increase (Decrease) in payable for interest and dividends | | | 1,457,355 | |
Increase (Decrease) in payable for variation margin on open derivative instruments | | | (4,069 | ) |
Increase (Decrease) in payable for accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | (58,076 | ) |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments | | | 13,171,001 | |
Net realized (gain) loss from investments | | | (15,134,604 | ) |
| | | | |
Net cash from (used in) operating activities | | | 307,938,521 | |
| | | | |
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities: | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | 18,233,039 | |
Payment on shares redeemed | | | (65,536,344 | ) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in reverse repurchase agreements | | | (260,269,675 | ) |
Increase (Decrease) in collateral held for reverse repurchase agreements | | | (1,140,146 | ) |
| | | | |
Net cash from (used in) financing activities | | | (308,713,126 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash | | | (774,605 | ) |
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period | | | 913,275 | |
| | | | |
Cash and restricted cash at end of period | | $ | 138,670 | |
| | | | |
| |
Non cash financing activities not included herein consist of: | | | | |
Cash paid out for interest on reverse repurchase agreements | | $ | 1,116,600 | |
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.
| | | | | | | | |
| | December 31, 2019 | | | June 30, 2020 | |
Cash | | $ | 275 | | | $ | 13,670 | |
Collateral pledged for open futures contracts | | | - | | | | 125,000 | |
Collateral pledged for open swap agreements | | | 220,000 | | | | - | |
Collateral pledged for reverse repurchase agreements | | | 693,000 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total cash and restricted cash as shown in the Statement of Cash Flows | | $ | 913,275 | | | $ | 138,670 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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 Asset Momentum 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 | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 12.19 | | | $ | 0.01 | | | $ | (0.12 | ) | | $ | (0.11 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 12.08 | | | | (0.90% | )b | | $ | 31,562 | | | | 0.97% | a | | | N/A | | | | 0.26% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 9.33 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 3.45 | | | | 3.53 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | 12.19 | | | | 37.93% | | | | 31,840 | | | | 1.02% | | | | 0.98% | | | | 0.75% | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 12.11 | | | $ | 0.00 | d | | $ | (0.12 | ) | | $ | (0.12 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11.99 | | | | (0.99% | )b | | $ | 1,790 | | | | 1.22% | a | | | N/A | | | | 0.01% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 9.28 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 3.42 | | | | 3.48 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | 12.11 | | | | 37.51% | | | | 1,894 | | | | 1.27% | | | | 1.23% | | | | 0.49% | |
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, 2020b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | | | Period ended December 31, 2015b | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 0 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 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
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 0.16 | | | $ | (0.08 | ) | | $ | 0.08 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 10.16 | | | | 0.89% | b | | $ | 340,896 | | | | 0.61% | a | | | N/A | | | | 3.12% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 9.61 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.48 | | | | 0.83 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | 10.08 | | | | 8.73% | | | | 388,029 | | | | 0.60% | | | | 0.60% | l | | | 3.55% | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 10.07 | | | $ | 0.14 | | | $ | (0.08 | ) | | $ | 0.06 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 10.13 | | | | 0.70% | b | | $ | 11,236 | | | | 0.86% | a | | | N/A | | | | 2.89% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 9.59 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.48 | | | | 0.81 | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 10.07 | | | | 8.53% | | | | 10,142 | | | | 0.85% | | | | 0.85%l | | | | 3.28% | |
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, 2020b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | | | Period ended December 31, 2015b | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 81% | | | | 54 | % | | | 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
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 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 | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 12.40 | | | $ | 0.05 | | | $ | (0.20 | ) | | $ | (0.15 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 12.25 | | | | (1.21% | )b | | $ | 31,202 | | | | 0.83% | a | | | N/A | | | | 0.95% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 10.89 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 1.67 | | | | 1.77 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 12.40 | | | | 16.50% | | | | 31,593 | | | | 0.86% | | | | 0.83% | | | | 0.84% | |
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 | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 12.36 | | | $ | 0.04 | | | $ | (0.21 | ) | | $ | (0.17 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 12.19 | | | | (1.38% | )b | | $ | 1,779 | | | | 1.08% | a | | | N/A | | | | 0.70% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 10.85 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 1.67 | | | | 1.74 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 12.36 | | | | 16.30% | | | | 1,898 | | | | 1.11% | | | | 1.08% | | | | 0.59% | |
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, 2020b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | | | Period ended December 31, 2015b | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 18% | | | | 172 | % | | | 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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Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML High Yield 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 | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 9.57 | | | $ | 0.27 | | | $ | (0.89 | ) | | $ | (0.62 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 8.95 | | | | (6.48% | )b | | $ | 73,211 | | | | 0.88% | a | | | 0.81% | a | | | 6.04% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 9.07 | | | | 0.57 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 1.09 | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | 9.57 | | | | 12.25% | | | | 86,651 | | | | 0.88% | | | | 0.80% | | | | 5.98% | |
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% | |
Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 9.53 | | | $ | 0.26 | | | $ | (0.88 | ) | | $ | (0.62 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 8.91 | | | | (6.51% | )b | | $ | 42,958 | | | | 1.13% | a | | | 1.06% | a | | | 5.80% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 9.04 | | | | 0.54 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 1.06 | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | 9.53 | | | | 11.86% | | | | 47,405 | | | | 1.13% | | | | 1.05% | | | | 5.73% | |
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% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended June 30, 2020b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 44% | | | | 54 | % | | | 39 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 59 | % | | | 70 | % |
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 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 Inflation-Protected and Income 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 | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 10.28 | | | $ | 0.08 | | | $ | 0.40 | | | $ | 0.48 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 10.76 | | | | 4.67% | b | | $ | 282,589 | | | | 0.88% | a | | | 0.61% | a | | | 1.63% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 9.72 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.58 | | | | 0.81 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | 10.28 | | | | 8.31% | | | | 314,261 | | | | 2.34% | | | | 0.60% | | | | 2.29% | |
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% | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 10.23 | | | $ | 0.07 | | | $ | 0.39 | | | $ | 0.46 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 10.69 | | | | 4.50% | b | | $ | 44,263 | | | | 1.11% | a | | | 0.86% | a | | | 1.36% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 9.68 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.58 | | | | 0.78 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 10.23 | | | | 8.05% | | | | 43,237 | | | | 2.59% | | | | 0.85% | | | | 2.02% | |
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% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended June 30, 2020b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 38% | | | | 44 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 34 | % | | | 41 | % | | | 50 | % |
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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Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Short-Duration 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,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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 9.69 | | | $ | 0.16 | | | $ | (0.44 | ) | | $ | (0.28 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 9.41 | | | | (2.89% | )b | | $ | 156,269 | | | | 0.57% | a | | | N/A | | | | 3.36% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 9.59 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.42 | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 9.69 | | | | 4.45% | | | | 171,740 | | | | 0.57% | | | | 0.57% | k | | | 3.00% | |
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% | |
Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 9.68 | | | $ | 0.15 | | | $ | (0.44 | ) | | $ | (0.29 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 9.39 | | | | (3.00% | )b | | $ | 34,122 | | | | 0.82% | a | | | N/A | | | | 3.11% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 9.58 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.40 | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | 9.68 | | | | 4.17% | | | | 36,270 | | | | 0.82% | | | | 0.82% | k | | | 2.76% | |
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% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended June 30, 2020b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 17 | % | | | 53 | % | | | 54 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 96 | % | | | 51 | % |
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 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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Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Small Cap 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 | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 9.34 | | | $ | 0.04 | | | $ | (1.05 | ) | | $ | (1.01 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 8.33 | | | | (10.82 | %)b | | $ | 81,467 | | | | 0.73 | %a | | | 0.94 | %a |
12/31/19 | | | 8.17 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 1.96 | | | | 2.03 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.81 | ) | | | (0.86 | ) | | | 9.34 | | | | 26.46 | % | | | 94,712 | | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.79 | % |
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 | % |
Service Class | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 9.14 | | | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | (1.03 | ) | | $ | (1.00 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 8.14 | | | | (10.93 | %)b | | $ | 20,109 | | | | 0.98 | %a | | | 0.69 | %a |
12/31/19 | | | 8.01 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 1.91 | | | | 1.96 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.81 | ) | | | (0.83 | ) | | | 9.14 | | | | 26.15 | % | | | 22,695 | | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.54 | % |
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 | % |
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| | Six months ended June 30, 2020b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 20 | % | | | 27 | % | | | 50 | % | | | 47 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 40 | % |
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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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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 12.98 | | | $ | 0.02 | | | $ | (1.50 | ) | | $ | (1.48 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11.50 | | | | (11.40% | )b | | $ | 24,084 | | | | 1.02% | a | | | N/A | | | | 0.30% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 10.51 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 2.47 | | | | 2.49 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 12.98 | | | | 23.68% | | | | 27,196 | | | | 1.05% | | | | 1.01% | | | | 0.16% | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 12.93 | | | $ | 0.00 | d | | $ | (1.50 | ) | | $ | (1.50 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11.43 | | | | (11.60% | )b | | $ | 799 | | | | 1.27% | a | | | N/A | | | | 0.05% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 10.47 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 2.47 | | | | 2.46 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 12.93 | | | | 23.50% | | | | 971 | | | | 1.30% | | | | 1.26% | | | | (0.09% | ) |
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, 2020b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | | | Period ended December 31, 2015b | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 59% | | | | 62 | % | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 12.67 | | | $ | 0.01 | | | $ | (1.12 | ) | | $ | (1.11 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11.56 | | | | (8.76% | )b | | $ | 112,413 | | | | 1.42% | a | | | 1.30% | a | | | 0.17% | a |
12/31/19 | | | 10.12 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 2.53 | | | | 2.58 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 12.67 | | | | 25.53% | | | | 125,192 | | | | 1.33% | | | | 1.29% | | | | 0.45% | |
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% | |
Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6/30/20r | | $ | 12.68 | | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | (1.12 | ) | | $ | (1.13 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11.55 | | | | (8.91% | )b | | $ | 15,171 | | | | 1.67% | a | | | 1.55% | a | | | (0.10% | )a |
12/31/19 | | | 10.13 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 2.53 | | | | 2.55 | | | | (0.00 | )d | | | (0.00 | )d | | | 12.68 | | | | 25.18% | | | | 17,174 | | | | 1.58% | | | | 1.54% | | | | 0.19% | |
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% | |
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| | Six months ended June 30, 2020b,r | | | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 23 | % | | | 31 | % | | | 38 | % | | | 36 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 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. |
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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Notes to Financial Statements
MML Series Investment Fund II (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-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, another open-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
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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 of over-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 as institutional-size trading in similar securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. Shares of other open-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,
1 | The voting members of the Valuation Committee consist 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 non-voting members of the Valuation Committee consist of the CCO, Secretary, and Assistant Secretaries. The Valuation Committee reviews and determines the fair valuation of portfolio securities and the Funds’ pricing procedures in general. |
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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.
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
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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)
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, 2020. 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, 2020, for the remaining Funds’ investments:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Asset Momentum Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 5,602,143 | | | $ | 2,423,513 | * | | $ | - | | | $ | 8,025,656 | |
Rights | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | +** | | | - | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | - | | | | 6,048,539 | | | | - | | | | 6,048,539 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 17,435,632 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 17,435,632 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 9,388,202 | | | | - | | | | 9,388,202 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 23,037,775 | | | $ | 17,860,254 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 40,898,029 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 698,140 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 698,140 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Dynamic Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank Loans (less Unfunded Loan Commitments) | | $ | - | | | $ | 12,101,994 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 12,101,994 | |
Corporate Debt | | | - | | | | 88,603,911 | | | | - | | | | 88,603,911 | |
Municipal Obligations | | | - | | | | 491,314 | | | | - | | | | 491,314 | |
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | - | | | | 78,669,308 | | | | - | | | | 78,669,308 | |
Sovereign Debt Obligations | | | - | | | | 4,406,066 | | | | - | | | | 4,406,066 | |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | - | | | | 60,960,729 | | | | - | | | | 60,960,729 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | - | | | | 96,493,137 | | | | - | | | | 96,493,137 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 12,473,377 | | | | - | | | | 12,473,377 | |
Unfunded Loan Commitments*** | | | - | | | | 153 | *** | | | - | | | | 153 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | - | | | $ | 354,199,989 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 354,199,989 | |
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
High Yield Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 143,704 | | | $ | 811 | | | $ | - | +** | | $ | 144,515 | |
Bank Loans | | | - | | | | 5,822,230 | | | | - | | | | 5,822,230 | |
Corporate Debt | | | - | | | | 107,318,305 | | | | - | | | | 107,318,305 | |
Warrants | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | +** | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 143,704 | | | $ | 113,141,346 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 113,285,050 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Debt | | $ | - | | | $ | 3,549,391 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 3,549,391 | |
Municipal Obligations | | | - | | | | 1,182,667 | | | | - | | | | 1,182,667 | |
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | - | | | | 164,838,811 | | | | - | | | | 164,838,811 | |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | - | | | | 9,794,686 | | | | - | | | | 9,794,686 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | - | | | | 70,846,467 | | | | - | | | | 70,846,467 | |
Purchased Options | | | - | | | | 1,186,451 | | | | - | | | | 1,186,451 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 80,012,804 | | | | - | | | | 80,012,804 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | - | | | $ | 331,411,277 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 331,411,277 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 16,375 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 16,375 | |
Swap Agreements | | | - | | | | 9,856,167 | | | | - | | | | 9,856,167 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 16,375 | | | $ | 9,856,167 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 9,872,542 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | (28,076 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (28,076 | ) |
Swap Agreements | | | - | | | | (241,458 | ) | | | - | | | | (241,458 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | (28,076 | ) | | $ | (241,458 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (269,534 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Debt | | $ | - | | | $ | 76,470,525 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 76,470,525 | |
Municipal Obligations | | | - | | | | 449,492 | | | | - | | | | 449,492 | |
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | - | | | | 94,110,629 | | | | - | | | | 94,110,629 | |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | - | | | | 3,576,654 | | | | - | | | | 3,576,654 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | - | | | | 1,351,214 | | | | - | | | | 1,351,214 | |
Purchased Options | | | - | | | | 72,072 | | | | - | | | | 72,072 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 13,996,325 | | | | - | | | | 13,996,325 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | - | | | $ | 190,026,911 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 190,026,911 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 43,933 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 43,933 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | (341,565 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (341,565 | ) |
Swap Agreements | | | - | | | | (20,060 | ) | | | - | | | | (20,060 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | (341,565 | ) | | $ | (20,060 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (361,625 | ) |
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bermuda | | $ | 1,599,361 | | | $ | 1,022,900 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,622,261 | |
Brazil | | | 5,694,943 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 5,694,943 | |
Cayman Islands | | | 17,027,278 | | | | 14,149,009 | | | | - | | | | 31,176,287 | |
Chile | | | 1,037,490 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,037,490 | |
China | | | - | | | | 6,791,561 | | | | - | | | | 6,791,561 | |
Colombia | | | 415,290 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 415,290 | |
Egypt | | | - | | | | 936,733 | | | | - | | | | 936,733 | |
France | | | - | | | | 7,029,099 | | | | - | | | | 7,029,099 | |
Hong Kong | | | - | | | | 6,402,911 | | | | - | | | | 6,402,911 | |
India | | | - | | | | 14,224,193 | | | | - | | | | 14,224,193 | |
Indonesia | | | - | | | | 1,605,411 | | | | - | | | | 1,605,411 | |
Italy | | | - | | | | 2,523,885 | | | | - | | | | 2,523,885 | |
Mexico | | | 6,300,261 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 6,300,261 | |
Netherlands | | | 2,965,586 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 2,965,586 | |
Philippines | | | - | | | | 3,219,970 | | | | - | | | | 3,219,970 | |
Republic of Korea | | | - | | | | 3,424,822 | | | | - | | | | 3,424,822 | |
Russia | | | 481,632 | | | | 8,024,273 | | | | - | | | | 8,505,905 | |
South Africa | | | - | | | | 1,031,223 | | | | - | | | | 1,031,223 | |
Switzerland | | | - | | | | 733,391 | | | | - | | | | 733,391 | |
Taiwan | | | - | | | | 7,947,112 | | | | - | | | | 7,947,112 | |
Turkey | | | - | | | | 683,441 | | | | - | | | | 683,441 | |
United States | | | 4,838,342 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 4,838,342 | |
Preferred Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brazil | | | 1,727,930 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,727,930 | |
India | | | 23,223 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 23,223 | |
Singapore | | | - | | | | - | | | | 2,160,355 | | | | 2,160,355 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 78,885 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 78,885 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 3,767,084 | | | | - | | | | 3,767,084 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 42,190,221 | | | $ | 83,517,018 | | | $ | 2,160,355 | | | $ | 127,867,594 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | 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 respective 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 June 30, 2020 in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the period ended June 30, 2020 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, 2020. |
For certain Fund(s) the Statement of Assets and Liabilities shows receivables from investments sold on a delayed delivery basis, collateral pledged for open futures contracts, as well as, any applicable liabilities for investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis, collateral held for open swap agreements, collateral held for open purchased options, amounts due to custodian, and collateral held for securities on loan. These amounts approximate fair value and would be categorized at Level 2 for each applicable Fund as of June 30, 2020.
The Funds had no Level 3 transfers during the period ended June 30, 2020.
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Following is a reconciliation of investments for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:
Asset Valuation Inputs
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| | Investments in Securities | |
| | Balance as of 12/31/19 | | | 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 6/30/20 | | | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) from Investments Still Held as of 6/30/20 | |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stock | | $ | 2,160,355 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,160,355 | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 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 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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.
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At June 30, 2020, 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 | | | Equity Risk | | | Foreign Exchange Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
Asset Momentum Fund | |
Asset Derivatives | |
Futures Contracts^^ | | $ | - | | | $ | 698,140 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 698,140 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized Gain (Loss)# | |
Purchased Options | | $ | - | | | $ | 201,594 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 201,594 | |
Forward Contracts | | | - | | | | - | | | | 8,222 | | | | - | | | | 8,222 | |
Futures Contracts | | | - | | | | 233,422 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 233,422 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | | $ | - | | | $ | 435,016 | | | $ | 8,222 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 443,238 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)## | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchased Options | | $ | - | | | $ | (96,000 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (96,000 | ) |
Forward Contracts | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,731 | ) | | | - | | | | (1,731 | ) |
Futures Contracts | | | - | | | | 20,496 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 20,496 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation) | | $ | - | | | $ | (75,504 | ) | | $ | (1,731 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (77,235 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchased Options* | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,186,451 | | | $ | 1,186,451 | |
Futures Contracts^^ | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 16,375 | | | | 16,375 | |
Swap Agreements* | | | - | | | | 9,855,570 | | | | - | | | | 597 | | | | 9,856,167 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Value | | $ | - | | | $ | 9,855,570 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,203,423 | | | $ | 11,058,993 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | |
Futures Contracts^^ | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (28,076 | ) | | $ | (28,076 | ) |
Swap Agreements^ | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (220,419 | ) | | | (220,419 | ) |
Swap Agreements^^,^^^ | | | (21,039 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (21,039 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Value | | $ | (21,039 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (248,495 | ) | | $ | (269,534 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized Gain (Loss)# | |
Purchased Options | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 708,753 | | | $ | 708,753 | |
Futures Contracts | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (299,037 | ) | | | (299,037 | ) |
Swap Agreements | | | 241,009 | | | | 442,547 | | | | - | | | | (55,081 | ) | | | 628,475 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | | $ | 241,009 | | | $ | 442,547 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 354,635 | | | $ | 1,038,191 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)## | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchased Options | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (387,577 | ) | | $ | (387,577 | ) |
Futures Contracts | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 29,934 | | | | 29,934 | |
Swap Agreements | | | (27,431 | ) | | | 9,855,570 | | | | - | | | | (780,721 | ) | | | 9,047,418 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation) | | $ | (27,431 | ) | | $ | 9,855,570 | | | $ | - | | | $ | (1,138,364 | ) | | $ | 8,689,775 | |
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| | Credit Risk | | | Equity Risk | | | Foreign Exchange Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | |
Asset Derivatives | |
Purchased Options* | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 72,072 | | | $ | 72,072 | |
Futures Contracts^^ | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 43,933 | | | | 43,933 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Value | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 116,005 | | | $ | 116,005 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | |
Futures Contracts^^ | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (341,565 | ) | | $ | (341,565 | ) |
Swap Agreements^^,^^^ | | | (20,060 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (20,060 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Value | | $ | (20,060 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (341,565 | ) | | $ | (361,625 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized Gain (Loss)# | |
Purchased Options | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 140,669 | | | $ | 140,669 | |
Futures Contracts | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (3,841,616 | ) | | | (3,841,616 | ) |
Swap Agreements | | | 225,105 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 225,105 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | | $ | 225,105 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (3,700,947 | ) | | $ | (3,475,842 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)## | |
Purchased Options | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 132,126 | | | $ | 132,126 | |
Futures Contracts | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (496,272 | ) | | | (496,272 | ) |
Swap Agreements | | | (26,816 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (26,816 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation) | | $ | (26,816 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (364,146 | ) | | $ | (390,962 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized Gain (Loss)# | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (167 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (167 | ) |
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* | Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Investments, at value, or Receivables from: 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 or similar agreement. |
# | Statements of Operations location: Amounts are included in net realized gain (loss) on: investment transactions, 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. |
For the period ended June 30, 2020, 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† | |
Fund Name | | Futures Contracts | | | Forward Contracts | | | Swap Agreements | | | Purchased Options | | | Purchased Swaptions | |
Asset Momentum Fund | | | 143 | | | $ | 1,418,159 | | | $ | - | | | | 3,200 | | | $ | - | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | 170 | | | | - | | | | 36,204,335 | | | | - | | | | 39,706,333 | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | | 951 | | | | - | | | | 3,383,333 | | | | - | | | | 13,491,667 | |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | | - | | | | 14,324 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
† | Amount(s) disclosed represent average number of contracts for futures contracts, notional amounts for forward contracts, swap agreements, and purchased swaptions, or shares/units outstanding for purchased options, 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, 2020. |
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The Portfolio of Investments included in a Fund’s financial statements shows the assets or liabilities of the Fund associated with individual derivatives transactions. The terms of many of those transactions contemplate that derivatives receivables and payables between the same two parties may be netted and that the parties will collateralize certain obligations. The following tables provide an illustration of the possible effect of netting provisions and of collateral (delivered or received) on a Fund’s derivatives exposure as of June 30, 2020. Netting arrangements vary among different counterparties, and the actual disposition of derivatives receivables and payables, and of collateral, in a bankruptcy or insolvency can be complicated and difficult to predict.
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, 2020.
Asset Valuation Inputs
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Counterparty | | Derivative Assets Subject to an MNA by Counterparty† | | | Financial Instruments Available for Offset | | | Collateral Received*** | | | Net Amount* | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 891,845 | | | $ | - | | | $ | (890,000 | ) | | $ | 1,845 | |
BNP Paribas | | | 4,494,221 | | | | - | | | | (4,494,221 | ) | | | - | |
Credit Suisse International | | | 294,606 | | | | - | | | | (294,606 | ) | | | - | |
Goldman Sachs International | | | 5,361,946 | | | | (220,419 | ) | | | (3,960,000 | ) | | | 1,181,527 | |
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| | $ | 11,042,618 | | | $ | (220,419 | ) | | $ | (4,850,000 | ) | | $ | 1,183,372 | |
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Short-Duration Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Credit Suisse International | | $ | 72,072 | | | $ | - | | | $ | (72,072 | ) | | $ | - | |
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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, 2020.
Liability Valuation Inputs
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Counterparty | | Derivative Liabilities Subject to an MNA by Counterparty† | | | Financial Instruments Available for Offset | | | Collateral Pledged*** | | | Net Amount** | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Goldman Sachs International | | $ | (220,419 | ) | | $ | 220,419 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
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* | 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 an MNA or similar agreement. |
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, 2020, 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.
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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.
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.
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Swap Agreements
Swap agreements are typically two-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.
Total Return Swaps. A Fund also may enter into total return swaps. In a total return swap, one party typically agrees to pay to the other a short-term interest rate in return for a payment at one or more times in the future based on the increase in the value of an underlying security or other asset, or index of securities or assets; if the underlying security, asset, or index declines in value, the party that pays the short-term interest rate must also pay to its counterparty a payment based on the amount of the decline. A Fund may take either side of such a swap, and so may take a long or short position in the underlying security, asset, or index. A Fund may enter into a total return swap to hedge against an exposure in its portfolio — such as interest rate risk (including to adjust the duration or credit quality of a Fund’s bond portfolio), equity risk, or credit risk — or generally to put cash to work efficiently in the markets in anticipation of, or as a replacement for, cash investments. A Fund may also enter into a total return swap to gain exposure to securities or markets in which it might not be able to invest directly (in so-called market access transactions).
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 total return swap, the swap will change in value depending on the change in value of the asset or index on which the swap is written. 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
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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 be non-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 are marked-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, 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.
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Writing put and call 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 put and call 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.
Exchange Traded Options. Exchange traded options purchased or sold by a Fund may be traded on a securities or options exchange or market. Such options typically have minimal exposure to counterparty risk. However, an exchange or market may at times find it necessary to impose restrictions on particular types of options transactions, such as opening transactions. If an underlying security ceases to meet qualifications imposed by the market or the Options Clearing Corporation, new series of options on that security will no longer be opened to replace expiring series, and opening transactions in existing series may be prohibited. Exchange traded options are valued at the last sale price, or if no sales are reported, the last bid price.
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.
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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 a so-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 be non-transferable, others may be traded over-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.
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,
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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, 2020, 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.
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.
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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.
During the period ended June 30, 2020, the average balance outstanding for reverse repurchase agreements for the Inflation-Protected and Income Fund was $46,697,441. The maximum balance outstanding for the Inflation-Protected and Income Fund was $259,597,229 during the period ended June 30, 2020. The weighted average maturity was 31 days, at a weighted average interest rate of 1.913%.
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.
When-Issued, Delayed-Delivery, Forward Commitment, and To-Be-Announced Transactions
A Fund may enter into when-issued, delayed-delivery, forward commitment, or to-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 as institutional-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) and/or securities (U.S. Treasury and Agency obligations) 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, 2020, 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 within the earlier of the customary settlement period for such securities or the period of time specified in the Borrowing Agreement.
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, 2020, is reflected as securities lending income on the Statement of Operations.
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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 is recorded on the ex-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 the ex-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 gains 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 or another alternative method.
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. 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 of each Fund are declared and paid annually 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.
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Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-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 |
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% |
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MML Advisers has entered into investment subadvisory agreements with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), pursuant to which Invesco serves as the subadviser to the Small Cap Equity Fund and Strategic Emerging Markets Fund. These agreements provide that Invesco manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Funds. Invesco receives a subadvisory fee from MML Advisers, based upon the average daily net assets of each Fund.
MML Advisers has entered into an investment subadvisory agreement with 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 MML Advisers, 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 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 | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund* | | | 0.60% | | | | 0.85% | |
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 from May 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021. |
** | Expense caps in effect through April 30, 2021. |
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MML Advisers has agreed to waive 0.07% of the advisory fee of the High Yield Fund through April 30, 2021.
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, 2020, 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 | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,020,313 | | | $ | 2,026,943 | |
Dynamic Bond Fund | | | 240,288,802 | | | | 45,905,954 | | | | 264,185,404 | | | | 73,368,821 | |
Equity Rotation Fund | | | - | | | | 6,533,401 | | | | - | | | | 5,567,000 | |
High Yield Fund | | | - | | | | 51,532,814 | | | | - | | | | 56,616,510 | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | 61,183,810 | | | | 55,719,027 | | | | 303,384,535 | | | | 59,107,561 | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | | 1,926,000 | | | | 28,737,189 | | | | 6,159,087 | | | | 45,588,258 | |
Small Cap Equity Fund | | | - | | | | 19,791,621 | | | | - | | | | 22,609,887 | |
Special Situations Fund | | | - | | | | 14,801,491 | | | | - | | | | 14,527,799 | |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | | - | | | | 27,242,871 | | | | - | | | | 29,323,705 | |
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 Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Funds did not have any cross trade activity during the period.
5. | | Capital Share Transactions |
Changes in shares outstanding for each Fund were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |
| | | | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Momentum Fund Class II | |
Sold | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | - | | | $ | - | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 137,816 | | | | 1,657,921 | |
Redeemed | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | 137,816 | | | $ | 1,657,921 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |
| | | | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Momentum Fund Service Class I | |
Sold | | | 6,395 | | | $ | 69,121 | | | | 15,169 | | | $ | 172,205 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 7,831 | | | | 93,583 | |
Redeemed | | | (13,481 | ) | | | (139,609 | ) | | | (15,399 | ) | | | (165,192 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (7,086 | ) | | $ | (70,488 | ) | | | 7,601 | | | $ | 100,596 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dynamic Bond Fund Class II | |
Sold | | | 3,656,159 | | | $ | 36,427,369 | | | | 2,486,863 | | | $ | 24,624,642 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,472,138 | | | | 14,724,090 | |
Redeemed | | | (8,581,803 | ) | | | (87,273,212 | ) | | | (9,204,024 | ) | | | (91,908,615 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (4,925,644 | ) | | $ | (50,845,843 | ) | | | (5,245,023 | ) | | $ | (52,559,883 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dynamic Bond Fund Service Class I | |
Sold | | | 220,319 | | | $ | 2,226,580 | | | | 400,531 | | | $ | 3,994,057 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 27,478 | | | | 274,456 | |
Redeemed | | | (118,503 | ) | | | (1,172,632 | ) | | | (74,418 | ) | | | (741,412 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 101,816 | | | $ | 1,053,948 | | | | 353,591 | | | $ | 3,527,101 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Rotation Fund Class II | |
Sold | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | - | | | $ | - | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 57,537 | | | | 657,606 | |
Redeemed | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | 57,537 | | | $ | 657,606 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Rotation Fund Service Class I | |
Sold | | | 1,185 | | | $ | 13,700 | | | | 13,914 | | | $ | 164,106 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 3,062 | | | | 34,524 | |
Redeemed | | | (8,823 | ) | | | (95,769 | ) | | | (10,618 | ) | | | (125,525 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (7,638 | ) | | $ | (82,069 | ) | | | 6,358 | | | $ | 73,105 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
High Yield Fund Class II | |
Sold | | | 324,244 | | | $ | 3,054,877 | | | | 2,120,691 | | | $ | 20,335,685 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 538,310 | | | | 5,130,049 | |
Redeemed | | | (1,204,958 | ) | | | (11,206,884 | ) | | | (2,371,349 | ) | | | (22,746,557 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (880,714 | ) | | $ | (8,152,007 | ) | | | 287,652 | | | $ | 2,719,177 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
High Yield Fund Service Class I | |
Sold | | | 323,573 | | | $ | 2,988,951 | | | | 920,037 | | | $ | 8,754,054 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 280,545 | | | | 2,664,581 | |
Redeemed | | | (475,346 | ) | | | (4,129,225 | ) | | | (652,228 | ) | | | (6,205,127 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (151,773 | ) | | $ | (1,140,274 | ) | | | 548,354 | | | $ | 5,213,508 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 1,446,366 | | | $ | 15,354,966 | | | | 3,300,920 | | | $ | 33,165,216 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 741,556 | | | | 7,592,814 | |
Redeemed | | | (5,750,030 | ) | | | (59,179,699 | ) | | | (5,582,605 | ) | | | (56,660,183 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (4,303,664 | ) | | $ | (43,824,733 | ) | | | (1,540,129 | ) | | $ | (15,902,153 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |
| | | | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 526,544 | | | $ | 5,511,265 | | | | 649,088 | | | $ | 6,580,148 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 91,684 | | | | 933,563 | |
Redeemed | | | (613,712 | ) | | | (6,331,393 | ) | | | (791,028 | ) | | | (7,981,423 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (87,168 | ) | | $ | (820,128 | ) | | | (50,256 | ) | | $ | (467,712 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund Class II | |
Sold | | | 762,949 | | | $ | 7,169,081 | | | | 2,432,078 | | | $ | 23,653,689 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 585,428 | | | | 5,669,696 | |
Redeemed | | | (1,882,035 | ) | | | (17,934,172 | ) | | | (3,291,038 | ) | | | (31,928,114 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (1,119,086 | ) | | $ | (10,765,091 | ) | | | (273,532 | ) | | $ | (2,604,729 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund Service Class I | |
Sold | | | 646,059 | | | $ | 6,025,635 | | | | 1,506,957 | | | $ | 14,628,910 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 101,973 | | | | 986,511 | |
Redeemed | | | (759,001 | ) | | | (7,080,278 | ) | | | (1,066,207 | ) | | | (10,331,865 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (112,942 | ) | | $ | (1,054,643 | ) | | | 542,723 | | | $ | 5,283,556 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Small Cap Equity Fund Initial Class | |
Sold | | | 315,345 | | | $ | 2,370,257 | | | | 497,375 | | | $ | 4,508,334 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,011,971 | | | | 8,162,126 | |
Redeemed | | | (674,798 | ) | | | (5,468,780 | ) | | | (1,482,987 | ) | | | (13,407,802 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (359,453 | ) | | $ | (3,098,523 | ) | | | 26,359 | | | $ | (737,342 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Small Cap Equity Fund Service Class | |
Sold | | | 245,461 | | | $ | 1,808,022 | | | | 324,752 | | | $ | 2,884,498 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 242,830 | | | | 1,918,740 | |
Redeemed | | | (258,209 | ) | | | (1,933,735 | ) | | | (385,124 | ) | | | (3,419,972 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (12,748 | ) | | $ | (125,713 | ) | | | 182,458 | | | $ | 1,383,266 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Special Situations Fund Class II | |
Sold | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | - | | | $ | - | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 3,024 | | | | 38,829 | |
Redeemed | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | 3,024 | | | $ | 38,829 | |
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Special Situations Fund Service Class I | |
Sold | | | 2,375 | | | $ | 23,573 | | | | 8,036 | | | $ | 100,115 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Redeemed | | | (7,624 | ) | | | (81,763 | ) | | | (4,760 | ) | | | (59,130 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (5,249 | ) | | $ | (58,190 | ) | | | 3,276 | | | $ | 40,985 | |
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Strategic Emerging Markets Fund Class II | |
Sold | | | 846,307 | | | $ | 9,779,491 | | | | 1,341,680 | | | $ | 15,011,572 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 29,362 | | | | 320,921 | |
Redeemed | | | (1,002,864 | ) | | | (11,767,001 | ) | | | (2,590,677 | ) | | | (29,799,334 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (156,557 | ) | | $ | (1,987,510 | ) | | | (1,219,635 | ) | | $ | (14,466,841 | ) |
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| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |
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| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Strategic Emerging Markets Fund Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 67,255 | | | $ | 754,467 | | | | 199,744 | | | $ | 2,290,189 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | - | | | | - | | | | 81 | | | | 885 | |
Redeemed | | | (108,667 | ) | | | (1,231,865 | ) | | | (236,412 | ) | | | (2,732,199 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (41,412 | ) | | $ | (477,398 | ) | | | (36,587 | ) | | $ | (441,125 | ) |
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6. | | Federal Income Tax Information |
At June 30, 2020, 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 | | $ | 38,160,710 | | | $ | 3,636,656 | | | $ | (899,337 | ) | | $ | 2,737,319 | |
Dynamic Bond Fund | | | 351,313,352 | | | | 14,984,263 | | | | (12,085,973 | ) | | | 2,898,290 | |
Equity Rotation Fund | | | 28,813,797 | | | | 6,114,670 | | | | (1,775,393 | ) | | | 4,339,277 | |
High Yield Fund | | | 123,881,440 | | | | 3,151,668 | | | | (13,748,058 | ) | | | (10,596,390 | ) |
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | 332,118,754 | | | | 5,622,582 | | | | (6,330,059 | ) | | | (707,477 | ) |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | | 192,924,480 | | | | 2,840,487 | | | | (5,738,056 | ) | | | (2,897,569 | ) |
Small Cap Equity Fund | | | 90,199,235 | | | | 25,582,259 | | | | (13,383,542 | ) | | | 12,198,717 | |
Special Situations Fund | | | 25,772,220 | | | | 3,060,463 | | | | (3,212,520 | ) | | | (152,057 | ) |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | | 114,668,526 | | | | 23,959,053 | | | | (10,759,985 | ) | | | 13,199,068 | |
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. Under pre-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 of pre-enactment losses.
At December 31, 2019, for federal income tax purposes, there were no unused capital losses.
At December 31, 2019, 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 | | $ | 1,630,004 | | | $ | 5,416,897 | |
High Yield Fund | | | 352,064 | | | | 5,917,633 | |
lnflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | 2,107,985 | | | | 8,884,494 | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | | 851,776 | | | | 6,470,222 | |
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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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, 2019, was as follows:
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| | Ordinary Income | | | Long Term Capital Gain | |
Asset Momentum Fund | | $ | 268,383 | | | $ | 1,483,121 | |
Dynamic Bond Fund | | | 14,998,546 | | | | - | |
Equity Rotation Fund | | | 128,591 | | | | 563,539 | |
High Yield Fund | | | 7,794,630 | | | | - | |
lnflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | 8,526,377 | | | | - | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | | 6,656,207 | | | | - | |
Small Cap Equity Fund | | | 1,463,827 | | | | 8,617,039 | |
Special Situations Fund | | | 38,829 | | | | - | |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | | 321,806 | | | | - | |
The following Fund(s) have elected to pass through the foreign tax credit for the year ended December 31, 2019:
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| | Amount | |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | $ | 226,891 | |
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, 2019, temporary book and tax accounting differences were primarily attributable to the deferral of wash sale losses, deferred Trustee compensation, and other temporary basis adjustments.
At December 31, 2019, 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 | | $ | 110,862 | | | $ | 1,342,699 | | | $ | (1,428 | ) | | $ | 3,649,088 | |
Dynamic Bond Fund | | | 1,155,876 | | | | (7,046,901 | ) | | | (25,216 | ) | | | 8,873,983 | |
Equity Rotation Fund | | | 130,914 | | | | 265,361 | | | | (1,508 | ) | | | 4,558,843 | |
High Yield Fund | | | 28,854 | | | | (6,269,697 | ) | | | (15,413 | ) | | | (2,290,364 | ) |
lnflation-Protected and Income Fund | | | 367,444 | | | | (10,992,479 | ) | | | (63,962 | ) | | | 10,193,346 | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | | 118,091 | | | | (7321,998 | ) | | | (25,841 | ) | | | 1,173,953 | |
Small Cap Equity Fund | | | 849,411 | | | | 991,346 | | | | (23,540 | ) | | | 26,020,124 | |
Special Situations Fund | | | 2,923 | | | | 1,051,589 | | | | (1,267 | ) | | | 5,376,640 | |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | | 549.224 | | | | 3,746,056 | | | | (10,247 | ) | | | 25,702,003 | |
The Funds did not have any unrecognized tax benefits at June 30, 2020, 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, 2020, 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.
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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 Update 2018-13 — Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). ASU 2018-13 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. ASU 2018-13 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 ASU 2018-13 and has early adopted the disclosure requirements and the impact, if any, is reflected within the Funds’ financial statements.
In March 2020, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2020-04 — Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) — Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”). ASU 2020-04 provides optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2020-04.
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 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.
10. | | Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic |
The global pandemic outbreak of the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 has produced, and will likely continue to produce, substantial market volatility, severe market dislocations and liquidity constraints in many markets, and global business disruption, and it may result in future significant adverse effects, such as exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and a substantial economic downturn or recession throughout the world. Such factors may have a significant adverse effect on a Fund’s performance and have the potential to impair the ability of a Fund’s investment adviser, subadvisers, or other service providers to serve the Fund and could lead to disruptions that negatively impact the Fund.
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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 calling 1-888-309-3539, 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 recent 12-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
The Funds 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 Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov.
Liquidity Risk Management Program
In 2016, the SEC adopted Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act (the “Liquidity Rule”) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that a fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of fund shareholders. Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, the Funds have adopted a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Program”). The Program is administered by MML Advisers, which has established a Liquidity Risk Management Program Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the required management, assessments, reviews, and reports for the Program.
The Program’s principal objectives include supporting each Fund’s compliance with limits on investments in illiquid assets and mitigating the risk that the Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations in a timely manner. The Program also includes a number of elements that support the management and assessment of liquidity risk, including an annual assessment of factors that influence a Fund’s liquidity and the periodic classification of the Fund’s investments into groupings that reflect the Committee’s assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions.
At a meeting of the Board held on March 10, 2020, the Trustees received a report prepared by the Committee regarding the operation and effectiveness of the Program for the period December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019. No significant liquidity events impacting any of the Funds or their ability to timely meet redemptions without dilution to existing shareholders were noted in the report. In addition, the Committee provided its assessment that the Program had been effective in managing each Fund’s liquidity risk.
There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to each Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.
Trustees’ Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
At their meetings in May and June 2020, the Contract Committee (the “Committee”) and 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”), 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.
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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 any one- or three-year period below are to periods ended December 31, 2019. 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 Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, Special Situations Fund, High Yield Fund, and Asset Momentum Fund were within the top sixty percent of their peer groups. Of those Funds, all had net advisory fees below the medians of their peers, except the Inflation-Protected and Income Fund. The Committee considered MML Advisers’ statement, as to the Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, that the advisory arrangement for the Fund requires MML Advisers to bear shareholder servicing expenses having the effect of increasing the Fund’s net advisory fee above the rate that would otherwise prevail, and that the shareholder services in question are the same as the services required under any separate shareholder servicing agreement relating to other Funds in the Trust and the MML Series Investment Fund. The Committee considered MML Advisers’ statement that, if the net advisory fees for the Fund were reduced by the portion of the fees attributable to administrative services (which include shareholder services), the net advisory fee would be less than the applicable peer group median.
In the case of the Equity Rotation Fund and Dynamic Bond Fund, the Committee noted that the Funds’ net advisory fees were below the medians of their peers, although their total net expense ratios were higher than the sixtieth comparative percentiles of their peer groups. The Committee considered that the Funds’ relatively low net advisory fees, and other factors cited by MML Advisers, including recent favorable investment performance, and/or MML Advisers’ conviction in the Fund’s subadviser, favored continuation of the Funds’ advisory agreements. For the Equity Rotation Fund, the Committee considered MML Advisers’ statement that the Fund’s small size contributed substantially to its relatively high total net expense ratio.
The Committee noted that the Strategic Emerging Markets Fund had both a total net expense ratio and net advisory fee above the sixtieth comparative percentile of its peers, and that the Short-Duration Bond Fund had a total expense ratio above the sixtieth comparative percentile of its peers and a net advisory fee at the 54th comparative percentile. In each case, the Committee considered that the Fund had achieved favorable three-year performance relative to its peers, notwithstanding the relatively high
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net advisory fees and total net expenses paid by the Funds. MML Advisers noted that each Fund’s net advisory fee was within three basis points of the Fund’s peer group median. In each case, the Committee determined that the Fund’s net advisory fee did not appear unreasonable in light of the information presented.
The Committee determined on the basis of these factors that the Funds’ net advisory fees, and the total net expenses of the Funds generally, were consistent with the continuation of their advisory agreements.
The Committee considered that the Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, Asset Momentum Fund, and Short-Duration Bond Fund achieved one- and three-year investment performance above the medians of their performance categories.
The Committee considered MML Advisers’ statements regarding the High Yield Fund, which has achieved favorable long-term performance, but underperformed for the one- and three-year periods. The Committee considered MML Advisers’ statements that it maintains confidence in the Fund’s subadviser and that the subadviser’s deep high yield fundamental research approach has underperformed in recent periods.
The Committee considered that Dynamic Bond Fund and Inflation-Protected and Income Fund had underperformed for the one-year period, but had three-year performance above the medians of their performance categories and had subadvisers who had shown even longer-term strong performance results.
Regarding the Special Situations Fund and Equity Rotation Fund, the Committee noted that each Fund’s performance was at the low end of its performance category. The Committee considered MML Advisers’ statements that the Special Situations Fund’s performance category is composed principally of mid-cap growth funds, without a focus on “special situations,” making comparison challenging. Similarly, the Committee considered MML Advisers’ statement that the Equity Rotation Fund’s performance category is largely comprised of funds that do not have a similar investment strategy. MML Advisers noted that each Fund had achieved positive absolute returns in three of the last four years. The Committee considered that MML Advisers nonetheless has placed the Funds on heightened review in light of their 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 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 Expenses June 30, 2020
Expense Examples:
The following information is in regards to expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2020:
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, 2020.
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 | | | | 0.97 | % | | | $991.00 | | | $ | 4.80 | | | $ | 1,020.00 | | | $ | 4.87 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.22 | % | | | 990.10 | | | | 6.04 | | | | 1,018.80 | | | | 6.12 | |
Dynamic Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.61 | % | | | 1,008.90 | | | | 3.05 | | | | 1,021.80 | | | | 3.07 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.86 | % | | | 1,007.00 | | | | 4.29 | | | | 1,020.60 | | | | 4.32 | |
Equity Rotation Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.83 | % | | | 987.90 | | | | 4.10 | | | | 1,020.70 | | | | 4.17 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.08 | % | | | 986.20 | | | | 5.33 | | | | 1,019.50 | | | | 5.42 | |
High Yield Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.81 | % | | | 935.20 | | | | 3.90 | | | | 1,020.80 | | | | 4.07 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.06 | % | | | 934.90 | | | | 5.10 | | | | 1,019.60 | | | | 5.32 | |
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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 | | | | 0.88 | % | | $ | 1,046.70 | | | | 4.48 | | | $ | 1,021.50 | | | $ | 4.42 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1,045.00 | | | | 5.64 | | | | 1019.30 | | | | 5.57 | |
Short-Duration Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.57 | % | | | 971.10 | | | | 2.79 | | | | 1,022.00 | | | | 2.87 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.82 | % | | | 970.00 | | | | 4.02 | | | | 1,020.80 | | | | 4.12 | |
Small Cap Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.73 | % | | | 891.80 | | | | 3.43 | | | | 1,021.20 | | | | 3.67 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.98 | % | | | 890.70 | | | | 4.61 | | | | 1,020.00 | | | | 4.92 | |
Special Situations Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.02 | % | | | 886.00 | | | | 4.78 | | | | 1,019.80 | | | | 5.12 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.27 | % | | | 884.00 | | | | 5.95 | | | | 1,018.50 | | | | 6.37 | |
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.30 | % | | | 912.40 | | | | 6.18 | | | | 1,018.40 | | | | 6.52 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.55 | % | | | 910.90 | | | | 7.36 | | | | 1,017.20 | | | | 7.77 | |
* | Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio for the six months ended June 30, 2020, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 days in the period, divided by 366 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 form N-CSR.
(b) Not applicable to this filing.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-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 in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-CSR, to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form 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 by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).
(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the 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 for Closed-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 by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-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 Rule 30a-2(b), under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 15d-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.15d-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.
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(Registrant) | | MML Series Investment Fund II |
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By (Signature and Title) | | /s/ Eric Wietsma |
| | Eric Wietsma, President and Principal Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By (Signature and Title) | | /s/ Eric Wietsma |
| | Eric Wietsma, President and Principal Executive Officer |
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By (Signature and Title) | | /s/ Renee Hitchcock |
| | Renée Hitchcock, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer |