Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund
Portfolio of Investments
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
| | Principal | | | | |
| | Amount | | | Value | |
FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS(a) - 133.63% |
Aerospace & Defense - 2.41% | | | | | | | | |
Atlas CC Acquisition Corp., First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor, 05/25/2028 | | $ | 1,017,833 | | | $ | 1,022,994 | |
Atlas CC Acquisition Corp., First Lien C Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor, 05/25/2028 | | | 207,017 | | | | 208,066 | |
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc., First Lien 2020 B-1 Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 04/06/2026 | | | 88,906 | | | | 87,149 | |
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc., First Lien 2020 B-2 Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 04/06/2026 | | | 47,519 | | | | 46,580 | |
Nordam Group LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.50%, 04/09/2026 | | | 1,715,999 | | | | 1,628,054 | |
Peraton Corp., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 02/01/2028 | | | 2,391,108 | | | | 2,396,715 | |
| | | | | | | 5,389,558 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Air Transport - 2.93% | | | | | | | | |
AAdvantage Loyality IP, Ltd., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor, 04/20/2028 | | | 1,119,016 | | | | 1,158,411 | |
Air Canada, First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor, 08/11/2028 | | | 543,909 | | | | 546,855 | |
American Airlines, Inc., First Lien 2018 Replacement Term Loan, 1M US L + 1.75%, 06/27/2025 | | | 658,117 | | | | 631,701 | |
American Airlines, Inc., First Lien 2020 Term Loan, 1M US L + 1.75%, 01/29/2027 | | | 479,031 | | | | 460,648 | |
Global Medical Response, Inc., First Lien 2018 New Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor, 03/14/2025 | | | 2,360,233 | | | | 2,372,329 | |
KKR Apple Bidco LLC, Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 6M US L + 5.75%, 0.50% Floor, 09/21/2029 | | | 173,714 | | | | 176,864 | |
United AirLines, Inc., First Lien Class B Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 04/21/2028 | | | 1,196,191 | | | | 1,207,136 | |
| | | | | | | 6,553,944 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automotive - 1.68% | | | | | | | | |
Bright BidCo B.V., First Lien 2018 Refinancing B Term Loan, 6M US L + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor, 06/30/2024 | | | 2,128,756 | | | | 1,701,675 | |
GC EOS Buyer, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 08/01/2025 | | | 1,077,952 | | | | 1,078,286 | |
Wheel Pros, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 0.75% Floor, 05/11/2028 | | | 966,022 | | | | 966,824 | |
| | | | | | | 3,746,785 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverage & Tobacco - 0.81% | | | | | | | | |
Triton Water Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 03/31/2028 | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,799,892 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Brokers, Dealers & Investment Houses - 3.27% | | | | | | | | |
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc., First Lien B-1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 07/31/2026 | | | 1,434,888 | | | | 1,439,041 | |
Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC, First Lien Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor, 04/09/2027 | | | 1,919,796 | | | | 1,927,744 | |
Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC, Second Lien 2021 Replacement Term Loan, 1M US L + 6.75%, 0.75% Floor, 04/07/2028 | | | 304,000 | | | | 314,640 | |
Edelman Financial Engines Center LLC, First Lien Initial (2021) Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor, 04/07/2028 | | | 2,288,443 | | | | 2,286,658 | |
Newport Group Holdings II, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 09/12/2025 | | | 750,438 | | | | 748,873 | |
Superannuation And Investments US LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 12/31/2028(b) | | | 606,061 | | | | 603,788 | |
| | | | | | | 7,320,744 | |
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Building & Development - 6.64% | | | | | | | | |
C.H.I. Overhead Doors, Inc., First Lien Third Amendment Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor, 07/31/2025 | | | 451,041 | | | | 451,817 | |
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., First Lien Tranche B Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 04/12/2028 | | | 1,341,179 | | | | 1,340,904 | |
Foundation Building Materials, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 01/31/2028 | | | 1,818,530 | | | | 1,808,137 | |
Illuminate Merger Sub Corp, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 07/21/2028 | | | 439,655 | | | | 440,022 | |
| | Principal | | | | |
| | Amount | | | Value | |
Building & Development (continued) | | | | | | | | |
LBM Acquisition LLC, First Lien B2 Term Loan, 6M US L + 3.75%, 12/17/2027 | | $ | 540,404 | | | $ | 536,127 | |
LBM Acquisition LLC, First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, 6M US L + 3.75%, 12/17/2027 | | | 270,202 | | | | 268,063 | |
LBM Acquisition LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 12/17/2027 | | | 1,378,253 | | | | 1,367,344 | |
MI Windows and Doors LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 12/18/2027 | | | 1,158,695 | | | | 1,162,461 | |
Park River Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor, 12/28/2027 | | | 3,082,266 | | | | 3,073,605 | |
SRS Distribution, Inc., First Lien 2021 Refinancing Term Loan, 6M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 06/02/2028 | | | 1,192,708 | | | | 1,193,949 | |
Tutor Perini Corp., First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor, 08/18/2027 | | | 1,609,787 | | | | 1,616,829 | |
White Cap Buyer LLC, First Lien Initial Closing Date Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor, 10/19/2027 | | | 1,584,798 | | | | 1,590,646 | |
| | | | | | | 14,849,904 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Business Equipment & Services - 18.67% | | | | | | | | |
Access CIG LLC, First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 02/27/2025 | | | 1,028,692 | | | | 1,024,943 | |
Access CIG LLC, Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.75%, 02/27/2026 | | | 1,074,290 | | | | 1,076,078 | |
Aegion Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor, 05/17/2028 | | | 596,468 | | | | 601,687 | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC, First Lien Initial U.S. Dollar Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 05/12/2028 | | | 1,283,158 | | | | 1,285,705 | |
Anticimex International AB, First Lien Term Loan, 6M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 07/21/2028 | | | 419,737 | | | | 419,475 | |
APFS Staffing Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.75%, 04/15/2026 | | | 1,955,000 | | | | 1,954,394 | |
AqGen Island Holdings, Inc., First Lien Term Loan: | | | | | | | | |
6M US L + 4.00%, 05/19/2028 | | | 694,231 | | | | 693,797 | |
6M US L + 7.00%, 12/31/2049(b) | | | 1,152,108 | | | | 1,152,108 | |
BMC Acquisition, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.25%, 1.00% Floor, 12/28/2024 | | | 834,103 | | | | 832,018 | |
Camelot U.S. Acquisition 1 Co., First Lien Amendment No. 2 Incremental Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor, 10/30/2026 | | | 599,784 | | | | 601,940 | |
Connectwise, LLC TLB 1L, First Lien Term Loan, 6M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 09/24/2028 | | | 539,104 | | | | 538,834 | |
DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2, Inc., First Lien Closing Date Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 03/31/2028 | | | 597,856 | | | | 600,630 | |
DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2, Inc., First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 03/31/2028(c) | | | 115,917 | | | | 116,455 | |
DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 6.75%, 0.75% Floor, 03/30/2029 | | | 601,071 | | | | 605,580 | |
Divisions Holding Corp., First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor, 05/27/2028 | | | 554,217 | | | | 557,911 | |
EAB Global, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 08/16/2028 | | | 701,835 | | | | 699,115 | |
Epicor Software Corp., First Lien C Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor, 07/30/2027 | | | 1,887,160 | | | | 1,889,094 | |
Epicor Software Corp., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 7.75%, 1.00% Floor, 07/31/2028 | | | 822,203 | | | | 847,075 | |
eResearchTechnology, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor, 02/04/2027 | | | 774,123 | | | | 778,841 | |
Foundational Education Group, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 08/19/2028(b) | | | 585,143 | | | | 584,411 | |
Garda World Security Corp., First Lien B-2 Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 10/30/2026 | | | 1,603,786 | | | | 1,608,396 | |
Informatica LLC, Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.13%, 02/25/2025 | | | 451,500 | | | | 458,837 | |
Inmar, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 8.00%, 1.00% Floor, 05/01/2025 | | | 1,002,931 | | | | 1,001,261 | |
KUEHG Corp, Second Lien Tranche B Term Loan, 3M US L + 8.25%, 1.00% Floor, 08/22/2025 | | | 1,444,156 | | | | 1,449,572 | |
KUEHG Corp., First Lien B-3 Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor, 02/21/2025 | | | 905,111 | | | | 898,259 | |
Learning Care Group No. 2, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor, 03/13/2025 | | | 1,445,708 | | | | 1,427,037 | |
Madison IAQ LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 06/21/2028 | | | 939,225 | | | | 939,027 | |
Minotaur Acquisition, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 03/27/2026 | | | 1,336,285 | | | | 1,331,388 | |
Mitchell International, Inc., First Lien Amendment No. 2 New Facility Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor, 11/29/2024 | | | 191,584 | | | | 191,943 | |
Mitchell International, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 7.25%, 12/01/2025 | | | 690,909 | | | | 692,021 | |
National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance Company, Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.50%, 05/22/2026(b) | | | 1,519,323 | | | | 1,485,138 | |
PriceWaterhouseCoopers, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 05/01/2025 | | | 1,994,501 | | | | 2,000,744 | |
Project Boost Purchaser LLC, First Lien Tranche 1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 06/01/2026 | | | 1,001,585 | | | | 998,064 | |
Revspring, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 10/11/2025 | | | 1,283,700 | | | | 1,281,614 | |
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., First Lien 2020 Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor, 09/03/2026 | | | 308,700 | | | | 309,747 | |
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 12/31/2025 | | | 773,085 | | | | 767,832 | |
| | Principal | | | | |
| | Amount | | | Value | |
Business Equipment & Services (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Skopima Merger Sub Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 04/30/2028 | | $ | 576,916 | | | $ | 574,248 | |
St. George's University Scholastic Services LLC, First Lien Term Loan B Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 06/29/2028 | | | 939,966 | | | | 939,848 | |
Surveymonkey, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 10/10/2025 | | | 1,866,813 | | | | 1,863,312 | |
TRC Companies, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor, 06/21/2024 | | | 1,880,449 | | | | 1,878,691 | |
Virtusa Corp., First Lien Closing Date Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 02/11/2028 | | | 632,377 | | | | 634,907 | |
Weld North Education TLB 1L, First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 12/21/2027 | | | 2,146,382 | | | | 2,151,416 | |
| | | | | | | 41,743,393 | |
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Cable & Satellite Television - 1.03% | | | | | | | | |
Numericable U.S. LLC, First Lien USD TLB-[12] Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.69%, 01/31/2026 | | | 496,134 | | | | 493,095 | |
Radiate HoldCo LLC, First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor, 09/25/2026 | | | 1,798,751 | | | | 1,799,273 | |
| | | | | | | 2,292,368 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemical & Plastics - 4.30% | | | | | | | | |
Arc Falcon I, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 6M US L + 3.75%, 09/22/2028 | | | 561,404 | | | | 561,872 | |
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC, First Lien 2021 Refinancing Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor, 08/27/2026 | | | 2,115,266 | | | | 2,143,526 | |
Composite Resins Holding B.V., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor, 08/01/2025 | | | 1,436,062 | | | | 1,439,358 | |
CPC Acquisition Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 12/29/2027 | | | 543,738 | | | | 544,192 | |
DCG Acquisition Corp., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 09/30/2026(b) | | | 1,522,349 | | | | 1,526,154 | |
Geon Performance Solutions LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor, 08/18/2028 | | | 395,062 | | | | 398,394 | |
Hyperion Materials & Technologies, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor, 08/30/2028 | | | 672,000 | | | | 674,100 | |
Solenis International LP, First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 09/24/2028 | | | 315,000 | | | | 314,967 | |
Spectrum Holdings III Corp., First Lien Closing Date Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor, 01/31/2025 | | | 399,479 | | | | 391,427 | |
Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Inc., First Lien Closing Date Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor, 10/28/2024 | | | 933,278 | | | | 917,431 | |
Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 8.25%, 1.00% Floor, 10/27/2025 | | | 725,111 | | | | 704,627 | |
| | | | | | | 9,616,048 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Clothing & Textiles - 0.34% | | | | | | | | |
S&S Holdings LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.50%, 0.50% Floor, 03/11/2028 | | | 758,100 | | | | 754,310 | |
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Conglomerates - 2.41% | | | | | | | | |
Genuine Financial Holdings LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 07/11/2025 | | | 2,384,028 | | | | 2,366,708 | |
Output Services Group, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor, 03/27/2024 | | | 591,533 | | | | 510,688 | |
Sabre GLBL, Inc., First Lien 2021 Other B-1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 12/17/2027 | | | 240,985 | | | | 240,043 | |
Sabre GLBL, Inc., First Lien 2021 Other B-2 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 12/17/2027 | | | 384,144 | | | | 382,644 | |
Spring Education Group, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 07/30/2025 | | | 1,347,266 | | | | 1,313,167 | |
VT Topco, Inc., First Lien 2021 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 08/01/2025 | | | 584,495 | | | | 584,314 | |
| | | | | | | 5,397,564 | |
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Containers & Glass Products - 4.16% | | | | | | | | |
Berlin Packaging L.L.C., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 03/11/2028 | | | 521,739 | | | | 521,794 | |
Charter Next Generation, Inc., First Lien Initial (2021) Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 12/01/2027 | | | 1,455,052 | | | | 1,459,941 | |
Flex Acquisition Company, Inc., First Lien 2021 Specified Refinancing Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 03/02/2028 | | | 1,641,952 | | | | 1,640,696 | |
IBC Capital I, Ltd., First Lien Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 09/11/2023 | | | 252,665 | | | | 249,697 | |
IBC Capital, Ltd., Second Lien Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.00%, 09/11/2024 | | | 620,110 | | | | 606,675 | |
Pretium PKG Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 6M US L + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor, 10/02/2028 | | | 829,861 | | | | 831,874 | |
ProAmpac PG Borrower LLC, First Lien 2020-1 Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 11/03/2025 | | | 2,228,660 | | | | 2,235,624 | |
| | Principal | | | | |
| | Amount | | | Value | |
Containers & Glass Products (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Ring Container Technologies Group, LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 08/12/2028 | | $ | 573,991 | | | $ | 575,354 | |
Strategic Materials Holding Corp., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.75%, 1.00% Floor, 10/31/2025(b) | | | 800,000 | | | | 460,000 | |
Tekni-Plex, Inc., First Lien Delayed Draw Tem Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor, 07/29/2028 | | | 43,630 | | | | 43,757 | |
Tekni-Plex, Inc., First Lien Tranche B-3 Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor, 09/15/2028 | | | 307,590 | | | | 308,486 | |
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., First Lien Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor, 10/17/2024 | | | 371,491 | | | | 371,697 | |
| | | | | | | 9,305,595 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Insurance - 1.12% | | | | | | | | |
Acrisure LLC, First Lien 2021-1 Additional Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 02/15/2027 | | | 336,842 | | | | 336,141 | |
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC, First Lien 2020 New Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 11/05/2027 | | | 1,384,541 | | | | 1,387,622 | |
NFP Corp., First Lien Closing Date Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 02/15/2027 | | | 784,970 | | | | 778,384 | |
| | | | | | | 2,502,147 | |
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Drugs - 2.05% | | | | | | | | |
Cambrex Corp., First Lien Tranche B-2 Dollar Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor, 12/04/2026 | | | 1,564,498 | | | | 1,568,683 | |
Curia Global, Inc., First Lien 2021 Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 08/30/2026 | | | 1,899,866 | | | | 1,904,017 | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Public, Ltd. Company, First Lien Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 05/05/2028 | | | 679,692 | | | | 681,394 | |
Padagis LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 0.50% Floor, 07/06/2028 | | | 433,696 | | | | 434,509 | |
| | | | | | | 4,588,603 | |
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Ecological Services & Equipment - 1.03% | | | | | | | | |
Bingo Industries LTD, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 07/07/2028(b) | | | 266,312 | | | | 266,312 | |
EnergySolutions LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor, 05/09/2025 | | | 2,038,211 | | | | 2,038,211 | |
| | | | | | | 2,304,523 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics/Electric - 28.78% | | | | | | | | |
Apttus Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor, 05/08/2028 | | | 587,195 | | | | 590,988 | |
BMC Software, Inc., Second Lien 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.50%, 0.50% Floor, 03/23/2026 | | | 326,531 | | | | 330,816 | |
Boxer Parent Company, Inc., First Lien 2021 Replacement Dollar Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 10/02/2025 | | | 1,894,102 | | | | 1,886,213 | |
Brave Parent Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 04/18/2025 | | | 1,370,435 | | | | 1,371,661 | |
Cloudera, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 6M US L + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor, 08/10/2028 | | | 1,305,439 | | | | 1,305,851 | |
ConvergeOne Holdings, Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.00%, 01/04/2026 | | | 2,145,000 | | | | 2,138,597 | |
CoreLogic, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 06/02/2028 | | | 1,530,000 | | | | 1,530,321 | |
CoreLogic, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 6.50%, 0.50% Floor, 06/04/2029 | | | 567,442 | | | | 581,628 | |
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 09/21/2028 | | | 587,705 | | | | 587,523 | |
CPI International, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 7.25%, 1.00% Floor, 07/26/2025(b) | | | 313,530 | | | | 293,150 | |
DCert Buyer, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 10/16/2026 | | | 1,636,751 | | | | 1,639,026 | |
DCert Buyer, Inc., Second Lien First Amendment Refinancing Term Loan, 1M US L + 7.00%, 02/19/2029 | | | 668,275 | | | | 676,000 | |
Delta Topco, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 6M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 12/01/2027 | | | 1,723,604 | | | | 1,728,215 | |
ECI Macola/MAX Holding LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 11/09/2027 | | | 2,246,998 | | | | 2,249,245 | |
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor, 02/10/2028 | | | 787,746 | | | | 784,694 | |
Excelitas Technologies Corp., First Lien Initial USD Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor, 12/02/2024 | | | 221,043 | | | | 222,148 | |
Fiserv Investment Solutions, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 02/18/2027 | | | 918,872 | | | | 921,312 | |
Flexera Software LLC, First Lien B-1 Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 03/03/2028 | | | 1,099,466 | | | | 1,101,956 | |
Gigamon, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 12/27/2024 | | | 2,064,551 | | | | 2,068,752 | |
Help/Systems Holdings, Inc., First Lien Seventh Amendment Refinancing Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 11/19/2026 | | | 1,847,112 | | | | 1,852,884 | |
| | Principal | | | | |
| | Amount | | | Value | |
Electronics/Electric (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Hyland Software, Inc., First Lien 2018 Refinancing Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor, 07/01/2024 | | $ | 443,598 | | | $ | 444,613 | |
Idera, Inc., First Lien B-1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 03/02/2028 | | | 2,483,171 | | | | 2,486,536 | |
Imperva, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor, 01/12/2026 | | | 1,572,757 | | | | 1,577,671 | |
Infinite Bidco LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 03/02/2028 | | | 726,531 | | | | 726,985 | |
Ingram Micro, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 06/30/2028 | | | 758,100 | | | | 760,848 | |
Internet Brands, Inc., First Lien 2020 June New Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor, 09/13/2024 | | | 2,240,209 | | | | 2,248,610 | |
Ivanti Software, Inc., First Lien First Amendment Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 12/01/2027 | | | 254,195 | | | | 254,926 | |
Ivanti Software, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor, 12/01/2027 | | | 2,094,750 | | | | 2,104,407 | |
LI Group Holdings, Inc., First Lien 2021 Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 03/11/2028 | | | 733,656 | | | | 737,783 | |
MA Financeco. LLC, First Lien Tranche B-4 Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor, 06/05/2025 | | | 1,009,331 | | | | 1,017,688 | |
Magenta Buyer LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor, 07/27/2028 | | | 2,661,599 | | | | 2,664,926 | |
McAfee LLC, First Lien B USD Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 09/30/2024 | | | 1,796,334 | | | | 1,799,199 | |
MH SUB I LLC, Second Lien 2021 Replacement Term Loan, 1M US L + 6.25%, 02/23/2029 | | | 705,038 | | | | 717,485 | |
MLN US HoldCo LLC, First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 11/30/2025 | | | 1,469,012 | | | | 1,340,084 | |
Navico, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor, 03/31/2023 | | | 659,000 | | | | 659,000 | |
Park Place Technologies LLC, First Lien Closing Date Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor, 11/10/2027 | | | 1,675,800 | | | | 1,677,719 | |
Perforce Software, Inc., First Lien New Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 07/01/2026 | | | 819,544 | | | | 813,996 | |
Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc., First Lien 2021 Refinancing Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 04/26/2024 | | | 2,477,687 | | | | 2,479,681 | |
Project Angel Parent LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor, 05/30/2025 | | | 1,181,824 | | | | 1,182,752 | |
Project Leopard Holdings, Inc., First Lien 2018 Repricing Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor, 07/05/2024 | | | 315,283 | | | | 316,958 | |
Project Leopard Holdings, Inc., First Lien 2019 Incremental Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor, 07/05/2024 | | | 1,299,486 | | | | 1,306,932 | |
Quest Software US Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 05/16/2025 | | | 1,544,781 | | | | 1,544,503 | |
Quest Software US Holdings, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 8.25%, 05/18/2026 | | | 1,244,017 | | | | 1,243,395 | |
Rocket Software, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 11/28/2025 | | | 2,016,927 | | | | 2,003,192 | |
Rocket Software, Inc., First Lien USD Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 11/28/2025 | | | 631,750 | | | | 630,303 | |
S2P Acquisition Borrower, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 08/14/2026 | | | 1,143,333 | | | | 1,144,048 | |
SonicWall US Holdings, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.50%, 05/18/2026 | | | 1,760,000 | | | | 1,750,760 | |
Sophia LP, First Lien Closing Date Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 10/07/2027 | | | 1,538,181 | | | | 1,545,711 | |
Sovos Compliance LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor, 08/11/2028 | | | 400,877 | | | | 403,718 | |
Triton Solar US Acquisition Co., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 6.00%, 10/29/2024 | | | 230,550 | | | | 226,227 | |
Veritas US, Inc., First Lien Dollar B-2021 Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor, 09/01/2025 | | | 161,501 | | | | 162,459 | |
Vision Solutions, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor, 04/24/2028 | | | 2,502,919 | | | | 2,502,519 | |
| | | | | | | 64,336,614 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Equipment Leasing - 0.81% | | | | | | | | |
Spin Holdco, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 03/04/2028 | | | 1,810,324 | | | | 1,817,420 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial Intermediaries - 1.20% | | | | | | | | |
Apex Group Treasury, Ltd., First Lien USD Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 07/27/2028(b) | | | 488,591 | | | | 489,201 | |
ION Trading Finance, Ltd., First Lien Initial Dollar (2021) Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 04/01/2028 | | | 1,621,416 | | | | 1,626,694 | |
Lereta, LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.25%, 07/27/2028(b) | | | 555,556 | | | | 556,944 | |
| | | | | | | 2,672,839 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products - 0.53% | | | | | | | | |
Snacking Investments BidCo Pty, Ltd., First Lien Initial US Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor, 12/18/2026 | | | 1,180,978 | | | | 1,187,130 | |
| | Principal | | | | |
| | Amount | | | Value | |
Food Service - 3.49% | | | | | | | | |
Fogo de Chao, Inc., First Lien 2018 Refinancing Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor, 04/07/2025 | | $ | 1,644,296 | | | $ | 1,620,322 | |
IRB Holding Corp., First Lien 2020 Replacement B Term Loan, 3M US L + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor, 02/05/2025 | | | 1,134,923 | | | | 1,134,923 | |
IRB Holding Corp., First Lien Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor, 12/15/2027 | | | 839,225 | | | | 841,521 | |
MIC Glen LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 6M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 07/21/2028 | | | 409,091 | | | | 407,506 | |
Quidditch Acquisition, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 7.00%, 1.00% Floor, 03/21/2025 | | | 1,922,879 | | | | 1,894,045 | |
Tacala Investment Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor, 02/05/2027 | | | 720,076 | | | | 719,064 | |
Whatabrands LLC, First Lien Initial B Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 08/03/2028 | | | 1,176,181 | | | | 1,176,446 | |
| | | | | | | 7,793,827 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food/Drug Retailers - 1.10% | | | | | | | | |
EG Group, Ltd., First Lien Additional Facility Term Loan: | | | | | | | | |
3M US L + 4.00%, 02/07/2025 | | | 2,039,680 | | | | 2,036,335 | |
3M US L + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor, 03/31/2026 | | | 222,931 | | | | 223,210 | |
EG Group, Ltd., First Lien Facility B Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 02/07/2025 | | | 201,563 | | | | 201,232 | |
| | | | | | | 2,460,777 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Insurance - 0.13% | | | | | | | | |
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 08/17/2028 | | | 294,432 | | | | 291,489 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Healthcare - 19.46% | | | | | | | | |
ADMI Corp., First Lien Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 12/23/2027 | | | 1,062,500 | | | | 1,063,260 | |
AHP Health Partners, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 08/24/2028 | | | 378,947 | | | | 380,488 | |
Athenahealth, Inc., First Lien B-1 Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 02/11/2026 | | | 1,541,711 | | | | 1,548,071 | |
Auris Luxembourg III SARL, First Lien Facility B2 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 02/27/2026 | | | 2,314,399 | | | | 2,297,770 | |
Carestream Health, Inc., First Lien 2023 Extended Term Loan, 3M US L + 6.75%, 1.00% Floor, 05/08/2023 | | | 162,409 | | | | 163,390 | |
Carestream Health, Inc., Second Lien 2023 Extended Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.50, 8.00% PIK, 1.00% Floor, 08/08/2023(d) | | | 2,683,298 | | | | 2,640,821 | |
CHG Healthcare Services, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 6M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 09/29/2028 | | | 507,529 | | | | 508,889 | |
Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc., First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 07/01/2026 | | | 269,360 | | | | 265,656 | |
Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 07/01/2026 | | | 1,319,377 | | | | 1,301,236 | |
CPI Holdco LLC, First Lien B-1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 11/04/2026 | | | 1,219,528 | | | | 1,221,059 | |
Envision Healthcare Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 10/10/2025 | | | 1,768,145 | | | | 1,578,776 | |
Femur Buyer, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.50%, 03/05/2026 | | | 721,843 | | | | 681,239 | |
Genesis Care Finance Pty, Ltd., First Lien Facility B5 Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor, 05/14/2027 | | | 1,995,921 | | | | 1,994,674 | |
Heartland Dental LLC, First Lien 2021 Incremental Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 04/30/2025 | | | 1,110,484 | | | | 1,109,373 | |
LifePoint Health, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 11/16/2025 | | | 42,207 | | | | 42,200 | |
Loire UK Midco 3, Ltd., First Lien Facility B2 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 04/21/2027 | | | 949,034 | | | | 946,662 | |
Maravai Intermediate Holdings LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor, 10/19/2027 | | | 1,336,475 | | | | 1,341,908 | |
Navicure, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 10/22/2026 | | | 1,160,279 | | | | 1,162,455 | |
NMSC Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor, 04/19/2023 | | | 1,421,974 | | | | 1,423,396 | |
Onex TSG Intermediate Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor, 02/28/2028 | | | 1,413,125 | | | | 1,426,550 | |
Parexel International Corporation, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 08/11/2028 | | | 751,174 | | | | 752,233 | |
Pathway Vet Alliance LLC, First Lien 2021 Replacement Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 03/31/2027 | | | 1,234,876 | | | | 1,233,974 | |
PetVet Care Centers LLC, First Lien 2021 Replacement Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor, 02/14/2025 | | | 822,974 | | | | 824,262 | |
Phoenix Guarantor, Inc., First Lien Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 03/05/2026 | | | 1,800 | | | | 1,792 | |
Phoenix Guarantor, Inc., First Lien Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 03/05/2026 | | | 1,837,524 | | | | 1,832,930 | |
Pluto Acquisition I, Inc., First Lien First Lien 2021 Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 06/20/2026 | | | 199,500 | | | | 199,625 | |
| | | Principal | | | |
| | | Amount | | | | Value | |
| | |
Healthcare (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Project Ruby Ultimate Parent Corp., First Lien Closing Date Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor, 03/10/2028 | | $ | 749,135 | | | $ | 749,135 | |
Radnet Management, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor, 04/23/2028 | | | 502,273 | | | | 502,117 | |
Resonetics LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 04/28/2028 | | | 406,901 | | | | 408,087 | |
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., First Lien 2021 New Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 08/31/2026 | | | 2,344,349 | | | | 2,351,019 | |
Team Health Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor, 02/06/2024 | | | 1,305,433 | | | | 1,276,061 | |
Tecostar Holdings, Inc., First Lien 2017 Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor, 05/01/2024 | | | 2,043,310 | | | | 2,020,833 | |
U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 09/23/2028 | | | 1,738,182 | | | | 1,742,936 | |
Unified Women’s Healthcare LP, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor, 12/20/2027 | | | 1,053,637 | | | | 1,056,666 | |
Verscend Holding Corp., First Lien B-1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 08/27/2025 | | | 2,150,184 | | | | 2,156,000 | |
Viant Medical Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 07/02/2025 | | | 402,951 | | | | 390,157 | |
Vyaire Medical, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor, 04/16/2025 | | | 60,750 | | | | 52,636 | |
YI LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor, 11/07/2024 | | | 1,366,426 | | | | 1,345,930 | |
Zest Acquisition Corp., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 7.00%, 1.00% Floor, 03/13/2026(b) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,501,875 | |
| | | | | | | 43,496,141 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Furnishings - 0.51% | | | | | | | | |
Osmosis Buyer, Ltd., First Lien Delayed Draw B Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor, 07/30/2028 | | | 126,551 | | | | 127,105 | |
Osmosis Buyer, Ltd., First Lien Initial B Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor, 07/31/2028 | | | 1,012,407 | | | | 1,016,836 | |
| | | | | | | 1,143,941 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Equipment - 5.05% | | | | | | | | |
Apex Tool Group LLC, First Lien Third Amendment Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.25%, 1.25% Floor, 08/01/2024 | | | 2,209,421 | | | | 2,215,364 | |
Blount International, Inc., First Lien New Refinancing Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor, 04/12/2023 | | | 175,840 | | | | 176,326 | |
Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 05/21/2028 | | | 599,498 | | | | 599,873 | |
FCG Acquisitions, Inc., First Lien Initial Delayed Draw Term Loan, 6M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 03/31/2028(c) | | | 90,485 | | | | 90,466 | |
FCG Acquisitions, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 03/31/2028 | | | 494,631 | | | | 494,527 | |
Justrite Safety Group, First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.50%, 06/28/2026 | | | 50,238 | | | | 48,040 | |
Justrite Safety Group, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.50%, 06/28/2026 | | | 929,381 | | | | 888,721 | |
LTI Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 09/06/2025 | | | 1,367,873 | | | | 1,351,630 | |
LTI Holdings, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 6.75%, 09/06/2026 | | | 468,085 | | | | 467,500 | |
PRO MACH Group, Inc., First Lien Closing Date Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor, 08/31/2028 | | | 936,419 | | | | 941,771 | |
Tailwind Smith Cooper Intermediate Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.00%, 05/28/2026 | | | 851,240 | | | | 848,048 | |
Titan Acquisition, Ltd., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.00%, 03/28/2025 | | | 1,537,910 | | | | 1,512,396 | |
TK Elevator Midco GmbH, First Lien Facility B1 Term Loan, 6M US L + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor, 07/30/2027 | | | 1,639,176 | | | | 1,644,184 | |
| | | | | | | 11,278,846 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance - 1.12% | | | | | | | | |
Baldwin Risk Partners, LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 10/14/2027 | | | 1,265,114 | | | | 1,265,911 | |
HIG Finance 2, Ltd., First Lien 2021 Dollar Refinancing Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor, 11/12/2027 | | | 1,088,087 | | | | 1,088,261 | |
Outcomes Group Holdings, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.50%, 10/26/2026 | | | 162,722 | | | | 159,061 | |
| | | | | | | 2,513,233 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies - 6.01% | | | | | | | | |
Alterra Mountain Company, First Lien Series B-2 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 08/17/2028 | | | 1,424,160 | | | | 1,422,829 | |
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., First Lien B-1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.00%, 04/22/2026 | | | 3,152,212 | | | | 2,931,131 | |
| | | Principal | | | |
| | | Amount | | | | Value | |
| | |
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Amplify Finco Pty, Ltd., First Lien U.S. Dollar Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor, 11/26/2026 | | $ | 1,388,974 | | | $ | 1,353,673 | |
Crown Finance US, Inc., First Lien Initial Dollar Tranche Term Loan, 3M US L + 2.25%, 1.00% Floor, 02/28/2025 | | | 1,453,601 | | | | 1,202,244 | |
Crown Finance US, Inc., First Lien Partially Priming Incremental Term Loan, 6M US L + 8.25%, 1.00% Floor, 05/23/2024 | | | 84,720 | | | | 91,180 | |
Crown Finance US, Inc., First Lien Second Amendment Dollar Tranche Term Loan, 3M US L + 2.75%, 09/30/2026 | | | 228,449 | | | | 187,471 | |
Herschend Entertainment Company, LLC, First Lien Initial (2021) Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 08/27/2028 | | | 425,532 | | | | 426,066 | |
Motion Finco LLC, First Lien Facility B1 (USD) Loan Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 11/12/2026 | | | 1,235,028 | | | | 1,198,323 | |
Motion Finco LLC, First Lien Facility B2 (USD) Loan Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 11/12/2026 | | | 162,318 | | | | 157,494 | |
Recess Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 6M US L + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor, 09/30/2024 | | | 1,923,843 | | | | 1,919,841 | |
SMG US Midco 2, Inc., First Lien 2020 Refinancing Term Loan, 3M US L + 2.50%, 01/23/2025 | | | 803,085 | | | | 792,043 | |
Travel Leaders Group LLC, First Lien 2018 Refinancing Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 01/25/2024 | | | 879,693 | | | | 825,812 | |
Travelport Finance S.a r.l., First Lien 2021 Consented Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 05/29/2026 | | | 599,939 | | | | 518,197 | |
Travelport Finance SARL, First Lien Initial (Priority) Term Loan, 3M US L + 8.00, 6.50% PIK, 1.00% Floor, 02/28/2025(d) | | | 391,502 | | | | 407,091 | |
| | | | | | | 13,433,395 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Nonferrous Metals/Minerals - 0.54% | | | | | | | | |
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., First Lien Incremental B-1 Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 03/16/2027 | | | 1,197,847 | | | | 1,200,752 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas - 0.73% | | | | | | | | |
BCP Raptor II LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 11/03/2025 | | | 227,735 | | | | 225,713 | |
Lucid Energy Group II Borrower LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor, 02/17/2025 | | | 783,345 | | | | 776,491 | |
ORryx Midstream Services Permian Basin LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 10/05/2028 | | | 636,364 | | | | 633,182 | |
| | | | | | | 1,635,386 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Property & Casualty Insurance - 0.83% | | | | | | | | |
AssuredPartners, Inc., First Lien 2020 February Refinancing Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 02/12/2027 | | | 851,452 | | | | 847,369 | |
AssuredPartners, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 02/13/2027 | | | 235,064 | | | | 235,300 | |
Polaris Newco LLC, First Lien Dollar Term Loan, 6M US L + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor, 06/02/2028 | | | 770,179 | | | | 772,748 | |
| | | | | | | 1,855,417 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Publishing - 3.24% | | | | | | | | |
Cengage Learning, Inc., First Lien Term Loan B Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 06/29/2026 | | | 752,008 | | | | 757,862 | |
Champ Acquisition Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.50%, 12/19/2025 | | | 1,488,158 | | | | 1,498,390 | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 08/21/2026 | | | 1,143,333 | | | | 1,121,444 | |
McGraw-Hill Education, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.75%, 0.50% Floor, 07/28/2028 | | | 1,040,708 | | | | 1,045,167 | |
Recorded Books, Inc., First Lien 2021 Replacement Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 08/29/2025 | | | 1,346,667 | | | | 1,349,825 | |
Shutterfly LLC, First Lien 2021 Refinancing B Term Loan, 6M US L + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor, 09/25/2026 | | | 1,464,000 | | | | 1,467,660 | |
| | | | | | | 7,240,348 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Radio & Television - 1.30% | | | | | | | | |
Terrier Media Buyer, Inc., First Lien 2021 B Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 12/17/2026 | | | 1,545,329 | | | | 1,543,931 | |
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, First Lien B-1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 2.75%, 05/18/2025 | | | 1,377,689 | | | | 1,353,703 | |
| | | | | | | 2,897,634 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retailers (except food & drug) - 0.20% | | | | | | | | |
FBB Holdings III, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.00, 6.00% PIK, 01/31/2025(b)(d) | | | 71,130 | | | | 61,172 | |
PetSmart LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 6M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 02/11/2028 | | | 377,265 | | | | 378,612 | |
| | | | | | | 439,784 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | Principal | | | |
| | | Amount | | | | Value | |
| | |
Surface Transport - 1.52% | | | | | | | | |
Drive Chassis Holdco LLC, Second Lien 2021 Refinancing B Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.00%, 04/10/2026 | | $ | 1,410,343 | | | $ | 1,433,268 | |
Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.,The, First Lien U.S. B-1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 03/24/2026 | | | 1,256,675 | | | | 1,257,372 | |
WWEX UNI TopCo Holdings LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor, 07/26/2028 | | | 695,652 | | | | 698,744 | |
| | | | | | | 3,389,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications - 3.89% | | | | | | | | |
CCI Buyer, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 12/17/2027 | | | 1,779,611 | | | | 1,786,472 | |
Ensono LP, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 05/19/2028 | | | 871,429 | | | | 874,788 | |
Greeneden U.S. Holdings I LLC, First Lien Initial Dollar (2020) Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 12/01/2027 | | | 1,364,031 | | | | 1,370,245 | |
Masergy Holdings, Inc., First Lien 2017 Replacement Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor, 12/15/2023 | | | 1,118,826 | | | | 1,118,826 | |
Masergy Holdings, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 7.50%, 1.00% Floor, 12/16/2024 | | | 588,972 | | | | 587,747 | |
Peak 10 Holding Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 08/01/2024 | | | 1,047,273 | | | | 977,236 | |
TierPoint LLC, First Lien Initial (2021) Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 05/05/2026 | | | 1,984,456 | | | | 1,990,657 | |
| | | | | �� | | 8,705,971 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities - 0.34% | | | | | | | | |
Eastern Power LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor, 10/02/2025 | | | 351,923 | | | | 314,269 | |
Green Energy Partners/Stonewall LLC, First Lien B-1 Conversion Advances Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.50%, 1.00% Floor, 11/13/2021 | | | 480,000 | | | | 446,400 | |
| | | | | | | 760,669 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $296,721,453) | | | | | | | 298,716,375 | |
| | | | | | | | |
COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATION SECURITIES(a) - 3.50% | | | | | | | | |
Structured Finance Obligations - 3.50% | | | | | | | | |
522 Funding CLO 2021-7, Ltd., 3M US L + 6.22%, 04/23/2034(b)(e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 500,130 | |
Barings CLO, Ltd. 2020-II, 3M US L + 7.90%, 10/15/2033(b)(e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 502,575 | |
Eaton Vance CLO 2013-1, Ltd., 3M US L + 6.80%, 01/15/2034(b)(e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 502,598 | |
Fort Washington CLO 2019-1, 3M US L + 7.25%, 10/20/2032(b)(e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 502,531 | |
Galaxy XXVII CLO, Ltd., 3M US L + 5.78%, 05/16/2031(b)(e) | | | 625,000 | | | | 614,062 | |
HPS Loan Management CLO 6-2015, Ltd., 3M US L + 5.10%, 02/05/2031(b)(e) | | | 834,000 | | | | 781,875 | |
Kayne CLO 5, Ltd., 3M US L + 6.70%, 07/24/2032(b)(e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 500,846 | |
Kayne CLO II, Ltd., 3M US L + 6.00%, 10/15/2031(b)(e) | | | 750,000 | | | | 751,856 | |
Neuberger Berman CLO XVII, Ltd., 3M US L + 7.20%, 04/22/2029(b)(e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 502,599 | |
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 27, Ltd., 3M US L + 5.20%, 01/15/2030(b)(e) | | | 667,000 | | | | 655,842 | |
Octagon Investment Partners 43, Ltd., 3M US L + 6.60%, 10/25/2032(b)(e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 502,596 | |
PPM CLO 3, Ltd., 3M US L + 6.61%, 04/17/2034(b)(e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 497,209 | |
Voya CLO 2019-4, Ltd., 3M US L + 7.48%, 01/15/2033(b)(e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 504,279 | |
Wellfleet CLO 2020-1, Ltd., 3M US L + 7.24%, 04/15/2033(b)(e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 502,583 | |
| | | | | | | 7,821,581 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATION SECURITIES | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $7,824,381) | | | | | | | 7,821,581 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 10.73% | | | | | | | | |
Brokers, Dealers & Investment Houses - 0.30% | | | | | | | | |
AG Issuer LLC, 6.25%, 03/01/2028(e) | | | 630,000 | | | | 661,620 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building & Development - 0.55% | | | | | | | | |
Foundation Building Materials, Inc., 6.00%, 03/01/2029(e) | | | 939,000 | | | | 921,600 | |
SRS Distribution, Inc., 6.13%, 07/01/2029(e) | | | 308,000 | | | | 317,628 | |
| | | | | | | 1,239,228 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Business Equipment & Services - 1.48% | | | | | | | | |
Austin BidCo, Inc., 7.13%, 12/15/2028(e) | | | 300,000 | | | | 302,663 | |
| | | Principal | | | |
| | | Amount | | | | Value | |
| | |
Business Equipment & Services (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc., 9.38%, 07/15/2025(e) | | $ | 660,000 | | | $ | 723,116 | |
Garda World Security Corp., 6.00%, 06/01/2029(e) | | | 833,000 | | | | 817,310 | |
Madison IAQ LLC, 5.88%, 06/30/2029(e) | | | 948,000 | | | | 956,347 | |
WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc., 5.75%, 04/15/2026(e) | | | 490,000 | | | | 512,283 | |
| | | | | | | 3,311,719 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cable & Satellite Television - 1.28% | | | | | | | | |
Altice Financing SA, 5.75%, 08/15/2029(e) | | | 2,167,000 | | | | 2,101,990 | |
Altice France SA, 5.50%, 10/15/2029(e) | | | 765,000 | | | | 758,243 | |
| | | | | | | 2,860,233 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemical & Plastics - 0.25% | | | | | | | | |
FXI Holdings, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
7.875%, 11/01/2024(e) | | | 265,000 | | | | 270,631 | |
12.250%, 11/15/2026(e) | | | 243,000 | | | | 276,219 | |
| | | | | | | 546,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Glass Products - 0.21% | | | | | | | | |
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., 9.25%, 08/01/2024(e) | | | 451,000 | | | | 474,502 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Insurance - 1.54% | | | | | | | | |
HUB International, Ltd., 7.00%, 05/01/2026(e) | | | 1,008,000 | | | | 1,043,280 | |
NFP Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
4.875%, 08/15/2028(e) | | | 254,000 | | | | 258,635 | |
6.875%, 08/15/2028(e) | | | 2,097,000 | | | | 2,143,994 | |
| | | | | | | 3,445,909 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics/Electric - 1.31% | | | | | | | | |
Plantronics, Inc., 4.75%, 03/01/2029(e) | | | 935,000 | | | | 876,862 | |
Veritas US, Inc. / Veritas Bermuda, Ltd., 7.50%, 09/01/2025(e) | | | 1,968,000 | | | | 2,049,180 | |
| | | | | | | 2,926,042 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Healthcare - 1.77% | | | | | | | | |
Envision Healthcare Corp., 8.75%, 10/15/2026(e) | | | 2,292,000 | | | | 1,865,115 | |
Team Health Holdings, Inc., 6.38%, 02/01/2025(e) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 968,190 | |
US Acute Care Solutions LLC, 6.38%, 03/01/2026(e) | | | 1,067,000 | | | | 1,127,019 | |
| | | | | | | 3,960,324 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies - 0.76% | | | | | | | | |
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.88%, 03/15/2026(e) | | | 891,000 | | | | 901,099 | |
Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 04/15/2029(e) | | | 778,000 | | | | 805,246 | |
| | | | | | | 1,706,345 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Property & Casualty Insurance - 0.36% | | | | | | | | |
AssuredPartners, Inc., 5.63%, 01/15/2029(e) | | | 789,000 | | | | 795,048 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Radio & Television - 0.92% | | | | | | | | |
Audacy Capital Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 05/01/2027(e) | | | 1,244,000 | | | | 1,274,534 | |
6.750%, 03/31/2029(e) | | | 190,000 | | | | 191,748 | |
| | | Principal | | | |
| | | Amount | | | | Value | |
| | |
Radio & Television (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
5.125%, 02/15/2027(e) | | $ | 439,000 | | | $ | 436,493 | |
5.500%, 03/01/2030(e) | | | 155,000 | | | | 153,980 | |
| | | | | | | 2,056,755 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $24,201,456) | | | | | | | 23,984,575 | |
| | | Shares | | | |
COMMON STOCK - 0.08% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas - 0.08% | | | | | | | | |
Ascent Resources - Equity(b)(f) | | | 177,384 | | | | 181,819 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $614,682) | | | | | | | 181,819 | |
| | | | | | | | |
WARRANTS - 0.09% | | | | | | | | |
Healthcare - 0.09% | | | | | | | | |
Carestream Health expires 12/31/2049 at $0.01(b) | | | 52 | | | | 205,842 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas - 0.00%(g) | | | | | | | | |
Ascent Resources Marcellus LLC expires 3/30/2023 at $6.15(b) | | | 45,926 | | | | 1,148 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL WARRANTS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $5,012) | | | | | | | 206,990 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments- 148.03% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $329,366,984) | | | | | | | 330,911,340 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.51% | | | | | | | 1,127,493 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leverage Facility - (48.54)% | | | | | | | (108,500,000 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets - 100.00% | | | | | | $ | 223,538,833 | |
Amounts above are shown as a percentage of net assets as of September 30, 2021.
Investment Abbreviations: |
LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate |
PIK - Payment in-kind |
|
Reference Rates: |
1M US L - 1 Month LIBOR as of September 30, 2021 was 0.08% |
3M US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of September 30, 2021 was 0.13% |
6M US L - 6 Month LIBOR as of September 30, 2021 was 0.16% |
|
(a) | Floating or variable rate security. The reference rate is described above. The rate in effect as of September 30, 2021 is based on the reference rate plus the displayed spread as of the security's last reset date. Where applicable, the reference rate is subject to a floor rate. |
(b) | Level 3 assets valued using significant unobservable inputs as a result of unavailable quoted prices from an active market or the unavailability of other significant observable inputs. |
(c) | A portion of this position was not funded as of September 30, 2021. The Portfolio of Investments records only the funded portion of each position. As of September 30, 2021, the Fund has unfunded delayed draw loans in the amount of $337,100. Fair value of these unfunded delayed draws was $338,471. |
(d) | Represents a payment-in-kind (“PIK”) security which may pay interest/dividend in additional par/shares. |
(e) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $31,806,156, which represented approximately 14.23% of net assets as of September 30, 2021. Such securities may normally be sold to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. |
(f) | Non-income producing security. |
(g) | Amount represents less than 0.005% of net assets. |
NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION
Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund (formerly known as Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund) (“BSL” or the “Fund”), is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. BSL was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on March 4, 2010. BSL was registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), on March 5, 2010. BSL commenced operations on May 26, 2010. Prior to that date, BSL had no operations other than matters relating to its organization and the sale and issuance of 5,236 common shares of beneficial interest in BSL to Blackstone Liquid Credit Strategies LLC (formerly known as GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC) (the “Adviser”) at a price of $19.10 per share. The Adviser serves as BSL’s investment adviser. BSL’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) and trade under the ticker symbol “BSL.”
Absent shareholder approval to extend the term of BSL, BSL was initially scheduled to dissolve on or about May 31, 2020. Upon dissolution, BSL will distribute substantially all of its net assets to shareholders, after making appropriate provision for any liabilities. Pursuant to BSL’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, prior to the date of dissolution a majority of BSL’s Board of Trustees (the “BSL Board”), with the approval of a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote (as defined in the 1940 Act), may extend the life of BSL by a period of two years or such shorter time as may be determined. The dissolution date of BSL may be extended an unlimited number of times. On March 31, 2017, BSL announced an extension of BSL’s reinvestment period. The extension allows BSL to continue to reinvest proceeds generated by maturities, prepayments and sales of investments until one year prior to BSL’s scheduled dissolution date. On November 17, 2017, BSL’s shareholders approved extending the term of BSL by two years by changing BSL’s scheduled dissolution date from May 31, 2020 to May 31, 2022. On November 18, 2019, the BSL Board approved a proposal to amend BSL's charter to allow an extension of up to five years in length (the “Charter Amendment”). The BSL Board also approved a proposal to extend the term of BSL by five years by changing BSL's scheduled dissolution date from May 31, 2022 to May 31, 2027 (the “Term Extension”). The Charter Amendment and the Term Extension were subject to shareholder approval, which was obtained at a special shareholder meeting held on February 19, 2020.
Investment Objectives: BSL’s primary investment objective is to seek high current income, with a secondary objective to seek preservation of capital, consistent with its primary goal of high current income. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of BSL’s Managed Assets (defined below) will be invested in senior secured, floating rate loans (“Senior Loans”).
NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation: The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and are stated in U.S. dollars. The Fund is considered an Investment Company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statement. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Portfolio Valuation: BSL’s net asset value (“NAV”) is determined daily on each day that the Exchange is open for business, as of the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange. The Fund calculates NAV per share by subtracting liabilities (including accrued expenses or dividends) from the total assets of the Fund (the value of the securities plus cash or other assets, including interest accrued but not yet received) and dividing the result by the total number of outstanding common shares of the Fund.
Loans are primarily valued by using a composite loan price from a nationally recognized loan pricing service. The methodology used by the Fund’s nationally recognized loan pricing provider for composite loan prices is to value loans at the mean of the bid and ask prices from one or more brokers or dealers. Collateralized Loan Obligation securities (“CLOs”) are valued at the price provided by a nationally recognized pricing service. The prices provided by the nationally recognized pricing service are typically based on the evaluated mid-price of each of the CLOs. Corporate bonds and convertible bonds, other than short-term investments, are valued at the price provided by a nationally recognized pricing service. The prices provided by the nationally recognized pricing service are typically based on the mean of bid and ask prices for each corporate bond security. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrices, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures based on valuation technology commonly employed in the market for such investments. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are generally valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Futures contracts are ordinarily valued at the last sales price on the securities or commodities exchange on which they are traded. Written and purchased options are ordinarily valued at the closing price on the securities or commodities exchange on which they are traded. Short-term debt investments, if any, having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less when purchased would be valued at cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Any investments and other assets for which such current market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value (“Fair Valued Assets”) as determined in good faith by a committee of the Adviser (“Fair Valued Asset Committee”) under procedures established by, and under the general supervision and responsibility of, the BSL Board. Such methods may include, but are not limited to, the use of a market comparable and/or income approach methodologies. A Fair Valued Asset Committee meeting may be called at any time by any member of the Fair Valued Asset Committee. The pricing of all Fair Valued Assets and determinations thereof shall be reported by the Fair Valued Asset Committee to the Board at each regularly scheduled quarterly meeting. The Fund has procedures to identify and investigate potentially stale or missing prices for investments which are valued using a nationally recognized pricing service, exchange price or broker-dealer quotations. After performing such procedures, any prices which are deemed to be stale are reviewed by the Fair Valued Asset Committee and an alternative pricing source is determined.
Various inputs are used to determine the value of BSL’s investments. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability 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 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.
Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments at the measurement date.
Level 2 — Significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumption in determining the fair value of investments).
The categorization of a value determined for investments and other financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and other financial instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Fund’s perceived risk of investing in those securities. Investments measured and reported at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following levels within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The following table summarizes the valuation of BSL’s investments under the fair value hierarchy levels as of September 30, 2021:
Investments in Securities at Value* | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 - Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
Floating Rate Loan Interests | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brokers, Dealers & Investment Houses | | $ | – | | | $ | 6,716,956 | | | $ | 603,788 | | | $ | 7,320,744 | |
Business Equipment & Services | | | – | | | | 38,521,736 | | | | 3,221,657 | | | | 41,743,393 | |
Chemical & Plastics | | | – | | | | 8,089,894 | | | | 1,526,154 | | | | 9,616,048 | |
Containers & Glass Products | | | – | | | | 8,845,595 | | | | 460,000 | | | | 9,305,595 | |
Ecological Services & Equipment | | | – | | | | 2,038,211 | | | | 266,312 | | | | 2,304,523 | |
Electronics/Electric | | | – | | | | 64,043,464 | | | | 293,150 | | | | 64,336,614 | |
Financial Intermediaries | | | – | | | | 1,626,694 | | | | 1,046,145 | | | | 2,672,839 | |
Healthcare | | | – | | | | 41,994,266 | | | | 1,501,875 | | | | 43,496,141 | |
Retailers (except food & drug) | | | – | | | | 378,612 | | | | 61,172 | | | | 439,784 | |
Other | | | – | | | | 117,480,694 | | | | – | | | | 117,480,694 | |
Collateralized Loan Obligation Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Structured Finance Obligations | | | – | | | | – | | | | 7,821,581 | | | | 7,821,581 | |
Corporate Bonds | | | – | | | | 23,984,575 | | | | – | | | | 23,984,575 | |
Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas | | | – | | | | – | | | | 181,819 | | | | 181,819 | |
Warrants | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Healthcare | | | – | | | | – | | | | 205,842 | | | | 205,842 | |
Oil & Gas | | | – | | | | – | | | | 1,148 | | | | 1,148 | |
Total | | $ | – | | | $ | 313,720,697 | | | $ | 17,190,643 | | | $ | 330,911,340 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities |
Net Unrealized Depreciation on Unfunded Loan Commitments | | | – | | | | (1,371 | ) | | | – | | | | (1,371 | ) |
Total | | | – | | | | (1,371 | ) | | | – | | | | (1,371 | ) |
| * | Refer to the Fund's Portfolio of Investments for a listing of securities by type. |
The changes of the fair value of investments for which BSL has used Level 3 inputs to determine the fair value are as follows:
Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund | | Floating Rate Loan Interests | | | Collateralized Loan Obligation Securities | | | Common Stock | | | Warrants | | | Unfunded Loan Commitments | | | Total | |
Balance as of December 31, 2020 | | $ | 27,870,745 | | | $ | 2,613,842 | | | $ | 1,336,390 | | | $ | 574 | | | $ | (2,874 | ) | | $ | 31,818,677 | |
Accrued discount/ premium | | | 108,846 | | | | 2,490 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 111,336 | |
Realized Gain/(Loss) | | | (2,678,419 | ) | | | 88,858 | | | | 1,318,479 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,271,082 | ) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) | | | 4,106,898 | | | | 20,573 | | | | (527,754 | ) | | | 206,416 | | | | 2,874 | | | | 3,809,007 | |
Purchases | | | 6,531,137 | | | | 5,845,831 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 12,376,968 | |
Sales Proceeds | | | (11,286,148 | ) | | | (750,013 | ) | | | (2,127,115 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (14,163,276 | ) |
Transfer into Level 3 | | | - | | | | - | | | | 181,819 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 181,819 | |
Transfer out of Level 3 | | | (15,672,806 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (15,672,806 | ) |
Balance as of September 30, 2021 | | $ | 8,980,253 | | | $ | 7,821,581 | | | $ | 181,819 | | | $ | 206,990 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 17,190,643 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) attributable to Level 3 investments held at September 30, 2021 | | $ | 269,181 | | | $ | 97,557 | | | $ | 69,180 | | | $ | 206,416 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 642,334 | |
Information about Level 3 fair value measurements as of September 30, 2021:
Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund | | Fair Value | | | Valuation Technique(s) | | Unobservable Input(s) | | Value/Range (Weighted Average) | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | |
Floating Rate Loan Interests | | $ | 8,980,253 | | | Third-party vendor pricing service | | Broker quotes | | N/A | |
Collateralized Loan Obligation Securities | | | 7,821,581 | | | Third-party vendor pricing service | | Broker quotes | | N/A | |
Common Stock | | | 181,820 | | | Third-party vendor pricing service | | Broker quotes | | N/A | |
Warrants | | | 1,148 | | | Third-party vendor pricing service | | Broker quotes | | N/A | |
| | | 205,841 | | | Performance Multiple Methodology | | EBITDA Multiple(a) | | 4.50x | |
| (a) | As of September 30, 2021, a change to the unobservable input may result in a significant change to the value of the investment as follows: |
Unobservable Input | Impact to Value if Input Increases | Impact to Value if Input Decreases |
EBITDA Multiple | Increase | Decrease |
Securities were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 because of a lack of observable market data due to decrease in market activity and information for these securities. Other securities were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 as observable inputs were available for purposes of valuing those assets.
Securities Transactions and Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes and amounts payable or receivable for trades not settled at the time of period end are reflected as liabilities and assets, respectively. Interest Income is recognized on an accrual basis from the date of settlement. Accretion of discount and amortization of premium, which are included in interest income, are accreted or amortized daily using the accrual basis interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost.
COVID-19 and Global Economic and Market Conditions: The ongoing novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic has caused disruption in the U.S. and global economies. More recently, robust economic activity in the U.S. has supported a continued recovery, which nevertheless may remain uneven with dispersion across sectors and regions. The estimates and assumptions underlying the Fund’s financial statements are based on the information available as of September 30, 2021. The estimates and assumptions include judgments about financial market and economic conditions which have changed, and may continue to change, over time.
NOTE 3. SENIOR AND SECURED FLOATING RATE LOANS
BSL defines “Senior Loans” as first lien senior secured, floating rate loans that are made to U.S. and, to a limited extent, non-U.S. corporations, partnerships and other business entities (“Borrowers”), which operate in various industries and geographical regions. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of BSL’s Managed Assets (defined below) will be invested in Senior Loans. BSL defines "Managed Assets" as total assets (including any assets attributable to any leverage used) minus the sum of BSL's accrued liabilities (other than liabilities related to the principal amount of leverage). At September 30, 2021, 83.24% of BSL’s Managed Assets were held in Senior Loans.
Senior secured loans hold a senior position in the capital structure of a business entity, are secured with specific collateral and have a claim on the assets and/or stock of the Borrower that is senior to that held by unsecured creditors, subordinated debt holders and stockholders of the Borrower.
Loans often require prepayments from Borrowers’ excess cash flows or permit the Borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which Borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, floating rate loans typically have an expected average life of two to four years. Floating rate loans typically have rates of interest which are re-determined periodically, either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a floating base lending rate, primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), plus a premium or credit spread.
Changes in the method of determining LIBOR, or the replacement of LIBOR with an alternative reference rate, may adversely affect our credit arrangements and our floating rate debt investments. Instruments in which the Fund invests may pay interest at floating rates based on LIBOR or may be subject to interest caps or floors based on LIBOR. The Fund and issuers of instruments in which the Fund invests may also obtain financing at floating rates based on LIBOR. The underlying collateral of floating rate debt investments in which the Fund invests may pay interest at floating rates based on LIBOR. Derivative instruments utilized by the Fund and/or issuers of instruments in which the Fund may invest may also reference LIBOR. On July 27, 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) announced that it would phase out the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as a benchmark by the end of 2021. The administrator of LIBOR announced that most LIBOR settings will no longer be published after the end of 2021 and a majority of USD LIBOR settings will no longer be published after June 30, 2023. The U.S. Federal Reserve System (“FRS”), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation have issued guidance encouraging market participants to adopt alternatives to LIBOR in new contracts as soon as practicable and no later than December 31, 2021, and the FCA has indicated that market participants should not rely on LIBOR being available after 2021. As an alternative to LIBOR, the FRS, in conjunction with the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, a steering committee comprised of large U.S. financial institutions, recommended replacing U.S.-dollar LIBOR with the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”). Abandonment of, or modifications to, LIBOR could have adverse impacts on newly issued financial instruments and our existing financial instruments which reference LIBOR and could lead to significant short-term and long-term uncertainty and market instability. If LIBOR ceases to exist, the Fund and its underlying obligors will likely need to amend or restructure our existing LIBOR-based debt instruments and any related hedging arrangements that extend beyond December 31, 2021, or June 30, 2023, depending on the applicable LIBOR tenor and pending the outcome of the LIBOR administrator’s consultation. Uncertainty as to the nature of alternative reference rates and as to potential changes or other reforms to LIBOR, or any changes announced with respect to such reforms, may result in a sudden or prolonged increase or decrease in the reported LIBOR rates and the value of LIBOR-based loans and securities, including those of other issuers we or our fund currently own or may in the future own. The expected discontinuation of LIBOR could have a significant impact on our business. There could be significant operational challenges for the transition away from LIBOR including, but not limited to, amending loan agreements with borrowers on investments that may have not been modified with fallback language and adding effective fallback language to new agreements in the event that LIBOR is discontinued before maturity. Beyond these challenges, we anticipate there may be additional risks to our current processes and information systems that will need to be identified and evaluated by us. Due to the uncertainty of the replacement for LIBOR, the potential effect of any such event on our cost of capital and net investment income cannot yet be determined. There is no guarantee that a transition from LIBOR to an alternative will not result in financial market disruptions, significant increases in benchmark rates, or borrowing costs to borrowers, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, result of operations and financial condition. In addition, the transition to a successor rate could potentially cause (i) increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that currently rely on LIBOR, (ii) a reduction in the value of certain instruments held by the Fund, or (iii) reduced effectiveness of related Fund transactions, such as hedging. It remains uncertain how such changes would be implemented and the effects such changes would have on the Fund, issuers of instruments in which the Fund invests and financial markets generally.
Loans are subject to the risk of payment defaults of scheduled interest or principal. Such non-payment could result in a reduction of income, a reduction in the value of the investment and a potential decrease in the NAV of any of the Fund. Risk of loss of income is generally higher for subordinated unsecured loans or debt, which are not backed by a security interest in any specific collateral. There can be no assurance that the liquidation of any collateral securing a Loan would satisfy the Borrower’s obligation to the Fund in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal payments, or that such collateral could be readily liquidated.
Second lien loans generally are subject to similar risks as those associated with investments in first lien loans except that such loans are subordinated in payment and/or lower in lien priority to first lien holders. In the event of default on a second lien loan, the first priority lien holder has first claim to the underlying collateral of the loan. Second lien loans are subject to the additional risk that the cash flow of the Borrower and property securing the loan or debt, if any, may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments after giving effect to the senior obligations of the Borrower. At September 30, 2021, BSL had invested $22,323,046 in second lien secured loans. Second lien secured loans are not considered Senior Loans for BSL.
Loans can be rated below investment grade or may also be unrated. As a result, the risks associated with Loans may be similar to the risks of other below investment grade securities, although they are senior and secured in contrast to other below investment grade securities, which are often subordinated or unsecured. The Fund typically invests in Loans rated below investment grade, which are considered speculative because of the credit risk of the Borrowers. Such companies are more likely than investment grade issuers to default on their payments of interest and principal owed to the Fund, and such defaults could reduce NAV and income distributions. The amount of public information available with respect to below investment grade loans will generally be less extensive than that available for registered or exchange-listed securities. In evaluating the creditworthiness of Borrowers, the Adviser will consider, and may rely in part on, analyses performed by others. The Adviser’s established best execution procedures and guidelines require trades to be placed for execution only with broker-dealer counterparties approved by the Counterparty Committee of the Adviser. The factors considered by the Counterparty Committee when selecting and approving brokers and dealers include, but are not limited to: (i) quality, accuracy, and timeliness of execution, (ii) review of the reputation, financial strength and stability of the financial institution, (iii) willingness and ability of the counterparty to commit capital, (iv) ongoing reliability and (v) access to underwritten offerings and secondary markets. The Counterparty Committee regularly reviews each broker-dealer counterparty based on the foregoing factors.
BSL may acquire Loans through assignments or participations. BSL typically acquires these Loans through assignment, and if BSL acquires a Loan through participation, it will seek to elevate a participation interest into an assignment as soon as practicably possible. The purchaser of an assignment typically succeeds to all the rights and obligations of the assigning institution and becomes a lender under the credit agreement with respect to the debt obligation. A participation typically results in a contractual relationship only with the institution participating out the interest, not with the Borrower. Sellers of participations typically include banks, broker-dealers, other financial institutions and lending institutions. The Adviser has adopted best execution procedures and guidelines which seek to mitigate credit and counterparty risk in the atypical situation when BSL must acquire a Loan through a participation.
BSL has invested in CLO securities. A CLO is a financing company (generally called a Special Purpose Vehicle (“SPV”)), created to reapportion the risk and return characteristics of a pool of assets. While the assets underlying a CLO are typically Secured Loans, the assets may also include (i) unsecured loans, (ii) debt securities that are rated below investment grade, and (iii) equity securities incidental to investments in Secured Loans. When investing in CLOs, each fund will not invest in equity tranches, which are the lowest tranche. However, the Fund may invest in lower tranches of CLO debt securities, which typically experience a lower recovery, greater risk of loss or deferral or non-payment of interest than more senior debt tranches of the CLO. In addition, the Fund intends to invest in CLOs consisting primarily of individual Secured Loans of Borrowers and not repackaged CLO obligations from other high risk pools. The underlying Secured Loans purchased by CLOs are generally performing at the time of purchase but may become non-performing, distressed or defaulted. CLOs with underlying assets of non-performing, distressed or defaulted loans are not contemplated to comprise a significant portion of each fund’s investments in CLOs. The key feature of the CLO structure is the prioritization of the cash flows from a pool of debt securities among the several classes of the CLO. The SPV is a company founded solely for the purpose of securitizing payment claims arising out of this diversified asset pool. On this basis, marketable securities are issued by the SPV which, due to the diversification of the underlying risk, generally represent a lower level of risk than the original assets. The redemption of the securities issued by the SPV typically takes place on a date earlier than legal maturity from refinancing of the senior debt tranches.
NOTE 4. GENERAL COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
As of September 30, 2021, BSL had unfunded loan commitments outstanding, which could be extended at the option of the borrower, as detailed below:
Borrower | | Par Value | | | Fair Value | |
DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2, Inc., First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan | | $ | 9,602 | | | $ | 9,647 | |
FCG Acquisitions, Inc., first Lien Initial Delayed Draw Term Loan | | | 3,967 | | | | 3,966 | |
PRO MACH Group, Inc., First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan | | | 152,016 | | | | 152,885 | |
Sovos Compliance, LLC., First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan | | | 69,228 | | | | 69,718 | |
VT Topco, Inc., First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan | | | 102,287 | | | | 102,255 | |
Total | | $ | 337,100 | | | $ | 338,471 | |
Unfunded loan commitments are marked to market on the relevant day of the valuation in accordance with BSL’s valuation policies. For the period ended September 30, 2021, BSL recorded a net decrease in unrealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments totaling $3,407.
NOTE 5. LEVERAGE
The Fund has entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Agreement”) with a bank to borrow money pursuant to a two-year revolving line of credit (“Leverage Facility”) for BSL. BSL entered into an agreement dated October 8, 2014, as amended on October 7, 2015, October 5, 2016, and October 4, 2017, and as further amended and restated on June 20, 2018 and as further amended and restated on October 4, 2019 and as further amended on October 2, 2020 and as further amended on October 1, 2021, to borrow up to a limit of $142 million, with $48 million for tranche A loans ("BSL Tranche A Loans") and $94 million for tranche B loans ("BSL Tranche B Loans"). Borrowings under the Agreement are secured by the assets of the Fund. Interest is charged at a rate of 0.95% above LIBOR for Tranche A Loans, 1.15% above LIBOR for one (1) month interest period Tranche B Loans and 1.00% above LIBOR for three (3), six (6) and nine (9) months interest periods Tranche B Loans, with LIBOR measured for the period commencing on the date of the making of such LIBOR Loan (or the last date upon which any other Loan was converted to, or continued as, such LIBOR Loan) and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one (1), three (3), six (6) or nine (9) months thereafter, as the Fund may elect, or such other periods as the lender may agree in its sole and absolute discretion. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Fund must pay a commitment fee on any undrawn amounts. The commitment fee payable for each of Tranche A Loans and Tranche B Loans is 0.15% on the undrawn amounts when drawn amounts exceed 75% of the relevant borrowing limit and 0.25% on the undrawn amounts at any other time. Interest and fees are generally payable quarterly. The Fund may elect to extend the Agreement for a further period with the consent of the lending bank. At September 30, 2021, BSL had borrowings outstanding under its Leverage Facility of $108,500,000, at an interest rate of 1.12%. Due to the short term nature of the Agreement, face value approximates fair value at September 30, 2021. This fair value is based on Level 2 inputs under the three-tier fair valuation hierarchy (see Note 2). For the period ended September 30, 2021, the average borrowings under BSL’s Leverage Facility and the average interest rate were $106,217,949 and 1.15%, respectively.
Under the Agreement, the Fund has agreed to certain covenants and additional investment limitations while the leverage is outstanding. The Fund agreed to maintain asset coverage of three times over borrowings. Compliance with the investment restrictions and calculations are performed by the Fund’s custodian, The Bank of New York Mellon. As of September 30, 2021, the Fund was in compliance with all required investment limitations and asset coverage requirements related to its leverage.
The use of borrowings to leverage the common shares of the Fund can create risks. Changes in the value of the Fund’s portfolio, including securities bought with the proceeds of leverage, are borne entirely by the holders of common shares of the Fund. All costs and expenses related to any form of leverage used by the Fund are borne entirely by common shareholders. If there is a net decrease or increase in the value of the Fund’s investment portfolio, the leverage may decrease or increase, as the case may be, the NAV per common share to a greater extent than if the Fund did not utilize leverage. During periods when the Fund is using leverage, the fees paid to the Adviser for advisory services and to ALPS for administrative services are higher than if the Fund did not use leverage because the fees paid are calculated on the basis of the Fund’s Managed Assets, which include the assets purchased through leverage. As of September 30, 2021, BSL’s leverage represented 32.7% of the Fund’s Managed Assets.