Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund
Portfolio of Investments
September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS(a) - 134.95% |
Aerospace & Defense - 5.23% | | | | | | | | |
Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 6M US L + 4.00%, 02/15/2029 | | $ | 976,531 | | | $ | 935,028 | |
Atlas CC Acquisition Corp., First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor, 05/25/2028 | | | 1,785,203 | | | | 1,571,425 | |
Atlas CC Acquisition Corp., First Lien C Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor, 05/25/2028 | | | 363,888 | | | | 320,312 | |
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc., First Lien 2020 B-1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 04/06/2026 | | | 1,302,630 | | | | 1,206,424 | |
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc., First Lien 2020 B-2 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 04/06/2026 | | | 700,878 | | | | 649,115 | |
Nordam Group LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.50%, 04/09/2026 | | | 1,698,399 | | | | 1,341,735 | |
Peraton Corp., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 02/01/2028 | | | 2,318,266 | | | | 2,203,222 | |
TransDigm, Inc., First Lien Tranche F Refinancing Term Loan, 3M US L + 2.25%, 12/09/2025 | | | 978,089 | | | | 939,484 | |
Vertex Aerospace Corp., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 12/06/2028 | | | 612,308 | | | | 597,000 | |
| | | | | | | 9,763,745 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics - 1.25% | | | | | | | | |
Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.,The, First Lien U.S. B-1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 03/24/2026 | | | 1,240,887 | | | | 1,176,523 | |
WWEX UNI TopCo Holdings LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 07/26/2028 | | | 1,272,735 | | | | 1,162,764 | |
| | | | | | | 2,339,287 | |
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Airlines - 2.52% | | | | | | | | |
AAdvantage Loyality IP, Ltd., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor, 04/20/2028 | | | 1,119,016 | | | | 1,087,124 | |
Air Canada, First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor, 08/11/2028 | | | 1,397,359 | | | | 1,332,361 | |
American Airlines, Inc., First Lien 2018 Replacement Term Loan, 1M US L + 1.75%, 06/27/2025 | | | 782,743 | | | | 760,976 | |
American Airlines, Inc., First Lien 2020 Term Loan, 1M US L + 1.75%, 01/29/2027 | | | 245,440 | | | | 226,331 | |
KKR Apple Bidco LLC, Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.75%, 0.50% Floor, 09/21/2029 | | | 173,714 | | | | 167,055 | |
United AirLines, Inc., First Lien Class B Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 04/21/2028 | | | 1,184,199 | | | | 1,135,268 | |
| | | | | | | 4,709,115 | |
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Auto Components - 1.29% | | | | | | | | |
Burgess Point Purchaser Corp., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.25%, 07/25/2029 | | | 1,472,000 | | | | 1,362,520 | |
Wheel Pros, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 0.75% Floor, 05/11/2028 | | | 1,414,315 | | | | 1,046,197 | |
| | | | | | | 2,408,717 | |
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Beverages - 1.10% | | | | | | | | |
Triton Water Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 03/31/2028 | | | 2,279,489 | | | | 2,056,920 | |
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Biotechnology - 0.25% | | | | | | | | |
Grifols Worldwide Operati Tlb, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 2.00%, 11/08/2027 | | | 490,301 | | | | 466,502 | |
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Building Products - 1.38% | | | | | | | | |
Arc Falcon I, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 09/30/2028 | | | 71,580 | | | | 66,271 | |
CP Atlas Buyer, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 11/23/2027 | | | 1,695,820 | | | | 1,485,538 | |
Illuminate Merger Sub Corp, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 07/21/2028 | | | 436,358 | | | | 383,452 | |
Kodiak Building Partners Inc. TLB, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor, 02/25/2028 | | | 700,431 | | | | 645,710 | |
| | | | | | | 2,580,971 | |
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Capital Markets - 1.19% | | | | | | | | |
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc., First Lien B-1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 07/31/2026 | | | 769,660 | | | | 734,356 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Capital Markets (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Edelman Financial Engines Center LLC, First Lien Initial (2021) Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor, 04/07/2028 | | $ | 1,622,370 | | | $ | 1,493,262 | |
| | | | | | | 2,227,618 | |
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Chemicals - 4.19% | | | | | | | | |
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC, First Lien 2021 Refinancing Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor, 08/27/2026 | | | 2,099,281 | | | | 2,060,707 | |
CPC Acquisition Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 12/29/2027 | | | 1,179,515 | | | | 925,424 | |
DCG Acquisition Corp., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 09/30/2026 | | | 663,026 | | | | 620,479 | |
Geon Performance Solutions LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.50%, 0.75% Floor, 08/18/2028 | | | 1,153,843 | | | | 1,117,786 | |
Hyperion Materials & Technologies, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 4M US L + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor, 08/30/2028 | | | 748,279 | | | | 703,382 | |
Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Inc., First Lien Closing Date Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor, 10/28/2024 | | | 1,120,805 | | | | 1,081,230 | |
Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 10/28/2024 | | | 635,200 | | | | 612,771 | |
Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 8.25%, 1.00% Floor, 10/27/2025 | | | 725,111 | | | | 704,565 | |
| | | | | | | 7,826,344 | |
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Commercial & Professional Services - 0.00%(b) | | | | | | | | |
eResearchTechnology, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor, 02/04/2027 | | | 984 | | | | 920 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies - 8.66% | | | | | | | | |
Access CIG LLC, First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 02/27/2025 | | | 1,075,548 | | | | 1,032,795 | |
Access CIG LLC, Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.75%, 02/27/2026 | | | 1,074,290 | | | | 1,024,604 | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC, First Lien Initial U.S. Dollar Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 05/12/2028 | | | 2,069,038 | | | | 1,824,633 | |
Anticimex International AB, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 11/16/2028 | | | 563,388 | | | | 535,219 | |
DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2, Inc., First Lien Closing Date Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 03/31/2028 | | | 715,836 | | | | 669,085 | |
DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 6.75%, 0.75% Floor, 03/30/2029 | | | 601,071 | | | | 564,256 | |
Divisions Holding Corp., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor, 05/27/2028 | | | 550,060 | | | | 527,370 | |
EAB Global, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 08/16/2028 | | | 696,571 | | | | 654,404 | |
Foundational Education Group, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 08/31/2028(c) | | | 580,754 | | | | 545,909 | |
Garda World Security Corp., First Lien B-2 Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 10/30/2026 | | | 2,151,356 | | | | 2,030,008 | |
Garda World Security Corp., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 02/01/2029 | | | 218,182 | | | | 203,818 | |
Genuine Financial Holdings LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 07/11/2025 | | | 1,418,953 | | | | 1,380,826 | |
Output Services Group, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor, 03/27/2024 | | | 585,422 | | | | 418,576 | |
Revspring, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 10/11/2025 | | | 1,270,500 | | | | 1,228,154 | |
Seren BidCo, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 11/16/2028 | | | 549,240 | | | | 525,211 | |
TRC Companies, First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 12/08/2028 | | | 1,125,051 | | | | 1,056,614 | |
TRC Companies, Second Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 6.75%, 12/07/2029 | | | 713,846 | | | | 672,800 | |
United Site Cov-Lite, First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 12/15/2028 | | | 1,087,671 | | | | 931,770 | |
Vaco Holdings, LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 01/21/2029 | | | 340,286 | | | | 331,778 | |
| | | | | | | 16,157,830 | |
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Communications Equipment - 0.33% | | | | | | | | |
MLN US HoldCo LLC, First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.50%, 11/30/2025 | | | 973,628 | | | | 613,147 | |
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Construction & Engineering - 1.51% | | | | | | | | |
Aegion Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor, 05/17/2028 | | | 1,441,618 | | | | 1,329,893 | |
Tutor Perini Corp., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor, 08/18/2027 | | | 1,589,512 | | | | 1,480,233 | |
| | | | | | | 2,810,126 | |
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Construction Materials - 0.79% | | | | | | | | |
White Cap Buyer LLC, First Lien Initial Closing Date Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 10/19/2027 | | | 1,568,930 | | | | 1,471,429 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Containers & Packaging - 4.94% | | | | | | | | |
Berlin Packaging L.L.C., First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 03/11/2028 | | $ | 1,011,526 | | | $ | 957,789 | |
Charter Next Generation, Inc., First Lien Initial (2021) Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 12/01/2027 | | | 804,078 | | | | 765,068 | |
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.175%, 0.50% Floor, 04/13/2029 | | | 1,911,917 | | | | 1,808,893 | |
IBC Capital I, Ltd., First Lien Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 09/11/2023 | | | 250,054 | | | | 231,405 | |
IBC Capital, Ltd., Second Lien Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.00%, 09/11/2024 | | | 620,110 | | | | 567,844 | |
LABL, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.00%, 10/29/2028 | | | 567,143 | | | | 514,506 | |
ProAmpac PG Borrower LLC, First Lien 2020-1 Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 11/03/2025 | | | 2,445,708 | | | | 2,303,245 | |
Strategic Materials Holding Corp., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.75%, 1.00% Floor, 10/31/2025(c) | | | 800,000 | | | | 320,000 | |
Tekni-Plex, Inc., First Lien Delayed Draw Tem Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor, 09/15/2028(d) | | | 178,155 | | | | 169,225 | |
Tekni-Plex, Inc., First Lien Tranche B-3 Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor, 09/15/2028 | | | 1,658,845 | | | | 1,575,696 | |
| | | | | | | 9,213,671 | |
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Distributors - 1.30% | | | | | | | | |
LBM Acquisition LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 12/17/2027 | | | 2,767,623 | | | | 2,429,282 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services - 5.55% | | | | | | | | |
Element Materials Technology Group Holdings DTL, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 06/22/2029 | | | 571,298 | | | | 539,162 | |
Element Materials Technology Group Holdings TL, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 06/22/2029 | | | 1,237,812 | | | | 1,168,185 | |
KUEHG Corp, Second Lien Tranche B Term Loan, 1M US L + 8.25%, 1.00% Floor, 08/22/2025 | | | 1,444,156 | | | | 1,413,829 | |
KUEHG Corp., First Lien B-3 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor, 02/21/2025 | | | 589,042 | | | | 558,117 | |
Learning Care Group No. 2, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor, 03/13/2025 | | | 823,854 | | | | 781,426 | |
Loyalty Ventures, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.50%, 11/03/2027 | | | 510,239 | | | | 173,992 | |
McKissock Investment Holdings, LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 03/12/2029 | | | 270,640 | | | | 262,521 | |
Pre Paid Legal Services, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 12/15/2028 | | | 1,479,887 | | | | 1,409,134 | |
Rinchem Company, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.50%, 03/02/2029(c) | | | 513,596 | | | | 492,410 | |
Spring Education Group, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 07/30/2025 | | | 635,230 | | | | 606,645 | |
St. George's University Scholastic Services LLC, First Lien Term Loan B Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 02/10/2029 | | | 951,282 | | | | 903,718 | |
Weld North Education LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 12/21/2027 | | | 2,119,418 | | | | 2,054,945 | |
| | | | | | | 10,364,084 | |
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Diversified Financial Services - 3.00% | | | | | | | | |
Apex Group Treasury, Ltd., First Lien USD Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 07/27/2028 | | | 754,806 | | | | 720,839 | |
Lereta, LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.25%, 07/30/2028 | | | 488,438 | | | | 417,693 | |
Mitchell International, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 10/15/2028 | | | 2,323,180 | | | | 2,111,770 | |
Mitchell International, Inc., Second Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 6.50%, 10/15/2029 | | | 412,371 | | | | 387,113 | |
Outcomes Group Holdings, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.50%, 10/26/2026 | | | 162,722 | | | | 159,468 | |
Polaris Newco LLC, First Lien Dollar Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor, 06/02/2028 | | | 1,640,712 | | | | 1,518,347 | |
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., First Lien 2020 Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor, 09/03/2026 | | | 302,400 | | | | 292,385 | |
| | | | | | | 5,607,615 | |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.75% | | | | | | | | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 1.75%, 03/01/2027 | | | 369,606 | | | | 351,963 | |
Numericable U.S. LLC, First Lien USD TLB-[12] Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.6875%, 01/31/2026 | | | 490,979 | | | | 446,791 | |
Telesat Canada, First Lien B-5 Term Loan, 1M US L + 2.75%, 12/07/2026 | | | 1,254,928 | | | | 681,583 | |
Zacapa S.A.R.L., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 03/22/2029 | | | 1,876,133 | | | | 1,787,017 | |
| | | | | | | 3,267,354 | |
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Electrical Equipment - 0.76% | | | | | | | | |
Madison IAQ LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 06/21/2028 | | | 1,529,832 | | | | 1,417,550 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.67% | | | | | | | | |
CPI International, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 7.25%, 1.00% Floor, 07/26/2025(c) | | $ | 313,530 | | | $ | 308,827 | |
Ingram Micro, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 06/30/2028(c) | | | 750,500 | | | | 732,676 | |
LTI Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 09/06/2025 | | | 1,353,771 | | | | 1,256,300 | |
LTI Holdings, Inc., First Lien Term Loan: | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 4.50%, 07/24/2026 | | | 208,947 | | | | 197,716 | |
1M US L + 4.50%, 07/24/2026 | | | 210,526 | | | | 199,211 | |
LTI Holdings, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 6.75%, 09/06/2026 | | | 468,085 | | | | 413,473 | |
| | | | | | | 3,108,203 | |
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Energy Equipment & Services - 0.38% | | | | | | | | |
EnergySolutions LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor, 05/09/2025 | | | 757,552 | | | | 705,827 | |
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Entertainment - 3.54% | | | | | | | | |
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., First Lien B-1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.00%, 04/22/2026 | | | 3,119,868 | | | | 2,453,792 | |
Amplify Finco Pty, Ltd., First Lien U.S. Dollar Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor, 11/26/2026 | | | 1,374,872 | | | | 1,326,752 | |
CE Intermediate I, LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 11/10/2028(c) | | | 866,734 | | | | 810,396 | |
Crown Finance US, Inc., First Lien Initial Dollar Tranche Term Loan, 3M US L + 2.50%, 1.00% Floor, 02/28/2025 | | | 1,435,625 | | | | 618,919 | |
Crown Finance US, Inc., First Lien Second Amendment Dollar Tranche Term Loan, 3M US L + 2.75%, 09/30/2026 | | | 226,131 | | | | 96,177 | |
Recorded Books, Inc., First Lien 2021 Replacement Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 08/29/2025 | | | 1,346,667 | | | | 1,299,116 | |
| | | | | | | 6,605,152 | |
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Food Products - 1.32% | | | | | | | | |
Froneri International, Ltd., First Lien Facility B2 Term Loan, 3M US L + 2.25%, 01/29/2027 | | | 1,397,288 | | | | 1,322,358 | |
Snacking Investments BidCo Pty, Ltd., First Lien Initial US Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor, 12/18/2026(c) | | | 1,168,988 | | | | 1,133,919 | |
| | | | | | | 2,456,277 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.42% | | | | | | | | |
Auris Luxembourg III SARL, First Lien Facility B2 Term Loan, 6M US L + 3.75%, 02/27/2026 | | | 2,290,524 | | | | 2,015,661 | |
Carestream Health, Inc. TL 1L, First Lien Term Loan 09/27/2027(c) | | | 155,679 | | | $ | 155,679 | |
Femur Buyer, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.50%, 03/05/2026 | | | 577,571 | | | | 516,568 | |
Resonetics LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 04/28/2028 | | | 259,796 | | | | 247,456 | |
Tecostar Holdings, Inc., First Lien 2017 Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor, 05/01/2024 | | | 2,021,856 | | | | 1,828,516 | |
Viant Medical Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 07/02/2025 | | | 836,881 | | | | 781,267 | |
YI LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor, 11/07/2024 | | | 1,352,159 | | | | 1,325,116 | |
Zest Acquisition Corp., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 7.00%, 1.00% Floor, 03/13/2026(c) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,387,500 | |
| | | | | | | 8,257,763 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services - 12.26% | | | | | | | | |
Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc., First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 07/01/2026 | | | 269,360 | | | | 252,862 | |
Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 07/01/2026 | | | 1,309,507 | | | | 1,229,299 | |
DaVita, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 1.75%, 08/12/2026 | | | 978,089 | | | | 932,109 | |
Envision Healthcare Corp., First Lien Term Loan: | | | | | | | | |
3M US L + 4.25%, 03/31/2027 | | | 1,454,671 | | | | 676,422 | |
3M US L + 7.88%, 03/31/2027 | | | 223,945 | | | | 216,667 | |
Genesis Care Finance Pty, Ltd., First Lien Facility B5 Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor, 05/14/2027 | | | 1,975,617 | | | | 805,064 | |
Global Medical Response, Inc., First Lien 2018 New Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor, 03/14/2025 | | | 2,337,065 | | | | 2,033,410 | |
Heartland Dental Care, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 04/30/2025(c) | | | 972,222 | | | | 913,889 | |
Heartland Dental LLC, First Lien 2021 Incremental Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 04/30/2025 | | | 1,096,603 | | | | 1,019,292 | |
LifePoint Health, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 11/16/2025 | | | 1,392,207 | | | | 1,297,983 | |
Loire UK Midco 3, Ltd., First Lien Facility B2 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 04/21/2027 | | | 939,580 | | | | 887,123 | |
Medical Solutions LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 11/01/2028 | | | 1,391,898 | | | | 1,328,567 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Health Care Providers & Services (continued) | | | | | | | | |
NAPA Management Services Corp., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.25%, 0.75% Floor, 02/23/2029 | | $ | 928,117 | | | $ | 837,626 | |
National Mentor Holdings, Inc., TL, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 02/18/2028 | | | 1,797,366 | | | | 1,295,227 | |
National Mentor Holdings, Inc., TLC, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 02/18/2028 | | | 50,885 | | | | 36,669 | |
Onex TSG Intermediate Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor, 02/28/2028 | | | 1,398,958 | | | | 1,240,414 | |
Pathway Vet Alliance LLC, First Lien 2021 Replacement Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 03/31/2027 | | | 1,222,434 | | | | 1,083,382 | |
Pediatric Associates Holding Co. LLC, First Lien Term Loan: | | | | | | | | |
3M US L + 0.00%, 12/29/2028(d) | | | 2,041 | | | | 1,969 | |
3M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 12/29/2028 | | | 26,941 | | | | 25,998 | |
PetVet Care Centers LLC, First Lien 2021 Replacement Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor, 02/14/2025 | | | 1,606,413 | | | | 1,491,956 | |
PetVet Care Centers LLC, Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 6.25%, 02/13/2026 | | | 1,120,000 | | | | 1,073,330 | |
Phoenix Guarantor, Inc., First Lien Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 03/05/2026 | | | 1,294,268 | | | | 1,233,081 | |
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., First Lien 2021 New Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 08/31/2026 | | | 1,872,658 | | | | 1,781,722 | |
Team Health Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor, 02/06/2024 | | | 1,288,391 | | | | 1,183,709 | |
| | | | | | | 22,877,770 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Technology - 2.26% | | | | | | | | |
AthenaHealth Group, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.7998%, 02/15/2029 | | | 1,377,247 | | | | 1,237,456 | |
Navicure, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 10/22/2026 | | | 450,320 | | | | 432,870 | |
Project Ruby Ultimate Parent Corp., First Lien Closing Date Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor, 03/10/2028 | | | 741,606 | | | | 694,236 | |
Verscend Holding Corp., First Lien B-1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 08/27/2025 | | | 1,902,591 | | | | 1,850,270 | |
| | | | | | | 4,214,832 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.56% | | | | | | | | |
Alterra Mountain Company, First Lien Series B-2 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 08/17/2028 | | | 661,808 | | | | 643,194 | |
Bally's Corp., First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 10/01/2028 | | | 1,397,342 | | | | 1,265,852 | |
Fertitta Entertainment, LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 01/27/2029 | | | 1,803,268 | | | | 1,677,977 | |
Flutter Financing B.V., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 09/16/2028 | | | 742,400 | | | | 725,926 | |
Fogo de Chao, Inc., First Lien 2018 Refinancing Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor, 04/07/2025 | | | 242,665 | | | | 229,167 | |
MIC Glen LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 07/21/2028 | | | 634,005 | | | | 593,191 | |
Quidditch Acquisition, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 7.00%, 1.00% Floor, 03/21/2025(c) | | | 1,907,934 | | | | 1,898,394 | |
Tacala Investment Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor, 02/05/2027 | | | 712,614 | | | | 667,695 | |
Travel Leaders Group LLC, First Lien 2018 Refinancing Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 01/25/2024 | | | 870,601 | | | | 803,521 | |
| | | | | | | 8,504,917 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Durables - 0.87% | | | | | | | | |
Hunter Douglas Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 02/26/2029 | | | 1,065,217 | | | | 882,000 | |
Osmosis Buyer Limited Delayed, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 07/31/2028 | | | 148,148 | | | | 138,195 | |
Osmosis Buyer Limited, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 07/31/2028 | | | 651,852 | | | | 608,057 | |
| | | | | | | 1,628,252 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.08% | | | | | | | | |
Eastern Power LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor, 10/02/2025 | | | 163,229 | | | | 140,161 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates - 4.40% | | | | | | | | |
Bettcher Industries, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 12/14/2028 | | | 840,688 | | | | 798,653 | |
Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 05/19/2028 | | | 1,589,990 | | | | 1,532,352 | |
FCG Acquisitions, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 04/01/2028 | | | 1,476 | | | | 1,417 | |
Justrite Safety Group, First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 06/28/2026 | | | 75,046 | | | | 69,605 | |
Justrite Safety Group, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 06/28/2026(c) | | | 1,388,236 | | | | 1,287,589 | |
Redwood Star Merger Sub, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 04/05/2029 | | | 1,698,788 | | | | 1,577,749 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Industrial Conglomerates (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Tailwind Smith Cooper Intermediate Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 05/28/2026 | | $ | 1,485,423 | | | $ | 1,377,173 | |
TK Elevator Midco GmbH, First Lien Facility B1 Term Loan, 6M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 07/30/2027 | | | 1,622,846 | | | | 1,559,287 | |
| | | | | | | 8,203,825 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance - 2.08% | | | | | | | | |
Acrisure LLC, First Lien 2021-1 Additional Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 02/15/2027 | | | 333,474 | | | | 306,379 | |
Acrisure LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 02/15/2027 | | | 380,685 | | | | 358,795 | |
AssuredPartners, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 02/12/2027 | | | 1,166,017 | | | | 1,106,626 | |
Baldwin Risk Partners, LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 10/14/2027 | | | 450,243 | | | | 431,108 | |
NFP Corp., First Lien Closing Date Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 02/15/2027 | | | 1,771,899 | | | | 1,669,129 | |
| | | | | | | 3,872,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Interactive Media & Services - 2.48% | | | | | | | | |
Cengage Learning, Inc., First Lien Term Loan B Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 07/14/2026 | | | 744,456 | | | | 675,944 | |
Internet Brands, Inc., First Lien 2020 June New Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor, 09/13/2024 | | | 1,786,844 | | | | 1,707,330 | |
MH SUB I LLC, Second Lien 2021 Replacement Term Loan, 3M US L + 6.25%, 02/23/2029 | | | 705,038 | | | | 665,675 | |
Momentive, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 10/10/2025(c) | | | 1,628,868 | | | | 1,580,002 | |
| | | | | | | 4,628,951 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.15% | | | | | | | | |
Shutterfly LLC, First Lien 2021 Refinancing B Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor, 09/25/2026 | | | 453,996 | | | | 287,395 | |
| | | | | | | | |
IT Services - 4.82% | | | | | | | | |
ConvergeOne Holdings, Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.00%, 01/04/2026 | | | 1,451,577 | | | | 1,047,407 | |
DCert Buyer, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 10/16/2026 | | | 2,806 | | | | 2,685 | |
DCert Buyer, Inc., Second Lien First Amendment Refinancing Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.00%, 02/19/2029 | | | 1,581,655 | | | | 1,482,801 | |
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor, 02/10/2028 | | | 2,368,588 | | | | 2,013,300 | |
Ensono LP, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 05/26/2028 | | | 824,951 | | | | 725,957 | |
Park Place Technologies LLC, First Lien Closing Date Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor, 11/10/2027 | | | 1,350,119 | | | | 1,284,867 | |
Sabre GLBL Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.10%, 06/30/2028 | | | 764,384 | | | | 709,921 | |
Sabre GLBL, Inc., First Lien 2021 Other B-1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 12/17/2027 | | | 238,569 | | | | 214,216 | |
Sabre GLBL, Inc., First Lien 2021 Other B-2 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 12/17/2027 | | | 380,293 | | | | 341,472 | |
Virtusa Corp., First Lien Term Loan: | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 02/11/2028 | | | 624,453 | | | | 587,245 | |
1M US L + 3.75%, 02/15/2029 | | | 630,335 | | | | 592,515 | |
| | | | | | | 9,002,386 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Products - 1.67% | | | | | | | | |
Motion Finco LLC, First Lien Facility B1 (USD) Loan Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 11/12/2026 | | | 1,222,724 | | | | 1,120,431 | |
Motion Finco LLC, First Lien Facility B2 (USD) Loan Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 11/12/2026 | | | 160,701 | | | | 147,257 | |
Recess Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor, 09/30/2024 | | | 1,903,855 | | | | 1,851,498 | |
| | | | | | | 3,119,186 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.18% | | | | | | | | |
Cambrex Corp., First Lien Tranche B-2 Dollar Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.60%, 0.75% Floor, 12/04/2026 | | | 81 | | | | 78 | |
Curia Global, Inc., First Lien 2021 Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 08/30/2026 | | | 2,640,095 | | | | 2,460,780 | |
LSCS Holdings/Eversana, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.50%, 12/16/2028 | | | 924,090 | | | | 889,436 | |
Parexel International Corporation, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 11/15/2028 | | | 747,418 | | | | 714,954 | |
| | | | | | | 4,065,248 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Machinery - 0.89% |
PRO MACH Group, Inc., First Lien Closing Date Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor, 08/31/2028 | | $ | 1,730,228 | | | $ | 1,654,072 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media - 3.27% | | | | | | | | |
Champ Acquisition Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.50%, 12/19/2025 | | | 1,384,260 | | | | 1,347,632 | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 08/21/2026 | | | 1,578,214 | | | | 1,414,474 | |
McGraw-Hill Education, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 0.50% Floor, 07/28/2028 | | | 1,061,489 | | | | 981,548 | |
Univision Communications, Inc., First Lien Term Loan: | | | | | | | | |
3M US L + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor, 03/24/2026 | | | 1,120,689 | | | | 1,066,229 | |
3M US L + 4.25%, 06/24/2029 | | | 218,182 | | | | 213,273 | |
Virgin Media Bristol LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 2.50%, 01/31/2028 | | | 869,655 | | | | 832,090 | |
Ziggo Financing Partnership, First Lien I Facility Term Loan, 3M US L + 2.50%, 04/30/2028 | | | 254,702 | | | | 243,623 | |
| | | | | | | 6,098,869 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.51% | | | | | | | | |
Freeport LNG, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 12/21/2028 | | | 1,023,030 | | | | 949,592 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals - 0.39% | | | | | �� | | | |
Padagis LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 0.50% Floor, 07/06/2028(c) | | | 408,184 | | | | 357,161 | |
Sharp MicCo, LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 12/31/2028 | | | 395,432 | | | | 373,684 | |
| | | | | | | 730,845 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Professional Services - 6.96% | | | | | | | | |
AG Group Holdings, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 12/29/2028(c) | | | 559,182 | | | | 546,601 | |
AqGen Island Holdings, Inc., First Lien Term Loan: | | | | | | | | |
3M US L + 3.50%, 08/02/2028 | | | 1,125,050 | | | | 1,026,608 | |
3M US L + 6.50%, 08/02/2029 | | | 1,865,513 | | | | 1,688,289 | |
CoreLogic, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 06/02/2028 | | | 1,849,548 | | | | 1,401,033 | |
CoreLogic, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 6.50%, 0.50% Floor, 06/04/2029 | | | 567,442 | | | | 388,698 | |
Corporation Service Company, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 08/31/2029 | | | 604,018 | | | | 590,428 | |
Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC, First Lien Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor, 04/09/2027 | | | 3,265 | | | | 3,088 | |
Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC, Second Lien 2021 Replacement Term Loan, 1M US L + 6.75%, 0.75% Floor, 04/07/2028(c) | | | 304,000 | | | | 295,640 | |
Equiniti Group PLC, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.50%, 12/11/2028 | | | 346,473 | | | | 337,378 | |
Galaxy US Opco Inc. TL, First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.75%, 04/29/2029 | | | 659,368 | | | | 621,455 | |
Inmar, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor, 05/01/2024 | | | 596,850 | | | | 566,077 | |
Inmar, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 8.00%, 1.00% Floor, 05/01/2025 | | | 1,002,931 | | | | 967,828 | |
Minotaur Acquisition, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.75%, 03/27/2026 | | | 1,319,197 | | | | 1,256,654 | |
National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance Company, Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.50%, 05/26/2026(c) | | | 1,519,454 | | | | 1,504,259 | |
VT Topco, Inc., First Lien 2021 Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 08/01/2025(d) | | | 65,399 | | | | 62,456 | |
VT Topco, Inc., First Lien 2021 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 08/01/2025 | | | 1,812,280 | | | | 1,730,728 | |
| | | | | | | 12,987,220 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software - 20.34% | | | | | | | | |
Apttus Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor, 05/08/2028 | | | 581,323 | | | | 537,724 | |
BMC Software, Inc., Second Lien 2nd Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.50%, 0.50% Floor, 02/27/2026 | | | 326,531 | | | | 305,102 | |
Boxer Parent Company, Inc., First Lien 2021 Replacement Dollar Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 10/02/2025 | | | 1,872,242 | | | | 1,779,350 | |
CDK Global, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 4M US L + 6.6095%, 07/06/2029 | | | 1,705,529 | | | | 1,647,004 | |
Cloudera, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 10/08/2028 | | | 1,298,912 | | | | 1,146,290 | |
Connectwise, LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 09/29/2028 | | | 1,636,408 | | | | 1,534,133 | |
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 10/16/2028 | | | 584,766 | | | | 494,128 | |
Delta Topco, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 12/01/2027 | | | 1,706,325 | | | | 1,552,756 | |
DTI Holdco, Inc. TL, First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 04/26/2029 | | | 761,150 | | | | 724,657 | |
ECI Macola/MAX Holding LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 11/09/2027 | | | 1,926,573 | | | | 1,830,253 | |
Epicor Software Corp., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 7.75%, 1.00% Floor, 07/31/2028 | | | 822,203 | | | | 806,581 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Software (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Fiserv Investment Solutions, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 02/18/2027(c) | | $ | 909,591 | | | $ | 875,481 | |
Greeneden U.S. Holdings I LLC, First Lien Initial Dollar (2020) Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 12/01/2027 | | | 1,350,322 | | | | 1,289,436 | |
Help/Systems Holdings, Inc., First Lien Seventh Amendment Refinancing Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 11/19/2026 | | | 2,085,165 | | | | 1,922,522 | |
Hyland Software, Inc., Second Lien 2021 Refinancing Term Loan, 1M US L + 6.25%, 0.75% Floor, 07/07/2025 | | | 765,110 | | | | 754,907 | |
Idera, Inc., First Lien B-1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 03/02/2028 | | | 2,788,799 | | | | 2,598,226 | |
Imperva, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor, 01/12/2026 | | | 1,556,667 | | | | 1,318,497 | |
ION Trading Finance, Ltd., First Lien Initial Dollar (2021) Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 04/01/2028 | | | 2,347,370 | | | | 2,185,401 | |
Ivanti Software, Inc., First Lien First Amendment Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 12/01/2027 | | | 251,010 | | | | 196,666 | |
Ivanti Software, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 12/01/2027 | | | 1,980,902 | | | | 1,552,740 | |
Ivanti Software, Inc., Second Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.25%, 12/01/2028 | | | 537,313 | | | | 403,880 | |
LI Group Holdings, Inc., First Lien 2021 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 03/11/2028 | | | 726,264 | | | | 695,398 | |
Magenta Buyer LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor, 07/27/2028 | | | 1,707,205 | | | | 1,546,728 | |
McAfee Corp., First Lien Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.85%, 03/01/2029 | | | 1,370,413 | | | | 1,253,681 | |
Mitnick Corporate Purchaser Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 05/02/2029 | | | 405,947 | | | | 384,127 | |
Perforce Software, Inc., First Lien New Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 07/01/2026 | | | 326,099 | | | | 304,903 | |
Quest Borrower Ltd., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 02/01/2029 | | | 1,404,878 | | | | 1,046,634 | |
Rocket Software, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 11/28/2025 | | | 1,053,403 | | | | 1,010,035 | |
Rocket Software, Inc., First Lien USD Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 11/28/2025 | | | 375,417 | | | | 361,106 | |
S2P Acquisition Borrower, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 08/14/2026 | | | 993,204 | | | | 972,099 | |
Skopima Merger Sub Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 05/12/2028 | | | 1,873,288 | | | | 1,742,158 | |
Sovos Compliance LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor, 08/11/2028 | | | 467,927 | | | | 447,338 | |
Triton Solar US Acquisition Co., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 6.00%, 10/29/2024(c) | | | 216,019 | | | | 209,538 | |
Veritas US, Inc., First Lien Dollar B-2021 Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor, 09/01/2025 | | | 777,136 | | | | 621,060 | |
Vision Solutions, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 04/24/2028 | | | 2,160,156 | | | | 1,908,141 | |
| | | | | | | 37,958,680 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail - 0.87% | | | | | | | | |
EG Group, Ltd., First Lien Additional Facility Term Loan: | | | | | | | | |
3M US L + 4.00%, 02/07/2025 | | | 1,318,611 | | | | 1,233,732 | |
3M US L + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor, 03/31/2026 | | | 221,453 | | | | 207,429 | |
EG Group, Ltd., First Lien Facility B Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 02/07/2025 | | | 198,958 | | | | 186,151 | |
| | | | | | | 1,627,312 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.69% | | | | | | | | |
Project Castle, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.50%, 06/01/2029 | | | 1,520,000 | | | | 1,295,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.49% | | | | | | | | |
S&S Holdings LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 0.50% Floor, 03/11/2028 | | | 939,695 | | | | 909,155 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.80% | | | | | | | | |
Foundation Building Materials, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 01/31/2028 | | | 1,800,299 | | | | 1,628,371 | |
Park River Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor, 12/28/2027 | | | 3,051,346 | | | | 2,605,087 | |
SRS Distribution, Inc., First Lien 2021 Refinancing Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 06/02/2028 | | | 585,293 | | | | 541,761 | |
SRS Distribution, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 06/02/2028 | | | 484,522 | | | | 446,608 | |
| | | | | | | 5,221,827 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation Infrastructure - 0.75% | | | | | | | | |
Drive Chassis Holdco LLC, Second Lien 2021 Refinancing B Term Loan, 3M US L + 6.75%, 04/10/2026 | | | 1,410,343 | | | | 1,405,054 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.86% | | | | | | | | |
CCI Buyer, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 12/17/2027 | | $ | 1,700,781 | | | $ | 1,607,663 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $272,363,925) | | | | | | | 251,856,498 | |
| | | | | | | | |
COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATION SECURITIES(a) - 5.67% | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services - 5.67% | | | | | | | | |
522 Funding CLO 2021-7, Ltd., 3M US L + 6.22%, 04/23/2034(c)(e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 421,908 | |
Allegro CLO XII, Ltd., 3M US L + 7.10%, 01/21/2032(c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 868,165 | |
Eaton Vance CLO 2013-1, Ltd., 3M US L + 6.80%, 01/15/2034(c)(e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 429,981 | |
Elmwood CLO 16, Ltd., 3M US SOFR + 7.22%, 04/20/2034(c)(e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 470,821 | |
Galaxy 30 Clo, Ltd., 3M US SOFR + 6.95%, 04/15/2035(c)(e) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 932,405 | |
Galaxy XXVII CLO, Ltd., 3M US L + 5.78%, 05/16/2031(c)(e) | | | 625,000 | | | | 517,354 | |
HPS Loan Management CLO 6-2015, Ltd., 3M US L + 5.10%, 02/05/2031(c)(e) | | | 834,000 | | | | 625,425 | |
Magnetite XXXII, Ltd., 3M US SOFR + 6.90%, 04/15/2035(c)(e) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 946,114 | |
Neuberger Berman CLO XVII, Ltd., 3M US L + 7.20%, 04/22/2029(c)(e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 442,377 | |
Octagon Investment Partners 43, Ltd., 3M US L + 6.60%, 10/25/2032(c)(e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 434,250 | |
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO, Ltd. 2022-1, 3M US SOFR + 7.29%, 04/20/2035(c)(e) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 924,525 | |
PPM CLO 3, Ltd., 3M US L + 6.61%, 04/17/2034(c)(e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 411,250 | |
Rad CLO 2, Ltd., 3M US L + 6.00%, 10/15/2031(c)(e) | | | 750,000 | | | | 630,987 | |
Rad CLO 5, Ltd., 3M US L + 6.70%, 07/24/2032(c)(e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 428,475 | |
Romark CLO IV, Ltd., 3M US L + 6.95%, 07/10/2034(c)(e) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 858,018 | |
Sound Point CLO XXXII, Ltd., 3M US L + 6.70%, 10/25/2034(c)(e) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 790,680 | |
Wellfleet CLO 2020-1, Ltd., 3M US L + 7.24%, 04/15/2033(c)(e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 446,898 | |
| | | | | | | 10,579,633 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATION SECURITIES | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $12,108,456) | | | | | | | 10,579,633 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 7.12% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.22% | | | | | | | | |
Bombardier, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
7.125%, 06/15/2026(e) | | | 60,000 | | | | 55,115 | |
7.875%, 04/15/2027(e) | | | 78,000 | | | | 71,934 | |
6.000%, 02/15/2028(e) | | | 20,000 | | | | 16,763 | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 5.950%, 02/01/2037 | | | 80,000 | | | | 72,471 | |
TransDigm, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
4.625%, 01/15/2029 | | | 140,000 | | | | 113,052 | |
4.875%, 05/01/2029 | | | 110,000 | | | | 89,100 | |
| | | | | | | 418,435 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Components - 0.05% | | | | | | | | |
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., 6.500%, 04/01/2027 | | | 74,000 | | | | 62,823 | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 5.250%, 07/15/2031 | | | 30,000 | | | | 24,037 | |
| | | | | | | 86,860 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles - 0.06% | | | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Co.: | | | | | | | | |
9.625%, 04/22/2030 | | | 30,000 | | | | 33,395 | |
5.291%, 12/08/2046 | | | 70,000 | | | | 49,501 | |
Winnebago Industries, Inc., 6.250%, 07/15/2028(e) | | | 30,000 | | | | 27,827 | |
| | | | | | | 110,723 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks - 0.10% | | | | | | | | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.017%, 06/26/2024(e) | | | 200,000 | | | | 186,630 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Products - 0.03% | | | | | | | | |
PGT Innovations, Inc., 4.375%, 10/01/2029(e) | | | 70,000 | | | | 57,552 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Capital Markets - 0.08% | | | | | | | | |
MSCI, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
3.625%, 09/01/2030(e) | | $ | 70,000 | | | $ | 57,686 | |
3.875%, 02/15/2031(e) | | | 100,000 | | | | 84,399 | |
| | | | | | | 142,085 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals - 0.16% | | | | | | | | |
Ashland LLC, 3.375%, 09/01/2031(e) | | | 90,000 | | | | 69,750 | |
Chemours Co., 4.625%, 11/15/2029(e) | | | 140,000 | | | | 104,299 | |
CVR Partners LP / CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp., 6.125%, 06/15/2028(e) | | | 80,000 | | | | 69,772 | |
LSB Industries, Inc., 6.250%, 10/15/2028(e) | | | 60,000 | | | | 51,581 | |
| | | | | | | 295,402 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.04% | | | | | | | | |
Stericycle, Inc., 3.875%, 01/15/2029(e) | | | 100,000 | | | | 82,920 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment - 0.18% | | | | | | | | |
CommScope, Inc., 8.250%, 03/01/2027(e) | | | 300,000 | | | | 248,319 | |
Viasat, Inc., 6.500%, 07/15/2028(e) | | | 131,000 | | | | 87,408 | |
| | | | | | | 335,727 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering - 0.10% | | | | | | | | |
Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc., 6.000%, 02/01/2026(e) | | | 47,000 | | | | 42,475 | |
Meritage Homes Corp., 3.875%, 04/15/2029(e) | | | 50,000 | | | | 39,852 | |
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 5.125%, 08/01/2030(e) | | | 15,000 | | | | 12,129 | |
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc. / Taylor Morrison Holdings II, Inc., 5.625%, 03/01/2024(e) | | | 100,000 | | | | 98,029 | |
| | | | | | | 192,485 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance - 0.16% | | | | | | | | |
FirstCash, Inc., 4.625%, 09/01/2028(e) | | | 115,000 | | | | 96,532 | |
Navient Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
6.750%, 06/25/2025 | | | 80,000 | | | | 75,006 | |
5.625%, 08/01/2033 | | | 90,000 | | | | 60,678 | |
PRA Group, Inc., 5.000%, 10/01/2029(e) | | | 80,000 | | | | 64,977 | |
| | | | | | | 297,193 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging - 0.20% | | | | | | | | |
OI European Group BV, 4.750%, 02/15/2030(e) | | | 145,000 | | | | 115,618 | |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 6.625%, 05/13/2027(e) | | | 60,000 | | | | 54,487 | |
Sealed Air Corp., 6.875%, 07/15/2033(e) | | | 220,000 | | | | 210,578 | |
| | | | | | | 380,683 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.18% | | | | | | | | |
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
5.250%, 04/15/2024(e) | | | 37,000 | | | | 35,755 | |
6.250%, 01/15/2028(e) | | | 75,000 | | | | 64,124 | |
Service Corp. International: | | | | | | | | |
3.375%, 08/15/2030 | | | 110,000 | | | | 86,190 | |
4.000%, 05/15/2031 | | | 180,000 | | | | 145,052 | |
| | | | | | | 331,121 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.25% | | | | | | | | |
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 6.750%, 05/01/2029(e) | | | 120,000 | | | | 99,275 | |
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 6.625%, 08/01/2026 | | | 90,000 | | | | 81,814 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
5.125%, 12/15/2026(e) | | | 130,000 | | | | 112,049 | |
5.375%, 06/15/2029(e) | | | 130,000 | | | | 96,912 | |
SBA Communications Corp., 3.875%, 02/15/2027 | | | 90,000 | | | | 79,961 | |
| | | | | | | 470,011 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities - 0.03% | | | | | | | | |
PG&E Corp., 5.000%, 07/01/2028 | | | 60,000 | | | | 51,742 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.03% | | | | | | | | |
TTM Technologies, Inc., 4.000%, 03/01/2029(e) | | $ | 80,000 | | | $ | 64,592 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.23% | | | | | | | | |
Nabors Industries, Ltd., 7.250%, 01/15/2026(e) | | | 60,000 | | | | 52,323 | |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., 5.150%, 11/15/2029 | | | 120,000 | | | | 99,218 | |
Petrofac, Ltd., 9.750%, 11/15/2026(e) | | | 200,000 | | | | 150,258 | |
Precision Drilling Corp., 6.875%, 01/15/2029(e) | | | 120,000 | | | | 106,175 | |
Transocean, Inc., 7.500%, 01/15/2026(e) | | | 20,000 | | | | 14,839 | |
| | | | | | | 422,813 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.21% | | | | | | | | |
Iron Mountain, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
4.875%, 09/15/2029(e) | | | 110,000 | | | | 90,526 | |
5.625%, 07/15/2032(e) | | | 200,000 | | | | 160,268 | |
Service Properties Trust: | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 03/15/2025 | | | 80,000 | | | | 66,978 | |
4.750%, 10/01/2026 | | | 90,000 | | | | 68,034 | |
| | | | | | | 385,806 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.07% | | | | | | | | |
Albertsons Cos. Inc / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 4.625%, 01/15/2027(e) | | | 100,000 | | | | 89,602 | |
Rite Aid Corp., 8.000%, 11/15/2026(e) | | | 55,000 | | | | 39,055 | |
| | | | | | | 128,657 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products - 0.27% | | | | | | | | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
4.875%, 05/15/2028(e) | | | 155,000 | | | | 140,986 | |
4.125%, 01/31/2030(e) | | | 120,000 | | | | 101,750 | |
Post Holdings, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
5.625%, 01/15/2028(e) | | | 185,000 | | | | 169,196 | |
4.500%, 09/15/2031(e) | | | 110,000 | | | | 88,778 | |
| | | | | | | 500,710 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas Utilities - 0.06% | | | | | | | | |
AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp., 5.500%, 05/20/2025 | | | 120,000 | | | | 111,596 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.07% | | | | | | | | |
AdaptHealth LLC, 5.125%, 03/01/2030(e) | | | 20,000 | | | | 16,522 | |
Hologic, Inc., 3.250%, 02/15/2029(e) | | | 140,000 | | | | 114,792 | |
| | | | | | | 131,314 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.27% | | | | | | | | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 07/01/2028(e) | | | 70,000 | | | | 63,966 | |
5.000%, 04/15/2029(e) | | | 20,000 | | | | 17,750 | |
DaVita, Inc., 4.625%, 06/01/2030(e) | | | 191,000 | | | | 148,255 | |
Encompass Health Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
4.750%, 02/01/2030 | | | 130,000 | | | | 107,154 | |
4.625%, 04/01/2031 | | | 80,000 | | | | 63,380 | |
ModivCare, Inc., 5.875%, 11/15/2025(e) | | | 50,000 | | | | 46,207 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.125%, 10/01/2028(e) | | | 75,000 | | | | 65,828 | |
| | | | | | | 512,540 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.64% | | | | | | | | |
1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
3.875%, 01/15/2028(e) | | | 230,000 | | | | 200,536 | |
4.000%, 10/15/2030(e) | | | 85,000 | | | | 67,140 | |
Aramark Services, Inc., 5.000%, 02/01/2028(e) | | | 35,000 | | | | 31,248 | |
Churchill Downs, Inc., 4.750%, 01/15/2028(e) | | | 270,000 | | | | 234,005 | |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 4.875%, 01/15/2030 | | | 290,000 | | | | 252,913 | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp., 3.900%, 08/08/2029 | | | 100,000 | | | | 82,798 | |
Life Time, Inc., 8.000%, 04/15/2026(e) | | | 40,000 | | | | 34,245 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 4.250%, 07/01/2026(e) | | $ | 20,000 | | | $ | 14,740 | |
Scientific Games Holdings LP/Scientific Games US FinCo, Inc., 6.625%, 03/01/2030(e) | | | 30,000 | | | | 24,096 | |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.500%, 03/01/2025(e) | | | 20,000 | | | | 18,754 | |
Wynn Resorts Finance LLC / Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., 5.125%, 10/01/2029(e) | | | 25,000 | | | | 20,261 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc., 4.750%, 01/15/2030(e) | | | 250,000 | | | | 219,035 | |
| | | | | | | 1,199,771 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Durables - 0.07% | | | | | | | | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 4.000%, 04/15/2029(e) | | | 30,000 | | | | 23,693 | |
TopBuild Corp., 3.625%, 03/15/2029(e) | | | 51,000 | | | | 40,370 | |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc., 5.700%, 06/15/2028 | | | 80,000 | | | | 68,233 | |
| | | | | | | 132,296 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products - 0.06% | | | | | | | | |
Central Garden & Pet Co., 4.125%, 10/15/2030 | | | 60,000 | | | | 47,884 | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc., 4.750%, 06/15/2028(e) | | | 70,000 | | | | 55,555 | |
| | | | | | | 103,439 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.10% | | | | | | | | |
DPL, Inc., 4.125%, 07/01/2025 | | | 110,000 | | | | 101,375 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 4.375%, 05/01/2029(e) | | | 110,000 | | | | 91,739 | |
| | | | | | | 193,114 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.08% | | | | | | | | |
Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.250%, 05/15/2027 | | | 180,000 | | | | 157,996 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Interactive Media & Services - 0.06% | | | | | | | | |
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.875%, 03/15/2026(e) | | | 130,000 | | | | 108,847 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery - 0.11% | | | | | | | | |
Allison Transmission, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
5.875%, 06/01/2029(e) | | | 68,000 | | | | 61,646 | |
3.750%, 01/30/2031(e) | | | 190,000 | | | | 146,023 | |
| | | | | | | 207,669 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media - 0.21% | | | | | | | | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.250%, 02/01/2031(e) | | | 100,000 | | | | 76,874 | |
Gray Escrow II, Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/2031(e) | | | 120,000 | | | | 94,387 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 3.875%, 09/01/2031(e) | | | 275,000 | | | | 213,873 | |
| | | | | | | 385,134 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining - 0.37% | | | | | | | | |
ATI, Inc., 5.125%, 10/01/2031 | | | 150,000 | | | | 122,812 | |
Carpenter Technology Corp., 7.625%, 03/15/2030 | | | 72,000 | | | | 69,435 | |
Commercial Metals Co., 3.875%, 02/15/2031 | | | 95,000 | | | | 74,738 | |
Compass Minerals International, Inc., 6.750%, 12/01/2027(e) | | | 100,000 | | | | 94,104 | |
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty, Ltd., 6.125%, 04/15/2032(e) | | | 54,000 | | | | 46,481 | |
Mineral Resources, Ltd.: | | | | | | | | |
8.000%, 11/01/2027(e) | | | 59,000 | | | | 56,888 | |
8.500%, 05/01/2030(e) | | | 190,000 | | | | 184,032 | |
SunCoke Energy, Inc., 4.875%, 06/30/2029(e) | | | 50,000 | | | | 38,665 | |
| | | | | | | 687,155 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.14% | | | | | | | | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 4.375%, 01/15/2027(e) | | | 310,000 | | | | 264,755 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.12% | | | | | | | | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 7.875%, 05/15/2026(e) | | | 120,000 | | | | 120,760 | |
Baytex Energy Corp., 8.750%, 04/01/2027(e) | | | 60,000 | | | | 60,449 | |
Berry Petroleum Co. LLC, 7.000%, 02/15/2026(e) | | | 60,000 | | | | 52,988 | |
California Resources Corp., 7.125%, 02/01/2026(e) | | | 93,000 | | | | 87,561 | |
Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP / Calumet Finance Corp., 8.125%, 01/15/2027(e) | | | 190,000 | | | | 175,454 | |
CNX Resources Corp., 6.000%, 01/15/2029(e) | | | 110,000 | | | | 100,625 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 6.000%, 02/01/2029(e) | | $ | 135,000 | | | $ | 121,009 | |
CVR Energy, Inc., 5.250%, 02/15/2025(e) | | | 140,000 | | | | 126,278 | |
Delek Logistics Partners LP / Delek Logistics Finance Corp., 7.125%, 06/01/2028(e) | | | 60,000 | | | | 52,837 | |
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 5.450%, 06/01/2047 | | | 90,000 | | | | 65,920 | |
Enviva Partners LP / Enviva Partners Finance Corp., 6.500%, 01/15/2026(e) | | | 100,000 | | | | 94,695 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 6.500%, 07/15/2048 | | | 100,000 | | | | 76,482 | |
Global Partners LP / GLP Finance Corp., 7.000%, 08/01/2027 | | | 110,000 | | | | 100,364 | |
Hess Midstream Operations LP, 5.125%, 06/15/2028(e) | | | 35,000 | | | | 30,693 | |
Holly Energy Partners LP / Holly Energy Finance Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
6.375%, 04/15/2027(e) | | | 53,000 | | | | 50,691 | |
5.000%, 02/01/2028(e) | | | 70,000 | | | | 61,810 | |
MEG Energy Corp., 5.875%, 02/01/2029(e) | | | 80,000 | | | | 71,921 | |
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., 8.125%, 03/01/2028(e) | | | 80,000 | | | | 75,165 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp.: | | | | | | | | |
7.950%, 06/15/2039 | | | 30,000 | | | | 33,686 | |
4.625%, 06/15/2045 | | | 70,000 | | | | 58,119 | |
Parkland Corp., 4.500%, 10/01/2029(e) | | | 40,000 | | | | 32,386 | |
PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp., 6.000%, 02/15/2028 | | | 98,000 | | | | 85,094 | |
SM Energy Co., 6.750%, 09/15/2026 | | | 90,000 | | | | 86,761 | |
Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp., 4.500%, 05/15/2029 | | | 140,000 | | | | 116,388 | |
Vermilion Energy, Inc., 6.875%, 05/01/2030(e) | | | 90,000 | | | | 82,947 | |
W&T Offshore, Inc., 9.750%, 11/01/2023(e) | | | 55,000 | | | | 53,966 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, 5.500%, 08/15/2048 | | | 30,000 | | | | 24,324 | |
| | | | | | | 2,099,373 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Paper & Forest Products - 0.08% | | | | | | | | |
Mercer International, Inc., 5.125%, 02/01/2029 | | | 180,000 | | | | 143,716 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Personal Products - 0.07% | | | | | | | | |
Edgewell Personal Care Co., 5.500%, 06/01/2028(e) | | | 100,000 | | | | 89,548 | |
Herbalife Nutrition, Ltd. / HLF Financing, Inc., 7.875%, 09/01/2025(e) | | | 40,000 | | | | 36,316 | |
| | | | | | | 125,864 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Professional Services - 0.13% | | | | | | | | |
Gartner, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 07/01/2028(e) | | | 100,000 | | | | 89,560 | |
3.625%, 06/15/2029(e) | | | 100,000 | | | | 83,466 | |
TriNet Group, Inc., 3.500%, 03/01/2029(e) | | | 80,000 | | | | 65,328 | |
| | | | | | | 238,354 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.03% | | | | | | | | |
Entegris, Inc., 3.625%, 05/01/2029(e) | | | 80,000 | | | | 63,448 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software - 0.25% | | | | | | | | |
Fair Isaac Corp., 4.000%, 06/15/2028(e) | | | 180,000 | | | | 153,754 | |
NCR Corp., 5.250%, 10/01/2030(e) | | | 110,000 | | | | 83,220 | |
NortonLifeLock, Inc., 6.750%, 09/30/2027(e) | | | 91,000 | | | | 87,534 | |
Open Text Corp., 3.875%, 02/15/2028(e) | | | 160,000 | | | | 132,542 | |
| | | | | | | 457,050 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail - 0.18% | | | | | | | | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 5.000%, 02/15/2032(e) | | | 230,000 | | | | 177,505 | |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 4.000%, 08/15/2028(e) | | | 100,000 | | | | 80,744 | |
Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 3.750%, 02/15/2031(e) | | | 85,000 | | | | 68,487 | |
| | | | | | | 326,736 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.14% | | | | | | | | |
Seagate HDD Cayman, 5.750%, 12/01/2034 | | | 80,000 | | | | 63,696 | |
Xerox Holdings Corp., 5.500%, 08/15/2028(e) | | | 240,000 | | | | 191,999 | |
| | | | | | | 255,695 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.23% | | | | | | | | |
MGIC Investment Corp., 5.250%, 08/15/2028 | | $ | 100,000 | | | $ | 89,544 | |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 01/15/2027(e) | | | 20,000 | | | | 17,097 | |
5.125%, 12/15/2030(e) | | | 200,000 | | | | 145,285 | |
5.750%, 11/15/2031(e) | | | 45,000 | | | | 33,084 | |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.: | | | | | | | | |
5.375%, 10/15/2025(e) | | | 99,000 | | | | 84,767 | |
4.250%, 02/15/2029(e) | | | 35,000 | | | | 25,007 | |
5.750%, 09/15/2031(e) | | | 60,000 | | | | 43,000 | |
| | | | | | | 437,784 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $14,997,443) | | | | | | | 13,285,793 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS - 0.04% | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.04% | | | | | | | | |
United States Treasury Bill 0.00 %, 02/02/2023(f) | | | 70,000 | | | | 69,171 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $69,314) | | | | | | | 69,171 | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCK - 0.56% | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.56% | | | | | | | | |
Carestream Health Holdings Inc(c)(g) | | | 55,510 | | | | 1,051,359 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $1,051,359) | | | | | | | 1,051,359 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments- 148.34% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $300,590,497) | | | | | | | 276,842,454 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.64)% | | | | | | | (1,210,823 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Leverage Facility - (47.69)% | | | | | | | (89,000,000 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets - 100.00% | | | | | | $ | 186,631,631 | |
Amounts above are shown as a percentage of net assets as of September 30, 2022.
Investment Abbreviations:
LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate
SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate
Reference Rates:
1M US L - 1 Month LIBOR as of September 30, 2022 was 3.14%
3M US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of September 30, 2022 was 3.75%
6M US L - 6 Month LIBOR as of September 30, 2022 was 4.23%
3M US SOFR - 3 Month Secured Overnight Financing Rate as of September 30, 2022 was 2.13%
(a) | Floating or variable rate security. The reference rate is described above. The rate in effect as of September 30, 2022 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) | Amount represents less than 0.005% of net assets. |
(c) | 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. |
(d) | A portion of this position was not funded as of September 30, 2022. The Portfolio of Investments records only the funded portion of each position. As of September 30, 2022, the Fund has unfunded delayed draw loans in the amount of 583,009. Fair value of these unfunded delayed draws was $542,889. |
(e) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $19,533,801, which represented approximately 10.47% of net assets as of September 30, 2022. Such securities may normally be sold to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. |
(f) | Issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount. |
(g) | Non-income producing security. |
NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION
Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund (formerly known as Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund) (“BSL”, the “Fund”, “we”, “us” or “our”), 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 (the “Fair Valued Asset Committee”) under procedures established by, and under the general supervision and responsibility of, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (collectively, the “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, 2022:
Investments in Securities at Value* | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 - Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
Floating Rate Loan Interests | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies | | $ | – | | | $ | 15,611,921 | | | $ | 545,909 | | | $ | 16,157,830 | |
Containers & Packaging | | | – | | | | 8,893,671 | | | | 320,000 | | | | 9,213,671 | |
Diversified Consumer Services | | | – | | | | 9,871,674 | | | | 492,410 | | | | 10,364,084 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | | | – | | | | 2,066,700 | | | | 1,041,503 | | | | 3,108,203 | |
Entertainment | | | – | | | | 5,794,756 | | | | 810,396 | | | | 6,605,152 | |
Food Products | | | – | | | | 1,322,358 | | | | 1,133,919 | | | | 2,456,277 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | | – | | | | 6,714,584 | | | | 1,543,179 | | | | 8,257,763 | |
Health Care Providers & Services | | | – | | | | 21,963,881 | | | | 913,889 | | | | 22,877,770 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | – | | | | 6,606,523 | | | | 1,898,394 | | | | 8,504,917 | |
Industrial Conglomerates | | | – | | | | 6,916,236 | | | | 1,287,589 | | | | 8,203,825 | |
Interactive Media & Services | | | – | | | | 3,048,949 | | | | 1,580,002 | | | | 4,628,951 | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | – | | | | 373,684 | | | | 357,161 | | | | 730,845 | |
Professional Services | | | – | | | | 10,640,720 | | | | 2,346,500 | | | | 12,987,220 | |
Software | | | – | | | | 36,873,661 | | | | 1,085,019 | | | | 37,958,680 | |
Other | | | – | | | | 99,801,310 | | | | – | | | | 99,801,310 | |
Collateralized Loan Obligation Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services | | | – | | | | – | | | | 10,579,633 | | | | 10,579,633 | |
Corporate Bonds | | | – | | | | 13,285,793 | | | | – | | | | 13,285,793 | |
Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | | – | | | | – | | | | 1,051,359 | | | | 1,051,359 | |
Sovereign Debt Obligations | | | – | | | | 69,171 | | | | – | | | | 69,171 | |
Total | | $ | – | | | $ | 249,855,592 | | | $ | 26,986,862 | | | $ | 276,842,454 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities |
Net Unrealized Depreciation on Unfunded Loan Commitments | | | – | | | | (37,248) | | | | – | | | | (37,248) | |
Total | | | – | | | | (37,248) | | | | – | | | | (37,248) | |
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| * | 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:
| | Floating Rate Loan Interests | | | Collateralized Loan Obligation Securities | | | Warrants | | | Common stock | | | Unfunded Loan Commitments | | | Total | |
Balance as of December 31, 2021 | | $ | 6,737,603 | | | $ | 6,265,917 | | | $ | 144,751 | | | $ | - | | | $ | (1,298 | ) | | $ | 13,146,973 | |
Accrued discount/ premium | | | 13,386 | | | | 3,445 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 16,831 | |
Return of Capital | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Realized Gain/(Loss) | | | 10,377 | | | | (10,005 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 372 | |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) | | | (422,218 | ) | | | (1,450,231 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,872,449 | ) |
Purchases (1) | | | 2,621,122 | | | | 6,427,500 | | | | - | | | | 1,051,359 | | | | - | | | | 10,099,981 | |
Sales Proceeds (2) | | | (109,842 | ) | | | (656,993 | ) | | | (144,751 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (911,586 | ) |
Transfer into Level 3 | | | 8,470,311 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 8,470,311 | |
Transfer out of Level 3 | | | (1,964,869 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,298 | | | | (1,963,571 | ) |
Balance as of September 30, 2022 | | $ | 15,355,870 | | | $ | 10,579,633 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,051,359 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 26,986,862 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) attributable to Level 3 investments held at September 30, 2022 | | $ | (613,119 | ) | | $ | (1,466,157 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (2,079,276 | ) |
| (1) | Purchases include all purchases of securities and securities received in corporate actions. |
| (2) | Sales Proceeds include all sales of securities, maturities, paydowns and securities tendered in corporate actions. |
Information about Level 3 fair value measurements as of September 30, 2022:
Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund | | Fair Value | | | Valuation Technique(s) | | Unobservable Input(s) | | Value/Range (Weighted Average) | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | |
Floating Rate Loan Interests | | $ | 15,355,870 | | | Third-party vendor pricing service | | Broker quotes | | N/A | |
Collateralized Loan Obligation Securities | | | 10,579,633 | | | Third-party vendor pricing service | | Broker quotes | | N/A | |
Common Stock | | | 1,051,359 | | | Performance Multiple Methodology | | EBITDA Multiple(a) | | 3.68x | |
| (a) | As of September 30, 2022, 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.
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, 2022, 84.79% 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.
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the LIBOR. Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. On July 29, 2021, the U.S. Federal Reserve System (“FRS”), in conjunction with the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (“ARRC”), a steering committee comprised of large U.S. financial institutions, formally recommended replacing U.S.-dollar LIBOR with the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), a new index calculated by short-term repurchase agreements, backed by Treasury securities. Given the inherent differences between LIBOR and SOFR, or any other alternative benchmark rate that may be established, there remains uncertainty regarding the future utilization of LIBOR and the nature of any replacement rate. In many cases, the nominated replacements, as well as other potential replacements, are not complete or ready to implement and require margin adjustments. There is currently no final consensus as to which benchmark rate(s) (along with any adjustment and/or permutation thereof) will replace all or any LIBOR tenors after the discontinuation thereof and there can be no assurance that any such replacement benchmark rate(s) will attain market acceptance. Before LIBOR ceases to exist, we and our portfolio companies may need to amend or restructure our existing LIBOR-based debt instruments and any related hedging arrangements that extend beyond June 30, 2023, depending on the applicable LIBOR tenor. Such amendments and restructurings may be difficult, costly and time consuming. In addition, from time to time we invest in floating rate loans and investment securities whose interest rates are indexed to LIBOR. 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 funds currently own or may in the future own. It remains uncertain how such changes would be implemented and the effects such changes would have on us, issuers of instruments in which we invest and financial markets generally.
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. In addition, the cessation of LIBOR could:
| ● | Adversely impact the pricing, liquidity, value of, return on and trading for a broad array of financial products, including any LIBOR-linked securities, loans and derivatives that may be included in our assets and liabilities; |
| ● | Require extensive changes to documentation that governs or references LIBOR or LIBOR-based products, including, for example, pursuant to time-consuming renegotiations of documentation to modify the terms of investments; |
| ● | Result in inquiries or other actions from regulators in respect of our preparation and readiness for the replacement of LIBOR with one or more alternative reference rates; |
| ● | Result in disputes, litigation or other actions with portfolio companies, or other counterparties, regarding the interpretation and enforceability of provisions in our LIBOR-based investments, such as fallback language or other related provisions, including, in the case of fallbacks to the alternative reference rates, any economic, legal, operational or other impact resulting from the fundamental differences between LIBOR and the various alternative reference rates; |
| ● | Require the transition and/or development of appropriate systems and analytics to effectively transition our risk management processes from LIBOR-based products to those based on one or more alternative reference rates, which may prove challenging given the limited history of the proposed alternative reference rates; and |
| ● | Cause us to incur additional costs in relation to any of the above factors. |
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, financial condition, and unit price. 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, 2022, BSL had invested $18,145,092 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, 2022, BSL had unfunded loan commitments outstanding, which could be extended at the option of the borrower, as detailed below:
Borrower | | Par Value | | | Fair Value | |
Arc Falcon I, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan | | | 10,502 | | | $ | 9,723 | |
AthenaHealth Group, Inc., First Lien Term Loan | | | 233,432 | | | | 209,738 | |
Medical Solutions LLC, First Lien Term Loan | | | 223,377 | | | | 213,213 | |
Tekni-Plex, Inc., First Lien Delayed Draw Tem Term Loan | | | 58,017 | | | | 55,109 | |
VT Topco, Inc., First Lien 2021 Delayed Draw Term Loan | | | 55,635 | | | | 53,132 | |
Pediatric Associates Holding Co. LLC, First Lien Term Loan | | | 2,046 | | | | 1,974 | |
Total | | | 583,009 | | | $ | 542,889 | |
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, 2022, BSL recorded a net increase in unrealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments totaling $35,053.
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 amended on October 2, 2020, October 1, 2021, November 29, 2021 and September 30, 2022, 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 0.90% above Adjusted Term SOFR for Tranche A Loans, 1.20% above Adjusted Term SOFR for one (1) month interest period Tranche B Loans and 1.05% above Adjusted Term SOFR for three (3) month interest period Tranche B Loans, with Adjusted Term SOFR measured for the period commencing on the date of the making of such Term SOFR Loan (or the last date upon which any other Loan was converted to, or continued as, such Term SOFR Loan) and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one (1) or three (3) months thereafter (in each case subject to the availability thereof).
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 monthly or quarterly. The Fund may elect to extend the Agreement for a further period with the consent of the lending bank. At September 30, 2022, BSL had borrowings outstanding under its Leverage Facility of $89,000,000 for Tranche A and B Loans, at an interest rate of 3.94%. Due to the short term nature of the Agreement, face value approximates fair value at September 30, 2022. 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, 2022, the average borrowings under BSL’s Leverage Facility and the weighted average interest rate were $98,036,630 and 2.15%, respectively. During the period ended September 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $82,901 for commitment fees on undrawn amounts.
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, 2022, 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, 2022, BSL’s leverage represented 32.29% of the Fund’s Managed Assets.