Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund | | | | | | | | | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | |
September 30, 2022 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | SHARES | | COST | | FAIR VALUE |
Equities* — 0.91%: | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks — 0.87%: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | ESC CB 144A High Ridge¤ | | | | | 2,982 | $ | 0 | $ | 41,748 |
| | | KCA Deutag Ordinary A Shares | | | | | 25,580 | | 1,103,387 | | 1,481,517 |
| | | Sabine Oil & Gas LLC¤ | | | | | 4,342 | | 248,858 | | 56,446 |
| | | Tourmaline Escrow Cash+¤ | | | | | 1,197,757 | | 0 | | 867,091 |
| | | Travelex Private Equity+¤ | | | | | 15,852 | | 1 | | 0 |
| | | Naviera Armas+¤ | | | | | 1,194 | | 0 | | 0 |
| | | Naviera Armas+¤ | | | | | 169 | | 0 | | 1,822 |
| | | Naviera Armas+¤ | | | | | 133 | | 0 | | 0 |
| | | Naviera Armas+¤ | | | | | 937 | | 0 | | 0 |
| | | | Total Common Stocks | | | | | 1,248,946 | | 1,352,246 | | 2,448,624 |
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Warrant — 0.04%: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Travelex Topco Limited+¤ | | | | | 2,218 | | 0 | | 111,442 |
| | | | Total Warrant | | | | | 2,218 | | 0 | | 111,442 |
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| | | | Total Equities | | | | | 1,251,164 | | 1,352,246 | | 2,560,066 |
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| | | | | EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE‡ | | DUE DATE | | PRINCIPAL | | COST | | FAIR VALUE |
Fixed Income — 131.73%: | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities — 14.53%: | | | | | | | | | |
| CDO/CLO — 14.53%: | | | | | | | | |
| | | 610 FDG 2016-2R CLO LTD, 3M LIBOR + 7.250%+~^ | 9.96 | % | 1/20/2032 | $ | 1,550,000 | $ | 1,534,190 | $ | 1,396,268 |
| | | Anchorage Capital 2016-9A ER2, 3M LIBOR + 6.820%+~^ | 9.33 | | 7/15/2032 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,485,000 | | 1,245,405 |
| | | Anchorage Capital CLO LTD 2013-1R, 3M LIBOR + 6.800%+~^ | 9.26 | | 10/15/2030 | | 1,000,000 | | 977,213 | | 837,575 |
| | | Anchorage Capital CLO LTD 2021-20 E, 3M LIBOR + 7.350%+~^ | 10.06 | | 1/22/2035 | | 1,000,000 | | 980,000 | | 860,633 |
| | | Ares CLO LTD 2013-27R2, 3M LIBOR + 6.750%+~^ | 9.54 | | 10/30/2034 | | 1,700,000 | | 1,683,000 | | 1,485,193 |
| | | Bain CAP CR CLO 2020-2R LTD, 3M LIBOR + 6.610%+~^ | 9.35 | | 7/19/2034 | | 1,000,000 | | 990,000 | | 828,448 |
| | | Ballyrock CLO LTD 2019-2R, 3M LIBOR + 6.500%+~^ | 9.48 | | 11/20/2030 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,659,804 |
| | | BlueMountain CLO LTD 2018-23A, 3M LIBOR + 5.650%+~^ | 8.36 | | 10/20/2031 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,000 | | 797,099 |
| | | Canyon CLO LTD 2019-2R, 3M LIBOR + 6.750%+~^ | 9.26 | | 10/16/2034 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,000 | | 833,951 |
| | | Carbone CLO, LTD 2017-1A, 3M LIBOR + 5.900%+~^ | 8.61 | | 1/21/2031 | | 750,000 | | 750,000 | | 595,790 |
| | | Carlyle US CLO LTD 2019-3R, 3M LIBOR + 6.750%+~^ | 9.46 | | 10/20/2032 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,000 | | 851,177 |
| | | Carlyle Global Market Strategies 2017-5A, 3M LIBOR + 5.300%+~^ | 8.01 | | 1/22/2030 | | 700,000 | | 700,000 | | 536,040 |
| | | CIFC Funding 2020-1 LTD, 3M LIBOR + 6.250%+~^ | 8.76 | | 7/15/2036 | | 1,900,000 | | 1,900,000 | | 1,638,965 |
| | | Galaxy CLO LTD 2017-24A, 3M LIBOR + 5.500%+~^ | 8.01 | | 1/15/2031 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,000 | | 791,056 |
| | | GoldenTree Loan Management 2018-3A, 3M LIBOR + 6.500%+~^ | 9.21 | | 4/22/2030 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,460,250 | | 1,103,340 |
| | | GoldenTree Loan Opportunities XI LTD 2015-11A, 3M LIBOR + 5.400%+~^ | 8.14 | | 1/18/2031 | | 500,000 | | 500,000 | | 416,624 |
| | | KKR Financial CLO LTD 2017-20, 3M LIBOR + 5.500%+~^ | 8.24 | | 10/16/2030 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,186,658 |
| | | KKR Financial CLO LTD 34-2, 3M LIBOR + 6.850%+~^ | 9.36 | | 7/17/2034 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,980,000 | | 1,683,820 |
| | | KVK 2016-1A ER2, 3M LIBOR + 7.350%+~^ | 9.86 | | 10/16/2034 | | 3,000,000 | | 2,970,000 | | 2,428,710 |
| | | LCM LTD 2031-30, 3M LIBOR + 6.500%+~^ | 9.21 | | 4/21/2031 | | 1,100,000 | | 1,100,000 | | 891,114 |
| | | Madison Park Funding LTD 2015-19A, 3M LIBOR + 4.350%+~^ | 7.11 | | 1/24/2028 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,000 | | 850,155 |
| | | Madison Park Funding LTD 2018-29A, 3M LIBOR + 7.570%+~^# | 10.31 | | 10/18/2030 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,960,000 | | 1,624,500 |
| | | Madison Park Funding LTD XXXV 2019-35R E-R, 3M LIBOR + 6.100%+~^ | 8.81 | | 4/20/2032 | | 1,400,000 | | 1,400,000 | | 1,195,333 |
| | | Madison Park Funding LTD 2019-32R E-R, 3M LIBOR + 6.200%+~^ | 8.96 | | 1/22/2031 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,000 | | 852,671 |
| | | Magnetite CLO LTD 2016-18A, 3M LIBOR + 7.600%+~^ | 10.51 | | 11/15/2028 | | 1,400,000 | | 1,386,000 | | 1,114,754 |
| | | Octagon 2021-57 LTD, 3M LIBOR + 6.600%+~^ | 9.11 | | 10/16/2034 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,278,098 |
| | | OHA Credit Partners LTD 2015-11A, 3M LIBOR + 7.900%+~^ | 10.61 | | 1/20/2031 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,970,323 | | 1,635,480 |
| | | OHA Loan Funding LTD 2013-1A, 3M LIBOR + 7.900%+~^ | 10.68 | | 7/23/2031 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,477,500 | | 1,158,242 |
| | | Sound Point CLO XVIII 2018-18D, 3M LIBOR + 5.500%+~^ | 8.21 | | 1/21/2031 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,313,406 |
| | | Sound Point CLO LTD 2020-27R, 3M LIBOR + 6.560% E-R+~^ | 9.34 | | 10/25/2034 | | 1,400,000 | | 1,372,000 | | 1,077,027 |
| | | Sound Point CLO LTD Series 2020-1A Class ER, 3M LIBOR + 6.860%+~^ | 9.57 | | 7/20/2034 | | 1,600,000 | | 1,584,000 | | 1,292,492 |
| | | TICP CLO LTD 2018-10A, 3M LIBOR + 5.500%+~^ | 8.21 | | 4/22/2030 | | 1,000,000 | | 953,486 | | 837,136 |
| | | Wellfleet CLO LTD 2020-2R, 3M LIBOR + 7.250%+~^ | 9.76 | | 7/17/2034 | | 1,300,000 | | 1,300,000 | | 1,111,345 |
| | | Wellfleet CLO LTD 2017-3A, 3M LIBOR + 5.550%+~^ | 8.29 | | 1/17/2031 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,135,352 |
| | | Wind River 2017-1A ER, 3M LIBOR + 7.060%+~^ | 9.80 | | 4/18/2036 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,960,000 | | 1,663,910 |
| | | Wind River CLO LTD 2017-4A, 3M LIBOR + 5.800%+~^ | 8.78 | | 11/20/2030 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,000 | | 803,906 |
| | | | Total CDO/CLO | | | | | 50,300,000 | | 49,872,962 | | 41,011,477 |
| | | | Total Asset-Backed Securities | | | | | 50,300,000 | | 49,872,962 | | 41,011,477 |
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Bank Loans§ — 20.06%: |
| Beverage, Food and Tobacco — 0.49%: |
| | | Florida Food Products 2nd Lien T/L¤ | 9.67 | | 10/18/2029 | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 1,458,636 | $ | 1,372,500 |
| | | | Total Beverage, Food and Tobacco | | | | | 1,500,000 | | 1,458,636 | | 1,372,500 |
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| Broadcasting and Entertainment — 0.33%: |
| | | Dessert Holdings~ | 9.50 | | 6/8/2029 | | 1,000,000 | | 982,700 | | 940,000 |
| | | | Total Broadcasting and Entertainment | | | | | 1,000,000 | | 982,700 | | 940,000 |
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| Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber — 0.64%: |
| | | Colouroz Investment 2 LLC~ | 5.25 | | 9/21/2024 | | 2,236,909 | | 2,229,160 | | 1,800,712 |
| | | | Total Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber | | | | | 2,236,909 | | 2,229,160 | | 1,800,712 |
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| Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing — 1.62%: |
| | | CP Iris Holdco I 2nd Lien T/L (IPS)¤~ | 9.52 | | 9/21/2029 | | 2,398,019 | | 2,374,039 | | 2,158,217 |
| | | SunSource, Inc.~ | 9.67 | | 4/30/2026 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,510,588 | | 2,406,250 |
| | | | Total Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing | | | | | 4,898,019 | | 4,884,627 | | 4,564,467 |
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| Diversified/Conglomerate Service — 6.79%: |
| | | Quest Software~ | 8.72 | | 1/18/2030 | | 5,603,324 | | 5,524,274 | | 3,214,907 |
| | | Sonicwall, Inc.~ | 9.01 | | 5/18/2026 | | 2,008,050 | | 1,998,010 | | 1,865,479 |
| | | Syncsort Incorporated (Precisely) 2nd Lien T/L~ | 8.43 | | 3/19/2029 | | 7,009,009 | | 6,938,919 | | 5,804,371 |
| | | Mitchell International 2nd Lien T/L~ | 9.57 | | 10/1/2029 | | 719,550 | | 712,355 | | 671,880 |
| | | Misys (Finastra)~ | 10.62 | | 6/16/2025 | | 9,427,472 | | 9,295,075 | | 7,606,839 |
| | | | Total Diversified/Conglomerate Service | | | | | 24,767,405 | | 24,468,633 | | 19,163,476 |
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| Ecological — 0.42%: |
| | | Patriot Container 2nd Lien T/L~ | 10.27 | | 3/20/2026 | | 1,400,000 | | 1,322,736 | | 1,200,500 |
| | | | Total Ecological | | | | | 1,400,000 | | 1,322,736 | | 1,200,500 |
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| Electronics — 3.75%: |
| | | McAfee Enterprise 2nd Lien T/L~ | 9.48 | | 5/3/2029 | | 11,567,000 | | 11,489,004 | | 10,593,406 |
| | | | Total Electronics | | | | | 11,567,000 | | 11,489,004 | | 10,593,406 |
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| Healthcare, Education and Childcare — 0.88%: |
| | | Clinigen+¤ | 8.25 | | 4/5/2030 | | 1,050,000 | | 1,358,230 | | 1,090,306 |
| | | Medical Solutions T/L¤~ | 9.88 | | 9/22/2027 | | 1,473,684 | | 1,458,947 | | 1,400,000 |
| | | | Total Healthcare, Education and Childcare | | | | | 2,523,684 | | 2,817,177 | | 2,490,306 |
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| Leisure, Amusement, Entertainment — 0.10%: |
| | | Odeon Cinemas Group T/L B 2+¤ | 10.21 | | 8/11/2023 | | 195,134 | | 230,452 | | 186,459 |
| | | Odeon Cinemas Group T/L B+¤ | 10.21 | | 8/11/2023 | | 92,227 | | 124,213 | | 100,401 |
| | | | Total Leisure, Amusement, Entertainment | | | | | 287,361 | | 354,665 | | 286,860 |
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| Packaging and Containers — 2.29%: |
| | | Pretium Package Holdings 2nd Lien T/L (9/21)~ | 10.49 | | 9/21/2029 | | 2,770,637 | | 2,766,257 | | 2,327,335 |
| | | Valcour Packaging (MOLD-RITE) 2nd Lien T/L¤~ | 7.50 | | 9/30/2029 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,950,000 | | 4,125,000 |
| | | | Total Packaging and Containers | | | | | 7,770,637 | | 7,716,257 | | 6,452,335 |
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| Personal Transportation — 0.11%: |
| | | Naviera Armas Bridge+¤ | 2.50 | | 12/30/2022 | | 101,552 | | 124,532 | | 106,492 |
| | | Naviera Armas Bridge~+¤ | 2.50 | | 12/30/2022 | | 63,244 | | 77,536 | | 66,320 |
| | | Naviera Armas Bridge+¤ | 2.50 | | 12/30/2022 | | 5,879 | | 7,113 | | 6,165 |
| | | Naviera Armas Bridge+¤ | 2.50 | | 3/30/2028 | | 116,303 | | 132,602 | | 121,961 |
| | | | Total Personal Transportation | | | | | 286,978 | | 341,783 | | 300,938 |
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| Transportation — 2.64%: |
| | | Kenan Advantage Group 2nd Lien T/L¤~ | 8.92 | | 9/1/2027 | | 5,171,806 | | 5,056,119 | | 4,758,062 |
| | | Worldwide Express 2nd Lien T/L~ | 9.25 | | 7/26/2029 | | 3,000,000 | | 2,955,227 | | 2,700,000 |
| | | | Total Transportation | | | | | 8,171,806 | | 8,011,346 | | 7,458,062 |
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| | | | Total Bank Loans | | | | | 66,409,799 | | 66,076,724 | | 56,623,562 |
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Corporate Bonds — 97.14%: | | | | | | | | | |
| Aerospace and Defense — 5.08%: |
| | | American Airlines^# | 11.75 | | 7/15/2025 | $ | 5,337,000 | $ | 5,551,200 | $ | 5,573,643 |
| | | Maxar Technologies^# | 7.75 | | 6/15/2027 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,408,110 |
| | | TransDigm Group, Inc.# | 7.50 | | 3/15/2027 | | 5,893,000 | | 5,902,782 | | 5,610,136 |
| | | Triumph Group, Inc.# | 7.75 | | 8/15/2025 | | 2,289,000 | | 2,289,000 | | 1,752,542 |
| | | | Total Aerospace and Defense | | | | | 15,019,000 | | 15,242,982 | | 14,344,431 |
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| Automotive — 2.26%: |
| | | Aston Martin Capital Holdings Ltd+^# | 10.50 | | 11/30/2025 | | 850,000 | | 905,130 | | 832,626 |
| | | Ford Motor Company# | 9.63 | | 4/22/2030 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,974,681 | | 5,554,650 |
| | | | Total Automotive | | | | | 5,850,000 | | 6,879,811 | | 6,387,276 |
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| Broadcasting and Entertainment — 6.39%: |
| | | Banijay+ | 6.50 | | 3/1/2026 | | 3,700,000 | | 3,869,162 | | 3,207,711 |
| | | Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc.^# | 7.75 | | 4/15/2028 | | 3,337,000 | | 3,418,824 | | 2,519,435 |
| | | Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc.^# | 7.50 | | 6/1/2029 | | 3,358,000 | | 3,425,018 | | 2,434,550 |
| | | Cox Media Group^# | 8.88 | | 12/15/2027 | | 5,357,000 | | 5,566,768 | | 4,092,561 |
| | | Dish Dbs Corporation# | 7.38 | | 7/1/2028 | | 4,000,000 | | 3,931,820 | | 2,693,384 |
| | | iHeartCommunications, Inc.# | 8.38 | | 5/1/2027 | | 2,570,000 | | 2,615,238 | | 2,168,380 |
| | | Townsquare Media, LLC^# | 6.88 | | 2/1/2026 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,021,500 | | 914,116 |
| | | | Total Broadcasting and Entertainment | | | | | 23,322,000 | | 23,848,330 | | 18,030,137 |
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| Buildings and Real Estate — 4.37%: |
| | | Ashton Woods USA, LLC^# | 6.63 | | 1/15/2028 | | 1,000,000 | | 896,442 | | 837,170 |
| | | Ashton Woods USA, LLC | 4.63 | | 4/1/2030 | | 100,000 | | 78,925 | | 71,615 |
| | | Maison Hold Limited+ | 6.00 | | 10/31/2027 | | 1,045,000 | | 1,419,991 | | 841,255 |
| | | Mattamy Group Corporation+^ | 4.63 | | 3/1/2030 | | 3,400,000 | | 2,586,339 | | 2,596,563 |
| | | Mattamy Group Corporation+# | 5.25 | | 12/15/2027 | | 553,000 | | 472,478 | | 458,369 |
| | | New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. | 5.25 | | 7/15/2028 | | 949,000 | | 852,879 | | 777,620 |
| | | New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co.^# | 9.75 | | 7/15/2028 | | 8,020,000 | | 8,334,370 | | 6,764,987 |
| | | | Total Buildings and Real Estate | | | | | 15,067,000 | | 14,641,424 | | 12,347,579 |
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| Cargo Transport — 1.29%: |
| | | Railworks Hldgs Lp / Railworks Sr^# | 8.25 | | 11/15/2028 | | 2,247,000 | | 2,224,273 | | 2,090,402 |
| | | Seaspan Corporation+ | 5.50 | | 8/1/2029 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,724,165 | | 1,540,132 |
| | | | Total Cargo Transport | | | | | 4,247,000 | | 3,948,438 | | 3,630,534 |
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| Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber — 5.81%: |
| | | Consolidated Energy Finance S.A.+^# | 6.50 | | 5/15/2026 | | 492,000 | | 429,234 | | 452,645 |
| | | ITT Holdings LLC^# | 6.50 | | 8/1/2029 | | 5,338,000 | | 5,050,011 | | 4,140,985 |
| | | LSF11 A5 Holdco LLC^ | 6.63 | | 10/15/2029 | | 3,983,000 | | 3,526,224 | | 2,987,250 |
| | | Methanex Corporation+ | 5.25 | | 12/15/2029 | | 1,850,000 | | 1,562,695 | | 1,470,574 |
| | | Olympus Wtr Us Hldg Corporation^# | 6.25 | | 10/1/2029 | | 1,530,000 | | 1,498,667 | | 1,048,050 |
| | | Prince^ | 9.00 | | 2/15/2030 | | 7,606,000 | | 7,612,279 | | 4,949,202 |
| | | Solenis# | 7.13 | | 10/1/2027 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,477,879 | | 1,342,500 |
| | | | Total Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber | | | | | 22,299,000 | | 21,156,989 | | 16,391,206 |
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| Commercial Services — 0.11%: |
| | | Apcoa Parking Holdings+ | 4.63 | | 1/15/2027 | | 385,000 | | 455,648 | | 299,024 |
| | | | Total Commercial Services | | | | | 385,000 | | 455,648 | | 299,024 |
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| Containers, Packaging and Glass — 5.09%: |
| | | Ardagh Packaging+ | 4.75 | | 7/15/2027 | | 100,000 | | 103,505 | | 72,324 |
| | | Novolex Holdings, Inc.^# | 8.75 | | 4/15/2030 | | 7,286,000 | | 6,586,290 | | 6,025,741 |
| | | Tekni-Plex^# | 9.25 | | 8/1/2024 | | 9,000,000 | | 8,960,289 | | 8,258,882 |
| | | | Total Containers, Packaging, and Glass | | | | | 16,386,000 | | 15,650,084 | | 14,356,947 |
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| Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing — 1.20%: |
| | | Heat Exchangers+ | 7.78 | | 10/9/2025 | | 652,344 | | 699,151 | | 490,364 |
| | | International Desi+ | 6.50 | | 11/15/2025 | | 650,000 | | 752,510 | | 574,920 |
| | | Manitowoc Cranes^# | 9.00 | | 4/1/2026 | | 2,538,000 | | 2,541,859 | | 2,308,387 |
| | | | Total Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing | | | | | 3,840,344 | | 3,993,520 | | 3,373,671 |
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| Diversified/Conglomerate Service — 9.18%: |
| | | Albion Fing 1 S A R L & Aggre Sr+^# | 8.75 | | 4/15/2027 | | 1,800,000 | | 1,809,422 | | 1,494,000 |
| | | Apollo Asset Management, Inc.^# | 6.25 | | 1/15/2028 | | 4,000,000 | | 3,667,216 | | 3,417,065 |
| | | Bcp V Modular Ser+ | 6.75 | | 11/30/2029 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,155,455 | | 676,232 |
| | | Global Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.^ | 7.50 | | 4/15/2032 | | 4,498,000 | | 4,112,820 | | 3,418,480 |
| | | Libra Group Bhd+ | 5.00 | | 5/15/2027 | | 700,000 | | 850,082 | | 540,270 |
| | | Mcafee^ | 7.38 | | 2/15/2030 | | 5,402,000 | | 5,007,122 | | 4,348,610 |
| | | Presidio, Inc.^# | 8.25 | | 2/1/2028 | | 5,462,000 | | 5,423,039 | | 4,706,800 |
| | | Sabre Holdings^# | 9.25 | | 4/15/2025 | | 1,751,000 | | 1,759,072 | | 1,676,425 |
| | | Summer BC Holdco+ | 9.25 | | 10/31/2027 | | 1,666,932 | | 2,105,606 | | 1,299,585 |
| | | United Site Services^ | 8.00 | | 11/15/2029 | | 2,397,000 | | 2,374,500 | | 1,747,972 |
| | | Verisure Midholding+ | 5.25 | | 2/15/2029 | | 3,575,000 | | 4,324,292 | | 2,575,194 |
| | | | Total Diversified/Conglomerate Service | | | | | 32,251,932 | | 32,588,626 | | 25,900,633 |
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| Electronics — 1.70%: |
| | | Neogen Corporation^# | 8.63 | | 7/20/2030 | | 1,654,000 | | 1,654,000 | | 1,708,797 |
| | | Veritas Bermuda Ltd.^# | 7.50 | | 9/1/2025 | | 4,024,000 | | 3,819,690 | | 3,081,760 |
| | | | Total Electronics | | | | | 5,678,000 | | 5,473,690 | | 4,790,557 |
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| Finance — 5.78%: |
| | | Avolon Holdings+^# | 6.50 | | 9/15/2024 | | 8,820,964 | | 7,662,770 | | 6,637,775 |
| | | Galaxy Bidco Ltd.+ | 6.50 | | 7/31/2026 | | 500,000 | | 668,425 | | 454,992 |
| | | National Finance Partners# | 7.50 | | 10/1/2030 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,987,500 | | 1,897,806 |
| | | OneMain Finance Corporation# | 6.13 | | 3/15/2024 | | 1,000,000 | | 983,411 | | 963,190 |
| | | Progressive Holdings^ | 6.00 | | 11/15/2029 | | 3,631,000 | | 3,201,719 | | 2,901,223 |
| | | Travelex+¤ | 12.50 | | 8/5/2025 | | 2,477,389 | | 3,169,797 | | 3,457,645 |
| | | Travelex+¤> | 8.00 | | 5/15/2023 | | 4,600,000 | | 5,097,344 | | 0 |
| | | | Total Finance | | | | | 23,029,353 | | 22,770,966 | | 16,312,631 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Forest Products and Paper — 0.87%: |
| | | Sylvamo Corp.^# | 7.00 | | 9/1/2029 | | 2,885,000 | | 2,885,000 | | 2,461,971 |
| | | | Total Forest Products and Paper | | | | | 2,885,000 | | 2,885,000 | | 2,461,971 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Healthcare, Education and Childcare — 3.73%: |
| | | Bausch Health Companies Inc.+^# | 9.00 | | 12/15/2025 | | 2,707,000 | | 2,701,864 | | 1,699,640 |
| | | Bausch Health Companies Inc.+# | 11.00 | | 9/30/2028 | | 599,652 | | 1,166,550 | | 485,719 |
| | | Bausch Health Companies Inc.+# | 14.00 | | 10/15/2030 | | 119,204 | | 157,044 | | 65,562 |
| | | Bausch Health Companies Inc.^# | 9.25 | | 2/1/2028 | | 8,096,000 | | 8,575,907 | | 5,277,664 |
| | | CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. | 6.00 | | 1/15/2029 | | 1,000,000 | | 859,078 | | 734,820 |
| | | Cidron Aida Finco+ | 6.25 | | 4/1/2028 | | 1,650,000 | | 2,275,266 | | 1,450,811 |
| | | Community Health System Inc.^# | 6.88 | | 4/15/2029 | | 286,000 | | 286,000 | | 138,035 |
| | | Stada+ | 5.00 | | 9/30/2025 | | 810,000 | | 725,385 | | 688,894 |
| | | | Total Healthcare, Education and Childcare | | | | | 15,267,856 | | 16,747,094 | | 10,541,145 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products — 3.19%: |
| | | BCPE Ulysses Intermediate Inc^# | 7.75 | | 4/1/2027 | | 8,121,000 | | 7,720,958 | | 5,525,185 |
| | | LBM Borrower, LLC^ | 6.75 | | 5/15/2026 | | 1,659,000 | | 1,377,735 | | 912,433 |
| | | Staples Inc.^# | 10.75 | | 4/15/2027 | | 3,478,000 | | 3,572,542 | | 2,573,720 |
| | | | Total Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products | | | | | 13,258,000 | | 12,671,235 | | 9,011,338 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Internet — 0.35%: |
| | | Millenium Escrow Corporation SR NT26^# | 6.63 | | 8/1/2026 | | 1,260,000 | | 1,270,874 | | 996,085 |
| | | | Total Internet | | | | | 1,260,000 | | 1,270,874 | | 996,085 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leisure, Amusement, Entertainment — 0.92%: |
| | | Carnival Corp.+ | 10.13 | | 2/1/2026 | | 750,000 | | 935,676 | | 724,009 |
| | | Center Parcs+ | 6.50 | | 8/28/2050 | | 1,050,000 | | 1,468,370 | | 1,063,248 |
| | | Hurtigruten+ | 3.38 | | 2/24/2025 | | 1,000,000 | | 815,735 | | 813,438 |
| | | | Total Leisure, Amusement, Entertainment | | | | | 2,800,000 | | 3,219,781 | | 2,600,695 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lodging — 0.30%: |
| | | SANI/IKOS Financial Holdings+ | 5.63 | | 12/15/2026 | | 815,000 | | 962,674 | | 750,813 |
| | | Travelodge+~ | 7.04 | | 7/15/2025 | | 100,000 | | 110,251 | | 99,652 |
| | | | Total Lodging | | | | | 915,000 | | 1,072,925 | | 850,465 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construct, Non-Electronic) — 1.62%: |
| | | Granite Holdings US Acquisition Co.^# | 11.00 | | 10/1/2027 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,099,865 | | 942,708 |
| | | Harsco Corp.^ | 5.75 | | 7/31/2027 | | 1,000,000 | | 868,394 | | 624,789 |
| | | Oregon Tool^# | 7.88 | | 10/15/2029 | | 1,207,000 | | 1,207,000 | | 817,743 |
| | | Sarens+ | 5.75 | | 2/21/2027 | | 1,625,000 | | 1,783,930 | | 1,074,988 |
| | | Titan Acquisition Ltd / Titan Co-Borrower LLC+^# | 7.75 | | 4/15/2026 | | 1,412,000 | | 1,450,029 | | 1,116,089 |
| | | | Total Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construct, Non-Electronic) | | | | | 6,244,000 | | 6,409,218 | | 4,576,317 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals — 10.79%: |
| | | Consol Energy Inc.^# | 11.00 | | 11/15/2025 | | 8,316,000 | | 8,571,015 | | 8,513,505 |
| | | Coronado Global Resources Inc.+^# | 10.75 | | 5/15/2026 | | 5,456,000 | | 5,777,312 | | 5,674,185 |
| | | First Quantum Minerals+^# | 7.50 | | 4/1/2025 | | 9,775,000 | | 9,542,575 | | 9,407,753 |
| | | First Quantum Minerals+^# | 6.88 | | 10/15/2027 | | 200,000 | | 200,000 | | 179,608 |
| | | Hecla Mining Company# | 7.25 | | 2/15/2028 | | 4,699,000 | | 5,023,563 | | 4,359,262 |
| | | Warrior Met Coal Inc^# | 7.88 | | 12/1/2028 | | 2,378,000 | | 2,389,905 | | 2,311,063 |
| | | | Total Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals | | | | | 30,824,000 | | 31,504,370 | | 30,445,376 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oil and Gas — 18.05%: |
| | | Antero Resources Corp.^# | 7.63 | | 2/1/2029 | | 930,000 | | 990,565 | | 930,000 |
| | | Calumet Specialty Products^# | 9.25 | | 7/15/2024 | | 2,850,000 | | 2,793,945 | | 2,909,325 |
| | | CGG SA+ | 7.75 | | 4/1/2027 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,787,033 | | 1,241,532 |
| | | CVR Energy Inc.^# | 5.75 | | 2/15/2028 | | 3,850,000 | | 3,410,451 | | 3,288,635 |
| | | Enlink Midstream Partners LP# | 5.60 | | 4/1/2044 | | 5,413,000 | | 3,595,478 | | 4,117,787 |
| | | Enlink Midstream Partners LP# | 5.45 | | 6/1/2047 | | 3,000,000 | | 2,390,519 | | 2,191,379 |
| | | Genesis Energy LP# | 7.75 | | 2/1/2028 | | 3,408,000 | | 3,167,824 | | 2,964,960 |
| | | Genesis Energy LP# | 8.00 | | 1/15/2027 | | 2,639,000 | | 2,640,240 | | 2,315,723 |
| | | Harvest Midstream I L P^# | 7.50 | | 9/1/2028 | | 1,458,000 | | 1,470,748 | | 1,362,743 |
| | | Hilcorp Energy I L P^# | 6.25 | | 11/1/2028 | | 3,202,000 | | 2,850,905 | | 2,954,421 |
| | | KCA Deutag+ | 9.88 | | 12/1/2025 | | 1,179,286 | | 1,179,286 | | 1,078,655 |
| | | KCA Deutag¤ | 3.95 | | 11/30/2025 | | 1,343,874 | | 1,343,874 | | 1,343,874 |
| | | KCA Deutag¤ | 6.00 | | 5/27/2027 | | 946,790 | | 946,790 | | 946,790 |
| | | Neptune Energy Bondco PLC+^# | 6.63 | | 5/15/2025 | | 7,028,000 | | 6,693,982 | | 6,607,637 |
| | | Nabors Industries LTD+^# | 7.25 | | 1/15/2026 | | 802,000 | | 769,485 | | 697,859 |
| | | Nabors Industries LTD+^# | 7.50 | | 1/15/2028 | | 630,000 | | 594,170 | | 514,225 |
| | | NGL Energy Finance Corp.^# | 7.50 | | 2/1/2026 | | 3,031,000 | | 3,101,929 | | 2,696,408 |
| | | Occidental Pete Corp.# | 8.50 | | 7/15/2027 | | 4,523,000 | | 4,562,222 | | 4,840,515 |
| | | Occidental Pete Corp.# | 7.88 | | 9/15/2031 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,640,393 | | 2,668,750 |
| | | Range Res Corp# | 8.25 | | 1/15/2029 | | 494,000 | | 500,212 | | 502,645 |
| | | Tullow Oil PLC+^# | 10.25 | | 5/15/2026 | | 800,000 | | 800,000 | | 676,000 |
| | | Waldorf Production UK LD+ | 9.75 | | 10/1/2024 | | 525,001 | | 525,001 | | 523,164 |
| | | Weatherford Internatinoal Ltd Bermuda SR SEC Global+^# | 6.50 | | 9/15/2028 | | 972,000 | | 972,000 | | 877,230 |
| | | Weatherford Intl Ltd Bermuda Sr Glbl+^# | 8.63 | | 4/30/2030 | | 3,092,000 | | 3,107,511 | | 2,695,792 |
| | | | Total Oil and Gas | | | | | 56,116,951 | | 52,834,563 | | 50,946,049 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Personal Transportation — 0.46%: |
| | | Hertz Corporation^ | 5.00 | | 12/1/2029 | | 1,100,000 | | 867,465 | | 820,611 |
| | | Naviera Armas+ | 12.94 | | 3/31/2026 | | 457,105 | | 614,384 | | 465,343 |
| | | | Total Personal Transportation | | | | | 1,557,105 | | 1,481,849 | | 1,285,954 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pharmaceuticals — 0.12%: |
| | | 1375209 B C LTD+# | 9.00 | | 1/30/2028 | | 337,703 | | 809,852 | | 336,859 |
| | | | Total Pharmaceuticals | | | | | 337,703 | | 809,852 | | 336,859 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Printing and Publishing — 2.34%: |
| | | Getty Images Inc.^# | 9.75 | | 3/1/2027 | | 5,234,000 | | 5,378,685 | | 5,194,745 |
| | | Cimpress N.V.+^# | 7.00 | | 6/15/2026 | | 2,069,000 | | 2,069,000 | | 1,406,920 |
| | | | Total Printing and Publishing | | | | | 7,303,000 | | 7,447,685 | | 6,601,665 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Retail Store — 0.95%: |
| | | Afflelou SAS, 3M EURIBOR + 8.000%+~ | 8.35 | | 5/19/2027 | | 1,300,000 | | 1,564,542 | | 1,203,987 |
| | | Casino+ | 4.50 | | 3/7/2024 | | 400,000 | | 384,503 | | 261,084 |
| | | Marcolin S.p.A+ | 6.13 | | 11/15/2026 | | 700,000 | | 852,141 | | 599,764 |
| | | Stonegate Pub Co., 3M EURIBOR + 5.750%+~ | 6.07 | | 7/31/2025 | | 700,000 | | 829,567 | | 610,569 |
| | | | Total Retail Store | | | | | 3,100,000 | | 3,630,753 | | 2,675,404 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Telecommunications — 3.33%: |
| | | Altice France Holding S.A.+^# | 10.50 | | 5/15/2027 | | 4,000,000 | | 4,086,520 | | 3,133,022 |
| | | Charter Communications Inc. | 4.50 | | 5/1/2032 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,641,196 | | 1,525,340 |
| | | Commscope Inc.^# | 8.25 | | 3/1/2027 | | 1,173,000 | | 1,132,023 | | 969,191 |
| | | Consolidated Communications^# | 6.50 | | 10/1/2028 | | 832,000 | | 832,000 | | 622,103 |
| | | Digicel Limited +¤^#> | 8.25 | | 9/30/2025 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,491,364 | | 0 |
| | | Frontier Communications Corporation^# | 8.75 | | 5/15/2030 | | 774,000 | | 774,000 | | 774,495 |
| | | Frontier Communications Hldgs Sr Sec Glbl^ | 6.00 | | 1/15/2030 | | 767,000 | | 767,000 | | 602,870 |
| | | Uniti Group LP / Uniti Group Finance Inc.^# | 6.50 | | 2/15/2029 | | 330,000 | | 330,000 | | 221,169 |
| | | Viasat^# | 6.50 | | 7/15/2028 | | 790,000 | | 790,000 | | 525,350 |
| | | Windstream Escrow LLC^# | 7.75 | | 8/15/2028 | | 1,251,000 | | 1,246,000 | | 1,036,627 |
| | | | Total Telecommunications | | | | | 14,417,000 | | 14,090,103 | | 9,410,167 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Transportation — 1.86%: |
| | | Carriage Purchaser Inc.^# | 7.88 | | 10/15/2029 | | 6,356,000 | | 5,739,459 | | 4,734,081 |
| | | Castor S.p.A.+~ | 6.25 | | 2/15/2029 | | 477,000 | | 542,554 | | 425,775 |
| | | Titan Holdings II+ | 5.13 | | 7/15/2029 | | 113,000 | | 133,866 | | 86,658 |
| | | | Total Transportation | | | | | 6,946,000 | | 6,415,879 | | 5,246,514 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Corporate Bonds | | | | | 330,606,244 | | 329,141,689 | | 274,150,630 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Fixed Income | | | | | 447,316,043 | | 445,091,375 | | 371,785,669 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Investments | | | | | | $ | 446,443,621 | $ | 374,345,735 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other assets and liabilities — (32.64)% | | (92,114,440) |
| | | | Net Assets — 100% | $ | 282,231,295 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Percentages are calculated as a percent of net assets applicable to common shareholders. |
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| | LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate |
| | EURIBOR - Euro Interbank Offered Rate |
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* | | Securities are non-income producing. |
‡ | | The effective interest rates are based on settled commitment amount. |
¤ | | Value determined using significant unobservable inputs, security is categorized as Level 3. |
+ | | Foreign security. |
^ | | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144a of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. |
~ | | Variable rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect at September 30, 2022. |
# | | All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for the credit facility. |
§ | | Bank loans are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, but contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. These loans pay interest at rates which adjust periodically. The interest rates shown for bank loans are the current interest rates at September 30, 2022. Bank loans are also subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment which cannot be predicted. As a result, the remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown. |
> | | Defaulted security. | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Distributions of investments by country of risk. Percentage of assets are expressed by market value excluding cash and accrued income as of September 30, 2022. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | United States | 82.7% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | United Kingdom | 5.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Zambia | 2.6% | | | | | | | |
| | | | France | 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Canada | 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Australia | 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Luxembourg | 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | (Individually less than 1%) | 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 100%
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Valuation of Instruments
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-tier hierarchy is utilized to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. For example, market participants would consider the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value, such as a pricing model, and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments:
Description | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total Investments | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,481,517 | | | $ | 967,107 | | | $ | 2,448,624 | |
Warrants | | | - | | | | - | | | | 111,442 | | | | 111,442 | |
Total Equities: | | | - | | | | 1,481,517 | | | | 1,078,549 | | | | 2,560,066 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | - | | | | 41,011,477 | | | | - | | | | 41,011,477 | |
Bank Loans | | | - | | | | 41,131,679 | | | | 15,491,883 | | | | 56,623,562 | |
Corporate Bonds | | | - | | | | 268,402,321 | | | | 5,748,309 | | | | 274,150,630 | |
Total Fixed Income | | | - | | | | 350,545,477 | | | | 21,240,192 | | | | 371,785,669 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign Exchange Contracts | | | - | | | | 1,135,614 | | | | - | | | | 1,135,614 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Assets: | | $ | - | | | $ | 353,162,608 | | | $ | 22,318,741 | | | $ | 375,481,349 | |
The following table is a summary of quantitative information about significant unobservable valuation inputs for Level 3 fair value measurement for investments held as of September 30, 2022. The table does not include Level 3 financial instruments with values based upon unadjusted third-party pricing information in the amount of $21,353,456. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 financial instruments:
Type of Assets | Fair Value as of September 30, 2022 | Valuation Technique(s) | Unobservable Input |
| | | |
Equities | |
ESC CB 144A High Ridge | $41,748 | Expected Transaction | $14.00; Value derived from pending receipt |
Sabine Oil & Gas LLC | $56,446 | Expected Transaction | $13.00; Value derived from pending receipt |
Tourmaline Escrow Cash | $867,091 | Withholding Tax Reclaim | $0.80; Priced at value of the withholding tax reclaim |
Although the Fund believes the valuation methods described above are appropriate, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine fair value could result in different estimates of fair value at the reporting date.
The Fund discloses transfers between levels based on valuations at the end of the reporting period. Based on end of period market values, $5,117,176 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 for the period from January 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022. The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments based upon the inputs used to determine fair value: