| Item 1. | |
| (a) | Name of issuer:
Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive
offices:
3344 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1725, Atlanta, GA 30326 |
| Item 2. | |
| (a) | Name of person filing:
Sit Investment Associates, Inc.
Sit Fixed Income Advisors II, LLC |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if
none, residence:
c/o Sit Investment Associates, Inc.
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 3300
Minneapolis, MN 55402 |
| (c) | Citizenship:
Sit Investment Associates, Inc. Minnesota Corporation
Sit Fixed Income Advisors II, LLC Delaware LLC |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Common Stock |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
03464A100 |
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§
240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
| (a) |  Broker
or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o); |
| (b) | Bank
as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
| (c) | Insurance
company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
| (d) | Investment
company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8); |
| (e) |  An
investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
| (f) | An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
| (g) | A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
| (h) | A
savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1813); |
| (i) | A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
| (j) | A
non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S.
institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please
specify the type of institution: |
| (k) | Group,
in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
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| Item 4. | Ownership |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
See response to item 9 on each cover page. |
| (b) | Percent of class:
See response to item 11 on each cover page.
20.6 % |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| | (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
See response to item 5 on each cover page.
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| | (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote:
See response to item 6 on each cover page.
|
| | (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
See response to item 7 on each cover page.
|
| | (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
See response to item 8 on each cover page.
The ownership percentages reported are based on 25,062,638 shares of common stock outstanding as of July 31, 2024, as reported in the Issuer's Report on Form N-CSRS filed with the Securities Exchange Commission.
Sit Investment Associates, Inc. ("SIA") is an investment adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Sit Fixed Income Advisors II, LLC ("SFI") is an investment adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and a subsidiary of SIA. SIA and SFI provide investment management services to client accounts ("Accounts"). In their roles as investment advisers SIA and SFI possess shared voting and investment power over securities of the Issuer described in this schedule 13G owned by the Accounts and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares of the Issuer owned by the Accounts. All securities reported in this schedule 13G are owned by the Accounts. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), SIA and SFI disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities.
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| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
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| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of
Another Person. |
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If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct
the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, a statement to
that effect should be included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more
than 5 percent of the class, such person should be identified. A listing of the shareholders of
an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries
of employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.
The Accounts are known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities.
Except as may be indicated if this is a joint filing with a registered investment company managed by SIA or SFI, not more than 5% of the class of such securities is owned by any one Account subject to the investment advice of SIA or SFI. |
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or
Control Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members
of the Group. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
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Not Applicable
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