Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities & Income SMA Shares N-CSR Certified annual shareholder report (management investment company)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number:    811-22393                                         

Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income SMA Shares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

1166 Avenue of the Americas, 30^th Floor, New York, NY 10036

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Dana A. DeVivo

Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.

1166 Avenue of the Americas, 30^th Floor,

New York, NY 10036

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    (212) 832-3232                                         

Date of fiscal year end:    October 31                                         

Date of reporting period:    October 31, 2023                                        

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME SMA SHARES, INC.

To Our Shareholders:

We would like to share with you our report for the year ended October 31, 2023. The total returns for Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income SMA Shares, Inc. (the Fund) and its comparative benchmarks were:

	Six Months Ended October 31, 2023			Year Ended October 31, 2023
Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income SMA Shares		1.98	%		2.47	%
Blended Benchmark—75% ICE BofA U.S. IG Institutional Capital Securities Index/ 25% Bloomberg Developed Market USD Contingent Capital Index(a)		0.37	%		4.30	%
S&P 500 Index(a)		1.39	%		10.14	%

The performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, if redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Current total returns of the Fund can be obtained by visiting our website at cohenandsteers.com. The Fund’s returns assume the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value (NAV). Shareholders should be aware that the Fund is managed within the context of separately managed account programs and not with the objective of matching or exceeding the Fund’s stated indexes, which are used for Fund reporting purposes. As such, comparisons of the Fund’s performance to that of the indicated indexes are not likely to be meaningful. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year are not annualized. Performance figures do not reflect the effect of fees and expenses associated with a separately managed account (SMA) program or fees paid to the investment advisor for SMA advisory services. Such fees are paid directly or indirectly by the SMA program sponsor to the investment advisor. The investment advisor does not charge an advisory fee to the Fund. The investment advisor has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund so that the total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and other expenses approved by the Board of Directors) do not exceed 0.00%. This contractual agreement is currently expected to remain in place for the life of the Fund, can only be amended or terminated by agreement of the Fund’s Board of Directors and the investment advisor and will terminate automatically in the event of termination of the investment advisory agreement between the Fund and the investment advisor.

^{(a) The ICE BofA U.S. IG Institutional Capital Securities Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar denominated investment grade hybrid capital corporate and preferred securities publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market. The Bloomberg Developed Market USD Contingent Capital Index includes hybrid capital securities in developed markets with explicit equity conversion or write down loss absorption mechanisms that are based on an issuer’s regulatory capital ratio or other explicit solvency-based triggers. The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 large-capitalization stocks that is frequently used as a general measure of U.S. stock market performance.}

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Market Review

The 12 months ended October 31, 2023 were mostly favorable for financial markets amid better-than-expected economic resilience, although an associated continued rise in interest rates weighed on rate-sensitive investments such as Treasury bonds. Stocks and credit-sensitive fixed income assets had generally positive returns.

While bond yields initially ticked down as inflation rates moderated from high levels, interest rate pressures began to build again as some positive economic data pushed out expectations for an end to the Federal Reserve’s (and other central banks’) rate hikes. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose from 4.1% to 4.9% at the end of the period, reaching levels not seen since the financial crisis.

In this environment, preferreds had a modest gain as a group, but with over-the-counter (OTC) preferreds faring considerably better than more rate-sensitive exchange-traded issues. Preferred securities outperformed Treasuries and investment-grade corporate bonds but trailed high-yield debt.

Fund Performance

The portfolio had a positive total return in the period but underperformed its blended benchmark. The portfolio is part of a component SMA and does not necessarily reflect the performance of the overall SMA program.

In the U.S., the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank in early 2023 raised concerns about funding and contagion risk. In Europe, struggling Credit Suisse was acquired by rival UBS in March. Financial regulators took swift action to mitigate contagion risk; the Fed and other central banks assured that funding would remain readily available in the global banking system.

Concerns around these events eased as the period progressed and fundamentals of the broader banking system remained healthy and resilient. Industry data and individual company comments suggested that the well-publicized U.S. regional bank failures were idiosyncratic and not reflective of systemic risk. Credit Suisse, meanwhile, appeared to be an outlier among European banks. Overall, the banking sector in the U.S. and Europe continued to generate solid profitability and strong capitalization.

Security selection in the banking sector detracted from the portfolio’s relative performance, partly due to out-of-benchmark investments in several issues from Silicon Valley Bank. Our overall allocation to securities from Credit Suisse did not have a meaningful impact on relative performance.

The insurance sector performed well during the period. Property & casualty insurance companies experienced significant premium growth due to the recovering economy, while life insurers benefited from the declining impact of the Covid pandemic. An underweight in insurance securities as a group hindered relative performance.

The pipeline sector outperformed as company cash flows improved, supported by recovering demand and high crude oil and refined product prices. The portfolio’s overweight in pipelines contributed to relative performance, although the effect was countered by security selection in that sector. Utilities also outperformed; an overweight and security selection benefited the portfolio’s performance. Telecommunication services performed well, aided by overall operational health in the sector. The portfolio’s overweight in the telecommunication services sector modestly contributed to relative performance.

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Impact of Derivatives on Fund Performance

The Fund used derivatives in the form of forward foreign currency exchange contracts to passively manage currency risk on certain Fund positions denominated in foreign currencies. The currency forward contracts detracted from the Fund’s total return for the 12 months ended October 31, 2023.

Sincerely,

WILLIAM F. SCAPELL Portfolio Manager	ELAINE ZAHARIS-NIKAS Portfolio Manager

JERRY DOROST      

Portfolio Manager

The views and opinions in the preceding commentary are subject to change without notice and are as of the date of the report. There is no guarantee that any market forecast set forth in the commentary will be realized. This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific point in time, should not be relied upon as investment advice and is not intended to predict or depict performance of any investment.

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Performance Review (Unaudited)

Average Annual Total Returns—For Periods Ended October 31, 2023

	1 Year			5 Years		10 Years		Since Inception(b)
Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income SMA Shares, Inc.		2.47	%		—		—		2.74	%

The performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, if redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance information current to the most recent month end can be obtained by visiting our website at cohenandsteers.com. Total return assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at NAV. The performance graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. During the periods presented above, the investment advisor waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses. Without this arrangement, performance would have been lower.

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Performance Review (Unaudited)—(Continued)

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, as disclosed in the prospectus dated March 1, 2023, supplemented on December 13, 2023, was 0.10% and 0.00%. The investment advisor has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund so that the total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and other expenses approved by the Board of Directors) do not exceed 0.00%. This contractual agreement is currently expected to remain in place for the life of the Fund, can only be amended or terminated by agreement of the Fund’s Board of Directors and the investment advisor and will terminate automatically in the event of termination of the investment advisory agreement between the Fund and the investment advisor.

^(a) The comparative indexes are not adjusted to reflect expenses or other fees that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires to be reflected in the Fund’s performance. Index performance does not reflect the deduction of any fees, taxes or expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at NAV. For more information, including charges and expenses, please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

^(b) Commencement of investment operations was March 1, 2019.

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Expense Example (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs including investment advisory fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2023—October 31, 2023.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the following table provides information about actual account values and expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

	Beginning Account Value May 1, 2023		Ending Account Value October 31, 2023		Expenses Paid During Period(a) May 1, 2023— October 31, 2023
Actual (1.98% return)	$	1,000.00	$	1,019.80	$	0.00
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)	$	1,000.00	$	1,025.21	$	0.00

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Expense Example (Unaudited)—(Continued)

^(a)  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.00% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The investment advisor does not charge an advisory fee to the Fund. The investment advisor has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund so that the total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and other expenses approved by the Board of Directors) do not exceed 0.00%. This contractual agreement is currently expected to remain in place for the life of the Fund, can only be amended or terminated by agreement of the Fund’s Board of Directors and the investment advisor and will terminate automatically in the event of termination of the investment advisory agreement between the Fund and the investment advisor.

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October 31, 2023 Top Ten Holdings^(a) (Unaudited)

Security	Value		% of Net Assets
Wells Fargo & Co., 3.90%, Series BB	$	7,908,546		2.4
BNP Paribas SA, 7.75% (France)		6,693,648		2.0
Wells Fargo & Co., 7.625%		5,018,985		1.5
Citigroup, Inc., 3.875%, Series X		4,409,760		1.3
Toronto-Dominion Bank, 8.125% due 10/31/82 (Canada)		4,327,673		1.3
BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.875% (United Kingdom)		4,183,012		1.3
QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 5.875% (Australia)		4,120,349		1.2
Emera, Inc., 6.75%, Series 16-A (Canada)		3,971,251		1.2
Charles Schwab Corp., 4.00%, Series I		3,756,002		1.1
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., 4.75% (Canada)		3,672,686		1.1

^(a)  Top ten holdings (excluding short-term investments and derivative instruments) are determined on the basis of the value of individual securities held. The Fund may also hold positions in other securities issued by the companies listed above. See the Schedule of Investments for additional details on such other positions.

Sector Breakdown^(b)

(Based on Net Assets)

(Unaudited)

^(b) Excludes derivative instruments.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2023

		Shares		Value
PREFERRED SECURITIES—EXCHANGE-TRADED	1.8%
BANKING	0.4%
Bank of America Corp., 4.375%, Series NN(a)			9,993	$	166,484
Bank of America Corp., 4.75%, Series SS(a)			5,639		100,769
Morgan Stanley, 4.25%, Series O(a)			7,773		127,555
Morgan Stanley, 5.85%, Series K(a)(b)			18,000		393,480
U.S. Bancorp, 4.00%, Series M(a)			41,534		615,949
					1,404,237
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY PRODUCTS	0.0%
Ford Motor Co., 6.50%, due 8/15/62			6,658		139,285
INSURANCE	0.3%
Athene Holding Ltd., 6.375% to 6/30/25, Series C(a)(c)			39,366		955,413
Athene Holding Ltd., 7.75% to 12/30/27, Series E(a)(c)			4,227		105,252
					1,060,665
PIPELINES	1.1%
Enbridge, Inc., 3.94% to 3/1/25, Series 11 (Canada)(a)(c)			46,275		492,199
Energy Transfer LP, 7.60% to 5/15/24, Series E(a)(c)			72,332		1,788,047
TC Energy Corp., 3.903% to 4/30/24, Series 7 (Canada)(a)(c)			112,182		1,233,658
					3,513,904
TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—EXCHANGE-TRADED (Identified cost—$6,190,766)					6,118,091
		Principal Amount
PREFERRED SECURITIES—OVER-THE-COUNTER	95.7%
BANKING	58.2%
Abanca Corp. Bancaria SA, 6.00% to 1/20/26 (Spain)(a)(c)(d)(e)		$	1,200,000		1,141,079
AIB Group PLC, 6.25% to 6/23/25 (Ireland)(a)(c)(d)(e)			1,518,000		1,529,979
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 6.125% to 11/16/27 (Spain)(a)(c)(d)			400,000		318,643
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 6.50% to 3/5/25, Series 9 (Spain)(a)(c)(d)			2,400,000		2,267,084
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 9.375% (Spain)(a)(c)(d)			1,200,000		1,160,101
Banco de Sabadell SA, 5.75% to 3/15/26 (Spain)(a)(c)(d)(e)			800,000		741,491
Banco de Sabadell SA, 9.375% to 7/18/28 (Spain)(a)(c)(d)(e)			1,600,000		1,665,209

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

October 31, 2023

	Principal Amount		Value
Banco Mercantil del Norte SA/Grand Cayman, 6.625% to 1/24/32 (Mexico)(a)(c)(d)(f)	$	800,000	$	602,379
Bank of America Corp., 4.375% to 1/27/27, Series RR(a)(c)		1,561,000		1,263,787
Bank of America Corp., 5.875% to 3/15/28, Series FF(a)(c)		1,199,000		1,033,838
Bank of America Corp., 6.10% to 3/17/25, Series AA(a)(c)		2,943,000		2,844,921
Bank of America Corp., 6.125% to 4/27/27, Series TT(a)(c)		835,000		787,171
Bank of America Corp., 6.25% to 9/5/24, Series X(a)(c)		1,763,000		1,737,140
Bank of Ireland Group PLC, 6.00% to 9/1/25 (Ireland)(a)(c)(d)(e)		600,000		601,584
Bank of Ireland Group PLC, 7.50% to 5/19/25 (Ireland)(a)(c)(d)(e)		1,800,000		1,881,181
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 3.75% to 12/20/26, Series I(a)(c)		631,000		489,975
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 4.625% to 9/20/26, Series F(a)(c)		1,687,000		1,453,995
Bank of Nova Scotia/The, 4.90% to 6/4/25 (Canada)(a)(c)		1,745,000		1,596,722
Bank of Nova Scotia/The, 8.625% to 10/27/27, due 10/27/82 (Canada)(c)		1,200,000		1,176,894
Barclays Bank PLC, 6.278% to 12/15/34, Series 1 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)		1,360,000		1,270,807
Barclays PLC, 6.125% to 12/15/25 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)(d)		1,800,000		1,610,046
Barclays PLC, 7.125% to 6/15/25 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)(d)		1,000,000		1,134,974
Barclays PLC, 8.00% to 6/15/24 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)(d)		1,000,000		980,544
Barclays PLC, 8.00% to 3/15/29 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)(d)		2,700,000		2,394,900
Barclays PLC, 8.875% to 9/15/27 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)(d)(e)		2,400,000		2,706,926
BNP Paribas SA, 4.625% to 1/12/27 (France)(a)(c)(d)(f)		2,079,000		1,644,602
BNP Paribas SA, 4.625% to 2/25/31 (France)(a)(c)(d)(f)		1,800,000		1,252,752
BNP Paribas SA, 7.00% to 8/16/28 (France)(a)(c)(d)(f)		1,200,000		1,073,492
BNP Paribas SA, 7.375% to 8/19/25 (France)(a)(c)(d)(f)		600,000		586,012
BNP Paribas SA, 7.75% to 8/16/29 (France)(a)(c)(d)(f)		7,200,000		6,693,648
BNP Paribas SA, 8.50% to 8/14/28 (France)(a)(c)(d)(f)		2,400,000		2,305,653
BNP Paribas SA, 9.25% to 11/17/27 (France)(a)(c)(d)(f)		1,600,000		1,630,382
CaixaBank SA, 8.25% to 3/13/29 (Spain)(a)(c)(d)(e)		2,600,000		2,685,613
Charles Schwab Corp., 4.00% to 6/1/26, Series I(a)(c)		4,725,000		3,756,002
Charles Schwab Corp., 4.00% to 12/1/30, Series H(a)(c)		4,815,000		3,291,861
Charles Schwab Corp., 5.375% to 6/1/25, Series G(a)(c)		773,000		737,873
Citigroup, Inc., 3.875% to 2/18/26, Series X(a)(c)		5,244,000		4,409,760
Citigroup, Inc., 4.00% to 12/10/25, Series W(a)(c)		1,500,000		1,291,625

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

October 31, 2023

	Principal Amount			Value
Citigroup, Inc., 5.95% to 5/15/25, Series P(a)(c)	$	2,412,000		$	2,296,226
Citigroup, Inc., 7.625% to 11/15/28, Series AA(a)(c)		3,300,000			3,185,962
CoBank ACB, 6.45% to 10/1/27, Series K(a)(c)		1,350,000			1,257,442
Commerzbank AG, 7.00% to 4/9/25 (Germany)(a)(c)(d)(e)		1,000,000			905,075
Credit Agricole SA, 4.00% to 12/23/27 (France)(a)(c)(d)(e)		600,000			544,675
Credit Agricole SA, 4.75% to 3/23/29 (France)(a)(c)(d)(f)		2,400,000			1,782,496
Credit Agricole SA, 6.875% to 9/23/24 (France)(a)(c)(d)(f)		1,800,000			1,751,273
Credit Agricole SA, 7.25% to 9/23/28, Series EMTN (France)(a)(c)(d)(e)		1,200,000			1,255,963
Credit Agricole SA, 8.125% to 12/23/25 (France)(a)(c)(d)(f)		1,600,000			1,585,000
Credit Suisse Group AG, 5.25% to 2/11/27, Claim (Switzerland)(a)(c)(d)(f)(g)(h)		400,000			42,000
Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.375% to 8/21/26, Claim (Switzerland)(a)(c)(d)(f)(g)(h)		1,600,000			168,000
Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.25% to 9/12/25, Claim (Switzerland)(a)(c)(d)(f)(g)(h)		2,000,000			210,000
Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.50%, Claim (Switzerland)(a)(d)(f)(g)(h)		2,400,000			252,000
Deutsche Bank AG, 6.00% to 10/30/25 (Germany)(a)(c)(d)		2,200,000			1,782,343
Deutsche Bank AG, 7.50% to 4/30/25 (Germany)(a)(c)(d)		1,600,000			1,421,694
Deutsche Bank AG, 10.00% to 12/01/27 (Germany)(a)(c)(d)(e)		2,000,000			2,118,059
DNB Bank ASA, 4.875% to 11/12/24, Series EMTN (Norway)(a)(c)(d)(e)		400,000			382,545
Dresdner Funding Trust I, 8.151%, due 6/30/31 (TruPS)(f)		800,000			838,500
Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 5.70% to 9/15/25, Series 4(a)(c)(f)		2,925,000			2,764,125
First Horizon Bank, 6.518% (3 Month USD Term SOFR + 1.112%, Floor 3.75%)(a)(b)(f)		3,500	†		2,380,000
Goldman Sachs Capital I, 6.345%, due 2/15/34 (TruPS)		1,334,000			1,288,633
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.65% to 8/10/26, Series U(a)(c)		786,000			611,077
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.80% to 5/10/26, Series T(a)(c)		301,000			235,606
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 7.50% to 2/10/29, Series W(a)(c)		1,860,000			1,828,850
HSBC Capital Funding Dollar 1 LP, 10.176% to 6/30/30, Series 2 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)(f)		2,025,000			2,454,019
HSBC Holdings PLC, 4.60% to 12/17/30 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)(d)		2,400,000			1,741,221

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

October 31, 2023

	Principal Amount		Value
HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.375% to 3/30/25 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)(d)	$	2,200,000	$	2,076,937
HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.50%, due 9/15/37 (United Kingdom)		800,000		756,100
HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.00% to 3/7/28 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)(d)		3,200,000		3,148,000
Huntington Bancshares, Inc./OH., 4.45% to 10/15/27, Series G(a)(c)		1,680,000		1,257,874
ING Groep NV, 4.25% to 5/16/31, Series NC10 (Netherlands)(a)(c)(d)		1,400,000		869,750
ING Groep NV, 4.875% to 5/16/29 (Netherlands)(a)(c)(d)(e)		1,200,000		876,000
ING Groep NV, 5.75% to 11/16/26 (Netherlands)(a)(c)(d)		2,800,000		2,465,064
ING Groep NV, 6.50% to 4/16/25 (Netherlands)(a)(c)(d)		1,600,000		1,498,503
ING Groep NV, 6.75% to 4/16/24 (Netherlands)(a)(c)(d)(e)		800,000		784,444
ING Groep NV, 7.50% to 5/16/28 (Netherlands)(a)(c)(d)(e)		2,000,000		1,797,332
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 7.70% to 9/17/25 (Italy)(a)(c)(d)(f)		2,400,000		2,247,286
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 9.125% to 9/7/29 (Italy)(a)(c)(d)(e)		2,000,000		2,133,024
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.65% to 6/1/26, Series KK(a)(c)		1,946,000		1,692,969
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.60% to 2/1/25, Series HH(a)(c)		832,000		777,224
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.10% to 10/1/24, Series X(a)(c)		860,000		848,820
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.75% to 2/1/24, Series S(a)(c)		701,000		700,906
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 8.889% (3 Month USD Term SOFR + 3.512%), Series Q(a)(b)		999,000		1,002,342
Julius Baer Group Ltd., 6.875% to 6/9/27 (Switzerland)(a)(c)(d)(e)		1,000,000		867,120
KeyCorp Capital III, 7.75%, due 7/15/29 (TruPS)		1,000,000		889,487
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.50% to 6/27/24 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)(d)		1,600,000		1,560,707
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.50% to 9/27/25 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)(d)		2,000,000		1,860,600
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 8.00% to 9/27/29 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)(d)		2,900,000		2,553,761
M&T Bank Corp., 3.50% to 9/1/26, Series I(a)(c)		247,000		165,788
M&T Bank Corp., 5.125% to 11/1/26, Series F(a)(c)		1,229,000		931,426
Nationwide Building Society, 5.75% to 6/20/27 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)(d)(e)		800,000		828,779
NatWest Group PLC, 6.00% to 12/29/25 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)(d)		2,600,000		2,388,382

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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	Principal Amount		Value
NatWest Group PLC, 8.00% to 8/10/25 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)(d)	$	3,000,000	$	2,915,640
Nordea Bank Abp, 6.625% to 3/26/26 (Finland)(a)(c)(d)(f)		1,200,000		1,127,825
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 3.40% to 9/15/26, Series T(a)(c)		2,000,000		1,444,083
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 6.00% to 5/15/27, Series U(a)(c)		470,000		395,157
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 6.20% to 9/15/27, Series V(a)(c)		1,841,000		1,642,513
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 6.25% to 3/15/30, Series W(a)(c)		2,742,000		2,263,523
Regions Financial Corp., 5.75% to 6/15/25, Series D(a)(c)		889,000		817,699
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 6.875% to 6/30/27 (Sweden)(a)(c)(d)(e)		600,000		562,951
Societe Generale SA, 5.375% to 11/18/30 (France)(a)(c)(d)(f)		2,200,000		1,583,354
Societe Generale SA, 6.75% to 4/6/28 (France)(a)(c)(d)(f)		1,400,000		1,129,280
Societe Generale SA, 8.00% to 9/29/25 (France)(a)(c)(d)(f)		1,600,000		1,568,169
Societe Generale SA, 9.375% to 11/22/27 (France)(a)(c)(d)(f)		2,600,000		2,516,471
Standard Chartered PLC, 4.30% to 8/19/28 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)(d)(f)		800,000		561,817
Standard Chartered PLC, 4.75% to 1/14/31 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)(d)(f)		1,600,000		1,116,942
Standard Chartered PLC, 7.75% to 8/15/27 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)(d)(f)		1,400,000		1,346,719
Swedbank AB, 7.625% to 3/17/28 (Sweden)(a)(c)(d)(e)		600,000		558,524
Toronto-Dominion Bank, 8.125% to 10/31/27, due 10/31/82 (Canada)(c)		4,400,000		4,327,673
Truist Financial Corp., 4.80% to 9/1/24, Series N(a)(c)		397,000		326,339
Truist Financial Corp., 4.95% to 9/1/25, Series P(a)(c)		739,000		672,076
Truist Financial Corp., 5.10% to 3/1/30, Series Q(a)(c)		2,068,000		1,666,563
U.S. Bancorp, 3.70% to 1/15/27, Series N(a)(c)		914,000		643,945
U.S. Bancorp, 5.30% to 4/15/27, Series J(a)(c)		2,010,000		1,582,164
UBS Group AG, 4.375% to 2/10/31 (Switzerland)(a)(c)(d)(f)		1,400,000		975,455
UBS Group AG, 4.875% to 2/12/27 (Switzerland)(a)(c)(d)(f)		2,400,000		1,979,695
UBS Group AG, 5.125% to 7/29/26 (Switzerland)(a)(c)(d)(e)		800,000		713,770
UBS Group AG, 6.875% to 8/7/25 (Switzerland)(a)(c)(d)(e)		3,500,000		3,308,848
UBS Group AG, 7.00% to 2/19/25 (Switzerland)(a)(c)(d)(e)		1,400,000		1,361,500
UniCredit SpA, 8.00% to 6/3/24 (Italy)(a)(c)(d)(e)		1,000,000		987,650

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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		Principal Amount		Value
Wells Fargo & Co., 3.90% to 3/15/26, Series BB(a)(c)		$	9,124,000	$	7,908,546
Wells Fargo & Co., 5.95%, due 12/15/36			1,532,000		1,404,700
Wells Fargo & Co., 7.625% to 9/15/28(a)(c)			5,000,000		5,018,985
Wells Fargo & Co., 7.95%, due 11/15/29, Series B			23,000		24,271
					192,264,901
ENERGY	1.8%
BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.375% to 6/22/25 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)			1,843,000		1,754,332
BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.875% to 3/22/30 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)			4,788,000		4,183,012
					5,937,344
FINANCIAL SERVICES	1.7%
Aircastle Ltd., 5.25% to 6/15/26, Series A(a)(c)(f)			940,000		741,799
American Express Co., 3.55% to 9/15/26, Series D(a)(c)			1,902,000		1,497,825
Apollo Management Holdings LP, 4.95% to 12/17/24, due 1/14/50(c)(f)			450,000		400,024
Ares Finance Co. III LLC, 4.125% to 6/30/26, due 6/30/51(c)(f)			851,000		638,021
Charles Schwab Corp., 5.00% to 6/1/27, Series K(a)(c)			2,035,000		1,612,309
ILFC E-Capital Trust II, 7.459% (3 Month USD Term SOFR + 2.062%), due 12/21/65(TruPS)(b)(f)			940,000		703,681
					5,593,659
HEALTH CARE	0.2%
Bayer AG, 7.00% (Germany)(c)(e)			700,000		737,367
INSURANCE	14.4%
Aegon Ltd., 5.50% to 4/11/28, due 4/11/48 (Netherlands)(c)			600,000		543,283
Aegon Ltd., 5.625% to 4/15/29 (Netherlands)(a)(c)(d)(e)			1,800,000		1,663,485
Allianz SE, 3.50% to 11/17/25 (Germany)(a)(c)(d)(f)			1,400,000		1,154,961
Allianz SE, 6.35%, due 9/6/53 (Germany)(c)(f)			2,400,000		2,294,852
American International Group, Inc., 5.75% to 4/1/28, due 4/1/48, Series A9(c)			200,000		182,490
AXA SA, 8.60%, due 12/15/30 (France)			1,025,000		1,178,107
CNP Assurances SACA, 4.875% to 10/7/30 (France)(a)(c)(d)(e)			400,000		290,164

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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	Principal Amount		Value
CNP Assurances SACA, 5.25% to 1/18/33, due 7/18/53, Series EMTN (France)(c)(e)	$	400,000	$	399,879
Corebridge Financial, Inc., 6.875% to 9/15/27, due 12/15/52(c)		1,550,000		1,433,834
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd., 5.10% to 10/28/24 (Japan)(a)(c)(f)		900,000		880,703
Enstar Finance LLC, 5.50% to 1/15/27, due 1/15/42(c)		2,700,000		2,156,776
Enstar Finance LLC, 5.75% to 9/1/25, due 9/1/40(c)		2,160,000		1,909,433
Equitable Holdings, Inc., 4.95% to 9/15/25, Series B(a)(c)		1,485,000		1,357,078
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co., 5.00% to 7/28/25 (Japan)(a)(c)(e)		600,000		580,225
Global Atlantic Fin Co., 4.70% to 7/15/26, due 10/15/51(c)(f)		2,832,000		1,975,483
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., 7.751% (3 Month USD Term SOFR + 2.387%), due 2/12/47, Series ICON(b)(f)		1,236,000		1,059,746
La Mondiale SAM, 5.875% to 1/26/27, due 1/26/47 (France)(c)(e)		600,000		557,424
Lancashire Holdings Ltd., 5.625% to 3/18/31, due 9/18/41 (United Kingdom)(c)(e)		1,200,000		966,667
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.125% to 9/15/26, due 12/15/51(c)(f)		1,470,000		1,169,606
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 7.80%, due 3/15/37(f)		250,000		240,821
Lincoln National Corp., 9.25% to 12/01/27, Series C(a)(c)		699,000		705,289
MetLife Capital Trust IV, 7.875%, due 12/15/37 (TruPS)(f)		1,700,000		1,735,295
MetLife, Inc., 3.85% to 9/15/25, Series G(a)(c)		850,000		774,943
MetLife, Inc., 9.25%, due 4/8/38(f)		2,000,000		2,169,050
MetLife, Inc., 10.75%, due 8/1/39		905,000		1,143,877
Nippon Life Insurance Co., 5.10% to 10/16/24, due 10/16/44 (Japan)(c)(f)		1,400,000		1,374,945
Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.125% to 11/28/31, due 3/1/52(c)		1,600,000		1,363,403
Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.20% to 3/15/24, due 3/15/44(c)		875,000		863,788
Prudential Financial, Inc., 6.00% to 6/1/32, due 9/1/52(c)		1,920,000		1,721,325
Prudential Financial, Inc., 6.75% to 12/1/32, due 3/1/53(c)		2,040,000		1,924,926
QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 5.875% to 6/17/26, due 6/17/46, Series EMTN (Australia)(c)(e)		800,000		758,968
QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 5.875% to 5/12/25 (Australia)(a)(c)(f)		4,300,000		4,120,349
QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 6.75% to 12/2/24, due 12/2/44 (Australia)(c)(e)		800,000		788,245

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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		Principal Amount		Value
Rothesay Life PLC, 4.875% to 4/13/27, Series NC6 (United Kingdom)(a)(c)(d)(e)		$	2,000,000	$	1,450,000
SBL Holdings, Inc., 6.50% to 11/13/26(a)(c)(f)			2,200,000		1,246,405
SBL Holdings, Inc., 7.00% to 5/13/25(a)(c)(f)			1,940,000		1,188,482
Swiss Re Finance Luxembourg SA, 5.00% to 4/2/29 (Switzerland)(c)(f)			400,000		375,500
Zurich Finance Ireland Designated Activity Co., 3.00% to 1/19/31, due 4/19/51, Series EMTN (Switzerland)(c)(e)			2,400,000		1,794,312
					47,494,119
PIPELINES	8.1%
Enbridge, Inc., 5.50% to 7/15/27, due 7/15/77, Series 2017-A (Canada)(c)			385,000		328,230
Enbridge, Inc., 5.75% to 4/15/30, due 7/15/80, Series 20-A (Canada)(c)			3,280,000		2,738,011
Enbridge, Inc., 6.00% to 1/15/27, due 1/15/77, Series 16-A (Canada)(c)			2,362,000		2,059,505
Enbridge, Inc., 6.25% to 3/1/28, due 3/1/78 (Canada)(c)			1,271,000		1,115,417
Enbridge, Inc., 7.375% to 10/15/27, due 1/15/83 (Canada)(c)			1,838,000		1,704,936
Enbridge, Inc., 7.625% to 10/15/32, due 1/15/83 (Canada)(c)			2,232,000		2,001,973
Enbridge, Inc., 8.25%, due 1/15/84, Series NC (Canada)(c)			2,900,000		2,780,899
Enbridge, Inc., 8.50%, due 1/15/84 (Canada)(c)			1,960,000		1,878,607
Energy Transfer LP, 6.50% to 11/15/26, Series H(a)(c)			2,040,000		1,852,687
Energy Transfer LP, 7.125% to 5/15/30, Series G(a)(c)			1,176,000		979,523
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 8.619% (3 Month USD Term SOFR + 3.248%), due 8/16/77, Series D(b)			1,628,000		1,594,091
Transcanada Trust, 5.50% to 9/15/29, due 9/15/79 (Canada)(c)			3,449,000		2,745,591
Transcanada Trust, 5.60% to 12/7/31, due 3/7/82 (Canada)(c)			2,398,000		1,853,827
Transcanada Trust, 5.875% to 8/15/26, due 8/15/76, Series 16-A (Canada)(c)			3,407,000		3,060,232
					26,693,529

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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		Principal Amount		Value
REAL ESTATE	1.2%
Scentre Group Trust 2, 4.75% to 6/24/26, due 9/24/80 (Australia)(c)(f)		$	2,500,000	$	2,247,439
Scentre Group Trust 2, 5.125% to 6/24/30, due 9/24/80 (Australia)(c)(f)			2,300,000		1,899,222
					4,146,661
TELECOMMUNICATIONS	0.5%
Telefonica Europe BV, 6.135% to 2/3/30 (Spain)(a)(c)(e)			400,000		398,716
Vodafone Group PLC, 4.125% to 3/4/31, due 6/4/81 (United Kingdom)(c)			970,000		735,072
Vodafone Group PLC, 6.25% to 7/3/24, due 10/3/78 (United Kingdom)(c)(e)			400,000		395,208
					1,528,996
UTILITIES	9.6%
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., 4.75% to 1/18/27, due 1/18/82 (Canada)(c)			4,646,000		3,672,686
CMS Energy Corp., 4.75% to 3/1/30, due 6/1/50(c)			1,388,000		1,152,730
Dominion Energy, Inc., 4.35% to 1/15/27, Series C(a)(c)			2,632,000		2,154,688
Dominion Energy, Inc., 4.65% to 12/15/24, Series B(a)(c)			910,000		830,980
Edison International, 5.00% to 12/15/26, Series B(a)(c)			1,707,000		1,523,432
Edison International, 5.375% to 3/15/26, Series A(a)(c)			2,830,000		2,543,241
Electricite de France SA, 7.50% to 9/6/28, Series EMTN (France)(a)(c)(e)			2,000,000		2,144,346
Electricite de France SA, 9.125% to 3/15/33 (France)(a)(c)(f)			2,200,000		2,263,512
Emera, Inc., 6.75% to 6/15/26, due 6/15/76, Series 16-A (Canada)(c)			4,206,000		3,971,251
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 3.80% to 3/15/27, due 3/15/82(c)			400,000		321,996
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.65% to 5/1/29, due 5/1/79(c)			1,298,000		1,153,544
Sempra, 4.125% to 1/1/27, due 4/1/52(c)			3,640,000		2,808,207
Sempra, 4.875% to 10/15/25(a)(c)			3,080,000		2,884,008

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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		Principal Amount		Value
Southern Co., 3.75% to 6/15/26, due 9/15/51, Series 21-A(c)		$	2,854,000	$	2,445,212
Southern Co., 4.00% to 10/15/25, due 1/15/51, Series B(c)			2,010,000		1,837,098
					31,706,931
TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—OVER-THE-COUNTER (Identified cost—$351,935,153)					316,103,507
		Shares
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS	0.5%
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 5.30%(i)			1,575,640		1,575,640
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Identified cost—$1,575,640)					1,575,640
TOTAL INVESTMENTSIN SECURITIES (Identified cost—$359,701,559)	98.0%				323,797,238
OTHER ASSETSIN EXCESSOF LIABILITIES	2.0				6,455,228
NET ASSETS	100.0%			$	330,252,466

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Counterparty	Contracts to Deliver		In Exchange For		Settlement Date		Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Brown Brothers Harriman	CAD	122,768	USD	90,888		11/2/23	$	2,358
Brown Brothers Harriman	CAD	2,051,784	USD	1,516,078		11/2/23		36,496
Brown Brothers Harriman	EUR	23,175,059	USD	24,558,378		11/2/23		36,842
Brown Brothers Harriman	GBP	3,862,436	USD	4,718,727		11/2/23		24,131
Brown Brothers Harriman	USD	776,450	EUR	727,560		11/2/23		(6,618	)
Brown Brothers Harriman	USD	554,394	EUR	522,735		11/2/23		(1,288	)
Brown Brothers Harriman	USD	488,929	EUR	461,010		11/2/23		(1,134	)
Brown Brothers Harriman	USD	517,616	EUR	488,614		11/2/23		(613	)
Brown Brothers Harriman	USD	1,566,240	CAD	2,174,552		11/2/23		1,872
Brown Brothers Harriman	USD	4,686,409	GBP	3,862,436		11/2/23		8,186
Brown Brothers Harriman	USD	22,173,030	EUR	20,975,140		11/2/23		20,771
Brown Brothers Harriman	CAD	2,188,170	USD	1,576,605		12/4/23		(2,058	)
Brown Brothers Harriman	CAD	198,784	USD	143,781		12/4/23		368
Brown Brothers Harriman	EUR	20,858,400	USD	22,076,113		12/4/23		(22,429	)
Brown Brothers Harriman	GBP	3,888,273	USD	4,718,264		12/4/23		(8,614	)
							$	88,270

Glossary of Portfolio Abbreviations

CAD	Canada Dollar
EMTN	Euro Medium Term Note
EUR	Euro Currency
GBP	British Pound
ICON	Indexed Currency Option Note
SOFR	Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TruPS	Trust Preferred Securities
USD	United States Dollar

Note: Percentages indicated are based on the net assets of the Fund.

^†  Represents shares.

^(a)  Perpetual security. Perpetual securities have no stated maturity date, but  they may be called/redeemed by the issuer.

^(b)  Variable rate. Rate shown is in effect at October 31, 2023.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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^(c)  Security converts to floating rate after the indicated fixed–rate coupon  period.

^(d)  Contingent Capital security (CoCo). CoCos are debt or preferred securities with loss absorption characteristics built into the terms of the security for the benefit of the issuer. Aggregate holdings amounted to $111,379,527 or 33.7% of the net assets of the Fund.

^(e)  Securities exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are subject to resale restrictions. Aggregate holdings amounted to $45,864,327 which represents 13.9% of the net assets of the Fund, of which 0.2% are illiquid.

^(f)  Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. Aggregate holdings amounted to $76,049,242 which represents 23.0% of the net assets of the Fund, of which 0.9% are illiquid.

^(g)  Security is in default.

^(h)  Non-income producing security.

⁽ⁱ⁾  Rate quoted represents the annualized seven-day yield.

Country Summary	% of Net Assets
United States		40.6
United Kingdom		13.6
Canada		11.7
France		10.8
Switzerland		3.6
Netherlands		3.2
Germany		3.2
Spain		3.1
Australia		3.0
Italy		1.6
Ireland		1.2
Japan		0.9
Other (includes short-term investments)		3.5
		100.0

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

October 31, 2023

ASSETS:
Investments in securities, at value (Identified cost—$359,701,559)	$	323,797,238
Foreign currency, at value (Identified cost—$15,502)		15,507
Receivable for:
Dividends and interest		4,861,689
Investment securities sold		3,615,447
Fund shares sold		652,614
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts		131,024
Due from investment advisor		70,308
Other assets		952
Total Assets		333,144,779
LIABILITIES:
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts		42,754
Payable for:
Dividends and distributions declared		1,785,957
Fund shares redeemed		697,296
Investment securities purchased		138,429
Directors’ fees		1,359
Other liabilities		226,518
Total Liabilities		2,892,313
NET ASSETS applicable to 37,146,610 shares of $0.001 par value of common stock outstanding	$	330,252,466
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE:
($330,252,466 ÷ 37,146,610 shares outstanding)	$	8.89
NET ASSETS consist of:
Paid-in capital	$	403,452,704
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated loss)		(73,200,238	)
	$	330,252,466

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended October 31, 2023

Investment Income:
Interest income	$	19,703,594
Dividend income (net of $22,506 of foreign withholding tax)		1,157,041
Total Investment Income		20,860,635
Expenses:
Professional fees		118,659
Registration and filing fees		73,593
Administration fees		69,031
Shareholder reporting expenses		46,771
Transfer agent fees and expenses		22,960
Directors’ fees and expenses		15,449
Custodian fees and expenses		10,965
Miscellaneous		45,543
Total Expenses		402,971
Reduction of Expenses (See Note 2)		(402,971	)
Net Expenses		—
Net Investment Income (Loss)		20,860,635
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investments in securities		(23,193,270	)
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts		(862,019	)
Foreign currency transactions		41,487
Net realized gain (loss)		(24,013,802	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments in securities		7,647,032
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts		492,437
Foreign currency translations		4,727
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		8,144,196
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)		(15,869,606	)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations	$	4,991,029

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

	For the Year Ended October 31, 2023			For the Year Ended October 31, 2022
Change in Net Assets:
From Operations:
Net investment income (loss)	$	20,860,635		$	17,270,557
Net realized gain (loss)		(24,013,802	)		(11,905,750	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		8,144,196			(57,996,890	)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		4,991,029			(52,632,083	)
Distributions to Shareholders		(22,204,636	)		(19,464,229	)
Capital Stock Transactions:
Increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions		41,419,081			13,818,352
Total increase (decrease) in net assets		24,205,474			(58,277,960	)
Net Assets:
Beginning of year		306,046,992			364,324,952
End of year	$	330,252,466		$	306,046,992

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the financial statements. It should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto.

	For the Year Ended October 31,												For the Period March 1,  2019(a) through October 31, 2019
Per Share Operating Data:	2023			2022			2021			2020
Net asset value, beginning of period		$9.26			$11.38			$10.73			$10.74			$10.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)(b)		0.57			0.51			0.51			0.49			0.35
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(0.34	)		(2.04	)		0.65			(0.01	)		0.71
Total from investment operations		0.23			(1.53	)		1.16			0.48			1.06
Less dividends and distributions to shareholders from:
Net investment income		(0.60	)		(0.55	)		(0.51	)		(0.48	)		(0.32	)
Net realized gain		—			(0.04	)		—			(0.01	)		—
Total dividends and distributions to shareholders		(0.60	)		(0.59	)		(0.51	)		(0.49	)		(0.32	)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value		(0.37	)		(2.12	)		0.65			(0.01	)		0.74
Net asset value, end of period		$8.89			$ 9.26			$11.38			$10.73			$10.74
Total return		2.47	%		–13.90	%		10.93	%		4.66	%		10.77	%(c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (in millions)		$330.3			$306.0			$364.3			$271.1			$66.7
Ratios to average daily net assets:
Expenses (before expense reduction)		0.12	%		0.10	%		0.11	%		0.15	%		1.13	%(d)
Expenses (net of expense reduction)(e)		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%(d)
Net investment income (loss) (before expense reduction)		6.02	%		4.88	%		4.36	%		4.60	%		3.93	%(d)
Net investment income (loss) (net of expense reduction)		6.14	%		4.98	%		4.47	%		4.75	%		5.06	%(d)
Portfolio turnover rate		58	%		72	%		71	%		99	%		25	%(c)

^(a)  Commencement of investment operations.

^(b)  Calculation based on average shares outstanding.

^(c)  Not annualized.

^(d)  Ratios for periods less than one year are annualized. Certain professional, shareholder reporting and non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund are not annualized for periods less than one year.

^(e)  The Fund’s expenses have been contractually capped at 0.00%. See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income SMA Shares, Inc. (the Fund) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on November 16, 2018 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. On January 30, 2022, the Fund’s diversification status under the 1940 Act changed from a nondiversified fund to a diversified fund. The Fund’s investment objective is total return. Investment operations commenced on March 1, 2019. Shares of the Fund are only offered to participants in separately managed account (SMA) programs and to certain non-program SMA clients that have an agreement with Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (the investment advisor).

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund is an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 946—Investment Companies. The accounting policies of the Fund are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Portfolio Valuation: Investments in securities that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are valued, except as indicated below, at the last sale price reflected at the close of the NYSE on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask prices on such day or, if no ask price is available, at the bid price. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily at the prevailing forward exchange rate.

Securities not listed on the NYSE but listed on other domestic or foreign securities exchanges (including NASDAQ) are valued in a similar manner. Securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price reflected at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If after the close of a foreign market, but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued, market conditions change significantly, certain non-U.S. equity holdings may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Directors.

Readily marketable securities traded in the over-the-counter (OTC) market, including listed securities whose primary market is believed by the investment advisor to be OTC, are valued on the basis of prices provided by a third-party pricing service or third-party broker-dealers when such prices are believed by the investment advisor, pursuant to delegation by the Board of Directors, to reflect the fair value of such securities.

Fixed-income securities are valued on the basis of prices provided by a third-party pricing service or third-party broker-dealers when such prices are believed by the investment advisor, pursuant to delegation by the Board of Directors, to reflect the fair value of such securities. The pricing services or broker-dealers use multiple valuation techniques to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the pricing services or broker-dealers may utilize a market-based approach

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through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services or broker-dealers also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market transactions in comparable securities and the various relationships between securities in determining fair value and/or characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, and other unique security features which are then used to calculate the fair values.

Short-term debt securities with a maturity date of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at net asset value (NAV).

The Board of Directors has designated the investment manager as the Fund’s “Valuation Designee” under Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. As Valuation Designee, the investment advisor is authorized to make fair valuation determinations, subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors. The investment advisor has established a valuation committee (Valuation Committee) to administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process according to the policies and procedures approved annually by the Board of Directors. Among other things, these procedures allow the Fund to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair value.

Securities for which market prices are unavailable, or securities for which the investment advisor determines that the bid and/or ask price or a counterparty valuation does not reflect market value, will be valued at fair value, as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee, pursuant to procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. Circumstances in which market prices may be unavailable include, but are not limited to, when trading in a security is suspended, the exchange on which the security is traded is subject to an unscheduled close or disruption or material events occur after the close of the exchange on which the security is principally traded. In these circumstances, the Fund determines fair value in a manner that fairly reflects the market value of the security on the valuation date based on consideration of any information or factors it deems appropriate. These may include, but are not limited to, recent transactions in comparable securities, information relating to the specific security and developments in the markets.

The Fund’s use of fair value pricing may cause the NAV of Fund shares to differ from the NAV that would be calculated using market quotations. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security.

Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would expect to receive upon the sale of an investment or expect to pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. The hierarchy of inputs that are used in determining the fair value of the Fund’s investments is summarized below.

• Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

• Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, credit risk, etc.)

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• Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments may or may not be an indication of the risk associated with those investments. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Investments (Level 1)		Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Preferred Securities— Exchange-Traded	$	6,118,091	$	—		$	—	$	6,118,091
Preferred Securities—Over-the-Counter		—		316,103,507			—		316,103,507
Short-Term Investments		—		1,575,640			—		1,575,640
Total Investments in Securities(a)	$	6,118,091	$	317,679,147		$	—	$	323,797,238
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts	$	—	$	131,024		$	—	$	131,024
Total Derivative Assets(a)	$	—	$	131,024		$	—	$	131,024
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts	$	—	$	(42,754	)	$	—	$	(42,754	)
Total Derivative Liabilities(a)	$	—	$	(42,754	)	$	—	$	(42,754	)

^(a)  Portfolio holdings are disclosed individually on the Schedule of Investments.

The following is a reconciliation of investments for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

	Balance as of October 31, 2022		Transfer out of Level 3(a)			Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)			Balance as of October 31, 2023
Preferred Securities—Over-the-Counter—Banking	$	2,801,313	$	(2,380,000	)	$	(421,313	)	$	—

^(a)  As of October 31, 2022, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of this investment. As of October 31, 2023, the same investment was transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 as a result of the availability of observable inputs.

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Security Transactions and Investment Income: Security transactions are recorded on trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income, which includes the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends on foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed after the ex-dividend date.

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon prevailing exchange rates on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments in securities.

Net realized foreign currency transaction gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, (excluding gains and losses on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, which are presented separately, if any), currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency translation gains and losses arise from changes in the values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, on the date of valuation, resulting from changes in exchange rates. Pursuant to U.S. federal income tax regulations, certain foreign currency gains/losses included in realized and unrealized gains/losses are included in or are a reduction of ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the currency exposure associated with certain of its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. A forward foreign currency exchange contract is a commitment between two parties to purchase or sell foreign currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract fluctuates with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. These contracts are marked to market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are included in net realized gain or loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. For federal income tax purposes, the Fund has made an election to treat gains and losses from forward foreign currency exchange contracts as capital gains and losses.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the contract. Risks may also arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. In connection with these contracts, securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective contracts.

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Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends from net investment income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, unless offset by any available capital loss carryforward, are typically distributed to shareholders at least annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are paid in cash. Dividends from net investment income are subject to recharacterization for tax purposes.

Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company (RIC), if such qualification is in the best interest of the shareholders, by complying with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to RICs, and by distributing substantially all of its taxable earnings to its shareholders. Also, in order to avoid the payment of any federal excise taxes, the Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized gains on a calendar year basis. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary. Dividend and interest income from holdings in non-U.S. securities are recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal and applicable state income tax returns as well as its tax positions in non-U.S. jurisdictions in which it trades for the current tax year and has concluded that as of October 31, 2023, no additional provisions for income tax are required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s tax positions for the current tax year for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service, state departments of revenue and by foreign tax authorities.

Note 2. Investment Advisory Fees, Administration Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fees: Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. serves as the Fund’s investment advisor pursuant to an investment advisory agreement (the investment advisory agreement). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the investment advisor provides the Fund with day-to-day investment decisions and generally manages the Fund’s investments in accordance with the stated policies of the Fund, subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors.

For its services under the investment advisory agreement, the investment advisor receives no investment advisory or other fees from the Fund. This arrangement recognizes that shares of the Fund are only offered to participants in SMA programs (each, a Program Participant) who pay fees to program sponsors (each, a Sponsor) for the costs and expenses of the programs, including fees for investment advice, custody and portfolio execution, and to certain non-program SMA clients of the investment advisor. When a Program Participant, alone or with his or her Sponsor, elects to allocate assets in an SMA to an investment strategy managed or advised by the investment advisor, the investment advisor typically receives a fee from the Sponsor for providing such advisory services to the SMA, including with respect to assets that may be invested in the Fund. In certain cases, a Program Participant will pay a fee for investment advice directly to the investment advisor in its capacity as advisor to the Program Participant’s SMA. Similarly, non-program SMA clients will pay fees directly to the investment advisor.

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The investment advisor has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund so that the total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and other expenses approved by the Board of Directors) do not exceed 0.00%. This contractual agreement is currently expected to remain in place for the life of the Fund, can only be terminated by agreement of the Fund’s Board of Directors and the investment advisor, and will terminate automatically in the event of termination of the investment advisory agreement between the Fund and the investment advisor. For the year ended October 31, 2023, fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed totaled $402,971.

Administration Fees: The Fund has entered into an administration agreement with the investment advisor under which the investment advisor performs certain administrative functions for the Fund. For its services under the administration agreement, the investment advisor receives no fees from the Fund. The Fund pays State Street Bank and Trust Company as co-administrator under a fund accounting and administration agreement.

Directors’ and Officers’ Fees: Certain directors and officers of the Fund are also directors, officers and/or employees of the investment advisor. The Fund does not pay compensation to directors and officers affiliated with the investment advisor except for the Chief Compliance Officer, who received compensation from the investment advisor, which was reimbursed by the Fund, in the amount of $2,435 for the year ended October 31, 2023.

Note 3. Purchases and Sales of Securities

Purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended October 31, 2023, totaled $230,642,956 and $190,508,926, respectively.

Note 4. Derivative Investments

The following tables present the value of derivatives held at October 31, 2023 and the effect of derivatives held during the year ended October 31, 2023, along with the respective location in the financial statements.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

	Assets			Liabilities
Derivatives	Location	Fair Value		Location	Fair Value
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk:
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(a)	Unrealized appreciation	$	131,024	Unrealized depreciation	$	42,754

^(a)  Forward foreign currency exchange contracts executed with Brown Brothers Harriman are not subject to a master netting agreement or another similar arrangement.

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Statement of Operations

Derivatives	Location	Realized Gain (Loss)			Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk:
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts	Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)	$	(862,019	)	$	492,437

The following summarizes the volume of the Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts activity for the year ended October 31, 2023:

	Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Average Notional Amount	$	27,263,992

Note 5. Income Tax Information

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid was as follows:

	For the Year Ended October 31,
	2023		2022
Ordinary income	$	22,204,636	$	18,324,752
Long-term capital gain		—		1,139,477
Total dividends and distributions	$	22,204,636	$	19,464,229

As of October 31, 2023, the tax-basis components of accumulated earnings, the federal tax cost and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments held were as follows:

Cost of investments in securities for federal income tax purposes	$	359,634,542
Gross unrealized appreciation on investments	$	891,226
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments		(36,706,582	)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments	$	(35,815,356	)

As of October 31, 2023, the Fund has a net capital loss carryforward of $35,598,924 which may be used to offset future capital gains. These losses are a short-term capital loss carryforward of $14,246,729 and long-term capital loss carryforward of $21,352,195, which under current federal income tax rules, may offset capital gains recognized in any future period.

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As of October 31, 2023, the Fund had temporary book/tax differences primarily attributable to wash sales on portfolio securities, certain fixed income securities and partnership investments, timing of distributions paid and permanent book/tax differences primarily attributable to certain fixed income securities. To reflect reclassifications arising from the permanent differences, paid-in capital was credited $511,966 and total distributable earnings/(accumulated loss) was charged $511,966. Net assets were not affected by this reclassification.

Note 6. Capital Stock

The Fund is authorized to issue 100 million shares of capital stock, at a par value of $0.001 per share. The Fund’s Board of Directors may increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of common stock that the Fund has authority to issue. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

	For the Year Ended October 31, 2023						For the Year Ended October 31, 2022
	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Sold		24,906,757		$	233,280,256			17,203,605		$	176,969,090
Redeemed		(20,822,489	)		(191,861,175	)		(16,155,419	)		(163,150,738	)
Net increase (decrease)		4,084,268		$	41,419,081			1,048,186		$	13,818,352

Note 7. Other Risks

Preferred Securities Risk: Preferred securities are subject to credit risk, which is the risk that a security will decline in price, or the issuer of the security will fail to make dividend, interest or principal payments when due, because the issuer experiences a decline in its financial status. Preferred securities are also subject to interest rate risk and may decline in value because of changes in market interest rates. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case in an environment of low interest rates and the effect of potential government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives. In addition, an issuer may be permitted to defer or omit distributions. Preferred securities are also generally subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments in a company’s capital structure. During periods of declining interest rates, an issuer may be able to exercise an option to redeem (call) its issue at par earlier than scheduled, and the Fund may be forced to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Certain preferred securities may be substantially less liquid than many other securities, such as common stocks. Generally, preferred security holders have no voting rights with respect to the issuing company unless certain events occur. Certain preferred securities may give the issuers special redemption rights allowing the securities to be redeemed prior to a specified date if certain events occur, such as changes to tax or securities laws.

Contingent Capital Securities Risk: Contingent capital securities (sometimes referred to as “CoCos”) are debt or preferred securities with loss absorption characteristics built into the terms of the security, for example, a mandatory conversion into common stock of the issuer under certain

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circumstances, such as the issuer’s capital ratio falling below a certain level. Since the common stock of the issuer may not pay a dividend, investors in these instruments could experience a reduced income rate, potentially to zero, and conversion would deepen the subordination of the investor, hence worsening the investor’s standing in a bankruptcy. Some CoCos provide for a reduction in the value or principal amount of the security (potentially to zero) under such circumstances. In March 2023, a Swiss regulator required a write-down of outstanding CoCos to zero notwithstanding the fact that the equity shares continued to exist and have economic value. It is currently unclear whether regulators of issuers in other jurisdictions will take similar actions. Notwithstanding these risks, the Fund intends to continue to invest in CoCos issued by Swiss companies and by companies in other jurisdictions. In addition, most CoCos are considered to be high yield or “junk” securities and are therefore subject to the risks of investing in below-investment-grade securities. Finally, CoCo issuers can, at their discretion, suspend dividend distributions on their CoCo securities and are more likely to do so in response to negative economic conditions and/or government regulation. Omitted distributions are typically non-cumulative and will not be paid on a future date. Any omitted distribution may negatively impact the returns or distribution rate of the Fund.

Credit and Below-Investment-Grade Securities Risk: Preferred securities may be rated below-investment-grade or may be unrated. Below-investment-grade securities, or equivalent unrated securities, which are commonly known as “high-yield bonds” or “junk bonds,” generally involve greater volatility of price and risk of loss of income and principal, and may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than higher grade securities. It is reasonable to expect that any adverse economic conditions could disrupt the market for lower-rated securities, have an adverse impact on the value of those securities and adversely affect the ability of the issuers of those securities to repay principal and interest on those securities.

Concentration Risk: Because the Fund invests at least 25% of its net assets in the financials sector, it will be more susceptible to adverse economic or regulatory occurrences affecting this sector, such as changes in interest rates, loan concentration and competition. In addition, the Fund will also be subject to the risks of investing in the individual industries and securities that comprise the financials sector, including the bank, diversified financials, real estate (including REITs) and insurance industries. To the extent that the Fund focuses its investments in other sectors or industries, such as (but not limited to) energy, industrials, utilities, pipelines, health care and telecommunications, the Fund will be subject to the risks associated with these particular sectors and industries. These sectors and industries may be adversely affected by, among others, changes in government regulation, world events and economic conditions.

Liquidity Risk: Liquidity risk is the risk that particular investments of the Fund may become difficult to sell or purchase. The market for certain investments may become less liquid or illiquid due to adverse changes in the conditions of a particular issuer or due to adverse market or economic conditions. In addition, dealer inventories of certain securities, which provide an indication of the ability of dealers to engage in “market making,” are at, or near, historic lows in relation to market size, which has the potential to increase price volatility in the fixed income markets in which the Fund invests. Federal banking regulations may also cause certain dealers to reduce their inventories of certain securities, which may further decrease the Fund’s ability to buy or sell such securities. As a result of this decreased liquidity, the Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash,

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or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on performance. Further, transactions in less liquid or illiquid securities may entail transaction costs that are higher than those for transactions in liquid securities.

Liquidity risk also includes the risk that market conditions or large shareholder redemptions may impact the ability of the Fund to meet redemption requests within required time periods. In order to meet such redemption requests, the Fund may be forced to sell securities at inopportune times or prices.

Foreign (Non-U.S.) and Emerging Market Securities Risk: The Fund directly purchases securities of foreign issuers. Risks of investing in foreign securities, which can be expected to be greater for investments in emerging markets, include currency risks, future political and economic developments and possible imposition of foreign withholding taxes on income or proceeds payable on the securities. In addition, there may be less publicly available information about a foreign issuer than about a domestic issuer, and foreign issuers may not be subject to the same accounting, auditing and financial recordkeeping standards and requirements as domestic issuers. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

Foreign Currency Risk: Although the Fund will report its NAV and pay dividends in U.S. dollars, foreign securities often are purchased with and make any dividend and interest payments in foreign currencies. Therefore, the Fund’s investments in foreign securities will be subject to foreign currency risk, which means that the Fund’s NAV could decline solely as a result of changes in the exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal, dividends and interest to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise. The Fund may, but is not required to, engage in various investments that are designed to hedge the Fund’s foreign currency risks, and such investments are subject to the risks described under “Derivatives and Hedging Transactions Risk” below.

Derivatives and Hedging Transactions Risk: The Fund’s use of derivatives, including for the purpose of hedging interest rate or foreign currency risks, presents risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in traditional securities. Among the risks presented are counterparty risk, financial leverage risk, liquidity risk, OTC trading risk and tracking risk. The use of derivatives can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the underlying asset, index or rate, which may be magnified by certain features of the derivatives.

Geopolitical Risk: Occurrence of global events similar to those in recent years, such as war (including Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine), terrorist attacks, natural or environmental disasters, country instability, infectious disease epidemics or pandemics, such as that caused by COVID-19, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers and other governmental trade or market control programs, the potential exit of a country from its respective union and related geopolitical events, may result in market volatility and may have long-lasting impacts on U.S. and global economies and financial markets. Supply chain disruptions or significant changes in the supply or prices of commodities or other economic inputs may have material and unexpected effects on both global securities markets and individual countries, regions, sectors, companies or industries. Events occurring in one region of the world may negatively impact industries

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and regions that are not otherwise directly impacted by the events. Additionally, those events, as well as other changes in foreign and domestic political and economic conditions, could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, secondary trading, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments.

Although the long-term economic fallout of COVID-19 is difficult to predict, it has contributed to, and may continue to contribute to, market volatility, inflation and systemic economic weakness. COVID-19 and efforts to contain its spread may also exacerbate other pre-existing political, social, economic, market and financial risks. In addition, the U.S. government and other central banks across Europe, Asia, and elsewhere announced and/or adopted economic relief packages in response to COVID-19. The end of any such program could cause market downturns, disruptions and volatility, particularly if markets view the ending as premature. The U.S. federal government ended the COVID-19 public emergency declaration on May 11, 2023; however, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to continue and the risk that new variants of COVID-19 may emerge remains. Therefore the economic outlook, particularly for certain industries and businesses, remains inherently uncertain.

On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) withdrew from the European Union (EU) (referred to as Brexit), commencing a transition period that ended on December 31, 2020. The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, a bilateral trade and cooperation deal governing the future relationship between the UK and the EU (TCA), provisionally went into effect on January 1, 2021, and entered into force officially on May 1, 2021, but critical aspects of the relationship remain unresolved and subject to further negotiation and agreement. Brexit has resulted in volatility in European and global markets and could have negative long-term impacts on financial markets in the UK and throughout Europe. There is still considerable uncertainty relating to the potential consequences of the exit, how the negotiations for new trade agreements will be conducted, and whether the UK’s exit will increase the likelihood of other countries also departing the EU. During this period of uncertainty, the negative impact on the UK, European and broader global economies, could be significant, potentially resulting in increased market volatility and illiquidity, political, economic, and legal uncertainty, and lower economic growth for companies that rely significantly on Europe for their business activities and revenues.

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine significantly amplifying already existing geopolitical tensions. The United States and many other countries have instituted various economic sanctions against Russia, Russian individuals and entities and Belarus. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions imposed and other punitive actions taken (including any Russian retaliatory responses to such sanctions and actions), and resulting disruptions in Europe and globally cannot be predicted, but could be significant and have a severe adverse effect on the global economy, securities markets and commodities markets globally, including through global supply chain disruptions, increased inflationary pressures and reduced economic activity. Ongoing conflicts in the Middle East could have similar negative impacts. To the extent the Fund has exposure to the energy sector, the Fund may be especially susceptible to these risks. Furthermore, in March 2023, the shut-down of certain financial institutions raised economic concerns over disruption in the U.S. banking system. There can be no certainty that the actions taken by the U.S. government to strengthen public confidence in the U.S. banking system will be effective in mitigating the effects of financial institution failures on the economy and restoring public confidence in the U.S. banking system. These disruptions

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may also make it difficult to value the Fund’s portfolio investments and cause certain of the Fund’s investments to become illiquid. The strengthening or weakening of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies may, among other things, adversely affect the Fund’s investments denominated in non-U.S. dollar currencies. It is difficult to predict when similar events affecting the U.S. or global financial markets may occur, the effects that such events may have, and the duration of those effects.

Regulatory Risk: The U.S. government has proposed and adopted multiple regulations that could have a long-lasting impact on the Fund and on the mutual fund industry in general. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) final rules, related requirements and amendments to modernize reporting and disclosure, along with other potential upcoming regulations, could, among other things, restrict the Fund’s ability to engage in transactions, impact flows into the Fund and/or increase overall expenses of the Fund. In addition to Rule 18f-4, which governs the way derivatives are used by registered investment companies, the SEC, Congress, various exchanges and regulatory and self-regulatory authorities, both domestic and foreign, have undertaken reviews of the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, which could affect the nature and extent of instruments used by the Fund. The Fund and the instruments in which it invests may be subject to new or additional regulatory constraints in the future. While the full extent of all of these regulations is still unclear, these regulations and actions may adversely affect both the Fund and the instruments in which the Fund invests and its ability to execute its investment strategy. For example, climate change regulation (such as decarbonization legislation, other mandatory controls to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, or related disclosure requirements) could significantly affect the Fund or its investments by, among other things, increasing compliance costs or underlying companies’ operating costs and capital expenditures. Similarly, regulatory developments in other countries may have an unpredictable and adverse impact on the Fund.

This is not a complete list of the risks of investing in the Fund. For additional information concerning the risks of investing in the Fund, please consult the Fund’s prospectus.

Note 8. Other

In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

Note 9. New Accounting Pronouncement

In January 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2021-01 (ASU 2021-01), “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)”. ASU 2021-01 is an update of ASU 2020-04, which is in response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates, and particularly the risk of cessation of LIBOR, regulators have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial

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reporting. ASU 2020-04 is elective and applies to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The ASU 2021-01 update clarifies that certain optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 for contract modifications and hedge accounting apply to derivatives that are affected by the discounting transition. The amendments in this update are effective immediately through December 31, 2024, for all entities. Management has concluded that ASU 2021-01 or ASU 2022-06 did not have a material impact on the financial statements.

Note 10. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated events and transactions occurring after October 31, 2023 through the date that the financial statements were issued, and has determined that no additional disclosure in the financial statements is required.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income SMA Shares, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income SMA Shares, Inc. (the “Fund”) as of October 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended October 31, 2023 and for the period March 1, 2019 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2019 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended October 31, 2023 and for the period March 1, 2019 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2019 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

December 20, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Cohen & Steers family of mutual funds since 1991.

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TAX INFORMATION—2023

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, for individual taxpayers, the Fund designates $15,669,769 as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. In addition, for corporate taxpayers, 24.41% of the ordinary dividends paid qualified for the dividends received deduction (DRD).

OTHER INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-330-7348, (ii) on our website at cohenandsteers.com or (iii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-330-7348 or (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Disclosures of the Fund’s complete holdings are required to be made monthly on Form N-PORT, with every third month made available to the public by the SEC 60 days after the end of the Fund’s fiscal quarter. The Fund’s Form N-PORT is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-330-7348 or (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Please note that distributions paid by the Fund to shareholders are subject to recharacterization for tax purposes. The Fund may also pay distributions in excess of the Fund’s net investment company taxable income and net realized gains and this excess would be a tax free return of capital distributed from the Fund’s assets. The final tax treatment of all distributions is reported to shareholders on their 1099-DIV forms, which are mailed after the close of each calendar year.

APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

The Board of Directors of the Fund, including a majority of the directors who are not parties to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement (the Advisory Agreement), or interested persons of any such party (the Independent Directors), has the responsibility under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to approve the Fund’s Advisory Agreement for its initial two year term and its continuation annually thereafter at a meeting of the Board of Directors called for the purpose of voting on the approval or continuation. The Advisory Agreement was discussed at a meeting of the Independent Directors, in their capacity as the Contract Review Committee, held on June 6, 2023 and at meetings of the full Board of Directors held on March 14, 2023 and June 13, 2023. The Independent Directors, in their capacity as the Contract Review Committee, also discussed the Advisory Agreement in executive session on June 13, 2023. At the meeting of the full Board of Directors on June 13, 2023, the Advisory Agreement was unanimously continued for a term ending June 30, 2024 by the Fund’s Board of Directors, including the Independent Directors. The Independent Directors were represented by independent counsel who assisted them in their deliberations during the meetings and executive session.

In considering whether to continue the Advisory Agreement, the Board of Directors reviewed materials provided by an independent data provider, which included, among other items, fee, expense and performance information compared to peer funds (the Peer Funds and, collectively with the Fund, the Peer Group) and performance comparisons to a larger category universe; summary information prepared by the Fund’s investment advisor (the Investment Advisor); and a memorandum from counsel to the Independent Directors outlining the legal duties of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors also spoke directly with representatives of the independent data provider and met with investment

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advisory personnel. In addition, the Board of Directors considered information provided from time to time by the Investment Advisor throughout the year at meetings of the Board of Directors, including presentations by portfolio managers relating to the investment performance of the Fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the Fund’s objective. The Board of Directors also considered information provided by the Investment Advisor in response to a request for information submitted by counsel to the Independent Directors, on behalf of the Independent Directors, as well as information provided by the Investment Advisor in response to a supplemental request. In particular, the Board of Directors considered the following:

(i) The nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Investment Advisor: The Board of Directors reviewed the services that the Investment Advisor provides to the Fund, including, but not limited to, making the day-to-day investment decisions for the Fund, placing orders for the investment and reinvestment of the Fund’s assets, furnishing information to the Board of Directors of the Fund regarding the Fund’s portfolio, providing individuals to serve as Fund officers, and generally managing the Fund’s investments in accordance with the stated policies of the Fund. The Board of Directors also discussed with officers and portfolio managers of the Fund the types of transactions conducted on behalf of the Fund. Additionally, the Board of Directors took into account the services provided by the Investment Advisor to its other funds and accounts, including those that have investment objectives and strategies similar to those of the Fund. The Board of Directors also considered the education, background and experience of the Investment Advisor’s personnel, particularly noting the potential benefit that the portfolio managers’ work experience and favorable reputation can have on the Fund. The Board of Directors further noted the Investment Advisor’s ability to attract qualified and experienced personnel. The Board of Directors also considered the administrative services provided by the Investment Advisor, including compliance and accounting services. After consideration of the above factors, among others, the Board of Directors concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Investment Advisor are satisfactory and appropriate.

(ii) Investment performance of the Fund and the Advisor: The Board of Directors considered the investment performance of the Fund compared to Peer Funds and compared to a relevant blended benchmark. The Board of Directors noted that the Fund outperformed the Peer Group median for the three-year period ended March 31, 2023, ranking one out of six peers. For the one-year period ended March 31, 2023, the Fund underperformed the Peer Group median, ranking four out of six peers. The Board of Directors considered that the Fund also outperformed its blended benchmark for the three-year period ended March 31, 2023 and underperformed for the one-year period. The Board of Directors also noted that the Fund is relatively new and does not have a lengthy performance history. The Board of Directors engaged in discussions with the Investment Advisor regarding the contributors to and detractors from the Fund’s performance during the period. The Board of Directors also considered supplemental information provided by the Investment Advisor, including a narrative summary of various factors affecting performance and the Investment Advisor’s performance in managing similarly managed funds and accounts. The Board of Directors determined that Fund performance, in light of all the considerations noted above, supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

(iii) Cost of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Advisor from the relationship with the Fund: The Board of Directors considered that the Advisor does not charge a fee to the Fund for providing advisory services and, therefore, the cost of advisory services is neither a direct shareholder expense nor a direct influence on the Fund’s total expense ratio. The Board of Directors

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also considered that the Advisor entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement whereby the Advisor reimburses the Fund’s operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and other expenses approved by the Board of Directors). The Board of Directors also noted that shares of the Fund are only offered to participants in separately managed account (SMA) programs and to certain non-program SMA clients that have an agreement with the Advisor. The Board of Directors took into account that while the Advisor does not collect an advisory fee from the Fund, the Advisor does receive a fee from the SMA program, the SMA program participant or the non-program SMA in respect of their investment in the Fund.

The Board of Directors considered the Fund’s total expense ratio and noted that the Advisor does not charge a management fee to the Fund. As part of its analysis, the Board of Directors gave consideration to the fee and expense analyses provided by the independent data provider. The Board of Directors noted that the Fund’s actual management fee is the lowest in the Peer Group and its total expense ratio is the lowest in the Peer Group. The Board of Directors also took into consideration other benefits to be derived by the Advisor in connection with the Advisory Agreement, noting particularly the research and related services, within the meaning of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that the Advisor would be eligible to receive by allocating the Fund’s brokerage transactions. The Board of Directors further considered that the Investment Advisor continues to invest in the business, including upgrading and/or implementing new trading, compliance and accounting systems, and by adding investment personnel to the portfolio management teams. The Board of Directors also considered the administrative services provided by the Advisor under the Fund’s administration agreement, and noted that the Advisor does not receive a fee under the administration agreement. The Board of Directors determined that the services received under the Administration Agreement are beneficial to the Fund. The Board of Directors considered that profitability of the Fund is part of a commingled offering for individual investors through SMA programs and therefore is not tracked solely at the fund level.

(iv) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows and whether fee levels would reflect such economies of scale: In considering economies of scale, the Board of Directors considered, as discussed above in (iii), that the Fund does not pay the Advisor an advisory fee under the Advisory Agreement and the Advisor reimburses expenses under the expense limitation agreement, concluding that the Fund’s expense structure was satisfactory.

(v) Comparison of services to be rendered and fees to be paid to those under other advisory contracts: As discussed above in (i) and (iii), the Board of Directors considered both the services rendered and the fact that fees are not paid under the Advisory Agreement and took into account that the Advisor reimburses expenses under the expense limitation agreement. The Board also took into account the fact that the Advisor receives fees from the SMA participants or other clients invested in the Fund. The Board of Directors also considered the fees paid to the Advisor by other registered funds overseen by the Board of Directors and the fees paid by other open-end registered funds to their investment advisers.

No single factor was cited as determinative to the decision of the Board of Directors, and each Director may have assigned different weights to the various factors. Rather, after weighing all of the considerations and conclusions discussed above, the Board of Directors, including the Independent Directors, unanimously approved the Advisory Agreement.

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LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Liquidity Rule), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the Program). The Liquidity Rule requires an open-end investment company to adopt a program that is reasonably designed to assess and manage its liquidity risk, which is the risk that an open-end investment company could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the open-end investment company. The Board has designated Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (the Investment Advisor) as the administrator of the Program. The Investment Advisor has delegated this responsibility to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the LRM Committee), which is comprised of representatives from various departments within the Investment Advisor. The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to: (1) assess, manage, and periodically review the Fund’s liquidity risk; (2) classify the Fund’s portfolio investments as highly liquid, moderately liquid, less liquid, or illiquid; (3) determine a highly liquid investment minimum (HLIM) for the Fund or determine that one is not required; (4) limit the Fund’s illiquid investments to no more than 15% of its net assets; and (5) establish how and when the Fund will engage in in-kind redemptions.

The Board met on June 13, 2023 (the Meeting) to review the Program. At the Meeting, the LRM Committee provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program, including its implementation and effectiveness in assessing and managing the Fund’s liquidity risk (the Report). The Report covered the period from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023 (the Reporting Period).

The Report described the LRM Committee’s role in administering the Program, which complied with the Liquidity Rule requirements for assessing, managing and reviewing the Fund’s liquidity risk through the LRM Committee’s daily monitoring and quarterly analysis of liquidity parameters which include historical net redemption activity and consideration of the Fund’s shareholder ownership concentration, as applicable. The Report noted that the Fund’s investments are categorized into one of four liquidity buckets: highly liquid, moderately liquid, less liquid and illiquid. Liquidity classifications take into account a variety of market, trading, and investment factors, including the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trade size. The Investment Advisor has engaged a third-party vendor to assist with the classification of portfolio investments. The Report also described the LRM Committee’s determination that the Fund is a primarily highly liquid fund under the Liquidity Rule.

The Report noted that there were no liquidity events during the Reporting Period that materially impacted the Fund’s ability to timely meet redemptions without significantly diluting remaining shareholders’ interests. The Report concluded that the Program is operating as intended, effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors approves all significant agreements between the Fund and persons or companies furnishing services to it, including the Fund’s agreements with its investment advisor, administrator, co-administrator, custodian and transfer agent. The management of the Fund’s day-to-day operations is delegated to its officers, the investment advisor, administrator and co-administrator, subject always to the investment objective and policies of the Fund and to the general supervision of the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors and officers of the Fund and their principal occupations during at least the past five years are set forth below. The statement of additional information (SAI) includes additional information about fund directors and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800-330-7348.

Name, Address and Year of Birth(1)	Position(s) Held With Fund	Term of Office(2)	Principal Occupation During At Least The Past 5 Years (Including Other Directorships Held)	Number of Funds Within Fund Complex Overseen by Director (Including the Fund)		Length of Time Served(3)
Interested Directors(4)
Joseph M. Harvey5 1963	Director, Chair	Until Next Election of Directors	Chief Executive Officer since 2022 and President since 2003 of Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (CSCM), and Chief Executive Officer since 2022 and President since 2004 of Cohen & Steers, Inc. (CNS). Chief Investment Officer of CSCM from 2003 to 2019. Prior to that, Senior Vice President and Director of Investment Research of CSCM.		21	Since 2014
Adam M. Derechin6 1964	Director	Until Next Election of Directors	Chief Operating Officer of CSCM since 2003 and CNS since 2004. President and Chief Executive Officer of the Funds from 2005 to 2021.		21	Since 2021
Independent Directors
Michael G. Clark 1965	Director	Until Next Election of Directors	CFA; From 2006 to 2011, President and Chief Executive Officer of DWS Funds and Managing Director of Deutsche Asset Management.		21	Since 2011

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Name, Address and Year of Birth(1)	Position(s) Held With Fund	Term of Office(2)	Principal Occupation During At Least The Past 5 Years (Including Other Directorships Held)	Number of Funds Within Fund Complex Overseen by Director (Including the Fund)	Length of Time Served(3)
George Grossman 1953	Director	Until Next Election of Directors	Attorney-at-law.	21	Since 1993
Dean A. Junkans 1959	Director	Until Next Election of Directors	CFA; Advisor to SigFig (a registered investment advisor) from July 2018 to July 2022; Chief Investment Officer at Wells Fargo Private Bank from 2004 to 2014 and Chief Investment Officer of the Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement group at Wells Fargo & Company from 2011 to 2014; former Member and Chair, Claritas Advisory Committee at the CFA Institute from 2013 to 2015; former Adjunct Professor and Executive-In-Residence, Bethel University, 2015 to 2022; former Board Member and Investment Committee Member, Bethel University Foundation, 2010 to 2022; former Corporate Executive Board Member of the National Chief Investment Officers Circle, 2010 to 2015; former, Member of the Board of Governors of the University of Wisconsin Foundation, River Falls, 1996 to 2004; U.S. Army Veteran, Gulf War.	21	Since 2015

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Name, Address and Year of Birth(1)	Position(s) Held With Fund	Term of Office(2)	Principal Occupation During At Least The Past 5 Years (Including Other Directorships Held)	Number of Funds Within Fund Complex Overseen by Director (Including the Fund)	Length of Time Served(3)
Gerald J. Maginnis 1955	Director	Until Next Election of Directors	Philadelphia Office Managing Partner, KPMG LLP from 2006 to 2015; Partner in Charge, KPMG Pennsylvania Audit Practice from 2002 to 2008; President, Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) from 2014 to 2015; Member, PICPA Board of Directors from 2012 to 2016; Member, Council of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) from 2013 to 2017; Member, Board of Trustees of AICPA Foundation from 2015 to 2020; Board Member and Audit Committee Chairman of inTEST Corporation since 2020; Chairman of the Advisory Board of Centri Consulting LLC since 2022.	21	Since 2015
Jane F. Magpiong 1960	Director	Until Next Election of Directors	President, Untap Potential since 2013; Senior Managing Director, TIAA-CREF, from 2011 to 2013; National Head of Wealth Management, TIAA- CREF, from 2008 to 2011; President, Bank of America Private Bank from 2005 to 2008; Executive Vice President, Fleet Private Clients Group, from 2003 to 2004.	21	Since 2015

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Name, Address and Year of Birth(1)	Position(s) Held With Fund	Term of Office(2)	Principal Occupation During At Least The Past 5 Years (Including Other Directorships Held)	Number of Funds Within Fund Complex Overseen by Director (Including the Fund)	Length of Time Served(3)
Daphne L. Richards 1966	Director	Until Next Election of Directors	President and CIO of Ledge Harbor Management since 2016; Investment Committee Member of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation since 2015; Member of the Advisory Board of Northeast Dutchess Fund since 2016; former Independent Director of Cartica Management, LLC, 2015 to 2022; formerly worked at Bessemer Trust Company from 1999 to 2014; Frank Russell Company from 1996 to 1999; Union Bank of Switzerland from 1993 to 1996; Credit Suisse from 1990 to 1993; and Hambros International Venture Capital Fund from 1988 to 1989.	21	Since 2017

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Name, Address and Year of Birth(1)	Position(s) Held With Fund	Term of Office(2)	Principal Occupation During At Least The Past 5 Years (Including Other Directorships Held)	Number of Funds Within Fund Complex Overseen by Director (Including the Fund)	Length of Time Served(3)
Ramona Rogers-Windsor 1960	Director	Until Next Election of Directors	CFA; Member, Capital Southwest Board of Directors since 2021; Member, Thomas Jefferson University Board of Trustees since 2020 and its insurance subsidiary board, Partners Insurance Company, Inc., since 2023; Managing Director, Public Investments Department, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC from 2012 to 2019; former Member, Milwaukee Film, LLC Board of Directors from 2016 to 2019.	21	Since 2021

⁽¹⁾  The address for each Director is 1166 Avenue of the Americas, 30th Floor, New York, New York 10036.

⁽²⁾  On March 12, 2008, the Board of Directors adopted a mandatory retirement policy stating a Director must retire from the Board on December 31^st of the year in which he or she turns 75 years of age.

⁽³⁾  The length of time served represents the year in which the Director was first elected or appointed to any fund in the Cohen & Steers Fund Complex.

⁽⁴⁾  “Interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, on the basis of their affiliation with the Advisor (Interested Directors).

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The officers of the Fund (other than Mr. Harvey, whose biography is provided above), their address, their year of birth and their principal occupations for at least the past five years are set forth below.

Name, Address and Year of  Birth(1)	Position(s) Held With Fund	Principal Occupation During At Least the Past 5 Years	Length of Time Served(2)
James Giallanza 1966	President and Chief Executive Officer	Executive Vice President of CSCM since 2014. Prior to that, Senior Vice President of CSCM since 2006.	Since 2006
Albert Laskaj 1977	Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer	Senior Vice President of CSCM since 2019. Prior to that, Vice President of CSCM since 2015.	Since 2015
Dana A. DeVivo 1981	Secretary and Chief Legal Officer	Senior Vice President of CSCM since 2019. Prior to that, Vice President of CSCM since 2013.	Since 2015
Stephen Murphy 1966	Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President	Senior Vice President of CSCM since 2019. Prior to that, Managing Director at Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc. since 2017.	Since 2019
William F. Scapell 1967	Vice President	Executive Vice President of CSCM since 2014. Prior to that, Senior Vice President of CSCM since 2003.	Since 2003
Elaine Zaharis-Nikas 1973	Vice President	Senior Vice President of CSCM since 2014. Prior to that, Vice President of CSCM since 2005.	Since 2015

⁽¹⁾  The address of each officer is 1166 Avenue of the Americas, 30^th Floor, New York, NY 10036.

⁽²⁾  Officers serve one-year terms. The length of time served represents the year in which the officer was first elected as an officer of any fund in the Cohen & Steers fund complex. All of the officers listed above are officers of one or more of the other funds in the complex.

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Cohen & Steers Privacy Policy

Facts	What Does Cohen & Steers Do With Your Personal Information?
Why?	Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
What?	The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include: • Social Security number and account balances • Transaction history and account transactions • Purchase history and wire transfer instructions
How?	All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Cohen & Steers chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

Reasons we can share your personal information	Does Cohen & Steers share?	Can you limit this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes— such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or reports to credit bureaus	Yes	No
For our marketing purposes— to offer our products and services to you	Yes	No
For joint marketing with other financial companies—	No	We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes— information about your transactions and experiences	No	We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes— information about your creditworthiness	No	We don’t share
For our affiliates to market to you—	No	We don’t share
For non-affiliates to market to you—	No	We don’t share
Questions?     Call 800.330.7348

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Cohen & Steers Privacy Policy—(Continued)

Who we are
Who is providing this notice?	Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., Cohen & Steers Asia Limited, Cohen & Steers Japan Limited, Cohen & Steers UK Limited, Cohen & Steers Ireland Limited, Cohen & Steers Singapore Private Limited, Cohen & Steers Securities, LLC, Cohen & Steers Private Funds and Cohen & Steers Open and Closed-End Funds (collectively, Cohen & Steers).
What we do
How does Cohen & Steers protect my personal information?	To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. We restrict access to your information to those employees who need it to perform their jobs, and also require companies that provide services on our behalf to protect your information.
How does Cohen & Steers collect my personal information?	We collect your personal information, for example, when you: • Open an account or buy securities from us • Provide account information or give us your contact information • Make deposits or withdrawals from your account We also collect your personal information from other companies.
Why can’t I limit all sharing?	Federal law gives you the right to limit only: • sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes—information about your creditworthiness • affiliates from using your information to market to you • sharing for non-affiliates to market to you State law and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.
Definitions
Affiliates	Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies. • Cohen & Steers does not share with affiliates.
Non-affiliates	Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies. • Cohen & Steers does not share with non-affiliates.
Joint marketing	A formal agreement between non-affiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you. • Cohen & Steers does not jointly market.

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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Joseph M. Harvey

Director, Chair and Vice President

Adam M. Derechin

Director

Michael G. Clark

Director

George Grossman

Director

Dean A. Junkans

Director

Gerald J. Maginnis

Director

Jane F. Magpiong

Director

Daphne L. Richards

Director

Ramona Rogers-Windsor

Director

James Giallanza

President and Chief Executive Officer

Albert Laskaj

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Dana A. DeVivo

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Stephen Murphy

Chief Compliance Officer

and Vice President

William F. Scapell

Vice President

Elaine Zaharis-Nikas

Vice President

KEY INFORMATION

Investment Advisor and Administrator

Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.

1166 Avenue of the Americas, 30^th Floor

New York, NY 10036

(212) 832-3232

Co-administrator and Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

One Congress Street, Suite 1

Boston, MA 02114-2016

Transfer Agent

SS&C GIDS, Inc.

P.O. Box 219953

Kansas City, MO 64121-9953

(800) 437-9912

Legal Counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

Distributor

Cohen & Steers Securities, LLC

1166 Avenue of the Americas, 30^th Floor

New York, NY 10036

NASDAQ Symbol: PISHX

Website: cohenandsteers.com

This report is authorized for delivery only to shareholders of Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income SMA Shares, Inc. unless accompanied or preceded by the delivery of a currently effective prospectus setting forth details of the Fund. Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and your investment may be worth more or less at the time you sell your shares.

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR that applies to its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer (the “Code of Ethics”). The Code of Ethics was in effect during the reporting period. The Registrant has not amended the Code of Ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the reporting period. The Registrant has not granted any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code of Ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the reporting period. A current copy of the Code of Ethics is available on the Registrant’s website at
https://assets.cohenandsteers.com/assets/content/uploads/Code_of_Ethics_for_Principal_Executive_and_Principal_Financial_Officers_of_the_Funds.pdf. Upon request, a copy of the Code of Ethics can be obtained free of charge by calling 800-330-7348 or writing to the Secretary of the Registrant, 1166 Avenue of the Americas, 30^th Floor, New York, NY 10036.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant’s board has determined that Gerald J. Maginnis qualifies as an audit committee financial expert based on his years of experience in the public accounting profession. The Registrant’s board has determined that Michael G. Clark qualifies as an audit committee financial expert based on his years of experience in the public accounting profession and the investment management and financial services industry. The Registrant’s board has determined that Ramona Rogers-Windsor qualifies as an audit committee financial expert based on her years of experience in the investment management and financial services industry. Each of Messrs. Clark and Maginnis and Ms. Rogers-Windsor is a member of the board’s audit committee, and each is independent as such term is defined in Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) – (d) Aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2023 and October 31, 2022 for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s principal accountant were as follows:

	2023	2022
Audit Fees	$47,505	$46,346
Audit-Related Fees	$0	$0
Tax Fees	$6,459	$6,301
All Other Fees	$0	$0

Tax fees were billed in connection with tax compliance services, including the preparation and review of federal and state tax returns.

(e)(1) The audit committee is required to pre-approve audit and non-audit services performed for the Registrant by the principal accountant. The audit committee also is required to pre-approve non-audit services performed by the Registrant’s principal accountant for the Registrant’s investment advisor and any sub-advisor (not including any sub-advisor whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment advisor) and/or to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Registrant’s investment advisor that provides ongoing services to the Registrant, if the engagement for services relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant.

The audit committee may delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members who are independent members of the board of directors of the Registrant. The member or members to whom such authority is delegated shall report any pre-approval decisions to the audit committee at its next scheduled meeting. The audit committee may not delegate its responsibility to pre-approve services to be performed by the Registrant’s principal accountant to the investment advisor.

(e)(2) No services included in (b) – (d) above were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraphs (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2023 and October 31, 2022, the aggregate fees billed by the Registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant and for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant’s investment advisor (not including any sub-advisor whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment advisor) and/or to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Registrant’s investment advisor that provides ongoing services to the Registrant were:

	2023	2022
Registrant	$6,459	$6,301
Investment Advisor	$0	$0

(h) The Registrant’s audit committee considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant’s investment advisor (not including any sub-advisor whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment advisor) and/or to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Registrant’s investment advisor that provides ongoing services to the Registrant that were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X was compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

(i) Not applicable.

(j) Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

Included in Item 1 above.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

None.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, based upon such officers’ evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Not applicable.

(a)(2) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(b) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a- 2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME SMA SHARES, INC.

By:	/s/ James Giallanza
	Name:   James Giallanza Title:   ���Principal Executive Officer          (President and Chief Executive Officer)
Date:	December 28, 2023

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:	/s/ James Giallanza
	Name:   James Giallanza Title:    Principal Executive Officer          (President and Chief Executive Officer)
By:	/s/ Albert Laskaj
	Name:   Albert Laskaj Title:    Principal Financial Officer          (Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer)
Date: December 28, 2023