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 811-06110
Western Asset Funds, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD, 21202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Marc A. De Oliveira
Franklin Templeton
100 First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 877-6LM-FUND/656-3863
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2023
ITEM 1. | REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS. |
The Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.
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Semi-Annual Report | | June 30, 2023 |
WESTERN ASSET
CORE PLUS BOND FUND
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted new regulations that will result in changes to the design and delivery of annual and semi-annual shareholder reports beginning in July 2024.
If you have previously elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will continue to do so and need not take any action.
Otherwise, paper copies of the Fund’s shareholder reports will be mailed to you beginning in July 2024. If you would like to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically instead of by mail, you may make that request at any time by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, enrolling at franklintempleton.com.
You may access franklintempleton.com by scanning the code below.
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INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE |
Fund objective
The Fund seeks to max-imize total return, con-sistent with prudent investment management and liquidity needs, by investing to obtain an average effective duration which is expected to range within 30% of the average duration of the domestic bond market as a whole as estimated by the Fund’s subadviser.
Letter from the president
Dear Shareholder,
We are pleased to provide the semi-annual report of Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund for the six-month reporting period ended June 30, 2023. Please read on for Fund performance information during the Fund’s reporting period.
As always, we remain committed to providing you with excellent service and a full spectrum of investment choices. We also remain committed to supplementing the support you receive from your financial advisor. One way we accomplish this is through our website, www.franklintempleton.com. Here you can gain immediate access to market and investment information, including:
• | | Fund prices and performance, |
• | | Market insights and commentaries from our portfolio managers, and |
• | | A host of educational resources. |
We look forward to helping you meet your financial goals.
Sincerely,
Jane Trust, CFA
President and Chief Executive Officer
July 31, 2023
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Performance review
For the six months ended June 30, 2023, Class I shares of Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund returned 3.04%. The Fund’s unmanaged benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Indexi, returned 2.09% for the same period.
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Performance Snapshot as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited) |
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(excluding sales charges) | | 6 months | |
Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund: | | | | |
Class A | | | 2.85 | % |
Class C | | | 2.49 | % |
Class C1 | | | 2.58 | % |
Class FI | | | 2.95 | % |
Class R | | | 2.70 | % |
Class I | | | 3.04 | % |
Class IS | | | 3.16 | % |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index | | | 2.09 | % |
The performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown above. Principal value, investment returns and yields will fluctuate and investors’ shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at www.franklintempleton.com.
All share class returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and the deduction of all Fund expenses. Returns have not been adjusted to include sales charges that may apply or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. If sales charges were reflected, the performance quoted would be lower. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year represent cumulative figures and are not annualized.
Fund performance figures reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which the performance would have been lower.
The 30-Day SEC Yields for the period ended June 30, 2023 for Class A, Class C, Class C1, Class FI, Class R, Class I and Class IS shares were 4.45%, 3.91%, 4.07%, 4.59%, 4.32%, 4.99% and 5.02%, respectively. Absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the 30-Day SEC Yields for Class A and Class I shares would have been 4.43% and 4.91%, respectively. The 30-Day SEC Yield, calculated pursuant to the standard SEC formula, is based on the Fund’s investments over an annualized trailing 30-day period, and not on the distributions paid by the Fund, which may differ.
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Total Annual Operating Expenses (unaudited) |
As of the Fund’s current prospectus dated May 1, 2023, the gross total annual fund operating expense ratios for Class A, Class C, Class C1, Class FI, Class R, Class I and Class IS shares were 0.85%, 1.51%, 1.34%, 0.82%, 1.13%, 0.53% and 0.42%, respectively.
Actual expenses may be higher. For example, expenses may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.
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Performance review (cont’d)
As a result of expense limitation arrangements, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets will not exceed 0.82% for Class A shares, 1.65% for Class C shares, 1.51% for Class C1 shares, 0.85% for Class FI shares, 1.15% for Class R shares, 0.45% for Class I shares and 0.45% for Class IS shares. In addition, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares will not exceed the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2024 without the Board of Directors’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. This management fee waiver is not subject to the recapture provision discussed below.
The manager is permitted to recapture amounts waived and/or reimbursed to a class within two years after the fiscal year in which the manager earned the fee or incurred the expense if the class’ total annual fund operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense limitation (“expense cap”) in effect at the time the fees were earned or the expenses incurred. In no case will the manager recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the Fund, in the class’ total annual fund operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.
As always, thank you for your confidence in our stewardship of your assets.
Sincerely,
Jane Trust, CFA
President and Chief Executive Officer
July 31, 2023
RISKS: Bonds are subject to a variety of risks, including interest rate, credit and inflation risks. As interest rates rise, bond prices fall, thereby reducing the value of the Fund’s share price. The Fund may invest in high yield bonds (commonly known as “junk bonds”), which are rated below investment grade and carry more risk than higher rated securities. Investments in asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities involve additional risks, including prepayment and extension risks. Non-U.S. investments are subject to special risks, including currency fluctuations and social, economic and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. These risks are magnified in emerging markets. Emerging market countries tend to have economic, political and legal systems that are less developed and are less stable than those of more developed countries. Active and frequent trading may increase a shareholder’s tax liability and transaction costs, which could detract from Fund performance. The Fund may use derivatives, such as options, futures and swaps, which can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses, and have a potentially large impact on Fund performance. The use of leverage may increase volatility and possibility of loss. The market values of securities or other assets will fluctuate, sometimes
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sharply and unpredictably, due to changes in general market conditions, overall economic trends or events, governmental actions or intervention, actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political developments, armed conflicts, economic sanctions and countermeasures in response to sanctions, major cybersecurity events, investor sentiment, the global and domestic effects of a pandemic, and other factors that may or may not be related to the issuer of the security or other asset. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and the Fund’s investment strategies.
All investments are subject to risk including the possible loss of principal. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. All index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.
i | The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage-and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity. |
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Fund at a glance† (unaudited)
Investment breakdown (%) as a percent of total investments
† | The bar graph above represents the composition of the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and does not include derivatives, such as written options, futures contracts, forward foreign currency contracts and swap contracts. The Fund is actively managed. As a result, the composition of the Fund’s investments is subject to change at any time. |
‡ | Represents less than 0.1%. |
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Fund expenses (unaudited)
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front-end and back-end sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; service and/or distribution (12b-1) 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.
This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on January 1, 2023 and held for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
Actual expenses
The table below titled “Based on actual total return” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period”.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below titled “Based on hypothetical total return” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% 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 the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front-end or back-end sales charges (loads). Therefore, 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 transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Based on actual total return1 | | | | | | | | | Based on hypothetical total return1 | |
| | Actual Total Return Without Sales Charges2 | | | Beginning Account Value | | | Ending Account Value | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | | Expenses Paid During the Period3 | | | | | | | | Hypothetical Annualized Total Return | | | Beginning Account Value | | | Ending Account Value | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | | Expenses Paid During the Period4 | |
Class A | | | 2.85 | % | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,028.50 | | | | 0.82 | % | | $ | 4.12 | | | | | | | Class A | | | 5.00 | % | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.73 | | | | 0.82 | % | | $ | 4.11 | |
Class C | | | 2.49 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,024.90 | | | | 1.53 | | | | 7.68 | | | | | | | Class C | | | 5.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,017.21 | | | | 1.53 | | | | 7.65 | |
Class C1 | | | 2.58 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,025.80 | | | | 1.34 | | | | 6.73 | | | | | | | Class C1 | | | 5.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.15 | | | | 1.34 | | | | 6.71 | |
Class FI | | | 2.95 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,029.50 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 4.23 | | | | | | | Class FI | | | 5.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,020.63 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 4.21 | |
Class R | | | 2.70 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,027.00 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 5.63 | | | | | | | Class R | | | 5.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,019.24 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 5.61 | |
Class I | | | 3.04 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,030.40 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 2.27 | | | | | | | Class I | | | 5.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,022.56 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 2.26 | |
Class IS | | | 3.16 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,031.60 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 2.12 | | | | | | | Class IS | | | 5.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,022.71 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 2.11 | |
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1 | For the six months ended June 30, 2023. |
2 | Assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares and Class C1 shares. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. |
3 | Expenses (net of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements) are equal to each class’ respective annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (181), then divided by 365. |
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Schedule of investments (unaudited)
June 30, 2023
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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 40.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Communication Services — 4.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Altice Financing SA, Senior Secured Notes | | | 5.750 | % | | | 8/15/29 | | | | 4,570,000 | | | $ | 3,544,953 | (a) |
Altice France SA, Senior Secured Notes | | | 5.500 | % | | | 1/15/28 | | | | 300,000 | | | | 226,891 | (a) |
Altice France SA, Senior Secured Notes | | | 5.500 | % | | | 10/15/29 | | | | 3,233,000 | | | | 2,315,288 | (a) |
AT&T Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.800 | % | | | 2/15/27 | | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,194,565 | |
AT&T Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.300 | % | | | 6/1/27 | | | | 22,870,000 | | | | 20,579,414 | |
AT&T Inc., Senior Notes | | | 1.650 | % | | | 2/1/28 | | | | 24,680,000 | | | | 21,223,496 | |
AT&T Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.250 | % | | | 2/1/32 | | | | 19,180,000 | | | | 15,240,403 | |
AT&T Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.550 | % | | | 12/1/33 | | | | 10,540,000 | | | | 8,282,553 | |
AT&T Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.350 | % | | | 9/1/40 | | | | 4,390,000 | | | | 4,259,477 | |
AT&T Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.550 | % | | | 8/15/41 | | | | 5,040,000 | | | | 4,978,633 | |
AT&T Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.350 | % | | | 6/15/45 | | | | 6,469,000 | | | | 5,426,680 | |
AT&T Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 9/15/53 | | | | 26,890,000 | | | | 19,054,909 | |
AT&T Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.550 | % | | | 9/15/55 | | | | 25,651,000 | | | | 17,976,201 | |
AT&T Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.800 | % | | | 12/1/57 | | | | 1,520,000 | | | | 1,101,738 | |
AT&T Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.650 | % | | | 9/15/59 | | | | 4,690,000 | | | | 3,268,604 | |
Telefonica Emisiones SA, Senior Notes | | | 5.213 | % | | | 3/8/47 | | | | 6,160,000 | | | | 5,362,301 | |
Telefonica Emisiones SA, Senior Notes | | | 4.895 | % | | | 3/6/48 | | | | 11,960,000 | | | | 9,993,353 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.125 | % | | | 3/16/27 | | | | 5,755,000 | | | | 5,590,354 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.100 | % | | | 3/22/28 | | | | 8,470,000 | | | | 7,444,924 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.329 | % | | | 9/21/28 | | | | 26,937,000 | | | | 25,981,096 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.875 | % | | | 2/8/29 | | | | 4,900,000 | | | | 4,598,201 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.150 | % | | | 3/22/30 | | | | 10,510,000 | | | | 9,345,440 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 1.750 | % | | | 1/20/31 | | | | 13,790,000 | | | | 10,884,806 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.550 | % | | | 3/21/31 | | | | 40,130,000 | | | | 33,517,704 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.355 | % | | | 3/15/32 | | | | 38,429,000 | | | | 30,921,007 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 8/10/33 | | | | 27,645,000 | | | $ | 26,097,671 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.400 | % | | | 11/1/34 | | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,031,733 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.272 | % | | | 1/15/36 | | | | 1,140,000 | | | | 1,028,674 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.250 | % | | | 3/16/37 | | | | 11,010,000 | | | | 10,911,654 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.650 | % | | | 11/20/40 | | | | 32,010,000 | | | | 22,280,481 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.400 | % | | | 3/22/41 | | | | 4,410,000 | | | | 3,406,351 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.850 | % | | | 11/1/42 | | | | 4,840,000 | | | | 3,919,546 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.125 | % | | | 8/15/46 | | | | 9,310,000 | | | | 7,662,330 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.862 | % | | | 8/21/46 | | | | 12,748,000 | | | | 11,695,895 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.500 | % | | | 3/16/47 | | | | 1,455,000 | | | | 1,463,884 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.000 | % | | | 3/22/50 | | | | 24,170,000 | | | | 19,638,457 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.875 | % | | | 11/20/50 | | | | 27,970,000 | | | | 18,246,672 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.550 | % | | | 3/22/51 | | | | 5,610,000 | | | | 4,188,165 | |
Total Diversified Telecommunication Services | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 404,884,504 | |
Entertainment — 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Walt Disney Co., Senior Notes | | | 6.200 | % | | | 12/15/34 | | | | 260,000 | | | | 286,030 | |
Walt Disney Co., Senior Notes | | | 6.650 | % | | | 11/15/37 | | | | 5,240,000 | | | | 6,062,894 | |
Warnermedia Holdings Inc., Senior Notes | | | 6.412 | % | | | 3/15/26 | | | | 11,760,000 | | | | 11,772,402 | |
Warnermedia Holdings Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.755 | % | | | 3/15/27 | | | | 6,040,000 | | | | 5,636,326 | |
Warnermedia Holdings Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.054 | % | | | 3/15/29 | | | | 9,150,000 | | | | 8,368,333 | |
Warnermedia Holdings Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.279 | % | | | 3/15/32 | | | | 37,350,000 | | | | 33,142,065 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)
June 30, 2023
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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Entertainment — continued | | | | | |
Warnermedia Holdings Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.050 | % | | | 3/15/42 | | | | 3,380,000 | | | $ | 2,850,762 | |
Warnermedia Holdings Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.141 | % | | | 3/15/52 | | | | 39,170,000 | | | | 31,920,054 | |
Total Entertainment | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100,038,866 | |
Interactive Media & Services — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alphabet Inc., Senior Notes | | | 0.450 | % | | | 8/15/25 | | | | 3,590,000 | | | | 3,287,423 | |
Alphabet Inc., Senior Notes | | | 1.100 | % | | | 8/15/30 | | | | 7,900,000 | | | | 6,395,835 | |
Alphabet Inc., Senior Notes | | | 1.900 | % | | | 8/15/40 | | | | 7,890,000 | | | | 5,438,738 | |
Alphabet Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.050 | % | | | 8/15/50 | | | | 4,870,000 | | | | 3,050,806 | |
Total Interactive Media & Services | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18,172,802 | |
Media — 1.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.000 | % | | | 2/1/28 | | | | 5,450,000 | | | | 4,971,163 | (a) |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 8/15/30 | | | | 1,460,000 | | | | 1,217,043 | (a) |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 2/1/31 | | | | 9,610,000 | | | | 7,782,848 | (a) |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 2/1/32 | | | | 11,470,000 | | | | 9,365,828 | (a) |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 5/1/32 | | | | 27,063,000 | | | | 21,635,020 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 6/1/33 | | | | 6,090,000 | | | | 4,788,873 | (a) |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes | | | 4.908 | % | | | 7/23/25 | | | | 24,187,000 | | | | 23,726,163 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes | | | 4.200 | % | | | 3/15/28 | | | | 23,199,000 | | | | 21,758,527 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes | | | 5.050 | % | | | 3/30/29 | | | | 19,860,000 | | | | 18,947,012 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes | | | 2.800 | % | | | 4/1/31 | | | | 5,450,000 | | | | 4,387,428 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Media — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes | | | 4.400 | % | | | 4/1/33 | | | | 18,970,000 | | | $ | 16,657,524 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes | | | 5.375 | % | | | 4/1/38 | | | | 9,215,000 | | | | 7,856,963 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 3/1/42 | | | | 6,700,000 | | | | 4,487,378 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes | | | 6.484 | % | | | 10/23/45 | | | | 6,620,000 | | | | 6,228,007 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes | | | 5.375 | % | | | 5/1/47 | | | | 1,790,000 | | | | 1,481,276 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes | | | 5.750 | % | | | 4/1/48 | | | | 10,450,000 | | | | 8,954,106 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes | | | 5.125 | % | | | 7/1/49 | | | | 15,750,000 | | | | 12,403,768 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes | | | 4.800 | % | | | 3/1/50 | | | | 6,040,000 | | | | 4,562,137 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes | | | 6.834 | % | | | 10/23/55 | | | | 2,608,000 | | | | 2,461,321 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes | | | 5.500 | % | | | 4/1/63 | | | | 11,060,000 | | | | 8,914,925 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.375 | % | | | 8/15/25 | | | | 3,940,000 | | | | 3,802,842 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.950 | % | | | 10/15/25 | | | | 21,460,000 | | | | 20,924,652 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.150 | % | | | 3/1/26 | | | | 9,960,000 | | | $ | 9,543,770 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.300 | % | | | 4/1/27 | | | | 12,400,000 | | | | 11,733,386 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.150 | % | | | 10/15/28 | | | | 42,000,000 | | | | 40,714,357 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.400 | % | | | 4/1/30 | | | | 7,960,000 | | | | 7,318,730 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 10/15/30 | | | | 20,418,000 | | | | 19,674,715 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 1/15/33 | | | | 1,710,000 | | | | 1,625,454 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.200 | % | | | 8/15/34 | | | | 244,000 | | | | 227,471 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.650 | % | | | 6/15/35 | | | | 60,000 | | | | 62,977 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 6.500 | % | | | 11/15/35 | | | | 451,000 | | | | 505,935 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.900 | % | | | 3/1/38 | | | | 8,310,000 | | | | 7,227,895 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.250 | % | | | 11/1/39 | | | | 1,580,000 | | | | 1,254,682 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.750 | % | | | 4/1/40 | | | | 7,620,000 | | | | 6,424,999 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.400 | % | | | 7/15/46 | | | | 1,550,000 | | | | 1,177,795 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.000 | % | | | 8/15/47 | | | | 2,990,000 | | | | 2,494,774 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.969 | % | | | 11/1/47 | | | | 10,306,000 | | | | 8,547,078 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.000 | % | | | 3/1/48 | | | | 2,230,000 | | | | 1,860,884 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.999 | % | | | 11/1/49 | | | | 11,776,000 | | | | 9,732,581 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.450 | % | | | 2/1/50 | | | | 4,417,000 | | | | 3,366,043 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.800 | % | | | 1/15/51 | | | | 9,010,000 | | | | 5,972,021 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.887 | % | | | 11/1/51 | | | | 7,170,000 | | | | 4,811,233 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.937 | % | | | 11/1/56 | | | | 4,834,000 | | | | 3,151,424 | |
Comcast Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.950 | % | | | 10/15/58 | | | | 2,370,000 | | | | 2,278,420 | |
DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.875 | % | | | 11/15/24 | | | | 11,864,000 | | | | 10,391,458 | |
DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes | | | 7.750 | % | | | 7/1/26 | | | | 5,360,000 | | | | 3,293,050 | |
DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.125 | % | | | 6/1/29 | | | | 12,390,000 | | | | 5,765,577 | |
DISH DBS Corp., Senior Secured Notes | | | 5.250 | % | | | 12/1/26 | | | | 6,330,000 | | | | 5,089,621 | (a) |
DISH DBS Corp., Senior Secured Notes | | | 5.750 | % | | | 12/1/28 | | | | 1,120,000 | | | | 835,138 | (a) |
Fox Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.476 | % | | | 1/25/39 | | | | 13,410,000 | | | | 12,538,463 | |
Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC, Senior Secured Notes | | | 8.375 | % | | | 7/15/33 | | | | 2,060,000 | | | | 2,264,248 | |
Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes | | | 6.550 | % | | | 5/1/37 | | | | 4,570,000 | | | | 4,384,704 | |
Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes | | | 7.300 | % | | | 7/1/38 | | | | 8,925,000 | | | | 9,102,969 | |
Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes | | | 6.750 | % | | | 6/15/39 | | | | 3,295,000 | | | | 3,168,803 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
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Time Warner Cable LLC, Senior Secured Notes | | | 5.875 | % | | | 11/15/40 | | | | 8,447,000 | | | $ | 7,458,400 | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes | | | 5.500 | % | | | 5/15/29 | | | | 10,960,000 | | | | 9,924,207 | (a) |
Total Media | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 441,238,066 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes | | | 5.375 | % | | | 2/1/28 | | | | 9,173,000 | | | | 7,384,271 | (a) |
CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes | | | 4.125 | % | | | 12/1/30 | | | | 5,960,000 | | | | 4,174,926 | (a) |
CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes | | | 3.375 | % | | | 2/15/31 | | | | 6,420,000 | | | | 4,351,864 | (a) |
CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 11/15/31 | | | | 43,058,000 | | | | 30,066,592 | (a) |
Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes | | | 6.875 | % | | | 11/15/28 | | | | 635,000 | | | | 673,667 | |
Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes | | | 8.750 | % | | | 3/15/32 | | | | 14,390,000 | | | | 17,407,900 | |
Sprint LLC, Senior Notes | | | 7.875 | % | | | 9/15/23 | | | | 930,000 | | | | 933,083 | |
Sprint LLC, Senior Notes | | | 7.625 | % | | | 2/15/25 | | | | 5,365,000 | | | | 5,484,994 | |
Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC, Senior Secured Notes | | | 4.738 | % | | | 3/20/25 | | | | 739,375 | | | | 729,969 | (a) |
T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 4/15/25 | | | | 34,810,000 | | | | 33,485,599 | |
T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.250 | % | | | 2/15/26 | | | | 3,600,000 | | | | 3,311,119 | |
T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.750 | % | | | 4/15/27 | | | | 2,920,000 | | | | 2,765,499 | |
T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.625 | % | | | 2/15/29 | | | | 16,630,000 | | | | 14,458,586 | |
T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.375 | % | | | 4/15/29 | | | | 9,713,000 | | | | 8,780,046 | |
T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.875 | % | | | 4/15/30 | | | | 44,685,000 | | | | 41,193,559 | |
T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.550 | % | | | 2/15/31 | | | | 9,660,000 | | | | 8,032,511 | |
T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.875 | % | | | 2/15/31 | | | | 8,370,000 | | | | 7,082,363 | |
T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 4/15/31 | | | | 27,920,000 | | | | 24,664,062 | |
T-Mobile USA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.375 | % | | | 4/15/40 | | | | 4,880,000 | | | | 4,312,983 | |
Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC, Senior Secured Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 7/15/31 | | | | 1,140,000 | | | | 949,122 | (a) |
Total Wireless Telecommunication Services | | | | | | | | 220,242,715 | |
Total Communication Services | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,184,576,953 | |
Consumer Discretionary — 3.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Automobiles — 1.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.250 | % | | | 2/12/32 | | | | 20,250,000 | | | | 15,948,989 | |
Ford Motor Co., Senior Notes | | | 6.100 | % | | | 8/19/32 | | | | 12,800,000 | | | | 12,417,678 | |
Ford Motor Co., Senior Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 1/15/43 | | | | 2,720,000 | | | | 2,094,030 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes | | | 3.664 | % | | | 9/8/24 | | | | 1,190,000 | | | | 1,150,999 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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June 30, 2023
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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Automobiles — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes | | | 5.125 | % | | | 6/16/25 | | | | 3,120,000 | | | $ | 3,037,102 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes | | | 3.375 | % | | | 11/13/25 | | | | 4,120,000 | | | | 3,834,914 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes | | | 4.950 | % | | | 5/28/27 | | | | 28,210,000 | | | | 26,641,862 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes | | | 4.125 | % | | | 8/17/27 | | | | 8,460,000 | | | | 7,732,818 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes | | | 3.815 | % | | | 11/2/27 | | | | 550,000 | | | | 492,087 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes | | | 7.350 | % | | | 11/4/27 | | | | 5,730,000 | | | | 5,865,343 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes | | | 2.900 | % | | | 2/16/28 | | | | 13,780,000 | | | | 11,815,345 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes | | | 2.900 | % | | | 2/10/29 | | | | 825,000 | | | | 683,514 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes | | | 5.113 | % | | | 5/3/29 | | | | 8,435,000 | | | | 7,830,835 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes | | | 7.350 | % | | | 3/6/30 | | | | 6,900,000 | | | | 7,054,332 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes | | | 4.000 | % | | | 11/13/30 | | | | 33,395,000 | | | | 28,568,865 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes | | | 3.625 | % | | | 6/17/31 | | | | 17,640,000 | | | | 14,477,056 | |
General Motors Co., Senior Notes | | | 6.125 | % | | | 10/1/25 | | | | 10,170,000 | | | | 10,243,228 | |
General Motors Co., Senior Notes | | | 5.600 | % | | | 10/15/32 | | | | 5,140,000 | | | | 4,975,241 | |
General Motors Co., Senior Notes | | | 6.600 | % | | | 4/1/36 | | | | 1,170,000 | | | | 1,202,374 | |
General Motors Co., Senior Notes | | | 5.150 | % | | | 4/1/38 | | | | 2,050,000 | | | | 1,826,278 | |
General Motors Co., Senior Notes | | | 6.250 | % | | | 10/2/43 | | | | 3,640,000 | | | | 3,563,724 | |
General Motors Co., Senior Notes | | | 5.950 | % | | | 4/1/49 | | | | 8,120,000 | | | | 7,592,896 | |
General Motors Financial Co. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.350 | % | | | 1/17/27 | | | | 2,340,000 | | | | 2,244,464 | |
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 3.043 | % | | | 9/15/23 | | | | 18,310,000 | | | | 18,181,865 | (a) |
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 3.522 | % | | | 9/17/25 | | | | 40,950,000 | | | | 38,112,817 | (a) |
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 4.345 | % | | | 9/17/27 | | | | 35,280,000 | | | | 32,112,445 | (a) |
Total Automobiles | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 269,701,101 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Broadline Retail — 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes | | | 0.800 | % | | | 6/3/25 | | | | 17,270,000 | | | $ | 15,958,258 | |
Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.300 | % | | | 4/13/27 | | | | 4,610,000 | | | | 4,393,478 | |
Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes | | | 1.200 | % | | | 6/3/27 | | | | 16,140,000 | | | | 14,171,809 | |
Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.150 | % | | | 8/22/27 | | | | 15,280,000 | | | | 14,388,180 | |
Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.450 | % | | | 4/13/29 | | | | 10,310,000 | | | | 9,714,677 | |
Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes | | | 1.500 | % | | | 6/3/30 | | | | 10,213,000 | | | | 8,402,277 | |
Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.100 | % | | | 5/12/31 | | | | 9,530,000 | | | | 8,018,767 | |
Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.600 | % | | | 4/13/32 | | | | 19,570,000 | | | | 18,257,282 | |
Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.875 | % | | | 8/22/37 | | | | 6,800,000 | | | | 6,214,888 | |
Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.950 | % | | | 12/5/44 | | | | 10,095,000 | | | | 10,222,931 | |
Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.050 | % | | | 8/22/47 | | | | 8,290,000 | | | | 7,447,649 | |
Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.500 | % | | | 6/3/50 | | | | 15,110,000 | | | | 10,063,522 | |
Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.100 | % | | | 5/12/51 | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 7,470,680 | |
Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 8/22/57 | | | | 3,240,000 | | | | 2,919,150 | |
Prosus NV, Senior Notes | | | 3.061 | % | | | 7/13/31 | | | | 67,370,000 | | | | 52,699,713 | (a) |
Prosus NV, Senior Notes | | | 4.027 | % | | | 8/3/50 | | | | 24,470,000 | | | | 15,393,252 | (a) |
Prosus NV, Senior Notes | | | 3.832 | % | | | 2/8/51 | | | | 3,740,000 | | | | 2,300,033 | (a) |
Total Broadline Retail | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 208,036,546 | |
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%†† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Service Corp. International, Senior Notes | | | 7.500 | % | | | 4/1/27 | | | | 3,167,000 | | | | 3,254,239 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance Inc., Senior Secured Notes | | | 5.750 | % | | | 4/15/25 | | | | 1,225,000 | | | | 1,224,254 | (a) |
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance Inc., Senior Secured Notes | | | 3.875 | % | | | 1/15/28 | | | | 3,060,000 | | | | 2,800,233 | (a) |
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance Inc., Senior Secured Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 2/15/29 | | | | 3,010,000 | | | | 2,642,558 | (a) |
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.250 | % | | | 6/1/25 | | | | 320,000 | | | | 313,731 | |
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.375 | % | | | 4/15/26 | | | | 1,996,000 | | | | 1,955,709 | |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.375 | % | | | 5/1/25 | | | | 10,770,000 | | | | 10,659,387 | (a) |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.750 | % | | | 5/1/28 | | | | 4,400,000 | | | | 4,336,698 | (a) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.625 | % | | | 2/15/32 | | | | 3,130,000 | | | $ | 2,612,585 | (a) |
Las Vegas Sands Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.200 | % | | | 8/8/24 | | | | 65,810,000 | | | | 63,782,572 | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.900 | % | | | 6/25/25 | | | | 23,330,000 | | | | 21,936,023 | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 8/18/26 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 932,052 | |
McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.375 | % | | | 5/26/25 | | | | 1,719,000 | | | | 1,662,999 | |
McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.300 | % | | | 7/1/25 | | | | 9,140,000 | | | | 8,814,879 | |
McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes | | | 1.450 | % | | | 9/1/25 | | | | 2,140,000 | | | | 1,976,962 | |
McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.700 | % | | | 1/30/26 | | | | 11,725,000 | | | | 11,339,345 | |
McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 3/1/27 | | | | 12,680,000 | | | | 12,103,031 | |
McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 7/1/27 | | | | 8,380,000 | | | | 7,983,168 | |
McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.800 | % | | | 4/1/28 | | | | 4,300,000 | | | | 4,123,963 | |
McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.600 | % | | | 7/1/30 | | | | 9,300,000 | | | | 8,660,506 | |
McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.625 | % | | | 9/1/49 | | | | 1,610,000 | | | | 1,271,242 | |
McDonald’s Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.200 | % | | | 4/1/50 | | | | 16,630,000 | | | | 14,407,374 | |
Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 5.625 | % | | | 8/8/25 | | | | 51,746,000 | | | | 50,516,639 | |
Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 4.300 | % | | | 1/8/26 | | | | 7,500,000 | | | | 7,057,250 | |
Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 2.800 | % | | | 3/8/27 | | | | 18,910,000 | | | | 16,426,799 | |
Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 5.900 | % | | | 8/8/28 | | | | 10,270,000 | | | | 9,799,125 | |
Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 3.350 | % | | | 3/8/29 | | | | 14,360,000 | | | | 11,980,420 | |
Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 3.750 | % | | | 8/8/31 | | | | 10,910,000 | | | | 8,889,315 | |
VOC Escrow Ltd., Senior Secured Notes | | | 5.000 | % | | | 2/15/28 | | | | 9,225,000 | | | | 8,472,332 | (a) |
Wynn Macau Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 4.875 | % | | | 10/1/24 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,952,280 | (a) |
Wynn Macau Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 5.500 | % | | | 1/15/26 | | | | 10,691,000 | | | | 9,942,095 | (a) |
Wynn Macau Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 5.625 | % | | | 8/26/28 | | | | 21,370,000 | | | | 18,670,328 | (a) |
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 329,245,854 | |
Household Durables — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Lennar Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 4/30/24 | | | | 4,650,000 | | | | 4,611,566 | |
Lennar Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 5/30/25 | | | | 1,350,000 | | | | 1,319,740 | |
Lennar Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.000 | % | | | 6/15/27 | | | | 20,000 | | | | 19,619 | |
Lennar Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 11/29/27 | | | | 6,200,000 | | | | 6,020,816 | |
MDC Holdings Inc., Senior Notes | | | 6.000 | % | | | 1/15/43 | | | | 540,000 | | | | 487,758 | |
Total Household Durables | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,459,499 | |
Specialty Retail — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.500 | % | | | 4/15/27 | | | | 8,648,000 | | | | 8,026,437 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Specialty Retail — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.900 | % | | | 12/6/28 | | | | 1,590,000 | | | $ | 1,540,123 | |
Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.700 | % | | | 4/15/30 | | | | 9,310,000 | | | | 8,278,109 | |
Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.300 | % | | | 4/15/40 | | | | 10,560,000 | | | | 8,583,544 | |
Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.900 | % | | | 6/15/47 | | | | 1,736,000 | | | | 1,476,989 | |
Home Depot Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.350 | % | | | 4/15/50 | | | | 23,325,000 | | | | 17,819,983 | |
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 4/15/30 | | | | 5,940,000 | | | | 5,778,661 | |
Total Specialty Retail | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 51,503,846 | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hanesbrands Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.875 | % | | | 5/15/26 | | | | 4,810,000 | | | | 4,496,562 | (a) |
NIKE Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.400 | % | | | 3/27/25 | | | | 5,190,000 | | | | 4,965,711 | |
NIKE Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.750 | % | | | 3/27/27 | | | | 12,570,000 | | | | 11,813,755 | |
NIKE Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.850 | % | | | 3/27/30 | | | | 12,240,000 | | | | 11,062,887 | |
NIKE Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.250 | % | | | 3/27/40 | | | | 6,300,000 | | | | 5,183,435 | |
NIKE Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.375 | % | | | 3/27/50 | | | | 15,332,000 | | | | 12,439,546 | |
Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 49,961,896 | |
Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 924,162,981 | |
Consumer Staples — 2.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/ Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.650 | % | | | 2/1/26 | | | | 32,110,000 | | | | 31,112,074 | |
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/ Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.900 | % | | | 2/1/46 | | | | 22,020,000 | | | | 21,065,052 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.000 | % | | | 4/13/28 | | | | 5,410,000 | | | | 5,236,383 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 1/23/29 | | | | 16,360,000 | | | | 16,297,942 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 6/1/30 | | | | 5,700,000 | | | | 5,305,412 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.350 | % | | | 6/1/40 | | | | 17,580,000 | | | | 16,184,292 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.600 | % | | | 4/15/48 | | | | 1,706,000 | | | | 1,585,191 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.550 | % | | | 1/23/49 | | | | 5,670,000 | | | | 5,981,615 | |
Coca-Cola Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.375 | % | | | 3/25/27 | | | | 7,590,000 | | | | 7,322,076 | |
Coca-Cola Co., Senior Notes | | | 1.450 | % | | | 6/1/27 | | | | 11,310,000 | | | | 10,114,490 | |
Coca-Cola Co., Senior Notes | | | 2.500 | % | | | 6/1/40 | | | | 3,050,000 | | | | 2,300,039 | |
Coca-Cola Co., Senior Notes | | | 2.600 | % | | | 6/1/50 | | | | 6,290,000 | | | | 4,399,791 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Beverages — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Constellation Brands Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.600 | % | | | 5/9/24 | | | | 7,860,000 | | | $ | 7,710,804 | |
Constellation Brands Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.350 | % | | | 5/9/27 | | | | 10,970,000 | | | | 10,703,305 | |
Molson Coors Beverage Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.000 | % | | | 7/15/26 | | | | 3,245,000 | | | | 3,032,812 | |
Molson Coors Beverage Co., Senior Notes | | | 4.200 | % | | | 7/15/46 | | | | 3,390,000 | | | | 2,810,226 | |
PepsiCo Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.250 | % | | | 3/19/25 | | | | 1,580,000 | | | | 1,508,146 | |
PepsiCo Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.625 | % | | | 3/19/27 | | | | 1,617,000 | | | | 1,508,047 | |
PepsiCo Inc., Senior Notes | | | 1.625 | % | | | 5/1/30 | | | | 11,710,000 | | | | 9,740,579 | |
PepsiCo Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.875 | % | | | 10/15/49 | | | | 4,750,000 | | | | 3,572,687 | |
Total Beverages | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 167,490,963 | |
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Costco Wholesale Corp., Senior Notes | | | 1.375 | % | | | 6/20/27 | | | | 24,175,000 | | | | 21,357,565 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp., Senior Notes | | | 1.600 | % | | | 4/20/30 | | | | 13,630,000 | | | | 11,356,591 | |
Target Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.250 | % | | | 4/15/25 | | | | 13,960,000 | | | | 13,301,451 | |
Walmart Inc., Senior Notes | | | 1.500 | % | | | 9/22/28 | | | | 8,480,000 | | | | 7,368,248 | |
Walmart Inc., Senior Notes | | | 1.800 | % | | | 9/22/31 | | | | 4,050,000 | | | | 3,365,387 | |
Total Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 56,749,242 | |
Food Products — 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Danone SA, Senior Notes | | | 2.589 | % | | | 11/2/23 | | | | 20,650,000 | | | | 20,436,664 | (a) |
Danone SA, Senior Notes | | | 2.947 | % | | | 11/2/26 | | | | 6,540,000 | | | | 6,120,367 | (a) |
Hershey Co., Senior Notes | | | 0.900 | % | | | 6/1/25 | | | | 4,030,000 | | | | 3,712,719 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 3/1/31 | | | | 3,350,000 | | | | 3,190,254 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes | | | 6.750 | % | | | 3/15/32 | | | | 410,000 | | | | 451,338 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes | | | 5.000 | % | | | 7/15/35 | | | | 1,661,000 | | | | 1,637,614 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes | | | 6.875 | % | | | 1/26/39 | | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,297,243 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes | | | 7.125 | % | | | 8/1/39 | | | | 290,000 | | | | 323,274 | (a) |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes | | | 4.625 | % | | | 10/1/39 | | | | 290,000 | | | | 262,348 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes | | | 5.000 | % | | | 6/4/42 | | | | 4,160,000 | | | | 3,895,342 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Food Products — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes | | | 5.200 | % | | | 7/15/45 | | | | 12,350,000 | | | $ | 11,767,666 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes | | | 4.375 | % | | | 6/1/46 | | | | 5,420,000 | | | | 4,609,929 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes | | | 4.875 | % | | | 10/1/49 | | | | 8,180,000 | | | | 7,470,101 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Senior Notes | | | 5.500 | % | | | 6/1/50 | | | | 6,530,000 | | | | 6,482,402 | |
Mars Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.700 | % | | | 4/1/25 | | | | 9,380,000 | | | | 8,964,658 | (a) |
Mars Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.200 | % | | | 4/1/30 | | | | 4,880,000 | | | | 4,430,907 | (a) |
Mars Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.375 | % | | | 7/16/40 | | | | 6,740,000 | | | | 4,635,073 | (a) |
Mondelez International Inc., Senior Notes | | | 1.500 | % | | | 5/4/25 | | | | 22,350,000 | | | | 20,840,005 | |
Total Food Products | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 110,527,904 | |
Household Products — 0.0%†† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Procter & Gamble Co., Senior Notes | | | 2.800 | % | | | 3/25/27 | | | | 2,490,000 | | | | 2,345,719 | |
Procter & Gamble Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.000 | % | | | 3/25/30 | | | | 6,070,000 | | | | 5,621,320 | |
Total Household Products | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,967,039 | |
Personal Care Products — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Haleon US Capital LLC, Senior Notes | | | 3.375 | % | | | 3/24/27 | | | | 12,990,000 | | | | 12,164,006 | |
Haleon US Capital LLC, Senior Notes | | | 3.375 | % | | | 3/24/29 | | | | 9,790,000 | | | | 8,902,267 | |
Haleon US Capital LLC, Senior Notes | | | 3.625 | % | | | 3/24/32 | | | | 13,520,000 | | | | 12,126,055 | |
Kenvue Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.900 | % | | | 3/22/33 | | | | 20,920,000 | | | | 21,180,227 | (a) |
Total Personal Care Products | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 54,372,555 | |
Tobacco — 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.350 | % | | | 5/6/25 | | | | 3,770,000 | | | | 3,549,544 | |
Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.400 | % | | | 2/14/26 | | | | 10,275,000 | | | | 10,059,143 | |
Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.800 | % | | | 2/14/29 | | | | 975,000 | | | | 948,911 | |
Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.450 | % | | | 2/4/32 | | | | 16,140,000 | | | | 12,595,743 | |
Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.800 | % | | | 2/14/39 | | | | 13,440,000 | | | | 13,171,116 | |
Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.875 | % | | | 9/16/46 | | | | 6,950,000 | | | | 4,878,176 | |
Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.950 | % | | | 2/14/49 | | | | 15,040,000 | | | | 14,293,958 | |
Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.700 | % | | | 2/4/51 | | | | 7,880,000 | | | | 5,286,049 | |
Altria Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 6.200 | % | | | 2/14/59 | | | | 1,842,000 | | | | 1,780,326 | |
BAT Capital Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.557 | % | | | 8/15/27 | | | | 10,351,000 | | | | 9,524,665 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Tobacco — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BAT Capital Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.540 | % | | | 8/15/47 | | | | 36,435,000 | | | $ | 26,849,968 | |
Cargill Inc., Senior Notes | | | 1.375 | % | | | 7/23/23 | | | | 13,510,000 | | | | 13,483,379 | (a) |
Philip Morris International Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.100 | % | | | 5/1/30 | | | | 9,050,000 | | | | 7,494,960 | |
Philip Morris International Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 3/20/42 | | | | 3,085,000 | | | | 2,661,428 | |
Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.850 | % | | | 8/15/45 | | | | 7,579,000 | | | | 6,749,234 | |
Total Tobacco | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 133,326,600 | |
Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 530,434,303 | |
Energy — 6.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.0%†† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Halliburton Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.800 | % | | | 11/15/25 | | | | 326,000 | | | | 315,068 | |
Halliburton Co., Senior Notes | | | 4.850 | % | | | 11/15/35 | | | | 5,090,000 | | | | 4,797,713 | |
Halliburton Co., Senior Notes | | | 5.000 | % | | | 11/15/45 | | | | 6,490,000 | | | | 5,879,908 | |
Total Energy Equipment & Services | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10,992,689 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Apache Corp., Senior Notes | | | 7.750 | % | | | 12/15/29 | | | | 5,170,000 | | | | 5,334,111 | |
Apache Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 1/15/30 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 8,916 | |
Apache Corp., Senior Notes | | | 6.000 | % | | | 1/15/37 | | | | 1,006,000 | | | | 906,894 | |
Apache Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.100 | % | | | 9/1/40 | | | | 12,719,000 | | | | 10,351,931 | |
Apache Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.250 | % | | | 2/1/42 | | | | 1,646,000 | | | | 1,298,702 | |
Apache Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 4/15/43 | | | | 10,830,000 | | | | 7,976,403 | |
Apache Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 1/15/44 | | | | 18,548,000 | | | | 12,548,835 | |
Apache Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.350 | % | | | 7/1/49 | | | | 12,190,000 | | | | 9,495,279 | |
BP Capital Markets America Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.410 | % | | | 2/11/26 | | | | 12,070,000 | | | | 11,602,593 | |
BP Capital Markets America Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.119 | % | | | 5/4/26 | | | | 4,790,000 | | | | 4,561,526 | |
BP Capital Markets America Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.588 | % | | | 4/14/27 | | | | 7,160,000 | | | | 6,851,744 | |
BP Capital Markets America Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.633 | % | | | 4/6/30 | | | | 9,240,000 | | | | 8,597,193 | |
BP Capital Markets America Inc., Senior Notes | | | 1.749 | % | | | 8/10/30 | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,097,498 | |
BP Capital Markets America Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.000 | % | | | 2/24/50 | | | | 14,550,000 | | | | 10,155,184 | |
BP Capital Markets America Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.772 | % | | | 11/10/50 | | | | 1,860,000 | | | | 1,232,247 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BP Capital Markets America Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.939 | % | | | 6/4/51 | | | | 1,140,000 | | | $ | 779,388 | |
Cameron LNG LLC, Senior Secured Notes | | | 2.902 | % | | | 7/15/31 | | | | 7,790,000 | | | | 6,714,722 | (a) |
Cameron LNG LLC, Senior Secured Notes | | | 3.302 | % | | | 1/15/35 | | | | 17,811,000 | | | | 14,866,576 | (a) |
Cheniere Energy Inc., Senior Secured Notes | | | 4.625 | % | | | 10/15/28 | | | | 8,500,000 | | | | 7,945,689 | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes | | | 4.000 | % | | | 3/1/31 | | | | 3,721,000 | | | | 3,280,395 | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes | | | 3.250 | % | | | 1/31/32 | | | | 19,660,000 | | | | 16,200,821 | |
Chevron Corp., Senior Notes | | | 1.554 | % | | | 5/11/25 | | | | 15,860,000 | | | | 14,867,386 | |
Chevron Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.954 | % | | | 5/16/26 | | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,809 | |
Chevron Corp., Senior Notes | | | 1.995 | % | | | 5/11/27 | | | | 5,740,000 | | | | 5,215,485 | |
Chevron Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.236 | % | | | 5/11/30 | | | | 70,000 | | | | 60,994 | |
Chevron Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.078 | % | | | 5/11/50 | | | | 7,800,000 | | | | 5,815,125 | |
Chevron USA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.850 | % | | | 1/15/28 | | | | 17,225,000 | | | | 16,813,673 | |
Chord Energy Corp., Senior Notes | | | 6.375 | % | | | 6/1/26 | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,480,825 | (a) |
Conoco Funding Co., Senior Notes | | | 7.250 | % | | | 10/15/31 | | | | 810,000 | | | | 927,567 | |
ConocoPhillips, Senior Notes | | | 5.900 | % | | | 10/15/32 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,764 | |
ConocoPhillips, Senior Notes | | | 6.500 | % | | | 2/1/39 | | | | 40,000 | | | | 46,168 | |
ConocoPhillips Co., Senior Notes | | | 6.950 | % | | | 4/15/29 | | | | 693,000 | | | | 763,030 | |
Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.800 | % | | | 6/1/24 | | | | 2,504,000 | | | | 2,455,169 | |
Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.268 | % | | | 11/15/26 | | | | 7,190,000 | | | | 6,404,749 | (a) |
Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.375 | % | | | 1/15/28 | | | | 18,789,000 | | | | 17,656,914 | |
Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.750 | % | | | 1/15/31 | | | | 11,559,000 | | | | 10,993,019 | (a) |
Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.900 | % | | | 6/1/44 | | | | 9,511,000 | | | | 7,399,406 | |
Coterra Energy Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.900 | % | | | 5/15/27 | | | | 29,539,000 | | | | 27,861,831 | |
Coterra Energy Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.375 | % | | | 3/15/29 | | | | 24,949,000 | | | | 23,319,155 | |
Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes | | | 8.250 | % | | | 8/1/23 | | | | 1,440,000 | | | | 1,440,758 | |
Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.850 | % | | | 12/15/25 | | | | 7,036,000 | | | | 7,094,522 | |
Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.250 | % | | | 10/15/27 | | | | 1,248,000 | | | | 1,229,989 | |
Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.875 | % | | | 6/15/28 | | | | 1,124,000 | | | | 1,120,974 | |
Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 1/15/30 | | | | 1,595,000 | | | | 1,503,176 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.600 | % | | | 7/15/41 | | | | 9,920,000 | | | $ | 9,348,751 | |
Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 5/15/42 | | | | 13,677,000 | | | | 11,547,385 | |
Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.000 | % | | | 6/15/45 | | | | 41,100,000 | | | | 35,683,209 | |
Diamondback Energy Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.250 | % | | | 12/1/26 | | | | 430,000 | | | | 404,224 | |
Diamondback Energy Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 12/1/29 | | | | 15,489,000 | | | | 13,956,209 | |
Diamondback Energy Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.400 | % | | | 3/24/51 | | | | 11,042,000 | | | | 8,746,675 | |
Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes | | | 4.625 | % | | | 11/2/31 | | | | 14,040,000 | | | | 10,851,022 | |
Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes | | | 5.875 | % | | | 5/28/45 | | | | 39,340,000 | | | | 26,990,576 | |
Energy Transfer LP, Junior Subordinated Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.028%) | | | 9.349 | % | | | 7/17/23 | | | | 3,394,000 | | | | 3,050,357 | (b)(c) |
Energy Transfer LP, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.500% to 11/15/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.694%) | | | 6.500 | % | | | 11/15/26 | | | | 13,375,000 | | | | 12,182,217 | (b)(c) |
Energy Transfer LP, Junior Subordinated Notes (6.750% to 5/15/25 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.134%) | | | 6.750 | % | | | 5/15/25 | | | | 14,868,000 | | | | 13,288,512 | (b)(c) |
Energy Transfer LP, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.125% to 5/15/30 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.306%) | | | 7.125 | % | | | 5/15/30 | | | | 21,862,000 | | | | 18,591,918 | (b)(c) |
Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes | | | 7.600 | % | | | 2/1/24 | | | | 3,892,000 | | | | 3,915,182 | |
Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes | | | 2.900 | % | | | 5/15/25 | | | | 11,430,000 | | | | 10,834,648 | |
Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes | | | 4.950 | % | | | 6/15/28 | | | | 4,888,000 | | | | 4,744,871 | |
Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes | | | 5.250 | % | | | 4/15/29 | | | | 4,100,000 | | | | 4,005,316 | |
Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes | | | 3.750 | % | | | 5/15/30 | | | | 18,610,000 | | | | 16,805,297 | |
Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes | | | 6.500 | % | | | 2/1/42 | | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 3,346,457 | |
Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes | | | 6.100 | % | | | 2/15/42 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,894,368 | |
Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes | | | 5.300 | % | | | 4/1/44 | | | | 1,170,000 | | | | 1,015,849 | |
Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes | | | 5.350 | % | | | 5/15/45 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,750,717 | |
Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes | | | 5.300 | % | | | 4/15/47 | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 8,711,459 | |
Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes | | | 5.400 | % | | | 10/1/47 | | | | 16,733,000 | | | | 14,771,999 | |
Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes | | | 6.250 | % | | | 4/15/49 | | | | 19,000,000 | | | | 18,577,218 | |
Energy Transfer LP, Senior Notes | | | 5.000 | % | | | 5/15/50 | | | | 4,660,000 | | | | 3,940,669 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Energy Transfer LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 11/1/23 | | | | 510,000 | | | $ | 507,979 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes | | | 4.150 | % | | | 10/16/28 | | | | 17,943,000 | | | | 17,166,513 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes | | | 3.125 | % | | | 7/31/29 | | | | 8,650,000 | | | | 7,758,723 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes | | | 2.800 | % | | | 1/31/30 | | | | 27,967,000 | | | | 24,507,738 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes | | | 7.550 | % | | | 4/15/38 | | | | 1,030,000 | | | | 1,184,403 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes | | | 4.850 | % | | | 3/15/44 | | | | 970,000 | | | | 896,478 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 2/15/48 | | | | 6,633,000 | | | | 5,628,238 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes | | | 4.800 | % | | | 2/1/49 | | | | 1,680,000 | | | | 1,539,430 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes | | | 4.200 | % | | | 1/31/50 | | | | 3,370,000 | | | | 2,821,570 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes | | | 3.700 | % | | | 1/31/51 | | | | 20,977,000 | | | | 16,073,704 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes | | | 3.950 | % | | | 1/31/60 | | | | 6,940,000 | | | | 5,360,170 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes (5.375% to 2/15/28 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 2.832%) | | | 5.375 | % | | | 2/15/78 | | | | 4,965,000 | | | | 4,119,807 | (c) |
EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.150 | % | | | 1/15/26 | | | | 6,442,000 | | | | 6,307,936 | |
EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.375 | % | | | 4/15/30 | | | | 3,690,000 | | | | 3,612,222 | |
EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.900 | % | | | 4/1/35 | | | | 12,960,000 | | | | 11,644,916 | |
EOG Resources Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.950 | % | | | 4/15/50 | | | | 19,990,000 | | | | 19,755,417 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, Senior Notes | | | 5.500 | % | | | 7/15/28 | | | | 1,280,000 | | | | 1,212,309 | |
EQT Corp., Senior Notes | | | 6.125 | % | | | 2/1/25 | | | | 681,000 | | | | 677,786 | |
EQT Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.125 | % | | | 5/15/26 | | | | 600,000 | | | | 552,207 | (a) |
EQT Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.900 | % | | | 10/1/27 | | | | 28,139,000 | | | | 26,040,382 | |
EQT Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.000 | % | | | 1/15/29 | | | | 10,428,000 | | | | 9,827,451 | |
EQT Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.625 | % | | | 5/15/31 | | | | 12,373,000 | | | | 10,659,494 | (a) |
Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.043 | % | | | 3/1/26 | | | | 6,200,000 | | | | 5,928,588 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.482 | % | | | 3/19/30 | | | | 13,120,000 | | | | 12,320,800 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.227 | % | | | 3/19/40 | | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,768,200 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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June 30, 2023
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.114 | % | | | 3/1/46 | | | | 17,020,000 | | | $ | 14,992,127 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.327 | % | | | 3/19/50 | | | | 4,800,000 | | | | 4,355,729 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.452 | % | | | 4/15/51 | | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 4,666,162 | |
KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, Senior Notes | | | 5.375 | % | | | 4/24/30 | | | | 8,550,000 | | | | 7,955,001 | (a) |
KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, Senior Notes | | | 6.375 | % | | | 10/24/48 | | | | 12,310,000 | | | | 10,551,984 | (a) |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes | | | 7.300 | % | | | 8/15/33 | | | | 1,497,000 | | | | 1,631,817 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes | | | 6.550 | % | | | 9/15/40 | | | | 1,450,000 | | | | 1,477,843 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes | | | 6.375 | % | | | 3/1/41 | | | | 1,720,000 | | | | 1,729,335 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes | | | 5.500 | % | | | 3/1/44 | | | | 1,260,000 | | | | 1,150,093 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes | | | 5.400 | % | | | 9/1/44 | | | | 680,000 | | | | 604,264 | |
Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.300 | % | | | 6/1/25 | | | | 2,820,000 | | | | 2,751,686 | |
Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.300 | % | | | 3/1/28 | | | | 2,190,000 | | | | 2,094,700 | |
Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes | | | 7.800 | % | | | 8/1/31 | | | | 3,276,000 | | | | 3,690,732 | |
Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.550 | % | | | 6/1/45 | | | | 12,860,000 | | | | 11,862,838 | |
Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.050 | % | | | 2/15/46 | | | | 4,650,000 | | | | 3,979,149 | |
Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.200 | % | | | 3/1/48 | | | | 8,770,000 | | | | 7,701,402 | |
MPLX LP, Senior Notes | | | 4.875 | % | | | 12/1/24 | | | | 9,800,000 | | | | 9,662,479 | |
MPLX LP, Senior Notes | | | 4.875 | % | | | 6/1/25 | | | | 7,370,000 | | | | 7,234,120 | |
MPLX LP, Senior Notes | | | 4.800 | % | | | 2/15/29 | | | | 8,850,000 | | | | 8,540,323 | |
MPLX LP, Senior Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 4/15/38 | | | | 11,800,000 | | | | 10,169,321 | |
MPLX LP, Senior Notes | | | 5.200 | % | | | 3/1/47 | | | | 5,570,000 | | | | 4,892,700 | |
MPLX LP, Senior Notes | | | 4.700 | % | | | 4/15/48 | | | | 12,450,000 | | | | 10,235,849 | |
MPLX LP, Senior Notes | | | 5.500 | % | | | 2/15/49 | | | | 8,066,000 | | | | 7,318,243 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes | | | 6.950 | % | | | 7/1/24 | | | | 1,441,000 | | | | 1,454,704 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.550 | % | | | 3/15/26 | | | | 11,940,000 | | | | 11,798,511 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.400 | % | | | 4/15/26 | | | | 9,455,000 | | | | 8,757,349 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.200 | % | | | 8/15/26 | | | | 19,417,000 | | | | 17,641,898 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.000 | % | | | 2/15/27 | | | | 6,900,000 | | | | 6,212,849 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 8/15/29 | | | | 60,000 | | | $ | 51,593 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes | | | 6.625 | % | | | 9/1/30 | | | | 17,260,000 | | | | 17,950,400 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes | | | 7.500 | % | | | 5/1/31 | | | | 14,340,000 | | | | 15,677,850 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes | | | 7.875 | % | | | 9/15/31 | | | | 4,792,000 | | | | 5,349,011 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes | | | 6.450 | % | | | 9/15/36 | | | | 23,185,000 | | | | 23,827,680 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 7/15/44 | | | | 6,250,000 | | | | 4,800,594 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.625 | % | | | 6/15/45 | | | | 16,480,000 | | | | 12,775,378 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes | | | 6.600 | % | | | 3/15/46 | | | | 27,550,000 | | | | 28,404,050 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.400 | % | | | 4/15/46 | | | | 9,750,000 | | | | 7,543,398 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.100 | % | | | 2/15/47 | | | | 27,945,000 | | | | 19,807,276 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.200 | % | | | 3/15/48 | | | | 20,750,000 | | | | 15,401,791 | |
Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.125 | % | | | 2/15/28 | | | | 2,070,000 | | | | 1,925,212 | (a) |
Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes | | | 6.250 | % | | | 3/17/24 | | | | 8,759,000 | | | | 8,778,708 | |
Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes | | | 5.299 | % | | | 1/27/25 | | | | 87,630,000 | | | | 86,857,970 | |
Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes | | | 7.250 | % | | | 3/17/44 | | | | 16,965,000 | | | | 16,761,856 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes | | | 6.875 | % | | | 8/4/26 | | | | 2,350,000 | | | | 2,196,667 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes | | | 5.500 | % | | | 6/27/44 | | | | 3,860,000 | | | | 2,227,006 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes | | | 6.375 | % | | | 1/23/45 | | | | 13,920,000 | | | | 8,563,565 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes | | | 6.750 | % | | | 9/21/47 | | | | 14,200,000 | | | | 8,929,999 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., Senior Notes | | | 1.125 | % | | | 1/15/26 | | | | 3,620,000 | | | | 3,261,496 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., Senior Notes | | | 2.150 | % | | | 1/15/31 | | | | 15,860,000 | | | $ | 12,987,509 | |
Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.875 | % | | | 5/15/25 | | | | 5,160,000 | | | | 5,061,738 | |
Reliance Industries Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 2.875 | % | | | 1/12/32 | | | | 10,420,000 | | | | 8,696,315 | (a) |
Reliance Industries Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 3.625 | % | | | 1/12/52 | | | | 29,780,000 | | | | 21,283,362 | (a) |
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, Senior Secured Notes | | | 5.750 | % | | | 5/15/24 | | | | 2,870,000 | | | | 2,865,873 | |
Schlumberger Holdings Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.900 | % | | | 5/17/28 | | | | 5,110,000 | | | | 4,818,191 | (a) |
Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes | | | 2.750 | % | | | 4/6/30 | | | | 8,380,000 | | | | 7,490,809 | |
Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes | | | 6.375 | % | | | 12/15/38 | | | | 4,655,000 | | | | 5,220,418 | |
Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes | | | 4.550 | % | | | 8/12/43 | | | | 6,360,000 | | | | 5,886,826 | |
Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes | | | 4.375 | % | | | 5/11/45 | | | | 13,770,000 | | | | 12,429,939 | |
Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes | | | 4.000 | % | | | 5/10/46 | | | | 8,940,000 | | | | 7,605,127 | |
Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes | | | 3.750 | % | | | 9/12/46 | | | | 690,000 | | | | 563,379 | |
Shell International Finance BV, Senior Notes | | | 3.250 | % | | | 4/6/50 | | | | 15,470,000 | | | | 11,527,370 | |
Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2014 Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 4.375 | % | | | 4/10/24 | | | | 17,660,000 | | | | 17,477,660 | (a) |
Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2015 Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 3.250 | % | | | 4/28/25 | | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,758,589 | (a) |
Southern Natural Gas Co. LLC, Senior Notes | | | 8.000 | % | | | 3/1/32 | | | | 9,413,000 | | | | 10,833,897 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., Senior Notes | | | 5.375 | % | | | 2/1/29 | | | | 920,000 | | | | 867,251 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., Senior Notes | | | 5.375 | % | | | 3/15/30 | | | | 3,790,000 | | | | 3,540,382 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., Senior Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 2/1/32 | | | | 5,920,000 | | | | 5,225,948 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/ Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes | | | 6.000 | % | | | 12/31/30 | | | | 830,000 | | | $ | 732,259 | (a) |
Targa Resources Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.200 | % | | | 7/1/27 | | | | 11,950,000 | | | | 11,739,480 | |
Targa Resources Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.950 | % | | | 4/15/52 | | | | 5,220,000 | | | | 4,319,442 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Senior Notes | | | 6.500 | % | | | 7/15/27 | | | | 4,230,000 | | | | 4,203,169 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.000 | % | | | 1/15/28 | | | | 3,930,000 | | | | 3,754,123 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Senior Notes | | | 6.875 | % | | | 1/15/29 | | | | 2,120,000 | | | | 2,164,266 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.875 | % | | | 2/1/31 | | | | 15,845,000 | | | | 14,661,141 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.000 | % | | | 1/15/32 | | | | 1,520,000 | | | | 1,316,002 | |
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC, Senior Notes | | | 2.900 | % | | | 3/1/30 | | | | 16,960,000 | | | | 14,495,615 | (a) |
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes | | | 7.850 | % | | | 2/1/26 | | | | 34,600,000 | | | | 36,241,548 | |
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, Senior Secured Notes | | | 3.875 | % | | | 11/1/33 | | | | 10,180,000 | | | | 8,349,848 | (a) |
Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes | | | 3.350 | % | | | 2/1/25 | | | | 7,140,000 | | | | 6,831,411 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 3/1/28 | | | | 2,363,000 | | | | 2,230,543 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes | | | 4.300 | % | | | 2/1/30 | | | | 42,385,000 | | | | 38,093,442 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes | | | 5.300 | % | | | 3/1/48 | | | | 1,170,000 | | | | 978,466 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes | | | 5.500 | % | | | 8/15/48 | | | | 2,700,000 | | | | 2,264,724 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes | | | 5.500 | % | | | 2/1/50 | | | | 6,340,000 | | | | 5,202,667 | |
Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.550 | % | | | 6/24/24 | | | | 1,790,000 | | | | 1,766,345 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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June 30, 2023
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.750 | % | | | 6/15/27 | | | | 180,000 | | | $ | 169,974 | |
Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 11/15/30 | | | | 5,920,000 | | | | 5,296,420 | |
Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 7.500 | % | | | 1/15/31 | | | | 4,249,000 | | | | 4,675,207 | |
Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 7.750 | % | | | 6/15/31 | | | | 6,418,000 | | | | 7,119,715 | |
Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 8.750 | % | | | 3/15/32 | | | | 3,035,000 | | | | 3,605,000 | |
Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.750 | % | | | 6/24/44 | | | | 900,000 | | | | 878,171 | |
Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.100 | % | | | 9/15/45 | | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,601,671 | |
Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.850 | % | | | 3/1/48 | | | | 6,529,000 | | | | 5,661,107 | |
Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,574,815,748 | |
Total Energy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,585,808,437 | |
Financials — 12.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Banks — 8.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ABN AMRO Bank NV, Subordinated Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 7/28/25 | | | | 8,210,000 | | | | 7,925,778 | (a) |
BAC Capital Trust XIV, Junior Subordinated Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.400%) | | | 5.952 | % | | | 7/17/23 | | | | 7,226,000 | | | | 5,571,189 | (b)(c) |
Banco Santander SA, Senior Notes | | | 2.746 | % | | | 5/28/25 | | | | 38,100,000 | | | | 35,789,947 | |
Banco Santander SA, Senior Notes (4.175% to 3/24/27 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.000%) | | | 4.175 | % | | | 3/24/28 | | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,686,092 | (c) |
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.125 | % | | | 1/22/24 | | | | 230,000 | | | | 228,045 | |
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.000 | % | | | 4/1/24 | | | | 13,890,000 | | | | 13,730,774 | |
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 4/19/26 | | | | 16,160,000 | | | | 15,510,524 | |
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.000 | % | | | 1/21/44 | | | | 33,160,000 | | | | 31,809,315 | |
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (1.319% to 6/19/25 then SOFR + 1.150%) | | | 1.319 | % | | | 6/19/26 | | | | 33,540,000 | | | | 30,737,603 | (c) |
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (1.898% to 7/23/30 then SOFR + 1.530%) | | | 1.898 | % | | | 7/23/31 | | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 5,577,487 | (c) |
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (2.572% to 10/20/31 then SOFR + 1.210%) | | | 2.572 | % | | | 10/20/32 | | | | 28,780,000 | | | | 23,452,413 | (c) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Banks — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (2.592% to 4/29/30 then SOFR + 2.150%) | | | 2.592 | % | | | 4/29/31 | | | | 24,180,000 | | | $ | 20,312,071 | (c) |
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (2.687% to 4/22/31 then SOFR + 1.320%) | | | 2.687 | % | | | 4/22/32 | | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 16,583,121 | (c) |
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (2.972% to 2/4/32 then SOFR + 1.330%) | | | 2.972 | % | | | 2/4/33 | | | | 7,180,000 | | | | 5,987,980 | (c) |
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (3.419% to 12/20/27 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.302%) | | | 3.419 | % | | | 12/20/28 | | | | 27,181,000 | | | | 24,949,630 | (c) |
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (3.593% to 7/21/27 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.632%) | | | 3.593 | % | | | 7/21/28 | | | | 7,230,000 | | | | 6,726,575 | (c) |
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (3.841% to 4/25/24 then SOFR + 1.110%) | | | 3.841 | % | | | 4/25/25 | | | | 14,670,000 | | | | 14,383,543 | (c) |
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (3.970% to 3/5/28 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.332%) | | | 3.970 | % | | | 3/5/29 | | | | 69,530,000 | | | | 65,156,142 | (c) |
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (3.974% to 2/7/29 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.472%) | | | 3.974 | % | | | 2/7/30 | | | | 6,050,000 | | | | 5,606,385 | (c) |
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (4.083% to 3/20/50 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.412%) | | | 4.083 | % | | | 3/20/51 | | | | 25,370,000 | | | | 21,055,920 | (c) |
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (4.330% to 3/15/49 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.782%) | | | 4.330 | % | | | 3/15/50 | | | | 7,370,000 | | | | 6,347,218 | (c) |
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (4.376% to 4/27/27 then SOFR + 1.580%) | | | 4.376 | % | | | 4/27/28 | | | | 5,020,000 | | | | 4,823,107 | (c) |
Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes (4.571% to 4/27/32 then SOFR + 1.830%) | | | 4.571 | % | | | 4/27/33 | | | | 28,080,000 | | | | 26,415,271 | (c) |
Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes | | | 4.200 | % | | | 8/26/24 | | | | 11,580,000 | | | | 11,367,280 | |
Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes | | | 4.000 | % | | | 1/22/25 | | | | 2,330,000 | | | | 2,267,104 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes | | | 4.450 | % | | | 3/3/26 | | | | 3,050,000 | | | $ | 2,966,009 | |
Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 10/22/26 | | | | 14,500,000 | | | | 14,005,540 | |
Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes (2.482% to 9/21/31 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.200%) | | | 2.482 | % | | | 9/21/36 | | | | 2,620,000 | | | | 2,005,570 | (c) |
Bank of Montreal, Senior Notes | | | 1.850 | % | | | 5/1/25 | | | | 26,710,000 | | | | 24,959,282 | |
Bank of Montreal, Subordinated Notes (3.803% to 12/15/27 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 1.432%) | | | 3.803 | % | | | 12/15/32 | | | | 3,780,000 | | | | 3,333,217 | (c) |
Bank of Nova Scotia, Senior Notes | | | 1.300 | % | | | 6/11/25 | | | | 14,860,000 | | | | 13,664,973 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia, Subordinated Notes (4.588% to 5/4/32 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.050%) | | | 4.588 | % | | | 5/4/37 | | | | 9,280,000 | | | | 8,005,415 | (c) |
Barclays PLC, Senior Notes (4.972% to 5/16/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.902%) | | | 4.972 | % | | | 5/16/29 | | | | 10,900,000 | | | | 10,310,695 | (c) |
Barclays PLC, Subordinated Notes (5.088% to 6/20/29 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.054%) | | | 5.088 | % | | | 6/20/30 | | | | 65,350,000 | | | | 59,484,590 | (c) |
BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes | | | 3.375 | % | | | 1/9/25 | | | | 6,895,000 | | | | 6,625,731 | (a) |
BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes | | | 4.400 | % | | | 8/14/28 | | | | 42,730,000 | | | | 40,378,086 | (a) |
BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes (2.219% to 6/9/25 then SOFR + 2.074%) | | | 2.219 | % | | | 6/9/26 | | | | 17,970,000 | | | | 16,628,750 | (a)(c) |
BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes (2.871% to 4/19/31 then SOFR + 1.387%) | | | 2.871 | % | | | 4/19/32 | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 8,198,671 | (a)(c) |
BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes (4.705% to 1/10/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.235%) | | | 4.705 | % | | | 1/10/25 | | | | 51,040,000 | | | | 50,594,876 | (a)(c) |
BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes (5.125% to 1/13/28 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.450%) | | | 5.125 | % | | | 1/13/29 | | | | 45,140,000 | | | | 44,205,762 | (a)(c) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
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BNP Paribas SA, Senior Notes (5.198% to 1/10/29 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.567%) | | | 5.198 | % | | | 1/10/30 | | | | 9,009,000 | | | $ | 8,716,158 | (a)(c) |
BNP Paribas SA, Subordinated Notes | | | 4.625 | % | | | 3/13/27 | | | | 3,290,000 | | | | 3,149,828 | (a) |
BNP Paribas SA, Subordinated Notes (4.375% to 3/1/28 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 1.483%) | | | 4.375 | % | | | 3/1/33 | | | | 6,530,000 | | | | 5,913,430 | (a)(c) |
BPCE SA, Subordinated Notes | | | 5.150 | % | | | 7/21/24 | | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 3,241,311 | (a) |
Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (5.950% to 1/30/23 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.068%) | | | 9.341 | % | | | 10/30/23 | | | | 6,050,000 | | | | 6,086,300 | (b)(c) |
Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (5.950% to 5/15/25 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 4.167%) | | | 5.950 | % | | | 5/15/25 | | | | 18,320,000 | | | | 17,592,294 | (b)(c) |
Citigroup Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes (6.300% to 5/15/24 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.685%) | | | 6.300 | % | | | 5/15/24 | | | | 3,700,000 | | | | 3,612,125 | (b)(c) |
Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes | | | 8.125 | % | | | 7/15/39 | | | | 2,195,000 | | | | 2,810,529 | |
Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.650 | % | | | 7/30/45 | | | | 17,092,000 | | | | 15,175,829 | |
Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.650 | % | | | 7/23/48 | | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,720,112 | |
Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (2.561% to 5/1/31 then SOFR + 1.167%) | | | 2.561 | % | | | 5/1/32 | | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 16,339,104 | (c) |
Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (2.572% to 6/3/30 then SOFR + 2.107%) | | | 2.572 | % | | | 6/3/31 | | | | 35,480,000 | | | | 29,617,283 | (c) |
Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (2.666% to 1/29/30 then SOFR + 1.146%) | | | 2.666 | % | | | 1/29/31 | | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 16,937,693 | (c) |
Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (3.106% to 4/8/25 then SOFR + 2.842%) | | | 3.106 | % | | | 4/8/26 | | | | 10,730,000 | | | | 10,250,137 | (c) |
Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (3.520% to 10/27/27 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.413%) | | | 3.520 | % | | | 10/27/28 | | | | 48,760,000 | | | | 45,325,429 | (c) |
Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (3.785% to 3/17/32 then SOFR + 1.939%) | | | 3.785 | % | | | 3/17/33 | | | | 16,030,000 | | | | 14,170,884 | (c) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (3.980% to 3/20/29 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.600%) | | | 3.980 | % | | | 3/20/30 | | | | 7,640,000 | | | $ | 7,070,631 | (c) |
Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (4.075% to 4/23/28 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.454%) | | | 4.075 | % | | | 4/23/29 | | | | 16,280,000 | | | | 15,340,589 | (c) |
Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (4.412% to 3/31/30 then SOFR + 3.914%) | | | 4.412 | % | | | 3/31/31 | | | | 18,680,000 | | | | 17,573,322 | (c) |
Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (4.658% to 5/24/27 then SOFR + 1.887%) | | | 4.658 | % | | | 5/24/28 | | | | 3,760,000 | | | | 3,669,183 | (c) |
Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (4.910% to 5/24/32 then SOFR + 2.086%) | | | 4.910 | % | | | 5/24/33 | | | | 7,260,000 | | | | 7,028,787 | (c) |
Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes | | | 4.400 | % | | | 6/10/25 | | | | 19,090,000 | | | | 18,552,306 | |
Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes | | | 5.500 | % | | | 9/13/25 | | | | 25,260,000 | | | | 25,124,399 | |
Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes | | | 4.300 | % | | | 11/20/26 | | | | 11,500,000 | | | | 11,013,330 | |
Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes | | | 4.450 | % | | | 9/29/27 | | | | 34,400,000 | | | | 32,863,342 | |
Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes | | | 6.625 | % | | | 6/15/32 | | | | 1,660,000 | | | | 1,757,451 | |
Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes | | | 6.125 | % | | | 8/25/36 | | | | 133,000 | | | | 135,581 | |
Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes | | | 6.675 | % | | | 9/13/43 | | | | 2,824,000 | | | | 3,045,674 | |
Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes | | | 5.300 | % | | | 5/6/44 | | | | 1,789,000 | | | | 1,656,442 | |
Citigroup Inc., Subordinated Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 5/18/46 | | | | 2,080,000 | | | | 1,782,354 | |
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Senior Notes | | | 4.375 | % | | | 8/4/25 | | | | 32,450,000 | | | | 31,336,382 | |
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Senior Notes (1.339% to 6/24/25 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.000%) | | | 1.339 | % | | | 6/24/26 | | | | 30,350,000 | | | | 27,768,736 | (a)(c) |
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Senior Notes (3.649% to 4/6/27 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.220%) | | | 3.649 | % | | | 4/6/28 | | | | 14,550,000 | | | | 13,485,982 | (a)(c) |
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Senior Notes (3.758% to 4/6/32 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.420%) | | | 3.758 | % | | | 4/6/33 | | | | 10,920,000 | | | | 9,496,154 | (a)(c) |
Credit Agricole SA, Senior Notes (1.907% to 6/16/25 then SOFR + 1.676%) | | | 1.907 | % | | | 6/16/26 | | | | 11,750,000 | | | | 10,822,933 | (a)(c) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
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Credit Agricole SA, Subordinated Notes (4.000% to 1/10/28 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 1.644%) | | | 4.000 | % | | | 1/10/33 | | | | 8,590,000 | | | $ | 7,655,430 | (a)(c) |
Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes | | | 3.875 | % | | | 9/12/23 | | | | 3,510,000 | | | | 3,496,803 | (a) |
Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes | | | 5.375 | % | | | 1/12/24 | | | | 18,650,000 | | | | 18,543,990 | (a) |
Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes (3.244% to 12/20/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.591%) | | | 3.244 | % | | | 12/20/25 | | | | 5,370,000 | | | | 5,100,797 | (a)(c) |
Danske Bank A/S, Senior Notes (4.298% to 4/1/27 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.750%) | | | 4.298 | % | | | 4/1/28 | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,335,866 | (a)(c) |
HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes | | | 3.900 | % | | | 5/25/26 | | | | 13,485,000 | | | | 12,857,576 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes | | | 4.950 | % | | | 3/31/30 | | | | 810,000 | | | | 798,280 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes (2.099% to 6/4/25 then SOFR + 1.929%) | | | 2.099 | % | | | 6/4/26 | | | | 25,080,000 | | | | 23,220,955 | (c) |
HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes (2.848% to 6/4/30 then SOFR + 2.387%) | | | 2.848 | % | | | 6/4/31 | | | | 19,080,000 | | | | 15,842,665 | (c) |
HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Notes (4.041% to 3/13/27 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.808%) | | | 4.041 | % | | | 3/13/28 | | | | 3,480,000 | | | | 3,261,804 | (c) |
HSBC Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 3/14/24 | | | | 4,910,000 | | | | 4,848,562 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 8/18/25 | | | | 15,970,000 | | | | 15,345,401 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes (4.762% to 3/29/32 then SOFR + 2.530%) | | | 4.762 | % | | | 3/29/33 | | | | 22,730,000 | | | | 20,529,366 | (c) |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes | | | 5.017 | % | | | 6/26/24 | | | | 39,180,000 | | | | 37,965,111 | (a) |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes | | | 5.710 | % | | | 1/15/26 | | | | 10,920,000 | | | | 10,402,987 | (a) |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.625 | % | | | 5/13/24 | | | | 20,000 | | | | 19,653 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (1.953% to 2/4/31 then SOFR + 1.065%) | | | 1.953 | % | | | 2/4/32 | | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 15,942,103 | (c) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
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JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (2.083% to 4/22/25 then SOFR + 1.850%) | | | 2.083 | % | | | 4/22/26 | | | | 24,800,000 | | | $ | 23,234,868 | (c) |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (2.522% to 4/22/30 then SOFR + 2.040%) | | | 2.522 | % | | | 4/22/31 | | | | 13,760,000 | | | | 11,646,354 | (c) |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (2.545% to 11/8/31 then SOFR + 1.180%) | | | 2.545 | % | | | 11/8/32 | | | | 10,480,000 | | | | 8,590,862 | (c) |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (2.580% to 4/22/31 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.250%) | | | 2.580 | % | | | 4/22/32 | | | | 9,440,000 | | | | 7,844,386 | (c) |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (3.109% to 4/22/40 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 2.460%) | | | 3.109 | % | | | 4/22/41 | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 7,599,394 | (c) |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (3.109% to 4/22/50 then SOFR + 2.440%) | | | 3.109 | % | | | 4/22/51 | | | | 10,560,000 | | | | 7,390,339 | (c) |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (3.509% to 1/23/28 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 0.945%) | | | 3.509 | % | | | 1/23/29 | | | | 29,830,000 | | | | 27,600,930 | (c) |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (4.023% to 12/5/23 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.262%) | | | 4.023 | % | | | 12/5/24 | | | | 28,080,000 | | | | 27,841,736 | (c) |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (4.203% to 7/23/28 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.522%) | | | 4.203 | % | | | 7/23/29 | | | | 15,100,000 | | | | 14,364,048 | (c) |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (4.452% to 12/5/28 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.592%) | | | 4.452 | % | | | 12/5/29 | | | | 7,130,000 | | | | 6,838,458 | (c) |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes (4.493% to 3/24/30 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.790%) | | | 4.493 | % | | | 3/24/31 | | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 14,426,437 | (c) |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes | | | 3.875 | % | | | 9/10/24 | | | | 3,195,000 | | | | 3,120,481 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes | | | 4.125 | % | | | 12/15/26 | | | | 14,330,000 | | | | 13,805,424 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 10/1/27 | | | | 4,050,000 | | | | 3,927,503 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes | | | 4.950 | % | | | 6/1/45 | | | | 10,670,000 | | | | 9,973,271 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
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Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.500% to 9/27/25 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.496%) | | | 7.500 | % | | | 9/27/25 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 937,650 | (b)(c) |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Senior Notes | | | 3.900 | % | | | 3/12/24 | | | | 10,560,000 | | | | 10,397,046 | |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Senior Notes | | | 4.375 | % | | | 3/22/28 | | | | 11,380,000 | | | | 10,801,885 | |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Senior Notes | | | 4.550 | % | | | 8/16/28 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 189,392 | |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Senior Notes (3.574% to 11/7/27 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.205%) | | | 3.574 | % | | | 11/7/28 | | | | 2,261,000 | | | | 2,050,120 | (c) |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Subordinated Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 11/4/24 | | | | 15,350,000 | | | | 14,908,945 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Senior Notes (3.837% to 4/17/25 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.125%) | | | 3.837 | % | | | 4/17/26 | | | | 13,100,000 | | | | 12,601,451 | (c) |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Senior Notes (4.080% to 4/19/27 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.300%) | | | 4.080 | % | | | 4/19/28 | | | | 13,490,000 | | | | 12,809,076 | (c) |
NatWest Group PLC, Senior Notes (4.269% to 3/22/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.762%) | | | 4.269 | % | | | 3/22/25 | | | | 10,710,000 | | | | 10,522,827 | (c) |
NatWest Group PLC, Senior Notes (4.892% to 5/18/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.754%) | | | 4.892 | % | | | 5/18/29 | | | | 5,450,000 | | | | 5,190,146 | (c) |
NatWest Group PLC, Senior Notes (5.076% to 1/27/29 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.905%) | | | 5.076 | % | | | 1/27/30 | | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,864,524 | (c) |
PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Senior Notes (5.582% to 6/12/28 then SOFR + 1.841%) | | | 5.582 | % | | | 6/12/29 | | | | 24,780,000 | | | | 24,681,307 | (c) |
PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Senior Notes (5.812% to 6/12/25 then SOFR + 1.322%) | | | 5.812 | % | | | 6/12/26 | | | | 7,600,000 | | | | 7,558,305 | (c) |
Royal Bank of Canada, Senior Notes | | | 1.150 | % | | | 6/10/25 | | | | 14,190,000 | | | | 13,103,878 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
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Royal Bank of Canada, Senior Notes | | | 3.875 | % | | | 5/4/32 | | | | 12,660,000 | | | $ | 11,605,657 | |
Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, Subordinated Notes | | | 5.625 | % | | | 9/15/45 | | | | 2,379,000 | | | | 1,956,142 | (a) |
Standard Chartered PLC, Subordinated Notes | | | 5.700 | % | | | 3/26/44 | | | | 715,000 | | | | 658,206 | (a) |
Toronto-Dominion Bank, Senior Notes | | | 1.150 | % | | | 6/12/25 | | | | 14,120,000 | | | | 13,017,351 | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank, Senior Notes | | | 4.456 | % | | | 6/8/32 | | | | 7,350,000 | | | | 6,980,259 | |
Truist Financial Corp., Senior Notes (6.047% to 6/8/26 then SOFR + 2.050%) | | | 6.047 | % | | | 6/8/27 | | | | 12,950,000 | | | | 12,961,205 | (c) |
UniCredit SpA, Subordinated Notes (7.296% to 4/2/29 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.914%) | | | 7.296 | % | | | 4/2/34 | | | | 306,000 | | | | 288,528 | (a)(c) |
US Bancorp, Senior Notes | | | 1.450 | % | | | 5/12/25 | | | | 30,910,000 | | | | 28,840,709 | |
US Bancorp, Senior Notes (2.215% to 1/27/27 then SOFR + 0.730%) | | | 2.215 | % | | | 1/27/28 | | | | 1,950,000 | | | | 1,729,754 | (c) |
US Bancorp, Senior Notes (5.775% to 6/12/28 then SOFR + 2.020%) | | | 5.775 | % | | | 6/12/29 | | | | 12,280,000 | | | | 12,284,535 | (c) |
US Bancorp, Senior Notes (5.836% to 6/10/33 then SOFR + 2.260%) | | | 5.836 | % | | | 6/12/34 | | | | 5,610,000 | | | | 5,653,167 | (c) |
Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.750 | % | | | 1/24/24 | | | | 8,840,000 | | | | 8,739,647 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.000 | % | | | 10/23/26 | | | | 29,510,000 | | | | 27,413,184 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes | | | 4.150 | % | | | 1/24/29 | | | | 20,920,000 | | | | 19,844,096 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (2.188% to 4/30/25 then SOFR + 2.000%) | | | 2.188 | % | | | 4/30/26 | | | | 22,380,000 | | | | 20,979,584 | (c) |
Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (2.393% to 6/2/27 then SOFR + 2.100%) | | | 2.393 | % | | | 6/2/28 | | | | 27,690,000 | | | | 24,694,928 | (c) |
Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (2.879% to 10/30/29 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.432%) | | | 2.879 | % | | | 10/30/30 | | | | 5,770,000 | | | | 4,988,297 | (c) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (3.350% to 3/2/32 then SOFR + 1.500%) | | | 3.350 | % | | | 3/2/33 | | | | 8,490,000 | | | $ | 7,269,505 | (c) |
Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (3.584% to 5/22/27 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.572%) | | | 3.584 | % | | | 5/22/28 | | | | 23,440,000 | | | | 21,846,526 | (c) |
Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (4.478% to 4/4/30 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 4.032%) | | | 4.478 | % | | | 4/4/31 | | | | 15,920,000 | | | | 15,142,936 | (c) |
Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Notes (5.013% to 4/4/50 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 4.502%) | | | 5.013 | % | | | 4/4/51 | | | | 115,960,000 | | | | 108,096,323 | (c) |
Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes | | | 4.480 | % | | | 1/16/24 | | | | 1,802,000 | | | | 1,788,750 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes | | | 4.300 | % | | | 7/22/27 | | | | 15,880,000 | | | | 15,246,069 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes | | | 5.375 | % | | | 11/2/43 | | | | 8,140,000 | | | | 7,674,715 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes | | | 5.606 | % | | | 1/15/44 | | | | 1,840,000 | | | | 1,769,066 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes | | | 4.650 | % | | | 11/4/44 | | | | 20,450,000 | | | | 17,372,052 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes | | | 4.900 | % | | | 11/17/45 | | | | 16,404,000 | | | | 14,457,337 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes | | | 4.400 | % | | | 6/14/46 | | | | 3,070,000 | | | | 2,496,831 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 12/7/46 | | | | 22,515,000 | | | | 19,193,006 | |
Total Banks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,100,526,462 | |
Capital Markets — 2.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Senior Notes | | | 1.600 | % | | | 4/24/25 | | | | 8,130,000 | | | | 7,621,483 | |
CME Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.300 | % | | | 9/15/43 | | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,680,918 | |
Credit Suisse AG, Senior Notes | | | 7.950 | % | | | 1/9/25 | | | | 34,910,000 | | | | 35,635,916 | |
Credit Suisse AG, Senior Notes | | | 2.950 | % | | | 4/9/25 | | | | 13,780,000 | | | | 12,957,387 | |
Credit Suisse AG, Senior Notes | | | 7.500 | % | | | 2/15/28 | | | | 38,500,000 | | | | 40,934,445 | |
Credit Suisse Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.500% to 7/17/23 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.600%) | | | 7.500 | % | | | 7/17/23 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 84,660 | *(a)(b)(d) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
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Credit Suisse Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (9.750% to 12/23/27 then 5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 6.383%) | | | 9.750 | % | | | 6/23/27 | | | | 59,000,000 | | | $ | 2,497,458 | *(a)(b)(d) |
Goldman Sachs Capital II, Junior Subordinated Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.768%) | | | 6.264 | % | | | 7/31/23 | | | | 303,000 | | | | 237,097 | (b)(c) |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.000 | % | | | 3/3/24 | | | | 5,100,000 | | | | 5,035,812 | |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.850 | % | | | 7/8/24 | | | | 5,410,000 | | | | 5,307,188 | |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 1/23/25 | | | | 7,500,000 | | | | 7,240,384 | |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 4/1/25 | | | | 16,970,000 | | | | 16,312,555 | |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 11/16/26 | | | | 10,633,000 | | | | 9,975,375 | |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.600 | % | | | 2/7/30 | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 8,526,238 | |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 6.250 | % | | | 2/1/41 | | | | 14,580,000 | | | | 15,684,434 | |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 10/21/45 | | | | 9,754,000 | | | | 8,878,728 | |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (2.615% to 4/22/31 then SOFR + 1.281%) | | | 2.615 | % | | | 4/22/32 | | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 16,407,984 | (c) |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (2.650% to 10/21/31 then SOFR + 1.264%) | | | 2.650 | % | | | 10/21/32 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,630,916 | (c) |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (2.908% to 7/21/41 then SOFR + 1.472%) | | | 2.908 | % | | | 7/21/42 | | | | 7,840,000 | | | | 5,544,153 | (c) |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (3.210% to 4/22/41 then SOFR + 1.513%) | | | 3.210 | % | | | 4/22/42 | | | | 3,096,000 | | | | 2,291,088 | (c) |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (3.615% to 3/15/27 then SOFR + 1.846%) | | | 3.615 | % | | | 3/15/28 | | | | 5,790,000 | | | | 5,437,213 | (c) |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (3.691% to 6/5/27 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.772%) | | | 3.691 | % | | | 6/5/28 | | | | 5,760,000 | | | | 5,415,525 | (c) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (3.814% to 4/23/28 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.420%) | | | 3.814 | % | | | 4/23/29 | | | | 52,325,000 | | | $ | 48,616,071 | (c) |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes (4.223% to 5/1/28 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.563%) | | | 4.223 | % | | | 5/1/29 | | | | 21,650,000 | | | | 20,462,105 | (c) |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 10/21/25 | | | | 24,160,000 | | | | 23,294,036 | |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes | | | 6.750 | % | | | 10/1/37 | | | | 8,640,000 | | | | 9,300,119 | |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes | | | 5.150 | % | | | 5/22/45 | | | | 15,341,000 | | | | 14,333,402 | |
Intercontinental Exchange Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.600 | % | | | 3/15/33 | | | | 8,610,000 | | | | 8,367,017 | |
Intercontinental Exchange Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.950 | % | | | 6/15/52 | | | | 1,690,000 | | | | 1,604,273 | |
KKR Group Finance Co. II LLC, Senior Notes | | | 5.500 | % | | | 2/1/43 | | | | 1,398,000 | | | | 1,277,334 | (a) |
Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (2.188% to 4/28/25 then SOFR + 1.990%) | | | 2.188 | % | | | 4/28/26 | | | | 26,590,000 | | | | 24,972,109 | (c) |
Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (2.511% to 10/20/31 then SOFR + 1.200%) | | | 2.511 | % | | | 10/20/32 | | | | 2,020,000 | | | | 1,632,503 | (c) |
Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (2.699% to 1/22/30 then SOFR + 1.143%) | | | 2.699 | % | | | 1/22/31 | | | | 26,340,000 | | | | 22,412,979 | (c) |
Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (3.622% to 4/1/30 then SOFR + 3.120%) | | | 3.622 | % | | | 4/1/31 | | | | 29,910,000 | | | | 26,967,205 | (c) |
Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (3.772% to 1/24/28 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.402%) | | | 3.772 | % | | | 1/24/29 | | | | 32,663,000 | | | | 30,518,646 | (c) |
Morgan Stanley, Senior Notes (4.431% to 1/23/29 then 3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.890%) | | | 4.431 | % | | | 1/23/30 | | | | 1,160,000 | | | | 1,104,596 | (c) |
UBS AG, Senior Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 6/26/48 | | | | 4,463,000 | | | | 4,053,311 | (a) |
UBS Group AG, Junior Subordinated Notes (7.000% to 1/31/24 then USD 5 year ICE Swap Rate + 4.344%) | | | 7.000 | % | | | 1/31/24 | | | | 40,850,000 | | | | 39,548,869 | (a)(b)(c) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Capital Markets — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
UBS Group AG, Senior Notes | | | 4.125 | % | | | 9/24/25 | | | | 4,880,000 | | | $ | 4,665,349 | (a) |
UBS Group AG, Senior Notes | | | 4.550 | % | | | 4/17/26 | | | | 3,720,000 | | | | 3,577,924 | |
UBS Group AG, Senior Notes | | | 4.253 | % | | | 3/23/28 | | | | 10,530,000 | | | | 9,781,926 | (a) |
UBS Group AG, Senior Notes (2.193% to 6/5/25 then SOFR + 2.044%) | | | 2.193 | % | | | 6/5/26 | | | | 42,045,000 | | | | 38,576,171 | (a)(c) |
UBS Group AG, Senior Notes (2.593% to 9/11/24 then SOFR + 1.560%) | | | 2.593 | % | | | 9/11/25 | | | | 6,450,000 | | | | 6,150,623 | (a)(c) |
UBS Group AG, Senior Notes (2.746% to 2/11/32 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.100%) | | | 2.746 | % | | | 2/11/33 | | | | 7,140,000 | | | | 5,565,496 | (a)(c) |
UBS Group AG, Senior Notes (3.091% to 5/14/31 then SOFR + 1.730%) | | | 3.091 | % | | | 5/14/32 | | | | 40,670,000 | | | | 32,916,030 | (a)(c) |
UBS Group AG, Senior Notes (4.194% to 4/1/30 then SOFR + 3.730%) | | | 4.194 | % | | | 4/1/31 | | | | 33,870,000 | | | | 30,163,947 | (a)(c) |
UBS Group AG, Senior Notes (4.488% to 5/12/25 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.550%) | | | 4.488 | % | | | 5/12/26 | | | | 9,390,000 | | | | 9,082,519 | (a)(c) |
UBS Group AG, Senior Notes (4.751% to 5/12/27 then 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.750%) | | | 4.751 | % | | | 5/12/28 | | | | 12,160,000 | | | | 11,533,552 | (a)(c) |
UBS Group AG, Senior Notes (9.016% to 11/15/32 then SOFR + 5.020%) | | | 9.016 | % | | | 11/15/33 | | | | 9,360,000 | | | | 11,226,238 | (a)(c) |
Total Capital Markets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 660,041,307 | |
Consumer Finance — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
American Express Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.375 | % | | | 5/3/24 | | | | 14,900,000 | | | | 14,614,063 | |
American Express Co., Senior Notes | | | 4.050 | % | | | 5/3/29 | | | | 22,670,000 | | | | 21,606,951 | |
Total Consumer Finance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36,221,014 | |
Financial Services — 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/ AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Senior Notes | | | 3.150 | % | | | 2/15/24 | | | | 18,350,000 | | | | 18,005,599 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Financial Services — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/ AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Senior Notes | | | 2.450 | % | | | 10/29/26 | | | | 31,910,000 | | | $ | 28,525,051 | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/ AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Senior Notes | | | 3.000 | % | | | 10/29/28 | | | | 25,990,000 | | | | 22,492,679 | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/ AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Senior Notes | | | 3.300 | % | | | 1/30/32 | | | | 14,210,000 | | | | 11,632,030 | |
Ahold Lease USA Inc. Pass- Through-Trust, Senior Secured Notes | | | 8.620 | % | | | 1/2/25 | | | | 392,070 | | | | 400,450 | |
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., Senior Notes | | | 6.125 | % | | | 4/1/36 | | | | 156,000 | | | | 162,898 | |
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 1/15/49 | | | | 19,600,000 | | | | 17,879,743 | |
ILFC E-Capital Trust II, Ltd. GTD ((Highest of 3 mo. USD LIBOR, 10 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate and 30 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate) + 1.800%) | | | 7.314 | % | | | 12/21/65 | | | | 2,870,000 | | | | 2,006,723 | (a)(c) |
Mastercard Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.850 | % | | | 3/26/50 | | | | 4,530,000 | | | | 3,904,453 | |
National Securities Clearing Corp., Senior Notes | | | 1.500 | % | | | 4/23/25 | | | | 9,000,000 | | | | 8,372,554 | (a) |
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 5.500 | % | | | 2/15/24 | | | | 2,790,000 | | | | 2,758,938 | (a) |
PayPal Holdings Inc., Senior Notes | | | 1.650 | % | | | 6/1/25 | | | | 12,430,000 | | | | 11,637,865 | |
PayPal Holdings Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.300 | % | | | 6/1/30 | | | | 6,750,000 | | | | 5,727,331 | |
USAA Capital Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.125 | % | | | 5/1/30 | | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 916,230 | (a) |
Vanguard Group Inc. | | | 3.050 | % | | | 8/22/50 | | | | 21,230,000 | | | | 13,111,279 | |
Visa Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.150 | % | | | 12/14/25 | | | | 26,130,000 | | | | 25,056,466 | |
Visa Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.050 | % | | | 4/15/30 | | | | 9,790,000 | | | | 8,396,320 | |
Visa Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.300 | % | | | 12/14/45 | | | | 16,470,000 | | | | 15,294,751 | |
Total Financial Services | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 196,281,360 | |
Insurance — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
American International Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.500 | % | | | 6/30/25 | | | | 5,319,000 | | | | 5,012,346 | |
Brighthouse Financial Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.700 | % | | | 6/22/47 | | | | 374,000 | | | | 286,722 | |
Chubb INA Holdings Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.350 | % | | | 5/3/26 | | | | 5,420,000 | | | | 5,211,660 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Insurance — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Guardian Life Global Funding, Secured Notes | | | 1.100 | % | | | 6/23/25 | | | | 5,940,000 | | | $ | 5,406,976 | (a) |
MetLife Capital Trust IV, Junior Subordinated Notes | | | 7.875 | % | | | 12/15/37 | | | | 8,900,000 | | | | 9,338,226 | (a) |
MetLife Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes | | | 6.400 | % | | | 12/15/36 | | | | 5,493,000 | | | | 5,489,218 | |
New York Life Global Funding, Senior Secured Notes | | | 0.950 | % | | | 6/24/25 | | | | 10,670,000 | | | | 9,751,078 | (a) |
Principal Life Global Funding II, Secured Notes | | | 1.250 | % | | | 6/23/25 | | | | 5,400,000 | | | | 4,929,482 | (a) |
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, Subordinated Notes | | | 4.900 | % | | | 9/15/44 | | | | 7,755,000 | | | | 7,031,571 | (a) |
Total Insurance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 52,457,279 | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,045,527,422 | |
Health Care — 3.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.750 | % | | | 11/14/23 | | | | 3,205,000 | | | | 3,182,823 | |
AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.600 | % | | | 11/21/24 | | | | 41,910,000 | | | | 40,231,632 | |
AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.800 | % | | | 3/15/25 | | | | 10,140,000 | | | | 9,863,906 | |
AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.600 | % | | | 5/14/25 | | | | 9,430,000 | | | | 9,119,209 | |
AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.950 | % | | | 11/21/26 | | | | 10,890,000 | | | | 10,178,817 | |
AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.200 | % | | | 11/21/29 | | | | 45,280,000 | | | | 40,974,528 | |
AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.550 | % | | | 3/15/35 | | | | 140,000 | | | | 133,429 | |
AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 3/15/45 | | | | 472,000 | | | | 432,071 | |
AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.875 | % | | | 11/14/48 | | | | 2,385,000 | | | | 2,256,511 | |
AbbVie Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 11/21/49 | | | | 11,776,000 | | | | 10,171,779 | |
Amgen Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.625 | % | | | 5/22/24 | | | | 1,480,000 | | | | 1,454,528 | |
Amgen Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.663 | % | | | 6/15/51 | | | | 1,933,000 | | | | 1,732,820 | |
Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.700 | % | | | 4/1/24 | | | | 399,000 | | | | 393,343 | |
Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 2/1/25 | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,850,297 | |
Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.650 | % | | | 3/1/26 | | | | 1,560,000 | | | | 1,501,283 | |
Gilead Sciences Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 3/1/46 | | | | 6,165,000 | | | | 5,808,734 | |
Total Biotechnology | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 142,285,710 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories, Senior Notes | | | 3.750 | % | | | 11/30/26 | | | | 17,140,000 | | | | 16,720,383 | |
Abbott Laboratories, Senior Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 11/30/36 | | | | 6,660,000 | | | | 6,691,724 | |
Abbott Laboratories, Senior Notes | | | 4.900 | % | | | 11/30/46 | | | | 10,150,000 | | | | 10,254,770 | |
Becton Dickinson & Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.363 | % | | | 6/6/24 | | | | 8,681,000 | | | | 8,494,608 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Becton Dickinson & Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.734 | % | | | 12/15/24 | | | | 1,072,000 | | | $ | 1,041,135 | |
Becton Dickinson & Co., Senior Notes | | | 4.685 | % | | | 12/15/44 | | | | 1,975,000 | | | | 1,793,202 | |
Roche Holdings Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.607 | % | | | 12/13/51 | | | | 20,900,000 | | | | 14,181,229 | (a) |
Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | | | | | | | | | | | 59,177,051 | |
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Centene Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 12/15/27 | | | | 8,754,000 | | | | 8,192,956 | |
Centene Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.625 | % | | | 12/15/29 | | | | 12,769,000 | | | | 11,764,550 | |
Centene Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.375 | % | | | 2/15/30 | | | | 3,060,000 | | | | 2,632,640 | |
Centene Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.000 | % | | | 10/15/30 | | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,167,960 | |
Centene Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.625 | % | | | 8/1/31 | | | | 1,430,000 | | | | 1,141,426 | |
Cigna Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.375 | % | | | 3/15/31 | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 8,389,094 | |
Cigna Group, Senior Notes | | | 3.750 | % | | | 7/15/23 | | | | 12,207,000 | | | | 12,196,160 | |
Cigna Group, Senior Notes | | | 4.125 | % | | | 11/15/25 | | | | 8,050,000 | | | | 7,839,549 | |
Cigna Group, Senior Notes | | | 4.375 | % | | | 10/15/28 | | | | 16,690,000 | | | | 16,146,932 | |
Cigna Group, Senior Notes | | | 4.800 | % | | | 8/15/38 | | | | 26,282,000 | | | | 24,837,257 | |
Cigna Group, Senior Notes | | | 4.900 | % | | | 12/15/48 | | | | 8,400,000 | | | | 7,823,097 | |
CommonSpirit Health, Secured Notes | | | 4.350 | % | | | 11/1/42 | | | | 1,410,000 | | | | 1,211,908 | |
CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.875 | % | | | 7/20/25 | | | | 4,447,000 | | | | 4,323,264 | |
CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.625 | % | | | 4/1/27 | | | | 5,590,000 | | | | 5,309,503 | |
CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.300 | % | | | 3/25/28 | | | | 12,360,000 | | | | 11,928,757 | |
CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.750 | % | | | 4/1/30 | | | | 21,210,000 | | | | 19,467,924 | |
CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes | | | 1.750 | % | | | 8/21/30 | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 7,985,074 | |
CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes | | | 1.875 | % | | | 2/28/31 | | | | 3,810,000 | | | | 3,028,221 | |
CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.125 | % | | | 9/15/31 | | | | 13,700,000 | | | | 11,009,559 | |
CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.125 | % | | | 4/1/40 | | | | 4,720,000 | | | | 3,981,545 | |
CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.125 | % | | | 7/20/45 | | | | 12,410,000 | | | | 11,488,192 | |
CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.050 | % | | | 3/25/48 | | | | 21,983,000 | | | | 20,278,341 | |
CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 4/1/50 | | | | 11,275,000 | | | | 9,348,998 | |
CVS Pass-Through Trust, Secured Trust | | | 5.880 | % | | | 1/10/28 | | | | 1,981,489 | | | | 1,942,511 | |
CVS Pass-Through Trust, Secured Trust | | | 6.943 | % | | | 1/10/30 | | | | 1,043,152 | | | | 1,063,396 | |
CVS Pass-Through Trust, Senior Secured Trust | | | 6.036 | % | | | 12/10/28 | | | | 5,755,890 | | | | 5,710,201 | |
Elevance Health Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.350 | % | | | 12/1/24 | | | | 4,140,000 | | | | 4,005,009 | |
Elevance Health Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.650 | % | | | 12/1/27 | | | | 5,815,000 | | | | 5,493,887 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Health Care Providers & Services — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Elevance Health Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.100 | % | | | 5/15/32 | | | | 3,580,000 | | | $ | 3,338,679 | |
Elevance Health Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.375 | % | | | 12/1/47 | | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,490,624 | |
Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance II Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 10/15/24 | | | | 780,000 | | | | 763,995 | (a) |
HCA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.000 | % | | | 3/15/24 | | | | 330,000 | | | | 327,972 | |
HCA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.375 | % | | | 2/1/25 | | | | 3,542,000 | | | | 3,512,839 | |
HCA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 7.690 | % | | | 6/15/25 | | | | 723,000 | | | | 743,266 | |
HCA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.250 | % | | | 6/15/26 | | | | 2,960,000 | | | | 2,928,688 | |
HCA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.375 | % | | | 9/1/26 | | | | 518,000 | | | | 514,146 | |
HCA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.625 | % | | | 9/1/28 | | | | 700,000 | | | | 700,941 | |
HCA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.875 | % | | | 2/1/29 | | | | 4,060,000 | | | | 4,088,436 | |
HCA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 9/1/30 | | | | 14,403,000 | | | | 12,632,173 | |
HCA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.500 | % | | | 6/15/47 | | | | 5,920,000 | | | | 5,583,321 | |
HCA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 7.500 | % | | | 11/15/95 | | | | 15,410,000 | | | | 17,382,321 | |
HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 2/15/27 | | | | 1,780,000 | | | | 1,718,002 | |
Humana Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 4/1/25 | | | | 2,460,000 | | | | 2,415,748 | |
Humana Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.950 | % | | | 3/15/27 | | | | 8,340,000 | | | | 7,975,309 | |
Humana Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.150 | % | | | 2/3/32 | | | | 4,440,000 | | | | 3,500,924 | |
Humana Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.625 | % | | | 12/1/42 | | | | 2,320,000 | | | | 2,055,280 | |
Humana Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.950 | % | | | 10/1/44 | | | | 2,476,000 | | | | 2,267,750 | |
Humana Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.800 | % | | | 3/15/47 | | | | 600,000 | | | | 544,288 | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.875 | % | | | 12/15/28 | | | | 2,622,000 | | | | 2,513,516 | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.000 | % | | | 5/15/29 | | | | 6,960,000 | | | | 6,656,342 | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.000 | % | | | 5/15/30 | | | | 11,310,000 | | | | 9,525,967 | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.300 | % | | | 5/15/31 | | | | 2,750,000 | | | | 2,326,498 | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.200 | % | | | 5/15/32 | | | | 9,820,000 | | | | 9,378,804 | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.700 | % | | | 10/15/40 | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,557,716 | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 6/15/48 | | | | 3,420,000 | | | | 3,018,272 | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.450 | % | | | 12/15/48 | | | | 7,720,000 | | | | 7,041,754 | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.700 | % | | | 8/15/49 | | | | 6,465,000 | | | | 5,199,958 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Health Care Providers & Services — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.900 | % | | | 5/15/50 | | | | 1,080,000 | | | $ | 753,770 | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.875 | % | | | 8/15/59 | | | | 10,385,000 | | | | 8,453,756 | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.125 | % | | | 5/15/60 | | | | 1,570,000 | | | | 1,097,168 | |
Total Health Care Providers & Services | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 372,716,134 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 1.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bausch Health Americas Inc., Senior Notes | | | 9.250 | % | | | 4/1/26 | | | | 5,181,000 | | | | 4,370,718 | (a) |
Bausch Health Americas Inc., Senior Notes | | | 8.500 | % | | | 1/31/27 | | | | 36,000 | | | | 19,754 | (a) |
Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.000 | % | | | 2/15/29 | | | | 20,974,000 | | | | 8,784,753 | (a) |
Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 6.250 | % | | | 2/15/29 | | | | 22,301,000 | | | | 9,618,198 | (a) |
Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 7.250 | % | | | 5/30/29 | | | | 6,789,000 | | | | 2,893,404 | (a) |
Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.250 | % | | | 1/30/30 | | | | 67,480,000 | | | | 28,092,599 | (a) |
Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Secured Notes | | | 5.500 | % | | | 11/1/25 | | | | 590,000 | | | | 522,120 | (a) |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes | | | 2.900 | % | | | 7/26/24 | | | | 25,023,000 | | | | 24,376,369 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.200 | % | | | 6/15/26 | | | | 12,042,000 | | | | 11,529,394 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.400 | % | | | 7/26/29 | | | | 2,693,000 | | | | 2,502,944 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Senior Notes | | | 4.550 | % | | | 2/20/48 | | | | 3,441,000 | | | | 3,212,319 | |
Johnson & Johnson, Senior Notes | | | 0.550 | % | | | 9/1/25 | | | | 9,820,000 | | | | 8,977,827 | |
Johnson & Johnson, Senior Notes | | | 0.950 | % | | | 9/1/27 | | | | 16,650,000 | | | | 14,564,433 | |
Johnson & Johnson, Senior Notes | | | 3.625 | % | | | 3/3/37 | | | | 29,750,000 | | | | 26,796,688 | |
Johnson & Johnson, Senior Notes | | | 2.100 | % | | | 9/1/40 | | | | 3,700,000 | | | | 2,609,049 | |
Merck & Co. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 0.750 | % | | | 2/24/26 | | | | 17,050,000 | | | | 15,411,978 | |
Merck & Co. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 1.450 | % | | | 6/24/30 | | | | 9,130,000 | | | | 7,449,485 | |
Merck & Co. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.750 | % | | | 12/10/51 | | | | 20,400,000 | | | | 14,092,864 | |
Pfizer Inc., Senior Notes | | | 0.800 | % | | | 5/28/25 | | | | 20,340,000 | | | | 18,789,166 | |
Pfizer Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.625 | % | | | 4/1/30 | | | | 14,195,000 | | | | 12,627,538 | |
Pfizer Inc., Senior Notes | | | 1.700 | % | | | 5/28/30 | | | | 13,010,000 | | | | 10,801,608 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Pharmaceuticals — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pfizer Inc., Senior Notes | | | 7.200 | % | | | 3/15/39 | | | | 5,000 | | | $ | 6,228 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. LLC, Senior Notes | | | 6.150 | % | | | 2/1/36 | | | | 2,420,000 | | | | 2,154,088 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes | | | 2.800 | % | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 3,619,000 | | | | 3,614,352 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes | | | 6.000 | % | | | 4/15/24 | | | | 1,810,000 | | | | 1,799,842 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes | | | 7.125 | % | | | 1/31/25 | | | | 10,230,000 | | | | 10,377,465 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes | | | 3.150 | % | | | 10/1/26 | | | | 81,598,000 | | | | 73,218,359 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 5/9/27 | | | | 9,740,000 | | | | 9,022,380 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes | | | 6.750 | % | | | 3/1/28 | | | | 830,000 | | | | 818,490 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes | | | 5.125 | % | | | 5/9/29 | | | | 25,910,000 | | | | 23,530,446 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes | | | 8.125 | % | | | 9/15/31 | | | | 6,060,000 | | | | 6,358,946 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes | | | 4.100 | % | | | 10/1/46 | | | | 21,910,000 | | | | 14,433,283 | |
Wyeth LLC, Senior Notes | | | 5.950 | % | | | 4/1/37 | | | | 5,098,000 | | | | 5,576,596 | |
Total Pharmaceuticals | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 378,953,683 | |
Total Health Care | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 953,132,578 | |
Industrials — 3.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 1.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Boeing Co., Senior Notes | | | 1.433 | % | | | 2/4/24 | | | | 11,330,000 | | | | 11,031,086 | |
Boeing Co., Senior Notes | | | 4.875 | % | | | 5/1/25 | | | | 33,300,000 | | | | 32,837,918 | |
Boeing Co., Senior Notes | | | 2.196 | % | | | 2/4/26 | | | | 19,860,000 | | | | 18,236,028 | |
Boeing Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.100 | % | | | 5/1/26 | | | | 3,720,000 | | | | 3,496,503 | |
Boeing Co., Senior Notes | | | 2.700 | % | | | 2/1/27 | | | | 5,050,000 | | | | 4,618,435 | |
Boeing Co., Senior Notes | | | 2.800 | % | | | 3/1/27 | | | | 4,740,000 | | | | 4,325,085 | |
Boeing Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.200 | % | | | 3/1/29 | | | | 16,620,000 | | | | 14,871,008 | |
Boeing Co., Senior Notes | | | 5.150 | % | | | 5/1/30 | | | | 9,930,000 | | | | 9,840,635 | |
Boeing Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.250 | % | | | 2/1/35 | | | | 32,524,000 | | | | 26,392,579 | |
Boeing Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.550 | % | | | 3/1/38 | | | | 3,780,000 | | | | 2,945,817 | |
Boeing Co., Senior Notes | | | 5.705 | % | | | 5/1/40 | | | | 21,976,000 | | | | 21,937,900 | |
Boeing Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.750 | % | | | 2/1/50 | | | | 9,510,000 | | | | 7,147,996 | |
Boeing Co., Senior Notes | | | 5.805 | % | | | 5/1/50 | | | | 28,300,000 | | | | 28,220,715 | |
Boeing Co., Senior Notes | | | 5.930 | % | | | 5/1/60 | | | | 14,430,000 | | | | 14,302,836 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Aerospace & Defense — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
General Dynamics Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.250 | % | | | 4/1/25 | | | | 1,740,000 | | | $ | 1,683,253 | |
General Dynamics Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 5/15/25 | | | | 1,990,000 | | | | 1,933,371 | |
General Dynamics Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 4/1/40 | | | | 1,535,000 | | | | 1,413,821 | |
General Dynamics Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 4/1/50 | | | | 8,121,000 | | | | 7,458,764 | |
L3Harris Technologies Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.854 | % | | | 4/27/35 | | | | 2,988,000 | | | | 2,873,455 | |
L3Harris Technologies Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.054 | % | | | 4/27/45 | | | | 2,940,000 | | | | 2,704,932 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.550 | % | | | 1/15/26 | | | | 6,559,000 | | | | 6,364,255 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.900 | % | | | 6/15/32 | | | | 7,740,000 | | | | 7,296,752 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 5/15/36 | | | | 2,420,000 | | | | 2,337,927 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.150 | % | | | 6/15/53 | | | | 34,050,000 | | | | 30,019,668 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.930 | % | | | 1/15/25 | | | | 14,925,000 | | | | 14,350,090 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.250 | % | | | 1/15/28 | | | | 29,720,000 | | | | 27,736,769 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.250 | % | | | 5/1/50 | | | | 18,320,000 | | | | 18,641,676 | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.150 | % | | | 12/15/24 | | | | 6,150,000 | | | | 5,931,540 | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.950 | % | | | 8/16/25 | | | | 14,150,000 | | | | 13,869,609 | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.125 | % | | | 11/16/28 | | | | 7,780,000 | | | | 7,498,396 | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.250 | % | | | 7/1/30 | | | | 13,000,000 | | | | 10,974,034 | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 6/1/42 | | | | 4,109,000 | | | | 3,784,946 | |
Total Aerospace & Defense | | | | | | | | | | | | 367,077,799 | |
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DP World Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 5.625 | % | | | 9/25/48 | | | | 27,030,000 | | | | 25,305,621 | (a) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Building Products — 0.0%†† | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Builders FirstSource Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 2/1/32 | | | | 3,190,000 | | | $ | 2,779,492 | (a) |
Carrier Global Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.577 | % | | | 4/5/50 | | | | 840,000 | | | | 621,738 | |
Total Building Products | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,401,230 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ADT Security Corp., Senior Secured Notes | | | 4.125 | % | | | 8/1/29 | | | | 810,000 | | | | 700,524 | (a) |
Cintas Corp. No 2, Senior Notes | | | 3.700 | % | | | 4/1/27 | | | | 7,500,000 | | | | 7,233,651 | |
CoreCivic Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 10/15/27 | | | | 540,000 | | | | 462,979 | |
GFL Environmental Inc., Senior Secured Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 6/1/25 | | | | 7,650,000 | | | | 7,389,183 | (a) |
Republic Services Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.500 | % | | | 8/15/24 | | | | 9,100,000 | | | | 8,781,626 | |
Total Commercial Services & Supplies | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,567,963 | |
Electrical Equipment — 0.0%†† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Eaton Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.150 | % | | | 11/2/42 | | | | 4,160,000 | | | | 3,706,826 | |
Ground Transportation — 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, Senior Notes | | | 2.875 | % | | | 6/15/52 | | | | 2,120,000 | | | | 1,452,169 | |
Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.100 | % | | | 12/2/51 | | | | 10,360,000 | | | | 7,363,374 | |
Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.750 | % | | | 7/15/25 | | | | 8,730,000 | | | | 8,478,539 | |
Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.150 | % | | | 2/5/27 | | | | 4,380,000 | | | | 4,004,582 | |
Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.891 | % | | | 4/6/36 | | | | 22,190,000 | | | | 17,719,316 | |
Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.839 | % | | | 3/20/60 | | | | 23,430,000 | | | | 18,678,253 | |
Union Pacific Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.750 | % | | | 2/5/70 | | | | 12,515,000 | | | | 9,485,841 | |
Total Ground Transportation | | | | | | | | | | | | 67,182,074 | |
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3M Co., Senior Notes | | | 2.375 | % | | | 8/26/29 | | | | 10,110,000 | | | | 8,689,956 | |
3M Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.050 | % | | | 4/15/30 | | | | 3,400,000 | | | | 3,066,392 | |
3M Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.700 | % | | | 4/15/50 | | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 15,854,936 | |
Honeywell International Inc., Senior Notes | | | 1.350 | % | | | 6/1/25 | | | | 9,750,000 | | | | 9,100,812 | |
Total Industrial Conglomerates | | | | | | | | | | | | 36,712,096 | |
Machinery — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deere & Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.100 | % | | | 4/15/30 | | | | 4,080,000 | | | | 3,733,717 | |
Deere & Co., Senior Notes | | | 3.750 | % | | | 4/15/50 | | | | 24,850,000 | | | | 22,029,220 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | | Rate | | |
| Maturity Date | | |
| Face Amount† | | | | Value | |
Machinery — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Otis Worldwide Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.056 | % | | | 4/5/25 | | | | 6,550,000 | | | $ | 6,176,276 | |
Vertiv Group Corp., Senior Secured Notes | | | 4.125 | % | | | 11/15/28 | | | | 5,265,000 | | | | 4,748,470 | (a) |
Total Machinery | | | | 36,687,683 | |
Passenger Airlines — 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.900 | % | | | 10/28/24 | | | | 9,750,000 | | | | 9,368,492 | |
Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes | | | 7.375 | % | | | 1/15/26 | | | | 17,870,000 | | | | 18,645,236 | |
Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes | | | 7.000 | % | | | 5/1/25 | | | | 29,790,000 | | | | 30,446,712 | (a) |
Delta Air Lines Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd., Senior Secured Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 10/20/25 | | | | 14,142,000 | | | | 13,839,653 | (a) |
Delta Air Lines Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd., Senior Secured Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 10/20/28 | | | | 9,950,000 | | | | 9,666,370 | (a) |
Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd./HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., Senior Secured Notes | | | 5.750 | % | | | 1/20/26 | | | | 1,745,000 | | | | 1,653,349 | (a) |
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/ Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd., Senior Secured Notes | | | 6.500 | % | | | 6/20/27 | | | | 12,600,000 | | | | 12,642,799 | (a) |
Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd./Spirit IP Cayman Ltd., Senior Secured Notes | | | 8.000 | % | | | 9/20/25 | | | | 11,735,997 | | | | 11,835,284 | (a) |
United Airlines Inc., Senior Secured Notes | | | 4.375 | % | | | 4/15/26 | | | | 10,350,000 | | | | 9,842,909 | (a) |
United Airlines Inc., Senior Secured Notes | | | 4.625 | % | | | 4/15/29 | | | | 27,030,000 | | | | 24,653,193 | (a) |
Total Passenger Airlines | | | | 142,593,997 | |
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Air Lease Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.375 | % | | | 7/1/25 | | | | 9,600,000 | | | | 9,104,232 | |
Air Lease Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.300 | % | | | 2/1/28 | | | | 13,660,000 | | | | 13,415,964 | |
H&E Equipment Services Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.875 | % | | | 12/15/28 | | | | 4,744,000 | | | | 4,112,480 | (a) |
United Rentals North America Inc., Secured Notes | | | 3.875 | % | | | 11/15/27 | | | | 2,380,000 | | | | 2,224,720 | |
United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.500 | % | | | 5/15/27 | | | | 96,000 | | | | 94,568 | |
United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.875 | % | | | 1/15/28 | | | | 5,413,000 | | | | 5,156,047 | |
United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.250 | % | | | 1/15/30 | | | | 1,560,000 | | | | 1,490,543 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Trading Companies & Distributors — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.875 | % | | | 2/15/31 | | | | 28,270,000 | | | $ | 24,501,572 | |
United Rentals North America Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.750 | % | | | 1/15/32 | | | | 10,600,000 | | | | 8,989,480 | |
Total Trading Companies & Distributors | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 69,089,606 | |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 776,324,895 | |
Information Technology — 1.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
IT Services — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
International Business Machines Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.000 | % | | | 5/15/24 | | | | 40,290,000 | | | | 39,388,113 | (e) |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.8% | | | | | | | | | |
Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.150 | % | | | 11/15/30 | | | | 1,207,000 | | | | 1,111,074 | |
Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.137 | % | | | 11/15/35 | | | | 55,490,000 | | | | 42,583,989 | (a) |
Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.187 | % | | | 11/15/36 | | | | 154,000 | | | | 116,472 | (a) |
Broadcom Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.926 | % | | | 5/15/37 | | | | 1,635,000 | | | | 1,480,601 | (a) |
Intel Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.700 | % | | | 7/29/25 | | | | 4,050,000 | | | | 3,939,975 | |
Intel Corp., Senior Notes | | | 1.600 | % | | | 8/12/28 | | | | 12,160,000 | | | | 10,473,249 | |
Intel Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.125 | % | | | 2/10/30 | | | | 9,830,000 | | | | 9,896,095 | |
Intel Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 3/25/50 | | | | 11,385,000 | | | | 10,301,789 | |
Intel Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.050 | % | | | 8/12/51 | | | | 5,950,000 | | | | 3,994,146 | |
Micron Technology Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.875 | % | | | 2/9/33 | | | | 16,226,000 | | | | 16,152,233 | |
Micron Technology Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.875 | % | | | 9/15/33 | | | | 3,510,000 | | | | 3,480,033 | |
NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.850 | % | | | 4/1/30 | | | | 7,890,000 | | | | 7,160,487 | |
NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 4/1/40 | | | | 17,250,000 | | | | 14,783,089 | |
NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.500 | % | | | 4/1/50 | | | | 47,120,000 | | | | 38,347,016 | (e) |
NVIDIA Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.700 | % | | | 4/1/60 | | | | 16,020,000 | | | | 13,226,619 | |
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.700 | % | | | 5/1/25 | | | | 8,540,000 | | | | 8,097,680 | |
Texas Instruments Inc., Senior Notes | | | 1.750 | % | | | 5/4/30 | | | | 8,690,000 | | | | 7,310,390 | |
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 192,454,937 | |
Software — 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.875 | % | | | 2/6/24 | | | | 9,298,000 | | | | 9,158,860 | |
Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.700 | % | | | 2/12/25 | | | | 4,322,000 | | | | 4,170,152 | |
Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.400 | % | | | 8/8/26 | | | | 44,095,000 | | | | 41,407,180 | |
Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.300 | % | | | 2/6/27 | | | | 40,450,000 | | | | 38,918,217 | (e) |
Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.450 | % | | | 8/8/36 | | | | 367,000 | | | | 334,944 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Software — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.525 | % | | | 6/1/50 | | | | 1,686,000 | | | $ | 1,167,359 | |
Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.921 | % | | | 3/17/52 | | | | 3,247,000 | | | | 2,417,787 | |
Microsoft Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.041 | % | | | 3/17/62 | | | | 3,169,000 | | | | 2,314,406 | |
Oracle Corp., Senior Notes | | | 1.650 | % | | | 3/25/26 | | | | 31,230,000 | | | | 28,352,857 | |
Oracle Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.950 | % | | | 4/1/30 | | | | 2,670,000 | | | | 2,332,030 | |
Oracle Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.650 | % | | | 5/6/30 | | | | 9,810,000 | | | | 9,484,475 | |
Oracle Corp., Senior Notes | | | 2.875 | % | | | 3/25/31 | | | | 32,310,000 | | | | 27,592,726 | |
Salesforce Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.700 | % | | | 4/11/28 | | | | 3,480,000 | | | | 3,358,389 | |
Total Software | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 171,009,382 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Apple Inc., Senior Notes | | | 1.125 | % | | | 5/11/25 | | | | 23,600,000 | | | | 21,997,447 | |
Apple Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.450 | % | | | 8/4/26 | | | | 32,030,000 | | | | 29,999,992 | |
Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 51,997,439 | |
Total Information Technology | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 454,849,871 | |
Materials — 1.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MEGlobal BV, Senior Notes | | | 4.250 | % | | | 11/3/26 | | | | 14,230,000 | | | | 13,676,055 | (a) |
OCP SA, Senior Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 10/22/25 | | | | 14,110,000 | | | | 13,706,948 | (a) |
OCP SA, Senior Notes | | | 3.750 | % | | | 6/23/31 | | | | 11,410,000 | | | | 9,464,937 | (a) |
OCP SA, Senior Notes | | | 5.125 | % | | | 6/23/51 | | | | 11,820,000 | | | | 8,643,257 | (a) |
Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV, Senior Notes | | | 1.875 | % | | | 5/11/26 | | | | 27,340,000 | | | | 24,523,980 | (a) |
Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV, Senior Notes | | | 2.875 | % | | | 5/11/31 | | | | 25,600,000 | | | | 20,344,709 | (a) |
Total Chemicals | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 90,359,886 | |
Containers & Packaging — 0.0%†† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC, Senior Notes | | | 4.000 | % | | | 9/1/29 | | | | 780,000 | | | | 618,625 | (a) |
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/ Ardagh Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.250 | % | | | 8/15/27 | | | | 610,000 | | | | 517,515 | (a) |
Ball Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.125 | % | | | 9/15/31 | | | | 12,830,000 | | | | 10,569,353 | |
Total Containers & Packaging | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11,705,493 | |
Metals & Mining — 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Anglo American Capital PLC, Senior Notes | | | 3.625 | % | | | 9/11/24 | | | | 3,400,000 | | | | 3,305,834 | (a) |
Anglo American Capital PLC, Senior Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 4/10/27 | | | | 9,785,000 | | | | 9,464,228 | (a) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Metals & Mining — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Anglo American Capital PLC, Senior Notes | | | 4.000 | % | | | 9/11/27 | | | | 13,125,000 | | | $ | 12,351,715 | (a) |
ArcelorMittal SA, Senior Notes | | | 7.000 | % | | | 10/15/39 | | | | 3,490,000 | | | | 3,647,919 | |
Barrick North America Finance LLC, Senior Notes | | | 5.700 | % | | | 5/30/41 | | | | 8,454,000 | | | | 8,577,355 | |
Barrick North America Finance LLC, Senior Notes | | | 5.750 | % | | | 5/1/43 | | | | 8,260,000 | | | | 8,497,405 | |
BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 5.000 | % | | | 9/30/43 | | | | 7,630,000 | | | | 7,639,114 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 8.625 | % | | | 6/1/31 | | | | 5,040,000 | | | | 5,171,695 | (a) |
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.550 | % | | | 11/14/24 | | | | 130,000 | | | | 128,262 | |
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.625 | % | | | 8/1/30 | | | | 5,720,000 | | | | 5,394,818 | |
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes | | | 5.450 | % | | | 3/15/43 | | | | 26,172,000 | | | | 24,439,251 | |
Glencore Finance Canada Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 6.000 | % | | | 11/15/41 | | | | 2,120,000 | | | | 2,110,089 | (a) |
Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes | | | 4.125 | % | | | 3/12/24 | | | | 33,008,000 | | | | 32,617,738 | (a) |
Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes | | | 4.000 | % | | | 3/27/27 | | | | 9,420,000 | | | | 8,987,164 | (a) |
Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.250 | % | | | 11/8/42 | | | | 29,700,000 | | | | 28,435,977 | |
Teck Resources Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 3.900 | % | | | 7/15/30 | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,552,837 | |
Teck Resources Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 6.000 | % | | | 8/15/40 | | | | 641,000 | | | | 627,010 | |
Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 6.250 | % | | | 8/10/26 | | | | 6,600,000 | | | | 6,809,084 | |
Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes | | | 6.875 | % | | | 11/21/36 | | | | 6,581,000 | | | | 6,887,727 | |
Yamana Gold Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.625 | % | | | 12/15/27 | | | | 10,350,000 | | | | 9,774,505 | |
Total Metals & Mining | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 189,419,727 | |
Paper & Forest Products — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Suzano Austria GmbH, Senior Notes | | | 3.750 | % | | | 1/15/31 | | | | 39,840,000 | | | | 34,030,320 | |
Suzano Austria GmbH, Senior Notes | | | 3.125 | % | | | 1/15/32 | | | | 9,870,000 | | | | 7,907,577 | |
Total Paper & Forest Products | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41,937,897 | |
Total Materials | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 333,423,003 | |
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Real Estate — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Diversified REITs — 0.0%†† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co. Inc., Senior Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 1/15/28 | | | | 340,000 | | | $ | 312,738 | (a) |
Health Care REITs — 0.0%†† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CTR Partnership LP/CareTrust Capital Corp., Senior Notes | | | 3.875 | % | | | 6/30/28 | | | | 3,294,000 | | | | 2,836,266 | (a) |
Retail REITs — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
WEA Finance LLC/Westfield UK & Europe Finance PLC, Senior Notes | | | 3.750 | % | | | 9/17/24 | | | | 23,980,000 | | | | 22,655,268 | (a) |
WEA Finance LLC/Westfield UK & Europe Finance PLC, Senior Notes | | | 4.750 | % | | | 9/17/44 | | | | 600,000 | | | | 422,547 | (a) |
Total Retail REITs | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23,077,815 | |
Total Real Estate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26,226,819 | |
Utilities — 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities — 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
American Transmission Systems Inc., Senior Notes | | | 2.650 | % | | | 1/15/32 | | | | 6,040,000 | | | | 5,004,147 | (a) |
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, First Mortgage Bonds | | | 5.300 | % | | | 2/15/40 | | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,014,532 | |
Duke Energy Ohio Inc., First Mortgage Bonds | | | 3.650 | % | | | 2/1/29 | | | | 7,740,000 | | | | 7,198,119 | |
Exelon Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.625 | % | | | 6/15/35 | | | | 5,126,000 | | | | 5,189,521 | |
FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes | | | 1.600 | % | | | 1/15/26 | | | | 5,780,000 | | | | 5,246,467 | |
FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes | | | 4.150 | % | | | 7/15/27 | | | | 15,802,000 | | | | 15,023,465 | |
FirstEnergy Corp., Senior Notes | | | 5.100 | % | | | 7/15/47 | | | | 10,344,000 | | | | 9,292,326 | |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds | | | 2.100 | % | | | 8/1/27 | | | | 6,640,000 | | | | 5,676,900 | |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds | | | 2.500 | % | | | 2/1/31 | | | | 8,320,000 | | | | 6,520,149 | |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds | | | 3.300 | % | | | 8/1/40 | | | | 1,720,000 | | | | 1,161,089 | |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds | | | 3.500 | % | | | 8/1/50 | | | | 4,040,000 | | | | 2,575,360 | |
Progress Energy Inc., Senior Notes | | | 6.000 | % | | | 12/1/39 | | | | 4,800,000 | | | | 4,863,187 | |
Total Electric Utilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 70,765,262 | |
Multi-Utilities — 0.0%†† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.350 | % | | | 4/1/30 | | | | 5,400,000 | | | | 4,912,111 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Multi-Utilities — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc., Senior Notes | | | 3.950 | % | | | 4/1/50 | | | | 4,490,000 | | | $ | 3,677,747 | |
Dominion Energy Inc., Senior Notes | | | 7.000 | % | | | 6/15/38 | | | | 3,600,000 | | | | 3,965,679 | |
Total Multi-Utilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,555,537 | |
Total Utilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 83,320,799 | |
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost — $11,189,073,455) | | | | | | | | 9,897,788,061 | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 30.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
FHLMC — 8.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) | | | 5.000 | % | | | 5/1/24-4/1/53 | | | | 106,693,690 | | | | 104,934,022 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) | | | 3.000 | % | | | 9/1/32-4/1/52 | | | | 62,644,529 | | | | 55,928,265 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) | | | 4.000 | % | | | 9/1/32-7/1/52 | | | | 116,562,361 | | | | 111,188,017 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) | | | 3.500 | % | | | 8/1/33-6/1/52 | | | | 118,736,660 | | | | 109,122,785 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) | | | 6.000 | % | | | 8/1/36-3/1/53 | | | | 22,506,474 | | | | 22,800,443 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) | | | 5.500 | % | | | 12/1/38-5/1/53 | | | | 88,173,486 | | | | 88,021,413 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) | | | 1.500 | % | | | 11/1/40-2/1/51 | | | | 160,404,727 | | | | 130,249,192 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) | | | 2.000 | % | | | 1/1/41- 4/1/42 | | | | 36,358,375 | | | | 30,939,204 | (f) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) | | | 2.500 | % | | | 4/1/41- 4/1/52 | | | | 587,169,365 | | | | 504,146,631 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) | | | 2.000 | % | | | 9/1/41- 2/1/52 | | | | 597,432,464 | | | | 496,803,009 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) | | | 4.500 | % | | | 3/1/47-12/1/52 | | | | 131,983,967 | | | | 128,128,145 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) | | | 2.872 | % | | | 11/1/47 | | | | 14,931,603 | | | | 14,132,883 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) | | | 3.005 | % | | | 11/1/48 | | | | 42,787,063 | | | | 40,102,069 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) | | | 3.098 | % | | | 2/1/50 | | | | 20,833,173 | | | | 19,750,324 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) | | | 5.000 | % | | | 11/1/52 | | | | 1,679,960 | | | | 1,649,978 | (f) |
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
FHLMC — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) | | | 6.500 | % | | | 1/1/53-5/1/53 | | | | 51,269,931 | | | $ | 52,682,376 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) (5 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.285%) | | | 2.107 | % | | | 3/1/47 | | | | 2,976,725 | | | | 2,798,318 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Gold | | | 4.500 | % | | | 7/1/23-6/1/47 | | | | 2,868,959 | | | | 2,817,050 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Gold | | | 5.000 | % | | | 9/1/23-4/1/44 | | | | 848,440 | | | | 848,277 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Gold | | | 6.500 | % | | | 7/1/29-9/1/39 | | | | 1,120,664 | | | | 1,165,684 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Gold | | | 7.000 | % | | | 4/1/32-3/1/39 | | | | 290,322 | | | | 308,480 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Gold | | | 3.500 | % | | | 8/1/33-3/1/45 | | | | 11,688,286 | | | | 10,949,038 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Gold | | | 5.500 | % | | | 11/1/35 | | | | 2,601 | | | | 2,614 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Gold | | | 6.000 | % | | | 11/1/36 | | | | 6,625 | | | | 6,891 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Gold | | | 3.000 | % | | | 2/1/38-9/1/48 | | | | 58,858,289 | | | | 53,116,214 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Gold | | | 4.000 | % | | | 10/1/42-8/1/47 | | | | 20,855,461 | | | | 20,040,832 | |
Total FHLMC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,002,632,154 | |
FNMA — 15.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.500 | % | | | 7/1/23-8/1/58 | | | | 198,736,489 | | | | 193,774,464 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 2.810 | % | | | 4/1/25 | | | | 3,170,000 | | | | 3,028,190 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.200 | % | | | 2/1/29 | | | | 267,311 | | | | 250,216 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 6.500 | % | | | 2/1/29-2/1/53 | | | | 42,431,317 | | | | 43,779,945 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.450 | % | | | 3/1/29 | | | | 607,580 | | | | 575,187 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.160 | % | | | 5/1/29 | | | | 5,870,865 | | | | 5,441,523 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.250 | % | | | 5/1/29 | | | | 677,060 | | | | 633,828 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 6.000 | % | | | 5/1/29-6/1/53 | | | | 37,389,101 | | | | 38,296,591 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
FNMA — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 7.000 | % | | | 8/1/29-2/1/39 | | | | 1,524,492 | | | $ | 1,597,283 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 7.500 | % | | | 11/1/29 | | | | 814 | | | | 840 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 2.930 | % | | | 6/1/30 | | | | 1,121,161 | | | | 1,033,454 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 2.149 | % | | | 2/1/32 | | | | 2,945,873 | | | | 2,457,065 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.345 | % | | | 6/1/32 | | | | 2,332,000 | | | | 2,134,401 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.520 | % | | | 6/1/32 | | | | 1,380,000 | | | | 1,281,657 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.670 | % | | | 6/1/32 | | | | 1,191,609 | | | | 1,120,587 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.730 | % | | | 6/1/32 | | | | 1,660,000 | | | | 1,567,490 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.900 | % | | | 6/1/32-8/1/32 | | | | 5,164,000 | | | | 4,844,907 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.560 | % | | | 7/1/32 | | | | 3,380,000 | | | | 3,146,648 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.830 | % | | | 7/1/32 | | | | 1,377,000 | | | | 1,309,261 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.840 | % | | | 7/1/32 | | | | 2,937,000 | | | | 2,793,472 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.860 | % | | | 7/1/32 | | | | 382,700 | | | | 364,843 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.880 | % | | | 7/1/32 | | | | 1,974,376 | | | | 1,884,869 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.890 | % | | | 7/1/32 | | | | 24,932,000 | | | | 23,332,907 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.060 | % | | | 7/1/32 | | | | 6,833,490 | | | | 6,492,838 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.110 | % | | | 7/1/32 | | | | 469,000 | | | | 455,351 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.130 | % | | | 7/1/32 | | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,167,149 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.185 | % | | | 7/1/32 | | | | 1,604,000 | | | | 1,565,272 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.850 | % | | | 8/1/32 | | | | 5,840,000 | | | | 5,446,589 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
FNMA — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.740 | % | | | 9/1/32 | | | | 5,904,000 | | | $ | 5,570,744 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.980 | % | | | 10/1/32 | | | | 16,299,000 | | | | 15,356,106 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.370 | % | | | 11/1/32 | | | | 6,880,000 | | | | 6,823,416 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.440 | % | | | 11/1/32 | | | | 3,535,000 | | | | 3,522,472 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.410 | % | | | 12/1/32 | | | | 7,026,000 | | | | 6,991,829 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.580 | % | | | 1/1/33 | | | | 500,000 | | | | 503,960 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.690 | % | | | 1/1/33 | | | | 698,926 | | | | 707,644 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.840 | % | | | 1/1/33 | | | | 600,000 | | | | 606,495 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 5.080 | % | | | 1/1/33 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 103,850 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.360 | % | | | 2/1/33 | | | | 2,100,000 | | | | 2,083,063 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.420 | % | | | 3/1/33-4/1/33 | | | | 3,836,071 | | | | 3,810,319 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.700 | % | | | 3/1/33 | | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,234,900 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.870 | % | | | 3/1/33 | | | | 300,000 | | | | 308,463 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.310 | % | | | 5/1/33 | | | | 626,180 | | | | 575,480 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.480 | % | | | 5/1/33 | | | | 1,875,000 | | | | 1,879,344 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.320 | % | | | 6/1/33 | | | | 2,864,000 | | | | 2,834,322 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.680 | % | | | 7/1/33 | | | | 700,000 | | | | 710,281 | (g)(h) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.720 | % | | | 7/1/33 | | | | 3,128,000 | | | | 3,180,296 | (g)(h) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.510 | % | | | 8/1/33 | | | | 5,397,000 | | | | 5,437,899 | (g)(h) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.500 | % | | | 9/1/33-6/1/52 | | | | 472,692,292 | | | | 437,742,355 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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June 30, 2023
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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
FNMA — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 5.000 | % | | | 10/1/33-4/1/53 | | | | 73,921,935 | | | $ | 73,270,777 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.000 | % | | | 7/1/35-6/1/52 | | | | 709,178,707 | | | | 637,066,560 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 5.500 | % | | | 11/1/36-9/1/56 | | | | 57,893,112 | | | | 58,332,691 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 2.500 | % | | | 3/1/38-9/1/61 | | | | 646,938,499 | | | | 553,976,065 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 2.000 | % | | | 8/1/40-3/1/52 | | | | 698,898,631 | | | | 577,375,393 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 2.000 | % | | | 5/1/41-5/1/42 | | | | 7,959,484 | | | | 6,778,340 | (f) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 1.500 | % | | | 1/1/42-3/1/51 | | | | 60,910,351 | | | | 47,434,567 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.000 | % | | | 4/1/42-6/1/57 | | | | 401,848,486 | | | | 381,474,603 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 2.000 | % | | | 7/1/51 | | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,468,336 | (h) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 2.500 | % | | | 7/1/51 | | | | 298,500,000 | | | | 253,165,315 | (h) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.000 | % | | | 7/1/51 | | | | 146,500,000 | | | | 128,960,057 | (h) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 3.500 | % | | | 7/1/51 | | | | 18,000,000 | | | | 16,404,609 | (h) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 4.000 | % | | | 7/1/51 | | | | 19,400,000 | | | | 18,207,961 | (h) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 5.000 | % | | | 7/1/51 | | | | 48,500,000 | | | | 47,526,211 | (h) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 5.500 | % | | | 7/1/51 | | | | 28,500,000 | | | | 28,364,180 | (h) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) | | | 6.000 | % | | | 7/1/51 | | | | 29,500,000 | | | | 29,762,735 | (h) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) (Federal Reserve US 12 mo. Cumulative Average 1 Year CMT + 1.810%) | | | 5.564 | % | | | 11/1/35 | | | | 6,833 | | | | 6,657 | (c) |
Total FNMA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,710,335,122 | |
GNMA — 7.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) | | | 7.000 | % | | | 9/15/23-7/15/31 | | | | 17,356 | | | | 18,041 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
GNMA — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) | | | 6.500 | % | | | 4/15/28-1/15/39 | | | | 1,059,656 | | | $ | 1,091,847 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) | | | 6.000 | % | | | 1/15/29-2/15/37 | | | | 3,176,940 | | | | 3,249,458 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) | | | 7.500 | % | | | 12/15/30-9/15/31 | | | | 4,665 | | | | 4,648 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) | | | 8.000 | % | | | 12/15/30 | | | | 6,689 | | | | 6,693 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) | | | 5.500 | % | | | 7/15/33-6/15/36 | | | | 2,346,561 | | | | 2,397,126 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) | | | 3.000 | % | | | 9/15/42-11/15/42 | | | | 24,127,393 | | | | 21,900,079 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) | | | 4.000 | % | | | 4/15/47-3/15/50 | | | | 20,349,428 | | | | 19,636,974 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) | | | 3.500 | % | | | 6/15/48-5/15/50 | | | | 8,004,090 | | | | 7,520,499 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II | | | 5.000 | % | | | 4/20/35-5/20/53 | | | | 161,423,545 | | | | 160,089,697 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II | | | 6.500 | % | | | 10/20/37 | | | | 782,800 | | | | 825,186 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II | | | 6.000 | % | | | 9/20/38-3/20/53 | | | | 12,485,863 | | | | 12,644,957 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II | | | 4.500 | % | | | 1/20/40-9/20/52 | | | | 221,209,841 | | | | 215,673,750 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II | | | 3.500 | % | | | 6/20/44-12/20/52 | | | | 245,998,792 | | | | 228,496,532 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II | | | 4.000 | % | | | 3/20/45-6/20/52 | | | | 141,231,523 | | | | 135,346,333 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II | | | 3.000 | % | | | 1/20/46-12/20/52 | | | | 317,533,357 | | | | 284,165,529 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II | | | 2.500 | % | | | 8/20/50-2/20/53 | | | | 476,004,341 | | | | 410,641,361 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II | | | 2.000 | % | | | 1/20/51-1/20/52 | | | | 197,630,173 | | | | 166,731,383 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II | | | 2.000 | % | | | 7/1/51 | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,101,855 | (h) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II | | | 2.500 | % | | | 7/1/51 | | | | 9,700,000 | | | | 8,401,109 | (h) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II | | | 3.500 | % | | | 7/1/51 | | | | 21,700,000 | | | | 20,030,965 | (h) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)
June 30, 2023
Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
GNMA — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II | | | 4.000 | % | | | 7/1/51 | | | | 26,300,000 | | | $ | 24,889,457 | (h) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II | | | 4.500 | % | | | 7/1/51 | | | | 30,900,000 | | | | 29,825,742 | (h) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II | | | 5.000 | % | | | 7/1/51 | | | | 66,600,000 | | | | 65,450,110 | (h) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II | | | 5.500 | % | | | 7/1/51 | | | | 34,300,000 | | | | 34,141,899 | (h) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II | | | 6.000 | % | | | 7/1/51 | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,033,594 | (h) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II | | | 5.500 | % | | | 11/20/52-2/20/53 | | | | 36,963,097 | | | | 36,867,302 | |
Total GNMA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,897,182,126 | |
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost — $8,055,650,572) | | | | | | | | 7,610,149,402 | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (i) — 11.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
245 Park Avenue Trust, 2017-245P A | | | 3.508 | % | | | 6/5/37 | | | | 16,160,000 | | | | 14,393,643 | (a) |
Alternative Loan Trust, 2006-6CB 1A4 | | | 5.500 | % | | | 5/25/36 | | | | 2,740,986 | | | | 2,286,490 | |
Alternative Loan Trust, 2006-18CB A6 (-4.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 28.600%) | | | 7.998 | % | | | 7/25/36 | | | | 4,675,386 | | | | 4,155,191 | (c) |
Alternative Loan Trust, 2006-23CB 2A6, PAC (-4.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 28.400%) | | | 7.798 | % | | | 8/25/36 | | | | 2,368,847 | | | | 1,368,300 | (c) |
Alternative Loan Trust, 2006-43CB 1A10 | | | 6.000 | % | | | 2/25/37 | | | | 3,558,475 | | | | 2,027,541 | |
Alternative Loan Trust, 2006-43CB 3A3, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.630%) | | | 1.480 | % | | | 2/25/37 | | | | 10,514,632 | | | | 1,219,758 | (c) |
Alternative Loan Trust, 2006-OA9 2A1B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.200%) | | | 5.357 | % | | | 7/20/46 | | | | 231,942 | | | | 186,266 | (c) |
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, 2023-1 A1 | | | 4.750 | % | | | 9/26/67 | | | | 34,983,361 | | | | 33,471,842 | (a) |
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust I LLC, 2019-2 B1 | | | 5.016 | % | | | 3/25/49 | | | | 11,000,000 | | | | 10,586,390 | (a)(c) |
Banc of America Funding Trust, 2015-R2 3A2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.260%) | | | 5.410 | % | | | 4/29/37 | | | | 8,733,721 | | | | 8,576,177 | (a)(c) |
BANK, 2020-BN29 C | | | 3.135 | % | | | 11/15/53 | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 1,700,055 | (c) |
BANK, 2023-5YR1 A2 | | | 5.779 | % | | | 4/15/56 | | | | 18,300,000 | | | | 18,250,819 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (i) — continued | | | | | | | | | |
BBCCRE Trust, 2015-GTP E | | | 4.715 | % | | | 8/10/33 | | | | 33,260,000 | | | $ | 24,834,294 | (a)(c) |
BBCMS Trust, 2018-CBM D (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.391%) | | | 7.584 | % | | | 7/15/37 | | | | 16,390,000 | | | | 15,623,102 | (a)(c) |
BCAP LLC Trust, 2010-RR9 6A2 | | | 6.000 | % | | | 10/26/35 | | | | 8,152,170 | | | | 6,159,250 | (a)(c) |
Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, 2004-AC6 A1 | | | 5.750 | % | | | 11/25/34 | | | | 1,716,024 | | | | 1,474,173 | |
Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, 2006-AC4 A2 (-4.333 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 36.250%) | | | 13.933 | % | | | 7/25/36 | | | | 1,426,333 | | | | 1,702,818 | (c) |
Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust, 2007-AR2 A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.170%) | | | 5.320 | % | | | 3/25/37 | | | | 7,690,716 | | | | 7,205,498 | (c) |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, 2020- IG1 AS | | | 2.909 | % | | | 9/15/43 | | | | 28,980,000 | | | | 22,923,264 | (c) |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, 2023-V2 A3 | | | 5.812 | % | | | 5/15/55 | | | | 20,680,000 | | | | 20,796,552 | (c) |
BHMS Mortgage Trust, 2018-MZB (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.637%) | | | 11.830 | % | | | 7/15/25 | | | | 93,060,000 | | | | 81,837,057 | (a)(c) |
BIG Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2022-BIG F (1 mo. Term SOFR + 5.436%) | | | 10.583 | % | | | 2/15/39 | | | | 13,160,000 | | | | 12,450,727 | (a)(c) |
BPR Trust, 2022-OANA A (1 mo. Term SOFR + 1.898%) | | | 7.045 | % | | | 4/15/37 | | | | 9,650,000 | | | | 9,381,701 | (a)(c) |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2019-XL A (1 mo. Term SOFR + 1.034%) | | | 6.181 | % | | | 10/15/36 | | | | 15,679,588 | | | | 15,589,357 | (a)(c) |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2021-XL2 J (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.890%) | | | 9.083 | % | | | 10/15/38 | | | | 9,267,151 | | | | 8,653,919 | (a)(c) |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2022-LP2 G (1 mo. Term SOFR + 4.106%) | | | 9.253 | % | | | 2/15/39 | | | | 23,451,131 | | | | 22,344,031 | (a)(c) |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2023-VLT2 A (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.281%) | | | 7.428 | % | | | 6/15/40 | | | | 14,170,000 | | | | 14,151,239 | (a)(c) |
BX Trust, 2022-PSB A (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.451%) | | | 7.598 | % | | | 8/15/39 | | | | 29,599,197 | | | | 29,553,970 | (a)(c) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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June 30, 2023
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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (i) — continued | | | | | | | | | |
Chevy Chase Funding LLC Mortgage-Backed Certificates Series, 2005-4A A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.200%) | | | 5.350 | % | | | 10/25/36 | | | | 203,089 | | | $ | 181,309 | (a)(c) |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-GC25 AS | | | 4.017 | % | | | 10/10/47 | | | | 2,800,000 | | | | 2,655,602 | |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-P7 B | | | 4.137 | % | | | 4/14/50 | | | | 9,194,000 | | | | 7,946,057 | (c) |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., 2005-5 1A5 | | | 3.158 | % | | | 8/25/35 | | | | 35,214 | | | | 27,914 | (c) |
Cold Storage Trust, 2020-ICE5 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.900%) | | | 6.093 | % | | | 11/15/37 | | | | 103,715,330 | | | | 102,048,428 | (a)(c) |
COLT Mortgage Loan Trust, 2022-6 A1 | | | 4.650 | % | | | 6/27/67 | | | | 26,999,506 | | | | 25,941,579 | (a) |
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2014-CR21 A3 | | | 3.528 | % | | | 12/10/47 | | | | 498,080 | | | | 477,905 | |
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2015-DC1 C | | | 4.438 | % | | | 2/10/48 | | | | 3,070,000 | | | | 2,641,778 | (c) |
Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2013-CR12 AM | | | 4.300 | % | | | 10/10/46 | | | | 1,723,000 | | | | 1,519,294 | |
Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2013-CR12 B | | | 4.762 | % | | | 10/10/46 | | | | 1,470,000 | | | | 1,113,522 | (c) |
Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2013-CR12 C | | | 5.201 | % | | | 10/10/46 | | | | 730,000 | | | | 364,018 | (c) |
Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-CR19 B | | | 4.703 | % | | | 8/10/47 | | | | 8,410,000 | | | | 7,950,992 | (c) |
Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-CR21 C | | | 4.568 | % | | | 12/10/47 | | | | 11,948,000 | | | | 10,923,543 | (c) |
Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015-DC1 B | | | 4.035 | % | | | 2/10/48 | | | | 7,160,000 | | | | 6,182,607 | (c) |
Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2020-CX A | | | 2.173 | % | | | 11/10/46 | | | | 15,770,000 | | | | 12,356,472 | (a) |
Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2020-CX B | | | 2.446 | % | | | 11/10/46 | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 3,924,149 | (a) |
CSMC Trust, 2014-USA A2 | | | 3.953 | % | | | 9/15/37 | | | | 12,520,000 | | | | 10,826,208 | (a) |
CSMC Trust, 2014-USA E | | | 4.373 | % | | | 9/15/37 | | | | 13,470,000 | | | | 7,341,533 | (a) |
CSMC Trust, 2015-2R 7A1 | | | 3.780 | % | | | 8/27/36 | | | | 711,050 | | | | 710,904 | (a)(c) |
CSMC Trust, 2015-4R 3A3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.310%) | | | 4.106 | % | | | 10/27/36 | | | | 36,688,783 | | | | 16,358,340 | (a)(c) |
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CSMC Trust, 2017-CHOP G (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.350%) | | | 10.543 | % | | | 7/15/32 | | | | 23,400,000 | | | $ | 21,330,747 | (a)(c) |
CSMC Trust, 2017-TIME A | | | 3.646 | % | | | 11/13/39 | | | | 21,200,000 | | | | 17,943,133 | (a) |
CSMC Trust, 2018-J1 A2 | | | 3.500 | % | | | 2/25/48 | | | | 33,599,300 | | | | 29,816,221 | (a)(c) |
CSMC Trust, 2020-522F A (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.853%) | | | 9.000 | % | | | 9/16/25 | | | | 47,520,000 | | | | 32,566,397 | (a)(c) |
CSMC Trust, 2020-FACT F (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.157%) | | | 11.350 | % | | | 10/15/37 | | | | 7,990,000 | | | | 6,723,853 | (a)(c) |
CSMC Trust, 2020-RPL3 A1 | | | 2.691 | % | | | 3/25/60 | | | | 153,075 | | | | 148,511 | (a)(c) |
CSMC Trust, 2020-RPL6 A1 | | | 2.688 | % | | | 3/25/59 | | | | 26,684,064 | | | | 25,891,883 | (a)(c) |
CSMC Trust, 2021-4SZN A (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.967%) | | | 9.114 | % | | | 11/15/23 | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 48,328,427 | (a)(c) |
CSMC Trust, 2021-RPL1 A1 | | | 1.668 | % | | | 9/27/60 | | | | 12,403,057 | | | | 11,452,229 | (a)(c) |
CSMC Trust, 2021-RPL2 A1 | | | 2.000 | % | | | 1/25/60 | | | | 12,698,313 | | | | 10,726,802 | (a) |
CSMC Trust, 2022-7R 1A1 (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.500%) | | | 7.317 | % | | | 10/25/66 | | | | 42,533,317 | | | | 42,222,377 | (a)(c) |
CSMC Trust, 2022-CNTR A (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.944%) | | | 9.091 | % | | | 1/15/24 | | | | 33,000,000 | | | | 27,615,908 | (a)(c) |
CSMC Trust, 2022-MARK XCP, IO | | | 0.064 | % | | | 6/15/39 | | | | 131,200,000 | | | | 37,241 | (a)(c) |
DBCG Mortgage Trust, 2017-BBG A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.700%) | | | 5.894 | % | | | 6/15/34 | | | | 20,260,000 | | | | 20,007,656 | (a)(c) |
Extended Stay America Trust, 2021-ESH A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.080%) | | | 6.274 | % | | | 7/15/38 | | | | 12,933,362 | | | | 12,693,264 | (a)(c) |
Extended Stay America Trust, 2021-ESH E (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.850%) | | | 8.044 | % | | | 7/15/38 | | | | 7,131,660 | | | | 6,930,037 | (a)(c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multiclass Certificates, 2020-RR02 BX, IO | | | 1.666 | % | | | 8/27/28 | | | | 15,503,008 | | | | 1,077,795 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multiclass Certificates, 2020-RR07 AX, IO | | | 2.468 | % | | | 9/27/28 | | | | 34,072,000 | | | | 3,539,646 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily ML Certificates, 2020-ML07 XUS, IO | | | 2.015 | % | | | 10/25/36 | | | | 33,332,367 | | | | 4,851,193 | (a)(c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily PC REMIC Trust, 2019-RR01 X, IO | | | 1.534 | % | | | 6/25/28 | | | | 22,500,000 | | | | 1,384,632 | (c) |
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K095 XAM, IO | | | 1.374 | % | | | 6/25/29 | | | | 6,300,000 | | | $ | 395,147 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K101 X1, IO | | | 0.947 | % | | | 10/25/29 | | | | 20,513,179 | | | | 868,846 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K104 XAM, IO | | | 1.508 | % | | | 1/25/30 | | | | 15,496,000 | | | | 1,170,408 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K106 X1, IO | | | 1.477 | % | | | 1/25/30 | | | | 48,359,388 | | | | 3,409,076 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K109 A2 | | | 1.558 | % | | | 4/25/30 | | | | 2,700,000 | | | | 2,236,248 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K110 X1, IO | | | 1.813 | % | | | 4/25/30 | | | | 36,528,625 | | | | 3,185,596 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K116 X1, IO | | | 1.528 | % | | | 7/25/30 | | | | 9,328,567 | | | | 710,601 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K123 X1, IO | | | 0.864 | % | | | 12/25/30 | | | | 27,837,549 | | | | 1,236,861 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K128 X1, IO | | | 0.612 | % | | | 3/25/31 | | | | 116,568,239 | | | | 3,633,245 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K130 X1, IO | | | 1.143 | % | | | 6/25/31 | | | | 20,967,674 | | | | 1,349,041 | (c) |
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K133 X1, IO | | | 0.444 | % | | | 9/25/31 | | | | 85,011,364 | | | $ | 2,004,959 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K137 X1, IO | | | 0.298 | % | | | 11/25/31 | | | | 15,024,059 | | | | 201,124 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K142 X1, IO | | | 0.403 | % | | | 3/25/32 | | | | 69,276,006 | | | | 1,526,337 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K143 A2 | | | 2.350 | % | | | 3/25/32 | | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 2,808,657 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K143 X1, IO | | | 0.450 | % | | | 4/25/55 | | | | 6,993,663 | | | | 179,946 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K145 X1, IO | | | 0.430 | % | | | 6/25/55 | | | | 74,938,653 | | | | 1,843,378 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K146 X1, IO | | | 0.352 | % | | | 6/25/54 | | | | 67,225,886 | | | | 1,299,456 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K147 X1, IO | | | 0.487 | % | | | 6/25/32 | | | | 24,972,790 | | | | 712,002 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K149 X1, IO | | | 0.403 | % | | | 8/25/32 | | | | 295,373,758 | | | | 6,694,912 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K154 X1, IO | | | 0.527 | % | | | 1/25/33 | | | | 39,235,635 | | | | 1,196,640 | (c) |
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K157 A2 | | | 4.200 | % | | | 5/25/33 | | | | 4,000,000 | | | $ | 3,920,791 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K736 X1, IO | | | 1.411 | % | | | 7/25/26 | | | | 19,294,655 | | | | 600,317 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K737 X1, IO | | | 0.748 | % | | | 10/25/26 | | | | 42,813,350 | | | | 704,849 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K741 X1, IO | | | 0.654 | % | | | 12/25/27 | | | | 43,018,871 | | | | 891,721 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K742 X1, IO | | | 0.868 | % | | | 3/25/28 | | | | 20,460,022 | | | | 508,673 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K743 X1, IO | | | 1.027 | % | | | 5/25/28 | | | | 75,871,029 | | | | 2,856,203 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K750 A2 | | | 3.000 | % | | | 9/25/29 | | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,566,170 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K751 A2 | | | 4.412 | % | | | 3/25/30 | | | | 4,430,000 | | | | 4,396,118 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K131 X1, IO | | | 0.830 | % | | | 7/25/31 | | | | 59,177,450 | | | | 2,761,320 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K1517 X1, IO | | | 1.436 | % | | | 7/25/35 | | | | 18,221,969 | | | | 1,962,173 | (c) |
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K1520 X1, IO | | | 0.578 | % | | | 2/25/36 | | | | 12,961,472 | | | $ | 515,819 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, K-157 X1, IO | | | 0.254 | % | | | 5/25/33 | | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 725,598 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, KC05 X1, IO | | | 1.349 | % | | | 6/25/27 | | | | 12,116,497 | | | | 328,124 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Reference REMIC, R007 ZA | | | 6.000 | % | | | 5/15/36 | | | | 3,168,739 | | | | 3,260,846 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 2957 ZA, PAC | | | 5.000 | % | | | 3/15/35 | | | | 4,918,184 | | | | 4,896,314 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 3242 SC, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.290%) | | | 1.097 | % | | | 11/15/36 | | | | 584,419 | | | | 48,324 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 3281 AI, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.430%) | | | 1.237 | % | | | 2/15/37 | | | | 3,177,382 | | | | 273,172 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 3368 AI, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.030%) | | | 0.837 | % | | | 9/15/37 | | | | 927,254 | | | | 69,865 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 3422 AI, IO, Step bond (4.650% to 6/1/26 then 5.650%) | | | 0.250 | % | | | 1/15/38 | | | | 357,167 | | | | 3,058 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 3621 SB, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.230%) | | | 1.037 | % | | | 1/15/40 | | | | 1,220,022 | | | | 104,245 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 3639 EY | | | 5.000 | % | | | 2/15/30 | | | | 1,644,564 | | | | 1,630,594 | |
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 3947 SG, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.950%) | | | 0.757 | % | | | 10/15/41 | | | | 2,142,242 | | | $ | 174,563 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 3973 SA, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.490%) | | | 1.297 | % | | | 12/15/41 | | | | 2,186,780 | | | | 230,811 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4054 SA, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.050%) | | | 0.857 | % | | | 8/15/39 | | | | 1,622,556 | | | | 119,708 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4099 ST, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.000%) | | | 0.807 | % | | | 8/15/42 | | | | 598,776 | | | | 60,607 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4119 IN, IO | | | 3.500 | % | | | 10/15/32 | | | | 1,532,332 | | | | 139,663 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4146 DI, IO | | | 3.000 | % | | | 12/15/31 | | | | 1,083,365 | | | | 53,289 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4203 PS, IO, PAC (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.250%) | | | 1.057 | % | | | 9/15/42 | | | | 1,090,138 | | | | 79,759 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4239 IO, IO | | | 3.500 | % | | | 6/15/27 | | | | 690,160 | | | | 24,906 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4298 PI, IO, PAC | | | 4.000 | % | | | 4/15/43 | | | | 173,507 | | | | 6,492 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4391 MZ | | | 3.000 | % | | | 9/15/44 | | | | 9,878,105 | | | | 8,505,438 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4415 IO, IO | | | 0.000 | % | | | 4/15/41 | | | | 2,145,858 | | | | 93,276 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4793 CB | | | 3.000 | % | | | 5/15/48 | | | | 7,950,362 | | | | 7,170,708 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4793 CD | | | 3.000 | % | | | 6/15/48 | | | | 5,435,286 | | | | 4,863,607 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4813 CJ | | | 3.000 | % | | | 8/15/48 | | | | 4,398,481 | | | | 3,817,763 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 4991 QV | | | 2.000 | % | | | 9/25/45 | | | | 7,411,363 | | | | 6,042,048 | |
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 5010 IK, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 9/25/50 | | | | 8,206,098 | | | $ | 1,200,979 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 5010 JI, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 9/25/50 | | | | 22,806,142 | | | | 3,576,626 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 5013 IN, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 9/25/50 | | | | 9,236,493 | | | | 1,372,882 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 5018 MI, IO | | | 2.000 | % | | | 10/25/50 | | | | 17,522,292 | | | | 2,323,475 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 5040 IB, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 11/25/50 | | | | 5,386,279 | | | | 836,165 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 5059 IB, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 1/25/51 | | | | 27,483,450 | | | | 4,083,895 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 5069 MI, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 2/25/51 | | | | 6,494,902 | | | | 947,569 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 5085 NI, IO | | | 2.000 | % | | | 3/25/51 | | | | 9,773,103 | | | | 1,110,830 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 5092 AP, PAC | | | 2.000 | % | | | 4/25/41 | | | | 10,693,133 | | | | 9,190,095 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 5140 NI, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 5/25/49 | | | | 33,086,309 | | | | 4,597,674 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 5148 BI, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 1/25/49 | | | | 6,302,860 | | | | 874,797 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 5148 CI, IO | | | 2.000 | % | | | 6/25/49 | | | | 3,128,921 | | | | 354,308 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 5202 IN, IO | | | 3.000 | % | | | 1/25/47 | | | | 5,684,201 | | | | 726,293 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 5224 HL, PAC | | | 4.000 | % | | | 4/25/52 | | | | 13,209,410 | | | | 12,137,152 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 5230 PE | | | 2.000 | % | | | 12/25/51 | | | | 8,600,000 | | | | 6,756,600 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, 5274 IO, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 1/25/51 | | | | 21,051,257 | | | | 3,349,152 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2020-DNA5 B1 (30 Day Average SOFR + 4.800%) | | | 9.867 | % | | | 10/25/50 | | | | 18,832,000 | | | | 20,309,685 | (a)(c) |
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2020-DNA5 M2 (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.800%) | | | 7.867 | % | | | 10/25/50 | | | | 14,690,929 | | | $ | 14,944,112 | (a)(c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2020-DNA6 M2 (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.000%) | | | 7.067 | % | | | 12/25/50 | | | | 26,338,730 | | | | 26,426,333 | (a)(c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2021-DNA1 M2 (30 Day Average SOFR + 1.800%) | | | 6.867 | % | | | 1/25/51 | | | | 25,864,463 | | | | 25,825,881 | (a)(c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2021-DNA5 B1 (30 Day Average SOFR + 3.050%) | | | 8.117 | % | | | 1/25/34 | | | | 11,560,000 | | | | 11,376,645 | (a)(c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2022-DNA2 M1B (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.400%) | | | 7.467 | % | | | 2/25/42 | | | | 32,190,000 | | | | 31,842,197 | (a)(c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2022-DNA6 M1B (30 Day Average SOFR + 3.700%) | | | 8.767 | % | | | 9/25/42 | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,161,890 | (a)(c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, 2017-2 M1 | | | 4.000 | % | | | 8/25/56 | | | | 14,686,497 | | | | 14,331,228 | (a)(c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) STRIPS, 283 IO, IO | | | 3.500 | % | | | 10/15/27 | | | | 202,346 | | | | 8,331 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) STRIPS, 328 S4, IO | | | 0.000 | % | | | 2/15/38 | | | | 482,832 | | | | 25,603 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) STRIPS, 334 S7, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.100%) | | | 0.907 | % | | | 8/15/44 | | | | 3,898,141 | | | | 380,138 | (c) |
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (i) — continued | | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) STRIPS, 353 S1, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.000%) | | | 0.807 | % | | | 12/15/46 | | | | 10,072,591 | | | $ | 941,634 | (c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2021- DNA2 B1 (30 Day Average SOFR + 3.400%) | | | 8.467 | % | | | 8/25/33 | | | | 13,640,000 | | | | 13,790,054 | (a)(c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2021- DNA2 M2 (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.300%) | | | 7.367 | % | | | 8/25/33 | | | | 32,421,750 | | | | 32,461,522 | (a)(c) |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2022-DNA5 M1B (30 Day Average SOFR + 4.500%) | | | 9.567 | % | | | 6/25/42 | | | | 33,000,000 | | | | 34,690,613 | (a)(c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2014-C03 1M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.000%) | | | 8.150 | % | | | 7/25/24 | | | | 21,909,464 | | | | 22,163,531 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2015-C03 1M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.000%) | | | 10.150 | % | | | 7/25/25 | | | | 4,946,402 | | | | 5,194,068 | (a)(c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2017-C07 1B1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.000%) | | | 9.150 | % | | | 5/25/30 | | | | 12,183,000 | | | | 12,992,429 | (a)(c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2018-C01 1B1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.550%) | | | 8.700 | % | | | 7/25/30 | | | | 13,830,000 | | | | 14,579,661 | (a)(c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2018-C03 1B1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.750%) | | | 8.900 | % | | | 10/25/30 | | | | 21,245,000 | | | | 22,566,949 | (a)(c) |
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
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Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2018-R07 1B1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.350%) | | | 9.500 | % | | | 4/25/31 | | | | 8,100,000 | | | $ | 8,618,909 | (a)(c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2019-R05 1B1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.100%) | | | 9.250 | % | | | 7/25/39 | | | | 4,302,727 | | | | 4,422,680 | (a)(c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2022-R07 1M1 (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.950%) | | | 8.017 | % | | | 6/25/42 | | | | 14,098,934 | | | | 14,439,553 | (a)(c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2022-R08 1M2 (30 Day Average SOFR + 3.600%) | | | 8.667 | % | | | 7/25/42 | | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,067,606 | (a)(c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2013-M6 1AC | | | 3.454 | % | | | 2/25/43 | | | | 1,162,595 | | | | 1,093,481 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2017-M8 A2 | | | 3.061 | % | | | 5/25/27 | | | | 3,176,788 | | | | 2,986,289 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2018-M9 APT2 | | | 3.209 | % | | | 4/25/28 | | | | 2,062,265 | | | | 1,931,410 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2019-M4 A2 | | | 3.610 | % | | | 2/25/31 | | | | 4,943,877 | | | | 4,672,234 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2019-M5 A2 | | | 3.273 | % | | | 2/25/29 | | | | 9,770,991 | | | | 9,153,053 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2019-M6 A2 | | | 3.450 | % | | | 1/1/29 | | | | 5,849,236 | | | | 5,553,083 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2019-M13 X1, IO | | | 0.940 | % | | | 6/25/34 | | | | 11,654,285 | | | | 489,172 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2019-M14 X1, IO | | | 0.672 | % | | | 6/25/29 | | | | 52,064,654 | | | | 1,318,077 | (c) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (i) — continued | | | | | | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2019- M19 A2 | | | 2.560 | % | | | 9/25/29 | | | | 6,079,674 | | | $ | 5,467,823 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2019- M23 3A3 | | | 2.720 | % | | | 10/25/31 | | | | 6,876,789 | | | | 6,043,472 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2019- M28 AV | | | 2.232 | % | | | 2/25/27 | | | | 10,387,930 | | | | 9,653,402 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2020-M6 A | | | 2.500 | % | | | 10/25/37 | | | | 3,341,010 | | | | 2,894,365 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) ACES, 2020- M36 X1, IO | | | 1.541 | % | | | 9/25/34 | | | | 40,215,944 | | | | 2,357,917 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2005-88 IP, IO | | | 0.092 | % | | | 10/25/35 | | | | 1,164,988 | | | | 61,144 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2006-28 IP, IO | | | 0.255 | % | | | 3/25/36 | | | | 687,381 | | | | 31,992 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2006-59 IP, IO | | | 0.932 | % | | | 7/25/36 | | | | 1,633,689 | | | | 133,237 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2006-118 IP1, IO | | | 5.371 | % | | | 12/25/36 | | | | 1,839,505 | | | | 139,601 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2006-118 IP2, IO | | | 5.708 | % | | | 12/25/36 | | | | 2,159,185 | | | | 123,802 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2010-27 AS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.480%) | | | 1.330 | % | | | 4/25/40 | | | | 901,000 | | | | 92,843 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2010-123 PM, PAC | | | 4.000 | % | | | 7/25/40 | | | | 4,748,575 | | | | 4,594,101 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2011-59 NZ | | | 5.500 | % | | | 7/25/41 | | | | 477,243 | | | | 481,249 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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June 30, 2023
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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (i) — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2011-99 KS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.700%) | | | 1.550 | % | | | 10/25/26 | | | | 202,386 | | | $ | 3,537 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-28 B | | | 6.500 | % | | | 6/25/39 | | | | 139,698 | | | | 141,206 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-35 SC, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.500%) | | | 1.350 | % | | | 4/25/42 | | | | 1,139,117 | | | | 119,674 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-46 BA | | | 6.000 | % | | | 5/25/42 | | | | 1,843,223 | | | | 1,914,914 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-51 B | | | 7.000 | % | | | 5/25/42 | | | | 2,665,313 | | | | 2,832,680 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-74 OA, PO | | | 0.000 | % | | | 3/25/42 | | | | 165,199 | | | | 146,536 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-74 SA, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.650%) | | | 1.500 | % | | | 3/25/42 | | | | 1,872,710 | | | | 105,243 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-75 AO, PO | | | 0.000 | % | | | 3/25/42 | | | | 98,849 | | | | 87,370 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-75 NS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.600%) | | | 1.450 | % | | | 7/25/42 | | | | 206,250 | | | | 21,794 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-93 UI, IO | | | 3.000 | % | | | 9/25/27 | | | | 348,668 | | | | 13,493 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-101 BI, IO | | | 4.000 | % | | | 9/25/27 | | | | 237,549 | | | | 5,862 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-118 VZ | | | 3.000 | % | | | 11/25/42 | | | | 10,205,804 | | | | 9,214,849 | |
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (i) — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-133 CS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.150%) | | | 1.000 | % | | | 12/25/42 | | | | 1,487,750 | | | $ | 147,510 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-134 MS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.150%) | | | 1.000 | % | | | 12/25/42 | | | | 1,143,543 | | | | 117,410 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2012-134 SK, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.150%) | | | 1.000 | % | | | 12/25/42 | | | | 3,650,180 | | | | 398,693 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2013-9 BC | | | 6.500 | % | | | 7/25/42 | | | | 2,531,386 | | | | 2,651,132 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2013-9 CB | | | 5.500 | % | | | 4/25/42 | | | | 6,857,111 | | | | 6,894,161 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2013-9 SA, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.150%) | | | 1.000 | % | | | 3/25/42 | | | | 2,037,210 | | | | 98,905 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2013-14 IG, IO | | | 4.000 | % | | | 3/25/43 | | | | 2,092,068 | | | | 339,601 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2013-26 HI, IO | | | 3.000 | % | | | 4/25/32 | | | | 125,460 | | | | 5,084 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2013-29 QI, IO | | | 4.000 | % | | | 4/25/43 | | | | 2,107,429 | | | | 356,025 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2013-54 BS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.150%) | | | 1.000 | % | | | 6/25/43 | | | | 2,707,123 | | | | 295,333 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2013-124 SB, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.950%) | | | 0.800 | % | | | 12/25/43 | | | | 5,987,094 | | | | 587,408 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2014-6 Z | | | 2.500 | % | | | 2/25/44 | | | | 8,666,296 | | | | 7,234,913 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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June 30, 2023
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (i) — continued | | | | | | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2014-47 AI, IO | | | 0.000 | % | | | 8/25/44 | | | | 2,375,368 | | | $ | 104,529 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2015-55 IO, IO | | | 0.000 | % | | | 8/25/55 | | | | 4,785,274 | | | | 178,726 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2015-56 AS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.150%) | | | 1.000 | % | | | 8/25/45 | | | | 1,630,784 | | | | 171,900 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2015-65 CZ | | | 3.500 | % | | | 9/25/45 | | | | 7,925,223 | | | | 6,752,762 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2016-23 ST, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.000%) | | | 0.850 | % | | | 11/25/45 | | | | 9,153,375 | | | | 930,576 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2016-61 BS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.100%) | | | 0.950 | % | | | 9/25/46 | | | | 4,055,641 | | | | 263,572 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2017-76 SB, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.100%) | | | 0.950 | % | | | 10/25/57 | | | | 17,080,823 | | | | 1,807,641 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2017-85 SC, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.200%) | | | 1.050 | % | | | 11/25/47 | | | | 5,646,600 | | | | 475,374 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2020-47 GZ | | | 2.000 | % | | | 7/25/50 | | | | 13,697,007 | | | | 8,253,399 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2020-56 AQ | | | 2.000 | % | | | 8/25/50 | | | | 27,754,501 | | | | 21,466,144 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2020-56 DI, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 8/25/50 | | | | 17,650,151 | | | | 2,793,784 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2020-57 TA | | | 2.000 | % | | | 4/25/50 | | | | 27,514,014 | | | | 23,655,653 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (i) — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2020-73 KI, IO | | | 3.000 | % | | | 10/25/50 | | | | 7,503,281 | | | $ | 1,262,827 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2020-74 EI, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 10/25/50 | | | | 7,684,747 | | | | 1,225,870 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2020-89 DI, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 12/25/50 | | | | 49,421,060 | | | | 7,294,583 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2020-97 AI, IO | | | 2.000 | % | | | 1/25/51 | | | | 19,728,930 | | | | 2,599,841 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2021-1 IG, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 2/25/51 | | | | 6,507,307 | | | | 1,071,518 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2021-3 QI, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 2/25/51 | | | | 39,280,559 | | | | 5,855,714 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2021-28 LB | | | 2.000 | % | | | 4/25/51 | | | | 8,309,299 | | | | 6,855,965 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2021-43 IO, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 6/25/51 | | | | 42,582,742 | | | | 6,370,127 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2021-44 MI, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 7/25/51 | | | | 13,357,456 | | | | 2,244,604 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2021-65 JA | | | 2.000 | % | | | 1/25/46 | | | | 8,475,153 | | | | 7,326,564 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) REMIC, 2022-86 IO, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 5/25/50 | | | | 16,616,128 | | | | 2,250,615 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 384 14, IO | | | 5.500 | % | | | 1/25/40 | | | | 264,084 | | | | 48,388 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 427 C73, IO | | | 3.000 | % | | | 12/25/48 | | | | 53,381,677 | | | | 8,522,336 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 390 C3, IO | | | 6.000 | % | | | 7/25/38 | | | | 498,152 | | | | 106,659 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (i) — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 407 22, IO | | | 5.000 | % | | | 1/25/39 | | | | 229,006 | | | $ | 44,934 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 407 23, IO | | | 5.000 | % | | | 1/25/39 | | | | 118,784 | | | | 23,337 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 407 27, IO | | | 5.500 | % | | | 1/25/39 | | | | 101,198 | | | | 21,636 | (c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 407 34, IO | | | 5.000 | % | | | 1/25/38 | | | | 152,783 | | | | 24,878 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 407 41, IO | | | 6.000 | % | | | 1/25/38 | | | | 701,583 | | | | 150,583 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 409 C1, IO | | | 3.000 | % | | | 11/25/26 | | | | 888,804 | | | | 27,781 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 409 C2, IO | | | 3.000 | % | | | 4/25/27 | | | | 51,977 | | | | 1,966 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 409 C13, IO | | | 3.500 | % | | | 11/25/41 | | | | 1,646,362 | | | | 251,111 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 409 C18, IO | | | 4.000 | % | | | 4/25/42 | | | | 1,227,090 | | | | 226,104 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, 409 C22, IO | | | 4.500 | % | | | 11/25/39 | | | | 569,243 | | | | 104,210 | |
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, 2007-FA3 A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.330%) | | | 5.480 | % | | | 6/25/37 | | | | 6,739,564 | | | | 1,661,480 | (c) |
FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2019- K103 X2A, IO | | | 0.100 | % | | | 12/25/51 | | | | 685,994,466 | | | | 3,348,030 | (a) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2006-16 GS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.990%) | | | 1.844 | % | | | 4/20/36 | | | | 313,481 | | | | 19,072 | (c) |
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (i) — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2007-51 SG, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.580%) | | | 1.434 | % | | | 8/20/37 | | | | 1,227,564 | | | $ | 34,776 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-42 BS, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.480%) | | | 1.334 | % | | | 4/20/40 | | | | 185,526 | | | | 18,559 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-85 HS, IO, PAC (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.650%) | | | 1.504 | % | | | 1/20/40 | | | | 19,119 | | | | 125 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-116 MH | | | 5.000 | % | | | 7/20/40 | | | | 20,483,362 | | | | 20,261,716 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-118 IO, IO | | | 0.000 | % | | | 4/16/53 | | | | 789,639 | | | | 8 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-H10 FC (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%) | | | 6.160 | % | | | 5/20/60 | | | | 201,556 | | | | 201,820 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-H26 LF (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.350%) | | | 5.444 | % | | | 8/20/58 | | | | 557,406 | | | | 553,786 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-H27 FA (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.380%) | | | 5.474 | % | | | 12/20/60 | | | | 178,929 | | | | 177,666 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2010-H28 FE (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.400%) | | | 5.494 | % | | | 12/20/60 | | | | 2,654,243 | | | | 2,637,388 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2011-140 AI, IO | | | 4.000 | % | | | 10/16/26 | | | | 44,797 | | | | 5 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2011-H06 FA (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.450%) | | | 5.544 | % | | | 2/20/61 | | | | 872,022 | | | | 866,572 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2011-H08 FG (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.480%) | | | 5.574 | % | | | 3/20/61 | | | | 2,587,882 | | | | 2,574,221 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2011-H09 AF (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.500%) | | | 5.594 | % | | | 3/20/61 | | | | 1,905,170 | | | | 1,895,753 | (c) |
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (i) — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2012-34 SA, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.050%) | | | 0.904 | % | | | 3/20/42 | | | | 857,876 | | | $ | 86,596 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2012-81 AI, IO | | | 3.500 | % | | | 4/20/27 | | | | 156,350 | | | | 1,907 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2012-98 SA, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.100%) | | | 0.942 | % | | | 8/16/42 | | | | 1,436,560 | | | | 132,674 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2012-152 IO, IO | | | 0.610 | % | | | 1/16/54 | | | | 21,677,014 | | | | 355,930 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2013-50 IO, IO | | | 0.062 | % | | | 10/16/48 | | | | 22,021,170 | | | | 29,830 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2013-72 IO, IO | | | 0.570 | % | | | 11/16/47 | | | | 7,937,436 | | | | 116,161 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2013-107 AD | | | 2.841 | % | | | 11/16/47 | | | | 3,211,156 | | | | 2,885,523 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2013-150 IA, IO | | | 0.000 | % | | | 11/20/42 | | | | 926,482 | | | | 25,858 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2014-17 AM | | | 3.537 | % | | | 6/16/48 | | | | 238,107 | | | | 224,177 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2014-160 EI, IO | | | 4.000 | % | | | 7/16/26 | | | | 801,484 | | | | 17,394 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2014-176 IA, IO | | | 4.000 | % | | | 11/20/44 | | | | 304,853 | | | | 49,677 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2016-21 ST, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.150%) | | | 1.004 | % | | | 2/20/46 | | | | 11,994,988 | | | | 1,274,026 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2016-84 IG, IO, PAC | | | 4.500 | % | | | 11/16/45 | | | | 2,263,781 | | | | 441,568 | |
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Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2016-135 SB, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.100%) | | | 0.942 | % | | | 10/16/46 | | | | 4,783,778 | | | $ | 625,088 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2016-H06 FD (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.920%) | | | 5.120 | % | | | 7/20/65 | | | | 170,036 | | | | 169,448 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2017-8 IO, IO | | | 0.449 | % | | | 8/16/58 | | | | 12,316,327 | | | | 304,570 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2017-28 IO, IO | | | 0.681 | % | | | 2/16/57 | | | | 16,632,725 | | | | 582,190 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2017-41 IO, IO | | | 0.593 | % | | | 7/16/58 | | | | 7,172,344 | | | | 195,043 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2017-111 IO, IO | | | 0.526 | % | | | 2/16/59 | | | | 4,819,974 | | | | 150,131 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2017-145 IO, IO | | | 0.506 | % | | | 4/16/57 | | | | 28,922,411 | | | | 833,182 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2017-157 IO, IO | | | 0.503 | % | | | 12/16/59 | | | | 3,696,142 | | | | 113,062 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2017-H15 KI, IO | | | 1.763 | % | | | 7/20/67 | | | | 20,288,252 | | | | 1,005,703 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2017-H18 BI, IO | | | 0.163 | % | | | 9/20/67 | | | | 15,868,256 | | | | 684,874 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2017-H20 IB, IO | | | 0.153 | % | | | 10/20/67 | | | | 8,101,124 | | | | 310,482 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2017-H22 IC, IO | | | 0.035 | % | | | 11/20/67 | | | | 2,428,484 | | | | 79,220 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2018-37 QA | | | 2.750 | % | | | 3/20/48 | | | | 3,026,913 | | | | 2,666,801 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2018-H06 PF (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%) | | | 5.394 | % | | | 2/20/68 | | | | 6,717,350 | | | | 6,645,521 | (c) |
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Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2018-H07 FD (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%) | | | 5.394 | % | | | 5/20/68 | | | | 12,573,908 | | | $ | 12,534,802 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2018-H08 KF (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%) | | | 5.394 | % | | | 5/20/68 | | | | 6,758,105 | | | | 6,688,793 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2018-H13 FC (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%) | | | 5.394 | % | | | 7/20/68 | | | | 4,683,457 | | | | 4,632,148 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2018-H17 FG | | | 3.765 | % | | | 10/20/68 | | | | 3,925,826 | | | | 3,877,099 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2019-90 AB | | | 3.000 | % | | | 7/20/49 | | | | 4,012,217 | | | | 3,569,290 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-173 MI, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 11/20/50 | | | | 24,414,768 | | | | 3,197,700 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-47 MI, IO, PAC | | | 3.500 | % | | | 4/20/50 | | | | 15,806,713 | | | | 2,631,568 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-47 NI, IO, PAC | | | 3.500 | % | | | 4/20/50 | | | | 5,539,115 | | | | 912,827 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-103 AD | | | 1.450 | % | | | 1/16/63 | | | | 25,844,129 | | | | 19,864,001 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-109 AI, IO | | | 0.840 | % | | | 5/16/60 | | | | 23,539,488 | | | | 1,321,194 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-123 IL, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 8/20/50 | | | | 6,625,560 | | | | 910,221 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-123 NI, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 8/20/50 | | | | 20,252,280 | | | | 2,800,975 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-127 IN, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 8/20/50 | | | | 9,621,172 | | | | 1,308,314 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-129 IE, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 9/20/50 | | | | 9,130,335 | | | | 1,239,226 | |
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Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-160 IH, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 10/20/50 | | | | 6,316,003 | | | $ | 858,000 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-160 VI, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 10/20/50 | | | | 8,735,175 | | | | 1,243,974 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-160 YI, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 10/20/50 | | | | 28,451,977 | | | | 3,778,753 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-181 WI, IO | | | 2.000 | % | | | 12/20/50 | | | | 64,001,719 | | | | 6,809,220 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-184, IO, IO | | | 0.913 | % | | | 11/16/60 | | | | 7,551,437 | | | | 466,030 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-H09 FL | | | 4.855 | % | | | 5/20/70 | | | | 17,291,742 | | | | 17,127,059 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-H09 NF (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%) | | | 6.344 | % | | | 4/20/70 | | | | 4,309,438 | | | | 4,344,628 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-H12 F | | | 4.547 | % | | | 7/20/70 | | | | 1,636,221 | | | | 1,590,497 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-H13 FA | | | 4.423 | % | | | 7/20/70 | | | | 5,702,107 | | | | 5,503,055 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-H13 FC | | | 4.389 | % | | | 7/20/70 | | | | 2,126,526 | | | | 2,055,839 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2020-H13 FM (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.400%) | | | 5.494 | % | | | 8/20/70 | | | | 46,731 | | | | 46,298 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2021-14 AB | | | 1.340 | % | | | 6/16/63 | | | | 20,674,706 | | | | 15,828,861 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2021-21 AH | | | 1.400 | % | | | 6/16/63 | | | | 39,534,930 | | | | 30,497,818 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2021-191 NI, IO | | | 3.000 | % | | | 10/20/51 | | | | 1,593,970 | | | | 266,388 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2021-29 TI, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 2/20/51 | | | | 464,256 | | | | 79,794 | |
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Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2021-37, IO, IO | | | 0.805 | % | | | 1/16/61 | | | | 21,802,070 | | | $ | 1,296,525 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2021-60 IO, IO | | | 0.826 | % | | | 5/16/63 | | | | 32,086,424 | | | | 1,923,591 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2021-68 IO, IO | | | 0.870 | % | | | 10/16/62 | | | | 29,048,675 | | | | 1,801,012 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2021-77 LC | | | 1.250 | % | | | 7/20/50 | | | | 1,760,388 | | | | 1,392,425 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2021-110 IO, IO | | | 0.872 | % | | | 11/16/63 | | | | 9,507,371 | | | | 614,418 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2021-115 MI, IO | | | 2.500 | % | | | 5/20/51 | | | | 3,684,774 | | | | 386,045 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2021-133, IO, IO | | | 0.880 | % | | | 7/16/63 | | | | 21,381,158 | | | | 1,389,168 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2022-3 B | | | 1.850 | % | | | 2/16/61 | | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 1,728,002 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2022-3 IO, IO | | | 0.640 | % | | | 2/16/61 | | | | 9,155,510 | | | | 453,397 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2022-4 Z | | | 1.900 | % | | | 3/16/64 | | | | 2,480,573 | | | | 1,218,534 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2022-55 IO, IO | | | 0.567 | % | | | 1/16/63 | | | | 28,388,999 | | | | 1,382,955 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2022-59 IO, IO | | | 0.571 | % | | | 2/16/62 | | | | 65,062,978 | | | | 3,312,382 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2022-63 LM | | | 3.500 | % | | | 10/20/50 | | | | 11,700,000 | | | | 9,882,426 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2022-99 JW | | | 2.500 | % | | | 1/20/52 | | | | 5,330,197 | | | | 4,305,648 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2022-139 AL | | | 4.000 | % | | | 7/20/51 | | | | 33,657,663 | | | | 31,215,941 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2022-147 B | | | 2.200 | % | | | 10/16/63 | | | | 5,600,000 | | | | 4,293,401 | |
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Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (i) — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2022-189 PT | | | 2.500 | % | | | 10/20/51 | | | | 24,999,470 | | | $ | 20,896,647 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2022-196 BE | | | 3.000 | % | | | 10/16/64 | | | | 16,429,514 | | | | 12,225,863 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2022-210 IO, IO | | | 0.695 | % | | | 7/16/64 | | | | 10,834,301 | | | | 703,855 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2022-216 IO, IO | | | 0.751 | % | | | 7/16/65 | | | | 21,922,396 | | | | 1,348,857 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2022-220 E | | | 3.000 | % | | | 10/16/64 | | | | 14,200,000 | | | | 10,746,098 | (c) |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2023-92 AH | | | 2.000 | % | | | 6/16/64 | | | | 59,500,000 | | | | 47,048,542 | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 2023-92 IA, IO | | | 0.611 | % | | | 6/16/64 | | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 3,552,648 | (c) |
GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust, 2005-AR4 1A2A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.640%) | | | 5.790 | % | | | 10/25/45 | | | | 1,280,726 | | | | 1,258,858 | (c) |
GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust, 2005-AR5 2A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.560%) | | | 5.710 | % | | | 11/25/45 | | | | 8,060,357 | | | | 4,527,216 | (c) |
GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust, 2006-AR3 3A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.460%) | | | 5.610 | % | | | 4/25/36 | | | | 20,174 | | | | 34,062 | (c) |
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust, 2018-SRP5 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%) | | | 6.993 | % | | | 9/15/31 | | | | 125,545,753 | | | | 103,560,219 | (a)(c) |
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust, 2018-LUAU G (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.450%) | | | 9.643 | % | | | 11/15/32 | | | | 12,548,000 | | | | 11,988,253 | (a)(c) |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, 2013-GC16 B | | | 5.161 | % | | | 11/10/46 | | | | 4,302,000 | | | | 4,209,599 | (c) |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, 2015-GC30 B | | | 4.160 | % | | | 5/10/50 | | | | 16,340,000 | | | | 14,698,456 | (c) |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, 2017-GS8 A4 | | | 3.469 | % | | | 11/10/50 | | | | 5,490,000 | | | | 4,993,436 | |
GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, 2022-NQM1 A4 | | | 4.000 | % | | | 5/25/62 | | | | 24,506,211 | | | | 22,087,271 | (a)(c) |
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (i) — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005- AR7 1A1 | | | 4.157 | % | | | 11/25/35 | | | | 532,586 | | | $ | 301,868 | (c) |
HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-3 2A1A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.480%) | | | 5.637 | % | | | 6/19/35 | | | | 1,330,060 | | | | 1,269,854 | (c) |
HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-7 1A1 (11th District Cost of Funds + 1.850%) | | | 4.423 | % | | | 6/19/45 | | | | 1,857,775 | | | | 949,964 | (c) |
HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-2 1A | | | 4.720 | % | | | 2/25/36 | | | | 459,645 | | | | 174,726 | (c) |
HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-13 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.180%) | | | 5.337 | % | | | 11/19/46 | | | | 95,628 | | | | 70,491 | (c) |
HOMES Trust, 2023-NQM1 A1 | | | 6.182 | % | | | 1/25/68 | | | | 23,240,822 | | | | 23,063,149 | (a) |
Impac CMB Trust, 2005-7 A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.520%) | | | 5.670 | % | | | 11/25/35 | | | | 1,282,147 | | | | 1,106,284 | (c) |
Impac CMB Trust, 2007-A A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.500%) | | | 5.650 | % | | | 5/25/37 | | | | 3,381,366 | | | | 3,162,475 | (a)(c) |
IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-AR13 1A1 | | | 3.837 | % | | | 8/25/35 | | | | 105,018 | | | | 51,639 | (c) |
Jefferies Resecuritization Trust, 2015-R1 A2 | | | 3.975 | % | | | 12/26/36 | | | | 14,089,920 | | | | 7,468,754 | (a)(c) |
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2013-C14 B | | | 4.430 | % | | | 8/15/46 | | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,854,000 | (c) |
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2013-C17 B | | | 5.048 | % | | | 1/15/47 | | | | 1,602,000 | | | | 1,447,320 | (c) |
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2014-C25 AS | | | 4.065 | % | | | 11/15/47 | | | | 5,930,000 | | | | 5,653,251 | |
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2015-C30 B | | | 4.368 | % | | | 7/15/48 | | | | 19,921,000 | | | | 18,187,941 | (c) |
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2015-C31 B | | | 4.776 | % | | | 8/15/48 | | | | 10,543,000 | | | | 8,684,173 | (c) |
JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2017-C5 A5 | | | 3.694 | % | | | 3/15/50 | | | | 620,000 | | | | 572,333 | |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2015- FL7 D (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.750%) | | | 8.943 | % | | | 5/15/28 | | | | 10,175,200 | | | | 9,102,226 | (a)(c) |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2016- JP3 C | | | 3.536 | % | | | 8/15/49 | | | | 1,510,000 | | | | 1,122,715 | (c) |
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JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2007- LD12 AJ | | | 6.735 | % | | | 2/15/51 | | | | 887,454 | | | $ | 784,176 | (c) |
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2018-3 A1 | | | 3.500 | % | | | 9/25/48 | | | | 5,660,610 | | | | 4,988,345 | (a)(c) |
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2018-4 A1 | | | 3.500 | % | | | 10/25/48 | | | | 4,399,308 | | | | 3,911,143 | (a)(c) |
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2018-5 A1 | | | 3.500 | % | | | 10/25/48 | | | | 7,063,345 | | | | 6,227,147 | (a)(c) |
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2022- LTV1 A3 | | | 3.520 | % | | | 7/25/52 | | | | 12,613,625 | | | | 10,420,066 | (a)(c) |
JPMorgan Resecuritization Trust, 2015-1 4A2 | | | 3.765 | % | | | 9/27/36 | | | | 9,993,013 | | | | 8,850,844 | (a)(c) |
Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust, 2019-GS7 A1, Step bond (6.250% to 10/25/23 then 7.250%) | | | 6.250 | % | | | 11/25/59 | | | | 49,612,701 | | | | 49,251,238 | (a) |
Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust, 2020-GS5 A1, Step bond (3.250% to 8/25/23, 6.250% to 8/25/24 then 7.250%) | | | 3.250 | % | | | 6/25/60 | | | | 2,962,515 | | | | 2,911,074 | (a) |
Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust, 2021-GS1 A1, Step bond (1.892% to 1/25/24, 4.892% to 1/25/25 then 5.892%) | | | 1.892 | % | | | 10/25/66 | | | | 21,281,438 | | | | 19,939,550 | (a) |
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, 2004-6 5A1 | | | 5.679 | % | | | 7/25/34 | | | | 66,777 | | | | 64,664 | (c) |
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, 2006-OA1 1A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.210%) | | | 5.360 | % | | | 4/25/46 | | | | 71,438 | | | | 63,514 | (c) |
MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust, 2005-1 1A1 | | | 6.000 | % | | | 8/25/34 | | | | 1,209,546 | | | | 817,758 | (a) |
MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust, 2005-1 1A3 | | | 7.000 | % | | | 8/25/34 | | | | 1,545,170 | | | | 1,188,356 | (a) |
MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust, 2005-2 1A1F (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.350%) | | | 5.500 | % | | | 5/25/35 | | | | 1,704,804 | | | | 910,608 | (a)(c) |
Med Trust, 2021-MDLN E (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.150%) | | | 8.344 | % | | | 11/15/38 | | | | 35,957,432 | | | | 34,091,475 | (a)(c) |
MHC Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2021-MHC E (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.215%) | | | 7.362 | % | | | 4/15/38 | | | | 159,000 | | | | 154,587 | (a)(c) |
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ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2007-5 AJ | | | 5.450 | % | | | 8/12/48 | | | | 1,979,950 | | | $ | 506,161 | |
ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2007-5 AJFL | | | 5.450 | % | | | 8/12/48 | | | | 312,654 | | | | 79,927 | |
ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2007-9 AJ | | | 6.193 | % | | | 9/12/49 | | | | 144,239 | | | | 140,240 | |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, 2017-C33 A4 | | | 3.337 | % | | | 5/15/50 | | | | 17,000,000 | | | | 15,705,030 | |
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-5AR 2A | | | 4.248 | % | | | 7/25/34 | | | | 7,638 | | | | 6,993 | (c) |
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-3AR 2A2 | | | 3.162 | % | | | 7/25/35 | | | | 513,850 | | | | 448,263 | (c) |
Mortgage Loan Resecuritization Trust, 2009-RS1 A85 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.340%) | | | 5.510 | % | | | 4/16/36 | | | | 26,840,334 | | | | 25,538,079 | (a)(c) |
Multifamily Trust, 2016-1 B | | | 2.460 | % | | | 4/25/46 | | | | 1,291,659 | | | | 1,291,654 | (a)(c) |
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, 2022-NQM4 A1, Step bond (5.000% to 6/1/26 then 6.000%) | | | 5.000 | % | | | 6/25/62 | | | | 14,409,181 | | | | 13,950,111 | (a) |
Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust, 2005-AP2 A5 | | | 5.476 | % | | | 5/25/35 | | | | 45,389 | | | | 23,696 | |
Nomura Resecuritization Trust, 2015-5R 3A5 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.260%) | | | 3.725 | % | | | 2/26/46 | | | | 8,476,371 | | | | 7,417,765 | (a)(c) |
NYMT Loan Trust, 2020-SP2 A1 | | | 2.944 | % | | | 10/25/60 | | | | 24,242,117 | | | | 23,920,288 | (a)(c) |
NYMT Loan Trust, 2022-SP1 A1, Step bond (5.250% to 7/1/25, 8.250% to 7/1/26 then 9.250%) | | | 5.250 | % | | | 7/25/62 | | | | 41,068,218 | | | | 40,395,193 | (a) |
PMT Credit Risk Transfer Trust, 2019-3R A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.700%) | | | 8.878 | % | | | 11/27/31 | | | | 4,365,314 | | | | 4,259,611 | (a)(c) |
PMT Credit Risk Transfer Trust, 2021-1R A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.900%) | | | 8.078 | % | | | 2/27/24 | | | | 16,757,884 | | | | 16,401,380 | (a)(c) |
Prime Mortgage Trust, 2006-1 3A2, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.150%) | | | 2.000 | % | | | 6/25/36 | | | | 6,070,384 | | | | 636,262 | (c) |
Prime Mortgage Trust, 2006-DR1 2A2 | | | 6.000 | % | | | 5/25/35 | | | | 18,392,022 | | | | 14,171,796 | (a) |
PRKCM Trust, 2021-AFC1 A1 | | | 1.510 | % | | | 8/25/56 | | | | 26,365,399 | | | | 20,655,176 | (a)(c) |
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PRKCM Trust, 2023-AFC1 A1 | | | 6.598 | % | | | 2/25/58 | | | | 51,129,856 | | | $ | 50,963,991 | (a) |
RAMP Trust, 2004-SL4 A5 | | | 7.500 | % | | | 7/25/32 | | | | 353,125 | | | | 149,592 | |
RAMP Trust, 2005-SL1 A7 | | | 8.000 | % | | | 5/25/32 | | | | 125,439 | | | | 83,539 | |
RBSGC Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-B 1A4 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.450%) | | | 5.600 | % | | | 1/25/37 | | | | 5,034,802 | | | | 1,662,520 | (c) |
RBSSP Resecuritization Trust, 2009-12 9A2 | | | 3.814 | % | | | 3/25/36 | | | | 4,266,090 | | | | 3,088,653 | (a)(c) |
Redwood Funding Trust, 2019-1 PT, Step bond (4.468% to 7/29/23 then 4.968%) | | | 4.468 | % | | | 9/27/24 | | | | 27,148,972 | | | | 26,918,206 | (a) |
Reperforming Loan REMIC Trust, 2006-R2 AS, IO | | | 0.892 | % | | | 7/25/36 | | | | 6,475,486 | | | | 196,469 | (a)(c) |
Residential Asset Securitization Trust, 2004-A2 1A3, PAC (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.400%) | | | 5.550 | % | | | 5/25/34 | | | | 3,962 | | | | 3,798 | (c) |
SCOTT Trust, 2023-SFS A | | | 5.910 | % | | | 3/15/40 | | | | 23,380,000 | | | | 23,255,006 | (a) |
Shops at Crystals Trust, 2016- CSTL A | | | 3.126 | % | | | 7/5/36 | | | | 6,160,000 | | | | 5,537,769 | (a) |
SHOW Trust, 2022 BIZ A (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.984%) | | | 8.116 | % | | | 1/15/27 | | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 14,830,722 | (a)(c) |
Soho Trust, 2021-SOHO B | | | 2.786 | % | | | 8/10/38 | | | | 23,410,000 | | | | 15,737,035 | (a)(c) |
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-8 1A1 | | | 4.951 | % | | | 7/25/34 | | | | 340 | | | | 326 | (c) |
Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust, 2006-AR6 1A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.360%) | | | 5.510 | % | | | 7/25/46 | | | | 74,157 | | | | 61,739 | (c) |
Structured Asset Mortgage Investments Trust, 2003-AR1 A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.740%) | | | 5.886 | % | | | 10/19/33 | | | | 42,401 | | | | 38,947 | (c) |
SunTrust Alternative Loan Trust, 2006-1F 3A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.350%) | | | 5.500 | % | | | 4/25/36 | | | | 15,510,909 | | | | 4,072,369 | (c) |
Towd Point Mortgage Trust, 2015-2 1B3 | | | 3.575 | % | | | 11/25/60 | | | | 8,883,500 | | | | 7,507,526 | (a)(c) |
Towd Point Mortgage Trust, 2019- HY2 A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%) | | | 6.150 | % | | | 5/25/58 | | | | 14,155,271 | | | | 14,130,924 | (a)(c) |
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-C1 A4 | | | 3.460 | % | | | 6/15/50 | | | | 5,440,000 | | | | 4,975,973 | |
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UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-C3 A4 | | | 3.426 | % | | | 8/15/50 | | | | 6,000,000 | | | $ | 5,472,814 | |
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2018-C11 A3 | | | 4.312 | % | | | 6/15/51 | | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 19,281,608 | |
VLS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2020-LAB A | | | 2.130 | % | | | 10/10/42 | | | | 64,690,000 | | | | 50,635,975 | (a) |
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2007-C33 AJ | | | 5.867 | % | | | 2/15/51 | | | | 1,635,828 | | | | 1,456,337 | (c) |
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, 2003-AR9 1A7 | | | 4.154 | % | | | 9/25/33 | | | | 3,619 | | | | 3,368 | (c) |
Waterfall Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015-SBC5 A | | | 4.104 | % | | | 12/31/23 | | | | 1,624,819 | | | | 1,539,890 | (a)(c) |
Wells Fargo Alternative Loan Trust, 2007—PA1 A12, IO (-1.000 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.460%) | | | 0.310 | % | | | 3/25/37 | | | | 5,734,457 | | | | 219,413 | (c) |
Wells Fargo Alternative Loan Trust, 2007—PA2 2A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.430%) | | | 5.580 | % | | | 6/25/37 | | | | 1,945,041 | | | | 1,568,967 | (c) |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2013-LC12 B | | | 4.435 | % | | | 7/15/46 | | | | 450,000 | | | | 343,203 | (c) |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-LC18 AS | | | 3.808 | % | | | 12/15/47 | | | | 5,630,000 | | | | 5,289,620 | |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-C41 XA, IO | | | 1.302 | % | | | 11/15/50 | | | | 30,015,482 | | | | 1,165,801 | (c) |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2018-C44 A5 | | | 4.212 | % | | | 5/15/51 | | | | 7,530,000 | | | | 7,059,966 | |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2022-JS2 G | | | 3.569 | % | | | 12/15/39 | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 6,255,840 | (a)(c) |
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-C19 B | | | 4.723 | % | | | 3/15/47 | | | | 270,000 | | | | 259,627 | (c) |
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-C19 XA, IO | | | 1.115 | % | | | 3/15/47 | | | | 27,718,418 | | | | 97,034 | (c) |
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost — $3,129,915,376) | | | | | | | | 2,878,471,612 | |
Sovereign Bonds — 7.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Argentina — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Argentine Bonos del Tesoro, Bonds | | | 16.000 | % | | | 10/17/23 | | | | 70,110,000 | ARS | | | 110,409 | (g) |
Argentine Republic Government | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 1.000 | % | | | 7/9/29 | | | | 5,149,404 | | | | 1,679,754 | |
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Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes, Step bond (0.500% to 7/9/23, 0.750% to 7/9/27 then 1.750%) | | | 0.500% | | | | 7/9/30 | | | | 44,413,058 | | | | $14,859,109 | |
Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes, Step bond (3.500% to 7/9/29 then 4.875%) | | | 3.500% | | | | 7/9/41 | | | | 22,200,000 | | | | 7,169,060 | |
Provincia de Buenos Aires, Senior Notes, Step bond (5.250% to 9/1/ 23, 6.375% to 9/1/24 then 6.625%) | | | 5.250% | | | | 9/1/37 | | | | 61,333,394 | | | | 23,536,690 | (a) |
Provincia de Buenos Aires, Senior Notes, Step Bond (5.250% to 9/1/ 23, 6.375% to 9/1/24 then 6.625%) | | | 5.250% | | | | 9/1/37 | | | | 6,590,000 | | | | 2,528,91 | (j) |
Total Argentina | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 49,883,935 | |
Brazil — 1.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes | | | 10.000% | | | | 1/1/27 | | | | 350,000,000 | BRL | | | 72,705,355 | |
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes | | | 10.000% | | | | 1/1/33 | | | | 370,741,000 | BRL | | | 74,635,905 | |
Brazilian Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 5.625% | | | | 1/7/41 | | | | 3,984,000 | | | | 3,534,468 | |
Brazilian Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 5.000% | | | | 1/27/45 | | | | 54,640,000 | | | | 42,724,701 | |
Brazilian Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 5.625% | | | | 2/21/47 | | | | 26,170,000 | | | | 22,098,463 | |
Brazilian Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 4.750% | | | | 1/14/50 | | | | 61,520,000 | | | | 45,445,007 | |
Total Brazil | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 261,143,899 | |
Colombia — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Colombia Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 3.250% | | | | 4/22/32 | | | | 18,010,000 | | | | 13,368,998 | |
Colombia Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 4.125% | | | | 2/22/42 | | | | 23,030,000 | | | | 14,743,546 | |
Colombia Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 5.625% | | | | 2/26/44 | | | | 18,340,000 | | | | 13,702,419 | |
Colombia Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 5.200% | | | | 5/15/49 | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 6,895,000 | |
Total Colombia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48,709,963 | |
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Indonesia — 1.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 4.350 | % | | | 1/11/48 | | | | 11,090,000 | | | $ | 9,831,137 | |
Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 3.700 | % | | | 10/30/49 | | | | 3,160,000 | | | | 2,519,674 | |
Indonesia Treasury Bond | | | 7.000 | % | | | 5/15/27 | | | | 1,534,037,000,000 | IDR | | | 106,024,537 | |
Indonesia Treasury Bond | | | 6.500 | % | | | 2/15/31 | | | | 3,650,281,000,000 | IDR | | | 245,675,776 | |
Total Indonesia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 364,051,124 | |
Israel — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Israel Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 2.750 | % | | | 7/3/30 | | | | 13,840,000 | | | | 12,242,864 | |
State of Israel, Senior Notes | | | 3.375 | % | | | 1/15/50 | | | | 8,320,000 | | | | 6,268,280 | |
State of Israel, Senior Notes | | | 3.800 | % | | | 5/13/60 | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 3,809,160 | (j) |
Total Israel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22,320,304 | |
Kenya — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Republic of Kenya Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 6.875 | % | | | 6/24/24 | | | | 5,780,000 | | | | 5,512,212 | (j) |
Republic of Kenya Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 7.250 | % | | | 2/28/28 | | | | 6,600,000 | | | | 5,742,053 | (a) |
Republic of Kenya Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 6.300 | % | | | 1/23/34 | | | | 31,980,000 | | | | 24,235,249 | (a) |
Total Kenya | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35,489,514 | |
Mexico — 3.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mexican Bonos, Bonds | | | 8.000 | % | | | 11/7/47 | | | | 6,080,860,000 | MXN | | | 324,843,044 | |
Mexican Bonos, Senior Notes | | | 7.750 | % | | | 11/23/34 | | | | 2,887,410,000 | MXN | | | 157,595,536 | |
Mexican Bonos, Senior Notes | | | 7.750 | % | | | 11/13/42 | | | | 8,206,736,200 | MXN | | | 430,375,400 | |
Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 4.350 | % | | | 1/15/47 | | | | 31,150,000 | | | | 24,965,763 | |
Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 4.600 | % | | | 2/10/48 | | | | 23,680,000 | | | | 19,517,790 | |
Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 5.750 | % | | | 10/12/2110 | | | | 8,690,000 | | | | 7,776,842 | |
Total Mexico | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 965,074,375 | |
Nigeria — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nigeria Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 6.500 | % | | | 11/28/27 | | | | 8,130,000 | | | | 7,104,563 | (a) |
Nigeria Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 7.143 | % | | | 2/23/30 | | | | 9,270,000 | | | | 7,794,142 | (a) |
Total Nigeria | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,898,705 | |
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount | | | Value | |
Panama — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Panama Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 2.252 | % | | | 9/29/32 | | | | 38,590,000 | | | $ | 29,585,671 | |
Panama Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 4.500 | % | | | 4/1/56 | | | | 8,130,000 | | | | 6,125,739 | |
Total Panama | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35,711,410 | |
Paraguay — 0.0%†† | | | | |
Paraguay Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 3.849 | % | | | 6/28/33 | | | | 11,240,000 | | | | 9,783,497 | (a) |
Peru — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Peruvian Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 2.783 | % | | | 1/23/31 | | | | 13,840,000 | | | | 11,865,863 | |
Peruvian Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 6.550 | % | | | 3/14/37 | | | | 2,330,000 | | | | 2,619,607 | |
Peruvian Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 5.625 | % | | | 11/18/50 | | | | 13,780,000 | | | | 14,261,060 | |
Total Peru | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28,746,530 | |
Russia — 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Russian Federal Bond — OFZ | | | 7.750 | % | | | 9/16/26 | | | | 256,110,000 | RUB | | | 1,426,490 | *(d)(k) |
Russian Federal Bond — OFZ | | | 8.150 | % | | | 2/3/27 | | | | 2,696,040,000 | RUB | | | 15,016,491 | *(d)(k) |
Russian Federal Bond — OFZ | | | 7.050 | % | | | 1/19/28 | | | | 9,423,889,000 | RUB | | | 52,489,482 | *(d)(k) |
Russian Federal Bond — OFZ | | | 6.900 | % | | | 5/23/29 | | | | 5,316,800,000 | RUB | | | 2,970,280 | *(d)(k) |
Russian Federal Bond — OFZ | | | 7.650 | % | | | 4/10/30 | | | | 7,332,630,000 | RUB | | | 27,446,15 | 7*(d)(k) |
Russian Federal Bond — OFZ | | | 7.250 | % | | | 5/10/34 | | | | 309,130,000 | RUB | | | 1,157,079 | *(d)(k) |
Russian Federal Bond — OFZ | | | 7.700 | % | | | 3/16/39 | | | | 5,422,870,000 | RUB | | | 20,297,893 | *(d)(k) |
Total Russia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 120,803,872 | |
Uruguay — 0.0%†† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Uruguay Government International Bond, Senior Notes | | | 7.875 | % | | | 1/15/33 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | |
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost — $2,413,066,338) | | | | | | | | 1,956,617,129 | |
Senior Loans — 3.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Communication Services — 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Entertainment — 0.1% | | | | |
UFC Holdings LLC, Term Loan B3 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%) | | | 8.050 | % | | | 4/29/26 | | | | 14,020,591 | | | | 14,021,502 | (c)(l)(m) |
Interactive Media & Services — 0.0%†† | |
Rackspace Technology Global Inc., Term Loan B (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.864%) | | | 7.996 | % | | | 2/15/28 | | | | 5,823,401 | | | | 2,702,728 | (c)(l)(m) |
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Media — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC, Term Loan B1 (3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.750%) | | | 6.795 | % | | | 4/30/25 | | | | 16,851,383 | | | $ | 16,861,915 | (c)(l)(m) |
Charter Communications Operating LLC, Term Loan B2 (3 mo. Term SOFR + 1.750%) | | | 6.795 | % | | | 2/1/27 | | | | 2,343,206 | | | | 2,331,970 | (c)(l)(m) |
Nexstar Media Inc., Term Loan B4 (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.614%) | | | 7.717 | % | | | 9/18/26 | | | | 3,780,521 | | | | 3,781,183 | (c)(l)(m) |
Terrier Media Buyer Inc., 2021 Refinancing Term Loan B (3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.600%) | | | 8.842 | % | | | 12/17/26 | | | | 7,646,208 | | | | 6,867,251 | (c)(l)(m) |
Virgin Media Bristol LLC, Term Loan Facility N (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500%) | | | 7.693 | % | | | 1/31/28 | | | | 19,335,838 | | | | 19,199,327 | (c)(l)(m) |
Virgin Media Bristol LLC, Term Loan Facility Q (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.250%) | | | 8.443 | % | | | 1/31/29 | | | | 4,840,000 | | | | 4,826,157 | (c)(l)(m) |
Total Media | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 53,867,803 | |
Total Communication Services | | | | | | | | 70,592,033 | |
Consumer Discretionary — 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Automobile Components — 0.0%†† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Clarios Global LP, 2023 Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.750%) | | | 8.852 | % | | | 5/6/30 | | | | 7,310,000 | | | | 7,301,996 | (c)(l)(m) |
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 2021 Refinancing Term Loan B1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%) | | | 7.943 | % | | | 9/23/26 | | | | 10,542,934 | | | | 10,553,108 | (c)(l)(m) |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alterra Mountain Co., 2028 Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.500%) | | | 8.693 | % | | | 8/17/28 | | | | 11,907,700 | | | | 11,904,008 | (c)(l)(m) |
Caesars Entertainment Inc., Term Loan B (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.350%) | | | 8.452 | % | | | 2/6/30 | | | | 2,054,850 | | | | 2,057,532 | (c)(l)(m) |
Entain Holdings Gibraltar Ltd., Term Loan Facility B (3 mo. Term SOFR + 2.600%) | | | 7.437 | % | | | 3/29/27 | | | | 3,379,721 | | | | 3,375,496 | (c)(l)(m) |
PCI Gaming Authority, Term Loan Facility B (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.500%) | | | 7.717 | % | | | 5/29/26 | | | | 10,178,222 | | | | 10,198,222 | (c)(l)(m) |
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Scientific Games International Inc., Initial Term Loan B (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.100%) | | | 8.248 | % | | | 4/13/29 | | | | 19,046,953 | | | $ | 19,051,429 | (c)(l)(m) |
Station Casinos LLC, Term Loan Facility B1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%) | | | 7.450 | % | | | 2/8/27 | | | | 9,112,792 | | | | 9,097,574 | (c)(l)(m) |
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 55,684,261 | |
Specialty Retail — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Great Outdoors Group LLC, Term Loan B2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.750%) | | | 8.943 | % | | | 3/6/28 | | | | 5,512,849 | | | | 5,478,394 | (c)(l)(m) |
Harbor Freight Tools USA Inc., 2021 Refinancing Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.750%) | | | 7.967 | % | | | 10/19/27 | | | | 18,486,858 | | | | 18,267,327 | (c)(l)(m)(n) |
Total Specialty Retail | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23,745,721 | |
Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | | 97,285,086 | |
Consumer Staples — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Triton Water Holdings Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan (3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.512%) | | | 8.753 | % | | | 3/31/28 | | | | 22,674,884 | | | | 21,976,951 | (c)(l)(m) |
Household Products — 0.0%†† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Energizer Holdings Inc., Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.364%) | | | 7.442 | % | | | 12/22/27 | | | | 4,711,370 | | | | 4,693,726 | (c)(l)(m) |
Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | | 26,670,677 | |
Energy — 0.0%†† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%†† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pilot Travel Centers LLC, Initial Term Loan B (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.000%) | | | 7.102 | % | | | 8/4/28 | | | | 1,715,168 | | | | 1,714,860 | (c)(l)(m) |
Financials — 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Allspring Buyer LLC, Term Loan (3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.512%) | | | 8.753 | % | | | 11/1/28 | | | | 5,135,734 | | | | 5,062,986 | (c)(l)(m) |
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Capital Markets — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Eagle Holdings Inc., 2018 Refinancing Term Loan B (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500%) | | | 8.038 | % | | | 2/1/27 | | | | 10,350,025 | | | $ | 10,210,300 | (c)(l)(m) |
Focus Financial Partners LLC, Term Loan B5 (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.250%) | | | 8.352 | % | | | 6/30/28 | | | | 20,035,462 | | | | 19,915,750 | (c)(l)(m) |
Total Capital Markets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35,189,036 | |
Consumer Finance — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Trans Union LLC, Term Loan B5 (1 mo. Term SOFR + 1.750%) | | | 6.952 | % | | | 11/16/26 | | | | 16,841,837 | | | | 16,819,606 | (c)(l)(m) |
Financial Services — 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Castlelake Aviation One Designated Activity Co., Initial Term Loan (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%) | | | 8.302 | % | | | 10/22/26 | | | | 9,363,717 | | | | 9,335,486 | (c)(l)(m) |
Citadel Securities LP, 2021 Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.614%) | | | 7.717 | % | | | 2/2/28 | | | | 15,022,504 | | | | 15,020,175 | (c)(l)(m) |
Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC, First Lien Initial Dollar Term Loan (3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.750%) | | | 8.992 | % | | | 4/9/27 | | | | 16,847,445 | | | | 16,393,154 | (c)(l)(m) |
Setanta Aircraft Leasing DAC, Term Loan (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%) | | | 7.538 | % | | | 11/5/28 | | | | 35,690,000 | | | | 35,737,824 | (c)(l)(m) |
VFH Parent LLC, Initial Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.100%) | | | 8.189 | % | | | 1/13/29 | | | | 10,596,500 | | | | 10,574,989 | (c)(l)(m) |
Total Financial Services | | | | | | | | 87,061,628 | |
Insurance — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AmWINS Group Inc., 2023 Incremental Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.850%) | | | 7.952 | % | | | 2/19/28 | | | | 3,303,400 | | | | 3,299,618 | (c)(l)(m) |
AmWINS Group Inc., Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%) | | | 7.443 | % | | | 2/19/28 | | | | 341,527 | | | | 338,967 | (c)(l)(m) |
Asurion LLC, New Term Loan B8 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.250%) | | | 8.788 | % | | | 12/23/26 | | | | 16,184,291 | | | | 15,621,887 | (c)(l)(m) |
Asurion LLC, New Term Loan B9 (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.250%) | | | 8.788 | % | | | 7/31/27 | | | | 9,485,759 | | | | 8,992,215 | (c)(l)(m) |
Asurion LLC, New Term Loan B11 (1 mo. Term SOFR + 4.350%) | | | 9.452 | % | | | 8/21/28 | | | | 17,738,205 | | | | 16,912,314 | (c)(l)(m) |
Total Insurance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 45,165,001 | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 184,235,271 | |
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Health Care — 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Medline Borrower LP, Initial Dollar Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.250%) | | | 8.352 | % | | | 10/23/28 | | | | 14,391,761 | | | $ | 14,243,310 | (c)(l)(m)(n) |
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
EyeCare Partners LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.750%) | | | 9.253 | % | | | 2/18/27 | | | | 11,464,109 | | | | 8,515,999 | (c)(l)(m) |
Global Medical Response Inc., 2020 Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.250%) | | | 9.439 | % | | | 10/2/25 | | | | 14,750,648 | | | | 8,370,993 | (c)(l)(m) |
Grifols Worldwide Operations USA Inc., Dollar Term Loan B (3 mo. Term SOFR + 2.150%) | | | 7.414 | % | | | 11/15/27 | | | | 12,294,163 | | | | 12,117,434 | (c)(l)(m) |
Phoenix Guarantor Inc., Term Loan B1 (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.250%) | | | 8.352 | % | | | 3/5/26 | | | | 17,668,809 | | | | 17,477,367 | (c)(l)(m) |
Phoenix Guarantor Inc., Term Loan B3 (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.500%) | | | 8.602 | % | | | 3/5/26 | | | | 1,283,152 | | | | 1,270,481 | (c)(l)(m) |
Sotera Health Holdings LLC, Term Loan (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%) | | | 8.023 | % | | | 12/11/26 | | | | 27,759,289 | | | | 27,407,995 | (c)(l)(m) |
Total Health Care Providers & Services | | | | | | | | | | | | 75,160,269 | |
Health Care Technology — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AthenaHealth Group Inc., Initial Delayed Draw Term Loan | | | — | | | | 2/15/29 | | | | 3,712,880 | | | | 3,582,929 | (o) |
AthenaHealth Group Inc., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.500%) | | | 8.589 | % | | | 2/15/29 | | | | 30,147,316 | | | | 29,092,160 | (c)(l)(m) |
Total Health Care Technology | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32,675,089 | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ICON Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan (3 mo. Term SOFR + 2.512%) | | | 7.753 | % | | | 7/3/28 | | | | 16,276,309 | | | | 16,296,654 | (c)(l)(m) |
PRA Health Sciences Inc., Term Loan (3 mo. Term SOFR + 2.512%) | | | 7.753 | % | | | 7/3/28 | | | | 4,056,172 | | | | 4,061,243 | (c)(l)(m) |
Total Life Sciences Tools & Services | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20,357,897 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gainwell Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B (3 mo. Term SOFR + 4.100%) | | | 9.342 | % | | | 10/1/27 | | | | 18,267,416 | | | $ | 18,016,239 | (c)(l)(m) |
Jazz Financing Lux Sarl, Initial Dollar Term Loan (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.500%) | | | 8.693 | % | | | 5/5/28 | | | | 11,714,464 | | | | 11,711,301 | (c)(l)(m) |
Total Pharmaceuticals | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29,727,540 | |
Total Health Care | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 172,164,105 | |
Industrials — 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.0%†† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (US) LLC, Term Loan B5 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%) | | | 7.396 | % | | | 12/1/27 | | | | 3,045,004 | | | | 3,044,775 | (c)(l)(m) |
Building Products — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
EMRLD Borrower LP, Initial Term B Loan | | | — | | | | 5/31/30 | | | | 2,610,000 | | | | 2,613,263 | (n) |
Hunter Douglas Holding BV, Term Loan B1 (3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.500%) | | | 8.666 | % | | | 2/25/29 | | | | 27,925,765 | | | | 26,625,541 | (c)(l)(m) |
Quikrete Holdings Inc., Fourth Amendment Term Loan B1 (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.000%) | | | 8.217 | % | | | 3/19/29 | | | | 3,884,015 | | | | 3,892,657 | (c)(l)(m) |
Total Building Products | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33,131,461 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2% | |
Ali Group North America Co., Initial Term Loan B (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.114%) | | | 7.217 | % | | | 7/30/29 | | | | 10,918,718 | | | | 10,931,002 | (c)(l)(m) |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC, USD Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.850%) | | | 8.952 | % | | | 5/12/28 | | | | 23,466,062 | | | | 22,853,363 | (c)(l)(m) |
APi Group DE Inc., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.614%) | | | 7.717 | % | | | 10/1/26 | | | | 8,815,363 | | | | 8,838,018 | (c)(l)(m) |
Garda World Security Corp., Term Loan B2 (1 mo. Term SOFR + 4.350%) | | | 9.427 | % | | | 10/30/26 | | | | 6,749,555 | | | | 6,724,244 | (c)(l)(m) |
GFL Environmental Inc., 2023 Refinancing Term Loan (3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.100%) | | | 8.145 | % | | | 5/31/27 | | | | 2,022,420 | | | | 2,026,445 | (c)(l)(m) |
Total Commercial Services & Supplies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 51,373,072 | |
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
Construction & Engineering — 0.0%†† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brown Group Holding LLC, Initial Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.600%) | | | 7.702 | % | | | 6/7/28 | | | | 2,917,203 | | | $ | 2,876,785 | (c)(l)(m) |
Ground Transportation — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Genesee & Wyoming Inc., Initial Term Loan (3 mo. Term SOFR + 2.000%) | | | 7.342 | % | | | 12/30/26 | | | | 17,204,810 | | | | 17,209,283 | (c)(l)(m) |
Passenger Airlines — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Air Canada, Term Loan (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.500%) | | | 8.839 | % | | | 8/11/28 | | | | 14,582,700 | | | | 14,602,241 | (c)(l)(m) |
Delta Air Lines Inc., Initial Term Loan (3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.750%) | | | 8.798 | % | | | 10/20/27 | | | | 5,227,105 | | | | 5,436,190 | (c)(l)(m) |
United Airlines Inc., Term Loan B (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.750%) | | | 9.292 | % | | | 4/21/28 | | | | 10,549,293 | | | | 10,561,055 | (c)(l)(m) |
Total Passenger Airlines | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30,599,486 | |
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0%†† | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Delos Finance SARL, 2018 Term Loan (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%) | | | 7.288 | % | | | 10/6/23 | | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 5,503,437 | (c)(l)(m) |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 143,738,299 | |
Information Technology — 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment — 0.0%†† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CommScope Inc., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.364%) | | | 8.467 | % | | | 4/6/26 | | | | 1,925,000 | | | | 1,848,241 | (c)(l)(m) |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
II-VI Inc., Term Loan B (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.864%) | | | 7.967 | % | | | 7/2/29 | | | | 17,551,142 | | | | 17,545,700 | (c)(l)(m) |
Software — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cloudera Inc., Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.850%) | | | 8.952 | % | | | 10/8/28 | | | | 8,227,770 | | | | 8,050,380 | (c)(l)(m) |
DCert Buyer Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan (3 mo. Term SOFR + 4.000%) | | | 9.264 | % | | | 10/16/26 | | | | 17,916,056 | | | | 17,790,106 | (c)(l)(m) |
Magenta Buyer LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.750%) | | | 10.030 | % | | | 7/27/28 | | | | 24,218,372 | | | | 18,315,144 | (c)(l)(m) |
Peraton Corp., First Lien Term Loan B (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.850%) | | | 8.952 | % | | | 2/1/28 | | | | 21,598,613 | | | | 21,263,078 | (c)(l)(m) |
Total Software | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 65,418,708 | |
Total Information Technology | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 84,812,649 | |
Total Senior Loans (Cost — $803,705,924) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 781,212,980 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount†/ Units | | | Value | |
Asset-Backed Securities — 3.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AccessLex Institute, 2004-A B1 (28 day Auction Rate Security) | | | 6.654 | % | | | 7/1/39 | | | | 1,125,000 | | | $ | 1,043,396 | (c) |
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, 2019-3A A | | | 2.360 | % | | | 3/20/26 | | | | 16,770,000 | | | | 15,847,113 | (a) |
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, 2020-1A D | | | 3.340 | % | | | 8/20/26 | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,425,047 | (a) |
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, 2021-1A A | | | 1.380 | % | | | 8/20/27 | | | | 8,010,000 | | | | 7,047,165 | (a) |
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, 2023-1A A | | | 5.250 | % | | | 4/20/29 | | | | 27,050,000 | | | | 26,427,314 | (a) |
Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, 2005-CL1 A1 | | | 3.534 | % | | | 9/25/34 | | | | 575,484 | | | | 558,951 | (c) |
CIT Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-1 1M1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%) | | | 6.650 | % | | | 10/25/37 | | | | 23,685,000 | | | | 23,057,842 | (a)(c) |
CIT Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-1 1M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%) | | | 6.900 | % | | | 10/25/37 | | | | 81,697,500 | | | | 68,367,728 | (a)(c) |
CLI Funding VIII LLC, 2023-1A A | | | 6.310 | % | | | 6/18/48 | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 9,994,781 | (a) |
College Ave Student Loans LLC, 2019-A A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.400%) | | | 6.550 | % | | | 12/28/48 | | | | 13,581,186 | | | | 13,477,308 | (a)(c) |
Conseco Finance Corp., 1996-5 B1 | | | 8.100 | % | | | 7/15/26 | | | | 321,931 | | | | 119,143 | (c) |
Conseco Finance Corp., 1999-3 A9 | | | 6.530 | % | | | 2/1/31 | | | | 6,656,686 | | | | 5,808,130 | (c) |
Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, 2006-HW 2A1B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.150%) | | | 5.343 | % | | | 11/15/36 | | | | 239,033 | | | | 224,187 | (c) |
Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, 2006-I 2A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.140%) | | | 5.333 | % | | | 1/15/37 | | | | 1,797,705 | | | | 1,625,870 | (c) |
Credit Suisse European Mortgage Capital Ltd., 2019-1OTF A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.900%) | | | 8.199 | % | | | 8/9/24 | | | | 54,697,950 | | | | 52,844,399 | (a)(c) |
Credit Suisse European Mortgage Capital Ltd., 2020-1OTF A (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.900%) | | | 7.390 | % | | | 8/9/24 | | | | 59,183,518 | | | | 57,119,197 | (a)(c) |
DB Master Finance LLC, 2021-1A A23 | | | 2.791 | % | | | 11/20/51 | | | | 35,371,350 | | | | 28,113,588 | (a) |
Dividend Solar Loans LLC, 2018-2 B | | | 4.250 | % | | | 12/20/38 | | | | 377,046 | | | | 307,682 | (a) |
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount†/ Units | | | Value | |
Asset-Backed Securities — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ECMC Group Student Loan Trust, 2020-2A A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150%) | | | 6.300 | % | | | 11/25/69 | | | | 6,552,906 | | | $ | 6,467,044 | (a)(c) |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Grantor Trust, 2017-T1 A | | | 2.898 | % | | | 6/25/27 | | | | 3,981,916 | | | | 3,687,207 | |
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, 2018-4 A | | | 4.060 | % | | | 11/15/30 | | | | 33,520,000 | | | | 31,763,726 | |
FS Rialto Issuer LLC, 2022-FL6 A (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.580%) | | | 7.656 | % | | | 8/17/37 | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,673 | (a)(c) |
GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, 2004-HE3 A2VN (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.500%) | | | 5.650 | % | | | 10/25/34 | | | | 951,763 | | | | 949,661 | (a)(c) |
GSRPM Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-1 A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.400%) | | | 5.550 | % | | | 10/25/46 | | | | 4,388,397 | | | | 3,736,056 | (a)(c) |
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, 2021-1A A | | | 1.210 | % | | | 12/26/25 | | | | 1,660,000 | | | | 1,556,257 | (a) |
Hertz Vehicle Financing LP, 2021-2A A | | | 1.680 | % | | | 12/27/27 | | | | 51,540,000 | | | | 44,989,338 | (a) |
Hildene Community Funding CDO Ltd., 2015-1A ARR | | | 2.600 | % | | | 11/1/35 | | | | 40,560,434 | | | | 33,024,825 | (a) |
J.G. Wentworth XLI LLC, 2018-1A A | | | 3.740 | % | | | 10/17/72 | | | | 6,304,314 | | | | 5,392,603 | (a) |
Jimmy Johns Funding LLC, 2017-1A A2II | | | 4.846 | % | | | 7/30/47 | | | | 6,254,553 | | | | 5,790,132 | (a) |
Loanpal Solar Loan Ltd., 2020-3GS A | | | 2.470 | % | | | 12/20/47 | | | | 19,980,743 | | | | 15,669,867 | (a) |
Loanpal Solar Loan Ltd., 2021-1GS A | | | 2.290 | % | | | 1/20/48 | | | | 6,171,230 | | | | 4,616,992 | (a) |
Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-9 2A3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.320%) | | | 5.470 | % | | | 10/25/36 | | | | 3,062,553 | | | | 952,475 | (c) |
Lunar Structured Aircraft Portfolio Notes, 2021-1 A | | | 2.636 | % | | | 10/15/46 | | | | 8,955,345 | | | | 7,798,821 | (a) |
MF1 LLC, 2022-FL10 A (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.635%) | | | 7.711 | % | | | 9/17/37 | | | | 15,590,000 | | | | 15,662,440 | (a)(c) |
Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust, 2003-HE3 M1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.020%) | | | 6.170 | % | | | 10/25/33 | | | | 56,975 | | | | 56,144 | (c) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount†/ Units | | | Value | |
Asset-Backed Securities — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust, 2015-R7 1BXA | | | 7.060 | % | | | 2/26/29 | | | | 13,958,069 | | | $ | 12,873,667 | (a)(c) |
National Collegiate Student Loan Trust, 2005-2 A51 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.370%) | | | 5.520 | % | | | 6/25/33 | | | | 9,392,794 | | | | 8,831,028 | (c) |
National Collegiate Student Loan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Trust, 2006-1 A5 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.350%) | | | 5.500 | % | | | 3/25/33 | | | | 5,474,430 | | | | 5,130,411 | (c) |
National Collegiate Student Loan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Trust, 2006-4 A4 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.310%) | | | 5.460 | % | | | 5/25/32 | | | | 2,080,925 | | | | 1,976,756 | (c) |
Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, 2020-GA A | | | 1.170 | % | | | 9/16/69 | | | | 2,121,210 | | | | 1,878,231 | (a) |
Navient Student Loan Trust, 2019-BA B | | | 4.040 | % | | | 12/15/59 | | | | 900,000 | | | | 806,654 | (a) |
Oak Street Investment Grade Net Lease Fund, 2020-1A A1 | | | 1.850 | % | | | 11/20/50 | | | | 5,729,695 | | | | 5,092,381 | (a) |
Option One Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-FXD2 1A1 | | | 5.820 | % | | | 3/25/37 | | | | 20,665,280 | | | | 18,101,223 | |
Origen Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, 2006-A A2 | | | 6.769 | % | | | 10/15/37 | | | | 3,990,666 | | | | 3,487,060 | (c) |
Origen Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, 2007-A A2 | | | 7.644 | % | | | 4/15/37 | | | | 5,111,084 | | | | 4,709,271 | (c) |
Ownit Mortgage Loan Asset- Backed Certificates, 2004-1 M2 | | | 6.950 | % | | | 7/25/35 | | | | 1,209,252 | | | | 1,187,151 | (c) |
RAMP Trust, 2003-RS7 MII1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.750%) | | | 4.555 | % | | | 8/25/33 | | | | 604,135 | | | | 587,835 | (c) |
Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust, 2003-4 A3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.240%) | | | 6.390 | % | | | 3/25/34 | | | | 3,795,874 | | | | 3,398,174 | (c) |
Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust, 2006-1 AF5 | | | 6.166 | % | | | 5/25/36 | | | | 13,328,696 | | | | 7,074,154 | |
Residential Funding Securities Corp., 2002-RP2 A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%) | | | 6.650 | % | | | 10/25/32 | | | | 968,153 | | | | 961,926 | (a)(c) |
2020-A A2B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.830%) | | | 6.023 | % | | | 9/15/37 | | | | 2,978,404 | | | | 2,934,313 | (a)(c) |
SMB Private Education Loan Trust, 2015-C R | | | 0.000 | % | | | 9/18/46 | | | | 49,649 | | | | 15,841,688 | (a) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount†/ Units | | | Value | |
Asset-Backed Securities — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
SMB Private Education Loan Trust, 2021-A B | | | 2.310 | % | | | 1/15/53 | | | | 10,985,000 | | | $ | 9,882,410 | (a) |
SMB Private Education Loan Trust, 2021-A C | | | 2.990 | % | | | 1/15/53 | | | | 17,251,215 | | | | 14,806,285 | (a) |
SMB Private Education Loan Trust, 2021-C APT1 | | | 1.390 | % | | | 1/15/53 | | | | 22,441,655 | | | | 19,425,961 | (a) |
SpringCastle America Funding LLC, 2020-AA A | | | 1.970 | % | | | 9/25/37 | | | | 10,512,091 | | | | 9,407,636 | (a) |
Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-ARS1 A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.220%) | | | 5.370 | % | | | 2/25/36 | | | | 1,077,325 | | | | 24,702 | (a)(c) |
Structured Asset Securities Corp. Trust, 2005-SC1 1A2 | | | 6.888 | % | | | 5/25/31 | | | | 3,486,555 | | | | 2,779,994 | (a)(c) |
Sunrun Atlas Issuer LLC, 2019-2 A | | | 3.610 | % | | | 2/1/55 | | | | 2,349,600 | | | | 2,062,184 | (a) |
Sunrun Demeter Issuer LLC, 2021-2A A | | | 2.270 | % | | | 1/30/57 | | | | 26,864,096 | | | | 21,508,516 | (a) |
Thrust Engine Leasing, 2021-1A A | | | 4.163 | % | | | 7/15/40 | | | | 17,649,290 | | | | 14,896,530 | (a) |
Trinity Rail Leasing LLC, 2020-2A A2 | | | 2.560 | % | | | 11/19/50 | | | | 21,708,000 | | | | 18,587,551 | (a) |
United States Small Business Administration, 2019-20D 1 | | | 2.980 | % | | | 4/1/39 | | | | 3,718,508 | | | | 3,388,679 | |
United States Small Business Administration, 2019-25G 1 | | | 2.690 | % | | | 7/1/44 | | | | 7,406,092 | | | | 6,467,127 | |
Wingstop Funding LLC, 2020-1A A2 | | | 2.841 | % | | | 12/5/50 | | | | 3,871,050 | | | | 3,356,591 | (a) |
Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost — $852,083,881) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 729,989,191 | |
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| | | | | | | | Face Amount† | | | | |
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations — 2.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Government Obligations — 2.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Notes | | | 2.850 | % | | | 8/1/24 | | | | 4,537,000 | | | | 4,412,348 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | 2.250 | % | | | 5/15/41 | | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 886,601 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | 3.625 | % | | | 2/15/44 | | | | 262,096,000 | | | | 245,704,763 | (e)(p) |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | 3.125 | % | | | 8/15/44 | | | | 12,600,000 | | | | 10,909,828 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | 2.875 | % | | | 8/15/45 | | | | 290,380,000 | | | | 239,801,702 | (e)(p)(q) |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | 3.000 | % | | | 2/15/49 | | | | 56,770,000 | | | | 48,047,157 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | 2.000 | % | | | 2/15/50 | | | | 13,480,800 | | | | 9,248,829 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | 3.625 | % | | | 5/15/53 | | | | 73,870,000 | | | | 71,007,537 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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June 30, 2023
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Security | | Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Face Amount† | | | Value | |
U.S. Government Obligations — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Strip Principal (STRIPS) | | | 0.000 | % | | | 11/15/24 | | | | 6,080,000 | | | $ | 5,673,707 | |
U.S. Treasury Strip Principal (STRIPS) | | | 0.000 | % | | | 5/15/49 | | | | 152,060,000 | | | | 56,399,197 | |
Total U.S. Government & Agency Obligations (Cost — $843,527,519) | | | | 692,091,669 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities — 1.2% | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed (Cost—$311,733,476) | | | 1.125 | % | | | 1/15/33 | | | | 313,846,491 | | | | 300,891,686 | (e)(p) |
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| | Expiration Date | | | Contracts | | | Notional Amount† | | | | |
Purchased Options — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Exchange-Traded Purchased Options — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Australian Dollar Futures, Call @ $65.500 | | | 7/7/23 | | | | 144 | | | | 144,000 | | | | 190,080 | |
Australian Dollar Futures, Call @ $66.000 | | | 7/7/23 | | | | 143 | | | | 143,000 | | | | 127,270 | |
Australian Dollar Futures, Call @ $67.500 | | | 7/7/23 | | | | 287 | | | | 287,000 | | | | 31,570 | |
Euro Futures, Call @ $1.080 | | | 7/7/23 | | | | 143 | | | | 17,875,000 | | | | 277,063 | |
Euro Futures, Call @ $1.085 | | | 7/7/23 | | | | 286 | | | | 35,750,000 | | | | 393,250 | |
Japanese Yen Futures, Call @ $73.000 | | | 7/7/23 | | | | 292 | | | | 365,000 | | | | 1,825 | |
SOFR 1—Year Mid-Curve Futures, Put @ $97.000 | | | 10/13/23 | | | | 9,541 | | | | 23,852,500 | | | | 26,357,013 | |
SOFR 1—Year Mid-Curve Futures, Put @ $95.875 | | | 12/15/23 | | | | 4,600 | | | | 11,500,000 | | | | 4,801,250 | |
SOFR 1—Year Mid-Curve Futures, Put @ $96.000 | | | 12/15/23 | | | | 10,819 | | | | 27,047,500 | | | | 12,982,800 | |
U.S. Treasury 5—Year Notes Futures, Call @ $107.000 | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 1,600 | | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 925,000 | |
U.S. Treasury 5—Year Notes Futures, Call @ $107.250 | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 601 | | | | 601,000 | | | | 272,328 | |
U.S. Treasury 5—Year Notes Futures, Call @ $107.750 | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 600 | | | | 600,000 | | | | 164,063 | |
U.S. Treasury 5—Year Notes Futures, Call @ $108.000 | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 3,251 | | | | 3,251,000 | | | | 660,359 | |
U.S. Treasury 5—Year Notes Futures, Call @ $108.250 | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 300 | | | | 300,000 | | | | 44,531 | |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $108.250 | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 845 | | | | 845,000 | | | | 1,102,461 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | | | Expiration Date | | | Contracts | | | Notional Amount† | | | Value | |
Exchange-Traded Purchased Options — continued | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury 6 to 7-Year Notes Futures, Put @ $113.000 | | | 7/5/23 | | | | 300 | | | | 300,000 | | | $ | 234,375 | |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $112.000 | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,012,500 | |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $113.250 | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 484 | | | | 484,000 | | | | 158,813 | |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call @ $113.500 | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 1,398 | | | | 1,398,000 | | | | 371,344 | |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call @ $126.000 | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 400 | | | | 400,000 | | | | 700,000 | |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call @ $126.500 | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 100 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 145,313 | |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call @ $128.000 | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 549 | | | | 549,000 | | | | 420,328 | |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call @ $128.500 | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 400 | | | | 400,000 | | | | 243,750 | |
Total Exchange-Traded Purchased Options (Cost—$33,370,757) | | | | | | | | 51,617,286 | |
| | | | | |
| | Counterparty | | | | | | | | | | | | |
OTC Purchased Options — 0.0%†† | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Dollar/ Australian Dollar, Put @ $0.680 (Cost — $2,147,625) | | Bank of America N.A. | | | 8/25/23 | | | | 246,740,000 | | | | 246,740,000 | | | | 1,746,867 | |
Total Purchased Options (Cost — $35,518,382) | | | | | | | | | | | | 53,364,153 | |
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| | | | | | | Shares | | | | | | | |
Investments in Underlying Funds — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (Cost — $58,143,964) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 51,120,000 | |
Total Investments before Short-Term Investments (Cost — $27,692,418,887) | | | | 24,951,695,883 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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June 30, 2023
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Security | | Rate | | | Shares | | | Value | |
Short-Term Investments — 1.2% | | | | | |
Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares (Cost — $288,079,767) | | | 5.044% | | | | 288,079,767 | | | $ | 288,079,767 | (r)(s) |
Total Investments — 102.2% (Cost — $27,980,498,654) | | | | | | | | | | | 25,239,775,650 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.2)% | | | | | | | | | | | (531,666,573 | ) |
Total Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | | | | | $ | 24,708,109,077 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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† | Face amount/notional amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted. |
†† | Represents less than 0.1%. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors. |
(b) | Security has no maturity date. The date shown represents the next call date. |
(c) | Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. |
(d) | The coupon payment on this security is currently in default as of June 30, 2023. |
(e) | All or a portion of this security is held at the broker as collateral for open centrally cleared swap contracts. |
(f) | Securities traded on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. |
(g) | Security is valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors (Note 1). |
(h) | This security is traded on a to-be-announced (“TBA”) basis. At June 30, 2023, the Fund held TBA securities with a total cost of $726,193,376. |
(i) | Collateralized mortgage obligations are secured by an underlying pool of mortgages or mortgage pass-through certificates that are structured to direct payments on underlying collateral to different series or classes of the obligations. The interest rate may change positively or inversely in relation to one or more interest rates, financial indices or other financial indicators and may be subject to an upper and/or lower limit. |
(j) | Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve direct selling efforts in the United States. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors. |
(k) | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs (Note 1). |
(l) | Interest rates disclosed represent the effective rates on senior loans. Ranges in interest rates are attributable to multiple contracts under the same loan. |
(m) | Senior loans may be considered restricted in that the Fund ordinarily is contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the disposition of a senior loan. |
(n) | All or a portion of this loan has not settled as of June 30, 2023. Interest rates are not effective until settlement date. Interest rates shown, if any, are for the settled portion of the loan. |
(o) | All or a portion of this loan is unfunded as of June 30, 2023. The interest rate for fully unfunded term loans is to be determined. At June 30, 2023, the total principal amount and market value of unfunded commitments totaled $3,695,880 and $3,582,929, respectively. |
(p) | All or a portion of this security is held at the broker as collateral for open futures contracts and exchange-traded options. |
(q) | All or a portion of this security is held at the broker as collateral for OTC derivatives. |
(r) | Rate shown is one-day yield as of the end of the reporting period. |
(s) | In this instance, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an “Affiliated Company” represents Fund ownership of at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. At June 30, 2023, the total market value of investments in Affiliated Companies was $288,079,767 and the cost was $288,079,767 (Note 8). |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Abbreviations used in this schedule: |
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ACES | | — Alternative Credit Enhancement Securities |
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ARS | | — Argentine Peso |
| |
BRL | | — Brazilian Real |
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CAS | | — Connecticut Avenue Securities |
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CDO | | — Collateralized Debt Obligation |
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CMT | | — Constant Maturity Treasury |
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ETF | | — Exchange-Traded Fund |
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GTD | | — Guaranteed |
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ICE | | — Intercontinental Exchange |
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IDR | | — Indonesian Rupiah |
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IO | | — Interest Only |
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JSC | | — Joint Stock Company |
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LIBOR | | — London Interbank Offered Rate |
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MXN | | — Mexican Peso |
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OFZ | | — Obligatsyi Federal’novo Zaima (Russian Federal Loan Obligation) |
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PAC | | — Planned Amortization Class |
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PO | | — Principal Only |
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REMIC | | — Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit |
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RUB | | — Russian Ruble |
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SOFR | | — Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
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STRIPS | | — Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities |
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USD | | — United States Dollar |
At June 30, 2023, the Fund had the following written options contracts:
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Exchange-Traded Written Options | |
Security | | Expiration Date | | | Strike Price | | | Contracts | | | Notional Amount† | | | Value | |
Euro-Bund Futures, Call | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 133.000 | EUR | | | 842 | | | | 84,200,000 | EUR | | $ | (1,359,810) | |
Euro-Bund Futures, Call | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 135.000 | EUR | | | 1,403 | | | | 140,300,000 | EUR | | | (872,644) | |
Euro-Bund Futures, Call | | | 8/25/23 | | | | 136.000 | EUR | | | 280 | | | | 28,000,000 | EUR | | | (284,148) | |
SOFR 1-Year Mid-Curve Futures, Put | | | 10/13/23 | | | $ | 96.250 | | | | 9,541 | | | | 23,852,500 | | | | (12,880,350) | |
SOFR 1-Year Mid-Curve Futures, Put | | | 10/13/23 | | | | 96.500 | | | | 9,541 | | | | 23,852,500 | | | | (16,935,275) | |
SOFR 1-Year Mid-Curve Futures, Put | | | 12/15/23 | | | | 95.250 | | | | 9,200 | | | | 23,000,000 | | | | (4,140,000) | |
SOFR 1-Year Mid-Curve Futures, Put | | | 12/15/23 | | | | 95.375 | | | | 21,638 | | | | 54,095,000 | | | | (11,765,662) | |
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes Futures, Call | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 102.500 | | | | 2,472 | | | | 4,944,000 | | | | (154,500) | |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call | | | 7/7/23 | | | | 108.750 | | | | 200 | | | | 200,000 | | | | (1,563) | |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call | | | 7/14/23 | | | | 108.500 | | | | 900 | | | | 900,000 | | | | (63,282) | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | Expiration Date | | | Strike Price | | | Contracts | | | Notional Amount† | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call | | | 7/14/23 | | | $ | 108.750 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | $ | (46,875) | |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 108.750 | | | | 1,601 | | | | 1,601,000 | | | | (137,587) | |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 109.000 | | | | 1,202 | | | | 1,202,000 | | | | (75,125) | |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 109.250 | | | | 1,502 | | | | 1,502,000 | | | | (70,406) | |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 109.500 | | | | 2,986 | | | | 2,986,000 | | | | (93,313) | |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call | | | 8/25/23 | | | | 108.000 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | (523,438) | |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Call | | | 8/25/23 | | | | 109.500 | | | | 3,786 | | | | 3,786,000 | | | | (739,455) | |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Put | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 107.250 | | | | 1,690 | | | | 1,690,000 | | | | (1,029,844) | |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Put | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 107.500 | | | | 3,902 | | | | 3,902,000 | | | | (2,956,986) | |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes Futures, Put | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 108.000 | | | | 1,002 | | | | 1,002,000 | | | | (1,111,594) | |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 113.000 | | | | 1,023 | | | | 1,023,000 | | | | (415,594) | |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 114.000 | | | | 3,007 | | | | 3,007,000 | | | | (516,828) | |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 114.500 | | | | 2,652 | | | | 2,652,000 | | | | (290,062) | |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 115.000 | | | | 3,192 | | | | 3,192,000 | | | | (249,375) | |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 115.500 | | | | 600 | | | | 600,000 | | | | (28,125) | |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Call | | | 8/25/23 | | | | 113.000 | | | | 800 | | | | 800,000 | | | | (700,000) | |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Put | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 112.500 | | | | 400 | | | | 400,000 | | | | (331,250) | |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes Futures, Put | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 113.000 | | | | 400 | | | | 400,000 | | | | (456,250) | |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call | | | 7/14/23 | | | | 128.000 | | | | 300 | | | | 300,000 | | | | (168,750) | |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 127.000 | | | | 700 | | | | 700,000 | | | | (831,250) | |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 129.000 | | | | 1,202 | | | | 1,202,000 | | | | (563,437) | |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call | | | 7/21/23 | | | | 130.000 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | (562,500) | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Security | | | | Expiration Date | | Strike Price | | | Contracts | | | Notional Amount† | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Call | | | | 8/25/23 | | $ | 130.000 | | | | 100 | | | | 100,000 | | | $ | (101,563) | |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put | | | | 7/21/23 | | | 127.000 | | | | 101 | | | | 101,000 | | | | (129,406) | |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds Futures, Put | | | | 7/21/23 | | | 128.000 | | | | 200 | | | | 200,000 | | | | (371,875) | |
Total Exchange-Traded Written Options (Premiums received — $44,637,973) | | | | (60,958,122) | |
OTC Written Options | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Counterparty | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Dollar/Mexican Peso, Put | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 8/25/23 | | | 16.868 | MXN | | | 124,150,000 | | | | 124,150,000 | | | | (550,571) | |
U.S. Dollar/Mexican Peso, Put | | Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. | | 8/29/23 | | | 16.846 | MXN | | | 124,150,000 | | | | 124,150,000 | | | | (559,360) | |
U.S. Dollar/Mexican Peso, Put | | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | | 8/31/23 | | | 16.860 | MXN | | | 124,150,000 | | | | 124,150,000 | | | | (583,292) | |
Total OTC Written Options (Premiums received — $2,050,709) | | | | (1,693,223) | |
Total Written Options (Premiums received — $46,688,682) | | | $ | (62,651,345) | |
† | Notional amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted. |
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Abbreviations used in this schedule: |
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EUR | | — Euro |
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MXN | | — Mexican Peso |
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SOFR | | — Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
At June 30, 2023, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:
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| | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount | | | Market Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Contracts to Buy: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3-Month SOFR | | | 14,889 | | | | 3/25 | | | $ | 3,580,302,137 | | | $ | 3,572,429,438 | | | $ | (7,872,699) | |
3-Month SOFR | | | 2,750 | | | | 3/26 | | | | 662,650,672 | | | | 663,678,125 | | | | 1,027,453 | |
Australian 10-Year Bonds | | | 4,149 | | | | 9/23 | | | | 325,063,289 | | | | 321,083,577 | | | | (3,979,712) | |
British Pound | | | 2,564 | | | | 9/23 | | | | 200,531,377 | | | | 203,501,475 | | | | 2,970,098 | |
Euro | | | 1,952 | | | | 9/23 | | | | 263,825,732 | | | | 267,253,200 | | | | 3,427,468 | |
Euro-Bobl | | | 1,021 | | | | 9/23 | | | | 130,132,830 | | | | 128,914,270 | | | | (1,218,560) | |
Euro-Bund | | | 2,477 | | | | 9/23 | | | | 362,062,198 | | | | 361,486,167 | | | | (576,031) | |
Euro-OAT | | | 1,574 | | | | 9/23 | | | | 220,950,289 | | | | 220,533,266 | | | | (417,023) | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount | | | Market Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Contracts to Buy continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Japanese Yen | | | 9,001 | | | | 9/23 | | | $ | 818,509,888 | | | $ | 788,993,906 | | | $ | (29,515,982) | |
Mexican Peso | | | 3,793 | | | | 9/23 | | | | 106,883,156 | | | | 109,010,820 | | | | 2,127,664 | |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes | | | 114,340 | | | | 9/23 | | | | 12,449,393,738 | | | | 12,245,099,375 | | | | (204,294,363) | |
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds | | | 27,553 | | | | 9/23 | | | | 3,497,492,053 | | | | 3,496,647,906 | | | | (844,147) | |
U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds | | | 12,992 | | | | 9/23 | | | | 1,751,844,762 | | | | 1,769,754,000 | | | | 17,909,238 | |
United Kingdom Long Gilt Bonds | | | 2,345 | | | | 9/23 | | | | 288,423,967 | | | | 283,817,695 | | | | (4,606,272) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (225,862,868) | |
Contracts to Sell: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3-Month SOFR | | | 199 | | | | 9/23 | | | | 47,204,870 | | | | 47,153,050 | | | | 51,820 | |
3-Month SOFR | | | 3,541 | | | | 12/23 | | | | 843,886,553 | | | | 837,446,500 | | | | 6,440,053 | |
3-Month SOFR | | | 21,198 | | | | 3/24 | | | | 5,072,576,274 | | | | 5,015,446,800 | | | | 57,129,474 | |
Australian Dollar | | | 118 | | | | 9/23 | | | | 7,932,845 | | | | 7,880,040 | | | | 52,805 | |
Canadian Dollar | | | 418 | | | | 9/23 | | | | 31,341,978 | | | | 31,613,340 | | | | (271,362) | |
Euro-Buxl | | | 755 | | | | 9/23 | | | | 113,953,464 | | | | 115,010,298 | | | | (1,056,834) | |
Japanese 10-Year Bonds | | | 745 | | | | 9/23 | | | | 763,598,073 | | | | 766,968,710 | | | | (3,370,637) | |
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes | | | 10,191 | | | | 9/23 | | | | 2,099,887,779 | | | | 2,072,276,156 | | | | 27,611,623 | |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes | | | 75,652 | | | | 9/23 | | | | 8,623,733,155 | | | | 8,493,119,441 | | | | 130,613,714 | |
U.S. Treasury Ultra 10-Year Notes | | | 6,818 | | | | 9/23 | | | | 815,297,458 | | | | 807,506,875 | | | | 7,790,583 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 224,991,239 | |
Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts | | | | | | | $ | (871,629) | |
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Abbreviations used in this schedule: |
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Bobl | | — Bundesobligation (Medium-term German Federal Government Bond) |
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Buxl | | — Ultra Long German Bond |
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OAT | | — Receipt Obligations Assimilables du Trésor (French Treasury Bonds) |
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SOFR | | — Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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At June 30, 2023, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:
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Currency Purchased | | | Currency Sold | | | Counterparty | | Settlement Date | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
USD | | | 1,100,875 | | | EUR | | | 1,000,000 | | | Bank of America N.A. | | | 7/18/23 | | | $ | 8,671 | |
USD | | | 2,204,900 | | | EUR | | | 2,000,000 | | | Bank of America N.A. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | 20,492 | |
USD | | | 189,586,701 | | | EUR | | | 172,836,589 | | | Bank of America N.A. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | 813,878 | |
CAD | | | 706,478,798 | | | USD | | | 525,339,915 | | | BNP Paribas SA | | | 7/18/23 | | | | 8,102,065 | |
USD | | | 5,171,205 | | | CAD | | | 7,035,400 | | | BNP Paribas SA | | | 7/18/23 | | | | (141,026) | |
USD | | | 7,399,600 | | | CAD | | | 10,062,799 | | | BNP Paribas SA | | | 7/18/23 | | | | (198,533) | |
USD | | | 7,908,145 | | | CAD | | | 10,560,886 | | | BNP Paribas SA | | | 7/18/23 | | | | (66,078) | |
USD | | | 1,099,900 | | | EUR | | | 1,000,000 | | | BNP Paribas SA | | | 7/18/23 | | | | 7,696 | |
JPY | | | 4,210,771,393 | | | USD | | | 31,087,482 | | | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | (1,822,812) | |
JPY | | | 7,943,630,000 | | | USD | | | 59,352,309 | | | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | (4,144,442) | |
USD | | | 909,637 | | | JPY | | | 125,000,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | 40,892 | |
USD | | | 3,615,159 | | | JPY | | | 500,000,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | 140,182 | |
USD | | | 5,040,831 | | | JPY | | | 700,000,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | 175,862 | |
USD | | | 6,827,407 | | | JPY | | | 899,219,294 | | | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | 577,873 | |
USD | | | 332,362,124 | | | JPY | | | 42,937,530,493 | | | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | 33,948,240 | |
ZAR | | | 728,620,000 | | | USD | | | 40,398,765 | | | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | (1,758,014) | |
AUD | | | 256,300,000 | | | USD | | | 173,794,467 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | (2,966,730) | |
IDR | | | 732,660,071,858 | | | USD | | | 49,152,024 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | (291,441) | |
JPY | | | 30,450,000,000 | | | USD | | | 218,493,364 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | (6,867,249) | |
USD | | | 256,938,447 | | | CNY | | | 1,756,302,755 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | 14,666,887 | |
USD | | | 158,656,539 | | | IDR | | | 2,376,674,953,873 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | 157,762 | |
AUD | | | 702,904,721 | | | USD | | | 472,608,532 | | | Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | (4,112,151) | |
CNH | | | 45,675,834 | | | USD | | | 6,676,777 | | | Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | (384,674) | |
EUR | | | 4,792,943 | | | NOK | | | 54,772,624 | | | Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | 128,524 | |
INR | | | 4,359,319,201 | | | USD | | | 52,718,820 | | | Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | 385,661 | |
MXN | | | 267,108,571 | | | USD | | | 14,460,187 | | | Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | 1,088,188 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Currency Purchased | | | Currency Sold | | | Counterparty | | Settlement Date | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
MXN | | | 750,000,000 | | | USD | | | 43,520,043 | | | Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | $ | 137,414 | |
MXN | | | 845,500,000 | | | USD | | | 48,739,854 | | | Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | 476,652 | |
NOK | | | 1,582,102,816 | | | EUR | | | 138,626,514 | | | Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | (3,912,009) | |
USD | | | 8,523,181 | | | AUD | | | 12,852,763 | | | Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | (43,375) | |
USD | | | 67,326,831 | | | AUD | | | 100,606,629 | | | Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | 271,027 | |
USD | | | 268,716,123 | | | GBP | | | 215,481,434 | | | Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | (4,981,174) | |
USD | | | 2,281,302 | | | MXN | | | 42,044,985 | | | Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | (166,134) | |
USD | | | 31,041,516 | | | MXN | | | 531,610,000 | | | Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. | | | 7/18/23 | | | | 96,529 | |
MXN | | | 558,444,000 | | | USD | | | 32,280,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | | | 9/5/23 | | | | (65,778) | |
Net unrealized appreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts | | | $ | 29,322,875 | |
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Abbreviation(s) used in this table: |
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AUD | | — Australian Dollar |
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CAD | | — Canadian Dollar |
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CNH | | — Chinese Offshore Yuan |
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CNY | | — Chinese Yuan Renminbi |
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EUR | | — Euro |
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GBP | | — British Pound |
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IDR | | — Indonesian Rupiah |
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INR | | — Indian Rupee |
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JPY | | — Japanese Yen |
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MXN | | — Mexican Peso |
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NOK | | — Norwegian Krone |
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USD | | — United States Dollar |
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ZAR | | — South African Rand |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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At June 30, 2023, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:
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CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS | |
| | Notional Amount* | | | Termination Date | | | Payments Made by the Fund† | | Payments Received by the Fund† | | | Market Value | | | Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | 1,333,985,000 | | | | 11/30/27 | | | Daily SOFR Compound annually | |
| 2.980% annually | | | $ | (49,214,848) | | | $ | 251,092 | | | $ | (49,465,940) | |
| | | 2,008,320,000 | | | | 11/30/27 | | | Daily SOFR Compound annually | |
| 3.450% annually | | | | (37,955,480) | | | | (276,090) | | | | (37,679,390) | |
| | | 348,007,000 | | | | 2/15/29 | | | 2.850% annually | |
| Daily SOFR Compound annually | | | | 17,152,290 | | | | (632,734) | | | | 17,785,024 | |
| | | 123,005,000 | | | | 4/30/29 | | | 3.270% annually | |
| Daily SOFR Compound annually | | | | 3,445,306 | | | | 1,862,629 | | | | 1,582,677 | |
| | | 56,738,000 | | | | 6/30/29 | | | 3.850% annually | |
| Daily SOFR Compound annually | | | | (170,228) | | | | (29,321) | | | | (140,907) | |
| | | 3,851,130,000 | MXN | | | 7/18/29 | | | 28-Day MXN TIIE - Banxico every 28 days | |
| 7.450% every 28 days | | | | (8,105,364) | | | | 995,384 | | | | (9,100,748) | |
| | | 3,847,470,000 | MXN | | | 7/20/29 | | | 28-Day MXN TIIE - Banxico every 28 days | |
| 7.440% every 28 days | | | | (8,207,142) | | | | 1,211,849 | | | | (9,418,991) | |
| | | 217,917,000 | | | | 9/30/29 | | | 3.250% annually | |
| Daily SOFR Compound annually | | | | 6,187,052 | | | | 96,070 | | | | 6,090,982 | |
| | | 12,221,800,000 | JPM | | | 5/9/46 | | | 0.641% semi-annually | |
| Daily TONA Compound semi-annually | | | | 7,529,941 | | | | 16,343 | | | | 7,513,598 | |
| | | 42,550,000 | | | | 2/15/47 | | | 1.520% annually | |
| Daily SOFR Compound annually | | | | 12,439,014 | | | | 206,535 | | | | 12,232,479 | |
| | | 263,796,000 | | | | 2/15/48 | | | 2.600% annually | |
| Daily SOFR Compound annually | | | | 31,189,659 | | | | 29,179,472 | | | | 2,010,187 | |
| | | 390,527,000 | | | | 2/15/48 | | | 3.50% annually | |
| Daily SOFR Compound annually | | | | 17,162,954 | | | | 14,692,604 | | | | 2,470,350 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (cont’d) | |
| | Notional Amount* | | | Termination Date | | | Payments Made by the Fund† | | Payments Received by the Fund† | | | Market Value | | | Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | 411,662,000 | | | | 5/15/48 | | | 3.150% annually | |
| Daily SOFR
Compound annually |
| | $ | 10,920,710 | | | | (77,290,931) | | | $ | 88,211,341 | |
| | | 95,958,000 | | | | 4/21/52 | | | 2.500% annually | |
| Daily SOFR
Compound annually |
| | | 12,581,537 | | | | 89,421 | | | | 12,492,116 | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 14,955,401 | | | $ | (29,627,377) | | | $ | 44,582,778 | |
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CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES—SELL PROTECTION1 | |
Reference Entity | | Notional Amount2 | | | Termination Date | | | Implied Credit Spread at June 30, 20233 | | Periodic Payments Received by the Fund† | | | Market Value | | | Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation
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Apache Corp., 4.875%, due 11/15/27 | | $ | 54,561,000 | | | | 6/20/26 | | | 1.152% | |
| 1.000% quarterly | | | $ | (227,809) | | | $ | (1,452,053) | | | $ | 1,224,244 | |
Apache Corp., 4.875%, due 11/15/27 | | | 75,119,000 | | | | 12/20/26 | | | 1.369% | |
| 1.000% quarterly | | | | (873,477) | | | | (1,569,486) | | | | 696,009 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 3.150%, due 10/1/26 | | | 25,010,000 | | | | 6/20/26 | | | 1.820% | |
| 1.000% quarterly | | | | (557,281) | | | | (1,466,008) | | | | 908,727 | |
Total | | $ | 154,690,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (1,658,567) | | | $ | (4,487,547) | | | $ | 2,828,980 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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June 30, 2023
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CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES — SELL PROTECTION1 | |
Reference Entity | | Notional Amount2 | | | Termination Date | | | Periodic Payments Received by the Fund† | | | Market Value3 | | | Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation
| |
Markit CDX.NA.IG.40 Index | | $ | 5,771,695,500 | | | | 6/20/28 | | |
| 1.000% quarterly | | | $ | 86,348,743 | | | $ | 41,567,107 | | | $ | 44,781,636 | |
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CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES — BUY PROTECTION4 | |
Reference Entity | | Notional Amount2 | | | Termination Date | | | Periodic Payments Made by the Fund† | | | Market Value3 | | | Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) | | | Unrealized Depreciation
| |
Markit CDX.NA.HY.40 Index | | $ | 304,031,100 | | | | 6/20/28 | | |
| 5.000% quarterly | | | $ | (8,491,693) | | | $ | 876,182 | | | $ | (9,367,875) | |
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OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAPS | |
Swap Counterparty | | Notional Amount | | | Termination Date | | | Periodic Payments Made by the Fund‡ | | Periodic Payments Received by the Fund† | | | Market Value | | | Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) | | | Unrealized Depreciation
| |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | $ | 146,660,00 | | | | 8/21/23 | | | Daily SOFR Compound +0.100%** | |
| U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.375%, due
5/15/51** |
| | $ | (15,714,139) | | | | — | | | $ | (15,714,139) | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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1 | If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
2 | The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. |
3 | The quoted market prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected loss (or profit) for the credit derivative had the notional amount of the swap agreement been closed/sold as of the period end. Decreasing market values (sell protection) or increasing market values (buy protection) when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. |
4 | If the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or the underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or the underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
† | Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate. |
‡ | Periodic payments made/received by the Fund are based on the total return of the referenced entity. |
* | Notional amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted. |
** | One time payment made at termination date. |
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Abbreviation(s) used in this table: |
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JPY | | — Japanese Yen |
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MXN | | — Mexican Peso |
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SOFR | | — Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
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TIIE | | — Tasa de Intere’s Interbancaria de Equilibrio (Equilibrium Interbanking Interest Rate) |
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TONA | | — Tokyo Overnight Average Rate |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities (unaudited)
June 30, 2023
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost— $27,692,418,887) | | $ | 24,951,695,883 | |
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (Cost — $288,079,767) | | | 288,079,767 | |
Foreign currency, at value (Cost — $136,717,487) | | | 137,339,512 | |
Cash | | | 22,200,776 | |
Deposits with brokers for centrally cleared swap contracts | | | 429,075,808 | |
Interest receivable | | | 189,530,017 | |
Receivable for securities sold | | | 107,936,973 | |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | | | 61,244,495 | |
Foreign currency collateral for open futures contracts and exchangetraded options, at value (Cost — $48,933,507) | | | 51,482,985 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 32,650,798 | |
Receivable from brokers — net variation margin on open futures contracts | | | 21,850,077 | |
Deposits with brokers for TBA securities | | | 3,910,000 | |
Receivable for premiums on written options | | | 3,229,224 | |
Deposits with brokers for open futures contracts and exchange-traded options | | | 2,662,190 | |
Principal paydown receivable | | | 981,811 | |
Dividends receivable from affiliated investments | | | 542,039 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 31,684 | |
Total Assets | | | 26,304,444,039 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for securities purchased | | | 965,258,886 | |
Payable to brokers — net variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts | | | 428,652,602 | |
Written options, at value (premiums received — $46,688,682) | | | 62,651,345 | |
Payable for Fund shares repurchased | | | 57,398,451 | |
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | | | 31,921,620 | |
OTC swaps, at value (premiums received — $0) | | | 15,714,139 | |
Distributions payable | | | 11,392,838 | |
Investment management fee payable | | | 7,085,513 | |
Payable for open OTC swap contracts | | | 4,602,055 | |
Due to brokers for TBA securities | | | 3,860,000 | |
Service and/or distribution fees payable | | | 523,723 | |
Accrued foreign capital gains tax | | | 506,825 | |
Directors’ fees payable | | | 143,802 | |
Payable to brokers for option premiums | | | 104,021 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 6,519,142 | |
Total Liabilities | | | 1,596,334,962 | |
Total Net Assets | | $ | 24,708,109,077 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Par value (Note 7) | | $ | 2,613,281 | |
Paid-in capital in excess of par value | | | 32,914,037,279 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | (8,208,541,483) | |
Total Net Assets | | $ | 24,708,109,077 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Class A | | | $1,386,454,709 | |
Class C | | | $119,944,763 | |
Class C1 | | | $110,877 | |
Class FI | | | $107,950,152 | |
Class R | | | $289,874,255 | |
Class I | | | $14,840,569,637 | |
Class IS | | | $7,963,204,684 | |
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Shares Outstanding: | | | | |
Class A | | | 146,762,720 | |
Class C | | | 12,678,250 | |
Class C1 | | | 11,702 | |
Class FI | | | 11,417,506 | |
Class R | | | 30,700,756 | |
Class I | | | 1,569,316,186 | |
Class IS | | | 842,393,463 | |
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Net Asset Value: | | | | |
Class A (and redemption price) | | | $9.45 | |
Class C* | | | $9.46 | |
Class C1* | | | $9.48 | |
Class FI (and redemption price) | | | $9.45 | |
Class R (and redemption price) | | | $9.44 | |
Class I (and redemption price) | | | $9.46 | |
Class IS (and redemption price) | | | $9.45 | |
Maximum Public Offering Price Per Share: | | | | |
Class A (based on maximum initial sales charge of 3.75%) | | | $9.82 | |
* | Redemption price per share is NAV of Class C and Class C1 shares reduced by a 1.00% CDSC if shares are redeemed within one year from purchase payment (Note 2). |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of operations (unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
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Investment Income: | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 583,386,077 | |
Dividends from affiliated investments | | | 16,180,718 | |
Less: Foreign taxes withheld | | | (2,740,834) | |
Total Investment Income | | | 596,825,961 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Investment management fee (Note 2) | | | 51,937,903 | |
Transfer agent fees (Note 5) | | | 10,929,791 | |
Service and/or distribution fees (Notes 2 and 5) | | | 3,285,664 | |
Registration fees | | | 441,890 | |
Legal fees | | | 407,844 | |
Custody fees | | | 323,161 | |
Fund accounting fees | | | 300,108 | |
Directors’ fees | | | 273,429 | |
Commitment fees (Note 9) | | | 119,758 | |
Insurance | | | 102,104 | |
Shareholder reports | | | 45,519 | |
Audit and tax fees | | | 44,522 | |
Interest expense | | | 13,843 | |
Fees recaptured by investment manager (Note 2) | | | 519 | |
Miscellaneous expenses | | | 62,904 | |
Total Expenses | | | 68,288,959 | |
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Notes 2 and 5) | | | (6,979,220) | |
Net Expenses | | | 61,309,739 | |
Net Investment Income | | | 535,516,222 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts, Written Options, Swap Contracts, Forward Foreign Currency Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions (Notes 1, 3 and 4): | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) From: | | | | |
Investment transactions in unaffiliated securities | | | (823,180,261) | † |
Futures contracts | | | (349,388,096) | |
Written options | | | 248,339,723 | |
Swap contracts | | | 475,870,395 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (33,160,558) | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | 14,571,460 | |
Net Realized Loss | | | (466,947,337) | |
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From: | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities | | | 1,156,277,102 | ‡ |
Futures contracts | | | 32,947,041 | |
Written options | | | (9,990,722) | |
Swap contracts | | | (473,137,848) | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 30,770,026 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 429,789 | |
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | 737,295,388 | |
Net Gain on Investments, Futures Contracts, Written Options, Swap Contracts, Forward Foreign Currency Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions | | | 270,348,051 | |
Increase in Net Assets From Operations | | $ | 805,864,273 | |
† | Net of foreign capital gains tax of $40,617. |
‡ | Net of change in accrued foreign capital gains tax of $183,821. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (unaudited) and the Year Ended December 31, 2022 | | 2023 | | | 2022 | |
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Operations: | | $ | 535,516,222 | | | $ | 1,013,366,916 | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | |
Net realized loss | | | (466,947,337) | | | | (4,617,728,238) | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 737,295,388 | | | | (3,956,902,917) | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations | | | 805,864,273 | | | | (7,561,264,239) | |
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Distributions to Shareholders From (Notes 1 and 6): | | | | | | | | |
Total distributable earnings | | | (529,425,490) | | | | (1,029,135,902) | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (2,875,361) | |
Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders | | | (529,425,490) | | | | (1,032,011,263) | |
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Fund Share Transactions (Note 7): | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from sale of shares | | | 3,409,215,887 | | | | 11,918,308,059 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 461,396,372 | | | | 892,876,555 | |
Cost of shares repurchased | | | (5,965,567,919) | | | | (19,363,917,266) | |
Decrease in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions | | | (2,094,955,660) | | | | (6,552,732,652) | |
Decrease in Net Assets | | | (1,818,516,877) | | | | (15,146,008,154) | |
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Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 26,526,625,954 | | | | 41,672,634,108 | |
End of period | | $ | 24,708,109,077 | | | $ | 26,526,625,954 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial highlights
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For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31, unless otherwise noted: | |
Class A Shares1 | | 20232 | | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $9.36 | | | | $11.91 | | | | $12.55 | | | | $11.96 | | | | $11.19 | | | | $11.83 | |
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Income (loss) from operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.36 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.09 | | | | (2.54) | | | | (0.49) | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.98 | | | | (0.60) | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | | 0.27 | | | | (2.26) | | | | (0.28) | | | | 1.06 | | | | 1.33 | | | | (0.24) | |
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Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.18) | | | | (0.29) | | | | (0.28) | | | | (0.29) | | | | (0.40) | | | | (0.35) | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.08) | | | | (0.18) | | | | (0.16) | | | | (0.05) | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.00) | 3 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.18) | | | | (0.29) | | | | (0.36) | | | | (0.47) | | | | (0.56) | | | | (0.40) | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | $9.45 | | | | $9.36 | | | | $11.91 | | | | $12.55 | | | | $11.96 | | | | $11.19 | |
Total return4 | | | 2.85 | % | | | (19.10) | % | | | (2.26) | % | | | 9.00 | % | | | 11.88 | % | | | (1.86) | % |
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Net assets, end of period (millions) | | | $1,386 | | | | $1,362 | | | | $1,458 | | | | $1,463 | | | | $1,306 | | | | $1,032 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.85 | %5 | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.82 | %6 | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.83 | %6 | | | 0.84 | % |
Net expenses7,8 | | | 0.82 | 5 | | | 0.82 | | | | 0.82 | 6 | | | 0.82 | | | | 0.82 | 6 | | | 0.82 | |
Net investment income | | | 3.80 | 5 | | | 2.79 | | | | 1.75 | | | | 2.13 | | | | 2.99 | | | | 3.16 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate9 | | | 29 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 56 | % | | | 95 | % | | | 122 | % | | | 105 | % |
1 | Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
2 | For the six months ended June 30, 2023 (unaudited). |
3 | Amount represents less than $0.005 or greater than $(0.005) per share. |
4 | Performance figures, exclusive of sales charges, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
6 | Reflects recapture of expenses waived/reimbursed from prior fiscal years. |
7 | As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 0.82%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2024 without the Board of Directors’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. |
8 | Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
9 | Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 51% for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 62%, 79%, 137%, 189% and 274% for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31, unless otherwise noted: | |
Class C Shares1 | | 20232 | | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $9.37 | | | | $11.93 | | | | $12.57 | | | | $11.97 | | | | $11.21 | | | | $11.84 | |
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Income (loss) from operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.28 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.08 | | | | (2.55) | | | | (0.50) | | | | 0.82 | | | | 0.96 | | | | (0.58) | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | | 0.23 | | | | (2.34) | | | | (0.37) | | | | 0.99 | | | | 1.23 | | | | (0.30) | |
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Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.14) | | | | (0.22) | | | | (0.19) | | | | (0.21) | | | | (0.31) | | | | (0.28) | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.08) | | | | (0.18) | | | | (0.16) | | | | (0.05) | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.00) | 3 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.14) | | | | (0.22) | | | | (0.27) | | | | (0.39) | | | | (0.47) | | | | (0.33) | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | $9.46 | | | | $9.37 | | | | $11.93 | | | | $12.57 | | | | $11.97 | | | | $11.21 | |
Total return4 | | | 2.49 | % | | | (19.71) | % | | | (2.94) | % | | | 8.32 | % | | | 11.10 | % | | | (2.53) | % |
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Net assets, end of period (millions) | | | $120 | | | | $146 | | | | $273 | | | | $326 | | | | $259 | | | | $199 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.53 | %5 | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.52 | % |
Net expenses6,7 | | | 1.53 | 5 | | | 1.51 | | | | 1.51 | | | | 1.51 | | | | 1.52 | | | | 1.52 | |
Net investment income | | | 3.08 | 5 | | | 2.02 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.43 | | | | 2.29 | | | | 2.45 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate8 | | | 29 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 56 | % | | | 95 | % | | | 122 | % | | | 105 | % |
1 | Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
2 | For the six months ended June 30, 2023 (unaudited). |
3 | Amount represents less than $0.005 or greater than $(0.005) per share. |
4 | Performance figures, exclusive of CDSC, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
6 | As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.65%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2024 without the Board of Directors’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. |
7 | Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
8 | Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 51% for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 62%, 79%, 137%, 189% and 274% for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial highlights (cont’d)
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For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31, unless otherwise noted: | |
Class C1 Shares1 | | 20232 | | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $9.38 | | | | $11.95 | | | | $12.55 | | | | $11.96 | | | | $11.20 | | | | $11.83 | |
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Income (loss) from operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.31 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.09 | | | | (2.55) | | | | (0.44) | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.96 | | | | (0.58) | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | | 0.25 | | | | (2.33) | | | | (0.29) | | | | 1.01 | | | | 1.28 | | | | (0.27) | |
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Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.15) | | | | (0.24) | | | | (0.23) | | | | (0.24) | | | | (0.36) | | | | (0.31) | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.08) | | | | (0.18) | | | | (0.16) | | | | (0.05) | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.00) | 3 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.15) | | | | (0.24) | | | | (0.31) | | | | (0.42) | | | | (0.52) | | | | (0.36) | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | $9.48 | | | | $9.38 | | | | $11.95 | | | | $12.55 | | | | $11.96 | | | | $11.20 | |
Total return4 | | | 2.58 | % | | | (19.54) | % | | | (2.42) | %5 | | | 8.59 | % | | | 11.50 | % | | | (2.22) | % |
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | | | $111 | | | | $135 | | | | $237 | | | | $1,394 | | | | $2,399 | | | | $14,202 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.35 | %6 | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.19 | % |
Net expenses7,8 | | | 1.34 | 6 | | | 1.34 | | | | 1.24 | | | | 1.27 | | | | 1.20 | | | | 1.19 | |
Net investment income | | | 3.27 | 6 | | | 2.18 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 1.74 | | | | 2.76 | | | | 2.75 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate9 | | | 29 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 56 | % | | | 95 | % | | | 122 | % | | | 105 | % |
1 | Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
2 | For the six months ended June 30, 2023 (unaudited). |
3 | Amount represents less than $0.005 or greater than $(0.005) per share. |
4 | Performance figures, exclusive of CDSC, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
5 | The total return includes a payment by an affiliate to reimburse for an error. Absent this payment, total return would have been (2.67)% for the year ended December 31, 2021. |
7 | As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class C1 shares did not exceed 1.51%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2024 without the Board of Directors’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. |
8 | Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
9 | Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 51% for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 62%, 79%, 137%, 189% and 274% for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31, unless otherwise noted: | |
Class FI Shares1 | | 20232 | | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
| | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $9.36 | | | | $11.92 | | | | $12.56 | | | | $11.97 | | | | $11.20 | | | | $11.84 | |
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Income (loss) from operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.36 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.09 | | | | (2.55) | | | | (0.49) | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.98 | | | | (0.60) | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | | 0.27 | | | | (2.27) | | | | (0.28) | | | | 1.06 | | | | 1.33 | | | | (0.24) | |
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Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.18) | | | | (0.29) | | | | (0.28) | | | | (0.29) | | | | (0.40) | | | | (0.35) | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.08) | | | | (0.18) | | | | (0.16) | | | | (0.05) | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.00) | 3 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.18) | | | | (0.29) | | | | (0.36) | | | | (0.47) | | | | (0.56) | | | | (0.40) | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | $9.45 | | | | $9.36 | | | | $11.92 | | | | $12.56 | | | | $11.97 | | | | $11.20 | |
Total return4 | | | 2.95 | % | | | (19.15) | % | | | (2.26) | % | | | 8.99 | % | | | 11.87 | % | | | (1.87) | % |
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Net assets, end of period (millions) | | | $108 | | | | $140 | | | | $318 | | | | $432 | | | | $414 | | | | $359 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.85 | %5,6 | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.83 | % |
Net expenses7,8 | | | 0.84 | 5,6 | | | 0.82 | | | | 0.82 | | | | 0.82 | | | | 0.82 | | | | 0.83 | |
Net investment income | | | 3.76 | 5 | | | 2.68 | | | | 1.74 | | | | 2.14 | | | | 3.00 | | | | 3.13 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate9 | | | 29 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 56 | % | | | 95 | % | | | 122 | % | | | 105 | % |
1 | Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
2 | For the six months ended June 30, 2023 (unaudited). |
3 | Amount represents less than $0.005 or greater than $(0.005) per share. |
4 | Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
6 | Reflects recapture of expenses waived/reimbursed from prior fiscal years. |
7 | As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class FI shares did not exceed 0.85%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2024 without the Board of Directors’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. |
8 | Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
9 | Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 51% for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 62%, 79%, 137%, 189% and 274% for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial highlights (cont’d)
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For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31, unless otherwise noted: | |
Class R Shares1 | | 20232 | | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $9.35 | | | | $11.90 | | | | $12.54 | | | | $11.95 | | | | $11.19 | | | | $11.82 | |
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Income (loss) from operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.32 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.08 | | | | (2.54) | | | | (0.50) | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.96 | | | | (0.58) | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | | 0.25 | | | | (2.29) | | | | (0.32) | | | | 1.02 | | | | 1.28 | | | | (0.26) | |
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Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.16) | | | | (0.26) | | | | (0.24) | | | | (0.25) | | | | (0.36) | | | | (0.32) | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.08) | | | | (0.18) | | | | (0.16) | | | | (0.05) | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.00) | 3 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.16) | | | | (0.26) | | | | (0.32) | | | | (0.43) | | | | (0.52) | | | | (0.37) | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | $9.44 | | | | $9.35 | | | | $11.90 | | | | $12.54 | | | | $11.95 | | | | $11.19 | |
Total return4 | | | 2.70 | % | | | (19.37) | % | | | (2.56) | % | | | 8.67 | % | | | 11.56 | % | | | (2.16) | % |
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Net assets, end of period (millions) | | | $290 | | | | $285 | | | | $375 | | | | $350 | | | | $298 | | | | $245 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.12 | %5,6 | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.12 | % |
Net expenses7 | | | 1.12 | 5,6,8 | | | 1.12 | 8 | | | 1.12 | 8 | | | 1.12 | 8 | | | 1.12 | 8 | | | 1.12 | |
Net investment income | | | 3.50 | 5 | | | 2.47 | | | | 1.46 | | | | 1.83 | | | | 2.69 | | | | 2.87 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate9 | | | 29 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 56 | % | | | 95 | % | | | 122 | % | | | 105 | % |
1 | Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
2 | For the six months ended June 30, 2023 (unaudited). |
3 | Amount represents less than $0.005 or greater than $(0.005) per share. |
4 | Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
6 | Reflects recapture of expenses waived/reimbursed from prior fiscal years. |
7 | As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.15%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2024 without the Board of Directors’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. |
8 | Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
9 | Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 51% for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 62%, 79%, 137%, 189% and 274% for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31, unless otherwise noted: | |
Class I Shares1 | | 20232 | | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $9.36 | | | | $11.92 | | | | $12.56 | | | | $11.97 | | | | $11.20 | | | | $11.84 | |
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Income (loss) from operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.40 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.10 | | | | (2.55) | | | | (0.50) | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.97 | | | | (0.59) | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | | 0.30 | | | | (2.23) | | | | (0.24) | | | | 1.11 | | | | 1.37 | | | | (0.19) | |
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Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.20) | | | | (0.32) | | | | (0.32) | | | | (0.34) | | | | (0.44) | | | | (0.40) | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.08) | | | | (0.18) | | | | (0.16) | | | | (0.05) | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.01) | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.20) | | | | (0.33) | | | | (0.40) | | | | (0.52) | | | | (0.60) | | | | (0.45) | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | $9.46 | | | | $9.36 | | | | $11.92 | | | | $12.56 | | | | $11.97 | | | | $11.20 | |
Total return3 | | | 3.04 | % | | | (18.78) | % | | | (1.90) | % | | | 9.39 | % | | | 12.29 | % | | | (1.49) | % |
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Net assets, end of period (millions) | | | $14,841 | | | | $16,128 | | | | $26,512 | | | | $25,642 | | | | $20,112 | | | | $15,351 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.53 | %4 | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.52 | % | | | 0.52 | % | | | 0.52 | % | | | 0.52 | % |
Net expenses5,6 | | | 0.45 | 4 | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.45 | |
Net investment income | | | 4.16 | 4 | | | 3.10 | | | | 2.12 | | | | 2.49 | | | | 3.36 | | | | 3.53 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate7 | | | 29 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 56 | % | | | 95 | % | | | 122 | % | | | 105 | % |
1 | Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
2 | For the six months ended June 30, 2023 (unaudited). |
3 | Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
5 | As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.45%. This expense limitation arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2024 without the Board of Directors’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. |
6 | Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
7 | Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 51% for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 62%, 79%, 137%, 189% and 274% for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial highlights (cont’d)
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For a share of each class of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended December 31, unless otherwise noted: | |
Class IS Shares1 | | 20232 | | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $9.36 | | | | $11.92 | | | | $12.56 | | | | $11.96 | | | | $11.20 | | | | $11.83 | |
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Income (loss) from operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.40 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.09 | | | | (2.55) | | | | (0.49) | | | | 0.81 | | | | 0.96 | | | | (0.58) | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | | 0.29 | | | | (2.23) | | | | (0.23) | | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.36 | | | | (0.18) | |
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Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.20) | | | | (0.32) | | | | (0.33) | | | | (0.34) | | | | (0.44) | | | | (0.40) | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.08) | | | | (0.18) | | | | (0.16) | | | | (0.05) | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.01) | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.20) | | | | (0.33) | | | | (0.41) | | | | (0.52) | | | | (0.60) | | | | (0.45) | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | $9.45 | | | | $9.36 | | | | $11.92 | | | | $12.56 | | | | $11.96 | | | | $11.20 | |
Total return3 | | | 3.16 | % | | | (18.85) | % | | | (1.87) | % | | | 9.51 | % | | | 12.33 | % | | | (1.47) | % |
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Net assets, end of period (millions) | | | $7,963 | | | | $8,466 | | | | $12,736 | | | | $10,815 | | | | $8,583 | | | | $6,336 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.42 | %4 | | | 0.42 | % | | | 0.42 | % | | | 0.42 | % | | | 0.42 | % | | | 0.42 | % |
Net expenses5 | | | 0.42 | 4,6 | | | 0.42 | 6 | | | 0.42 | 6 | | | 0.42 | 6 | | | 0.42 | 6 | | | 0.42 | |
Net investment income | | | 4.19 | 4 | | | 3.15 | | | | 2.16 | | | | 2.52 | | | | 3.39 | | | | 3.57 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate7 | | | 29 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 56 | % | | | 95 | % | | | 122 | % | | | 105 | % |
1 | Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
2 | For the six months ended June 30, 2023 (unaudited). |
3 | Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
5 | As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class IS shares did not exceed 0.45%. In addition, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares did not exceed the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2024 without the Board of Directors’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. |
6 | Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
7 | Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 51% for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 62%, 79%, 137%, 189% and 274% for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)
1. Organization and significant accounting policies
Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is a separate diversified investment series of Western Asset Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”). The Corporation, a Maryland corporation, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company.
The Fund follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services –Investment Companies (“ASC 946”). The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including, but not limited to, ASC 946. Estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ. Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued.
(a) Investment valuation. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services typically use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. Investments in open-end funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each fund on the day of valuation. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. When the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund will normally use the currency exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)
Pursuant to policies adopted by the Board of Directors, the Fund’s manager has been designated as the valuation designee and is responsible for the oversight of the daily valuation process. The Fund’s manager is assisted by the Global Fund Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Fund’s manager and the Board of Directors. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.
The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making fair value determinations. Examples of possible methodologies include, but are not limited to, multiple of earnings; discount from market of a similar freely traded security; discounted cash-flow analysis; book value or a multiple thereof; risk premium/yield analysis; yield to maturity; and/or fundamental investment analysis. The Valuation Committee will also consider factors it deems relevant and appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances. Examples of possible factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security; the issuer’s financial statements; the purchase price of the security; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase; analysts’ research and observations from financial institutions; information regarding any transactions or offers with respect to the security; the existence of merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; and the existence of a shelf registration for restricted securities.
For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such back testing monthly and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board of Directors quarterly.
The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.
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GAAP establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
• | | Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
• | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
• | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:
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ASSETS | |
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
Long-Term Investments†: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds & Notes | | | — | | | $ | 9,897,788,061 | | | | — | | | $ | 9,897,788,061 | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 7,610,149,402 | | | | — | | | | 7,610,149,402 | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | — | | | | 2,878,471,612 | | | | — | | | | 2,878,471,612 | |
Sovereign Bonds | | | — | | | | 1,835,813,257 | | | $ | 120,803,872 | | | | 1,956,617,129 | |
Senior Loans | | | — | | | | 781,212,980 | | | | — | | | | 781,212,980 | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 729,989,191 | | | | — | | | | 729,989,191 | |
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations | | | — | | | | 692,091,669 | | | | — | | | | 692,091,669 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities | | | — | | | | 300,891,686 | | | | — | | | | 300,891,686 | |
Purchased Options: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Exchange-Traded Purchased Options | | $ | 51,617,286 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 51,617,286 | |
OTC Purchased Options | | | — | | | | 1,746,867 | | | | — | | | | 1,746,867 | |
Investments in Underlying Funds | | | 51,120,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 51,120,000 | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 102,737,286 | | | | 24,728,154,725 | | | | 120,803,872 | | | | 24,951,695,883 | |
Short-Term Investments† | | | 288,079,767 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 288,079,767 | |
Total Investments | | $ | 390,817,053 | | | $ | 24,728,154,725 | | | $ | 120,803,872 | | | $ | 25,239,775,650 | |
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)
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ASSETS (cont’d) | |
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
Other Financial Instruments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts†† | | $ | 257,151,993 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 257,151,993 | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts†† | | | — | | | $ | 61,244,495 | | | | — | | | | 61,244,495 | |
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps†† | | | — | | | | 150,388,754 | | | | — | | | | 150,388,754 | |
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Corporate Issues — Sell Protection†† | | | — | | | | 2,828,980 | | | | — | | | | 2,828,980 | |
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices — Sell Protection†† | | | — | | | | 44,781,636 | | | | — | | | | 44,781,636 | |
Total Other Financial Instruments | | $ | 257,151,993 | | | $ | 259,243,865 | | | | — | | | $ | 516,395,858 | |
Total | | $ | 647,969,046 | | | $ | 24,987,398,590 | | | $ | 120,803,872 | | | $ | 25,756,171,508 | |
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Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
Other Financial Instruments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Written Options: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Exchange-Traded Written Options | | $ | 60,958,122 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 60,958,122 | |
OTC Written Options | | | — | | | $ | 1,693,223 | | | | — | | | | 1,693,223 | |
Futures Contracts†† | | | 258,023,622 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 258,023,622 | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts†† | | | — | | | | 31,921,620 | | | | — | | | | 31,921,620 | |
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps†† | | | — | | | | 105,805,976 | | | | — | | | | 105,805,976 | |
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices — Buy Protection†† | | | — | | | | 9,367,875 | | | | — | | | | 9,367,875 | |
OTC Total Return Swaps‡ | | | — | | | | 15,714,139 | | | | — | | | | 15,714,139 | |
Total | | $ | 318,981,744 | | | $ | 164,502,833 | | | | — | | | $ | 483,484,577 | |
† | See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. |
†† | Reflects the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the instruments. |
‡ | Value includes any premium paid or received with respect to swap contracts. |
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(b) Purchased options. When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the value of which is marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased. If the purchased option expires, the Fund realizes a loss equal to the amount of premium paid. When an instrument is purchased or sold through the exercise of an option, the related premium paid is added to the basis of the instrument acquired or deducted from the proceeds of the instrument sold. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid.
(c) Written options. When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability, the value of which is marked-to-market daily to reflect the current market value of the option written. If the option expires, the premium received is recorded as a realized gain. When a written call option is exercised, the difference between the premium received plus the option exercise price and the Fund’s basis in the underlying security (in the case of a covered written call option), or the cost to purchase the underlying security (in the case of an uncovered written call option), including brokerage commission, is recognized as a realized gain or loss. When a written put option is exercised, the amount of the premium received is subtracted from the cost of the security purchased by the Fund from the exercise of the written put option to form the Fund’s basis in the underlying security purchased. The writer or buyer of an option traded on an exchange can liquidate the position before the exercise of the option by entering into a closing transaction. The cost of a closing transaction is deducted from the original premium received resulting in a realized gain or loss to the Fund.
The risk in writing a covered call option is that the Fund may forego the opportunity of profit if the market price of the underlying security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing an uncovered call option is that the Fund is exposed to the risk of loss if the market price of the underlying security increases. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.
(d) Options on futures contracts. An option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid, to assume a position in the underlying futures contract at the specified option exercise price at any time prior to the expiration date of the option. Upon exercise of an option, the delivery of the futures position by the writer of the option to the holder of the option will be accompanied by delivery of the accumulated balance in the writer’s futures margin account that represents the amount by which the market price of the futures contract exceeds (in the case of a call) or is less than (in the case of a put) the exercise price of the option on the futures contract. The potential for loss related to the purchase of an option on a futures contract is limited to the premium paid for the option plus transaction costs. Because the value of the option is fixed at the point of purchase,
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there are no daily cash payments by the purchaser to reflect changes in the value of the underlying contract; however, the value of the option changes daily and that change would be reflected in the net asset value of the Fund. The potential for loss related to writing call options is unlimited. The potential for loss related to writing put options is limited only by the aggregate strike price of the put option less the premium received.
(e) Futures contracts. The Fund uses futures contracts generally to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in interest rates or gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in certain asset classes. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash or securities with a broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This is known as the ‘‘initial margin’’ and subsequent payments (‘‘variation margin’’) are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. For certain futures, including foreign denominated futures, variation margin is not settled daily, but is recorded as a net variation margin payable or receivable. The daily changes in contract value are recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the Statement of Operations and the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed.
Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the amounts reflected in the financial statements. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.
(f) Forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund enters into a forward foreign currency contract to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk on its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities or to facilitate settlement of a foreign currency denominated portfolio transaction. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price with delivery and settlement at a future date. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When a forward foreign currency contract is closed, through either delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it is closed.
Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency.
Forward foreign currency 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 forward foreign currency contract. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.
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(g) Swap agreements. The Fund invests in swaps for the purpose of managing its exposure to interest rate, credit or market risk, or for other purposes, including to increase the Fund’s return. The use of swaps involves risks that are different from those associated with other portfolio transactions. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC Swaps”) or centrally cleared (“Centrally Cleared Swaps”). Unlike Centrally Cleared Swaps, the Fund has credit exposure to the counterparties of OTC Swaps.
In a Centrally Cleared Swap, immediately following execution of the swap, the swap agreement is submitted to a clearinghouse or central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the CCP becomes the ultimate counterparty of the swap agreement. The Fund is required to interface with the CCP through a broker, acting in an agency capacity. All payments are settled with the CCP through the broker. Upon entering into a Centrally Cleared Swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities.
Swap contracts are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). The daily change in valuation of Centrally Cleared Swaps, if any, is recorded as a net receivable or payable for variation margin on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreement. Collateral, in the form of restricted cash or securities, may be required to be held in segregated accounts with the Fund’s custodian in compliance with the terms of the swap contracts. Securities posted as collateral for swap contracts are identified in the Schedule of Investments and restricted cash, if any, is identified on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Risks may exceed amounts recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. These risks include changes in the returns of the underlying instruments, failure of the counterparties to perform under the contracts’ terms, and the possible lack of liquidity with respect to the swap agreements.
OTC Swap payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period are reflected as a premium or deposit, respectively, on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. These upfront payments are amortized over the life of the swap and are recognized as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Net periodic payments received or paid by the Fund are recognized as a realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations.
The Fund’s maximum exposure in the event of a defined credit event on a credit default swap to sell protection is the notional amount. As of June 30, 2023, the total notional value of all credit default swaps to sell protection was $5,926,385,500. This amount would be offset by the value of the swap’s reference entity, upfront premiums received on the swap and any amounts received from the settlement of a credit default swap where the Fund bought protection for the same referenced security/entity.
For average notional amounts of swaps held during the six months ended June 30, 2023, see Note 4.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)
Credit default swaps
The Fund enters into credit default swap (“CDS”) contracts for investment purposes, to manage its credit risk or to add leverage. CDS agreements involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default by a third party, typically corporate or sovereign issuers, on a specified obligation, or in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising a credit index. The Fund may use a CDS to provide protection against defaults of the issuers (i.e., to reduce risk where the Fund has exposure to an issuer) or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default. As a seller of protection, the Fund generally receives an upfront payment or a stream of payments throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the Fund could be required to make under a CDS agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. These amounts of potential payments will be partially offset by any recovery of values from the respective referenced obligations. As a seller of protection, the Fund effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. As a buyer of protection, the Fund generally receives an amount up to the notional value of the swap if a credit event occurs.
Implied spreads are the theoretical prices a lender receives for credit default protection. When spreads rise, market perceived credit risk rises and when spreads fall, market perceived credit risk falls. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads and decreasing market values, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. Credit spreads utilized in determining the period end market value of CDS agreements on corporate or sovereign issues are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/ performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for credit derivatives. For CDS agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting values, particularly in relation to the notional amount of the contract as well as the annual payment rate, serve as an indication of the current status of the payment/ performance risk.
The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract (this risk is mitigated by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty). As the protection seller, the Fund’s maximum risk is the notional amount of the contract. CDS are considered to have credit risk-related contingent features since they require payment by the protection seller to the protection buyer upon the occurrence of a defined credit event.
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Entering into a CDS agreement involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk in excess of the related amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreement may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreement, and that there will be unfavorable changes in net interest rates.
Interest rate swaps
The Fund enters into interest rate swap contracts to manage its exposure to interest rate risk. Interest rate swaps are agreements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional principal amount. The Fund may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate, receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate, or pay and receive a floating rate, on a notional principal amount. Interest rate swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon quotations from market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the Statement of Operations. When a swap contract is terminated early, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the original cost and the settlement amount of the closing transaction.
The risks of interest rate swaps include changes in market conditions that will affect the value of the contract or changes in the present value of the future cash flow streams and the possible inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligations under the agreement. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life, to the extent that amount is positive. This risk is mitigated by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.
Total return swaps
The Fund enters into total return swaps for investment purposes. Total return swaps are agreements to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. For example, the agreement to pay a predetermined or fixed interest rate in exchange for a market-linked return based on a notional amount. To the extent the total return of a referenced index or instrument exceeds the offsetting interest obligation, the Fund will receive a payment from the counterparty. To the extent it is less, the Fund will make a payment to the counterparty.
(h) Loan participations. The Fund may invest in loans arranged through private negotiation between one or more financial institutions. The Fund’s investment in any such loan may be in the form of a participation in or an assignment of the loan. In connection with purchasing participations, the Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement related to the loan, or any rights of offset against the borrower and the Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation.
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The Fund assumes the credit risk of the borrower, the lender that is selling the participation and any other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the participation, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the lender and the borrower.
(i) Unfunded loan commitments. The Fund may enter into certain credit agreements where all or a portion of the total amount committed may be unfunded. The Fund is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. The commitments are disclosed in the accompanying Schedule of Investments. At June 30, 2023, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover these commitments.
(j) Stripped securities. The Fund may invest in ‘‘Stripped Securities,’’ a term used collectively for components, or strips, of fixed income securities. Stripped Securities can be principal only securities (“PO”), which are debt obligations that have been stripped of unmatured interest coupons, or interest only securities (“IO”), which are unmatured interest coupons that have been stripped from debt obligations. The market value of Stripped Securities will fluctuate in response to changes in economic conditions, rates of prepayment, interest rates and the market’s perception of the securities. However, fluctuations in response to interest rates may be greater in Stripped Securities than for debt obligations of comparable maturities that pay interest currently. The amount of fluctuation may increase with a longer period of maturity.
The yield to maturity on IO’s is sensitive to the rate of principal repayments (including prepayments) on the related underlying debt obligation and principal payments may have a material effect on yield to maturity. If the underlying debt obligation experiences greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may not fully recoup its initial investment in IO’s.
(k) Securities traded on a when-issued and delayed delivery basis. The Fund may trade securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. In when-issued and delayed delivery transactions, the securities are purchased or sold by the Fund with payment and delivery taking place in the future in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price and yield to the Fund at the time of entering into the transaction.
Purchasing such securities involves risk of loss if the value of the securities declines prior to settlement. These securities are subject to market fluctuations and their current value is determined in the same manner as for other securities.
(l) Securities traded on a to-be-announced basis. The Fund may trade securities on a to-be-announced (“TBA”) basis. In a TBA transaction, the Fund commits to purchasing or
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selling securities which have not yet been issued by the issuer and for which specific information, such as the face amount, maturity date and underlying pool of investments in U.S. government agency mortgage pass-through securities, is not announced. Securities purchased on a TBA basis are not settled until they are delivered to the Fund. Beginning on the date the Fund enters into a TBA transaction, cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid high-grade debt obligations are segregated in an amount equal in value to the purchase price of the TBA security. These securities are subject to market fluctuations and their current value is determined in the same manner as for other securities.
At June 30, 2023, the Fund held non-cash collateral for TBA securities from JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Nomura Securities Inc. in the amounts of $1,520,567 and $627,516, respectively.
(m) Mortgage dollar rolls. The Fund may enter into mortgage dollar rolls in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the current month, realizing a gain or loss, and simultaneously entering into contracts to repurchase substantially similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities to settle on a specified future date.
The Fund executes its mortgage dollar rolls entirely in the TBA market, whereby the Fund makes a forward commitment to purchase a security and, instead of accepting delivery, the position is offset by a sale of the security with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase at a future date. The Fund accounts for mortgage dollar rolls as purchases and sales.
The risk of entering into mortgage dollar rolls is that the market value of the securities the Fund is obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price. In the event the buyer of securities under a mortgage dollar roll files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund’s use of the proceeds of the mortgage dollar roll may be restricted pending a determination by the counterparty, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities.
(n) Inflation-indexed bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed income securities whose principal value or interest rate is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. As the index measuring inflation changes, the principal value or interest rate of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted accordingly. Inflation adjustments to the principal amount of inflation-indexed bonds are reflected as an increase or decrease to investment income on the Statement of Operations. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.
(o) Foreign currency translation. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts 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. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)
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.
Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, including gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts, 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 exchange 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.
Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower levels of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability.
(p) Credit and market risk. The Fund invests in high-yield and emerging market instruments that are subject to certain credit and market risks. The yields of high-yield and emerging market debt obligations reflect, among other things, perceived credit and market risks. The Fund’s investments in securities rated below investment grade typically involve risks not associated with higher rated securities including, among others, greater risk related to timely and ultimate payment of interest and principal, greater market price volatility and less liquid secondary market trading. The consequences of political, social, economic or diplomatic changes may have disruptive effects on the market prices of investments held by the Fund. The Fund’s investments in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities may also result in foreign currency losses caused by devaluations and exchange rate fluctuations.
Investments in securities that are collateralized by real estate mortgages are subject to certain credit and liquidity risks. When market conditions result in an increase in default rates of the underlying mortgages and the foreclosure values of underlying real estate properties are materially below the outstanding amount of these underlying mortgages, collection of the full amount of accrued interest and principal on these investments may be doubtful. Such market conditions may significantly impair the value and liquidity of these investments and may result in a lack of correlation between their credit ratings and values.
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(q) Foreign investment risks. The Fund’s investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. Since securities may be denominated in foreign currencies, may require settlement in foreign currencies or may pay interest or dividends in foreign currencies, changes in the relationship of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the Fund. Foreign investments may also subject the Fund to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic developments, all of which affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments.
(r) Counterparty risk and credit-risk-related contingent features of derivative instruments. The Fund may invest in certain securities or engage in other transactions where the Fund is exposed to counterparty credit risk in addition to broader market risks. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers, which may also be considered counterparties as trading partners in other transactions. This may increase the risk of loss in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty or if the counterparty otherwise fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Fund’s subadviser attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by (i) periodically assessing the creditworthiness of its trading partners, (ii) monitoring and/or limiting the amount of its net exposure to each individual counterparty based on its assessment and (iii) requiring collateral from the counterparty for certain transactions. Market events and changes in overall economic conditions may impact the assessment of such counterparty risk by the subadviser. In addition, declines in the values of underlying collateral received may expose the Fund to increased risk of loss.
With exchange traded and centrally cleared derivatives, there is less counterparty risk to the Fund since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, the credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default of the clearing broker or clearinghouse.
The Fund has entered into master agreements, such as an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement, with certain of its derivative counterparties that govern over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives and provide for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral posting terms, netting provisions in the event of default or termination and credit related contingent features. The credit related contingent features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Fund’s net assets or net asset value per share over a specified period of time. If these credit related contingent features were triggered, the derivatives counterparty could terminate the positions and demand payment or require additional collateral.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)
Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. However, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the terms of the ISDA Master Agreements do not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. The enforceability of the right to offset may vary by jurisdiction.
Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearinghouse for exchange traded derivatives while collateral terms are contract specific for OTC traded derivatives. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, for the same purpose are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
As of June 30, 2023, the Fund held OTC written options, forward foreign currency contracts and OTC credit default swaps with credit related contingent features which had a liability position of $49,328,982. If a contingent feature in the master agreements would have been triggered, the Fund would have been required to pay this amount to its derivatives counterparties. As of June 30, 2023, the Fund had posted with its counterparties cash and/or securities as collateral to cover the net liability of these derivatives amounting to $7,973,867 which could be used to reduce the required payment.
At June 30, 2023, the Fund held non-cash collateral from Bank of America N.A. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. in the amounts of $1,457,656 and $438,527, respectively. These amounts could be used to reduce the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty in the event of default.
(s) Security transactions and investment income. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income (including interest income from payment-in-kind securities), adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on the accrual basis. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage- and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. Foreign dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as practicable after the Fund determines the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method. To the extent any issuer defaults or a credit event occurs that impacts the issuer, the Fund may halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default or credit event.
(t) Distributions to shareholders. Distributions from net investment income of the Fund are declared each business day to shareholders of record and are paid monthly.
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Distributions of net realized gains, if any, are declared at least annually. Distributions to shareholders of the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
(u) Share class accounting. Investment income, common expenses and realized/ unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that share class.
(v) Compensating balance arrangements. The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby a portion of the custodian’s fees is paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank.
(w) Federal and other taxes. It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the federal income and excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Fund intends to distribute its taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders in accordance with timing requirements imposed by the Code. Therefore, no federal or state income tax provision is required in the Fund’s financial statements.
Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of December 31, 2022, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.
Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends and capital gains at various rates. As of June 30, 2023, there were $506,825 of capital gains tax liabilities accrued on unrealized gains.
(x) Reclassification. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be reclassified to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.
2. Investment management agreement and other transactions with affiliates
Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”) is the Fund’s investment manager. Western Asset Management Company, LLC (“Western Asset”), Western Asset Management Company Limited (“Western Asset London”), Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. in Singapore (“Western Asset Singapore”) and Western Asset Management Company Ltd in Japan (“Western Asset Japan”) are the Fund’s subadvisers. LMPFA, Western Asset, Western Asset London and Western Asset Singapore are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Franklin Resources, Inc. (“Franklin Resources”).
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)
LMPFA provides the Fund with management and administrative services for which the Fund pays a fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.450% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $500 million, 0.425% of the average daily net assets of the next $500 million and 0.400% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. For their services, LMPFA pays Western Asset, Western Asset London, Western Asset Singapore and Western Asset Japan monthly all of the management fee that it receives from the Fund.
LMPFA has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses, other than interest, brokerage commissions, taxes, extraordinary expenses, deferred organizational expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, so that the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses did not exceed 0.82%, 1.65%, 1.51%, 0.85%, 1.15%, 0.45% and 0.45% for Class A, Class C, Class C1, Class FI, Class R, Class I and Class IS shares, respectively. In addition, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares did not exceed the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses for Class I shares. These arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2024 without the Board of Directors’ consent. In addition, LMPFA has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”). The affiliated money market fund waiver is not subject to the recapture provision discussed below.
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed amounted to $6,979,220, which included an affiliated money market waiver of $342,753.
LMPFA is permitted to recapture amounts waived and/or reimbursed to a class within two years after the fiscal year in which LMPFA earned the fee or incurred the expense if the class’ total annual fund operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense limitation (“expense cap”) in effect at the time the fees were earned or the expenses incurred. In no case will LMPFA recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the Fund, in the class’ total annual fund operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.
Pursuant to these arrangements, at June 30, 2023, the Fund had remaining fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements subject to recapture by LMPFA and respective dates of expiration as follows:
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| | Class A | | | Class I | |
Expires December 31, 2023 | | | — | | | $ | 17,341,228 | |
Expires December 31, 2024 | | $ | 453,791 | | | | 15,444,030 | |
Expires December 31, 2025 | | | 186,537 | | | | 6,449,930 | |
Total fee waivers/expense reimbursements subject to recapture | | $ | 640,328 | | | $ | 39,235,188 | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2023, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements recaptured by LMPFA, if any, were as follows:
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| | Class FI | | | Class R | |
LMPFA recaptured | | $ | 305 | | | $ | 214 | |
Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC (“Investor Services”) serves as the Fund’s shareholder servicing agent and acts as the Fund’s transfer agent and dividend-paying agent. Investor Services is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources. Franklin Distributors, LLC (“Franklin Distributors”) serves as the Fund’s sole and exclusive distributor. Franklin Distributors is an indirect, wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Franklin Resources.
There is a maximum initial sales charge of 3.75% for Class A shares. There is a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% on Class C and Class C1 shares which applies if redemption occurs within 12 months from purchase payment. In certain cases, Class A shares have a 1.00% CDSC, which applies if redemption occurs within 18 months from purchase payment. This CDSC only applies to those purchases of Class A shares, which, when combined with current holdings of other shares of funds sold by Franklin Distributors, equal or exceed $500,000 in the aggregate. These purchases do not incur an initial sales charge.
For the six months ended June 30, 2023, sales charges retained by and CDSCs paid to Franklin Distributors and its affiliates, if any, were as follows:
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| | Class A | | | Class C | |
Sales charges | | $ | 28,908 | | | | — | |
CDSCs | | | 1,270 | | | $ | 705 | |
All officers and one Director of the Corporation are employees of Franklin Resources or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Corporation.
3. Investments
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) and U.S. Government & Agency Obligations were as follows:
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| | Investments | | | U.S. Government & Agency Obligations | |
Purchases | | $ | 747,964,717 | | | $ | 12,955,441,903 | |
Sales | | | 2,583,900,667 | | | | 13,859,606,031 | |
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At June 30, 2023, the aggregate cost of investments and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:
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| | Cost/Premiums Paid (Received) | | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Securities | | $ | 27,980,498,654 | | | $ | 147,648,111 | | | $ | (2,888,371,115) | | | $ | (2,740,723,004) | |
Written options | | | (46,688,682) | | | | 11,511,753 | | | | (27,474,416) | | | | (15,962,663) | |
Futures contracts | | | — | | | | 257,151,993 | | | | (258,023,622) | | | | (871,629) | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | — | | | | 61,244,495 | | | | (31,921,620) | | | | 29,322,875 | |
Swap contracts | | | 8,328,365 | | | | 197,999,370 | | | | (130,887,990) | | | | 67,111,380 | |
4. Derivative instruments and hedging activities
Below is a table, grouped by derivative type, that provides information about the fair value and the location of derivatives within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at June 30, 2023.
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ASSET DERIVATIVES1 | |
| | Interest Rate Risk | | | Foreign Exchange Risk | | | Credit Risk | | | Total | |
Purchased options2 | | $ | 50,596,228 | | | $ | 2,767,925 | | | | — | | | $ | 53,364,153 | |
Futures contracts3 | | | 248,573,958 | | | | 8,578,035 | | | | — | | | | 257,151,993 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | — | | | | 61,244,495 | | | | — | | | | 61,244,495 | |
Centrally cleared swap contracts4 | | | 150,388,754 | | | | — | | | $ | 47,610,616 | | | | 197,999,370 | |
Total | | $ | 449,558,940 | | | $ | 72,590,455 | | | $ | 47,610,616 | | | $ | 569,760,011 | |
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LIABILITY DERIVATIVES1 | |
| | Interest Rate Risk | | | Foreign Exchange Risk | | | Credit Risk | | | Total | |
Written options | | $ | 60,958,122 | | | $ | 1,693,223 | | | | — | | | $ | 62,651,345 | |
Futures contracts3 | | | 228,236,278 | | | | 29,787,344 | | | | — | | | | 258,023,622 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | — | | | | 31,921,620 | | | | — | | | | 31,921,620 | |
OTC swap contracts5 | | | 15,714,139 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 15,714,139 | |
Centrally cleared swap contracts4 | | | 105,805,976 | | | | — | | | $ | 9,367,875 | | | | 115,173,851 | |
Total | | $ | 410,714,515 | | | $ | 63,402,187 | | | $ | 9,367,875 | | | $ | 483,484,577 | |
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1 | Generally, the balance sheet location for asset derivatives is receivables/net unrealized appreciation and for liability derivatives is payables/net unrealized depreciation. |
2 | Market value of purchased options is reported in Investments in unaffiliated securities at value in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
3 | Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only net variation margin is reported within the receivables and/or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
4 | Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of centrally cleared swap contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only net variation margin is reported within the receivables and/or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
5 | Values include premiums paid (received) on swap contracts which are shown separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The following tables provide information about the effect of derivatives and hedging activities on the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The first table provides additional detail about the amounts and sources of gains (losses) realized on derivatives during the period. The second table provides additional information about the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from the Fund’s derivatives and hedging activities during the period.
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AMOUNT OF NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED | |
| | Interest Rate Risk | | | Foreign Exchange Risk | | | Credit Risk | | | Total | |
Purchased options1 | | $ | (126,289,658) | | | $ | (1,734,055) | | | | — | | | $ | (128,023,713) | |
Futures contracts | | | (287,658,141) | | | | (61,729,955) | | | | — | | | | (349,388,096) | |
Written options | | | 243,325,940 | | | | 5,013,783 | | | | — | | | | 248,339,723 | |
Swap contracts | | | 405,680,050 | | | | — | | | $ | 70,190,345 | | | | 475,870,395 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | — | | | | (33,160,558) | | | | — | | | | (33,160,558) | |
Total | | $ | 235,058,191 | | | $ | (91,610,785) | | | $ | 70,190,345 | | | $ | 213,637,751 | |
1 | Net realized gain (loss) from purchased options is reported in Net Realized Gain (Loss) From Investment transactions in unaffiliated securities in the Statement of Operations. |
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CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED | |
| | Interest Rate Risk | | | Foreign Exchange Risk | | | Credit Risk | | | Total | |
Purchased options1 | | $ | 23,905,790 | | | $ | (327,268) | | | | — | | | $ | 23,578,522 | |
Futures contracts | | | 71,663,313 | | | | (38,716,272) | | | | — | | | | 32,947,041 | |
Written options | | | (10,348,208) | | | | 357,486 | | | | — | | | | (9,990,722) | |
Swap contracts | | | (481,493,652) | | | | — | | | $ | 8,355,804 | | | | (473,137,848) | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | — | | | | 30,770,026 | | | | — | | | | 30,770,026 | |
Total | | $ | (396,272,757) | | | $ | (7,916,028) | | | $ | 8,355,804 | | | $ | (395,832,981) | |
1 | The change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from purchased options is reported in the Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From Investments in unaffiliated securities in the Statement of Operations. |
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During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:
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| | Average Market Value | |
Purchased options | | $ | 23,555,992 | |
Written options | | | 38,737,174 | |
Futures contracts (to buy) | | | 24,532,127,736 | |
Futures contracts (to sell) | | | 21,731,314,070 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts (to buy) | | | 1,771,292,075 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts (to sell) | | | 1,746,551,006 | |
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| | Average Notional Balance | |
Interest rate swap contracts | | $ | 4,932,272,068 | |
Credit default swap contracts (buy protection) | | | 217,165,071 | |
Credit default swap contracts (sell protection) | | | 6,397,302,471 | |
Total return swap contracts | | | 146,660,000 | |
The following table presents the Fund’s OTC derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an ISDA Master Agreement and net of the related collateral pledged (received) by the Fund as of June 30, 2023.
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Counterparty | | Gross Assets Subject to Master Agreements1 | | | Gross Liabilities Subject to Master Agreements1 | | | Net Assets (Liabilities) Subject to Master Agreements | | | Collateral Pledged (Received)2,3 | | | Net Amount4,5 | |
Bank of America N.A. | | $ | 2,589,908 | | | | — | | | $ | 2,589,908 | | | $ | (1,457,656) | | | $ | 1,132,252 | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 8,109,761 | | | $ | (405,637) | | | | 7,704,124 | | | | — | | | | 7,704,124 | |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | | | 34,883,049 | | | | (8,374,338) | | | | 26,508,711 | | | | — | | | | 26,508,711 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 14,824,649 | | | | (26,390,130) | | | | (11,565,481) | | | | 7,973,867 | | | | (3,591,614) | |
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. | | | 2,583,995 | | | | (14,158,877) | | | | (11,574,882) | | | | (438,527) | | | | (12,013,409) | |
Total | | $ | 62,991,362 | | | $ | (49,328,982) | | | $ | 13,662,380 | | | $ | 6,077,684 | | | $ | 19,740,064 | |
1 | Absent an event of default or early termination, derivative assets and liabilities are presented gross and not offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
2 | Gross amounts are not offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
3 | In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown here due to overcollateralization. |
4 | Net amount may also include forward foreign currency exchange contracts that are not required to be collateralized. |
5 | Represents the net amount receivable (payable) from (to) the counterparty in the event of default. |
5. Class specific expenses, waivers and/or expense reimbursements
The Fund has adopted a Rule 12b-1 shareholder services and distribution plan and under that plan the Fund pays service and/or distribution fees with respect to its Class A, Class C, Class C1, Class FI and Class R shares calculated at the annual rate of 0.25%, 1.00%, 0.70%, 0.25% and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of each class, respectively. Service and/or distribution fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.
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For the six months ended June 30, 2023, class specific expenses were as follows:
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| | Service and/or Distribution Fees | | | Transfer Agent Fees | |
Class A | | $ | 1,732,546 | | | $ | 1,238,920 | |
Class C | | | 672,263 | | | | 74,782 | |
Class C1 | | | 396 | | | | 129 | |
Class FI | | | 156,879 | | | | 111,523 | |
Class R | | | 723,580 | | | | 296,005 | |
Class I | | | — | | | | 8,967,676 | |
Class IS | | | — | | | | 240,756 | |
Total | | $ | 3,285,664 | | | $ | 10,929,791 | |
For the six months ended June 30, 2023, waivers and/or expense reimbursements by class were as follows:
| | | | |
| | Waivers/Expense Reimbursements | |
Class A | | $ | 204,545 | |
Class C | | | 1,827 | |
Class C1 | | | 1 | |
Class FI | | | 1,712 | |
Class R | | | 3,757 | |
Class I | | | 6,658,369 | |
Class IS | | | 109,009 | |
Total | | $ | 6,979,220 | |
6. Distributions to shareholders by class
| | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |
Net Investment Income: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 26,029,768 | | | $ | 42,209,062 | |
Class C | | | 2,039,630 | | | | 4,109,398 | |
Class C1 | | | 1,817 | | | | 3,969 | |
Class FI | | | 2,325,266 | | | | 5,986,780 | |
Class R | | | 4,985,628 | | | | 7,929,632 | |
Class I | | | 322,120,345 | | | | 642,339,175 | |
Class IS | | | 171,923,036 | | | | 326,557,886 | |
Total | | $ | 529,425,490 | | | $ | 1,029,135,902 | |
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| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |
Return of Capital: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | — | | | $ | 117,930 | |
Class C | | | — | | | | 11,481 | |
Class C1 | | | — | | | | 11 | |
Class FI | | | — | | | | 16,727 | |
Class R | | | — | | | | 22,155 | |
Class I | | | — | | | | 1,794,668 | |
Class IS | | | — | | | | 912,389 | |
Total | | | — | | | $ | 2,875,361 | |
7. Capital shares
At June 30, 2023, the Corporation had 42.7 billion shares of capital stock authorized with a par value of $0.001 per share. Transactions in shares of each class were as follows:
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| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 30,526,958 | | | $ | 291,632,469 | | | | 78,777,698 | | | $ | 837,981,083 | |
Shares issued on reinvestment | | | 2,257,058 | | | | 21,528,293 | | | | 3,364,730 | | | | 33,334,397 | |
Shares repurchased | | | (31,603,367) | | | | (300,790,849) | | | | (58,947,019) | | | | (593,399,829) | |
Net increase | | | 1,180,649 | | | $ | 12,369,913 | | | | 23,195,409 | | | $ | 277,915,651 | |
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Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 836,557 | | | $ | 8,006,004 | | | | 1,991,860 | | | $ | 20,104,826 | |
Shares issued on reinvestment | | | 178,032 | | | | 1,701,238 | | | | 338,795 | | | | 3,373,594 | |
Shares repurchased | | | (3,881,864) | | | | (37,135,825) | | | | (9,698,839) | | | | (97,899,302) | |
Net decrease | | | (2,867,275) | | | $ | (27,428,583) | | | | (7,368,184) | | | $ | (74,420,882) | |
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Class C1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 5 | | | $ | 38 | | | | 5 | | | $ | 54 | |
Shares issued on reinvestment | | | 188 | | | | 1,803 | | | | 396 | | | | 3,958 | |
Shares repurchased | | | (2,907) | | | | (28,430) | | | | (5,859) | | | | (57,136) | |
Net decrease | | | (2,714) | | | $ | (26,589) | | | | (5,458) | | | $ | (53,124) | |
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Class FI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 667,915 | | | $ | 6,383,336 | | | | 3,830,132 | | | $ | 39,148,651 | |
Shares issued on reinvestment | | | 237,829 | | | | 2,271,328 | | | | 590,779 | | | | 5,924,376 | |
Shares repurchased | | | (4,389,152) | | | | (41,803,405) | | | | (16,227,274) | | | | (162,363,403) | |
Net decrease | | | (3,483,408) | | | $ | (33,148,741) | | | | (11,806,363) | | | $ | (117,290,376) | |
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| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,415,724 | | | $ | 13,457,357 | | | | 2,316,573 | | | $ | 23,710,048 | |
Shares issued on reinvestment | | | 522,264 | | | | 4,977,259 | | | | 800,752 | | | | 7,935,772 | |
Shares repurchased | | | (1,750,080) | | | | (16,639,780) | | | | (4,112,698) | | | | (41,439,464) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 187,908 | | | $ | 1,794,836 | | | | (995,373) | | | $ | (9,793,644) | |
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Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 220,258,768 | | | $ | 2,103,106,964 | | | | 750,645,166 | | | $ | 7,714,797,613 | |
Shares issued on reinvestment | | | 30,977,342 | | | | 295,890,447 | | | | 58,104,057 | | | | 581,200,017 | |
Shares repurchased | | | (404,112,712) | | | | (3,860,213,537) | | | | (1,310,277,702) | | | | (13,312,599,179) | |
Net decrease | | | (152,876,602) | | | $ | (1,461,216,126) | | | | (501,528,479) | | | $ | (5,016,601,549) | |
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Class IS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 103,469,721 | | | $ | 986,629,719 | | | | 320,961,200 | | | $ | 3,282,565,784 | |
Shares issued on reinvestment | | | 14,147,899 | | | | 135,026,004 | | | | 26,178,500 | | | | 261,104,441 | |
Shares repurchased | | | (179,554,311) | | | | (1,708,956,093) | | | | (511,372,945) | | | | (5,156,158,953) | |
Net decrease | | | (61,936,691) | | | $ | (587,300,370) | | | | (164,233,245) | | | $ | (1,612,488,728) | |
8. Transactions with affiliated company
As defined by the 1940 Act, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The following company was considered an affiliated company for all or some portion of the six months ended June 30, 2023. The following transactions were effected in such company for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
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| | Affiliate Value at December 31, 2022 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchased | | | Sold | |
| | Cost | | | Shares | | | Proceeds | | | Shares | |
Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares | | $ | 1,267,760,731 | | | $ | 3,660,154,739 | | | | 3,660,154,739 | | | $ | 4,639,835,703 | | | | 4,639,835,703 | |
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(cont’d) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Dividend Income | | | Net Increase (Decrease) in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Affiliate Value at June 30, 2023 | |
Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves, Premium Shares | | | — | | | $ | 16,180,718 | | | | — | | | $ | 288,079,767 | |
9. Redemption facility
The Fund, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively, the “Borrowers”) managed by Franklin Resources or its affiliates, is a borrower in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $2.675 billion (the “Global Credit Facility”). The Global Credit Facility provides a source of funds to the Borrowers for temporary and emergency purposes, including the ability to meet future unanticipated or unusually large redemption requests. Unless renewed, the Global Credit Facility will terminate on February 2, 2024.
Under the terms of the Global Credit Facility, the Fund shall, in addition to interest charged on any borrowings made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund, pay its share of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation and maintenance of the Global Credit Facility, based upon its relative share of the aggregate net assets of all the Borrowers, including an annual commitment fee of 0.15% based upon the unused portion of the Global Credit Facility. These fees are reflected in the Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Global Credit Facility during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
10. Deferred capital losses
As of December 31, 2022, the Fund had deferred capital losses of $4,971,644,557, which have no expiration date, that will be available to offset future taxable capital gains.
11. Recent accounting pronouncement
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) — Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. In January 2021 and December 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-01 and ASU No. 2022-06, with further amendments to Topic 848. The amendments in the ASUs provide optional temporary accounting recognition and financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021 for certain LIBOR settings and 2023 for the remainder. The ASUs are effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2024. Management has reviewed the requirements and believes the adoption of these ASUs will not have a material impact on the financial statements.
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12. Other matters
The Fund’s investments, payment obligations, and financing terms may be based on floating rates, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” which was the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. In 2017, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) announced its intention to cease compelling banks to provide the quotations needed to sustain LIBOR after 2021. In addition, global regulators have announced that, with limited exceptions, no new LIBOR-based contracts should be entered into after 2021. In connection with the global transition away from LIBOR led by regulators and market participants, LIBOR is no longer published on a representative basis. Alternative references rates have been established in most major currencies. In March 2022, the U.S. federal government enacted legislation to establish a process for replacing LIBOR in certain existing contracts that do not already provide for the use of a clearly defined or practicable replacement benchmark rate as described in the legislation. Generally speaking, for contracts that do not contain a fallback provision as described in the legislation, a benchmark replacement recommended by the Federal Reserve Board effectively automatically replaced the USD LIBOR benchmark in the contract upon LIBOR’s cessation at the end of June 2023. The recommended benchmark replacement is based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, including certain spread adjustments and benchmark replacement conforming changes. Various industry groups are in the process of facilitating the transition away from LIBOR, but there remains uncertainty regarding the impact of the transition from LIBOR on the Fund’s transactions and the financial markets generally.
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Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the resulting responses by the United States and other countries, and the potential for wider conflict could increase volatility and uncertainty in the financial markets and adversely affect regional and global economies. The United States and other countries have imposed broad-ranging economic sanctions on Russia and certain Russian individuals, banking entities and corporations as a response to its invasion of Ukraine. The United States and other countries have also imposed economic sanctions on Belarus and may impose sanctions on other countries that support Russia’s military invasion. These sanctions, as well as any other economic consequences related to the invasion, such as additional sanctions, boycotts or changes in consumer or purchaser preferences or cyberattacks on governments, companies or individuals, may further decrease the value and liquidity of certain Russian securities and securities of issuers in other countries that are subject to economic sanctions related to the invasion. To the extent that the Fund has exposure to Russian investments or investments in countries affected by the invasion, the Fund’s ability to price, buy, sell, receive or deliver such investments was impaired. The Fund could determine at any time that certain of the most affected securities have little or no value. In addition, any exposure that the Fund may have to counterparties in Russia or in countries affected by the invasion could negatively
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)
impact the Fund’s portfolio. The extent and duration of Russia’s military actions and the repercussions of such actions (including any retaliatory actions or countermeasures that may be taken by those subject to sanctions) are impossible to predict, but could result in significant market disruptions, including in the oil and natural gas markets, and may negatively affect global supply chains, inflation and global growth. These and any related events could significantly impact the Fund’s performance and the value of an investment in the Fund, even beyond any direct exposure the Fund may have to Russian issuers or issuers in other countries affected by the invasion. At June 30, 2023, the Fund had 0.49% of its net assets invested in securities with significant economic risk or exposure to Russia.
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Board approval of management and subadvisory agreements (unaudited)
The Executive and Contracts Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Executive and Contracts Committee”) considered the Investment Management Agreement between the Corporation and Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”) with respect to the Fund and the following subadvisory agreements with respect to the Fund (collectively, the “Agreements”) (i) a subadvisory agreement between LMPFA and Western Asset Management Company, LLC (“Western Asset”) with respect to the Fund, (ii) a subadvisory agreement between LMPFA and Western Asset Management Company Limited (“WAML”) with respect to the Fund, (iii) a subadvisory agreement between LMPFA and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. in Singapore (“Western Singapore”) with respect to the Fund, and (iv) a subadvisory agreement between LMPFA and Western Asset Management Company Ltd in Japan with respect to the Fund (“Western Japan,” and together with Western Singapore, and WAML, the “Non-U.S. Subadvisers,” and together with Western Asset, the “Subadvisers,” and together with LMPFA, the “Advisers”) with respect to the Fund at a meeting held on April 27, 2023. At an in-person meeting held on May 15, 2023, the Executive and Contracts Committee reported to the full Board of Directors their considerations and recommendation with respect to the Agreements, and the Board of Directors, including a majority of the Independent Directors, considered and approved renewal of the Agreements.
The Directors noted that although Western Asset’s business is operated through separate legal entities, such as the Non-U.S. Subadvisers, senior investment personnel at Western Asset have supervisory oversight responsibility over the investment decisions made by the Non-U.S. Subadvisers. Therefore, in connection with their deliberations noted below, the Directors primarily focused on the information provided by Western Asset when considering the approval of the Agreements between LMPFA and the Non-U.S. Subadvisers.
In arriving at their decision to approve the renewal of the Agreements, the Directors met with representatives of the Advisers, including relevant investment advisory personnel; considered a variety of information prepared by the Advisers, materials provided by Broadridge and advice and materials provided by counsel to the Independent Directors; reviewed performance and expense information for peer groups of comparable funds selected by Broadridge (the “Performance Universe”) and certain other comparable products available from Western Asset or affiliates of Western Asset, including separate accounts managed by Western Asset; and requested and reviewed additional information as necessary. These reviews were in addition to information obtained by the Directors at their regular quarterly meetings (and various committee meetings) with respect to the Fund’s performance and other relevant matters and related discussions with the Advisers’ personnel. The information received and considered by the Board both in conjunction with the May meeting and at prior meetings was both written and oral. With respect to the Broadridge materials, the Board was provided with a description of the methodology used to determine the similarity of the Fund with the funds included in the Performance Universe.
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It was noted that while the Board found the Broadridge data generally useful they recognized its limitations, including that the data may vary depending on the end date selected and that the results of the performance comparisons may vary depending on the selection of the peer group and its composition over time.
As part of their review, the Directors examined LMPFA’s ability to provide high quality oversight and administrative and shareholder support services to the Fund and the Subadvisers’ ability to provide high quality investment management services to the Fund. The Directors considered the experience of LMPFA’s personnel in providing the types of services that LMPFA is responsible for providing to the Fund; the ability of LMPFA to attract and retain capable personnel; and the capability and integrity of LMPFA’s senior management and staff. The Directors also considered the investment philosophy and research and decision-making processes of the Subadvisers; the experience of their key advisory personnel responsible for management of the Fund; the ability of the Subadvisers to attract and retain capable research and advisory personnel; the risks to the Advisers associated with sponsoring the Fund (such as entrepreneurial, operational, reputational, litigation and regulatory risk), as well as LMPFA’s and each Subadviser’s risk management processes; the capability and integrity of the Advisers’ senior management and staff; and the level of skill required to manage the Fund. In addition, the Directors reviewed the quality of the Advisers’ services with respect to regulatory compliance and compliance with the investment policies of the Fund, and conditions that might affect the Advisers’ ability to provide high quality services to the Fund in the future, including their business reputations, financial conditions and operational stabilities. Based on the foregoing, the Directors concluded that the Subadvisers’ investment process, research capabilities and philosophy were well suited to the Fund given its investment objectives and policies, and that the Advisers would be able to meet any reasonably foreseeable obligations under the Agreements.
The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of LMPFA’s and Western Asset’s senior personnel and the team of investment professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. The Board also considered, based on its knowledge of LMPFA and its affiliates, the financial resources of Franklin Resources, Inc., the parent organization of the Advisers. The Board recognized the importance of having a fund manager with significant resources.
In reviewing the quality of the services provided to the Fund, the Directors also reviewed comparisons of the performance of the Fund to the performance of certain comparable funds and to its investment benchmark over the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended December 31, 2022. The information comparing the Fund’s performance to that of its Performance Universe, consisting of all funds (including the Fund) classified as retail and institutional core plus bond funds by Broadridge, showed, among other data, that the Fund’s
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performance for the 10-year period ended December 31, 2022 was above the median and that its performance for the 1-, 3, and 5-year periods ended December 31, 2022 was below the median. The Board noted that the Fund’s performance exceeded the performance of its benchmark index for the 10-year period ended December 31, 2022 and trailed the performance of its benchmark index for the 1-, 3-, and 5-year periods ended December 31, 2022. The Board considered the factors involved in the Fund’s performance relative to the performance of its investment benchmark and Performance Universe. The Board discussed the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance and the steps the Advisers were taking to improve the Fund’s performance.
The Directors also considered the management fee payable by the Fund to LMPFA, total expenses payable by the Fund and the fee that LMPFA pays to the Subadvisers. They reviewed information concerning management fees paid to investment advisers of similarly managed funds as well as fees paid by Western Asset’s other clients, including separate accounts managed by Western Asset. The Directors also noted that the Fund does not pay any management fees directly to any of the Subadvisers because LMPFA pays the Subadvisers for services provided to the Fund out of the management fee LMPFA receives from the Fund. The information comparing the Fund’s Contractual and Actual Management Fees as well as its actual total expense ratio to its peer group, consisting of a group of institutional core plus bond funds (including the Fund) chosen by Broadridge to be comparable to the Fund, showed that the Fund’s Contractual Management Fee was slightly above the median and that the Fund’s Actual Management Fee was below the median. The Board noted that the Fund’s actual total expense ratio was below the median. The Board also considered that the current limitation on the Fund’s expenses is expected to continue through December 2024.
The Directors further evaluated the benefits of the advisory relationship to the Advisers, including, among others, the profitability of the relationship to the Advisers; the direct and indirect benefits that the Advisers may receive from their relationships with the Fund, including the “fallout benefits,” such as reputational value derived from serving as investment adviser to the Fund; and the affiliation between the Advisers and certain other service providers for the Fund. In that connection, the Board considered that the ancillary benefits that the Advisers receive were reasonable. The Directors noted that Western Asset does not have soft dollar arrangements.
Finally, the Directors considered, in light of the profitability information provided by the Advisers, the extent to which economies of scale would be realized by the Advisers as the assets of the Fund grow. The Board noted that the Fund’s Contractual Management Fee was slightly above the median and that its Actual Management Fee was below the median of the peer group. The Board also noted the size of the Fund.
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Board approval of management and subadvisory agreements (unaudited) (cont’d)
In their deliberations with respect to these matters, the Independent Directors were advised by their independent counsel, who is independent, within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Commission rules regarding the independence of counsel, of the Advisers. The Independent Directors weighed the foregoing matters in light of the advice given to them by their independent counsel as to the law applicable to the review of investment advisory contracts. In arriving at a decision, the Directors, including the Independent Directors, did not identify any single matter as all-important or controlling, and each Director may have attributed different weight to the various factors in evaluating the Agreements. The foregoing summary does not detail all the matters considered. The Directors judged the terms and conditions of the Agreements, including the investment advisory fees, in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Based upon their review, the Directors, including all of the Independent Directors, determined, in the exercise of their business judgment, that they were generally satisfied with the quality of investment advisory services being provided by the Advisers but would continue to closely monitor the Advisers’ performance; that the fees to be paid to the Advisers under the Agreements were fair and reasonable given the scope and quality of the services rendered by the Advisers; and that approval of the Agreements was in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.
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Statement regarding liquidity risk management program (unaudited)
Each of the Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason Funds has adopted and implemented a written Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “LRMP”) as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The LRMP is designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk, which is defined as the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. In accordance with the Liquidity Rule, the LRMP includes policies and procedures that provide for: (1) assessment, management, and review (no less frequently than annually) of each Fund’s liquidity risk; (2) classification of each Fund’s portfolio holdings into one of four liquidity categories (Highly Liquid, Moderately Liquid, Less Liquid, and Illiquid); (3) for Funds that do not primarily hold assets that are Highly Liquid, establishing and maintaining a minimum percentage of the Fund’s net assets in Highly Liquid investments (called a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” or “HLIM”); and (4) prohibiting the Fund’s acquisition of Illiquid investments that would result in the Fund holding more than 15% of its net assets in Illiquid assets. The LRMP also requires reporting to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (on a non-public basis) and to the Board if the Fund’s holdings of Illiquid assets exceed 15% of the Fund’s net assets. Funds with HLIMs must have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and, with respect to HLIM shortfalls lasting more than seven consecutive calendar days, reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis).
The Director of Liquidity Risk within the Investment Risk Management Group (the “IRMG”) is the appointed Administrator of the LRMP. The IRMG maintains the Investment Liquidity Committee (the “ILC”) to provide oversight and administration of policies and procedures governing liquidity risk management for Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason products and portfolios. The ILC includes representatives from Franklin Templeton’s Risk, Trading, Global Compliance, Legal, Investment Compliance, Investment Operations, Valuation Committee, Product Management and Global Product Strategy.
In assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk, the ILC considers, as relevant, a variety of factors, including the Fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; its short and long-term cash flow projections; and its cash holdings and access to other funding sources including the Funds’ interfund lending facility and line of credit. Classification of the Fund’s portfolio holdings in the four liquidity categories is based on the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment to cash (for Highly Liquid and Moderately Liquid holdings) or sell or dispose of the investment (for Less Liquid and Illiquid investments), in current market conditions without significantly changing the investment’s market value.
Each Fund primarily holds liquid assets that are defined under the Liquidity Rule as “Highly Liquid Investments,” and therefore is not required to establish an HLIM. Highly Liquid
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Investments are defined as cash and any investment reasonably expected to be convertible to cash in current market conditions in three business days or less without the conversion to cash significantly changing the market value of the investment.
At meetings of the Funds’ Board of Trustees held in May 2023, the Program Administrator provided a written report to the Board addressing the adequacy and effectiveness of the program for the year ended December 31, 2022. The Program Administrator report concluded that (i.) the LRMP, as adopted and implemented, remains reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii.) the LRMP, including the Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk; and (iii.) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund.
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Western Asset
Core Plus Bond Fund
Directors
Robert Abeles, Jr.
Jane F. Dasher
Anita L. DeFrantz
Susan B. Kerley
Michael Larson
Ronald L. Olson
Avedick B. Poladian
William E.B. Siart
Chairman
Jaynie M. Studenmund
Peter J. Taylor
Jane Trust
Investment manager
Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC
Subadvisers
Western Asset Management Company, LLC
Western Asset Management Company Limited
Western Asset Management Company Ltd
Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd.
Distributor
Franklin Distributors, LLC
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
Transfer agent
Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC
3344 Quality Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-7313
Independent registered public accounting firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Baltimore, MD
Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund
The Fund is a separate investment series of Western Asset Funds, Inc.
Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund
Legg Mason Funds
100 International Drive
Baltimore, MD 21202
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. To obtain information on Form N-PORT, shareholders can call the Fund at 877-6LM-FUND/656-3863.
Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the prior 12-month period ended June 30th of each year and a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio transactions are available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at 877-6LM-FUND/656-3863, (2) at www.franklintempleton.com and (3) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
www.franklintempleton.com
© 2023 Franklin Distributors, LLC,
Member FINRA/SIPC. All rights reserved.
Legg Mason Funds Privacy and Security Notice
Your Privacy Is Our Priority
Franklin Templeton* is committed to safeguarding your personal information. This notice is designed to provide you with a summary of the non-public personal information Franklin Templeton may collect and maintain about current or former individual investors; our policy regarding the use of that information; and the measures we take to safeguard the information. We do not sell individual investors’ non-public personal information to anyone and only share it as described in this notice.
Information We Collect
When you invest with us, you provide us with your non-public personal information. We collect and use this information to service your accounts and respond to your requests. The non-public personal information we may collect falls into the following categories:
• | | Information we receive from you or your financial intermediary on applications or other forms, whether we receive the form in writing or electronically. For example, this information may include your name, address, tax identification number, birth date, investment selection, beneficiary information, and your personal bank account information and/or email address if you have provided that information. |
• | | Information about your transactions and account history with us, or with other companies that are part of Franklin Templeton, including transactions you request on our website or in our app. This category also includes your communications to us concerning your investments. |
• | | Information we receive from third parties (for example, to update your address if you move, obtain or verify your email address or obtain additional information to verify your identity). |
• | | Information collected from you online, such as your IP address or device ID and data gathered from your browsing activity and location. (For example, we may use cookies to collect device and browser information so our website recognizes your online preferences and device information.) Our website contains more information about cookies and similar technologies and ways you may limit them. |
• | | Other general information that we may obtain about you such as demographic information. |
Disclosure Policy
To better service your accounts and process transactions or services you requested, we may share non-public personal information with other Franklin Templeton companies. From time to time we may also send you information about products/services offered by other Franklin Templeton companies although we will not share your non-public personal information with these companies without first offering you the opportunity to prevent that sharing.
We will only share non-public personal information with outside parties in the limited circumstances permitted by law. For example, this includes situations where we need to share information with companies who work on our behalf to service or maintain your account or process transactions you requested, when the disclosure is to companies assisting us with our own marketing efforts, when the disclosure is to a party representing you, or when required by law (for example, in response to legal process). Additionally, we will ensure that any outside
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Legg Mason Funds Privacy and Security Notice (cont’d)
companies working on our behalf, or with whom we have joint marketing agreements, are under contractual obligations to protect the confidentiality of your information, and to use it only to provide the services we asked them to perform.
Confidentiality and Security
Our employees are required to follow procedures with respect to maintaining the confidentiality of our investors’ non-public personal information. Additionally, we maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect the information. This includes performing ongoing evaluations of our systems containing investor information and making changes when appropriate.
At all times, you may view our current privacy notice on our website at franklintempleton.com or contact us for a copy at (800) 632-2301.
*For purposes of this privacy notice Franklin Templeton shall refer to the following entities:
Fiduciary Trust International of the South (FTIOS), as custodian for individual retirement plans Franklin Advisers, Inc.
Franklin Distributors, LLC, including as program manager of the Franklin Templeton 529 College Savings Plan and the NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan
Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC
Franklin, Templeton and Mutual Series Funds
Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC
Franklin Templeton Investments Corp., Canada
Franklin Templeton Investments Management, Limited UK
Franklin Templeton Portfolio Advisors, Inc.
Legg Mason Funds serviced by Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC
Templeton Asset Management, Limited
Templeton Global Advisors, Limited
Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC
If you are a customer of other Franklin Templeton affiliates and you receive notices from them, you will need to read those notices separately.
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Western Asset Management Company, LLC
Legg Mason, Inc. Subsidiaries
www.franklintempleton.com
© 2023 Franklin Distributors, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC. All rights reserved.
WASX012826 08/23 SR23-4706
Not applicable.
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
Included herein under Item 1.
ITEM 7. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. | PURCHASES OF SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
Not applicable.
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 (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
| (b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are 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.
(a) (1) Not applicable.
Exhibit 99.CODE ETH
(a) (2) Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.
Exhibit 99.CERT
(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.
Exhibit 99.906CERT
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, there unto duly authorized.
Western Asset Funds, Inc.
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By: | | /s/ Jane Trust |
| | Jane Trust |
| | Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: | | August 24, 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.
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By: | | /s/ Jane Trust |
| | Jane Trust |
| | Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: | | August 24, 2023 |
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By: | | /s/ Christopher Berarducci |
| | Christopher Berarducci |
| | Principal Financial Officer |
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Date: | | August 24, 2023 |